good morning. battle royale, a tense feud heating up between president trump and a top republican senator who claims the president's threats could lead to world war 3, and compares the white house to an adult day care center. trump pushing back on twitter, while delivering more cryptic threats about the north korean crisis. >> you'll figure that out pretty soon. >> so what will the response be and when? day of downpours, nate set to deliver soaking rains from the south to new england today after slamming the gulf coast as a hurricane. major flooding across that region. tens of thousands now without power.

its lights exactly one week after the shooting massacre there, as we learn more about the gunman, the malls he made gambling and the simple hotel policy that could have foiled=e his deadly plot. all that, plus hollywood titan harvey weinstein fired amid more harassment allegations. angelina jolie's stunning offer to help capture a war lord. and the story behind this shocking scene on a moving school bus. today, monday, october 9th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone, welcome to "today" on a monday morning, we will have more on that school bus video in a second but apparently it was a rather busy weekend on at which timer.

fights take place these days. new controversy facing the white house this morning. >> the president locked in another high profile feud with a key member of his own party. we have two reports beginning with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: good morning. president trump's latest war of words is particularly striking because this time it's with the republican chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, bob corker. senator corker making an extraordinary charge overnight that the president's actions are endangering the country and his threats to other nations could lead to another world war. this morning a major republican rebuke, top gop senator bob corker telling "the new york times" president trump could put the nation on the path to world war iii and that the president's tweets have in some instances undermined american diplomacy. he concerns me, corker told the times. he would have to concern anyone who cares about our nation. corker also saying he is

by president trump, saying he treats his office like a reality show, like he's doing the apprentice or something. the harsh words coming days after corker, the influential chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, made this striking comment. >> i think secretary tillerson, secretary mattis and chief of staff kelly are those people that help separate our country from chaos. >> over the weekend the president went into attack mode, slamming corker's decision not to run for reelection. mr. trump tweeting corker begged him for his endorsement and when he said no corker dropped off, adding, didn't have the guts to run. corker contradicted that account to the times, saying the president actually asked him to reconsider. firing back on twitter, it's a shame the white house has become an adult day care center, someone obviously missed their shift this morning. the face-off is notable because

was once a staunch trump supporter, but after the president's controversial response to the violence in charlottesville a rift opened up. >> the president has not yet -- has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. >> reporter: corker's concerns come amid the ongoing north korean nuclear crisis after kim jong-un touted his country's nuclear arsenal over the weekend, the president tweeting, only one thing will work. later asked for an explanation by nbc's peter alexander. >> what's the one thing that will work with north korea? >> well, you will figure that out pretty soon. >> reporter: the president also waging a new battle over immigration this morning with the white house demanding a border security crackdown in exchange for protecting young undocumented immigrants known as d.r.e.a.m.ers from depor

circulating a wish list in congress, the most controversiai &háhp &hc% request, funding for a southern border wall, a key trump campaign promise. >> we will build a wall, believe me. >> reporter: also on the list of immigration proposals, cracking down on sanctuary cities, unaccompanied minors and beefed up border security. in a statement they say they can't be serious about compromise given the hard line policies they're asking for. >> let's go back to this war of words between bob corker and the president. corker has announced he is not running for election but he is still a sitting u.s. senator so his vote is important on some key issues so what's the fallout going to be? >> reporter: corker is not only an influential gop senator, as you say, but the president needs his vote to get tax reform and immigration reform. mr. trump is expected to announce a new iran policy this week. corker may be essential to carrying that out as well. and remember, he's not

anti-trumper, he was supportive during the campaign, his name even floated as a potential vp no, ma'am m nominee, secretaf this could send a message that the trump faithful are starting to lose their faith. part of the rift that opened up with senator corker had to do with secretary of state rex tillerson who corker supports, obviously there has been some tension between the president and tillerson. where are we on that this morning? >> right. well, we saw that on display again over the weekend when president trump tweeted, he seemed to undercut his secretary of state and then he was asked about the tweet in which he said that north korea had made tools out of u.s. diplomats and he said what is the situation between you and your secretary of state? and the president responded and acknowledged that, look, there are some times disagreements and that sometimes he wishes the secretary of state would bea

there are signs that the situation may be untenable there's still no sign that a tillerson departure is imminent, matt and savannah. >> kristen welker. the white house also involved in a new controversy over those player protests at nfl game. the vladimir putin mike pence added more fuel to the fire when he walked out of the colts/49ers game after some players knelt during the national anthem. peter alexander with that story this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is the latest chapter in a divisive national debate but it certainly escalates things. the vice president mike pence leaving the game before the game even started, to publicly demonstrate his disapproval with nfl protester -- nfl players protesting silently during the national anthem. vice president mike pence touching down in los angeles after walking out in indianapolis.

49ers/colts game after more than 20 players took a knee during the national anthem. the vice president and his wife did stand hand over heart tweeting out the#é picture, writing, president trump and i will not dignify any event that dis respects our soldiers, our flag or our national anthem. adding, while everyone sent titled to their own opinions i don't think it's too much to ask nfl players to respect the flag and our national anthem. the president says he asked the vice president to leave the stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country, adding, i'm proud of him and second lady karen. to attend the game pence flew more than 1,800 miles from las vegas to indianapolis, then another 2,000 plus miles back to l.a. ahead of a political fundraiser. critics pounced. democrat adam schiff tweeting after all the scandals involving unnecessarily expensive travel by cabinet secretaries how much taxpayer money was wasted on this stunt? at the stadium reporters traveling with pence were told to stay in the van b

the game. it's not surprising the 49ers would take a knee after colin kaepernick began the protest last season to bring attention to police brutality and injustice. eric reed among those kneeling, later calling pence's walkout a pr stunt. >> he knew our team has had the most players protest, he knew that we were probably going to do it again and so this is what systemic oppression looks like. >> cowboys owner jerry jones now issuing a warning to his players, if we are disrespecting the flag then we will not play, period. we're going to reflect the flag and i'm going to create the perception of it. >> reporter: i reached out last night and the nfl is declining to comment but president trump is weighing in this morning on twitter tweeting just a moment ago the trip by vice president pence was long planned, he is receiving great praise for leaving game after the players showed such disrespect for the country, a senior pence official tells us t

would stand but prepared to leave if they didn't. matt and savannah. >> peter alexander, thank you. >> a lot more to get to this morning including nate which is pushing farther inland after slamming the gulf coast as a hurricane over the weekend. it actually made landfall twice in louisiana and mississippi causing damaging flooding, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. dylan is in for al this morning, she has been tracking this for us. >> good morning. it was a category 1 hurricane when it made landfall, the more significant landfall was near biloxi, mississippi, with winds with this storm up to 85 miles per hour. the good news to this storm was it was moving very quickly. while we did see some areas of flooding because of the torrential downpours, the tropical nature of those downpours we didn't see long duration flooding. biloxi picked up 4 1/2 inches of rain, some parts of north carolina picked up over 11 inches of rain on the eastern side of the storm and now the storm is post tropical, it's

york where we're seeing some of our heaviest rain right now, also a band of heavy rain moving through maryland and that will move along that i-95 corridor through the late morning and into early this afternoon. we are going to see this continue to move to the northeast and then as we go into tonight most of the rainfall with this storm will continue to race away. highest amounts for the next i'd say 12 hours or so will be across upstate new york with about 3 to 4 inches of pain robl, but the storm is moving on, very fast mover, it's moving forward at about 60 miles per hour so it's almost out of here. >> good news there. nate put even more strain on fema which is already stretched thin by the responses to hurricanes harvey, irma and maria. this morning the frustrations in puerto rico are only growing. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in san juan for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this island can't seem to catch a break. there was new flash flooding overnight here in san juan as a rainstorm blew ro

is the political firestorm that is intensifying and some frustrated residents wait for help to arrive. >> this morning nearly three weeks after hurricane maria much of puerto rico is still without power and without water. three star general jeffrey buchanan is spear heading the military relief effort here. nbc news rode with him on a supply air drop mission to the western part of the island. >> we shouldn't pretend this this is going to be pain free anytime real soon. this is going to to take a long time and a lot of hard work. >> reporter: hours before they dealt with new flash flooding overnight in san juan. the mayor blasted fema for not moving fast enough to distribute supplies. >> reporter: 78% of gas stations are now open, 77% supermarkets but only about 12% of the island

of cellphone towers are working. >> water, food, of course, are critical. we're still working to develop critical bath ways to get to everybody. >> president trump tweeting nobody could have done what i've done for puerto rico with so little appreciation, bushing off criticism of his visit to the island last week. >> we weren't treated fairly by the media because we really did a good job. they had these beautiful soft towels, very good towels and they were screaming and loving everything and i was having fun, they were having fun, they said, throw them to me, throw them to me. >> reporter: outside of san juan some remote towns are desperate, more than 40% of the u.s. territory still has no running water. >> in miami this warehouse is full of supplies that a state representative says have been slow in getting to puerto rico because of bureaucratic red tape. >> it is extremely frustrating to see still here

stuck in some central facility on the island and not getting out to the people. >> reporter: the official death toll here is now up to 39 but the actual number could be much higher. as funeral homes have not reported more bodies -- are reporting more bodies, rather, that have not been included in government figures. matt and savannah. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. want to show you a moving scene in las vegas. overnight the bright lights of that city's iconic strip were dimmed, this marked the one week time period since the tragic shooting there. this as investigators still struggle to find the gunman's motive. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest on all of this. >> reporter: good morning. more than 1,000 leads have poured in, investigators are now putting up billboards asking for the public's help. this as they are no closer to finding out why the gunman went on his killing spree. >> i've got a guy shot in the corner. >> reporter: this morning

are scouring new images like this. >> go. go. go. go. gunman's hotel room and on sunday arriving back at stephen paddock's home. investigators no closer to finding the reason why. >> i can tell you that i really don't have an answer for you about motive. addition to the cache of weapons and ammo a note was list discovered in paddock's hotel room. >> there was a note with numbers on it, it appears to maybe may have been ranges to where he was shooting at. >> reporter: newly released irs records show paddock earned $5 million gambling in 2015. one gun shop saying they sold tracer bullets last week but were not used in the massacre. >> officers who breached his room at mandalay bay speaking to

magazines, stacks and stacks of magazines everywhere, all kinds of monitors and electrical equipment he had in there. it just looked like almost a gun store. >> reporter: investigators are now questioning how could no one know of paddock's murderous meticulous plot. his brother now said to be in las vegas is cooperating. casino mogul steve wynn who owns a different property in vegas questioning why the gunman's stay never raised red flags. >> the scenario that we are aware of would have indicated that he didn't let anyone in the room for two or three days. that would have triggered a whole bunch of alarms here. >> wynn also adding paddock didn't seem to fit any profile. >> the most vanilla profile one could possibly imagine, he didn't fit the profile of a problem or a

>> reporter: with tributes in vegas and beyond growing, country star jason aldean who was performing when gunfire began, remembering the 58 lives lost during his appearance on "saturday night live" with both words. >> we hurt for you and we hurt with you, but you can be sure that we're going to walk through these tough times together every step of the way. >> reporter: and with music. ♪ no, i won't back down >> reporter: overnight vegas dimming its famous lights in memory of the victims. with many still hospitalized samantha feronda shot three times finally going home. >> i'm just grateful that i didn't have to completely say good-bye to all the people that i love. >> reporter: this morning one of the victim's family has hired an attorney hoping to

gunman's assets. his brother said he is a multi-millionaire, they want his money to go to the briefing families. matt. >> miguel, thanks very much. breaking overnight, massive wildfires burning out of control in northern california. now threatening homes and leading to evacuations there. a 200 acre fire in the hills above napa forced residents from their homes late sunday night. evacuation centers have been open now at local fairgrounds, the flames are threatening at least one resort in wine country, a second fire burning miracle stowing ga and evacuation orders are in place for neighbor roods in santa rosa. out west in california there are 24 million people under red flag warnings. conditions are going to be favorable for fairs to spread today, humidity is only down to about 10% or 15% and winds could gust in the higher elevations up to 70 miles per hour. bad news for the fires out that way today, b

see some slow improvements as we go into tomorrow. that's a look at the weather across the country, your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds. good monday morning. it is a rainy start. we have pretty moderate rainfall right around the beltway up 270 and also across 66 down 95. we've been seeing this for quite a while here so we have wet roads this morning across gaithersbu gaithersburg, eve towar baltimore pretty steady heavy rainfall. 74 degrees is thepe

we're going to see that windy south wind gusting near 30 miles per hour, rest of the area mid to low 70s, 83 for a high with the morning rain and warm and humid. forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you very much. just ahead, the growing scandal facing harvey weinstein, as one of the most powerful men in hollywood is fired from his own company. we're live with developments. and the potential game-changer when it comes to the high cost of health care. is amazon going to get in the prescription drug business? first, on a monday morning, this is "today" on nbc.

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good monday morning, a lot of rain across the area now around the beltway still pretty steady rain, some of the heaviest now is north and to the northwest of the beltway. in the district we have pretty steady rain across 270 as well all the way over to baltimore. it is a rainy start to your x freezy, humid,

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college inn, delicious is in the details. good morning, everybody. it's 7:30. it's monday morning. it's columbus day, the 9th of october, 2017. still kind of steamy outside here. but it's fall. >> even though it's a holiday, there's a lot happening. let's get right to the headlines. a gop senator lashing out at the president. war of words. president trump locked in a public feud with yet another republican. this time, influential senator bob corker, who described the white house as an adult day-care center. and warned the president's volatility could put the nation on the path to world war iii. soaked. the remnants of hurricane nate brings rain and wind up the gulf coast. heaving

without power. >> we're dealing with heavy rain across the south. and in the northeast, widespread rain working its way through. family matters. north korean leader kim jong-un promotes his younger sister to a senior post. a move that experts say increases that family's grip on the nation. a bare devil, as fa firefighters rush to put out the dangerous blaze. and all rise. >> judge back at the wall. reaches up and makes the catch. >> yankees slugger aaron judge makes a game-saving catch to help the yankees defeat the cleveland indians. while the boston red sox knock off the houston astros to also stay alive in the american league playoffs. today, monday, october 9th, 2017. a lot of baseball happening right now. good if you're a fan. >> you were up late with the yankees. now, to a scandal

names in hollywood. embattled mogul harvey weinstein, after reports from "the new york times" revealed decades of sexual harassment claims against him. kate snow is here with all of it. >> reporter: good morning, guys. the board of directors of the weinstein company issuing a statement overnight, saying in light of new information of misconduct by harvey weinstein, that has emerged in the last few days, his employment was terminated immediately. a dramatic turn for one of hollywood's biggest players. this morning, a hollywood titan dethroned. the weinstein company announcing that harvey weinstein was terminated, effective immediately. ousting the man who pound efoun company, along with his brother, bob. after a report amid harassment issues that

>> it was all smoke. but everybody thought there was a fire. >> reporter: ashley judd alleging that weinstein met her in a bathrobe. others detailed sexual advances and misconduct. "the times" reports that weinstein reached settlements with eight women over the years. weinstein's attorney calls the report false and defamatory and plans to file a lawsuit at the paper. this weekend, lauren savage said that weinstein touched himself inappropriately in front of her. gloria allred has been contacted by some of weinstein's accusers. >> there's fear by victims in general in hollywood. often, women fear that they may never work again if they

>> reporter: weinstein built his career with hit films like "pulp fiction," "good will hunting" and "silver lining playbook." >> harvey, thank you for killing whoever you had to kill to get me up here today. >> reporter: meryl streep. >> i want to thank my agent, kevin, and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: there's growing outrage that many in hollywood new of the allegations but remained silent. >> everyone is connected to him. and everyone feels somewhat indebted to him. that makes it hard and uncomfortable to be asked anything about him. >> reporter: president trump weighed in this weekend. >> i've known harvey weinstein for a long time. i'm not at all surprised to see it. >> reporter: in a statement this week, weinstein said, i appreciate the way i've behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain. and i

it. though i'm trying to do better. i know i have a long way to go. the weinstein board said it hired a law firm to investigate the allegations against weinstein. sunday's statement did not make clear if that was still ongoing. harvey weinstein said before he was fired, that he would take a leave of absence to deal with this issue head-on. he was a big donor to democrats, as well. many have announced they will give the donations over to charity. >> kate, thank you. joined by megyn kelly, as well. she's going to talk more about this on "megyn kelly today." and you're going to talk about it with someone who has now come forward to tell another disturbing story. >> her name is lauren savan. i knew her loosely at fox years ago. i know him a bit, too, for that matter. she has come forward saying they had an experience in a restaurant. she barely knew him, he exposed himself to her. and it went from there. e'

for the first time on camera, live this morning, which takes a lot of courage. he has not weighed in on the allegations that were broken by the huffington postfriday night. she talks about the disgust she felt in the moment. she went on to tell many people but didn't report it to authorities. this was the one-time exchange she had with him. >> this is going to be the first on-camera interview. she gave an interview to the tough i huffington post. is it safe for her to tell this story? have the floodgates have opened? >> others, bigger stars than lauren. she's a reporter. major movie stars have made these allegations. and she felt emboldened by the safety in numbers. we've seen this repeatedly now. >> did you talk about her reaction when she learned of the other allegations

weinstein? >> i think you'll find she wasn't surprised. lauren said, while she didn't go to the police and she didn't go to weinstein's board, she told this story to anyone who would listen. and she will witbedetailing howe friend got an earful that was with her. this is not a powerful woman, in the reporting industry or in hollywood. and harvey weinstein was and is a powerful man. >> megyn, thank you very much. she h have muwill have much mor "megyn kelly today." we'll shift gears. dylan over weather maps. what's shaking? >> we have snow out in denver. we are looking at winter storm warnings in the denver area for about 3 to 6 inches of snow falling. we have those winter storm warnings also up into cheyenne, we have winter weather advisories surrounding those warnings. yesterday it was 67 degrees in denver, today the high of about 35

temperature change in just one day. so it is cold enough for the snow. with he could see about 3 to 6 inches and that is going to be a heavy wet snow that hangs on the trees and power lines and that could cause some power outages as well. it's a little muggy out our window and a little on the wet side, some heavy rain coming through our region right now. you can see just north of the district right now into montgomery county even into the baltimore beltway this yellow represents some heavy rainfall but look at the back edge of this rain, yeah, it's moving through, clearing i-66 right now, a few isolated showers but the bulk of this rain moving right out of here. a little breezy, weather alert day, we will have rain showers as we scoot through the rest of this workweek, temperatures drop, humidity falls wednesday. >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks so much. there's a lot ahead of today, including amazon's move into the prescription drug business could mean for you. angel

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multibillion dollar prescription drug market. tom costello has more on that. >> reporter: good morning. amazon could once again be changing the way we shop, with electronics, household accessories, grocery, after buying whole foods. now, the retail giant is talking about getting into prescription medications. this morning, all eyes are on amazon, amid speculation the retail superpower wants to tackle pharmaceuticals. a $560 billion market. >> the pharmacy market, consumers would love to see this happen. >> reporter: cnbc reporting the company is in the final stages of its plan to sell drugs online. >> when you think about the 60% of households that are prime subscribers, prescriptions play a key role. >> consumers get medications online, with companies like cvs, costco and walmart offering the service. no word on how

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> 7:56 is your time now on this monday, october 9th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we want to get right to wtop's jack taylor in our first 4 traffic. we know the rain is probably making things worse today. >> it certainly is, on 395 southbound where we always have a crash at washington boulevard, the accident activity has one lane getting by, the crash was on both sides of the roadway. eastbound on george ton pike over top of the beltway a fender-bender. inbound mcarthur boulevard a crash with a vehicle reported to be over on its side. police are hopefully helping you get through. jack, thank you. today is a weather alert day, a check on your forecast is next. stay with us. ut there ut there and adapting them to work for you. the ultrasound that can see inside patients,

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. we've got some fog out there, just look at this picture behind me right there, 74 degrees currently, it is a little breezy and it is a little wet, the heaviest rain moving through baltimore. we will see clearing by the time we head into the afternoon but it will continue to be breezy, spotty showers possible on tuesday. >> another local news update in 25 minutes.

it's 8:00 on "today." and coming up, war of boards. bob corker goes after president trump, saying the president is putting the u.s. on the past for world war iii. and the president delivers this cryptic message. >> you'll figure that out pretty soon. >> we're live at the white house. plus, spies like us. two of hollywood's biggest stars, almost part of a real-life plot to take down notorious international figures. what roles would angelina jolie and george clooney have played? and singing for their supper.

>> carson and siri cook up a dinner for coaches of "the voice," and give us a sneak peek of what to expect for the brand-new season. >> there's always one person that despises that guy. >> i wouldn't have it any other way. >> today, monday, october 9th, 2017. ♪ >> we have a lot of raincoats on the plaza. but we have white coats. what are you celebrating? >> national p.a. week. >> you made some awesome signs. what's your name? >> sofia. >> you know where you are right now? >> new york city. >> on the "today" show. we have a big crowd from germantown high school. ♪ >> we got a big good morning from -- i see a request. you want a selfie for your grandma? >>

>> naomi jacobs. >> okay, smile. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." we appreciate you being with us. the calendar says october 9th. >> and p.a. stands for physician assistants. who knew they had their own week? >> we will go out and get a flu shot. let's start with your news at 8:00. a lot going on. a high-profile feud between president trump and a key member of his own party. it escalated overnight. it comes as the president faces new controversies over nfl protests and immigration. peter alexander at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. to that feud with bob corker, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. this escalated. corker unloading on the president overnight. saying the president baifehaves,

apprentice" or something. bob corker escalating his feud with president trump. corker telling "the new york times," that the president treats this like a reality show. and feels his recklessness can lead us to world war iii. mr. trump slamming the outgoing republican senator, saying he didn't have the guts to run for re-election. and calling corker a negative voice obstructing his agenda. corker tweeting, it's a shame the white house has become an adult day-care center. someone obviously missed their shift this morning. the exchange of barbs coming as kim jong-un touted north korea's nuclear arsenal. president trump warned only one thing will work with the regime. >> what's the one thing that will work with north korea? >> you'll figure that out. >> reporter: a wish list from the white house on immigration reform. the top

for a southern border wall, and to protect d.r.e.a.m.ers from deportation. leading democrats rejecting the proposals, as a fail aid tempt at compromise. in a joint statement, democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer saying the wall was ruled out of the negotiations. adding, if the president was seriously about protecting the d.r.e.a.m.ers, his staff has not made a good faith effort to do so. meanwhile, mike pence touching down in l.a., after tackling a different kind of controversy. ♪ for the land >> reporter: mr. pence walking out of the 49ers/colts game in indianapolis, after 20 players took a knee during the national anthem. the vice president and second lady, did stand, hands over hearts, tweeting this picture and an explanation. president trump and i will not dignify any event that disrespects our soldiers, our flag and our national anthem. the nfl is declining to comment. but critics have

including a top democrating calling this walkout a taxpayer funded stunt. and he asked if any players took a knee he was to leave. and the president tweeted, the trip by pence was long-planned. he is receiving great praise for leaving the game after the players showing disrespect for country. matt, back to you. >> peter, thanks very much. victims of the las vegas shooting were remembered as investigators release new information about the gunman and what they found in his hotel room. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has been covering this for us. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. as the tributes continue to grow, the investigators are focusing on the gunman's motive. they're looking at the hotel room when they found a cryptic note with letters on it. it could be num

distance to the target. it comes more than a week after that deadly massacre where more than 500 people were injured and 58 were killed. many of those victims are still being released from hospitals. some remain in critical condition. all across the country here in las vegas and beyond, they are remembering the victims. many who are still fighting for their lives. savannah, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. in maryland, an apparent case of road rage led to a frightening scene on camera. take a look. police say that a 68-year-old man clung to the front of the school bus, banging on the hood and yelling for the driver on the bus to stop. he claimed that someone on the bus had thrown a bottle at his car. the bus driver was concerned for the safety of the students. he was driving towards a police station. the man on t h

arrested. and fortunately, nobody was hurt. >> the driver has some quick thinking there. time of the morning we do "the morning boost." >> the florida gators football game. the fans decided to pay tribute to tom petty this weekend. after the third quarter against lsu, 90,000 people stood up and belted out petty's hit "won't back down." ♪ there ain't no easy way out hey, baby ♪ ♪ stand my ground >> and we won't back down. >> things like that give me the chills. they really do. >> isn't that amazing? >> petty passed away at 68. he was born in gainesville. he worked as a grounds keeper at the university of florida. >> what an awesome tribute. >> wasn't that sweet?

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written in an e-mail. she is ready. probably brad pitt will go also. a bizarre plot, straight from a hollywood movie. angelina jolie and brad pitt, attempting to arrest an african warlord. the leader of a ugandan guerrilla group, wanted for murder, kidnap and rape, could be captured, a u.s. official, believed, with jolie helping to lure him out of hiding. you can be embedded with the special forces. can brad go with you? the prosecutor wrote in an e-mail, seen by the british "sunday times" newspaper. the newspaper wrote that jolie wrote, brad is being supportive. the actress had called for his arrest in 2012. >> he is an extraordinarily horrible human

it's lovely to see the young people are raising up, as well. >> reporter: according to the newspaper, the chief prosecutor had attempted to recruit george clooney in a plot to fly spy satellites over libya. and shawn peean penn to take pa the investigation. sean penn interviewed guzman. he was arrested by the government. but the plan to catch the warlord was audacious. hollywood star relishing real-life roles around the world. this morning, the international prosecutor behind it all says his e-mails were hacked. we should say the report has not been confirmed by nbc news. it goes without saying, trying to capture joseph coney would have been a dangerous operation. one idea would have been afor angelina jolie to lure him to a private dinner where he would be arrested. incredible, guys. >> that's tor

thinking, too. thank you, keir. ready to switch gears? shall we "trend"? >> let's do it. >> i want to know if any of this sounds familiar. it's not you, it's me. i need to focus on my career right now. we're on two different paths. i'm note re ready for a relationship. we're better friends. how you approach it, breaking up is hard to do. but researchers found the best way to do it. they say get right to the point. be direct. don't use any buildup. don't say, you're so nice. carson, i wish it could be working. >> text it. >> right to it. >> text it. >> text it? >> d.m., boom. >> i want to go around and ask. >> can i go -- brutally honest? >> you can say, we need to talk. give you a minute to prepare for what's coming. >> you don't walk up and go, we're done? >> it is you. >> right. >> think back to your break-ups in your

>> is this the "morning boost"? >> savannah, you want to start? >> no. matt, you got one. >> i had one in college, where she sent a friend over to tell me it was -- >> that's not good. >> i didn't think that was right. >> what did the friend say? >> it's done. >> that happened to me. she sent her friend over, and the friend said, she's with me now. >> really? >> is that true? >> yeah. >> are you still friends with that guy? >> no. >> what about you, dylan? >> yeah. i think there's one time i just said, yeah. i'm not interested. i just -- i don't want this anymore. >> really? >> how did that go over? >> he kept calling and calling. and i am just not answering my phone. they call it ghosting? >> yeah. >> savannah, you must have one. >> i'm not really the breaker upper. i'm more the breakee. there's no good story here. usually they do something bad that requires a breakup. >> yeah. >> i remember when i was a

the street from me. it was the best thing ever. when we went to school, we were no longer boyfriend/girlfriend. it was like a neighborhood thing. and i remember, he didn't say anything. he just sort of went away. and that's hard. yeah. you got to be straight up and say it. i'm herbterrible at breaking up though. i don't want to hurt feelings. >> there's a thin line between being honest and giving a cliche. >> all right, carson. >> it's you, not me. >> take it away. >> "pop start." jerry seinfeld, he had regrets about the finale of his hit sitcom. it ended with jerry and george and elaine and kramer, arrested for disrespecting the good citizen law. and characters showed up in court to take the stand. jerry telling the audience at the naew york festival, i thougt there was pressure to do one, big last show. but big

seinfeld said the hardest part was to have the laugh be at the end. now, to pink. the singer getting candid in an interview with "the new york times." 20 years of music, more than a dozen awards. she opens up about her longevity, saying i never had won the popularity contest. if you look at a paragraph about pop music, i don't get mentioned. and duck diving. she didn't win if she focuses on landing magazine covers and being the best at everything because it just doesn't feel good. pretty good career, though. i'll say that. sometimes that's the sweet spot. finally, celebrity throwback photos will make you think you're seeing double. the star parents look identical to her kids. look at the young photo of beyong. everyone comparing the

resemblance to blue ivy. and john legend. equals baby luna. for the "daly click" vannah, this one involves one of your all-time faves. take a look. ♪ there he is. 19-time grand slam champ. remember stalking him, savannah? that's roger federer, having a dan dance-off with mickey mouse over the weekend. that's been like d all by savannah on twitter. >> that's adorable. >> i can't play dtennis like hi. but he dances just like >> that is adorable. >> so cute. it's just to cute. >> all right. want to do the weather? >> yes, let's talk about the weather. it's actually really chilly

country, this dip in the jet stream creating temperatures well below average but the eastern half of the country enjoying above average temperatures by as much as 10 to 15 degrees. let's take a look at some hoo is in st. louis 84 degrees, charlotte 82, boston 75, denver 36 degrees, that's 33 degrees below average. on tuesday we will keep it warm up and down the east coast, 81 new york, cincinnati 79, the cooler temperatures like the 50s work into kansas city and oklahoma city, san antonio only about 76 degrees and then later this week we will see it warm up to about 77 in chicago on friday. wichita gets back into the mid 80s, dallas gets into the lower 90s by friday. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a pe o yr nd. >> goodony rng, l thra tapering off across the area but its heaviest around baltimore and annapolis now. some light scattered showers t6e beltway still seeing that light rain just not as heavy as earlier, prince george's county still seeing light to moderate rainfall, 75 degrees right now,

pretty strong south wind sustained at 22 miles an hour, breezy in the afternoon, though, gusts near 30, high of 83, humid today, rain chances return wednesday with cooler temperatures. "pink power today" is sponsored by netjets. the worldwide leader in private aviation. and now, to our special "pink power today" series. shining a light on remarkable people that have been impacted by breast cancer. >> the disease takes a toll not only on the patient but their family, as well. we introduced you to erin ludwig. a beautiful mom from virginia beach. she passed away in march. but her strength and love are ever-present in her husband and children. and i was lucky to reconnect with them on a special day. >> yay. good job. >> reporter: there's no question that 35-year-old jason ludwig is an amazing dad.

get the ball? >> reporter: make his kids laugh. an even make a hurt feel better. >> that feel better? >> yeah. >> good. >> reporter: but just a year ago, the last time we visited with the ludwigs, he was not doing this alone. jason was raising these precious girls with his beloved wife, erin, who was battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. >> the difficult talks, you know, they've been difficult. and so, we've talked about, you know, the future and everything like that. but not too much. we treat it more as, you know, tomorrow is not promised. live every moment in the moment. >> where is erin? >> yeah. >> reporter: getting to meet erin. hi, erin. >> hey, hoda. >> reporter: and experiencing her courage and her family's courage is something i'll never forget. and i will never forget her simple wish.

a family portrait. and to be surrounded by those she loved. just a few short months later, our beautiful erin passed away. but erin's legacy of love is ever-present. aubrey is now almost 3. savannah, just turned 6. and jason is finding strength in the memories of his wife, even as he learned a few new skills. >> i learned how to braid by watching youtube videos. >> reporter: like braiding hair. or cooking spaghetti. >> you realize that life is moving on, whether you're ready or not. so, either jump onboard or get left behind is the way i look at it. >> reporter: and some milestones are especially bittersweet. >> it's happy and sad. oh, wow. accomplish this milestone like, are we talking? erin never got to see that, really. it feels like sin

but it feels like forever since she passed, you know? >> reporter: one thing is for certain. jason and his sweet girls are doing the best they can. and i couldn't wait to see them again. >> you're okay. come on. what is that? >> stuffed bears. >> big bears. >> hoda. i found you. >> is that aubrey? >> hi. >> hi. >> hi, aubrey. >> i remember -- can i hold you for a second? >> yeah. >> what a surprise. i want to show you one quick thing on the bottom of the feet. this one says -- >> aubrey. >> and that one says -- >> savannah. watching you with those girls just melts my heart. how are you doing?

just getting into our routine now, when erin was here. >> how often do you talk about erin? >> every day. every, single day. we'll be doing something, a little thing will remind me of her. and say just like mommy used to do. that's what mommy liked. >> we love your girls so much. we wanted to do something to help. we know that a couple of things are heavy on your heart. you have to cook. and you have to keep the house clean. so, blue apron, which is an outfit that helps you with meals will provide meals for a year. and netjets was the group that flew in your family, agreed to donate $10,000 to help with all of that housework. don't worry about the mops. don't worry about the vacuums. don't worry about any of it. it's taken care of for you. >> that is awesome. thank you so much. >> reporter: walking along the beach, it was so incredible to see the girls be their

happy-go-lucky selves. a wonderful tribute to jason and to erin. when you look at the girls and you see them play carefree, what are your hopes for them? >> that they will follow in erin's footsteps and be strong and opinionated and be themselves and have the same values that erin has. >> reporter: it is clear they already do. and we just want to thank -- we want to thank jason and the girls and everything for being so open with us. and they have a lot of family support there, too. so, he has people helping him out. >> he's doing a beautiful job with those girls. >> isn't he? >> yeah. >> i hope we can stay in touch and follow that family, hoda. thank you very much. we're back, right after your local news.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> 26 on this monday, october 9th, i'm molette green. let's check up on the roads with wtop's jack taylor and your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. southeast 295 wet roadways not good on a monday morning, a crash near pennsylvania avenue a blocking the right lane and has caused some slow downs into the district. westbound on the icc out near georgia avenue we have two left lanes getting by but look at that red line, that's not@an nol at this hour or for any day. outer loop of the beltway after pennsylvania avenue the crash along the right side but it was grabbing attention on the inner loop, too. we have the wind kicking up, we will check the forecast when we come back.

good morning. a lot of the rain tapering off but we still do have pretty wet roads out there, also some scattered light showers, the heaviest rain near annapolis and baltimore and we will continue to see improvements as we go through the morning but still light rain around the district and

83 for an afternoon high, it will be breezy today, humid, rain chances return wednesday. >> thanks so much, sheena. you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app.

♪ good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's 8:30. it's monday morning. it's the 9th of october, 2017. we have a huge holiday crowd out on our plaza. a little rainy earlier. but did not dampen one spirit out here. and a lot of the white coats, are celebrating physician assistants this morning. >> indeed. if you want your

hold on. where are you guys from? >> university of rochester. >> i'll give you ten seconds of a song. you'll feel better after. here we go. ♪ one, two, three, four when i get older ♪ ♪ i will be stronger there will be frooeedom ♪ ♪ and then it goes back then it goes back ♪ ♪ oh, hum >> thank you. >> that was awesome. how was that, guys? >> you all were great. thank you. the yellow jackets. >> and the white coats. love it. just ahead, tyler perry is here. we're going to talk to him about a brand-new movie. the life in hollywood. he's a one-man singing show. >> he's talented. >> get that man a yellow jacket. >> there you go. it was a difficult menu to plan

and i, making dinner for "the voice" coaches. we pulled that off in a >> does it feel like october out here? >> it's muggy. >> it's sticky, humid, and it's going to be well above average for the eastern half of the country to start off this week. we will start off with heavier rain especially across northern new england as the remnants of nate continue to make their way to the northeast, then they will clear out by tomorrow. snow is falling back through denver, 3 to 6 inches of snow possible and fire danger out in á)utáu by the middle of the week another round of showers through the interior northeast stretching into the southeast, below average temperatures into the middle of the country, more mountain snow out west, that continues until the end of the week. warm up in the middle of the country by friday and unsettled from the northeast down to the southeast including parts of california and southern texas. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here i a pe yr nd. is mu dama foggy out our window. temperatures in the mid 70s right now, we have

of rain but it's starting to move out and then by this afternoon we could each have a few peeks of sunshine. we still have a few showers out there, but the heaviest rain now to the north and east of us pushing through baltimore, pushing up i-95 towards philadelphia. as we continue through the day we will be a little breezy, still weather alert, but we also have rain chances as we go through the rest this have workweek. temperatures drop. >> according to our new nbc news survey monkey poll 78% of americans say that it is a serious problem in their state and now a high profile crew said is taking place in tennessee on behalf of the rising number of babies born dependent on opioids. here is nbc news investigative dent row nan

>> reporter: it may be tough to watch. baby jaden is experiencing withdraw withdrawal. born dependent on meth and other drugs. >> most of the babies that require morphine, we can wean them off in about two weeks. 2 1/2 weeks. his symptoms were so significant and he wasn't able to tolerate us weaning the morphine down. >> reporter: he is 1 of 351 babies born in east tennessee. today, he's finally going home, having spent his whole life in intensive care. experts say nationally, the number of babies born dependent has quadrupled over the past 15 years. here in appalachia, east tennessee, it's ground zero of those kids. >> it's been dramatic. tragic. overwhelming. >> reporter: barry is one of eight district attorneys in tennessee representing 24 different counties who

suit against the manufacturers, on behalf of an unnamed child, representing the thousands of babies born dependent in tennessee. >> when you see the babies screen. you see them claw. you see them shake. it makes the problem real. it's not an abstract policy problem, not a lawsuit. a baby that didn't have a chance. >> reporter: dozens of cities, counties and states have brought similar suits against the companies. saying they have pushed doctors to overprescribe painkillers, downplayed risks and fueling an epidemic. >> the pharmaceutical companies had a choice of how to market these drugs. they saw the consequences. and they kept doing it and kept profiting off of it. >> reporter: two of libby harris' granddaughters suffered

>> it's hard to explain that this is a precious baby coming into this world and she's going to have so much to overcome, just being born. >> reporter: she worries about the potential long-term effects for her granddaughter and so many others like her here in tennessee. how much has this epidemic affected lots of families here? >> almost every family. >> reporter: almost every family. >> almost every family in this community can speak to the drug issue, either with a family member or someone they know being affected. it's not exaggerating to say, there's going to be a generation of orphans. >> reporter: if you can deliver a message to any of the big pharmaceutical companies, what would you say? >> i want my family back. and i'll never get it the way it was. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, he said it does not

it intends to file a motion to dismiss the tennessee case. teva says they comply closely with all federal regulations. endo said they don't comment an ongoing litigation. but did note that safety is a priority for them. and they're balancing the needs of chronic pain. >> purdue said they contribute safety guidelines and work with law enforcement. they deny the allegations. purdue, which makes oxycontin, pled guilty in 2007, to criminal misbranding. misleading doctors about the drug's addiction. three executives were found guilty. they've already admitted fault, at least in part. what more do you need? >> i want them to be held accountable in my county, where i live, where this damage is done. >> reporter: he and a growing number of officials taking pharmaceutical companies to court across the coy,

the suits will be a new weapon, on what they have called the worst drug crisis in american history. >> there's going to be accounting, legally, they did this and harmed the community, their fault. >> reporter: what's the message to the drug companies? >> we're not going to stop. >> reporter: ronan farrow, nbc news. coming up tomorrow, we'll look at a growing number of teens seeking help for addiction from their pediatricians. just ahead, we're going to change gears. the one and only tyler perry is here. can't wait to chat with him. first, this is "today" on nbc. bp uses flir cameras - a new thermal imagining technology - to inspect difficult-to-reach pipelines, so we can detect leaks before humans can see them.

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halloween." take a look. >> what are you doing, joe? >> i'm getting ready to drive off. >> where are your eyes? oh, hell, no. >> here he comes. >> i love medea so much. >> thank you. isn't it good to laugh, though? so much going on in the country, we need to laugh. it's a silly movie. i want people to go out and just laugh. >> just laugh. i love that. it's not scary, either. >> no. it's totally medea. lots of fun. lots of big laughs. totally silly. >> what's the premise here? where do we find medea in this episode? >> you find her trying to help her granddaughter who is out, running around, with these frat

burning man or something. and she goes out there. all these people come out of the woods. i don't want to give too much of it away. just a lot. silly fun. >> it's good. as usual, you're writing, producing, directing, playing three characters. you probably cooked the food on set, as well. >> i did not. but i sweeped up a couple times. >> a lot is ad-lib. how does it work? >> i am sitting here. and i have a stand-in. then, i dress as joe. and i am talking to them. and we cut it all together. and it turns out to be funny. >> i don't know how you pull it off. it's incredible. how long do you think you will play mede a. >> as soon as they stop coming, this broad is dead. >> done and done. >> yeah. >> you have written, it's a memoir, would you say? >> kind of, sort of. it's about my life experien

not the memoir that, i'll write soon. it's about my experiences and things i've gone through. as people read it, it will help them, motivate them, inspire them. that's what i wanted to do. >> it's about your faith and your journey. >> yeah. >> was it cathartic to write about the hard things you talk about in the book? >> certainly. very cathartic and freeing. i think that is catharsis. but freeing that i can share my experiences. hopefully other people will read it and get through things they're going through, as well. >> what's the message is the book? >> "higher is waiting." there's something higher, greater waiting for you, if you fight and push towards it. >> you talk about where you were at an event. and there's famous celebrities there. and you were thinking, look at all these celebrities. >> what am i doing here? >> and tell me what happened next. >> oprah's legends ball. i'm sitting there, goin

and i said it out loud? what am i doing here? you belong in the room. and for me, that was the beginning of me starting to believe that i could fit in and belong. >> now, you have a little boy. >> yeah. >> these 2. about to turn into a 3-nager. >> i didn't know there was a 3-nager. >> how is he doing? >> he's amazing. does he have the gift you do? >> he's never seen medea. >> a little early. >> he loves paw patrol. hopefully he sees that at 45. right. >> tyler perry, who will be playing medea until he's 80. he's going to join kathie lee and hoda later. "boo 2" will give you a laugh. good times and grub. carson and siri's

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we're back with "the voice" on "today." the new season of the show is -- >> i heard that in my ear. and we're back. adam, what did you think of that performance? >> you hung with the coaches, huh? >> i did. our executive producer, mark burnett, he has a tiny, tiny quaint abode in malibu, california. he said, take it with the coaches. so, siri and i volunteered to cook. we cook on the "today" show. and we're happy to cook for you guys. what do you like to eat, j. hud? your go-to? >> i love fish. i love seafood. my favorite is turkey wings. >> no. but you cook turkey

>> i can cook. turkey wings and greens. >> miley, what's your eating situation? >> my eating situation is anything that never had a pulse. >> you have a pig, right? it would be wrong of my pig not to be vegan. >> when i'm at home, i cook a steak every, single night. >> that's not true. >> we love steak. >> miley is throwing food. >> she's throwing radishes at you. >> it died of natural causes. i happened to be there. >> miley -- >> what's your strategy on "the voice." >> wear a lot of cowboy boots. so, everyone knows who to choose. i try to reiterate, that i was born in nashville. he is the king of country. but they need a queen. w

dip. >> i want a piece with fat on it. >> i want some gristle. >> gristle is one of the top five worse words. >> of all of the coaches we've had, what do you think about the group? j. hud, first time. >> she doesn't need to -- she doesn't need to, like, yell and scream. >> if i throw a shoe, that's a complemenplimen compliment. >> i'm throwing them a compliment. but sometimes, the performers more than hitting a button. they deserve my stiletto. >> hey. ♪ >> thanks for having us at your house. we talked about how the show is a family. >> i think of you guys, it's like playing a board game at thanksgiving with your family. everyone wants to win and crush each other for the game. but then, everyone loves each other. and it's all in good

good fistfight. i have never had a family vacation without someone getting beat up. >> your dad is your adviser this year. how is that? >> mark knows. my dad, somehow, he knows the right thing to say and always at the right time somehow. and i think it's because unlike me, he doesn't talk very much. >> it's an honor to be here. this is fun. >> j. hud, you did so well. you won "the voice" in the u.k. we're so happy to have you here in the states. you fit right in our family. >> right in here. >> now joush, you have to win t game. >> it's tough. it's fun. you guys keep it exciting. but you know, i'm a knnewbie. we're going to find out. it's fun. i like it. adam's interesting. miley's sweet and always smiling. and blake just sits there like this. >> there's some big battles between the two of you. four-chair rn

if adam wins that, what do you say to each other in the commercial break? >> you don't want to know. i cry. >> i hate you. that person is terrible. i'm happy i didn't get them. the usual. >> the usual in a manipulation. >> i've won this show, with country artists. pop artists. r&b. but i've never won the show with a drag queen. throughout 13 seasons, there's always, always at least one coach on the show that hates adam. >> well, that's me this year. >> no matter what -- >> i see what you did. >> always one person that absolutely despises that guy. >> okay. >> i wouldn't have it any other way. >> family. >> to family. >> to family. ♪ >> there you go. >> there you have it. >> a little singing competition family. >> we love siri just hanging. >> she asked questions. they're on an editing room floor

when you get home. >> she made all of the food, too, right? >> yeah. she made all of the food. she did a lot. >> by the way, we have "the voice" blind audition tonight. >> that's right. >> tomorrow at 8:00, 7:00 central, here on nbc. we're back in a moment. first, this is in a noisy world ... northern virginia's own novec is listening to its cust who want reliable, affordable electricity, renewable energy options, and ways to save energy and money. novec delivers the most reliable power in the region. and customers are paying less for electricity than they did eight years ago. novec is listening and responding. that's because this not-for-profit cooperative is owned by the people it serves. novec. listening. responding.

good morning to you. dylan, let's celebrate some birthdays. >> maybe she was screaming for birthdays. let's spin the smucker's jar. we're saying happy 104th birthday to dr. john suarez, a retired physician from greenville, mississippi. he performed with the tulane university marching band in the 1932 rose bowl. al was at that one, right? mary is 100. the secretevity is ea

and happy birthday to curtis davis. he has 16 great grandkids and 4 great great grandkids. agnes loves winning at the gaming tables. and jeannette worked as on a pollster and helped bring voting machines to her senior home so other residents can vote in elections. and say hello to bernard hill. this retired pilot is 100. he was part of a traveling daredevil group and performed motorcycle stunts without the midwest. happy birthday to all of them. if you know someone who is celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, we would love to hear from you. go to today.com/celebrates. and don't for get a photo. we'll see what's coming up on megyn kelly. >>

lauren sivan is coming on here. and savannah guthrie joins us. >> i'll wear my pants for you, megyn. >> get ready for a grilling, sister. >> thanks, megyn. we'll see you this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this monday, october 9th, 2017. i'm eun yang. >> we want to turn things over to jack taylor and a look at your commute in your first 4 traffic. good morning, jack. >> good morning. our crash on the beltway outer loop topside is after university boulevard, everything got moved to the

avenue everything is on the shoulder but it's a jackknifed tractor-trailer and the inn hasr near central area, 295 just before pennsylvania avenue that accident got moved to the shoulder but look at that slowdown back near before east capitol street and eastern avenue. back to you. >> we will take a quick break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. alex: when i was 11 years old, a man broke into the house and he sexually assaulted me. thankfully, in my case, the police caught him, but there are so many survivors that live knowing that their attacker is still out there. ♪ thank you mark herring, for taking this seriously, and for making this a priority, for all of the victims out there. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.

temperatures out there right now into the mid 70s and that's where they're going to stay for a little while longer and then we will get some sunshine later on this afternoon, temperatures the rain pushing out, heaviest rain now north and east. now back to the "today" show.

good morning, everyone. harvey weinstein, fired from his own company, after allegations of years of sexual harassment. in a "today" exclusive, i sit down with one of his accusers live, coming up. also, would you know your rights if you were the victim of harassment. we'll share some expert advice. and for national kick butt day, power moves from one woman who turned her pain into a passion. and princesses wear pants. savannah guthrie and