good morning. breaking news. critical and catastrophic. impm news. california's devastating wildfires going from bad to worse. >> it's very dynamic. these fires are changing by the minute. >> overnight, the death toll rising to 23. more homes, buildings, wineries destroyed. entire towns evacuated. now a new threat. high winds expected to fan those flames. on offense. the while pushing his tax deal, the president sounds off on the iran deal. >> this is the worse deal. >> nfl players. >> you cannot disrespect our country, our flag, our anthem. >> and the media. >> i call it fake media. it's fake

telling the president, enough. harvey weinstein talks on camera for the first time since his scandal. >> i'm not doing okay. i've got to get help, guys. >> this morning more stars coming forward with new allegations amid weinstein's company may have known about payoffs to women for years. all that, plus the girl scouts serious over the boy scouts' plan to accept women. yes, indeedy. >> glorious again! >> the yankees cap an epic comeback while the nats with a deciding game against the cubs. the shoes asking everyone, what color do you see? discuss amongst yourselves "today," october 12, 2017.

this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. nice to see you this morning. you watch the yankees? >> first the dress, now the sneaker and now another one. is the hat navy blue and white -- >> you're shameless! you are shameless! >> just had to ask. >> we will do sports a little later. unfortunately, we're starting with this breaking news. it's a terrible situation out in california. rapidly spreading wildfires. in california's famed wine country. also other parts of the state. this morning, the return of powerful winds is only adding to a dangerous situation. we'll check in with al. let's start with joe in santa rosa neighborhood that's been consumed by flames. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. overnight more evacuations with many neighborhoods told to prepare for

hour are giving these fires new life. with the death toll now reaching 23, fire officials are calling this a catastrophic event. the fires tearing through northern california refuse to surrender while fast-moving flames being pushed. the entire city of calistoga now forced to evacuate. the spauldings loaded up everything they could, including their pig. this is the second time they've had to flee the fires this week. >> this is horrible. it's like armageddon. it's horrible. >> reporter: roads heading out of town were packed as firefighters brought in bulldozers and more, hoping to fight off the inferno. >> i'm worried but not worried. hopefully this is overcautious. better safe than sorry. >> reporter: more than 20 large wildfires are burning across the state. already they've scorched at least 170,000

that's roughly 265 squire mile, bigger than stet of chicago. >> we're not out of the woods and we're not going to be out of the woods for a great number of days to come. >> reporter: the death toll is still rising and the number of homes and businesses destroyed now tops 3,000. that includes devastation to the industry that is this region's life line. fires destroying at least five wineries, nearly a dozen more damaged with countless others in the path of danger. vino owners wanting to learn the state of their harvest. june and jamie lost the house they lived in for 30 years. >> we'll always have the memories. the memories will be there, but we'll build new ones. >> reporter: most of their neighborhood is gone, too, but not every house. >> it was blowing all through here and the fire went right through this way. >> reporter: jake oliver lives right behind the clarks. his and a few others were saved

firefighters. >> they said, gout to go. i said, help me, man. i said, you can save my house. they're my heroes. >> reporter: emotions running as high as the danger that surrounds these communities. this morning 8,000 firefighters are on the ground, slowly making progress. the tubbs fire which created so much devastation in santa rosa is now 10% contained. >> it is heart breaking. >> mr. roker is here. the bad thing is i'm looking over your shoulder and that's a windy looking map. >> not only the winds but the air quality. that's one of the things we haven't even talked about. this is the go16 satellite. you can see the smoke making its way across a good portion of the central and northern part of the state. as that comes in, it's causing an air quality

really. unprecedented levels of air pollution, unhealthy air through san be that rosa down to monterey. we have for northern california red flag warnings and fire watches. wind gusts 30 to 40 miles an hour. the dry conditions will continue to spread. this is making its way to southern california. even parts of los angeles are fire weather watches, red nag warnings. all the way into saturday. gusts 30 to 45 miles an hour. even if there isn't fire in your neighborhood, these embers get caught up on these 30, 50 myrrh winds. they can travel more than a mile, get caught up on rooftops, on more vegetation and spread that fire. right now, until at least saturday, there is really no end in sight for what's literally becoming a firestorm. >> all right. al, thank you. we'll check back in. there's a lot to get to. headlines out of the white house this morning. the president hit the road last night pep traveled to pennsylvania. he talked about everything from taxes to iran to

we've got all of it covered. we'll start with nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson. good morning to you. >> reporter: the president has plenty on his place, including a looming deadline coming up sunday on the iran nuclear deal which he railed against on the campaign trail. the president is expected to announce tomorrow, he's de-certifying that deal. according to congressional sources. as he slams it in a new interview overnight. the president in pennsylvania touting tax reform. on capitol hill they're talking tehran. >> how was the brief, sir? >> reporter: his national security adviser briefing lawmakers as the administration gets ready to take action on that landmark iranian nuclear deal negotiated under then-president obama. >> i think it was one of the most incompetent deals. >> reporter: nbc news learned from congressional sources the president is expected to de-certify that deal, saying iran's not complying as

a larger strategy to crack down on that country's missile program and its support for terrorism. >> dh is the worst deal. we got nothing. >> reporter: stopping short of a full withdrawal, the president going against the initial advise of his advisers, like defense secretary james mattis, asked last week if the deal is in america's national security interest. >> that's a yes or no question. >> yes, senator, i do. >> reporter: the new move has allies around the world concerned but it will probably win cheers from the president's supporters. still another topic drew boos during the president's new fox news interview. >> colin kaepernick, the guy murdering thug dictator. >> reporter: president trump weighing in on the controversy of nfl players taking a knee during the national anthem. the president suggested colin kaepernick's coaches should have suspended him when he first knelt last year to protest social injustice. >> they could have been

did it a third time for the season and you never would have had a problem. i will tell you, you cannot disrespect our country, our flag, our anthem. you cannot do that. >> reporter: the nfl commissioner, roger goodell, will meet next week with the head of the players union, after both have said there's no change in the current policy regarding the anthem. >> the real dialogue and real issues have been overtaken by the controversy. >> reporter: back here at the white house, the president is expected to introduce his new pick to lead department of homeland of security, nielsen, working as a department chief of staff with john kelly. her nomination will now be sent to the senate for confirmation. >> hallie jackson at the white house, thank you. the president is stepping up his attacks on what he considers to be fake news. nbc's kristen welker has that part of the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning

you. president trump is forcefully pushing back against our nbc news report that he talked about increasing the nuclear's nationing. president trump on fox news late wednesday ratcheting up his attack on the media. >> the media -- i call it fake media. it's so much fake news. >> reporter: earlier in the day, the president disputing an exclusive nbc news report that mr. trump talked about drastically increasing the size of the u.s. nuclear arsenal over the summer. >> no i never discussed increasing it. i want it in perfect shape. that was just fake news by nbc, which gives you a lot of fake news. we won't need an increase. i i want modernization and total rehabilitation. it's got to be in tip top shape. >> reporter: according to three officials in the room during a july 20th meeting at the pentagon that included the secretary of state, secretary of defense and vice

vice president said he wanted what amounted to a nearly ten-fold increase in the u.s. nuclear arsenal after seeing a chart of the arsenal's history. it proceeded the meeting with the secretary of state calling the president a moron and the president appeared to attack the first amendment, tweeting about nbc news and the amendment, at what point is it worth challenging their license? overnight, licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. not fair to public. in reality, network licenses can't be revoked by the government. the fcc oversees broadcast license for individual tv stations, not the networks themselves. still, the president digging in. >> it's frankly disgusting the way the press is able to write what they want. >> reporter: fellow ben

issuing a statement overnight. are you recanting of the oath you took on january 20th, to preserve, protect and defend the first amendment? defense secretary james mattis weighing in on our nbc news report writing recent reports that the president called for an crease in the u.s. nuclear arsenal are absolutely false. for the record, nbc news never reported the president actually called for an increase in the nuclear arsenal, just that he talked about it. all of it adding fresh urgency as the president is grappling with fresh concerns in iran and north korea. >> thank you. news from overseas. british isis recruiter known as the white widow has reportedly been killed in syria by a u.s. drone. according to multiple reports in the uk, sally jones and her son were killed in june as she was attempting to flee the isis stronghold of

u.s. intelligence officials said they could not be 100% certain jones was killed but they were confident she had. jones, who recruited female j jidhadi after her husband was killed in 2015. more details in the louisiana hazing. ten people are charged in connection with the death of an 18-year-old pledge after a night of dringing and what the school's president calls a series of poor decisions. tammy let'ser er leitner is at campus. >> reporter: maxwell had six times the legal amount of legal alcohol in his system. it happened at a fraternity pledge event, now ten people charged with hazing and one with negligent homicide. the fraternity rush, replaced by walks at

of frat ternty face charges after maxwell gruber died at an event in a game called bible study. >> do have you anything to say about what happened? >> no, sorry. >> reporter: police say pledges were forced to drink if they couldn't answer questions about the fraternity. by midnight, he appeared highly intoxicated, witnesses told police. but older members left him on the couch, not checking on him until 9:00 a.m. when the witness said his pulse was weak and they could not tell if he was breathing. the freshman was rushed from this frat house to the hospital. according to an autopsy report, he had a blood alcohol level of 0.495, more than six times the legal limit to drive in louisiana. now eight former and two current students are charged with hazing, including matthew, who faces a charge

homicide, saying he reportedly forced him to drink for messing up the alphabet. his attorney said, out of respect for the family, i will not be making any comments. we need to wait for all the evidence to come in. a lawyer for zachary hall said his client did not participate, he did not haze, he did not do anything wrong. an attorney for sean pennson has this to say. >> my clibt is terribly upset he died. we grieve his loss. >> reporter: his mother posting, i don't know how people can live with themselves. phi delta theta already ejected the brothers involved. it comes eight months after tim piazza died at a different fraternity at penn state. >> we have a friend unconscious. >> reporter: 14 members face charges in the case. piazza piazza's distraught parents spoke with

>> they basically treated our son as road kill and a rag doll. >> reporter: under louisiana law, if convicted of hazing, these young men could face 30 days in jail and be expelled from school. matt and savannah? >> thank you very much. such a sad story. to the ongoing crisis in puerto rico. more than these weeks after hurricane maria, parts of the island are still in desperate need of supplies. now some military veterans are taking relief efforts into their own hands. gabe gutierrez is in san juan with more. >> reporter: good morning. the acting homeland security secretary is set to return to puerto rico later today as fema expands its leadership team on the island. aid is trickling in, but some remote areas say they're just not seeing it. one is relying not on the federal government but on a group of military veterans with an incredible story. >> reporter: supplies are scarce but an unlikely team

move. >> we're reaching out to get people to cut that red tape and get what they need. >> reporter: they've been called the expendables, u.s. army veterans turned volunteers. chris davison is from north korea, and one from south korea. from iowa -- how big is the need here? >> it's big. >> here on the mountainous west side of the island, people say they see little if any federal response. >> reporter: marie gonzalez has cans and is desperate need of a generator. >> do what you're supposed to do. >> reporter: the mayor who lost his own home and sleeping in a shelter says some aid is trickling in. cut-off communities are relying on this rough and tumble band of good samaritans. a group that has gone viral since posting this video on

supplies are not coming in from san juan. >> reporter: we joined them on a mission to haul food and water to a neighborhood still trapped by a dangerous mudslide three weeks after hurricane maria. >> i would want somebody to help me. >> reporter: after a journey that takes hours. >> the real rambos. >> reporter: they arrive after sunset. why is it so important for you guys, private citizens, to step up. >> because they're americans. just like everybody here. if we were in trouble, we would want help, too. >> reporter: fema says 19,000 civilian and military personnel are working here in puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. the agency is hosting job fairs to hire 1200 puerto ricans for the relief effort. guys, some of the folks we spoke with, say it's just not enough. >> gabe gutierrez in san juan, th

mr. roker is back with another check of the forecast. >> we have showers in the northeast, mid-atlantic states. we're also looking at mountain snows in the pacific northwest. going to be cooler in the northeast, feeling a little more like fall. record highs in the southeast with strong rip currents along the eastern florida coast. your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good thursday morning. it's cloudy out there right now. it will stay like this as we go through the entire day.

a little breezy in from the east. as we go through the afternoon, we're not going to get out of the 60s. it will stay cool, cloudy, areas of drizzle. steady rain has moved away. not much steady rain in the forecast. but for the nats forecast, temperatures will be around 60 degrees. isolated shower chance, which would be very light. tomorrow similar but drying and warmer for the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you very much. coming up, harvey weinstein speaks out on his harassment scandal amid disturbing new allegations. an historic move bit boy scouts, announcing plans to let girls join. why the girl scouts not that happy about it. first this is "today" on nbc. "t.

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7:26 is your time on this thursday, october 12, 2017. >> hope your morning is off to a great start. it's the grand opening of the wharf in south wewest d.c. it's been in the works for years. there's a celebration with fireworks and live music today. and also today, not far from there, the nationals will try to keep their playoff hopes alive. they're facing world series champs chicago cubs in a decisive playoff game win five. gates open at 6:00 p.m. can you get ticketson ne

your metro is not staying open late so we have online ways to get home in the nbc washington app. >> let's check in with zac taylor. what's going on right now? >> southbound washington parkway, units headed to a crash. inbound on douglas bridge, a broken down bus leaking. right lane closed. 66 eastbound and 429 getting into centreville, krach on left side. not great this morning, unfortunately. back to you. your forecast is next.

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i've ever seen. >> reporter: back in action. president obama returning to the campaign trail to help northam in the hotly contested race for governor. the chimpanzees at zoo miami return to their habitat for the first time since it was damaged by hurricane irma. comeback complete. >> gregorius again! >> the yankees overcome a two-game deficit and beat the cleveland indians to move on in the american league playoffs. >> in the air to right center field. >> while the washington nationals beat the cubs to force a decisive game five in the national league division series. today, thursday, october 12th, 2017. >> going to be an interesting end of the week and weekend in baseball. >> why are you acting neutral? >> i love this time of year. i really do. in both leagues. >> there is a yankees hat here. you are not neutral. >> it is because it is raining

women are coming forward with new allegations against harvey weinstein. and this morning, we're hearing from him directly. nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. harvey weinstein says he needs to get help. his comments caught on camera in los angeles come as the la police department confirms to nbc news that they received a disturbance call from the home of weinstein's 22-year-old daughter, remi. and a new report from the "new york times" this morning that his company has been aware of weinstein's alleged inappropriate behavior and confidential settlements with women for at least two years. this morning, harvey weinstein? his own words. >> guys, i'm not doing okay. i'm trying. i've got to get help. >> newly obtained video licensed by nbc news, the ousted power producer speaking on camera for the first time since his sexual abuse scandal began rocking hollywood. weinstein telling photographer

>> you know what, we all make mistakes. second chance, i hope, okay? >> that video surfacing after a call to la police wednesday morning, according to tmz. weinstein's daughter, remi, said her father was suicidal and depressed. when police arrived, she said, it was a family dispute. late wednesday, weinstein told page six, i am profoundly devastated. i've lost my wife and kids, who i love more than anything else. i don't want her or my children to be hurt more than they have. actress and model on instagram, the latest to share allegations, before getting a part in "tulip fever," she took a meeting with weinstein. as soon as we were alone, he began to brag about all the actresses he had slept with, she wrote, and how he had made their careers and spoke about other inappropriate things of a sexual nature. later, she says, he asked

room. accounts of this type of behavior echoed by a growing list of women. like dawn dunning. >> he opens the door, and he was wearing a robe, like it was open, like to the waist. he just cut right to the chase and said, "these are contracts for my next three films. i'll sign them, but i want you to have a threesome with me and my assistant." >> more are expressing outrage several days after the allegations were first reporting. including hillary clinton, who says she'll donate to charity the money weinstein contributed to her political campaigns. >> i was appalled. it was something that was just intolerable in every way. >> social media is holding hollywood accountable, after affleck joined the

condemning him, video surfaced from 2003. the reporter saying he tweaked her breast. he said, i sincerely apologize. >> why stay single? did you get to experience the mogul aspect? in 2014, weinstein said he didn't ask for sexual favors in exchange for roles. >> howard, as you know only too well, it doesn't work that way. the movies are too expensive. the risks are too great. >> despite denying knowledge of whine steen weinstein's alleged misconduct, "new york times" reporting the company knew since 2014 about multiple payoffs to women. the "times" citing an attorney of weinsteins and an e-mail he fired off to members of the company last week, asserting prior knowledge of the settlements. miramax and the weinstein company racked up

they find the conduct described to be against harvey weinstein and repugnanrepugnant. we reached out to harvey weinstein's representatives again on wednesday and got no response. weinstein unequivocally denies any allegations of non-consensual sex. >> thank you very much. important weather forecast this morning. >> we're looking at right now looking at a tale of two countries. in the northwest with jet stream dipping to the west, we have temperatures of 6 to 9 degrees below normal in the northwest. in the eastern two-thirds of the country, cleveland will be 9 degrees above average. charlotte at 8 degrees above average. continues through tomorrow with temperatures getting up to the mid-80s through a good swath of the country. out west it still continues on the cool side. heading into the weekend, new york city, up

st. louis, 88 degrees. while boise will be 13 degrees below average. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> and we're off to a very cloudy start. it will stay like this all day. 66 degrees right now. a little breezy out there, too. but mainly just drizzle. we don't have any rain around right now, but through the day, we still have a chance for a very light shower. nothing heavy. 64, dulles. 68 degrees, quantico. for the nats game later this evening, expect cloudy skies, some drizzle here and there, temperatures around 60 degrees. tomorrow another cool day before we warm up into the weekend. >> get that whether any time you need it. check out our friends on the weather channel on cable. there's an historic change by the boy scouts that's not sitting well with the girl scouts. also ahead, the raging question over the color of these shoes. >> it's so obvious. >> why is it

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not without controversy. kristen dahlgren is here to discuss it with us. >> the boy scout motto is be prepared but leaders may not have been as prepared for how angry the girl scouts are over this move. for others, this is an opportunity they've been waiting for. like all good boy scouts, sydney ireland is friendly, courteous and cheerful. what she is not is a boy. that's been a problem until now. >> it is surreal to me to now have the boy scouts open up their doors to everybody. >> the noonkne unanimous decisi next year, girls will be able to join cub scouts. in 2019, boy scouts. it won't be co-ed. there will be girl only dens and troops with the same programs as the boys. and the same chance to achieve scouting's highest honor, eagle scout. the boy scouts say the move is in response to changing times. >> what we know about families today ihe

amount of time. we've had tremendous demand from our parents that have boys in cub scouting to open up that opportunity for young women. >> the national organization for women has pushed for the move, but the girl scouts says it is about stealing their membership. even suggesting girls might not be safe, pointing to the boy scouts history of sex abuse allegations. >> any parent that let their girl join the boy scouts would be putting them at risk, given the fact they haven't fixed the fire burning in their house right now. >> the boy scouts say their youth protection policies give members the safest and most secure environment possible. responding overnight in a statement that reads, in part, the litigation referenced is related to circumstances that are decades old and are in no way a reflection of the effectiveness of our current youth protection policies and procedures. there have been many controversies in the poi scoboy 100-year

pressure to admit gay scouts, gay scout leaders and transgender boys. the boy scouts annual jamboree became a lightning rod was president trump turned it political. >> as the scout law says, a scout is trustworthy, loyal. we could use some more loyalty. i will tell you that. >> donald trump jr. weighing into the latest fray, tweeting, strange. i thought that's what the girl scouts was for. but for sydney ireland, it is simply about a dream of being able to join her brother as an eagle scout. >> i really wanted to do the same things because they were just -- they're amazing opportunities, and i feel really connected to all of the outdoor skills and life skills that the boy scouts teach us. >> the girl scouts are considering legal action now. they say the charters for the two groups are clear. they may ask congress to step in an

charter. so the scouting battle may just be getting started. >> just to make sure it is not lost in your piece, you make the specific point, these are not co-ed dens. >> no. girls only dens. they will keep them separate but equal. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. time to turn to the orange room and dylan dreyer. >> up next, it is the day's biggest debate, why no one can agree on the color of these shoes. we'll get when you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis,

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>> gray and white. >> what? >> basically what the internet is saying. no one agrees with each other. stuart says, if anyone says anything other than pink and white, they need their eyes checked. julia said, definitely green and gray. how can they be pink? people are presenting proof, supporting the blue/green theory. alicia lightened the photo and brought out the pink. we took the debate to twitter, where all debates should go, and we say, 80% say blue/green and gray. pink and white, only 20%. >> wow. >> let me attempt to settle this once and for all. here is the actual shoe. we think. >> what's that, pink and white? >> that looks pink and white. >> matt has those. >> we've been doing our survey here. olivia happens to be wearing the exact color most of the world thinks this is. when olivia stands next to it, we're back to blue. >> nate, run over there. he's wearing

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7:56 is your time on this thursday, october 12, 2017. good morning to you. we want to get to jack taylor in your first alert traffic for a look at the commute. how are the roads right now? >> it's been a trying morning. of 6 coming eastbound accident activity before 29 and centreville, gone. finally cleared. the gleeb road is closed in arlington between military and shane bridge due to a downed tree. major delays in maryland south baltimore parkway inside the be beltway. one lane had been getting by. back to you. >> we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next. ♪

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good thursday morning. cloudy skies outside. 66 degrees currently. pretty breezy outside. we'll see areas of drizzle throughout the day today. any shower that forms will be on the light side. not looking to be impacting the nats game. otherwise, we go into the weekend and we dry out and warm up. >> thank you. for now, back to the "today" show.

it's 8:0 0 it's 8:00 on "today." come up, out of control. flames showing no signs of slowing down. high winds making a disaster situation even worse. >> we're not going to be out of the woods for a great number of days to come. >> families fleeing their homes as entire towns are forced to evacuate. we're live on the scene. ♪ help me out news pl plus, buckle up. you might have thought your kids were safe but are they strapped in correctly. what you need to know. >> you're good. you're safe. and pink and the piano man? ♪ sing us a song you're the piano man ♪

legend could be teaming up "today," thursday, october 12, 2017. we have the west family with us. >> good morning. >> we have a very important birthday, don't we? >> happy birthday, my grandma. >> we have a first time in new york. what's your name. >> josh. >> welcome to the "today" show. >> thank you. show. >> thank you. ♪ >> mother and daughter, celebrating our birthday on the "today" show. >> all the way from louisiana for his 30th birthday. morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." so glad to have you with us bright and early on a thursday morning. what are you laughing about? >> i love that little boy. >> welcome to the "today" show. >> josh wasn't having much of it, was he? >> cute though. >> it really was. lots to get to. start this half hour with

new evacuations being ordered as northern california braces for a fresh round of destruction from deadly wildfires. nbc's joe fryer is in santa rosa again for us this morning. joe, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the winds are picking up again. heightening the fire danger. the death toll is now at 23 with fire officials saying this region won't be out of the woods for several days. this morning, california remains on high alert as raging wildfires rip through the golden state. >> we've had big fires in the past. this is one of the biggest, most serious. it's not over. >> reporter: the fires have claimed more than 20 lives and authorities are dealing with hundreds of missing person reports. at least 3500 homes and businesses are gone. >> this is a serious, critical, catastrophic event. >> reporter: the fires are being driven by hot and dry diablo winds, making it difficult to contain the flames. >> we have a lot of wind on our incidents, which put fire in numerous directio

country now a wasteland. the fires destroying at least five wineries while nearly a dozen more are damaged. residents of calistoga are among the thousands of californians to evacuate after a mandatory order was issued to the town. in the city of santa rosa, entire neighborhoods destroyed. loved ones picking each other up. families survey the damage. lives here forever changed. >> tries to make you feel that you just can't go on. >> reporter: for bob and jeanine, the dream home they worked so hard to build now reduced to ash. >> we worked on this for years. but now we don't know what we're going to do. >> reporter: the same goes for the lassins, parents of two young children, struggling to understand. >> i wake up and the first thing i do is cry. then we get it together before the kids wake up because how do you explain this to them? >> reporter: forab

worst fears came true. >> oh, my god! our house is gone! >> reporter: a mother holding her kids close, trying to figure out what comes next. >> there's nothing left. all our memories and things are just gone. >> reporter: 8,000 firefighters are on the ground this morning slowly making progress. the tubbs fire, which caused so much devastation in santa rosa, is 10% contained. that is just one of 20 plus wildfires burning throughout the region. >> the weather not helping. thank you very much. i want to go to washington now where president trump is ready to go it alone on health care with an executive order relaxing some regulations. he's also facing a deadline on the iran nuclear deal. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest on both of those subjects. good morning. >> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. president trump will sign that executive order on health care today. it is aimed at easing rules on small businesses and the

they contain. president trump discussed taxes to foreign policy, including iran nuclear deal. the president is expected to de-certify the deal tomorrow, kicking the issue to congress for a 60-day review period. mr. trump calling the deal one of the most incompetently drawn deals i've ever seen. the president also, again, wading into the controversy over nfl players taking a knee during the national anthem to protest what they say is racial injustice. mr. trump insisting, those players should be suspended. meanwhile, the president taking his attacks against the media to a whole new level. saying, network news licenses should be pulled after our nbc news report citing three officials in the room that the president talked about increasing the nuclear arsenal over the summer. in reality, network licenses can't be revoked by the government. the fcc oversees broadcast licenses for individual tv stations, not the networks themselves. matt? >> a lot going on at the white

kristen welker, thank you very much. the girl scouts organization is considering legal action after the boy scouts announced wednesday that they will start admitting girls. the program rolls out next year with girls only units with the entry level cub scouts. older girls can join the following year. it is suggested by the girl scouts it is aimed at steeling their revenue and boosting membership. the boy scouts say it is about giving families more options and opening up the eagle scout to girls. in japan, kids had to wear helmets and masks because of the ash from a volcanic eruption there. the volcano is acting up in the first time in six years, and it has created a plume of ash that rises for a mile. it's falling on four nearby cities and towns. >> don't get a day off of school for that? >> i

we love the videos of service members greeted by family members when they come home. watch what happens when this irish soldier returns from six months in the middle east. [ screaming ] >> wife and daughter hurry to meet the captain, but one person is missing from the group hug. little brother sean. sean is so overcome with emotion, he's frozen in place. he is crying with his head down. but this older man walks over to see if sean is okay. eventually, he brought the whole family together, where they had a big group hug. sometimes you don't know how you're going to react when a moment like that happens. >> oh. >> the hug did come eventually. sweet. >> hoda, thank you very much. we have a lot more to talk about today. including the dangerous mistakes you could be making with your child's car seat. plus, what christina applegate, a breast cancer

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relatives. three, online music services. followed by social media. online radio. satellite radio. >> number one, radio, like terrestrial, fm/am radio. >> you turn it on, oh, my gosh, i haven't heard that song. what new song have you heard lately and where did you hear it? al, what's your new jam? >> i listen to sirius xm. portug portugal.the man and this is it. >> i love it. >> now i can add friends to the list of where i hear new songs from. >> dylan dreyer, what is your jam? >> mine is a re-discovered. i went to the billie joel concert, and i am obsessed with "the entertainer." >> did you love him in concert? >> best concert. i loved it. >> ms. guthrie? >> i get all my new music from the "today" show. we had

and carson talked about this. this is my new "despacito." >> good one. normally, i'm satellite radio. camila cabello the other day, "havana," stuck in my mind. you sing it, savannah. i sing it, havana, and it is catchy. >> i heard tim and faith. they have a whole new album coming out. ed sheeran wrote the song. just listen. it's called "the rest of our lives." it's a beautiful song, and i think a friend told me. al, you tell me a lot of new songs. >> hoda, you tell us a lot of new songs. you sent me "dear kate," which is beautiful. the ones hoda likes, you're like, oh, i can't go on. >> i still love the fact that dylan just discovered a billie joel album from -- >> i knew it. >> paul

the beatles. >> hope you have new music for me in pop start. >> we might. we're talking pink. let's begin with christina applegate. the actress revealed to today.com she recently underwent surgery. she said two weeks ago, i had my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. my cousin passed from ovarian cancer in 2008. i can prevent it. applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008 and had a double mastectomy. since then, she's taken steps to change her lifestyle, incorporating clean eating and encouraging others to do the same. now to pink. the singer/songwriter talked to the la times about her upcoming all b album and made a revelation. she teamed up with bill lie joe. after years of persistence on her part,he

ra -- collaborated with her. pink said, he'll too good for me and i clammed up. he said, pick out the best poem you've ever written and send it to me and i'll make you a song. i got home and all my poems are the worst pieces of trash i've ever seen in my life. more to come on that, hopefully. "breaking bad." remember this scene, walter white threw an entire pizza on to the roof of his house. it was a fan favorite. people are still re-enacting it to this day. the problem? they're doing it at the actual house in albuquerque, new mexico. the homeowners had enough. they're constructing a six-footasix-foot tall, rod-iron fence to prevent flying cheese pizzas on to their roof. >> they should stand on the roof and catch them. dinner served. >> seemed like a good idea when they gave permission to film there. maybe they weren't living there at the time. >> daily click. in case sky

adventurous enough, this group added flare. they covered their suits in l.e.d. lights and jumped out of a plane at night. they joined hands, lighting up the sky, making for an incredible sight. after descending together, they broke apart and each made their way to a safe landing below. >> looks like "tron." >> can you imagine what people on the ground thought? >> oh, i know. war of the worlds. >> yeah. >> wow. >> that's cool. >> that was an old movie, "war of the world." before billie joel the entertainer. >> tell us about the olden times. >> well, it was actually all radio. you sat there, people looked at it, nothing really happened. you heard the thing coming out of the box. it was unbelievable. now we have pictures to show you. let's talk about the winds in california. again, it is going to be a really dangerous day with wind winds in california. gusts up to 30 miles an r,

pushing through the passes, causing big problems through this afternoon into tomorrow and southern california as well. mountain wind gusts of over 45 miles per hour that will continue big, big problems. i tell you, if we could get some rain that's going to be inundating florida out to the west, we'd be in great shape. onshore flow, more scattered showers. thundershowers friday into saturday. potential flooding heading into the weekend. some places picking up 3 to 5 inches of rain through southern florida. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. today we are cloudy, we have drizzle in the forecast. basically through the whole day. and also temperatures in the 60s. we're not really going to warm up at all. temperature right now in the district, 66 degrees. 68 in quantico. 63, leesburg. 64 in clinton. overcast skies on your thursday. 6 a high through the afternoon. a chance of a light shower. looking

later tonight. tomorrow very similar. over the weekend we warm up and cool down next week. and that's your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. now to more of our special rosin reports series. >> this morning an important warning about keeping your children safe in their car seat. today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is here to show you how. >> good morning to you. i want to show you how important this is. take a look at this photo right here. it has gone viral. we showed it to you right here on "today." a mom and her two young children in a car accident. but they escaped without a scratch. the kid's car seat sitting in front of the mangled wreckage because mom installed them correctly and buckled them up right. most are doing it wrong, puing our kids in danger. this morning we're about to show you how to fix this, right now. this mom is making a dangerous mistake. >> i thought i was doing it gh

>> it should actually be attached behind the seat. >> and they have no idea. according to the national highway traffic safety administration, more than half of all car seats are installed incorrectly. and it can be the difference between life and death. take a look at this crash-test video. this car seat is installed wrong. the child slamming into the back of that seat. and here's the thing. with car seats, one little thing can mean everything. so many of us are making the same mistakes. they are common mistakes. today we set up a big car seat checkpoint. you can see the cars here. we have cars lined up, parents who want to find out what they're doing wrong, if anything. we're going to show them and you the right way to do it. in the next two minutes, you're going to know how to keep your kids safe. and it's easy. >> we tighten it and we try to see where we get the best fit. >> on hand to help -- >> this is nice and tight. >>

right away this mom pulls in with her 2-month-old. our expert finds a big problem. the straps are too loose. >> we do what's called the pinch test. if you can grab some of the web, it's much too loose. >> you can easily do here. you're saying these are too low? >> these need to be up around the shoulder. >> move these up. sorry. we'll keep that pacifier and move these up around your shoulders. then tighten this up like this, right? much better. mom watching and reacting. >> you want to take care of your child, make sure they're safe. and that wasn't the case with my car seat. >> but our expert isn't done yet. and you were saying this, these straps addition. >> up to the armpit level. >> up to the armpits. we move those to the shoulder. this is of the armpit. you're good now, you're safe. she doesn't seem thrilled. when we check this mom's car, another biggy. the car seat is too loose. what's the test on this? how do you know when it's too much? >> we call it the inch test. if it's mov

inch side to side or front to back, we know we now have a seat too loose. >> you tighten it up? >> yep. pull straight up. >> so, pull straight up. now it's feeling really tight. >> no inch. >> you can't move it. >> but we find the biggest problems, yes, problems, in this next car. the tether isn't attached. >> this is the strap on the car seat that holds it to the back of the vehicle seat. >> as you found on this one, it's laying off to the side. >> yes. >> what should it be? >> it should go through the head restraint, through here. >> put it through here. >> yep. there's a hook on the back to accept it. >> let me run back there. come with me. you're saying every car has one of these, new are cars? >> yes. >> take a look at this. you see this little hook right here. you hook it in like that and then we're going to tighten this up. very tight now. you can already feel, can you already feel it's much more secure. and that's not all. the car seat is loose and her

around pretty much inside this seat. >> we fix everything right up. >> thank you so much. >> of course. our pleasure. >> life-saving tips to protect your kid. we learned something today. >> absolutely. thank you for helping. >> our pleasure. we're getting it done. baby's safe now. by the way, these car seat spot checks happen across the country. if you're luck y there won't be tv cameras there to embarrass you. if you can't make it to one of them, we have a step by step guide on how to install your child's car seat correctly. i encourage you to go to the website, today.com. >> i always make sure the chest plate is right there. >> it's so easy to screw up. there are so many moving parts on them. >> often when they're crying trying to strap them in, you just want to make sure you get it over with. i think i've been doing it wrong. scary. >> a reminder

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hope your morning is off to a great start. it's 8:26 on this thursday. i'm chris lawrence. a check of your first check traffic with jack tailor. how is it looking? >> we had issues this morning. ddot on the douglas bridge, a bus leaking fuel. they removed the bus and kept the right lane blocked needing to public absorbant on the ro road. authorities remain on scene at glebe road. two left lanes at stricker due to this crash. back to you. >> oh, boy. hope that gets cleared up quickly. thanks, jack. we'll get a check of your forecast when we come back.

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good thursday morning. as we go through the day, it will stay cloudy, cooler, mid-60s. drizzl

shower. we're not looking at anything impacting the nat's game. cloudy, school, around 60 but warming up as we go into the weekend.

we're back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning. it's the 12th day of october, 2017. we had some muggy days here in new york. now it's cooled down a little bit. we have some drizzle in the air. definitely fall like here in new york city. coming up, by the way, do we have a crowd moment today? no? >> we'll do it later. >> hold off on that. late gratification. >> it's worth the wait. >> coming up, we'll talk to actress and comedian isla fisher about the personal inspiration behind her latest character. she's got a great new book of short stories out. >> "marge in charge." speaking of stars we love, andrew garfield is here. we caught up with his co-star on

how he is handling the oscar buzz. plus, one of new york's hottest chefs shares personal recipes from her first cook book. pasta and caesar salad. >> let's do the crowd moment now. i need al roker with me. we have a young man. we have a young man named jackson. where is jackson? jackson. >> hi. >> jackson wants to do the weather with al roker. he wants to be a meteorologist. you can see that he's photoshopped himself? >> very nice, jackson. how old are you? >> 11. >> where from? >> houston. >> you can see the monitor here. we'll put the maps up and you can do the weather. take a look. >> okay. it's 59 in rhode island. >> yes. there you go. very good. >> and 90 in houston. that's w

mountain snow. >> mountain snow and fire threat. >> let's look at tomorrow. then we -- >> low pressure. >> right, right there. >> but october warmth through the plains. what do you see in southern california? >> sunny. sun again. >> more sunshine. you're on the way. and what do i say when i have to go to the local forecast? >> now, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> he's never going to forget that. cloudy skies. as we go through your thursday, expect overcast skies, a little breezy, especially right now. 66 degrees with areas of drizzle. then we go throughout afternoon. the clouds will stick around. temperatures only stay in the 60s right now we're only in about the mid to low 60s. 66 around the afternoon hours with a chance for a light shower today. not impacting the nats game, i don't think, because it would be fairly light. we dry up and clear out this weekend.

weather. back to matt. >> all have you to do is lose your hair and gain 2000 pounds, you're set. >> that was pretty good, al, thank you very much, and jackson. we're here with a la fishil out with a new book series called "marg in charge." can we start backwards? let's say -- i know how you describe marge in the book. if you make marge into a movie, who plays marge? >> i love betty white. she would just bring so much life to her. >> i adore betty white, too, but is she eccentric enough for marge? i picture betty white combined with mrs. doubtfire -- >> and dame edna. >> that's right. >> i see a little of that. >> who inspired this character? >> actually, if my two

child, one tells this fantastical story, the eternal peter pan and my other girlfriend is -- she's just related to the royal family and a total coock. i plagiarized from my own life. >> this is a babysitter you had from your own life? i never had a babysitter like marge. mine were strict. and marge has this great mischief in here, is that fair? >> yes. she helps kids tap into their creativity. kids are given so many rules and they find it funny when adults break them. m marge breaks them a good way. >> she's like a dual personality. it's cool, when the parents come home, marge has done everything the parents wanted her to do, but when the parents are away, the kids have this ball. and there's no evidence of it. >> yes. there's definitely a magical em

and on a smaller family scale. >> you have three kids, is that right? >> yes. >> do you use them as editors, when you're in the middle of writing -- >> yes, yes. >> do you say, read snippets and see how that sounds? >> and sometimes my real editor will give me advice and i think, you're 30 years old. it's not your demographic. i let my kids edit everything. >> having marge in your head for a fairly long period of time, what's it like to release her to the snub. >> you know what, i released -- i already released her in the uk and i got to meet tiny readers who have come to meet me dressed up as marge and i see the connection she's made with her humor with kids. it's charming and wonderful. i'm less nervous to let her free now. she's escaped. >> betty white is the person in your head to play her in a movie. this means you will not be playing her in a movie, but most people know you as an actress. >> yes. >> what's next for you? >> i have a movie called

republic reiner. it's based on a true story. >> you walked in the studio a second ago. i immediately -- it's impossible for me not to immediately think of your husband, who i love dearly, sasha barren cohen. last time i allowed him to handcuff us together. had you been here, would you have screamed no to that? would you have stopped that? >> that's a little window into my life, matt. i probably -- no, he's so funny. i didn't get to see that but i wish i had. >> do you have add any vice next time i interview him? it usually takes me a week to recovery from his interviews. >> i've been with him for 17 years. >> that's why you're laughing all the time. i'm going to let the whole handcuff window into my world comment just go. balls this is a

so nice to see you. >> thank you. >> a pleasure. congratulations. i want to tell you that "marge in charge" is available right now. up next, oscar nominee andrew garfield on tackling a tough and challenging role. this is "today" on nbc.

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we are back now. 8:39 with oscar nominee andrew garfield, who stars in a powerful, new movie. it is called "breathe." >> it is the true story of robin, who contracted polio at 28 years old, leaving him paralyzed and unable to breathe on his own. with help and inspiration from his wife and son, robin went on to inspire millions. >> look who is here. oh, look. there you go. lo

>> hello, jonathan. hello, dear boy. >> okay. already got us. >> just that. >> pass the tissues. >> wow. >> what's amazing, too, so that was jonathan, robin's son, and his wife, diana, who are still with us. jonathan is actually a producer on this film. >> it is jonathan's story. he is our sole producer and the catalyst and the driving force behind this film being made. having his parents' story, you know, make even more ripples in the world than they have previously. they're really remarkable people. >> it is a beautiful story. i would imagine it would have lots of acting challenges, as well, because your character, obviously, contracts polio. there's so much that has to go on right here in the eyes and the expressions, right? >> we, able-bodied people, if we have an impulse to hug each other, we get to don't, i

with someone who, of course, in robin's situation, you know, his body wasn't able to follow those impulses. so the only part of his body that could express itself was his face and his eyes. so he was able to express so much, yet he loved life so much, this man. he loved people. he loved connecting with people. he wasn't not ever going to let paralysis stop him from being as in life as possible. it all went into his face. he became very, very active and not self-conscious at all, in how his face was moving. because he was so longing to let people know how he was feeling all the time. >> i love the title of the movie, "breathe," because it is literal in some sense, because this is about a breathing machine that enabled robin to leave the hospital, something that was unheard of then, but also how he -- that he continued to breathe and live, even in spite of these harrowing circumstances. >> i love that. i love how every breath was a

onwards. he was told he wasn't going to live very long. he ended up living decades and created this incredible life. not only an incredible life for himself but other disabled patients around the world. i love the idea that they were living on the cusp of potential death every day. every breath could have been his last. therefore, it made life so much more miraculous and meaningful. >> we had claire foy on, your co-star, the other day, and i was struck by your chemistry. it seemed you guys had known each other for a long time but you'd just met for the film. >> it is a strange thing. do you ever meet someone and feel like, oh, we've known each other, not in this realm but somewhere else. there is a soul connection that happened immediately. it is rather scary. you kind of don't know what to do with it a little bit, but thankfully, it was useful. it meant that we could, you know, try to encapsulate the incredible, true love that robert and diane that had for

andrew. you're an oscar nominee, and people are talking about oscar for this performance, but a time in high school, you were wondering what to do and weren't sure. it was your mom who said, why don't you take some drama classes? i loved reading that. moms just know, don't they? how did she know that this is going to be your thing? >> yes, you'll have to ask her. she really did and does. mothers do tend to know. yeah, i don't know. i think, you know, it is the m sym symbiotic connection. i was in her womb once. as a teenager, i was depressed and quite sad, didn't understand the meaning of all this insanity we call life. i didn't know where to go. i was experiencing what a lot of teenagers do, right? because i let things go, i let the right

i created space for it. this feels good, story telling. >> we're grateful to your mother, for encouraging. >> she'll be happy to hear. >> you also had a job at starbucks. >> the most romantic time of my life. it was when starbucks wasn't this multi-national corporation but a random coffee house and i felt mysterious. gold is green in north london. it was a good time. >> thank you, andrew. >> "breathe" opens up tomorrow. coming up, recipes for a delicious pasta and salad. yum. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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she is sharing some of her favorite recipes and the ups and downs she's experienced in the food world in a new book, "breakfast, lunch, dinner, life." nice to have you. >> good to be here. >> you are hope for parents who have picky eaters for kids. you were a picky identieater as. >> true story. >> you wouldn't let different foods touch on the plate. >> yes. if you asked my staff, i'm still a little like that sometimes. >> you are? >> yes. >> look what happened to you. >> i know, right? >> what are you making? >> it is sort of taking my jewish roots and my italian soul and blending them together. >> let's start with the ingredient board. this first dish, not a lot there. it is simple. >> very simple. we have spaghetti, ricotta cheese, mascarpone, black pepper. >> we have boiling water here. >> boiling, salted water. >> a lot of salt. that's all right. >> spaghetti.

>> linguine, fettuccine, whatever you want. i like the texture. ricotta cheese, whip it so it'll be smooth and coat the pasta better. then we have cooked spaghetti, cooked very, very al dente. because it is going to cook more when we bake it. >> it'll go in the oven. >> goes right in the bowl. >> as you're doing that, we have our table of testers downstairs. >> so good. >> are they eating it already? >> yes. >> one of my favorite meals and this is even better. >> it's like a pie. >> we've got this. we've got the ricotta. >> what are you going to do, mix it with your hands? >> well, i would if i wasn't on tv, matt. >> you can do it here, matt. i have a towel for you. >> really? >> yeah. >> no, we're not going to mix it with our hands. the marscipone is chilly. it

>> prebutt-buttered? >> baking pan. i would do it with my hands. >> that part takes time. put it in here. how long and at what temperature? >> 20 minutes at 350. 20/30 minutes, depending on how good your oven is. >> how often do i do this? i've already been eating the finished product here. >> what? >> you love it? >> this is delicious. >> love! >> thank you. >> it is. >> this is what it looks like when it is done. it is fantastic. missy, let's do the magic of tv thing and come back and talk about a caesar salad type thing you'll make. you're using a different ingredient in the dressing. >> i use yogurt. i was on a little bit of a diet when i wrote this book and conceived this book. caesar is one of my favorite things, but there's a lot of egg in it and oil. so i took all the flavors of caesar and instead of using eggs and oil, we thicken it with a little yogurt. >>

garlics. >> you can hold the anchovies out. >> you can but it's not fun. we have tabasco. >> is that normal in caesar salad? >> it can be. it's intei interpretive. for a little bit of wine in here. all goes in here. then it blends, right? >> then look what it looks like when it is done. >> then you have this little taste here. >> how does this taste? >> really good. >> delicious. >> so there's no oil or mayonnaise in it? . >> no, just a little yogurt. >> it's really good. >> thank you. parm thickens it also. then we go -- >> watch this. >> that's how i like to eat it. >> that's how i like to eat it, too. >> how did you know that? then it getsre

>> that is delicious. >> thank you. tastes like caesar, right? you wouldn't know there is yogurt in it. >> no, wonderful. missy, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> table for 11 tonight at 8:00? >> done deal. >> cook book is available to deliver right now. go to today.com/food. missy, thanks. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> thanks.

al left a little early. didn't like the weather. just kidding. >> look at this. snoob e a bigger slice? >> hello. >> really good. >> thin man. >> spicy. >> this will be gone as bithe birthdays go. >> let's celebrate the lovely folks on our smucker's jars today. first up, happy 100th birthday to lucy hewitt of maryland. she has seven grandkids, 17 great grandkids and one

vincent is also 100 and a former football player. vincent and his wife are celebrating 70 years of marriage. congratulations and happy birthday all in one. happy 100th to winifred kanzler of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. she loves watching old movies. mary newhouse slaughter is celebrating 102 years. she's from arkansas. practicing yoga, meditation and attends an exercise class. oscar johnson of massachusetts is 100. he worked as a business man, owning his own variety store. last but certainly not least, happy 100th birthday to sophie of south milwaukee, wisconsin. she loves watching her three great grandsons, jj watt, derrick watt and tj watt, who play football on sundays. >> is it true ? >>

true. head to today.com/celebrates and don't forget the photo. >> jj watt did a lot for the victims of the hurricanhurrican. terrific guy. >> let's head over to megyn kelly. >> you sat with isla fisher. she has a secret talent, an amazing secret talent. she's going to head over here and -- >> this isn't the kazoo thing again, is it? >> no kazoo. tune in to find out. al roker will join us, talking about his new book and also whether he believes in ghosts. and medical myths. is it ever, ever okay to use somebody else's toothbrush? >> in a pinch. >> no. >> we'll talk about it. >> i'd put toothpaste on my finger. do you believe in ghosts? >> i do. yeah, i do. i've got freaky stories. like who are we to say it is not possible? >> it's true. al's favorite movie is

that, too. and halloween candy. >> thank you. >> that and much . 8:56 is your time on this thursday, october 12, 2017. good morning to you. we want to check on your commute with jack taylor and your first alert traffic. good morning. >> good morning. good news in the district, douglass bridge, broken down bus is finally

sand, the absorbant cleared. last block at herndon but delay to the greenway. beyond it good headed to the beltway. we'll check your forecast next. stay with us.

good morning. it's going to be a cool one today. overcast sky, some drizzle. chance of a very light shower, mid-60s. for the nats game, temperatures will be 60s throughout the game. don't be surprised if you see a passing light shower. warmer into the weekend. >> thank you. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. have a great day.

this morning on "megyn kelly today. j actress and mom of three isla fisher with her new book about the best babysitter any child could want. and a teenager told his debilitating panic attacks are all in his head. his mother saying something else is to blame. celebrating successful women everywhere. meet a venture capitalist blazing trails and raising millions in male-dominated silicon valley. and true or false? can it be ris cky to share your partner's toothbrush? we'll answer that and more health questions. all that and more right now. hello!