good morning. breaking overnight, face of a killer. the gunman behind that deadly rampage in northern california, identified as 43-year-old kevin neal. his violence spree, leaving four te people dead, others injured. we're on the scene live. roy moore jokes about his sex assault scandal. >> i'm the only one who can unite democrats and republicans. because i seem to be opposed by both. >> but the republican national committee is not laughing, severing financial ties with moore's campaign. on the loose. police desperate to track down an

from a psychiatric hospital in hawaii. video of his cab ride to freedom. before boarding two flights to reach california. how did a man labeled a violent psychopath pull off such an elaborate escape. all that plus -- >> are you donald trump supporters? >> the basketball players arrested in china arrive home overnight. a huge bird slams into a passenger jet. and it's blake. the country superstar named "people's" sexiest man alive. >> what? >> how his reaction is melting even more hearts today, today, wednesday 15th, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza.

welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. matt's on assignment this morning. we have craig in. nice to see you. >> there's a lot of folks out west that are surmising had that school not been on lockdown, that would be a shooting far worst. >> that's our top story. the investigation into another mass shooting. in northern california. a gunman killing at least four people, injuring ten others, before he was killed by police. one of the shooter's multiple targets was an elementary school. steve patterson has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig, salve that. officials recovered a semiautomatic rifle and two handguns all in an incident they're calling a bizarre and murderous rampage. early tuesday morning, a gunman opened fire in several different locations throughout the rancho

tahema reserve. the gunman was identified as kevin neal, to kcra. >> this man was on a killing rampage. he was driving up and down the street, shooting at passersbies and residences. >> reporter: authorities say an earlier dispute between the suspect and a neighbor turned deadly. >> in january of this year, he was arrested and charged with an assault with a deadly weapon on that person. that is a deceased victim. >> reporter: it appears that neal shot a second person at that location, before going on what is described as a random killing spree. a mother and her kids were in this truck on their way to school, when he fired shots, hitting the woman and one of her children. he went to the elementary school, going through the locked gate, before firing dozens of shots into classrooms from outside the building.

was shot in the foot and chest. >> he's tiny. he's in first grade. why would somebody go for the kids? why would somebody go to the school and do that? what kind of person does that? you know? >> reporter: police say a quick decision to put the school on lockdown likely saved many lives. neal returned to the road, crashing into cars, randomly shooting at people and eventually stealing a vehicle. when he was chasing the car and shooting the driver, police rammed the vehicle. 45 minutes after it started, the gunman was dead, shot in a standoff with police. investigators now working to build a better profile of neal, all in an attempt to find some semblance of a motive here. they believe most of the targets including that school, were chosen at random. >> steve patterson, starting us off. thank you. there's a lot to get to this morning, including embattled u.s.

he kochbcontinues to dig in his heels. the republican talked about the scandal at a late-night event. nbc's gabe gutierrez has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. the republican national committee is cutting off the moore campaign. no more field operations and more importantly, no more money. in a bizarre twist, jeff session's name is coming up as a replacement. but the moore campaign is not backing down. overnight, roy moore taking center stage in a packed church in jackson, alabama, as defiant as ever. >> why do you think i'm being harassed by media and by people pushing for allegations in the last 28 days of this election. >> reporter: this morning the senate candidate is facing a new deadli deadline, from fox news host, shawn hean hannity, who now has questions. >> for me, the

you must immediately and fully come up with a satisfactory explanation for your inconsistencies. you must remove any doubt. if you can't do this, judge moore needs to get out of this race. >> reporter: moore flatly denies allegations of inappropriate sexual advances with teenage girls decades ago, in his 30s. >> obviously, i've made a few people mad. i'm the only one that can unite democrats and republicans. because i seem to be opposed by both. >> reporter: now, the senate's top republican is publicly floating the idea of attorney general jeff sessions as a write-in alternative to moore. >> he's totally well known and extremely popular in alabama. >> reporter: sessions says he believes moore's accusers. >> i have no reason to doubt these young women. >> reporter: the rnc pulling its resources from alabama. >> if he cares about the values d

about, he should step aside. >> a lifelong republican. but i can't do it. >> i can't vote for roy moore. >> reporter: his opponent is running this ad, hoping to capitalize. >> we said all along that roy moore was not fit to be a united states senator. >> reporter: he often hung around this local mall. greg used to work there in the early '80s. it was his understanding that moore had been banned from the mall. and he remember speaking about it with a local police officer about it. >> he said, if you see him, let me know. i asked my manager and he said, he had been bothering the girls in the mall. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell says the gop plans to discuss its options further now that the president's overseas trip is over. but moore insists he is not dropping out of this race and he threatens to sue media organization for what he calls

overnight. an apparent coup in zimbabwe may have ended the rule of its controversial president. lucy khavanov has that for us. good morning. >> reporter: a bloodless correction is how they labeled this takeover. after a brutal rule that has lasted over a century, mugabe is under arrest. >> military police and a tank. >> reporter: on the streets of zimbabwe, a bloodless end to an error. armored vehicles rolling towards the capital. the military announcing what amounts to a coup, in all by name, as robert mugabe is president no longer. >> their security is guaranteed. >> reporter: at 93 years old, mugabe has been in power nearly fo

iron fist, since securing independence in 1980. counting on loyal support from the military, until now. >> we knew a day like this one was on its way. it was only a matter of time. >> reporter: during his regime, mugabe plundered the resources. the economy in shambles. the people growing tired of a brutal regime, running out of cash and food. but the controversial leader planned to run in next year's elections, recently firing his right-hand man, the inclufluent vice president, nicknamed the crocodile. that move making way for his wife, known for her spending, to step in. and an american woman now trapped in the african nation. 25-year-old martha o donovan, accused of plotting to overthrow the government. her trial postponed today. her fate, now tied to a nation in chaos.

mugabe a sick man. the new jersey native arrested earlier on charges of subversion. her passport confiscated, facing up to 20 years behind bars. from are unconfirmed media reports this morning suggesting that grace mugabe may have fled the country for namibia. his house is under guard now. the american embassy urging all s.i.d. citizens to shelter in place, as that crisis continues to unfold. >> lucy khavanov, thank you. the hot-button issue of sexual harassment was under the microscope at a hearing on capitol hill tuesday. and it led to bombshell accusations of two sitting members of congress. kasie hunt has more on that. kasie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. sexual assault allegations have rocked the

across the country, hollywood. but on capitol hill, it's still largely been kept quiet because women have been afraid to come forward and tell their stories. that might be starting to change. this morning, a reckening on capitol hill. >> the present system may have been okay in the dark ages. it is not appropriate for the 21st century. >> reporter: a congressional hearing is focused on how sexual harassment is investigated. crossing party lines and reaching the highest levels. >> in fact, there are two members of congress, republican and democrat, right now, who serve, who have been subject to review or not have been subject to review, but have engaged in sexual harassment. >> reporter: barbara comestock, talking about a current member of congress, left unnamed. >> this member asked a staffer to bring materials the over to their residence.

young woman, went there and was greeted by a member in a towel. it was a male, who invited her in. at that point, he decided to expose himself. >> reporter: missouri senator claire mccaskill sharing her own experience as a congressional intern in the '70s. >> back when i was an intern, i had to worry more about how i was being sperceived in terms o my future career. and i was afraid. >> reporter: staffer es found tt 10% had a structure of reporting allegations. but 40% said sexual harassment was a problem. and one in six said they personally experienced harassment or assault. there's hundreds of them that come up every season. and there's no protections if they're harassed. >> they're probably the most vulnerable population. >> reporter: kristen nicholson started circulating a letter, demanding more

days and we got 1,600 staff to sign. >> reporter: an open secret among women on the hill for decades, now on the spotlight, for the country and their male colleagues to see. >>naive. but it's been startling to me there's that many pigs out there. i don't know how else to put it. >> reporter: after yesterday's hearing, house speaker paul ryan says he will mandate sexual harassment training for all members and staff. critics say that's a good start but doesn't go far enough. today an capitol hill, two women lawmakers will introduce a bill that is aimed to make dramatic changes to an outdated system. >> kasie hunt on capitol hill for us. thank you. now, to the three ucla basketball players accused of shoplifting in china. they arrived back in los angeles overnight.

face here at home? miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. all three players are expected to read statements about the incident at a press conference later today. it appears hay they won't be takining questions from the man. but this morning, many are demanding answers. arriving in los angeles, but not answering any questions at l.a.x., liangelo ball, cody riley and jalen hill are expected back at ucla today, after accusations of shoplifting louis vuitton sunglasses in china. the freshmen could have faced up to ten years in prison, where shoplifting is considered culturally dishonorable. aboard air force one, the president confirming he personally spoke to china's president about the matter while in asia. >> what they did was unfortunate. you know, you're talking about very long p

>> reporter: the brother of los angeles lakers rookie lonzo ball, liangelo is the middle child of a family comprised of basketball stars. ♪ >> reporter: with their outspoken weather, lavar. the balls are used to the spotlight. but this embarrassing incident is making waves overseas and here at home. bill walton, who was in china, is a former ucla bruin. >> i am sad, disappointed and embarrassed. this is a very big deal. the noble purpose here as been stained. >> i think a lot of the athletes here are catered to. so, it gives them a sense of entitlement. >> reporter: this morning, the student athletes will be back on campus, learning a lesson overseas, as they face a crush of cameras and tough questions here at home.

disciplinary action the freshmen will face. and while there may be no legal ramifications state-side, the players could be sanctioned by the ncaa, by the coaching staff or by ucla. savannah? >> we'll be watching today. miguel, thank you. let's get a check of the weather. mr. roker has made his way to stop number two on his "lend >> hey, good to see you guys. we're on this island of three strugg land. we're to lend a hand with a very deserving school that but let's show you what is we're talking about a system in as you get up not u.p. of

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if you're headed outside, layer up. temper are above freezing. it's going to stay chilly for we'll recover up to a high near 53 today. 59 tomorrow. most of your thursday will be friday will be coo and dry. more rain likely late in the day on saturday.weather. in case you're wondering what's for lunch, we have free range chicken on the menu. >> good to know, al. thank you so much. coming up, the frantic multistate search for that escaped mental patient. we're live with developments in the manhunt. also, the new device that claims to tell police if you're high behind the wheel. does it work, though? our rossen report team puts it to the test. first, this is "today" onbc.n

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good morning, everybody. welcome back. it's 7:30. it's wednesday morning. smack-dab in the middle of the week. craig is pitching in because matt is on assignment. and hoda. >> good morning, all. >> we have a lot to get to this half hour, starting with the morning's headlines, and that deadly shooting spree in california. >> a gunman opens fire across a northern california community, killing four and injuring several others, including a child, while trying unsuccessfully to break into a local school. police are searching for answers behind what sparked the killing spree. >> he's a bad guy. i'm not going to glorify him in any manner whatsoever. he attacked my school. no more. rnc cuts o

moore, as top republicans urge him to drop out. moore, defiant as ever overnight. >> i made a few people mad. i'm the only one that can unite democrats and republicans because i seem to be opposed by both. jeff sessions hammered on capitol hill for not revealing his contacts with russia during the trump campaign, as the attorney general vehemently defends his previous testimony. >> i will not accept and reject accusations that i have ever lied. stolen. a thief swipes a car while the driver pumps gas. the latest in an chicago area carjacking. and bird strike. a huge bird slams into the front of a miami-bound flight, staying lodged in the nose of the plane, all the way to the gate. today, november 15th, 2017. sometimes you're the windshield. sometimes you're the bug. >> the bird. now, to a

psychiatric hospital if in hawaii. one man says he fits the profile of a serial killer. >> reporter: good morning, guys. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity, walked out of the hawaii state hospital on sunday. he caught a taxi and flew to san jose, california, before authorities in hawaii were alerted he escaped. now, u.s. marshals are trying to figure out where he is now. this morning a manhunt is under way for a psychiatric patient described as extremely dangerous. the man, walking out of a psychiatric hospital outside of honolulu and fleeing to california after being committed for more than 30 years. new video overnight, confirmed a man matching the description was picked up at a park about a mile away from the hospital. >> how are you? >> great.

oh, my god. >> reporter: asking the driver to go to the hospital. on the call, making a call on his cell phone. the taxi driver dropped him at an airport anger. and using an alias, he used cash to get him to hawaii for san jose. multiple law enforcement sources he bought that ticket on travel osty and got through security using the same alias. the 59-year-old was committed in 1981 after being acquitted of the reason by insanity of a murder. the woman selected at random was shot in the face and stabbed. her body was found in her car at a honolulu shopping mall. he was diagnosed as a

neck fe person who had fantasies of killing women. >> he has abilities to commit another murder. >> reporter: authorities say he does have family in california. but it's unknown if he is still there. >> that's a scary story. joe fryer, thank you. let's go down to and we've got a system that's atmosp river of moisture is going to be bringing copious storm in. heavy mountain snows will push then as we make our way into sunday this pushes into the contin causing problems. with heavy snow behind it, in

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secret weapon. you've heard of the breathalyzer. now, we're about to show you the drugalyzer that can sniff out pot on the spot. marijuana is legal in 29 states and washington, d.c. and car accidents are on the rise where drivers are high. in colorado alone, deadly crashes have spiked by a whopping 145%. how does the drugalyzer work and can the cops force you to take it? crash after crash. we've seen the dangers of drunk drivi driving. but now, experts say marijuana and other drugs are causing accidents like this, too. >> in fact, in the united states, the number of people under the influence of alcohol has been eclipsed by those driving under the influence of drugs. >> reporter: police are turning to this new device. the

so small and light weight, cops can use it for you during a traffic stop. it tests for thc, the active ingredient in pot. it can detect if someone has smoked or eaten pot up to six hours earlier. are police departments using it right now? >> they're using it right now. we see it as a national potential. >> reporter: do you think this can save lives? >> i think it has saved lives. >> reporter: it's in use in police departments nationwide. does it work? we're setting up an extreme experiment, inside this home near denver, where marijuana is legal. two volunteers are getting high. and two aren't, they're staying sober. can the drugalyzer tell who is who? brian has been outside. he has no idea who is getting high and who isn't. with our volunte

effects -- >> these are tasty. >> reporter: -- we're ready to go. first up, danielle. you have no idea if danielle is high or sober. >> i'm going to administer the test just like it does in law enforcement. >> reporter: he tells her to swab all around her cheeks. >> the results are in. and cannabis is negative. >> reporter: is that right? >> that's right. >> reporter: next up, dave. >> we're taking saliva from your mouth. >> reporter: and you can detect pat. and not just pat. the results are in. >> a cannabis result that's positive. is it true? >> yes, sir. high as a kite. >> reporter: that's right. dave had been smoking a joint. so far, the

spot-on. now, it's jamie's turn. >> it's negative on cannabis. >> reporter: but the biggest test, karen. she didn't smoke the marijuana. she ate pot candy, instead. will the drugalyzer get it right? >> cannabis-positive. >> reporter: the drugalyzer getting it right in all four of our tests. this accuracy is so important. people's lives will be in the balance. >> we don't want to make a false allegation against people, either. >> reporter: as for the volunteers that got high, we did make sure they didn't drive and got home safely. here's the question, do you have to swab if you are pulled over? in most states, no. you can refuse. but some states are changing that. in michigan, for example, la there's a law on the books right now requiring you to take the test if the officer asks. and the maker of the

says more states are to follow. >> how about that guy? high as a kite. jeff, thank you. we move over to carson. >> high as a kite, savannah. thanks so much. guys, coming up next, apple's nearly unbreakable face i.d.

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so, this new feature on the new iphone x is supposed to be impossible to hack. carson says not so fast. >> one of the features on apple's new iphone x is the face i.d. recognizable technology. that's the ability to unlock your phone just by looking at it. apple said the possibility of a random person to unlock your iphone using the face i.d. is one in a million, as opposed to the touch i.d. on the previous

have found a loophole. take a look at what happens when she hands her phone to her 10-year-old son. >> this is my mom's phone. as you can see, this is locked. and i'm going to unlock this phone, using this handsome face. tada. it's unlocked. >> had to throw the dab on it, too. the two discovered this by accident when ammar grabbed his mom's phone, picking it up and playing with it. and, boom, it opened up. others are going at great lengths to crack the face technology. researchers used a 33d printer o build a mask that was able to fool the face i.d. technology. we reached out to apple for accident. but the apple support page says the possibility for face i.d. is different for twins and siblings that look

under the age of 13 because distinct facial features may not have been developed. while most are okay for family members gaining access, and a 3d mask not being practical, this has raised questions about the face i.d. technology on that new iphone. >> i think i'll sleep all right at night. coming up, blake shelton. >> we called it. >> crowned "people's" sexiest man alive.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, no joke. >> i'm the only one that can unite democrats and republicans because i seem to be opposed by both. >> senate candidate, roy moore, defiant as ever, even after the republican national committee pulls funds from his campaign. and gop leaders openly discuss a potentially high-profile replacement on the ballot. plus, a league of her own. >> shall we? >> wonder woman herself, gal gadot stops by studio 1a to give us an inside look at her new film, "justice league." and blake the bombshell. "people's" sexiest man

none other than our blake shelton. how adam levine feels about sharing that title. today, wednesday, november 15th, 2017. this one wants to wish somebody a happy birthday. >> happy 63rd birthday, dad. >> we have awesome brothers from north carolina. >> good morning, charlotte. >> colleen is here to celebrate two things. it's her birthday and -- >> i want to meet charlie. ♪ >> we are celebrating here. >> 41 years of marriage. >> we have a couple here just married. >> honeymooning in new york city. >> congrats to all on our plaza. we'll get out there and do the honors ourselves in a few minutes. welcome back to "today" on a wednesday morning. matt's on assignment. craig is here. nice to have you. let's get to the news

he faces pressure to drop out of the race offor alabama's open senate seat. gabe gutierrez has more for us. >> reporter: good morning. the republican committee is cutting off money from the campaign. no more field operations and no more money. roy moore told a packed church that he is being harassed by the media. and he joked he can unite democrats and republicans because he's opposed by both. now, senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, is publicly floating the idea of a write-in alternative to moore. attorney general jeff sessions. sessions, for his part, has no reason to doubt moore's accusers. but mcconnell says the gop will further discuss its options now that the president's overseas trip is over. savannah? >> gabe, thank you very much. police in california say a gunman who went on a deadly rampage chose his

random. the attack at rancho tehama lasted 45 minutes. kevin neal killed four people before dieing in a shoot-out. he wounded ten others, including a child shot inside a school. witnesses say neal spent six minutes trying unsuccessfully to get in the building. then, sprayed walls and classrooms with bullets. but teachers had put that school on lockdown. authorities praised their actions as monument of saving the lives of countless children. now, to a florida community on-edge this morning after a fourth deadly shooting in the same tampa neighborhood. the potential work of a serial killer on the loose. nbc's kerry sanders has new information on the investigation. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. most disturbing is tampa plaoli say they are baffled by this one. they don't know who the suspect is and have very few clues. the fourth victim was found yesterday morning, under cover of darkness. this man was walking

ronnie felton. he is now the fourth victim. all four victims here do not appear to have connection to each other. they range in age as young as 20 as as old as 60. white, black, hispanic, male, female. authorities believe the suspected serial killer has an urge to kill and is killing when he sees the opportunity. there is one piece of video, a security video, that the authorities have released. they believe that this is a person of interest. but they're not sure whether this is, indeed, the serial killer. bottom line, this is a community anxious during especially nighttime and early morning hours because that's when all of these killings have taken place. hoda? >> so disturbing. kerry, thank you so much. texas state university has suspended all fraternity and sororities activities after the dd

matthew ellis was found unresponsive when police arrived at an apartment complex on monday morning. police say the pledge attended a fraternity party at an event on sunday night. an official cause of death has not been determined. but authorities say alcohol may have been a factor. it's the latest in a string of similar deaths at colleges across the country. let's see what hoda kotb has for us. "morning boost" time. >> this morning is proof that overprotective parents come in all shapes and sizes and species. this 4-year-old golden retriever named addie just fathered a litter of pups. this is what happened when the owner tried to shake the little pup's paw. he was having none of it. and he offered his own paw as consolation. there's a reason there. the rest of the litter had been given away. so, he was saying i'm hanging on to this little guy right here. look at that. >> that's the sweetest thing ever. >>

>> when you have a newborn. much more ahead, on this wednesday morning. including one of your favorite stories of the day. blake shelton, officially the sexiest man alive. savannah and hoda, surprised the honor didn't come sooner. can't wait to do with that title. we have gal gadot live in studio 1a. let's check out what megyn has coming up. hi, megyn. >> today, we have an exclusive. natasha henstridge, very popular actress, speaking out for the first time on camera, about what she calls a sexual assault by brett ratner. we'll have that at the top of the hour. that, plus a big reveal. al's "lend a hand" surprises for the people of puerto rico. first, these messages. every day, on every street, in every town, across america. small businesses show their love to you. with some friendly advice, a genuine smile and a warm welcome

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we're back. it is time for "trending." is everyone prepared? >> ready. >> blake shelton, more on that. love theater day. and #hiddenundermybed. you know what a side hustle is? >> you got like four. >> an extra gig on the side. >> a side job in addition to your full-time job. according to "a new york post" article, the side hustle is on the rise. 50% of millennials have a side hustle. we all had side hustles back in the day. i thought it would be fun to do a little game. we're going to put up a list of three jobs. one of them we actually did -- and the rest we didn't. we have to guest. craig, we have your list first. >> all right. have you been a bouncer, a

telemarketer or a dog walker? >> which is the side hustle? >> i'm going telemarketer. >> that would be the first. >> i would say bouncer. >> you're right. telemarketer. >> you have a pleasant phone voice. >> hello, mrs. guthrie,melvin. calling on behalf of the troopers administration. >> you remember. >> you would get that far? >> no. >> hoda, what are your three? >> my three were retail associate at spencer gifts. pizza delivery girl. or sports referee. >> not a ref. >> spencer's. >> remember spencer. did you work there? >> i was a referee. a basketball referee. >> no way. >> at fraternity games. i did it when i was in college. it would be a great way, meet guys, get dates. all i did was get screamed at. you're horrible. this is the worst job ever. ib

deejay. did i learn cash with golf lessons? or washing cars? >> i'm going mobile deejay. >> mobile deejay it is. >> what does that mean? >> i bring my music where it needs to go. >> i love that. >> yeah, i do parties. on the side. make a little extra money. >> my three choices, aerobics instruct instructor, court tv researcher. >> is this all of the above? >> i knew you were an aerobics sponsor. >> a beauty issalon reviewer? >> there is no ones more

guest. kathie lee gifford. >> she sings. and she writes books. >> we drink wine. >> new hustling. >> cds. >> this is true. >> hit song. >> i was at the chart house restaurant in dana point, california. you were having a wine testing thing there. kathie lee gifford is everywhere. >> kathie lee gifford is also atop the billboard charts. she has a hit song. >> is it still on there? >> it's still on there. >> it's called -- "he saw jesus" about frank. >> 50 years in the music city, i get the first hit record, but about my husband that's passed on. >> well, congratulations. >> is that it? >> your side hustling looks so much fun. >> when i was a little kid, my sister and i did the children's newspaper. i had a corner store. >> you've been working. >> where

entrepreneurial spirit come from? >> my daddy had three jobs. he was selling life insurance. distributing "the washington post" and he was a jazz saxophonist at night. and my mom sold eggs door-to-door because we needed the money. >> and kathy nitted that sweater. >> i did. but i ran out of thread. >> very nice. thank you. love you. >> there she goes. >> we drink wine. hey. "pop start" today. we begin with "downton abbey." if you want to experience the estate for yourself, you're in luck. ent introducing "downton abbey" the exhibition. you can walk through the set recreations, see official costumes and view thousands of artifacts. the tour kicks off here in new york city november 18th. go to cotoday.com. blake shelton hee

"people's" sexiest man alive. do we approve? >> yes. we did not have inside info, other than blake's hot. >> our inside info was our eyes. >> yes. >> when the magazine asked blake what he thought, he said, y'all must be running out of people. check out how he broke the news to his buddy, adam levine, on "the voice." >> ready? >> yeah, i'm ready. >> just peek. >> read that. that says sexiest man alive. that means i am the sexiest man that's living right now. >> proud of you, buddy. >> not going with this one -- let adam live that down. adam was sexiest man alive 2013. >> once or twice, too. >> other people honored, men of the year, prince harry, idris elba, and joined by jess

>> was the criteria highest amount of uric acid? he said he has gout. >> we left that out of the story. >> he's a regular guy. he th is a guy that will stop and help you fix a tire. >> yeah. you know, it's a very stressful time in the world. you know, there's a lot of stuff going on. and so, when we got -- when it came down to do this silly sexiest man alive thing, we wanted somebody who was going to have a lot of fun with it and embrace it. and mostly, we wanted to see adam levine's face. and we just did. >> what did gwen -- did he talk about gwen stefani? we ask him about it and he brushes it off. >> it was interesting. in the interview with julie jordan and melody, he spoke movingly about their relationship more than he ever has. when they both met, he was really -- both of them,

they were going through a very hard time, coming out of other relationships. and this friendship sort of developed between them opinion and that blossomed into this. and he's now very close with her three boys and he talks about that. >> honestly, if christian bale didn't gain 100 pounds to play dick cheney right now, did he have a chance? >> well, there's a lot of them. there's a lot of them in line to be sexiest man alive. i think christian bale, certainly, has never been it. idris elba has never been it. >> we work with some of the honorable mentions. >> hot off the dress, they call it. willie and lester. >> jimmy fallon, too. >> jimmy fallon is in there. >> did blake mention hoda and me at all? >> he didn't mention you. but he was thinking about it. >> i'm sure. >> he was distracted. must be why. >> exactly. >> excellent choice. >> he's a great guy. we love you. thanks. appreciate it. you can find more

network. the sexiest man alive hits news stands tomorrow. i have a "daly click." made fast friends with the gorilla because of his iphone. he's showing him photos of female gorillas on his phone. next one. a little slide show. show me another one there. keep moving on. >> no. >> apparently he was captivated because this video has been liked and retweeted almost 500,000 times already. there's your fun "daly click" for today. >> tinder for gorillas. >> that's hilarious. we have exciting news around here. big news from hoda. miss haley joy has inspired a little passion project. hoda has written a children's book. it's coming out in march. and you have a big reveal this morning. >> i feel like i put my heart in a book jacket and put

this is called i've loved you since forever. i used to scribble that in my journal. i knew she was out there. it has an illustrator, susie mason. before birds flew over rainbows and monkeys swung on trees, there was you and there was me. it's inspired by haley. but it's for any kid. >> is it written and done? >> it's written and done. it comes out in march. >> can we preorder now? >> you can. you can do it at today.com/shop. >> we can look at it? >> a mock-up. >> okay. >> thank you for looking at it. >> it's beautiful. >> is it for -- >> it's for little kids. and i think the refrain of there was you and there was me is an easy thing for kids to get into. >> and mommies love to read those books, too. >> i'm so xoexcited. thank you, guys. >> congratulations. >> that's a side hustle. >> total side

hi, al. >> hey, guys. we're in front of the martin we're going to be giving nice first, want to bring you your weathe devast island. and you can see we got a little coast. this thing was just brutal. they'r still tryin to recover we're here tloenld a hand today a lot of the schools can't open shelte it's real i didn't remember, that's what's going on around here's what's happ good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist a bright blue sky overhead this mornin

29 in montgomery county. 36 now in prince george's county going to be a nice day to be outsid clouds will gradually day ti upper 40s. tomorr of that rain is should over before the sun more significant rain chance >> things may have been damaged here but there's no lack of spirit. we'll show it to you guys coming up in the next half hour. back to you, savannah. >> thank, al. we're here with wonder woman herself, gal ga dodot. take a look. >> here's the potential perp. >> okay. >> the demons must have caught the scent of another box. they carry people away to find out what they k

>> nine. >> the head of star labs was taken, as well. >> you made it. >> gal, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> now, the hardest part of the interview is over for me because i have correctly pronounced your name. >> yay. success. >> people call me samantha all the time. i don't correct them. do you correct people? >> no. but it's different. savannah and samantha is easier to pronounce. gal. >> it means wave in hebrew. it's a beautiful thing. >> thank you. >> i saw "justice league" this week. i got a sneak preview. was it fun to reprise wonder woman after the entire wonder woman movie under your belt. you have to come in with some swagger with these superheros. >> i finished shooting wonder won.

set. and it was same, same, but different. but i started to shoot "justice league" the day after i wrapped. >> you didn't know how "wonder woman" would be perceived. >> no. i was having an identity crisis. i thought i was wonder woman, by shooting her for so long. >> wait a minute. i think you might actually be wonder woman. as i understand it, you were pregnant when you were shooting "justice league." >> i got pregnant, yeah. i was pregnant for the last three months shooting "justice league." >> how did you do that? >> i have -- well, me and my husband -- >> yes. this is a morning show. >> do you really -- >> no, no, no. fast-forward. it was challenging. but i just did. i wanted to have a second baby for a while. and i knew i could not do it on "wonr

share the stage with other talented, so wonderful, people, who helped me. you know, we all carried this carriage together. it was great. >> i know the character means so much for you. and when you did wonder woman, you wanted her to be a real modern woman, even though she's a fantasy and she's a superhero. >> so, i watch -- we all watch, you know, a lot of movies. and i always get upset in the movies when the strong woman is immediately, you know, she immediately becomes cold and distant and tough. >> not womanly, necessarily. >> exactly. that's not the way it is. you're strong and successful and independent and you're so loveling. it's like loving and lovely. you're loveling, you're wonderful, you're warm and great, right? i wanted to capture

patty and i wanted to capture -- wow, it's early for me. we wanted to capture this. you can have a strong woman, who is strong in her default. but she is also full of compassion and she loves everyone and cares for them. that's something that was important for me. >> i wanted to ask you, there was a report in the press. we should clear it up. it said that you said that you didn't want to work with brett ratner on the next "wonder woman" and you weren't going to do it if he was part of it. is that true? >> so, at the end of the day, a lot has been written about my views and the way i feel. and everyone knows the way i feel because i'm not hiding anything. but the truth is, you know, there's so many people involved in making this movie. it's not just me. d

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can we get applause for that, amen? >> we'll take the cold weather. >> danielle morgan has been high-stepping for several years now. what's new this year? >> we have completely reimagined the show. we have a huge technological aspect we're excited about. we've done an overhaul where the entire ceiling, all of the arches of radio city have amazing digital projections. if you're in the front row or the last row, you're immersed in christmas. we're so excited. >> this is your 12th year, right? >> 12 years, yes. >> what's the best part of being a rockette? >> that's a really hard question. i have to say i get the opportunity to perform for 6,000 people day in and day out. and i also have this amazing opportunity to be on the "today" show with you guys. >> yes. >> it's really something special. >> is this one of those things that all of you have dreamed about since you were little girls? >> absolutely. i'm from new jersey.

christmas spectacular. and i had a dance teacher, miss mary, who was a rockette. to follow in miss mary's footsteps is something special. >> megyn kelly thinks she can high-kick higher than all of you. >> there is no jiggling. just muscle. blood, muscle and bone. >> awesome dancers and athletes. thank you so much. you can catch the christmas special, now, through january 1st. get your coats, ladies. there's a lot of people that wish they were up here. i have a dancer, part of my special crowd moment. where is tori? tori is celebrating her 15th birthday. she's a dancer, you guys. is this the first time we've seen the rockettes in person? >> yeah. >> where are you from, honey? >> d.c. >> i think we can do better than watching from right here, which

gift for you. what do you have for them? >> happy 15th birthday, tori. >> we wanted to invite you to come to our radio city spectacular tonight to come celebrate your 15th birthday with your mom. >> how does that sound? >> thank you so much. >> that's amazing. thank you. >> ladies, thank you. y'all make dreams come true. >> awesome. happy birthday, sweetie. thank you so much. all right. what else is coming up, craig? >> before all of the guests descend on your house? do you have projects to tackle? we're going to make the work easier with some of the newest and hottest gadgets and tools on the market. >> the longest tease as the rockettes are freezing. what's coming up today? >> we have an exclusive with natasha henstridge, who is speaking out against director brett ratner. this is a big one. g

it's kind of interesting. it's87 degrees with 70% let's see what's happening back what's going on is your weather big, big storm moving into the warm dry through the southw seaboa tomorr we expect that wet northe with heavy rain into we're looking at above average plains sunshi through the gulf. that's what's goin on around

>> good morning. plenty of sun still for us. back. 40 degrees right now in washin some neighborhoods are still in look at gaithersburg 29. freder 28. still freezing dulles, 32 we'redry. west. that w approach the area mornin cooler friday. rain comes satur >> don't forget, get your weather anytime you need it. check out our friends at the weather channel on cable. guys, coming up, in the next several minutes, we have our big reveal. "lend a hand today" from puerto rico. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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it's been nearly two months since hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico, as a nearly category 4 storm. at least 50 dead. they expect the death toll to go higher. billions in damage, water in short supply, electrical systems still down. and for the youngest citizens, schools still inoperable. for some of the greatest need, these kids, they want nothing more than to be back in school. months after hurricane maria ripped through puerto rico, as a category 4 hurricane, the u.s. territory is still crying out for help. with the majority of the island still without power, millions of puerto ricans are desperate for a sense of normalcy. >> we feel helpless. we are trying to do as much as we can. >> reporter: were few many of puerto rico's 345,000 students, normal life still seems far off.

of the 1,100 public schools on the island, at least 70 were too damaged to reopen. 190, serving as community centers and 100 have been acting as shelters for families who lost their homes. by late october, signs of progress. >> hola. >> reporter: as some schools in the capital begin opening their doors. but many remain closed. at this school, teachers continue to gather every day. some driving over an hour to prepare lessons. even though, they have no official start date. >> the main thing in the school is the students. and we don't have any students to teach. >> reporter: a school without students. and in many cases, students without a home. >> they are traumatized. most of the students lost everything. >> the whole room is gone. >> reporter: antoa

principal hoped to reopen his school. but like many, was forced to relocate his students. the move to martin garcia justi is a positive development. but he still worries. even before the storm, many of his students living below the poverty line. >> many of them, we come to the school, we don't have nothing to eat. we are here for the student. they are the listen for us to be here. >> and so, with our partners belfor, wohl mart, staples and d duracell, we packed up a plane and came to puerto rico. we're going to load up this plane with supplies for e

what's your message for them? >> you have not been forgotten. and when we leave, we're not forgetting you because i know we will be back. >> we are now outside of the martin garcia justi school. a few hundred of their students. first, all of, miguel luna, you met him during our story of the neighboring school next door. it has to be mixed emotions. your kids are now in this school. but your heart is still with them. >> yeah. i'm feeling so happy to have all my students back over here. you see, they are all so happy. we're looking for the better future. >> absolutely. edwin toro, the principal here, you have some new students with you. just making your community that much bigger. >> that's true. we're very happy to have them here. we're honored to have them. and we made accommodations and we're all one, big, happy family now. >> it's tough right now, isn't it? >> at times,

with the hurricane. but we made the best of it. and we've got back in shape. and we've opened our doors for students to come back into our school. >> julia keller, you're the secretary of education here in puerto rico. what's the biggest need? >> electricity would help. but the spirit compensates for anything that might be lacking. >> for some of the things that are lacking, we have a good friend here. mr. sheldon yellon. you have something special. >> we at belfor have been in touch with al. and we heard about the spirit and the kids. as you know, on the island working. and we told you we are committed the puerto rico and the school system. so, we have a little gift here for you. we have a check for $100,000. >> wow. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. >> i want

here and we're not leaving until we've got you well on your way. >> and to help -- thank you so much, sheldon. that is terrific. come over here. we have this big, old truck. right now we want to open this truck up. and we have 35,000 pounds of great supplies from our friends at belfor, duracell, walmart and staples. come on. let's load 'em up. thank you, sheldon. there you go. we will be distributing all this, coming up, for all these kids to make sure they get the school supplies they need to get started. guys, we'll be back to you. we'll be back in a little bit to show you how it's going. back to you. >> that's awesome, al. >> school supplies. >> good to see kids smiling.

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you take the old one off. these two little prongs will make a connection to the box. when you actually cover that up right there. >> it automatically tushes on. it has a photo eye. what do you do with an old lamp? >> throw it out. >> keep it because your wife loves it. buy this device right here. and now, you have control of your lamp right there. you can turn it on and off with your smartphone. there's the button right there. >> and a remote. >> and voice control. siri and alexa, you can talk to it and say, come on. >> this may be my favorite. >> wi-fi cameras are all the rage. you mount them outside of your house. and you can see who is coming and going. the problem with most of them is they have to be hard wired because you need power. this one,

and it plugs into a minisolar panel. you're just done. you can control this from afar. >> all you need is wi-fi. >> you have two-way talk. you can talk back and forth to the person you see. it has an alarm and the spotlight. >> i can say, kevin, what are you doing here? >> i'm dropping off your laundry, sir. >> this is the splurge. >> look at this. a ride-on mower. has a 38-inch deck. with most ride-on mowers, gas, mile, emissions. not this one right here. battery-powered. >> who makes this? >> ryobi, they sell it at home depot. 2,500 bucks. >> 2,500. you be careful. >> look at that. that's what we got for you. >> you can barely hear that thing move, until you back it up. >> perfect for the studio. >> kevin o'connor. thank you so much. we're back with much more on a wednesday morning. but first, this is "today" on nb

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♪ al is doing all kinds of work down there. he's in puerto rico with a stop on his "lend a hand today" trip, where he is knee-deep in pa backpacks. a lot of smiling kids. hey, al. >> hey, guys. that's right. we want to thank our friends at belfor, walmart, staples, d duracell, as well. a terrific group of folks. we're leaving here to go to the virgin islands to deliver medical equipment, thanks to mike bloomberg. and then, to key west, to continue to lend a hand. thanks so much to all of our staff here that got this together. just a tremendous effort on a lot of folks' pa

good down there. >> so good to watch al making all these stops with these people who need it desperately. >> al, thank you. the lend a hand truck rolls on. "megyn kelly today" is up next, wednes november 15th, 2017. good we to get right to melissa what's happening? >> good morning. so still the breaking news in so westbound eastern avenue, the ramp to northbound d.c. 295,

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this morning on "megyn kelly today," speaking out. actress natasha henstridge is here live, on camera for the first time, with what she says movie director brett ratner did to her. and then, almost gone. a teenager finds a secret friend and then finds herself in grave danger. and then, actor dermot mulroney is here. and he has a new film that will fill you with holiday spirit. all that on "megyn kelly today," right now. [ applause ] hi. hi. hi. good morning. [ applause ] hey, everybody. hi, there. hi. welcome to the show, everybody. i'm megyn kelly. so happy to see