supremeshowdown. ama drac twist in brett kavanaugh's supreme c nomination. a planned vote postponed. accusingee and woman him of sexual assault both t called testify on capitol hill with lawmakers already choosing sides. >> she deserves to be heard, and she will. i tnk this womans mixed up. >> we are live with the very latest. > not letting go. >> oh! >> the remnants of florence spawningdo deadly tors in virginia. the storm now set to dump heavy rains on the northeast today while in north carolina floodwaters stillrising, leading to new evacuations and new rescues over achievement.

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>> the hollywood ending that no e saw coming. today is tuesday, september . >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with sannah guthrie live from studi in rockefelle good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. look at userittinge at the desk. from l.a. to n we had a great time at the emmys. what a night for hollywood. so mh fun. and lots of talk. >> yeah, we had a lot of fun on the gold carpet. we will bring that to you in a little bit. >> all righ firs to our top story. a vote on brett kavanaugh's sueme court nomination put on hold so lawmakers a the public can hear from him and his sexual assault accuser. starting with nbc's kristen

welker at the white house. >> reporte it is a high stakes he said/she said with brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him o sexual assault expected to tell their version of events during a public hearing next monday. a white house official tells me kavanaugh is chomping at the bit to clear his name. here on capitol hill a frenzies effort by republicans to his confirmation. this morning judge brett kavanaugh and christine blasey ford, the woman accusing him of sexual assault three decades ago, are preparing for a dramatic public owdown with both set to testify before the senate judiciary committee next monday. >> i may conclude afterwards that, you know, that he should go on and fill that i may not. a lot will depend on the hearing. ot >> with the ve on his nomination delayed, kavanaugh in damage controlode spending nine hours at the white house monday calling lawmakers personally. mr. trump defending his embattled nominee. >> judge kavanaugh is one of the

finest people that i have ever known. he an outstanding intellect, outstanding judge, respected by everybody. never had even a little blemish. >> repor 51-year-old christine blaseyd tellsthe washington p kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party in the early 0s when both were in high school. ford says kavanaugh, then age 17, was stumbling drunk at a maryland house party alleging pinning her to a bed androping her while another teenage boy watched. kavanaugh denies the allegation, saying he was never at the party in question and insisting in a statement this is ay complet false allegation. i have never done anything like what the accuser describes to her or anyone. ford's lawyer appear "today.." >> does she consider this an atteted rape? >> she does. she clearly considersat this an mpted saying they are

capithill, mounting ient sta. fallout. senator hatch says k him he wa party. >> this woman is mixed up. >> reporter: other top republicans demanding more inrmation. ifudge kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying. >> next week's hearinger isin to channel memories of another maid fo drama 27 years ago featuring then supreme court nominee claire mccaskill and anita hill. the law professor who accused omas of sexualt allegations he denies. mr. trump dismissed a question about whetheris nominee should withdraw. >> nuetion? what a ridiculous question that is. >> anotherssue kicking around the white house. president trump or declassification of certain documents. this is a hugely unusual move.

here's what we know so far. president trump h ordered the release of 21 pages of the secrca appon to the foreign intelligenc surveillance court to investigate carter page. r is also directing the justice department toease all text messages about the russia investigatn sent by former fbi director james comey, deputy director andrew mccabe and others, including those two fbi officials who sent text messages back and forth that disparage mr. trump. some house republir this. they say it will though the russia invesy motivated from th start. many in law enforcement and democrats say this move is aimed solely at underutting the mueller investigation. thanks. let's turn to chuck todd. g moment in washington. chuck, good morning. >> good morning. tell us what y you this nomination. is this thing in trouble? >> i definitely thinkt's in trouble. i think nothing would surprise me, including him by the end.

week, if judge kavanaugh decides he doesn't want to go through it isn't worth it, it wouldn't surprise me if he chose to withdraw and back down.n it depends what we learn this week. is there anybody else from their hit come out and seem to back one story or the other? is there other conversation, not necessaryti alles, but evidence that help back one story or the other? i think a lot wnl depend that this week. but i think if any little thi d ring happens.he h if the hearing happens, boy, i th be something that is fraught for peril for both political my next question. e specter of a publichearing. we have seen this before. canita hill,rence thomas, who could forget, a generation ago.

what a high-wire act for both partie this is actually an elec year. i remember that. i was here in washington for that. and that wasn't an election the beginning of a pr campaign and it seemed to divide not just this town, but this cou. this one, because we are so close to an election,ecause of the donald trump era. this one feels like ainrbox. it feels like four sticks of dynamite wrapped in radio oooactive material. it seems it could erupt a culture war that defines the rest of the midterm election, the next six weeks in a way that could totally scramble what the outcomes could be. >> nobody knows wou land. chuck, thank you very ch we will keep talking you to. > breaking overnight, the rising death toll and devastatio florence. tornados in erful hurricane virginia amid new flood concerns

in north carolina and today what's left s of therm will dump heavy rain on the ilrtheast. we w get to dylan's forecast in a minute. first, gabe gutierrez is in fayetteville, north carolina. hey, gabe, good morning. >> repor ngda, good mor rivers are rising throughout north carolina. florencethis rain from rushing downstream. the death toll from the storm is now up to 31 across several ates. overnight tornado watches across virginia. >> oh! >> reporter: after powerful twisters left debris over an 18-mile stretc richmond to chesterfield, downed trees, flooded cars. one person died at this flooring business. >> we have nowords. they are our neighbors. you know, to have thelose somebody so close to hem is the tornados remnanfl of hurricaneorence, still packing a punch days after landfall. >> it's just been crazy. >> reporte in north carolina, rivers are rising after days of rain.ti huge swaths of the state are

underwater. s cut off. >> catastrophic flooding a clai lives and property. >> repor boat erator from floridaound a pregnant bottwoman and y clingi. e small townf lumberton was ravaged by hurricane matthew two s ago. now it's devastated again. we were there as the cst guard evacuated lindsey smith and her two young boys. >> water is rushing into south side a west lumberton. >> rep so it's not over? ed no. >> reporter: hun of thousands are still without power. we woke up this morning the water was right there on us. it was coming there. >> r amid the heartbreak signs of hope as rescuers find those who could not evacuate. >> good boy! there you go. >> reporter: dry land never felt so here in fayetteville, the cape

xpar river isted to crest at almost 62 feet today. that would be a record. some rivers are expected totay above flood stage until saturday. hoda andsavannah. >> gabe, thank you. let's go to dylan who is in for al. where is the storm heade next. good morning. good morning, gu. and the storm is heading into the northeast and that's why we watches and o warnings in effect all across new england and stretching into easter through maryland and into virginia, too. keep in mind the thunderstorms and t heavier downpours we see are all still tropical in nature because it's the remnants of florence. so these could produce about half-inch to an inch of rainfall in a short period of time. looking across the northeast, all those yellows and oranges and reds is the real heavy rain we are seeing through southern vermont and new hampshire, albany and moving into eastern pennsylvan t. even thoug rain has ended in north and south carolina, there are still 11 rivers in major floodtage.

that's why see these overflow their banks. the little r manchester, north carolina, above record high flood stage. it stays above flood level into the start of th weekend. the cape fear river, as gabe mentioned, is clos 62 feet. it will stay above flood stage until about saturday whe finally it will go below its banks. in the northeast we are looking at perhaps to three inches of rain in areas. that could lead to some flash floodi, but the river concern and that flooding in north carolina will remain an issue all week. guys. >> thaou. and look who from north carolina. hey, craig. welcome back. good to be back. >> you have more news? >> yes, our friends in north carolina are going to be recovering for some me. our thoughts and prayers with them this morning. also talks undway for the third time this year between the leaders of north and south rea. kim jong-un embracing moon jae-in after he arrived in pyongyang this morning. thsands of koreans waing unification flags. moon saiil hel push for

denuclearization and irreversible permane peace. kimte repory told moon today that his summit with president trump in june, quote, stabilized the political situation in the region. >> all right. turning to tv's biggest tght. we werere. the 70th annual primetime emmy . awar it was an evening chock full of surprises. na yes. this year's show they had it from the snazzy musical numbers to the funny sketches, not to mention one huge on stage surprise. de the highlight of the night. and a lot of fan favoritesho taking home coveted awards. > " achievement for hbo's "game of thrones" winning the night's tot award, oanding drama series. petpe f changing my life. >> rep it was a highly

competitive year with no runaway winners. hbo and netflix tied with 23 emmys each. claire foy won lead actress in a crown." matthew rhys andill haider snagged b actor nods. and t"the marvelo >> it's about a woman who is finding her voice anew, a something that's happening all over the countryowight n. one of the most imptant ways we can find and use our voices is tvote. >> reporter: michael che and colin jost kicked off the show ith jabs at the emmys themselves we want to say hello to the thousands of you here i the audience and hundreds watching at home. >> reporter: preseers also ked fun at the diversity in this year's nominees. >> diversity is not a pblem in hollywood anymore? >> nope, we solved it.

>> reporter: on display in the winner's ccl regina king and tandy newton and rupaul with you can't love yourself, ho th love somebody else? >> reporter: lbgtq rights wer the spotlight. >> one out of every four lbgtq people in this country will be the victim of a hate cme. we dedicate this award to them. >> reporo actorsike henry winkler who won his first emmy for "barry." >> i wrote t3 sars ago. if you stay at the table long enough the chips come toto you. ght i got to clear the table. >> r betty white received a tribute when alec baldwin leaned in for a kiss, e didn't miss beat. >> you think i'm going to miss a chance when i get

>> reporter: many actors brought loved ones as good luck charms. >> i'm geeking out harder than she is. >>eporter: you must be so proud? >> this is my favorite awards show. >> repor and the most talked about moment of the night involved a couple. inis middle of his speech glenn weiss surprising his partner with a proposal. >> you wonder why i don't call youir mylfriend? because i want to call you my wife. will you marry me? [ cheers and appla] >> reporter: now that's an emmy nod they w >> the sweetest moment. that was the ring that he said was his mother's. she passed away two weeks before and said his soon to b wifes his ray of sunshine. so beauti wl. if thee an emmy for that moment at the emmys, that would have to be it.

so fun. >> that was awesome. >> was it an all-nighter for you, natalie? >> not so much. i got a couple hours of sleep. how about you guys? look at you. all ofomou, beautifulg up, we w inside our time on the gold e will walk us through the fashion highlights of the night. first, the rest of dylan's forecast yes, we will see rain the upper midwest and through parts of the dakotas als minl a and wisconsin. record high temperatures are possible through the southwest, through t south, down through texas, down into new orleans. hot and humid, temperatures feeling like00 they are around

good morning.y mostly clokies over washington this morning and an 80% chance you are going to get repaated on again l today as this area of rain showers in western maryland and parts of west virginia now is moving into the shenandoah valley in short order and should be arriving here by about lunchtime today. already some raindrops near manassas and fairfax this morning. those are going to be impacting your morning commute. your ten-day forecast. we might be sunny and dry tomorrow. >> that's your latest forecast. comg up, here is a wrd one. new details on that alleged mark burnett.le between tom

what they are staying and the police investigation. an important new rossen reports. after thosec tra gas explosions in massachusetts, who to do if you smell gasn your home. first, day" on nbc.

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ford, the woman accusing him of sexual assault, are both set to testify before the senate judiciary committee next tuesday. ford says kavanaugh sexually assaulted her atarty in the early '80s when they were in high school. kavanaugh strongly denies the allegation. mond donald p defending his embattled nominee. >> judge kavanaugh is one of the finest peohat i have ever known. he's an outstanng intellect, outstanding judge, respected by everybody. never hadven a little blemish his record >> kavanaugh spent about nine hours at the white house monday calling key senators personally. officials the say he is eager to testify. tornados ripped through parts of virginia on leaving behind a >> oh! >> cell phone video captured a twister in richmond sheering the roof off a business sdeding is flying through the air.

at least o person died in chesterfield, virginia, where debris from a warehouse was strewn through a neighborhood.> than they couldandle minke whald ashore. when they wenthe to drop it in t str sized container it roll pavement. they had to bring in a bigger dumpster later. the carcass will be tested to determine how to died. all right. new details of an ugly incident ead of last night's emmys. police are looking into an apparent scuffle between tom arnold and mark rnett, the creator of the apprentice. >> good morning. for month tom arnold has been bashing mark burnett on twitter acsing him of protecting

pr refusing to release unflattering tapes from the apprentice. that boiled over from online in. this morning the lostmngeles polient is investigating a scuffle between actor tom arnold and mark burnett, the producer of the apprentic puryou're f mark burn burnett choked him. nd it was a out full on, you know, not just a choke, but trying to choke me out >> repor iappened sunday night at a pre-emmys party in los angeles after months of arnold taunting burnett online to release tapes from the apprentice. burn didn't respond to our request for mmcoent, but his wife roma downey tweeted this photo alleging arnold bheised hand when she says he i want them arrested. i want his wife arrested for

lying. didn't think she would do a fake bruise. hanigan tweeted she witness the confrontation, thought it was a joke unt security jumped in, adding the host of "survivor" tried to break it up. the conflict en made i way to the emmy stage overnight. james corden joking, even 96-year-old betty white got involved. >> last night she broke up a fight between tom arnold and mark burnett. >> repor still the timing of the tussle raising some noeyebrows. ar n show, the hunt for the trum debuts t oay. ain vice, it follows nold's attempt to find tapes from the apprentice that he claims showsr. trump expressing bigoted views years ago. last month president trump tweeted thaturtt told him there are no tapes that show him saying the "n" word. two menpparently at odds over a tape that may or may not exis

>> miguel, what's next for the investigation? >> we are told tom arnold filed a police report. they will present their findings to the l.a. district county's office f of attorneyor possibl >> thank you. let's get another check of e wea from dylan who is in for al this morning. >> good morning. we have record heat possibleda we have an area of high pressure and a huge ridge in the jet stream that's going to create widespread warmth. in dver today the record is 93. that was set back in 1895. we are looking to tie that record. wichita 93, little rock 93 degrees. on wednesday the heat continues toil kansas city 91, iocolumbus, 82 d, nashville 90s, jackn in the 90s. humidity high as well. that will feel like up around

100 degrees. in the n should get to 80 on friday andhr 70sgh saturday. lexington in the 80s, eventually cooli weekend.we ould see heavy rain through southern minnesota and through wisconsin where heavier downpours are possible. re is a peek out your window. good morning. we have another high chance fory rain t the rain could be locally heavy at times as well as all of this remnant moisture from what was at one time florence comes through. very tropical feel to the air mass outside this morning. temperur in the mid-70s. first little patch of rain wi i next cple of minutes. flash floods until 6:00 this evening. and again temperatures mid-70s now. we will stay in the upper 70s to around 80 today. the warm air and the sunshine that dylan was talking about arrives here tomorrow. >> that's your latest forecast. >> all right. thank you ve much. > s ahead th their world's f space tourist revealed. il hr from the billionaire heading to the moon and back with helpmu from elon

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around the same time. federal investitors s there was too much pressure in a gas line. but make no mistake. individual homes explode almost every day from natural gas leaks. more than 300 incidents eve year. but there are things you must do the moment you smell that gas, that rotten egg smell. we have you covered with new tips to ptect your home and >> we have a house just days agc in theut suburbs oside boston. explosions gas line and fires tearing through three different towns. as many as 80 homes burned or damaged. this home leveled. another burning without any sign of help on the way. >> it's unbelievable. somethin s like thisuld have never happened. >> repor many hurt, and this 18-year-old killedhen a chimney from one of the homes land natural gas explosions causing

aschaos. just l month a ruptured gas line causing a blast at a georgia coffee shop.co the roof llapsing and it's happeng from oregon to new jersey, blowing houses and buildings to bits, sending peoplun rning for thr lives. so what do you do if you smell gas o hear that hiss inside your home? there are do's and don'ts if that happens. by theway, they are not obvious at all. let's walk you through this. this ishieputy paul cathown. first thing i should do if i smellas? >> walk over to the stop to see if a knob was accidentally left on. repor you can breeze by and not realize it and then natural gas is spewing out?te >> absoluly. >> repor if i confirm that all the knobs are off, evergood, my inclination is to walk through

the house to find that's what . i wouldn't even use the light switch. that little spark can cause a natural gas explosion. >> rep that little thing, like ringing the doorbell, turning on a light switch? boom? >> yes you should ventilate the home. open the windows. >> reporte let the air in like this? >> let the air in. open the door. exit your home and do open. >> reporter: that's leave the door open as you leave. you were telling me something fascinating about escape from the house. don't use your car? >> starting your car a causes spark. >> r what should y do? >> follow me. we are going to a distance home. om the >> reporter: which is what? >> 350 feet is ideal. >> reporte make sure no cars are coming. cross the street. if that blows, you don't want debris hitting you? >> absolutely. at that t timeake out your cell phone and ca >> reporr: another tip. most gas leaks are caused by older appliances that use gas.

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we're back. 7:49. elon musk grabbing the world's attention this morning by introducing us to the spacex first paying passenger on a trip around the moon. we wondered who this would be. he is a japanese billionaire who plans to invite some friends alongor the ride. nbc's tom costello has the story. who is this>> guy? 42 years old, yusaku maezawa, and he has made a significant chwn payment, though they are not saying how money he is payil be riding on a rocket called t bfr. the big falcon rocket or eatever you'd l the f to stand for. and they are aiming for a launch date in 2023. >> thank you. thank you, everyone. >> repe who signed up to be

the first paying passenger on .lon musk's spac >> i go to the moon! >> reporter: yusaku maezawa is a japanese musician, entrepreneur, and art collector. ever since i was a kid have lovedheoon. s his ls my imagination. mission utes the world and mehow inspires globa peace. he is helping to underwrite the cost of elon musk's entire lunar mission. >> we are honored he would choose us. this is not us choosing him. >> reporter: but he isn't going alone. he will invite six to eight artists to join them. when they return, they will be asked to make their own go to space, see the moon up close, and the earth in full and create works that reflect>> thesion of

the falcon hvy rocket that lifted off on a test mission f astronaut ridg a cherry red tesla. >> it's one small step for man. >> reporter: only 24 humans have ever orbited or landed on the moon. all of them ul. americans. the last mission was in 1972. now nasa is planning a return mission, but musk is determined to get there firstith a test flight, then paying passengers on a 500,000 mile rp lunar mission. it's always there and has stnd to inspire humanity. that is why i cou not pass up this opportunity to see the moon up close. >> reporter: but the nger, warnmusk, is very real. >> there are some chances that somethingonould go we will do everything we can to minimize that. it's the first flight on a new technology and we are

talkinut deep space, you have to be a brave person to do that. he says this is a dangerous mission. now, musk says he is not sure when he, himself, might climb into a rocket for a trip to the moon. he wants spacex to eventually land on the moon and build a lunar base and then go to mars one day, but t be many, many years away. guys, you have time. you could become myusaku maeza ace bfr. >> i have annt appnt that day. insider evening with the the emmy's gold carpet. > you heard the buzz about the new iphones. we have our hands on some of those phones. . closer look right after other wireless carriers considered the tech too expensive. but we saw it as the birth of reliability and the backbone for a company we know as verizon.da

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break. >> 7:56 os your time this tuesday, september 18, 2018. good morning. a, been a tough morning for commuters? >> especially on 66. eastbound after 123 fatal crash investigation from earlier this two lanes getting you can take the toll road, take 50. those are better than 66. tat they areing to slow down as well. you see the radar showing you where it's raining arod town. innerloop and outloop looking sl 7al.

some good news. the end of the rain is less than 12 hours away for most of us, but that being y said taker umbrella with you. a little patch of heavy rain throug fairfax headed towards arlington, montgomery, and noe next little bit. flash flood watch in place until 6:00. temper in the very humid mid-s now. we will be in the upper 70s to 80 degrees, a chance for heavy rain and thunderstorms during the middle parts of the afternoon again and tn dry weather the rest of the week. r local news update in 25 minutes. for now, back to "the today .

> it's 8: on "today." coming up, supreme showdown. brett kavanaugh and the wan accusing him of sexualeattle set to testify before the senate judiciary committee. the vote on kavanaugh's nomination now delayed as prident trump comes to his nominee's defense. of thee kavanaugh is one finest people that i have ever known. >> we are live on capitol hill. plus, star-studded night.y >> how m emmys have you won? >> seven. >> seven. if there were an emmy fin wig emmys, you would win d the scenes at the emmy ards from our time on the gold carpet to the big winners and even bigger moments. you wonder why l i done to call you my girlfriend?

becaus. >> and, of course, the night'st hott looks. and princess penelope is back. we will talk to studio 1a's awarg author about the sequel to her popular children's book and powerfu message to young girls. today is tuesday, september . ♪ >> denise brown! >> happy to our kids, randy, tu >> in amillo, texas. lexington, kentucky. >> representing big blue nation. go wildcats! >> my family and friends in balt our family in connecticut and go red sox! woo! >> mom and daughter from michigan. >> and d.c. >> living for "today"! >> ce. welcome to "todare"

we appate you being with us on this tuesday morning. >> you guys look great considering, you know? >> considering all that? >> flying all night long. nice to be home though. >> you, ratoo,. you had a busy time yourself. >> thank you. we are all together. 8:00.get to your news at president trump's pick for the supreme court now faces a public showdown with the woman who he sexually assaulted her. nbc's casey hunt joins us from capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> r good mog to capitol s bracing this llyou. morning for a dmatic confront. christine blasey ford upended brett kavanaugh's confirmation when she camerw d to "the washington monday she will face kav judge brett kavanaugh and dr. face each other and the public in a dramatic he said/she said credibility battle in the judiciary committe hearing room ne>> monday. i am glad we are having a

hearing and she deserves to be hear and shewill. >> reporter: the showdown set after ford came forward and said she would be willing to testify under oath that she is telling the truth in her allegation to "the washingto" that a teenage brett kavanaugh assaulted her at a high school party three decades ago, pinning her to a bed, groping her, and trying it to remove her clothes. does she consider this an attempted rape? >>he s does. she clearly considers this an attempted rape. >>eporter: kavanaugh has denied the allegation and the white house saying kavanaugh, quote, looks forward hearing where he can clear his name of this false allegation. so far president trump is stand being i his man. >> judge kavanaugh is one of the finest people that i have ever knhon. >> r but assurances weren't enough for republicans on capitol hill who want to hear his defense and let her tell her story in public with all eyes onhe t women republican senators lisa mui and susan collins.

>> do you believe dr. ford? >> i don't k about dr. ford and her allegations yet to reac that kind of judgment. obviously, if judge kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying. >> supporters of dr. ford already banding together. schoolmas from the all girls she attended writing ar letf support, the actor julia louise-drfus among them. kavanaugh told orrin hatch he wasn't at the party. >> i think this woman, whoever sh, is mixed up. >> reporter: senators have already had a chanc to tal to kavanaugh and develop something of a personal rapport with him, but in the "me too" era there are so many risks fan republ in appearing to attack dr. ford, especially because all the republicans on >> all right. casey count. thank you. > at least one person was

killed overnight as tornados struck central virginia. >> oh! >> one large tornado moved in the richmond area, damaged homes andin bses and sent up swirling clouds of debris. students at t university of o shelter in place. a worker at a flooring company n was killed w the building collapsed on top of him raising ed to ath toll conne florence to 31 people. the rivers are still rising in parts of north carolina. officials warning the catastrophic flooding is not over yet. > a couple in north carolina had a different kind of brush with nature. a bear climbed into a woman's n. br husband tries to open it. as you s, ther decided to punch out the window and squeeze through thg and escape. experts say the bear was probablyin for for snacks, especially after the storms cut into its usual food supply.

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place and there . >> huh-uh. no. no, no, no. >> it reminds me of first grade. >> is it sinkingin, these great things happening in your life right now? >> yes. everything i manifested. i have been planning for years. >> reporter: larry! larry! yoe nominated tonight. how are you feeling? >> i don't expect to orwin. >> rr: yeah? >> yeah. >> reporter: why not? could be your night becau i have been nominated won. ber of times and haven't 25 times. wehink this will be your year. >> don ♪ >> reporter: chrissy, i can't believe what i heard. you do not pronounce your last name teigen. it's teigen? >> what ar teigen. my dad is going to cring.

>> reporter: oh! you think about what you might say if you are chosen? >> you know what? know it's going to be a lot of screaming. >> reporter: how many emmys have you won? >> i have wve >> reporter: if there were an emmy for winning emmys, you would win tt emmy. this is your year. i think last year was your year and probably next yr will b your year. >> who knows? >> reporter: it's amazing. >> right? i remember l being hereast year. i had a fun time. i am having ♪ >> we don't get this kind of ti together without the kids. we will enjoy it no matter what happens. >> r how does it feel? >> i very, very excited. i'm very grateful to the academy. it the first time i do television so i'm kind of oblivious. >> repor your parents a

here? >> yeah. i am so excited to be able to bring them. >> my mother. hi. >> reporter: are you so broud of your little girl? >> file like i am d again. reporter: did you hear ju? >> i feel like a p >> it was so fun. >> what a blast. >> and i got hoda's ziploc bag. i am like, no,t doing it. >> i caught some of the preshow. you guys were great. >> it was like being at a cocktail party. it's all famous people that o s >> you get one minute with each was your favorite? >> tiffany haddish was i thought it was great. joyful. everybody was it's fun. if you can't have fun there, you are at the emmys, you are sh nominated, that's the best. >> it was a heck of a show. >> fun. natalie is going to talk

about the fashions a little bit > first, let's head over to misdrier. she getting a closer look at the latest and greatest apppr ucts. >> i am join by katie, who is giving us a first look at the iphone x s. what are some of the features that stand out? >> exciting week for apple fans. xs and xs max, thissc the large en size ever, 6.5 inches. everybody in the crew is admiring how vibrant the super retina display is. if you have a coffee spill or drop the iphone, its water-resistant more than ever and also stronger, moreurable, more robust. and the necessary upgrades with the faster heprocessor, cameras will absolutely not disappoint, but as you can see it has that starting price point of $1,000. people are like, ah! >> it is a little bit expensive.

we were playing around with the depth effect love this. this is my favorite feature. r any iphone xs, this dep control on the camera is incredible. photobombed us. you can change the aperture. this is something i do on the dslr. blur the background as much as you want. changing the depth offi d, a really cool feature. making your shots next level and more professional.t worry. if you don't want to buy it yet, anyone with the iphone 5 can upgrade to the new ios. >> ios 12 was out yesterday. it's fun to get the latest operating system. my favorite is screen time. we are gettie too connected. your phone, how much time you spend on social media. there are cool features like being able t create things like a me-moji. this is fun. it's kind ofyour own v

animated avatar. you can change your hairstyle, add glasses, add accessories. e ios 12 upde. here i yours coming to life. i love this. >> it is just a lot of fun. add these in text messages. but used to that. >> thas for walking us throu that. i am going to awkwardly leave you now. stay there. you can preorder the iphon xs and xs max now or get it in stores on friday. >> memoji? o> that is cool. >> yes. tou have? >> the? old >> iphone 6. have some poprt s the official trailer for "mary poppins ut is the sequel to the 1964 original wi

>> mary poppins, you came back. all. really?o have hardly aged one never discusses a woman's age, michael. i would have thought i taught you better. >> so excited for ts. emily blunt as mary poppins. it picks up after the children are grown up. but that doesn't mean they aren't still in need of mary poppins' magical touch. it revealed a few surprises. neryl streep will make appearance playing mary cousin. and g van de is back. he also played the old banker. looks like he will be stepping into the old banker >> cool. n. >> fans were quick to notice how he doesn't seem to age at all. even though it's been 54 ears sie last played the

character. wah the full traer on saturt m. live," they took home a few emmys, most notably for best variety sketch series. they also announced big news. who will be kicking off the newest season of "snl"? adam driver. he hosted one before back in 2016 and the musical guest for the night will be kanye west. he has fermd d on the show six times. he shared thi picture of the cd with the name yandy and the date 9/28/18. the same day they will kick off the 44th season of "snl" right here on nbc. and ed sheeran, big fanshe around here, even bigger fans after hearing he surprised some fans at boston's children's hospital. he sat down with the kids and answered some of their questions, one of which was if

about his favorite movies ar color is real. it is. sheeran took selfiesitthe patientst his guitar to perform an acoustic version of "perf" so sweet. >> something about ed sheeran is classic. >> i picture him as a dad in that moment holding that baby. all right. >s is a fun one. so brothers drew on fishing near nan tukt. a fish on the line and pulled out the camera to capture the catch. where is the fish? coming in righte. h they take a picture and, bam! >> whoa! >> a shark, shocking everyone on . e bo >> wow. >> it makes me never want to go in the ocean again. >> oh! >> out of nowhere. incredible shot. >> yeah. unbelievable. >> that's kind of going

sideways, as they say. >> now the weather. if you dg segment, too? wen moving the northeast. we have had thunderstorms and tropical downpours. this still the remnants of hurricane florence. so we have the torwnntial urs likely with this storm system as it continues to move to the east. and f wally as go into tomorrow, this storm will move out over the water. s notelcome. a couple of spotty but certainly by the time we get into tomorrow evening the majority of tha storm is a gone. before that happens though there is the chance we could see up te thnches of rain. again it could all fall in a short perio of time so that could lead to floo in and around the bostonar . we have record high temperatures through parts of the rockies and the southern plains and temperatures will feel like above 100 along the gulf coast. that's a look at the weather

across the country. now here is a peek out your > at home we have pockets of moderate to heavy rain moving back inside t beltway here. so a soggy start this morning for a large part of arlington county. that is moving into the district right now. a flood warning h been extended to noon for essentially rock creek park area of northwest washington. flash flood wat goes the rest of the day for all of the d.c. metro area. it's going to be a warm and hud one. mid-70s now. high temperatures today up near 80 degrees. more rai >> ifdi you are r out, look for us on our sirius xm channel 108. this is a very big day around our place. we are very happy, exciting. do you know why? princess penelope is back. we love any excuse to promote positive images for our girls. she co-authored the book with

allison oppenim. it's aollow-up to the "new york times""p best-seller pants. it's about celebrating friendshipnd teat you. >> so exciting. >> i have to love up on you for a was such a huge success. it wasprcesses wear pants." all the young girls were into it. now we have the sequel. w does it feel? >> if it was successful, hoda worked so hard to promote it. i couldn't thank you more. ali and i wrote "princesses wear " e sur piezed and happy soas liksee find this middwe ground. re not anti-princess and it's okay to b girl and love your frilt b a young girl of substance. so now princesses save the world is the sequel where princess penelope pineapple is back.

we get to meet some of they are e confrontedthey with a problem that needs a fix and they work together to solve it. i really like that message of girl power, girls really cooperating, not cpeting. >> one of the things that's striking about this book, it look like a united colors of -- i mean, there is a girl that looks lik just about every color out there. >> i love that you noticed that and say that. i think it's cl in every sense of the word. the imagesre so pretty. glitter is on the cover. that's my daughter. you have to haveer gli also, we wanted to celebrate diversity and celebrate every kindauf girl b we are hoping that any young girl could pick up this book and see emselves somewhere, not just physically, but also in who are those giy about. again it's about being a young lady of substanc wihave you fie? >> she loves it. sincepa "princesses weas," i now i have charlie.

i dedicated to veale and charli. there is a boy, philippe. i will have to write another book forharlie. she loves the glitter and looks for her name in the dedication, because s recognizes it. when you are 4 years old, it's kind of all about you. >> the illustrations, i love. i loved themn the first book. there is something about them. >> it's really fun eachrincess represents a fruit kingdom. we have princess penelope pineapple. so ictually, as a mom who cannot get her kids to eat carbs and bread, i hope this is a good food message, too. thes an announcement? >> i know. what do you have? >> well, there is something really neat. so ali and i partneredp withdrew barrymore and flower film, drew's production companyd e have partnered with atomic cartoons. it's an animation studio we are piloting an animated show

starring princess penelope. so drew and i met on this show. >> you are going to be a cartoon producer? >> it's cra. i love drew. >> you two have like a friendship that is -- you're kind of like besties? >> she is the most darling woman. and she is also to me an example woman who support other women. and she and i wh her. this show i never met her before. we hit it off so much. we started hanging out here and there. ngen this came a she said i want to support you in any w. the idea of thing. i am like, don't say yes because we are friends. she is like, don't you say yes becaus friends. it reall it's a happy, empoweri message. >> you a going to talk drew tomorrow. >> you guys, i got my copy. you needours. princesses save the world. the sequel. we will have more afte

this is aews4 today news break. >> good morning everybody. 8:26 on this tuesday, septemb 18th. let's get to melissa mollet. she has a look at the first4 traffic. >> good morning. this traffic alert still in fairfax eastbound 66 after 123. we areoi jammed. it's to take you almost two hours fairfax county parkway y.to the belt it is very slow because of an earlier fatal crash. only two lanes getting by. the toll road is slow, so is 50. all of it is pretty slow this morning. silver springs southbound new hampshire at 29 lanes there blocked b flooding. that has reopened. >> thank you. we wil .

good morning everybody. it's goi to be a cloudy and rainy day, already rang birthday and more n the shenandoah valley now. esre rain later on into the day. flash flood watchemain in place for the rest of the

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8:30 on tuesday morninr septembe 18th. nice to have you out here on the plaza or watching at home. a b dutiful fall. good to have you along with yod moment. l i belie i do. i amking for thes. middleton oh, the middletons. hello. owod mornin how are you? >> good, are you? >> this is a big day for you. what's your name? >> asia. >> and? >> jacob. >> and this little guy? >> dominic. >> not a big fan of cig melvin right now, dominic. i know. happy birthday. it's a big birthday. you are a super fan of the show, so much s that when you were going into labor you asked?

>> an epidural and you guys. >> she asked for an epidural and "the today show" as she was going into labor eight months ago. thank you so much for stopping by. >> thank y dominic, we will kee down for kau, o buddy? there he is. we are going to quiet down. >> oh! he is a dol. >> we have another cute baby uhinds. lite present. she is sleeping. how about a bedtime story? would you like a copy of princesses saef the world? oh, sleep tight, sweet girl. >> she is very excited. >> you have one child sleeping d crying. >> we have covered the emmy winners in our gold carpet interviews. coming up, the most unforgettable fashions. >> plus, aumn officially s this weekend and that means the return ofur o favorite fall flavors. we will show you how to use them e mak great side dishes. first, look who is joining us on the kevin --

>> good to see you guys. >> kevin love. revealing his own history with anxiety and panic attacks, we remet a players ibute. good morning. now you know not just for being an amazing basketball player and huge star in the nba, t opening up this conversation for mental health, especially for men. are you surprised at the impact? >> yes, ias quite surprised. i was saying before we got on i was hing to inspire just that one kid. it didn't matter, you know, really the demographic either or just knowing that it doesn't discriminate. that the impact that that article had led me to today. today i'mtarting the kevin love fund, whichopill empower their physical but also mental well being. we know that is so huge.

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article. >> you mentioned banana republic. you are also a big time nba player. your boy is lebron in l.a.? like you mentioned, actually, my fall line with banana republy actuaame out today. so check that out. well played. you look great as well. had to give my shout out to my team there. lebron leaving, anytime you lose the best pla world, it's going to be tough. i think a lot of guys on the cavsed are looking excor t kevi >> thank you so much for having me. appreciate it. best of luck. a check on the weather no it's windy. >>e and whatever e dylan says. >> today's weather is brought to you by target. expect mor >> and it is windy and it's very humiditnd the hum brought are making their way florenc

intohe northeast. we will see tropicd t cou end uf rain. that could produce flash flooding. reco hig temperatures areke . denver should tie a record set in 1895 with a forecast high of 93 degrees. tomorrow it's still hot and humid through t south with your humidity making it feel like it's above 100 degrees. there moves into the midwest as that stationary fnt produces heavier downpou and we will ne things clear out the northeast and southeast, but river flooding will still remain an issue. no peekr out y window. outside of our window here in northwest washington it is raining hard at the moment. rain on almost all corners of the district. only the eastern and sout district bei left out at the moment. here is more where this came from. more valley. those promise to make its way on to the i-95 corridor this y aft today as well. flash flood watches remain in 6:00.to

afternoon highs today will be in the upper 70s to low 80s. suns >> we have membe u.s. air force here 71st birthday. thank you all for your service. it's wonderful to have you here. guys. s. >> tha dylan, thank you. we turn now to about last night. the emmys. now the fashions that stole tn >> natalie was there with us. she is up early in l.a. with mothat. >> we had some prime real estate for the arrivals special. w seat to the fun and ♪ >> reporter: the 70th prime time emmy awards were red hot. >> it's really just a celebration of a lot of great work. >> rte the traditional red carpet was decked out in gold. >> we are killing it with "the day show." the biggest stars of the small screen burning it up and having some fun.

>> if it ain't fun, don't do it. >> we love that. go have a frozee or soetthing. >> t to celebrate and support one another. >> look at >>this. n emmy nominee fixing me. >> we all win when we all look od. >> r you can't forget the fashion. tell m beautiful bright red dress. >> thank you. it's oscar de la renta. once i put it on feel i myself and the can like, you know, this is a great dress. >> repor we can't handle you. it was all about bright anlors. >> id to do something ale litt different, a color i hadn'tdone, some open skin showing. >> this is the color of the night. and the carpet is yellow. >> yes. i feel like neon is thr of the night? >> it is the color of my life r thers no shortage of glitz and glamour.

>> you lookbu falous. >> rep and plenty of drama florals, feathers, and sequins, oh my. some of theie lad swapping traditional gown and the guys cleaned up pretty nicely, too. hello there wond a lo you guys. wow. metallic. you are going riding? are you wearing ? i can't tell? >> i am told it's green. it's like an olive green. it's armani. it's the most comfortable suit i have ever had on. >> it's almost a nod to some of the stuff versace was famous for. >> he cleans up nice. >> repor hollywood's most glamorous stars spilling their style secrets. >> this is from jay mandell, which i have w in before. >>ove that. you are recycling. >> i bought this dress online.

>> and i did my own styling. i just buy my own clothes because i -- it's too expensive to hire a stylist. i can't afford it. >> reporter: and stori from the set. >> this show is hilarious but very dark. >> so dark that we just had a rehearsal for the second season. a flash item. i'm not kidding. >> repe statues, television's it's heavy, right? yes. >> reporter: be caref with that. put it in our purse and go. think we can i say the energy on the carp pet was amazing. the clothes matchedhe mood. lots of colors and beautiful textures. hard to choose my favorite, t one of the crazy irish asia -- rich asians gown by jason wu, i loved that. >> do you have a favorite? >>ro millie bobby.

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at the door or the quest written on a job application or fearing arrest every time you fly or get behind the wheel? that's the picture that joses antonio var painted in "dear america, notes of an un cumented citizen." for folks not familiar with youy stor are born in the u come to this country at the 2?e of >> yes. >> walk us through how that c bm put me in airplane. i got to america when i was 12. four years i went to the dmv to get a driver's license and founu that green card my grandfather gave me was fake. that's how you fnd out that. was in 1997. there was no google. i couldn't look it up. this y, whenever we talk about illegal immigration, people think it's about mexican people or latinos. so, i'm filipino, right?

sos confusing from the very, vy beginning. s you had to live in the shadows? >> yes. from 16 to 30, right? i ended up being a journalist. the only reason was because my name could be on a piece of paper. i figured if i don't have the right pers, why can't my name be on a pi? started writing for newspapers. when i was 30 i kind of decided to quote/unquote come out as undocumentedl the government that we are not who you think we are and this is not what you think it is. >> and that famous article that sort of helped make you the face of -- >> one face. >> one of the faces, sure. whatut the book a and why did you feel the need to write it? >> especially now. we are ling in the most anti-immigrant moment in this country's history. the only analogy is maybe the 1920s, 100 years ago. the book is about what does it mean to have lie and to have to pass and to have to hide? clearly, i am not hiding from the government. i would argue that my government is hiding fro me. since i was 25, i pay taxes.

taxes. i contribute to this country. this is my home. at any point, anybody can come get me. >> fearful were you growing up in the shadows >> it waswful. i have to say i come from california where google is. i was there before google was there. so if it wasn't for my principal, my high sc teachers, my mentors, like i would not have gotten to where i have gotten. so the book is about that. itt happens when you welcome people and what it means to have a mmunity and in mountain viewo belongs? they are the ones who decide how they define american. >> i imagine that you have people, because you are a fi high-p journalist now, people probably say, you came in wi illegal papers. >> yeah. get to the back of the. sign up for citizenship like everyone else. what do youay to those people? >> say that to me. i say there is no line.

how much the presi nt tweet and he won the election because of this issue. people have an idea there is n line f to wait in the back of. if there was, i would be listening to beyonce waiting in line. >> what would happen if you went to the philippines? >> if i went backt would acc a ten-year bar. i won't be allowed, you know, there is no guarantee i would be allowed back. so i have noy mom for 25 years since s sent me here. it's awful. and i have to tell you know, like i hear you know, when ar family mem dies, they have to watch what's happening on facetime or skype family members. about. what the issue is it's not about politics, not about policies. it's about family. >> jose antonio vargas, appreciate your time. theoo is dear america. to learn to up next, we will go from reading l teach you how to add e

flavors of fall into your favorite side dishes. you are more tha welcome to stick around and eat with us, my friend. fi to eat with us, my friend. first, this istoday" on nbc. "

we are back with we are back.r favorite fall dishes,ecause nothing says autumn like sweet potatoes, , pecans. farm to table dining, good to ha you. before we get started, my friend savannah got through,s she a huge fan of regular bacon. >> thank you, my friend. cheers. >> war we going to be -- what are we going to be making sheer? >> twiced bake sweet potato. >> that accent, that ain't utah. >>o, it's not. >> what is it? >> atlanta. ofjust picked up a lot street cred. continue. t potatoes with candied bacon.

we start with the candied bacon. it a rough chop. this is real bacon? bacon? is real >> what kind of cut? >> a large dies. this is apple smokedacon, which i prefer. hickory smoked bacon will work just aste well. you have your large dies there, we add that to a ltle bit of water. then we'll add af little bit sherree vinegar. >> a little aged sherree vinegar and maple sugar. >> you canlso use sorgum. it's a little less sweet. it really goes with the smoked. >> iwid not k that. that was a pro tip. thank you, matthew. >> absol ladies? >> so good. >> delicio i'm having a free co >> we wie this and let that reduce. meantime, we will take and bake

these sweet potatoes at 350. >> twiced bak sweet potatoes? >> yeah, but we have to bake them the first time. so wehe bake until they are completely soft. real important to get them completely soft. she has a lot >> after you have had the sweet potatoes, you take them o into a bowl here. >> and hollow them out? >> we did. we hollowedhem out. >> and then right here we have a lie toasted spices, and what we'll do i just kind -- >> which spices there? i can do that for you. >> you got that? >> that's the least i can do. >> cinnamon, egnu and toasted po you'll fill the sweet with after it's mixed up. that looks delicious. that looks delicious. let's get to the are brussel

spruts. been smelling these all morn you can take and slice like this or use the mandolin or also buy them pre-shredded. the dressing we have a little olive oil, lon zest, mi t kind of with the pau to add that umami favor. you pla it in a blender like this. you wan to blend it, everything until it kind >> what is that? >> that is the dressing. >> way. >> so it's completely emulsified. u wt it light and airy. >> lrts. >> the next trick, dress salad ahead of time. >> pre-dress the? sal >> yes. >> it doesn't get wilty? >> it will, but that's a little bit of what you arete af we have honey crisp apples. >> i said i'm dropping cooki >> we also have toasted pecans.

ecans or pecans, depending where you are from. >> then shred or peel parmesan cheese and you toss it together. >> ladies, what's the verdict on the salad? >> love it. >> what's at the end? thataven. so this is roasted brussels sprouts with pickled heirloom >> when you roast them, did you , just olive olt and pepper? >> olive oil or use butter as well. >> aay butter. he best. >> so good. >> how is it? >> fantastic. thank you. thank you so much. >> absolutely. >> as always you can get the are back in aday.com/food. moment. this is "t. "

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snool we have ain lot cup in the fourth hour. we will tell you how to pull off those emmy looks b on the cheap so you can get the dress. bobby thomas will be here.

she will talk to us also about e at the emmys with different actresses and their dresses. >> is there any more bacon? >> wait. i going to fry i up, guys. megyn kelly is up next. craig went over there. there is nothing left. >> she could. hi is a nbc4 today news break. >> 8:56 on this september 18th, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eunang. a soggy mess on the roads today. melissa mollet is checking on in your fafst4 c. a slowdown herein bound of 66 after 123. the fatal crash is out of we have another cr at 50 broken truck blocking one lane this

morning. lane blocked by the crash. it is rang this morning. that green showing you it is wet out there. >> thank you. we are going to take a quic.

the last of our long stretch of cloudy, rainy days is underway with the rain moving for now. more rain later on in the afternoon. flood watch remains in place to 6:00 this evening. temperature wise we are in the mid-70s now. very, very humid outside. already 78 in washington and rain and thunderstorms through at least 5:00 and then quickly clearing. and ine back tomorrow before wednesday -- thursday and friday. >> chuck, thank you.

[ applause ] good mornybg, evy. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. joining meo discus what is making the rounds today, craig melvin and stephanie gosk and host of "in princie," amy holmes. if you're tired today, you're not alone. late night in the emmy awards made headlines politically and for best actor. natalie morales gets us up to speed. watch. >> "game of thrones." >> reporter: crowning achievement for "game of thrones," winning the night's top award, outstanding drama series.