good morning. breaking overnight, new accuser. another woman comes forward to accuse brett kavanaugh of misconduct, a former yale clasate, saying he exposed ng himself du collegearty. the judge pushing back hard, saying he wants to defend his name. the stage is set for a dramatic showdown between accuser and accused. cosby's fate. bill cosby facing the ifssibility of spending the rest of his behind bars. his sentencing beginning thisg, morn the culmination of his dramatic fall from grace. we're there live. new floodfears. thousands in the carolinas ready

to evacuate at a moment's notice. al's got the details. all that, plus nbc news exclusive. the man who set up that trump tower meeting b tween themp campaign and a russian finally breaks his >> dot you regre sending th? >> i regret not listening to the little voice in my head. the newove by congress that could put an end to thosed cram airline seats. and heariger roar. tiger woods with a remarkable comeback, winning his first tournament in years fans follow his triumphant walk to the final hole. >> it was a hard time not crying. >> a ceback for the ages today, monday, september 24th, 2018.

>> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studioe 1a in rockefelplaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to th"today." k you for being with us on a monday morning. is there crying in golf? i think aot of people felt a little teary. there's tiger woods on that triumphant walk. >> you watch the crowds. this looks like some other kind of sport r like they'rehing the field of football. i think joel's nose the still stuck to the television. he didn't wanto leave during any of it. we'll get you caught up with what happened on the golf course. new nominations between supreme court nomintt kavanaugh, throwing his confirmation process into turmoil and further uncertainty. we're going to talk to the person who broke the story. but first, let's talk to peter.

boy, is thek tn washington around the sreme court. >> the talk around the country. the days before brett kavanaugh was set to defend himself against an allegatn that he assaulted a classmate in high school, a n allegation from his college years it's an accusatiohat kavanaugh and the white house are denying. some of the language is graphic. this time, an accusation from eborah ramirez, one of kavanaugh's classmates at yale. ramirez talked about a dormroom y, that kavanaugh exposed himself to her. ramirez, who s acknowledge was drinking to the point of being foggy and slurring her words ys i remember genitals being in front of my nation.

he says she pushed the man away, saying i was embarrassed an ashamed and miliated. he was pulling up his face and he was laughing, i san still his face. and somebody yelled down the hall, brettan kgh just put his genitals in debbie's face. i remember hearing and beingif mod that this was out there. "the new yorker" says that two of the male classmates dispute her account. as does kavanaugh. saying in a statement, this alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen. the people who knew me then say it did not happen. president trump had two conversations sunday about the new allegation before it became public, according to a force

miliar with the confirmation process. and the president expressed no change on his views with kavanaugh. the white house says they are united behind kavanaugh. during his confirmatiori h this month, kavanaugh was pressed under both. >> since you became an illegal adult, have you ever made any requests for favors or participatca in phy or verbal assault of any nation. >> reporter: this happened after christine blasey ford agreed to testify this thursday. the senate judiciary committee says ford will testify first, with two of her lawyers present, followed by kavanaugh, who denies her allegation. still unknown if the sators will ask questions or rely on a lawyer to do so.

dianne feinstein tweeting, thursday's interview must be canceled. and the fbi must investigate all allegations. theyealsoed out to michael avenatti. i represent a woman and weill be presenting testimony to the committee and dand that judge and others be subpoenaed to testify. avenatti clarified, my client is not deborah ramirez. >> i thank you so much. we turn to jane maier, who y broke this s along with ronan farrow. good to talk to you. >> good to talk to you. >> people are ying, wait a minute, this just came out. why did deborah ramirez speak

out because of this late >> it dates back 35 years. people remember at the time. a classmate at yale heard about this. and she didn't come forward with it. ehat happened was, the classmates at y were talking to each other about . they were e-mailing about it, before christine blasey forme forward. and the word spread. it spread to the senate and to the media. we at t"the new yorker," along with my partner, ronan farrow. and after sitting on it for six days, we decided to go out with it. it looks overnight but it goes back 35 years. >> does she, in your knowledge,

want to stify, given the opportunity? >> she wants to bring in the fbi. they need to teiew, to her belief, at the party. there' at least two of the males at the party signed a letter that said that it didn't happen. shs betrayed by them and she would like them to say that to the fbi under both. >> a what's clearut your reporting, is that deb ah was candid about her own memory and her sobriety and she was very forward about that. the white house zeroed in on a times stair. "the times" has interviewed people in an attempt to corroborate her story, and could

find no one with any knowledge. read g yourstory, it seemed like there wn't anyknowledge, either. >> you read the tea leaves and we found no eyewitnesses who could confirm it. we found somebody who remembers ing about it that might or the next day.li the people at the party, he was sober he is a distinguished person. and i asked him myself, are you sure this was brett kavanaugh about?rd and he said, i am 100% sure. >> in the world we live , people suspect there should be a political hit job. wh do you know about deborah motivations?litical how much was this not wanting to see conservative justice on

the supreme court? >> well, she's not.s sh registered democrat. butal we alsod to someone who would defend him. and i asked her, do you know deborah ramirez? and i said, do you think politics with us a motivation? an she said no. and that's who she is pointing to. >> so happy to be with you. tensio are egscalating after a bombshell report that the deputy attorney general privately discussed removing the president from office, and even considered secretly taping him.n kris welker has that story. >> reporter: good morning to you. the questions are swirling about the deputy attorney general rod rosenste

rosenstein, after rosenstein said he was plotting againsthe president. it's given fresh ammunition to the president and republicans wh s saye law enforcement officials are working against mr. trump. and opnow, one senator wants the whole thing investigated. this morning, mounting fallout, after that bombshell report in "the new york times." theor deputy ay general, rod rosenstein, discussed the 2th amendment last spring. and that rosenstein wearing a wire to regard conversations with mr. trump. this came after president trump fired james comey. rosenstein was being sarcastic. but a person in the room said, he was serious. mr. trump lashing out. >> just look at what is being

exposed in our departmentf justice and the fbi. look at what's going on. >> reporter: rosenstein denies the account. saying "e new york times" is inaccurate and factually incorrecdi ng, i have never pursued or authorized recording the president. some republicans, including lindsey graham, are using the new story to call for a special counsel, to look at alleged lying in the department of justice. >> there's a coup against presidentetrump. >> rep all this while cabinet officials were asked if they thought about removing the president from office. >> i never heard that. that's absurd. >> if you can't be on the time,

if you're not supporting this m mission,be you should find something else to do. >> how would this affect the midterm election? we have a new poll out, right? >> reporter: voters watching this very closely, hoda. democrats hold a12-point lead in congressional preference. there is good news for republicans. it that poll sho the enth enthusiasm is even with democrats. th the democrats they sar very excited for the midterm. >> kristen at the white house. thanks. craig a joins us now. >> after decades of accusations and nearly five months after he was convicted of sexual assault. bill crosby returns to a

pennsylvania courtroom today. the comedian willis learn fate. stephanie gosk is outside of the courthouse. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. ll cosby is 81 years old. he faces up to 30 years in prison. it could be the rest of hisife hind bars. for many people, this is season as the firstriminal courtroom victory in the #metoo movement. it's about one woman. but for 60 accusers that came out against coy, this is what they're wting for. bill cosby, back in the spotlight. the actor and comedian waiting to hear his fate. andrea constand, the woman ath the center o case, testified that crosbydrugged

assaulted her in her apartment in 2004. >> i couldn't do anything. >> reporter: oe then as america's dad. >> dad has a point, mom. >> reporter: each count carries the maximum of ten years. state guidelines are routoly one four years are the more likely scenario. the other outcomes includes house arrest or probation. it all depends on the judge, that could consider a number of factors, including cosby's age and remorse. just last week, cosby's wife filed an ethics complaint. consnd is 1 of 60 women who have made allegations against cosby, ranging from groping to e ra. many claiming cosby had drugged them.

cosby has repeatedly den tdhe allegations against him. only constand's game should deliver charges. it's uncareer if five other women who testified in the tr l trial, willllowed to sp years. the decades of pain that he has put on so many women. >> reporter: as for the defense, in the state of pennsylvania, you cannot file an appeal until after the sentencin h you can expe defense team to do that as soon as they can. back to you. >> steph, thank you. carson joins us now and we shift gears. don't hold it in. tiger woods wng his first tournament in more than five years.

an incredible game. >> you got it. it was unbelievable. and foryears, golf experts and fansondered if tiger would re-create the magic. sunday, 1,076 days since the last time winning,cout who is ting, he put everybody in the dust wearing his sunday red. >> we thoughtld we wou never see it. i don't believe he thought, either. >> reporter: a golfing great roaring once again. tiger woods, taming the field au the tr championship. >> it's going to take a while for this to sink in. >> reporter: finally back in the winner's circle, for the first time in five years.

>> it's been tough. i've had it not so easy last couple years. i've worked my way back. >> reporter: have we ever seen anything like this in golf? well, look at this scene. on sunday, thousands of fans escortg himo the final hold. >> welcome back to the championship. >> reporte back in2009. >> a dramatic fall from grace. woods' personal life was front page news. >> i'm deeply sorry for my irresponsible andsh selfi behavior i engaged in. >> reporter: a few years later, after backsu eries, many people wondered if tiger would play again. last year, a dui arrest and

toxicology report that showed multiple drugs in his system and painkill painkillers. sunday, the wait was finally other. tiger woods, clawing his way back to the mountain top. >>usto compete this year. it was his 80 career win. people think he has to seal a major. is year, he's playing so well. just the last couple of >>month. ow was the daly house? >> it was insane. >> didou get a sense when you were watching him? i got a sense this was the beginning of something.

>> the timing, it is the last event for the year. but it really sets the stage for next season. is he going to build on this? probably. >> probably. >> it was awesome. we needed that. al is al is back with first check the weather. thank you, guys, for getting your first weather from us. we're watching the affects of florence. we have flnhe neuse river,e c fear. they may have record flooding today. oow, we're alsong at some more flood watches as you get further up into the mississippi andhio river valleys. 7 million people at risk from columbia to charleston as heavy rain pushes its way in. what we't is a slow-moving p system, a ton of gulf surge moving into er ohio and mississippi r valleys. we see heavy rain.

we have a moderate risk of flash floodi today possible from central kentucky into southern ohio. lo for o rapid risef small streams, standing water onet st upwards of 5 to 7 inches possible in kentucky and nnessee. tomorw night, that heavier rain makes its way into the o northeast 1 3 inches in the area of e north on into fle. we'll get to your local f cloudy skies and low visibili around thisrn g.

there's a live picture over reagan internation airport with cloudy skies and fog, wet roads. visibility down to just a coupld miles aroajor airports. there could be slow flights in and out. curren temperatures are i the low to mid-60s around town. this low pressure al was talking about will keep us cloudy, wet and cool today and high rain chances ou. >> and that's your >> that's your latest weather. guys? a disturbing case i california. an attacker preying on women for years. the newha technolo led to his arrest. what happened during that infamous trump tower meeting. this morning the man who set it upho was there, speaks out in an exclusive interview. first, thiy" and the russians? we're going to speak t theo

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feet of guardrail. they have bn working for the past few hours,rying to dislodge it and get it out of he m. fore on the traffic this morning, let's send it over to melissa. thank you, chris. this trafficho alertng you what's happening now, inner loop, one lane gets by you can see here we still have the delays. the green here, all of that rain, showing you that it's raining across the area where it is wet. inner loop after braddock road, right side blocked by a crash thank you. a check on yo you

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we're back, now,7:30, with one very busy woman. jacinda ardern is new zealand's ime minister. she is a new mom, the first woman to have a child in office in three decades.n she's iown for the u.n. in bit. a little a second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against supreme court nomtee br kavanaugh. 53-year-old deborah ramirez, one of kavanaugh's classmates at yale, told "the new yorker magazine that kavanaugh exposed himself at a dorm party in the early 1980s. he denied this happened

saying, this aleleged event fro 35 years ago did not happen. the accusion comes just days before the judiciary committee is going to hear from christine blas ford. thousands of south carolina esidents are bei urged to evacuate because rivers are still on the rise that, one week after hurricane florence slammed the coast. officials are expecting t feet of flooding, with heavy rain florence in north carolina, five river gauges were still at major flood stage. good news for airle trars this remorning. co is planning to take action against the ever-shrinking seat. the new bill would require the faaak to passenger seats, width.g room and congress is expected to vote on this week. now, to an arrest in a

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identifies suspects by mating their crime scene dna in ged-match. e results often leave the public he was living here with his wife outside of san francisco. but greg cook, whoke w with him in the '80s, said he had a short fuse awith women. >> he had condescending disordi disregards for them. >> reporter: he is charged with forcible sexual assault of ten women between 1991 and 2006, many of them asian. >> he pointed his gun to my head. even now, i can feel the barrel head.e gun against my >> reporter: nicole was only 21, when she says he broke into her

me and repeatededly raped her. >> i thought, my parents are gog to get a call and i'm going to be a statistic. >> reporter:id surveillance veo caught walleritrawing money with a victim's atm card. in another cold case police found the golden state killer by using the technology for the first time. when they used the same tenology, it quickly led to waller. >> no one else has to worry about him anymore. >> how many cases has this technology worked foro far. >> nationwide saysjeanettgeneti genealogy has hped them catch suspects in 11 cold cases. the family is cooperating with

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sh 60s. right now in leesburg. through the afternoon, light rain shower highs in the upper 60s. that will be the case overnight, too. tomo rain. then we' warmer as we go into >> when does hurricane season end? november 30th. >> thank you very much, al. coming up, we'll sit down with newzealand's barrier- prir o is inspiring women and famili all over the world. then there are big c nges ahead at weight wat the president and c live for > instig the man who brokered the meeting between trump campa officials and a russian lawyer peddling dirt on hillarclinton. breaks hi you wouldn't accept an incomplete job

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it's "today." coming n8:up, another o allegat. overnight, a second woman coming forward accusing of brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct,e while they w students at yale, just days before his first accuser is set to testify on capitol hill. so, where does it go from here? we're live with the details. plus, to the point. one of the biggest names in weig g loss isetting a major makeover. >> i love bread. >> weight watcher's president and ceo live with an exclusive announcent. and in stitches. meghan markle reveals the surprise she hit from prince harry on their wedding day.

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supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, after second woman came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. the u.n. is meeting here, lots of business to talk about with this. >> reporter: good morning. just days before brett kavanaugh was set to defend himself against the allegation tha he assaulted a classmate in high school, a second accsation from ollege years. it's an accusationna that kah and the white house are vigorously denying. and some of the languag report is graphic. new overnight, another allegation against president trump's supreme court pick brett kavanaugh. this is from one of his classmates at yale. ramirez telling "the new yorker,"nd when she kavanaugh were freshmen, kavanaugh exposed himself to her. ramirez reports, i remember

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this morning on oday's talker," a world leader in the spotlight for a number of reasons. >> jacinda ardern is the prime minister of new zealand. and she announced another role she would be taking on, motherhood. at 38 years old, new aland's prime minister, jacinda ardern, is not only the youngest female head of state in the world, she is also the first to give birth in 30 years, in august.

>> it is a pleasure to introduce our little one for you. the name we have chosen or our littrl. >> reporter: she returned to work last month after taking six months maternity leave. >> it would be lovely to have more time. but these are not normal rcumstances. i have a role to feel incredibly lucky to hav hit the six weeks. >> reporter: her unique situation generated controversy from the start, with some critics claiming s couldn't run her country and also raising a child. i it okay for a p.m. to take maternity leave? >> if you're the leader of the company. >> it is nunacceptable i 2017 to say that women should have to answer that question in the workplace. >> reporter: before her baby girl was both, c mcfadden sat down with the prime minister to get her take on the criticism.

eh. women multitask every, single day. can i be a prime minister and a mother? absolutely. absolutely. will i have help to do it? yes. >> reporter: now, wh her partner, clark, stays at home with their bundle of joy, she is back on the world stage, taking her roles as head of state andl mom stride. and the prime minister is with us now. good morning. it's good to have you here. before we get down to business what is harder, running a country for having a 17-hour flight to get here? >> it felt at time on par. between clarke and i, we managed itd she's a g baby. the look you get when you walk on to a plane with a little on that stare from other passengers, which i felt conscious of. >> you want to apologize in advan advance. >> i did. >> there's governing before the

baby and then after the baby. do you feel something has changed inse of you after you gave birth to that child and how you do yourob there? >> my appreciations of parents, moers and solo mothers in rticularly, mothers from that do it on their own, my appreciation has grown. and the family-friendly policies. already have 26 paid leave in north america. >> how much? >> 26. >> and we have a lot to >> you were saying to people, i can do this. men do it all the time. has it been as difficult you thought it would be? more? less? >> it has met my you don't know until you're

there. it ee's met my expectations. the joy, thgh, has surpassed any expectations. >> kindness and government. you don't see thoseng two t together. i get it. but explain that. >> i don't's think thene rulebook for leadership. and i really rebel against the idea that politics has to be a place that is full of e and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against one another. ye need a robust democracy. but you can be strong and you can be kind. we're building what i would like to believe is a compassionate government, one that is for the well well-being of our avople. >> you an interesting circumstance. you have a coalition government. >> we do. >> so, you share power with someone who is your political polar opposite. people here say it's as if bernie sanders and t cruzot

together and they are running the government. what did you learn, having to work with somebody that quite different views. >> we have three parties, together in ourcoallation government. and we do have things we share in common. we have principles and beliefs that are in common. we use those. you know the focus that all new zealand is getting decent health and education. we're here for that. >> you're here for the u.n. if you g five minutes to speak to president trump, what would you say? >> i wouldk tout insist ndz. new zealand. i would probably just talk about us >> new zealand prime minister, jacinda oardern, thank you much. and next time, bring the baby. >> i know. thsense a little disappointment. sorry about . we're going >> i get that feel.

what are ydo? take a looktoday. 're looking at a flood threat in the ohio and mississippi river valley as a slow-moving system makes its way towards us, a fest sxn. theylready have some wildfires going still not under control in parts of california. that what's going on in your ndck of the woods. >> looks feels like monday. cloudy skies and areas of rain going te one of those days you're not going to like spendi time outdoors at all. cloudy, foggy and wet, start to finish. storm team 4 radar shows light to moderate rain is in prince gex unty. 100% chance you'll get rained on today. t temperatures are only in the low to mid-60s around town. we'll stay in the 60s today. warmer wea but continuing rain chances. that's your latest weather. and thaous yr latest weather. >> than al. ,ys? it's time for "pop start."

>> we're going to put tigeror woods aside a second. and we're going to auk about the duchess and her wedding dress. >> very impressive. wow. >> the veil itself took over 500 hours to complete. and we get to hear meghan sharing her secrets. >> did you see the blue fabric switched inside. >> i hope it's still in there. >> it's fabrire from the i wore on our first date.o it's importante to have all 53 of the commonwealth countries incorpora incorporated. i knew it would be a fun surpse for my now-husband. he was over the moon to find out that i would make this choiceay for our together. and i think the other members of the family had a similar reaction and appreciation for the fact that we understand how

importt is for us and the role we play and the work we're going to tonight to do. >> the veil's surprise was a surprise to harry. and we know what herright, al? >> i feel so much better. >> the film focuses on the queen's role. but it also gives a glimpse of thether family members. other royal news. prince george and prince charlotte are starting to nail down their routines. they were page boy and flower girl. the bride is a good friend of duchess kate middleton. justin theroux, the actor is opening up about the split from jennifer aniston. now, in an interview withes "ne york t theroux is speaking about the separation. that was the i most --

choosing my words carefully, it was a gentleseparation. it was heartbreaking in that the friendship would not be theame day-to-day. but the friendship is shifting and changing. the pair are on good terms. and don't forget, it's tonight. season 15 of "the voice," here on nbc, kicks off tonight and morrownight. be sure to check it out. we have j-hud and kelly clarkson. that's tonht on nbc. >> thank you, carson. now, to a big issue facing millions of americans, losing weight. r half a century, weight watchers is doing its part to help. now, the diet titan is looking to make some changes. s president and ceo is here to make an announcement about the future. but first, a look at the past and present. weight watchers, one of the go-to names in weight loss is p,

back on after joining forces with media mogul oprah winfr winfrey. her purchase of 10% of the company three years ago, has led to a surge in memberships, a much-needed boost for a comny that had come on hard times. now, weight watchers, who is focusing o meetings is shifting its focus. concentrating on overall health, including exercise. nearly 30% increase of last year are using the weight watchers 00app. and 30 are attending live meetings each week. weight watchers, no longer just focusing on weight, but people on the path to overall wellness. > cigrossman is here.

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for me all these years. >> here's what's interesting, r've been evolving to this. and theson why the business has been performing is this idea of going from weight to wellness, is more sustainable to people. we're giving them more than just a short-term solution. what we want is to be a partner in health sustainably. and if you think, most people ed ane arthemselves, and we're that partner, that gives them the technology. we give the the mmunity. we give them the support. and now, inddion to weight options, we'll also have a healthyop habit on. all people, if you ask them, want to be healthier. we're still doing points, right? >> so, freestyle, which is our program, which has been fantastic, actually can be utilized beyond just for weight loss. it's a tool to lea to healthy habits for better eating.

whether you want to lose weight or not. a>> youo partnered up with head sce, a mindfulness app. what are you doing there? >> we annoued a partnership with headspace for original content that will be in the app. and we're taking fit points 2.0. we're taking the science of what has been found in food and applying it to activity and exercise, around strength, wesistance, durability, et cetera. ave launched the first, in the company's historic, rewards program, called wellness whens. but it doesn't reward you for spending money. >> we're out of time. thank you. >> thank you. >>t see you w.w. there we go. get used toit. just ahead, robert redford

and sissy spacek ahead in studio 1a. but first, here's a look at your local news. >> goodmorning. 8:26 on this monday, septe , 20. fet's start with a look at our forecast. gloomy day out there. >> not a pretty day to be outside at al rain on storm team 4 radar, it will stayhat way for quite some sometime t come. the rest gloomy, rainy outside temper stuck in the 60s. m noh improvement coming your way any time too terribly soon as we're looking further down into the week and the weekend. cloudy skies with chances for rain again for morrow. and then as we get later in the week, finally a little warmer bu for thunders especially on wednesda thank> we'll hav

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it is 8:30, now, on a monday morning. that's looking a little magical, would you say? it's looking a little magical on r plaza. >> that's a good word to describe it. >> it is a magicalmo ing. and the folks on our plaza will b exrecognized by the fans of "fantastic beasts." >> come on, everybody.

>> they are hard at work decking our plaza crowd out in wizarding world swag. we need them to come on over. >> they're hding out wands d -- they're all very busy. >> guys, come on over. the movie is coming out. people are so exciting that the wizarding world is a thing. >> comeov on . how are you? >> the band is back together. tell us howit's feeling as you're promoting this one. >> it's good. >> you're kind of our first. we're fresh daisies. >> does it feel like a reunior ou guys? >> yeah. we're pals. >> we have collected a lot of

huge harry patter wizarding fans here. b we thoughtause they're here and all excited, it would be fun to bring out another person. are you ready? j.k. rowling is here. yes, she is. come on down. here she is. yes. >> yes. >> good werning, ome. >> hello. how are you? >> great to see you. thank you. >> there's your people. >>ome stand withus. how are you feeling? is this like giving thbirth? movie is ready to launch. >> this is like time tr fel. il like i'm back about 20 years. this is amazing.

>> you put so much wonderful work out. there's the harry potter books now,the broadway thing and there's this. it seems like you have a wealtdo of ideas that seem to stop. what's going on inside that head of yours? >> i know t about next four things i'm writing and it's all cked up there. >> could y still be writing harry potter right now if you wanted? >> if i wanted. kind of am. i'm in the wizard world. >> you gave us ath tease e. you're working on what? >> the next robert whgalbraith, h is a crime book. >> in the next g movie, we a sense of hogwarts a dumbledo dumbledore? >> yeah. this is largely about how dumbledore became dumbledore. that's going on in this

franchise. >> harry potter fans will have a field dale. you're going to put in eggs in the movie. >> we're about to see theew trailer, right? >> we are. >> that will tell a lot. >> we're going to do that tomorryo. get two days of fun. >> all in good time. we're going to have that conversation. we're going to s down with j.k. and the entire cast in a little bit. we'll have all that tomorrow. j.k., thank you for coming to see us. >> thank you. >> just ahead this morning, two hollywood legends, robert reord and sissy spacek. they're teaming up. and we're happy theys paid u a visit. e heavy rain in the missisi river valleys, a few storms in the northern plains and a fire threat out west.

as midweek period, gustytorms into the fufl coast. much cooler in the plains and t rthwest w looking cooler weather as well. toward the end of the week, below average temperatures. warm out dry. showers conti int the gulf and southeast. good monday morning. still looking at light rain around the area, right around the beltway and much of northern virginia moving into maryland. we'll be under this unsettled weatherattern today. so, expect light showers across your monday. temperat are currently in the mid-60s. 55 stiut we won't break out of the 60s today. toda clou, lightshowers, highs in the upper 60s. stl high rain chances. warmer w >> and thast >> so much more to necome. up, a wide-ranging conv with just a couple

of legends in o studio. robert redford, sissy spacek. fi spacek. first, this istoday" on nbc.

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♪ we are back. ourwe have two legends in studio this morning. robert redford and sissy spacek star in "the old man and the gun." robert plays the smooth-talking bank robber, foest tucker, finding it irresistible to give up crime in his 70s. and sissy spacek, captivated by the charm. >> i am just thinking about myself as the little kid i was. i would say, well, would he have been proud of me? if the answer is no, i keep walking on through. if the answer is yes, i know where i'm supposed to be.

>> so, is he proud of you? that little >> well, he's getting closer every day. >> robert and sissy, good morning. i can't belie a i'mually sitting here with you. i'm going to try not to swoon. the chemistry you have in this movie, it leaps off the dscreen. you have never worked together all these years. >> that's surprising. surprising you didn't work together. not surprising youha had chemistry. >> he's an easygoing guy and i'm an easygoing girl. >> weit start off lies, huh? >> i was going to ask you, w sissre all charmed by robert, like forever, our whole lives. is that what it was like to act across from him? just fall into the spell? >> our director, david lowery, came over to me when we were shooting the scene in thecafe,

just getting to know each otanr. he came over to me and said, it's forrest tucker you're talking to, not robert redford. >> oh, okay. >> i said legends. w yoe both legends. i usually ask, were you intimidated to work with this legend? and what happens when two legends get togethre? ou intimidated by sissy? no. >> oh, come on. >> i am now. itelinto place very easily. it's just easy. >> forrest tucker. i didn't know of this. >> i heard of the old hill gang. >> give us the scoop. it's a guy that can't sp robbing banks. >> the guy kept robbi banks and kept robbing banks. he always got caught and escaped. >> when did he rob his first

bank? like 15 or 16, right? >> i think so. >> and he died. >> he died? kidding. we'll cut that out. >> i understand that this will the last movie you will act in? >> i think i made a mistake in saying that, because i i was going to retire, i think i shouldn't talk about , i think i should slip quietly in another territory. i didn't want to take away from the real value. the cast was great. i loved working with them. i had fun. for me, having it be about retirement is distracting. >> the filmct itselflly -- i don't want to give anything away. there's parts of it that feel

like an homage to all the different robert redfords over the years. >> all of the banks he robbed. >> all of the heartse won. sissy, you, too, are a legend. i told you, ied l you since "coal miner's daughter." i have a picture. do you remember the years you won oscars you won them the same year. >> really? >> robert de niro, sissy, robert, and a director i don't know. > somebody should have done m hair. >> and mine. >> look at those abad, radiant people. >> look at those adorable ademy awards. >> exactly. where do you keep your academyd aw >> i lost it. >> what? >> no. >> i mean, not judging, but -- >> i'm just saying that. >> we're so gullible. >> i am gullible. you know why? i'm dazed by you both.

it's nice to be in your prence. the movie is great and people it. go out and see >> "the old man and the gun," hits theaters this friday. just ahead, we' making dreams come true with a big surprise for a young woman with big dreams of her own. but fit, thiss "today" on nbc.

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well, sheinelle surprised a teenage girl whose dreams are sky-high. >> reporter: calvin and cynthia sheppard says they're daughter has wanted to be a pilot her whole life. >> reporter: the second of four children, her bigreams don't stop her from being a caring older sister. >> she makes sure she looks out for him, for sure. she's a good big sister.or >> rr: in addition to her brothers, she has sisters of a different kind, sisters of the sks, anonprofit group for mino pty femaleots in the u.s. >> they are reaching out to the community, to make the young girls aware that there's opportunies out there for them, as well. >> reporter: so, we decided to help her get a little closer to earning her wings. okay. we're here to surprise arianna. let's help make her dreams come

true. good mianing. are yonnarianna? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: i'm sheinelle jones from the "today" show. i heard you want to be a pilot. y yes, ma'am. >> reporter: would like to get on the plane? >> yes, ma'am. are you in shock?e >> and w whisked her and her mom, cynthia, off to a flight with netjets. >> reporte you first. >> thank you. >> reporter: up to columbus, to train on the same flight simulators pilots use. welcome to the sete of ohio, birthplace of aviation. >> today will be in theng chal 650 sim. you get to do a flight from aspen t denver, colorado. ma reporter: are you excited? >> yes, m. >> you're going to be at the controls, not me. >> reporter: before takeoff, she told me a little more aut her

lifelong dream. when did you fst dream o being a pilot? >> probably when ias 4. i wanted to do something differ wt. >> reportet is it about flying that you love? >> just being up in the air. ll be riding in the car and i'll look up in the sky and it's just like a -- you can never get that world by yourself. >> reporter: and then, it y.s reme to fl >> t's a red button right there, you push it twice. yeah. and now, you're flying. >> okay. >> leveling off. perfect. >> reporter: we have one other surprise today. we're going to give you a private flying lesson athio statuniversity. how does that sound? >> that sounds bomb. >> reporter: i think that means good. >> definitely. >> reporter: arianna went to the school of aviation where she got

advice from current aviation pathways e differentw u can go. >> we'll crime up to our practice area, where we can do basic maneuvers with the airplane. >> reporter: before it was time to hop in and lt off. >> and we're flying. you feel that air speed pick or. >> rr: sheinelle jones, nbc news, columbus, iohio. love that. good for e'her. >>re going to be back in a mometh. but firstis is "today" on nbc. my mom washes the dishes... ...before she puts them in the dishwasher.

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[ applause ] good morning, everomne. weto the show. i'm megyn kelly. hope you had a great weekend. weor had m developments over the weekend and this morning, in some stories that we've been covering here. and joining me here telp me break down what is making the rounds today, nbc correspondent hallie jackson is here. along with the co-host of pbs' "in principle," amy holmes. and joe levy is hes, well. happy to have you here. we begin with the story that came out late. a new allegation of purported sexu