governor. good morning. breaking t,overniull speed ahead. the fbi interviewing the second woman who accused brett kavanaugh. this morning, h deep will this investigation go? and we're hearing from the senator who single-handedly stopped the confirmation vote. >>f judgeavanaugh is shown to have lied to the committee, nomination's over? >> oh, yes. i would think so. >> just ahead, the fbi's nextst eps. total devastation. th death toll skyrockets overght to nearly 900 people from theve massi earthquake and ami in indonesia. the wall of water wiping out entire communities. rescuers now struggling to reach the hardest-hit towns and

fearing the worst. we're live from the disaster tr zoneaight ahead. car explosion mystery. authorities now calling this deadly blast that led to panic in pennsylvania a criminal incident. three people killed. the question this morning -- whataused it? all that plus shark attack. a 13-year-old boy being treated for serious injuries after an attack off of california. >> the shark ripped open everything on the back. it's compromised. facebook hit by a ssive, new cyber attack affecting 50 million ers. even ceo mark zuckerberg a victim of the attack. and pink powda the inspiring effort to bring smiles to tgse fight for their lives as we kick off breast cancer areness month, with a special surprise on our

plaza. today, monday, october 1st, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is od "tay," with savannah guthrie sand hoda kotb, live fromdio 1a in rockefeller plaza. g >>d morning, everybody. welcome to "today." on ato have you with u monday morning, october 1st. breast cancer awareness month. you look good in pink. so does our plaz >> our plaza is decked out in pink. we have a lot planned for the ladies and gentlemen out there. it's a great way to helpsu ivors out. our top story, the fbi getting to work on its investigation into sexual assault claims of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we have complete coverage. we'll start with peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the background investigation into brett kavanaugh now under way. vestigators have now spoken to

kavanaugh's second accuser, deborah ramirez, a classmate from yale. most of the coursesources, tell news, thes fbi limiting this probe. the fbi has been, quote, ed handcu the white house is disputing that. but some democrats are warning those restraints could turn the investigation into a farce. this morning, we're getting a clearer picture that some of those the fbi is talking to, in the race to meet friday's deadline, of background nomination into brett kavanaugh. christine blasey rd's leg team telling nbc news, dr. ford has not been contacted by the fbi. but on sunday, the fbi did speak to debah ramirez. source familiar with the conversation, says provided a list of witnesses that can corroborate her allegation that kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a

party, an allegation kavanaugh denie denies. ame deeply troubled by what has been a blatant mischaracterization of brett hielf of his drinking at yale. ding, when brett g drunk, he was often belligerent and aggrespve. presiden insists the white house isn't putting limits on the fbi. >> they have free rein. they will do what they do. >> reporter:weeting on saturday, deeming i want them to interview anybody that is appropriat the fbi has received no new instructions changing the limits imposed by the white house counsel office on the investigation. according to a senior u.s. official and another source familiar with the matter. those limit the sources to a specific witness list that doe not include julie swetnick, who came forward through her lawyer, michae avenatti, accusing kavanaugh of sexual misconduct ain high school, allegation he denies. top democrat dianne feinstein sent a letter tohite house

counsel don mcgahn and christopher wray. the president's team claims the white house is not interfering. >> the white house i not micromanaging this process. he senate is dictating the terms. >> reporter: on "60 minutes" jeff flake, a crucial swing vote, and chris coons, trey awaiting the report. >> if judge kavanaugh has lied toee the commi nam natiominatio over? >> oh, yes. i would think so. >> reporter: president trump is tweeting that the democrats find the time and skocope is not enough. don jr. weighed in, that kavanaugh's accusers should not believed >> the people that are the victims of these things, when it

is soio oly political, it diminishes the real claims. >> there's been so much talk, including kellyanne conway saying she herself had been a victim of sexual assault in the past. >> reporter: this was unexpected. it was a deeply personal disclosure from kellyanne conway. while she did, conway said that the judge should not bear the weight of the #metoo movement. he said she had experienced it firsthand. >> i feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual ar henassmtas and rape. that -- i'm a victim of sexual assault. i don't eect judge kavanaugh or jake tapper or jeff flake or anybody to be held responsibler that. >> reporter: kellyanne conway

said victims should be heard. and in this case, judge kavanaugh should be able to defend himself. >> thank you. let's get moren how the i investigation is set to unfold. for that, we turn t nbc justice correspondent, pete williams. good morning. >> good morng to you. >> the investigations are getting under way. we know some of e people who the fbi is planning to talk to. how do we know this information? >> this is different. the fbi usually investigates climb. they follow the investigation. this is not a criminal investigation, the fbi is reopening the background investigation into brett hakavanaugh. in sense, the fbi is acting like a private eye and the clipt client is the white house. and that's true when it looks at the background of aresidential nominee. we know that agents are winterviewing three peoplre chri fine blaseyd was at that house where she said she

was. and unlike in a criminal investigation, the fbiannot legally require anybody to respond to questions. but it appears t thaty're going to cooperate anyway. >> you know how these things work, pete.er onen answers a question and that raises five other questions. how far can the fbi then go to follow up leads it gets after the terviews? >> i think it can go far if it gets permission. the white house says it's not restricting theve igation. but our assumptionhe and fbi's, as well, that it will val from whitep house counsel if it wants to go furthe and expand the reach of the people they're investigating. the investigation, they will go to the white house that passes them on to the judiciary committee. that's the normal procedure. there's no reason to think it will be different this time. the u.s. andanada reaching a last-minute deal that salvages nafta, the north american free

trade agreement that the tepresident thrd to get rid of. hallie jackson has these details. an president is up and talking about this deal this morning, hallie. what can you tell us? >> he's thrilled about it. talk about down to the fire, righ before midnight deadline. the president is calling this a historic transaction. all three great nations, in his wos, are closer to competition with the rest of the world. the president has blasted nafta forth years. is a new version. same countries, different name. the united states, mexico, canada agreement. canada will make some concessions on dairy. that was a huge sticking pnt in the talks. it will be easier for u.s. farmers to get into the darely market in canada. united states will dial back the threats of auto tariffs. this agreement will come for review every s years, which

the administration is prais as significant leverage to make sure this deal is what it wants. as for nextsteps, allhree leaders have to sign this thing and it goes to congress for approval. >> big story happening overnight.ie hall, thank you. another major storyhis morning, the rising death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in indonesia. itnd s at more than 800. and resers have yet to reach all the affected communities. janis mackey frayer is in indonesia with the developments. janis, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. access to the worst hit areas remains hard. flights were canceled because of this. hundreds of peoplblocking the nway, pleading to get out. the chaos delaying delivery of aid that is desperately needed. it is a sea of debris, mangled buildings and sorrow.

rescue worrs are racing against time and a lack of equipment to find survivors lost in the rubble. this man says he tried to dig out his family but couldn't and had no help. early this morning, a woman was foundale, days after the massive quake. howor many m are trapped or were swept out to sea by the tsunami that roared ashore is unclear. but the number of confirmed dead is surging, with hundreds of bodies being buried in mass graves to stave off s thench and disease. areas closer to the quake's epicenter and more than 250,000 people are cut off. the bridges and the roads are damaged. it's difficult. >> reporter: the twin disasters were swift and powerful. asilot shot t video of what he called a strange wave. later, he learned the air

traffic controller who stayed to ensurehe take off, lost his life. he is being hailed a hero. the tsunami brought a wall of water. waves as high as 18 feet that crushed the coast. >> it's unusual for an earthquake, which generates a tsunami, to be so close t land. >> reporter: nearly 50,000 people are displaced here. but the biggest concern is finding survivors. relatis andfriends, in a desperate search for the missing. check shelters and scouring ma shift morgues that line the streets. getting to the hard-hit areasy road takes about 24 hours. but it's the only way they're going to get the heavy equipmenf to the debris. the death toll has already surged. it's expected to spike even further. and the delays could add to that. back to you. much.nk you so we bring in craig, who is

following another big story this morning. >> there's a deepening mystery surrounding a fatal car explosion in pennsylvania over e weekend. authorities now saying it was not an accident. nbc's morgan radford with the latest on t investigation. good to see you, morgan. >> good morning. it is still a mystery. three men were killed when the car exploded in allentown. police have not released their names or a motive. but police believe this is a crime and the suspect among t dead. this morning, authorities are fting through what's left of this car, trying tout figure o what caused it to explode in a lives.l, taking three the blast saturday night, rocked downtown allentown, about 60 miles northwest of philadelphia. mike hunter heard the boom ando t it was a terror attack. >> it was horrific. it's crazy. something i've never seen before. only see stuff like that on tv. >> reporter: he pulled out his

phone and started recording. >> half of the car, the middl area was on fire and exploding. >> reporter:ir des said the gruesome aftermath left her traumatized. >> i saw a leg by the car and i ran away. >> reporter: first responders came on a chaotic scene. investigators donnedroctive suits to go through the evidence, including the bodies force, blown apart by the of the blast. the atf heading up the investigatio along withhe fbi and several other law enforcement wagencies. believe this is an isolated incident. we can't get into the details. we're following up on a lot of leads. a lot ofes witnessnd information for us to follow up on. >> reporter: trn district at calls the explosion a criminal incident. but authorities say they're not searching for any suspts. >> we ve a highegree of confidence that the perpetrator was probably killed in the zi e

incident. >> reporter: they were sealed off the area. authorities do caution that once their identities a own, this investigation could still take some time. >> bizarre story. morgan, thank you. tnow, a big shakeup in the works at tesla, the electric car company headed by elon musk. the s.e.c. cracking down on the company and the man behind it, over a tweet tha musk sent to his followers. jo ling kent has more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. it was the tweet heard around the world, elon musk declaring he had the money to take his company, tesla, private. that landed him in hot water with investors and he and tesla are paying the price, big-time. and there's questions whether tesla can survive this.

elon musk stepping down as ceo of tesla and giving up control. he agreed to step aside for three years and pay a $20 million fine. tesla is also forking over another $20 million. all thatoney going to harmed investors. the punishment, one of the most severe by the s.e.c., is from this tweet in waugust,n musk declared, i'm considering taking tesla private at $470. it sent tesla shares spiking. >> elon musk creating chaos with a single tweet. >> reporter: the s.e.c. called his tweet misleading. >> rouing up to $420 because of the significance of that ua number in mar culture and his belief that his girlfriened would be amy it. >> reporter: the settlement comes after the s.e.c. sued musk for fraud last week, threatening

creativee as the brains behind his car company. so far, musk hasot reacted to the punishment on his famous twitter fd and for good reason. tesla is putting in place additional ctrols and procedures to oversee musk's communications. this comes as the ceo becomes increasingly unpredictamue. did a live interview appearing to smoke pot, sending tesla stock plummeting. >> what are you doing smoking weed? >> reporter: and he is facing a lawsuit after suggesting the cave diver who rescued the team, is a pedophile. "the new york times," he's working 120-hour weeks and sleeping over at the factory. and more pressure may be around the corner, as rivals as

esrcedes-benz, audi, porsche, and jaguar m ahead in the luxury vehicle space. the future of tesl uncertain, without the man who helped make it what it is tay in the driver's seat. this agreement is all subject to court approval. and musk will remain the ceo of the company. as for tesla itself, last night markednd of the third quarter. so, production and delivery fi tres for allse cars could be released as early as this week. in an e-mail obtained by cnbc, musk is telling his employees thathe company is very close to finally turning a profit. at the moment, tha might be the closest thing we have to a crystal ball on where g teslas from here. >> all right, jo. thank you. 7:18. mr. roker over at the weather ll. what is shaking? >> hey, guys. good morning. thank you for getting your first weather fromus unusual situation where we have a this is actually a tropical

stor rosa. it's got 15-mile-pe winds mo to the northeast at 12 mis an hour. you can see rain making its way in the it's goi to continue to push to the northeast. there' anoth system coming in that will be affecting cali today, so lots of rain there. and theno as we move i tomo, this continues to sp north, bringing a ton of ra for the southwest. for exampl both flagstaff and phxill see more rain thug wedne than they do for an entire month. this moisture continues to push up and causes heavy rain from so cal torni all way into the southwest. isolat totals of up to 5 inch and big rip current prob, large swells from rosa all f the waym pismo beach it la giunta. stro 6surf, to 12 feet. aip current, a big situation goin into the southwest and so california. we're g to get to your local fore c

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voting is a fundamental right. it is the only way in our democracy to have a say in the issues w care about. essentially, it's our stake in our children's future. >> that, of course, is former first lady michelle obama. friday.in miami on she's back in the political spotlight. she is urging people toegister tote. >> and this morning, we are announcing she will be here for a live event on our plaza, thursday, october 11th, the international day of the girl. and mrs. obama will sit down with us for a live couversation the importance of education for girls around the world. >> we'll talk t her about life after the white house. and she's going to make a big announcement. that is not all. to celebrate the international

day of the girl, we haveelly clarkson, jennifer hudson, meghan trainor. they will beere for a live concert. they're going to perform in front of an audience of girl aig, you can come, too. right here on our plaza. it wilol be >> come down, bring your girls. thursday, october 11th, we will celebrate international day of the girl. >> a heck of a party. t looking forwa that. let's look at the headlines this morning. new details surrounding the investigation of brett kavanaug christine blasey ford's legal team says dr. ford has not been contacted by the fbi. but one of the three women accusingkavanaugh, deborah ramirez, did speak to investigators on sunday she assessed that kavanaugh expod himself to h at a party. the fbi will be talking to kavanaugh's forr yale classmate today. he came forward sunday night

saying, when brett got drunk, he was often belligerent and aggressive. today marks thee- ar mass shooting a of an outdoor concert on the las vegas strip. people gathered and prayed at a mashift memorial for the victims of that massacre. 58 people were killed and 100 , huen steven paddock opened fire from his hoteloom in the mandalay beay hotel room. newly eoreleased v shows the dramatic rescue efforts by navy sailo in the moments after ane commercial plarash happened in micronesia on friday. you can see t sailors walking on the wing of that partially nd then d plane entering the cabin. the air new guinea flight

crashed into a lagoonn going for the airport. this weekend, it wasth revealed one passenger was missing. six people remain in the hospital, in stable condition. also this morning, a 13-year-old boy is hospitalized with serious injuries after he was attked by a shark near san diego over the weekend. nbc's joe fry w is hereh the latest on that. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. in cond shark bite incident as many weeks off of the california coastline, after a boyor diving lobster, sustained a deep bite just below his neck. kay youaykers who pulled the bo of the water said the shark was stalking their kaakaayks. it was early morning, the first day of lobster season, off of ther coast of sou california. >> we heard a kid scream. > reporter: a 13-year-old boy he the water attacked by a shark. ad been diving for lobsters. he was rescued by kayakers,

including a lifeguard, who pullo him on their boat. >> he ripped up the callavicle, and got his >> reporter: the boy was air-lifted to a traumaword. he asked the media not to reveal his name. >> this is a rare injury. in the ten years i've been at this hospital, i hadot seen an injury like this. >> reporter: the boy is expected to survive though is still in serious condition after undergoing surgery. >> a small bite from a big sha a can do lot of damage. but having good first responders nearby has been the difference between people living or not. >> reporr: the beach, near encinitas, is closed over the weekend, butds expec to reopen today. >> we're having guards coming into then beach o to the water, to let people know we had a nonfatal shark attack. >> reporter: the attack follows a fatalncnter off of cape

cod, massachusetts, the first shark-related fatality in massachusetts in more than 80 years. just last year, two victims werl injured. >> the fact that we have so few shark bles t us about shark behavior. they're just not interested in people. but ac happen.ccasionally >> the kaayker who rescued the boy was in the right placeth at right time. >> chad hamil said he was out there with two friends. they heard screaming. they thought someone was exyting because t caught lobsters. and they heard the kid say, i was bit. kaayk. they said the whole way back, the shark was coming after them. >> thank you, joe.> let's switch gears and go to mr. roker. a check of the weather? >> summer is trying to hang in there.

indi 10 degrees warmer th usual. as wee into tuesday and hea to thewest, kansas ci will be in the mid-80s. 83.i, litt rock at 87 degrees. look int the late week. new is around 80 degrees until f when things cool off. mid-s in cincinnati, nash 90n richmond and che wil be in the mid-80s as wl the we fally see te dropping back a bit. what's goi on around the country. here what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. a monfy with plenty sunshine out there to get your start -- yo week started. it's easy t for me say, isn't it? holy cow. temp have cooled in the 50s and 60s during the at 6. it going to be a week way warmaver our ave high is 74 degrees. it w il be plus territory all the w >> and that's your latest

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six months after testiating about security in front of congress. >> it will be hard for us to guarantee that we're going to fully stop everything. >> reporter: in the latest attack,ke hac s exploited a feature called view as, when people look at how their profile appears to others. many users understandably shaken. >> so much has gone down with facebook that my trust in the site is kind of scrapped. >> you would thinkfacebook would have securer firewalls to prevent all that. >> i feel like any website, i wouldn't trust fully, because there's a chance it can be hacked. yeah. that's scary. >> reporter: accordi to zuckerberg, whose own account was compromised in the latest breach,he vulnerability has been patched. and all the affected accounts were logged out. all you have to do is log back in. >> and we will notify the

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> welcome back. 7:48. the hearings and now the fbi investigation of brett kavanaugh have consumed and captivated the country like nothing we've seen out o washington in years. >> this is a cultural moment.it and hereperspective on where we are, nbc's harry smith. we like to call you in at a moment like this. >> friday night, everybody is talking about tailgaten sunday, after church. it's nonstop. one thing everybody inis americ talking about, ford and kavanaugh. our airwav and our editorial m pages have been physicaled with opinions all weekend. night the time saturday rolled around, we were ready for a good laugh. >> i'm going to starttn 11. i'm going to take it tut a a

15 real quick. >> reporter: was it comic relief or ridicule? if you were not convinced of the pth of the divide in america, you needed to wait a while. c kanye west coming to trump's defense on an unaired peech at the end of >> a white person is about to say, howo you like trump, he's racist? if i would have been worried about racism, i would have worried out a long time ago. >> reporter: what happened in the hearing room on thursday was rivew.ng. it was >> i never sexually assaulted anyone. >> reporter: a drama that was all very un-d.c. we watched, 20 million or so on tv. millions more online and on the radio. and we heard depended a lot on our politics. >> i am here because i believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened tome. >> this is a circus.

the consequences will extend long past my nomination. >> reporter: polar opposite reactions to the people involved. one person's truth was anoth one's fiction. avanaugh and ford were bot hero and victim to those who found their stories credible. maya angelou wrote, there's no greater agony thaneang an untold story inside you. from shakespeare's "king leer," i am a man more sinned against than sinning. oneon wonders if any revela would sway public opinion or the senators who will vote. i was i iowa, class reunion, central college, class of '73, football game and all that stuff. it depended on who you talked to. people were predisposed to believe aheadf time. you ran into some moderates that said, let's see how this plays

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the photos she, post that has people talking today, monday, october 1st, 2018. good morning to my hero, my mom. >> five-year cancer survivor, sendingove to my girl, kendal >> to all my fellow fighters, we got this. ♪ >> we love our moms. >> and we'll keep fighting pretty. >>or all t out there battling cancer>> -- ou are beautiful. >> here in honor of our mom, nan nancy. >> coming together for "pink power today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." we are bathed in pink.it a special monday morning, the 1st of october. tand it's breas cancer awareness month. l >> a of great energy on the plaza. we're doing our part with the return of "pink power today." all month, we'lle showing our support for the millions who are

battling breast cancer. >> love hearing rachel platten song.g the fight those volunteers are hard at work, making care packages that will be shipped all around the country. we'll let you know how you can lend hand and more ont effort. everybody little bit helps when you go through sthething like . >> we're going to roll up our sleeves, as well. >> we are. let's get to your news at 8:00. the fbi has staed interviewing witnesses as part of its investigation of misconduct allegations againco supreme t nominee brett kavanaugh. but there's some confusion this morning about how farig inveors are going to be allowed to go. erc national correspondent p alexander is at the white house for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this rlly has become an explosive conflict. that fbi background investigation into brett kavanaugh is now under wa investigators have spoken to kavanaugh's second accuser, a woman named deborah ramirez, a classmate from yale.

mostible sources tell nbc news, e white house isimiting the probe. one senior official telling us that tse white h has been handcuffed. the white houses disputing that. but some are warning those could turn the investigation into a farce. this morning, we're getting a clearer picture of some of those the fbi is talking to, in a race to complete its background investigation into brett kavanaugh. christine blasey ford's legal te telling nbc news, dr. ford has not been contacted by the fbi. but on sunday, the fbi did speak to deborah ramirez, kavanaugh's accuserrom his days at yale. a source says ramirezvi pd a list of witnesses who she says allegationrate her that kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party, an allegion that kavanaugh denies nbc news has learned that the fbi will be talking to chad ludington today. he said he becam deeply

troubled on what is a blatant mischaracterization of his drinking at yale. adding, when brett got drunk, he was oftennd belligerent a aggressive. president trump insists the white house isn't putting limits on the fbi. >> they have free rein, doing whatever it is they do. >> reporter: tweeting saturday, iant them to interview whoever they deem appropriate at their discretion. the fbi has reived no new instructions changing the limits inposed by the white house's counsel office i the investigation, according to a senior u.s. official and another source. the limits,eshe sou say, include a specific witness list ie t does not include j swetnick, who came forward through her lawyer, michael avenatti last week, accusing kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in high school, an allegation he denies. dianne feinstein sent a letter sunday to white house counsel don mcgahn and christopher wray,

asking for the marching order the white house sent to t fbi. >> t fbi is not microm aging thisprocess. this is the -- the senate is dictating the terms. >> reporter:n "6 minutes," jeff flake, a crucial swing vote who cald for the investigation, and democrat chris coons, say they're awaiting t fbireport. >> if judge kavanaugh is shown to have lied to the committee, nomination's over? >> oh, yes. >> i would think so. >> reporter: the white houses emphasizing the fbi's work is not meant to be a fishing expedition. but chris coons says, there ought to be multiple investigations because there's egltiple aions before the judiciary committee rightnow. he says there is not likely 50 but it has to be more than 5. >> peter, thank you. the u.s. and canada reached a last-minute deal sunday to free e the north american

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law. companies must have one woman on the board by the end of next year. and that number would gradually increase. the governor admits that legal challenges may doom this law before it takes effect. you have the news covered? let's do a little "boost." you have to be tough to be a u.s. marine. eyou also hav a tender side. this is a marine after a six-month deployent. his wif was there to greet him and for the first time, he met his newborn ooson. k them both into his arms. well, you can see what happened there. the rest of the familyaave them minute to enjoy before ty piled into the scrum. oh. but the sweetest. oh. >> all right. this will give you a boost, too. look outside. >> all right. >> right now, we have an as assembly line of volunteers. called s a group fighting pretty. it's an organization that mail specia care packages to those battling breast cancer. and there's a way we can all get

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♪ we are back with the return of "pink power today," as w mark national breast cancer awareness month. in the daysreahead, w going to share with you about the treatments and tho ithe fight. we'r we have a lot to get to today. a lotf volunteers filling care packages for those with breast cancer. we'll talk to them in a moment.

but first, we'll look at where th stands. with breast cancer each year.ed more arenk surviving t to better diagnostic tools and therapies. breast c cancer willim the lives of 40,000 women this year. it is the second in leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the united states. early detection is key. the amerin cancer society recommends that women ages 45 to 54 get mammograms to screen for cancer. and encourages regular self-breast exams. it is a messageamerena wil is helping spread in a new public service announcement. serena's voice is one of many joining the fight. some of hollywood's favorite actresses have battled breast cancer. julia louis-dreyfus, the star of "veep" and "seinfeld," shared her diagnosis last yr on

social media saying, one in eight women get breast cancer. today, i'm the one. shered her journey to help others. and rita wilson, tress, singer, songr write and waif of tom hanks shared her diagnosis in 2015. today, she tells her story and spreads areness in the bat official a exercise that impacts so many. we're happy rit wilson is with us now. you just released your third album, "bigger picture." we'll get to that a little later. hi. hoda. >> it's been three years since you battled breast cancer. i remember for me, i've been ten years. i rember the day i knew -- >> congratulations. >> thank you. the day i kw i was getting better when it wasn't the first thing i thought of when i woke up in the >>morning. yes. >> for you, is it the number one thought? >> no. that diminishes. when you're going through treatment where you're getting your diagnosis, you're really focused on that. and when things eas off, i had

a delayed reaction. that's when i thought, what just happened to me? mindfulness meditation isfu he to get through that period. in time, it diminishes when you get more years under your belt of being clean. >> what's intyoesting about s is, you went in for a checkup. you were fine. you had a bad gut about it. a friend encouraged you to get the second opation. a good message. if you don't feel like they got it right, go back in. >> and it's not just a s opinion. it was a second opinion on my pathology, which i had neverar about. and my friend who told me, she was a breast cancer twice and said, you should get a second opinion on your pathology. and that wasritical because it came back that i did have breast cancer. >> what you touched on is important. once you're done with it, people are like, good for you, you're all done with that. and later you have feelings like, is it coming back to get

me? a little more detail on how you battled that part. i think mindfulness ditation was extremely helpful. doing things you love. music for m has bee an incredible way to just -- it's like therapeut and at the same time, creativelyg satisfy outlet. i would listen to music. i would listen to music. music can change your mood. anything and everything. i mean, at that time, i was doing a play with larry david here called "fish in the dark." and taylor swifs album "1989" came out. was listeni to that. and i was listening to jason reeves. he has a galat m, as well. i think getting the music that makes you feel good and puts in a good space. >> let's talk about the music for a second. "bigger picture," it droppedis weekend. 'su have to feel good about this song. o personal, for you, isn't

it? >> the whole album is aic m scrapbook because i have a physical scrapbook. >> can wete l for a second. ♪ and i opened it up to find who i am a ♪ ♪ who i was >> come on. it's really your life. is.t >> i'm a scrapbook collector. at least i was and photoal ms. i think sometimes as human beings, we forget orose track o two wwho we are. you look back at the scrapbooks of your lifean i be incredibly happy and love everything i've seen.om andimes i'm sad from the people we've lost. >> you're going to be sinng at the grand old opry.ra co on that. you talked about the support of tom, your awesome husband. i couldn't help but looking, i

was on facebook and i saw your lsband as mr. rogers. i wase omg. what do you think of that look of his? >> well, since i am going to have to visit his neighborhood i just hope he fds a place to store that look. i mean, wee all l mr. rogers. >> rita, you are awesome. thank you so much. you're going to stick around for our fourth hour. and later, you will have a rformance of that song, we heard a snippet of it, called r "big picture." let's head over to carson. >> so much for my halloween costume. here's what's going on? the orange room is the pink room. our mission with the organization fightg pretty. asked you to send in words of support fighting breast cancer. we have amazing folks out on our

plaza. we'll be using our messages to fill our care packages. they're doing a great job. we're going to join them in a few minutes. you at home have been sending in words of encouragement. jennifer writing,'m fighting to stay cancer-free every day. so, ladies andents, don't give . stay positive. attitude is everything. melissa writes, i just celebrated my three-year cancerveary. and donna adds, you're all pink warriors.ot weaver g this. we have ouressages right here. i wrote, my message says, my mom, patty daly caruso beat cancer. so can you. >> know that you're not fighting this alon friends and family and strangers are pulling for you. >> you have a good one. >> the one word in a worked for me was forwsed. i to write that in my

journal. and i wear a pink ring that says forward. and i started giving them away. once you're past it, it good to pay it forward. >> my mom is a two-time survivor. your strengthdefines you and makes you bigger than this disease. it moves youfo ard. >> what do you have, savannah? >> you're stronger than you know and you'rey surrounded love. >> i love that. >> we're going to put these cards in the care packages and tell you all about it. keep the inspiring tweets and mments coming on social media. you could move someone today and t realize it. >> they throug wne we could be lookin upwards of 5 inches of rain throu the dest southwest and 1 to 3 inches throh california where they also have rip current problems. we h 7 million pe at risk in the midwest.

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family. j. lo took time to thank her boyfriend, alexig rouez, who she says, has seen the show more times than anyone. congrats to jennifer loempez. ca wait to see what is up for her next. >> deborah was there last night. we have time for "daly clice? >> i think do. the process of taking a group photo has changed, thankso new technology. you set a timer and run. now, all you need is a drone and hopefully somebody knows how to fly the thing. unfortunately, that was not the case for this family in hungary. they decided to pose for the group photo, when the man handling it, it hits that lady right in the face. >> thankfully - >> you always say she wasn't hurt. she was not harmed. our fellow drone lover, don't

worry, the drone wasn't hurt, either. everybody is okay. and they did get their family pho photo. >> every time they did this, it kept h her. >> i don't believe you that no one was harmed. th was goingfast. >> okay. >> that was great. just ahead, weave pink power fever. we're going to head out on to our plaza. look at those great folks. everyone is making a care package. this startedith one breas cancer survivor, one idea, now doing so much good. we want to get in on the action. we're going to get out there and get out our pens and do our thing in a few minutes. first, a check of local news.

goor. it is now 8:26 on this monday morning. hope y week is off to a good star let's g check of the roads with melissa. >> gd rning. in gaithersburg, water main break, 270 is very busy because of that. every bailing off 355. upper marlboro, upper loop pennsylvaniaashthere. north springfield, braddock ad in left lane. gaithers 270 at 370, a brand-new problethere. >>e' g checkr of you foren we come bac 7

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♪ 8:30 now on this monday whrning, the 1 day of october, 2018. at a morning it is. o pink power full display on the pla. check it out. showing support against the fight against breast cancer. >> and the guys that have joined our assembly line, assembling care packages for fighting pretty. craig, you're out there in the crowd, what have you got? >> i'm making the boxes. taking a quick break from the boxmaking. i'm looking for kings high school. kings high school? where are you in from? >> seattle. >> you had to remember. are you sure? >> i think so. y

>> what'r name? >> duncan. >> elizabeth. >> katherine. >> colton. >> you have a special message here. love you, mom. >> yeah, so. i love you, m. >> there's more to the story than that. who is mom? >> myom is laura fleming. she's been battling breas cancer since may. >> we want to send her a special care package. make sure she gets that. >> okay. thank you so much. >>nk tyou. ladies? somebody else who inspires millions, pastor joel osteen is here. and he has thinking that canr change y life for the better. it turns out tiffani thiessen happens to be a very impressi ivive cook. she's going to prepare dishes from her co hbook. >> weave a pretty nice

forecast out of the northeast. what have you got? we take a midweek periodg be sunn the northeast, above average through the mid-plains througe mid-atlantic states. rain connun thesouthwest. as we get towards the end of the week w looking at sunshine on the east coast. drying out in the southwest. look o. a lit mix in the westerplains. thathainnrod the country. herehappin neck oths. >> good mning, ev welcom o. the rsoferbe a sunny and warm one. we'r the low to mid-60s. after high will be around 80 degrees. no chafon today. ther a 40% cnce of se showers coming our way tomorrow afternk but lhose temperatures. dar a hig now is only 74. there a singl out of the first ten days this month

thatil be cooler than average. veryow rn chances out that ltlcero pink for a good reason. it's the kickf of "pink power today" and national wee eein month. >> we have been putting together these fantastic care packages. now, it's time to meet the woman behind this whole thing, the founder of thenonprofit, fighting pretty and the person behind these magical boxes. first of all, look around. we're going to get to in a second. this is what you created. how does it feel to see it on a grand scale? >> it is amazing to be here with everybody. with you, with the amazing vo hnteers. we're to honor all those who are fighting pretty, especially this month, during breast cancer awareness month. >> we want to talk about how this came to be, these care

packages. it starts with a personal story, your story. you were 26 years old when you wereas diagnosed with b cancer. tell me about how that news hits you. >> i was living and work right here in new york city and kind of living my life a a 26-year-old. and shopping with friends and going out to eat and doing the things that you do in your 20s. and was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer at 26 after finding my own lump. and i -- >> you did a self-exam. >> i did aself-exam and i pushed to meet with the doctor after they said you're much too young. 3.d it turned out to be stage i took that journey by storm and did everything i couldo find you know, a way to get rid of this cancer. >> you found strength. obviously, you're a go-getter. you didn't lay back and sayell me what to do. you had yr family, who is standing behind you, your mom

crew.he rest of your but tell us how you got to the other side of that. that cane scary. >> i took it by storm. and feeling confident and strong was not alwaysasy. but slapping on some hot pinknd lipstick aembracing what was happening was what i was doing. and i was fighting pretty. >> you would do that before you go for your chemotherapy sessions. itasn't how you looked on the outside. but there was something for you to put on a splash of pink that helped you feel stronger? >> exactly. everybody's fight is different. and maybe wearing sweat pants and being cozy comfy is the way you fight. >> a lot of people feel better when they can help somebody. that's the start of healing. that's how it started withyou, too, which is the genesis of alis whole de >> what's amazing of fighting pretty, we offer pretty packages to women battling cancer all over the world.

if your friend f orily member has someone you know that is battling cancer, you don't know what todo. you can go to fightingpretty.org and send a pretty package. we wil add personal note and we send it on its way. it arrives to the person you want to send it to. >> what's in ? >>well, the most iconic item are the little pink boxing gloves you're holding i your hand. my best friend's mom sent me a pair when i was diagnosed. and they meant so much to me, t remind me to keep fighting. we add some lipstick and a scarf and other inspirational items, e as . >> you must have got a great reaction. you be doing through something difficult. the tiniest thing f makes youl better. >> we get responses and thank you notes every day. me and my a team my volunteers. we cry when we read these. these pretty packages make a differenceur they're a sise to the person receiving them. and every, single time they are

y helping these women. >> thank you. you are such an inspiratio you did so much good. we should give a shoutout to the gap. they provide the boxes that will go to help so many to learn about her story and how to help others, go to today.com. >> thank you. great work. coming up next, we have pastor joel osteen here and he's going to tell us how you can think your way to success.t, firs this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back. 8:39. we have pastor joel osteen here. he's kind of erywhere. millions follow him on social media. and millions listen to himn the radio. and 50,000 people pack his seices at lakewood church inve houston ery week. his message is always upbeat and hollful. he wants of us to be that

way, too. his newest book is "next level i th." pastor osteen, good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> before we talk about the book, it's an interesting time in our culture. we collectivy had a difficult moment last week. i was wondering, because a lot times people go to church on sunday and they're looki for a word ocouragement or perspective or hope. how do you feel about what's going on? and what wou you say to parishioners that feel sad about what is going on? >> i think you have to turn to your faith. and y have to live from a place of peace. there's a lot of unrest. there's a lot going on in the world. a lot of. hu life happens. when you turn to your faith and things in n the good life, you keep the right perspective that every day is a gift from goan you live it negative. we can be worried. wee canset. or you can say, god this, is the life you've gen me, i'm going to make the most of it. >> your book is "next level th

king." what's the next level? >> i think sometimes we get stuck. i can't get outf this environment. i can't finish school. i can't -- in our thinking,ou have to take the limits off of yourself and i like to say take the limits gff of because he can take you higher. it starts in our thoughts. many times, we limit ourselves. i don't have the education. i am not talented enough. you take that off and you live off of a place of peace, and known that you're fly loaded that god's equipped you, you can se higher. >> those sentiments are so appealing to sony who wouldn't want to think that way? you me there are people aatching wh weighed down by circumstances, who are thinking all of the positive thinking int the world i going to change that. how would you counsel them? >> would say, it's a choice you have to make. you stay negative and ge discou it will draw in more negativity.

when you turn it around a have an attitude of faith and rise higher, it's aou choice make. that opens the door for god to do new things. it's to stay negative. you have to make that choice. it doesn't fall o you, it's a choice. i'm going to see the good today. i believe goodpp can . and that's how we can move forward. >> one of the tenets in the book r value.nize y >> it's important. savannah, a lot ofimes we see ourselves as less than. maybe we feel good about ourselves until we startin comp on social media and other things. you realize, you have everything you need. you're made in the image of god. he calls each one of us a masterpiece. i think many times the recording playing in our mind, i'm not attractive,'m not talented. it started back in your mind. you have to see yourself as equipped and empowered and ed tale not arrogantly, but 's who god made you to be.

i'm equipped forif the god has given me. >> you have all of the followers on sociala. me that's a blessing and a curse. you get down in the dutmps? you seem upbeat and positive. >> it's a oice i make, like everyone else. we have natural personalities. i have been smiling since i wa kid. i don't read the negative. life is too short. you only have so much emotional energy. i found sometimes, when you read the negative, what peopl are saying about you, you are living from a defensive mode. i'm gng to prove, i'm not this, i'm not that. you have only so much energy each day. don't give it to the negative. >> you're talking about positive thinking, that is its own reward. if you have a good mindset, that is a positive thing. but it doesn't mean that your circumstances willlways be positive. >> not at all. but the beauty is, a maturity

and aerson offaith, i can be positiven a negativizatie situation. we're not saying you're positive, you have faith, you'll never have difficulty. of course you will. in those difficulties, i can say, god,on i understand this. i am going to trust you're in control. i'm going to live this day in peace. i'll have a smile on my face that's whaaith is about, trusting god when sometimes life doesn't makee. se >> joel osteen, thank you for being here. he'll be back later. hoda and kathie lee will talk to him again. and go to today.com/shop. coming up next, we're going to pull up a chair and do some cooking. tiffani thiessen is here with some recipes from her debut

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get ready to eat. we're back with "today." aac familiar cooking for us, tiffani thssen, on "saved by the bell" or "90210." you're adding cookbook author to your resume. m "recipes fro family to yours." good to see you. >> thank you. >> when youad good fortune being so young, being on television, and that enabled you to travel around the world. >> absolutely. >> is that where your food and wine started? >> it took it to the next level. it started at home. my mom, my grandmother, my aunt, having fun in the kitchen. i wanted to be with themok g. it started there. and it developed as i started traveling and going to different countries and learning about different cuisines and all that. and becoming wife and a mother. >> right. >> cooking for them. >> 125es rec in the book. what are they? are they from your childhood?

>> some family favorites. >> your husband has an enchilada recipe in there. >> he's from texas. i call it genuine food it feels like you're getting a hug. it makes you feel good. >> we have the gang here. what are we making? >> we're ming my braised to tritip. we he ourtritip. and we're going to season it with a little salt and pepper. >> you have to season it. the thing abt a tri-tip that i expensive not an meat. but if you cook it slow, it has so much flavor. i have my heat and oil heated. you want to go fat side down first. >> is that the fat side? >> yes. >> and we'll gethat going. we want to sear it on both sides. what's going to happen, we're going to stick it in the oven. >> toakit obake it off.

>> absolutely. >> three or four minutes on eac. si >> and we're going to do onions. caramelize onions, wit little oil. and french onion soup umix. gr with that. it's so easy. you put it in warm you put that up. you stir it a little atbit. this is going to make the meat and tenderize it and cook it. >> what a great idea. >> so easy. herbs, bay leaves. we pour this over we put our meat back in, as well. >> the meat goes back in there. >> the meat goes back in, after it's searing. the onions are in. wee going to pour thi right over. and this is actually going to go in the oven for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. >> wow. >> did you do this in the slow cook center. >> you cano i in the slow cooker, absolutely. i like it in the oven. youcan. i grew up on a crock pot. it was called a crock pot back then. now, it's a slow cooker, right?

now, we go over, while this is going over to the oven. >> two hours? 3.2 1/2 to >> what heat? >> 325. we have our carrots and parsnips. we're going to do a little bit -- this isoing to go into the oven, as well. another trick. i preht my baking -- >> you want it warm, why? >> it cks faster. and it's just better. i put -- i hatecleanup and give it to my husband. i put this, tinfoil down because it makes cleanup faster. >> like th>>. a good trade-off is how about i get pajamas for the kids whi you clean up. >> that's nice. does that work? >> it's funny because i do all the inco my husband doesn't cook. he is honest about it. he does all of th shes. now, my son is starting to do dishes. my daughter is cooking with me and the boys are back thereni cl it up.

>> shh. my wife watches this program. >> oh, my gosh. >> we're going to -- how long -- a quick roast? >>it's a quick roast. yeah. a little olive oil. we have hehoney. >> oh, honey. al, how are these? >> did you trythem? >> fantastic. >> thesen, go in the o salt and pepper, as well. i pute a litsame seeds like crushed parsley. >> that's beautiful. >> isn't that pretty? they come out. >> once the meat is out, is this a situation where you want to let it rest? >> solutely. >> that rule is applied here. >> you want the juices to stay inside. >> how about the grain thing? >> this is so tender, you don't need a knife. you can use your fingers if you wanted to. we'll slice a few slices >> how is it? >> you have to try it. pull it off. it's so good.

>> and if youe hy leftover, this would make amazing sandwiches. >> you can make enchilada stuff. tacos. you think about repurposing your food throughout the week, right? >> this is so good. >> this will help bring back crock pots after this is >> congratulations on the book. this is awesome. and you have a littl aze. "pull up a chair" is out tomorrow. to get a copy, go to m/ today.op. you can find all of the recipes at todarecom/food. yoot going to leave. you're going to be in the fourth hour. >> i'm going to do pork next. >> my goodness. >> we'll be back.

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