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trump is calling it an assault on our country, telling "usa today" he will senan md y pstr t too catevan. >> rep at a rally in houston overnight the president using the caravano energize his base two weeks before the midterms. >> i think the democratssoave thing to do with it. democrats produce mobs. republicans produce jobs. >> rep ter: there is no evidence the caravan was b activists.nyone other than the president now tweeting, this is a national emergency. >> going to the middle and search. you will find, ms-13ddle eastern, you will find everything. >> reporter: earlier the white house press secretary sporting those unsubstantiated claims. does the president have credible evidence that middle easterners are in this cavan? absolutely. it's not just in this.

we have ten individuals suspected or known terrorists that try to enter our country illegally eve day. >> reporter: last year less than 1% of border apprehensions were immigrants from africa or the mile east. overall, there were 400 bordero apprehensis. dhs says 7,000 were criminals and 1,000 were gang members. 's now a least 7,000 strong. it's not clear how many are mexicans nd how many joined the demonstration after it crossed the border, but they are heading north and they have no plans to stop. the conditions are grueling. on monday, one person died after falling off the back of a trailer. another fainted in the blistering heat. >> we are not criminals. we are fighting for a better life. >> reporter: touching. herea oneold girl.

the timing of this caravan is fluid, on foot. it could take two to four weeks. we are told the migrants plan to st today and travel to another town and then take trains to tijuana next to california's border. >> gabe gutierrez. thank you. let's bring in nbc national correspondent peter athxander at white house. the president is talking about this caravan a l i. out on the campaign trail he must think it's to the publicans' advantage? >> you're right. what is striking is the economy is strong. unemployment is low. instead of talking about his achievements these days, the president is leang into this message of fear. his closing argument focuses on stoking these fears of illegal immigration, ms-13, middle eastern figures. it's what he is doing to motivate his base of support to stave off democrats from winning rback the house the senate or both. obviously, what's crucial in this circumstance is that the

president recognizes that he is up against a wall ligright he. weitnessed a pace of falsehoods coming from the president, recently saying there are riots in california, people are rioting over this idea of sanctuary cities. there is no edence of any of that taking place. he has been talking about the fact that he says there will be a middle-class tax cut passed before the midterm election. again, congress is not in session until after the election. so is impossibl for that to happen as well. >> when this caravan started it was about 1,000 people. it's grown to 7,000. some people are absolutely fleeing violence. who are the other people in the group? >> reporter: that's a good question. by all accounts from the journalists on the ground this is now between 5,007,000 people in this caravan. it's impossible tof know there are any members of gangs in there. certainly, that does exist as a possibility. from everybody on the ground, again, they indicate what they

are seeing is lgely foreign migrants, mothers and children from central america. there is no evidence of any middle easterners traveling with them right now. again, the president has been focusing on that as he views th adds to the message he is trying to deliver here, even if the evidence doesn't back >> thank you very much. breaking overnight, chilling new details emerging in the murder of that "washington post" columnist. the president of turkey claiming morning the head of the cia made her way to the region. nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely has the la st. gorning. >> reporter: good morning. turkey's president didn't holdb this morning, repeatedly using the word murder and directly ctradicting the saudis saying this was planned days in advance. this was no rogue operation. d for the saudis to cover it up was an insult. but he stopped short of directly

implicating the saudi crown prince. turkey's president had an audience around the world as he accused saudi arabia of what he called a violent savage murder. th o was a plannedration, he said, not an accident. we have strong evidence. he didn'tisclose it and he tdn't mention the audiotape turkey says recor killing. he questioned who gave the 18 suspectsheir orders and called for them to be tried in turkey. but he produced no evidence li ring the saudiers to the murder. president trump spoke againo the saudi crown prince and is hinting he is still not convinced. >> i am not satisfied. i>> reporter: in annterview with "usa today" he said the killing wasli foo and stupid but believes it was a plot gone awry. there is a lot of evidence that what happened here was far, far from a mistake. clear signs of complex planning

by the saudis and an elaborate cover-up of what their foreign minister calls a ymurder. toe promised action. >> we will see to it that the investigation is thorough and complete and that the truth isv ed. that investigation -- it is what orported. >> rr: cia chief gina haspel is now in turkey suggesting the u.s. is trying to ess turkey's evidence in the llings. the saudis story is unraveling fast. they used one agent to pretend khashoggi was still ave. he is shown wearing the same jacket and shirt as the journalist with a fake beard. turkish investigators are stille findingvidence. this car withdi s diplomatic plates in a car park. it is unusual for diplomats to simply abandon a car in

suburb. why the saudis did it and what it mns isn't clear. the saudi crown prince has been getting advice from the president's son-in-law. >> just to be transparent, to be fully transparent. the world is. watchi >> reporter: so many questions still unanswered. t thkish president also said he wants an impartial investigation into the killing and he obviously had a lot of questions for the saudis during that speech, not least where is the body. he was doing his bt as the world watched to make the saudis squirm. hoda, savannah, back to you. >> bill, thank you. >> craig joins the table. good morning. >> good morning toou. an explosive device was found yesterday in the mailbox of billionaire philanthropist george soros. oce fbi and l police responded to his bedford, new york, home monday afternoon. they say an employee of the sidence opened the package, discovered what was inside and called police.

that person moved the device similar to a pipe bomb to a wooded area. no one was hurt. sorrows s georos is the subject of many unfounded conspiracy eorists. representatives say he has no comments. an emotional vigil held overnight, a communityoming together to pray for the safe return ofye a 1-old girl who vanished eight days ago. se.ice want help in the ron mott has the latest. ron, good morning.i >> reporter:ere, savannah. the disappearance of jayme closs remains an unsolved myster today t sheriff has asked volunteers to come out in large numbers to help search for clues as to the urgency to find jayme increases with each passing day. this morng officials focusing on a pair of vehicles caught on nearby surveillance cameras around the time of the fatal shooting at the closs family home. >> we are asking for you to help in search for thesen, cars. i want to stress they are

vehicles of interest. >> reporter: one, red or orange dodge challenger, the other a black ford edge suv or ac cure a mdx. for the second time since jayme closs disappeared, t public is being asked to help find clues. >>are asking 2,000 people to help with our >> reporter: authorities believe jayme was in the home during the shooting when her parents kbrams and denise were murdered kicked in.oor a 911 call placed from her mother's cell phone, the dispatcher hearing, quote, a lot of yelling. authoritiesorking around the clock following up on leads. >> we have reived 1,300 tips in our community and across its the nation. >> reporter: elizabeth smart posting information about jayme's case on instagram asking her followers to call pole with any information. ♪

>> reporter: last night a gathering of hope at the local high scol. this grieving community holding on for some good news to emerge om this tragedy. ♪ speaking words of wisdom let it be ♪ >> reporter: country singer chris cruze who is from wisconsin and competing on nbc's he voice" performed at the event which incluhtd a l ceremony to honor the lives of mes and denise closs. despite eight days passing with no s of the teen, her hometown isn't ready to give up. >> we are going to bring jayme home. >> reporter: we are expecting volunteers to get thatearch underway later this morning and they should be pretty much all day. guys, back to you. >> thank you. meantime, the cdc is investigating possible new cases of afm. that that rare polio-like condition affecting children across the country. in all, there are 62 confirmed cases a cases in 22 states and 150 suspected cases. the average age of those 4 affected isears old.

a lot of parents are concerned. here with what parents need to ow is nbc's news medical correspondent dr. john torres. u we woke this morning. we saw the bump in the numbers. explain what's going on there. >> since lastumeek thers of confirmed have stayed the same, 62. suspected ces have gone up from 127 to 155. that means more state are reporting these to the cdc and the cdc is checking in to see if they get confirmed. it's a long process. more than likely some wil flip to the confirmed side. >> for folks who are maybe just liaring about this right now, it presents with fl symptoms? >> it's not flu-like symptoms. they are cold-le symptoms. they will feel under the weather, runny nose, cough, and all of a sudden your son or leg, ter can't move their they can't stand up, they can't move things, they have slurred speech or a droopy eye.

once it stakes hold it's afm. >> why don't we know more about this disease? >> it has been around for a long time. in 2014 is when it all of a tidden started bumping up and started aff children. every two years it seems to affect them. it coincides with enterirus, which is a common cold for a lot of children. they can't make the connection yet. it's going to take time to figure out what's gnng because we can't find the one commonality between all the children. >> wash your hands? >> yes. pecially during social situations, parties, playground. talk to them about washing their hands, especially before they touch their face. >> thank you. much more to get to this morning, iluding lottery fever. tonight's $1.6 billion mega millions drawing is a world record. and if you still do not have your tickets, time quickly running out. nbc's christen dahlgren is at a

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4 chance that nobody will win and it would roll over. who kno how big the pot would go then. good luck to all of you. if iw don't k up tomorrow morning. >> my brain cannot take it if it rolls over again. >> thanks. we will have much more on jackpot fever coming up. we will talk to past lottery winners who are doing some amazing things with their huge prize. >> sharingh. the wealt >> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> thank you. e are talking about hurricane wella. extens rapidly intensifying hurricane south-southwest of mazatlan,win. breezy tomorrow. sunny the rest of the time. back in the 50s tomorrow. rain unfortunately friday and the weekend. >> back to "the today show" after this short break. have a great day.

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republicans produce jobs. >> there is no evidence the caravan was organized by anyone other than honduran political leaders. breaking overnight, the university of utah was placed on lock down after a female student was a shot killed outside a dorm on campus. police urged students to shelter in place while they searched for the shooter frlt t. police say now that the suspect and the victim had had a previous relationship. no motive though was given for the shooting. a tour helicopter crashed hawaii on st of monday seriously iuring all three people on board. e chopper went down nearahu. the pilot and two passengers are said to be in stable condition. no word on the official cause of the crash, but a representative with the helicopter company says the pilot suffered an appent medical condition during the flight. in the meantime, an

investigation has now beench la into that deadly river rafting accident. it happened in costa rica and claimed the lives of five people, including four americ ss. nbc's kerders is here. he has been following this story. good morning. >> good morning. the families o the fou americans who died are now demanding answers. they want to know if the rafting company should have gone out when the water was so rough. the national emergency commissionrtad an a at the time for the possibility of flooding. >> reporter: this is one of the last photos of 14 miami friends together. th group in costa rica for a bachelor party for one of the young men when tragedy struck. officials say the case is being looked at as negligent homicide, the rafting company under investigation. nbc news reached out to them but received no response. the group booked a rafting expeondi buthe quick turned deadly. one of the survivors posting on

instagram what started out as the be trips of o lives turned into one of the woont nightmarese could imagine. they will be in my heart and in my memories forever. the river rate ford ginnersed and intete rafters was running high from recent heavy rains. he friends in three rafts accompanied by five guides. one of the survivors telling nbc minutes of fiv being out on the river, all three rafts capsized and everyone ended up in the water. everyone struggled to get back on the rafts buthe ultimately t rafts continued to capsize due to the immense current. ten of the men made it out alive. four others and a local guide were swept away. 25-year-old ea 25-yr- -- brother of the groom. autopsies confirmed the died from asphyxiation.

costa rica is a popular destination for adventure tourism, but this i not the first time the government has investigated an accident that has left americans dead. last new year's eve a small nature airplane crashed killing ten americans and two crew members. and in 2015 a cataman carrying dozens of foreign tourists on a pleasure cise off the coast, killing three, including an american. >> that rafting company, wast operating legally? >> local news in costa rica is reporting that theosta rican tourism institute says that the rafting company did not have the proper permits to runn trips the river. nbc news has been able to independently verify that. it's now being investigated by the country's judicial investigation. >> kerry won an award last night. >> a murrow award. congratulations. >> thank you. >> we are happy. thank you. we are heading to mr. roker

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temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60s. breezy after 4:00 and that wind will continue through torrow. thursday very chilly and then friday grab that rain jacket because remnants of willa will scoop through the weekend, through our area this weekend. temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank youo much. ahead, gymemberships and weight gain on the way up in the u.s. we will talk to a doctor about what a lot of us are doing wrong. also a technology being used by parents and teachers to test for marijuana in all forms. we are going to put it to the test in rossen reports. and jenna gets an inside look at the world of youtube's very successful and young stars. the issue that republicara and democ say they care about the most with just 14 days until the election. but first, these messages.n. tho tho first,

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lcketts. we aking at much warmer temperatures today than yesterday morning. we are starting off in the 30s and low 40s. outstanding day though because oithose temperatures are gng to be in the upper 60s. it will become breezy after about 40. joy today. breezy tomorrow. back in the 50s. we stay in the 50s through the ekend. rain chances return friday night and through the weekend due to remnants of willa. >> thanks,la . another local news updaten 25 minutes. back to "the today show" after this short break. expanding medicaid in virginia. against protections for pre-existing conditions.

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it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, doubling down. overnight president trump taking aim at that massive migrant caravan. they call it a caravan. >> calling it an assault on our country and threatening to send as many troops to the border as necessary to keep the caravan away from the u.s. what it means for the midterms now just two weeks away. plus, too big to fail. how gym memberships are on the rise at the same time obesity rates are up in the u.s. experts weigh in on the simple fix for your daily routine. a clicking into place. we'll take you insidehe wildly porlald stars. >> we had an idea, so we wanted to make more for kids. >> how they are turning milliont of views millions of dollars. today is tuesday, october3rd, 2018. ♪ we came from new hampshire.

>> for mom's biggest dream come true, to be on "the today show." >> turning 21 on "today." >>raveled from portland, oregon. >> to celebrate five years cancer free. >> from hawaii. >> from the bay area. >> celebrating 23 years of friendship. ega million jackpot $1.6 billion. >> being on "the today show." >> that'sad cute. able. welcome back to "today." we appreciate you hanging out with us on this tuesday morning. littlel head outside in bit. we have a busy morning. president trump is threatening to use as many troops as it takes to keep a immigrant caravan now in mexico from reaching the.s nbc's gabe gutierrez is with the growingaravan. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. thousands of immigrants spent the night here. t they plan take a day of rest today. n now, the president is

threatening to cut off foreign aid to central atrrican counies that let them pass as he ramps uphe his rric ahead of the midterms. theresident calling i an assault on the country telling "usa today" he will send as many troops to the wordborder in necessary. ly overnight, his base. now, the president tweeting this is a national emergency. now, this caravan is much larger than previous ones. now atst 7,000 strong. the conditions are grueling. monday one person die falling off the back of a trailer.r anotinted in the blistering heat. now, the timing of this caravan reaching the u.s. is fluid. a dhs official says there is no way ally to tell at this point. we are told they plan to rest today, then walk for several days toea ay town and then take trains all the way up to tijuana next to california's border. ho savannah. >> thank you. turkey's presidentth declar morning that the death of

"washington post" wrir jamal khashoggi inside the saudi arabia consulate in istanbul was a violent surager. he says turkey has evidence, too, that it was planned for days and not what t saudis have claimed was a rogue operation that then took a deadly turn. the president says he is not satisfied with the saudis' explanation either. he called the killing foolish. he said he believes it resulted from a plot gone awry. cia director gina haspel just arrived in turkey and suggested the.s. wants to review the evidence. fishing villages are being evacuated along the west coast of mexico where hurricane willa is expected to mak landfall today. it's an extremely dangerous category 4 storm. some areas willet more than a foot of rain. that could trigger flash flooding and landslides. the storm will also be bringing heavy rainfall from texas all the way to florida. al will have that forecast cong up in just a few minutes. the world's longest sea

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>> i love pharrell. you are the greatest. thank you for o letting me up the stage. i just want to have a second with you. >> those two just shared a little private moment. she wanted to share a few private thoughts with pharrell. it clearly moved him. and turned off their mic got a hug. >> i know. that was a tr jerker today. >> sweet. well coming up, americans, we are exercising more than ever and we are fatter than ever. according to studies, we are gaining weight. we have the fitbits and all that stuff. ill get some answers from the interest, what is wwe everyn doing wrong? also, a new and eye-opening rossen reports. >> good morning. vape pens, cookies and guies. the new simple test for teachers around parents to see if kids

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well, they are working according to fitness industrya dios.at gym memberships were up 2 from 2007 to 2017. surprisingly, so were obesity rates, up 17% over the ame ten-year period. the problem? experts say the woodeat. >> there is not a lot of places to get healthy food. >> according to the cdc, only one in everylt ten a the right amount of fruit and vegetables each day and mor than a third of americans eat fast food daily. >> i eat fast food like three times a day. >> a lot of people aren't cooking at home. they don't have time to be at home. >> data from the cdc shows a decrease in the number of adults with high cholesterol and dropoff in the rate of new cases of diabetes. but experts say that may be due to increased medical treatment, not necesly better eating habits. just last month weight watchers

adopted a new name. wng ae that represents a shift away from the diet culture and towards a more holistic approach towards health. they are not the only ones. with so man mixed messagesdi bombng us daily, experts say it's no surprise americans are confused and have diet figue. they also say many of us are just plain tired. lack of sleepnd stress have been shownri to contte to weight gain, too. e h the gym, wellness os experts say ling weight and achieving overall health willk not wut unless you watch what you eat. with all that in mind, medical contributor dr. natalie azar, you go, oh my gosh, i have been sweating in the gym all for naught? whhe takeaway? >> if you think your endpoint is weig loss, exercise is probably not the key

determinant. there are a couple reasonswhy. we k that if you exercise a lot it increases your appetite. initially it can burn calories more quickly, but that can plateau. but the important messaging here is that exercise is syll obvioumportant, but it might just not be the key thing when itomes to weight loss as your>> endpoint. hat are the hidden things that are causing weight gain? obviously, if you eat too much. >> yeah. >> or drink too much. >> i know. >> guilty. >> other than that, there are other things that might be causing it? absolutely. one of the biggest reasons people gain weight is stress. if you think about it, right? i mean, stress releases a hormone called cortisol. it's not the same in everybody. for a lot of peop, that can increase your appetite. you can gain weight that way. another reason why is sleep. we talk about sleep a lot. again a hormone issue. if you are not sleeping enough, it causesft a s in those hormones that cause increased appetite versus satiety.

side effects of certain medicationalso. >> the diseases associated with obesity, it shows dbetes going down, high cholesterol, hypertension is on the decline, but weight gain is increasing. how could that be? >> we explain that by saying that these conditions are being medically treated. so you would think that there would be a commensurate rise in those conditions with obesity. that's not true. let me be the first -- not the first person to say this, but ask any of my patients. there is almost never a reason i tell people not to exercise. and we can't ignorehe positive impacts on cardiovascular health, it decreases cancers, diabetes, improves mood and sleep. if you are talking about weight loss, exercise in addition toar di changes. so it's more important what you put into your body than actualla what y doing with your body. >> is there a better time to exercise that helps you with >> that is an excellent and

un -- >> unanticipated questio >> what is the answer? >> you know what? i'm not going to answer this in terms of a physiological answeri atific answer. a lot of people say that earlier in the morning is a better time to dou it, have more energy at that time of day. it's definitely not goo for sleep to exercise right before bedtime. i will go on record and sayr earln the day. >> all right. dr. azar, thank you so much. >> i learned a lot. halloween almost here. apparently, som costume names are just as creative as the actual outfits themselves. dylan is in for carson this morning. she is in our temporary orange room. there you are. know?s halloween, you when you are out shopping for halloween costumes, you may notice some usual names paired with your favorite characters' costumes. makers can't always get the rights to use the real name, so they are forced to improvise. this is video game guy that looks very similar to the super mario.

some other names we saw for rio are pete t plumber and sidekick brother. so close. this next one is called where's the stripey dude? not to be confused with the popular where's waldo. then there ishis one. i love it. juice demon. you may know him better as bettlejue. this one is hungry rebel girl. >> oh, that's "the hunger games." this next one is notionless. good job, al. spot on on that one. next the kansas sweetie. that's what sheoes by, but you may know her as dorothy from the wizard of oz. and this might be the laysiest of all. it's called a-lad-in the costume. if you spot any other halloween knockoffs, share them with us. >> how are they not getting --

>> they are not using the name. >> yeah. and the mak it just different enough? >> yeah. >> all right. i guess the darks make it. >> maybe. moving on to pop start. first up, "the voice." we can exclusively reveal that mariah carey will be the key advisor on the voice "voicthis season. shlained while working with the contestants has been a hum brine. experie take a look. >> working with the contestants, some of them have completely blown me away. it's a very it's like a humbling experience to be around all the raw talent and it's great because you can -- i'm not saying that you get jaded being in the industry or doing your ownus and really being caught up in your own world, but maybe a little bit and it's nice to see other people and what they are doing, what they are working with, what they are bringing to the table

in terms of their contributions as art so i really enjoyed it. >> and while we won't see mariah until next week, you can cat an all new episode of the "voice" tonight a 8:00 on nbc. amy schumer has revealed she is expecting her firste child. nounced the news semi elaborately. she posted this image of her and her husband's faces on the bodies of the a duke duchess of sussex. when fans checked it out, they saw a long list of schumer's voting recommendations. but at theery bottom of the list she"i liste pregnant." she confirmed it was not a ax saying we are thrilled and almost positive he is the father. i look forward to competing with markle every step of the way. our congratulations to them both. and savannah and hoda

on jimmy fallon last night. they had to point an arrow at who was mostikely to have completed the scenario at hand. when the topic of karaoke came up, somne did n fool around. take a look. >> who is more likely to sing at a cakaraoke bar? >> i >>yeah.th s are. >> but i like a karaoke song. >> i would say hoda. >> you would? >> i would. you have a greatov voice. >> i karaoke. >> what's your go to bottom? >> i le a little apple bottom jeans by flo rida. ♪ >> is it starting now? one, two. lp me. >> i don't know it. ♪ apple jeans ♪ boots with the fur ♪ the whole club was looking at her ♪ ♪ low, low, low

>> that was fun. >> i'm impressed. >> i'm always impressed s even in thedio and a random tuesday morning hoda will make some random club request. mambo number 5 is a great one. >> maybe she can go with roker. mayfair lady. >> you got some weather, honey? >> yes. thet lat on willa right now. 130-mile-per-hour winds moving north at 5 miles per hour. tenth major hurricane of the season. second most hricanes in a season so far. this is going to dump a ton of rain from san antonio all the way to the pands of florida. four inch isolated totals. strong storms in the southwest. it's going to feel l through the upper midwest and heavy rain again as we said through the gulf. thn's what's going around the country.

here's what's happening in e ur neck of ods. well, today a light jacket. not quite as chilly as it was this time yesterdayoi and we are to be a lot warmer by this afternoon. it's going to be breezy after 4:00, breezy tomorrow, and then cool onda thu rain jacket, you're probably going to need it friday afternoon. temperatures out there right now 30s and 40s. guess what? we are on our way to the today.-upper 60s sunshine delays to and from work. again breezy by 4:00, 5:00. 50s for tomorrow. o headi the door find us on today show radio sirius xm. now to rossen reports. more ofci our speal, spot the pot. yesterdayse showed you produ that could be used to hide drugs. this morning how about kids who riareing marijuana into schools? >> and now there is some brand new technogy to detec that pot. national investigative correspondent jhef rossen is to show us. good morning. >> good morning. as if we didn't know, pot comes

in different forms. oils, candies, baked goods, you name i i making incredibly easy for kids to sneak this stuff into schools. now somel schstricts are using a high-tech gadget, the spot pot, in seconds. this morning we are heading to colorado where marijuana is legal to show you how across the country kids sneaking pot into class. hi a t grader brought school. a to >> reporter: in california, ten students sickened b suspect pot candy at thisch middle sool. in at this high school pound and a half of homemade pot brownies. now schools areurning to thi a new marijuana test k so small and simple almost anyone ca use it. those test strips and that swab can detect thc, the active p ingredient inot. if it turns hared, t means it's positive. right now we are inside this colorado high school where they

actually use those marijuana test kits, and we are going to try it out in a real-life test. on this table we have a lot of stuff. we have vape pens. we have cookies. we have gummy candies. we have a couple ofks backpac regular school stuff, right? now, these are regular chocolate chip cookies, these are regular gummies. watch. will eat this one. no pot in here. is is a regular backpack. on this side these are pot okies. these are pot gummies. and there was pot in this eeckpack. we are going to s if a test kit can spot the pot. the co-creator of the test kit michael callahan is on the other side of the school. he has no idea which objects have thc and which don't. >> first up, the vape pens. fo you at home, the one on the right is aot nicine pen. the one on the left is a pot pen. howoes this work?th >> you take pretreated swab. it has some secret sauce in there. make sure you cover the whole

mouthpiece. wabs both of he them and rubs the q-tips on test strips. that is a really dark red. >> absolutely. >> reporter: you can't mistake that. >> yes-or-no answer. >> reporter: the results are clear. >>his has pot in it. this is an e-cigarette. >> reporter: okay. now it gets tougher. the gummies. >> there you go. you g red coming already. has marijuana in it. this is a normal candy. >> reporter: so far, the test t is spot on. we try the cookies. within seconds, look. at th r this is the pot. >> reporter: dared again. three for three. this kit makes an even bolder promise. it can detect trace amounts of marijuana even if it's notre t anymore, so you know if your ds did have it. remember, earlier we put a baggy of weed into this gray backpack and the removed it. come on in here at home. there is nothing in either of these backpacks. certainly no pot in either of them. justant to prove it to you. nothing in there. nothing in there.bs

he swa the backpacks one at a time and the results? >> this backpack had marijuana in it at one time. >> reporter: the dark red q-tip telling the story. the test kit spotting the pot in all four of our tests. right now more than 30 schools rod 20 police departmentsd the country are using that kit, and the number is growing. the tes is not invasive. designed for teachers and p eice officersn parents to use if something looks suspicious. guys, they cost about ten bucks for a package of four tests. clearly, it works. and you were so impressed by that backpack test. >> i can't believe it went through the baggy. it wasn't like there was pot in the bag. >> swabbed it and it turned immediately. even the trace amots. >> yeah. >> all right. >> let'swab you. >> all right. coming up, little kids with big ideas. jenna's -- this is a news4 today news

>> good morning. 8:26 on this tuesday, october . yo ur i'arm a first4 traffic. >> good morning. taking a look right now andywine outbound 5 after moores road all traffic is still uck outbound because of a crash inbound. rubbernecking delays causing big delays as well. outer loop a crash on the right side of the road. rockville that crash is cleared but very slow. take a live look rht now. aaron. >> thank you. we will have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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i'm neal simon, and i approve this message, because, maryland, i'll never fight for a party boss. . t i'll only fir you. mid-to-upper 60s. more mild today than yesterday. now, the worries pick up after 4:00, breezy tomorrow and then thursday chilly. friday we have rain, ultimately. that rain lasts through the weekend. sarday and sunday. that's part of hurricane willa that's headed towards the c westerst of mexico later on this afternoon. >> thank you. and you can get the latest news weather anytime in the nbc washington app.

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good morning,oo d morning. 8:30 now, tuesday, oct 23rd. we have a great o crowdut on our g aza. we are sgood morning to you as we sp so many good nice day, too. feels like fall,ot like winter. >> whoa! >> sunny just did a jumping trick. that was awesome. >> is that for real? >> sunny, you have your trainin in. >> i have no treats. >> yeah, we have to get him treats. y w. it >> the crowd moment. >> i think i can top that, wch is hard to top sunny. i am looking for carol from southern new hampshire. hi, carol. you have been a fan of the today

mee f sui atiomte >> is it dream come true toe on "the today show"? >> it is. >> we want to make another dream come true. who is your favorite baseball team? >> red sox. >> wow, that's amazing because we want to make anothream come true. you know the world series is getting underway in boston tonight. >> yes. >> the sox, of course, taking on the l.a. dodgers. oos t thanks to major league baseball you are getting two trrkets to to night's game, including round trip transportation and hol accommodations. >> oh, my goodness! >> so there you go! right? it's good, right? >> the world series? >> so if you need someone to go with you, i'm also a red sox fan. just throwing that out there. have fun. >> all u.ght. thank yo >> i love it. >> dylan,akg dreams come true. >> that was a crowd moment. >> that was awesome. >> you t that was good. sunny is jumping for joy.

>> jenna catches up with two sketch young stars, their videos and ng millions of views, also they can make millions. we are going toake you inside their world. >> she is so happ all right. an> the hard part is who do you take? then kathie lee has a beautiful and powerful message to kids that we can all learn from. and if you want to learn who cook like a pro, why noto the source? ina garten is with us for the next two days sharing simple yet smart tips that will impeve your lif in the kitchen. >> mr. roker, forecast, please?e >> com over this way. what's this little girl's name? >> her name isdylan. >> oh! >> no way! oh, my goodness! >> dylie-dylie times two. >> what is her name? >> stacey. >> where are yourom? >> florida. can i hold dylan? >> yes. >> here you go. >> look at that.

>> aw! >> dylan and dylan. very nice. >> our mission is to getle more fe dylans on this planet. >> you succeeded. one dylan at a time. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. well those temperatures out there right 4 now in the for most of our region. some areas in the upper 30s at the moment. it is going to be a beautiful day as temperatures ar going to be in the upper 60s. breezy after 4:00. but more mild out there today. the wind forecast, we are looking at those wicds to up after about 4:00. up to 18 miles per hour. we will continue toee those breezy conditions through the overnight and through much of tomorrow, so enjoy the 60s tomorrow. we are only in the 50s tomorrow. >> his name is aiden. it begins wh an a. i think you need to have another kid named al or a girl named alberta. >> are you jlous? >> yes, very much. so worth it. guys, back inside. >> sweet!

>> al, thank you. each and every day some 5 billion videos are watched on youtube. >> and a significant portion of those come from little kid h jenna ie with some of the young talent behind some of the most pdeular . >> i am. my kids watch mostf thosevi os. these kids have turned their interest into a business and they have written a book called "watch this book". >> ryan's toy review, 7 years old with 16 million subscribers. and over 1 bilon views per month. hobby kids eetv, thr brothers with over 3 million subscribers and over 70 million views per month. >> we have giantslinkies. >> and siblings with over 5.8 million subscribers and over 70 million views per month. filming with the help of their

parents, these kids make videos of just about anything that's fun. >> wd an idea. so we wanted to make more for kids. like to make it more family-friendly. >> yeah, we like challenges and ssing around and stuff. >> yeah, we both like challenges and, like, being kind of crazy. >> reporter: and the likes and iews of their videos add up in sponsored videos and advertising revenue for these youtube stars. in 2017, ryan, the largest youtube kids creator in the world, earned $11 milliooo >> lk at my clothes at walmart. >> reporter: this video has more than 1 billion views. >> i give them ideas of, like, how to play with the toy and thon't need to, like, read the instructions. they can just learn by watching. >> reporter: the kids and their parents gave us a behind-the-scenes look o just they make their videos.

>> that's extra slimy. >> reporter: and i had the chance to make our own youtube video with julian and evan. how do i get this off my hands? >> we all made good slime! if you do wha you like and have fun, your video will turn out great. >> we wanted to make a channel was original and creative for kids. >> my favorite thing about being on youtube is having fun. >> that is awesome. joining us are two of those youtube kidrs stars. whime authorsilli and levan, peoplhee learn about y'all inoo that >> stuff you don't learn in the videos, you will find out the behind-the-scenes stuff. >> they said yesterday it's all about just making people feel like they can dohehatever want. >> all right. at w t dopwh feivoe h holiday toys, right? >> yes. >> we should mention that you guys are paid by some of the ton cos? >> yes. >> walk us through these top five. >> this is fantastic gymnastics.

basically, youry to land your little character right here on the scoreboard by just using the buttons right here. >> that looks fun. what's the next one, honey? si the pickme pup. >> cool stuff inde? >> yes. yeah, our game. >> no big game. >> and we are going to make some fun. so these are some fun things that kids can actually do and make their own videos? >> what? >> right? >> this is one thing y'all lik to do? we want to create sometng called slime away, don't we? no more slime. >> that is awesome. >> come downe to lego department, kids. >> that's cool. >> so even something as simple as doing lagos makes a good youtube video? >> yeah. knew? >> people like to watch.

come on down. show us this. what's this one? >> you can build, like you can build marbles to g dn to the bottom. >> it's mesmerizing. >> it sure is. >> and wt are these things here? what do we have here? >> what are these called? >> what are these, jillian? >> they are squishies. they are like a stress relicaer, bay. >> all right. i need this. in need thiseryday life. >> guys, congratulations, y'all. those are cute >> as jenna mentioned there, speaking of youtube, our channel osing in on 1 million subscribers. >> who knew? >> seriously. go to youtube.com/today. there is a special surprise waiting when we reach that 1 million. >> oh? >> yes. coming up, kathie le is inspiring us all to be a little bit better in helping some in the process.

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welcome back. we all have uque gifts we can share with the world. it could be a talent like singing or dancing. >> karaoke. >> or not that. or like being kind andeing a good listener. >> the book "the gift that i can give" kathie lee is inspiring kids to find their passion and purpose to make their mark on the world. good morning. >> hi, ladies. >> i between making music, music, a television sh. >> making myself annoying. >> you wrote a children's book? >> yes. well, thi is i think my fourth or fifth one. i forget. i didn't intend to write this one. it was based on a song that came at the end of a musical i wrote

last year with my friend david pom rants about david and goliath and the song is called what is your stone. what is the giftha has been in you since you were developed in that secret place in your mother's womb. i think we should be asking your children what are you already becoming because god mou unique and special. >> but the book is sweet. maybe you are a singer. maybe you're a dancer. maybe you are just somebody who passes the ball really well to someee else and you m the teamwork. >> or you help -- you find animals and you are kind to them. you put up a lemonade stand and you find out aeeut a in your neighborhood. the fact isld every c has a unique gift or gifts. but most kids want to help. haven't you noticed with your children, mommy, they point it out and we need to help them find ways. hat if love, a lotings

to love about this book, but it doesn't have the child on center stage. you write they always are in a role of like the puppy needs someone, your mom needs a hug. >> yeah. and talk about youril en's self-worth. the greatest self-worth is that you are making a difference in um aat 'sgnit because somebody else's life changed because you cared enough to help >> you found a talent with the illustrating. >> isn't she lovely? >> i am in love with this. her name is julia seal. look at this. she has little dots for eyes. i just responded so to her. the innocence. >> i like it a lot, too. and there is glitter on the cover. >> there is glitter. yeah, that comes with it. b>> it has cur appeal. >> when you were a little girl and trying to figure out what you were good at, did you know, li, when you were small, like what age did you think -- >> my m and dad called me

sarah heartburn since the day i was -- i literally came out of my mother's womb with a rim shot. ba dada. i was put on shows since i was born. so was my sister. my brother was the academi intellectual one. he was into his books. i do believe that the thing that you love the most to do when you're a child, the thing that your parents can'tet you in to eat because you are so blissful and so joyful doing it is what we're supposed to do. >> your dad gave you good advice. when you turn that passion into a profession? >> he said that find something you love to do and figure out a way to get paid for it. >> yeah. >> and he also told me something else i think in hadoving world of parenting and helicopter parents. he said i love you too much to ny you the privilege. >> awesome. lots of wisdom packed in this sweet little book. >> it will take you five minutes

read it >> all the profits from the book are going to child help, which is a charity nr and dear to kathie lee's heart. you cane find m about the book at today.com/sh. >> and you just sold the snot out of this book. >> speaking of snot, i have a cold. > from peeling garlic to handling hajalapeños, the great ina garten is hech. she will t us how to cook toke a pro. first, this is "y" on nbc. teac like a pro. first, this is "today" on nb barbara comstock might as ps well be barbara trumtock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against protections for pre-existing conditions. and he sabotaged the healthcare market, hiking insurance rates up to 64 percent in virginia. barbara trumpstock agrees. voting with trump 98 percent of the time. jennifer wexton believes healthcare is a right ... and successfully fought to expand medicaid in virginia. "i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this message... because change is coming."

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our members are the mission. we are back with today's food. one of our absolute favorites, ina garten. her 11th cookbook out today. it's called "cook like a pro." you are going to be here this morning and tomorrowshorning ing easy tips. our first lesson focused on slicing, chopping, and peeling. some of theck triiest foods.

i have a hard time wh this one. >> jalapeno wash your hands afterwards. take off the top. one of the key things is take out the seeds and the rib. >> why is that? >> because they are the hottest part oft. the flesh has the flavor. take it out wh keep your finger the way. then just jewdays it- and dice . juli cne it. it's ifs knife you can get in any specialty food store. b look at that. >> i haven doing it a little longer than most. that's all. >> that wou take mforever. >> how many knives do you really need? >> i think three. a good chefs knife, a slicing knife, and a paring knife.

and i made ceviche with this. >> taste it. >> you make it look so easy. >> first thing in the morning. >> you don't have to tell me twice. >> okay. peeling garlic, i wouldn't really -- i think i squish it or something. >> isn't that good? >> really good. >> so garli this has a lot of garlic. so there are two ways to peel easy. that's really take a knife and split this apart. you want to just smash it with your knife like that and the peel comes off. if you want toa d lot of garlic, blanche it in boiling water for 15 seconds. then -- >> androp it in the water? >> drop it in the water and the peel comes right off. >> and you don't smoosh it? no, you don't smoosh it. >> that's easy as pumpkin pie. >> and then olives on top. >> that looks good. >> really good. >> how much garlic is in that?

>> this is like the best party i have ever been to. every morning. >> we are eating oranges. >> we need orang for this salad. so this is the way to peel an orange quickly. take the white pith off. who thought of the word pith? it's a terrible word. take the whole thing off. >> pith off. >> did you justay that to me? >> no. >> and tn you want a vegetable or fruit, you want to really -- when it's round, you want to have the solid side like this so it doesn't rock around and put it on top. >> nice. >> and then taste it. a little orange vinaigrette on >> very nice. >> it's got arugula. it's got radiccio. it's got orange. >> delicious. >> good >> i like it. >> am i going on too much. >> no.

moving on. >> cal flouuliflower toast, whi so good. everybody cuts it from the top, which gets it all over your kitchen. you want to turn it over and cut e florets up, cut the core out like that. and look at that. you don't end up with florets with a cut mark. th are completely round. >> do you cut them? >> i break>> them. ut them. break them. these are hard. cut just the core andpou end with lots of florets. how is that? >> that's awesome. did you add cheese? >> cheese and toast. why don't you try one. >> hoda and i were trying to be classy and not try it while you were doing everything else. >> a little tip. people can fl confide and know what they are doing, i think it makes the recipe so much easier. >> and if someone walks in while you are preparing it you

think -- >> oh, she >> ina, come on down. >> hoda is dangerous with knives i understand. >> okay. >> the smaller one. >> okay. >> what do you do? >> acorn squash with maple syrup. >> look how you are holding it. >> keep your hands out of the way. go straight in. straightn like that. keep your hands out of the way. >> ptend you are jamie lee. >> bang it on the board until it cracks. then go all the way through. >> look at wait, how did that -- >> just keep going. that's it. >> jai!t' >> t cool. >> what do you do here? >> we have maple syrup and butter. >> this looks heavenly. stop it. oh, my god. >> i love feeding hoda. >>oh, my god. >> isn't that good?

>> it's so simple. >> oh, my god. >> our mouths are all full. >> that is so good. we want you to come back tomorrow. a new set of tips. find them on cotodafood. for more on ina garten's book today.com/shop. we are back in a moment. bamstock might as

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donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against protections for pre-existing conditions. and he sabotaged the healthcare market, hiking insurance rates up to 64 percent in virginia. barbara trumpstock agrees. voting with trump 98 percent of the time. jennifer wexton believes healthcare is a right ... and successfully fought to expand medicaid in virginia. "i'm jennifer wexton and i approved this message... because change is coming." . chopping garlic. >> you guys, when have we been this happy? >> the last time ina was here. >> we have a fun hour coming up. >> what is tomorrow? >> we've got lee bryce singing at 10:00 and celebrity hairstyles coming up. >> looking forward to it. we leave you. we have a beautiful cot for you to sleep on. we will see you then.

first megyn kelly is on. the modern day milk man delivering to your door. first, your local nc. >> annouer: more americans watch nbc news than any other news organization in the world. this is a news4 "today" news break. >> 8:56,y, tues october 23rd, or2018. good mning to you. i'm eun yang. right now melissa molett is tracking the trouble spots on road. she has your first4 traffic. >> brandywine southbound 5 after moores road all traffic stopped in the southbound lanes. a crash there northbound, rubbernecking delays inner loop, barton parkway a crash there this morning, perhapsn overturned vehicle. outer loop claire barton a crash as well. >> we will take a break now. we will check your forecast when we come ba.

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degrees. taking those up about another 20 degrees by this afternoon. it will be become breezy this afternoon after about 4:00. enjoy today because only in the mid-omorrow and breezy. we stay in the 50s to finish out this work week. rainy chances late fri and through the weekend. get the latest newsrnd weatnytime in the nbc washington app. so i'm used to getting to work early. now i have a general practice, with a lot of patients who are counting on me. many of them worry about president trump taking away protections for pre-existing conditions. and women are frightened they could lose reproductive health care. it's why i'm glad i have a friend named ben. ben is a national leader o' prots whecti obangmaca i have a friend named ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin and i approved this message. [ applause ]

good morning, everyone. happy tuesday. welcome to theshow. i'm megyn kelly. i have to give you frwarning. i'm fired up over halloween itstumes this morning. truly, pal correctness has gone amok. there's strict rules on what you may a may not wear, issd by someone who thinks they're the boss of you. and joining me now to discuss it is nbc's jenna bush hager and jacob soboroff. and a special guest all the way from california, television host melissa rivers is here. >> great to see you. >>his i a different fashion pocing, melissa. halloween is next week, as you know, ri