attorney general brian frosh. good morning. breaking news. winner takes all. just one ticket matched a the numbers in the record $1.6 billion mcka millions t. where was that winning ticket sold? we are live with all the details. willa's wrath. the powerful storm causing dangerous conditions in the u.s. today afteroaring ashore in mexi overnight. texas already soakedma to the x, bracing for more torrential rain. the gulf coast set for anothhi and the northeast is gearing up for the first nor'easter of the season. al has it all covered. deadly outbreak. a severe virus sweeping through a medical center in new jersey claims the lives of six

children. ateast 12 others infected. health officials are now scrambling to f stop itrom spreading. all that, plus changing his tune? >> there is no pro of ything. there is no proof of anything. >> president trump forced tooe admit he dsn't know if there are middle easterners in that carava in mexico. royal security scare. why meghan markle had to be rushed away overnight. and twining. jenna and bbara bush open up about the next chapter in their lives and shareetails about barbara's surprise wedding in maine. a rarepp jointearance live. today is wednesday, october 24th, 2018. >> announcer: fro nbc news this "today" withan savh guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller aza. >> hi, everybody. welcome to "today."

nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. why didn't we buyke our t in south carolina? >> what were we thinking? ca you imagine being that person and knowing that you have a billion plus in your hand? >> i hope they are up this early. south ca slina is thete where the lone winning ticket was sold. a jaw-dropotng jac if case you are just waking up, here are the numbers.5, 8, 62, 65, 70, and the megaball of 5. in a moment we will talk to the lead director of that record drawing. first, nbc's joe fryer with all the overnight details joe, good morning. >> good morning. we know there is a big winner. the question now is who. i can tell h youe in california there were eight close, that came oh so matching five out of six numbers. the big jackpot went to someone in south carolina. it's good news for someone. for the rest of us, hey, there is still powerball. that mega number -- >> reporter: thent little yellow ball rolled into sight to

see meantedomeone's winnings of $1.6 billion. the lump sum before taxes, $913 million. we now kno the winning mega million ticket was sold in south carolina. for the vast, vast majority w did not win, it's truly better luckme next >> the odds are not in your favor. you never know when something is going to happen. >> reporter: lottery mania has absorbed the country for days now with jackpots swelling for mega millions and powerball. >> you have to be in it to win it, and i want to win it. or reporter: long lines f a long shot. even singer katy perry waited in line to buy a ticket in kentucky. >> sure hope you orwin. >> repr: later revealing no fireworks for her. >> right here. winning ticket. >> reporter: in illinois, 1,6 free tickets were up for grabs inside one of those grab maines which sort of looks like a blissered in a snow globe. the os of winning 1 in 302

million. still, for many it was worth the two buck gamble. now players don'taiave to wt to roll the dice again. tonight's powerball jackpot is $620 million with an "m." still, not too shabby. powerballf winni just slightly better than mega millions, though quite slim. the odds of one person winning 88 jackpots 1 i quadrillion, that's with 15 zeros. >> i didn't know that was a word. >> thank you. >> i thought there was no math in this job. thank you. the man in the know. the lead director of the mega millions group and dregirector maryland lottery and gaming. welcomedack. it happe in south carolina. so do you guys secretly know who the winner is and where the ticket was sold? >>'te d and i was on the phone with the director from south carolinath morning already, and i

think they will be at least announcing what store sold the ticket before noon today. but at this point it's still up in the air. of course, that winner has 180 days to come forward anyway. and as we advised before, they should get their affairs in order. get goodic a get a good lawyer, tax accountant, that sort opthing. >> k the ticket somewhere safe. >> very safe. >> sign it. that's what you say. now, i just understan that does a person have to, can this he remain anonymous in south carolina? >> they are one of seven states that allows anonymity. we shall see. you know, maybe the person chooses not to remain anonymous. with that kind of money, it's going to be hard to hide, i think, in theomong term. >>people buy them in groups. let's pretend a group won. >> big possibility. >> yeah, so advice when they have that ticket in their hand this morning? >> i hope they ha something in writing that establish who the

members of the group were andch who p in to buy the tickets. that's the one piece of adve for groups. it's a great fun way to play is to pitch in andhe everyone in offices and workplaces have been doing that the last few days. >> this is $1.6 billion. a world jotd. >> -- ickpot. >> fell just short. >> how much was it in the end? >> $1.537 billion. so it's a little bit short of that powerball record from 2 1/2 years ago. >> so does the person have a choice to g it in lump sum for the annuity? >> yes. and aesost everybody t the lump sum. >> yeah. >> we would expect that. >> it's been aun couple of days. thank you so much. >> thank you. well, also breaking overnight, hurricane willa roared ashorel making landf on the west coast of mexico. today the powerful storm's torrential rains are taking aim

at wat logged parts of texas., eventuallyt will become a nor'easter on the east coast. let's get to kerexas for us this morning. hi, kerry, good rmorning. orter: good morning, guys. here in south and central texas it is, as you noted, already been a very wet month. now we see this coming. in w fact, theer levels on the lakes and rivers are so high, e e mansfield dam which you see over my shoulder hs the fwlo floodgates open, and they will remain open to the end of the month, and that isar re. making landfall some 70 miles south of mazatlan. winds of 120 miles per hour. it did some serious damage, taking down trees,in knock out power. this morning residents texas nd the florida panhandle are bracing for the remnants of

willa, which is expected to bring wind and rain to reas that have already had too much of it. south and central texas are still f recoveringm as much as a foot of rain in some spots last week that led to widespread flooding. now the area again is on high alert. that recent flooding churned up so much silt and debris,ti a is under a citywide boil record. residents emptying the shelves. i want to make sure we have water at work and for my sonnd water at home. >> reporter: officials now hoping willa won't bring another deluge. >> wle we are planning for and prepared for whatever mother nature might throw at us, we have no indication at this point this will ablong-term issue. >> reporter: homeowners still cleaning up after hurricane michael could be in for another drenching in what's left of this latest storm. the groundwater is rising so much the grouns saturated.

that's why today all eyes are on theti rising river levels. guys, the last thing anybodye needs h is willa. >> you said it, kerry. thank you. al has been busy tracking where willa is heading. >> this is going to be a wid ranging storm, guys. right now it's aboutil 330 south-southwest of laredo, texas. 35-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving northeast at 25. weave flash flood watches for much of central and southern texas, and today that stormst reallyut ps its leftover energy into a new low pressure system. is storm itself is going to track over 2,000 miles during the weekend. so the part one of this storm today and tomorrow through louisiana, on into the florida panhandle. a stationary front along tst gulf crings heavy rain. texas willthree inches, locally could be four, and the panhandle sees heavy rain as well.s friday t system makes its way up the coast. if it doesn't move over new york and stays to the east, it's a nor'easter.

whether or not, it will be bring heavy rain, coastal flooding and rainfall that will be fairly signgiicant. from va to new england two to three inches of rain, and there could be flash flooding. we are going t be watching this all weekend long. back to you guys. >> thank you.et we will the rest of the forecast in a second. first, craig is here with another >> good morning to you. health officials now scrambling to contain a deadly outboureak a viral illness in new jersey. it has already claimed the lives of six children and infected 12 other children as well. kristen dahlgren has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning this facility is under surveillance by the health departme to make sure that the outbreak doesn't spread. this virus is most associated with a common cold, minor illnesses. for children like t ones here who are medically fragile, it can be deadly. this morning there are growing questions surrounding a deadly

adenovirus outbreak in the pediatric ward. six children dead, 12 sickened. an investigation now underway. the state health department telling nbc news it discovered minor hand washingie defies at the center, which treats children with compromis immune systems. ik it's hoa taretode r gfidck s vfaces. it'sy easy to spread from person to person. >> reporter: according to state health records, the center received citations in 2016 and 2017 for violations involving the spread of infection. >> he is still up there fighting. the doctor told me it's baby strep. >> reporter: she wasn't nie aotf her 14-year-old son william, wht can't b on his own, had become severely ill with the virus. >> they should have notified us sooner and shouldn't have him get so bad that his one lung

wasy completel shut down before they sent him to the hospital. >> reporter: in a statement the center says, in part, it promptly notified all appropriate government agencies when the virus was initially identified. they continue to fully cooperate with these agencies and has south out medical guidance. it's been reportedhe facility notified the state health department of some respiratory ilesses october 9th. until the outbreak is under control, they are not allowed to accept any new patients. meantime, some parents looking what's next. >> in the process of looking for a new facility for him. pened that if this h again, he might not survive it next time. >> reporter: state officials have alrdyuarantined six patients. they are also recommending other steps like complete disinfectant use, also gloves,

masks, and a lot of hand washing. >> kristin, thank ntu. prerump is stepping up his rhetoric, making that migrant caravan heading towards the u.s. border a defining issue ahead of the midterm elections. 1,000 miles from the border and at theac they are going it could take three weeks to more than a month to actually reach the u.s. but it is an ever present issue on the campaign trail. peter alexander at the white house for us. high, peter. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. republicans, the president's party, control the white house, and both houses ofoness. still the president is trying to blame democratfor inaction on illegal immigration, a hot-button election issue. he is now acknowledging that his claim that middle easterners are among that caravan is unfounded. president trump confronted about his incendiary claimshat unknown middle easterners are in the caravan. >> i have good information.

>> reporter: then admitting he has no evidence to back it up. >> there is no proof of anything. there is no proof of anything. but they cld very well be. >> reporter: that a dramatic reversal undercutting the president's attempts to promote his unsubstantiated claim mondl. >> you wil findmi ms-13, ddle eastern, you will find everything. >> reporter: critics arguing it's all an effort to stoke fears and motivateis base ahead of the midterm elections. among those vouching for the president, press secretary sarah sanders insisting there was evidence. >> absolutely we have -- and we know that this is a contiing problem. >> reporter: and vice president mike pence going as as to say this. >> it's inconceivable that there are not people of middle eastern descent in a crowd of more than 7,000 people. >> reporter: even as the president casts immignts as terror threats. >> they have intercepted isis. l> reporter: a former senior intelligence officells nbc news there is no evidence that

any middle eastern terrorists are among the migrants. president trump also callinge pe back up the claim that democrats are behind the caravan. >> finand by venezuela. as we've said -- >> and thedemocrats, maybe? and the democrats? >> well -- >> reporter: a democratic senator standing behind the president laughing it off. in ct, there is no evidence the caravan is being led by anyone other than hondurans. nbc's gabe gutierrez is with the immigrants in southern mexico 1,000 miles from the border. h >> while this become a rallying cry from the white house, the ones we have spoke with have no idea about the upcoming midrms in the u.s., much less the difference between text messages and republicans. >> reporter: the president also arguing scrutiny for his embrace of a label his critics have used. >> i am a nationalist, okay?

i'm nationalist. >> reporter: deflecting questions, whether he is concerned that the title is coded language for the racist ideology kno as white nationalism. >> i never heard that theory. i have heard them all. i am somebody that loves our country. another topic, the white house national security advisor john bolton met with russian president vladimir putin on aesday. now there is worut a possible putin visit to the u.s.? >> reporter: yeah, you're right, there are new reports that russia and the u.s. have discussed the possibility of vladimir putin coming here, visiting warnz. that's according to theml k spokesperson. while wrapping up this visit in moscow, the national security advisor john bolton said that president trump would welcome a meeting with put in paris over veterans day weekend when they will be there to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the end of world war i. it would be their first encounter since their visit in helsinki, finland, where the president was accused of cozying

up to putin. >> thank you. if the entire world series is anything like game one, we are in for a classic, boys and girls. the boston red sox hosting the l.a. dodgers at fenway park in boston last night back-and-forth game. manny machado ties i up. that single in the third inning. it stayso close int the bottom of the seventh, andhat. eduardola nunez hits a r shot over the green monster. ithe is exc, and so is all of boston. red sox win game one 8-4. game two tonight back in boston. >> a good one. >> thank you. talk t mr.oker, get the rest of the forecast. >> a windy night tonight in boston. let's show you what we have going on around theit country. mild in the rockies. we have that flood threat down throh texas. low pressure moving off the new england coast bngs heavy snow to t to the mountains of new england and we are looking at some clouds i northern california. your local forecast coxtng up in

the 0 seconds. good morning. beautiful clear sky this morning, temperature 48 at national airport, 46 in prince george's county and 40 inck fred burg. what to wear this morning? get your warm coat andhi swea. the sunglasses as well. it will be a much cooler afternoon. yesterda we made 72. today's high only 58. a chance for more frost tomorrow

morning andeavy rain friday night into early saturday. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you. just ahead this morning, what megyn kelly said during a discussion on her show that has her issuing an apology this morning. plus, groundreaking supreme court justice sandra day o'connor revealing her battle with alzheimer's. what her son is sayingthbout at difficult diagnosis and the road ahead. first, thiss "today" on nbc. the washington post said amie hoeber

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>>d morning. skies are mostly clear, beautiful sunrise over washington here this morning. it is chilly. grab the windbreaker. you will need it. northwest winds around 15 to 25 miles per hour. so breezy and cooler, but full of sunshine today. current temperature in the upper 30s to low and mid-40s across the area. atoday's high temperatur far

cry from yesterday's 72. today onlyer 58, and anoth chance for some frost tomorrow.n heavy r friday night and early saturday. >> another update in 25 minutes. >> back tohe "today" show. the washington post endorses jennifer wexton for congress... saying barbara comstock's "promise has turned to dust." she's trump's "unquestioning foot soldier." jennifer wexton is the "clear and convincing" choice. "smart, serious and substantive" ... "ms. wexton would be a breath of fresh air" in congress. i'm jennifer wexton and i apoved this message

because i've worked across party lines to get things done. that's how we can fix congress and make it work for us again. 7:30 with beautiful images from the surprise wedding of former first daughter barbara bush. we areo excit this morning because she is going to be here with her twin jenna. it's a rare joint appearance by the bushth twins. r first together since the first day. a lot to talk about. >> aerew chan their lives, which is really touching. upstairs.her we will get that in a moment. we start this half hour with a check of today's headlines. we have a winner. one ticket was sold matching all six numbers in the mega millions drawing worth nearly $1.6 billion. that jackpot had been growing since july. thening ticket sold in god's country, sold in south carolina. now, just because you did not

win the top prize doesn't mean you didn't win anything. here are the numbers ain. 5, 28, 62, 65, 70, and the mega ball 5. a world war ii replica plane went down in los angeles on one of the busiest freewaysn the country. it happened on the 101 freeway near thousand oaks. amazingly, nobody was hurt. look at that. even the pilot walked away unharmed. you can imagine the traffic. i was backed up for miles. an investigationnto the cause of therash isow underway. a judge in washington state went above and beyond theal of duty earlier this month when a couple of inmates decided to make a run for it during a court appearance. judge r.w. buzzard ditched his robe and went after them. te of them made it out of the building, but judge caught the second escapee. the second was captured a few

days later. efforts you are underway for ti>>ter security. morgan, good morning. >> good morning. megyn kelly issued an apology in an email to colleagues. she says she now realizes she is wrong for her comments about black face, which ignited a seacous conversation about and the history of blackface in our amecan culture. this morning megyn kelly is pologizing for her controversial comment. >> this year the costume police are cracking down like never betere. >> reporr: it started as a discussion about a proposed ban hof offensiveloween costumes on "megyn kelly today." >> isn't the purpose of t hallowee dress up and pretend you are somhing other than yourself? >> reporter: but it evolved int a conversation about race in america. >> what is racist? because truly, you get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for

halloween or a black person who puts onwhiteface. >> reporter: kelly also defending a r slity tvr who apologized for darkening her skin as part of a diana ross costume. >> people said that was racist am i thought who doesn't love diana ross? her fors to look like one day. racist. >> reporter: on twitter the backlash was biting. cannotf host saying i believe the ignorance on this in 2018. you are on national television. u have a responsibility to educate yourself on socl issues, megyn kelly. this is damaging. >> you have to put me through a mple examination. >> no, stupid. you mean a civil service examination. a >> reporter: one time a fairly prominent form of entertainment, black ce

targeted the worst stereotypes mocking african-americans. >> when we had white performers darkening their features, exaggerating their lipsnd noses, it literally reduced the manity of the black body. >> reporter: in an email to staff released by nbc news kelly writes in part, i realize now that such behavior is indeed wrong and i am sorry. the history of blackface in our culture is abhorrent. w thnds too deep. i have never been a pc kind of person, but i understand thado e need to be more sensitive in this day a age. >> jesus was a white man, too. >> reporter: kelly has previously come under fire for commts she made about race while an anchor at fox news. >> for you kids watching at home, nta iser stwhitdie.ng and love. >> most of the online criticism addressed the fact thatre there o people of color represented in that panel

pointing out that wt we saw was a conversation that people generally have in a pacvate where there are no repercussions. but this learning moment really gifted us the opportunity to have this conversation in a public discourse. he we now have the courage and we have platform to have conversations like this, even when they are uncomfortable, because we can see they are still necessary. >> it is uncomfortable, obviously, because megyn is a e al nbc news. >> the fact is, while she apologized to the staff, she owes a bigger apology to the folks of cor around the country because this is a history. going back to the 1830s, minu minsteral shows. i lived through amos a where you had white people and blackface playing two black characters magnifying

stereotypes about black people. that's the proble >> there was some criticism yesterday that this was political correctness run amok. that sly and disingenuous and as ignoran as the stateme itself. she a friend. she something said stupid. she said something indefensible. the fact, a lot o folks don't really jim crow, shorthand for the racist laws that this country for the last century, the tem jim crow fm a minstral show. it was an opportuni learn more about blackface. i think a lot of people knew about blackface. >> you know. you know. you know? no good comes from it goes back to the 1930s when warner olin plad charlie chan. it's just not right. >> thank you. thank you for helping usave that conversation. >> thank you. all right. we are going to send it over to mr. roker for the weather. >> let's see what whave going on. look at this.

tornado damage in rhode island. parts ofth providence and sections of rhode island, that tornados.ng these radar , take a look right now. this is what was happening yesterday afternoon as these storms blew throuhe. really history of tornados in rhode island, this is the first tornado since august 2012. the seconornado on record. just 11 tornados on record for that state since 1950. let's stay in new england. tonight game two, first pitch world seri 42 degrees. a biting breeze, clear skies. then we move to l.a. >> first pitch clear and warm. temperatures low 80s, in the mid-70s, and then if we need to get game six and seven, it's back in boston with temperatures in the 40s. game seven is going to be cold, blustery, and 42 degrees.s that's what' going on around the crisis. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. that's if they need a game seven. i suspect the red sox are going to t to win i four.

clear skies over washington this morning and chilly out there as well. mostly in the 40s. 43 dullesee airport, 340 de in gaithersburg, 48 in washington, 43 quantico. afternoon highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. about 58 downtown. there will be a noticeable northwest breeze blowing today, so you need the warm coat for sure. again tomorrow morning temperures in the 30s. heavy rain friday might and early saturday. >> and that's your lates weather. >> thank you. coming up, the bush twins, jenna and barbara, are hereth to. they will dish on their wild and wonderful life as they call it in their book "sisters first" includingarra's surprise wedding. and caught on camera, the frightening moment a crowded escalator suddenlyctioned. we will have that story while security scare forces meghan markle to cut short a royal appearance in fiji. details in a life report. the first woman to serve on

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the phone you want, the unlited plan you need. on the network you deserve. today," an outpouring of support for former supreme court dustice sandra o'connor. >> the woman who broke the high court's gender barrier revled she has been diagnosed with dementia and will be retiring om public life. for 24 years sandra day o'connor was often the supreme court's derate voice and the first ever female one. >> tuesday, the 88-year-old pioneer and now she has been agnosed with dementia and is stepping away from the public s li is, quote, no longer able to participate in. she revealed the diagnosis is most likely alzheimer's, the same disease h late husband suffered from. while the final chapter of my ay be ith dementia trying, nothing is diminished. my gratitude and deep appreciation for the countless blessings infe my she wrote. >> she is a trooper and no

nonsense about getting on with life. >> her son jay discussed hio conditn with nbc's justi correspondent pete williams. >> she is primarily confined to a wheelchair, but a those her only health ailments right now. you can still have a really nice conversation with her. she really enjoys the company of friends. >> o'connor was nominated by ronald reagan in 1981. >> i was a judge on the court of appeals and the phone rang and it was president presidereagan.e yourio nominn to the court tomorrow. is that all right with you? d i didn't know if it was or not. i was not truly prepared. >> sworn in with the reputation of a conservative. she was seen by many as the court's middle voice. th swing vot on key rulings that upheld roe v. wade and affirmative action and california's controversial three rikes law as well as the death penalty, despite acknowledging it's racially disproportionate

impact. cconnor stayed on thert through a 1988 diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent mastectomy without missing a sing day on t bench. she retired from the supreme court in 2005 to care for her ailing husband. praise for o'connor's legacy poured in. nancy pelosi calling her a trail blazer, a sentiment o'connor took pride in, speaking to "today" in 2005. >> the minute i was confirmed and on the teurt, s across the country started putting more women on than had ever been the case on their supreme courts, andun nations a the world took note and started doing the same thing. >> the groundbreaking judge still blazing the trail, ming heratest decision to step away from public life once again on her terms. >> she is going to be in phoenix, she said, in her letter. she will always about a cowgirl

from arizona i remembers a young girl in arizona looking up to her. >> a woman on the supreurt. >> a girl from arizona. we have turned to dr. torres. she said in her letter it's dementia and probably alzheimer's. what's the probably? i mean, how does that work from a medical standpoint? >> that confuses a lot ofhe big. there are different types. alzheimer's is one type. it's more devastating. it's getting a lot of attention right now, and rightly so. >> it's aab tea moment. i didn't realize that 1% of people who end up with aalzheimer's have genetic link. i thought if it was in family heritage, it becomes part of you. >> that's not the case.ne the gene is one we can determine if people have an increasedisk. esn't mean they will get alzheimer's, but they are at higher risk. 99% is notssociated with that gene. so we think there are other things causing it. we are not exactly sure what's causing it, but we are getti closer to prevention. that's the main thing.t

starting t prevention early is extremely important. >> what can people do to try to prevent alzheimer's, to try to prevent other forms of dementia? as w >> what we call the heart/head co gection. whatd for the heart is good for the head as well. lower cholesterol, lowering blood pressure. that's extremely important. getting a good diet, exercise, aboutings we always talk sleep is extremely important for ople, especially in the later stages in life. avoid head traum as best you can, especially head traumatic that that puts people in the unconscious area. >> she certainly took car of r husband, john, who had alzheimer's for decades. she knows what the road ahead e willke. just ahead here, did you know that people are now, eaking of eep, dr. john, people are paying sleep coaches to get a better night's sleep? well, you don't he tooo that because we are bringing a sleep expert to e stars t get free

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noticeable chill in the air this morninn temperatures the 30s and low-to-mid 40s across the region. you need the warm coat today. sunny but breezy as well with a northwest wind abo 15 to25 miles per hour. so chilly and breezy today. chilly again for tomorrow, but

without the wind. a possibility of one to three inches osaturday. >> all right. thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. back to "the today show." i was a navy doctor, 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 who's protecting obamacare from president trump.

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she said, well, i'm not leaving you girls then she sort of caught herself eecause she was trying to comfort us to end, but she knew she was. >> i marvel how honest and open yous arinr faly ere s aart in there, tnna, you said that you wo your grandfather and said, is your heartbroken? you asked li most grandchildren would just stay away, but you felt comfortable to askhat? we both had that conve barbara went and spent a week with himth when he first went u to maine. >> it was just us two and my now husband it? >> just being more present. less distracted. normally we are caught up with our thoughts, whether we are trying to focus on one thing,e whether we rying to interact in a better relationship with those around us, normally we are distracted. how do you learn to be less distracted and more present in your life?

>> thanksgiving around the rner, then christmas. stress in general, give us some tips on how wo dealh stress. >> sure. this feels early, right? son is 4. he is already singing jingle bells. we are long way out. but i think if you look at this time period as, okay, rather than waiting until we are really stressed in the holiday period, actually learning something now ahead of time so you feel less stressed. there are a few easy things to do. number one, be moref aware your breath. so a lot of the tension in the body as it comes fro the w that we breathe. we tend to hold our breath when we are stressed. being more aware of our breath can really help a lot. >> what about eating? eating for sure. there are different aspects of eatith, right. e is the eating we do where we mindlessly eat, right. we are not even aware. we don'tnow whether we are hungry, we don't know if we want it, and whe eat it and wish we hadn't. so pausing b whether we are hungry or not is

a big part of mindfulness. >> be prese enough before you pick it up? >> thyeah, and also to be - sensation is to start. you taste the first one and then you carry on like thint, oh, it's all gone. and so actually to be present throughout the process of eating. >> holiday travel. lots of folks get stressed out. >> different ways of thinking aboute travel. is to remember it's tempting to think that everybody is in our way whether we are walking or driving. we are not stuck in traffic. we are the traffic. the person behind us is thinking the same thing about us. to remember that is useful. then to find opportunities. if you are stuck in a line in an airport, use that te to get stressed or outrar pctice an exercise that we are going to right now. >> and if there was a group that neededome mindfulness training, this is it. >> hi, honey. >> good morng. >> give us a primmer, if you will. >> sure. so rea simple, one-minute

exercise. doesn't matter if you have never done anything like this before. i will lead you through we. re going to focus on our breath just for one minute, okay? it would be great if people at home join in as well. i would likeou to start off, if you could look directly ahead of yourselves. just nice soft focus with the eyes. just take one big deep breath, breathing in through your nose, and out through your mouth. as you breathe out, just gently close the eyes. and take this first ment just to enjoy not having to do anything, not needing to be anywhere, not needing to check your phone, and just feel the weight of your body aatinst the seeneath you. and then a you sit there just start to notice kind of how your eath feels in you body. so sometimes it's going to feel sort of, the breath will be deeper and longer. sometimes a bit more short and

shallow. just take 10, 20 seconds. you can place your hand on you stomach if you find itfeasier just t movement of breath. you don't have to do anything with your mind. allow the thoughts to come and go. and each time you realize you are distracted, just letting go of that thought and coming back to the breath. >> andy, we e going to let you continue with this. we have much, much more. we have more ways to stay mindful at today.com. it's a fantastic app. i love it. i use it all thetime. thank you so much for sharing. there you go. every morning. ina garten is back. she i back right after this, solving more of our cooking problems as well. that's right after your local news. close your eyes. this is a news4 today news break.

>> good morning everybody. 8:26 on this wednesday, october 24th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's start with a check on your forecast with meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning. it is, indeed, a sunny start to the day, but it's a little bit chillier than yesterday for se. so if you are headed out, don't forget to have your windbreaker on f today. it will be a little bit breezy at times. easy for me to say. current temperatures in the low s. we are headed for afternoon highs today up into the y of o-upper 50s, ple sunshine today and tomorrow, too. >> thank you. we will take a look at the morning commute after this. . david: "life is complicated.

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hopefully. is it too early t talk about holiday shopping? >> never. >> we will. and al probably already bought all his chrretmas pnts. an early look at the hottest toys of the season. and ina garten is back. daysh two. has more tips to help us all cook like pro this time, and we are tackling everything from veies to chocolate. >> by the way, we made that squash thing with the maple syrup. by we,eo i mean s else. but we ate it. it was awesome. just as good. mr. roker, you have a check of the weather? let's seif the weather is just as good. today we are looking at a flood threat through texas because of remnants ofla wil mild in the rockies. heavy snow northern new england. a storm system mov off the coast. as we look towards tomorrow, more heavy rain a l that pressure gets together, makes its way through the gulf coast. windyheonditions through western plains. warm and dry through the southwest.lo for some snow showers left over in northern new england.

these nice ladies, when are you coming to see me? >> friday night. >> friday night. all right. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the wo > good morning. i'm storm team4 meteorologist chuck bell. clear skiesnd chilly outside, mostly in the 40s this morning. headed up into the50 mid-and-upr for highs today, sunny and breezy. northwest winds 15 to 25 miles per hour. for tomorrow starting o even colder, in the 30s. frost likely in most of the suburbs. high tomorrow only 56 degrees. and then that heavy rain chance frolls in late friday and at least the first half of saturday. should have the heavy rain gone in time for race day on marine corps marathon sunday. >> don't forget, if you are heading out the door you can all you have to do is download the sirius x minstrus app. a segment that we hope puts you to sleep.

>> a recent artic in the "new york post" caught our eye in the quest for a good night' sleep. some people are turning to self-proclaimed sleep coaches. some of them charge anywhere up to $10,000 for a day-long session. >> so is it money well spent? renowned sleep doctor michael bruce is the author of "the power of when." he is here with his five bt tips for more rest that won't cost you a cent. good morning.g. >> good morn >> this is a real thing, the sleep coach situation? >> meghan how many pple are walking around saying that they are sleep coaches. we have to be a little bit careful because sometimes when you look at somebody who is a sleep coach youon'tnow what their qualifications might be as well as what is the program they will put you into and is it safe. >> why are we all sleep less than we used to? >> first of all, i never seem to have an end to the number of people w show up in my office who can't sleep these days. one thing is the political

climate. i will tell you sce 9/11 my lines never stop ringing. so i think the world is in a state of sleep deprivation due to stress really. >> and anxiety. >> absolutely. >> you have five tips for the low, low price of free. tip number one, know your bedtime and stick to one sleep . hedu >> yes. >> that's hard to do. >> well, it's hard to do for a lot of people. all i am talking about is your wake-up time. everybody wakes up at roughly the same time during the week. i am asking that you keep that wake up time even on the weekends. >> oh? we like to sleep in. >> if you sleep in longer than 30 minutes, your circadian rhythm wants to shift and you get lagged. that's why monday morning stinks, all of audden your body doesn't know what to do. >> noin caf before bed. you say no caffeine after two in the afternoon? >>es it has a half-life of six to eight hours. if you stop at two, eight hours

later is ten which is roughly when most people start getting sleepy. some people say they can have coffee after bed. i put electrodes on your head, caffeines a stimulant. you are not getting quality. that turns out to be really important. >> what about my nightcap? i have been known to enj a nightcap before bed s that a bad idea? >> not necessarily. there is a difference between going to sleep and passing out, right? we want to avoid passing out. alcohol is fine. it takes the average human body one hour to digest one alcoholic beverage. if you have your nightcap at 11, you lights out at are fine, okay? but remember alcohol does affect sleep and d it alsosn't allow you to get into deep stages of sleep where that physical restoration occurs. you want to limit yourself to two drinks probably. >> you say don't exerciseate at night. a lot of people have to wait until after work to do the workout. >> thafs okay. half people when they

exercise, they can fall to sleep. the o jer half getzed up. you can tell. by the way, exercise is the best way to improve the quality of your sleep. 20 minutes, you don't have to run aat mn. park your car further away, walk in the city, whatever y can do. >> and the last tip, morning light. something we have not seen -- seen probably have never morning light when you wakam. what happens is when you get light and it hitshe optic nerve, you know how you are not supposed to look at your devices at nig y? but are in the morning. that blue light turns off the melatonin faucet in your brain. that way you don't get the brain fog in the morning. recommendatio my would be get a light box. >> a light box? >> they use them for things like seasonal faektive disorder. they are on amazon. >> should you hop outed of sometimes you hit the snooze. i feel kind of crumbier. the single worst invention is the snooze bton.

the average seven to minine minutes long. you are giving yourself light crappy sleep. there is nothing good about that. get up or setour alarm at the last possible moment. one more tip that people may not know about. people who wake up in the middle of the night sometimes have low blood sugar. two things to think about. a teaspoon of raw honey for guava leaf tea. it keeps your blood sugar stable and people are waking up in the middle of the night because they are out of fuel. akif you up between 2:30 andmo 3:00 mosings, there is a 30% to 35% sugar. t's blood >> or your baby is crying. but enough about us. thank you. great tips. >> that was great. still to come, halloween, guys, a week away. we are already looking ahead to the holays. this morning, stephanie oppenheim is here and she ev going to rl the award-winning toys that every kid is going to want under the tree. first, this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today"

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believe it or not, christmas is just eight weeks away.'r hi, ye okay. oh, my. that's okay. you can help your daughter. come on. hi, little one. you're okay. you're okay. your mom could come on out. >> you want to get a jump start on your shopping, you have come place.right stephanie oppenheim is cosfou co-founder of toyportfolio.com. that by is crying for a different reason. >> i love that you are in toyland. >> you are. >> this is our platinum, best of the best for the year for older babies and toddlers. i le t fisher-price learning center. it's all about their new found mobility and making things happen again and again. >> your son is here. what a cutie.

>> underage 2 >> older babies. >> this train is a pretty cool customer. >> one of the best trends ever year is wooden trains are back. we have four toys that tied for the topot. this is the largest of the set. this i from happy. that is the grand city station. you can also record messages for all of your passengers coming through. >> wow. >> it's a great toy for developing language skills. the kids are playing with it on the floor. leavehet on t floor so it's an open ended puzzle. h>> yes. >> ye a "star wars" fan of any age, you are going to love this. chewy. >> that's great. >> it's a very sweet chewy, too. >> yeah. >> and a small chewy. >> ande lks. >> and he is voice activated. a good choice. this is onef e hottest toys of the season for sure. >> okay. >> so puzzles win out on the toy review every single year because

kids and parents love with their kids putting the screens away and really connecting. this is from mud puppy. it's the very hungry caterpillar, jumbo puzzle. it's the 50th anniversary of the book this year, so we all grew up with it. 25 big jumbo pieces. this is the women's march. 500 pieces. we also include things for kids who are older w may be timing out of toyland. >> yeah, exactly. always a crowd pleaser. >> jack and ryan have this. we have all played with jenga. now it's on this platform. it makes it a little bit more challenging because you have to pop it back and forth while you are taking the pieces out. the great thing about games is that they tend to be very affordable. ere are over a dozen on the top list for all ages. kids come back too games again and again, and puzzles. >> you stay with it, w for sure t are these young ladies up to? >> the girls are playing with a craft kit from creativity for kids that i think jimmy fallon

would love, right? they have sweaterrnaments. yo decorate your little sweaters. theytt come with cute li hangers. school-age kids love to make things that they can display th pride or give as gifts. as you make these as a family together, it becomes a part of your family. >> soadorable. >> all right. are you ready for some harry potter? here is your wand. you are going to touch this one the top. one for you. >> i'm here. okay. >> so here is your wand. >> okay. >> these are training wanet. youound when you turn it on. there is more to to it. you learn how to do 11 different things, magic spells. >> cool! >> and youla also wizard time with these. >> wow. >> really cute. >> so a the cute. $25. >> love it. >> and, tinally, i lovs toy. this is from little bits, the avengers set. and you are going to put it on, you are building with circuitrys

it a science s.t.e.m. toy. you build this up with circuitry. you have a high-tech toy hat's fu >> you are creating a -- >> you areld bg this from all of these little pieces. >> oh, wow. how cool. >> and this is very cool. you can be tony stark, but you have some sve.e.m. inv as well. >> i think chewy has a place under the tree right here. aaron, you are going to have to buy that one. >> he likes chewy. >> thank you so much. thank you if you want more info, head to today.com/shop. next, the one and only ina garten is back with new tips to help us oall cook like a ps . first, thi "today" on nbc. "tod.

we are back with today food. how lucky are we? for the second day in a r the wonderful ina garten is here.

her newest cookbook," cook like a pro." yesterday you showed us how to slice, cp and peel like a ypro. toive tips, including a bonus one not in the book. happy with be her with you. if you were to pick five gadgets for everybody to have in their kitchen, what would thoseld be? >> i w say they would be good knives, sheet pans, saute pan, a dutch ov w, andt's the fifth? i think a zester. >> okay. awesome. so we are going to get some hacks going. we are starting in cocktails. to startrse, you hav with a cocktail, right? the fir thing is, these are daiquiris. the first thing is start shaking this. it takes 30 seconds to get it right. >> 30? yes. start shaking. >> i will. okay.

>> it's definitely -- >> pay attention. >> okay. the first thing you want do is roll it -- >> roll it? >> yeah, so it releases the juices. room temperature limee has m juice than cold lime. so leave them out. >> okay. >> and should the skin be thin? >> yeah, sorry. >> is it better? >> you about get more lime. so that's good. oi am just going make this for, actually for garnish for the coc i think you're good. you want to pour those? >> to we all need a cocktail? >> whooe't? >> to juice a lime, you can use a juicer or this and just juice it -- well, i cut it the wrong way. >> okay. >> how come limes have seeds? >> okay. we nee one more. >> okay. i'll take care of that. >> yeahk i do. ? >> pour one more. >> like a daiquiri for breakfast? >> perfect. >> all right.

you are going to help al out with shaveings? >> that's right. >> well, that was fun. continue drinking your daiquiri. >> how do you shavecolate? >> you take a piece of chocolate and put it in the 15 seconds. it softens it a little bit. then you just run a vegetable peeler down just like that. you get really pretty shaveikes that. isn't that gorgeous? >> how do you not -- >> so it's chocolate pecan, mora, and chocolate shavings on top. it might not be that good. oh, no, it's good. >> we nailed it. >> bang. >> okay. next. >> we are traveling to vegetables. >>he thing about a round vegetable that is hard is how do you cut something that's rolling around? so what you always do is cut it in half and thene you h a flat

surface. now you won't hurt yoursel this is total and eggplant soup. i need eggplant that's cut in a one-inch dice, which is big. >> so you don't have to peel eggplant? >> always have talpeel it. >> ahead of time? >> sometimes you do, but not for this. and what i ko isp the end of it together so it doesn't slide all or the kitchen. one-inch dice like that. that's easy. >> and so -- >> makes it look so easy. >> yes. what did you make witheg the lant? >> a soup. >> i was wting for ina. >> is tomato and eggplant soup, which is reallyoo the leftovers you can mix with pasta and bake the next day. a pasta sauce. two dinners for it's all vegetarian. >> w. that's meghaamazing.

sove what we is we have short rib hash. >> yes. >> so good for breakfast. >> yes. >> and the same thing with the onions. we need to slice it. cut it in half. cut off the ends. and then just slice it thinly that way. if you kp the end together, it's easy to do. again, it's a flat surface so it's not rolling around. >> what about when you dice it? that's when my onion falls apart. >> leave the end together. so keep your hand up like that. just dice it that way. and then -- >> a sharp knifeps h? us yes. and then go like that. so you have good diced onion. >> that's easy. i am going to taste this. >> okay. sod. g ina, we have eggs. >> okay. >> this is t bonus tip. s is the key about eggs. if you have very fresh eggs, you can't peel them.

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good morning, everyone. and welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. and i want to begin wh two words -- i'm sorry. you may have heard that yesterday we had a discussion here about political correctness and halloween costume and that conversation turned to whether it is ever person of one race to dress up as another, a black person making their face whiter or a white person, dork arker, to ma their costume complete. i said it seemed okay because it was part of a costume. but i was wrong and i'm sorry. one of the great parts of s getting to in this c