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seriestitle. today is thu day, october 25th, 2018. announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefellplaza. >> and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. we have breaking news happening right now. >>e do. let's show you a picture. this is an nypd vehicle carrying what is suspectede to b another package bomb. this one foundig just ove here in new york dowown in tribeca outside an address linkth to e actor robert de niro, who, of course, has been veryre critical ofdent trump. >> this is just the latest in that nationwide hunt to find oub whoeverlt and mailed potentially deadly pipe bombs to prominent democrats and cnn. at least eight sespicious packiscovered so far, including that one in new york. another onern in l.a. oveht.

we have complete coverage starting with nbc natio l correspondent miguel almaguer. what's the rlatest? orter: this is where one of those suspicious packages was discovered. the tim manhattan i want to take you back to those live pictures. just about three mes wayrom where we are standing in the tribeca area, as you can see police are responding toner suspicious package. that is notar from here. this morning several federal agencies are fanneds out acr the country trying to figure out who sent these packages and how much damage the could do. overnight anotherpi sous package discovered. this one sent to a new york city restaurant owned by actor robert de niro. the nypd saying no need for an evacuation. the building was unoccupied at the time. >> trump. >> reporter: the actor, a vocal critic of the president, just the latest fig teargeted. it comes f after the confirms an additional suspicious package was found at a postal facility

in los angeles overnight. the second addressed to congresswoman maxine waters. federales authorioncerned another package is still out there. this one addressed to former vice president joe biden. the explosive discoveries now at the center of a federal investigation. >> my highests duty, you know, as president ks top america safe. >> reporter: at a campaign rally, president trump promising swift action. >> we will find those re wonsible andwill bring them to justice, hopefully very quickly. >> reporter: according to the fbi, the manila-colored packages appear to come tan homemade pipe bombs. senior law enforcement officials tell nbc news the dice has similar characteristics. they are made from pvcg, pip contain a digital timer, and pyrotechnic powder. x-rays sw they likely contain

shrapnel. sources telling nbc news there were no notes found inside the did opes, but one devic include a parity of the isis flag reading dead or done and silhouettes of womenn high heels. the first package appearing in a mailbox at the new york home of billionaire democc donor george soros. >> that package was disrupted and taken to th fbi lab. >> reporter: a package addreed to hillary clinton at her home in new york was intercepted by the secret service as was another addressed to former president barack obama at his home in wash wgton, d.c. are going to jump in. there is a fire alarm here. >> you might have heard it. we will find out what the latest is a cnn. >> reporter: laterwednesday, another package sent to cnn and addressed to former cia director john bnnan shut down the news network's headquarters in new york, knocking them off the a. >> the time warner building in h

new york cityas been evacuated. >> reporter: the return addresses on the packages the florida office of former dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz. the congresswoman's office was evacuated when a package intended for former attorney general eric holder was returned there. that package later determined to be safe. while investigators say the devices had bo-making materials, it's unclear if they were actually capable of detonato a. of cours you know, all of these democrats are being targeted two weeks before the midterm elections. fear via mail, guys. back to you. >> thank you. >> let's go to nbc's justice correspondent working h urces hard on this one. pete, good morning. i mean, in theory, there is a e lot of evideere because you do have these undetonated bombs. what are investigators doing right now? >> by our account, nine so far, including two sent to maxine waters. one found in l.a. >> one in the washington, d.c.

or ter that scans mail congress. we are told by several officials that fortunately the devices they have examined so far appear to have been poorly made. they ctain a number of flaurks whh for obvious reasons we won't be specific about. there is -- they don't know if that was the bomb maker's mistakes. it takes times to analyze these devices and to get an answer why they didn't w hk and they were constructed, that's not going to come immediately. they are worki around t clock. >> the hunt is on to find whoever the person or persons are who sent so what are investigators doing? >> so, first of all, you have the bombs themselves analyzed at the fbi lab. they are looking for trace of evidence, dna, fibers, hair, anything would identify who did . also where the component is made from. four of these packages, the once sent to the clintons, obamas,

holder, waters were sent through the mail. those were postmarked. hat's important because those marks contain important information that could be used to help fure out not only what city they came from, but what post officem.andled t when they know that, they will look at surveillance video from the date when it's believed they were sent. >> all right. pete, thank you very much. >> we will bring in sean henry, an nbc news national security analyst and former executive assistant director the fbi. good morning. let's drill down on what pete was just talking about. if you are the investigators right now, you are literally in clock.against the you don't know if there are other packa.s out there what are they looking at to try to if they can find this person? >> there is an abundance of evidence here. you have got eight or more packageshat have been delivered. you have the physical packages. as pete said, dna potentially fingerprints, hairs and fibers lhat might be connected to the evidence as w as markings on the envelopes themselves. then you have got the actual

devices which investigators will look for signatures specific signatures there as it relates to the detonation and how the bomb was constructed and they will look through te datab to see if they have seen this before. those areots of clues that will help them get down to who this individual or individuals may be. more importantly, i think, when you think about where they were put into the mail system they have been delivered by curious, thes. vid remember the boston marathon bombing. we saw what appeared to be avi of tsarnaev moving through the crowd, placing the bomb. that wasn't a video. that was many videos collected from storefronts, from passersby, from other locations. and investigators are going to use that as a key source of evidence to identify who these people are. >> there were a lot of mistakes made it seemed. there were addresses incorrect, there were missufllings and like that. does that figure into the investigaiion? >> it cey will as investigators hone in on this. there has been a lot of speculation about who this could

ti. i think what invtors are doing right now is focusing on the evidence. that's what they are trained to once they start to get down to who the suspect or suspects may be, they will use some of the evidence collected off of those envelopes, themisspellings, et cetera, as part of a larger case to identify tse specific people. >> one thing that the nypd commissioner said, that this was a live explosive device with regards to the ones found here, but then they didn't detonate. so, i mean, is it a real bomb? that's what people are ndering. >> it is because it has the components of a bomb. there is a detonator, explosives. it's contained within the capsule, the pipe, in this case pvc. it didn't fire fie a v of reasons. they are not going to say that because they don't want the bomb makers to make adjus this as a tve device. bull the components were there to harm somebody had that exploded. >> john, thank you so much. >> as we mentioned, the

esident had a lot to say about the attempted bombings at his overnight rally in wisconsin. on thatexander has more and how the political world is reacting. peter good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president trp last night much more subdued than usual, largely sticking to prepared remark calling on americans to come together in peace and harmony and h abandonin specific personal attacks on political adversaries. at times he called on others to dial back their language, but he took no responsibility for his own rhetor. >> any acts or threats of political vionce are an attack on our democracy teself. >> rep the president late wednesday in wisconsin again condemning the wave of potential explosive devices while thiting own restraint. >> by the way, do you see how nice i'm behaving tonight? have you ever seen this? >> reporter: while the focus was on toning down the herhetoric, president still managed to

criticize two of his favorite targets. democrats, without naming them, and the media. >> those engagedn the political arena must stop treating political opponents as being morally defective. the media also has a responsibility to setil a c tone and to stop the endless hostility and constant negative and oftentimes false attacks and stories. have to do it. >> reporter: those comments come after cnn was evacuated over a suspicious package. the network's president taking aim at the white house tweeting, there is a total and complete lack of understanding at the white house about thees seriou of their continued attacks on the media. words matter. late wednesday, former cia director a nbc news national security analyst john brennan e intended recipient of one of those actions. >> he needs t rethink what he

is doing and saying. he should not b beating tanger and animosity. >> reporter: hlary clinton, who was also targeted. division, time of deep and we have to do everything we can to bringur country together. >> and peter, on another subject, the president is up and tweeting aut atory in "the new york times" that had to do cell phone useal and security, whether it could be hacked. what's that all about? >> reporter: thi president is dismissing a "new york times" report that says the chinese and russian spies often eecretly listened in when used his insecure iphone to gossip, chat with old friends. the president this morning onal twitterng the article long, boring, and in his words incorrect. writes, i only used

government phones and have only one seldom used government cell phone. the story is so wrong. savannah and hoda. >> t nk you. by ty, we will continue to cover this breaking news. we will talk to a former fbi profiler aad about what it is investigators may be zeroing in on. craig has a story that will affect a lot of people this morning. >> good morning. that's right. nasty weather. what's left of hricane willis dumping rain on the south itonow barrelinrds new england as well. a nor'easter could bring high winds, ra, possibly snow to millions. al is tracking that for us. mr. roker, good morning y to yo h, this is a storm in three parts. it will be taking about 2,000 miles, a trip towards the northeast. we start off here in the gulf coast, making its way, we areg look at a flood risk on the gulf, isolated storms. can't rule out a tornado or two. we are talking about maybe o to two inches ofai r generally, a half-inch or so. tomorrow this thing moves into

the mid-atlantic s we are talking about a widespread heavy rain event, coulde flooding, gale force winds likely at the coast anywhere from a half-inch to two inches of rain. but the winds will be a big factor. power outages possible. wind gusts of anywhererom 30 to 45 miles per hour.th it really gets wound up on saturday as it makes its way into the coast. strong winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour, periods of heavy rain, some snow in northern new england. a coastal flood risk, but heavier rain, look at this, one to threes inc of rain, plus the winds really start up.nding wind gusts anywhere from 35 to 55 miles per hour with that co,tal flood ri and airports are going to be a mess on saturday from new yorkity all the way up to portland. we are going to have big, big airports delays. back to you. an update on the migrant caravan this mexico tha headed towards the u.s. border. the number of people heading north appears to be whittling

down. at one point there were an estimated 7,000 people. now it's closer to 4,000eople. many said to have dropped out due to sickness, fear, and police harassment. in recent days, hundreds of migrants have accepted government offers to bus them back to their home countries. the caravan still about 1,000 miles from the u.s border. now to the world series. the boston red sox have taken a commanding two games to nothing lead over thege l.a. d. perhaps the most memorable play from last night the top of the fifth inning. dodgers f st baseman dav price hits a screaming fly ball to left field. grabbed near the big green monster. look at that. bottom f the fifth, bases loaded for j.d. martinez. a big hit to right field.e two runs com on that. the red sox go on to win game t two, 4-2

game three tomorrow night. >> if you are an athlete you live for the slow the hero in front of the green monster. mr. roker, a lot going on in the weather depy tment? >> oh,sh. it's warm out west. the dodgers want to get back home where the temperatuls tomorrow we in the 80s. strong storms through the gulf. a cntlly rain up the upper mississippi river valley. sunshine in the extreme northeast, although we will be looking at a few snow showers upstate new yk and also into northern new england. we are going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. .

i'm meteorologist chuck bell. clear skiesoverhead and it is a cold start this morning. most of the suburbs are down at or below the freezing mark this morning. get ready f a chilly beginning to the day. 34 in leesburg, 30 gaithersburg, 32 springfield. plan on sunshine start to. fini afternoon highs today will be in 0s ready for rern.. moves in tomorrow afternoon and lasts through much of saturday. >> and that'sour latest weather. >> thank you. ahead, o one the fbi agents who worked on the unabomber case takes us inside the search for a suectspn i powerball feature reaching new levels thisorning and so is the search for the winner of that massive mega millions jackpot.

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this is a news4 today news break. >> 7:26 is your time on this thursday, octob, 25, 2018. good morning to you. in the news this morning, early voting begins today in maryland. the polls will open at 10:00 this morning early vote something already underway in d.c. and west virginia. you c find polling centers and hours ofperation in the nbc washington app. today we should learn more t aut this massive fire senior apartment building near the navy yard last month. d.c. officials are set to hold hearing on the cause and response. we will have a crew at that hearing. now we want to check on your morning commute with melissa molett and your this traffic alert hanging around because of the backups. chopper 4ver the outer loop for us before river road. take a look at these delays. the lanes are now open.

things are clear. but we are slow for miles. let's look at the map and show you what is happening. lanes are open, outer loop delays from georgia avenue to 95. very, very slow. southbou 270 from the icc towards the inner loop at the divides. tonight at 5:0 a news4 i-team investigation reveals a local program that handles bodiesoned to science. >> a report on the story that includes the fmishandling remains a that's causing heartbreak for local families tonight at 5:00. we will check your forecast next.

good morning. off to a cold start. temperatures below freezing in some of the suburbs. your planner for today all sunshine all the time. high temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s. this rain to the south and west will be arrivg for your friday

afternoon. rain chances go to 80% tomorrow afternoon and remain ver high through the first half of saturday. sunday cloudy, near 60.

back now. 7:30 withreaking news. yet another suspicious package found in new york, this time at a building with ties to actor robert de niro. >> that's right. it appears to be con that string of pipe bombs mailed to well known democrats and to cnn. tst ahead the lat on the investigation and we will talk about the search for a suspect with one of the fbi profilers ho worked the famous unabomber case before that lets get a check headlines.other a man in custody after a fatal shooting at a kroger store on the outskirts of louisville, kentucky. on wednesday, a gunman fatally shot a man and a woman and then exchanged fire with a bystander before fleeing the scene. that suspect s far has not been

identified. there is no word on a motive. during the chaos customers were moved to the back of the store. that store is going to be closed until the investigation is look out below. a military cargo plane accidentally dropped a humvee into a wooded area outside ft. bragg, nth carolina on wednesday. officials say it was on a platform attached to a parachute. dy was hurt in the incident. the vehicle wasupsed to land on a drop zone about a mile away. i guess it droppeda prematurely. eview of what went wrong is underway right now. dozens of firefighters had tod e cal a california home after a man used a blowtorch in an attempt to kill black widow spiders. this happened in fresno. he was house sitting for his parents when he discovered the venomous spiders. he used the blowtorch on the exterior of the house and the flames spread. fire officials str advise ople to use other metho when trying to dispose of spiders.

like a can o raid. back to the package bombs. package bombs sent to well known democrats all over the country. athere a lot of moving pieces to the investigation, but investigators have some history to draw on as well. nbc's tom costello joins us with that partf the story. >> good morning. that and the postal service element. theombs weresimilar, made of pvc piping, containing a timer and an explosive powder. the fbi is now examining some of the bombs at the fbi bomb lab in quantico, virginia, from forensic tms will examine every detail of the packaging and bomb compones, looking for clues. amid a national manhunt for whoever is responsible for this week's pipe bomb mailings, investigators will be pulling from past cases. last march the austin bomber killed two people and injured four others over a three-week period. >> a terrifying mystery. >> reporter: investigators zeroed in on the 23-year-old suspect after he was caught on

fedex security cameras wearing a wig. eric robert rudolph known as the atlantic olympic park h bomber,e sesveghn-wayeauar ct manhunt. unabomber ted kaczynski killed threend wounded 23. >> another bombing making the news. >> reporter: arrested after 17 years when his brother raised espicions. thould be lessons from the nthrax mailings that killed five and sickened 17 others. the suspect ner arrested, committed suicide. now investigators are hunting ar another potential killer. >> he has purpose. he has targets. we haven't found out totally if they were live ore is going to send us a msage that says, well, these weren't ve, but the next batch will be. >> reporter: the apparent targetsolitical figures. already mail delivered to former presidents are seened bit secret service before it ever gets into their homes mail arriving on capitol hill and most media companies is

rigorously screened. >> the secret service and other agencies have been very out front hereor quite some time in deterring this type of threat. >> reporter: experts say the package often can raise red flags. protruding wires or irregular shapes, distorted handwriting, a return address different from the postmark and excessive postage like those addressed to john brennan. but investigators stress the bombs did notte origithere. >> package bombs have more postage because the bomber doesn't want to go in face-to-face with the postal official and talk to him aut at it will cost. he wants to drop it in the itcility and be done with >> reporter: the postal service processes 170 million pieces of ma each year making it impossible to screen everything. investigators will be going over every piece of video and camera imagery from wherever the may have been mailed looking for

spin suspicious whilen the be the handwriting on the inches, where the envelopes may have beas pur, possible dna on the envelopes. every possible detail you could think of. back to you. >> a lot of possible evidence out there. tom costello, thanks. >> that brings us to clint van zandt, one of the fbi profilers who worked on the unaboer case. clint, good morning to you. not to put you on the spot, but we have some information already about who this suspect or suspects are. whats the profile that you are kind of building in your mind? >> well, you know, the question right now is, are these bombs eal or simply made to look real? it's hard to imagine somebody could build nine devices and we're told they have timing devices on them. nine times they wt out there and we didn't get an explosive. we are glad that didn't happen, but does that suggest that a bomber doesn't know what he is doing, or is he simply trying to send a message, just a shout across the bough of america for

some political or personal reason. one of the this we have going in new york, there are 13,000 government and private business camera out there. the average new yorker gets his or her picture taken 100, 200 times a day. so they are going to be looking hard at those cameras, pictures, as well as all of this treasure orensic evidence because none of these bombs went off. we have the complete device and every forensic string that's attached to themo look at at this time. >> these went democrats.ent it leads some to conclude that must have come from someone from the other political party. others say, no, this may just ba a fake. what is your take on it? >> well, i think that's a good term, head fake. it's something that the fbi, atf and other agencies don't want to get faked out. that's whyouo a two-track investigation. like a set of railroad tracks where one tra says, okay, it's

likely a persons who reflective of one political belief. the other track is it's likely somebody o the other sid trying to do a fake. so the authorities willdea be looking at b they will be looking at letters that have been written to the recipients. this is not a person who just woke up threeays ago a said, ththink i'll build at least nine bombs and sen out. this guy has had, this person has had time to plan this. the question now i was he so good that he was able to put all of the comnents in, but not hook them together so the bombs didn't go off to send a message, or is this person so inept that they could build so many bombs and not do i but remember, as you discussed, we have got these other signs. h e got notwithstanding all the stamps on the envelope, we have g this message that is contained inside. we have this -- it's almost like

this individual is just trying to taunt us by doing this. he's got his 15 minutes of fame. if you have a message, step up and tell us what is. >> clint, always good to get your perspective. thank you. switching gears, getting a check of the forecast. mr. roker? >> about t-thirds of the country are going to be unseasonably cool today and int the weekend. temperatures are anywhere fromr5 to 15 d below average from new york city, raleigh, hattiesburg, dallas, spri,field, illino and friday it continues to make its way to the eastith cooler than usual temperatures from jackson to boston and as far west as chicago. into the weekend temperatures in the mid-50s in phidelphia, pper 40s to around 50 in cleveland. paducah, kentucky, 57 on sunday. atlanta will only be in the low-to-mid 60s. that's what's going on around th eneck of the woods. sun coming up over the d.c.

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and good as gold. two of the greatest olympic athletes ofll time, michael phelps, and lindsey vonn, they are here live to share big newi about t future. today is thursday, october 25, 2018. ♪ best friends for 50 years celebrating our 70th birthdays. >>ood morning to my high school marching band in texas. >> from sacramento, california. >> first time in new york. >> girls trip from californias >> moth birthday. woo! >> from florida. wish you were here? >> our kids in st. louis. >>irt's our time in new york city. >> celebrating my 50th birthday. woo! on elcome back to "today" this fine thursday morning. beautiful crowd outside. we are goi to go pay a visit to these wonderful folks in jt

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city restaurant owned by actor the nypd saying no need for an evacuation. the building was unoccupied at the time. >> i will sayne thing. [ bleep ] trump. >> reporter: the actor, a vocal critic of the president, just the latt public figure targeted. it comes aernoon the fbi genfirms an additional suspicious packaas found at a postal facility in los angeles overnight. the second addressed to democratic congresswoman maxine o ters. accordinge fbi, the manila-colored packages appea to contained homemade pipe bombs. senior law enforcement officials tell nbc news the device have similar characteristics. they are made fm pvc piping, contain a digital timer, and pyrotech neckce powder. sour telling nbc news ther were n-n notes found inside the envelopes. one included a parity of the

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recently, michael revealed even at the top of his career he wast struggling wh depression. he, of course, is not alone. an estimated one in five adults are affected. numbers are silar for teenagers. >> michael is here to talk about his own personal journey and what he is doingo encourage others to seek had ep. welcome. >> good morning. >> by the way, we were digging into the archives a little bit because we feel like we have grown up with you sort of. you have grown up here. 2004, you won the olympics. you were out here on our plaza. a young guy. you were signing autographs. you looked like a little kid. when you're looking at that, because we didn't know what was going on in your head back then, but when you look at that young boy, what do you see? >> for me, like, i think looking back at my career, i think i was probably hiding a bunch or compartmentalizing a bunch of what i was going through just because i think i was always taught that we weren't allowed

or weren't supposed to show weakness or something like that ever because of being an athlete. you are supposed toe strong, be able to push through anything. so i think, you know my struggles carried on through my career. i hid them really well. but i think really going to the last olympics, i was just ready to kind of open un and let everything come out. for me, this is something that is very importare and there so many people that struggle from very similar things that i go through gnd stillthrough. >> and if you prove anything, it's that you can bedi excly high functioning, i mean think of how you did, for example, at the cs, and still have these private struggles. >> it's wild to think about, but it is true. anything.sh through and for me at times it probably was a little scary and challenging to go through, but i found a way to get through it and'm now addressing these issues that i have.

and i'mki openly t about them. i mean, i'm still struggling weekly or from time to time i have bad day where i do go into a depressive state. >> to understand how you heldwa, ave to underst.r of 2014, you w your knees. you didn't leave your house for five days. you were going through basic hell and thinking aboutnding it. what was happening in that time? >> for me, ilike, was so down on myself. i didn't have alf-love. quite honestly, i didn't want to be alive. it was a really, really, really crazy time for me. i didn't want to see anybody because, you know, for me, like i saw myself as letting so many people down, me myselfn particular. that's hard to carry. i think over those three or four days where i didt want to leave my room, didn't want to talk to anybody, i finally realized that i can ask for help and it's oka to not be okay.

ior me that's what changed my life. ever asked for help really ever in my career. that was the first time tt i really did that. and i was, i mean, like you sa, i was on my knees crying for help. i'm lucky to be able to sit down with a therapist and chat and talk and open u and it' challenging for people to do. and i think it's, you know, for me now beible to work with talk space and traveling as much as i do, to hav the access on my phone where i can pop on wherever i want 24 hours a y, seven days a week, and get the help that i need, it's something that continueso teach m more and more about myself, and i think that's something that's kind of fun for me moving forward, especially with two kids. >> you mentioned head space. you are a shareholder, member of the advisory board. this is a service that people can ca or text, excuse me. talk space.

we had head space evidence. this is tal space. i imagine there are people watching this who will relate to everything you said, but they haven't made that call yet. can you talk about what's on the other side of a call when you finally just say,okay, i need help? >> kind of getting to that point where you a ready to surrender and ask for help and break down an that person that is going out there and getting the help that you need. i think if you look at talk space where we le on our phones, right? like how easy is it to pop on and talk to a therapi? get help. because if you are going to a therapist, you are missing work, hetaking time away fromkids, doing this, doing that. and i think this ishi som that's just accessible. eting able to open up the conversation is sng that's so important. really trying to take the stigma away. with kids, too, opening it up to kids. if you look at some of the stats where one and five kids from 13 and up will have some kind of

mental health illness. by '24, 75% of kids will hav so the numbers are shocking. something has to be done. for me it's anonor to be able to be a part of something like talk space botause it's only helping me, and i know it has mthe possibility to help y other people. >> we are surrounded by pictures of your beautiful family. i was just thinking being at this hlthy place in your life must make parenting kind of a dridm with these what's it like? >> it's amazing. you know, watching beckett be 8 months and kind of watchin him crawl around, they are learning the sharing pross of it all. it's pretty incredible.et it's sng that's really exciting. >> i like this. >> we feel like we are boer's parents, too. the little baby at the olympics in everybody fell in love with him. is he going to be a swimmer? >> if he wants. i mean, the biggesthing that i

have always said, yeah, you see unbelievable. like it truly is insane to watch how fearless he is in theater. but i he wants to swim, cool. if not, whatever makes him happy. like i don't want him to ever feel the pressure of kind of living in what i have done in my shadow. i want him to be able to kind of just make himself like, you ow, live whatever he wants to do. >> do you miss it? >> at times, but it's just not -- i mean, i could never see myself getting back in. i could, but why? you know, like i don't want to. >> you have no more room f medals. that we know. especially with all that toddler stuff in the house. >> michael, thank you so much. congrats. >> thank you very much. >> appreciate it. let's head overan to al. >> , guys. as we look at the rain now making, its w willa enhanced throughout the southeast today, isolated strong stlems, can't out a tornado or two.

flood risk on the one to maybe two inches of rain today. tomorrow it gets together, to strengthen. we look for heavy rain along the southeastern atlantic coast. gale force winds at the coast as well. rainfall one to two inches. the ally wraps up here in northeast. strong winds on saturday, gusts to 50 miles per hour, heavy rain, coastal flood risk with rainfall from one to three inches, locally u to four. and with the winds gusting up to a 5 miles per hour, we are going to have airport delays from portland to new york city. look at that bright blue sky over washington this it is cold though. you certainly need your gloves and mittens this morning.re temperaturestill in the 30s to around 40 degrees. a bit of a warmup coming our way today, but cooler than average. the average high is 66. today's forecast high only 58. tomorrow rain moves in fridayrn afn. the heaviest of the rain late friday night and very early morning. then just showery weather

saturday afternoon. cloudy sunday, but not too much rain. >> if you are heading out, don't forget check us out -- just wk right through. >> iju c did the limbo. sorry. >> the long walk over. you are limping back. >> could you show america what you did? >> the . mbo. >> ok >> beyond impressive. >> you know i'm feeling bet r. and i'm tall, too. sheinelle. >> that was impressist. f up in pop start, ellen degeneres is up to her old ways again. we know if you visit ellen, she'll like lly try to scare yo. the only person not aware of this was diddy. >> halloween is com tg up. s a true story? i heard you are scared of clowns. >> no. >> iha heard >> impossible. >> why is it impossible. >> because i a black man. >> you can be scared -- >> i have so many other things

to be fearful of. a clown is not going to scare me. >> really? >> i am not afraid of clowns. >> but i heard that you were. >> he is dancing. >> his mic fell off. >> i mean, that caught him off guard. >> it's fun to watch it one more time. >> i'm black and i'm afraid of clowns. >> that episode of "ellen" airs today. watching the full interview with diddy. "house of cards." our pop star correspondent for the day, all-star limbo savannah, sta michael>> kelly. e talked about how the news of kevin spacey's departure wouldt imphe final season and i asked about what it was like on the last day of shooting. >> it was so hard. you know, robin and i asked to be there on the last day of

filming. it was tough. i mean, i i was just like, guys, i am going to be quick because i am going to start crying. i want to say how much i love you. i was like, see? >> i think everyone cried when it was their last scene playing those characters. it's a six-year journey. was the flagship show for netflix. >> he is going to get away with it, isn't he? s. >> it is interesting in some kind of cosmic way how the end of sson 5 was set up for robin's character too on coone. of course, no ond have known at the time what would happen to frank underwood, kevin spac, buthe show almost seemed to know. i mean, do you reflect on o tha? course. i thought about that. it would i think have -- could we have even done

what we did,he fin the show, had it not ended like that? that constantly went throu my mind. >> i think what people don't realize is that they --e already knew that this season was the final season before all of this happened. >> right. yeah. diblehat an inc opportunity for robin wright, who has been nothing but spectacular in this show from day one. i she is truly one of the best. and to have her take center stage, i thi it's not only going to be thrilling for me personally, but for allhe fans. everybody loves that character. >> we are just getting started. >> oh! >> it's shocking what happens, robin said. for pop start, i'm savannah guthrie. back to ouu. >> thank you can stream the final season on netflix cards" starting november 2nd. thank you. halloween six b days away, retailers have already started

making moves to win your holiday business. online shopping expected to grow 20% this season, and with that in mind target announced that it is going to be offing free two-day shipping. here with what you need to know about the retaipping wars. elliott weiler, "consumer reports." good to have you. >> i feel like you don'tis like segment so early, right? >> i'm curious. halloween next week a we are talking about holiday shipping? >> right. >> why? >> it seems to get earlier every year. thanksgiving is a little bit earlier this year. p thhes it up. november 1st the unofficial start. i thinkhey are getting a bait of a break because of the midterm elections. after november 6th, it will be full-on holiday move. first of all, target is recovering from that data breach in 2013. the big reason is one word. amazon, right? they have seen amazon just eat

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happy halloween. just ahead, our next olympic legend o the morning, lindsey vonn. we will talk about the big decision she just made about her future and her cute dog, as well, after the local news. this is a news4 today news break. >> goodorning. 8:26 on this thursday, october 25th. i'm aaron gilchrist. right now let's check on the morning commute with melissa molett. >> right now chopper 4 headed to a pedestrian crash at kingstown comms drive in franconia. pedestrian accidiot investig there and we have that closure. ninth stre tunnel one right lane getting by the crash. fairfax eastbound 66 a crash. outer loop still slow from an earlier accident. >> thank you. we will have a lack ook at forecast when we come back. st. ould be overturned and the state should decide it." announcer: that's right. comstock supports taking away a woman's right to choose. she voted to defd planned parenthood

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. > good morning. 8:30 now. it's thursday morning. it is the 25th of october, 2018. so happy to say hello to the beautiful people in our crowd this morning. a little bit chilly, but we definitely want to make sure, these bright shining faces, get some time on camera. thank you so much for coming down. and hodas over there with the crowd. hoda, you found someone in the crowd you want to talk about? >> yes, a great crowd moment. where are emily and derrick? >> righter >> wait a minute. check this out. okay. first of all, y'all are. crazy they were here on the plaza ten years ago, and you guys were in what grade? >> i was in middle school and derrick was. in high scho

>> they met on the plaza ten years ago. g th married and they came back to reenact your moment? >> yeah. >> wn did you get married? >> we got married on sunday. >> oh, this past sunday? >> yes. >> why did you w ct toe back here today? >> the trip was so special, like coming here and meeting here. we kind of wanting to come back and experience it all over again. >> have youn been item this whole time? >> most of it, yes. >> what was i like in middle school, you're in high school? ke us back to the moment. >> yes. i don't know. i think we immediatelyernew that we going to be together. >> yeah, we spent 16 hours on a bus together t t get her first time. >> yeah. >> well, congratulations. thank you for sharing your special day with us. oh, my god. >> so cute. >> look at that. >> congratulations, you guys. >> a plaza romance. somebody could be here meeting they wid in ten years

be back married. coming up, how do ge out of. anna roberts rossi will teach us how to wear five of the season's most popular staples three ways each. soks5 different l we will have you covered, day at work, night on the town, picking up kids, meeting the love of your life. we have you covered. and famous for her cakes, and rightly so. the secrets that make her bar creation so distinctive and whip up a dream cake for all us. first, though, a very special guest. she is the most successful female ski racer on the planet. three-me olympic medalist, the winn of four overall titles. we are talking about lindsey vonn. yeah, she recently made a big announcement, which shocked she said she was revealing she is retiring after thisn. sea lynn, first of all, tell us -- welcome. is it true? >> yeah.

it's true. >> did you shock yourself with th announcement? >> yeah. i didn't plan on it. i think it's time. i think every athte comes to a point where they know it's time to move on. i have had an amazing career. >> yes, you have. >> now it's time for the next chapter. >> what does the next chapter look like? >> i don't know. >> you are still trying to beat the all-time world cup title, right? winh. record? >> y i have 82 wins. the record -- no. i have -- yeah. and the record is 85. i have to get 86. so five more wins. i have one more season left. hopefully, i can do it. if i don't, i don't need to prove anything to myselfan ore. i am happy with what i have done and i'm proud of everything. amazing career. >> we love wating you on the slopes. now we are curious about the next chapter. what are you kicng around? >> i have no idea. olympics? >> yeah, i mean, you know, i

hope my friends the rock, dwayne johnson, will maybe find a part for me someehere. he has mentoring me. i am excited to just have a rmal life, support my boyfriend in his hockey knreer. i don'. >> how about lucy? how special? >> yeah. >> she was hit by acar. >> is she all right? >> oh, look at her little. cas on >> she is very cute. i will be taking care of her and my other dogs. >> no, no. >> she steals the show. >> yes, she doe >> lindsey, we love you. really appreciate it. >> i see a little commentary there. >> lindsey's pursuit of the up all-time w record on nbcs our olympic channel that starts on november 30th.

go get 'em. al arcs che, a check of your. >> tomorrow more wethe we strong storms through the gulf and the lower mississippi river valley. western third of the country looks good. chilly rain i the upper mississippi river valley. i got ahead of myself. the world series forecast. warming up a bit as we get t game three, four, and five with partly cloudy skies and comfortable conditions. but if we need a game six and seven, back to boston. oh, boy, a little chilly, chancesho ofrs on tuesday. wednesday 47, cold ander bluste. you have it. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of woods. chilly sunshine here in the washington area now. still only 29 in gaithersburg. 37 leesburg. 35 fredericksburg. 42 in arlington.tu high tempe today 58 degrees with a light northwest wi., plenty of sunshine ear

we will get clouds to move in later on in the day today but rain chances o hold to noontime tomorrow. your friday starts dry and oudy, ends chilly and rain, and the weekend forecast, well, quite a bit of rain early saturday. sunday mostly cloudy but only a 30% chance for rain. >> that's your atest weather. don't forget, you can take us along with you whenever you nt. go to today's sirius xm channel 108 and you can follow along with the whole today show gang. back inside. it is still early in the school year. oor a lot of high school students, never early to start thinking about college. so here to answer some of the most daunting and common questions abt getting into college is robert franic, the editor and chief of princeton review, author of the book college admission 101. hopefuls me college here helping us out. check it out.

>> i'm looking >> everyone has on a sweatshirt from tir alma mater. hokey, moke, hokey high. >> wofford. >> go. >> go! >> go cats. >> all right. and roker is coming in. all right. so talk to -- >> college -- >> so talk to us about this because a lot of people are getting -- they are looking at the school yeand saying it's so early, why should i be easweating college a? >> two pieces of advice. one for students and one for parents. if you are a olstudent, aely you should be performing supertively in high school. if you are a parent, we know your biggestay worry isg for college. know that the financial -- it is navigable, absolutely. >> so we have our students here. >> yes. >> and each has a questthn for teacher. >> i'm read >> okay. >> should i te the s.a.t. over

a.c.t. or both? >> a really good question. 467,000 students last year took them both. the truth is take what exam is right f you. we offer practice tests at our office that doesn'tlways make me popular -- >> one more prestigious than the >> no. the a.c.t. is the most popular. 2.2 millio d -- >> wha you take? >> s.a.t. >> is one easier than the other? >> it depends on the student. so simply do better on the s.a.t. and some -- >> tey didn't ht when i was going to school. >> yeah. >> melvin, do you have a question? >> how many schools should i leply to? >> exc question as well. seven and nine is the nional number. >> nine? >> three - schools you're right, $65, $70 per application. there are 3,000 schools out of there. out of those seven or nine you should be pleased, excited to go

to any one of them. >> how many did you apply to? >> three. >> one. >> mr. roker? >> what is the best extracurriculars that you should take that look good on your resume? >> i lovehis question. our lists should be as unique as we are. we can never have the same one. at's the awesome part, human part of the college process. weather tethered, to the scho outside of the school, all of it is fair game. >> what is more important? g.p.a. or test scores? question. g.p.a. is always the highest. however, we will say your high school tounscript with g.p.a. your high school transcript is going to answer this question, did you challenge yourself in hioo s regular level courses, advanced level s,cour.p. courses. that's the question. >> if you are taking the s.a.t. or a.c.t., if you are not 100% sure of the answer, should you fill in the blank? does anything help you score better?

>> students lose so many points by not knowing the answer to this questio always, always question. there is no wrong answers. there is no incorrect -- no points taking off for incorrect answers on the.a.t. or a.c.t. >> 25% chance of getti it right. >> exactly. >> but if you could -- >>. she did well in math. >> if youlinate -- absolutely, it increases your chances. >> again. the book is college admission 101. it's available right now. up next, you know you nee five pieces to pull off 15 stylish looks. we will show you how first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today" style, >> let uso the math for you. 15 outfits. here to get more mileage out of

our wardrobe, hi. n> good morning. >> i love it wou do this. >> endless outfit inspiration for everybody. >> our first staple is the oversized blazer. e loy mpl pike >> so buy one that's a little bit longer and you can wear it in a multitude of ways. we saw meghan markle wear it as a dress. then if you go into the oyoice, can wear it in a smaller like -- >> yeah. belted with a long feminine skirt. i love the masculine with the feminine. for the weekend, your jeans, sneaks -- bulky. it's not >> right. >> it's still fitted? >> long and lean. e> yes. >> which is how like it. >> our next power piece is an oversized coat. whats a teddy coat? >> your new winter coat, ladies. it's so warm.

so we have it here it's all about double jackets. >> jean tuxedo? >> exactly. but wearing two jackets at once gives your denim more mileage. >> i like that. i feel lik denim you can only wear in spring and fall. >> exactly. and thenhe cable kni dresses. i like it with the bare legs. you don't want to look like a real life teddy bear. then the black turtleneck on kelly. >> i think if i want to dress somethin down i need this coat and if i dress up, you need a across the board. >> yes, you can take thi morning commute ors t a dinne c. thanks, guys. >> thank you, ladies. jen anymore. at's talk about the cords. >> the cords making a comeback. >> anything. >> right? >> fall'snswer to your jean. it's way more comfortable. you have to style it likheoi

jelu e,out. she has the body suit. then take it to the office withhis 17th vibe with the doubleuit. also obviously the casual, i love the cut out on this sweater. a pair of vans. >> they are not gouch a. is that word? >> but i'd say two inches of ankle on show. this was rolled up as well t get the ankle because i love the leg on it >> if you are going to wear a flat with a cut off, you should roll it up a little bit? >> yes. >> get that two inches? >> exactly. thanks. honey. let's talkbout the skirt of the season. >> the midi. >> the midi. it's flattering on everyone.at the p fall around everybody and it's so versatile as well. e have petra in this gorgeous

skirt. i love it with the knit top as well. it'shat mondochromatic drive. we have gianni with the lovely atite bloushee,re g lauryn here with hthissn lovely ker. >> you could put a belt with it, too. >> it is a flattering piece. >> thank you so much, ladies. skirt of the season. now we neat the boot of the season. u say it's a slouch? >> a slouch. a scrunched down boot. i promise it works with everything. >> are you sure? >> look at this. and these are payless. this is a --ie jeann with this great scrunched down office appropriate with a nice like midi skirt again. ndper cool with the statement sweater here a then the skinny legs. the balance on the top and bottom. then ingrid is off to a holiday

party perhaps. looks so fantastic. it's going to be much more comfortable than your dancing shoes. >> that's adorable. i love those. and then when the slouchy boot is out, pull it back up to the high boot. >> there you go. >> take another look at our models. by the way, you can find all o these styles at today.com/shop. >> thank you. just ahead, her magical creations make h a real-life willy wonka. she is so talente and she is about to bring us her best oking tips and reveal the cake ofur dreams. >> what is it? >> first, this is "today" on nbc. il you see it. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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one of her biggest secrets, how to assemble a signature milk bar sheet cake. we can't wait. >> okay. >> we are recited. >> a you ready to get into the innics? >> i x? >> i am ready. >> this is a blueberry cake. corn is one of my favorite underestimated flavors in the pastry kitchen. i grew up in the midwest. so those sweet corn vibes for me i want to bring to the kitchen all year around. ay. >> this cake is aok celebratiof this blueberry sauce as much as co. grab thatwater. we are going to mix it in, yeah, th some of that cornstarch. that was all me.oe that into a pot that we bring to a boilit w some blueberries. i'll let you get in there, craig. lemon juice. >> the whole thi? >>eah. sugar and salt. >> what is it about blueberries thatou enjoy so much.

>> they bring a freshness, even some texture to anyrdinary cake. for me it's aboutcamping up what should be, and that's what this cookbook is about. >> i love that you are soss nate. >> she is selling it. >> personally responsible for five pounds on my thighs. >> in the book you write that you initially didn't like cake? >> no, because cake for me has so much more potential, flavor and texture and personality. i l felte we weren't doing cake justice. we need to celebrate when we make it. the secret to my cakes, follow the same rule. it starts withth cake. is a corn cake. we use some freeze-dried corn in place of flour. you are going to- ieel likeou aaint - p good home improvement guy. >> she doesn't know me at all. >> paint over this cake. justil it gives added flavor -- >> whole milk? >> you c do anything. it doesn't make it soggy. just gives it a little bit more

flavor. you could use lemon juice, blueberry juice, whatever you want. >> this is the secret? >> that is the m secret. y as you want. if you overbake the cake a little bit, a little bit more cake. so from there our jami blueberry sauce goes down. >> oh, my gosh. >> i'm here for it! >> you are going to spread that. >> yes, mam, i am. >> somewhere in between the did not have fancy cake. my mom was like, we are going to put frosting on a sheet pan of cake and we are going to get into it and have fun. >> you put the blueberries to the edges? >> a little bit in from the edge so that you can -- when you cut, you have a nice flattering,ome rn crumbs. >> by the way, not to interrupt you, but in your book you talk about the ability to make any cake of your dreams. we wanted to put your skills to the test toan see what you whip up. this is our dream cake.

>> my ideal cake is a well made simple pound cake. >> i like it slathered,it slathered vanilla frosting like that thick. >> it has to have something with a hint of salt. like maybe a bite of pretzel in it. >> the fling needs to be -- actually, i don't like filling, bute are playing, fudgy. >> let's top it with at little f everything. not just sweet, but have a party. it's cake. >> so this "the today show" cake. >> yes. every cake should be customizable. we made it special for all five of you. it's layers of vanilla cake. it has pretzellk a fudgy layer, a pretzel crown layer, a vanillar, frosting la and everything on the top. >> everything. >> i'm going for it. what do you think,t' craig? get you a slice, my friend. >> thank you so much. i am looking forward to trying this. if you want the recipe and yous trusty the way, not sure if you should, go to

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spectacular. >> there is nobody like you. >> this cake is ridiculous. >> we have a lot coming up in our fourth hour. ambush makeovers. >> and the day after round. >> here is your local news. more americans watch nbc news than any other news organization.>> this is a news4 todaybr news k. >> 8:56 is the time on this thursday, october 25th, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now we want to get to melissa molett in your first4 traffic. we have some problems on the roads? >> we did. things are looking a little bit better. that's good. eastbound 66 and 50 have a crash there with some slowdowns. fairfax station southbound, fairfax county parkway before ck 123 a crash bg the left lane. northwest a warning.

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