good morning. breaking overnight, zeroing in. fast moving developments in the pipe bombs investigation. federal agents now focusing on a postal facility near miami somewhere somef othe dangerous zrie r devices were mailed. a jittery cnn headquarters and washington plays the blame game. >> it division, this hatred,is ugliness, it has to end. >> the idea that this is at the hands of theresident is absolutely ridiculous. >> we are live with the very latest. build-up at the border. president trump ordering hundreds of troops southupearing for a potential class with

that caravan of immigrants weeks away. weekend washout. tens of millions from south carolinao maine bracing for a nasty nor'easter. cold, wet, windy, and al has the latest on what youan c expect. all that, plus breaking overnigh royal air scare. a plane carryinprince harry and meghan markle forced to abort the landing at the last second. the investigation into how two tourists plunged to their deaths from a popularoverlook at yosemite national park. and the new wave of lottery fever coast tcoast with this weekend's powerball jackpot now y,proaching $1 billion. today is frida october 26th, 2018.

>> announcer: live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." happy friday. hoda is in new orleans. she has a special show later on. we will be here for ther' ster later this morning. we will check with hod and al later in the morning. the top story, that nationwide manhunt for whoever is behind that wave of suspected pipe bombs. >> the investigation has led authorities to a mail facility in florida. while the fbi is warning even more bombs may still ben the mail. we have got every angle of the story covered this mornin we will start with miguel almaguer.or goodng to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. another scary night for many people in this manhattan neighborhood as investigators are working together from c coa st to intensify their manhunt. they have no motive, no suspect, but they do have a trove of evidence. overnight, rattled nerves in new

york city. the time warner center, home to cnn,at eva again. >> it is happening again. >> reporter: this time just a scare after a suspicious device was delivered here earlier this week. scenes like this playing out across the country. least ten homemade pipe bombs now recovered in new york, d.c., florida, and california. the terror targets all outspoken criticsf president trump. among them, joe biden speaking out in buffalo overnight. >> these pipe bombs being mailed might wake everybody in my buness up a little bit and realize that we have to begin to put this country back together again. >> reporter: invesbegators now lieve all of the packages were mailed after inspecting pomarks like this one. evidence suggesting at least some of the pipe bombs originated from this postal

sorting fility north of miami. >> i can say with certainly that we will ide tify and arrest person or people responsible for these acts. >> reporter: authorities say the pipe bombs appear to bead with one inch diameter pvc plastic wital a dig timer. inside explove powder and oken glass added as shrapnel. but authorities say the devices were poorly made. some not caple of detonation. so far no injuries but a clear message. >> absolutely terrorism because it's an effort to use violencel to make a cal impact. >> reporter: from los angeles to manhattan, bomb squads clearing the streets with homes, businesses, and mail facilities all cordoned off. this morning, manyn edge. >> we got scared, sure we got scared, because we h bombs. >> reporter: a retired new york police officer recogthzed the reat at the offices of robert

de niro after screening a parcel and watching the news. >> he took steps to call us. >> reporter: this morning terror by mail. and a mannt for criminal spreading pipe bombs and fear naonwide. today investigators still aren'i sure those pipe bombs that weren't capable of detonating simplyeren't made correctly or if the suspect didn't know what they were doing. either way, tt person would face the same felony charges. back to you guys. >> megynhiguel, you. >> let's get more clues. kerry sanders is there. good morning to you. >> reporter: close to 600 employees work at this locat in he florida. it's an outside chance, but the hope is that somebody here remembers seeing the package bombs come through this sorting

fa. and if they do, it may help trace where the bombs were initially mailed from. this is not like a regular post office where the public can walk in a buy stamps or drop off mail. this is simply where packages are sorted and directed. upwards of a half packages come through every day. still, maybe someone remembers these bombs because of the way they were labeled. the packages sorted come from as far north as fort pierce, florida, and asar souths key west. there is no evidence that the bomber lives in the region. they may have driven here, dropped the off at a post office and left. still, this is a lead for investigators, craig. >> kerry sanders in florida. >> let's go to justice correspondent pete williams. good morning toouou. what can tell us? >> you know, kerry is right. that's not the end of the road because it would have been the last point that anys packa

from the region went through before they lefthe florida. sohore is to figure out which post office fed the pe mb envelopes to that center. they say, unfortunately, none of the packages bear any postmark from an originating posusoffice be bulky packages like those don't go through any kind of sta cancellationr sorting machine. if they can figure out which post offices theges were mailed from, then the fbi can go there, look at surveillance video, hope to catch the bomber in the act of dropping the bombs bombing cases have been solved that way before. >> pete, wha other connections might investigators be looking into it? >> well, florida is a focus for a couple of reasons, not jus the ones that kerry was talking about, but because of tips from the public and other leads. federal agents are actually starting to interview people there who might have important information to shat. one line they are chasing, any people who had grievances with congresswoman d bie wassermaschultz. now, the bomber put her office

s,dress on the packages as the return addr obviously a phony one, and investigators wonder if there waic some speceason for that. one other point here. it's now been nearly 24 hourssi e the most recent packages were found. the ones addressed to joe biden. so there is some hope this morning that the total number of devices is ten, but of course they can't be sure about that. >> pete, thank you so much there. these mail bombs have ignited a new ward of words between president trump and his also big news out of the white house on the battle over migration and that caravan marching towards the nbc national correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: the issue that pro petonald trump to the presidency, now ahead of thehe midterms white house is using some sweeping presidential powers to try to blo tha caravan of central american immigrants from entering the

just 11 days until the the president's appealing to his anti-immigrant base. the trump administration now drafting executive action that would make it far more difficult for central amemmcanrants seeking asylum at the u.s./mexico border to enter. a white house official telling nbc news no decision has been made at this time. a u.s. official tells nbc the pentagon is preparing to deploy hundreds of troops to the southern border. the department of homeland security requesting troops be in place by early next week. their assignment, behind the keen support for border protection officers are already there. kristin neilsen with fox news at the border thursday. >> is there any scenario if people force their way across the border they cot at? >> we do not have any intention to shoot at people. they will be apprehended, however. i take my officer and agent

personal safety extraordinarily seriously. >> reporter: on twitter the president ordering those immigrants, still 1,000 miles away from the u.s., it turn ou ar, warning they will be stopped. for the president it's become a rallying cry. >> you are going to see a very secure border. you just watch. and the military is thready. are all set. >> reporter: as for that borde proposal according to one senior administration official, one of the more extreme measures under consideratn includes not allowing immigrants who are apprehended between ports oftr to claim asylum. >> all right. peter, earlier this week we talked about some reports that perhaps vladimir putin had been ted to the white house. you have more on that? >> repor yeah, we are hearing from the national security advisor, john bolton, he says president putin has officially been invited to washington to meet with president trump at some point after the first of the year. not clear whetheras putin accepted the invitation. they are expected to meet in a

couple o weeks from now in paris. bolton says if that meeting happens, it will lely beery brief. >> all right. peter, thank you very much. another sry we are following this morning, tense and millions up and down the eastoast bracing for what is expected to be a powerful weekend nor'easter. let's head over to al for what we can expect. >> guys, not only the east cot, but eastern half of the country is going to have a lousy weekend the way it's shaping up stretch from really indiana and o the is all the way i southeast. heavy rain making its way. here we go. starting off today heavy rain, gusty winds spreadingor. severe storms for the carolina coast. tomorrow into the northea o and partsthe midwest with a secondary storm. snow making its way into parts of n here are the impacts. damaging winds, strongest wywds re from 35 to 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts. then we are looking for coastal flooding, moderate flooding in some areas, storm surges above high tides one to three feet above normal.

hourly rainfall rates up to one inch per hour with possible storm totals strechltching from charlotte to nipg of up to three inches of rain. airportsm fro raleigh-durham, chaeston and atlanta and the interstates will be a mess. i-20 from columbia to atlanta, richmond i-85 to atlanta, savannah to washington objen i-. airportsrom baltimore, shington, and up to portland. the roads will be a mess with wind driven in poor visibility for i-97, i-80, i-97. >>brhank you. had to ews we mentioned abort the landing. likeir simmons was on thatt as well. keir, what happened?

>> reporter: well, savannah, good morning. fairly dramatic moments on board this royal flight as y f will seem the pictures. we estimate the plane around 200 feet from the runway when it uddenly pulled up and aedrt the now, anyone who is a frequent flyer may have experienced this kind of thing. it does happe fairly regularly, but not, of course, with the duke and duchess of sussex on board and many of their aides d officials. we, too, savannah were on board. harry and meghan werhe front of the plane. we were further back. relaxed.g was people were strapped in, expecting to land within seconds and suddenly thelane pulled up and then began aossent very, very quickly as people will, will have experienced, in the minutes afterwardshere were fairly nervous passengers because you don't know what has happened. the pilot explaining to the panle royal couple what happened, saying there was a

aircraft a little too slow to roll and unfortunately cleared the runway. we were too close, so the decision was made to abort the landing. it looks like the pilot themselves seeing this aircraft on the runway and deciding to pull up. we saw harry and meghan afterwards once we eylanded. ere relaxed, smiling, lauchg. they didn't seem to be shaken. departing from the plane after. a colorful trip to tonga and fiji, now back here in sydney for the invictus games. again, this is theind of thing that many regular flyers will have experienced, but what megan is finding out once again is that anything that happens to this royal couple makes ns. >> thank you. the news there was that keir was towards the back. i know. he is usually uightthere. an investigation isnderway this morning after two people

fello their deaths thursday in yosemite national park. it happed at taft points. that's a popular tourist overlook with an elevation of about 7,500 feet. it's part of a two mile hiking trail. visitors can walk to thecliff's edge where there is no railing. the identity of those victims so far, those names have not been released. two women escaped with minor injuries after a sidewalk they were on collapsed. this happened in southern. turk a security camera caught it all. frightening moments there. the women on the bottom left of your screen suddenlype dised into a cloud of dust. can you imagine? bystanders pulled them out of that hole in the grand. happy to say they are okay. > mr. roker back for the rest of the country's forecast. >> again right while all eyes are on the east coast, the eastern half of the country, we are looking at fairly mild dry weather through the plains. cold front into the pacific gorthwest. that's bring rain. plenty of sunshine through the

southwest. southern california as well. stretching all the way into texas and into the midsection of the country. we are going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. shutterbugs, go outside and get a picture of beautiful sky on fire sunrise here this morning over the capitol, send it on twitter at chuck bell 4. increasing number of clouds a 100%n in the day and

chance that it will rain on you before this day is done. rain moving southwestern virginia now, arriving around 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. take your umbrella with you now. you will need it again tomorrow. cloudy, but mostly dry sunday. >> thanks, . next, an update on megyn kelly. what nbc is saying about her how and her future at this network. and the shocking costs about to hit your wallet. on the rossen reports, the wide variety of popular items that could cost you more and what you could do to save some money. first, this is "today" on nbc. s. 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 approved this message because i've worked across party lines to get things done.

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this is a news4 today news break.>> 7:26 is your time on this friday, october 26, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. happenin today, matthew shepherd will be laid to rest more than 20 years after he was murdered and became the symbol for the gay rights movement. he will be intd at the washington national cathedral in cuceremony later this morning. today prosers will release the evidence from the d.c. mansion murderial. yesterday darren went was found guilty in the killings of the family and their housekeeper. he will spend lifin prison. now we want to check on your commute with melissa molett and your first4ff t. big problem out there? >> an earlier problem on the beltway finally getting better.

riverdale northbound b.w. parkway after 410 a crash with a left lane blocked. southbound 270 before 109, sol 100, lefe blocked causing a little bit of a delay. the beltway not so bad after real earlier issues. >> thank you. tonight on news4 at 5, the howard university showtime marching band will put news4 jim hanley in motion. t is check on your forec next. stay with us.

good morning. skies are clear overnight b clouds are rushing in very, very quickly now. so the last ltle peeks of sunlight are coming through the sky in the nex bit. heavy rain in southwestern virginia is on the way. our umbrella. it will be raining before the sun goes down this evening. temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s now. a cold start and a chilly,

cloudy afternoon coming. 100% chance of rain to evedng onight and that continues through the first half of tomorrow. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> back to "the today show" after this short break. ♪ and days when you were ready to quit. ♪ but you didn't. ♪ because you had the courage to venture into something powerful. education. if i leave you with just three words of advice: never...stop...growing. [cheering]

it's 7:30. it's friday morning. it's a prett one, october 26, 2018. that's a look from the top of the rock down, let's zoom in a little bit. we have a great crowd. they are smiling now. 24 hours fromnow, we would be soaked if we were standing out there. a storm moving off the east coast. al has the full forecast ahead.t good morning. nice to have you inong. >> stawith a check of today's headlines, other headlines. and the developments, the latest developments in the pipe bombs investigation. deral agents now zeroing in on a postal facility near miami wherussome of the dange devices were processed. at least tenmb homemade pipe were recovered from new york to

california. the packagest sen to high profile democrats and critics of president trump. there is no motive, but authorities have a trove of evidence to work with. >> the i trump administratio now drafting executive action that would make it moret difficor central american migrants to enter the united states. that's according to three soces familiar with t proposed measures. a u.s. official tells nbc news the pentagon i preparing to deploy hundreds of additional troops to the southernborder, and on twitter the president dering immigrants, still a thousand miles way from the u.s., to turn around, warning, quote, they will be stopped. or> a road hazard like never seen befe. take a look at this. a giantndustrial spool falls off a truck and rolls towards oncoming traffic on a houston highway thursday. that brought traffic to a halt as drivers had to look for ways to aid the oversized wheel. thankfully, and perhaps surprisingly, no one was hurt in the incident. >> that looks like a giant spool

of thread. where is the needle, is the question. moving to megyn kelly's future at this network in the wake of the controversy that has surrounded her this week. morgan has been on that story. >> good morning. with news of her departure from nbc coming out now, all eyes are on what happens next for the morning anchor. >> i'm megyn kelly and i want to begin with two words. i'm sorry. >> reporter: this morning nbc news host megyn kelly in with the network about her imminent departure. that acc ding to a source familiar with the situation. her apparent exit comingust days after kelly made controversial comments on her show, defending the use of blackface in a panel discussion on a crackdown on inappropriate halloween costumes. >>ethat is -- truly, you do in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface for halloween or a black person who puts on whiteface for halloween. when i was a kid that was okay

as long as you were dreed like acharacter. >> reporter: in a statement nbc circumstances,he megyn kelly todwill be on tape the rest of the week. in a prescheduled meeting earlier this week nbc news chairman andy lack saying i condemn those remarks. there is no place on the air or workplace for them. >> i'msorry. >> reporter: offering a tearful -air apology. >> given the history of blackface being use in awful ways by racists in this country, it is not okay for that t be a part of any costume, halloween or otherwise. >> reporter: on social media, reactions to kelly'seported departure mixed. thank you, nbc, for doing the rightrs thing. otaying she apologized. she showed understanding and will learn from it. now growing speculation this morning over what will happen to kelly's rorted $69 million three-year contract.

sources familiar with the situation tell nbc news that conversations have already stard about megyn's exit. the exact details are unclear at this point. mr. rokehe another of the weather. >> we have got much chillier air coming in. look at this. the jet stream taking a big dip for the eastern half of the country. today st. louis 53 degrees. 12 degrees above normal. cincinnati 50. atlanta should be a 70. they will be at 55. richmond 16 degrees below normal. tomorrow not only is it going to the northeast ut into the ohio river valley, but it's going to be chilly, too,es temperatrom 5 to 15 degrees below average. next week it stayscool. mid-40s buffalo. boston low-to-mid 50s. same for philly. columbus will see temperatures well. 50s as the rest of the country today out west beautiful, mild, and dry. some wet weather moves into the pacific northwest. here's what's happening in your. neck of the wo

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♪ this morning on rossen in rts, a hot button issue the midterm elections. the president's big announcement about tariffs. >> they are being placed on imports from china snd here the united states. what does it mean for your bottom line and how can you save money? ff rossen is here to show us. show us, jeff rossen. >> yeah, we have heard a lot about these tariffs, haven'tit ? a bit confusing. why is the trump administration doing this? well, they are hing you get angry at the american companies that manufacture products overeas. so they taxing those

products. basically, trying to strong arm these companies into making all in the usa. the feeling is you will feel the pain now in the tariffs, but it will be better in the long run if the companies break and bring jobs back home here. age with the tradear or not, the tariffs are coming. we have got your back. this morning i am aboutw to s you what products are affected, how much they could be going up, and how you could mat the systikes to backpacks, couches and even ne washing machis, prices could be going up. eveneer andoda could be hit. according to the non-partisan research grosh trade partn worldwide, january 1st there will be a 25% tariff or tax on 200 billion worth of chinese imports. to show you how big of an impact these tariffs could have on you and your family, i am going on a shopping spree, buying everyday items, expensive items, inexpensive items, and whewill compar prices before and

after the tariffs. first up, travel goods. prices for has,bags, backpa luggage, and wallets could increase by 23%. check out this kids backpack right here. we tag. it's made in china. going for $44.99. after the tariffs go into effldt this price kurj to over $55. this carryon bag from american tourister. despite the name, it's made in china. it goes for $79.99. if the tariffs go into effect, this price could sur to nearly $100. so a pretty big difference. it's all over the place. another one we found, a suitcase, this also made in china. it goes for if the tariffs go into effect on january 1st, guess what? it could surge to $170. phone cases, yep, they would be going up as much as23%. it's not just travel goods.

let's talk about bicycles. huffy imports four million bikes a year from china and already pays a tariff. a $100 bike will cost about $125. and the tariffs are even higher forurture. chairs, tables, couches, and recliners could increasey 23.4%. in fact, more furniture than you realize comes from china could be affected by the tariffs, like this couch. and this nightstand. so is this >> this is a tax on all consumer goods and whether the company that sells the item has to absorb the tax or they havesso it on to the consumer. >> reporter: this is not just products thay are ode in china. there could be an ingredient or a part that you don't know aboud that's in china? >> precisely. at the end of the day this will affect everything we buy. >> reporter: in february or sooner there could be more

tariffs on morpa countries. ing cars and trucks with foreign parts. according to the center for automotive research, those tariffs could increase the price of a car or truck by an average of $00. what's the bottom line? what's the advice? >> buy whatever you needow before the tariff goes up on january 1st of 2ou9. if y need a large ticket item, new car, refrigerator, air conditioner, this is the time to consider buying it. >> reporter: before the new year? >> before the new year. do it now. >> good news is it's happening before the holiday shopping morning the white house telling nbc news the administration remains ope to negotiating with china, still hoping they engage. that doesn't happen, sure looks like the new tariffs will go into effect on januaryst a couple other things to mention here. there are some products that are exempt from this. it's some electronics like fitness trackers, wireless headphones, smart speakers. many of the products from apple

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♪ ♪ the love boat soon will be making another run ♪ i this a news4 today news break. >> 7:56 is your time on this friday, october 26, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now we wantheo on your morning commute with melissa medical examiner and -- melissa molett and your first 4 traffic. >> riverdale northbound b.w. parkway after 410 there a crash. we had the left lane blocked. right nowra we are temly shut down, that purple color you

are seeing on the map. gaithersburg southbound 270 after 370 a crash with theeft side blocked. and centerville northbound 28 after braddock road right side is blocked there. >> thank you. we will take a break now. we will check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning. cloudsld outside and t are moving in so there won't be much of a warmup today. upper 30s and low 40s across the area now. rain later today. grab the umbrella and your warm coat on the way out the door. more rain lingering through the first half ofomorrow tapering

to showers on saturday afternoon, and sunday dry most of the day. a few showers late in the evening. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update for you in 25 minutes. back to "the today show." so, let's talk about conference calls. there's always a certain amount of fumbling. a lot of times it doesn't work. we have problems. comcast business goes beyond fast. by letting you make and receive calls from any device using your business line. and conference calls you can join without any dial-ins or pins. (phone) there are currently 3 members in this conference. i like that. i like that too.

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♪ theov le boat >> setting sail wh us in studio 1a forpecial reunion. we wl talk about their iconic show and the exciting news they are announcing that's sure to rock the boat today, friday, october 26, 20. ♪ >> it's my 30th birthday, woo! >> from indiana. >> mississippi. >> georgia. >> and south carolina. re mom has pink power. >> 30 years cancere. >> celebrating my tenth birthday on the plaza. >> celebrating 40 years of sh friendip. indiana. >> i turned 16. woo! >> good morning,lcverybody. wee back to "today." it's friday morning. a great crowd out there.

>> a heck of a crowd. >> i know. al has already been out there. he said we have a big one. ow hoda is down i new orleans with her people with jenna. we will check in with them in a little bit. >> that's going to be a good time. to your news atlo 8:00. to talk about. investigators making progress now tracking the source of those explosives dev mailed to well known democrats and critics of president. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are working fromw rk to california, but appear to be focusing in on florida. still they have no suspects, no y do have a t trove of evidence to work with. overnight rattled nerves in new york city. the time warner center, home to cnn, evacuated again. >> it is happening again. >> reporter: this time just aer scare a a suspicious device was delivered here earlier this week. scenes like this playing out across the country.

at least ten homemade pipe bombs now recovered in new york, d.c., florida, and california. the terror targets all outspoken critics of president trump. among them, joe biden, speaking out in buffalo overnight. >> these pipe bombs being mailed might wake everybody in my business up a little bit and realize that we have to begin to put this country back together again. >> reporter: investigators now believe all of the packages were mailed after inspecting postmarks like this one. evidence suggestin at lea some of the pipe bombs originated from this postal sorting facility north of miami. >> i s can with certainty that we will identify and arrest the person or people responsible for these acts. >> reporter: authorities say the pipe bombs appear to be made with one-inch diameter pvc igastic with aal timer.

inside explosive powder and broken glass added as shrapnel. but authorities say the devices were poorly made. some not capable of detonation. so far no injuries, but a clear message. >> absolutely terrorism because it's an effort to use violence to make a political impact. that's the definition of rr teorism. >> reporter: from los angeles to manhattan, bomb squads clearingw the streetsith homes, businesses, andai ml facilities all cordoned off. this morning many are on edge. >> we got scared. sure, we got scared, because we heard bombs. >> reporter: a retired new york police officer recognized the threat at the offices of robert de niro after screening a parcel and watching the news. >> he took affirmative steps to call us to make sure we could take it away safely. >> reporter: this morning terror by mail. a manhunt for a criminal spreading pipe bombs and fear tionwide.

today investigators still aren't sure if the suspect simply odn't know how to put together those pipe bomb if this was an elaborate hoax. in any event, he or she will face the exact same felony charges. >> all right. thank you. the trump administration is drafting an executive action u.s./mexicolose the border to nearly all immigrants. sources say the details could be finalized by early next week so the president could unveil them in a predetectivelection speech immigrat the president is set to send 800 activeuty troops to the border as that caravan of migrants heads to the border. google is firing back from a report that they shielded top companym executives f sexual conduct allegations. the ceo sent an email to employee on thursday and said google has fired 48 people for sexual harasent over the last two years. the emails obtained by cnbc. that email said 13 of those

eople were senior managers or higher, and that none of them got an exit package twh they wereired. that's the news. no hoda, but we have a savannah boost. >> i am excited about this.th little girl knew just the right person to ask when she needed a partner for her tap dancing recital. this is 10-year-old mave. this is her grandfather. i think you agree they mailed it. ♪ ♪ i got my ticket on the road ♪ a btle whiskey >> she knew that grandpato love ance but -- >> wow! >> she wasn't expecting that onis big f from grandpa. mave was pretty amazed. >> wow, grandparents love. they do anything for the >> i love it. right? just ahead, ever wonder when is the best time to get the best

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jackie london is good housekeeping's nutrition director>> you have some real t the trade.o these are the ips. when is the best time to beat the crowds? >> okay. so for the most part y t are goin want to go as early in the day as possible. so mornings are usuly the best time, that kind of early morning between the hours between 7:00 and lunchtime. so the truth is that in ueaan we see that kind of influx around lunchtime, especially in places that serve a lunch meal. places that double as restaurants. in urban areas you probably want avoid that lunch hour. in suburban, that post-work time of shopping. they see that influx of shoppers. >> now we know the best time to go into the grocery store. when is the best tim to find the freshest food? >> as early as possible. however, if it's going to be too early, you may run into a little restocking problem. so that's why that morningea ti

isy going to be the best bet. for produce, shop early, shop often. that's going to be as early as possible during the day. but you also want to think about the evenings for your packaged dwnds. that's wou think about going online. >> you meanackage like fresh stuff, like where they slice up the zucchini for you? >> it could be that,ut also things you buy in bulk. nuts and seeds, whole grains. that's where you will g your bulk products. you can also do that online in advance of >>shopping. always think this is fascinating. is there aest day to shop? >> so a lot of people say that wednesdays are universally t best day. this is chain we typically associait wednesdaysthe best deal days. >> why is that? >> because it's the middle of the weeke time wheals kind of reset. however, because of the way that we shop for food now and taking a number of different channels, right, so we do that on apps, computers, in store, we'll often

find that a coupons universally available so instead of thinking just with the day, think about using a multi-platform approach to shopping. that's whe you find the best deals. some coupons apply in store and online. >> wednesday deals? >> yes. as well. we love using insta>>cart. it is fabulous in the city and lots of cities. that can be anas way to get a bunch of won't run out of, especially if you order in advance. retailers like walmart, target, they are able to provide some of these click and pick up outside ofhahe store. sos often one of your better bets for things when you know you will be pressed for time. you can d it online a pick it up after work. >> last story, a fish story. >> this is the urban legend. don't buy fish on hasunday. >>s right. >> that's not going to be fresh? >> here is the thing. if you are looking for fre fish, it depends on the type of

species. it depends where you are shopping. also depends on where your retailer is sourcing their fish. it's all overce the p this is a major, major myth because it's going to depend. you are always goingo be restocking that kind of fresh seafood. so you definitely want toyo kno fishmonger. it's definitely the best bet for you to be able to have a nversation and say what's the best catch day, what's my best opon today, and you have the frozen options and the canned fish options which often have me of the best, most nutritious foods that are shelf stable. > and oftentimes cheaper, too, right? >> absolutely. >> if you are doubt, i like that. >> thank you. over to miss sheinelle. >> we have a fun one to start. yesterday we mentioned ellen degeneres just loves to scare her guests. given that halloween is approaching, it's that time of year when she makes her poor executive produor andy g through a haunted house. it's become a tradition of sorts. this year supermodelhrsy

teigen joined him for emotional support. let's see how they did. >> let's just move o don't get upset if there's nothing there. we're done. that's the exit. it's finished! it's supposed to be done. >> weike peopl watching people be scared. it's just something about it. exactly. >> leaning on her for. protecti maybe ellen will give him the year off next year. doubt it. tiffany haddish sat down with jimmy fallon on "the tonight show" last night and opened up about her love life. a look. >> i am looking to start dating now. you know, i have some

requirements that yik've got to 25 and over, not currently in jail, and -- >> anyone come close? >> there was this one guy, he was a marine and a doctor. like he just like is in trauma and stuff. i am like, oh, i suffer from some traumas. and he is like, you know, he i very handsome. i looked at his instagram pic. i am like, oh, h fine, right? super fine. and he is like in the middle of like a war zone right now, so he can't really like travel to me. you know, love is a battlefield, i'm thinkin about it. >> you want someone that's going to survive the apocalypse? important.t's i forgot. that's one of the requirements. he needs to know how to build a house out of rubble, you know. does he know -- >> rubble? >> not only how to kill a cat,b how to smoke that cat. >> who thinks of these things? while her love life might be off to a slow start, she was quick

to go on stage with jimmy in a round of lip sync karaoke. here is a look at her performance. ♪ one, two, three, four ♪ get on up ♪ get on the scene ♪ i like a sex machine ♪ get on up >> she won over the audience in a game with james. look at those feet. that's you pop start. >> when she was here, we are like that's a hall of fame guest right there. sh brings it. she comes to play every time. always ready. always ready. we have a daily double this morning. first, that friend who hits the gym hard to make you feel lazy? turns outame things for dogs. this adorable corgi moving on the treadmill, getting in a little cardio. we pan over to his workout buddy. that's me. it.s not having one paw. good enough. >> it's like a utateboard. >>aybe all he needs ist this n . this yellow lab has her eye on

the pri even from the back of a car -- >> no! es, makes a run for it. watch this. here we go. >> oh! >> that's great. that's your daily double today. >> that is adorable. >> thank you. >> so cute. a check of the weather? >> that's right. looking at a lot of wet weather on the ernas half f o we have got showers and some thunderstorms firing up. in fact, damaging winds will be a big story today inhe northeast. wind gusts to 40 to 55 miles per hour.ot we haveoastal flooding, moderate flooding in some areas, get three foot stosurrm a m,ab te from one to three inches of rain from banker to roanoke and the ohio river valley. wt weather moves into the pacific northwesh another cold front. plenty of sunshine southern california, theouthwest, all the way into texas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what' neck of the woods.

>> rain moving on in then. aftern afternoon highs in the upper 40s to around 50 degrees. not a pleasant day to be outside for today. tomorrow also very cloudy. a lot of rain tomorrow morning. tapering to showers tomorrow afternoon. try dry f. >> all right. now to theno moment i we have been waiting for all morning. there was a time when a certain cruise sailed into our living rooms and into our hearts. of course, we are talking about "the love boat." guest what? e cast is here. we will talk to them in a few moments. first, what made that beloved show so beloved. ♪ the love boat snends. >> it first set sail in 1977. for nine seasons, the ship's crew and passenger set a course for comedy. romance.

>> i'm in love wityou. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. this is your captain speaking. >> among the favorites on the pacific princess, captain merrill stubing, playe by gavin mcleod. his daughter vicki portrayed b jill whelan. >> hi. >> and the crew, including bernie co bern bernis guest stars from florence henderson to janet hanks. and tom and more than 40 years later, thanks to reruns, fans still love to hit the high seas all aboard "the love boat." ♪ >> well, wee couldn't be m excited. we have the captain here, merrill stubing, plad by gavin

mcleod. ill whelan who starred as vicki. bernie kopell and tedange aka isaac washington. >> or a -- >> we were just talking because you are so famous for your op ding shot and you like the double shooters, right? and i was just asking, did you o make that u did they tell you to do that for your shot? >> no, it came out naturally. an accident, you know.y how t say, a happy accident. that's what happened. i did a thing with frank thomas, the baseball player, who does thishen he is on the air doing commentating. so they had me do a bit with him. >> you walk down the street and it's like, hey! >> yes. mostly bartenders. >> here we are more than 40 years later and peoplehetill love show. it's still on in reruns on my tv. did you ever imagine when you were sitting downt dohis that we'd still be talking about "the love boat"? >> i didn't think i would here this long, to tell you the

truth. i'm so glad we are talking about anything. we rememberll it bernie and i were the older ones of the troop. no. every day we were going to work amazed and happy and grateful that this show was still going and going and gng. ultimately, created an industry. the cruise industry was like just for affluent people until we were all bringing it weekaf r week. everybody wanted to go oncr ses and everybody goes on now. >> everybody wanted to meet doc and have a pro mans wironce of >> i had the advantage of being on the uss navy. i was on the uss iowa. that introduced me to life at sea. no foothills on the navy ship. and 20 years later t"the love boat," every opulent piece of wonderfulness, every luxury, and it changed my life. it changed the life of many people who were introduced to

cruising. >> definitely. it changed jill's life. were you 11 when you started? i was. >> first of all, i wanted to be you. i think we were probably about the same age. i am like that is the coolest thing ever to be on a tv show, to be on a cruise ship. >> i think you have done just fine. >> well, i mean, it's funny. you were brought in as a guest star. you were so beloved, you cam back? >> well, yeah. and i think -- >> aaron spelling came to me earlier on and said we have an idea about having a daughter for you. hesays, an immaculate conception? i'm not with anybody. show d remember you did a about a young woman you were in love with, we had some wderful scenes. she would only marry me if i gave up the sea. he cldn't give that up and he had to give her up. but in that,he was kratd. she comes on the ship with blue eyes. they said, look, yh b have the same blue eyes. that was the beginning of it all. >> when you said intima-sea?

>> you had amazing guest stars weekee after >> an amazing human being. i was studying a play i was going to be doing when i came back tond l.a., we had a break around the parts i am sn. shed, bernie, what are you doing? i said studying this play. she said, would you like me to cue you? i said i couldn't do that. you are an academy award winur. yo couldn't cue me. >> shera cuedo. there you go. >> she said, i do it for all my iends. i said, okay. >> and i had andy warhol. >> that's incredible. he came on the show. i to make the point, everyone dame on this show? >> yes. >> >> "the love boat" with ethyl mermen, cab kalcallowayndan johnson. >> and bobby short. >> he played -- i was -- it was a two-hour special. that never happened on

television. it never happened again. most of the people are gone now and we are holding on. >> but we're not gone. no. to be. e never want you >> we will be at the chiller if you want to see us. >> i was going to say you are here foras a . you are all together for a reason. i mean, i'm sure y'all hang out all theime. what are you doing at the chiller? >> we are going to be at the chilr in new jersey. >> parsippany, new jers . and we are going to take pictures and sign autographs and say hello to the phones. >> thursday, friday, saturday. >> sunday. >> what do people s you? like besides the double shooters, ted? >> theysk - i ask particularly older women for thr identification because i know they can't drink. that was one of my -- >> you are carding people? >> yeah, that are o 80. >> i ask the older women for their phone numbers. >> s>>? very nice. >> everyone is keeping in character. >> can i push your wheelchair? >> y ti took a cruise

tolaska i had so many people say, thank you so much for creating a show where iould watch with my grandparents. >> that's great. >> it's not something you get to do very often,ou that can all share the same thing. it was on a cruise. >> should we do another love boat? >> we could do it with canes and walkers a wheelchairs. it will be so exciting. >> we had a great time with you, al, with the parade. >> that's right, the parade. >> the rose bowl parade. >> for princess, that's right. >> we had the privilegemef ing you guys a couple of times, and the love is real among all of y s. it neat to see you guys. >> we have all been in the business a long even now it's a long time for my daughter. so grateful that, you kne,, number the show is still -- >> we liked that. that's why our comedy worked. we liked each other. >> we tolerated you. >> aw! ig wow. >> all. guys, thank you so much. and the chiller in per sip any, new jersey. >> all weekend. >> friday, saturday,e sunday. >>ll be there.

straight ahead, we are going to eat. recipes for the perfect football feast. it's going to be good.lo first, youl news and weath d these messages. is a news4 today news break. >> good morning 8:26 on this friday, october 26. i'm aaron gilchrist. right now let's get an check the morning commute with melissa molett in first4 traffic. >> alert in burke westbound old keen mill road near field master drive, a fatal pedestrian crash investigation. so all lanes there are blocked and will be there for some type. chopper 4 on the way to see that. lver spring outer loop after 29 a crash with the left side blocked there, and as you look at the beltway you can see the rest of the beltway is okay. inbound 395 is jammed. >> thank you. we will have a look atca yo fore when we come back. stay with us.

rn> good g everybody. cloudy skies are in place now and rain, heavy at times, on the way for later on in the day, especially this evening an it's cold outside. temperatures are only in the upper 30s and low 240z get your friday underway.

afternoon highs struggling to get above 50es deg a cool, rainy start tomorrow, cloudy, and a little milder on sunday. >> thank you. and you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. back to "today."

♪ good morning. 8:30 now. it's friday morning, 26th of october, 2018. al, you said it. you said had a big crowd. you didn't mention how loud, boisterous, and happy the >> what did you say? >> i hope everybody is enjoying this moment. tomorrow pouring? >> a mess up and down the east coast. >> a nor'easter coming. >> but we've got today. >>nt we wao say hi to margie. margie? margie, happy birthday, margie. >> thank you. >> she is turning can you say happy birthday to margie? so i hear you are from carson, north dakota.

>> correct. that is correct. >> i have never been there. it's a tiny town? >> i is. 300. >> 300? >> like 296. >> i was about to say. who are you here with? >> my daughters andieon's girlfr. >> half the town is here! yes! well, happy birthday to you, carson, north dakota. >> happy birthday. >> lots of birthdays. someone is 40. who is 40? >> that is m >> what is your name >> chris. >> where are you from? >> frisco, texas. stuff. frisco, texas. all right. >> awesome. >> coming up, the race to save one of paris' most iconic landmarks, notre dame-cathedral. the americans helpingund that project. we were given rare acc ss behind thenes to see the problems and the restoration work as well. plus, do you think you don't have time in your by day to get fit? think again because there is a siminute routine, look at this. >> six minutes though, and it's supposed to work you entire

body. we are going to wear those outfits, too. >> that's right. you need to do some exercise once you check out the festive football spread that they are whipping up in honor of sunday night's big game featuring the vikings and the saints. >> sheas her vikings hat. i love it. speaking of new orle it's quieter here today because oda and jenna are in the big easy good morning, ladies! oh, boy! >> uh-huh. by the way, the saints are going to take the vikings in a minute. >> they might have to. >> guys, we are so exciteel we arerating the 300th anniversary of new orleans. jen and i are here. >> i am hereith new leans' favorite daughter, it's like being a rock star. >> it's crazy. that's trombone shorty. we celebrating new orleans in so many ways. we have our hurricanes that they are going to pour for us and we are going to h a party in new

orleans. >> just looking at their eyes, they had a couple of hurricanes. >> that's a cat 3 right there. >> we love you guys. see you guys. >> oh, yeah. w a good seto the weather. th sunday night football weather is brought to you by verizon. the p unlimitedn you need on the network you deserve. >> all right. we are going to be talking football in a moment. first, let's talk about, that's right, baseball. world series forecast. dodgers stadium this weekend arting tonight, clear a calm, and it will be beautiful through sunday. game time forecast 76 degrees. the rest of you weekend stormy conditions on satury in the northeast, mild air moving et finally, wet weather in the pacific northwest. showers and cold around the lakes. unsettled through the pacific northwest. sunny skies through the southern half of the country. he's what's happening in your

neck of the woods. cloudy and code. a little lightviain already into parts of the shenandoah valley. it might be cold enough for a sleet pellet or two. no winter weather threat,ut a sleet pellet couldout be ruled in the high spots there. temperatures in the low 40s around town right now not much of a warmup coming today. upper 40s and low 50s for highs today. 50s again tomorrow with quite a bit of rain early tomorrow morning, and then rain again early monday. >> ath right. 's your latest weather. now it's time to get ready for the greatest night of .e we that's right, because it's sunday night football night in amera! that's right. and it's a g sooomde fabulous w. the saints going into seeing vikings play at the dome stadium in minneapolis at u.s. bank stadium. there is a lot of tailgate out there. lots of cuds.

47 degrees and lots of great football on sundayht nig football night in america! craig. >> mr. roker, thank you, sir. the famed bells of notre ame are ringing with a new urgency these days because the iconic paris landmark is literally crumbling. now a group of american donors are pitching in to apply some badly needed first-aid. nbc'ss keir simm got a rare tour behind the scenes to see those problems firsthand. >> reporter: towering over paris, thent anc cathedral of notre dame. an iconic landmark that has withstood the raf ajs of history. the famous bells, a call to prayer for 800 years. and the stu of hollywood legend. >> 13 million pilgrims and tourists visit in majestic medieval church every year. we are about to take you to a

place few get to see. heading up the friends of notre dame is michelle. >> bonjour. >> hello. reporter: the secrets of notre dame? >> exactly. >> reporter: nbc news given rare access behind the scenes to a closed-off yard where the extent of the damage is piling up. somee of these h fallen off the cathedral? >> yes, exactly. from here, s, they are at risk of falling. we have taken them off. >> reporter: the cathedral is literally crumbling? >> yes, icrs bling. >> reporter: how do you feel? >> i feel in a hurry to do rsomething. orter: and some 500 steps up, are we going to run into quasi-mode owe? >> it's possible. >> reporter: for an overview of the problem. it's a ltle nerve-wracking. >> yeah. >> reporter: the supports for the building itself are crbling? >> yes. the supports and the buttresses. these here are critical for the

walls of the cathedral. so that's why we need to act quickly. >> reporter: the effects of ag and pollutio the angel of judgment facing tsd o its onemesis. time. notre dame's most famou residents, quasi-modo. it's easy to see how that caught people's imagination. eshe t us inside one of the famous bell towers. >> here we are. >> reporter: wow. how heavy are theseel? >> hundreds of tons. big events, the liberationf ris was celebrated with these bells ringing. >> reporter: there is one bell that only rings for the death of a president? >> yes. we call it the boroun. it's for the death of the president. >> reporter: you promised they

wouldn't ring while ware standing here. >> yeah, but you believed me. >> reporter: and while the faithf blow ven rate what they believe to be jesus' crown of thorns, in the highest spiral we meet felipe, the architect in charge of the renovation. from a distance these famou towers don't look like they are in trouble. >> if you see little more of the tail. >> reporter: the lead covering is falling apart. repairing it would take massive scaffolding and generous benefactors. the guy who has to build that scaffolding can't be afraid of heights. >> oh, no. no. >> reporter: what an amazing thing to be an architect on a building that has had 800 years of architects. >> it's a dream. but i don't sleep very well. >> reporter: charged with restoring this usicon, not

for france, but for the world. for "today," keir simmons, nbc >ws, paris. p next, are you always in a rush with no time to exercise? we're going -- >> i was limbering up. >> we are going to end your excuses with a fitness fix that only takes six minutes. this is not one of the exercises, i'll tell youh hat. first tis is "today" on nbc. that. that. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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well, we're back with today wellness. we have limbered up. one of theeys to weight loss, calories in, calories out, but let's not forget the all importt fitness plan,right, craig? >> allegedly. if you struggle to find time for a quality workout, have no fear. you can burn caloriesn as little as six minutes a day.

dr. george metsle has created a today sw exclusive six-minute fitness interval training routine. an't remember that, just look at our shirts right there. doctor, good morning. >> good to see you. >> there is a report this ek, this cleveland clinic report, and itt shows that exercising worse than smoking, diabetes. not moving? >> that's right. exercise trumps almost everything. people need to get out there and ve every single day. this is great example of stuffa youo at home. >> and do it in six minutes? >> yes, this is all about intensity training. short bursts of activity. six minutes or double it 12 minutes or 18. it's great for you. >> i am going to rate up?heart >> you bet you, right now. >> theia familr cast of characters here. team! >> we have cat from the orange room. brittany from the orange room. sthey are going to help out. you are going to walk us through some of the these exercises?

>> ready for business? >> i am. >> this is about putting intensity in short bursts of activity. start with squats. everybody join us at home. one at a time. come down, up in the air. >> like pso. >> a a hop in there at the end. >> hop in the end? >> hop in the d. >> like that. >> down you go. i want one minute. >> one minute straight? >> yes. >> keep going. >> so hop every time?>> okay. >> that's really important fus your glutees. it helps with hip pain. >> as we are doing this, i can see the chicken a beer across the studio. that's my motivation, baby. >> all right. right down here in a plank. so this is an example of an isometric -- i am going to use this. he is hopping. you are going to -- >> oh, forearms? >> there you go. right there. you are strengthening your core muscles. oe back and frontthe muscles around the spine, this helps with back pain. you get a 15 second rest and you are back on.

hold for 45 seconds. >> okay. >> this is great for people at home with back in, allges can do this. >> you stay o the squats, craig. >> you guys, allng right. co to al. we are going after total body, guys. so we are going lower body, middle body. now upper body. these are overhead push presses. touch the weights and push upen air. this is again a great exercise. you can u lightweight, heavier wa weight if you lik this is strengthening your shoulders, your back. we have lower body, middle body, upper body, right? you get a 15-second rest in between. >> how are you doing? >>al, are you going to keep going? >> yes, i am. >> guys, do this at hike. >> i the workout so far. >> savannah, we are putting you on a lunge. you are going to lunge and come up. lunge and come up.

put your hands on your hips if you'd like. >> all right. >> look a lyou. ks great. >> thank you. >> now, as you get used to that, guys,gthening the muscles around -- the quad muscles, muscles in your lower body, a ply o ply owe metric is advanced. >> forget it. >> you keep lunging. >> what do i do with my arms? >> that looks great. fried chicken coming in? all right. i love it. all right. cat, we are going to put on a mountain climber. mountain climber position. off you go. one, two, one, two. >> she has done this before. >> look at that. >> she is buildorg this muscle strength. total body, guys. >> she is not planking. >> give her a break. >> 15 seconds. >> and finally down to bttany. she has the most challenging exercise invented in the 1940s called a burpeeed n after a

fiz physiologist in new york. these are great for all kinds of fitness. tae is going to burping. off thee goes. >> you got this, brittany. >> looat g everybody looks terrific. >> i'm feeling the burn. >> doctor, this is great. we are going to put this on the website as well. thank god. >> six minutes. those are hard exercises. >> six minutes of that, you guys will do well with that. >>eep your workout going live. head to our special instagram feed. one small thing. pick it up, please. >> not me. >> the full six-minute routi at today.com. next, now that you have worked out, f recipes delicious foodsou will feel less guilty about. >> this is perfect. >> we worked out for like 12 seconds and now we are going to have ten billion calories. this is "today" on nbc. calories. first,his is "toda on nbc. t i was a navy doctor, so i'm used to getting to work early.

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w welcomeel back. time for today food loves football. sunday night's game on nbc featuring the new orleans saints taking on the minnesota vikings. we have got two chefs ready to cook up the ultimate game time foods. a chef and owner of saba in new orleans. and sarah daily from minnesota. she loves her loves her vikings. all right. so i am going to join you in a moment. let me start with you, chef. what are we making? >> what's better than fried clicking for a tailgate? we are ghing to mix chicken with a little bit of flour and corn sc cornstarch, which makes it nice and crispy. after that happens -- >> all-purpose flour? >> yes. and we add all the spices. allspice, paprika, cayenne, a ttle bit ofalt. mix that together. a little bit of water in here and kind of turn it int a

batter. you see it's like this wet batter, right? once you have that batter on thg chicken, thenb it, pop it the oil. ully into >> what kind of oil? >> this is vegetable oil you can use canola oil. always away from you so you p don't burn tce down before the football game. >> do you let it marinate at all? >> yeah, you can let it sit in the minade for a little bit. not necessary. you go straight from the flour into theheatter, into oil. check out this super crispy crust. it'sike a wet batter that turns into a really crispy crust. >> what a you dropping on top? >> zatar which is a middle eastern spice of sumac. >> this is the new orleans dish. we happen to he correspondents in the bayou this morning. hoda kotb, jenna bush snding by. >> we are new orleans correspondents. we are eating gumbo from commanders that chris just served us.

it's insane. we are so hpy. >> i can't believe i'm here and you're there. >> gumbo and hurricanes at 8:50 in the morning. >> it'sle cheaven. >> ladies, you stand by. i will try that chicken in a moment. we want to give equal time to the minnesota dish. >> if eat fried chicken for breakfast, that doesn't make me less okings fan. i am making walleye fish the st. it can be caught in many of the ,000 lakes. if you can't find walleye, you can use cod or halibut the flour first. >> regular all-purpose flour? flour as i go. then into the egg. >> flour to egg. >> then intohe panko. >> >> the walleye is so delicious.

you can ice fish foralye. what else? >> we went ice fishing? >> that's right. >> we caught >> we are going to put this into a hot pan. >> cast-iron skillet? >> exactly. three t four minutes per side until it's nice and golden. then a homemadeerarter sauce here. diced up pickles, mayonise, dijon mustard and olive oil. a little bit of lemon juice, too. i like to put it on soft rolls. anu can toast the roll if you want. then you can, yeah, dress it up with some -- >> that's pretty. >> fantastic. >> so flavorful. >> i actually used chopped up viking for mine. >> oh! >> this isn't really chicken. >> suddenly lesstasty. >> i always like to mention that after you take the first bite. >> very awkward. thank you. >> what do we have here? >> that is chipped beef dip. doesn't get more midwest than that. it's really locale.

it's like cream cheese, sour cream. i think it makes you lose weight. there are som saints fans in there. >> oh, really? >> i see. >> wish i would have known that as wele so n to meet you. to get all these recipes today.com/food. rememberik saintsgs this sunday night. it starts at 7:00. this is "today" on nbc.

iissed that segment. i was still doing the six-minutk out. >> coming up on saturday, we are excited to introduce our new anchor to all ofo you. ill itn be? tunemorrow to see. >> i have nothing on that tease. on sunday today, a was standing here, the barefoot contesna garten. we went to her house in the

hamptons or lunch. a little braised rib, bleu cheese mashed potatoes, roasted ots, a bottle of wine. she drove me around in here. converti another hard day at the office on sunday today. >> really, who is>>ou will see >> oh, my gosh. >> that will do it for us on a friday morning. hoda, jenna in the fourth hour. first, your local news. >> have a good weekend. >> announcer: more americans watch nbc new than any other news organization in the world. this is a news4 today news break. >> 8:56 is your time on this friday, october 26, 2018. good morning to you. i'm eun yant riow we want to check on your morning commute with melissa molett. what are you seeing? >> an alert chopper 4 over the scene in burke. this is k oldn mill road shut down westbound near field master drive. a fat pedestrian crash and investigation. this could be closed now for some time because ofhat.

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thi is an nbc news special report. here is savannah guthrie. 9:00 on the eas coast and police discovered even more suspicious packages and, yes, they appear connected to that string of mail bombs sent to critics and rivals of the president. ete justice correspondent williams has the latest. pete, as i understand it, two additional eeckages have discovered. >> reporter: right. just within the past hour, savannah. the first was found at a mail sorting facility in florida, the one that's been the focus of so much attention over the past 12 hours or so. t we'rd it was addressed to senator cory booker, the new jersey democrat,ed addre to an address in camden, new jersey,