good morning. numbers game. three new polls, three vep different stories, is hillary clinton ahead or is it a statistical dead heat. the campaign hitting the road for lady michelle obama new e-mails showing her own campaign staff worried about potential conflicts. i'm going to open the door. >> smoke fills a door in boston with frantic passengers trapped inside. some kicking out windows to escape. five people were treated for

this morning, what officials say led to that frightening scene. tiger attack. kids on a school field trip witness a horrific scene. a tiger claws at her trainer. everybody, including the tiger, doing better this morning. and chicago. >> that is one into the corner. a whopper! >> the cubs tie up the world series with a solid win over they head to iconic wrigley field. an iconic 71 years in the making. on october 27th, 20. and good morning, everybody, welcome to "today" on this thursday morning.

you know how i can't choose sides. >> yesterday you were all about corey kluber and jake arrieta no love. >> he threw a gem. he threw a gem. >> he went six innings. 5-1 win. we go back to the windy city on friday night. this will be a great series. >> so exciting. >> we will talk more about that in a little wheel. meanwhile, with 12 days until the election, let's get right to the state of the race. today, look at some of the polls that might leave you a little bit confused. this one from the associated press shows significant lead up by 14 percentage points. >> put it if we go over to usa today's new poll, the advantage drops to clinton plus nine points. >> there is this one from fox news, trump is gaining ground pulling within three points of clinton within the margin of error. she was up by six points last week. >> we'll try to get clarity. our decision 2016 team is in place. let's go to peter alexander on

this morning. hi, peter. good morning. >> reporter: donald trump has no room for error. he needs to win the state of ohio if he has a shot for the white house. he is continuing to blast the media for the phoney polls. he is touting some polls. hillary clinton faces new scrutiny after a new batch of e-mails released by wikileaks. donald trump hit the g north carolina. >> if we win on north carolina 8th, we're going to washington d.c. and we are going to drain the swamp. >> reporter: with just days to go, hillary clinton celebrating her 69th bda trying to push an up beat message. >> i'm going to do everything i can to reach out to people who didn't vote for me. >> reporter: it comes as clinton is under fire over stolen e-mails released by wikileaks.

doug band discussing how work for thend c bearge speaking fees and other paid work for the former president. even referring to the operation as bilclin inc. also included, the time hillary clinton considered attending a meeting in moro consider f -- m appearance with me oba, rallng college students in north carolina as for trump, he is taking an swipe at clinton and another republican rival refusing to endorse him. >> she has less energy than jeb bush. i mean it. >> reporter: during trump's detour to d.c. to promote his new hotel, the candidate detoured from his candidate message. >> congratulations, newt last night. that was an amazing night.

>> you are fascinating with sex. >> i'm not fascinated by sex but i am fascinated by the protection of women. >> reporter: as for the hotel ribbon cutting, trump is arguing he will do for the country what he d with his hotels. >> i will note he once again the same people he has been su demonizing throughout this campaign. >> reporter: trump responding to e accusations late wednesday. >> she said i used illegal immigrants to build the building. except i didn't use one. >> reporter: facing a potential upset in utah, trump's running mate, mike pence made an unlikely visit to the republican ol

ump. std presidenthe uniteav anceha es of era. mcmmormon firing ote for rig lesusis bigotr misogo in fy and expansion of government. >> tensions remain high as well as real concerns abouthe possibility of violence on election day. this is a tweetrom the former congressman joe walsh, aarning of sorts. it writes if trump loses, grabbing my musket. you in? he was talkingboutstin pte after election day but there is anher n pollm usa today that shows 51% of likely voters say they have real concerns about violence on election day. matt and savannah? >> some schools that are polling places are closed becau of t coerns. let bring i steve

the clintons have this advaagy canring out surrogates, presiden first lady, ve prent. if you hav flaunted, we'll y fht it is not justss quantity, it i quality. trump surrogates are doing him surb we' been kds of ters, thateee toin over and close well within the final days. >> do you unter? >>hesn't cote u have to get your candidate on message, stop congratulating newt gingrich and prosecute a case against hillary clinton. >> let's talk about that, steve. we talked at the beginning about how the polls are kind of all over the place. there is a new ad from the

donald trump says he can win and he is right. they know the polls are tightening. how do you account for it and do you think this drip, drip, drip of the wikileak revelations are having an affect. >> the polls are all over the place. what i try to do when you see three on one end, 14 on the other, average them together. looks like about a six point clinton lead. one thing they're worried about is the tightening in the polls, they see the 14 point lead, this thing is in the bag, i don't need to show up. they want to maximize turn out and when you have wikileaks in the news, the clinton foundation in the news, one of the big things, reblicans, it has been longimeorhem to come around, tyay meround seeing tive for the clintons. >> we'll ask you to do double dutynd head over tohe ard. let's tal about where things

hing hpen re.tate i gray ts the table.yo that is blue right now. we have two new polls we can ow u. twnbcpova a must win toss upstates. this is good news for donald trump. tied out in nevada. this is a state he had fallen behind in in the debates. he has to win all of them, but then also has to flip a blue states. one of the blue states campaign check this out again. brand new nbc wall street journal poll, a nine point lead for hillary clinto g into the numbers, we see a gender gap. drip winning among men by 10 points. a 20 point advantage. onng te thi highlight out in nevada. the college, noncollege divide we talk about, look, among professional voters, hillary clald umpinn, d tied among blue-collared voter, a 20 point advantage for donald trum

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dozens have come forward asking to speak with investigators. this morning, the university of wisconsin is in shock as multiple womenecc a stude sual assault. >> it haseetty devastating. alec cook facesineng four women but prosecutors say many more counts are possible. investigators searching h apartment say they fou a black book i h nigdh mes ofen h had met, describing in y whae tte with em. acrding to the search warrant, bily enou there statements of kill and statements of sexual res. the first woman whoent to poay cooktrangled and assaulted her for me than two hours at his apartment on tober 12th. as news of his arrest spread on campus, another woman came forward claiming he assaulted her, too, back in february.

forward andxplain wt happened and we're glad sdid. she was brave to do so. >> reporter: cook's attorneys deny the allegations and say the client is a 20-year-old business major with no criminal history who has been charged, tried and nvicted by a rapid fire internet news cycle. blind acceptance of mere accusations without hearing testimony or seeing phical evidence leads to the stigmatization of innocen they point to discredited rape allegation that received attention at duke university and univsity virginia. outrage is mounting. >> we keep hearing more and more about it. how there are multiple people who have been affected by it ai guess it jus gets more and more sickening as we hr what has happened. >> reporter: cook has been suspended from the university and banned from campus. again, he is due here in court

>> thank you very much. samsung sames to recover quickly after news that they toppled 30% from the year before. the company had to recall 2 million of the galaxy note 7 reports following reports that some of them caught fire. samsung estimates the discontinuation of that phone cost the company about three billion dollars. officials say they're expanding the probe into the note 7 fires beyond batteries and they're trying to reassure the investors they would get to theot failures in tech history. we want to go back to the frightening video of a tiger attack. a trainer is recovering after being clawed and dragged by a bengal tiger at a fair in pensacola florida. this happened tuesday and happened in front of a group of children on a field trip. another trainer rushes in to try to help, was forced to hit the two-year-old tiger repeatedly with a stick until it finally let go.

cuts. she was taken to the hospital for treatment but both the trainers and officials with the fair say they don't believe the tiger was acting viciously but playfully and we're told everybody, including the tiger is okay. >> hard to watch, though. the world series tied upt one game apiece after the chicago cubs beat cleveland last night. i got so many texts from savannah. she kept saying jake arrieta domint. chicago broke the game open with threun on to win 5-1. game three is friday night at wrigley field in chicago. that is going to be a great ticket. >> that is a party. can you imagine the scene e ooutsid wrigley field? world series. mr. roker is here. what is our weather going to be like here? >> friday night could be on the windy side. let's show you what we have going on. a weekend of baseball in chicago friday, windy, 63 degrees. some showers on saturday.

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go in signs like these issuing a strict warning, don't step inside if you have medical problems and ent?eer at your ow risk. so we?!?@ wondered what actuall happens to your body when you walk through a?3 haunted house. we are here at blood manor today, one of the scariest haunted houses my producers could find. wi be wired up with medical devices monitoring my vital in realtime when you are scared out of your mind. >> this cardiogist checks my blood pressure and hrt rate bere i go in. >> your blood pressure and heart rate look normal. >> so i'm good to go. >> you are good to go. >> before i step in the doctor has one last warning. >> there are hormones that rush through your system, the fight or flight syndrome and these hormones can increase your hormone, blood pressure, make your respiratory rate go up,

>> right away when this guy jumpsut at me my heart rate jumps up to 100 beats per minute. by the way, it's pitch black in here. we have special infrared cameras catching every moment. i feel my heart pounding, the doctor watching it all right outside. >> wow. heart rate is now 112. >> with every step i take -- >> this is why i hate haunted houses. >> -- more humiliating screams. and spikes in my heart rate. >> heart rate is now up to 120, 125. >> but it keeps climbing. this shock sends it up to 8. >> oh, god. >> and watch what happens at the end of this 3-d maze. right there, my heart rate shoots up to 146. >> this is likerunning, he is

>> my heart rate is so high my body actually thinks i'm ercising hard, potentially dangerous for someone with heart problems. i final make it out. >> i do not like haunted houses. do not make me to that again. >> sorry. >> do not make me do that again. >> i'm looking at your heart rate right now and it is still up and you've been out of there for a couple minutes but you are going to be fine because you are a healthy adult, but if you have a heart condition you should not go into a haunted could absolutely cause tons of problems for you and your heart. >> a spooky look inside your body. when you're scared out o your >> took one for the team. so what is considered a potentially dangerous heart rate for you? easy way to calculate it at home, take the number 220 and subtract your age. if your heart rate goes over that many beats per minute the

particular heartbeat goes up. >> 0 minus 29. >> times two. >> i lthem. tamron does not love them. >> a year ago we did a haunted house. >> two years ago. >> i literally had to go to the hospital. >> i called al and i said something is wrong i need to go to the hospital, i went to the er, he was like you need to get in there and i for a muscle. i don't understand the thrill. don't, either. >> you are the only one that likes them, matt. >> year, in waiting river, we love this one. >> do your kids go in? >> they don't necessarily make it out. >> you started with ree. >> evear tha cg up, is the 70s super group abba finally ready to unite? we will tell you wt'ei

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1-1, but there's one person if you can believe this who saw this coming many years ago, not savannah, by the way. here is who did see it, take a look, guys, at michael smith's yearbook photo from 1993, the caption reads "chicago cubs 2016 world champions" and he goes on to say "you heard it here first." that's 1993. his picture went viral as social media users could not get over this prediction. there is ath caught attention online for his loyalty in the indians. charlie turner's professor discovered he snuck out of class early on monday and wrote in an e-mail can you explain this or should i take it as deceit for which i hav zero tolerance. turner replied with complete honesty saying he ditched class to see the indiansla in the world series, even including a cture a pro and he clely foundis, his zero tolerance spot change,

no repercussions, go tribe. so i think it's kind of a mash up of ferris buler because didn't buler miss school for the world series? >> right, but this kid is a scholar, did you notice where he goes to school? >> ohio state, your school. >> matt lauer alma mater. >> the ohio university. >> ohio university, exactly. >> they didn't have zero tolerance when you were there. >> they didn't. tamron, thank you. coming phelps apparently had more to celebrate at the rio cliemps than any of us new at the time. and we're life with priscilla presley on a big day at graceland. first to your local news and

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son dra levy, disappeared in 2001 and later found murdered. condit has always denied the affair and quickly dismissed as a suspect by investigators and now he's breaking his silence speaking with dr. phil. >> did you sit down with the levys at any point? >> yeah, there was an arranged meeting with them in washington, d.c. i went there thinking it would be at least an hour meeting, or so meeting, and they could have as mrs. levy showed up. it lasted 15 minutes. she asked me the last time i saw sandra and sh we asked me if i would cooperate with her detectives. i'm extremely tough but i think i could have been helpful. i wanted there to be a productive time i could talk to them because i think they were being fed information from someone on the fringe that was just not correct. >> reporter: in 2010, already

convicted of murdering lee i have but this year they dropped the charges saying they could no longer prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. it's all part of his new book "actual malice." >> he feels like that the time that they spent focusing on him and what his relationship was with her was time that could have more productively been spent on killed sandra lee i have. >> reporter: but levy's parents believe there is more to condit's story than what he said. they spoke with "today" in shape. >> anything like that. >> that to me is really -- >> yeah. >> -- very inappropriate. >> well, i don't think he wanted to be caught. >> reporter: again, condit has denied it was an affair. now after 15 years he will share

today on "dr. phil". for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. let us get another check of the weather from al roker. >> we got actually a late season hurricane in the west. and this is hurricane seamore, category storm, baja with 90-mile-per-hour winds and it's going the have an affect in southern california and make its way up to the north. to funnel into the south. meantime, big, bigger storm moving into the pacific northwest. flash flooding from seattle down to northern california. but then that rain enhanced moisture, tropical enhanced moisture will bring rain down to los angeles where we've got actually some flash flood watches for central and southern california, san luis obispo county. mountain snows. near record highs in the southwest.

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come on. on the plaza. >> throwing his arms up. >> yeah. i like them. >> i just think it's fascinating. i think they shouldn't reunite. it's like a mystery. >> i want them back and i want them on the plaza. that's what i'm looking for. >> he wants the '70s back. >> one more. one more thing here for you to talk about today. finally, hollywood's n favorite couple. do you know who it is? martha stewart and they have a new tv show together. they play never have i ever with anna kendricks. >> never i have ever sexted. >> oh. martha? you've sexted? do you know what that is? >> i have used technology for a

>> who is it, someone current or is this a while ago? >> it doesn't say none of your business. >> there you have it. martha answered questions like at least you can't. that is your pop star. who in history would have predicted martha stewart and snoop dogg. >> i'm shocked that martha sexted. >> i know. >> you're not? >> she's been online dating. >> but there's a large business -- >> pictures? >> suggestions. >> okay. >> hey, muffin. >> martha stewart sexting. >> we need to define our ternlg. >> call her. we know her. >> we should call her. >> you know her, yeah. she's on the show all the time. >> thank you. give us a lot to think about today. something else trending this morning, a brand new and very special hotel in memphis. this is the largest hotel

graceland this morning with a very familiar face. one of our favorite people. jenna? >> hi, y'all, i'm the lucky one to be with priscilla presley. we're at the new guest house of graceland. this property is just right down the block from the original graceland. it officially opened today. lucky for me i got a sneak peek. ?? elvis fans finding a new place to dwell. the guest house at graceland resort is steps away from the legendary performer's iconic memphis mansion, visited by some 600,000 fans each year. ?? and now a three-decade dream becomes a reality those fans will have a chance to experience a modern take on larger than lifestyle with the help of priscilla presley who had a hand in the design process. >> you're going to give me a personal tour? >> i am.

>> great. let's do it! so this is a replica of the staircase in graceland? >> this is a grand staircase. >> it sure is >> yes, it's a replica of the staircase as you enter graceland. the chandelier here is even larger replica of the same chandelier that's on the foyer as well. >> reporter: the sprawling 450-room resort features 20 elvis themed a king. and located on the hotel's expensive top floor, known as the upstairs, an area resembling elvis' private living quarters at graceland which no one but family and close friends have ever seen. >> so this is the suite you're staying in, the king suite. >> the king suite, that's right. >> this is the way that elvis' room looks in graceland? >> yes, red, black, and gold. as you notice up in the top here the canopy had a television set. >> yes. >> you can see it from here. actually at graceland the master

>> i hope you are watching the "today" show on the ceiling. >> yes. i don't think we were ever up that early. we came home at that time. >> reporter: another suite inspired by the living room at graceland where the presleys would entertain close friends. >> play the piano or sometimes take a guitar and guys would join in singing and harmonize with him. >> reporter: and this suite reminiscent of the presley's home in palm springs where elvis and priscilla spent their honeymoon. >> i can see my parents sitting here, my brother, my sister and him, myself, his father. it was just kind of this whole thing sprawled all over the couch. >> brings back great memories. >> it does. >> reporter: other amenitie of the guest house, 464-seat theater and five restaurants serving up southern comfort foods. >> where do you feel his presence the most in this whole place? >> graceland was where i really feel the presence.

>> reporter: the guest house at graceland where elvis never leaves the building. thank you very much. >> with the lovely priscilla pressly. thank you for having us here. we made our way to the lobby. and elvis is in all of the details of this magnificent property, isn't that right? >> absolutely. i mean, if you look around even at the details of the couch, i mean, it's not just a plain couch. there's a detail of purple that comes in with studs going i mean, he was such a -- he loved detail. and he was so stylish himself. i mean, when you look at the way he dressed even from the time he started out in the early '50s, i mean, everyone, looked at him and said, my gosh, who is he? he had such a flare. this is really what this is all about, flare, it's taste, it's beautiful, it's comfortable. i mean, elvis -- everywhere you looked, it's elvis is here.

because he was, like i said, a showman. this cape was all white with little white crystal in it. it's just a subtle inspiration of that particular cape, if you can say subtle. but at night it looks so beautiful. >> so lit up. >> so you have 8-year-old grandbabies. what do you tell them about their granddaddy? >> oh, my gosh. they know a lot about him. listen to sirius radio and the elvis channel.

proud of him. very proud of him. >> i can tell you you are, too. >> well, i'm really proud of this place. i just -- this is 30 years in the making. really as far as planning, wanting to do this. we've had three other people who have tried to come up with something that they felt but this got it right. we have local designers that we've been working with and i've been working very closely with them. >> thank you so much. it was such an honor to be down here. the cheese biscuits were fantastic. >> they >> y'all need to come visit. i'm bringing you a mug, don't worry. >> bring a cheese biscuit. >> jenna, thank you. >> i'll bring a cheese biscuit in my bag. >> priscilla, thank you as yell well. coming up, triplets and turning a spare room into a greanurser we're getting into a haown spirit. spooky and delicious treats for

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for our annual halloween extravaganza. makes it so much more fun for us if you come down to the plaza dressed up, we will dress up as well and we will have a good time. we are not going to tell you what we will be this year as we never do. >> is ngit goi to beold on monday morning? >> no, actually nice and comfortable. >> i've been hearing about some slinky costumes. >> don't look at me. >> we're not looking at you. >> just ahead we will make sweet treats, they're scary, too, and they taste as good as they look. martin shows us how she helped a deserving family expecting triplets transform a spare room into a much needed nursery. >> and our budding baseball players risking too much why major surgery is on the rise among certain young athletes, we've been talking about this with soccer now baseball. >> how about a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we have

upper midwest, wet weather making its way out west through the rockies and some heavier showers and thunderstorms on friday in the northeast. rain spreads through the great lakes, stayed up in the northeast, unseasonably warm throughout much of the country, more wet weather in the pacific northwest, central california, sunday, sunday, the warmth continues from the gulf coast, southeast on into the southwest and more heavy rain central, northern california and also in

don't forget get that weather anytime you need it, go to the weather channel. weather.com. >> where are you from? >> england. >> where? >> england. >> where is england? >> london. >> london. all right. london swing. you guys almost don't sound like you have accents. >> we do. >> oh, you do. now we hear it. there you go. all right. savannah. al, thank you so much. now to our special series winning at all exploring the risks facing young athletes. >> two games into the world series baseball fever obviously has taken over. this morning we are taking a look at youth baseball, pitching injuries and the surgery that more and more young players are having. nbc's janet shamlian has that story. >> my name is bryce hill. i'm 17. and i pitched for the seminole ridge baseball team.

th world. i love it. >> reporter: bryce started little league at five years old, by eight he was pitching and once in middle school he dropped all other sports for baseball. >> how often did you play and practice? >> practice was an every day thing, five days a week, on the weekends i would play for my travel team. >> his talent well above average. by the age of 16 throwing pitches as fast as 91 miles an hour. >> do you think there is a lot of pressure on high school well? >> yeah. i know that when there is a scout back there and there is a radar gun pointing at you you know you want to throw your hardest. >> but then a set back. in january price tore a critical tendon in his right arm and an important decision loomed, whether to have what's known as tommy john's surgery. >> we wrestled with it, me and my wife spoke for hours about it and we just decided it's going to be hisdecisi. >> it was a significant tear so

and play baseball again or just hang up my gloves and not play ever again. >> bryce decided to have the surgery with dr. jim andrews, the renowned orthopedic surgeon specializing in the procedure. tommy john was a 31-year-old pitcher for the los angeles dodgers. undergoing a brand new surgery that would eventually be known by his name. >> every time you pitch a baseball at 90 plus miles per hour you stress the collateral ligament beyond its normal breaking point. >> the surgery involves reconstructing the elbow's ucl uses a tending from elsewhere in the body. >> it used to be that this operation was designed for professional pitchers. in my practice there has been a tenfold increase in high school and younger youth ball players that require the tommy john's procedure since year 2000. >> 57% of tommy john's surgeries

league baseball pitchers. according to a 2015 study, in the american journal of sports medicine. >> the number one risk factor for all these high school and younger kids tearing their ligament is specialization and year-round baseball. >> my name is brendon, i'm 11 and i'm the pitcher on the arkansas warriors baseball team. it's my favorite sport to play. >> brendon baits also playing baseball at five, his injury came when he was just 11. >> as soon as i got done warming up and got on the mound the first pitch it popped and started hurting bad. >> you knew something was wrong? >> yes. >> he said, dad, my elbow just popped and that was it. he didn't play no more. that's when we said we wanted an mri. let's see what's really going on. >> i can tell that's still a

for the ligament in his arm? >> yes, we were very surprised. we're very careful with watching him, how much he pitches, when he pitches, how many innings he pitches. >> due to his young age dr. andrews wants brendan's arm to heal without surgery, six weeks in cast and now six weeks in a brace. his parents haven't ruled out brendon having the tommy john's surgery. >> it's not just about baseball because if it doesn't heal properly then it's going to affect him in everything that he does s possible, you know, to not have surgery, but if that's the decision that we have to make and that's the best decision for brendon we will do what's best for him in the long run. >> bryce is healing from his surgery and hopes to play by spring. >> it's going good. i haven't had any problems. >> what would you say to other parents about this surgery? >> well, you've got to way out your situation, your kid's talent ability, the pros and cons and make the best decision. there is no right or wrong

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of our two embryos that were transferred. >> look at that. >> i am officially kicking you out. >> thank you. ? >> we are in front of the turkot home and we have only had three days to turn the guest room into a baby home but it's finally time for finishing touches. let's go, deb. >> let's go. >> we need a giant giraffe. one of our huge was picking a paint color that was gender neutral. >> i think this is such a night neutral finish. >> last touch. >> let's go get them. >> let's go. >> i love it. >> it's beautiful. >> more than i could ever have imagined. i never dreamed of three. i know that. all at once. i never knew how it would fit. >> we just kind of imagined three cribbs. >> in a row. >> army style.

and matt can cross nursery off the list. >> i know that you and your design focus was based around one thing. >> really off of your little baby embryo pictures, right, there's two images there, but we're moving on to three babies, so within this one space they needed their own little nook. these beds will convert and will take you all the way on up to a twin bed so they will be in their own little nook as they grow up to little people. >> >> yay. that was so sweet. >> they were so -- >> everyone cries. >> it's so sweet and all the three cribbs lined up. >> that was cute. >> they were so grateful. so the cribbs will grow into twin beds so the babies will fwroi in the room and each shand clear has its own outlet

so cute. all right. this morning on today food things are getting creepy on our plaza. four days until halloween. >> alias straun is the talent behind the brand my cupcake addiction. it's nice to have you back. how are you doing? >> i am eited towa@ haonee complicated?r8 ahohou do

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