good morning. the end is near. four days to go and "time's" cover captures the mood of the nation as a new poll shows 8 in 10 americans say the campaign has left them repulsed. now nbc news has learned there cyber attack on election day this morning, what security officials are doing to protect the vote. in the dark. a popular las vegas hotel and casino forced to close overnight afteworkers damaged its main power line. thousands of guests evacuated. repeated advances? fox news anchor megyn kelly levels stunning new accusations against her former boss, roger ailes. this morning, her claims and

and party of the century. millions of cubs fans expeed to fill the streets of chicago for a massive parade celebrating their historic worlderies win. but -- will a man long tormented for adding to the curteam's be there? he's peaking out for e first mears "t," friday, noveth2016. ? jusdance dance dance ?? >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "t" and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a inockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. a tale of two moods. okay? i'm in chicago. you got people waiting 108 years to party andoff blow me steam. they'll get to do or tthat f cubs today. but what about those nbers on the election? >> the rt of the country waiting four more days just for this to be over. we saw a poll that says 8 in 10 americans find themselves

sorry, folks, that's where we have to start today. four days until the election. here is the state of the race. the candidates busy in the homestretch, each hitting three states. stop me if you've heard this before -- trump in new hampshire, pennsylvania and ohio, clinton in pennsylvania and ohio, as well as michigan. battleground states all. >>ew nbc news/"wall street journal" marist poll shows donald trump maintaining a nine-point advantage in texas, five points in arizona where hi recent push, and trump is ahead by just a point in georgia. >> meantime, clinton's top aide, huma abedin, headlined a fund-raiser in washington, d.c. last night, her first appearance on behalf of the clinton campaign since the fbi announced it was looking into e-mails found on her estranged husband's laptop. let us begin our decision 2016 coverage with peter alexander in hershey, pennsylvania. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt and savannah, good morning to you. while new polls show donald trump chipping away at hillary

key battleground states, the clinton campaign is really trying to shore up its support in traditionally democratic states, places like an amiig sylvania. but new this morning, a top trump aide tells me that donald trump will hit ten states over the next three days from nevada to new hampshire. >> how many of you have already voted? >> reporter: dueling rallies in rth carolina, a state that in four days could help decisidth tightening race. >> i have so many incredible friends here tonight. >> reporter: trump courtine state's strong military communit appearing on stage with medal of honor recipients, praising their serce. they're so much more brave than me. i wouldn't have done what they did. i'm brave way other i'm brave -- i'mincially brave. big al, right? >> t you all. >> rr: mil ay, clinton geing a ost forr rival bernie sanders. >>nd i'vto say, o, this elects lot more side. th we're rorter: still, the bltering attacks on both sid unrelenting.

her of being unfit to serve. >> complety out of his depth and whose ideas are incredibly dangerous. >> she has no right to be running. you know that. >> reporter: trump slamming clinton for the fbi review of newly discovered e-mails on an aide's computer. >> if she were to win, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis. >> reporter: clinton arguing trump's message is emboldening those with extremist views. >> he retweets white supremacists and sprds racially tinged conspiracy theories. >> reporter: in a radio interview, trump's son eric tore into kkk grand wizard david whnobacks trump agreeing wi show's host who says duke deserves a "bulin the ad." >>i said exactly what you said, i'd get killed for it. t i thk i'll say it anyway. this guy does deserve a bullet. these aren't good people. these are horribleple. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama is vouching for clinton while poking fun at the republican nominee.

and riled up about a "saturday night live" skit is not somebody you want to trust with nuclear weapons. >> rorter: trump, unimpressed. >> from the campaigner in chief, obama. this guy does nothing but campaign. >> reporter: in the philadelphia suburbs, melania trump making her solo debut vowing as first lady to fight cyber bullying. >> our culture has gotten too especially to children and teenagers. >> reporter: but clinton is trying to capitalize on trump's history of insults in a new attack ad. >> i'd look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers. >> he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people who weren't captured. okay? you got to see this guy. i don't know what i said. i don't remember. >> reporter: the nastiness reaching a crescendo heading into the campaign's final weekend. last night, huma abedin, clinton's long-time aide,

way for the first time publicly since james comey the fbi director announced the review into her e-mails. chased down by paparazzi before a charity event in washington, d.c. >> hi, huma, how are you? >> just to highlight the tightness of this race in these final days, the clinton campaign is now announcing that president obama and first lady michelle obama will join bill and hillary clinton for an election eve rally in philadelphia. matt and savannah, on monday night. peterlexaer, thank you uch. let's turn to chuck todd. he's going to break down the must-win states for both campaigns. i ow youave the lay of the land right there. you see two paths for donald trump. tell us about it. >> one thing to point out, right now our battleground map currently has clinton over 270. there is enough blue states here that we think she can withstand this. let's go through a trump path.

him all of those nebraska electoral votes. new hampshire short. he has to flip one of these rustbelt states. this is not the easiest path for him. maybe it is wisconsin. that would put him over. of course a pennsylvania would put him over. but what happens if she pulls off north carolina which a lot of people think. then you see here, as you saw even with pennsylvania, we've got to flip something else. even win two of these rustbelts -- a wisconsin, or maybe even a colorado which we've seen he's got to figure out how to break through the big blue wall, wisconsin, pennsylvania, michigan. there's still not any hints he can overtake her. he's making it close in all three places but this is where that has to happen. >> that rustbelt strategy is always what they said. >> chuck, come on over and join our conversation. chuck says he has to flip a blue state.

him and looking to try to accomplish that in the last couple of days, where is the best shot? >> the problem is he's not ahead in any of those states and he's not tied in any of the states with enough electoral votes to get him above 270 or to get him to 270. it is a hail mary strategy. i guess you spread the time. it is a good thing he said he doesn't need a lot of sleep and his schedule reflects that. he is in all of them. >> what about hillary clinton? what is her strategy over the next couple of days? i know it's basically get out the vote, get out the vote. but also hope for a wikileaks free weekend. >> i think there is that, but she is -- they've decided to close hard negative. every ad. they've trying to remind everybody about every negative thing trump has said, especially to african-american audiences, hispanic audiences. yesterday she brought examples of people, they would introduce her to say donald trump essentially discriminated against me. in front of an african-american

it was an program woman. in front of hispanic audience, she brought an hispanic woman. i kind of think she ought to do something like, i know a lot of you have some trust issues with me -- but. and i don't think they're going to do that. >> we gave you homework assignments and were king what you thought each candidate should dif you were hired by the campaign. >> highly unlikely. >> what is your best piece of advice for the donald trump campaign? >> his mentality when he goes to these big rallies is to entertain them and give them the show he th they've waited in line for. it is generous as a politician stump speech and focus like a laser. on his outsider message. it gives him the best chance of flipping one of those stes. >> i think simply continue to let kellyanne keep his iphone or android. the other thing i would say, show a little bit of humility. i think there are some voters out there that want to know that he actually feels a little bit of remorse for some of the harsh things he said. sort of answer these ads. she's closing this way, maybe actually say the words "i'm

saying, okay, only four days to go. but what happens after that? let's look at these numbers that may give us a strong hint of that. as we said now twice. 8 in 10 americans say the campaign has left them disgusted or repulsed. how about these numbers? when it comes to donald trump supporters, only 6 in 10 say l acth'lpt the results of the election if he loses, and only 40% say they think their votes will be accurately counted. where does that leave us in the year to co? >>t leav us in a place we've never been before. listen, all politics being very rsonal. i am in a family divided with trump supporters and clinton supporters. the healing i think will begin in every community and every household. but i have never seen numbers like that. i saw something that 70% of ople think that the election will be rigged. that means a lot of democrats who think by foreign power and a lot of republicans by state and local election officials. upwards of 60%, 70% of people are grappling with how the

tabulated and executed. >> can i be the schoolmarm here? you didn't do your hillary clinton homework. >> so hillary has to make sure that he turnout in the operation that obama pioneered that's why you see the or her. president, mrs. obama on the trail to sort of activate that. then she has to get through a weekend without another fbi bombshell. she sort of needs a bombshell-free weekend. >> i just think, i smell a two-minute ad. that big, long closing ad, her to camera. look, she's got trust issues. you nobody -- she's not going to fix them with an ad but look the american people in the eye and say, look, i get it. i know you have some issues with me, but i promise "x." makes an ethics play. do something. she's not doing anything to actually respond to those concerns. >> long few days ahead of us, guys. thank you. cyber attacks have already played a major role in this

nbc news has learned u.s. officials are now taking unprecedented steps to prevent the possibility ofore on election day itself. here's nbc senior legal and investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: as americans focus on the razor-tight presidential race between hillary clinton and donald trump, u.s. officials tell nbc news the government has its eyes on potential threats to election day security. according to multiple sources, the u.s. has launched an unprecedented effort to protect the country against cyber confusion as americansd to the polls. current and former officials say an attack on critical infrastructure, including the u.s. power grid, is 1 of the 3 worst case scenarios on the list of concerns. one highly placed intelligence source tells nbc news -- your vote is safe. you just might not have any lights. also on the list, a large-scale denial of service. in other words -- part of the

disabling communications and transportation in swing states. but intelligence sources in a senior obama national security official tells nbc news they believe a more likely scenario would involve hackers from russia or somewhere else using social media for an 11th hour document dump of false information, implicating one of thcandidates with no time for fact checking. ile ltiple intelligence offials say they have election day attack, they consider last month's massive and sophisticated internet disruption a possible dry run for inspiration for another attack. for "today," cynthia mcfadden, nbc news. intelligence sources tell nbc news that through aticdiom and back channels, the u.s. has communicated to russia how seriously any cyber attack would be viewed. now some stunning news from one of the country's most

its men's soccer team for the rest othe season because of sexual comments about members of the women's team. the move came after lawyers report on the women's team that included lewd remarks about the players. harvard's president called those comments appalling. the first place men's team will forfeit its remaining games and will skip the ncaa tournament. now to a disturbing discovery in south carolina. a woman missing for more than two months found alive chained inside a storage container. this morning, there is an urgent search under way for more potential victims. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the very latest on this. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the search of that massive property is set to rese later this morning as the suspect is scheduled to face a judge at this detention center later today. this terrifying mystery only now starting to unravel. reporter: this morning after

30-year-old kayla brown is free. friends and family calling her rescue a miracle. missing since august, along with her boyfriend charlie carver, authorities found brown chained up in a padlocked storage container. >> it was very emotional, to say the least, when she was found. especially when she was chained like a dog. she had a ain around her neck. >> reporter: found on a 100-acre rural property, the container is roughly the size of a school bus, 30 feet long by 50 feet to police. brown told investigators about four bodies she believes are buried on the property triggering a massive search. >> we're trying to make sure that we don't have a serial killer on our hands. this very possibly could be what we have. >> reporter: authorities found weapons, ammunition and a car they say belongs to brown's boyfriend. so far, no bodies.

the property, todd colehap a registered sex offender. investigators believe brown and he may have been acquainted. brown and carver reportedly had dinner august 29th at their apartment. the next day friends received texts from her. two days later they stopped coming. after several weeks, mysterious postings began to appear on carver's facebook page suggesting the couple was fine. but their families believe those were fake. this morning, the stunning discovery still sinking in. >> just knowing that she's alive and i can go see her her. >> reporter: the sheriff says that coalhep will be charged with kidnapping and possibly other charges. expected to be arraigned later today. matt and savanna >> gabe, thank you. the power is back on at the paris hotel and casino in las vegas after a massive power outage forced thousands of guests to evacuate the hotel on thursday. a main electrical line was accidentally cut by construction

that prevented the back-up generators from kicking in. 11 people were trapped in elevators but eventually rescued. about 3,000 guests were sent to neighboring hotels until they were allowed to return to their rooms this morning. look who is back from his epic travels. hi! did you have a good time? >> unbelievable. still when i think about it. to see history was just really an honor. guess what? the party still continuing in chicago today. perfect weather for the cubs parade. kid who is going to be in school today. everybody is going to be downtown kicking off at wrigley field at 10:00 a.m. 54 degrees, some sun and clouds, mild afternoon, a high of 59. it is going to be spectacular. just part of a building heat dome that's going to continue to spread from the southwest with temperatures in the 80s in vegas, st. louis in the 60s, atlanta, you're going to be in the 70s as well. look at next week, the beginning of next week. chicago, you'll stay in the 60s. charlotte, in the low 70s. memphis, same thing.

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>> talk about timing, actually chicago public school kids were already off today. so it worked out. but for all the surrounding communities, i'm sure. >> happy it is nice weather, too. it is going to be a great one. >> this was in the cards. it was meant to be. >> in the stars, you might say. al, thank you. >> how do your friends in cleveland feel about that? >> i don't think i have any just ahead, fox news anchor megyn kelly opening up with stunning accusations against former boss roger ailes and how he is responding. and fans of chicago cubs gearing up for this morning's world series victory parade 108 years in the making. we'll take you there live. but first, this is "today" on

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it's 7:30. it's friday morning, 4th of november, 2016. great crowd in rockefeller plaza. chilly morning and we are all ready to head into the weekend. >> nice group out there. we'll get outside in a little while. inside studio 1a, here are the headlines this morning. officials in baltimore now say the driver of a school bus involved in a deadly crash with a commuter bus should not have been behind the wheel. his commercial license had been suspended two months ago. five people were killed in that crash. no children, luckily, were on the school bus at the time of the accident. with just four days to go, hillary clinton and donald trump are pulling out all the stops on the campaign trail. clinton held a rally in raleigh, north carolina last night,

sanders and pop star pharrell williams. trump heatwo events of his own while his while campaigned in pennsylvania. >> we ve to find a better way to talk to each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each other. >> trump said if she becomes first lady, she'll be an advocate for women and children and work to fight online bullying. here is "today's" campaign moment. its latest cover, "time" magazine tapping into voter frustration. shows trump and clinton with a simple message -- "the end is near." of course that's capable of ltiple interpretations which i think is the point. >> exactly. meanwhile, the end of the curse is here for chicago. this morning that city is throwing a massive parade to honor the bs' historic world series championship. it begins, where else, at iconic wrigley field. nbc's ron mott is there.

morning to you. the famed marquee here at wrigley field has displayed just one message since the cubs recorded that final out the other night -- world series champions. now this great fan base that's waited so very long is about to cut loose. a day to let it soak in, a lifetime to treasure. the chicago cubs and their legion of unwavering fans producing a cacophony of joyful noise. ? go cubs go ? ? >> reporter: after a century of improbability finally became reality. >> i'm full-on crying just because -- you know, cubs world series. you know. we won. since 1908. >> reporter: world series champions at last. >> i'm so happy because they didn't win in 108 years. >> it's surreal. it's so special. >> reporter: president obama, a proud white sox fan, phoned cubs manager joe maddon with

all across chicago, pride for the cubs. >> they won. we got it. >> reporter: on buildings, o t-shirts, on theions athe art institute. it is a celebration for the ages, one many weren't able to see for themselves so relatives brout the party to them. >> everyone was just in a great mood. i think everybody was just walking around giddy. >>eporte the hometown heroes returned to chicago hours after picking up some hard-earned ha weary, buttill sut to show off the goods. world series mvp ben zobrist who knocked in the go-ahead run in game seven signed autographs e hiouidhome. >> i think it was really cool. >> reporter: next up, a parade. >> will be a parade that 108 years have waited for. >> reporter: a chance for a grateful group to say thank you to the men in blue whose never give up, never give in attitude

>> top four night of my life, for sure. my wedding and birthday and bar mitzvah and the cubs win. >> great story for baseball, great story for chicago. >> reporter: here, there and everywhere. the chicago river is getting all spruced up for the big party as well today, it is going to be dyed cubbie blue later today. the parade gets under way here at wrigley field, will course through downtown and end at grant park with a big rally. >> ron, thank you. there another ango th win and this celeion. lego to rson ioran om with that >> that other e here go back to the city of chicago. a lot of people wondering if ey willee infamous cubs fan steve bartmacome out from hiding. back in 2003, the infamous play when bartman interfered with the

many blame him for contributing to the cubs' 108-year world series drought. bartman there looking very dejected after of the play. he hasn't granted an interview since that notorious day but a spokesperson says bartman is overjoyed at the win. when asked if bartman can expected to show up at the parade, he said the one thing steve and i talked about, if the cubs were to win he did not want to be a distraction to t accomplishments of the players or the organization. resurfaces, cubs fan coming to his support. steve bartman! it's over man, come out of the shadows. the cubs are world champs. this win has been a long time coming for chicago cubs fan. but you can imagine it has been more like an eternity r steve bartman. >> when did that happen? >> 13 years ago. >> that's a long time to be in the wilderness. >> he sounds like a good guy. thanks, carson. we've got some interesting

let's take a look. just outside of phoenix, little haboob action making its way in. storms firing up all that dust. driving beng a bit of a hazard. we could s more of that again today. torrential downpours, big problems. stretching from texas all the way into the southwest. we've got a big upper-level low that's developin as g, and dowe're going to look for those showers and thunderstorms. when we are talking about some areas picking up maybe up to threinches -- which doesn't sound like a lot with the gullys and washes, we're also going to be talking about mountain p sno as well as this all continues. amounts look like this. generally one to three inches. you could especially see some of that flash flooding.

>> that's what's going on. now let's take a look at what's happening on sunday. it's a good one. oh, yeah! as the oakland raiders will be hosting the broncos. the raiders. raiders. i'm okay. it's been a long two days. i'm fired up for this game. partly cudy in the coliseum. partly cloudy and mild. 66 degrees on the best night of the week -- sunday night "football night in america."

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but now new excerpts first appearing thursday in radaronline, it says ailes offered career help in exchange for sexual favors on multiple occasions. he would engage in a kind of cat-and-mouse game with me, veering between obviously inappropriate sexually charged comments -- for example, about the very sexy bras i must have and how he'd like to see me in professional advice. according to the excerpts, ailes tried to kiss her several times. when kelly says she refused his advances, she writes, "he asked me an ominous question. when is your contract up?" and then for the third time, he tried to kiss me. in july, writer gabe sherman reported that kelly told investigators hired by fox that she was sexually harassed by ailes.

after completing the manuscript to address these allegations for the first time. >> reporter: since july, ailes has denied that he harassed kelly, a denial his lawyer echoed thursday, pointing out kelly's own words praising ailes in an interview last year. >> i really care about roger and he'snoth been g but good to me. >> reporter: ailes left fox news abruptly in july just weeks after former anchor gretchen carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. the media mogul denied those allegations, and two months a $20 million settlement >> the lawsuit really broke the dam, the wall of silence that had existed inside fox news. >> reporter: kelly writes, she was approached to defend ailes several times and refused. there was no way i was going to lie to protect him. the book's release comes after high-profile confrontations between kelly and trump and his campaign over trump's treatment of women. >> you've called women you don't

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ozaukee area right now but looking at drive times, several slow go spots plan ahead russ: as i've traveled to all 72 counties, i've heard from a lot of people. including seniors, concerned that ron johnson is going to turn medicare into a voucher program. senior: don't let it happen russ. lies in need of good paying jobs. blue collar guy: ron johnson's trade deals help other countries, not us. russ: the bottom line - people want an economy that delivers for them. man: we just need a fair shake, and, russ, i think you need a bigger van. russ: i'm russ feingold

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it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, the end is near. with just four days to go, donald trump and hillary clinton rev up their campaigns for a final weekend push across the finish line. running. you know that. no right. >> we would have a commander in chief who is completely out of his depth and whose ideas are incredibly dangerous. >> as national polls tighten, what are the key states to win for each candidate? plus, signed, sealed, delivered. >> my "today original," good old-fashioned journals and notecards taking us back to a time of civility when people actually took out a piece of

you. >> we team up with shinola to design our very own product inspired by a lost art with an eye toward helping others in the future. and why you may not really need to wash out your coffee mug again, "today," friday, november 4th, 2016. >> f apple, we're here for the "today" show! woo! >> good morning, west palm beach, florida! >> good morning, nashville! woo! >> all the way from baltimore to celebrate my 57th birthday! woo! >> woo!

friday morning. it is the 4th day of november, 2016. is ts a school holiday or something? we have a big crowd out here today. >> it is crazy out here! it's loud. not only is it loud, i would say it is magical out here. if you wonder why all the screams are happening, it is not for us. it is the cast of "fantastic they're here to give us a sneak peek at the highly anticipated new movie from the mind of j.k. rowling. our crowd, they're waving wands. >> i've got to get one of those wands. i like those. first on this friday morning, here is a look at your "news at 8." i'm peter alexander on the campaign trail ahead of donald trump's rally in hershey, pennsylvania. trump according to latest polls, maintaining leads in states like

georgia. but as he begins to chip away at some of hillary clinton's advantages in some key battlegrounds, a top trump aide this morning tells me trump is going to be going on offense over the course of this final weekend hitting ten separate states in three days. a republican analyst describing that this morning as a hail mary pass for trump. but his closing argument is clear, accusing hillary clinton of being corrupt and saying that she is simply unfit t >> honestly? she has no right to be running. you know that. no right. if she were to win, it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis that would cripple the operations of our government. >> reporter: this morning a top trump aide tells me highlighting the fact that hillary clinton is campaigning in pennsylvania today and again on election eve that that simply demonstrates that the democrats are nervous

of blue states. now to my colleague, kristen welker, who is with the clinton campaign three hours away in pittsburgh. >> reporter: peter, good morning. with polls getting tighter, secretary clinton's strategy today aimed to solidify support in some of the states where she already has a lead. she starts her day here in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. she's going to talk about the economy, aiming to energize women voters, and also african-american voters who have been slow to turn out for early voting states. she's raising eyebrows with her second stop, that's michigan, a reliably blue state. some democrats asking if she's worried about losing that state. her campaign denying that, saying it is merely an attempt to solidify that important state where she suffered an upset with bernie sanders during the primary. now she appeared last night in another key battleground state with bernie sanders and superstar pharrell and she sharpened her attacks against

can't sleep, that their stomachs are bothering them, they have headaches. and i think that's an important signal, because this is a big decision. >> reporter: new polls do show warning signs for both candidates. let's start with a new poll out in wisconsin which shows clinton ahead by six points. she has a four to five-point lead in recent polls here in pennsylvania but very narrow leads in florida and north carolina. donald trump is up by one point in the georgia. secretary clinton ends her day in one of the biggest battleground states, ohio. she'll be joined by superstar jay-z. matt? savannah? >> kristen, thank you so much. a program note -- our election day coverage begins right here on "today" next tuesday morning. special prime time coverage starting up at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. that's 4:00 pacific. and you want to tune in wednesday morning for all the results, reaction and analysis. want to tell you about a

samsung almost 3 million top loading washing mngs. officials say the top of the machine can unexpectedly detach posing a risk of injury. there are reports of at least nine injuries, including a broken jaw. until the problem is fixed, consumers should only use the delicate or waterproof cycles when washing bulky items. 34 different models are involved in the recall. for the complete list, go to today.com. there was a very close call thursday for a florida pilot. take >> guys! clear the building! clear the building now! >> his plane lost power over a driving track where seminole county deputies were undergoing training. instructors cleared the track and a nearby building just before that plane crash landed and skidded into a chain linked fence. the pilot walked away without a scratch and the faa is investigating. just ahead, why it might be okay never to wash your coffee cup. >> your office coffee cup.

son, prince. and for "today's original," i'll team up with a great company playing a big role in detroit's comeback. we'll help some nice kids in the process. when i first started working with capital one, my dad called them up and asked for "the jennifer garner card" which is such a dad thing to do. after he gave his name the woman from capital one said "mr. garner, are you related to jennifer?" kind of joking with him. and my dad was so proud to tell her, "as a matter of fact, she is my middle daughter". so now dad has the venture card, he's earning his double miles, and he made a friend at the company. can i say it? go ahead! what's in your wallet? nice job dad. my sweethearts gone sayonara. this scarf all thats left to remem... what! she washed this like a month ago the long lasting scent of gain flings for all you friendsgiving hosts,

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toys"r"us ...awwwesome! okay. 8:11. time for what's "trending." maria is back for more. >> aren't you happy about that? >> now see what you think of this first one, maria. i think it will alleviate guilt for a lot of people. i worked in an office for years and i had a dirty coffee cup so i love this story. from the "wall street journal," apparently it is okay if you don't wash your coffee cup every day. an infectious disease expert told the "journal" you can just leave it on your desk, just refill it every single day. but there were two caveats. one, it can't be a cup that i share with other people. okay? al is like glaring at me. also, if you use cream and sugar, you probably shouldn't because if that's left in the

mold and little critters could grow. >> you don't even have to rinse it with water? nothing? >> if you drink black coffee. how hard is it to walk to the bathroom, rinse with water and put it back on your desk? >> i'm just saying, i work in an office -- >> you didn't just rinse it out with water? >> i've used a dirty cup. >> you like this story? >> first of all, i don't use cream so it is okay. but i am a big coffee drinker. my daughter who is very germphobic is like you didn't ri that's so gross. now i can refer her to this story. >> maria, i knew i loved you. i love you. let's go around the table on this one. what makes you most anxious? >> dirty coffee cups. >> my children. >> kids. >> sickness for your sids? >> sitting next to you. >> we've known each other for a long time.

help. hypochondriacs among us. a new study says imagining an illness can actually give you a real illness. researchers in norway finding those obsessive thoughts are linked to a 73% higher risk of heart disease. >> that makes sense. >> we've got to start thinking about good things. not about being sick every day. you ever want something so badly, you say a little prayer to god, you give me this, i'll start going to church, i won't cuss anymore. imagine indians fans were praying for victory. now we've got a champ and one church in illinois is saying, okay, cubs fans, time to hold up your end of the bargain. check out this sign. it is really cute. central baptist church of springfield says on facebook -- fyi -- if you made any promises, service starts 8:35 sunday morning. >> a priest with a sense of humor. fantastic. in a few days, this country will mark a very important milestone.

of people. i've circled it on my calendar for months. not the election. it is the birthday of maria shriver. maria's birthday coming up. you want to take back the nasty things you said about me? >> does it have my name on it? >> it does! >> this is why you had your pastry bag out >> that's so sweet. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, maria. cheers. >> speech! >> you want to take a sniff? >> that's good. i'm actually really touched. >> happy birthday. >> how about "popstart!" in honor of maria's birthday? >> i'll save the bubbly for after.

michael jackson's son, prince, opening up in a rare interview talking to the "l.a. times" about starting his own career and the skills he didn't inherit from his famous father. prince telling the paper he cannot sing or dance like michael but he loves producing the music saying i can never be separated from my father. set that big of an example and i don't really have a problem with that. i'm proud to have his name and to be his son. prince also saying michael once offered him this bit of career advice -- trust no one. >> wow. next, the hollywood legend that is preparing to call quits. quinten tarantino saying that he plans to stop making feature films after number ten. so far he has released just eight. after that tarantino says his attitude will be, drop the mike, boom, tell everybody, match that "bleep." there you go. finally ryan reynolds and what he said that got him into a little bit of trouble with his wife, blake lively. in september they welcomed their

very, very private couple so they hadn't released the details about that birth until this week when ryan let it slip on national television that the new baby is indeed a make it up to wife? with milk and cookies. blake posting this photos. "the way i know that ryan got himself into trouble." her favorite cookies. remember that, fellas. that's your "popstart!." happy birthday! >> we love >> let's do that. shall we? we've got a busy weekend looking ahead. we are watching wet weather making its way into the pacific northwest. more heavy rain from texas into the southwest where we may see some flooding. we'll watch that as well. afternoon. highs, nice and toasty. 70s and 80s through the southwest. 80s through the gulf coast. temperatures throughout much of the country above normal with the exception of the northeast and new england. for new york city marathon

cool, 50 degrees. by the end of the race it is going to be in the mid 50s with a light breeze. should be delightf >> and that's your latest weather. guys? all right, al. thank you. now to a new installment of "today's original" where we work with companies to create new products and to raise money for good causes. as you will recall, al cooked up a new shake shack burger, the roker burger. i got it design a shirt for the yoga brand spiritual gangster. this morning it is matt's turn.

you are on your phones and computers all the time. you also know i live in an analog world still. i still like to write my dates in a print calendar and i like to write handwritten thank you notes as opposed to texts and e-mails. so with that in mind i teamed up with a detroit company to create my "today's original." >> reporter: my "today original," good old-fashioned journals and notecards taking us back to a time of civility when people actually took out a piece of paper and a pen to say detroit because i like comeback stories. shinola helped create more jobs in a city once driven by the auto industry. but detroit fell on hard times, and is now seeing a resurgence. >> this is an area that looks to be dying at one point in time, and now we're breathing. >> reporter: a comeback story that includes students like these at the detroit edison public school academy who are a

of success stories. the money from the sale of my products will go to this charter school where some of the children are even homeless. they were the driving force behind creating my "today original." >> we've laid out some working samples. part of this is that it is personal to you. >> i'd love to kind of remind people about the joy of actually holding on to something that doesn't ring or beep or send you a tone. >> we have notecards to paper journals to linen journals. >> i love that. my calendar now i have one week on double page. >> i like unlined, too. that's nice. >> that's my closet. you just came up with my closet at home right there. i live that color pallet. >> reporter: three months later my "today original" was in the works at shinola's factory in

where passport holders and watch straps are cut, assembled and stitched. >> we have one of the first ones off the line. so each product will be stamped with the number 20 to signify 20 years at the "today" show. >> that is so nice of you. thank you. >> we thought maybe you want to take a stab at embossing the first one. >> is it difficult? ky mess it up? i don't want to mess up the first one. you have a guys there so you know it is already there? all right? ky do it? nd >> nice! >> i really love that. >> we'll be going to watches next. we'll suit up because it is a clean room. >> so i am now prepared for the clean room. >> we are. >> okay. complete with the logo on the back. >> looking sharp. >> i just want you to know, al and savannah are already making fun of us. >> reporter: this get-up prevents even the slightest bit of dust from interfering with motion making. >> all the tiny parts that make up really what makes the watch

that's rhonda. >> yaba dabba doo! >> what's that mean? >> good time. >> how are you? nice to see you guys. >> they go off and have a brontosaurus burger and that's it? >> detroit had been beaten up pretty badly, and i know you guys wanted to be part of the rebuilding of detroit. >> we came here, we saw the future. we wante t we could have an impact. so certainly jobs were something first and foremost that we wanted to create in a city that needed it. >> reporter: shinola is known for craftsmanship. watches, passport holders, journals, date books, and thank you notes finally come together. >> hello, sir. how are you? >> should i be blindfolded or something? >> no, no, no. welcome to the work room. >> wow. >> so this is basically the

>> comes in the navy and the grey. >> i've always kept an actual physical calendar. this i love. why don't we write a note and i'll thank people for their help in this cause. >> that is something that we could include in all the products. >> let's never forget the personal touch. thanks for helping. >> reporter: a thank you from me to you because every time you buy a product, the money will go towards scholarships at the detroit edison public school these kids are the seeds from which detroit will grow again. >> hey! what a great pleasure to see you all! >> greetings, matt! thank you and have a great day! >> very nice. >> we are so grateful for your visit today. we heard about you. we heard that you don't necessarily go with the texting and the instagraming. you like handwritten notes.

note. >> dear matt lauer, first, i would like to thank you for taking time from your busy schedule. >> thank you for being willing to give the profits from your product to our scholarship fund. your kindness has proved that you are selfless and you truly care about our community. >> i'm one of these believers that if you still write someone a little note -- when is the last time anybody went to the mailbox and found a letter that was addressed to you? isn't it a special feeling? i can't tell you how much this means to me. i'm so thrilled to be here today. bye-bye! >> that was beautiful! >> i love that school. i'll tell you about that in a second. my shinola thank you notes, journals, date books, passport holders and watch straps are available now. again, the proceeds go to a great cause. scholarships for kids at the detroit edison public school academy. you can find out how to buy them at today.com.

shop at nbc studios here in 30 rock. i'm going to go over there after the show and meet some people. and, we have something for each of you. a journal with your initials on it. >> cute! >> thank you very much. >> i guess that's mine. >> i love your color palette. you actually match it now. >> perfect timing for christmas. to be able to help this school. >> i hope people will get away from thene computers and get back into writing things down. >> can we talk about how adorable those kids were at the school? you had a ball. >> that cheer. >> adorable. >> you know what else was adorable? >> what? >> just that hair net and you were worried about your hair getting all over everything. so cute. >> thanks for bringing that back. by the way, if you use these products, we want to see how you're doing it. post your photos using the hashtag lauer notes. just ahead, the you inest

wizarding world. we're catching up with the cast of "fantastic beasts and where to find them."

when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back. so you can imagine what i thought when i saw donald trump say... "that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump.

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be here for a sneak peek. >> matt! >> happy birthday! >> maria's back with a look -- >> i swear, i said i wasn't going to do it this time. matt, you do it to me every time. >> well! man! >> let's make sure we tell people what you mean by that. all right? >> this is the enthusiasm when we watch the raiders take on the broncos and the nfc match-up, sunday night. we've got it covered for the big

from the woman behind the dude dip. we'll get to that in a minute. >> i'm sorry, there's just so much joy going on. happy birthday, sweetie pie. it is a busy, busy weekend. heavy rain in the pacific northwest, unseasonably warm in the plains. look for sunshine along the eastern seaboard. for sunday -- sunday -- warm through the mississippi river valley, more rain from texas into the mid plains. as we look ahead, the election day forecast looks good in the northeast, great lakes, mid-atlantic states. down in the south, temperatures and weather a little on the wet side as you get through the mid mississippi river valley. as we move out west, no big problems. a few showers in the pacific northwest.

>> >> thank you very much, al. now an update to no shave today which is well under way. throughout november we're going to be growing out our beards. some of us, this is just day four. also our mustaches to raise awareness for men's health. 6 out of every 10 men have not talked about prostate cancer or getting screenings with their doctors. nearly 60% of men only go to

preventatively. we'd love to track your progress as well throughout the month to raise awareness for the important cause using the #noshavetoday. carson, thank you so much. harry potter fans certainly have reason to smile this morning. cast of the new movie "fantastic beasts and where to find them" is right here. now this is set 70 years before harry's time at hogwarts when another britishiz newt scamander sets a host of creatures loose in new york 1920. along the way newt makes some rather interesting friends. >> i really don't have a

>> let's do a little of this. ?? >> here are the movie's stars. oscar winner eddie redmayne, katherine waterston, >> i need that trick for my kitchen. a show of hands, who was a harry potter fan before being in this project? i heard you even auditioned for one of the early roles. >> that is true. when i was at college i auditioned to play tom riddle and it was -- i don't think the real costume director was there. but the seventh assistant was there. i think i said about one line.

>> it worked out. >> it definitely did. this is so exciting because it comes from the mind of j.k. rowling and all of us harry potter aficionados will recognize the title of the textbook in the original harry potter movie with "the fantastic beasts and where to find them" which is one of the books the kids studies. but there was no plot. so it opens it up. don't you think? >> yeah. it was so exciting to get to read the script because nobody knew anything about it except for maybe a few actors and designers and the crew. first people to read it. >> does anyone feel any amount of intimidation that the hopes and dreams of harry potter fans are resting on your collective shoulders? >> what are you talking about? >> no, you are right. we all felt like when we were making it the people behind this made all the films. so we all felt so -- they made us feel so secure while we were making it. in a sense we started promoting the film.

pressure? >> now i'm like freaking you out. how was it for you? you are the no-mag for us. you're the american, not a muggle. you don't have wizarding powers. how do you fit into this group? >> oh, man. you ever read or seen mid summer night's dream? >> yes! >> you know the bottom character? just like a regular dude? but he gets to go into the magical forest and he falls in he gets changed along the way. gets to play with the fairies and he gets to play with the wizards and then by the end, he kind of thinks, man, maybe this is where i was supposed to be. you know? >> and your character, newt scamander. he comes over, he has his magical briefcase. he's been going around the world looking for these fantastic

the world studying and finding these extraordinary creatures and a lot of them live in his case so it has a kind of mary poppins like quality to it. but he arrives in new york and it sets a lot of things in motion. in some ways it is like the catalyst into a bigger story of proper -- back into the potter world of good versus evil. there is a sort of epic scale to it that he triggers. >> epic is a good way to describe it in terms all of this. a lot of times we have actors come here and they'll talk about like, oh, i had to train for this or i did these stunts. as i understand it, at least for the three of you, you had to do some wand work. can we talk about wanding. is it really difficult? >> they've got wand elbow. >> who got wand elbow? was that from like flicking it? >> i think it is doing the same action over and over all day. the next morning you woke up and

>> but if feels kind of good because it makes it feel like you were giving it your all. >> you practice at home with the wand? >> oh, yeah. i basically just walked around the house all the time. my wand work would never give me a bad elbow. wanding is very easy. not practical. >> we better wrap this segment. i should say, congratulations to you. i know you and your wife have a new little one. little miss iris. how is she? >> she's doing incredibly well. she's heaven. we're very lucky. >> we're so happy for you. great to see all of you. i know we will see you a lot because there will be more sequels in this, we hope. >> good luck. >> thank you so much.

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the same page as women's. >> we have the same thoughts a little bit. i think men are more calm, quiet, reserved. >> i feel like men are not very organized in general compared to women. we don't like to plan ahead. >> those small differences in our brains can have the two sexes acting quite differently. >> reporter: in a new book, a psychiatrist goes inside the male brain to help explain some typical male behaviors. >> very quickly and then, though, shuts it down very quickly behind the masculinity. >> i don't think emotion was a word i used growing up. >> reporter: michael is part of a support group for men. study shows male brains often are wired to be emotional fixers in relationships. >> sits it's very much male wanting to

uncomfortable emotions. these things can really cause conflicts in relationships because she feels not heard by him and thinks he's just running over her. >> well, some things can't be fixed. one thing i learned in this work, we talk about well, why don't we just sit with them. >> sit with not being able to fix. >> sit with whatever it is. whatever the feelings are. see what comes up. >> reporter: during pregnancy, a lot comes up for men as well. call it the doting daddy brain. >> his testosterone starts to go down and his parenting hormone starts to go up. by the time the baby is born, he's already being primed, also, to be a parent. >> reporter: but too often, she says, men get pushed out of quality time with their newborns. >> when my daughter was born, i could feel my want to really connect with her. i was feeling angry at my partner because i feel like i wasn't given the space to kind of spend time. >> reporter: the message to new

baby. >> studies have actually shown that children that get more attention from their fathers in their first five years of life actually have better reading scores in school. >> reporter: and as men enter their golden years, hormones in their brains fluctuate just like women's. >> they end up having a little more oxitocin, the cuddle hormone. lots of older men say that they really enjoy cuddling more. >> with my grandson, i'm able i think to be f and physically affectionate with him than i ever could with my own children. >> reporter: but drops in their testosterone also leave older men vulnerable to mood swings. in fact, our new state of men 2016 survey found nearly half of men feel more depressed than they admit to people. the mankind project helps men learn how to share their feelings. >> i never really learned until

it was safe enough to let that armor go, and doing that i could somehow become more of a man myself. >> wow. that i was reading this script earlier going check, check. i identify with all of that. >> and so many women don't understand that. because men don't communicate that. so i'm hopeful that that piece, or understanding that men's brains are a lot like ours but there are also differences and that will foster communication and action. >> and my going crazy right now. >> you want to cuddle! >> maria, thank you. by the way, thank those men you interviewed. >> i was going to say that but you cut right into my tag. >> because it was going past without you doing it. >> you interrupted me. the man kind project. find out a lot more about it at today.com. >> my cuddle hormones just crashed. maria, thank you.

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uld bomb the sh_t out of them." vo: just one. we're back now, 8:49 with "today loves football food." getting ready for sunday night's game between the denver broncos and oakland raiders with help dude diet." this is tough because you are taking traditional snack food and dude food and making it healthier. >> exactly. dude diet, the realistic and approachable healthy lifestyle for people who want to look better and feel hotter without giving up all the awesome foods they love. >> have you noticed i've been poking into the kitchen all morning? i love flank steak. >> these are the key players.

tomatillos. i love a flank steak, it is a little bit leaner so you can eat more of it. >> you can slice it nice and thin. talk to me about marinating. >> we'll marinate it real quickly. pour these into the bowl. a little olive oil and lime juice. garlic and cumin. then just give this a little your flank steak. if you are at home, we would zip that up, get as much air out as possible. swish it around. marinate that at room temperature. you don't have to put it in the fridge. leave it out for 20 minutes. >> how do you get the husks off these things? >> have you seen a tomatillo before? you can just peel this off with your hands. they sell them in most supermarkets now.

really well. it is sort of a hybrid tomato with a little bit of citrus in it. >> we have our tasters downstairs. >> this is going to come down to the raiders defense, they've ranked 31st. >> okay, dude. >> should be a raiders win. >> we have some tomatillos sliced. under the broiler for four, five minutes a side. they come out a little shrunk and charred. that brings out the flavor. then pop these into the food processor with -- then over here, dump this cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, salt. >> how long do you pulse that? >> it is going to be pretty quick actually. just let it go until it is nice and smooth like this. comes out looking like that. it is nice and creamy from the avocado. it is really high in

marinating. this is already seasoned with salt and pepper. put that right on the grill. that will cook for four or five minutes. >> how does this taste, guys? >> really great. >> the fries are terrific. >> so you sliced it up nice and thin. >> slice it up nice and thin. then just bring this over here. we serve it with the salsa. oven baked fries so they're healthier. you have homemade sriracha there, ketchup kicked up with hot sauce. >> how are you voting for? denver or oakland? >> i'm going to have to go with denver. >> you just angered carson. >> second-best steak i've had in a long time. >> serena, thank you so much.

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