the reason is that the legendary barry gibb is stepping into our studio in just a little while to perform for us in our 8:30 half-hour. >> hold me, matt! i'm so excited. >> it is going to be cool. >>> let's get a check of the headlines. our first headline is a musical audio headline. ♪ how does it feel >> that's right. >> that feels pretty good. >> just this morning, bob dylan has won the nobel prize for literature. swedish academy citing him for creating new poetic expressions within the great american song tradition. so congratulations to bob dylan. >>> back to politics. donald trump fighting back against new assault allegations. multiple women have come forward to "the new york times" and other publications in the last 24, 48 hours claiming he touched and kissed them inappropriately years ago. trump's campaign is denying all of these accusations and demanding that "the new york times" retract its story, also threatening to sue. nbc news has not independently confirmed any of those