host alex trebek is opening up about his cancer story and his chemo. nbc's miguel almaguer with trebek's new'sage. >> reporter: for 36 seasons of "jeopardy!" alex trebek has had the answers. >> virginia. >> reporter: but now as he continues his battle with stage four pancreatic cancer amid setbacks in his treatment, the television host is offering answers to someone else's questions. >> there are weaknesses that i feel in my body, but i can always suck it up when it come time to tape the show. >> reporter: trebek struggles with carrying the burden of being the face of pancreatic cancer. >> to be the inspiration for a lot of other peoplke feel good but it does place some responsibility on me that i feel i'm not deserving of. trebek wears a wig and struggled to annunciate words on the show. >> i will keep doing it as long as my skills do not diminish and they have started to diminish. >> reporter: insightful and reflective, trebek is facing his own mortality. >> i'm not afraid of dying i'm 79 years old so i've lived a good life, a full life and i'm nearin

. >> a very personal message from jeopardy's alex trebek about the new challenges he's facing in his battle against cancer. >> plus, agus nato caught on camera sends residents fleeing for safety a busy tuesday ahead "early today" starts right now >> good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. a pivotal figure in the ukraine scandal will face congress today as part of the impeachment inquiry into president trump ambassador to the european union gordon sunlandt l position befo house committees meanwhile, president trump is railing against democrats after the emergence of a second whistle-blower nbc's tracie potts is in d.c. with the latest. and, tracie, on top of all of this, the house has also issued another round of subpoenas >> reporter: right, phillip. they want more evidence from th, from the secretary of defense about whether or not there was an attempt to withhold aid from ukraine in exchange for investigating joe biden. now, sunland, who you just saw, is set to talk to lawmakers today. they want answers about a series of text messages, includin

>>> next tonight, more of that moving interview with alex trebek. the challenge in going public with his cancer. and the message tonight to his grown children. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: tv legend, alex trebek, in the battle of his life. now expressing some doubts about sharing his struggle with cancer. >> i have some regrets about having gone public with it. i have become in many ways the spokesperson for pancreatic cancer. it's tough sometimes trying to be as optimistic as you can and i don't know if i'm strong enough or intelligent enough to help alleviate some of that despair. >> reporter: trebek betrayed no second thoughts about how he lived or the prospect of dying. >> i've lived a good life, a full life, and i'm nearing the end of that life. so, if it happens, it happens. and why should i be afraid of it? >> reporter: trebek going through his second round of chemo realistic, but maintaining his trademark sense of humor. >> it does bother me that i might pass on before i get to have a grandchild, hint,t. >> reporter: alex trebek ha

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the trace. >> alex trebek long said he would do jeopardy as long as his skills didn't diminish., mostly because of the side effects of chemo. because of sores inside his mouth, the host of jeopardy says he now sometimes has trouble enunciating his speech. he says the fans have been very forgiving, but some point, producers and fans won't be able to keep saying, it's okay. just last month the 79 year old announced he has to undergo more chemo for stage four pancreatic cancer, that was surprising because alex trebek earlier said his tumors had already shrunk more than 50%. while alex trebek remains cautiously optimistic, he does say he regrets being so public with his battle. watch. >> what i've discovered is not only have i become the defactor flag carrier for it, a lot of people are coming to me and looking for help, reassurance and that is tough. >> mmm. yeah, alex trebek says he's committed to chemotherapy and recognizes he can't do it forever, though he will "keep chugging along until we win or lose."alex trebek says he is not afraid of the cancer or death and he's lived a go

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the early sign that he missed. >> alex trebek. >> reporter: alex trebek is joining forces with the worlden deadly disease he himself has been battling. >> now in order to help patients fight and survive this disease, more attention and awareness are needed. >> reporter: as part of his new public service announcement, the legendary game show host is opening up about an early sign he missed. >> i wish i had known sooner that the persistent stomach pain i experienced prior to my diagnosis was a symptom of pancreatic cancer. other common symptoms can include midback pain, unexplained weight loss, new onset diabetes and the yellowing of the skin or eyes. >> reporter: trebek has been committed to openness during his cancer battle. >> with the love and support of my family and friends and with the help of your prayers also, i plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. >> reporter: sharing the news, good and bad alike, including when he received a devastating update when doctors said he was near remission. >> we were all very optimistic, and they said, good. we're going to s

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>> we will bring you to a special event. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2 the time is 4:56 am, alex trebek the longtime host of jeopardy is being treated for cancer and may have to give a posting that show. trebek says his chemotherapy treatments for pancreatic cancer make it hard for him to speak. he is 79 years old and has hosted the show since 1984. >>> the time is 4:57 am, the chinese state television announces they won't broadcast nba preseason games scheduled in china, this is coming as the nba fends off criticism that the nba is putting profits over principal. this started by a tweet supporting pro-democracy protesters in hong kong, that led to a statement by the nba calling the tweet regrettable for having offended the people of china. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are now criticizing the nba. >>> there was a lot of excitement at the chase center in san francisco last night, the golden state warriors hosted an event that is held every year giving the preseason, during the preseason that gives fans a behind-the- scenes look at the team and their favorite players. team officia

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plus alex trebek talks leaving "jeopardy" among his cancer fight. >> i'm near the end of that fight.> reporter: why nick jonas is in and gwen stefani is out and how wife, bewioncau is already getting in on the trash talk. hollywood's biggest stars turn out for a history-making moment. and "e.t.'s" "cheers" reunion features shocking set secrets. >> we were horrible. >> news on matt lauer after he fought back against a rape accusation. >> the allegations are disturbing. we have the latest as the former ca colleagues were left visibly shaken this week. pappalling.shocking and it's very, very difficult. >> i think we're going to just sort of of continue to process this part of this horrific story. >> i think i speak for all of us we're disturbed to our core. >> savannah and hoda were dealing with the new claim about their former cohost. this woman alleges that he raped her while they were in sochi, russia covering the olympics. she worked for meredith vieira. she claims that lauer invited her to his hotel room and then quote pushed her against the it door on to the bed, adding it was non

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. >> jeopardy host alex trebek is shining a spotlight on pancreatic cancer. he's been battling the disease since his diagnosis in march in a 60-second psa with the world pancreatic coalition, the 79-year-old said he wish he knew more about how to spot the early symptoms nbc's ann thompson has more. >> reporter: you will soon be seeing alex trebek on more than just jeopardy. >> in nearly every country, pancreatic cancer is the only major cancer with a five-year survival rate in the single digits >> reporter: the 79-year-old game show host is teaming up with the world pancreatic cancer coalition in a psa to raise awareness about the disease. he is one of nearly 57,000 americans diagnosed this year. >> i wish i had known sooner that the persistent stomach pain i experienced prior to my diagnosis was a symptom of pancreatic cancer. other common symptoms can include mid-back pain, unexplained weight loss, new on set diabetes, and the yellowing of the skin or eyes. >> reporter: since revealing the diagnosis in march -- >> i'm going to fight this >> reporter: -- tre

yes for less. >>> it is 5:57 am alex trebek the host of jeopardy still battling pancreatic cancer, it may force him to end his run is the host of jeopardy. trebek says his chemotherapy makes it hard for him to speak, alex trebek is 79 years old and has hosted jeopardy since 1984. >>> new this morning chinese state television says it will not broadcast nba preseason games set in china. all this comes as the nba is sending off -- fending off criticism that is putting a priority of profits over principles. the controversy started with a tweet by the general manager of the houston rockets in support of the pro-democracy protesters in hong kong. that led to a statement by the nba calling the tweet regrettable for having offended the people of china. here is what nba commissioner adam silver said about the situation this morning. >> the long-held values of the nba are to support freedom of expression. and certainly freedom of expression by members of the nba community. and in this case daryl morey as a general manager of the houston rockets enjoys that right , understand that there are cons

--alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.ell, now, hasn't this season turned into a blockbuster? first we had the "jeopardy!" all-star tournament. and then we had james holzhauer winning all of that money and all of those games, and now emma boettcher winning a bundle in just two games. jonathan and erin, are you here to replace her or allow her to keep her run going? we're about to find out, aren't we? good luck. here we go. ♪ now the categories. first off... aha. let's go shopping, i guess. there's a theme. and finally... ...not con- verse. emma, start. uh, sketchers, $600. it was very crowded in the privy chamber of this king, as sketched by hans holbein the younger. sketchers, $800. this french sculptor put away the clay to sketch isadora duncan. emma. who is rodin? good. sketchers, $1,000. costume designer edith head created many sketches of this actress for hitchcock's "rear window." - emma again. - who is grace kelly? - she's the one. - sketchers, $400. anne is sketched here by this oldest of the bronte sisters. - emma

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-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.'m sure many of you have wondered what the contestants and i talk about at the end of the prog on yesterday's show, james was worried a little bit because he thought that with the $2 1/4 million he's already won as a "jeopardy!" champion that maybe now the casinos will look at him differently and might not want him gambling in their venues. that remains to be determined. faizan and lisa, good to have you with us. and good luck. here we go. the jeopardy! round. today we start you off with these categories... good year. next... you identify the author. and finally... that's how i'm reading you. james. 1919, $1,000. james. - what is bauhaus? - yes. i'm reading you, $1,000. faizan. - who is hesse? - correct. 1919 for $800. faizan. - what is the 18th? - correct. i'm reading you, $800. james. - who is alice walker? - yes. robots, $800. james. - what is fukushima? - that's it. robots, $1,000. faizan. - what is hitchhiking? - hitchhiking. yes. let's do loud & clear for $1,000. james. - what is

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny.ames, the odds of you succeeding, are much higher on "jeopardy!" than at the craps table, i'm sure. mary and liz, welcome aboard, ladies, and good luck. here we go into the jeopardy! round. ♪ to grandma's house we go. let's take a look at the categories... each correct response... we'll deal with a... and then... mary poppins did. james. jolly holiday, $1,000. named for a predator, a new year's day tradition in the northern hemisphere is this plunge. mary. - what is the polar bear plunge? - correct. starts with 2 vowels, $200. mary. - what is the aisle? - yes. starts with 2 vowels, $1,000. james. - what is aerate? - that's the word. fly a kite, $1,000. liz. - what is the saint lawrence? - no. mary or james? james. - what is the niagara? - yes, that's the river. mary poppins, $1,000. [ beep ] who are shern brothers? richard and robert. back to you, james. 20th century, $1,000. answer... [ applause ] - two dimes, please. - all right. - that's $2,000. - i know. [ laughter ] - what is liby

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highway 101 to cupertino, 10 minutes. >>> alex trebek joined forces with the world pancreatic cancerlition to release a public service announcement. >> in nearly every country p pancreatic cancer is the only cancer with a five-year survival rate in the single digits. in order to help patients fight and survive this disease more attention and awareness are needed. >> trebek was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in march. he said he wish he knew more about the symptoms earlier which include yellowing of the eyes and skin, back and belly pain, weight loss and nausea. since his diagnosis he has been active in raising awareness. >>> lori laugh lane oughlin is about to break after being hit with new federal bribery charges. the actress and her husband now face up to 45 years each in prison. the couple is accused of paying $500,000 to get their daughters into usc by having theme pose as elite athletes. a source close to loughlin spoke to "people" magazine saying the new charge has them terrified of going to prison. >>> new at 6:00, salesforce tower gets ready for halloween. >> wha

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. >>> alex trebek is speaking out about his ongoing battle with cancer. an intewer in canada asked him how he is doing ? >> i am hanging in, we are back on chemotherapy and see if the numbers go down. if they do, they can't keep doing it forever. they will have to find a protocol or whatever, to administer. we will play it by ear and keep chunking along until we either win or lose. >> he said back in march he has stage iv pancreatic cancer diagnosed. he said the doctors recently ordered him back in treatment because of some troubling test results . >>> a stanford assault survivor known for her emotional victim impact statement is now at the center of the fight between students and administrators. michelle miller, she struck an agreement with the university. the scene of the crime would be turned into a garden. it would also have a plaque containing a quote from her victim impact statement. but she pulled out of the project after the university next her suggestion arguing the statement could be triggering for assault survivors. >> you took away my words, m

-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome, everyone.our weeks with one champion only, and all of that changed last week. we had a number of champs, including this talented young lady here, laurel, who played brilliantly on friday, but now she has to defend for the first time. jennifer and jason, welcome aboard. let's see how things work out. good luck. here we go. categories, please. we start off with... next... [ laughter ] followed by... each correct response will contain seven letters and will begin with the letter "s." that's followed by... well, then, here's some trail mix for you. laurel, start us. "s"even-letter science for $200. jennifer. - what is sucrose? - that's it. "s"even-letter, $400.

-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. hope you were watching yesterday, folks.hampion, ed condon, solid in a great variety of categories. and that bodes evil for jackie and john. but different categories today, so we don't know what's going to happen. but good luck to all of you. here we go in the jeopardy! round. one daily double awaiting you in one of these categories. we start you off with... and we'll name the president. not his story. hey... so what do we want you to do? we want you to... a-b-s is going to begin every correct response. ed, off you go. old school movies for $200. ed. - who is will ferrell? - yes. old school for $400.

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-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. welcome, everyone.luck on friday's program helped make susan today's champion. not a big total, $8,700, but she could add to that today if she defeats anthony and erin. good luck to all three of you as we move you in to the jeopardy! round to play with these categories... ah. susan, start us. let's live abroad for $200. susan. what is siberia? correct. let's live abroad for $400. anthony. what is tijuana? good. "world book" for $600. anthony.

--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thanks, ladies and gentlemen.e bit of momentum going for herself yesterday, winning $20,000, which is close to the average for our champions' winnings on "jeopardy!" but today, two new contestants in emily and steven, and all-new categories. let's see how things play out. here we go, into the jeopardy! round. we're looking for that one daily double in one of these categories, starting off with... yes. followed by... yeah. name the movie in... "ok" coming up in each correct response. jessica, off you go. a wee bit of kiwi history, $200. - jessica. - who is captain cook? he's the one. a wee bit of kiwi history, $400.

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-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.s on "jeopardy!" two games in a row in which the player leading going into final jeopardy! does not wind up winning the game. is a trend a-building here on our show? we'll find out today as erin defends against dmitriy and ed. good luck. here we go. ♪ categories are... ...followed by... erin, start us. tv morning shows for $200, please. dmitriy. what is "good morning america"? you're on the board. can i have explorers for $600, please? answer... well, we're getting rid of it early, and that's bad news because you can risk up to $1,000 only. let's do $1,000. all right.

--alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen.yesterday. we managcleao all of the clues in the first two rounds of play. that's a gsign. ryan didn't win much money, but we had a tough final. all right, it helps if i don't talk too much, so let's get right to this. good luck, players. ♪ now the categories for today. arti off with a tree grows in brook-- oh, not brooklyn. book land. ith... of course. [ laughter ] ryan, off you go. 21st century television, $1,000. martha. what is "anne of green gables"? you're on the board. i'll take 21st century television for $600.