bridget jones mad about the boy hits stores next thursday. get the scoop on what bridget is up to from the author helen fielding who sat down with jenna bush-hager. >> and we have another exclusive tomorrow. you have a great one. >> an interesting story. we all remember the story of hannah anderson. the 16-year-old kidnapped in san diego and discovered days later by horseback riders in iowa. she talks about her ordeal in depth for the first time. we'll have a lot more from hannah anderson tomorrow on today. >> we begin with the latest on that 9-year-old boy. a stowaway on a flight from minneapolis to las vegas. we're learning about how he got through security and we're hearing from his father. john yang is live in minneapolis. john, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. that's right. this morning the 9-year-old's father tells nbc news he tried to get help for his son's behavior problems and now he wants his son back home but sources tell us he is still in las vegas in child protective services custody and there's no indication

. >>> and bridget jones is back. but the newest book leaving some fans upset. why, oh, why?ision to kill off a beloved character. stay tuned. >> what? my asthma's under control. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma isn't controlling it. test your level of control at asthma.com, then talk to your doctor. there may be more you could do for your asthma. ♪ >>> exactly how i want to enter into friday, with that song. welcome back to "new day," everyone. let's get over to elinda for our forecast. >> i'm happy, nothing major anyone needs to be worried about, just maybe milder weather. you barely see much on there. you see some flurries around denver, getting their first flurries really of the season right on time. and then if you look all the way to the northeast, you see that system exit

each other on this bridge. >> reporter: helen fielding is not only the author of the original bridget jonese created. so it's no consequence that her latest installment, "mad about the boy," finds bridget a single mom in her 50s because that's where helen finds herself in life right now as well. >> first off, it's been 14 years what took so long? >> with something like bridget, you have a choice. either you keep carrying on doing the same thing over and over again or it means something really important to you and you wait until you're ready and you have something important to say again. >> briet has gone through quite a transformation. >> well, i dared to make her in her 50s. i thought, you know what, when i wrote the first bridget, the idea of this 30-something single woman was still a spinster going to end up dying alone and being eaten by a dog and i thought the same thing is going on with the 50-something woman. she has a tight perm and a shopping bag. she's past her sell by date. all the stereotypes aren't reflecting what's really happening. women are what used to be called middle aged

we told you about the death of a beloved character in the bridget jones books. more about what lies ahead for bridget. the one and only tony bennett taking us down memory lane with the release of one of his live concerts from 1964. he will be live in our studio with one of our signature songs. >> looking forward to that. 6:11. 56 degrees at the airport. congressl members of are facing charges. why police arrested them at the national mall. >> if you been waiting to book a flight, you might want to log onto southwest right now. right now but we have some rain in the seven-day forecast. >> continued closures along southbound 295 because of an early morning fatal accident. >> welcome back. good morning. 60 degrees downtown. it is most likely in the 50's at your house. things are going to change in about 24 hours. for now, we do not expect any trouble. we talked about the remnants of hurricane karen yesterday. it has developed into a nor'easter storm off the coast of north carolina. the outer banks are getting heavy rain. some of that rain is going to catch up to us

>> and then advice on love from bridget jones. >> yes, author helen fielding is answering your questionsd. that stands for what would bridget do and she'll join us coming up in the orange room. she is going to give us advice. >> we have a lot to get to. natalie has a check of the top stories. good morning, again. >> good morning, once again. world financial markets are watching closely as the u.s. senate returns this afternoon to work on a last minute deal to end the government shutdown and raise the nation's borrowing limit. an effort by the house on tuesday was blocked by tea party conservatives. >>> an airport baggage handler is held on $1 million bail following the dry ice explosions at los angeles international airport. sunday's incident did result in long flight delays. a spirit airlines flight returned to dallas after take off tuesday with smoke in the cabin and one engine shutdown. the flight was heading to atlanta. a spokesperson said the captain received an indication of a possible mechanical issue and returned to dallas as a precaution. >> a teenager only trying to help a frie

>> and then advice on love from bridget jones. >> yes, author helen fielding is answering your questionswbd. that stands for what would bridget do and she'll join us coming up in the orange room. she is going to give us advice. >> we have a lot to get to. natalie has a check of the top stories. good morning, again. >> good morning, once again. world financial markets are watching closely as the u.s. senate returns this afternoon to work on a last minute deal to end the government shutdown and raise the nation's borrowing limit. an effort by the house on tuesday was blocked by tea party conservatives. >>> an airport baggage handler is held on $1 million bail following the dry ice explosions at los angeles international airport. sunday's incident did result in long flight delays. a spirit airlines flight returned to dallas after take off tuesday with smoke in the cabin and one engine shutdown. the flight was heading to atlanta. a spokesperson said the captain received an indication of a possible mechanical issue and returned to dallas as a precaution. >> a teenager only trying to help a fr

but first i know we have bridget jones fans around here. >> of course. >> ever wonder what she wouldind out. author helen fielding is taking over our today show book club account and she is going to answer your questions from bridget's perspective. i love this. use the #wwbd which stands for what would bridget do. haven't we all wondered? >> yes, let's find out what mr. roker would do. >> he would give you the weather. let's see what we got for you. wet weather makes it's way from the upper midwest into texas. gorgeous out west and along the east coast. everywhere in between on the wet side. then for tomorrow, the rainmaking it's way into upstate new york. up across the upper ohio river valley. into central and southern texas. out west, gorgeous up and down the west coast. rainy in the upper plains. it will be snowy in the central rockies. >> good morning. it should turn out to be a nice day today. there could be some fog and low >>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you so much. well, octavia spencer is trying something new. she has written her first book. it's

renee zellweger gained weight for her role in "bridget jones." so you definitely see this.em or at least get them nominated for an oscar. >> that's what it is. >> i love the gaining weight part. that's so much easier i think than losing. >> so much more fun. >> shove it in. just eat eat eat. speaking of transformation, johnny knoxville is hiding under a lot of makeup these days to look like troublemaking seen questioner citizen in -- senior citizen in "bad grandpa." take a look. >> grandpa, this thing doesn't work. >> oh, god. >> oh! ow. >> he is funny. how will this film do? >> we got more. >> i don't know. okay. kim what do you think? is this going to be a hit? >> well, here's someone who made a transformation physically, probably will not win him an oscar, but it will be nice to see -- yeah, i don't think this is an oscar winning role. johnny knoxville back on the scene and this film has a plot. there's actually a story. a lot of the "jackass" movies don't have a story, it's a lot of people played with pranks around them. this has a plot. kind of heartfelt. i think this

bridget jones mad about the boy is our pick. ed copy of the book. sign up for our google plus hang out with helen november 4th. >> do you know the answer? >> maybe it's the first thing natalie showed the first lady that time. >> is that what she exposes? >> we have the pictures to show you. >> okay. >> meantime, you might have seen our proposal yesterday on the "today" show. she said yes. but some of you thought she didn't look very happy. well, she e-mailed our web team last night to make sure we knew she was happy. and, in fact, she said i was prepared to speak about what it means to give back to a community. i grew up in, the south bronx but was pleasantly surprised by an on air proposal. >> she is a very photoed young woman. >> he had that speech down. >> savannah, i saw him practicing. what is he rehearsing? >> congratulations to the happy couple. can we say hello to emmy-winning actor ty burrell. >> hello. >> he's here to talk about his new movie. we'll get a sneak preview. let's take a look. >> he calls it the way back. >>

but first i know we have bridget jones fans around here. >> of course. >> ever wonder what she would fielding is taking over our today show book club account and she is going to answer your questions from bridget's perspective. i love this. use the #wwbd which stands for what would bridget do. haven't we all wondered? >> yes, let's find out what mr. roker would do. >> he would give you the weather. let's see what we got for you. wet weather makes it's way from the upper midwest into texas. gorgeous out west and along the east coast. everywhere in between on the wet side. then for tomorrow, the rainmaking it's way into upstate new york. up across the upper ohio river valley. into central and southern texas. out west, gorgeous up and down the west coast. rainy in the upper >> 8:32. good tuesday morning. meteorologist christina loren, and temperatures are still cool out there. nice clear start over senole. you can see we still have a lot of dry brush. a lot of fuel available if you do see any fires start around here. we are going to see the dry downsloping winds, and keep that in mind.