>> dylan dreyer where they're going to get all the storm they can handle. >>> they say the place shookast night when the giants won the game with a walk-off home run in the ninth inning, earning a trip to the world series where they will face the royals. it was pandemonium in san francisco. adding to the emotion in that city, it was 25 years ago tonight the giants were in the series when disaster struck, and a national television audience watched the story of what became known as the loma prieta quake. we've all been told the next quake is a matter of when, not if. but is the city ready for it? lester holt is in the city by the bay for us tonight. hey, lester. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. 63 people died in that quake and hard lessons were learned including how to build a stronger bridge. that's the new bay bridge behind me. beyond it, the old one that partially collapsed in the quake. it was a magical day 25 years ago. both local teams in the world series, it couldn't get bigger until 5:04 p.m. the world series tv broadcast turns to static. >> we're having an earthqu

nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is in bermuda for us tonight. >> reporter: 120-mile-per-hour wind gusts, concrete roofs ripped from homes. this was the damage tropical storm fay did to bermuda just last weekend. today, this is the calm before the big storm. beach-goers soaked in the last of the sun before hurricane gonzalo bears down on the paradise islands. hotels and residents boarded up homes and businesses. and stocked up on supplies and gas. extra flights were added to evacuate people ahead of the storm. >> leaving. just in time. >> starting friday morning right out of the gate expect conditions to deteriorate. some of the worst conditions will be in the afternoon and evening hours. >> reporter: eerily reminiscent of 2003 when a hurricane killed four people and caused $300 million in damage. here's the track of fabian near bermuda. here's the track of gonzalo, side-by-side they look nearly identical. bermuda is just a tiny speck out here in the atlantic, but fortunately most of it sits very high above sea level. there's also a natural reef that surrounds the island that really prot

nbc's dylan dreyer is on the island. >> here in bermuda, all eyes are on hurricane gonzalo. it is forecast to pass just to the west of this island as a category 3 storm. that's the strongest storm this island has seen in more than ten years. it compares to hurricane fabian in 2003. talking with people around here, they're prepared, they're boarded up, they're stocked up and they're cautiously optimistic. they said that this whole island is really prepared for hurricanes. >> but that is not all. in the pacific, another storm has hawaii's governor declaring a state of emergency. tropical storm ana will make landfall tonight as a hurricane. all public schools on the big island are closed. it is slow moving, though, so flooding is a major concern. officials are warning thrill seeking surfers about the dangerous conditions there. >>> also, breaking overnight, ebola is now just miles from the white house. infected nurse nina pham flown to maryland for treatment. right now she's inside a special biocontainment unit. the hospital, one of four in the u.s. designed to handle ebola. th

dylan dreyer in charlotte tonight. >>> as we said at the top of the broadcast, white-knuckle fliers beware. a scare for 190 passengers and crew on board an american airlines flight from san francisco to dallas, when suddenly there was a series of loud banging noises, then an even bigger fright for passengers when they realized the interior wall of the plane began to crack. our report on this tonight from nbc's miguel almaguer. >> reporter: this is the midair scare passengers came face-to-face with. it ended safely, but shortly after takeoff, the wall of this american airlines 757 cracked. >> all of a sudden there were loud popping and ripping noise. >> reporter: frightened passengers headed from san francisco to dallas/ft. worth monday alert the cabin crew. tense moments in the sky. >> both sides of the cabin started ripping in and tearing in. and everybody started screaming and shouting. >> reporter: passengers say the flight crew kept the nearly 200 aboard calm. the pilot radioed the tower. >> we're in an emergency airplane. >> reporter: the plane is turning back. emergency personnel are

nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is there. >> reporter: angry seas erupted today as the massive hurricane gonzalo bears down on bermuda. damaging winds, 40-foot waves and dangerously high storm surge slamming the island. looking at a map bermuda looks like the tiniest speck in the ocean. how could it possibly stand up to such a huge storm? imagine bermuda like a stick in the water and the water goes around it as oppose today that snowplow effect we're so used to on the united states coast. most of bermuda is shut down. and the police commissioner has ordered everyone inside and off the street. for sarah that means taking shelter at her hotel. >> they've cleaned everything up, put everything away. you know, we'll be okay. i hope. >> reporter: peter and barbara of new hampshire got married 50 years ago today in boston during a hurricane. >> we've weathered a lot of storms, but we have gotten through all of them. >> reporter: fabian was the last category 3 storm to hit in 2003. bermuda's higher elevation increases winds by 30%, so wind gusts up to 160 miles per hour can be expected. rob john

nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer monitoring it all from charlotte. >> reporter: from alabama to the carolinas, a massive storm system packing high winds and heavy rain pushed its way across the southeast today. it spawned two tornadoes in metro atlanta area. >> people's houses are just totally gone. they're having to rummage through their stuff. >> reporter: wesley kagle's family felt their house shake at 6:00 this morning. broken tree limbs punctured the house. fortunately no one was hurt. tornado warnings sounded across north carolina today. >> take shelter right now. >> reporter: in lawndale, an hour west of charlotte, high schoolers forced from class to hunker down in a hallway. this storm spread 800 miles across more than a dozen states. at least ten tornadoes have been confirmed and hundreds of severe weather reports. two people were killed. a 75-year-old woman died after a tree fell on her home in alabama. and in arkansas, neighbors are rallying around a family of a marine who died after an ef-2 tornado tore through his family's home. his wife remains in critical condition. his three c

i'm dylan dreyer in atlanta.ack to you. >>> the same weather system is expected to show up on our doorstep tomorrow. >> what can we expect? let's turn to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson in the storm center. >> we're not going to get anything like what those folks there in areas of ohio valley down to the gulf have seen. you can see right now, we've got a few showers around our area, south and west. there are heavier rains off to the far west and kentucky, eastern tennessee, western north carolina. so just a few showers right now approaching areas in fauquier county, around warrenton, out of la ray. light showers this morning moving through. the heavy stuff will wait until tomorrow. and tomorrow, the worst of it. noon to 5:00 p.m. right now we're talking about strong winds so make sure you secure any loose items around your home today. we could see some flooding. check the tread and wear on your tires. and in terms of what's next for us, again, a lot of rain and a lot of wind. and because of the potent

nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is in southampton, bermuda.retty calm behind you. >> craig, it really is, it's a hurry up and wait situation. everybody has been getting ready. the whole island is prepared for the storm. the conditions have been deteriorating a little. we're seeing a whole lot more white caps out on the ocean here. and those are starting to come in it t in, and the wind is just beginning to build up. this afternoon we'll see the high of the storm. that's when the eye the storm is about 20 to 50 miles from where i'm standing now. hurricane winds extend 50 miles out. this island is going to get battered. there are some national defenses that protect this island. a reef is going to protect from a major storm surge. it's also high in elevation. that should prevent a lot of the flooding inland. coastal areas of course will still see some flooding naturally. the buildings here are built to a strict hurricane code. they're made of solid cement. still, we're looking for hours for winds to be around 115, 120 miles per hour so we'll see

nbc's dylan dreyer is there for us tonight. hi, dylan. >> reporter: hi, lester, good evening. hurricane gonzalo made landfall last night officially as category 2 hurricane, it produced winds in excess of 140 miles per hour. it also brought in waves at least 40 feet high and produced some heavy rainfall. by the time gonzalo moved away, it knocked out power to about 90% of this island. so we were completely nearly -- nearly completely in the dark. now today was a busy day for crews as they cleaned up. trees were toppled and power lines draped over roadways making nearly everything impassable. but this island was prepared for this storm. by this afternoon most of the major debris was cleared away. and already roads are passable. so this island is back up and running. this storm now is moving off to the north towards new finland. it is still a category 1 hurricane with winds at about 90 miles per hour. so we are definitely breathing a sigh of relief here in bermuda. but i want to quickly point out hurricane ana out near the hawaiian islands. it's still a category 1 hurricane, but

sheinelle jones with us today and dylan dreyer is in bermuda. hurricane gonzalo as the storm came over the island. >> you can see at this point -- we're looking at the video from last night. dylan was safe as was our crew. that is our first priority. this morning, beautiful sikies. the people living and vacatio vacationing on the island are looking to see what damage is left behind. >> we go straight to dylan in bermuda. good morning. >> good morning, guys. this is the strongest hurricane i have been in. this is the strongest hurricane bermuda has seen since 2003 when hurricane fabian came through. we had the crazy winds come through. it was still manageable. we could get around the hotel. everything was fine. the eye of the storm comes through. not even a breeze. it was a calm as it could be. then the storm really raged on. the back side of the storm is the strongest side of the storm. we saw lashing rains and winds that were just billowing the wi windows. i ended up going into the bathroom to sleep because i did not trust what the windows woul

. >> i'm erica hill alongside dylan dreyer and sheinelle jones. good morning. >> welcome. >> that voice means it is official. >> how does the music feel? >> it's official. i'm happy to be here. it is an honor to sit next you to guys. it is. >> wait a half hour. you may feel differently. >> awesome. first 15 seconds. >> we are always good at first impressions. second and third. we will learn more about your journey here later. we want to move to the top story. the ebola emergency. in a moment, we will go live to dallas, texas for the latest on the high profile case there. we want to begin with the american journalist who tested positive in liberia while working with dr. nancy snyderman and her news team. we will learn more about what he will deal with when he gets home. we get the latest from dr. nancy. >> reporter: all week, we have been following protocols. spraying our shoes with bleach and taking our temperature twice a day. our cameraman, ashoka mukpo, was also taking precautions. mukpo is a 33-year-old photo journalist from rhode island who h

nbc's dylan dreyer is on the island now. >> reporter: here in bermuda, all eyes are on hurricane gonzalo. it is forecast to pass just to the west of this island as a category 3 storm. that's the strongest storm this island has seen in more than ten years. it compares to hurricane fabian in 2003. talking with people around here, they're prepared, they're boarded up, they're stocked up, and they're cautiously optimistic. they said that this whole island is really prepared for hurricanes. >> but that is not all in the pacific. another storm has hawaii's governor declaring a state of emergency. tropical storm ana will make landfall tonight as a hurricane. all public schools on the big island are closed. it is slow moving so flooding is a major concern. officials are warning thrill seeking surfers about dangerous conditions. >>> breaking overnight, ebola is now just miles from the white house. infected nurse nina pham flown to maryland for treatment. right now she's inside a special biocontainment unit. the hospital just one of four in the u.s. designed to handle ebola. the move came after a

. >> dylan dreyer on an otherwise beautiful night in bermuda. sadly it won't stay that way. >>> now fo a bizarre scene that played out on television last night. this may say more about the broken state of our politics these days than we'd like to admit. the governor of florida and his challenger, a former governor, set to debate right pfr the evening dissolved in a fight over a small electric fan. we get the story tonight from nbc's andrea mitchell. >> reporter: has to be the first time a political fan took place in a debate. >> the two candidates take part in this debate right now are not stepping up on stage. ladies and gentlemen, we have an extremely peculiar situation right now. we have been told the governor scott will not be participating in this debate. >> reporter: his objection, his opponent, charlie crist had brought along an electric fan. turns out charlie crist, former governor, doesn't go anywhere without his fan. perhaps he never got over this image, richard nixon sweating profusely in his first debate in 1960. the fan has its own

nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is in south hampton, bermuda, with more on when things are expected t >> here in bermuda, we are bracing ourselves for what could be a category 3 hurricane gonzalo passing just about 20 to 50 miles from where i'm standing right now. we're expecting wind gusts as high as 130 to 150 miles per hour. we're gradually watching conditions deteriorate. it's not this second. but we are noticing the surf starting to increase a little bit. wave heights coming up, white caps on the water, winds slightly stronger. we really will notice tropical storm force winds later this morning. and as we go into the afternoon, we'll feel the effects of those hurricane force winds. the peak of the storm between about 5:00 to 8:00 this evening, and then we'll see conditions improve after that. biggest concern will be for those gusty winds. flooding is a concern along the immediate coastline, and for that all-important causeway that connects the main island to the island where the airport sits. that was knocked out during hurricane fabian in 2003. so we'll see how it holds up this

. >> dylan dreyer for us in bermuda, thank you.fic we're also keeping an eye on tropical storm ana, churning toward hawaii. the big island is under a tropical storm watch. schools are closed there today as well. ana could strengthen to a hurricane later tonight, but the storm is expected to gradually weaken as it passes south of the big island tomorrow morning. >>> coming up, we continue our coverage of ebola with an update on the fiancee of thomas eric duncan as she and her family prepare to come out of their quarantine this weekend. t? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. better eggs. when folks think about wthey think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineer

and let's go to dylan dreyer. it was prettier than yesterday.s out. >> reporter: yes, the sun returned and the waves roughed up, but last night was brutal. the eyewall came through just before 8:00, and right around 8:00, the eye passed over the island. everything went calm. there was not the slightest breeze and then the backside of the storm raged through the area. we are looking at wind gusts, we have had reports of 144 miles per hour. it was the first time during the storm i was getting nervous, and i was trying to get sleep and then it was no, i will go into the bathroom, and i felt maybe i was be abg baby through the storm, and i found out a lot of other people were going into the bathtub, and everything held up fine. we were totally safe, but all of that wind did cause a lot of damage. we will assess that damage later on, and so far we have 30,000 people without power, and cell phone communications are shaky at best, but we were talking a lot yesterday about the causeway, the only connection this island has to the airport, and during hurr

nbc's dylan dreyer is in bermuda, holly jackson in hawaii with the latest. >> reporter: here in bermuda, we are bracing ourselves for what could be a category 3 hurricane gonzalo passing 20 to 50 miles from where i'm standing right now. wind gusts as high as 130 to 150 miles per hour. we're gradually watching conditions deteriorate. it's not bad right this second, but we are noticing the surf starting to increase a little bit, wave heights coming up, more white caps out on the water. winds are getting slightly stronger, but tropical storm-force winds later on this morning, then as we go into the afternoon, we'll feel the affects of the hurricane-force winds. the peak of the storm 5:00 to 8:00 this evening, then conditions will improve after that. biggest concern will be for the gusty winds, flooding is a concern right along the immediate coastline and the all-important causeway that connects the main islands to the island where the airport sits. that was knocked out during hurricane fabian in 2003. we'll see how it holds up this time around with the first category 3 hurricane that this

i'm matt lauer, along with natalie morales, tamron hall and dylan dreyer. savannah remains on maternity leave. lie ladies, good morning. >> columbus day, a lot of kids out there. >> football fans. >> a lot of canadians as well. >> a parade in new york in a few hours. if you're in the area, be careful of that. let's get to today's top story. this is the concern over ebola. after the infection of a woman who was treating dallas victim thomas eric duncan. nbc national correspondent kate snow is here with the latest on that. kate, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. screening began this weekend at jfk airport in new york. with so much concern about ebola all over the country, there are scares, at least three of them in the past 24 hours in los angeles, boston and you mentioned overnight, a flight that originated in dallas and flew to nashville. the hospital worker, meantime, who is infected, is in dallas. the apartment of a dallas health care worker now on full lockdown after she tested positive for the ebola virus over the weekend. other residen

. >> i'm erica hill alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. dylan is following the typhoon off the coast of japan. high tides being seen. dylan will update us on the path. busy in the pacific. >> nothing in the atlantic. >>> this is getting a lot of attention online as reaction comes in after microsoft's ceo said that women don't really need to ask for a raise at work. we will have the latest. >>> and dylan has another great story. we are putting her to work this weekend. >> this was hard to work. >> she went to meet baby cheetahs on the endangered species list. >> they purr. >> i love it. people can get involved in naming them? >> three don't have names yet. you can help name. >> looking forward to that. >>> let's begin with the top stori stories. the ongoing ebola screenings. the screenings at jfk where the trips originate at west africa countries. we have several reports this morning. let's start with kristen dahlgren at jfk. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. we are here waiting for a flight to get in from new guinea.

coverage with you beginning in bermuda with dylan dreyer where hurricane gonzalo is bearing down. good morning to you, dylan. >> good morning, natalie. i'm on the western side of bermuda, which means hurricane gonzalo will pass 20 to 50 miles from where i'm standing as a category 3 hurricane. we are just a speck here in the atlantic ocean. there are some natural defenses this island has. there's a reef that surrounds the island that protects from that dangerous storm surge you so often see with these hurricanes. also, most of the island is fairly high in elevation. so, while we will see some flooding along the immediate coastline, inland areas shouldn't get flooded out. that being said, residents are cautiously optimistic, putting a lot of faith in the way things are built here. they are built with solid cement. they are up to hurricane code. and while they are boarding up, they're just really going to hunker down as we go into the afternoon. one area of concern is the causeway that connects to the airport. the last time a category 3 hurricane hit this island was hurricane fabian i

dylan dreyer is in for al this morning with a look at the weather. arm and humid out ahead of this front. cool and dry behind it. temperatures in the 80s versus temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we have heavier rain moving through texarkana into shreveport, louisiana. this line could produce your torrential downpours and wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour. we do have tornado watches in effect. in these yellow boxes that's where we have our severe thunderstorm warnings. quickly we want to show you this area in red. we could see strong storms today but the strongest in here through arkansas, louisiana, mississippi and into tennessee with those damaging wind gusts, large hail and flash floodin >>> good morning i'm bill henley. clouds moved in and they will stay with us most of the stay. we'll have spotty light showers. high temperatures in the upper to middle 60s. more summer like starting tomorrow. 80 degrees after a morning low of 60. there is a chance of showers later on wednesday and possibly early storms on thursday and it will clear out as we

natalie morales and dylan dreyer join us as well. al is making his way back from afghanistan. >>> it seems every day this week we've had some new development in the ebola scare and today is no exception. now it's hit home. dr. nancy is with us from monrovia. how is this young man, ashoka mukpo doing? >> hi, matt. he sounded this morning well. it's been 48 hours. of course, when he realized that he had a fever and was feeling achy in this environment, the word ebola pops to the top of everyone's mind. he was quarantined overnight, 48 hours ago, got his test. it turned out to be positive and at that point, it's all been a matter of logistics of stabilizing him. he is with doctors without borders and will be air lifted out to a medical center in the united states. but he's good. the amount of virus in his body is low. he should have a very good prognosis. >> obviously there's a larger team there in liberia, nancy, with you. so the question is, how long had you been working with him? and how close was the contact between you and the othe

nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer is in bermuda with the latest. >> reporter: conditions have dramaticallyere in bermuda. the winds are still a little strong and the surf is rough. but for the most part, things have been improving rapidly since last night. hurricane gonzalo made its way onshore and made landfall just before 8:00 last night. but it was the backside of the storm that was the strongest. we had reports in some of the higher elevations of wind gusts up near 144 miles per hour. and, boy, did we feel it in our hotel. the windows started bowing and everything was rattling. we were all concerned. i ended up sleeping in the bathroom to stay safe with the cement walls around us. but we're going to assess the damage today. when you have winds that strong for such an extended period of time, obviously we're going to see a lot of vegetation damaged. that's exactly what we saw even when tropical storm fay hit this past sunday. but we're also noticing that power is trying to get restored. we have about 30,000 people without power. there was concern about the causeway that connects this is

al roker and dylan dreyer are covering this. dylan is on the road. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it was already pouring by the time we arrived here at 5:00. 5:30 this morning, all hell broke loose. we saw winds gusting. heavy rain coming in side ways. we lost our tents and whole setup here for a little bit. this is the same line of storms that moved through yesterday in the south and produced an estimated 13 tornadoes and more than 200 reports of wind damage that destroyed homes and took at least two lives. severe weather spread 800 miles across the south, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and possible tornadoes. and causing downed power lines, leaving thousands without power. this time lapsed video showing the storm tearing through arkansas. from nashville, tennessee, where weather channel dave malkopf had a close call. >> that was right on top of me. >> reporter: to dora, alabama, where a 75-year-old woman died when a tree fell on her home. >> we lost a good lady in our community. >> reporter: and in ashdown, arkansas -- >

let's get a check of the weather from dylan dreyer. >> and magic mike. >> we're ganging up on you, willie storms today. not as strong as yesterday. in chicago, it's a damp start to the day. you will see some improvements. look how temperatures drop down into the 50s for highs today. it's all this cold trofront thas going to drop. we'll see freeze warnings with temperatures in the 30s in some areas of the midwest tomorrow morning. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> and that's your latest forecast, guys. >> halloween a few weeks away now. we've got the coolest -- oh, my. >> gummy eyeballs. >> gadgets and decorations. >> look at ♪ it's not every day that you find yourself at the corner of "a little flu shot" and "a world of difference." when you get any immunization at walgreens, you'll help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in a developing country through the un foundation's shot@life campaign. thanks to customers like you, last year we helped supply three million vaccines to children in need. this year, help give even more. it's eas

dylan dreyer is in durham, north carolina, with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the storm system spreading east this week has transitioned into more of a heavy rain event, which is just about to get started here in durham. from here on out, the wind and any tornado damage should be minimal, which sadly was not the case in parts of the south. charles edward witham, marine and father of four was killed when a tornado hit his home. we spoke with his mother and daughter. this wasn't the first tornado to tear through the hometown of ashdown, arkansas. it was the first time her home was directly in one's path. >> i feel like it's a nightmare that's not stopping. >> reporter: she and two of her siblings were home with her parents when the ef-2 tornado tore through their neighborhood, blowing the house to pieces. >> all i saw was the wall all coming at me and my bed flipping me through the air. >> reporter: all three children and their mother survived the storm. eddie, a former marine, did not. >> he went through two tour