i'm frances rivera. president obama heads to the pentagon this afternoon to discuss the threat from isis with top defense officials. this comes as the fbi asked for help against the militant group. this man seen here in isis propaganda videos speaks english and arabic. officials are hoping someone may recognize him through his voice and appearance. clashes in turkey have turned deadly as demonstrators demand more action against isis. turkish media say at least 14 people have died in fighting between protesters and police. police firing live bullets in the air as demonstrators tried to approach a police station in istanbul. officers there used tear gas, rubber bullets, and water cannons on kurdish protestors overnight. >>> the u.s. top military leader martin dempsey meanwhile talking with abc news about isis. he says he is, quote, fearful that kobani will fall. there is concern if militants take the syrian city of kobani terrorists could then enter into turkey. this as canadian lawmakers have authorized t

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i'm frances rivera. thank you for watching "early today."and a rest of the week. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning to you, 4:30, i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to, first check that forecast, good wednesday morning. >> is it wednesdaying morning. >> good morning. >> you know what? yeah, optimism high for the giants. we'll tell you more about that coming up. talk about what we know is going to be nice today, that is your forecast. temperatures in the 80s. the last day of the 80s for quite some time. a major pattern shift starting tomorrow, kicking in for halloween and a lot of rainfall in the bay area. looking for sunshine and the warmth, maybe head out to the

i'm frances rivera. the san francisco giants are the world series champs again. it all came down to the final inning. >> that's in the air to left center. that ball is gone. and it gets back to the wall! a mistake in the outfield he will hold there with two outs, representing the tying run. salvador perez, the 2-2. sandoval inside. >> it is done. the dynasty lives and the giants take it in 3-2 victory. back in san francisco, the team claims their title in five seasons. the pitcher won mvp and a new car. he holds a new record for the most innings pitched in the post season. here he is. >> i wasn't thinking about how many innings i was going to go or how many pitchers, just about getting outs. i can't laugh anymore. i'm a little tired now. >> he deserves a rest. after tonight, the party moves back home to san francisco for a parade and championship rally. >>> this morning, fear and frustration over ebola. in connecticut, virus jitters. a 7-year-old was banned from class after a trip to nigeria. her outraged family is now suing. in maine, a quarantine showdown and j

i'm frances rivera. this is "first look" on msnbc.ly with thomas roberts" starts right now. >> it's really understandable that people are scared. it's a deadly virus. but you have to go back to basics. the bottom line here is we know how to stop it. it's not going to spread widely in the u.s. for two basic reasons. we can do infection control in hospitals and public health interventions that stop it in its tracks. >> the head of the cdc tries to reassure americans about the ebola threat as one ebola patient in the u.s. is now in critical condition as an infected american arrives this morning for treatment in the u.s. >>> the senate at stake. new nbc news/marist poll numbers for three key senate races that could determine the makeup of capitol hill next year. and what a weekend for postseason baseball as the orioles and the royals break out their brooms, winning their series in sweeps. bring on the alcs. this is "way too early"! >>> that does look nice. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, the 6th of october. welcome to "way

. >>> now for a look at sports, we go it frances rivera. good morning. >> time for sports. giants/cardinals, game two of the nlcs. tied 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth, matt adam crushes it into right field to give them the 4-3 lead. the giants, they tie it up after a wild pitch. matt dempsey runs hard from second to score and then this. >> long hit to right, into the corner. game over. >> it is done. the cardinals win 5-4 to tie the series at 1. they now head to san francisco for game three. sunday night football on nbc, giants/eagles. a feeding frenzy for the eagles defense. on the menu, eli manning. he's sacked eight times in the night. even gets worse for the g-men. victor cruz suffered a torn patella, so he's done for the season. still a shutout for giants, 27-0. ouch in more ways than one. >>> next, the game of the week, seahawks and cowboys, tied at 10. tony romo hits jason witten to give dallas the lead at the half. the play of the game comes late in the fourth. >> under five minutes to go. romo on his feet. lobs it for witten. williams behind it and that is a catch

but right now, we want to get the latest in sports and for that, frances rivera. good morning, frances. >> good morning to you. hockey is back and opening night it h it all, really, from celebrations to shutouts, and of course, there's fights on the ice. the celebration at staples center. the l.a. kings raised their stanley cup championship banner in front of the sold-out crowd. they beat the rangers 4-1 last season to claim their second stanley cup in three years. but as you can imagine, celebration doesn't last long. the sharks dominated the kings, shutting them out 4-0, the sharks' fourth straight season opener win. >>> and to boston we go, flyers/bruins. boston's up 1-0, when a melee breaks out in the second period between luke schenn and boston's bobby robbins. both players get a few hits in before things separated on the ground. the fight stems from this hit in front of the flyers bench. well, the flyers tie things up in the third period, but the bruins find the net once more. they start their season with a 2-1 win. >>> canadian rivals montreal and toronto fa

i'm frances rivera. >>> scrambling for answers. the cdc on a media blitz trying to calm fears after a dangerous first. a dallas nurse sick, infected with ebola, inside the united states. another put in quarantine as a precaution. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: last week she was part of the medical team treating the first patient diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. she's back inside texas health presbyterian hospital, in isolation, now fighting the deadly disease herself. >> it's deeply concerning that this infection occurred. >> reporter: a review from the centers for disease control blames a paraphernalia in hospital protocol for the infection. officials won't release her name but do say the woman had extensive contact with thomas eric duncan before his december, including when he was placed on dialysis and a ventilator as his condition got worse and he became more infeshts. officials say she wore a protective suit at that time but experts warn problems can occur after treatment when that suit is removed. >> you might have flui

i'm frances rivera. he was on the run for seven weeks. this morning, cop killer eric frein is sitting in a state police jail. he was found in an aban donned aircraft hag hangar last night. he was placed in handcuff s of the state troopers is accused of killing. now prosecutors are making plans. >> it is my intention to file notice to seek the death penalty for eric frein in this case. >> nbc's jay gray brings us the details. >> reporter: after 48 days on the run, one of the fbi's most wanted criminals, alleged cop killer eric frein, was captured by u.s. marshals near an abandoned airport in the pocono mountains. >> they saw an individual that they thought was eric frein and they ordered him to surrender to, to get down on his knees and raise his hands, which is what he did. corporal dickson's handcuffs were put on him and he was placed in corporal dickson's car. >> reporter: they searched for the suspect they described as a survivalist and skilled marksman who allegely killed dickson and seriously injured trooper alex douglass in what the

. >>> hi, i'm frances rivera. here's wha w what's happening.been transmitted in the u.s. for the first time. a texas nurse has been test eed positive for the virus. the nurse was in full protective gear when she provided care. >>> st. louis police say more than a dozen people were arrested this weekend in protests over the police shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old in ferguson this past august. more events are scheduled for tomorrow. we'll bring you more news later. now, back to "lockup." ♪ >>> it's not unusual for de shawn to rap for his friend the shizz and now he has an audience. after 30 days in segregation, he's been released back to a general population dorm. >> wake up, baby! >> kind of excited. feel like i'm back home with my friends. >> finding a housing unit where powell has no known enemies was a challenge, staff finally worked it out. but if he is to stay out of segregation, he needs to be on his best behavior. >> said that if i do anything i will be go back to max and i will not be back in the general population until i leave lou

i'm frances rivera in for alex as she takes some time off. breaking news we are awaiting a news conference this afternoon to begin outside of seattle, washington, where two teens are being treated after a deadly shooting at a high school friday. we'll bring it to you live as soon as it starts. >>> two teenage boys are treated at another hospital where one is in critical condition and the other is stable. in the meantime police told nbc news in the past hour a ka of tieria worker tried to stop alleged shooter jaylen fryberg during his rampage. they confirmed he used a .40 caliber gun it happened in the cafeteria of his high school in marysville. student gave this account on the "today" show. >> stood up right away, i forgot a lot of things, i left my longboard and a lot of my belongings at the school and started running trying to get offcampus. it didn't seem like he was going on a spree. he had set people he was going after, and he didn't just keep shooting at everyone else. >> again, awaiting a press conference to update us on the conditions

. >>> i'm frances rivera.ns have been found near the missing university of virginia student hannah graham. they are now classifying graham's case as a death investigation. >>> off campus gatherings coincided with a pumpkin festival that got out of control. police used tear gas to break up the crowd. more news later. back to "lock up." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> an anonymous letter and recorded phone call have led officials at cuyahoga county correction center to believe that a violent inmate could be plotting an cape. >> they come get me i'm going to break out this bitch. >> this is the guy you're looking for. >> the inmate is ronald wells currently awaiting trial for robbing a casino customer of his winnings and as well as a separate home invasion robbery. >> corporal mcleland, once we get everybody secured, we're going to get the inmate. >> you got that? >> yes, sir. >> suit it up. let's go. >> srt, left! >> now the jail special emergency response team will make a dyna

. >>> i'm frances rivera. here's what's happening this morning.lth officials in texas continue monitoring about 50 people who had contact with ebola patient thomas duncan for signs of the disease. so far none have shown symptoms. duncan is in critical condition. >>> the parents of a missing university of virginia student appealed for information in a new videotaped statement. 18-year-old hannah graham disappeared on september 13th. a suspect has been charged in connection with the crime. more news later. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> like many of the 2400 inmates in boston's suffolk county jail, nick bubanas admits his life hasn't been as successful as he once hoped for but he thinks he may have discovered one of life's secrets. >> figured out for girls you go to the left, for guys -- you want a boy you go to the right. you know what i'm saying? that's how you make babies. go to the left for girls, right for boys, right? >> bubanas' 4-month-old daughter was born just before he came to jai

. >>> hello i'm frances rivera bringing you some breaking news coming from texas.red for ebola patient duncan has tested positive for the deadly virus. the health care worker came down with a fever friday night and was immediately isolated for testing. the positive result came in late last night and the cdc will be conducting another test just to confirm the case. >>> health officials are now trying to determine who that person has come in contact with so they can be checked for ebola symptoms. we will bring you much more on this breaking story throughout the day here on msnbc. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> two. >> left. >> two. >> all right, y'all, hold it down. hey, if you stop talking and get up here, we'll go to chow. we structure everything like the military. and we like to have everybody do the same thing all together and they stay in compliance when they do that. if you've got your hands in your pockets, you're wrong. if you've got your hands in your jacket, you're wrong. >> we make them walk on the line so we do have con

. >>> hi, i'm frances rivera. authorities in dallas are taking no chances.hey are going destroy all the items taken from the apartment where ebola patient thomas duncan was staying. they removed 30 barrels and three mattresses friday. they've downgraded his condition to critical but did not provide more information than that. >>> in hong kong, tens of thousands of defiant demonstrators staged a massive rally ahead of a monday deadline to clear out. >>> now we take you back to "lockup." >>> the fairfax county adult detention center is managed by sheriff's deputies. stacey kinkaid is part of that team for 26 years. now as the first woman ever elected sheriff of fairfax county, running the jail is her primary responsibility. as for the inmates she says her approach is firm but fair. >> this is jail, that's just how it is. our major concern is safety and security. we have rules and regulations. the inmates know those. this is our house. wile you're a guest, you have to obey the rules. >> when inmates violate the rules, the penalties are stiff. they can be assign

i'm frances rivera. he was on the run for seven weeks.is morning, cop killer eric frein is sitting in a state police jail. he was foundan

. >>> high, i'm frances rivera. the u.s. suffered its first casualty in the air campaign to destroy ices in iraq and syria. jordan spears was lost at sea on wednesday after bailing out of an aircraft that experience trouble during takeoff. >>> canada's prime minister says its fighter jets will be countering the militant group in iraq. austria says it will send a special forces and an assist will. now we take back to lock up. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> at the fairfax county adult detention center, feeding the 1,200 men and women incarcerated here falls to inmate workers like rasheed conte. in this kitchen, they learn to do things big. >> what i'm doing, i'm going to boil the potatoes first for 45 minutes or an hour. then i'm going to take them over, mash them with butter and milk. most joes use instant potatoes. we're using real potatoes here. >> conte is part of a crew that serves about 26,000 inmate meals a week. >> they order approximately 30,000 pounds of food a week. 18,000 cookie

i'm frances rivera. >>> scrambling for answers.a media blitz trying to calm fears after a dangerous

i'm frances rivera. breaking news, another american infected with ebola is now on u.s. soil.

ember will land only what happens when it does get fire adapted now at fireadapted.org >>> i'm frances rivera's what's happening. huilan remains have been found in the search for missing university of virginia student hannah graham. police are waiting for forensic tests to positively identify the remains, but say they are now classifying graham's case as a death investigation. >>> arrest and injuries at keen state college in new hampshire. gatherings coinciding with the annual pumpkin festival got out of control. police responded in riot gear and used tear gas to break up the crowd. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> inside cleveland's cuyahoga county correction center, walter cooperwood, admitted boss of the heartless felons gang is allowed one hour a day to spend outside of his cell. he was put on 23 and 1 lockup status for fighting. >> let's get something straight right now -- >> but recently warden ivy put the entire unit on lockup after members of the heartless felons began preying on other inmates. >> this is my house, understand tha

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