here is george solis. >> there he goes. throw down. reporter: the dodgers say baseball superstar showtime shohei ohtani cleared to play monday night's game three of the world series. he is in some pain. >> it's a tolerance situation. i don't see him not playing game three. >> the team confirming the news less than 24 hours after ohtani suffered what was describeds a partially dislocated left shoulder. >> grabbing his left arm. >> reporter: writhing in pain after failed run to second base that silenced the roar of more than 50,000 fans. >> that has sent a crowd quiet. >> reporter: cheers erupting as ohtani was escorted off the field. the internationally renowned phenom inking a whopping $700 million deal with the dodgers l.a.st last year. harold reynolds says ohtani's return is seismic. >> if you're a dodgers fan right now, how excited are you? >> over the moon. i was a the stadium last night. you could hear a pin drop when he was injured. >> reporter: shohei's return sure to build off freddie freeman's grand slam. >> they picked me up

george solis is in north carolina for us tonight. george, how is the recovery going? >> reporter: lester, recovery efforts are ongoing. certainly not making things any easier, the rain. officials telling us they have received thousands of calls but they've prioritized 150, trying to get to those people that are elderly and medically dependent. tonight hurricane helene has moved on but left in its wake a trail of death and destruction. officials in north carolina say they were blinded by helene's sheer intensity. homes swept away. restaurants and shops torn to pieces. communities cut off from clean water and electricity, leaving residents nowhere to go. >> shelters are at capacity. those shelters only provide overnight lodging, food and water. fuel is not at these locations. this is basic necessities only. >> reporter: asheville among the hardest hit tonight remains largely cut off from relief, frustrating residents. >> nobody's going to help us. i don't know what we're going to do. >> do you have any faith in the federal response here? >> no. no. >> reporter: ricky an

george solis is at temple emmanuel in new york city. george, temples, gatherings, all on heightened alert tonight. >> reporter: jose, we've seen a police presence here at temple emmanuel, and this is not a one off. security is being ramped up throughout new york city, houses of worship and beyond. it comes as the fbi and department of homeland security has issued a joint warning saying october 7th, quote, may be a motivating factor for violent extremists and hate crime perpetrators trying to threaten public safety. the agency advising potential targets include synagogue, mosques, islamic and community centers, and large gatherings. authorities are concerned over the possibility of lone wolf attacks. today in major cities and in new york's times square we saw large demonstrations protesting the escalating tensions in the middle east and the conflicts. authorities at this time say there's no credible threat but remain on high alert. jose? >> george solis in new york, thank you. >>> and now to breaking weather news. a tropical storm has jus

george solis, nbc news. >> okay. we're well into fall, but it's not feeling like it depending where you're at. michelle grossman is tracking an october warm-up. we actually went to the beach yesterday for a little bit. >> it felt like summer. temperatures into the 80s in so many spots. it's not just the northeast. we're seeing the warmth stretched across the great lakes into the midwest. the northern plains, temperatures 10, even 30 degrees above normal for this time of year. we're going chase october records on this monday, even tuesday we're going to be warm once again. take a look at some of the numbers. minneapolis, 82 today. that's 27 degrees above normal for this time of year. rocke chicago, well above normal for this time of year. and as we look towards tomorrow, we're looking at temperatures well above normal once again, into the 70s and 80s. rochester 23 degrees above average. that's 80 degrees. 71 in milwaukee. sioux falls, 75 degrees. we're going cool down back to normal as we head towards wednesday, thurs

here is george solis. >> reporter: fred davis wears many hats.. >> thank you so much for tuning in. >> reporter: where millions watched this jack-of-all-trades don a more regal persona as the hornet king. >> it all kind of happened to me. >> reporter: you could say he was destined to reign, but boy did it sting to get here. a good comic book origin story, perhaps, but this was real. this phobia started when you were a young boy? >> toddler, yeah. i was attacked by a ground nest. >> reporter: up until six years ago, when davis did what we joined him to do in rural pennsylvania, suit up and hit record. go after some hornets, conquering his fear with extreme exposure therapy. >> people who have the therapy or have other phobias who look to me and say oh, he conquered that. i can get over this. >> reporter: tens of millions watch davis has vanquished his fear with every hair-raising encounter. you're the king, i'm the jester? >> yeah. >> reporter: his sceptre, this high-powered vacuum. come a long way from the phobia days? >> absolutely. >> reporter:

george solis, nbc news. >>> a new spacex rocket booster making history today. for the launch, but the landing. steve patterson explains. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: tonight, the ingenuity of man, making the stars seem just a little closer. >> we have liftoff. >> reporter: the most ambitious spacex uncrewed mission yet. star ship blasting off for its fifth test flight. but this time, there is a big catch. >> are you kidding me? >> reporter: the world's largest rocket sending a ship into orbit. >> a gorgeous view of planet earth. >> reporter: but this new chapter in space history is all about what happened back on earth. >> you can see it coming down through the plume. >> reporter: all for a moment once thought impossible. the rocket guides down to the launch pad, where it is literally caught by giant metal pinschers. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: former astronaut mike m. was in disbelief. >> wow! they did it. i don't doubt anything they say they can do because they have been delivering on very these ambitious directives. >> reporter: the partnership aims to r

george solis, nbc news, philadelphia. >> i don't know. no, i know. that's "nightly news."of yourself and each other. good night. caliber beta academy in san pablo was put into lockdown after

george solis is on the ground in hard hit asheville, north carolina, for us. george, we see the rescue crews, the cleanup crews there behind you. where do these efforts stand this morning? >> reporter: hey, good morning, ana. despair, desperation is one of the best ways to characterize what we have been seeing here on the ground here and a necessity being met. this is a water distribution site here in the city of asheville. residents telling me that's among their biggest needs now. people are able to come here and fill up five gallons at a time with this 6,000 gallon tanker here. this line was around the corner, people have been coming and going here at this hour, if you don't have a container, they have little gallons that you can take home. we have been asking about the federal response here, we did speak with the fema administrator yesterday who said they're here, they have 1200 personnel on the ground, dispersed through this region, they're trying to get to everyone as fast as they can. the administrator telling me they're not sure, they know this is a heav

nbc's george solis is at columbia university. what are you hearing from people there, george? >> reporter: on this grim day, october 7th. we have seen a number of demonstrations of protests, even leading up to to the day. at columbia, things have remained peaceful. a number of demonstrators oulds outside the hall. the hostages have yet to come home, but no closer to a cease fire deal. talking to students on the ground, they say there's moment of escalation when pro palestinian protesters set up on the opposite side of the where the students are and there's a current art installation commemorating and remembering the lives lost. there were moments of tension. i cannot underscore the presentation of nypd officials around campus to make sure these situations don't escalate further than they need to. for a lot of jewish students and faculty, today was not a day for them to reminisce about the past protests and demonstrations and violence that they saw over the last year. it was really just a moment to reflect on the lives lost during the deadly attack, as well as praying for those

george solis, nbc news. >>> with just 16 days until the election, virpt harris is responding to the profane comments former president trump made about her with new questions tonight about the legality of trump supporter elon musk giving out a million dollars a day as part of a turnout push in pennsylvania. we're in the battleground with the former president. >> reporter: tonight, former president trump taking questions from pennsylvania voters at a town hall. >> i'm going to bring them over. >> reporter: after taking over the fry cooker in a mcdonald's outside of philadelphia, looking to push his unsupported claim that virpt harris lied about working at the fast food chain when she was in college. >> she never worked at mcdonald's. >> reporter: his attacks saying this at another pennsylvania campaign event on saturday night. >> we can't staid you. you're a [ bleep ] vice president. the worst. you're the worst vice president. kamala, you're fired. >> reporter: harris responding to those comments tonight on m nbc. >> what you see in my opponent, a former president of the united states, really

correspondent, alison doerr, and darsha burns in allentown, pennsylvania, nbc news correspondent, george solis what do we expect to hear today? >> reporter: a pre-buttle to the harris address. they will focus on the closing message which is focused, they say, on the economy and immigration. they want to point out how harris has not been strong on those issues in their view, and it was supposed to be a final sprint kind of moment, however, of course, it's being overshadowed by those racist comments made at the madison square garden by the comedian that the trump campaign has sort of tried to distance themselves from. this is a press event, josÉ, but doesn't seem like it will be like a press conference where he will take questions from the media. we certainly want to ask him about it. the question i have, if the reporters are not asking questions, will he address this issue and will he speak to the puerto rican voters in places like pennsylvania, josÉ? >> meanwhile, vice president harris is expected to make her closing argument tonight in washington. what can we expect? >> reporter: campaign off

george solis is in allentown.ow allentown has a large puerto rican population, is anything changing for voters? >> reporter: talking to some of the voters, if you want to really claim some of those 600,000 eligible latino voters here in state, this was not the way to do it coming from some of the voters that i have been speaking with here today, but those who are supporting the former president including those latino voters that doesn't move the needle. we spoke to a man who's selling merchandise, puerto rico for tr trump. however those who were undecided and always chooses to vote for vice president harris, say, look, this could be the nail in coffin for him. they say this was really in poor taste and it was offensive to latinos here. take a listen to what the voters told me. >> i really feel that trump didn't have anything to do it, he doesn't support racism and he wouldn't call puerto rico an island of trash. >> my opinion, again, there's no longer republicans, you know, pureerto rico republicans that were here

. >> let me play a little bit of a few interviews that our colleague george solis did with some puerto rican residents around there. let's play it. >> the buck stops with him. and it was insulting. it was degrading. and a lot of children were watching on tv. >> i don't understand why these people are voting for him, because he doesn't have anything to give us. that's, you know, decent. he don't care for people. he just care for himself. you know, he don't care about spanish people. >> wrong time. with little days left to election and trump trying to do his best for the latino community, i think it was total downfall for him to do that. i can't speak for all puerto ricans but i can speak for myself. i ain't changing my vote. i'm sticking with trump. trump is the one that's going to make everything better for the latino community. >> the country, no, i like it. i'm sorry, but i prefer kamala. >> so you see a mixed bag there with the one gentleman who is going to the rally and still a supporter of donald trump, but again, saying it was bad timing. do you think this is going to motivate pe

nbc's george solis is on the ground in allentown.an buck is a former aide to republican speakers paul ryan and john boehner and an msnbc political analyst. simone sanders townsend is former chief spokesperson for vice president harris and co-host of msnbc's "the weekend." it's good to see all of you. and i know, george, you've been talking to voters there in allentown. what more are you hearing from them? >> reporter: yeah, chris. the consensus here among both groups is the joke simply just was not funny. the difference is those that are still supporting former president trump, those latino voters still supporting him saying look, they understand that this was the comedian's joke and they are adamant that it's not reflecting the views of former president trump. so you actually have people here on the ground, dominicans for donald trump, puerto ricans for donald trump, and so their stance is we will still support the former president as he speaks here in allentown at the ppl arena. on the other side you have the undecided voters and t

nbc news correspondent george solis has the latest from hard-hit asheville, north carolina. >> reportericials in north carolina say they were blinded by helene's sheer intensity. homes swept away. rescues and shops torn to pieces. communities cut off from clean water and electricity, leaving residents nowhere to go. >> shelters are at capacity. those shelters only provide overnight lodging, food, and water. fema is not at these locations. it's basic necessities only. >> reporter: asheville among the hardest hit remains largely cut off from relief, frustrating residents. >> nobody is going to help us. i don't know what we're going to do. >> do you have any faith in the federal response here? >> no, no. >> reporter: this auto shop has been in this location 30 years. >> hard to see. it's hard to come and look at. this is your whole life right here. it's an old building to somebody. to us, this is our life. >> reporter: drop-off of communication left relatives of missing locals needing with officials for information on their loved ones. >> what do you say to the residents who feel the respo