. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in tonight for brian. it has been more than two weeks since the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans were killed at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. tonight, a rare reversal, tonight, the intelligence officials say they originally got it wrong. patience, with the investigation, and shifting explanations from the administration. tonight, members of congress from both parties are demanding answers, and on the ground in

savannah guthrie, tom brokaw here with us in the studio. earlier tonight you were saying life can be measured in terms of the finite number of moments and we're on the heels of one tonight. >> yeah. in a political campaign like this there are only a handful of really big moments. this is one of them. it's an opportunity. four long years of tough economy. there's a time when voters kind of tune out the president. he'll have their attention tonight. advisers are thrilled that president clinton gave that speech last night. they say he made a defense of the first four years that the president couldn't have given himself, but tonight is a night for something that only the president can do and that is to say, where will he lead the country? advisers know he's got to put some meat on the bones. he's got to lay out some kind of agenda and make a compelling case for what is the unfinished business of the obama presidency. >> and tom brokaw, because so much of life comes back to baseball, have the team members on the democrats given their starting pi

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. there are few things that are guaranteed in presidential elections, but one thing is almost always certain. every four years, the state of ohio will be a battleground, hotly contested for its trove of electoral votes and the way it has of picking the winner. tonight, the candidates are in ohio as the news shows that the win could be slipping away for the republican challenger. ron allen has more. >> reporter: good evening to you, savannah, mitt romney just wrapped up an event here, the third of the day. he has really been trying to pick up the pace, spending more time here in ohio than any other state. at every campaign stop, mitt romney has hit the same theme. i care about you. >> these are tough times, even for families with jobs. i know what it takes to get this economy going again. i care about the people of america. >> reporter: as new polls show ohio slipping away. romney down by ten points in a new poll out this morning, and nearly that in another recent poll. after that video

. >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in tonight for brian. it has been more than two weeks since the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans were killed at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. tonight, a rare reversal, tonight, the intelligence officials say they originally got it wrong. patience is slow with the investigation, and shifting explanations from the administration. tonight, members of congress from both parties are demanding answers, and on the ground in libya, the american officials sent to piece this case together can't even get to the scene of the attack. we begin tonight with our justice correspondent, pete williams in washington, good evening. >> reporter: savannah, it is a very unusual statement, the top officials admitted today that the attacks that were spontaneous were wrong, but getting answers to exactly what did happen has not been that easy. the u.s. understanding of what happened in libya said a spokesperson for the director of national intelligence continues to evolve. tonight, the dni says "we revised our in

former white house correspondent savannah guthrie and david gregory. they've both moved on to other day jobs since. let's talk about the first lady and the role this puts her in. >> this was someone who was kind of thrust into public life and not enthused about this public role. i talked to an aide today, who said, she's comfortable with the fact that her kids are okay. they're being raised up in as normal a situation as they can be. that's allowed her to expand her horizons. you used to hear white house aids grumble she didn't get out on the campaign trail as much as they'd like. i had one tell me today, she gave us more dates on the campaign trail than we expected or hoped for. and they also say, it goes without saying, she appeals to women, certainly, minority voters. there's no audience they wouldn't be comfortable putting her in front of right now. >> david, let's talk about the keynote, there are some who predict they will take texas and turn it purple and eventually blue in the next couple of years. >> they want to highlight the young mayor juli

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm willie geist in this morning for matt.annah, i'm struck by the progression of "call me, maybe." from cookie monster to now a classical orchestra >> we've got al. doesn't it just put you in an elevated mood? >> he does. calling for more strings. >> they can't see you, al, but that's okay. >> they can't? >> no. but later maybe we'll let you conduct. see that live. the whole performance. very exciting. beats the heavy metal version, that's for sure. meantime, we'll talk about politics at the top of our show. things getting pretty testy on the campaign trail. at a forum in miami president obama acknowledged he couldn't change washington from the inside and mitt romney was quick to pounce saying the president was throwing in the white flag of surrender on getting things done. we'll get reaction from a senior adviser to the president's campaign re-election team coming up. >> iphone fans flocking to apple stores across the country this morning to be among the very first to own the newest version. savannah, jealous, look what i ha

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm willie geist in this morning for matt.annah, i'm struck by the progression of "call me, maybe." from cookie monster to now a classical orchestra >> we've got al. doesn't it just put you in an elevated mood? >> he does. calling for more strings. >> they can't see you, al, but that's okay. >> they can't? >> no. but later maybe we'll let you conduct. see that live. the whole performance. very exciting. beats the heavy metal version, that's for sure. meantime, we'll talk about politics at the top of our show. things getting pretty testy on the campaign trail. at a forum in miami president obama acknowledged he couldn't change washington from the inside and mitt romney was quick to pounce saying the president was throwing in the white flag of surrender on getting things done. we'll get reaction from a senior adviser to the president's campaign re-election team coming up. >> iphone fans flocking to apple stores across the country this morning to be among the very first to own the newest version. savannah, jealous, look what i ha

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, i'm savannah guthrie, in tonight for brian. and in matters of war and peace we hear a lot about the lines that cannot be crossed. and today, we heard another. the red line, the point at which iran is believed to have what it needs to make a nuclear bomb, and what anybody can do to stop it. tonight, with the world watching at the u.n., benjamin netanhahu drew the line, with a simple tool, a red marker. we begin with our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu armed himself with a simple cartoon, to arm himself with what he says that iran has to developing a nuclear weapon. a day after iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad from the same podium called israel uncivilized. they say that iran is close to getting ready for a nuclear bomb and has to be stopped within months. >> if these are the facts, and they are, where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right here. >> reporter: president obama told the u.n. this week he believes there is a way to avoid military a

he sat down with nbc's savannah guthrie, who's here with us in the studio tonight. savannah. >> brian, good evening to you. we spoke with the president over the weekend in milwaukee. i asked him as you mentioned about the teachers strike in chicago which had him walking a fine line in a battle between two of his allies, his former chief of staff, chick mayor rahm emanuel, and the teachers unions he counts on for political support. there was a leading reform advocate who says this shows that there is a new day for democrats. they are no longer kowtowing to the unions. is that how you are see it? >> you know, that's not how i see it. what i see is that all across the country people want results. and i'm a strong believer that the way you get results is to get everybody involved. so it starts at home. parents have to parent and turn off the tv and the video and make sure your kids are doing their homework. it means teachers striving for excellence in the classroom. it was very important for mayor emanuel to say let's step up our game, and it was important for the teach

savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. a conversation going this morning at your breakfast table, being diplomatic about it, pose this question. was jesus married? >> that's right. a new piece of evidence has emerged on a papyrus dating back to the fourth century, so coming up we're going to hear from the woman who translate it had. >> also ahead, the duke and duchess of cambridge returning home as investigators in france are beginning their search for the photographer who took the topless sunbathing photos of kate. we'll get the latest in a live report. >>> and how is giuliana rancic adjusting to motherhood. she had a very public battle with infertility and breast cancer. she's here with her first interview since the arrival of her little son which she calls duke and her husband calls the duke. >> a cute baby. >> by any name. >> let us begin with a "consumer reports" consumer alert. this affects everyone who eats rice or rice products. is there a dangerous chemicals in those products that could cause cancer. today nationa

savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. a conversation going this morning at your breakfast table, being diplomatic about it, pose this question. was jesus married? >> that's right. a new piece of evidence has emerged on a papyrus dating back to the fourth century, so coming up we're going to hear from the woman who translate it had. >> also ahead, the duke and duchess of cambridge returning home as investigators in france are beginning their search for the photographer who took the topless sunbathing photos of kate. we'll get the latest in a live report. >>> and how is giuliana rancic adjusting to motherhood. she had a very public battle with infertility and breast cancer. she's here with her first interview since the arrival of her little son which she calls duke and her husband calls the duke. >> a cute baby. >> by any name. >> let us begin with a "consumer reports" consumer alert. this affects everyone who eats rice or rice products. is there a dangerous chemicals in those products that could cause cancer. today nationa

savannah guthrie and i have moved down to the floor. we have been told we are under threat of confetti cannons, so we'll stay low. the obama daughters, first lady have joined him up on stage. savannah, your initial marks on the speech. >> i think we have just heard the 2012 version of hope and change. i was told by an adviser before this speech that it wasn't going to be about barack obama, it wasn't going to be about mitt romney, it would be about the american people. clearly that's the message. he said it's the american people who brought change and at the end he said it's the american people who give him hope. they promised a lot of things. he is clearly trying to reinspire and energize this base. he needs them to turn out to the polls if he wants to win. >> as we said earlier, a little different on the floor of this convention. if you're used to the closing balloon drop, they weren't ready to do this inside, so we're going to have to settle for a lot of confetti here on the floor. as we watch what's taking place on the main stage, l

savannah guthrie and i have moved down to the floor. we have been told we are under threat of confetti cannons, so we'll stay low. the obama daughters, first lady have joined him up on stage. savannah, your initial marks on the speech. >> i think we have just heard the 2012 version of hope and change. i was told by an adviser before this speech that it wasn't going to be about barack obama, it wasn't going to be about mitt romney, it would be about the american people. clearly that's the message. he said it's the american people who brought change and at the end he said it's the american people who give him hope. they promised a lot of things. he is clearly trying to reinspire and energize this base. he needs them to turn out to the polls if he wants to win. >> as we said earlier, a little different on the floor of this convention. if you're used to the closing balloon drop, they weren't ready to do this inside, so we're going to have to settle for a lot of confetti here on the floor. as we watch what's taking place on the main stage, l

i'm savannah guthrie along with savannah guthrie and willie geist. >> renovating your hem or building get along, boys, they have high and low-priced options for you. >> they are fighting already. >> and then a southern apple crisp from a southern gal who has got some singing skills. little big town's kimberly slatman, the country music star showing off her cooking skills in the kitchen and trying to solve the nation's unemployment problem trying to create a million jobs for college grads with help from hollywood celebrities. >> big names signing up. first a check in with al roker in cleave land with another check of the weather for us. hey, al. >> at the west side market celebrating 100 years of serving great food and produce to the cleveland area. all of our friends hanging around with us. we're actually in ohio city so we like that. let's check out what's happening for the next couple of days, starting for today. risk of strong storms stretching from texas all the way into the middle ohio river valley. some fog along the pacific northwest coast. sunny and warm through the southwest.

i'm savannah guthrie along with savannah guthrie and willie geist. >> renovating your hem or building get along, boys, they have high and low-priced options for you. >> they are fighting already. >> and then a southern apple crisp from a southern gal who has got some singing skills. little big town's kimberly slatman, the country music star showing off her cooking skills in the kitchen and trying to solve the nation's unemployment problem trying to create a million jobs for college grads with help from hollywood celebrities. >> big names signing up. first a check in with al roker in cleave land with another check of the weather for us. hey, al. >> at the west side market celebrating 100 years of serving great food and produce to the cleveland area. all of our friends hanging around with us. we're actually in ohio city so we like we are in ohio city. let's check out what's happening for the next couple days. risk of strong storms stretching from texas into the middle ohio river valley. fog along the pacific northwest coast. east coast looking good. rain moves into the northeast and eng

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm willie geist in for matt on assignment. a lot of unanswers questions about that deadly shooting. >> it happened in a sign-making business. the shooter is dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound. we are going to get the latest on this story in a live report straight ahead. >>> also, a lock ahead to next week's first presidential debate. will it be make or break for mitt romney? we've got our political dream team of brokaw, gregory and todd all here to weigh in this morning. >>> all right. and then on thursday you'll remember david goggins kicked off his "guinness world record" attempts to do most powellups in 24 hours. well, there's been a significant develop overnight, and we will talk to david about it coming up. >>> but we want to begin with that deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis. nbc's kevin tibbles is there. kevin, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, witnesses say the alleged 36-year-old shooter may have been fired from his job here at the accent sign company behind me yesterday morning. it turned

i'm savannah guthrie. that wave of anti-american violence keeps spreading this morning with protests now in at least 20 countries. >> the latest demonstrations overnight in afghanistan, pakistan and indonesia, these were all sparked by an internet movie that ridicules the islamic faith. this morning we're going to get some unique perspective on what's going on from salman rushdie who faced a similar backlash to his fictional book "the satanic verses" some 23 years ago. >>> also, new details on a case that gripped the nation in the '70s. you'll probably remember it. a former green beret and doctor convicted of killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters. jeffrey macdonald's story was made famous by the best selling book and tv movie "fatal vision." for 42 years he has maintained his innocence and is now hoping new dna evidence can clear his name. we'll have more on that story. >>> on a much, much lighter note. it was a big weekend for korean pop sensation psy following his live performance on the plaz

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm willie geist in for matt on assignment. a lot of unanswers questions about that deadly shooting. >> it happened in a sign-making business. the shooter is dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound. we are going to get the latest on this story in a live report straight ahead. >>> also, a lock ahead to next week's first presidential debate. will it be make or break for mitt romney? we've got our political dream team of brokaw, gregory and todd all here to weigh in this morning. >>> all right. and then on thursday you'll remember david goggins kicked off his "guinness world record" attempts to do most powellups in 24 hours. well, there's been a significant develop overnight, and we will talk to david about it coming up. >>> but we want to begin with that deadly shooting at a business in minneapolis. nbc's kevin tibbles is there. kevin, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, witnesses say the alleged 36-year-old shooter may have been fired from his job here at the accent sign company behind me yesterday morning. it turned

. >>> in office politics, the "today" show's savannah guthrie, we hear one question, it's a key one, of what she asked the the president in her interview with him this week. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." today reaction to a rare reversal from u.s. intelligence officials on what happened in libya. officials now admit they got it wrong. the director of national intelligence office says, quote, we revised our initial assessment to reflect new information. and the intelligence community now believes it was a deliberate and organized attack which left the u.s. ambassador and three others dead. now members of congress from both parties are demanding answers. on the ground in benghazi investigators can't even get to the scene. nbc's mike viqueira is joining us from the white house with more. good saturday morning to you. >> good morning. >> how big is this reversal? >> it's a very big deal. from the beginning, alex, ever since those attacks on september 11th in benghazi, libya, that left four americans dead, 9 questions not only have been how could this have

i'm savannah guthrie. in sports, still the news.se of replacement officials, a story dominated the internet and front pages of newspapers all across the country. >> even president obama is voicing his opinion on that call that decided monday's game saying it was, quote, terrible. so what will it take to get the real referees back on the field? what are the issues that led to the lockout in the first place, and who will blink first? we're going to talk about this in just a couple of minutes with this guy sitting right here, bob costas of nbc sports. >> matt, some people are so upset they are now making videos to express their frustration. take a look. ♪ i just met you ♪ that play was crazy ♪ what's his number, i'll call, it maybe ♪ ♪ it's hard to call right every replay ♪ ♪ what's his number, i'll call it may be ♪ >> spawning creativity so we'll have more on that part of the story, too. >> points out the fact that they have to do something quickly. >>> then a woman who makes it halloween every single day. wears a different costume at

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. big morning in politics here. mitt romney is on defense about the comments secretly recorded at a fund-raiser in florida. we'll have more on that story straight ahead. >>> meantime, following breaking news from france as the duke and duchess of cambridge fight the pictures. >> the magazine can no longer publish the images and must hand over all digital copies of those photos. we'll get the very latest in a live report straight ahead. >>> also, a significant strategy change for the u.s. military in afghanistan following the killings of four american soldiers there. we're going to go live to richard engel in kabul. >>> then on a lighter note, is there already some trouble brewing between the new judges on "american idol"? ryan seacrest will be here to tell us about that. >>> and then later, a live concert from grammy winner pink. >> i see the umbrellas, but pink said to me she is waterproof. let's begin with the breaking news. the magazine that first published the topless photos of the duchess of cambridge ordered t

i'm savannah guthrie. in sports, still the news.se of replacement officials, a story dominated the internet and front pages of newspapers all across the country. >> even president obama is voicing his opinion on that call that decided monday's game saying it was, quote, terrible. so what will it take to get the real referees back on the field? what are the issues that led to the lockout in the first place, and who will blink first? we're going to talk about this in just a couple of minutes with this guy sitting right here, bob costas of nbc sports. >> matt, some people are so upset they are now making videos to express their frustration. take a look. ♪ i just met you ♪ that play was crazy ♪ what's his number, i'll call, it maybe ♪ ♪ it's hard to call right every replay ♪ ♪ what's his number, i'll call it may be ♪ >> spawning creativity so we'll have more on that part of the story, too. >> points out the fact that they have to do something quickly. >>> then a woman who makes it halloween every single day. wears a different costume at

i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. big morning in politics here. mitt romney is on defense about the comments secretly recorded at a fund-raiser in florida. we'll have more on that story meantime, following breaking news from france as the duke and duchess of cambridge fight the pictures. >> the magazine can no longer publish the images and must hand over all digital copies of those photos. we'll get the very latest in a live report straight ahead. >>> also, a significant strategy change for the u.s. military in afghanistan following the killings of four american soldiers there. we're going to go live to richard engel in kabul. >>> then on a lighter note, is there already some trouble brewing between the new judges on "american idol"? ryan seacrest will be here to tell us about that. >>> and then later, a live concert from grammy winner pink. >> i see the umbrellas, but pink said to me she is waterproof. let's begin with the breaking news. the magazine that first published the topless photos of the duchess of cambridge ordered to turn them over imm

out on the plaza matt lauer with savannah guthrie.ome back, good to have you back from charlotte. we're going to get revved up for fall. >> we're going to tell you what's hot, in, out, for fall, fashion to food. travel, where you want to go on vacation. >> also ahead, do you know who is joining us this morning, ellen barkin, a fabulous actress. she's got a brand-new comedy coming to nbc called "the new normal." yes, it's kmd comedy but also stirring up a lot of controversy before it's even aired. we're going to talk to ellen about that in just a few minutes. >> all righty. we also want to share something kind of personal with you, our play list, music players. starting monday, listen to "today" crew's play list, each of us sharing our favorite songs. in fact, it's going to be, i think, kind of interesting. >> basically all the music you hear on the show next week will be coming from our ipads. i'll get my chance later in the week. first of all, let's cue up this song. whose play list do you think this is from? ♪ i just want to be clos

savannah guthrie and al roker, i'm matt lauer. katie holmes making headlines for something other than her breakup with tom cruise. she's just been named the new face of bobby brown cosmetics. bobby brown herself will join us in a little while to tell us how the two teamed up. >> also ahead, a sneak peek at new york's fashion week coming up, of course. the next half hour giada de laurentiis will show us how to make meals ahead. >> your perfect friday night, a night on the town, hanging out with friends or family. >> this will get you out. now you want to think about this, right? >> tweet the hashtag. >> keep it clean. >> your ideal friday night. >> take a break, take a beat, now say natalie is not here today, tamron hall with the news today. tamron. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with the unemployment rate released by labor day, stands at 8.1% for the month of august down .2% from july but only because more people gave up looking for work. the economy added 96,000 jobs last month. those job numbers coming out as president obam

i'm savannah guthrie. we've drawn al roker because we have a plate of bacon right here. >> called in the paramedics because he basicalically passed when he heard there might be a shortage of bacon. experts say that this is a done deal, that because of the brought affecting soybeans and corn, crops, the feed for pigs has dried up, and we're going to be paying a lot of money for bacon a year from now. >> as one member of our crew just said, we better pig out right now. >> do we know which member of the crew that was? >> exactly. a little more pigskin news this morning. >> good one. >> meantime, the firestorm over using replacement firms in the nfl, thus the pigskin reference reaching a fever pitch this morning with the extremely controversial call, a game-deciding call in last night's matchup between seattle and green bay. here's how it went down. packers leading 12-7. seattle tries a hail mary. it appears to be intercepted, but the refs ruled it a touchdown, reviewed it and upheld it. >> people are voicing

i'm savannah guthrie. i know you watched the emmys mostly for the fashion, but were you rooting for any particular show? >> i missed most of the emmys, i have to be honest. i know you're happeny. >> love "downton abbey" and "mad men," one of the fans, kind of got shut out. >> more on the emmys coming up. also a live report from lester holt in kabul, afghanistan, on an increasingly tense situation for american troops there, and as we said, we'll talk to former british prime minister tony blair. it's nice to have him in the studio. >> also, as we all know, you can waste a lot of time on the internet, but every now and then something really grabsur attention and tugs at your heart strings. this love story follows two high school sweet hearts through the highs and lows of their relationship and peel all around the world are taking notice and this morning that couple is with us for an exclusive live interview. >> i saw it online, incredibly, incredibly poignant. look forward to talking to them. >>> and take a l

i'm savannah guthrie along side willie geist in for matt.that there is science involved. and there is a lot more in their pom pons and pyramids and they are using all of their sport to hopefully teach kids about it. >> classic music and cheerleaders. only on "today." >> big show for you. >> what else? >> we're going to show you and help you break some of the not so great habits your kids may have picked up over the summer. >> first we want to say hello to maggie gyllenhaal who stars about a determined mothers who want to do something about their kids schools. good to see you. i read that in this portrayal you wanted to convey a real mom, not a perfect mom. tell me about that. >> well, the person i play in the movie ends up being kind of a hero, you know. she really does risk everything for her daughter's education and i wanted -- i guess i wanted people who saw it to feel like they could make that kind of change too. if you make her like this perfect mom which is as far as i can tell not something that's possible to be, then you have people

. >> i'm savannah guthrie at the democratic national convention in charlotte. matt, i was on this floor last night when michelle obama spoke. at times she was fiery. at times she seemed to get choked up. in distinctly personal terms, she made the case for why the president deserves four more years. she did not mention mitt romney by name, did not go on attack, that was by design according to her advisers. what she drew from his background and the republican challenger was not subtle. he watched the speech with daughters sasha and malia at the white house. chicago mayor rahm emanuel joins us live straight ahead, matt. >> we'll be back with you in a couple min. >>> a tell-all book is out from one of lance armstrong's teammates. he claims armstrong is lying when he claims he never took performance enhancing drugs because he said he saw him do it. hamilton's credibility has been called into question. who can we believe in we'll ask hamilton when he joins us for a live interview. >>> a little later on, the church of scientology is lashing out against sources from th

i'm savannah guthrie. i know you watched the emmys mostly for the fashion, but were you rooting for any particular show? >> i missed most of the emmys, i have to be honest. i know you're happeny. >> love "downton abbey" and "mad men," one of the fans, kind of got shut out. >> more on the emmys coming up. also a live report from lester holt in kabul, afghanistan, on an increasingly tense situation for american troops there, and as we said, we'll talk to former british prime minister tony blair. it's nice to have him in the studio. >> also, as we all know, you can waste a lot of time on the internet, but every now and then something really grabsur attention and tugs at your heart strings. this love story follows two high school sweet hearts through the highs and lows of their relationship and peel all around the world are taking notice and this morning that couple is with us for an exclusive live interview. >> i saw it online, incredibly, incredibly poignant. look forward to talking to them. >>> and take a l

i'm savannah guthrie. we've drawn al roker because we have a plate of bacon right here. >> called in the paramedics because he basicalically passed when he heard there might be a shortage of bacon. experts say that this is a done deal, that because of the brought affecting soybeans and corn, crops, the feed for pigs has dried up, and we're going to be paying a lot of money for bacon a year from now. >> as one member of our crew just said, we better pig out right now. >> do we know which member of the crew that was? >> exactly. a little more pigskin news this morning. >> good one. >> meantime, the firestorm over using replacement firms in the nfl, thus the pigskin reference reaching a fever pitch this morning with the extremely controversial call, a game-deciding call in last night's matchup between seattle and green bay. here's how it went down. packers leading 12-7. seattle tries a hail mary. it appears to be intercepted, but the refs ruled it a touchdown, reviewed it and upheld it. >> people are voicing

i'm savannah guthrie and willie geist in for matt and al roker. are robert pattinson and kristen stewart really getting back together >> i hope so. >> when will we have answers? >> america wants to know, and who will walk away with emmy statues this weekend. fierce competition among us. all have different opinions. >> yes, we do. >> talk about that in different minutes. >> and the great escape. fall is here as al said. if you want to go out and look at leaves, maybe that's your thing. easy weekend getaways, head to a sunny beach before it gets too cold. some affordable ideas for you. >> and some parenthood frustrations. your kids may have annoying or even embarrassing habits. how to break them before they become a little too engrained. of course, kids probably think we have some embarrassing habits. >> tell al about what happened with your daughter. >> sure. >> back-to-school night last night, kindergartner. every morning they go up to the board, a smart board where can you touch the screen. >> sure. >> to learn the day's weather what. comes up, a

i'm savannah guthrie and willie geist in for matt and al roker. are robert pattinson and kristen stewart really getting back together >> i hope so. >> when will we have answers? >> america wants to know, and who will walk away with emmy statues this weekend. fierce competition among us. all have different opinions. >> yes, we do. >> talk about that in different minutes. >> and the great escape. fall is here as al said. if you want to go out and look at leaves, maybe that's your thing. easy weekend getaways, head to a sunny beach before it gets too cold. some affordable ideas for you. >> and some parenthood frustrations. your kids may have annoying or even embarrassing habits. how to break them before they become a little too engrained. of course, kids probably think we have some embarrassing habits. >> tell al about what happened with your daughter. >> sure. >> back-to-school night last night, kindergartner. every morning they go up to the board, a smart board where can you touch the screen. >> sure. >> to learn the day's weather what. comes up, a

i'm savannah guthrie alongside mr. willie geist. matt's on assignment today. >>> coming up in this half hour, those mortgage rates at record lows, might be a good time for you to buy. we're going to show you what you can get for your money these days from maine to the great state of arizona for $350,000 or less. >> also ahead this morning, as a parent you know sometimes that light bulb goes off, and you think there must be a better way to do this. online mommy maven soleil moon frye will show us great products made by members and dads and all the latest hollywood headlines including exciting news about jay-z and reese witherspoon, not together. separate news about jay-z and reese weatherspoon. >> excited to hear, that and what we do know is natalie morales is a great cook, and she has been bus they morning in the kitchen. she's cooking up her famous flan. sweet latin staple. she's going to flip the flan on friday. we get to taste it in just a few minutes but first, natalie, you better do the news i guess. >> got some work to do. tha

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker and paula abdul helping us out in the third hour>> nice to be here. >> and we're playing another one of al owes songs on his play list. what do you think of the songs so far? >> all over the place, but i like it. i like it. they are energetic. keeps you dancing. >> that's the idea. keeps you moving. >> throughout the week natalie is going to do tomorrow and i'm doing friday. i have a lot of paula abdul songs on my go--to-play list >> you better. >> he was playing "opposites attract." >> natalie is tomorrow, what are you going to give us a preview? >> yeah. i'm going to say that i may get a lot of digs respect for it. >> oh, wow. >> no, no, no. i picked a lot of songs that bring back some childhood memories ♪ have to believe we are magic >> i got a smile from paula. >> you can't make fun of me anymore. >> yeah, right. >> all right. what else is coming up here? >> for fall, five hot trends, including color blocking coming up next and also some beautiful jewelry as well. >> all right. >> and nbc's hit dramedy "parenthood" is here for i

i'm savannah guthrie. that wave of anti-american violence keeps spreading this morning with protests now in at least 20 countries. >> the latest demonstrations overnight in afghanistan, pakistan and indonesia, these were all sparked by an internet movie that ridicules the islamic faith. this morning we're going to get some unique perspective on what's going on from salman rushdie who faced a similar backlash to his fictional book "the satanic verses" some 23 years ago. >>> also, new details on a case that gripped the nation in the '70s. you'll probably remember it. a former green beret and doctor convicted of killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters. jeffrey macdonald's story was made famous by the best selling book and tv movie "fatal vision." for 42 years he has maintained his innocence and is now hoping new dna evidence can clear his name. we'll have more on that story. >>> on a much, much lighter note. it was a big weekend for korean pop sensation psy following his live performance on the plaz

i am matt lauer. >> i am savannah guthrie. i go to bed at 8:00 p.m., huge storms in new york city. >> you didn't hear the storms? >> i didn't hear a thing. >> there were intense downpours. damage stretches up and down the east coast. in georgia, conditions so bad a corporate jet hydroplaned and crashed after landing on a rain soaked runway. al has more on the storms straight ahead. >>> and new concerns over the safety of rice products, including baby cereal. do they have dangerous levels of arsenic? we will reveal testing from consumer reports and the fda that some experts call troubling. >>> and a little later on, how is giuliana rancic adjusting to life as a mom following her long and trying journey to parent hood. she will be here since the arrival. >>> let us begin with politics and fallout from the leaked tape of mitt romney at a private fundraiser. nbc's peter alexander in salt lake city, utah, good morning. >> matt, good morning. the comments from the video is ricocheting across the political landscape. we heard from th

i'm savannah guthrie. that wave of anti-american violence keeps spreading this morning with protests now in at least 20 countries. >> the latest demonstrations overnight in afghanistan, pakistan and indonesia, these were all sparked by an internet movie that ridicules the islamic faith. this morning we're going to get some unique perspective on what's going on from salman rushdie who faced a similar backlash to his fictional book "the satanic verses" some 23 years ago. >>> also, new details on a case that gripped the nation in the '70s. you'll probably remember it. a former green beret and doctor convicted of killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters. jeffrey macdonald's story was made famous by the best selling book and tv movie "fatal vision." for 42 years he has maintained his innocence and is now hoping new dna evidence can clear his name. we'll have more on that story. >>> on a much, much lighter note. it was a big weekend for korean pop sensation psy following his live performance on the plaz

. >> i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. coming up, we're going to have you spending money and saving money at the very same time. jill martin is here with your steals and deals segment. up to 80% off everything from luggage, to jewelry, and we're going to check in with jill in just a couple of minutes. this is exclusively for our "today" show viewers. >> this sounds like my wife's economics. >> save so much. >> how much did you save. >> that's no fun. 80% off. a screaming deal. >>> also ahead, how do you like the sound of this? snookie's law. actually a state legislature in new jersey who wants to amend the laws to take care of certain reality shows like "jersey shore." >> so local communities have more say what shows come and film. >> exactly, and hiring more police as the need may be in some cases. we'll talk about that at the top of the hour. we'll talk about the supermodel in italy who walked the runway. she's six months pregnant, and it's kind of stirring up a little bit of a controversy. there she is. so we'll talk ab

. >> i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. coming up, we're going to have you spending money and saving money at the very same time. jill martin is here with your steals and deals segment. up to 80% off everything from luggage, to jewelry, and we're going to check in with jill in just a couple of minutes. this is exclusively for our "today" show viewers. >> this sounds like my wife's economics. >> save so much. >> how much did you save. >> that's no fun. 80% off. a screaming deal. >>> also ahead, how do you like the sound of this? snookie's law. actually a state legislature in new jersey who wants to amend the ls to take care of certain reality shows like "jersey shore." >> so local communities have more say what shows come and film. >> exactly, and hiring more police as the need may be in some cases. we'll talk about that at the top of the hour. we'll talk about the supermodel in italy who walked the runway. she's six months pregnant, and it's kind of stirring up a little bit of a controversy. there she is. so we'll talk abou

i'm savannah guthrie alongside mr. willie geist. matt's on assignment today. >>> coming up in this half hour, those mortgage rates at record lows, might be good time for you to buy. we're going to show you what you can get for your money these days from maine to the great state of arizona for $350,000 or less. >> also ahead this morning, as a parent you know sometimes that light bulb goes off, and you think there must be a better way to do this. online mommy maven soleil moon frye will show us great products made by members and dads and all the latest hollywood headlines including exciting news about jay-z and reese witherspoon, not together. separate news about jay-z and reese weatherspoon. >> excited to hear, that and what we do know is natalie morales is a great cook, and she has been bus they morning in the kitchen. she's cooking up her famous flan. sweet latin staple. she's going to flip the flan on friday. we get to taste it in just a few minutes but first, natalie, you better do the news i gues >> got some work to do. thanks

for starters in the booth, tom brokaw, david gregory, savannah guthrie. david, we heard the jimmy carter tribute, ted kennedy tribute, mayor, governor of massachusetts lit up the crowd. how would you put the excitement level vis-a-vis tampa? >> it is high. on night one. enthusiasm is key. mayor castro, so important for team obama to be able to energize core supporters, hispanic voters, women, younger voters. a lot of this is about giving the president a second look by all the voters to get that excitement. >> tom, as you know, a set of things a politician walks around knowing. price of a gallon of milk. price of a gallon of gas. and the answer to are you better off? the question ronald reagan knocked out of the park. having said that, the democrats have a messaging problem before this got under way. >> they did over the weekend. i think over the course of this campaign that will be translated into the two halves of the campaign coin. mr. romney's case against barack obama will be translated into look what he has done to you. on the other hand, president o

. >> i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and mr. al roker, and coming up a guest who will make us laugh. >> yeah, he really will. tom kotter is the runner up in "america's got talent," right there. he'll join us for a chat at the top of the next hour. we'll give him good material to work with. we eel talk psy and honey boo boo. not going to be pens out the ears. it will be hilarious. >> sophisticated. okay, until somebody loses an eye. of course, who isn't looking for a little extra cash these days. well, you can earn a little extra, anywhere from five bucks to $1,000, in strange ways, but all you need is an internet, but you need to avoid the scams as well. we'll tell you how. >>> and what about a gadget that takes the itch out of bug bites? >> really. >> that's right. >> or how about an pp that keeps track of your online orders. we're going to check out technology you never knew you needed but will make your life easier. >> yeah, that bug bite one is a billion dollar idea. >> i'm on it. >> natalie is on assignment and tamron hall