hoda?tory. anne, thank you. >> a little chill there. that's his father was silent until on his death bed archbishop gregory baptized him on his death bed. hoda. >> remarkable story. anne, thank you. >> a little chill there. that's really cool >> when we come back on a monday morning, the second wave of coronavirus sweeping through europe and worse in some countries than it was in the spring what can that teach us about what's to come here perhaps this winter keir simmons will have that story for us $35 a month. that'll save you money. so uh, mark? on medicare.gov now. open enrollment ends dec 7th. comparing plans... ...really pays. paid for by the u.s. department of health & human services. paid for by the u.s[ sneeze ]nt skip to cold relief fast with alka seltzer plus severe powerfast fizz. dissolves quickly. instantly ready to start working. ♪ oh, what a relief it is! so fast! ok! ♪ fit milk. work it out. ♪ play as one without a doubt ♪ push it til' you sweat milk ♪ ♪ nothin' but the net

good morning. >> hoda, good morning to you. this could be the last d we see amy coney barrett before she is confirmed to the bench. with questioning under way, each member getting 20 minutes to follow up on their questions from yesterday, but with the confirmation not in doubt, today promises to be another round of political theater. >> reporter: this morning, amy coney barrett back in the political hot seat while she has insisted that she has not made judicial promises to anyone, including president trump and promised not promising to stay out of any cases that be construed as an activist on the bench. >> i do not have any agenda. i will rule on the rule of law. >> reporter: she said she hasn't made judicial promises to anyone including the president and she would stay out of potential case that's decide the november election. >> will you commit to recusing yourself from any case arising from a dispute in the presidential election results three weeks from now? >> i certainly hope that all members of the committee have more con

good morning. >> hey, hoda. good morning to you. the biden campaign rolling out its biggest fire power today. the party's most popular democrat, barack obama, hoping he can help carry the state both camps need to win. a state that went republican four years ago for the first time since 1988. former president barack obama releasing a new message to young voters overnight. >> this is really a tipping point. that momentum only continues if we win this election. in times as polarized as these, your vote doesn't just matter, it matters more than ever before. >> ahead of his return to the campaign trail for the first time today, stumping for joe biden, hoping to excite the democratic base in philadelphia and win back swing voters in the suburbs who backed donald trump in 2016, philadelphia's democratic party chairman hopes scranton-born biden can appeal to many voter whose deserted the party for trump. when joe biden says this election is about scranton versus park avenue, what does he mean? >> it's about the common people, and joe biden

>> good morning, hoda.sure it is actionable for the american people to protect themselves from the virus. to your point, you can figure out your blood type, but you can't change your blood type. >> right. >> what the study suggested is there is a -- maybe a modest effect if you have type o blood versus if you have type a or type ab, in terms of perhaps not having as worse of an outcome from covid-19. but it wasn't that great it's not that having type o was very protective. this is intellectually interesting but not that actionable. >> dr. gupta, with regards to gender, there have been a number of studies that have shown that men are more susceptible to contracting the virus, to dying from the virus do we know what it is about women's immune systems or women's bodies in general that seem to make them a bit more resilient when it comes to covid-19 >> craig, you know, it's a really interesting question, and there's emerging data suggesting two things number one, that men actually just don't have as much as sop

, because hoda, her one word mantra was forward, right? together many, many years ago in washington you worked on the daily rundown and you were an msnbc producer back then and you've moved your way on up in network news and we're so proud of you. thank you and congrats on the book. >> thank you so much >> you can read "beat breast cancer like a boss" and you can woman 1: get your vote-by-mail ballot? woman 2: you can stay healthy and fill it out from the safety of home. surfer: or you can fill it out anywhere. man 1: it's easy to mail it back. you don't even need a stamp. man 2: or you can use an official drop box. woman 3: you can even drop it off at the polls. man 3: then, track it to confirm your county got it. see? they got it! woman 4: mail ballots are the simple, safe, and secure way to ensure that your vote is counted. >>> and we're >>> we're back kicking off a special series "reunited today," where we bring together casts from some of your favorite tv shows and movies. >> we're really excited about this and we're starting off with

hoda. >> all right, hallie jackson for us in miami. hallie, thank you. >>> and as voters were talking with president trump in miami, joe biden was in philadelphia fielding questions from voters at a town hall of his own. nbc's senior washington correspondent andrea mitchell joins us with more on that story. hi, andrea, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah in his town hall joe biden was happy to talk about policy details and draw contrasts with the president from everything from the pandemic, to the economy, to climate change with their last head-to-head face-off a week away, joe biden saying on nbc he believes president trump will take a coronavirus test before that debate. >> yes i believe he will do that. look, i'm going to abide by what the commission rules call for. i was prepared to debate him remotely, which was supposed to happen, and he said he wouldn't do that. >> reporter: biden slamming the president for his handling of the pandemic, including mr. trump repeatedly mocking him for wearing a mask. >> when a presid

biggest fan on "today." >> love you, savannah and hoda from university. >> hey, savannah and hoda, as >> and i said yes. >> congratul sweet is that >> i love that. >> morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it is good to have you starting your monday morning, your week with us. >> indeed. our friendly monday reminder, if you slept in, catch the early hours at your leisure. >> something coming up tomorrow, something special on "today. wilfred frost will join us to share his legendary father david frost's never-before-seen interviews with powerful figures in the '60s and '70s and wilfred's search to rediscover those lost tapes and finding them, shall we say, in the most unlikely places? >> and during the royal wedding, and he is royalty of a different kind and we had wilfred frose pd his covid-19 diagnosis, there's questions about the severity of his condition. overnight, the white house released new photos said to show the president on a conference call while hospitalized at walter reed medical center he briefly left his isolation yesterday, taking a car ride with secret service a

hoda >> boy, this is a weird one, kathy.nyone else caught in borat's stunts in the sequel >> reporter: yeah, hoda. giuliani isn't the only one. actually in the trailer, you see borat crashing back in february the cpac, the conservative political action conference. on the stage at the time was vice president mike pence. he appeared to be pretty stunned at the time, as well >> kathy park, thank you >>> coming up next, a new look at your safety while flying these days tom costello showing us what was discovered in a first of its find study, by spreading live virus throughout a plane what happened? we'll tell you right after this. 'r when we come together a family-led business with 260,000 people working together. employing more hourly workers and assembling more vehicles in america than any other automaker. we were built in america that's why we build for america balanced nutrition for strength and energy. whoo-hoo! great tasting ensure with 9 grams of protein, 27 vitamins and minerals, and nutrients to support immune health. i

hoda? >> tough story there. thank you. >>> also this morning, some big news from the cruise industry. cdc has extended a no sail order for ships from u.s. ports through the end of october. the order was originally put into place in march after reports of hundreds of coronavirus infections and several covid-related deaths aboard cruise ships around the world. >>> let's say good morning to craig, joining us with the latest on the western wildfires. >> savannah, good morning to you. the situation remains a very delicate one in california, where 26 major fires are still burning across that state. more than 17,000 firefighters are racing to gain ground. this morning, this morning, the death toll is growing there, and there are also fears that hundreds of homes may have already been lost. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is on the front lines. he is in st. helena, west of sacramento. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. since these fires exploded over the weekend, they have devoured m

scott is savannah, bill is hoda.m marcus washington. the bay area's red flag warning continues as tens of thousands are waking up without power due to the shutoffs. downtown orinda was dark this morning. stoplights out and businesses were closed. utility crews have resumed checking lines to restore power as soon as possible. but yesterday, pg&e could not fly its helicopters for aerial inspections due to the winds. happening now for you we're monitoring the story from multiple angles. bob redell is in lamarinda. he's talking with residents forced to adjust. he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the conditions. she'll have the latest on when the red flag warning will end. also go to our twitter feed for any of those constant updates. . don't even think about it! been there, done that. with liftmaster® powered by myq®, know what's happening in your garage- from anywhere. the pain is always around the corner.o you can take a day off fromy worrying about your packages. ♪ ohhh

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda.began as a dream getaway to escape the realities of the pandemic quickly turned into a nightmare. she was alone in the national park in utah at zion national park for 13 years, but her family and rescuers never gave up hope. sunday, her family's prayers were finally answered. on sunday holly courtier was found alive. the california mom and avid hiker was rescued by search teams after disappearing at the park nearly two weeks ago. her family said this wouldn't have been possible without the network of people who came together. park officials say courtier was last seen on october 6th getting off a shuttle van at the stop that leads to several hiking trails. when she didn't return, her family reported her missing. park officials launched a massive search with multiple agencies looking for her from the air and on the ground. her daughter kayleigh pleading for any help to find her. >> if anybody knows anything, please contact the national park because i want to bring my mom home and we're r

hoda was on maternity leave. we have. boy, that was a terrible craig, that was awful but he said anyway, he said you know, we wait for our agents to get a job on television, we're going to die just write a movie so he went home to california. i went to bed, woke up at 2:00 in the morning and wrote it. >> it was undeniable, kath, you had a chemistry. it was cracking the lens now we see it on the big screen. let's talk about your kids book. i'm so happy, i got a copy of it just this week and it's of course so sweet, just what we would expect from you and a nice spiritual component too. tell me about the book. >> yeah, you know, i think in our culture we have the wrong question that we ask children. what do you want to be when you grow up? and the better question is what has god already planned for you while you were being formed in your mother's womb and what david calls in the psalm, that secret dark place where you're awesomely and gloriously designed by god for his purposes and it gives a child much greater sens

hoda >> thank you, al. coming up next, guys, the search for solutions and a way to make flying safe during the pandemic. dogs trained to sniff out the coronavirus. >>> and kelly is getting a firsthand look at how it all works after this. how's everybody doing? hey you guys. hi! it's time to lean on each other. all of you guys, so much great support. and laugh with each other. (laughs) cheers! let's do it together. with caregiving chats and more. come find us at aarp.org/nearyou stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... ...with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill... ...can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for some... rinvoq can even significantly reduce ra fatigue. that's rinvoq relief. with ra, your overactive immune system attacks your joints. rinvoq regulates it to help stop the attack. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious infections and blood clots, sometimes fatal, have occurred...

good for hoda. >>> a same sex couple may have single-handedly brought back flash wedding mobs. remember those? check out what they posted online. ♪ >> had a lot of help when he surprised his husband with a choreographed dance to lady gaga's "stupid love" that involved nearly everyone in attendance. the video has gotten a lot of love online, maybe is just exactly what this world needs right now. i am trying to picture my husband doing that. never in a million years. laura, what about your fiance? >> my fiance, no, that's not going to happen. i would be more apt to do that than he would. but i'm going to tell you that's not going to happen either. >> we'll make sure the triplets are rolling just in case. >> i'm just hoping i don't fall down the big flight of stairs we have. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," we are just moments away from a red flag warning going into effect for parts of the bay area and pg&e says you've got to be prepped for those planned power outages. we are breaking down the time line on when thousands of customers could be in the dark. >>> plresearchers ann

hoda has talked about how the pandemic has put off her plans to get married. you can catch it all on the kelly clarkson show here on nbc bay area. it's today at 3:00, followed by ellen and, of course, our news. back to you. >>> let's get back to this red flag warning and vianey. how is it going? >> we've seen the gusty conditions. a lot of people might be thinking it doesn't seem windy outside. why are we under a red flag warning? we have seen gusty winds but it's been in the higher elevation areas. depending where you live, you may not be seeing any wind at all. mt. diablo, st. helena, we're talking about 90-mile-an-hour peak gusts this morning. we can't complain about sunshine, no clouds in sight. however our temperatures already at 90 degrees. can you believe it? it's not even noon yet. san jose, 84. san francisco expected to be in those 80s which is why the national weather service has a two-day heat advisory that will be in effect until tomorrow night. we already saw a tied record temperature in napa with a high of 97. near record heat again today. watch

hoda is my girl.this. check this baby out. >> i really wanted to be the wicked witch. very witchy. >> i'm a little nervous about the green face if i'm totally honest, i think my kids will be terrified. >> let's go see mommy. >> what do i need to know to really channel her essence >> it's really about learning to harness my own power as a woman and to not be afraid of my ferocity >> oh, look. your daughter is behind you. >> oh, look. >> well, i get to spell out some of your high notes >> you do? >> it's lip sync'd >> your broom choreography are you ready? ♪ if you care to find me >> then do a lot of this and point at everybody like that and at the end, a nice broadway button >> what's a broadway button? >> you get to the last note of the chorus and button! >> the broadway button >> i'm fortunate to have been i. i will tell you there for the premiere i will tell you and literally this is no exaggeration, a shiver went down my spine. >> a few months ago, disney plus decided to make it available on demand

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda. and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a. >>> good morning, everybody. it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. you're waking up to this extraordinary news. the president and first lady have announced that they have both tested positive for the coronavirus. it started with word that hope hicks has contracted the virus. >> she has been traveling a lot with the president this week. to and from tuesday's debate. she boarded marine one, that's the president's helicopter, with the president's inner circle to attend a rally in minnesota. it is after that event when hicks apparently began to show symptoms and isolated herself. >> last night, 10:44 eastern, the president tweeted he and his wife were awaiting test results and two hours later tweeted revealing positive results. >> we heard from the president's physician overnight. he is resting but well. he expects the president to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering. >> and joe biden tweeting this. we will pray for the health and safety

>> i did hoda, i did.oo, among the nurses he knew so well >> he came into the icu very -- he was struggling to breathe we were very nervous because he was part of us he was family. >> i ran down there, saw him through the glass, saw him laying in bed, and he looked so fragile. i sat on the edge of the bed and held his hand, rubbed his heart, and we even, at one point, connected forehead to forehead i don't think i've ever seen fear in a grown man's eyes like that in my entire life i went downstairs to my office and closed the door and just wept. >> reporter: we spoke to a lot of nurses who work here, and they describe walking into your hospital room and putting on a happy face, basically, and then walking out of your hospital room and going in the break room and sobbing. >> i'm not surprised i'm not surprised. i think nurses do it all the time, hoda i could only see their eyes, and their eyes were not telling me the story of fear, but i knew deep down, that they were fearful. before walking into the thresh

, that hoda kotb friendly reminder, that dvr, set it for 7:00 a.m.even when you wake up late. there's a lot you miss in the first hour if you just join us at 8:00. >> we support you sleeping in. just set the dvr and we'll all be together. and looking forward to big things next week, by the way, including, say it together, now. "my today plazaween. it is sweeping the nation. our halloween extravaganza happening on friday. >> we'll also have big stars next week as well. we're talking about jimmy fallon is going to join us, bette midler is going to join us, anne hathaway, stanley tucci. all of them here on "today" next week >> let's get to the news at 8:00 a spirited but civil debate last night. highlighted the differences between president trump and joe biden on issues that have sharply divided the nation nbc white house correspondent peter alexander is in nashville where that final faceoff took place. peter, good morning. >> hey, savannah good morning to you. finally, a debate. it was substantive and informative. the two candidates presenting starkly

hoda >> al, thank you. >>> ms. sheinelle jones.wait to see your costume this year. >> incredible. >> no pressure. >> can't wait for this year's costume. >> it was raining, and i was thinking, don't fall. >> you were great. >> i heard savannah say we're making the best of it this year. stay tuned shall we start with bruce springsteen today? we got his new album, "letter to you," and now we know more about how it was made. bruce revealed most of the album was created using a guitar made for him by a fan. >> wow >> i was coming out of my play on broadway, and there's a small group of fans, sign things, talk to some people there was a kid standing there, or a guy standing there with this guitar. he handed it to me i thought he wanted me to sign it he said, "no, no, it's for you it's for you i want you to have it. so i left it in my living room, and when i started to feel like writing, i just picked it up it sounded so beautiful. most of the songs from the record came out of it. i owe a debt to my mysterious friend who handed me -- hand

tuesday, october 6th, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hodab. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." it is a tuesday morning. we're very happy that you're joining us this morning. good morning, savannah. >> hi, nice to have you along. al is hard at work he's got hurricane delta expected to become a major hurricane today. as you can see, there's the track. it is on track to target the gulf coast again we're going to get al's forecast in just a few moments. >> we do start with a look at the white house where president trump is waking up after spending four days at walter reed medical center for coronavirus treatment. his medical team saying the president may not be entirely out of the woods just yet. >> but he was working hard to long strong, even climbing the stairs to the white house balcony last night and then tearing off his mask and posing for pictures on the white house balcony for several moments. the reaction was mixed, and included plenty of outrage from public health experts, who said the message he was sending abo

wednesday, october 7th, 2020 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hodaotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody welcome to "today. it is good to have you with us on a wednesday morning so many people fondly remembering eddie van halen and marveling all over again about his talent. >> and what struck me who was with him in his final moments, his wife, his ex-wife, valerie bertinelli, his son, his brother. very touching. valerie had a beautiful tweet, tribute to him we'll have that in a minute. all eyes on hurricane delta this morning. it could be the strongest to strike mexico's caribbean coast in more than a decade. gulf coast is on high alert again. al has the latest to help us to prepare ahead. >> first, to our top story the president seeming to reverse course on whether he will sign new stimulus for the economy before the election. his tweets on the subject sent wall street on a roller coaster ride yesterday he was busy on twitter all day he did not appear in public, as he continues to recover from covid. look at that starte

good morning, hoda. >> good morning, marcus. good morning, laura. thank you for letting us reveal some exclusive news we're going to be sharing with viewers later this morning. so you all know the halloween show is one of our favorites every year. but like everything else this year will look a little bit different. we'll miss our plaza crowd. so here is what we're going to do. we're reaching out to viewers across the country to help us celebrate in a different way. all next week as we count down to our own halloween show, we will fill our virtual plaza with people showing off their fanfare, their costumes. we want to say the bay area represented. get your costumes ready. now hold on, there's more. every day we're going to choose one person or group with the best costume to be part of our "my today" plaza on friday, october 30th. be sure to sign up. get ready to celebrate halloween on "today." marcus and laura, let's get the party started. back to you. >> you know how we do it in the bay area. >> oh, yeah. >> laura -- >> got to get creative with thos

details from hoda herself up next. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> right now at 6:13 let's check out our air quality this morning as we go throughout the day, it's still going to be moderate in parts of the north bay as well as the south bay as we see those numbers just over the threshold of some good air quality. so it will be hazy today. i'm talking about this as well as our fire danger and temperatures for the rest of the week that's in the forecast coming up. >>> holding steady at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on. the focus is folks coming off the nimitz as well as that berkeley curve and then further south the san mateo bridge, good volume. no problem, no delays, not yet. a smooth flow of traffic as clouds drift around. >>> good morning. a happy monday. prosecutors say they've arrested a rapper for stealing more than a million dollars worth of unemployment money and then they say he and another rapper made a music video called edd where they explained the whole plot. federal prosecutors sa

hoda and savannah glenda and the witch. this costume carpeted the spirit of ' 2020.n. how do i start this thing? >> that is a ashley walters in west palm beach, florida, with a zoom call. this is is not ashley's first rodeo. these are some of her costumes from the past few years. she is always in the spirit. >> that's rea we are going to see warm weather next week. san francisco will see temperatures the next couple of days. >>> that does it for our mid-day newscast. we cannot go without saying happy 25 years to the man directing this show right now! ken portwood, 25 years here at kntv. thank you for all of your work! he directions our 6:00 newscast for today in the bay and even right now. ken, thank you. congratulations! see you monday! i'm jerome gage. i'm a full-time lyft driver. when this pandemic first started, i bought my own ppe because uber and lyft didn't provide it. these companies have been exploiting drivers like me for years. now prop 22 denies us basic rights like unemployment benefits and sick time. uber and lyft are billion-dollar companies, and they

hoda kotb caught up with ben stiller and robert de niro. it's been 20 years since the first film was released. and hoda wanted to know if there's room for a fourth movie. >> is there still another one out there for you? bob? >> i'm game. there was some talk about it. >> i'm always open to opportunities to work with these people. >> i'm just riding their coattails, so whatever they say. >> you can watch the full interview at 7:00 this morning on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." >> that was a pretty classic movie or series. >> it was. a funny one, too. >>> well, maybe we can be reunited one day. next june, according to scott mcgrew. >> just riding your coattails. >>> all right, kari. >> let's talk about the red flag warning we have going on. the high fire danger that we'll have for today, of course, the top of concern as we'll see this red flg warning for the north bay continue until 8:00 this morning and then we'll have another one going into effect for tonight which also includes the east bay as well as the santa cruz mounta

instead of us telling you about it, joining us from studio 1a is hoda kotb with a big announcement. >> thank you, laura. thank you for letting your reseal exclusive news we are sharing with viewers later this morning. you know halloween is one of our favorites every year but like everything else this year, it will look different. we will miss our plaza crowd. here is what we are going to do. we are reaching out to viewers across the country to help us celebrate in a different way. all next week, as we count down to our own halloween show, we are going to fill our virtual plaza with people showing off their costumes and fan fare and we want to see the bay area represented so get your costumes ready. hold on. there is more. every day, we are going to choose one person or group with the best costume to be part of my today plaza on our halloween special show on friday, october 30th. show up' celebrate halloween on "today." >> perfect. we will get it golden gate so get involved, bay area. >>> trending this morning. san francisco's missing lemur made headlines across the world and got laugh

on "california live," we're soaking in some wisdom and inspiration from "today's" ray of sunshine, hodaotb. >> you can't expect some people to open up to you if you're not willing to do the same. >> then smooth sounds for a brand new day. jazz icon is lifting our spirits with his sax. ♪ >>> plus a guide for brides planning a wedding during the pandemic. >> i firmly believe walking down the aisle is the closest thing to walking down the red carpet. >> it's the same thing. >>> and stop the

john let's go straightaway to hoda abdel-hamid whose life was known back when i was a by john in the heart of what more do we know about this entire. well it was a very very sad day a very intense shelling in bar day it lasted actually several hours and really it wasn't the district that was targeted but rather barred the city itself now we know that several of these rounds fell for example next to a sports complex mixture a very busy market and in other areas of the cities i mean this is one of the highest death toll of civilians if not the highest death toll of civilians either side in one day so certainly is a lot of anger there we also heard from president. saying that the blood of the people who died will not go invade then that the response of. and will happen on the on the battlefield and it will not be a soft response so certainly this is a very dangerous escalation really you had a few days of calm when these humanitarian this latest humanitarian cease fire was and now so maybe reaffirmed but that is all but gone now or a hold of thanks very much in the heart of a $140.00. g

over the disputed region of the going all out a back that's called civilians to come under attack hoda abdel-hamid reports. it was a city asleep when the explosions ripped through the quiet of the night and ganja people here were already on edge their hometown has come under fire several times since the conflict was reignited 3 weeks ago. this attack was the most devastating so far so. we've been living in fear for days we couldn't sleep at night we hid but that was no use we're suffering a lot i wish we were dead but our children would have to live without us we believe in our state and president may god give us back karabakh. cantors about an hour drive from the disputed region of the corner karabakh that azerbaijan and armenia are fighting over i mean at 1st denied it had the long range capability to hit as far as ganja but then in a statement it said that there were several as syrian military assets in and around the city that were legitimate targets here in baquba president ilham called the attack a crime against humanity and that revenge will come under battlefield a few hours af

well for many people innocent bystanders little hope that the humanitarian ceasefire will bring peace hoda abdel-hamid met some residents in gunja who've lost loved ones but wants to keep up the fights guly if i show you where i was sleeping at home with her extended family her nephew is in a critical condition and she wonders what will do future hold now that the family house is gone but she remains defiant. other women who. really should fight until the end we are behind the president we believe in our country we believe in our army we believe in all people let there be war and let us liberate our territories why isn't the international community stopping this we should defeat them on to be and then just been hit several times since the beginning of october but saturday's attack was the most devastating so far it happened the week after humanitarian ceasefire brokered by russia was announced and i always before a 2nd one was agreed the humanitarian ceasefire is only about swapping bodies and wounded soldiers people on either side have very little faith that the conflict will stop each ac

and hoda abdel-hamid has the reaction from buckel in azerbaijan. well the observers have said right from the beginning that those accusations were groundless and now just a few minutes ago. senior aide to president ilham aliyev has actually tweeted that armenia has used this white phosphorus in the rooted in the woods around the town of show which their minions refer to as shushi and rory was just talking about this armenia was saying that john did that now earlier in the day the ministry of defense also said that it had intelligence that armenia had moved white phosphorus and they go no care of us with the aim of creating a problem cation now accusations have been going in both directions about who is doing what and who is actually breaking international law. by johnny point of view . there are civilians that have been targeted the most latest attack was invited a few days ago 21 people died in that attack on the human rights watch issued a statement on friday saying that indeed i mean you had used cluster bomblets in that attack now as a bridge s

the 1st nagorno-karabakh war it also sits on the main highway connecting media to step on a cat's hoda abdel-hamid has more from the is there a capital bucko. there hasn't been any official announcement about shoeshine was the situation as it by john called that town shusha now i did speak to a top commander in the as area army and he did not confirm that the army was on its way to say he did not deny it either what he did say is that it's no secret that sooner or later the as ery army would be heading there and trying to capture that city now but if you look at the reality on the ground a few days ago as of adjourn announces wasn't cool but like you butler is south of the achaean corridor which is key for the resupply of the border karabakh and it's also west of shusha from from go badly it's very easy to do to reach both areas and if you look at also what has been happening over the past few weeks well there's area army has been advancing quite at a quite steady pace so as this top commander said he said well sooner or later we will be there now it's a matter of figuring out how soon

1st nagorno-karabakh war it also sits on the main highway connecting armenia to stiffen the ccatt hoda abdel-hamid has more from bucko. there hasn't been any official announcement coming out of here about show whether the syrian army is actually heading towards that area i was speaking to with a top commander of the army earlier today and he wouldn't confirm any of the news coming out of armenia he didn't deny it either but then he said at the end of the day it's no secret we have said that we want to take back all our. territory so that means the 7 disparate surrounding they're going to care about and eventually nagorno karabakh itself and if you look at what's happening the reality on the ground a few days ago as ever gen announced that it wasn't coup but is now is basically south of the light chain corridor which is key for me. because that's with resupplies nagorno-karabakh as ever gen army has been making advances at a formidable base over the past few weeks is now trying to i think this is really it has to calculate very well what it's going to do next because basically once they

since far as to end the dispute have been unsuccessful one of the major issues is control of water hoda abdel-hamid has this report from the title river and azerbaijan. it's been nearly 30 years since water was lost flowing into farmlands along the line of control between azerbaijan and armenia to save his crops of wheat clover and cotton tilman had to dig up wells deep enough to reach the underground water but. i remember when the water was plentiful here i remember when these canals were built it was 974 rivers waters were rich in minerals and the crops were very good the underground water is not as rich in minerals anymore my annual yield is much lower and the quality of the crops is not as good. water is one of the issues at the heart of the conflict between the 2 countries people here say their livelihood has been taken hostage by armenia which had controlled the main reserve wire that supplies the water system in these from time areas until just a few weeks ago the tartar rivers fed by the dam which was built by dystopias but then fell under control after 8 seasons as a very land

. >> as "today" show's hoda kotb is releasing a book called "this just speaks to me."e had a virtual chat wondering where the quotes come from. >> i feel like i got a lot of my wisdom for this book from the people i work with and there are some quotes that come from them. i feel sometimes you need to hit pause in your life and stop the chaos. stop ingesting all this bad stuff. take a beat, open the book, clear your mind, read a quote and let it speak to you. >> she also suggests incorporating the quote into your daily life. that new book "this just speaks to me" is on sale now. >>> and take a look at this, guard dogs may be showing their pride over this fearless feline. a family in sarasota, florida, says a couple weeks ago they heard a banging at the front door. it was an alligator trying to climb up and in. that's when the cat sat in front of the door and started staring down the gator. you see it right there on the bottom. the picture is viral. it has more than 95,000 shares. >> that's scary. >>> how about this with your morning coffee. dunkin' is releasing a ghost

thank you, hoda.ust say, you're really doing a great job. >> well, it is creepier when you're dice, but thank you. >> really, you're taking really good care of us now. could you just tell us about the specials please? >> no. >> that is alec baldwin back as president trump on a new episode of "saturday night live." with maya rudolph playing our good friend and colleague kristen welker. who moderated the debate expertly this week. music superstar adele hosted the show. she was not, however, the musical guest. that honor went to the artist, her. >> drew barrymore was seven years old when the movie "e.t." was released in 1982. she starred as an impossibly cute little girl named gernie, and the movie became one of the most successful and iconic in the history of hollywood. drew is the first to say becoming that famous that young was complicated. for four decades, the public has watched her every move under the celebrity spotlight, from great success as an actor, producer, and director, to personal struggle

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a friday morning. this just in, tom brady is human. >> tom had a rough thursday night. we'll get to that in a moment. there was some confusion as to how many downs he had left. we'll dig into that. another busy morning. take a live look at the white house. where just one week after president trump announcing he was positive for the coronavirus, and with the election just 25 days away, the president is apparently very eager to get back on the campaign trail. we'll have the latest on his hopes of holding a rally in florida tomorrow night, perhaps. >> but our top story this morning, the weather. the storm-battered gulf coast bracing for yet another dangerous hit. hurricane delta growing bigger and stronger over the night, as it approaches and landfall is expected today. we have al's forecast just ahead, but let's go to lake arthur, louisiana. morgan chesky is with us this

. >>> well, hoda stops by "the kelly clarkson show" today and the latest thing she will talk about is what is happening in her life. >> her new book out "this just speaks to me words to live by every day." she tells kelly how during the pandemic she found having less of everything can actually be a good thing. >> and i realized like, wow, all these things we thought in our lives were necessities, including a wedding that you were working on. you don't really, like you kind of get the simple thing of life. like i actually feel stronger and better in a weird way. since i stopped doing all the stuff that i thought we should do. >> she's been talking about a lot. she also talked about how the pandemic forced her to put off her wedding plans to get married. if you want to see that interview, catch it on "the kelly clarkson show" today at 3:00, laura. >>> it's 5:26 right now. we continue to follow breaking news for you on this thursday morning. thousands are waking up without power in the bay area. fire danger is high with strong winds in some areas. we'll continue our live team coverage st

"today" show's hoda kotb is releasing "this just speaks to me." we had a virtual chat wondering where the quotes are coming from. >> i feel i got a lot of my wisdom for this book from the people i work with. there are some quotes that come from them. i feel like sometimes you need to hit pause in your life and stop the chaos, stop ingesting all this bad stuff, take a beat, open a book, clear your mind, read a quote and let it speak to you. >> she also says when you find a quote you love incorporate the message into your daily life. the new book "this just speaks to me" is on sale now. >>> trending this morning same-sex couple may have single-handedly brought back wedding flash mobs. check out what they posted online. ♪ >> a salt lake city based fitness instructor had help when he surprised his husband with a choreographed dance to "stupid love" that involved nearly everyone in attendancattendance. it's weird because i have a call from laura's fiance saying we need to plan something and maybe this is what he's talking about. >> kris, pick a good so

thank you, hoda.ll responsibility of the coronavirus even though it came from china on a plane piloted by nancy pelosi from mexicans shot down. >> is this another borat? you have to tell me if it's a borat! >> you're in trouble, biden, rudy has a lot of sane and coherent information. >> mr. president -- >> thank you, mindy. i love your project. >> i can't wait to hear this. >> first of all, i'm the least racist person in this room. i've done more for black people than anyone else, except maybe lincoln and black people love lincoln and his cars. i see them driving his cars all the time. sometimes there's white people in the back but not always. >> we both were laughing at that. we had good jokes. adele for the first time hosted. >> looking amazing. >> looking amazing, absolutely. the musical guest was her. >> and adele was talking about her album because we were hoping maybe she would surprise us and drop the album. she's like it's not ready yet, even though she promise it will come in september. >> we

nagorno-karabakh war it also sits on the main highway connecting armenia to step on it goes out zeros hoda abdel-hamid reports now from baku. there hasn't been any official announcement coming out of here about show whether the syrian army is actually heading towards that area i was speaking to with a top commander of the army earlier today and he wouldn't confirm any of the news coming out of armenia he didn't deny it either but then he said at the end of the day it's no secret we have said that we want to take back all our. territories so that means the 7 disparate surrounding they're going to care about and eventually nagorno karabakh itself and if you look at what's happening the reality on the ground a few days ago as ever gen announced that it wasn't coup but is now is basically south of the light chain corridor which is key for me. because that's with resupplies nagorno-karabakh as ever gen army has been making advances at a formidable pace over the past few weeks is now trying to i think this is really it has to calculate very well what it's going to do next because basically once

between armenia and azerbaijan let's cross to hold a woman whose life was known back in azerbaijan and hoda what more do you know about the city. where it has been quite an intense day of shelling over the. bard now from what we spoke to some people on the ground there they describe several hours of what they called indiscriminate shelling we do know that. areas were targeted. next to a sports complex another one next to a market area so it's been a pretty tough day now there prosecutor general here just issued a statement moment ago he said that one people have died and more than 70. 8 injured now that follows also other shelling that happened last night also the bar . by the. villages nearby. 4 people had died last night including an infant really this is escalating on this side because at the same time. it's also saying that for example of maternity ward was hit. which is in karabakh so you do get the feeling after a couple of days of calm that things are heating up again there was a lot of sketches was in there about the 3rd. which was implemented just a few days ago but clearly that sk

that's like hoda and jenna finding out they are losing the key demo of stay-at-home wine enthusiasts. trump keeps insisting that states are sending unsolicited mail-in ballots to everyone that could easily be filled out fraudulently, despite the fact that this basically never happens and would be very easy to detect >> when you see them cheating with those ballots, all of those unsolicited ballots, those millions of ballots, you see them any time you do, report them to the authorities. the authorities are waiting and watching >> seth: first of all, they're not unsolicited, they're ballots. they send them to registered voters they're not aol trial cds. "yo, aol, bless. mind if i slip a 'popozao' in there? i'm having some distribution issues." we thought it was very important to do a lot of comedy today about 2006's "popozao. which is -- i looked it -- it's a lyric. in portuguese, it means "bring your ass on the floor and move it real fast." guy was trying to do like a nice rosetta stone to music, and here i am giving him a hard time. i'm assuming that it meant the dance floor, and not

we're covering both sides of this story for you will get reaction out of us or by john shortly from hoda abdel-hamid in the capital baku but 1st let's get the latest on these allegations from reach out and in yerevan rory both sides have agreed not to attack civilians but the use of white phosphorus is apparently ok what was going on. while the other is the white phosphorous allegation is one of several that have come from armenian authorities today just a few hours ago from. the the prime minister who office you can see across the square behind me and he tweeted out that despite the agreement reached not to target civilians and civilian infrastructure since the early morning as about john as resumes the bombing of shushi panic hurts azerbaijan's leadership is not capable of fulfilling its own commitments and the civilians of nagorno-karabakh are its main enemy and now he was referring to bombardments of the towns that are just mentioned cities as well in the go and i care about. the marketplace main marketplace. came under fire with rockets or shells pretty early this morning other atta

understand that there has been several civilian infrastructures that were hit too hard i thank you for that hoda abdel-hamid in back who azerbaijan for us let's get the view now from armenia and. there was already a lot of skepticism about this cease fire holding i mean the other 2 and you know if this 3rd one came with us hell what is the word from the armenians what are they saying happened. will the armenians are saying at the end of the 1st day of the cease fire that the cease fire was dead so i don't think they hold any faith in it whatsoever any more that was little faith in it from the outset really the yemenis were saying they were sticking by it but today albeit slowly has been a grim day the worst for civilians it seems in this conflict so far the armenians have denied they attacked shelled baba but the pictures obviously tell a different story they are medians are saying that it is they who have been the victim of shelling today in the golan i care about that the capital the main city and they go on account of extra konica being attacked and that the main hospital that has been badly

brokered humanitarian truce residents of have told andras year they suffered hours of intense shelling hoda abdel-hamid has more from azerbaijan's capital buckle. it was the worst attack on civilians since this round of hostilities began now the latest number is still stands at 21 dead but more than 70 injured and as we understand it some are in very critical condition this comes on the back of 4 other people who died on tuesday evening including an infant not very far from barda city in a village nearby the authorities here were quick to condemn that attack president ilham aliyev himself said that the response will come back will be on the battlefield and aides to the president said that the armenians had used cluster smersh long range missiles to hit the city of bard today and the army is saying that this still trying to figure out the extent of the damage that has been done but we as we understand it there has been several civilian infrastructures that were hit too and here is really challenge now with a view from armenia's capital yerevan. today has been a grim day the worst for civilia

we're covering both sides of this story for you will get the reaction i said azerbaijan shortly from hoda abdel-hamid in the in the capital baku but 1st let's get the latest on those allegations from rory chalons rory what evidence is there for these claims of white phosphorus being used particularly being used near civilians. well the video that we have seen so far waitress put out earlier on today by the authorities been going our car about an hour later put out by the ministries in armenia itself. but the thing there are 2 sets of videos show these kind of rather extraordinary star. wooded hills where we're being told the white phosphorus being use over nagorno-karabakh itself by or in the surrounding areas as well by the as a by johnny miller. now under international law. white phosphorus as an incendiary is prohibited its use where there are civilians present and its use as a against military personnel is restricted if there are other less inhumane munitions are available so the. the authorities here in our media are saying that this is this use the as a very seems to be using white