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this one is for you, hoda.leans or new york city >> new orleans. >> yes you are wrong. so sorry new york city. look, 19 degrees below average for new orleans. all right. let's finish it up atlanta, cleveland >> cleveland. >> atlanta. >> all right it is, boom! atlanta. that's right let's hope cleveland cools off today when they play the yankees. >> ooh >> at 4:00 this afternoon. >> i hear you. >> all right we saw it earlier with maggie vespa. all the heavy snow through the u.p. of michigan there is a pesky low-pressure system sitting over the great lakes and the moisture is rotating around it and that's bringing rain and snow, especially lake-effect snow from wisconsin to pennsylvania. it hangs out again tomorrow. those cold winds continue over the great lakes, away from the shoreline. that's where we see the snow develop and, in fact, we are talking heavy rain over new england. some places 5 inches or more but then as you get over the great lakes, especially the u.p. of michigan and northern michigan, we are ta

we have been here all morning, hoda. we have been watching as children come to this site asking to take selfies of the playground they used to enjoy before the rockets hit. it is incredibly difficult to watch. >> it is difficult to watch. speaking of young kids, there is a heartbreaking video that went viral. a young girl was taking a video of herself. she was walking through kyiv, and she was nearly hit by a rocket. let's take a look at it. >> that is just so heartbreaking to watch i can't imagine that captured on video, how many of those scenes are playing out across ukraine >> reporter: and it is what so many people felt yesterday morning. whether you are targeting a civilian population or hitting it, it's a distinction without a difference take a look at this, we wanted to show you this was a park bench yesterday morning, and you can tell when civilians come and they see this, how terrifying it can be, hoda >> horrible. cal perry for us there in kyiv thank you so much. >> how is this new aggression from vladimir puti

some contestants believe this contest has been rigged. >> that's right, hoda. we received a statement from the miss universe pageant which runs the miss usa pageant they said they launched an investigation and they suspended the company that is run by the current president of the miss usa pageant. we will have all of those details coming up. >> okay. >>> thank you. a new trend in travel, you guys. people ditching the summer vacation for a cheaper fall getaway. some parents pulling the kids from school. vicky nguyen will take a closer vicky nguyen will take a closer look care coalilition, where arare we on alalaska airl? wewe found thahat people are raviving about where arare we on alalaska airl? theieir customerer care. where arare we on alalaska airl? i mean, tatake a look k at ! where arare we on alalaska airl? wow!w! [dog bararks] says h here they h have the mt flights frfrom the wesest c. [dog bararks] they fly t to chicago,o, hawaiiii, cancun!! wow! do thehey fly to m my magical fafaraway kingngdom of carare-, wow! way y up in the e clouds where e anything

hoda -- >> remarkable. >> so moving. and william shatner, this guy, he's just -- people are just commenting, i'm getting so many texts and seeing it on twitter, so many people talking about what an incredible guy he is. i'm scoring points right now, the fact that you pulled out shatner's note lucy in the sky with diamonds," that's 100 points right there. you just came back from the "today" show, talking about "the list" with hoda. that was very moving too pop. >> oh, my gosh. >> a lot of tears. >> hoda's on the list and savannah nominated her and we have two women over 50 hosting the "today" show. talk about that never happen 20 or 30 years ago, how thing have changed. the second annual forbes "50 over 50" list has chemical engineers, actresses, singers, dancers, civil rights activists in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and, yes, 90s. these women are phenomenal and there are so many of them. >> there really are. it's an incredible list. jonathan lemire, the red sox have something in common with people on that list. >> really? >>

hoda, priest, carrying icons. the choir leaves the temple and makes such a symbolic circle around the entrance. sunday and i think that i think that our believers then feel no less an outpouring of grace than a believer in russia bypassing, say, the church of the resurrection of the ascension in sokolniki or the cathedral of christ the savior of the swedish orthodox, like all children love christmas and new year holidays, for example , these are wonderful candies from the village of candies, but the orthodox celebrate christmas on january 7, and the catholics on december 25. and how to be here problems are solved simply and reasonably, the parishioners of the church of the transfiguration give gifts to their children on the same day that all swedish parents can discuss gifts with all their swedish friends. on some books, kind and cheerful pippi longstocking , mischievous and witty carlson, children from russia from the heart, have fun in the town, lightened up and only the local carlson disappoints them a little,

harris hoda kotb with "toxic". >> how much do we reveal to the ones we love? do we keep our betrayals hidden behind closed doors? or do we hide in plain sight, masking our deeds with words? >> text message says, i'm fine, just clearing my head. >> that was kevin mengel for a time, clearing his head he told his family and friends. facebook status, once to be left alone. >> maybe he just had enough and needed a vacation for himself. >> but there was a trail of electronic messages that seemed to tell another story. a far more sinister one. >> we were floored. it was all there for us to read. you can't make this stuff up. >> which was fact and which was fiction? >> these text messages don't even seem real. they just don't seem real. >> long before kevin mengel had a cell phone or facebook page, he was a high school guy in suburban philadelphia, with a cute little sister to worry about. >> kevin was the stereotypical older brother. he would follow me around and tell all of his friends they were allowed to talk to me. things like that. >> was he being protective? >>

curtis also blasted him in an interview with hoda on the "today" show >> i burst into tears. on jewish people what are you doing >> reporter: this weekend's uproar came on the heels of a controversial fashion show in paris in which he debuted a line of tee shirts with "white lives matter" boldly printed on the back >> you made reference to the white lives matter tee shirt why did you do that and what did it mean? >> people say as an artist, you don't have to give an explanation, but as a leader, you do >> yes, i think that's right >> so the answer to why i wrote white lives matter on a shirt is because they do. it's an obvious thing. >> reporter: kanye also took shots at diddy, saying he is controlled by jewish people, a reference to a long-standing conspiracy theory. >> i don't rock with it. don't wear the shirt, don't buy the shirt. >> reporter: after terminating his clothing deal with gap, he turned his ire to adidas, making scathing remarks in recent weeks. the sports brand putting out this statement after repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation we are putting

and coming up on "today," hoda kotb will sit down with hollywood royalty julia roberts and george clooneywith a new week with a sprint to the november elections, just 29 days away the controversies and strategies which party will command the majority >>> breaking overnight, new explosions in kyiv as tensions rise after a key bridge used by russia to deliver supplies is blown up, and president putin now calling it an act of terrorism. >>> today harvey weinstein faces a new rape trial set to get under way this morning >>> and our jake ward introduces us to one of those infamous overseas scammers wh

but i also talked to your soldiers and they say that your commander the commander of the da leonid hodathe front line the truth is that with the guys she is there and in battle she is eager and helps coordinates does not sit in the rear neither does the battalion commander sit in the rear i saw him a lot on the front line very often helps battalion commanders even helps company commanders to come up to tell what is better to do brigade commander it’s good if there were more such brigade commanders in the brigade, but it’s not possible, the first severska is the first, and there’s no question about her, she will be the first. yes, and he says that among the tank crews, because they are all cool, but they say that the first severska is one of the most powerful, well, we have to finish. maxim here , before the broadcast, they talked about an incredible story of how they got into the army in two minutes. well, i didn't believe that such a thing could happen. well, please tell me, it's a very interesting story. at the age of 14-15, my father was taken away for mobilization. i came back to de

speaking this morning to hoda, she emphasized how important it is for women with dense breasts to bes. this is not something you can tell by feeling your breasts. it's indicated on a mammogram. so you have to ask your radiologist or your radiologist ideally should be telling you you have dense breasts then you often need secondary screening. so my radiologist compared it to trying to find snowballs in a field of snow. i got a 3-d mammogram which is superior and my radiologist said it made it much easier for her to see it, but it was key to get a breast ultrasound to confirm that i had a tumor that needed to be biopsied. a lot of women don't know this. 38 states require doctors to say hey, you have dense breasts but your mammogram is fine. so what are you supposed to do with that information? you don't necessarily know you need additional screening. >> and insurance doesn't always pay. >> two issues. first with the notification, savannah. the fda said the language needs to change. all states need to require much more specificity about what you're supposed to do with that information.

. >> reporter: after speaking exclusively to hoda kotb earlier this year, hutchins seems to have changed his position, saying in a statement, i have no interest in engaging in recriminationors attributes of blame to the producers or mr. baldwin. he told nbc news he was not responsible for her death. >> so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility. >> reporter: as one civil case draws to a close, the santa fe district attorney could file criminal charges any day. with baldwin, the film's armorer and the assistant director all part of the investigation, the d.a. said if the facts and evidence warrant criminal charges under new mexico law, then charges will be brought. no one is above the law. >> and we have horrific breaking news to report out of thailand. authorities say that more than 30 people primarily children were killed today when a gunman opened fire in a childcare center in the northeastern part of the country. a local police official says he killed 30 people before taking his own life. a spokesperson for a r

. >> i can go in and watch hoda. >> that's exactly it >> why do i want this?n't understand why i need to be in this metaverse crap >> well, that's the thing zuckerberg is having a really tough time. >> what if nobody buys this? is he just screwed >> well, that's the thing. this is not facebook's -- meta's core business. what their core business is facebook that's where they make all their money, and that side of the business is struggling when you talked about mark zuckerberg's stock falling, they're having trouble competing with tiktok. they are having trouble getting advertisers on board they're dealing with some privacy changes made on the iphone that block their ability to track you and target ads at you. all these headwinds are coming, not to mention a recession looming, shep. and that is supposed to make up the gap, and it can't. >> all right good to see you, kovach. thank you so much. >>> another sobering warning about the direction of the economy today. why a report from the international monetary fund says the worst is yet to come >>> protecting the s

when you talk about factors that caused him to recommend against charges for hoda kotb back in 2016 some of the things he looked at was to say i've looked at all the past cases and usually we require an aggravating factor before we charge someone for mishandling classified documents. those aggravating factors include willfully mishandling of the information, exposing it in way to be compromised by outside sources or obstruction of justice. three for three with regards to the donald trump here. i don't see how they charge. uniformity matter in the way they handle cases. the threat of criminal prosecution i think is very high for donald trump here >> i was at a street fair yesterday and there was like a spin the dial and i thought today's show that way. spin the dial and you've got criminal exposure everywhere you land. no better people to talk to about it than the three of you. jackie, tim, barbara, thank you so much for starting us off today. >>> when we come back, more on the highly classified and sensitive national defense documents taken from the ex-president. what does the intelligen

what i loved about the list is that there are so many women we've heard of like bobbi brown, like hodahould be lifted up. >> and so talented, from so many generations, well above 50, 60, 70, 80, 90. what happens in abu dhabi, we bring in luminaries and it is this massive international mentoring event. it's so great that you're going to be vice chairing it because that means you'll be back, and we'll have a great time there. we'll talk about your book, which is now out in paperback. it's a remarkable book. it chronicles your life, traveling the world with the clintons, your life as a little girl, and also the painful moments in your life as well that you share. i'm curious how you have evolved given the reaction you've gotten to the book since it has initially come out. >> you know, i have -- my favorite events are events at universities and talking to young people and talking to women, especially. and the number of people who come to me and say, well,000 did you know everything was going to be okay, how did you know you'd be successful in life? and i have spent the better part of the l

the concern now, hoda, is the pace of these tests. there have been five in over a week also the show of increased capabilities it can signal that perhaps north korea sees opportunity to test longer range weapons because the u.s. has barely reacted to any of the short-range ballistic missile testing it's done over the past year. as well, there is a sense this could be the preamble to a nuclear test, something kim jong-un hasn't done since 2017 so this could be a provocative step towards that. janice macky flayer keeping an eye on nthat, thank you, janis >>> and now to the protest for women's rights that have swept across iran. ignited by the death of a woman in the custody of the nation's morality police. they are the biggest demonstrations there in years and this morning iran's supreme leader is responding and placing blame on the united states ali arouzi in tehran for us this morning. ali, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. despite the authorities coming down hard, there are still pockets of protests with women at the helm acro

>> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. it was at 8:15 local, less than six hours ago at the height of rush hour when we heard loud concussion explosions. i can show you the site of one of those explosives where a rocket, we believe, hit. now the death toll right now according to the armed forces here in ukraine chief of staff, at least eight people dead, another two dozen wounded. you can expect those numbers to rise. we want to show you the nearby damage these buildings took. it gives you an idea of the power of these explosions as these rescue teams in various parts of the city are trying to get to residents that are trapped. these were coordinated attacks across the country, guys, as far west as lviv, a city that has remained out of the war, now a city without power, and here in the capital just a few minutes ago we saw the mayor of kyiv make his way to the site of the attack. and he is urging people at this hour to stay inside. i can tell you the streets are now empty. so many residents now down in the subways bracing,

good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. hey, savannah. you have laid out the stakes. it is crunch final for the really important, really close races, with big guns like former presidents in both parties set to hit the campaign trail in the coming days. and turning to georgia, where there is a new abortion allegation in one of the country's most he closely watched matchups. with less than two weeks to go this morning, the future of the senate could hang on two key states with neck and neck races in pennsylvania and georgia, where there is now another twist. republican herschel walker, who has campaigned on an anti-abortion platform, denying a new allegation from a second womawho said walker pressured her to have an abortion in the early '90s. >> what i'm saying this is a lie. i've said it once, and i've moved in in my campaign. >> reporter: sharing her voice only came forward in a zoom conference arranged by attorney gloria allred. the accuser saying after becoming pregnant in 1993, walker encouraged to have to have an abortion. he encouraged her to go back, driving he

gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this children's hospital is operating at 125% capacity using parts of the facility that it's never used before. half of the young patients in its icu have the respiratory illness rsv. this morning concerns of a potential tripledemic are growing. the flu, rsv and covid ramping up earlier than expected. >> the last few weeks is something i have never seen before.

high stakes, hoda.mer president obama is set to campaign in georgia next week with control of congress at stake. i asked walker if he is concerned. will this impact the race? he responded defiantly saying he is ready to fight mr. warnock and obama. hoda >> thank you we should mention you can se more of the interview with herschel walker on "nightly news" and 4:00 p.m. eastern on nbc news now. >>> news for some of the 43 million americans who owe money on student loans a new federal government program will soon kick in. it could forgive up to $20,000 per borrower steph, good morning. let's start with the basics. who is eligible? >> this is a big deal for a lot of people. it's federal loans no private loans but that's the majority of people who have these loans. people eligible, if you are single and you made less than $125,000 in 2020 or 2021 you are eligible if you are married and filed jointly, that threshold goes to $250,000. >> how much relief can you get with this? >> if you have a pell grant, those

, what do we know about who russia thinks did this and how this was carried out >> reporter: well, hodaesident putin is speaking a short distance away right now describing this explosion as a terrorist attack and accusing ukrainian special services, russian intelligence saying it has arrested eight people including five russians, ukrainians, and armenians describing a complex for explosives it says wrapped in plastic in a truck around the black sea into russia and then into that bridge ukrainians on television describing that description as nonsense and ukraine has not claimed responsibility for this attack. >> meantime, keir, it looks like president biden, he weighed in on the possibility of a meeting, meeting with putin at the upcoming g20 summit. what do you know about that? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right. president biden saying i have no intention of meeting with president putin. but, for example, if he came to me at the g20 and said i want to talk about the release of brittney griner, i'd meet with him. i understand from russian officials that they haven't decided whether

"hoda & jenna" in nashville.h new details on tom brady and gisele bundchen's divorce and how it became official so quickly, sam. >> yeah, craig, irretrievably broken what we are learning about the details of the filings for divorce between tom brady and gisele bundchen, how it happened so quickly and what they did to try to protect their children during this painful process. that story coming up right after this break ♪ (vo) command hooks are easy to apply and remove cleanly so you can go all out this holiday. command. do. no harm. ghirardelli intense dark. ♪♪ bold... rich... intensely delicious dark chocolate. ghirardelli intense dark. makes life a bite better. i was taking my antidepressant daily, but i would still put up a brave face to hide feeling depressed. my depression made me feel like i was stuck on autopilot. then i saw something that got me thinking. i'm still feeling depressed. what do you think about adding rexulti? it could help. when taken with an antidepressant, rexulti was proven to reduce depre

sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning.n the president arrives today he will be looking at a region that bears no resemblance to what it looked like a week ago. the sheriff of lee county saying we are being close to purely a recovery mission as those here are devastated and suffering but getting help from all over the country. the grind of going days out power and other essentials is taking its toll. bill, what have you encountered when you try to find ice or gas? any luck? >> the ice, until two days ago i got it. the first few days, none. >> reporter: that's right. ice is like gold in cape coral the lack of power means the ice is the only way to keep food from spoiling. yet at local supermarkets the ice cupboards are bare. lines of cars pour in for food. it's a food distribution site. what difference does it make it come here and get meals and water? >> it's great because all stores it's out. >> reporter: the next level church providing 2,000 meals day right now. >> people showed up in the distribution lines wanting to giv

. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studioockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody, good morning. welcome to "today." we made it. it's friday morning. nice to have you with us. >> a lot to get it, including a new forecast out this morning especially along the east coast. of course, mr. roker is here. he will have that in a bit. >> we want to know. >>> we begin with surging cases of respiratory illnesses in kids across the country. >> over the last month, 32 states have reported an increase in rsv cases. >> why is it happening now and how is it affecting adults as well? we will talk about that with dr. john torres. first, gabe gutierrez at a hard-hit hospital in

2022 >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie from washington, d.c., and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> good morning. good to see you.g., can you ima savannah is joining us in d.c. can you imagine being the mom and dad? i'm cheering for both my sons. you go no, you go >> moms are like, no, i don't have a favorite. really i don't

. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studioin rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody, good morning. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we got there. it's friday morning. >> big win for the ravens last night. what a win for tampa bay. it's three in a row. tom brady cannot be feeling good this morning. we will get to that. >>> also this new data on the biggest issue on the minds of many americans, the economy. so the economy grew, actually, for the first time this year. >> that doesn't tell the full story. tom costello has a look at the numbers and the impact on your bottom line. >>> let's begin with twitter. bic breaking news, elon musk is in charge. among the first acts as ceo a tweet that reads, "the bird is freed" and reportedly a firing of several top executives. >> all of this comes six months after musk made his $44 billion offer and a high-profile back and forth with the company, including a lawsuit for breach of contract. >> what it all means for the social media giant, for you, nearly 400 million users. let'

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody, good morning, welcome to "today," it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we're glad you're with us on a monday morning. we have a special monday morning concert today. >> it may be rainy out here on the east coast, but wynonna judd is taking the stage. fans have been lined up and we have a special guest who is joining her later. >> all will be revealed. our top story, the new health concern from coast to coast, or really the return of an old health concern. >> after more than two years of masks and social distancing and working from home, the flu is back and it is back in a big way. >> a lot of states are already reporting a higher number of cases than usual. and it is sparking fears of what's being called a triple demic, flu, covid and the respiratory illness, rsv, which hits children predominantly. we'll talk to dr. john torres about what to expect. for the latest, we turn to blaine alexander in atlanta for us. a lot of people are dealing with this. good mornin

. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1arockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. glad you started your day with us. >> we are. a lot of yankees fans are happy. a lot of padres fans. we'll have more to come. and something you probably noticed. gas prices are creeping up again. higher from a month ago. and even higher in california. >> it's a busy travel season. and tom costello is going to break down the new effort to reduce gas prices. >>> we start with the brutal cold affecting much of the country. nearly 100 million people waking up to a freeze advisory, including areas not used to being cold so soon. >> look at this map. these were the temperatures one week ago across texas. mid-90s and even 100 degrees. areas that are not used to being so cold so soon. >> look at this. we will get to al ahead. let's start in dallas with morgan chesky. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that first cold snap of the season always feels a little bit colder. certainly the case at the state fair of tex

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, welcome to "today." it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast t. is a thursday morning. so glad you're with us. i have a feeling a lot of folks in l.a. were watching that game and watching that goose. >> a little goose ready for its close-up there at the dodgers padres game last night. >>> we're r we're also tracking severe weather in this part of the country, record highs across the pacific northwest and some folks seeing temperatures 15 degrees above average. we're going to get al's forecast for the west in just a bit. >>> we do start with the inflation problem that will not go away. a short time ago, a key snapshot of the economy was released tracking everything from what we buy at the grocery store to housing and energy, so what does it tell us? nbc's tom costello joins us now with the very latest. hey, tom, good morning. >>> prices were up 2.2% year-over-year in september, though down just a fraction from their august levels. this now adds more pressur

they're sitting down with hoda. >> could you tell me what kind of courage, what kind of bravery does it take for one of these young women to go out on the street and protest? >> it takes a tremendous amount of courage, resilience and it just shows the depth of desperation on the part of the iranian population. this is the culmination of 43 years, of a regime whose legacy today has been one of egregious human rights violations. >> you can see the full interview later this morning on the "today" show at 7:00 right after us here on "today in the bay." >>> happening today an fda advisory panel will vote on the future of a controversial pregnancy drug. regulators are considering pulling the drug makena from the market, a synthetic hormone used to prevent premature birth. some argue there's no benefit and it creates risk to mothers including blood clots and depression. the manufacturer says the drug should be allowed pending more study. the fda will ultimately make the final decision. >>> also happening today san jose's valley medical physicians are promising to update the status of contra

hoda, back to you. >> peter alexander for us there. peter, thank you. >>> and now to that new report on the economy. confirming what millions of americans are facing every time they shop. prices on everything are still rising. nbc's tom costello is here with us this morning with the details and the reaction from main street to wall street. good morning. >> yeah, and the reaction has been extreme, especially on wall street. hard to understand, to be honest. listen, this inflation report is further evidence as we go into the holidays, you and me and everybody, we are going to be paying more and more and more and feeling the pain. and this inflation report suggested that we have seen a double inflation rate than what many economists expected the ball is in the federal reserve's court. it's expected to keep hiking interest rates to bring inflation down can it do it without triggering a recession? the latest inflation data is telling us what most of us already know and live with every day. we are all feeling the strain of rising costs deep