ihop. no, i said denny's. ihop. we're going to ihop. you know how i feel about ihop.u know whati don't want to get into this debate again. okay. i enjoy ihop. i'll have a cup of coffee. you will have pancakes, and you'll like it. the store next to them is for lease. so what? it means they're not expanding. maybe they're shrinking. no, no. they could be shrinking. no, because the sign is centered perfectly above their store. no sign of the sign being moved. aha. (dwight) it's lunchtime. but no sign of anyone coming in or out, which means they're not taking new customers out to lunch. mm-hmm. which means they're not acquiring new business. so once again, no growth. yeah, and there are clouds. clouds in the sky. that means it's gonna rain. bad for business. oh, it would if they were altocumulus, not cirrostratus. why do you--okay. michael, get your clouds right. whatever. shut up. okay. so you go in now, i'm gonna go in in exactly ten minutes. we have never met each other. we are complete strangers. right. also, we're gonna need a signal to bolt outta there in case there

. >> there is a treat at ihop on halloween, a free design your own face pancake to kids under 12 from 7:00 am to 10:00 p.m. children can get a giant butter milk pancake and decorations to make a face. ihop says this is under 600 calories, not that anyone is counting. >> that comes a few years later when you count the calories. >> it tastes so great when you decorate them yourself. >> and when someone else is paying for it. here is mike with the forecast. >> daylight savings ends so before you go to bed on saturday, set the clocks back an hour and enjoy the extra hour of sleep as we fall back. that means it will get dark around 5:15 rather than 6:15. across the state, high pressure is taking over and it will bring sunshine and 60 to eureka and 66 to monterey and mid-70's to san diego and 77 to los angeles and up to tahoe it is 57 degrees. safe travels. leyla gulen? >> we still have the accident in marin county if you are on 101 southbound headed up to highway 37 you will have the overturned vehicle. c.h.p. is working to clear it northbound side there is construction that will reach up

. >> ihop is giving away pancakes decorated, and most krispy cream stores will give anyone in costume a free donut. >>> and sfroo% of all spend -- 72% of spending will be on chocolate. rees peanut butter bars, round out the top five, and kit cats. >>> and a bad grandpa can beat gravity at least at movie theaters. johnny knoxville stars at the accident-prone grandfather in the hidden camera comedy that pulled in the most movie fans this past weekend. >> and gravity came second, cap tin phillips, the counselor and cloudy with a chance of beat balls 2 round at the top five. >> coming up, breaking news in the south bay. a pedestrian killed in san jose. >>> we also are talking about high winds across the bay over overnight and a look at the damage that was caused and havoc caused on one roadway in particular. >> plus, what came crashing down on to several cars and a sidewalk and why things could have been a lot worse. >> and you can see how windy it is. 880, our cameras are bouncing a little bit. we'll tell but wind advisories in effect. >> that rather vigorous low dropped into the sierra

ihop is giving all kids a scary-face pancake. at krispy kreme, anyone who shows up in a costume walks out with a free doughnut. how about that? >> done and done. forbes list of the most powerful people is out. coming in at number one is russian president vladimir putin. at number two is president obama. number three is xi juping. and german chancellor angela merkel is five. >>> sports is next, including a big announcement from iverson and beckham. >>> plus, a spooky halloween trivia question for you. according to a recent survey, what percentage of you believe in ghosts? is it 15%, 25%, 35%, or 45%? the spooky answer when "early today" returns. they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of the year, a portion of each sale... benefits living beyond breast cancer, to empower women affected by breast cancer. new raspberry 5 hour energy. it's one good deed that will go just right. >>> mm-mm. so before the

. >> if pope francis wasn't throwing the party we'd be at sweat pants at the ihop. >> the good cause behind the laughs today, friday, october 18th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm maria shriver along side natalie morales and al roker. >> wow. >> i don't want to sit next to natalie because everybody says he looks like a young version of me. i want to sit next to al. >> we're sisters. >> no, we're not sisters. she's a young version. >> we have done digging. we looked at the last time to see when the last time was you cohosted the "today" show. >> did i look like natalie. >> do you know what the top song was? night song. carter was in the white house. that was 1998. so welcome back. >> thank you. we're thrilled to have you. >>> first let's get to our top story. we have a lot going on. tonight's top story is a man hunt for two dangerous inmates released from prison. mark potter in orlando. good morning. >>

what we're serving, my lady, is a pretty close replica of ihop's famous rooty tooty fresh and fruity i made especially for you and me. oh, i gotta get to work. you go, girl. heh! so, what are you gonna do today? well, let's see, i got my mah-jongg at 11:00. and of course, i've got my stories. doug, come on. i'm serious. you gonna be ok? huh! yeah! why wouldn't i be ok? well, you know, not-- not being able to go to work for so long is bound to, you know, put you a little off your game. excuse me. way on my game! i've got a lot of things to do today, carrie. yeah? like what? household repairs. like this knob, for instance. remember, you, uh, you said it was loose. i did? oh! when we were first looking at the house. right, yeah. well, today it happens-- that and a lot more other stuff-- so you just run along, all right? all right, giddyap! watcha! go! [whirring] [whir] hey, dad. we're all tied up. really?! come on. oh! that's a lot of water up there. ♪ go. go. that's a nice shot. [ laughs ] yes! breakfast. [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flake

free scary pancakes at ihop and a free doughnut at krispy kreme to drum up business when families have pizzas delivered. restaurants can be "ghost" towns >> thank you. get to take frank of the doughnut deal. you take an inner tube for swimming and it looks like a doughnut and you put patches on it and you have free doughnuts. >> does it come with a smell? >> working on that. working on that. >> we have the smell of coffee this morning and we were hoping to get doughnuts. hopefully it is calmer in your neighborhood. we don't have were of that stuff now. thanks for shareing. from mount tamalpais you can see some of the we streetlights looking to sausalito and san francisco. the gusts show 75 miles per hour at the altamont pass which is why amy hollyfield is talking about the damage. mount diabolo no longer reports but a peak near it the gusts are the 62 miles per hour. twin peaks in san francisco are at 38 miles per hour, los altos in the south bay at 38 miles per hour. live doppler 7 hd shows the clouds are away from us and we are dry. we are watching this area of low pressure churn. so

the things that you are participating in, restaurants coming up with ideas to get people in the like ihopd get your free scary face pancake. that will be a big one for you. >> absolutely. something we have been doing for three years. trying to drive that traffic. here is the way to come in, bring the little ones and, have been dressed up in a safe environment. we have some signature pancakes from mom and dad. pumpkin pancakes. we have a couple of things that make us a little different than everyone else. melissa: i wonder as a business owner. and the game of the economics of these things. to ukraine's when you hear the national campaign to my comment he will give you something free. >> of course everything is involved when it comes to investing. that is our look at it. i never look at it as free. we involve marketing plans, you know, free food, but i don't call it free. i call it investing. here is a way we can entrench ourselves in a neighborhood, have fun with our core guests because we are number one in family dining. we deal with families. so here is a way to invest in our relationshi

restaurants such as chipotle and ihop.or costume ideas, a game on carving a virtual pumpkin and a list of the most popular candies, go to hot topics section of ktvu.com. i buy candy i don't like. so if there is left over i don't eat it. i bring it in and all the young healthy people eat it. >> 7:57. still ahead. there's a scandal at an elementary school. the young schoolworker there facing very serious charges. from >> reporter: we're live where police shoot and kill a dog after it attacks four people. another dog is also caught. what condition the victims are in. >> good morning. on the san m mateo bridge, we're seeing traffic that looks good. and also the weather looks good for a different type of commute. [ male announcer ] the founder of mercedes-benz once wrote something on a sheet of paper ♪ the challenge always accepted. and the calling forever answered. ♪ introducing the all-new 2014 s-class. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched

and mike bickel, the owner of ihop, was there to take it as a christian nation.i talked to said they feel they have lost the culture war in america, but they're winning in africa. >> this film also resists you being the american with all the answers. i've come to show you how backward uganda is, and it resisted by putting at the fore the uganda activists themselves pushing back against the anti-gay agenda risking their own lives. tell us about some of them. >> it was important that ugandans came one the solutions for this, and the brave heroes like christopher sohanjo who stood up for the rights of lbjt youth and was one of the only people in uganda who stood up. you go to his church and it is filled with everyone who has been rejected by the church in uganda. he is such a brave man. and it was important that he was the one that came up with the solution and it wasn't like an american. >> he just pops off of that screen, the love that is inside of him resonates in this incredible way. and you just get a sense, like you're seeing all this charismatic activity of t

ihop is offering all kids 12 and under a free scary face pancake when you stop by on halloween.owl, salad or order of tacos for only $3 when you stop by in your costume after 4 pm on halloween. the money will be donated to the chipotle cultivate foundation. for these deals and a lot more, go our website. we are also on facebook and twitter, simply type in sports mom! im chris huston.. we hope you'll join the conversation! - let's check the mail once again for our latest viewer mixtape... this week, we heard from elijah clayton, a talented athlete at renton high school in the state of washington. the six-foot-tall juni has spent time at runn back, linebacker, and quarterback. he makes plays wherever the team needs him, and he's hoping to prove that to colleges over the next year and earn a chance to ple next level. if you want to be on the show like elijah, send us a dvd. the address is 6125 airport freeway, suite 201, fort worth, texas, 76117. that's all for today's show. for everyone here, i'm charles davis, and we'll see you next time. ! >> welcome to live life and win. >> we

if the pope were throwing the party, we would be in sweat pants in the corner of the ihop splitting a rooty tooty fresh and fruity. chris matthews is here. host of hard ball. i have good news, it turns out that having hardball is covered by obama care. is mayor bloomberg here? he's a tiny man. the real reason he doesn't want drink cups larger than 16 ounces, he's afraid he might drown in one. >> that is the tone of that diner every single year. >> a lot of money, though. >> exactly. willy geist is in the orange room, he's in there while carson continues on assignment. good to see you. >> good to see you. maria, welcome back, we have coffee, pastries, chardonnay. we are talking about new jersey politics and a concession speech given on tuesday night by republican candidate. he lost to cory booker, and his relationship with his wife during the speech you want to pay attention to here. >> i have spent the last 20 years of my life in politics. serving the people of new jersey in the way i thought i best could. >> brushing that dirt off the shoulder. >> that's steve, his wife of 32 years t