. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren is in south carolina with the very latest. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, phillip and marlie. yeah, michael still has quite a bite here this morning. you can see the high winds as i hold onto my hat here. at times it is actually moving me around. still powerful winds. a triple threat as we go through the morning. we've got these winds that can definitely take down trees and tree limbs so we could see more power outages. already hundreds of thousands of people without power throughout the southeast here, and then we've got tornadoes. there have been tornado warnings here all night long. they continue to go through the morning here, the threat of tornados. and then there's the rain that's coming in bands. rietz now it's dry here, but we have seen some rain. some places could get another 8 inches or so of rain here today, so these are areas as you mention. the ground already saturated after hurricane florence, so we could see some dangerous, potentially deadly flash flooding. this is going to continu

kristen dahlgren takes a look. >> reporter: for cecilia, a parkinson's diagnosis felt like the end of life as she knew it. >> i was upset. i didn't know what my future would be. >> reporter: the little understood neurological condition can cause tremors and difficulty moving. michael j. fox, alan alda and muhammad ali are among the famous people diagnosed. about 60,000 new cases in the u.s. every year. and no known cure. so now, many are hitting the disorder from a different angle. in this boxing class, everyone has parkinson's. >> the tremors have decreased, they're smiling more, moving quicker, interacting better. >> reporter: barbara russo never exercised, since her parkinson's diagnosis, she doesn't miss a day. >> you have control, you are cognitively aware of what's going on, and it just continues. it's great. >> she's got a mean -- jab there. >> yeah. >> wow! >> reporter: doctors say there is medical evidence that exercise reduces stiffness. improves mobility and balance. >> people feel they can improve their strength and endurance and as a result of that, may not need as much m

kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >>> coming up, more of our across america tour. how houston has fought its way back after hurricane harvey. >>> welcome back. our planet is running out of time to prevent a climate catastrophe. that's according to some of the world's top scientists. a new u.n. report warns world leaders they only have 12 years left to take action to keep global temperatures from rising about another three degrees. a shift of that magnitude could greatly increase life-threatening heat, droughts, and floods. i was reminded today that the floodwaters that buried a third of houston last year in the wake of hurricane harvey turned this park behind me into a virtual lake. i was here then reporting on the disaster, documenting the destruction and hearing people's stories. and of course, we're back now with stories to tell of a place now recovering. we met rozitsa and gheir daught volunteer flotilla carried them from their flooded community. of? what was happening? >> the house was flooding, and it's rising way too fast. >> good to see you. >> reporter: th

kristen dahlgren holding her ground in south carolina. kristen, thank you. >>> meteorologist bonnie schneider is here tracking michael. as we just heard, the biggest concern now flooding. >> and that risk for tornadoes that we jelt heard as because the storm coming onshore bring about aioot of fri when that happens. that's why there's still the risk in south carolina for tornadoes this morning. heavy rain through atlanta. it been thunderstorms there throughout the night with tropical storm michael, once a as a tropical storm it's one, going to be a rainmaker for chlotte, forraleigh, up through northern virginia, and even into the new york city tri-state area we're expecting some heavypo dos. for that reason, we are looking at a flood watch. this oneon goes throughht all the way from boston, new york, philly, down through raigh. 63 million americans at risk for flooding for today. that flood threat will persist through theternoon. the flood watches are issued and the heaviest rain should be along the coast rathe than further inland. tropica

our kristen dahlgren has late details. >> reporter: tonight a deadly outbreak in a pediatric ward. six children dead and 12 more severely ill as a children's rehabilitation center. this according to the new jersey health department. the cause, adenovirus, a normally mild virus associated with colds and minor childhood illnesses. but serious for children like this young boy who is on a ventilator. >> they should have notified us sooner and shouldn't have let him get so bad that one lung was completely shut down before they sent him to the hospital. >> reporter: this strain of the virus, number seven, associated with respiratory viruses. like pneumonia, croup and bronchitis. the facility says 60 of their patients are on ventilators. in a statement, the center for nursing and rehabilitation says it notified all appropriate government agencies when the virus was initially identified and continues to fully cooperate with these agencies and has thought out their medical guidance. according to reports, the department of health said it was notified october 9th, when the center was inspecte

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christian cale -- kristen dahlgren is in south carolina.ht simpsonville, south carolina is keeping one of the world's biggest secrets. >> i'm glad somebody in south carolina hit it. even more in simpsonv >> reporter: someone who bought a ticket at the local casey mart is a mega millionaire winning $1.5 billion prize or a lump sum of $878 million before taxes. the store's owner isn't spilling, and we may never know.ut socarolina one of eight states that allows winners to remain anonymous. don't despair, there is still time to be a multi millionaire. tonight's powerball drawing is hrs away. people here hoping lightning strikes twice. a mere $620 million on the line. not a bad consolation prize. kristen dahlgren, nbc news. simpsonville, south carolina. >>> and that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. fohank you jennifer garner's new guy. so who is he? for one, john's pretty tight with a friend named flippy.

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here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: ithseason of online shopping, a warning to would-be porchates. >> hey, what are you doing? >> reporter: michelle wasn't at her texas home, but watched on her ring security doorbell as this woman tried to make off with a delivery. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: she used the doorbell speakers to confront her. >> is this deborah's house? >> no, it's not. put my packages back on the porch. >> reporter: the woman was apologetic. >> i'm so sorry, i'm so sorry. >> reporter: returning the packages. the police say michelle was lucky. porch pirates are everywhere this time of year, nabbing deliveries while owners aren't home. michelle's post went viral, even though she might not have been too distraught if the woman had gotten away with the goods. inside those boxes, 35 pound bags of cat litter.exactly wha be thief might want, kind of like all this attention. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> if you prefer to shop in store for the holidays, the new way to buy without standing in line, coming up. than rheumatoid arthritis. before you and y

for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> a little reseah goingnto this story that she didten. it was absolutely incredible. calvin loved it. the music and sound effects. it is breath taking. >> we're carving pumpkins tonight. my daughter asked for elsa. >>> still to come, justin >>> even in the rain they're re. still to come on "today," the last on the investigation of the m who mailed more than a dozen pipe bombs. >>> and the duke and duchess at the closing ceremony of the invictus games. >>> we cannot wait to celebrate peter. all that and more comisg up after >>>r, pe huge congratulations on joining the weekend "today am. as the person who sees you every morning at 6:.m. no one works harder and no one deserves it more. we are so proud of you. country to get to know the peter alexander i know. excellent dancer andd pretty g singer. a lot of dad jokes. to our white house unit big brother, we are so excited for you. >>> peter, congratulations. we are thrilled for your dut oneekend "today." i have been a fan of yours for years. it is now a personal and professional privilege

nbc's kristen dahlgren is at the store in simmonsville, where it was purchased. >> reporter: well, hi, there, from the lucky story in south carolina. you know, i thought i would just come to town and see who was having a huge party and i would have found the winner, but so far, they are laying low. meantime, for the rest of us still hoping for a powerball win, that dream is, at least, still alive. >> it is worth $602.5 million. >> reporter: here wie go again. this sometime it's the powerball jackpot that's quickly rising after no winner in last night's drawing. >> your winning powerball number, it is 22 tonight. >> reporter: that makes 21 drawings in a row with no winner. saturday's jackpot now an estimated $750 million, will be the fourth largest jackpot in u.s. lottery history. >> maybe lightning strikes twice. >> reporter: and of course, it comes just a day after the second largest drawing ever. one in the small town of simpsonville, south carolina, which this morning isn't giving up its new megamillionaire. >> well, i'm excited for the person who won. sad for me, because i was hop

our kristen dahlgren is in south carolina where the only winning ticket was sold. >> reporter: tonight simpsonville, south carolina is keeping one of the world's biggest secrets. >> i'm just glad someone in south carolina hit it. even more, in simpsonville. >> reporter: someone who bought a ticket at the local kc mart is a millionaire, winning a lump sum of $878 million before taxes. the store'swner isn't spilling. and we may never know. south carolina, one of just eight states that allows winners to remain anonymous. but don't despair. there's still time to be a multimillionaire. tonight's power ball drawing is just hours away. people here hoping lightning strikes twice. a mere $620 million on the line. not a bad consolation prize. kristen a fight over what to d valuable piece of art. >>> right now, 6:00, a fight over what to do with the valuable piece of art. the reason a bay area museum has it locked up in the basement while its creator is demanding action. >>> information is power. our investigative unit uncovered how you can easily find out who's putting money into the campaign of

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let's get more from kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: a post-game hand shake gone terribly wrong. the coaches' fists flying. an all-out brawl in front of 9 and 10-year-olds. grown men fighting at a pee wee football game today. please make this go viral. >> i just want these coaches to see, hey look, your players are looking at your actions. look what you done. >> reporter: today the coach is apologizing for the poor display of sportsmanship in front of those we are expected to mentor. it is not an isolated incident. the problem so pervasive, referee brian barlow started this website posting videos of parents behaving badly. >> when people see themselves, they change their own dynamics. >> reporter: the hope that viral videos like this one might get parents to act their age., c ne. >> pretty ugly to watch. >>> up next, those who serve. the woman in need of help and r move. the part of his testimony.... he now regrets. plus, scary moments for a south bay man out walking his dog. the paintball attack that left him feeling like he )d just been shot with real bullets. next at 6 right n

start with nbc's kristen dahlgren on hilton head. kristin, what's the scenee?r: hey there, craig. yeah, georgia and the carolinas are bearing the brunt o storm this morning. you can see these high gusty winds that could still meanerome more pines down, some more trees and tree limbs. take a look behind me and you can see the surf really kicking up as well. here we are expecting about a foot of storm surge. but to the north, the outer banks could see two to four feet it of storm surge. we still hav the threat of tornados today and then the flooding from the rain. it's dry here, but some places n.uld see another eight inches of r keep in mind these are places that just saw hurricane florence. rae ground is sad. there is no place for that water to go. that's when we could see theou dang flash flooding. so michael going to continue to cause problems as we gthrough the day today and into tomorrow morning, craig. >> kristen dahlgren. thank you. >>> as we mentioned, this was the strongest hurricane ever to hit the u.s. in october. the damage along the florida panhandl

nbc's kristen dahlgren has the latest. >> reporter: a deadly outbreak in a pediatric ward. six children dead and 12 more severely ill at a children's rehabilitation center that treats young people with compromised immune systems. this according to the nth jersey heal department. the cause, adenovir, a normally mild virus associated with colds and minor childhood illnesses. but serious for children like paula kosty began's son william, who is on venllator. >> they shouldn't have let him get so bad that his one lung was completely shut down. >> reporter: this strain of adenovirus, number 7, associated with respiratory viruses like pneumonia, croup, and bronchitis. 60 of the pediatric patients are on ventators. the wanaque center says it promptly notified all appropriate government agencies when the virus was initially identified and continues to fully cooperate with these agencies and hought out their medical guidance. according to reports, the department of health said it was notified by the facility of some respiratory illnesses on october 9th. when the center was inspected

kristen dahlgren checked one out. >> reporter: in westchester county, new york, halloween is on fullmoved from every day life and reality and transported. >> reporter: a truly out of the box experience. some 7,000 hand carved jackolanterns from lady liberty and 500 pumpkin carousel and pumpkin plan teaear -- planetarium. it is the great jackolantern blaze. some hand carved in foam, but there are 1,000 fresh pumpkins which have to be redone every week with the help of 1,000 volunteers to scoop out seeds for seven master carvers. >> you will teach me? >> we like to carve for the bottom for the aesthetic of it. a gentle sawing motion. >> well, can this go out tonight? >> absolutely. >> reporter: not the most impressive pumpkin here, but i'm pumped it may be seen by a celebrity. it turns out stars are guests. neil patrick harris and ben stiller and molly ringwald and martha stewart. >> we had a couple of lights on. she let us know. >> reporter: for the rest of us, there is nothing but complete wonder. for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> a little research going into this

as kristen dahlgren reports, some arealling out this case of adults behavingbadly. >> a postgame handshake gone terriblywrong. an all-out brawl in front of 9 and 10-year-olds. >> i jt want these cches to e, hey look, your players are looking at your actions. look what you done. >> reporter: today the coach is apologizing for the poor display sportsmanship in front of those we're expected to mentor. it is not an isolated incident the problem so per vavasivperva referee posted this web site of parents behaving badly. the hopes that sites like thiso might get adults to act their age. >> that's the opposite of whayo want to be showing kids. >> the stars of thi movies for tile, wood, and stone, come to the nationwide low-price leader. floor and decor. the prices are the lowest you will find. it's affordable no matter what your budget. i saved a lot of money at floor and decor. why wouldn't you want to save money and make your house look great? visit floor and decor. bawell be barbara trumpstock. donald trump is against expanding medicaid in virginia. against protections for pre-existing conditi

for now i'm kristen dahlgren, nbc news in new york.re is on the list. >> god, like my '93. >> steve i have knicks. >> the only janet jackson. the induction is going to take place in brooklyn, new york, day five. get in. >> who is on the list? >> oh, wow. finally on to jimmy fallon, he read some letters from some of his young fans, here's 8-year-old brianna. >> hey, jimmy, i have a new game suggestion, you have to stare into your opponent's eyes and never blink. >> that may be just a staring contest. but there is a twist. you have to eat chips slowly as you compete. i have to say that sounds like a fun game, but i just need to find someone to play with. >> hey, jimmy. . >> shaq wins the game. i mean, so good. nothing could break his -- he was just so, right? >> he is always. >> impressive, shaq. very impressive. and he's here to co-host the entire next half hour. we look forward to that. we will cook some food. we will hang. >> yes. >> thank you. >> we have been waiting all day for this. >> hold on, you got someone else who is going to

kristen dahlgren has more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning this facility is under surveillance by the health departme to make sure that the outbreak doesn't spread. this virus is most associated with a common cold, minor illnesses. for children like t ones here who are medically fragile, it can be deadly. this morning there are growing questions surrounding a deadly adenovirus outbreak in the pediatric ward. six children dead, 12 sickened. an investigation now underway. the state health department telling nbc news it discovered minor hand washingie defies at the center, which treats children with compromis immune systems. ik it's hoa taretode r gfidck s vfaces. it'sy easy to spread from person to person. >> reporter: according to state health records, the center received citations in 2016 and 2017 for violations involving the spread of infection. >> he is still up there fighting. the doctor told me it's baby strep. >> reporter: she wasn't nie aotf her 14-year-old son william, wht can't b on his own, had become severely ill with t

kristen dahlgren is in south carolina. she is in simpsonville where that ticket was purchased.ght i would come into town, see who was having a huge party and i would have found the winner. so far, it looks like they are laying low. mesetime, for t of us hoping for a powerball win, the dream is still alive. >> it is worthll $602.5 miion. >> reporter: here we go agai >> let's see how did you tonight.hi >> reporter:s time it's the powerball jackpot that's quickly rising after no winner last night's drawing. >> yourinning powerball number is 22 tonight. >> reporter: that makes 21 awings in a row with no winner. saturday's jackpot now an estimated $750 million will be the fourth largest jackpot in u.s. lottery hist ly. >> maybeightning strikes twice. >> reporter: of course, it com a day after the second largest drawing ever won in a small town of simpsonville, south carolina, which this morning isn't giving up its new mega millionaire. >> i'm excited for the person who won. as hopinge because i to win. >> reporter: no sign of the big winner at the local kc mart, so banners boast abo

. >> kristen dahlgren in haskell, new jersey. thank you. >>> president trump is stepping up his rhetoric, making that migrant caravan heading for the u.s. border a defining issue ahead of the midterm elections. the group is 1,000 miles from the border at this hour. at the pace they're going, it could take three weeks to more than a month to reach the united states. peter alex answereder is at the white house with the latest. good morning. >> good morning to you. republicans, the president's party, control the white house and both houses of congress. still, the president is trying to blame democrats for inaction on illegal immigration, a hot-button election issue. but he's now acknowledging that his claim of middle easterners among that caravan of migrants is unfounded. president trump confronted about his incendiary claim that unknown middle easterners are in that caravan, admitting he has no evidence to back it up. >> there's no proof of anything. there's no proof of anything. but there could very well be. >> reporter: that's a

nbc's kristen dahlgren is in hilton head, south carolina. how's it looking? reporter: not time for anyone to let their guard down. look. you can see the winds are really gusty here. tropical storm force winds. we could see trees down. we could see more power lines down and more people losing power today. we also have the threat of tornadoes. all night my phone was going off with tornado warnings. we could see those as we go through the morning. then we've got the rain. it's dry where i am now. but some places in the carolinas could see another 8 inches of rain. keep in mind, this is an area that hurricane florence came through not long ago. the ground is saturated. there's nowhere for the water to go. that's where we could see the dangerous flash flooding. michael a threat through today. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> we move to florida where this morning the full extent of the damage is just being revealed as the sun is coming up. nbc's gabe gutd tear gutierrez is there with the aftermath. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. there