mark: the thing with matt lauer, this is where his opponents have talked about it publicly.ubio is ao say that bad public servant, not experienced, doesn't take his job seriously. i think right now -- this is the battle to define marco rubio. will it be defined as wise beyond his years, knowledgeable, or a young man in a hurry who's not ready to be president? i think there is nothing more important in the race for the white house now then who wins battle. and it is three on one. those same arguments are made about barack obama in 2008 and it didn't matter. it may matter more this time, because republicans for whom obama is anathema, they don't want that. looking for the future is a huge asset in any nomination. rubio right now because of that indicates that he is the only candidate in the establishment bracket who can also play with tea party voters. he has the possibility of doing something a lot of the others don't. whilethe other thing is he did engage with trump he is largely turning the other cheek against bush and kasich. is that going to be something he can sustain? w

matt lauer stopped him and said, hold on a second. small million dollar loan doesn't make a lot of sense to a lot of regular folks out there. that's getting a lot of play online. but donald trump said that in relation to the rest of his wealth, a million dollars really isn't that much. he's very proud of all that he's been able to do. now, on the subject of immigration, there was a woman in the crowd named maureen who asked if he could give detailed plans, clarify his position on exactly how he would get the undocumented immigrants out of this country. and here's what he had to say. >> world management. >> what's the specific plan. >> you understand maybe perhaps better than matt. it's called we have a country, and they're here illegally. and some are excellent people, great people. they're going out and they're going to come back in legally. we'll expedite it. we'll expedite the process. >> now, maureen followed up by saying i would like to get more detail on that. he did not give more detail, according to her. i asked her after the

people would understand that. >> not in the middle of the guy's sentence. >> or matt lauer who is the master of just disappearing into the night. one minute he's there and the >> no. >> it's called the irish >> yeah. >> where's matt? where did he go? >> years of practice, so good, >> an art to behold. >>> if somebody offered you money would you name your child after them? >> how much? >> depends on the name. >> it's funny that you say that. stranger? >> good question. >> somebody with money, or a relative. >> how much you talking? >> that's what i want to know. questions. the "new york times" actually profiled a couple whose parent, this is the baby's grandparents, offered the couple $10,000. they desperately wanted the family name to live on so the parents thought it over. they ended up turning dn the offer for $10,000. >> for a family name. >> a child's education. that's like getting into school. >> the way i read it it was a reaction to some of the wild names that people are naming their children now and the grandparents wanted more traditional, so like no rocket man. we'd rather h

matt lauer: "go ahead jump in . . ." voter: "but do you have a specific plan for how you plan on doing all this." trump :"sure, i'm telling you. i'm going to renegotiate our trade deals. i'm going to bring our jobs back. i'm going to bring our manufacturing back." voter: "but how?" trump: "well you can't say how . . . we have to renegotiate the trade deals." edit to: 251-305 ""everything i say i can do. everything i say i will abide by, and i think people will be very surprised at the end of a four year term we're going to have a country that will be so amazing. we'll have so many victories." trump is still leading the poll in most other early nominating states ... including new hampshire, florida and nevada. ad lib main weather more clouds will stream in overhead ad lib main weather more clouds will stream in overhead this evening and skies will becoming mostly cloudy. temperatures will be mild tonight in the mid to low 40s by early tuesday morning. moisture from the strong area of low will lift north and bring a few wh

the republican front-runner answers questions at a "today" show town hall in new hampshire with matt lauer >> i'm a leader. every poll said that i'm the best leader by far of every candidate. i have tremendous respect for women and i am going to protect women. i'm going to protect the whole country. i went to an ivy league school. i was a very good student. i'm like an intelligent person. i know when to speak and when to be politically correct. it has not been easy for me. my father gave me a small loan of $1 million and i had to pay him back with interest. >>> biden on hillary. the vice president insists he wasn't taking shots at hillary when he said don't treat republicans as enemies. >> was that a reference to a comment she made? >> that was a reference to washington. >>> and democrats on winning. the leaders of the pack competing in iowa, the state that catapulted barack obama to his white house run. >> it's not enough just to rail against the republicans or the billionaires. we actually have to win this election. >> about eight years ago, all of the political experts talked about how

this morning, the republican was asked by matt lauer on a "today" town hall about his tough language... and if he thinks he's setting a good example for children already negotiating the difficult world of social media and online bullying. donald trump / (r) presidential "you know i hope i am. i'm a leader. every poll said i'm the best leader by far of every candidate, in fact i'm in the 70s and 80s on leadership. it's interesting cnn did a poll where - the leadership is the highest. military is the highest, because they think i'm stronger than these other characters. and i am. the economics and all of the things, leading in every category. the one thing they said - is he a nice person? and leading in that one also to be honest with you matt." trump has often said during the campaign that the challenges of the world, including isis atrocities, don't leave much room for a candidate to worry about having the proper "tone." next year's session of the iowa legislature will be the last for state representative ron jorgensen. the republican announced today that he will not seek re-election t

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. >> tonight matt lauer's exclusive interview. why would a law abiding wife and mother help two killers escape. was she in love with them. >> we thought they were having sex back there. >> there's a lot of things that go on behind prison bars. >> what did she know why didn't she stop it? >> who could i tell? who could i trust. >> there's much more of this story you haven't heard. >> there was a gun pointed at me. >> shawshank redemption pops into your head. >> joyce mitchell with her first and only interview. >> what have you lost in all this? "the police accomplice." >> good evening everyone and welcome to dateline i'm matt lauer. every prison break is a big story, but this one had the whole country talking. two desperate convicts murders on the run after escaping with the help of a prison seamstress who may or may not have been in love with one of the killers. you'll hear it all in our exclusive interview with the woman at the center of the story. a woman who claims that in a way she was a prisoner too. >> the massive manhunt fo

matt lauer asked the republican about his tough language... and if he thinks he's setting a good negotiating the didiicult world of social media and online bullying. donald trump / (r) presidential candidate "you know i hope i am. i'm a leader. every poll said i'm the best leader by far of every candidate, in fact i'm in the 70s and 80s on leadership. it's interesting cnn did a poll where - the leadership is the highest. military is the highest, because they think i'm stronger than these other characters. and i am. the economics ananall of the things, , ading ininvery category. the o o thing they said - is he a nice person? and actually think i should be leading in that one also to be honest with trump has often saidthat the challenges of the world, including isis atrocities, don't leave much room for a candidate to worry about having the proper "tone." the obama administration is calling for less standardized testing in our nation's schools. a plan, unveiled during a meeting of school leaders, at the white house, recommends schools use no mor

thank you for joining us, i'm matt lauer. every prison break is a big story. this one had the whole country talking. two desperate convicts, murderers on the run after escaping with the help of a prison seamstress, who may or may not have actually been in love with one of those killers. you'll hear it all in our exclusive interview with the woman at center of the story. a woman who claims that in a way, she was a prisoner, too. >> the massive manhunt for the two escaped murderers. >> an escaped manhunt that at times seemed like a movie. >> terrorized the people in this area. >> how they got out, who is in involved? >> it was an inside job we suspected, almost immediately. somebody knew something. >> no way possible that you could do it by yourself. >> somebody on the inside must have helped the two killers escape. from the prison that was dubbed shawshank. a feat no one had accomplished in living memory. >> unbelievable. perfect execution. wow. >> and then, the world was shocked to find out that somebody, the inside man of the sophisticated houdini operation,

matt lauer will moderate questions from the audience. the republican presidential hopeful will also take questions submitted on social media. then watch it later right after "today in the bay" wraps up. >> meantime, hillary clinton is planning another trip to the bay area. clinton's last visit here was about a month ago. this fundraising reception in saratoga was just one of her stops here. her latest visit will also be a campaign cash boost. clinton's first stop is going to be a week from this wednesday at a home in los altos. the next night she's part of another fundraising event at whole wines in napa. >> i don't know how much she has to go to the movies, but the steve jobs movie bombed at the box office this weekend. >> this was the first weekend that biopic played everywhere across the country and it had all the success of a newton. >> apparently the movie makers misread the writing on the wall. people do not want to see a steve jobs movie. the director was topnotch. the script writer, one of the most famous in hollywood. the movie

now here's matt lauer with a look at what's coming up next on the today >>> good morning. indecision 2016. the pressure on vice president joe biden intense to make his choice known. do democrats want him in the race? the surprising numbers out this morning. >>> the hack. the fbi and secret service investigating hacks into the security. the hacker claims to be a high school student who picked his next target. >>> arrested but not sorry.

matt lauer will host a debate this morning out of new hampshire. >>> taking a look at gop polls it prefers that republicans actually prefer an outsider candidate. dr. ben carson is viewed at the most likely, 55% giving him a favorable rating. however, donald trump is viewed at most electable by 75% of republicans polled. another candidate not afraid to speak up had to be asked to keep it down. we're talking about governor chris christie. he was booted from the quiet car on on amtrak on sunday morning. chr a christie spokesman sat in the quiet car by mistake. he eventually got up and moved to the cafe car and it's not unusual for the conductor to ask noisier passengers on cell phones to switch cars. it happened to me. >> he may not have realizeward he was. >>> the metro police say this man had a loaded gun and robbed someone at the anacostia train station. two metro employees tackled him to the ground and called transit police. he's 20 years old. he's from southeast washington. he faces armed robbery and gun charges. >>> d.c. business leaders and energy advocacy groups are being called. now

republican front runner fielded more than 100 questions at a town hall hosted by the "today" show's matt lauer. there was a lot of talk about trump's personality and tone. >> i love helping people. i love taking care of people. so, i think maybe the -- people are, you know, necessarily convinced of that, but i think that may be is a misconception. >> well trump also admitted he believes he has weaknesses. he doesn't like to expose them because quote, then the enemy knows. trump remains on top in national polls, but recently fell behind ben carson in iowa. >>> meanwhile, joe biden and jill opening up about his decision not to the run for the presidency. >> couldn't win. i'll be very blunt. >> i think i was disappointed. i thought joe would be a great president. >> joe insists he will not seek public office again. he says that his decision was a deeply personal one. not only for him, but for his family as well. >>> new here at noon, new yorkers don't think governor yoe cuomo is doing a good job. more than two-thirds of voters fair or poor job at improving public education. and when it comes to r

. >>> coming up on "today" show matt lauer interviews jeb bush. that starts at 7:00 this morning. >>> here comes your chance to give your facebook page a makeover. announcing major changes. >> for more on and the rest of our news before the bell we turn to landy dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> sam and laura, good morning to both of you. wall street kicks off the fourth quarter today as stocks come off their worst three month. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all falling about 7%. the fourth quarter is h historically for stocks. and earnings could weigh on the markets. look for data today on unemployment and manufacturing. stocks ending sharply higher on wednesday with the dow rising 235 points to 16284. the nasdaq up 102 to 4620. >>> twitter is reportedly expected to name co-founder jack dorsy as its permanent ceo, possibly as soon as today. dorsy has been serving as interim ceo since july. and also continue to run the digital payment company that is expected to run for an ipo this month. the second go around as twitter ceo. he

behind ben carson in three iowa polls but refusing to acknowledge it this morning with matt lauer. >> i don't believe i did fall behind. there was a poll and a second poll. >> have you ever been told no. >> my whole life has really been a no. and i fought through it. i started off in brooklyn. my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars. >> reporter: trump dodges and weaving and attacking and taking every opportunity to target carson, even questioning his religious affiliation. >> i'm presbyterian. boy, if that sounds the middle of the road folks in, all fairness. seventh day adventist, i don't know about. >> reporter: carson comparing abortion to slavery on "meet the press." >> what if the abolitionist said i don't believe in slavery, i think it is wrong. but you guys do whatever you want to do. where would we be? >> donald trump is starting to receive real scrutiny and not just attention. that is why we'll see his numbers continue to fall. >> despite carson's surge, trump isn't letting up on bush, ridiculing the nominee for meeting in houston with his family, including his b

talking with nbc's matt lauer, during a "today" show town hall, in new hampshire, trump downplayed recent polls saying, quote "it was one poll, and a second poll... it was small polls." no doubt we'll hear a similar sentiment from donald trump during his speech, which should begin at any moment. you'll hear just the opposite from a "silent protest" underway, right now, just outside west high school. that's where we find my colleague robert lowe. robert? matt, you said it, trump was at the top of the republican national field for nearly 100 days and first in iowa, but that all changed last week. and this group behind me hopes that change is for the long haul. so, who exactly are the people behind me? last week west high students and a group known as dream iowa came together to create an anti-trump silent protest that's come to fruition. in the past hour alone, hundreds of protesters have shown up--coming as far east as dubuque. in total, nearly 1,000 people are expected to be here for this event. last night, this group spoke at the sioux city school board meeting, hoping the district would

but let's hear what he had to say to matt lauer on the "today" show this morning. >> has not been easy for me, and you know, i started off in brooklyn. my father gave me a small loan of $1 million. i came into manhattan, and i had to pay him back and i had to pay him back with interest. >> reporter: now, certainly, $1 million is a lot of money to most people in this united states, and even more money back when he set out on his own in manhattan. but the point donald trump was making is that for where he started, he started out with relatively little money compared to where he is today. the important point i think you have to make is that this is part of donald trump's narrative. he has always pointed to the fact that he is very rich. as a matter of fact, he uses that as an argument for why he should be president of the united states -- very rich, very successful. the question, of course, is how that plays to the general public. but you can certainly say that a lot of his supporters have already accepted the fact that donald trump is deep pockets, ashleigh. >> sure, sure, it's fine. i t

. >>> coming up, watch matt lauer sit down with donald trump at the pancakes and politics town hall. >>> this morning, new video shows last week's special forces freed 70 iraqi captives but killed a u.s. commando. this video showed the isis prison in northern iraq, as its leveled by a co lalition air strike. this video shows special forces freeing men in filthy prison gowns and moving them to safety. meanwhile, the body of the delta force commando killed in the raid was transferred to the air force base. joshua wheeler is the first u.s. soldier to die in combat against isis in iraq. >>> bill karins is monitoring the heavy rain along the gulf coast. >> three days of this, a little from the remnants of patricia, went to mexico, came to texas over the weekend. i don't think we'll get anything quite as bad over the next 24 hours, but a couple flash flood warnings here. rainfall totals, they won't be epic, but you end up with rain in a short period of time and you'll get flooded roadways. let's take you through your week ahead forecast. we could use wet when are in the west. we could use

. >> in june, there were tears in an emotional interview with matt lauer. promise. >> i lover comedy. i can't wait to get back to it. right now my goal is to heal and get better. i'm not 100% yet. i'm not. when i'm there, you will know. >> and you can damp tracy's triumphant return tonight right after this newscast. that all right. a preview of winter moving through. that will keep you on the couch probably snuggled in a blanket tonight. we will get to that forecast we thought we' d be ready. but demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn' t need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. you can' t predict it, but you can be ready. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself. >> ryan lochte is on the road to rio. but not before a stop right here in the bay state. we caught up with the 11-time olympic medalist at the head of the charles today. he says he and his team are ready to race. >> team u.s.a., we have been dominant for years and years. and we

now here's matt lauer with a look at what's coming up next on the today

matt lauer will moderate questions from the audience. the republican presidential hopeful is also going to take questions submitted through social media. you can watch it later this morning on the "today" show right after "today in the bay." >>> the president of ireland is in the bay area this morning, still at the beginning of a four-day visit that includes a stock in berkley. yesterday president michael higgins appeared at the reception in woodside where he met with members of the irish community. his appearance comes a few months after six irish students died in the tragic balcony collapse in berkley. on wednesday, higgins will meet with berkley's mayor and first responders. he'll plant a true in berkley to honor the students that died. >> i think we're going to see a deepening of the relationship between ireland and berkley. our facilitation of maybe a better run and deeper relationship with the working topics of interest. >> higgins will also be meeting with governor brown. here's a look at some of the other stops on the president's

i can understand that. >> exactly. >> or you're matt lauer who is the master of disappearing into theou're there -- have you seen matt? >> it's called the irish good-bye. where did he go? >> takes years of practice. >> it is good. >> an art to behold. >>> somebody asks you for money, would you name your child after them? >> how much? >> family. >> somebody related to you or a stranger? >> somebody with money. or a relative. >> hmm. >> how much are we talking? >> that's what i want to know. >> clearly, you have more questions. to clarify, "the new york times" profiled a coupal -- couple, they offered the couple $10,000 and they wanted the family name to live on. the parents thought it over, they ended up turning down the offer. $10,000. >> for family. >> and the child's education, that's getting into school. >> the reaction is the wild names that children are naming their kids now. no rocketman, we'd rather have finegan or something like that. >> could you sign a contract? take the cash -- >> the name's finegan, his nickname is rocketman up. >> we asked the viewers, they didn't like it

in the race for president, donald trump is in new hampshire today, and that's where matt lauer will interview him one on one. trump will take voters' questions at a town hall meeting. you can see all that live coming up on the "today" show. they'll also look at how donald trump is taking on his closest competitor in the polls. of course, that's dr. ben carson. it all begins at 7:00 a.m. >>> mean while, vice president joe biden is now telling us why he did not run for president. >> i couldn't win. i'll be very blunt. if i thought we could have put together the campaign that our supporters deserved and our have gone out and done it. >> biden says he will not run for office again, and he insists he was not taking a swipe at hillary clinton when he said the republican party is not the enemy. >>> republican presidential candidate governor chris christie got a quick lesson in train etiquette. yesterday he was kicked out of the quiet car on an amtrak train from d.c. to new york. the passenger who took these photos claimed he hopped on at the last minute and immediately started making phone calls. la

. >>> coming up, watch today's matt lauer sitdown with donald trump himself at the pancakes and politics town hall. >>> also this morning, new video shows last week's special forces raid that freed 70 iraqi captives but killed a u.s. commando. the pentagon released this video sunday, shows the isis prison in northern iraq as it's leveled by a coalition air strike. over the weekend the kurdish government released video of a joint u.s./kurdish raid itself, showing special forces freeing men in filthy prison gowns and moving them to safety. the body of the delta force commando killed in that raid was transferred to dover air force base. master sergeant joshua wheeler is the first u.s. soldier to die in combat against isis in iraq. >>> time to get down to become. cnbc's landon dowdy is here. >> good monday morning to you. drivers are enjoying more relief at the pump this fall. the latest survey showing the average price of gasoline fell 10.5 cents in the u.s. allowing consumers to save nearly $1 per gallon more than they did a year ago. >>> general motors said the united autoworker s union o

. >> matt lauer. >> to remain nameless. but buzz feed took a look at the daily struggles of a germaphobe. take a look. he >> i'm justin. nice to meet you. [ laughterer ] >> can have a sip of that? >> i'll get another one. [ laughter ] >> come on. try a little bit. try it. >> come on, try it. >> no! >> oh, myy god, i'm so sorry. >> some people are like that. >> i get the one about the coughing and the handshaking. that one i get. the other oncees i don't really get. >> donald trump has famously been a germaphobe. long before howie was. and i see videos of him out in the field. and you have to shake hands@and kiss babies, and lots of times there's stuff drooling off babies, but i've never seen him grimace. >> maybe his immune system is kicking in. that's what happens after enough germs slather on you. yet? >> not yet. >> some people don't believe in those at all, who shall remain nameless. showering with soap. i'm so tired of these surveys. >> if you are taking your morninghower, they say that you don't need to lather yoursel

i'm matt lauer. thanks for joining us. >>> msnbc takes you behind the walls of america's most notorious prisons. into a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes you've never seen, "lockup: raw." >> even though sex is one of the most basic of human desires, behind bars it's prohibited. but that hasn't stopped one of the most memorable inmates to ever appear on "lockup" from getting his needs met. when we met keith precious at the holman correctional facility in alabama, he was carrying on a sexual relationship with inmate marquis nobles. >> when i first met him i told another one of the girls, he has pretty feet, you know. i have a foot fetish. i'm in to feet, man. i'm into the feet. i like feet. as far as the sex part is concerned, it is very, very frustrating and uncomfortable, especially if it's something you really want to do. basically it's done quick, and quietly. >> for prison officials, sex is a complicated topic. >> i don't think you really crack down on homosexuality. you can't stop it. yo

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but refusing to acknowledge the slip,matt lauer. >> i don't believe i did fall behind. it was one poll, a second poll. it was small polls. >> you ever been told no? >> my whole life has really been a no and i fought through it. i started off in brooklyn, my father gave me a small loan of $1 million. >> reporter: trump dodging, weaving and attacking. trump isn't letting up on jeb bush, ridiculing the once presumptive nominee for meeting in houston with his family. including his brother and father, two former presidents, to rethink his struggling campaign. >> he's meeting today with mommy and daddy -- >> reporter: as bush's frustration becomes increasingly evident. >> i got a lot of really cool things that i could do other than sit around, being miserable, listening to people demonize me and me feeling compelled to demonize them. that is a joke. elect trump if you want that. >> that is nbc's katy tur reporting. the bush family meeting stretched into late monday where george w. declared his brother would win because of his fierce competitiveness. jeb will have a chance to