roker, thanks. apology this morning. >>> plus, ground breaking supreme court justice sandra day o'connor revealing her battle with dementia. what her son is saying to nbc news about that difficult diagnosis and the road ahead. first, this is "today" on nbc. a. a. first, this "today" on nbc.is i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message. "look what she's accomplished... she authored the ban on assault weapons... pushed the desert protection act through congress, and steered billions of federal dollars to california projects such as subway construction and wildfire restoration." "she... played an important role in fighting off ...trump's efforts to kill the affordable care act." california news papers endorse dianne feinstein for us senate. california values senator dianne feinstein >>> coming up, two for the price of one. jenna and barbara bush will be here. we'll talk to them about the new way they're honoring their beloved grammy. we'll talk about barbara's wedding and a whole lot more. >>> plu

roker, among her first >> al roker. >>l roker. al roker. not a surprise. >> that's cnd of nice.r. how aryou? >> i hope this isn't a disappointment after all that. >> i love it. >> vy nice. >> hoda's daughter, haley joy, some of her first words. al roker. actually, al cocoa. congratulations. welcome to new york city. may you live happily ever after. >> give her our love. >> al roker is beloved by babies and adults everywhere. >>> coming up, talking about ways to get a better night's sleep around here. when should you stop drinkin caffeine? should you hit the snooze button or hop out of bed? we have an expert doctor to the stars who is going to give us someth o best answers and you will get some good rest, hopefully. >>> is it too early t talk about holiday shopping? >> never. >> we will. and al probably already bought all his chrretmas pnts. an early look at the hottest toys of the season. >>> and ina garten is back. daysh two. has more tips to help us all cook like pro this time, and we are tackling everything from veies to chocolate. >> by the way, we made that squash thing wit

her own colleagues, including al roker, speaking out about who he says she really should be apologizing to. >>> and the major headline tonight involving your health, the flu. a one-time pill? with flu season right here now. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and there's no other way to put it. this was an unsettling day across this country, as we learned or several bombs sent to multiple locations. it all began to unfold this morning. authorities calling the bombs acts of terror, sent to hillary clinton, former president obama, cnn among the targets, too. this was the chaotic and alarming scene outside cnn's new york city headquarters today. heavily armed police on the scene. that pipe bomb containing powder uncovered inside cnn. it was just before that, we ectaryf of a bomb addressed to hillary clinton, sent to her home in new york. then, a bomb sent to former president obama's home. both of those bombs were intercepted by thef the devices, including this one sent to cnn. and abc news obtaining x-rays of the m boens. this one, you can see th

roker.ash flood watches and flash flood warnings. 9 million folks at risk in texas. dallas and san antonio on-track to have the wettest fall ever. and the rain keeps coming as moisture is along the stationary front. they're going to get a ton of rain for texas. throughout the week, we're looking at rainfall amounts, 3 to 5 inches of rain. isolated 6 inches or more, especially between abilene and killeen. and that wet weather extends all the way into northern texas and into parts of northern louisiana. frost and freeze warnings through the midsection of the country. fire danger through the southwest. we're going to look at that in detail coming up in the next >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are still going to have a very warm afternoon, but after a chilly start, you're going to see mostly sunny skies. 83 in santa rosa, and 68 in half moon bay. san jose reaches up to 80 degrees. we'll see some mid 80s in the tri valley, with some of our warmer valleys reaching the mid 80s. we

roker, right?at was the red sauce? >> it's in a can. it's thoomato houssauce. you can put beer in there. you can do what carson did. >> i don't want to waste my beer. >> the chili has been cooking for a couple hours on the stovetop. >> looks great. >> can you do this in a slow cooker, ryan? >> you can. i brown off the meat and put it in the slow cooker. >> the cocoa, you taste it? >> a little mexican influence. >> craig, this is for you. >> one of the best chilies i've ever had. >> say that again, carson. >> that's elevated. that's one of the best pulled pork nachos i've had. >> the east coast/west coast version, i take the corn chips and i top it on top. a little bacon in there, mr. roker, if you want, you don't have to. >> you're welcome. >> and truck stop gnnachos. >> this is inspired with italian pulled pork, with seven pounds of butter. you go online, it's not my fault. >> it's good. >> why use butter? that's why it tastes good. >> do the crouch. try a winning bite here. this is how you do it.

and al roker is monitoring every moment of the storm. al, what's the latest? >> michael295 miles south of panama city, florida. it's 120-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving north at 12. it's a fast mover. it will make landfall tomorrow afternoon around 1:00 right at panama city and continue into the southeast. so, besides the winds, the category 3 storm that it can cause, we have storm surge potential of 9 to 13 feet from mexico beach to keaton beach. we're going to be watching that very closely. and of course, the rainfall, anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain, locally a foot or more. the only good thing about this, lester, is it's a fast mover. back to you. >> all right, al, we'll be keeping a close watch on this one. >>> we want to turn to the surprise exit that caught the white house top aides off guard. nikki haley, u.n. ambassador, adnistration and one few saw coming. as peter alexander reports, speculation is swirling about her future and who's in line to replace her. >> reporter: nikki haley's bankrupt resignation costing president trump one of his admini

roker. >> that's ght, guys.l, a role model for girls in tech, and trisha, who is onef the obama foundation scholars at columbia university. [ applause ] >> that's right. give it up for them. rly, why was it important for you to be here for the international day of the girl. >> there is incredible energy here, firstf all. girls are our future. today is about celebrating the incredible work that women and girls are doing around the world to change their communities liks . she started she speaks, an plganization that reached over 100,000 young pin india. and, you know, i love any excuse to come celebrate that kind ofi rtant cause. >> what is your message for young women and girls around the world, not justn india? >> now, i have engaged with the most amazing young girls across the world, in india. i have seen them lea the wav of change. so to anyone watching, you have a role to play for the gender equality. if you want to know what your role is, invest in young girls quality education and sit back and watch them le

roker, seems like a perfect time for some birthdays. >> i concur. she took a ride to india, and rode an elephant. and she already had her trunk. rose rendino, also 100, an avid bowler from toms river, new jersey. happy 100th birthday to richard dunn of caramel, california. he didn't retire until he was 83. viola brown of virginia is celebrating 107 years. loves nothing more than baking cookies for her family. rose of vero beach, florida, is 100. she loves watching old movies and is a bingo champ. b-13. and we have mr. hubert edwards of north carolina. world war ii vet, 100 years old, earned one silver and seven bronze stars while serving our country. we salute you, sir. >> we do. >>> we have a big fourth hour coming up. >> what have you got? >> jenna bush hager. she is hosting with power is ou thousands of customers in the >>> 8:56, good morning, everyone. power out this morning for thousands of customers in the north bay. due to extreme fire danger, pg&e shut off electricity to parts of 12 northern california counties. it amounts to nearly 60,000 c

roker?y are going to be unseasonably cool today and int the weekend. temperatures are anywhere fromr5 to 15 d below average from new york city, raleigh, hattiesburg, dallas, spri,field, illino and friday it continues to make its way to the eastith cooler than usual temperatures from jackson to boston and as far west as chicago. into the weekend temperatures in the mid-50s in phidelphia, pper 40s to around 50 in cleveland. paducah, kentucky, 57 on sunday. atlanta will only be in the low-to-mid 60s. that's what's going on around th eneck of the woods. >>> sun coming up over the d.c. area and it is a clear zsky and cold start to your thursday. freezing across much of upper montgomery county, all below freezing this morning. mid-30s to around 40 downtown bay.y the plenty of sunshine. that won't be a problem. afternoon high aund 56 to 58 degrees. cool and rain by torrow afternoon and rainy especially saturday morning. mainly just cloudy for your sunday. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you

roker. >> that's right.e model for girls in tech and trisha shetty, one of the obama foundation scholars. give it up for them. carly, why was it important for you to be here for the international day of the girl? >> there's incredible energy here, first of all, and girls are our future. today is all about celebrating the incredible work that women and girls are doing around the world. trisha started an organization that's reached over 100,000 young people in india. and i love any excuse to come celebrate that kind of important cause. >> trisha, what's your message for young women and girls around the world, not just in india? >> i have engaged with the most amazing young girls across the world, in india, and i have seen brilliance. i have seen them lead the wave of change. to anyone watching, you have the role to play in gender equality. if you want to know what it is, invest in young girls' quality education and watch them lead. >> education is one of the keystones. >> absolutely. and i work with teaching g

roker. good morning. thanu y for gettir first weathe from us. wet weather from cleveland oughe way to new england. it's fast moving system. we he a risk today for 15 rtretching from central into w. isol tors i possible pe and tomorrow it sts from the great lak frow des moines up tds iron damag and a risk of tornados as well. it's a fast mover. going to be looking at stor in the midwest int the nort lat this evening. stro winds, heavy rain, again a chance of isolated tornados howers and avy thuns the upper mit that can be -- the con of the heaviest frleveland to bangor. o about one t two.inc n .w get to your local >>> good morning. looking way g tuy going. temp in the 60s now. ther be an increasing ch thunder later onn t day today. alrey som thund lig near morgantown, west virg, and parts of pe. no rain just yet. rain chances increase after 4:00 to 5:00. chans forwe s and ths bet 4:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. today. there is your extende forecast. as. a little emergency carpal tunn surgery. everfine. nly roker has surgery yey and comes in today and is

roker makes his debut and he is just getting started.oday, saturday, october 6th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "tod" live from studio 1ael in rockr plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday werning. have dylan here and happy to have peter alexander. >> nice to see you thiswe morni. ave his dry witory with eyes on capitol hill. in less than 12 hours, senators come together to officially vote on judge kavanah's nomination to the highest court. >> that is the top story. judge kavanah's confirmation is all but a sure thing after three senators would vote yes today. nbc's i kelly o'donne at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. after a bitter battle, it all comes down to today. getting this just ice on the supreme court is a major victory. when they learned they have enough votes to have kavanaugh on the court. the suspense is over, but struggle is not. through thenight, senators, mostly democrats, debated the future of the supreme court. >> he's not tellingh.he tr >> reporter:

hour of the network's today show, replacing al roker and tamron hall. in kelly's first season she averaged nearly 2.4 million viewers, 375,000 fewer than the today show 9:00 a.m. hour had before she arrived. tonight i spoke to a source close to megyn kelly and asked about the reports suggesting that kelly is looking for a $50 million settlement from nbc, and that her show was canceled. well, that source said, quote, it sounds untrue. jeff, nbc executives are expected to talk with megyn kelly's attorney tomorrow. >> all right, jericka, just outside 30 rock for us. jericka, thank you. >>> we are learning new details tonight about the deaths of two visitors at yosemite national park in california. john blackstone reports they fell from a popular but extremely dangerous place to take pictures. >> once again, tough point. >> reporter: the young couple ventured to the edge of this overlook, 3,000 feet above the yosemite valley floor. moments later, photographer jeff hall shot this video of the spot where they fell. >> supposedly there is a crime scene up ther

roker? >> thanks so much.plagued the northeast late last night, they're off shore. we got another area developing in the upper midwest where we've got an enhanced risk of strong storms up through upper wisconsin and u.p. of michigan and strong storms down in cedar rapids. can't rule out an isolated or strong tornado. rainfall amounts from two to three inches or more in that region. beautiful weather in the pacific northwes >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, looking at storm ranger, we seeing the rain return to parts of the north bay with some scattered showers, northern marin county to parts of southern sonoma and napa county, seeing rain moving up to the north and east. still some unsettled weather across the area and a chance of rain for parts of the east bay and south bay. we could still see some lingering rain for early tomorrow. but tapering off tomorrow afternoon. >> that's your latest weather authorities in the east bay investigating grab-and-dash store robberies. it happened last night, two

roker. >> thank you. >>>e are talking about hurricane wella.s rapidly intensifying hurricane south-southwest of mazatlan,win. breezy tomorrow. sunny the rest of the time. back in the 50s tomorrow. rain unfortunately friday and the weekend. >> back to "the today show" after this short break. have a great day. donald trump: such a nasty woman. reporter: shouting match erupted in the senate. man:shut up. [all shouting] tired ofhat? me, too. that's why i'm running for the u.s. senate-- to changway washington works. from healthcare costs to a lack of high paying jobs, nothing gets done anymore because of silly partisan games. but a true outsider could change that. i'm neal simon, and i approve this message, because, maryland, i'll never fight for a party boss. i'll only fight for you. >>> here we >> i have to stand up. is that okay? >> yeah. >> hey! >> wow. >> i mean, look at our hoda go. woman of many talents. that was a hidden juan. we went to the "tonight show" last night and she just killed it. that was before we got to her ca karaoke song. >> n

roker. >> we're going to start in the pacific northwest. active there, as well. so, we are looking for, especially around puget sound, and northern oregon, one to three inches of rain. back through norman idaho. and snow getting itself together. get the skis ready, from missou missoula, jackson. we're looking at a decent amount of snow, measurable snow. the rest of the country, we expect to see the stormy mess continuing. windy conditions through the mid mississippi and ohio river valleys. one clipper moving out and the next one from canada bringing rain to that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to get a lot of sunshine today and it's going to be a nice cool start to the week compared to where we're headed. we'll be in the low 80s for halloween and thursday, gusty winds and up to 85 degrees. we will be cooling down for our inland valleys for the weekend with some upper 70s on saturday. san francisco, upper 60s today. then 70s for much of the middle of

roker, you got a check on the record? getting ready for bed, fully clothed. >> yes. anyway, let's take a look, we have a stormy pattern this week really this weaavy pattern for e jet stream. it makes a big move up to the north as we get into the mid section of the country. that's going to be bringing a lot of wet weather for the central part of the u.s. from arkansas to ohio. 3 to 4 inches of rain by thursday. upwards of 5 to 6 inches possible. also look for heavy snow throughout the rockies today. there's a fire threat out west. these can be fast spreading flames if they develop. sunshine along the mid-atlantic states into the southeast. rain and snow showers up into that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. yes, we cannot let any flames develop today and we do have that red flag warning that will be in effect for the east bay and north bay hills. look at how warm our temperatures will be today. reaching up to 81 degrees. 83

roker. >> all right. a brisk walk out the door this morning. you aren't alone.into the midwest, 60 million folks affected from new england all the way into missouri for freeze watches, frost advisories and freeze warnings. windchills, feels like 26 in syracuse. 31 in boston. 35 new york city. pittsburgh feels like 29 degrees. big dome of high pressure staying to the east keeping temperatures cool. so, it will be 14 degrees below average in buffalo at 46. little rock about 74. norfolk into the mid 70s. tomorrow temperatures start to moderate a little bit. as we head into the weekend, we have a big chill going on. saturday 44 in green bay. knoxville in the mid 50s on saturday. mid 50s in d.c. that's what's going on around the country. here >>> cool thursday morning with some cloud cover. your temperature trend in the afternoon will be trending into the up ever 60s. around 12:00, we'll be hitting some 70s in the forecast, south bay only topping out low 80s, but inland spots will climb nicely into warmer weather. this sunshine will be around not just through today.

roker. g >> we'reng to start in the and it's going to last right into wednesday. 3northern oregon, 1 inches of rain, back through northern idaho. snow getting itself together. get those skis ready. measurable notice. rest of thecountry, we expect to see that stormy wet condition. windy cditions through the ohio river valleys and one clipper moving out. the next one moving out from canada and bring big rain to our friends in the upper midwest. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> right here at home, we're waiting on our skies to clear out complete i. later on the day it will become partly to mostly sunny. temperatures in the upper 40s, i d-50s. more clouds further north and west you live or travel today and cou be an isolated drop near the pennsylvania border. temperatures wl reach the mid to upper 50s for highs today. sunny and warmer tomorrow withr high n 63 degrees. halloween looks mild and dry with temperatures in the 60s. >> that's your latest weather. craig? >> >> that's your latest weatr. >> we need chanel jones, a pop. >> we'll start with m

al roker is here with the latest track. >>> the surprise exit catching even top white house officials off guard. u.n. ambassador nikki haley is out, but why? and who's in the mix to replace her. >>> the final moments caught on camera before a "washington post" journalist walked into the saudi consulate in turkey and never came out. richard engel with chilling, new details. >>> a raid that shocked even the investigators. an

al roker joins us with the latest track. where is it heading? >> lester, it's heading into georgia right now. tornado watches from northern georgia all the way down to gainesville. right now it's 50 miles southwest of albany, georgia. 115-mile-per-hour winds. moving northeast at 13 miles per hour. the track brings it as a category three storm. first time in 120 years they had a category three come across georgia and continues on into south carolina and makes its way out into the atlantic around norfolk. it's the first category four landfall in the florida panhandle. it's the strongest october hurricane on record in the united states, and the strongest u.s. landfall since 1992 and andrew. you can see we have tropical forced winds still through tomorrow making a way all the way up into the carolinas. we've also got storm rain moving from the k yof all the way into we're all stunned how quickly this blew through. as michael blasts the coast, we're seeing two disasters collide here in florida for months, the coastline has been plagued with a red tid

where is al roker when i need them.area unable to control their alcohol. angry birds. drunk birds. the frost caused berries to ferment and they are eating them. they're eating these berries and behaving just like i do on saturday night. police expressed concerns about the tipsy birds saying the police department has received several reports of birds that appear to be quote under the influence. they're flying into windows, cars and acting confused. there is no need to call law enforcement about these birds they should sober up within a period of time end quote. social media users quite amused. roxy writes, this is the kind of news i want to see in my feed. chris posts i am disappointed the sober birds are letting their friends fly drunk. that's a good one. and minnesota is lit. there you have it. it turns out minnesota isn't the only place dealing with these berry wasted burns. in oregon they have drunk tanks where people can leave the birds until they soaper up. >> now there is a 30-day program for them. >> this is in t

al roker is here with the latest track. >>> the surprise exit catching even top white house officials ofguard. u.n. ambassador nikki haley is out. but why? and who's in the mix to replace her? >>> the final moments caught on camera before "washington post" journalist walked into the saudi consulate in turkey and never came out. shocking new details. >>> an accused serial rapist, and hundreds of tapes found in his home. >>> and as we continue our journey across america, our visit to a powerful ntemorial docug a painful chapter in history. ernd a personal discy i'll never forget. >> this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt," ss ac america, live from montgomery. lester holt," across america, live from montgomery. >>> the historic dexter avenue king memorial baptist >>> the historic dexter avenue king memorial baptist church in the heart of montgomery, alabama. a city long known both as the cradle of the confederacy and the birthplace of the civil rights movement. today, aowning its past while embracing its future. a revitalized downtown, home to new tech companies and manufacturing. a

it to be a party that the guys in new york watch on the web cam and say, "wow, how did they get al rokeri can't do it. yes, you can. i know you can. i wouldn't say it if i didn't 100% believe it. who else could do this?

tearfully apologized for her comments, but many people weren't satisfied including her colleague al rokerkelly is reportedly planning to meet with nbc executives today after hiring a new attorney. she's the highest paid anchor at nbc with a reported three-year, $70 million contract. >>> a police officer and some good samaritans are being hailed as heroes for rescuing two women trapped in a burning suv in new jersey. the vehicle caught fire after driving off the road slamming into a tree. the police officer, anthony torres, and other drivers ran to the burning wreck and tried to pry open the doors, but they were jammed. so they pulled the two women out of the window. moments later the entire vehicle burst into flames, as you can see there. a police official says there's no doubt the group saved those women's lives. >>> well, how about this big surprise at a goodwill store in new jersey. look what showed up in some donated items. it's a newspaper from 1774. it's "the pennsylvania journal and weekly advertiser." it includes an article signed by john hancock urging the colonies to fight back

hour of the network's "today" show, replacing al roker and tamron hall.n kelly's first season she averaged nearly 2.4 million viewers, 375,000 fewer than the "today show" 9:00 a.m. hour had before she arrived. tonight, i spoke to a source close to megyn kelly and asked about the reports suggesting that kelly is looking for a $50 million settlement from nbc and that her show was canceled. well, that source said "it sounds untrue." jeff, nbc executives are expected to talk with megyn kelly's attorney tomorrow. >> glor: jericka is just outside 30 rock for us tonight. jericka, thank you. we are learning new details tonight about the deaths of two visitors at yosemite national park in california. john blackstone reports they fell from a popular but extremely dangerous place to take pictures. >> all right, once again, taft point. >> reporter: the young couple ventured to the edge of this overlook, more than 3,000 feet above the yosemite valley floor. moments later, photographer jeff hall shot this video of the spot where they fell >> supposedly there's a crime

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al roker is here with the latest track. >>> the surprise exit catching even top white house officials ofguard. u.n. ambassador nikki haley is out. but why? and who's in the mix to replace her? >>> the final moments caught on camera before "washington post" journalist walked into the saudi consulate in turkey and never came out. richard engel with

her "today" co-hosts, including al roker, were openly critical. >> she owes a bigger apology to folks of color around the country because this is a history going back to the 1830s, minstrel shows to demean and denigrate a race. >> reporter: when white actors would paint their faces black as a form of ridicule. kelly educated about that painful history. >> i learned that given the history of blackface being used in awful ways by racists in this country, it is not okay for that to be part of any costume, halloween or otherwise. >> reporter: after kelly's apology, a standing ovation. and. >> reporter: social media users pounced saying the apology was necessary, but the ovation undermines the point of the apology in the first place. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> a visit from a queen has prompted an apology from officials at a colorado school. >> included a drag queen named miss jessica. >> yas queen. >> she didn't perform. she spoke to the kids about bullying and kindness. parents weren't thrilled about the choice. the school apologized for not letting them know in advance. miss j

roker. a check of the weather? >> summer is trying to hang in there.r th usual. as wee into tuesday and hea to thewest, kansas ci will be in the mid-80s. 83.i, litt rock at 87 degrees. look int the late week. new is around 80 degrees until f when things cool off. mid-s in cincinnati, nash 90n richmond and che wil be in the mid-80s as wl the we fally see te dropping back a bit. what's goi on around the country. here what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. a monfy with plenty sunshine out there to get your start -- yo week started. it's easy t for me say, isn't it? holy cow. temp have cooled in the 50s and 60s during the at 6. it going to be a week way warmaver our ave high is 74 degrees. it w il be plus territory all the w >> and that's your latest weathe hoda? >> al, thanks. >>> we're kicking off pink power bday for nationalreast cancer awareness month, with incredible women, including rita wilson. she'll be here to talk about her unexpected breast cance journey. >>> also ahead, a closer look how the kavanaugh hearings are captivat

it includes al roker and she condemned the comments and she apologized on the air >>> the t gender identity get you moving, sal so far, so good on the roads. >> we have traffic doing okay on the roads, i'm looking to make sure nothing popped up now, for the most part we're in good shape when it comes to the morning commute, it's lighter than it normally is. >> lets talk about 580 and you can see traffic here is going to be a little slow on 580 and 205, it's slower than it was the last time around and it's not unusual. southbound 58 oh there's been a crash there, and traffic is going to be a little bit slow here as you can see, leaving pleasanton, we have a big backup now, if this is your commute it, within the from being light to now, not so good. as you drive past highway 84. give yourself extra time or consider if you can, leaving from hayward to freemont on will 88 -- 880 which has a couple of spots of traffic. this is the bay bridge toll plaza we can see the traffic is backed up for a ten-minute wait. at 5:48 lets bring in steve. >> thank you, sir. >>> chris henry is one of our good wea

we'll turn to al roker. which way is this thing heading? >> it's heading where kerry is right now.his is where the greatest danger and lost of life occurs. we have a storm surge warning from west of panama city almost to st. petersburg and that is where we're going to see the worst. the heart of that storm surge, 9 to 13 feet from mexico beach to keaton beach and that is where we could see anywhere from 9 to 13 feet. so let's dive into this storm surge. basically, you've got the wall of water coming in being pushed by the winds. so a 3-foot storm surge comes to about your port, your home. a 6 foot storm surge, i'm 5'8", it's over my head. a storm surge of 9 feet brings it into second stories of homes. you cannot survive that. and so that is why we tell people to get out. when we start to see this rapid intensification which we've been seeing with these storms because of climate change, that's when we say get out, get out. >>> and that's your latest weather. craig. >> thank you. meanwhile a florida man has found himself at the center of a heated discussion balls of an online post by

roker back for the rest of the country's forecast. >> again right while all eyes are on the east coast, the eastern half of the country, we are looking at fairly mild dry weather through the plains. cold front into the pacific gorthwest. that's bring rain. plenty of sunshine through the southwest. southern california as well. stretching all the way into texas and into the midsection of the country. we are going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> shutterbugs, go outside and get a picture of beautiful sky on fire sunrise here this morning over the capitol, send it on twitter at chuck bell 4. increasing number of clouds a 100%n in the day and chance that it will rain on you before this day is done. rain moving southwestern virginia now, arriving around 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. take your umbrella with you now. you will need it again tomorrow. cloudy, but mostly dry sunday. >> thanks, . >>> next, an update on megyn kelly. what nbc is saying about her how and her future at this network. >>> and the shocking costs about to hit your wallet. on the rossen re

including al roker and craig melvin. >>> a storm moving up the east coast.s like a messy weekend for the northeast. here is meteorologist derek van dam. >> good morning, dave and christine. you have one more dry day ahead of you. more of that in a second. this low pressure that is really the culprit for the change in the weather forecast. it is bringing pwet weather across charlotte and the ohio valley and overnight and into saturday morning. as it strengthens off the east coast, it will turn into a nor'easter. temperatures will be too warm for this to be a snow event for the major east coast cities. a few flakes will fly in new york and vermont and new hampshire. there is the storm across the southeast. georgia to pennsylvania with wet weather and into maryland and delmarva peninsula. as we head into saturday, that is when we see the rain drops into new york city and boston. look at the temperatures as we head into the day today. 50 degrees for the big apple. 53 for d.c. back to you, thank you, derek. -- >> back to you. >> thank you, derek. >>> arby's is of

roker. >> we're moving out west. we've been talking about rosa.al depression. 105 miles north of mexico. it is north-northeast at 10 miles per hour. it's going to continue to affect the southwest. moving with flooding rains possible today right on into tomorrow. a low flood risk as get into the mud week period. in the meantime, we're going to be looking at a moderate risk of flash flooding especially in and around the phoenix area up towards flagstaff and tucson. generally we're look being at one to two inches of rain. but this pason and phoenix could see upwards of six inches >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we've got some rain coming down in the north bay and in san francisco, the rest of the bay area pretty much dry for the east bay and the south bay. that will pretty much be the pattern throughout the day. a lot of this rain will be streaming towards the north with waves of rain over san francisco. this system still sitting offshore, very slow to move. expect more heavy rainfall totals to the north. we'll see a break this afterno

roker. hey, al. >> good morning, thank you for getting your first weather from us. we have been telling you all about what's been going on in texas. 9 million people at risk. in fact the rain continues for dallas. second wettest for october on record. we have one a little less than a half a month to go. look at what's happening today. we continue to see off and on showers, more rain of these swollen riffs. it will continue raining and get heavier in fact by tomorrow night. the rain lasts into the overnight hours, rainfall forecast, we look at anywhere from one-to-three inches. isolated amounts. kerry was talking about, their highest crest in 83 years that secondary crest is expected later today. we will get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> as you wake up this wednesday morning, temperatures in the 50s right now in san jose. it's getting cloudier at 52 degrees. your temperature trend into the afternoon will be trending fairly warm, but still above seasonable in some parts of the bay area. let's look by about 11:00 a.m. 67 degrees. we'll qu

i'm al roker,alongside savannah guthrie, craig melvin, sheinelle jones. continue to go out to the victims of the shooting in pittsburgh. first, of the funerals starting today. the president will be going there with the first lady. again, you watch c thismunity come together, not just here but all around the world. heartening, that part of it. >> it is. >> a lot of towns have been dealing with, a school

roker, you have a check of the weather for us? >> let's see what we got for you.om arkansas all the way into new england today. it's a chilly start. 31 in green bay. boston, 38. columbia, 36. nashville, 34. temperatures, 10 to 20 degrees below average. heavy rain in texas as hurricane willa makes its way from mexico all the way to the southwest. showers in the southwest, as well. gorgeous weather out west. look for sunshine along the plains. a chilly start in the northeast. mid-at that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. after all of these clouds clear out, we're going to have a beautiful day. and our inland valleys only reach into the mid-70s. well see the same thing tomorrow. then we start a warming trend. by the end of the week, friday, we're looking alth a hi ing at . it's going to feel like summer. gradually cooling off for the weekend. san francisco, 60 today. our temperatures peak at 70 on friday and then back into the up 60s. >> and that's your latest weather

roker. a check of the weather? >> summer is trying to hang in there.re, dominating the eastern seaboard. new york city, unseasonably warm. we're going to see temperatures seven degrees above average. pittsburgh, 78. indianapolis, ten degrees warmer than usual. tuesday, we head to the west, little rock, six degrees warmer at 87 degrees. new york is around 80 late week. detroit, in the mid-70s. mid-80s in nashville. and we finally see temperatures dropping back a bit. that's what's going on around >>> good morning. i'm kari hall. it's going to be a cloudy and muggy day with spotty showers possible for the north day today, especially this afternoon. looking at our forecast we'll see our highs in san jose reaching 80 degrees. 82 in livermore. today in santa rosa, 74 degrees. looking at rain across the bay area tomorrow, winding down wednesday, and a dry forecast for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. hoda? >> al, thanks. >>> we're kicking off pink power today for national breast cancer awareness month, with incredible women, including rita wil

roker. good morning. >> good morning, guys. thank you for getting your first weather from us. talking about hurricane willa. extensively, rapidly intensifying hurricane. 175 miles west of mazatlan. and this -- the tenth major hurricane of the northeastern pacific season. category 5 hurricane and it's the second most major hurricanes in the season. path of this system brings it into mexico later tomorrow -- this afternoon, i should say. heaviest rain threat comes in wednesday ahead of this system. from amarillo to corpus christi. thursday, it continues across the southeast into the panhandle of florida bringing heavy rain there. drying out in texas. but look at the rainfall amounts. we're talking about anywhere from 1 to 4 inches of rain from del rio, texas, to the panhandle of florida. could be flash flooding in texas. we're going to have to watch this very, very closely. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's a cloud,start as you get ready to head out the door. we've had cool temperatures

roker, a lot going on in the weather department. >> it's very warm out west. in fact, the dodgers i think want to get back home where the temperatures tomorrow will be in the 80s. look for the strong storms again through the gulf. a chilly rain in the upper mississippi river valley. sunshine in the extreme northeast. although we're looking at snow showers from update new york and new england. we'll get to your forecast in the next 30 seconds. 'd stop in n to help someone change a tire, save a whale that had beached itself... you're gonna be ok big guy. push! lend a hand in an old-timey barn raising... you got it, jebediah! and if the middle school dance group was down one member and you'd step in and lead them all the way to glory... yes! then carmax is for you, because helping people is what our people are all about. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be warmer with inland valleys reaching into the low 80s. we'll see the same thing tomorrow. on saturday, 81 degrees. by sunday, the cooling begins and it will be a nice start to next week in

it's a simple dish but the walleye is so delicious, you can ice fish for walleye. >> roker, you and ikillet? >> and we'll make a homemade tarter sauce over here. mayonnaise, pickles, de deonmustard. i like to put it on a soft roll. you can toast the roll. >> what's the word, al? sheinelle? >> fantastic. >> i used chopped-up viking for mine. it isn't really chicken. >> suddenly less tasty. >> i like to mention it after you take the first bite. >> awkward. >> what do we have here? >> that's chip beef dip. it's low-cal, cream cheese, sour cream. there's some saints fans in there. >> wish i had known that before i ate that, as well. siri, thank you. nice to meet you. get the recipes at today.com/food. saints very vikings battling it out "sunday night football" on nbc. itould c maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or, simply adjust your thermostat. do your thing with energy upgrade california. >>> they're still doing the six-minute workout. >> i'm eating hummus. coming up on saturday, we're excited to introduce our new "saturday today" anchor to all of you.

we turn to al roker. >> it's heading where kerry is.atest danger andoss of life occurs. we have a storm surge warning from just west ofci panam almost to st. petersburg, and that i see the worst.oing to and the really heart of that storm surge, 9 toet 13 from mexico beach to keaton beach, and that's whereou we see 9 to 13iveet. so let'sinto this storm surge. basically, you've got the wall of water comingin, being pushed by the winds. so a 3 ft storm surge comes to about your porch of your home. a 6 foot storm surge, i'm 5'8". it's over my head. a storm surge of 9 feet brings it into second stories of homes. you cannot survive that. and so that's y we tell people get out. when we start to see this rapid intensification, which we have been seeing with these stormse becaf climate change, this is why we tell you, when we say get out, get out. unfortunately, if you are still there, you are risking loss of life. that's what's going on around the country. >>> mike sideline going to have very little impact here. . rain from the remnants of the

publicly apologized for the comments wedednesday amid ininte backlash, including from nbc colleague al roker. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'i'm amy goodman. we a are broadcastining from ore county, califofornia. federal authorities hahave launched an intense investigation after pipe bombs were senent to at least six prominent democrats, all critics of presidentnt trump. the e targets identified include president obama and michelle obama, former secretary of state hillary clinton, george soros, former attorney general eric holder, congresswoman maxine waters, and former cia director john brennan. the suspected bomb packages listed democratic congresswomamn debbie wasserman schchultzs s te return address. police are also investigating a suspicious package sent to former vice president joe biden in a suspiciouous packageound today y at actctor robert de n's restaurant i in new york. on wednesday, cnn was forced to evacuate its new york offices after he received what police described as a "live explosive device" along w

it drew harsh criticism from viewers and cast members al roker and craig melvin. >>> here is proof ature is worth 1,000 words even if you can't hear them. ♪ happy birthday to you >> that's james anthony. moved to tears on his 60th birthday. he is the custodian at the el memt ri school -- elementary school in tennessee. he is hearing impaired. the gesture from the student moved him to tears. da dave, if you don't cry at that, you don't have a heart. >> i did earlier. thanks, romans. >>> after a disastrous start, the texans are one of the hottest teams in the league. coy wire has more in the bleacher report. we are waiting for the texans to look like the texans of old. >> i think they face your broncos next, dave. everybody just about written off the texans after three straight losses to start the season. only five teams since 1980 started 0-3 and made the playoffs. houston is rocketing to the top of the division. thanks to watson. he rode 12 hours in the bus to jacksonville so the flight would not affect his collapsed lung. he dominated. five touchdown passes. tying the career high. i

. >> with me now, mimi roker and mili wiley. let's start with you, maya, and the most recent new that is murkowski is not going to vote in favor of brett kavanaugh and she without going down this road about brett kavanaugh being not right for this job because of -- she believes the allegations of sexual assault or these thing that is we just saw temperament, partisanship, she said this is now about something bigger. >> yes. >> and you and i were talking about this. what's she mean? that this whole mess has become such that there's no way to make brett kavanaugh suitable for this job anymore? >> i think so. she wouldn't say that pointedly and talking about and what protesters in d.c. and in other states have been saying is this is almost become a referendum of whether we believe women about the level of sexual violence and what it means for them to come forward with their stories. and to vote for a person who's now nominated to the highest court of the land and accused and not had a full investigation of those allegations came ou