. ♪ [ cellphone rings ] >> mariah: hey, tessa. >> tessa: hey! what's up?ou get any of my texts? i'm surprised i didn't hear from you. >> mariah: sorry, i've, uh, been stuck at work. >> tessa: well, i'd love to hang. are you free? >> mariah: no, it's gonna be a while here. you know, i've got deadlines and more deadlines. >> tessa: oh. >> mariah: you know, you're not the only one that i had to blow off. devon had to go to this fancy shindig for ashley abbott without me. >> tessa: well, what's your eta for wrapping up there?

odin and his sister tessa are about 1.5 years old and come from the same litter.herd have been "enjoying all of the love and attention they are getting at the shelter" at the sonoma county fairgrounds, hendel reports. for odin, that includes pampering from doggy barber pet grooming and a steak brunch.odin also got to pose with "some fellow heroes" from the national guard, along with hendel's daughter, ariel, and daryl and dixon the goats, as shown in the following photo:oh, and here is odin posing with some fellow heros from the national guard, 40th military police company.as flames encroached on the family's santa rosa property and the family had to flee, odin refused to leave without all of the animals."when we had found relative safety we cried for odin and our goats," hendel says on the family's youcaring page. "i was sure i had sentenced them to a horrific and agonizing death." days later, the family was able to return to the property to see what remained.to their disbelief, odin - burned and battered but still alive - was there surrounded by the goats and sm

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. >> well, tessa was diagnosed with all leukemia in june of last year, june of 2016, and it was very,g. we were told that she had leukemia, and the night -- we came in about midnight that night. >> you know, it was a whirlwind of emotions and everything. we couldn't even talk about it to anybody for the first couple days 'cause it was -- he didn't know. it was the fear of not knowing. >> since then, the family has been making the trek back and forth to san francisco from their home in fort bragg in order for tessa to receive the vital treatments she's needed to fight her cancer. >> they give you all this information, and you sign all these forms about these poisons that you have to put into your child, but it's that or you may not have your child anymore. >> sometimes you even feel almost guilty when she's going through some of these scary processes so well, 'cause she -- a lot of people, chemo will make them sick or they don't feel well. she seems to like to sing and dance to her doll. she has this great attitude, and that helps us get through it. >> and it's tessa's smile and fighti

his sister tessa... or the eight goats again. during the firestorm...rd the goats one by one into this outcropping of rock, where somehow, they escaped the flames pretty much unscathed. after about an hour in this indoor goat rodeo.. the gang was loaded up for a trip to a nearby animal sanctuary...where odie..and the 8 goats he saved..will be cared for until roland can re-build... and this time---he will fight the enemy of fire...with mother natures own weapons. roland tembo hendel/dog owner: "we are going to try earth bag building. we are gonna build in the earth, from the earth with a fire proof barn."(vicki) ronald and ariel hope that is enough for odin... tessa... and the goats can live happily ever after. (vicki) coming up after the break... an unsent letter from a passenger who died aboard the titanic... sets an auction record... (grant) a letter written on the doomed titanic voyage sold for an auction record... (vicki) the document, written by passenger alexander holverson, earned 166-thousand dollars... that's about 60-thousand more than was exp

tessa tweets, as awful as trump's comments are, why is he taking us there? what were green berets doing in niger so armed and without backup? dave writes, well, he did know what he was getting into, so telling the truth is a problem? i guess trump could blame a video, then you folks could be silent like when the obama administration did that. we'd love to hear your take on this. log onto the wusa9 facebook page, and feel free to join in on the conversation. >>> the man accused of stabbing second lieutenant richard collins a the -- at a bus stop has now been charged with investigators spent the last two months looking over phone records and a computer for evidence. >> i know our history. we come from a terrible past, and for this stuff to still go on now, like really? he was on the right path. >> i knew from the start that it was a rate crime, and i didn't think it was right. and i didn't think it was given the attention that it needed. >> if convicted, urbanski could face life without parole, plus 20 years. >>> pretty chilly start to the day again, 30s, fros

things back centuries so i don't know honestly what the real fixes i know that what this young lady tessa is saying is certainly not make because it is a common thread that runs through all of this there is this lack of a knowledge went with our story and who are loved ones have been and what their life was what they meant was i think that that is not something that is really. known throughout the indigenous communities as well as are a lot around canada. so i wanted to know is this national enquirer what she did. any members of the national qype can you come on the show and we reach out to them they didn't respond to us how is this inquiry going. well you get the same response that the vast majority of us get i me numerous people in the canadian media in first nations and in a civil society groups women's organizations and families have the same problem there has been ongoing lack of action lack of communication to such an extent that the united nations even issued a report to canada saying they have grave concerns about the lack of accountability and communication that's going on in thi

tessa blamed production bottlenecks for the weaker production and emphasize there is no fundamental issuesr supply chain. tesla trading a one-point 3% lower in premarket today. cheryl: tracee carrasco blood of headlines this morning. thank you very much. into the markets yesterday amid all of this happening in las vegas, investors shrugged off a lot of turmoil around the world. stock market averages hit records. we'll take a look. art hogan of wunderlich security will be joining us. goldman sachs considering treating a big coin. we will tell you what that means for the world. you are watching "fbn:am." cheryl: welcome back at the sketches caught up in what's happening out biggest setback in relations between cuba and the u.s. officials at the trump administration will be asked to withdraw 60% of diplomats from here in washington. request comes as the u.s. has its own embassy staff thank you both. several unexplained attacks in severely 21 americans denying any involvement in the seemingly biochemical attacks. florida attorney general putting the squeeze on o.j. simpson. pam bondi wrote a l

. >> tessa cuts a deal with china to build a plant to. "fbn:am" starts right now. i'll cheryl: 5:01 a.m. in new york. it is monday, october 23rd and cheryl casone. >> good morning. i'm gerri willis and for cheryl casone. trained to do to have you come especially as they talk about health care. your bread and butter. president trump to the prove the presidentbudget bill one in the gop at a steep price to pay in to pay an issues midterm elections of tax reform doesn't pass. the president speaking exclusively with maria bartiromo >> i think we have the votes. i think rand paul will vote for the tax cuts. i think other people, we had tremendous enthusiasm this time. i want to get it by the end of the year but i'd be very disappointed if it took that long. it could be substantially less than that. they will send it back and if people go and make 200 suggestions as opposed to maybe no suggestions. >> why are you so afraid to cut taxes on the top earners? >> you know, i am very happy with the way i've done prior to this in my civilian life. it's about me representing rich

tessa... and the goats. (robin) new this morning ...afely located the owner of a boat that was found adrift near doran beach. the boat was found yesterday morning. the coast guard says it belongs to justin greer.coast guard officials say greer was found with help from ice and border patrol ... but they are not saying where. officials also found greer's truck and boat trailer in a parking lot at doran beach. (robin) walnut creek police stopped some suspected car burglars in their tracks after they were found with stolen property and burglary tools inside a parking lot. 19-year-old donald jeter ... 20-year-old maurice turner ... and 20-year-old robert coleman were arrested yesterday morning. an officer says he pulled over a suspicious car and learned the driver was on parole for burglary. he also discovered a stolen gun and window punches...used for breaking into cars. upon further investigation...police say they found property stolen from a victim... whose car was burglarized back in september. (robin) according to a new study -- when ne

. >> trish: by the way, tessa "ellen?" there is a whole mystery around that one. week? he was supposedly to sit down with "hannity" on our network first and shows up on ellen's show and says that's the only media interview he's doing. it's because she did at the question that everyone really wanted to hear an answer to. it's good to hear the story of heroism and what he did in this very terrifying and difficult moment that he was confronted by this government and realized what was going on. we want to know why the timeline was wrong. why was there a shift in information? that was easy to discern. one thing that has not gotten very much coverage, there are lawsuits all over the place right now with regard to this incident. there are people suing mandalay bay, the concert venue, everybody and anybody. those losses have already been filed. that might be affecting the way some of this information is or is not getting out, the way it has been processed. the casino floor, because that's where the money is, it has all the cameras we have ever imagined. the hotel hallways

tessa posted this tweet thanking the support from puerto rican authorities saying that this project is the first of many to come and the u.s. government has faced allegations of not doing enough to help puerto rico get back on its feet u.s. army engineers are working to restore power and seventy five percent of the island is still off the grid. we're here we're restoring power here rebuilding power lines in puerto rico. see behind us we have trucks and a number of cruise lines down all over the island. and working with with what supplies they. as well as with what we do with the keep our life back. so if you are currently in puerto rico you're helping out from abroad do that us know and get in touch with us using the hashtag aging is great or you can just simply message me directly i'm. well argentina's former president cristina kirchner is giving her testimony there she is to an investigation into the alleged cover up off a bomb attack more than two decades ago we'll go live to one of sorry reason just a moment but first there is a bow fills us in with the all the details. it was a de

our guest is historian tessa dunlop. is barcelona and the events unfolding there? this is the outsider nobody thought would be successful. the leader of catalonia, the man who ran what was in the face of huge ressance in spain a successful illegal referendum, but of course, he has to pick or chart his course very, very carefully. he said, "ok, now we have the independent republic, which i'm temporarily suspending for talks." he has to make some clarification on monday. what is interesting about this is that it what is interesting about this is thatitis what is interesting about this is that it is not similar situation, but the nationalist movement in scotla nd but the nationalist movement in scotland and nicola sturgeon's response to catalan has been very acoded because she emphasised in scotland's case it has been legal, a precedent that was set with alex salmond and cameron and the edinburgh accord. but actually where next? at her conference this week she said, "what kind of a nation do we wa nt she said, "what kind of

historian, tessa dunlop is here. what an extraordinary time we are in.ppening with brexit. it is the most extraordinary time. happening with brexit. it is the most extraordinary timelj happening with brexit. it is the most extraordinary time. i find it deeply alarming actually. and funnily enough i work with women who are 100 at the moment and these are women who were old enough to be fighting with us during the war. they worked, two of them worked as temporary civil servants during the warand temporary civil servants during the war and they shake their head and one of them who happens to be mary beard's tutor, she is an honorary fellow at cambridge. she said, "i'm glad i didn't have children." they are worrying times, but it is up to us are worrying times, but it is up to us to remain level—headed. let's go to— us to remain level—headed. let's go to — forgive the newspaper, but it does have the best pictures. this is television! we are going to go... hold it up here. the daily mail. they make a big hoo—ha about the lobster pot. this is philip hammond. s

. >> hi, clinton, scarlet, and tessa. >> who do you want to send love to? 14th birthday. and all you w >> we might be able to arrange that without any problem. >> i think so. >> welcome back to "today" on this wednesday morning. it is 8:00. a split-edition of the show. i'm matt lauer along with hoda ko kotb, here in new york. and savannah is in las vegas. we're talking about the tragic but heartwarming story of heather melton. >> i know. she really touched our hearts. she is one of so many people just dealing with this ins insurmountable grief. and investigators are wondering why this happened. they are speaking to the woman who might have insight on the mind and motives of the hotel sniper. and new images emerge from the deadliest shooting spree in u.s. history. >> get down. >> reporter: overnight, authorities releasing police body camera footage. it chaos and danger the officers were facing in the shooting's first moments. >> everybody, stay down. >> reporter: the officers trying to locate the shooter, while coming under intense gunfire. [ gunfire ] >> re

. >> hi, clinton, scarlet, and tessa. >> who do you want to send love to?birthday. and all you want is -- >> selfie with al roker. >> we might be able to arrange that without any problem. >> i think so. >> welcome back to "today" on this wednesday morning. it is 8:00 on the west coast, 11:00 on the east coast. i'm matt lauer along with hoda kotb, here in new york. and savannah is in las vegas. we're talking about the tragic but heartwarming story of heather melton. the very vooifr who -- the survivor who lost her husband in the shooting. >> she is full of love and grace and wanted to tell many about the man she lost. and investigators are trying to figure out how this happened. they are speaking to the woman who might have insight on the mind and motives of the hotel sniper. and new images emerge from the deadliest shooting spree in recent u.s. history. >> get down! >> reporter: overnight, authorities releasing dramatic body camera footage that provides a glimpse of the chaos and danger officers were facing in the shooting's first moments. >> they are shoot

tessa thompson is drawing raves as "valkryie" in "thor: ragnarok."the warrior fights at "thor's" side... and the actress recently took cause for more marvel women -- with the head of marvel studios!"i just had the opportunity to be in a big room with almost... a lot of the superheroes. we weren't working, we were just at a social gathering, and kevin feige was there. and a bunch of the women, we decided to march up to him and pitch our idea for a team -- an all- female team, to be in a future movie. so we'll see." (laughs) (nat-singing)one superstar honors another. christina aguilera is set to pay tribute to the late whitney houston, at this year's american music awards. aguilera will perform songs from houston's soundtrack for "the bodyguard." the a-m-a's are on november 19th -- days before "the bodyguard's" 25th anniversary.(nat)gary sinise has plans for new year's day! the actor and activist has been named grand marshal of the 2018 tournament of roses parade. he'll ride through pasadena, california in the 129th rose parade... fittingly for the man

meanwhile, tessa will unveil a semi truck that november.e truck has been delayed the second time this year. the company resource effects model three production problems. tesla stock of of 67% so far this year, maria. problems on one side, higher stock on the other. maria: that's incredible. 60% of enough stock price. >> face. levitation. maria: the anticipation this would be a big moneymaker. we haven't seen evidence of money being made yet. >> yeah, he's demonstrating whatever nothing manufacturing. automobiles are immensely complex machines. they were standing start come he does a great job. but it's very difficult. train through the stock is under pressure this morning. production has people talked about production problems and anticipating not in it just for the most part never showed up. maybe it will now because they've got to put up or put out. maria: we'll keep watching that. the bank service reported on thursday the big names, what investors are expecting. the big taxer farwell expects the market in the bank earnings. we've got a p