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Hours and left a path of Power Outages in its wake. The military sent fighter jets to track it. 1 million blimp and a monumental blunder. The prince of washington. Prince harry. Harry delights the crowds and the president during a quick trip to the u. S. What he revealed about the moment he says changed the direction of his life. Today, thursday, october 29th, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Usually, you and i track through the debates. We couldnt keep up. My thumbs arent fast enough. There were different moments. Fiery, intense, heated. Pick any of the words to describe the republicans third debate. While the candidates have issues with each other, they shared a collective target. Last night, it was the media. Well break it down and talk to the man who many people think won the night, marco rubio. First, Peter Alexander has the highlights. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Among the nights winners, two ambitious senators, marco rubio and ted cruz, Chris Christie, all setting themselves up to rise. Jeb bush gave a poor performance after what was a chaotic and contentious night. Call it the rumble in the rockies. Donald trump and ben carson faded to the background. The biggest clash, between marco rubio and his onetime mentor, jeb bush. After rubio was pressed about missing dozen of senate votes and bush called him to resign. When you signed up for this, this was a sixyear term. You should be showing up to work. Literally, the senate, what is it, a french work week, you get three days you have to show up . Je rubio turning in what many campaign, blasted that as a convenient criticism. The only reason youre doing it now is because were running for the same position, and someone convinced you that attacking me will help you. Heres the bottom line reporter john kasich didnt mince words, tearing into trump and carson. Arguing both men are unkwaul qualified to be president. Folks, we have to wake up. We cannot elect somebody that doesnt know how to do the job. He was such a nice guy and said, im never going to attack. Then his poll numbers tanked. Thats why hes on the end. He got nasty. You know what . You can have him. Reporter the candidates cheered on by the colorado crowd were united in their contempt for the moderators and the media. The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American People dont trust the media. Nasty question. Propaganda. All the mainstream media. Reporter the chairman spoke after the debate. It was one gotcha question, one personal low blow after the other. Executives at cnbc, nbcs sister network, shot back. People who want to be president of the United States should be about to answer tough questions. On stage, Chris Christie showcased his tough personality. We have people out of work, isis and al qaeda attacking us, and were talking about fantasy football. Reporter Carly Fiorina acknowledging a weakness. After the last debate, i was told i didnt smile enough. Reporter all night, bush struggled to seize the spotlight. You find a democrat thats for cutting spending 10, ill give them a warm kiss. Reporter how bad was the night for bush . The nomination isnt going to be decided after the course of one debate in october, but a republican operative tells me this morning that his campaign is now on life support. His one job last night was to show he could own the stage. Savannah, in his operatives words, he didnt. Peter alexander, thank you so much. Senator marco rubio is with us now. Senator rubio, good morning to you. Good morning. You were up late. You have an Early Morning to join us. Has that blow softened, by the fact that most viewers thought you had the breakout performance of the night . Is that how you feel about it . We feel good about it, and its just a debate. Weve already done two others and felt good about those, as well. Theres more to come. We have another one in 13 days. For us, every time i get a chance to do the debates, its an opportunity to hopefully talk to the American People about the future of our country and what i would do if they gave me the chance to be president. I felt good about that chance last night. Were looking forward to the next one, as well. Everybody is talking about the moment between you and there were a lot of comparisons to the young jedi taking on young obiwon i can kenobi. There was another analogy, when your kid whips you in oneonone for the first time. You have that relationship with governor bush. What was it take like, taking him on like that . I have admiration for him as a person and what he did as governor of florida. I wont talk bad about him. My campaign isnt about him. Im not running against him on anyone else. Im running for president. What ill continue to do, and what i hope more candidates will do, is well talk about who we are and let the voters decide. If there are policy differences between them, we were engage on those policy differences. Thats how im going to run my campaign. Everyone can run theirs. I wont change how i run my Campaign Based on what other people decide to do. Your Communications Director last night told reporters your phone is already buzzing from bush donors, ready to jump ship and join the rubio train. Is that true . Were trying to get new supporters. It cost money. If the media stops charging for advertising, well stop raising the money. Its difficult to get our missage miss age message out. Once and for all, answer this question, should you resign, would you resign . Why not leave your senate seat and just remove this issue from your opponents, remove it from the discourse . Well, for me, its an incredible honor to serve in the United States senate. I enjoy very much to serve the people of florida. We serve real people every day. The veterans who has to fight for his disability benefits and prove hes disabled even though hes missing both legs, or the elderly couple who experienced tax fraud. Were going to continue to do it. Senator rubio up early with us this morning. Appreciate your time. Thank you. Lets bring in chuck todd, moderator of meet the press, yts press, and nicolle wallace, former Communications Director for president george w. Bush. Lets start with a quick, one second, who won . Ted cruz. Okay. Timing seemed to be the biggest player in the room. Timing that donald trump lost his national lead. Timing that ben carson took the national lead, he didnt want to mess up. And timing that jeb bush seems to realize his chances are slipping away. Yeah, jeb bush didnt have the night his campaign acknowledged he needed to have. Afterwards, jeb bush said, im not a performer. The people who admire the way he governs, you have to become a performer to win the job. It was not a good night for jeb bush, and people are saying, how much longer will he stay in the race . His people are constantly saying, were in it through the early states. We have the money, the organization. But is there kind of, for lack of a better term, a death watch . It felt like a wake. Other Campaign Operatives were not gloating about this, they were like, oh, my god. Is jeb not going to actually make it to the starting line . That is this air in there. Look, he has 100 million in the super pacment , he has the safety net. The first president bush getting whipped in the primaries didnt get out until may. There is no way the second bush was whipped by mccain, he didnt get out. That said, theyll have to throw something to the wolves. He has to publicly do something with the campaign to shake it up. The people on the side of the stage there, did anybody do or say anything, anyone like kasich, Chris Christie or fiorina, that will move their numbers . Chris christie has strung together a magical moment in the debates but its not showing in the polls. I thought trump was subdued, but he had the town hall demeanor. He seemed to be holding back and only engaging where he had to. I say cruz was the winner because of his indictment of the moderators. Republicans are desperate for someone who stands up against what they feel is a rigged system. Thats the elephant in the room we havent talked about. The media was the opponent not on the stage right with them but, clearly, a big part of this debate. Fairly or unfairly, this is a Winning Strategy for candidates. Well, it is. Cruz capture td moment d the moment better than anybody. There had been leaked ideas that, you know, beforehand, they moderators and say, hey, the democrats didnt get questions like this, and they determined this before the debate started. Boy, cruz captured the moment. He actually came across as the guy that supposedly everybody secretly doesnt life, but he was the guy that defended everybody on the stage. Maybe an important moment for him, if he does what hes trying to do, which is vacuum up trump and carsons support if, not when in my book, but if they falter. Chuck todd, nicolle wallace, thank you very much. Jeb bush will be chucks guest on meet the press. The paul ryan era is underway on capitol hill. The congressman was nominated to the the next speaker of the house, and theyre making it initial with a full house vote this morning. Ryan said the Republican Party lost its vision and he intends to begin a new day on the house of representatives. Lets turn to the drama in an unmanned military balloon breaking free and drifting 115 miles from maryland to pennsylvania. Fighter jets had to be scrambles. The balloons long tether causing destruction on the ground. Tom costello is in money uncy, pennsylvania, where the balloon came down. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. Power has been restored to people in p. A. , and a military team teamed off this area. Its behind this tree line, described as having as lot of holes in it. It was impossible to control and very difficult to catch. Reporter its a top secret project with a price tag of 2. 5 billion. This morning lying in a field in pa. A system thats supposed to watch the skies along the this is supposed to detect cruise missiles, probably from russian aircraft, and drones. Reporter on wednesday, the unthinkable. This military balloon broke free in rain and high wind at a military base in aberdeen, maryland, and floated out of control to pennsylvania. In the east coast skies, air Traffic Controllers routed passenger planes around the balloon, while f16s went to intercept it. Theyre working very, very as fast as they can. Reporter for four hours, cable news and social media followed its soaring to 16,000 feet, then skipping across the pennsylvania countryside. The size of two football fields, the balloon dragged a heavy cable, hitting utility lines and knocking out power to 28,000 people. Here we are, no power, after the blimp knocked out the power reporter finally, the balloon fell to the ground amid amish country. Theres been correspondence about controversy about the project. Meanwhile, theyre hoping to pull it out of the woods sometime today, and it will be a military operation to do that. Meanwhile, the people here in central pa who had Property Damage were told they can file a claim with the army. Back to you. Tom costello covering what was a bizarre story. Tom, thank you. Sentencing day for a former student at a prestigious New Hampshire prep school convicted of sexually assaulting a younger classmate. Hes asking for probation instead of prison. Stephanie gosk is at the courthouse this morning. Good morning. Good morning. From the rainy concord, New Hampshire, this case gained National Attention because of where to wen labrie, the a one schools in the country. Today, labries attorney will ask for probation, arguing his client has already been pub ish nished enough. Reporter hours from now, to wen labrie will learn whether hes going to jail. Guilty. He was convicted of Sexual Assault and endangering a child. The accuser, a 15yearold classmate, alleged the sex was not consensual. Were con sale cealing her identity. I was raped. I was violated in so many ways. Reporter it revealed the ritual known as the senior salute, where seniors asked out freshman, sometimes for sex. Labrie denied the charges. It wouldnt have been a good move to have sex with this girl. Reporter now, the behind bars and would have to register as a sex offender. His lawyers filed motions with family photos. The harsh truth is that own will be penalized every single day from here on out from what he did as a high school student. Friends wrote, hes the model gentleman. Stunningly brilliant, a role model. From his father, it would do no good to incarcerate own. His mother pleading, own has already been hurt far beyond what anyone might ever know. A spokeswoman for the victims family says the victim was harmed, too. This was sexual violence, and it was an egregious case. Im hoping the sentence reflects what we heard in trial. The accuser and her family will be in court giving statements. Its not the end of the case. Labries attorneys are against the charge of a minor. A 10yearold boy has been injured in an apparent shark attack in hawaii. Natalie has that story. Good morning. Good morning, guys. This marks the seventh attack in hawaii this year, and the third on the island of oahu, in the last three weeks. Reporter this morning, a 10yearold boy is recovering from wounds he suffered after an apparent shark attack off the coast of hawaii on wednesday. Police say the child was bitten on the thigh while body boarding 30 feet from the shore. When i looked up, i saw the life guards pulling the young boy to the quad and took him under the trees and did their thing. He had three gashes on his leg. Had a sty, which was opened. Reporter this is the seventh shark attack in hawaii this year, the third on oahu this month. On october 17th, a 44yearold man was seriously injured after a shark attack off of the beach. Heard him, turned and went. That and went to get his friends. It was just go, go, go. My dad just kept him talking to keep his mind off the giant holes in his legs. Reporter a week earlier, a 25yearold man lost his left leg and some fingers in an attack on oahus north shore. It comes amid a series of recent shark attacks off the mainland waters this year, from california to north carolina. Due to the unusually high spike in incidents, experts in hawaii this morning are warning swimmers to stay out of dirty water. Dont go into the ocean at dusk or dawn. Never go out alone. Ocean safety officials posted temporary shark warning signs and theyre strongly recommending that people stay for today. Dont have to convince me. Get me out of the water. Thank you. Mr. Roker, whats cooking . Weve had wild weather coming. Lets show you, first of all, in minnesota, the snow is out. Theyve broken out the snowplow had a couple inches on the ground, so theyre watching that. Now, we go to wisconsin, and you can see more snow falling there overnight. The winds were whipping, and they picked up about three inches of snow there, as well. Here in the northeast, we had big storms move through, and that caused a lot of problems. Take a look. This is connecticut. Power outages, flooding in front of homes and businesses. A real mess. In fact, about 10,000 people without mower power this morning in parts of connecticut. Were also looking at more flooding and heavy rains out west, as low pressure develops. Jet stream is to its south. We look at more heavy showers and thunderstorms, firing up where they dont need them, throughout parts of texas, louisiana and on into oklahoma. In the southwest for today, were looking at heavy rain. Could be severe storms later on tonight. Then we move to tomorrow. Look at the heavy rain developing. One to two inches per hour locally. Four to five inches more rain. As we get to saturday, it moves into the central gulf coast. Well get to your and off you go, and off you go, and off you go, for every step, every stride, every start, begin strong with the Lasting Energy of 100 whole grain quaker oats. And off you go. 60s to mid60s, a mild start this morning. Its a gray start. A lult damp to the east. Showers exiting across long island and portions of connecticut. A couple sprinkles to the north and west could pop up this afternoon. But it turns quite warm for this time of year. Expect a high of 73. 58 on saturday. Sunday, more clouds and 63. Its mild rl next week. Thats your latest weather. Matt . Thank you, al. Coming up, prince harry takes washington by storm and gets personal. The moment he says changed the direction of his life. The utility worker knocks on your door, would you let them in . On a new rossen report, how criminals are preying on unsuspected homeowners. Jeff goes undercover to see if people would open their doors to him, no questions asked. Nbc. My name is 208 ridge road. And ive. Seen things. Like the sock rampage of 2010. The sleep eating of 2012. And the babysitter makeout of 2014. Gross. But now with nest cam, these guys can check in 24 7. So they can see all the crazy things i see. Hey, ya little thief did he have thumbs . okay, now ive seen it all. Nest. 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Crowded will there at the inbound side of the lincoln tunnel. 7 26 on this thursday. Im darlene rodriguez. An off Duty Police Officer is rofring after being struck by a hitandrun driver. The officer was crossing cooper avenue when he was hit around 9 30 last night. Police say he suffered a head injury but is now alert and conscious. He was hit by an suv. The officers name is not yet been released. Lets take a look at the morning commute. Heres laura scala. For commuters on theest ses lines, both are subject to 15minute delays this morning. Also on the roads coming out of the lincoln tunnel on 495 westbound, theres an accident in the right lane. 45 minutes heading inbound. Very crowded out there. Then head oefrg to 280 eastbound, an accident before mccarter highway. Thats causing a slow ride. And the major de, gan we have an sdnt. And the wst chester expressway, theres an overturned tractortrailer. Thank you very much. Well be right back with the forecast. A few leftover showers continue to kput out of eastern long island. But clouds will part for a little sunshine for the afternoon. Nothing more than a spot shower. 73, then it cools back to the 40s. Upper 50s tomorrow with sunshine. Sun followed by clouds on saturday. Then low 60s for sunday with a lot of clouds. Were still in the midand upper 60s into next week. Coming up on today, a math test goes viral and reignites the debate over education 7 30 now on a thursday morning, october 29th, 2015. 24 hours from now, that plaza will be filled with ghouls and goblins with our nearly halloween bash, one of our favorite mornings of the year. We get dressed up. Here are some of the hits. Wow. Cant unsee that. Last years theme was saturday night live. What are we going to do this year . You have to find out. What kind of woman will matt be this year . Well find out. Well have a clue coming up. Tune in tomorrow for the big reveal. If youre in the area, put on your best costume and join us so you can take part in the celebration. At home, send us your greetings with halloween today. Lets get a check of the headlines. The third Republican Debate was filled with fireworks. Candidates taking aim at each other and the media. Marco rubio pushing hard against fellow Floridian Jeb bush, who went after rubio for missing votes on capitol hill. Major story out of china. The Ruling Communist Party decided to end that countrys controversial onechild policy. Theyll allow couples to have two children. That onechild policy was put in place in the 80s to control population growth. The Kansas City Royals are two wins away from a world series title. They topped the mets again last night, 71. Game three is set for friday at citi field in new york. Well begin with prince harrys visit to the u. S. To promote his work with Wounded Service members. He met with president obama. Good morning. I was with harry last night for an exclusive party after a stunning day, in which prince harry said he was moved to tears from a tribute by the first lady. She called him a real guy who cared about veterans. She couldnt help point out what every female in the room was speaking. Something like this, thats prince harry. Ladies, prince harry is here. Dont act like you dont notice. Come on. Come on. Reporter they noticed. Prince harry reporter prince harry bringing his passion across the pond. To him, our Wounded Warriors arent just a distant cause. To him, theyre brothers and sisters in arms. Reporter joined by First Lady Michelle Obama and dr. Jill biden welcome his royal highness, prince harry. Reporter the 31yearold who retired from the british army in june opened up about his time in the forces during his visit to wounded members. My two deployments in afghanistan changed the direction of my life. Reporter saying he first felt a need to help while sharing a flight home with injured servicemen and women during his first deployment. From that moment, i knew i had the responsibility to help all veterans who had made huge personal sacrifices for their countries, to lead healthy and dignified lives after service. Reporter harry created the games for Wounded Warriors. First held last year in london. Next may, itll be in orlando, florida. Word of advise to the states . You better bring it, usa. Reporter the prince learned early about the importance of service and humility from his mother, diana. Now, fifth in line to the british throne, seen ditching oval office to meet with president obama wednesday. Ive had opportunities to spend a lot of time with so many of his family members, but this is the first time that we had a chance to talk directly. Reporter once known for his wild ways, a prince now trying to make a difference. Hanging out with prince harry at the party last night. It was me and about 100 come on. Me and 150 others. Whats amazing is he comes into the party. It takes him half an hour to say hello to everybody. Then he spends half an hour leaving again, saying goodbye to everybody. Hes there for about an hour. He didnt get jig gi gy with it . No. Thank you. Mr. Roker, got a forecast for us . I was with Ronald Macdonald last night. Were you . Three years ago today, hurt hurricane Superstorm Sandy making landfall. 115 Miles Per Hour winds in cuba. Makes its way up the coast to new jersey october 29th, 2012, 7 30 p. M. 80 80mileperhour winds, as the superstorm. It went on to cause a storm tide of 14 feet at the battery. 41 deaths, 50 billion in Property Damage and, of course, as we remember, sandy and breezy point, over 130 fires. Homes destroyed. Thankfully, no deaths, but a storm surge of hard to believe three years has past. Pretty quiet weather this morning. Temperatures in the 60s. The showers have moved east of the area. And then look for a mix of sun and clouds and 73 this afternoon. There could be a spot shower Late Afternoon in a few it clears up and cools off. Upper 30s north and west. 50s on saturday. A fair amount of clouds on sunday. But milder with a high of 63. Track your weather any time. Weather channel on cable and weather. Com online. Mr. Roker, thank you vur mch. We talked about the standing desks, keeping people active. Coming up on trending, wooem ell talk about the opposites. On rossen reports, who is knocking on your door . The crime wave across the country. Thieves dressing up like public utility workers. They look official, hard hat and all, tricking their way inside your home. This morning, im going door to kelloggs frosted miniwheats. 8 layers of wheat. And one thats sweet. For the adult and kid in all of us. Kelloggs frosted miniwheats feed your inner kidult im caridee. Ive had moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis most my life. Rbut that hasnt stopped me from modeling. 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We have all been there, right . Someone knocks on your door, and you open it without thinking twice. What if that person was dressed as a utility worker, telling you theres a gas leak in the neighborhood or another emergency, and they need to come in and check it out . Would you let them in . Crooks are posing as workers to steal from you, even attack you, theyll playing on your trust. How trusting are you . Im going undercover. Would you let me in . Reporter im hitting houses in the suburbs. Showing up with news. Hi. How are you . From the gas company. Reporter theres than emergency. Can i come in . Yeah. Reporter once inside, i could do anything, and the damage is here. Violent attackers dressing up like utility workers coast to coast. You invite them in, and they pounce. In new york, this man wearing a phony uniform distracts the homeowner while his accomplice sneaks in, stealing money and jewelry in minutes. In colorado, a rash of recent attacks. One fake utility worker even robbing this woman blind. I thought he was honest, and i let him in. Reporter a bogus water worker targeted this family. Who would do this to elderly people . Reporter its easy for criminals to do it. Watch this. Worker outfit for under 100. Hidden cameras on. Reporter now for the real test. Would you fall for it . My team wires me up, and i slip into the uniform. Good to go. Reporter they drop me on this suburban street. I look legit. Clipboard, walkietalkie. The Police Watching it all from this suv parked across the street. I walk up to the first house. Hi. How are you . From the gas company. Were checking peoples homes to make sure theres no gas in the water. Okay. Can we come in . How do i know youre from the gas company . Reporter right away, this man is suspicious. You should give me identification or something . You dont believe me . No. Why should i . Reporter he wont let me . Thats what wed want a resident to do. Reporter things are about to take a turn at the next house. Hi, maam. Had a gas leak down the street. Have you noticed a smell o gas . No. You havent . You water . Can i check it . Come in, sure. Reporter she invited me right in, no questions asked. I want to check all the faucets. Come on in. She let him right in, unfortunately. Reporter before going inside, i come clean. Im jeff rossen from nbc news. I know. I shouldnt have let you . You shouldnt . No. Were in your home. You look official with the hard hat and the outfit. Where i live, i feel safe, so im maybe too trusting. Reporter in fact, at house after house come on . Certainly. Reporter they invite me in within seconds. From the gas company. What happens at this home is stunning. Gas leak down the street. Were checking peoples homes. It was next to a water main. Sure. The homeowner is in another room, inviting me in without seeing me. When she comes to the door can i check everything . Sists i come . My brother works for public service. My name is jeff rossen from nbc news, the today show. Oh. She realizes how dangerous this could have been. You actually could have come in and do whatever you wanted to do. Thats what the criminals are doing. Yes. Reporter on this block in new jersey, a wakeup call, courtesy of this fake. Its a good message and lesson to learn. Thank god youre a good guy and the officers were watching. I appreciate it. See you later. Your rare, friendly fake. Police were shocked at the number of people that let us in. In fact, after seeing our results, the Police Department in new jersey now issuing an official warning to everyone in their town to watch out for this crime. The things you can do and the take away and advice here, always ask for a real id from every utility worker. They should have one. Like that one man. He did the right thing. If theyre not real, call the police. Would you open the door . If you were a bad guy, youd push . Look through the eyeglass and talk through the door. At least theyre warning them and your face son the is on the poster theyre using to warn now. Yeah. You have your Halloween Costume picked out. George and amal clooney adding a new member to their family. Well have that on pop start. Carson gives you a clue as what were going as for halloween this year. Thank you so much. Did you say honey . Hey, try some . Mmm that is tasty. Is it real . Of course. Are you . Nope animated you know im always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well youve come to the right place. Great, mind if i have another taste . Not at all mmm youre all right bud . Never better i dont know if he likes that. Yeah part of the complete breakfast you know the rules. Eggs and sausage. Hotcakes and butter. Morning fare right . Well mcdonalds has thrown away those rules and opened a new world of possibilities. Now, youre free to start enjoying the breakfast you love any time you wish. No way. Yes way. 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Well look at hits from years past. Feel free to chime in. Back to 97. Barney and fred. J. Lo and p diddy. Only one matt as a woman. Thats right. Those were the pregender bending years. Hadnt made the commitment yet. Savannah, prince charles. Speaking of gender bending. Natalie as eddie munster. Too perfect. Love that. Thats my favorite. That was a good one. Here we all are, tv stars a couple years ago. Last year was all about snl. Heres your clue for this year, the one and only clue youll get. There you go. Our friend louie over in the snl effects makeup department. Theres al. Relaxing in there. You found it relaxing . I loved it. Did you take a nap . Yeah. I thought i was bury aid r y ied alive. Come down to the plaza tomorrow. It is our prom at the today show. We go all out and were excited. Tomorrow will be fun. Drive around in stretch limb moe limos. Exciting. Sandra bullock will talk about h we thought we d be ready. But demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. 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Metro north commuters, watch out, 20minute delays in Westchester County between southeast and North White Plains because of a disabled train. 15minute delays on the line. If you ride the subways and an accident at the George Washington bridge with the 45minute wait. Lets check the weather today. Some leftover rain this morning. A spotty shower to the north and west this afternoon. 47 in the city. Cooler in the suburbs. Tomorrow, sunny with a cool breeze. A high of 58. Tomorrow, partly sunny. 56 is the high on halloween. Coming up on today, steels and deals to keep you warm and cozy its 8 00 on today. Coming up, homework head ache. The right answer to the third grade math problem might not be what you think. How the question went viral and reignited the debate about common core standards in schools across the country. In tune. A surprising study revealing the best way to make new friends quickly. And sandra in the city. Well talk to one of the biggest stars around. Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, about bringing her own brand of crisis to her movie. I thought you retired. What happened to your hair . You have a great sense of humor. Today, thursday, october 29th, 2015. Go royals lets go mets were from kentucky. Married for 40 years. Skipping work to celebrate my birthday on today. Wild good morning, everybody. Welcome back to today. It is the day before the day before halloween. Or the day before our halloween celebration. We already have people dressed up on the plaza. Theyre getting ready. We cant wait. We do look forward to this every year. Gets nerve racking toward the unfold, we love it. You worry about if your high heels will be comfortable. Exactly. Does my butt look big, that whole thing. Throwback thursday song, and a good one. Moby, remember this, the 90s, coffee shop. Feeling the 90s today. I loved this record. Things are about to get scary around here. Its almost no shave november time. Once again, the men of today will put down the razors to raise awareness about mens health issues. We want you to grow with us. Thats right, al. All month long, noshave today to share your pictures and tell us who youre growing your beard for. At the end of the month, well have a shave off on the plaza. For more information and to rsvp, go to today. Com. It is a great cause. When you see us in the beards, think about the issues that men deal with, in terms of health on we encourage you to grow a beard. I was going to not shave my legs. Otherwise known as winter. Oh. Its terrible. Lets go inside to natalie for a check of the top stories. Good morning. Once again, the republicans running for president picked up the pace, sharpened their attacks in debate three. The media also took some hits. Nbc National Correspondent Peter Alexander has the highlights for us. Good morning. Good morning to you. A lot of sharp elbows last night. A breakout moment for two senator senators, marco rubio and ted cruz. Overshadowing the front runners donald trump and ben carson. It was a bad night for jeb bush. Reporter the battle in boulder proved not to be between front runners trump and carson, but between mentor and mentee. Jeb bush calling on marco rubio to resign for his poor record. This was a sixyear term and you should be showing up to work. Rubio dismiss td attack. The only reason youre doing it now is because were running for the same position and someone convinced you attacking me will help you. Kasich blasted trump and carson has being unqualified. Folks, we have to wake up. We cant elect somebody who doesnt know how to do the job. Trump accused kasich going negative out of political desperation. He was a nice guy and said, im never going to attack. Then he got nasty. You can have him. Reporter Carly Fiorina tried to regain momentum. I may not be your dream candidate just yet, but i can tell you im Hillary Clintons worst nightmare. Reporter the candidates found a common enemy in the moderators and the media. Donald trump, are you a comic book villain. Ben carson, can you do math . How about talking about the substantive issues . If you want me to answer, you answer. Even in new jersey, what youre doing is called rude. Reporter Mike Huckabee refuse td opportunity d the opportunity to tee off on trump. I love trump. Hes a good man. Im wearing a trump tie tonight. Get over that one. The Democratic Front runner Hillary Clinton was a frequent target for the republicans. Called out by name last night a total of 23 times. Clinton remains unfazed. Tweeting out this clip showing her at the benghazi hearing last week, where shes brushing it all off. Natalie . Peter alexander in boulder, colorado. Thank you. Despite the Exchange Last night, senator marco rubio told savannah this morning he has represent for jeb bush and wont speak badly about him. He was asked the point of bushs criticism. Our Constituents Service is unaffected, and its as vibrant as it has been. We miss votes, we hate to. I dont like missing vote, but what i would hate more is to wake up on the first wednesday of november of next year to the news that Hillary Clinton has been elected as president of the United States. When asked if his campaign is getting calls from bush supporters who want to jump to his side, he said they are always looking for new candidates. A suspect was accused of shooting at police in two states. Cook is wanted for shooting a tennessee Police Officer and shooting at a Kentucky State Police trooper. Wednesday night, two of cooks known associates were arrested after a violent confrontation with u. S. Marshalls in tennessee. When officers attempted to stop their vehicle, the two suspects took off and struck two vehicles. Eventually, they were apprehended. The army is investigating how a 1 billion top secret surveillance balloon broke away from maryland wednesday and floated over neighboring pennsylvania for three hours. Fighter jets trailed the unmanned balloon, which contained sensitive Defense Technology and radar equipment, as part of a missile Early Warning system. Its dangling cable pulled down cable lines until it came to a rest in trees. All mistakes should be as lucky as this one. A california man went into a store and asked for two megamillions tickets. The clerk mistakingly pressed the button Powerball Ticket instead. He couldnt cancel it so the man accepted the tickets. Guess what . The ticket matched five of six numbers, good for 380,000. Gosh, i wish i had that luck. Shared with the guy who gave the ticket to him by accident . Thank you. A third grade homework assignment thats reigniting the debate on common core standards. Sheinelle has the story. Good morning. Theres no question, we all want our kids to succeed. To put it simply, common core was intended to create a standard for how our kids learn at a young age. For math, a way to visualize what theyre learning and not memorize answers. As good as that may seem, it has been difficult for parents and teachers, even the ones who believe in common core. Turns out, sometimes the right answer can also be the wrong answer. Reporter how would you answer this third grade math question . What is 5 times 3 . This student wrote this. 5 plus 5 plus 5 equals 15. The teacher marked it wrong. Not because of the answer, but the way the student got there. Indicating the student should have also added five 3s. Confused . Youre not alone. This test gone viral sparked the common core conversation again. They want you to use the upside down method, which i learned. Reporter hanley is a former teacher who works as a private tutor. For her, keeping up with the new math methods is like going back to school. I absolutely had to relearn a lot of things. Not even just relearn, but learn in general, these new methods i had never learned before. Reporter even parenre are asked to take classes to help kids with their homework. When my kids need help, im unable to help them, which is very frustrating. Reporter this new math is a response to the common core standard Standards Initiative launched in 2009 by the National Governors association, and now in use in 42 states. The focus, more on Critical Thinking and less on memorization. With standards more relevant to the real world. As the Information Age continues to blossom, kids are going to need those skills. Were preparing kids for a future that isnt here yet. Reporter not everyone agrees. Heres the problem with common core. Reporter now, the debate over common core spilling into the political arena, with some calling for it to be dismantled, while others defend their support of it. If were going to compete in this world were in today, theres no possible way we can do it with lowering expectations and dumbing down everything. Core has become pop culture when louie c. K. Takes on todays homework assignment. I look at the problems and its like, bill has three goldfish, buys two more. How many dogs live in london . Reporter love it or hate it, common core is here to stay, for now. Adding fuel to the fire, the latest annual National Testing of 4th and 8th grade math skills just released this week shows a decline in scores for the first time in 25 years. Supporters of common core say federal testing isnt keeping up with the more rigorous standard of common core. Scary thought, not being able to help your kids with homework. Its hard. They ask for help, we come up with the right answer, but i cant tell them, based on what theyre being taught, how to come up with the answer. Theres also criticism a lot of the teachers or parents feel like that kids are spending too much time prepping for the test. Its a hot topic. Thank you. Next, big music news. The legend who says hes ready to come out of retirement. Carson . Matt, its always a great morning when oscar winner Sandra Bullock stops by. Has a new movie, well chat about that. Halloween and more. I love you. Love you too. One minute. Hi. Hi dad. We need to do this, yes. You be good. X alright. Letting go. Dont say a word. Its a little easier when youve saved for college, with state farm. Nexium 24hr is the new 1 selling frequent heartburn brand in america. I hope you like it spicy get complete protection with the purple pill. The new leader in frequent heartburn. Thats nexium level protection. Come on duck you can do it duck. Hurry up duck you can do it duck. Iams. 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Costs 4,000, almost. The company says the desk is designed for high intensity computer users. To me, looks good for nappers. Yeah. Might be good for your back, yeah. The treadmill desk. Walk on the treadmill. I do. There you go. Do you find it hard to make new friends . Yes, i do. Okay. Researchers at oxford that makes it true say they found the best way to make new friends fast. Take a singing class. Weekly singing lessons were found to bring people close together, faster than art classes or creative writing courses. Singing encourages people to bond, something we know very well. There they are. This morning. Id make a lot of enemies in a singing class. People wanting to tune me out. Makes you put your inhibitions aside. Its cute. Good bonding experience. We had a good time. We did. Definitely. Siri and i like to sing songs together, your fiance. Definitely. Did you hear about this drama surrounding the run away blimp yesterday . Seemed like a fake news story. The Army Aircraft went rogue over pennsylvania, drifted for four hours. Of course, the internet had to have its say on the topic. There were funny ones. Hello, is it me youre looking for . Another likened the blimp to free willie. The blimp befriended a young boy. A ghostbusters reference, maybe way to go. The music legend coming out of retirement, george and amal clooney clooneys new addition to the family. First, the music legend coming out of retirement. Phil collins. Four years ago, he was stopping his career to be a fulltime dad to his young son. Now, phil says they want to see him in action, so hes planning a new album, prepping for a tour. He said, im no longer officially retired. Th e horse is out of the stable, and im raring to go. Thats what parenting will do to you, get you out of retirement. Is he doing a live album . Studio album, to answer your question. Genesis reunion. Solo stuff first. Michael Jacksons Neverland ranch, 12,000 square feet. Earlier, it was listed on the market for 100 million. This week, a Chinese Company put the property up fn auction or auction. They started the price at 78 million. Hundreds set up alerts for the bid and thousands viewed the property. Guess what . Not one bid. Wow. Interesting. We did a show from there once. Really . Inside . Beautiful piece of property. Creepy though, right . We stood at the wall. Like were above it. We toured the house. Really . Was Michael Jackson there . No. He was already deceased. Oh. Did you see the secret rooms and things . Yeah. Thats maybe why it has no bidders. George and amal clooney adopted a rescue dog. George is holding her in the picture. Out in front is their other dog, also a rescue, by the way. Millie has been a rags to riches story. The shelter found her skrouj looking for food outside of a restaurant. George and amal find her online. Now, shes living the high life. Good for them. Theres your pop start for today. Great, carson. Thank you. Mr. Roker . Lets get to it. Show you what we have going on. We have some cooler weather coming in. Thats right. Ahead of this front, its fairly warm in the northeast. As we move through thursday, look at the temperatures. Minneapolis, 49. 51 in chicago. Thats six degrees below normal. Minneapolis, 53. On friday, just in time for halloween, 48 in rochester. Charleston. Saturday, the cool down continues. Tomorrow, the breeders cup world championship. Were looking at a 1 00 p. M. Coverage. It is going to be in kentucky. Well be watching this very, very closely. The weather is looking good. Th al, thanks very much. No rain. Most moved east. A mist or drizzle left over. Sunshine and warmer this afternoon. Could be an isolated shower. Tomorrow, back to sunshine. Krkic, fall weather. Upper 50s. Increasing clouds saturday. Still cool at 56. Milder sunday. Lots of clouds. Could be a couple sprinkles. Low 60s. 64 monday. Stays mild tuesday and wednesday. Thats your latest weather. Matt . Al, thanks very much. Were happy to have one of the biggest movie stars in the world paying us a visit. Sandra bullock won the Academy Award for her role in the blindside and was nominated again for gravity. In her new movie, our brand is crisis, shes a Campaign Strategist hired to help a struggling candidate in bolivia. Did you hire me . No. I hired you. Nobody hired me. I cannot be hired. Unless you mean in the technical sense, then yes, i probably was hired. I am the one in charge. Oh, no, no, no. See, youre not . Charge. What did you say . Nobody is in charge. Were all rolling down a [ bleep ] hill and nobody is at the wheel. How can you not say what youre supposed to say . Because im not just a puppet. Of course you are of course youre a puppet. Were just pawns. Sandra, welcome back. Good to see you. Pry to this prior to this movie, when was the last time you mooned somebody . Excellent question. Probably within the last year. Really . If i was going to be honest. Not a croissant kres crescent moon, a full moon. When i go, you have to shine all the light you can on the subject. If you can find something to basically have the light bounce off of, which would be the mooning, itd be great. Find a light source. Were you sceptical about that scene in the movie . Absolutely. Im the most modest person. For some reason, that day, i had no problem doing my job. So you did not have a stunt person . You did all your own stunts in this case . I did not say there was not a stunt person. Im just saying that i had no problem being in character that day. Lets move on. Please. Tell me about jane bow dine bodine. Tough as nails, rough around the edges, yet, she has this vulnerable side. Yeah. One designed to hide the other . I think one is exacerbating the other. Shes brilliant at what she does, but she struggles with addiction, mental illness, and shes a brilliant strategist. You dont realize at the beginning that one might be affecting or exacerbating the other. Did you find her to be a likable character, or is it depending on which scene youre in in the movie . I liked her a lot. Why . Shes truthful about who she is. In terms of her level of being broken, shes not pretending to appear to be someone else. Shes just doing her job and doesnt mind looking ugly at it. Much has been said about the fact that George Clooney and you are executive producers of the movie. Much has been said about the role had been originally written as a male character. What made you read it and say, this should be a woman and i should play this person . Its that when i read it, i heard the voice and i knew how to play it. Some roles are inherently ly ly male and female. This one didnt have to have that. It was a human role, and it was one that i was very familiar with. I know some people that are like that, in that struggle, and that are complex and irritating and aggressive and just powerful but, yet, incredibly broken. Some people say not only was it written for a man, but George Clooney was going to play the character. I havent heard anybody confirm that. No. Well, im here to confirm thank you. That he, at the time, was not attached to this film, to play the role. You didnt steal a role from one of your best friends . Ill steal something from george, just not this role. Ill steal other stuff, like maybe a house in italy. Take that. In a heartbeat. I would, too. Can we talk about Billy Bob Thornton . Yeah. He plays bad so effortlessly. Yeah. Whats it like to play opposite that guy . You know hes going to kill you, maybe eat you along the way. But youre okay with it, oddly. You go, okay, if anyone is going to do it, its going to be you and im okay with it. What i think it is, is billy is truly one of the nicest people and the most honest person you will ever meet. Thats always going to shine through, no matter how despicable he is. Youre watching him going, i know hes going to kill me, but im entranced right now. Enjoy the process. Exactly. You shot in bolivia, new orleans. Yeah. Close to home. Yeah. 5 3 4s. What will he be for halloween . Ninja turtles. You okay with that . Yeah. What will you be . He chose inappropriate batgirl. He chose it for you . Should i be flattered or disturbed. I said, i dont want to wear that around your friends. He goes, you have to. I go, i dont have to do anything. Mom got backup. It is a problem for a lot of womens costumes. They tend to move in that direction. But im always in awe of the women who can commit to the naughty nurse at preschool. Yeah. I cant. Too early. This movie is great and youre great in it, as usual. Thanks. Nice to see you. Nice to see you. Our brand is crisis opens tomorrow. Thank you. For a warm and cozy steals and deals. Even jill martin is warm this morning. We have deals on cardigans and more, up to 80 off. Oh, my goodness. More from jill. First, your local news and we good morning. 8 26. 64thos degrees out. The mets are back in new york, looking to win their first World Series Game against the royals. Buses carrying the team pulled into citi field before 4 00 a. M. They just returned from kansas city where they lost game 2 of the world series, 71. Citi field holds game three tomorrow night. Lets take a look at the morning commute with lauren. Thank you, darlene. Train delays. 20 minutes on the harlem line. And 15minute delays on the port g e gervis line. 45minute wait on the George Washington bridge. Back to you, darlene. Lauren, thank you. Well check the weather today. A spotty shower to the north and west. 73 the high. Tonight, 47 in the city. Tomorrow, high of 58. Saturday partly sunny. 56 is the high. Coming up on the today show, the cavity of burnt talks about the new movie and all were back at 8 30 on a thursday morning. Its the 29th day of october, 2015. A day away from halloween. Weve been talking about it all morning long. If you cant get down here tomorrow to join in our party on the plaza, dont worry, you can still join the party online using halloween today. Coming up, Martha Stewart will be here. Shell get in the halloween spisirit, as only martha can. This morning, pumpkin projects you can pull off today. Plus, a special warm and cozy steals and deals, including a bargain on cashmere card gals s igans that usually go 500. Well get more of that coming up. I like when you do the, lets make a deal voice. Im ready. How about a check of the weather . As far as your forecast is concerned, halloween night, well, friday night, a lot of trick or treating will be going on. Ghost creek in oklahoma, heavy rain. Mummy pass in colorado, light snow. Pumpkin center, south carolina, 59. On the actual night, halloween night, sleepy hallow, new york, fair skies, 55 degrees, heavy rain through the gulf. We have rain in the pacific northwest. Spook city, colorado, looking 50 temperatures in the low to mid60s. Mild air penetrating out across long island. Low 60s. Pretty uniform. A few sprinkles. Drizzle here or there. Cant be ruled out for the next few hours. It will warm up to 73. A spot shower midday. Cooler, dryer tonight. Sunshine tomorrow, 58. Low six by sunday. Dont forget, check your weather any time, Weather Channel on cable, weather. Com online. Lily and her jb man munster joined us. May i call you al . You may. Whats the occasion, besides halloween . Its our favorite halloween. Halloween is our favorite holiday. The people of cozy tv will run a marathon of the munsters from 12 00 noon to 12 00 midnight. It features a special epitoday, auto tune the munsters. What is that . Theyve taken a man from maryland, and brought it through a fancy device and weve come out singing. Its a rock opera, al. Musical thing. Indeed. This is your new home, on cozi tv . Correct. You can see us weekday afternoons. Cozi loves us. I played grandpa one year for halloween. Come by for dinner. I think i will. We are making history, because no one has ever auto tuned a tv show before. Leave it to the munsters to do it. Guys, thank you so much. Thank you. Lets head over to al, were across the plaza. Weve got a brandnew steals and deals this morning with special guest carson daly. With fall in few swing, we have six, count them, six bar bargains you are guaranteed to love. Today contributor jill martin is here to reveal thebargains. Do you like the game show vibe . Thank you for the voice. Its a comfy and cozy edition. Something for the men. It retails 225 to 250. Theres six styles. We show three here. This one has a detachable scarf. Nice touch. It comes with the scarf . Yeah. Nice touch. Lovely. Retails 225 to 250. The deal is 69. Thats a great deal. 72 off. Whoa. Thats a screaming deal. Love that. What about for the ladies, jill . Womens coats. 225 to 275. Now, you see all the different options here. Some are downfilled, wool, on trend colors. Carried at macys and other fine retailers nationwide. The deal is 68 to 78, up to 72 off. Thats two deals over 70 off. Four more deals to go. Thats right. I like this system here. Can i top it . The classic leather gloves. Cashmere lining. Retail, 140. Ten colors to choose from. The sizes, extra small to large. Im a medium, if that helps you. Carried in saks fifth avenue. Its 70 off. Its in the voice. Really nice. Furry lining inside. The poncho or cardigan. 100 italian cashmere. Seen on angelina jolie, sharon the deal, 79, 86 off. Oh, my goodness. Whats the percentage . 86 off. Youre practically giving things away. Its cozy, like wearing a blanket. Ill buy that for you, so cheap. Thank you. Get online now. Jill, whats next . Dana decker candles. It is either or. You get the poncho or the cardigan, just so you know. Nice. Do you like it . Il buy both. Moving on, the collection set. Retail, 120. You get two kand dahls here. Its a set. The 7 ounce and 12 ounce. Five scents. Sold at saks fifth avenue. Smells good. Retail, 120. The deal, 36. 76 off. Look at that. Both for 36 . Yeah. What a deal youre killing me. Doesnt he bring you bring enthusiasm. These are popular now, the candles. Theyre expensive. Its the holidays. Youll have house guests over for thanksgiving and christmas. Get this deal. 36, both candles. Over 70 savings. You have to get on this. Carson, would it make a good hostess gift . Excellent thing to bring to a neighbors house. Good to know. This is something we love. Alpaca throw. Retail, 398. Choose from 34 colors and patterns. Retail, 398, the deal, 89. 78 off. You dont need this today, but you can also wear it as a cozy wrap. Could you wear it as a wrap . Yeah. Sold. Did you tell us how much . Yeah. Can you tell us again . 120 no, thats the wrong one. Well put it up. 89. 78 off. Okay. Lets go through the products again. These are steals. Steal edition. The mens coat, we have the womens coat. Both options. The gloves. Right. Also we have the poncho you saw there. We have the candles from dayna decker, and these throws from alicia adams. Great options today. Yeah. If you have any questions about orders, call carson. Hes into this. Or go to the steals and deals page at today. Com. Thank you, jill. Thank you. Great stuff, jill. Thank you. Coming up next, a woman who embodies the spirit of pink power. She proved it with a haircut that went viral. First, this is today on im bobby flay and new york is my home. Theres no place like it in the world. Come fall, i like to get a taste of everything the state has to offer. Like this famous winery nestled in the hudson valley. Or the awardwinning vineyards of long island. This cooperstown brewery belongs in every beer lovers hall of fame. You can even try new yorks exceptional cider and spirits. This fall, drink in the beauty of new york state. Plan your trip at iloveny. Com. Were back at 8 40 this morning on pink power today. The pillars of strength that help people fighting cancer every day. Today, erica hill finds out sometimes the greatest inspiration is found in the patients themselves. Erica, good morning. Good morning. This is something we can all take inspiration from. Janet is now battling Breast Cancer for the second time. While that news might make most people feel like curling up in a corner, for janet, it was another reason to laugh and embrace the life shes been given. Normal isnt good anyway. Reporter for janet, humor is the key to living. You need to learn to laugh at yourself. All right. Whatever you do, i think you need to find fun in it. Just dont be stuck in a situation. Reporter in 2000, she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. She was cancer free for 15 years. Then this past spring, a second diagnosis. I dont know how you do it. Reporter the 62yearold knew chemo would take her hair, like it had the first time. She decided to get a head start. It was a spur of the moment, just off the cuff thing. Spontaneous, like a lot of things i do. Reporter calling in daughter sarah for help, they crafted a new do. We shaved the sides, spiked up the middle, colored it pink. It looked cute. I loved it. Reporter the result, a bright pink chemo hawk. I wanted to do something extraordinary with my hair, just for grins. Just for fun. Then unbe without my knowledge, sarah posted pictures on readit. I thought it was funny. I couldnt understand why mtv and buzzfeed and these young web sites were cashing in from that. Why do they care . Then i figured out, like when i was young and loved spunky old people, thats still the same today. You are remarkably positive for a woman who is staring this down for the second time. You work with what you have, and youre grateful for it. As i see it in life. These x experience these experiences can make you bitter or better. Reporter a message shes passing on to her own children, encouraging them to join her, as she makes the most of every day, with or without cancer. Im going to ride this body into the ground. A life without scars, you know, is hardly a life at all. What do you think the most important lessons are . To have fun. Her humor and optimism always gets anybody through anything. Youre feeling ing ing awful. With mom going through what shes going through, still has a smile on her face, still laughing. Reporter a gift theyre now offering in return. They have kept me laughing during this last battle. Theyve just been there for me this time, and im very grateful. I love you forever. I like you for always. As long as im living, my mommy youll be. They all had us in tears when she recited that part from the book ill love you forever. Shes doing well now. In janet style, shes doing it with a smile and a laugh. Her positivity is reaching people beyond her family and friends. She was asked by the american Cancer Cancer Society to speak in washington earlier this month as part of their Breast Cancer awareness activities in october. She has a great spirit. She does. Thanks. By the way, if you would like to purchase a pink power today tshirt, savannah is holding it up, net proceeds go to the susan g. Komen foundation. Well tell you how to get one online. Thank you so much. Coming up next, Martha Stewart is here with pumpkin pa palooza. You can do these. Martha on today is brought to you by macys. This morning on martha on today, last minute diy halloween decor. Three great halloween projects. Martha, good morning and happy halloween. Happy halloween. I hope youve be peruse ing the issue. Mine dont come out looking as good as yours. These are easy projects. You know funny gourds are everywhere. I love these. These little gourds can be transformed into creatures like that. You can just put them on the dinner table to make the kids laugh. I mean, these are weirdos. Dont paint them, just use the coloring of the gourds. Them in different colors at the craft store. Make holes to fit them into the gourd. Be careful. Use an ice pick. You have to use elbow grease and make the hole. Choose gourds that arent so big, the pipe cleaner cant support the weight. Exactly. Then you stick them in like that. These are the antenna, the little feet. Anything goes. Its very charming. Start to finish, thats a 20 minute project. Yes. No more. Looks like the canada manufacturers candy manufacturers are making candy to decorate pumpkins. No carving, knives or anything. Put the candies out. You have to monitor the little pins. We put these out for you to decorate this. Now you make eyes and stick the straight pins in. Goes into the skin of the there are the licorice, circus peanuts. I love these. Big tictac looking things. Stick the teeth in. Make them happy or sad. Its a very cute project. What i like about the no carving thing, because you can make them and when you get to halloween, the openings are not going to be rotten and stinking and shrunk another hint, put a little vaseline on the cuts. Around the openings . Yes. Okay. It does help a lot with the deterioration of the flesh. All right. Again, a wide assortment of candies. Be creative. What are these . Are these real . Raspberries. Havent you had those . These are like hard as a rock. Theyre good. Theyre gummy. Okay. Really good. Black mouth and teeth. Very good. Thats all right. This is cute. You unravel these licorice pinwheels. Makes hair . Unravel it. Comes off like that. Thats for trick or treating. Look at the one where you made a cooler. This is for ice, for whatever drinks youre serving at the halloween party. You want to give the parents a beer when they come to the house. Trick or treaters with kids. In case people cant see at home, youve lined this with plastic gbag. Put in ice and your soft drinks or wine or whatever. Now, this is such a nice way to use a pumpkin. When turn this into pumpkin pie for thanksgiving. Nobody does halloween better than you. I dont think you. Great to see you. Hall were taking you to transylvania and draculas castle. Hi. Were back with todays ees s fear factor. While you were hanging out with prince harry last night, this is the home of your favorite monsters. Well need garlic for this. And a wooden stake. I was chilling with the pope last year. Prince harry is nothing. Be afraid, guys. In the mountains of romania is a count dracula. Was he a figurement ment of a Story Tellers imagination . We took a trip to transylvania to find out. Reporter set in a strange place. Welcome to transylvania. Reporter the land beyond the forest, threw mountains deep into this dark country. Even the graveyards seem morer eerie than back home. Theres a sub perstition, if you have a damaged grave like this one, someone or something may pop out. Reporter you say its superstition and, yet, they found bodies with stakes through the heart. Yes. Actually, its the proof that superstitions have. Reporter superstitionsrr ed the creator of dracula. I know what youre thinking. Dont go up there. Reporter this is the castle where he imagined dracula lived. A perfect setting for a vampires house. Even secret passageways. Close to the castle, back in the 15th century, just like in the movie dracula untold, lived a war lord, named the impaler. His name really was dracula. Dracula is the son of the devil. Reporter a bloodthirsty killer. He impaled his enemies. Nickname came later with the brutal habit. Reporter the description of impaling is so, how can i put it, vivid. You really dont want to hear it on morning television. Would you like to know more . Not really, no. Ou reporter 500 years later, the king family from michigan are safe, in the day, anyway. Is it scary here . [ squealing ]. Reporter at night, according to stories, dracula searches for innocent victims. Vlad the impaler lived in the medieval town. This is where dracula was born. He was feared. Though he was a ruthful ruler, someone left flowers here. Hes popular in romania. Everybody loves him. Reporter perhaps truly scary are the romanians today who look at their politicians and ask, where are you, vlad . Vlad the impaler, dracula, is their preferred politician . Everyone would answer with yes here in romania. Reporter despite his unquenchable thirst for blood, its tomato juice. Isnt it amazing to think the creator of dracula never went to transylvania . I dont blame him. I dont really feel the same since i got back. You need to get back to work. You are a geek. I like it. It was fun. Next time, more dramatic music. It wasnt enough, right . Exactly. Thank you. Coming up, part of the Breast Cancer awareness month, our pink power month, natalie and al and tamron and willie are going to be dunked in the tanks to raise money and Breast Cancer awareness. The dunks are coming ne good morning, everyone. 8 57. Looking at the brooklyn bridge. It is a thursday morning, ocoltober 29th. Im darlene rodriguez. A hit and run accident sent an officer to the hospital. The officer was hit while crossing cooper near 80th street in glendale queens. He suffered a head injury but is alert and conscious. The vehicle that hit him is believed to be an suv, possibly a toyota. Today, leftover rain, a spotty shower to the north and west. This afternoon, 73 is the high. Tomorrow, 47 in the city. Cooler in the suburbs. Tomorrow, high of 58. Partly sunny for hallway. 56 is the high. The today show is coming back. The 16 to 16 health kick with tips on how to stay healthy on halloween. Thank you so much. Did you say honey . Hey, try some . Mmm that is tasty. Is it real . Of course. Are you . Nope animated you know im always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well youve come to the right place. Great, mind if i have another taste . Not at all mmm youre all right bud . Never better i dont know if he likes that. Yeah announcer on todays take, Bradley Cooper spicing occupy the screen on burnt. Then we get dunked with help from brook shields. A throwback performance by natalie merchant. All that coming up now. Announcer from nbc news, this is todays take, with al roker, natalie morales, willie studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Well, well, well, welcome to today. Its a thursday morning, october 29th, 2015. Just another day out on the plaza. Willie along with al, natalie and tamron. Good to see you, al. Good to see you. How do you do, pal . We wore bathing suits. Oldtimer bathe ing suits. Every tank needs two sharks. Of course. We have the left shark. There we go. Youre looking incredible. As you know, october is Breast Cancer awareness month. We partnered with the Avon Foundation for women, and thanks to the support of you, our viewers, weve raised more than 10,000 in the fight against brst Breast Cancer. Good job. We promised the four of us would get dunked live here on the plaza. Tamron last year was our inspiration. We have the old timing swim suits and two left sharks here. Okay. With that arent going to absorb much water. Were prepared to be rescued. There is a rescue team for natalie. Sharks are good in the water, right . They are. Were not doing this alone. We have four wonderful participants who have agreed to help us with the dunking today. Lets bring them out. Our contest winners, come on over. My dunkee is dana. Youre currently battling Breast Cancer. How are you doing . Great. I just finished chemo. Going into surgery, but were great. This means a lot. Thank you for swimming for Breast Cancer. Love ya. My dunkee is karen from good to see you. Thank you. This is youre doing this for your yes. Were excited to be here with my niece heather. Fantastic. Carolina. How your arm looks and im not feeling good. Married to his wife seven years. Never got to take a honeymoon. Here they are now in new york city. You entered because of the your grandmother. Yes. Shes a Breast Cancer survivor, 30 plus years, and shes been an impact in my life. Doing this for her. Were excited youre here. Up next, lisa from mississippi. Shes a retired High School English teacher and her husband is a retired football coach. Why did you want to dunk me . We thought youd be fun to do. Were excited. Your husband is a good, fun time, as well. As i understand, he wore the borat costume. He did for the picture. Oh impressive. That is a winner. I know. We got our man in a borat costume. Thank you. I know. Got him to do it. Yay. Thank you so much. You might remember, just last week, we had a special caller call into the show. Our good friend brook shields said, i want in on the this. I want to put us 1,000. She also wants to throw us in the tank. Now are you . Hey. Whats your role here . My role is to get all of you. Then youre going in with us, too. Maybe. Maybe. Yes are we ready . All right. Ready. Report to your tanks. Natalie, al . Everybody get in. Final countdown the final countdown ill take it. No worries. I got it. All right, everybody. Dunkees, come on youre dragging your feet, al. What is this . Not yet any slower . We got this. All right. Dun jk dunkees, ready . Three, two, one, start throwing stop, stop, stop this is crazy. Stop. Come here. Everybody huddle in. I want you to really, really aim and throw, okay . Get them in the water, now. All right. All right, everybody. Again three, two, one, throw wow. This is really hot. Wow. Fantastic. I love this. [ applause ] i didnt want to get out of that. Felt like a bathtub. That was great. Brook, super grateful for you being here. Yes. Super grateful for your donation. Were super grateful youre now going to get into one of the tanks. All right lets go for it. Best ever. Taking the shoes off. Hit me with your best shot go for it. Boldly wearing white. Nice shot. Almost you went under. Come on out here, guys. Terrific job. Nice job. Good job, everybody. Well done. For a great cause. Fantastically done. Brook is very brave to wear white on the big day. Thats all im going to say. Shes a wise woman, has a tank top. If youre going in, its getting out. Thanks so much for being here. You guys come over here. By the way, weve got randy rico from our sister station in cincinnati. Your viewers were the best at getting they voted you, so you get to do the weather with me. Im excited. I feel a little overdressed at this point. I know. If you want to get in the tank, you can. Im the only one not wearing soggy bottoms. Regular day for me. Youll do the weather. Well put up the map and take it away. Were looking at the forecast for today. You can see the rain has moved out of new york city. It snowed this morning in portions of michigan, even flurries in northern illinois. Cincinnati today, expect lg a ing a high in the upper 50s. Clouds and early showers will exit. It turns partly sunny late morning and afternoon. 73. A warm breeze this afternoon. There could be another spot shower north and west mid to Late Afternoon. After that, it clears up. Starts to turn cooler. Upper 30s and low 40s. Upper 50s tomorrow. Sunshine. Sun is and more clouds. Halloween, 56. A sprinkle, 63 sunday. Announcer todays weather is brought to you by capital one. Switch to the venture card from capital one and earn unlimited double mile s s you can use on any airline, any time. Well done. Rico, way to go. Yes. Love it. Fun times. I dont know what were going to lets think about it. Thank you, brook shields. Getting your heels in the water. Yes yeah. Good job, everybody. 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A famous fallen chef who arrives in london to restore his name. The film reunites Bradley Cooper and sienna miller. I sat down with them and their costar daniel bruhl, in an interview that went delightfully off the rails. People eat because theyre hungry. I want people to eat food that makes them stop eating. Any experience in the kitchen before this . No. Which is shocking because shes incredible. Bradley, you cook . Worked in restaurants since i was 15. I had the experience. Not on that level, but new jersey, seafood, italian cook. I remember cleaning 625 chickens one day. In a day . We got backed up. Thats a leap, the kind of cooking youre doing in the movie. What training did you have to do for that . That was it. I got to work with amazing chefs. I had a tremendous amount of help, which was the best thing for us. Yeah. Yeah. One tasty menu, the other a la carte, always. He was amazing in the movie. Did you know each other at all before . No. Furst you never know what it was going to be like. He came in, and it was perfect. You own a restaurant. Yeah. Get to your tables now. Exactly. What can i get you . Lamb. Yogurt, too. Gorgeous. Thank you. Are you foodies . I love to eat. I live for it. The whole experience of getting people together around food is probably my favorite thing about living. One of them. Little dramatic. Two of everything yes, sir. Come on. Get the dish. You are looking down all the time. One of my great reactions was, is this really what was going on in the kitchen when im sitting out there in these beautiful restaurants . I was told, you have to behave and be like a swan. Be calm and elegant, you know. Underneath the surface, youre like, you know, youre organizing all this stuff. I have to go to this party. Youre the only girl i know so are you working on anything else . Way . Were in mediation right now. Thats why daniel is here. Yeah. Were having a good day. Youre the chef . I bake cakes. Good . Ive had better. Really . Your signature dish when you cook . Chicken. Schnizel. I love it. What about you, bradley . I cook different stuff. I love pizza. I love pizza. Dont you . Of course. Its great. Guys, thank you so much. Congrats on the film . May we go . You may go, yes. Off they went like swans. Art hits theaters nationwide tomorrow. For more of the interview, head to today. Com. For a blooper reel we put together. Two inspiring runners land the cover of a magazine and are about to see it. The big if youre an adult with type 2 diabetes and your a1c is not at goal with certain diabetes pills or daily insulin, your doctor may be talking about adding medication r to help lower your a1c. Ask your doctor if addingr onceaweek tanzeum r is right for you. Onceaweek tanzeum is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in auplts with type 2 diabetes, along with diet and exercise. 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The run was inspired by his friends youngest brother, drew. Sadly, drew lost his 14year battle with nf in august, at just 28 years old. The race to find a cure continues. Were a 5 million run. Next year, lets bring in 10 million. Were going to keep going until were out after a job. Thatll be when we find a cure for nf. How were things today . Reporter next up, mom of two, Michelle Hercules walker. Last year, she would barely get off the couch. Her trainer put her on a runwalk fitness program. 47 years old, and i feel like this is the first time that im actually living. Reporter she lost over 100 pounds, gained the confidence to run a 10k. Her next goal is to run the 2017 new york city marathon, right after she tackles this hill. I never made it all the way to the top, top, top. One day, i will. Great choices. Here with us, the editor in chief of runners world, david wiley, along with the winners, bobby and michelle. David, i was honored to be a judge in the cover search contest, and i know how hard it was to choose. How hard was it for you, and knowing what your readers want to represent them . The idea is that regular runners do Amazing Things every day. Yeah. We had 1600 entrants. It was so inspiring and agonizing to get down to 100 and then 11 finalists, and then down to bobby and michelle, the winners. They really embody td range bod body ied the range and diversity of the runner community. They are changing lives, which is what were looking for. They are. Ready to see your covers . Absolutely. Without further adieu, three, two, one in true form. Bobby, what do you think . Of course i thought for a second it was going to be a picture of me in normalrunning clothes. Theres no greater exposure than this right here. That is true. Well put. Michelle, look at you. You are awesome. Thank you. Feel good. Feels really good. Seeing their mom on the cover . That has to be inspiring. Last night, i did speak with them. They said to me, mommy, you were always the winner. Happy for that. You are. Kwlouf youve done an amazing job. Still working hard. I am. I hope to see you at the finish line in 2017 of the new york city marathon. Bobby, good job for raising money for the cause thats near and dear to your heart. Thank you. Thank you for including me, david. So fun. Thank you for helping us make these tough but awesome choices here, natalie. You guys did a great job. These are going to be out on the news stands. Ready for all of the exposure youre going to get from this . Im ready for the exposure, yes. Absolutely. When is the next cupid run . You can sign up right now, and they take place in february on valentines day weekend. Everyone, come out and run in your underwear. Help us raise money. Its for a good cause. Exposure for real. Yes. Thank you so much, once again. The issue of runners World Magazine hits news stands on november 10th. 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Partly sunny for hallway. 56 for the high. Coming up on the today show, recipes for spooky snacks. Another update in 30 minutes. Taking a look at the headlines. A new study finds that cholesterol lowering drugs may make flu shots less effective in older americans. Researchers looked at adults over the age of 65 and found those who were taking these had a decreased immune response to the flu vaccine than those not taking statins. Those taking statins should keep taking flu shots each year. Your chances of survive ing ing cardiac surgery may be better if those widowed or divorced had over 40 greater chance to not make it. Biking with a child. 34,000 child bicycle trailers are being recalled. Part of the plastic bar can come loose, posing a crash hazard for the child in the trailer. The company says there have been at least two injuries and says parents should stop using the trailers until they install a safety strap. For more information, go to today. Com. A newly revamped sat makes its debut in a few months. The College Board is promising no more mysteries. The new test will have math, reading and writing is aimed at better reflecting what students have learned in high school, more in line with common core. There wont be a penalty for guessing, but they now require an essay to be optional. Facebook users may soon get a treat from mark zuckerberg. Invitations to play candy crush. The issue came up at a town hall meeting in india. Zuckerberg told the crowd his company will make shutting down the unwanted invitations a priority. The weather is always a priority for us. Al, you have a special guest with you. Randy rico from cincinnati. Our affiliate wlwt. What are you doing there . Randy brought some of the famous cincinnati chili. This is nice. Where is this from . We have both gold star and skyline sent their stuff in. Is there cream cheese in the bottom . You have to get down there and get some. All the way to the bottom. Get the goodness there. All right. Youll be the hit of any party right there. Theres willie and tamron getting some. Incredible. Thank you. I saw the ice cream a while ago. Downtown cincinnati is beautiful. The theater area, love it. You have been a fantastic guest weatherperson, randy. You look different all dried up. It was nice seeing you in soggy bottoms though. Okay. Randy rico, on this thursday morning, our weather headlines, the morning rain exiting to the east of us. Is sun in the picture this afternoon. Warmer temperatures climbing to between 70 and 75. Could be another spotty shower later this afternoon. Cool trend into the weekend. Upper 50s with sun is shine tomorrow. 56. Sun followed by clouds. Cloudy skies, 63. Mild weather early next week. Thats your latest weather. Tamron . Thank you, al and randi. Now to our series 16 to 16. Helping you get fit by the end of the year. For many of you, with all the candies lying around. Joy bauer and jenna wolfe will show you how to indulge without the guilt. Our today viewers are back. Ken was unable to join us this week. We give our love to ken. Yao is joy is with me now. In my high fiber costume. I was afraid to ask. I didnt know what you were into these days. We are into eliminating sugar. Lets start off with how theyre doing. Once again, very impressive results. Mary jean lost an additional two pounds this week. Her total is now 19. 5 pounds. Oh, my god. I love the pink ladies outfit. Rochelle is down a total of 13 pounds. Are you going as a nudist for halloween . Is that why you have that on, showing off the hot new body . No, no. Though ken isnt here, we weighed him in remotely. Dropped another two pounds, so hes down a total of 17 pounds, which makes us down just about for every pound, we are donating right. Meals to people who need them. Best part about the program. Lets get to halloween. How much sugar do we eat . People tend to eat, adults, ten funsized candies. Whether there are snacks from what theyre giving at the door or into their kids candy. Thats 22 teaspoons of sugar. Ill show you goodies very legal, lowcal and delicious. You put in the little eyes. Cute. Each one is only 64 calories. Ladies, you like it . Cute. In the spirit of bananas. Get get the chocolate. Great for kids. Cute. You take a couple slices of apple, layer it with peanut butter. Then youre going to put in these creepy looking teeth. Okay. Thats an almond slice . Each one is 100 calories. You can have fun with marshmallows, as well. Kids will love that, its spooky. These are the witchs hands. Take a seethrough glove. Candy corn goes in the corner. Then stuff this all in. Look what it looks like when theyre done. You have to put a little bit of a how many a cal calories . 65 calories for the entire thing. Super fun to do with your kids. Also, because im not that bad and halloween is about candy, im giving each of you a 300 calorie allotment. Afterwards, you can trade. Well hide that from jenna. Ladies, i have to pass you on to workout. We have the 300 calories. Now jenna will get the 300 off. Were going to embrace it and then take it off. I do appreciate your costumes, by the way. You look great. Your costumeless. I am. I think we have a photograph that shows youre in the spirit. I am fully in the spirit. That is my little harper. She is a personal trainer from the 80s. Shes dressed up. I cant possibly have to do it. Even your daughter is a personal trainer. What are we doing . Time to lose 300 calories, burn it off. Hold on. Stand here. Well do a workout called the 300 calorie workout. Three exercises and do 100 reps of each exercise. Doesnt matter if you do 10 at a time, 20 at a time. As many as you can, and move to the next until you do 100 each. Grab your pumpkins. Well do a squat, and youll press overhead. Do as many of these as you can. If you can do 100, fantastic. If you can only do 10 or 20, great. Move to the second one. Put it down quick. Well do either pushups if youre not ready, well do push offs off the wall. Take this wall here and you take ill take the wall. Go all the way in and push out. All the way in, all the way out. First ten will be fine. The next 30 will be great. When you take the whole set down, thatll be the best. That was exciting. Last but not least, well get your heart jn rate up with mountain climbers. Obviously, it depends where your fitness level is, how much you weigh, how many calories youll burn. For the most part, youll burncandy. Do this another hour and a half. Nicely done. Thanks to our 16 to 16 team. Joy and jenna. Go to today. Com for the recipes. Plus, youll find a calendar pull of fitness tips from joy and jenna for every day of the week. I have a balloon for a reason. 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Science youtube star nick is back with cool experiments for halloween. Good morning. Hey, nick. What do you have for us . Okay. We have here chips. Carbon base and hydrocarbon outer layer. Also things like gasoline. Combine them, you can burn things. Wow. You can cook if were trapped camping and need to start a fire, use chips . This is the remedy. Moving on, save that for later. Okay. Gear up. Get your glasses on. Tamron. Okay. Now, what we have here is the foam fountain of science. Im going to give us a countdown. Three, two, one. Wait. When we do that, youre going to put this liquid in here as fast as possible. What are we dealing with here . We have hydrogen peroxide. This is iodine, the catalyst. Okay. This is going to make the reaction go quick. Were going to pour as fast as we can, and then back her out. Okay. Three, two, one, pour on one. Okay. Three, two, one. Pour, pour. Back up yeah okay. Whoa. Oh, my gosh. I did that with my washing machine. Who has to clean that up . Not us. Thats not us. Amazing. Im going to go ahead and drop this dry ice into this bucket. This has water in here. Okay. Then what happens is witchs brew. Exactly. Dry ice is solid co2. What that does well, were getting a little crazy here. Clean up the foam. What you can do is trap the water vapor, which is what you see. You can trap the water vapor into a bubble. Its a little windy out here, but well give this a try. All right. Maybe too windy. Well try it one more time. Yes. So close. Little too windy. Well come back to that. Theres more. If you can step over here, were going to watch the reaction. Willie, grab that pumpkin. Feel like were being set up. Im worried. Oh this will be your final appearance on the today show. Where did tamron go . Wow there we go. That is so not cool. Can we have a replay of that . I want to see it. How fast it was like wile e. Coyote. Coughing. Sniffling. And wishing you could stay in bed all day. When your cold is this bad. 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That has to be a very good feeling. It is. It certainly is. What made you decide to rerelease this, rework the music . Its the 20th anniversary. For many years now, ive been performing with orca is that that orchestras and had original songs. That was the catalyst. What are we doing today . Jealousy, which doesnt have a string arrangement. Natalie merchant. Jealousy my jealousy. oh, jealousy ooo, jealousy is she the star that you always said, could satisfy your head does she talk in the way that i do is her voice a voice reminding you of the promises the little white lies, too sometimes, tell me while shes touching you just by mistake, by mistake natalie merchant, that was terrific. Thank you so much. Youll have another song for us with kathie lee and hoda. Thank you, guys. Well be back. First, this is today on whats coming up, ladies . Look at you guys. Take a moment to reminisye. We have to relive that. I like your outfit. Whoa i thought it was so cool of Brooke Shields to do that. What a good girl she is. By the way, we have to point out one thing. We are talking with Sandra Bullock later. She sat down with, we told you your name, big willie. She goes, is that what he calls live look at the Grand Central parkway. 9 57 this thursday. October 29th. Good morning. Back in new york and now down two games to one in the world series. After at disappointing night in kansas city. Series, 71. Mets fans say it was a tough game to watch. The mets lost the first two games before they won back in 86. A check of the weather. Leftover rain. Spotty shower north and west. 73or for the high. 47 in the city, cooler in the suburbs. Sunny, cool breeze, high of 58. Saturday, partly sunny for trickortreating on halloween. 56 for the high. Coming up with kathie lee and hoda, Quick Solutions for