And Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on this tuesday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. And im matt lauer. The president ial debates wrapped up with a highenergy performance from president obama. Meanwhile, governor romney criticized the president for his Foreign Policy record over the last four years, and it had a different feel from any of the other two. Yeah. We have had three very distinct debates. Debate season is over. Two weeks to election day, but heres how its all playing out this morning in the papers. The headline in usa today, obama, romney go on attack in sharp final debate. While the liberalleaning huffingtonpost. Com declared chief in command. The Los Angeles Times says obama reverses roles and comes out swinging at romney in the final debate and the miami herald, verbal punch esbut no outright knockout. Lets get right to nbcs chuck todd, political director and chief white house correspondent, in boca raton, site of
Insanity, and solitary confinement. I wouldnt wish it on anyone. I wouldnt wish this on anyone. Lee boyd malveaux with surprising revelations and a shocking new allegation in what he says will be his final interview today, thursday, october 25th, 2012. Captions paid for by Nbcuniversal Television and good morning. Welcome to today on a busy thursday morning. Im savannah gurthrie. And im matt lauer. Hurricane sandy made landfall, wind gusts of about 114 miles an hour. That storm is being blamed on at least two deaths in the caribbean. And as we said, forecasters are worried about a scenario that could pose big trouble for much of the east coast. Als been studying the latest models, and well get to his forecast straight ahead. Also ahead, an arrest made in colorado in the murder of 10yearold Jessica Ridgeway. The suspect only 17 years old. And his own mother may have played a role in turning him in. Well have more on that story. All right. And then tom cruise has filed a 50 million lawsu
We have to be prepared for the worst. This storm is forecasted to be slow moving it could turn into a super storm. Heavy flooding. Fierce winds. Power outages. Damages expected in the billions. You are stuck sandbagging. In anticipation. We want to make sure we are prepared other residents are stocking up on generators, flashlights. Both president ial candidates have had to change Campaign Stops on the east coast chicagoans are already feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy things arent bad right now. Many passengers had to make lastminute adjustments to their travel plans airlines are preparing for serious cancellations. Many changed their flights i was supposed to come home tomorrow. She flew in from washington d. C. This afternoon they are preparing for and taking it seriously panthers fans flew in today for game against the bears we are here 600 workers are heading to the east coast to help out with the future damage all of our crews are trained to do restoration. Were going to hel
Yearold devon meadows. Throughout the day students gathered at the scene of the accident that claimed his life some with tears. Aurora police say it could have been some type of prank or a joy ride at 145 in the morning another student took his fathers chevy malibu with his Three Friends inside speeding down stone bridge road. And derrick who was wearing no seatbelt was ejected from the back seat. Its devastating when you come home thinking that your son is up there asleep. The released a statement saying he was a charismatic talentedtalented member of the football and track program and he will be deeply missed by all of those who knew him. Theres a growing memorial near the crash scene. I respected him a lot he was outstanding. The three boys in the car all 15 years old suffered only minor injuries they were wearing their seat belts. At this point there is no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved. Human skeletal remains were found in the waters of the Calumet River in South S
He was always laughing ever sad or angry. Some of the young people here never got to know dustin meadows. Its been really hard, the silence has never been so loud. Hes always been a funny kid that you could always talk to, he always talked to us. His smile and friendly open to me there are the things they say they will remember them the most. The 15 yearold loved basketball football and crashed out for a ride with friends he was thrown from a speeding car when it left the road cleared a stand of trees and crashed into a house devon was the only one not belted, the crash scene was terrific the other teenagers suffered just minor injuries, their classmates are now doing the only thing they can. Trying to get through it together if anything hes the kind of person that you want to know. Everybody wanted to be friends with him. Devons family has been asking for their privacy and that request is being honored no charges against the 15 year old driver so far but that remains a possibility. An