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"today," monday, october 16th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this monday morning. thank for joining us. >> nice to have you with us as we get started on the workweek. a lot to get to. we'll start with this breaking news in louisiana. >> yeah. an oil rig exploded on a lake near new orleans overnight, injuring crew members and leading to a possible leak. >> reporter: there is an active search for one person who is still missing. overnight an explosion on an oil rig in louisiana near the city of kenner outside of new orleans, fire erupting on a platform use ed d to transfer o >> we're on the levee and we can see it's an oil rig on fire now. >> reporter: rattled residents reported hearing a loud sonic boom. some posting to social media, capturing fireballs and smoke from the rig, seen for more than a mile way on the shore of lake pontchartrain. workers were cleaning the platform when the rig sploided sending seven people to the hospital with injury. >> they were cleaning some type of chemicals on the platform. obviously the victims of this fire are in the hospital right now. we can leave those injuries until another day. >> reporter: authorities say it's too early to tell whether any oil is spilled but that no drinking water has been affected. >> it's a large fire that burnt a large chunk of metal, charred it. it's a rig. there are parts that are completely intact and others that have been charred because of the fire. >> reporter: there's a small low-pressure fire still burning but no concerns. joe fryer is in california for us. >> reporter: the fire danger is still very real. evacuation orders lifted for napa city and other areas. welcome break for firefighters on the front lines, battling for a week now, trying to save as many lives and homes as possible. helped by calmer winds and cooling temps, 11,000 firefighters are gaining ground. but the toll on first responders has been brutal. >> help people understand. how long are the shifts you guys are working here? >> 24-hour shifts. >> reporter: a week after these fires started, they're still burning aggressively, and firefighters are working around the clock to put them out. thousands of firefighters are sleeping in tent cities, using makeshift bathrooms, eating when they can. >> after being up all night i'll sleep in one of these lots here at base camp. we're grateful for any kind of sleep. we're not complaining. >> reporter: saving others' home s, many firefighters cope with losing their own. >> this is my house. this is my home. this is my everything. now i've got to figure out where to go from here. >> reporter: most of the deceased are older than 70, like carmen barras with her husband, armedo when flames engulfed their home. armedo survived but carmen, too weak from the smoke, died in his arms. >> they did that together. that was their strength. that was the beauty behind their relationship and everything they did. >> reporter: how bad has it been? >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: this newly released video shows two roommates escaping flames in yuma county, surviving the terrifying drive but lost their home and all their possessions to the fires. amid the devastation some stories of hope. jack weaver and his brother-in-law patrick had turned home to search for their bernese mountain dog, izzie, who had gone out of the fire. when out of the blue, a miracle. >> izzie's here! come here, izzie! >> reunited with their owners. >> i dropped my phone, i was so excited. it was a great moment. >> reporter: the death toll is at 40. firefighters, though, say they are turning the corner. three big fires that have devastate this had region over the past week are now between 40 and 65% contained. s savannah and matt? >> joe, thank you. breaking news overseas. iraqi forces have launched a major operation, driving kurdish forces from kirkuk. troops have not yet entered the city. residents reported hearing what sounded like shelling and rocket fire. kurdish forces took control of kirkuk in 2013 when isis swept across northern iraq and the forces crumbled. iraq has since demanded that the city be handed back to federal control. that conflict puts the united states in a difficult position because both the iraqi army and those kurdish forces are our allies in the fight against isis. the death toll is still rising after a massive truck bomb blast in somalias capital this weekend. about 300 were killed and 300 more injured. some of the injured were being evacuated from mogadishu to turkey for treatment. no one has claimed responsibility for this attack but somalia is blaming the al shabaab extremist al qaeda group. key members of his administration and party. this, as a former white house insider, declares war against the republican establishment. nbc's kristen welker is covering all of this for us. kristen, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. busy monday here at the white house. president trump will spend the day focused largely on his domestic agenda. he and vice president mike pence set to have lunch with mitch mcconnell. executive orders aimed at gutting obamacare, but also his foreign policy under a bright spotlight with his secretary of state speaking out over the weekend. this morning, the relationship between the president and the nation's top diplomat under mounting scrutiny with secretary of state rex tillerson repeatedly refusing to deny he called the president a moron after a national security meeting in july, first reported by nbc new. >> i'm not going to deal with that kind of petty stuff. i'm not playing. i'm not playing. you want to make a game out of it, i'm not playing. >> reporter: but secretary tillerson did address a provocative comment from senator bob corker who told "the washington post," president trump's tweets and foreign policy comments under cut tillerson. saying you cannot publicly castrate your own secretary of state. tillerson's response? zblie che >> i checked. i'm fully intact. >> reporter: and despite trump tweeting that tillerson was wasting his time in talking with north korea, he has made it clear it's working. >> as i've told others those diplomatic efforts will continue until the first bomb drops. >> reporter: u.n. ambassador nikki haley defending the approach to north korea and downplaying any tensions between the president and secretary tillerson. >> i've been in the room with them many times. they continue to work strongly together. >> reporter: while the administration is striking a united front, the president reaching out to members of his own party, including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the two set to meet for lunch today after months of tensions between the president and mcconnell over the stalled republican agenda. according to a white house official, they'll discuss the budget, tax reform and foreign policy. but in the background, the gop facing fractures as the president's former top adviser, steve bannon. >> there's a time and season for everything. and right now, it's a season of war against a gop establishment. >> reporter: and delivering this warning to mcconnell. >> yeah, mitch, the donors are not happy. they've all left you. we've cut your oxygen off, mitch. >> reporter: now senate republicans are hitting back. >> mr. bannon's over the top rhetoric is not helpful. mitch mcconnell is the senate majority leader. the president needs him. >> reporter: for his part, the president spent much of his weekend reaching out to members of his own party, playing golf with senator lindsey graham on saturday and senator rand paul on sunday as he looks for legislative victories in the coming weeks. matt, savannah? >> it would be interesting to be a fly on the wall at that luncheon today, kristen. thank you very much. long road for to recovery for a family held hostage by a taliban-linked group for five years. for the first time since returning to canada, they are opening up about what they faced and their future. stephanie gosk is in ottawa with that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. joshua and katelyn boyle are attempting to start over in what must be an unimaginable shock. we're getting a first look inside their new lives. held hostage in afghanistan for five years. canadian joshua boyle and his american life, katelyn coleman are back in canada this morning. for their children, who have only lived in captivity, it's the start of a new life. 4 years old, he has never had toys or books, has never heard of mickey mouse. >> he doesn't understand that there was a sun outside. forget mickey mouse. we're dealing with the basics. it's not welcome to the western world or welcome to canada. it's welcome to life. >> reporter: katelyn coleman remains secluded, not speaking yet publicly. boyle says for his wife it's still too soon to talk about what happened. >> her religious faith gets her through and i think that and her love of being a mother. >> reporter: boyle says the couple travelled to afghanistan in 2012 to help villagers living under taliban rule but were kidnapped by militants. pregnant at the time of their abduction, she gave birth to two sons and a daughter in captivity. according to boyle, the couple also had another daughter, who was killed by their captors. the decision to travel to the war zone infuriated members of katelyn's family. >> taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place, it's unconscionable. >> reporter: since their release, new attention is focused on boyle's life before the abduction, he was briefly married to qatar's sister. the canadian government determined he was being held unjustly. the horror his family endured, imprisoned by a notorious terror group. >> we had been kept in a chicken coup that they armored up. the worst of them were underground, filled with water. >> reporter: even though they now have all the space they could want, they all still sleep together in this one small bedroom. their children still eating off the floor. boyle worries they are scarred after years of brutal treatment. he and his wife gradually helping them to adapt to their new way of life. >> so what we're seeing now is really what happens when a child goes its entire life without even a concept of what hoping for better is because they don't know that better can even exist. >> reporter: boyle says they are looking for help with this difficult transition and reaching out to psychologists, but honestly their situation is so unique, they're really in unchartered territory. guys, back to you. >> stephanie gosk, incredible story. thank you very much. in other news, new fallout tied to those controversial national anthem protests in the nfl. colin kaepernick, first to take a knee last season and currently out of the league is filing a grievance, accusing team owners of conspiring against him. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has that story. miguel, good morning. >> matt, good morning. nfl players protesting during the national anthem, becoming a divisive topic nationwide. now the man who started the movement, quarterback colin kaepernick is suing the nfl, saying he's being forced out of the league. >> reporter: this morning, free agent quarterback colin kaepernick is fighting to get back on the field, last season becoming the first nfl player to take a knee during the national anthem. protesting racial inequality and social injustice. now kaepernick is filing a grievance against the nfl. his high-profile attorney mark geragos has kept kaepernick from a job after he became a free agent this spring. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out? he's fired. he's fired! >> reporter: president trump weighing in on the issue last month. kaepernick's filing alleges all 32 team owners violated the league's bargaining agreement, an effort to prevent kaepernick from playing this season. >> kaepernick is in the end zone. >> reporter: with the nfl declining comment the players association says in a statement they have a duty to assist mr. kaepernick, as we do all players and we will support him. but legal experts say kaepernick could have a hard time proving collusion. >> there needs to be an agreement that he has to have evidence of in order to successfully prove his collusion claim. >> reporter: in a statement, kaepernick's legal team says his goal remains to simply be treated fairly by the league he performed at the highest level for and to return to the football playing field. >> there are plenty of coaches out there who could take a guy like colin kaepernick and get the most out of him based on his skills and ability. >> reporter: kaepernick taking a knee to stand up for what he believes in. and now filing a grievance. the national anthem protest kaepernick started are still happening today. six players on his former team, the san francisco 49ers, took a knee sunday before their game. matt and savannah, back to you guys. >> miguel, thank you very much. let's turn to al for a check of the weather. >> good news for firefighters and all the folks living in central and northern california. big area of high pressure over the great basin has been bringing in the dry, gusty winds, really warm temperatures. that's weakening. offshore winds return. cooler, more humid. ocean air coming in. plus a front that's going to push through, bringing more much-needed rain thursday into friday, especially for northern california. anywhere from half an inch to an inch, maybe even two inches of rain into friday morning. that will help as well. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. st lindt excellence st created by our master chocolatiers pure, rich, darkly intense... made like no other crafted elegantly thin to reveal complex layers of flavor experience excellence with all your senses and discover chocolate beyond compare try lindt excellence with a touch of sea salt. good morning. i'm meteorologist, kari hall. as we take a live look outside in the south bay, a mostly clear sunrise. also, higher humidity, cool temperatures, but it will be a very warm afternoon, reaching into the mid-80s. in the north bay, we are continuing to track the weather conditions around the wildfires. it is going to be a summer-like day, reaching the upper 80s there. winds moving offshore. we will have poor air quality in parts of the north bay and san francisco. that's your latest weather, guys. >> we have much more ahead for you including the terrifying moment a crowded passenger jet suddenly dropped 20,000 feet. why the flight crew is under fire this morning. and the new allegations harvey weinstein is facing this morning as his own brother speaks out about the scandal. you may be surprised what he's saying. but first, this is "today" on nbc. . straight ahead, we're traveling the world this week to unlock the secrets of happiness. >> and hoda's here. >> we've got a father/daughter duo unlike any other. miley and billy ray when you say wallpaper, most people think doilies and cabbage roses. we wanted to make wallpaper cool again. one of the greatest challenges of running a small business is having to do a little bit of everything. office 365 really lets us collaborate in real time. once a client sees a 3d rendering, they get it. who knew there would be so much math with wallpaper? 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>> reporter: good morning. we are up from robert mondavie, up the hill. you can take a look here, you will see a big rig that is upside down. it crashed as it was coming down the grade. we have not confirmed this is fire related. cal fire tells us they are looking into whether or not it was an ember that came down. sadly, it appears the driver has passed away, based on the fact we don't see efforts to remove the person and a yellow tarp is over the cap where the driver is located. cal fire tells us they are researching on whether this is a water fender related to the fire fighting effort. what we are seeing with the firefighters, we would not be surprised if this is related. you can see the skid marks of the car as it went over the rail here. first responders are behind there. as far as the weather and how it's affecting the fire, we send it to meteorologist, kari hall. >> good morning, bob. we are monitoring the wind speeds. all is calm. we will continue to see mostly calm winds blowing offshore and will carry the wildfire smoke away from most of the bay area. as we go through the day, it is going to be another warm one. this will be the last day of summer-like temperatures before cooler air moves in. the north bay will be up to 88 degrees in santa rosa. laura? >> we'll have an update in half hour. we're back. good morning, it's 7:30 monday morning. we're halfway through october all right, 16th of october. >> temperatures are starting to fall in the new york area. we want to get to today's headlines and we're starting with a fiery explosion in new orleans. >> the coast guard has been called. >> breaking overnight, an oil rig explosion in louisiana leaving at least seven crew members injured. officials searching for a cause. >> we're trying to stop the oil flow, if there's any, and at that point we're going to have to let it burn off. life and death battle. >> we've goth to get out of here. >> firefighters across california push to control toss raging wildfire fess in what the governor is calling one of the greatest tragedies the state has ever faced. >> a week after these fires started, they're still burning aggressively and firefighters are searching around the clock. >> army sergeant bowe berg bada is expected to plead guilty today of abandoning his post and head captive for five years. the giants have their first win of the year. one of the league's biggest stars, packers quarterback aaron rodgers breaks his collarbone and miss rest of the season. while in baseball, the dodgers justin turner hits a walk-off home run to give his team a two games to none lead over the cubs in the national league championship series. today monday, october 16th, 2017. the i had the weirdest dream last night that the in, giants won a game. and then i woke this up morning and i said, wow, it actually happened. frightening moments now for passengers aboard an airasia flight when the cabin cuddly lost pressure and plunged 20,000 feet. kelly has the story this morning. good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. passengers describe scenes of complete chaos inside this cabin. the oxygen masks came down, some passengers were so frightened, they were texting their good-byes to their families, convinced this flight was crashing. confusion and fear at 32,000 feet. passengers told to strap on oxygen masks. cabin crews shouting instructions telling the 145 people on board to brace. >> one of the stewardesses was running down the aisle screaming, put your belts on, tighten your oxygen masks and they dropped out of the ceiling. they kept yelling it off. the alarms kept going. >> the airasia flight left perth at 7:30 sunday morning. it lost cabin pressure and from 32,000 feet dropped 10,000 feet banking sharply as it turned back towards perth. the cabin crew panicked. >> we didn't know what happened. the every voice recording on the plane was in every language but english. >> there were lots of people crying, pretty much preparing. we thought there was a good chance that we were going to go down. >> chris jeans was headed to bali with his girlfriend to propose. instead, he said he pulled down his oxygen mask and asked her in midair. airasia was already under the scope after a reported explosion in midair on this flight four months ago. that flight landed safely. so did this one. no injuries at all and australian officials are now investigating what went wrong. guys, as for that midair proposal, we're told good news here, she said yes. on the plane and once they were back safely on the ground. >> the answer was like, why not? 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"today in the bay's" bob redell live near oakmont with details. there is a tale here, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. we are waiting for the coroner to arrive. we are on oakville grade down from the winery. you can see the accident where the fire trucks are. just over an hour ago, we believe it was a fire tender. we know at least one person, presumably the driver is dead in that vehicle here. cal fire's chief, the pio just arrived on the scene. they are getting briefed and will come back and fill us in on details. it's not clear why the rig went off the road. appears it lost control. they are not sure if they were going to fast, the load was too heavy or the brakes. we do not know. it appears to be related to the fighting of the nuns fire. if you continue up the road, you hit the flames. again, sadly, at least one person killed in an accident off oakville grade here on the way up to the nuns fire, involving what appears to be a water tender. live in napa, bob redell, "today in the bay." kari hall now that has weather. >> it will be a warm day with temperatures in the north bay reaching the upper 80s. low to mid-80s. good news on the weather front toward the end of the week. a chance of rain in the forecast moving in late thursday into early friday. more details on that coming up. laura? >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another local update in a half hour. hope to see you then. as some in the north bay return home - the fire threat lingers for others. )today in the bay ) follows evy overnight development, as our wildfire coverage continues. plus: the reason facebook still hasn )t released those russian- backed campaign ads. that )s tomorrow - 4:30 to 7. it's 8:00 on "today." en california exhaustos tras >> firefighters in california exhausted after battling that blaze around the clock. is there any relief in sight as the fight against the fires enters a second week? we're live on the scene. plus, the secrets to happiness. >> it's not a coincidence that people are happy here. >> our new series spans the globe in search of what makes a happy life. so come along for the ride as we show you the first stop. >> here we go. and country music morning. ♪ jolene ♪ jolene >> we've got miley, billy ray and dolly. natalie sits down with the cyruses to talk about their secret weapon on the latest season of "the voice." >> that's why i brought my dad in because i want blake to be very afraid. >> while dolly parton joins us live in studio 1-a to tell us all about her brand-new album for kids. today, monday, october 16th, 2017. ♪ how you doing >> hey, guys, it's meredith's first trip to new york. she has a note for mom. >> mom, i'm fine. >> she's fine. you won't believe this. these four women are grandmas. and how many grandkids among all of you? >> 20! >> 20. ♪ >> who do you want to say good morning to? >> good morning! >> we have a birthday, huh? >> yeah, we're 93. >> what do you mean? >> i just turned the 60. she just turned 33. >> a huge group from indiana. how are you celebrating your fall break? >> on the "today" show. >> so have you gone now to going behind the barricades? she used to lean on our side of the barricades. >> yes. the party's on their side. i realized. it took me a while, but now i'm on to it. there's your jam, by the way. >> i love that song. welcome back, everybody to "today" on this monday morning. >> we've got news about tomorrow's programming note. "fixer upper" stars chip and joanna gaines will be here. this is a morning exclusive. their first interview today after leaving that wildly popular show. >> wildly is right. let's start with breaking news. rescue teams have been working through the night after an offshore oil rig explosion in new orleans. at least seven people were injured. we understand five of the injuries are critical, one person is missing. the explosion happened on an oil transfer station in lake pontchartrain. witnesses heard what sounded like a sonic boom and saw a large fireball. authorities say it's too early to tell if any oil has spilled into that lake. in northern california firefighters are making headway now against those deadly wildfires burning for a second week, but they know there is still a long way to go. let's go back to joe fryer in santa rosa for us. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. firefighters say they're turning the corner and making progress despite dry conditions over the weekend. they're fighting stubborn spots that are challenging those on the front lines for days. fueled by coffee and adrenaline, many firefighters are running on empty. >> i think everyone's tired. this has taken a toll on everybody from an emotional standpoint. >> reporter: but cooler temperatures and calmer winds are helping some 11,000 firefighters gain some ground while tent cities are helping them get desperately needed rest. >> if they try to keep us off the line for a couple hours to get us some rest in between shifts. >> reporter: across the region at least a dozen wineries and vineyards have been destroyed or badly damaged like mayacama, one of napa's most iconic wine estates dating back to 1989. >> oh, wow, look at that. >> reporter: while much of the property was destroyed, it was not a complete loss. >> the winery building which has been here for almost 130 years, it's the heart and soul of this place, is what matters the most. we open the doors and we looked inside and the insides were okay and the cellars were still cool. it gave us a lot of hope. >> reporter: evacuation orders have been lifted in some areas but firefighters are battling in others. >> we're here to do a job, and that's to protect lives and property. >> reporter: for peter lang, his property was secondary when flames from the tubbs fire started moving in destroying his home. >> there was no choice. >> reporter: for lang, who runs safari west, a wildlife sanctuary outside santa rosa, the animals are his priority. >> these are living, breathing things. you got to stick with the living souls. >> reporter: he stuck with them and somehow managed to save all 1,000 birds and animals at the safari park. >> if you love it, you want to preserve it and take care of it. it's your responsibility. most of the animals in the years we've been here were born here. >> reporter: the tradition at safari west lives on with a new addition to the park, a baby antelope born just last friday appropriately named tubbs. the death toll is still at 40 but firefighters believe they are turning the corner. the three big fires that devastated this region over the past week are now between 40 and 65% contained. savannah and matt? >> all right, joe, thank you. now to the ongoing crisis in puerto rico. it's been nearly a month since hurricane maria devastated that island, and problems are still mounting there. this morning there's growing concern tied to the water supply. gabe gutierrez is in san juan. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. nearly 70% of puerto rico now has running water, but those who don't are getting increasingly desperate. the environmental protection agency telling us that some people are cutting through fencing to get access to potentially dangerous water wells. this morning nearly a month after hurricane maria, puerto rico is facing a growing water crisis. some areas don't have it. others like residents of derado west of san juan, fear it could be contaminated. the epa is investigating whether water from several wells is safe to drink. an area from dorado was added to the super list meaning that it's so polluted. the army and fema are delivering clean water to worried residents. have you been drinking any of the -- >> no, a lot of people get sick. >> reporter: only 15% of the u.s. territory has power. that means a population almost the size of nevada is still in the dark. making it hard to pump and treat water. >> the biggest issue for us on water is really electrical power. >> reporter: the mayor here says the biggest problem is distribution, not enough water. >> help is here, and we are actively seeking ways to maximize the efficiency of the water distribution. >> reporter: relief also coming to the island of vieques just off puerto rico's southeastern coast shredded by maria. the lines for fuel still stretching for blocks. supplies are scarce. locals like william day estimate almost a third of the island's 9,000 residents have already left. why is it so important for you to stay here? >> i'm a fighter. my message would be that, you know, help us, just help us. >> reporter: the governor here has set an ambitious goal of restoring power to 95% of puerto rico by mid-december. matt? >> gabe gutierrez on this story for us. gabe, thank you. it's that time of the morning. we get hoda's morning boost. >> a little girl in san antonio cannot hug her dad at night time because he's away at military training in south carolina. he sent her a special present, a teddy bear dressed like a soldier. it delivers one great message. take a listen. >> can you press right here? >> daddy misses you so much. and can't wait for you to be in my arms again. i love you. >> oh, my god! that's daddy! >> oh, my god! that's daddy! she hasn't seen her dad since august. that's the longest he's been away. but she'll get to visit him next month when help graduates from his training program. is that not the perfect video? >> not all boosts are created equal. that's great. >> that kept getting better and better. thank you, hoda. a lot more ahead today including -- well, this is a good one, extra reason to get excited. dolly parton will join us for trending. what people in one of the happiest places on earth can teach you that will improve your life. plus savannah learns how to prepare a classic spaghetti dish. let me say that again. savannah in the kitchen. >> eating. >> preparing spaghetti. and later on "megyn kelly today," astronaut scott kelly opens up about the hazards of space, from brushing your teeth to how it changed him. but first these messages. i gav. 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>> just kind of run-of-the-mill costumes or -- >> i feel like there's a lot of stranger things costumes. >> superheroes. >> i'll do it real fast. there's no doozies here. number 5, marvel superheroes. nur four, pirates. third, animals. two, batman characters. and number one, witch. >> people aren't feeling that original. but that's -- i mean, do you like halloween, dolly? >> of course. i live halloween every day. costumes. >> did you go out trick or treating or anything like that back in the day? >> oh, yeah. i went out with my nieces and nephews and they pick out what i'm going to wear and people have no idea if it's me. >> people don't recognize you? >> only if i look like me, but i have in the past gone out as as an over exaggerated dolly and people just think i'm in costume. i love halloween. >> how about you? >> a couple years ago, my husband and i went as dolan trump and megyn kelly. it was very funny because i -- during that presidential debate, i had very long hair and i cut it all off and we literally got from people like, you need some work. that's not how she -- okay. i'll work on it. >> fwigest thing is you're still trick or treating? >> yes. we have young kids. >> get you out. >> do you guys dress up when you take the kids out? >> i just -- no. i did one time. remember we did that costume here and i did the -- >> yeah. >> i was herman munster and they let me take the costume home. i scared the you know what out of my kids. >> i was grandpa. >> i love halloween. >> just like your favorite holidays. how about you? >> i'm not that big into halloween, really. my mom would be like be a tennis player. go borrow my tennis racket. >> you've got kids now. >> yes. holly is going to be a pineapple this year. she wants the to be a princess and a doctor so i think i'm going to make her dr. princess. >> i figured out the best way to get candy when i was a kid. i dressed up as a voting booth when carter and ford were running. i walked up into everyone's door and they said, month is winning? i said carter. they would dig into the bag and dump. i got so much candy. >> that was the first campaign you covered. >> good. >> all right. >> we are starting with one voice, somos wlief. celebrities united for a televised special to raise funds for hurricane relief which included incredible performances from marc anthony, jennifer lopez and bruno mars. demi low vato sang a beautiful rendition of "hallelujah" that will give you chills. take a look. ♪ even though it all went wrong ♪ ♪ i pray with searching hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah ♪ >> there is not a bad version of that song. >> have you ever sung that song? >> no. i'll have to work on that. >> you would be great. >> i may try that sometime. >> thank you. >> now to ed sheerhan. the singer revealed that he was injured in a bike accident. he shared this photo of his arm in a cast writing, i've had a bit of a bicycle accident and i'm currently waiting on some medical advice which may affect some of my upcoming shows. we wish him a speedy recovery. finally, chris martin, the singer, attended a charity galla in las vegas to honor julia roberts as she accepted the award of courage. and the coldplay frontman serenaded roberts on stage. check it out. ♪ in those movies you get to see ♪ ♪ that beautiful piece of god's dentistry ♪ ♪ stretches for half a mile ♪ it will never go down with style it just shines like a agreed big ♪ >> it's catchy. he also sang about a miraculous molar. >> years ago, he mentioned all of her great movies except for steel magnolias, which really needs to be mentioned. >> >> y >> you are -- just waiting to happen. >> we need this. >> you got a click? >> yes. let's do a "daly click." a good one. when this college golf team isn't on the course, they take the game home with him. brady dixon lined up this shot from deep in the hallway, took a swing, and the ball traveled around the corner, down the stairs, landing right in the hole. >> no! >> the challenge. the golfers took turns trying to land the shot. dixon pulled it off on his 11th try. >> amazing. >> i'm not sure that's a golf game. that's a drinking game. >> combo. >> awesome. [ cheers ] >> such enthusiasm. >> can we also mention that dolly is here because she's going to be talking in the next half hour about a brand-new album. 50 years she's been recording albums. this is your first -- >> children's. >> really cool. really cool. we're happy to have you here. >> i'm excited. thank you. >> and megyn, i'll stop by and see you later. >> looking forward to that. we have all sorts of things coming up. >> sometime after 9:00. that's all i'm going to say. mr. roker, causing trouble. weather? >> it's what i do. it's what you do. we've got a big change coming up in our weather. finally cooler weather in the east, and warmer out west. look at this -- billings, bismarck, denver, omaha, all above average. yet burlington, pittsburgh, indianapolis, nashville, all below average. tuesday, the heat continues from billings into minneapolis, down to denver, and the latter part of the week, we'll warm up again cincinnati, philly, charleston, and good morning. we have warmer weather in the forecast again today. feeling more like summer. well above where we should be for this time of year. in the north, a high of 88 in santa rosa with low to mid 80s elsewhere and looking forward to rain by the end of the week. by tomorrow, we'll have a shift in our weather with an onshore flow. more clouds and some higher humidity, but the showers in the forecast starting on thursday afternoon into early friday. that's your latest weather. >> all right. thank you very much. now to a new exclusive series we're calling "the secrets to happiness." it took us on a journey across three continents in search of that holy grail, a happy life. >> and "blue zones of happiness," in this month's "national geographic," author dan butner tracks down the happiest people to find out what they can teach us. cynthia mcfadden taxed along for the ride. >> it was very cool. what an adventure it's been. do you know about 40% of your happiness is dictated by your genes? 15% by your environment. that leaves 45% up to you. and few have that extra happiness figured out like the danes. can a bike lane lead to a happier life? >> here we go. >> in copenhagen, this is how half the city gets around. >> this city bicycles more than any other city on earth. >> it's incredible. everywhere there are bicycles. >> 1.2 million kilometers per day. the equivalent of 35 trips around the world. copenhagen estimates it saves $15 billion a year because people are biking to work instead of driving. >> and "national geographic's" dan butner says that gives them something else to brag about. ♪ for 40 years, denmark has ranked as one of the happiest places on earth. >> it's not a coincidence that people are happy here. the happiest people in the world are interacting face to face like we are now six to seven hours a day. you can't do that in your car. >> he says bikes are just one way the danes make life less stressed and more joyful. >> when i think of happiness i think of three qualities -- how much pleasure you have in your life, how much pride you have with your life, and living with a sense of purpose. >> here, no job is less than any other. >> do you have any hesitation telling people you're a garbage man? >> no. no. >> it's a job you can be proud? >> yes. >> yeah. >> alan christiansen works five hours a day but earns the same as a schoolteacher. >> on a scale of one to ten, how happy are you? >> i would say maybe eight. yeah. >> ambition is not celebrated. no matter what you do, you're no better than anybody else. >> the average american clocks in over 50 hours a week -- >> here on average, they work 37 hours and have clear punctuation between their work life and social life. >> a very happy community. >> lorna's happiness comes with cooking dinner just once a month on. that one night, she has to cook for 100 people. the rest of the time she can relax with her family in one of denmark's co-housing communities. >> it's not quite a friend, but more than a neighbor. nay can count on this support. mothers don't have to worry so much about childcare. in denmark, you get a year off -- >> paid? >> paid. paid. do you lock your door? >> during the day? >> yes. >> never. >> and on the sidewalk all by herself -- >> there's a baby. >> you'd be arrested in new york. trust is even more important than wealth when it comes to happiness. and there's a feeling here in denmark that nothing too bad will ever happen to you. >> the danes trust the government. they pay enormously high taxes. >> every dane is born with the right to free health care, free education through college, comfortable retirement. they're free to pursue a job that meets their passions and their interests. >> alex monroe's passion is the palace. his family's home for eight generations. how many rooms? >> bedrooms -- good question. a very good question. >> it wasn't designed to be a hard one. he is housekeeper, butler, and handyman of this gorgeous but somewhat crumbling estate. i mean, you take out the garbage here. >> yes. definitely. definitely. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> his happiness comes from seeing this part of danish history preserved for everyone. >> i think i would probably put myself at a seven or something like that. i still look forward to finding the woman of my life and having kids and that sort of stuff. my level of joy and happiness can go up. >> there are going to be a lot of people watching this who said they could take you up on that. if you need more proof of just how happy they are, look what the garbage man does when another truck got in his way. we thought he was going to yell at the guy. >> yeah. >> that's what would have happened in new york. but no. >> danish road rage, he got out and asked if he could get out of the way. >> do i need to move? >> can you move? >> everybody has that attitude. you have just a lower baseline of stress. >> sorry, sorry, sorry. can't stop. can't stop. which helped me and my producer -- you're getting weird looks -- on our own search for happiness. >> you know, for a woman who couldn't figure out how to work the brakes, you are phenomenal. >> in fairness, they were foot brakes and tricky. here in america, the amount of time we spend in our cars has tripled since the 1970s. that is not making us happier. >> wow. >> really beautiful place, too. >> awesome. >> absolutely. >> buy tickets to copenhagen. thank you. coming up, much more with the great dolly parton y. her new album is ai )m ... breaking news: at least one person is dead .. after a crash in good morning. the time is 8:26. breaking news to tell you. at least one person is dead after a crash involving a fire rig near where the noun fire is burning. authorities just wrapped a press conference and we have new information. >> reporter: good morning to you. we just heard from the cal fire public information officer who tells us the driver of this water tender was contracted to help fight the fire. it's not clear if that driver was a firefighter himself or a civil civilian, but it was a man. that's all the information we have right now. the right side of the screen is where it's turned over upside down on the side of the oakville grade. it happened before 7:this morning. it was coming down the grade from the nun fire when he lost control and went over the grade again. one person dead. at least one person dead in a water tinder accident related to fighting the fire in napa. >> thank you. a live look now from the sky ranger over the nones wildfire. the nonuns fire is 50% containe. it was moving in the general direction of highway 39. more news in an hour. ♪ do you want to do a monster check? 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[ applause ] >> aw. >> how cute are you two? how sweet are you? did you think she was going to say yes? >> i don't know. >> well, we're happy she did. guys, thanks for letting us do that for you. you all have fun. >> a lot of pressure there. >> we should have a fall ball here on this show? >> every day's a fall ball here. >> that's true. >> just ahead miley cyrus and her dad billy ray open up about working together on "the voice." >> i'm waiting for this one. savannah learns how to make a simple pasta to make you a master chef. >> you guys have toi iteat it s maybe you should be nicer to the chef. >> next week huge on our plaza. three concerts in a row. on thursday october 26, nia niall horan, then rachel plattek. and khalid wednesday. >> we are teaming up with our sponsors to give you a chance to be part of this big show. submit a video of yourself singing the chorus of khalid's hit song "location." and you can appear on the concert stage with khalid. we'll make another big announcement. tune in october 25th. you don't want to miss it. for more information visit today.com/concert series. al? >> that is pretty cool, dylan. all right, let's get you started off with the week ahead seeing what you will be looking at. monday cooling down here in the northeast, stormy along the southeast, plenty of sunshine plains down to the texas area. winds will ease out west. that's good news for the wildfires out there. storms move into the pacific northwest. eastern two-thirds of the country look pretty spectacular. rising temps in the east and what's a mess as you get into the western plains. good morning. here's the 7-day forecast for san francisco. it is still going to be very warm today. quickly warming temperatures. and mostly a light wind. but then tomorrow with the shift of an onshore flow, we'll bring the temperatures several des. up to 71. rain by the end of the week moving in by late thursday into early friday. and lindale in the upper 80s with coolerwetter the rest of the week. it's a huge crowd! don't forget any time day or night, you need to get your weather. check out our friends at the weather channel. we're going around the horn. matt! >> al, i remember a day where you couldn't have done that so easily. >> i still can't! >> she helped us out with trending a little earlier. now dolly parton is back. she's also out with a brand-new children's album called "i believe in you." let's take a look ♪ i'm a brave little soldier ♪ and i must carry on ♪ i'm a brave little soldier ♪ a brave little soldier ♪ ba da rum rum rum >> dolly parton, welcome back nice to see you. >> i was singing to a bunch of gts kids. >> that's nice for a children's album. that's good. 50 years ago you released "hello, i'm dolly." not hello dolly. "hel "hello, imdo'm dolly." >> it seemed to be the right time because i have a program called the imagination library where i give books to children from time they're born until they start kindergarten. we were coming up on giving away our 100 millionth book and the fact that the two "coats of many colors" movies did so well. so it seemed time. >> all the proceeds from this album are going to that. >> every dime of it goes to put books in the hands of more children. >> that's great. you don't have children of your own. you've talked about this in the past. you say you believe actually god had a plan for that. explain that. >> well, god has a plan for everything, but i said that i think it probably was his plan for me not to have kids so everybody's kids could be mine. and they are now. >> kids gravitate toward you. they love you. why do you think that is? why are you so good around children? >> well, i grew up in a whole big bunch of kids. eight kids younger than me. i just love kids. i have that high pitched voice, i'm overexaggerated. i look like mother goose or one of the cartoon characters. kids relate to that. >> i don't want to make it sound like childlike immaturity, but you have a childlike enthusiasm about you that i think kids identify with. >> i think so, too. i do think i'm childlike. but that's different from childish. people said why did you wait so long to put this album out. i wanted to wait until my second childhood. >> when did that start? >> a few years back. >> i love the title. such a simple phrase "i believe in you." if you say that to a child at the right time of his or her life, it makes a huge difference. >> it does. and in fact, a lot of these songs are based on the themes of the books that we give away. the little engine that could was my favorite little book. that's the first book we give out. i pattern that just like the little engine that says i can or the little engine in all of us that says i can. if i can do it, so can you. and i believe in you. >> i heard you singing a song a second ago, there's another song on the album that's about bullying. >> it's called "making fun ain't funny." that's a subject that's worth really pursuing. it's to teach children that they should not do that. oh, there you go. ♪ >> did you have any experience with bullying? >> absolutely. my song "the coat of many colors" where the kids were making fun of me and bullying us because we were poor kids and wore ragged clothes. i know how painful it is. >> you're modest about it so you don't talk about it all that much, but you're a giver. you showed up at vanderbilt children's hospital not long ago. >> friday. the day the album came out. >> with a big check. >> yes, i did. >> a million dollars? >> yes, for the children's hospital there. because my niece hannah, when she was 4 -- she's 29 now. but she got leukemia. and they took such good care of her. all these many years later god does have his ways of working. so i asked her if she'd come with me down to the hospital. she was so happy. she got to see a lot of her nurses that took care of her when she was little. >> she's doing okay? >> she's great. she was fine after she was like 10 years old we were out of the woods with that. >> you raised eyebrows when you showed up with lily tomlin and jane fonda about a "nine to five" reunion. any chance you'd do the second version of that? >> i don't know. we better get after it or we'll have to call it 95 and not "nine to five." >> you always have time. nice to see you here. >> might i mention that the hero song that i wrote, the brave little soldier that you heard and chemo hero were ones i wrote for hannah back then and those are the ones that we performed for vanderbilt. >> it's called "i believe in you." all proceeds go to dolly's project imagination library. up next a family dolly's familiar with. we catch up with miley and billy ray. we are back with "the voice on today." miley sire rucyrus is back for n as coach. billy ray is her secret weapon for season 13. he joins her team as her adviser. we talked about their great father/daughter bond, their powerful all-female team and, of course, their careers. ♪ it was the 3rd of june >> first ever all-female team. >> yes! >> i hear you. >> miley, back at "the voice," back coaching. how does it feel? >> i'm so excited. the first all-female team. it was kind of the way it turned out. i did push my button for some dudes. at the end i kind of stopped pushing because i saw that i was so close to having the first all-female team and i like to do something that no one's done before. >> you see adam, blake, all the dynamics. you know how to navigate that now. >> that's why i brought my dad in because i want blake to be very afraid. i stole some of his country artists. now he has a little bit of competition. oh, it's on. >> what's it like seeing your daughter in this position where you coached her early in her careers. >> miley has a good sense for songs and rhythms and pockets. seeing her in this environment is where she belongs. ♪ jolene jolene >> waylon jennings or george jones, dolly parton all had that same common denominator saying the music is an extension of your life. let your songs be your truth. and miley stands for that. and i think that's what she's gibbing back here. ♪ i came in like a wrecking ball ♪ >> not only is the miley now different from "wrecking ball" miley 2013? >> i think it's all the same. everyone changes all the time. my dad's least favorite word in the english language is "change." >> have you tried to get him to change the hair? >> no, i love the hair. if my mom was here, she'd tell you that she was trying to shave his head. it's gorgeous. it inspires me. i even brought a flat iron to work today. i've always been his hairstylist. ready, dad? ♪ you belong in that home by and by ♪ >> how much has changed in that dynamic? >> she talks about changing. she hasn't changed at all. she is the same miley that ran around the farm. that's our heart and her spirit. she always knew who she was, why she was on this journey. >> you talked though at one point feeling that your image was being oversexualized and you are sort of taking back who you are. >> talking about sex in front of my dad sucks, so let's move on. no one's been more sexualized than this man. ♪ my achy breaky heart >> show them what the women want. >> give us the billy ray shake. >> yeah, dad, take it. but please, let me leave the room first and vomit in my car. ♪ big wheels keep on turning >> it's got to be real special to be able to call your dad up and say, dad, i need you on my team now. >> there's never been anyone that gives me better advice than my dad. no matter if they win or if they go home or get on another coach's team, i want them to have something that they can take with them. >> all right. but miley has some competition this season with j-hud joining "the voice" which miley says she's a huge fan. and guys are going to see them battle it out this week. >> good one this year. >> how about that little clip you had there of milly ray singing "achy breaky heart" 1992. >> still has the same hair, though. you have to embrace it. >> thank you, nat. you can catch "the voice" tonight and tomorrow at 8:00, 7:00 central. >> up next, savannah gets a lesson on cooking a classic pasta dish. and if she can learn -- >> oh, come on! we're back with "today food" and today we're announcing our second today food class in cooperation with craftsy. he'll be leading the lessons for anybody who wants to learn to make pasta like a pro. and he gave me a special behind the scenes class. take a look. ♪ it's been said that happiness can be found in a bowl of spaghetti. so with that in mind i've gone behind the scenes with chef scott conant as he prepares for his pasta class in his collaboration with craftsy. >> we're starting with spaghetti aglio e olio. >> does it come with a pronunciation lesson. >> the pasta water needs to be salted so that it tastes like broth. plenty of oil because it's aglio e olio. sliced garlic. >> am i overdoing it? giving this garlic the time of its life. >> grab one strand. it's hot. >> hot pasta. >> so taste it and you'll get that it's still a little too al dente but about 80% cooked. this is the key. there's a liquid and the fat and the starch from the pasta, those will intermingle and that creates a great sauce. a great texture on the exterior of the pasta. >> no garlic, right? >> you're right. i like it. agitate it a little bit like this. >> i'll agitate it. i'm an agitator. >> i've heard that about you. >> you've been talking to lauer. >> what you want to do is put it towards the end of the pan and then flip up and over. >> oh, sorry. >> no, that's great. >> what do you think? how's the flavor? >> fantastic. really, really good. >> and scott conant -- i'm so nervous -- is with us now. we're ready to cook. >> are you ready? >> i am. the tasters are over there. the judging table, i might call it. >> you've already made this. so i'm going to let you cook. spaghetti aglio e olio. >> it's been cooking. we want to it be al dente, which is italian for just right. i don't know. so we brown this garlic. >> it's a lightly browned. we'll add a pinch of crushed red pepper. i'm going to turn this up a little bit. >> you want to get that little sizzle. >> and we'll add some of -- >> oh, the pasta water. >> do you know why we use the ta water or why we save it? >> why, savannah. >> because it makes a delicious sauce. >> that's right. well done. >> so here i am cooking. >> here i am cooking. >> we need a pinch of salt. >> there's a pinch of salt in the pasta water. >> a little salt. i like a little salt. >> we'll take this pasta. >> oh, i should do this. >> i'll do it. >> okay. >> and we'll take some of the residual liquid that' it. >> i want to see savannah do that. >> we'll cook together for a couple of minutes. >> the emulsification happens like we talked about. the starch is released into the liquid and it is absorbed into the pasta and that pasta tastes like broth. so it has just enough salt to taste like broth. >> it tastes lieke the sea. >> it will reduce. >> i thought wine from you. >> not like the sea. >> one thing at a time. >> so is it done? >> it needs another second. >> how dawn if it is done? do you taste it. >> you could tell from the way it falls. the way your pasta is falling, it is a little bit looser and more link and this is a little underdone. >> so if it is crunchy, that is not good. >> crunchy is bad. >> what do you think? >> it is delicious. >> savannah, very good. >> it is easy. when everything has been done for you. >> and scott, don't worry, people will forget all about this. >> i've given a little time. >> thank you so much. if you want to make pasta like a pro, just head to craftsy and sign up for six online lessons and until midnight if you sign up you could get them for free and after that you could buy the classes any time for $40. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. this is "today" on nbc. upon >> at stanford health care, we can now repair complex aortic aneurysms without invasive surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for varicose veins. and if we can precisely treat eye cancer with minimal damage to the rest of the eye, imagine what we can do for glaucoma, even cataracts. if we can use dna to diagnose the rarest of diseases, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. let's check in with megyn for "megyn kelly live." >> matt lauer will be with us. hence he's missing from the couch. and scott kelly on his record breaking year in space. the thing he missed the most. we'll get to the bottom of that. plus maggie seaver, joanna kerns. >> a year in space, what would you miss the most? >> my family. >> i thought you were going to say bacon or something. >> thank you. >> don't forget you guy, tomorrow morning, chip and joani )m - -... breaking news and happening now: good morning. it's 8:56. breaking news and happening now. a person has died after a crash involving a fire rig near where the nuns fire is burning. we are live near oakville with more details. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning. we're on the oakville grade not far from the nuns fire in napa when a water tinderer lost control. you see the people with the hats. went over that ridge right there and turned upside down. the driver passed away. we did speak with the cal fire pio. they tell us this was a contractor, not clear if it was a firefighter or a civilian who was driving the water tinderer. reporting live, nbc bay area news. thank you. a live look from nbc area sky ranger over the nuns fire in napa county. the fire is 50% contained. but this morning the fire was once again moving in the general direction of highway 29. right now there are no mandatory evacuations in that area. the tufts fire now 70% contained. as some in the north bay return home - the fire threat lingers for others. )today in the bay ) follows evy overnight development, as our wildfire coverage >> the fire threat lingers for some. >> today in the bay follows every never night development as the wildfire coverage continues. and why facebook hasn't released the russian backed campaign ads. this morning on "megyn kelly today" one more giant leap for mankind. after a year in space, astronaut scott kelly returns to earth one year older and one inch taler? 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