assembly tomorrow. after slamming the u.n. for years -- >> when do yu see the u.n. solving problems? they don't. they cause problems. >> -- how will he be perceived by world leaders? and another fraternity pledge killed. suspected hazing. what needs to change. a ferris wheel worker survives a terrifying fall. and must-see tv. all the highlights from the emmys. big winners, the hottest fashions and a spicy surprise. today, monday, september 18th, 2017. >> 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 a monday morning. we appreciate you joining us this morning. the expression, it's al's world, we're just living in it. >> the weather is incredible. >> al is all over our top story this morning, three powerful storms churning in the atlantic, including hurricane jose. its impact will be felt up and down the east coast. and hurricane maria is taking aim at the caribbean islands. >> let's start with al. he's tracking all of it. al, good morning to you. >> we also have tropical depression lee right now. we're not worried about that. maria will be really potent. let's start with hurricane jose. jose poses no threats to the eastern seaboard, directly, but we will see its effects. it's moving north at 9 miles per hour. it stays offshore. but because it's a wide-ranging storm, we're going to feel the effects during the day today. we have tropical storm watches from rehoboth beach to in nantucket. the winds go out 190 miles from the center of the storm. tropical force winds near the coast. the strongest winds will be in new england, as the system makes its way wednesday into thursday. nantucket going to get hit hard. and we're going to see a lot of rain out of that. now, to maria. this is the one i'm most frighteninged about. category 1 storm, 100 miles east of martinique. puerto rico has hurricane watches up. here's what we're looking for, as far as the effects from maria. we look for this system to make its way across the leeward islands, including guadeloupe, antigua and they were devastated by irma. puerto rico and the virgin islands, up to 140-mile-per-hour winds. puerto rico hasn't had a direct hit since 1998 with george. and this could be more like hugo in 1989, which just devastated that island. and it makes its way to the turks and caicos, as a category 3 storm. 190-mile-per-hour winds. and i can't stress enough, puerto rico could be devastated by this. a category 4 storm, the devastation could be unimaginable. >> and the track so close to where irma just blew through. >> it's too early to tell if maria is going to affect the coast. >> we want to focus on maria because the path is so devastating, going over the places just hit by irma. tammy leitner is in san juan for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. residents in san juan are getting ready as maria is heading this way. locals have seen what a deadly cat 5 hurricane can do. and they're taking no chances. this morning, round two. the caribbean in the crosshairs again. this time maria, another potentially destructive hurricane. now strengthening, following the almost identical path of devastation left by irma. >> are you nervous? >> yes, very. >> reporter: just days after the category 5 storm tore through the islands, leaves thousands without homes and businesses demoli demolished, hurricane warnings and watches are up again. >> hurricane maria. we have watches and warnings. >> reporter: residents who just got through irma, are going back to the grocery store to stock up on food and water. and plywood is a big seller again. >> it's been stressful for everyone. >> reporter: even the private caribbean island of richard branson wasn't spared. >> i've never experienced anything like hurricane irma. >> reporter: and he tweeted, another massive storm is under way and may do more damage to already wounded communities. stay safe, seek shelter. as the caribbean braces for maria, residents in the hard-hit keys are doing what they can to clean up after irma. >> we'll keep working to retire everything. and before we know it, we'll be back up the way we were before. >> reporter: tens of thousands of residents in puerto rico have no power. and now, they have to get ready for maria. it's a lot for this island to handle. >> tammy, thank you very much. we want to turn to st. louis and a third-straight night of protest, after the acquittal of a white police officer in the shooting of a black man. blake mccoy is in st. louis. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. things once again turned violent after nightfall. this is to a nail salon. 80 people were arrested here last night after smashing windows and attacking officers. rowdy and defiant protesters marching through the streets of st. louis for a third night in a row. multiple people arrested for damaging property and spraying an unknown chemical on officers. it caps off a weekend of other violent clashes between protesters and police. tear gas was used when protesters converged on the mayor's house on friday, throwing rocks through the windows with the mayor inside. two dozen businesses have their windows smashed the next might. why target businesses? >> to get attention. >> reporter: the majority of the protests have been peaceful, following the decision by a judge to acquit jason stockley after killing anthony smith. he says he saw smith reach for a gun. >> it was a threat to my life. i had to. >> reporter: u2 and head sheeran canceled their weekend concerts here. >> we have no patience for violence and vandalism. >> reporter: in university city, where store windows were smashed, neighbors came out to clean up. andy came out to transform the plywood into art. >> reporter: protesters have been perfectly unpredictable about their movements, keeps officers on their toes. the protests move to downtown. a lot more to get to this morning. including t incolluding the sta whirlwind week for the president and the u.n. general asassembly. peter alexander is outside of trump tower for us this morning. >> reporter: the president waking up in his trump tower home this morning. this kicks off an important week for president trump. his debut at the u.n., where the world will be watching. and it will be listening. how will the president balance his america-first vision, with his world-first fe loss if i. his administration is warning that time for a peaceful solution is wearing out. the president is ready to address the general assembly, an organization he's never shied away from criticizing. >> when do you see the united nations solving problems? they don't. they cause problems. on the details of north korea and meeting with mt. moon of south korea. and giving kim jong-un a nick anymo name, rocketman. firing off another long-range missile test last week. >> this regime is so close to threatening the united states and others with a nuclear weapon, we have to move with a great deal of urgency. >> reporter: on-tap for the president, a dizzying list of meets. tomorrow, his centerpiece address, where aides say mr. trump will be tough and serious. embracing america's allies and attacking the enemies. >> he's going to address the threats of north korea, iran, terrorism and global terrorism, and why it is important all of us come together and confront these in a unified body. >> on wednesday, meetings with the prime minister and the prison authority ft. . a working lunch with south korea and japan. an ambassador outlining the strategy for the threat. ? we want to get their attentions first. if that doesn't work, general mattis will take care of it. >> reporter: on the eve of a global gathering, a less-than-diplomatic tweet, of his former opponent. mr. trump retweeting a video of him teeing off on the golf course and knocking down hillary clinton. they had joint drills in the korean peninsula on sun. china, russia and germany won't be here. one analyst describes the u.n. week like speed dating from hell. the president hosts a meeting on united nations reform. >> thank you. there's new developments on the investigation into the london subway bombing. police carried out raids overnight and two men are in custody. there's surveillance video that may show another suspect in that attack. kelly cobiella is at scotland yard with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. police say they're making rapid progress. two men under arrest. three properties searched and what may be a key clue. video of what could be the subway bomber. from a security camera south of the city, a man carrying the same type of supermarket bag found holding the bomb. the video obtained by itv news was recorded just before 7:00 friday morning. an hour and a half later, the bomb sent a fireball through a subway car, injuring more than two dozen people. the video was taken outside this house south of london, site of a 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location scout had set out alone the day he was killed. he left with cameras and was planning to take photos of the terrain. but in an area ruled by drug cartels, that can be a deadly decision. netflix hit series "narcos" has been praised for its portrayal of drug cartels in mexico. and now, a crew member killed by violence depicted in the series. his body was on a road in central mexico, shot multiple times while scouting locations for "narcos." >> he was an amazing brother. a great son and great friend. >> reporter: his sister said munoz loved his work. >> he felt very lucky. >> reporter: he was a mexican citizen, with a long list of credits, including location scouting for the james bond film "spectre." netflix sent condolences to his family. the facts surrounding his death is still unknown. netflix declined further comment. but after three seasons of colombian cartels all shot on location, the show reportedly plans to shift its focus to mexico. >> he wanted to show how beautiful a country it really is and how nice people are. >> reporter: violence connected to drug cartels has claimed eed 100,000 lives since 2006. guzman made headlines when he was arrested and escaped prison in 2015, by climbing down a two-foot hole in his cell. he was recaptured in 2016 and extradited to the u.s., where he faces control charges. now, the death of a we well-respected location scout, raising new questions if a fixal version of the drug wars can be produced where kingpins still reign. the victim's car was off the road, rammed into a cacti bush. he was trying to get away from what appeared to be a car chase. the area he but found, has been a vague of violence. >> have mr. roker back here. >> a lot of wet weather in the pacific northwest, as frontal systems push through. heavy rain there. we're looking at storms in the central plains and heavy surf from florida all the way up to new england, as we watch good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. hurricane jose already spreading 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>> jose is going to stay offshore, but it's spreading strong clouds and winds inland. you'll really feel it tomorrow. today, clouds have already arrived. the rough surf started over the weekend. that will continue. we will a first alert for the jersey shore and delaware beaches later today through thursday. we'll be feeling the impacts of the storm even as it weakens. high surf, dangerous rip currents, high winds possible with the tropical storm strength leading to minor coastal flooding and beach erosion, as well. right now, easton, seeing some fog, that fog will disappear, but the clouds will remain for most of the day. looking at a mostly cloudy day with some light fog in allentown, zero visibility, however, in the mountains. >> thank you. now let's check the roads with first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. how do they look? >> we're almost at a standstill on the schuylkill around city avenue. just traffic. nothing reported light now. the westbound side stop and go for quite some stretch. also watching 95, now following an earlier crash northbound, seeing slowdowns there around girard avenue. traffic is still getting by. we're still seeing an even worse drive time, 34 minutes on the southbound side moving into center city. speeds into the 20s. tracy? >> another update in 25 minutes. join us weekday mornings for "nbc10 today" from 4:00 to 7:00 a.m. fran grenier. new jersey born and raised. like his father before him, he served our country with honor in the navy. came home and worked his way up from floor technician to supervisor at the salem power plant. as a husband and father, grenier knows how families struggle to make ends meet. that's why he'll fight to cut our taxes, and stand up to career politicians like steve sweeney. if we want to change trenton, there's only one way. fran grenier. good morning, everybody. it's 7:30, monday morning. we're getting ready for something we think is so porn. a special life event on our plaza. and the focus is hazing in america, specifically, of course, on college campuses. >> first, before we get to that, we will have a check of today's headlines, with multiple storm threats facing the u.s. and caribbean. all eyes on the atlantic, where three major storms are churning. as hurricane maria strengthens overnight, with the caribbean in its crosshairs. >> they're trying to pick up after irma has gone through. there's so much in front of them right now and the season has ten weeks to go. a big week for president trump, as he gets set to address the u.n. general aemibly for the first time as president. >> he's going to saturday north korea, iran, global terrorism and why it is important for all of us to come together. sound decision? the u.s. embassy going to close in cuba after sonic attacks. a worker at the fair is caught tumbling from the ferris wheel. and hitching a ride. a kwaul la takes a hitch in the hide. >> our producer thought it was a koala-ty story. no? >> that's why he doesn't wear a microphone. that's a spotlight we're going to shine this morning on a really important topic, hazing in america. it's more urgent than ever, after another alleged incident last week at louisiana state university. >> each case leaves law officials, students and parents looking for answers. we'll have a live event on our plaza next happlf hour. but first, kate snow has conversation on the latest cases. >> reporter: this month at college campuses, students are being recruited to join fraternities ander is r er isor. the cases we hear about, achb the most egregious. max gruver, was a sports fan, hoping to be a sportswriter one day. last thursday, just 24 days into his freshman year in lsu, the phi delta theta was rushed to the hot. >> it was something he was adamant about. >> reporter: but his life ended in that hospital. a case police are investigating as a hazing incident. the preliminary report showing that gruver had a high blood alcohol level and tcu. gruver's family doesn't want him -- max gruver is the latest grabbing headlines. last february, it was tim piazza, after a drinking ritual called the gauntlet. his parents talking to matt. >> they basically treated our son as road kill and a rag doll. for too many students, hazing is a rite of passage. >> young people want to prove themselves. they want to gain and earn the respect. from the people in the group, they say, i went through this. i want you to go through this. >> reporter: when fraternities and sororities are punished, sometimes students form secret clubs and do it underground. american university expelled 18 units from an underground fraternity. our poll finds a growing sense says enough is enough. 86% believe hazing is unacceptable. 75% says something needs to be done. versus 22%, who call it a part of college life. >> it was good to see a lot of people acknowledged what hazing was and identified it as a dangerous practice. the tolerance for some of these practices is decreasing. >> reporter: lsu has canceled all greek events on campus. >> reporter: at ten state, the university has taken over monitoring fraternalti tfratern sororities. >> it's a private house. >> reporter: 44 states and washington, d.c. have anti-hazing laws. and a bill would require colleges to report hazing incidents, a first step. it would be unrealistic to eliminate rituals. >> how do you create alternative options for initiation rites that can be healthy and positive. otherwise, the risk if it's just prohibited, it will go underground. when things go underground, they get much more dangerous. >> reporter: for parents with college-age kids. there's an interactive map that shows you what laws exist where. we have a link to that at today.com. the most important thing is conversation. and it might help to mention that not only is hazing unacceptable and dangerous, but it can lead to jail time. matt and savannah? >> our conversation just beginning on this. students and parents, we want to know what you think about the state of hazing on college campuses today. we hope you will tweet us with #hazingamerica. let's make a switch and talk about the weather. >> we'll talk about jose and its effects. it's going to stay offshore, the center of it. but we will feel the effects up and down the eastern seaboard. we can talk about tropical force winds from the delmarva coast, new jersey shore, long island, into cape cod. and the islands there, 60-mile-per-hour winds. the peak wind gusts, tuesday and wednesday. the surf, 10 to 15 feet from atlantic city all the way to nantucket. that's going to cause beach emotion. dangerous surf and coastal flooding will be a problem. and rainfall will be an issue, too. along the new jersey coastline, the eastern half of long island and coastal new england. we're talking about possible good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. hurricane jose already spreading clouds into the area. and later today, there's a chance we'll see a few scattered mainly light showers. the clouds, the chance of showers, winds out of the northeast will keep the temperatures in the upper 70s for philadelphia and the sbushts. there's a chance we'll see some breaks of sunshine. but mostly cloudy during the day. new jersey up to 78 degrees. fog clears in the lehigh valley and near 80 degrees this afternoon in delaware. >> and our friends at the weather channel are covering all of these hurricanes, as well. check them out on cable. coming up next, surprises and snubls. natalie has a full wrap of last night's emmy awards. night's emmy awards. and t hi. oh, hi! welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? 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>> tracy, jose is still far off shore. it's a strong storm system. a large one, too. close enough to spread clouds into our area this morning. and we'll feel the winds later today. that will really be ramping up tomorrow. the thickest clouds are offshore. no rain in the area this morning. the wind, not all that strong just yet. that changes later today. then especially tomorrow. in fact, tomorrow along the coastline. we could see winds of tropical storm strength. so we have issued a first alert for tropical impacts for the jersey shore and the delaware beaches starting later today through thursday. even though the storm stays off shore, it's going to get close enough for high surf, dangerous rip currents, high winds, minor coastal flooding, and potentially moderate beach erosion. tracy? >> thank you. remember, you can track hurricane jose with the flree nbc10 app and get customized alerts to your phone as long as they are issued. now to what you need to know as you head out. first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington. watching the schuylkill expressway and cameras at the conshohocken curve. a tractor-trailer moved out of the way. that's good. we can see that the traffic on the eastbound side still is a little slow. also watching some stop-and-go traffic on 295. this is the northbound side here approaching an earlier crash around sloan avenue. back to you. happening now, striking teachers in the methacton school district are on the picket line in eagleville, montgomery county. schools in the district are closed. thousands of students and their parents are impacted. contract talks broke off last night. we're expected to get an update from the district at about 9:00 this morning. and we'll have another update on air in just about 25 minutes. join us weekday mornings for "nbc10 news today." it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, triple threat. the east coast prepares for a hit from hurricane jose, as maria threatens to follow the same path as irma, across hard-hit caribbean islands. farther in the atlantic, lee forms. we're live with the latest. plus, hazing in america. this morning, a special live event on our plaza, bricks together students, parents and experts for a powerful conversation. is hazing now an epidemic on college campuses? and can anything be done to stop it? and food, fact, or fiction? dr. oz is here to break down the fact about your favorite dishes. how small changes can make your meals event healthier. today, september 18th, 2017. ♪ >> we have three sweet 16s. >> from canada, eh? >> good morning, new orleans. ♪ >> it's my bucket list to be on "today." >> we have so much love this morning. from -- >> indianapolis. >> and we welcome you back to "today" on this monday morning. >> good morning, everybody. we're sorry to start this hour with some sad news. our thoughts and our prayers are going out to carson of his family, over the sudden passing of his mom, patty. >> we spoke to him. and he wanted to share this message with all of you. he says, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, wife, grandchildren pat pattie daly caruso. she touched so many lives with her giant spirit and love of life. she will be missed by her family and the world. but her spark will shine for eternity. and we want to say, carson, we're so sorry. and our thoughts are with you and your family. >> what a devoted loving son carson is. and pattie was just a force. want to change subjects and get a look at your news at 8:00. three, major storms spinning out in the atlantic right now. hurricane maria, threatening puerto rico and other parts of the caribbean. al has an update on this triple threat. >> we're going to start with our east coast threat. jose, category 1, east-southeast of cape hatteras. 80-mile-per-hour winds. it stays offshore, but the effects will be felt from delav del mmarva peninsula. we're worried about the surf. a category 2 storm, maria. east of martinique. it's moving west-northwest at 13. it looks like it will intensity to a category 4 storm before hitting puerto rico. puerto rico has not had a direct hit of a hurricane since 1988 with georges. and 1989 with hugo. this could be rough. hitting with 140-mile-per-hour winds. the storm surge could be devastating. then, it brushes across the dominican republic, with 130-mile-per-hour winds. making its way, by friday, into the turks and caicos and maybe the bahamas with 120-mile-per-hour winds. guys, this will be a very, very dangerous situation. the storm surge alone in puerto rico, could be devastating. i can't really even begin to tell you how bad this could be. >> all right, al. we'll keep our eye on that. you keep your eye on it. we'll check back with you. now, to another big story we're watching. at least 80 people were arrested during a third night of protests in st. louis, over the acquittal of a white former police officer in the shooting of a black man. most of the demonstrations have been peaceful. security concerns forced u2 and ed sheeran to cancel their concerts in st. louis. the judge found jason stockley not guilty in the shooting of lamar smith. now, to an incident in france. four boston college students attacked with acid at a train station in marseille. >> reporter: this morning, these college students who came to paris to see the world, are recovering after a braising attack at the train station in marseille. charlotte koffman, kelsey, courtney silverling, all juniors were headed home from a weekend getaway to the south of france. this witness said she saw a woman holding a bottle of acid and threw it on these girls. authorities arrested the french suspect who they say had a history of psychiatric troubles. but didn't say if she targeted the americans. france has been on high alert since a series of terror attacks killed 213 people. this morning, the b.c. students are returning to paris. >> they will stay. but they may change. >> reporter: one of them writing on facebook. i pray the attacker will be healed from her mental illness. and receive the salvation that can only come from him. for "today," stephanie gosk, nbc news. we'll take a turn, now. and hoda has her "morning boost." >> proof you're never too young to help out around the house. check out this adorable video. that's 1-year-old azara. she's helping her dad do a laundry. azara's mom says she takes after her older sister. cleans her own room, makes her own bed. she encourages everyone in the house by saying this, if you're old enough to make the mess, you're old enough to clean it up. >> does she rihyme it like that. >> that's how she said it. >> the cadence. >> let your kids clean it up. >> we're fighting those battles daily at our house. but really good advice. al, what's shaking? >> we're looking right now in the pacific northwest with some strong storms. they're going to be causing heavy rain and maybe even some localized flooding. thunderstorms around the western gulf and strong storms making their way through the central plains. th's what's going on aroatun >> that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al. thanks very much. up next, an in depth, live discussion on hazing on american college campuses. what can schools do about it? 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>> not really. we really didn't think very much of either of our boys joining a fraternity or hazing or anything like that. it kind of came to us a little later on that tim was interested in joining a fraternity. and frankly, that thought really was not a significant thought of mine. >> when you heard he was interesting to join a fraternity, did hazing come to your mind even at that point? >> it did. but when i read the tenets of this fraternity, i felt better because it was a nonhazing, nonalcohol fraternity. i thought, we're good. >> unfortunately, we know the awful things that transpired with your son. it's really unspeakable. what does it mean for you to be here today? what we're about to do to sit down and have this conversation. i think it's important to ground it in what you are hoping to accomplish here. >> the legislation about holding the schools accountable. the schools need to hold the students accountable. and the court systems need to hold the students accountable, as well. the only way we're going to get change is if we have real accountability and hopefully deterrents from doing this in the future. >> one of the things the bill is going to do is define what hazing is. how do you do that? >> substantial risk of injury. that's where you really start and knowing -- these are the elements, so to speak. but it suggests that you understand that there's some risk associates with certain activities. and we're not talking about the kind of lighthearted things that aren't really a threat. >> shaving your head. painting the school logo on your face. running across the campus naked. that's not what you're trying to do away with. >> it is to some degree. we're talking about humiliation, degradation. we're talking about things that might be reckless behavior. not always intentional. but certainly reckless without regard to a person's safety or mental health. it could be something like that. we're talking about excessive use of alcohol. we're talking about sex acts, which are very often in these kind of things. but what they also say, it's not confined to sororities and fraternities. people in marching bands, choirs, sports activities. it is rampant on college campuses. it has to stop. >> let's be clear of what this legislation does. it doesn't outlaw hazing. it doesn't look to govern these groups. it's that universities should start reports of hazing. are the universities turning a blind eye? i would like to hear the piazzas on that, as well. >> exposure, behavior, accountable. this pulls everybody into the dialogue. and more than 50% of the students that are subjected to hazing during the course of the year, and a broad spectrum of activities, not just fraternities and sororities. it makes the school a partner in reporting any incidents of hazing and then educating your student body prior to a school year about what it means to haze and the fact that you're going to be accountable. >> that bill tells universities and colleges they have to report any hazing incidents, in part, as part of their annual crime report. so, that makes it more significant for the university. >> correct. we're building on the cleary act that already reports acts of violence or criminal activity on a campus. >> let's take this to a personal level for a second. i didn't get to meet tim. but you told me a lot about him. when we sat down and talked. he was smart. he was confident. he was well-liked. as a parent, now, i say, okay. so, i think i have kids who are all of those things. how can i be sure they're going to get to college and they're going to try to join an organization. and they're going to be willing to stand up and say no. i don't want to join your organization badly enough to have you put me through what you're trying to put me through? how would you answer that question? >> young kids are impressionable. and sometimes they feel peer pressure. we're trying to do things that will make a difference. we're trying to do things that will bring an end to it. we're working with the state of pennsylvania to introduce new laws that will make the hazing penalties stiffer. not only for the individuals who do it, but also for the universities and organizations that turn a blind eye to it. >> don't you think there's a flipside that we haven't talked about. we hear about a hazing victim. what about the hazing perm trei perpetrators? and what kind of conversations do you need to have with your children that says if you see something wrong, you have to stand up and do something about it. >> as a parent, you need to have a conversation with your child to say it's unacceptable. under no circumstance is hazing acceptable. and to let them know, all of the potential risks that come along with it. in addition to morally hurting somebody and potentially them dying. >> and if someone stands up and ostracizes you for standing up against this, well, then -- >> you don't need them. >> you don't need them thisin y life. let's go to hoda in our crowd. >> in this day and age, why on earth does hazing exist at these colleges? and why is it that kids who are smart kids, with like a 3.5 gpa and all this stuff, end up signing up for that? >> there's research that would suggest that we have evolved to haze. that literally, as humans going through the last several thousand years, that we look for opportunities to keep newcomers from coming into our groups and exploiting the status of our groups. and that's why you see hazing so much worse in fraternities and vo varsity athletes. there's status being in those groups. the groups don't want to just give that status away. they want people to subject them to degradie ining tasks to be pf this group. >> you can't believe with the deaths that this still exists. >> exactly. there's different motivations. that's hard to understand. some groups haze because they want to bring groups together. often times we see the abuse of power. we see people that i can make you do anything to get it. i can make you drink alcohol until you pass out. and they abuse that power. we need to curb that power differential that's inherent. >> you get together in these groups, whether it's a marching band or an athletic organization or greek life. and sometimes the existing members will say to pledges, well, i did this. i did this. and that's how i'm a part of this group. why won't you do it? the pressure they exert on these young minds is substantial. >> as i said, young people are impressionable. and i have no doubt there are people that probably don't want to do it but feel the pressure they have to. that's what we need to put an end to. we need to put an end to all of this. we need to break that trend. >> it's a cycle of abuse. >> and being involved in these organizations, as well. people look at how do i benefit by being a part of this? how am i elevated being on my campus? how do i build a network of people to help me as i go further in my career? or my education? there's some advantages, as well. people look at that and they weigh what -- is it so bad? but nobody should send their kid to school and they not come home. that's why we have to do something about this. >> tom, i mean, there's obviously a criminal aspect to this in some cases. you represent the piazzas. there's a criminal case unfolding there. is enough being done to prosecute and to pursue incidents of hazing that cross into that line? >> if there is not an aggressive posture towards the prosecution of what is a crime in most states, there will not be deterrents. that's part of what we see and what we recognize. there's a culture of abuse. and there's a culture of recidivism that we have here. and someone has to try to break it. that's what universities are grappling with. and that's what the piazzas are grappling with, as well. >> hoda? >> guys, i have stuart. you want to stand up, sir? he has triplets, three kids all getting ready to go to college. you have discussed greek life. you have a question for the p e piaz piazzas. are there warning signs that parents or students can pick up only, before initiations about individual fraternities that would indicate there's something dangerous involved in their initiation? >> we certainly had no warning signs. as my wife said, she looked up this fraternity. it seemed to be a model fraternity. but what was going on inside its doors was something completely different. the message to the children is, if it doesn't feel right, if it doesn't look right, get out. >> i also think it's important. you ask a very good question. because we have rituals. it shouldn't be on the student who is looking to join something to figure out what it might be about. these organizations have a responsibility to revisit what the rituals are about. and make sure ahead of time that they're removing the kinds of things that create the s substantial risk of harm or degradation and other things. i think this sends a signal as much to the fraternity councils and to the universities, to revisit things that people have been doing to make sure they're not harmful. >> another aspect of this. and kate snow touched on this in her piece earlier in the show. sometimes universities and colleges, when they outlaw these things, they're driven underground. and at that point, you get a practice that gets even more dangerous because it's so far from the eyes of authorities, that it goes further. how do you deal with that? >> i think there's a couple things. the university has to have policies in place that are so strict that people know if i get caught doing this, i could be expelled, i could be prosecuted. and i think that also, the organizations, i'm part of a sorority. we make sure our policies are so clear, we make signs saying i will not be hazed. we make our membership saying i will not haze, so we have the ability to hold them accountable for whatever they do. and make an example of them when they do it. and i think we have to work together to make sure everybody is on the same page. >> and there's a universal principle here. universities must own this problem. universities cannot walk away from it. >> i want to get to hoda who has another question. >> you can go ahead and stand up. a sophomore at rutgers. he's a member of a fa teraterni. >> i pledged a fraternity last semest semester. and i was fortunate to have an awesome experience. but for my friends, they didn't have the same experience i did. that being said, i'm happy we're taking a step in the right direction to address the hazing epidemic. my question is regard to the reach act. it will reach out to universities to document hazing as their annual crime report. how do you plan to document and account for all the hazing that's not reported? >> good question. >> unfortunately, a lot of people that go to college thinking hazing is normal. they don't think they've been hazed. that's why the education component of this bill is going to make sure that when they go to a college campus, that college is going to tell them what hazing is, instruct them how to report it, where to report it, and what their expectations should be after they report it. i think if people believe something will happen, they will report it. most people think, nothing is going to happen if i report it and i don't know who to report it to, so they don't. i think if people understand how serious this is, and they can get some real redress, they will report it. >> we have a mole with the clear react, that's demonstrated and working, with sexual violence on campuses. there's a pattern with education and reporting that's already proven to work on college campuses. >> jim and evelyn, in the 35, 40 seconds we have left, leave people watching with one piece of advice. the parents at home, who just sent their kids off to college or are about to in the coming years? >> talk to your kids. be open and honest. and convince them that they can tell you anything, so that they can tell you, if they're in a bad situation. >> just make sure they understand what happened to tim and the most recent situation. they need to know about it. >> it can happen to them. >> really appreciate you coming. and continuing to share your story. and make a difference with your story. and thanks for the bill you're proposing. we think it will make a huge difference, as well. >> we want to keep this conversation going online. we have a lot more coming up tonight on "nbc nightly news" tonight, as well. we hope you get involved. just ahead on "today." dr. oz is here. he has the truth about now your nbc 10 first alert weather. just about issued a first ar the impact of jose. >> we're seeing some of the impacts already, but the strongest weather from the storm will wait until tomorrow. clouds are spreading inland this afternoon. you could see the first showers and thicker clouds are just offshore. a first alert for the jersey shore and the delaware beaches through thursday morning. high winds of thunderstorm strength may be with us tomorrow afternoon and night. minor coastal flooding and beach erosion. we've seen some fog this morning. it's starting to ease in the east. hasn't completely left the area. the clouds are going to be around for most of the day. let's get a check on the roads with jessica boyington looking at the vine street expressway. >> looks good right now. here's westbound. maybe a little bit of a slow down at that ramp. hatboro watch for a crash at n manor road. schools in the district are closed today. thousands of students and parents are impacted by this. talks broke off last night. we'll have another update for you in 25 minutes. our veterans have given us the rights and freedoms that we have and we enjoy today. ready. aim. fire. and it's important for us to let them know that we will never forget their service. fire. it was steve's idea to have this cemetery. this was supplied to the veterans, giving us a final resting place. we owe everything to steve for what he gave us here. i wanted to make sure that we just didn't say thank you to veterans, we had tangible things to show, and i think we've accomplished that. [ "taps" playing ] ♪ good morning, everybody. it's 8:30, now. it's monday morning. it's the 18th of september, 2017. we just had a really important conversation on our plaza. and we also want to say good morning to all the nice folks who have decided to grace us with their presence even though it's a little misty. >> we have a nice crowd moment. we scoured the crowd. i'll take ales, he doesn't need it. we have a young lady who is turning 50. hold on. hold on. let me come to you. what is your name? >> marie. marie and chrissy. >> marie has one thing on her bucket list. and one thing is, you want to meet charlie, right? >> and you, too. >> would you like a handshake from charlie? >> yes, i would love one. >> can we arrange for that? >> sit. >> come on up. >> reach your hand out. shake. >> yay. yes. >> shake. >> oh. >> he doesn't know you. that's the only reason. >> hi, charlie. >> isn't that the sweetest? the sweetest. happy birthday. >> watch out. he's going to get jealous. that's his doggy. >> come on over, charlie. well done. >> good job, charlie. >> that was awesome. coming up, dr. oz is here. he's going to break down some confusing health headlines. and what you do and don't need to be concerned about when it comes to your favorite foods. and we're going to be rev l revealing our 2017 "today" style heroes, including miss tess holiday, who helps embrace our differences and celebrate what makes us unique. and game-changing products when it comes to your beauty regime. before we get to all this, this week, we're counting down to the launch of megyn kelly "today." >> one week from today, megyn will have her "today." >> seven people who have made me megyn. deaf nfinitely my mom and dad. for obvious reasons. they were loving and active parents. i lost my dad at a young age, but his imprint on me was very intact and remains so. my nana, who lived to be 101. she just passed this last october. but i was lucky enough to have her for 46 years. and my sense of humor was handed down from her, to my mom, to me. my husband, doug, who has become the most important person in my life. and my three little guys, who are 7, 6 and 4, who have just changed the way i see the world, in every way, as pretty much every parent out there can probably relate to. >> let's get going on monday, 9:00 a.m. eastern, that's the premiere of megyn kelly "today." visit today.com for tickets. they're free. you can part of a live studio audience. and after her show, you can come over to kathie lee and i. >> and the best news is, the studio is indoors. you don't have to stand out in the rain like this. mr. roker, a check of the weather? >> let's look at your week ahead. on the east coast, we'll be watching jose. very wet and rainy in the pacific northwest. strong storms in the mid mississippi river valley. shine through the southwest. as we get to the midweek period, rain hanging around and remnants of jose. mountain snows through the western plains. as we get toward the end of our workweek, sunny and warm in the northeast. mid-atlantic states to the northeast. me me good morning. hurricane jose already spreading clouds to the area. later today, there's a chance we'll see a few scattered showers. temperatures in the upper 70s for philadelphia and the suburbs. there's a chance we'll see some breaks of sunshine, but mostly cloudy during the day. new jersey up to 78 degrees. fog clears in the lehigh valley. >> that's your latest weather. make s make sure you get your full forecast anytime you need it. check out our pals at the weather channel on cable. >> matt? >> al, thank you a much. there's a lot of information out there that can make you think before you reach for your favorite foods. dr. oz is here to help you figure out how to eat what you love. >> food manufacturers are paying attention to you. attention to your wallets. are you paying attention to them? we're going to do food deconstructed shows to get under the hood of the famous foods. starting with chicken. >> i could eat chicken five nights a way. >> should it be organic? if you can afford it, eat organic. it's better for you. better for the environment. people don't know what organic means. if you eat foods, you're eating what they're eating, too. if the food that the animal, the chicken is eating, you'll benefit. organic feeds are better. not given antibiotics. they're able to go outside. they're treated more humanely on the inside because chickens don't like going outside. >> you hear about free-range chicken. where does that compare to organic. and you wince at that? >> not as important. to be free range, all you have to be able to do is prove the chicken could have gone to the patio. but in an unprecedented moment, i had the producers of chickens in the world, tyson, bell and evans and purdue. they said chickens don't go outside. it's what happens inside the room that is more important. they came under part because of chlorine in chickens. that's a trade war accusation. when you wash chickens in water, you don't absorb very much of it. the manufacturers want you to understand that's going down with them. >> real simple but important thing about the prepping of the chicken and the handling of the chicken. >> chicken is dirty. moms take it and wash it. mistake. when you wash this chicken, you're washing the bacteria all over your kitchen. you're going to cook it, 165 degrees. this chicken will be perfect. no bacteria will be surviving on it anyway. >> let's move on. a staple to my diet, macchiar a and cheese. >> the challenge of mac and cheese, are accusations about phthalates. they're little bits of plastic residue that we know are dangerous. they've been banned in north america. how much is really in mac and cheese. if you look at the back of the box, there's no phthalate listed. they're plastics, when you make them bendy and flexible. you have to put phthalates in them. when the food is going along, they can pick up the plastic. when you powder cheese, you have to squirt it through tubes. more chance to contact plastic. for moms that panic, i have good news. kids will get more phthalates in their body moving across the floor. make a butternut squash. my daughter taught me this. butternut squash. freeze it ahead of time. by the time you get to wednesday mac and cheese, you can make your mac and cheese, in about the same amount of time and ate looks like this. taken out all of the coloring. they use healthy solutions. >> real quickly now. meat loaf. love meat loaf. it's fallen out of favor. you have a better way to make it? >> meat loaf is bad. it's dry because it's bad. you want to avoid dry meat loaf. >> people are using leaner meat and it got dry. >> you ruin a good food. 85% meat. 85% lean. a little bit of fat left in it. you can use mushrooms as filler, the eggs, and gelatin. you'll make the meat loaf, which is to die for. and the mac and cheese, that has the butternut squash on the today.com site. try those options. they work. >> we'll talk about chicken procedures on that side, as well. >> we are? >> yeah, sure. dr. oz, thanks. the dr. oz show launching its ninth season today. check your local listings for that. up next, we'll introduce you to our 2017 "today style" heroes, including this champion of the body positive movement. first, this is "today" on nbc. back, now, at 8:41 with style. all this week, we are recognizing men and women who inspire us to be our true selves and find our own style and love our bodies. they're our 2017 "today style" heroes. >> i'm ellie kemper. and i love my quadricep muscles. >> i love my forehead. some people call it a five head. and maybe even a six or a seven. >> my arms made me one of the best gymnasts in the world. i would never do anything to change that. >> my favorite part of the way i lo look is i don't care. i was so over taking an hour and a half get ready in the morning. >> to my younger self, i say do not worry so much about what you look like. >> my style heroes are anyone who woears what the hell they want to wear. >> some very powerful and inspirational women. they're in good company with our next guest, who is also on our style heroes list, miss tess holliday. she's at the forefront of the body positive movement. she has a book out. a page-turner, out on september 26th. called the not-so-subtle art of being a fat girl, loving the skin you're in. i love your sense of style because your sense of style is, you pick out what you like and you put it on. and who cares what anybody says. tell us how you got that kind of confidence. >> well, it came from being bullied my whole entire life. i was the only kid wearing troll doll earrings and tweety bird at 16. i didn't have instagram telling me what was cool. i would have wore troll doll earrings but my stylest had a talk with me. >> what did that come from? >> i loved what i loved. and my mom told me, wear what you want to wear. and i knew i would get made fun of. but i feel like fashion should be fun, even at a young age. >> in your book, you talk about being bullied and made fun of. in your book, out on the 26th, i was reading through it. as i was paging through your childhood, i felt so horrible for the things that happened to you. it wasn't just the bullying, it was all kinds of things. herb terrible stuff at home. moving around. sexual abuse. all of this stuff. and here you are. >> yeah. >> here you are. what do you attribute to that. there's a lot of people that have been in your life but aren't in this position. >> i'm the most stubborn person on the planet. i feel at a very young age, because of what happened to my mom, i talk about in the book, my mom is a strong, resilient woman. and she instilled to me that anything was possible. so, i had been through some of the worst things imaginable at already 10. and horrible things continue to happen after. but i was really determined because i knew that i wanted to do something. i wanted to be sitting here with you. i felt like, if i could get through everything i could, basically anything was possible. >> you were thinking, if you wanted to be in fashion or on camera and all that stuff, you were thinking how hard can that be? >> 100%. i was like, my mom literally almost died. i was abused my entire life, really, until i was in my early 20s. and i thought, why can't i do this? if there's not a model that looks like me, why didn't i be that model? >> you are transforming things. i love in your book, you give pieces of advice. what do you call them? >> tess holliday's advice for life. >> give me one your love. >> my favorite is, you can eat your feelings but guac is extra. >> first f aof all, you're an inspiration. your book makes you realize that anything is possible. congrats on being one of our style heroes. she is take over our "today style" instagram today. make sure you check it out. by the way, your husband is adorable. is there a shot with the cute hat. adorbs. head to today.com/style. we're getting a sneak peek of the best beauty break thrust. but first, this is "today" on nbc. welcome back. with thousands of new beauty products coming out every year, how can you tell which ones are worthy of your money? our friends at "allure" are giving us a list of the best of beauty. michele lee is here. she's going to take us through the breakthrough winners. michelle, good morning. >> good morning. >> breakthrough winners, these are all new products, what we're about to see. >> brand-new this year. and for any product to get the "allure" breakthrough seal, of best beauty awards, it has to show innovation in ingredients, or design. we test about 10,000 products in a short span of time. >> let's start here with our first breakthrough. this is a self-tanner. how does it work? >> the innovation here is jergens has taken two of the more timing tasks, putting on self-tanner and moisturizer, post-shower. >> you put this on wet skin. >> wet skin. you put it on your wet skin and you dry off as you normally would. >> it's not going to make your towel brown? >> it won't make your towel brown or your clothes brown. after a couple hours, a nice color will build up. you can apply it every day. >> this is aquaphor in a bottle. >> we were obsessed with it. we know the original aquaphor. the original one is great for dry, rough skin. it comes out really thick. this one sprays out and it worked upside-down. you can spray this on large parts of your body and it spreads easily on arms, legs and your back. >> but it feels like the aq aquaphor. >> we have kat over here. she works at "allure." this is a new eye liner that kat will demonstrate. this is the mac roller wheel liquid liner. this is new because of the applicator. if you look at it, it's a little wheel that looks like a tiny pizza cutter. it absorbs the nice amount of product, that you can do a nice continuous line, if you're doing thick or thinner. >> liquid eye liner can be tricky. a couple more -- >> in-shower is a theme for this year. this is living proof texturizer. while in the shower, you use this. after you shampooed and conditioned, you put this product in, rinse it out lightly. and it will leave a blend of ingredients that stays in all day. it's meant for air-drying your air. you give it a scrunch up and have a beachy wave all day. >> i worked on this last year. last week. it's an app that helps you pick your foundation. >> it does. this is a bare minerals foundation. for some of us, it's hard to get the foundation shade. you test and you smear and sometimes go home with the wrong shade. bare minerals has made it easy. you get this app on your phone. and you scan different parts of your face. you send it off. that data goes to the company. they send you back to your house in a couple days, your custom foundation. >> that says made for savannah. i'm excited to try it. >> savannah, and michelle. we tested this on a bunch of different skin tones. >> and it matched well? >> it matched really well. undertones matched perfectly. >> and tell us about our splurge. >> we have the clairesonic. new this year, we have a massage head tool that's meant to firm and smooth skin. you pop this on and use it about three minutes. it's been shown in tests to improve firmness. >> your dermatologist said it did help. >> it did. >> we'll check out all of these products and more. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. you each drive a ford pickup right? (all) yes. i'm going to show you a next generation pickup. awesome. let's do this. the bed is made of high-strength steel, which is less susceptible to punctures than aluminum. stronger the better. and best of all, this new truck is actually- (all laughing) oh my.... the current chevy silverado. current chevy owners and lessees get a total value of ten-thousand, six hundred dollars. or, 0% financing for 72 months on this silverado all star. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. we're back, now. 8:54, with the tennis match that changed the world. >> the battle between billie jean king and bobby rigs had huge implications for women's tennis and women in general. both of you play real people that existed in this movie. what was it like to do that? and did you get to meet the people you were portraying? >> well, i didn't because mine, sadly, has passed away. i've played a lot of people that existed. there was very little to go on, really. my character was not famous. she was undocumented. she was kept very much in the shadows, which is what a huge part of the film is about. >> and i played larry king. the other larry king. no suspenders this time. and he was the husband to billie jean king. and i, fortunately, got to meet him. he and billie jean to our house for dinner. >> did they talk about what went down and everything? >> no. more stories about what they're up to these days with their kids. you can tell, there's so much love between them still. it's wonderful. >> were you familiar with the story beforehand? did you read up on it? >> depressingly not enough. but i'm meaning that seriously in that it's such an important story of the 20th century. >> so many people will get to know it a lot better. in theaters friday. >> you're sticking around, both now your nbc 10 first alert weather. good morning. i'm vai sikahema. just about 9:00 a.m. on this monday. we have issued a first alert for the impact of hurricane jose on the jersey shore. >> we're already seeing lots of clouds from that storm. it's getting closer to our area, spreading clouds inland and giving us a few sprinkles in parts of new jersey. 70 in philadelphia, warming to 78 this afternoon. you might see a few breaks in the clouds but mostly cloudy and a chance of showers later today. the fog will be easing out of the lehigh valley. the rain, really due in tonight and tomorrow. the heavier downpours will be during the day tomorrow. jose is moving to the north. that will bring it closer to our area. the worst of this storm looks set for tomorrow. let's get a check on the roads with jessica boyington. >> we're seeing some slow downs on the northbound side because of volume and a crash reported on this side as well. just around route 41, northbound towards philly a little bit of a delay there. also 95 had a few accidents that are all clear now, but some southbound delays remain. constitution day is today. in the lehigh valley you can get free vaccinations for your child in a free back to school program at bethlehem. students also get free school supplies and books. i'm vai sikahema. have a great day. this morning on "today's take," actress kate walsh is here, opening up about a major health care. and oscar winner dame judi dench, and her latest film getting buzz. and you can be one of five lucky winners to pocket a big prize. our giveaway every day, coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today," monday morning, september 18th, 2017. "my house" by florida." we love having him on the show. >> good times. >> he's not here today. we are just saying we love him. >> and i love this song in particular. >> look at this, guys. >> i know. family christmas card. >> there you go. nice. hey, now. >> we're actually all in the building. we decided we fight as well sit together. >> it's rare for a all of us to be here at the same time. >> we're here. and you just got back from boston. >> i did. brian and i, i finally had -- sorry. just had a cookie and a sip of coffee. it's going down the right way. >> my mom said going down the wrong pipe. >> did it go down the wrong pipe. i don't know how many pipes are in there. i finally had some time off. we escaped up to the suburbs. >> what have you been doing? >> a few storms here and there. haven't been home all that much. so, we went up to the suburbs, which, when brian and i go to the suburbs, we just -- we dominate the suburbs. >> is that where you're happiest, in the burbs? >> for a couple days. then, i'm itching to get back to the city. i get in the car and go get food and back in the car. we brought calvin out. calvin went to his first red sox thing. not the suburbs thing. he's there with his boston red sox hat. we've been waiting for his head to grow into it. now, it almost doesn't fit into it. i went to the grocery store. in my sweat pants. >> that's great. >> this was a lot of fun. >> here in the city, you go to the grocery store, small aisles, not a lot of room. you go to a stop and shop in the suburbs, you can drive a truck. >> i'm driving over different lanes. >> there's a target in the city. i don't go. but out in the suburbs, those targets, heaven. >> and the supertarget. >> superheaven. >> it's funny, we have grown up in smaller places and it's a highlight that she went to the grocery store. >> i wheeled the cart up. went on a hike. went apple picking. calvin just ate the actual apple. i took the skin off. there. he's got two little teeth on the bottom. and he was just gnawing at it. you remember the bread thing, i would take the bread away from him and he would scream. that's what happened with the apple. >> is that your hands? >> yes. >> he's trying to take it from you. i didn't want him to get to the core. >> like corn on the cob. he's going at it. >> i should try corn on the cob? what age should you try corn on the cob? >> it doesn't matter. poppy didn't have teeth for a very -- until now. and i was very concernedfeeding mila. the gums are so strong. i say now. >> you can gnaw on it. >> i need good, jersey corn. new jersey grows the best corn. >> that's good corn. >> that's my trip to the suburbs. >> we know about corn on this show. >> we do? why? >> corny. >> why did i laugh? i don't get that. >> talk about nashville. >> had a good time. went to nashville. celebrated our 22nd anniversary. thank you very much. >> for all of us newly married, ten years in, what is your recommendation for happy marriage, 22 years? >> oh, gosh. >> putting you on the spot. you're very happily married. >> you go through rough times. i don't know. she doesn't there. you know, you just have to accept that there's going to be these ins and outs. but i think communication. >> yeah. >> talking. that's what my mom and dad told us. you know? i had a great time. deborah and her friend went off shopping. >> i saw you on instagram biking. >> i was on a bike. and before -- >> looking dapper. >> i should have had a helmet on. i had a collapsible helmet i normally take with me. i forgot it. so, i with us biking, the nashville b-cycle they have. this is on vanderbilt university. went to some great places. peg leg porker's, a great barbecue place. there, with our good friends. >> i'm going tomorrow. y'all are welcome to join me. >> you have to go to bastien. >> what do you like at a barbecue place? >> ribs. pulled pork. >> what about baked beans? >> there's a thing -- >> which thing? >> about beans? >> and more proof that dylan is really a guy. i stay away from the bean jokes and dylan goes all-in. >> you got to throw in the bean jokes. >> another place you go, cosuean. >> what is it? >> a great barbecue place, as well. >> can we talk about your weekend and your 9:00 to 5:00? >> i dressed up as my hero. my hero is dolly parton. i love her so much. i quote her. >> did you -- >> just for fun. >> why? >> just because. >> just saturday night fun. >> did you have to put a little more? >> those are not real. not real. >> they look real, jenna? >> they do. >> why? as my friend, bryant gumbel would say, why. >> it was a party. an '80s party. and dolly parton is still great in the 2000s. but in the '80s, i fell in love with dolly. >> henry went as willie nelson. it felt dlliberating. i came out dressed. and he was like, woo, you know? and he was looking in one place. but he was like -- >> your hair? >> yes. >> that's pretty impressive. >> but my mom was in town yesterday. and she's like, are those real? mom, no. >> i feel like -- >> they don't look unnatural. >> they don't? it was toilet paper. just like what i did when i was 12. >> i still do it. >> they look so perky. >> toilet paper does wonders. >> that's amazing. and it's smooth. >> well, i think up close, if you touched it, it wouldn't have felt so smooth. >> fine. >> al just stopped talking. >> jolene. jolene. >> that's how you do 22 years of marriage. >> you pick your moments. >> was there something that went through your head that i can't say this out loud? >> yeah. there's no reason to do it. what the heck? we only have five more days. last night, big night for tv's biggest stars. hulu's "a handmaid's tale," hbo's "big little lies." some of the big winners. i haven't seen them. >> you've seen "handmaid's tale." >> no. "big little lies." and everybody is talking about "handmaid's tale." >> it's based on a book i read and i studied in college. >> best drama. >> i can't -- i cannot imagine it in an adaptation from a book to a television show. everybody says it's really good. >> elisabeth moss winning for best actress. >> and nicole kidman. >> and look at the fabulous cicely tyson. and laura dern in "big little lies." and how about julia louis-dreyfus. here so happy for her. >> i love "veep." the show. >> it's henry's favorite show on tv. >> that's what she took it. comedy role lead. and made history, the performer with the most awards for performing the same role. sometimes after a huge hit, like "seinfeld," you think it would be hard for somebody to jump back in. but look at the success. >> well, "christine" another huge show. >> sterling k. brown winning big for best actor in a drama for "this is us." >> that's coming back soon, right? the 6th? >> have you watched the whole first season? >> yeah. >> i haven't. >> really? >> he had a great line. he said -- acknowledging his cast members. y'all are the best white family a brother could have. forget about -- >> that's great. >> that's when they say it's worth it to binge watch. on demand is what we have. >> and i'm going to go out there and say, i think stephen colbert was spectacular. just did a fantastic job hosting. >> none of us actually saw it. >> i said to al -- i said to al, i was sure nicole kidman was going to win. and he goes, she did. i was like, oh. >> just because you went to bed, doesn't mean it didn't happen. >> i tried so hard. my husband put my tv on my phone now so i can watch it. >> on your phone? >> it's great. i don't want a tv in the bedroom. that's my rule. not my rule to have a tv in the bedroom. now, that i have it on my phone. the emmys are woman icoming. next thing i knew, it's 4:00 a.m. >> sean spicer showing up. >> that was a moment. >> and the seth meyers bit was funny. >> the marbles in the mouth was hilarious. >> that was in the open. >> i was literally in bed, lights offer, 8:00. >> we went to bed at 8:00. henry goes, it's 8:40, like a panic. it's 8:40, we have to go to slee sleep. >> are you my edge? >> we were tired. i dressed up as dolly parton. >> you have little kids. >> we go straight to dead. i'm a 90-year-old person in the body of a 35-year-old. >> never mind. coming up -- >> filter is good today. >> i know. i can't believe your impulse control. >> every now and then. we'll catch up with kate walsh. the actress is opening up about a recent health care. a recent health care. what she found outat carmax, we. uh, all the cars? all the cars. old cars? yes. new cars? oh, yeah. sports cars? indeed. a big ol' boat-like car? permission to come aboard! what about a car that's all (makes awkward car noises) hgnnnn-nn-nn-nnnn-ayy-ayyy i don't see why not. what about, let's say... oh, i don't know, a purple van with a painting of a wizard just shooting lightning out of his fingers riding a unicorn sneezing rainbows? definitely. just asking for a friend. yea, i figured. 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♪ wecage-free eggs.ng and we care about amazing taste. because at hellmann's, we're on the side of food. we make the food and deliver right to your door. so you won't have to lift a finger... just a fork. do you want to do a monster check? yes. no monsters. ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ no monsters. nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. and welcome back to "today's take." it's our giveaway every day. feeling a little blue because it's monday? we're doing -- actually, we look a little beige. we're doing the giveaway every day. drumroll. >> yes. >> thanks to h.p., we're giving you a chance to win an h.p. sprocket pocket printer, which is really cool. five viewers at home get to take this printer. it wirelessly connects to your smartpho smartphone. and you can customize your images and stickers and more. this is how fast it prints. >> remember when i said team christmas card? here it is. >> print up 500 of these. >> and i love that you said 500. i was thinking about mom and dad. >> i'm thinking all your fr friends. >> is this on sticky paper? >> you have a particy and peopl come over. >> we can do this at al's party. >> we'll do that. >> if you want a chance to win, go to facebook.com. >> look at that. that's better than a name tag. >> yes. >> if it's a picture of your face, it's still just your face. >> i went to my college reunion, they had your name tag but your picture also, of what you looked like. >> in case you changed. >> none of us looked -- none of us. >> who are you? oh, i remember you. >> and this goes to our next topic, facebook.com/todaystake. >> to get that. >> giving away five? >> five. >> put mine on my mug. >> your coffee mug? how many times have you met somebody for the first time and immediately forgot their name? >> the second they're saying their name. i'm so bad with it. >> business insider decided to look at that and decide that names are meaningless because they don't give details about who you are, what you lack lioo or what you do. >> unless you have a unique name. like sheinelle. >> or dylan. >> people forget your name often, don't they? >> walking down the street, someone will be like, barbara? barbara? >> well, you're twins. >> laura. laura. people calling me my mom's name all the time. and people call my mom barbara all the time. and people will say, no, that's my mother-in-law. >> all understandable. but in fact, a 1986 study asked participants to read a biography. >> just learning about this? >> this takes the studies to a new level. >> we're day offing deep here. >> this just in -- >> 69% of people remember jobs. 68% remembered hobbies. 62% recall hometowns. >> i'll do that. >> where am i from? >> texas. >> only 31% remembered first names. 30% recalling last names. is it true, that you did not know brian's name for the first six months? >> it's true. >> and dating. >> also in 1986, brian was born. but -- i thought his name was tom. >> while you were dating? >> once we started dating, i realized his name was brian. but the first six months i knew him, i thought his name was tom. and someone said, you know it's brian. >> i like that he never corrected you. just call me tom. >> you can call me whatever you want. >> just don't call me late for dinner. we want to take a moment to think about the folks who have inspired us and made us who we are today. >> hands down, my parents. they let me be me. they didn't push me in one direction. they let me do whatever i wanted to do. and, yeah. i think i'm independent because of them. >> i remember after meeting your mom, i'm like, dylan's mom. >> it makes sense? >> i think so. >> i have to say, too, it's cliche. but i would say my mom and my grandmothers, the women who came before me. i'm named after my grandmother, jenna welsh. i'm name ld after her. and my sister is named after our other grandmother. >> i talked about my grandma and my mom. i wanted to pick somebody i haven't talked about yet. there's a woman allison payne. she doesn't know i exist. she was the only african-american news woman i had ever seen. she was in chicago. even though i grew up in wich a wichita, kansas, we had wgn. she would come on every night. she was warm and nice. had longer hair. i wanted her to be my auntie. >> you resemble each other. >> allison, you don't know me. but there's a lot of little brown girls like me that used to turn on the news and say, hey, i think i can do that. >> oh, sheinelle. >> that is -- let me tell you. >> that probably made her day. >> this woman was funny and hip. >> so, call her. >> she doesn't know me. >> i'll bet you -- >> i'm sure she's heard of you. >> allison, turn this on and give her a call. >> someone is texting her right now. >> i get to say it and verbalize it. >> oh. >> how about you? >> besides my mom and dad, from a personal standpoint, from a professional and personal standpoint, willard scott. he was my hero, and still is. love him to death. >> i love willard, too. >> talked to him and he's doing great. >> my grandmother had a crush on willard scott. >> she ran over and kissed him during the inaugural parade. >> she had such a big crush on him forever. >> the reason we're asking this question is because we're seven days away from officially adding a new member to the "today" show family. and in honor of megyn kelly today, megyn is sharing the seven people who has made her. >> seven people who have made me megyn, my mom and dad, for obvious reasons. they were active and loving parents. even though i lost my dad at a young age, his imprint on me was very intact and remains so. thankfully. my nana, who lived to be 101. she just passed this past october. i was lucky to have her for 46 years. and my sense of humor was handed down from her, to my mom, to me. my husband, doug, who has become the most important person in my life. my three little guys who are 7, 6 and 4, who have just changed the way i see the world in every day, as pretty much every parent out there can probably relate out there can probably relate to. ♪ out there can probably relate to. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the all new 2018 camry. toyota. let's go places. what's new from light and fit? 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>> it was in january of 2015. i was exhausted. but i had just wrapped a show, "bad judge." and i was starring and executive producing. it wasn't unheard of to be exhausted. i thought, i just burned myself out. i was working out intensely. i'll take it easy. when i was working out, my pilates instructor said, your right side is dipping. and i was driving and i would start swerving into the right lane. i could drink several cups of coffee and not have any energy. then, it was beyond aphase ia. and it got apparent pretty quick. i wanted to go and have a checkup. i went to a neurologist. and pushed for an mri. and thank god i did. >> why did you have to push? >> well, mris, it's not something they do all the time. and i think, you know, i'm not a person who -- i don't know. you kind of -- i had to advocate a little bit. they don't hand them out all the time because it's magnetic radiation. but it was -- yeah. i found out immediately that i had a very sizable tumor, which they hoped would be benign. but we didn't find out until we were in surgery. >> it was big? like a small lemon in my front left lobe. i was lucky that it was benign and they got it all out. >> when you hear something like that, when the doctor told you the diagnosis, what went through your mind? >> i left my body. the words brain tumor wasn't in my consciousness. i wanted to make sure everything was okay. and i was -- i guess in some way i was relieved that it wasn't just -- oh, i was just exhausted and sort of -- i don't know. i was relieved. and then, it was -- everything happened so quickly because three days later, i was in surgery. yeah. >> three days later. >> gosh. >> yeah. >> how did this experience change you? >> it was -- it changes me, i think in all the cliche ways. before i went in, i had no idea it would happen. my mom gave me rosary beads and friends gave me a stuffed animal. if this is it, i had a great run. but i -- all of the things, if i come out of this all right, i want to spend more time with my family and friends. i want to work on projects that i just love, with people i love. i want to travel, be of service. you know? just all the kind of things you hear. but, yeah. for real. >> and why did you want to bring attention to this now? >> i knew i wanted to talk about it at some point. i wanted to focus on the recovery in 2015. and i did. it was pretty swift and amazing. i knew when i wanted to talk about it, i wanted to be of service in a way. it was a great opportunity to partner with sigma. it was a perfect opportunity, to really emphasize the importance of advocating for your own health. particularly women, this is a tumor that is twice as common in women as men. and it's such a great campaign. getting people to get their annual checkups. people in our culture are afraid of medicine and they wait until they're sick. but the idea of preseventive medicine. >> you're a paid spokesperson for cigna. and part of the campaign is the tv doctors. tell us about that. >> we had a blast. it was so fun for me to be reunited with patrick. and donald, i know. and neil i know, socially. we had a blast. it was like a worm hole, all of us in our white coats. >> it's a great commercial. >> i love the campaign. i love the humor. i love the message and they're trying to get 100,000 people to get their annual checkups, which most people don't know it's covered by insurance. you just got to go. >> it's important for women, too. in particular who take care of everybody else. >> women who are watching right now. >> yeah. >> you could be saving lives. >> exactly. up next, we'll catch up with the all the power of protein in one delicious bar nature valley protein bars nature valley granola delicious ingredients to fuel your day find us in the cereal aisle. express yourself.. new brow stylist shape and fill pencil by l'oreal. the easy-to-use triangular tip shapes and fills. the spoolie brush blends. brow power! new brow stylist shape and fill from l'oreal paris. perfect. when food is good and clean and real, it's ok to crave. and with panera catering, there's more to go around. panera. food as it should be. hair dramnot the hair.ama. the hair repair specialist gliss. with patented keratin technology, repairs and rebuilds for beautifully repaired hair. bye, bye drama! gliss - the hair repair specialist. ♪ the best things in life they're free ♪ ♪ stars belong to everyone ♪ ♪ the best things in life they're free ♪ so being cool comes naturally. hmm. i can't decide if this place is swag or bling. it's pretzels. word. ladies, you know when you switch, you get my bomb-diggity discounts automatically. ♪ no duh, right? 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>> you need to remember her husband died in 1861 and she died in 1901. that's 40 years alive without your husband. >> she had four years with john brown. quite a nice time with john brown. >> sure, whatever. >> a lovely time, in fact. >> ali, what was it like to be transported back to that time? in a time when this was somewhat forbidden? >> it was something. and the costumes, they really helped me go all the way back. and this man walks in and befriends one of the most powerful women on the planet. and then, this really weird relationship starts. >> that's a really good point. i was thinking, how timely is this film? even right now. i think so many of us relate to it and the friendship that comes out of it. there's a point that i thought was really interesting. you had an opportunity to film at the osbourne house, one of the residences of queen victoria. what was it like to shoot there? >> it was great. very restricting. people like stephen had to where hospital booties. >> shocking. >> he wasn't wild about that. and we were -- there's a point when i think judi was there, i was there, stephen was there. and two people sat on the chair. no, one person. we had to negotiate to sit in certain chairs. and the public was still coming in, while we were there. in other parts of the house while we were filming in one bit. you can see all this. and the conversations, the arguments they had, queen victoria died in that house. all the scenes we shot in the house, yeah. >> we were all ready to do the scene and eddie came along and said to ali and me, come on, quickly. come on. we'll go and have a look. and so, we went in, all completely dressed and ready. and there were the general public, looking around. so, they did an -- good grief, are we seeing things? 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collectibles inside, where the kids hatch it. right now, there's glitter on. but hatchamal surprise is coming. this is out october 6th. i can't tell you what's inside. but i can tell you it's a whole new hatching experience. new species and preorders today. it's a surprise. >> "star wars"? >> now, we're making our own drone. we're going to make our own r2-d2. the kids have to put the circuit together and the robot together. we download the app. >> like mr. machine. i love that. >> let's talk about verse. we're going to get in virtual reality. this is an all-in-one gaming system. if you put this on, i'm going to send you to jurassic world. put this on and take this. everywhere you look, you should be seeing t-rexes. >> i don't see anybody. >> there he goes. >> you need to battle them. 360 degrees. >> all right. we have to go. lori, thank you so much. coming up, the battle of the sexes that played out in front of the world. we'll catch up with two of the stars from the new movie, right after this. i'm not sure al -- ♪ ah the moon belongs to everyone ♪ ♪ the best things in life they're free ♪ ♪ stars belong to everyone ♪ ♪ they cling there for you and for me ♪ ♪ flowers in spring ♪ the robins that sing ♪ the sunbeams that shine ♪ they're yours and their mine ♪ love can come to everyone ♪ the best things in life they're free ♪ ♪ what's new from light and fit? 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