captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a thursday morning. i m savannah gurthrie. and i m matt lauer. the suspect in that terror plot came to this country a little earlier this year on a student visa. but authorities say his real motivation was to carry out a deadly attack on americans. he was arrested wednesday after he allegedly tried to set off what he thought, according to investigators was a bomb at the federal reserve in lower manhattan. but the device was made of inoperable materials, part of an elaborate sting operation. more on the story straight ahead. also rough weather over parts of the south. powerful storms toppled trees and knocked out power to thousands in places like arkansas and mississippi. al s going to tell us what to expect today. and we re going to talk politics including a comment from mitt romney s son tagg. he said he wanted to quote take a swing at the president for some of the attac
bruised today, thursday, october 18th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a thursday morning. i m savannah gurthrie. and i m matt lauer. the suspect in that terror plot came to this country a little earlier this year on a student visa. but authorities say his real motivation was to carry out a deadly attack on americans. he was arrested wednesday after he allegedly tried to set off what he thought, according to investigators was a bomb at the federal reserve in lower manhattan. but the device was made of inoperable materials, part of an elaborate sting operation. more on the story straight ahead. also rough weather over parts of the south. powerful storms toppled trees and knocked out power to thousands in places like arkansas and mississippi. al s going to tell us what to expect today. and we re going to talk politics including a comment from mitt romney s son tagg. he said he wanted to quote take a
going to do some chopping, dicing. you re going shopping today? yes. today? yeah. i ve got my menu planned. but i m actually going to cook. i m doing it. bobby s not here. no training wheels, and then at 8:00, you guys will check in, i ll cook and we re going to eat at 8:45. i think you re going to do great. i hope so. i don t think i m as bad as everyone thinks. no, definitely not. don t all disagree at once. ceelo green sticking around. he s going to put in his two cents on some of the stories that have caught our eye today. all part of take three. and those chee-tos are part of it. love it. also, halloween is just around the corner. if you haven t started decorating yet, we ve got everything you need from magic mirrors to fog machines. everything to creep out all the trick-or-treaters. thing. and later, boosting your credit score. we ll separate fact from fiction to get you on the right financial path. let s get a check of the top stories of the m