jim cantore in a windy chicago tonight. thanks. >>> on the big island of hawaii that giant lava flow threatening a town has slowed. but officials say this doesn't mean homes are out of danger. tonight, parts of the flow have cooled enough that it's safe for our team along with a geologist to actually get on top of it for an up-close look. here's nbc's hallie jackson. >> reporter: we are upslope of the pahoa lava flow right now. so this is all lava underneath this black crust. even though the lava has cooled enough for us to walk on, it is incredibly hot. remember, this is about 2,100 degrees, the molten lava underneath. it's moving at less than five yards an hour. officials think over the next few days it's going to stay moving really slowly. locals here call this the power of pele, the goddess of volcanos. she built this island and is not done building yet. hallie jackson, nbc news, pahoa, hawaii. >>> in maine tonight a nurse may come and go as she pleases after the state lost its fight to keep her in quarantine. kaci hick

>> along with willie geist and jim cantore from the weather channel. i think we are always more nervous than nik is. you are the picture of confidence and he always keeps his head about him. after the grand canyon, i think i lost a couple of years of my life there. >> nik, our best wishes -- >> i'm sorry. >> -- are with you. you always put on a great show. good luck, sir. >> see you guys sunday. >> watch the drama for yourself on skyscraper live with nik wallenda sunday 7:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific on the discovery channel. >>> coming up, get in your final guesses, almost time for >>> coming up, get in your final guesses, almost time for halloween boo-nanza and you could be at the corner of "i'm throwing away money" and "i had no idea." well, walgreens has your back. our expert pharmacists make it easy for you to save on your prescriptions. so you can keep your money where it belongs. swing by walgreens... ...where you could save even more with medicare prescription copays as low as zero dollars. at the corner of happy and healthy. [ girl ] my mom, she m

you can catch the live event by me and jim cantore on sunday night on the discovery channel. based on our discussions with nick, natalie and i are much more nervous than he is about this. you may have the toughest job keeping it together. >> there are two walks, one goes uphill about eight stories or so he comes back down and does another one completely blindfolded. >> it's going to be chilly in chicago. that is going to be tough. >> let's get a check of the top stories from natalie. she's at the news desk. >> all right. thanks, guys. in the news this morning, san francisco is celebrating its third world series championship in five years with a victory parade. the giants beat the royals 3-2 wednesday night in a dramatic game seven in kansas city. giants pitching ace madison bumgarner was the series mvp. the bay area erupted with fireworks and an all-night bash. some fans got out of control and they set fires. police reported two shootings. meanwhile, in kansas city, royal fans were grateful for their team's first playoff run in three decades. congrats to all of them. >>> offi