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something inside me just exploded, i guess. and then for the next year, it became a kind of war of attrition on air between me and the nra and the gun lobbyists and the show changed as a result. >> so this wasn't -- it was about ratings because people started to turn away, but it was because you became an incredibly polarizing figure. >> yes. >> in this country. do you have any regrets about that? >> i don't, actually. in britain, we had our own sandy hook in the mid '90s, 16 young children were killed in their classroom. and we banned all guns, assault rifles, assault weapons, handguns all got banned. and i could see for me how a great country like america -- it is a great country. great people. how you could let 20 first graders be shot dead in their classrooms and the reaction would be absolutely nothing. i don't regret standing up for trying to affect change. >> i tweeted friday, which i don't do often. going to catch up with piers morgan in our studio.

isis is not dwth be that effective. you have to, at some stage -- >> it's early in the campaign, though. >> of course. but at some point you have to get boots on the ground. the same applies, in my view, to the ebola crisis. america has a unique position in the world, and at its best america is the most effective humanitarian aid that anybody could have. i listened to the cdc guy you had on earlier. i think it's been shamefully too late. and the way they dealt with the incident in dallas is just extraordinary. when a guy turns up in a hospital north korean america, vomiting, with a virus. >> that wasn't the cdc. that was people at the local hospital who made a dramatic mistake, no question about it. >> but the cdc is ultimately responsible for health care in america. they should have alarm bells all over america. somebody turns up from west rear view ricka, vomiting and virus, you test them. >> quickly, in response to the government response, samantha powers was on here last week...

we're practically twins! look for big g cereals with money saving offers on these breakfast favorites and give your budget a boost. >>> welcome back. carson is in the orange room with one girl's zings. >> often times kids' comments are adorable. sometimes their honesty can be a little hard to talk. this is author joanna stein who put together a clip called mom head who recaps some of the ways her 4-year-old daughter has

since his departure from cnn. hey, piers. >>> teresa and joe giudice spoke out for the first time after receiving the message from their young daughter that broke their heart. first this is "today" on nbc.

morning with our top story, concerns of ebola in america. a refueling stop in maine this morning. he will be treated for ebola at a hospital. dr. nancy snyderman and her team are feeling fine and their return will be soon as well. let's begin with nbc's national correspondent kate snow in omaha. kate, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. ashoka mukpo is due here in a few hours after refueling in bangor, maine acres couple of hours ago. meanwhile here on the ground in omaha, they are ready and waiting. ashoka mukpo's long journey home began overnight when he boarded a specially equipped plane. inside the plane, like this one, multiple layers of protection, designed to make sure no one would ever come in contact with the virus. on the ground in omaha, another

now the subject of a powerful new exhibit "today," monday, october 6th, 2014. >> we love bastille! >> we came all the way to be here. >> good morning, boston. >> whoo! ♪ >> best friends since first grade. >> happy birthday, jenny! >> whoo! >>> we're back now 8:00 on a monday morning, the 6th day of october. >> and matt lauer's birthday. just getting that in there. just saying. >> happy birthday. >> exactly. i'm matt lauer, along with

and if you watch her on screen for five seconds, you know exactly how much she's loved. >> the night before surgery to remove her cancerous tumor, leah wanted to go to the movies. >> hello, miss leah. >> that was great. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: devon rented a theater for all her family and friends and leah was treated to a world premiere. ♪ say what you want to say and let the words fall out honestly i want to see you be brave ♪ >> she's a fighter. you always expect your child to look up to you. but honestly since june 2nd i've really been looking up to my daughter. i'm ready for today. are you ready for today? are you ready to get this cancer up out of you? let's do it. fist bump. >> reporter: after a nearly six-hour surgery, doctors were able to successfully remove

precaution after developing a cough and fever, but testing reveals he does not have ebola. there was not a recurrence and now he is being treated for what they're calling a routine respiratory infection. matt? >> mark potter, thank you very much. dr. frieden will brief the president on ebola today. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. >> do you have any updates on mr. duncan's condition in texas? >> nothing beyond what you've said. our hopes and prayers are with him. and we recognize that this is a critical time for him and for his family. and, as you said earlier, this is the time when we're particularly looking at the contacts that he had. 10 contacts who definitely had contact with him and 38 others who might have had contact. every single one of those 48 people was monitored yesterday. their temperatures were taken. none of them had symptoms or fever. the key here is to keep doing that every single day, as texas is doing excellently. and isolate them. >> when you say...

po's parents and girlfriend flew in last night and will be waiting for him at the hospital. natalie? >> kate snow, thank you. the first person diagnosed with ebola while in this country took a turn for the worse this weekend. thomas eric duncan is in critical condition at a dallas area hospital. duncan is now on a respirator and dialysis machine. meantime, officials are monitoring 48 people who may have had contact with duncan after he returned to the u.s. from liberia last month. >>> a woman in sweden has become the first person to give birth with a transplanted womb. keir simmons is in london with this amazing story. good morning. >> reporter: this is being hailed as a miracle while folks across the u.s. who have been told they can't have children will be watching closely. this little boy, called vincent, represents a medical breakthrough. he was born just under four pounds, from a transplanted womb. >> it was breathtaking.

texas into west virginia. beautiful weather out along the west coast. southeast looking good, too. and the northeast. then for tomorrow, we've got that wet weather hanging around in the upper great lakes, down to the gulf coast. western third of the country, looking pretty good. high surf advisories continue in southern california. look for showers making their way into interior sections of new england and new york as >>> good morning i'm bill henley. a chilly start this morning, 30s and 40s but we'll see lots of sunshine and with a warm wind we'll warm into the 70s this afternoon. the bright sunshine will be taking a break. chance of a shower during the day and a better chance of showers on tuesday. clearing out wednesday. another chance of showers as we head toward the weekend. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. mr. lawyer? >> glenn close is a hollywood

broke, she had a starring role in another initiative, to raise money for pediatric cancer research. hoda's "truly brave" music video. >> you know what's funny? i met leah. she was so cute, right? she was like, hi. chatty and fun. and i had no idea, none, who her father was. only after we had shot it, we did it and someone said, wait a second. is this young girl the same young girl whose father is the football player? and we went and we did one of those like, are you kidding me? kind of things. >> she was just another kid in that video. >> right. >> what was that experience like for her? >> it was a great experience for her. she loved every moment of it. every time she was on the tv she calls me and tells me how she's a movie star. everybody is keeping my daughter's spirits up and i definitely appreciate all the attention that she's getting. >> in the sea of nfl stories that leave you shaking your head, there's this one. she is so full of light and love and joy, this kid. and if you...

>> reporter: enterovirus d68 itself is common this time of year. runny nose, fever, maybe a cough. but this year there are more cases that seem more severe. patients with asthma or difficulty breathing are most at risk. >> we do want to make sure that parents know that most children who contract enterovirus d68 should be perfectly fine and should worry more if their child has asthma or trouble breathing in which case they should seek medical attention. >> the best advice on preventive steps include washing your hands, don't touch your eyes or nose and stay away from others if you are sick. it's expected to die down as we get further into the fall and the winter. back to you, guys. >> tom, thank you very much. >> lot of health concerns out there today. in other news, you're learning more about that former u.s. soldier being threatened by isis. >> that's right. american aid worker is being held by isis and told his parents in a letter back in june that he's afraid to die.

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>> the "today" show is up next. we'll be back with local updates in a few minutes. >> and on nbc 10 right now, "10 at 7:00," ten things you need to know. >>> good morning. breaking news, the american journalist battling ebola arrives in the u.s. overnight while the patient being treated in dallas fights for his life. we'll talk to the head of the cdc as he gets set to brief the president on the state of the crisis. >>> first fatality. e death of a 4-year-old in new jersey directly linked to respiratory infection that sickened hundreds of kids nationwide. >>> extremely close call. a race car driver loses control and jumps an embankment and into a group of spectators. incredibly, none of them was hurt. the dramatic video and what may have saved lives.

♪ >>> good morning, everyone. i'm chris cato. 7:56 on your monday and a very chilly start to the morning. let's get the latest now on the forecast with meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> yeah, temperatures into the 30s and 40s. we'll warm into the 70s, but the wind is starting to kick in at the shore, and that is going to be a big factor in today's weather, helping to warm things up. that's the view from the marquis de lafayette hotel. nice sunshine there. the temperature right now 48 degrees in philadelphia. still seeing 30s north and west for pottstown, while it's 47 in wilmington. the sunshine is having a nice effect on the temperatures. we'll be in the middle 60s by lunchtime. >>> a check now of traffic. we had some big delays out there earlier. katy zachry has an update. katy. >> hi, chris. yeah, we did. typical delays in the trouble spots, but taking a look right now, 476 right at ridge pike, free and clear in both directions of any problems. if you're headed up to...

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about 25 minutes. >>> 7:30 now on a monday morning. it's the 6th day of october, 2014. little chilly out on our plaza. but take a look at the sun there in raleigh, north carolina. we're going to key up these guests in a couple of moments. we have a live concert from bastille in our 8:00 hour. >> looking forward to that. >>> the american who contracted ebola while working with nbc news has arrived in the united states. the president will be briefed by the head of the cdc today. >>> during a flight from kuala

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>> we're seeing some volume out there. there is an issue for drivers 95 northbound at the early morning of 322. you see there was an accident. it has moved to the left hand shoulder but it is slows cars coming from 322. also a update to an accident, 495. blocking the two right lanes, but the new information is that it moved to the shoulder, chris. >>> today concerns over a respiratory virus have a school district taking action. a 4-year-old's death was confirmed to be by enterovirus. the school is being disinfected this morning. we'll be back with another update in about 25 minutes. for now i'm chris cato and we'll go back to "the today show" have a great monday.

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first this is "today" on nbc. over the past four years pennsylvania has gone from 9th to 47th in job creation. and now, news about our economy is getting even worse. "pennsylvania's jobless rate is up for the second straight month as employment fell and unemployment rose." "bond rating agency has cut pennsylvania's rating to double a minus because of recurring budget deficits." "the state government is out of cash and is scrambling to make sure school districts and state employees can even be paid." >>> considered one of the greatest endorsed ironman in australia's history. this morning he embarks on a new history to set the guinness

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for some vulnerable kids, it can be serious. sunday night, parents gathered to hear from the school district after confirmation that 4-year-old eli wahler died of enterovirus 68 two years ago. he went to bed september 24th but never woke up. in describing him, his father said imagine a shy little puppy who wants only to make people proud and happy, maybe tripping a bit over his own paws, but truly full of unconditional love. including several large clusters of children in denver and kansas city, hospitalized with difficulty breathing. and medical investigators still don't know if there's a connection to another worrisome development acres dozen or so children, some who have shown symptoms of the virus have also developed limb weakness or partial paralysis. it's not clear if it's temporary or permanent. >> the link to paralysis is still uncertain and under investigation. >> reporter: enterovirus d68

history to set the guinness world record for pull-ups. alex enger, begguinness world record official. >> i've sort of been good at pul pull-ups so why not try? >> how are you going to break the record if you're only sort of good? >> a lot of training. >> alex, what does he have to do here? >> the chin has to hit the bar, his body has to remain completely straight and the elbows must be lowered completely. >> i didn't realize you didn't have a mike on because you didn't have a shirt to put the mike on. nevertheless, let's see what you've got. are you ready? >> i'm ready. >> here we go. cain, are you in position? is he starting out right? >> he is. >> three, two, one, start. we'll be live streaming, today.com. see how it turns out for the

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beautiful weather across the plains with temperatures in the low 70s. chilly start this morning. new england and the northeast with frost and freeze advisories, eventually warming up into the mid 60s to the mid >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly start this morning. 30s and 40s. but we'll see lots of sunshine. and with a healthy southerly wind, we'll warm into the 70s this afternoon. and back in the 70s again tomorrow, but the bright sunshine will be taking a break as clouds move in. there's a chance of a shower during the day. really a better chance of evening showers on tuesday. we'll be clearing out wednesday. 72 degrees wednesday afternoon. lots of sunshine on thursday. then another chance of showers as we head toward the weekend. have a great day. >>> go to weather channel on cable, weather.com online. >> always good advice. >>> up next, the always talkative and often controversial piers morgan, opening up about the end of his prime time cable show and what's

shouldn't be a problem. just another way we put members first because we don't have shareholders. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side >>> good morning. i'm chris cato at 7:26 on your monday. and grab that jacket before you head out the door. it's another chilly start to the morning. let's get your first alert forecast now with meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> chris, some areas colder than others. the pocono mountains have got bright sunshine, but temperatures are in the 30s. that's our view from blue mountain. we're watching the temperatures. they reached their low yes point in northeast philadelphia, 48 degrees, but look at the 30s. 35 chester spring and mid-30s for quakertown and doylestown. frost will disappear. the sunshine stays into the 70s this afternoon. >> nbc 10's katy zachry shows us how the morning rush is shaping up. katy? >> yeah, a lot of congestion out there, chris. as we take a look at route 1

six-hour surgery, doctors were able to successfully remove leah's tumor. but months of treatment still lie ahead before she can be considered cancer free. >> she is way stronger than i ever have been. for her to be able to continue to smile through all this, and continue to have that same personality, it's amazing and is definitely inspiring to me. >> what was it like in that stadium, when that -- first of all, this one -- >> you know what's funny, though? i did call him just before that movie and leah got on the phone and said are you going to come to my movie premiere tonight? i said honey, i wish i could come but -- >> he has done such a wonderful job keeping her life as normal as it can be. and, really, that's -- being part of your video, that's just part of the treatment as keeping her life as good as it can be. last night, matt, was -- it was

you still have kind of a shyness. >> quite a career choice. >> not at all. so many actors are shy. they have this ability to express themselves -- it's easier for me to get up on stage and do something than it is to sing for my parents in the living room. >> you also get to be someone else? >> exactly. >> you don't have to stand up there as yourself. >> that's right. >> not bad for a shy kid, three tonys, three emmys, two golden globes. you slakd in the golden globes. have to pick one up there. six oscar nominations. they slacked there, not you. what are you looking for in ter terterm s of career now? what gets you motivated? >> exactly what i'm doing now. i had been away from the theater 20 years for one reason or another i think it's where my home is and it's where you really have to come up with the

>> you can purchase the shirts online and the proceed also go to charity. natalie has the top news stories inside. >>> an american infected with ebola will arrive back in the u.s. this morning. ashoka mukpo will arrive in nebraska. kate snow is in omaha. >> reporter: he actually walked on to the plane with assistance in liberia yesterday. so that's a really good sign. the plane landed earlier this morning in bangor, maine, for refueling and a customs check. we're expecting it here at omaha within the hour. the nebraska medical center is really one of the few places in this country that has a specialized biocontainment unit. they have already treated one american who had ebola successfully. mu can. po's parents and girlfriend flew

training exercise last week. today doctors are monitoring a child that could potentially have ebola. the likelihood of that child having ebola is extremely low so they will not test for it. i'm chris cato. we'll have another update for you in 25 minutes.

isis militants are advancing quickly on the city of kobani on the turkish border, attacking it with tanks and artillery. isis has already prepared a huge flag to fly over kobani once it captures the city. they want to provoke a war with turkey, firing mortars into turkey, hitting homes. turkey has sent tens of thousands of troops to reinforce the border. so far, turkish troops has no orders to enter syria and that perceived inaction has caused problems at home, priots breakig out, demanding that they take control over isis instead of just watching the group. if it does decide to send troops into syria, that would mean nato boots on the ground and it could be a turning point. natalie? >> richard engel in istanbul for us. thank you, richard. >>> three service men were swept away by high waves in okinawa as

pretty nice day to not have to go to school once it warms up, it's still cool out there, right? >> yeah, i wonder if someone was monkeying around with that water main. we're watching the temperatures climb now 55 in philadelphia. pottstown is 48 degrees. wildwood 63. plenty of sunshine today, breezy winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. >> today family and friends will pay final respects to a pennsylvania state trooper killed in a training exercise. it will be at christ the king church in philadelphia. he was accidentally shot by another trooper during a training exercise last week.

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is one of the leading voices at the u.n. general assembly calling for other countries to step up. i don't think we're pk lax about it now. maybe too little, too late. >> maybe not too late but certainly too slow. >> do you want to get back on the air and talk about these things? >> i'm after your gig, obviously. >> when? >> no one could replace you. you're the best at what you do in the business. >> not true. >> i really believe that. i would love to be back on american television. i did a couple of weeks co-hosting with hoda. and i love it. i had a great break to clear my head. i had a great time at cnn. it's a great company. a lot of great friend there is. wish them all the very best. i'm itching to get back in the game. mail online has 60 million visitors a month in america alone. it's a bit like you on the "today" show. a little pleasure.

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last, but not least -- >> i don't see results. >> here is the deal. seriously. you don't invest in your >>> good morning i'm chris cato. bill henley has your first alert forecast, what do you 1993. >> we're waiting, temperatures will be climbing, we're seeing 30s in the suburbs. that's a nice view, long shadows through some of the cities in center city. here at nbc 10 we will warm to 52. by lunchtime 65. we will make it to the 07s later today. >>> and katie zachary has a look at the roads today. >> we're seeing some volume out there.

take one ten-minute snooze, then walk around the block and studies show your energy levels increase for two hours. what's the most pathetic excuse you have ever made for not wanting to go work out? >> i can't find my lock for my locker. >> no time. too much to do with the kids. >> reporter: literally, excuses are everywhere. >> i don't like the gym. >> reporter: he doesn't even like the results. >> i never see results. >> reporter: she wants instant gratification. we all want as much as possible as quickly as possible. be patient with yourself. half the people who begin an exercise program will drop out within six months and the gym? you don't really need it. health and fitness apps are growing 87% faster than any other category. so take a lesson from these kids. this might be what they're thinking. >> i forgot. >> i need a snack. >> it's too heavy for me. >> reporter: but they've got their priorities straight. they're making no excuses today.

womb. >> it was breathtaking. i think all of us felt that. and it was like having your own child, actually. it was the same feeling. >> reporter: vincent's unidentified 36-year-old mother underwent a transplant operation in sweden. she had been born without a womb so a 61-year-old family friend agreed to donate. a year later, the mother's fertilized egg was implanted and vincent was delivered early by cesarea cesarean. >> he screamed almost immediately. that's a good sign. >> reporter: there are risks to the mom and the woman who donate. >> unknown risks to any children who would be born. first couple of attempts at a pregnancy they decided to abort when it appeared there were irregularities and fetal abnormalities. >> reporter: but the dream of having a child has come closer for many families. >> they are in good health. >> reporter: hope for women who thought carrying their own child was impossible. it is a tricky procedure,

>> and i just -- quickly now, if we can, officials in this country have had a chance to get their hands on and observe closely several people infected with this ebola virus right now. has that work led us any closer to a vaccine? and something else we haven't heard about in several weeks, dr. frieden, that experimental serum given to two of the patients. is there any more on that? is there anything promising? >> we don't know if it works but there's no more of it now. the company is working hard to make a few more doses. it's hard to make. it takes a long time. we have learned how important management is. rehydration of patients can be life saving. that's something we're taking back to africa to try to improve the care there, to improve the rehydration of patients. we are seeing signs of progress. cdc has trained more than 4,000 health workers in africa. we're training health workers in

see how it turns out for the cain man. >> i just pulled a pec. >> he's going to pace himself, doing this over a long period of time. >> officially on the clock right now. >> has a beer, hangs out. for 24 hours. we should try this. >> let's check in with willard. >> hey, new york, wish you were here with us to newport, rhode island. doris larkin, lovely lady, syracuse, in the great state of new york. we wish her a very happy birthday. she watches nbc news every night with brian williams. one of the great names in broadcasting. good for her. we appreciate that. thank you. >> and this is marguerite goodner, 104 years old today. she makes little dolls for her grandchildren. how about that? dale slingluff is 100 years old today from toledo, iowa.

today from toledo, iowa. this is kelsey dotson from waxhaw in the great state of north carolina, 100 years old today. at 100, he still cuts the grass. does his own lawn mowing. how about that? new york, you are so good. you look great on television. i'm going to go home and watch the show. >> willard, thank you very much. >>> how is he >>> breaking news. we just learned that all brixton public schools are closed today because of a water main break. crews are working on fixing the break that o turned under the bridge. those students should have a pretty nice day to not have to go to school once it warms up,

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first this is "today" on nbc. with tom corbett, things keep getting worse. september 16th. budget deficits force pennsylvania to borrow $1.5 billion dollars just to keep the lights on. three days later, pennsylvania's unemployment rate goes up for the second straight month. under tom corbett, we've fallen from 9th to 47th in job creation. and on september 25th, pennsylvania's credit is downgraded for the fifth time in two years. why would we give tom corbett four more years?