With kevin space by. Ready to run less than one week after the terror attack in new york city. Barriers installed along the route before tens of thousands of runners and a million spectators take to the streets. All that plus newly released jfk files finally answer the question did Lee Harvey Oswald have a connection to the cia . Bmw recall because of the fire risk. And a close call on a florida highway after a plane is forced to make an Emergency Landing, but it is a happy ending. Today, saturday november 4th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with sheinelle jones, craig melvin, and dylan dryer. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Thanks for joining us. Im craig melvin. Im sheinelle jones. Dave price is filling. Hes at Metlife Stadium in new jersey. Hes going to preview some of this years thanksgiving macys day parade. Balloons coming up. Lets get right to the stop story. President trumps trip to a sharks. Overnight the president flew to hawaii. The president will now travel to asia for a series of important meetings which will involve serious talks about north korea. We have it all covered this morning. Lets start with nbcs White House CorrespondentKelly Odonnell. Good morning. Reporter good morning, craig. The president will wake up at the beach later this morning before a nearly two week long overseas trip that will focus on high stakes issues like the north Korean Nuclear threat and allies in asia. But the president may find it hard to leave behind the controversy over the russia investigation. Visiting an american paradise. A working stop in hawaii. The president and first lady paid their respects at pearl harbor. This is very special and to be visiting pearl harbor which ive read about, spoken about, heard about, studied, but i havent seen. President trump laid a wreath at the uss arizona nearly 76 years after the attack by japan. That history a sober reminder of whats at stake now with north korea. President trump attended a close door briefing with the pacific command, key military leaders deeply involved in any north korea strategy. Theres a lot of tough people and a lot of talented people. Reporter the asia trip includes stops in japan, south korea, china, vietnam and the philippines taking the president inside a region on edge over north Koreas Nuclear program. National security adviser h. R. Mcmaster. The president recognizes that were running out of time and will ask all nations to do more. Reporter leaving washington friday, President Trump claimed little memory of his interaction with George Papadopoulos whom he once praised. George papadopoulos, hes an oil and energy consultant, excellent guy. Reporter a Campaign Volunteer who pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about his contacts with russia. Both attended a march 2016 meeting. A former adviser also there tells nbc news trump listened with interest as papadopoulos suggested a facetoface with Vladimir Putin and candidate trump, an idea rejected by jeff sessions. I dont remember much about that meeting. It was a very unimportant meeting. It took place a long time. Dont remember much about it. Reporter in that same q a with reporters the president said hes frustrated with his Justice Department for not investigating the democrats. He thanked hawaii for its welcome and will travel to tokyo later today. Kelly odonnell for us in hawaii. Juan is Nbc News National Security analyst and was a top National Security adviser for former president george w. Bush. Good morning to you. Good morning. This trip seems to be a test for President Trump. Obviously testing his diplomatic skills and his deal making skills. Talk about the stakes here for this president. These are enormous stakes. This is the longest trip any u. S. President will take to the region since 1991. Visiting five countries with as the report described the stakes on north korea couldnt be higher. So you have the urgency of the threat of north korea. The president trying to reassure allies in japan and south korea, trying to pressure, convince china to do more which is part of the reason hes going to be meeting with president xi in china. As well dealing with the reality that allies in the region are wondering what the u. S. Role in asia looks like, especially after the president pulled out of the Trans Pacific partnership. So the stakes are high. Leaders want to hear what the president has to say. They want to be reassured by the u. S. Presence. Certainly he wants to reinforce the relationships hes begun to forge with some of those leaders like president abe in japan and president xi in china. How does this president go about talking to these asian leaders and convincing them to do what you just talked about, contain north korea . I dont think hes going to have to do much with japan and south korea. I think theres a sense of common purpose and urgency with those countries. Youve seen on the eve of his visit bomber ks and fighters fr the usa a. S. Fly near north kor. Theres been a demonstration of common purpose. I think with respect to china is the big question. Can the president convince the chinese to exert their economic pressure. They control about 90 of trade with north korea. Can they use their political pressure and can they use their diplomatic interests. They are the back stop for north korea. I think that is the big trick in this trip. Can he shift that and fresh north korea through china. This has been quite the week. Many distractions at home. Low approval ratings. No legislative views. Will those problems over shadow this trip . They will certainly follow him. I dont think they will overshadow the trip. Because there are so many issues at stake. You have the north korea problem which is front and center. The question of the rise of china. President xis reestablished his power, the most powerful chinese leader since mao. You have the question of the u. S. Role in southeast asia. Hell be in vietnam and the philippines for those summits. Those are enormous issues. Big ticket items. Hell be there for 12 days. Hell have to deal with a lot of questions about domestic politics and issues back here in the stakes. These are high order issues. In some ways this may be a welcome visit for the president where he can focus on substance, focus on real issues and no doubt his National Security advisers are happy that hell be in these environments dealing with these world leaders. Thank you for talking with us this morning. As President Trump heads overseas, he also has a lot to say about a controversy back home and this one involves Hillary Clinton and the allegations that she had unfair help to beat Bernie Sanders. Andrea mitchell has more. Reporter President Trump trying to deflect from the russia probe seedsiizing on a n charge that Hillary Clinton co opted the dnc to defeat Bernie Sanders. You want to look at Hillary Clinton and the new book that was just put out by donna brazil where she basically bought the dnc. A former Democratic Party chair writes in her new back hacks that she stumbled to o to the stocking truth about the clinton campaign. The accusation that she stacked the deck against sanders. The dnc had its finger on the scale in favor of secretary clinton. Elizabeth war run with chuck todd. They really believed this throughout the primary. It was rigged against them. Now heres donna brazil saying yes, you were right. President trump tweeting Bernie Sanders have every right to be apoplectic of the dem primary. Nbc news obtained clintons contract which says it would not start until the general election. But a former party leader acknowledges clinton did have improper control before becoming the nominee. The question is did that affect the election and the answer is no. Nobody can give me one example except maybe the scheduling of the debates. The president saying the Justice Department should investigate clinton. Although if through it is not illegal. Bow berg dahl has a weight lifted. Many including President Trump outraged by the decision. Nbc pentagon correspondent hans nichols has the latest. Bo bergdahl waking up a freeman. He opted a judge over a jury who chose not to condemn him to prison. But President Trump blasted the ruling tweeting from air force one the decision on Sergeant Sergeant bergdahl. Hes a trader. Comments his lawyers had objected to but may have helped him get a lighter sentence. Some say he has suffered enough. Hes been hammered by the taliban for five years. That was sufficient selfimposed punishment. In addition to his demotion, he must forfeit 1,000 of pay for ten months. The crucial decision was dishonorable discharge. He wont benefit in any way from his misbehavior and betraying his buddies. Bergdahl has been a lightning rod. Seen squinting in the sun. Living five years in a cave. His ordeal began when he abandoned his post in afghanistan in 2009 prompting a massive rescue operation which had life altering consequences for those who looked for him. Specialist jonathan lost full use of his hand when a grenade hit him on a search mission. Maybe not a life sentence but at least 10, 15 years. In court bergdahl poapologiz to those who searched but said words alone cant take away the hurt. New York City Police are gearing up for a busy we could. Tomorrow tens of thousands of runners will take to the streets for the new York City Marathon. There will be an increased Police Presence less than a week after a man rammed his truck into bikers and pedestrians killing eight people. Morgan ratford is live in mower manhattan. Good morning. These barriers placed throughout manhattan are a physical reminder of the aftermath of this weeks attack. For some the emotional aftermath is just as powerful, especially after a series of threats against the Muslim Community. This morning a community on edge after threats were reported by a n new Jersey Islamic center near the suspect in this weeks terror attack. Weve seen a lot of were going to kill you, and he said a lot of vulgar things. I was taken back by it. Patter san non new jersey ise to a large Muslim Community. Many in the Muslim Community fear unwarranted retaliation. Enough is enough. We cannot be singling out one community because of an of one person. Noah was taken to the hospital after the attackers truck plowed into his school bus. A really loud banging sound on the bus and i started to cry. Of the eight who died, five were from argentina. Meanwhile federal Law Enforcement officials are combing through the suspects iphone for clues and even looking into a wedding he attended. While police in new york are setting up hundreds of concrete barriers to prevent future attacks and metal barricades for sundays marathon. You will see a rot of Police Presence. I think more and more people are not alarmed by that. They understand it means theyre safe. As runners gear up for the road ahead, another community is also trying to move forward. I will stay strong to my faith and stay strong in my belief in humanity and let that surpass everything else. Reporter one of the new jersey victims who decide is having his wake held today. This as police set up more Police Presence and are on high alert ahead of tomorrows marathon which kicks off at 8 30 in the morning. Some other headlines. Newly released government documents reveal an alleged connection between Lee Harvey Oswald and the cia was totally unfounded. A memo from 1975 says a search was conducted to see if oswald was used by that agency in any way. They came up with nothing. A fire risk under the hood. The german automaker says the risk is low but recommends parking outside until the repairs are made. According to bmw the heater and wiring for the heating and air Conditioning Systems can overheat causing the valve and connectors to melt. Repairs are expected to start mid december. It was a much deserved victory parade for the Houston Astros friday after bringing home their first ever world series title against the l. A. Dodgers. Look at this crowd. Hundreds of thousands of fan cheered them on as the champions traveled through downtown houston and fire trucks in double decker buses celebrating under a ton of confetti. President trump congratulated the astros on twitter. Time now for a check of the weather. Dave price is in for dylan. Hes there for a special preview of the macys thanksgiving day parade. Hey, buddy. Hey, guys. We call this balloon fest. 100 of our closest friends are out here in the chilly parking lot of Metlife Stadium getting ready, inflating four new balloons. These are test flights to get ready for the big macys thanksgiving day parade. Were going to show you how it all comes together. You see olaf right there. He actually glistens. And chase is right behind me. So were going to inflate these. Were going to take to the air and were going to show you the whole process and all that goes into making these balloons make magic on thanksgiving. In the meantime, lets take a look at the weather picture. See whats happening all across the country. To the maps we go. As you can see, some sloppy weather in the Pacific Northwest and heading over the rockies, cascades and into the sierra. Two low pressure systems are coming together. Thats going to bring some messy weather rolling through sections of ohio. Watch for isolated storms to begin to develop as we head through the day and into tomorrow. Severe storms are possible through the midwest. The marathon takes place on sunday with temperatures that should be climbing into the 60s scattered owers. Abousht good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. Today a cooldown compared to the last couple of days. In the afternoon temperatures only going to make their way to about upper 50s and low 60s. 670 for somerton. 58 landsdale. And check out parts of the lehigh valley, berks county, only mid to upper 50s. Mostly cloudy as we get into the afternoon and just a light breeze picking up, gusts to about 25 miles per hour. 60 for ocean city. Around 61 rehoboth beach, wilmington high of 59. And thats a quick quick lo your weather picture. No hot air jokes, guys. Well deliver the rest of the magic to you as the morning progresses. I just worked on a few. Good to see dave price. Pace yourself. Theres time. We have two hours left. Ill get more. Still to come, are police in new york closing in on Harvey Weinstein . And what netflix is saying about its future with kevin spacey. Tense moments when a fire breaks out at a busy gas were back on a saturday morning with a download. Our look back at the week that was. The Houston Astros won the world series and kevin spacey faced several Sexual Harassment allegations. But the week began with the indictments against several former Trump Campaign officials and that horrific terror attack here in new york city. Terror in new york city. Weve got multiple casualtie casualties. Eight People Killed in an attack in the shadow of where the World Trade Center towers once stood. Saipov was the man who drove a truck into the crowded bike path. Saipov committed this attack in support of isis. Saipov told the fbi his goal was to kill as many people as he could telling investigators he felt good about what he had done. Three people were killed and a deadly shooting at a walmart in denver just one day after that terror attack in new york. As the shots rang out, customers started running fra franticly for their lives. With everything thats going on in the world and everything, its kind of freaking me out. The expect arrested a day later. The russia investigation intensified with special prosecutor Robert Mueller unveiling criminal charges against former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his one time top aid rick gates. These defendants are looking at decades in prison. Saying the two men pocketed 75 million from 2006 to 2015 stashing the money in offshore banks to hide it from the government. More hollywood heavyweights were hit hard with a slew of you in Sexual Harassment allegations. Here i am president of these United States. Actor kevin spacey, Dustin Hoffman and director brett ratnor under fire. House of cards shutting down production in wake of the allegation. Im not so sure kevin spacey will survive this. The Houston Astros are world champions. A world series win that brought triumph on the city of houston after heart break from hurricane harvey. This is going to help us. We will rebound. We are houston strong. The astros beat the l. A. Dodgers in game seven winning their first championship in franchise history. But the celebrations didnt end there. Sho