Release is in a couple of weeks. As the mother of an accuser speaks out to nbc news. Its more than a sex addiction. Its a criminal. Will her sons charges lead to criminal charges . Bundle up. The arctic blast expected to bring cold to millions. Why facebook wants users to send in their most explicit photos. Smashing start. The nations first selfdriving shuttle bus is unveiled and crashes almost immediately. Crashes almost immediately. Why officials are saying dont blame the bus today. Thursday, november 9th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Nice to have you along with us on a thursday morning. How about the picture of the selfdriving shuttle . The truck driver gets out after the accident and has no one to argue with afterward. Thatll give fuel to the people that are antiselfdriving everything. A kinder, gentler President Trump overnight when it came to dealing with china. We want to catch up with Peter Alexander who is traveling with the president. Good morning to you. Reporter matt and savannah, good morning to you. President trump wrapping up his second and final day in china, trying to fortify his relationship with president xi. Bridging the gap on key issues like trade and north korea. Throughout the campaign, of course, he repeatedly attacked china. Here in beijing, it was the no blame game from the president. Outside beijings hall of the people, a great tribute to President Trump. Chinas president xi treating his guests to a dazzling display. Including the stars and stripes. A review of the troops. And dozens of chinese children wildly cheering the american commander in chief. First Lady Melania Trump looking on. If the pagantry was an attempt to flatter, it worked. People from all parts of the world were watching. Nothing you could see was more beautiful. Reporter his tough talk propelled candidate trump to the white house. We cant continue to allow china to rape our country. Thats what theyre doing. I dont blame china. After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for the benefit of its citizens . I give china great credit. Reporter instead, blaming his predecessors for whatonesi relationship. It is too bad that past administrations allowed it to get so far out of kilter. But well make it fair, and itll be tremendous for both of us. Reporter President Trump lavishing praise on his host, touting their great chemistry. Youre a very special man. Reporter even congratulating president xi for his consolidation of power in the ruling communist party. The two leaders exiting without taking questions. A break from precedent set by the last three president s, who pressed the counterparts to allow exchanges with reporters. Capping off the visit with an elaborate state dinner, featuring a video of trumps granddaughter, singing in mandarin chinese. Today in the meetings, President Trump pushed china to act faster, to pressure north korea to denuclearize. Rex tillerson said both the u. S. And china are on the same page. Itll be at the top of the agenda was the president is expected to meet tomorrow with russias president Vladimir Putin at a conference in vietnam. Back to you. Peter alexander starting us off. Thank you. At home, the president s party is playing the blame game in the election backlash of republicans coast to coast. Kristen welker has that part of the story. Reporter democrats are still jubilant after their big wins this week, and republicans are trying to answer the critical question. Is it better to embrace trumpism or run away from it . The president and his supporters say candidates distance themselves from mr. Trump at their own peril. Gearing up for a fight that got a lot fiercer, steve bannon delivered this tough message during a michigan event for republicans overnight. You cant fake the trump agenda. You have to go all in. And this agenda is a winning agenda. Reporter in an interview on fox news, bannon rejected the notion that the democrats wins this week was a rebuke of President Trump and, instead, pointed the finger at virginias failed gubernatorial candidate ed gillespie. Didnt try to embrace President Trump or the Trump Program until very late. Reporter bannon tried to down play the losses in virginia and new jersey, arguing theyre traditionally blue states. Virginia, because of northern virginia, is really not a purple state. It is a blue state. Reporter still, many republicans are openly worried. The big democratic wins on tuesday could mean theyre on their way out in 2018. I think its important for republicans to selfreflect all the way, starting from the top, all the way down. Was it a referendum on donald trump . I do believe so. Reporter at least half a already announced they wt run for reelection. Still, Republican Leaders are standing firm. We already made that choice. Were with trump. Reporter while democrats are celebrating. Virginia has told us to end the divisiveness. Reporter they also acknowledge there are steep odds when it comes to taking back congress in the midterms. The Vulnerable Senate seats are largely in conservative states where President Trump reigns supreme. Former Vice President joe biden slammed President Trump, saying the Election Results reflect the frustration people have with events like charlottesville. Did any one of you ever think that you would see in one of the historic cities of america folks coming out from under rocks and out of the fields with torches, carrying swastikas . I think what happened last night all across the country, including with republicans, is im tired of this. It is undermining the social fabric of the nation. Reporter all of it adding pressure on the gop to pass tax reform. Today, the senate is set to unveil its version of a tax plan that will have stark differences from the house version, all highlighting the tough road ahead for republicans. Matt and savannah . Kristen welter at the white house. Thank you very much. New video taken moments after the texas church shooting. It shows police converging on the gunmans vehicle and the heros who chased him down. Gabe gutierrez has more on that. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The Vice President calling this the worst mass shooting inside a place of worship in american history. A federal source tells nbc news officials reviewed video from inside the church, and it shows the gunman methodically shooting people in the head. The new video reveals the moments after the awful rampage ended. Whats your home address . Reporter new video released overnight shows police interviewing stephen willeford, one of the men who chased down Texas Shooter devin kelley after he killed 26 church goers sunday in sutherland springs, texas. You think you may have shot him . I cant think of any other reason why he took that sign out and ended in the ditch. I put some wellplaced ditches. I think they were welllaced shots. Reporter barefoot, emotional and visibly shaking. Willeford recounts the ordeal to authorities. Thats my house across from the church. I was home when i heard the shots. I didnt know what was going on. Right. I had to god, i had to get into my safe. This guy was at a high rate of speed . He started slowing down this way. Stopped momentarily. This man was on the corner. I chased him. This man, he was on the corner with his truck. I dont even know you, man. Thank you so much. Reporter the video was shot by johnnie langendorff, who helped willeford chase the gunman ten miles after the massacre. That guy, jumped in the truck with him and we gave chase. Reporter he hit kelley in the leg and torso before the gunman fled the church. As he peeled off, kelley fired rounds through his window. The video released as Vice President mike pence was visiting the area, offering condolences and meeting with first responders. No act of violence will ever break our spirit or diminish the faith of the american people. Reporter the Vice President also meeting with the family of peggy ward, who shielded her grandson. He survived. She did not. Didnt matter what the consequence was. Reporter her grandson was shot six times and is recovering in the hospital. This community is so resilient. Despite losing much of their congregation, Church Members plan to hold sunday services again this weekend. Gabe, thank you very much. We move to concerns about Airport Security as we head into the busy Holiday Travel season. The tsa is under fire as undercover agents were able to smuggle test weapons and explosives through airport checkpoints. Tom costello covers aviation and is at reagan national. Unfortunately, weve heard this story before. Reporter savannah, good morning. Weve been reporting for years how Homeland Security inspection teams try to smuggle through these weapons or fake explosives, and all too often, theyre successful. Well, it has happened again. Just two weeks till the thanksgiving travel rush, and the this morning, the tsa is on the defensive after undercover inspectors were again able to smuggle weapons or explosive components through checkpoints at multiple airports. The good news, screeners did a better job than in 2015, when they failed to detect 95 of the inspectors weapons. The latest failure rate is still said to be unacceptably high. We found that briefing disturbing. Reporter the new tsa chief provided congress with a classified briefing wednesday. Our aviation sector remains the crown jewel of terrorist targets. Reporter two years ago, an explosive brought down a russian jet liner over egypt, killing 224. Last year, a bomb ripped a hole in the side of this somali jet liner, forcing an emergency landing. Has a huge effect, taking down a commercial airliner, that you can kill a large number of people in a relatively short time. And that is what theyre aiming to do. Reporter in a statement, the tsa says, we take the inspector generals findings very seriously and are implementing measures that will improve screening effectiveness at checkpoints. It is very important we invest in training our Security Officers to be expert at the jobs theyre asked to do which are, as you said, very difficult jobs. Under a lot of pressure. Reporter while Homeland Security required tougher security procedures for all passengers flying into the u. S. From overseas airports, this morning, there is renewed concern about the security here at home. The tsa insists security is not limited to the checkpoints. In fact, theyve got the precheck going on. Theyve also got the terror watch list. Police and canine teams and these viper teams, tsa Tactical Units that are in airports and stations. Its been proposed to cut the viper team by 75 . Thank you. The moment former major leaguer roy halladay crashed his plane into the gulf of mexico. Just before the accident, halladay was flying extremely low, quickly climbing and diving before banking sharply into the water. Boaters rushed to the upside down plane but it was too late. I can tell you that it looked like a high energy impact, but all the pieces were there. Most everything was aattached, but it was a high energy impact. The ntsb has hopes the planes flight data recorders have clues to how the 40yearold baseball legend died. This morning, there are new developments in the violent attack on kentucky senator rand paul. He is revealing more about his injury as his alleged attacker and neighbor is heading to court today. Blake mccoy is in Bowling Green again for us with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Neither of these men have been seen publicly since last friday, but im told the neighbor, rene boucher, will appear in person here in court this morning to enter a plea on the attack on a United States senator, that were learning resulted in six broken ribs. Were in the midst of another spending frenzy. Reporter kentucky senator rand paul is recovering out of the spotlight from an assault in his own front yard. While this morning, his neighbor, rene boucher, will make a First Court Appearance for arraignment. Charged with fourth degree misdemeanor assault, boucher, a retired anesthesiologist, is accused of attacking paul while he mowed his lawn. Pauls attorney saying it was trivial and had nothing to do with politics. A personal disagreement between the two gentlemen. Reporter neighbors tell us there has long been frustration over senator pauls unkept yard. Paul and boucher have lived next door to each other for 17 years. There must be something else. You just dont think something that small could cause something this big. Reporter senator paul tweeting wednesday, i appreciate all of the support from everyone. A medical update, final report indicates six broken ribs and new xrays show a buildup of fluid around the lungs. Injuries more severe than initially thought, which could lead to more serious charges. Given the seriousness of the senators injuries, i think it is very possible this could get upgraded to a felony. And in kentucky, this kind of felony assault carries with it a minimum of five years and a maximum of ten years incarceration. Reporter decision on whether or not to upgrade the charges will come later, once the investigation is complete. State police are waiting on the senators medical records. Even that misdemeanor assault charge could carry up to a year in prison if convicted. Matt and savannah . Blake, thank you very much for the update. For a second, i thought somebody said it would get down to the teens and 20s this weekend. But thats crazy. It was me. I knew somebody said that. That somebody was me. Okay. Big area of High Pressure coming in out of canada. Arctic high. It is going to drop temperatures. Look at this. Today, only 21 in bismarck. Duluth, 22 degrees below average at 16 degrees. Des moines is going to be 36 degrees today. By friday, new york city, going below average at 37. Cincinnati and chicago, 21 to 18 degrees below average. Look at the record lows in new england. Could set a record in boston, atlanta, washington, d. C. And pittsburgh rk, but temperatures moderate on into the weekend were going to get to good morning, i am meteorologist bill henley. Temperatures will warm up in the upper 50s this afternoon. 55 in the suburbs. We could see some isolated showers late in the afternoon. For the suburbs. Thats a possibility for the Lehigh Valley. 50s is in the Lehigh Valley, upper 50s at new jersey, 57 degrees and mostly cloudy day. Dry for delaware, up at 56. Conve n wi mother coming forward on her teenage sons behalf with disturbing, new allegations against the oscar winner. Would you share nude photos of yourself with facebook . The story behind the unusual and controversial request from the social network. First on a thursday morning, this is today on nbc. Do your research. Nd. Find the best fit. Why not do the same for your Prescription Drug plan . At silverscript, were experts in Medicare Part d. And 5 million people, just like you, trust us every day. With no deductible and lower monthly premiums, we could help you save money and get better coverage on thousands of prescriptions. So take a closer look at silverscript. We think youll like what you see. 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