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0:50Breaking news tonight, the major White House shakeup. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is out, and Stephen Miller is in. The surprise move igniting a firestorm in Washington just days after the Republican wipeout. President Trump elevating the man behind his immigration crackdown, Stephen Miller, to the top White House job. Why critics say he could push the president to even more extreme positions. Also breaking Secret Service agents arresting this man near the White House armed with several firearms and allegedly threatening to kill the president. And Meghan Markle's estranged father arrested FBI agents taking the 82-year-old into custody.

1:27He's now charged with possession of child pornography. what investigators discovered in his storage units. And the end of the road for Tesla's Cybertruck, why CEO Elon Musk is stopping production on the polarizing pickup and terrifying video of a man armed with a gun holding a Chicago bus driver hostage, how she narrowly escaped. And Martha Stewart's costume apology, what she told our Craig Melvin after that firestorm of criticism for dressing as a homeless person. And the standout student melting hearts. by this moment is going viral and resonating with so many. Plus, our reporter with Pope Leo on his historic trip to South America, the secret the Pope shared to bouncing back so soon after lung surgery.

2:13Top Story starts right now.

2:22Hey, good evening. I'm Gotti Schwartz in for Tom, and we begin tonight with that major shakeup in the White House. President Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles is ousted. Her replacement, long-serving and controversial top aide Stephen Miller, who spearheaded Trump's polarizing mass deportation campaign. Now he's going to be a mainstay in the Oval Office and the president's right-hand man. He takes over for Wiles, who was the first woman to hold the position in U.S. history, widely known for her tough but calm demeanor, earning the nickname the Ice Maiden from the president. But today, President Trump abruptly announcing the shakeup on Truth Social after weeks of dismissing reports that he was considering a change.

3:02She's the latest in a long line of women who have been axed from this Trump administration. Press Secretary Katie Zachariah out after a few days following Caroline Levitt. Other top aides include Pam Bondi, Lori Chavez-DeRiemer, Kristi Noem, Tulsi Gabbard, all ousted from some of the highest positions of power. So what does today's leadership shift mean for the future of the Trump administration? Our Gabe Gutierrez is tracking it all and leads us off. Tonight, the first White House shakeup following that massive midterm defeat. Stephen Miller, the polarizing architect of the president's crackdown on illegal immigration, is the new White House chief of staff.

3:41Susie Wiles is out. I wanted to make a change. I think Susie's done a very good job, great job, but I just wanted to make it. Stephen's been great, and we got to make We've got to make moves. Sometimes in life you have to make moves. A White House official telling NBC News Wiles submitted her resignation last night. Hours later, posting serving President Trump in the White House has been the honor of a lifetime. Just weeks ago, the president had strongly dismissed reports that he was considering replacing her. Suzy is here and she's going to be here for a long time. But then came those crushing Republican losses.

4:19Wiles was Trump's longest serving chief of staff and the first woman to hold a powerful position in the nation's history. The Ice Baby. We call her the Ice Baby. In March, she revealed she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer but kept working and in September announced she was cancer free. Miller's elevation comes as the administration prepares for a potential showdown with Democrats who have promised investigations of Trump officials posting lawyer up. Miller frequently clashing with Democrats. We're not going to let the communists destroy a great American city. Tonight, top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries saying Miller's presence in government should be eradicated like a malignant tumor, while the president is touting his promotion.

5:02Stephen's been with me from the beginning. He gets it very good politically, and he's a very good man. He'll do a great job, great manager. And Gabe Gutierrez joins us now from West Palm Beach, Florida. Gabe, in an interview clip just released, the president was asked about some further changes to his cabinet, right? Yeah, that's right, Gadi. And look, he suggested that he could switch up more of his administration at some point soon. He said that while he still had a good cabinet, he thought, he did think that he might be making some more changes. And again, this was an interview with 60 Minutes that was just shared.

5:42Now, he wouldn't specify exactly who he thought he might fire, although he was asked specifically about his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. Now, in the interview, he said that he still had confidence in Hegseth, but this all comes as on Capitol Hill. Democrats and even some Republicans are talking about potentially impeaching him next week. Still, though, the president suggesting that more changes could be on the way, Gatti. Gabe Gutierrez in Florida. Gabe, thank you. And for more on this, let's bring in our political pros. Carlos Curbelo is an NBC News political analyst and former Republican congressman from Florida.

6:18And Julie Rozhinsky is a Democratic strategist, co-founder of Lift Our Voices and author of the Salty podcast Substack. Carlos, I want to start with you here. Miller is known for being the architect of President Trump's immigration policy, but we just saw voters send a very strong message against the president. Is this the White House rejecting that message? For sure, Gabe. This really does seem like the president is doubling down, especially on his immigration agenda. This is Stephen Miller's signature issue. Back in the first Trump term, I actually negotiated an immigration deal with Stephen Miller.

6:55To be fair, he kept his word. He supported the bill that we worked out. He went out to the Capitol and ask Republicans to vote for it. Now, my personal experience aside, there's no doubt that this is a political equivalent of a middle finger to the new Democratic majorities that will be taking over the Capitol in January. It will be very difficult for people like Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, Pete Aguilar, who will be the number three Democrat in the House, a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. It will be very difficult for them to have a working relationship with Stephen Miller, given a lot of his past statements and a lot of his policy positions.

7:34And Julie, do you also see this as a battle line being drawn here? Oh, absolutely. I think Carlos is right. This is a middle finger. But more relevantly, he's really, quite frankly, hurting and worse, Republicans running in 28. The nation just rejected exactly what Stephen Miller stands for, whether it's immigration, whether it's this muscular foreign policy where might makes right. All the things that voters kept saying over and OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THEY JUST CANNOT TOLERATE IS EMBODIED IN STEPHEN MILLER. HE'S THE CHIEF POLICY GUY IN THE WHITE HOUSE. HE'S BASICALLY TRUMP'S ALTER EGO. SO IF YOU'RE RUNNING IN 28 AS A REPUBLICAN, WHETHER FOR PRESIDENT OR IF YOU'RE RUNNING FOR REELECTION AS TO THE SENATE OR THE HOUSE, THE PRESIDENT JUST MADE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL BY APPOINTING STEPHEN MILLER.

8:18SO IF I WERE REPUBLICANS, I WOULD BE EVEN MORE APOPLECTIVE THAN DEMOCRATS. DEMOCRATS, I STRONGLY URGE NOT TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS BASICALLY A FASCIST, WHICH IS WHAT STEPHEN MILLER IS. BUT REPUBLICANS HAVE TO GRIN AND BEAR THIS KNOWING THIS IS GOING TO SPELL THEIR POLITICAL DEMISE IN TWO YEARS. AND CARLOS, REALISTICALLY HERE, IF THERE IS ANY BIPARTISANSHIP NEXT YEAR IN THE NEW CONGRESS, WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, LOOK, I THINK WE CAN STILL BE A LITTLE BIT HOPEFUL DESPITE THIS DEVELOPMENT. I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT STEPHEN MILLER IS GOING TO BE THE FACE OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE Hill. I highly doubt that he is going to be the one meeting with Democratic leaders to try to work out compromises.

8:58I still do think that President Trump is someone who can be pragmatic at times. He at times has sided with congressional Democrats. I'm thinking back to the end of his first presidency when he wanted to deliver more generous COVID benefits to the American people than congressional Republicans wanted at the time. He has also talked about the possibility of raising taxes. So it is possible still that the president can find some common ground with Democrats. However, he is going to have to find someone else to sit and negotiate with Democratic leaders, because I highly doubt that Democratic leaders would be willing to sit with Stephen Miller.

9:39And Julie, Wiles was the first female chief of staff. It was historic when she was named that, and she was the seventh woman to leave the Trump administration just this year. What do you make of that? Donald Trump really doesn't think much of women unless they look good on his arm. I mean, look, Donald Trump makes a very big deal about having women in his inner circle, and then he keeps pushing them out. It's fascinating that he got rid of Susie Wiles, but meanwhile Pete Hexat, the architect of this disastrous war that led to the demise of the Republican Party on Tuesday is still in power. It's interesting that Stephen Miller, who has, as I said, espoused all of the ideas that led to the demise of the Democratic Republican Party on Tuesday, has now been promoted.

10:22And yet another woman, by sheer coincidence, it's always the women who get pushed out and get blamed for all of the problems that the men in Donald Trump's orbit cause. Carlos, I want to ask you about something that a lot of people are talking about online. The race for 2028 feels like it's already starting. Do you expect to see Wiles possibly end up on somebody's campaign here pretty soon? Well, look, Susie Wiles is very respected. I'm not sure she got pushed out. She might have decided to leave on her own. And she is extremely talented. She helped resurrect Donald Trump's political career. She helped save Ron DeSantis' first gubernatorial campaign here in Florida in 2018.

11:05And I think that if Marco Rubio decides to run for president, we can expect Susie Wiles to be at his side. She's a Florida woman. She loves this state. And I think she would like nothing more than to see Marco Rubio be the next president of the United States. Very, very interesting. Carlos, really, thank you so much for joining us. And now to some more breaking news out of Washington. A man arrested outside the White House after authorities say he was threatening to kill President Trump. Tom Winter is covering this one for us. Tom, the man allegedly had several weapons in his car, right? What do we know here?

11:39Yeah, we know that there was actually quite a significant arsenal, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the U.S. Secret Service. You're looking at it here. They were involved in making this arrest, and you can see an AR-style rifle at the bottom of the screen. You've got the two handguns in the center and then dozens of rounds of ammunition. THIS IS THE PERSON YOU ARE THIS IS THE PERSON YOU ARE THIS ALL APPARENTLY STARTED ACCORDING TO DHS, WHEN THEY SAW THE INDIVIDUAL THEY HAVE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, RONNIE YORDRIX, THAT'S THE PERSON YOU ARE LOOKING AT THERE. HE IS A VENEZUELAN MIGRANT APPARENTLY IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY ACCORDING TO DHS, COMING OVER THE BORDER FIRST IN 2024, WAS ARRESTED AND THEN WAS RELEASED.

12:16THE INFORMATION FROM DHS IS that Secret Service saw him near the White House, on a street right near the White House. He was acting suspiciously. They approached, and then apparently he said to them that he was hearing voices and that he wanted to kill the president. That's obviously more than enough probable cause for the Secret Service to get engaged, particularly because of the fact that the car, they say, was stolen. He faces additional charges, which I know we're going to get to, but this is the second arrest, Gatti, in just the last two days involving some sort of a threat THAT ARE NOT A FEDERAL PROSECUTORS TO THE PRESIDENT.

12:48ICE HAS ALREADY PUT IN A DETAINER TO TRY TO REMOVE HIM. WHAT CHARGES IS HE FACING? STOLEN CARS, GUNS, A THREAT HERE? SPECIFICALLY IT'S THE WEAPONS. SO THERE'S MULTIPLE COUNTS OF WEAPONS CHARGES HERE. UNREGISTERED AMMUNITION, UNREGISTERED FIREARMS AND THE TRANSPORTATION OF THOSE FIREARMS. THAT'S JUST WHAT HAS BEEN LODGED LOCALLY. NOW FEDERAL PROSECUTORS WILL LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THE STATEMENTS THAT WERE ALLEGEDLY MADE TO THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE AND SAY, DO WE WANT TO UP THE ANTE HERE FROM A FEDERAL PERSPECTIVE AND ACTUALLY CHARGE HERE A THREAT TO THE PRESIDENT THAT IS A SPECIFIC CHARGE. THAT'S SOMETHING, AS I MENTIONED, WE ALREADY SAW EARLIER THIS WEEK IN A CASE OUT OF BOSTON.

13:25SO THAT COULD BE ADDED TO THIS. WE 'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS CASE. BUT THE COURT PROCESS HERE AND THE CHARGING PROCESS HERE, apparently, we're told, is going to be underway throughout the weekend into early next week. Tom Winter, appreciate you. And our NBC News decision desk is still closely watching Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska. Here with the latest vote count is the man who runs that operation, John Lipinski. John, great to see you. Let's start with Mississippi here. 97 percent of the vote is in, but still too close to call. What is the projection threshold? Yeah, I mean, so we're WE'RE KIND OF IN UNCHARTED WATERS HERE, RIGHT?

14:01I MEAN, THIS IS SUCH A CLOSE RACE. ON ELECTION NIGHT, THIS WAS, THIS LITERALLY WAS SEPARATED BY A COUPLE DOZEN VOTES. SO WHAT WE'RE ESSENTIALLY DOING HERE IS LIKE SORT OF GOING THROUGH THE BALLOTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING IN. THESE ARE PROVISIONAL BALLOTS. THEY CALL THEM AFFIDAVIT BALLOTS IN MISSISSIPPI. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU KNOW, WEREN'T ON THE VOTER ROLL WHEN THEY CAME TO VOTE AND THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO CURE THEIR BALLOTS. SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE HERE IS IT'S STILL ONLY A 2 ,500 VOTE SPREAD. AND SO WE THINK MAYBE THERE'S UP TO 30 ,000 VOTES OUT HERE. AND SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING IS THEY HAVE UNTIL TUESDAY TO BASICALLY SORT OF WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE FOR CURING BALLOTS.

14:40AND THEN THE COUNTIES SORT OF NEED TO GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS OF SORT OF CERTIFYING THE VOTE ON FRIDAY. SO, GAUDEE, WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING HERE IS LIKE GIVEN THIS VOTE IS SO CLOSE, IT'S DEFINITELY TRENDING TOWARD SCOTT COLOMB. IT'S LOOKING, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THE DEMOCRATS ARE PROBABLY PRETTY HAPPY HERE. BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS ACTUALLY JUST, IT'S JUST SO CLOSE. WHEN YOU'RE ONLY TALKING 2 ,500 VOTES, YOU SORT OF HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD AN ELECTION LIKE THIS IN MISSISSIPPI. SO, YOU KNOW, ELECTIONS USUALLY AREN'T THIS CLOSE THERE. SO EVERYBODY IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF HAVING, BEING CAUTIOUS AND WORKING IT THROUGH.

15:12BUT TUESDAY IS A BIG DAY TO LOOK FOR. THAT'S WHEN WE'RE REALLY GOING TO TO HAVE SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SEE WHERE THIS RACE IS GOING TO LAND. Tuesday, MANAGING EXPECTATIONS. I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING IT WILL BE CALLED ON TUESDAY, BECAUSE IT COULD GO TO LEGAL ACTION, POSSIBLY, BUT TUESDAY WILL GIVE US A SENSE OF WHERE THE RACE IS. GOT IT. AND WE ARE THREE DAYS PAST THE ELECTION DAY, BUT ALASKA, THEY'RE STILL COUNTING THE SENATE RACE UP THERE, TOO EARLY TO CALL. HOW SLOW HAVE THOSE VOTES BEEN COMING IN FROM, YOU KNOW, THE ENTIRE MASSIVE STATE OF ALASKA? And do you have a sense of when we might know the winner there?

15:46Yeah, so that one, I told everybody at NBC as I was giving briefings that we would not call this race on election night, given how close we thought it would be and how long they take to count the vote. So we have about a quarter of the vote out there. Again, like Tuesday is the big day. It's not the big day to call it, but it's a big day when we actually are expecting to get their next large report of vote. And so this is also a race that's exceedingly close. So but on Tuesday, we might get a little bit of a vote update on Monday. Then on Tuesday, we'll see that. And then really what we're looking at here, they have ranked choice voting in Alaska.

16:18And so the vote that's out right now is a little bit better. I mean, when you look at like how these legislative districts performed is a little bit better for Patola. And so we want to see, you know, how she does and see whether a candidate is going to exceed 50 percent. So on Tuesday, I have we'll know whether or not this race is going. somebody will go over 50 percent. If it doesn't, then what basically will happen is it will be on the 18th of November when the state will actually sort of perform that ranked choice procedure, and the state will tell us who won. Let's hope it's next Tuesday instead of the 18th.

16:56John, thank you so much for joining us. And now to a shocking arrest in Florida. Megan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Markle making his first court appearance near Tampa. And our Jesse Kirsch is there. Tonight, Megan Markle's estranged father arrested by the FBI in Lakeland, Florida. The 82-year-old Thomas Markle Sr. now charged with one count of possession of child pornography. According to an FBI special agent's sworn statement, over the past week, investigators searched two California storage units registered to Markle, seizing roughly 80 items, including slides, film negatives, books that contain suspected child pornography.

17:36The FBI allegedly discovering at least two separate images showing a clothed Markle and a nude prepubescent girl. Last month, the affidavit also says a witness discovered suspected child pornography among Markle's possessions in the Philippines. Thomas Markle Sr. previously telling the Daily Mail allegations that he possessed child sex abuse images are sick lies. Megan's difficult relationship with her father was thrust into the spotlight during her 2018 royal wedding, which he did not attend. Megan's speaking out in a 2021 interview with Oprah. Did it feel like betrayal when you found out your father was working with the tabloids?

18:15I'm just trying to decide if I'm comfortable even talking about that. Last month, Megan shared in a statement that UK police informed her of disturbing allegations against her father in 2019, adding my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children was for one reason, to protect them. Tonight, Meghan and Harry are declining to comment on her father's arrest. It sort of obviously vindicates her estrangement from him and the fact that Prince Harry, Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie, her two children, have never met their grandfather and her husband has never met her father. Gotti, late today, Markle was released, but a judge ordered home detention with electronic monitoring.

18:55If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison. We've reached out to Markle's attorney, but so far we have not heard back. Gotti? Jesse Kirsch, thank you. And now to the powerful storms slamming tens of millions along the East Coast, cars trapped in rising waters and ground stops at major airports. Erin McLaughlin is tracking it all. Heavy rain drenching communities from Massachusetts to North Carolina. I don't think any of us can see. This vehicle stalling out on a submerged street in Monmouth County, New Jersey. South of Boston, these drivers plowed through flooded roadways before dawn.

19:36And powerful thunderstorms rolled through the area. Firefighters in Abington, Massachusetts, raced to extinguish this three-alarm house fire. It started after lightning struck a 60-foot pine tree in the backyard. An aggressive, aggressive attacker, deputy chief did an incredible job, calling out what we needed early on just to get the additional people there with a resource. Four people were home at the time. Everyone made it out okay. While in Michigan, the first measurable lake effect snow of the season. And in the south, near the Georgia-Tennessee border, a massive cleanup now underway. The day after a thousand year flood event left entire communities devastated.

20:19Crews in McKaysville, Georgia and Copper Hill, Tennessee worked to remove debris from the two towns. And Gaudi, there are new weather alerts going into the weekend. Out west, parts of Southern California are under red flag warnings for fire danger. And in Southern Texas, heavy rain is in the forecast. Gaudi. Aaron McLaughlin, thank you. And still ahead on top story, the heartbroken father of the young co-pilot killed in that Florida jet crash, speaking out why he listened to her final Mayday call over and over again. Plus, Cybertruck permanently hitting the brakes, why Elon Musk is stopping production.

20:56And is this sky the limit for airplane luxury? This new double bed that one airline claims is the biggest of them all. Stay with us.

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23:00Download today. And we are back with a father speaking out for the first time days after his daughter was killed in that horrific Learjet crash in Florida. She was the 20-year-old co-pilot who made that Mayday call. And tonight, he says he wishes he would have been in the cockpit with her. Our Tom Costello has this one. We're descending 8 ,000. Mayday, Mayday. We're descending 10 ,000 feet per minute. The radio call was terrifying. Natalia Filgarias was the 20-year-old co-pilot of that doomed Learjet. Today, her father said he'd listened to her final call several times, searching for answers. She made me so proud.

23:39She showed me what it is to be a hero. A hero, he says, for remaining calm on the radio as she and Captain Jeff Gregory reported bad weather, turbulence and icing conditions. We are in an overseas condition, descending 25th per minute. Going into a fatal nosedive near Palm Beach with seven passengers on board. We're going to crash into the ground, 722, Baba Delta. Alan Vilgarias taught Natalia to fly when she was just a teenager, earning her license at 17. Now, losing her is almost too much to bear. She was gifted and my soulmate. NTSB investigators have recovered debris and a portion of one engine near the crash scene.

24:24I wanted to be by her side, inside the plane to help. The Filgarayas attorney citing Natalia's 1 ,300 hours of cockpit time, pushing back on claims she was inexperienced. The purpose of this is to preserve not just her memory, but her reputation. The NTSB is still not sure if the plane had a cockpit voice recorder. The investigation expected to take months. Gotti? Such a tragedy, Tom. Thank you. And now to a deadly shootout in Colorado, killing a police officer and injuring three others. That firefight happening on the bus in the Denver area, and the suspect was also killed. Here's NBC's Andres Gutierrez with the latest.

25:09Tonight, new details on the deadly shootout on a public transit bus in Metro Denver. It happened Thursday evening in Lakewood. Police say an officer spotted a man matching the description of a hit-and-run suspect boarding the bus and called for backup. Several liquid agents responded and approached the suspect when the suspect immediately opened fire on the agents. A nearby dash cam appears to pick up the gunfire. Oh, he's shooting.

25:37Come get out of here. Another driver, Teddy O 'Brien, was stuck at a red light nearby. It's super loud to the point where I thought that bullets were hitting my car and cars around me. Police returned fire killing the suspect. In the shootout, four officers were struck, one fatally. A bystander was also injured. Fallen officer now identified as Agent Nicholas Allen Graham. From his earliest days in patrol to his work investigating major crimes, he distinguished himself through his dedication, his compassion, and his willingness to help others. Officers from across Metro Denver gathering overnight for a solemn procession as his body was escorted from the hospital.

26:18Andres Gutierrez, NBC News. Andres, thank you for that. And a lot more to come on Top Story tonight, including Martha Stewart apologizing once again for dressing as a homeless person for Halloween. Our Craig Melvin asks her why he had to be dragged into it. And we'll introduce you to two new pandas already stealing hearts at the Atlanta Zoo. But first, Top Story's top moment and the fifth grade superstar Melting Hearts Online. Check out 10-year-old Lincoln. He just won the Elementary Student of the Year for his school district in Louisiana, and his reaction to that news was priceless. Look at this.

26:55The Elementary Student of the Year is Lincoln Lincoln.

27:06Lincoln's mom tells us he is now going to the statewide competition. Congrats and good luck, Lincoln. Stay with us. More top story after this.

27:24And back now with Top Stories News Feed, starting with the rash of fake bomb threats targeting European flights and now several broadcasters. Dozens of flights forced to make emergency landings over the past 48 hours. British-based Sky News, Bulgaria's Nova TV and Irish public broadcaster RTE all receiving threats, some evacuating their buildings out of a precaution. Tonight, still no word on who's behind this and officials think it's a coordinated attack. And terrifying video capturing the moment a man with a gun held a Chicago bus driver hostage. Video shows a man waving his gun in the air next to that driver.

28:00Police say he forced her to drive through several red lights. Surveillance video shows the moment that driver was able to escape through a window after the emergency brake lever was pulled. The man has since been arrested and faces several felony charges including kidnapping with a firearm. And a surprise delivery in Weld County, Colorado. Police body cam video, a video capturing the moment. A deputy surprised this man with his DoorDash order. Take a listen. Your DoorDash driver got arrested. No kidding. Yeah, so there's your... Well, thank you for bringing it. Yeah, otherwise it would be cold.

28:40Yeah, you heard that deputy say that he was assisting with a traffic stop late last month. When the driver got arrested, he took it upon himself to make sure that delivery got there. And Singapore Airlines is unveiling its latest upgrade, arguing this is the largest double bed in the skies. Video shows first-class passengers transforming their seats into a joint bed with the ability to put up a private dining table and slide shut those privacy doors. No word on exactly how much this costs, but seats are expected to become available in late 2027. And it's the end of the road for the Cybertruck.

29:17Today, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announcing the boxy, futuristic-looking pickup will be discontinued to shift focus on the company's cyber cap. Ryan Chandler has this one. Tonight, the Tesla Cybertruck nearing the end of the road. Elon Musk announcing the company will be winding down production of the pickup next year, just three years after it hit the market. Oh, my God. It's been a bumpy ride for the eclectic EV. From this failed demo at its debut to this reaction to its unique design. That thing is so freaking ugly. Sales fell far short of Musk's prediction for$250 ,000 a year, selling just over$20 ,000 last year.

30:01Very unique design. But here in Louisville, Texas today, car dealer David Baum's phone has been ringing off the hook. We've already had six customers call to try to buy this today. He says used Cybertrucks are an even hotter ticket now. My goal is to fill this lot up with at least another 10 Cybertrucks by the end of the month. Wow. Because we know we'll sell them by the end of the year. And their value is only going to go up. Musk says the Texas facility where the truck was built will switch to producing the CyberCab RoboTaxi, which shows despite the Cybertruck's fate, Tesla is still leaning in to daring designs.

30:35There's no steering wheel or pedals.

30:42So I hope this goes well. We'll find out. Baum says the Cybertruck will now be a prized collector's item for years to come. I think it's just a completely unique truck. You either love it or you hate it. And Ryan Chandler joins us now in front of what looks like that unmistakable triangle. Ryan, despite the discontinued part of this, like that truck, it's still pretty popular with some buyers, right? It is. It serves a very niche market, Gotti. The sales manager here says they get a lot of interest from, like, athletes and influencer types. I mean, if you're buying a Cybertruck, you want to be seen.

31:22He says they have a lot of people who want to custom wrap it just to make it theirs. This is a flashy car, but it does cost you a pretty penny. This model that I drove earlier today,$109 ,000. And the dealer here says that's only going to skyrocket once these cars are officially off the production line in the middle of next year, Guy. Ryan Chandler, thank you. And turning now to the big public panda debut in Atlanta. Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, officially greeting visitors at the Atlanta Zoo today after arriving from China in September. Now, people lined up just to catch a glimpse of those adorable animals, including our very own Aaron Gilchrist, who joins us now.

32:04Aaron, lucky man, getting Panda Watch today. What was it like getting an up-close look, and how's everybody reacting? Listen, Gotti, it was a day here. The zoo's closed now, but I can tell you that these pandas were on full display, and they made sure that they got to take it all in with the crowds that were showing up here today. I'm told that they sleep about 14 hours a day, so they're probably doing that right now. But earlier today, we know that the crowds were coming in as soon as the gates opened here, and you saw people with big smiles on their faces, with their cameras out, with their phones out, taking videos, watching in particular Ping Ping, who spent a lot of time outside and then moved inside.

32:43But he was just sort of eating bamboo and sliding around outside. Fushuang is a little on the shy side, so she stayed in the enclosure, did a lot of eating, as pandas do, but people were there sort of tapping on the glass, trying to get her to turn around, really just trying to get their time in with these pandas. I want you to hear from one woman we spoke to about her experience today in the zoo. I was here when we first brought pandas to Atlanta, and so I was just excited that they're back again. They're so cute. I think it's perfect. Like, everyone loves pandas. It's just like a nice thing to bring to the city.

33:22And Gatti, I'll tell you, there's so much excitement here. People were in the gift shop looking for all the Panda merchandise. We know so many things had to be brought out in second and third waves because people like me were in the gift shop. I was just going to ask you to get one of those from my daughter, but you look so cute in that. Like, you keep it. It is such a good look. And not to make you talk about geopolitics with that on your head, but, I mean, there is a backstory here, right? Like this so-called panda diplomacy? Yeah, you're absolutely right. You know, the first pandas that came over back in 1972, they were a gift from China.

34:01I can't even do this with a serious one. They were a gift from China, right? We know that. But since then, it really has been more about conservation, trying to learn more about pandas, trying to grow the panda population. They were on the endangered species list. And so the hope is that Ping Ping and Fu Shuang will spend some time together. These are fairly solitary animals, but the hope is that they are going to find some compatibility. They are about breeding age right now, and so this zoo has had a lot of success with breeding pandas. We know their original pair of pandas were able to have seven cubs, Gadi, including two sets of twins.

34:39So the hope is that, you know, lightning strikes twice and we can have some success with Ping Ping and Fu Shuang here at Zoo Atlanta. I mean, give one of them those ears and we'll see what happens. Aaron Gilchrist, thank you so very much. Thanks, Aaron. Martha Stewart is apologizing again, this time on the Today Show after her Halloween costume sparked outrage online. Her multiple shifting explanations since then are adding to the backlash, too. Dana Griffin has the details. Tonight, Martha Stewart admitting she got it wrong. I made a mistake. I mean, I was stupid. After dressing as a homeless person for Halloween, holding this sign, I am hungry, help me, sparking a firestorm of criticism.

35:26Either she is just tone deaf or her PR team hates her. This morning, Stewart sitting down with today's Craig Melvin, telling him she first shared the since deleted photo with her grandson. I sent it to him and I said, what do you think? It's tone deaf, he said. The 85-year-old lifestyle mogul first issuing this apology. I am distressed that my Halloween costume yesterday, which was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness, has offended people, which was never my intention. But that explanation not ringing true to many online. Pretty much no one bought it, myself included, because if she really wanted to bring awareness, she has the money and the resources to do that in a tasteful way.

36:07The next day, a second apology via a Notes app screenshot. It's hard to admit when you've really screwed up. My earlier statement didn't go far enough. I know many people are suffering economically. Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry. Then this week, another explanation involving Craig Melvin, who during this Halloween cooking segment, dressed as Snoop Dogg, spilled chocolate on Stewart's clothes. Sorry about that. Jokingly blaming Craig for her costume faux pas and video circulating online. He spilled chocolate all over my white sweater, which I should wear on Halloween night.

36:44This morning, Stewart apologizing again, insisting Craig was not to blame. And why was I dragged into it? Oh, no, I was making a joke. What lessons did you... And it wasn't your fault about the drama. It goes on and on. What lessons learned? Yeah. Pay closer attention to social issues. Stewart, hoping her apology tour will help put the Halloween controversy behind her. What else can I say? I'm so sorry. And I hope that my followers and my fans and the rest of America forgives me for doing something that was not meant in any way to be a bad thing. Dana Griffin, NBC News. And just ahead, Pope Leo touching down in Uruguay for a historic trip through South America.

37:31how he's doing just weeks after lung cancer surgery. Plus, this week's great American is the Fonz himself. Actor Henry Winkler sits down with Tom to talk about his iconic roles and to share his one simple rule for success in any field. Stay with us for that. Hi, I'm Cindy Lauper, Cosentic's lead detective in the new mystery series, Unpredictable Symptom Squad. My team and I are on a curious case to gather clues about plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and learn how Cosentix treats both and can help stop further joint damage in psoriatic arthritis. Cosentix Secukinumab is prescribed for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and adults with active psoriatic arthritis.

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40:04Gadi, on Friday, Pope Leo arrived here in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, the first leg of his visit to Latin America that will also include Argentina and Peru. On the long flight from Rome here, he told us journalists traveling with him that he knows some people were doubtful about this trip taking place less than a month after he underwent lung cancer surgery. But he said that from the very first day, he had no doubts and was convinced that this trip had to go forward. He also said he thinks he's in fairly good shape. And when he greeted us one by one, I did acknowledge, he looked great and asked him, what's his secret?

40:41Take a listen. A lot of people are surprised to see you going on this trip so close to the surgery. You look great. What's your secret? Trust in God, good doctors, good surgeons, and overall, I think a healthy lifestyle. On the flight here, he also told reporters who asked him about him voting in the midterm elections that he's proud to be American and to exercise the right to vote. But he declined to comment on the outcome. Over the next 12 days, the Pope will travel more than 19 ,000 miles and a dozen flights and two helicopters visiting both urban and remote areas, including to the edge of the Amazon and to Cusco, a city on the Peruvian Andes at 11 ,000 feet above sea level.

41:27A remarkable feat for the 71-year-old Pope who, less than a month ago, underwent lung cancer surgery and had part of his right lung removed. Back to you. Claudio, thank you. Now to our series Great Americans, where we talk to those who have achieved so much about their life and about their country. And tonight, you know him as the Fonz. But that was just the breakout role at the beginning. For five decades, he's brought so many characters to life, and he is not slowing down. Our Great American this week, actor Henry Winkler. Here's Tom with his story. What do you love about America? When people say there is more the same about us than there isn't, they are not joking.

42:13Henry Winkler burst onto screens in the 70s with an iconic catchphrase. Bringing to life one of TV's most beloved characters, Arthur Fonzarelli in Happy Days. Just play it cool. I got to be this guy who took care of business. But he was also cool. Fonzie was so cool. I figured out what cool is. Yeah. Being authentic. When do you realize, or do they tell you, Fonzie is taking off? Because at first, you're not in a lot of the action, right? You know, when all of a sudden, I had more than seven lines in a script. I was only in seven episodes out of the 13 they were shooting. All of a sudden, I was in all of them.

42:55What was the relationship like with Fonzie? He gave me my life. He introduced me to the world. Winkler was born in Manhattan. His Jewish parents fled Nazi Germany in 1939, his dad making a decision that almost cost him his life. He took my mother's jewelry and his mother's jewelry, and he melted down a box of chocolate, poured the chocolate over the pieces of jewelry, put it back in the box under his arm. As he left Germany, Nazis said, have anything of importance, of worth, value? He said, no, just check my bags. And it was all in the box of chocolate. He sold the jewelry at a pawn shop and started his new life.

43:41It's a story he swore never to forget. His parents struggled, and he says his upbringing was hard at times, which may be why playing other characters felt like an escape. My two words are tenacity and gratitude. Tenacity gets you where you want to go. And gratitude makes that journey more comfortable, more palatable to travel. It is that simple. JOHN YANG, He's appeared in dozens of shows and movies, including the coach who discovers Bobby Boucher in the Waterboy. I would be honored if you played football for this team. Me? Play football? A clueless attorney in arrested development. It's a figure of speech.

44:28You're going to be fine. And an acting teacher in the dark comedy Barry, which earned him an Emmy. Thank you. It's what I do. Reading scripts, part of the job, but not something that came easy. You didn't read your first book until you were 31 years old. I was told by my parents that I was a dummer hunt, that I was a dumb dog. But there was a secret that you didn't know. What did you have? I just thought I was stupid. I had dyslexia. The diagnosis changed his life, but never slowed him down. He's now authored more than 40 children's books, and he and his wife have committed their lives to helping children in need.

45:06When you meet a child who just found out they were dyslexic, and he's 10. And I took that child and I said, let me just tell you, you are great. You are great just the way you are. And you're wired differently, but your imagination is big. Wow. That's incredible. Yeah. And no one talked to me like that. It is my job on this earth to talk to people like that, to talk to those children. Thanks to Tom for that. Still ahead, everything you can binge watch and listen to this weekend, including the first ever scripted series about Muhammad Ali. Plus, there's a new cooking show featuring Awkwafina, and we're going to get into the debate.

45:49When is too early for Christmas music? Olivia Rodrigo says, well, there's no time that's too soon. You're going to hear her new song coming up next.

46:09And we are back now with Binge Worthy, our look at the best things to watch and listen to this weekend. Joining us tonight is good friend of Top Story, entertainment journalist and CEO of Pop Viewers, Chris Witherspoon. Chris, great to see you. Thanks so much for being with us. Let's start with TV shows here. The first ever scripted dramatization of the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali out on Amazon Prime. Let's take a quick look. America has ideas about what their champ should be. Nobody going to tell me what to say or not say. I want to help my community. The things you say, you don't know what a revolution is.

46:45I've been waiting to hear something like that my whole life. I'm tired of being quiet when I know something's wrong. When I enter the ring, the heavens sing. The angels know I put on the show. I mean, the scowl, the confidence. It's so much to unpack here. So much to unpack. And I feel like people know that Muhammad Ali was the greatest in the ring, but he also is one of the greatest personalities outside of the ring. And this eight-part series is out now. You can watch it on Prime Video. It's already number one in the country on Prime Video after just two days. But there's some big hitters behind this.

47:23Jay-Z, Sean Carter, executive producer Michael B. Jordan, Jalen Best, who plays Muhammad Ali, also Amari Hardwick, He's just such a great cast, and it really humanizes him, not just his wins in the boxing rings, but all the struggles that it took to become the greatest. Yeah, I float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. And now to the thriller, Black Doves. That's featuring Keira Knightley, right? Back for its second season on Netflix with the new twist. Let's watch this here. Two Black Dove agents have been killed in the last month. I'll be taking over as you're handling. Where is Reed? I need to know who I'm working for.

48:00Asking questions breaks our contract. We just can't have that. We have to get these people. Layla, what exactly is your role in all of this? I'm the muscle, babe. Oh, good. Another addition to the psychotic girl gang. All right, second season. So catch us up here. What do we need to know? Listen, I love this series. I love Keira Knightley. And this ain't no pride and prejudice. Okay, she plays the wife of a politician, but she's secretly a spy. That's what all the black doves are. They're spies. It's brilliant in a second season and you have a new face this season The scream queen herself neve Campbell is a part of this series playing a diplomat But a huge fan base and sign me up for any British spy thriller.

48:44I'm there Yeah, and neve Campbell to boot This next one looks very fun. Yeah, no, I can't I'm gonna have to put that one right on the top of my queue here But if you're into cooking and travel shows and just, you know, kind of escaping and relaxing, we've got Awkwafina. She's rediscovering her roots. This one's on Apple TV +, I believe. Watch. How come you never taught me how to cook? Because you're lazy. So call me crazy, but I've set myself the challenge of bringing Lums back. There's a rib on fire. How did we get that? Oh, God. But there's a problem. I can't cook. Like, at all. You can't just roll out of bed and do it.

49:24We got to go over like prep, training, menu. Throw them in, right? No, please don't. Because you're lazy. I mean, grandma roasting her there, right? Okay, grandma does not play. And Gadi, I mean, for this one, sometimes the best story is not the food in the kitchen. It's the story of the food. And this is that. Alcufina's great-grandfather opened a restaurant in New York called Lums. but no one in her family can really cook, especially her. She's a self-proclaimed bad cook. So she's traveling the country, sampling different Asian cuisines, learning how to cook, and hopefully, fingers crossed, we might get a second season where she actually reopens her great-grandfather's restaurant.

50:05Oh, that would be amazing. I mean, even if she's a bad cook, it's looking pretty delicious. Now to this new Netflix series that a lot of people are talking about. It's all about the disappearance of Natalie Holloway. That's that case that captivated the world back in 2005. Let's watch this. The person that she was last seen with likes to prey upon young female tourists. He's a known predator. The only thing we knew was this guy's lying, but we don't get a confession. He's a very honest boy. He's very sincere. He felt like he was untouchable. He seemed to taunt Beth. He kept hitting his chest. What do you want me to do?

50:45Let's go. I'm ready to tangle with the devil. Happened so long ago and yet feels very, very topical given what we've seen recently, right? Yeah, Gaudi, it's crazy. 21 years ago, but this story is still strong. There's still such an appetite for just unpacking more of it. But the headline here is really Brenda Holloway, Natalie's mother, who for 20 plus years really just kept this story alive. You also hear from a lot of her best friends who were on that trip with her back in 2005 to Aruba. But it's also like a big, you know, kind of, I think the story of like what happens to the families when these true crime stories happen.

51:23That's what this is all about. Yeah, the blast radius of any sort of tragedy like that is so wide. Meanwhile, we've got to talk about this one because, you know, when you come down to the Universal lot, this poster has been right outside of our office here for quite some time. Looks so good. Now it's streaming on the mothership Peacock. We're talking about Uprising with Andrew Garfield. Let's watch. Who leaves them? A plowman. There will be no peace until we are free.

52:00Listen. Listen. Can you not hear their rage?

52:08So is this Robin Hood without the bows and arrows? Basically, Gotti, it's the origin story of Robin Hood and a confession. I went on a solo date to go see this movie two months ago because I'm such a big English history buff. But it's set in 1381 England, and it's about the uprising of the English citizens who basically were being overtaxed by King Richard III. And this uprising is led by the plowman played by Andrew Garfield, who winds up being Robin Hood. So it's so good. So many layers to it. I'm a fanboy. Definitely watch it. I love it. And now we got to get to some music, right? A new one from Slater.

52:43She's newer on the pop scene, but she's blowing up everywhere. Here's a little bit of her song, Hey Boy.

53:05Okay, bubble bath, I guess, right? I feel like it's club bench worthy up in here. Okay. But Slater, you said that she's new, but this is actually her fourth album. But I feel like she's finally kind of popping. And the new album is called Worst Man in America. It's quirky. It's cool. It's kind of campy. But it's also a club banger. And then finally, we got to get to the age old debate here. For you, like when is too early for Christmas music? No such thing. Because I think, yeah, no such thing. Exactly. I'm thinking right after the skeletons, right after Halloween, we've got Olivia Rodrigo with this one.

53:41Yeah, let's watch this. This is so good. I want you to take me home. And that's what we can make out. I want you to take me home. Take me home to your parents' house. I want you to take me home. Show me serious commitment. I want you to take me home. Yeah, come on, take me home for Christmas. I love Olivia Rodrigo, but ironic, Olivia Rodrigo is my absolute favorite. She's just looking for some commitment, right? No, 100%. To me, this is an anthem for so many people who don't really know where your relationship stands. The holidays are coming. Will you get the invite to go home? That is what this song is all about.

54:18Some great cameos in the video. Also, Cynthia Nixon and Ben Marshall from SNL make appearances. But Olivia Rodrigo, it is time for Christmas. Let's go, girl. I'm here for it. Yep, yep. Take me home. I want to meet your parents. Let's go. Thank you so very much. Love doing Binge Worthy with you. That's gonna do it for us tonight. Thanks for watching Top Story. I'm Gotti Schwartz. Stay tuned because we've got more news just ahead.

54:56Hi, I'm Cindy Lauper, Cosentic's lead detective in the new mystery series, Unpredictable Symptom Squad. My team and I are on a curious case to gather clues about plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and learn how Cosentix treats both and can help stop further joint damage in psoriatic arthritis. Cosentix Secukinumab is prescribed for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and adults with active psoriatic arthritis. Don't use if allergic to Cosentix. Get checked for TB before starting. Increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur, like TB or other serious bacterial, fungal, or viral infections.

55:34Some are fatal. Tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms like fevers, sweats, chills, muscle aches, or cough, had a vaccine or planned to, or if IBD symptoms develop or worsen. Serious allergic reactions and severe eczema-like skin reactions may occur. Learn more at 1-844-COSENTICS or cosentics.com. Don't let mysterious symptoms go unsolved. Talk to your doctor about Cosentics.