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The chilling plan the suspect in Paul Pelosi's attack allegedly had for Nancy Pelosi, and Tom Brady's first comments since announcing his divorce from Gisele Bundchen. Plus, a new TODAY Walking Challenge for November that will have you in shape to complete a 5K in only six weeks. 

The suspect in Paul Pelosi's attack planned to break Nancy Pelosi's kneecaps if she was at home, authorities said.

State and federal authorities announced a host of criminal charges yesterday against David DePape, 42, the suspect in a brutal attack last week on Paul Pelosi, 82, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The complaint alleges that DePape sought to kidnap Nancy Pelosi at her San Francisco home, and he said in an interview with police that he was going to break her kneecaps if she "lied." The suspect is also alleged to have told investigators that "by breaking Nancy's kneecaps, she would then have to be wheeled into Congress, which would show other Members of Congress there were consequences to actions." Here's what we know so far. 

Tom Brady speaks about his 'amicable' divorce from Gisele Bundchen for the first time.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback made his first public comments yesterday since announcing his divorce on Oct. 28, which ended his 13-year marriage to Gisele Bundchen. “I think there’s a lot of professionals in life that go through things that they deal with at work and they deal with at home,” Brady said on his "Let's Go!" podcast released yesterday. “Obviously, the good news is it’s a very amicable situation and I’m really focused on two things, taking care of my family and certainly my children, and secondly, doing the best job I can to win football games.” See his full comment about the split here.

👗 A news anchor dad defended his daughter's 'controversial' homecoming dresses. The video went viral.

Florida news anchor Matt Austin is defending his teen daughters after a photo of them in their homecoming dresses received critical comments. Austin said he was "fuming" after people wrote that he should be "ashamed" that his daughters wore short dresses to the dance. He filmed a TikTok response that has gone viral. "It's not my daughters' job to make sure your son is focused in school," he said in the video. "Also not her job to dress hideous enough to where your son doesn't assault her. It's your job to not raise a pervert with no self-control." He also commented on the 3 negative things he would be teaching his daughters if he started dictating what they wear.

🤑 The Powerball jackpot is now over $1 billion for only the second time in history. 

Who wants to be a billionaire? The Powerball jackpot has reached more than $1 billion for just the second time in history and the first time since winners in three states split a $1.5 billion jackpot in 2016. There were no winners in the latest drawing on Halloween, pushing the jackpot to $1.2 billion for tomorrow's drawing. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.

Achieve your life goals with easy tips.

A new month means a new TODAY Walking Challenge, and this one will get you from your couch to walking 3 miles within 6 weeks. TODAY fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour has training plans for 3 different fitness levels, whether you're just beginning a walking routine or you want to work your way up to running a 5K. Stephanie breaks down when to train and when to rest, as well as a 5-minute strength routine to supplement your walks. Plus, if you haven't already, make sure to join our Start TODAY Facebook group for tips and motivation along the way. 

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

As our blood-sugar level returns to normal after that last Almond Joy on Halloween, it's never too early to get cracking on a Thanksgiving menu. We have 43 Thanksgiving appetizer ideas so good they will threaten to fill you up before you even get to the turkey. The recipes include salads, soups, dips and finger foods that will have you saying "just one more" as you grab a bite of mustard-maple meatballs, smoked mac and cheese egg rolls (above), twice-baked potato bites and more. 

A little pick-me-up before you go.

Whether it was Kim Kardashian going all out to transform herself into Mystique from X-Men (above) only to realize she was at a birthday party and not a costume party, or Jennifer Hudson as Whoopi Goldberg from "Sister Act", celebrities celebrated Halloween in style this year. There also was Mariska Hargitay as artist Frida Kahlo, Diddy as Heather Ledger's Joker character, and comedian Eric André as our own Hoda Kotb. Also, you won't be able to get the image of Joe Jonas dressed as Flo from Progressive out of your head. Plus, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly paid homage to the bombshell-bad boy couple of the '90s, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. 

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Written by Scott Stump | Edited by Philip Caulfield

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