What we know about Matthew Perry's death so far.

7 ways to keep kids safe on Halloween. A chonky baby sets a hospital record. October 30, 2023 | [VIEW IN BROWSER](   THIS IS TODAY October 30, 2023 | [VIEW IN BROWSER]( THIS IS TODAY Tributes pour in for "Friends" star Matthew Perry following his death at 54. Plus, emergency room pediatricians share the risky Halloween activities they won't let their own children engage in, and a personal trainer points out the No. 1 mistake she sees people making in the gym.   The Latest   [Israel intensifies ground war in Gaza; thousands break into an aid warehouse](. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the conflict with Hamas had [entered its “second stage”]( after Israeli ground troops entered Gaza in an expansion of fighting. Israel's military will "continue and [intensify" its ground operation]( in Gaza where its forces are making "gradual progress," a spokesperson said this morning. Thousands of Gazans [broke into a United Nations aid warehouse]( yesterday that was being used to store food and other basic items as food deliveries to the Gaza Strip have been slowed due to a fuel ban. [Here's the latest](. [Co-stars and friends pay tribute to Matthew Perry, as autopsy results are inconclusive following his death at 54.]( Fans, actors and co-stars [paid tribute to "Friends" star Matthew Perry](, who was found dead in a hot tub at his California home on Saturday after an apparent drowning. “He was a true gift to us all," the official "Friends" account wrote on Instagram. People also [flocked to the site of the "Friends" apartment]( in New York City to leave handwritten tributes to Perry. [Initial autopsy results are inconclusive]( pending a toxicology report, authorities said yesterday. An official conclusion from the L.A. County Medical Examiner isn't likely to be released for several weeks. Perry was open about [his battle with addiction]( in a [memoir he released last year](.     [🎃 I'm an ER pediatrician. Here are 7 things I don't let my kids do on Halloween ...]( An average of 3,200 Halloween-related injuries were treated in emergency rooms each year between 2019 and 2022, and we spoke with experts about how to keep your kids safe tomorrow night. Pediatric ER doctors who are also parents shared [7 risky activities]( they won't let their own children do on Halloween. Cars pose the biggest threat to trick-or-treaters, so staying on sidewalks, using crosswalks and carrying a flashlight or glow sticks to be more visible are crucial to keeping safe. [See all the tips here](.   [🍬 ... but poisoned or spiked Halloween candy is largely a myth.]( One thing that is decidedly not a risk to kids on Halloween is getting poisoned candy in their bags. That story about your cousin's friend's brother dying after getting a razor blade in his candy is [almost certainly a myth](. University of Delaware professor Joel Best has been spearheading research about poisoned Halloween candy for nearly 40 years. He told TODAY.com he "[cannot find a single case of a child killed]( or seriously injured by a contaminated treat picked up in the course of trick-or-treating" using data going back to 1958. The lone exception was a Texas boy in 1984, and it turned out his own father did it. [Continue reading](.       Start TODAY   Achieve your life and health goals with easy tips. Working out with heavy weights for repeated reps can be ineffective and likely to cause injury if your form isn't correct. TODAY fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour says there's one sight that particularly frazzles her. “Not engaging your abs — and specifically pulling the navel in toward the spine during all of your workouts — is[the No. 1 mistake I see people making at the gym](,” she told us. Stephanie has[3 tips on how to correct that mistake](, as well as an exercise to try that will train your core to engage when you work out.   What's for dinner?   Allow us to do the meal-planning for you Power up your kids for trick-or-treating tomorrow with these protein-packed [air-fryer chicken tenders]( from TODAY's Joy Bauer. Use low-fat buttermilk or pickle juice to make the marinade, and, if you don't have an air-fryer, Joy has tips to make them in the oven. You've got to have some sauce for your tenders, and these go well with anything from honey mustard to spicy ketchup. [Get the recipe](.   Daily Delight   A little pick-me-up before you go. The Ayres family received a [giant bundle of joy]( just ahead of Halloween this year. Their boy Sonny was born on Oct. 23 at a hospital in Ontario, Canada, [weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces](, about twice the size of a normal newborn, to set a new record for the hospital. “When they put Sonny on the scale, there was a drumroll and all the doctors and nurses were throwing out guesses about what the number would be,” dad Chance Ayres told TODAY.com. Sonny is the couple's fifth child. “Everywhere I went I got questions like, ‘How many are in there?’" mom Britteney said. "And I’d have to explain that it wasn’t multiples, it was just one very large baby.” [See more](.   Thanks for letting us in your inbox! See you again tomorrow morning. Written by Scott Stump | Edited by Philip Caulfield Enjoying This is TODAY? 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