of sunshine too. there's visible movement there. wow. yeah, that's interesting. wishful thinking. yeah. hey, you know the today show is just ahead. but today in the bay actually continues at 8 a.m. on roku, pluto and other streaming platforms. as we're talking to pg&e about, they're rolling out new technology to try to prevent rolling blackouts during the height of summer. a representative joins us to explain how it all works. you can also watch online at nbcbayarea.com or easily with your smartphone app. take us with you on the go. yeah, miss a moment, miss a lot. we'll see you on pluto. look, that doesn't today over there. today today. so next it is going to be a scorcher. >> it is. tens of millions in the grips of the nation's first heat wave. it is june 14th.

this is "today." going up. a dangerous heat dome set to bring triple digit temperatures from california to texas. some cities expected to top 110 degrees with the official start of summer still weeks away. the brutal highs adding fuel to raging wild fires out west and raising concerns about the entire nation's aging power grid. we'll have al's latest forecast just ahead. crisis mode. president biden set to announce sweeping changes at the southern border today, effectively shutting it down when crossings surge. the drastic move coming the middle of the 2024 campaign, and a little too late for critics. this morning what it means for the migrant crisis and the presidential race. in the hot seat. dr. anthony fauci, the public face of the pandemic, forced to defend the government's response to covid with republicans alleging he helped cover up its origins. >> the accusation being

circulated is absolutely false and simply preposterous. >> we'll have the latest including the emotional moment he revealed his family is still facing death threats. foul fall-out. kennedy carter finally speaking out in the wake of her very hard foul on caitlin clark. >> i will compete and play 100% hard no matter who it is. >> what she's saying about that controversial moment and the big debate it sparked surrounding the treatment of the wnba's newest star. stream-flation nation. just ahead, the major changes coming to your monthly bills, and what you can do to save money. those stories, plus tickled pink. wild flamingos flocking back to florida after decades of decline and a well-timed hurricane. >> hey, wait a minute. >> this is kind of nice. >> this is kind of nice. >> inside the colorful and unusual birds' surprising

comeback. and hamming it up. a 6-year-old steals the spotlight during his dad's big speech on capitol hill. >> settling our political differences at the ballot box. >> smiling, making faces and playing peek-a-boo with the camera. the rare moment that brought both sides of the aisle together in laughter. today, tuesday, june 4th, 2024. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. well, good morning. good to see you. welcome to "today." it's tuesday. >> what day is it? >> i got the tuesday part. >> it is june 54th? >> what did i say, june 14th? it is just 4, just to correct the record. >> we are not rushing you into anything. >> i'm sorry. if you are not giggling when you see this little boy behind his

dad on capitol hill, making the faces. i don't know if he's listening to the speech or not. he's a star this morning. >> he is. hello, guy. nice to meet you. all right. we will start with the dangerous early season heat warnings. temperatures soaring into the triple digits from texas into california. >> 30 million are under heat alerts this morning. phoenix and las vegas could see highs of 112 degrees this week. the hottest days to come on thursday and friday. we should mention the official start of summer still two weeks away. >> yeah, that heat is also raising new concerns over wild fires across the west. california's largest of the year so far, fueled by high winds has already devoured more than 14,000 acres. we have all this covered, including al's forecast. we will start with nbc's dana griffin in tracy, california, that's just east of san francisco. hey, dana, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. we had storms overnight in the central plains. and this is the first

significant heat wave in california. and across the west coast, nearly 30 million people across this region under heat alerts. when you add in the higher temperatures, plus dry grasses like this, it could be added fuel for potential wild fires. >> reporter: this morning, strong storms and fierce heat sweeping the country. the wild weather bringing flooding risks in oklahoma and the central plains. while in other states, the heat is on. >> tomorrow, up to 100 degrees. >> reporter: a sweltering heat wave with temperatures 20 degrees higher than usual in many places. in texas, from austin to the rio grande, the heat index could range from 110 to 115 degrees. while later this week, phoenix is expecting to hit 112 degrees for the first time this year. after hitting that mark more than 50 times last year, resulting in 645 heat-related deaths in and around the city.

in the las vegas valley, temperatures will also be near 110 through thursday. clark county, already planning on opening public cooling stations. the triple-digit temps creating conditions ripe for wild fires like this one. the coral fire scorching more than 14,000 acres in california. families forced to evacuate under heavy smoke. >> the flame was actually lapping up on the side of the trailers and on the side of my car. and the fireman told me to follow him through. he took three steps and he disappeared. we didn't see hip. he rearranged the truck so we could see the lights. >> reporter: the corral fire keeping firefighters busy all weekend. the blaze destroying the curtis' homes. >> this is 35 years of memories. there are things that just can't be replaced. but my parents are alive, and that's the important thing. >> reporter: the corral fire now 75% contained with no active

flames. but officials warn these sort of grass fires are really indicators of what could be a very active wild fire season ahead. hoda? >> all right, dana, thank you so much. what do you say we turn to al and get a check of this? >> the good news is the winds have died down, so we don't be looking at wild fire risks right now. but the jet stream way up to the north. we have a heat dome of high pressure and this surge of really warm air coming up around it. so widespread records likely from texas to california. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above average. so we've got 29 million people under heat advisories, heat watches and warnings stretching from california all the way down to brownsville, texas. look at how widespread this heat is. richmond, virginia near 90 today. same in cleveland. st. louis in the mid 80s. san antonio triple digits and we're looking at triple digits out west. for tomorrow, we're looking at a high of 108 in las vegas. they get to 110, this will be the earliest they've ever seen 110.

reading, california 106. tucson, 105. we move into the late-week period, we're talking about triple digit temperatures. not feels like, but air temperatures, las vegas triple digit, same in bakersfield. palm desert and yuma, arizona. and beyond that, we're looking at thursday these records possible for grand junction, albuquerque, roswell, fresno, palm dale, california. and we have a risk of severe weather, we'll look at that later, minneapolis down to the gulf. so there's a lot going on. guys? >> thank you so much. again with the heat settling in, coming up later this morning, we'll share some ways to cut down on your home's cooling costs this summer. also this morning, the border showdown. a key issue in the 2024 race. it's back in the spot lights. under mounting pressure to address immigration, president biden is expected to announce executive actions today that would temporarily shut down the southern border when crossings

spike past a certain level. nbc's senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us with the details. >> reporter: good morning. president biden is expected to host border city mayors here at the white house later today for the long-awaited announcement. but he's facing backlash from within his own party of what would be a massive overhaul of this country's asylum, policies reminiscent of the trump administration. facing pressure over the migrant influx, this morning president biden is preparing to announce sweeping changes. nbc news learned the executive action would allow the president to temporarily shut down the border to asylum seekers if illegal crossings reach 2,500 a day. according to three people familiar with the discussions. >> it is definitely a step in the right direction. one of a number of steps that are necessary for us to be able to secure our border. >> reporter: but, some republicans say it's too little too late. >> he created a crisis at the border intentionally. >> reporter: right now homeland security officials say there are more than 4,000 encounters at

the border each day, suggesting a shutdown could go into effect immediately. the border would reopen if daily encounters drop below 1,500. this migrant just crossed near san diego. [speaking in a global language] >> reporter: and says the new restrictions would be tough. coming on the heels of a historic presidential election in mexico, and just as the campaign here in the u.s. heats up, the move is a reversal from president biden's stance in january. >> i have done all i can do. >> reporter: even though mr. trump urged congressional republicans to kill a bipartisan border funding bill earlier this year, the former president has a 30 point edge with registered voters on the question of who would handle immigration and border security better. immigrant advocates say the changes will cause chaos. >> it is a betrayal of what we were noeld a campaign four years ago. we were told president biden would be restoring humanity at our border. but what we are seeing is that

history is repeating itself. >> reporter: in 2018, the trump administration tried to enact similar border restrictions, but the court struck them down. we expect more legal challenges now. the executive action will also have some humanitarian exceptions, including for children who will arrive at the border alone. savannah? >> gabe gutierrez on the north lawn there, thank you. meantime, opening statements begin this morning in the federal gun case against hunter biden. jury selection during yesterday's start of the trial with first lady dr. jill biden making a surprise appearance in court on her birthday. nbc's ryan nobles joins us now from the court in wilmington, delaware. hey, ryan. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. prosecutors plan to argue this morning that hunter biden lied on a federal form before purchasing a handgun. the president's son has pleaded not guilty and his famous family is now rushing to his defense. the president's son, hunter biden, facing a criminal trial and the prospect of jail time,

getting support from the first family right from the start. first lady jill biden in the courtroom for jury selection, sitting just a few feet behind her son and whispering in his ear throughout the marathon day. his father, the president, issuing a rare statement addressing the case. as the president, i don't and won't comment on pending federal cases. but as a dad, i have boundless love for my son. the first lady and biden's legal team listening closely as jurors dozens, were asked questions about their backgrounds and possible connections to the biden family. in the end, 12 jurors were seated. 6 men, 6 women with four alternate. 6 of the jurors had owned a gun or a family member who purchased a gun. one juror was a secret service agent. and 4 of the jurors had family members who struggled with addiction, a key theme in this case. prosecutors charged biden after a plea deal on separate tax charges fell apart, a process republicans have attacked.

>> they were trying to wipe away everything under the cover of darkness. thankfully, the judge asked them questions. so, you know, he is going to have his day in court. >> reporter: but democrats counter that bidens respected the judicial process. it is expected that a series of biden family members will be with hunter in court as the trial plays out. and the first witness expected to testify this morning is an fbi special agent who played a key role in the investigation. the entire trial expected to last a little more than a week. it is not clear yet if hunter biden will testify in his own defense. hoda? >> all right. ryan nobles for us there in wilmington. ryan, thank you. also this morning, new questions are being raised about a possible cease-fire in the israel-hamas war while the white house pushes for a deal to get done. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is once again saying the war will not end unless hamas is destroyed. nbc's raf sanchez is in tel aviv for us. raf, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning.

president biden and his top aides are making this push for a hostage deal a top priority. we're expecting the administration to hold a series of key meetings throughout the day, including on a new resolution at the u.n. security council. but for now, while all of this is happening, intense bombing in gaza continues. this morning israeli attacks on gaza showing no sign of letting up. air strikes leveling buildings in the center of the strip and fires raging, even as the white house intensifies its push to finally end the war and bring the hostages home. the president speaking to the leader of qatar. urging her to pressure hamas to accept the cease-fire offer. >> you fail every day of it until finally you will you can succeed. i believe we will succeed. it's a question of when. but can i tell you when exactly it's going to happen, i can't. >> reporter: today new urgency after the idf announced the deaths of four more hostages in hamas captivity. three of them in their 80s. >> we are sorry we couldn't save

them in time. >> reporter: the idf says they died during an israeli operation months ago and vowing to investigate difficult questions amid unconfirmed hamas claims they were killed by israeli fire. families of hostages now pressing the government to make a deal, including the parents of hirsh goldburg. >> everyone in this region is ready for our suffering and our agony and our misery to stop. it doesn't matter which side. >> reporter: while inside gaza, the strikes and the suffering continue, with time running out for children like akhmed who has cerebral palsy and needs surgery that he can't get within the strip. last night, flames across northern israel after rocket fire from militants in lebanon. raising fears that without a deal soon, the war in gaza may spread across the region. and jake sullivan, the president's national security

adviser, will meet with the families of american hostages today to update them on the cease-fire talks, that's according to a senior u.s. official. but for now, qatar is saying neither israel nor hamas has given a clear response to that proposal laid out by president biden. savannah? >> all right. raf sanchez in tell areeve. thank you. 7:15. a lot more to get to. say good morning to craig. >> hoda, savannah, good morning. good morning to you as well. tensions running high on capitol hill yesterday. dr. anthony fauci testifying about the government's response to the pandemic and hitting back at republican lawmakers who claim fauci tried to cover up the origins of covid-19. nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has that story for us. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. we're talking about a high-profile moment with dr. anthony fauci saying if health officials had done nothing during the pandemic, which killed near a million americans, than maybe a million more would have died.

many blasting the doctor for what they see as his missteps and many democrats coming to his defense. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci on defense. >> when you are dealing with a new outbreak, things change. >> reporter: and dismissing claims he played any part in a suggested cover-up of covid origins. >> the accusation being circulated is absolutely false and simply preposterous. >> reporter: the doctor, who retired 18 months ago, back in the spotlight as part of a republican-led investigation into the pandemic's origins and response. a hearing at times turning testy. >> mr. fauci, because you are not doctor. that man does not deserve to have a license. as a matter of fact, it should be revoked and he belongs in prison. >> suspend. >> reporter: fauci explaining what he meant when he testified behind closed doors in january that the six foot social distancing rule sort of just appeared. >> you didn't feel an obligation

as the lead scientist at the nih to challenge that. >> i have challenged the cdc multiple times? >> reporter: fauci served in his government role since 1984, advising seven presidents of both parties and was a prominent expert in the fight against diseases like hiv/aids. back when covid started spreading, he became the pandemic's public face, appearing in briefings, in magazines. >> here is dr. anthony fauci. >> reporter: on late night shows. but since then, he's become politically polarizing. overnight, fauci saying the vitreal he faces still gets him death threats. even while out of government service. >> you have performances like that unusual performance by marjorie taylor greene in today's hearing. those are the kind of things that drive up the death threats. >> reporter: testifying emotionally now about the death threats his family has faced. >> it is very troublesome to me. it is much more troublesome

because they have involved my wife and my three daughters. >> at these moments, how do you feel? >> terrible. >> as for how prepared we are for the next pandemic, dr. fauci thinks in some respects we're better equipped to deal with one but says he's disappointed with other areas like the covid one, like divisiveness over a coherent response. craig? >> hallie jackson, thank you. all right. let's go back to al, the rest of the hot forecast looks messy in the southwest. >> yes. showers and storms. part of this frontal system is pushing through, bringing severe storms. up to the upper midwest. hot and dry out west. showers moving into the pacific northwest. we are getting into your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ! gentlemen, it's a beautiful... ...day to fly.

and that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al. thank you. just ahead. the talk of the sports world. this very hard foul on wnba star caitlin clark and the growing fall-out that surrounds it. stephanie gosk is following this

one for us. hey, steph. >> hey, hoda. rookies are always given a hard time in the pros, especially when they come in with the fanfare that caitlin clark came in with. but now the league says that this foul stepped over the line. we'll have the details coming up. >> thank you, steph. and a look at something we're calling streamflation. why streaming services are hiking prices. the music giant that just joined the trend. and a creative way to keep your monthly bills in check. but, first, this is "tay" on nbc. od

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some areas. good morning. i'm thom jensen, near tracey where firefighters are wrapping up on the corral fire after getting full containment lines. we're expecting this morning for them to finish the mop up phase. they also jumped on another fire on patterson pass road near here yesterday. were able to knock it down at just 115 acres, but they're bracing for the heat wave ahead and more fire danger. more in the midday news. coming up at 11:00 today on nbc. bay area news. and those temperatures, boy, they're going to be climbing today as well. yeah. that's the concern that we have such an elevated fire danger. and we're going to add in heat along with the high winds. we will be under a heat advisory for these areas shaded in orange starting today and going into the next couple of days where our temperatures may top out in the 90s and even 100 degrees. take a look at your microclimate. we're anywhere from 73.5 moon bay to upper 70s for san mateo, mid 80s for

hayward, low 90s for the tri valley and up to 101 degrees in fairfield and vacaville. much of the north bay in the mid to upper 90s into the day tomorrow. still a moderate heat risk and how this could affect your health. with san jose's high temperature up to 92 degrees, we're still going to see a few triple digits farther to the north. and then going into the weekend, temperatures will start to cool off. laura. all right. thank you very much. don't forget to join us for today in the bay live streaming newscast. that's at 8 a.m. pg&e. rolling out new technology to prevent rolling blackouts during the height of summer. a representative joins us to ♪♪

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were. yeah, that's one of them. plaza history. ricky martin absolutely lighting the place on fire with his moves. the largest crowd our plaza had ever seen. fast forward. that record stood until last summer when it was eclipsed by carol g, 15,000 fans. >> do you remember the barricades? they were like falling down. there were so many people pressed up against them. >> another big concert coming up later this week. we'll continue to celebrate the plaza later this week. we have a busy half hour. we will start with that moment in a wnba game over the weekend that everyone is still talking about. >> that's right, because it involves rookie star, caitlin clark. so she was on the receiving end of a very hard foul from a veteran player setting off a firestorm of reaction that just continues to grow. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with that story. hey, steph. good morning. >> hey, guys, good morning.

given caitlin clark's popularity, there has been a lot of scrutiny on this moment. the wnba is saying that foul was more serious than they initially ruled. her own coach has called the play not appropriate. now the player herself is speaking out. >> reporter: the wnba is now calling this moment between caitlin clark and kennedy carter a flagrant foul. >> off to carter, her jumper is good. kennedy carter now with 12 points. >> reporter: upgrading the call on the court, saying carter's actions were unnecessary. carter, who refused to comment after the game -- >> i'm not answering no caitlin clark questions. >> reporter: now deciding to respond. >> i don't have any regrets with anything. i'm going to compete and play 100% hard no matter who it is. and it was just like one of those things that was in the heat of the moment. you know, i don't know caitlin from anywhere. but at the end of the day, this is hoops. it's competitive. >> reporter: carter says it was retaliation for a previous play. now she faces a possible fine and suspension if he does it again. clark down played the moment.

>> it is what it is. it is a physical game. >> reporter: while the general manager for the team posting on social media, there is a difference between tough defense and unnecessary targeting actions. it needs to stop. but some commentators like stephen a. smith saying there are wnba players that resent clark's celebrity status, suggesting race may also play a role. >> there are girls, young ladies in the wnba, who are jealous of caitlin clark. she is white girl that has come into the league. she has bursted on to the scene. she hasn't proven herself yet. >> reporter: espn's pat mcafee using a crude expression to make a similar point. >> there's one white [ bleep ] for the indiana team who is a superstar. for the team who is a superstar. >> reporter: mcafee later apologizing, writing, my

intentions when saying it were complimentary. sports broadcaster kerry champion weighing in. >> america has a hard time looking at a black woman go aggressively against a white woman. they better get used to it because this is how they play the game. >> reporter: angel reese coming to her defense and pushing back against the idea caitlin clark is solely responsible for the current wave of interest in women's basketball. >> the reason why we watching women's basketball is not just because of one person. it's because of me, too. >> well a lot of eyeballs obviously on this sport now. how has caitlin clark changed the game that way? >> listen, she had a great first month as a rookie. she got rookie of the month. and the seats continue to sell out. they had in the first five home games in the indiana fever, they sold more tickets than they did all last year in their 20 home games. >> is this just like hazing of a new kid who is like top of the game? or what is it? >> caitlin clark herself said when she started that it was going to be tough. it was going to be a tough-go because that happens to rookies. this particular foul is what the league has stepped in and said

has gone over the line. it's also worth pointing out the indiana fever coach has actually sent a number of plays that have occurred the beginning of this season to the league to look at again to see -- >> patterns. >> shouldn't be upgraded. >> all around caitlin clark. >> okay. >> all right, cool. >> so many thoughts. >> yeah. >> so many thoughts. >> nope. >> you're going to keep them all right there. >> i'm not stephen a. still ahead, alcohol on airplanes. we'll break down some new research on what happens when you drink when you fly. might make you consider that cocktail or glass of wine or possibly bloody mary on your next flight. >> first, though, the soaring cost of streaming. christine romans, it's about to get more expensive for a lot of folks, huh? >> yeah, the rising price of listening to your favorite music or watching your favorite shows. we'll have the creative way to get those monthly bills down after the break. siri: “you're still on the fastest route.” [commuter groans] [bird caws] commuter: “aghhh”

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called streamflation. >> in recent years, millions of families have cud the cord in an attempt to save money. but now, now those popular services are hiking prices, adding ads or bundling with other services. it is like cable. >> what does it mean for your entertainment or your wallet? christine romans is nbc senior business correspondent. it is like cable. we'll get into that. let's just start with the news. which is spotify, this music streamer, is raising its prices. >> a very popular music streamer raising prices $1 this year. this is the second time they've done it. they raised prices last year. as well. the premium plan goes up to 11.99. the dual plan is for two people in your household that have spotify goes up to $16.99. so $2 increase there. and the family plan is up to six people on the plan, $19.99 a month. so that's that streamflation we're talking about. when you have that stand-alone plan, they're creeping up in price. >> remember when we had cds or records and but just bought the record or single songs. we were talking about that. you look at $11.99 and go, okay.

what about video services? that's another thing. >> there has been a lot of inflation in the video services as well when you look at so many of these plans. when you look at the average streaming costs, we're spending over 60 bucks a month most families on your streamers. that's up 27% from last year. look at the wide range. like the streamers are trying to give you a bunch of choices. there are ad supported tiers, different kinds of value levels. but those are the price ranging we're talking about. again, the top end of many of those will be moving up again here at the summer. when you look just at netflix, back in 2019, that standard plan was about $12.99. look at how much it's increased now over the past five years. that's why people are spending so much money of your budget on seeing your favorite shows and listening to your favorite songs. >> are people sticking with these services, video and -- and spotify, despite the price hikes or no? >> we're becoming digital nomads. 4 in 10 families are dropping out and going back in, going back and forth.

just watching their favorite show and then canceling it. when something else comes up you want to see, you go back in as well. people are starting to hop around a lot. that's why this is so much talk about bundling. that's what's going to be the way you can sort of do the math yourself and find the best pieces that you want to have. and i have been talking to the telecom companies. a lot of these streaming executives. and they know we want to opt in and opt out of different services. i think there will be a lot of innovation coming to help us fight that streamflation and pick your own plans. and see what you want to see, but not have to buy every single streaming service. >> like a la carte. >> kind of. so the bundles will have -- we're waiting to see what the bundles will be. some of the new that have come out this summer. this summer, max, disney plus and hulu. there will be a bundle there. you can get different groupings of things. they'll talk about different ways that you can opt in and opt out. that's maybe a year out. that's again the telecom providers and the content providers trying to find the best way to keep our interest

and keep our dollars. >> to craig's point, is there any point where you say, maybe we should go back to cable. >> i know. you look at some of these prices. my goodness, if you're getting basic cable, 144 bucks. premium cable and internet is $217. if you are adding in the average family $60 a month for your streamers. by the way, half the families have four or more streaming services, so they're paying $100 for streaming services. all of a sudden, it starts to look like cable. that's why picking and choosing with bundles may be the best case. if you want all your live sports, live local news, regular news, you want your movies. there are a lot of people, including the producer working on this segment with me, she has cable and all the streaming services, too. that's where you see change in the next year because people are price sensitive and don't want to pay for all that. >> yeah. christine, thank you. >> thank you. all right. time now for a check of the weather. mr. roker? >> it is free. >> and that's why your nbc

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florida. some good blown so far off course, a few popped up in places like wisconsin and ohio before they could return and survive. they reproduce in the state of florida. i'm not talking about flamingos under zoo care. but the roughly 100 spotted in the wild throughout the state. this morning, flamingos in florida are giving people something to talk about. the slender pink birds known for their bright colored plumes once lived in this state by the thousands. now they could be flocking back to their old stomping grounds. >> florida is ideal. it is not too cold in the winter. it is temperate, by and large. it has large remaining wetlands. >> reporter: at least 100 flamingos have been spotted in the sunshine state with the largest batch in the florida bay between everglades national park and the keys.

their reemergence redirecting them from last fall because of a hurricane -- >> we have about 30. there is 30 here now. >> reporter: has flamingo fans like ron mcgill of zoo miami pumped up about the possibility. >> there are flamingos that went to wisconsin, georgia, alabama. they went there a couple of weeks and said, we're out of here. the flamingos in florida said, hey, wait a minute. this is kind of nice. >> reporter: mcgill says years of efforts and billions invested in restoring the everglades is making this flamingo renaissance possible. the exotic beauties were nearly wiped out by the turn of the century. not just because of the destruction of their everglades habitat, but at time flamingo feathers were worth more than gold. now the bird's unexpected return has captured hearts and imaginations. >> so close, such beautiful colors. really nice to see. >> reporter: the accidental tourists stunning residents in wisconsin last fall who saw pink pop up on lake michigan. >> i had tears in my eyes. >> reporter: restoring florida's

flamingo flock back to historic levels is one of zoo miami's goals. >> the winter now coming up, that would be a huge thing. >> reporter: flamingos are already florida's lottery mascot. now there is a push to have the pink icon unseat the mocking bird as this state bird. >> come on. it's a flamingo and a mocking bird. fla flamingo, come on! >> it's a travesty. >> we have to get this done. >> reporter: it is not unusual, guys for occasionally there to be a flamingo. there's always that one bird that gets separated from the flock and ending up in some pretty wild places. a few days ago, there was a spotting of a flamingo on long island where the east hampton marine patrol was following up specifically on that spotting. i'm told they have this sort of internal mechanism, even if their gps is not working, ultimately they will find their way back south. in case you're wondering, a flock of flamingos, what is it called? flamboyance, they're here and ready to roll.

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middlefield road. last night, firefighters removed the building scaffolding because it threatened to fall on nearby homes. several of those homes are still under evacuation orders. we also now know more than half of the nearly 200 units were destroyed. investigators say it started on the fifth floor, but the exact cause of that fire is still under investigation. let's get a look at what's going on with that weather today. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that heat up. yes it's going to be really hot today. in fact, we'll have a heat advisory in effect for these areas shaded in orange. that begins today. and it continues through thursday. our temperatures headed for the upper 90s and even up to 101 degrees today in vacaville and fairfield back to you. all right. thanks, carrie. and make sure you watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast starting minutes at 8:00. pg&e explains how new technology will help prevent rolling blackouts during the height of the summer. you can watch on roku, amazon fire tv, xumo, and streaming platforms including nbcbayarea.com. as

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country with triple digits temperatures. heat alerts in effect for nearly 30 million people across the southwest. cities like phoenix, vegas and austin, texas, all expecting temperatures at 110 degrees or higher. the hot, dry weather creating conditions ripe for wild fires like this one, the coral fire, scorching more than 14,000 acres just east of san jose, california. families there forced to evacuate under heavy smoke. let's bring back al with more on this extreme heat. and how it's looking out west. hey, al. >> hey, guys. this big dome of high pressure over the southwest, jet stream way up to the north. in fact, it moves even further north over the next few days. this surge of hot air around it bringing temperatures 10 to 20 degrees, in some instances, 25 degrees above normal. so 29 million people under heat advisories, watches and warnings from california all the way to southern texas. for today, in fact, we have heat around the great lakes. cleveland, you are near 90.

richmond, virginia near 90. several digits as you get out west. for tomorrow, salt lake 88. palm springs at 110 degrees. vegas hits 110 today or tomorrow, that will be the hottest -- earliest 110 degree readings ever. you can see over the next few days, triple digits on into yuma, phoenix, bakersfield, california. records possible on thursday for roswell, new mexico, albuquerque, las vegas, down into el central. salt lake city looking at that. this high pressure going to be hanging around and not going anywhere any time soon, guys. >> all right, al. thank you. we will check back. three people riding in a hot air balloon were hospitalized on sunday after coming too close to some power lines. it happened in northwest indiana. it caused electrical shock injuries. the balloon later crashed in a bean field. the faa is investigating the incident. well, some bad news for

airline passengers who perhaps enjoy having an alcoholic beverage or two before dozing off on long flights. a new study in the res pir tory journal suggests that the combination of alcohol and cabin pressure may threaten the heart health of sleeping passengers. dr. narula joins us now to explain. this could be really bad news for a lot of folks, myself included. before i take off, a cocktail, maybe two. what did the study find? >> a lot of people are about to get on flights today and might be reaching for that drink. they may want to rethink that. we know physiologic changes happen when you fly. normal oxygen saturation is about 96 to 99%. when you fly, that drops to 90%. what researchers wanted to know is what happens if you combine flying with alcohol and sleep. so they took 18 to 40-year-old young, healthy adults and put them in a sleep lab. one sleep lab basically simulated altitude. one sleep lab was at sea level. had them sleep for two nights. before one of the nights they gave them alcohol, two beers or

two glasses of wine and recorded parameters like heart rate and sleep and oxygen. they found those who drank in the altitude simulated sleep lab dropped to 85%. the quality of their sleep was worse, and their heart rate increased a little bit. so may want to rethink this. they do point out it was a small study, probably applies to those more in first or business class who have free, unrestricted access to alcohol, sleeping more, laying flat, able to recline. something to think about. >> were there age groups that were more susceptible. >> this was obviously a young, healthy population. that had the oxygen saturation level fall. but the researchers say, look, we have to think about the elderly, those with underlying pulmonary disease like emphysema, sleep apnea. they may not have as much reserve to kind of handle this lower oxygen level for a period of time. and, so, something for those who may fall into those buckets to think about maybe avoiding alcohol or drinking less or

staying hydrated. none of us want to hear that emergency loud speaker go off saying, is there a doctor on a plane. >> it will be you since you're the doctor. >> it happened to me. it was not fun. >> is there anything is airlines should be doing? >> the researchers say maybe the airline should be restricting or pulling back on alcohol. i'm not sure that will happen. i do think that passengers can certainly be aware and take the necessary precautions if they fall into those categories that might be at higher risk. i will say people have been drinking on airplanes for a long time. >> correct. >> we do know that cardiovascular symptoms are responsible for 7% of those in-flight emergencies and 58% of diversions happen for cardiac arrest. so, you know, it can happen. >> thank you. >> thank you. speaking of doctors, big news from the cola wars. pepsi is no longer the biggest brand behind coke, it's dr. pepper. yes, the doctor is in. the carbonated beverage has a blend of 23 flavors, hoda. inched ahead of pepsi as the

number two soda in the country. that's according to sales data from beverage digest, which you never miss, do you? industry experts say dr. pepper has been inching upwards for years. pepsi has been trending down. however, coke is still the dominant number one soda, a market share of more than double the second place competitor. >> all right. should we get to our boost? >> yes. >> we have been waiting for this one. it's the speech that everybody on capitol hill and beyond is talking about this morning. republican's 6-year-old son was doing in the background. there is the youngster there. that's guy rose. not because of anything representative joe -- john rose was saying, but because of what the tennessee republican 6-year-old son was doing in the background. there's the youngster there. that's guy rose. innocently, just big smiles. before you knew it, the tongue was out, the eyes were rolling. the head was shaking. all this while the unsuspecting congressman continued with his speech. of course, didn't take long for guy to become a media star. later in the day, congressman rose responded on x, saying, quote, this is what i get for telling my son, guy, to smile at

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heat wave of the season. with many more to come, that will cost us all. the average for keeping an american home cool from june to september will be $719. that is the highest in a decade. a nearly 8% jump just from last year. >> all right. how can we shave dollars off that monthly electric bill. we have vicky nguyen here with some tips. okay. the temperatures are super hot today. al has been talking about it. so how do we start with our electric bill? >> this is the perfect time to talk about summer savings because this year your electric bill goes up around $35 a month. much more if your house is bigger. the first thing to do is check your ac filters. when is the last time you looked at that thing? if it is clogged, it is making your system work that much harder. you're supposed to replace it every month. they're very cheap. the other simple thing is to seal your windows and doors. go to any local hardware store, ask for weather stripping. it doesn't change the look of your windows but keeps all the

cool air in in the winter, warm air in. turning up your thermostat 7 to 10 degrees. that eight hours can result in 10 to 15% savings on your energy bill. >> you shouldn't turn it off? >> it will make it work too hard when you come back when the house is super hot. you keep it around 73, keep it at 80 when you're gone, that will make a big difference in your power bill. also where it is. not near a hot lamp or television because that's going to keep triggering the thermostat to go off and cool down your house. we all know l.e.d. bulbs are more energy efficient than incandescent. have you heard of smart power strip. you plug your computer, printer, lamp. it knows when you're not using those things and cuts off the juice so that vampire energy that our appliances and our devices are sucking away, that can result in $100 or more in savings per year. >> are they expensive? >> not at all. they protect you from power surges, too. >> what about appliances? >> this is important. when you are running any of your dishwasher or your washing

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day sales. wait until july 4th sales. >> by the way, i love a ceiling fan. i feel like that helps all the time. also new legislation out there to help folks. what is that? >> as part of the inflation reduction act, the government earmarked $8.8 billion, basically to help homeowners make their homes more energy efficient. new york last week was the first state to fully launch this. but more than 40 states are in some way, shape or form trying to get that money from the government to then give to homeowners. but this is going to give you a rebate up front like $8,000 for a heat pump that will make a big difference in heating and cooling your home. $1,600 i think is the first thing you should do is insulate your home to make sure everything is sealed up. but even upgrading your electrical wiring, get $2,500 in a rebate. most of this will go to low or moderate income folks. you can find out more about your state at energy.gov/save/rebates to figure out when your state comes online. this is really important, energy

star.gov slash home savings. enter your zip code and tell you the incentives you qualify for in your home state. >> how do you do it? how do you remember all this. tomorrow it will be air fryers, everything about that. vicky, thank you. you're amazing. >> mr. roker, what do you got? >> we have heat. 90s, 100s, all the way to the southeast. 80s here in the northeast up into the great lakes. northern plains and pacific northwest. we are looking at severe storms up through the great lakes and heavier showers and thunderstorms down through the gulf. a flood risk in the mid mississippriver valley, hot i

>> you're heading out the door, find us on sirius xm channel 108. but right now, carson daly just put the finishing touches on a "popstart." >> fun fact about "popstart," i type it on an old school typewriter. >> do you really? >> do you remember those? zing, zing. the whole thing. that's right. >> i thought it was a quill. >> it was a quill the first five years. >> it was. >> i have it in my office. we will start with miley cyrus. she is on the cover of w magazine's latest issue. a lot to unpack in this interview if you're a miley fan. a fun fact about the grammy dress she wore, 14,000 safety pins. that was the entire dress. maybe there's a picture. that's not it there. this is about dolly who of course is her godmother. she said in her article she got a message from dolly via fax.

and it says, as much as my heart can hold as far as my arms can reach, that's how much she loves miley. miley says even when she reads that now, she gets choked up. when it comes to her inner circle, dolly isn't the only i con in the mix. she has this recent collaborator on speed dial. ♪ >> miley telling the magazine she wrote the song on beyonce's album years ago. when she reached out to me music i thought of it right away because it encompasses our relationship, getting to write a song not just sing for beyonce was a dream come true. next up, nile horn, the chart-topping "voice" coach brought out a special guest in nashville. noah khan, who seems to be making the rounds tons of other concerts.

stepping out on stage 2016 hit, this town. here is a little bit of that. ♪ ♪ butterflies they come and go ♪ >> wow. >> back in january, noah hit up niall to hang out and play golf. doubling down on a red carpet interview with today tiktok, all of noah's dreams just came true last week. watch this. >> i want to go hang out with him. i want to play golf with him. i heard he's a great golfer. >> was it everything you thought it would be? >> you were perfect. >> there you go. >> oh my gosh. >> love it. >> next up, kate hudson, as advertised, the actor turned recording artist revealed she wants to play this music legend

in an on screen project. ♪ she would be good at that, too. that would be a good casting. hudson telling the magazine, for all girls who love rock, stevie is just our number one. totally get that. it's not a far jump. some of kate's most legendary on screen rolls include penny lane. birdie jay in the knives out sequel. stay tuned for that. next up, black barbie, exclusive sneak peek at the trailer for netflix upcoming documentary celebrating the impact three black women at mattel had on the evolution of the barbie brand. >> years ago, there were no black dolls. they were all white dolls. >> little white girls you can see possibility in their barbies. >> and there was nothing that i can relate to.

>> this is me at the -- >> you have the suggestion i was able to think, we want a black boy. >> that was a little act of revolution. >> why did it take so long for this story to be told? what a cool story. >> yeah. >> i watched it last night. it's fantastic. and she uses barbie to tell -- >> how did you hear about it? >> we have her coming on the third hour of "today". >> doing your research. >> exactly. that's great. >> we wrote our notes with a typewriter. >> we would like to read those notes. >> june 19th when it starts streaming. we'll watch it too. stay tuned. that's right. the executive producer shonda rhimes will come in on the third hour and will be pleased to know you did your research. next up, jennifer garner, the actor is bringing her mom back into the kitchen on the latest episode of her pretend cooking show which is great on instagram. this time they are whipping up grandma's creamed corn. momma pat revealing her way to get rid of the old corn cobs.

>> we're in west virginia. we can throw the corn cobs over the hill. when we get them all scraped. >> more for the bears. that's two. >> okay. >> why not? >> so jennifer could hear that. those are for the bears. >> yeah. >> but if momma pat throws -- kind of shorts it, guess where those bears are coming, closer and closer to the porch. >> looks like she still had a good arm. >> you know how bears like creamed corn. once they smell that. >> baked beans, too. >> can we invite momma pat to cook on the show. come here. come to us and cook, please. >> come on. >> we would love that. finally u.s. open. mark your calendars. this year it's all about celebrating the power of tennis. artist chelsea faris from st. louis, missouri, creating this design featuring a collection of 16 unique tennis balls, each drawing attention to an impactful element of the sport of tennis from health and

wellness to entertainment to diversity and inclusion. there is a lot to look forward to when the open kicks off august 19 ths at the billie jean king tennis center. of course, right here in new york. >> that's right. >> get your tickets. >> best sporting event in the world. en straight ahead, easy chicken dishes with our chef. first a check of your local news and weather.

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♪♪ oh, we are back, back at 8:30, stepping out in a newly named today plaza, named by the city of new york during the week that we are marking 30 years, three decades, of our home out here. and as always, it is packed, absolutely packed with a happy crowd. this is a boisterous bunch. >> yes, they are. >> man. this is a 30-year anniversary crowd. >> speaking of our anniversary, savannah. >> it's a boisterous bunch. guys, speaking of the anniversary, i hope you'll set your dates for tomorrow. we are going to take a really special look at three decades' worth of highlights on our plaza concerts. yes, concerts. that alone deserves an hour. remember that?

no, i actually don't remember that. no, i actually don't remember that. >> beyoncé, too. >> wow. guys, coming up this morning, we will sit down with michael richards who starred as cramer on "seinfeld." he has a candid new mémoire, and he's here with us live. one of the hosts of the hit youtube show "sorted food" before your next cookout. you will want to see what you can do with just a couple chickens and all the same ingredients you can make several different meal. chef ben will help us out. >> chicken thighs, by the way. >> i'm very excited about that. also excited that jenna is here with the author of june's read with jenna pick, "swift rivers" it's in stores today. get your copy. you can scan the qr code. stop by your local independent bookstore or head to today.com/read with jenna and join the fun. >> by the way, folks, we have a bunch of stars coming up in the third hour.

among them, oscar winner, robert de niro along with jane rosenthal to tell us what to expect at the upcoming tribeca film festival. also. mr. roker, what's breezing in the wind today? >> well, let's show you what we got. let's look to the weekends. showers and storms to the northeast. west, record highs, hot and humid down through the gulf. get into saturday, still unsettled in new england. high humidity along the gulf. records out west, moving toward the north. and then sunday, sunday, some scattered storms through the northeast. sunny and pleasant around the great lakes. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we will be under a microclimate weather alert as a heat advisory goes into effect starting at 11 a.m. our temperatures will ramp up quickly. and take a look at our highs for today. we're up to 98 degrees in concord and 90 degrees in san jose. 92 in los gatos and in the peninsula, mostly upper 70s, while san

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plays chili. >> there you go. well, happy birthday. >> and ari will have a good time, too. >> that was awesome! >> wow. >> wow. >> that was awesome. >> my kids do, too. we all want to go. my kids love it, too. >> we're going with. coming up next, "today" exclusive. michael rich is with us for candid conversation for life before and during since his days on cramer on "seinfeld" but first, this is today on nbc.

when actor and comedian michael richards first burst through jerry's door as the mad cap neighbor as cramer on "seinfeld" 30 years ago, america fell head

over heels for him. but for almost two decades richards has been out of the spotlight until today. this is his first live television interview in many, many years. michael richards, good morning. >> good morning. >> i know we're feeling a little nervous this morning, and that's understandable. your first live interview. >> yes. >> we haven't seen you in many, many years, and you are out now with a book. we should just get this part of the way because the reason that you had been out of the spotlight was because of something that happened back in 2006, and it happened at a comedy club. it was a -- they called it a big racist rant, which it was. and you sort of disappeared from that point on. so i know you have done a lot of work since then. how are you different today than you were on that day? >> oh, the difference, probably more aware of myself. anger.

looking at it very closely, it's something always with us, certainly with me. not as horrible as it was 18 years ago. of me. and i anger had a hold of me. and i -- i canceled myself out. >> you canceled yourself. >> take a -- take an exodus. >> yeah. >> get away from show business and see what the heck is going on inside me to have been so despicable that night and losing my cool. and hurting people. >> did you make amends, do all the things that, you know -- did you feel like you said you were sorry and you did all the things you should have done? >> i think so. >> yeah. >> certainly getting to a place where i could forgive myself because i have to move on to be

true blue about that. >> sure. that was a very critical moment in your life. another critical moment happened in 2018 when you were diagnosed with cancer. and i feel like there are certain moments in our lives that just snap our world into focus. it is like, i have a beginning and an end now, so i will figure out how i'm going to live these lives. how did that diagnosis change you? >> you know, i thought i was going to go. really i had given into that. then i found out that if we move fast enough, you know, we could get at the cancer. and i had a great surgeon at cedar sinai there in los angeles. oh, my. i made it, you know. i beat it. and that certainly motivated me to get at the book because i went through a big review of my life.

>> isn't that interesting when we do that, you know, when we decide to sift through all the stuff and see what's there. you know, most people when they see you on tv, they remember you as kramer. and busting through the door and, you know, doing -- doing n what you did. i found it totally surprising that you never watched the show and you never watched your performance up until a couple years ago. so how come? >> i used to in the very beginning. but i would just see how i could make it better. >> so you were too critical. >> and that made me kookoo. so we were moving very quickly. i can't think about the last show i did before that or the show before that. i could have done this or could have done that. so i just didn't watch the shows at all. i just kept moving. >> when you finally did get down to see what your character was like or how it appeared, what did you think? >> amazing.

of course, it was many, many years later and i watched the show with my son antonio, who was 9 at the time. and we watched them from beginning to end. >> did he think you were funny? >> oh, yeah, indeed. everybody, the whole show, was just cooking. >> he had to think you were the funniest, i imagine. who did he think was the funniest? >> you know, i'm his dad and i'm kookie around the house. so for him to see all that on television, the comedy show was pretty amazing. >> who was his favorite character? >> his favorite character really coming into the show and all his friends, they're into newman. >> newman was his favorite. okay. >> you know, wayne knight who played newman so brilliantly. >> we know newman, yeah. so when people stopped you on the street with all your slogans, your giddy up, your who

turns down a junior mint, like all those phrases. >> yes. >> how did that land with you? >> well, i could see the show is catching on. >> yeah. >> and that's a pleasure when you are performing and you want to meet your audience. and, yeah. >> what do you want? i mean, you have written your book. you have covered the highs and lows, entrances and exits. there is a lot of ground to cover in this. but what do you hope people learn about you when the last page has been turned? >> oh, that i'm human, you know. there is a good, bad and an ugly. of course, through all these things, striving to be a better person. the entrances and the exits, what i come into, what i come out of, what i go into, what i come out of. always so on going.

coming and a going. and just discovering myself along the way. it's really a pleasure. i mean, it is hard work, though, in dealing with the living and the dying, i think, when i got close to that. >> sure. >> four and a half years ago. that was -- that was just, whew. >> yeah, it really lands in a way. well, i'm happy that you came on to see us. your book is fascinating. it is called "entrances and exits." it covers all the parts of your life, the highs and of course, you delve deeply into the lows. it's very honest take on your life. thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> carson, over to you. >> thanks, guys. i was just telling chef ben he has a great meal. i'm not a coleslaw guy. this is a slaw i can get behind. more vinegar than the mayo. delicis chicken. all kinds of stuff. two ways, as matter of fact. awe

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food," joined by chef ben everill. part of the group from friends from london who make up sorted food. youtube show they started back in 2010, full of food battles and challenges and reviews. wildly popular. nearly 3 million follows. more than 1 billion views now. ben, great to have you back, chef. so you guyed with sorted, you did something cool with prince william. tell me about that. >> yes. we have been looking at sustainable food and solutions. and his royal highness said we have good food centric winners and can you have a look at them? we tested them. celebrate them. >> very cool. you'll shine a light on for american audience, go to the market, grab in this case a chicken, a bunch of aromatics, take them home and show them how to do two distinctly different meals. >> avoiding food waste and saving at all times, not just food waste, money as well. chicken drumsticks going into some oil.

really simple. just grill them off. more affordable way to buy chicken, much tastier way to cook chicken. they need like five, six minutes, turning until they got a lovely, lovely golden brown. >> cook them in the skillet or bake off? >> we will bake off. half of it is complete hands off. >> perfect. >> they will sere over really, really wonderful. at which point we go in. so you bought a bunch of spring onion. use half of them here. chili, garlic, ginger. whole bunch of dried spices. is garam masala. a spice dish but not spicy. it's a blend of eight spices. cumin, clove, cinnamon. >> we call that all spice. >> similar job. >> then you go in with the rice. >> now the key here is the rice. it needs to be washed. it needs to be pre-washed and ready to go and drained off, at which point that goes in around

the chicken as well. in with a tiny, tiny cube and butter. butter is optional. beyond that it would be dairy, lactose free. but the key is absorption. the water will go in and around the chicken and the rice and all gets combined. golden chicken. >> all goes in one pot. >> takes five, six minutes to fry off the chicken, while meantime you're chopping thup and all goes in. >> let's move now. we have two minutes. we have to get to the sandwich. >> put into an oven. at which point we get fresh cucumber into the yogurt. >> there's a name for that. >> raita? >> chicken dish number one? >> fantastic. >> love the flavors. >> the key is once all that raita is combined, softens out. baked in the oven for 15 minutes. get to day number two. >> you want to make something totally different. >> this time the leftover ginger and garlic, used half before. this time with more dried

spices. goads into our chicken thigh. mix all together and that goes on to the grill to sere off. again, so many more familiar ingredient. the rest of the yogurt you bought yesterday, we'll now use with a little siracha. >> creamy but not mayonnaise. >> yeah, this is -- you'll like this. >> how often do you buy fresh herbs for one recipe and throw the rest away because they wilt. this way you planned to buy two recipes that use the rest of the fresh herbs, the rest of the scallions or spring onion. that gets mixed up. absolute dream. once your chicken is sooered off, nice golden color. put it under a grill or broiler with some cheese. off little melted cheese. >> how is that chicken? >> so good. >> yummy. >> and again fresh herbs because this really brings any dish to life. loads of fresh herbs. >> that is the king, taking mundane, make it masterful and make it delicious. >> it's a grilled chicken sandwich.

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o ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ oh, mr. roker? good time to spin. >> you betcha. let's start spinning those jars. we will celebrate 1st birthday. first up, happy first birthday biggagio from new jersey, loves bubble baths and going to the park. so do i. also, we've got emilia livia. happy birthday to you. liv singer of port washington is 1. plays with her big brother shea. and a happy first birthday to hudson pagano.

he enjoying turning his food into abstract art. and making sure mom and dad never oversleep. also turning one, iylah. when it comes to favorites, dad always takes on billing. happy 1st birthday to jack howard. from williamsburg, virginia. his favorite activity dance parties to taylor swift music. this is probably our youngest swifty yet. so there you have it. happy first birthday. by the way, these folks right here. welcome, pages! >> going to running the company. >> love the pages. >> they have that brand-new page smell. how do you like your coffee? >> just black. just black. coming up in the 3rd hour, hollywood is coming to the studio. robert de niro, shonda rhimes. >> and we have brooke shields and eric dane. on the 4th hour. but, first, your local news. .

good morning. it is 856 on marcus washington. well, firefighters this morning, they are still at the scene of that massive construction fire in redwood city. it started nearly 24 hours ago at an affordable housing project along middlefield road. well, last night, firefighters removed the building scaffolding because it posed a threat to nearby homes. several of those homes are still under evacuation orders now. we also know now that half of the nearly 200 units were destroyed in that fire. investigators say it started on the fifth floor, but the exact cause is still under investigation. happening now. firefighters in tracey, they are still watching for hot spots. this is following that huge weekend grass fire. our team is monitoring conditions. at midday. we'll have the latest on our micro

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