congratulations again. you guys deserve it. so let's take it by the bay area thank you, thank you. tell them you're headed to stanford. bye. hurry home. hurry home. say goodbye. but we'll say welcome home. prime time is the place to be tonight. china trying to keep its gold medal diving streak alive in the three meter springboard final on the track. it's the women's long jump and 100 meter gold medalist. noah lyles goes for the rare double in the 200 meter finals. catch all of the action starting at 8 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. we were talking about the women doing the moonwalk. yeah, water. we're just talking. we're not doing we're not doing it. at least they know what to wear. for the first day of school, though, silver medals not bad at all. live. look at paris. thanks for a busy day in paris for team

usa. >> a busy news day here at home. it's august 8th, guys. this is "today." epic comeback. >> quincy hall is digging deep. quincy hall is running past all of them. >> u.s. sprinter quincy hall uses a remarkable last-second surge to win gold on the track. >> he does! it's gold for the usa! >> while kenneth rooks shocks the world to earn an historic medal of his own. >> and kenneth rooks is resilient! he's racing for that silver! >> the u.s. women's basketball team dominates to advance to the semi-finals. >> rise and fire and connect. kelsey plum buries another! >> as the men look to book their ticket to the gold medal game today. we're live from paris with all the highlights. that, plus, breaking overnight. path of destruction. tropical storm debby spawning new tornadoes in the south. >> we have never experienced anything like this.

>> nearly the entire east coast faces a massive flood threat from the system. al's got everything you need to know, including your weekend forecast. concert scare. new details emerge in that alleged terror plot, forcing the cancellation of taylor swift's eras tours shows in austria, leaving hundreds of thousands of fans disappointed. >> the women in my family have been planning this trip for over a year. >> this morning, what police are saying about the thwarted attack, the arrests in the case, and the suspects they are still searching for. battleground blitz. the new democratic ticket and trump running mate j.d. vance, holding dueling events in critical swing states. just ahead, where things stand as the campaign trail heats up. stuck in space. the astronauts who left for a ten-day visit to the international space station in june, now being told they may not return until 2025. what nasa is saying about that

lengthy delay, and how they plan to finally get them home. all of that, and, paris proposal. the sweet moment an olympian sets a new record and then dashes to the stands to pop the question to her boyfriend. pool party. >> always a crowd favorite with the moon walk. >> team usa's artistic swimmers dazzling the internet, while grabbing their first medal in two decades. they'll join us live. and special honor -- >> you make me cry. >> swimming icon katie ledecky and nick meade selected as team usa's flag bearers for the closing ceremony. and we're right there with them as they learn the big news. >> i've got to get a haircut. >> yeah. >> today, thursday, august 8th, 2024. ♪ >> the performance of a lifetime! >> the united states victorious in paris.

>> this was a game dominated by the united states. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well, well, well, good morning! good to see you today. thank you for joining us. it's kind of a wet thursday morning. we're outside here at rockefeller plaza. olympic fever, y'all, in full swing out here. we'll get to that and get to our weather story in a moment. >> al's got that -- you're holding it up for us. thank you, al. thank you very much. >> no worries. >> we need you. how about the news we just revealed. so sweet. swimming legend katie ledecky emotional as she found out she will be one of the flag bearers in the closing ceremony along with rowing gold medal winner nick mead. getting those calls just a few

moments ago. craig is in paris. he has that and a lot more as he holds it down there. >> plus, our first athlete back from the games. jordan chiles will be right here in studio 1a on our plaza a little bit later. but, guys, we want to get to that breaking news overnight. a tornado touching down just outside of raleigh, north carolina. al will have the full forecast in just a bit. but first, marissa parra has made her way to the scene. marissa, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. not such a good morning for the people who live in these houses behind me. this is as close as we can get, because as you can see, there's a power line separating us and these houses. but if we pan over, what you will see are just some of the houses struck by what was likely a tornado. and you can see the damage that it left behind here. of course those snapped trees. the snarled roof, leaving that home completely exposed here. and hoda, these tropical tornadoes are one of the biggest threats that people in debby's path are facing. this system is moving at a crawl at just 5 miles per hour, but

what this system lacks in speed, debby makes up for in rainfall. this morning, from a tropical storm to tornado fears, a possible twister touching down near raleigh, north carolina, damaging this middle school. it comes after a tornado tore through the central part of the state in samson county, yesterday. >> i was very scared. >> as tropical storm debby continues to soak the east coast. north carolina's governor warning his state could get hit with more rain in one day than they normally see in months. urging people to stay off the roads. >> now is not the time to see if your car floats, because it doesn't. >> reporter: 20 million people are under flood alerts from georgia to new york. in georgia, a number of roads washed out after dams were overpowered by fast-moving floodwaters. rains from the tropical storm already flooding communities as far north as new york and new jersey. >> and all the water overflowed

into our homes over here. >> reporter: snarling air travel with serious flight delays up and down the east coast. >> we were just devastated. it was bad. >> reporter: today is a double threat. those in debby's path are under a flood risk, but we are also seeing a potential tornado risk that could be higher than any day we have seen so far. and so, if you're watching from north carolina or virginia, hoda, probably not the day to be traveling on the roads if you can avoid it. >> yeah, good advice there. all right, marissa parra for us. marissa, thank you. >> al's over there with a very messy map this morning. >> that's right. a lot of folks along the eastern seaboard are going to be impacted by this. right now, we have debby, 30 miles north/northeast of charleston, 50-mile-per-hour winds. it's picked up a little forward speed. moving northwest at 5 miles per hour. and we've also got tornado watches now from virginia all the way down to between newburne and myrtle beach. we'll be watching that very, very closely. in fact, flood watches and warnings now from syracuse, new york, all the way down to savannah for 22 million people

right now and the risk of severe weather from charlottesville down to wilmington. tornadoes could be likely in this area. also damaging winds. so here are the impacts we see from debby as it makes its way north. roanoke from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., 5 inches of rain. charlotte. up to 4 inches between now and 10:00 p.m. raleigh, 5 inches, that's today. then we move into tomorrow. the impact, syracuse, new york, about 3 inches, burlington, vermont, 3. good news for boston, you're on the lighter side. harrisburg, between 7:00 a.m. and noon, we're talking about 3 inches of rain. the flood risk is the big problem. that and the tornadoes. today from roanoke to wilmington, we've got a high risk of flooding, and tomorrow, look at this moderate risk, moving up from washington, d.c. all the way to burlington. we're going to be watching this area very closely tomorrow, guys. and again, that tornado risk moves up as we get into the day tomorrow. back to you. >> all right, al, thank you so much. also this morning, we're learning more about the terror threat that's led to the cancellation of taylor swift's

eras tour concerts this week in vienna, austria. authorities there arresting two people allegedly behind a planned attack against those shows. it is raising a lot of security concerns. and this also comes as a huge disappointment to hundreds of thousands of fans, some who traveled from the u.s. to see the music superstar. we have two reports. we'll start off with nbc's kelly cobiella. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. austria's interior minister gave an update today. he said that this was and is a serious situation. authorities there saying that the main suspect has fully confessed. they say that he allegedly planned to attack concertgoers with knives, a machete, and explosives. they also say a second suspect had been employed for a few days by a facilities business that was to provide services at that concert tonight. instead, the concert tonight, tomorrow, and saturday all canceled with authorities sayin.

this morning new revelations they've prevented a tragedy. ♪ >> reporter: this morning, new revelations in the investigation after an alleged terror plot against taylor swift's massive tour was foiled. the music superstar forced to cancel three shows in vienna, austria, as she wraps up her european leg of the record-breaking eras tour. authorities arresting two male suspects who were planning attacks on major events in vienna, including swift's concerts. one, a 19-year-old austrian, authorities say pledged his allegiance to isis. the other is 17 years old. the duo was radicalized online and had specific plans to carry out an attack, adding at least one had chemical substances, but not all of the components needed to make a bomb. >> so even it was a smaller attack, i think her name was what they were after. >> reporter: according to swift's website, fans will be provided a full refund for their tickets.

but for those who traveled from around the world, they're on the hook for travel and other expenses. >> the women in my family have been planning this trip for over a year. >> reporter: but some fans also praising the response. >> i think they handled it really professionally and also they acted fast and obviously, we all want to be safe. >> reporter: there have been fears around major concert event for years. in 2017, 22 people died after terrorists attacked an ariana grande concert in manchester, england. in the following years, swift called such attacks her biggest fear, telling "elle" magazine, she was terrified to go on tour. swift saying her team put a tremendous amount of planning, expense, and effort into keeping fans safe. while authorities believe they have minimized the threat in austria, event organizers say they had no choice but to cancel swift's shows for everyone's safety. >> we were all just really sad. i guess, it's good in that like we're safe, but also, really

scary. >> reporter: and austrian authorities say they are also questioning a 15-year-old, but he has not been arrested. they say they're not looking for any other specific suspects. swift's tour continues here in the uk next week. five shows here at wembley. officials here say they are looking at all available intelligence, but there is no specific threat here. hoda? >> i'll grab it, kelly. thank you so much. we are joined now by clint watts, a former counterterrorism agent for the fbi. clint, good morning. from time to time, you see threats like this, but what we've learned from the austrian authorities this morning suggests that this is quite a serious plot. these individuals were serious and had advanced plans. >> that's right. since probably last fall, we have had dozens of these plots where there was some sort of an attempt. a young person radicalized online saying they might do something. but we haven't seen the capability to do that. and this plot is very different. you've got probably some sort of

working with explosives, getting access to the target, trying to get employment to get into the convert venue. and then seeing that there are other suspects still being interviewed today. that's quite concerning. that's probably why they went to the step of actually making sure that they canceled those concerts. >> do you think that was the right step? obviously, you have disappointed fans, but safety is paramount. >> i do. this is modus operandi plus target. right? how many concert venues have we seen, manchester, ariana grande. we saw that in bataclan in france. now look at moscow a few months ago. this is a target they tend to hit. it's some place they can do a lot of damage. and if you have access, you would be able to really cause a lot of havoc and kill a lot of people. >> there are a lot of fans who are either planning to go to the eras tour overseas or she's coming back to north america, might be looking at this and saying, wait a minute, should i hold off? how concerned are you about follow-on attempts? >> i'm not in the sense that there are two parts to this. we always do vulnerability assessments, around the stadium,

the venue, how do we protect it? but then there's the threat assessment. there was a known threat, a very credible one and it had capability. i am not seeing that in the case of the london concerts coming up. >> clint watts, thank you very much. appreciate it. let's now turn to the race to the white house. both campaigns barnstorming the same critical battleground states at the same time, looking to win over voters. nbc's senior correspondent hallie jackson joins us now with the very latest. hey, hallie, good morning. >> hi, hoda, good morning to you. the vice president's in michigan this morning for a union event before heading out west for a stop in the key swing state of arizona, after rallying with her new running mate, as former president trump's running mate hit the road with his own message. both looking to fire up voters less than 90 days out from this election. a battleground blitz for the new democratic ticket. vice president kamala harris and minnesota governor tim walz, greeted by a large crowd in detroit in the swing state of michigan. >> we are joyful warriors.

>> reporter: at one point, harris pausing to respond to a handful of pro-palestinian protesters. >> everyone's voice matters, but i am speaking now. you know what, if you want donald trump to win, then say that. otherwise, i'm speaking. >> reporter: focus, rust belt battlegrounds like wisconsin, where earlier supporters broke into chants of, "thank you, joe." the cheers for president biden coming as he sits down for his first interview since dropping out of the race. asked by cbs news if he's confident there will be a peaceful transfer of power in january -- >> if trump loses, i'm not confident at all. he means what he says. we don't take him seriously. he means it. >> reporter: on the republican side, j.d. vance looking to counter his competitors with campaign stops in the same states, even on the same tarmac at one point, walking toward air force two. >> i just wanted to check out my future plane. >> reporter: vance attacking

walz, who served 24 years in the national guard, before retiring in 2005. with vance accusing him of abandoning his guard unit before they were deployed to iraq. >> it's shameful to prepare your unit to go to iraq, and then to drop out right before you actually have to go. >> reporter: walz filed paperwork for his congressional run in february 2005, about a month before reports of a deployment. harris/walz campaign officials not clarifying the timing, but framing his decision to pursue politics as a new way to help service members and veterans, the campaign calling him a tireless advocate for our men and women in uniform. former president trump now hinting he'll face off with harris soon. >> i'll be debating her, i guess, in the pretty near future. >> reporter: while insisting that he's thrilled she selected walz as her running mate. >> he's a very, very liberal man and he's a shocking pick. >> as for walz, the harris camp suggests that he has generated a lot of enthusiasm and

fundraising with the campaign saying they pulled in $36 million in the 24 hours after walz was announced as the vp pick. hoda? >> hallie jackson for us there in d.c. hallie, thanks. 16 minutes after the hour. let's go to the olympics. we welcome craig from paris, somehow surviving without us. bonjour, craig. >> it hasn't been easy. bonjour, hoda, savannah, bonjour to you as well. stop me if you've heard this before. it's been another big day for team usa here in paris, no matter where you look, the track, the pool, the court. the stars and stripes were having a moment. and perhaps no moment bigger than quincy hall, whose incredible come-from-behind win will be remembered for years to come. >> a sprint for the ages in the men's 400. >> can he get there?! he does! >> reporter: team usa's quincy hall powering past three runners in an epic finish to take the gold. >> my goodness! >> reporter: his family and coaches back at home in kansas city going wild.

noah lyles chasing his second gold in paris later today, after securing the spot in the 200-meter final. his mom, keisha, joined by -- who else. snoop dog in the stands to watch the heat. and a surprise contender in the steeple chase. >> kenneth rooks and the defending gold medallist. >> reporter: american kenneth rooks shocking the field to take silver in his olympic debut. even rooks looking like he could barely believe it. >> i just decided, you know what, i might as well go for it. i have nothing to lose. >> reporter: in women's pole vault, a more than three-hour showdown ending in silver for defending champ katie moon. while in artistic swimming, team usa bringing home olympic hardware for the first time in 20 years. >> beautiful. >> the americans securing silver after a show-stopping final acrobatic routine. >> incredible height. >> reporter: with feats like

this, a brand-new position they created. >> this is the queen. >> reporter: anita alvarez returning after a scare two years ago, when she passed out in the pool. >> now be walking away with a silver medal is just like, can't even process it. >> reporter: meanwhile, in women's hoops, team usa breezing past nigeria to reach the semis. and cyclist kristen faulkner helping women to get her second gold in paris. and over at the skate park, american tom shar snagging silver, even impressing skating legend, tony hawk. and finally -- >> i'm here at open water and you're making me cry. >> a big reveal you're seeing first, here on "today". >> we can't think of anyone better to lead us out of these games. >> the most decorated american female olympian of all time, katie ledecky, given the news by teammate bobby finke, that she's

been named team usa's closing ceremony flag bearer along with gold medallist rower, nick mead. >> try and represent rowing as best as possible. i think the first step, get a haircut. >> that honor certainly well deserved for nick mead and katie ledecky. we want to turn back to the track for a moment. because love was in the air there as well. french track & field star, elise finau set a new record, in the 3000 meter steeplechase, narrowly missing the podium. but, it's what she did after that's getting attention. you see her right there. she ran over to her boyfriend in the stands, got down on one knee and she proposed. as you can see, he said "yes." let's take a look at the medal count here. >> team usa continuing its dominance. and as for what to watch today. we're going to start with track & field. two of the biggest names, noah lyles, and sidney mclaughlin, they will both go for gold. you'll see that at 1:00 p.m.

eastern on peacock, with every big moment during "primetime in paris." then you have the u.s. men's basketball team. they'll face serbia at 3:00 p.m. eastern. and then there's the u.s. women's volleyball team. the defending olympic champions, looking to make their second straight final as they take on brazil. so still, lots of action here in paris, ladies. >> i feel more medals coming, craig. >> i know. >> i feel more medals coming. >> we were watching. hoda goes, gosh, we just keep winning everything. >> we do. it's super fun. >> thank you, craig. >> thanks, craig. all right, mr. roker, how about a check of your weather. >> we're talking je ne sais quoi, mademoiselles. stormy conditions along the east coast because of debby, we know that. record heat, we'll talking about that in the next half hour, monsoonal moisture through the southwest. sunshine along the west coast. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

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>> that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you. still ahead, news those astronauts now in month three of a ten-day mission to the international space station. guess what? they may not return home until next year. what nasa is now saying about that. >> plus, the u.s. women's soccer team on a roll at the olympics. these guys are gearing up for gold. but first, it's three goal-scoring stars will join us live from paris. we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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garcia. here's a look at our top stories. still no word on what sparked an overnight fire at a san francisco church. it happened at the saint andrew missionary baptist church on post street near presidio heights. no reports of injuries right now. there's still no word on the damage we do know firefighters remain there through most of the morning monitoring for hot spots. i'm kris sanchez, some of the bay area's biggest school districts return to class today, including the 25,000 students at san jose unified school district. now, the district is making some changes following a scathing civil grand jury report. it is partnering with local agencies to better address student mental health. it is also exploring how to address issues of safety and transparency. however, the district rejected the grand jury's findings and recommendations on turnover, hiring and employee investigations. let's see how the weather is holding back for this back to school morning. yeah, it looks great. we're starting out with a few clouds in san jose, temperatures in the

low 60s, and it will be warming up going into the afternoon with highs reaching into the upper 80s at pick up time. so we'll have to turn on the air conditioning once again. but we are getting ready for some slightly cooler temperatures ahead and really just depends on where you are, because it's been so nice and comfortable for the peninsula. we'll see mountain views high of 77 degrees and low to mid 80s for much of the north bay. laura looks good. kari don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. we'll talk with one member of the giants world championship team celebrating a big reunion this weekend and organizing a benefit concert. join us on roku, amazon fire tv, xumo, and streaming platforms including nbcbayarea.com. hope to see y thenou

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it's 7:30 in the morning here. in the states, but there, in that beautiful picture, 1:30 in the afternoon. another exciting day of olympic action underway in paris already. >> we have more athletes joining us, including in person, jordan chiles will be here, too. it's going to be fun! >> we're going to be the first to welcome her home. >> yes, we will. but first, let's start this morning, some big news from nasa. those two astronauts that launched on a boeing "starliner" spaceship for a ten-day mission back in june, there's worry now they may not be coming home until next february. >> february, 2025. nbc's senior correspondent, tom costello, covers space. tom, i know that nasa does not like the word "stuck," but that seems to be the word that fits. >> yeah, one nasa insider says this is starting to feel like gill began's island in space. nasa points out sunny williams and butch wilmore could come back on starliner, their spaceship, if they had to evacuate the space station in an emergency. but otherwise, their ten-day mission could last eight months.

coming home on a spacex ship, boeing's archrival. >> we are having a great time here on iss. >> reporter: floating some 250 miles above the earth, astronauts butch wilmore and sunny williams thought their trip to the space station and back would last about ten days. that was two months ago. now, nasa mission managers say they could stay there for another six months. leaving their "starliner" spaceship and returning home in an elon musk spacex dragon capsule on a future crew 9 mission. >> then we could return four crew members in the february 2025 time frame and butch and sunny would remain on station and return home with them on crew-9. >> and liftoff of "starliner" and alice 5. >> boeing's troubled "starliner" launched on a test flight in early june, but it's remained docked at a space station. nasa and boeing engineers remain divided on whether it's safe to bring wilmore and williams back on "starliner." they're concerned helium leaks

and engine thruster problems could pose serious risks. starliner needs those thrusters to safely return home. >> let's go forward into starliner. >> reporter: last month, williams and wilmore insisted their ship is safe. >> are you confident in the performance of the ship for future missions as well? >> that's a fair question. i can tell you that, you know, that mantra you've heard, failure is not an option, that's why we are staying here now. >> reporter: nasa is now weighing whether to bring starliner home autonomously, without a crew. it's now delayed the spacex crew-9 liftoff to late september, returning next year. and may launch with only two astronauts rather than four. wilmore and williams would remain on station well past thanksgiving, christmas, and new years, then return with crew-9 in february. in a statement, boeing says, we still believe in starliner's capability and its flight rational. if nasa decides to change the mission, we will take the actions necessary to configure

starliner for an uncrewed return. >> yeah, mission managers will convene next week to decide whether to bring the astronauts home on starliner or space-x. the final decision will likely be up to nasa chief bill nelson. himself a former astronaut, who says he is still haunted by the "challenger" disaster, guys. >> one of the things we were thinking about is, do they have enough supplies up there? they didn't intend to be up there more than ten days or so, so do they have enough food? >> yeah, that's right. nasa says that's one reason why they're considering launching with only two astronauts on crew-9. supplies are tightly planned, butch and sunny have already been there for two months. nobody planned for that. they launched without their own suitcases because nasa had to lose weight at the last minute, so the astronauts have been borrowing clothes from other astronauts on station. and then there's the matter of food. so all of this is part of the equation. >> they've had a remarkably positive attitude, but, probably comes to a point -- >> they're very positive people. >> -- where, enough is enough. keep following it for us, tom. thank you.

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>> announcer: athletes to watch is sponsored by target. meet the new target circle. mor. the best way to get more target. >> smith on the burst and smith might get there! smith does get there! and germany have been speared by t thetridents. the usa are climbing back up the mountains and will play for gold in paris on saturday. >> okay, textbook. that is how it's done. that dramatic extra time goal from sophia smith, right on time for the u.s. women's national team and their semi-final victory over germany. >> how sweet it is. as you heard right there, they're going to play for gold now. they take on brazil saturday.

joining us now from paris, the trident. the dynamite front row that has scored for nearly every goal. we've got sophia smith, trinity and robin swanson. sophia, was it sweeter because you had to wait so long for it. i know you got the good assist there from mallory. what were you thinking as you sunk that goal in the final minutes? >> honestly, i just saw a little opening in the net and knew that i had to put the ball there and do that for our team and i feel like i don't remember a lot that happened. it all happened so fast. but, yeah, mal played an absolutely perfect pass and i knew i had to get on the end of it. >> mally, there's been so much talk about how this team is so young, thaish untested. we don't know. here you are. you're going for the gold medal round. did this surprise even your team? >> i don't think it surprised us. i think that we have all had the

belief of just wanting to get gold and being together in all of that. and just from the beginning, from our pre-camp to where we are now, there's been so much growth. and we've all just done a good job of just staying present and enjoying the moment. and i think also, just having a joy with it. you can see that on the field, too. >> you can. we see it in your smiles. trinity, the last time the american women were in the gold medal match was 2012. you were 10. what would gold mean to you? >> i mean, it would mean the world. as it would to all of us. i think it's not a surprise that we're here, but at the same time, it is kind of a surprise. i don't know, it's like a lot of feelings and it would mean the world. and to do it with such an amazing group, the trident would be amazing. >> by the way, i love the name

the trident. >> sophia, i can't believe that your birthday happens to be on sunday. you're turning 24. >> it's kind of surreal how that happened. >> what do you want for your birthday? >> i think we have an idea! >> yeah, there's only one thing i want for my birthday. that would be the best birthday ever and we would have the best birthday party afterwards. >> y'all are so cute, we can't take it. >> we also have a name for ourselves. >> we have an announcement. >> what is it? >> we have an announcement. >> trinity, take it away. >> we have a proposal for our trio name to be triple espresso, so we're just going to put out that into the air and let people run with that. because we like that as well. >> triple espresso. >> let's take it out for a test drive right now. triple espresso, thank you for being with us this morning. we will be watching you, you can bet on it! you like the way it sounds? >> i love how that works. >> we'll see. >> we're workshopping it. >> girls, good luck! >> go get 'em! okay? >> go get 'em. we're so proud of you.

>> thank you. >> thank you, guys! >> the gold medal match against brazil, 11:00 a.m. saturday eastern time, usa network streaming live. on peacock, too. >> triple espresso! >> i like it! triple espresso trinity! are you into it? >> i think it's fantastic. this is the other thing that it seems like all of these athletes are having so much fun! >> yes, they are! >> it's fun! >> well, winning is fun. >> that's true! there you go. triples espresso. let's see. you won't need a triple espresso down south from texas all the way into florida, 55 million people under heat advisories and heat warnings. it's kind of a split temperature look here. billings, you're 15 degrees cooler than you should be, denver, upper 60s. that's chillier, boston, washington, charlotte, all below average, but down to the gulf, we're talking temperatures way above average. continues tomorrow from minneapolis, indianapolis, garden city, cooler than average. atlanta, houston, you are looking a lot warmer. and in fact, down south, we are talking heat waves for augusta with low 90s. mid-90s, tallahassee, mid-90s in

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coming up, having their moment. quincy hall's sprint for the ages. >> quincy hall is running past all of them! can he get there! he does! >> kenneth rooks' medal-worthy olympic debut, as the u.s. artistic swimming team brings home the hardware. >> beautiful. >> for the first time in 20 years. we've got all the highlights. and severe storms. tornadoes touching down in north carolina, tearing apart this middle school, while tropical storm debby makes landfall again overnight. al's live with the latest in your full forecast. plus, water park scare. >> -- having breathy difficulties after inhaling some sort of chemical. >> more than a dozen people hospitalized after a grand opening in texas after several chemicals were accidentally mixed together. the details, straight ahead. all of that plus, break

dancers slide into paris. a camera operator's close call. >> hope the camera man stays out of the way. >> and music to snoop's ears. >> that sounds like me! hey! da da da da da. >> reporter: it's all ahead in our pairs are "popstart," thursday, august 8th, 2024. >> all the way from california -- >> new york! >> we love "today"! >> from massachusetts to paris -- >> celebrating our anniversary. >> representing salt lake city, utah. >> wakefield, minnesota. >> cambridge, pennsylvania. >> lawrence, california! >> rose point, michigan! >> and chesapeake, virginia! >> here from baltimore, go, usa basketball! >> we're here in paris for the olympics sending lots of love back to dallas to grammy and pops.

>> here to meet jordan chiles! >> cheering on team usa -- >> in new york city! ♪ welcome back! what a couple of great plazas we've got. a great one in new york city. a great one over in paris. happy to see you on a thursday morning. speaking of paris, craig's enjoying the day in paris, yes, he is! >> he's like those astronauts stranded in space. he might just stay there until february. >> exactly! >> you got to come home, though, buddy. >> yeah, you do. >> i'll be back in a few. >> all of our plaza friends outside, all the fans cheering for team usa. plus, this will be fun tomorrow, too. more people will be there because we're ending the week with a can't-miss concert from music sensation, maggie rogers. we have not forgotten it's friday. we have to have a concert. >> we look forward to that. it is a busy morning. let's get right to our news at 8:00. we begin with tropical storm debby. it did make landfall in the u.s. overnight. this time in south carolina.

the storm has already dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of the southeast and spawned several tornadoes across the region, including one that tore through a north carolina middle school earlier this morning. thankfully, nobody was hurt there. al is back with the latest on the storm and also where this thing is headed. hey, al. >> hey, good morning! latest on debby, having made landfall again. it's still a tropical storm characteristics. 65 miles west-northwest of myrtle beach, 45-mile-per-hour winds. it's picking up its forward speed, now moving northwest at 7 miles per hour. tornado watches from virginia down to the carolinas. so we're watching that. also, we've also got flash flood warnings and watches, stretching from georgia all the way up to syracuse, new york, and beyond. we're also looking at storm hazards today. tornadoes likely with this system, from charlottesville all the way down to wilmington, we're expecting this storm system to bring heavy rain, so charlotte, you could see upwards

of 4 more inches of rain. raleigh, between now and so:00, 5 inches. roanoke, same thing. and it makes its way up to the west of the i-95 corridor. harrisburg, and again, the risk of severe weather also flooding. we've got a high risk of flooding from roanoke down to wilmington. we're looking at that and then tomorrow, that risk moves up to the north, especially just to the northwest of washington, d.c. all the way up into new england. guys? >> al, thank you. we'll check back. we are learning more this morning about a hazmat leak. it happened at a texas resort that sent more than a dozen people to the hospital. great wolf lodge was the location. it was during their grand opening outside of houston. nbc's morgan chesky joins us with the details. hi, morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. this was definitely a bit of a close call. authority say several chemicals were accidentally mixed together for just a few seconds, but that was all it took to create this vapor cloud, making it difficult for anyone nearby to even breathe. just hours after the great wolf

lodge opened its newest hotel and water park outside of houston, calls started pouring into 911. the grand opening celebration quickly turning into a dangerous hazmat situation. this areal video capturing first responders converging on the scene to help. >> having breathing difficulties after inhaling some sort of chemical. >> reporter: authorities say a chemical reaction happened in a pool house behind the lodge when a third party contractor allegedly failed to properly handle two cleaning agents. >> the chemicals weren't spilled, they were mixed together in a tank. >> reporter: authorities say the mix-up became apparent after only a few seconds, when a chemical reaction of hydrofluoric acid and chlorine created a dangerous vapor. >> the cloud affected the people that were working around that area. so we transported 16 people to the hospital. >> reporter: that group included park employees and construction workers, but no guests at the hotel were exposed. among those on hand for the

grand opening, singer kelly rowland, formerly of destiny's child, who was there with her family. >> just excited to see their smiling faces and happy to see that they're enjoying being innocent and young and happy and joyful. >> reporter: the city of webster says no chemicals were detected in the water park or hotel. and the great wolf lodge later shared they received the all-clear to open the resort and all water park attractions. now, that situation was quickly contained. and we are told it will not afflict the lodge's operations today. meanwhile, an environmental company is working with the great wolf lodge and that contractor to clean those tanks safely. savannah? >> morgan, thank you very much. 8:06. let's go back to paris and check in with craig once again. bonjour, craig! >> bonjour, ladies! bonjour, indeed. by the way, if you didn't catch the action on the track last night, you missed out. americans coming up big in a pair of dramatic races. >> reporter: a sprint for the ages in the men's 400. >> can he get there?

he does! >> reporter: team usa's quincy hall powering past three runners in an epic finish to take the gold. >> my goodness! >> reporter: his family and coaches back at home in kansas city going wild. sha'carri richardson racing ahead of the pack this morning in the final leg of the 4x100 meter relay heat, sending the u.s. to the final. and a surprise contender in the steeple chase. >> kenneth rooks and the defending gold medalist! >> reporter: american kenneth rooks shocking the field to take silver in his olympic debut. and again, america's women dominating their fields. >> they will take the gold medal! >> reporter: in one of our favorite stories of this olympics, cyclist kristen faulkner helping her team to usa to ride to its first-ever gold medal in women's team pursuit. it's faulkner's second gold in paris. she started cycling just seven years ago after trying it out in central park.

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gold medallist rower, nick mead. so one other moment we want to tell you about from yesterday. that actually happened last night over at the usa house. i was there for it. it was really cool. a special medal ceremony. the u.s. figure skating team finally received their gold medals from the beijing winter olympics more than two years ago. all nine members of that team were on hand for the celebration. medals never handed out in beijing after a russian skater tested positive for a banned substance. just last month, after a two-year investigation, the u.s. team officially confirmed as olympic champions. so let's check out the latest medal count. team usa, very close to that 100 medal mark. and as for today's action, in what to watch, some of team usa's biggest track stars will compete for gold, including sidney mclaughlin levrone and world's fastest man, noah lyles. you can catch that at 1:00 p.m. on nbc and peacock. and you'll see every big moment during "primetime in paris." >> so glad our figure skaters got their moments. >> i was just thinking about

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medical incident in the pool. >> i remember swimming the routine and being so present and then all of a sudden, you know, waking up, looking up at the sky and all of these medical people around me. >> the sport has evolved immensely since its debut with the 1984 games in los angeles. >> two hours of pool practice. >> usa's daniella ramirez showing how demanding the life of an artistic swimmer can be on social media. now, a comeback story, ending with these amazing athletes flying high for a silver medal win. >> we got a medal! >> they certainly did! and the team is with us now. we've got daniella ramirez, anita alvarez, audrey kwan, and magumi field. >> jamie lucowski, and ruby hunter. jacqulynn lorks u-lou, kiana. daniella, you and your team have really captivated this country. i felt like this was the very first time i've seen it, and it was incredible. it took so much stamina, so much

joy, so much of all things. how does it feel to have that silver medal around your neck? >> it feels incredible. this is everything to us. i've never been with a team that feels as magical as this. and i'm so grateful to be with them and represent the country well. and it feels amazing. to be honest. >> it does! it should. i mean, you guys are the most phenomenal athletes. we simply cannot believe our eyes at what our able to pull off both athletically and artistically. anita, this is your third olympics, but this has been a long road. we just touched on it in the piece. two years ago, you had that incident in the pool. to have the courage to get back in and be here and now have that silver medal, what have you been reflecting on? >> yeah, so much. you know, the whole journey since when i started as a kid to making my first national team to just before tokyo, our team missed out on qualifying, to the accident that happened in '22. so i'm just so happy to be here with this team and leaving with a silver medal just the cherry on top.

>> audrey, you're the flyer, you're the one we see high above the pool that's so much fun to watch. tell us what it took to get to this point for you? >> it took two years of hard work, a lot of trust between the teammates and dani, a lot of help from her. a lot of hard work and it really paid off. >> that's our queen right there. >> she is. >> mvp. >> mvp. >> all of you you are. >> and megumi and jamie get to swim again in the duet. how are you thinking about that and translating this good energy back into the pool? >> we've been very focused as a team on the goal of "a" qualifying for the olympics, which we were able to accomplish and now earning a medal. so really taking in this moment and celebrating every second. and tomorrow we get right back to work with competing. super excited to be able to compete at that venue again. >> you all are so darn cute. >> the moonwalk was to "beat the band," we've been watching that

on repeat. we understand that you have a cheer that you do before you go in the water. what is the cheer that you do? we want to be in on it. >> it's a little long, but we say, hold and sharp and clean and crisp and long and tight and commit and connect in patterns. >> three, two, one, patterns! >> team. >> wow. oh my gosh, if there were a medal for cheers. incredible. >> we're so proud of you ladies. congratulations! >> well done! >> be sure to catch megumi and jamie in their duet, that starts tomorrow in the swimming competition. you can find it anywhere you find the olympics. thanks, ladies. >> thanks, ladies. >> thank you. >> we need to get a pre-show cheer like that. what do you think, al? not that a-team thing you usually say. >> yeah, something else. >> something that we made up. >> that was all i had. >> you love the a-team. >> that's all i had. >> we're looking at stormy conditions along the mid-atlantic and northeast. because of debby. record heat through texas and into the mid-plains. gorgeous weather in the northern

plains. monsoonal moisture causing some storms in the rockies. and it's going to be downright hot in some parts of the west coast. otherwise, nice and sunny and seasonal. that's whas going on around t' don't forget, check us out, "today" show radio, sirius xm, channel 108. but right now, best time of the morning! "popstart." >> hey, girl! >> shall we dance? >> first up, snoop dogg's gold medal worthy coverage continues. his new favorite sport, we were just talking about it, artistic

swimming. check out snoop's sweet reaction to team canada's performance when he recognizes the song they're swimming to. >> oh, wow! that sounds like me! hey! da da da da da, hey, go, canada! oh! hey, shout-out to canada, man, i didn't know i left that kind of an impression when i did my tour, but i love you all, ladies. way to go. >> when you were in canada? >> about two months ago, i was on tour, mike. >> that's pretty cool. >> that was so funny. when i first started watching, i was like, what's happening and then before you know it you just lean in and enjoy it. >> they must have cloned snoop. >> he's everywhere. >> he's won a lot of hearts. >> he has. >> next up, sunny choi, the team usa athlete is talking about making her big debut in the first-ever olympics to feature breaking as a sport. remember when she gave us a little preview on the plaza. luckily, we had just the right set-up for sunny that day. but over in paris, she's still

testing out the space. check this out. >> i mean, you think about it, she has to be able to scoot and twist and you can't have too much -- >> got some traction it look like. >> grit. good luck, sunny. we'll be watching you tomorrow. who knew there was so much to it. >> that's why it's an olympic sport. now to the track. did you see this close call. yesterday during the heat of the men's 5,000-meter race, runners almost collided with a camera operator. talking about bad timing, as they nearly crashed in the left lane. he was trying to get the shot. >> no idea. >> can you imagine? if you're the runner, there's no time for that. this is your one chance. >> right? >> oh, that's a whoops! >> an international incident. >> just like that! just like that! just like that! >> except, we're not running. >> see what you did there, guys. very nice.

>> we're so quick and witty. next up, olympic odd jobs. in paris, bob the cap catcher quickly became one of the unexpected breakout stars going viral after video revealed he's the guy in charge of fetching swim caps that fall to the bottom of the pool during competition. but have you heard of these other gigs at the games. team tasked with fixing the wals at the equestrian jumping events as the horses knock them down, they have to pick them up. the balloon brandisher at the gymnastics stadium. he waves a big balloon on a stick to prep the cameras for floor routine. spin and move, right? >> speaking of the cameras, here is one more. the team of camera cleaners at the pool using a massive mop to dust off the lens. kudos to unsung heroes in paris, the odd jobs.

finally, the muffin man. last week, we introduced you to norwegian swimmer, henrick christiansen, the guy all over tiktok singing the praises of those chocolatey muffins. now he's making some time to hop back online to poke fun at the current conditions of the seine. >> i'm ashamed to admit it, it's hell in there. it's horror. you have to be a certain type of person to survive -- >> the swimmer captioning that video -- guys, if i don't survive this, tell my fans i love them. we have to protect the muffin man at all costs. he's an international internet national treasure. >> he re-posted that. >> those muffins were delicious. >> they were really good. >> what made them so good? >> they had molten chocolate in the middle. >> it was molten because it was like 200 degrees in paris. guys, even more medal winners! look who's joining us from paris! jordan

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8:30, thursday morning. a beautiful morning on our plaza! rain or shine, this wonderful crowd is here and boy do we have a special treat for them this morning! >> yeah! they're cheering even louder, because look who's here, you guys! jordan chiles! two-time medalist, jordan! jordan, come on over! i mean, how cute is she? >> jordan, jordan! hey, jordan. i've got to tell you something really cute. >> how cute are you? >> seriously. >> the cutest. >> so jordan, i don't know if you remember this, but 11 years ago you wrote this. 11 years ago, you wrote, i waited in line as a little girl to meet you and we have a picture. it is you and shawn johnson. one day, you wrote on, you'll your baby girl will know how much you inspired girls like me with big muscles and power to dream. congratulations, shawn johnson. so, there is a little girl here

and her name is alexa. come on over, alexa. alexa, you can stand right next to jordan. she's 11 years old. she wants to be in the olympics. and she admires you so much. is there anything you want to say to jordan. >> i love your floor routine. i learned the beginning. >> i love that. i love that. well, it's so nice to meet you. >> what kind of encouragement do you have for a little girl who wants to be you one day, just like shawn had for you. >> honestly, go out there. be your best. be authentic to you are. embrace the personalities that you have within yourself. and anything can happen at the end of the day. always believe in the power of your dreams because they are very powerful, okay? >> got it. >> you want a hug from this girl. >> are you okay? >> yeah. okay. do you want do come in while we interview jordan inside? >> yeah. >> we'll come back and chat with jordan in a little bit.

>> dreams coming true on this plaza. all right. we'll head to paris where craig has got plenty of medal winners, too. hi, craig. >> hey, savannah, ladies. this has become one of our favorite traditions here. check out this wave of hardware. we've got kristen faulkner, she pedalled her way to not one but two road racing. sara hildebrand. tom shar. katie moon down here. soaring to sillerer in the pole vault. we have kenneth rooks, shocking the world with silver in that steeplechase. shocked himself as well. and hampton bronze, 20-year-old kid, took home bronze in weight lifting. team usa's first medal in that event in 40 years. congratulations. congratulations. let me start with you, kristen. the story -- a lot of folks are familiar with it, but it's pretty remarkable. from a small fishing village in alaska, to wall street in new york city.

you went to harvard. you take up cycling seven years ago in central park. i like this cycling thing. you make the olympic team. you come over. you're not even supposed to be in the road race. you're a backup. have you wrapped your head around how all of this was so improbable just a few years ago? >> yeah, definitely. you know, it's definitely taken a while to sink in. it hasn't fullen sunk in yet to be honest. it was improbable. but i think i always dream for what's possible, not what's probable. that's what i've been focus on the last few years, just trying to go for what's possible. >> it's a remarkable story. are you sore? are you okay? >> i'm a little overwhelming emotionally. it's so much positive emotions in such a short amount of time. few days ago i hadn't won any gold medals and now i have two. so it's overwhelming but also really exciting. >> kristen's boyfriend is off camera. i just asked him if he rides. he said, no, he doesn't. he used to try to keep up with her. now he stopped. sara, i want to share your tweet with folks at home. you tweeted after you took gold

in wrestling, oh my gosh, i just won the freaking olympics. hah dude. that's the actual tweet. >> dude! i just won have you been able to process a little more than that since then? >> dude. i just won the olympics. no. i have not processed it at all. i feel like -- it's one of those things where you dream about it for so, so long and then it happens. and you're like, how do i emote now? i don't even compute. so i don't know, who knows when i will be able to take that all in. but, it is immense amount of gratitude right now and just overwhelmed. >> tom, one of your runs you did it to the ambassador of these olympics. one of snoop dogg's songs. he comes down during the competition to congratulate you. what was that like? >> it was pretty crazy. i landed my run, the one i wanted to plan out for finals and it worked. i get on to the deck and the first person i see snoop standing right in front of me. come other here. come over here.

he gave me a hug afterwards. yeah, that's pretty much life's peak right there. >> i saw you in tokyo. you medaled there. you medaled here as well, but you had toover come some injuries to do it this time around, katy. does that make this time around this more special? >> very much. yeah. it's been a really frustrating year. any time you can walk away from the olympics with a medal, it is a victory. and of course, i wanted to defend my title, but to have my family and friends in the stands is just it's literally a dream come true. >> kenneth, everyone loves a good steeplechase. we were all screaming as we saw you. you started in the back of the pack, middle of the pack and out of sno where, you stormed to the finish. how did you do it? >> well, you know, i think i learned a lot about patience in the steeplechase especially. and coach icestone helped me out a lot and help me get a good game plan. and i just had a lot of good experiences here building my

confidence in my ability to run within myself, but also finish with the best in the world. and it was just -- it was surreal to be able to be in that position, to take the lead. and then to move out into the front and think for a little bit -- i might actually win this thing. >> i loved your reaction. hampton morris, a few seconds ago i called you hampton bronze. i just changed your name. first medal for us in 40 years. >> yes, sir, on the men's side. >> yes, but still pretty impressive, hampton. you started weight lifting when you were 12 years old. your dad's your coach. what was that like putting the medal around your neck yesterday? >> oh, it was amazing. i don't have any words. i still can't believe it. i'm so happy. >> would you be willing to lift kenneth right now, bench press him? no. okay. congratulations. >> thank you. >> congrats. we're happy and proud. happy and proud. thank you again for being here. mr. roker, we'll send it baaing

to you. >> that's great stuff, craig. thanks so much. let's look at the forecast for paris today. going to be gorgeous, 82 degrees. sunny skies. few clouds at tree of the venn use we'll be looking at. golf, great weather for that. beach volleyball. track & field at stade de france, looking good as well. for our weekend, heavy rain in the northeast, below average highs out west. sunshine along the west coast. then we get to saturday. some morning rain in new england. heat continues through texas. and then sunday/sunday, we're looking at pleasant highs in the northeast, great lakes, hot and humid. hot and dry out west. and as far as the closing ceremony, 9:00 p.m. in paris time, 3:00 p.m. eastern, going good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we're headed for the low 90s in the east bay as well as the south county. and we're going to see it dipping down to about 60 tonight. it's basically on repeat through at least saturday. and there's a slight

cooldown on sunday. we'll continue to see lower temperatures in our forecast through the middle of next week in san francisco. it is foggy to start out. we won't see much sunshine today. highs up to 70 and more of the cool and that is your latest weather. >> all right, guys. here we go! we're going to go inside and welcome in our gold medal winner, jordan chiles, back home after her successful run in paris. can't wait to catch up with her. but first, this is "today" on ♪ ♪ not every decision you make will be as good as getting a volkswagen at the savvy vw summer sales event. 2024 volkswagen models cost less to maintain than honda. get 1.9% apr financing or a $2500 customer bonus

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we're back. 8:40! jordan chiles is with us. she's just returned from paris. she's still got that golden and bronze glow after earnings those medals. >> she sure rocked it for our gymnastics team. we're so happy she's spending some time with us here in studio 1a. jordan! >> hello.

>> hey, girl, we're back. >> yes. >> i have to tell you, there were so many super moments at the olympics, but one of the ones that will stand out to me for all of these games when i thought or we all thought you were in fifth place, and suddenly, within a matter of seconds, on the floor routine, you got catapulted to third and got the bronze. >> yes. >> how much sweeter was it knowing that for a moment, you thought, oh, well, i didn't get my own medal this time. >> honestly, there were so many emotions going through my body in that moment. there were a lot of things that were happening between me, not being on the podium to me being on the podiums. i think the biggest thing is just understanding not to doubt yourself and to let everything ride out how it's supposed to be. as you can tell, i was crying. jade was -- everybody was in shock. >> everybody -- >> everybody was crying. and those were true emotions. so i really liked -- that was really to the heart. >> my favorite thing is -- your coach literally picking you up

off the floor. she's like, this is your moment! and then, i think simone, we asked her -- i said, i think you're happier for jordan's medal than you were for your own. >> she said she was. >> yeah, she did tell me that. and just from simone being there, i think it's all about the support system and having them by my side when i first started going to wcc. simone is like a big sister to me. cecile is like another mom. that was definitely a great moment to have. and as much as simone has done so much for me, i felt like in that moment, i realized that. >> i know how close you guys are. she told me yesterday, the minute she saw you after it was all over, she said, i actually burst into tears. >> yeah. >> and she said, that was the first time that had happened. that shows how close you guys are, to have that moment together. >> yes. we went back to our -- the village. and i knew at some point she was going to cry, i didn't know when it was going to happen.

so i think just knowing and understanding that the bond that we brought together, even throw throughout the last two years of everything that's been happening, the biggest thing was, we're by each other's side the whole time. i appreciate everything she's done for me. and these pictures show it all. >> can we point out another picture, that is at every single event and every single place. your mother is standing right here. >> hi, mom. >> come out here. your sister -- come here. run out here real fast. all the way, don't worry, it's okay. you have no mics, you have coffee. come over here so we can see you. don't try to run away. y'all were here since the beginning. this girl is here because of her incredible family. we just want to shout you out one more time. watching you in the stands was like watching jordan. i didn't know when we felt more emotion. any way, we're so proud of your little girl. y'all did good. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> jordan, we love you.

>> we love you, jordan. >> thank you. coming up next, look who is out on the plaza, the director and co-star of this big movie comes out friday "it ends with us" justin is here handing out coffees of the best-selling book. we'll sit down with him in a moment. but first this is "today" on nbc.

co-star and director of "it ends with us," justin baldoni, the highly anticipated film is based on colleen hoover's best-selling novel. it follows lily bloom played by blake lively who moves to boston to fulfill her dream of opening a flower shop, after a chance encounter with a neurosurgeon, a relationship quickly heats up between the two of them. take a look. >> why haven't i seen you before? >> well, mostly because i've never required brain surgery, but also because i don't live here, so. >> so you just broke into my building?

>> you have a really nice view. >> i do. >> and it just gets better and better. justin, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i told you behind the scenes, i loved it. full disclosure. i laughed, i cried. the dialogue is hot. it's witty, it's emotional. no surprise. pre-ticket sales are through the roof. are you surprised at the phenomenon that's it's been already, first of all, with the book, but the anticipation for the movie. >> i'm all of it, you know, i think that there's the little boy in me who i don't know if i ever dared to dream that this could happen, so i'm kind of trying to catch up with the reality of it. and i'm just -- i'm honored and also more honored that, because, you know what we're talking about is so important and so painful, that we're able to have this much anticipation and so many people want to go see it and are talking about. that's what i'm grateful for. >> and you had a key part in bringing it to the big screen. how did this all come to be? >> in 2019, i read the book, i was sent the book by my book

agent and friend at the time. and i was looking for films that could inspire, that was commercially viable but could also reach in and touch somebody's heart and maybe ask them to see the world a bit differently. and i read the book, and couldn't even finish it, i was just crying as i was reading it. >> you were crying? >> i was in tears. i was sitting next to my wife, who is here, by the way. hi, baby, and just like snot running down my nose. if i could be this touched by the lily bloom story, i only imagine what this could do for so many people. i wrote coleen. she believed in me enough to give me the honor of adapting it. it's been five years to get here. >> for people who don't know, you tackle domestic violence in a way a lot of people don't think. you think of a typical abuser, a typical victim, but this is nuancy. and sometimes by the time you get to the end of it, you don't know how you feel. >> that's the challenge. right? what is a typical abuser or a typical victim?

i think that there is no typical anything. i think that unhealthy relationships are on a spectrum. and this was a really important one. so we partnered with our dear friends at mil moore, it was the only way i could direct this movie, if i had a group of women specifically behind me who are specialists in this space. and from the very beginning, we worked very hard to create a very truthful and honest story that could reflect the reality of what millions and millions of people go through every day. >> and i think blake knocked it out of the park. is there something about blake that we don't know and what was it wliek like working with her? >> i don't know if you know how smart and creative she really is. i think she's best known as an actress and, of course, she's, you know, a fashion you know, than that. she is a dynamic, creative -- she had her hands in every part of this production and everything she touched, she made better. >> and ten seconds, the one thing you want people to take away from this project, what would you say? >> hope. and that everybody has the ability to end a cycle that they didn't ask for.

we can all say it ends with us in our life. >> it ends with us. justin, thank you. congratulations on the project. "it ends with us" is in theaters tomorrow, although i know everyone knows that. >> hoda, over to you. >> i'll grab it from you, sheinelle. froench shopping and the french pharmacy and i had to be here with you. hot tips coming up next. secrets of the french ladies. products you can pick up right here at home. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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