some mid 80s, but mostly 70s and slightly warmer midweek. and we're looking at a smooth drive here. the build up through richmond on 580 interstate 80. but here's 580 heading over toward the north bay where the build up is at the toll plaza itself. remember to bring those jackets home. if you bring them to school. yeah, i was going to say when he's like, the kids are packing the jacket, i'm like, no, the parents are the parents. and writing their names on them too. hey, the today show just moments away. however, for more local news today in the bay streams now on roku, pluto and other platforms live at 8:00. we're catching up with olympic gold medalist dominique dawes. remember that name? that'll be fun to talk to her. all right, well, that's what's happening here on today in the bay. don't forget to make it ♪ ♪ good monday morning. the paris olympics now good morning, the paris olympics now in the books. >> good morning, it's august

12th, this is "today." >> that's a wrap. the olympics coming to a close with pa january try, music and a jaw-dropping stunt from tom cruise. >> leaping from high atop the stadium's roof before carry ing the olympic flag to los angeles. the controversy clouding the end of the games. the decision to strip gymnast jordan chiles of her bronze medal. the latest on the fight to get it back. team usa leaves with a medal-winning flourish in the final weekend. >> the u.s. get it is done once again on france's home turf. >> had the double team, it's a golden dagger. >> we have all of the highlights. on edge, tensions escalating

in the middle east after a deadly airstrike in gaza over the weekend. the region braces for possible retaliation from iran. the pentagon now sending a u.s. submarine to send warships in the gulf. we're there live with the latest. battle for the white house, new polls showing vice president kamala harris now pushing ahead of donald trump in several key swing states. >> we have some hard work ahead of us. but we like hard work. >> where things stand with the democratic convention just one week away. and the war of words that's erupted on the trail over the size of campaign rallies. those stories plus our ray of light, hoda brings a smile to everyone she meets. a mentor, a friend, a cheerleader. we are celebrating her milestone 60th birthday with a morning of

fun and surprises and a mega concert on the plaza from two-her favorites. little big town and sugarland here to celebrate hoda, monday, august 12th, 2024. from nbc news, this is the. good morning and wel "today." >> hi there, good morning, welcome to "today." we're live out here on the plaza. craig and al are here. this is an amazing crowd. they are here for a very special reason. a monday concert for hoda's birthday. two of your favorites, little big town and sugarland are here for you. >> i'm so pumped up. your signs are beautiful. hugs for everybody. it's a promise. we're going to begin with the conclusion with the paris olympics. the closing ceremony taking

place yesterday, including that dramatic handoff by none other than tom cruise. he's passing that olympic flag to los angeles for the summer 2028 games. >> before that epic moment, we saw more gold for team usa, including thrilling victories for the women's soccer team and the men and women's basketball teams both surviving nail biters. >> there's been some controversy as well. jordan chiles forced to give her bronze medal back after officials say the appeal that awarded it to her came 4 seconds too late. >> we have a lot to talk about this morning, including the new appeal now from team usa of that decision. let's get started with keir sim simmons, who is in paris for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. more traditional closing ceremony inside the national stadium. boy, was it spectacular with

10,000 athletes on parade. bringing the paris games to a close.s celebrating. and as the flag was passed to the olympic flame officially extension ting wished. as the flag was passed to los angeles, this stunning moment straight out of hollywood. film star tom cruise jumping from the top of the stade de france and then jumping on a motorcycle headed to l.a. using a little movie magic to add olympic rings to the famous hollywood sign. carrying the flag for team usa o during the closing ceremonies, katie ledecky and rower louis mead. but for usa gymnastics, battling a decision to take away her bronze medal over the timing of an appeal. team usa sweeping more medals on friday, saturday and sunday. >> sha'carri richardson! >> sha'carri richardson staring down opponents in the 100 meter

relay. wild celebrations followed. in the 4ly 400, the u.s. men and women taking gold. and in the basketball, after the u.s. men took a fifth straight olympic gold against the home team, france, the american women did the same, earning their eight consecutive gold. now, the next summer games head to l.a. in 2028. the french president with this advice to los angeles in an exclusive interview with nbc news. >> i would say be yourself. listen to this in los angeles. diversity is key. never stop. you will make it. ♪ >> the closing ceremony wrapping up with performances from venice beach, including the red hot chili peppers, billie eilish and, of course, snoop dogg. as well as a quick look at the

final medal count. team usa and china tied with 40 gold medals apiece. but the u.s. far surpassing any other country with 126 overall medals at these olympic games. france the host in third and fourth place on the table there. >> everyone has to root for their flag. thank you so much. a very successful olympics. we'll have more on this medal controversy and the push to l.a. 2028 in our next half hour. right now, let's turn to tensions once again escalating in the middle east. israel ordering more evacuations in southern gaza after launching a deadly airstrike on a school turned shelter over the weekend. this as israel and the u.s. make new moves in the region tied to retaliatory strike from iran. chief foreign correspondent rhode ichard ankle is in tel av. good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning. the mood here in tel aviv remains calm, even as the

israeli government is warning people to be prepared with analysts suggesting that that military response from iran and hezbollah could come tonight. hezbollah this morning fired dozens of rockets into northern israel. israel does not think that this is the retaliation for its assassinations two weeks ago of a top commander in beirut and a hamas leader visiting iran. but it maybe a warm-up. israel is bracing for coordinated strikes, possibly missiles and drones from iran, hezbollah and other of its allies across the middle east. israeli blood banks are preparing. hospitals moving patients into basements. shelters getting ready. the pentagon announced overnight it's moving a u.s. submarine to the region to join the extra american warships and fighter jets already rushed here. all of this while israel's

ongoing war in gaza launched after hamas' october massacre is not close sloeing down. hamas is still holding around 115 hostages. this weekend israel bombed school in gaza city being used as a shelter. local officials say at least 100 people were killed. israel says at least 19 militants were hiding there. vice president harris condemning the civilian deaths. >> israel has a strright to go after the terrorists that are hamas. but as i have said many times, they also have, i believe, an important responsibility to avoid civilian casualties. >> reporter: more than 2.2 million people live in gaza, penned in by israel's blockade of the area. the u.n. says nearly two-thirds of the are spread ing.

they have found traces of pole owe. israel has also ordered more evacuations in gaza, usually a tray lewd to new military action telling gazans to leave a designated humanitarian area. this family is moving. the youngest daughter just 7 months old has moved 7 times. >> translator: what is the sin of this young baby? she should grow up with flowers and colors, not bombs. >> reporter: amid the war, there is also diplomacy with the biden administration pushing what it's describing as last-ditch cease-fire and hostage negotiations this week. >> richard ankle in tel aviv, thank you. we move to the race to the white house. kamala harris spent the weekend campaigning and fundraising and looking ahead to next week's democratic convention.

in the meantime, new polls show her inching ahead of donald trump in several key swing state states. the trump campaign says it has been hacked. we have complete coverage. we'll start with garrett haake. good morning. >> good morning. this race has changed dra dramatically in the month between the two party convention. the democratic ticket is riding a wave of new enthusiasm with crowds of thousands building a surge that is starting to show up in the battleground polls. the convention just one week away, vice president kamala harris and governor tim walz wrapping up a week-long battleground blitz rallying a fired-up crowd of 12,000 supporters in las vegas saturday. >> we know this will be a tight race until the very end. so let's not pay too much attention to the polls. >> reporter: both online and at rallies, former president trump has repeatedly accused harris of

lying about the size of her crowds. >> they said, oh, she had a big crowd. >> reporter: the harris campaign poking back on social media with a photo of one large crowd writing, trump has still not campaigned in a swing state in over a week. low energy? the former president also pushing a baseless conspiracy theory about president biden. >> i hear he's going to make a comeback at the democrat convention. he's going to walk into the room and he's going to say, i want my presidency back. >> reporter: new polling shows harris leading trump among likely voters in three king key swing states, all within the margin of error. over the weekend the trump campaign said it was hacked by an iranian group in june and that documents were, quote, obtained illegally from foreign sources the statement came after politico said it was sent trump campaign documents from an anonymous e-mail account. nbc news has not independently verified the hack. vance is trying to walk back trump's recent comments on

abortion suggesting he's open to banning access to a commonly used abortion pill. >> would you direct your fda to revoke access the drug? >> you could do things that would supplement, absolutely. there's things that are open and humane. >> reporter: the former president believes that decision should be left up to the states. >> you would make sure any medicine is safe and prescribed in the right way, but the president wants individual states to make these decisions. >> trump is also accusing the vice president of stealing one of his new policy proposals after she endorsed eliminating the federal tax on tips. it's a potent issue in nevada. trump had back ed the same poliy two months ago. a rare moment of agreement between two campaigns who agree on almost nothing else. >> garrett, thank you. we want to get more on the state of the race from washington correspondent hallie jackson. good morning. so they finished off the battleground tour, the first

rollout of harris/walz. give us the state of the race. >> on the democratic side, the harris/walz team is feeling like they have some wind at their back moving forward for a couple reasons. the new battleground poll ing w talked about showing she's inching ahead within the margin of error in some of the key swing states. when you look at independents, those numbers are interesting. there's good news for democrats showing vice president harris is doing better than president biden with independents in some of those critical swing states. you also have the money factor, the harris camp raked in tens of millions of dollars in a short period of time. and look ahead at what's happening aweek from today. the democratic national convention begins in chicago. that is a week of prime time coverage for the democrats. we're learning more about who some of the headliners will be. two sources tell us former president obama will speak along with former president bill clinton, form secretary of state hillary clinton and president biden will be a headliner as well.

in what seems like a nod to his leadership in a new interview recently, his first since he decided to step off the ticket, he says he did so part ly not t be a distraction for democrats. >> let's talk about the trump campaign, still adjusting to the new race and the new candidate they are facing at the top of the ticket. >> there's a sense from senior advisers that this is a so-called harris honeymoon that may not last all that long. they see the fundamentals as being consistent. that's a real focus on two big issues. the issues we have been talking about for months now that voters care about. the economy and immigration. on both of those issue, battleground polls show that former president trump actually polls better than vice president harris on that. there's a desire, i think, from those i talked to in the trump orbit, for the former president to focus on that, focus on policy. what we have seen from him over the course of the last week, several weeks, if not longer, has been a focus on nearly anything but. he's been litigating the issue of crowd sizes, making false

claims on that front, suggest ing that president biden may try to, with no evidence, try to reclaim the nomination. there's nothing to support that happening here. vice president harris is looking to combat on both issues going on offense on the economy and immigration. >> hallie jackson, much to discuss. thank you. we welcome craig to the table. >> good morning. >> good morning to you as well. if you looked up in the sky last night, or early this morning, you might have been spectacular light show. the meteor shower hit its peak overnight. widely known as the brightest and most easily viewed meteor shower of the year. experts say there are about 50 meteors per hour. don't worry if you didn't catch the performance last night, not to worry. the meteor shower lasting through september 1st. look at that. a meteor shower for your birthday. >> you weren't here friday, but chanel and i were making fun of

al's enthusiasm of the meteor shower. she and i would like to have an official statement of apologizing for not loving the meteor shower as much as we should have. >> as long as you appreciate it, a blittle birthday present for hoda. here's a birthday present for all the folks in the northern half of the country. we have comfortable air, but down to the south, building heat and humidity. look at these heat indexes. you're going to feel like 109. 106 in new orleans. it's going to feel like 112 in brunswick, georgia. and tomorrow that continues. look at this. feeling triple digits in texarkana, san antonio, mobile, alabama. but up to the north, it is going to be chef's kiss. m m mid-80s with low humidity. temperatures in the low to mid-80s in louisville and st. louis. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

and that's your latest weather. guys. >> all right, al. thank you.

coming up, guys, a closer look at that that's your latest weather. >> coming up a closer look at that battle over jordan chiles bronze medal. officials vowing to appeal. we'll have the latest there. we'll talk about it all with aly raisman. then we'll look ahead to l.a. 2028 and help from none other than tom cruise doing what he does best. how the city of los angeles is already going big. already going big. what planning and preparing to ok, 500 deluxe garden gnomes. wow. i only meant to order five. there's not enough money in my account for these. i'm gonna get charged. two things i just can't deal with. overdraft charges. and garden gnomes. but your bmo smart advantage checking account gives you an extra day to avoid an overdraft fee.

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protesters involved in the april shutdown of the golden gate bridge are expected to surrender to authorities. it follows a weekend announcement by district attorney brooke jenkins. eight people have been charged with one felony count of conspiracy, while 18 have been charged with misdemeanor conspiracy. all are facing 38 counts of false imprisonment among other charges. a rally and press conference are scheduled in support of the protesters today. happening today, the long promised downgrade to the trauma center at san jose's regional medical center, the operators, hca healthcare, originally planned to close it completely, but in a compromise reached last month, it agreed to downgrade it to a category three trauma center. one hospital spokesperson says it will continue to provide emergency services for all patients, but critics argue the trauma services will now be to the scale of some rural hospitals, and the closest level one trauma center will now be miles away at valley medical. let's get a look

at the forecast for this monday morning with meteorologist kari hall. and we're starting out with some great weather for more kids heading back to school in mountain view. and los altos. it will be partly cloudy for the start of the day and some low 60s, but headed for the mid 70s for this afternoon. hopefully it's a great day. the weather sure is looking nice. we'll continue to see more of the same temperatures that we had over the weekend, ranging from 60 along the coast to 90. farther north. laura. thanks, kari. don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast. at 8 a.m, we'll talk with marin congressman jared huffman about the steps he's taking to lower health care costs. joi

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not one, we have two bands. we have little big town and we have sugarland. it's going to be fun. >> two of the biggest bands in country. >> what she won't tell you is they are here for hoda. it's her 60th birthday. that's just the begin ning of te treats and surprises we have in store. >> we have unfinished olympic drama. the ioc ruling jordan chiles must give back her bronze medal in the floor exercise saying her scoring appeal moments after that competition actually came too late. >> this morning usa gymnastics is fighting back. emily a connect ta has all the back and forth. >> the controversy is definitely getting heated. chiles earned her bronze medal on the floor after an appeal, but the big question now, did her coach appeal the score quick ly enough under olympic rules. usa gymnastics says they have proof she did and she should not be stripped of her medal or glory.

this morning new questions over the bomb shell ruling to strip star jordan chiles of her olympic medal. >> jordan chiles for the bronze medal. >> the u.s. appeal ing the decision citing critical errors in the process and usa gymnastics saying new evidence that certifices heroine. the controversy began after chiles' coach challenged her score in the floor routine and got her bumped from 5th to 3rd place replacing romania and leading to a split-screen of emotions. >> took the shot and it paid off. >> chiles celebrating her first individual event medal here on "today." >> everybody was crying. those were true emotions. >> reporter: but days later, the court of arbitration ruled her coach's inquiry came 4 seconds too late after the 1-minute deadline for appeals. chiles' lower score was reinstated. her fans outraged. >> 4 seconds. >> i'm mad.

i'm upset. >> usa gymnastics submitted new evidence that it says prue proves it was filed well before the 1-minute deadline. unless the court reverses course, chiles will be force d o return her medal. jordan, my thoughts are with you. we athletess are not to be blamed and the hate directed to us is painful. this isn't the first time an american gymnast took the bronze from a romaniaen after her coach appealed the score. aly raisman placed 4th on the balance beam until judges reviewed and raised her score to 3rd beating out romania. posting about chiles losing her medal, this is unfair and cruel. chiles' teammate zsimone biles writing, keep your chin up, olympic champ. we love you. chiles herself reacting in heartbreak posting on instagram, i'm taking this time and removing myself from social

media for my mental health. >> as part of the romania's repeal, they asked that jordan chiles be allowed to keep her medal while also awarding one to her athlete. you can imagine the emotional roller coaster for all the athletes involved. >> it's just a crazy scenario. we're going to be joined by six-time olympic medalist aly raisman. we just had jordan on our show a few days ago. she bronze brought the bronze medal. she was so proud of it. you have been in that situation. what did you think when you saw what happened with jordan? >> first of all, thank you so much for having me. this is just so heartbreaking. i'm just so gutted. i can't even imagine what this past week has been like for jor and the other ath the leaths involved. this is completely devastating. i don't think people realize these gymnasts work their entire

lives for this moment. and it's supposed to be one of your favorite moments. i think it's so unfair. it's so cruel. and i don't think that jordan should have to give her medal back. the ioc has given more than one medal before, and i think they should do this now. >> first of all, you know exactly how this feels. but this is just insane to me. the reason she was in 5th place initially is not because she didn't do the routine well. it's because the judges made an error. let's start there. which is the poor romanian gymnast had 3rd place taken from her. now they are saying you didn't appeal it fast enough. other gymnasts in the rotation potentially have more than a minute to appeal. it's only because of her placement at the end that she had that one minute. they are saying it's 4 seconds. so this reversing and taking back the bronze medal has nothing to do with how jordan performed. do i have that right? >> yeah, that's correct. the judges are human.

we all mic mistakes. what's so devastating is this is the biggest moment of their lives. these gymnasts work hard. they play fair. the sportsmanship at this olympic games has been so spectacular. they have done everything right. they put the inquiry in. the judges accepted it, which means they felt it was under scrutiny. it's just unfair. i can't believe we're in this position. we trust that the rules are in place that there's been a lot of thought behind it in that the rules are there to be fair. i think there needs to be more transparency in going forward. we need to understand how this is happening and how to ensure this doesn't happen again. it's appalling, but i think the organizations that are in charge of this need to really look at the athlete's mental health and how much this is affecting them and how cruel it is to take a

medal away from someone. >> really quickly. i know you have had a conversation with jordan. who is she handling all this? >> i have known jordan for a long time. i'm so proud of who she is. i have loved watching her during this olympic games and the way that she has just don so much. people love her and support her for good reason. she's an incredible person. i want to keep what she said to me private, but i can't even imagine how much she's going through and how hard this is. she even said she's taking a break from social media. there's been horrific bullying. i just feel for her. my heart is going out to her. i support her fully. i'm so sad and disappointed that this is happening. it's just unfair. >> aly, thank you so much. that picture, that image of

simone and jordan bowing down, that was jordan's idea. she was like, let us do that. it shows the kind of person who jordan is. so we'll wait to see how the results turn out. >> maybe this appeal will work. they say they have this videotape that shows they were within that minute limit. >> however texas resolved, there has to be a better way. coming up, what could be a huge game-changer for millions of americans who suffer from severe allergic reactions. why some may soon be able to ditch that epipen. the olympics going hollywood with tom cruise as only he can. jacob soboroff has excitement, right after this. ♪ (vo) you've got your sunday obsession and we got you. now with verizon, get nfl sunday ticket from youtube tv on us and get every out-of-market sunday game.

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welcome back. on the next summer games, it's not too soon to start counting down. they are going to be here in the u.s. los angeles. the city is already hard at work preparing for the big event. >> jacob soboroff made his way to new york. >> welcome home. it was so fun to watch you. it's going to be so fun to have the games in the united states. as a lifelong los angeles resident, i know how the games were part of the fabric of the city. it's less than four years. the summer olympics will return to the city of angels, the 9th time they will be in the united states and the 3rd time l.a. hosted the olympics. in 2028, a modern l.a. is going to face new challenges as the whole world watches. with the end of the 2024 paris sumer olympics, a new countdown to the next summer games is already underway.

in just four years, los angeles will once again take center stage as the host city of the 2028 olympics. >> we have now flipped the switch from planning to delivering. >> it's been 40 years since l.a. last held that honor. when carl can lewis took home four gold medals here at the los angeles coliseum. the biggest track and field stars from around the world will once again get the chance to compete in this storied venue. >> that was a life-changing thing. you'll never be this big again in your whole life. >> the venue that's over 100 years old. >> the chairman of the 2008 committee says turning the coliseum from the previous games where rocket man flew to a football field to a track and field will be the most expensive of the games, but one he believes is worth it. >> to put a track back in means we have to spend $150 million. that's how big the competition

field is. >> because we have to put that in, we'll have the warm-up track underneath the track. >> the coliseum will be an important part of the opening ceremonies, but the torch will end its journey at sofi stadium, which will serve as the olympic swimming venue. >> we'll be under water? >> it will be a swim stadium. it will be the biggest swim kpe tigs ever. >> they recruited previous olympians to bring the games to life. >> i'm sitting with janet evans in the world's largest swimming stadium. >> it's incredible. to look around and see the facilities, to see what our athletes will be experiencing, it's going to be incredible. >> putting on what will be the largest peacetime gathering in world history is no small undertaking. but there won't be any new venues built and no permanent construction, a unique distinction. more than 80 existing venues in southern california will hold olympic events. gymnastics will take place

downtown at the crypto.com arena. >> welcome to l.a.'s newest sports facility and the new home of the clippers, four years from now, it will be home to olympic basketball and 18,000 fans from around the world. having the olympics in the second largest city in the u.s. comes with its share of challenges, including the city's legendary traffic. mayor karen bass says it's part of the plan to make it manageable. >> the games are going to be car-free. which means if you want to go to the venues, you have to take public transportation. >> for all those involved, four years will go fast. as for wasserman, he's excited to make a special impact on the young estefans. >> hopefully inspires kids to do lots of different things. sport being one of them. >> to second that message, i was one of the young people at those games in '84. when i was 1 year old, my dad was one of the hundreds to run

with the torch during the relay. that's him on the left. that's me on right with my mom. and the other day, i brought it with me. he gave me his torch from the 1984 relay. check it out. amazing, right? >> if you run in a replay, you get to keep the torch? >> wow. that's awesome. >> it fell down during the earthquake, my dad told me. i'm angling for a sport in the torch relay this time around. i brought you swag. >> this is cute. >> it's already out? >> i like the logo a lot. >> l.a. is going to do it just as well as paris? >> i think it's going to be great. i'll see you in l.a. >> thank you so much. let's check in with al and get a check of the weather. >> sunny out west. gorgeous weather. hot and humid down to the south. coastal storm bringing rain and river flooding.

that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thank you. still ahead, we're celebrating six decades of hoda. let's go. and unforgettable birthday bash for the life of the party. and a special morning boost. >> remember that? >> how could i forget. so many good memphis ri memories. we're going to celebrate after this.

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>> this is closing ceremony. >> this is real. >> yes! >> after a weekend of big wins for team usa. >> and the u.s. gets it done once again on france's home turf. >> we've got all the highlights. plus, game changer. good news for the millions of americans who suffer from severe allergic reaction. an inside look at the newly approved nasal spray that could save lives. plus, it is a national hoda day. >> are y'all ready? >> we're celebrating hoda all morning long in honor of her special birthday, including a huge concert from little big town and sugarland and plenty more surprises in store today, monday, august 12th, 2024. here for little big town and sugarland. >> traveling from lexington, south carolina.

>> minnesota! >> delaware. >> new castle, nebraska. >> and boise, idaho. >> today is our first concert from michigan. >> happy 60th, hoda! >> happy birthday to hodie. happy birthday to you. love you. >> happy birthday, mommy. we love you! >> aw! >> that's her heart right there. good morning. welcome back to "today." it is a really special day around here. we will take a moment and celebrate ms. hoda, her 60th birthday. >> let's go! >> we've got fun. we've got surprises. we have your favorite thing, music. little big town and sugarland is here. >> it's too much to bear, but thank you. i'm feeling really good. i'm feeling blessed. lucky me. >> let's get the news out of the

way, shall we? the epic conclusion of the paris olympics. the games coming to an end. the pageantry, music and a jaw-dropping stunt from tom cruise. but it also comes amid a controversy involving american gymnast jordan chiles who has been asked to give her bronze medal back. keir simmons is covering it for us in paris. >> reporter: good morning to you. one last day in paris, and what an incredible closing ceremony to be here for. this time inside the stadium, the stade de france, the national stadium of france. it was spectacular with 10,000 athletes on parade. bringing the paris games to a close. the olympic flame officially distinguished. as the flag was passed to los angeles, this stunning moment straight out of hollywood. film star tom cruise jumping from the top of the stade de

france and then jumping on a motorcycle headed to l.a. using olympic magic to add the olympic rings to the famous hollywood sign. carrying the flag for team usa during the closing ceremonies, katie ledecky and rower nick mead. but for usa gymnastics, battling a decision to take away her bronze medal over the timing of an appeal. team usa sweeping more medals on friday, saturday and sunday. >> sha'carri richardson! >> sha'carri richardson staring down opponents in the 100 meter relay. wild celebrations followed. and in the basketball, after the u.s. men took a fifth straight olympic gold against the home team, france, the american women

did the same, earning their eighth consecutive gold. now, the next summer games head to l.a. in 2028. the french president with this in an exclusive interview with nbc news. >> i would say be yourself. listen to this in los angeles. diversity is key. never stop. you will make it. ♪ >> the closing ceremony wrapping up with performances from venice beach, including the red hot chili peppers, billie eilish and, of course, snoop dogg. as well as a quick look at the final medal count. team usa and china tied with 40 gold medals apiece. but the u.s. far surpassing any other country with 126 overall medals at these olympic games. and what an olympic games it's been, hoda. >> just one more time. usa! usa! thank you very much. let's move to a potential game changer for millions of

americans suffering from severe allergic reactions. the fda has approved a nasal spray for emergency treatment of anaphylaxis. nbc news medical contributor dr. john torres is here with the latest. wow, i think a lot of people have been waiting for this. who can use this? >> this will be an important change because like you mentioned, it is needle free, which is important and it can be administered much like narcan. you plunge it and spray it. the fda says it is approved for adults and children 66 pounds and above. it can get down to that pediatric level, which is important. that one doze can help like an epipen. think of it like an epi pen that goes into the nose. if you need a second dose, you can use a second dose as well. this is a very important thing coming along. >> how soon might it be available? >> the manufacturer says this product, which is called nefi, will be available probably in

eight weeks. you should be able to carry it. it is much easier to carry it in your pocket or purse or whatever. right now they are saying $199 is the cash price for two of these devices. if you have insurance $25. if you don't have that, they will certainly work with people. this is a life-saving device because when it comes to anaphylaxis, seconds are important. >> thank you. the news has been covered. for the boost, since it is your birthday, we'll take it from here. >> we're taking over today. let's get this birthday celebration started, shall we? craig, what better way to kick it off than with a group of girls who are close to her heart. she's been a fan of theirs since 2010. are you ready? can the girls from groove with me, please? turn it up. ♪ >> i love it.

>> yes! yes!on! >> come on! >> well done! look at that! >> yes! >> your girls from groove with me. >> happy birthday, hoda! >> come on over. >> oh, my gosh. >> we'll come over to you. we'll come over to you. >> hi, guys. so nice to see you. y'all were amazing. how are you? you guys are soaked. >> i want you to know that hoda talks about you guys all the time. >> all the time. >> she loves groove with me. it is a dance studio in case you don't know. free classes to girls in harlem, gives you a chance to express yourselves. you guys look good!

>> by the way, this organization does so much good in spanish harlem. the graduation rate of kids who participate in groove with me is 98%. you're look at the future right here. >> can we get their names really quick? >> ariana, maverick. >> ava. >> caseton. >> i love you guys! thank you for coming! that meant the world to me. thank you so much. well done, groove with me girls. >> and the party is just getting started. >> of course! come on! >> come on. >> oh, yeah. we have another special girl. >> these are my daughters, you guys. can you guys say hi? all right. turn around. let's go to break. >> oh, wait. there's more. >> are you ready for a party? >> yes. >> okay. just ahead, the many, many reasons that hoda is so special to us. more surprises, a great concert. it's all coming up right after

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60 wonderful years of this woman, hoda kotb. >> we have the wonderful privilege to work with you every day and know you, our friend, our partner. and many, many other people are right there with us. they adore you, too. >> when we thought about how to celebrate the love and light that is hoda kotb, we knew exactly what to do. and you have no idea that this is happening. >> are you nervous right now? >> yes. >> we wanted to share some folks whose lives you have impacted over the years and who also deeply impacted you. >> leah and devin still. some people seem special from the very minute you meet them. they touch your heart and soul. >> in 2014, when leah just turned 4 years old, she was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma. it was a tough time for our family. leah was being treated at children's hospital of

philadelphia. and hoda came to the hospital to shoot the "truly brave" video. >> it was a project that raised money for pediatric cancer. >> it was a powerful moment that i think gave me a lot of hope and allowed me to be brave. leah is 14 going on 21. she's doing really well. 9 years cancer free, so it is just a blessing. >> i do remember hoda being there and just showing that she cared. >> if leah was having a bad time in the hospital, i would tell her hoda was on the phone. she would just have this big smile on her face. >> no more tubes, no more hospital. >> no more cancer. >> people like hoda really showed up for our family. >> i'm mark conley. i was married to jill conley. six months into her marriage, we found out she had breast cancer. she was just 32 years old.

it was unimaginable. >> his beautiful wife jill became a good friend to me. >> the very first time we met hoda was in the cayman islands. we were invited to a breast cancer gala down there. >> who wouldn't be shaking their fist at god and saying, why me? but not her. >> you just take every moment and you cherish it. >> after one of the shoots for "the today show," we went down and had lunch. and those two, it was like they were long-term best friends. hoda had sent a video message to jill when she was having a real hard time. >> we love you, jill. we love you, love you, love you. >> it just lit up jill's day and it just meant so much to her. >> i learned that she passed away yesterday morning. >> she lived and loved, had so much grace.

i always felt that like there was a true, true connection, and it was just amazing. >> we were asked to come to new york to do an interview about adoption. we did not know when we got there that we would get the biggest news of our lives. >> i think the day is today. >> what? >> i think you have been matched. >> really? >> you've been watched. >> in that moment, it was almost like a dream coming true, just this huge blessing that was given to us. >> thank you. >> the day she was placed in our arms is when we felt full. our family was together. >> congratulations! here's your daughter! >> thank you. >> addison today is six. she is a little social butterfly. >> i know i'm biassed, but she's perfect. she is kind and loving and sweet.

>> we have the privilege and the blessing that hoda got to deliver that message for us and record it for addison to see for the rest of her life. >> it's too much. it's really too much. >> oh, but there's more. >> oh god, y'all! >> okay, hoda. do you want to see them again? come on out, you guys. we have stacy, frank and addison and bart conley. come on. they wanted to say happy birthday in person. >> can i give you a hug? >> of course. >> happy birthday. >> come on over. hi! how are you? >> congratulations, buddy. >> thank you. >> okay. i know, she's saying hi to everyone. there's addison and stacy.

oh, my god! i can't believe she's six. how did that happen? oh! >> devin, what i love about hoda is like for her birthday, it is not a retrospective of her life. it's about people she caress about. when she cares, she cares when the cameras aren't rolling. tell me what she meant to you, especially during this hard time for leah. >> our story was really big. with a lot of people it was just a story. with hoda, it was different. it was a connection. i knew when she caught a train to philadelphia, incognito and created a lemonade stand with leah. >> we were waiting. no one was coming for our lemonade, but we ended up doing. that meant the world. >> that's when i know you were real. >> you are amazing. i still remember every day in the hospital. you were incredible.

>> and bart and stacy, tell us about that moment when you realized these two really had that connection. >> you know, going through breast cancer, the grace you reached out to us. we felt like -- i remember going to lunch with you and you two were hitting it off. i felt so comfortable. and you sharing our story meant so, so much to us. >> do you remember at that event at the caymen islands, jill said to me, i have x number of months to live. so she stood up. i brought her up. and she said, i will never forget, she pointed at you and said, i'm the luckiest person in the world. do you remember? >> yeah. >> it is one of those things that's forever like emblazoned on your heart. i remember what she said about you. it's beautiful.

>> stacy, what does addison say when you show her that video? >> oh, wow. she wants to know why mommy and daddy are crying. she doesn't fully like recognize that it's about her. >> yeah, yeah. >> until she sees the baby. but all we tell her is that hoda gave us the most amazing news we could ever ask for and it was the best day of our lives. and we're just so incredibly blessed and lucky to have her. she is -- >> she's surprised. i could tell. >> you're 6 years old, right? >> six and a half. >> get it right. i have a little girl who is 7, and i also have a little girl who is 5, so they're right in between you. wow. i bet you guys would be friends, too. boy, y'all, thank you. this is like the best birthday. thank you, thank you, thank you. >> oh, there's more. >> this is your legacy, though, people. all the people that get to know you and love you, what you do for us. al has the weather. and then all the things that

hoda loves. we will turn it around. let's get a check of the weather. >> and that is just the tip of the iceberg, the ripple effect of hoda kotb. let's show you what we've got for your weather. today potential tropical sigh loan five right now 525 east southeast of antigua. 35 miles an hour winds moving west at 26 miles an hour. could probably become a tropical system threatening puerto rico and maybe bermuda. we will keep an eye on that. the rest of the country, some coastal storms in the mid-atlantic and southeast maybe causing river flooding. stormy conditions in the mississippi river valley. hot and humid down through texas. sunny along the west coast. that's what's going on aroun d

and that is your latest weather. let's get started! >> let's get it started! all right. this is so amazing. okay. if you know hoda, you know she loves to inspire. every day, she loves to share meaningful quote, don't you? one of the favorites we hear you say a lot -- it is one of your quotes. actually, you say it better. let's listen. >> when i had haley and i was in my 50s, i said, can you believe i had haley joy this late in life. she said haley joy is right on time. >> right on time. >> right on time.

>> right on time for the u.s. women's national team. >> we're adopting, too. >> you know what will happen? it will be right on time. >> always right on time. >> yep. >> right on time. and it's so perfect because whether it is about becoming a parent, whether it is about finding love, whether it is starting a second career, you have taught us all that life's blessings truly happen right on time. >> absolutely. and we have another surprise for you. we took that phrase, right on time, and turned it into something very special. >> take a look right there above the windows of our studio. can you see? can we have the crowd help us with this reveal? three, two, one! >> right on time. >> that mural is an illustration and includes the most important part of your life, your

beautiful children. it includes their hands because they are the blessings that came right on time for you. >> the incredible artist, the artist and group of kids that helped create that piece for you are from the thrive collective. >> oh, i see you! >> it is a nonprofit right here in new york city, responsible for a slew of colorful murals throughout the city. their goal is to spread hope to the communities they serve, so it is only fitting they created it. >> we know they would be the perfect group to take on this project led by the founder jeremy del rio along with an amazing group of kids. we want to thank them for such a beautiful and meaningful piece of art. >> you guys, first of all, that is so incredibly beautiful. do you guys see on the bracelets up there? they say haley and hope. i saw you guys coming in from the thrive group.

y'all are amazing. and thank you so much. right on time. >> right on time. and our party is right on time. we're getting it going. a special concert from not one but two of hoda's favorite bands right here celebrating hoda. but, first, your local news and weather. >> let's go!

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here on the plaza. we are honoring hoda kotb's 60th birthday. and we're doing it with an amazing crowd, ready for an amazing concert. >> oh, yeah! and hoda is so beloved. we needed two huge groups. they both wanted to be here to perform, little big town and sugarland. >> that's right. they will treat us to their top hits. and then they're coming together for a very special duet. >> before we do anything else, how about a check of the forecast. >> all right. starting off with today, the week ahead, coastal storms, hot and humid down the south. sunshine out west. we get to the mid-week period. getting warmer. stormy conditions in the mid-mississippi river valley. sunny out west. by friday, we are looking at strong storms moving across the great lakes. nice and sunny in the west. and this young lady, take a look. take a look at what she did right there. what is your name? >> all right. >> she really is a big fan of "the today show".

>> by the way, this is her on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. we got to get you. good. monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. some of the same weather we had from over the weekend continues today. some of our warmer valleys will reach into the mid 80s, and we'll do it all over again tomorrow with some slight warming on wednesday and thursday. but overall, it looks like a really nice weekend ahead as we are going to have a wide range in temperatures and along the coast. and in san francisco will be in the mid 60s today with a lot of low clouds and ♪♪ >> the city concert >> the city concert series on "today" is proudly sponsored by citi. >> oh, by the way, we want to thank the new york palace for providing hotel rooms for guests of "today". >> all right. time to kick this birthday bash

up a notch. >> yes! >> let's go! >> little town to sepp us s celebrate with one of their many, many hits "stay all night" let's give it up for little big ♪♪ wish we could stay all night town.re free ♪♪ oh, i don't know if it's right ♪♪ but tonight i'm tieing one on

you better belie ♪ ♪ wish we could stay all night ♪ well, we're gonna have to pay for the hotel, oh well ♪ least the drinks are free ♪ oh, i don't know if it's ♪♪ it ain't the fame, the money, the game ♪♪ getting your name on the big marquee ♪♪ it's all about the song makes your heart thump, feet stomp right ♪ ♪ ♪ i wish we could stay all

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night ♪ ♪ i wish we could stay all night ♪ can't go home but you can't stay here ♪ ♪ wish we could stay all night ♪ ♪ go on and pop the top on one more beer ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ night ♪♪ wish we could stay all ♪ i wish we could stay all night ♪ >> that's how you get the party started, little big town. back with more music in a moment.

and coming up next, sugarland hits the stage with one of their biggest hits. but, first, on a hoda celebration day, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ and we're back with more music on a very special monday morning. >> all right. next up, a grammy-winning country duo performing "stuck like glue."glue." give it up for sugarland ♪ absolutely no one that knows me better ♪ ♪ no one that can make me feel so good ♪ ♪ how did we stay so long together ♪

♪ when everybody, everybody said we never would ♪ ♪ just when i start to think they're right ♪ heart ♪ that love has died ♪ ♪ there you go making my heartbeat again ♪ ♪ heartbeat again, heartbeat again ♪ ♪ there you go making me feel like a kid ♪ ♪ won't you do it and do it one time ♪ ♪ there you go pulling me right back in ♪ ♪ right back in, right back in ♪ oh and i know, i'm stuck like glue ♪ ♪ we're stuck like glue ♪ ♪ some days i don't feel like trying ♪ ♪ some days you know i just want to give up ♪ ♪ when it doesn't matter who's

right, thought about it all night ♪ ♪ had enough. ♪ ♪ do that thing that makes me laugh ♪ ♪ just like that ♪ ♪ there you go making my heartbeat, heartbeat again ♪ ♪ there you go making me feel like a kid ♪ ♪ won't you do it time ♪ ♪ right back in and i snow, never letting this go ♪ ♪ stuck on you ♪ ♪ whoa, stuck like glue ♪ ♪ you and me, baby, we're stuck like glue ♪ ♪♪ you almost fell out ♪♪ too stuck together from the atl ♪♪ feeling kinda sick

♪♪ just a spoon full of sugar make it better real quick ♪♪ what you gonna do with that ♪♪ come on over here with that ♪♪ sugar sticky sweet stuff ♪♪ come on, give me that stuff ♪♪ everybody wants some ♪♪ melodies that get stuck ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i said there you go making my heartbeat again ♪ ♪ heartbeat again, heartbeat again ♪ ♪ there you go making me feel like a kid ♪ ♪ won't you do it, do it one time ♪ ♪ there you go pulling me right back in ♪ ♪ right back in, right back ♪ a ♪♪ never l ♪ and i know never letting this go ♪ ♪ stuck like glue, you and me baby we're stuck like glue ♪

♪ whoa-oh, stuck like glue, you and me baby we're stung like ♪ ♪ you and me baby we're stuck like glue ♪ >> oh, wait, there's more. when we come back, sugarland and little big town taking the stage together for a duo you do not want to miss. but, first, this is "today" on

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we have been treated to live music this morning from not one, but two iconic country bands, little big town and sugarland. >> we will catch up with them. you guys, good morning. >> good morning! >> this was meant to be! >> yeah! >> wow! >> so much chemistry. so how did this come to be?

>> we started touring with them in 2007. we took our first baby on the road, and i learned as we went along. >> that's right, i remember that. >> and we have been in love ever since. >> jennifer, sugarland has not toured since 2018. let's go! >> yeah. we had some friends that reached out and said, do you want to go on the road again? we could not say no to it. >> karen, what is it like? i know you four are so used to each other. what is it like being on stage with the others? >> it's like home. it is like electric energy. i love watching all the fans sing. everybody wants to just dance and have a good time, you know? >> little big town celebrated 25 years recently. >> what? for real? >> that's a legacy. when you look back on it, what are you most proud of? >> perseverance, just fighting, showing up and doing what we do. >> wow. and you guys will be doing this great duet of phil collins' "take me home."

why is it so special? >> well, it was christian's idea. >> one of the things we love doing is just singing together. when we would tour backstage, we would say, oh, do you remember any of your favorite songs and you would just start singing together out of nowhere. we have done it over and over again, and this is just the most recent sort of infraction. >> all right, guys. are we ready? put your hands together, little. big town and sugarland. ♪ don't worry ♪

♪ i'm an ordinary man ♪ ♪ they don't tell me nothing ♪ ♪ so i find out all i can ♪ ♪ there's a fire that's been burning ♪ ♪ right outside my door ♪ ♪ i can't see, but i feel it ♪ ♪ and it helps to keep me warm ♪ ♪ so i, i don't mind ♪ ♪ seems so long i've been waiting ♪ ♪ still don't know what for ♪ ♪ there's no point in escaping ♪ ♪ i don't worry any more ♪ ♪ i can't come out to find you ♪ ♪ i don't like to go outside ♪ ♪ they can't turn off my feelings ♪ ♪ like they're turning off the

light ♪ ♪ but i, i don't mind ♪ ♪ whoa, i ♪ ♪ i don't mind ♪ ♪ so take, take me home ♪ ♪ i don't remember ♪ me ♪ take, take me home ♪ ♪ because i've been a prisoner all my life ♪ ♪ and i can see you ♪ ♪ don't worry ♪ ♪ mine's an ordinary life ♪ ♪ looking the state lines ♪ whe >> i've

♪ sleeping when it's night. ♪ i don't wish upon a star ♪ ♪ they gonna think that i'm listening ♪ ♪ oh, but i know who they are ♪ ♪ and i, i don't mind ♪ ♪ i don't mind ♪ ♪ i don't mind ♪ ♪ take, take me home ♪ ♪ because i don't remember ♪ ♪ take, take me home ♪ ♪ because i don't remember ♪ ♪ take, take me home ♪ ♪ i've been waiting all my life

♪ take, take me home ♪ ♪ take me home ♪ take me ♪ because i don't remember ♪ ♪ take, take me home ♪ ♪ i don't remember ♪ all ♪ take, take me home ♪ ♪ i've been waiting all my life >> i've been waiting all my life. >> little wig town and sugarland sounding so good together. they're back with more music in our third and fourth hours. but, first, one more surprise for our birthday girl. we're back in a moment.

celebrating this morning with hoda, with two of her favorite bands. by the way, is there a bigger fan than hoda kotb? >> love you guys so much. >> and we have a special toast to you, hoda.

we pass them around. if you can sing at this hour, then you can drink at this hour. okay? >> i like this rule. >> everyone got one? we want to raise a toast to you. hoda, you are beautiful inside and out. you are our north star. you are our dazzler. we love you. and look at all these people that love you, too. >> cheers! >> i just want to say that if you are in your 40s, your 50s, your 60s and beyond and you wonder, when are my blessings coming? they're coming, y'all! and when they come, they will be, as we like to say, right on time! >> cheers! >> by the way, speaking of being right on time, we have a special episode of hoda's podcast "making space" out now reflecting on your first 60 years on your way to the smucker's jar and what she has learned along the way. of course, you want to follow

"making space" for new episodes every wednesday. we love you. >> by the way, one more round of applause for sugarland and little big town. can't wait for that tour. party is just getting started. we have more music ahead from sugarland and big town and a special birthday edition. that's coming up. >> happy birthday, hoda! we love you. >> i'll be back. >> thank you. thank you.

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