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flying solo, democratic vice presidential candidate tim walz hits the campaign trail alone for the very first time. who he's trying to reach. plus, what we learned from former president trump's two-hour conversation with elon musk. high alert. the u.s. is warning an iranian attack on israel could be imminent. why now and why high-stakes peace talks are expected to resume. and flipping out. jordan chiles' battle to keep her bronze medal. and solar power, scientists are keeping a close eye on the sun after a series of intense flaers, how the spectacle up in space could affect our technology down here on earth. >> no shortage of stories to get to. let's jump in this hour. start with the road to the white house. with 84 days to go until the election. >> tim walz is holding his first solo campaign event. he's speaking at a union

convention in los angeles, vice president harris does not have any public events on her schedule today. >> former president donald trump is also off the campaign trail. they want trump to refocus his message and increase his campaign's intensity and the former president spoke with elon musk for two hours last night on the platform x after the start of the event was delayed because of technical glitches. let's bring in garrett haake and mike memoli. mike, we'll start with you and governor waldz, first of several solo events for him this week, what can we expect from harris' running mate. >> this is an important moment for governor walz, he made this splash nationally, debuting as kamala harris' running mate. he certainly slid right into the ticket. this is now him on his own stage with a better chance to

introduce himself to the american people, and this event is not an accident, he'll be speaking to one of the largest unions in the country. tim walz himself is a union member. as a teacher was a member of the teachers union. president biden when he was lead leading the ticket brought a strong relation with labor unions. interesting to see tim walz tepg into that role. we'll see tim walz hitting that circuit. >> the conversation with the former president and elon musk last night. what were the key takeaways there. >> reporter: a meandering two-hour conversation, not a focused campaign speech by any stretch of the imagination, what

donald trump did what some of his allies asked him to go, going after kamala harris. but they touched on a.i. and kamala harris on the cover of "time" magazine. and these comments from earlier on in the evening. >> now she's trying to say that she wasn't -- she wasn't really involved. she was totally in charge. she could have shut the border down without him. >> reporter: at any given point there were over a million people listening online. trump campaign is hoping some of those people who don't watch newscasts like this. >> garrett, outside of the trump campaign, what else are you hearing from trump allies about his campaign messaging and how likely is it that the former

president takes their advice. >> reporter: lot of this advice is being given right out in the open. he needs to be more focused and more aggressive about kamala harris and her record. actually running against policies of the person who could be the next president. >> all right, garrett haake and mike memoli, thank you both. nbc news will have special coverage of the democratic national convention in chicago next week, it starts monday at 4:00 p.m. eastern streaming on nbc news now. we're now learning the fbi is investigating alleged attempts to hack people connected to the trump campaign and former biden/harris campaign. >> three biden/harris staffers were targeted, so was roger stone former adviser to donald trump. iran's representative to the

united nations is denying any involvement. >> let's bring in ken dilanian. ken, where does this fbi investigation stand right now and what are we hearing from the trump and the biden/harris campaigns about those alleged hacks. >> reporter: the fbi isn't confirming that iran was behind this hack, but microsoft intelligence unit said on friday that an iranian government-linked group tried to hack into an unnamed presidential group. and former donald trumped a viedzer roger stone said his account were hacked. it does look the hack of trump campaign was somewhat successful and appears to be linked to iran. urging news organizations to not report on these supposedly

stolen documents. the harris campaign says they, quote, vigilantly monitor and protect against cyberthreats and they see no everyday that they were breached. >> we've seen hacks before. the 2016 russian hacks that led to the leaking of hillary clinton policies. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence officials believe that china, russia and iran are all trying to manipulate american politics and this sort of hack and dump operation may be the easiest way to do it. the difference with 2016, back then, they turned over those documents to wikileaks. today, they're trying to get

mainstream media. the report on this. >> ken, always great to have you. thank you. southern california is bracing for potential aftershocks today after an earthquake rattled millions of people on monday. >> it was a 4.4 magnitude quake, it struck near los angeles around lunchtime yesterday. no reports of serious damage. lot of people say they felt it. that includes our own steve patterson. steve, for people who don't live in california, never experienced an earthquake before, not the biggest, right, on the scale, but what was it like? >> reporter: first of all, for everybody who hasn't experienced them, it's awful. i don't recommend it.

it's such an unsettling feeling. many will tell you there are different poisons of earthquakes, it depends on how big the seismic waves are. further apart a low rumble it can last for 10, 15 seconds. superclose together like this one it feels like a big old jolt and that's what people experienced feeling. including people in their homes. very terrified at the time and reporting this. listen to this. >> this is my first experience feeling one, where you rumble based on new york, it wasn't as strong as this. >> first, my ears plugged up. a second later, boom. >> reporter: the boom is what i felt. felt like a truck hitting the bureau here. thankfully, nobody hurt, no major injuries, no structural damage anywhere in the region. the likelihood of a bigger

quake, about 5% according to seismologyists which is very, very good to hear. i don't want to experience that any time. >> keep us posted, of course, steve patterson, thank you. time now for the money minute. starbucks is replacing their ceo. >> a vintage mercedes could be yours for around $70 million. that's right, starbucks ceo is out, effectively immediate in a shake-up. chipotle's ceo brian niccol will be replacing him. during his time at chipotle, niccol helped oversee a huge comeback. he'll officially take the helm in september. ll flooring filed for

bankruptcy this past weekend, it plans to close nearly a hundred of its stores in 31 states, the company said it's in active talks with multiple potential buyers and hopes to get a court approval for a sale in the coming weeks. and a historic 1954 mercedes race car, isn't that pretty, up to $70 million, up for sale soon, the mercedes and ten other historic cars, are being sold by the indianapolis motor speedway museum at different events this year and next year. the museum said it was selling the cars to help restore and care for its remaining collection. so, you know, some time until christmas, kate, i'm sure your husband wouldn't mind seeing one of those. >> that was a plug. >> i don't think so. do they run? does the car run?

>> i'd imagine that they would. you probably wouldn't want to be driving a $70 million car. >> inflation. >> bertha, thank you. coming up, there appears to be one thing the harris and trump campaigns do agree on, ending federal taxes on tips. plus, george santos faces a federal judge and 23 charges, federal judge and 23 charges, what comes next i n protect against rsv with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients. those with weakened immune systems may have a lower response to the vaccine. the most common side effects are injection site pain, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, and joint pain. arexvy is number one in rsv vaccine shots. rsv? make it arexvy.

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ousted congressman george santos is back in the spotlight today after facing a federal judge ahead of his september trial, santos who represented a new york district was expelled from congress in an historic vote last december, he faces nearly two dozen charges including wire fraud, making false statements to the federal election commission and aggravated identity theft. he's pleaded not guilty to all of those charges. antonia hylton joins me now. walk us through what happened in this hearing today. >> reporter: this morning's hearing was about jury selection and witnesses and the two teams going back and forth. the santos team had asked that prospective jurors go through an extensive, very long questioning process to try to determine some of their beliefs and potential biases against them, because he's been essentially a victim

of negative media coverage. the government shot back against that saying that if he has been the victim of negative coverage that's because he's courted it himself. he's still openly making statements about his political thoughts, he sat down for interviews, he's been parodied on snl and records on cameo. the judge decided to not do that. what we'll see, hundreds of jurors come here, go through the process, and they're looking for 12 jurors and 6 alternates, there was talk at one point of plea deal, but all signs that they're moving toward a real trial in early september. >> early to mid-september, how long are we expecting that trial to last and what are we hearing about potential witnesses? >> reporter: so, we'll see jury selection start on september 9th. and that should take about a week and then the trial will get under way, but here's the thing,

another thing that came up in this hearing today is the fact that the government has three dozen witnesses, that would take weeks and weeks to get through, so we know the judge has asked them to streamline that a little bit, they don't want jurors to be stuck for more than three weeks or so time here, kate. >> antonia, thank you. a devastating setback for jordan chiles and usa gymnastics, the court of arbitration for sport is upholding their decision to strip chiles of her olympic bronze medal. this all began after chiles' coach challenged the scoring on her floor routine during the individual competition last week. her score was corrected which ended up bumping chiles up to third place from fifth. the romania olympic committee appealed saying this inquiry was made after the official deadline. emilie ikeda joins us now. usa gymnastics submitted new evidence they say proves that chiles' challenge was submitted

on time. why won't the appeal be reviewed? >> reporter: very good question. that video has nothing to do with this breaking development that really is a major setback for usa gymnastics, the court of arbitration for sport said it's not an issue of the editorial the argument usa gymnastics is presenting and submitted with this letter and the new video, it comes down to the rules of the court, it doesn't reopen the case even when new everyday is presented unless all parties involved. agree. we also reached out to romania gymnastics officials and we haven't heard back for comment. . other way they could potentially win an appeal here and help jordan chiles maintain her medal is by going through an even higher international court but legal experts say that could take a matter of months if not years. >> lot of back and forth.

you've been reported on how this has happened before. talk to us about how it will literally work, is someone going to come and confiscate the medal from chiles. >> never a situation like this according the experts where jordan chiles did absolutely nothing wrong. the ioc asked for athletes to return their medals, not a matter of knocking on door and oftentimes those domestic officials are helping to transfer the medals. >> in all of this, beyond the medals you got emotions and people trying to manage it. coming up, they're essentially floating cities on the high seas, what you need to know before you think about boarding one of those massive new cruise ships setting sail. everything is coming up

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kids back to school early this morning. this was the scene just before 8:00 as staff reopened the gates. students we spoke with off camera. they seemed excited to meet their new teachers and classmates, and were unaware of the turmoil facing this district, which many parents we spoke with are concerned about. the number one issue, the possibility of school closures, the alum rock union school district is home to 21 schools. the district had 10,000 students enrolled before covid. today it's down to around 7600. so because of that decline in enrollment, board members are preparing to close nine schools by the fall of 2025. so in a year from now, you might recall a few weeks ago, parents gathered outside district headquarters to vent their frustrations about a lawsuit by 11 students claiming the district conspired to hide sex assaults by a music teacher who is now in prison. some fear that lawsuit could bankrupt the district. there's also the fact that the district is starting the school year without a permanent superintendent, and then, of course, those possible

school closures we're keeping our fingers crossed and hoping for the best because we've actually tried a number of schools. actually, as i said, this is our third school in second grade because we've had issue issues at the two private schools that we tried. i obviously want their education to be a priority for, you know, a lot of officials. so as a parent, it's very concerning. in spite of everything going on, do you feel like your kids are getting a good education here? i think so. i think linda vista does a great job. i think alum rock school district does a great job. i understand that the parents are frustrated and i want to reassure the parents that, as a member of the board, i'm committed to meeting the parents wherever they are by a majority vote. the board already kicked out the board president. this was back in may, just months after firing the district superintendent. the board has said it plans to announce the new superintendent at its regular meeting on september 12th. some parents are even floating the idea of student

walkouts, or a recall of board members. if this turmoil doesn't end here in east san jose. bob redell nbc, bay area news. thanks bob. not too many changes to the weather. it's set to be another warm day outside. here's meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures today will be very much like what we've seen recently, with highs up to 80 degrees in san jose and in morgan hill. expect some upper 80s and a few low seconds with a slight warm up in some of our valley temperatures. concord and antioch up to 90 degrees with mid seconds from oakland down to fremont and near the coast. it's in the low 60s again today with mid 70s for redwood city, san francisco in the upper 60s and for the north bay. we're looking at highs mainly in the mid 80s, but it will be as hot as 91 degrees for ukiah as we go into the next couple of days, we'll continue to see a range and temperatures like this across the bay area. we'll get a look at our 7-day forecast coming up in about 30 minutes. thanks, kari. another upcoming eviction

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their ballot, both measures would make abortions legal up until around 24 weeks of pregnancy and enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution, so far eight states will vote on abortion rights this november. tropical storm ernesto has just formed in the atlantic. forecasters expect the storm to strengthen to a category 1 hurricane. up to 10 inches of rain across parts of puerto rico. while no direct impact on the mainland the u.s. could dangerous rip currents and larger waves than usual on the east coast. and the olympic flag has arrived in los angeles, the host city of the 2028 summer games. the flag was flown over 5600 miles on a delta airlines jet carrying american athletes and officials with l.a. 2028 and palm trees painted on the outside. the flag will be placed inside

l.a.'s city hall, this will be the third time that l.a. has hosted the games in the olympics' modern era. previously hosting back in 1932 and 1984. the head of the cia is expected to return to the middle east in the coming days for new peace talks in the israel/hamas war, according to a u.s. official familiar with the matter. it all comes as israel is bracing for a possible retaliation from iran after the assassination of a top leader from the iranian-backed militant group hamas. initial reports that iran may be planning on participating if the peace talks but iran said it has no plans to be part of those negotiations. ellison barber is in tel aviv the office of the israeli prime minister netanyahu pushing back on reporting that he might have added some new conditions to a recent cease-fire proposal, what do we know about that and about where things stand in general

with these peace negotiations? >> reporter: what netanyahu is saying in response to that article, they weren't adding new things but trying to get clarification, we feel like things have changed throughout the negotiations, at one point where it seemed like israel was going to be open to the idea of this latest round of negotiations and obviously there's been quite a bit of delays here leading up to what the u.s. and other mediators hoped would be a deal. look, we were talk about a permanent cease-fire this time and then israel and netanyahu started talking more of a temporary truce, not something we wanted to agreed to and hamas bent and came up with a compromise. they said, okay, we'll go into the first wave of cease-fire agreement and then we'll talk about a possibility of whether or not this will be permanent or not. some different views on that.

netanyahu and his office in terms of saying whether or not they've added new things, they're trying to clarify it, there was reporting in israeli media in summer where there was concern among security officials within israel they felt netanyahu was possibly trying to torpedo this deal, that's something that netanyahu and his office have denied. on thursday, the u.s., egypt and qatar have said come together, let's meet and doha, or cairo, it appears it's going to be doha, we know the cia director is on his way there. when secretary of state blinken was asked if negotiations will go on if hamas wasn't there he sort of dodged that question yesterday.

kate. >> ellison, 30 seconds, hamas is claiming to have killed one hostage and injured two others. >> reporter: they're saying a male hostage was shot by a guard and in a separate incident two female hostages were severely injured. a statement released yesterday this was become of the strikes inside of gaza this weekend. israel said they don't have the intelligence to confirm or deny it but they're looking into it right now. >> ellison, thanks so much. let's head to greece now, where hundreds of firefighters are battling a deadly wildfire that's closing in on the capital city of athens. strong winds and extreme heat are fueling the fast-moving fire which is impacting millions of greeks and american tourists on summer vacation. here's kelly cobiella.

flames shooting more than 80 feet into the air as a fast-moving and unpredictable wildfire closed in on the greek capital athens overnight. the ancient buildings that make the city a tourist hot spot with more than a million americans visiting every year in the path. >> i have never seen anything like it. i've never seen a fire -- all over, all over greece. >> reporter: susan naismith and her husband from alabama saw the fire when they arrived sunday. >> we couldn't believe all the smoke and just literally so close to us and just a giant smoke cloud that almost looked like a mushroom cloud from a bomb or something. >> reporter: the fire forcing evacuations, burning homes and businesses, turning hotels into shelters. at least one person has died. more than a dozen treated for burns and breathing problems. the smoke and fire closing in on monday. kate and ryan from california capturing this. in greece to celebrate their daughter's college graduation. >> while we were here, we received emergency alerts on our

phones, which was both concerning and comforting at the same time. >> reporter: this satellite image showing the size. the fire scorching 25,000 acres. warnings for children, pregnant women and the elderly to be extra cautious because of the smoke. >> this smoke was bad. we did really smell it yesterday. we could see it obviously in the air for the last few days. it didn't change our travel plans at all. >> reporter: nearly 700 firefighters are battling this blaze. got a bit of reprieve from the winds this morning. but the gusts pick up again this afternoon. with temperatures forecasted to soar above 100 degrees today and tomorrow. a rare case of bipartisan agreement on the campaign trail, a push to end the federal tax on tips earned by service and hospitality workers, tips make up the bulk of their total pay. here's morgan chesky.

it is a united topic among both campaigns. donald trump said he would put an end to taxes on tips back in june. kamala harris mentioning that promise in a speech in vegas, where one in four workers are in that hospital industry. the campaigns have stayed light on the specifics so far, but servers -- this is music to their ears no matter who's saying it. the idea has been floated by both presidential nominees. first by former president donald trump. >> we are going to not charge taxes on tips, people making tips. >> reporter: and just days ago, by the new democratic nominee, vice president kamala harris. >> eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. >> reporter: but politics aside, the push for no taxes on tips is gaining momentum nationwide and getting a big thumb's up from many restaurant servers. >> it would be amazing, especially because i have kids.

>> reporter: tina, a waitress for three years, is excited about the proposal. >> it would help me out so much, because right now i kind of live paycheck to paycheck. everything is going up, but our tips don't go up that much. it is actually decreasing. >> reporter: so, how exactly would it work? right now tips are treated like regular income, meaning they're subject to both income and payroll taxes, even for cash tips. although, those often go unreported. servers rely on tips to subsidize their earnings and many wait staff and bartenders get three-quarters of their income from tips. if a policy exempting tips from taxes were to pass, experts say it could be challenging to administer and note it would only help a small fraction of the low-income workforce. the nonpartisan committee for a responsible federal budget

estimates that exempting tips from both income and payroll tax would reduce tax revenue by 150 to $250 billion every year. >> i think that we should be taxing the wealthy more, not taking it out of the pockets of wait people. >> reporter: servers like tina say the policy could make a big difference. >> i know a lot of servers that have been here for years. and for us to actually be in the eye of politics, it is crazy to me. >> reporter: now, we're still awaiting to see the specifics from both of those campaigns. most notably, whether they would roll back the income tax and the payroll tax as well, that's critical one, because it funds both medic aid and social security. >> morgan, thank you. cruise vacations are more popular than ever right now and as the demand grows so do the ships themselves. emilie ikeda takes a look at the

supersized trend hitting the high seas. cruises have become one of the most popular ways to vacation. and now supersized ships with everything from music venues to waterparks to zip lines are working to keep pace with the record-breaking demand. >> cruise has 23 bars, 21 dining venues and three epic water slides. >> reporter: a new report finds that the biggest cruise ships have doubled in size since 2000. with the world's largest, royal caribbean's icon of the seas able to carry some 7,000 passengers. the megaship is 1,200 feet long, the equivalent of three football fields and almost the same height as the empire state building, not including the spire. onboard for the maiden voyage in january say the ship itself was the destination. what stood out to you? >> we were pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to

navigate. >> yeah, it really was. but also it was mind blowing to be on a ship like that. >> reporter: other veteran cruisers who just took their 18th trip in june agreed. >> the last ship we went on, there are too many choices and things to do. >> that's a good problem to have. >> reporter: the new study predicts that by 2050, the biggest ships could be nearly eight times larger than the titanic, raising concerns around growing co2 emissions in the industry. but some experts say that estimate is not realistic because the industry knows bigger isn't always better. >> one of the downsides of these super large ships is they can't get into all the ports. there is not much more as far as size-wise they could go under the current situations. >> reporter: the number of people hitting the high seas continues to climb with passengers expected to cruise in 2024.

the price tag is the major factor driving bookings, with families leading the way. are you already thinking about your next trip? >> we need to have our next trip planned before we go on one so we always have something to look forward to. >> reporter: as we approach, dare i say, summer's end and many americans are thinking about that next trip. so if you are looking for ways to save, experts recommend booking your cruise at least a year out. but they do point out there are some last-minute deals, especially right now with so many kids are going back to school. back to you. >> it's not too late to book a last-minute summer vacation, maybe

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let's talk about the price you pay here on the "nbc news daily" beach. summer may be winding down, but there's still time to find a last-minute vacation deal. lindabaquero has more. >> reporter: up 6% from last year. we asked about travel prices. >> i travel from rhode island to new york, it wasn't a bad travel

at all. the prices were pretty good. >> i'm coming from canton, georgia, outside of atlanta. and the fare was good. >> reporter: it's not too late for you to score a travel deal this season, in its newest edition, conde nast traveler. >> from august 15th to august 26th scandinavian airlines is doing discounted flights to europe. from airports like jfk, roundtrip, $400. >> reporter: if you wanted to visit sydney or melbourne, there are discounts. starting at $1498 for trips closer to home, frontier airlines is offering flights as low as $19. i know a lot of people, on their bucket list, would like to see the christmas markets in europe.

>> uniworld is doing a sale. you'll see they have itineraries from classic christmas markets itinerary going down the river and stopping at different christmas markets. >> reporter: for hotel stays booking.com has deals if you act quickly. >> so booking.com is rewarding last-minute travelers right now. 15% off on trips booked between now and 30th. marriott is offering 20% of their resort and hotel stays for members of their loyalty program bonvoy but they're still offering 15% off again starting august 14th. a massive solar storm is happening right now, it could have an impact on technology we use every day. here's tom costello.

space weather forecasters are reporting severe geomagnetic storm conditions on the sun, including at least five strong solar flares since august 10th. the activity was much more intense than initially expected. we're right now in a period called solar maximum. the sun's magnetic field is at the peak of a 11-year cycle. it sends out shooting streams of plasma that are 400 times hotter than the sun itself. scientists expected this increased solar activity, but the intensity of this flare-up has really caught them by surprise. it could happen again. interfering with power grids by surging higher voltages through transmission lines. so power companies already having to prepare to avoid any disruptions. we could see frequency

communications, high frequency communications affected at high altitude scramling radio signals and it could increase the earth's drag on satellite in low-earth orbit. by the way, the auroras from these storms can sometimes be visible even in the night sky in the summer. we should watch the sky tonight as far south as alabama and as far west as california and we might see a trace of auroras even in an august night sky, but get aw foray t ♪ ♪ have you always had trouble losing weight and keeping it off? same. discover the power of wegovy®. ♪ ♪ with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. ♪ ♪ and i'm keeping the weight off. wegovy® helps you lose weight and keep it off.

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county, where we'll soon find out the fate of three officers involved in the deadly beating of a jail inmate. that inmate, michael tyree, was beaten to death in 2015. the superior court found three corrections officers guilty for his murder. but as the officers were serving their sentences for second degree murder, an appeals judge overturned their convictions. that's because of a changed state law. the district attorney of santa clara county told us to expect an announcement regarding a development in this case, in about 30 minutes from now. at 130, our reporter marianne favro is there at the court. we'll have a full report on the decision in our 5:00 newscast. also today, the dui suspect accused of slamming his car into some community service officers

and killing one of them is scheduled to be arraigned. prosecutors say earlier this month, on august 3rd, two officers were conducting traffic control on monterey road and that's when a car struck them. one of them, 34 year old long pham, died. a second officer, veronica bear, suffered non-life threatening injuries. the current suspect, 44 year old juan huerta palacios, is being charged. our cameras are in the courtroom today. we're going to have an update on the arraignment coming up at six. let's talk about our weather now. a warm week ahead. meteorologist kari hall has our 7-day forecast. our highs will reach into the upper 80s for the inland valleys for today. and into the next few days. really not seeing too much of a major shift, although for parts of the bay area could be a little bit cooler going into the weekend and early next week. but for some of our valley locations, we're not seeing much of a change here and in san francisco. expect highs in the upper 60s, some clouds and fog and also looking at the breezy winds. continuing highs will

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