continue into next week. and upper 60s for san francisco. a quick look at 880 here southbound, with the headlights coming toward us. and that's nicely lit. drive through fremont. welcome back to school fremont unified today. the today show is just moments away from more local news. stay with today in the bay. we stream live on roku, pluto and other platforms. live at 8:00 scott mcgrew talks with google about its new product line and ai developments. ai is everywhere except here. we're here, live in the flesh. or is it? although it could help with my hair sometime, probably. that would be nice. look, thanks for joining us here on today in the bay. today show starts now. good wednesday morning. all eyes are good wednesday morning. all eyes are on tropical storm ernesto. >> and yet another summer scorcher for millions waking up this morning. good morning.

it's august the 14th. this is "today." weather worries. ernesto gaining strength in the atlantic said to become a hurricane as soon as today. the storm now bearing down on puerto rico with the potential to impact the weekend up and down the east coast. while down south even more record heat, triple digits impacting millions. al, of course, is tracking it all. defending his record. tim walz pushing back on growinn attacks on republicans on his military service. >> i'm going to say it again as clearly as i can. i am damn proud of my service to this country. this morning his message to voters as donald trump prepares to return to the campaign trail and why one of the nation's largest unions is now suing the former president. mounting tensions. iran rejecting calls from the u.s. and its allies to hold off from retaliating against israel while hamas says it will not attend new ceasefire talks surrounding the war in gaza.

a live report from a region on edge straight ahead. back and forth. the battle over where to hold the idaho college murders trial intensifying. this morning what prosecutors are now saying and the long and difficult wait for the families. >> there needs to be justice and a conclusion to this case. >> we'll have the very latest. those stories, plus, up close and personal. >> there he is. >> a massive great white shark caught on camera just feet from a group of kayakers. >> we were in its house essentially and it came to check us out. >> just ahead, their encounter in their own words. and oktoberfest and it's one of the hottest trends gearing up for the fall. >> from backyard parties to halloween decorations and yes, pumpkin spice. how millions have already started to celebrate the next

season. [ cheering ] today, wednesday, august 14, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. good to see you. happy you're with us on this wednesday morning. savannah is enjoying the day off. i didn't want to say pumpkin spice latte too loud. it does trigger roker. >> triggers al. we'll trigger him later. >> we have a busy morn ahead. we will begin with tropical storm ernesto, it is cherning across the atlantic. >> right now the storm packing winds of 70 miles per hour and puerto rico bracing for impact with some areas expecting nearly a foot of rain and we could see dangerous surf and rip currents all along the east coast later this week and into the weekend. >> of course, al is watching it all closely. mr. roker, tell us the latest here.

>> all right, guys. we are still waiting for the latest update from the national hurricane center which should come in in about an hour, but right now ernesto just below hurricane strength, it's moving northwest at 16. as you can see inundating puerto rico right now. we do have tropical storm warnings for puerto rico, tropical storm hurricane watches for parts of the virgin islands. we are expecting anywhere from six to ten inches of rain in all when all is said and done for puerto rico. flood watches and warnings, worried about mudslide, as well. so we'll be watching for that very closely. so it will start to rapidly intensify during the day today into tomorrow, approaching bermuda as a category 2 storm and right now it goes right over bermuda. we'll have to watch and see what happens there. as far as the continental u.s. from miami into new england, large swells, dangerous surf and strong rip currents and then heat. we are talking about 45 million people from kansas city down to

corpus christi and back into florida under heat advisories and heat warnings. we will take a look at that coming up in just a little bit. guy guys? >> we'll come back in just a moment. meanwhile, to the race to the white house. ti republican attacks on his military service. meanwhile, the republican nominee, donald trump returns to the battleground state of north carolina today. nbc's senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez has the very latest. gabe, good morning. >> hi there, good morning. during the veep stakes process tim walz is someone who would not pull punches going after the trump-vance ticket and he's now getting his first chance to do that on the trail without vice president harris at his side. this morning minnesota governor tim walz back on a cross-country fund-raising blitz after his first solo appearance as kamala harrisie running mate. >> i'm going to say it again as clearly as i can. i am damn proud of my service to this country.

>> walz making his first public response to attacks of the trump campaign about how he describes his time in the army national guard in this 2018 clip then congressman walz was talking about gun restrictions said he carried weapons in war. >> we can make sure the weapon of of war is the only place where those weapons are. >> while walz served in the army national guard for 24 years he was never in combat. the harris campaign said walz misspoke, but marine veteran j.d. vance called it scandalous behavior. >> i'm not criticizing tim walz's service. i'm criticizing that he lied about his service for political gain. >> anyone brave enough to put on that uniform including my opponent, i have a few simple word, thank you for your service and sacrifice. >> the harris campaign is slamming former president trump's comments to billionaire elon musk about firing workers. >> you're the greatest cutter.

they go on strike and you say that's okay, you're all gone. >> the united autoworkers filing federal labor charges for attempting to intimidate employees. the trump campaign calls it a shameless political stunt. >> the only thing they know about working people is how to take advantage about them. >> trump plans to use local law enforcement for mass deportations even offering officers immunity. >> our local police know everything about the criminals that have come into our country. we will work with the local police and we have to get them out. >> some republican are urging the former president to focus his campaign messaging as enthusiasm surges for harris. >> the campaign is not going to win talking about crowd sizes. it's not going to win talking about what race kamala harris is and it's not going to win talking about whether she's dumb. >> overnight j.d. vance posted on social media, tim, i thank you for your service, but you shouldn't have lied about it. you shouldn't have said you went

to war when you didn't. former president trump campaigns in north carolina. >> meanwhile, hunter biden back in the spotlight over the report that he asked a u.s. ambassador for help on a business deal. what more can you tell us about that? >> yeah, craig. "the new york times" citing newly released records and interviews that hunter biden wrote the u.s. ambassador to italy in 2016 asking for help for the ukraine gas company burisma where he was a board member. he asked various people if they could make a proper introduction and nothing more and no meeting occurred and no project materialized, the white house says. president biden was not aware when he was vice president that his son was reaching out to the u.s. embassy in italy, craig. >> all right. gabe gutierrez for us at the white house. thank you. breaking overnight, iran is vowing to press ahead with the expected retaliation against

israel as the u.s. works behind the scenes to avoid a wider crisis in that region. there are alarming developments in russia's war against ukraine. we have two reports. richard, good morning. >> good morning, hoda. all hope now is on negotiations originally set for tomorrow in the region, but they are not looking promising with israel and hamas blaming each other. >> iran is rejecting calls from the u.s. and europe not to retaliate against israel over the assassination of a hamas leader in tehran two weeks ago. iran's president saying the country has a right to respond. a white house senior u.s. official says iran is still deciding how and when. president biden said he hopes a wider crisis can still be averted if israel and hamas agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal. >> you have the understanding

that iran could stop doing action if the ceasefire deal is possible? >> that's my expectation, but we'll see. >> there is very little hope this morning for the talks. hamas says it already agreed to a u.s. proposal a month ago and won't attend a new round of negotiations set for this week, accusing israeli prime minister netanyahu of stalling to keep the war going, an accusation he denies. israel says it's hamas that's stalling and continuing to hold hostages in gaza. romi gonen was taken hostage from the music festival. her mother and sister know she is alive, but injured, shot in the arm. she turns 24 on sunday. >> we celebrated with her here. we understand we're not here

together. >> you just want your loved ones to be safe and to be free. simple as that. >> many gazans say they want that, too. these 4-day-old twins witnesses say were killed by israeli fire. their father said he just left them to collect their birth certificates. the israeli military did not respond to our detailed request for information about the incident, but it has said repeatedly, hamas hides among civilians. amid the rising tension, the u.s. last night approved $20 billion in arms sales to israel including missiles, jets and ground. >> richard engel live in jerusalem. >> now to an unexpected new chapter that's unfolding in the russia-ukraine war. it has been more than 18 months now since russia invaded ukraine. now ukrainian forces making a

surprise push into russian territory during the week-long operation that's been shrouded in secrecy. it led to the capture of russian forces who could be used in a prisoner exchange. nbc's kelly cobiella with more on this. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, craig. it's day 903 of this conflict, that's how long since russia launched its all-out invasion of ukraine, but we haven't seen ukraine break through the russian border like this before and this morning it's launching a wave of drones and missiles after its troops attacked russia eight days ago. ukraine says it doesn't want to take land, only protect its own citizens. this morning ukraine on the offensive continuing to fight inside russia. the ukrainian military releasing video they say shows russian soldiers surrendering earlier this month and this showing russian prisoners blindfolded in the back of of a pickup. nbc news has not been able to independently verify these

images. it's the first time there's been a foreign incursion of russia since world war ii. the offensive in russia's kursk region on the country's southern border. ukraine now controls 74 settlements across 386 square miles. ukraine's top military commanders telling president zelenskyy tuesday the fighting is ongoing along the entire front line. the two discussing the possibility of a prisoner exchange between captured russian forces and ukrainian prisoners of war. president biden weighing in. >> i have spoken with my staff a regular basis, probably every 4 or 5 hours in the last 6 or 8 days, and it's -- it's creating a real dilemma for putin. >> reporter: russia says more than 100,000 residents have now been forced to evacuate or are fleeing on their own. this group of russians recording a video message asking president putin for help after losin ...

his top defense officials monday, vowing to drive ukrainian troops out. the russian defense ministry released this video it says shows attacks on forces in russia claiming tuesday its military has stopped ukraine's advance. but ukraine says it's still fighting. and just this morning ukraine's top commander says troops have captured 100 russian prisoners captured 100 russian prisoners of war today and gained more of war today and gained more ground. ground. now, ukraine says th ukraine says this is about is i protecting its people in the ab north and relieving some of the north and reliing some of the pressure on the fron pressure on the front line t li troops in the east where rus troops to the east where russia has slowly g has slowly gained ground. this morning, craig, fighting there is intensifying. craig? >> kelly cobiella with an evolving situation. thank you. all right. we have a lot more to get to including a new look at the state of the nation's economy. key data on inflation was just released this morning and it was better than expected showing a slight cooling in the month of july. here to break down the numbers

and what it means for your money, nbc senior business correspondent christine romans. christine, good morning. [ opening bell ringing ] annual inflation of 2.9%, that is the coolest in three years and when you have volatile food and energy, the coolest in three years. this is good news. about half of the food categories fell from june to july and half went up a little bit, but overall you're seeing the price pain of a couple of years ago have certainly had it and that could allow the federal reserve to go ahead and start cutting interest rates later this fall. that would be a real sea change for american family finances and those lower interest rates could mean lower borrowing costs for a mortgage, for a new home and credit card debt and we are entering a new period of the inflation fight after three years of price pain. you're starting to see some relief here and 2.9% and when

you look inside some of the categories and energy prices basically moving sideways. food and home prices moving sideways. you can also see what we've been calling the summer value in these numbers and a lot of companies have been cutting and it looks like worked and you can see it in these numbers. again, a cool inflation reading. allows the fed to start cutting all right, guys. thank you, >> thank you, christine. chris. let's get a check of the weather >> let's get a check on the from our pal mr. roker. >> let's see what' weather from our pal al roker.s happen in the rest of the country. it is going to be gorgeous the >> it is going to be gorgeous iu the eastern third of the country.ntry southern weather for you we're looking at strong storms looking at strong storms firing up in the firing up in the mid plains and. we'll be checking that we'll check that out soon. out . heat advisories down through texas, heat advisory down through texa looking fantas and the west coast is looking fantastic.c. we're we will get to your local goingl forecast in the next 30 seconds. forecast in the next 30 seconds. o nada yada island ♪ things started off great, but once the new wore off... they changed. in the beginning, i got gifts. like a phone! and the next thing you know, it's like i'm invisible. so i switched up, and uh

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reductions. reductions that he and his staff will spend this year trying to identify. let's get a look at that forecast for this wednesday morning with meteorologist kari hall. and we have the first day of school for the kids in fremont today. it's going to be a nice one. starting out in the upper 50s and partly cloudy and headed for the mid seconds at pickup time. and we'll see more temperatures like this over the next few days. laura. all right. looks good. don't forget to join us for today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. we'll talk with a lawmaker about the new push to make amends to mexican american families for one dark moment in california history. join us onny streaming a

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good morning. >> hey, craig. hey, guys. good morning to all of you. yeah, bryan kohberger's team has long been building the argument to move it to boise. they argue that cobergy's constitutional right to a fair trial would be to a fair trial would be violated by holding the trial where they say the jury pool is biassed against him. now the prosecution is firing back. >> this is the state versus bryan kohberger. >> reporter: the state of idaho fighting to keep bryan kohberger's trial in the country where he is accused of committing four murders. >> the people of the county the attempt to seat a jury here first. in a newly filed motion, prosecutors objecting to the defense's argument to move the trial 300 miles away to boise, writing that the court should decline to relocate itself, the state and scores of witnesses hundreds of miles only to face another jury pool with similarly high media exposure. cob

coberger is cobergy is expected to stand trial for madison mogen, xana kernodle, kaylee goncalves and ethan chapin, four university idaho students. are found fatally stabbed in november 2022. the defense arguing that the jury pool is already prejudiced against kohberger, in part because of overwhelming media attention. >> i'm saying there is pervasive media coverage in this case. it's prejudicial media coverage. we conducted a survey in the county. that survey is going to show bias and that you shouldn't have a trial in this county. >> reporter: that survey commissioned by the defense saying 98% of the people in the county recognize the kohberger case with 70% of the people in the county saying they have already formed a guilty opinion of kohberger. >> these are deeply held opinions in this community, within this jury pool. >> reporter: but prosecutors arguing that the survey actually

showed a higher prejudgment rate in residents of ada county in boise than latah. moving the trial hundreds of miles away would impose a massive inconvenience and expense for the family wos have been anxiously awaiting justice. >> this is a community where the healing needs to happen. as part of healing, there needs to be justice and a conclusion to this case. >> as you point out there, this has gone on for almost two years now. what's next, liz, as the judge weighs all of this? >> reporter: the next hearing on a venue change is august 29th. both teams will make their cases inside the courtroom. if the court were to change venue, prosecutors are arguing the trial should be moved to one of the neighboring counties and not as far away as boise. some of the families live closer to latah county than boise, craig. >> thank you. still ahead, they will need a bigger paddle. the inside story behind this

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what are you, some kind of real estate agent? >> he's a realtor. there is a difference somehow. >> somehow. >> we're back with a clip from "modern family," setting us up for "today's consumer". >> that never gets old. >> never. >> there are some new rules about to kick in, rules that will change the real estate landscape for both buyers and sellers, and they could potentially mean thousands of dollars in savings. >> nbc's business chess chess brian cheung is here with everything we need to know. so all of this is happening, this big change is coming, and it has to do with commissions. and somehow we're going to save money? >> yes. this follows a big settlement from the national association of realtors earlier this spring. the bottom line is it will give home sellers a lot more transparency and negotiating power into the fees that they pay when they sell their home. if you sold your home with 5% or 6% commission and you pay for that.

usually the way that works the agent for the seller will split that 5% to 6% bounty with the agent of the buyer that ultimately buys the home. now they will have to be more upfront about how those fees are negotiated. if you are a seller, you may say, i don't want to work with this agent unless i can get a 4% or 5% commission. which is one reason agents are telling us this could, in some cases, lower the fees that sellers will pay and this takes effect beginning on saturday. >> so if you are a home seller, how much potentially could you save? and if you are a home buyer, how much potentially could you save? >> this could be thousands of dollars. if you do the math, and i am the data correspondent, after all. if you sell a home that's $300,000 and pay a 6% commission on that, that would be $18,000. if you are able to negotiate, let's say, for example, a 3% fee, that would go down to $9,000. that would be a $9,000 savings if you are able to negotiate again, if you're able to negotiate that. that could be some great things for those trying to sell.

>> what does that mean for the housing market overall? >> yeah. when you talk about the housing market, first off, buyers have to be aware of this change as well. in some cases maybe the seller says, i want the buyer to be on the hook. they will see some paperwork in some cases from their agent just to see a house that's upfront about saying, here is how much you could be on the hook for, if any, when it comes to these fees. in this market, it is pretty much a cold market. high mortgage rates have been the good story, but the good news is mortgage rates have come down. it was 7.8% just as recently as october and now in august 2024, 6.5%. it's not 3% and that's a substantial decline combined with lower commission fees. it might be a good time to sell a house. >> i'm sure real estate agents aren't happy about this. >> when it comes to the fallout from this, it seems on the buyer's agent said, it will be rough because they will have to sign all the paperwork to see a house you'll have to sign all of this paperwork, but on the seller's agent's side, they're

saying, we will still offer services that will justify a 6% fee, but it gives more power to the sellers to decide what to pay. >> let's end where we started. does brian cheung know the difference between a real estate agent. >> they both have r-e-a-l in them. >> there you go. there you go. thank you. >> thanks, brian. >> we're about to get some e-mails. i'm sure there is a difference. >> i'm sure there are some licenses involved. yes, yes. >> mr. roker, take it away. >> i'm going to stay out of that. we have mild, dry weather in the great lakes. but, boy, the heat indexes, it will be hot and steamy down to the south as the jet stream is way up to the north. no relief in sight. it will feel like 106 in dallas. 104 in wichita, panama city, florida, 109. 108 in miami, that is warm, and you move into tomorrow, more of the same. santa bella island 105, feels like 107 in galveston. and no relief going into the weekend, but take a look out to the north. minneapolis, oh, man, what a great day.

temperatures into the mid-70s into the weekend. mid to upper 70s to low 80s in buffalo, washington, d.c. we do have severe weather moving its way through the center part of the country. iowa, kansas city, and a possible tornado can't be ruled out. wind gusts of up to 60 miles an hour. tomorrow we're talking 21 million people at risk just south of milwaukee. down to springfield, paducah, kentucky, wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour and heavy rain stretching from minnminneapoliso

hoda kotb, what's the deal? >> okay. the difference between a realtor and a real estate agent is a realtor is a real estate agent who is also a member of the national association of realtors, nar. realtors must adhere to a special code, ethics and standards of conducts. while all realtors are real estate agents, not all real estate agents are realtors. >> okay. >> thanks for clearing that up. >> the realtors have the nifty jackets. >> what? >> okay. >> all right. thank you. thank you, al, and thank you, hoda. >> you're welcome. and thank you, google. when we come back, decorations, parties, pumpkin spice. they're calling this month aug-tober because fall favorites are in stores and yet season is

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day of fall is 39 days away. decorations are on store shelves. pumpkin spice is already back at some chains. what is going on? my friend and i here, we've got the skinny. the calendar might say august, but social media says aug-tober. >> you can decorate. i already did about a week ago. >> reporter: the fall season is creeping in. this time it is an unofficial holiday dubbed summer-ween. >> they celebrate it any time of year. it is not just a bunch of "hocus pocus." >> come! we fly! >> people are throwing halloween shin digs and pool parties with spooky, yet cheerful decor including jack-o-melons. michaels is stocking their shelves before august and home depot is starting this week. >> my name is lewis. >> remember lewis? target's towering 8 foot tall

pumpkin? he went on sale online about a month ago. in new jersey, thousands braved the heat on august 1st when this year's first spirit halloween store opened. >> it is better than christmas. >> reporter: the demand is there. halloween spending topped $12 billion last year. >> if you are a halloween person, if you love the decor and the costumes, if you can have a halloween party in the summer, why not? >> reporter: of course you can't have pumpkins without pumpkin spice. loved by millions. >> it's addictive! >> minus one beloved weather man. >> why would you want to rush getting rid of summer for something that tastes that bad? >> reporter: krispy kreme has pumpkin-flavored coffee. so does 7-eleven. a handful of stores selling pumpkin spiced slurpees. starbucks isn't decided when the fall menu will drop, but he has a leaked cop they points to

august 22nd. >> well, before i posted my news, the dms went crazy all yearlong asking when is that fall menu coming? >> so the demand is great. >> yes, it is pretty high. >> reporter: hefty sells cinnamon pumpkin spice trash bags. spooky, indeed. >> come on! niq says that spending on pumpkin products, just pumpkin products over the past year topped $800 million. if you're looking for halloween decor say prices are highest now into september, but you do get first dibs now. for the psl, starbucks not confirming any details. neither is dunkin, which says fall is coming soon, clearly along with a new drink creation. al, this is all for you. this is our gift to al roker. >> i will say. you are right on. i noticed it the other day. i went in to get something and i was, like, wait, halloween costumes already? >> if consumers are doing it --

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today while millions across the u.s. brace for record heat. al, of course, is tracking it all. and close call. >> there he is. >> inside the moment two kayakers were being followed by a great white shark in the latest in a string of shark encounters and attacks. the details coming up. plus, inside the big game. meet, big daddy. he's bonn of the most important figures in the nfl world. >> what do you want them to know about you? >> it's simple. you need me, i'm here. >> his larger than life rule. role that makes him the league's go-to guy. >> all that, plus "only murders" goes to hollywood. >> there's been another murder. >> yay! >> bronze medal gymnast stephen nedoroscik is here. >> and mamma mia, here we go again? ♪ ♪ today, wednesday, august 14,

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up, and there should be some mud slides. the path brings it as a category two over bermuda sometimes late saturday morning into sunday morning. but we're going to be watching that closely. the coastal u.s. will feel strong surges, dangerous surf, large swells and rip currents from nantucket down to miami, and we've got heat advisories and heat warnings for 46 million people. kansas city, all of the way down to texas and on into florida. look at these heat indexes. 110 to 115 degrees from dallas, corpus christi. little rock, panama city, miami will fell like 108 tomorrow. more of the same with triple digit heat indexes and air temperature for fort worth, jason and also tallahassee down to sanibel island and all cooler and lower humidity. guys? >> al, we'll come back to you in a moment. meanwhile, new developments this morning in the alex murdaugh case.

the supreme court will hear an appeal from the convicted murders and decide whether murdaugh should be given a new trial after claims of jury tampering. murdaugh is serving two consecutive life sentences for the murder of his wife maggy and son paul. no date has been set for the appeal. two kayakers have quite the story to tell after an unnerving close encounter with a great white shark on the coast of california. it was all caught on camera. nbc's morgan chesky is in los angeles with the details. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, talk about a close call here. it is the one thing you don't want to see when you are kayaking, especially a mile away from shore. a shark fin just feet away from you. fortunately, it didn't have any interest in taking a bite out of them, but others this summer haven't made it out as safely. >> there it is. >> this is the moment two kayakers in half-moon bay noticed they were being followed by a great white shark. >> you all right? >> yeah.

>> its huge fin appearing just feet from ian walters, who was on the water with a friend that day nearly a mile from shore. >> there is the shark behind him, and we talked about it briefly. and the shark followed my buddy for maybe two or three minute, just very slow. >> occurring in the so-called red triangle of great white sharks off the coast of north carolina. walters and his friend, fortunately, weren't on the menu that day. >> it was simply curious. you know, it was just there because that's where it lives, and we were in its, you know, house, essentially, and it came to check us out. >> but not every shark encounter has been this benign. colorado teen annabel karlsson lost her leg after being bitten by a shark after swimming in belize a week ago. her family writing that her perspective is balanced and positive while she receives

treatment in the hospital, though she is battling pain and phantom limb symptoms. earlier this summer, 49-year-old pro surfer was killed in hawaii. florida saw four bites in one week this last july. and a rash of attacks off the coast of texas, too. aerial video capturing the shark that attacked several beach goers on south padre island. still, experts say sharks a tagging humans is exceedingly rare. this summer's attacks are no higher than average. >> many times in shark sightings, we see increasingly more because many more people have drones. and, so, people are much more aware of animals in the water. doesn't mean there are more animals in the water. >> so some context here. here are the stats. florida leads the world in shark attacks. the state had 16 unprovoked attacks this year, that is more than california, hawaii and all of australia. one possible explanation,

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i set out to discover what makes big daddy their go-to guy. ♪ ♪ should i call you rich or big daddy? >> the million dollar question is what's my real name. >> you have been around the league for 25 plus years. do most people know your real name? >> i don't think so. >> rich "big daddy" salgado's day job is selling insurance to nfl player, but that is just a small part of his resume. he is a legend in the nfl world. people have seen you with tom brady. what is that connection? >> his father always says to me, remember one thing, big daddy, and i'm, like, yes, mr. brady? i'm the real tom brady. i always go, yes, mr. brady, i remember that. i have been friends with tommy now for over 20 years. >> to get a sense of how big big daddy actually is i met up with

him at the new york giants training camp in new jersey. football fields are this man's home turf. >> what's up, brother? >> he is a master networker. >> this is my man devin singletary. >> definitely. >> my guy big daddy right here. >> to understand who big daddy is to the nfl i asked the guys who cover football. >> big daddy is the guy that's shaking everyone's hands but yours. and you're like, who is that? everybody knows him. they're all treating him like royalty. he's a businessman, but he treats people like family. >> you meet him for two minutes and you feel like family. >> and just being here now, i get it. for over a quarter of a century, big daddy has been around the league while the players focus on the game. big daddy is the go-to guy. he's just a phone call away. >> i have heard if the player needs a dentist or a kid or a lead on a vacation rental somewhere, they call you. >> yes. i have had a few of those.

without naming names, if you can help somebody through a connection, through a contact, through an introduction, do it. >> what kind of calls do you get? >> we're doing a sweet 16 for him, do you know a dj. call them and say, big daddy sent you and i'm giving you their cell. >> the senior scout bought insurance from big daddy when he played. >> tell me how you met big daddy. >> i didn't know many people. and then quickly i got to meet him, and he knows everybody. >> he says big daddy gets things done at times in the most epic way possible. the story of legend. it was super bowl 2012. the giants took on the patriots in indianapolis. big daddy heard the giants offensive line had a request for humberto's pizza. >> so they were like, you got to bring us pizza to indianapolis. i'm like, now you are really like putting me to the test because how am i going to do this?

well, i will tell you that we brought it to indianapolis. everyone was waiting for the pizza to come off the plane. >> it became tradition for us, especially the offensive line man to the point where, you know, we had asked him to bring it out to indianapolis for super bowl. >> how crazy is that? was it just a superstitious thing? >> yeah. we're creatures of habit. we're very routine oriented and i think that became part of our pre-game ritual. >> we were not going to miss the delivery. >> from the biggest names and power brokers in the nfl to the players trying to get the ball into the end zone, big daddy says it is all about relationships. to the nfl, he's like family. >> what's up, coach? how are you doing? my brother says hello. >> tell him i said hi. >> how are you doing? >> what's happening? >> good to see you. what's happening? >> is there anyone you don't know? >> no. i know a lot of people. i go from here to the eagles to the jets to the commanders and the lions. 30 years i have insured over 500 professional athletes. >> oh, my goodness.

>> your training camps and everywhere, really, draft, owners' meetings. what would commissioner goodell say? >> if i introduce myself as rich delgado, he would say, you are big daddy. and i would say, yes, i am. >> what do you want to say to the players? they know what you do as far as your day job. but what else as far as what you offer them and what do you want them to know about you? >> it's simple. you need me, i'm here. >> you know what i found? i think he is just refreshingly authentic, and i think in a business where sometimes for some of these players people are always traying to take and they don't know who can trust. word of mouth, they know, hey, you can trust that guy. if you need him, give him a call. it's that way no matter what team you go to. i was standing next to him, whether you are a maintenance guy, a player, a coach, big daddy! and they're all smiling. >> i feel like he's living the rule we should all live, which is just show up.

>> show up! >> if you show up -- because that's what he does for everyone. you can tell. no matter who needs him, when they need him, why they need him. he's there. he's like of service. >> and he sells insurance, right? if you are a player coming out of college, you want to make sure your family is connected. when you don't need him anymore and you are making more money, you still want him in your life. for these guys he doesn't technically represent them anymore. >> he's a touch stone. >> it was a pleasure meeting you, big daddy. >> he's a connector. >> also, when he said, if you can help someone, why not? >> and he has a golf classic for st. jude's. he does a lot of charity work. >> big daddy! mr. roker, what you got? >> first of all, two stronger storms firing up in the central plains. otherwise, beautiful weather throughout the country. temperatures, though, are going to be toasty. heat advisories down through the south. the eastern third of the

country, a summer winter, and showers down in florida and heat best time of the morning. "popstart"! >> carson is working on "the voice". >> yeah. and it's going to be an amazing season, by the way. good stuff. first up, the people's choice country awards. shania twain is gearing up to

host the big show live from the grand ole opry. we have an exclusive announcement, online voting opens today. plus, we can reveal nominees in two of the top categories. ready? >> ready. >> let's start with the people's artists of 2024. the artists are beyoncé, jelly roll, kacey musgraves, kane brown along with lainey wilson, luke combs, morgan wallen and last, but not list, zach bryan. >> that's a great category. that's fire. wow! >> do you have a favorite? >> i can't say. my children choose. they're good. >> i don't know. those are good ones. >> it's hard to argue against how beyonce has changed the game. >> we shall see. >> all right. are you guys ready for the song of 2024? the first one is for you "the bar song" by shaboozey. >> yeah. next "austin" from singer dasha. "i had some help."

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>> in one word, it's excellence. >> the head football coach in notre dame has a lot to live up to. the expectations of the position are absolutely massive. >> our focus for this spring now is we're chasing the best version of you. >> everybody expects a national championship. >> that's what you will be remembered for. >> it's demanding, but i think that's what makes it so special. >> you can feel it. it's going to be different this year. >> this is going to be good. >> yeah. looks good. the first two episodes drop august 29th on peacock. go peacock. >> next up, mamma mia. could that group be reuniting for another big movie musical? ♪ you can dance ♪ you can jive ♪ having the time of your life ♪ oh ♪ >> i'm not swaying. i just don't know. according to the actress they're gearing up for a third movie telling "the hollywood reporter" i was in london with the

producer she is planning "mamma mia 3." in fact, she gave me the narrative plot line of how it is going to happen. we're ready. >> standing by with the bell bottoms. >> a lot of times you ask actors and they're coy. no. i'm seen the script. we're doing it. >> huh? >> is meryl streep still dead in this? >> what? >> she came back. i had to think about that. >> it never caught on. >> made my heart flutter a little bit. okay. next up, boy george. ♪ you come and go ♪ ♪ chameleon ♪ >> a lot of swaying in pop start today. "deadline" reporting a movie about boy george is currently in developing with the '80s icon himself set to executive produce. no word on possible casting just yet. the film is set to include, of course, music from boy george and culture club of course.

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penultimate action. >> because of that, the track currently sits at number 45 on the hot 100 list. there you go. songs never go out of style. >> wait. you learned the dance moves. you know it all? >> i'll do it the next time. sheinelle jones! >> why are you surprised? >> coming up, guys, the break-out gymnastics star of usa olympics stephen nedoroscik will talk about his hard-earned medals and his new found fame, all of it. but, first, your local news and weather.

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happy hump day! we have a very special guest with us on this wednesday morning. ladies and gentlemen, the olympic medal winner and break-out star of the paris games. there he is, stephen nedoroscik! >> yeah! [ cheering ] >> you know what, he's got a lot of cool nicknames. he's dubbed the clark kent of the pommel horse. stephen sat on the sidelines for three hours waiting patiently for his turn during the finals, and then you know what he did? he whipped those glasses off. he put them right there next to the pommel horse, and he nailed that routine. that gave team usa its first medal in the team event in 16 years. he is here with that bronze and the second one that he earned in the pommel horse finals. it is so good to see you. i remember you saying as you were kind of meditating, waiting for your turn, you knew that when everyone nailed it, momentum was on your side and you guys were going to do well.

tell us about that. >> yeah. momentum is a big thing in gymnastics. my teammates did all the work for me. they hit every single routine. i knew all i needed to do was do my job. have fun with it, and as i was meditating i heard them say we trust you, steve. we got your back, steve! as i was standing up, i looked so serious. then i heard them saying that, and i gave out a little smile. that's what you need to hear in those moments. i could hear them the whole time and nailed the set. it was just one of those memories that will live in my head forever. >> i'm looking at that video there. what was going through your mind there? >> oh, my gosh. yeah. in that moment, everyone jumping up and down, picking me up and celebrating. i didn't know for sure yet that we had done it. but when it started, i was like, we did it. we freaking did it. >> of course, you have been dubbed clark kent. it's been a whirlwind for you. i saw you on jimmy fallon, and i just saw your lois lane in the corner wearing that beautiful olympics sweater. what do they think about this

newfound name, your girlfriend, your family? >> it's definitely different than what we're used to. it is a new normal at this point. i'm loving it. i'm loving the attention it's bringing to men's gymnastics. and all my teammates. >> there she is, by the way, right there. >> cute as could be! >> steven, you said, and we hate to do this all the time, okay, you just won, what about los angeles. but something you talked about, now that you have gotten this bronze, that you are looking ahead to l.a. >> yeah. i have always had the plan before the olympic games to continue. i love this sport. i always say i will do it until my body can't do it. and it still can. so i'm going for at least another four years. >> yes! >> can you quickly just mention the rubik's cube thing is just beyond, you did it on fallon in 15 seconds or something like that. when did you start knowing that you could master that rubik's cube? >> i think anybody can do it. it started when i was 12 years old. >> look at that!

>> i got one for christmas, and i looked it up on youtube, how to solve it. i learned the basic way. as i got older, i learned more complicated ways. i stuck with it through all these years. >> you rocked it. you were so much fun to watch at the olympic games. let's hear it for stephen! >> thank you. >> by the way he's coming back in the third hour along with another winner b-boy victor and stephen will have to break dance with b-boy victor. >> he'll have to teach me. >> all right, al. a check of the weather. >> let's look ahead to the weekend. friday, beautiful up and down the eastern seaboard. strong storm mississippi valley into the great lakes. heat wave down through the plains. plenty of sun out west. and then sunday, sunday we're looking at some showers northeast new england. no relief for our friends down good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today

we're looking at another warm one for the inland valleys in the upper 80s. and tonight, back down to the upper 50s. we'll set it on repeat. if you were in the 80s yesterday, you'll see that again for today. and into the weekend for san francisco. we're also seeing a steady pattern here with a wide range in our microclimates and highs here in the upper 60s. at and that is your latest weather. >> all right, buddy. one medalist is not good enough for us this morning. no, no. we have another olympian to talk to right now. there he is, gold medal winning golfer scottie scheffler live with us from memphis alongside sportscaster dan hicks ahead of the pga tour's fedex cup's playoffs which get under way tomorrow. scottie, dan, good to see both of you. let me start with you, mr. scheffler, because you are

having one heck of a run. you win the masters, back-to-back players' championships. then you are fresh off that emotional gold medal there in paris. we saw how choked up you got as they played the anthem there on the podium. have you had a chance, scottie, to just process how much of a run you have had so far this year? >> i mean, not -- not too much. you know, it's been a busy year, but it feels like the spring. it's been a lot of fun. last week at home we were just focused on getting some rest, getting back and used to being in america on the same time zone. it's been a lot of fun this year. been nice to have some victories. but i feel like it's been by quick. i'm excited for the playoffs next week and get some rest after that. >> scottie, you have won lots of things. >> yeah, lots of -- >> but watching you at the olympic games, this was different from all of your wins, i felt like, watching you in that moment. would you describe what made that moment difference from everything else?

>> well, i just think the -- when you are standing there on the podium and hear the national anthem -- it is something i was talking about with the guys afterwards. it is something about when the national anthem is played and you are humming and singing along to the tune. it is really emotional. if you go to sports games and the national anthem is layed and it's a cool experience. you have your hand over your heart, and i was just really proud in that moment. yeah, i was very emotional. like i said, at the gymnastics earlier in the week as well, watching the girls on the podium, you know, beaming with pride and hearing the national anthem, it really is something that's very emotional and, you know, i'm proud to be an american and i'm proud to be there standing listening to the national anthem. >> dan, you are sitting next to the guy that finished in the comcast business tour top 10. for those that don't follow the sport as closely as they should, that means he's in the poll

position going into these playoffs. there is a look at the standings. dan, not to put you on the spot, but let's handicap mr. scheffler's chance to win this thing. >> well, it's a historic season by scottie scheffler. lots of number ones by his name, including that comcast tour business top 10. number one in the world. and, scottie, this could be a historic kind of season. it already is, if you are able to cap it off by winning the season long fedexcup points title and you are in the pole position, as craig said before. you have been in this position before. this is something that you haven't put away on your incredible resume. what would it mean to have that season-long distension and season-long extent and put this away? >> like you said, i have been able to get it done. i'm looking forward to the challenging of finishing off this year the right way. i have experience. i haven't played my best in the playoffs the last couple of years, but hoping to turn that around this year. >> six wins, a gold medal, in the pole position.

what does it take, though, to win the fedex cup title? >> well, really, you know, you need two solid weeks these next two weeks to keep my position going into east lake. and then the format totally changes. really all i think it will come down to this year is be at least lake. >> you have to show the folks the gold medal here. it is quite heavy. >> scottie, thank you. >> i have a feeling, guys, that that's going to be in the golf bag for a little while. >> as it should. good to see both of you. of course, the fedex cup playoffs start tomorrow through sunday with the fedex st. jude championship on golf channel, nbc and peacock. >> you notice when dan was talking he went into his golf voice. coming up next, guys, kate snow is here, taking a closer look at the growing debate over how to make classrooms safer for students and teachers as the new school year begins. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ rst, this is "today" on nbc.

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right. the new school year under way for a lot of folks including for students in tennessee, but for the first time in public schools, a new law allows teachers and staff to be armed in the classroom. >> nbc news daily anchor kate snow traveled to tennessee to see how it's playing out. >> good morning, guys. in the last five years, there have been more than 750 shootings on school campuses. this law was passed in the spring in the wake of a devastating shooting at the covenant school in nashville last year where you remember six people, including three children, were killed. the new law sets up a lot of rules and training before a teacher or staff member could show up to school armed. while some teachers say they would feel safer carrying a gun, that doesn't seem to be happening just yet. as kids and teachers head back to school in tennessee, a new

law allows teachers and staff to possess and carry a firearm on school grounds. >> there is an option in that piece of legislation. it is a tool that districts can use if they choose to. it, therefore, will be decided at the local level. >> each school district and principal would need to approve. and so far, the tennessee education association says it is unaware of any school boards that have modified their firearm policies to accommodate the new law. josh arwood teaches sixth great history in rural eastern county, tennessee. he wishes his district would allow him to carry his gun into the classroom. >> if they were to allow it, i would be fine with doing it. >> you would sign up to carry? >> uh-huh. >> and what would that look like for you? >> it would be concealed at all times. >> he says he would be ready to confront a shooter to save his students. >> what if somebody came into my classroom? what if someone came into my school meaning harm to them? i want to feel like i did everything i could to protect them. >> we sat down with josh,

alongside jennifer who teaches fifth grade science and social studies in nashville. >> do you think teachers should be armed? >> no, i don't. i'm just afraid the likelihood of someone being hurt accidentally is greater than the likelihood that any teacher is going to be able to prevent a school shooting. people are not walking into schools with handguns. people are walking into schools with ar-15s. and a handgun against an ar-15 is useless. >> and to you, josh, do you worry if that weapon is larger than what you have got, do you worry you will be able to do any good. >> i mean, i wouldn't be able to do any good if i didn't have a weapon. at least having something gives me some chance. >> i just don't think that an environment that is full of children needs to be full of more guns. just in general. >> under the new law, teachers would need to pass background checks, undergo 40 hours of training and would be personally liable if something went wrong. anyone armed must conceal their weapon, and no one would know which staff members were armed,

not even parents. and tennessee is not unique. about half the states have laws allowing school employees to be armed according to the giffords law center. >> i can't imagine sending my child to school knowing there is a gun in the room. within feet of her learning how to be a fifth grader. >> mary joyce's daughter monroe was 9 when she was injured at the shooting at the covenant school. she describes herself as conservative, a supporter of the second amendment. last summer she fought for gun reforms, like a red flag law that never passed. this spring she was part of heated protests against the legislation to arm teachers. >> why do you think this law passed? the legislators said they were doing this for covenant, in the wake of school shooting at your kids' school. >> they weren't listening at all. it felt like we were screaming

underwater. >> do you think this is the law now for political reasons? do you think it was political? >> i think partly it was political. >> josh, who is also a republican county commissioner, and jennifer, a registered democrat, agree on this. >> it is at least a good step to see where it goes. but i think it was so some of them could give themselves a pat on the back and be able to throw red meat at their constituents. >> i think they're trying to say, well, we tried to do something to make the kids safer. >> representative ryan williams, the tennessee lawmaker who sponsored this legislation said in a statement, in part, there is nothing political about ensuring districts have the ability to determine how best to protect their schools from dangerous individuals. josh has been a teacher for 18 years, jennifer for 11, and guys, they both say their jobs have gotten harder. jennifer said to me, when i walk into a new classroom, the first thing i do is think about where would i put the kids in the event of a shooting. and by the way, jennifer keeps a

baseball bat in her classroom. >> so in tennessee, no teachers will be armed this school year at this point. >> at the moment because no districts, according to the teachers' education association, no schools have agreed, no districts have agreed. you have to have the district and then you have to do the other things, the training and all of the requirements you have to have a permit yourself, et cetera. >> it is a commentary on where we are as a society and a country that this is a debate that's being had. >> yeah. >> thank you, kate. all right. coming up next, we will switch gears and head to the plaza. jill is ready to sre round two ha

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good morning. it is 856. i'm marcus washington. well, the mayor of east palo alto is this morning expecting to lay out his plans to clear out the city's homeless encampments. mayor antonio lopez is holding a news conference where he's also expected to call on other peninsula cities to follow suit. now, this all comes after the recent executive order issued by governor gavin newsom calling for counties to dismantle encampments on state property. today's news conference gets underway at 11:00 this morning. meanwhile, happening now in san francisco, a group of rv dwellers beat the city's midnight deadline to vacate the street near the san francisco zoo. more than 20 families were living along zoo road. the city informed them violators would be at rk ofis

this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," the clark kent of gymnastics. >> they call him a