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it's august 16th. this is today. charged people finally arrested with matthew perry's arrest, including doctors, a woman known as the ketamine queen and the stars own personal defendant. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> inside the arrest, the disturbing details coming to light about the beloved actor's final weeks and where the investigation goes from here. we will have the very latest and a live interview with the head of the dea, now leading the investigation. closing in. hurricane ernesto now a powerful category two. barrelling toward bermuda. the island racing to prepare for heavy rain, expected up and down the east coast. al has everything you need to know if you are heading to the beach this weekend. united front. president biden campaigning alongside vice president harris for the first time since the

shake-up of the democratic ticket. >> she's going to make one hell of a president. >> meanwhile, donald trump holding a lengthy news conference saying he has no plans to tone down the rhetoric. >> i think i'm entitled to personal attacks. i don't have a lot of respect for her. >> we'll have the very latest. speaking out. gymnast jordan chiles breaks her silence, calling the controversial decision unjust. just ahead what she says has added to her heartbreak and her fight to ensure justice the done. those stories, plus cooling downs. inflation and the impact on the fight against sky high consumer prices. this morning, how to find the best deals on everything from food to those back-to-school supplies. then chance encounter. he's one of the most influential and popular artists in the

world, and chance the rapper is about to show us why when he takes over the plaza for a live concert today, friday, august 16th, 2024. from nbc news, this is kot. from studio 1a in rockefelle "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning to you. welcome to "today" on this friday morning. so happy you are starting your day with us. >> in the meantime, take a look at this crowd. these folks have been up early waiting for their chance to hear chance the rapper who will perform for us this morning. meanwhile, we are keeping a close eye on ernesto now barrelling across the atlantic as a powerful hurricane. bracing for impact. al will have the very latest, including ernesto's impact on the weekend forecast. we begin with new details into the deaths of matthew

perry. >> they include two doctors, an alleged drug trafficker known as the ketamine queen and his assistant. troubling new details on the star's final weeks. we will talk to the dea administrator who announced those arrests. chloe melas joins us from los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. investigators say that multiple people, including two doctors and matthew perry's own assistant are responsible for his death, alleging they took advantage of the star's addiction issues to make a profit. nearly ten months after beloved "friends" star matthew perry's overdose, five people have been charged with his death, including two california doctors, salvador plasencia and mark chavez. an alleged drug trafficker known

as the ketamine queen, jasveen sangha, and perry's live-in assistant, who admitted to investigators he repeatedly injected perry with doses of the drug that led to his death. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> reporter: while three of the defendants have already agreed to plea deals, on thursday, both pled not guilty in their first appearance. perry did pay his client for ketamine treatments. >> the full extent of how much was charged and how much was prescribed in the treatment process, i don't have all of those answers right now, but there definitely was a doctor-patient relationship. >> reporter: investigators outlined perry's final tragic

weeks. according to the document, dr. plasencia sent text messages writing, i wonder how much this moron will pay and let's find out. >> they violated the oath they took to care for their patients. instead of do no harm, they did harm so that they could make more money. >> reporter: court documents indicate perry's assistant told investigators in the days leading up to his death, he injected his boss with six to eight ketamine shots per day and found perry unconscious on at least two occasions. he gave three separate rounds to the actor with perry telling him, shoot me up with a big one. hours later, perry was found facedown and unresponsive in his jacuzzi. perry had been open about his use of the drug to treat depression and anxiety, but federal investigators say that

the ring of individuals charged conspired to take advantage of perry for profit. >> we are sending a clear message. if you are in the business of selling dangerous drugs, we will hold you accountable for the deaths that you cause. >> reporter: for the leading defendants in this case, federal prosecutors say they could face decades in prison. now, perry's personal assistant could face up to 15 years, but, of course, his plea deal could lead to more favorable sentenced. his family saying while they are still heartbroken about perry's death, they look forward to justice taking its course. >> thank you. joining us now is the administrator of the u.s. drug enforcement administration. good morning to you. thanks so much for your time this morning.

it is an investigation that clearly spanned months. what else did you find over the course of that complex investigation? what more can you tell us? >> what i think is important to focus on is we charged the five individuals we believe are charged with perry's death going from doctors to street dealers of ketamine and just a tragic ark from doctors' offices to the streets that we see all too often with people with substance abuse disorder. >> we know at one point perry was being treated for anxiety and depression. at some point it crossed the line into substance abuse, into addiction even. do we know when that happened? >> what we know is that he started receiving treatment for anxiety and depression. and at some point, he needed or wanted a higher dosage that the doctors would not provide. so at a point, he sought out other doctors. it is part of the tragedy of this case that doctors are in a position of authority and trust,

and these two doctors violated that. they saw him as a payday, and they saw it as an opportunity for them to make a lot of money. so it doesn't matter, and this is an important message in the united states, it doesn't matter if you are wearing a doctor's coat or you are a member of a cartel on the street, we are going to hold you accountable if you are selling drugs. >> let's talk about that cartel because the indictment does list a woman known as the ketamine king. they found a drug emporium when they found this place, ketamine, a bunch of pills. any idea how vast this is? any idea how she was allowed to go undetected for so long? >> when we did the search warrant earlier this year, remember, matthew perry's death was last fall, and she was still running a drug emporium. 79 viles of ketamine, more than a thousand pills that were

methamphetamine. so she was a significant drug trafficker, and we have been able to connect her sale of ketamine to an individual who died in 2019. so she's a significant source of supply in los angeles, and again, perry -- matthew perry got to her after starting with the unscrupulous doctors and then turning to the street. >> so this will lead to more arrests? >> so the investigation is ongoing. i believe we will charge the individuals who are together responsible for matthew perry's death. >> really quickly, anne, before i let you go, justice for matthew perry's family of course welcome. what would you say to all the families out there who have lost loved ones to addiction and substance abuse and the dealers are never prosecuted. they're usually -- typically not even found, much less convicted. what would you say to those families? >> i would disagree a little bit that the dealers are never found

or convicted. >> really? >> since 2018, we've run an initiative that two years ago we spread nationwide called overdose justice where we work with local police departments and will investigate any case where an individual died because we understand it is not an accident, it is a homicide. so to all the victims, we do this work to honor the lives that are lost to seek justice for the families and to stop others from dying. >> so the resources here weren't just because matthew perry was famous. >> we have 500 cases since 2023. any police department in america can call us. >> thank you. have a good weekend. let's turn to the presidential race. s as we head into another busy weekend of campaigning for both candidates, president biden and vice president harris held their first event together since biden's decision to drop out. donald trump did his talking at a lengthy news conference. we have two reports for you today starting with gabe gutierrez. he's in raleraleigh, north caro where the president is holding rally. gabe, good morning. >> hey there. good morning. the fight for north carolina is

intensifying. vice president harris will campaign today. after former president trump visited earlier in the week. harris now trying to define her campaign and how it's different now that the race for the white house has changed dramatically. this morning, vice president harris heading back out on the campaign trail after holding her first official event with president biden since he dropped out of the race. >> she is going to make one hell of a president. >> the pair in maryland touting a white house-led effort to lower drug prices that takes effect in 2026. for the first time, medicare authorized to negotiate 40% to 80% price cuts with pharma on ten key drugs. >> and today we take the next step. thank you, joe. forward in our fight. >> biden and harris trying to portray unity, even as the president faces questions about whether she will distance herself from his economic policies. >> she's not going to. >> today here in battleground north carolina, campaign

officials tell nbc news harris will roll out new housing policies including a tax incentive for builders of starters homes. up to $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time home buyers and cracking down on corporate landlords that drive up rents. the vice president will also propose an expanded child tax credit, up to $6,000 for families with newborns as well as a federal ban on price gouging in the food industry. a plan critics are blasting as anti-capitalist. meanwhile, president biden is ramping up his attacks on former president trump. >> the guy we're running against. what's his name? donald dump or donald whatever. >> and after trump questioned harris' racial identity last month, president biden is out with a new accusation. >> they're trying to turn this into a race war, a war about who you are, what your ethnicity is, what your background is, and that's not who we are. >> harris has not done a formal

press conference or sitdown interview since becoming the de facto nominee and she's not expected to until next week. she is set to debate former president trump. that's on september 10th, and a source tells nbc news that her debate prep for that is already under way. >> thanks, gabe. as for president trump, he pushed his campaign message at a news conference while pushing back at advice on his own allies. garrett haake covers the trump campaign for us. garrett, good morning. >> hey, craig. good morning. donald trump appeared at his new jersey club yesterday surrounded by groceries, meant to be a visual reminder of his message on inflation and rising prices, flanked by household staples like cereal and coffee, he explained why a staple of his campaign, the personal attacks, won't be going away. >> you will be okay if you have the right president. if you have the wrong president, like her, honestly, you don't have a chance.

>> reporter: overnight donald trump speaking at a fighting anti-semitism event, saying jewish americans should vote republican. and discussing these efforts to define vice president harris. >> this is a radical left lunatic we have running for office. i'm trying to brand her as such because if i don't, you know, they get a lot of support. >> reporter: at his home in bedminster, new jersey where earlier the former president hammered harris on the economy. >> you don't have to imagine what a kamala harris presidency would be because you're living through that nightmare right now. >> reporter: the former president not shying away from personal attacks, despite republican allies in recent weeks urging him to stop them. >> i think i'm entitled to personal attacks. i don't have a lot of respect for her. i don't have a lot of respect for her intelligence. and i think she will be a terrible president. some people say, oh, why don't you be nice? they're not nice to me. they want to put me in prison. >> reporter: responding to criticism from nikki haley who said he can't win this way. >> i think that we're hitting a

nerve. i appreciate her advice. i have to do it my way. >> reporter: and the harris campaign saying the press conference included trump's, quote, usual lies and delusions. the former president also spent time recounting how he survived last month's assassination attempt. >> it is a miracle and god had something to do with it. and maybe it's -- we want to save the world. this world is going down. this world is going down. >> reporter: this as nbc news has learned from two sources familiar with the planning that the secret service will start using bullet resistant glass to protect trump so he could resume outdoor rallies. that ballistic glass is already available to president biden and vice president harris. overnight trump released a required financial disclosure form for federal candidates. the former president owns more than $1 million in crypto currency and made $300,000 selling branded bibles last year. craig? >> garrett, thank you. a quick programming note

here. for the very latest on the race to the white house, be sure to catch "meet the press" this sunday, including exclusive conversations with senator lindsey graham and michigan governor gretchen whitmer. we have a lot more to get to, including hurricane ernesto. roads and airports there set to close tonight. the impact also being felt here on the east coast with weekend beach goers expected to encounter waves. guad joins us from bermuda. >> reporter: it is the calm before the storm. a beautiful morning, cloudy, but still very calm here in bermuda. in final hours of preparation, authorities want people to have all of their supplies ready. food, water, batteries and make sure they charge their phones. now, we are in the west part of the island. the projected path has the hurricane coming very close to us over on the west side. so this side of bermuda would be

getting the worst part of the storm as ernesto makes its way towards the island. final preparations underway in bermuda as hurricane ernesto barrels toward the island. the storm gaining strength over the atlantic, becoming a category two overnight, dumping heavy rain here before it is expected to deliver a glancing blow tomorrow. >> it is better to be prepared >> right in the peak of cruise season. cruise ships like the carnival pride leaving the island early to avoid the worst of the weather. but others haven't been as lucky. >> it's been very stressful the last two days. >> reporter: these newlyweds say they tried booking an early flight to get out, but everything was sold out. their honeymoon trip will now likely include a hurricane. >> hopping on a flight to paradise and then being hit with a hurricane was another gut

punch. >> reporter: in puerto rico, over 200,000 customers still have no power. along the usc's coast beaches warning of dangerous rip currents and surf this weekend as ernesto churns its way north staying offshore, but putting a damper on one of the last weeks of summer fun. now, the cruise ships have left the dock. later today as we shut down the island. now, the last time a big storm came close to this was bermuda with fiona. it knocked out power to thousands and caused a lot of damage. that's why authorities want people to keep in mind how dangerous this can be as we approach the final hours before ernesto makes it to bermuda. >> guad, thank you. let's bring in al who has been busy tracking ernesto all

week. >> yeah. right now this is 650 miles in width. we're talking about tropical force winds out about 265 miles. and the hurricane force winds extend out 70 miles. it has 100 miles an hour winds, moving northeast at 13. right now it looks like some time saturday morning, between saturday morning, saturday afternoon it makes land fall. destructive wind gusts of 100 miles an hour, dangerous storm surges and coastal flooding. we could be looking at 15 inches of rain for this, so considerable flash flooding likely. it will then continue up and away and just miss the canadian coastline. but we are looking for, as guad mentioned, dangerous rip currents from florida all the way up to rhode island. if you are at the beaches, you get that rip current and that powerful channel of water moving away from the shore. these could be moving at speeds up to 8 feet per second.

you cannot outswim it, so you want to swim parallel to the shore to be able to escape and get out of that rip current. guys? oh, i'm sorry. we will get to your local weather in the next 30 seconds. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ all the gear to go back in style. ♪♪ welcome to your walmart.

and that's your latest weather. guys? >> thank you, al. still ahead, jordan chiles and what she's saying about the controversial decision, the support she's received and the ongoing fight to keep what she learned. and our in-depth look on inflation cooling to the lowest level in years. what that really means for your loans, credit cards, and the

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first time in spartan village, the 13 story south tower of the former fairmont hotel hilton sold it to the university last year, and it's now been converted into student housing. it's also said to be the largest post-pandemic commercial property conversion in the region. the first day of class next monday. i'm ginger conejero saab from inside oracle park, where we have the field to ourselves right now, but that won't be the case over the weekend as the giant race marks its 15th year. runners can sign up for the five k, the ten k or the half marathon. that's taking place on sunday. there's also a family challenge and a kids race that's happening tomorrow. you can go to giant race .com for more details. a lot of us looking forward to the weekend. good weather, going to cooperate. kari. yeah, i think for the most part we are still settled in this pattern where we've seen some of the same temperatures day after day, but also still a wide range in our microclimates. so for some of

our inland areas, we'll be in the upper 80s. more clouds and breezy winds tomorrow. and we're looking at a cloudy day in san francisco tomorrow. and also times of drizzle with highs in the upper 60s. but we should get more sunshine on sunday and slightly warmer temperatures through the middle of next week, with highs in the low 70s for next tuesday and wednesday. laura. thanks, kari. don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. you can watch on roku, amazon fire tv, xumo, and streaming platforms including nbc bay area dot com, and from our a

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he will perform it later. the grammy-winner, chance the rapper, pride of chicago, will take the stage in a few minutes. >> i thought i was the pride of chicago. >> he's the real pride. >> meantime, with savannah and hoda off this morning, we have a busy morning ahead with jordan chiles opening up about her heartbreak after having her first individual olympic medal taken away over that procedural issue. >> good morning to you. well, even as usa gymnastics says it's working full-time to pursue justice for jordan, roman romania is moving forward today. the battle continuing to enthrall the world while raising questions about olympic procedures. jordan chiles writing on

instagram, i have no words. this comes as a significant blow. but the team usa vowing to fight, writing she will make every effort to ensure justice the done. the controversy began after chiles' coach noticed a judging mistake and challenged the decision on the floor routine. the score was corrected, bumping the american gymnast up to third place and relacing romania's ana barbosu. >> there is so many emotions going through my body in that moment. >> a hard-fought victory now being stripped away. days after the medal ceremony, the court of arbitration for sport or cats, ruled the min-minute deadline for appeals

and chiles' lower score was reinstated. cas denied their request to reopen chiles case. the head of the panel that made the decision has represented romania in past and present cases, telling nbc news that its connections have been disclosed to everyone involved in the proceedings, and no one objected, including usa gymnastics. chiles now the only gymnast in history to be stripped of an olympic medal for an administrative error. adding to the heartbreak, she wrote, are unprompted racially driven attacks on social media, but from her teammates and thousands of others, an outpouring of support. jordan chiles saying she is overwhelmed by the love saying i'm proud to represent my culture and my country. according to a new document, at last weekend's hearing, usa gymnastics did not object to romania's assertion they had

missed the one-minute deadline. officials saying they did not have adequate time to prepare because the court was sending crucial communications to the wrong e-mail addresses until the day before the hearing. so we'll likely see them use that to try to get an appeal here. >> what a mess. emily, thank you. a lot more the unpack here as we welcome in aly raisman. good to have you back. let me get your reaction to that statement we heard from jordan chiles. she broke her silence for the first time. >> yeah. it's just -- as i mentioned a couple days ago, i'm so devastated for jordan. this is so unfair. and i really can't even imagine and truly believe what she's going through. this completely goes against the integrity of the sport, the integrity of the olympics. this isn't what the olympic games is supposed to be about. so i am so disappointed and just so devastated for jordan. and i obviously support her fully. >> well, usa gymnastics appealed the decision and proved this inquiry was submitted on time.

yet, it was still denied. are you surprised? >> yeah. it honestly makes no sense to me. there is a designated trained official whose job it is to keep the time. they are not allowed to move forward with the inquiry unless it is in that minute. so that under-a-minute time was validated, so they were able to have the judges review it, and they admitted they made a mistake and the score was changed. i would like to know the evidence that they're able to overrule this trained official who was there in time. it absolutely makes no sense to me. i don't know why they're not sharing what evidence they have,

but jordan deserves answers. it honestly makes no sense to me. i'm very confused by the process that's happening right now. >> ali, you know, you went through your own appeal. you have been through this. just as an athlete, what do you think needs to change in this process to be more fair going forward? >> honestly, it's -- i did go through an inquiry process, but i have gone through nothing like jordan is going through. my inquiry was accepted. what jordan is going through is so different than what i have experienced. it is unacceptable. i wish that things were very different for jordan. i think that there needs to be answers as to why this happened. and we need to understand -- like, there needs to be some sort of investigation as to how this happens because it completely impacts the trust that people are going to have going forward into this sport but also into the olympic games. what does that future look like if people can just appeal things and get medals taken away?

it is completely unacceptable. it is not fair. i really can't even imagine what this has been like for jordan. i feel awful because it was such an incredible olympic games and to be able to watch jordan on that podium with rebecca and simone is an iconic moment that will live on forever. i'm so gutted that this is the end of her olympic experience. it is just not okay. i want answers and jordan deserves to have answers, too. ali, thanks as always. thank you. thank you. to lose a medal over an administrative issue. >> right. it had nothing to do with her performance. >> yeah. i think they will take a second look at this in some ways going forward. new developments in a high-profile case. what we're learning about the suspects just arrested in the fatal shooting of a popular soap opera. vicky nguyen is breaking down signs of easing inflation. >> good morning, guys. inflation finally dipping below 3%. what does that mean when it

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amazon has an amazon prime for young adults 18 to 24. i didn't know this. it is half off. most people are probably still using their parents. >> yes. >> walmart is $49 if you are a college or grad student for an entire year of that membership. teachers always can get discounts at microsoft, apple, dell. same for students on the expensive electronics. >> that's good stuff. >> thank you. thank you. here's something that's always free, al roker's forecast. >> that's right. and it's live and in color. so you can't go wrong there. we have a risk of severe weather from chicago, but especially down north of oklahoma city into great bend. damaging winds. a low chance of tornadoes, so that's good news. with all that rain, we have a risk of flash flooding for huntsville, chattanooga down into birmingham with anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain

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this morning new details on the five people charged in connection with matthew perry's death. >> these defendants took advantage of mr. perry's addiction issues to enrich themselves. >> also, what we're now just learning about the actor's final troubled weeks. we'll have the very latest on that. then, bracing for impact. hurricane ernesto barrelling toward bermuda. the island bracing for the worst while beaches prepare for dangerous rip currents. al is tracking all of it, including your weekend forecast. then, ryan reynolds one-on-one. sitting down with willie to talk all things deadpool. >> i am marvel jesus. >> family. >> blake and i, we really root for each other. >> and his powerful message about his father and parkinson's disease, a candid conversation you do not want to miss.

all that, plus bruno and gaga team up. ♪ >> the nfl kicks things off. >> and chance the rapper here live. the music superstar set to rock the plaza and start the weekend off right. today, friday, august 16th, 2024. ♪ >> happy friday! >> here celebrating my birthday. >> with chance the rapper! >> 35 years ago we took a chance. >> and now we're here for our anniversary. >> traveled from plymouth, wisconsin. >> fairfield township, ohio. >> tennessee. >> >> tucson, arizona. >> and austin, texas. >> celebrating milestones. >> my 10th birthday. >> my sweet 16. >> and rachel's 50th! >> kicking off the weekend.

>> with chance the rapper. rapp. >> okay. welcome back to "today." thanks so much for joi >> okay. welcome back to "today." thanks so much for joining us on this fri-yeah morning. savannah and hoda enjoying the day off. we have sheinelle, laura jarett. we'll jam out with chance in a couple minutes. we have a lot in the works, including kaylee hartung taking us behind the scenes with the legendary dallas cowboy cheerleaders as they gear up for the new nfl season. >> plus, the stars of the highl legendary dallas cowboy anticipated beetlejuice. >> that's going to be good. and jessica alba will stop by live with a sneak peek at her home makeover show. >> all the stars will be here next week. meanwhile, let's get to your news at 8:00. first on this friday, let's start with the investigation into the death of "friends" star matthew perry.

authorities charging five people in connection with the actor's accidental overdose last year. chloe melas joins us live from los angeles with all the details. good morning. >> good morning, craig. federal investigators have now charged five people in connection with matthew perry's death, including two california doctors, an alleged drug trafficker known as the ketamine queen and perry's live-in assistant. investigators outlined perry's tragic final weeks alleging that doctors and dealers sold the actor dozens of viles of ketamine for upwards of $60,000. admitted to investigators that he repeatedly injected matthew perry with doses of the drug that actually led to the actor's death. now three of the defendants, including perry's assistant, already agreed to plea deals.

the only two defendants pled not guilty. matthew perry's family actually released a statement saying that while they are still heart broken by matthew's death, they do look forward to justice taking its course. craig? >> chloe melas for us there in los angeles. thank you. turning to hurricane ernesto, closing in on bermuda with wind speeds over 100 miles an hour. al has been tracking the storm all week and he's back with the latest. >> that's right. huge storm. 650 miles across. 250 miles south-southwest of bermuda. 100 miles an hour winds. makes land fall some time saturday morning with 100 miles an hour wind gusts, considerable flooding, rain fall up to 15 inches, so that will cause a problem as it moves off the coast and just south of canada, it will be bring surf and rip currents from florida all the way up to rhode island. those rip currents very dangerous. you cannot swim out of them as that moves away from the shore to get out of that. it is moving at more than 8 feet per second. you have to swim parallel to the shore to get out of those rip currents. guys?

>> al, thank you. multiple people have been arrested now in connection to the homicide of general hospital actor johnny wachter. what do you know about his suspects? >> good morning, guys. law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation tell us the four men are connected to a los angeles street gang tied to catalytic converter thefts among other crimes. this morning, new details emerging after los angeles police arrested four people in connection to the shooting death of general hospital star johnny wactor. the suspects are between the ages of 18 and 22. law enforcement sources telling nbc news the four men are involved with a local los angeles street gang.

photos that they say show the people involved in his murder the arrests come after the lapd released these surveillance photos that they say show the people involved in his murder fleeing in a stolen black car. homicide investigators recovered evidence after carrying out search warrants at multiple locations early wednesday. johnny's mom and brother sharing their love for him and thoughts on the investigation. >> i think we took a step in the right direction today. you know, it's -- >> yes. >> time will tell. >> they didn't have to shoot him. they could have just gone. >> the soap opera star was shot after ending a shift at a bar and walked out to his car with a friend where police say the men were in the process of stealing his catalytic converter. >> i want you to tell me. >> wactor appeared in 160 episodes of "general hospital." the arrests come two days after his family and friends pleaded with the public to come forward with information to find his killers. >> the justice for johnny movement is just the beginning. >> a call for justice ahead of what would have been his 30th birthday at the end of the month. what would you say to him right now?

>> this is a small victory and hopefully they will be put away for a long time, that i love him and miss him. >> johnny's mom also told me they plan to celebrate his birthday by hosting friends at their home in south carolina for a game night. the da is expected to formally charge the suspects on monday when they are likely to make their first court appearance. laura? >> thank you. all right. news is covered. hoda is not here, but sheinelle jones? >> make hoda proud this morning. earlier this summer, a man named jim and his wife were on a bike ride in colorado when jim suddenly went into cardiac arrest. thankfully an icu nurse happened to be on the same trail and he jumped into action, performing cpr and saving his life. here is the touching moment they met back at the hospital.hospit. >> there he is. >> there he is. >> finally, nice to meet you. >> you too. you look a little different. >> i bet i do. i bet >> there he is. >> there he is.

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we are back at 8:13 with an important interview with the star of the hottest move view on the planet right now, ryan reynolds. >> deadpool and wolverine not the only thing on his mind these days. he's also taking some time to share a powerful message about parkinson's disease which took his father's life almost a decade ago. you guys have a special connection. >> we got to know each other a decade ago talking about her fathers with parkinson's disease. we got together this week about the toll parkinson's can take on a family and, yes, that record-breaking movie. >> i am marvel jesus. >> ryan reynolds is back in action as the unconventional marvel superhero, deadpool. and this time he's brought an old friend along for the ride. >> i'm the wolverine. >> yes, you are. and i'm going to need you to

come with me right now. >> last week, i walked around new york city with hugh, and it was wild to walk around. we felt like we maybe saved a baby from a burning building or something. it was pretty wild. people really, really found a lot of love and joy and happiness in the movie. and that's the thing i'm most proud of. >> the cinematic universe is about to change forever. >> after racing passed $1 billion at the box office, deadpool and wolverine is on track to become the highest grossing r rated movie of all time. but now the third installment of his passion project is facing a battle at the box office with the movie "it ends with us," starring ryan's wife, blake lively. >> despite your successful and happy marriage, you're famously vicious professional rivals. did you say to her i would beat you that much at the box office. >> the only time in my life i have dreamt of coming in second. it's a sign of a good

relationship. it's always been the one kind of constant with blake and i, is that we really root for each other. >> the 47-year-old reynolds is father to four kids with lively. their newest addition, a baby boy, arrived last year. fatherhood has ryan rethinking a complicated relationship with his own dad, james, who died in 2015 after a 20-year battle with parkinson's disease. parkinson's affects an estimated one million americans, including michael j. fox and my father, bill geist. i was reading through your dad's story. my gosh, is it almost shot-for-shot our story, which is diagnosed at a young age. >> yeah, your dad was 47. >> yeah. and denial for a long time. in fact, we didn't name it for a long time. >> my dad said parkinson's three times in his entire life to me.

it wasn't until very late into my father's battle that i even knew hallucinations and delusions were common in people with parkinson's. >> today ryan, alongside his mother, tammy, is partnering with a pharmaceutical company to raise awareness about lesser known symptoms of parkinson's. >> i was not in the car. >> reynolds' dad, among the 50% of parkinson's patients that experience delusions and hallucinations says a neurologist. >> people think of parkinson's disease as just a motor disease where they have a little tremor or maybe some slowness or difficulty walking. but parkinson's disease is so much more complicated than that. >> i cast it as, oh, he's losing his marbles. had he known, i would have handled it better. i would have been a much more patient person. i think my father would have

felt way less alone. >> in his father's final months, a moment of joy. he met your first child, right? >> my daughter james who is named for him. i love that she got to meet him. a granddaughter is what really changed him. >> yeah, right. it softened you right up. >> yeah. >> wow. >> in addition to being such a truly great guy, people always go, what are they really like? ryan is one of the all-time great guys. he has been such a great advocate for parkinson's disease. as i said, that's kind of where we bonded, both on the board of the michael j. fox organization and he continues to do great work. >> i learned something here. >> i didn't really either. it is not something we have experienced, but half of parkinson's patients do experience these hallucinations and delusions. >> ryan might be a great advocate, but willie geist has turned into a powerful advocate, too. >> thank you. more on parkinson's.com. we have more on parkinson's and

ryan and his mom's personal story on our website today.com. >> we know you will bring us the full conversation in the weeks ahead, of course on "sunday today" back this sunday after a hiatus. >> the olympic break. we were happy to step aside, especially for those olympics. yeah, so we're back now. and we're coming back with a bang. billy joel will be my guest. went out to his stomping grounds in rhode island, checked out some of his boats and talked about a half century of music in the icon. billy joel coming up this weekend on "sunday today". >> you have had a roster of who's who. >> for years. >> billy joel, not bad. >> we're back. >> "sunday today" and saturday. >> right. >> right now, mr. roker, what are you looking at, buddy? >> i was looking at willie geist was it was so much having him in paris with us. again, all on nbc dime.

we are looking at sunshine for today up and down the east coast, but we do have a flood threat in the mid-mississippi, the appalachians as well. the western third of the country just going to be gorgeous with plenty of sunshine. aat's what's going on that's your latest weather. best time of the morning. >> i'm glad i can sit in for this. let's start with the nfl. guys, football is back. today the league is unveiling a new campaign for this season. it's called "this is football country," featuring some of the

biggest stars of the sport, including the cleveland browns myles garrett, cowboys demarcus lawrence and philadelphia legends jason and kylie kelce. we, of course, have a "popstart" exclusive sneak peek. take a look. >> all day like -- >> all night like -- >> we and the boys like -- >> our time like -- >> damn. >> all day like -- >> all night like -- >> all day, all night, all day, all night. >> come on! come on! >> put me in, coach! >> i want to bump some chests. >> don't forget, you can catch the nfl kickoff game between th the nfl kickoff game between

baltimore ravens and the kansas city chiefs september 5th. where? right here on nbc and peacock. >> you will be there, right? >> kickoff is that thursday. the next night game out of brazil. then sunday right here on nbc is the official start of the regular season. >> and mike tirico is in all three. >> he can only do two. he thought about it, and he's like no. >> he did try. speaking of the nfl, here is its next unexpected star, nicholas cage. the hollywood a-lister landed a pretty big gig, set to play john madden in an upcoming biopic. it will be led by russell. fun and determination. can't wait to see that one. but i can't wait to see the transformation for cage to look like that.

>> looking forward to that. next up, lady gaga and bruno mars. after teasing a collab all week, they dropped a single called "die with a smile." and last night they gave a surprise performance for the new intuit dome in los angeles before dropping the official music video overnight. here's a peek. ♪ to ♪ i want to be next to you ♪ ♪ if the party was over ♪ >> it's, like, that old opry look. >> yeah. dolly kind of thing. speaking of superstars, yesterday taylor swift returned to the stage after all three shows were canceled last week followed a foiled terror plot. she took the stage by storm with

ed sheeran. the two duetting a medley of hits.sheeran. ♪♪ ♪ >> oh, that was good. >> the pair transitions into sheeran's beloved ballad "thinking out loud." we knew there would be a surprise guest. taylor's tour continues tonight in london. next up, jimmy fallon last night announced a spooky new project coming right here to rockefeller center. >> we have been working on this for years. it is an all new haunted maze and it is frightening. it is scary. and it is here at 30 rock in midtown manhattan. it is jimmy fallon's tonightmares. there is murderous ai robots.

there is even an abandoned gas station. >> that is one of your greatest fears? >> that scares me, yeah. >> is it a gag? >> no. this is serious. >> they're pairing up with universal's like house of horrors. >> you didn't know you were going to be doing this in. >> i know. that's the scariest part. you know we have to do it. >> you don't have to worry about the brain-eating zombies. >> did you have that in your pocket? >> all business. >> it opens to the public september 20th. not too far away. and finally, this is a good one. matt damon and casey affleck in a cookie commercial. >> what's going on, buddy? how are you doing? >> i got good news and bad news. the good news is your shift is over. the bad news is you're being robbed. you ever been robbed before? this is what it looks like. >> i can see your hand,

einstein. i can see your hand. >> yeah. well, guess what? i also have a gun. >> it's been a long day, guys. what do you want? there is a whole line behind you. >> a boston cream and a large regular, please. >> maybe they had better luck than we do. catch the "instigators" streaming on apple tv plus. >> carson would be proud. stick around, folks. we are about to head out to the plaza. we have a full half hour of music from that guy, chance the rapper. but, first, your local news and these messages.

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it is 8:30 now on a friday morning, the 16th of august, 2024. and we have a happy crowd here. and they're about to be even happier because we will kick off our concert from chance the rapper. >> yes! >> chance, by the way, always keeping busy. that includes the new project that he is working on called star line. we will talk about that. we will get several show-stopping live performances from this grammy winner. pride of chicago. >> pride of chicago, love it. but, first, let's get a quick check of the weather. looks like al has some fans over there. >> melissa stark.

>> john stark. >> and, look, you are close up with chance right there. right there. and he's moved to the bucket hat. i like the bucket hat. you are into the bucket? >> absolutely. >> all right. let's show you what we've got going on right now as far as your weekend is concerned. we are looking at the fedex playoffs. over the weekend, it is going to be hot friday and saturday. a chance of thunderstorms saturday. sunday, not quite as hot, a high of 89 degrees. the rest of the weekend, rip currents along the east coast because of ernesto. gusty storms around the great lakes. sunday, sunday, look for showers and thunderstorms across the northeast. sunshine out west with a few showers along the pacific northwest. hot in t i was having like seven years, but i mean, it's not like good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall today. we'll see temperatures up to 80 degrees in san jose and upper seconds for parts of the tri valley. some of our warmer spots

inland will be conquered. vacaville and fairfield, while near the coast, it stays in the 60s again today, and we all see a slight cooldown for tomorrow. more clouds and maybe even at times, some mist and drizzle in san francisco will be in the low 70s again, with upper 70s for the we want to thank the lotte palace for providing hotels for the gang. all right. up next, chance the rapper will do what he does best, entertaining his many fans with a concert. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. z's baking the house special. arisa's styling a new look. and steve's filling his biggest order ever. with the first ever comcast business five-year price lock guarantee, these business owners get five years of value on gig speed internet and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. so now they can focus on doing what they do best

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the citi concert series on "today" is proudly sponsored by citi. >> all right. you guys ready? >> ready! >> all right. what a treat we have in store.

fans of chance the rapper have been lining up all this morning quite early to see him live in concert. but before we start the music, check out chance's journey to our plaza. chance the rapper is on top of the world with chart-topping hits like "no problem." ♪♪ >> and "hot shower." chance soared to popularity after releasing his third mixed tape coloring book back in 2016, makingt to win a grammy. he collaborated with dj khalid and justin bieber. ♪♪ >> chance has also made time to give back to his hometown of chicago. recently teaming up with quincy jones and jennifer hudson to reopen a theater in chicago's south side. and he recently wrapped his

second season as a coach on "the voice". >> this guy is the definition of cool. i'm really cool. we could make something happen. >> while the world waits for his highly anticipated project star line, we're excited to have the chance to welcome chance back to our citi concert stage. all right. we're ready. he's ready. fans ready. performing "stars out" give it up for chance the rapper. [ cheers and applause ] ♪♪ >> new york city! [ cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪ i took my heart out my sleeve, ain't got enough room, got a few tricks up there ♪ ♪ switched up with the, got to

cause the kids upstairs ♪ ♪ ne we roll up like stephen hawking. ♪ ♪ i don't play games, i go outside snoik i don't say names i go outside knick let's go outside ♪ ♪ my lane, but i'm swerving, my swang got a lane ♪ ♪ i'm so scared i'm about to pull my cars, about to pull my bars out ♪ ♪ you don't know i'm about to pull the stars out ♪ ♪ you're so worried about some charts ♪ ♪ you're so worried, oake my god ♪ ♪ you don't know i'm about to pull the stars out ♪ ♪ took my rolly, got room i keep a few whips up there ♪ ♪ guess she ain't getting them big bucks yet, big shrug, yep ♪ ♪ i'm just here with a family of two, trying to plan me a dew coup ♪ ♪ please understand because the flight said the plan was japan, you and me and miami will do ♪ ♪ i'm back in the land of the

diamonds and remind me of you ♪ ♪ you're so cared i'm about to pull my bars out ♪ ♪ you don't know i'm about to pull the stars out ♪ ♪ you're so worried about some charts ♪ ♪ you're so worried, you don't know i'm about to pull the stars out ♪♪ >> we're just getting started with chance out here on the plaza. lots more coming up, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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welcome back, everybody. we are in the middle of a great citi concert from grammy winner, chance the rapper. >> working on his new project star line and before his next performance, we figured we would chat with him for just a minute. this is your second year in a row. people were out here early last year. you have folks with t-shirts on,

posters, all the things. >> shout-out to all my fans. i love new york. and, yeah, every time i get to play down here in the plaza, it is a special occasion. >> it's fun. >> i love to see the signs, too. i saw cocoa butter kisses right there too. you march to the beat of your own drum. this project called star line, this is not an album. this is a full-on project. i know you will not tell me a whole lot about it, but what can you tell us about this project? >> all i can say is my favorite project i have ever worked on, i could say it's a very immersive project in all the different ways that we have been sharing it with the world, writings on the wall, private party in different cities. >> you tried to be different. >> yeah, i like being myself, you know. >> okay. speaking of writings on the wall, this whole immersive experience, people have said this is the best experience of their life. what is it? >> in short, it is a party of

some of my unreleased music. it is very different from a normal listener party. it is a silent disco with like a very special sub setup where you really feel the vibrations. there is a projector going on. it is hard to explain. >> i'm doing one tonight in new york. yes, they're secret, but i am doing one in brooklyn. it is sold out at this point. but, yeah, i will be in a bunch of other cities across the nation popping up. >> any other secrets you want to tell craig? >> so even as we are out here, you just dropped a new video for your song "bad boys 2." is this an homage to martin lawrence? >> it is. they have been a huge inspiration to us since we were shorties. when we made the song in the studio, it felt so cinematic and summertime miami that we ended up naming it after our favorite

movies "bad boys 2". >> one of my all-time favorites. >> there it is. chance the rapper! >> move out of the way. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you sing it too, but your grandma ain't mine. mine is handmade, sun dried, south side, can beat the devil

with a landslide. something told me i should bring it. ♪ >> sing. ♪♪ ♪ . >> say, you better come on. ♪ >> it's dwon in a rain. ♪ in this house ♪ ♪ rain down, it's gonna rain ♪

♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it's gonna rain ♪ ♪ rain down, it's gonna rain ♪ >> louder! louder! ♪ i have been waiting for you

the whole time ♪ louder! ♪ i have been waiting for you on my sunday, candy ♪ ♪ ♪ >> come on. come on. ♪ ♪ it's gonna rain ♪ ♪ rain down, it's gonna rain, it's gonna, it's gonna ♪ ♪ it's coming down ♪ ♪ it's gonna rain ♪ ♪ rain down, it's gonna rain ♪ >> hey. >> all right. >> that sounds good!

>> love that. chance the rapper, he's not finished yet. we're back with even more music. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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the comcast business five-year price lock guarantee. switch today for a limited time. oh, we're oh, we're back. back with more citi concerts. chance the rapper. and if, like us, you are a fan, you know this one. chance, take it away. >> new york. >> new york. ♪ how will i know, how will i know ♪ ♪ how will i know ♪ >> hey, are my people out here right now? ♪ ♪ how will i know ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪

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♪ ♪ one big crowd ♪ ♪ one big crowd ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ how will i know ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> chance the rapper! >> so good! >> give it up one more time.d a. [ applause ] >> and for the band as well. thank you. thank you.

>> that's right, and your singers. >> so much energy all the time. all the time. it's better than good. "the voice" last season, you came back as a judge. how was that? >> it was great. >> i love that. >> so what's next? >> what's next? we doing these writings on the walls. you know what i'm saying? going city to city touching the fans. shout-out to all my real fans that showed up at 6:00 in the morning. we are at the minnesota state fair next friday. and i'm just going to keep making this star line. we recruiting right now for the militia. >> okay. what is it like for you to do what you just did when you start at 4:00, 5:00 in the morning? >> you know what? this started my day perfect. i would have been tired but that new "bad boys 2" just dropped.

>> thank you. we're happy about that. chance, thank you so much. by the way, he's back with one more song coming up in our 3rd hour. >> you are catch him performing at the minnesota state fair. first, your local news, weather and these quick messages.

good morning. it's 856. i'm marcus washington. governor gavin newsom will be in the south bay this morning to sign what is being called landmark legislation. on monday, state lawmakers sent a series of bills to the governor's desk called the retail theft reduction act, which will crack down on retail theft, and the legislation, in part, will target organized crime rings that steal through retail cargo. even vehicle smash and grabs. once signed, the law will take effect on january 1st. happening now. we are following that story. but also the governor is making a new push to take on big oil. he's actually calling on state lawmakers to create new rules requiring oil companies to prode fuelvi

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