be sunny to start for much of the bay area but temperatures start to heat up for the inland valleys once again. we're headed for the mid 80s. but look at the cooler temperatures ahead for a couple of days and we'll be watching showers very close by and the south bay is lit up with sensors other than green for the northbound commute. we've been seeing more traffic kick in over the last couple of weeks, and you'll see more on this section of 280, because instruction starts at san jose state. so northbound 280 and southbound right around 10th seventh. those will be the popular exits. all right. well, the today show is just ahead. and we are continuing today in the bay on roku and other streaming platforms. we're live with the unique initiative that is now working to help motivate kids across the bay area. to read, watch our 8 a.m. newscast. you can also see it online at nbcbayarea.com. should be fun over there. all right. make sure you join good wednesday morning. and savannah has made her way to

chicago for the democratic national convention. >> hi, hoda. the obamas took center stage here last night, while kamala harris' running mate prepares for his speech tonight. it is august 21st. this is "today." fired up and ready to go. barack and michelle obama light up the convention hall in chicago with back-to-back barn-burning speeches rousing the party faithful. >> america is ready for a new chapter. america is ready for a better story. we are ready for a president, kamala harris. >> kamala harris is more than ready for this moment. >> kamala harris and tim walz the official nominees now after a ruckus music-filled roll call and the second gentleman enters the chat.

>> i got kamala's voice mail, and i just started rambling. hey, it's doug. >> just ahead, the spotlight tonight on running mate tim walz, set to deliver a high stakes, closely watched speech. we'll have complete coverage. breaking news, on the attack. ukraine launching a massive wave of drone strikes on moscow, escalating its counter offensive. russians saying they defended the nation's capitol as tensions increase over what is in the war. that's next. doubling down. the defense in the iowa college murders case making a new push to push the location of the trial. and the reaction from prosecutors. wild scene. shocking video of a woman getting dangerously close to a tiger, even reaching out to touch it after climbing into a

zoo exhibit in new jersey. just ahead, the trouble she could now be in with police. all that plus calling it quits again. jennifer lopez files for divorce against ben affleck after two years of marriage and decades after their first breakup. this morning, the story behind the split and what it means for two of the biggest stars in hollywood. plus, track superstar noah lyles back in the u.s. after the triumph of winning gold in paris. >> noah lyles is the olympic champion for the first time in 20 years. and a bronze medal despite racing with covid. >> he looks like he struggling to breathe. and this morning, the world's tpasest man is joining us for a live interview today, august 21st, 2024.

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah gut guthrie, live from the democratic national convention in chicago, and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you along with us on a wednesday morning. i found my way to chicago at the united center, home of the chicago bulls. >> the crowd seemed super energized after the speeches from barack and michelle obama. >> oh, yes, these are two stars in the democratic party and the former first couple making thei emhoff addressed the convention hall and case for vice president kamala harris and did not minutes words when talking about her rival, donald trump.

also, the second gentleman, doug emhoff joined the convention and shared a more personal speech about his wife who was watching the speech. we will begin with peter alexander, who is here in the united center as well. hi, peter. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. welcome to chicago. these are some of the best seats in the house. this is the california delegation, only a short distance away from the stage, of course, and this is kamala harris' home state and this place was bursting with energy last night. doug emhoff kicking things off with a little self-deprecation. michelle obama sharing the powerful, contagious power of hope, as we described it. we also heard from barack obama with a forceful call to action. former president barack obama and michelle obama providing a major political one-two punch overnight at the dnc. >> i'm feeling fired up. >> america, hope is making a

comeback. >> reporter: starting with michelle obama electrifying the delegates. >> michelle obama is asking you, no, i'm telling y'all, to do something. this is our time to stand up for what we know in our hearts is right, to stand up, not just for our basic freedoms, but for decency and humanity, for basic respect, dignity and empathy. for the value at the very take f fo foundation of this democracy. >> reporter: and delivering a take-down of former president trump representing the racist conspiracy theory mr. trump pushed for years against her husband. >> donald trump tried to do everything he could to make people fear us. see, his limited, narrow view of the made him feel threatened by the existence of two highly educated, hard-working successful people that happen to

be black. who is going to tell him one of the jobs he is seeking might just be one of those black jobs. >> mr. obama following his wife. >> i am the only person stupid enough to speak after michelle obama. >> reporter: anointing harris to the movement he began in 2008. >> this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names in a country who believe that anything is possible. >> reporter: while delivering his own attacks against mr. trump. >> the people who will decide this election are asking a very simple question, who will fight for me? who's thinking about my future? donald trump is not losing sleep over that question. here's a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining

about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago. there is the childless nicknames. the crazy conspiracy theories. this weird obsession with crowd sizes. >> reporter: the obama speeches following a heartfelt address from the vice president, doug emhoff, discussing what he calls their blended family and describing his first awkward conversation with harris. >> i got kamala's voice mail and i just started rambling. hey, it's doug. >> reporter: earlier, democrats putting a new spin on the roll call vote, featuring a dj and a surprise performance by rapper lil john. the vice president speaking from a packed milwaukee arena, the same venue where donald trump recently accepted the republican nomination. >> we are so honored to be your nominees.

>> reporter: mr. trump campaigning in michigan, leveling some attacks against harris. >> she is so far left that nobody can even imagine. >> reporter: back in chicago, the democratic party stars were preparing their rousing endorsement of vice president harris. also overnight, another round of protests leading to arrests outside the arena after a pro palestinian group led several hundred demonstrators on an improvised path through the streets of chicago where police tried to block them. back here tonight it will be tim walz's state where a lot of the noise comes from this evening. a lot of noise came during barack obama's address. the crowd at one point picking up with an organic reaction to some of his words saying, yes, she can, repeating a line he made famous. a harris campaign official told me, don't be surprised if you hear that on the trail again. savannah, back to you.

>> the passing of the rhetorical torch there, peter. thank you very much. we have kristin welker, moderator of "meet the press." we just played snippets. it was remarkable to hear the obamas speak so directly about former president trump. but the larger message of both speeches was really a call to a different era in politics, and it seemed nostalgic for the hope and time and a time where you could disagree and not hate each other. >> yes. you heard michelle obama say hope is making a come back. remember, barack obama delivered that speech in 2004 saying there is no red america or blue america. there is only a united states america. they seemed to be making that case again last night, savannah, and one of the notable aspects of it, urging people to give

grace to their neighbors and fellow citizens, essentially to stop this cancel culture. at one point, michelle obama saying, there is not going to be a goldilocks moment. these people are humans. they make mistakes. but kamala harris and tim walz, they are the right people in this moment to beat donald trump. just a scorching takedown of donald trump as well. >> michelle obama said it at the last convention, i guess it was 2016, and she said when they go low, we go high. she was definitely ready to take the gloves off and deliver not just one but several punches against michelle obama. it felt like she had something to get off her chest for the last eight years. >> we never heard michelle obama like this. it was if she was saying everything she wanted to say, speaking in terms about the fact that former president trump went

after her and barack obama and basically, like she said, because they are successful black people. that was, i think, so powerful, savannah. look, she did take the gloves off. this is a different moment than saying, when they go low, we go high. she is realizing they have to get into the ring with him if they want to win this fight. >> that was the point of all of that. she was saying, they're going to go low and coming for kamala, you all feel good now, but you have to work really hard because this race is super, super tight. tim walz has his moment in the spotlight tonight. not fun to follow michelle or barack obama. what do you expect? >> i talked to a senior adviser with the campaign, savannah, who said this is tim walz's 13th day on the campaign trail. he's still introducing himself to voters and this is his biggest audience by far, and he will talk about what it is

like growing up in nebraska, talk about being a school teacher and a host and how that shaped his values. he served in congress as well. his decision to serve as the national guard. this will be about filling the biography of women walz and vice president kamala harris as well. people know them but are not familiar, so don't expect a lot of policy. this is going to be heavy on the biography, and, again, a forceful call on democrats with 76 days left to defeat donald trump. >> by the way, you failed to mention the tweaking of donald trump. not only was this convention hill filled to the rafters, but kamala harris beached in to this convention hall from the site of the last convention, the republican convention in milwaukee also filled to the rafters with her supporters. >> of course, what donald trump was focused on. it's crowd sides. you heard former president obama highlighting that. a forceful call to action. one more note, obama, michelle obama both talked about the

power of their mothers, their late mothers. and it was almost trying to give a permission slip to vote for the first women president. >> thank you so much. we'll see you more tonight from chicago. we will bring you live coverage of night three of the convention, including governor walz' speech starting at 9:00 eastern and 6:00 pacific on nbc and streaming live on nbc news now. hoda, back to you. breaking news overnight. russian officials blaming ukraine for drone strikes against moscow. nbc's eric mcloughlin is in ukraine for us. erin, what is the latest there this morning? >> reporter: hoda, overnight the russian ministry of defense says it shot down 45 alleged

ukrainian drones. 11 of those drones over the moscow region. no casualties reported, but the mayor of moscow says it is one of the largest drone attacks in the capitol so far in this war. russia blaming ukraine, no response from the ukrainians so far, but this latest attack comes after a series of attacks launched by moscow this last year. ukraine genuinely denying any attacks. kyiv and kharkiv are regularly attacked by russian drones. >> all this is happening at ukrainian forces seem to be advances into russia, right? >> yeah, that's right. for the last three weeks, ukrainian forces have been

digging into the russian reason -- region. volodymyr zelenskyy is saying, he's trying to leverage that situation to put pressure on the united states and ukraine's western partners to allow ukraine to launch long-range missiles on russian territory. volodymyr zelenskyy arguing they had access to those long range missiles on russian territory. they would not have had to send in ukrainian ground forces into russia, and officials ruling that out over concerns of a potential escalation. >> erin mclaughlin in ukraine. thank you so much. it is 7:15. a lot more to get to. >> how are you. new developments in a key little battle tied to the idaho college murders. where will the trial be held? laura jarett has been following this case. >> this case finally has a trial date, but where it happens still

up in the air. right now brian kohberger's trial is set to be tried in the county. but the defense saying the jury pool is hopelessly tainted against him. they're calling it a mob mentality. that's how lawyers were ryan kohberger describe the current atmosphere where he stands accused of that grizzly quadruple murder. >> right now he's being asked to have a trial in the county that believes he was guilty. >> reporter: making one last push to get the moved 300 miles south to boise, idaho, the state's capitol. in a new court filing, defense lawyers point to damning quotes they surveyed, saying if kohberger wasn't found guilty, there would likely be a riot and it wouldn't last long outside because someone would do the

good old boy justice. another allegedly saying they would burn the courthouse down. >> there has been quite a bit of discussion, spread of rumors, misinformation, factual information all over social media, which you would expect in small communities such as this. >> reporter: but prosecutors are saying the defense is necessary. >> reporter: this case has national, if not international attention. >> kohberger is currently set for trial next summer for the murder of ethan chapin, kaylee goncalves, xana kernodle and madison mogen in an off-campus home. now, 21 months after the killings shook the college town, the community of moscow will

unveil a healing garden in a memorial in their honor later today. >> how do we present the liveliness of these people? we don't want to lose the amazing spirit that each of those individuals had. >> how likely is a venue change? >> i think he has a good chance compared to how small the town is compared to boise. i think that could make a big difference. the judge is set to hear this issue formally next thursday. >> thank you, laura. also this morning, police in new jersey are searching for the person that climbed over a fence at the zoo near the tiger exhibit. it was caught on camera. it happened in the county of bridgeton. you can see the female dangerously close to one of those bengal tigers. at one point the person appears to put her hand through the fence right near the tiger's mouth. police are hoping someone will recognize the person in the video and contact them. >> wow! >> okay, that was awful. anyway. >> so many questions.

>> so many questions. what do you say we get a check of the weather? al roker just breezed in hot off his birthday. >> well, yes, you betcha. it was a rough night. no, only kidding. here's the deal. everything is set where it is right now when it comes to temperatures as far as our country is concerned. a deepening storm over canada. a strong heat dome will bring record highs. midwest and the northeast going to see very cool temperatures. i mean, it feels a little like fall out there, and as we get into the weekend, that heat dome will expand into the plains but it will stay really cool out west. here's what we are looking for today, temperatures near record lows in some regions. chicago, 57. 59 right now in boston. charleston 48 degrees. look at these temperatures. highs from albuquerque, amarillo, triple digits. san antonio into the weekend, triple digits. same for houston. little rock in the mid to upper

80s. out west early rain, mountain snows. we're talking temperatures that are going to be in the 70s and low 80s throughout much of the west. temperatures way below average. for that part of the country. great day here in the northeast. but severe storms forming up into the plains. we will get to your next forecast in the next 30 seconds. along with school supplies students need. we call it “the subaru love promise” and we are proud to be the largest corporate supporter of adoptaclassroom.org. it's just one of the reasons forbes ranked subaru the number one automotive brand for social impact. subaru. more than a car company.

weather. guy? >> all right, al. thank you so much. still ahead, a major headline from hollywood. jennifer lopez filing for divorce from ben affleck after two years of marriage. what we're learning about that high-profile split. savannah? >> and from here in chicago, a

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coyotes are looking for water, which could be in someone's yard, and that's where they could encounter a small cat or a dog and attack something to be on the lookout for. thanks, bob. let's get a look now at your wednesday weather with meteorologist kari hall. and it's the first day of school for a lot of kids, including in campbell. as well as gilroy. and it's going to be a great first day starting out mild, but we're headed for the mid to upper 80s today and upper seconds for much of the east bay. still cool for the coast and in san francisco with 60s in the forecast. ginger. thanks a lot kari. happy first day back guys. don't forget to catch our today in the bay live streaming newscast at eight. we'll show you the new reading initiative designed to motivate more bay area children to read. you can watch us online at nbcbayarea.com and other streaming platforms

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home of the chicago bills. it was an electric atmosphere last night. i will give you a wave. i hope you can see me. this is where the action was last night. we had that ruckus roll call, state by state, giving kamala harris the symbolic nomination she got in the role roll call vote. i have to show you again, where you sit at these convention says everything about where you stand in presidential politics and the pecking order. all states are not created equal. who do we have here? california getting the prime spot, of course front and center. it is the home state of the nominee. it gets that prime location. a lot of times its speakers will get prime speaking lots as well. more delegates from california than any other space.

who is getting the front row next door? pennsylvania, a swing state. if you had to choose one state that is essentially a do or die for both campaigns, it would be pennsylvania. the pecking ground is clear. you will hear a lot about them. they get the prime real estate here at the convention. that is, of course, because this is where presidential elections are decided in those battleground states. last night, as mentioned, barack obama and michelle obama lit this place on fire. they were fired up and ready to go. they're involved in this campaign like we have not seen them get involved before. we will go to hallie jackson for the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning to you from across the united center here. we saw that endorsement of kamala harris, that indictment of donald trump and a spotlight on two of the party's most prominent figures making a high-profile primetime return to the stage. for barack and michelle obama, a

literal and political homecoming in chicago, throwing their political weight behind vice president kamala harris. >> my girl, kamala harris, is more than ready for this moment. >> reporter: for the former first lady, a shift in tone from one of theost memoble lines in the 2016 convention when hillary clinton prepared to face donald trump. michelle obama back then not mentioning his name. our motto is, when they go low, we go high. >> reporter: but now. >> it's his same old con. his same old con. doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies. >> reporter: the last couple of months a delicate dance waiting to endorse harris while giving space to his former number two after president biden ended his re-election bid. >> i'm proud to call him my president, but i am even prouder to call him my friend. >> reporter: behind the scenes, former president obama has been in contact with vice president harris with some of his former

staffers joining her campaign. both obamas remain very popular in the party, but have largely shied away from roles as political king makers, choosing to partner with netflix to feature documentaries, selling best selling memoirs. last night former president obama criticizing mr. trump but also urging americans to listen to each other. >> if a parent or grandparent occasionally says something that makes us cringe, we don't automatically assume they're bad people. we recognize that the world is moving fast, that they need time and maybe a little encouragement to catch up. >> reporter: tuesday's speech coming just two decades after a then unknown illinois state legislature burst on to the

national stage at the 2004 dnc. >> there is not a liberal america and a conservative america. there is the united states of america. >> reporter: four years later, kamala harris among those that knocked on doors in iowa to help with then a freshman senator obama to pull off a win in the caucuses, helping to propel him to the white house as the nation's next president. >> let us work like our lives depend on it. >> so michelle obama put out the call to action, but they are answering the call to action and plan to activity campaign for kamala harris. >> these are people that have a relationship that dates back decades. we understand that they have been in regular contact. the former president and vice president harris, since he took that presidential nomination,

since she got on the top of the ticket when president biden dropped out. remember former obama staffers, very prominent then who joined the harris campaign. now a senior adviser for team harris-walz here. you look ahead, and the role they have played if you look back to 2020, they are the kind of campaign closers, coming in at the end trying to rally not only the base, but others, persuading them to get them on the ticket. >> and they really spoke out loud. what you hear behind closed doors at the convention here is everybody is excited the party has been re-energized. but everyone knows this is a close race and there is a lot of work to do. >> and super interesting to hear from michelle obama, too. this direct warning saying don't hold our candidates to an impossible standard. they may make mistakes. we have to be behind them 100%. we can't let perfection be the enemy to good. >> yeah. they had tough messages to

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misogynists.of hollywood's bigg calling it quit again. >> ending their marriage of just >> yeah, jennifer lopez and ben affleck ending their marriage just after two years. chloe melas is here with that story. hey. good morning. >> good morning, guys. nbc news learned that jennifer lopez filed for divorce yesterday in los angeles without a lawyer. sources telling us the couple did not have a prenup and the date of separation is listed in april. all that after ben affleck's home on his 52nd birthday. after months, the superstar couple is going their separate ways. jennifer lopez filed for divorce from ben affleck in los angeles on tuesday without an attorney. adding that lopez who had been married to affleck. the news comes as the couple had

not been spotted together publicly in june. spending their birthdays and wedding anniversary apart this summer, and even putting their sprawling beverly hills mansion up for sale. according to a source close to lopez, the divorce documents indicate the couple separated on april 26th. the split coming just months after the release of the amazon documentary "the greatest love story never told," which provided a look inside their relationship. >> jennifer lopez and ben affleck, 2001 and 2021 and counting. >> i don't work like this! you got that! >> it's been years of ups and downs for the couple who first met on the set of "gigli" in 2022. lopez described their love on "today" in 2002. >> somebody standing by your side who supports you and who is

your best friend. >> despite romance, the couple called off their wedding. after that, lopez would marry her third husband, mark anthony and ben affleck ties the knot with jennifer garner. nearly 18 years later, lopez and affleck found their way back to each other. going public on instagram with their renewed relationship on lopez's 52nd birthday in 2021. the couple was engaged the following year and said i do a few months later in las vegas, later celebrating their marriage at a big bash in georgia. lopez telling hoda in february her feelings for affleck are stronger than ever. >> he inspires me and the feelings inspired me to make this music. >> now their love story won't have the happy ending so many fans were hoping for. >> so far the couple has not said anything publicly about

their split and nbc has reached out to their representatives for comment. >> i think it is interesting to note she was at his house for their 52nd birthday. their kids are together. he's seeing her children. so it sounds like they have made a good situation with thr >> look, she was wearing her wedding ring up until last week and clearly there is a lot of love there. >> and probably when she was ready to say, she would say. i think she was ready. >> yesterday marked the anniversary of when they had their big georgia wedding when she filed. >> thank you. all right. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather. >> our friends in the sunshine state are seeing anything but. right now shatters showers and thunderstorms across the midsection of the state, and this front across the northern peninsula. storms and showers making their way during the day into tomorrow. the pop-up storms continue. tropical downpours making for localized flooding. we're looking anywhere from one to three inches of rain but

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coming up, gloves off. former president obama and michelle obama taking the stage at the democratic national convention. >> we do not need four more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos. we have seen that movie before, and we all know that the sequel is usually worse. >> my girl, kamala harris, is more than ready for this moment. >> from the speeches to the surprise performances. ♪ ♪ turn out for what ♪ ♪ >> we're live with the latest. plus, victory lap. noah lyles is here fresh off his olympic success in paris. >> noah lyles is the olympic champion and the united states have won gold for the first time in 20 years. >> including winning a bronze medal despite having covid. straight ahead, the fastest man in the world joins us for an exclusive live interview.

and to be honest. actress and entrepreneur, jessica alba, back in studio 1a with a new season of her home renovation show. >> this is a game-changer. we want exciting. we want sunshine. >> we'll catch up with the star live. all that, plus, they're back. al sits down with the cast of "beetlejuice beetlejuice" more than three decades after the first premiere. the highly anticipated sequel reuniting the iconic cast and sending them on a trip down memory lane. >> beetlejuice. beetlejuice. >> it's show time. >> today, wednesday, august 21st, 2024. ♪s 13th birthday. ♪ >> today is dominic's 13th birthday. >> i brought the kids to "the today show" from seattle. >> hi dad! >> visiting from madison, wisconsin. >> before i start college next

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>> you did well. >> it's cold, actually. >> and by the way, guys, we do have a great story for you tomorrow as we gear up for the nfl season. emilie ikeda sat down with three female coaches for the baltimore ravens, along with head coach john harbaugh. the importance of having women on the team. and the nfl's work to recruit more women for larger roles in the league. that is all going to be tomorrow on "today," savannah. >> all right. it is a good one. looking forward to it. let's get to your news at 8:00. we'll start right here in chicago at the dna. barack and michelle obama taking center stage at the united center last night with a pair of rousing speeches back-to-back, while harris' running mate tim walz is getting ready for his speech tonight. a big moment for tim walz. >> yeah. nice to be with you here in chicago. this was a beloved homecoming for the obamas in the city where they made their name. the parties marquee names back here in chicago delivering a message about what they called the contagious power of hope and

also the stinging indictment of mr. trump. former president barack obama and former first lady michelle obama providing a major political one-two punch overnight at the dnc. >> i'm feeling fired up. >> america, hope is making a comeback. >> starting with michelle obama, electrifying the delegates. >> this is our time to stand up for what we know in our hearts is right. to stand up, not just for our basic freedoms, but for decency and humanity. >> and delivering a takedown on former president trump, referencing the racist threat from trump. >> made him feel threatened from two hard-working, highly successful people who happened to be black. who is going to tell him that the job he's currently seeking

might just be one of those black jobs? >> mr. obama following his wife. >> i am the only person stupid enough to speak after michelle obama. >> anointing harris as a successor to the movement he began in 2008. >> this convention has always been pretty good to kids with funny names who believe in a country where anything is possible. >> while delivering his own attacks against mr. trump. >> the people who will decide this election are asking a very simple question. who will fight for me? who is thinking about my future? and donald trump is not losing sleep over that question. here's a 78-year-old billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.

there has been childish nicknames, the crazy conspiracy theories, this weird obsession with crowd sizes. >> the obama speeches following a heart felt address from doug emhoff, describing his first awkward phone call to harris. >> i got kamala's voice mail, and i just started rambling. hey, it's doug. >> earlier democrats putting a new spin on the roll call vote, featuring a dj and a surprise performance by rapper lil jon. the vice president speaking from a packed milwaukee arena 90 miles away, the same venue where mr. trump recently accepted the republican nomination. >> we are so honored to be your nominees. >> and this morning sources tell nbc news that the harris

campaign and its allies right now are riding a new fund-raising haul, having raised nearly $500 million, nearly a half billion dollars in the several weeks since joe biden stepped down and it became clear kamala would be the party's nominee. notably on tap tonight, another series of big names. the former president bill clinton and then, of course, perhaps the next vice president of the united states, the running mate to kamala harris, tim walz of the great state of minnesota. >> biggest speech of his night. >> we only learned of the guy 13, 14 days ago. >> well, the campaign is only a month old. very unusual for sure. of course, we will bring you complete live coverage of night news now." hoda, back to you. >> three of the democratic convention, including governor walz' speech at 6:00 pacific on nbc and we'll stream it on nbc news now as well. breaking overnight, russian so officials say ukraine

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>> at the paris olympic games, noah lyles jumped out of the blocks and raced into history. >> i told you, i got this! >> a dramatic 100 meter sprint with a photo finish needed to crown lyles as the fastest man in the world. >> noah lyles is the olympic champion and the united states has won gold for the first time in 20 years. >> a few days later -- >> now here comes noah lyles. >> he took the bronze in the 200 meter race. >> i'm wondering if he is 100% healthy because he's been wearing a mask the last few days, and he looks like he is struggling to breathe. >> lyles later revealing he won the race while battling covid. >> my first thought was not to panic. i'm thinking, i have been in worse situations. i have never been more proud of myself for being able to come in here and get a bronze medal. >> asthma and covid is one of the few hurdles lyles as overcome. vocal about his struggling with anxiety and depression. >> i had depression for a long time. man, i'm glad to be happy. i'm glad to be out here.

i'm glad to be racing and feeling like myself. >> but his can-do attitude and exuberant personality is what fans love the most. like when he crashed an interview. >> noah lyles! >> as his olympic games came to an end, lyles thanked supporters, posting, i hope everyone enjoyed the show. whether you were rooting for me okay. we have to point out we were or against me, you have to admit, you watched, didn't you? okay. we have to point out we were rooting 100% for you. i don't know if you heard us. craig and i were there. you were on this crazy wave. would you take a look back at your olympic experience now that you have a minute. i know you dreamt of a lot of things. did it live up to your expectation?

>> i would say it was an up and down roller coaster from even showing up a couple days before, it was very weird because sprint had just come out and the popularity of it was -- i couldn't fathom how popular it was going to be. it is almost like being amongst olympians. a lot of people were coming up to me asking for pictures. and then getting ready to run and going through the rounds. getting the finals and winning, i was, like, wow -- >> winning by a hair. >> truly by a hair. i was like, wow, this is not how i pictured it, but here it is. this is not in the plans at all. being in a situation of, okay, how are we going to fight through this? >> how did you? what was behind that decision? you won the gold medal and you're here. two days later you get this covid diagnosis and you decide, i have to keep going. >> it was weird at the time because i'm waking off and coming off the high of the 100. i was like, this is going to be amazing. it is my favorite race. i'm like, oh, my gosh. i feel horrible in the middle of the night calling the doctors

like, we have to get a covid test. i'm thinking in my head, the athlete in me is like i want to race no matter what. we have to figure out the rules and everything. we have to check with the ioc. they said you are okay to run as long as you are in quarantine and staying away from these people. i moved to another hotel. the doctors are checking on me every hour. when i'm warming up, i'm wearing a mask. only doctors who wear masks and gloves are working on me. i'm not even in the group tent. i'm isolated. i'm wearing a mask throughout the whole process. they give us our chips. i'm still wearing a mask. i don't take it off until we actually get on on to the track. it was very much a huge thing. even going to get the medals, i wanted to get my medal but we were worried of not interfering with the -- because these are older people giving me the medals. we asked the ioc if they were okay with it and even the other

athletes getting their medals, i wanted to make sure they were aware and they even felt comfortable with me showing up. >> not to defer from the headline, you are the fastest man in the world, okay? they interviewed a ton of olympic athletes and they asked them, if you could have dinner with one person, who would that be? do you know what they said from all of the sports? you. he seems fun. he's the guy. >> we have a good dinner. that would be entertaining for sure. >> i saw you on the first day when you arrived. you present with this inside light. that's how you navigate through life. that's part of you. >> no, i definitely say that i've fought through all my life, but i have been very blessed and fortunate at the same time. i never take -- i never cast that aside, you know. everything that i have been through i feel has led me up to every journey and every fight i've had to be prepared for. even catching covid, i have gone through asthma and sickness throughout my life. this is just another hurdle to

get over. that's what makes me me. i hope people see that just because you might have something or contract something or be diagnosed with something doesn't mean that defines who you will be. >> that's great. >> do you know what else i enjoyed? you are a renaissance man. fashion forward. he has a special glow about him today. do you know why? >> i think i might. >> there's a special lady in the audience with mr. lyles. there's your boo. >> hey, baby! >> so this meeting happened because of a dm situation? >> yeah. somebody slid into somebody's dm. it wasn't me. >> can you tell us a little bit more about that? >> yeah. janelle, a two-time olympian, multi world championship medalist. she's been running since she was eight years old, making teams for jamaica. she ran at the olympics this

year in the open 400. i'm so proud of her. of course, she's a survivor. she's a fighter. she's savvy. as my mom would say, she has bouncebackability. those are similar qualities i find in myself that i think we can relate to. >> can we talk about your mom for a second because she's a delight, man. she's a delight. she was so proud of you when you won that gold. she was very concerned about you, obviously, when you weren't feeling well. describe what her support means to you. that says it right there. >> yeah. i mean, my mom was the whole reason that i was able to go on this journey of track and field. of course, you know, you have -- you know, you could just be thrown in there. but she wanted to make sure me and my brother had every tool at our disposal. and then, of course, led us being able to turn pro and eventually making every and any team that we wanted and desired for.

and that inspiration was what makes me go out there and say, hey, i know that i have a team and a support system that no matter what i go out for, i have a safe place to go back to. >> we're all so proud of you. those medals look good. don't they, craig? >> especially after what he went through. >> more coming up on the 3rd hour. >> see you soon. >> okay. thank you, noah. >> and, folks, the olympic action far from over. the paralympics start one week from today with coverage once again on usa and streaming on peacock. mr. roker? >> all right. i'll try to do it as fast. not as fast as noah, but pretty fast. we're looking at a great day for much of the east coast. a few showers up to new england. heavier rain through florida. a flood risk in the southwest. beautiful weather along the west coast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening your in

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register for your fan pack. in the meantime, we have a fun half hour. jessica alba is here. >> plus, chassie post has brilliant "today bestsellers" so to save you time and money throughout your day. >> and "beetlejuice" star jenna ortega was here earlier this week. i will share my conversation with the rest of the star-studded cast who starred in the original. they're all back for "beetlejuice beetlejuice." why they were ready to bring back one of my favorite movies. oh, my goodness. it's worth the wait. by the way, coming up on the 3rd hour, mr. roker has been sitting down with living legends to celebrate his 70th birthday this week, so today we have al'y chat with holiday icon, dennis quaid. i'm told he has a birthday gift for you. >> he actually serenades me with a song he wrote. >> oh, roker! >> i like that. >> it just keeps getting better. >> do you have time for a check

of the weather? >> absolutely. always time for that. let's look ahead to the weekend and show you what we are looking at. friday ample sunshine. we are looking at hot, humid weather in the south with monsoonal moisture with storms in the four corners. heat builds in the plains all the way down to the gulf. soggy in the northwest. and sunday, sunday sunny and hot weather returns to the great lakes, mid atlantic into the northeast. still hot down in texas. scattered storms i good wednesdy morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today it's still going to be warm with our highs in the inland valleys in the mid 80s. but then tomorrow it's going to be cooler. some breezy winds and also watching out for more clouds and showers just to our north. that chance of rain lingers into early saturday and then temperatures start to heat up. we're going from a nice little taste of fall back to sweltering summer heat by the middle of next week

>> and that is your latest weather. ms. kotb. >> coming up next, we will go one-on-one with jessica alba. she will tells why she loves rolling up her sleeves on her newest design show. but, fir, this is "today" on st

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and entrepreneur, jessica alba. she spent decades in the spotlight from her breakout role in "dark angel" to the movie "honey." now she is on season 2 of her roku series "honest renovations." she's lucky to be alongside her

bestie renovating homes that no longer serve their families' needs. >> i can't imagine this is my house. >> it's yours. >> i know it is. >> it is yours. >> do you want to see the kitchen? >> yes. >> turn around. >> oh, my gosh! i cannot. >> and look at your refrigerator and the stove. it all matches. >> i'm so fancy now. >> jessica joins us now. there is so much meaning behind this. >> oh, my gosh. i was bawling on that, when we were working with her. and that -- all of our families, we cry at every reveal. >> i think what you think is, oh, it's like christmas, yeah, but there are sometimes tragic back stories that needs someone to need a cleaner, better space to kind of -- i like to use the word "repotting."

it's like you kind of need to begin again. speaking of repotting, you founded your honest company a decade ago. >> 12 years ago. >> and you decided to step down as chief creative officer. a little repotting going on here. tell me what this means for you? >> i'm still on the board of directors. we're a public company. i have an incredible ceo. and for me, this is just like a new phase. i feel like a rebirth into my next phase of life. i started a production company. the first movie i produced, "trigger warning" debuted on netflix number one in so many countries. i was so excited that it worked. i was, like, i did it, yay. and i produced this show with my best friend lizzie. i felt like if we're going to put something out in the world, there is so much negativity. it makes people smile. you can laugh with us. you can cry with us and you feel good when you watch the show. we chose so many incredible

families, multigenerational families, single-mom family. we have a family dealing with illness. a family dealing with a child that has special needs. so we really wanted people to just get, like, a little slice of the beauty of this country and highlight these incredible families, and, yeah, it's just a feel-good show. >> it is true when your home is in chaos you sometimes feel that way. or when you home is filled with relics from another era, you live in that era. it is like clearing up the space. were you scared to step down from the honest company? i'm thinking about that. >> it took me probably three years to really make that transition. i knew i needed a ceo i could really trust that has the vision to take this country where i knew it needed to go. after we went public, i knew it needed a different type of leadership. i was really fortunate when we found carla.

she has the vision. i'm, like, so excited about the next phase of honest, but for myself, how am i going to re-imagine and re-invent who i am and who i want to be in the world? >> i love this. >> so i'm taking a more hands-on approach with my kids because i worked so much during their childhood. i have a 16-year-old. >> i cannot believe. with a driver's license. >> with a new driver's license. she's literally driving like it's her job. i'm like, can we just hold on a second. girl, you just got your driver's license. you don't have to drive all day and all night. >> how old is your youngest? >> she's six. and he's going into first grade.

and then haven is 13. so she's now officially a teenager. although, i feel like she's been a teenager for ten years. >> i love how you live your life. you put good products in the world and you talk about your kids and you take another crack at something, which is fun. i love the show you do with your bestie. can you show us some diy magic here? >> this is something that's so fun. i have done it with my family at home. it is an easy thing anybody can do. okay. who doesn't have paint lying around the house? >> okay. >> so you can take any paint. actually, if it is the color of the wall, greet. >> okay. >> it works. >> okay. and then you take a vase from flowers you have. usually people have -- >> i got it, yeah. >> and you basically put coffee grounds. oh, in the bowl. >> in the bowl. first your paint. it's two to one. first the paint and then coffee ground. >> for real? in the paint? >> yeah, i promise. and it gives this vintagy pottery vibe, but it is literally with paint. you have to mix it. really got to mix it quickly.

>> and as we're mixing this, your show, how do you find these woerl families that you choose? >> yeah. we have to do casting. it's all in l.a. we also want to have a diversity in the families and the different rooms and the different home spaces so people aren't seeing the same people over and over. >> okay. so you have the paint. >> it's pretty mixed, pretty good. then dip in your paint brush. >> you're just painting a vase. is that what we're doing? >> yeah. >> i love it. but it makes it look like pottery. >> oh, yeah. >> yeah. and you can even do this with your kids. >> it does. >> right? >> okay. >> it's so -- and like the sloppier and the thicker, the better. >> okay. it looks like a pottery vase. i did something incredible. i can't even believe it. check out jessica's show. the new season starts friday on roku. jessica does it with her bestie. check it out. it will be fun.

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this morning on "today bestsellers," shortcuts from a makeup brush cleaner to ideas from your kitchen. chassie post is here to share these helpful hacks, and you can check them out by scanning that qr code there on your screen. let's start with making our hair fuller. >> this is such a great hair hack. you have heard of this stuff? it is called boldify. and it is hair fiber powder. it is a thickening powder, and it is so easy to use. we have this great video. all you do is sprinkle it right over the problem areas. if you want it to get thicker,

and sometimes we have patchy areas. so this is great to add coverage, and it washes right out with one shampoo. >> if you have a ponytail. >> exactly. or if you feel your air is thinning. it's $28 and comes in 14 different shades. okay. this is a game changer. guess what we found out? experts and pros say we should be washing our makeup brushes once a month. and i am so guilty. >> i'm so guilty. >> i do not do that, but this is going to make it easier for everyone. so we have a really cool video. take your makeup brush. it is a little silicone removable like little cup here with nubbies. you will not believe how much gunk comes out of your makeup brush. pour that out. you can use a cleaning solution. before and after is incredible. and up to 98% of residue gets gone. >> nice. >> it clogs your pores and does all these horrible things. >> this is not only a shop today

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this will solve that problem for you. you just run the cycling to get them clean. >> do they still get clean on the edge there? >> yes. our staffer, zoe, tried it. it works really well and you can use it for your delicates, which i love. they come in packets of one, two and three. okay. we will rock your world in the salad department here. i love a salad, but so much trouble chopping, all that prep work. not anymore. you have to try this. this is the toss and chop salad tong. you can chop and toss at the same time right there. >> will it do a carrot? >> yes, beautifully. >> oh, look at that. >> right. >> the cool thing about it is we have another producer showing us. look, that's a chopped salad with nuts. the cool thing about it, too, is you do it in the bowl so you don't need a dozen different chopping boards. it will cut protein. it will cut eggs, and it is under $20. >> that makes eating a salad

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we all know that this guy is is a "beetle juice" super fan, to say the least. you got a real treat here. you got to sit down with the kwast for the reboot of the sequel "beetle juice, beetle juice." >> that's right. the juice is lose. i sat down with the original and stars from the original and see control. we took a trip down memory lane looking at making the first iconic movie and what it was like to be back together again. >> "beetle juice, beetle juice. . >> it's show time. >> "beetle juice" premiered in 1988. ♪ >> the horror comedy follows two recently deceased ghosts trying to scare a family out of their old home. the couple recruits the help of an expert bioexorcist, beetle juice, and now more than three

decades later he's back. >> beetle juice, beetle juice, beetle juice. >> the juice is loose. >> so here we are 36 years after the original "beetle juice" happened. it seemed like 36 years, seemed like 136. >> i agree. >> michael, what was it like sitting in a chair when you first saw yourself again as -- as beetle juice? >> i was nervous going in. >> we all kind of were? >> why? >> because we don't want to mess this up and can i do this and not disappoint everyone frankly? yeah, there we are. the story is actuallyreallying really solid story, and everybody is so good in it that the pressure was sort of off of me a little bit. >> first of all, i want you two kids to know that this is a safe space, okay. feel free to express yourself. i sense are that there is an enabler here. >> in a sense your characters

have aged and changed and have gone through life. beetle juice is still beetle juice. >> still dead. >> you want me to marry you? >> but you never ask. >> your character has actually mellowed, and it's nicer. >> you've got to be. >> come on. >> how long can you spend the energy arguing with somebody? >> yeah. >> i don't know. >> it's tiring. >> you need to take back your life from the hanger-onners from the death thing. >> where's the obnoxious little girl that tormented me all those years ago? it's time to find her. >> grown to love and respect this little smart ass girl that wouldn't give me an inch years ago. she's matured too. >> there's like i think a tremendous empathy now that i know what it's like to have a daughter. >> i think it's karma. >> this one is more about relationships. >> yeah. >> i felt pretty emotional.

like on the set, it -- i just remember being like every moment of like very present. it was really one of the most special experiences i've had. >> back in the director's chair, legendary tim burton, a pioneer of the modern horror comedy genre. his spooky and distinctive style on full display. >> i think great directors are great manipulators. >> in the best sense of the world. >> like a great parent is. makes you feel like you came up with the idea and he gets you to do what he wants to you do. it's so collaborative and just happens in the moment. >> on the first one, i felt like i was part of a collaboration even though i was 15. usually being told where to sort of stand and it meant so much to me. >> the charm of the first movie was that besides everything

else, a lot of the effects were like physical. >> yeah. >> they were -- they were real. >> in camera. >> yeah. >> you are know. >> the props, the gimmicks, the animatronic. all of that stuff. >> i don't think people consciously know why they like that aspect of it because it's so amazing now how movies are made. >> yeah. all the people involved and all the creativity of people on set, when it's an effect it's almost too perfect. >> you know, imperfection can make something more alive. >> almost a little cheesiness to it but makes it so fun. >> perfectly imperfect. >> that describes it. perfectly imperfect. that's the beauty. almost like a handmade movie that still has a lot of charm of the original but is made for today >> cool. >> brings them all back together. >> "beetle juice, beetle juice" back in theaters on search the 6. >> coming up next, a live performance from the script.

>> cool. and later in the fourth hour, the style star behind some of hollywood's most talked about rete historic park. good morning. 856 on marcus washington. all traffic is flowing again this morning in eastern contra costa county. but it took about 15 hours to get there. this after a car crash, took down a utility pole on highway four at franklin canyon road yesterday in hercules. the driver was unhurt, but it took led to some backups there. heading eastbound. during last night's commute and chp only lifted the sig alert around five this morning. happening now another recent crash is creating a political firestorm in sacramento. it is that crash of a tesla electric big rig, which happened on monday, and the cierra on interstate 80. now, both directions were closed for 16 hours at midday. our bob

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