♪ it's wednesday, august 19th, coming up on "early today," the fbi may be able to recover data from hillary clinton's wiped server and she says she's not worried a bit. >> we turned over everything that was work related. every single thing. personal stuff, we did not i had obligation to do so and did not. a gas explosion rocks a motel 6 as firefighters blown back 20 feet by the blast. nasty weather at chicago's wrigley's field. and fda approves a prescription to treat sexual desire. and sorted details of spouses from ashley madison and

a shark and seal on full display. "early today" starts right now. good morning. she says quote there's nothing to worry about. but even as hillary clinton dismisses as partisan, there's new word from the fbi that could impact the investigation. they say they may be able to recover some of the data that was wiped before the server was handed over. clinton got a little testy yesterday defending herself. >> yeah, hillary clinton went on the offensive blaming on the controversy on republicans. after the town hall meeting, she addressed the questions. >> whether it was a personal account or a government account i did not send classified

material and i did not receive any material that was marked or designated classified which is the way you know whether something is. >> clinton says she set up the personal server out of convenience but experts say the private e-mail server won't have the same protection. >> it was designed to be a way of sharing information and not protecting information from being shared. >> reporter: republicans say this shows her lack of judgment. >> i think it shows incompetence to not know this was important information. >> reporter: clinton says she is not worried. >> a continuing drum beat that is very much in the interest of the other side of keeping alive. >> reporter: clinton admits deleting personal e-mails. >> hillary clinton says that even if she used a secure government server her hemails would be reviewed and questions

raised. she says this is just a normal process. >> thanks so much for that report. breaking news a massive gas explosion levelled a portion of a motel 6 west of seattle. this photo shows the sheer destruction caused by the blast. an employee was critically injured and the worker had to be air lifted to a seattle hospital. the manager on duty had evacuated the motel as soon as she discovered there was a gas leak. police say some firefighters at the scene were blown back 20 feet by the force of the blast. three people are missing after heavy rains in alaska. a state of emergency has been declared about 2 1/2 inches of rain fell causing at least three landslides and sinkholes. this morning geologists will determine if crews can begin searching for those missing.

>> very grim situation. our prayers go out to all of those. >> sitka is located in the mountainous southeast portion of the state. the western wildfire season reached a new milestone. 7 million acres torched so far. active duty military troops and inmates being enlisted to join the fight. one of the worst fires continues in washington where miguel miguel almaguer is joining us. >> reporter: flames closer and closer to home in washington state. the national guard moved in bracing for a monster day. winds beginning to kick up dramatically. >> there are hundreds of houses that could be in the line of fire. >> reporter: the air attack key.

dozens of drops every hour. four helicopters have been making drops here all day long hammering this hill with water but the blaze is on the move. this is where the fire is burning. too dangerous for firefighters. the perfect fuel and topography for this blaze to grow and explode. robby and john luke are among 40 families who have lost it all. >> i had a lot of stuff. stuff wasn't that important. my grandpa's porch swing from his house i can never replace that. >> reporter: california is also burning. outside of los angeles this entire community threatened. across several states 7 million acres are up in smoke so far. more land than the entire state of vermont. help from as far east as new york arriving. these firefighters joining the

fight in oregon. cash strapped california paying for 4,000 inmates low level offenders to help while in idaho conditions are unpredictable. this firenado erupting shooting flames 100 feet into the air as firefighters brace for more dangerous days still ahead. >> that was miguel almaguer reporting. rosy o'donnell says her missing 17-year-old daughter chelsea has been found safe. o'donnell revealed her daughter was seen on august 11th after disappearing in new york and said her daughter stopped taking medicine. police say the 17 year old was found safe in new jersey. it took time and a lot of lobbying the fda approved the so-called female viagra pill designed to help women who have

a disorder that causes a severe lack of sexual desire. opponents say it has a few benefits but risks. the fda is making it tough to get. doctors want to be trained to dispense it and keep track of patients. only trained physicians will be allowed to write priescriptions for the pill. in july we reported ashley madison was hacked. the hackers followed up with their threat and reportedly posted stolen customer data online yesterday of 32 million users going back to 2007 including people who paid $19 to have personal info scrubbed from the site. the hackers calling themselves impact team saying time's up. we explained the fraud, deceit and stupidity.

it is only accessible through a tour browser. the data includes customers names, street addresses, payment transactions and no credit card numbers. they spoke to three sources who say the data dump is, quote, the real deal. a close encounter caught on camera off the coast of cape cod. take a look at what researchers captured. a seal jumps out of the water followed by a great white shark. the shark tries to eat the seal. the entire incident was filmed. tropical storm danny could become a hurricane later this week. with that nbc meteorologist bill karins joins us with the latest. >> there is an invest in the atlantic. a little bit of something for everyone. let me show you pictures from

wrigley field. delayed the game in the sixth inning. it was quite a scene, quite a show from the upper deck. look at the winds howling and the flags blowing as everyone retreated from their seats to whatever protection they could find. here is the drought outlook. this will be updated. we still showed you why we are dealing with these fire problems which obviously have been horrible in california for a long time. the droughts have been getting worse in washington state, idaho. today record heat is possible. record is 88. your forecast is to break that. a little short of that. there is cooler air coming in. today is the last hot day. ocean wind will bring it to the mid 70s seattle. portland to the 70s. a little bit of relief in the temperatures there especially for the firefighters. danny still five days away from

the lesser antilles and nowhere near southwest hasn't gone anywhere. not quite record heat but close to it. we are going to talk a lot about that storm danny over the next week. shouldn't threaten u.s. land anytime soon. >> thanks so much for that. parents of kids going back to school we have a frightening story for you. after recent violence at movie theaters find out what one major national chain is doing about it. you are watching "early today." we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol® 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief.

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to 25 states. these bugs are resistant to most treatments. there is good news. prescription drugs that don't contain promet rn are protected against lice. regal cinemas is instituting a bag search policy. signs are alerting customers of the change. a starbucks in southern california a 44-year-old man arrested when a customer found a hidden camera. the customer using the restroom noticed the blinking blue light and called the police. the suspect turned himself in after media outlets published his photo. the suspect is being charged with peeping tom offenses. let's get down to business with landon dowdy. >> good morning to you. target and mastercard are working on a settlement related to the massive data breach during the holiday shopping season in 2013.

on tuesday target struck a deal with visa to pay as much as $67 million. wells fargo is building more branches. the branches will have credit officers who will approve or deny loans. consumers have $1 trillion in outstanding loans up from 700 billion in 2010. and same day delivery to compete with fed ex and ups. the agency has been delivering groceries for amazon in san francisco and new york for months and is trying to get congress to let it ship alcohol. thanks. just ahead, uh oh for one nfl team as a former league rushing leader goes down during practice. another fight for dallas cowboys this preseason. sports is up next. ♪ hi! what happened to your hair?

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got the camera to do it. we'll have that story coming up on "today." now for the latest in sports i will send it over to betty. >> twins and yankees back at it again. c.c. sabathia was on fire. he retired the first 13 batters he faced. alex rodriguez launches a fastball deep to center for his grand slam, his first homer since july 27th. the nats combine 12 runs in their previous six games. last night they had 15 ending their losing streak. rockies lost eight of the last ten. nats win big 15-6. michael jordan returned to court to testify over the use of his image. he is suing a grocery store chain for using his image

without his permission. jury members are left to decide how much the owners must pay for the wrong doing. buffalo bills running back mccoy hurt his left ham string last night. they went in with five running backs and less than three weeks all have the same injuries. seems texans defensive end j.j. watts showing off arm strength playing catch with a fan in the upper deck. not sure how high the upper deck is but watt was accurate and did he make it look easy. the cowboys and rams had a joint training camp session. dez bryant was involved in another training camp incident. bryant takes a punch to the face and a brawl breaks out.

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leading the news, naty launches largest air borne drills in europe since end of cold war. this comes as tensions are heightened between the west in russia over claims that russia has been arming separatists and sending troops into eastern ukraine. in the "new york times" admiral says no reason to bar women from s.e.a.l.s. on the heels that two women passed the grueling army ranger course. other stories, prince harry making his way to our side of the pond visiting washington this october. the royal bachelor is scheduled to attend events.

a scaffolding collapsed at a hospital in albuquerque. it happened just before 1:00 p.m. yesterday. the cause of the collapse is unknown and is under investigation by state authorities. a 91-year-old world war ii veteran is channeling its inner forrest gump running to raise money to return a u.s. naval shipped in normandy beach in france. he expects to make it to the east coast in another year or so. if you are a golfer you may want to see this. this golf board is designed to take the place of the cart and speed up the game. the vehicle is designed to ride quicker. the company says if it normally takes four hours for golf with the golf board you can play two rounds in five hours. i don't believe that but where is the umbrella?

>> you have to get the accessories. everyone on the course would need to have the cart. >> i think it would be fun. i think it would be a fun thing to scoot with your bag. >> ten years from now. >> you don't have to share it. >> you think it will happen? >> i think it will take off. on thursday morning former president jimmy carter will discuss his cancer diagnosis speaking at a news conference in atlanta a week after issuing a statement that recent liver surgery revealed cancer. happy birthday to matthew perry. he turns 46. john stamos is 52 and bill clinton turns 69. now, keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great wednesday. happy hump day everyone. a ushre rni onteeteainn t soh bd

. . bushfire burning, the challenge to firefighters now. >> what happened in the moment before an alleged murder? police release surveillance video hoping to track down the suspect. something in the air, unpleasant smell that has oakland residents covering their noses. "today in the bay" starts right now. good wednesday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at forecast halfway through the workweek. how are we doing? >> we're doing great, so much better than the way we started the week. right now, as we take a look outside, it's nice and cool with temperatures in the lower 60s. we even have mid-60s. i think it will drop a few more