good morning. breaking overnight. in cold blood. a sheriff's deputy executed while filling up his patrol car. >> there's shots fired. >> a person involved in the deadly shooting in custody this morning. taking aim. preparations underway in florida at this hour for tropical storm erika. that storm is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flooding as residents along the gulf coast mark ten years as hurricane katrina came ashore. al roker is live in new orleans. getting personal. donald trump takes on hillary

clinton over the e-mail and taking aim at her top adviser. >> so she's getting classified secrets. she's married to anthony weiner, who's a perv. and cowabunga groom. he convinces his girlfriend he should dress as one of them for their wedding. how did he get her to say yes? we will ask them, "today" saturday, august 29th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" i'm erica hill. >> i'm carson daly alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. it must be love. >> interesting to see those wedding pictures. >> maybe she is a big teenage ninja turtle fan. >> looking forward to some of

those answers. on a serious note, the top story is the deadly shooting in texas where a sheriff's office was gunned down in houston. the trooper is a married father of two, shot filling up his patrol car. sheinelle is following the latest for us. these developments are changing quickly. >> there is a person of interest voluntarily questioned at this hour. this less than 12 hours after the deadly shooting at a gas station. the execution-style killing was carried out friday evening outside houston. 47-year-old deputy darren goforth, a father of two, pulled into a gas station and began filling the tank of his patrol car. that is when the suspect walked up behind the deputy and opened fire. >> an officer down. gunshots in the vehicle. >> the victim fell to the ground. the suspect moved closer and fired more shots into the

helpless man. ems arrived on scene. unfortunately the deputy passed. no reason at all. the callus individual. >> reporter: police released this surveillance picture of the suspect and get away truck. the officer just completed an accident investigation, but not believed to be in pursuit of anyone. he was simply stopping for gas. >> it strikes us in the heart to be a target because you wear a badge. >> it is horrifying. it is an act of cowardess and brutality. >> deputy goforth was a ten-year veteran of the force. thanks, sheinelle. >> there is a preparation ahead for florida waiting tropical storm erika. in the meantime, the death toll from erika is rising.

at least 20 people killed in dominica on thursday. right now the storm is dropping heavy rain on haiti. dylan? >> this storm is kind of falling apart. it doesn't mean it will not produce a lot of rain. the dominican republic reported 24 inches of rain. 9 inches of rain falling in just one hour. that leads to the mudslides and flash flooding. winds are not the issue with this storm. as it moves through the area and through cuba, there is a chance that it will rip it apart farther and erika could become a tropical depression. that being said, we still have some of the tropical storm force conditions expected in the bahamas and into cuba. we will see it perhaps weaken and most likely restrengthen into a tropical storm once it moves back into the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico. the track of this storm has been shifting farther and farther to the east with every single model

run. look at this cone of uncertainty. there is still the possibility it could track along the west coast now of florida. for right now, the estimate is by wednesday at 2:00 a.m., it should have 45-mile-an-hour winds and producing a lot of rain, especially through the panhandle of florida where we could have 5 or 6 inches of rain. ed intoing aflooding and heavy rain. and it awaits erika, new orleans is remembering katrina. ten years ago today, the monster storm came ashore and much of the region has not been the same. on friday, president bush and his wife have visited. al roker joins us from new orleans this morning. al, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. interestingly enough, within the next five minutes, this storm made landfall exactly ten years ago today. at 6:10 a.m. central time.

hurricane katrina roared onshore as a category three storm. packing 125-mile-an-hour winds. at one point it was a category five storm. even as such as a category three, the devastation was complete. as we take a look at katrina by the numbers. this was the deadliest hurricane ever in the country's history. 1,833 people died. 40% of those people died by drowning. the homelessness, over a quarter of a million people in relief shelters. 143,000 houses damaged. the cost of the damage over $100 billion. the costliest hurricane and people had to relocate. if you look at the population numbers back in 2005, new orleans had about 1.39 million people. by 2006, it was down to a little

more than 1 million. they bounced back. in 2014, 1.25 million people. the celebrations and the commemorations continued this week. on thursday, president obama was in town and while they were looking ahead at what needs to be done, they were also celebrating what has been done as well. and celebrations will continue all weekend long. we have been seeing what is going on. the celebrations, parades and commemorations. this forever changed this area. a lot of people said it has been for the better, but still areas that are lagging behind. the ninth ward still struggling. later on in the program, guys, we will look at that. for the most part, people see this as being a real celebration. one of the things you can judge about. pre-katrina, 800 restaurants in this town. today, there are more than 1,200. it's a great place to visit and great place to eat. guys. >> looking forward to seeing

more later in the show. thanks, al. a former student at one of the fanciests prep schools is facing time behind bars. owen labrie was convicted on a number of other lesser charges. we will speak to the prosecutor in the case, but first, let's get to nbc's gabe gutierrez who is covering the trial. >> reporter: carson, good morning. nine men and three women took less than three hours to come up with the verdict and he will have to register as a sex offender. this morning, owen labrie is out on bail awaiting sentencing after the jury returned a split verdict. >> guilty or not guilty? >> reporter: the 19-year-old who planned to study at harvard cried. he was convicted of using a computer to seduce a minor and four misdemeanors. he was acquitted of the more

serious felony sexual assault charges. >> the prosecutor struggled based on the alleged victim's testimony to prove beyond a doubt. the misdemeanors were largely dependent on the victim's age. >> do you swear. >> reporter: the trial filled with agonizing testimony lasted almost two weeks. we concealed the identity of the now 16-year-old girl. >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. of course i was traumatized. >> reporter: prosecutors allege labrie sexually assaulted her last year known as the senior salute. >> owen was devastated by the verdict. he hoped that the jury would acquit him. >> reporter: he said it was

consensual and they kissed, but never had intercourse. in a letter to the community, the senior salute was not a decades old tradition and that behavior was never condoned. the girl's family says the school has not done enough to address what they call a toxic culture. >> on behalf of the victim herself, she says she has left here with her head held high. it's a step in the right direction even if it is not complete justice for her. >> reporter: as the verdict was read, the young girl sat in the front row also in tears held tightly by her parents. this case drew national scrutiny of sexual assaults in high schools, but lives of two teenagers are now changed forever. carson. >> gabe gutierrez on the story. thanks. >> katharine prosecuted the case gener against owen labrie. good morning. >> good morning.

>> and as gabe pointed out, the case was not proven. one teenager was found guilty of having consensual sex with another teenager. that is how he classified that. i guess you would not agree with that statement? >> i do not agree with that. the jury did not have to find consent for the convictions of the sexual assaults. consent was not an element in those charges. >> as we look at sentencing, the judge has a wide discretion from no jail time to 11 years in prison. what do you believe is the proper sentence here? >> i think the most important component in the sentence is going to be rehabilitation. the judge has to consider factors of punishment, deterrence and rehabilitation. i think there will be some portion of each of those components. i think given owen's age in this case is rehabilitation so he can

move forward in life and not continue to commit crimes of this nature will be important. >> in terms of moving forward for the victim, she leaves with her head held high. she feels this is a step in the right direction. her parents in releasing the statement said they essentially feel not just let down, but they felt betrayed by st. paul. saying it allowed and fostered a toxic culture that left our daughter and other students at risk. what role do you believe st. paul's played in this situation? >> i really can't speak to st. paul specifically. i think what is most important in this case is there has been attention to this issue in regard to college campuses and what this highlights the need for these conversations and issues to be addressed at the high school level and perhaps middle school level to educate students and parents in the community about the importance of this issue. >> catherine ruffle, thank you

for your time. donald trump is setting his sights on hillary clinton. he took the aim at clinton's top aide and husband. we have katy tur with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump is expected to be here in a few hours after a rowdy event and personal attack. this time aimed at hillary clinton's top adviser. >> we love you, donald. >> reporter: donald trump in boston friday night greeting more than 1,000 donors. >> i don't want your money. >> reporter: and insisting the event wasn't a fund-raiser despite the $100 admission and signs at the front to make checks payable to trump.

trump has vowed to self fund the campaign. with this fund-raiser and donation button on his web site and a super pac to make america great again, some are questioning. >> donald trump is walking a fine line. he said i don't need money and won't take money. he is taking money and to some degree pursuing money. >> reporter: a worry not in the minds of those in boston who cheered as trump took pot shots at hillary clinton and her e-mail controversy by insulting her top aide and her husband, disgraced congress member anthony weiner. >> uma is getting classified secrets. she's married to anthony weiner whose a perv. i have known anthony for a long time. i known him before they caught him with the bing, bing, bing. >> reporter: and sarah palin on

one america news and referenced to a perceived got ya' question about trump's religion earlier this week. >> they are asking what is your favorite bible verse. i thought did they ask hillary that? >> that is a personal thing. i don't like giving that out to people you hardly know. >> reporter: despite what the organizers said and the sign on the door, trump is adamant that it was not a fund-raiser and even calling our producer saying the money went to food and drink. a fact he will reiterate today and as well as trying to bolster his credentials while gaining endorsement for him for the republican federation of assemblies here in nashville. >> katy tur, thank you. >> hillary clinton has yet to weigh in on the comments, but she is talking about the e-mail. nbc's kristen welker has more on that. >> reporter: erica, good

morning. secretary clinton is off the campaign trail this weekend after a day of fireworks at the democratic national convention in minneapolis. on friday, clinton said despite the e-mail controversy, she is still the strongest candidate to lead the party to the white house in 2016. the campaign tried to quiet the talk about the possible bid by vice president joe biden. her campaign says it has commitments from more than 440 super delegates. and she was contrite when asked about her e-mails. a sign she is listening to some in the party who want her to take the issue seriously. >> i'm trying to do a better job of explaining to people what's going on so that there's not all of this, you know, concern and there's some sense made out of the confusion and answer people's questions. >> reporter: former maryland governor martin o'malley made news on friday. accusing the democratic party of

rigging the process by only having four debates before the early voting starts. those fiery comments earned him a chilly reception from the campaign. as for vice president joe biden. he was not there. he is still weighing his options. a decision expected next month. >> a decision many are anxiously awaiting. kristen, thank you. and firefighters battling the unrelenting wildfires out west. facing another obstacle. sheinelle has more. >> the wind storms may trigger extreme fire behavior. 14,000 homes are still in danger. the largest wildfire in washington state has grown by 22 square miles and the forest service is spending $10 million a day fighting the fires. the father of the virginia reporter gunned down on live tv by a former coworker says he

will make it his mission to try to change gun laws. andy parker spoke to reporters outside his daughter's television station friday putting pressure on lawmakers and says he will have to take matters in his own hands. >> i don't own a gun. we don't have a gun in our family. i'll probably have to get one. >> alison parker and adam ward were fatally shot on wednesday before the gunman, vester flanagan killed himself. an air show in new york will go on as planned this weekend despite a deadly accident cause on tape. the pilot of a stunt plane was killed friday after he crashed practicing some of his tricks. witnesses say it appeared the plane crashed coming out of a dive. the ntsb is investigating. this morning, an egyptian court sentenced three al jazeera english journalists to three years in prison. they were arrested in december of 2013 charged with

broadcasting false reports and the muslim brotherhood. human rights attorney says this sends a message that the journalists be locked up for just doing their jobs. wildlife officials in connecticut are searching for black bear whose had a clo close encounter with a hiker. a woman captured it on camera friday. you can see the bear rush toward the woman and put its mouth on her leg. wildlife officials tagged the bear and say it is a male and it is 150 pounds. the hiking trials are closed. >> they are matching tags. that is nice. >> a nibble on the ankle. frightening. >> there you go. >> thanks for that. dylan is back with a quick check of the country's forecast. >> good morning. we are already seeing rain in florida although it has nothing

to do with erika. it is the stalled front producing scattered showers and storms. in the northwest, a storm system making its way onshore, but it has a lot of wind with it. for eastern parts of washington and oregon, you get the wind without the rain. yeah, that same storm systematicing up but not going to get wind or rain, just cooler temperatures. you can see a strong storm system near portland. the tail end of the cold front, falling apart. can you barely see any showers falling this morning, just sprinkles across north bay. later this afternoon, sunshine comes back out. temperatures not as hot as they have been but comfortable. mid-80s for south bay and north bay along with tri-valley. san francisco today comfortable but breezy 71 degrees. >> dylan, thanks. still to come on "today," a look back on the week's biggest stories. from the ups and downs on wall street to a big oops for

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back now on a saturday morning with "the download." our look at the stories grabbing headlines. we begin with the tragic story of a gunman opening fire in the middle of a live tv interview. >> real estate, tourism -- >> horror on live tv. a reporter and her cameraman gunned down during an interview. >> flanagan, a former station colleague, opened fire killing them both and wounding their guest vicki gardner. >> you could hear people in the newsroom crying. he started live tweeting as flanagan approached and killed his victims. >> she loved her family so much and she was loved by everyone. overseas, the three americans who foiled a terrorist attack received france's highest honor.

>> french president francois hollande called them heroes. one was missing. mark moogalian, a french-american shot during the attack. >> he said i'm hit, i'm hit. it's over. back home, a roller coaster week on wall street. >> the dow falling by more than 1,000 points at the opening bell. >> these are enormous moves. >> but by midweek, the stock market rallied, erase something of its earlier losses. >> the dow finished up 619 points, the third biggest point gain ever. the racing world mourned the death of one of its most beloved. indycar driver justin wilson. >> during sunday's race, another driver lost control of his car and slammed into the wall. the heavy piece of debris struck wilson's head as he drove by knocking him unconscious. >> he was a guy that was a friend among everyone in the paddock. >> a museum trip to remember or maybe forget.

>> watch as the 12-year-old kid in the t-shirt and shorts stumbles and puts his hand through the painting in the taiwan museum. the 350-year-old oil on canvas entitled "flowers" is worth 1.5 million bucks. tough love. a father wanted to test his son's manners so he gave him a terrible birthday gift. >> an avocado! >> the father wanted to teach his son the importance of being grateful at all times. the boy passed with flying colors. at the line, usain bolt again! >> and bolt from the blue. a cameraman on a segway takes out the world's fastest man. >> ah! >> he was focused more on me than riding the segway. i don't think dad was expecting to give the kid an avocado. like he'd be upset. a teachable moment. he said thanks.

like me, he sees avocados and he sees guacamole. >> he gets excited. we like this kid. still it's 5:56 on saturday morning. we're taking a live look at san francisco on a humid morning. some morning clouds right now. good morning to you. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter has a look at

our microclimate forecast. >> we have a really strong cold front making its way through the northwest. look at the satellite. they are getting rain, winds up to 70 miles an hour for portland and seattle. for us the same story for the past few years but not getting anything. we've got clouds, onshore wind. as we head through today, the the sun is going to come back out. no rain for us. it will be a little bit breezy, especially at the coastline later this afternoon as the cold front makes its way through. it will fall apart. 77 for east bay, 7 of for peninsula, comfortable as you get into the inland mid-80s north bay, tri-valley and south bay. keep in mind this is about 10 degrees cooler than it was yesterday and the day before and the day before. so while it will be warm -- >> amazing. it was really hot yesterday. all right, anthony. thanks. we begin this morning with breaking news. all lanes of highway 101 still closed in burlingame due to

power lines that fell across the freeway. chp has no estimate on when this major part of 101 will reopen. the closure in both direction s it happened last night when a third party construction crew hit a pg&e construction tower and knocked high-voltage rirs. folks were stuck in their cars nearly six hours until pg&e could get them off safely. that happened around 3:00 this morning. new details this morning. uproar in an east bay neighborhood over where a convicted rapist will possibly live once he's a free man. the state wants to house 51-year-old frasier smith in a concord home. many neighbors say they don't want him living in their area. smith was convicted of sexually assaulting four women in solano county. he's currently in a state hospital and said to be released soon. the community says it is bracing

for a fight next month to prevent smith from becoming a rece didn't in their neighborhood. a hearing regarding smith's placement is expected to take place on september 25th at the county courthouse in fairfield. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a 75-year-old man has spent months trying to fix his own roof. we'll tell you how a simple facebook post got him way more help than he ever expected. we'll have that plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00. we'll send you back to the "today" show. anor s

. good morning. breaking news. hurricane katrina has come ashore. the monster storm is battering louisiana and still posing a major threat to new orleans today, monday, august 29th, 2005. >> that is a look how our show started on this day ten years ago. hurricane katrina just made landfall. no one knew how monstrous and disastrous this storm would be. coming up, al roker has a look at the surrounding regions. we are back on this saturday morning, august 29th, 2015. enjoying the last saturday of august. how did we get here? hard to believe summer is nearly over. i'm holding on.

coming up this half hour, we take you to the middle of the desert in nevada where a huge makeshift city is set up for the annual festival burning man. it attracts tens and thousands of people including the rich and famous. and a little later, we will answer a few mysteries of the next story. one man told his girlfriend he would like to dress as ninja turtle for their wedding. he will dress as a teenage mutant ninja turtle. he and his lucky bride-to-be will join us. before we get to that, let's check in with dylan out on the plaza with a look at the forecast. >> hey, we are celebrating a tenth birthday here today. do you feel different? of course you do. we are talking about how gorgeous it is here. you think it is humid. >> it is. >> it's not. who thinks it's beautiful?

a beautiful morning here. sorry. here in new york city. it is going to get more humid as we go into the afternoon. we are looking at a chance of temperatures to get up near 90 degrees. in the northwest, the storm making its way onshore. winds up to 70 miles per hour. it does come with rain. much-needed rain across washington state. that will extend into the western part of oregon. the eastern hey, good saturday morning. i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. we have a cold front making its way through. you can see by the clouds. unfortunately for us no rain to be seen across the pacific northwest. as we head through the day, we will see skies clearing and temperatures coming down from where they were yesterday. back in the mid-80s for inland valleys, coastline and inner bay temperatures from the 70s, 71 in san francisco to 77 in the east bay. meanwhile tri-valley warm day but not as hot. temperatures there back in the upper 80s. have a good one.

and that's your latest forecast. erica and carson. >> dylan, thanks. big crowds and names headed to the middle of nowhere in the desert for the burning m man festival. it started in the '80s. we have nbc's gadi schwartz with the story. >> reporter: a post apocalyptic city rises from the desert with massive monuments of art. this is burning man's black rock city and starting tomorrow until labor day more than 60,000 people will make it the sixth largest city in nevada. >> it is nice to get out there and get weird. >> reporter: jake is packing. he works on tech start ups by day, but this weekend, he will be wearing fur. >> a break from the e-mails and break from the conference calls. >> reporter: his essentials,

boots, goggles and ninja turtle pajamas. over the years, burners have seen black rock city evolve. an airport and people getting married and a black rock department of mutant vehicles. like this one, it is seeing gentrification. >> it is going through an enormous problem. >> reporter: this tech reporter sees burning man complete with a billionaires row. >> you cannot force someone to make a private camp with chandeliers and private body guard. >> reporter: some hate the idea and others like elon musk says burning man is silicon valley. it is a place loose on rules and heavy on creative experiments. >> drones were first started there. >> reporter: designed to connect with all kinds of people like

facebook's mark zuckerberg and rapper sean diddy combs among the crowds. sharing the idea of burning the man on a clean desert slate and creating a fertile ground for art and innovation. for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> we are dissecting everything we know about burning man. >> i have never been. >> i have friends who go. it is fascinating. it really is. still to come, how new orleans has come back ten years after hurricane katrina. al takes us to the big easy, fall is in the air at lowe's...

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>> many people have come back and made lives for themselves. we have al roker with more. al, good morning. >> however, when the levees breached, more than 80% of the city flooded. it changed it forever. while the recovery has been nothing short of remarkable in some places, other places to this day are still struggling. katrina slammed into the coast. new orleans taking a battering few had seen before. the crown jewel of the south was broken. in the ten years since, the city and its inhabitants have worked hard to come back. the lower ninth ward, still hasn't bounced back. >> sometimes you build a

building. >>. >> reporter: pastor charles duplesses holds church services in his home. money for the community ran out. >> we wanted to expand to make it more community friendly. give away clothing. things like that. >> reporter: did you have any redoubt you would rebuild? >> not at all. never. that's why we are still at it right now. after ten years. >> reporter: his neighborhood shows scattered signs of progress. a new school here. a new fire station there. and more than 100 homes built by brad pitt's foundation. fiola garrett moved into one. >> that is a wonderful and positive experience for me personally. if it had not been for the make it right foundation, i don't believe i would be home today. >> reporter: why do you think it has taken so long? >> i believe the program that the state of louisiana set up called the road home didn't exactly help the homeowners in this area the way it should have

because they did not have enough. they just haven't been able to get back home. >> a lot of the area. >> reporter: across town, billy nungesser says a lot have returned. >> i used to say they have the dirt on their feet in plaquemans parish. >> he is starting to protect himself. >> reporter: and other parts of the city are thriving. before katrina, there were 800 restaurants in new orleans. now more than 1,000. >> this is good. >> reporter: this family has been making sausage in this council since the 1800s. he was not prepared. >> the largest maggots i have seen and all of that meat was

gone. >> reporter: he says he wasn't properly insured. he feared the family business was finished. >> it wasn't until people found me on facebook. people saying i'm looking and if we are back. can we get sausage in california or virginia or florida. >> reporter: inspired, he managed to rebuild. business now booming. throughout new orleans, it is a familiar story. a strengthened spirit. a fierce determine to recover in a city that doesn't give up. >> that is the resiliencresilie. it is america. we have the long storied history of finding a way when we have to make one out of one that's not there. >> reporter: and not only is the food industry which led the rebirth here, but tech start ups had a big impact here in new orleans and the gulf coast as

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>> thank you. >> i guess i should ask the biggest question first. why, nic, would you want to do this? you love the ninja turtles? >> yeah. i really truly do love the >> i truly do. always have ever since i was a

little kid. did you ever think we would be one of the 1,000 tweets? >> absolutely not. this is craze where i. >> they will now. you're on "the "today" show. you haven't actually got oen your knee and given her the ring wret, right? >> no pressure. no pressure. >> yeah. now we just have -- look at the support we have for this establishment. >> which means you have to do it. >> well, you know, now that you're telling me. >> quickly, how is this going to work? are you going to be in your beautiful white dress, and he is up front like a turtle? are you going to wait for the reception? how are you going to do this many. >> we haven't figured out the details yet. we'll figure out something. >> keep us posted. there are 100,000 other people that would also like to stay

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microclimate forecast. >> we have a cold front passing through. hard to believe we don't have rain, hammered in the pacific northwest. seeing showers and gusty winds. for us at home, trail end of the cold front moving through now. we've got a few clouds in the area. you know what, as we head through the day, going to clear out and going to see a cooler day than what we actually saw a couple days ago yesterday and thursday as well. temperatures for inland valley still warm back into the mid-80s for the coastline and inner bay temperatures anywhere from 71 at san francisco to 77 for the east bay, tri-valley. we'll still be warm with a good mix of mid to upper 80s. with the cold front moving through, better air quality and cooler conditions even for tomorrow. we'll talk more about that at 7:00. >> we like that, anthony, thanks. we begin this morning with breaking news. all lanes of highway 101 still closed in burlingame due to downed power lines that fell across the freeway. pg&e crews have no estimate when this major part of 101 will reopen. the closure is in both directions.

it happened around 9:30 last night when a third party construction crew hit a pg&e transmission tower and knocked high-voltage wires onto the roadway near broadway avenue. folks were stuck in their cars for nearly six hours. that is until p&g could reenergy lines and get them off the highway safely. that happened around 3:00 this morning. new details this morning, uproar over where a convicted rapist will live once he's a free man. the state wants to house 51-year-old frasier smith in a concord home. neighbors say they don't want him living in their area. smith was convicted of sexually assaulting for women in solano county. he's currently in the hospital and set to be released soon. the community is bracing for a fight next month to prevent smith from becoming a resident. the hearing regarding his placement is set to take place september 25th at the county courthouse in fairfield. coming up this morning on

"today in the bay," a 75-year-old man has spent months trying to fix his own roof. how a simple facebook post got him more help than he ever expected. gotta love facebook, the power of social media. that plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00. right now we'll send you back to the "today" show.

good morning. it's 8:00. here are the stories we are watching. in cold blood. an investigation underway after a sheriff's deputy is shot and killed while pumping gas. taking aim. a tropical storm erika is making its way to florida. a state of emergency as residents prepare for the storm that could bring massive rain and flooding. dylan is here tracking it all. and going for glory. american pharoah set to race again today in a race that could cement his place in the history books. the triple crown winner taking on the sport's toughest races.

we will see what his chances are "today" saturday, august 29th, 2015. and a big hearty good morning to you. welcome back to "today" on this beautiful saturday morning. the crowd here from all over. a lot of birthday celebrations. family. wedding anniversaries. the whole thing. i'm carson daly alongside erica hill. >> we have a lady here with us. her third year in a row with us. she knows all about katrina. she was in mississippi. we have a lot to get to this morning. we start off with dylan tracking tropical storm erika's path. good morning. >> good morning, erica. the storm is weakening. it will downgrade to a tropical storm, but don't let that change the fact that we are still looking at a lot of rain associated with the system. here it is very ragged looking right now. in the dominican republic, it

produced about 24 inches of rain. 8 of those falling in one hour alone. this has 40-mile-an-hour winds right now and moving west/northwest at 20 miles per hour. we do still have the threat of tropical storm-like conditions in cuba and bahamas and eventually in and around the west coast now of florida. the path of this storm continues to shift farther and farther to the west. now it is most likely going to weaken into an area of low pressure, a tropical depression as it moves over cuba. as it moves into the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico, a lot of models are restrengthening it into a tropical storm. either way, it doesn't matter if it is a depression or storm or a name or not, it will produce a lot of rain and gusty winds. as much as 5 inches of rain in the panhandle of florida. this is the storm we have to watch. a lot can happen in the warm waters of the gulf. the track if it shifts to the west, it will spend more time in

the gulf of mexico. if it goes east, we will have heavy rain in central florida. we need to watch out for the potential of flooding as we go into monday and cutuesday. erica. >> thank you. we will have more on the full forecast in a moment. first, inside to sheinelle with more on the investigation into the deadly shooting overnight of a sheriff's deputy in texas. >> good morning. authorities are questioning a person of interest in connection with the shooting overnight. according to our houston affiliate. 47-year-old deputy darren goforth, a father of two, gunned down at a gas station in what appears to be an unprovoked execution-style killing. the officer was not believed to be in pursuit of anyone at the time of the ambush. a former ad executive for subway says he was not aware of pitch man's jared fogle's interest in minors. he said he was shocked to lauren

learn of the allegations this summer. fogle has greed to plead guilty that he paid for sex with girls as young as 16 and received child pornography. prosecutors in north carolina will not retry the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man. a judge last week declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked. the officer was charged in the 2003 death of a former college football player. after talking to jurors, they don't think a retrial would result in a conviction. in a rare statement, the united nations secretary-general is speaking out of the migrant crisis in europe. he is horrified by the latest deaths. nbc's ron allen has more. >> reporter: overnight, hundreds gathered in hungary to more than the loss of 71 migrants, four children. they were found suffocated in the truck and focused the attention of the plight of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and poverty into

europe. across the continent, authorities trying to round up human traffickers who would give anything for safety and hope in europe. 21 suspects in custody in this operation. >> we must understand why people are risking their lives. they are fleeing war, political instability, to seek a better future. >> reporter: every day, bodies wash up along the shore. at least 2,500 victims this year. some fleeing call it the route of death. across the wide mediterranean sea. more than 300,000 this year. this is the grim aftermath of the rescue effort. several hundred saved, but passengers suffocated packed below deck on the wooded ship. they keep coming. languishing anywhere they can find shelter. across a crisis with no end in sight. for "today," ron allen, nbc

news, calais, france. and video of an 8-year-old who went on a 20 mile ride in minnesota. the boy is seen pulling into the driveway before reversing into the police car. you see the boy in his pajamas who gets out with his siblings. look at these kids. this happened, police say, it happened earlier this year. the little ones. >> it looks all too normal. >> now time to go back inside. >> like he had done that before. >> how is your oldest? >> he is almost 9. >> can you imagine? >> no. how can he reach the pedals? >> he picked up his sisters at school and picked up the laundry on the way back. crazy. >> everybody get in the car. we will stop for ice cream. >> wait, i need to get my backpack. >> running errands for the family. >> they are too young. okay. sheinelle, thanks. >> let's check in with dylan.

she is back here with the country's forecast. >> did you notice he had a bag, too? he was running errands. getting the grocery shopping done. let's look at the weather across the country. a stalled front producing rain in florida. this has nothing to do with tropical storm erika. it is still heavy at this time. any additional rain from erika will cause flooding concerns for florida. in the northeast, a beautiful day. in the middle of the country, beautiful. out west, a big storm system making its way onshore. winds up near 70 miles per hour. the rain along the coast. not on the eastern part of washington and oregon where we need it. we will see the wind. the southwest, a bit of monsoona hey, good saturday morning to you. i'm meteorologist anthony slaughter. the ground a little wetter over the golden globes bridge.

sprinkles falling, mist. elsewhere across the south facing sunshine. look how mild it is. temperatures right now in the mid-60s. but we do have a cold front making its way through right now. that's going to push the temperatures down through the day. not as hot as yesterday, back in the 80s for inland valleys. coastline anywhere from 71 san francisco to 77 across east shore. and that's your latest forecast. carson. >> dylan, thanks so much. triple crown winner american pharoah has a big day ahead when he races in the traverse stakes in saratoga springs. if he wins, he heads into the history books again. a lot of people are betting on him. here is nbc's kristen dahlgren with more. >> reporter: if this is american pharoah's warm up at saratoga. >> i have never ever seen anything like that. >> reporter: just imagine the excitement by race time this afternoon. >> it is beautiful. spectacular. the energy is unbelievable. >> reporter: 15,000 people on hand to watch the triple crown

winner get his first practice lap. a track where he could soon cement his place as one of the greatest racers of all time. >> american pharoah is finally the one. >> reporter: in june, american pharoah became the first triple crown winner in 37 years. only one other horse has won the triple crown and saratoga's traverse stakes. that was in 1941. saratoga is known as the graveyard of champions where the favorites fall. >> many good horses, secretariat and man o'war has fallen. >> reporter: it has been a whirlwind week for american pharoah. then there is the attention and expectation. the racing rock star has won eight straight. today, he will face a talented field in the $1.6 million stakes.

none seems to faze the colt. >> what a great opportunity to be in the moment in time of history. >> reporter: american pharoah has already made history. today, we find out if can he do it again. for "today, kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york." >> a lot of people watching that. let's send it to dylan in the orange room with today's life hacks. >> it is all about back to school. we have kate and alexander here from virginia. it is your tenth birthday, you have to go back to school next week. >> yes. >> the first hack is making lunch. if you were to make lunch, you put it in here and it is warm and soggy by lunch. you can take a sponge with water

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we are back on a saturday morning with a look at what's trending today. the stories everyone is talking about online and talking about through the weekend. today, first up, the tenth anniversary of hurricane katrina. lots of folks sharing stories and memories and pictures from after the storm. one set of photos that caught our attention came from photographer carlos baria. in 2005, he was on the ground to document the destruction. a decade later, he returned to the same location to see the progress of the city as it is still working to recover.

it is really striking images of the before and after. >> right back to the same places. >> you see how the picture lines up. >> that is cool. >> a cool way to display it. here is a story that brings up the age old question should you always leave a tip no matter what the service? a new jersey waitress took care of a table of eight. instead of a tip, they left this message. one hour for food and they put lol where the tip amount should go. the picture of the receipt went viral. is it okay to skip out on a tip if you feel the service was poor or do you tip regardless? >> i always tip 20. if it is good and i'm having a good time, i'll go over 20%. >> what if service is bad? >> i worked in restaurants forever. my standard is 20. if the service is bad, i tip 15. i was a waitress making barely $3 an hour at one point. >> you have to tip. you know what i do in that

situation? 112 -- 11. i would have left like $40. i'll kill it with kindness. you have to. you have to take care of it. >> that means they had a lot of food. >> plus i'm famous. if i don't. >> then that mean carson daly. he is cheap. >> no, you have to do what you can. and that was rude writing lolef what it is like to be attacked by a grizzly bear? brad joseph had a gopro on a trip to alaska. the grizzly bear is not in the mood for a selfie. here we go. do we have it? brad was not hurt. i don't think we can say the same about the camera.

>> i hope it wasn't a gopro on a helmet. >> wow. that's terrifying. good footage. >> it is. yeah. it has been a big week for music fans. sheinelle got that and more in pop start. >> it sure was. first -- i thought we had music. the long awaited single -- here we go. all right. first the long awaited single from malcolm moore and ryan lewis release the song "downtown." some fans say this is the strangest and most anticipated song. it marks the official return of the duo who have been out of the spotlight following the success of the 2012 album. belieber's come back. the album has come out. the new singles from the

upcoming albums. you can catch justin bieber performing right here on the "today" show plaza on september 10th. who says 50 can't be fabulous? the latest pictures of sarah jessica parker will have you running to the gym. she was photographed vacationing on friday. she looks amazing. we all love her. finally, a story that will melt your heart. make-a-wish foundation helped a 9-year-old boy cystic fibrosis patient with a surprise from hugh jackman. >> what's your favorite "wolverine" action poster? >> i have a cool way to show you. >> oh, my god, he's here. >> oh, you're so sweet. >> you didn't expect that? >> no. >> how fantastic is that?

he is one of my favorite people. >> he's good. >> what a nice guy to do that. >> very cool. sheinelle, thanks. we will be right back with more, but first this is "today" on

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good saturday morning to you. 7:00, cloudy skies over downtown san jose. you can see the sun is trying to get through there and we will be seeing the sun later today. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. anthony slaughter with a look at microclimate forecast for us. >> the clouds in place. we have a cold front making its way through right now. hard to believe it's not that cold. the opposite, humid and mild. that happens once you get cold front overhead. eventually moves off sunshine and cool temperatures. can you see a