no surprise. >> all right. thank you very much, mike. >> we'll see you again a half hour. good morning. breaking overnight. the gunman who ambushed police in louisiana killing three officers and wounding three others are identified now as a former marine. this morning the chaos as it unfolded. >> shots fired. officer down. >> investigators now pouring through the shooter's extensive posts on social media. did he hint at his plan just days before his attack? and day one. the republican national convention begins today. "deadly intent" promising a show like none other speaking out with his running mate governor mike pence in their first interview together. we're live in cleveland where security is tight and anticipation is high.

today, monday, july 18th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the republican national convention with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from cleveland. >> that's right. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning from cleveland, ohio. we're just down the road, just at the end of the block here from the q as they call it here. the quicken loans arena. site of the republican national convention on a rainy morning here in cleveland. >> you can see some rain behind us. it is not dampening it for the thousands of delegates. they're here for the four-day party leading to the formal nomination of "deadly intent" -- donald trump's official nomination.

>> it's a big day that we'll follow here. we're also following the other big story down in baton rouge, louisiana. >> the shooter has now been identified as gavin long. he's a former marine whose 29th birthday was sunday, the day of this attack. >> police initially arrived at the scene after a 911 call about a man carrying a gun. investigators are now saying the tipster was an accomplice to the attacker. >> gabe gutierrez joins us in baton rouge, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this is where police say it all happened where police say someone called of someone armed with a rifle. when police responded, the shooting started. investigators are now pouring over the gunman's twisted

digital history. >> shots fired. officer down. shotted fires. officer down. got a city officer down. shots fired. >> reporter: this morning baton rouge is grieving as we learn the identities of the officers shot down. bradsheriff's deputy. matthew gerald and montrell jackson. jackson posted his feelings about being a police officer in baton rouge. i love this city but i wonder if the city loves me. in uniform i get nasty looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat. i've experienced so much in my short life and these last three days have tested me to the core. he said if anyone sees me and you need a hug and prayer, come talk to me. >> reporter: police received reports of a man dressed in black wearing a mask and olding an ar-15 assault rifle at a gas

station. when officers arrived, the gunman opened fire. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: this morning police say the gunman did not lure police by that phone call but carried out the ambush after a member of the public called 911. the lone gunman is gavin long, shot dead at the scene on his 29th birthday. on july 8th, long posted a message about warriors on his youtube page. unclear if it's related to shootings this weekend. >> the man knew he couldn't go home. either he killed his enemy or he died. >> reporter: was this an ambush? >> we believe the individual that targeted these police officers was specifically targeting police officers. >> this comes two weeks after the shooting death of alton sterling by baton rouge police and the killing of philando

castile. >> attacks on police are an attack on all of us. >> reporter: alton sterling's aunt making an impassioned plea for peace. >> we don't want no more bloodshed. stop this killing. stop this killing. >> reporter: a sheriff's deputy this morning is said to be fighting for his life in critical condition after being shot in the head and torso. the other two wounded officers are recovering from nonlife threatening injuries. matt and savannah? >> gabe gutierrez in baton rouge for us. thank you. the gunman was a former marine sergeant. he was very active on social media. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has more on what we're learning about him. pete, good morning. >> witnesses say they thought officers were involved in the shooting but law enforcement officials now say they believe gavin eugene long acted alone. overnight police and federal agents searched his house in

kansas city, missouri, and now scouring his computers and electronic media for anything that would shed light on a motive. witnesses say a man inside that house with the gun was taken into custody. long had training with weapons. he served five years in the u.s. marine corps as a computer specialist and was deployed to iraq for six months in 2008. on a website where he called himself cosmo, he described himself as a freedom strategist, mental game coach and nutritionist but last week he apparently posted a twitter message "violence is not the answer, it's a answer. at what point do you stand up so your people don't become the native americans, extinct." he said protest isn't enough and people have to fight back. he was also part of an offshoot of a moment called sovereign citizens who don't recognize the authority of federal government or state or local government either. most followers are nonviolent. there have been deadly clashes

with police in the past. matt, savannah? >> all right, pete williams, thank you very much. that shooting and other violence across the country and around the world have heightened security concerns here in cleveland as this convention kicks off today. we'll talk to donald trump's campaign chairman and we have this convention covered from every angle beginning with peter alexander. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. layers of security just to get here to the arena. 5,500 law enforcement officers. some from as far away from california. all coordinated by the secret service. law and order in effect is going to take the floor here at this republican convention. in the wake of those shootings in baton rouge, donald trump said this country is divided and out of control and the theme for the first day here, make america safe again. with the curtain set to open inside on cleveland streets an unprecedented show of force including last-minute security changes in the wake of recent

attacks. responding to the violence in baton rouge and president obama's comments condemning it, donald trump again on the attack arguing the president doesn't have a clue. adding our country is a divided crime scene and it will only get worse. hillary clinton calling the shootings targeting officers an assault on all of us. the head of cleveland's police union urging the governor to declare a state of emergency. governor kasich's office insisting no can do. all of it the backdrop to an unpredictable convention with a gop ticket trying to show a united front on "60 minutes." trump slammed clinton for supporting the iraq war insisting mike pence's vote for it doesn't matter. >> your running mate voted for it. >> i don't care. >> what do you mean you don't care that he voted?

>> it's a long time ago. he's entitled to make a mistake every once in a while. >> reporter: trump making clear he'll be the attack dog if pence prefers to stay away from insults. >> she's crooked hillary. he shouldn't do it. it's different for him. he's not that kind of a person. we're different people. >> donald trump, this good man, i believe will be a great president of the united states. >> i love what he just said. >> reporter: true to form, trump concluding his vp rollout focusing on himself. >> i won in a landslide. this wasn't close. >> reporter: before introducing pence and leaving him on stage alone. this week's convention lineup has many republicans staying away. there will be two soap opera stars and five trumps.

besides the candidate himself. among those actors speaking today, scott baio and antonio stefan jr. and mike flynn once considered a vp pick with trump. and headliner, mill ana trump. >> we began by asking about that "60 minutes" interview last night and all the things trump and pence disagreed on. >> they don't disagree on all of those issues. first of all, i remember when ronald reagan picked george bush and that relationship ended up with two presidents. more fundamentally as far as governor pence and donald trump are concerned, on a number of issues it's margins. it's not disagreement on issues. >> donald trump says he was against the war in iraq from the

very beginning. governor pence voted for that war. >> the real problem is when obama became president and obama and clinton withdrew troops without plan for iraq which allowed for isis to grow. that's the fundamental problem in iraq and middle east right now and destabilizing everything and that's attributed to clinton's years as secretary of state and obama's presidency. >> can we talk about the process itself? a lot watched the process of picking the vice president. it's the first presidential level decision making process. there are multiple reports that donald trump wavered until the last minute hoping to have chance to pick someone else. >> that's because nobody wants to believe donald trump when donald trump does something. i was the one he was talking to. i know what was going on. he picked governor pence out of a process because he thought his record as governor was the record he needed in washington. >> pence says he got the call

from trump to be his vp wednesday night. on took it upon himself to call into tv shows, cable shows and says i haven't made a final decision and he was also reportedly calling the other contenders saying i haven't made a decision. >> donald trump called saying that because he hadn't announced his final decision yet. the only thing that happened -- >> was that untruthful? it wasn't a true statement? >> the only thing going on thursday night was he was so upset by what happened in nice and the carnage that he saw on tv, that he called me and said we cannot announce our vice president tomorrow. this is just not appropriate. >> he did announce him at 11:00 a.m. via twitter. >> well, i'm talking about the event that we're going to -- doing a formal event announcing him, and so the only conversations that were going on were between he and i in between an event he was doing in california and getting on a plane and flying back and then the conversations totally focused on how do we move from friday to saturday. that's it. >> big victory for this campaign over the last couple of days. the rules committee basically

shut down this vote your conscience movement to delegates cannot abandon trump on the floor of the convention. doesn't mean they can't make a lot of noise in the streets of cleveland. you have that in optics and you have key republicans who are simply not going to show up. most notably the sitting republican host governor of ohio, john kasich. how do you deal with those optics coming out of cleveland? >> first of all, you identify it correctly. there are very few delegates in the convention who are part of the never trump movement. it's very small. they were elected for other candidates and their passion hasn't left them yet. most delegates in the hall will be for donald trump and you'll see that. the people who are outside of the hall, those are paid people for the most part. this is not spontaneous volunteers coming here to hang out in cleveland. many of them are being paid, and they're here to make mischief. that's true at the democratic convention, too. i'll be surprised if it has any impact at all. as far as people not at the convention, there are more people are at the convention.

there were 16 candidates running. most of them will have a presence at this convention including all of the finalists except for kasich who frankly was invited to participate. i can't answer for it. it makes no sense. he's embarrassing the state, frankly. but the party is going to be unified, we'll come out of the convention a strong team. selection of mike pence has brought the party together. we're going to come out of the convention even in the polls and we'll come out of the convention ahead in the polls. >> good to have you with us in cleveland. good luck this week. thank you. take care. >> our conversation a bit earlier. let's bring in two people. chuck todd on my right. nicole wallace on the left. which is not actually a sign of anything at all. chuck, let me start with you. let's set the table for this convention. there are a few big moments in a presidential campaign. the convention is one. do you have high hopes? >> i'm interested to see. look, this is a jittery nation, jittery party. trump has two things, two

opportunities, and i think two charges. opportunity is this is four days to reassure the country that he can be this guy. all this uncertainty that's out there, you're unsettled and you feel insecure, this is his opportunity to do that. the other thing he's got to do is reassure republicans he can win. i can't tell you how many professional republicans that are already in town that are so depressed and think it's already over. he's got work to do just to make them come out of this going, oh, the party can win. >> let's talk about the kinds of things we'll hear from the podium over the next four days in the wake of shooting of police officers in baton rouge and dallas. the president spoke out and basically said, look, we have got to turn down the inflammatory rhetoric. in the same time period you have donald trump calling the president clueless and saying the nation is a divided crime scene. are we going to hear more of that in the convention hall behind us? >> absolutely. i agree with the two nations. i don't think trump will go far to soothe the jittery nation but

i do think he has a chance to bring out that jittery party. the decision of pence really does send a signal he was acutely aware of the need to signal that he's a republican. jeb bush did an interview last week where he said the conservative movement is dead. donald trump is trying to breathe life in it and reassure the people gathered in cleveland this week. this week. >> you mentioned governor pence. on substance, a choice that republicans are happy with. in terms of process and the rollout, the reports that trump was vacillating until the end and then the bizarre speech and rollout on saturday, what do you make of it? >> we're going to say this a lot. missed opportunity. it's the nicest way to put it. how did they blow this? this is not a hard thing to blow and they have totally blown it. i'm still just stunned that they have yet to campaign together. this is crazy. >> do you want to defend them? >> the interview last night was uncomfortable to watch in a modern age.

the dynamic between them is lacking because there is no dynamic between them yet. they barely know each other. i was asked to give a grade last night. a t for trump-like. i guess this is how trump rolls. it's chaos. it's mayhem. we disagree but i think this convention will help trump. i think he'll come out of this ahead or even in the polls. >> a boost in the polls? >> i just think it's impossible to get a bump out of conventions anymore when you have them back to back. there's no time -- even if it's a great convention for him, democrats immediately start there. i think it mutes it. i think there's no movement after this. >> you wouldn't give it a t for trump? >> i'll give it a t for trump. vp rollout any hint of how this is going to go, the republican jitters may be worse. >> let's not prejudge.

>> we'll have more from here in cleveland just ahead. by the way, you can catch live coverage of the convention tonight 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific right here on nbc. >> we got an e-mail this morning from our friend al roker that said going to rain, guys. baton down the hatches. what's it looking like? >> we may see a few more scattered showers and thunderstorms. i worked here for five years. i love the city of cleveland. 1978 to 1983. east 4th street is restaurant row. gorgeous. let's show you what's going on right now. we do have again some severe weather to talk about. you can see the line of showers and thunderstorms stretching from buffalo back on into central indiana and on into central illinois as well. we do have a risk of strong storms. 21 million people at risk for severe weather, damaging winds, heavy rain likely as this pushes to the east. what you're going to be seeing later today for cleveland for rnc for first day, sunny breaks. chance of storms by the afternoon and by evening we are

looking at chamber of commerce weather tonight right on through the rest of the convention. that's what's going on. we'll get to your local forecast good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. now it's 59 degrees in the east bay. we see a lot of clouds pretty much everywhere as you head out the door. at least temperatures are nice and cool. we'll stay there, especially in san francisco as we go through the day. a high of 65s expected there.

up to 76 degrees in the north bay. we will have some sunshine and 70 degree in the east bay. 75 in the peninsula. the south bay and the tri-valley will reach into the low 80s today and cooler weather as we head into tonight. >> a little cleveland history for you. that's the arcade. built in 1888. the first enclosed shopping mall in the united states. want to do a little shopping, nice little place to go. >> thank you for the tip. coming up, we'll have a lot more on that ambush-style attack on police officers in baton rouge and the trail of disturbing social media posts left by the killer. politics, passion and the police. what you can expect over the next four days here in cleveland at the republican national convention. is the city ready? we'll talk to the mayor. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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as you head out the door it's 59 degrees. temperatures in the upper 50s and then we'll spread out as we go through the day. some 60s along the coastline. and some 60s and 70s for the inner bay. san jose up to 78 degrees. lower 80s for spots like fairfield toward concord and livermore up to 80 degrees. morgan hill a high of 84. let's head to mike to see what is happening as you head out for the morning commute. we see the flow of. no big surprises but we're looking at toward 680 southbound. a new crash reported south of the dublin interchange. we may see more of a back up but far clear. westbound 84 that's the dunbar bridge slows quite a bit toward east palo alto. that started a little bit earlier around the peninsula side. 92 holding steady. the top of the screen. that's the san mateo bridge.

we'll send it back to you. >> mike, thank you very much. that'll do it for us now. we'll see you in a half hour with more. it

we're back now 7:30 on a monday morning. it's the 18th day of july. >> we are here at the center of the political universe. it's cleveland, ohio, where the republican party is holding its national convention. the site quicken loans arena. we dropped the rain tarp because the weather has cleared up. in a moment, we'll talk to the mayor of cleveland about how his city has prepared for a really big moment on the national stage. >> we want to begin this half hour though down in louisiana and the investigation into sunday's ambush-style attack on police officers in baton rouge. nbc's gabe gutierrez is there. gabe, good morning again.

>> reporter: matt, good morning, again. as the city mourns its fallen officers, investigators search the gunman's home in kansas city, missouri, to try to find any information that might shed light on a motive. officers killed range in age from 32 to 45 years old. one sheriff's deputy this morning is in critical condition after being shot in the head and torso. the chaos erupted just before 9:00 a.m. sunday when someone called 911 to say a man dressed in black fatigues carrying a rifle. the gunman identified as gavin long. he was a marine sergeant once deployed to iraq for six months and on a website where he calls himself cosmo, he describes himself as a freedom strategist, a mental game coach and a nutritionalist. two weeks ago on a video he advocated a violent response. >> 100% of revolutions, of

victims fighting their oppressors have been successful through fighting back. through bloodshed. zero have been successful with just simply protesting. it has never worked and it never will. you got to fight back. that's the only way a bully knows to quit. >> reporter: he was also part of an offshoot of the moment known as sovereign citizens who don't recognize the authority of the federal government. investigators looking through all this to try to piece together a more precise motive. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >> security was already high here in cleveland ahead of that shooting and in its wake of other attacks in the u.s. and around the world, new measures are being put in place. stephanie gosk with that part of the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: one of the big concerns following that terrible

attack in nice, france, was that something similar could happen here. the police chief here in cleveland said they've included blocking key roads like this one. that's what these huge trucks are doing here. very little will be able to drive through when protests occur and thousands are on the street. the other concern that police have are that people will come here carrying their guns. there's a long list of banned items but because of ohio law, they are allowed to bring guns. you have the head of the police union yesterday calling on governor john kasich to declare a state of emergency to suspend that law but the governor says that's beyond his authority. now, the other factor you're going to deal with today when these protests really begin in earnest is going to be the weather. this morning you had these severe thunderstorms coming in. there are more forecast for today. you're going to have thousands of people out here both

pro-trump and anti-trump and law enforcement knows one of the best ways for crowd control is with a little bad weather. back to you. >> stephanie, thank you very much. frank jackson is the mayor of cleveland. nice to see you. good morning. >> good morning. >> i want to talk about the readiness especially of the police force here. we know that in the wake of the police shootings down in dallas the open carry laws created some confusion. you have similar laws here. are you worried about it? should that law be suspended temporarily? >> if you ask my preference, of course. that's the law of the land. we'll enforce the law. as my police chief tells me, there's also a condition and responsibility to those who are engaged in open carry. we enforce that side also. >> obviously it is within an individual's right here in ohio to carry a weapon if he or she is licensed. are you or your police chief making a request, folks, if you wouldn't mind leave your weapons

at home, it would make things f more clear for officers trying to monitor the protests. >> it's been very clear. we haven't done it specifically. as know, those who are intent on making their point around open carry will make that point regardless of what we say and we recognize that. just yesterday we had a small protest with open carry. nothing happened as a result of that. so we're prepared for it. we've done everything that we could and should do and so now it's about execution, implementation. >> it does seem ironic, mr. mayor, some of the things you can't have around that convention center, a water gun, umbrella with a metal tip, tennis balls, mace, canned goods, glassed bottles. one thing you can have is a gun. >> it's a contradiction, that's right. >> before we had what happened in orlando, in nice, in baton

rouge, in dallas, it was a security challenge. have you made adjustments to your security in light of what we've seen recently? >> that's a better question for my police chief. he has briefed me and what he has said is as we have prepared for things, that we tweak those just like you saw the snowplow trucks. we know that in one city where they drove into a group of people so they made some adjustments and tweaks. of course they don't tell me everything and won't tell you anything. >> you also want to walk a line. you're the mayor of a great city of cleveland, ohio. you want this place to be safe for the convention but you don't want the image people take away on television that this is an armed fortress. >> it's a challenge. we knew when we asked for a convention that we would have these challenges. of course these challenges get

magnified when there are external things that happen, but that's part of being successful when you want something and you want something of this magnitude, you just have to deal with it. >> you have a busy few days. >> good to have you here. thanks for having us here. we'll take a turn and go to weather and al is here. you lived in cleveland for a while. >> i did. five years. a great city. i've seen this thing just blow up as far as the food scene, the economics. it's just a terrific major world class city. let's also show you things are heating up here. things are heating up around the country. we're talking about a huge dome of high pressure that's going to expand. 130 million people will expect heat indices of 100 degrees or more. today it will feel like 100 in oklahoma. 106 in little rock. 96 in atlanta. 102 in tampa. look at tomorrow. st. louis, feel like 105.

102 in omaha. this goes right into the latter part of the week. relatively high humidities. look at the temperatures. these are air temperatures. des moines by friday, 100. 102 in st. louis. minneapolis, 98. and that moves east as we get toward the end of the week. look at these temperatures. hottest temperatures of the year, washington saturday, 100. 98 in richmond. near 100 in new york city. heat indices, the way it feels is going to feel like it's over 105 throughout much of the northeast and parts of the midwest. so it is dangerous heat. we are going to have to watch this very, very closely. that's w . we're enjoying a nice cool start to the week, but also low clouds and fog as we take a live look at san francisco. the temperatures at 57 degrees. and will see the visibility improving as we two through the day. right now upper 50s to 60s with

highs reaching 68 in oakland, 80 in fairfield and concord. cooler than average temperatures to start out the week. we'll have warmer air by the end of the workweek. >> and that's your latest weather. >> warm, soothing beverage for you, al. >> thank you very much. >> you're out on the street doing your job. we love you. we'll fill that up later. >> wow. >> blows your mind. al, thank you. coming up on "trending," can you consider it a vacation if you have to take the kids? >> i know how to answer that question and five things you need to know about melania trump need to know about melania trump as the potential first lady ♪ it's here, but it's going by fast. the opportunity of the year is back:

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builds on the trump's campaign slogan or mantra of make america great again. >> so the theme for tonight is make america safe again. focus will be on national security and immigration, but the headliner tonight will be someone with a more personal connection to trump. his wife, melania. >> for more on that let's go to nbc's hallie jackson. she's already inside the arena scoping it out. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah and matt. new this morning, we are learning donald trump will be here at the convention site. normally they don't show up until the last night. trump wants to be here to support melania when she takes that stage. it will be her biggest turn on the national stage. many are aware that she's a former model or she met her husband at a party. here's five things you may not know. the spotlight almost always on her husband but tonight it's melania's turn. >> he will be the best president.

>> reporter: a rare presence on the campaign trail. still somewhat of a mystery to many. >> we will make america great again. >> reporter: so here's what you may not have known about melania trump. first, if her husband wins the white house, she would be the one making modern history, not because of her former modeling career. >> it's certainly rare to have somebody who's posed wearing almost nothing on the cover of a magazine be the first lady in the white house. >> reporter: instead melania trump would be the first foreign born first lady since john adams' wife growing up in communist yugoslavia before coming to the u.s. in 1996. second, she's not as shy as she seems. >> she gets a little upset when you call her shy. she says, i just want to speak when i have something to say and that's not that often. >> reporter: like when gq reported on a half brother her father has never acknowledged, a furious trump took to facebook blasting the, quote, dishonest media and defending her parents

as private citizens. trump not afraid to push back when she has to. fiercely protective of her family and that brings us to number three, glitzy and glamorous in public, she's actually kind of a home body. like her husband, trump doesn't drink and prefers to stay in with 10-year-old son baron. >> i'm a full-time mom but i support my husband 100%. >> reporter: number four, 5, that's how many languages she speaks. and finally in her free time here's something you may not expect. the jet setting couple with their own private plane relaxes with road trips. >> they go to moralago. when they want to relax and get away from all the staff they just drive their bentley into the countryside. >> reporter: both ready to step on the gas gearing up for the campaign's most critical week yet. just to give you a sense, this is the vip box will watch melania trump speak tonight. this will be their view of the

stage. a top aide tells me the speech will be probably under ten minutes. expect to hear mrs. trump talk about her path to this country as an immigrant and share personal stories about her husband hoping to show a different side of him. that's the theme of the speakers taking stage all week long. when you look at the breakdown, it's half washington insiders but the other half, nonpoliticians like trump's friends and family. >> hallie, thank you. we'll have more coverage from cleveland just ahead. >> first, we thought it would be interesting to share some memorable moments from conventions past and what the wives of other nominees have had to say about their husbands. >> they say that parents often have to get out of the house when their kids go off to college. i told george i thought running for president might be just a little extreme. >> this boy i met at a high school dance comes in. his name is mitt romney and you should really get to know him. >> let's make it one more for

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good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures at 60 degrees in the south bay. it's 57 in san francisco. still some low clouds and fog. we'll get some clearing, especially for the inland areas today. up to 70 in the east bay, 65 in san francisco, and 76 degrees in the north bay. now as we head into the next several days, temperatures holding steady in san francisco and slowly rising throughout the week. we'll have more of a warming trenld for the inland areas. up to 87 on thursday. look at the weekend we'll see the highs reaching 92 on saturday. even hotter on sunday in the valleys. let's head to mike to see what is happening on the roadway. >> yeah. we see the maps. and the south of dunbar it shows the most congestion. northbound 280 is flowing out of

san jose. reported at 85 and 280. there may be something here at the interchange here. judging by the pattern southbound 101 toward university just shy of there, though i checked the camera. and just to the north side to the right you can see traffic stops, basically. there's a jam just north of willow. a crash on the southbound side getting more details from chp there and another live look shows you the left approach looking good. the right approach a little slow for cash. happening now the cal students are getting ready to gather and remember a fellow student who died on friday in nice, france. you can link to more on the circumstances surrounding his death on twitter. a mountain lion spotted in san mateo county strolling down the street. check out the story and the photograph on our home page. the republican convention is getting started a few hours from now. link to behind the scenes images

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don't miss the wta action while it's in stanford. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up on alert. tensions rise in cities across the nation in the wake of the shootings of police officers in baton rouge, and dallas. >> keep moving. >> the latest on the gunman, the victims, and the investigation. plus, ready, set, gop. day one of the rnc. we're on the ground in cleveland agency we look at how donald trump is putting his stamp on the tradition of political conventions. ♪ >> and taylor's new tiff. taylor swift finds herself in yet another controversy, this

time with kanye west and kim kardashian. the battle over lyrics, permission and the truth monday, july 18, 2016. ♪ >> from austin, texas. >> celebrating mom's 50th. >> my 70th birthday in new york city. >> celebrating our 13th birthdays in the big apple. >> today is my 18th birthday. >> celebrating special birthday. welcome back everyone to "today" on a monday morning, 8:00. some people in cleveland on east fourth street down the block from the q where the convention gets under way today. >> i like this town and i need to know what time that barbecue joint is open. >> michael simon's place.

>> can you make the call? >> i'm on speed dial. >> good. we've got to do research later. we'll have a lot more on the start of the convention. let's begin with the investigation in that deadly attack on police officers in baton rouge, louisiana. >> this morning we're learning more about the shooter and the victims. let's bring back nbc's gabe gutierrez. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning. investigator s poeing over vide. in a recent post he advocated violence following the death of sterling. >> shots fired. >> reporter: calls over police radio came in before 9:00 a.m. sunday. gun fire at a batten runl gas station less than a mile from police headquarters. three officers killed, three injured in what police are calling an ambush. >> all of these guys. >> reporter: the fallen

officers, montrell jackson, matthew gerald, and brad garafola. the gunman gavin long shot dead by police, say the former marine was armed with a rifle and a strange twist, sunday was his 29th birthday. overnight investigators swarmed his home in kansas city, missouri, some federal law enforcement officials are looking at whether he was associated in the past with a sovereign citizen group that holds anti-government beliefs. >> we want to make sure he wasn't working with any one else. >> reporter: on july 8 he posted this message on his youtube pain though it's unclear if what he says is related to the shootings in baton rouge. >> i stand firm and i stand for mine. till the end. to the last day on this -- in this flesh. but i'm not the flesh. i'm not the body. i have a body. >> reporter: late sunday president obama urged americans

to avoid hateful rhetoric. >> everyone right now focus on words and actions that can unite this country, rather than divide it further. >> reporter: this latest attack on police officers comes less than two weeks after the shooting death of alon the sterling thrust baton rouge into a conversation about the use of police force. days later five officers were shot and killed in dallas and in the days since, threats reportedly been made against police in at least seven states. batten runl now the latest city mourning its police officers. this morning law enforcement forces confirm that the rifle used in the shooting was an ar-15 style weapon. sources also confirm that it was purchased more than a year ago in missouri. >> gabe. thank you. >> that is further heightening security at the rnc in

cleveland. what is being done to control crowds and manage demonstrations? nbc's peter alexander is here, more on that angle of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are inside the home of the cleveland cavaliers and we can say it's game time. donald trump himself who doesn't speak until thursday this week this morning revealing he will be here in cleveland when his wife melania speaks as the republicans get ready to kick off the party's pageant. this morning all eyes on cleveland, as delegates and party officials arrive. >> this is a great time for cleveland and northeast ohio. to shine. >> reporter: in the wake of the terror attack in nice, and the police officer shootings in baton rouge and dallas security is very tight. more than 400 additional officers have been sworn in and trained to spot any potential threat. >> during the planning process we planned for anything and everything that can happen.

>> reporter: on sunday the rnc unveiled program of speakers. the focus, make america safe again. after a nasty primary and questions over their presumptive nominee the main focus will be on party unity. >> we got five days. we're going to pull everybody together. we're going to educate everybody. we're going to come out of this thing very strong. >> reporter: outside the convention hall it's all things trump. t-shirts, hats, everybody bobble heads. inside 150,000 balloons are waiting to be dropped with republican heavyweights including house speaker paul ryan, rehearsing their prime time speeches. the head liners include retired general michael flynn, u.s. senator joniers and melania trump. for the next week cleveland will be at the center of american politics. >> we're very excited that cleveland's got this opportunity to be in the spotlight. trump is the nominee. he's got the delegates. i think the republican party is going to come together. >> reporter: there are protests and demonstrations planned

outside. security as we noted will be significant here. 3 1/2 miles of steel security fence wrap around this arena and speaking of some of that anxiety over the last 24 hours the head of the largest police union in cleveland asked the governor to temporarily suspend the law that allows people to legally openly carry firearms on the streets. govern john kasich's office saying no can do, they are just powerless to change that. >> all right. peter alexander in the convention hall, thank you. you can catch complete coverage throughout the day on msnbc and live prime time coverage here on nbc 10:00 eastern, 7 pacific. >> we'll be especially nice to you because you are doing double duty. on prime time with lester and chuck and then waking up early. >> you are afraid i'm going to be crouchy. >> have the coffee happenedy. let's head to new york for the other top stories from sheinelle jones. >> good morning.

another american has been identified among the 84 people killed when a driver plowed his truck through a crowd thursday in the french city of nice. nbc's bill neely is in nice. a moment of silence was observed today. >> yes, a profound minute silence here but anger too. the prime minister was booed at the end t french are not feeling safe today. it's been confirmed that a third american is among the dead, a student from the university of california-berkley. days of grief and dozens of dead marked in a minute of motionless silence, in nice, and across france. mourning among others american student nick leslie, who was 20, now confirmed dead. he posted his love of nice on social media, before going to the doomed thursday celebrations with friends. ♪ in texas, memorials to the two other americans killed, sean

copeland and his 11-year-old son brodie. all of them victims of mohamed lahouaiej, cameras filmed him rehearsing driving the rented truck along the same road twice in the two days before his rampage. survivors met still in shock. >> the terror of not knowing what was going to happen. the shock. it was just hell like it was just something coming toward me. then the people were lying there like rag dolls. >> he was going totally intention high speed ramming on the people. >> people spat their fury at the place where the truck driver kyed. the anger, shock and grief won't fade easily. the police are still questioning six people about the attack, the french government said this morning that so far the investigation hasn't shown that

the attacker had any links to isis which said he was one of their men or to any terror network. >> thank you. religious leader accused by turkey of orchestrating a failed coup attempt. the u.s. says it needs proof. more than 200 were killed in the attempted power grab friday by members of the military. turkish president responded with a purge of the security forces. thousands of suspected coup supporters detained including 100 generals and admirals. four people charged with helping a florida murder suspect escape. 21-year-old dyante is still on the loose and police say he may now have a weapon. he was seen on camera running from a ft. lauderdale court house friday during a hearing. investigators say two of his alleged accomplices were in the courtroom and signaled when his getaway car arrived. then they phoned the driver and his partner to let them know that the fugitive was on his way out. two people heard a puppy

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what's trending today which in reality cleveland is what's trending today. we have our political analyst nicole wallace joining this section. >> the brains of this operation. >> you're in trouble if that's the case. >> get ready, nicole. a photo starting a lot of attention at the convention. we'll show it to you. it's donald trump's portrait. the official guide. no one would know this better than you. it's a glamorous photo. >> yes. and normally these pictures look like a christmas card picture. we've done them for our cards. this is so donald trump. maybe when you are married to someone as beautiful as melania, you want her looking at you with all of her love. this is just so trump. >> it works. >> there's a new saying going around speaking of couples. okay. got melania and donald. the saying is drink together and you'll stay together.

that's what a new study from the university of michigan is claiming. the study's author found that in particular if one spouse drinks and the other does not, that couple is probably more dissatisfied in their marriage. marriages in which each spouse drinks are reported being happier. one reason for this could be that couples who take part in leisurely activities together, you could try -- >> i feel like i've been hacked. >> i love you, man. you're beautiful. i love you. >> in moderation it is nice to have a glass of wine with your honey or whatever. >> don't want to get sloppy drunk. >> exactly. summer vacation time in full swing. we have a parenting contributor who wrote a blog that brings up

an interesting point. it will be controversial at this table. is it really a vacation if you have to bring your kids with you? she says before kids she and her husband took exciting vacations could lie on the beach all day long and now it's fretting about where their kids are and keeping an eye on them, et cetera. do we agree? do kids ruin vacations? >> no. the. >> i would have to say some of my greatest vacations ever, top five, were with the kids. >> my 60th birthday with my children was the best vacation ever. >> i love taking my little guy everywhere. i would bring him here if i could. >> it's different. that doesn't mean you shouldn't travel with your spouse by yourself. >> the idea of standing at a ski slope with your entire family is

great. i love it. >> let's do "pop starts." carson is holding down the studio. we have a lot to cover. >> let's get to it. first up, the taylor swift and kanye west saga rolls on. have you heard about this one yet. spurred by new video kim kardashian uploaded to her snapchat account. when kanye released "famous" it contained a lyric calling taylor a not so nice word and taylor lashed out but kim kardashian said that's not the case and posted proof. here's video kim recorded of the phone conversation that kanye had with taylor swift to get approval of the lyrics. >> i feel like me and taylor might still have sex. >> yeah, i mean, go with whatever line you think is better. it's tongue and cheek either way. i appreciate you telling me about it. that's really nice. >> i thought i had responsibility to you as a

friend. thanks for being so cool about it. >> so it appears at that taylor was aware of the song and did give approval there but in her latest tweet she says that kanye in that conversation never mentioned calling her the b word in the song and thus is not supportive of it. she wrote furthermore being falsely painted as a liar when i was never given the full story or played any part of the song is character assassination. i guess kanye told her he would play her some of the song, that never happened. up next, we move to marilyn monroe. never before seen video released exclusive to "today" captured by a fashion photographer who took behind the scenes footage from the sidelines of various movie shoots such as "prince and show girl" and video of her wedding to arthur miller. green attended the backyard reception and captured these moments showing us a sign of

marilyn mondroe we have never seen before. the exhibition runs through the 24th of july. a quick look back at time at celebrities first instagram photos. you're looking at martha stewart's blurry photos of muffins that look delicious even blurry. justin timberlake took this photo. and surprisingly, kyle jenner's first picture was of a fireplace. back to you in cleveland. >> all right, carson. thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> okay, guys. thanks so much. a nice group of folks all clevelanders coming on down. let's see what we've got going on and we are talking about again some heavier showers and thunderstorms that will redevelop here in cleveland. right now some heavy activity

through central and southern iowa. out west, weather looking gorgeous. the big story will be heat today. 100 stretching from almost coast to coast. 90s as you get into the southeast, mid-atlantic states. 70s into the plains. for today, we do have a risk of strong storms northeast up into new england and the ohio river valley. sunshine along the west coast. do look for showers down from florida all of the way into the >> that's your latest weather.

guys? >> al, thank you so much. it would not be a convention without nbc special correspondent tom brokaw covering every election and convention since 1968. good morning. good to see you here in cleveland. >> go ahead to be here. >> i mentioned 1968. there's something about this time and how unsettled we are as a nation that reminds us. >> there was a different dimension in '68. we were in a big war. the president of the united states was forced to step down. and then in chicago, it was a running riot for every day of the convention. there was a deep divide about what the party should be. there are echos of that here. donald trump is taking over the republican party. it's a party from the ground up given delegates he has here. two pages of prominent republicans who are not going to be here. senators, governors, congressmen. that kind of thing. this will be a real struggle for the soul of the party.

>> one thing we've spoken about a lot with the mayor and security in the wake of what we expect to be wide scale protests here in the streets of cleveland. i want your take on what is our responsibility as the people covering this convention and covering these protests to make sure we get it right? >> i think be even handed is the big issue. in '68 it was an emotional time because kids captured a lot of people. when you look back on it, the kids did a lot of things that were out of line. >> there was no social media and there weren't images that could be flashed immediately. >> there are -- we're going to do a story this week on social media. it has taken a very prominent place underappreciated by mainstream media and impact of social media on voters and moved a lot of what donald trump has realized here. we do our job. people will look in on us and we have to tell story best we can

about what is going on and motivation is and how police are responding to it. there were no preparations in '68 for this thing. they had a line of police officers outside. they didn't have long lines and credentials and everything. it could be a pivotal moment. >> you mentioned how donald trump is redefining the republican party and his supporters would say he's moving it closer to where the base of the party is where people are opposed to establishment folks that may not come to this convention. >> he's moving it to a piece of where the party is. the fact is we see in the polls, women and hispanic are not as inclined to them as white working class males and that will be the test. if he's successful in the fall, he'll have a hold on the party. if not, they'll come back and say we want our party back. we'll see. i'...==im=haeni toy..==pvo cast

will gather to remember the loss of another student killed in an overseas terror attack. nick leslie was one of 80 people who died last friday. he majored in environmental sciences at cal and was taking part many a four week study abroad program from france. students will gather on a campus for a vigil this afternoon at 4:30. he's the second cal student to die in a terrorist attack this month. attackers killed jane after she was taken hostage a couple of weeks ago. it's been a very heavy couple of weeks. let's go back home now. mike is looking at your roads. last time we saw the traffic

jammed up. you continue couldn't see any traffic flow here. we just saw it thinning out now. the map still slows it a slower drive out of redwood city. things kind of clear up. the lane shift is a bit of break now. 280 into 101 smoothed out. an earlier crash coming has things backed up. now it's just jamming up. more traffic thereby at the toll plaza. back to you. >> thank yous very much. that will do it right now. see you in 30. sfx: turbines revving up, getting louder and louder you hear that? that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines

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♪ >> 8:30. it's monday morning. 18th of july, 2016. we're in cleveland with some of our closest friends out here. the republican convention is here this week. cleveland is the center of the universe but new york is not too shabby either. we have a big concert on the plaza on friday. celine dion will be there friday morning. >> i wonder if those people say they're in cleveland today?

>> we told you. >> coming up, we know that when we go on the road, one of our favorite things to do is sample the local cuisine. we will not miss out on that here in cleveland. we'll check out some of ohio's finest foods behind us in a little while. first, carson joined by hoda and sheinelle on the plaza. nice to see you all. >> let's hear it for the b team. this morning, we'll expose the biggest financial fears and how to face them. >> today's olympic moment. we're just 18 days away from the rio olympic games. and on this day 40 years ago, a 14-year-old gymnast got the first ever perfect 10 for uneven bars routine. >> i remember that. >> back to cleveland.

al, a first check of the weather here. >> let's show you what's going on. this heat is going to be very dangerous as we get into latter part of the week. upwards of 133 million people expecting heat indices of more than 100 degrees. it feels well over 100 from tampa all of the way out to st. louis and back out to san antonio. tomorrow, more of the same. that heat really centered in the midsection of the country and as we get toward the end of the week, it just gets worse. we're looking for extreme high temperatures combined with relative humidity. air temperatures will be over 100 through a wide swath and as you move to the east, we're going to look at again temperatures that will feel like it's well over 105 degrees with actual air temperatures close to 100. this is very, very dangerous. we have some low clouds all across the bay area and some mild temperatures to start.

we're in the upper 50s to lower 60s pch we'll be at 70 today in the east bay. 75 in the peninsula and also more about the same in the north bay while the south bay and tri-valley reach into the low 80s. we'll see our temperatures gradually warming up. by the weekend some of the i inland spots could hit the low to mid-90s. >> that's your latest weather. >> now to a special series we call living legends. this morning one of the most influential people in television history. >> that's right. al got to sit down with the legendary norman leer. >> it was a thrill for me. it was over a pastrami sandwich. norman and i had a chance to talk about his career, things that are tearing our culture apart that were happening 40 years ago and why he believes there's a chance for a brighter future.

i know you wanted a peastrami sandwich. norman lear is called the most prolific producer of the small screen dominating television in the 1970s with ground breaking hits like "all in the family," "sanford and sons" and "the jeffersons." lear says he still has a few things left to say. when you look at the body of your work, what are you most proud of? >> often i hear my dad and how he laughed. he had a touch of argentinean in him. we laughed together. as human beings we're versions of one another. >> your shows delved into race. why have we not progressed? >> we don't have leadership that gets us into the proper

conversations. >> my daughter is married to the white guy over here. >> could you make "all in the family" today? >> i think given the amount of cable networks, yes. could i for the four networks as we know them? i don't think so. >> when you look at what's been happening in this country and especially in the last two weeks, if you were on the air today with a sitcom, would you address these issues? >> absolutely. i think they should be addressed. absolutely. it should be a national conversation. what the hell is going on? the importance of sharing what is common to us in our own humanity. every version of it. >> ladies and gentlemen, norman lear. >> lear's name is back on the screen in a new documentary based on his life and career set to be released nationwide later this month. >> my bumper sticker has read for some years just another version of you. that's where they got the title.

>> norman, that hat. is that your favorite hat? you're known to wear hats. >> in the world this is my favorite. not just my favorite hat, this is my favorite garment. >> what's the origins of the hat? >> the simple origin of the hat when i was writing 16 hours a day, i would scratch my scalp. my wife at one point threw a hat on me and said don't take that off. i loved it. i fell in love with it. >> here is where i am today. doctors tell me i'm in excellent health looking down my arm what my father's hand is doing hanging out of my sleeve. >> going to be 94. what's the secret? >> i think it has as much to do as living in the moment as

anything. it's taken me almost 94 years. 93 years, 11 months. sometimes minutes and seconds to get to this moment where i see smiling opposite me and pastrami that separates us. maybe we ought to think about that racially. it's all about pastrami. >> it's just a meat sandwich between you and me. ♪ >> do you think about your legacy? >> i'm forced to think about it because people are asking me. i would say he mattered but only if i could help people understand that's true of all of us. every day is another production. >> he'll be 94 in a couple weeks. we remember back in 2000, he paid over $8 million for the declaration of independence. took it on tour across the country. truly a great american. >> i love the comment he said to

me looks down and says what's my father's hand doing hanging out of my sleeve. great guy. >> let's send it back to new york. hoda is there. >> carson asked if al ate the sandwich. >> we both did. >> okay. coming up, jean chatzky on the top fears most women have been money and best way to handle all of that. first, what is it? >> this is "today" on nbc.

we're back at 8:40 with our brand new series "her two cents." all about women and our relationship with money. >> you're one of the girls. this morning top five fears. jean chatzky, good morning. money is one of those things we as women -- i'm guilt of this, too -- don't love discussing. >> two-thirds of the women and there were 2,000 of them who answered our survey said we

don't talk about this. we either don't like to do it or we simply don't do it, wihich i one of the big reasons i launched my new podcast called her money. it's a continuing conversation weekly on itunes so i hope people will subscribe. >> number one fear is we worry we'll run out of money as we get older. >> there's a reason for this. the life span of women is going up and up. women outlive men by seven years. that means 90% of us will be alone at some point in our life. the thing you have to do sooner rather than later is look at your numbers. are you on track to have ten times your income put away for retirement before you retire? >> ten times? >> ten times. if you're not, right size your life now. look at housing, transportation, other big expenses and start to shrink them. >> another big fear is losing a spouse. how do you start that conversation now if you're not

aware of your own family's finances. >> sit down with your spouse and say i need to know. chances are i'm going to outlive you. we need to talk about who the important people are in our financial life, where the money is held and if you're the person paying all of the bills, i want to sit down with you and do it with you at least a couple times a year. if what you're fearful of is not information but in fact the income, it would be nice to go out and earn extra money but that takes time. look at the amount of life insurance that you're carrying. term life insurance is reasonable. cover eight to ten times your income and cost of paying off the mortgage and college. >> tough conversation. you have to have it. number three surprised me, it was becoming a bag lady. >> it's a real fear. it comes from a place of seeing another woman in your life struggle. a mother, an aunt, an older friend. you have to separate what's going on in your head from reality of your financial life.

look at your own data points. if you're putting away 10% to 15% of your retirement, paying down your credit card bills, if you have health insurance, you're doing okay and should be able to dial back that fear. >> fear number four, losing your job. >> 2008 was not so long ago. many of us know people who came through the recession and lost jobs and had trouble getting back on your feet. you have to have a reality check about how you're doing at work right now which means looking at your prior reviews and being honest about it. >> you can't really control it. sometimes you're totally blind-sided. >> i think we always need to look for plan b. >> prepare for what if i lose my job. >> you want to make sure you're linkedin profile is always up to date and resume is up to date and if you're not in habit of networking, once a week out for coffee. >> one thing so many people i know, you're in credit card

debt. am i ever going to get out from under this. >> if you would solve this problem, others would take care of this. we're on track to hit 2008 levels in the near term. and the average family that carries credit card debt has 16,000 worth. it cost $2,400 a year just to pay the interest on that debt. >> what do you pay first? >> do the avalanche method. line up your credit cards. highest interest rate first. try to reduce the interest rates on any of them that you can and pay all of your extra money toward that highest interest rate card make minimum payments on the rest. >> playing solitaire with your cards. line them up. >> exactly. >> jean, thank you so much. >> thanks so much. coming up tomorrow, the biggest fights that we have over women. us ladies. find this great advice that jean has throughout the week at today.com. the newest products for your hair, face and skin.

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>> i love oil of olay. >> finally. >> and last but not least, jergens wet skin moisturizer. you apply it on dripping wet skin before towel drying off. it seals in the moisture. >> we have so much to remember. >> i'm telling you this makes your skin soft for 24 hours. >> thank you so much. coming up next, we're going to head back to cleveland for a taste of ohio's finest foods. but first, you know what this is? >> "today" on nbc.

welcome back to "today." we have matt, savannah and al in cleveland for the opening day of the republican convention. hoda and i are here. guys, it's never a road trip without food. >> look at this. we'll bring this back to you in five days. we have made our way to the patio here on east 4th street and check out what we've got laid out here. here's our tour guide this morning. >> if you're going to progressive field and you're going to have a hot dog, you have to put bertman's mustard on it. it's a local mustard. it's terrific. >> lay it on me. >> i'll bite the other end there. >> real good.

real good. >> you happen to be eating a happy hot dog. the happy hot dog here is very, very popular. over 50 toppings including peanut butter. >> nothing bland about that mustard. that's good mustard. >> now, we showed you in the norman lear piece, cleveland's answer to the deli. these are mile high pastrami sandwiching. corned beef. ruben. terrific with a dill pickle. i saw you eating pickles. are you pregnant? >> i'm a cliche. i don't think my mouth is big enough for this. >> yes, it is. >> making it easy for you. >> you set it up and you kick them through. that's amazing. >> okay. don't look at me. >> you know what would be great on this?

a little of that mustard. >> it's a bipartisan sandwich. both president bush and vice president biden have been there. >> all right. you have to have one of these. jimmy fallon said these are amazing. >> okay. >> you know what washes them down well? >> we're not quite done yet. >> you have more. >> this is from cincinnati. the question is how do you eat your chili? people put chili on it and put it on spaghetti and in buns and top it with a ton of cheddar cheese. >> 30 seconds left. >> great beers here including this last one. they have it back in the studio. this is a fantastic -- it's old

city. >> it's nonalcoholic for me. >> this is the thirsty dog. give that a try. >> old city soda is good if you can't drink. cheers, guys. >> cheers. >> delicious. >> what do you have coming up? >> benjamin bratt coming up and we'll talk about hidden talents. this is delicious. cheers to you guys. baarelawnfoemeofcerresnd th heyo mpblt good morning. bay area law enforcement officers are responding with heavy hearts and solidarity in response to the shooting of baton rouge police officers. some are concerned about a copy cat crime and are requesting to patrol in teams of two. the latest shooting is sparking new calls for change.

when law and order breaks down to the point where our nation experiences ten law enforcement officers killed over a ten-day period, then a serious look at who we are and what we have become must take place. happening today, there are law enforcement agencies from across the state issuing their own responses to the most recent tragedies. days before he shot and killed one of the baton rouge police officers posted an emotional facebook message about what it meant to him to be a police officer and an african-american man. you can find that compelling story on our facebook page. a new call this morning to ban russia entirely from the upcoming olympic games. we'll tell you more about that. you can find a link on our homepage.

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this morning on "today's take," benjamin bratt on "the infiltrator." wait until you see what we can do when we reveal our hidden talents and guilt free diet friendly brownie coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbcnews, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome, everybody, to "today" on this monday morning, july 18th, 2016. look at us. who are these people? why are they on? >> i'm hoda kotb along with jenna wolfe -- jenna bush hager.

>> i don't feel too hot. >> she thought she had pink eye from makeup and put plastic gloves on. >> i don't have pink eye. >> how do you know? >> i'll go to the eye doctor after this. i woke up and my eye was swollen shot. does it look bad? >> i have to say, she did good. >> thank goodness for edna. >> here's the thing about jenna, when you come in and don't feel good, you stay home and wine. you could come in with a limb severed. >> you should wear a mask. >> if you like country music and you like rap music and put them in a blender, this is the song that would come out. it's called "vacation."

give it a little. ♪ ♪ let's party like we're on vacation ♪ ♪ toes up in the sand ♪ cold one in my hand ♪ toes up in the sand >> by the way, this is like your theme song. you just got back from vacation. how was it? >> it was so great. usually when i go on vacation, we go somewhere to like a destination. we really didn't. we just kind of hung out. we had a staycation. it was so much fun. and people just kept dropping in on our staycation. >> i tried to come over. i knocked. you never let me in. >> we went over -- kathy ryan is my assistant and lives nearby.

we went over to her house and then all of a sudden all of the "today" show was there. amanda was there. that's kathy ryan's husband in the back. >> i like that look on joel. plaid shirt. lumberjack. >> then we started drinking at kathy's house and then it turned into one of those things like alex -- you know alex from the plaza. he put on his taylor swift tank top which was my favorite thing of all. that's kathy ryan's husband. me with the slick back looked. look at alex. look. come on. come on. >> did he dance? >> funky dance party. >> i love him. i love his skinny white jeans. who knew he had a booty like that. >> this is what happened last night.

i went to bed. i was shaking. can you please sleep on the couch. that happens after a lot of marriage. i took medicine that's breaking my fever. >> do you feel better or worse? >> i'm sorry that i'm sweating. hoda talk me to blow dry my armpits in commercial breaks. come here for a minute. one of the first days together. here's a blow dryer. >> in commercial breaks i dart out. >> we moved her to a big girl bed. for anyone with a toddler, you know -- we trained her in a great way. her doctor taught her how to stay in that room. she can do things like ride a horse and put on a strange hat. yesterday morning that's how i

found her. giddy up mama. you are a texan in a new yorker body. so cute and brilliant. >> she's the best. speaking of babies and twins and all of that, there's a beautiful video. talk about this. >> this is a photo of twin girls holding hands. they were born 45 seconds apart. when the doctors held them close to each other, they clasped hands. >> they really did. >> they shared a sack. now they're 2 years old. they are best pals. they still hold hands. if one of the twins is crying, they'll find a way to comfort her. they take care of each other. dad goes to the store and they have to go together. >> was that how you were?

>> barbara and i, we have slept in the same crib together back in the '80s. >> when i did an interview with you and your mom, you were talking about your sister who was in the audience. there are things that are palpable. you were eye locked. the two of you were eye locked. you both started crying. >> i want to cry right now. is it because i'm sweating buckets or is it because i love her? i think twins but all siblings are born to love each other. sissy, i love you. it's similar. i think it's parents that can mess it up really. kids are born to love. i think kids are born to love. so i'm lucky to be a twin. >> you are. you both are. as you know, we are sitting here because the real hosts of this show are busy covering real news

at the republican national convention which is where tamron hall is right now. what's going on? >> good to see you. i know that you have been keeping track of all of the events out here and this morning is our first full day of the republican national convention. i walked the streets this morning. i arrived last week at the end of the week. you see the security presence. obviously it's rather intense given what happened in baton rouge over the weekend. it was expected to be tight security but things have taken on a new tone and new level. the protest route is not very far from where we are. it's about five miles. they expect some 11,000 protesters. 5,500 police officers and law enforcement officers assigned here. i see two just to my right here. every inch that you walk you see a great security presence. yesterday's conversation was surrounding the state's open carry law. the governor decided to deny the

police union's request to suspend open carry. that seems to be the larger tone here, larger question about this open carry. is it the right thing when you have so many people here and with everything that's happening in the news, the governor says he does not have the authority to suspend that open carry so by contrast, you can have an umbrella without a metal tip but you can openly carry a long rifle. so this is some of the contrast and contradictions of what's happening. overall, this is supposed to be a celebration for the republican party as donald trump becomes the official nominee for the party. the theme tonight is make america safe again. the headliners will include melania trump, donald trump's wife, michael flynn. if you remember, he was on the short list of potential vp pi s

picks. that's the big list tonight. headline conversation make america safe again. overall it's been very pleasant. there's a mix of celebration but concerns and reality of what's happening in our country. it should be an incredible three days for the city of cleveland. it's proven to be a fantastic host in addition to winning the basketball championship. i'm going to be run of town if i said that. i want cleveland browns to win the super bowl. i'm a texas cowboys fan until i die. it's a great city. these people here have been phenomenal here. especially the law enforcement as it's been a tremendously painful few weeks for them. >> it certainly has. watching the "today" show this morning, you can see the tone there sounds like a lot of festivities going on. we'll check in with al in cleveland for a look at the weather there. >> by the way, tamron, police told me that actually they're here to keep an eye on you

because they heard about you. you heard about tamron, right? you can tell. they are professionals. by the way, indians are in first place so there you go. >> i want the cleveland browns to win the super bowl. indians to win. what is that sport? world series. >> baseball. that's right. i worked here for five years. i love this town. my sister and brother live here. good town. let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned. we did have heavy downpours earlier this morning. those are moving out. you can see more activity out over central iowa. that's going to make its way east. we have strong storms. 21 million people at risk for these storm. heavy rain likely out of this. this is what we're looking at as far as your day today. in cleveland, look for some thunderstorms again this afternoon but by later today partly sunny and in fact weather for the rnc all week will be

cleveland chamber of commerce we skies are slowly clearing in the south bay as we get a live look outside in san jose. 64 degrees and mostly cloudy at this point. it's 62 now in livermore. 60 in oakland. our highs today will be slightly cooler than average. especially for the coastal areas. also heading into the inner bay where the clouds will be slower to clear. we'll be up to 68 in oakland. fairfield at 80 degrees. 80 in concorde and livermore. san francisco, 65 degrees. the north bay up to 76. >> that is your latest weather. ladies? >> al roker in his town. al, thanks so much. coming up next, celebrities have shown us their secret talents and you have shown us some, too. can you guess what we can do? our secret talents revealed

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>> and it seems that even our talent has hidden talent. >> i can actually sing the states in alphabetical order. alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hey, idaho, illinois, indiana. >> i can move my ears. >> kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana -- >> basically i can do any yoga pose in high heels. >> minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada. >> i have nothing. everything i have is on display

and exposed for all to see and sadly this is it. >> new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio. oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, south carolina. that's wrong. >> you know, no. i'm pretty dull. >> tennessee, texas, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. [ applause ] >> one more time! bring down the house. >> if i could have a hidden talent, to be able to play an instrument. >> i would be a broadway star. >> i would like to be able to dance. well. like fred astaire. >> i want to sing like aretha

franklin. >> i tried out every year fand failed. >> what about our viewers? here's a peek at their sup super skills. >> wait. we have to -- >> wyoming. i'm exhausted by myself. thank you. great music teacher. hoda, it's your turn to show off. >> i was on vacation. this is my hidden talent. the guy in the clip -- >> can we bring a coffee cup for her, please. >> i need a warmup. wait. >> can we bring a coffee cup i'm

sort of scared. >> did you see it? did you see it? >> my gosh. >> is everybody looking? >> i can't believe how talented you are. that's amazing. how did you learn at that? >> i need a coffee cup. someone get me a coffee cup. >> or something. can she read her notes? can you read the teleprompter and do it. coffee cup. >> tune in tomorrow to see our three finalists compete here in studio 1a. up next, do you like scary movies? we have a film for you. it's called "lights out." we'll talk to teresa palmer right after this.

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if you love to be terrified, get ready for the very scary movie "lights out" which takes paranoia to a new level. >> it stars teresa palmer and when a ghost terrorizes her and her family, it's a race toward the lights since the spirit only exists in the dark. take a look. >> you're staying? >> yeah. >> good. okay. okay.

>> please don't turn the lights off. >> we try not to. >> she turns them off so she can be there. >> are you turned on by these scary movies? they are something you seem to enjoy. >> it's a fascination. i don't know what's going on. what is the psychology behind that? >> you seem so sweet and innocent. a ray of sunshine. pregnant. beautiful. >> when you're acting on a movie like this, do you scare yourself? >> you know what? the woman playing the crazy ghoul, we did practical effects so she's literally there in an outfit in the silhouette. she was petrifying. >> do you believe in ghosts? supernatural? >> yes. something happened to me at my house before i started shooting this. someone told me there was a

spirit in my house. don't worry. he's just in your bedroom. not the whole house. the middle of the night the mirror starts slowly sliding down the wall and then smashes into 1,000 pieces. you made the ghost angry. >> did you move? >> no. the next day my husband was saging out the house. >> you're pregnant. congratulations. >> thank you. >> when are you doiue? >> november. number two. >> this is called lights out. that i play us a song and we'll guess what it is. >> don't turn the lights out. >> this is how you get it right go like that if you get it right. >> go. ♪ >> from ""ex-orcist."

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good morning, law enforcement officers in the bay area are responding with heavy hearts and with solidarity to the shooting of three baton rouge police officers. some santa clara deputies are concerned about the possibility of a copy cat crime and they are requesting patrol in teams of two. the latest shooting sparking new calls for change. the san jose police officers association issue d a statement saying when law and order breaks down to the point they experience killed over a ten-day period, we have to look at who we have become. happening today students will gather to remember this young man, another student ki killed in an overseas terror

attack. he was one of 84 people who died last friday in the bastille day truck rampage in nice. he middle-aged in environmental science at cal and taking part in a four-week program in france. students will gather on campus for a vigil this afternoon at 4:30. leslie is the second cal student to die in a terrorist attack just this month. attackers also killed a woman after she was taken hostage in a bakery. we have a look at weather and traffic after the break. weherosso tffitrfic

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. 64 degrees in the south bay. the north bay at a 57 degrees. patchy fog and low clouds. that clears out for a high of 65 degrees. a nice day in san francisco. 76 degrees in the north bay and also mid-70s for the peninsula. south bay in the trivalue e lee will be hitting the low to mid-80s. and in san francisco over the next several days, it will be

holding steady but warming up, especially inland. let's get a look at traffic. >> we see traffic over in the east bay looking really good. it's the peninsula that sees the late burst. we're still making up for really efficiency southbound 101 still jammed toward willow. still slow there making up some time. then southbound towards silicon valley. 85 slow. the earlier crash looks like it's cleared. slow at the 280 interchange. >> we have more local news coming up for you in just a half hour. we'll see you then.

taking a look at the headlines new details about the three police officers killed sundayen baton rouge, louisiana. brad was a 24 year veteran of the sheriff's department. matthew gerald was a rookie cop with two children and montel jackson had a 3-month-old baby. three other officers were wounded. the dead gunman gavin long may have had ties to an anti-government group. a third american identified among the 84 killed when a driver drove his truck through a holiday youd in nice. 20-year-old nick leslie was a student at uc-berkeley. austin, texas hundreds of mourners attended a candlelight service for american father sean

copeland and his son brodie. they had been on family vacation in nice. volkswagen pledging to pay to hundreds of car dealers hurt by the diesel emissions scandal. they are hosting meetings to explain how it will implement a $15 billion settlement agreed to. it will cover the 500,000 affected cars on the roads and 12,000 dealers can't sell. a popular home improvement website is now free of charge. for the past 20 years angie's list has been a paid subscription website. its new green plan gives free access to companies and more than 700 service cat kbors and free access to reviews and ratings. angie's list added two membership plans. and "ghostbusters" scared up 46 million not enough to knock off "the secret life of pets" for the second weekend in a row with

another $50 million. "ghostbusters" was second and the legend of tarzan third. back to al in cleveland. al. thank so much. let's show you what we've got going on. dangerous heat. over a huge swath of the country. this dome of high pressure expands jet streams up to the north, so we're talking 130 million people it will feel like over 100 degrees, plus. for a huge part of the country. look at these temperatures today. people to like 106 in little rock, 103 in san antonio. tomorrow the heat continues to feel like 100 from omaha to shreveport down to dallas. actual air temperatures over the next few days, look at these temperatures. it will feel like over 110 to 120 from st. louis, tulsa, chicago, minneapolis, to pierre and next week more or should say latter part of this week in the northeast, look at these temperatures. these will be the hottest temperatures of the year. washington will hit 100 saturday, same in richmond,

almost 100 in new york city. greensboro 98 degrees. that's what's going on we do still have a lot of clouds across most of the bay area, but it will be clearing out. temperatures already starting to warm up in the south bay. a look at all the microclimate. san mateo at 70 degrees. up to 75 in napa. okayland at 68. low to mid-80s in the trivalley. fremont up to 78 degrees with some warming temperatures gar e gradually. for the inland areas throw through the workweek. >> that's your latest weather. guys? >> al roker, thanks a lot. benjamin bratt may best be known for playing detective ray curtis on nbc's "law & order" but starred in a comedy and plays

the ex-husband in "modern family." >> he's hunky. his new movie, "the infiltra infiltrator," a distributor for the drug lord pablo escobar. >> it's business like any other. some people come. they leave. the only difference in my business nothing good ever comes in the absence of trust. >> benjamin bratt, good morning. this film is terrific. it feels like this role was meant for you. benjamin bratt convinces you that he's a heartbeat away from escobar. i'm scared. >> tell your friends.

>> how do you get into this character? >> you look at the actual story. the film is based on a real event that happened in the early '80s. what you realize in reading the script based on a book by the undercover agent that pulled the caper off, fact is stranger than fiction. >> this is a true story. tons of research available to you. does that add a little pressure? >> a bit of pressure. more responsibility than in playing someone that is still alive and to actually have access to the secret tapes and recordings he made between himself and the man i play. that was gold. >> so you had a cassette player. i don't know how you found it. >> pure analog material. >> you listened to the tapes. when you went home at night, were you scared to go to sleep and what did you do to get this man out of your mind? >> my soul objective was to portray this character as

honestly and charmingly and intelligently as possible. this is not one you want to mess up. this is also familiar territory for me. i played cartel members before. to play someone that actually exists and to have an opportunity to show -- although we understand very clearly he's a criminal. the more human sides that exist within him. >> you're a family man. you have teenage kids. "law & order" is my gem. when there are reruns on, i'm on television watching. do you watch reruns with your kids? >> i don't. we have a tv as most people do in the kitchen. so when we're cooking and my wife is flipping through channels it will come on because it comes on eight times a day. i find it heartbreaking on a couple levels. i see my dear friend, jerry, and we don't have him anymore and then superficial heartbreak,

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we'll get clearing throughout the day and parts of the south bay will be warming up to the low to mid-80s. half-moon bay a nice, cool 63 degrees. 75 in palo al to. and 75 today in napa.

walnut creek, 82. 82 degrees in danville as well as pleasantton. now let's head over to mike to see what's happening on the roadways. >> the pace of things is looking at what you'd expect. over here in the east bay recovery in the last few minutes. it took about 45 minutes to get that clear. that's a tough drive. and here's south 101 toward the airport. the last few minutes. so be careful heading south. scott? >> happening now, bay area law enforcement agencies are responding to the tragic death of two, three louisiana police officers in our twit r feed you can find out what they are saying. days before he was shot and killed, he posted an emotional facebook message about what it means to be a police officer and an african-american. you'll find that on our facebook page. and a new call this morning to ban russia entirely from the

upcoming olympic games. reports surface d after a dopin scandal that went on for years. there's a link in our section of our home page. we'll be back with more local news coming up in a half hour. we'll see you then.

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