good morning. hitting the reset button. >> reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantastic job. >> after a chaotic week, the failure of health care reform and backbiting in the oval office, reince priebus out as white house chief of staff after losing a power struggle. the new man on the hot seat, homeland security secretary general john kelly. can the man in charge of keeping the nation safe rein in the chaos at the white house? we're there live. target, u.s. tensions rising this morning a day after north korea fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile. the rogue nation's leader claiming he now has the ability to conduct a surprise attack on the u.s. mainland as the u.s.

and south korean militaries put on a show of force in response. can they stop kim jong-un? snake horror. an ohio woman calls 911 after her boa constrictor attacks her. >> i have a boa constrictor stuck to my -- my face. >> ma'am, you have a what? >> boa constrictor. >> this morning, the dramatic rescue. also that, plus tesla rolls out a new affordable car for the masses overnight. george clooney takes on the paparazzi for taking pictures of his new twins. and a special delivery for a doctor who wound up helping another woman giving birth just minutes before going into labor herself. today, saturday, july 29th, 2017. ♪ >> from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones alongside

jeff rossen and dave price. craig and dylan are enjoying a well-deserved morning off. what a week. >> it has been quite a week. i feel like we say this every single week, it's another busy news day. a lot to tell you about it. >> let's get to it, our top story. latest shakeup at the white house after a week of bitter infighting in the oval office. chief of staff reince priebus is out. homeland security secretary john kelly is in. what does it mean for the future of the trump administration? we have it covered from all angles. let's begin with nbc's kelly o'donnell at the white house with more on how this all went down. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. starting monday there will be a new -- monday there will be a new chief at the white house. the retired four-star marine general who has enforced the immigration policies as the current secretary of homeland security will take over with a staff that has been roiled. reince priebus, a successful chairman of the republican national committee, never quite got traction as president

trump's top man. after the health care failure, he is out. after a stormer six months in office, president trump paused in a downpour to explain another shakeup now at the highest level. >> reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantastic job. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far. respected by everybody. a great, great american. >> reporter: rumored to be in jeopardy for months, outgoing chief of staff reince priebus said he privately offered his resignation thursday. >> i think he was right to hit the reset button, and i think that it was -- it was something that i think the white house needs. >> reporter: his exit follows a humiliating broadside by new communications director anthony scaramucci who lashed out at priebus and predicted he would be gone in a raunchy, insult-fueled interview with "the new yorker." >> no reaction. i'm not going to respond to it.

i'm not going to get into the mud on those sorts of things. >> reporter: before the announcement, the president dropped a telling clue friday at a law enforcement event when he epharmaceuticaffusively praised security secretary and former four-star marine general john kelly. >> i want to congratulate john kelly who has done an incredible job of secretary of homeland security. [ applause ] incredible. one of our real stars. >> reporter: with experience in combat but not politics, kelly is expected to bring a different stature and order to west wing operations. kelly noted his 45 years of service saying he is honored to take on this role. in a light moment at a security conference, kelly's cell phone rang while on stage. he joked about a call from president trump. >> you need to take that call? >> no -- >> okay, fine. >> it might be the president so i do want to miss the call. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and as there is more change here at the white

house, there is a change with respect to russia. the president who had opposed new sanctions on russia, we are told, will sign a bill that includes sanctions against russia, north korea, and iran. late night there was a statement from the press secretary who said president trump read the early drafts of the bill and negotiated regarding critical elements. he has now renewed and reviewed the final version. based on its responsiveness to his negotiations, he approves the bill and intends to sign it. the claim from the white house is the president made a sanctions bill that punishes russia for election interference into something he actually can accept. it was passed overwhelmingly by congress. there was a lot of pressure on this. >> another busy day. kelly, thank you. let's chew on this for a bit. we want to bring in indicately hewitt burnes, national reporter for "real clear politics," and nbc news security analyst jeremy bash, former chief of staff at the cia and pentagon under president obama. good morning to you both.

you've been talking to your sources in the white house. what is the mood? their boss was just fired via twitter after days of being insulted on line. >> certainly a significant turning point in this white house. reince priebus and dromp never had the kind -- donald trump never had the kind of rapport that presidents typically have with their chiefs of staff. general kelly, on the other hand, enjoys the respect of the president which is key here. we know the president has an affinity with generals and has developed a good rapport at his post. he's seen by the president as an effective leader in that post, particularly on the agenda items. so an important pivot point, but also someone who is going to have to manage various factions within the white house. >> are staffers positive about this change? are they looking forward to maybe having a more direct line of power? >> well, the biggest question remaining is what the hierarchy will be like. what latitude general kelly has to operate in this white house. what kind of position he can be in to restore or to bring, i

should say, impose discipline which is really important. >> let me follow up then. jeremy, obviously you know john kelly well, having worked closely with him at the defense department. let's talk about what we were saying. can he bring calm to this white house? you know, especially it seems like they're perpetually engulfed in drama. >> well, i know john kelly well, as you referenced. i traveled around the world with him. he's a great american. he's a great patriot. we should note that he and his wife karen have dedicated their lives to public service in a way that most americans may not even appreciate. they, of course, lost one of their sons, robert kelly, a marine, in action in afghanistan. they know the meaning of sacrifice. i think the real reason that john decided to do this job and say yes to the president when he called was because he really cares about public service. not even the greatest american can bring order and discipline when the chain of command has been so disrupted by a commander in chief who likes chaos, who sort offel are yishts the dis-- of relishes the disorder of the white house. i think john will have to set down key markers to the

president and say, if i'm going to run this place, i've got to be in charge. >> switching gears, i'd like your thoughts on the latest from north korea. here's the deal -- i mean, look at this video here. it shows, purports to show the latest missile launch from the rogue nation, though nbc has yet to independently verify the video. local broadcasters say this is believed to be another intercontinental ballistic missile launch. based on its trajectory and time in flight, analysts believe the north koreans have the capability of reaching the interior u.s., including major u.s. cities. that said, how big of a development is this? and do you expect the trump administration to react to it? >> this is a fairly significant development because until now north korea only had enough range on their missiles to potentially hit maybe the outer islands of alaska, maybe hawaii. with the range of this, they could potentially hit the entirety of the united states. don't forget there was this

critical intelligence agreement that they have 10 to 20 bombs' worth of material, could miniaturize on and put it atop an icbm. we have to take military diplomacy and prepare to shoot down any missile that comes our way. >> i want to get your take. anthony scaramucci went after reince priebus and steve bannon in the new york magazine article. do you believe that steve bannon stays at the white house? >> i don't know, but i think john kelly will impose order. >> what do you think? >> steve bannon and john kelly have an excellent relationship. we'll see what that portends for the future. >> all right. caitlyn, jeremy, thank you very much. to other news making headlines, the family of a teenager killed in that tragic ohio state fair accident this week is working with attorneys to f a wrongful death lawsuit. 18-year-old tyler jarrell had enlisted in the marines days before his sudden death. the amusement ride passed inspections wednesday only to malfunction hours later. seven others were hurt in the

accident. now to a 911 call you just don't hear every day. a woman in ohio who had a boa constrictor stuck to her face. >> hello? >> i have a boa constrictor stuck to my -- my face. >> ma'am, you have a what? >> boa constrictor. >> you're outside with a boa constrictor stuck to your face? >> yes. >> okay. >> i just fed it yesterday. please. >> the woman went on to say she had 11 snakes in her house. emergency crews rushed to the scene, and the firefighter eventually used a pocket knife to cut off the snake's head. authorities say the woman was taken later to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. a scary moment on the field friday for arizona diamondbacks pitcher robby ray. look at this. a 108 mile-per-hour line drive off the bat of cardinals' first baseman luke voight struck ray in the head, knocking him to the ground. fortunately he didn't lose consciousness and was fully alert while carted off the field. even managing to give a thumbs

up. he reportedly had a few stitches and will go through concussion protoc protocol. it looks like he'll be okay. >> incredible. by the way, the teammate, daniel deskalso, managed to catch the ball after it bounced off ray's head. flew all the way to foul territory and third base, making it the second out of the inning. on top of all that, they got the out. >> goodness. >> oh, hard to watch. >> isn't it? glad he's okay. dylan is off this morning. dave price from wnbc is here. >> nice to see you. dreary in the northeast. let's talk about it and the rest of the weather, as well. let's see what's happening outside this hour. we're talking about two areas primarily at this early morning. and there is the first one, sections of mississippi, alabama, into the panhandle of florida. this one here in northeast, this is the big story for this morning. let's zoom in and take a look. washington setting records yesterday with over three inches of rain. water rescues in five states. while you just got about an inch and a half in pittsburgh, just

to the south you got about four or more inches. more rain beginning to fall. it's going to be a cloudy day through sections of cape cod into nantucket. scattered showers through the mid-atlantic. some of those could be heavy at times. a flash flood watch in effect. 18 million people at risk through sections of new jersey, maryland, into pennsylvania, west virginia. so our eyes are open for that. but by early afternoon, things do begin to improve. as we head into tomorrow, the low travels off into the atlantic. we're watching storms through sections of florida and into the carolinas. that's we're seeing foggy conditions if san francisco, a nice cool start, 54 degrees right now. the peninsula, 59, in the tri-valley, 57 degrees, we are seeing fog along the coast, as farther inland, it is clearing up quite nicely, forth bay 29 degrees, san francisco, 54 degrees, we can expect so see

the fog in the forecast in the next couple hours, san jose 49 i 59 degrees, we will be warming up. >> that's a quick look at your weather. >> thank you very much, here's a question for all of us. could an electric car be in your future or your future? last night tesla founder elon musk rolled out the first vehicle that could be afardable for the masses. i guess he considers us the masses. the model story, much keeper, nbc business correspondent is at the tesla factory if fremont, california, hi, joe, good morning. >> hey, guy, good morning, this has hit the much anticipated tesla model. we had to take it fresh off the factory, it's got a pretty food zip to it. it's also ehlon muck's biggest gamble yet. at last, after much hype and anticipation is over. the model sedan is here tesla

employees got the first vehicle to start at $35,000 for the basic models. higher end, $44,000 edition, will go up to 310 miles per charge. >> and be about roughly five seconds, zero to 60, 1 140-mile-an-hour top speed. >> reporter: elon musk 11 years ago declared he wanted to build a sports car and used that income to build an affordable car. >> the tesla model 3 has the potential to be as game-changing as the introduction of the iphone. >> reporter: musk wants the price point to appeal to the masses on. average, americans spend $34,000 on a vehicle. the model 3 is entering a competitive field of electric vehicles. musk promising to produce an ambitious 500,000 cars next year. >> it's a huge number of cars for a startup company. they've got to figure out how to keep quality up. >> reporter: the inside of the model 3 does feel different than

mode e most sedans. there's nothing on the dash. it's all controlled by this tablet. tesla says this will allow them to control the car and eventually make it autonomous as in it will drive itself. >> quite controversial. there's not even a speedometer. you have to glance at the screen. >> reporter: musk says more than half a million people, mostly americans, have already put down $1,000 deposit on line, sight unseen. on the list, college student truman hale. >> i'm anticipating it will be an incredible car. i believe in elon musk. >> reporter: he's been saving up since high school to buy a model 3, refusing to buy any other car. commuting to college and work on his bike. >> i decided to save my money, ride my bike, and i've stuck with that because of the spark i felt for the model 3. >> reporter: the passion that elon musk hopes will feel an electric car revolution. now elon musk is also telling us that if you order a model 3 now, you're likely to get it probably at the end of next year. guys, back to you. >> now and you'll get it next

year? >> okay. like a preorder. >> makes sense. >> thank you very much. coming up, with the cost of health care on everyone's minds these days, we'll tell you why a man was given a six-figure medical bill after he was treated for a poisonous snake bite and if there could someday be a cheaper solution. plus, a look at all the stories you may have missed this week including a shark in a very unusual place. don't worry, there is a happy ending here. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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download," a look at the week that was. the infighting at the white house dominated the headlines. >> sure did. there were plenty of stories, as well, including a scary scene on a new jersey highway, john mccain's dramatic return to the senate floor. some of the stories you may have missed. [ applause ] a hero's welcome for senator

john mccain on the floor of the u.s. senate, returning after undergoing surgery and being diagnosed with brain cancer. >> i have every intention of returning here and giving many of you cause to regret all the nice things you said about me. [ laughter ] the former p.o.w. found himself at the center of the fight over health care later in the week, casting the deciding vote against a republican bill to repeal obamacare. a horrific case of human smuggling. >> they were very hot to the touch, so these people were in that trailer without any signs of any type of water. >> dozens of undocumented immigrants discovered by authorities in a sweltering tractor-trailer at a walmart parking lot in san antonio, texas. at least ten of them dead. >> makes me angry that people could be so cold. >> the driver faces up to life in prison or even the death penalty. a tense encounter at sea. a u.s. naval ship firing warning

shots after an iranian military vessel approached it at a high speed. [ horn ] the iranian boat eventually stopped. no one was hurt. some of the week's most startling moments caught on camera. a scary situation on a new jersey highway when a camper being pulled behind an suv swerved, then flipped over on its side. narrowly missing other drivers. thankfully no one was hurt. a shark stunned itself and the crew of a fishing boat when it jumped out of the water and got trapped in the safety railing. the crew finally managed to lower him into the sea. and video emerged this week of a 2016 jailbreak in california's owner county. three inmates filmed their escape. the theme song, "mission impossible." ♪ [ applause ] and former olympic highjumper jamie nieto pulled

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>> good saturday morning to you, it is 6:27, here's a live look outside, oh, wow, that cloud cover over san francisco, you take a look at the transamerica period, pretty much the only thing you can see there, you can barely see the bay in the distance, thank you so much for joining us. we have a look at our microclimate forecast. >> yeah, and it's foggy, it's going to stay foggy the next couple of hours. >> that will keep us nice and cool out. you can see a nice warm-up, especially as we head into tomorrow. let's get to right now, first in the south bay, looking at 54. looking nice and clear at 57 degrees, san francisco foggy at 54 degrees, and the north bay at 49 degrees, we can expect to see

the temperatures climb nicely, you will see a very good combination of a number of temperatures, from 60s to 70s to '80s, 90s and even a triple digit mark in there, so definitely going to point out the fact that we are seeing a serious contrast inland coastal areas. the temperatures will have a better look at your planner coming up. >> thanks. a health warning this morning for people in one east bay community back in a park in mid-july, experts are saying it has rabies, authorities want to know if anyone has come into contact with it. it was found nearly two weeks ago on a walking park, they sent us this picture of the bat, officials say it died after it stopped eating, days after it was brought to the hospital. people in the area are on heightened alert knowing there was an infected mammal in the

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. we are back on this saturday morning, july 29th, 2017, for our final half hour. that's a look at our "today" control room. can you wave or something? thank you. good morning to you guys. >> up early on this saturday morning. here in studio 1a, here's what's making headlines -- another shakeup inside the trump white house. this morning the president has a new chief of staff, homeland security secretary and retired four-star general john kelly. kelly will replace reince priebus who held the job for six months. there seems to be more turmoil in international waters near iran. the iranian news agency is reporting that a u.s. navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot at an iranian ship in the persian gulf. this is the second time this week that the u.s. has fired warning shots at an iranian

vessel. and the fda is taking on cigarettes with just under a half a million deaths every year related to tobacco use. the agency says it's now working to cut the amount of nicotine in cigarettes in an effort to make them less addictive. in california, a big surfing competition is about to get underway this morning. surfers won't just be battling massive waves. they're also going to have to worry about sharks lurking in the water. and those sharks are being spotted in record numbers. here's nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer. >> reporter: this morning as surfers from around the world catch waves at southern california's huntington beach, they won't be alone in the water. spotted in historic numbers, great white sharks are driving across this region. scientists call the area a breeding ground. and today this is where the u.s. open of surfing gets underway. [ screams ] up and down the coast, surfers, swimmers, and kayakers have

experienced close encounters. >> it was a foot from my face, grabbing on to the kayak right here. >> reporter: in 2015, surfing legend mick fanning was famously attacked on live tv by a great white in south africa. >> kept coming at my board, and i was like kicking and screaming. >> reporter: today officials say surfers should be more worried about another kind of threat. >> the sharks are out there, but a greater threat to the average person coming to the beach are rip currents. >> reporter: lifeguards are now using drones to patrol these waters. they say shark attacks are incredibly rare, but sightings are not. this weekend, they'll be out here in record numbers. thriving in part because food is abundant, and the water is warmer, today scientists are tracking great whites to learn more about them. this morning, one thing is clear -- they are here swimming among us. for "today," miguel almaguer,

nbc news, huntington beach. >> goodness. as we mentioned, dave price is in for dylan this morning. he's outside on the plaza with another check of the weather. dave? >> we've got some great people out here from milwaukee and wisconsin. first time in the city. [ cheers ] somebody is 10 today. happy birthday! we've got folks from all over the country, including the pinkneys who have their entire family reunion from south carolina right here in new york ci city. nice to see you. let's check the weather and see what's happening across the country. a quick look at the satellite and radar shows we've got sloppy weather through the mid-atlantic states. that's going to begin to push off. we're also looking at some rain through sections of mississippi, alabama, pushing into the florida panhandle. as we head through the rest of the day, watch for high heat in texas. look at those temperatures, 104 in san antonio. it's going to feel more like 110 in san antonio and dallas. watching all of that. monsoonal rain in the four corners.

that's typical for this time of the year. as we check boise weather, it's 100 there. we're going to warm up across the coast in the northwest over the next several days. as we head into the end of the week, that low-pressure system is going to begin to push on off and push on out of the way. we should see some nice weather through much of the eastern half of the country. watch it as you head to the florida panhandle, as you head into the end of the week, as well. that combination is going to provide the opportunity for some thundershowers. some of those could be strong through sections of florida. that's a quick look at the national weather. [ cheers ] here's a look at well, we're definitely seeing some foggy conditions along the coast, conditions inland, spots on the south bay at 59 degrees, peninsula, a nice cool 54, 57 degrees for the tri-valley, in san francisco, we can expect to keep this through the mid-morning before we see a nice

warm-up in san francisco now. we are expecting to be in the upper 50s and 60s. we will see partly cloudy skies in the forecast, through the afternoon. we're back. i love louisiana, as well. happy 40th birthday to you. hello to everyone in colorado. and we've got a great crowd out there. nice to see everyone. back to you. >> you were able to squeeze a lot of folks in there. thank you. still to come, from the white house to the dance floor, what press secretary sean spicer is saying about a possible run on "dancing with the stars." next, exotic snakes posing serious dangers right here in the u.s. the efforts to keep you safe from their poisonous bites after these messages. packed full of flavor, one pint-sized hero was on a mission. looks like somebody's gotta save snack time from a serious case of boring. watch babybel's big taste leap into action in the great snack rescue.

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>> reporter: again, the bite happened in florida. >> we also had a king cobra bite right before christmas. >> reporter: yes, a king cobra bit somebody in florida. >> they may survive the bite, but they lose their hand, lose their foot. >> hi, honey. come on. >> reporter: todd fassler found out the hard way. >> i kept telling everybody, i'm going to die, i'm going to die, i'm going to die. >> reporter: the california rattlesnake owner's pet didn't attack him. it was a wild snake he ran into outside. >> my toes were tingling. my body was tingling. within three minutes of being bit, i was literally paralyzed. >> reporter: rattlesnakes are pit vipers. in the united states, this is the cure -- an anti-venom called crofab. >> there's two vials in this box. this is $6,000 for one box. >> reporter: there were three doctors and two nurses, and i think at the same time they were all injecting anti-von emin me. >> yeah -- anti-venom in me. >> yeah, starting dose is four to six vials. given as much as 60 vials in a bite. >> they gave me 24 vials of anti-venom.

>> reporter: this is the initial bill. >> my total hospital bill was $153,000, with $83,000 for ante venom alone. >> reporter: but todd survived. in the developing world like here in sri lanka, there is no local anti-venom at all. worldwide, venomous snakes kill around 100,000 people every year. 100,000 deaths. this nonprofit team, avri, is trying to bring down that death toll. thank you for having us here. they are making a new kind of medicine, and it's cheap. >> this is the anti-venom that's currently in circulation throughout the hospitals on the clinical trial. >> reporter: anti-venom works best when it's made with local snakes. doctors are testing the new $25 anti-venom right now, and we were there when one of the first patients started his i.v. so in 20 minutes, he'll have not one, not two, but five -- >> five. yeah. >> reporter: five vials in him?

>> yes. >> reporter: of course, there are no fda trials here, but this drug could end up helping patients in the u.s., as well. >> fda-approved medicines here, the anti-venoms. >> reporter: it's not just this jungle full of deadly snakes. this is happening in many parts of the developing world. the plan is to get this pilot program up and running in the next two years, then spread it worldwide where it can save tens of thousands of lives each year. for "today," dave malkoff in sri lanka. >> learn something every day. >> trick is not to get bitten. >> there's that. i had no idea the numbers were that high. 100,000 a day -- >> a year -- >> i mean, a year, around the world obviously. >> yes. not all in florida. coming up, george clooney lashes out at the paparazzi after someone took pictures of his twins. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ cheers ] ♪ ♪

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talking to yourself isn't good enough. it's not enough. >> okay. >> researchers say you have to do it in the third person. >> no. >> dave is good enough. dave is good enough -- >> no. >> yes. >> that sounds -- >> the reason they say is it because it takes you out of yourself, and you're sort of -- you know -- you're more talking about a general situation -- >> give an example. >> like i'd be walking down the street, true story, and i will say something like, you know, jeff has 12 emails to write back, take the kids to school. all that. like it's somebodiels, not -- >> #disturbing. >> yes. and they call the padded wagon for you. >> don't do it while people are around. >> good for your health. want to "pop start" now? chanel can do this. okay. -- sheneille can do this. okay. george clooney and his wife and twins have stayed out of the spotlight until now. the first photos have been published by a french magazine, and the clooneys are not happy.

he lashed out saying, "over the last week, photographers from "voici" magazine scaled our fence, climbed our tree, and illegally took pictures of our infants inside our home." he goes on to say, "make no mistake, the photographs, the agency, and the magazine will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. the safety of our children demands it." a rep for the magazine responded saying in part, "the images are a response to public demand," and "those pictures do not put in danger mr. clooney, his wife, or their kids. to be continued. moving on to sean spicer. a week after resigning as the white house press secretary, we may know his next move, or should i say moves? rumors have been swirling that the 45-year-old is being courted by "dancing with the stars." when asked about the possibility of being a contestant, he danced around the question a bit telling the press, "i'm not going to tell you that." notice that -- >> not enough. >> abc isn't commenting on casting. if the internet is any indication, the demand to see spicer cha cha is certainly

there. finally, country singer miranda lambert is opening up about finding her way after her divorce from blake shelton. in an interview with "billboa , "billboard," she talks about leading to the studio with guns blazing the day the news of her divorce broke adding she didn't want a breakup record. she wrote "vice" in five minutes.. to hear her song, she says to listen to her record, it's on there. the two split in 2015. >> wow. >> full "pop start." >> i'm excited about sean spicer on "dancing with the stars". >> yeah? you think he would do it? >> why not? >> yeah, he's going to cash in. >> you both think he would do it? >> i do. >> you both seem to think so. >> sean, call in. we want to know if you can cha cha. >> maybe i'm wrong. >> we'll see. coming up, the pregnant doctor who delivered a new baby before she gave birth herself. >> aw. first, this is "today" on nbc. my sweetheart's gone sayonara.

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♪ [ cheers ] a lot of people outside this morning. we're back with the story that's almost too unbelievable to be true. a pregnant doctor who was in the hospital to give birth herself wound up delivering another woman's baby first. >> talk about dedication to the job. here's nbc's maya rodriguez. >> reporter: for dr. amanda hess, babies are all in a day's work. >> delivering other people's babies is something i do every day. >> reporter: but there's one day the ob-gyn won't soon forget. at frankfurt regional medical center in kentucky earlier this week, a twist of fate with one mom-to-be extending a helping hand to another. >> more comfortable with delivering someone else's baby than my own, for sure. >> reporter: as dr. hess was getting ready to give birth to her own child, down the hall of the maternity ward she heard screams of pain from leah halliday-johnson. >> i sent my husband to have dinner. i was worried that no one was going to be back in time. >> reporter: and leah's doctor

was still on the way to the hospital. her baby needed help right away. >> seen the heart rate drop, that was something i didn't want that to go on any longer. that was something that needed some intervention. >> reporter: turns out, dr. hess was no stranger. she recognized leah, having done a checkup on her the week before. so as she was wearing her own hospital gown and shortly before getting her own labor induced, dr. hess stepped in. helping deliver leah's healthy baby girl just in the nick of time. >> luckily she came in and saved the day in time. it just goes to show you what an amazing person she is. >> i couldn't have predicted this. i mean, this was definitely working until the very last seconds. >> reporter: as for dr. hess, her baby girl, ellen joyce, patiently waited her turn to come into the world. >> just a few hours before she was born, she got to participate in a birth, too. >> reporter: two baby girls born after a chance encounter between two moms. for "today," maya resignation, nbc news -- maya rodriguez, nbc

news. >> so glad and so -- >> maybe the kids can be like cousins. maybe they could be buddies. >> great. by the way, dave, this is your department -- these people are dressed wrong. >> something going on there. come on, come on. come on, come on. oh! it's not raining yet. come on! there we go. >> what's going on? >> it's like i removed a second layer of skin and he's in pain. there we go. [ cheers ] >> it is a beautiful day here in new york city -- >> he was prepared. >> i hope everyone gets -- >> we'll give it back later when it's about to rain. it's nice outside now. >> that will do it for us on this saturday. tomorrow, "sunday today." a good one. willie sits down with the one-and-own sean combs. what he has to say about everything from getting his start to life in music and his mega successful business. enjoy the rest of your saturday, everybody. no rain here in northeast for us right now. have a great weekend, everybody. [ cheers ] ♪

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>> coming up next tesla and what it means for local businesses and when the rest of the cars will be hitting the road. plus a rabid bat found in the east bay, what health officials need you to know. and the weekend is heating up, well, for some of us. we will see which areas will see temperatures in the 90s.

good saturday morning to you, it is 7:00. here's a live look outside as the sun shines over downtown san jose and in typical bay area fashion, coming up, we'll show you the golden gate bridge. it's a very different scene there. thanks so much for joining us. we have a look at your microclimate forecast and this morning is a prime example of the microclimate. >> it really is. as you mentioned behind us, yes, that itself in san francisco, way foggy conditions, compare that to san jose,