mateo bridge does have a stall on the high rise. >> we'll be back with a local news update in half an hour. >> and we'll see you at 11:00. have a great day. good morning. breaking news. an explosive device detonates outside the u.s. embassy in beijing. the blast sending security forces scrambling. at least one man hurt and taken into custody. we're live with the latest. floods and fires. overnight downpours adding to days of misery in the east. entire neighborhoods now under water from the historic flooding. while out west a dangerous wildfire inches closer to yosemite forcing thousands of tourists to evacuate. >> it's like a ghost town. >> that fire just one of dozens burning out of control this morning. those stories plus downward

spiral? new details on what may have triggered demi lavato's apparent overdose as the pop star recovers in an l.a. hospital. historic plunge. why facebook lost $150 billion overnight. inside the biggest stock decline ever. and breakthrough? the promising new drug that could be a game changer in the battle against alzheimer's. today thursday, july 26th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. welcome. th thanks for joining us on this thursday. savannah is on assignment. we have craig with us today. a headline that's catching people's attention is the one in alzheimer's. may be some help in store. >> potentially some good news

for a lot of families watching. we'll get to that in a moment. >> let's get to the breaking news. a powerful explosion outside the u.s. embassy in beijing. nbc's kelly cobiella joins us. what can you tell us, kelly? >> reporter: this is a relatively minor explosion, but it happened in a sensitive area. people waiting to get their visas. there was a loud bang the street filled with smoke. police reacted almost immediately. this video on social media taken just seconds after the explosion shows smoke filling the street right outside the u.s. embassy gates. onlookers appear stunned and confused. on a crosswalk, a possible scorch mark. police roped off a car and collected evidence. a witness said the blast blew out a police car windshield. this morning chinese authorities are not calling it a bomb but a

firework device. they say only the assailant was injured, a 26-year-old man from inner mongolia. the blast rattling this busy beijing district at 1:00 in the afternoon. the device detonated on the southeast corner of the embassy compound in a public space where people line up for visas and other appointments. the beijing embassy opened by george w. bush in 2008 is one of the busiest and most heavily ford identi fortified u.s. embassies. >> a little unusual to hear about an explosion there. do they know anything about the motive? >> well, chinese authorities have identified the suspect in custody. they have given his last name. they say he's been detained. he's in the hospital for injuries to his hand. no specifics on motive. they're simply calling this an isolated security incident. hoda, craig? >> all right, kelly.

thank you so much. now we'll move on to the relentless and severe weather impacting tens of millions coast to coast. >> in the east entire neighborhoods are already under water. overnight downpours are triggering new flooding emergencies. >> concerns are growing over the dangerous wildfires out west including one that has already forced tourists to flee from yosemite national park. >> we'll take you there live in a moment. let's start with the devastating rain and flooding. nbc's katie beck is just east of harrisburg, pennsylvania. >> reporter: good morning. we've seen days of downpour here in central pennsylvania and this is what's left behind. roads and bridges completely submerged. neighborhoods just overtaken by the flood waters. many of the homes in the area have two or three feet of standing water inside. some people may have underestimated just how powerful this water was going to be, and later had to be rescued by boat. north carolina, maryland,

virginia, and many parts of the eastern seaboard flooded. the storm also bringing debris and heartache. >> folks are still out there looking for the missing 19-year-old girl. >> reporter: that missing teenager swept away by flood waters in pennsylvania. authorities urging residents to be vigilant. >> attempting to drive or walk through high water can have deadly consequences. turn around. don't drown. >> reporter: some residents take no chances and evacuating. others doing their best to take things in stride. >> it's just a little water. it's not going to hurt anything. >> reporter: it looks like your whole house is pretty flooded on the first floor. >> well, yeah. the first floor is kind of flooded out. i'm not going to let a little bit of rain push me out of my home. >> reporter: for those that remain, authorities offering a message of comfort and hope. >> when mother nature is at her worst, our first responders will continue to be at their best.

>> reporter: a strong helping hand to those still weathering the storm. relief is in sight as most of the bad weather is supposed to be moving out of this area by the weekend. just to put the amount of rainfall in perspective for you, the national weather service says the amount of rainfall here in central pennsylvania this week is enough to fill three million olympic-sized swimming pools. pretty staggering number when you think about it. >> katie, thanks. let's move to the raging wildfires across the west being fuelled by days of record breaking heat. when it's closing in on yosemite it's led to emergency evacuations of thousands of tourists. miguel almaguer is there at the scene. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, summer is the busiest time of year at yosemite, but hundreds of tourists and park employees have been forced out. we can smell the smoke in the air. that's a clear sign that trouble

is looming. with record-breaking heat fueling ferocious fires across the west, this morning the ferguson fire is closing in on yosemite threatening nearly 5300 structures and a national jewel. >> it's like a ghost town at the moment. >> reporter: with flames just two miles from the park, yosemite is now empty. thousands of tourists forced out as billowing smoke chokes the valley and shrouds the iconic view of half dome. with new fires exploding in northern and southern california overnight -- >> fear. plain and simple. >> reporter: -- flames ripped across homes just two hours outside los angeles. officials say this one deliberately set. an arrest made overnight. the infernos fuelled in part by the oppressive heat. in the valley known for it beautiful views, this is a sight no one wants to see.

the ferguson fire has reached an incredible 42,000 acres. one firefighter has been killed. seven have been injured. crews are trying to build containment lines around the park to protect yosemite from the flames. hoda? >> miguel almaguer at yosemite, thank you. and every day we've been how much longer is the rain going to last? how much longer is the heat dylan is in for al. what say you? how much longer? >> the heat is going to stick around for a long time. we'll get a break from the rain up and down the east coast. not in central and northern new england. you'll see the heavier rain today. we will still see a break through pennsylvania and maryland. however, we still have river flooding. it takes a long time for that to seep into the ground. there are several rivers in minor to moderate flooding right now. we're between cold fronts. the first one is moving through. we seal' -- we'll see rain in new england. then we get a break today. a secondary cold front moves through on friday.

this one does not contain as much moisture. we're looking at about 1 to maybe up to 2 inches of rain. the bigger threat will be for large hail and damaging winds with storms late friday into early saturday. out west we have 30 million people at risk under some sort of heat warning or advisory. this extends all the way up into oregon. ventures -- even temperatures near seattle will be hot today. >> all right. dylan, thank you. also this morning there are several new developments tied to the russia investigation including the trump administration now putting a proposed white house summit between the president and vladimir putin on hold. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house for us. hey, peter. good morning. >> reporter: vladimir putin will not be visiting the white house this year after bipartisan backlash. that second summit initially expected before the mid terms now on ice as the white house comes under fire for banning a reporter from a presidential

event. the summit sequel now on hold days after the white house invited vladimir putin to washington this fall. national security adviser john bolton parroting one of the president's favorite attack lines saying in a statement mr. trump believes the meeting should take place after the russia witch hunt is over. we've agreed it will be after the first of the year. but special counsel robert mueller has never put a timetable on his russia investigation. and the kremlin has yet to commit to any u.s. trip saying the two leaders would have other opportunities to meet. the delay welcomed on capitol hill as democrats and the republican chairman took aim at that widely panned helsinki sit-down. >> it's the president's public statements that create concern amongst senators on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: mike pompeo under fire for that two-hour private meeting between the two presidents. >> did he tell you what transpired? >> i've had a number of

conversations with president trump about what transpired in the meeting. >> did you speak to the translator? >> no, i haven't. >> i understand the game you're playing. >> mr. secretary, with all due respect, i don't appreciate you characterizing my questions. my questions is to get to the truth. we don't know what the truth is. >> reporter: pompeo promising severe consequences if russia interferes in the u.s. election again but deflecting questions about the president's approach to russia. pointing to his predecessor. >> compare the following -- barack obama speaking tough on russia and doing nothing. >> that's not true. >> it is. >> i understand you want to rewrite the obama policy on russia, but that's not true. >> all right. let's go, senator. >> he reorganized all of europe and the world. >> reporter: president trump ignoring questions about michael cohen less than 24 hours after cohen's attorney released audio of cohen and candidate trump discussing a hush money payment

to a former playboy centerfold. trump venting his anger on twitter. what kind of lawyer would tape a client? so sad. the president also ignoring some questions in the oval office yesterday from a series of reporters including cnn reporter kaitlyn collins. the white house later banning her from an open presidential event to take place in the rose garden yesterday putting out a statement from sarah sanders that said in part that collins shouted questions and refused to leave after being repeatedly being asked to do so. the move blasted by many news outlets including fox news and others that called it inappropriate, wrong-headed and weak saying it cannot stand. back to you. >> all right. peter alexander at the white house. thank you. all eyes are on facebook this morning after the company took a major financial hit wednesday to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. nbc's business correspondent jo ling kent has the latest on

that. >> good morning. all the problems surrounding facebook may finally be catching up with the social media giant. facebook stock getting crushed after a disappointing earnings report. the company losing a staggering $120 billion in just two hours. its founder and ceo mark zuckerberg taking a huge financial hit, too. facebook paying a price for two years of scandal and controversy. >> facebook shares falling. >> reporter: shares plunging as much as 24% late wednesday after facebook missed wall street's earnings expectations making less money than expected. ceo mark zuckerberg himself taking a nearly $17 billion hit. >> we're investing so much in security that it will significantly impact our profitability. we're starting to see that this quarter. >> reporter: part of the problem facebook says? the rate of users logging in every day or every month has slowed down. increased privacy on the site

may be a big driving force in the earnings hit. facebook says it's giving users more choice about their data following the cambridge analytica scandal that exposed the private information of 87 million people back in 2013 and 2014. something zuckerberg apologized for in heated hearings on capitol hill. >> it was my mistake, and i'm sorry. >> reporter: billionaire zuckerberg has been no stranger to controversy lately. he recently walked back comments that holocaust deniers should be allowed on facebook. yet they refuse to ban controversial right wing site info wars which peddles bogus conspiracy theories about the sandy hook school shootings. some parents writing to zuckerberg this week saying our families are in danger as a direct result of hundreds of thousands of people who see and believe the lies and hate speech which you have decided should be protected.

zuckerberg is also facing the looming threat of russian interference in the upcoming midterm elections predicting earlier this year. >> i'm sure someone's trying. what we see are a lot of folks trying to sow division. that was a major tactic that we saw russia try to use in the 2016 election. i'm confident we'll do a much better job. >> reporter: for now confidence in facebook is not bouncing back as investors and users may not like what they see. >> in addition to stocks plunging, there's been turmoil inside facebook? >> reporter: that's right. as we've been reporting, some of the top executives are leaving zuckerberg's side. in the last few months the company's chief security officer, the top lawyer, facebook's main communications head, and a major board member have either left or announced they're heading for the exits. >> all right. thank you so much for that. much more to get to this morning including new hope in the fight against alzheimer's. a new drug has shown promising signs of slowing the progression

of the deadly disease. nbc news medical correspondent dr. john torez has more on that. we throw the word breakthrough around a lot when we talk about breakthroughs. is this a legit breakthrough? how does the drug work? >> this is a breakthrough in a research component. the drug company biogen and its japanese partner came up with a medication which is one of the medications that in the past we've had medications for alzheimer's that help improve the structural changes in the brain that happen because of that. they didn't do anything with memory. that was always the big deficit. this one not only influences the structural changes to the brain but also helps reduce memory decline over the 18 months of the study. that's important. >> who would this help? a lot of people have family or parents suffering from this. how far in do you have to be for this to work? >> that's a great question. this drug was used in the past for people more advanced in alzheimer's. it didn't work like many other drugs. they went back and used it on people in early alzheimer's and

these are people that are still at home, still functioning, but starting to forget things. on top of that they had structural changes. the amyloid plaques in the brain. that combination is what the drug worked on and they're going in the right direction. >> when will this be available? >> right now the company is probably going to do bigger trials. they haven't said it, but they'll probably do bigger trials. they're starting to talk to the fda. we don't know if they'll try to look for early approval. >> months? years? >> probably years. >> for you to say it's a breakthrough, that's substantial. >> in research language, it is. we'll turn back to the weather and get the rest of the forecast. >> we're going to see some heavy rain through central and northern new england. scattered thunderstorms that could produce brief flash flooding in the eastern rockies and parts of the plains. the heat continues along the west coast with temperatures five to ten degrees above average. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds. clierz .

yep... at carmax, it's all about confidence. nothing but net. nailed it! or should i say, nailed it gov'nor. good thursday morning. i'm kari hall. we have low clouds in san francisco over the city this morning. it will be slow to clear there. keeping temperatures cool. only upper 60 today. meantime for the inland areas, cloud clear out a lot more quickly and it's going to heat up again for this afternoon with san jose reaching 89 degrees. 87 degrees there, rather. we'll be at 98 degrees in concord. 86 in santa rosa, and 97 in ukiah today. expect it to stay cool in half moon bay, the high only 62 degrees.

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that clearing up soon. as we go through the day, the south bay temperatures reaching up to 87 degrees in downtown san jose. 95 in livermore, and still in the upper 90s today in antioch. meantime, we keep the fog and cool temperatures for the coast with san francisco staying in the 60s. it will still be hot tomorrow, but temperatures coming down a few degrees in time for the weekend with upper 80s for saturday and sunday. and still looking at some hot temperatures for next week. and for san francisco, expect the clouds and fog and highs today at 67. let's get an update on the commute now from mike. >> east shore freeway, all lanes reopened just after 7:00, just after the end of our 6:00 show. we don't see a backup at the bay bridge toll plaza, but more folks flowing through the area. the other arrow to the right is 24 out of lafayette. looks like the issue now has been cleared from the caldecott tunnel. the disabled vehicle cleared from the san mateo bridge in the

last few minutes. still slow there as well as the dumbarton bridge, and the build for the south bay is pretty standard. >> i'll be back with another local news update in a half hour. see you then. ♪

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welcome back. 7:35 on a thursday morning. the 26th of july, 2018. this is something you don't see every day. this is cool. it's a tradition in virginia that sees wild horses swimming between islands. i say we just roll that beautiful footage for the rest of the show. kerry sanders saddling up with the salt water cowboys ahead. >> and in the same way he's swam with sharks and now wild horses. we'll go to the coast of virginia in a moment. first a check on today's headlines starting with the breaking news overnight. an explosive device detonated in beijing. chinese police say a single

attacker set off a firework device in a public device outside the u.s. embassy. no one was hurt except for the suspect. at this point no word on a possible motive. tensions between the u.s. and european union over a brewing trade war have eased some this morning. president trump announced wednesday they agreed to work toward zero tariffs and zero subsidies on nonautomotive good. mr. trump wants to level the playing field for farmers and manufacturers. no deal is final. the president did call it a big day for free and fair trade. this morning severe weather impacting tens of millions of americans from coast to coast in the east flash flood warnings from north carolina to new york city. entire neighborhoods are under water forcing many to evacuate their homes. hershey park is going to remain closed for the third time this week because of the heavy rain and flooding there.

meanwhile out west record breaking heat is fueling some massive wildfires. the so-called ferguson fire closed yosemite and forced the evacuation of thousands of visitors. the fire has now reached an incredible 40,000 acres. >> they are calling it a thrilling discovery. scientists say they detected a huge lake beneath the surface of mars. raising the possibility of life on the red planet. the reservoir which is at least 12 miles across was found by radar signals. this is the first time researchers have identified a stable body of liquid water on mars. now to the latest on demi lavato's recovery from an apparent drug overdose. we have more from that in los angeles. >> reporter: good morning. she's said to be stable and recovering at a hospital in a room with two security guards posted outside. nbc news has learned that drug remnants were found at the star's home amid reports

suggesting that recently lavato has been in a downward spiral. ♪ ♪ wake me when the shakes are gone ♪ . it's been a long and public journey. >> i couldn't go 30 minutes to an hour without cocaine, and i'd bring it on airplanes. >> reporter: now according to "people" the apparent overdose was something friends saw coming over the last few months. >> her lifestyle changed and people around her have been aware she's been struggling. >> reporter: those struggles coming to a head tuesday morning when first responders were called to lavato's house in the hollywood hills. they treated her with narcan. sources familiar with the investigation have confirmed that drug paraphernalia and drug remnants were found at the singer's home when paramedics arrived. lavato went through 90 days of rehab in 2010 and 2011 for

mental health and substance abuse issues and publicly celebrated six years sober with a tweet this past march but there are new clues that sobriety has been a hard journey lately. >> it would be fair to say relapse is a part of this struggle. she has clearly gone through that. >> reporter: e news reporting lavato recently cut ties with a long time sober coach and according to numerous reports she's been spotted out partying multiple times in recent weeks. lavato even addressed her broken sobriety in a recent single called "sober". ♪ i'm so sorry i'm not sober ♪ anymore >> she's very confessional. she's used her art to talk about her lived experience and her struggles. people relate to it. >> reporter: fans showing support for the singer with a new hash tag, how demi has helped me. write i've been to very dark

places but her songs pulled me out of it and lifted me up. her fans seeking to help her by sharing how she helped them. >> this morning do we know what kind of drugs she overdosed on? >> reporter: no, we still don't have confirmation on exactly what type of drug or drugs lavato might have taken or what actions police may take, if any. beyond her fans, she's being supported and surrounded by friends and close family at the hospital including her former boyfriend who was seen heading in to visit her on wednesday afternoon and said to be real in shock given her downward spiral. >> all right. thank you. >> we are rooting for that. and that hash tag is probably going to speak to her as well, how dylan help-- how demi helpe. heat in the southwest and northwest. it's stuck in place. scattered record high temperatures are once again likely today. a look at some of the highs

we're expecting 118 in palm springs. san diego 90 degrees. yuma, arizona 113. in the northwest hot. portland 91. redding, california 110. this heat will continue through monday all across the west coast including into portland and seattle where temperatures will stay in the 90s. temperatures staying hotter in the southwest all the way through perhaps the middle of next week. l.a. staying up around 90 through monday. las vegas around 105 to 110. these temperatures about five to good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's still going to be hot for the inland valleys again this afternoon. and our temperatures ramp up quickly. all starting out with low 60s now, but heading up to 76 in oakland, and san jose, expect a high of 87. 99 in antioch. napa today, 90. and 97 in ukiah. san francisco, looking at a high

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get to the beach so you stick it into the sand and try to get it in. you open it up and think you're good. that's not enough. this morning how to protect yourself. ought on camera. a gust of wind shooting more than a dozen of these umbrellas into the air flying across the sand nearly crashing right into people. beach umbrellas going rogue, now flying missiles. these umbrellas barely missing this camera man. and it happens all the time eyewitnesss posting videos on youtube. like this umbrella flying out of control high in the air. >> an umbrella impaled a lady's leg. >> reporter: just last week on the jersey shore a woman was impaled in the ankle by a flying umbrella. it happened again just days ago on this beach in ocean city, maryland. a flying umbrella em paimpaling

another woman. this time in the chest. about 3,000 people each year are rushed to emergency rooms for injuries involving umbrellas. how much wind does it take to pull an umbrella out of the sand? to show you we've come here to south carolina. this is the insurance institute for business and home safety in their giant wind tunnel. i mean, take a look at all those industrial-strength fans. they can simulate any level of wind. they built us a huge sand box. this is real beach sand. we have our towel and ball and our umbrella. we're going to put this into the sand like you would if you were at the beach. we're really getting it in here about 10 inches to a foot down. getting in there. good. pack it in. the umbrella is up. now i'm going to open the umbrella up. again, much like you would at the beach.

it's not always pretty at the beach, but you do it. okay. it's in there, and we're going to kick up the wind. let me come down here, and see what happens. in the control room they're getting ready. let's fire up the wind in three, two, one. first they crank the wind to 10 miles per hour. okay. we're up at 10 miles per hour right now. pretty typical wind speed along the shoreline, and this is what's happening to the umbrella. blowing around in the wind a little, but it's still inside the ground. but just watch what happens when we take it up just a notch to 15 miles per hour. we're going to keep an eye on the umbrella right here. there it goes flying. whoa. can you manage if you were on the blanket right next to this or even down the beach a little bit with that spike? and that's a pretty typical gust for a shoreline. it's nuts. here it is from another angle as a umbrella is ripped out of the sand, the spike is flying through the air, smashing right

into our camera that's weighed down by heavy sandbags. but at the beach gusts go even higher than that. now we're doing 20 miles per hour which would be a gust on the shore. i'm holding it down. i'm going to let go. this time the umbrella flying even faster and we note something else. that spike flying through the air, and it ended up spike up. okay. how do you protect yourself and secure your beach umbrella? i know it seems obvious, but it isn't. i'm going to show you. you saw i normally stick it in the sand. that's not going to work. i have a premade hole. you want to get your umbrella into the ground and really rock it back and forth semi aggressively. you want to use the spike to your advantage. rock back and forth. what you ultimately want is to be at least a foot down. see the bottom pole here? you want this to be about one-third covered or at least a

foot up. then you want to pack the sand all the way in around it. now, here's something else that's important. i'm going to open this up. if the wind is coming from here, you want to tilt your umbrella this way into the wind that way the wind is pushing it down into the sand. if you have it this way, it's going to get under and pick it up. you have to keep an eye on wind direction all day long and adjust accordingly. if you want an extra layer of protection, there's a cool product on the market. it's a sand anchor. look at the bottom. the corkscrew digs into the sand for you. it give you good leverage. so you dig it in like this. craig, i can see you doing this on the beach. take it all the way down. craig's like i can't do that. ho da, i can see you doing it on the beach. >> certainly not. >> you put it all the way down. stick the umbrella in there as

an extra layer of protection. we have a link to get this if you want it on our website. >> really useful tips and fantastic trunks as well. >> and also i think you can control what you do on the beach but have you ever watched someone put an umbrella in and -- >> you want to do it for them? >> right. that's the one that may be heading for you. coming up, we'll take you live to to the yearly swim of virginia's famed wild ponies. first, welcome! hi there. so, what do you look for in a vehicle? sleek designs. performance. dependability is top on my list. well then, here's some vehicles that deliver on that. woah! wow. oh jeez! that's our truck! it's our truck! and they're our cars! that's my chevy! chevy's the only brand to earn j.d. power dependability awards across cars, trucks and suvs three years in a row. awesome. i'm proud. it's like a dynasty. it's impressive.

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more traffic off the east shore freeway, but here, i'm showing you university. there's a report of a crash in the area, but i have scanned it. i don't see lanes blocked. still, you see the traffic heading to the berkeley curve where the arrow is. slow through walnut creek, and arinda, earlier crash in the caldecott cleared. jammed southbound 880 down to milpitas out of fremont. we have a live camera to show you what it's like at the truck scales. back to you. >> thank you very much. happening now, good news for hundreds of people evacuated in clayton. firefighters this morning say they're making progress fighting the marsh fire. the brush fire destroyed one home but containment is now at 60%. head to our twitter feed for updates as they come in. >> $200 million wiped out almost instantly for facebook. the company yesterday disappointed earnings reports, saying its number of daily actsive users is less than

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it is 8:00 on "today." coming up -- fire and floods. millions in the east coping with more torrential rains. homes, streets, entire neighborhoods under feet of water. >> turn around, don't drown. while out west, high temperatures are fueling raging wildfires. is there any relief? sight? dylan will have the latest in the forecast. plus -- you can lead a horse to water! >> woo! >> we pony up with the annual tradition you have to see to believe. >> it is like a kid. getting up and seeing all the horses out here. >> riding along with the saltwater cowboys as they drive

the more than 100 ponies along the virginia coast. >> oh, my gosh! that was amazing! and reboot-a-palooza. could two nbc classics be headed back to the small screen? the dish on a possible office reboot and kelsey grammer weighs in on a "frazier" comeback. is it time to set those dvrs? thursday, july 26th, 2018. >> indiana! >> celebrating my mom's birthday. >> five years of marriage. >> my 16th birthday. >> turning 18. >> my best friend's 50th! >> girls trip! woo!

i don't believe any of those girls are 50, by the way, in that picture. welcome back to our crowd. we are so happy to see you outside. savannah's on assignment. craig melvin's next to me. we can't wait to get out there. >> always good to be with you. we do have a busy half-hour ahead. severe weather impacting tens of millions all across the country from the historic flooding in the east to the raging wildfires out west forcing thousands to flee. dylan has the latest. >> hey, guys. between six and ten inches of rain has fallen up and down the east coast since saturday. today we get a break in the mid-atlantic but heavier rain moves into central and northern new england. we've had this pattern of area of high pressure, a bermuda high that's just been blocking this storm system from moving. finally we'll see this shift to the east. it will get a break from the rain today. more storms move in on friday. as we go into next week that high shifts a little to the west, so we're going to see another set-up similar to this week. only this time around the

heaviest of the rain will move inland across tennessee and ohio river valleys. we could still see several inches of rain for those areas. that will be an area of concern as we go into next week. the heat out west, 30 million people are at risk. in seattle temperatures will be up around 90 degrees and most of the southwest above 100 degrees. l.a. should sink back down into the upper 80s going through the weekend. let's turn to the breaking news in beijing this morning. an explosive device was detonated outside the u.s. embassy there. that blast shocked onlookers and sent security forces scrambling as smoke surrounded the embassy. police this morning are not calling it a bomb. instead they are calling it a firework device. they apprehended a 26-year-old man who hurt only himself with that homemade device. at this point no word on a motive and no other injuries have been reported. a surprising discovery has led to the identification of another victim of 9/11.

that's 17 years after the deadly terrorist attacks. scott johnson reportedly worked on the 89th floor of the south tower. advanced dna testing was used to link a bone fragment recovered at ground zero to johnson. more than 1,100 victims remain unidentified. authorities say the man behind a deadly crash on a highway north of las vegas last week has admitted to driving drowsy. this dramatic dash cam video shows the final moment of the impact as a construction worker tries to flag the driver down. you can see on the left side of the screen, the semi-truck narrowly misses the guy, striking four others vehicles before veering off the road. two people died in that accident but remarkably everyone else managed to survive. no charges had been filed. an investigation is still under way. let's switch gears and give you a little morning boost.

you ready? a new jersey dad was so excited that his baby boy was being released from the hospital that he couldn't help but dance. this video was taken shortly after kenneth thomas learned that his 15-month-old son was being discharged from children's hospital of philadelphia. after 32 days, the little boy has down syndrome, he's also battling leukemia. thomas posted this video on instagram and now it has 2 1/2 million views. he called the special moment priceless. so we do. his wife who recorded the video says seeing her son full of life happy dancing truly helps you get through. >> he gets into it. i love it. i love it. >> watch that all day long. still ahead, what's a wedding reception without the electric slide, right? we're revealing a new list of songs that most brides and grooms don't want to hear on their big day. next, an eye-opening look at what life is like for families separated and now re-united at

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maria gloria and her 11 and 7-year-old sons franklin and buy byron. what did you leave behind in honduras? >> i left everything. >> she left to escape death threats to her and her boys. when she got her and tried to declare asylum, she was separated from her months at a month and a half at the processing center i saw with my own eyes. people are locked up in cages. essentially what look like animal kennels. i don't know any other way to describe it. two weeks ago she was finally released from detention in texas and headed straight for the airport in search of her sons. they had been sent to a shelter in new york city thousands of miles away. and when she went to pick them up, faced with a media circus, she broke down. >> translator: i feel like i'm dying because they've taken my kids away. >> reporter: a few hours after they came out together.

but uncertain of what was next. the answer was a two-hour drive up state to kingston, new york. here she has relatives to help her out and others too. this is catholic charities in kingston, new york. this is where maria gloria and her boys have come to get help from locals in the community. it all happens in here. maria gloria will receive services like english classes, a food pantry and even sports for franklin and byron. >> yesterday we gave her for a bed. for her that was terrific. she had passed so many nights sleeping on a mattress on the floor. >> reporter: now maria gloria is

trying to find a job so her kids can have a new and better life here. while the immigration part plays out, your job is to offer services? >> yes. yesterday when we spoke, she said i'm ready. i want to start working. >> reporter: how do you get the kids in school? >> we're going to talk with her social worker and then try to set up an appointment and hopefully we'll be there with her. >> reporter: like thousands of others today faced with an uncertain future, maria gloria only has one thing on her mind. now here we are standing on your new block, your new street, your new house, your new city. what is that like? >> translator: my biggest joy is to have my kids with me again. >> reporter: for maria gloria and her sons a journey to run from trauma only brought more of it, but now they hope they're finally in the place that will bring them peace. what an ordeal they've gone through. on top of the trauma they are dealing with after separation, and they didn't want to be separated for one second when we

were altogether. they now face massive uncertainty about their asylum claim and when it will be processed because she in particular has a clean record. in the meantime, they'll get to start a new life in new york. starting today hundreds of other reunited family will be in the same scenario if they're not facing a more daunting prospect like the deportation right after they're reunified. >> for the parents already deported but their kids are here, what happens to the children? >> honestly, it's a disaster on the scale of a natural disaster that was created by the trump administration. 463 parents have already been deported. that's the number they say. the kids may be stranded here forever and not be able to get to their parents because the parents won't be able to come back to the u.s. for reunification. >> i know you'll stay on top of the story. let's get a check on the weather.

today's weather is brought to you by aarp. we've got some heavier thunderstorms right now through the panhandle of oklahoma. it's starting to fizzle out a bit and also across northern texas. we also have heavier rain through central and northern new england. that's the cold front that brought the wet weather to the eastern seaboard yesterday. we'll see a breakthrough today up and down the east coast, but we will see another round of heavier rain move in with stronger thunderstorms tomorrow. today some of the storms will be located through chicago. a little bit of a flooding threat through parts of the southern plains and the heat continues in the west with good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. reaching into the mid to upper 90s and then for tomorrow, still looking at some poor air quality in spots. highs up to 92 degrees and upper 80s for the weekend. it comes down a few degrees and heats up again next week.

san francisco, not changing too much over the next few days. we keep the morning fog and afternoon sunshine and some brisk westerly winds. our highs this weekend, up to 66 on sunday. if you're heading out the door, be sure to catch us on "today" show radio. >> i heard your radio show is very famous. >> it's getting there. we'll head over to carson in the orange room for honest talk about a key part of any wedding party. >> that's right at every wedding the music can make or break the reception. couples often will give the d.j. a list of songs they'd like to hear. they're also providing songs they don't want to hear. we're going through a list. let's get to the third most banned wedding song of all time. here it is right here.

macarana. it was voted the greatest one-hit wonder of all time. it may not be a good thing. number two on the most banned list, the cha cha slide. >> i like that song. >> well, not at a wedding. >> i like when songs tell me what to do. >> you like instructions? >> and kids doing it is available. but drunk people at a wedding? not so much. >> the number one song most banned from a wedding and dance is the chicken dance. why? why does this happen at the wedding? >> because it needs to. >> it's easy. i don't know how to dance. >> this was originally an october fest drinking song. it was. >> it sounds like it would be. >> it seems like anything with built in choreography is a no-go. other songs, the kucupid shuffl. >> i love that. >> cupid shuffle rocks. >> ymca, electric side.

there were other modern songs. happy, blurred lines, all about that bass. we all chose a few of our wedding songs i wanted to ban. i agreed with the top choice. i thought the chicken dance should go away. hoda? >> i picked the electric slide only because it's the dance i don't know. >> how do you not know the slide? >> i don't. i never did it. if i knew it, i would like it because i love every song on that list. >> because they bring people on the dance floor. >> yes. >> which one, craig? >> macarana. >> dylan? >> mine is a little different. we are a family. i don't like the song at a wedding. it's when all the drunk aunts and uncles come out and they're like we're all family now. this is great. i'm like okay. >> what about. ♪ a little bit softer now . >> that one is so much fun. >> gangnam style had just come out during our wedding.

>> justin bieber banned at 6% of all weddings. john krazinski. we'll look at him on the cover of entertainment weekly. he is gearing up for jack ryan. he opened up about the "office" reboot remor -- rumors. >> i've been saying this for a long time. i would be down. doing a reboot would be about getting back together with those people. they're my family. they're my first and only original business hollywoody family, so i'd be lucky to do it. maybe we could do like a christmas special or something. >> anybody up for the reboot? >> yeah. that's the way, one off christmas special, see if you

get any traction, and then if it's good, roll it out. pick out the latest entertainment weekly issue that comes out friday, july 27th. is phrafrazier is next show get a reboot? there's a possible revival. grammar is listening to various pitches that could be either a spinoff of the sitcom or perhaps a continuation of the show. frazier was a spinoff of cheers. after 11 seasons frazier wrapped up. if the reboot came out, it would be on trend with other shows going through that rout. >> frazier was one of the most successful shows in tv history. >> really? >> yes. fact. it's true. up next, al's new youtube show "cold cuts". they have a new episode out.

there's lance bass. they made an extravagant deli sandwich with onion jam and funones. >> i love funioms. >> what is it about? >> you make a sandwich and talk about your life. >> do you not watch roker's show? >> he has so much. >> it's like sandwich with celebrities and sexuality. i mean, lance opened up about his sexuality during the height of the band's career. roll that tape. >> i grew up in a small, small town. everyone knew your business, and i knew i was gay since i was fi five. service a lonely journey. once i joined in sync and i was able to travel, i was like oh, there's people like me. it's great. >> that must have been a weird dichotomy. you're in a boy band and 99% of your audience are young women who are willing to throw themselves at you, and for you, that's like --

>> yeah. it was god's joke to put me in a boy band. right? >> if you'd like to watch the full episode, head to youtu youtube.com/today. >> do you have yourself a daily question? >> i do. it's quick and good. talking jeff rossen on the beach. when it comes to picking up girls on the beach. here's a strong play. there he goes. there's someone i'd like to talk to. hi. how are you? hi. i'm kevin. now, dylan does that scare you or -- >> yes. that's absolutely terrifying. >> pretty smooth. >> especially because you should never lay in sand without a blanket. >> we should play it again. >> that's unbelievable. >> do it with music. it's less sexy. >> all right. to a story now that you really have to see to believe. every year some of the wild ponies on an island off virginia are auctioned off, but it's the way the tradition is carried out that makes it a special

occasion. it's also where we find nbc's kerry sanders this morning. another tough assignment hey, buddy? >> reporter: hey there, partner. this is just wonderful. i'm on board slack tied sammy. she was culled from the herd 15 years ago. this was all made famous by a book. as you noted, what makes it an eye popping event is how the ponies get from island to island. they swim. it's a roundup unlike any other. >> it's like being a kid on christmas morning getting up and seeing all the horses coming out here. >> reporter: these wranglers kau called saltwater cowboys. ponies no taller than 4'6"

accompanied by their young foals. the final 400-yard swim to shore, one of those images that stick for a lifetime. >> what i saw was exciting. i'm watering up. it's emotional. >> reporter: it all happens so up close and personal at times even spectators guide lost horses back to the herd. >> oh, my gosh. that was amazing. that was the most amazing experience. >> reporter: but how do the ponies get here in a spanish galon carrying ponies to the gold mines in peru ran into a storm and chip wrecked on a shore. 19 ponies made it ashore and multiplied. to keep the island from being overrun, they limit the size of a constantly growing herd. every year most of the ponies are taken and some of the colts are auctioned off. first made famous by a book more

than 70 years ago, then came the movie. >> isn't she beautiful? >> a brother and sister spy a pony, name her misty hoping to win her at auction. >> it's a great story. it should be passed down. >> reporter: once on shore, the salt water cowboys parade the herd down main street. the ponies, the stars. those on horseback like this man who has been doing this for 50 years famous in his own right. >> you tell me anywhere in the united states or the world you can go do this. this is a privilege and honor. >> it's magical. something about it just seemed perfect. >> reporter: corralled, families gather to look at the colts, hoping they'll get one of the wild animals at auction. >> for as wild as you are, you're remarkably friendly and tame. yes, you are. he's saying no, but i say yes. and the kids have funny ideas of

what they'll do if they're lucky enough to take one home. >> i told papa i'm going to put them -- >> reporter: you're going to get a pony and put him in your bed? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: captivating children of all ages hoping to one day have their own misty. what you see flanking me are the offspring of misty. if you're wondering what they do with the money when they sell the colts at auction? that money supports the local fire department, and the ponies themselves will make a swim back to the island not far from here tomorrow. >> that may have been one of the beautiful pieces of video. >> what a great tradition. just ahead, more bang for your buck. a special steals and deals filled with bargain bundles. >> and i'm going to the orange room for a second. >> who's there? >> come with me. we have an icon with a movie you

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yesterday. that winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in east san jose. i know mike didn't win it. he's here with traffic. >> that's right. if i knew that, i would have definitely -- i still wouldn't have won. we are jammed up here. you do not win the lottery here. still very slow into milpitas. earlier crash did clear. that's good news if you're heading towards 237. south bay looks pretty good. over here on the east shore freeway, problems with a crash near the university. well out of -- remnants of that. keep that in mind. the bay bridge is backed up. more news coming up.

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back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning. it's july 26th, 2018. just one day until our friday summer concert series. i hope you've heard of this young lady. she's awesome. julia michaels is going to take the stage tomorrow. we cannot wait to see her perform live. all right. you got our crowd moment? >> we have a fun crowd moment.

i was just talking to them. the burgess family has the best sign i've ever seen. i love this. we've got our "today" show family. we're working the bunrgess famiy into the sign. who made the sign? >> mom. >> all three of us made it last night. >> where are you from? >> kansas city. >> you're on an east coast adventure? >> yes. >> what's the next stop? >> cape cod. >> awesome. we love this sign. we love having you here. have fun. >> we love them being part of our family. >> how cute was that? adorable. cute. >> somebody feels left out. >> i have another great sign our buddy nick has. i'm missing fortnite for the today show. we're honored to have a legend in the studio.

glenn close is here for her role in the wife. we'll chart with her about that and more. and jill martin is here for steals and deals. it's full of bundles for your face, and home. and we'll teach you how to put a fresh summer spin on a classic that everyone loves. >> first, fans were invited to bring their dogs to a special bark at oriole park event last night at the game between the orioles and the red sox. and sunny's siblings were the stars of the show. one even helped with the first pitch. and a strike at that. >> nice. you got the weather. >> yes. it's humid but it's not going to rain in the mid atlantic today. finally we are looking at a break from that. as we go into tomorrow, we'll get another round of rain. it's a secondary front that could bring severe storms. it stays hot and dry out west. going through the weekend the

temperatures will stay above average up and down the west coast from seattle all the way down to san diego. also in the southwest we're looking at temperatures well above 105 degrees. on sunday it looks nice in the northeast. we'll lose the humidity. temperatures in the 80s. in the southeast scattered showers and storms. it looks good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be very hot still again today for the inland areas. not only that, but we will have moderate air quality. you should carpool or limit your outdoor exposure to the hot temperatures and moderate air quality today with our high temperature reaching 99 degrees. and in san jose, it's like a high of 87 degrees. 76 in oakland and 67 in san francisco with napa today reaching 90. we have to include all our folks on this side of the plaza. it's summertime.

the plaza is packed. >> dylan, thank you. now to the great glenn close. the six-time oscar nominee is getting rave reviews again. this time for her stars role in the movie called "the wife". she plays a woman who sacrificed everything for her husband and his career until, well. >> we are so delighted to be giving you this price. your career has a truly remarkable span to it. out only do you write with extraordinary intimacy, you have channelled forms that will affect generations of writers to come. >> well, i, um, i should be getting something for all the gray in my beard. >> indeed, yes. thank you for doing so. mrs. castleman? >> yes. >> by the way, that face says it all. glenn close is here. i cannot oversell this movie. i saw it yesterday. it was one of those things i

didn't know i was going to feel so many emotions in one movie. the woman you play is a wife, and she is in the shadows like so many women. we've all kind of felt this way. tell us a little bit about joan. >> yes. well, she fell in love with her professor at smith in the 50s, and they ended up down in the village, and he wanted to be a great writer, and from that moment on, she started supporting him in that. >> and i think for a lot of women, we've all done this at some point in our lives. you sort of make yourself smaller so that your man feels bigger, and when i was watching this, i was feeling a lot of those emotions. she was trying so hard to keep him up. >> yeah. i think so. yeah. >> and tell me about their dynamic. there are so many surprises, and the reason i'm tiptoeing through this is because i don't want to

give anything away. you want it revealed as you watch it. >> i had a great partner in jonathan price. one of the great actors alive today. it actually ended up being an incredibly reel, incredibly intimate portrait of a marriage. and all the power plays, the what's not said, you know, when compromise is made, and then the cost of that. >> well, what was great is there are obviously flashbacks to when you are younger, and that role is played by your daughter, annie, who was equally as incredible. what was that like working on a project with her? >> well, i didn't actually -- i got out of town when she was filming all of that. >> was that on purpose? >> on purpose, absolutely. that was her deal. so we shot that part in glasgow, and i went up to the highlands. >> if you had your way, would

you have watched? >> no. i -- i -- i have huge, huge -- she's naturally talented. she has a great talent, and i just thought it's between her and the director and harry loyd. you don't want your mom around. right? >> does she ask you for advice? >> well, we sat around the table for a week really, really working on those characters. and, of course, annie was the one who had established joan. and there are certain things about joan, her shyness, her determination to do what would fulfill her, and so she -- it was her responsibility to do that. >> when you hear something like you put this project out there into the universe, and then all the sudden you hear oscar buzz, you've been nominated six times for an oscar. when you hear oscar buzz, does it excite you? are you like don't tell me? i don't want to know. >> it excites me, and then i

don't want to know. i'll be doing a new play down at the public theater and be wonderfully distracted for the next six months. >> do you feel like that kind of performance? when you weren't speaking, i felt something. when you were speaking, i felt myself enraged. it's not like there's so much dialogue. all of a sudden i'd look at you and feel that. did it feel that powerful? >> yeah. the thing that was amazing about this process is that it was so internal for me. and i thought about it a lot, but very, very -- so much was internalized that when it -- it was private. and then when all of a sudden people are seeing it and they're reacting the way they are, it's like oh. you know? something that was so specific and so private has such resonance is just thrilling. >> it's going to touch so many women. and congrats to your daughter. she just got married to her

long-time boyfriend. i heard you were cutting a rug on the dance floor. congratulations. you have so many things to be proud of. >> thank you. >> the movie is called "the wife". you've got to see it. glenn will be back in a few weeks with annie, her daughter. we're looking forward to that. "the wife" hits theaters august 17th. coming up next, it's bargain bundles galore on a special steals and deals. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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food, it's taco thursday with busy summer schedules packed with activities, no one wants to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. we have a simple summer menu your family is sure to love. daphne oz is with us. she has a quick menu packed with summer flavors. >> thank you for having me. we're going to make grilled fish tacos. the nice thing is it happens quickly and you can substitute anything you have in the kitchen. it's summertime. if you have corn or zucchini,

you can build it into a quick family meal. this is something we have as a staple. we're using this beautiful halibut flillet. you can use steak or chicken, shrimp, whatever. we're using halibut. i'm going to use scallions and carrots and jalepeno and lime. greek yogurt. peppers and onions. >> this has to be easy. you have three small children. you can't spend a bunch of time in the kitchen. >> i just had ivs of coffee at this point. it's ridiculous. and you're right. part of it is keeping it simple. i have you to assist. you're more helpful than my four-year-old. >> you clearly haven't talked to my wife. that's not true. >> we're using vidalia onions.

i like it ten minutes. i like it carmelized. i like to bring out the natural sugars and get carmelized onions to juice up the tacos. this is where you'd add zucchini or chopped tomatoes. >> and this is how it looks after 10 minutes. >> this. and there's still texture. it's tender but sugary. chipotle chile powder and salt. this is a dry spice for the fish. here you can add in rice flour if anyone had a gluten sensitivity. >> would you notice the difference? >> i think rice flour is actually a little crispier. if i was doing this at home, i would do this step with my hands because you can pound this flower blend on to the fish and pack it on thicker, and it's

faster. >> and this is lightly floured. >> yes. you don't want a lot of caky flour on. into a medium skillet, nonstick. that's important so you're not fighting with the skillet. >> that's the verdict? >> i don't like coleslaw because i don't like mayo and water. this is another level. it's so good. and halibut, you have to like the people that come over if you're going to make halibut. >> if i can make you a halibut convert, i'll be happy. fish is always a little temperamental for people. this is the right fish to pick. it's almost like a steak. it holds up well. this is going to go three or four minutes on one side. then you flip it. i turn it until you get a perfect brown on all four sides. translucent. you want it cooked all the way through but not too dry. you like fish. >> i do. i do like fish.

it's really good. >> that's the other thing. this is a good way if you as a mom which i always am trying to get back in shape after the third baby, the whole thing. this is a nice dinner that feels light but the whole family enjoys it. this is a trick i do at home. i do half mayo and half greek yogurt to give it a little tang. >> a little less guilty. >> yes. >> half as guilty. >> and i have cumin and chipotle powder. that's sugar. i think the sugar makes this. and that's lime juice. about a quarter cup of lime juice. thank you. look at that pour. >> i can pour with the best of them. >> yes. what's in here? >> this is summer in a bowl to me. carrots red and green cabbage, scallions, jalepeno that i took the seed out of and beautiful red onion thinly shaved. toss that on.

>> all of it? >> yes. give it a quick toss and let it sit for 20 minutes. if you're trying to move things along and you need dinner on the table fast, get your hands in there and break it down. massage it. >> massage it. >> massage your kale and cabbage. that's why you like it. >> massage your cook as well. >> and finish your drink. >> you have something to drink. >> save some time for the drink. >> you just sucked that down. there's real tequila in there guys. let's build the tacos. >> there was. >>. >> we have the halibut in here. i'm going to grab a little bit of our sauteed veggies, peppers and onions. we're going to grab a little bit of coleslaw. this is a build your own station if you have friends coming over. a little cilantro is

traditional. i don't like it. where are you going? >> let me tell you about the cocktails. >> summer in a glass. >> i'm going to rename it that. >> a little bit of the final step here. lemon. i'm sorry, lime and orange juice on top. >> yours looks so much prettier than mine. >> that slau coleslaw is fantas. >> the drinks carson stole are any take on a margarita. >> what did you do? >> tequila, agau va, orange juice, and a spritzer. this is -- >> these are taken. >> no. >> there's olive oil there for you. >> daphne, thank you. if you want the recipes, head to

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and brag don way. firefighters putting the number of acres burned about 250. that's good news, because that's the same number they were giving us last night. happening now, we're talking to evacuees hoping to return to their homes. he'll have a live report in the midday newscast. of course, you can go to our twitter feed for updates. $100 billion wiped out almost instantly for facebook. at least in market cap. the stock is tanking. shares down 19%. the company posted lower than expected active daily users yesterday and cut growth forecasts. today is the day the court ordered deadline for the trump administration to reunite migrant families. 2500 children over 5 years old were ordered to be reunited with their families. it looks like they won't be in time. more news coming up in a bit.

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good morning, everyone. welcome to the program. i'm megyn kelly. there's a lot to get to this morning from serena williams alleging discrimination against her and a secret the royalty is keeping from prince george. welcome craig melvin and jenna bush hager along with dan goldman. good to see you. let's talk about serena williams to made an incredible comeback in tennis. he's unhappy. she's been raising this issue. this is the most f