>> yes, we are. >> hello! >> we'll be here in half an hour with a local news update and from 11:00 to 12:00 today. >> check nbcbayarea.com in the meantime. have a wonderful morning. facin elections as well. >> you can tell, it was an urgency in the president's voice that bordered on pulling a muscle trying to pat yourself on the back. he was -- you can feel that he knows there are other headlines out there that are not good especially this morning involving the russian investigation and on the economic front, a lot of grief about trade from flow republicans traveling in the midwest. today felt like an attempt and you can hear it and veering to the remarks and going back and extending them longer. all in a sense of trying hard to say, hey, please pay attention to the economic story and ignore the other stuff. i get it. politically, he needs to do this

savannah, but there's a sense you overhype something and those remarks felt over hyped talking about the economy. >> if you have good news, make a news event and he is trying to own the conversation and have it on his terms. we'll have more on nbc and most of you will return to the "today" show. this is an nbc special report. a big story on a friday morning. those fires we've been reporting all morning. >> we want to get you caught up on breaking news. raging wildfires in california growing larger and more dangerous, >> the biggest concern right now is the carr fire. a destructive blaze in the northern part of california.

we've got two reports for you. joe fryer is live with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the conditions are just ripe for disaster across the west. scorching temperatures are baking tens of millions and overnight here in california, a fast-growing fire turned deadly. overnight an explosive wall of flames tearing through communities in northern california. killing a bulldozer operator working on the frontlines, injuring several firefighters and destroying dozens of homes. the 45 square mile carr fire that began monday tripling in size thursday night amid high temperatures low humidity and windy conditions. raging out of control in reading, a community of 92,000 people. >> wow. >> reporter: the fire creating ferocious rapidly moving wind vacuums with little warning. the california highway patrol

telling residents this fire is out of control. don't wait for evacuation calls. forcing thousands of terrified residents to flee. >> this fire is extremely dangerous. and moving with no regard for what's in its path. >> reporter: that path scorching schoolhouses. >> this is where people are evacuating. >> reporter: and even threatening television studios. the live broadcast of a local news station abruptly going off the air as the staff scrambled to get out of the building. >> and right now we're being evacuated. that's why we're kind of closing out right now. we're going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. >> reporter: on both ends of the state, firefighters losing the battle to save homes. the most dangerous fire in the state threatening 5300 structures and a national landmark. the ferguson fire just a few miles from yosemite national park, the rugged terrain so

dangerous a firefighter has been killed here. back in redding, as the fire burned, residents battling nature's fury struggling to save their lives. >> reporter: crews loss ground, a destructive fire that wiped out a neighborhood in southern california, a suspect has been arrested. savannah and hoda. >> joe, thank you. >> will the weather provide any relief out there? dylan is in for al this morning. hey. >> unfortunately, not really. it's going to stale very dry out west. we've got the wildfires going and the carr fire is only 6% contained at this point. we are going to see very little rain and moisture in the air. we are looking at basically clear skies without a lot going on across the west coast. the humidity is also going to stale very low.

it's the exceptional temperatures that keep things very dangerous in this area. temps as we go through the week, we're going to stay in northern and even southern california well up above 100 degrees through sunday, perhaps even into the middle of next week. the exception is southwestern california near l.a. you go inland a bit and that's the difference between temperatures in the 80s versus well above 100 degrees. this looks like this pattern will be sticking around through next week. >> dylan, thank you. as you just saw, busy morning at the white house. the president speaking out a few moments ago about the state of the economy. and also on twitter talking about the russia investigation as it appears the president's former attorney and confidante, michael cohen, is ready to talk and what michael cohen could say could have major implications for the special counsel investigation. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house. hi, peter. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning to you. the president dealing with two competing national story lines right now trying to put out any

conversation about michael cohen and what he's saying about what the president knew about a meeting back in 2016 at trump tower. instead focusing on the state of the economy just moments ago on the south lawn taking a victory lap. here's president trump. >> i am thrilled to announce that in the second quarter of this year, the united states economy grew at the amazing rate of 4.1%. we're on track to hit the highest annual average growth rate in over 13 years. we're going to go a lot higher than these numbers and these are great numbers. >> the president as he is touting what he described as amazing new numbers is also doubling down on his denial about one of the fundamental issues in robert mueller's investigation. it relates to that 2016 trump tower meeting. where donald trump jr. hosted some russians who claimed to have dirt on hillary clinton. the question has always been, what did the president know about that meeting and when.

this morning, it appears that cohen's prepared to dispute the president's claims. take a listen. >> the president this morning hitting back tweeting i did not know of the meeting with my son don junior. sounds to me like someone is trying to make up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam. it comes after a source with knowledge of the matter tells nbc news the president's former protector long-time lawyer michael cohen asserts is trump knew about the 2016 trump tower meeting in advance, that he was told by his son don junior before it took place. the source insisting cohen is willing to making that assertion to robert mueller. cohen's claim would contradict repeated denials from the president, his son and their lawyers who said president trump knew nothing about the meeting till a year later. president trump last july delivering his denial to "the new york times." >> did you know the time they had the meeting? >> no, i didn't know anything about the meeting. it must have been a very unimportant meeting because i never even heard about it.

>> trump junior on fox news saying he never told his father about the meeting. >> it was such a nothing, there was nothing to tell. i wouldn't have even remembered it till you start scouring through the stuff. it was a wasted 20 minutes which was a shame. >> reporter: last fall at thing the senate judiciary committee the same thing. overnight his lawyer expressing confidence in the accuracy and reliability of the information. that controversial trump tower meeting involving trump junior and other top trump aides son-in-law jared kushner and campaign chairman paul manafort as well as russians promising dirt on hillary clinton. cohen's lawyer lanny davis declining to comment. his client agents raiding his homes and office earlier this year. overnight, the president's lawyer rudy giuliani dismissing the new report and attacking cohen's credibility. >> i expected is something like interesting from cohen. he's been lying for years. there's nobody that i know that knows him that hasn't warned me that if his back is up against

the wall, he'll lie like crazy. he's lied all his life. >> reporter: you heard him say cohen has been lying all his life. two months ago he describes cohen as an honest memorable lawyer. what we don't know right now, does cohen have evidence to back up his stories? for the moment it's his word versus the president's and donald trump jr.'s. earlier we should note when we asked cohen's lawyer if cohen would cooperate with prosecutors, his lawyer declined to use the word flip but said he is committed to telling the truth. >> lest there only be one or two headlines, another subject to talk about, vladimir putin speaking out this morning. >> that's right. we're hearing from the russian president speaking in south africa saying that he has invited donald trump to a meeting in moscow. that's significant because you remember just days ago, the white house beak said it was going to delay any invitation for putin to come here to the white house in the wake of that widely panned summit that took place in helsinki.

they said they would delay till next year. now this new invitation from putin saying to donald trump, come vust me at my place. we'll have the latest on that. we've reached out to the white house for more details. >> thanks for keeping up on all of it. >> now to the fallout over what's being called facebook's day of reckoning. the stock taking a record breaking beating at the social media giant faces a drop in users amid serious privacy concerns. nbc business correspondent why jo ling kent as the latest on there. >> reporter: good morning to you. it's the biggest loss in the history of the u.s. stock market. no company has lost $100 billion or more and market ral u in one day. it's the latest hit for founder mark zuckerberg and to you this morning it's hurting other tech companies, too. this morning, a social network at a crossroads. >> facebook absolutely tanking. >> reporter: facebook reeling from its worst day ever on wall street. >> posting their biggest delane ever. >> reporter: giving up $119

billion in market value, a stunning u turn after years of rapid growth. on wednesday, facebook revealed its user base and revenue grew more slowly than expected as it wrestles with ongoing privacy and security issues. zuckerberg personally losing a staggering $17 billion equivalent to the entire value of companies like miller-coors or ralph lauren. facebook's downward spiral accelerated when zuckerberg and his chief financial officer said this week, the losses won't stop anytime soon. >> we're investing so much in security, that it will significantly impact our profitability. we're starting to see that this quarter. >> reporter: we're learning from an sec filing facebook is shelling out nearly $10 million to increase personal security for zuckerberg and his family due to specific threats. facebook has been grappling with two years of massive scandals from russian meddling to the aftermath of the cambridge analytica privacy scandal that compromises the private

information of 87 million users in 2013 and 2014. zuckerberg attempting to own the problems on capitol hill earlier this year. >> you as a company welcome regulation? >> i think if it's the right regulation, then yeah. >> reporter: this is not the first time the shares have tanked. the stock previously plummeted as much as 14% after the scandal broke in march but it recovered. as facebook struggles with its past, the question now may be how much users and invest areses will still like them in the future. there are reports an investment company filed a proposal to oust zuckerberg as ceo. that is highly unlikely as he controls a majority of the votes on the board of directors. is the pressure is also on facebook now to make money in new ways, one way to do it, putting more ads into what's app and doing more with instagram. facebook is not alone in this struggle. this morning twitter announcing their monthly users dropped by a

million sending that stock sinking about 18%. guys? >> thank you so much. for more on what's next for the tech giant, we turn to kara swisher, executive editor of rico and interviewed mark zuckerberg about a billion times. good morning to you. the bigger they are, the harder they fall. is this the chickens is finally coming home to roost for facebook? and what does it mean long-term? >> it's based on this report where these revenues were falling. it's still growing quite a bit. not as much. wall street expects this particular company and a lot of tech companies to grow like gang busters. it's not doing that. it was warning it would see lack of heavy growth over the next couple quarts. more expenses especially around dealing with the content issues, privacy issues all the various things around safety which is what mark calls it. basically what happened in the election with the russians, with cambridge analytica. there's a lot of things coming

together at once and there's a general sense among a lot of people that facebook has made a lot of mistakes and so there's a lot of anger towards the company. it just all coalesced in one terrible day for them on wall street. >> we did see facebook stocks tank before after the cambridge scandal. do you think -- and it reacheded after that. do you think we'll see a rebound here too? >> well, i think the problem is it's so big. mark was showing off some numbers. 2.5 billion people use its apps every day. it's an enormous part of the human race uses things owned by facebook including instagram and what's app. to keep up high numbers is very, very hard. very few companies can do that. apple has done that pretty successfully. it's not easy. there's only so much money they can get that's new. they've got to squeeze more money out of current users and there's some signs that people aren't using facebook as much. they're moving to instagram to try to get advertising revenue out of there.

that's a problem if you start to overdo that. so who knows. i mean who knows. >> in a word and i only have a second or two, do you think zuckerberg's job is safe or is it possible he could step down? >> no, of course not. no, he controls everything. no, i doubt it. >> you did it in a word. no. that's fine. >> kara, thank you. >> thank you. in the meantime, the overnight court imposed deadline has come and gone for the trump administration to reunite thousands of children separated from their parents at the border.exas for us with the nbc's gabe gutierrez is in texa deadline. with the latest on that. good morning. gabe, >> reporter: good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good the government said it expected expected to reunite a to reunite all eligible migrantl children by midnight but we children with their won't nope if it actually met e midnight. we won that goal till later today.ind f mean highway, immigration it advocates here at the border sat goal until later the scramble to reunite these t. at the border they say the effort to families has been an absolute mess.s has been an absolute this morning, more migrant mes >> this morning more parents like omar from honduras are finally together with their children after being separated

with their children after being separated at the at the border. border. but hundreds of other families are still in limbo are still in limbo sparking spg international outrage. international outra among children ages 5 to 17, the among children ages government says it's reunited s reunit 1,442 out of 2,551. ed 1,442. >> we are on >> we're on track to reunite alo eligible parents within i.c.e. custody. all parents within i.c.e. >> 711 others have not, many >> but others have not b because their parents failed reunited background checks or other red e flags.ave red flag. 431 have parents t 431 children have parents deported. been deported. former i.c.e. former acing director john san wick. director. >> there's a >> there's a good chance they de could be permanently separated. will be >> she was separated from her >> she was separated from son for 45 days. >> translator: i was desperate,h she says..son for 45 days. i spent every day crying and crying.sperate, she said. i spent i thought i would never get him back.rying and crying. i thought i would never her son tells us he was bullied by other children while they ba. were apart. s tells us he was b they took me to the detention by other children when they were center and took my mom away in chains.. they took me to the detention center and she was crying, he says. they ty

in >> this must end now. chains. >> reporter: immigration cryin >> this must end advocates say the grueling now >> reporter: immig process has been confusing and s say it has been chaotic and in a court filing chaotic. aclu the aclu says at least 27 saids parents were misled into signin were misled into signing away their away their reunification rightsn >> it's terrible. rights. >> it's terrible. the immigration cas the immigration case itself is already confusing and difficult. add on top of that weeks or add on top of that weeks or in months of having been separated from your child. some cases of having been separated from your child. >> reporter: united airlines >> united airlines is donating says it's donating hundreds of free flights to help reunify thm families and fly them to placeso places where they will await where they'll await hearings. immigration the government plans to go hear. before a judge later today to provide more details whether it met the deadline. >> gabe, thank you. >> north korean leader kim jong un made good on his promise to hands over the remains of 55 service members killed in the korean war. a plane returned to an air base in south korea with the remains. the fallen troops will be honored at a special ceremony next week, then the remains sent

to a base in hawaii for testing. in a tweet, president trump described the return as a great moment for so many families. >> 7:17 out west. what's happening in the weather. still hot, right? >> develop very hot. it is going to say t stay hot going into the weekend and beyond. excessive heat warnings still in effect. farther to the east, a chance of rain today, severe storms possible especially through eastern colorado and western parts of nebraska and kansas. in the northeast, we'll see some scattered storms, too. wind gusts will be the biggest issue. with all the recent rain, the ground is soggy. we could see toppled trees easily. back behind the front, highs only in the 60s and 70s. (vo) i was born during the winter of '77. i first met james in 5th grade. we got married after college. and had twin boys. but then one night, a truck didn't stop. but thanks to our forester, neither did our story.

and that's why we'll always drive a subaru. happy friday. right now we are taking a live look outside in dublin, with some nice, clear skies, but it's going to heat up again this afternoon, into the 90s. at least it won't be as hot. up to 91 in livermore today. santa rosa expect a high of 84, and 66 in san francisco. palo alto and san jose 85. areas reaching into the low 90s. it will be slightly cooler tomorrow with the cooling trend continuing and heating up once again for early next week. and that's you're latest forecast. >> thank you so much. coming up, rose anne barr's first television interview since they was fired. >>ful it wasn't for my fans i probably wouldn't even be walking around.

it was just devastating. >> this morning, her direct message to critics who call her a racist. >> plus the just released 911 call from demi lovato's an apparent drug overdose and what the road ahead looks like for the troubled star. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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in the meantime, following our forecast, another warm day ahead, kari. >> it will be a warm day but coming down from the high heat we had for the middle of the week, as we take a live look outside in san jose, we are starting out with cloudy skies this morning and temperatures in the low 60s, headed up to 85 degrees today. 91 in livermore, 95 in concord. oakland 70 degrees there, and 66 in san francisco. heading into the weekend for our inland valleys, it will be coming down a few more degrees with upper 80s and back to the 90s early next week. let's see how the roads are moving now mike. >> very, very nicely. the headlights direction west 08 toward university, moving much better after on the right side the crash with flashing lights, cleared out of view. now traffic getting back to normal down the east shore freeway, minor backup at the bay bridge. the south bay showed some slowing, we'll zoom in north 101 at ellis, a crash reevleaves paf one lane blocked an west 237 it's slow through sunnyvale.

san mateo bridge tracking the right side westbound, a crash reported toward foster city. back to you. >> thank you very much. we'll be back with another update in half an hour. see you then. ♪

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welcome back, everybody. 7:30 on friday morning the 27th day of july. we welcome craig melvin in. as you said at the top of the show, savannah, yesterday, you were off doing a big interview. >> we sat down with olympic skier bode miller and his wife morgan. they are speaking out for the first time since their darling 19-month-old daughter drowned. it happened about five months ago. they are speaking out because they have a powerful message for all parents. >> i can attest from firsthand experience now that it's unbelievable quick and unbelievable sneaky. you would think it would be like some weird circumstance or some strange thing, it's not.

it just happens in the blink of an eye. >> it's a handful of seconds. >> it is literally a child under 30 pounds can drown to 30 seconds and i just keep counting to 30 in my head. that was all i needed. so it's one of those things as a parent now, when you go to someone else's house, survey the home to see if it's a safe place for your child to be. >> oh, my gosh. >> i have to say i hope every person watches this interview on monday, especially anyone with kids or around kids, if you've got a pool. they are speaking out in the depths of their grief and they are doing it because they want to get the word out to other parents. i have to say sitting down with bode and morgan changed me, changed my thinking about swimming and drowning safety. i can't say enough how important i think this is. i hope people will watch. >> sounds like a fascinating interview. listening to her talk about 30 seconds hit home.

>> how are they? >> they are just in grief. they are devastated. they are absolutely devastated. their darling little girl 19-month-old, they are very careful parents. every parent who think, and we all think, it wouldn't happen to me, here is the reason it wouldn't happen to me, it's an example of it could happen to anyone. we need to change our thinking around this. as i said, it's just a really important conversation. we're going to air it on monday. bode miller and his wife morgan, who is expecting a new baby in october. we'll have that on monday. >> let's get a check of today's headlines, starting with bombshell claim out of washington. michael cohen, president trump's former personal attorney saying mr. trump new in advance about the meeting between his son donald jr. and russian lawyer in 2016. that contradicts repeated denials by president trump, his son, and other administration officials who said the president knew nothing about it until

2017. a source telling nbc news that cohen is willing to share that information with special counsel robert mueller who is investigating russian interference in the 2016 election. north korea turned over what are believed to be the remains of 55 u.s. service members who were killed in the korean war. a u.s. military plane flew to north korea to pick up the remains at a base in south korea. the transfer is to fill a commitment made by kim jong-un to president trump in june. they will be honored at a ceremony next wednesday and then transferred to a base in hawaii for testing. explosive wildfire in california killed the driver of a bulldozer and injured three firefighters. the car fire in shasta county has grown to 13,000 acres. the flames spread into the city of redding on thursday night and forced thousands of evacuations. dozens of homes have been burned. one fire official said that blaze is taking everything down in its path. california's governor jerry

brown declared a state of emergency. >> colorado wildlife officers called to help with a bear trap like they have never seen before. check this out. you can see the bear there holding it's head through a manhole -- >> bear hole. >> then running away. turns out the bear managed to get stuck in a storm drain somehow. it was looking for food apparently. officers opened up the manhole, hoping it would climb out. the plan worked. they chased it off into the woods and freedom. if al roker was here he would have some equip. >> whoever opened it was running the other direction not toward him. >> in the wake of demi lovato's drug overdose police released parts of the emergency call made from her hollywood home. natalie in los angeles has been following this story. natalie, good morning. >> hey, good morning to you guys. demi lovato still in a los angeles area hospital receiving treatment. her overdose scare coming six

months after she celebrated six years of sobriety. we're hearing excerpts from 911 call made after lovato was found unconscious. >> 11:22 a.m. tuesday morning a 911 call. >> paramedic operator 65, what's the address of the emergency. >> the caller asking for urgent help at the home of demi lovato. >> yeah. do you know what happened to her? okay. we do have paramedics responding now, okay? right now need to help out, okay? if you can send somebody outside to flag us down that will be helpful. >> yes. >> first responders dispatched. >> need someone to flag them down? >> yes, please. if you can gather medications, if she's on any, that will be helpful. you should be hearing the sirens real soon. >> no sirens, please, right? >> no-no no-no. this is a medical emergency. i don't have control over that. i'm sorry about that. this is definitely a medical

emergency for her. we need to get there as fast as possible. >> paramedics running to the singer's home in hollywood hills where she was found unconscious. law enforcement sources telling nbc news there was drug paraphernalia and remnants of drugs inside the home before she was rushed to the hospital lovato was given narcan, often used to reverse the effects of a narcotic overdose. lovato has been open about using drugs in the past. >> i was using while i had a sober companion. i went through about 20 sober companion. >> publicly celebrating six years sobe we are a tweet in march. more recently as lovato hit the road on tell me you love me world tour, there had been numerous reports of her drinking and partying. some signs seemingly out in the open, from her new song boult falling off the wagon ♪ not sober anymore >> to stumbling over the lyrics during a live performance.

>> i forgot the words. >> while it's still not known what caused this latest apparent overdose, new signs of what's to come reports lovato will once again seek treatment for addiction. >> hey, nat, do we expect police to press charges after all this? >> officers on the scene took photographs of drug paraphernalia they found and remnants of legal drugs in the home, however they do not plan to press charges since they were responding to a medical call not criminal report. >> good to hear she's going back into treatment as well. >> shutly. >> natalie, thanks very much. dylan in for al to get a check of the weather. >> good morning, guys again. it is very, very hot in the southwest. yesterday death valley hit 127 degrees. that's the warmest it's been all season. now still 22 million are under some sort of heat warning, hurricane watch, heat advisory across the southwest and even into the portland area. high temperatures today will

once again be 5 to 15 above average, some scattered record high temps, redding 111, bakesers field 105, las vegas, 113. over the weekend, stays hot with temperatures above 100 degrees. los angeles cooler at 88 but you go inland a bit. that's where temperatures will be above 100. also hot in the pacific northwest where temperatures again are running 5 to 15 degrees above average. we're looking for high temperatures up across portland, 92 today. it will stay hot through the weekend although we should finally get relief by the time we go into tuesday. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have just enough of an ocean breeze today to keep it cool for the coastal areas, and the inner bay. meantime, the inland valleys will be hot once again this afternoon, but coming down a few degrees. one of our hottest spots will be ukiah, reaching 102 degrees.

antioch reaching 96. 91 in livermore. in san jose we're coming down to 85 today, and oakland 70 degrees. 66 in san francisco, and more heat for the valleys through early next week. that's your latest forecast. >> thank you so much. coming up, just how did that elite police unit around risky rescue at the statue of liberty pull it off? our rossen reports team gets an exclusive look at how these folks do seemingly impossible. the absolutely unhealthiest restaurant meals in all of america. we're going to reveal the new list before you place your next order. >> see what happens when tom cruise forces late night host corden to try skydiving. roseanne barr, her first know what? no, what?

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"roseanne." >> i made a mistake. it cost me everything, my life's work. i made a mistake and i paid the price for it. >> her comments with sean hannity included a racial slur comparing valerie jarrett to an ape. barr addressing her directly. >> valerie, let's address this. don't assume you know what i meant. i don't think you do know what i meant. i would like to make it clear what i meant. >> the former star insisting the tweet was miss understand. >> her skin tone is like mine, and i'm brown. i didn't know she was african-american. if she's watching, i'm so sorry you thought i was racist, and you thought my tweet was racist, because it wasn't. it was political. i'm sorry that you feel harmed

and hurt. i never meant that. and for that, i apologize. >> but the comedian also could not resist taking a jab at jarrett. >> plus i tell her, she's got to get a new haircut. seriously. she needs a new haircut. >> barr saying she hid in her mother's basement following the public backlash. >> i was so scared to go outside. my god, everyone thinks i'm a racist. >> adding her fans helped her cope. >> if it wasn't for my fans i probably wouldn't even be walking around. it was just devastating to be misunderstood is the worst thing. >> jarrett revealing on wednesday's abc "the view" she would not be watching the interview. >> roseanne who? >> still barr says she has not personally reached out to jarrett. >> i haven't called her, because i was like thinking -- >> would you like to?

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food friday morning. at 7:56 we are seeing clouds across much of the bay area. here say live look outside in san jose, a nice cool start and it will be a warm day, heading up to 85 degrees, and in the tri valley up to 91, in livermore, up to concord it's 95 today, and 70 in oakland, 8955 napa and san francisco cool with 66 degrees. for the inland area some spots reaching into the 90s but we'll come down a few degrees or saturday and sunday. next week our continued sunshine and warm weather is expected over the next seven days, as we look at san francisco, we will be in the 60s, really no changes here. we do keep the coastal clouds and fog and gusty westerly winds, making it through the 60s through the middle of next week.

let's head to mike with the commute. the san mateo bridge there was a crash on the foster city side. took a while to clear but traffic so light it didn't have an impact. look at all of the green sensors. little recovery down the east shore freeway, slow toward berkeley for westbound 80, that's really it. this looks like a 5:00 a.m. report. the bay bridge toll plaza no problem, no backup here, that's great and a smooth drive through the berkeley curve, the maze, and all of approaches. back to you. happening now, we've just learned a reading firefighter is confirmed to have died in the carr fire burning out of control in shasta county, the second confirmed fire-related death. the fire killed a bulldozer operator on the front lines. cal fire says 45,000 acres have burned. head to our twitter feed, we're posting updates. in the last few minutes from oakland police two people are dead from the early morning shooting in east oakland on bancroft and 73rd avenue. two others were skrurd. police are not saying if they

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it's 8:00 on "today" and coming up trump tower bomb shell, over night the president's former attorney said that he knew in advance about the controversial meeting between top campaign aides and a russian lawyer. what does it mean for the russian investigation allegation going forward? we're live at the white house. how do they do it? >> there was a person hanging at a 90-degree angle dangling off of the bridge. >> after the risky rescue at the statue of liberty, a never before seen rescues pulled off

by the nypd and with exclusive access. no issues here. ♪ >> pop sensation, julia michaels here to jump into the weekend. today, friday, july 27, 2018. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> sweet 16. >> from the bay area. >> from florida da. >> we're ready for julia michaels. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> here with our two daughters. >> my beautiful wife. >> my cousins. >> with my sister for julia michaels. >> we're ready for julia michaels! >> hi, everybody.

good morning. friday morning at the plaza. >> this morning our city concert series for ms. julia michaels. carson is out there with her already. >> what do you think thnch. >> this is amazing, i can't believe it. >> you're going to perform, we're so happy to have you. >> i'm so happy to be here. this is amazing. >> we have a concert with julia michaels. she's wherein fritten for every. more on that coming up. >> we're going to get to that concert in the next half hours. this bomb shell allegation breaking over night about what president trump knew and when he knew it about the trump tower meeting. the russian meddling and the 2016 election, and nbc national correspondent with the latest.

>> literally within the last couple of minutes the president responding on twitter dismissing reporting that his former lawyer is willing to inform robert mueller that when he was a candidate donald trump knew about the meeting ahead of time. the president writes i did not know of the meeting. sounds to me like someone is making up stories to get himself out of a unrelated jam. this morning here is where things stand. >> reporter: new overnight a source telling the president's former protector long time lawyer asserts that he knew of the meeting in advance. told by his son don junior before it took place. the source insisting that he is willing to make the assertion to special counsel robert mueller. who said president trump knew

nothing about the meeting. last july delivering his denial to the "new york times." >> no i didn't know anything about the meeting -- must have been very important meeting because i never heard of that. >> trump junior on fox news saying he never told his father about the meeting. >> it was such a nothing, there was nothing to tell. >> last fall, don junior telling the senate judiciary committee the same thing and over night his lawyer expressing confidence and reliability in the meeting. the meeting, as well as russians promising dirt on hillary clinton. the lawyer declined to comment and his client under federal investigation anding agents raiding his home. and rudy giuliani dismissing the report and attacking cohen's

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♪ ♪ we're back. new rossen reports this morning. an exclusive look inside some daring rescue operations. >> just this month we all watched live as a protester scaled the statue of liberty. it was nypd's elite emergency services unit that managed to get her down, and it left a lot of folks wondering how did they do it. >> today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen got a look inside, firsthand look. hey, jeff. >> did you scale the statue? >> of course. i do that every weekend. in general i was watching this live as well. it was pretty crazy. he was entranced. i've lived in new york 17 years

and never seen anything like it. one point that woman was high atop the statue of liberty, no way to reach her. next this team of officers appears, climbing the statue, hanging off the side, lots of ropes. yeah, how did they do it. we called nypd can we watch, get full access up close? they said yes, surprisingly. for the first time ever bringing our cameras along for a real life scenario, how it all goes down. it was july 4th, the big fireworks show just hours away and this protester got atop one of the country's most recognizable landmarks refusing to come down. a team of rescuers saving the day with live news choppers buzzing above, they scaled the statue of liberty and get her. that team nypd elite emergency services unit. i had no idea but all the time police are training at major landmarks when we're not looking just in case something happens

there. they are mapping it out, making sure they know what to do. today we're here at iconic brooklyn bridge in new york city. nypd is giving us rare exclusive access into a real world scenario where they are actually going to rescue somebody off the top of the bridge. you can see they are already mounting up on the bridge and getting up onto the span there. lieutenant mike mcguinness is here from nypd. good morning. >> good morning. >> you helped lead the actual statue of liberty rescue. >> that's correct. >> i was watching. how do you know what to do the minute that comes in and get up there where you're not supposed to be. >> 200 hours of training, 100 hours of emergency psychological first aid training to deal with people in crisis. in addition to 200 hours of emergency medical technician training. >> for this scenario a victim is atop of the bridge, no way down. the esu team suits up, climbing onto the bridge.

specially trained to keep their balance on that thin, circular span. scaling it slowly. >> what's to stop them from slipping right now and literally falling off the bridge. >> all of our officers are issued harnesses and these extender straps officers are using to clip into the bridge, two points of contact. >> two points. >> always two points. >> this can hold an adult male? >> this can support at least two adult males. >> they need it. they are high, hundreds of feet up. roaring traffic and the water below. >> going up to a tight space here. >> when they finally reach the top, they restrain the victim, strapping him into a stretcher. >> pull the slack out of this. >> 10/4. >> the victim lowered over the platform. >> there is a person in that stretcher literally hanging at a 90 degree angle dangling off the

bridge. it's hard to even stand here and look at this. by the way, the victim doesn't come down alone. an esu rescuers is strapped to them face-to-face. >> ready to go. >> look at that view. one mistake, one faulty piece of equipment could spell disaster. >> just kicking off the structure a little bit so we don't smack into anything. >> the scene such a spectacle pedestrians on the bridge are stopping in their tracks. as they get closer, you get a sense of the pressure on that harness, that rope, holding that weight. >> that rope rated for 9,000 pounds. the only thing stopping them from plummeting to the ground. >> even just standing here, this is crazy. >> it takes less than five minutes until they make it to the bottom safe. life and death moves dangling midair. >> i have to ask them, do you guys get scared up there. what do you think they will say? no. they are showoffs.

not all cities have emergency units like this. the head says more and more police departments across the country are trying to launch them. if you think about it, every city, every town has a tall building, bridge, landmark where all this can happen. >> fascinating. you should have gone. >> originally the nypd said do you want to be the victim hanging in the basket. for the first time in my life i said no. >> because? >> i'm afraid of heights. >> and you didn't send your assistant? >> usually like my producer lindsey. >> lindsey was the one urging me to do it. >> thank you, jeff. dylan, how about a check of the weather. >> we do have thunderstorms to talk about up and down the east coast again today. this is going to be a different setup than the rain we had earlier this week. this is not going to produce that much rain. we could see about one to maybe up to three inches of rain but really gusty winds as they start to kick in later this afternoon and into this evening, the ground is saturated. with the leaves on the trees, the wind could topple those trees easily.

that's going to be an issue. we could deal with brief flash flooding, heavier downpours as we look down into maryland, pennsylvania, new jersey later today. 37 million people at risk for stronger storms later on today. back behind it temperatures will certainly cool off. in fact, back through the northern plains good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we still will have a wide range of temperatures today inland reaching into the low 90s, a lot of sunshine. it would be slightly cooler for the weekend, back into the 90s early next week. san francisco keeps it cool with the low clouds and fog, mist and drizzle, we will get some sunshine today, and more of the same throughout saturday and sunday. next week we are still in this weather pattern, cool coastal temperatures and hot valleys. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. looky looky who is here.

>> good morning. >> sheinelle has a great story coming up that you're definitely going to see if you enjoy dining out. first, there's the hoda morning boost that makes me feel good. what else is good for pick me up during the day, carson with mood boosters. >> friday, that's a mood booster for sure. a study set out to find top mood boosters, things that take you from good to great. sometimes trivial activities. these are some things rewarding for people. finding money in your pocket, right? sleeping in with no alarm set. listening to the rain in bed. here are mood boosters on the list. petting a dog, long, hot shower, and listening to your favorite album. the study dug deeper into music and found out the most mood boosting band. here are the top three. the beatles, eagles, michael jackson. top three right there. social media users weighing in, things to help boost their mood. lucy saying lots of sleep and when my husband makes blueberry

pancakes. diane adds, any day at the beach with a sea breeze is my idea of a perfect day. the study found out the ampvera person would be happiest waking up at 8:00 spending four hours with their family and another four hours watching television, without their family. >> good morning, happy person. >> what's your mood booster? >> i like to look at pictures of my kids if they are doing something. that makes me smile. >> that is exactly what i was going to say. >> you are lying. >> no, i look at videos. >> i like lookingford to something. right now i'm thinking about the weekend. i'm in such a great mood thinking i've got two great days. >> i like going into a nice bathroom and they have the soap and the cream and the lotion and you're like -- a nice hand towel. >> little things. >> one chocolate munchkin each morning. just one with a cup of coffee.

>> carson, have you got "pop start"? >> cardi b set to hit the road with bruno mars in september but decided it's no longer in her or her daughter's best interest. she released a statement on instagram saying i've decided i would not join bruno mars in tour. i thought after giving birth to my daughter six weeks would be enough but underestimated this mommy thing. hopes her fans will understand. her and her husband welcomed a baby girl earlier. britney spears made a surprise appearance, joined jimmy fallon for ew sketch. the two pretended to be young campers. >> do you think that you'll go back to camp next summer? >> i'm not sure. we'd be the oldest everyone camers there. >> but we're still too young to be counselors. we're stuck between two worlds, like i'm not a girl.

♪ not yet a woman >> classic britney spears song, i'm not a girl, not yet a woman. her tour reportedly heading back to las vegas for her second residency in 2019. finally tom cruise has been on a press tour to promote "mission: impossible - fallout." wednesday night james corden questioned difficulty of tom cruise stunts saying it didn't seem so hard. he invited james corden to skydive with him. >> i'll be honest, i'm terrified. this feels like a mistake. >> ready? >> let's go. >> here we go. >> i'll see you later. >> do we have hand signals when we're in the air. >> i'll come up, like are you okay? >> i'll be like yes. >> this is like hmm. >> what's the hand signal for i've just soiled myself.

>> oh, my gosh. i want to watch this. don't tell me to talk now. what a great movie, soiling himself. i don't know if it's the hand signal or not. tom's landing was perfect. >> oh, my gosh. >> i'm sure the hand signal was used immediately upon hitting the ground. >> too funny. >> that was awesome. >> great stuff. >> that's the "pop start." >> carson, thank you. we're going to turn to your health. did you know the average family spends around $3,000 eating out. >> despite our wallet, how are those tasty meals affecting our health? sheinelle. >> there's hope in this one, so stand by. we have just released a look inside popular dishes from some of america's favorite restaurant

chains. center for science and public interest revealing meals low loaded with saturated fat, sugar or sky high calorie counts. here is what you ned to know before placing your next order. delicious but not so nutritious, the 2018 extreme eating awards are out. topping the list, the cheesecake factory's breakfast burrito totalling 2,730 calories and two days worth of sodium. and americans are eating it up with the average household spending about $3,000 a year on dining out. >> extreme eating award winner have oftentimes 2,000 calories or more. for these winners restaurants are piling massive ingredients, unhealthy ingredients onto a plays. >> in a statement to nbc news, the cheesecake factory said in part with more than 250 menu items, cheek cake factory has been about choices. many guests come in and want to

celebrate and not be concerned about calories. for calorie conscious guests we have award winning skinny-licious menu. chile's 4,000 grams of sodium, 105 grams of added sugar. nutritionists claiming its equal to five criskrispy kreme doughn 30 mcnuggets with barbecue sauce. amc offering a plot twist, bavarian pretzel with almost a day's worth of calories and three days of sodium. uno's deep dish mac and cheese totally four days of saturated fat. uno said in part for those looking for lighter fare we have a smaller version of this award winning mac and cheese for less than half the calories. we offer over 100 menu options

from indulgent treats to healthful menu choices so guests can have whatever they are in the mood for. experts say you can have your cake and eat it to, just not the whole thing. >> portions at america's restaurant chains are out of control. think about taking home half or splitting the dish with a friend. if the calories aren't listed, look for dishes that are heavy on the vegetables and light on the carbs, meat and cheese. >> in other words, treat your self but in moderation. >> that is the key, moderation. we have some treats here. here is the thing, just share it, have a bite or two. >> when the pretzel is that big, you have to share it. >> by the way, it's so good. i know that wasn't the point. >> the calorie counts, you have it on the menu now. >> that's the worst law in america, the calorie thing. >> if i'm going out to eat something indulgent. >> they should have a pulldown calorie count, like a kids menu.

>> we reached out to chili's and amc but i think that's the sentiment, moderation. >> is that carb-free? straight aheadi )m ... an update to our breaking news .. and the massive out of control wildfire burning in shasta county. in the past few minutes .. the confirmed number of good morning, a massive out-of-control wildfire in shasta county in the last few minutes, the number of structures destroy shot higher. now they count 65 houses and other buildings, another 55 damaged. we note that two people have died on the front lines, a firefighters and bulldozer operator. that fire started yesterday on hitch 299 in whiskeytown. by last night it roared into the town of redding. it's simply out of control. just 3% contained.

we will continue to monitor that. in the meantime, let's check with mike. that's a horrible, horrible thing, this is very easy this morning, we're looking at a nice slow drive, just that slowing for san jose. we had an earlier crash at university in berkeley, but that cleared and that's been generally a little slow through the area, heading towards the bay bridge. there's a disability vehicle across the mid span here. that's what's causing a bit of backup there. i think they slowed down the monitoring lights a bit. back to you. more local news coming up in half an hour.

it's 8:30, a friday morning, getting to the end of the month here and we're so excited because we have a great concert coming up. julia michaels is here with us. >> julia michaels is the best. she said her heart is pounding. i've got to tell you a lot of people's hearts are pounding here.

we can't wait to hear you. you are an awesome person. >> look at you. >> this is so amazing. >> i've got some little girls here. their names are katherine, terrell, lula, marissa, from birmingham, alabama. they are right here. they love you. they are 11 and 12 years old. they love to dance. you know which song they like to dance to? "jump." >> will you do it for julia? please. ♪ ♪ >> way to go. >> give it up for them. ♪

♪ ♪ >> that was amazing. >> adorable. >> worth the wait. >> oh, my gosh. this is so cool. >> wait until you see carson and i do it. >> car sentence? >> six, seven, eight. >> julia is coming up in a few minutes. we can't wait. let's get a check of the weather. >> it's going to be a nice start to the day as we head into the weekend. there's something cool happening tonight, a total lunar eclipse. here is the thing you're not going to see it in the northern hemisphere, you have to go to southern hemisphere. we're streaming live on nbcnews.c nbcnews.com/space. a cool sight in the sky. you want to check that out. cooler temperatures in the great lakes, behind a cold front that will still linger, showers and storms around saturday morning. on sunday morning our best

chance of rain, we'll be back through the plains, midwest and also across the southeast. much less humidity in good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to keep those coastal areas cool, inland valleys will be hot again today. even though it does come down from the intense heat we had for the middle of the week, we're still up to 96 in antioch. 70 in oakland, mid 80s for much of the north bay. we'll come down even more heading into the weekend with upper 80s, and san francisco keep those temperatures in the 60s. >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you in new york city. >> julia michaels boult to perform live on the plaza. you may know her from grammy nominated song "issues." >> what you may not know, julia

has written hits for other artists. we got to sit down and talk about your awesome journey from behind the spotlight to in front of it. ♪ >> with catchy hooks and a nack for turning thoughts into irresistible tunes julia michaels is one of music's new breakout artists. long before you knew her name, you heard her music. ♪ i'm sorry ♪ can't keep my hands to myself ♪ >> from pop to r and b she's co-written hits with some of the biggest musicians. >> you are an incredible writer. to be an incredible writer you have to feel what people feel. is that just you? >> yeah. i think i've always had a very inviting presence. i think i get that from my dance. >> michaels, a self-described shy kid growing up always had a passion for song writing.

>> you know you're creative, like writing sonics, you like poetry. i'm sure your kids are like, that's a nice hobby. >> i had that exact response from my mom once. >> they wanted you to eventually get a real job. >> my dad wanted me to go to college. >> all that changed when she got her first big break at 17 writing theme song for the hit show "austin & aly." >> that was a pivotal moment. not just something i could do but something i'm kind of good at. >> you're more than kind of good at it. is it hard to say out loud? >> yeah, i don't know why. if i say i'm good at it, the passion stops. i have to keep pushing myself and pushing myself. >> that led to writing songs with artists like justin bieber,

selena gomez and gwen stefani. how do you help that song come out of her. >> gwen was going through a lot at that time. she had a lot of notes written down in the computer. in the middle sandwiched, i don't know why i cried. i remembered for the first time since i hated you that i loved you. we kept talking. i was just punched in the heart with emotion. i was like, we need to write that. ♪ i've got issues ♪ you've got them too >> she had no intention of singing her own music until she wrote the song "issues" after a fight with an ex-boyfriend. >> when i wrote "issues" i had this feeling i couldn't -- i couldn't give it up. >> michaels writes what she feels, recently opening up with struggle with panic attacks, caused by anxiety, even suffering with one at last

year's billboard awards. >> i think the reason why i get so anxious, these songs are personal to me. if somebody doesn't like it, they are almost saying they don't like me. that gets scary. most of the time, the majority of the time, there's usually a lot of love in the crowd. >> now a seasoned performer she displays a tattoo on her hand that says i love you, a reminder of strength and message to her fans. >> that's for you. >> yeah. yeah. sometimes when i'm on stage i put it up though. >> so they know it's for them too. >> yeah. >> julia's fans are ready to show her their love as she hits our stage. ladies and gentlemen, julia michaels.

♪ hanging with your brother wishing i could be close to your lips ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i know we're not supposed to talk but i'm getting ahead of myself i'm scared when we're not ♪ ♪ i'm scared you're with somebody else ♪ ♪ so i guess i just keep telling myself ♪ ♪ i can't believe it ♪ i miss you ♪ i miss you ♪ i miss you i miss you i do ♪ ♪ i miss you yeah i miss you ♪ ♪ i'm trying to remember how let jump new york.

♪ ♪ ♪ just to remind myself of how good it is or was ♪ ♪ i know we're not supposed to talk but i'm getting ahead of myself ♪ ♪ i'm scared when we're not ♪ i'm scared you're with somebody else ♪ ♪ so i guess that it is gone and i just keep lying to myself ♪ ♪ i can't believe it ♪ i miss you yeah i miss you ♪ ♪ i miss you yeah i miss you i do i miss you ♪ ♪ yeah i miss you ♪ though i'm trying not to right now i can't help it ♪ jump!

♪ ♪ i miss you right now ♪ so i saved all the texts all of the best over the years to remind myself of how good it is ♪ ♪ yeah i saved all the texts off of my ex minus the tears to remind myself of how good it is or was ♪ ♪ i miss you yeah i miss you ♪ ♪ i miss you yeah i miss you oh i do ♪ ♪ i miss you yeah i miss you ♪ ♪ though i'm trying not to right now i can't help ♪ ♪ i just

♪ ♪ ♪ i'm trying not to right now i can't help it ♪ >> the fun is just getting started on the plaza. we have more of julia michaels coming up but first this is "today" on nbc. distance relationship.

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welcome back to "today" and citi summer concert under way. julia michaels is wowing this crowd. >> you're amazing. >> touring with maroon 5 this fall, hard at work on her debut album. >> if that's not enough she's out with a new single, we heard a little bit when the girls were dancing called "jump." have you done this one on television yet? maybe one other time.

for her debut in morning televisi television. >> this is the first time she's performed for her fans. all right. julia, take it away. ♪ mmm yeah ♪ stay right there get away i need space i told you yesterday ♪ ♪ slow the pace down then i see your face can we do that tomorrow ♪ ♪ because now you're moving in on my skin i move back with my lips ♪ ♪ it goes against my better judgment because i want it ♪ ♪ i'm gonna be cliche here for a minute ♪ ♪ and tell you that i've been hurt before

so i think i'm gonna need another minute to not hurt no more ♪ ♪ because all i do is jump right into your arms ♪ ♪ every time i see you i just wrap myself around you ♪ ♪ yeah jump into something real ♪ ♪ even though i'm cautious i just feel like the way it feels when it's us baby, when it's us ♪ ♪ you make me forgot that i'm not ready for love ♪ ♪ jump oh jump ♪ look at me being soft kit it all my mind is get lost from your touch i can't afford the ♪ ♪ only losing myself i didn't want these feelings but i brom 'em but i know you know exactly what i because the ucaught 'em ♪ ♪ i'm trying float to think about it often ♪

♪ because all i do is jump right into your arms ♪ ♪ every time i see you i just wrap myself around you ♪ ♪ jump up, used to sleep on couches now the boys really tore if they sleep on me i tell 'em haters gonna sleep it away ♪ ♪ fell in love but it ain't no trust if it ain't no trust then the girl can't be my love president supposed to put my love above ♪ ♪ but instead you gonna sleep it away ♪ ♪ ♪ don't throw your love away don't throw your trust away ♪ ♪ you always run away i wish you would stay but i guess we need another break ♪ ♪ all i do is jump president right into your arms every time i see you i just wrap myself around you jump into something real

even though i'm cautious i just like the way it feels when it's us baby when it's us you make me forget i'm not ready for love ♪ ♪ jump oh jump ♪ jump all i do is jump ♪ ♪ all i do is jump ♪ ♪ >> that is julia michaels. thank you, julia. up next she's going to perform the hit that earned her a grammy nomination. first this is "today" on nbc. ti. first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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we are back with music from singer songwriter julia michaels. she's going to perform smash hit "issues." off her album "nervous system." once again, julia, take it away. ♪ ♪ i'm jealous i'm overzealous when i'm down i get real down when i'm high i don't come down i get angry baby believe me i could love you just like that and i could leave you just as fast ♪ ♪ but you don't what? judge me if you did baby i would judge you too ♪ >> one more time. ♪ you don't judge me if you did baby i would judge

you too ♪ ♪ i got issues you got 'em too so give 'em all to me i'll give you mine to you bask in the glory of all of our problems. >> we got the kind of love it takes to solve 'em ♪ ♪ i get issues and one of them is how bad i need you ♪ ♪ you do things on purpose you get mad you break things feel bad try to fix things but you're perfect poorly wired circuit push you out pull you back in ♪ ♪ because you don't judge me if you did baby i would judge you too i've i've got issues out 'em too so give 'em all to me

and i'll give mine to you bask in the glory ♪ ♪ of all of our problems ♪ because we got the kind of love it takes to solve 'em i got issues one of them is how bad i need you ♪ >> i love you guys so much. ♪ one of them is how bad i need you ♪ >> this is our last course together. will you sing it super loud with me? ♪ i've got issues you got 'em too, i'll give mine to you bask in the glory of all our problems we've got the kind of love it takes to solve 'em ♪ ♪ i got issues one of them is how bad i need you ♪ ♪ yeah, i got issues one of them is how bad i need

you ♪ ♪ yeah i've got issues and one of them is how bad i need you ♪ >> julia michaels. great job. thank you so much. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

a great friday concert. >> you know what comes after friday. >> saturday. >> i've heard of that. >> no rest for the weary. saturday morning, what's a tourist destination without tourists? why some overseas places are telling americans to stay away. we'll look at that. sitting down with emmy winner claire danes, everything from her big break on ""my so-called

life"" to to ""homeland" and why she tried to hide her pregnancy shooting "homeland." >> an awesome guest. >> that's going to wrap it up for us, you guys. we hope you have an awesome weekend. coming up next on "megyn kelly today," a remarkable story about an adorable little boy who owes his life to a facebook post by his mom. we'll explain all that but first your local news. 8:56 on your friday. i'm scott mcgrew. we have an update to the news we've been covering all morning. the massive out-of-control wildfire in shasta county. firefighters in the last hour say the number of structures destroyed shot higher. 65 houses and other units destroyed, 55 more damaged. we now know two people have died on the front lines, a redding

firefighters and bulldozer operator. we just learned three marin firefighters have been injured. that fire started yesterday afternoon in whiskeytown, but last night it roared into redding. it's burned about 45,000 acres. we have crews headed to redding. we're posting updates as we get them to twitter as well. look for the latest on the 11:00 news. two people are dead in oakland at bancroft and 73rd. two more people are injured. police are not saying if they know the motives. and russian president vladimir putin indicating he not only plans to meet again with president trump, he's hoping that something happens in russia. the white house says they may go. more local news coming up at 11:00 a.m. fire danger - high ac

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