>> we'll keep watching that and we will be back at 7:25. you. >> you can always check nbcbayarea.com. have a wonderful tuesday. 10,000 more homes now being threatened by the out of control flames as crews race to keep two dangerous fires from merging into one massive blaze. we're live with the very latest. defiant act? u.s. intelligence reportedly detecting signs that north korea could be building new missiles. this just weeks after the historic summit between president trump and kim jong-un. so how will the u.s. respond? speaking out. >> now, some of you may be aware

of what's been going on in my life for the last few days. >> les moonves is my guy. but accountability is meaningless unless it's for everybody. >> les moonves' wife and his late night star sending two different messages about the embattled ceo as cbs decides to keep him on board amid an independent investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. king james holds court. lebron james takes on president trump in a new interview. >> i believe our president is trying to divide us. second chance? the cast of "guardians of the galaxy" fighting for their director fired over offensive tweets. and shark nappers. thieves disguise a shark as a baby and steal it from a texas a aquarium. the suspects could be facing time in the police tank.

today, july 31st, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. thank you for joining us. a shark in a baby carriage being wheeled out? >> could you imagine the stranger that looks in and goes what a beautiful baby. no one ever tells the truth. we'll have more on that crazy story in a bit. >> we certainly will. we'll again this morning with those raging wildfires in california. blamed for at least eight deaths and the destruction of hundreds of homes with crews already stretched thin. and new fires igniting every day a bad situation is really turning dire. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we were with firefighters when the blaze tore through neighborhoods just like this one. flames ripped across these

hillsides. blew through structures and homes in a matter of minutes. incinerated this property. it is heart breaking and back breaking work. many of them on the front lines for more than a day. it's a battle they know today they are still losing. on both ends of the state, fire storms are raging across california to the south outside los angeles -- >> here's our water drop if the county fire department. >> reporter: to the north here in wine country. homes, lives, and neighborhoods are being lost. firefighters tried to make a stand here, but this blaze is moving too quickly. all of the homes behind me are gone. with nearly 20 wildfires tearing across the state, the carr fire ripping through reading is the most destructive this year. killing six and torching more than 1,000 structures. the inferno obliterating everything in its path. >> it's just all gone. >> reporter: this is where piper

and matt smith dreamed of raising their family. >> we waited years to buy this place. first home. >> reporter: as 12,000 firefighters battle to save homes across the state, we join crews at the mendocino complex fire risking their lives on the front lines. the flames have been racing down this hillside all day long. they're now next to this home for firefighters this is their last stand. four firefighters have died this year in the line of duty working to protect others. brian hughes, a hot shot, was killed in the ferguson fire in yosemite. >> brian was one of the best. >> reporter: but there is very little time to mourn. these exhausted men and women fighting flames around the clock. >> you got to keep your mind right and your head on a swivel at all times. >> reporter: but these are epic conditions many have never seen before. at the complex fire, two infernos could merge into one

megablaze. crews are already losing ground. this morning the view from the front lines where lives and homes are at stake. the heated battle unfolding and exploding every day. with cooler conditions at this hour as we know things will heat up later on this afternoon when temperatures get close to the triple digits. firefighters will face increasing wind as well. we know that many fighters are actually going to come from the nearby carr fire where more than a thousand structures have been destroyed to give a hand to the men and women on the front lines battling this blaze. hoda, back to you. >> miguel, thanks. another big story breaking overnight. app new report that north korea is potentially building new missiles despite the president's summit with north korean leader kim jong-un and his claim there is, quote, no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. kelly cobiella is on the story this morning. good morning. what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: good morning to you.

mixed messages coming from the korean peninsula today. north and south korean officials are trying to forge stronger military ties this morning. meantime, there are these reports that the north koreans are actually building at least one long range missile. this morning as generals from north and south korea hold talks at the border, reports that this satellite image of the factory where north korea produced the country's first missiles capable of reaching the u.s. mainland shows ongoing activity. "the washington post" citing unnamed officials familiar with the intelligence said new evidence indicates work is underway on at least one and possibly two liquid-fueled icbms. the north koreans haven't tested a missile since november of last year. in january, kim jong-un vowed to stop all missile and nuclear testing. and at last month's historic meeting in singapore, he agreed

to work toward denuclearization leading president trump to tweet, there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. but secretary of state mike pompeo told senators last week that north korea's nuclear program is still active. answering this question from democratic senator edward mah maher -- markey. >> is that correct? >> i'm trying to make sure i stay on the -- yes, that's correct. >> reporter: this morning south korean officials say they're closely looking into north korean movements but wouldn't comment on the new intelligence. and last week there were signs the north koreans had begun dismantling the launch site. secretary pompeo insisted progress is, in fact, happening. when we asked the white house about these new reports today, they said we don't comment on intelligence. hoda, savannah? >> all right.

kel low cobiella, thank you. jury selection begins at the trial of paul manafort today. it is the first case on charges brought through the special counsel's russia investigation. kristen welker has more on all this. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. court is getting under way right now. this is the biggest test right now for the investigation of special counsel robert mueller. while the trial of paul manafort isn't focused on russia, it could provide a window into how deeply prosecutors have looked into the business dealings of mr. trump's associates. it comes as the president is up and tweeting today and as his legal team is rolling out a new line of attack. this morning president trump is under mounting pressure as the first of two scheduled trials begins for his former 2016 campaign chairman paul manafort. >> paul manafort has done an amazing job. >> reporter: manafort is charged with an array of financial

crimes dealing with those predating his time with the campaign. it is likely to give americans the most in-depth look to date of the case of robert mueller. rudy giuliani on fox news overnight ramping up his attacks against mueller accusing him without evidence of building a team that's biased against the president. >> i'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. he's so damn arrogant, he doesn't care about it. >> reporter: aboincluding his s donald junior and russians promising dirt on hillary clinton. >> when did you learn about the don jr. meeting, mr. president? >> reporter: giuliani making the cable news rounds monday debuting a new line of attack. >> i've been sitting here trying to find collusion as a crime. collusion is not a crime.

i'm not even sure if that's a crime. colluding about russians. >> reporter: and the president echoing the that in a tweet. collusion is not a crime. but that doesn't matter. because there was no collusion except from crooked hillary. >> there was no collusion at all. everybody knows it. >> reporter: fired fbi director james comey saying in an april interview with cnn while collusion may not be a crime, conspiracy is. >> the question that we would look at as a counterintelligence agency is are any americans conspireing which is a crime defined by the u.s. code with a foreign government to commit any aechbss against the united states? >> reporter: so will the president sit for an interview with robert mueller? giuliani saying it's increasingly unlikely. >> given some of the revelations in the last three or four weeks, we're driven farther away from answering any questions from them. >> reporter: now giuliani was also asked what would happen if the president refuses an interview and then mueller subpoenas him?

giuliani saying they would go all the way to the supreme court. for his part, president trump heads to florida today where he'll try to shift the focus back to the economy. from a noisy white house north lawn -- >> we're noticing. thanks so much. >> the lawn crew has arrived. let's turn to ari melber for more on this. this is a case brought by the special counsel robert mueller who's looking into the russia situation. but this has to do with what paul manafort allegedly did well before he was president trump's campaign chairman. explain how that all fits together. >> exactly. these alleged crimes are all basically pre-2016. there's some overlap. and the allegations are the bank fraud and tax fraud that paul manafort was greedy and sneak jjsneaky. >> if the special counsel finds crimes while looking for things

unrelated to his original mandate, he still has to do something with them. pursue them or refer them out. in the new york case around michael cohen, he handed them to a different prosecutor. we don't know whether they will find deeper linkages to kpkt. but these are older crimes. >> would you guess it's a slam dunk? do you think manafort is thinking to himself if this does turn into a guilty verdict, i'll get pardoned by trump? >> usually the closer cases are the ones that go to trial. this is unusual in that it's a slam dunk case on paper with rick gates, his former deputy, his drinking buddy if you will ready to take the stand against him. either paul manafort doesn't feel he has anything to offer up, wants to play his cards, or ultimately might hope for a pardon. >> chances of manafort taking the stand? slim or none? >> as close to zero as possible.

the overwhelming paper documents make him slook so bad because they were hiding money all over the place. >> all right. we'll be watching. thank you. new this morning, there's new controversy surrounding the allegations of sexual misconduct against cbs chairman and ceo les moonves. our morgan radford has been watching that for us. >> reporter: good morning. you know that les moonves is one of the most powerful people in the entire entertainment industry. this morning cbs's board is calling for a full investigation into those allegations against him. sop far he's been given no orders to step down. but industry insiders wonder just how long that will last. this morning cbs ceo les moonves maintaining his position of power despite multiple claims of sexual misconduct. at a meeting monday scheduled before the new yorker's bombshell expose, the board of directors deciding to take no immediate action against moonves. cbs revealing it's in the process of selecting outside

counsel to conduct an independent investigation. the probe being launched after six women told the new yorker they rejected moonves' advances which they say then hurt their careers. their accusations ranging from forcible touching or kissing to physical intimidation between the 1980s and the 2000s. moonves' wife, long-time tv host julie chen called her husband, a good man and a loving father on twitter. she doubled down on her support during her cbs show "the talk." >> i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: in his response to the claims, moonves saying in part, i recognize that there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes and i regret them immensely. but i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyone's career. but in the era of me too, the

fallout has already begun. moonves' alma mater bucknell university removing any mention of its name from its website. while overnight, the host of "the late show" on moonves' own network addressed it head on. >> everybody believes in accountability until it's their guy. make no mistake. les moonves is my guy. but accountability is meaningless unless it's for everybody. whether it's for the leader of a network or the leader of the free world. >> reporter: they had taken action to ensure a safe environment for of all its employees. meanwhile, though, '60 minutes" executive jeff fager is under investigation after it was said he allowed harassment inside their division. he denied those allegations. >> all right. morgan, thanks. now to a major new legal development in the case we've been following. it involves whether anybody

should be able to use an advanced 3d printer to make an untraceable gun in their own home. well, attorneys general in eight states are now asking a judge to block a texas man from publishing instructions on how to do that online. but actually, those instructions have already appeared on the internet. they've already been downloaded. tom costello picks up the story from there. >> reporter: these 3d printers can manufacture so-called ghost guns. fully functioning weapons not registered or traceable. and because they're made of plastic, they could slip through security check points at airports, prisons, even capitol hill. this morning growing pushback against a new type of firearm that some people can actually build in their own home. eight attorneys general now asking a judge to block a texas company from publishing the downloadable instructions for 3d printers to manufacture guns. from handguns to semiautomatics.

made of plastic and without a serial number, the guns are untraceable and undetectable. able to pass through most metal detecters. >> welcome to the age of the printed magazine. >> reporter: 30-year-old cody wilson is the face of a new gun movement. >> gun control is not dead. it's undead. >> reporter: the obama administration took wilson to court to stop his company from posting the instructions online arguing it would put guns in the hands of terrorists. but cody wilson says he has a first amendment right to publish. and they were online already anyway. in june they dropped the fight with wilson. fred guttenberg's 14-year-old daughter was one of 17 people who died at marjory stoneman douglas high school. >> this changes the safety of americans forever if this is allowed to happen. >> reporter: plastic guns, he fears, will bring more gun violence to a country already reeling. >> someone could walk in with a gun and you won't know it. airplanes.

you'll be flying with someone with a gun and you won't know it. courthouses, someone with a gun and you boent know it. that's the risk. >> reporter: just this morning the president tweeted i am looking into president trump plastic guns being sold to the public. already spoke to the nra. doesn't seem to make much sense. yet it's his own administration that dropped the fight against president tru 3d guns. the instructions have been downloaded tens of thousands of times. >> thank you. keep us posted. we're going to bring in al roker for a check of the hey, al. >> good morning, guys. thanks for getting your first weather from us. we're looking out west where we've got those wildfires. this dome of high pressure really keeping things hot. you can see from the nasa worldwide satellite, the carr fire over a hundred thousand acres. and you can look right now the average temperatures for the carr fire, the mendocino complex, and the ferguson well above average for the week.

and add to that the critically dry conditions, the humidity levels low throughout the entire region. throughout the west for today, you've got temperatures well above average. anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above average for today. and then going into tomorrow, more heat continuing. triple digits from phoenix all the way up into the pacific northwest. and that goes into the weekend. when we come back a little bit later, this is going to be the next big problem. we're going to be looking at heavy rain for the east coast on into the southeast causing big problems with air traffic. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. out of his fingers riding a unicorn sneezing rainbows? definitely. just asking for a friend. yea, i figured.

(whispered to camera) wow. good tuesday morning. i'm kari hall. live outside with a cloudy start. oakland reaching 71 degrees. san jose expect a high of 85 and 66 in san francisco. still hot temperatures for the inland valleys. reaching 95 today. inland areas, low 90s for the next couple of days and only slight cooling in the forecast especially after going through next week. san francisco more mist and drizzle and highs in the 60s. that's your latest weather. >> lathank you. disappearance of a university of iowa student. her family speaks out about desperate search. >> the director of guardian of the galaxy. why the movie stars are saying they want him back. first this is today on nbc. offensive tweet. why the stars are saying they

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>> we are hoping for slightly cooler temperatures. we'll have a wide range with san jose starting out with a few clouds heading up to 85 degrees. up to 90 in livermore today. san francisco reaching the mid-60s. 85 today in napa. it will be fairly hot in some areas and then slightly cooler for the end of the week into the weekend with san francisco. more morning clouds and drizzle and some clearing for the afternoon hours with highs in the 60ed. let's get app update on how roads are moving. >> it is moving smoothly. we have a couple of crashes slowing things down. we have seen slowing due to earlier crashes. you're looking at about 15 plins. in the east bay it is slowing down along 880 to highway 84. you're looking at 25 minutes bay bridge toll plaza. pretty packed.

metering lights off about 5:20 this morning. >> all right. thank you very much. i'll be back in about half an hour. have a good tuesday.

. it is 7:30 now, tuesday morning, 31st of july, 2018. you can see lebron james unveiled his greatest achievement and he's got a lot of them. this the one he likes the most, the new school. we'll hear from the nba star. first, today's headline raging wildfires burning in california have now killed eight people, flames are threatening 10,000 homes. car fires ripping through the city of redding the most destructive this year. some 12,000 firefighters are battling that blaze. fire officials say they are making progress, they are

shipping more resources to the complex. >> there are reports this morning that north korea intentionally is bidding nuildi missiles. now the washington post citing unnamed officials said new evidence indicate quote, "work is underway on liquid fuel of icbm." on going activity, the factory where they are producing miss e missiles that's capable of re h reaching the u.s. the investigation is center around chief corey coleman among the allegation that he moves employees to various offices. the male friends he hired could

try to have sexual relations with him. coleman has resigned two weeks ago. fema administrator says these allegations are deeply disturbing and harassment of any kind and will not be tolerated for fema. a shark stolen from an aquarium after it was disguised as a baby has been returned to its proper home. we can take a sigh of relief. the three suspect at the san antonio aquarium. one of them pulls out a horn shark and he pushed the shark and the baby stroller and walked away and the employee notice the stroller was leaking water and followed the as opposed to to their car. they got away and caught monday night. the little shark was returned unharm. >> what the heck was that? >> it is like an onion story but that's true. this happened. >> wow. we are happy the shark is back.

meantime, a death search is intensifying for missing university student, her family is speaking out. blake mccoy is joining us with the latest on the story. good morning. >> reporter: hoda good morning to you, the small community is on edge and banding together to find molly. the fbi is here and this morning we are learning new clues in the time line signatuurrounding her disappearance. >> reporter: a desperate search turning no sign of the missing college student. her family believes she returns to the house her boyfriend shares with her brother and used the computer. she sent her boyfriend a snap chat around 10:00 p.m. and disappeared. >> we sort of know the general time line and where it took

place and what has happened but there is no why. it makes no sense. authorities say the boyfriend dalton jack is not a suspect. he was working at a construction job at 100 miles away. >> he's terrific, we love dalton. i said i can't wait for him to become my third son. molly's aunt knows of no reason why she would run away. >> she would have dropped off like that. >> reporter: in small town brooklyn, iowa, mollie's picture on every street post or store front. >> you cannot go anywhere without seeing her face. >> reporter: last week, a man taking pictures of joggers and he turned himself in to police. >> it is creepy in nature. >> reporter: the family desperate for answers and trying to stay positive. >> of course, we are worried.

of course, we have moments of weakness and you cry when you have to, but you laugh when you can and you just try to get through minute by minute. >> difficult. there is some important clues that investigators are probably looking at here. she was wearing a fitbit when she was running in. >> reporter: she was. electronic cracktrackers that ti hopes to find data to retrace the moments. with each passing day, the mystery deepens. >> so sad. blake, thank you so much. we shift gears now. lebron james is in the news this morning for a few reasons. nbc's gadi schwartz is in l.a. with that story. >> reporter: good morning. he is known as king james and now some might call him lebron the head master. the basketball superstar opened an elementary school in his hometown with every daetail

designed to change students lives. this comes he tells cnn that the president is using sports to divide the country. in the interview overnight, lebron james criticizing president trump. >> we are in a position in america where the race thing is taking over. because i believe our president is trying to divide us. i think -- >> kind of? >> is. is. he is dividing us and what i notice over the last few months that he is using sport to divide us. sports has never been something that divides people. it is something that brings people together. >> reporter: donald trump repeatedly slammed athletes for not visiting the white house after championships and others for kneeling to protest police brutality and racial injustice. the president stands angering james who doesn't hesitate when

saying what he would say sitting across the table from him. >> i would never sit across the table from him. >> no. >> reporter: james uses his platform to speak up about race relations. after years of schooling, some of the greatest players on the court, he is schooling eleme elementary kids in akron, ohio. a promise kept and delivered. >> i promise. >> reporter: here halls filled with the world's no valmost val sneakers. he said he was a kid who frequently missed class. >> i didn't have much. i always told myself, if i get nigs anythi anything, i will give back. >> reporter: now after a massive contract with the lakers, he is making good on his word. 240 third and fourth graders identified needing support

chosen for the first classes. with plans to expand. doing his part to unite his community through promises he has kept all his life. >> no matter if i'm playing in los angeles or not, akron, ohio is always home for me. always. >> gadi, it is nice to hear what he is doing. can we talk about basketball? what is up with the lakers? what is he planning? >> reporter: that is the $154 million question after that monster contract. as for public promises, he is not making large promises. he says the lakers will win more than previous seasons. he is lebron james. i don't think he can manage expectations. as you saw, he is a man of his word. guys. >> gadi, thank you. let's turn to al roker with a check of the weather. >> good morning. we are looking at strong storms from st. louis to ohio. the heavy rain right now

stretching from virginia. the system slowly makes the way to the east. look for heavy showers and thunderstorms in panhandle of florida through georgia and into the northeast. by the time we get to this time tomorrow into thursday, heavy rain and increase of flooding possible. by friday, anywhere from 1 to 3 inches ever ra-- of rain in the northeast. the big amounts from the southeast from the gulf coast to the good tuesday morning. we are going to have cool coastal temperatures. san francisco reaching 66 degrees with cloudy skies and mist and drizzle. in oakland look for a high of 71 degrees and 80 in palo alto. it is 95 in antioch today. 85 also in napa today.

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standing together and asking disney to give gunn a second chance as they look ahead to their third film. >> so we're saving the galaxy again? >> who else is going to do it? >> hollywood heavy hitters showing their support for "guardians of the galaxy" director james gunn. actors chris pratt, zoe saldana, bradley cooper vin diesel asking disney to reinstate gunn. the stars signed a statement reading in part, we cannot let this moment pass without expressing love, support, gratitude for james. pratt posting to social media, although i don't support james gunn's inappropriate jokes from years ago, he's a good man. >> the cast wants him to come back. they know without him there's no movie. >> gunn was fired earlier this month in old tweets where he joked about child rape, aids and holocaust resurfaced online. disney calling them indefensible and inconsistent with studio's values.

this is not the first time he's had to answer for controversial comments online. in 2001 he expressed regret promising to change. now he's apologizing once again. my words of nearly a decade ago were at the time totally failed and unfortunate efforts to be provocative. they don't reflect the person i am today or have been for some time. the tweets from gunn, an outspoken critic of president trump were reposted by far right online activists. the "guardians of the galaxy" cast saying there is little due process in the court of public opinion. we hope americans from across the political spectrum can ease up on the character assassinations and stop weaponizing mob mentality. comparing to barr's comments. the disgraced comedian let go, her sitcom revival canceled after she tweeted a racist comment about a former adviser. i'm disgusted to read all the support for james gunn's pedophile jokes as the same people supported blacklisting me for a joke they didn't

understand. "guardians of the galaxy" delivered big for disney. the third installment was preparing to shoot this fall with gunn working on the script. the future of gunn and the galaxy now uncertain. we've reached out to james gunn and disney on the cast letter but have not heard back. savannah, hoda. >> are there other celebrities speaking out about it. >> celebrities and noncelebrities a change.org to rehire, 350,000 signatures and growing by the minute. selma blair who gunn supported when she came forward with her story during #metoo movement also getting support for james gunn. she has, in fact, deleted her twitter feed in response as well and in protest. piers morgan wrote an article saying, stop behaving like a

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northbound 101. right now the biggest slow down is in the east bay. there is a crash along 880 that is blocking one of the right hand shoulders. you're looking at 23 minutes. not too bad out there. thank you so much. 7:57. updated us on two major wild fires. this is two fires burning in lake and mendocino county. it is now 12% contained. seven homes are destroyed, thousands still threatened.

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it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, no end in sight. firefighters are working around the clock as those deadly california wildfires rage throughout the state. >> everything is extremely dry. it's like the perfect recipe for a major fire. >> we're live on the front lines. plus moms on a mission. in the midst of her grief, morgan miller teams up with another mom who lost her child to a tragic pool accident to increase awareness about how and when drownings occur. >> i just needed one minute. i just needed one minute. if i could just have that one minute it would have been okay.

>> this morning what they want you to know about water safety. and not stretching the truth. model chrissy teigen opens up on social media about her post baby body. >> i guess these just aren't going to go away. >> why she decided to share these pictures and her message to all moms tuesday, july 31st, 2018. >> i'm here today with my grammy. >> our beautiful daughters. >> our three boys. >> and my wonderful wife from wisconsin. >> from los angeles, california. >> hi, dad. >> friends for 13 years. >> now we're off to college. >> girls trip! >> welcome back to "today." we so appreciate you being with us on this tuesday morning.

is it me or getting more major every day. >> more major. is it more or july 31st. >> don't say it. >> summer is almost over. >> you totally wrecked the day. >> i won't say it though. >> take it back. beginning with news at 8:00, exhausted firefighters facing a new menace, twin wildfires known as mendocino complex fire are now threatening to merge into a single mega blaze. more than 15,000 people have been ordered to evacuate small towns in the popular scenic area. meantime about 100 miles north of there firefighters are finally reporting progress against the state's most deadly and destructive fire, the so-called carr fire near redding has destroyed 1,000 buildings, most of them homes. a former penn state fraternity brother will learn his punishment for his role in the hazing death of sophomore timothy piazza. sheinelle has more on this story

we have followed closely. >> good morning. the sentencing hear under way, the first legal punishment since 19-year-old timothy piazza died more than a year ago. he drank 18 drinks in about 90 minutes during an alcohol-filled pledge event called the gauntlet. today pennsylvania attorney general seeking jail time for the only former fraternity brother to plead guilty to the charges related to the death of tim piazza. the ex recruitment chair pleaded guilty in june by consumption of alcohol by a minor, acts related to liquor and hazing. >> in a sentencing memorial they recommended burk serve three months behind bars for the charges and lambasted the 21-year-old's behavior as seen on surveillance video from inside the fraternity house. while many brothers tended to mr. piazza as he laid unconscious on the sofa, the defendant appeared unconcerned.

he's seen playfully hoisting a girl, rolling over on top of piazza as he's getting up before leaving the room. >> we have a friend who is unconscious. >> prosecutors say no one called 911 until almost 12 hours after piazza first fell down the basement steps. piazza died from trauma to his head and abdomen. his alcohol level up to four times the legal limit. >> nobody should consume that much alcohol. that's torture. >> this morning piazza's distraught parents issuing victim impact statements. piazza's mother saying this is hell and i'm still not on speaking terms with god. my faith is shattered because my heart is shattered. piazza's father jim doubting his remorse. he knew what he was doing and he had done it before and he had done it to him. this was no accident. tim was killed. this group of fraternity members were playing russian roulette with the pledges. tim just happened to catch the

bullet. >> ryan burk's attorney declined our request for interview but said in june his client accepts full responsibility for his involvement. what's next? this case is far from over. a trial scheduled for early next year for more than 20 other defendants facing a range of charges related to piazza's death including hazing and reckless endangerment. >> sheinelle, i know i'll be watching. keep us posted. the first trial to grow out of the russia investigation is scheduled to get under way today in virginia. paul manafort charged with bank fraud. those tied to ukraine and predate the time of the campaign. the trial will provide the best look at cards held by robert mueller. overpass the president's lawyer rudy giuliani escalated attacks on mueller accusing him without evidence of building a team that is biased against the president. it's 8:05, i think that means it's international morning boost time.

>> yes, it is. we've been telling you about california wildfires. they have inspired a lot of people to help with thoughtful acts of kindness. chelsea lutz posted this video of her 2 yeeshld daughter gracie giving out breakfast burritos to firefighters coming from overnight shift. one of them mentioned a powerful craving for a burrito, chelsea and her mom took care of that. they plan to return later with spaghetti, a spaghetti dinner for the guys and gals. we've been hearing about restaurants providing free meals for thousands who have had to evacuate their home. mr. rogers says when there's tragedy, look for helpers. >> yes. sometimes they come in cute cowgirl boots. still ahead morgan miller and a mom she just met brought together by a shared grief they want no other parent to feel. >> i guess you'd say it's mama fuel, mama fire to keep push this forward. >> two moms on a mission.

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savannah, yesterday you shared an important question with morgan and both miller about children drowning. >> so many have reached out. in the midst of their grief they have found a friendship with a woman named nicole hughes, a woman there tennessee. she understands their pain too well. now morgan and nicole are two moms on a critical mission. >> she had this fierce personality but was such a girl. >> when you think of bode and you think of his skiing and the passion he brought onto the hill, take that and put it into a tiny little 19-month-old blonde hair, blue eyed girl that can create chaos and bring it. that was emmy. bode, i mean, she was his person. >> hi dada. hi dada. hi dada. >> he was spoiled.

he was cherished. he was our final baby. he would ask me every night, i would give him a hug and say, mom, that wasn't all the hugs. i want all the hugs and all the kisses. it is hard to think that it is not temporary, that we will not see him again. >> morgan miller and nicole hughes are two mothers who understand each other's unrelenting pain. >> i'm so grateful that we've met. unfortunately it's under the worst of circumstances. speaking to a mother who has lost a child, you don't need to explain it. >> particularly with us, with our situations being so similar. >> nicole, can you share as much or as little as you want to about what happened to levi. >> every single year we go to the same beach in fort morgan, alabama. we look forward to it all year. six families, 17 kids. on june 10th, that morning, that entire day i took water safety very seriously. every single picture, every final picture i have of levi, he

is in a lifejacket. >> that night nicole dressed her 3-year-old son levi in his bright green crab hunting shirt. >> levi was so proud. he could not have been more excited. we walked back over to one side of the house. everybody was in there, 12 adults, most of the kids. we're all just over there kind of cleaning up and waiting for it to get dark. no one was drinking. i wasn't on my phone. i was wiping up spaghetti os. >> levi asked for a snack and nicole gave him an extra treat. >> i'm going to give him this brownie. i broke it in half. it was very small. put half of it in his bowl, watching tv with all the kids, sitting on the couch watching tv. and then i don't know. i have relived this, retraced my steps, what was i even doing. i don't know. i put the brownie in my mouth. i didn't sit down. i didn't have a conversation with anybody. i said, well, i'm going to go -- i assumed levi was sitting on

the couch. i knew my middle daughter was on the other side with my older daughter and i was going to go put her crabbing shirt on her. i'm going to do this quickly. i walked out of heavy doors and intentionally, because i always did, because i took water safety seriously, intentionally looked over the balcony and saw my son in his crab hunting shirt at the end of the pool. >> within seconds nicole had levi out of the water. there were six doctors in their vacation house, including levi's dad, but their efforts to save him weren't enough. >> i just needed one minute. i just needed one minute. if i could have just had that one minute he would have been okay. how did he even get out? >> are you eating a minion ice cream? >> i want to help you shout it to the world that it really just takes a second. >> it is truly seconds. i was still the brownie that was in my mouth i had split with levi, i was still not finished

eating it when i jumped in the water to get him. that is how quickly he got away from us and how quickly he drowned. >> that same day june 10th that little levi hughes drowned across the country emmy miller lost her life as well. >> together you've been able to harness this energy to help others, which i think is extraordinary in and of itself. where does the work need to be done? on the one hand everyone knows that water can be dangerous. on the other hand nobody seems to take it as seriously as it needs to be taken. >> it's the intensity behind the conversation. it is 100% preventible. >> people i think are letting their guard down because they don't realize their guard still needs to be up. >> we need to think of this body of water as a loaded gun. >> you need to think of water differently. you're sitting here and i'm looking outside at my pool and that is a lion. a lion that is a kidnapper, that is something that could take my

child in 30 seconds. the moment those 30 seconds are up, the likelihood of you getting your child back is pretty close to zero. >> morgan and nicole are hoping to work with the american academy of pediatrics to launch a campaign that would increase parent awareness about how and when drowning occurs. >> one week after we lost levi, my husband and i were sitting outside. he found statistics on cdc. when he read them to me, it was like our hearts broke all over again. >> both mothers want water safety conversations to be part of all pediatric checkups. the american academy of pediatrics tells nbc news they welcome the opportunity to participate with the families on a national drowning prevention project. >> this is something that's going to continue for the next 50 years. so we can actually see the statistics to make sure that the rate of drowning declines in a way that we are going to be

happy with. i guess you could say it's mama fuel, mama fire to push it forward. >> two moms on a mission. >> two moms on a mission. each moment they both say is a choice to move forward doing their best to care for their families, honor the babies they lost, and now look out for one another. >> we are sisters on a level that i pray no other women need to find. >> i don't think there was more of a descriptive moment than when she talked about that brownie in her mouth, all of a sudden under the circumstances it. it took that much time. >> it's so quick. she didn't even have time to swallow. these are some of the most courageous women and bode, too, that i have ever met, that they are reaching up and out of their grief. i've seen a lot of different comments. there's a lot of different ways to protect your child. some people talk about you can put your little baby, infant baby in water survival. look into that.

you can put a fence up. do that. the point is that there are many, many ways to protect your child from water. i think what i am most struck by is that we all need to change our mind-set about it. it's not just when you're swimming. often it's not. it's when you think that door is closed and you're inside watching tv and it's 6:00 at night and you turn around because the phone is ringing. it's that fast. bode said to me, if you have the mind-set that it can't happen to me, that is the most dangerous mind-set you can have. so i just want to thank them for talking. >> yes. >> they have changed me. i said it before, really changed my mind-set, and i really hope we can spread the word and make this a change moment. morgan talked about how back in the '80s and '90s there was the back to bed campaign, start putting your baby on your back, cutdown and dramatically reduced

sids death. we can do that. i feel inspired by them and i hope we can pass it on. >> we learned a lot. >> by the way, we've got more on their story if you're interested along with really good drowning prevention tips from american academy of pediatrics. that's on our website, today.com. al, over to you. >> guys, thanks so much. we're watching an area of showers and thunderstorms developing here in the east especially down starting off in the south. we're going to watch this rain make its way into the northeast and new england later today into tomorrow and thursday, anywhere from 1 to 3" of rain in the northeast. but as you get down into the gulf coast and southeast locally 5" or more. the rest of the country, heavy rain through the south. heat warnings continue in the pacific northwest and looking at that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. a wide range in temperatures between today across the bay area. with the cool coast with the high of only 60 degrees in

half-moon bay and 66 with some breezy winds in san francisco. oakland today, heading up to 71, and in san jose, 85 degrees, 95 in antioch and 100 degrees s s ukai today. our weather remains unchanced, still looking at microclimates in full effect through the rest of the week. hey, don't forget heading out the door catch us on sirius 108, 1:00 p.m. with yours truly, dylan dryer and sheinelle jones. >> i love the show. >> we likey. look who is here. jenna has joined the party. we've got a powerful dose of mom-spiration. >> i haven't heard that. i like that. while vacationing in bali, chrissy is getting personal about post baby body. the mother of two shared this video of stretch marks saying i guess these aren't going away. this is my new body.

she went on writing instagram is crazy. i think it's awesome people have killer bodies and are proud to so them off, i really do. i know how hard it can be forget what -- for lack of a better word -- regular old bodies look like when everyone looks bonkers amazing. she went on, also, i don't really call this body confidence because i'm not quite there yet. i'm super insecure. i'm just happy that i can make anyone else out there feel better. her post did just that. christine writes, it makes me feel better even you get insecure. caitlyn writes, thank you for talking about this and being honest. it matters. teigen has been very candid about breastfeeding sharing several photos online. social media users seem to be embracing her openness and frankly relating to her journey as a mother. let's face it, sometimes instagram and all those things, it's like everybody's highlight reel, you never put the real deal on there. kudos to chrissy teigen. she showed her stretch marks. love her. >> her stretch marks look really

good. we'll take that. >> our inspiration. >> i've got those and i don't even have kids is the sad thing. >> "pop start," first up, congratulations are in order for michael buble and his growing family. the singer and his wife welcoming baby girl thursday, the news being shared on adorable instagram post. now they revealed her name. vita amber buble. >> shortly after his return to stage following noah's battle with cancer. he has learned to enjoy life more than ever after the ordeal. next up, this has been trending everywhere. movie pass, the subscription pass everyone called too good to be true may be. 30 movies a month for $10, the service has struggled to make money. the past weekend making that clearer than ever, the service was completely down for a number of hours. once it was back up and running, many users unable to buy tickets

for "mission: impossible." in response to angry customers movie pass said the film will be available to watch at some point just not now. >> it's called cable. >> a new report claims movie pass will continue to block big releases including christopher robin. questions whether the service will make it through the summer. how cool nicole kidman stays when she discovers a tarantula by her pool. >> oh, god. >> step back. come on. step back. it's going in the pool. >> i'm having to take care of this spider. help. >> she's smiling. >> you can hear her kids in the background completely freaking out. kidman writing, the spider released unharmed. some of her famous friends not having it. octavia writing, i would have to move.

>> she was pretty calm. >> i'll say. >> my brother had a pet tarantula. it's arizona, the '70s, what can i say. >> i feel like i see a tiny spider like that and i freak out totally. >> daily click? >> kevin kennedy, look at this picture. kevin kennedy ryan wrote a beautiful photo writing three years ago i had a beautiful moment. on the floor by the brides feet that's where you'll find ryan's sister. she passed out the second ryan was told to kiss his bride. she's fine. you know they stand too long. literally right when they said, you may kiss the bride. they made sure she was comfortably seated. she laughed about it, everybody laughed about it. >> they are kissing like -- >> it happened so quickly. >> guys, i'm leaving. i'm leaving you, i've got places to go. we've got busy and important people here. one of them is miss mila kunis

is here. >> the whole thing like a roundtable. >> what do we do. get over here. we've got a new movie to talk about. she's a lovely mom.i )m ... a little later today - authorities in iowa plan to good morning, everyone, 8:26. a little later today, authorities in iowa plan to update the search for molly tibettes, the missing student originally from oakland. authorities believe she disappeared after going for a jog. we already know the fbi has tried tracking her location by examining data from her fit bit. her family now believes she may have returned to her boyfriend's home. this is in iowa, after her run, and that's when she sent him a snapchat image. authorities say they've interviewed more than 200 people, including the boyfriend, but have not developed any solid leads. let's check your traffic. >> we're definitely seeing that slowing in the south bay, but also in the east bay, which has

been one of our tougher spots this morning. due to two earlier crashes that have now cleared. but still showing delays along southbound 880 to highway 8, you're looking at 19 minutes. a quick check right now as well in san jose, moving along smoothly. there was an earlier crash along that area, but that has cleared. the bay bridge toll plaza backed up. the metering lighters have been on since 5:30 but the crash nearing the metering lights have been cleared out. expect delays as two crashes work to clear out. as for your bridge drive times, westbound 80 towards the bay bridge, about 11 minutes. >> we'll have another local news update in half an hour. ♪

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good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. temperatures reaching into the mid-90s. conco concord, a high of 84. 86 in santa rita. 85 in san jose. some hotter spots reach into the 90s. and then our temperatures coming down just a few degrees in time for the end of the weekend. in san francisco, expect a high of 65 degrees. with some mist, drizzle and temperatures staying the same over the next few days. we'll be in the upper 60s for the weekend as well. just a little bit of clearing during the afternoon hours in some spots along the coastline, but it will stay cool with a wide range in temperatures all across the bay area. here 18 ye? >> eighteen years ago. >> that's my sister. >> that's your sister. look a little different there. >> look at that, cyril, oklahoma. i was worried when you turned it

around. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> all these folks at this end didn't get seen. we want to make sure we see them. tune in into sirius channel 108. off the rails with dylan, sheinelle and yours truly coming up at 1:00. >> thank you, al. all right. in the new movie "the spy who dumped me" mila kunis and her on screen bff kate mckinnon find themselves in the middle of a

conspiracy when mila discovers her ex was actually a spy. take a look. >> said if we don't deliver the package a lot of people will die. if we don't do it, a terrorist attack or something. >> what did he say to do? >> we have to get it to a cafe in vienna. >> austria, vienna. >> that's what he said? >> why don't we do that then. >> go to europe when a bunch of people are going to kill us? >> do you want to die going to europe or going to die having been to europe. >> why are those my two options. >> are you two besties? it seems like -- i know you didn't know each other before the movie but there's a clear situation happening. >> we fell in love, pretty instant. got very lucky. you don't know what's going to happen. sometimes you get in situations where you just wish you could get along, best case scenario. we actually fell in love. >> when you signed on, you had heard of kate mckinnon.

you guys had never worked together. hu met? >> i signed on because i was a fan of hers. i wanted to work with her. i'll do it. i think she's awesome and super talented. then we met at the table read. we seemingly got along. then first day of production we became best friends. >> do you guys laugh all the time? i picture you two. >> i laugh nonstop. kate has a fake laugh. i've said this before, there's a fake kate mckinnon laugh. from now on when you interview her there's two laughs. one is a genuine laugh and one is i'm laughing because i'm supposed to. i learned this early on. i'm like hell, no, kate. i don't want your fake laugh. her goal was to make her genuine laugh. i could tell when i made her for real and not. >> now that you're besties, when we turn on snl, will we find you? >> it's been 10 years.

it's a platform that takes a skill set. some people thrive and some get by. >> the monologue. >> the whole thing. you have to love it and have so much fun with it. some people go on and they don't have fun with it and you can tell. i've always been really nervous about doing it. now that i know somebody actually on it, i was like, kate, here is the thing, lorne, why don't you put us together then it will be fun. so i'm going to start pushing for that concept, kate and i do it together. >> so the movie, you fall in love with a guy. you don't realize he's a spy and he dumps you. >> spoiler alert, guys. i mean, yes. then what happens? >> it's in the title, "the spy who dumped me." purchase touche. >> it's about a spy who dumps me. >> this turns into a caper, the two of you off and running. i'm sorry, it looked like there were scary stunts. >> they were great stunts.

it was the same stunt team that did bourne movies, 007. they have beautiful. you have kate mckinnon and i responding to the stunts versus a professional. >> so you didn't have to get involved? >> we needed no skills whatsoever. we were part of the stunts. we didn't need to rehearse them because we're not pros. we're like -- that's what you get. >> i love when you're running. >> we don't quite look like tom cruise. i wouldn't go in and say, guys, we look like action stars. we are but not the norm. >> now, is it true -- on a different subject, nowhere on social media. >> not my game. >> you don't look? >> i look. don't get me wrong. i'm all about looking. i myself don't subscribe to it. >> you don't. because? >> there's so many reasons to it. i was, a, late to the game. so i must have been sleeping under a rock when everything

exploded and i was like all right. then it became -- the trust is it's now part of your contract. if you're an actor or whatever in this industry, you need to post this many posts and this many -- so it's like a whole addendum to a contract. forget it. i don't want to negotiate that. i don't want to be on social media, so it's not -- it's not up to debate. >> but your hubby is on. >> barely. he was on it originally on twitter when it was a forum to connect with fans. social media. that's my husband. look how cute he is. the only time we've ever gone down the red carpet together. we're in denial about being married. that's not on the red carpet that's back stage. that's also us. you guys have a lot of cute photos. >> is he a fun dad? >> he's the best dad on the planet. he's super dad. he's with the kids now. i'm here and he's taking the kids hopefully -- what is it in l.a. waking up with two kids.

>> did the whole diapers, everything. >> yeah. he's incredible. he's an incredible human being. back to me. here is what happens, i will go on a rant about miss husband for 20 minutes. he truly is an unbelievable human. is he really? yes. i really like my husband. >> back to you. we've got to go. "the spy who dumped me" in theaters on friday. thanks, mila. coming up we're celebrating one of our finest on a speak special day. miss andrea mitchell is hitting a major mileste. first, tonhi

this is a big day. we are back tuesday morning. it is a special day for our dear, dear friend andrea mitchell. >> as far as i'm concerned, this should be a national holiday. today our andrea is celebrating, get this, 40 years with nbc

news. she is amazing, and we want to celebrate you. take a look. >> here is andrea mitchell. >> andrea mitchell. >> correspondent andrea mitchell. >> what do you know, andrea. >> we've been told there will be a briefing. >> you started in this business when they wanted to get the broads out of broadcasting. >> they started as a copy boy, which is what we called them. >> she's a legend, a total legend. >> she's a trail blazer, a pioneer. >> i love you, andrea, you are indefat eyeingable. you're my kind of woman. >> i'm somewhere on the floor of the convention. >> the great andrea mitchell wasn't having it. >> what about the russian investigation? >> sometimes i just pinch myself i get to work with andrea mitchell. she's one of the people who inspired me to get into this career. she's become such a mentor to me. i've learned so much. a lot of people would be surprised, we laugh a lot, too.

>> gas lines can be avoided. the accident at three-mile island -- preaching mass suicide. >> not what you said sunday night, sir. >> yes, it is. >> white house say that's terrific. >> andrea. >> not to risk losing last landing opportunity so the president could get an extra hour of sleep. >> what do you say to those who feel there's a perception america is weakened. >> i'm as frustrated as anyone. >> you were asked at the first debate what new weapons systems you would cut. you mentioned three that had already been canceled? >> you want one now? >> can i disagree with the premise of your question. >> for the sake of argument no. >> all on trial fulfilling his promise of hope will be clinton's greatest challenge. unlike larger whitewater case. >> sex with young internal. iraq may be taking advantage of bill clinton at a time when the president is busy with lewinsky matter.

>> seeing her around the bureau was like someone feel about running into bruce springsteen or muhammad ali. i was afraid to even look her in the eye. >> the israeli soldiers are coming now to chase the kids throwing stones nearly eight years after tiananmen massacre the question is will u.n. maintain security miami's community will make clinton white house pay gore's position sends a signal of weakness a show of strength prosecute less violence in recent months. taliban have brought people some degree of security but at a terrible price we asked to take a look at how live in pyongyang. instead our official guides took us here to korea's revolutionary blue seem china said in tokyo today from london. last out post. >> i started working with andrea in my early 20s. just being with her every day was like a graduate degree in journalism. andrea was one of the first

people i wanted to call when i got named executive producer. and we had a little cry. >> isn't there the appearance that the u.s. has backed down? >> the u.s. must not back down. >> a lot of people perceive you as another politician. how did that happen? >> assure you the surge is worth it. >> a nitty-gritty work. >> like fish slime. >> can hillary win this one? >> sure. >> vladimir putin. >> that's going to be special. >> that's a reason to get out of bed. >> and to sing. >> and to sing. >> i still to this day think what would andrea do? would andrea ask that question? i still call her before i have a big interview and i still crave her respect. >> andrea mitchell, nbc news kabul tokyo moscow. kuala lumpur. dmz. hav. ho chi minh city. cairo. berlin. belgrade. baghdad.

>> wow. can we raise a glass to andrea mitchell who is one of the most generous colleagues, friends, humans, she shows all of us how it's done every single day. we are honored to sit next to you, andrea, and we love you. >> i just want to raise a toast to nbc news and my nbc family. all the women and, yes, all the men who mentored and befriended me. i love you all. >> enjoy today. to 40 more. >> to the people behind the cameras. >> absolutely. coming up. just ahead the remarkable place proving books are magic. >> it's bad

we are back with our series read more today. retail stores struggling, it can

be risky to open a bookstore. jenna, you found a woman brave enough to give it a go. >> when her local bookstore closed, she was left without a bookstore in walking distance. she opened books are magic and has been bringing magic to brooklyn every since. >> you needed a place to read. >> yeah. >> and your store is titled books are magic, which could be the best name for any store ever. >> thank you. it's a little whimsical. >> so you are. >> so am i, exactly. >> emma straub is whimsical and so are her best selling books. the author of the vacationers and modern lovers is working on a fifth. last year opened this bookstore in brooklyn. >> as long as they want to read books they can come in. >> come on in. let's go. books are magic. >> what makes books magic, they only look like objects but really they are doors. you open it up and you walk right there and go somewhere

else. >> straub isn't just a best selling author, she's mom to river and miles. >> want to read this one next? >> emma and her husband michael own and operate books are magic. >> your baby, this business, is about a year old or a little more. what's it been like? what have you learned? >> it has been bananas. every day is busier than we thought. i think there are a lot of us who are advocates not only for our own books but for books period. >> there are tons of articles that say that people are reading less now than ever. what do you say? >> the people now saying, oh, since people started reading on their ereaders, they aren't reading books. they probably didn't read before. i probably don't read as much as i used to because i have a bookstore and a lot of other responsibilities but it's what i love the most. >> it made me misty eyed. i love it when i cry and the

other person doesn't. >> it's because you're the daughter of a librarian. >> i love books. i feel the same way. i can't stop looking around. sensory overload. >> that means we're doing the right thing. >> and the right thing is paying off. they have sold 150,000 books in just their first year. >> i can't help but stop at poetry and gum ball machine. >> the best thing in the store. >> love i can almost imagine summer, how the green world begins. >> it's full of them. >> i'm going to take that and keep it forever. >> yeah. >> what should i be reading to mila and poppy. take me over. >> this is the one i mentioned about two pussycats, they look similar. >> very similar but i see difference. >> one of them likes potato chips. >> i did have a cat that ate fried pasta. >> your favorite part of this store is this octagon. >> it's this secret little

hideout. >> magic place. >> where you can be by your self and have your book. >> is that a good place to read? pretty good. >> are you living your dream? >> yes. i write books for a living. people pay me to do it, and i get to talk about books all day long. it's a dream. it's a dream. >> okay. so spending the day with her was a dream. we picked our favorite children's books to get kids reading. the new graphic novel of my favorite, the babysitters club" for reluctant readers. >> i've got elmo. hailey is obsessed. that's all i read to her. >> should i share my ice cream. they love this book. >> jeff kinney's "diary of a wimpy kid" series. it's really good. go to a bookstore where they have a haiku margarita maker. >> what? >> just kidding. >> that piece was awesome. really great. for more on picks go to today.com. heading to megyn kelly. >> i better go. >> buy, y'all.

>> go, go. >> this is "today" on nbc.

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hi, everybody. good morning. great to be with you. i've savannah guthrie. >> i'm jenna bush hager. >> they are letting us do this. >> what were they thinking? >> we have an entire hour today. we're filling in for megyn. she's on vacation all week. i have to say this might be my favorite thing i do all summer. >> me, too. >> get to spend the next hour with you. >> all of y'all. thank you for coming. we are friends, savannah and i, from work friends but also mom friends. >> neighbors. >> and neighbors. we do this on a regular basis just not on live