good morning. breaking overnight. basketbrawl. president trump slams nba star lebron james in a late night tweet. the attack coming days after james slams the president in a tv interview. >> what i noticed i he used sports to divide us. >> this as president trump escalates his war of words with china. we are live with the latest. holding strong. an around the clock watch on the virginia dam which could burst and flood the town below with 17 feet of water. evacuations in place, but hope this morning that the dam will

hold as more than 30 million people from maryland to maine deal with another day of relentless rain and possibility of flash flood. on defense. embattled ohio state football coach marurban meyer and assist coach breaking silence about the domestic violence allegations of zach smith by his ex-wife. >> i never hit her. >> and meyer admits he did know and reported them in 2015. is this enough for the coach to keep his job? those stories and harvey weinstein fights back. could flattering e-mails from accuser after an alleged attack help him get his criminal case tossed out? a huge honor for the thai boys two weeks after being trapped in the cage. and rhino rampage goes after

an suv in the wildlife park. today, saturday, august 4th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones and craig melvin and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us. craig has the morning off. we have jeff rossen here to come in on saturday. good morning. >> craig decided 90 days work is enough. how about the rhino video? >> can you imagine explaining that to the insurance adjuster? >> call it wildlife. we start with the top story this morning. president trump taking to twitter overnight to bash nba star lebron james. that is not his only battle. a potential trade war with china

is looming as well. kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. vacation mode is not peaceful for president trump yet. on the international front, china is making moves on trade and on the home front, he is taking out frustration on the athlete who also endorsed hillary clinton in 2016. this morning, president trump at war with nba star lebron james. overnight, the president tweeting, quote, lebron james was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television. don lemon. he made lebron look smart. i like mike. referring to nba legend michael jordan. why the anger? earlier this week on cnn, james the slammed the president. >> what i noticed over the last few months, he used sport to divide us and sports has never

been something that divides people. it has been something to bring people together. >> reporter: this is the latest battle line with the president and athletes. mr. trump is a frequent critic of nfl players who knelt for the national anthem. >> won't you love to see the owners who disrespect the flag to say get that son of a bitch off the field right now. he's fired. >> reporter: the president is also sparring with china over trade. >> china is not too happy with me. i have great respect for president xi. >> reporter: china is ready to retaliate. threatening new fees to import $60 billion of american goods. in response to the trump administration's first wave of tariffs. >> our workers and our country got ripped off. >> reporter: the president said he could ratchet up tariffs on another $323 -- $200 billion on

chinese goods. >> do not under estimate the president's follow through on the campaign. >> reporter: from china to russia. a woman known as the manhattan madame kristin davis met with the special counsel team. davis is described as a long-time friend and some time business associate of former adviser to trump roger stone. stone tells nbc news she knows nothing about alleged russian collusion, wiki leaks or any other collaboration. >> kelly, the president has a rally in ohio tonight. what should we expect to see there? >> reporter: expect this as a rescue mission. a special election and open seat coming up and concern that republicans could lose the seat. he will bring all of his rally energy, the thing we have seen

on display in big arenaarenas, ohio, a state he won. trying to help a republican candidate hold on to the seat. it gives you a sense of how tight it is heading into the midterms. every seat counts. republicans holding on with the president's help. he is going in to do what he can to get voters to turn out. >> kelly, thank you. >> kayleigh burns is a political reporter joining us. >> good morning. >> i don't understand why he septemb sent the tweet. the interview aired days ago. what angered him most is james saying president trump is using sports to divide us. doesn't what trump tweet prove that point? >> exactly. we have seen over the course of the president and during the campaign that he uses the bully pulpit to bully than to lead and unify the country. that is what lebron james is talking about.

in the piece that lebron james was interviewed, he was talking about the way he is funding new schools and giving kids access to resources and education that they would not have. a pillar in his community. he has talked about the way the president has stoked racial tension. we have seen that in the way he went after the nfl with the protests. he used the bully bull ppulpit bully. >> you have lebron james and don lemon. high profile african-american men. he has a history of using almost race as a wedge issue. talk about the implications of that. he is just unapologetic about it. it is frustrating to so many people. >> exactly. interestingly, a poll out a month ago showed half of the country asked if the president was racist. said yes. we know the president likes to talk about the culture wars.

i talked to republican strategists across the country and they say the culture war rallies up the support of the base they need in the tough conteco contes contests. >> this is strategic. >> yes. it can also be polarizing. kelly mentioned the district in ohio. this shouldn't be a close race. the fact it is speaks to the political dynamic in the couple try. -- in the country. >> i want to switch to the other issue. rudy giuliani says it could be decided in the next ten days whether donald trump will sit down with robert mueller. trump is saying i want to talk to them and go against legal counsel advice. lawyers are saying not so fast. >> most legal experts and the president's legal team don't want the president to sit down. we understand why. we have seen the administration has had to downplay the

significance of the president's words over jeff sessions a s an issues with helsinki. there is a lot of pressure if he sits down for an interview. the president is trying to make the case to the public that this entire thing is a witch hunt, in his words. he also is trying to say i have nothing to hide. of course, i will sit down. waging a pr campaign on the issue. >> good discussion this morning. thank you. now let's turn to the scary situation in virginia where residents are on edge waiting and hoping that a dam that many fear could burst at any moment holds strong. dave price from our station here in new york wnbc has the latest on that. >> good morning. it has been a tense night watching in virginia. crews working to relieve the pressure on the college dam which is threatening to burst.

water spilling over the dam. as of this morning, the 8 80-year-old structure is still holding. >> the dam is stable at this point. >> reporter: the dam is heavily damaged. if it were to give way, the water level would rise 17 feet in seven minutes. about 150 homes evacuated as a precaution. >> the all clear has not been given yet. we ask that folks not return to the areas. >> reporter: all along the coast, heavy winds and strong storms leaving a path of destruction. residents in queens, new york are cleaning up after a rare tornado toppled 50 trees which crushed homes and cars, but no one seriously hurt. >> a lot of folks were already inside and not in the middle of rush hour traffic. >> reporter: 70-mile-an-hour winds and intense rain downed trees and drowned cars in

albany, new york. flash floods in north carolina inundated the floor of this hospital with several inches of water. >> the first call i got was from the surgeon saying there's water coming into the operating room. >> reporter: power crews are working to fix the lines in winston salem. drivers were stranded as powerful storms pushed across new england. good news for people living around the dam, the rain is letting up. there are tens of panhandmillio the northeast under flash flood watch. i'll have more in the forecast coming up. thank you. we want to turn now to embattled ohio state football coach urban meyer. he is speaking out this morning saying he failed when he was asked if he knew anything about domestic violence claims against his former assistant coach. he now says he was aware. this as the former assistant coach is speaking out as well.

nbc's blake mccoy has more. >> reporter: new revelations this morning as fired ohio state assistant coach zach smith breaks his scieniglence on espn. >> i never hit her. >> reporter: denying the abuse allegations after his ex-wife released pictures of her bruised and bloody body. >> anything that happened to her body was all defensive movements to remove myself from the situation. i said that's it. i'm not going to get charged. >> reporter: nbc news reached out to courtney smith's attorney who says she has no comment at this time. zach goes on to defend coach urban meyer. >> he looked at me. i swear if i find out you hit her, you are done. you're fired. >> i was never told about anything. i never had a conversation about it. i know nothing. >> reporter: meyer came under fire last week for that comment

at the big ten press conference. forcing him to backtrack in a statement. quote, i have always followed proper reporting procedures. i did so regarding the zach smith incident in 2015. my words in reply to the reporter or personnel issue must be clear and accurate. at big ten media day on july 24th, i failed on many of these fronts. meyer is on paid leave while ohio state let's an independent board investigate what he knew and what he did about it. >> if he loses his job. it is flat wrong. this is the guy who fired me. it would be a crime. >> reporter: osu's star coach sidelined. its big money football program in limbo. for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news. ten months after the massacre in las vegas, police have closed the investigation. despite thousands of hours of

interviews and ton of evidence, there is a lingering question why did the lone gunman take so many lives? nbc's gadi schwartz has more. >> reporter: it has been ten months since gunfire erupted from the mandalay bay. and the numbers found in the las vegas police final report are absolutely staggering. 2,000 investigative leads. 22,000 hours of video. 250,000 images. police have a moment to moment timeline detailing to the minute the thousands of rounds fired into the crowd. >> still shooting. still shooting. >> reporter: but despite so many specifics, still no reason why. >> single shooter. >> reporter: police finding no evidence the shooter was radi l radicaliz radicalized, but found searches of how crowded venue gets. there was no manifesto or suicide note. hand drawn calculations of bullet trajectories and bump

stocks. the shooter may have had bipolar disorder and gambled before the massacre, but never committed a crime before the first shot. in the shooting that happened, 58 people killed and 887 people wounded. >> i'm reminded of it constantly. there is not a moment that i don't. i'm stuck in the chair. my life. >> reporter: investigators finding communications systems worked, but overwhelmed. >> operators are busy. >> no system in the world that can handle that volume in a short period of time. >> reporter: 11 minutes of terror documented and scrutinized. the case closed, but unexplained leaving fear that something like this could happen again. for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news. dave is back with us again

with the weather. >> uncle. this is tough stuff. the pattern hasn't changed. more flooding and watches and warnings up through sections of maine. 32 million people at risk. weap we have warnings up in new jersey and new york. so much of the area saturated by rain. let's go over and look at the radar picture. this is rolling through. all of this atlantic moisture continues to churn up. we are talking about additional 1 to 2 inches of rain in many parts of the region. it is going to be a sloppy first part of the day through sections of new york and new jersey and connecticut and into new england as the day progresses. when does it end and what happens after that? we are going to see better weather and drying out as we roll through tomorrow. keep in mind, storms could produce gusty winds and tornadoes as we roll through sections of new england later in the evening. that is a quick loo

right where we are right now we've got clear skies looking out toward the golden gate bridge. temperatures in the 50s but look at the number in san jose this morning. a very mild 68 degrees. so our temperatures as we go through the afternoon, upper 80s and some 90s around the santa clara valley, still comfortably in the 60s and 70s from san francisco to oakland. we will see some areas of smoke around the north and east bay. our temperature trend moving forward looks a lots hotter inland. middle of next week breezy and hazy skies to wrap up the weekend. and the umbrellas are out and ponchos are out. >> half of the crowd has ponchos. the other half doesn't. i feel bad. we will have rain starting. they are happy right now. they can't hear us. all right. dave, thank you. still to come, harvey weinstein fighting back this morning. how he is using e-mails from one of the accusers to try to get the case dismissed. and new details on where

demi lovato will head next once released from the hospital following a drug overdose. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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smoky skies -- from dublin good saturday morning. it is 6:27. here's a live look outside. wow, smoky skies over dublin. what a way to start the weekend. hope you're nice and cozy at home, thanks for joining us. rob mayeda is in with a look at our microclimate forecast. >> and the look has smoke around the tri-valley, north bay. you really felt it in the air yesterday as we had the fires burning off to the north. san francisco a bit more clear, pretty view to start the morning there. you see temperatures in the mid-50s with hazy skies, fog-free. san jose very warm to start the morning. we're at 68 degrees. you can see temperatures around the south bay in the 60s. we do have a smoke advisory for

some smoke at times, especially in the north and east bay in the afternoon with temperatures in the 80s and mid-90s. around the santa clara valley hot today. look at san francisco and oakland, comfortable for now with those hazy skies. tomorrow breezy and a little bit cooler. those inland temperatures once you get out of the weekend could be closing in on triple digits and air quality issues the middle of next week. we'll have a closer look at that coming up at 7:00. >> thanks. this morning b.a.r.t. police are investigating a stabbing that happened at the very same station where nia wilson was stabbed and killed less than two weeks ago. last night police were called in just before 8:00 after two men got into a heated argument on the train. the fight spilled onto the b.a.r.t. platform at the macarthur station in oakland. one man was cut in the face, the other on the arm. both suffered non-life threatening injuries. >> we don't have a motive identified yet but we don't

think it was connected with the memorial or mourning for nia wilson. because it started on a richmond train, we don't believe it's connected, but of course all angles of this case will be investigated by b.a.r.t. police. >> the station was shut down for a few hours. police are looking at surveillance videos to help their investigation. coming up this morning on "today in the bay" we'll tell you what we know about the local colleagues who won one of the biggest mega million prizes in history. >> we should do that here. >> we really should. that plus all your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. right now back to the "today" show. you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer.

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made lebron look smart which quote isn't easy to do. he ended the tweet sharing his love for michael jordan. the spat comes day after james said the president is using sports to divide the nation. north korea is firing back after other countries violating sanctions. secretary of state mike pompeo directed a warning at china and other nations saying the nations should not do anything that reduces pressure on north korea to abandon nuclear weapons. united nations report claims north korea has not stopped the missile and nuclear program. the thai soccer boys who gained international attention after trapped in the cave for weeks have achieved another milesto milestone. the players took part in the ceremony to complete time as novice buddhist monks. the ceremony was dedicated to

the thai navy s.e.a.l. the yellowstone national park says the man who taunted the bison has been arrested. the 55-year-old had been cited for drunk and disorderly conduct earlier in the week. he will remain in jail until his hearing. speaking of disorderly conduct in parks. visitors in a wildlife park in mexico got a scare. a rhino headed to a pack of zebras when the suv got in the way and started ramming the vehicle. it picks it up off the ground. some employees try to distract the animal, but followed the suv. no one was hurt. it could have been worse. this morning, the sexual assault case against harvey weinstein may be taking a new turn. weinstein has filed new documents in court claiming e-mails from one of his alleged

victims show they had a consensual relationship. >> anne thompson is following it all. >> reporter: good morning. harvey weinstein built a fierce reputation in hollywood as a tough guy. now facing sexual assault charges to put him in prison for life, weinstein is playing tough again using an accuser's words against hers to get the case -- against her to get the case dismissed. in court papers, weinstein says he had a long-term consensual intimate relationship with the woman who claims he raped her in march of 2013. offering e-mails to prove it. e-mails weinstein's attorney says the grand jury did not see. >> we are not involved in what people say is victim shaming. >> reporter: e-mails started less than a month after the alleged attack in the new york ho tow -- new york hotel. i appreciate all you do for me. it would be great to see you again and catch up.

in all, more than 400 e-mails exchanged in the four years following the alleged rape. the final e-mail from february of 2017 reads, i love you. always do. i hate feeling like a booty call. >> i don't think any of that is consistent with the conversation you expect to read between a real victim and the real rapist. >> reporter: weinstein's attorney wants the oral sex charges dismissed involving two women who went public. weinstein, in court papers, as he has throughout the scandal, denies he ever had non consensual sex with anyone. so far, nearly 100 women have accused weinstein of everything from inappropriate contact to rape. one of the first actress rose mcgowan. >> this is a big strike in the heart of abuse of power. >> reporter: stories igniting me

too movement making a dramatic impact of the court of public opinion and now seeking to do the same in the court of law. >> so here is the question. what is next for harvey weinstein after hearing this? >> this is not his get out of jail free card. what will happen is the manhattan district attorney will respond to this and the judge will decide if there is a reason to drop the rape charges. in the meantime, he still remains charged and free on $1 million bail. he is wearing a gps monitor. >> no real timeline on this? >> no specific timeline. >> anne, thanks. let's go to dave price on the plaza for another check of the forecast sdplch. >> nice to see you guys. light rain falling right now. you know what? hold on, should we live dangerously out here right now? >> yes. >> should we do it? >> leslie, take the umbrella. there we go. thank you very much. that's better. isn't it? the timing working out perfectly

to greet all sorts of people. i know, i know you came to see dylan. i know. she will be back next week. hello to everyone in erie, pennsylvania. wicu. and 40th anniversary. you don't look 40. you are youngsters. happy 18th birthday. let's check the weather and dedicated it to you. national weather. we go out west. to the northwest where we finally see heat relief. temperatures there about 5 to 8 degrees below normal. that's nice. we see a stationary front to dissolve over the next 24 hours. in the meantime, still, hot as you head to the southwest. look. we are worried about high heat. high heat advisories through areas of california, arizona, nevada. look at the numbers. back into the triple digits in arizona by the time we hit sunday. now as far as the national maps go, we are talking about severe storms potentially in the

northern plain states. the only cold around is the one i have. heavy rain here in the northeast. we are talking about showers potentially rolling through sections of the southeast and the gulf states. into tomorrow, we whiill see th rain push eastward as we head to the northern plain states where we see stormy weather as the cold front slips on through. we enter a heat wave in sections of the tri-state areas of northeast. that is the quick l right now we're seeing mostly sunny skies. pretty start to the morning. san francisco 56 degrees. but you'll notice again in the north and east bay locations, including concord and walnut creek, we've got areas of smoke. 64 right now. we will see highs inland climbing into the mid-90s in some of the warmest spots around antioch and morgan hill. 60s and 70s san francisco to oakland. breezy and a little cooler to finish the weekend and trending a lot warmer toward the middle of next week.

all right. it's kathy's birthday. you are 13. we have guests from all over the place. where are the people from wanakee? nice to see you. all the way at the end, you have to say hello. thank you for coming. next time be earlier. that is a quick look at the national maps. back to you guys. thank you, dave. this morning in the royal roundup. a big birthday for meghan markle. what a difference a year makes. >> last year at this time, she was dating prince harry. she say full royal. how will she spend her birthday? we have answers. nbc's lucy kafanov outside kensington palace. hey, lucy. >> reporter: jeff, good morning. a big day for meghan markle.

she is turning 37. a birthday she shares with the queen's mother. the newlyweds well celebrate over the weekend, but this morning, the duty calls. attending a wedding of harry's best childhood friend. meghan markle turning 37 this morning. former "suits" star and now the duchess of sussex. living out her fairy tale. >> meghan has thrown herself into british life and has been a woman of her word. >> reporter: a lot has changed when prince harry whisked her away to botswana camping out under the african sky. her life now in the public eye. getting engaged in november. spending christmas with the queen. becoming part of the fab four with harry, william and kate. and that unforgettable wedding

in windsor castle last may. dazzling meghan marrying her prince. the los angeles native is fitting in the role as a british royal. it hasn't all been smooth. her father, thomas markle, who missed waulking her down the aisle is now speaking out to the press. telling british tabloids he hasn't spoken to his daughter in weeks. a change from the engagement interview when she hoped he would meet. >> he hasn't been able to meet him. it has been worth it. >> reporter: the link with father and daughter strained. adding drama to meghan's amazing year. and there is more drama as meghan markle's half sister tweeted a passive aggressive birthday message saying quote it would be lovely and appropriate for meghan to send a belated

birthday card to her father. he turned 74 last month. that is difficult. she has had this incredible year. so many wonderful things happened. on the other hand, dealing with members of her family turning against her. especially on her birthday. it has to be tough. >> you cannot control. >> it is all airing out in the public square. lucy, thank you. still to come, social media horror. what happened when facebook went what happened when facebook went down for so you just walk around telling people geico could help them save money on car insurance? yea,that and homeowners, renters, motorcycle and boat insurance. huh.that's nice. what happens when you catch a fish? gecko: whoa. geico. more than just car insurance. see how much you could save at geico.com. i'm ok!

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we are back on a saturday morning with a tech glitch that forced people to take an unwelcome break from social media. >> dave is in the orange room. >> it was tough. did you have trouble using facebook on friday? >> i did. >> if you did like jeff, you are not alone. #facebo #facebookdown was trending when the company had a worldwide outage for an hour. why did it happen? they are not sure. all we know is this, facebook simply said, sorry about that. once they fixed the problem. they said they would not disclose anything else about what happened. so what do you do when you can't get facebook? well, lots of people turned to twitter. victoria wrote love the new minimalist look. jeff wrote, oh, no. i can't see who got engaged or went on vacation. bob tweeted, facebook is down and i decided to go outside.

when did summer get here? i met people who say they are my family. and john tweeted this will be the most productive friday for america in over a decade. facebook also went down in the uk and one british channel suggested we should all stop lurking on our ex's girlfriend's new boyfriend and go to the pub. >> i will admit -- >> you are good about social media. >> i'm not always on it. you go to instagram or twitter. >> we did something cool. we talked. >> what was that like? >> weird. weird. how about popstart? >> first up, demi lovato set to go to rehab following the stay in the hospital because of the drug overdose. sources close to lovato say the singer is determined to show fans she is strong and understands the severity of the overdose she suffered more than a week ago.

she battled with substance abuse in the past, but celebrated six years of being clean earlier this year. in june, she released a regretful song admitting to the family and fans that she is no longer sober. moving on to winnie the pooh. the beloved bear is banned in china. winnie might say it is quite a bother to the country's leader. "christopher robin" will not hit theaters since the country is cracking down on the character. why is the country cracking down? earlier this year, when the ruling party wanted to end presidential term limits, citizens began saying pooh. the country's leader actually might have a slight resemblance to pooh. the two bear resemblance. >> how many more puns are coming? >> i don't know. clearly the mockery has struck a

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