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in a hotel with an airline employee when their flight was suddenly diverted. >> never in our wildest dreams did we think that this would happen. >> reporter: this morning, what every parent needs to know before putti ting your kids on plane alone. plus, fighting back. brad pitt's new accusations against angelina jolie after she accused him of failing to pay child support. hollywood makeover. controversy erupts over some major changes coming to the oscars. >> people are, to put it mildly, outraged. and jaws murder mystery. does the classic film hold the key to a decades-old crime? >> suddenly, i tingled all over and came halfway out of my seat. >> what the son of stephen king saw on the screen that could solve an infamous cold case, today, thursday, august 9th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today" on savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. >> and boy, the information coming out of new mexico this morning is really stunning. >> it is jarring. that's our top story. disturbing, new details about that raid on a compound in new mexico. authorities now believe children who were rescued were being trained at that remote site to possibly carry out school shootings. and the question is, could there be a connection to a radical mosque in brooklyn? nbc's gadi schwartz is at the scene with the very latest on this. hey, gadi. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. good morning, hoda. a pretty haunting scene out here, especially when you consider there were 11 kids that were living in these types of conditions. now, the property owner has given us permission to be right here. we're not going to go any further than this, but this is the outer wall. there is another inner wall there made of tires, and we are told that there is a tunnel of about 150 feet that stretches underneath this property. on the outskirts of this property, there is a makeshift

firing range where authorities think kids were being taught to shoot up schools. in this makeshift compound in rural new mexico, investigators not only found appalling conditions, but according to prosecutors, they may have uncovered a sinister plot. 11 emaciated children ages 1 through 15 were discovered along with an arsenal of high-powered firearms. in court filings, the district attorney says some of the kids were being trained with assault rifles in preparation for future school shootings. that information, the documents say, comes from one of the children now in foster care. >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> reporter: authorities say the compound had been under surveillance for some time. a police raid triggered last friday after they learned of a text message from inside reading "we are starving and need food and water." authorities had initially been searching for abdul-ghani wahhaj, a child with severe medical problems allegedly abducted from georgia by his

father, siraj wahhaj. the distraught mother putting this post on facebook several months ago. >> i need your help. this is wahhaj. i'm missing him. >> reporter: wahhaj was one of the suspects arrested at the compound who was arraigned on wednesday. he enter eed no plea during an initial hearing. authorities are now waiting for test results to determine if the body found is little abdul. jason badger and his wife, tanya, who own the property, say they alerted authorities back in may that siraj and the missing boy were here, and at the time, they say the child was still alive. >> they were supposedly doing their investigations and watching them, and you know, this whole time i've been pressing them to do something, do something, you know. siraj is there, that little boy is there, and they weren't doing nothing. >> reporter: police say the fbi had been surveilling the property but weren't able to get photos positively identifying siraj wahhaj. >> there were photographs taken of children and others on the property. they were never identified as

being those targets. >> gadi, you talked about a connection with a mosque in brooklyn. what more can you tell us on that? >> reporter: yeah, hoda. it sounds like siraj wahhaj was the son of a prominent imam in the brooklyn area and that the mosque had a history of attracting radicals. in fact, the imam himself was indirectly linked to the 1993 world trade center bombing, but there is no indication that that imam has had direct ties to what's happening here. we are told instead that he may have been trying to help find his grandson when all of this happened. meanwhile, the five people who were arrested here are due in court on friday. savannah, hoda, back to you. >> gadi, thank you. also this morning, the trump administration is hitting russia hard with some new sanctions over the chemical attack on a former russian spy living in england. there's also some new drama over the special counsel's russia investigation and this possible interview between the president and robert mueller's team.

nbc national correspondent peter alexander's got all those headlines covered. hi, peter. good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning to you. rudy giuliani, the president's lawyer, now officially delivering his formal counterproposal to robert mueller about a presidential interview, telling me there is, quote, room to negotiate. it comes as the trump administration, as you note, is slapping new sanctions on russia, even as president trump is calling for warmer relations with the kremlin. it's one of president trump's repeated refrains -- >> russia's very unhappunhappy trump won. that i can tell you. >> claiming he's been far tougher on the kremlin than any president in years. >> reporter: this morning new ammunition for that argument. the trump administration imposing new sanctions on russia retaliating for the poisoning of a spy and his daughter last month using a deadly nerve agent. the sanctions likely to cut off hundreds of millions of dollars of sensitive national security equipment to russia.

a second more painful wave would ground russia's national airline that entering the u.s. if the kremlin doesn't demonstrate it won't use chemical weapons and refuses on site inspections by the u.n. conditions unlikely to be met. the move follows fierce criticism of the helsinki summit with mr. putin and trump's escalating attacks on russia witch hunt. top republicans among those pressuring the president to impose strict penalties. all this has mr. trump's lawyers rejected robert mueller's latest proposal for a presidential interview. rudy giuliani's position that any questions surrounding possible obstruction of justice should be off limits. >> the reality is he doesn't need to ask a single question on obstruction. he has all the answers. they're not going do change. the president is not going to change his testimony. stop the nonsense. you are trying to trap him into perjury because you don't have a

case. >> and peter, do we have any idea when this investigation is going to wrap up? we certainly heard a lot of estimates over these last months. >> reporter: to be clear, we're only hearing from rudy giuliani. we know when he wants it to wrap up. that's by september 1st, three weeks from now saying he doesn't want this investigation running into the november elections. last night dismissing it as ill legitimate saying it's going to blow up on mueller. one way to expedite it is if rudy giuliani agreed for the president to be interviewed by mueller. he's trying to wall off why the president fired james comey and two, what the president said to his former fbi director james comey about his former national security adviser michael flynn. that's one of the topics critical to this. it doesn't seem like something mueller would agree to not include. >> we hall see. peter, thank you. overnight, the new york congressman speaking out after being charged with insider

trading. stephanie gosk has the latest on this story. >> reporter: good morning. congressman collins is accused of scheming with his son to avoid significant losses on an investment. this morning he's fighting the charges and vowing to run for reelection. >> the charges that have been levied against me are meritless, and i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. >> reporter: overnight congressman chris collins responding to multiple charges from federal prosecutors. >> throughout my tenure in congress, i followed all rules and all ethical guidelines when it comes to my personal investments. >> reporter: but the u.s. attorney in new york, a trump appointee, says collins broke the law. >> congressman collins acted as if the law didn't apply to him. these charges are a reminder that this is a nation of laws. and that everybody stands equal before the bar of justice.

>> reporter: the crimes revolve around the australian pharmaceutical company, inate, collins and his son-in-law and future father-in-law face 13 criminal counts including securities fraud and false statements to invest guyer or thes. the ceo informed his board of directors including collins that the company's critical drug trial for a form of multiple sclerosis failed. news that have not yet public. congressman collins was at a picnic at the white house and minutes after getting the news, according to prosecutors, collins called his son to tell him, breaking federal law. cam r-- cameron collins called quickly. >> he avoided $570,000 in losses and took that illegal inside information and tipped others.

>> reporter: days later the stock would plummet. collins was the first to openly support donald trump's candidacy in 2013. vowing to fight the charges against him, he's fighting to clear his name. >>. >> i'll continue to work hard for the people of the 27th congressional district of new york, andly remain on the ballot. >> steph, put a dollar figure on this. how much money was saved by selling the stock? >> prosecutors say the defendants altogether saved something like 750,000 plus on this stock. the large majority being collins' son cameron. when the news broke about the failure of the drug trial, the stock for the company dropped 92%. >> wow. >> wow. >> if you were holding that stock, you weren't happy that day. >> or if you were the people that bought that stock from them in the days leading up to that day, think about those people.

they had no idea. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. now growing outrage in the wake of a deadly police shooting in nashville. newly released video shows a white officer shooting a black man running away. now the mayor is ordering a comprehensive review and the man's family is demanding justice. >> reporter: good morning. no charges filed and the police union says the shooting was justified. several activists and the city's acting vice mayor are now calling on the police chief to step down. this morning growing outrage after video shows a nice nashville officer shooting a black suspect as he ran away. a man died a short time later. >> i feel like if a person is running away from you, how do they pose a threat? >> reporter: the mother is in agony and calling for justice.

>> my -- don't deserve this. please leave us alone. just leave us alone. >> reporter: the nashville district attorney's office released the video from july 26th. the tennessee bureau of investigation says that earlier that evening officers were looking for stolen vehicles and tried to stop a car driving erratically. authorities say this man got out of the car and ran and he was carrying this gun. >> our only child. >> reporter: protests followed. >> my child -- the officer is now on administrative leave. >> if there's ever a case of premedicated first degree murder, this is it. this is it. he stops and takes his time and makes sure he gets a good shot. >> reporter: the mayor is promising a comprehensive review of police procedures? >> this was a tragic event. my prayers go out to his mother. >> reporter: at the latest

shooting to raise racial bias in police encounters. >> i just want justice for my son and all the young black young guys and young women. i want justice for them. >> reporter: today happens to mark exactly four years since the deadly police shooting in ferguson, missouri that sparked widespread protests. like many communities across the country, activists in nashville want to create an independent police review board. >> all right. gabe, thank you. there's a lot more to get to this morning including mixed reaction to big changes for the academy awards that have just been announced. joe fryer has a closer look at what oscar is up to. >> reporter: good morning. hollywood's a-listers always take center stage and don't expect that to change. but the next edition of the show promises to look and feel very different. it will be a lot shorter, for one, and some say another big change will make the oscars feel maybe a little more like the

people's choice awards. >> and the oscar goes to -- >> and the oscar goes to -- this morning the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, the group in charge of the oscars announcing big changes to tinsel town's biggest night. a shorter three-hour broadcast. a new category honoring popular films and an earlier date for the 2020 ceremony. viewed as an attempt to boost ratings. >> the academy had to do something. fewer people were watching the show and it's because they're just not familiar with the films in contention and some of the categories that they're not interested in. >> reporter: perhaps the biggest change, the new award celebrating achooemt in popular film. the exact details and requirements have not been released, but some say it could guarantee recognition for block busters like "black panther". and "avengers infinley war".

the two biggest box office hits this year. others worry it limits their chances in other category. >> reporter: people are outraged in hollywood. >> the idea is getting mixed reviews from movie goers. >> a lot of people can like something, that doesn't mean it's going to be good. >> there's place for the best picture and a place for the most popular as well. >> reporter: it's the oscars. also making waves some awards will not be shown live but instead handed out during commercial breaks. one industry insider telling the hollywood reporter i'm afraid this will end up being a little demeaning. we'll have to wait and see how this hollywood ending turns out. one argument for the new popular film category is many folks have not seen most of the best picture nominees. more than a dozen movies this year have grossed at least $100 million domestically, but last

year's big winner "the shape of water" didn't come close to that mark. >> all right. i like the idea of a shorter show. >> i'm here for the shorter show. that's because we wake up in the middle of the night. it's too long. >> i kind of big the popular category. a lot of times i don't recognize the films. >> we'll see what happens. al, good morning. a check on the forecast? >> yeah, and i'd give an oscar to best movie under two hours. come on, people, you can cut 20 minutes out of any of these movies. steamy conditions in the south. muggy through the northern tier of states. heat index feels like 94 in new york. mobile will feel like 100 degrees. and then we've got the fire danger out west. it is continuing to cause big problems. we're going to continue to see high heat, low humidity, in fact, the mendocino and carr fire complexes within the red flag warnings. and the heat is going to continue out west. today right on into tomorrow.

high pressure ridge continues to dominate. and so temperatures will be record setting in parts of the west today. 106 -- los angeles flirting with 100. 10 (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even "vengeful vermin." not so cute when they're angry. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ i'm meteorologist kari hall. here's a live look at dublin. a lot of people head out for work this morning, we're going to also be tracking the

unhealthy air quality for again today, and also in santa clara valley, moderate air quality elsewhere. we will have drifts of smoke and high ozone levels. our temperatures will be slightly ha hotter for the tri-valley. in oakland, a high of 72, and 87 in san jose. and that is your latest weather. >> thank you, al. this is going to be a talker. coming up, how did two unaccompanied children on a diverted flight end up in a hotel room with an airline employee? this morning their furious parents are speaking out. a new twist in brad pitt and angelina's divorce battle. the allegations he's making. first, this is "today" on nbc. .

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bay and south bay, that continues today. moderate air quality elsewhere across the bay area as it heats up with some of our valleys heading into the low to mid 90s. concord reaching 95 degrees. 87 in san jose, and 88 today in napa. our seven-day forecast shows some mid 90s for the next couple days and some drifts of smoke, and then we should see some improved air quality for the weekend. hopefully, but we'll still have the smoke until the wildfires have been contained. in san francisco, looking at mostly upper 60s for the next several days. let's get an update on the commute. >> the east bay looking better than earlier, but still seeing slowing on 880. that's because earlier, they were working to recover from originally a stalled vehicle that has been cleared out. whipple road, expect delays up to hayward, and a chick check of the bridge times. 13 minutes, westbound 92 towards the san mateo bridge, 22 minutes, and westbound 84, about 15 minutes. a quick check of your east bay

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attorney says the alarming claim is coming from one of the children who is now in foster care. police say they found high powered weapons and a shooting range on the compound. the remains of one young children were found there. the accused leader is the son of a person in new york who has been linked to radical islam and may have had a connection to the world trade center bombing. a man accused of making arson threats has been accused with starting a massive california wildfire. police arrested the man on wednesday. they say he purposely set the fire near his cabin in the woods. a volunteer fire chief who lives nearby says clark was feuding with his neighbors and sent an e-mail last week that read this place will burn. now evacuations had to be ordered last night. the fire in cleveland national forest burned out of control for a third day. a burglary suspect in

california apparently wanted one last adventure before he got locked up. it was caught on camera. after crushing his get away car he wades across a river and into a children's day camp. he grabs a canoe. here's what the police did. a pilot of a helicopter has a clever idea. he hovers over that water, creating a really strong downdraft. the guy cannot climb into the boat. he abandons ship, takes off, tries to run through the woods. that's where he gets caught. how about that? that's smart police work. >> that's quick thinking. all right. parents are going to want to hear this. a cautionary tale if you've considered letting your kids fly alone. let's go to mcmccoy in chicago this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. every year hundreds of thousands of kids fly without an adult relative. unaccompanied minors, they're called by the airlines in this case a father tells us it was his kid's first and probably

last time. it would be a nightmare for any parent. 9-year-old carter gray and his 7 7-year-old sister etta traveling on a frontier airline flight chaperoned by a frontier employee. but the plane and the kids never show up at their final destination. as this actual tracking map from flightaware.com shows, frontier 757 took off from des moines heading to orlando at 7:25 a.m. expected arival, 10:46 p.m. syr severe storms cause it to divert to atlanta. arriving at the gate there at 12:12:00 a.m. the parents say they knew the plane landed there from apps. >> it was almost instant terror. you're not with your kids at this point. you're kind of out of control. >> reporter: chad says the first time they heard from their kids was when the nine-year-old borrowed a cell phone and texted him shortly after the plane

landed. around 4 a.m. chad says he got a second text from his son that he and his sister were being taken by a frontier employee to a hotel and would stay overnight. >> no supervisor tried to call. no phone call. no e-mails. nothing like that ever took place. we were really in the dark. >> reporter: in a statement the airline writes our records show the children were in contact with their mother before being transported to the hotel. and with their father the following morning. >> reporter: this 2014 frontier commercial proudly talks about how it handles kids. >> by treating our tiniest guests like the biggest deal. >> reporter: thein a statement y think in keeping with frontier's policy the children were attended to at all times by a frontier employee. >> reporter: according to their father the kids were put in separate rooms with other enaccompanied minors.

>> my son slept with a boy that was five years older than him. >> reporter: frontier's statement says we understand how an unexpected delay caused by weather can be stressful for a parent. >> parents need to do a little more research and probably worry about this a little more. never did we think this would happen. >> so many questions. but what does the law say about all of this? >> reporter: well, we were surprised to learn in researching this story that there are no federal regular rations regarding unaccompanied minors. it's up to each airline to come up with its own rules on how to get kids safe ly from point a t point b. check the airline rules and if your children doesn't end up where they're supposed to. >> blake, thank you. meantime, another new twist this morning in the heated divorce battle between angelina jolie and brad pitt.

natalie is following this story for us in los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the gloves are coming off in this dispute. on tuesday jolie accused pitt or not paying enough child support for their six children. his team is denying that. on wednesday they responded if their own court filing making new allegations against jolie. this morning brad pitt is fighting back after his estranged wife, angelina jolie accused him of not paying meaningful child support for their six children. in new documents obtained pitt's team says it's a thinly vailed effort to manipulate media coverage. pitt adamantly disputes he has not paid child support. it argues he's paid over 1 $.3 million in bills for jolie and the kids, and the sudden effort to schedule a hearing is

calculated to cause coverage. pitt's new filing contends he loaned jolie $8 million to assist her in purchasing her current residents. this 11,000 square foot manks in l.a. jolie's rep responded saying when the couple separated brad kept the house and was asked to assist in the expense of a new home for angelina and the children but instead he loaned angelina money for which he is charging her interest on a payment plan. angelina will honor that loan. a loan is not, however, child support and to represent it as such is misleading and inaccurate. >> reporter: this escalating the battle between the stars. after 12 13 years ago jolie filed for divorce in 2016 speaking about it to the bbc. >> it was a very difficult time, and we are a family. and we will always be a family. >> reporter: in 2017 pitt talked

to gq about wanting to resolve their divorce ammicably. saying it's just an investment in hatred. it's a drag to have certain things drug out in public and misconstrued. i worry about it more for my kids. it's very jarring for the kids to suddenly have their family ripped apart. >> definitely. i bet this is difficult for the kids. what's the next step in getting this worked out? >> reporter: the next court hearing is august 21st. in a statement jolie's rep said angelina is asking brad to pay 50% of the children's expenses which she says he is not and she's had to shoulder the majority of expenses for the past two years. >> yeah. keeps getting messier. thank you. al, the weather, if you please. >> maybe a little cleanser here. and as we take a look, show you what we have today. scattered showers and

thunderstorms working their way from texas all the way up to the northeast. even back through parts of arkansas. strong storms. this is part of a frontal system that's sagging to the south. it stretches right now from new england to dallas. potential for heavy rain along the system. unsettled here in the east with the storms tomorrow. more storms to end the week and an increasing flood threat as this system pushes into the south. rainfall amounts in the northeast generally about 1 to 2 inches. the rain will increase during the weekend and as we move south, we're looking for rainfall amounts upwards of 3 to good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. still going to be smoky and starting out with some clouds across parts of the bay area. san francisco holds on to clouds a little while longer and keeps it cool. 65 degrees today. 72 in oakland. 95 in concord, and 87 today in san jose. as we go into the weekend, it's still going to be hot, starting

out tomorrow, but then cooling down just a few more degrees for saturday and sunday. hopefully we'll get some improved air quality by early next week. that is your latest weather. >> thank you, al. still ahead, it's the fastest growing part of the cannabis industry. it's found in everything from beauty products to beer. what you need to know before jumping on the trend. plus carrie underwood's big news about expanding her family days after sharing some fears that that may not happen. >> and then something new for fans of harry potter to enjoy. >> first, does the classic movie "jaws" contain a clue that could "jaws" contain a clue that could solve a decade's old

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theory that that classic movie could contain a clue that could help solve an infamous cold case. and there's a big name behind it. >> yeah. the murder history, the so-called lady of dunes case, now the son of famed author stephen king is suggesting the woman authorities have been trying to identify for years may have been on screen all this time. this morning a new clue in a murder mystery coming from a famous killer shark. a theory now suggesting the victim of a 1970s cape cod cold case appeared as an extra in stephen spielberg's classic thriller "jaws". the movie filming 100 miles away that same summer. >> this particular woman, there's shocking resemiblens in appearance and wardrobe to the murder victim, and that it is the same general location in the

summer of "jaws". >> reporter: the otherwise unassuming extra catching the way of joe hill who is also the son of horror author stephen king. hill said he put the pieces together in 2015 after seeing a composite of the victim and rewatching one of his favorite films on the big screen. >> i tingled all over and came halfway out of my seat. for the barest of a moment, i thought i had seen her. >> reporter: the lady of the dunes case dates back to july, 1974. a girl was walking her dog on a province town beach when she stumbled upon the body of a naked woman. the woman's hands were miss, her head nearly severed. the left side of her skull crushed. no weapons were found. just the woman's body on a beach towel. her headrested on folded jeans own a bandanna. >> no one has claimed her.

no one has said she was my daughter or ex-wife. >> reporter: enveinvestigators tried to identify her. hill has not spoken with current investigators who have not responded to our request for comment, but he says they have received this tip. he'll admit this may be a case of him falling for one of his own tall tales. >> part of me thinks my subconscious mind is so programmed, so trained to quickly generate ghost stories that that's all i've done here. >> reporter: a man who was the lead detective on the case for 20 years shares hill's skepticism. >> i have admit there's definitely a resemblance there. it's possible, but there were probably hundreds of thousands of women who dressed that away. >> reporter: fact or fiction, the theory is bringing new heat to the cold case. so hill says when "jaws" was filmed studios didn't keep the same records of extras as now.

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good thursday morning. right now it's 7:56. we're seeing some hazy conditions as the sun rises right now over the tri-valley. we'll still have drifts of smoke with unhealthy air quality due to the wildfires across northern california, and that smoke pushing into the bay area as well as high ozone levels. we are going to see some hotter temperatures for parts of the inland east bay as well as the north bay. ukiah reaching 102 degrees today while san francisco will be up to 65. 82 in palo alto and 87 today in san jose. some of our inland valleys feeling hot temperatures today and some smoke. it comes down just slightly tomorrow but we'll feel more significant cooling for the weekend and early next week with some stronger ocean breeze sneaking in. that could also help improve our air quality. san francisco stays in the 60s. let's get an update on the

commute. >> we have a bit of an issue in the tri-valley. if your commute involved 680, you definitely want to listen up. there's a crash, a lane is blocked and we're seeing heavy delays through mission road on the southbound side. coming up from the tri-valley, also seeing slowing along your bridge. 13 minutes, towards the san mateo bridge, we saw that change right before your eyes, 22 minutes, and we're definitely seeing some slowing along the bay bridge toll plaza. those metering lights have been on since about 5:30. back to you. >> certainly a backup there. well, happening now, the two men who pleaded no contest in the deadly ghostshill warehouse fire may learn their fate today. they're in court for a sentencing hearing that's supposed to start in 90 minutes from now. experts predict that with good behavior, each man could be out of police custody within a year. we'll post updates on our twitter feed. and firefighters are making progress in tackling the mendocino complex fire in lake and mendocino counties. within the last hour, cal fire gave us the newest update.

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it's 8:00. coming up shocking details. this morning authorities say those 11 children rescued from a new mexico compound were being trained to carry out school shootings. >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> reporter: we are live with the latest. plus a new kind of brew as the cannabis industry continues to grow hien kin announces they're joining in on the trend adding a special ingredient to their latest drink. what you want to know before you try it. and oh, baby. >> mike and i are adding another

fish to our pond. >> carrie underwood announces she's preparing to welcome baby number two after sharing her fears of never having a bigger family. what she has to say. today is august 9th. >> on the plaza to celebrate our birthday. >> i'm turn 30g -- 30 today. >> happy birthday, mom, in jacksonville. we love you. hi to our family in st. louis. >> representing ham iiltohamilt. >> mother, daughter trip from kansas to new york city. >> hello. >> hello. right there. it is a very special morning.

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good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i just can't describe how desolate this area is. you can see off the horizon there's no one around. then you see this over here. this is disturbing to think that there were 11 kids inside this place living in basically squaller. you see this wall right here. this is the outer perimeter. there's another inner wall right there made of tires. then there's a tunnel of about 150 feet. that tunnel is where a small child's body was found earlier this week. and now we know authorities saying that this is where they believe children were being caught how to shoot up schools. >> in this makeshift compound in rural new mexico, investigators found appalling conditions and may have uncovered a sinister plot. 11 children ages one through 13 were found along with high power firearms.

the district attorney says some of the kids were being trained with assault rifles in preparation for future school shootings. that information is from one of the children in foster care now. >> there was a shooting range on the left side of the property. >> reporter: authorities say the compound was under surveillance for some time. a police raid triggered last friday after they learned from a text message inside reading we are starving and need food and water. authorities were initially searching for a child with severe problems allegedly abducted from georgia by his father. officials say the man is the son of a man linked in the past to radical islam and may have had a connection to the world trade center bombings. the man was arrested and arraigned on wednesday. authorities now waiting for test results to determine if the body found is the little boy. jason badger and his wife to own the property say they alerted authorities that they were here.

>> it's sad and pathetic. something should have been done and it wasn't. >> reporter: police say the fbi was surveilling the property but weren't able to get photos positively identifying the man. >> there were photographs taken of children and others on the property. they were never identified as being those targets. >> reporter: as so much frustration from that property owner that you just heard from, they say they would come out here checking on that boy. they saw him here several times and they would go to authorities because this was basically people squatting on their land and the authorities would say they can't come here because they didn't see them themselves. at one point that property owner tells us that the local sheriff asked them to wear a button cam, but he didn't wear the button cam because they couldn't guarantee his safety. so a lot of questions on how this was handled and i want to show you this. this is a big van that is still here after police left, after police finished up their investigation here, jason says he found two guns still inside

this van. back to you. >> a lot of questions for police. gadi, thank you. congressman chris collins says he will stay on the ballot for re-election in november calling the criminal charges against him meritless. collins was arrested wednesday charged with insider trading. he has since been released on bail. the republican from new york was president trump's first supporter in congress during the 2016 campaign. house speaker paul ryan has removed him from the energy and commerce committee until this case is resolved. collins could be sentenced to up to 150 years in prison if convicted on all counts. the death of super man actress margo kidder has been ruled a suicide. kidder took her own life in may with a drug and alcohol overdose. she soared to stardom back in the '70s because of her role in superman. she talked about mental health at a time when very few people

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we are back with today's talker. big announcement from our friend carrie underwood. just days after she stirred up a little controversy. >> mike and i are absolutely over the moon and excited to be adding another little fish to our pond. >> in an instagram post the country music superstar announced her three-year-old son would be getting a sibling, and her much anticipated tour will start in may of 2019, nine months from now. this has been a dream come true with album and baby news and all that stuff. we're just so excited. >> the news comes as a surprise.

just days earlier in the september issue of red book, carrie was asked if she wanted a big family. her response? i'm 35, so we may have missed our chance to have a big family. we always talk about adoption and about doing it when our child or children are a little older. earlier this year carrie thrilled fans when she performed at the acm award. it was her first public appearance since recovering from a horrific accident that required more than 40 stitches to repair her face. i spoke to her weeks later here on "today." >> i'm looking at you. i feel like you look the same. >> thank you. >> i feel like you look the same. >> thank you. i have a dedicated team of professionals who can spackle and paint and paste. no. thank you. i'm feeling every day a little more back to normal. >> now she's gearing up for a new normal. wife and working mom of two. so a huge congratulations. and she said she was going to be go back on tour in nine months.

people are like she's going to have the baby and go back on tour. she didn't say whether she's herself having a baby. she mentioned adoption. somehow there's going to be another fish in the pond. >> she said we're adding to the fam. >> i think that's great. she's a great mama. >> she is. i love that. sheinelle, you have the rest of pop start. >> yes. first up, exciting news from the world of witchcraft and wizardry. there's a new original audio book inspired by the famed harry potter series. the new audio book is called harry potter a history of magic including stories about magic's history and is narrated by natalie dormer. there was a sneak peek after her reading the new audio book. >> this is the world of magic. usually potions are medicine, drugs or potions. we're going to work as an

anecdote to every poison. we'll learn one of the ways to use dragon's blood. >> okay. >> that took a turn. i like her voice. harry potter history of magic will be available on audible on october 4th. you can preorder it now. >> up next, cher recently returned to the big screen appearing in mama mia. in july she said she was inspired to record an album of abba songs after the film. cher revealed she'd cover 10 different abba songs including "dancing queen". yesterday cher released a preview of her version of give me. let's take a listen. ♪ ♪

♪ what do you think? >> i can hear it. >> taking us to the club this morning. >> no word yet on when cher will release the entire album. finally, ray romano joined by a game to play face your father. there was questions to see how well they know each other. when cordon asked ray what was the stupidest thing he saw his son do. it revealed in an embarrassing story. >> it's the stupidest, cutest thing. he has an identical twin. when he was two, we were living

in new york. i had to go to l.a. for something. we took him, just him for the first time we separated the twins. we got to the hotel. we got in the hotel room. we were unpacking. and in the other room we heard a thump and we went in and there was a full length mirror, and he ran into it thinking he saw his brother. >> that was adorable. >> that was very sweet. >> we're going to end it right there. that's your pop start. >> that's sweet. >> cute. >> he thought -- oh? >> i wanted to hug him. >> that's what ray would say. >> oh. oh. >> you got a daily clip? >> we do. a tough day on the road when this driver forgot to lower the crane on the back of the truck. the vehicle approached the intersection. the crane got caught. >> yikes. >> wow. >> oh, yeah. as the driver rounded the corner, look at this. just bad. brought it to the ground.

that ended up being -- i can tell you, a costly mistake. fortunately nobody was hurt. >> but there was a guy who lost his job. >> yeah. >> my niece got her driver's license yesterday. now i'm wondering where did that happen? >> i don't think she would have gotten a license. >> no. >> al, the weather. >> we are shaping up today to see strong storms firing up from texas. this is a frontal system that stretches all the way up to western new york bringing more wet weather toward the area. we're also looking at heat continuing. hundreds from the southwest into the pacific northwest. hundreds and 90s. gulf coast as well, record highs today in the pacific northwest and the western plains. a flood risk through the southwest. heavy rain in the mid mississippi river 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. we're still dealing with the drips of smoke from the northern california wildfires into parts of the bay area.

and our inland valley temperatures will be hot, reaching 96 degrees. still hot tomorrow, 95. then some slight cooling for the weekend. we may also see some improved air quality by early next week as our highs drop to the upper 80s. san francisco, stays in the mid-60s today. maybe less clouds than fog for tomorrow. and for the weekend, highs in the upper 60s. you can check us out on the radio. all right. al, thank you so much. now to the growing popularity of products that contain cbd, one of the compounds found in the can bus plant. there's a new place to find it. sheinelle moved to the orange room. >> a lot of people are buzzing about this whether you're on stores or online. it's common to come across a product con dataining cbd, one the active ingredients in marijuana. but unlike thc, cbd does not cause a high.

it's staid to promote calmness. you can find it in everything from shampoo, lip balm and bath balms to coffee, chocolate, candies and gummies. we have a few of the products. the latest brand to join the craze is hieinekenheineken. one version contains a mix of trc and cbd. right now it's only in california where thc is legal. in june the fda approved the first cbd prescription to treat epilepsy. social media users are sharing their experiences with cbd. one says i'll say it again, cbd oil is a heavy saver if you deal with chronic pain. i use it every day. it makes a world of difference. now, the legality of cbd is complex and state by state. it remains largely unregulated.

right now you can order cbd products online and have them shipped anywhere in the country. >> thank you. for more we're joined by a doctor, a "today" contributor. we have all the products in front of us. we want to dig deeper on this. first question, if you use this stuff, do you get the high that you would get from pot or cannabis? >> she's asking for a friend. >> i don't want to know. >> of course. it is an important distinction. cbd does not have any of the psycho active effects. that's thc. that causes the high. it just has cbd, uyou should no get a high, but it does have therapeutic properties and has been shown in some studies to be promising for things like epilepsy and anxiety and depression. it has anti-inflammatory effects. we need well conducted studies on it, though. >> you mentioned some of the

benefits. are there cons? >> there are. with some substance, some people may have side effects. there's relatively few, but some people may experience gi upset or nausea. because this is considered a schedule one drug by the dea, that's an illegal substance without medicine properties. there's a lot of restrictions. it's knot well regulated. if you get a product with cbd, are you sure what's in it. that's where there's room to grow. i think we'll see more of this. >> this may be a legal question. can you get it anywhere? is it only in states where marijuana is legal? >> right now legally you can only get it in sort of dispensaries or states where you're able to buy that. but that being said, you are going to see it on shelves. it's not very much enforced in terms of legality of buying lotions or gummies. you should be aware technically if it's not legal to sell

marijuana in the states, it's not legal to purchase it. >> doctor, thank you. >> want a gummy? pretty wam -- pretty woman the musical bringing the cast to our plaza. first, your local news. oman the bringing the cast to our plaza. first, your local news. i )m ...

bart board members today will consider a slew of new good morning. it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. a slew of new safety measures considered in order to make people feel more comfortable. in the wake of the violence which included the stabbing of a 18-year-old in what police believe is a random attack. one measure under consideration is an idea to temporarily increase weekly work days for bart officers from five days a week to six. according to some reports, bart officers are concerned about being overworked. if board members sign off on that plan, it could cost close to $30 million to roll it out. speaking of bart and transportation, we want to check in with your commute. >> we have a couple of minor

issues that could be causing some delays. first one is in the south bay along winchester boulevard. the right hand shoulder is blocked due to a crash. it's causing delays through winchester boulevard so get off and take surface streets andato. southbound crash at 680. you can expect heavy delays through that area. your east bay drive times, some slight slowing, but nothing major along southbound 880 from 238 to highway 84. you're looking at 16 minutes. a quick reminder, there is a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. kris. >> no kidding, can barely see it. we have more local news coming up in half an hour.

♪ ♪ i can't go back ♪ i can't remember why i can't go back ♪ ♪ i can't go back ♪ to who i was before ♪ i can't go back ♪ i can't go back ♪ no i can't go back >> wow. wow. wow. the cast of "pretty woman". 8:30 on a thursday morning. that was incredible. good morning, guys.

we are going to need a whole lot more of that. we're going to get it. the beloved movie is on broadway. we're so excited. guys, the music was written by brian adams. >> who happens to be right there. >> we'll get a full performance coming up. >> speaking of great music, we have a great lineup tomorrow. grammy winner jason mraz will be live with our summer concert stage. next wednesday we'll be in the presence of rock royalty. aerosmith will stop by. instead of performing right here where the groups always perform, they're going to be live on the rock center ring across the street. it's going to be pretty awesome. >> that's cool. >> can we talk to some of our folks today? >> yes. >> tell me where is mrs. fuller? wait a pin ominute. do you all answer to it? >> we do.

>> let me see your sign here. four sisters-in-law. your husbands are brothers. you guys go away on your own? >> yes. >> 32 times? >> yes. >> you just love each other? >> we do. >> we love the love. >> and we get away from them. >> we love the love. we're going to do something a little special. we're going to give you four tickets to "pretty woman", yes, on broadway. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's fabulous. >> congratulations. cheers on your 32 nd trip. here's to 33, 34, 35 and the rest. >> thank you. >> how awesome is that? >> great. >> what's really awesome the those t shirts. they match and say sister-in-law but each the year they entered the sister hood. the established date. >> that's awesome. >> she was first fuller, 1966. >> we've been married for a collective 176 years. >> wow.

that's a big smucker's jar. >> your husbands are lucky. >> yes. coming up, we'll teach how you to take advantage of discount stores to get the biggest bang for your buck, including the specific days and times to shop. >> all right. >> we should get a check on the weather, i think. >> sounds like a good idea. okay. here we go. let's start off with your weekend outlook. form it's going to be a nice day in the northeast in new england. record highs out through the plains. heavy rain down through the gulf coast. as we move into saturday, increasing rain risk in the mid atlantic state in the northeast. record highs in the northern plains. sunday, sunday it looks like a soggy day in the northeast. hot and dry in the plains. down to 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. we have low clouds over parts of san francisco this morning and

the coastline as we go throughout the day. inland areas are going to clear out pretty fast but still have to deal with the drips of smoke and the poor air quality today. it's going to reach up to 96 degrees in some of the valleys. 95 tomorrow. and then for the weekend, we're going to come down just a few degrees to 90 degrees. some upper 80s expected. and some stronger breezes. san francisco, staying in the 60s over the next seven days. these nice folks here. where did you come from? >> oklahoma city. >> nice to see you. now let's head back inside. >> thank you. this morning on today's consumer, conquering the off price stores. talking about t.j. maxx and marshals. they're growing faster than full price stores. they could be 30% to 70% off. if you want to take full advantage, we have our "today"

financial editor. a lot of brick and mortar stores retail they're not doing well, but the discount stores are. why? >> part of it is that success breeds success. there's a lot of inventory. you go in. it doesn't feel like a ghost town like your regular maul. but you also see some of the same designer brands that you see at the full price stores. just be careful. some of that merchandise is being made specifically for the discount stores like outlet merchandise. so some of it's not the same quality. >> i used to be a really good t.j. maxx shopper. i knew when to go. when the deliveries come in. is that the first tip? >> yes. i want to point out there are some regional differences. but these are the guidelines. for last call neiman marcus, they restock wednesday and friday. go in the early morning. t.j. maxx gets new inventory most days of the week. split the difference on wednesdays. nordstroms have a clear the rack

every single month. the next one is the end of august. home goods restocks monday. go early morning. marshal's every day. >> we'll put this online. it's a lot oh to the remember. there are also special discounts for seniors and seasonal discounts. >> senior is 55 and over. i object to that. ross stores 10% off on tuesdays. t.j. maxx 10% off on monday. seasonal specialties, february you get it last call. january and july the t.j. maxx family of stores, they switch it out. >> you got to be ready to really hunt for something good. oh so what are your tips? >> i realize my advice here is the opposite of the shopping advice i always give. don't worry about the list. don't go in thinking i must have

that certain dress. you're not going to find it. go in with an open mind. walk the aisles. think about how people shop these stores. they take things out of their carts. you might find a frying pan in the shoe department that might be a a great frying pan. the manager knows when the next merchandise is coming. they can clue you in, and buy and return. you find something fabulous, don't put it back and think i'm going to think about this. the return policies are pretty lenient. so take it home with you. leave the tags receipt. you may want to take it back. don't let the clearance rack scare you off. they're a big fat mess. >> i don't know you anymore. this is the opposite of what you've been saying to me for six years. >> i know, but i am really good at discount stores. i get the $100 that used to be 750.

and this is how i do it. pay attention to merchandise you would not expect to get. when you wind through the checkout aisles, you'll see things like boxes of chocolates. check the expiration date and make sure something you're givings a a hostess gift doesn't have santa claus on it. there's good stuff. >> there's things you wouldn't expect. >> perfume, beauty, vanilla extract. it's expensive. i get mine at costco. >> that's a new one of me. vanilla. >> thank you. by the way, all of this, the tips are at today.com/tips. the duo who built an empire by changing the way doctors and nurses dress. interesting story coming up. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we're back at 8:40 with a new series called "leading the

way". it's about innovators changing our world. >> this is a good one. two women saw a need when it came to the way doctors and nurses dressed. with creativity and vision, they decided to revolutionize traditional scrubs. >> spend a bit of time with 30 somethings and it becomes apparent this duo is in sync. >> what i like to say is heather brings the ideas and the vision and i make sure all the trains go on time. >> these entrepreneurs' $100 million medical apparel company is transforming the antiquated scrubs. >> the industry has been around for about 100 years with no change and no innovations. scrubs were figs were outdated. >> we're taking scrubs and technical and entiening them. >> five years ago the women joined forces to come up with a solution to a gaping hole in the

$10 billion u.s. market. >> we design with thought. we design with function. we design -- >> with purpose. >> yeah. with purpose. >> but it wasn't an easy sell. >> there was a lot of resistant. why are you making scrubs? >> everyone said are you nuts? now i think they're all pretty surprised with what we've created. >> a creation that was almost predesti predestined, the two say. >> i loved designing and creating as a kid. >> i wanted to be deferent. i grew up in miami. i had to be a hustler. >> today the hustle is paying off. while figs are on average 20 % higher than their competitors, this is the first direct to consumer brand in their space. >> these are people that are saving lives and curing diseases, and no company was there to deliver them a better product in a better experience. >> a better way of thinking that has donated half a million pair

of scrubs to medical professionals around the world through their giveback program threads for threads. >> everything we do repels bacteria and infection. it's wrinkle resistant, lint free, four-way stretch, yoga waistbands. similar to what athletic wear did for the athlete. >> the business being touted by some as the lululemon of the medical world. >> having the focus on a health care professional makes us great. it makes us who we are today. >> it's more risky in 2018 to not be taking risks and not be putting yourself out there in scary ways than not. being an entrepreneur, there's extreme highs and extreme lows. you have to see the future. you have to create it and believe in something bigger than yourself. i guess it's one of those things where nobody else had tried it. they decided to jump in. tree in a and heather are

launching their first popup store in l.a. this fall. they believe it's important to be role models by advising other women bis founders. i have a lot of friends who are physicians who complain about the scrubs. imagine being able to wear yoga pants every day to work. >> it's just an option. >> cool. >> all right. >> just ahead this morning, a live performance out on the plaza from the cast of "pretty woman" the musical. should be a good one. first, this is "today" on nbc.

today is proudly presented to you by citi. julia roberts and richard gere stole our hearts in the classic romantic comedy "pretty woman" and 28 years later the folks on broadway are breathing new life into the beloved love

story. >> it's in previews right now and theater goers got a big surprise last year when julia roberts herself popped up in the audience. >> can you imagine how crazy that was? the show features the original score by grammy winner brian adams and his longtime song writing partner happened to be here today too. without further ado, performing your beautiful, the cast of the "pretty woman" the musical. ♪ you can do this ♪ i'll show you how ♪ it doesn't matter ♪ there's no need to be afraid ♪ can't you see it in my face ♪ you can watch, just like you

and you're beautiful ♪ ♪ you got style and grace, there's something about your smile ♪ ♪ and you're beautiful ♪ i like to speak to the manager please. do you see this lovely young lady? do you have anything in this shop that is as beautiful as she is. >> oh, yes. no, no, no. i'm saying we have many things as beautiful as she would want them to be. >> we are going to be spending an obscene amount of money in here. >> mary kate, mary francis. ♪ you got that look ♪ it really shows ♪ it's time to show them who you

are and no one's going to stop you now ♪ ♪ so hold your head up high ♪ you're beautiful ♪ there's something about your smile and taste, you're on your way ♪ ♪ you're beautiful ♪ exactly how obscene an amount of money you're talking about, just profane or really offensive ♪ ♪ really offensive ♪ i like this guy ♪ she's got the looks and the style ♪ ♪ this is her moment that everyone knows ♪ ♪ starting to be in love with

me ♪ ♪ wherever she goes ♪ where she goes ♪ you're beautiful ♪ you've got style and grace ♪ there's something about her smile ♪ ♪ you're on your way ♪ you're beautiful, everyone can see ♪ ♪ you never thought this would happen to me ♪ ♪ i'm on my way

♪ you're beautiful [ applause ] oh! >> yes, she is! >> oh, yes! >> stop it. i love the cast -- >> that was pretty cool. >> that was incredible. >> that was awesome. okay. you have to set the scene for us because i know that julia roberts showed up and walked in when you guys were doing the performance. did you know what was going on? >> absolutely no idea. thank god, because and i just -- i didn't know what to do because if i had known she was in, i don't know what would have happened. >> did you see her? >> i did see her and she absolutely loved it and that's -- we were filled with joy. >> what exactly did she say when it was over? >> she said i have the hardest part in the show. >> we got to bring brian adams over. he's right behind you. >> come here. >> you wrote this score with your longtime writing partner.

what has this been like? >> quite fun. i've got to give credit to my beautiful cast. they were so great. >> it's incredible. >> and this is such an iconic movie, everyone walks in having a certain feeling, so did you guys feel any pressure thinking to yourselves like we have huge -- we have huge expectations for this? >> yeah. >> absolutely. it's a movie that means so much to so many people and so we definitely wanted to make sure that people got what they wanted in these moments that people were excited for. >> it's awesome. >> congratulations. you guys will come back in our fourth hour, the musical, pretty woman is in previews. opens on august 16th. we'll have a lot more back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

we got such a great

performance in the cast of "pretty woman the musical". i'm sorry. do you guys know happy birthday? it is hoda's birthday. we thought it might be great with brian adams and the cast would king. here we go. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday dear hoda ♪ happy birthday to you >> i love that. >> no candles. there were budget cuts. >> you guys, thank you. thank you. that was so sweet. and unnecessary, and happy birthday to everybody who just said they had an august 9th birthday on this plaza, too. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm 54.

and i have a little girl. >> she's a present you'll unwrap forever. >> you got that right. >> megyn kelly is up next. >> craig and sheinelle -- >> you got a run. >> first, a check on the local news and weather. happy birthday, hoda. the two meo good morning. it's 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. the two men who pleaded no contest in connection with the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will learn their fate today. creative director max harris and the other defendant are in hearing. each plead nod contest to 36 counts of involuntary man slaut, all the folks you see there on your screen, they died in that

fire nearly two years ago. while both men face a maximum sentence of more than a decade, more realistically, they could be out within a year, based on good behavior. happening today, the hearing is scheduled to get under way within the next hour. and our pete serotos is at the white house. he will have a live report in our midday newscast at 11:00 and we're posting the latest updates in our twitter feed. firefighters are making progress on the mendocino complex fire. now saying the fire is more than 50% contained with a record 304,000 acres burned. and steph curry assumes a different role today. he is teeing off with pro golfers at the class nick hayward. that is a web.com tour event. curry hopes to do this year what he couldn't do last year, make the cut. more news in a half hour. >> stay connected to your world wherever the world takes you. get the nbc bay area app. ♪ i put a spell on you

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welcome to the show. a lot to get to this morning. we're going to start with the movie "jaws". how many of you have seen "jaws". believe it or not one of our producers on the show as never seen it. she's the first person i've met who has never seen it. i'm going to have a personal screen agent my home for her. of course, i love it. virtually every american does. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. there's news involving "jaw's". we begin with a new murder