bridge. >> all right. that's what's happening today in the bay. we are back at 7:25 with a live local news update. and join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. thanks for starting your day with us right here on today in the bay. have a great day. good morning good morning. breaking overnight. terror scare in london. a car plows into a group of people outside of parliament streets and a subway station locked down. one man in custody. several people badly hurt. a terror investigation now under way. we are live at the scene. soaked. yet another round of severe storms today creating new flood emergencies across the northeast. less than 24 hours after heavy downpours led to evacuations and dangerous rescues. >> this is the kind of thing we've been seeing all day. >> this morning, al is tracking

the new storms on the way. reality check. president trump unleashes on omarosa after she accuses him of using a racial slur. the president saying he would never use that word and there are no tapes. but omarosa is telling us she's heard them. >> you've heard the tapes. >> absolutely. >> what's next in the battle between the president and his former aide? those stories, plus gravley ill. well wishing po ining pouring i aretha frank lin. google under fire. growing backlash after reports the tech giant is tracking your movements even when you tell them not to. this morning the steps to take to limit what they see. and grin and bear it. a man wades into a river to snap selfies with a group of brown bears just feet away. he got the photos but he could also get a trip to jail. today tuesday, august 14th,

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." thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. we have a lot going on this morning. >> we do. good morning, everybody. let's get to the breaking news. it's out of london this morning. a driver ramming his car into pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into a barricade. happened right outside london's parliament building. >> officials are treating it as a terrorist incident calling it a deliberate act. we've got nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely at the scene. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, hoda. good morning, savannah. from westminster, the heart of britain's democracy, it is in lockdown this morning. the scene of what police describe as a terror attack. a man in his late 20s driving

his car deliberately at commuters. an incident similar to one here last year. outside britain's parliament here suddenly crosses a pedestrian zone. it crashes into a security barrier. armed officers surround the car. the man has driven it at speed into commuters. he's led away in handcuffs. nearby, an injured cyclist is on the ground. another recovering beside him. this cyclist, part of the group. >> a car suddenly sped around the corner about ten meters away and barrelled through, you know, a group of about five cyclists. one lady kind of thrown up onto the bonnet. he then proceeded to carry on. >> reporter: the cyclist then ran on after the driver. you ran after him? >> yeah, thinking he's an errant car driver. >> reporter: eyewitnesses say the man in his late 20s was driving the car deliberately fast. >> he was going maybe 40 to 50

miles per hour. maybe more. and he'd driven into right outside house of parliament. in my opinion, it was deliberate. there was no other -- he didn't swerve into it. it was a direct hit. >> reporter: the attack happened at the heart of britain's political life next to the houses of parliament. >> given that this appears to be a deliberate act, the method, and this being an iconic site, we are treating it as a terrorist incident. >> reporter: another eyewitness says the car swerved close to the railings, a deliberate act. within minutes dozens of police officers were at the scene. their concern that the car might be loaded with a bomb. two people were treated for injuries at the scene. dozens more were involved. many diving to the ground. the incident happened just yards from last year's deadly attack here. four people were killed when a man drove a car at high speed

onto the sidewalk. khalid masood then jumped out, ran to parliament grounds where he stabbed and killed a police officer. he was then shot and killed. parliament is surrounded by steel and concrete barriers. the police are now convinced this was a terror attack. well, no one else was in the car. no weapons were recovered from the car. police say the man is not cooperating with detectives. they're obviously probing his background, what was his motivation, were there accomplices. other people may have known he was about to carry out this attack. guys, from westminster, back to you. >> all right. bill neely -- al's forecast is straight ahead.

but first kristen dahlgren is in little falls, new jersey, with the latest from there. >> reporter: good morning. this road is back open this morning. but take a look back there at the mess this has left behind. some people lost everything. they've simply put it all out on the street to be collected. and this may not be over. millions now bracing for what could be another day of dangerous weather. mother nature unleashing her fury. >> it was a long stretch of time that a really heavy rain just pounded the area. >> reporter: relentless rain and dangerous flash flooding. soaking the northeast. >> monsoon. it didn't stop. >> reporter: rushing waters threatening drivers in several states. people and pets pulled to safety as cities and towns grapple with brutal conditions. in pennsylvania's lehigh valley, a scary situation. a hundred rafters on a field trip including many children went missing. rescue crews moved in quickly

pulling doesens of the rafters to safety from the fast-moving water. authorities say all of them have now been accounted for. in phoenixville, crews rescued a boy clinging to a tree in a raging creek. in pittsburgh, a man is in critical condition after he was struck by lightning while playing soccer. officials in brick township, new jersey, declaring a state of emergency. and in little falls, the state's governor phil murphy getting a first hand look at the heavy storm damage. >> i promise you we're going to work together to try to find every available resource we can. >> reporter: a region waking up with heart breaking loss. >> everything is gone. >> reporter: while bracing for even more. so the skies are clear here for now, but more rain could be on the way later on today. some roads across new jersey and pennsylvania are still flooded

this morning, still remain closed. guys, we are already getting reports of some motorists being stranded. >> kristen, thank you so much. >> let's see what al has to say about this wet weather. good morning. >> hey, guys. good morning. wish we had better news. here's what's been going on. northeast, four straight days of heavy rain and flooding. the southern plains, more of the same. three straight days. normally we'd have the jet stream move storms across the country. however, it stuck up to the north. this week's storms are literally cut off from the jet stream. that's why they're called cutoff lows. so we have hurricane watches. i should say flood watches and warnings. as these systems spin around this system. it's a slow mover, slowly trying to get out of the northeast and new england. another day of heavy rainfall. the storm will finally exit here in the northeast in new england later on tonight. it's not going to take a lot of rain to cause more flash flooding. heavy thunderstorms will cause these downpours.

not much rain needed for these. we've got a risk of rain and flooding. locally heavy rain, upwards of one inch per hour. especially central new york and central pennsylvania. those are the areas to really watch. >> all right. thanks so much. also this morning, the heated back and forth between president trump and omarosa is getting nastier. the two trading new allegations and insults on the heels of her headline-making interview right here on "today." kristen welker has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the feud between the president and his former apprentice has reached a fever pitch this morning with mr. trump now comparing omarosa to an animal. when you give a low life a break and give her a job at the white house, i guess it just didn't work out. good work by general kelly for quickly firing that dog. another day, another tape. this morning, omarosa newman

releasing a recording from 2016. on the tape not verified by nbc news, lynn path ton, katrina pearson, and jason miller are talking about how they would deal with the fallout over a possible recording of mr. trump saying the "n" word. >> i'm trying to find out at least what context it was used in to help us maybe try to figure out a way to spin it. >> i said, well, sir, can you think of any time this might have happened. he said no. >> well, that's not true. >> he goes, how do you think i should handle it. i said i told him what you just said. it depends on which scenario you're talking about. and he said well why don't you put it to bed. >> he said it. no, he said it. he's embarrassed. >> omarosa first alluding to that conversation monday morning on "today." >> in fact, there was a conference call among campaign workers where we talked about

the possibility of him saying it and his own spokesperson said i have heard from a credible source that, yes, he said it. >> reporter: but before it was released this morning, pearson went on fox news monday night to deny that call ever happened. >> no, ed. that did not happen. it sounds like she's writing a script for a movie. >> reporter: it comes as president trump is ignoring tough questions about a tough tape. >> have you ever used the "n" word? >> reporter: but taking to twitter about that she heard a tape from "the apprentice" using the "n" word. he said the show's creator called to say there are no tapes of the apprentice where i used such a terrible and disgusting word. i don't have that word in my vocabulary and never had. she made it up. in a new interview with chris matthews, she provided new details about the alleged tape.

>> when you listen to the parts you heard, how many times did you hear mr. trump, your former boss, how many times did you hear him use the "n" word? >> multiple times. what's upsetting is it was about someone who was on the cast with me. about kwame jackson. >> reporter: jackson is a businessman. he declined to comment saying taking a hard pass on all things omarosa. she also said there are more recorded tapes. >> i have plenty. >> reporter: even leaving a door open to the special counsel. >> anything mueller would like to see? >> if his office calls again, anything they want, i'll share. >> and kristen, one other thing the president has been tweeting a lot about omarosa. one thing he said was she was violating the terms of a nondisclosure agreement basically an agreement not to say bad things about the president. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, that's right.

take a look at that tweet. this came out on monday. he wrote, wacky omarosa already has a fully signed nondisclosure agreement. but in an interview on pbs news, she disputed that saying she did sign one in 2003 for "the apprentice" and again for the campaign, but she insists she never signed one when she was at the white house. still, it's significant because white house officials have just refused to confirm reports that aides here are forced to sign nondisclosure agreements which by all accounts are unenforceable for government employees. as for the tweet the president said burnett called him overnight, they didn't respond to comment. the fbi agent who was removed from the russia investigation over his anti-trump text messages has now been fired. the fbi began reviewing the employment of peter strzok after those politically charged texts

were discovered last year. he said his private views never affected his work. president trump responded to the firing on monday tweeting, finally based on the fact that strzok was in charge of the witch hunt, will it be dropped. he said he's saddened by the firing. changes in security are being made where a ground crew member pulled off a plane heist. we're also learning more about him this morning. hans nichols joins us with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is still not clear if richard russell had formal flight training. but during the joyride he said he'd played video game simulators. we did know he was able to get a complicated aircraft off the ground before being stopped. when richard russell pulled a horizon aircraft, it wasn't obvious he was breaking protocol.

he had a so-called blue badge giving him one of the highest security clearances. >> he was able to then take a taxiway that was on the north end of the airport, go across that in a short period, get on our center runway and head south and out. >> reporter: on friday, russell took control of a q-400 turbo prop. by the time air traffic control spotted him, it was too late. >> aircraft on charlie lining up one way 1-6 center. >> reporter: seven minutes later, he responded. >> i'm a grounds service agent. i don't know what that is. >> reporter: once airborne, the 29-year-old ran into trouble. >> man, shoot. i'm sorry about this. i feel like one of my engines are going out or something. >> reporter: still he managed to pull off some stunts. >> i'm going to do this barrel roll quick. >> reporter: russell had had experience inside the plane, according to to someone.

>> he would be in the pilot seat. we would do a security search and look inside the cockpit. >> reporter: his friend said russell was passionate about flying and wanted to become a pilot one day. >> even a few months ago the last time i did talk to him, you know, he was interested in it. >> reporter: the flight ending in a fiery crash that killed russell, but miraculously no one else was hurt. the wreckage hauled off late monday as sea-tac implements enhanced security in cargo areas. as soon as he heard his friend's voice he knew it was him adding he never thought russell would do something like this. calling him a happy and thoughtful colleague. meanwhile, authorities are looking at the footage of the cargo area to piece together his initial moves. back to you. >> all right. thank you. and now to a surprise development overnight tied to the raid on the mexico compound where children were being taught

how to carry out school shootings and being starved. the five suspected who were arrested could soon be out of jail. gadi schwartz has those details this morning. what's this all about? >> reporter: good morning, savannah. pretty hard to believe considering how serious these allegations are. these suspects are expected to be bonding out of jail at any moment. not only are they bonding out, they're bonding out with a signature bond meaning they just sign out with their name and not pay any money. a shocking decision in a new mexico courtroom. >> i'm going to deny that the petition for pre-trial detention pending trial. >> reporter: a judge decided five adults accused of abusing children in this compound will be released in jail and placed on house arrest. the hearing held to determine whether the defendants were a threat after prosecutors allege the children were starving and may have been trained to carry out deadly school shootings. but in court, those allegations of abuse were not the state's

main focus. according to fbi testimony, the suspects believed god was speaking to them and that a 3-year-old child named abdul needed an exorcism to rid him of demons. also in testimony, children on the compound total authorities abdul died in february during a religious ritual performed by the boy's father. >> the victim would begin to choke and have white foam or slime come from his mouth and pass out. >> he passed away. >> he died. his heart stopped. >> reporter: a body found six months later. the children were told he would be resurrected as jesus and give them a plan of attack. >> he would tell them a list to go after. >> reporter: deputies say nine guns were found scattered on the property. one of the children telling the fbi he was armed when they raided the compound. but defense lawyers say the guns were lawfully owned.

>> my son's 13 and i've taught him and his sister how to use guns. and nobody's looking at me. i have the same guns these people have. and nobody's looking at me as a terrorist. >> reporter: the judge determining the state did not prove the suspects posed enough of a threat. >> the state alleges there was a big plan afoot, but the state hasn't shown to my satisfaction by clear and convincing evidence what, in fact, that plan was. >> wow. so gadi, there were children who were also recovered from there. what happens to those kids? >> reporter: yeah, hoda. the state of new mexico is asking to maintain custody of those children. those children are in foster homes and there's going to be a hearing on that a little bit later this week. as for the conditions of release, the judge is allowing supervised visitation between the parents and the children as long as those children and those parents don't discuss this case. back to you. >> keep us posted. thank you. we head back to al. big day for you because so much is happening in the weather. >> that's right. and where it's not raining,

we've got dry, hot weather to talk about. specifically in the pacific northwest. the rest of the map on the soggy sign. heavy rain back to the central plains. we'll look at that in the next half hour and a flood risk continues here in the northeast. your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds. welcome! hi there. so, what do you look for in a vehicle? sleek designs. performance. dependability is top on my list. well then, here's some vehicles that deliver on that. woah! wow. oh jeez! that's our truck! it's our truck! and they're our cars! that's my chevy! chevy's the only brand to earn j.d. power dependability awards across cars, trucks and suvs three years in a row. awesome. i'm proud. it's like a dynasty. it's impressive. . good morning. i'm kari hall. here is a live look outside. all foggy this morning. there will be mist and drizzle near the coast. it will help cool us off with a

strong wind coming in from the west that will cool down even the inland valleys today. we are reaching up to 85 in concord. 82 in livermore. it is 69 in oakland and upper 70s for the north bay. our seven day forecast shows a break from the heat will be heating up this weekend. coming in the well wishes pouring in for the queen of soul as aretha franklin's health takes a turn for the worse. the latest from her family. >> google could be tracking your every move. even when you tell them to stop. jeff rossen will show us how to take steps to limit what they say but first this is "today" on nbc. lim what they say but first this is "today" on nbc.

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7:30, tuesday morning, august 14th, 2018. this is the scene where a car crash is being investigated as an act of terror. craig joins us and has more on this story. >> good morning, ladies. the crash begins headlines. the car hit a group of cyclists and then ran into security barriers outside parliament. the incident was caught on camera. two people were hurt. police say they are treating the crash as a terrorist attack. they have arrested the driver. they have also closed off streets in the area. the incident happened at the same location as a deadly terrorist attack in 2017 where a driver plowed into a group of pedestrians. >> there is also breaking news out of italy this morning.

at least 11 people are dead after has collapsed in the northern port city. of genoa. officials say 10 cars plunged to the ground. 20 vehicles involved. rescue efforts under way. it came after a sudden and violent storm. authorities suspect structural weakness was the cause of this collapse. >> to a bizarre story in utah where police say a man potentially crashed the pickup plane into his own home. the pilot died in the crash. his wife and child escaped safely. the incident came hours after he was arrested and released on bail for a domestic abuse involving his wife. a man in alaska in hot water, or in this case cold water, for getting too close to brown bears. check this out, the man was captured on a webcam in the brooks river at a national park. you can see him taking selfies there with the brown bears trying to catch fish in the background, right? it's against the law there to get within 50 yards of a feeding

animal. local authorities are said to be considering charges against the man. also not smart -- >> also against common sense. >> that could have gone another way. >> meantime the thoughts of millions of music fans are with the legendary aretha franklin this morning. she's said to be gravely ill. morgan radford joins us with more. good morning. >> good morning. we all know her for her signature power and passion. aretha franklin is one of the greatest singers of all time. a source close to the 76-year-old says her health has taken a turn for the worse. those who know her best asking fans for their prayers. ♪ this morning the queen of soul, aretha franklin said to be gravely ill. a source close to the singer confirming she is surrounded by family and friends. >> friends and loved ones are with aretha franklin at her home in the detroit area and are hoping and praying that her situation improves.

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>> i think it's the love of the business, the industry. >> 18 grammys, a presidential medal of freedom, the first woman inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. but the last years she's struggled with her health. it's a part of her life she tried to shield from the spotlight. ♪ first undergoing an unspecified surgery in 2010. franklin announcing her retirement in 2017 saying she would only return to the stage for select things. she recently canceled a number of appearances telling a crowd in detroit, keep me in your prayers. and her last performance in november, franklin appearing noticeably thinner. in march her management team saying she had been ordered by her doctor to rest. >> this is not only a beloved singer, but one of the transformative artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

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temperatures take a break from the high heat. it does return in time for the weekend. >> and that is your latest weather. mr. roker, look at you, you're on the plaza. look at this painting of you. is that insane? >> actually i look better in that painting. >> nice look. >> just going to carry that around. >> yeah. get it signed by the artist out there. just ahead guys, big material girl milestone, turning 60. how the music icon is still pushing boundaries. >> our fun field trip to try out the new trend of insta-experiences. what "fixer upper" stars chip and joanna gaines are now revealing about their new bundle of joy. >> first rossen reports. >> i'm jeff rossen. you don't want google to track your location. you did everything right, shut off location history. all good, right? think again. this morning we're about to show you what they are doing and how

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we hear the advice, turn off the location history and you'll be good to go. they won't track you, so you do everything right. you click it off and you trust them. now this new investigation by associated press that google is still taking shots of your day, your locations, exact locations, and, yes, even storing it. is it true? i'm trying it out. will they track me. in a moment i'm going to show you how to really limit what they say. >> the new ap investigation raising new questions about your privacy on google. from your searches to google maps and many other google apps. they could be tracking you on androids and iphones even when you tell them to stop. on its website google says you can turn off location history at any time. with location history off, the places you go are no longer stored. that doesn't appear to be true. they are still tracking you. come on in here. i'm logged into my google

accounts on this android device and you can see the location history is off. the bar in the off position, location history is paused. i'm now going to go around new york city, all over the city, and remembering that the location history is off, at the end we're going to see what google knows about where i was. so i hop in a taxi headed to a different part of the city. >> going to google maps. make sure i'm going the best way. >> i end up in times square in the mood fof coffee. >> i'm on a diet so i'm going to google this. how many calories in a grande iced coffee. with nightfall i head back to headquarters at rockefeller center. my final google search at my office, why is google tracking me. okay. now i'm going into my activity on google. by the way, there's a way for you to do this at home, too, to see what google knows about you,

to see if they know where you've been today and every other day. we'll show you how to do that in just a second. i'm in my account now. first let's see the cab, remember when i got in the cab, upper east side of new york city. i'm on the map. there it is. that is exactly where i was when i opened up that google map. it took a snapshot, dropped a pip right the pin right there. i want to remind you, my location history was turned off at the time. then you remember i went to the starbucks to get a up can of coffee. i did a google search saying how many calories in this. yes, there it is. there it is on the map. it knew within feet of where i was in times square. then i came here back to work in rockefeller center. there it is on the map. a pin dropped right here at my office. >> google telling nbc news we make sure location history users know that when they disable the product, we continue to use location to improve the google

experience. but technology experts ai it's misleading. >> this is a big business because the more companies like google know about us, the more specific ads they can deliver, the more relevant they are. the more likely we are to click. when we do, they make lots and lots of money. >> now that you're sufficiently -- let's show you how to protect your privacy. you can do this on your desktop or phone. so everybody grab your phones. do you have your phones and following along. they have them up. here is how to find out what google knows about you and where you've been. i have mine up on the wall here. come into chrome here. go to website, my activity .google.com. myactivity.google.com. you get this stream. here is today. it gives you all the traffic. see that logo, that means a little map that's going to show you a map of where you made that search. when you click on that you're

going to see all of it. now we want to show you how to protect your self and limit google's ability to track. it's hidden deep. we've shown you location, off, not enough to do. back to the website. go to my account -- >> where? >> it's a web. >> i see it now. myaccount.google.com. it's at the bottom of the screen. you get this screen right here. i want you to scroll duown to personal info and privacy. come over here to manage your google activity. click on that. then scroll down here at go to activity controls. >> activity controls. >> pretty deep. then if you come here, location history paused. the little bar is off, right, just like i had in the piece. but that's not enough. that's not enough, guys. mine is off, too. you have to come up here to web app and activity. you see that is on. >> yes. >> it's on. >> you want to shut that off. you're going to get this big

screen where it asks you, are you sure you want to do this? >> i'm sure. >> hit pause at the bottom. >> pausing. >> it's paused. now you're all set and you've limited google's ability to track you. but it's hard to do. if you missed any of that, we have step by step instructions if people representative as fast as you or me on the website on today.com/rossenreport. >> if they really want people to protect their privacy settings, don't make them jump through hoops. >> they make a lot of money on this, the advertisers are playing when you click. >> does it change? >> it didn't change but can shut off some of your services. you have to play with it. you want to weigh your convenience versus what they know about you. >> panama i don't call i.t. anymore, i just call rossen. >> coming up on "pop start," chip ♪ ♪

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>> good tuesday morning. we are waking up to clouds. our air quality will be a little bit worse today compared to yesterday as drifts of smoke come in we'll have moderate air quality throughout the day for all of the bay area. cooler temperatures were up to 85 in antioch. it is 79 in san jose. expect a high of 65 in san francisco. reaching the upper 70s today. over the next few days inland valleys will be heating up. we'll be up to 90 on friday. reaching the peak on friday, 95 degrees. mostly 60s in the forecast until

saturday and sunday. let's get a look at the kplut. >> this is a different thing in the last half hour. this time a crash. a hit-and-run reported north 87. so it is still slowing through same zone. you expect it any where you go. west 84 shows more slowing but overall not really on either side. back to you. we are following developments in italy which are changing by the minute after a dead dead deadly bridge collapse. so far there are 22 confirmed deaths. links to updates on our twitter feed. a mystery this morning. it was stolen in east oakland

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it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking news, terror scare. overnight a car crashes into a group of people outside parliament in london. >> thank god i wasn't actually here. it was that close for me. >> one suspect in custody. investigators now calling it an act of terror. we are live at the scene. plus tale of the tape. >> how many times did you hear him use the n word. >> multiple times. what's upsetting is it was someone on the cast with me, jackson. >> president trump firing back saying the word is not in his

vocabulary and the tape doesn't exist, something the former white house aide strongly denies. >> how long is this tape. >> there's multiple tapes. let's establish that. >> this morning the latest from the white house. sweet selfie success. >> one, two, three, go. >> we go inside the green machine for one-of-a-kind instagram experience. how this is giving visitors a break from reality today tuesday, august 14th, 2018. ♪ i've been watching the "today" show for 30 years. >> two biggest fans, tuning in from new jersey. >> i'm maggie. >> i'm josh. >> we're the hessys. >> celebrating papa's 46th. >> mother daughter trip from -- >> michigan, upper peninsula. >> came from minneapolis to the plaza.

>> i'm here from milwaukee, wisconsin. >> look at our summertime crowd. welcome back to "today" on tuesday morning. we're so happy you woke up with us today. we've got some beautiful signs out there. >> you know what. >> so much more. >> exactly. >> if you can't get down here, you can always be a part of our little show here. tweet us, instagram us, hashtag my "today" plaza, go to facebook page. >> i was going to say, submissions are getting good, keep them coming. >> we're going to get right to the news at 8:00. there was terror and chaos outside britain's parliament when a car struck several people and then slammed into security barriers. nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely in london with the latest. hey, bill, good morning. >> good morning from westminster, the heart of britain's democracy, the scene this morning of a terror attack that was captured on cctv. a silver car is seen suddenly swerving out of its lane

accelerating toward the houses of parliament hitting cyclists and pedestrians, knocking them over. then the man, who was in his late 20s, approached by armed officers. he's hauled out of the car handcuffed and arrested. police within the last hour saying he is not cooperating with them. eyewitnesses told me he's driving at a speed between 30 and 40 miles an hour. in their minds there was no doubt this was a deliberate attack. echos an attack last year in which a man knocked down four people, killed them, and then stabbed and killed a police officer. police are now probing this man's background trying to establish a motive, to see if he had any accomplices. he was on his own in the car and they didn't recover any weapons. obviously they wanted to know did anyone know he was about to do this. very shortly the emergency security committee will be

meeting the authorities here treating this attack at westminster very seriously indeed. hoda. >> all right, bill, in london. bill, thank you. back here former white house aide omarosa manigault-newman is doubling down on her claim she heard a recording of donald trump repeatedly using a racial slur. well, the president has been active on twitter overnight and just out with a fresh denial and some harsh words for omarosa. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker with the latest. hi, kristen, good morning. >> that's right. the feud between the president and his former apprentice has reached a fevered pitch with the president lashing out, taking it to a new level comparing, omarosa manigault-newman to an animal. when you give a crazed crying lowlife a break and give her a job at the white house, i guess it just didn't work out. good work to general kelly for firing that dog. overnight president trump ignoring tough questions.

>> mr. president, have you ever used the n word? >> taking to twitter to dispute omarosa manigault-newman's explosive allegation that she heard a tape of him from the first season of the "apprentice" using the n word. in a late night tweet the president writing, the show's creator mark burnett just called to say there are no tapes of the "apprentice" where i use such a terrible and disgusting word as attributed by wacky and deranged omarosa. i don't have that word in my vocabulary and never have. she made it up. in a new interview, with chris matthews, manigault-newman providing new details about the "apprentice" tape. >> when you listened to the part you heard, how many times did you hear mr. trump, your former boss, how many times did you hear him use the n word? >> multiple times. what's upsetting it was about someone on the cast with me, about kwame jackson. >> jackson is a businessman who appeared on the first season of the "apprentice." he declined to comment on the allegations taking a, quote,

hard pass on all things omarosa. the former reality star going into more details about what was allegedly said with savannah. >> you actually heard the tape. >> absolutely. >> how long is this tape? >> there are multiple tapes. let's establish that. >> you say you have since closed -- >> i heard it myself. >> how long is that tape? >> it's about three minutes. >> is it audio or video. >> audio. >> it's supposed to be camera outtakes. >> audio. >> manigault-newman dangling the possibility of more secretly recorded tapes. >> oh, i have plenty. >> leaving the door open to the special counsel. >> anything mueller would like to see, robert mueller. >> if his office calls again, anything they want i'll share. >> the latest in scorched earth book tour prompting him to lash out later as well calling omarosa a low life, not smart. and a lowlife. >> typically with african-americans he thinks

we're all stupid. >> manigault released a recording of a phone call with mr. trump heard first on "today" that she says happened the day she was fired from the white house. >> omarosa what's going on? i just saw on the news you're thinking about leaving. what happened? >> general kelly -- general kelly came to he make and said that you guys wanted make he to leave. >> >> now on monday president trump accused omarosa of violating a nondisclosure agreement tweeting wacky omarosa already has a fully signed nondisclosure agreement. in an interview on pbs news omarosa disputed that saying she did sign one in 2003 for the "apprentice" and again for the campaign but never signed one for the white house. as for the president's claim that apprentice producer mark burnett called her overnight, they didn't respond. flash flood watches across the northeast with another day of heavy downpours ahead. a state of emergency was declared in brick township new jersey. that's where flooding forced more than 100 people to evacuate their homes. drivers in several states found

themselves suddenly surrounded by rushing water. many had to be pulled to safety. in eastern pennsylvania dozens of people on a rafting trip, including many children, rescued after their rafts overturned in the rushing current. >> we covered the news. how about a morning boost. here we go. a south carolina teen cannot believe all the attention she's getting after singing her way through a mcdonald's drive-through. she said it's something she wanted to do since she was a kid and memorized a drive-through song she heard on line. ♪ well i want number six super-sized with french fries, mustard ketchup only please but don't you forget the cheese ♪ >> if mcdonald's doesn't hire her for an ad tomorrow, they are crazy. >> people started stopping her on the street saying, hey,

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that's our song. 8:14. jenna joining us. speaking of icons like jenna, today's topper, madonna. >> hard to believe she's been turning 60 on thursday. she posted on instagram, three more days. let us all eat cake. this morning we're celebrating the material girl. ♪ like a virgin >> she's ground breaking. ♪ my baby >> she pushes boundaries. a pop culture icon. believe it or not the one and only material girl is about to turn 60. >>ening the most controversial thing i've ever done is to stick around. >> stick around. that's an understatement. madonna vogued her way for

decades in the public eye. not only reinvented herself but remained relevant. >> thank you for acknowledging my ability to tip my career for 34 years in the face of blatant misogyny, sexism, constant bullying and relentless abuse. >> years ago madonna said she was just a girl trying to get a job. >> just wanted to get one on the radio. that was my goal. i wasn't thinking big enough. >> no one had any idea she was go on to sale 300 million albums worldwide, 30 top ten hits and seven grammys on the way to becoming the top selling female recording artist of all time. >> madonna happen proven that a woman in the public spotlight can own their sexuality without being an object of exploitation. >> madonna's songs helped force tabu conversations about sex into the mainstream.

in 1985 "dress you up" made parents resource centers filthy 15 list. >> the issue is larger than violent and expressive lyrics. >> she pushed the boundaries, madonna creating her own identity by aggregating iconic women of the past as sme looked ahead. when her daughter lourdes was born incident 1986, madonna told us motherhood changed her life. >> it's made me a much happier person. my daughter is the greatest thing i've ever done. >> madonna is raising five other inch which, four adopted from the african country of malawi where she opened a pediatric hospital last year. she may be turning the big 6-0 but this superstar is just getting started. she into directly to her critics in 2016. >> your resistance made me stronger, made me the fighter i

am today. >> i'm having a flashback in college our sorority did a whole routine with madonna. >> do you remember it? can you do it? >> i can't. no. we all to dance, we wore the outfits. it was like a moment. >> we all have a memory. >> not a memory quite like that. i did see her in concert a couple years ago in miami. she still puts on a heck of a show. heck of a show. consummate perform er. >> i could patch that all day long, her iconic moves. >> you taught aerobics. >> we're out of time, time for the weather. >> gladly yield the floor. your national map, hot and dry weather in the southwest. there is a flood risk but not a lot of rain in the southeast. the ground saturated, could see 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. ila inland areas will get a break from the heat. high 80sed today and tomorrow. pleasant thursday, more sunshine. the weekend, we'll be having highs reaching the mid-90s for the inn land valleys. for san francisco, we'll see 60s for the next few days, and some low 70s and more sunshine in time for the weekend. >> that was jazzercise or step aerobics. >> it was step air obi, the early '90s. >> we still do it and it's not the early '90s. >> we're keeping it alive. >> yes. >> any who, jenna moved to the orange room. grapevined over. >> i did but it wasn't caught on camera. chrissy teigen has taken internet fame to a whole new level with her latest instagram story called head band of the day. all started when she shared the

head band she was wearing to work out while vacationing in bali. that turned into daily updates on instagram page. then her husband john legend added a theme song and things took off. take a listen ♪ head band of the day it's the head band of the day push your locks away with the head band of the day ♪ ♪ head band of the day the head band of the day push your locks away with the head band of the day ♪ ♪ you know what time it is? ♪ the head band of the day the head band of the day ♪ >> you'll be singing it all day. social media users can't get enough of this tune. actress busy phillips tweets just found myself singing song under my breath and realized it was "head band of the day." it's unclear how long they will be on vacation in bali.

but here's hoping they have enough headbands to get through the trip. you guys, i don't know if this is going to make viral sensations. >> this makes me laugh. can we get headbands. sweat bands. >> it matches. >> we all picture one that matches. >> i can see so much better now. ♪ head band of the day >> mine doesn't match. >> just put it on. >> i think that green is a neutral. >> you wear a lot of green. >> i do wear a lot of green. >> all set for jazzercise. >> yours look cute. >> she looks like a flapper. >> never take it off. >> a rapper? >> flapper. >> not a rapper. >> what does that mean? of course she does. >> dylan dreyer. >> yes, craig. >> "pop start." >> moving on to "pop start." we have a look at fall 2018 issue of magnolia. joanna gaines graces the cover

of the latest issue and is letting people get a peek at baby crew's nursery. a wall of books received at a book shower thrown for her and the baby. every day the kids pick their favorite and read to their sibling. chip and joanna's nursery, go to "today" app. download rms -- texting 2866 on your mobile device. >> brought to you by starbucks. >> wow, this is a crazy day today. >> have you guys noticed those made for instagram exhibits popping up in major cities? they are temporary but built to take great social selfies. >> one most popular called the dream machine in brooklyn, so jenna took us on a field trip. >> i sure did. my hair is messed up. some call them factories,

instagram traps. we wanted to try it for ourselves. it's a modern day dilemma, if it didn't happen on instagram, did it happen at all. would you pay $34 for unadulterated selfie fun. so far 60,000 people have in april at the dream machine in new york. >> opening weekend we were sold out. there were lines down the block. >> 27-year-old page created the dream machine. nine different dream theme rooms for visitors to sleep walk through and, of course, post on social media. >> when you first thought of this, how important is social media? >> it kind of makes the world go-round nowadays. i think really thinking about the moments that people could capture and the stories they could tell on all the divot platforms, it was really important to make sure the space felt really vibey as a whole but also took a beautiful photo. >> for those that are skeptical

and say this is just an instagram trap, what do you say? >> i say that's the world that we're living in. i think people just want to escape reality for a bit and have fun. it's just 45 minutes of fun. >> finally it was time for all of us to discover if this was an instagram trick or treat. >> do you want to get your dream on. >> i needed an immersive instagram experience. >> you needed a new shot. i've got you guys covered. let's go. let's dream. >> the dream sequence begins gently. >> al and i have entered our dream world. >> seriously. >> i think we have different dreams. >> look, i can actually touch a cloud. >> you can even put your head in the clouds. >> my head is always in the cloud. >> is that sanitary. >> because you're tall. >> next we were blown into the bubble room. >> i love this. is this not therapeutic. >> it's fog.

we mixed an ice fog machine and bubble machine. >> popping my bubble also. >> this is so cool. >> let's stay here in the bubbles. >> some rooms represent how we dream. >> so most people dream only in black and white, it's when they were born before the '50s, because they grew up with black and white television that's how they dream. >> some are a mix of experiences, dryer room with edible dryer lint. >> a little weird and a little delicious. >> savannah, i made my own. >> yours is just about as good as mine. >> y'all are good. >> this looks like our hairdo on a lot of days. >> while i personally never dreamed of a ball pit -- >> one, two, three, go. >> -- i may now. we wished we didn't have to.

waking up from this particular dream was a little jarring. >> i can't even move. >> but soon we were immersed again in neon lights, jungle vines. >> this the part of your dream where you'r good morning. it's 8:26. oakland police are trying to figure out who stole one of their cruisers. about an hour ago, they updated us, saying it was stolen a little before 2:00 a.m. in east oakland, than about 15 minutes after that, officers uncovered it. this is near maxwell park. this is the second time this summer an oakland police vehicle has been stolen and later recovered. the last time, it was a car used by a service technician. police say the woman stole that car in oakland and then drove it to san francisco. officers later recovered that car in oakland. right now, speaking of the commute, head over to mike inouye. >> we're not following any stolen vehicles as far as we know, especially not police

vehicles. we're looking at a lot of slowing because of your commute vehicles. easy up through concord though. look at that. now we just have some debris reported west 24 into orando right around cut. we're looking at 880 and 580 coming through oakland. west 80 heading toward the bay bridge tol plaza, that's the volume here. slowing towards mountain view and also slowing off 880, typical. here's south 101, slow part mars and then towards universiti s u disabled vehicle. >> another local news update in 30 minutes.

8:30 now, tuesday morning, the 14th of august, 2018. nice pretty day out on the plaza. that's a good looking trophy right there. >> jenna almost knocked it off the table. >> but i didn't. >> jenna, this is why we can't have nice things on the plaza. it's one of the most coveted in golf, the ryder cup. we have jim furyk here.

>> two years ago dominated european team winning for the first time since 2008. right? >> sure did. sure did. >> that was on home turf. this time heading to paris. europeans looking for revenge. jim furyk, team captain, good to see you. >> couple days ago at the european championship eight qualifiers, eight guys on the om onteam. we make four more captain's picks. this is the grandest event in golf and right now the u.s. owns the trophy. great to have it here. >> any insight into who you might be picking? >> everyone wants to know that. everyone wants to know about tiger. >> anything you want to tell us? >> i'm happy to see him playing so well, that's what i want to tell you. >> when are you going to take the tiger's announcement. >> the captain's picks are maids, three made september 4th and one september 5th. >> that's a leading question.

but you did a good job with that. you've got a lot of talent actually to choose from. what are you looking for in particular. >> both sides are really strong. if you look at the top 20 in the world rankings, eight or nine americans, europeans, a clash of two titans and teams. we're trying to fill in. we want good pairings with the eight we have, guys with a great season, maybe some hot players in the playoffs. looking for guys we think will be successful on the golf course. >> how bowed caddies? >> absolutely. >> we need cart drivers, an easier job. >> i'm there. >> thank you, jim. >> good luck. thanks for being here. you can watch the world's best golfers battle it out starting september 28th on the golf channel and nbc. >> we've got a crowd moment. where is roxanne? where is roxanne? ♪ roxanne >> okay. roxanne, it's your dream to come to the "today" show.

tell me what you did? >> set it all up. >> one-day trip from indiana. you've been waiting 40 years. would you like a big old selfie with everybody. come on in, it's roxanne's 60th. we've got your camera. we'll take it right here. ready? one, two, three. >> cheese. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday, roxanne. >> you are a good husband. ♪ head band of the day >> this one for you, hoda, when is the last time you cleaned your air vents? how about your credit card, have you ever cleaned those fwaebs? the dirty truth about all those hidden germs in your home and how often you need to give them a good scrub. >> once your house is clean, time to head into the kitchen to whup whip up the perfect omelet. we'll teach you exactly how to make one. savannah and hoda. >> you've made omelettes before. >> i've made an omomelet.

>> scrambled eggs. >> doesn't count. >> al, the weather? >> this young man who did this painting, very nice. what's your name, sir? >> panama city. >> that's my gift for you. >> thank you. i appreciate that. meantime, let's show you our gift to you, free weather. start off today flood risk in the northeast, heavy rain, strong storms in the western plains, hot and dry in the pacific northwest. tomorrow the heat and humidity return to the east, flood risk 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. nice little cooldown in store for today. but a lot of that's due to the clouds that we're seeing overhead right now that will be slow to clear. and then we will get some sunshine for this afternoon, looking at highs reaching into the mido-80s. more of the same tomorrow. and then a warming trend,

thursday into the end of the week. our temperatures peak on saturday as we clear the shelters. we'll be up to 95 degrees for the inland valleys. meantime, san francisco, heating up to the low 70s. >> hey, don't forget. head out the door and take this with you. go to "today" sirius xm channel 108. savannah. >> all right, al. thank you. today on this morning's update american freelance journalist disappeared three years ago covering the war in syria. his parents have fought to bring him home every day since. in a moment we'll talk to them exclusive but first austin's story. he grew up in texas, the oldest of seven, rose to the level of eagle scout and went on to georgetown university. in 2005 joined the marines serving as platoon commander in iraq. back in the states he went to you look school. after two years he felt the war in syria was a story he needed

to tell. in may 2012 he made his way to the war ravaged country as a reporter and photographer. then in august of that year, just days after his 31st birthday, as he was preparing to leave, austin was abducted. since then he's only been seen in the custody of armed men in this shaky footage that was released just a month after he disappeared. >> oh, jesus. oh, jesus. >> in april of this year the fbi offered a million dollar reward for information leading to rece resc rescue. to this day there have been no claims of responsibility for austin's capture or any demands made for his release. austin's parents debra and mark tice are with us. thank you for being here. >> thank you. thank you for having us. >> such a hard anniversary, six years to the day he disappeared, was abducted. i was thinking about what you said so often, mrs. tice, how you felt like he would be home the day after tomorrow. >> right. >> how does an anniversary like

this feel? >> it just seems hard to believe he. first it seems like in many ways the time has gone so quickly, but we know that for austin it must be grinding on. >> and we always want to be really careful here, it's trick tricky. we don't want to say or do anything that would jeopardize austin's safety. just so people understand, you do have reason to believe he's still alive. >> yes. >> as you said to the producer, it's not just a mother's hope. >> right. right. anyone that wants to call and ask about austin for usg, the same answer, definitively believe he's alive. >> in fact we were told that by state department personnel. so what now? you have done an incredible job of staying on this. you even moved to syria for a

time, going door to door, as i understand it, really trying to get any word of austin. what's your next step? what keeps you hopeful? >> well, we know he's alive. we're sure he wants to come home. so there's no reason and there's never been any time we didn't have the same level of hope and confidence that he will. so what's next is what you're helping us do today, and that is continue helping to keep people aware of austin. we ask for people to help us with that awareness because we understand from talking to other former hostages that knowing people he, paying attention to their situation meant a lot to them coming back. we believe it means a lot to austin now. we think he can feel the concern and commitment people have to bring him home. >> he definitely feels your prayers.

how is the government doing? as i understand, you were able to meet with president trump, who was aware of austin's situation. >> for us, this administration is really gung-ho, so to speak. they have such a commitment. we've seen them bring so many people home already. we know that our president is really committed that americans will not be held against their will. >> are you able to speak to -- the fbi put out a million dollar reward. that's new since we last saw you. >> that's right. >> that's a big deal. >> it is a big deal. anything that helps generate informati information, again, awareness is something we welcome. we're very happy about that. >> every time you're here, i'm just struck by a mother and father's devotion and love. you have turned your lives over

to this. i know it can't be easy. thank you for being here. >> thank you, savannah. thank you. >> thank you for having us, really appreciate it. >> absolutely. we are back with much more on a tuesday morning. but first this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back, everybody. not everybody enjoys cleaning but it is something we have to do. when is the last time you washed your washing machine or gave your keys a scrub. a guide to tackling grime we don't always see. meghan murphy is the editor, good morning. >> good morning. >> enough things i have to clean, now we have to start with these things. let's start with toaster. >> the toaster, if it's filled with toast, your toast is going to taste crummy. it's also a fire hazard. once a week, especially if you

make a lot of toast, take a dry toothbrush, take out the crumb tray. people don't know they have them. >> underneath. >> take it out, wash it with soap and water, take the machine, dump it out. always unplug. a damp micro fiber cloth with vinegar. >> in and out. >> on the outside, shine it up. >> drawers, there's a bunch of stuff. >> it's one of those places you don't think to clean. every three to four months take everything out and wipe it down with a disinfectant. that's your chance to put it back in more organized. >> you're in the kitchen, a sponge on the side of the sink. >> it's one of the germiest things. once it starts to smell, don't throw it out. p three tablespoons of bleach, soap and water and let it soak. five minute soak kills 99.9% of bacteria. >> i've thrown it in the dishwasher. >> you can throw it in the

dishwasher. this is more effective. we like the brillo sponge because it's polyester that dries out quickly but still absorbent. not a germ factor. >> we teased this earlier, the vents. >> if your air conditioner working overtime sucking up hair and cobwebs. clean these once a month. >> how do you do it? >> take as butter knife and microfiber cloth and clean slats. clean your air and maybe save on your bill. >> come to the bathroom. time to brush your teeth, toothbrushes sitting there for months. >> mouthful of microokayisms. clean it twice a week in mouth wash. store it up right. never medicine cabinet. nothing can dry out there. >> the worst place to put your

toothbrush. >> this won't shock me. i get in the shower and i figure the shower is soepd up every day, you say you've got to m's clean it. >> it doesn't dry. make friends with squeegee. i like the suction one. ripe down walls, tiles. you're never going to get that soap scum and mildew buildup. the shower doesn't dry out itself. >> good. this one i think is the one that shocked everybody. the place where you wash your clothes, you have to wash it. >> nobody cleans washing machine. >> why would you? >> how does it clean your clothes m's if it's dirty. leave it open. >> leave it open. >> we love these, fresh wipes. the gasket where socks go to die and mildew thrives. we're going to wipe out the gasket. >> does every washing machine have that. >> every washing machine. wipe out the door. once a month, a fresh tablet, do a load and it cleans for you.

>> without anything. >> fresh. earn the "good housekeeping" seal, works like a drum. >> m's a lot of these toys, they get rank. >> especially if she's been sick you want to clean it right away. otherwise once a month, this bag, invented by a mom, stuff it in there, throw it in the wash. >> go to this. she said you have to clean your credit cards. apparently they are germy. >> one in ten had fecal matter on them. i know, i know. clean with disinfectant. >> keys, too. >> keys, too. you can soak them in a little bit of vinegar and use a little lemon and salt to clean them up. >> thanks, meghan. >> we have more cleaning tips for every room in your house. savannah, clean your credit cards. up next, breakfast is served. we're sharing secrets for a perfect omelet every time. yes, it's time to eat, but first

this is "today" on nbc. yes, time to e.at

this is going to get interesting. the secrets to making a perfect omelet. we have an expert, the author of fr freddy's. this is an omelet making competition. are you ready? >> i've got my whisker. >> mark, we're going to start by whisking the eggs. i can whisk. >> do a figure eight. >> why is that -- >> it actually aerates it, not just brute strength. >> here is nisan plat. that's stuff.

eggs, milk, parmesan cheese, asparagus, butter. >> clarified butter, can i buy that. >> it's called ghee. clarified is basically drawn butter without the egg solid. if you don't want to eat ham, you could also do other herbs, swiss cheese, peppers, mushroom, onions and tomatoes. >> all about the ingredients. >> it is. >> how do you know when the pan is hot enough. >> let's watch. ready? >> olive oil. >> i'm going to use clarified butter. you can use olive oil. >> how much oil? >> just enough to coat the pan. >> that's more than enough. >> all right." you want to hit me. >> ready. >> there you go. >> dump the eggs in, guthrie. >> move the eggs around. >> i do. the object is to try and make it

nice and yellow. chef, it's too hot, take it off the stove. >> aren't you trying to make an omelet. >> moving it around. >> that looks like scrambled eggs. >> trust me. >> starts that way. >> now we start making the omelet. >> hoda, how are you doing over there? >> it's all happening. >> once it starts firming up -- >> it is all happening. look at you. >> what are you putting on there, cheese? >> cheese, prosciutto, asparagus. the thing about cooking, everybody is so intimidating. >> how do you know when to add the filling. >> when you have this base. >> a little firm? >> yeah. >> what i'm using is a rubber spatula that can take heat and a very heavy frying pan. >> not metal. no metal spatula. >> we're almost there per share. >> you don't cook the veges first. you put them in there.

>> the asparagus is precooked. what you want to do very simply. >> you didn't fold it over in the pan? >> i'm gonna. >> he used the pan for that last fold. >> i don't think my pot is on. >> that's not too bad. we can fix that. >> fix it? >> that's why you have a dhef. >> yes. >> it's not done. >> okay. good luck with that. >> i had to turn my pan up. >> one, two, three, look at that. >> that's pretty good. >> how did hoda do? >> pretty good. >> it looks kind of like it. look what he did. you've got to go help savannah. >> let me help savannah. >> how do you make sure the bottom is not getting burned. >> it's not. you're doing really good. >> thank you. >> you need a weekend job, we can help you out. >> no one has ever said that ever on this show. >> you need better guests.

>> there you go. >> tell me about it. >> so now i just deploy. >> the last fold is out of the pan. >> hold it. >> slink it onto -- >> push it. >> be careful. >> i was going to go the other way. >> there we go. still want to give me that job. >> i do. don't worry. >> mark, thank you. thank you so much. really appreciate it. if you still need help with your omelettes, we've got more of his tips, today.com/food. savannah and hoda are available for weddings and bar mitzvahs. back in a moment. this is "today" on nb >> nice.c.

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car and a semitruck. we've learned his father is an opd lieutenant. investigators are looking at surveillance video, hoping to determine what led up to that accident. happening now, our pete suratos is speaking with police. he'll have a live update in the midday newscast. we'll also post updates once they come in on our twitter feed. oakland police are also trying to figure out how someone stole one of their cruisers. a short time ago, we learned it was stolen early this morning in east oakland. this is on 74th avenue. officers recoverered it about 15 minutes later near maxwell park. on our homepage, more details, including how police tracked it down. we're following developments in italy following the deadly bridge collapse. a section of the bridge crumbled during extremely bad weather conditions near genowa. there are 22 confirmed deaths. i'm marcus washington. >> happening now sponsored by le miserab.

good morning, everyone. i'm megyn kelly. we have a lot to get to this morning. controversy over the casting of bat woman to the question whether or not kids should have cell phones in schools. one country doesn't think so and they are actually banning them. joining ple to discuss what's making the rounds nbc correspondent stephanie gosk and jo ling kent and matt iseman come host of -- >> "american ninja warrior." okay. and we begin today with a provocative topic about the actress who landed a dream superhero role and then had