the rest of the bay looks great except right by the airport. >> all right. we'll have a local news update in half an hour at 7:25. >> have a great weekend. we'll see you back here monday. good morning. paying r-e-s-p-e-c-t. now tributes pouring in after the passing of aretha franklin ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> this morning, the legend's impact being felt by millions of fans and some of the nation's biggest stars. breaking news overnight, police recover the bodies of two young girls missing in colorado. their father appearing in court for the first time since reportedly confessing to

murdering them and their mother. >> reporter: why did you kill your wife and two children? >> a grieving family and investigators left searching for answers and a motive. banding together, 12 of the nation's most decorated intelligence officers slam president trump for revoking the security clearance of john brennan. the former officials taking on the president overnight but will it stop him from doing it again? we're live at the white house. those stories plus shame and sto sorrow. pope francis breaks his silence on the predator priest scandal in pennsylvania. what he is saying to thousands of victims. today, exclusive. >> stop, wait. >> new video of the tense moments before the push that injured a washington state teenager. >> do i just go? >> just go, just go, you promised you would do it. >> i'm so scared right now! free college tuition? the bold move by a university that has people wondering where

do i apply? friday, august 17, 2017. escuchamos rock steady mientras heavy hearts but feeling full. we're thinking about arena franklin. >> very few artists transsend so much, race, class, geography. a testimony testament, arena franklin on every cover. >> we can't find a paper where she is not on the cover. the "post," "usa today." >> "washington post" as well. >> she's got the cover of the "wall street journal

"wall street journal." this is just one tribute to aretha franklin. fans, fellow stars, world leaders paying their respects to the queen of soul. ron mott is in her hometown. good morning. >> her family says she died after a battle with pancreatic cancer and in their words this is one of the darkest moments of their lives and while grieving with them, this city and a world of fans are celebrating her life. r-e-s-p-e-c-t. fans, fellow artists are giving aretha franklin the respect she sang about. overnight, ariana grande paying tribute through song on the "tonight show" ♪ like a natural woman . she paved the way for so many of us usher treated as did sir paul mccartney, bette midler, barbra streisand along with janelle

monae, ed dina menzel, john legend to name a few. dionne warwick writing "our father has joined a heavily voice to join his choir." what president obama said aretha helped define the american experience. in her voice, we could hear american history. from harlem's famed "apollo" marquee to her star along the hollywood walk of fame. born in memphis in 1942 but detroit was home. >> i loved her so. she was ours. >> reporter: her minister father, cl franklin, moved the father when she was four and it was his church when her legend began. ♪ you make me feel like -- >> she embraced the title. >> a blues brother! >> reporter: her turn in "the blues brothers" blew many away. ♪ you better think, think about what you're trying to do to me ♪

>> her music had magic because it went and swept everybody. >> reporter: gospel her foundation. ♪ lord my god ♪ going riding on the freeway of love in a pink cadillac ♪ >> reporter: the life of any party where her music plays. ♪ like a bridge over troubled waters i will lay ♪ ♪ me down >> reporter: never silenced even now. funeral services are pending for aretha franklin, a woman as synonymous with the motor city as general motors, ford and chrysler, she helped the city roll for nearly six decades with that awesome voice. hoda, craig? >> that was a beautiful tribute, ron. we want you to know we'll highlight more of aretha's career and memorable moments. she was on "today" so often we think she should have had a dressing room. performed here many, many times. we'll also talk to jennifer lopez. she opened up about what the

queen of soul meant to her. we'll hear from j lo in just a bit. new developments in the disturbing murder case in colorado. the man charged with killing his pregnant wife and their two young daughters appearing in court as investigators recover the bodies and search for a motive. we'll get insight from one of the lead detectives in the lacey peterson case in just a moment. but miguel almaguer has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: this sbur been home is where investigator say this the suspect killed his wife and two small children. all of the bodies have been recovered. investigators were here last week with a search dog trying to figure out what happened in the home behind me. seen for the first time as a murder suspect, chris watts in court emotionless facing charges of killing his family. the victims -- his pregnant wife shanan watts and their daughters, three-year-old celeste and four-year-old bela.

>> my daddy is a hero. >> they were the happiest kids ever. she was born bishop to be a mom. >> reporter: after playing the grieving husband and father for three days -- >> i just want them home so bad. >> reporter: -- local media reports say watts led investigators to where he dumped his wife's body -- an isolated field at the oil and gas company where he worked outside denver. >> we have been able to recover a body that we're quite certain isha the wife's body. we have strong reason to believe we know where the bodies of the children are and recovery efforts are in process. >> reporter: watts is said to have confessed to the murders. no motive has been released. >> this is absolutely the worst possible outcome that any of us could imagine. >> reporter: what investigators know is the wife was dropped off at home at 2:00 a.m. monday

morning after a business trip. in between, watts said he and his wife had an emotional conversation. detectives haven't released how shanann was murdered but say all three were killed at home. >> he was interested in the kids and very doting and a little shy but other than that he was a good guy. >> reporter: with a community and family in mourning, shanann's brother says his sister was pregnant with a boy, niko, writing on facebook "i'm so distraught and in shock. my blood is boiling and the pain and anger and sadness i have in my heart." her family making their way to colorado to say good-bye to a mother and her two children. >> i love you. >> reporter: allegedly killed by the person who was supposed to protect them. investigators believe the deceased girls' bodies were

recovered not far from where their mother was found. as for the suspect, he'll be in court later next week. craig and hoda, back to you. we are joined by retired detectivebueller who investigated the nation some 16 years ago. mr. bueller, good morning to you. i want to play sound from chris watts. this is watts talking about his family before reportedly confessing to the murder. take a listen. >> i'm hoping right now she's m just -- she's there but right now it's just like if she's vanished, like i want her back so bad. i want those kids back so bad. last night i wanted that knock on the door. i wanted to see those kids just running bishop barrel rush me and knock me on the ground. >> what do you see there, john? what do you hear there or perhaps just as important what don't you hear from chris watts?

>> well, he gives a statement that seems on the surface to be sincere and it's what you would expect to hear but other detectives would see the same thing. he's very flat. he doesn't have any emotion. he's saying the right thing but there is nothing convincing about it. like an act he's putting on and he's not a very good actor. >> talk about getting into the brain of somebody like that who reportedly confessed to these murders. we see a lot of horrible stories where a husband kills his wife but this is different. this is a wife and two beautiful children. take us inside that. >> well, you can kind of get it when a guy gets into a fight in a parking lot in a bar when he's liquored up and kills somebody. you can kind of get in the a domestic violence situation where a guy kills his wife because he loses it or a wife kills the husband because she's a victim of domestic violence. but not only did he kill her, he killed celeste and bela and that's tough.

you can't think of too many things that are sweeter and more innocent than a child and for him to be able to transition from killing the mother to then killing the children it puts him on a different scale. i think people make a mistake and we talk about this quite often to figure out why people do what they do. you have to kind of take into account a guy like this is different than us and to make sense, it's so foreign to our world because we'd never do anything like that. >> retired detective john bueller, hard on so many levels. thank you. >> thank you. breaking overnight, a headline-making admonishment of president trump. 12 former senior intelligence officers issuing a joint statement slamming the president for revoking the security clearance of former cia director and vocal trump critic john brennan. peter alexander is at the white house with this story. good morning. >> good morning. bob gates adding his name to that letter overnight.

that makes nearly every former cia director and deputy director signing on to what amounts to a blistering rebuke of 2 president's decision to yank john brennan's security clearance. they write among other things "you don't have to agree with what brennan says and not all of us do to agree with his right to say it." the white house has not shown evidence that brennan is a threat to national security fuelling their fierce complaint that it's an act of political vengeance. overnight, 12 former senior intelligence officials releasing a joint statement blasting president trump for revoking former cia director john brennan's security clearance calling it ill-considered and unprecedented. former officials telling the president his actions against brennan have nothing to do with who should and should not hold security clearances and everything to do with an attempt to stifle free speech. it comes after brennan fired back in the names accusing the president of trying to silence

others who might challenge him arguing mr. trump's claim of no collusion are in a word hogwash. brennan now getting back up from the commander of the osama bin laden raid, navy admiral william mcraven in a "washington post" op-ed defending brennan as a man of unparalleled integrity saying i would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well. >> reporter: is it appropriate for you to punish your critics? the president ignoring questions about his decision thursday afternoon. in another presidential firestorm, there are new clips revealing part of a conversation between omarosa manigault-newman and the president's daughter-in-law, eric trump's wife, lara, a campaign aide offering manigault-newman a job on the trump campaign three days after she was fired by the white house. >> we're talking about 15k a month. >> reporter: a job newman says had real responsibilities. >> sometimes come to new york for occasional meetings but i would love if you could, you know, occasionally go do speaking engagements and that

sort of thing for us. >> reporter: lara trump referring to a "new york times" article published a day earlier that includes comments by manigault-new man indicating that as the only african-american working in the white house she'd seen things that upset her and had a story to tell. >> it sounds a little like obviously there's something you got in the back pocket to go out. clearly if you come on board the campaign, like, we can't have -- we got to -- >> oh, god, no. >> everybody's positive, right? >> reporter: nbc news listened to the full tape of the conversation and confirmed the clips are in context. >> she made it very clear that if i joined this campaign that i would have to be quiet. i saw this as an attempt to bye my silence, to sensor me. >> trump train! >> reporter: lara trump insisting those discussions about a campaign job took place in numerous phone calls calling manigault-newman's actions a betrayal by a woman the trump family welcomed as a trusted

friend and confidante adding "i hope it's worth it for you, omarosa, because some things you can't put a price on." >> you know him as the president, i know him as the friend. >> reporter: the president retweeting a video of his former aide praising him writing "thanks for the kind words, omarosa." >> peter, we hear there's an update on another note. president trump was talking about a military parade? >> the president tweeting he cancelled that controversial parade because it cost too much just yesterday. the pentagon said the parade scheduled for veterans day will be delayed until at least 2019. president trump saying he will attend a separate parade at joint base andrews and go to paris france for their parade this november theed adding maybe we will do something in d.c. when the cost comes way down. the american legion called on the president to direct the money not to the parade but toward caring for veterans the president concluding his tweet saying now we can buy some more

jet fighters. craig and hoda? >> peter alexander at the white house. peter, thank you. the vatican is finally responding to the scathing grand jury report exposing the abuse of children by hundreds of catholic priests across pennsylvania. anne thompson has been following that story all week. good morning to you. >> good morning craig and hoda. the vatican says there are two words that express its reaction to the litany of crimes laid out in that nearly 900-page report, they are shame and sorrow, crimes the vatican acknowledges can shake the faith of believers. after two days of silence the vatican delivering a message of the pennsylvania abuse victims from pope francis. >> the holy father as he's shown in chile wants to put the victims first, make sure they know he is on their side. >> reporter: against the men who did things the vatican said were criminal and morally reprehensible.

>> there has to be accountability not only for the abusers but also for those who permitted the abuse. >> reporter: the extent of the depravity uncovered by a pennsylvania grand jury is staggering -- fondling, rape and physical abuse perpetrated by 300 predator priests on more than 1,000 child and teenage victims over a 70-year period. >> pope francis can take what happened in the past, learn from it and move forward. >> i feel sorrow for the children affected by the scandal. >> reporter: one of the alleged victims, james faluzak. >> the pope's response has failed this victim and many others yet again. >> reporter: after years of revelations involving priests violating young people, survivor groups want more than words. >> mere words are insulting at this point. it's time for the pope to start removing culpable bishops. >> reporter: the problem isn't just the leaders in pennsylvania.

allegations that the former powerful cardinal of washington, theodore mccarrick, accused boys, seminarians and young priests have catholics asking how could he rise to become a prince of the church. this morning, the u.s. conference of catholic bishops promising answers with a full investigation led by the vatican along with a group of predominantly lay people. pennsylvania's attorney general is now responding to the vault can's remarks writing in a statement, appreciate the validation of our work in pennsylvania and the expression of remorse on behalf of pope francis. i hope under the holy father's leadership the church will embrace and support the grand jury's recommendations. we'll see. >> we haven't heard the last of the story, anne. thank you. we're going to head over to mr. roker with a first check of the weather. >> thank you for getting your first weather from us. we're looking at showers and thunderstorms from little rock, memphis, indiana, moving into cleveland later today.

we'll watch the area push to the east as this frontal system slowly makes its way toward the eastern sea board bringing showers and thunderstorms from boston, new york, warpds. tomorrow the storm lingers, the frontal system lingers with an isolated flood threat. there will be problems on the roads and in the air. air travel delays from new york city, philly, d.c., charlotte, miami, saturday more storms for new york city so delays in d.c., atlanta, miami and tampa. rainfall amounts, it won't take a lot to cause flooding. flash flooding from oklahoma city to birmingham. we're seeing more of the same because we have such low expectations for flash flood guidance, anywhere from a half inch to an inch per hour could cause problems. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

of 10,000 local allstate agents knows yours. now that you know the truth, are you in good hands? good afriday morning. we take a live look outside. nice cool temperatures too. it will heat up today. up to 93 in morgan hill today. it is 95 in livermore and in concord. it is 75 in oakland. as we check out our seven day forecast it's dangerous heat reaching up to 98 degrees as we peak tomorrow. it cools off for the beginning of next week. most of us will be in the upper 80s. >> and that's your latest. craig. >> exclusive video from the

frightening bridge shoving video we've been following. the moments leading up to this push. these are the moments you have not seen yet. >> plus our special tribute to the queen of soul through aretha franklin's many appearances right here in studio 1a. she was like family here. but

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kari hall, the warm up is on? >> yeah. it will be hotter today and even hotter tomorrow. as we get a live look outside we start out with clouds. it will clear out quickly as we head up to 88 degrees. it is 95 in concord and livermore. it is 75 in oakland. we are heading up to 90 for the inland areas. there will be hotter temperatures tomorrow and then by sunday it is in the mid-90s. it will catch a little bit of a break early next week. let's head over for an update on the commute. more traffic as folks shifted down towards that route. 101 is clear out of san jose.

the bay bridge toll plaza had cleared about a half hour ago. there may be a stall but things look nice. back to you. >> thank you very much. i'll be back in half an hour with another local news update. .

we do have an important interview we have monday. >> our buddy carson sat down with kevin love and they had a candid conversation about men and mental health. you know carson has been open about living with anxiety. early this year love revealed his own struggle with panic attacks. his moving essay led to a string of admissions from other high-profile athletes and stars, somethings love says his teammate lebron james saw coming. >> what did it mean when lebron said on social media, he shouted

you out and gave you some love. what did that mean to you? >> he did. it was a special moment for me. towards the end of the bus we said, do you have a moment, shook my hand and looked me in the eye and said you helped a lot of people today. it was important. that was superpowerful for me. not only is he the best athlete in the world, his influence having my back with that was super important to me. >> that did help a lot of people. carson himself has helped a lot of people dealing with it. >> we're going to keep the conversation going on monday. >> we'll have that monday morning. >> an exclusive interview today. let's get to a check of today's headlines. the murder case in colorado. 33-year-old chris watts appeared in court for the first time. he's accused of killing his pregnant wife and their two young children. officials believe they recovered all three bodies now. local media reports said watts

led investigators to where he dumped his wife's body, isolated field at the oil and gas company where he once worked. watts is said to have confessed to the murders. so far no motive. a firefighter killed helping residents evacuate in california. the funnel of fire and smoke engulfed jeer any stoke on the edge of redding. it was 1,000 feet in diameter and reached speeds up to 165 miles an hour. the carr fire, which is more than 70% contained, has destroyed nearly 1100 homes and killed eight people. >> some exciting news for medical students at new york university. the school is picking up their tuition bill. nyu students reacted to the announcement thursday with cheers and applause. rising fees has been pushing

doctors into higher paying fields. there was a moral imperative to reducing the tuition had been set at $55,000 for the coming year. most medical students will still pay for their room and their board but students excited and i would imagine lots of parents. >> i would imagine you are right. an exclusive update on the frightening bridge shoving incident in washington state we've been following. this morning a new look at what happened just before that push. nbc's joe fryer has more on this. hey, good morning. >> good morning. this new video gives a full picture of what led up to jordan holgersen being pushed offer the bridge. she's recovering from multiple serious injuries. doctors say she's lucky. it could have been much, much worse. >> it's already recording. you've got to go. >> stop, wait, stop. >> this morning for the first time we're seeing the run up to this shocking moment when a

friend pushed 16-year-old jordan holgersen off this six-story bridge in washington. the fall leaving the teen padly injured. just moments before off camera her friend, 18-year-old taylor smith can be heard repeatedly encouraging jordan, who appears terrified, to jump. >> two, one, go. go. >> do i just go. >> just go. just go. you promised me you would do it. >> i'm so scared. >> jordan, go. jordan, i'm going to push you. >> no. >> taylor in the video, she was getting kind of irritated or something with her because she wasn't jumping. she probably stood on the bridge for about 15 minutes. >> two other friends, colby and brady were on the bridge, too. brady had already taken the plunge. >> that's all i wanted was her to not get hurt. i was telling her she doesn't have to do it. >> taylor keeps urging her to do it. >> i don't care. i'll jump in there to save you if anything happened. >> it's from this very spot that

a number of people actually climb over the wooden railing onto this part of the bridge and then jump into the river down below. you can see there are rocks on both sides. >> jordan, i got you. just go. >> taylor doesn't let up. >> stop talking. stop talking. >> until with no warning -- >> she's saying no. >> ready? >> taylor told us repeatedly over the phone and in texts she did not intend to hurt jordan and she has apologized, but the day of the incident taylor texted with jordan's twin brother, did she jump or did she gets pushed, he asked. i was there, taylor responds, but didn't see fully what happened. >> i don't feel the need to talk to her anymore. >> jordan is recovering at home. she's got six broken ribs, two punctured lungs and a variety of injuries. >> it was a hard push and a dumb thing to do. >> joe, what happens to taylor

smith now? >> she could be in trouble. clark county major crimes unit finished its investigation of the incident. later today they will announce whether she'll face any charges. guys. >> we'll continue to follow joe fryer. thank you. >> we're going to switch gears. everyone is wondering about the weekend and weather. what's it look like? >> heat and humidity through a good portion of the country but there is relief coming and that's good news. for today, we continue to have air temperatures and humidity combining for a heat index of 104 in dallas, 101 new orleans, triple digits in memphis, jacksonville, into miami. mid-90s in new york city. tomorrow it continues from houston, nashville, raleigh, all the way down to orlando. as that front moves through, look at this, much cooler. some relief. for new york city temperatures upper 70s to low 80s, mid-80s myrtle beach, birmingham upper 80s, even galveston upper 80s,

good morning. i'm kari hall. you'll notice it will be a little bit hotter today with highs reaching the mid-90s. palo alto 67 today in san francisco. we are going to have hotter weather today and that continues tomorrow with the high of 98 degrees. widespread for our inland areas. it is 95 for sunday and we catch a little bit of a break. slightly cooler temperatures for the beginning of next week. and that's your latest weather. mr. melvin. in the wake of the bridge collapse in italy an eye-opening rossen reports, how safe are the bridges we cross every single day? >> plus more carbs, less protein. surprising new findings on what to cut and what to add to your diet if you're interested in losing weight prf first look and

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aretha franklin. the cover of "the new yorker" and hometown newspaper "detroit free press." >> can we just pause for a second. this is aretha singing "amazing grace." one second. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ >> okay. >> whatever stage she was on, she took you to church. >> literally is. she got her start in church. it's fitting we had this song. she was a regular guest, guys. we loved her. she came here over the years. she cooked with al. she into with us. as the world remembers and celebrates the queen of soul we wanted to celebrate our time with her in studio 1a.

♪ >> the queen of soul, aretha franklin with 18 grammys to her name and 45 songs on the top 40 charts never lost sight of what was important, the music. >> was my first love and a constant. it's always there. >> does it change? >> no. it is fun. but more than fun, it's a love. >> during her six decade career, aretha became a familiar face around studio 1a. >> you were named one of michigan's natural resources. >> no. my voice was declared a natural resource by the state of michigan. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t >> it was a resource she used to change the world. >> it evolved into an anthem of sort. when my sister and i were working on it, no, had no idea that it would become the anthem it did become. >> with us, she was happy to discuss the role faith played in her music.

>> gospel always with me. that's my background, my roots. regardless what i'm singing, i think you're always going to hear some of that. ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> aretha revealed hidden insights into her music. >> do you have a favorite song from this new album. >> the melody, the feeling, the lyric. it's something we all can relate to, whether it's male or female. i look forward to singing it in concert all the time. it just wears me out. i really love that. >> the singer's soulful sound filled our concert stage many times. ♪ angels we heard on high >> but her artistry did not stop there. >> let's talk about this.

>> the queen of soul was also the queen of the kitchen in her household even surprising al with her recipe for rainbow trout almondine. >> i like a little lawrie's seasoned salt. >> trying to make flambe. >> how are you? >> thank you. >> always counted on to spread holiday cheer and bring some sass to the set. >> we're all sinners, aren't we? >> no, no, no. speak for your self. >> we're all sinners. >> speak for your self. >> whenever aretha stopped by, she always received praise. this time from message endary music mowing up and frequent collaborator clive davis. >> everything you do with aretha is history. "rolling stone's" last poll called her the greatest singer of all time. >> tell me mayor.

>> aretha told us time and time again she was the woman she sang to her own beat. >> the time i've got to finish the recipe. >> let's get some r-e-s-p-e-c-t this morning. >> just a little bit. >> aretha, you have our respect now and always. >> there are certain musicians when they pass, we think about michael jackson and prince and now aretha franklin. so many musicians were just talking about what she meant to them. by chance i happened to be interviewing jennifer lopez yesterday and here is what she had to say about the queen of soul. >> she's so impactful on so many careers and lives. what did she mean to you? >> she was the pinnacle for what it was to be a singer who sang with feeling, grit, soul. everything about her voice was just -- just amazing. i read something she had said it

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good morning. we take a live look outside in san francisco. it is cloudy and misting and drizzling for a little while. we will get clearing skies today especially for the inland areas. it is 75 in oakland and 90 in napa. it is 88 in san jose and 95 in the tri-valley. it will be hot the next few days. we'll notice that. up to 98 degrees tomorrow and 95 on sunday. early next week we'll get more of an ocean breeze. it will help cool us off. a look at the sunshine in the upper 80s. san francisco a nice and warm weekend with a high of 70. 58 degrees on sunday and then let's see how the roads are

moving now. >> things are kind of calming down. it has cleared out of the roadway. we do have a crash past here. there is slowing there. you can see 880 has a good volume of traffic. 880 is pretty typical at this time on a friday. the bay bridge stalled about an hour and a half ago. slowing through as you saw on the map. back to you. >> thank you very much. happening now 7:57. law enforcement officers are gathering in vacaville. this is the chp officer that died last week. head to our twitter feed for more information. we'll post updates there. south bay music teacher accused of inappropriate

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it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking overnight, investigators recover the bodies of that pregnant colorado mother and her two young daughters. >> this is absolutely the worst possible outcome any of us could have imagined. >> the suspect, their husband and father appearing in court for the first time since his reported confession. we're live with the latest. >> to carb or not to carb. a surprising new study revealing how how many carbs you should be eating to lose weight.

making his way to the plaza. country singer cole swindell is kicking off your weekend with a live summer concert you do not want to miss today friday, august 17th, 2018. >> i'm here to see cole swindell. >> i'm here to see cole swindell for the third time. >> cole swindell. ♪ let me see you girl ♪ >> woke up at 2:30 a.m. to come to the plaza. >> all over the country to see cole 20 times. >> we love our husbands but we're here to see cole. >> welcome back friday morning, a lot of great things happening, craig in for savannah. cole swindell is a great singer.

what makes him a great guy, since we've been sitting in here since 6:30 or so, he's been with the fans, loving them, hugging them, taking pictures with them. he puts on a heck of a concert. >> we're in for a treat. first right to your news at 8:00. police in colorado say the worst fears have been realized after finding bodies of a pregnant woman and her two young daughters. meanwhile the husband accused of killing his family has made his first court appearance. miguel almaguer is outside the watts family home. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. this quiet suburban home outside denver is where police say he killed his wife and two young chirp, their bodies discovered not far away. >> seen for the first time as a murder suspect, chris watts in court emotionless, facing charges of killing his family. the victims, his pregnant wife shanann watts and their

daughters, 3-year-old celeste and 4-year-old bella. >> my daddy is a hero. >> they were the happiest kids ever. she was born to be a mom. >> local media reports say watts led investigators to where he dumped his wife body, an isolated field at the oil and gas company where he worked outside denver. >> we have been able to recover a body that we're quite certain is shanann watts body. we have strong reason to believe we know where the bodies of the children are. >> watts is said to have confessed to the murders. no motive has been released. >> we defended him on social media. we had no idea. >> with a community and family in mourning, shanann's brother says his sister was pregnant with a boy, writing on facebook, i'm so distraught and in shock. my blood is boiling. and the pain and anger and sadness i have in my heart.

her family now making their way to colorado to say good-bye to a mother and her two children allegedly killed by the person who was supposed to protect them. >> after his first court appearance yesterday, the suspect is expected back in court next week. craig. >> that's a hard story, miguel. miguel, thank you. new fallout after president trump's decision to revoke the security clearance of former cia director john brennan, who is a vocal trump critic. overnight a dozen former top intelligence officials released a statement calling the president's action and threats against others an attempt to stifle free speech. they labeled it ill considered and unprecedented. in addition the architect of the osama bin laden raid called him a man of unparalleled integrity. he said he said consider it an honor if the president would take away his security clearance

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we're back with a new rossen report you want to see this morning. >> days after the deadly bridge collapse we have a new report about faulty bridges in the united states that you probably use every day. today national correspondent jeff rossen jioins us from iconc brooklyn bridge with more. jeff, what's the word? >> i wish the word was better. you see what happens in italy. it does make you wonder in america, can that happen here. engineers say yes. so often bridges collapse just like in italy without any warning. they have hidden failures deep in them that you can't see when you're driving over them. for example you mentioned i'm here at the foot of the iconic brooklyn bridge in new york city and this bridge, this huge popular bridge, with millions of cars, is deemed structurally deficient. so many of them are across the country and you'd never know it.

in. jo, we're going to show you an easy way from home right now to check your local bridges to see which bridges are structurally deficient. first what it looks like up close. >> this week terror caught on camera in italy, this popular bridge collapsing, killing dozens, trapping others under the debris and rubble. rescuers pulling survivors out of the wreckage. the cause now under investigation. what's left, a haunting image we all fear. it turns out bridges are crumbling here, too. from florida to georgia, michigan to utah. >> my word. >> what happened? >> where chunks of a bridge smashed through this airport shuttle with passengers inside crushing the hood of the car. >> another 6 or 8", you might not have been talking to me today. >> america's infrastructure is falling apart. according to the u.s. department of transportation, 47,619

bridges are in poor condition. >> this is a national issue. you can find structurally deficient bridges in all 50 states. >> in 2016 i checked out one of the bad bridges for myself. >> right now i'm standing on the arlington memorial bridge here in d.c. we are getting rare access down inside the bridge. this one is so bad, it's critical condition. they are making me wear gloves because all the led paint is chipping off. they are going to make me wear this hard hat because believe it or not concrete chunks fall off this bridge. charles borders is in charge of this bridge for the national parks service. >> look at this right here, this is the roadway. there's metal literally peeling off of it. >> look at this beam. this is holding up the roadway, too. all this concrete is gone, totally decayed away. look at this flange here. this is all that's left. >> this is what's holding up the roadway. >> this is where the cars are

going. you can feel the cars above us. this beam is holding the bridge up. >> what we see next psi even more disturbing. >> this the support for the entire bridge completely rusting away. look at this, jeff, completely gone. >> you can put your hand through that. >> all of this, rusting from the inside out. >> years later this bridge still isn't fixed. repairs finally slated to start in the fall. industry experts say getting funding takes too long. >> the nation needs to step up and make more investments in its infrastructure. we shouldn't have to wait for a bridge collapse in another country or for a mid-term election to get going. >> the government is spending billions of dollars on infrastructure repair to fix these bridges but the infrastructure is so old it's hard to keep up. i should mention the department of transportation telling nbc news last night just because a bridge is in poor condition doesn't mean it's safe for the public. let me repeat that. the government says just because a bridge is in poor condition doesn't make it unsafe.

as a driver that wasn't very comforting to me, guys. we got back to them and said, what does that mean? clarify that? how is it unsafe. they never got back to us. by the way, if you want to check the local bridges in your area, we have a cool map on the website, today.com/rossen reports. you can check and it will drill down in your neighborhood where the deficient bridges are. >> jeff rossen, brook palin bridge, thanks. now to some inspiring stories if you've ever faced adversity. dylan in the newsroom. hi, dylan. >> she asked actors and performers to share rejections and it kicked off quite the conversation online. co-founder arianna from the post said, my second book was rejected by 36 publishers. after 25 rejections, i was broke and walked into a bank and asked for a loan. as they say, 38th time is

charge. lauren morelli writes, "i was rejected from warner brothers tv writers workshop three years and next year i got sacked from "orange is the new black." elias said i got fired from a movie theater i worked at because i skipped a shift to go for an you a i guess did. the role i got in the movie played in the same m's theater. i decoupaged all my rejections on a coffee table in my office as a reminder to keep trying. sade writes, a guy i was dating stopped seeing me so he could focus on his career and he ended up at one of my auditions. i will say after an interview at the abc affiliate in lincoln, nebraska, which was held at mcdonald's for some reason, i finally got up the nerve to call two weeks later. i just want to know where i stand. oh, yeah, we already hired somebody else a long time ago. >> thanks for that. you know what, i drove to 27

different television stations and got rejected 27 different times, different affiliates around the country until a guy named stan in greenville, mississippi hired me on number 28. so i think whatever -- you've got to keep going, man. >> i had an agent, working in cleveland. i wanted to get in a bigger market. he said i don't see you in a major market. six months later i got a job at wnbc. >> look at you now, al roker. >> mr. melvin. >> too many. it's been a long time. >> long and winding road. >> it's taken a long time to get here. >> we're happy you are here. >> have you got "pop start"? >> heading to "pop start" now. it's full of music. first up ariana grande, we mentioned earlier she performed on "the tonight show" singing. the pop star had a reason to celebrate, her fourth album released overnight and already number one on itunes.

grande sat down with jimmy fallon though talk about the album as well as what her grandma thinks of pete davidson. >> nona loves him. the first time face time she called him david. david, you're a nice italian boy, huh? he wassic look, i'm only 20% but i could be more if you want. >> that's great. >> she was like, i'd love to see you do your standup. i was like nona, relax. nona. >> what did he say? >> he was like, i don't know, it's pretty dirty, nona. she was like, i like it. i was like, nona. >> she's so good at impressions, too. i love watching her do that. next up, janet jackson. the music icon also released new music overnight called "made for now." the song features daddy yankee

who many know from his hit d. ♪ made for now ♪ made for now >> okay. we're hooked. >> jackson and daddy yankee will first perform "made for now" tonight on jimmy fallon. >> song of the summer. summer is almost over. >> watching her dance, she hasn't lost a beat. also the headliner for upcoming global citizens festival. that takes place in new york city september 29th. a big moment for janet. dave matthews, the singer and his bad have been performing for 29 years most recently releasing a studio album in june. it's the video of dave before the fame that has people talking. in an old resurfaced video we

see a young dave matthews performing at blockbuster in d.c. ♪ ♪ ♪ walking by the m's water >> that was recorded back in august of 1994, just a month before dave matthews band released their debut album, under the table and dreaming. the video was reposted on facebook. no surprise it already has 4,000 views. >> pretty cool. >> blockbuster is gone. seek revenge, dave. >> a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> announcer: today's weather brought to you by target. expect more, pay less. >> let's look at what's happening today. fire danger in the pacific

northwest, severe storms in the east. also strong storms in the mid mississippi river valley. time for your state fair forecast. let's head on out to idaho, boise, you've got a blue ribbon, temperatures in the 80s, showers in douglas wyoming, des moines iowa, sunny skies. blue ribbon in springfield, illinois, beautiful weather. louisville state fair, saturday some problems. indianapolis, indiana, a blue ribbon day. a little on the wet side for west virginia state fair. and maine, showers on that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening -- the stick! -- in your neck of the woods. >> all right, good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to heat up over the next couple of days for the inland valleys and it will be hottest tomorrow, reaching 98. as we go into sunday, not really much cooler, but we'll feel a little bit of a break on monday and tuesday of next week, with some upper 80s in some of our hotter spots and for

san francisco, we keep those 60s, only 70 degrees tomorrow, as we get a little more sunshine and we'll bring it back to the mid-60s early next week. >> and that is your latest weather. hoda. >> all right, al. thanks. now to your help this morning. a new way to think about carbs. >> the hottest diets seem to be low carb or no carb diets. there's a new study that suggest they may not be the best, may not be the healthiest way to lose wait. >> we have the expert, professor of medicine. hi, dr. raj. >> hello. >> everyone likes this low carb, no carb, on things like quike kd seeing the weight drop. they are thinking i found the rosetta stone. >> we're thinking not about weight loss but mortality. low carb, moderate carb consumption and high carb.

they actually found the moderate, about 50% of your calories coming from carbohydrates is the best for your overall health and overall life span and longevity. we're talking about things like heart disease, cancer, stroke, all of these causes of death seem to be reduced if you have a moderate not low carb intake. why is that? most of the people on the low-carb diet are replacing those carbs with unhealthy things, particularly animal fat and animal proteins. what we're learning from this study and most of the studies coming out now, the plan-based diet is the right thing to do. >> all about replacing those carbs. >> correct. >> let's talk about what we have here, why some options are good, some not so much. >> talking about not so good, animal-based. >> steak here. >> best looking plate. >> it does look the best, i agree. this is for the special occasion. you do not want to have animal fats and proteins even white rice. it's a carb but a refined carb.

not what you want. what you do want to get fruits and vegetables, berries, full of antioxidants, healthy fats. avocado, walnuts you want to have almost on a daily basis because they are so good for you. >> if you were going to pick one loaf of bread, what's the right bread if you want to manage carb intake, wheat, multi-grain. >> you want to make sure it says whole grain. whole wheat is a type of whole grain but you could have wheat, barley, but you want it to be 100% whole grain. avocado, healthy fat. that doesn't mean you can have ten a day and not gain weight. everything in moderation. look at your plate, hopefully plant-based. >> my wife is watching, you're not saying i can't have a steak. >> no, craig's wife. >> on tuesday. >> once or twice a month let's

say. >> dr. raj, we appreciate it. send it over to mr. roker. >> look who i've got. ladies and gentlemen, get ready. we've got us some cole swindell. are you ready? >> i'm i )m ... pleasanton firefighters a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. pleasanton firefighters still at the scene of a early morning fire that destroyed a warehouse. it started about 3:00 in the morning nearly stanley boulevard. by the time crews arrived, it was fully involved. right now, no reports of injuries and no word on a cause. the family of mia wilson plans to file a claim today in connection with the apparent random stabbing that killed her last month. investigators say it happened on a platform at the mcarthur bart station. officers later made an arrest. wilson's family believes bart failed to provide adequate protection. let's check that morning commute right now with mike. >> it's friday and it's look

like a friday. finally, laura. the earlier crashes have cleared, which caused the whole problems. things are smoother now. new crash on the shoulder of 101 and major, not a problem. this was a problem, west 580 right at the meet. we had a big backup because of a disabled vehicle that has cleared out and now things are recovering back from highway 13 and westbound, out of the walnut creek area. slow approaching the bay bridge but nothing major. look at the bay bridge itself. this is great for friday. we're looking further to the north. we see no problems. and to the golden gate bridge. so far, looks great. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local update in half an hour.

it is 8:30 friday morning. our crowd is raring to go because we have the one, the only cole swindell. his first "today" show concert outside. we're so excited. >> i can't believe it. new album about it. >> we'll talk about it.

do you have a crowd moment for us. >> a crowd moment. there's a guy who just screamed up at me. man, i'm from cole swindell's chapt chapter. >> different chapter. >> same fraternity. >> sigma kai. >> what's up, man? >> what school. >> university of west haven, west haven, connecticut. >> you had a request for us? >> i was wondering if cole could sign my flag. >> just so happens i have a pen here. >> you're sigma kai. >> absolutely. >> oh, my god. >> sounds like hoda kotb spent time hanging out in the house. >> i was a little sister. you knew we connected. >> i could guess that. >> perfect. awesome. >> what's your name, buddy. >> peter. >> all right. thanks for waking up early. >> i think he just did the secret handshake. >> we didn't show it. before we get to the live music, mr. roker, a quick check of the

weekend weather. >> see what you've got on saturday, a little on the wet side east coast, hot and dry out west and strong storms in the mid plains. for sunday -- sunday! -- all right, craig did it along with us, lingering rain in the east. heavy rain continuing in the mid mississippi river valley. plenty of sunshine and warmth in the pacific northwest str 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. wide range of temperatures across the bay area. really starting to crank up heat for the inland valleys. we'll be up to 95 degrees today. and up to 98 degrees tomorrow. dangerous heat as we clear the shelters. and then it's going to be still pretty hot on sunday. we'll get a little break early next week is some upper 80s for some hotter areas, reaching into the low 70s for tomorrow. and in san francisco, some upper 60s for sunday and looking at some 90s next week.

>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> this is a huge day for country star cole swindell and for us. he's dropping a new album called "all of it" kicks off tonight. first he's rocking new york city live on our plaza. >> not a place i'd rather be than in new york with all of you. >> before we get to this concert, here is what you need to know about cole. ♪ baby you ain't worth the whisty ♪ >> cole has become one of country's biggest superstars. he's toured with the best in the business like dierks bentley and luke bryan. you can say everything cole touches turns to goal. his two albums topped the country charts. he shattered records when his

first seven sipping elngles hit one. as a songwriter cole's resume is just as impressive. he's written ten number one singles including songs for luke bryan and florida georgia line. today cole releases his highly anticipated third album, "all of it." we are thrilled to have cole swindell on our plaza for our citi summer concert series. and here he is, ladies and gentlemen, cole swindell. ♪ i don't care that you done me wrong i've already moved on ♪ ♪ i don't care what his name is

girl it is what it is ♪ ♪ i won't waste a dime of the bartender's time trying to catch a buzz over the thought of us ♪ ♪ i'll drink to a country song ♪ to another long workweek gone. >> i raise my glass to the long lost buddy i ain't seen ♪ ♪ i might stay for one more round ♪ ♪ i might close this place down don't think i'm out to drown your memory ♪ ♪ baby you ain't worth the whiskey ♪ >> how are you feeling, new york? ♪ it don't matter what your friends say

they never liked me anyway so if they see me drunk in this bar ♪ ♪ it ain't over a broken heart ♪ causes i'm drinking to a country song ♪ another long workweek gone. >> raising my glass to a long lost buddy i ain't seen ♪ ♪ i might stay for one more round or i might close this place down but don't think for a second i'm out to drown your memory ♪ ♪ baby you ain't worth the whiskey ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ cheers to a good country song to another long workweek gone i'm raising my glass to those saving us overseas ♪ ♪ i might stay for one more round i might close this place down don't think for a second i'm out to drown your memory don't think for a second i'm out to drown your memory ♪ ♪ baby you ain't worth the whiskey. ♪ ♪ ♪ baby you ain't worth the whiskey ♪ >> thank all our men and women that allow us to live in this free country right here.

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mashed up with your choice of savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bacon. try my $3 munchie mash-ups, back for a limited time. only at jack in the box. ♪ >> we are back on citi summer concert stage with multi-platinum singer and good pal country star cole swindell. >> as we mentioned his new album, all of it out today. you're crushing it. >> i'm glad to see a third album. >> singles are number one. >> thanks to the fans. >> cole, there's a lot of things to love about you. i love your humility, the way you are. you seem at this moment to be kind of in shock like this is all happening. >> you can see the chills on my arms right now.

like i said, i get to do what i love. music has always been a big part of my life. to be here in new york getting to debut the new album. i'm glad to be here and i'm glad you're here, too. >> how is this different from the other two albums. >> we took the same approach. i love to write songs. the best song wins. all 12 songs could hit the radio at any time. i'm proud of all of them and all the songwriters part of this album, thank you so much for letting me record these songs and the ones i wrote as well. >> you used to open for people, now a headliner. you're going to st. louis. is that the first stop on the train? >> we're leaving right here heading to st. louis kicking off "all of it" club tour, the whole album live. it's going to be cool. >> cole, what are you going to sing for us now? >> my lead single from third album, that's what we're going to do. this is called break up in the end.

♪ i still walk in that bar a little drunk ♪ ♪ i still asking what you're drinking what's your name ♪ ♪ i still kiss you by the shuffleboard last call at 2:00 a.m. even though we broke up in the end ♪ ♪ i'll introduce you to my mom and dad ♪ ♪ say i think i love her when you leave that room ♪ ♪ i'd still not take their advice when i say you're moving in even though we break up in the end ♪

♪ even if i knew you'd be the one that got away i'd still go back and get you ♪ ♪ even if i knew you'd be my best and worst mistake oh, i'd still make it with you ♪ ♪ over and over, again and ag n again ♪ ♪ even though we break up in the end ♪ ♪ i'd still play my favorite song in your car let you love me to it till it felt like ours ♪ ♪ now all i hear is you in it by i'd still let you ruin it even though we break up in the end ♪ ♪ even if i knew you'd be the one that got away

i'd still go back and get you ♪ ♪ even if i knew you'd be my best and worst mistake ♪ ♪ girl i'd still make it with you ♪ ♪ over and over again and again ♪ ♪ even though we break up in the end ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you've just had one too many tonight you're just calling because you're lonely that's okay ♪ ♪ but you know if you come over

i can't not let you in ♪ ♪ even though we'll break up in the end ♪ ♪ i'd do it over and over, again and again even though we break up in the end ♪ >> thank you so much. >> we're not breaking up just yet. cole swindell still has one more song to go but first this is "today" on nbc.

>> welcome back to "today" on friday morning and our city summer concert from country star cole swindell now performing his h

hit. >> let's go. we're going to end this with a par party. here we go. got a good looking crowd for this early out here. how are you feeling? let's do it. ♪ you got every guy in here spinning around and spilling their beer ♪ ♪ i bet you came out to have a good time so what you say we leave your friends with mine they will be all right i just wanna see you shine ♪ ♪ girl you're tearing that dance floor up let me see you do it in the bed of my truck you sure know how to shake it all right ♪ ♪ let me see you do it in the tennessee moonlight baby threats go down a little

road nobody else knows just me and you park on the edge of the world ♪ ♪ that's how i wanna see you girl ♪ purcha what you think about taking that chance taking that ride taking my hand kickin' this crowd ditchin' this club this night's been waiting on us ♪ ♪ let's see your best moves till i get us where we're gettin' to ♪ ♪ if i recall you're tearing that dance floor up prosecute let me see you do it in the bed of my truck you sure know how to shake it all right let me see you to it in the tennessee moonlight ♪ ♪ baby let's do down a little road nobody else else knows just me and you park on the edge

of the world ♪ ♪ that's how i wanna see you girl let me see you girl. >> come on, let me see you girl ♪ what y'all say we get new york rockin' right here. everybody get your hands moving. that's a beautiful sight. bring the beat back. ♪ conon let me see you girl ♪ you're tearin' that dance floor up let 34e see you do it in the bed of my truck you sure know how to shake it all right let me see you do it in the tennessee moonlight baby let's do down a little road nobody else knows ♪ ♪ just me and you park on the edge of the world ♪ ♪ that's how i wanna see you

girl let me see you girl come on, come on, come on let me see you girl ♪ >> send a very special birthday to my boy here, man. thank you all so much for coming out this morning. i hope you're digin' the new album, all of it. it's out today. >> cole swindell, thank you, sir. again, that new album out all of it today. we're back in a moment, but first this is "today" on nbc.

>> of course that's what cole swindell is doing, spending time with fans on the plaza. it was a great concert. man, that's how you leave and start the weekend in a good mood, but first, speaking of good mood, al roker is here and

it's birthday time. >> bring on the jars of smucker's. show you who is celebrating this morning. first up say hi to charles lo presto from maryland, parkville, maryland, 100 years, received a gold star for bravery. we absolute you. ruthie, this early riser, love that hat, loves to wake up at 4:00 in the morning and complete her daily exercise routine. nice. happy birthday to harris miller, golfer from vienna, virginia, an art its, made his mark in the hometown painting a mural. frances celebrating 100ers use. secret to her longevity, a glass of moscato every day. mr. herb from jacksonville, florida, 101. stays active heading out to the tennis courts and golf course. difference between him and me, he actually plays. happy 105th birthday, helen, an avid leader from michigan.

she worked as a teacher for 30 years. >> awesome. willie, as we look ahead to the weekend. dylan, you're here, too. >> i'll be here this weekend also. >> what's coming up tomorrow. >> it's a really fun story. ireland, baltimore, the guinness factory opened its first brewery in more than 60 years here in the united states. it's in maryland. we'll take you on an inside tour, plus i learned the art of the perfect pour. i may or may not have hit my head there. we'll let you know how it's done. >> a couple pints, too. >> brave of you to take that assignment. coming up on sunday, we'll pay tribute to aretha franklin, of course. my guest will be chris o'dowd, the irish actor, broke through as love interest of kristen wiig in bridesmaids, now with ray m romano. he's one of those guys you vibe with instantly, a great conversation. >> hope you have a great weekend. >> you know what, you're worth

the whiskey. >> thank you. >> had two shots. >> before the show started. >> straight ahead after your local news. aight ahead aftei )m law enforcement a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. law enforcement officers are gathering today in beckettville for a final farewell to chp officer curt greece. he died when a truck plowed into him and the driver he had just pulled over on interstate 80 in fairfield. sadly, that driver also died. investigators say the suspect, shawn walker, was speeding and

using his phone at the time of the crash. he now faces vehicular manslaughter charges. greece spent 19 years in the chp, he was married with three children. today's memorial service gets under way at 11:00 a.m. a large turnout is expected. it will likely impact traffic. head to our twitter feed for more information on the estimated times for scheduled road closures. debating something that's never been done anywhere in the united states. they are considering a supervised illegal drugs injection site where addicts can safely shoot up and then dispose of their needles. head to our website for the changes to getting it approved. local weather update in an hour. >> stay connected to your world, wherever the world takes you, get the nbc bay area app. are hee

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good morning, everybody. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we're sure you've heard the news by now, aretha franklin, the queen of soul, died thursday at 76 years old. she was an inspiration to so many people and a cultural icon for decades. joining me now to talk about her life and her music and her impact on our country, please help me welcome our panel regulars nbc's own stephanie gosk and craig melvin along with amy holmes from "in principle." before we get started, here is a look back at