>> good deal. we'll with back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us for nbc bay area news. it is monday. it will be a good one. enjoy it. we'll see you back here at 11:00. ♪ good morning. breaking news, the pope speaks. after days of silence in the face of shocking new abuse allegations. pope francis finally apologizes and doesn't mince words, writing, we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. the latest baking from the vatican this morning. truth isn't truth. rudy giuliani's surprising rational for not having the president interviewed by the special counsel. >> when you tell me he should testify because he's going to tell the truth and you shouldn't worry because that's so sillry. it's someone's version of the truth. frot the truth. he didn't have a conversation --

>> truth is truth. >> no, truth isn't truth. and a bomb shell pair of reports reveals that the president's own white house counsel has been talking to prosecutors, a lot. we're live at the white house. breaking overnight, from accuser to accused. troubling allegations against asia argento, an alleged victim of harvey weinstein and leader voice in the #metoo movement. reports she agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to silence an actor who claims she assaulted him when he was just 17 years old. those stories -- plus drive through hell. >> it's going to explode. >> dramatic video of a father and son's daring escape from a dangerous wild fire. beauty pageant battle. reigning miss america claiming she was bullied and manipulated by the contest's own owners and leadership. this morning how gretchen carlson is responding to those allegations. miracle rescue. a cruise ship passenger goes overboard and treads water for 10 hours. >> i am very lucky to be alive. >> her story of survival in her own words today monday august

20th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us nice and early on a monday morning. that grand jury report out of pennsylvania had shocking allegations. just when you thought you heard it all in the catholic abuse scandal. >> people have been waiting for the pope and finally the day came today. >> just a few moments ago, it's our breaking news, top story, the pope issuing a letter to 2 billion catholics and apologizing for the crime of sex abuse by priests in the wake of scathing grand jury report i just mentioned. nbc's ann thompson has been covering this story really for too long, anne, but this is a remarkable statement. >> it is. it was prompted by that grand jury report out of pennsylvania.

it is an extraordinary mea cull pa from pope francis in this letter to the people of god, he acknowledges the pain of the victims saying it never goes away and saying that for too long the church ignored and kept quiet or silenced the heart wrenching pain of these victims. he also goes after the church's actions in this scandal. he says with shame and repentance we acknowledge as a ecclesiastical community, we the church leadership, that we were not where we should have been. we did not act in a timely manner realizing the magnitude and gravity of the damage done to so many lives. we showed no care for the little ones. we abandoned them. those are the kinds of words people in churches across the country have been waiting to hear from pope francis since this grand jury report came out. >> words matter but what matters more is action. what will the church do? so do we know that yet? >> the pope addresses that in this letter.

there's been a lot of talk in the church about whether the global church should adopt the zero tolerance policy that was instituted here in the united states in 2002. that is basically one strike and you're out. if there's a credible accusation, that you're accused of abusing a child, you are out. we saw that in the case of cardinal mccarrick when an altar boy came forward decades later. it was just one credible allegation, he was removed from ministry. the pope said they delayed on these actions, but he now thinks that these actions could guarantee the prevention of abuse in the future. that's what they are looking for. you can't do anything about the past. you can offer comfort. you can offer counsel. you can apologize, and that's what he's done in this letter. but the real challenge is how do you prevent this abuse going forward? how do you ensure parents will not be abused by the men who

lead this church. >> the tenner of that statement so strong. i think people wanted to hear real shame, real repentance. >> really apology. real contrition and it's in that letter. >> anne, thank you very much on the breaking news. >> also this morning, new developments in the russia investigation on just who is talking to robert mueller's team and that odd declaration from president trump's attorney rudy giuliani that truth isn't truth. kristen welker at the white house with all this. hi, kristen, good morning. >> hoda, good morning to you. the president's attorney rudy giuliani made that stunning statement "truth isn't truth" on "meet the press." it came after the counsel is cooperating extensively with the special counsel. giuliani saying he believes mcgahn's interviews will support the president but also acknowledging he has no way of knowing everything that mcgahn told investigators. >> reporter: this morning, the president is escalating his attacks again.

>> mr. president, are you concerned about what don mcgahn told the special counsel? >> reporter: after white house counsel don mcgahn has given 30 hours of testimony to special counsel robert mueller, reportedly providing new information to investigators, who were looking into whether president trump obstructed justice. "the new york times" made a story that made it seem like white house counsel had turned on the president when, in fact, it is just the opposite, insisting he allowed him and all others to testify. the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani backing him up. >> the president encouraged him to testify, is happy that he did. >> reporter: giuliani also throwing cold water on the idea of president trump sitting down with mueller's team, arguing the special counsel is setting mr. trump up for a perjury trap and raising eyebrows with this exchange on "meet the press". >> when you tell me that, you know, he should testify because he's going to tell the truth and he shouldn't worry. well, that's so silly because

it's somebody's version of the truth. not the truth. he didn't have a conversation -- >> truth is truth. i don't mean to go like -- >> no, it isn't truth. truth isn't truth. >> reporter: all this as former cia director john brennan, an outspoken critic of mr. trump, threatened legal action after the president revoked his security clearance. >> i am going to do whatever i can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future. and if it means going to court, i will do that. >> reporter: brennan later pressed on whether he regretted calling the president's actions treasonist. >> i called his behavior treasonist which is to aid and abet the enemy and stand very much by that claim of his actions. >> kristen, there's another news story this morning about michael cohen, who was for many, many years president trump's personal lawyer and the potential charges he could face soon. >> that's right. this story also from the new york times reporting this morning that michael cohen, not only the president's former

lawyer but also his former fixer, is being investigated for bank fraud in excess of $20 million. they're also looking into whether cohen violated campaign finance laws by helping to allegedly pay off women including adult film star actress stormy daniels who said they had affairs with the president, allegations the president vehemently denied. the president is of course watching this very closely as you know he's been attacking cohen ever since his attorney indicated cohen could cooperate with investigators in new york and the special counsel. now, the threat of serious charges could raise the pressure on cohen to do exactly that. no response from the u.s. attorney or cohen's lawyer about all of this, savannah and hoda. >> kristen at the white house. kristen, thanks. now we move to a string of unsolved, violent crimes that have the city of nashville on edge. less than two weeks, three people have been murdered, another person was shot and paralyzed from the waist down and three others have been robbed at gunpoint. is there a connection? nbc's gabe gutierrez is in

nashville for us this morning. hi, gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police are now looking for two cold blooded killers. investigators say they developed new information over the weekend and now pursuing active leads. they don't say the violence is definitively connected but there are distinct similarities. >> reporter: this morning, nashville is on high alert after a string of unsolved murders and armed robberies. >> it makes me scared to be home after dark for sure. >> reporter: investigators are actively looking into the possibility these vicious crimes all within a ten-mile radius are related. the most recent near cobra nightclub, where according to police, two friends, were robbed and shot dead by two men in a dark sedan, possibly the one in this surveillance photo. just days earlier, 31-year-old kendall rice was waiting for a bus. witnesses say two men in a dark sedan drove up and shot him with a rifle. >> officers throughout the city are on the lookout for two cold

blooded killers. >> reporter: the next day, a pair of men in a dark sedan approached three men near the cobra, robbing them, according to ryan noble who was pistol whipped. >> i guess we're lucky that, you know, no one pulled the trigger. >> reporter: two weeks earlier, a 3-year-old woman walking her dogs just after midnight was not so lucky. she told police two men in a dark sedan shot her in the back. she's now paralyzed from the waist down. her distraught husband is a member of the crew for the band "one republic" fearing the men might come back, she and her husband asked they not be identified. we altered his voice in this phone interview. >> they sharked her. they were hunting her. >> reporter: police increasing patrols as residents grow more worried. >> they've shot like women. they've shot men. they've shot white people. they've shot black people. like, they don't care. >> one republic set up a gofundme page to help with

medical expenses. hoda and savannah. >> gabe, thank you. disturbing new details are coming to light in that shocking case of a colorado man accused of killing his own family. miguel almaguer with the very latest on this story. hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the memorial for the family killed in the home behind me grows everyday. it is shocked not only this community but the nation. later on today, new charging documents could reveal shocking new details in a crime spree here that many say is just unbelievable. today from his jail cell, chris watts will learn the official charges he faces after reportedly confessing to murdering his wife shanann and their daughters, 3-year-old se lest and 4-year-old bella. >> ring around the rosy. >> reporter: in new court documents, investigators say his children were discovered on the oil field where he worked. celeste and bella found in a well filled with crude oil for several days.

the documents recommending dna swabs on the children's next raising the possibility they were strangled. shanann was buried nearby in a shallow grave. >> i can't believe they are gone. i can't believe chris would do this. >> shanann's brother said she was expecting a baby boy. nico. her friends say she planned a party this past weekend to announce the baby's gender. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: instead, nearly 200 attended a vigil outside her home where police say the murders took place. shanann's parents watching on facetime. >> my children are with god. >> reporter: police say watts murdered his family then went on television to tell the world they were miss iing. >> i want her back so bad. i want those kids back so bad. >> reporter: in a 2012 video posted on youtube, chris watts

had once spoken of fixing frayed relationships. >> you don't see anything in common. >> reporter: most who knew watts said he was a devoted father. learned he was thrilled when his wife was pregnant with their third child. >> that's just a test. >> reporter: friends say it wasn't always a perfect marriage. the couple filed for bankruptcy. back in court tuesday, chris watts stands accused of taking the lives of three people who trusted and needed him most. when the district attorney releases his affidavit later on today, we could see new details about the crime being made public for the first time. if convicted, the suspect could face life in prison or the death penalty, back to you. >> thank you, miguel. now to surprising new claims against one of the leaders in the metoo movement, italian actress and director asia one of the first accusers to come forward against harvey weinstein. now she is accused of sexual assault herself.

stephanie gosk has more on this. steph, good morning. >> good morning. in the months that followed asia's revelations about weinstein last october, she reportedly quietly arranged to pay her own accuser, jimmy bennett, a young actor and rock musician, claims he was sexually assaulted by argento in a colorado hotel when he was 17 years old, she was 37. the age of consent in california is 17. >> reporter: overnight, shocking new allegations against one of the metoo movements most prominent voices, "the new york times" reporting italian actress and director asia argento, the former girlfriend of anthony bourdain arranged to pay $380,000 to jimmy bennett, after the actor claimed he was sexually assaulted in a california hotel room in 2013 when he was just 17. the payment arrangement allegedly made not long after argento herself publicly accused hollywood producer harvey weinstein of rape and sexual assault. the new claim detailed in

documents sent to the times through encrypted e-mail says argento was both a mentor and a mother figure to bennett and the two were intermittn'tly in contact as he grew up. bennett began acting at age 6. he was cast at age 7 to play the 2004 film the heart is deceitful above all things. >> you will not trash this house. the documents characterized by the times as legal agreement between lawyers described bennett's version of the encounter. they have not been seen or verified independently by nbc news. on may 9th, 2013, bennett said he arrived at the hotel for a family member for a reunion with argento. after asking the family member to leave so she could be alone with the actor, bennett said argento gave him alcohol and a series of notes she had written to him on hotel stationary. documents say argento then kissed bennett, removing his pants and performing oral sex before having sex with him.

later that day, she posted to instagram, happiest day of my life, reunion with jimmy bennett. the two had lunch. but later bennett began feeling, quote, extremely confused, mortified and disgusted. according to "new york times" in an april letter addressed to argento confirming the final deal, the payment is characterized as, quote, helping mr. bennett. argento became a leading voice in the #metoo movement after telling new yorker weinstein raped her in 1997 when she was 21. weinstein faces multiple charges of sexual assault and rape, none including argento. but he denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. >> steph, what will this mean for the harvey weinstein case. do you think? >> well, it's important to know that argento is not involved in the criminal charges here in new york. there are two ongoing criminal investigations, one in london and one in l.a. we don't know the details. those investigations whether they will result in charges themselves. so it's a little unclear. >> this all came about a tip to a newspaper.

>> that's right. an encrypted set of e-mails to the "new york times" from an unknown person. yep. >> okay. >> all right, steph, thank you. now to this dramatic video we were showing earlier, a father and son barely escape with their lives after being caught in the middle of a raging wildfire. look at this. the home -- excuse me, the fire in montana east glacier national park exploded over the weekend. when it was too close for comfort, they drove straight through the inferno trying to get out. >> the car is heating up. it's going to explode. jesus, god, help us. what if a tree falls on us. please, god, help us. >> the two men were soon trapped by a downed tree. they were forced to then reverse all the way back. eventually they were rescued by two park employees. the men say they are grateful and will never hike near a fire again. can you imagine? >> terrifying. terrifying images. let's switch gears now. we're going to check the weather. dylan is in for al on roker's

birthday we should point out. >> yes. >> it is. i guess he deserves the day off after all. right? we are looking at rain today, especially down through virginia, north carolina. although the heaviest of that rain is starting to move out over the ocean. we do have a bigger storm system back through the midwest. iowa seeing heavy rain right now, also down through illinois, some of these storms are producing wind gusts up near 60 miles an hour. that's going to be the biggest threat today. also flash flooding is a concern. we have 5 million for risk of flooding. to the northeast of omaha we have a flash flood warning because of the severe downpours. we could see severe storms again, seeing gusty winds at 60 miles an hour. hail is also a possibility. a little rotation in the atmosphere and that could lead to isolated tornadoes as we go into this afternoon and evening. tomorrow we'll start to see this shift to the east. in fact, interior northeastern parts of the country could see strong winds and also large hail as well. it's a slow moving system back in the plains yesterday.

through the midwest today, then eventually tomorrow it moves to the great lakes, ohio river valley and interior northeast. it will affect the east coast by tuesday night and wednesday morning but by then it should weaken a bit. that's a look at weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. coupe and cabriolet. the thrills keep getting better. lease the c300 sedan for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. good monday morning. low clouds rolling across san francisco with mist and drizzle. we go into the next with 63 degrees. san jose up to 82 today and 86

in livermore. our inland areas will be a little bit cooler than recently but still hazy skies. as we go through the week it warms up a few more degrees by midweek and we keep temperatures in the mid-to upper 80s into the weekend. >> thank you. that's your la. >> all right. dylan, thank you. coming up the reigning miss america accusing pageant officials of bullying and silencing her. this morning how troubling claims are shaking that organization. how chair gretchen carlson is responding. a drone hunter in action created to capture weaponized drones before they attack. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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it is mostly cloudy now. low 60s in half-moon bay. the inland areas will also catch a break from extreme heat from the weekend. up to 82 in san jose and very warm in antioch and morgan hill this afternoon. so far inland areas will get a little bit warmer for the middle of the week. we'll bring ill douchb a few degrees in time for the weekend. san francisco keeping the low 60s. let's get an update on the commute. >> yeah. over the last half hour we learned that's disabled vehicle. it's a construction site. it is needing a heavy duty rig over on the right. you're slowing up the incline to west 92. you can see it. that is west 84. it is a much better option for

you. it includes the bay bridge. they not too severe but it is slow. back to you. >> thanks. i'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

7:340 monday morning august 20th, 2018, big day for radio city music hall because that is going to be the setting for mtv music awards tonight. that's why they are blocking the streets. >> if we get in line right now maybe we could go. this year's show is the first in new york in a decade where it all started. it's going to include a special tribute to aretha franklin. of course it will be beautiful. a big honor for jennifer lopez. >> i got to sit down with her. she's getting the vanguard award, which is a biggie. she's very emotional about this. i've never seen her so emotional before. it's going to be a big one.

>> craig. >> good morning, ladies. let's get right to this half hour's headlines. we start with breaking news actually. a u.s. military helicopter has crashed in iraq. one service member has been kald, several others have been hurt. it was conducting a counter-terrorism mission. at this point no indication the crash was caused by hostile fire. the incident is under investigation. >> dozens of south koreans crossed the heavily fortified border in north korea for temporary reunions with relatives most haven't seen since they were separated by korean war. participants were chosen about i lottery. many have had no contact with each other since the war cemented the division of the peninsula between the north and south decades ago. they have had reunions but this is the first in the last three years. simone biles made history at the championship in boston. biles easily won her fifth u.s. women's gymnastic title winning

all four events. the victory makes her the only woman to ever win five national all around titles. simone is the most decorated gymnast in history. >> safe to say we'll see her in japan. also making headlines, the reigning miss america accusing the pageant's parent organization of bullying her and silencing her. nbc national correspondent kate snow with the details on that. >> good morning, guys. in less than three weeks cara mund will hand over her crown to a new miss america. as mund's reign comes to an end she wrote an explosive letter. she may still wear the crown. >> miss north dakota, but this morning cara mund claiming the miss america organization has

overthrown her reign as 2018 winner. mund a little the pageant's leadership has bull yerd and silenced her, single out gretchen carlson, a former news anchor who won the crime in 1989. mund writing our chair and ceo have systematically silenced me, reduced me, marginalized me, and essentially lly erased me in me as miss america. she goes on to say members of the organization have stopped posting on social media. overnight carlson responding in tweets saying i was surprised and saddened by the words from our reigning miss america cara mund. i so wish cara had picked up the phone and discussed her concerns with me directly before going to the media with allegations of bullyi bullying. she gs on to address cara

directly. i want to be clear i have never bullied or silenced you, acknowledged to you and your parents many times that the organization understands the frustration of serving during such a change filled and stressful year. carlson referring to the regrouping of the organization following a string of scandals which started last december when a series of lewd e-mails surfaced resulting in the resignation of former ceo sam haskell and other top leaders. next came more fallout within the organization when carlson announced the end of the pageant's swimsuit competition. them just last week 11 former miss america's including charles calling for carlson's resignation due to lack of transparency in establishing new leadership. >> if this leadership stays in their position, the next miss america will have the exact same treatment. >> reporter: that letter coming before mund's letter which she ends by saying, i never expected

or wanted to be a whistleblower. miss america is fragile. she needs all of us to survive. it has been a trying time, what are they saying. >> miss america organization saying while it supports mund, quote, her letter contains mischaracterizations and unfounded accusations. nbc reached out to hopper, who is the executive director, who declined to comment. mund has not spoken out since writing that explosive letter. thank you very much. two former miss america's will join megyn kelly at 9:00 eastern. they are going to talk about why they are calling for pageant officials to resign. >> we'll switch gears. get a check of the weather with dylan who is in for mr. roker this morning. >> we are seeing a big cool down northern plains and midwest where temperatures will be unseasonably cool, 5 to 10 to 15 below average for some.

kansas city a high of 73, chicago 79. that's kind of close to ample. then tomorrow some of that cooler air trickles into the northeast. new york city 80 for a high, washington 82, pittsburgh only 78 degrees. but remember, this is more typical than mid to upper 90s we've been dealing with so much lately. as we continue through the week temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s all the way back into england, 73 for are a high on wednesday. it's all because of this frontal system that's producing heavy rain back through the midwest. this could produce severe storms with large hail, damaging winds, dangerous cloud to ground lightning. we could see a risk of flash flooding. all about good morning. i'm kari hall. drifts of smoke across the bay area today. our temperatures will be cooler today. 63 will be the high in san

francisco. 69 in oakland. it is 78 in napa and 74 in palo alto. as we go through the workweek our temperatures holding steady. a wide range across our micro climate. >> thanks. >> much more ahead including the conversation about men and the stigma of mental health. a woman who felt off a cruise ship and spent ten hours in the water. we'll talk to in the water. >> we are going to talk to jennifer lopez about the major honor she's receiving tonight at the vmas. >> first the way to deal with a new threat from drones. >> good morning, drones strapped with explosives trying to assassinate a world leader. now law enforcement worrying it could happen here, too. the drone hunter that can capture and hunt down enemy

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drones are more popular than ever, of course. anyone can buy them, no questions asked. most of us used them for good. as we just saw in venezuela, drones could be termed a dangerous weapon. now officials here are still worried they are developing drone hunters to actually knock enemy drones out of the sky before an attack. this morning you're about to see them in action. >> you'd never know it but right now this drone is carrying a bomb, able to unleash maximum destruction from the air at political rallies, sporting events, airports, oil refinery, the power grid, anywhere. the threat seemingly farfetched until this month. in venezuela, this drone strapped with explosives blowing up over this crowded rally. apparently targeting the president. another armed drone crashing

right into this apartment building. now federal and state officials are worried it could happen here. but fortemtechnology now developing this, the drone hunter selling it to the department of defense, major airports and sports stadiums to protect you at big events and soft targets. so what does it do. >> it's a fortem drone hunter. it. catches, pursues them, captures them and tows them away to a safe location. >> captures them midair. >> tetters them amp. >> for the first time with tv cameras you're about to show us how this works. >> absolutely. >> come with me at home. we're in a remote field in utah. you can see, that's the drone hunter right there. it's huge. they have it up right now. we're about to fly an enemy

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this is westbound 92 the san mateo bridge. still a nightmare because of a d disabled vehicle. it is blocking your slow lane. the bridge is an alternate for you. right now it sounds like delays getting that heavy duty tow truck. the rest of the bay looks all right. the bottom of your screen north 101 approaching to the new crash. >> thanks. happening now a school year starts for many students plus there are concerns drivers may lead to more tardy's the next day. more right now on our home page. anchts woman spent ten hours in the water after falling off a

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it's 8:00 on today, coming up high seas rescue. >> i'm lucky to be alive anchts woman falls off of a cruise ship and survives, this morning hear her story of survival. >> one-on-one. carson sits down with kevin love about his struggles on anxiety and how opening up helped his life. >> changing that one person's life. >> the touching reaction from love's own teammates. >> love shouted you out what did

that mean to you? >> that was powerful to see the best athlete in the world and his influence with having my back was important. >> music's big night. >> we're going to bring the thunder. >> hours away from the mtv music awards where anything can happen. >> i'm going to let you finish but beyonce had one of the best music videos of all time. >> jennifer lopez will take the stage. >> do you think to yourself, i worked everyday for this? >> i think it is a little bit of both. >> a sneak peek of an evening you don't want to miss. today, monday, august 20th, 2018. ♪ >> from south carolina. >> we are from dublin ohio. >> shot out to los angeles, california. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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this morning on "today's" talker, men and mental health. when nba star kevin love wrote about panic attacks and depression it brought about issues guys don't talk about. >> his honesty inspired stars and athletes to reveal they, too, live with anxiety including carson on the set. carson and love got to meet up and have a candid conversation. >> fb kevin love for three. >> after 10 years in the nba, kevin love is still at the top of his game. for the past three seasons, the 29-year-old five-time all-star played side by side with superstar lebron james. together they took the cleveland cavaliers to the nba finals and won a championship in2016. what teammates and fans didn't know early last season while the calf was suffering a string of losses, love was experiencing problems of his own, anxiety and

depression. it all came to head during a november home game against the atlanta hawks. that's when love, the team's star power forward, had a full blown panic attack in the team locker room. >> i had a moment where i thought i was going to die. i had never experienced something like that. >> heart racing. >> heart racing. i was running around looking for something i couldn't find. i just wanted to get air. i ended up basically unconscious on the floor, putting my hand down my throat and trying to get something out thereof but there was nothing there. >> who found you in that moment. >> our head athletic trainer steve spiro found me. i remember him screaming my name. you don't really know how to deal with that. >> did your teammates know at the time what happened? >> no. they had texted me after the game and had no idea what happened. i just kind of brushed it off. in our sport or in life, being a man, you're taught to suppress it. you're taught to in a lot of

ways suffer in silence. >> love decided to break his silence and no longer suppress what he was feeling. he shared his struggles with mental health in a powerful essay he wo for the players tribune, everyone is going through something. >> not only could i tell my own story but impact people and maybe change that one person's life. >> i was one person chls. >> i was diagnosed with mild panic, similar to what he's talking about there. >> hoping to do the same i opened up about my own experience with anxiety disorder on "today." >> you feel like you're dying. i've got leads on my chest. my heart is going to stop. i'm going to have a heart attack. of course you're perfectly fine. >> since i shared my story everywhere i go, the anxiety pieces on the "today" show, thank you very much. how about you? >> everywhere i go. the same with you.

having the courage to be up front with this kind of thing has been unlike anything i earns expresswayed. >> why does society think you're impervio impervious. >> bryan cranston, others who had it all. >> you mentioned anthony bourdain, a hero to you. have you ever felt the sense of fear that your own depression or issue could take you to that dark of a place. >> i think those thoughts and bad thoughts can creep into your head and your mind can play tricks on you and that's scary. it's a never ending process. i know you know you don't have all the answers. i certainly don't. >> there's a big bucket we talked about, mental health. we lob a the lo of things in there. anxiety, depression, bipolar, suicide. i'd love to know how you think about all those things being discussed because i think society just looks at it and goes, you're crazy. that's the word. no one wants to be considered

crazy. >> right. from my experience and talking to other players of that dealt with a number of those things, what's going to happen if people do find out about this, will i get the contract, can i take care of my family, what will people think of me. >> what can coaches, teachers do to help young boys. >> be in reach of kids, teach them not to suppress it. for us, it was always keep your chin up, which is fine, but don't suppress your feelings. don't bury them, because eventually that's going to add up. >> surface. >> it's going to surface in one way or another. for me it was rage fits or going dark for a few weeks and staying in my room after basketball practice and not talking to anybody and not getting much done. >> today love manages his anxiety by talking to a therapist and sharing his feelings with those who supported him most, his fellow teammates. >> lebron i think said on social media after you wrote that article, he shouted you out and

gave you some love. what did that mean to you? >> a special moment for me. he shook my hand, looked me in the eye and said you helped a lot of people today. it's important. that was superpowerful for me, his influence and having my back with that was super important to me. >> i'm no lebron but i've got your back. >> appreciate it. >> friends for life now. i mean, it's incredible what just speaking it takes the power away. >> i've watched carson talk to musicians in the studio who said you cannot believe how you made me feel so much better, how i feel kind of like i'm getting healed already. >> don't feel like hiding it. you're liberated. >> they are still doing good in the conversation this morning. carson will be back soon, by the way. >> yes, he will. we miss him. >> let's get a check of the weather now from dylan. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by dove. gently cleanse with dove body wash to reveal beautiful radiant skin for your summertime glow.

>> we've got a few rainy spots across the country. most notably back to the west, a slow moving cold front, torrential downpours across parts of iowa, omaha, nebraska, reported wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour with thunderstorms. that's going to be a main area of focus as we go through the day today. there is still this threat of flash flooding. a marginal risk. still, 2 to 4" of rain, if a lot falls in a short period of time, the ground is saturated and that can lead to flash flooding. we have concern for interior northeast as we go into tuesday. the ground has been saturated. it wouldn't take much rain to cause more flooding. that is certainly something to think about considering we could see about 1 to 2 but up to 3 to 4" of rain in isolated areas stuck in heavier downpours. it's all with this cold front that will cool temperatures down. we'll be 10 to 15 below average through parts of the northern that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your

windwin wind window. >> good morning. it's going to be cooler through the week. and some of our warmer spots will reach into the mid-80s today and then we'll get some sunshine later on this afternoon after the clouds we're seeing now clear out. we will keep the clouds a little bit longer in san francisco. that will bring our temperatures down to 63 degrees for the high today. and some mixed temperatures by the middle of the week. closer to the weekend, we will see a deeper marine layer. that means more clouds and fog, even some drizzle, heading into the saturday and sunday time frame. all right, dylan. you're done with the weather. you've got to put on orange room hat. craig, this has a little something to do with you. >> it does. hat is on. craig, let's talk about this. you had a chance to sit down with john david washington ahead of his release of the latest movie "blackkklansman." everything from his breakout role to being denzel washington's m's son. here is what he had to say. >> being the son of denzel

washington. >> and pauletta washington. >> thank you. >> earning more money than he was when they married, before they got married. she was on broadway working. she paid for the first date, paid the bill, paid the cab ride. classically trained pianist, went to juilliard. she's a great artist in her own right. i learned a lot from her. my father taught me how to hunt, my mother taught me how to love. >> this portion of the interview resurfaced on social media. actress octavia spencer said, this made me cry like a baby. john david washington, honor thy father and mother. you are born of kings. i love how john david reps hard for his mom. just warms my heart. pauletta is an exceptional entertainer, wife and mother. jada pinkett smith simply writes, a son and his love of his mother.

they celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. when talking to "people" magazine he was quick to praise pauletta as well. he said she did the heavy lifting made a house a home. craig, lesson learned. >> no lesson to be learned. they knew the topic would be covered. >> i thought the young man loves his mom. i thought it was cool. >> so sweet. >> in edit we thought it was very important we did a whole thing. i can tell you this, next time i talk to john david washington we'll start with hu is pauletta doing. >> that was a cute way to answer. i'm sure he's been asked, your dad, your dad, your dad. very cool. >> cute. >> "pop start" please. >> switching over to "pop start," first up big news for "crazy rich asians," scored big at the box office raking in $25 million in its domestic debut weekend and a total of $34 million since it hit theaters

last wednesday. it's themantic comedy to perform well at the box office and the first in 25 years to feature an all asian cast. it cost $30 million to produce so oox like it paid off. congrats to the cast. congratulations in order for priyanka chopra and nick jonas. they are confirmed they are officially engaged. they broke the news over the weekend. their engagement in india, a beautiful ceremony. the only way to do this, with this man and god. no word on the wedding date but we certainly do wish the best to the happy couple. in a couple hours, taking over radio music hall for mtv music awards. sheinelle around the corner with what we can expect. how are you doing, sheinelle? >> everything go, dylan. this year's show going back to

its roots at radio city music hall where it first debuted back in 1984. as expected between the awards and performances, the one thing you can expect is to expect the unexpected. it's the awards show where anything can happen, and it often does. >> i'll let you finish. but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> tonight's mtv video music awards will most likely be no exception with the theme, everything might happen. bronx native cardi b will open the show. her first major appearance since giving birth to her daughter, culture. the rapper could take home 12 awards, the most of any nominee this year. right behind her beyonce and jay z with eight. some of the hottest artists will perform kplug jennifer lopez receiving michael jackson video

vanguard award. hoda visited her at rehearsal to talk about the big honor. >> i have to tell you, this mtv michael jackson video vanguard award. >> it's crazy. i remember with carson daly, we all kind of grew up together but also all the fans. i remember so many of them. >> last week on trl, the memories bringing her to tears. >> you mention 20 years and i see like the same fans in the front row. it makes me so happy. packed recipients including u2, janet jackson, george michael, beyonce an pink. >> do you look at your career, and are you just in wonder, or do you think to your self i worked every day for this? how do you see it? >> i think a little bit of both. >> tonight she's ready to get loud. >> it's going to be a big party. we're going to just -- we're going to bring the thunder.

>> you're going to bring the thunder. >> bring the thunder. >> bring the thunder, i love that. coming up in the fourth hour, hoda, i know she has a lot mo are to say. we'll have more in the interview and she also opens about about her relationship to alex rodrigu rodriguez. also a tribute to aretha franklin. guys, a late night for us. we'll be a little sleepy tomorrow but i think it will be worth it. >> i'll try to stay awake but i can never quite do it. >> jefr was doing practice with her dancers. her show is going to be epic. it's going to be worth staying up for. >> did you learn those dance moves, too. >> very funny. straight ahead, the simple design hacks that could make your home happier and time savers to stock up at the grocery store. dave isi )m ...

the school year has either good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. school year has either started or is getting started for students around the bay area. and for students at san jose state university, classes officially begin tomorrow. this year, san jose state has a record number of students enrolled. 35,000. today, the school president will deliver a address to welcome those students. this year, the school is commemorating a memoriam of memorable moments in olympic history. the san jose state athletes gave the black power salute on the medal stand. that historic moment will be one of the topics addressed today. right now, for your morning commute, there's still an issue on the san not taio bridge. >> we have a problem, trying to

get wound beswestbound. westbound is at a crawl at best. as we look, we still have that crane. it's blocking your slow lanes that's still blocking the high rise. there's the big backup. we still have not heard about that heavy duty tow truck that's needed. there's another scene. the dumbarton bridge is holding steady with a normal commute. the rest of the bay looking okay. i guess that's much better news. we do have one crash that just cleared north of 101 around marsh. this is a look toward willow. you see the slowing, approaching university. we're getting more crowded on the peninsula. >> we'll have another local update in 30 minutes.

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i have a question, i have a question. where is the nine? all right. you guys have been friends for how many years? >> forty. >> who knows? i need you all to count off. where is one? >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight is not here, nine. >> who is eight? so you guys played softball together. you've been friends for 40 years. >> yes. godmothers to each other's children, maid of honor, all that. >> let's hear it for the rochester nine. >> i love them and i love their sunglasses. they are so cute. >> i love that so many people come to the plaza to celebrate. it's a party every morning. coming up, we're going to go one-on-one with nba hall of famer, entrepreneur, d.j. he's got like 14 jobs. shaquille o'neal. >> you look short. >> i am.

i'm 6'1". why his new project is so personal and why he loves giving back. >> i look forward to that. then bright colors, good smells, simple design hacks to try at your home and boost your mood. >> breakfast or post dinner desert p hacks to save plenty ofs meal prep time. >> what does it truly mean to be happy and how on earth can we achieve it? >> it's a big question. we're going to explore it next week. we have a special series called happiness today. we're hoping you help us out. go to today.com and take our quiz and we'll share the results next week. >> someone that's always happy. have you got the weather for us. >> today is a little gray, a little cooler than we're used to. it is 70s to low 80s across the northeast today with increasing sunshine. best chance of severe storms

illinois to iowa. we could see large hail damaging winds tuesday into wednesday. starts off stormy in the northeast wednesday, humidity drops back in the midwest and northern plains, temperatures below average, only 70s. we finish off the week sunshine up and down east coast, temperatures look perfect in the 80s, more showers upper midwest, monsoonal rains in the midwest. along the coast of california, temperatures cooler. go inland, step out in the 80s and 90s. that's ace look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning. we'll be slightly cooler today for our inland valleys reaching into the mido-80s today. the clouds will clear. we'll have some afternoon sunshine. it will be just a touch warm earl on wednesday. and then we'll bring those temperatures back down a few degrees by the end of the week. overall trends, no major changes over the next seven days. as we get a look at san francisco. each morning, we will have the clouds and the fog and seeing the mist and drizzle, but

clearing out for a little while during those afternoon hours. >> are you guys all here together? where are you all from? >> me and my sister are together. >> so you're all here together. what is going on? i don't even know what they are saying. i'll send it back to you guys. >> okay. >> i like that, dylan. >> thank you. everybody is family on the plaza. >> that's right. >> shaquille o'neal is one of the most dominant stars in nba history and the hall of famer found an equal amount of success pretty much anything he tries. >> you can catch shaq in commercialses, movies, as a sports broadcaster, even tours as a d.j. seriously. he's adding documentary producer to his resume as well with killer bees. it centers on high school basketball team and coach carl johnson to inspires on and off the court in a community facing challenges with race, class, and job inequality.

we recently took the court with the big airiristotle. head-to-head with shaq. >> hair ball. >> shaquille o'neal will do infantrymen anything to get your attention for a good cause. that guy. >> you go first. >> even play with a rookie like me. his new documentary, "i will canner becan -- killer bees," one section of bridge hampton. not the affluent one known to most as the summer play ground of the rich and famous. >> "killer bees" how it shaquille o'neal produce this one. >> it's a story people should know. i've been coming for years

hanging out -- >> hanging with the other part. when you watch what the kids go through sort of reminds me what i went through. >> sacrifice, commitment, that's what i'm asking from you guys. >> nobody knows about this, so i wanted to help spread the word. >> to me at least it wasn't just a documentary about basketball. what else was it about? >> life, every day struggles. >> the documentary uses high school basketball team and coach to tell a larger story about community dealing with race, class, and gentrification. >> one of the players on the show, i think his family got evicted. we started a foundation, helping them go to school, helping him and his family get back on his feet? it's like that in a lot of communities. it really is? >> you spend a lot of time and money as well giving back, doing some good. >> i don't consider it giving back, i consider it doing what i

was taught. my father, rest in peace, he was always one of my coach. whenever one of our players get hurt, we canceled practice and we all had to go to the hospital and visit sick children. been doing that since nine or ten years old. love putting a smile on children's faces. >> putting a smile on children's faces and celebrating this community is the main reason shaq is here. but "killer bees" is just one of many projects he's involved in this summer. getting up close and personal with killer sharks for shaq shark week. >> trying to kell me. >> swam with a shark. >> i almost died. >> did you almost died? >> it was way back. i was saying to myself, i know he's not coming here. he swam right here. since i'm a ninja i didn't panic. >> some say it was the fastsest shaq moved since early years. not later years but earlies

years. >> i was out of there. i didn't want him to bite the moneymaker. you can bite all this but not this. >> that's the moneymaker. we do see him. we see him everywhere, from commercials. >> no time for basketball. >> movies. >> get out of here. >> making tall even bigger. >> at 7'1", larger than life we can't seem to get enough of this former hall of famer. with kobe bryant winning an academy award, we had to ask. is that next for you, an oscar. >> if it happens it happens. if it doesn't it doesn't. i won't compete. >> what planet are you from again? >> i can't tell you. >> can't tell. >> my coordinates are off. i can't tell you. >> he's so funny, such a good

guy. he was also telling me about his mom. his mom will pick up the phone and say, shaq, this person is in need, group of people in need, can you write a check. he's writing checks. >> there was one time on the "weekend today" show, he was walking by, cruising along and we waved to him and said come on in. he came in. >> long after our cameras stopped rolling when we were out there in the hamptons, taking pictures, signing autographs. >> you say he's one of your new favorite people. >> one of my new favorite people. he's one of these people who realizes his life has been one of blessings and fortune and wants to give back. that new documentary is really good called "killer bees" it's on demand. >> nice. simple design tricks from architectural digest editor-in-chief that will make

we are back with "today." as chaos winds down and stress of back to school is here we can use a mood booster. no better place to start than in your home. design hacks to make your home happier. i love the sound of the segment, a happier home. i love that these, amy, are sometimes little things you can do, too. >> these are small things, don't involve a big renovation or lots of money, little things. we start with color. >> walk in the living room. >> enhance your we will being, a pop of yellow. a yellow wall. you don't have to do a whole room, a moment, you can have a pillow. we brought it in with the plants and flowers here, they are yellow. nature enhances your mood, freshens the air. >> i'm looking at this couch. it looks cozy, the edges are rounded. you say that's good.

>> great point. round edges on the table, coffee table, makes people feel more comfortable. angulared things give you anxiety. however if you have an angular sofa, soften it with pillows. >> take us to the office. >> now we're at work. >> how do you make it happier. >> green has been shown to increase people's creativity. >> green? >> yellow lifts your mood, green increases your creativity. that's what we're agreeing. again, we don't have to have a wall, this is wallpaper. this is peel and stick. >> should you use whatever colors make you feel good. some people don't love a green, love a yellow. >> absolutely. pay attention to what makes you feel good. temperature, we know optimal around 72 to 76. colder, people make mistakes. if it's too hot you go to sleep. >> snooze it out.

>> you need light if you're working. >> i think those are one things people overlook when they put a house together. >> mood lighting. that's why you call it that. lighter, brighter, you don't get headaches or eye fatigue and a bit of nature here. >> i love that. moving onto the bedroom. one of the first things you notice when you walk into a bedroom is what it smells like. you want it to smell pretty. what should you do. >> you want it to smell pretty. smells are mood enhancing. here we're using air difference you've. almost like keurig coffee, pods you can put in. lavender, calm you don't. >> that's cool. >> or you can use a candle. we all love candles, know candles. air diffuser is safe and you can use it where candles may not be allowed. >> in addition to scent, your room. >> think of colors again, blue, purple, gray, they make you feel calm and serene instead of hyper and crazy. >> the idea of bringing nature

in. plants, sea shells and rocks. i love this hack. this is my ikea lamp. we've unscrewed the base and filled it with shells. >> so smart. >> no clutter. i think these another thing that takes care of it. >> clean and simple. >> ways to boost your mood and home, go to today.com/shop. just ahead the latest and greatest grocery store finds to help you save time in the kitchen. but first this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with "today's" consumer. if you've been searching for cutting your cooking time in half, some ideas from the creator of "eat this, not that." he's brought products that will drastically reduce time in kitchen. you're speaking my language. >> what's great about all these products, they are trendy and

new. made with the latest mouth watering ingredients and quick and easy yet they taste deliciously home made. these examples right here, these aids, you're saving seven hours of cooking time. that's like winning back a whole new night of sleep. >> it really is. i love this. let's start. this is a pancake mix. >> flaring up, it's french for flour. what's exciting you feel like you're waking up in paris. you get this fluffy flour mix for pancakes, brownies, cookies, everything. this would normally take 30 minutes to make and you're making it in just 10. >> 20 minutes of our 7 hours right there. >> you don't have dreaded cleanup time. >> smoothies are another healthy thing but you end up chopping fruits. >> that can take a long time. this is nutrition at the touch of a button. these are terrific. smoothie kits, everything

contained, cut up. you have a lot of plant protein. you have peanut butter in there. this is pb 2. it would normally take you 10 minutes and it's just taking you 60 seconds. you're saving 9 minutes there. >> salads. a lot of people like salad for lunch but calories add up. >> people put together franken cobs. >> blue cheese. >> these are nutrition bowls. man oh manner they good. these are great. only 220 calories and they have everything. this is chipotle chicken, new fresh veges, kale, cheddar, corn. it would normally take you 45 minutes to make that, now just 3 minutes. >> i love that. >> this is hip chick farms

organic ketchup chicken p ketchup is inside. >> stop it. how lazy can we be, we don't want to dip our ketchup. >> two women electric california put the company together, chef jen is the face. this is 190 calories, just three grams of sugar, one gram of added sugar. it is absolutely delicious. it would normally take you an hour to make these, 10 minutes in the oven or 2 minutes in the microwave. >> my kids live on chicken fingers. >> it brings out the kid in all of us. >> exactly. quin quinoa, another trendy ingredient. >> this the ancient harvest heat and eat quinoa. sometimes you make it on your own, or i do and i'm like quinoa, it's like 15 minutes. >> kin wow? >> it's inconsistent, doesn't have the flavor. this solves that. this would normally take 15 minutes and it takes 90 seconds so you're saving 13 1/2 minutes.

it's only $4 and a great meal. >> this is for slow cooker meals, which is great once you assemble it, it's easy, but you take time. >> you save -- you can have a fast meal if you save on prep time. this is crockpot delicious dinner. this is great. filled with all the spices. like this beef chili you see here would normally take 15 different seasonings. they are all in the bag. it would normally take one hour, it takes you one minute. >> that's amazing. you've tasted all these. you say they are good. >> everything. they are fantastic. they are approved. >> okay. korean chicken. >> this is tyson's taste makers. what's great about these, it's everything in the bag. it's in the meat section. you get it, put it in there. in this case everything is chopped up, blended, you've got everything. so if you want to stir friday, street tacos, parmesan. >> pork chops. >> anything you want.

this would normally take -- this is the biggest time saver of the group. this would normally take four hours to make and you're doing it in 15 minutes. >> i love it. this is made for me. finally looks like desert. yum. >> this is the mug shot you want, food stirs organic mud cake mix. what's great, all you're doing is adding hot water, available at 8,000 starbucks and amazon. it would normally take you 15 minutes to make it. it's delicious, takes one minute. >> it's like a little mug cake. >> yes. >> so cute. thank you. a lot of items, if you want to check them go to today.com/food and dave says they all taste good. back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

before we want to go, it is al's birthday. >> it is. >> i hope you're not watching, i hope you're sleeping in.

happy birthday, al. >> biking around the park. >> exactly. >> smucker's birthday, which al is far from. >> al is not going to be on the smucker's just yet. eventually. bring on those smucker's jars. a happy pert day to george dec, an ice cream lover, love that myself, received purple heart during world war ii. of course we thank you for your as far as, sir. miss mabel is celebrating 100 years, this retired musician says longevity, always eat deserts. happy birthday to norma, worked as a dancer for a professional chorus line. bill from hot springs, arkansas is also 100. he volunteered for his church's food pantry for 30 years. that's awesome. sallie mae kennedy celebrating 102 years. she believes treating everyone as family is the secret to

longevity. that's sweet. happy 75th anniversary to meyers. forest and arleen from wisconsin. the secret to a happy marriage is to say i love you and, remember, she is always right. >> so true. >> what's coming up. >> so much stuff. >> more with j. lo, caught me off-guard, more with j. lo and the the traffic alert right here for the san mateo bridge, west 92. you see it barely crawling, inching along. near the high rise, you can't see it, but there is a crane blocking your slow lane. that's making it extra slow. that's the problem. west 92 is jammed up all the way from the hayward side. look at that, dumbarton bridge, westbound 84 is an alternate for

you. just seeing a lot more focus traffic around that toll plaza as that westbound commute does build. avoid west san mate too bridge. the rest of the bay looks pretty good. >> happening now, classes resume for san francisco public schools. more than the usual tardies are possible. the recent shortage in muni driver suspected to have a ripple effect. at one school where it will have an impact. we'll have a live report at our midday newscast. a woman spends ten hours in the water after falling off a cruise ship in the mediterranean six miles from land. she lived to tell about it. another local weather update for you in an hour. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock.

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good morning, everybody. welcome to the show. i hope you had a great weekend. i'm megyn kelly. this morning, leading voices in the #metoo movement find themselves making news today and it's not necessarily good. joining me to break down with what's making the rounds today nbc's own stephanie gosk and "new york times" investigative report reporter. okay. we want to start with a story that broke late last night with actress asia argento. remember that name? about three months ago she gave a powerful