good morning. breaking overnight. catastrophe in paradise. >> if your home is threatened, leave the area. >> now tropical storm lane lingering off the coast of hawaii wrecking havoc on tens of thousands on the island. residents fear flash flooding and losing cars and homes. the storm has dn -- been downgraded. prayers and well wishes. tributes pouring in overnight for senator john mccain after discontinuing treatment in the battle against brain cancer.

>> this is a man who served our country. >> the announcement coming days before his 82nd birthday. the american hero in the final fight of his life. we are live. from bad to worse. a second close confidant of president trump now granted immunity as investigators look into hush money payments made before the 2016 election. this morning, the trump organization cfo is apparently talking to prosecutors. what is he saying and how concerned should the president be? all that and the pope's message. pope francis arrived in ireland to fresh criticism as pressure mounts to take action as those involved in the church abuse scandal. staying put. a big about face from elon musk a month after saying he is taking the company private. now saying public. and au revoir. serena williams needs a new

outfeou outfit for the french open. why she can no longer play in the catsuit. today, august 25th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones and craig melvin and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. we have to say good-bye to the cat suit? >> i know. i know. tournament officials say the cat suit we all saw back in may, the official says it goes too far. they are banning it. serena said the suit helped with blood clots and helped her feel like a queen and fierce. >> now people will see what she wears next. we will have that in a moment. right to the top story this morning. the mess in hawaii. from what is tropical storm lane. the storm downgraded overnight,

but wrecking havoc on the island chain. there has been an incredible amount of rain, another 10 to 15 inches to cfall over the weeken. nbc's steve patterson is live. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. the moment it became tropical storm lane, there was a collective sigh of relief. now officials are warning of disdi disaster levels of flash flooding. lane wrecking havoc after downgraded to a tropical storm overnight. the storm now pounding the coast. covering hawaii in sheets of rain unleashing disasterous levels of flooding. >> if your home is threatened, leave the area. >> reporter: on the big island, some areas recording 3 feet of rain. prime conditions for mudslides,

prompting several rescues. and on maui. heavy winds fuelling brush fires and forcing mandatory evacuations. >> i thought i would wake up to a raging flood and high winds and rain. instead, i woke up to a calamity of fire. >> we all planned for the very worst and hoped for the best. i think we're lucky. >> reporter: the storm not forecasted to make direct landfall, but the churn may mean worse flooding. >> we dodged a bullet. it is not over. rain and wind and local flooding. >> reporter: on oahu, tourists trapped by the storm making the best of it. >> it is like seeing the wind blowing and waves are amazing. it is really cool. something you have never seen before. powerful. >> reporter: this morning, residents here bracing for more heavy rain as lane lingers.

meanwhile, on the big island, the national guard is activated to deal with the flash flooding and across the state, storm warnings in effect throughout the day. back to you, craig and sheinelle. >> steve patterson, thank you. >> let's get a check of lane and where the storm is headed next. dylan, what are we looking at now? >> the storm is staying offshore. the outer bands producing all of the rain. although it has weakened to a tropical storm, that is just in regards to the winds. winds right now at 65 miles per hour. the rain is still very intense. some areas have picked up about 30 to 40 inches of rain. this storm system continues to move to the north/northwest. it will stay offshore, the center of it, the rain bands will affect the big island. we do still have tropical advisories in effect. tropical storm warnings for most of hawaii and tropical storm watches across the northern parts as the storm continues to

stay offstohore. the additional rainfall leads to flash flooding. up to 8 to 10 inches of rain and higher amounts of 20 inches producing total of 40 inches. flash flooding is a concern. craig. thank you, dylan. >> let's turn to messages of support for senator john mccain after the decision to forego further treatment for brain cancer. with we have kelly o'donnell with more. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. the mccain ranch in arizona is a gathering place as john mccain faces the final phase of the illness. he announced the scary and grave condition and he will seek no more treatment. the sad message from senator mccain's family. days before his 82nding

birthday. john surpassed expectation for survival. the progress of disease and advance of age render the verdict. the senator's fight against aggressive brain cancer entered a final stage. with tstrength of will, he discontinues medical treatment. his wife, added, i love my husband with all of my heart. god bless everyone who cared for my husband. daughter meghan shared her heartbreak publicly. >> when you hear cancer, a nuclear explosion goes off in your life. >> reporter: you have given us strength to carry on. when war, politics and illness left scars, public service lifted him up. out of friendships made in both political parties came admiration. >> he has fought cancer

tirelessly with passion and energy he fought for freedom and principles in the senate. >> this man served our country in so many ways. was a prisoner of war at hanoi hilton. >> reporter: twitter showed mccain as a fighter and true american hero. last october, mccain joined daughter meghan on "the view" and reflected on his illness. >> it does make you appreciate every minute of every hour of every day. we should all thank god for every minute because we are blessed and we are blessed to be on the greatest nation on earth. >> reporter: senator mccain is currently serving his sixth term in the senate. he was last on capitol hill back in december. he is spending these months here

convalescing in arizona. that is the longest since back in vietnam. >> kelly knows him well. she covered him when he ran for president in 2008. thank you, kelly. >> for more now, we are joined by dr. john torres and presidential historian and author of the soul of america. john meecham, good morning. >> dr. torres, what is the issues the patient and family that's consider before making that decision. >> this is a hard decision patients make. if they have not talked about it beforehand, this is big news for them and a sudden burden. it is best you talk about it beforehand and understand what the patient wants. how much life support to they want? i think in this case with john mccain, they said we get to a certain point. he fought a great fight.

this is a non curable brain tumor. they get to a stage and say enough is enough. at this point, he wants to stop treatment. let's honor his wishes and let nature take his course. >> john, as kelly o mentioned, as his p.o.w. at at the hilton, what has he come to symbolize in politics? >> he is one and george h.w. bush were another who were in combat for real and became public servants in a way that actually put the country first. they chose to try to keep party as always relevant, but national interests came first. john mccain is really one of the great romantic realists in a way. he loves the country.

when we think of him, we're going to think of him as one of t enormous figures who embodied so much of the best of us. he wasn't perfect. he would be the first to tell you that. we judge these folks on the totality of their lives. his tradition of sacrificial service is one that will loom for a long time. >> mccain spoke out about trump in the 2016 campaign making him a regular target of trump's attacks. we remember when trump said mccain was a war hero because he was captured. i like people who were not captured. fast forward to last night. donald trump did not say anything about mccain's health. do the two men represent two remarkably different political eras? >> in a way, they don't belong in the same sentence. they represent two attitudes toward the country and our sense of fair play and to our sense of where does our duty lie?

to john mccain for all his faults, his duty first and foremost, the defense of his country and promulgation of the values of liberty. donald trump is someone who has weaponized ego in american politics. that's the die m-- the opposite of what john mccain represents. >> john meacham, thank you. our thoughts and prayers to john mccain. dr. torres, stick around. we have health news in the next half hour. >> you bet. as we mentioned, the white house staying quiet of john mccain as he is dealing with the michael cohen saga. the cfo of the trump organization has been given immunity.

chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. what we are learning now about the top money man at the trump organization adds a new layer to the legal questions surrounding who knew what and when about the controversy hush money payments. the president back in washington this morning after a swing state stop in ohio. >> we have to work every day from now to november. >> reporter: midterm political drama heating up. the legal drama center stage and the trump's company money man in the spotlight. nbc news learned allen weiselberg was granted immunity to help prosecutors and the case against the former lawyer. according to sources familiar with the matter. >> weiselberg is described as

executive one in the agreement. the court filings say executive one helped funnel fake invoices to the organization. to reimburse cohen for hush money for a porn star. cohen admits that payment broke the law. in a recording released by his attorney earlier this summer. >> spoken to allen weiselberg. >> reporter: he is referenced about the payoff. >> i spoke to allen about it with the financing. >> what financing? >> we have to pay. >> pay cash. >> no, no, no, no, no. >> reporter: that conversation cut off. now at the white house, another conversation has been called off. for now. the one with the u.s. and north korea. the president unexpectedly pressing pause on the talks on twitter. two days after praising the singapore summit. he is acknowledging what people hinted at for weeks.

the negotiations hit a hurdle. now donald trump will say secretary of state will not travel to pyongyang for failure to turn up the heat on kim jong-un. >> hallie, we saw the war of words escalate with trump and sessions. sessions released a statement saying he would not be influenced by political considerations. how did the president respond? >> reporter: on twitter. not surprising after the attorney general declaration. the president did not insult his attorney general, but seemed to tell him how to do his job. encouraging jeff sessions to look into corruption on the other side. presumably meaning democrats and saying come on, jeff, you can do it. seeming sarcastic. this is nothing new as you know and officials are telling there is -- telling us, there is no indication he is planning on firing the attorney general. there are some republicans

speculating like bob corker, that sessions could be gone after the midterms. craig, sheinelle. >> thank you. new this morning, pope francis has touched down in ireland as part of the first papal visit in four decades. the hope is expected to face harsh criticism with the decades of abuse scandals damaged the church in a major way. we have correspondent bill neely with more on that in dublin. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. the pope once lived in ireland learning english. he is back for 36 hours. helicopters in the air right now. amid the seething world wide scandal of pedophile preeiests, they want an apology. but today they may be disappointed. pope francis flew into ireland transformed. once deeply catholic, now

skeptical of the church and of the cardinals and archbishops who failed to stop pedophile priests abusing children here. it is a global scandal, but ireland today is waiting for answers f the pope. the vatican is playing that down. >> the problem is if the irish church thinks in 36 hours the pope will change everything, they are wrong. >> reporter: the pope welcomed by the prime minister. >> i hope that pope francis will restate the apology he has made and the words used that he uttered this week particularly on foot of the report in pennsylvania. >> reporter: the pennsylvania report detailed hundreds of children abused by dozens of priests. in this week's letter, pope francis spoke of crimes against children. atrocities. he will restate that today in a speech. there will be no apology.

for these catholics, the pope's visit is a once in a lifetime celebrat others in ireland blame the church for ruining their lives and they will not celebrate. -- celebrating. many priests aren't happy handlg of the scandals. >> sheer disappointment. fury. a feeling of let down. >> reporter: the pope will meet victims in private. tomorrow, he will address a crowd here of half a million people. in just a few minutes, the pope will give a speech acknowledging what he will once again call crimes and saying that it is right that people should feel outrage. as ireland's prime minister said to me, people want actions, not just words. words alone, as he put it, are meaningless. craig. >> so many people there and around the world waiting to hear what the pope has to say. bill, thank you. dylan is back with another

look at the rest of the forecast. >> in the midfdle of the countr, we could see storms and rain. some could produce heavy downpours. nice in the northeast. low we are track most lee clear skies on this saturday. temperatures will be below normal but still on the warmer side. 56 right now in san francisco. 59 in oakland. hayward, 61. in san jose, also in those 50s. as we head in towards the afternoon seal we a combination of sun and clouds. temperature also climb into the 60s by mid morning and into the 70s by 12:00. temperatures will remain and top out into the upper 80s and low 90s for inland areas. and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still ahead here this morning, why the homeless veteran who made headlines after last year when he helped a stranded driver is apparently not receiving the hundreds of thousands of dollars

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we are back on saturday morning with "the weekly download." >> the headlines were dominated by a tu mult us week for president trump. we start with news no one wanted to hear about the missing girl in iowa. sadness in iowa. a community gathered to mourn the loss of 20-year-old university of iowa student mollie tibbetts after her body was found tuesday in a cornfield. >> hours earlier, the man accused of the murder, in court. cristhian rivera listening to the interpreter in court. saying he understands the

charges against him. shock detaing details from colorado courtroom. >> watts claims he told his wife he wanted to split up. minutes later, he saw his wife on the baby monitor actively strangling their 3-year-old as bella was sprawled out on the bed and blue. watts said he went into a rage and strangled shanann to death. facebook takes action against torn iforeign interfere. mark zuckerberg removed 650 accounts aimed at misleading american users. >> doctored images. others showing michelle obama. tracing some back to iranian state media. sidelined. ohio state football coach urban meyer suspended for three games for his handling of domestic

violence abuse claims against a former assistant. >> i want to apologize to buckeye nation. >> at the center of the investigation, meyer's response to a reporter question. >> never told anything. >> meyer laidter admitted he di know, but always followed proper reporting protocols. back at it. simone biles makes history at the u.s. national championships. >> biles won all four events and the all-around. >> the most decorated gymnast in u.s. history now the only woman to ever win five national all-around titles. some astonishing moments caught on camera. a pilot in arkansas struggled to gain control of chopper in high winds when it rolls to the side and the blades pop off on the pavement. and an attempt to save the

historic post office in florida came crashing down. and a group of tourists got the boat ride of a lifetime during a whale watching event in alaska. and finally, an adorable little girl in toronto had some wise words after a good haircut. >> when you walk around and you have hair, you have to pull it and it hurts you. when you have short hair, it doesn't really like get all messy and get caught in something. >> i have been saying that about short hair for 39 years. >> exactly. >> i love that so much. >> not yet. how adorable is she? >> i agree with her. a nice haircut makes you feel good. adorable. >> sweet. still ahead here on saturday morning, why one professor is sounding the alarm of the

dangers of coconut oil. is it really pure poisons he suggests? and think you scored your dream job ? think an gwytake a live look ou good saturday morning. it is 5:56. here's a live look outside at san francisco. it's pretty common. you can barely see the top of the transamerica pyramid.

thank you for joining us. i'm kara clapper. we have a look at the micro climate forecast. >> even though it's foggy out there it is going to clear out nicely by mid morning but we are expecting below normal temperatures. currently right now temps remain cooler for the coastline. 56 for san francisco. 55 even inland, for santa rosa. and 61 degrees for hayward. but we are still expecting to warm up. so even though we are in the 50s now, eventually we will climb into the 60s for the south bay. then we are going to top out into the 70s today for san jose. it's going to be rather comfort. 69 by 11:00. by 12:00, 73. and even though san jose may be in some upper 70s. low 80s for east jose. we are tracking upper 80s for parts of the northern california area. of course i will have an update on the air quality status for today coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> that is something to day stay tuned for.

thanks. a teen is dead and two people are under arrest following a shooting near a bay area high school. it happened around 5:00 p.m. in fairfield. witnesses saw two people flee the scene at washington street and bell avenue and run to the school a. 16-year-old boy died from his injuries. and an 18-year-old man remains in critical condition. the suspects forced a lockdown at the high school. the football game was called off and people were forced to shelter in place in the school gym. that's where one of the shooting suspects was caught. the other suspect was arrested at a nearby home. no represent has been found. a major announcement late last night from the high-profile ceo of tesla after weeks of shakeups and odd tweets. elon musk says tesla will remain a publicly traded company n. a statement, musk says he is quote incredibly excited to continue leading tesla as a public company. it is a privilege.

this is a reversal of course from earlier this month when he sent shock waves worldwide tweeting he was considering taking tesla private that caused shares to drastically drop. musk says his decision is based on long talks with tesla investors who stuck with the company since they went public in 2010 when there were no cars in production. advisors ultimately advised him not to go ahead with the move for the public. a major milestone for hospitals here. about an hour from here a you campus opens up. that plus all of the top stories and air quality coming up at 7:00. right now back to the "today" show.

we are back on saturday morning. august 25th, 2018. it has been a busy saturday morning. >> let's starts with the check of the headlines. starting with hawaii in the midst of the flooding disaster. tropical storm lane unleashes 30 inches of rain on the island. thousands are without power and mandatory evacuations on the island in maui. the family of senator john mccain gathered at his bedside as he enters the final stage of the year long battle with brain cancer. the arizona republican's family says he is discontinuing medical treatment for the disease.

known as the maverick. mccain serving in the sixth term in the senate. republican nominee in 2008 for president. all of this days before senator mccain's 82nd birthday. elon musk overnight says he will not take the company private. the founder rocked financial markets this month when he said he would take the company off the stock exchange. he changed his mind after talking to shareholders. this is something that might make you dizzy on saturday morning. motor boat in washington's puget sound circling around and around for two hours with no one at the wheel. the driver fell out making sharp turns. he falls out and the driver swam to shore and the coast guard jumped aboard and managed to cut the engine. now to a "today" update.

we told you about a homeless man rescued from the streets of philadelphia last fall after word of his kindness went viral. that sparked a massive fund raising campaign. bringing in more than $400,000 in donations. the story has taken a new turn. nbc's matt bradley has been following that. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. go fund me is investigating what happened to the $400,000 raised to help johnny bobbitt get off the streets. bobbitt says he is only seeing a fraction of the money. he is accusing the people who helped him raise the funds of spending it. today, johnny bobbitt's fairy tale becoming a nightmare. the homeless veteran's story viral after helping $20 to help kate's mcclure. to say thank you, she and her boyfriend set up a go fund me page intending to buy johnny a new home and truck and establish two trusts in his name.

the story of selflessness inspired tens of thousands to donate over $400,000 to johnny. >> we that much that right now. right there. >> i can't see it. >> reporter: today, johnny is back on the street and back on drugs and wondering where it all went wrong. telling local media he has seen a fraction of the money and now lawyering up. >> what he would like is to obtain the money that was raised for him. over 14,000 people gave money to johnny bobbitt to help him get off the streets and have a safe place to live. >> reporter: mcclure telling the philadelphia inquienquirer they him more than half the money. the couple appear to be doing well. bobbitt ketelling the enquirer o well. posting pictures of vacations and word of a new car. the couple saying they used their own money. not the donations. adding that giving a drug addict all the money would be like

giving him a loaded gun. the pair did not respond for a request for comment. go fund me looking into claims of misuse. so far, no firm accounting of the money leaving donors to wonder if the fairy tale will get an ending. no legal action has been filed, bobbitt's lawyer will meet with the couple who set up the donation fund on monday. guys. >> keep us posted. >> that is messy. >> i think when we heard about the story initially, it was one of those happy stories. it is troubling. for them. it is troubling. thank you. dylan, how about another check of the weather? >> maybe. >> guys, surprise. we are going to see a good round of rain move through the great lakes. this is pouring right now with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning through michigan and indiana and illinois. some of the storms producing winds up near 50 miles per hour. we are getting reports of hail with the storms as well. these will continue to move east as we go through the day.

it is a system that will make its way to the northeast by tomorrow. weaken as it does. we are looking at pop-up showers and storms to replace that line of storms this afternoon. on sunday, we see most of our heavy pockets of rain through interior northeast. temperatures ahead of the system on the warmer side. we are looking for highs to again get 5 to 15 degrees above average. we are going to see high temperatures today up to 90 in nashville. chicago, 85. raleigh, 85. tomorrow, temperatures stay in the 80s and 90s with the heat building. st. louis should hit 95 on sunday. that is the

and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still ahead on saturday morning, why the dress code in tennis will no longer allow serena to wear that costume. no longer dress as a superhero. first of all, you are calling it a costume. >> a cat suit. is a cat suit not a costume? what is happening in your house? why having the extra drink this weekend is not a good idea. dr. john torres is here to talk about it. >> you wearing cat suits? >> my costume. from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 24-month financing and free home delivery.

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is more dangerous for our health than first thought. >> nonsense. by the way. >> big research. worldwide research and well done. they found out in the article is that essentially that alcohol, the risks outweigh the benefits. it may have a few health benefits. heart and cardio. overall health, but also saying trauma and accidents. that is what they're saying. the risks of alcohol overall outweigh the benefits. it can cause cancer and heart problems and other health issues. >> correct me if i'm wrong, is this the first time they lump accidents? >> most people when they look at research and alcohol, they say can it help the heart or body overall. this is the first to put accidents in. worldwide, alcohol tends to cause accidents in young men especially. >> i'm sure you saw the video online this week that got

attention. harvard professor said eating coconut oil is pure poison. is that true? >> this is the one where you are throwing me under the bus. i'm getting a lot of questions about coconut oil. what the professor said it is poison. you need to get rid of it. i half agree. cocoa pnut oil is not poison. >> people are putting it in smoothies. >> a lot of saturated fat. it has a lot of calories. if you are using it for taste, fantastic. if you are using it for health benefits, you are not getting that health benefit. cut back. skin? hair? no problem. >> the guidelines for women when it comes to screening for cervical cancer. >> the guidelines have been updated. if you are 21 to 29 years old, you need to get a pap smear every three years. if you are 30 to 65, you need to get a pap smear every three years or hpv test every five

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>> this is your match made in heaven. >> it is and we're getting married on saturday. >> congratulations. >> reporter: isn't that syruping ending for andrew's sweet job. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, chicago. >> that is good. >> we have sweet and salty snicker's here. >> it is saltier? >> i put salt on my brownies. i like the sweet and salty. >> this is my favorite. they have your faces on m&ms, ladies. >> what about skittles? >> a little salty. >> that's enough. we stuffed our faces. still to come, the details of the queen of soul's funeral and who is on hand to honor

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still to come on "today," the latest on tropical storm lane off the coast of hawaii and bringing massive amounts of rain. also a scary scene and wild ride after a 13-year-old steals an ambulance and crashes it into a police motorcycle. yikes. yikes. first these messages.

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>> sfo works. thank you for joining us. i'm kara clapper. we have a look at our micro climate forecast. a little foggy. nothing new. >> low clouds hugging the coastline. it's on the side of cool. 57 right now in san jose. spufg being cloudy in san jose we have a nice little layer building. san francisco right now is at about 56 degrees. winds are nice and calm. you can see the giants right there, or at&t park.. it's looking very nice but a little breezy along the coast. this is the reason why. the coastal fog along the coast. you can see from santa rosa into concord and the livermore area. they are seeing some fog. san jose is about four degrees cooler. today we are expecting to be below seasonal. it's going to get cooler from there. i will have a closer look at what to expect coming up at 7:00. >> we will stay tuned for that. thanks. a teenager is dead this morning and two people are under

arrest following a shooting near a bay area high school. it happened around 5:00 p.m. near armijo high school in fairfield. two suspects ran from the scene and ran to the school. a 16-year-old died from his injuries. an 18-year-old remain in critical condition. the suspects forced a lockdown at the high school. the football game was canceled and people were forced to shelter in place in the school gym. that's where one of the shooting suspects was caught. the other suspect was arrested at a nearby home. late last night a major announcement from elon musk after weeks of shakeups and odd tweets. the high-profile ceo says tesla will remain a publicly traded company n. a statement, musk says he is incredibly excited to continue leading tesla as a public company. it is a privilege. this is a reversal of course from earlier this month when he sent shock waves worldwide tweeting he was considering taking tesla private. that caused shares to drastically drop.

musk says his decision to stay public is based on long talks with investors who advised him to stay pib. coming up on today in the bay 30 minutes from now a major milestone for hospital care in san francisco. a new campus opens today in place of the old st. luke's hospital. we will have that plus all of your top stories and weather, the air quality hopefully continue to get better. >> we have an update on that. >> we will stay tuned for that. all of that is coming up at 7:00. in the meantime we will send you off with this beautiful shot of sfo and send you back to the "today" show.

good morning. breaking overnight. catastrophe in paradise. >> if your home is threatened, leave the area. >> tropical storm lane lingers off the coast of hawaii dumping nearly 3 feet of rain. residents fear flooding and landslides. the storm is downgraded, the rain is not letting up soon. we are there live. prayers and well wishes. tributes pour in for senator john mccain overnight after his decision to discontinue treatment in his battle against brain cancer. >> this is a man who served our country in so many ways. >> the announcement coming days before his 82nd birthday.

the american hero now in his final fight. we are live outside his arizona ranch. and star studded event. a string of super stars set to give tribute to the queen of soul. today, saturday, august 25th, 2018. good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. spoiler alert. aretha franklin's memorandial service will be the show. >> absolutely. all of the stars tweeting about it. let's start with today's news with that mess in hawaii from tropical storm lane. storm downgraded overnight, but wrecking havoc on the island with the incredible amount of rain and not letting up soon. nbc's steve patterson is live with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. there are places here in hawaii that recorded more than 40

inches of rain. that is a disastrous amount and residents bracing for more. a catastrophe in slow motion. lane wreaking havoc after downgraded to a tropical storm overnight. the storm now pounding the coast. covering hawaii in sheets of rain unleashing disastrous levels of flooding and submerging cars and destroying homes. >> if your home is threatened, leave the area. >> reporter: on the big island, some areas recording nearly 3 feet of rain. prime conditions for mudslides and prompting several rescues. and on maui. heavy winds fueling the string of brush fires. cutting power to thousands and forcing mandatory evacuations. >> i thought i would wake up to a raging flood. instead i woke up to a calamity of fire. >> reporter: the storm not forecasted to make direct landfall, but lingering churn

may mean worse flooding. >> we dodged a bullet. doesn't mean it is over. we will have rain and wind and local flooding. >> reporter: and on oahu, tourists trapped by the storm making the best of it. >> it is like seeing the wind blowing and the waves amazing. >> reporter: this morning, residents here bracing for more heavy rain as lane lingers. all of this while the national guard va-- activated to deal wi the flooding on the big island. craig. >> steve patterson, thank you. let's turn to tributes and message s pouring in for is senator mccain after his decision to stop treatment for brain cancer. we have kelly o'donnell with more. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. it has been more than a year since he made his brain cancer diagnosis public.

after fighting the disease with surgery and chemo, the family says the time has come. with his usual strength of will, he has chosen to discontinue medical treatment. that prompted a flood of support and good wishes and prayers from officials and lawmakers in both parties. mccain has served in public life for decades. the republican nominee in 2008 for president and navy career before congress that tested him as prisoner of war. his warrior spirit and life in politics have made him a national figure. his 82nd birthday is this coming wednesday. family and friends are gathering in sedona. sheinelle. thank you. much more to get to. including president trump's ohio campaign stop where he made no mention of john mccain. the two criticized each other.

the president said he is confident the senate will remain in gop hands after the midterms. he is not so sure about the house. meanwhile, earlier, donald trump called off secretary of state mike pompeo's trip to north korea because of stalled denuclearization talks. scary moments on three high school football fields overnight. students went into lockdown in northern california after a shootout with rival groups. a 16-year-old was killed and 18-year-old injured. more shots in rockford, illinois high school. in jacksonville, florida, cheerleaders and football players took cover. this all comes one week after gunfire sent students scrambling from the field at the southern florida high school. a frightening scene at the rhode island fire station. this is surveillance video. an ambulance driven by a terrified 13-year-old autistic boy hitting a motorcyclist before crashing into the woods.

all of this with a firefighter hanging on to the outside. this is video from the motorcycle. shows the speed of the vehicles. everyone survived with minor injuries. take a look at that and it is hard to believe it turned out the way it did. dylan has made her way out to the plaza with another check of the forecast. >> good morning, guys. there's a party out here on the plaza. wow. you girls are having fun. what is the occasion? >> it's my birthday. >> how many people are here for s -- for you? >> 12. >> where are you from? >> from savannah, georgia. >> these girls are starting early. you are going all day? >> yes. >> party on the plaza. let's look at what is going on across the country. we will see a chance of showers and storms today back through the midwest. heavy rain falling through michigan and into indiana right now. we will see the heat start to build through the south. temperatures getting up in the 90s. it will feel warmer with the

humidity. in northeast, partly cloudy and low 80s. tomorrow, some storms move east. we will see scattered showers and storms in the interior northeast. it will stay hot and humid down south. temperatures get back into the upper 80s. in the mid-atlantic with we've got a cloudy start across the bay yarm 57 degrees right now in san jose. you can actually see that cloud cover right within our live camera. we are also seeing a nice marine layer along the coastline in san francisco. 56 degrees. the wind speeds are nice and calm. but still slightly breezy. you can see the flags waving through there. temperatures are still a little bit cooler than we were yesterday at this power. especially this the south bay, san jose four degrees cooler. the fog is hugging the coastline. the temperatures will be below seasonable. i found the cutest thing out here. who is this? >> this is t.j. >> how old? >> he is 5 months.

>> hi, t.j. >> he wanted to wish his grandpa happy birthday today. >> happy birthday. thanks for being here. i'm in love. guys. >> on cue, he smiled for you. thank you, dylan. still to come, the new g-mail feature putting people in a frenzy. that is right after these that is right after these messages. us. that is right after these messages. it's what this country is made of. but right now, our bond is fraying. how do we get back to "us"? the y fills the gaps. and bridges our divides. donate to your local y today. because where there's a y, there's an us.

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there is another feature that amused many on social media. the revamped suggested reply. that predicts how you want to reply. it doesn't capture the spirit what you want to get out. g-mail suggested reply option to the rent increase letter i received. greg says my new favorite entertainment. annoying my colleagues with g-mail suggested replies. we can understand renita's explanation. why is g-mail giving me a suggested reply to an e-mail from my husband. it is cutting down time. maybe you have a second to hit it. >> i get it. >> that is how i reply to the ones from you. >> when you get a text message, sometimes you can reply with busy. call me later. >> in an e-mail? >> weird.

popstart? >> "popstart." sad news from hollywood. the man who introduced us to champagne wishes and cavier dreams has died. robin l aereach suffered his se stroke in ten minute-- ten mont. everyone's love and support in the past year has been incredible. robin leach was 76 years old. a slew of stars set to sing at aretha franklin's funeral. among those tapped to pay tribute to the queen of soul. the funeral will include speeches by former president bill clinton and jesse jackson and motown star smokey robinson. fans can pay respects in the public viewing in the days before the funeral. finally, au revoir.

williams rocked the french open in the skin tight black outfit which made her feel like a superhero. she will not repeat that outfit because the tennis federation will enforce a new dress code. in the interview, the federation president says the cat suit will quote no longer be accepted because, quote, one must respect the game and place. we will see what else she wears. it will be interesting. >> dylan, thank you. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

we are back on saturday morning. this is a bittersweet moment for the three of us. >> is it bittersweet? >> no, it is. as you know, for the part of the past year, i have been pulling trip the duty at nbc news with

saturday today and show on msnbc. what are these things? and being part of your morning here on saturday morning. it has been a six-day busy workweek. >> you have feelings? >> i don't know what these are. between monday and friday stuff. it is a lot for anyone. even someone who loves what he does like i do. i will step back from saturdays. this is my last -- >> oh, my goodness. >> she was supposed to be a surprise. >> my daughter simone is here. and my son. the good news is we will be together quite a bit as we are on monday through friday during the week. >> come on, mom. >> it has been an incredible three-year ride. we covered breaking news and so many news. >> the three of us have had a lot of fun. craig, there is no way we can let you go out looking at our favorite stories and moments

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