clouds. >> no kidding. exactly. that's what's happening. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. don't forget to join us. thanks for starting your morning out with us. make it a great day. good morning. the president speaks, issuing these words about senator john mccain. >> we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> but just hours earlier, pointed silence. >> mr. president -- >> thank you, sir. >> any thoughton john mccain, sir? >> thank you, john. >> and the white house scrambles to reverse course, lowering flags once again after republicans, democrats, and a prominent veterans group slams him for the slight. >> anybody who in any way tarnishes the reputation of john mccain deserves a whipping. >> this morning, senator mccain's longtime friend lindsey graham is with us live in studio 1a.

late summer scorcher. a massive heat wave gripping nearly 70 million people. record highs possible today from the midwest to new england. al's hot and steamy forecast, just ahead. troubled past. a new picture emerging about the gunman in that shooting rampage at a florida video game tournament. this morning, his history of mental illness, involuntarily committed at least six times. plus, the heartbroken family of one of the victims speaks. >> there is a hole that will never be filled. those stories, plus under pressure. pope francis remains silent amid calls for his resignation. this morning, the man who wrote the report on priest abuse in pennsylvania joins us live. paying r-e-s-p-e-c-t. >> she brought joy to us, joy in our soul and in our hearts. >> thousands line up in detroit to honor aretha franklin in a star-studded farewell to the music legend. and roseanne's fate.

the major hint just dropped by john goodman about how the hit show will handle his co-star's messy departure, this tuesday, august 28th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a tuesday morning. nice to have you with us. we've got craig in for hoda once again. >> so much news on this tuesday morning. >> a lot of news and very hot weather out there. we're going to get to al's forecast in a bit, but let's begin with these new tributes and words on the passing of senator john mccain. some are from the president, and he, of course, has been criticized for being too late to utter them. in a moment, we'll talk with one of senator mccain's dearest friends, fellow senator lindsey graham, but we'll start with nbc national correspondent peter alexander. peter, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. it is primary day here in arizona. and while, of course, senator john mccain's name will not be on the ballot, the future of his party, the republican party in

this state, may be, with those candidates much more like mccain pitted against others a lot more like president trump. overnight, president trump breaking his silence, speaking about senator john mccain for the first time since his death. >> our hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain. we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> reporter: those public comments coming just hours after the president repeatedly refused to say a word about mccain, ignoring ten shouted questions from one reporter. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> thank you. >> no. >> thank you, sir. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain, sir? >> thank you. right this way. everyone's moving. >> reporter: still, the white house's actions speak volumes, initially raising its flag while others across the capitol remained at half-staff, later reversing course after veterans groups urged the president to reconsider. the president also taking heat from members of his own party. georgia republican johnny isakson sending a harsh message

to those not willing to honor mccain. >> anybody who in any way tarnishes the reputation of john mccain deserves a whipping. i would say to the president or anybody in the world, it's time to pause and say this was a great man. >> reporter: mr. trump in a statement noting his differences on policy and politics with mccain but acknowledging he respects his service to the country. >> what greater cause -- >> reporter: mccain, never one to back down from a fight, getting in a last word about the president without ever mentioning him by name in a farewell statement, read by a trusted aide. >> "we weaken our greatness when we confuse our patriotism with trivial rivalries. we weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather than tear them down." >> reporter: the former p.o.w. and six-term senator reflecting on a life well lived. >> i would not trade a day of my life, in good or bad times, for the best day of anybody else's. >> reporter: his wife, cindy mccain, tweeting tears alongside

a photo of her husband's desk in the senate draped in black with a vase of white roses sat on top. his colleagues delivering an emotional chorus of praise. >> we are fortunate to have known him best in arizona, but he was bigger than any one state. >> he was a brave and honest man. he was a patriot. >> i will miss one of the very finest gentlemen with whom i've had the honor to serve. >> reporter: president trump will not be attending any of the memorial services celebrating the life of john mccain. mccain had previously indicated that trump wouldn't be invited. instead, the president will send in his place several of his top aides, including the defense secretary jim mattis, national security adviser john bolton, and chief of staff john kelly. vice president mike pence will deliver his tribute at the capitol on friday. savannah and craig? >> peter, thank you so much. and senator mccain's longtime friend and fellow senator, lindsey graham joins us now. senator, good morning. good to see you.

>> we can do this. >> i was going to say, you're going to speak on the senate floor today about your friend. i know you loved him. >> yeah. >> should we bring our tissues? >> well, i'm going to bring mine. his desk is right by mine, and that's what i can't look. so, in the military, after a mission is over, an operation ends, you do an after-action report. so, i'm going to go back to what i know best, how would you describe the after-action report of john mccain's lif i think it's going to be pretty interesting. >> i want to get your take. obviously, there's no love lost between senator mccain and this president. he wasn't invited to his funeral. the president denigrated his war service, said heroes don't get captured. then was the back-and-forth yesterday with the raising of the flags, the lowering of the flags. did any of that irk you at all? as john mccain's good friend, not as a fellow u.s. senator, but as a good friend, did it bother you at all that the president of the united states seemed to slight him? >> well, i think mark had it right yesterday when he was talking about let's talk about john.

it is all over now. the flag is down. when the president mentioned john, he got applause. i hope he will remember how people feel about john. john kelly, the chief of staff, has been terrific. he's reached out to cindy, the entire family. john has seven children and a bunch of grandchildren, and says what can i do to help, and the president told general kelly, whatever they need, they get. so, let's look forward. clearly, they had a contentious relationship, but i'll make a -- he's not the only one to have a tense relationship with john mccain. >> well, that leads me to my next question, because you, i always thought of you and senator mccain as like batman and robin. you guys were thick as thieves -- >> it's hard to be robin. batman is a tough act. >> and it used to be like there was no daylight between you, really, on anything. you certainly have become closer to president trump in the last year. there is no question that senator mccain did not respect many of the things that president trump has done and

said, particularly on the world stage. was that ever a source of tension? did you and senator mccain ever talk about that? did he ever say, hey, wait a minute, what happened? >> help him where you can. you know, after 2008, when we lost, john lost, and he turned to the country and said, he's my president now. to barack obama. he healed the nation. he's a fighter, but he could forgive. he was tortured as a prisoner but led the way to reconcile with vietnam. some will remember that about john. and i don't have the luxury of playing like barack obama -- excuse me, donald trump's not president. i do want to help him. i want to be a bridge where i can. >> so senator mccain never got mad at you about that? >> oh, no. there's -- it wouldn't have mattered. i'd have done it anyway. i'm too much like him. so, the bottom line is, john has shown that it's not about you. country first means that even if it's inconvenient for you and it makes you uncomfortable, you do

it anyway. country first hurts, but it's the right way to go. and this man was the conscience of the senate. he was at times the conscience of the nation. and if i had to pick one person in this great land to explain to someone from a different planet, who are these americans, it would be john mccain with an assist from mark salter. he had a romantic view of our nation to his last breath, and literally, almost the last thing he said to me was, "i love you. i have not been cheated." he was not cheated. >> he was very, very grateful. we talk about senator mccain -- i see a tear in your eye. >> yeah, like, you know, he was five cats, man. he had like 45 lives. he crashed five airplanes. he's a black ace. he's been in five airplane crashes of ours. i cannot tell you, when he speaks, people listen. to stay relevant all those

years. his colleagues, he would say the most awful things and later be able to forgive and forget. he's talking to ted kennedy right now -- can you believe what they're saying about me after what i did to them? >> i guess that's why i -- you know, it's funny, because republicans, democrats, i mean, he made everyone mad, but everybody respected him. except for it seems like our president didn't respect him. i mean, let me play you just the sound -- in the oval office, let me just play it for you. i'm not trying to put you on the spot, but just take a look at this. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> thank you, everybody. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain, sir? >> thank you. right this way. everyone's moving. thanks, everybody. let's go this way. >> mr. president, any thoughts on the legacy of john mccain? >> you didn't see his face, but i'm sure you've seen the clip. >> yeah. i just think the president finally got to where he needs to be, and we're going to talk about john. how the president feels about senator mccain is his right to feel any way he'd like. i know how america feels about senator mccain. i know how the senate feels

about senator mccain. i know how the world feels about senator mccain. and i know this, i love john mccain. having said that, to president trump, if you want my help, i will gladly give it, but i'll also tell you what i think. >> while you're here, i want to talk to you about another news item here. another fellow senator, one-time senator jeff sessions, who is now the attorney general. >> right. >> you said something last week that i think caught a lot of folks off guard. i want to play that and also play what you said last year about jeff sessions. here it is. >> sure. >> if jeff sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay. every president deserves an attorney general they have confidence in. i believe every president has the right to their cabinet. these are not lifetime appointments. you serve at the pleasure of the president. >> the president has been railing against his attorney general. >> you've noticed. >> yes. and your tune seems to have changed a bit on jeff sessions. >> yeah. >> why? what happened between july of

2017 and last week? >> good question. one, i was a big supporter of jeff being attorney general. he was close to the president. he helped the president when no one else did. he was a highly qualified lawyer, a good senator. and i was afraid that when he recused himself, the president was going to strike out and fire the guy. he had to recuse himself because he was part of the campaign has now being investigated. but we need an attorney general that can work with the president, that can lead the department of justice. this relationship is beyond repair, i think. >> senator graham, the only beef the president seems to have against him is that he's not going to get rid of the investigation into president trump. >> let me finish the second part. it's much deeper than that. >> what else? what are we missing? >> well, we won't say on this show, but it's a pretty deep breach, and here's what i'm suggesting, that he's not the only man in the country that can be attorney general. he's a fine man. i'm not asking him to be fired,

but the relationship's not worki working. to replace him -- please. to replace him, you have to replace him with somebody who is highly qualified and will commit to the senate to allow mueller to do his job. >> that was my next question. if you were chosen to be attorney general or were faced with someone in your committee who was chosen to replace jeff sessions, would you insist that they vow that they let it go forward? >> nobody is going to take jeff's place that doesn't commit to the senate and the country as a whole that mueller will be allowed to finish his job without political interference. >> to be clear, the president's lost confidence in jeff sessions, and so has lindsey graham? >> the president's lost confidence in jeff sessions, and i'm telling you what everybody in the country knows -- this is a dysfunctional relationship. we need a better one. is there somebody who's highly qualified that has the confidence of the president, will also understand their job is to protect mueller? yes, i think we can find that person after the election, if that's what the president wants.

>> can i ask you one thing, because you are now, i think, a confidante of president trump. has it ever occurred to you -- >> depends on what day. >> ha! >> depends on the day, fair enough. >> maybe this afternoon maybe so much. go ahead. >> here there's this investigation. it obviously irks him. >> yeah, it does. >> but is he making it worse by, you know, like waking up in the middle of the night and writing "no collusion" and "rigged witch hunt" and all that? what if he just said, look, i know nothing like this happened in my campaign. i want the best investigation there can be because i know it's going to clear me and be done with it and let me know how it turns out? >> you ask the same question my driver asked, can you ask him to stop tweeting? he's 72 years old. he believes he didn't collude with the russians. he knows he didn't collude with the russians. he thinks they're out to get him. he sees the doj and the fbi being very biased against him. he firmly believes this is a political retribution. here's what i believe about mueller. he's a fine man. he's not on a witch hunt. let him do his job.

i've seen no evidence of collusion. but i can do a lot of things on behalf of the nation, but i am not going to be able to convince donald trump to be quiet about this, but i am committed to allow mueller to do his job. and at the end of the day, if there is collusion between the trump campaign and the russians, that will be it for me. anything else will be just noise. >> all right. senator graham, always good to see you. >> thank you. >> we're so sorry for your loss. >> good luck today. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, sir. meanwhile, the unofficial end of summer less than a week away, but you would not know it from the weather. the heat and the humidity are back and they are back in a big way across the eastern half of this country. mr. roker's here to tell us just how hot it's going to get today. hey there, al. >> thank you, craig. we've got new numbers just in as far as the number of people suffering from a heat advisory and heat warning. 68 million people, st. louis, detroit, rochester, d.c., philly, new york city, and boston. philly's not in that, but boston is. and the summer heat is going to continue. as it pushes up into our area,

we're looking at warmth, heat, and humidity. that combo is going to bring temperatures today feeling like triple digits in new york city, columbia, tampa, new orleans, st. louis, close to it in cleveland, 103 in dallas. for tomorrow, we look for a possible air temperature record in boston, heat indexes of over 100 in jacksonville and little rock as well as houston. but the good news is we'll see a little bit of a break later this week. by thursday, it's 91 in philly but saturday 81. 90 in raleigh. chicago, you'll see 73 by thursday. we're going to get to your local forecast, but not just yet. back to you guys. >> all right, al. thank you so much. now to some troubling, new information coming to light about the gunman in that mass shooting at a video game tournament in florida. nbc's kerry sanders is in jacksonville with the latest on the investigation. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, savannah. this morning, jacksonville detectives are working with maryland state officials to see if the gunman, david katz, violated any of that state's

laws when he purchased two guns there two weeks ago. they'd like to also know whether those who sold him the guns were aware of his long-documented history of mental health issues as a teenager. this morning, new details surrounding the horrific mass shooting that turned a high-stakes madden nfl '19 video game tournament into deadly chaos. [ gunfire ] >> the suspect clearly targeted other gamers. >> reporter: authorities revealing more details about the suspected killer, 24-year-old david katz, who took his own life. >> the suspect carried two handgu handguns and extra ammunition into the establishment with him. however, at this point, we believe he only fired one handgun during the incident. >> reporter: investigators say under federal law, katz legally purchased the firearms two weeks ago in his home state of maryland, and one of them had a laser sight. a red laser can be seen on

22-year-old gamer elijah clayton moments before he was killed. the video remains unconfirmed by law enforcement but is believed to be from the moment the shooting began. clayton's family heartbroken. >> there is a hole that will never be filled. >> reporter: 28-year-old taylor robinson was the other gamer killed. >> we have yet to have a concrete motive. >> reporter: katz's history of mental illness detailed in court documents obtained by nbc affiliate wbal. the legal papers from his parents' divorce a decade ago describe katz having "significant behavioral mental health issues" and being "involuntarily committed six times," adding katz "would not sleep and would play electronic games until 4:00 a.m." at one point, his mother says in the documents her son had a "potential schizophrenic break." among the 11 injured, 27-year-old alex minudic was shot in the leg. >> i didn't think i would make it out of there. >> reporter: he's trying to

answer the question on everyone's mind -- why? could it simply be that somebody lost a video game, got angry and came back with a gun? >> it could be that, yes. i mean, that's ridiculous, you know? it's crazy just to think that somebody would take it that seriously. >> reporter: overnight, electronic arts, the group behind the popular madden video game, releasing a statement that says in part, "we have made a decision to cancel our three remaining madden classic qualifier events while we run a comprehensive review of safety protocols for competitors and spectators." with the mental health issues, so many people now asking, were there warning signs missed? savannah? >> all right, kerry sanders, thank you. all right, we've got part one of your forecast. >> that's right. well, where it's warm, it's going to be cool. we've got a trough in the west, and that is going to lead to below-average temperatures. plenty of sunshine along the west coast. look for wet weather through the gulf coast. now we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

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fans are aretha franklin already lining up in her hometown of detroit where they will pay respect to the queen of soul. her body at a museum there. so many other tributes throughout the week. a lot more on that, aretha. >> favorite daughter. a heck of a fawn ral. first a check of the other headlines. after days of criticism president trump broke his near silence yesterday to publicly recognize two days after the six-term senator passed away from brain cancer. >> our hearts and prayers are

going to the family of senator john mccain. we very much appreciate everything that senator mccain has done for our country. >> previously the president's only comment had been a perfunctory tweet. chls monday they lowered flags. a california man burned when his e-cigarette exploded in his pants. take a look. the man was shopping in a television warehouse when suddenly his pants exploded. it looked like fireworks. he said he felt a shock. the next thing he knew his leg was burning. he said he may just decide to give up e-cigarettes. that is just awful. terrible. >> you'll sleep well tonight. >> that's why i stay away from the e-cigarettes. congratulations serena williams, she was back on the

court for her opening round match at u.s. open. she had no problem in disposing her. a tough road ahead. williams trying to win her 24th major singles title. now to the crisis facing the catholic church. the vatican struggling to respond to the claim pope francis himself will helped cover up sex abuse. the bombshell out of pennsylvania. we'll talk to the man behind that investigation. first nbc global correspondent bill neely at the vatican for us. hi, bill, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. the vatican is reeling with the sheer number of scandals it's dealing with. pope francis facing an open revolt from within. it's a church in turmoil and the u.s. is a central battleground. throughout history the vatican has been riddled with plots. never has a pope in the recent

past faced calls to resign. this week pope francis was accused of covering up allegations of sexual abuse and protecting american cardinal theodore mccarrick who last month resigned in disgrace. amp bishop carlo vigano, once archbishop in the u.s. challenging his leadership but producing no evidence for his claims. american bishops calling for just that, evidence and answe . answers." one prominent u.s. cardinal rushing to his defense. >> my experience with the pope, as soon as he knows about something, he acts on it. >> america a battleground in a struggle for the so you soul of the church. >> it's quite a perilous time for the church, particularly in the united states where there are already a lot of divisions between right and left, different camps of church. >> this battle puts reformers against amp conservatives like vigano. he chose to launch his attack during the pope's visit to

ireland where the pontiff begged forgiveness for the abuse scandal the church is struggling to deal with. the pope on his return flight wouldn't comment on the explosive claim. i won't say a single word about this, he said. catholics in america still reeling from pennsylvania's grand jury report detailing hundreds of pedophile priests, suggesting victim numbers may be in the thousands. other states now ready to use grand jurys to get to the truth. the victims of clerical abuse want justice not infighting for the church responsible for their pain. so many u.s. cardinals now joining this battle. the latest from newark says he's shocked by what he calls factual errors, the attack on pope o'malley of boston calling together all the priests in the

diocese today. the amp bishop of washington denying new allegations in that letter about him. it looks like open war in the church and certainly for pope francis these are the most challenging days of his papacy. savannah, craig, back to you. >> bill neely at the vatican for us. thank you. >> we're joined by attorney general josh shapiro. good morning to you. thanks for coming by. >> good morning. >> the grand jury in pennsylvania, it unearthed what it describes as secret archives from the catholic church. those archives reportedly show a systematic cover-up of child sex abuse in pennsylvania. what else did those secret archives show? who had access to those archives. >> 23 grand jurors met two years in pennsylvania. they unearthed more than 301 predator priests, more than a thousand victims, children in pennsylvania. they found that there was not only widespread sexual abuse, rape of children, but they found that there was a systematic

cover-up that went all the way to the vatican. what was just so profoundly horrifying about this was church leaders would lie to parishioners on sunday. they would lie to the public. they would shield these predators from law enforcement but then they would document all of it and place it in the secret archives feet away -- >> like papers in a closet in a box. oh, this is what really happened and we're going to lock the door. >> quite literally they would document it years ago in handwriti handwriting. >> why? >> in parts it's what cannon lie calls for but in part inexplicable. it's impossible to think what these men of god did to these children and then the cover-up, quite literally purposeful. they were doing it to shield these priests from law enforcement. in pennsylvania we have a limitation on the amount of time law enforcement can bring charges against both predators and those who enabled the

cover-up. they would shield them or pass them around for years to avoid law enforcement. >> that brings me to my next question, which is you dropped these years long investigation. it makes a huge splash. has your office now been getting calls from other victims? in particular, are any of those cases, in your mind, potentially prosecutable. in other words, within the statute of limitations, some district attorney could look at a case and prosecute a priest for abuse. >> one of the things we're most proud of, we gave victims their voice back, allowed them to have their true share. we know in sharing their truth other victims are going to come forward and share their truth. i'll tell you in the roughly two weeks since we released the report we've received 733 calls to our special clergy abuse hot line. we're tracking down each and every one of those tips, talking to each and every one of the people that called. certainly if we can bring a case on any of this against any predator priest or anyone who covered it up, we will do so.

>> do you have evidence that the pope had knowledge or participated in a cover-up with regards to the pennsylvania diocese. >> we have evidence that the vatican this knowledge of the cover-up. i can't specifically speak to pope francis. but i think the broader issues here with the vatican knowing about this, church leaders knowing about it and reaction you've seep not just from catholics but americans and people all across the globe is just a fundamental disappointment and anger in institutions. we're seeing institutions, whether it's in hollywood, whether it's at universities, whether it's government centers and certainly whether it's at the church putting their own institutional reputation above the welfare of children. we will not tolerate that in pennsylvania and we shouldn't tolerate it anywhere. >> this was, as i said, a comprehensive report that wept back 70 years. what about those going, this is ancient history. this isn't going on anymore.

is it? >> one of the bishops said that in pennsylvania about our report. this is what i would say back. child rape in 1970 is the same as child rape in 2018. it is never acceptable and it is never okay to cover it up. >> pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> let's head over to al for another check of the weather. mr. roker. >> guys, we're watching strong storms firing up across michigan on into wisconsin. we've got flood warnings and flash flood watches across a good portion of the upper midwest. we're looking at a risk of center weather for 24 million people. damaging winds, hail, heavy rain risk also as this system makes its way east. strong storms in the evening from minneapolis, green bay by tomorrow, late tonight, into tomorrow, through chicago, towards cincinnati. heavy rain, strong wind gusts. we've got a risk for flash flooding west of chicago and into parts of southern wisconsin. rainfall amounts anywhere from 1 to 3". we could see local amounts of 6"

or more with rainfall rates of up to 2" per hour. take a look at this nice shot of san jose. not a lot of sunshine. it has been the trend the past couple of days. what has also been the trend is the slightly cooler temperatures. twl that's what we are going to see today. the temp trend climbs into the mid-70s. for the rest of the area here is a look at your highins for toda. san jose 79. and that's your latest weather. guys. >> all right. >> thank you, al. coming up, powerful lessons from a life well lived. senator john mccain in his own inspiring words. >> also ahead our special series on happiness. what does it mean to you. how do you find it? how can you add more to your life?

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just moments ago the body was wheeled into the charles h. wright museum of african-american history, will lie in repose for the next two days. look at the lines. they are expecting a huge crowd, lines stretching around the building to remember the life of a one-of-a-kind woman. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t find out what it means to me ♪ >> fairwell to the quin. a star-studded line up in place for the private funeral, stevie wonder, faith hill, jennifer hudson, smoky robinson among fellow singers expected, cecily tyson, clive davis, bill clinton among other dignitaries scheduled to attend. this morning, and for two full days, a public viewing. her legion of fans from detroit and beyond, getting a chance to pay their final respects. a free tribute concert thursday night featuring gladys knight, the four tops, more than a dozen

other performers quickly ran out of tickets. monday night at the church her legendary dad c.l. franklin led as pastor, a gospel sendoff. >> she brought joy to us, joy down in our soul and hearts. >> it was a message that was just something that everyone could latch onto. >> she was a great person. she wrote a lot of good music we can relate to. >> the 76-year-old franklin died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, leaving behind an unrivaled musical legacy spanning six decades, never forgetting her gospel beginnings. >> she meant the world. she came up through the church, became a world-class star but she still always remembered her roots ♪ answer my prayer >> a one-of-a-kind voice heading

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it is 73. through the city also on the end of school. we are looking at more traffic ton roads obviously. a couple of problem spots. it is lowing towards hayward and union city. it is north 680 there. a crash blocking all lanes. it is very quickly cleared. back to you. >> thank you very much. a disturbing discovery. sources tell nbc bay area police found a body without hands in a fish tang. it happened south of market. full details on our home page including why no murder charges have been filed yet. a big boost from fema that

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xxxx it's 8:00 on today. coming up, paying his respects. president trump speaking out about senatorion mccain's death for the first time. >> the hour hearts and prayers are going to the family of senator john mccain. >> his comments just hours after the white house reversed course returning the flag to half staff amid backlash from veterans and members of both parties. we're live with details and we maverick senator's most inspiring life lessons. plus stepping back. rose mcgowan now distancing herself from asia argento issuing a new message for the italian actress after she was

accused of having sex with a minor. how mcgowan is coming forward and urging argento to do the right thing. john goodman with how the hit show will handle the star's departure today, tuesday, august 28, 2018. >> we're from the eastern shore of maryland. >> married 36 years. >> "today." >> here today with my sister. >> rochester, new york. >> sending love to our beautiful daughter. >> indianapolis and cincinnati. >> celebrating my 40th birthday. >> here from springfield, missouri. >> here to celebrate. >> my ninth birthday. >> happy birthday. >> so much to celebrate. welcome back to "today" bright and early tuesday morning. nice to have you along with us. nice to have craig here. we are hot back in the middle of the summer.

it's hot out there. >> cooled down a little bit and now summer is back with a vengeance. >> the new tributes flowing in for senator john mccain as well as new words for the president. some criticized him for speaking too late. let's get right to nbc national correspondent peter alexander with all of it. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. president trump at the white house overnight breaking his silence, offering prayers to the family of the late senator john mccain and expressing appreciation for his lifetime of service. it came hours after reporters offered him the opportunity to give any praise about mccain. that followed the controversy ignited by this white house that first raised the flag above the white house, ultimately relowering it hours later amid fierce political pressure, including some from veterans groups. this morning john mccain's longtime friend lindsey graham into on "today" addressing the president's response to his friend's death.

>> it is all over now. the flag is down. when the president mentioned john, he got applause. i hope he'll remember how people feel about john. let's look forward. clearly they had a tense relationship but he wasn't the only one with a tense relationship with john mccain. >> pchls m's between trump and jeff sessions, saying that relationship is beyond repair, saying he deserves to have an attorney general the president can trust, indicating the president's beef with sessions goes on his decision to recuse himself with the russia investigation. >> it's much deeper than that. >> what else are we missing? >> we won't with say on this show but it's a pretty deep breach. here is what i'm suggesting. he's not the only man in the country that can be attorney general. he's a fine man. i'm not asking him to be fired, but the relationship is not

working. >> reporter: graham not giving a time line for when a move could take place, indicating a new attorney general would have to be highly qualified and be someone who would commit to the senate they would allow the special counsel robert mueller to wrap up their work in that investigation. that's the latest from arizona, now back to you. >> all right. peter, thank you. coming up, john mccain in his own words. lessons we can all learn from his life of service. the president has declared a victory with mexico after reaching a preliminary deal to replace rce nafta. the deal which requires approval forces canada to the negotiating table. placing pressure on the table president trump is threatening to impose tariffs on cars. auto stock soared monday on expectation that canada will sign. >> now some troubling new information coming to light about the gunman in the mass shooting in jacksonville, florida.

court records showing 24-year-old david katz specifically targeted other gamers killing two and wounding ten others on sunday before taking his own life. investigate issues say he legally purchased the firearms two weeks ago in the home state. court documents said during his parents divorce the young man had a history of mental illness and hospitalized four times. >> two women at the forefront of the #metoo movement are at odds after stunning accusations one of them was reportedly engaged in sexual misconduct of her own. stephanie gosk here with that story. hey, steph. >> good morning to you guys. few women have been as prominent in the #metoo movement as asia argento and rose mcgowan. the two often standing side by side to support the cause. this morning mcgowan is responding to the allegations argento had sex with a minor, distancing herself from argento while admitting her own perspective on the #metoo movement has changed.

rose mcgowan's #metoo movement is now directed at asia argento. in a statement e-mailed to nbc news monday, mcgowan tells argento, do the right thing. be honest. be fair. be the person you wish harvey could have been. argento, who accuses harvey weinstein of rape, a charge the movie mogul denies, now stands accuseder herself of having sex with jimmy bennett when he was a minor. "the new york times" first reported allegations argento had sex with bennett in a california hotel room when he was 17. argento publicly denied it. then days later tmz released what it described as text messages written by argento, including this one, seemingly confessing. i had sex with him. it felt weird. i didn't know he was a minor until this shakedown letter. in her statement mcgowan said argento wrote this message to rain dove, a person mcgowan has

been dating, writing, rain also shared that asia had stated that she had been receiving unsolicited nudes of jimmy since he had been 12. rain confirmed direct knowledge of the text to nbc news. nbc news tried to contact argento and jimmy bennett for confirmation but did not hear back. mcgowan said rain dove was going to police. writing, i responded with you somewhere to. you must. i wasted no time. it wasn't hard to say or support. what was hard was the shell shock of the realization that everything the #metoo movement stood for was about to be in jeopardy. argento, who dated the late anthony bourdain, claimed in a statement issued last week that he arranged to pay jimmy bennett money for his silence. now mcgowan, who has in the past said all accusers should be believed writes, i know that those accused are the friends, parents and family members of other people. adding that while there should be no leeway or tolerance for sexual assault, we should find a

better way to balance support of the victim with due process for the accused. mcgowan's statement comes as argento is reportedly fired as a judge on italy's "x factor." nbc news has also learned that rain dove plans to release a full statement on wednesday. so there's more to come on this. >> tangled web. >> yes, it is. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. can you boost us. >> not only that but you're going to need a tissue on this. you know that feeling you get you're on vacation. you're long enough gone, you start missing your family, can't wait to see them again. you have nothing on matt. he had a trip to new york to see his favorite baseball player, arnl judge of the yankees. after five days away from his family, the 53 with down's syndrome was really happy to see his bad. i mean really, really, really happy. there he is, running into dad's arms. just the most darling embrace, showering his 88-year-old father with kisses.

i mean, i'm telling you, i think my heart just grew 10 sizes. these two are rarely apart, especially in the 25 years since mom passed away. >> that is a good one. >> that is love. >> that is a good one. >> you know it's a good dad who gets an embrace like that. >> i hope my son is still hugging me like that at his age. just ahead, we're going to help you unlock the secret to happiness, ladies and gentlemen. sharing the results of our happiness today quiz. also a few tricks to take control of your life in a positive way. the first valuable lessons from john mccain's remarkable life in his own words that can serve us all moving forward. right after this. get over $9,600 below msrp on this silverado when you finance with gm financial.

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we are back at 8:14 with lessons learned from senator john mccain. >> we turn to nbc's harry smith here with some of mccain's most enduring words of wisdom and there would be a lot to choose from. harry, good morning. >> such an interesting person to cover for me over plm 30 years. he was never at a loss for words. john mccain spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in vietnam. he was beaten, tortured, two years of solitary confinement. there, he would, he fell in love with america. >> i loved it for its decency, for its faith and the wisdom, justice and goodness of its people. i loved it because it was not just a place but an idea, a cause worth fighting for. >> manccain wore that love on h sleeve. he seemed compelled to share what he knew to be true, lessons for the rest of us. >> what a privilege it is to

serve this big, boisterous, brawling, intemperate, striving, daring, beautiful bountiful, brave, magnificent country. >> mccain loved that brawl, even the fights he lost. >> this campaign was and will remain the great honor of my life. my heart is filled with nothing but gratitude for the experience. and to the american people for giving me a fair hearing. >> running for high office is high-risk, the costs considerab considerable. >> campaigns are often harder on a candidate's family than on the candidate, and that's been true in this campaign. all i can offer in compensation is my love and gratitude and the promise of more peaceful years ahead. >> often brash and ever the maverick, mccain owned his errors. >> it's not been perfect service to be sure, and there were probably times when the country might have benefited a little less of my help. >> as for us, the press, joking, he said.

>> i hate the press. i hate you especially. the fact is we need you. we need a free press. we must have it. it's vital. if you want to preserve -- i'm very serious now. if you want to preserve democracy as we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press. >> fighting cancer, he refused to go gently into that good night. he had more to say, much more. >> even in times of political turmoil such as these, we share that awesome heritage and the responsibility to each brace it. whether we think each other right or wrong in our views on the issues of the day, we owe each other our respect songs our character merits respect and as long as we share for all our differences, for all rancorous debates that enliven and sometimes did he mean our politics, a mutual devotion to the ideals our nation was conceived to uphold that all are created equal and liberty and

equal justice are the natural rights of all. >> a student of history, a lover of literature. we have known few who have lived life more fully. >> i love life, and i want to stay around forever, but i also believe that there's a great honor that you can die with. >> fighting and teaching till the end. >> i've been tested on a number of occasions. i haven't always done the right thing. the important thing is not to look back and figure out all the things i should have done, and there's lots of those, but to look back with gratitude. you will never talk to anyone that is as fortunate as john mccain. >> the attitude of gratitude, right? i was listening to the interview with lindsey graham. those guys were so close and so tight. so many memories of those guys going on trips to iraq. endless conversations about the war and what should be done,

what shouldn't be done. i remember interviewing senator mccain as he was running for president in '08. i was talking about his plane crash, which lindsey graham mentioned this morning, five of them. i said how many plane crashes exactly? he said i crashed a lot more campaigns, believe me. one other thing, i interviewed him in washington years ago. we were talking endlessly about the iraq war. i said let me walk you to the car. no handler, no aide, no anything. we get outside. there's an old pontiac, oldsmobile. no black car. i'm john mccain, this is how i roll. >> you said something else here i've heard from others, that he was just so likable, immensely likable. >> you saw that in that clip with chuck todd. they are wrestling on air about whatever given subject, but he knew this was part of the give-and-take. at the end of the day, what's most important is there's more that unites us than there is

that divides us. that was his drive to the end. >> he did a lot to try to unite us, too. >> for sure. >> harry, thank you. appreciate it. >> time to get a check of the forecast from al. he two big stories today to take away. we're talking 68 million people under heat advisory, heat warning from st. louis all the way into the northeast and new england. the summer heat is going to keep building. as it does, the air temperature combined with the humidity is going to make it feel like triple digits in boston, raleigh, tampa, st. louis, new orleans and houston. tomorrow more of the same with record air temperatures as well. plus we've got for today the severe outlook. 24 million people at risk for damaging winds, heavy rain and hail. anywhere from 2 to 3" of rain from iowa into wisconsin.

locally 6" or more and t that's what's going upon around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we certainly don't have the heat-up problem here. we're actually cooler. in san jose, 62. slight cloud cover. in through san jose. but it's definitely more noticeable as you hang out around the coastline today. microclimate highs for today will be below seasonable in the 70s. san jose predicted high of 76. in through the east bay, expect temperatures to range from upper 60s to upper 70s further inland. heading out the door, don't forget check us out on sirius xm channel, channel 108. >> okay, sir. carson made his way to the orange room with an update on a girl who touched a lot of lives. >> that's right, guys. we first introduced you to 11-year-old sophia sanchez last week. she's a heart transplant at children's hospital in chicago. video of sophia here doing

drake's in my feelings challenge did go viral even catching the attention of the star himself. drake surprising sophia with a visit to her hospital room. people couldn't get enough of her reaction. the two had a great time. they hung out, snapping photos together. it turns out meeting drake was one of two birthday wishes sophia made. on sunday she shared video of her second wish. take a look. >> and my other wish is to get a heart. >> yeah. guess what? >> what? >> it happened today. you're getting a heart. >> congratulations. >> i'm getting a heart, mom. >> it's amazing. >> yes, baby. >> i know. i love you. >> that is a precious reaction. the great news doesn't stop there. on monday sophia underwent a successful heart operation. after a nine-hour operation she's back in her hospital room recovering. the next 24 to 48 hours will be

critical. sophia's mom posting, surgery went well. she received a really good, strong heart. thank you for your prayers. god is good. social media users touched by that story. michael posted, "that's beautiful. congrats. what a strong, amazing little girl. after sophia recovers she'll spend the next six to eight weeks at the ronald mcdonald house positioned near the hospital to make appointments and things easier for her. her mom says she hopes to have sophia home by thanksgiving. >> at great story. >> she bonded with drake. drake called her his little best friend. drake gave sophia his personal number so they can face time. >> she got a heart. that's incredible. millimeters our prayers. "pop start." start with john goodman, the actor speaking publicly on the roseanne controversy and future of the show's new spinoff, "the conners." goodman opens up about his reaction after learning roseanne had been fired and the show subsequently canceled after she posted a racist tweet. i thought, okay, it's just

showbiz, i'm going to let it go. but i went through a period where i was depressed. he defended barr, he knows she's not a racist. how the new show is going to be handled. it's an unknown, i guess he'll be mopey and sad because his wife is dead referring to his character dan conners. we'll see how it shakes out in october. up next, latest trend among the stars, temporary mutations. alien like prosthetics. this is a real thing, that's dan with ""queer eye." done to promote an exhibit in new york called "a human." the pieces are a take on the possible future fashion accessory. you can see kim kardashian sporting one that looks like a choker embedded in her skin. >> i don't like it. it creeps me out. >> come on. >> al, show yours. >> no. >> it teases designs as a new possible replacement for tattoos

or piercings. >> wait a minute. you have to have a medical procedure. >> i'm not sure how it works, craig. >> it's like outtakes f >> ed sheeran announced he proposed to his longtime girlfriend but now it appears he may be married in a new interview. ed sheeran hints a wedding has already taken place. have a look. >> what about the wedding details? have you picked a date? do you know where? do you know when yet? all right. that's exciting. >> yes. >> congratulations, my friend. how did you manage that? >> i think -- i never really do anything too public anyway. >> that's awesome. >> thank you. >> congratulations. >> there's more from ed. that's not all that's going on for him. he has a new documentary called "songwriter." in it we have an exclusive clip provided to billboard, a sneak peek at the song writing process, which is pretty cool. >> this is the first time on

camera you're going to see a song being written bit by bit, so make sure you get all of it. i remember the first day i met danny in new york and ed hadi ) a gruesome find in san francisco very good morning to you. i'm laura garcia. turning into a homicide investigation for police. police sources tell nbc bay area officers found a corpse inside an apartment on clara street south of market. it did not have a head or hands. it was apparently found in a fish tank in the home of a man whose neighbors say has not been seen in weeks. the remains, however, have not been identified. neighbors believe it is the man who lived there, 65-year-old man. police say an arrest has been made now tied to theft accusations but so far no homicide charges have been filed. gruesome. let's move on to traffic. any better out there?

>> you know what, that was a story unto itself, laura. we'll follow that one. but traffic, we do have some spots that are unpleasant. we have better news though for this crash northbound 680 at crow canyon road. we got word three of your lanes are open. three left lanes. that means a much better traffic look expected northbound from the dublin interchange. southbound will be distracted as well. through san ramon. the walnut creek interchange, the bay bridge moving better, but still very slow right here, past the coliseum, as you can see. send it right back to you. >> all right, sound goods. we'll be back with another local news update in half an hour. i'll see you then.

it is 8:30 on this fine tuesday morning in new york city, 28th of august, 2018, as we greet the crowd gathered on the plaza. how are you guys? are you good? >> i would say they are moist. >> they are. >> summer is back. >> with a vengeance. >> sticky out here. >> hot and steamy. >> how about a crowd moment?

>> i've got it. i think i might have it. university of central florida. >> yes, that's right. >> ucf. you guys are all moms of -- >> senior football players. >> starters. >> starters. what position does your boy play. >> left tacker. >> left guard. >> kicker matt wright. >> linebacker pat jasinski. >> you guys were undefeated last season. you're headed to the opener on monday. college season is upon us. any predictions on the season. >> 14-0. >> we have some folks from columbia, south carolina. what's your name. >> debbie sexton. >> home of the gamecocks. >> who wins? >> of course. >> of course. good to meet y'all. thank you for coming as well. college football season. >> craig is stirring the pot for football. coming up, we're all about happiness, because who couldn't

use a little bit more of that in our lives. we asked you to take our online quiz and get real about what's bringing you happiness and make you happier. we're going to share the results in a bit. we're going to talk to a couple who happen to be experts on happiness and they are married. they are going to help us make sense of it all. >> you make that sound like an oxymoron, unbelievable. products to organize your home. this is going to be the most successful school year yet. remember that first week of school, books were all fresh, new book covers. >> new clothes. >> fantastic. >> by week two. >> it was all over. >> also we're going to be making some cheesecake with our man duff goldman. not just any cheesecake he's going to share simple recipe for bomb cheesecake. >> i like the sound of that. >> mr. roker, i think you put it best, it's moist. >> it is moist but we enjoy it. show you what's happening for today. below ample temperatures for the west, trough, big ridge in the

east bringing hot, humid weather for 68 million people. some wet weather through the gulf. as we look ahead through tomorrow. much cooler behind that cold front into the upper midwest. sunshine for the western two-thirds of the country. look for strong storms down th that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> don't forget to grab a sweater as you head out the door this morning. we are tracking up temperatures in the 70s. they're only going to top out at that. 69 expected for oakland. predicted high for walnut grecr is 76. concord is topping oug inping o degrees. if you're headed to the peninsula, keep in mind it's breezy out there, the cloud cover in for at least the afternoon. for the city, the 60s. >> look at this, our crowd is decked out in hats for an nbc show, a new one called

"manifest." it's about a flight that disappears for five years. the cast will share more about the show coming up in the fourth hour. i had luggage like that, disappeared for five years and still hasn't shown up. guys. now to our special series, happiness today. explaining what it means to be happy and what we can all do to achieve it. >> happiness, a state of joy and contentment. a feeling we all long to capture. what exactly is true happiness and how do we reach it? we asked that simple question and turned to you, our viewers, for insight into what makes us happy today. you opened up, how happy are you? responding to multiple choice questions such as how do you feel when you wake up in the morning? how would you describe your approach to life? now the results are in. and so we've returned to world renowned happiness researchers shawn and michelle. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you happen to both be happiness researchers and you're

married. >> that's right. >> so much to be happy about. >> your talk has gotten 20 million views. so you guys are experts on the subject. how are we doing overall when it comes to happiness in this country. >> i think in 2018 it's so easy to feel like happiness isn't as possible as it used to be or harder. depression rates doubled, anxiety is the highest it's been in our school. i spent 12 years at harvard. two of them i was so depressed i didn't want to go on living. in the field of positive psychology we started changing this. we've been researching what we can do to pull ourselves out of depression. not om did it work for me and habits. yesterday i was in flint, michigan, working with 21 school districts trying to create happiness patterns there that can pull us out of depression and anxiety but also in the midst of challenging lives. >> before we break down quiz results, what's the best way to view happiness. how should we be looking at happiness in our society. >> that's an excellent question. it's important to redefine happiness. it's not just pleasure. happiness is the joy we feel

growing towards our potential. what's great about that is you can feel that joy in the midst of life's ups and downs. childbirth is not necessarily a pleasurable experience and yet it's extremely joyful because it's so meaningful. >> that's one of the things i know you emphasize. you can be happy but happiness can co-exist with other emotions. >> that's what so many people misunderstood. they think the opposite of happiness is unhappiness. unhappiness is great change, tells us when there's injustice, when we're lonely and need to reach out to other people. opposite of happiness is apathy, the loss of belief your behavior matters at all or change is possible. seeing happiness that fuels positive change. >> we both took this quiz, lots of other folks taking it as well. let's take a look at some of the findings. i was surprised by some of the findings. first up -- >> 34% of people scored moderate

to low happy. does that surprise you, moderate to low, most people. what's your advice to those folks in that category. >> what we suggest in that category is to make a small one-second behavioral change. oftentimes when we're feeling down -- >> one second. >> one second. when we're feeling down we forget our power to make those changes and how it can impact our happiness. we call it directing your focus. it's finding three people, strangers, perhaps, and just consciously smiling at them to create that connection and widen your circle. we actually did this at a hospital system and trained the staff to smile at people as they are walking through the hallways. what's amazing is that patients perceived care skyrocketed and doctors reported the happiest they had been in a decade. >> how interesting to just kind of force your self but it jump starts those happy feelings. >> it does. >> 18% received moderate to high score. what's the lesson for those folks. >> one of the things we're learning about as your energy rises, more things. one of the things we wanted

people to do was to be more grateful, practice it. 99% of people think they are grateful but they don't practice it within their lives. what we found in positive psychology, for 45 seconds a day you thought of three new things you're grateful for, did this for 21 days in a row. 20 people low level happiness, now optimist. we're married researchers. we try to do this with our four-year-old. we have a glass jor we keep in our kitchen, as we write down things in our life that we're grateful for we roll them up and put them in the jar. you start to see it rise. even if you're not reading them, they are growing. >> we have a four-year-old. >> so much we forgot about, we focus on the negative. >> it is. the final category, 32% and i would say it's us. we're happy because we got an a on the happiness quiz. just kidding.

we're both generally happy. 32% said happy. okay, i'm pretty happy. what do you do? there's always room for improvement. >> no, we're as happy as we can be. >> you maxed out. in this case you want to supermodel the happiness, give it to other people. we recommend doing a random act of kindness, something small to someone else. what's great about this also, it takes the focus off of our own happiness and allows it to fuel other's happiness and creates a feedback loop. >> has happiness you share it. >> social connection. as soon as you do something nice for somebody else, it creates a bond. when that happens, turns out social connection greatest prediction of long-term happiness and social connection is predictive of how long you end up living, obesity, high blood pressure or smoking. creating the positive can be just as powerful as stopping the negative. >> the takeaway, you've got to work at it. >> daily. >> thank you. back to your happy lives. by the way, our journey toward

happier lives just getting started. if you want tips from experts on how to have a more positive mind-set, go to today.com/wellness. >> we should go and spread our happiness around the studio. >> yes. up next, new ways to organize your family to have a happy school year. but first this is "today" on nbc.

>> this morning on back to school, getting your family organized, a daunting task as you return to the classroom. lifestyle expert and contributor here with simple ways to get things in order for a happier and more successful school year. always good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> you say one of the things we should get our heads around, it doesn't have to be our way or the highway when it comes to our kids and getting ready. >> this is true in general about organizing. you might be a piler, i might be a filer.

that's very different tactics but it can work equally well. you have to recognize your kid might be not like you and embrace it. you need to be flexible. maybe it's not working out. if you've been late to school, shake things up, rejigger, get involved, have a plan, work together and take their input. >> part of that plan is making sure that everything has a place. >> yes, a place for everything and everything in its place. starting off, you do not need some big fancy mud room. you don't need to build it all out and spend thousands of dollars. take a little corner of your room, entryway. have great hooks, i love these from pb teen. they are animals, you can have a different animal for different members of the family. there's a storage poof from the company, the bottoms zips off, hide your shoes in there. hide it away, your parents won't

see it. things important for parents. you and i talked about running out the door and needing things. >> this is quite handy. >> go ahead, let go. let go. it retracts. it's a rabbit charger. you plug into the outlet. you have access to it but you pull it out and get charging for two phones. whatever you have, i believe you need to store your phones. when you come in, put them in a place almost like you're checking in the library. the same with the keys. you want to find your keys quickly. i love these o rings, slip on your arm, hands-free, a big giant ring. that o ring, get this at amazon. this rabbit charger, this at amazon. check your phones. >> let's move this way. what do we have here? >> you don't have to look like you're in preschool. i love these. you can customize them with all different fabrics. without stuff on it, it looks

likes a pretty gallery wall. this is cool, a dry erase board from cb 2. write on it and it goes away. again, you can clear it off. i love this idea of doing a diy memory bracelet. so your kid needs to remember something, take a strip of paper. hey, remember to return your books, tear it off when they have done it. >> you say for kids. i could use that around the office. >> i also say you've got to make this fun. with my kids i always had games we played. give them one of these little alarm clocks. they don't always have to be on their phone. this, we're going to be ready to go at 8:48. >> from room to room with that. >> right, from room to room. watch the clock. also use music, like the length of a song is the amount of time we're going to get ready. name tags. name tags are always a great thing. these are from minted. have the kids pick out their design. we know to do that. i really believe that now

personalization, everybody wants stuff to be their own. this is really cool from a company called balanfor. the whole front is very well come. >> that's funky. >> stick it on, personalize it, do what you want. when you get sick of that thing and you're not into whatever thp teenage mutant ninja turtles. >> how much does it cost? >> start at $40. >> okay. >> personalization. this is a huge trend. i believe if kids make it for themselves, they will be more apt to use i. trends electric office depot. the same thing, stickers. a sequin thing. >> this is cute. my kids' names. >> this is a cool company called shock. town. you can get these totes on amazon. they are chalk. you can erase it. it comes with stuff and lunches. >> thank you so mump. we always learn something when you're here.

we've got more organizational gadgets and tips today.com/shop. thank you, thank you, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> just ahead, time for desert. the secrets to a super simple cheesecake and they are going to share a special cause very close to their hearts as well. but first this is "today" on nbc.

this morning on "today" food we're cooking for a cause. for the seventh year in a row williams sonoma partnered with no kid hungry. an organization that's tremendous, fights childhood hunger. they design spatulas, people like kevin bacon, jessie tyler ferguson. i had one myself. blake shelton was there when i was showing it off. joining us from charm city, you did a spatula, too. tell me about yours.

>> i got in the cake business. avis graffiti artist. got me out of the train yards in the kitchen. >> hooligan. >> i was a hooligan. i've definitely been in jail. don't tell anyone. i wanted to do -- this is my roots, i'm a baker but this is my graffiti. >> my mother passed away a year ago. she loved the color red. so my sister and i designed this in her honor. she was a proud north carolin n carolinian. her breakfast was all about the grits with cheddar cheese under the grits. a moment of pride the breakfast. we designed a recipe there. my sister nailed her signature from ditching high school so well, this is actually my sister forging my mom's -- looks just like make i mom's writing. >> that stands for i love you the whole world full, which my mom wrote on every lunch. a little memory to mom. we've got cheesecake. bomb cheesecake.

>> making a cheek cake, all about the crust. start with the crust. has to be fantastic. graham cracker crumbs. general ingredients, butter and eggs and what else is over here. >> that's a vanilla bean. cream cheese. everything has to be room temperature. when you're making cheesecake, make sure everything is room temperature. if not it's too cold and it mixes air into it. when air gets into it -- i'm going to use your spatula. >> i'd be honor. >> it will souffle in the oven if too cold. >> this is the crust. >> this is the crust. once it's well and mixed dump it into a cake pan. dump it, take something flat and hard and get in there and really get it down, get it really tight. then you get a nice cookie-like crust so when you cut it, it's going to cut clean. if it's not pressed down hard you get jagged edges and it doesn't look good.

>> you've got cream cheese in the mixer. >> in the mixer. >> how many different can be in a cheesecake. >> goat cheese, there's also sour cream. any soft cheese will work. brie, i don't know, might work. >> might not. >> coming from the guy who has been in jail. >> look at me now, mom. >> cheese cakes, are they all baked, sit out, in the frig. >> there are no bake cheese cakes but there's like gelatin in there, i think. >> so yours is a baked. >> this is a baked one. >> i've got less than a minute. >> do that, mix stuff, yeah. stuff goes in here. mix it and it looks like this. >> pour it out. >> pour it in here. you do that. >> how long does it bake for. >> it's going to bake for -- prf how is it, guys? >> great. >> use your part la. >> i know. i need a spatula. let me use yours. >> very good.

>> is it super good? >> i didn't know that technique. >> spread this out. >> do a water bath. that helps keep it from cracking. it's going to bake. >> we've got to get it out. ready? here we go. >> look at that touch. >> beautiful. >> just like that. >> the crust, it is bomb cheesecake. the recipe. get the spat lass, williams aul. grtcause. ea

>> i'm going to dream about that cheesecake. as the school year gets under way celebrating back to school birthdays, celebrated grad school on 26th birthday. her friend maddie admires hers

perseverance and so do we. check out daniel, look at that haircut. celebrating his half birthday on the first day of kindergarten. way to go, daniel. natalie loves barbies and playing outside for hours. keep those great photos coming to today.com/celebrates. guys. >> carson, thank you so much. megyn kelly is coming up. craig just went over there. >> yesterday, he did. >> he's ready to hang out at the table. >> hot and moist. >> stoi )m - -... workers ) rights advocates are a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. workers rights advocates counting on the county to better protect construction workers from predator developers. today's push comes in the wake of a recent labor department investigation. it found a sub contractor working on the luxury towers building forced 22 undocumented immigrants to work without pay. investigators also found the

workers were being housed in a warehouse when they were not on the job. the development company paid a hefty fine. the sub contractor ended being fired. activists plan to rally ahead of this morning's meeting. kris can shanchez is there. a disturbing discovery in san francisco. police found a headless body without hands inside a large fish tank in a man's apartment. neighbors tell us they believe the body belongs to the man who lives there. he hasn't been seen for weeks. on our homepage, full details, including why no murder charges have been filed yet. getting a boost from fema that will likely improve rider's safety. money for security cameras. on our tweeter feed, you can link to the whole story. we'll have an update for you in about an hour. hospital treatmen

received. chris chmura and our consumer team have the prescription. and -- the fight over dockless bikes in one bay area city. who has the right of way? join us tomorrow from 4:30 to 7. good morning, it )s 7:26...

good morning, everybody. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. it is another busy morning. a lot of stories making news. joining me to discuss what's making rounds today nbc craig melvin and jenna bush hager. also the editor-in-chief of "glamour" magazine samantha berry. good to have you guys. we begin today with the controversy in washington over all things, paying tribute to a beloved senator and war hero. overnight president trump finally publicly commented on senator john mccain two days after the senator from arizona died on saturday. the white house also relowered flags