bridge. >> busy monday morning out there. thanks for starting your day with us. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us for "nbc bay area news" at 11:00 we'll have news and weather. thank you for starting your day with us. breaking overnight, new accuser, another woman comes forward to accuse supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of disturbing sexual misconduct. a former yale classmate claiming he exposed himself during a college party. the judge pushing back hard, calling it a smear and saying he wants to defend his name. the stage set for a dramatic showdown between accuser and accused. cosby's fate, bill cosby facing the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars. his sentencing beginning this morning. the culmination of his dramatic fall from grace. we are there live. new flood fears, thousands

in the carolinas warned to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice. up to ten feet of new flooding possible, more than a week after hurricane florence roared ashore. al has the details. all that plus nbc news exclusive, the man who set up that infamous trump tower meeting between the trump campaign and a russian finally breaks his silence. >> do you regret sending this? >> i regret not listening to the little voice in my head. more leg room? the new move by congress that could put an end to those cramped airline seats. and hear tiger roar. >> look at this scene. >> tiger woods caps a remarkable come back winning his first tournament in more than five years. an emotional and unprecedented moment as fans follow his triumphant walk to the final hole. >> i was having a hard time not crying. >> a come back for the ages

today, monday, september 24th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome too "today." thank you for being with us on a monday morning. is there crying in golf because i think a lot of people felt a little teary. there's tiger woods on that triumphant walk. >> you watch the crowds, this looks more like some other sport like they're rushing the field in football. this is tiger woods. i think joel's nose is still stuck to the television. he didn't want to leave during any of it. our top story we start in washington, new allegations against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, throwing his confirmation process further into turmoil and uncertainty. in a moment we're going to speak to one of the reporters who broke the story of kavanaugh's second accuser. first let's get right to peter

alexander who is with us covering the u.n. general assembly that has brought world leaders to this city but the walk in washington is about what's happening with the supreme court. >> now the talk around the count country. this morning days before brett kavanaugh was set to defend himself against an allegation that he assaulted a classmate back in high school, a new allegation of sexual misconduct from his college years surfacing overnight. it's an accusation that kavanaugh and the white house are vigorously denying, a warning some of the language in this report is graphic. new overnight another bombshell allegation against president trump's supreme court pick, brett kavanaugh. this time from 53-year-old deborah ramirez. telling "the new yorker" during a drunken dorm roam party in 1983 or '84 when she and kavanaugh were freshmen kavanaugh exposed himself to her. ramirez who acknowledges she had been drinking to the point of being foggy and slurring her words say i remember genitals

being in front of my face, i knew that's not what i wanted. ramirez says she pushed the man away saying i was embarrassed and ashamed and humiliated. she says she remembers kavanaugh next to her pulling up her pants, brett was laughing, i can still see his face. ramirez said somebody yelled down the hall brett kavanaugh put his nays in debbie's face. i remember hearing and being mortified that this was out there. "the new yorker" reports that two of the male classmates who ramirez alleged were involved and the wife of the third all dispute ramirez's account as does kavanaugh who said in a new statement overnight this alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen. the people who knew me then know that this did not happen and have said so. this is a smear, plain and simple. ramirez and her attorney have not responded to nbc news's request for comment. nbc news has learned that president trump had two conversations sunday about the new allegation before it became public.

according to a source familiar with the confirmation process, and the president expressed no change in his views about kavanaugh. the president again expressing support for kavanaugh, this morning at the u.n. >> in my opinion it's totally political. it is totally political. thank you. >> reporter: during his confirmation hearing this month kavanaugh was pressed under oath. >> since you became a legal adult have you ever made unwanted requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or physical harassment or assault of a sexual nature? >> no. >> reporter: the latest allegation comes just hours after christine blasey ford who accused kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were both in high school agreed to testify this thursday. the senate judiciary committee saying ford will testify first, with two of her lawyers present, followed by kavanaugh who vigorously denies ford's allegation. still unresolved whether republican senators will ask questions or rely on an outside lawyer to do so. overnight the committee's top

democrat dianne feinstein tweeting, thursday's hearing should be canceled in light of a disturbing new allegation of sexual misconduct against brett kavanaugh. insisting the fbi must investigate all allegations. so several new developments overnight, the committee also says it's reached out to attorney michael avenatti who tweeted i represent a woman with credible information regarding judge kavanaugh and mark judge one of kavanaugh's high school classmates. we will be demanding the opportunity to present testimony to the committee and will like wise be demanding that judge and others be subpoenaed to testify. avenatti would clarify, my client is not deborah ramirez. there's still more out there. back to you. >> peter, thank you so much. we turn now to jane mayer "the new yorker's" chief washington correspondent, she broke this story along with ronan farrow. good to talk to you. >> great to talk to you. >> i guess the first question is people are probably sitting at home thinking, wait a minute, this just came out now.

why does deborah ramirez decide to speak out at this revel tifl late date. >> the story broke overnight but it states back 35 years. people remember at the time who were a classmate at yale remembers this, he heard it that night, i think, right after it or the next day, and she didn't come forward with it.at happens at yale were talking to each other about t they were e-mailing about t we've seen the e-mails back in july before christine blasey ford came forward, and eventually sort of the word of it spread, it spread to the senate, it spread to the media and we at the new yorker, ronan farrow, my partner and co-author on the story reached out to her and she decided after giving it really careful consideration for six days she decided to talk to him about it and that's -- that's how this sorry came out. it looks like it's overnight, it actually goes back 35 years really. >> jane, does she to your

knowledge want to testify if given an opportunity? >> what she wants right now is to bring in the fbi. she thinks that they need to interview the people who were to her belief at the party. there are at least two of the males who were at the party signed a letter saying it never happened and that they support judge kavanaugh and she feels disappointed and kind of betrayed by them and she'd like them to say that to the fbi under oath. >> what's clear, jane, from your reporting is that deborah ramirez was rather candid about her own questions about her own memory, obviously her own sobriety at this college party and she was very straightforward about that. the white house has zeroed in on a story actually in the "new york times" about this same matter, it says the times had -- this is what "the new york times" story had, the times had interviewed several dozen people over the f. past week in an

attempt to corroborate her story and could find no one with firsthand knowledge. reading the tea leaves of your own story it doesn't seem to me that the new yorker found anyone with firsthand knowledge, either. is there corroboration? >> i mean, you know, you don't have to read tea leaves. we're right out front about it in there saying we found no eyewitnesses who who would confirm t we found somebody who remembers hearing about it that night or the next day, unlike the people at the party, he was very sober and remains very distinguished person, his own background, i asked him myself are you sure this was brett kavanaugh that you heard about? he said, i am 100% sure. >> and lastly, jane, in the world we live in a lot of people always suspect there could be a political hit job going on. how much was this not wanting to see a conservative justice on the supreme court?

>> well, she says she's not. she's a registered democrat. but we also talked to someone who would defend him. and i asked her, do you know deborah ramirez? and i said, do you think politics was a motivation? and she said no. and that's who she is pointing to. who she is pointing to. >> so happy to be with you. tensions are egscalating after a bombshell report that the deputy attorney general privately discussed removing th

mr. trump. and now, one top senator wants the whole thing investigated. this morning, mounting fallout, after that bombshell report in "the new york times." the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, discussed the 25th amendment last spring. and that rosenstein discussed wearing a wire to regard conversations with mr. trump. this came after president trump fired james comey. rosenstein was being sarcastic. but a person in the room said, he was serious. mr. trump lashing out.

>> just look at what is being exposed in our department of justice and the fbi. look at what's going on. >> reporter: rosenstein denies the account. saying "the new york times" is inaccurate and factually incorrect. adding, i have never pursued or authorized recording the president. some republicans, including lindsey graham, are using the new story to call for a special counsel, to look at alleged lying in the department of justice. >> there's a coup against president trump. >> reporter: all this while cabinet officials were asked if they thought about removing the president from office. >> i never heard that.

that's absurd. >> if you can't be on the time, if you're not supporting this mission, maybe you should find something else to do very excited for the sten at the whi. thanks.

32 years. and what's 30 years compared to years and decades of pain that carson joins us now and we shift gears.i know. don't hold it in. tiger woods winning his first tournament in more than five

years, an incredible scene. look at that walk and the crowd -- like the throngs, he is like the pied piper. >> hoda, you nailed it, it was like watching a college football game or another sport almost with tiger coming up 18 there. it was unbelievable and for years golf experts and fans have wondered if tiger would ever rediscover the magic that fueled one of the greatest careers in the history of sports. well, sunday 1,876 days since his last win, but who is counting, he put all the doubts toest are, leaving his competitors in the dust of course in his signature sunday re red. >> we thought we would never see it. and i don't believe he thought, either. >> a golfing great roaring once again. tiger woods taming the field at the tour championship. >> it's going to take a while for this to fully soak in. >> finally back in the winner's circle for the first time in

more than five years. >> it's been -- it's been -- it's been tough, you know, i've had a not so easy last couple years and i've worked my way back. >> and have we ever seen anything like this in golf? well, look at this scene. on sunday thousands of fans escorting woods to the final hole. >> welcome back, tiger, to the tour championship, the wild scene capping off a remarkable road to redemption. back in 2009 a dramatic fall from grace, woods' personal life made front page news as his extramarital affairs were revealed. >> i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in. >> a few years later he won player of the year, but injuries took their toll. after multiple major back surgeries, many wondering if tiger would ever play again. >> your right foot in front of your left foot.

>> last year a high profile dui arrest, toxicology reports revealing multiple drugs in his system including painkillers. woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving and entered a treatment program, but he got healthy and on sunday the wait was finally over. tiger woods, clawing his way back to the mountaintop. >> just to be able to compete and play again this year, that's a hell of a come back. >> it was tiger's 80th career pga tour win. that puts him two behind the great sam snead for the most ever. the debate now was it the greatest come back in sports? many thinking he has to seal a major before we say that, but for those of us who have been following tiger this year he has been playing so well, just the past couple months to get that last school district ri here. >> how was the daley house? >> it was crazy. >> did you get the sense yesterday when you were watching that this was the beginning of something. like it wasn't so much like a come back.

>> the timing, it's the last event on the tour this year so really, as i said, it caps what was a great come back, he needed to get the win, but it really sets the stage for next season when they kick it off again, is he going to build on this? probably. >> probably. >> it was awesome. >> pretty incredible. >> al is back this morning with a first check of the weather. >> good morning, guys. thank you for getting your first weather from us. we are still watching the effects of florence, still causing big problems, river flooding. we have major flooding still continuing on the neuse river, the cape fear river, also in south carolina 8,000 people probably getting evacuated later today along the whack a ma and pea dee rivers. they may have record flooding today. we're also watching at more flood watches further up into the mississippi and ohio river valleys. 7 million people at risk from columbia to charleston as heavy rain pushes its way in. what we're looking at today is a slow moving low pressure system, a ton of gulf moisture surging up into the southeast and into

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1,000 feet and we can only see the top of those towers of the going going right now. it clears out quickly and inland valleys heating up into the low 90s. up to 92 in antioch, livermore and san jose, reaching 85 degrees and 79 in palo alto. in napa today 86 degrees, and santa rosa reaching 91. inland valleys reached the low 90s today and into the mid-90s by the middle of the week. it's going to be a hot week, so cooling down in time for the weekend. let's get an update on the commute from vianey. >> still rough out there. we've seen new accidents popping up and the east bay was just recovering from an earlier crash and now there's an additional crash southbound 880 at tennis union road. heavy delays backed up through the 238 never fully recovered. we're seeing a new crash popped up along northbound 101 before holly street, the right-hand shoulder is locked. slowing down westbound 92 toward

san mateo bridge 29 minutes. back to you. >> thanks, vianey. we're always on it, nbcbayarea.com and another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

we're back, now, 7:30, with one very busy woman. jacinda ardern is new zealand's prime minister. she is a new mom, the first woman to have a child in office in three decades. she's in town for the u.n. in just a little bit. a second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. 53-year-old deborah ramirez, one of kavanaugh's classmates at yale, told "the new yorker" magazine that kavanaugh exposed himself at a dorm party in the early 1980s.

he denied this happened. saying, this aleleged event fro 35 years ago did not happen. the accusation comes just days before the judiciary committee is going to hear from christine blasey ford. thousands of south carolina residents are being urged to evacuate because rivers are still on the rise that, one week after hurricane florence slammed the coast. officials are expecting ten feet of flooding, with heavy rain from florence. in north carolina, five river gauges were still at major flood stage. good news for air travelers this morning. congress is planning to take action against the ever-shrinking seat. the new bill would require the faa to make passenger seats, with leg room and width.

congress is expected to vote on this week. now, to an arrest in a notorious cold case. joe fryer has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about genetic genealogy. it's a tool that was used in the golden state killer case, tying joseph deangelo to dozens of murders and rapes across california. now, police say this crime fi t fighting tool has helped them play this criminal. police say this man, 58-year-old roy waller is the so-called nor-cal rapist. now, he's behind bars thanks to a new crime-fighting tool. >> for 27 years, that truth was

not known until now. >> reporter: genetic genealogy identifies suspects by matching their crime scene dna in ged-match. the results often leave the public stunned. he was living here with his wife outside of san francisco. but greg cook, who worked with him in the '80s, said he had a short fuse awith women. >> he had condescending disrecodi disregards for them. >> reporter: he is charged with forcible sexual assault of ten women between 1991 and 2006, many of them asian. >> he pointed his gun to my head. even now, i can feel the barrel of the gun against my head. >> reporter: nicole was only 21,

when she says he broke into her home and repeatededly raped her. >> i thought, my parents are going to get a call and i'm going to be a statistic. >> reporter: surveillance video caught waller withdrawing money with a victim's atm card. in another cold case police found the golden state killer by using the technology for the first time. when they used the same technology, it quickly led to waller. >> no one else has to worry about him anymore. >> how many cases has this technology worked for so far. >> nationwide says jeanetgeneti genealogy has helped them catch

suspects in 11 cold cases. the family is cooperating with investigators. they have no further comment. we're going to switch gears and get to al's forecast. >> still have active tropics out there. we have to keep an eye on this. we have a system that's off of south of bermuda. investigation area 90l. we're going to watch this carefully. 950 miles west-southwest, moving west quickly. it will skirt between puerto rico and just down to the south there by saturday morning. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. live look outside in emeryville. we can see those clouds in the distance and we're going to see all of that clearly out quickly as we get ready for a warmer day. we'll reach up to low 90s for

the invand valleys. san jose expect a high of 85 degrees and we're up to 70 today in san francisco. as we go through the forecast, valleys will be very hot, peaking on wednesday at 95 degrees and cooling down to the mid-70s in time for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> when does hurricane season end? >> november 30th. >> al, thank you. coming up, we're going to sit down with new zealand's barrier-breaking prime minister who is inspiring families all over the world. there's changes ahead at weight watchers. the president and ceo will join us for an exclusive announcement. and what is justin thorough saying about jennifer aniston. the man who set

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series of phone calls that it provoked between donald trump jr. and the pop star that was his client. you've been talked about over the year. useful idiot, dunce, bonkers, puppet of the kremlin. >> i was called a lot more. i was a publicist that wrote an e-mail on behalf of my client. >> reporter: his client was a russian pop star, son of one of the wealthiest developers. >> people knew them as the trumps of russia. >> reporter: the e-mail rob goldstone wrote on their behalf to donald trump jr. is perhaps the most analyzed e-mail ever written. in it, goldstone asked don jr.

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you would agree this was most likely a russian probe to the trump campaign? >> i mean, i can't say that definitively. i don't know who wanted this meeting. what i had written in my e-mail wasn't what was being investigated or questioned. it was the willingness to receive that information that was important. >> reporter: and possibly a crime. >> possibly a crime. >> reporter: it was a dirty offer. a dirty offer they accepted. >> yes. that was true that didn't materialize. yes, it's the willingness to accept it. >> reporter: this is what steve bannon had to say about the meeting. three senior guys thought it was good to meet with a foreign government in the conference room on the 25th floor with no lawyers.

even if you thought this was not treasonous or unpatriotic, and i think it's all of that, they should have called the fbi immediately. do you understand why he said that? >> there was a campaign chairman in that meeting. jared kushner was in that meeting. people say shouldn't i have known. shouldn't they have known? >> reporter: do you think president trump knew about the meeting before it was taking place? >> i don't know if he knew or didn't. but it was in his conference room and his campaign chair was sitting and attending the meeting, with his son and son-in-law. it's a bit of a stretch to believe he doesn't know what's going on. >> reporter: it goes against the relationship between don jr. and his father. he wants to please his father. he thinks he has gotten his hands on something useful. >> i think it's interesting that there's a similar dynamic between don jr. and his father and emin and his father. they did it for daddy, both of them.

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fda approved for over 18 years. good monday morning. right now at 7:56, we are taking a live look outside in san francisco. top of the showers of the golden gate bridge the fog is lowering and this will quickly clear out. we'll have a warmer day. our high temperature in the city heading up to 70 degrees. 85 in san jose and 92 degrees in livermore and in antioch. we can see the wide range in temperatures for today and it's going to get hotter as we go toward the middle of this week, reaching 95 degrees and it will feel like summer for several days but before you know it, the weekend gets here and it will feel like fall finally. it will be in the upper 70s on saturday and sunday with a slight chance of showers farther to the north. as we look at san francisco, we're going to see the highs reaching into the upper 70s and for the weekend, we're looking at some mid-60s on friday, expect a high of 65 degrees and

saturday in the mid-60s. let's see what's happening on the roads with vianey. >> it's red, that's all i'm seeing is red. look at the mess out on the roads. we've got several issues in the south bay right now. i saw a new accident pop along northbound 85, a new one pop along northbound 101 and i have seen major slowing continuing unfortunately for 880, trying to recover from two earlier crashes along southbound 880, expect those delays backed up all the way through the bay bridge. as far as northbound 101 an earlier crash on holly street. back to you. happening now hillary clinton is getting ready to headline two fund-raisers in san francisco. the first event is at san francisco hall in support of eleni kounalakis running for lieutenant governor. the 897 square foot home in

pa lo palo alto is going for $2.5 million. i'm marcus washington. another news update in an hour. ? we )re tracking skyrocketing temperatures and overnight changes to your forecast. plus, a bay area homeowner wasn )t happy with the color of her home. how our consumer unit "patched" things up. tomorrow morning from 4:30 to 7.

it's 8: it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, another allegation. >> i love bread. >> weight watcher's president ceo joining us live this morning with an exclusive announcement. and in stitches. meghan markle reveals the surprise she hit from prince

harry on their wedding day. >> somewhere in here is a piece of blue fabric stitched inside. it's my something blue. >> we get the story behind the cloth. today, september 24th, 2018. >> hello to our family in mississippi. >> we made it to "today." >> celebrating 55 years of being in love. >> good morning to my students at midland middle school. >> we are from georgia. go braves. >> here, from temple, georgia. >> illinois. >> from colon, germany. >> and mississippi. >> to be on the "today." show. >> morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." thank you for being with us. whether you're at home or on our plaza, we're happy to have you with us on this monday morning. >> that's a big crowd. >> i see coats out there. we'll get al's forecast in a bit.

here's the news at 8:00. the president is standing by his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, after second woman came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. nbc national correspondent, peter alexander is here with us. the u.n. is meeting here, lots of business to talk about with this. >> reporter: good morning. just days before brett kavanaugh was set to defend himself against the allegation that he assaulted a classmate in high school, this new allegation of sexual misconduct from his college years. it's an accusation that kavanaugh and the white house are vigorously denying. and some of the language in this report is graphic. new overnight, another bombshell allegation against president trump's supreme court pick, brett kavanaugh. this is from one of his classmates at yale. ramirez telling "the new yorker," when she and kavanaugh were freshmen, kavanaugh exposed himself to

her. ramirez reports, i remember genitals being in front of my face. i knew that's not what i wanted, even in that state of mind. ramirez says she pushed the man away, saying, i was embarrassed, ashamed and humiliated. she remembers kavanaugh next to her pulling up his pants. brett was laughing, i can see his face. someone yelled down the hall, saying brett kavanaugh just put his genitals in debbie's face. it was his full name. i don't think it was just brett. i remember hearing and being mortified this was out there. "the new yorker," alleges that two of female classmates dispute the account, as does brett kavanaugh, who said in a statementover night, this alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen. the people who knew me know it did not happen and said so. this is a smear, plain and simple. ramirez and her attorney have not responded to nbc news' request for comment.

nbc news has learned that president trump had two conversations sunday about the allegation before it became public. and the president expressed no change in his views against kavanaugh. p -- the president supporting brett kavanaugh at the u.n. >> it is political. >> during the confirmation hearing, brett kavanaugh was pressed under oath. >> have you ever made requests for sexual favors or committed any verbal or sexual harassment or assault of a sexual nature? >> no. breaking news in the last few minutes, we have a shake up in the works at the justice department. deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein is headed to the white house expecting to be fired. it was rosenstein who appointed mueller to the investigation and

it was reported that rosenstein suggested he wear a wire and secretly record president trump to build a case to invoke the 25th amendment. a lot going on. back to you. >> thank you. paul goldstar is facing unusual opposition to his house re-election bill. six of his brothers and sisters are appearing in a campaign ad for his opponent. >> the congressman isn't doing anything to help rural america. >> paul is not working for his district. >> the siblings disagree with their brother's views on immigration and health care. gosar responded by saying, we all have crazy relatives and my family is no different. >> he's not listening to you and doesn't have your interests at heart. tim gosar. >> david gosar.

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this morning on "today's talker," a world leader in the spotlight for a number of reasons. >> jacinda ardern is the prime minister of new zealand. and she announced another role she would be taking on, motherhood. at 38 years old, new zealand's prime minister, jacinda ardern, is not only the youngest female head of state in the world, she is also the first to give birth

in 30 years, in august. >> it is a pleasure to introduce our little one for you. the name we have chosen for our little girl. >> reporter: she returned to work last month after taking six months maternity leave. >> it would be lovely to have more time. but these are not normal circumstances. i have a role to feel incredibly lucky to have hit the six weeks. >> reporter: her unique situation generated controversy from the start, with some critics claiming she couldn't run her country and also raising a child. >> is it okay for a p.m. to take maternity leave? >> if you're the leader of the company. >> it is unacceptable in 2017 to say that women should have to answer that question in the workplace. >> reporter: before her baby girl was born, cynthia mcfadden sat down with the prime minister to get her take on the

criticism. eh. women multitask every, single day. can i be a prime minister and a mother? absolutely. absolutely. will i have help to do it? yes. >> reporter: now, while her partner, clark, stays at home with their bundle of joy, she is back on the world stage, taking her roles as head of state and mom all in stride. and the prime minister is with us now. good morning. it's good to have you here. before we get down to business, what is harder, running a country for having a 17-hour flight to get here? >> it felt at time on par. between clarke and i, we managed it. she's a good baby. the look you get when you walk on to a plane with a little one, that stare from other passengers, which i felt conscious of. >> you want to apologize in

advan advance. >> i did. >> there's governing before the baby and then after the baby. do you feel something has changed inside of you after you gave birth to that child and how you do your job there? >> my appreciations of parents, mothers and solo mothers in particularly, mothers from that do it on their own, my appreciation has grown. and the family-friendly policies. we already have 26 paid leave in north america. >> how much? >> 26. >> and we have a lot to do. >> you were saying to people, i can do this. women do it all the time. has it been as difficult you thought it would be? more? less? >> it has met my expectations.

you don't know until you're there. it ee's met my expectations. the joy, though, has surpassed any expectations. >> kindness and government. you don't see those two things together. i get it. but explain that. >> i don't think there's one rulebook for leadership. and i really rebel against the idea that politics has to be a place that is full of ego and where you're constantly focused on scoring hits against one another. yes, we need a robust democracy. but you can be strong and you can be kind. we're building what i would like to believe is a compassionate government, one that is for the well well-being of our people. >> you have an interesting circumstance. you have a coalition government. >> we do. >> so, you share power with someone who is your political polar opposite.

people here say it's as if bernie sanders and ted cruz got together and they are running the government. what did you learn, having to work with somebody that has quite different views. >> we have three parties, together in our coallation government. and we do have things we share in common. we have principles and beliefs that are in common. we use those. you know the focus that all new zealand is getting decent health and education. we're here for that. >> you're here for the u.n. if you got five minutes to speak to president trump, what would you say? >> i would talk about insist ndz. new zealand. i would probably just talk about us. >> new zealand prime minister, jacinda ardern, thank you so much. and next time, bring the baby. >> i know. i sense a little disappointment. sorry about that. we're going to head to al

and a check of the weather. >> i get that feeling every day. what are you going to do? take a look today. we're looking at a flood threat here in the ohio and mississippi river valleys. a few storms up to the northern plains. and we have a severe fire risk from oregon to the southwest today. they have some wildfires going that are still not under control in parts that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> we do have a red flag warning in effect for the inland parts of the bay area and the hills for the east bay and the north bay. we'll have to watch out for that. as our temperatures get really hot this afternoon, reaching 90 degrees and even hotter as we go towards the middle of the week with wednesday temperatures peaking at 94 degrees. cooler air heading our way in time for the weekend with some upper 70s. san francisco, a lot more sunshine, highs in the upper 70s by midweek. cooling down for the weekend as well. >> and that's your latest

weather. guys? >> thanks, al. it's time for "pop start." >> we're going to put tiger woods aside for a second. and we're going to auk about the duchess and her wedding dress. >> very impressive. wow. >> the veil itself took over 500 hours to complete. and we get to hear meghan sharing her secrets. >> did you see the blue fabric switched inside. >> i hope it's still in there. >> it's fabric from the dress i wore on our first date. it's important to me to have all 53 of the commonwealth countries incorpora incorporated. i knew it would be a fun surprise for my now-husband. he was over the moon to find out that i would make this choice for our day together. and i think the other members of the family had a similar reaction and appreciation for

the fact that we understand how important it is for us and the role we play and the work we're going to tonight to do. >> the veil's surprise was a surprise to harry. and we know what her something blue was. right, al? >> i feel so much better. >> the film focuses on the queen's role. but it also gives a glimpse of the other family members. other royal news. prince george and prince charlotte are starting to nail down their routines. they were page boy and flower girl. the bride is a good friend of duchess kate middleton. justin theroux, the actor is opening up about the split from jennifer aniston. now, in an interview with "new

york times," theroux is speaking about the separation. that was the most -- i'm choosing my words carefully, it was a gentle separation. it was heartbreaking in that the friendship would not be the same day-to-day. but the friendship is shifting and changing. the pair are on good terms. and don't forget, it's tonight. season 15 of "the voice," here on nbc, kicks off tonight and tomorrow night. be sure to check it out. we have j-hud and kelly clarkson. that's tonight on nbc. >> thank you, carson. now, to a big issue facing millions of americans, losing weight. for half a century, weight watchers is doing its part to help. now, the diet titan is looking to make some changes. its president and ceo is here to make an announcement about the company's future. but first, a look at the past and present.

weight watchers, one of the go-to names in weight loss is back on top, after joining forces with media mogul oprah winfr winfrey. her purchase of 10% of the company three years ago, has led to a surge in memberships, a much-needed boost for a company that had come on hard times. now, weight watchers, who is focusing on meetings is shifting its focus. concentrating on overall health, including exercise. nearly 30% increase of last year are using the weight watchers app. and 30,000 are attending live meetings each week. weight watchers, no longer just focusing on weight, but putting people on the path to overall

wellness. cindy grossman is here. what do you have for us? >> good morning. what we're excited about is the global leader in weight management around the world, weight watchers, is moving to be the global mark of wellness. >> changing the name. >> to the mark of ww, absolutely, with the tag line that affirms what we're doing for 55 years, wellness that works. and continue to transform people's lives. we'll never abdicate our leadership. we can be so much more today. we can inspire people for healthy habits, to get them to eat better, use their mind to support their efforts and be about total wellness. >> a lot of people are saying,

hold on. weight watchers has been working for me all these years. >> here's what's interesting, we've been evolving to this. and the reason why the business has been performing is this idea of going from weight to wellness, is more sustainable to people. we're giving them more than just a short-term solution. what we want is to be a partner in health sustainably. and if you think, most people need a partner in helping them get healthy themselves, and we're that partner, that gives them the technology. we give them the community. we give them the support. and now, in addition to weight options, we'll also have a healthy habit option. all people, if you ask them, want to be healthier. >> we're still doing points, right? >> so, freestyle, which is our program, which has been fantastic, actually can be utilized beyond just for weight

loss. it's a tool to learn to healthy habits for better eating. whether you want to lose weight or not. >> you also partnered up with head space, a mindfulness app. what are you doing there? >> we announced a partnership with headspace for original content that will be in the app. and we're taking fit points 2.0. we're taking the science of what has been found in food and applying it to activity and exercise, around strength, resistance, durability, et cetera. we have launched the first, in the company's historic, rewards program, called wellness whens. but it doesn't reward you for spending money. >> we're out of time. thank you. >> thank you. >> see you at w.w. there we go.

get used to it. just ahead, robert redford and sissy spacek ahead in studio 1a. but first, here's a look at your local news. i )m ..... matthew muller returns to court a very good morning. it's 8:26. matthew moeller returns to court today as his trial begins on new state charges. he was convicted of federal charges of kidnapping a vallejo woman after drugging her and her boyfriend. he is defending himself by using an insanity defense. and in an exclusive jailhouse interview, with nbc bay area, mueller says he'll plead guilty if the couple donates half their settlement to a nonprofit that helps people who are wrongfully convi convicted. the couple got $2.5 million after vallejo police initially did not believe them. now, let's check that morning commute. >> it's getting rough out there. you can see just how many accidents are popping up on my

map. let's get right to the south bay. this one's really causing some pretty heavy delays along northbound 85 at union avenue. you can see how heavy those delays are, backed up to the 101 interchange. that's not expected to clear any time soon. definitely take some extra time. southbound 880 has not yet recovered from a number of earlier crashes. most recent one at tennison road. two lanes remain blocked. this is backed up beyond the 238 interchanges. >> busy monday morning, thanks so much. i'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. hope to see you then.

it is 8:30, now, on a monday morning. that's looking a little magical, would you say? it's looking a little magical on our plaza. >> that's a good word to describe it. >> it is a magical morning. and the folks on our plaza will be recognized by the fans of "fantastic beasts."

>> come on, everybody. >> they are hard at work decking our plaza crowd out in wizarding world swag. we need them to come on over. >> they're handing out wands and -- they're all very busy. >> guys, come on over. the movie is coming out. people are so exciting that the wizarding world is a thing. >> come on over. how are you? >> the band is back together. tell us how it's feeling as you're promoting this one. >> it's good. >> you're kind of our first. we're fresh daisies. >> does it feel like a reunion for you guys? >> yeah. we're pals.

>> we have collected a lot of huge harry patter wizarding fans here. we thought because they're here and all excited, it would be fun to bring out another person. are you ready? j.k. rowling is here. yes, she is. come on down. here she is. >> yes. >> yes. >> good morning, welcome. >> hello. how are you? >> great to see you. thank you. >> there's your people. >> come stand with us. how are you feeling? is this like giving birth? this movie is ready to launch. >> this is like time travel. i feel like i'm back about 20

years. this is amazing. >> you put so much wonderful work out. there's the harry potter books and the broadway thing and now, there's this. it seems like you have a wealth of ideas that don't seem to stop. what's going on inside that head of yours? >> i know about the next four things i'm writing and it's all backed up there. >> could you still be writing harry potter right now if you wanted? >> if i wanted. i kind of am. i'm in the wizard world. >> you gave us a tease there. you're working on what? >> the next robert galbraith, which is a crime book. >> in the next movie, we get a sense of hogwarts and dumbled e dumbledore? >> yeah. this is largely about how dumbledore became dumbledore.

that's going on in this franchise. >> harry potter fans will have a field dale. you're going to put in eggs in the movie. >> we're about to see the new trailer, right? >> we are. >> that will tell a lot. >> we're going to do that tomorrow. you get two days of fun. >> all in good time. we're going to have that conversation. we're going to sit down with j.k. and the entire cast in a little bit. we'll have all that tomorrow. j.k., thank you for coming to see us. >> thank you. >> just ahead this morning, two hollywood legends, robert redford and sissy spacek. they're teaming up. and we're happy they paid us a visit. al, it's coat weather here. >> let's look at your week ahead. starting with today.

we have heavy rain in the mississippi and ohio river valleys. a fire threat continues out west. in the midweek period, gusty storms into the northeast, and much cooler in the plains. and in the northwest, we're looking at cooler weather, as well. warm and dry out west. the s that's what's going on around country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. here's live look outside. san jose, bright and sunny. looking a little hazy as we start out this monday morning. our temperatures are cool, now in the mid-50s. heading up to 85 degrees. for the inland parts of the east bay, we're going to see highs reaching the low 90s this afternoon and 91 today in santa rosa. some hotter temperatures today. and still comfortable for the peninsula, down to palo alto, with some upper 70s. our inland temperatures get hotter through midwooek. midweek.hat is your latest weather. g guy? >> great to have you guys.

so happy to have jo rowling and the coast. coming up, robert redford and ssy is

♪ we are back. and we have two legends in our studio this morning. robert redford and sissy spacek star in "the old man and the gun." robert plays the smooth-talking bank robber, forrest tucker, finding it irresistible to give up crime in his 70s. and sissy spacek, captivated by the charm. >> i am just thinking about myself as the little kid i was. i would say, well, would he have been proud of me? if the answer is no, i keep

walking on through. if the answer is yes, i know where i'm supposed to be. >> so, is he proud of you? that little boy? >> well, he's getting closer every day. >> robert and sissy, good morning. i can't believe i'm actually sitting here with you. i'm going to try not to swoon. the chemistry you have in this movie, it leaps off the screen. and you have never worked together all these years. >> that's surprising. >> surprising you didn't work together. not surprising you had that chemistry. >> he's an easygoing guy and i'm an easygoing girl. >> we start off with lies, huh? >> i was going to ask you, sissy, we're all charmed by robert, like forever, our whole lives. is that what it was like to act across from him? just fall into the spell? >> our director, david lowery, came over to me when we were

shooting the scene in the cafe, just getting to know each other. and he came over to me and said, it's forrest tucker you're talking to, not robert redford. >> oh, okay. >> i said legends. you were both legends. i usually ask, were you intimidated to work with this legend? and what happens when two legends get together? were you intimidated by sissy? >> no. >> oh, come on. >> i am now. it fell into place very easily. it's just easy. >> forrest tucker. i didn't know of this. >> i heard of the old hill gang. >> give us the scoop. it's a guy that can't stop robbing banks. >> the guy kept robbing banks and kept robbing banks.

he always got caught and escaped. >> when did he rob his first bank? like 15 or 16, right? >> i think so. >> and he died. >> he died? >> i'm kidding. we'll cut that out. >> i understand that this will be the last movie you will act in? >> i think i made a mistake in saying that, because if i was going to retire, i think i shouldn't talk about it, i think i should slip quietly in another territory. i didn't want to take away from the real value. the cast was great. i loved working with them. i had fun. for me, having it be about retirement is distracting. >> the film itself actually -- i

don't want to give anything away. there's parts of it that feel like an homage to all the different robert redfords over the years. >> all of the banks he robbed. >> all of the hearts he won. sissy, you, too, are a legend. i told you, i loved you since "coal miner's daughter." i have a picture. do you remember the years you won oscars, you won them the same year. >> really? >> robert de niro, sissy, robert, and a director i don't know. >> somebody should have done my hair. >> and mine. >> look at those adorable, radiant people. >> look at those adorable academy awards. >> exactly. where do you keep your academy awards? >> i lost it. >> what? >> no. >> i mean, not judging, but -- >> i'm just saying that. >> we're so gullible.

>> i am gullible. you know why? i'm dazzled by you both. it's nice to be in your presence. the movie is great and people can go out and see it. >> "the old man and the gun," hits theaters this friday. just ahead, we're making dreams come true with a big surprise for a young woman with big dreams of her own. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ "dreams come true today" is created with our sponsor, netjets, worldwide leader in private aviation. >> we're back with that new series "dreams come true today." >> according to airline industry insiders there are fewer than 150 black female pilots in america. that's just one half of 1%.

>> sheinelle decided to surprise a girl whose dreams are sky high. >> reporter: calvin and cynthia sheppard says they're daughter has wanted to be a pilot her whole life. >> she's adventurous, willing to try anything. >> reporter: the second of four children, her big dreams don't stop her from being a caring older sister. >> my youngest is special needs. she attended to him. she makes sure she looks out for him, for sure. she's a good big sister. >> reporter: in addition to her brothers, she has sisters of a different kind, sisters of the skies, a nonprofit group for minority female pilots in the u.s. provides mentorship to aspiring aviators like arianna. >> they are reaching out to the community, to make the young girls aware that there's opportunities out there for them, as well. >> reporter: so, we decided to help her get a little closer to earning her wings. okay. we're here to surprise arianna. let's help make her dreams come true.

good morning. are you arianna? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: i'm sheinelle jones from the "today" show. how are you? >> good. >> reporter: i hear you have dreams of becoming a pilot. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: would you like to get on the plane? >> oh, okay. it's a lot in the morning, are you in shock? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: and we whisked her and her mom cynthia off to a flight with netyets. what a dream, right? you first. >> thank you. >> reporter: up to columbus, to train on the same flight simulators pilots use. welcome to the state of ohio, the birthplace of aviation. are you ready to fly today? >> i am so ready. >> today will be in the challenger 650 sim. you're going to get to do a flight from aspen to denver, colorado. >> reporter: are you excited? >> yes, ma'am.

>> you're going to be at the controls, not me. >> reporter: before takeoff, she told me a little more about her lifelong dream. so, tell me, when did you first dream of becoming a pilot? >> probably when i was 4. i wanted to do something different. >> reporter: what is it about flying that you love? >> just being up in the air. i'll be riding in the car and i'll look up in the sky and it's just like a -- you can never get to that world by yourself. >> reporter: and then, it was time to fly. >> there's a red button right there, you push it twice. yeah. and now, you're flying. >> okay. >> leveling off. perfect. >> reporter: we have one other surprise for you today. once you've mastered this in theory, we're actually going to give you a private flying lesson. we're going to take you over to ohio state university. how does that sound? >> that sounds bomb. >> reporter: i think that means good. >> definitely. >> reporter: arianna headed over

to ohio state university's school of aviation, where she got advice from current aviation students. >> you have different pathways you can go if you want to be in the industry. >> reporter: and met with her instructor for the day. >> we'll climb up to our practice area, where we can do basic maneuvers with the airplane. >> reporter: before it was time to hop in and lift off. >> and we're flying. you feel that air speed pick up. >> reporter: with her dreams on the horizon, closer than ever, sheinelle jones, nbc news, columbus, ohio. >> i love that. good for her. we're going to be back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. hope you had a great weekend. we had major developments over the weekend and this morning, in some stories that we've been covering here. and joining me here to help me break down what is making the rounds today, nbc correspondent hallie jackson is here. along with the co-host of pbs' "in principle," amy holmes. and joe levy is here, as well. happy to have you here. we begin with the story that came out late. a neweg