national soccer team, champions of the world cup. you can see that confetti raining down along that route of heroes. >> go, usa! the fourth time that the women have been doing this. we are so proud of them. we love you. it's on our website, nbcbayarea.com. good morning. under fire. calls grow for a member of the trump cabinet to step down over his role in a plea deal for sex offender jeffrey epstein. >> alex acosta cut epstein a sweetheart deal. >> will the president stand by his man? and a "today" exclusive. a new epstein accuser comes forward with an explosive claim. did jeffrey epstein rape you? >> yeah, he raped me. >> what happened to her when she was 14 years old, and why she's ready now to tell her story. >> i feel brave. i feel strong more than ever right now. on alert.

a dangerous system in the gulf of mexico expected to strengthen today, with the potential to become a tropical storm. preparations under way in the south for torrential rain, extreme flooding, and damaging winds. al joins us with the very latest just ahead. placing blame. >> how about a warning? how about a sign? how about something? >> tragic, new details in the case of a toddler who fell to her death from an open window on a cruise ship. her family's desperate search for answers just ahead. those stories, plus, stay out of the water. toxic algae blooms force mississippi to close almost all its beaches. mid flight emergency. dramatic video of the engine issue that gave passengers quite a scare. and saluting the champs. the u.s. women's soccer team being celebrated with a rare ticker tape parade today in the heart of new york city. today, wednesday, july 10th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah

guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. nice to have you with us. it is not every day we have a ticker tape parade in downtown new york city, but that's happening today. >> just the sixth time this century. last time also for the world cup women. keys to the city. they're bringing the hardware. should be quite the parade. >> we're excited for that. let's get to our top story and the growing calls for the labor secretary to resign in connection to the case against jeffrey epstein. when he was a prosecutor, alexander acosta signed off on a plea deal for the billionaire that some are calling a slap on the wrist and a sweetheart deal. kristen welker has the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. president trump is standing by his labor secretary, acosta, for

now, praising his work but also saying he's looking into the controversial plea deal. some democrats are commanding acosta go, but so far, republicans have been largely silent. overnight, a growing chorus of democrats demanding the president's embattled labor secretary, alexander acosta, resign. >> yes, he's got to go. i mean, he has no business in a leadership position. >> he should resign because he was part of a process which really exposes the two-tier criminal justice system in america. >> reporter: from the campaign trail to the capitol >> epstein should have been behind bars years ago but, unfortunately, secretary of labor, alex acosta, cut epstein a sweetheart deal. >> reporter: it all comes after billionaire financier jeffrey epstein pleaded not guilty monday to new sex trafficking charges involving underage girls from 2002 to 2005. now, there is renewed scrutiny on acosta, a former florida u.s. attorney acosta made a widely criticized plea deal with epstein in 2008 in a separate sex crimes case,

also involving underage girls, for which epstein served 13 months in jail and registered as a sex offender acosta tweeting on tuesday, the crimes committed by epstein are horrific i'm please that they're moving forward with a case based on new evidence >> for two and a half years, he's been an excellent secretary of labor, done a fantastic job. >> reporter: making it clear his administration will examine acosta's handling of that case. >> i feel very badly about that whole situation, but we're going to be looking at that and looking at it very closely >> reporter: the president also trying to distance himself from epstein. the two pictured together at this mar-a-lago party in 2000. >> i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i don't think i've spoken to him for 15 years i wasn't a fan >> reporter: this is what the president told "new york"

magazine in 2002 i've known jeff for 15 years terrific guy he's a lot of fun to be with it is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as i do, and many of them are on the younger side >> kristen, as we saw, publicly the president is standing by the labor secretary. says he wants to look closely at this plea deal is there pressure inside the administration for him to step down >> reporter: well, there is some, savannah look, in addition to the worries about the controversial 2008 plea deal, there's some inside this administration who have concerns about acosta's performance in his role. according to two white house sources, there's a sense that acosta has a lack of urgency when it comes to one of the president's key priorities that's deregulation. overnight, acting chief of staff mick mulvaney tried to down play any division the bottom line though, the president has stood by his cabinet secretaries when they've faced controversies in the past. the big question is, will the president change his mind about acosta if the public scrutiny becomes too intense?

savannah and craig >> kristen, thank you very much. coming up, our exclusive interview with a new jeffrey epstein accuser, what he did to her in high school first though another nbc news exclusive on alleged horrific condition inside u.s. border detention centers that are apparently more widespread than we've heard. nbc's jacob soboroff joins us with that story. jacob, good morning. >> good morning to you the recent poor treatment of migrant children b customs and border protection extends beyond texas we've obtained dozens of health and human services reports of alleged mistreatment of children at a yuma, arizona, border patrol station including accounts of retaliation to protest, sexual assault and the use of what one reporter calls homophobic slurs by agents >> reporter: this morning, more reports of shocking conditions at the border. for the first time, conditions inside an arizona detention center are in the spotlight

after nbc news obtained dozens of reports chronicling mistreatment of migrant children in custody the allegations include abusiv behavior by agents migrants allege overcrowding and unsanitary conditions, similar to border stations in texas, where earlier reports from the homeland security inspector general described a lack of showers, clean clothes, and spaces to sleep. conditions in border patrol facilities have long been the subject of criticism, including this one i toured in texas at the height of separation at yuma, allegations include sexual assault a 15-year-old girl described a bearded officer putting his hands inside her bra, pulling down her underwear, and groping her. according to an incident report from the health and human services, the girl, quote, felt

embarrassed as he was speaking english to other officers and laughing a guatemalan boy said after he and others in his cell complained about the food and water, they were forced to sleep on hard concrete a 17-year-old honduran boy said officers would use homophobic slurs. bellos is a legal service provider to chilen in arizona. >> the allegations are horrifying but, unfortunately, to us, they're not surprising. we hear children are cold. we hear that children are given food that's inedible. >> reporter: president trump has pushed back against reports on poor conditions for children and acting secretary kevin mcaleenan say they are, quote, unsubstantiated. in response to our reporting, we received a statement from cbd saying the agency, quote, treats those in custody with dignity and respect and provides avenues to report allegations of

misconduct it is not common practice at our facilities, the allegations, and will be investigated it's important to note tha the sexual assault report is already under investigation by the homeland security's office of inspector general >> oftentimes, officers, while the investigation goes on, these officers are placed on leave in this case, do we know if the agent of alleged assault is still on the job >> great question. we do not know cbd hasn't answered the question, which we posed to them frankly, we don't know how many other reports exist for the thousands of other children held on the border this year. >> jacob soboroff in los angeles, thank you. another big story we're following, prep is going on in the gulf coast for what could be a dangerous tropical storm al has been following it all week good morning. >> good morning. we have this area that could become a tropical system, invest 92-l

90% chance of formation the next two days this is the five-day development zone gusty winds, possibly storm surge. here's what we're looking at the american model, you can see what we call spaghetti strands mostly along the coast of louisiana, even into texas this wide swath from the panhandle of florida into texas, lesser chances highest chance right now looks to be along the louisiana coastline. here's the other problem, if this takes a westerly track, it stays over the water longer, could become stronger. less time for storm development along the eastern track. here's the problem, we've got really warm gulf water 1 to 5 degrees above average, more typical for august than july if it stays west, that warm water strengthens the storm. no matter where it comes on shore, there is increased moisture, and that makes for heavier rain we're not talking about storm surge and winds yet, just the rainfall amount. the american model, generally 7

to 10 inches of rain heaviest along the storm track look when we put the european model into play. we're talking some areas picking up up to 20 inches of rain by monday a small shift in the track, east or west, going to determine where the heaviest rain falls. we will continue to watch it for you. craig? >> al, we'll come back to you in a few moments. new developments in the investigation into the death of a toddler who fell from a docked cruise ship in puerto rico the girl's family placing more blame squarely on the cruise line nbc's gabe gutierrez has been following this story for us. gabe, good morning >> reporter: craig, good morning. witnesses described a horrifying scene, with little chloe's family screaming as she fell overboard. initial accounts from san juan police suggested that her grandfather may have dropped her. now, the family is saying something different and putting more blame squarely on the cruise line. this morning, the family of chloe wiegand is turning up the heat on royal caribbean, sharing these photos with nbc news

the toddler died after falling through an open window on the cruise ship, freedom of the seas police in san juan say the 18 month old fell 11 stories, landing on the dock below. >> how about a warning how about a sign how about something? >> reporter: michael winkleman the family's attorney, said the grandfather placed her on a railing by the window but had no idea it was open >> he puts her up, thinking she's going to bang on the glass and it'll be great she goes to bang on the glass, and the next thing he knows, she's gone. >> reporter: anello is working as an i.t. employee in south bend. >> he loves his kids it is hard to imagine this for anyone. >> reporter: royal caribbean hasn't responded to allegations of possible negligence in a previous statement, the cruise line said it is deeply saddened by the tragic incident. chloe's father is a south bend police officer the city's mayor, pete

buttigieg, tweeted his condolences. the community is also raising money after a family vacation went so horribly wrong >> the family was looking forward to it and, now, a part of them is not coming home that's hard. >> it's all hard gabe, do we know how or why that window was open in the first place on that ship >> reporter: no, craig, we don't know that is part of the investigation. it is unclear whether it was open to begin with or whether someone may have opened it the family attorney says that chloe's grandfather insists he didn't know that there was a gap there. the family is devastated according to that attorney, the family is just at a loss for words. they're in puerto rico, waiting to reclaim her body. they expect to be back home in indiana sometime this week, craig. >> our hearts go out to them gabe there in texas, thank you. >> thank you, gabe. we turn to an alarming situation in mississippi blooms of toxic algae, caused by weeks of heavy rain there have

become so bad the state's environmental department has shut down dozens of beaches. morgan chesky is on the story for us hey, morgan. good morning >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. this algae bloom causing serious concerns along this particular stretch of the gulf coast. to look at the water, it is important to note, you can't necessarily see it experts say the danger is definitely there. as summer heats up, toxic algae blooms are forcing mississippi beachgoers to stick to the sand. all mainland mississippi beaches are now closed after a harmful blue-green algae blooms were detected along the state's coast. officials began shutting them down late last month. experts fear the bacteria could impact the gulf coast region for years to come. >> consequences are, in our opinion, a lot more worse than thought. >> reporter: according to the mississippi department of environmental quality, the algae blooms also known as cyano bacteria live in water and can cause significant health issues, including rashes, stomach

cramps, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. officials are advising people and pets to avoid water contact, such as swimming or wading. adding that any exposed skin should be washed with soap and water. and seafood from the area should be avoided. >> i kept my shoes on today. i usually take them off and get by the water. not today. >> reporter: the bacteria live in terrestrial, fresh, brackish, or marine waters, and have been linked to human and animal illnesses around the world. >> this is not good for any of us that are in the tourist business. >> reporter: local businesses like this souvenir shop say they are feeling a financial sting linked to the beach closures and the timing couldn't be worse. >> this is the last month of our season. school starts the first week of august, so there is no making it up. >> reporter: as for why this algae bloom is flourishing now, experts say after weeks of heavy rainfall, it's caused fresh water to go into the gulf, allowing the algae to flourish. savannah, craig?

>> all right. thank you very much. they've had so much rain in the south, al, of course, that's part of the reason. >> there is a lot more to get to this morning including a huge celebration planned here in new york city for the world cup-winning u.s. women's national soccer team. nbc's stephanie gosk has made her way to city hall for the ticker tape parade. steph, good morning. >> reporter: the parade's been going on for half an hour and the team has just passed us here at city hall. the crowd erupted. they are expecting tens of thousands of people along the parade route. it's about a mile. they have been holding ticker tape parades in new york city for over a hundred years. this is only the second time a women's team has been honored quite like this. the last time was four years ago. that's when the team won the world cup the last time it was played. 12 of the 23 players on the team

were here today including megan rapinhoe, star and captain of the team. she comes with new hardware, the golden boot which is given to the players who scores the most goals. they are winding their way to new york city. they are eventually going to wind back up here at city hall. the stage behind me, there are 3500 people seated. those tickets went like that including some given out to girl scouts as well as foster kids who will also be here. you have politicians in new york showing up. governor cuomo is here. mayor of new york city bill de blasio. they will be holding a ceremony here to honor the team. they have been here since monday partying it up. if you check out their social media. they'll get a key to the city later. i suspect there was an open door to the team all along in new york. back to you. >> then they hop a plan headed

to the west coast for the espys. >> yeah. they have a busy week. they're probably still on the natural high. as is al roker every day. everyy he just wakes up happy >> well, we have great jobs. >> we do. >> can't complain really. >> we do. >> right now, in fact, for the parade downtown, it's going to be close to temperatures in the 80s. tropical downpours continue in the southeast. oppressive in the south. severe storms in the plains. we'll look at those in the next half hour. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in dublin, it's a cloudy start and we'll gradually start to see the clouds clearing out going throughout the day with slightly warmer temperatures for a few of our inland valleys. livermore expect a high of 81 degrees, while staying in the upper 70s in san jose and up to 82 degrees in napa, with san francisco going to see a high of 65 degrees. our inland areas will continue to get hotter over the next few days, taking in the low 90s by this weekend. >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much coming up, as mentioned, a woman who is now accusing jeffrey epstein of assaulting and raping her when she was just a teenager is sharing her story for the first time with us exclusively. also ahead this morning, a fascinating story from harry smith, talking with a woman who played a pivotal role in nasa's historic apollo 11 mission 50 years ago. why humans may have never walked on the moon without her. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back now at 7:30 look at that adorable face, one of the many happy faces on our plaza this morning july 10th, 2019. great crowd out there. we're going to head out and say hello. a little meet and greet in a few. first, let's get a check of the headlines this wednesday growing calls for the president's labor secretary to resign for his role in a case more than a decade ago involving billionaire financier jeffrey epstein. in 2008, then-prosecutor alexander acosta agreed to a plea deal with epstein in a sex crimes case involving underage girls. epstein served 13 months in jail now, some democrats say acosta should step down or be fired

monday, epstein pled not guilt y to new charges involving underage girls president trump is standing by acosta for now we'll get a closer look at the way he's handled the case. the uk ambassador to the united states resigned today in the wake of the release of confidential memos in which kim derroch, the ambassador, was highly critical of the president, saying he radiates insecurity and describing the administration as inept and dysfunctional. the memos were leaked to a british newspaper, infuriating president trump, who launched a stinging twitter attack on the diplomat, calling him stupid and whacky. frightening video from a delta airlines flight this morning. it shows what appears to be a loose part rattling around in one of the plane's engines the video was recorded by a passenger. the flight from atlanta to baltimore was forced to make an emergency landing in raleigh, north carolina, on monday. the aircraft landed without

incident delta apologized to the 148 passengers they were placed on another plane to complete their trip to baltimore. we turn now to our "today" exclusive. this morning, yet another woman is coming forward with allegations against jeffrey epstein. jennifer aroze said epstein raped her when she was in high school she was not part of the case that epstein pleaded not guilty to in new york she offers a chilling account about how she was groomed and raped by epstein a warning, especially if you have little ones in the room, the story you're about to hear is graphic and disturbing. >> oh, my gosh, i was 14 years old. what the hell do you know when you're that young? >> reporter: jennife grew up in new york, with dreams of becoming a broadway actress she was accepted to a performing arts school in the city, and it was outside that school in 2001 she said a woman first

approached her >> she was definitely trying to get to know me trying to find out where i was from, where i grew up, who i lived with >> reporter: the woman kept showing up, talking to her, offering to buy her lunch or a soda. >> the first time she brought up the name jeffrey epstein, how did she describe him to you? >> he was just a great guy just saying, you know, he helped me i've struggled she was similar to me. >> did she say he could help you with your career >> that was a big part of it. >> when you think of her now, you used the phrase, you said, the recruiter. you felt like she was -- >> oh, sure. >> looking for someone. >> 100%. >> reporter: the recruiter brought her to epstein's townhouse, blocks from the school when you first met him, what'd you think? what'd he say? >> very nice basically saying, you know, he's heard a lot about me the recruiter was talking such nice things. >> reporter: she was served wine in epstein's kitchen, and they talked when she left, she says she was

given $300 and was repeatedly invited back >> the secretary would contact me and say, are you free can you come by, you know. epstein would like to see you. >> reporter: she became familiar with the eccentricities inside epste epstein's home >> it was a lot of artwork with nudity >> suggestive? >> very suggestive he had a bathtub that was kind of open, and there were prosthetic breasts he could play with when he was taking a bath, i guess. it was very odd. and the painting that literally right next, like the massage table would be here, and the painting would be right here it was like a very pretty naked woman. he used to say i looked like her. >> reporter: she says after a few weeks of visit, she was escorted alone to what epstein called his favorite room in the house -- the massage room -- and things turned physical at that moment -- >> at that moment. at the same time, i was scared,

too, because i didn't know if he'd get angry i kind of just followed. i'd have just my underwear on. that's how he liked it i would just get -- massage his back then he would potentially, later on, turn over and play with himself. he would also, like, when i would play with his nipples, he used to get turned on by that. then he would finish himself of it.hen that would be the end he would still give me the $300, you know normally, i would either get it from the secretary, who would leave it in a drawer in the massage room >> how often do you think you were there >> once a week, twice a week my freshman year. >> did you ever tell him your age? >> i told the recruiter. i mentioned it in front of him, yes. >> you were 14 years old. >> he knew very well my age.

he knew exactly, you know, who he was hanging out with. i don't think he cared. >> reporter: when she turned 15, she said things took a turn. >> just take your underwear off and get on top i said i didn't want to. he, you know, very forcefully kind of brought me to the table. i just did what he told me to do i was really scared. i didn't necessarily think he was going to rape me. >> did he hold you there >> yeah, mm-hmm. >> no question in your mind, he knew you did not want that to happen >> oh, yeah, definitely. there was no way i was like -- i don't want to say i was screaming or anything of that nature but i was terrified, and i was telling him to stop. please stop, you know. >> did he?

>> no, he did not stop he had no intentions of stopping that's what he wanted. that's what he got. >> when you left there, you never went back? >> after that day, no, i never went back. i was terrified. i was really scared. i didn't want that to happen again. >> and you left school did you leave the school because it was in the same neighborhood? >> yeah, it was so close >> in your mind, did you use the word "rape"? did you recognize it then as rape >> no, i don't think i did i just thought, like, you know, it's my fault. i was, like, obligated, like that's what you're supposed to do so i -- i really did not know better. >> when did you stop blaming to fo yourself

>> um, it was a long time, really >> reporter: epstein's staff continued to reach out to her for more than a year, but she did not respond. she said she didn't immediately tell anyone, including the police, something she says she now regrets. did jeffrey epstein rape you >> yeah, no, he raped me forcefully raped me. knew exactly what he was doing i don't think cared. what hurts even more so is that if i wasn't afraid to come forward sooner, then maybe he wouldn't have done it to other girls. i feel really guilty to this day, i feel really guilty. >> reporter: she suffered from crippling anxiety, depression, and panic attacks for years, until she finally confided in her mother, her then-boyfriend and two close friends. three told nbc news that she first told them about her interactions with jeffrey epstein a decade ago the fourth about six years ago have you ever tried to reach out

to prosecutors and tell this story? >> no. i did not. i was just too scared. i didn't really want to go, you know, public with it >> you intend to file a lawsuit. what would you say to those who say, a civil suit, lawyer, this is about getting money >> you know, he -- he hurt me, badly. i'd prefer not to go through this so, you know, this is one way for me to get justice. >> what does it take to find the courage to speak and tell your story? >> it's a lot. even though maybe i don't look it because i'm so sad, but also happy tears because i'm able to, you know, let myself go of this burden i feel brave i feel strong, more than ever

right now. >> nbc news reached out to epstein's attorneys for comment multiple times, but they have not responded to those requests. in previous discussions with aroza's lawyers, they've challenged her credibility. >> during the course of the conversation, did she say whether she saw other underage girls around >> she never saw any other girls. in fact, after she told her then-boyfriend about it, years passed, then this case, this publicity around epstein and the case in florida came out that was the first time she said she knew there were other girls. she was shocked. as you just saw, she said she was devastated because she felt if she had had what she felt was the courage to speak up and say something, maybe she could have stopped this from happening to other girls. >> thank you thank you for that still ahead here on this wednesday morning, a new look at the historic apollo 11 moon mission, 50 years later, from the woman, the woman who made it possible harry smith shares his

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good wednesday morning. right now at 7:56, we have cloudy skies, from san francisco, into the inland areas. even though we start out cloudy, this is a live look outside in walnut creek. we have a cool start, and it will clear out, heading through late morning. for many of our inland areas, slightly warmer temperatures are expected. in livermore, look for a high of 81 degrees, while san jose reaches 78. in oakland, expect a high of 71, and santa rosa reaching 80 degrees. we will start to heat up over the next few days with our inland areas reaching into the low 90s by saturday and sunday. we will start to cool down early next week but we have to get through the hot weekend, and san francisco it stays fairly mild. it will be a little bit warmer going into the weekend, and we'll see some more sunshine. we'll talk more about that. let's head over to mike for

an update on the commute. >> the south bay holding steady with an overall speed, and i circled highway 87, not far from your station, ruben told me there's a crash, folks standing on the shoulder and bumper in the roadway so watch there headed up toward sg. southbound 101 the arrow there, a new crash causing more slowing, i believe one lane is still blocked there. no major problems, but getting across the san mateo bridge westbound, lots of company right here, as you travel across. here's hoping you're traveling east. happening now, labor secretary alex acosta is planning to make an announcement later today in connection with the new sex trafficking case against hedge fund investor jeffrey epstein. acosta was originally representing him as a lawyer. meanwhile, a new accuser has come forward. you can link to more in the u.s. and world section of our home page, nbcbayarea.com. also prosecutors today are expected to cross-examine

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, under fire. the growing calls for president trump's labor secretary to resign over his role in a controversial plea deal with accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein. >> alex acosta cut epstein a sweetheart deal. >> this morning, the president standing by his cabinet member what happens next? we're live with the latest plus, one giant leap 50 years after the apollo 11 mission to the moon, we'll meet the woman who helped make it possible >> that's source code for the apollo guidance computer. >> ahead, how margaret hamilton's work led to the first steps on the moon.

and that's the spirit. beyonce releases a new song from the "lion king" ahead of the highly anticipated movie premiere we'll take a listen to the music that has the beyhive buzzing today, wednesday, july 10th, 2019 ♪ >> here for julianna's 17th birthday. >> good morning, georgia. >> to our grandma watching in north carolina >> we love you >> from texas, celebrating 20 years of marriage today. >> hi, i'm hillary today, i'm visiting my 50th state. >> 45 years ago today -- >> -- i married the love of my life >> how about that? >> cutie alert out on the plaza. morning, everybody welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. we love those shoutouts. join the movement, my today

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there is renewed scrutiny on acosta, a former u.s. florida attorney he made a plea deal with epstein in a separate sex crimes case, which he served 13 months in jail and registered as a sex offender acosta tweeted tuesday, the crimes committed by epstein are horrific, and i am pleased new york prosecutors are moving forward with the case based on new evidence at the white house, president trump stood by acosta, praising him as an excellent secretary of labor. he added his administration will look into the controversial plea deal the question now, will the president change his mind about acosta if the public scrutiny becomes too intense? craig? >> kristen welker from the white house, thank you. this morning, in an nbc news exclusive, another woman has come forward with accusations against jeffrey epstein. jennifer araoz is not part of the criminal case in which epstein pleaded not guilty this week she says he recruited her when she was a young high school student in new york almost two decades ago. did epstein rape you >> yeah, he raped me, forcefully raped me knew exactly what he was doing i don't think cared. what hurts even more so is that if i wasn't afraid to come forward sooner, then maybe he

wouldn't have done it to other girls. >> nbc news reached out to epstein's attorneys for comment multiple times. they have not responded girls. >> nbc news reached out to epstein's attorneys for comment multiple times they have not responded to those requests in previous discussions with araoz's lawyers, epstein's attorneys challenged her credibility. the full interview is on today.com. the family of a california woman killed by a shark in the bahamas says the company that took her on a snorkeling trip could have done more to help nbc's kerry sanders joins us with that story. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. this morning, the family of that victim is pushing for new regulations and safety procedures in the wake of that horrific shark attack. two weeks ago, jordan lindsey was snorkeling in the bahamas when she was attacked and killed by a shark

now, her family hopes that by pushing new regulations, that they can prevent something like this from ever happening again to someone else. this morning, jordan lindsey's devastated family says more could have been done to help the 21-year-old, killed by a shark in the bahamas last month. the california college student was snorkeling with her mother when she was attacked. the family now says in a statement, contrary to initial news reports, no one with sandy toes, the company that took them snorkeling, jumped in to help. quote, shockingly, no staff mobilized to assist in any way instead, jordan's mom remembers staff telling them to swim to shore. shortly before, a shark came between them and again attacked jordan adding, once out of the water, sandy toes staff provided no first aid whatsoever jordan was pronounced dead at the hospital in response to the family's claims, the company, in a statement, says in part, all reasonable steps were taken to prevent this very unfortunate incident, and our staff

responded swiftly and in line with our emergency protocols and procedures on its website, the company says it is not responsible for injury excursion, adding guests must sign waivers to participate. jordan is not the first american attacked by a shark in the bahamas. just eight days later, officials say a 32-year-old florida man was also bitten while snorkeling the extent of his injuries, unknown. it is not clear if he was part of a formal excursion. fisherman jonathan hernandez was attacked days before jordan. he says a makeshift tourniquet saved his life stressing that everyone out on the water needs to be prepared for the worst. >> have the knowledge. use the medical equipment. make sure everyone on the boat knows where it is at. >> reporter: jordan's family now hopes sharing their story will lead the excursion industry in the bahamas to put more safety measures in place, including

mandatory first aid kits and training, and designating a spotter to look out for sharks and other predators. already, jordan lindsey's family's call for action is getting results. overnight, the bahamian government telling nbc news they've launched an investigation into what happened after the shark attack telling nbc news, in part, safety of our visitors is of critical importance. craig? >> kerry sanders, keep us posted thank you. this morning, fans, loved ones, and former colleagues are mourning the loss of veteran actor rip torn he died yesterday in his home in connecticut. >> we'll find out tomorrow >> this guy spent so much time in the sand, that his nickname generati should be iffallujah >> a television stage and films that spanned six decades tony and oscar nominations for early roles in dark dramas

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it's one small step for man. >> we're back at 8:11 now. celebrating the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking apollo 11 mission this week and next with our "one giant leap" series. >> there's a lot to celebrate. july 20th, 1969, the u.s. became the first country to land on the moon. this morning, we focus on one of the 400,000 a working mom in an era when there weren't a lot of working moms harry smith joins us with her story. the woman who helped men get on the moon >> you know, these stories, of which i am so, so high, al, this is up your alley, right? this is one of those people, we get to meet a lot of really cool people, this woman, way up on the top of the list.

take a look. >> reporter: when you look at old photos from the apollo program, you see a lot of men. check out this shot. without a young woman named margaret hamilton, the lunar landing, walking on the moon, it might have been a different story. >> that's source code for the apollo guidance computer >> reporter: a 5 foot pile of computer instructions that sent the crew of apollo 11 to the moon, and got them back. look at that >> we were having a good time. they were worried it was going to fall on me, but i liked the idea of stacking them up >> reporter: written by hamilton and a team of software programmers at mit's instrumentation lab, developed when many thought software was an undergarment, a puzzle, it seems, even to astronauts, like mike collins when you got to mit, had you ever heard the word "software" before? >> i don't think so. mit was a mystery to a large extent. >> reporter: hamilton's husband

was studying law at harvard. she was a mom with a math degree, who boldly pursued a job at mit at the time, almost unheard of were people judgmental about you and your life? >> it was the culture. one of the men walked up and asked me, how could i leave my child at home? that's when i said to him, you do what's right for you, and i'll do what's right for me. >> reporter: her code would be housed in a computer astonishingly small. this is the actual size of the computer >> it is a shoe box, wedding cake type thing, back here. >> reporter: in an era whe computers took up entire basements, apollo 11's could be only be one cubic foot it was the first computer to guide a human anywhere, let alone to the moon. >> it would be considered a small fraction of your phone's processing power >> reporter: hamilton often

brought her daughter, lauren, to work, especially at night or on weekends it was during one such visit that lauren was playing astronaut on the apollo simulator, flying to theoon, when -- >> all oa sudd, it came crashing down, her simulation. >> reporter: the system crashed. >> i thought, whatever she's done, that can't happen on a flight that would not be good it was program one, which is a pre-launch program. >> reporter: she's out in outer space and hit the keys for pre-launch. >> it clobbered everything. >> reporter: hamilton tried to warn nasa but -- >> they said, yeah, but the astronauts are so well trained, it won't happen. it just won't happen >> reporter: sure enough, while in space, on apollo 8, astronaut jim lovell accidentally punched in the same code. >> for some reason we suddenly got program 01 and a no attitude light on our computer. >> reporter: it took hours to get the navigation system back

on track hamilton and the team at mit knew the astronauts were risking their lives on the software they wrote. >> at the time, a man's life was at stake the software had to work the first time there was no second chance it also had to be able to detect errors in real time and recover from them. was put to the test in just that way on apollo 11 neil armstrong and buzz aldrin were descending to the moon's surface when - >> program alarm. >> they see an alarm, and buzz aldrin calls it out. >> 1202. >> i remember thinking, if it is going to go off, does it have to go off now, of all times >> reporter: the alarm went off because non-critical data was suddenly overloading the computer >> now, thanks to people like margaret hamilton, the computer realized, i'll drop my low priority stuff and keep the important stuff going. i'll soldier on.

the whole system recovered from that anomaly, and armstrong landed on the moon >> the eagle has landed. >> reporter: neil armstrong steps out of the module, steps a foot on the lunar surface. what were you feeling at that exact moment >> not only was it that the astronauts were the first people on the moon. >> that's one small step for man. >> but it was like our software was the first software to run on the moon >> one giant leap for mankind. >> i just felt fortunate >> amazing woman you have to understand the context of this time, right? her husband is at harvard law school during that era, it was almost an expectation that if you had a spouse with you in cambridge, she was there to serve tea she was there to aid you i your ongoing life. >> if you had kids, somebody saying, why aren't you home with your child

>> a mom with a math degree. but she said the atmosphere at mit was very collegial, and they all had this idea that they were actually pioneers. they were doing something no one had done before. the computers filled the basement, the buildings back then these were the first mobile computers ever designed. >> you brought show and tell. >> you're going to love this right? so people in history get to be honored sometimes in some of the most amazing ways. if you look very closely, lego ran one of those sort of, hey, tell us who we should pay attention to with apollo coming up there's margaret. >> wow >> that's awesome. >> overdue, right? >> what's she doing now? >> she has her own business. listen, she went -- >> running for president >> she went to work in cambridge. she started working first in meteorological stuff, then on some defense stuff she was in this infancy of this industry

heard about the job opening at mit and nasa they made her the head of that program. >> well deserved. >> when you think about what the computer technology that put man on the moon. >> ding, ding, ding, ding. this cell phone, the one i hold in my hand, 1 million times more powerful than the computers, the one on the module, the landing module, and the command module a million times more powerful. >> incredible. what a feat. we're going to really soak in this anniversary the next few days i know you have a lot more stories to tell, harry, including a look at the suit that helped neil armstrong take those first steps. al is going to be live at kennedy space center next tuesday for the official anniversary. >> oh, that's going to be good. >> launch day. one of our proudest moments. >> you'll be geeking out down in florida, for sure. >> oh, yes get to host the buzz aldrin foundation gala tuesday night. it is going to be very exciting. before all of that, how about a little check of the weather? >> all right we're going to take a look we're watching the tropics right

now. you can see, we've got this invest area 92-l that we're keeping an eye on. a 90% chance of formation in the next two days of a tropical system there's the five-day development zone even if we don't get it, it is still going to cause heavy rain along the coast, gusty winds, storm surges possible. this is the highest chance of landfall potential from new orleans to the texas/louisiana coast. everybody's got to watch this thing because the westerly track could bring it to texas. easterly track makes its way to louisiana or parts of mississippi. rainfall amounts, the american model basically brings about a 7 to 10 inches of rain, the heaviest rain along the storm track. look at the european model some areas -- this is an extreme rainfall corridor -- upwards of 15 to 18 inches of rain. we'll be watching this closely the next 72 hours. that's what's going on around the good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have mostly cloudy skies over the south bay and much of the

bay area this morning as you get ready to head out the door. with our cool start, we're going to keep it mild today in the south bay, reaching into the upper 70s. it will be slightly warmer in the east bay valleys as well as the south county, even into the north bay where we see ukiah today reaching 85 degrees and san francisco in the mid-60s. going throughout the forecast, we'll have some hotter weather especially this weekend when we reach into the 90s in the valleys. you, sir jbh at the table we know what that means. >> it means carson better be getting ready. >> pop start pop start could be 1/10th as riveting as any harry smith story, i'd be thrilled that man brings it >> we should have harry the whole show. >> time in and time out, when he comes to the desk, his pieces are incredible. >> you have to follow it.

>> oh, so good it is like following chris rock if you're a comedian this is terrible. >> you can do it. >> i like to go before the harry smith piece next time. i'll start strong. the internet is buzzing this morning because of beyonce grand entrance to the hollywood premiere, "lion king" last night, bringing along her eldest daughter, blue ivy they had mother/daughter matching dresses quite the statement. beyonce's husband, jay-z was there. if that wasn't enough to get the beyhive going, beyonce released a new song overnight, "spirit," written specifically for the film here's a little listen ♪ rise up to the light ♪ it's high up, burn a blaze through the night ♪ ♪ yeah, spirit ♪ watch the heavens open ♪ yeah, spirit, can you hear it roaring ♪

>> we played renee zellweger's "judy garland" yesterday, and that was oscar heavy this is oscar material here. >> you saw the film last night. >> how is it >> spectacular >> unbelievable. unbelievable. >> wow. >> we're jealous of al. >> i didn't think it could top the original i think it did. >> there's a ton of great music with the movie. >> yeah. >> there is a soundtrack that has the beyonce song on it, but she sort of curated and produced a companion album to the "lion king," called the gift with international artists. that's coming out the same day as the movie, july 19th. up next, from pure joy to some just really major disappointment, i think. aaron paul and bryan cranston finally announced their new project. it is not exactly what "breaking bad" fans for hoping for on a spin-off started when they posted this picture with donkeys, then walking in the creek. thought they were going to do a

"breaking bad" thing they announced the project they've been working on is -- well, it is tequila. >> what? >> what is wrong with that it's called dos hombres. >> no "breaking bad" sequel. they're launching an alcohol brand after discovering what they think is the best in mexico cranston wrote, we had the time of our lives while shooting "breaking bad" and formed a bond we are sharing a new project. >> they punked us. >> fans were hoping for a reboot of the series. instead, tequila. >> following in george clooney's footsteps. >> the smoky stuff it's an acquired taste. >> tastes a little like a barbecue in a cup. not that great. >> it is not for everybody. >> not for everybody >> spicy >> tequila is. >> for sure. >> not for everybody >> well, yeah. some people can't participate. >> just our friends.

>> and suddenly we took a turn anyway, where is harry smith when you need him? get us back on the rails >> having a drink. >> seth meyers answered all of savannah's rapid fire questions on a new episode of "six minutes with savannah. opened about "saturday night live," an audition, and advice from a former co-star. have a look. >> if you could relive one year in your life, which would it be? >> one day, i know specifically what it'd be >> what? >> the day i found out i got "snl" was the most exciting day because it was before any of the stress of "snl" started. all i got to do for a whole day was call people and tell them. >> i'm a writer for "snl." >> yeah. >> what was the audition like? did you have to submit writings or perform >> it was a five-minute, on-stage audition of stuff you wrote, you did impressions of characters rachel drach gave me the best tip. when you audition, no one will laugh. people do laugh a little bit, so if you hear no one is going to laugh, if you hear a little bit of a laugh, you think, i'm crushing it. >> do they do that on purpose? >> head to today.com for the full interview

you'll learn what a savannah retha is. >> that's right. it's a tequila drink straight ahead, never before seen video of jfk and carolyn good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. one person is dead and another person critically injured after a late night shooting on jennings street, two blocks east of third. right now police are not saying if they know what led to the shooting, but officers say that a man died at the scene. we are working to find out the name and age of that victim. police say the other man suffered life-threatening injuries. right now police are not saying if they have identified a suspect, but so far there have been no arrests. right now here's a look at that commute for you. looks like a backup, mike. >> the bay toll plaza.

two more passengers and you're good to go across the span. a smooth drive out of walnut creek toward the caldecott. the caldecott tunnel itself just fine. here is the problem. north 680 for the last half hour. we've had a crash at stone valley road. happened just after the last report. slowing for traffic northbound because of the lane that is blocked. that is a problem coming up from danville. but south of there you're fine through the dublin interchange. south bay, of course, the built-in towards sunnyvale and 227 where they merge. thanks, mike. we'll have more local news coming up for you in 30 minutes.

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go beyond the expected, to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond. it is 8:30 now it is a wednesday morning. it's july 10th did you know it was july 10th? give us some camera time of the crowd on the plaza this is a lively bunch yeah happy anniversary. >> good morning. >> who has that crowd moment >> i have got it.

>> jenna bush hager. >> is julianna here anywhere hi, it's your birthday, right? >> yeah, it is my birthday. >> happy birthday. >> thank you so much. >> you know what nobody has ever painted a sign for hoda and me yet, so thank you so much. >> oh, my god, it's my favorite show ever. >> it is >> yeah. >> well, do you want to come in at 10:00 and hang out with me? >> yes, of course! oh, my god. >> hoda is still on maternity leave. >> i know. >> do you like willie geist? >> i love willie geist. >> perfect who doesn't love willie geist? thank you for coming, and happy birthday. >> thank you so much >> thank you >> wow, hey, that's pretty cool. >> it's fun. what's coming up >> guys, coming up, an exclusive look at what could be the future of transportation. who is ready for this? drones that will one day carry you where you need to go. >> carry us? >> instead of uber or lyft, it is a lift in the air. >> what could go wrong >> haven't perfected the drone bringing groceries yet.

>> people? >> yeah. >> no. >> the future is here. we'll take you inside a famously private wedding weekend, with never before seen footage from one of jfk jr.'s close friends. must-have guide to help you find better deals and better products. coming up in a few minutes on the third hour of "today," two scientists who are using their smarts to help people in a unique way what inspired them to re-think the coffee mug it is a fascinating story. we'll have that in a few minutes. before all of that, mr. roker? >> it is a little close here, right? >> yeah. >> little warm, humid. we have the parade of heroes down there, our soccer friends let's show you what's happening. heat wave going on oh, my goodness. we're talking heat advisories and warnings for 33 million people, especially through the lower mississippi and ohio river valleys. the heat is going to continue oppressively warm with high heat

indices of triple digits houston, dallas, wichita, chicago, savannah. always like to say savannah. cross city then for tomorrow, continuing to mobile, on into little rock, and corpus christi, the heat will stay make its way to the northeast, new york city, cleveland, richmond, on to kansas city and minneapolis. it'll be a hot weekend coming good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we had a lot of fog over the golden gate bridge and low visibility in some spots. we're still going to see that linger for the next few hours. our inland areas will gradually clear and it will be slightly warmer in the tri-valley as well as the east bay, reaching to low to mid-80s. going throughout the forecast, we'll start the heat-up into the week and the weekend. our inland valleys reaching into the low 90s and then starts to cool down early next week. we do have a lot more sun in that forecast.

>> 45 years of marriage, birthdays on the same day. retired. got your bucket list started. >> that's right. >> all right >> they are adorable love that. coming up next, a touching story behind the never before seen footage of jfk jr.'s fairy tale wedding we'll hear from the man who was there and filmed him first, this is "today" on nbc. . we'll hear from the man who was there and filmed him. there and filmed him. first, this is "today" on nbc. thanks for the ride-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before, even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no. maybe that geico has been proudly serving the military for over 75 years? is that what you wanted to say? mhmmm. i have to say, you seemed a lot chattier on tv. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. you ok back there, buddy?

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we are back with our special series "remembering jfk jr." >> we've told you about that never before seen footage from his wedding that is now being revealed. nbc's anne thompson is here with more of those images and the story behind those images, as well. >> yeah. that's really john f kennedy jr. and his wife, carolyn bessette, died 20 years ago next week, three years after being married on george's cumberland island.

a wedding that one of the most photographed men in the world pulled off away from the prying lenses of the paparazzi. only captured on video by a long-time friend. >> reporter: this morning, never before seen footage pulling back the curtain on a love story that captivated the nation. >> look forward to getting to know carolyn's family more it still sticks in my craw that she's going to be called my wife come sunday. saturday, saturday >> reporter: john f kennedy jr.'s marriage to carolyn bessette in cumberland island off the georgia coast, part of an upcoming tlc documentary. his long-time friend billy noonan recorded it on his camcorder and is giving it to the filmmakers. >> she was drop dead gorgeous, sassy, funny, could be edgy and i think john liked that.

it was a little different angle than his world. >> reporter: the political spotlight trained on him since his earliest days in the white house. after his father's assassination and this salute seen around the globe, john f. kennedy jr. blossoming on his own. >> quarter century ago, my father stood before you to accept the nomination for the presidency of the united states. >> reporter: becoming an attorney and very eligible bachelor >> it wasn't until after he got to college that he sort of morphed into this sexiest man alive. >> reporter: for their wedding, the famous bride and groom prioritizing secrecy. >> ready for all of this >> you better believe it. >> reporter: the guests taking a private plane to florida. >> kidding me? >> no. >> look at that. >> reporter: then boarding a small boat motoring off the coast of georgia.

>> care -- carolyn and i owe all of you great debt of gratitude i realize that we imposed certain conditions upon this event. >> reporter: john f. kennedy turned the secrecy to his toast to the bride-to-be. >> you changed my life in ways i never thought possible just made me the happiest man alive. >> hear, hear. [ applause ] >> reporter: the next day, traveling off road to the wedding ceremony in jeeps and pick-up trucks, following paths un-trackable by paparazzi to a church in the woods. >> it was amazing to have experienced it when i look at the video now, i realize how magical it was and how special it was >> noonan was supposed to have dinner with jfk the night his plane went down. you may wonder why noonan who

knew how hard john and carolyn wanted the wedding to remain private made these videos public he said they were sitting in a shoe box collecting dust, and as we approach the 20th anniversary of their deaths, he wanted to celebrate what was the happiest day of their lives >> presumably was paid for the video, as well. >> yes, he licensed the videos i felt kind of creepy watching >> rht. >> you knew privacy was so important to them. it was everything. >> it is interesting, after all these years, to put them out there for people to see. >> yeah. >> like that. >> by the way, you can watch the documentary on tlc this saturday anne, thank you. just ahead, could passenger drones one day put an end to traffic as we know it? we can only hope >> traffic in the sky. >> sneak peek at the technology that could revolutionize your commute. >> carson daly won't fly in one.

back at back at 8:42 with a major advance in the future of transportation involving drones.

>> that's right. many companies experiment with them to deliver packages, but in the not too distant future, you could be riding in much bigger passenger versions of drones to avoid the traffic down below morgan chesky joins us now to explain. good morning >> reporter: good morning. hard to believe in a few years, we've gone from something like this to a drone to carry a human being. uber is investing in drones. we have an exclusive look at one company who says they'll be in our skies in the next decade these days, we're going nowhere fast, with drivers spending the equivalent of two and a half work weeks a year stuck in traffic. makes you fantasize about flying above it all, like the jensons now, that dream is becoming a reality. here, in a top secret facility

in the hills outside austin, texas, we got an exclusive sneak peek at the future of transportation this passenger drone, called the hexa, is an ultra light aircraft powered by 18 electric propellers it seats one, goes more than 60 miles an hour, and flies up to 1,200 feet in the air. its creators at lift aircraft, no relation to the ridesharing service, says it is so easy to fly, you don't need a pilot's license. >> the first time you took this up, what did that feel like? >> exciting. >> reporter: the ceo, matthew chasen, says rapid advances in drone technology mean in the next decade, this is how many of us may be going from point a to b. >> the average commute can take up to 90 minutes in traffic. electric aircraft have the possibility to bring it down to just 7 to 10 minutes

>> reporter: what is it like to actually fly the hexa? for the sake of liability, i'm not going to be taking it up today, but in a few short months, anyone can have the chance to take this on their own test flight. experts say the potential for passenger drones is literally sky high major companies like airbus and boeing are already developing them just last month, ridesharing giant, uber, held a summit for federal regulators to promote its uber elevate project, a fleet of air taxis the company plans to launch in major cities as early as 2023 >> we can move transportation off the grid and into the sky in a meaningful way. >> reporter: for air taxis to become a reality, the faa has to develop new safety regulations something chasen says could take five years to avoid delay, he's launching his hexa as a recreational ride, available to thrill seekers in at least one u.s. city by year's end. >> this joystick is all you need to control it. it is kind of like a video game.

>> reporter: to learn to fly, customers go through an hour of training in a simulator like this just went through a tree for $150, you'll take the hexa up for 15 minutes over an uncongested area, with ground engineers able to table control remotely. >> there is an autonomous parachute that deploys. >> you're floating back down to earth. >> you get a parachute ride back down. >> reporter: drones like this cost about $200,000, but chasen says the technology will spread, and prices will fall. >> in the future, you can own one of these, have it in your garage, wheel it out, and fly to work >> wow all right. so first of all, morgan, no one is going to be flying a drone where you are in new orleans, which is like a monsoon. may seem like an odd question, but with all the drones flying around, what's being done to make sure that they don't crash into each other? >> reporter: yeah, that is the

big question, guys in fact, we asked the faa, and they said, quote, it will take considerable effort to make sure that all the drones can safely fly in the air at the same time. meanwhile, uber tells us they plan to do a test flight of the air taxis as soon as next year in a couple cities the big question though, how do you fly a drone when you have a downpour like the one we're standing in right now? that is the question i posed to developers as they look into this issue further. >> the always unflappable morgan chesky. >> this is part of the system developing in the gulf, the outer bands. >> hear the thunder. >> would you hop in one of those? >> no. >> not at all. >> not in a -- no. >> "back to the future" did predict this who knows? >> i thought "the jetsons" predicted this >> seriously, not getting in there. savannah guthrie, save us. >> i'm not into it either, but i'm here with dave, the genius of the grocery store he's got five hacks coming up. how you get the best produce, the best products, and the best prices at the store.

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all right. most of us have a go-to supermarket in the neighborhood, but which grocery chains can help us shop faster and offer the best products? well, we have the founder of eat this, not that, website. he has the answer, looking into the top five grocers in the country to find the best buys for each good morning. >> great to see you. >> i love it when you do all the hard work for us >> yes, thanks that's exactly what happened here just like there's safety in numbers, there is savings in numbers, if you know what to look for. >> first of all, is there a certain time you should go to the grocery store? >> wednesday morning. >> really? >> wednesday morning. >> why >> you shop in peace freshest produce some of the best deals start midweek. >> okay. let's go to our stores. >> okay. >> first with costco people like to go there and buy in bulk. >> what you need to do is learn to nab a good discount on bulk, and you need to know what to buy in bulk and what not to buy in

bulk anything you could easily freeze and eat later. we're talking about butter, bacon, organic chicken. >> chicken. >> things like that. >> but freeze it. >> freeze it >> what not to buy in bulk >> anything that can go bad, that you don't want to buy large quantities of. could be spices, flour, baking powder, condiments, coffee. >> that stuff goes bad >> yeah, it does. >> it's been in my cabinet since the '70s. >> it goes bad this is kirkland extra virgin olive oil. $12.99 for 2 liters. costco makes sure it is 100% authentic italian extra virgin olive oil. >> next, whole foods what's your hack there >> what you're going to do is nab case discounts >> what is that? >> anything you buy there in a case, they'll give you 10% off of. >> oh. i didn't know you could buy a case.

>> only thing you can't do is mix and match. if you're getting like yogurt for your smoothies or a particular flavor of kombucha you like, you're in business they'll give you 10% off that's the only restriction. >> what's your buy you like there? >> the bulk bins these are great. say you're trying a homemade recipe by hand and don't know if you want to buy a whole bag of ingredients. you can go to the bulk bins and buy these in any quantities you want this is a trail mix that has dried cherries. >> make your own, basically. >> yeah, chocolate chips, anything like that. what's the helpful hack there. >> kroger is awesome this is a great tip right here this is the ten for $10 tip, meaning even if you don't buy ten items for $1 a piece, totaling $10, they honor the $1 per item you don't have to go in on ten with al, and he'll -- >> you buy ten things?

>> no, you buy three say, i only want five. they'll respect it as long as you have your kroger shopping card, you can buy three for $1 each. >> i went to law school, and i don't think i understand this particular deal. okay >> you can get seven or nine or three. >> okay. do you understand that i don't get that. >> yeah. anything under ten is $1 they'll honor it. >> call it ten for $10. >> my mind is -- >> savannah. >> pick a number and go with it. >> mind blown. >> order a pizza. >> i don't get it. >> seafood this is one of the best deals at kroger >> what's happened to me >> they will season this for you, whatever you want you see the food, the seafood, then it's on your table minutes later. they season it for you they give you the bag. this is an oven friendly bag they have the instructions on the bag. take it home, and you put it in the oven your family is happy. >> everyone at home is like, what is wrong with savannah? i'm on a ten-minute delay today. trader joe's, what is your hack there.

>> this guy is shop the private labels. >> the trader joe label. >> yes 80% of trader joe's is private label. you're going to find so many more private labeled deals in a trader joe's than you would in your average grocery store. >> to be clear, the private label is the trader joe label. >> yes. >> yes. >> some cases, they work with, you know, brands you know and love, and sell them under a different name they're going directly to suppliers, cutting out the middlemen, and that's how they're getting you the savings. >> okay. >> one of their -- >> tiny avocado there. >> everybody knows they have the 19 cent bananas, which are awesome. they have tiny avocados. they're itzy-bitzy you don't have to worry about a half of an avocado sitting in the back of the refrigerator, turning brown. >> with the plastic around it.

my refrigerator in a nutshell. tiny avocados. target, tar-zhay, what do you have >> shop on the app it is awesome. there is a cartwheel feature where you can see all kinds of deals. you have pies, turkey, things that are 20%, 30%, 40% off they'll tell you if they have everything in stock, and they'll show you where in the store they are on the app you can shop faster. >> oh, i like that navigation on the app, too i like that. >> they also do variety packs that are exclusive to target. >> all right rx bars. energy bars. is that delicious? >> you would love it >> okay. >> you would absolutely go crazy for it. >> carson, he said, bring me something over. >> bring the rx bars over. >> leave the bugs. >> if you didn't understand that either, go to today.com/food guys, over to you. >> savannah, dave, thank you both >> the train leaves chicago. >> i still don't get it. i don't get it. >> have some almonds. >> ten for $10 what ten items?

>> more great stories at today.com/allday including a remarkable story of a triplet who gave birth to triplets of her own. plus, we're throwing it back to the summer of 1989. >> i get it now. >> stars like -- >> got it? >> i got it. >> okay. next on the third hour, planning a vacation? we're about to reveal the world's best award winners. >> guess who is on the fourth hour. >> who >> willie geist. >> oh, sweet willie geist. >> ten for $10. >> could be a dollar. >> you don't have to buy ten. >> that's the answer. i'm marcus washington. for now emeryville will keep the highest minimum wage in the nation. this after the council last night tabled the debate over throwing out a city ordinance. currently it is $16.30 an hour from an ordinance that passed

four years ago. businesses say they can no longer afford it. the council plans to revisit it later this year. alex acosta plans to visit a public comment later today. this comes after sex trafficking allegations against billionaire jeff epstein. happening now, there is also a new accuser claiming she was raped by epstein when she was 15 years old. scott is following these developments. he'll have more in our midday newscast. prosecutors today are expected to cross-examine defendant derrick almana in the ghost fire trial. you can check our twitter feed for those updates. also on our twitter feed, check out our images of the rare ticker tape parade for the u.s. women's soccer champs.

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