times, and the red looks a little more dramatic. >> yeah. that's what is happening on "today in the bay," and we're back at 7:25 with a local news update. ♪ good morning, shots fired. mr. vice president, you can't have it both ways. it looks like one of has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't. >> if you want to be president of the united states you need to be able to answer the tough questions. >> the candidates pile on joe biden in night two of the democratic debate, the former vice president standing his ground. >> everybody's talking about how terrible i am on these issues. barack obama knew exactly who i was. >> just ahead, did the debate change the race? breaking overnight, a massive gas explosion rocked a small kentucky community. witnesses say it felt like a bomb.

at least one person killed, others injured, emergency evacuations under way and we're live with the very latest. heir to terror. osama bin laden's son and the likely next al qaeda leader dead. how did he die? did the u.s. play a role? all that, plus sex offender jeffrey epstein's reported plan to father dozens of chdren. slash, the first cut to interest rates in more than a decade, what it means for your credit cards, car payments and your mortgage. and living large. we've got a plaza packed with fans for a special concert from country superstar dierks bentley, august 1st, 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, nice to have you with us on a thursday morning. it feels a little bit like

friday if you look at our plaza. >> always nice when you come into work early in the morning and hear music playing, great music, a sound check from dierks bentley. in the middle of his tour, stopping by with us. >> doing a bunch of songs. we are starting this morning with round two of the democratic debate in detroit. this time, front-runner joe biden center stage and in the crosshairs of his rivals from the very beginning. we're going to break down the night and impact on the race. start with nbc's kristen welker. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah. there were fireworks here in detroit as candidates clashed for a second night. but it was the leading candidate who took the most heat, former vice president joe biden. overnight all eyes were on front runner joe biden. from the moment he took the stage facing attacks from nearly every other candidate, and ready to return fire. >> everybody's talking about how terrible i am on these issues. barack obama knew exactly who i was. >> reporter: locking horns with

kamala harris over her medicare for all health care plan which phases in over ten years. >> anytime someone tells you you're going to get something good in ten years you should wonder why it takes ten years. you can't beat president trump with double talk on this plan. >> reporter: harris hitting back on biden please which aims to expand obamacare. >> in 2019 in america for a democrat to be running for president with a plan that does not cover everyone i think is without excuse. >> my plan will cover everyone. >> reporter: biden accusing harris and his other critics of distorting his record. >> this idea is a bunch of malarkey. >> cory booker hitting biden for sponsoring the controversial 1994 crime bill arguing it still has ripple effects today. >> we have a system right now that's broken, and if you want to compare records, and frankly i'm shocked that you do -- >> why did you announce in the first day a zero tolerance policy.

>> mr. vice president, there's a thing in my community, you're dipping into the kool-aid and you don't even know the flavor. >> reporter: why he personally tried to stop the deportations under president obama. >> did you go to the president and say, this is a mistake, we shouldn't do it? which one? >> i was vice president, i am not the president. i keep my recommendation in private, unlike you. he moved to fundamentally change the system. >> reporter: the night was also a rematch between biden and harris, over that dramatic moment in the first debate when harris said biden was wrong to oppose bussing as a senator in the 1970s. >> this vice president has still failed to acknowledge that it was wrong to take the position that he took at that time. >> biden arguing their positions are actually the same, and tried to turn the tables. attacking her record as attorney general of california. >> there were two of the most segregated school districts in the country, in los angeles, and in san francisco. and she did not -- i didn't see a single solitary time she brought a case against them to

desegregate them. >> reporter: harris also found herself on the defensive from tulsi gabbard. there are too many examples to cite. she put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana. >> reporter: harris insisting e's proud of her record as attorney general. but the candidates saved sharpest words for someone not on stage, president trump. >> we can no longer allow a white nationalist to be in the white house. >> the first thing that i'm going to do when i'm president is i'm going to clorox the oval office. >> reporter: meantime, kristen, there was another moment last night that went viral when vice president biden had a text number. what was this all about? >> reporter: that's right, savannah and willie, this happened during biden's closing remarks when he seemed to confuse his text donation number with his campaign website. take a look. >> if you agree with me, go to joe 30330 and help me in this

fight. >> reporter: so that was a moment that quickly went viral, and could fuel criticism he's not the right candidate for this moment. bottom line, though, these debates were really critical because for so many candidates it is going to be determinative of whether they get into the next round of debates in the fall. it's going to be even tougher to qualify for those debates, savannah and willie. >> kristen, thank you very much. we broke down the debates opening night with claire mccaskill. she's back for more. now we have night two. senator, good morning. >> good morning. >> we saw the former vice president joe biden taking the shots. how did he hold up? was his performance better than the first debate? was it good enough? >> much better. on style points he was strong, he was aggressive. he appeared comfortable and frankly, friendly. and, you know, i think sometimes we forget, when we're picking all this apart, you know him

saying go to joe, as opposed to text to joe, most voters could care less about that stuff. what they want is someone that they feel comfortable with and that gets their problems and i think he did a pretty good job. they're going to pick him -- they're going to pick his bones clean because he's way ahead. as long as he's ahead it's going to be incoming for joe biden. >> no one should be surprised if folks are on joe biden. they need to knock him down a notch. were you surprised on the attacks on the affordable care act, or on president obama's record on deportation. getting to joe biden through president obama. >> very dangerous strategy, i think, and if it continues i think it could come -- there could be some serious splashback on those candidates. going after the obama administration in a democratic primary seems a little nutty to me and that was kind of what they were doing last night but i don't think joe biden did a good enough job explaining what the positives of obama's record as

it relates to immigration. and i don't think he did a good enough job, frankly, explaining how badly this administration is trying to tear apart the protections that obamacare brought the united states. >> what about senator kamala harris? most people felt like she had a breakout moment at the first debate, so lots of eyes on her. now the attacks were coming to her as well, on these second debates. how did she fare? >> i think she did okay. you know, clearly it appeared that maybe she wasn't as used to being attacked. when you start getting attacked that's the moment you have to really stay calm and remain friendly and, i think that maybe wobbled her just a bit. overall she's a very strong, smart woman. she will stay in this until much later in the process. you know what i want most of all, can we get rid of some of these candidates? it's giving me a headache. >> do you think that these candidates have any incentive to get out of the race? >> maybe at this next debate, winnows the field by the

requirements, i think it's a good thing our party's done that because i'd like to see us get down to seven or eight candidates going forward so people can focus on the differences and contrasts. it's a blur. there's just too damn many. >> we always like you for being plain spoken. breaking news overnight in kentucky, where a gas line ruptures, sparked a deadly explosion and a fire ball that was felt across the region. nbc's ron mott has the latest for us. good morning. >> reporter: officials say at least one person is dead -- a woman. several have been hospitalized. this morning, still others are unaccounted for, all because of the blast overnight that is an emergency situation still unfolding. authorities say the fire is out but the debris is still smoldering. >> it's so bright. >> reporter: overnight a gas explosion in kentucky, ripping through a rural residential area killing one woman and setting several houses on fire. a ruptured gas line was the

cause of the explosion, crews shutting off the gas, authorities evacuating residents of a nearby mobile home park. >> the next phase of this effort will be to identify folks that are missing. i think there's five to seven persons that we don't actually know their whereabouts. >> reporter: the explosion, jolting terrified residents out of bed. >> it woke us up and it was a big roar and fire going all the way up in the sky, as far as you could see. >> reporter: witnesses said they could see flames from several miles away. >> it looked like an atomic bomb went off, basically. a big cloud of smoke go up and i could hear the thrust off of it. >> we actually thought it could have been an airplane crash because it was so -- the roaring was really loud. you could hear the ground just moving and tumbling and rolling. >> reporter: the terrifying moments causing some to flee their homes and the heat of fire without looking back. >> don't know. we just left it. didn't care. it was like it was just right in our front door.

it was scary. >> reporter: this blast occurred about 2:00 in the morning. officials tell us that a shelter has been set up at a local church for residents who were evacuated overnight. this fireball was very impressive. one meteorologist said it was so large it showed up on radar, flames shooting about 300 feet into the air. guys? >> ron, thanks very much. now to a major story tied to the fight against terror, the death of osama bin laden's son eight years after u.s. forces killed the al qaeda leader but this morning the circumstances surrounding his son's killing are not exactly clear. courtney kube has more details. good morning. >> reporter: osama bin laden's son was heir apparent to his father 's t father 's t's terrorem pyre. officials are saying he's dead but little else about how he died and what role the u.s. government may have played. he was being groomed to follow in his late father's footsteps

and to take over as the next generation's leader of the terror organization. replacing ayman al zawari. he was the most charismatic, religious and militant of osama bin laden's sons died sometime in the last two years but confirmation of his death came only recently according to three u.s. officials. it's unclear what the u.s. government's role may have been in his death. president trump not revealing any details. >> do you have any intelligence of bin laden's son? >> i don't want to comment on it. i don't want to comment on that. thank you very much, everybody. >> reporter: he was just 7 years old when his father declared holy war on the united states, appearing in an al qaeda video soon after the september 11th attacks, followed by a series of video and audio recordings after his father and brother were killed by u.s. navy seals in may 2011. his rising influence noticed on a global scale. saudi arabia revoking his

citizenship, the u.s. state department announcing a $1 million reward for information about his whereabouts. and still no word on whether anyone is actually eligible for that reward. the news comes as u.s. officials have warned that al qaeda is trying to reconstitute. savannah, willie? >> courtney, thank you very much. we are watching wall street very closely. the dow jones lost nearly 334 points yesterday after the federal reserve cut interest rates. what does it all mean for your money? nbc's tom costello joins us. as a rule wall street likes lower interest rates. what happened yesterday? >> reporter: a lot of folks wanted to see a half point rate cut rather than a quarter point and then the fed suggested this is not the beginning of a long series of rate cuts. so a lot will depend on whether the u.s. and china can end their trade war.

kicking off the dog days of august volatility on wall street, after the federal reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point wednesday. the goldilocks question -- was it too much, not enough, or just right to keep the economy humming? president trump has been demanding a rate cut after nine rate hikes over four years. >> the fed moves, in my opinion, far too early and far too severely. >> reporter: the fed chairman said it was not in response to presidential pressure. >> we never take into account political considerations. there is no place for that. >> reporter: the president tweeted disappointment that the cut wasn't bigger. powell let us down but at least he is ending quantitative tightening or rate hikes which shouldn't have started in the first place. no inflation. the deadlocked trade war with china was a big reason for the fed's cut. meanwhile, bankrate.com has calculated how this latest rate cut could affect you and me. mortgage rates have dropped to below 4%. on a $200,000 loan the savings

averages about $130 a month. on a $25,000 new car loan the lower rates would work out to about $3 a month savings. but on a $5,000 credit card balance your minimum monthly payment would drop just about a dollar. that's about it. the fed suggested this is not the beginning of a series of rate cuts but that doesn't mean another one could not be down the road. quite a few experts believe the chinese are in no rush to negotiate an end to the trade war. guys? >> we'll be watching the numbers today. tom costello, thank you. time to get a check of the weather. al's here with the check of the forecast. good morning. >> tucson, arizona, savannah, had flash flooding going on. we have been talking about the monsoonal moisture. they actually had to use a cherry picker to get folks out of that car. turn around, don't drown. do not drive into high water. you don't know what's going to happen. more flood warnings going on right now, up around kansas, the eastern border of kansas, also

got heavy rain down in florida. two main areas right now, two separate systems. first we start in the plains. this front is meandering west of kansas city. it's a flood threat that will just continue due to rounds of storms today into tomorrow, quick rises on streams and, in fact, rainfall amounts looking like this. we're talking about anywhere from three to five inches of rain along the kansas/missouri border. it could be upwards of six inches as well. down in florida they're saying, you know we've been talking about that tropical system, that wave down there, well the moisture's increasing ahead of it. gusty winds. locally heavy downpours today, right on into friday, especially as this gets closer, the threat for waterspouts offshore will be great as well and we're talking about rainfall amounts, anywhere locally, four to six inches, especially as you get into southern florida. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. there's a company that's talked to even more real people than me: jd power. 448,134 to be exact. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done,

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>> we start out with clouds looking live in the south bay with our high temperature reaching 81 degrees. the peninsula in the upper 70s and mid-80s in the tri-valley today. san francisco cool in the upper 60s with the east bay reaching 76 degrees. warmer for the north bay where the high temperatures will reach in the 80s. we will see upper 80s in the valley tomorrow and low 90s for saturday. it will be a hotter weekend for the inland areas, but san francisco stays cool. we keep the natural air-conditioning there along with the fog. now let's get an update on how the commute is rolling with vianey. we had a couple fender benders and now we are on the regular morning slowdown in through the south bay, and the tri-valley drive time quick check, 580, grant line road to 680, 24 minutes. a live look at the dublin camera. you can see no accidents and a

smooth commute down the south bay along 101 in san jose. back to you. >> thank you, vianey. we will have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. and we're always on nbcbayarea.com.

we are back at 7:30 on this 1st day of august, 2019 as we greet a new month and a huge crowd out on our plaza we'd like to think it's for us, but it's not, it's for country superstar dierks bentley who will join them and us for a special thursday morning summer concert. >> that's how we like to ring in a new month. have a great concert with dierks bentley. the debate from detroit, front runner joe biden found himself under attack from all sides. biden and a ired off with kamala harris over her medicare for all

health care plan and other issues the former vice president was also forced to defend his positions on climate change and immigration. >> the fact of the matter is, you should be able to, if you cross the border, illegally, you should be able to sent back, it's a crime, it's a crime and it's not one that, in fact -- >> first of all, mr. vice president, it looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't. let me begin by telling you -- >> senator harris also found herself on defense, several candidates attacking her record as attorney general of california. >> the search is still on this morning for the pilot of a navy fighter jet that crashed yesterday in california's death valley national park seven people on the ground suffered minor injuries when the plane went down in an area called star wars canyon. the park draws visitors and photographers who come to watch low level training flights it was one of two jets conducting a training session in the area the cause of the crash still under investigation. now to some frightening moments at a water park in northern china, dozens of people

were injured when a wave pool malfunctioned, and look at that, triggered a massive tsunami. water crashing down on swimmers and pouring over the sides of the pool, knocking down park visitors officials are blaming damaged electrical equipment. now to the latest on the jeffrey epstein case the accused sex trafficker appeared in court yesterday, the first time he's been seen in public since he was found injured in his jail cell nbc's kristen dahlgren is here with more. >> many looking to see if there were any signs of how badly jeffrey epstein was injured in that jailhouse incident. jeffrey epstein sat quietly in court, no visible signs of any physical trauma, just days after being found semiconscious in his jail cell with marks on his neck authorities still investigating whether it was self-inflicted or an attack by a fellow inmate as lawyers argued when he will

stand trial on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. epstein has pleaded not guilty one of epstein's attorneys asking the judge for more than a year to prepare the case, saying it would take that long to review a million discovery documents, including emails, tax and phone records obtained in the investigation. gloria allred calling for even more accusers to come forward. >> it is not too late to help in the process of seeking justice. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say several accusers have come forward in new mexico where epstein owns a sprawling ranch. according to a new report published in the "new york times," not verified by nbc news, epstein wanted to use the ranch for controlled breeding, using his dna to improve humanity citing two award winning scientists and an adviser to large companies and wealthy individuals the article reports

epstein surrounded himself with leading scientists and would tell them he wanted to have 20 women impregnated at a time on the ranch. there's no evidence epstein ever set his plan into motion and his attorneys did not respond to our request for comment. this morning we also now know epstein was served with legal documents in connection to an anticipated civil lawsuit by makeup artist jennifer aroez, a day or two before he was injured in jail. she told savannah that epstein assaulted her when she was 15. >> what would you say to those who say a civil suit, lawyers, this is about getting money from a billionaire? >> 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. >> kristen, as we look at epstein's criminal case, you hear the defense wants more time

to review documents. when can we expect a trial >> it will be a while. the judge set a date of june 2020 to start the criminal trial. he said that could get pushed back when it does start it's expected to take four to six weeks. if you thought it would move quickly through the courts, it won't. >> disturbing story on so many levels, including that new "new york times" report thank you so much. we'll take a turn now and get a check of the weather from mr. roker. what's going on? >> we're seeing a lot of tropical activity, start in the pacific right now. we've got a hurricane erick, it's weakened, 90 miles per hour winds. flossie right now, 1,675 miles east of hilo and the tracks put erick to the south and flossie to the north but we'll continue to watch flossie as we get into the early part of next week. the tropical wave right now down around the bahamas and cuba in between. that's going to bring wet weather to the south eastern atlantic that's not the worst we see right now.

what we really are watching is this tropical wave it's around the leeward islands. it's got a 70% chance of development through the next five days. as you can see it gets upwards to the islands and a ways away from the mainland u.s., but these islands have to be concerned about this that's w i am meteorologist, kari hall. a live look outside in san francisco where it's misting and drizzling right now. low clouds will continue for the next hour before we see some clearing. temperatures today reach the upper 60s there, and low 70s for oakland and 78 degrees for palo alto. upper 80s in antioch as well as ukiah and then we heat up into the weekend with 90s in the forecast. our temperatures peak on saturday reaching 93 degrees and coming down early next week, while san francisco keeps the fog and highs in the 60s. and that's your latest weather. sweet willie. >> thank you very much, al coming up, could it be a game changer when it comes to

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gadi, good morning. >> good morning. this new study i prompting a really big question when it comes to juuls, what exactly are the chemicals inside the pods the fda doesn't require the chemicals to be disclosed so researchers are having to reverse engineer this stuff called vape juice to see what's inside this morning a new study from yale cast ago cloud over what chemicals are being inhaled by those smoking juuls. researchers detecting chemicals that could irritate lungs and throats and the attorney general in connecticut is saying he's launching an investigation into the company. >> vaping just doesn't involve a liquid salt based liquid that carries nicotine, it may also carry heavy metals and other pollutants and noxious chemicals, things that are not good for you. >> reporter: the study examining vape clouds and one flavor, creme brulee, irritating airways

in vaporized form. juul says the study "failed to take into account real world conditions" claiming researchers overestimated how much someone would consume saying it would have to be as many as 70 juul pods a day the study comes as the brand is under fire over allegations it's marketing to teens they have long insisted publicly they don't want teenagers to vape, connecticut's attorney general is taking aim after someone is suing the company for having a stroke after he said he got addicted as a teerng -- teenager >> we're not waiting on the federal government connecticut is taking action today. >> reporter: experts say more than 3 million teenagers have recently vaped this summer eight teens were hospitalized suffering lung damage, with health officials calling the cases alarming saying all the teens reported vaping but the exact cause of their injuries is still under investigation. on capitol hill some teens testifying last week that juul

came to their school, saying their product wasn't dangerous. >> after this meeting kids were more inclined to vape because now they thought it was just a >> you don't ask for permission, you ask for forgiveness, you're flavor device that didn't have any harmful substances in it. >> reporter: a juul executive sitting before some lawmakers who blasted the company for their role in what they call an epidemic. >> you don't ask for permission, you ask for forgiveness, you're nothing but a marketer of a poison and your target has been young people. >> reporter: while juul says they have taken action pulling many flavors seeming to target teens off the shelves and insisting they don't want kids to vape. >> we need to work together to make sure that no underage consumers use this product it is terrible for our business, it is terrible for public health, it is terrible for our reputation none of this is good stuff. >> gadi, can the government regulate the chemicals that are. inside the e-cigarettes? >> it's a big question and the fda does have the power to regulate the ingredients in e-cigarettes and other tobacco products under the family smoke

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we're back sheinelle joins us and we're getting ready to go outside for our big concert. >> it looks like our star as arrived. al, how's it going out there >> it's great. dierks, how you doing? >> i'm feeling good. >> you ready to rock this crowd? >> it's an honor to be here. thank you for having us back. >> we first met you back early 2000. >> when nashville was a small town. >> we can't wait for you to rock a full half hour, get the country vibe going but first, your local news and weather.

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good morning. right now at 7:56, as you get ready to step out the door it feels nice and cool. we have clouds across many of the microclimates. as we look at some of the our high temperature for today, the peninsula will stay in the upper 70s, and the tri-valley reaching 84 degrees. san francisco, cloudy and drizzling right now, and will see a high in the 60s. for some of our warmer areas we reach into the mid-80s today and up to 88 degrees tomorrow. some of the valleys reaching the low 90s on saturday and sunday, and then gradually come down early next week while we keep the natural air-conditioning in san francisco. it stays cloudy and foggy during those early hours but we will get a little more sunshine for

the weekend. we will continue to watch that. let's head over to vianey for an update on the commute. we have a new crash, this one in cupertino. chp reporting a crash along northbound 280 on foothill expressway. you can see it is backed up all the way through san jose. definitely avoid foothill expressway, and east bay drive times, southbound 680 busy. police citing a group of adults and one juvenile after protesters were demanding i.c.e. be abolished and the detention border centers be closed. gilroy leaders organized a vigil for the garlic festival shooting victims. it's meant to help people in

gilroy help with the following of sunday's massive deadly shooting. you can go to the home page to look for more details. a brewing debate over immigration. how you can sound off on the issue in contra costa county tomorrow. gearing up for the weekend, kari hall is looking at the weather for the weekend plans. introducing togo's new hot chicken sandwiches.

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♪ up, taking aim, front runner joe biden facing attacks during night two of the democratic debate. >> this vice president has still failed to acknowledge that it was wrong to take the position that he took at that time. >> you're dipping into kool-ai and you don't know the favor. >> it looks like one of us has learned the lessons of the past and one of us hasn't. >> was the former vice president better prepared for this battle? >> everybody's talking about how terrible i am on these issues. barack obama knew exactly who i was. >> we're live with the latest. plus, o canada, the new plan that could have americans paying a lot less for prescription drugs.

how this could affect your future trip to the pharmacy. and fired up ♪ still a little bit burning man ♪ >> dierks bentley taking over our plaza for a special summer concert. so hold on ♪ i hold on >> because this is going to be good today thursday, august 1st, 2019 ♪ just trying to break even >> these country cuties -- >> love dierks bentley. >> we're from cleveland, ohio. >> california. >> and sarasota, florida ♪ some days you just get by >> it is our sixth anniversary. >> here for my 22nd dierks concert. >> we love you, dierks hi, everybody, good morning. welcome back to "today." it's a thursday morning.

looks like a friday. but we are definitely excited to have our concert with that man right there. >> dierks bentley draws a crowd. more evidence of that this morning. the crowd was up early in the dark to see that man he's putting on a full concert for us in the next half hour if you can't join us on the plaza, you can still be part of our fun. record a quick message and post it on twitter or instagram with the hashtag # mytodayplaza we've got a busy hour ahead. front runner joe biden drawing fire from all sides during last night's democratic presidential debate he also got another chance to square off with senator kamala harris on the national stage nbc's kristen welker was there she joins us from detroit this morning. hey, kristen, good morning. >> reporter: candidates clashed for a second night here in detroit, there were plenty of fireworks and one common theme, targeting joe biden. overnight all eyes were on front

runner joe biden from the moment he took the stage facing attacks from nearly every other candidate, and ready to return fire. >> everybody's talking about how terrible i am on these issues. barack obama knew exactly who i was. >> reporter: locking horns with kamala harris over her medicare for all health care plan, which phases in over ten years. >> any i'm someone tells you you're going to get something good in ten years you should wonder why it takes ten years. you can't beat president trump with double talk on this plan. >> reporter: harris hitting back at biden's plan. >> in 2019 in america for a democrat to be running for president with a plan that does not cover everyone, i think, is without excuse. >> my plan will cover everyone. >> reporter: biden accusing harris and his other critics of distorting his record. >> so this idea is a bunch of malarkey.

>> reporter: the former newark mayor cory booker hitting biden for sponsoring the controversial 1994 crime bill, arguing it still has ripple effects today. >> we have a system right now that's broken and if you want to compare records, and frankly i'm shocked that you do, why did you announce in the first day a zero tolerance policy mr. vice president there's a thing in my community you're dipping into kool-aid and you don't even know the flavor. >> reporter: biden facing tough questions about whether he personally tried to stop the deportations under former president obama. >> did you go to the president and say this is a mistake, we shouldn't do it? >> i was vice president. i am not the president i keep my recommendation in private, unlike you. he moved to fundamentally change the system. >> reporter: the night was also a rematch between biden and harris, over that dramatic moment in the first debate, when harris said biden was wrong to oppose bussing as a senator in the 1970s. >> this vice president has still failed to acknowledge that it was wrong to take the position that he took at that time. >> reporter: biden arguing their positions are actually the same. and tried to turn the tables,

attacking her record as attorney general of california. >> there were two of the most segregated school districts in the country in los angeles and in san francisco and she did not evacuate -- i didn't see a single solitary time she brought a case against them to desegregate them. >> kristen, this is still a very crowded democratic field is it expected that some candidates are going to be dropping out in the next few months >> reporter: oh, absolutely, savannah look, these debates were pivotal key tests for the front runners like joe biden and kamala harris but for all of those candidates who are struggling to connect with voters, even more significant because it's going to be even tougher to qualify for the next round of debates in the fall savannah >> kristen welker in detroit for us, thanks. at least one person is dead and five others injured after a massive gas line explosion and fire in kentucky overnight at one point flames shooting hundreds of feet into the air. about 75 people had to be

evacuated from a nearby mobile home park. some of the homes and buildings there were badly damaged crews eventually were able to shut off the gas and get the fire under control what caused that line to rupture is still under investigation. >> the trump administration says it's working on a plan that would allow americans to get cheaper prescription drugs from canada health and human services secretary alex azar made that announcement yesterday the proposal would let states, wholesalers and pharmacists import certain medications that are already approved in the u.s. not clear how soon consumers might see those lower prices the drugs would have to be manufactured within the safety guidelines set by the fda. court challenges are expected once the final plan is worked out. the drug industry says patients would be at risk of getting a counterfeit or adulterated medication that could be dangerous. that is the news now time for a morning boost. >> when the water is deep and your legs are short it's good to have a friend you can turn to, right, here's tiny time hitching

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[upbeat music ♪] you got this. you got this. you got this. you got this. we're back. jenna is here so it's time for pop start with sheinelle. >> good we're back jenna is here so it's time for pop start with sheinelle. >> good morning. >> so first up we have "the irishman," martin scorsese's new film with the first trailer. de niro is playing a mob hit man.

he gets involved with jimmy hoffa, played by al pacino take a look at this. >> sooner or later, everybody put here is in danger, when he's going to go.f >> do you want to be a part of this fight would you like to be a part of this history >> yes, i would. whatever you need me to do, i'm available. >> what do you think >> going to be good. >> here's the deal, scorsese used cutting edge technology to make deniro and pesci look younger for a number of scenes coming out this fall. >> i wish we had that technology when we think of thor we think of him looking like this, completely ripped, muscles for the latest avengers movie thor let himself go a little bit. now we are getting a look at how

the makeup team made it happen >> we had a big sort of fat suit, 60 or 70 pounds. it was the hottest i have ever been >> how does that feel? >> amazing. >> looks right >> we had the beard and the hair and things to go in the mouth to plump out my cheeks a little bit. it had a little effect on the voice as well. probably a good way. it w a different thor. >> my name is thor, i'm 22 years old. i live on asgard, and i like sugar. >> there you go. he said that the suit is hugely liberating watch and see -- >> don't have to suck in your tummy. >> me on a saturday. >> it's the first time i could relate with thor let it all go. and finally we're highlighting shark week all week here on "today." this morning we have a pretty cool clip to show you, on tonight's episode of "return to shark island" meet the guy who

outfits surfboards with shark repellant devices. surfers everywhere would love this, but does it work >> a chummed surfboard is fitted with an electronic device, its forcefield activated an enormous great white catches the scent. mission aborted. but when the device is switched off any surfer on this board is in big trouble. >> wow. >> they've got an orchestra on the boat. >> exactly here's the deal, catch shark week, all the action you can handle essentially, on discovery. >> all right. >> how about a daly click, sheinelle? >> any of you guys a middle child? >> no. >> today's video is all about sibling rivalry. take a look at what happens when payton and quinn battle each

other on the balance beam. >> get 'em, maverick get 'em! get 'em, maverick. two points for quinn. >> oh, whoa. >> wow here's a peek -- don't worry his mom says -- here's the thing. let me explain. >> no. >> this is the thing -- >> look at the baby. >> when the mom -- when the mom pans over to the little boy's face he's cracking up. he had a ball. >> i'm watching, going that's not so bad, two girls go at it, then the horror strikes, the little guy. he's okay. >> never go after the toddler. >> and now apparently he wants to do it again, he loved it. >> that's funny. >> strong kid. >> sheinelle, thank you. al, you loved that so much, didn't you he can't speak. >> i just can't, i really can't. i can see my mother going no

let's look at the august outlook, today being august 1st. warmer weather stretching from the pacific northwest through the gulf on into the east, near average temperatures in the plains and the lower mississippi river valley, as far as precipitation is concerned near average conditions in the east, also down in the gulf making its way also up into the west coast. wetter conditions, though, as we make our way into the plains as far as today's concerned well, we've got tropical rains going on, watching that, severe storms in the central plains and flood warnings going on right now along the kansas/missouri border we're looking at hot weather into the pacific northwest with plenty of sunshine and the heat continues as you get into the southwest. although, a nice temperate day in san francisco, 69 degrees and sunshine that's what's going on around the country. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting to see the skies clearing in the south bay. our high temperature will head up to 81 degrees. 84 in the trivalley. the peninsula reaches the 70s.

san francisco drizzling right now. the fog will stay throughout much of the day. in the north bay, expect 83 degrees and mid-70s in the east bay. going into the weekend it's going to be heating up with some low 90s in the valleys. is and san francisco staying in the upper 60s with more sunshine for the weekend. don't forget, take us with you as you don't forget, take us with you as you head out the door go to the xm radio, channel 108. >> al, thank you. now to hollywood triple threat issa rae, actress, writer, producer and a whole bunch of other things. >> she's behind the hit hbo series "insecure" and she's sinking her teeth into a new project, executive producer for a black lady sketch show, also on hbo it premieres tomorrow night. issa, good morning we can't keep up with you,

you're worldwide, you're huge. >> you caught me, i'm here happy to be here. >> we have so much to talk about, including "insecure," everybody is dying for it to come back. let's talk about this sketch show it's kind of historic. how did you get involved >> i got involved via robin thede, i've been a fan of hers for a while. they made the mistake of cancelling her show and i called her as soon as that news broke and i was like, hey, girl, what you got? she had this sketch show featuring all black women behind the scenes in front of the scenes and took it to hbo and they bought it on the spot. >> each show has the sketch in it you're in a few of these sketches. >> i'm in a few. they invited me to play. we have such amazing guests throughout we have angela basset. we have laverne cox.

we have -- >> patti labelle. >> patti labelle, the legend so many women were ready to play and it's an honor to be a part of this project. >> sounds like you didn't get any noes, anyone you called, yes, schedule it, i'm there. >> it was all scheduled. everybody was super excited to be a part of it, super game and it shows in every sketch. >> you mentioned the historic nature of this show, not just from people on screen but behind the scenes why was that part of it so important to you >> if you're featuring black women in front of a screen it makes sense to have the people behind the scenes reflect that and so we just wanted to get the funniest women, robin had a rolodex of female comediennes, comedy writers they all came together to bring this to life. >> i read you were the person most likely to break in a sketch, they were making you laugh. >> i'm just worthless. you know, i think if it's something funny i can't hold my laughter in. these women are so funny they're true professionals i am not. >> i was reading the descriptions of the sketches, the premise of them, some of them are just so funny. >> yeah, they just -- anything that you can think of they put on the screen. and there's so many of them that

are so relatable when you think i know where this is going you don't it takes a dramatic turn. >> we can't wait to see that show tonight on hbo, and your other show "insecure," announcing the fourth season of it and the internet totally flipped out. what's taken hold of people on this show? >> people see themselves in the characters they also just like mess and these character's lives are very, very messy but yeah, i just love that people are really, like, grasping onto the concept of the show. >> everyone wants to know who she's going to be with any hints? >> i can't give you any hints. we've gone from eight episodes to ten episodes, i'm really proud of us. it's grown but we're still writing. we shoot in september. >> so as we look at your career, it was only eight years ago that your web series "awkward black

girl" came out that launched you on the path to where you are now. have you been able to stop and pinch yourself a little bit and think about that journey >> a little bit, hearing you say eight years it's just like wow, that's incredible, i can remember the first time i pressed send, my face is going out to the world, to the internet but the vision was just so small then and to think of what it's become is incredible i have great people that i've worked with along the way though. >> why do you think it caught on i'm sure people every day are uploading something and wishing their story would turn out like yours did. why did it resonate? >> i think the name, "awkward black girl," the situations, everybody has felt awkward and uncomfortable at some point in times. people latched onto that, i have an identity now. i didn't know i was that before. >> you do awkwardness very well, and i mean that as a compliment. >> you know what, it's universal, everyone can relate to feeling like a big dork. >> have you thought about other things you want to do down the road >> i can't think of what i don't

want to do at this point obviously films and working on a couple other tv shows. outside of this, what do i want to do? do i want to make an impact politically? do i want to help save the environment? there's so much to do and i don't want to be limited to just entertainment. but i'm just fortunate enough to have a platform. >> sky's the limit for you, issa we love catching up with you and having you here. thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. >> as mentioned you can catch the premiere of the black lady sketch show tomorrow night we are waiting for "insecure" as well let's send it outside to al, jenna and sheinelle. dierks bentley is about to take the concert stage we have another big even on the platform, we are revealing jenna's august book club pick. >> yes, it is -- i am really excited. it's the beginning of the month, which means our crowd is going to help with the big reveal. is everybody ready okay, you want to help me, sheinelle, the next #read with

jenna pick is -- >> that worked out well. it's "patsy," a novel, you guys, are you excited to read? >> what is it about this book everybody will love? >> i loved this book it tells the story of a mother named patsy as she wades through the expectations of parenting and explores how certain choices affect her daughter true maybe it's telling right now because i'm about to give birth but if you want to learn more head to today.com/shop to buy the book and follow along. we have a new instagram account. it's called read with jenna. >> easy enough. >> and there may be a really cool surprise there. and also i have some important notes. don't worry, al, i knew you were. >> i am. >> it will continue while i am out with my new baby i'm going to be reading at home along with you. >> you'll have so much time with

three kids let's bring dierks bentley over here he's about -- you're about to rock the plaza, right? >> i am, yeah. check this book out. >> here's a great copy of the book without a cover. >> i think you'll like it. >> i just finished a great book called "the overstory," i'm looking for a book this is great. i'm in the club. i'm in the book club. >> you excited about this next performance you've got going on here >> this is awesome these fans are the best fans they get here so early it's always such a highlight for us to play at the plaza. >> what's it feel like, you are singing and they are singing along, they're singing with your every word, they know all the lyrics >> it's unbelievable the posters people make, these young kids that came out early, their parents get credit for

that that's hard to do. the shirts, the posters, the singing along with the songs, a lot of gratitude for these folks. >> right over here -- >> my bar, whiskey row in nashville. i hang out there a bunch, yeah. >> they want to cook at your bar. >> we need a whisky row in new york. >> anybody listening here at rockefeller center we need to get a whisky row. >> it's real estate. cheap spot around here. >> dierks, thanks, we're looking forward to you rocking the next half hour here at the citi concert stage. a full half hour but first your local news and weather.

good morning to you. i'm laura garcia. drama overnight in san francisco where police cleared out a group of i.c.e. protesters. >> i'm here for my students who every day are fighting. >> this all happened on washington street near the i.c.e. headquarters. protesters gathered two days ago demanding i.c.e. be abolished. 16 adults and one juvenile were released. they were cited for what police call illegal logging after several is warnings to remove their tents. we want to check the morning commute. >> it's certainly busy in the

south bay. check this out. that's probably the biggest hot spot this morning. fortunately, we're still seeing heavy delays at 280. there's several restrictions because of that earlier crash. now backed up in san jose. so if you can, take surface streets starting from san jose and get on the freeway after foothill expressway. we're definitely noticing the delays through there. also seeing some slow spots including the bridges. you're looking at 23 minutes. westbound toward the san mateo bridge, 22 minutes. a look at a busy 101. things are slowing down in the east bay. >> thank you very much. another local update in half an hour. i'll see you then.

♪ sti ♪ still a little bit rolling stone ♪ >> we're back at 8:30 on a thursday morning, it's the 1st day of august, 2019, and it is a special one around here because this time the great dierks bentley about to light this plaza on fire. you ready, man >> so ready. one of my favorite venues, this outdoor venue is so fun. i'm so glad you guys do this and to have us back all the times you've had us, our third time playing here it's a great environment, thank you. >> we love it, we think you're our house band, dierks. >> i'm happy to be all the guys in the band we love new york this is a fun trip for us. >> we love it. he's going to get going in a minute jenna is down with our crowd she's got a moment

what's going on? >> i have a little surprise moment, are you frank? >> i am. >> frank, i was talking to you because we heard that you love dierks bentley. >> love me some dierks. >> you love you some dierks. >> let's go. >> you're training to be in the army infantry. who do you listen to every morning when you're pumping the iron >> definitely some dierks. >> you know what, i think dierks is a fan of yours too. you want to come on down here. he listens to you every morning. >> hey, so where are you based out of >> i'm 36. i've joined the army, national guard. i haven't done anything yet. i'm not celebrating, not bragging i was just telling the guys i like your music. >> thank you, man, i appreciate it huge honor for me. that's the great thing about music, being there to celebrate

and to party and the tough times too. >> we're older guys, you can't give up. you've got to keep going. >> dierks, do you have a little surprise for him, maybe? >> i just found out about this like two minutes ago i love that you guys are doing this, honoring folks out there making a difference every day any concert that you want to come out to, closest one, i'll get you my number, come out to the show, backstage. >> we should give that to some combat veterans, give my take into accounts to those guys. >> we do that -- we take care of those guys we've got plenty of tickets. i know a guy that can get them. >> thank you, dierks. >> we'll be good i would love to have you at the show, backstage, hang out with the guys, your story inspires us it gives me more energy when i sing my songs. helps me tonight, getting me extra fired up, tonight, what time is it >> 7:00 a.m. >> i didn't know there were two sevens on the clock, i thought there was a 7:00 p.m. apparently an a.m. too. >> we've got to get to the

concert, guys. we're going to do it, thank you, thank you. >> a little new friendship born right there. >> he knows a guy. let's get a check of the weather. >> i know a guy. let's show you your weekend outlook, wet weather in mid-atlantic into the southeast, heavy rain down in florida, flood threat in the central plains for saturday, sunny and hot in the pacific northwest, wet weather and scattered showers in the southeast, continuing on through sunday, sunday sunny and we're in for a beautiful day across the bay area with the try valley reaching to 84 degrees. the peninsula will see a high of 74. and the skies are clearing over the south by. we're going to see the highs in the low 80s. drizzling now in san francisco. upper 60s with some low 80s for the north bay. and the east bay reaching 76. we'll be heating up in the valleys over the next several

days. saturday will be our hottest day. but san francisco stays in the upper 60s. "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> this crowd is so ready for dierks bentley before he performs here on the plaza, take a look at his standout career. ♪ hey now here we go >> country music sensation dierks bentley has been churning out the hits for more than a decade it was 2003 when the little known artist from phoenix, arizona accomplished what few others have, landed a number one hit with his debut single "what was i thinking." the song made a then 28-year-old dierks into a household name ♪ what was i thinking >> he's racked up 18 chart topping singles, over nine albums and earned 14 grammy nominations. last summer dierks released his

ninth studio album "the mountain," the first single "women amen" climbed straight to the top. ♪ thank god for this woman amen ♪ >> this devoted father of three makes music a family affair. he often sings with his daughter evey and his son knox made a cameo in his video f his song "living," catch him on his burning man tour this summer but first, right here, performing for a fired up crowd on our citi concert stage. ladies and gentlemen, dierks bentley. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ half your life you struggle ♪ yeah half your life you fly ♪ half your life making

♪ half trouble ♪ ♪ half your life making it right ♪ ♪ yeah one day i'm the exception ♪ ♪ most days i'm just like most ♪ some days i'm headed in the right direction ♪ ♪ and some days i ain't even close ♪ ♪ i little bit steady but still a little bit rolling i'm a little bit heaven but ♪ ♪ still a little bit flesh and bones ♪ ♪ little don't know where i am ♪ i'm a little bit holy water but still a little bit burning man ♪ ♪ yeah burning man yeah ♪ i always love the highway ♪ i just don't run it as fast ♪ i still go wherever the wind blows me ♪

♪ but i always find my way back ♪ ♪ yeah i still don't get it right sometimes ♪ ♪ hey i just don't get it as wrong ♪ ♪ yeah i still go a little bit crazy sometimes ♪ ♪ yeah but now i don't stay nea as long ♪ ♪ i'm a little bit steady but ♪ still a little bit roing stone ♪ ♪ i'm a little bit heaven but ♪ still a little bit flesh and bones ♪ ♪ a little found little don't know where i am ♪ ♪ i'm a little bit holy water ♪ but still a little bit burnin man ♪ ♪ yeah burning man ♪ still just a burning burning burning man ♪ ♪ just a burning man

[ music playing ] ♪ baby i'm go to the city ♪ and find myself and the joshua tree ♪ ♪ if we pass in the night ♪ ♪ maybe i'll go to the desert ♪ find myself in the joshua tree ♪ ♪ if we pass in the night just hand me a light ♪ ♪ and tell me you burn just lik me ♪ ♪ i'm a little bit steady but ♪ still a little bit rolling stone ♪ ♪ i'm a little bit heaven but ♪ still a little bit flesh and bone ♪ ♪ a little foul ♪ little bit don't know where i am ♪ ♪ i'm a little bit holy water ♪ but still a little bit burnin man ♪ ♪ yeah burning man ♪ still just a burning burning burning man ♪

♪ just a burning man ♪ burning man ♪ burning man burning man ♪ [ cheers and applause >> dierks bentley is just getting started. more music ahead but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ i'm a little bit holy water but still a little bit burning man ♪

that's dierks' youngest fan right there. at the concert stage with dierks bentley. 18 number one hit singles, nine studio albums, but who's counting. >> that little montage you made it threw me off. we were just talking about, you put my kids up there

i was lucky to get through "burning man" i got so emotional. >> you got teary when you saw your two kids. >> it really threw me off. in a good way. that's what it's all about. >> the latest album is "the mountain" reached number one on the country charts, dierks wrapping up his burning man tour we'll date ourselves a little bit. i've been watching you play in nashville for at least 20 years, maybe 25 in little bars. as you watched that sort of recap of your life and career what's going through your mind >> yeah, it's just hard to believe it happened. i don't know who that person is. i look back on that, it's been such a -- you're always looking forward, trying to be present where you are and looking down the road to the next thing it's kind of weird to look back and see that a lot of gratitude for country fans and everyone that's helped make this happen and all the great people in my band and crew it's been a lot of fun, yeah, but definitely life 2.0 now with the family. >> by the way, did i hear you literally came off a three-day camping trip >> i was in wyoming, eight hour

climb, 7,000 vertical feet, cuts and scrapes all over my body my buddy took me to the top of the mountain that was like yesterday. >> what a difference a day makes. >> a little -- the tetons, basically times square. >> what are you going to sing for us now >> a song all about that, called living something i sing to myself as much as i sing to the fans my current single. >> take it away, "living." >> thank you ♪ i ♪ ♪ i woke up this morning at 6:01 ♪ ♪ i walked out and saw the rising sun ♪ ♪ and i drank it in

♪ like whisky ♪ i saw a tree i've seen a thousand times ♪ ♪ a bird on a branch and i watched it fly away into the wind ♪ ♪ and it hit me ♪ it's a beautiful world sometimes i don't see ♪ ♪ some days you just breathing ♪ just trying to break even ♪ sometimes your heart's pounding out of your chest ♪ ♪ sometimes it's just beating ♪ some days you're just focused ♪ ♪ on what all you've been given ♪ ♪ yeah some days you just get by ♪ ♪ yeah some days you're just alive ♪ ♪ some days you're living ♪ that's right ♪ some days you're living ♪ all right ♪ well i went back in to start the coffee up ♪ ♪ she walked in the kitchen lik she always does in my t-shirt ♪

♪ and it killed me ♪ and i kissed her like it was the first time ♪ ♪ she laughed and looked at me like i lost my mind ♪ ♪ i said baby i love you ♪ can't live without you ♪ i know i don't say it enough ♪ some days you're just breathing ♪ ♪ just trying to break even ♪ sometimes your heart's pounding out of your chest ♪ ♪ sometimes it's just beating ♪ some days you're just focused ♪ ♪ on what all you've been given ♪ ♪ yeah some days you just get by ♪ ♪ yeah some days you're just alive ♪ ♪ and some days you're living ♪ like a do or die ♪ up there in the sky ♪ your highs are little highs ♪ some days you're living >> do you feel like you're living today get your arms up, come on. a be

sometimes ♪ it's a beautiful world sometimes i don't see ♪ ♪ some days you start singing ♪ and you don't need a reason ♪ sometimes the world's just right ♪ ♪ your clear eyes ain't even blinking ♪ ♪ got a heart full of gratefu ♪ for all you've been given ♪ yeah some days you just get by ♪ ♪ yeah some days you're just alive ♪ ♪ and some days you're living ♪ that's right ♪ some days you're living ♪ like you are tonight living l ♪ living like you'll never die ♪ up in the sky ♪ your high's a little high ♪ you feel that fire you've bee missing ♪ ♪ some days you're living ♪ some days you're living

♪ that's right [ cheers and applause >> dierks bentley the new song "living" he's going to sing a few more for us. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ some days you're just thinking ♪

♪ >> we love it when dierks bentley pays us a visit on our plaza. he's back with one more song one of my favorites "i hold on," dierks take it away. ♪ it's just ♪ ♪ it's just an old beat up truck ♪ ♪ some say that i should trade up ♪ ♪ now that i got some jingle in my pockets ♪

♪ but what they don't understand ♪ ♪ is it's the miles that make a man ♪ ♪ wouldn't trade that thing in for a rocket ♪ ♪ my dad and me ♪ we drove her down to tennessee ♪ ♪ she's still here and i'll be gone ♪ ♪ yeah so i hold on ♪ it's just an old beat up ♪ it probably don't look like much to you ♪ ♪ but these dents and scratches in the wood, yeah that's what makes her sound so good ♪ ♪ to me she's better than brand new ♪ ♪ you see this guitar's had my back in a million bars ♪ ♪ singing every country song ♪ yeah so i, i hold, i hold on ♪ to the i'm leaving ♪ my faith and love and freedom ♪ ♪ to the things i can count on

to keep to keep my going strong ♪ ♪ yeah i hold on ♪ like the strikes in those flags ♪ ♪ like the strikes in those flags ♪ ♪ i can't change who i am ♪ right or wrong ♪ yeah so i hold on ♪ >> yes, i doer ♪ baby look at you right now ♪ there ain't never been no doubt ♪ ♪ without y'all we'd be tell you

nothing ♪ ♪ so if you ever worry about me walking out ♪ ♪ yeah let me tell you something ♪ ♪ i hold on ♪ i can hear you >> come on, new york. hold on ♪ >> up top, come on. ♪ i hold on ♪ i hold on >> up top, come on. ♪ i hold on ♪ to the things i believe in ♪ my faith, your love, our freedom ♪ ♪ to the things i can count on that keep me going strong ♪ ♪ yeah i hold on ♪ yeah i hold on ♪ yeah i hold on

♪ yeah, i hold ♪ i hold on [ cheers and applause dierks bentley touring right now, buy the new album he'll be back. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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>> we just want to give a big thanks to dierks bentley we just named jenna's baby after you. >> i saw you jumping over there, i was worried the show will end early today. >> if the water breaks it's named after you. >> okay, okay. >> so dierks, you're not done yet because you're performing on the third and the fourth hour of today. >> we'll stay here as long as you guys -- it's the best crowd. we'll stay as long as you guys

want us. thank you so much. >> dierks has another big show tonight. nice to have you here, brother. >> we're playing in buffalo tonight. keep the party going. >> more dierks after your local news and weather the party goin >> more dierks after your local news and weaer.th good morning to you. it's 8:56. jury deliberations resume this morning in the warehouse fire trial. that's after receiving the case yesterday. jurors had questions for the judge regarding building from it. it wants to know if the terms property manager and tenant and leaseholder are interchangeable. it was considered those was

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♪ live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." and good morning, everybody, welcome to the "3rd hour of today." thursday morning. sheinelle just back from assignment. landed early this morning and of course we've got maria and sweet willie geist here. >> we need a name for you, maria. maria -- just sing. >> my beautiful maria. >> oh, thank you. >> but, boy, dierks bentley, just -- >> amazing. >> he's going to be back here and we're going to do an interview, he's