that slows you in towards union city. >> sounds good. that's what is happening on "today in the bay." we will be back with a live local news update. >> don't miss our midday show coming up a1:00. we will see you then. ♪ good morning danger zone. >> you need to start preparing now. >> millions all across the south gearing up for hurricane dorian, the dangerous storm strengthening overnight and could hit the east coast as a category three during the busy holiday weekend. a state of emergency declared, residents gassing up, tourists getting out. al has the latest on the storm and its path breaking overnight, narrowing the field, senator kirsten gillibrand is the latest democrat to drop out of the presidential race. what this means for the next debate. d.c. murder mystery, a young woman stabbed to death while walking a dog in the nation's capital. police describing it as a random

attack leaving the city on edge. an arrest made overnight as investigators search for answers. plus manhunt, the desperate search for a husband and wife accused of murder, on the run and armed and dangerou after a daring escape in utah. shark tank boating accident. the police investigation facing reality star kevin o'leary after a fatal crash on a popular lake. and pandas and politics, say it ain't so. why the national zoo could be left without its star attraction today, thursday, august 29th, 2019 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. kristen welker in for savannah once again as hoda enjoys her final days of maternity leave. we want to get to the latest on

hurricane dorian it is a category one storm expected to both intensify and grow in size as it moves toward the southeastern u.s >> a state of emergency declared in florida with the governor urging residents and tourists alike to prepare right now. >> nasa is doing that, starting the work of securing launch pads and equipment at kennedy space center a major hurricane has never made landfall there and officials are not taking chances this time around we'll have a live report from cape canaveral ahead but first al is here with brand new information on dorian's path and its potential impact on the holiday weekend. you remind us not to get wrapped up in category classifications. >> you can get plenty of damage with category one or two but looks like dorian will make landfall labor day as a major hurricane. right now though it's category one storm, 85-mile-per-hour wind, slowed down just a bit moving northwest at 13 miles per hour we look at the track from the

national hurricane center. this is the official track becomes a major hurricane saturday morning then it's still out over open water. by sometime early monday morning a category three storm by sunday it's across the northern bahama island chain and by sometime early monday morning we're talking about landfall as a category three storm and then moves inland and loses some strength but could possibly then come out on into the gulf and meander and make another landfall along the florida panhandle. let's compare the other two major models the american model, for example, gives landfall in northern florida along the florida/georgia coastline monday night. the european model now is coming more in line with the national hurricane center track and that comes in sometime late -- or i should say late sunday afternoon on into monday night we're going to be watching that track very closely and, of course, the impacts. eastern florida looking at tropical force gusts by saturday evening.

by sunday we'll be looking at hurricane force gusts. and as far as the rainfall is concerned, we are talking about anywhere from four to eight inches of rain along the eastern florida coast. but we could see upwards of 12 inches of rain. this is going to be a very dangerous situation. but again we're going to continue to watch it because it's got several days, kristen, of open water and chances to develop over very warm waters with very warm air supplying that energy. >> and millions are bracing as we watch it. al, thank you for that and as we mentioned, florida's governor has declared a state of emergency. in advance of dorian's potential arrival. let's bring in nbc's kathy park in cape canaveral for us what's the latest where you are, kathy? >> reporter: kristen, good morning to you conditions are relatively calm but this is really the calm before the storm and floridians are all too familiar with that they're preparing for disaster, and tourists are getting ready

to cut their long holiday weekend short. this morning puerto rico is breathing a sigh of relief, avoiding a direct hit by hurricane dorian, which made landfall as a category one in the u.s. virgin islands, bringing with it torrential rain and rough surf now dorian is moving over open waters, heading straight for the u.s. the storm es unpredictable path has all of florida and parts of the east coast on high alert florida's governor has already declared a state of emergency and local officials are warning residents and tourists not to take the storm lightly from miami -- >> get the right information and then prepare. >> reporter: to jacksonville. >> we don't know where this is going to go so it's time to be calm, make sure you have your kits and make sure you know your

zone. >> reporter: also georgia's governor urging caution. >> we're not exactly sure where this storm is going to go but you need to start preparing now. >> reporter: residents uncertain where it will hit or how much of a punch it will pack are not taking chances. >> water, gasoline containers and storage bins. >> lessons learned from three hurricanes hitting florida in the last three years. >> we ran out of gas last time and we were stuck on 75 for hours. >> reporter: gas lines are growing and grocery stores already seeing the rush. at this home depot in orlando hurricane supplies are flying off the shelves. >> we may have seen 20 or 30 people asking for hurricane supplies, a couple of days ago now we're in the hundreds. >> reporter: for tourists the storm threatening to wash out their labor day weekend plans. >> there's really only like us and a few other people here, two days ago it was totally stacked. >> sarah and her boyfriend were camping in cape canaveral, now they're packing up their new rv and heading north. >> all the wind is going to come and knock us over sideways or

something. >> reporter: with dorian still days away all eyes on the sky, watching, waiting, and worrying. and depending on where dorian hits the situation could go from bad to worse here in the state of florida and here is why there is rain in the forecast this week. there's also a new moon tomorrow which could mean higher than normal tides and then you factor in the hurricane conditions and you're looking at some dangerous and very dynamic situations. back to you guys. >> kathy, thank you for that. meanwhile, breaking news overnight in the presidential race, senator kirsten gillibrand announcing she is ending her white house bid. nbc's peter alexander has more on that. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, craig that crowded democratic primary field is one candidate down. she told nbc news she decided to get out after she was unable to secure a spot on the september

debate stage gill brand plans to endorse another candidate in the field she has not yet picked a favorite and stopped short of saying she would endorse a woman, craig and kristen >> a big development there, peter. last night was the deadline for candidates to qualify for next month's debate who's in and who's out >> reporter: we're down to top ten, basically cutting what was the largest primary field in history in half for that next debate now exactly two weeks away here is your lineup. only three of the candidates are polling in double digits, the former vp joe biden is the front runner as well as senator elizabeth warren, bernie sanders, kamala harris, pete buttigieg, cory booker, amy klobuchar, julian castro, beto o'rourke and businessman andrew yang for the first time significantly they're all going to share the stage on a single night. again, that's two weeks from now

in houston and just missing the cut here is the billionaire activist tom steyer. he fell just short of qualifying after spending nearly $12 million on advertising to try to boost his campaign, kristen and craig? >> big one, peter, thank you for that. a manhunt that stretches across several states. a husband and wife arrested for murder made a daring escape and they're both now on the run. they're armed and dangerous. nbc's steve patterson has new information about another inmate who was with the suspects at the time steve, what do we know >> reporter: craig, good morning. that's right, according to multiple sources the couple who was being extradited back to arizona on murder charges was not alone when they overpowered guards and escaped custody the search for them is now entering its fourth day. this morning new details about the manhunt intensifying for two murder suspects on the run after escaping custody

blane barksdale, a man associated with the aryan brotherhood, and his wife susan are prime suspects in the murder of 72-year-old frank bligh whose home was burned in tucson back in april, his body never found the couple was arrested a month later while holed up in an rv in upstate new york but monday the murder suspects, while being transported back to arizona by a private security company, somehow overpowered guards in the small town of blanding, utah the victim's brother now speaking out. >> i cannot understand why they would ever let the two of them travel together. i realize it was strictly to save money but look what a mess they've got now. >> reporter: overnight new information emerging there was a third inmate in the van who was also being extradited back to arizona. multiple sources telling kvoa tv the third inmate told authorities he wanted no part of the escape this morning still no comment from investigators on exactly how the couple was able to escape authorities saying they believe the two are armed and dangerous,

driving a red pickup truck like this one with front end damage at this point police honing their search around arizona where warning signs are alerting drivers to be on the lookout but authorities are saying by now they could be almost anywhere in the united states. and this morning the utah marshal service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 per fugitive as this manhunt goes on guys, back to you. >> steve patterson there in l.a., steve, thanks. now to a deadly attack in washington, d.c. that put the city on the edge a 27-year-old woman stabbed to death while she was walking a dog. nbc's geoff bennett has the very latest on that investigation good morning, geoff. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. folks here in this washington, d.c. neighborhood are in a state of shock over what transpired here on their

street d.c. police say it was not a robbery, it was not a sexual assault, and that it appears the suspect randomly targeted the victim in this case. this morning friends and family are mourning the tragic loss of a 27-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed while walking a dog in washington, d.c police say margery magill was working for an online pet service when she was approached by a man who stabbed her several times in a seemingly random attack neighbors say they heard magill's frightening calls for help. >> then we looked down and we found the young lady on the sidewalk in front of our house bleeding. >> reporter: authorities identifying the suspect as eliyas aregahegne, arresting him at his home. around the corner from the murder scene the home's surveillance video helping to catch him. >> the detectives located video of value there are a number of registered

video cameras in that block. >> reporter: the incident comes almost a year after another random attack in the nation's capital. wendy martinez was stabbed last september while jogging in a popular d.c. neighborhood, her attack caught on camera, the suspect pleaded guilty to first degree murder earlier this summer magill graduated from the university of california davis in 2015. her father says she recently completed her masters degree and traveled around the world developing better farming techniques for other countries. >> she loved life and lived it to the edge. from the time she got up in the morning until she went to bed at night -- >> magill says margery loved living in the nation's capital a father devastated over the loss of his daughter. >> she was a sweet, life loving person who i don't think i've ever heard anybody say anything about her negative she cared about people she was just a joy. >> reporter: and you can see something of a vigil taking shape here where people have left a note and candles and some flowers. marjory magill's father says he was so proud of her daughter and

in her short 27 years she packed more living into that than most people do in their entire lives. kristen, craig >> how absolutely tragic, geoff, thank you. a series of raids in four states on wednesday including the michigan home of gary jones. see the aerial shot, showing agents conducting the search in detroit. that's the detroit suburb of canton there the raid was part on an ongoing corruption probe involving illegal payouts to union officials. so far nine people have been charged. eight convicted. at this point it is not clear exactly how jones is involved in the alleged kickback and bribery scheme overall six different locations were raided. an investigation is under way after a fatal crash involving jesse combs. the 39-year-old died while attempting to break a land speed record she's being remembered by fans, friends, and her longtime boyfriend. here's nbc's gadi schwartz.

>> this is hard. we knew that this was a possibility. >> reporter: for the first time the family of speed racer jesse combs is speaking out about the love and life that never slowed down. >> she was talking about what we were going to do next. >> reporter: it didn't matter the car or the track -- >> unbelievably epic. >> reporter: as long as jesse combs was going fast she was smiling. >> i love taking risks. >> reporter: it was that exhilaration that led her to a remote stretch of desert looking to break records strapped into a jet powered car called the north american super sonic speed challenger in 2013 becoming the fastest woman on four wheels, setting a land speed record of 398 miles an hour. >> that felt really good, it was solid. >> reporter: this week she was pushing limits even further hoping to become the fastest woman on earth when tragedy struck. >> out here and the car just crashed. we've got a fatality accident. >> what kind of accident, is it a fatality

>> it is, confirmed fatality. >> reporter: her family says the crash was caused by a mechanical failure. terry matting was the first on the scene and tried to save jesse from the wreckage. >> it's a memory i'm always going to live with i did what i could. >> reporter: for years jesse had been an inspiration to so many adoring fans appearing on tv shows like all girls garage, overhauling and myth busters. >> we gave this myth the best chance possible. >> designing women's welding gear. >> we have a series of welding helmets that help empower women in the welding industry. >> reporter: her family releasing a statement writing in part her driving spirit was infectious and she served a role model for women and girls around the world. she left this earth driving faster than any other woman in history. days before the accident jesse posting it may seem crazy to walk directly into the line of fire those who are willing are those who achieve great things people say i'm crazy i say thank you. for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc

news. >> well, the family says they are planning a celebration of jesse's life and the foundation is being created to continue her efforts to empower women and young girls to follow their dreams let's talk tennis for a moment here on a thursday morning. serena williams survived a second round scare wednesday night. facing off against caty mcnally and early on it looked like an upset in the making. mcnally one the first set, but williams rallied winning the next two settings, avoiding the early exit meanwhile on the men's side, savannah's guy, roger federer had to overcome a slow start to win his second round match in four sets and top ranked novak djokovic advanced to the third round. >> savannah is smiling from her vacation today. >> she is smiling. probably not awake, but when she wakes and finds out, she'll be smiling. >> al, more of the forecast now? >> let's take a look at the rest

of the country and see what we're going to be enjoying, sunshine returning to much of the mid-atlantic along to the east coast, northeast and down into the southeast as well before we have to deal with dorian heat continues out west, severe storms along the frontal system making their way to the upper plains we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds wes severe storms along a front system we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. that's why we designed capital one cafes. you can get savings and checking accounts with no fees or minimums. and one of america's best savings rates. to top it off, you can open one from anywhere in 5 minutes. this isn't a typical bank. this is banking reimagined. what's in your wallet? good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are seeing a lot of clouds across the bay area but it will help keep us cooler. we will have a nice day once the clouds clear out late morning.

san jose tops out at 79 degrees, cooler than normal. santa rosa reaching 77 degrees. a nice cooldown after a hot start to the week and we will gradually warm up going into the end of the weekend and early next week, reaching highs up to 90. and that's your latest weather, guys? >> we should get an update on dorian in 40 minutes. >> that's right. >> thank you, sir. investigation into a tragic boating accident involving shark tank star kevin o'leary that claimed the lives of two people. what he and police are saying about that crash this morning. plus, deadly accidents caused by drivers running red lights just hit a ten-year high. that's right what you can do to stay safer on the streets. but first, this is "today" on nbc

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86 will be the high in antioch, and today reaching 80 and 67 in san francisco. still no extreme heat here. we're looking at some of the hotter spots reaching 92 degrees on sunday, and then san francisco upper 60s today, but then 70s throughout the rest of the forecast. at times we will see clouds, especially during the early hours. let's get an update on the commute from phaoebg. >> we are looking at a lighter volume of traffic. we did see more hit the roadways in the south bay, of course, and north 280, there was a slowing because of a fire crew, and more traffic is heading up past san jose state. 41 minutes from highway 4 to the bay bridge. more slowing building as you approach the toll plaza, and you can see in the shot the fastrak

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hurricane, expected to pass near or over the northern bahamas on saturday and closing in on florida by sunday afternoon. al is tracking the storm he'll be back with more and new information. the spectacular site on the island of stromboli, a volcano erupts sending ash thousands of feet into the sky. lava poured into the sea no reports of injury the stromboli volcano is one of the world's most active. two months ago a hiker was killed after an eruption there. frightening video out of cape cod bay looks like it was shot on the backlot of universal studios. two fishermen had a close encounter. the shark passed around the boat and circled around to the other side of the hump back whale. one of the fishermen called it the most epic thing i've ever

witnessed on the water i bet. good thing they were in a boat. >> looks like the shark had some other things to get to. now to the latest on this fatal boating accident involving kevin o'leary, one of the stars of "shark tank," this morning we're hearing from him as police investigate what happened. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer joins us this morning with the latest on the investigation. good morning >> reporter: on the hit show he's known as mr. wonderful, kevin o'leary is now dealing with a real life tragedy the boat he was riding in over the weekend crashed into another boat killing two people. the question now, who's to blame? >> i thought this was -- on a stick. >> reporter: businessman kevin o'leary known for his confidence on "shark tank" now left shaken audiotape after he and his wife linda survived a fatal boat crash last weekend it happened here on picturesque lake joseph in ontario, canada

he was telling nbc news i was a passenger in a boat that was involved in a tragic collision with another water craft that had no navigation lights on and then fled the scene. i am fully cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation. authorities say two passengers on the other boat were killed. 48-year-old susanna brito a mother of three from canada and 64-year-old gary poltash, a father of two from florida his brother tells nbc news upon impact o'leary boat went over the bow of the other, striking the male victim in the head and killing him instantly. >> three occupants of both boats for also transported to hospital where they were treated and released. >> reporter: o'leary offering his heartfelt prayers and condolences to the victims the families and those affected by this loss his rep confirming kevin's wife was the one driving their boat,

and says she was administered a dui test that night and passed no charges have been filed. >> kevin o'leary here, aka, mr. wonderful. >> reporter: the o'learys reportedly spend much of their summers on the lake, boating, water skiing and surfing the couple's 9,000 square foot lakefront cottage in an area dubbed millionaire's row, a hot spot for a-listers like tom hanks, goldie hawn and kurt russell, cindy crawford an steven spielberg. >> we'll toast to this gorgeous day and on the real estate on this lake. >> reporter: now the shark is swimming at the center of a traumatic accident that cost two people their lives. >> so miguel, where does the police investigation go from here >> well, the big question of interest here is did that other boat have its lights on and did kevin o'leary's wife see it. police are looking for witnesses to answer the questions. >> keep us posted, miguel almaguer. >> thanks, miguel. take a turn now and check in with al tracking dorian moving slowly but powerful.

right, al? >> that's right. taking a look showing you what's going on, interesting thing since 1850 there's been 121 hurricane landfalls from brownsville, texas all the way up to east port, maine what's interesting is there's no hurricane landfall since 1850 along the space coast, which is considered west palm beach up to cksonville and cape canaveral. there's been no hurricane landfall in september. so that's an interesting situation. hurricane gene was the last major hurricane to hit the florida east coast that was september 2004 so as you look out over the typical hurricane tracks you've got a big area of high pressure, usually the bermuda high the main three tracks, tropic of atlanta, south of florida gulf coast, tropic of atlanta into the east coast, on the caribbean, into the gulf and now it looks like we'll have something going into that coastal area we'll continue to track it good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall.

as you get ready to head out in the east bay, we have a breezy wind and cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. it will be cooler, and once the clouds clear it will be a pleasant day. up to 89 in the inland and north bay. warming will be on trend go into the long holiday weekend, reaching 92 on sunday and then back to upper 80s mid next week. that's your latest weather guys >> all right, al, thank you for that. coming up, caught in a political tug of war, why the national zoo could potentially lose its lovable giant panda. a new warning on those e cigarettes, why one major city is urging people to stop vaping immediately. plus, professor mcconaughey we'll fill you in on matthew mcconaughey's headline-making new role

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people on the road whatever reason, a lot of people these days are dying they can be devastating and deadly every 12 hours in this country somebody dies when a car runs a red light. 939 deaths in 2017, the most recent year on record. up nearly 30% since 2012 montgomery county, maryland battalion chief james carpenter has been responding to accidents for 23 years red light t-bones he says are among the most serious. >> i've seen cars ripped in half, like a cartoon major injuries from femur fractures to long bone lower leg fractures, lacerations, head trauma >> reporter: this morning aaa reports nearly half of the people killed in red light crashes, 46%, were passengers or people in the vehicle that was struck while 35% of the fatalities were the drivers. pedestrians or cyclists made up just 5%. the state with the highest rate of running red light deaths,

arizona. >> we could guess that driver distraction could be a factor, you know, increased time constraints and rushing around and people are driving more so they're exposed to driving more. and, of course, more crashes happen, including red light running crashes. >> reporter: while more cities turn to red light watching cameras they're only effective if deployed in the right intersections. the behind the wheel advice when approaching a light that's been green for a while prepare to stop by taking your foot off the gas. tap the brakes to warn potential distracted drivers behind you that you might stop and when the light turns green again wait a few seconds to make sure the intersection is clear and safe a few seconds to avoid a life changing injury. >> it could affect people's livelihoods. you can't work, you can't take care of your family. >> reporter: all right so if you happen to be a pedestrian and you're going to walk across an intersection like this experts say, listen, make eye contact with the drivers

before you walk across to make sure somebody's not distracted and not paying attention and also, take the ear buds out. guys, back to you. >> tom, what are possible solutions here anything that local governments can do or car manufacturers? >> reporter: they're recommending that those red light cameras be really active in intersections where you've got a problem. and then put up signs to warn people there's a red light camera here. that kind of warning in advance gets people's attention and tells them to slow down and hopefully notice there's a red light coming up. that's right now the biggest solution traffic engineers are looking at. >> good tips, good information, tom. thank you for that. it's a good reminder for pedestrians, because how many times have you been walking down the street, on your iphone >> we just did that last week. >> yeah. >> you also wonder how much of it has to do with infotainment systems in the car. >> distract drivers, kids in the car as well. important to keep your eye on the road. up next on this thursday

morning, some concerns over giant pandas why their future at the national zoo is up in the air this morning. first, these messages. at tl zoo is up in the air this morning. first these messages

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their first moments, doctor checkups, bamboo snacks and those adorable tumbles, visitors here can't get enough. but the vulnerable species are only on loan from china to zoos around the world with tensions rising between the u.s. and beijing over trade and tariffs, could these oversized cuddly creatures get caught in the cross fire. >> the giant pandas are the most beloved and most visited animals. >> reporter: the undisputed panda star at washington's national zoo is bei bei, a 4-year-old cub who celebrated his birthday last week he's set to be returned to china in the next few months his mom and dad are in the u.s. on a 20 year lease, but that deal is up next year. >> we're confident we'll have a new agreement when this one expires. >> reporter: in fact the pandas have a history of symbolizing a history of diplomatic good will.

when nixon went to china in 1972 first lady pat nixon told the chinese premier how much she liked the pandas that april china sent the united states two pandas. >> i think pandemonium is going to break out here at the zoo. >> nixon's reaction recorded on a call with the first lady on those infamous tapes >> just checking to see how the panda thing went >> they were just darling. >> today -- >> everybody raved about them. >> now almost a half century later panda fans are hoping the trade war won't get in the way of panda relations. >> i really like how they're so enthusiastic. >> reporter: for visitors here losing those pandas would be unbearable for "today" andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> andrea mitchell -- >> good line. >> nixon stole your line, uncle al. >> i was there when bei bei was

born, it was like a national holiday, the nation's capital doesn't love many things like this panda. >> hopefully they get an extension on the lease. >> hope so, fingers crossed. >> first time you heard a nixon tape and it made you smile. >> great press for nixon this morning. >> a little late just ahead a back to school game changer for parents and stores, the growing number of public schools coast-to-coast now requiring school uniforms. also ahead, the remarkable trisha yearwood, a live performance of her first song off of her first solo album in 12 years after your local news. wife. you may kiss the bride. awwww. oh, get your birdseed ready. ♪ [seagull squawk] oooh! [falling thud] run! [seagull squawks] [crowd screaming] unitedhealthcare helps connect you to care... ...whenever you need it. so i'm not going to need stitches then? no, just the antibiotic cream. oh, watch out! unitedhealthcare. and these new high-rise slim straights are it.

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good thursday morning. right now it's 7:56 and it's a cloudy start, and we will feel lower humidity this afternoon and as the skies clear it will be cooler with our highs in the south bay reaching 79 in san jose, and napa today we are looking at a high of 80 and 67 in san francisco. go into the next several days and a long holiday weekend we gradually heat back up again with low 90s by sunday into early next week. then for san francisco, we're still looking at times of clouds and cool air, breezy winds and some near normal highs reaching into the low 70s over the next several days. now let's get an update on the commute from mike. 101 in san jose, we're picking up the volume so we're tapping on the brakes.

not so bad at the 680 interchange. 101 and 87, traveling north up to capital expressway, both of those have the worst build. the rest of the bay show the pre-lighter labor day traffic. richmond bridge, a stall near the toll plaza but not affecting the toll plaza. no problems across the span. there's the build across the san mateo bridge. happening now the department of justice will not prosecute former fbi director james comey over leaked memos he kept of his interactions of president trump. the office of the inspector general said its probe found comey violated department policy. 20 people still cannot return to their homes after a fire in contra costa county. the fire destroyed a mobile home

and two barns. it also knocked down power lines. we'll have more news for you coming up in 30 minutes.

♪ ♪ it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, breaking overnight, gaining strength residents across the south bracing for hurricane dorian after the unpredictable storm spared puerto rico from a direct hit. >> we don't know where this is going to go. it's time to be calm and make sure you know your zone. >> how bad could it be and how will it affect your holiday weekend? al's tracking it all. then, dressed for success, why more public schools around the country are requiring students to wear school uniforms. >> with the uniforms, they have specific colors, you already know what she's going to wear

the next day. >> just ahead how major retailers are cashing in on the classroom attire. queen of country, we'll catch up with grammy winner trisha yearwood, preparing for the release of her first solo album in over a decade she'll give us a sneak peek with a live performance today, thursday august 29th, 2019 ♪ >> today is my 9th birthday. >> here with my mom, celebrating her 75th happy birthday ♪ yeah this is a perfect love >> from north carolina. >> just graduated with my masters. >> celebrating gene's -- >> 50th birthday and a happy birthday to you,

good sir welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning, craig melvin alongside kristen welker in for savannah as hoda makes the most of her final days of maternity leave, back next tuesday, september 3rd, mark your calendars, lots of smiles and laugh, can't wait to have her back. >> the whole family will be back together again, everyone looking forward to that. we want to check something out outside. we have something very special happening on the plaza right now, volunteers with operation backpacks are loading up supplies to make sure all kids have the tools they need for the start of the new school year we'll have more on that just ahead. craig, i can't wait for this story because it's so important for these kids to arrive at school with their supplies. >> prepared, ready to go. >> exactly. >> we're going to go help stuff backpacks. it is a busy morning let's get straight to your news at 8:00. parts of florida are under a state of emergency at this point as hurricane dorian looms stronger as it makes its way to the east coast al's got the latest update for us what are we seeing right now >> very interesting. we normally get an update at

8:00 a.m. from the national hurricane center however, they have not issued it yet and so that might mean that there are changes afoot that they are still working on. but here's what we have from the latest 85-mile-per-hour winds, it's moving northwest at 13 miles per hour track of the storm, we won't get an updated track until 11:00 but this is the latest, a category three storm by saturday morning at 2:00 a.m. it continues towards the bahamas as a three, makes landfall, sometime monday morning, and then moves inland on tuesday as a category one storm comparing the other tracks to the national hurricane center track, the american model makes landfall in northern florida monday night the european model, south florida, on monday evening so we're going to watch these systems as they kind of converge but until then we don't have consensus. we do, though, know that we're going to be looking at a very high risk of hurricane force winds by sunday evening. moving into the central eastern

florida coast and as far as rainfall is concerned we are talking about four to eight inches generally from central into southern florida. but upwards of 12 inches in some spots. but again, we still have a number of days while it's out over open water. we'll be watching this closely kristen? >> we know you will be al, thank you for that. to politics now where the field for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination has narrowed with new york senator kirsten gillibrand ending her bid. she said wednesday it's important to know when it's not your time and how you can best serve. gillibrand is the first senator and first woman to drop out of the race her decision came after she failed to get the doe nor or polling numbers she needed to qualify for the third democratic debate coming up just next

month. the city of milwaukee is telling people to stop vaping immediately. the warning comes as federal health officials investigate nearly 200 cases of listening disease in 22 states apparently linked to e-cigarettes illinois has reported one death. most of the patientsave been teenagers or young adults. some said they had used the cannabis compound thc in their vaping devices officials caution that they have not found the source of the outbreak just yet. meanwhile the head of juul labs says he has no plans to pull the company's popular e-cigarettes at this time. climate change activist greta thunberg completed her sailboat trip across the atlantic to attend a united nations global warming conference, the 16-year-old and her crew arrived yesterday two weeks after heading out from england. she never sailed before and she says she took the wind and solar

powered yacht because flying is bad for the environment. she first made headlines last year but leading weekly school strikes, sharing the journey with 2 million social media followers. she's just 16 years old. >> go, greta, go that could have been a boost but how about another one? >> let's get another one. >> we've all been there. far too busy to make it to the gym. there's a guy in texas making the most of his morning commute. >> i can't believe that. >> not sure which is funnier the guy doing curls or the guy laughing. >> the guy doing a workout while cruising down the highway, dumbbells and all. the guy recording the video getting quite the kick out of it the guy doing the workout saved the squats for when he got to work >> and his elliptical. >> my drive to the white house is about ten minutes, i could get in maybe five or six minutes. inside the big business of back to school fashion with more public schools now requiring

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high school. it is no longer just at private schools anymore. retailers now taking notice, and trying to cash in. as students across the country prepare to hit the books again this year it's their parents turning the page to a new way of back to school shopping. all thanks to a growing trend, school uniforms. >> with the uniforms and they have the specific colors you already know what she's going to wear the next day. >> reporter: more than 40% of public schools and preschools now require uniforms, with some 26% of u.s. students wearing them last year that number up 18% from a decade earlier. besides eliminating the stress of deciding what to wear each morning some parents say outfitting their children in uniforms helps them save money. >> do you think uniforms are more cost effective for parents? >> probably, considering you just buy five of the same thing,

and you're -- you've got your outfit. >> reporter: school officials say uniforms help even the playing field for students, allowing them to feel like a part of a team, focusing on learning instead of fashion. >> having consistent uniforms really gives children an opportunity to wake up in the morning and get prepared for school, and not worry about how they're going to be looked at or how they're going to be judged. >> reporter: and retailers are taking notice, supplying the increasing demand. how have you seen this change j.c. penney's business when it comes to back to school shopping >> it's been rampant when i first started with this company it was mainly catholic schools in uniforms, wasn't hitting the public schools at that point so, i mean, from then to now, it's a huge change >> reporter: j.c. penney not the only retailer to break into the $1 billion a year market, walmart, target and amazon, all now selling their own brands of polo shirts, pleated skirts and khakis for children as young as

2. meanwhile old navy has created uniform hubs in all 1,100 of its u.s. stores. >> the schools really let us know what colors they need and what fabrics they want we get into new stuff, natalie, like even performance polos now. >> athletic wear. >> the athletic type feel which is great, what kids are looking for. >> reporter: parents and retailers adapting to a new school of thought on classroom attire. >> not everyone is on board with the idea of school uniforms. some critics argue they don't allow children to express themselves in an important way some parents allow their kids to spend extra on accessories, backpacks, school shoes. it's such a lifesaver for me it's a great equalizer. >> i had lunch with a friend yesterday, natalie, who made the same point she says i don't have to stress. i know what i'm going to get for the whole school year. >> catholic school in the early '80s choice of corduroys, slacks

or shorts. the shirt was tight. but it makes it mindless in the morning. >> turned out okay, it works. >> i think so. how about pop start? >> let's get to it thank you, mr. melvin. nat-mo, sit tight. starting with matthew mcconaughey, bringing his southern charm to college. >> all right, all right, all right. how you doing? >> that's right, everybody, the oscar winning actor is officially a professor at the university of texas. his beloved texas longhorns. he'd been a visiting instructor there since 2015 teaching in the department of radio, tv and film with his new title professor mcconaughey is going to teach the script to screen film course he actually helped develop as well i think professor mcconaughey teaching in college could look a little bit like this scene from indiana jones. remember this? >> i was thinking the same thing. >> love all the students, fawning over harrison ford. >> my wife interviewed him yesterday. >> harrison ford

>> no, matthew mcconaughey. >> and how was he? >> classiest of acts. >> he's one of the great story tellers as well. >> terrific. >> a lot of people signing up for that class. >> oh, yeah. up next -- >> probably just to audit it. amy schumer, the new mom, the comedian, shows her lying on the couch with her son gene and the caption saying back to work this week, along with a bunch of different emojis, including a sad face it's been four months since she gave birth writing honest and candid photos like our own hoda, schumer took most of the summer off, spent time with her baby and like hoda told us last week while work is important, take as much leave as you can. next up, "ghostbusters." uncle al, one of your favorites is coming back to theaters for the film's 30th anniversary. you'll be able to head to a select cinema to see the film. it will feature members of the cast and talking about the

making of the movie. this could be a good way to get you pumped up for next year's upcoming sequel. al, you, of course, are closer to ghost busters than any of us. you were slimed. >> i did get slimed several times. had nothing to do with the movie. one of my all-time faves, yup, that's right. >> is that a pack. >> it is, baby. >> how many times have i heard that song. >> that's the one that got me. >> it's as nasty as it looks you're finding that stuff for weeks after. >> will you go in the theater and watch it >> absolutely. >> of course you will. finally, julia louis-dreyfus, everybody still wants to talk about "seinfeld," including the controversial finale the series ender saw the main characters on trial and eventually landed in jail. the way it all played out rubbe louie some viewers the wrong way and louis-dreyfus is opening up about it >> i haven't watched it that

much but the doing of it, i loved doing it i understand why people maybe had an issue with it but, you know what, you can't -- i mean, think of all the people that watch that thing you know [ bleep ] you're not going to appeal to everybody and nobody wanted to see the show go off the air anyway. >> she's right, it was a lose-lose proposition. >> you're not going to please everybody. >> especially for a show that so many people loved. >> no one wanted to say good-bye to that. >> sticking a series landing is difficult too. >> sopranos -- >> game of thrones people were not happy with. >> you know what, we're still talking about all of those endings. maybe they're onto something. >> "veep," exactly, how about a daily clip >> today's video requires a bit of a flashback to when craig, al and i tested our skills, i believe, in brooklyn we were throwing axes for the

father's day hang. by the way, craig melvin, if broadcasting ever didn't work out for you, your plan "b" would include ax throwing. you were ridiculously good at it. >> i don't remember it being that way. >> you were rookie of the year uncle al was good too. it's like golf you watch somebody throw an ax and think how hard can that be. >> what does that have to do with father's day? >> bonding, male bonding. >> it can go wrong thank you, uncle al, for putting me back on my track. what you don't want your ax throwing experience to look like, how it can go wrong. >> whoa. >> and out. >> this doesn't happen in the fine establishment in the brooklyn we were at. you can get a bounce like that, if it's not -- the rubber handle might have hit came close to that guy. >> scary. >> good thing he has good reflexes. >> see that, splitting headache.

good one, al. by the way, because there was all watches and warnings from the national hurricane center for right now have been dropped there was no issue of a 8:00 a.m. update found that out we're still watching what's going to be happening with dorian however, let's take a look at what's going on around the rest of the country beautiful day up and down the eastern seaboard, showers down in florida, severe storms in the upper midwest. heat continues out west with a few showers in the extreme pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the countr good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a lot of clouds rolling across the bay area this morning that will gradually clear out by late morning into early afternoon and also help keep us cooler with a stronger ocean breeze today. we're reaching into the up ir-70ser 70s in the south bay. 83 livermore. napa 80 degrees. santa rosa a high of 77. we will have more nice weather, lower humidity, but it will gradually warm up for the holiday weekend.

temperatures peak on sunday reaching #92 degrees. that's your latest weather don't forget, check us out on "today" show radio channel 108. one woman's incredible super sense, helped give researchers a better understanding of parkinson's disease. >> kelly cobiella joins us to explain. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this could have a huge impact on a lot of people's lives. parkinson's is the second most common neurological disease after alzheimer's, 6 million no cure. but now researchers may have a ground breaking new test to detect it early, thanks to one extraordinary woman. flowers, fumes, coffee for most of us smells are a part of everyday life not for joy mills.

this grandmother from scotland has such a sensitive nose she can smell disease, an incredible ability, verified and published in scientific journals where she's known as the super smeller. >> it's like a dog and a humant. but it was a change in her husband le i take that as a compliment. >> joy, a nurse, says she's always smelled changes in her patients but it was a change in her husband les, a doctor, that would alter both of their lives. >> he was only 31, just going on 32 that summer. >> les didn't smell like himself and the odor wouldn't go away. >> i thought, well, i'm not going to nag about this. >> more than a decade later at 45 les was diagnosed with parkinson's, the disease actor michael j. fox battled for years, muhammad ali had it too, causing tremors and eventually dementia at les's first support group meeting, joy's nose was overwhelmed. >> i said, look, everybody else in the room with parkinson's has the same smell as you. we went, what, what are you

talking about? >> reporter: university of manchester biotechnology professor purdue debaron was skeptical. she and a team of researchers tested joy not with high tech machines but t-shirts. >> we got some people with parkinson's, six people who had it and who didn't have it. we bought them identical t-shirts and wore them overnight. >> they gave the shirts to joy and she sniffed out all of the parkinson's patients one in the control group nine months later that person was told he had parkinson's. >> that was transformative some other person had it before they were clinically diagnosed. >> once symptoms like tremors start the damage to the brain is already irreversible joy could be the key to catching it early. >> what does parkinson's smell like >> it's a very musky, sickly odor it's not pleasant. >> a lot of scents make her smile. she tried to teach me how to

really stop and smell the flowers. >> i can smell the floral on the blossoms. >> never just smell one. smells are not one smell. >> now you're smelling the basic molecules. >> she smells molecules from people too with joy's help researchers pinpointed the parkinson's smell to the oily substance in the skin, and identified molecules specific to the disease. the result, a ground breaking new test. >> we can tell within about half an hour from a patient's samples just whether someone has parkinson's or not. >> that test is still in early trials but if it works it could save countless families from the pain joy and les went through he died four years ago. >> what do you think he could -- >> oh. >> would think about what's happening now? >> i keep on saying to people who ask me that, it's a tear jerker no, he would be just over the

moon. >> an extraordinary ability that one day might lead to a cure. >> this extreme sense of smell is pretty rare and usually is a side effect of some sort of illness or disease not with joy she is healthy she also has the ability to experience smells in terms of color. interestingly, guys, nobody knows really what's happening in her brain because nobody's studying her yet guys >> they should. >> so remarkable, wow. >> unbelievable. never heard of anything like that. >> that she kind of smells in colors. >> right. >> i wonder if it's just parkinson's, or other diseases too. >> even sensing the one the control group. >> remarkable. >> kelly, thank you for that. mr. daly, what you got >> i'm waiting for therth punch, waiting for trisha yearwood, i love it when you're here

lots to talk about with a new tour, but you're here making cocktails. >> yeah, i'm making a little whisky drink. >> more after your local news and weather.

a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. the homeless man accused of attacking a woman outside her san francisco condo could get out of jail as soon as today. a new judge was appointed to austin vincent's case. later this morning in court his lawyer says he'll ask the judge to release vincent and allow him to wear an ankle monitor until his trial starts. earlier this week the da's office dropped a separate assault charge against vincent tied to a violent attack in february. let's check the morning commute with mike. >> we have some slowing right now just building up south 880 through fremont. you see the truck scales approaching dixon landing road. there is a crash and it looks like everything is going to get over to the shoulder quickly. you do see the slowing which

makes the interchange a little bit lighter. and overall a little bit lighter for the bay's commute right now. a thursday morning. thursday before labor day. we tend to see a lighter volume of traffic. it's midday and then this afternoon, the afternoon the getaway traffic will likely start. we'll talk about that during the midday show and also showing you a disabled vehicle north 280 at 17. an added distraction because one of those vehicles is a cement trailer. it is not as bad as it could be because of the lighter volume throughout the south bay. the traffic is still flowing over toward the bay bridge. no problems through the caldecott tunnel. a little lighter. back to you. >> thank you very much. hope to see you for another local news update in a half hour.

♪ ♪ starting out on a thursday morning, august 29th, 2019, we have a fantastic crowd this morning. and we're inviting all of them to join us again tomorrow.

that's when -- one of the big winners at this grammy awards, she'll show us why with a special live concert this crowd is pumped up. we've got to bring them all back. >> speaking of great music we've got some for you this morning as you saw, trisha yearwood is performing live, a great new record coming out. >> first solo album in more than a decade. >> looking forward to talking to her, for sure. >> plus, guys, we've got lots of volunteers hard at work out here, filling back to school backpacks for a good cause we're going to jump in and help them out in a moment more on that cause in a moment. >> can't wait for that. >> more coming up on the "3rd hour of today. dylan will be shining a light on an interesting but pain staking process, how neon signs are made from start to finish. >> oh, that's cool. >> how about a crowd moment before we get to all that? i am looking for gabby hey! how are you? >> good. .

>> where are you from? >> we're from wapinger falls new york. >> today's a special day >> it's my birthday. >> you look like you're probably 9. >> yes. >> you're 9. is it true you also came last year for your 8th birthday. >> yes. >> are we going to see you back here next year >> probably. >> it's a tradition, right, dad? >> yup, tradition. >> thanks for bringing gabby back when we're done, you should come inside and see the studio. all right, come on inside. birthday guests. >> more fun when you turn 21 come on back and see us. >> happy birthday. great way to celebrate great present, and al, a check of the weather. >> labor day weekend, beautiful weather along the east coast, strong storms midplains, southwest, east on friday, saturday, dorian is moving in, a great day in the northeast, mid-atlantic, hot and dry out west

on sunday, sunday the dorian threat continues in the southeast. we've got wet weather in the northeast. look for hot and dry weather out west, which will continue on labor day monday but we've got the impacts of dorian along the southeast coast, hit or miss storms in the northeast. and new england. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. live look outside in san jose. a cloudy start. also some cool temperatures. then we are going to stay on the cool side with our afternoon high temperature only reaching 79 degrees. in the north bay we're seeing highs up to 89 degrees in clear lake and 74 today in oakland. going through the seven-day forecast we gradually warm up, going into the holiday weekend, reaching 92 degrees at our warmer spots on sunday. and that's your latest weather.

guys >> mr. roker, thank you, sir. now to the great trisha yearwood, she's won multiple awards, grammys, acms, cmas. >> a new album to look forward we'll talk to her in a minute but check out her more than impressive career. ♪ she's in love with the boy >> trisha yearwood is a mainstay in the music industry. five number one singles to her name, her newest release "every girl in this town" is her highest debuting song to date. ♪ every girl in this town >> reporter: with three great many -- grammy awards she puts her heart and soul into her work but yearwood's heart belongs to her husband of 13 years, country music super star garth brooks. the duo has collaborated on several songs and recently wrapped up a three-year world tour

♪ you say that you love me >> now trisha is headed out on her own, launching the every girl on tour, a 20 city trek through the united states. although she's comfortable behind the microphone the multitalented yearwood has taken her love of food behind the burners. her emmy award winning cooking show trisha's southern kitchen is entering its 15th season. for yearwood her time in the spotlight has taught her life lessons. recently speaking to our own jenna bush hager about being comfortae in her own skin. >> being over 50 like wrinkles aren't fun but there's things like wisdom and letting that stuff go that's so freeing and wonderful. >> always so great to have trisha here, so much fun the tour starts in october this collection of songs on the record is the first time you'v itten an original song since like over ten years. >> the first original country record i've done in over ten years.

i didn't mean for that to happen you saw there, i have some other jobs it kind of aligned but music is what feeds my soul. it's really my first love and i can't imagine not doing it i won't let ten years go by, for sure. >> you've got great collaborations on this album, kelly clarkson and your husband, garth brooks how is it to collaborate with him? >> when you live in a house with one of the best selling artists of all time in the history of music, they give you good advice people assume he'll do what i ask him, and he will but the song is about the person who has your number. he's got my number. >> get in the booth and do the track again. >> of course. >> when you guys got married you took a vow, of course, but also to never be apart for too long so you all travel on tour together. >> yeah. >> and, in fact, you're famous for your trisha's tailgate, which you brought us. >> it's early for whisky it's called porch punch, a southern thing, it will sneak up on you. >> love it. >> trisha, when we heard you were coming we did a little

research got our hands on a job application that you filled out in 1986. >> oh, my gosh. >> probably don't remember this. >> i do remember it. >> the hall of fame museum in the section where you were asked to describe your special skills or training. this is what she said. since my ultimate career goal is to be an entertainer i like to be around people and i think that quality will help me get this job. >> yes, i got the job. >> you were a tour guide. >> minimum wage tour guide. >> at the country hall of fame museum. >> yes. >> where you are now 30 years later, you think what? >> when you said 30 years, i'm like, wow, it's gone by so quickly. it's all i ever wanted to do i was raised by such wonderful parents who made me believe that every step, no matter what it was, was heading in that direction. so even though it was a minimum wage job as a tour guide it was in the town i wanted to be in, the music i wanted to be made was being made

it was a little step toward the goal exactly. >> what's it going to be like to go back to nashville and tour there after you started there? >> it's really interesting, one of the girls i was tour guide with, she stayed and basically runs the place now she has the keys to the building when i go there for anything i see her and i'm like, wow, we both did okay. >> 20 city tour in october, you picked the cities. hometown in georgia too? >> i'm going to monticello, georgia. it's a very small town they paint your name in the windows and all the stores and say welcome home it's a family. you know, so i'm really honored to go back and start this journey back with them again. >> will garth be on tour with you too, starting the garth tailgate >> he'll be in the parking lot flipping burgers he might be steaming my clothes. we don't know yet. >> congratulations as well trisha's southern kitchen, 15th season. >> so good. >> tv shows don't last 15 seasons. >> you know what, we aren't scripted

we don't -- we laugh a lot we make mistakes and we show our mistakes and i'm a cook so i think most people cook like i do and i think it's really a real show. >> how do you cook on the road >> not so much. >> do you miss it? >> i do. i like to cook it's very relaxing for me. garth makes the caterers cook out of my cook books it's embarrassing, it's like trisha's whatever. did we make it right it's fine, it's okay. balance, balanc >> how do you have time? >> balance sometimes means you don't do everything well at once something at the forefront and something else suffers you have to pick and choose. right now it's all music and i just finished filming another season of the show, food is on the back burner, and it's onto music. >> we're going to hear that music. trisha yearwood's going to give us a taste of that new album with a special live performance. but first -- >> cheers, congratulations. >> thank you very much.

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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi well, we got a chance to chat with trisha yearwood and she's going to do one of the things she does best trisha, take it away. >> thank you ♪ ♪ every girl in this town's fel the wind in her hair ♪ ♪ when the ferris wheel's spinning at the county fair ♪ ♪ looked out from the top and wondered what's out there for me ♪ ♪ every girl in this town's had a friday night ♪ ♪ that ended in tears in the yellow porch light ♪ it was just

♪ thinking it was love but it was just 17 ♪ ♪ and we dance and we laughed and we all fall down ♪ ♪ we keep kissing boys trying t figure it out ♪ ♪ stretching for stars on our tiptoe hearts ♪ ♪ trying to get our big dreams off the ground ♪ ♪ like every girl in this town ♪ every girl in this town is somebody's daughter ♪ ♪ an angel, devil, don't matter what they call her ♪ ♪ if they try to hold her down under that water ♪ ♪ just come up baby ♪ every girl in this town ♪ every girl in this town ♪ you've got this baby have yo♪

♪ so what have you done ♪ and we dance and we laughed ko figure it out ♪ ♪ stretching for stars on and we all fall down ♪ ♪ we keep kissing boys trying t figure it out ♪ dreams off the ground ♪ ♪ like every ♪ stretching for stars on our tiptoe hearts ♪ ♪ trying to get out our big dreams off the ground ♪ ♪ like every girl in this town ♪ like every girl in this town ♪ every girl in this town girln ♪ every girl in this town

♪ every girl in this town ♪ every girl ♪ every girl in this town ♪ every girl in this town ♪ every girl in this town >> yeah, that is how you do it, trisha yearwood, thank you very much, thanks to the band as well that was rocking. >> thank you. >> "every girl," the new record, pick it up, it's out tomorrow, let's head out now to craig. >> that was great, we have joined our operation backpack volunteers to help pack up some school supplies for kids and neighbors. got the assembly line going here six of these more on this remarkable effort and all of the good that it's doing. but first, this is "today"

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month long back to school series, more than 20,000 children will start the new school year with the tools they need to succeed thanks to operation backpack. the operation backpack campaign. >> it's really incredible and we're adding to that number with our assembly line right here on the we are back with more of our month long back to school series, more than 20,000 children will start the new school year with the tools they need to succeed thanks to operation backpack the operation backpack campaign. >> it's really incredible and we're adding to that number with our assembly line right here on the plaza. rachel wine stein from volunteers of america founded this thank you for being here. >> thank you for helping us out. >> it's an incredible campaign, so important to so many kids talk about why it's significant and important for kids to have a backpack and school supplies when they walk into that first day of school. >> all of our backpacks go strictly to children living in homeless and domestic violence shelters in new york city. it's 19,000 we needed and it's 19,000 we're doing if you're a child walking into class without a pencil, forget a backpack and the teacher were to give you supplies, all the classmates would also see that you were walking in a child in need day one, you're stigmatized and

that sets the stage for your entire school year this makes all the difference in the world. our backpacks are in the children's hands before school begins and they walk in and look and feel like all the other kids. >> i love this program my mom was a schoolteacher more than 30 years, still in the school system and she talked every year about precisely this, how many kids don't show up with the school supplies that they need how did this come about 13 years ago? >> you know, i was new to volunteers of america, and i was visiting our various programs and i happened to be at one of our family shelters when children were getting on a school bus i didn't see any backpacks i asked the staff, they said don't worry, the teachers will give us. i was a mom and had been shopping for my own daughter i was agonizing over that. came back to work, told my boss and volunteers america and said we've got to do something about this that was the genesis, that was it. >> as you said you are a mom

too. talk about what it's like emotionally for you when you see the look on those kids faces when you're giving them these backpacks? >> i'm blessed i get to see that every year the children get their backpacks, they open it up, remember, these kids rarely get anything brand new so we tell the volunteers don't open the pencil boxes, don't open anything that doesn't have to be opened because these kids are going to open their backpack, explore it it's like christmas in july for these kids. >> these are quality backpacks too. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. by the way, we've got carson daly deployed at the end for quality control. >> good timing. >> natalie is down there mr. roker's in the middle of it as well. what goes into the backpacks >> they're grade specific. high schoolers get a usb flash drive, a scientific calculator and everything else they need, a full-size dictionary the middle schoolers get a geometry kit, it's gorgeous in a tin. nothing is low quality everything, we negotiate the heck out of prices, and, you know, econy to sle we can get very good pricing but it's all top quality. the measure is, would it put it on my own daughter's back. if not, it doesn't pass the sniff test. >> i love that

the great equalizer. >> mr. roker, how we looking >> doing great the line is moving like silk. >> assembling away. >> we'd like to extend a big thanks to our friends at target for providing all the school supplies you see here on our plaza. we're talking about $17,000 worth. carson, you're tallying up the last few backpacks what's our final count >> we're almost there. it's great so kids can have the tools they need to learn what an amazing program. so we want to thank everybody. yeah, so this would be just, if you look right here, this is 497, 498, 499. that would mean this one right here will make it an even 500, everybody. isn't that great we'll put these in the pile. and they'll be ready to go. >> nice. >> 500 give yourselves a round of applause, that's awesome. >> rachel, thank you, thank you, thanks to all the volunteers this morning as well thank you, thank you, thank you.

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all right, welcome back on this thursday morning. we have seen things today. >> time to break out those sweet jars of smucker's. and celebrate fine folks all right, welcome back on this thursday morning. we have seen things today. >> time to break out those sweet jars of smucker's. and celebrate fine folks big milestones first up, a happy 101st birthday to claudia of richmond, virginia loves making blankets at her local church. 100, she says the secret to longevity, laughing. >> oh, yeah. >> happy 100th birthday to roy nelson, a world traveler, loves spending time with his family. especially his four great grand kids. viola laws of houston, texas, 100, a master seamstress, specializes in wedding dresses.

inez folz of ohio celebrating 106 years. she's proud to say she's the oldest member of her church, amen. and last but not least, happy 100th birthday to hal henderson of salt lake city, utah, serving his country during world war ii thank you for your service, sir. if you know somebody celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, let us know. today.com/celebrates a quick reminder, too, she's on maternity leave but that doesn't mean it's going to slow down for jenna's book club. it's going strong. we are closing the chapter on her august pick, "patsy. there is going to be a live instagram chat with the author head to #readwithjenna that's at 11:00 a.m. eastern join in on the fun. the third and fourth hours of today are coming up dylan's going to introduce you to this fantastic neon sign company in a few minutes after your local news. >> have a great day. bye, guys.

good morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia. a lot of breaking news this morning. we're finding out a driver who hit an 11-year-old girl this morning in east contra costa county has been detained. the child was hit about 7:00 a.m. in brentwood. the driver then took off. she was later arrested not far from the scene on sunset drive

near brentwood boulevard. the little girl was air lifted from the scene and taken to uc-davis hospital. she is expected to be okay. we'll bring a live report during our midday newscast at 11:00 a.m. more breaking news right now damage at willow lake high school after a suspected arsonist set something on fire. so far no one is in police custody. we are reaching out to the school district and police right now for more information. look for that on our midday news at 11:00 as well. a busy week for firefighters because of the dry, hot conditions. about 20 people still can't return to their homes following a fire in eastern contra costa county. it started last night at a farm outside of brentwood on byron highway near marsh creek road. the fire destroyed a mobile home and two barns. it also knocked down power lines. a local weather update for you in just an hour.

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from stud joe 1 a in rockefeller plaza, this is "3rd hour of today." good morning, everyone, welcome to the "3rd hour of today," i'm sheinelle here with dylan and jill, good morning. >> good morning. >> we have a lot of dig into today. shall we start >> jump right in. >> this is a good one, lot of us travel quite a bit. this is a good debate hitting privacy versus security. the question is, obviously you're familiar with facial recognition so you can use your face, unlock your phone. now that technology is taking off in airports. so i think slowly but surely, we use it already, i use clear, a service where you can go and you've already