. good morning. picking up strings. hurricane dorian turning into a category 4 storm. the bahamas next in its path with florida and the rest of the southeast coast not far behind. flights canceled. long lines for gas, sand bags th officials warning many residents and tourists, get ready to evacuate. we're live with the latest. defending tiffany. >> tiffany is great. i love tiffany. >> president trump leaping to the defense of his daughter after his personal assistant reportedly made some unflattering comments about her. that assistant now out of a job. mystery solved.

a medical examiner reveals what killed promising young los angeles angels pitcher tyler skaggs. the husband and father just the latest victim of the nation's opioid epidemic. we miss tyler every day. nothing we learned today changes those feelings. all that plus sweet freedom. an alabama man sentenced to life in prison for stealing $50 is finally released after 36 years behind bars. back in the driver's seat. dale earnhardt jr. coming out of retirement to race today just weeks after a plane crash nearly killed him and his family. valerie harper. >> i'm engaged. >> no. >> you're right. >> the most beloved television side kicks passing away after a brave battle with cancer. we'll look back at her remarkable life and career saturday august 31st, 2019.

from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones, peter alexander, and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. a busy one with hurricane dorian churning in the atlantic. >> this storm is the real deal. something that folks in florida have been watching anxiously for days. >> let's get right to it. here's the latest. it's a category 4 hurricane packing top sustained winds of 140 miles an hour. >> so the bahamas, of course, they are next in dorian's path. the island chain could get up to 20 inches of rain. >> the path of dorian is starting to come into clearer focus. it looks like it could slide up florida's east coast friday night into saturday. >> dave price is in for dylan. what's the latest? >> we have a lot to cover and a

lot of changes in the wee hours of this morning with the last model run. let's get right to t. here are the stats. dorian a very dangerous category 4 storm located 470 miles east of west palm beach florida with maximum winds up to 140 miles per hour moving to the west northwest at 12 miles per hour. so a slight pickup in speed. it is going to wobble in speed. the next sights are on the bahamas where hurricane warnings are in effect for the northern islands. the bahamas under a hurricane watch. this will continue to advance towards the coast line of the southeast. let's track it together. where is it headed? with the latest modeling, it begins a turn to the north and the east as it heads towards the south florida shoreline. perhaps the storm will parallel

the coast never making landfall. as this modeling works, it winds up with its eye passing somewhere between savannah and charleston as late as thursday morning with maximum winds of 110 miles per hour. now this does not mean florida is out of the danger zone by any stretch of the imagination. so for residents watching throughout the peninsula, you must be careful, you must stay aware and listen to your municipal authorities. what kind of effects are we looking at as this storm continues to move on through? catastrophic winds potentially over the bahamas as we roll into sunday and as they get the worst, the effects will begin to be felt through florida from miami all the way up to jacksonville as we roll through and keep in mind we could see tropical storm force gusts through sunday and as we roll into the beginning of the week and the storm passes through, the northwest bahamas could see as much as 25 inches of rain in

isolated areas and significant rainfall up and down the eastern seaboard. up to and including the carolinas. there's a lot going on and still so many questions. back to you. >> dave, thanks. we'll check back with you in a few minutes. millions of americans are in the cross hairs of dorian. residents are bracing for the arrival of dorian. some places are announcing new mandatory evacuations set to take place as early as tomorrow. it's creating a potential travel nightmare. nbc's kathy park is in indian harbor beach in florida for us. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. with warnings that this could be a multi-day storm, residents have been rushing to secure their homes as well as stock up. here mandatory evacuation orders begin at 8:00 tomorrow morning in some areas, but already some businesses plan on shutting down today. this morning hurricane dorian

churning and intensifying in the open waters of the southern atlantic. the slow-moving storm nearly the size of ohio and expected to get bigger. but preparation is only picking up in florida with the entire state in the danger zone. bavara county announcing friday it will initiate mandatory evacuations. >> while no one likes to leave home, this is the best course of action to take to keep everyone safe. >> the one thing that's certain is this has been getting stronger very consistently. >> reporter: the last category 4 to hit florida's east coast was andrew in '92 which was blamed for 44 deaths. officials in georgia declaring emergencies in at least 12 counties. the bahamas bracing, too. boats secure, homes boarded up, stores jammed with residents rushing to get ready. >> we have fans, lots of food,

we have the generator, 15 gallons of gas. >> in melbourne, people waited at least four hours for ten sand bags per car. >> i'd rather be safe than sorry. my life is more important. >> reporter: as a hurricane headquarters of florida power and light, teams are planning for post storm damage. >> teams coming from 34 states and canada. >> reporter: big holiday weekend, travelers are scrambling to make alternate plans. >> we're going before it thinks about hitting. >> airports closing sunday or monday but a bright spot ahead of the potential doom of dorian. >> we now pronounce you man and wife. now you may kiss your bride. >> a new bride and groom weathering the storm together. >> reporter: and resources and supplies all over the country are headed this way. emergency shelters will also be opening this weekend. meantime, 2,000 florida national guard members have been activated to help.

back to you. >> stay safe down there. thanks very much. this storm is a huge test for the federal government which faced tough scrutiny after maria hit puerto rico. jeffrey buyers is a top fema official. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we've been talking about these maps and looking at them all morning. we have them moving slowly towards east florida and potentially up into georgia and the carolinas. how do you prepare for such a vast area here? >> that's a great question, and i would start by saying it's doing things like we're doing now. you know, the media is a great part of our team. emergency management, emergency response is definitely a team effort and the media plays a very, very vital role. so, you know, from first and foremost, we want the citizens obviously in florida, not to get fixated on the skinny black line, the cone of uncertainty has florida and a large part of florida potentially to still get impacts. as just laid out, there's going

to be impacts to florida in the form of rain even if there's not an impact. citizens of georgia, south carolina, north carolina, now is the time to start making preparatory actions. we want our citizens who's our most vital teammate to do what they need to do to prepare for the pop impacts of dorian. we obviously have teams in florida and commodities ready to push in. we currently have teams in georgia. we will make plaps for south carolina, north carolina. there will be no limited factors on our end to have what we need in those states should dorian turn that way. >> you talk about how citizens need to do what they need to do at a time like this. what does that look like? run us down that checklist, that rosters of what you want citizens along the coast in particular in florida to be doing in the 24 to 48 hours that they have before in some places they have to evacuate. >> yes, sir. first and foremost, make sure that you have the ability to get

local warnings from local officials. make sure in your emergency kit you have medicines, extra medicines if that's part of it, prescription and non-prescription. make sure you have a rainy day fund, cash set aside. make sure you've taken care of whatever your pet needs are. make sure you have batteries in flashlights, food and water. i would recommend you go to ready.gov and download the fema app. there are some basic things that should be in a kit. put some games in there. put things that if you have children you can keep their minds off of sitting here and looking at a hurricane. >> thank you for your time today. >> wish you guys good luck. >> thank you very much. president trump is monitoring the hurricane from camp david this morning. nbc's hobbs nichols is at the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president is at camp david monitoring the hurricane and preparation efforts.

he was supposed to be in poland but he canceled that trip once projections showed this storm would potentially make landfall as a category 4. before leaving he spoke to reporters and he said his administration is hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. this morning president donald trump is hunkered down at camp david monitoring hurricane dorian from a distance. >> we have a lot of experts coming up. we'll be running things as sort of a control center. >> reporter: lying in dorian's projected path is the prize resort. >> mar-a-lago can handle itself. that's a powerful place. the thing i'm worried about is the state of florida. >> reporter: the president not changing his decision to impose new tariffs on $100 billion of products. >> they can't compete. they're pumping money in. we're not paying much more it. >> reporter: the proposed 50% tariff hike targets tariff goods

for things such as plastic plates and ketchup but it's chinas companies that are suffering. >> 13% of companies will be leaving china in the fairly near future. i'm not surprised to hear that. >> the president addressing the abrupt resignation of his personal assistant. she made unpleasant comments. >> she said she was drinking a little bit and she was with reporters and everything she said was off the record and that still doesn't really cover for it. mentioned a couple of things about my children. >> reporter: trump wishing her well while proclaiming his love for all his children. >> tiffany is great. i love tiffany. >> peter, the president's scheduled to return to washington tomorrow around noontime and go straight to fema headquarters for briefing. after that they will make a decision on what if any

evacuations they may want to order or recommend. peter, sheinelle. >> hans nichols at the white house. thank you. moving on to other news this morning, a stunning turn in the case of baseball's tyler skaggs who was found dead in his hotel room two months ago. an autopsy revealed he choked to death with a deadly mix of opioids in his body. nbc's ron allen is here with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: drugs and alcohol. tyler skaggs death was a huge mystery. 27 years old in the prime of his career suddenly found unresponsive in a hotel room when he didn't show up for a game one afternoon. his family is determined to find out who else might be to blame. >> you've still got to -- >> reporter: los angeles angels took to the field friday night with heavy hearts after learning the cause of death of their beloved pitcher, tyler skaggs. >> frankly for me and the guys in the clubhouse doesn't change anything. still lost a teammate, lost a friend and we miss him. >> reporter: the angels were in

dallas at the start of a series when skaggs didn't show up for practice. he was fully clothed lying on a hotel bed unresponsive, no signs of trauma. his death ruled an accident the medical examiner saying he choked on his own vomit. in a statement the skaggs family heart broken and saying about drug use, that is completely out of characteror someone who worked so hard to become a major league baseball player adding we were shocked to learn that it may involve an employee of a los angeles angels. a spokesman for major league baseball saying the league will assign the investigative unit for the case. skaggs mysterious death stunned the sports world playing for his hometown team. lefthander having a relatively strong year free of significant injury. the baseball world responded with an outmourg of tributes. the angels all wearing his number 45 for the first game

after his death. his mother threw out the first pitch, a strike. a combined no hitter. >> we miss tyler every day. nothing that we learned today changes those feelings. it's like a shot to our core and it brings back a lot of pain from that tragic day. >> now it's been revealed that a death that seems so unbelievable was caused by something tragically mon, the nation's opioid epidemic still claiming thousands of lives. >> skaggs family has hired a high powered attorney. they want to know where skaggs got the drugs found in his system. they're all banned by major league baseball of course. the family didn't say why but clearly they have reason to think the team bears some responsibility in all of this. >> more ahead on all of this. ron allen, thank you. fans are mourning the death of beloved actress valerie harper. she passed away on friday after the battle with cancer.

she made us all laugh in a career that spanned six decades. miguel almaguer looks back on her life and career. >> get out of my apartment. >> reporter: through much of the '70s she was one of the most beloved side kicks. >> mary's best friend. >> i have to lose 10 pounds by 8:30. >> reporter: she earned four emmy awards. >> thank you. >> reporter: the big break came in 1970. harper auditioned for a character named rhoda. >> i'm engaged. >> you're right, i'm not engaged but he's closing in. >> reporter: harper soon got her own show. >> my name is rhoda. >> and she got her man in a ground-breaking move. rhoda and joe lived together unmarried. unheard of on fell vision in the '70s. america watched as rhoda and joe

tied the knot. >> if you're always connected with rhoda, will you be okay with that? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: harper beat lung cancer in 2009 was diagnosed with brain cancer. with her husband always by her side, harper faced the prognosis with clarity and grace. given only three months to live, she defied the odds. >> i'd say that we're getting pretty close to remission. >> that's great to hear. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: six months after the diagnosis harper returned to television. and earned a standing ovation. >> we're all going to die. i just want to live every moment to the fullest. >> reporter: and she did. valerie harper, an actress, activist and humanitarian who

spent a lifetime making us laugh. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >> she famously said we all looked up to mary but we all identified with rhoda. >> that's true. talk about a life well lived. >> yeah. wnbc's dave price is here with another check of the weather. good morning again. >> good morning. we'll talk about dorian for a while. frontal showers in the mid section of the country. high heat we're talking about in california, arizona and nevada. the northeast and northwest looking beautiful and we continue to watch and track dorian as she charts a path towards the southeastern we're continuing to track a warming trend through labor day. 60 right now, we'll continue to see our temperatures climb into the 70s by about 11:00 a.m. daytime highs will definitely

warm up in san francisco, 74 degrees. south bay, 88 for san jose. concord, 95, santa rose, 90. and expect mostly clear conditions, a couple clouds rolling through. ♪

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a look back at the week that was. >> we begin with a multi-million dollar ruling with a drug maker in oklahoma lawsuit. that could set the stage for claims in other states. >> reporter: pharmaceutical giant johnson & johnson ordered to pay the state of oklahoma $572 million. >> defendants caused an opioid crisis that is evidenced by increased rates of addiction, overdose deaths and neonatal syndrome. >> reporter: the state sued the company saying it should be partly responsible for the opioid crisis. johnson & johnson denied any wrongdoing and plans to appeal. fires burning at a record rate in the amazon with brazil's space agency reporting a staggering number of events. more than 74,000 since january. >> climate scientists say one of the most immediate impacts from all of this is how much carbon is being released into the

atmosphe atmosphe atmosphere. >> reporter: many of the fires have been set intentionally to clear land for farming sparking condemnation from around the world. actress lori lauock lynn an her husband faced a judge. they rejected a plea deal and plan to go to trial. the celebrity couple is accused of paying half a million to get their two daughters into college through a side door. in court their attorney saying they did not know the money was being used to bribe college officials. >> reporte a crash claims the life of racer jessi combs. on tuesday the daredevil tried to beat her own record but a mechanical failure caused a fatal crash. climate activist gretta thumbberg is back on land. the 16-year-old setting sale from england to new york to protest climate change arriving in time for the united nation's

climate conference. caught on camera. one of the world's most active volcanos located in italy erupting in a cloud of smoke and ash. the violent eruption, the second in as many months. in louisiana patients bearing fruit. weighing 8 pounds and measuring more than 28 inches. that's a lot of juice. and this elephant deciding the road seemed as good as anyplace to stop for a quick nap dozing for 20 minutes before waking up and walking off. and a pair of louisiana brothers went viral this week with big brother noah tingle greeting his little brother home from school every day in a costume. a gorilla, farmer, firefighter, ninja, santa claus and a minion. >> this is how we are. there's nothing special about this than the other stuff me and him do together.

>> it shows how good of a brother he is. >> noah's a senior heading to college and wanted to make some memories with max before he graduates. >> how sweet is that? >> so nice. >> best part of the story is americans started shipping costumes to this guy. for the whole year he's going to be decked out. >> great tradition. >> that little guy will remember that forever. still to come on "today," how to stop those pesky mosquitoes from ruining your labor day barbecue. plus, the youngest player in the u.s. open is already thrilling the crowd. today she is taking on her biggest yet. > dale earnhardt >>jr

good saturday morning, everybody. 5:56 is the time. beautiful look outside at downtown san jose early this

morning. boy, that is a wuonderful sight to see. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas. and bell plen is here with your forecast. >> and we have the high pressure that will continue to dominate right now in san francisco, 61 degrees. we have a bit of fog right on the camera, that is our live chasm. and san jose, temperature trend right now, we are at 60. notice the lack of cloud cover. so by about 8:00 a.m., we'll be at 62 in san jose, 10:00, 70. warming up to about 79. we will be warmer today compared to yesterday. and afternon even warmer sunday monday so perfect for labor day. and san jose will climb into the upper 80s, east san jose will hit the 90s. and we can expect to see a good range of temperatures from 70s

in oakland and in through upper 90s for areas like concord and pittsburg. so it will get very warm. i'll break down your forecast coming up. thank you very much. and it is a stunning reversal for some, an appeals court has overturned the one conviction against the undocumented immigrant who shot and killed kate steinle saying that the judge failed to give complete instructions. she was shot and killed during a walk with her father four years ago. district attorney charged jose garcia zarate with her murder. the defense team says that he picked up a rag with a gun in it and the gun went off accidently. a jury found garcia zarate guilty but his attorney appealed and they overturned the conviction saying the judge failed to instruct the jury to

consider that he only momentarily possessed the gun. and now the recovery of stolen puppy, thiefs took the dogs from the animal shelter, two recovered, one still missing. officers arrested two men and the two huskies were given back just before is 1 1:00 thursday night after they spotted them for still. the pitbull puppy is still missing. if you have any information, call. and coming up, two rags to riches tails.

we are back on this saturday morning, august 31st, 2019. we are tracking hurricane dorian now a monster category 4 storm. >> it's bearing down on the bahamas this weekend and heading towards florida's east coast. florida residents are bracing for dorian's fury. >> let's begin this half an hour with a check of headlines. florida officials have not ordered any mass evacuations. tourists and residents are scrambling to gear up and get out of dorian's path. airports, colleges, cruise lines

all monitoring this storm. some have already announced closures or cancellations. we will get dave price's forecast hours from now. the man accused of master minding the 9/11 attacks is going to trial. he will face a military court. the trial will begin in january 2021. nearly 20 years after the 9/11 attacks. all of the suspects face the possibility of a death penalty. shots rang out at a friday night football game. ten people were injured after panic at a mobile, alabama, game. the violence likely started with fights in the street. five shot are in critical condition. two people are now in custody. an alabama man tasted freedom friday for the first timen nearly 36 years. back in 1983 alvin kinard stole $50 from a bakery. he was sentenced to life in

prison. this week a judge said 36 years was enough punishment and ordered kinard released for time served. he told a judge he was sorry for his crimes. he plans to live with his family and work as a carpenter. hurricane dorian is picking up strength. it can be difficult to assess how difficult these storms are. new technology is giving scientists a new weapon to figure it out. nbc's kerry sanders got an up close look and hoarse voice permitting he's with us. >> reporter: good morning, peter. a lot of people want to know where the hurricane is going. they want to know how powerful it may become. a category 4 now, will it become a category 5? gathering the information that determines the power of a hurricane has long been unattainable until now. this torpedo shaped submarine could be a game changer for scientists, a so-called glider

gathering up to the minute water temperatures. the higher the temperature, the more powerful the hurricane may get. until noaa deployed these, getting this information was too risky. >> it was too dangerous. >> too dangerous to get out there. >> a ship can't be out there. people can't be out there. this has had no problems flying right through a hurricane under the water and collecting data and transmitting the data back to us. >> reporter: while gliders can help predict a storm's category, the other deadly threat is storm surge. last year storm surge from hurricane michael wiped out the florida town named mexico beach. so powerful it ripped homes off their foundations. researchers at the university of miami used a high tech lab to study how hurricanes intensify and to determine how bad the storm surge could get. while the winds from a hurricane

are often the most dramatic, most people die by drowning. this morning advanced technology helping scientists drowning. scientists predict the future and in the process saving lives. >> to know we are doing something to improve the lives of people here really feels good. >> reporter: you know, scientists are not prone to hyperbole, but getting the information has made a 50% increase in the science they are using to determine the power of a hurricane. it's really incredible and -- yes, i lost a bit of my voice covering the fires in the rainforest in brazil. hopefully it will be back soon. i want to point out one thing which is interesting, guys. the possible origin of the name dorian. the greek dorios which means child of the sea. kind of appropriate.

>> kerry, we hope the storm misses you so you can rest up and get well. thanks so much. let's get to dave price and the track of dorian. >> let's talk about the model and the numbers. stats are as follows. dorian. category 4. east of west palm beach, florida. 140-mile-an-hour winds as kerry was talking about. moving west/northwest at 12 miles per hour. it will teeter up or down with speed or intensity. watch this as it begins to roll over the bahamas with strong winds with force. it will be a very rough run for the people of the bahamas. now as the spaghetti models shows, it is agreement that this will work parallel to the florida shoreline and eventually and potentially make landfall. this is not certainty. this is modelling. that's why everyone in florida

and everyone in georgia needs to be prer pairpared. tropical-storm force winds are near the eye of the storm. the distance to miami is 105 miles. you will feel tropical-storm force winds and get heavy rains. we watch the carolinas and georgia for the eventuality of the landfall. there is a lot to keep our eyes on as we roll on through. as far as the american and european models, this is the model that the american models followed and now we're seeing agreement. we'll continue to track it. right now, back to you. thank you, dave. just ahead, some good news for fans of kanye west. new music coming your way. up next, why that glass of red wine could be very good for you. it's part of the medical round up. >> you're welcome. >> that's right after this. why don't we just ask geico for help with renters insurance?

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this morning in our medical roundup, important medical advice from avoiding bug bites to drinking red wine at your backyard barbecue. >> i like the red wine part. good news for people who do not exercise regularly. we bring in dr. john torres. >> everybody's time to soak up the last bit of summer. i missed this story about this deadly mosquito. what is the deal? >> it's eee, eastern equine encephalitis. we're seeing more cases than we normally do. unfortunately there's been human deaths. it has a high mortality rate. some states you can see that have been affected is new jersey, massachusetts, michigan. they've had human cases. others have had animal cases. the main thing is protect yourself from mosquitoes. >> some of the things we already know, the deet and what have you? >> the biggest thing is mosquito sprays. avoiding mosquitoes, getting rid

of standing water. use deet, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus. when you use deet, make sure you apply it appropriately and use it appropriately. pregnant women can use it as well. you want to make sure that you apply it appropriately. that means putting it on when you get back to your house, you want to wash it off your face. if you're applying it to somebody's face. especially children, put it on your hands and rub it on. >> let's talk about wine. that's what most people want to know about. red wine was good for you, not so good for you. it might be good. where do we stand? >> this is a big puzzle. is it good for us? what they found out is red wine in particular, not white wine so much, not other alcohols at all, increase the micro buy only in our gut. increase the bacterial diversity. it helps with bmi as well in the study. the people who drank red wine

had lower bmi than those who didn't drink red wine. it keeps going saying this red wine, we knew it had cardiovascular effects. it helped our heart. our gut mike grow. it helps our heart. men no more than two glasses a day. women no more than one glass a day. >> makes you feel better. >> right. before you leave. i think this is a good story. a new study shows it's never too late to get started when it comes to exercising. we're talking people in their 60s or 70s. they didn't work out their entire lives. it's still medically sound that you should start. >> 60s to 80s, they took people who were workout. master workout people, they took them who had not worked out. let's see what happens to your muscles? thinking if you hadn't worked out your muscles aren't going to do anything. >> right. >> ty grew exactly the same. the message there is you want to start working out as soon as you can. it is never too late.

if you have health issues, talk to your doctor. walk around the neighborhood, lifting weights, little weights and keep increasing that. it's important to work out. that's what keeps us young and alive. >> starts today. >> drink wine and get some exercise. >> nice to see you as well. let's get back to dave price with a quick look at the national weather forecast. dave? >> 9 million people affected by extreme heat. showers in the mid section of the country in texas and we have 61 degrees right now in san francisco. a bit of fog out there. temperatures into the afternoon will be slightly warmer. temperature trend for san jose will climb into the 70s. by 11:00 a.m. getting even hotter through the inland areas. expect nintsd throu expect 90s in the interior valleys. 88 oakland 79, palo alto 86.

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woman's player in the world. >> blaine alexander has a preview. >> reporter: good morning to you. consider this. this is the 15-year-old's very first time playing in the famed arthur ashe stadium and she's doing it in primetime against the number one player in the world. pressure? well, maybe but coco has proven she knows how to handle it. it's the teen sensation versus the reining champ. coco goff and naomi osaka facing off at the u.s. open taking the must-see match to primetime. after soaring to stardom at wimbledon, it's another impressive run for 15-year-old coco who was the youngest player in more than two decades to advance to the third round all while nabbing a first round doubles victory with partner katie mcnally. the young phenom has the american crowd cheering her every move. >> this is just the beginning, i

promise. i promise to always fight for you guys. >> reporter: and today's match will be a tough fight. at 21 naomi osaka is ranked number one in the world. last year upsetting tennis great serena williams to win the u.s. open before a disapproving crowd who thought the match was called unfairly. coco and naomi have met before practicing together before the miami open in 2017. this week both seemed happy with a hypothetical match-up. >> she's super sweet and i would love to play her of course. >> i think she's doing amazing obviously so hopefully i can get to her level. >> now two of the biggest names in a new generation of tennis stars ready to prove it's anyone's match. both phenomenal talents. now among the millions of people expected to watch this match today, serena williams herself. she calls it the future of women's tennis and says she is really excited to watch. for her part serena is playing

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good morning. 6:26 is the time saturday morning, august 31. the last day of august of 2019. i hope you made it a good month. taking a live look out, the sun

coming up over san jose. i'm garvin thomas. and be and it is getting warm? >> getting warmer and the temperatures will be in the 90s for inland areas. but right now still comfortable, sun coming up. and then we will be warming up. in san jose, 60. and notice by 12:00, in the upper 70s and quick to warm by about 1:00 right around your lunch hour, we'll already be at 82 degrees for san jose. but check out how the rest of your microclimate highs are doing. san francisco will warm into the mid-70s. some fog out there, a couple clouds. once we get the clearing, we'll make way for sunshine for the coastal area, half moon bay 68. alwa a little slower to clear, but areas like oakland, concord, antioch, livermore, notice the range in temperatures. up by as much as 15 from oakland into concord. i'll talk about how much it will

be tomorrow and how long it will last. >> fantastic for a holiday weekend. thanks. a stubbing reversal for some. an appeals court has overturned the one conviction against an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed kate steinle saying that the trial judge filed to give are jurors complete instructions. kate steinle was shot and killed during a walk on pier 14 four years ago. the district attorney charged jose garcia zarate with her murder. his defense team says that he picked up with a rag inwith a g in it and it went off accidentally. last night the first district court of appeals overturned his conviction saying the judge failed to instruct the jury to consider that he only moment tearily possessed the gooun.

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it's the last chance to save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus 0% interest for 36-months. ends labor day. good morning. picking up strength. hurricane dorian turning into a category 4 storm overnight as it gathers energy in the warm waters of the atlantic. the bahamas next in the path with florida and the rest of the coast in its line. flights canceled. officials warning many residents and tourists get ready to evacuate. we're live with the latest. defending tiffany. >> tiffany is great. i love tiffany. >> president trump leaping to the defense of his daughter after his personal assistant reportedly made some unflattering comments about her. that assistant now out of a job. and back in the driver's seat. nascar fan favorite dale

earnhardt jr. coming out of semi-retirement to race today and speaking out weeksfter a plane crash nearly killed him and his family. today saturday, august 31st, 2019. >> celebrating its 40th an ner sari. >> women. >> the organization. >>. today on a saturday. >> folks want to keep an eye on

weather that's not looking so good. starting with the hurricane. >> let's give it to you. >> barrelling towards the coast of florida. >> upwards of 145 mile per hour winds. location now 445 miles east of west palm beach florida. moving west at about 12 miles per hour. so relative consistency right now. we could see some wobbling in intensity and in forward speed over the next 12 to 24 hours. let's take a look at where this storm has its sights on and it is the islands of the bahamas where hurricane warning is in place right now. the bahamas should see the full

strength of the storm with winds in excess of 140 miles per hour. keep in mind hurricane force winds extend 30 miles from the eye of the storm. tropical storm force winds extend 100 miles plus from the eye of dorian. it continues on its path. where is it going to go? that is the million dollar question. let's track it right now. as it works its way towards the florida coast line, watch this turn now as it rolls over the bahamas, we begin to feel the effects on the florida peninsula. it continues to make a northward turn if they hold and if they do, we do not see landfall in florida but we do see rough wind, rough surf and potential surge even if it's at a distance. finally making landfall thursday potentially somewhere between savannah and charleston. now this is going to be a significant rain event for a lot of people. as this storm system continues

to close in on the coast line of the southeast, we'll have catastrophic winds certainly in the bahamas and certainly tropical storm winds along the coast line. it is not winds which cause most of the fatalities with hurricanes. it's storm surge and it is flooding and drowning. so keep an eye open for that. we could see upwards of 25 inches in the bahamas and anywhere from 6 to 12 along the coast line in the southeast. that's a look at the picture dorian wise. we'll talk about full weather in a little while. back to you. >> thank you, dave. looking at the maps there. you realize millions of americans are in the cross hairs of dorian. florida residents are bracing for the hurricane's arrival with some places announcing new mandatory evacuations set to take place tomorrow. it's creating a potential travel nightmare. kathy park is in indian harbor beach, florida. kathy, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning to you. for days residents have been rushing to secure their homes

and stock up on supplies and here in bravard county, a mandatory evacuation order goes into effect tomorrow morning at 8:00. already some hotels and businesses plan on shutting down this afternoon. this morning hurricane dorian churning and intensifying in the open waters of the southern atlantic. the slow moving storm nearly the size of ohio and expected to get bigger. but the case of preparations only picking up in florida. with the entire state in the danger zone. bravard county will initiate mandatory evacuation orders. >> i believe in my heart that given the current forecast, this is the best course of action to take to keep everyone absolutely safe. >> the one thing that's been pretty certain is that this thing has been getting stronger very consistently. >> reporter: the last category 4 hurricane to hit florida's east coast was andrew in '92 which

was blamed for 44 deaths. the bahamas bracing too m. >> we have fans. food, generator. 15 gallons of gas. >> in melbourne people waited four hours for ten sand bags per car. >> i'd rather be safe than sorry. i'd rather wait for the 4 and a half hours. as a hurricane headquarters at florida power and light, crews coming from 34 states and canada. >> reporter: on this big holiday weekend travelers are scrambling to make alternate plans. >> we're going to be gone. >> airports closing sunday or monday. >> but a bright spot. >> we now pronounce you man and wife. you may now kiss your bride.

>> reporter: a new bride and groom weathering the storm together. >> and more than 2,000 florida national guard members have been activated to help. meantime, emergency shelters in this region will be opening the doors as well. >> kathy park, thank you. meanwhile, president trump is checking on the progress of the hurricane from camp david this morning. nbc's todd nichols is at the white house. >> good morning, peter. the president was supposed to be in poland. he cancelled that once he learned the storm would make land fall slamming into florida. before leaving camp david, he took the opportunity to warn residents of florida and georgia of just how devastating this storm could be. he said there's about a 5% chance that it could veer up the coast line and that florida would avoid a direct hit. everyone is preparing for the worst and he stressed that he's in touch with state and local officials. peter, his team is responding to

this storm without a senate confirmed fema administrator. recall that brock long resigned earlier this year after controversy involving his personal use of government vehicles. peter gainer is serving. jeffrey baer is the nominee. that has stalled. the president said that is not a problem at all. he likes having acting administrators, secretaries because it gives him more flexibility to hire and fire people. even though his prized mar-a-lago could take a direct hit, the president said he isn't at all concerned about his property withstanding the concern, but he is worried about the state of florida. the current schedule has the president coming back to at noontime and make a decision on whether or not evacuations are there.

she said some unflattering comments about the president's own family went out of his way for how much he loves his daughter tiffany and praised her study habits. >> hans nichols, thanks. some breaking news out of hong kong. protesters lit fires and attacked the parliament building defying an order to stay off the streets. police fired tear gas in jets of blue diyed water. this is a proposed extradition poli policy. >> tv fans are mourning the loss of rhoda. her husband and daughter said --

>> a walk off win in your first college football game. that's not even the best part. friday night purdue and nevada tied. >> the team goes wild as you can see here now. once they get in the locker room the coach had a special surprise for his kicker. >> a scholarship. >> he was a walk on. he was told friday morning that he would be starting there. nevada beat purdue 34-31. >> lottery win. >> good thing when he was lining that kick up, good thing they didn't say there was a lot on the line. >> coming up next, dale

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with humira, control is possible. welcome back. here is today's talker. later today nascar champion dale earnhardt jr. is going to come out of semi retirement to race in south carolina driving a car that will honor his dad who died in a race 18 years ago. >> dale jr. is also breaking his silence about the plane crash earlier this month that nearly killed him and his family. more now from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: before dale earnhardt jr. climbs back into the driver's seat on this labor day saturday, a few last-minute practice runs and a chance to express how greatful he is that he and his family are even here. >> very thankful that, you know, we're able to, you know, carry on and, you know, just plan the rest of our lives.

it's hard to over state that. >> just two weeks ago earnhardt, his wife amy, daughter isla, their dog and two pilots survived a terrifying fiery crash landing in tennessee. their private plane hitting hard, then bouncing down the runway before the landing gear collapsed stopping just short of a nearby highway. >> a lot of things in your life that you go through to help you sort of order your priorities. reminds you sometimes i guess of what's important. >> reporter: for two weeks earnhardt has been nursing a badly bruised back. now preparing for today's xfinity series race in south carolina where he will be driving in honor of his father, dale sr., who died in the final lap of the daytona 500 back in 2001. after their own close call, earnhardt says he and his family are now focusing on each other. >> it's such a special time in my life and with isla growing up and my wife, just being around my family, so i'm just trying to

enjoy all those things. >> reporter: grateful for every moment. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. you can watch the vf w-200 here on nbc beginning at 4 p.m. eastern. tomorrow the bo jangles 500. >> all eyes on car number 8. dale earnhardt jr. dive price out on the plaza. >> hey, we have a great crowd out here. how many people here are from florida? hands up if you would. we are wishing all of you and your families the best and safety as we head through the next couple of days. let's take a check of the weather, shall we? high heat as we head out to the southwest, california, nevada, arizona. those watches and warnings end tomorrow. expect high temperatures in colorado and in idaho as well. couple of storms roll through the ohio valley. we are watching dorian as we

head through and into sunday. monday showers and storms return to the northeast and out west it looks gorgeous but warm. thattest a quick look at the a good mix of sun and clouds right now in san francisco. 61. get ready because our temperatures will warm up today. and this is going to set us up for a much warmer weekend in timeor labor day. now, if you will be out through the interior valleys, expect temperatures to warm into the mid-90s. 95. 94 for livermore, down through the south bay, upper 80s. and in the city, 70s expected for san francisco, 74 degrees. that's a quick look at the weather. where are you from in ohio? >> columbus, ohio. i have friends in steubenville. hi, joey. >> joey's so special. >> big ups to joey.

coming up in pop start, new music from kanye west coming soon? a teaser from his wife kim kardashian. looking forwardo that. t

dave, ready to listen. >> i am ready. >> kanye west, the wait almost over for new music from the superstar. it appears he will release "jesus is king" on september 27th. the announcement comes from his wife, kim kardashian west, who posted this. this photo to tease the new record. the image shows an open bible, open notebook with what appears to be the album's track list. she captioned it 9/27/19. >> cool. >> what might that mean?

the list includes many christian theme songs like god is, baptized, and water which west debuted during his sunday service at coachella earlier this year. >> looking forward to that. next up, sarah connor is -- >> what? >> that was schwarzenegger for those who don't recognize that. >> sounded like a lamb. >> it was a lamb also. the trailer for "terminator, dark fate," that was sad. the latest trailer was released on friday. it is full of familiar faces trying to save humanity. take a look. >> i am going to kill you. >> i understand that. >> i'll be back. >> yeah.

>> that is linda hamilton reprizing a role of sarah connor for the first time in 30 years. >> nice. how about that? >> the film hits on november 1st. >> i love that. >> arnold is back as well. and finally to the controversial new deal between the nfl and jay z's rock nation. they revealed on friday their first two collaborations, both of which will fund groups across the country committed to social justice. the first an apparel line called inspire change is set to launch later this year. the other partnership is a new music showcase which debuts new songs during nfl broadcasts. songs of the season begins september 5th with performances by meek mill, meghan trainer and rhapsody. >> one of the highlights of my morning. pop start. thank you, dave. >> we're going to be right back. >> you're supposed to say right back. >>ou're y c (pirate girl) ahoy!!!!! (excited squeal, giggling/panting)

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good saturday morning to you. last saturday in august. august 31, 2019. september begins tomorrow. make sure the rent is paid. we're taking a live look outside. communications hill in san jose. a little lingering fog is hanging out this morning. good morning, thanks again for joining us. i'm garvin t