we are seeing a cooldown with mid-80s in the forecast, and for the weekend it will be even cooler. >> that's a treat. thank you for joining us. we are back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> have a good morning. breaking news, dorian's wrath, the hurricane gaining strength overnight, now battering the carolinas with intense rain, high winds and life-threatening storm surge. flooding and power outages already being reported and al says the worst is still to come. we're live with the very latest. decimated. >> we need help. we need help. >> nbc news gets a firsthand look at the massive rescue and relief mission unfolding in the bahamas. entire neighborhoods leveled, families being pulled to safety. >> it was scary, but i'm glad we're still alive. know my name.

the woman sexually assaulted by a stanford swimmer reveals her identity for the first time. >> you cannot give me back the life i had. >> why she's finally ready to tell her story. all that, plus cries for help >> he can't move >> the 911 call from kevin hart's wife after the star's car crash and the latest on his recovery big day. princess charlotte steps out for her first day of school with encouragement from mom, dad and big brother. and countdown to kickoff. we are live in chicago where the nfl's historic 100th season is about to begin today, thursday, september 5th, 2019 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this

thursday morning savannah's off when craig and i saw each other this morning we were so excited and then when i said to craig, oh, my god, football season is starting. >> oh, yeah, that music we played there -- >> puts you in that spot. >> best time of the year get to that in a moment. let's start with that breaking news, the hurricane that just won't go away. the force of hurricane dorian being felt across the southeast once again this morning. >> check out the live images from charleston. the dangerous storm tracks along the south carolina coast we have complete coverage of this from what's happening right now to an extraordinary new look at the devastation in the bahamas. but we're going to begin our coverage with al roker >> we also have breaking news right now. besides hurricane dorian, we're always worried about tornadoes guess what we now have tornado watches and we also have tornado warnings going on, including flash flood warnings for charleston, myrtle beach.

we have tornado warnings up to wilmington and all the way down to the south carolina border this is going to be a very fluid situation. right now, still a category 3 storm. 80 miles south/southeast of charleston, south carolina, the eye of the storm 40 miles wide tropical force winds extend 195 miles. we have hurricane warnings from south carolina all the way up to the north carolina and virginia border tropical storm warnings as well. look up. up in new england there are tropical storm watches right now. we're going to watch this thing as it makes its way along the coast. here we go, tracking dorian. here are the effects category 3 storm, charleston, today you're going to be looking at winds up to 75 miles per hour, storm surge four to seven feet, five to nine inches of rain myrtle beach, 85-mile-per-hour winds, storm surge of five to ten feet ten inches of rain

tomorrow and friday for wilmington, up to 95-mile-per-hour winds, four to seven foot storm surge rain 8 to 12 inches. then it rockets off. look what happen late friday and saturday the northeast is in play, strong winds, long island, cape cod, 35 to 55 miles per hour, periods of heavy rain and coastal flooding. as far as the rainfall is concerned we're talking about anywhere from five to ten inches of rain but isolated amounts up to 15 inches the storm surge potential stretching from charleston all the way to virginia beach. high tides this afternoon starting around 1:00 to 2:30 this afternoon and power outages are going to be a big, big problem from savannah always way to salisbury, maryland. let's go to kathy park it looks rough out there. >> reporter: yeah, we are feeling the wrath of dorian at this hour.

we've been pounded by these intense wind gusts, heavy rain bands. it's not letting up. right now flash flooding is a major concern and more than 100,000 people are without power. overnight hurricane dorian intensified into a category 3 major hurricane once again, barrelling up the coast of georgia, north carolina and south carolina, getting closer to making landfall in historic charleston storm surge flooding and huge power flashes from high winds. damaging power lines, and expected to dump between 15 to 20 inches of rain. >> we're kind of in the thick of the storm right now but i'm so proud of our citizens. they're mostly staying inside and staying put and they need to continue to do so until this storm passes. >> reporter: after devastating the bahamas dorian gradually tapering off the florida coast outer rain bands now pushing farther into the coast of the carolinas causing flooding that will only worsen, threatening homes, businesses and beaches.

now, high tide is supposed to come into charleston around 2:00 this afternoon but the rain is supposed to continue for several more hours so the situation could get a lot worse. and al, i've been covering this storm for over a week now. as you can see dorian isn't backing down al >> and you've got a few more hours of that, so kathy, you and your crew stay safe. we're going to continue to track this all morning long. hoda >> al, now we'll take an eye opening look at dorian's devastation in the bahamas nbc's kerry sanders among the first allowed to travel there since the storm hit. the road as they carried out this rescue mission. hey, kerry, good morning. >> reporter: the choppers you see will be airborne again this morning, day three of the search and rescues. the u.s. customs here with its air operations heading to the worst hit areas. we're in homestead, florida, a 45 minute flight from here to ground zero. and that is great abaco and

grand bahama. >> we need help. we need help >> reporter: amid so much misery this morning there are also signs of hope. for thousands at their breaking point that help has finally arrived. many have been stranded on abaco and grand bahama for days with no food, no water and no shelter with half of the homes on their islands destroyed by dorian. we joined u.s. customs and border protection air and marine operations on a search and rescue mission for some survivors on the outer reaches of abaco island this was their first outside contact since dorian hit. >> that's where i was. >> reporter: jim bell remarkably survived, trapped under the debris of a collapsed home while the storm raged and the water rose around him. did you think you'd be here after this >> no, i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: his neighbor steve harris who rode out the storm in the dark with his family did not know how big a storm they

survived until i told them. >> it felt like hell. >> 8-year-old sophie. >> it was terrible. >> and her 11-year-old sister samantha. >> it was scary, but i'm glad we're still alive and we're safe. >> reporter: she called this the bomb shelter, where she rode it out with her family and neighbors. a category 5, because of the poured concrete walls and a swimming pool that's above us they were able to survive. >> some of those who survived the storms won't leave the island the water deliveries, a god send. >> it's good because you're here, you can help, it's rough to see people in this situation. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard also playing a critical role, flying dozens of victims to safety. overnight bahamas prime minister grateful for the international aid. >> i want to assure you that more help is on the way.

>> reporter: bahamians also pitching in as much as they can. a first step on what will be a very long road to recovery. >> we're happy to be alive glad that my family is safe and, you know, we can rebuild we will rebuild. >> kerry, it's hard to look at that widespread devastation. when the survivors are rescued, where do they go >> reporter: right now they're picking them up and there's a staging area on the far end of the airport in nassau, which was not hit by the hurricane where they can get immediate medical care many people are bruised by flying debris but most everybody shares one problem and that's dehydration. they're being treated there. remember, of course, this is a foreign country. while there are some americans who split their time between living there and living here they cannot come directly back

here because they have to deal with immigration issues. clearly, this is a desperate need, craig, and there are still areas that these folks here will head out again today too where there has been no human contact since the hurricane, which of course can be even that much more difficult for people who just want to say i'm alive and nobody even knows i am guys >> it's good to see the helpers who have made their way there. kerry sanders, thank you for that. now to a controversy tied to the hurricane, out of the white house. the issue, a map of the storm's path held by president trump that was seemingly altered nbc's peter alexander joins us with more on that. peter, good morning. >> craig, good morning to you. after facing criticism over the weekend that warning that hurricane dorian could strike the state of alabama president trump and the oval office as you showed held up this altered map from a week ago to defend his argument the map included an extension, see it there on the left drawn in black sharpie to the national hurricane center's actual forecast. see the difference between the two? the president later denied any knowledge of how that black marker got there on sunday president trump warned that alabama was among the

states "will most likely be hit much harder than anticipated," the national weather service corrected him on twitter saying alabama will not see any impacts from dorian. it's against the law to knowingly issue or publish a false weather forecast. rather than acknowledge any mistake, late wednesday the president insisted alabama was in an earlier forecast. when he made the comments on sunday alabama was not in any danger. craig and hoda? >> peter alexander from the white house this morning, peter, thank you. meantime, there's a new controversy this morning involving one of the nation's biggest tech companies and your personal data. the government is slapping a multimillion fine on youtube for violating a federal law concerning children's privacy. tom costello is in washington with the latest on this story. >> $170 million fine, the

largest fine the government has ever imposed on google. it's part of the federal trade commission which accuses youtube of mishandling personal information that's collected from children online without their parent's consent ♪ if you call and make a mess say sorry ♪ >> reporter: if you're a parent of young kids this may be familiar. hours and hours of children's videos from cartoons to sing alongs all streaming on youtube. this morning the video giant and its parent company google have agreed to pay a $170 million fine to the federal trade commission and new york state. to settle allegations that youtube illegally collected personal data from children, essentially what they're watching and their likely age, without their parent's consent. then used that data to make millions of dollars through targeted ads. federal law protects children under 13 requiring parental consent before companies can collect and share their personal information. while youtube's terms of service say the site is not intended for children under 13, the ftc's complaint says google marketed

youtube as a top destination for children, telling toy company hasbro that youtube is the number one website regularly visited by kids. in a statement youtube says nothing is more important than protecting kids and their privacy. adding that while the site is designed for users over 13, with a boom in family content and the rise of shared guice -- devices, the likelihood of children watching without supervision has increased. under the settlement the company has agreed to work with video creators to clearly label material aimed at kids and it must get verifiable parental consent before collecting or using kids' personal data. it will also limit data collection when users of any age watch children's videos, something youtube already does on its separate site for children, youtube kids. >> the ftc got after it. it's very important. i think privacy is, for little children especially, extremely

important. >> reporter: one watchdog group is blasting the settlement as nothing more than a slap on the wrist for a company as large as google. a top ftc official disputes that. >> i do think this is a stiff penalty that sends a strong message. >> reporter: google is not the only one under fire. back in july the ftc slapped facebook with a record setting $5 billion fine as part of a settlement over the company's privacy policies and a top senate democrat ron wyden of oregon insists that mark zuckerberg should be held personally accountable, recently telling an oregon paper he thinks zuckerberg should face the possibility of a prison term for lying to americans about facebook's privacy lapses. guys, back to you. >> tom costello in d.c., thanks. we have an update on that serious car accident involving comedian kevin hart as the star ntinueto recover from his injuries.

nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: 911 calls released by police are shedding new light on that crash. they were made by a bystander at the scene and a woman believed to be kevin hart's wife. >> reporter: this morning, four days after the accident, police sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news the investigation remains ongoing after a late night ride involving one of hollywood's biggest stars. >> he was in a car accident earlier tonight or what happened? >> yes. earlier tonight. i don't know what happened. he's not coherent at all. >> reporter: hours after the crash, a woman identifying herself as kevin's wife called 911. >> did he get treatment, go to the hospital? >> reporter: no, no. no treatment at all. we're just here. he can't move. >> is the any obvious broken bones? anything broken?

>> something on his back is pulling out on his spine. >> reporter: that initial back and forth at the scene of the crash. moments after kevin hart's muscle car careened off an l.a. road. the caller described the scene early sunday morning. now there is confusion about who was driving. >> sounds like the passenger is stuck in the car. the driver is out of the car. he looks a little hurt. i think the top of the car. >> the bystander said he saw the driver get out of the car but jared black was in the driver's seat when crews arrived and black's fiancee, a fitness trainer, was also unable to get out of the car. >> how many people are stuck inside? >> just one lady, i think. the driver is out. they are trying to get the passenger out.

>> reporter: the reports seeming to conflict and raising new questions. in the call, an unidentified male voice can be heard in the background. police didn't say any of the passengers were taken to the hospital, indicating only hart left the scene to his nearby resident to get medical attention. the initial police report saying alcohol was not a factor in the crash. hart is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing back surgery. >> hart's recovery is conflicting with his professional schedule already. he was slated to be the first guest on kelly clarkson's new daytime talk show but was replaced at the last minute by his friend and often costar dwayne "the rock" johnson. back to you. >> miguel, thanks. mr. roker, you're back with a check of the weather. >> that's right, see what else is going on around the country as we look, hot and humid weather from texas on into the midplains, strong storms coming across the northern mississippi

river valley. plenty of sunshine in the western plains. record highs down through florida on the backside of dorian. and sunshine continuing around the eastern great lakes into the northeast. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. go time daddy! [ giggling ] ohhhh man. took my hat off. [ "to love somebody" by bee gees playing ] that's crazy! [ crowd cheering ] [ screaming ] let's go mets! ♪ [ cheering ] good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. this is our camera in san francisco with drizzle coming down hard right now, and we are going to see the cooler temperatures remaining there and along the coast in the upper 60s today.

oakland, 75. once the skies clear a nice day ahead. low 90s for antioch and parts of the north bay. temperatures will continue to come down, in the upper 70s by saturday as we continue to cool down. >> and that's your latest weather, guys? >> al, thanks. again, we've got our eye on hurricane dorian this morning, damaging winds, violent waves are slamming the carolinas a live update from the storm zone ahead the sexual assault case that prompted nax wide outrage, the victim reveals herself publicly for the first time why she says she can no longer remain silent. first, this is "today" on nbc. silent. first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc.

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morng, here is a live look at conditions in south carolina, that's charleston, south carolina feeling the force of hurricane dorian these bands come through so sometimes you see them more severely than others. >> the low country is getting pummelled right now. let's get back to kathy park in the elements what's the latest? >> reporter: craig and hoda,

good morning to you guys the situation definitely isn't getting any better out here. we continue to get blasted by these heavy rain showers, intense wind gusts and the situation on the ground is looking like this, flash flooding is being reported throughout the charleston area, we're also told of widespread power outages. more than 100,000 people throughout the state of south carolina in the dark right now and here we go, you're seeing -- and i'm actually feeling one of these intense wind gusts right now. we're told the situation is likely only expected to get worse in the 2:00 hour with high tides. guys, the situation is deteriorating. we're told officials are warning people to stay indoors but cars are zipping through here if you don't have to be outdoors, please stay indoors, guys, back to you. >> kathy park, thank you. we'll check in with al for the latest on where that storm is headed in just a bit. a high profile case that ignited outrage in 2016 is bac in the headlines the woman sexually assaulted by a then stanford university swimmer is now stepping forward for the first time joe fryer joins us with her story. joe, good morning. >> hoda, good morning.

typically sexual assault victims of course remain anonymous and for years that was the case for chanel miller. no one knew her name what they did know is that she read a powerful statement in court when her attacker was sentenced. now miller is choosing to go public, revealing her name and sharing her story with a new book in court she was known only as emily doe. but now chanel miller wants people to see her face and hear her story. >> you cannot give me -- you cannot give me back the life i had. >> reporter: in an upcoming interview with "60 minutes," she recites part of the emotional impact statement she read in court. >> in newspapers my name was unconscious, intoxicated woman, ten syllables and nothing more than that. i had to force myself to relearn my real name, my identity. >> reporter: she also wrote a memoir entitled "know my name," which comes out later this month recounting her journey since she

was sexually assaulted in 2015 outside a fraternity party brock turner was convicted on three counts of felony sexual assault. the maximum sentence was 14 years. but he was sentenced to just six months in county jail, and only served three of those months the judge, aaron persky said a longer sentence would have had quote a severe impact on turner. >> three months is not enough! >> reporter: that sparked an outcry judge persky was later recalled by california voters, the first time that's happened in more than 80 years while miller's victim statement, which was published by buzzfeed became a call to action for lawmakers and activists. it was even read aloud on the floor of the house of representatives. >> to girls everywhere i am with you. on nights when you feel alone, i am with you. when people doubt you or dismiss you, i am with you >> reporter: brock turner is now a registered sex offender living with family in ohio.

as for chanel miller as she said in her victim statement he is a lifetime sex registrant. that doesn't expire. just like what he did to me doesn't expire, doesn't just go away after a set number of years. it stays with me it's part of my identity it has forever changed the way i carry myself, the way i live the rest of my life. >> it's good to see her reclaiming her identity there, joe. what more do we know about brock turner >> well, he was actually released from jail three years ago this week in addition to the jail time and having to register as a sex offender he had three years of probation so that probation was set to expire just a couple days ago. he was also banned from stanford and barred from competitive swimming back to you guys. >> joe fryer in l.a., thank you. just ahead, new women come forward with disturbing allegations against lyft is the ride share giant concealing a sexual predator crisis among its drivers

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>> good to see both of you many might know this country locks up more people than any place on earth there's growing bipartisan consensus it's not making us any safer. i spent several years covering criminal justice stories from the outside looking in this time i went to ground zero where mass incarceration to explore many of these issues, this time from the inside. this cell block is usually reserved for high risk offenders. no other area at this prison is more secure, which is why it's also housing a high profile guest. i spent three days, two nights at the louisiana state penitentiary, better known as angola not to play prisoner but to get a deeper understanding of this uniquely american crisis mass incarceration. >> as journalists we know that to get to the heart of something you have to get inside it. the men behind these bars are

locked in 23 hours a day, like convicted murderer sentenceda here to life he told me he's tried to escape. how far did you get? >> not very. >> at the crack of dawn each morning i set out to join the rest of angola, riding alongside prisoners, talking with correction officers. i also sat down with seth smith, director of operations from louisiana's prison system who says the current system is broken. >> it's not giving us the results that we want it's costing a lot of money. >> you say it's about rehabilitation, but a lot of americans think it is about punishment this should be hell. >> sure. you know, they've done some

awful things but it's just punishment we can make somebody worse. >> the power of rehabilitation was on the mind of nearly every prisoner i spoke to, especially with these men who are known as juvenile lifers. they committed their crimes before they were 18, and were sentenced to life without parole. >> i was 16 years old when i committed my crime. >> i was 17 years old. >> most of them are here for murder, but they say they are changed men. >> we were children when we got incarcerated. >> but the u.s. supreme court ruled in 2012 that mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional

so today they all have a chance at parole. >> when we do get the opportunity to show that we are different the people will be able to see. >> reporter: back in the solitude of my cell i would reflect on the day i personally wrestled with this question of is prison punishment, a place of reform, it's all very complicated. we often think of prisons in the abstract, criminals are sent here and that's the end of their story. it's not, of course. knowing that each of their stories continues behind and beyond these walls, maybe that's the key in helping us solve this american crisis. >> that was fascinating, my friend how did the idea, how did this idea even come about >> i've worked with a team of folks on criminal justice stories in the past and we knew that we wanted to kind of amp this up and one of our producers who's been passionate about this came by my office one day and said what if we put you in a maximum security prison and i laughed and realized that guy is actually serious as we thought it through, what a different way to take a look at this problem people are talking about criminal justice reform right now, the conversation, this is the time to have it. >> what struck me is the guy in the story -- the official who said it's broken and he's like on the inside, which i thought was fascinating.

what was the most revealing thing you found when you were there? >> revealing thing for me was that ability to cope you saw that scene with me walking out with mbag at the end of the my stay the guy next to me, who we met, curtis, there he is, he spends all his time in that cell. i thought the ability to cope. if that's your entire life that you learn to exist, and you watch as communities are formed there, some people, you know, adapt very well. others don't but it was just fascinating watching how folks cope. >> thank you, thank you for bringing that to us this morning. we're going to have more of the justice for all series tonight on nbc nightly news. watch his full report on a special dateline, life inside, tomorrow at 10/9 central on nbc. let's go to mr. roker to get a check of the weather. >> here's the latest on dorian still a category 3 storm, 80 miles south/southeast of charleston, 115-mile-per-hour winds, moving north, it's seven miles per hour the thing we've been worried about tornado watches are up and tornado warnings between wilmington and moorehead city. and flood warnings as well as this system pushes through which we also have to worry about storm surges that will be anywhere from three to nine feet above average and power outages potentially for 5 million people from savannah to

salisbury, maryland. good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we have a cloudy start as we look outside in dublin this morning, and temperatures in the low 60s that will head into the upper 80s today. san se reaching 84 degrees, 75 will be the high in oakland. 86 today in napa. our 7-day forecast will cool off with some of the inland areas in the upper 70s by saturday, and sunday up to 83 and warmer next week. st weather. guys >> all right, al i like the red glasses. >> different colors. still ahead, everything you need to know to get ready for tonight. that is the start of the new nfl season just 100 years in the making. >> smucker's jar. but first, these messages. what a time to be alive. the worldbuilt for you. to you.

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on nbc hometown bears with the green bay packers on the shores of lake michigan. it's the season of century in the making, week one starting in familiar fashion, new england patriots defending yet another super bowl title, their sixth, still leading the team, quarterback tom brady, now 42 years and entering his 20th season with the team not returning this season, the indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck who announced his surprise retirement in august after a seven-year nfl career riddled with injuries. >> it's not an easy decision honestly it's the hardest decision of my life. >> reporter: this season also marks a curtain call for a formerly storied franchise the oakland raiders playing one final season in the east bay before moving to las vegas in 2020 the league has tried to quiet offseason controversy after this now infamous play. >> crowds going crazy. there's no flag right on the saints sideline. >> reporter: a missed pass

interference call with less than two minutes remaining. outraging saints fans. >> you cannot believe something as blatantly as that was missed. >> reporter: this season pass interference is a reviewable play another addition to the league -- jay-z after the rock icon's roc nation company signed a contract with the nfl. three years after colin kaepernick started a movement by taking a knee during the anthem to protest police brutality. jay-z addressing the controversy last month. >> i think we've passed kneeling i think it's time to go into an actionable item. >> reporter: on display tonight one of the league's longest running rivalries, the bears and packers. it's the bears first chance to erase the memory of the heartbreaking double doink the missed field goal that knocked them out of last

season's playoff the road to miami and super bowl liv starts tonight in chicago. another major story line that actually just got resolved this week. ezekiel elliott held out all of training camp looking for a better contract. he got it. six-year extension worth $90 million. he says he's the best there is and he's got a lot more reasons to now go out and prove it and look who i just ran into. >> hello. >> dylan dreyer. >> still have more. >> we've got mike tirico, he knows all there is about sports. >> dylan, thank you. fun stuff about ron mott he's the commissioner of our fantasy football league. no better commissioner than rob mott looking forward to taking your money this season. thank you. plus, we've got a lot coming up look at these adorable images, princess charlotte's first day of school. but first, your local news

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good morning. it's 7:56. i am marcus washington. in our breaking news this morning, all lanes of interstate 80 headed towards the bay bridge is closed. bob redell is there. >> reporter: we expect it will be at least another couple hours before they will re-open it. they saved a couple hundred chickens on the back of the big rig that caught fire this morning, and there are still several hundred they have to go through to assess injuries, and if there are some in bad shape they will euthanize them before returning them to the owner.

the license plate was destroyed, so they do not know who the owner is and the driver is in the hospital. more on the traffic and the commute, here's mike inouye. >> you can get off and back on the freeway at san pablo dam road and they are continuing to restrict traffic, and it's continuing to build from highway 4. we will help you map out alternates for you. on the tracks, cal tran trains are halted because of a major incident on the peninsula. a lot going on there. we have nice and quiet weather with clouds moving in. we will have slightly cooler temperatures with some of the inland valleys reaching the high 80s and low 90s. and the upper bay staying in the low 60s. we will have a nice cooldown

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, breaking news, hurricane dorian lashing the carolinas, after gaining strength overnight. we'll get a closer look at the massive relief effort in the bahamas. >> did you think you'd be here after this >> no, i thought i was going to die. >> al has the very latest. plus, road to recovery, the wife of nfl quarterback matthew stafford opens up for the first time about her brain tumor battle. >> we were sitting down in the waiting room and just losing it >> this morning how the young mother is doing. and a royal welcome,

princess charlotte steps out alongside her big brother george for her first day of kindergarten today, thursday, september 5th, 2019 >> her first day she's very excited >> we're ready for kickoff. >> turning 50. >> good morning, hoda, welcome back first down, save. >> california. >> love it. >> how awesome is our crowd. what is today, thursday? >> thursday. >> our crowd is awesome. charlotte's not the only kid going to school. it happens to be a first day of school for vail, savannah's daughter they are off to their first day of kindergarten, wish them a fun first day of school. the outfit is picked out and ready to go.

vail's going to crush it are your kids -- >> my daughter starts her threes program today and my son started last week. first days all around. >> look at you. we're going to get to our news at 8:00 hurricane dorian is thrashing parts of the east coast. along with violent winds and heavy rain it carries the threat of a powerful storm surge. kathy park is smack in the middle of it there in south carolina. she's got the latest >> reporter: we continue to get slammed by dorian. the conditions aren't getting any better we continue to see these intense wind gusts, heavy rain showers and that's leading to flash flooding on the ground we're also getting reports of widespread power outages and with high tide later on this afternoon in the 2:00 hour the situation could go from bad to worse. and officials are telling folks to stay indoors and shelter in place.

hoda >> all right, kathy, thank you so much. stay safe there. by the year 2025 nearly all new vehicles sold in the u.s. will come with electronic alerts to remind people to not leave children behind in the backseats. 20 automakers have agreed to install the reminders in an effort to stop heat related deaths so far this year 39 children have died in the u.s. after being left alone in cars during hot weather. vehicles would give drivers audible and visual alerts to check backseats every time they turn off the ignition. google has agreed to pay $170 million to settle claims that its youtube video service violated children's online privacy. government regulators accused youtube of illegally tracking what children were watching without their parents' permission the data was then used to make millions through targeted ads. as part of the settlement google says it will limit the data it collects on anyone who watches children's videos and it must get verifiable consent from parents before gathering or sharing a child's personal information. >> how about a little boost? >> should we why wouldn't we.

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this morning on this morning on "today's" talker, new developments on an important and disturbing story we've been covering, alleged sexual assault and harassment of passengers by lyft drivers. >> 14 women have filed a lawsuit against the ride share giant and many more may join the case. >> this follows an investigation we did some weeks ago about sexual harassment by lyft drivers. but this new lawsuit includes far more serious and disturbing allegations, including claims that lyft conceals sexual assault from the public and does not give information about accused predators to police unless ordered to by a court. >> he tried to force kiss me and

i pushed him off kind of hard and a couple of times. >> reporter: in october of 2018 gladys says her lyft driver in los angeles high on drugs and bragging about previous sexual assaults took her phone away and kept her trapped in his car for hours. >> he took me to a really dark beach that i'm not aware of, i don't know where i was the whole time i was terrified. he sexually assaulted me. >> less than two months later kim says a lyft driver attacked her in salt lake city. >> he reached over, tried to grab me, did grab me around my neck forcefully tried to kiss me. >> reporter: the women who asked that we only use their first names are among 14 suing lyft, sharing accounts of alleged sexual assault and rape, including a 23-year-old in north carolina who says a lyft driver named sam raped her, stole her things and then logged into her account and added a $25 tip after he raped her

attorneys say the legal action may be joined as many as 1,000 potential victims. lyft responded what the victims are describing is terrifying it has no place in our community. we held ourselves to a hher standard to keep out bad actors, make riders and drivers feel safe and react quickly if and when an incident does occur. but the women and their attorneys say lyft conceals sexual assault claims from the public and from investigators. >> lyft requires police officers to get a subpoena, to get court orders to get basic information. >> reporter: lyft's website says it discloses data to law enforcement when required by law. the suit claims lyft's mobile app is negligent and encourages young women who are intoxicated to use it. it also claims drivers openly discuss and brag about the access they have to women. kim's assailant pleaded guilty to a charge of misdemeanor battery. gladys went to police but the driver she says raped her was not charged. both say the company should do

more to protect them. >> i want them to take responsibility for what their app and their company has done and put many women through >> reporter: lyft says it has begun rolling out an in app emergency button for riders and in safety related incidents lyft may put the involved driver's account on hold, but the question is that enough? >> besides the monetary compensation what else if anything are these women asking for lyft to do >> they're asking for a long list, including things like -- they want lyft to be subject to mandatory reporting in the cases of sexual assault. so if there's any kind of sexual assault claimed they should have to go to the police. and they say the driver involved should not be allowed to work while that investigation is under way. they also want lyft to provide some sort of means of recording audio and video of each ride that there should be some sort of notification that goes to you or i if our driver veers off course and if the driver turns off the app mid-drive, as seems to have

happened in some of these alleged cases then they should be banned for life this is all this long list of things that they feel they have to do to get out in front of this problem. >> you've been on it from the beginning. keep out posted. now we want to turn to an emotional journey for an nfl family, the wife of detroit lions quarterback matthew stafford is opening up after her recovery from a frightening health scare sheinelle joins us with the story. >> kelly stafford is sharing new details about her terrifying diagnosis of a brain tumor the surgery to remove it and how she's doing now. kelly and matthew speaking exclusively to our detroit affiliate wdiv. >> i remember sitting down with them in the waiting room and just losing it. >> reporter: this morning an emotional kelly stafford, speaking out for the first time since her surgery to remove a

brain tumor in april the 36-year-old mother of three, and wife of detroit lions quarterback matthew stafford sat down for her first interview since her surgery with hank winchester from nbc's detroit affiliate wdiv we're calling the strange moment she first realized something was wrong. >> the room just kind of started spinning on me i was holding our newborn at that point and i kind of just like almost threw her to matthew because i felt myself going down. >> i thought it was time to go, at least try to get her looked at and see, you know, if it is vertigo. >> reporter: a trip to the e.r. and an mri revealing the unexpected terrifying truth. >> i don't know if this doctor didn't know that i didn't know but she pulled up my mri and she's like, okay, well, here's your brain tumor we had no idea. >> reporter: the type of tumor is benign. it's known to cause hearing loss and facial paralysis doctors decided quickly to operate, the surgery a grueling 12 hours long and matthew in the waiting room only getting sporadic updates through text

message. >> they couldn't go here's three paragraphs of what's happening it was kind of like ran into a hurdle, expect the surgery to go two hours longer than expected >> reporter: but a day after the surgery, this amazing video, kelly walking with her husband to lean on. >> he never left my side i mean, when i say i couldn't do anything i literally -- he had to be by my side at every moment. >> reporter: stafford says her three young daughters have been equally amazing. >> kids are great in the sense that you can't dwell on things they make you get up and keep going. >> reporter: now with the help of her family kelly has gone from this -- to this, in four short months. >> i've pushed myself, i try it's really because i have a great support when i come home. >> we are so happy she's okay. talk about the power of the human spirit she was determined to get things back on track. >> i think you don't know how strong your marriage is until you go throughomething like

that and you watch him standing right next to her and watching her with those boxing gloves on. >> and three babies at home. can you believe it our best to her. we should say once again we want to thank our detroit affiliate wdiv for that fantastic interview. >> thank you, sheinelle. let's head back to mr. roker for another check of the weather here >> the latest in from the national hurricane center, 8:00 update on dorian still category 3 115 miles per hour winds and it's picked up a little forward speed and moved now north/northeast moving at eight miles per hour when you get a system like this coming in you have to worry about tornadoes. we've got that going on. charleston today 45 to 75-mile-per-hour winds, storm surge of four to seven feet, five to nine inches of rain later this afternoon, same for myrtle beach, 85-mile-per-hour winds possible, five to eight inch foot storm surge with up to 15 inches of rain. wilmington tonight and friday, 95 miles per hour winds, four to seven feet rainfall, eight to 12 inches

look at this we may be seeing effects here in the northeast and new england, late friday into saturday, the strongest winds in long island, cape cod, 35 to 55 miles per hour. heavy rain possible and minor coastal flooding that's what's goin good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we start out today it's all cloudy across the bay area but we do still have a really nice day ahead, even slightly cooler temperatures with san francisco reaching the upper 60s, oakland up to 75. napa looking at a high of 86 degrees. we do still have some of the warm areas inland reaching into the upper 80s and lower 90s. our forecast starts to cool off as we head into the weekend. mostly mid 80s today. upper 70s in the forecast this saturday. pop start is pop start is sponsored by pepsi, always be celebrating. >> pop start time, mr. daly. >> we fancy around here. >> you've got some money.

>> make it rain. first up, i can't say make it rain before this story i'm talking about princess charlotte. she's adorable, little royal's first day of kindergarten. kensington palace is releasing video and pictures arriving at school, shy in the beginning, got mom and dad there, duchess kate, prince william, big brother prince george looks like she might be nervous about her first day. she waves to the camera and it's going to help that she meets her teacher, her big brother's in my kindergartener went to school this week and was nervous enough without the world press being there. the 20th anniversary of "friends," a first look at the "friends" new york city pop-up starting saturday you'll experience the iconic sitcom like never before, set recreations like central perk, the apartment.

there will be trivia nights throughout the month and special guests, while we were there touring the space we ran into central perk barista gunther, james michael tyler. >> it was an amazing experience meeting three generations of "friends" fans, people were bringing their kids in, and they were children when they started watching this show so i'm meeting so many different people from so many walks of life and it's -- it's humbling to see how it's affected people and how popular it is. >> while tickets are sold out you can head to friends25popup.com to find out more it will be there until october 6th. next up paul mccartney, one of the biggest musicians of all

time and now he's adding children's author to his list of accomplishments. the book is called hey grand dude, playoff of hey jude. follows a grandfather who takes his four grand kids on wild adventures all around the globe. when al got a chance to sit down with him he revealed how he came up with the name for the book. his grand kids didn't care that grandpa's a beatle. >> one of my grandchildren one day said hey, grand dude i thought, that's kind of cool. >> do your grand kids -- when they were younger, did they have an idea that grand dude was this world famous musician? >> no, no, they didn't you know, i say people come to see me, people pay to come and see me i'm famous yeah, all right. >> whatever. >> yeah. watching tv. >> hey, grand dude. >> he's a little needy. >> the book is on sale today for more information head to today.com/shop

and finally our football packed show continues with the behind the scenes look at carrie underwood shooting the revamped open with sunday night football including a special guest. >> because it is the 100th season of the nfl we toyed around with bringing back the original, i've been a fan of joan jet it's her song. i hope i can keep up ♪ i've been waiting all day for sunday night ♪ >> i grew up watching football to kind of have a small part in this amazing game. sunday night football. it's an honor. and it is fun. ♪ waiting all day for sunday night ♪ >> yeah. >> yeah, that's how you do it. >> that was awesome. >> good stuff. >> that was terrific. >> love carrie underwood and joan jet are you busting over football, carson >> i'm excited. >> special season for you, the last year for your raiders. >> khalil mack will play tonight in chicago for the bears. >> not a biased opinion there at all. >> we're going to go outside and cook and i'm going to represent the green bay packers. you're going to get the bears. >> food coming up. best part of all this is

we're going to see more tonight. that's where the kickoff is, in nbc. and we're checking in with dylan who happens to be in chicago. hey, dylan >> hey, guys, you know if i can't talk weather with al roker then i want to talk sports with his nemesis, mike tirico. >> you ready >> so ready. great to be here. >> it's nice to have you the nfl kicking off its 100th season what can we expect throughout the year as they celebrate that. >> i think every team is going to have a celebration of their history, the league's history. the league has really been a year long push to get to this and you'll see it week in, week out. every city will have a little bit of a big weekend with alumni players, voting for the best moments in the history of their team if you're a fan out there your team will celebrate its heritage during season 100. >> a lot of headlines leading up to the system. early retirements for andrew luck, rob gronkowski, and jay-z

teaming up with the nfl. how will we see the story lines play out >> the players are at a different awareness point of their health and if they don't feel comfortable going forward they'll step away from the game. that's a few here and there. not a widespread story in the league the jay-z thing is interesting his voice matters in many communities. as the nfl continues its social justice reachout, bringing in jay-z as part of the team with the nfl in the long run will benefit everyone i think it's the right place for everybody involved. >> what about the young guys patrick mahomes leading the chiefs and a lot of people excited for baker mayfield and getting excited for the cleveland browns of all teams. >> i know. cleveland is so happy to see this, eight months, we're back, super bowl chance. they're going to be pretty good but kansas city is a team to watch. we'll see mahomes three times on sunday night football. may be the biggest star in the league emerging last year continuing into this year. >> kickoff is tonight, bears and packers, and bears celebrating

100 years. >> hear the bears back here. >> when they can get obnoxious. >> ten seconds packers were 100 last year the perfect way to start year 100. thank you for the perfect weather. not giving al credit. >> usually here when it's not. >> you get the credit, not al. >> hear that, al >> sorry, al. and then sunday you've got the pats, they don't have gronk this year, brady's getting a little older what can we expect coming up sunday >> i need to get the blue glasses. sunday night patriots steelers two-time super bowl champions, most super bowls ever. my favorite weather person. >> they actually look alike. >> yeah, we do. >> what did you overcome >> what is the problem

>> he's stealing my act. he's good looking -- >> i'm sorry, hey, just learned from the best, man, that's all i do. >> thank you, dylan. tirico, good to see you, brother. >> thanks, guys. >> chris and al and michelle and the whole gang tonight coverage starts tonight on nbc he didn't mention the saints. they'll have a good season >> i'll get over it. i was irked. >> that's tirico. a new twist on the loch ness monster mystery, dna tests. inspiring conversation with the unsung hero who paved the way for tennis stars like venus and serena williams, you likely never heard his name but we're going to find out more about this guy incredible story coming up after your local news.

a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia. breaking news we continue to follow this thursday, all westbound lanes of interstate 80 headed toward the bay bridge still closed in san pablo after a truck full of chickens struck an overpass. bob redell is there live with the very latest. >> reporter: and that big rig of course catching fire, killing many of the chickens. the news is not good as far as the estimated time of reopening, laura. chp says the problem is they're trying to treat these surviving chickens as humanely as possible and it's just taking time, off loading them off the big rig. the other issue is animal control realizes they now need to get another box truck down

here from martinez so they can off load the surviving chickens, the crash happening around 3:30 this morning, the big reason swerving into the san pablo road overpass, jack knifed, hit another car. the driver of both the big rig and that car okay but the big rig did catch fire. we just found out that the caltrans engineer determined the overpass is safe. for more on traffic we'll send it over to mike inouye. >> good news. it means they can reopen after they clear everything. san pablo avenue, one of your relief valves. that is very crowded as well. coming off the bridge, jammed from highway 4. the rest of the bay moving smoothly.

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night of watching the nfl kick off their 100th season. >> look forward to the moments we can eat on the show plus in a few minutes, can't wait to introduce you to this, guys, a pioneer tennis player who inspired the next generation's superstars from venus to serena williams this guy also taught arthur ashee. arthur ashe. approaching his 100th birthday we wanted to spend some time with him. coming up on our "3rd hour of today," we've got a dynamic duo in our artist lounge, country super star tanya tucker teaming up with brandi carlile to perform their new single. >> a great combo trust me, do not miss our ambush makeover we're going to have at 10:00, carson. >> who is it >> i know how you do. >> oh, my gosh the before and after is amazing. >> you're going to love it first al, check of the weather -- >> but first -- >> today's weather is sponsored by pepsi, cause for celebration.

donating 100 meals to the united way for every touchdown celebration. now until thanksgiving and as we look ahead toward your weekend here's what we're expecting, first of all, for tomorrow, look for dorian making its way up the mid-atlantic coast, strong storms out west, hot and humid from the plains down into texas. on saturday some rain in northern new england, drying out through the southeast, record highs continue in texas with sunshine through the southwest sunday, sunday record highs through the gulf, sunshine returns to the mid-atlantic states and also into the northeast. wet weather stretching from the northern plains all the way down into the southwest good thursday morning. let's take a live look outside in dublin. it is a cloudy start with cool temperatures and slow warmup today as we'll be slightly cooler in some areas but still looking at some upper 80s and low 90s in the inland valleys. for the inner bay reaching the mid to upper 70s and low 80s. for san francisco staying in the 60s today. our inland temperatures will

continue to go down as we go toward the weekend. by saturday we're only seeing highs in the upper 70s but it will warm up again early next week. and that is your latest weather. well, i've waited all summer long i know you have too. to hear this music, and know that once again it's time for sunday night football night in america. yes, it's one of the greatest rivalries ever, where the packers come down from the frozen tundra to take on da bears at soldier field it's partly cloudy it's 67. it's sunday night football night in america, starti at 7:30 in honor of the 100th nfl season pepsi launching pepsi calls for celebration. for every touchdown celebration in tonight's kickoff to thanksgiving pepsi will donate 100 meals to that team's localo!

united way chapter doing good, doing well on sunday night football night in america! >> oh. >> angry uncle al. >> football roker is my favorite roker. >> i love that. >> there's something that literally happens in his brain when the echo effect happens he transports himself to another place. >> football roker. one of the world's great unexplained mysteries, the loch ness monster, thousands have claimed to see this loch ness monster over the years and this morning we may be a little closer to some actual answers. nbc's kelly cobiella joins us. >> reporter: dna scientist released the results of this year long dna analysis of the loch to figure out what creatures really do lurk beneath that mysterious deep water. >> get down to it.

>> reporter: he says they've cracked the loch ness code, for almost a century loch ness has been the setting for one of the world's greatest mysteries thousands of people claim to have seen -- >> a hump come out of the water. >> a torpedo going through the water. >> reporter: and filmed an unknown creature in loch ness. last year we followed the professor and his team as they began their investigation to discover just what does live there. >> the water contains an abundance of life. >> reporter: they extracted samples of water from all over the loch, collecting dna, all living creatures in the loch will leave a trace. >> perhaps there's something mysterious in there too. >> reporter: for decades many researchers believed the monster might be a jurassic reptile. >> there doesn't seem to be any of that dna in the loch ness. >> world's greatest mystery.

>> reporter: a two hour travel special follows the quest in his laboratory at the university of otago in new zealand, analyzing millions of dna sequences and producing a complete picture of everything that lives in the loch. ♪ i'm the monster of loch ness >> it charts the incredible history for the hunt for the monster. >> dan scott taylor went down there, and he said it bumped into his submarine. >> the fakers who fooled the world. >> the footprints were made with the cast of a left foot of a hippopotamus. >> reporter: so if there is a huge creature in lochness and it's not a dinosaur, what could it be? the talk of stalking loch ness, big animals, 12, 16 foot in length. they could be a monster. >> reporter: only problem is -- >> we haven't got any evidence at all of cat fish dna in our samples. >> reporter: but the professor says there's one possible

candidate. >> an awful lot of eel dna in loch ness. could there be a giant eel there are mutations that make things much larger than normal >> reporter: could this be nessie case closed? well, not quite. the professor says 20% of his dna samples are still unencoded and he's put that information online so people can reach their own conclusions. now, according to legend there have been sightings of something strange in loch ness for over a thousand years so with that 20% of undeciphered dna, that leaves some wiggle room guys, we still can't be sure there isn't something strange in those waters. >> okay. kelly, thank you looks like the mystery continues. >> my money's on giant eel. >> giant eel >> really? >> we've been talking about this since we were kids, the loch ness monster, it's kind of fun

i'm kind of into the mystery. >> i'm going with that. >> do you believe? >> i believe by the way if you believe or if you just want to find out more the two-hour special is coming up september 15th on the travel channel. just ahead this morning, one of the most important names in tennis whose story is rarely told, our inspiring conversation with the remarkable 99 years young bob ryland but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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♪ ♪ ♪ welcome back, everybody, we've come to know some tennis greats like arthur ash, the williams sisters for their history making performances on the court. but there is another tennis star whose name is not as well-known. >> it's not. you know, in 1959 robert ryland became the first black man in the country to play tennis professionally his achievements changed the game forever i had the honor of catching up with him recently at the age of 99, his continued love for tennis still inspiring he is an unsung hero of the tennis world

and taught greats like venus and serena williams. arthur ashe and leslie allen today at the age of 99 bob ryland is still coaching and shows no signs of slowing down you're the most active 99-year-old man i've ever met. >> i don't know about that. >> i'd say so. i would not have guessed you're 99. >> yeah. >> what's the secret >> you've got to keep fighting >> reporter: and fight he did. in a time when white and black athletes were not allowed to compete in the same tournaments bob created his own path to success and climbed to the top of the sport what was the difference between being a black tennis player and a white tennis player? >> well, a white tennis player got more help than a black tennis player. it was tough back in those days. >> reporter: what made it so tough?

>> because of segregation, you know it was bad >> reporter: all that changed in 1956 when althea broke color barriers, becoming the first african-american athlete to win a grand slam two years later bob ryland made his own -- first black tennis player to play professionally. but he stopped short of national recognition. does it bother you at all that history doesn't seem to remember your story >> well, see, you don't look at that you can't fight it who we going to fight? i had to make my own break >> reporter: the impact of his legacy is evident today. though he no longer plays, bob

teaches kids the love of the sport. >> i think that it's really fun that he got to change the rules and now all people get to play tennis. >> how much longer are you going to come out here and teach these kids >> i don't know. i think 100, i don't think i can make it. >> reporter: what do you tell some of these young tennis players? >> i tell them, look, this is your family, your coach, study hard, play hard, eat the right food, and then do the right things you'll make it >> reporter: simple advice from an athlete who came up during not so simple times but whose success is owed to ambition, determination and it seems a dash of humility how do you want people to remember you >> as a good tennis player, that's all. >> reporter: just a pretty good tennis player? >> right. >> his advice is great, not just for tennis players, but for everybody.

>> we're just now hearing this story. >> that's what i asked him i'm glad the story is finally being told and thank you, especially to mr. ryland and his wife for that time i asked him if he's been watching the u.s. open this year, he said absolutely he's been watching and quite impressed by what a lot of black tennis players especially have been able to accomplish the past few years and perhaps unsurprisingly he's rooting for his former student serena williams to win it after hearing about his inspiring contributions to the sport our friends invited bob to the u.s. open for a vip experience here they are, last night, watching the blue carpet and enjoying the quarter finals from the stands that's bob and his wife. >> great story. >> very cool. >> yeah. >> thank you. you guys ready to eat? >> yeah, one sport to another, up next, football, enjoying the nfl's return tonight, packers in chicago. as seen here on nbc. we're going to eat but first, this is "today" on

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hey, everybody, we are back and we're continuing our celebration of the nfl's return with today's food loves football so with the new season kicking off tonight we brought some chefs to feed us on game day here to make the packers proud, chef ace champion, the host of cook like a champion and representing the bears, chef sarah gruenberg. >> yeah, yeah. >> here's the deal, you guys, to determine who goes first, we're going to toss the coin who's going to call it >> ladies first. >> heads. >> heads >> you want to go first? >> yeah, let's go first. >> go for it.

>> i like our "d." >> everyone when you think chicago, most people think deep dish pizza. >> we're going to bring it what we have here is some really fun kind of italian tailgating dishes i've taken the hot dog to the next level with bolo dogs. >> bolo dogs >> that's bolognese ragu, like a chili dog. you're going to chop the celery, and then i have some bacon going here you're going to add your onion and celery and carrot. it's always nice to get a little vegetables going in the ragu there. >> makes you feel less guilty. >> i agree so give that a nice stir i'm using pork and beef here but you can -- >> oh, and beef. >> you could use any kind of meat, all beef, all pork vegetarian if you like building flavors, traditional ragu has a little milk at the end. that's the secret.

>> that's the secret. >> we have the ground beef, the pork, tomato paste goes in. >> one minute, one minute. >> tomato paste in there, whole peeled tomatoes, red wine. and then my other secret the cheese rind of the parmesan. >> throw the rinds in there, let that cook for about two hours, stir it occasionally, add that milk in as you go. and here we are, for the big finale here with the bolo dog. >> so the ragu goes on top of the dog? >> it goes on top and then a little bit of -- everyone loves the creamy mozzarella. >> what's that >> it's a pickled vegetable with spicy peppers. >> i want to see him bite into that. >> grab and go. [ whistle >> call it, roker, to you.

>> carson, yeah, all right, that was cute what happened over there. but tonight as the football game gets going this is where you want to be, ace here in the state of wisconsin, which is known for the cheese you are the grilled cheese champion. >> yes, sir. >> literally. >> carson we're starting off with grilled cheese mac and cheese we have a few staples, pepper jack cheese, a little bit of fresh cream. start off with our cooked rigatoni needles it's got the holes so the cheese gets mixed in. and start off with smoked bacon. >> no mess cheese. so tailgating tonight, green bay fans in chicago, got the bacon going. >> add the bacon to that for me. i'm going to get started on the infused butter add a little bit of italian seasoning, some cajun and a little bit of liquid smoke.

>> that's a nice touch. >> if you don't like bacon, you can always do bear meat. they're pretty sweet and soft. >> bear meat, i get it. >> just saying mix that up for me and al we've got this infused butter and we're using a nice hardy bread. >> a lot of flavors going on here. >> and then we're going to take this grilled cheese, mac and cheese, and we're going to lay that right up on there like so. >> look at that, the cheese, the liquid smoke. >> add pepper jack. >> give it a little bit of spice. >> this is what you run with. >> yeah. >> how long you been making grilled cheese sandwiches. >> two years now. >> oh, my gosh, you're a pro. >> carson, check this. >> give that a try. >> what else >> we have a couple beauties, we have our jalapeno stuffed cream cheese bacon wrap, our port wine cheese curds. spicy tomato sauce. >> heavy on the cheese. >> that's what we do in

wisconsin and then our six cheese creole crab dip >> i'm telling you -- >> hoda, what do you say >> this is awesome, how's yours over there >> unbelievable. >> who wins? >> there's no winners. >> everybody's a winner. >> everybody get as trophy. >> everybody's special. >> hoda, try one of these grilled cheese sandwiches. >> i'll try one. >> green bay needs to bounce back. >> all day, every day. >> chicago's got something to say about that thank ace and sarah. get these recipes going for your party tonight, if you need another one, 100th season kicks off tonight at 7:30 eastern here on nbc thanks to sarah and ace and have a great time tonight we're back in a moment this is "today" on nbc bc. we are here to discuss jessie's online time.

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let's go raiders >> all right. >> another big thank you to our two chefs, that was awesome. don't forget, you guys, coverage of the season kicks off tonight right here, 7:30 on nbc. we're wrapping up this hour, look at carson. >> love it. >> remember you can find more stories on "today" that you'll love at today.com/allday. >> with football back we've got the most popular recipes for tailgate, and also why kids born in this month, september, may have an advantage in school. coming up the third and fourth hour of "today" straight ahead, include, tanya tucker, and belinda carlisle performing in the artist lounge -- i'm sorry, brandi carlisle coming up but first, your local news and weather. e artist lounge. but first, your local news and weather.

a very good morning to you. 8:56. i'm laura garcia. we continue to follow breaking news. all lanes of westbound interstate 80 closed after a truck full of chickens struck an overpass. let's check in with mike inouye. you've been monitoring this all morning. >> thankfully lighter traffic flow on this thursday so only highway 4 backed up.

what a tough drag. all lanes closed, traffic forced off and then allowed back on to the freeway. we have slowing also on san pablo avenue and there may be a shift in traffic over toward the bridge as we see more traffic on 680 in down toward walnut creek. westbound 80, here's bob redell with the crash scene. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, mike, the chickens have been off loaded off the big rig that caught fire around 3:35 this morning. that's a huge amount of progress. there is still no estimated time of when westbound 80 here at san pablo will be reopened. the issue is getting all of the oil and gasoline removed from the road and of course the big rig itself. we could be talking at least another hour if not longer. reporting live in san pablo, bob redell, nbc bay area. geico makes it easy to get help when i need it.

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live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." good morning, everyone, welcome to the "3rd hour of today." we are all together sort of. >> kind of. >> i'm here. sheinelle's here, craig's back from florida. dylan is in chicago for the 100th anniversary of the nfl. we're going to check in. you look like you're having a great time down there, dyl? >> i am. >> looks like a beautiful day too. chicago is great whe >> i was in the waiting room and just losing itever the weather chicago is one of the greatest