right here with much more. have a great monday morning. good morning, breaking overnight, race against time, the search intensifies for four crew members missing after a massive cargo ship overturns and catches fire off the georgia coast. nearly two dozen others pulled to safety. the ship grounded and still smoldering just yards from shore this mning we're live at that scene. cancelled, president trump abruptly calls off secret peace talks with taliban leaders outrage this morning, he had planned to meet them at camp david days before 9/11, what is white house is now saying. utter devastation, inside

the around-the-clock operation to get hurricane survivors out of the hardest hit areas of the bahamas. >> everything is destroyed. >> a live report just ahead. those stories plus desperate plea, felicity huffman's impassioned argument against jail time in that college admissions scandal. manhunt, the journalist who broke the harvey weinstein story here live with stunning details from the investigation that took down a hollywood mogul and ignited a movement. and match made in heaven, tennis fans go wild after a five set thriller at the u.s. open. and the new nfl season opens up with tom brady and the defending super bowl champs to right where they left off. today, monday, september 9th, 2019 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie, and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today," nice to have you with us on a monday morning.

i was on an emotional roller coaster last night tennis was an incredible five set match. >> some people talking about football you were at that match what a day for rafa. >> so interesting to see his opponent there, and the journey he has had at the u.s. open. we'll catch up with that in just a moment. first, a scary scene off the coast of georgia this morning. a massive cargo ship caught fire, and you see it right there overturned. >> rescuers were able to safely evacuate 20 people before declaring the situation too risky inside that ship nbc's ron mott joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, by the time the coast guard got here yesterday, they say the golden ray had listed about 90 degrees. you can see its position in st. simon sound. before investigators can piece together what went wrong here, the clear focus today is

reaching four crew members believed trapped in or near the engine room. >> a report of a cargo ship, vessel golden ray capsized with 23 persons on board. >> reporter: this morning a dramatic scene unfolding at sea after this massive cargo ship capsized with a u.s. pilot and two dozen south korean and filipino crew members on board the first distress calls at 2:00 a.m. on sunday, prompting the coast guard to issue an urgent bulletin. >> report all sightings to the united states coast guard. >> reporter: in the middle of the night, air crews with a dangerous rescue, lifting five of the ship's crew members to safety bringing 15 others by boat the golden ray had departed from the terminal when the vessel began to list from the st. simon sound on its way to baltimore. home security video capturing

bright flashes of light as the vessel began to tilt on its side this image shows black smoke coming from the ship a fire near the cargo area made an attempt to rescue the rest of the crew far too dangerous. >> we are unable to determine specifically without going inside whether the fire has been completely extinguished. >> reporter: it's believed all of the missing are in the ship's engine room. multiple teams are working to determine the extent of the damage and how to respond to what the coast guard calls a complex situation. >> one salvage professionals have determined the vessel to be stable, we will identify the best option to continue our rescue efforts for the four crew members who remain on board. >> the ship capable of carrying more than 20,000 tons is still on its side as investigators work to determine the cause of the accident and rescuers hope to save more lives >> ron, of course there's this effort to get these crew members out.

is there any concern about fuel leaks, contaminates flowing the water? >> reporter: the coast guard tellus that's the good news, savannah, they have not seen any active leaks at this time, but they do have a mitigation team in place just in case one develops in the meantime, the ntsb also has a team here to start trying to figure out what caused this incident guys, back up to you. another big story we're following, the trump administration facing backlash from republicans and democrats after the president planned to host members of the taliban at camp david days before 9/11. it was planned but then fell apart. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest on it good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this was supposed to be a summit aimed at ending america's longest running war but the president's dramatic decision to host and then cancel secret talks at the taliban is raising questions about president trump's overall strategy in afghanistan, and overnight, new revelations there was internal discord within the trump administration now the president is facing

bipartisan backlash. this morning, the president is facing mounting scrutiny after planning and then abruptly cancelling a secret meeting with the afghan government and the taliban that was set to take place sunday at camp david, just days before the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks secretary of state mike pompeo out on five sunday shows defending the strategy. >> president trump ultimately made the decision, he said i want to talk to president ghani, i want to look them in the eye. >> reporter: and insisting camp david was an appropriate location to host the taliban, a group which harbored the al qaeda terrorists behind the september 11st attacks. >> did anybody bring up whether it was appropriate to have the taliban set foot on camp david. >> there were lots of discussions around that. camp david has a long history, an important history and an important role in complex peace negotiations sometimes with bad actors. >> reporter: pompeo indicating the talks are dead for the time

being after the president called off the meeting saturday night, mr. trump saying because the taliban admitted to a car bombing in kabul that killed army sergeant first class alex barreto, and 11 other people how many more decades are they willing to fight that was the 16th combat death this year. it sparked bipartisan criticism. no member of the taliban should set foot there ever, the taliban still harbors al qaeda tweeted republican representative liz cheney democrats also lashing out. >> you don't treat this like some kind of game show when you're dealing with terrorists. >> reporter: many critics pointing to this tweet from the president, criticizing then president obama saying barack obama is slashing the military, he is also negotiating with our sworn enemy, the taliban, who facilitated 9/11 mr. trump campaigned on a promise to end america's longest war. >> the war that's been going on

forever. >> reporter: and with no end in sight now, america's top diplomat with this warning. >> if you're the taliban, conditions have been worsening and they're about to get worse. >> you talked about how you've learned that there was actually division within the white house over this idea of having taliban leaders at camp david. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, savannah, nbc news did learn overnight, this is from u.s. officials and several others briefed on the discussions that while secretary of state mike pompeo was open to the idea of diplomacy with the taliban, the president's national security adviser john bolton was vehemently opposed, especially to hosting them at camp david, and even the vice president argued against it. among the key concerns that the meeting would take place so close to the 18th anniversary of 9/11 and that it could send the wrong message to the u.s. military who of course fought and been killed by the taliban, so where do things stand now, currently there are 14,000 troops serving in afghanistan. that's actually more than when

president trump took office. under the proposed deal, 5,000 troops would have left in 135 days with talks stalled now, there's just no clear path forward. >> service members still serving there as you mentioned thank you. craig joins us with the latest on the devastation from hurricane dorian. >> president trump plans to tour the damage in north carolina later today. meanwhile in the bahamas, recovery efforts there are well underway, but once again, officials are warning people to brace for the worst when it comes to the storm's death toll which rose once again over the weekend. nbc's kerry sanders has made his way to hard hit marsh harbour. good morning to you. >> reporter: here on great abaco, there is not a home, building or structure that is not either severely damaged or destroyed. those that are on the island have mostly left it's almost a ghost town, and those that are still here say they will not remain delta airlines has at least two

more flights today planned to extract survivors from the disaster on great abaco island the airlifts manned by volunteers began on sunday >> so when i see this plane, is it a turning point >> i think it's a turning point. i think we're going to be doing this systematically for as long as is necessary over the next several days to get people out and to safety. >> reporter: the weary hurricane survivors on shore, what's next, other than they're going to the capital, nassau, which was not hit by the monster storm. >> i feel sad and happy at the same time, because you know, abaco is my home and now it was devastated. >> reporter: much of marsh harbour is a ghost town. ships with supplies flooding in but for most of the people here it comes too late. the majority of remaining survivors just want to leave this ship sunday heading to nassau with 196 evacuees on board. >> we're going to process the women and children first. >> reporter: katisha mcintosh is getting out with her baby on her

first birthday >> i feel happy that we're leaving because everything is destroyed. >> reporter: she will never remember this, but what will you tell her >> she don't need to know about it. >> reporter: it was that bad >> it was that bad. >> reporter: her mother also leaving but hoping not forever how do you feel about getting out today? >> mixed emotions. right now, this is home, this is where our life, you know, we hope we can come back home. >> reporter: another supply ship is due in today, and the plan is once it's offloaded to again take refugees to safety. with the death toll expected to rise, refrigerated trucks are now being used as makeshift morgues. those staying behind including these nurses from florida who came to help hoping the bahamas won't be forgotten >> we have people coming from abroad we have people coming in, but we need help. we need help >> kerry, as you mentioned

there, the aid that's coming in, so much aid pouring into the bahamas. with so many people leaving the islands, what does that mean for the aid? is it going to waste >> reporter: well, sadly, you can see it's stacked up here, and some of this stuff has been here for four or five days, and yes, it's sitting in the heat. it's baking and in some cases, it's going bad, and also some very strange things that have been provided, like eggs that say keep refrigerated, it's unclear why that -- there's just boxes upon boxes of ovaltine and there are things people can use. i don't want to leave you with the idea that there are things people can't use huggies. it's stacked up, nobody is taking it, and the government is urging people, even though there are vessels still making their way from south florida and there's even donations coming in on the ferries, they're not sure it's going to be needed, at least for a long time. some of the stuff won't spoil,

but craig, so much of the stuff got here too little and too late when the people actually needed it they are in the remainder of the process of trying to get off. >> why officials says cash is the best way to go in terms of making donations kerry sanders, thank you. we have big developments over the weekend in the investigation of the deadly boat fire off the coast of california one week ago authorities served search warrants on sunday at truth aquatics, that's the company that owned the scuba diving boat agents with the fbi and atf were involved in that search. officials say they are trying to figure out whether any crimes were committed 34 people died when the conception burned and sank last monday they were sleeping in a bunk room below the main deck and their escape routes were blocked by fire. coast guard records show the conception did pass its two most recent inspections with no safety violations. savannah. the cdc is out with a new warning against vaping as even more users are coming down with

the mysterious lung illness. hundreds of cases being reported from coast to coast. nbc's medical correspondent dr. john torres is here with more on the search for answers the cdc came out with a recommendation to consider not doing it that's pretty remarkable, isn't it. >> what they said is consider not vaping at all, but if you're buying off the streets, absolutely don't do it if you are buying cartridges that have been hacked in any way, don't do it otherwise, consider not vaping, and they sent that message to essentially everybody. >> they call it a mystery illness because the cdc doesn't know exactly how this lung illness is developing or what's causing it, whether it's off-the-street vaping or the kind you buy at a reputable store. >> over the last couple of years, they have noticed more and more cases cropping up they're calling it mysterious illness. there's chemical pneumonitis, hemorrhage, things affecting the lungs. they can't pinpoint it on one thing, one device, one

ingredient, one type of inhaling product itself, so they don't simply know what's going on. >> they know it's vaping related. >> they do know it's vaping related and that's the commonality. overall consider not vaping. >> there's vaping you can do and a nicotine delivering vehicle, some might have thc, basically vaping pot, are all of those devices potentially suspect? >> the cdc had a telebriefing on friday i was involved in thc, and thc with nicotine, all have been implicated in this 450 deaths across 33 states. originally we thought it was isolated to one area and it might be something bad in that area but it's across the country. these are cropping up. 450 cases in 33 states >> got it. dr. torres, i know you'll keep watching it, thank you so much.

the epic opening to the tennis tournament, rafael nadal outlasted a determined opponent in a thrilling match that lasted nearly five hours. it was the u.s. open for the ages spain's rafael nadal, looking for his fourth u.s. open win ver medvedev, the new bad boy of tennis making bad boys this tournament for his agility and his attitude >> i want all of you to know when you sleep tonight, i won because of you >> after a blistering back and forth when nadal took the first two sets, medvedev fought back after this vicious return forcing a fifth set. nearly five hours after the first serve, nadal finally sealed the deal. the hard earned victory forcing

him to collapse on the court >> the way that he was able to fight, to change the rhythm of the match was just incredible. >> the four hour, 49 minute match coming weeks after another epic showdown at wimbledon between roger federer and novak djokovic clocking in at 4 hours, 57 minutes while on the women's side, it was a stunning upset with 19-year-old bianca andreescu of canada, beating serena williams despite the cheering section including meghan markle. williams was looking to tie the all time record of 24 grand slam singles titles. >> i'm still really honored to be out here and i'm just so proud that i'm still out here and competing at this level because it's not easy. >> and you were there for the men's final, right >> yes, i was. that's why i'm bleary eyed this morning, because it went on longer than we thought it was just one of the most stunning matches because it

seemed like it was over, like really over, i was getting my purse and getting ready to go home, and somehow this russian was able to pull it out and make it go to five sets. >> it was so funny how the crowd started cheering for him. >> he went from this villain, and new york didn't like him, and then they were rooting for him because he had so much heart out there. >> all of this great for the sport. >> and bianca is going to be here live in the next hour we'll tell you more about duchess meghan's weekend in new york did you see her, did you hang out? >> her on tv now tennis was one sport going on, and a lot of football, the defending champs picking up from last year, the new england patriots, hosting the steelers looked like an incredible matchup on paper, but this was all pats.

>> the ageless wonder that is tom brady tossed three touchdown passes as the pats went on to win it 33-3 outspoken wide receiver antonio brown, signed with the patriots on saturday after the departure from the raiders he did not play yesterday. he was not eligible, but he's expected to suit up for next week's game against miami. tom brady talked about his new teammate after the game. >> everyone comes in here and works as hard as they can to establish a great role, and you know, it's about getting him up to speed he's obviously a great player. i played against him for a long time we're excited to have him. >> bill belichick has always been a no-nonsense kind of guy it will be interesting to see how he gets along with brown there were reports tom brady extended an offer to live with him, antonio, until he got his

stuff together >> what did gisele say. >> isn't it great to have football back? >> i love it so much. mr. roker, how is the weather looking. >> that would be the greatest edition of the brady bunch we have ever seen a toasty one throughout the south. heat index values are up from central alabama into central georgia. 100 to 105 we've got the jet stream up to the north, big dome of high pressure pumping in that warm air, and so here's what we're looking at as far as temperatures are concerned for today, heat index, it will feel like 104 in new orleans, 105 in little rock panama city, 101, same i jacksonville, tampa, orlando tomorrow in the mid-90s. 101 in little rock look at corpus christi, up to 105 degrees, and as we get toward the latter part of the week, we're going to see those temperatures continue to warm up, even into the northeast, by friday, new york cools down to 73 low 90s into charlotte, st. louis and cincinnati we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds

good morning i'm meteorologist kari hall. here is a live look outside in san jose, beautiful sunrise. we're starting out with some cool temperature temperatures, o the afternoon we're staying bemow normal with a high of 76 degrees in san jose. 82 in napa. san francisco in the upper 60s. going through the forecast, we're going to have a big heat-up by the end of the week, so we start out with upper 70s for the week, but we end the week on friday up to 98 degrees for the inland valleys.

and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much it is sentencing week for felicity huffman just ahead, her emotional plea to avoid jail time in the college admissions scandal. and what we are learning this morning about an investigation launched at m.i.t. the jeffrey epstein sonca

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here, the ship had listed about 90 degrees of the 20 people rescued was a u.s. maritime pilot. pilots typically board a large ship when it comes into port and on the ship as it exits to help the captains navigate around obstacles they may not be familiar with. obviously something went wrong it appears the ship grounded on something. we don't know just yet the coast guard will continue to monitor the situation. the ntsb has a team here looking into perhaps what went wrong here yesterday guys, back up to you. >> ron mott off the coast of georgia, thank you. meantime, this is a big week in the massive college admissions scandal, with actress felicity huffman set to learn her fate on friday she is asking a federal judge for sympathy and leniency, prosecutors may want jail time. >> miguel almaguer has followed this story from the outset, good morning. >> felicity huffman will be the first parent to be sentenced for her role in the scandal. she has already pleaded guilty for spending thousands of dollars to boost her daughter's

s.a.t. scores. prosecutors argue huffman knew exactly what she was doing and she deserves time behind bars. >> reporter: actress felicity huffman speaking out for the first time since pleading guilty for her role in the college admissions scandal that's captivated the nation. in a letter to the judge ahead of her sentencing later this week, the former desperate housewives star writing in my desperation to be a good mother, i talked myself into believing that all i was doing is giving my daughter a fair shot. i see the irony in that statement now because what i have done is the opposite of fair the oscar nominee pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit fraud after paying the college admission consultant $15,000 to improve her daughter's s.a.t. score without her knowledge. huffman now requesting a year's probation, a $20,000 fine, and 250 hours of community service, but prosecutors have a different idead bars.

in a new strongly worded one month behind bars. in a new strongly worded sentencing memo, prosecutors write, huffman's conduct was deliberate and manifestly criminal arguing neither probation nor home confinement in a large home in the hollywood hills with an infinity pool would constitute meaningful punishment. >> everything's going to be okay >> reporter: describing huffman as having a kind heart, friend and former co-star, eva longoria is among 27 people who have written letters of support william h. macy who was not charged and rarely seen in court writing to the judge, watching felicity being a mother is a wonderful thing to see everything good thing in my life is because of felicity huffman one celebrity couple likely to be watching huffman's sentencing, actress lori loughlin and her husband who

have also been charged but have pleaded not guilty loughlin seen her leaving a yoga class in l.a. has been trying to avoid the spotlight. this morning, a real life hollywood drama for one star coming closer to its final act >> and miguel, of course there are multiple defendants in this case i'm sure many of them are going to be watching the sentencing very closely this week. >> reporter: absolutely. many people see this as a litmus test for how stern the judge might be for these cases huffman admitted to spending about $15,000, while others are accused of much more, in some cases, hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars, and they could face much longer prison sentences if they are convicted. guys back to you. >> miguel, thank you so much. and still ahead, what tom hanks is saying about becoming mr. rogers for the big screen and his rivalry with another hollywood icon. plus, the duchess does new york, an inside look at meghan markle's whirlwind weekend on this side of the pond. check this out, guys, we have recreated part of the

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universities is opening an investigation into its ties to epstein after a director of one of its labs suddenly resigned. stephanie gosk has the story. >> the move comes one day after a bombshell report by the new yorker revealed m.i.t.'s media lab was accepting and trying to conceal gifts from epstein after he became a convicted sex offender while working with the lab, epstein was also considered a, quote, disqualified donor inside m.i.t. the university's president calling accepting epstein's donation, quote, a mistake of judgment one that cost the lab director his job. this morning, the cloud of controversy surrounding the late jeffrey epstein now looming over the prestigious massachusetts institute of technology. the university's president announcing the head of the media lab, joi ito to step down. i think it is best that i resign, according to an e-mail obtained by "the new york times. m.i.t.'s president calling for an immediate, thorough and

independent investigation into deeply disturbing allegations detailed by the new yorker the magazine writing how epstein's financial ties to the school were deeper than originally reported. m.i.t. had previously said it accepted $800,000 from epstein's foundations over a 20-year period but according to the "new yorker", ito accepted $2 million from epstein without properly reporting it to the school epstein reportedly secured at least $7.5 million in donations for the lab, 2 million coming from one of the world's richest men, bill gates. a spokesperson for bill gates telling nbc news that any claim that epstein directed any promise attic or grant making for bill gates is completely false. >> at many points, i expressed

that this was a bad idea, and we shouldn't be associating with a convicted pedophile. >> swenson resigned in 2015, uncomfortable with the relationship with epstein who pleaded guilty to prostitution charges in florida in 2008. >> every time his name got brought up, i expressed my discomfort and disgust at the situation. but it was never my choice or truly anybody's choice but joi to maintain this relationship. >> e-mails show ito and other lab officials asking for epstein's donations to be kept anonymous. ito has previously apologized saying i take full responsibility in error for my judgment saying he saw no evidence of epstein's alleged actions. epstein died by suicide last month in his jail cell where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges but his death not ending

the search for answers >> so m.i.t. wasn't the only institution that ito resigned from. >> it isn't. the list is long john s. and james l. knight foundation, "the new york times" company left a visiting professorship at harvard all because of this. >> continues to be a big splash from this case of epstein. we're going to switch gears and get a check of the weather >> we're looking at fairly severe weather firing up through the plains today, we're looking at severe thunderstorms from bismarck to north platte, a risk of severe weather that stretches from minneapolis, to des moines to sioux falls for 5 million folks. can't rule out an isolated tornado or two as the complex pushes to the east bringing strong storms in the afternoon and evening. the severe threat will stretch into minneapolis, and tomorrow more storms in the plains and midwest, the strongest in the dakotas stretching from montana

all the way to wisconsin, we're talking anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain with isolated amounts slightly higher. that's what's happening around the country. here's what's happening in your we're starting out with some sunshine as we take a live look outside in walnut creek, also some cool temperatures, a lot of upper 50s still on the map now, and then as we go throughout the day, it's going to warm up for the inland areas, into the low 80s and very comfortable temperatures, mid-70s for san jose, and oakland today reaching 83 degrees, or rather 73 degrees. we'll see some low 80s by the middle of the week and it turns hot, talking up to 98 degrees this friday, and still pretty hot and summer-like this weekend. and that's your latest weather we also want to mention, nbc news creating a new climate unit to cover the most important issues that affect our environment. we're going to kick things off next week with a special network wide series. i'm going to share more of my eye opening trip to greenland on a first of its kind mission of nasa scientists. look for climate in crisis all

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new york, a busy weekend. >> she did >> we just missed each other we called each other the talk of queens and beyond. meghan markle booked a last minute trip to watch her good friend serena williams attempt to make history at the u.s that's not all the royal did here in the big apple. >> the duchess of sussex, all smiles in queens, new york and turning heads. >> duchess of sussex, meghan markle has crossed the pond to support her good friend. >> meghan markle sitting courtside at the u.s. open hoping to watch her friend, serena williams take the crown in the women's final saturday. the royal among a crowd of famous faces as the tennis super star lost to canada's bianca andreescu, failing to secure a historic 24th grand slam, markle showing her support after booking a last minute flight, flying commercial, following the backlash she and harry received for taking a private jet twice

in one week. markle making the most of her time in the big apple, attending a hot yoga class, and also surprising her makeup artist, daniel martin for his birthday martin sharing this photo on instagram, writing meg, love you friend, for surprising me on my special day. a whirlwind weekend before maternity leave ends this week, with her collaborative clothing line, smart works a charity helping women in the work force, teaming up with her long time friend to create a collection of classic workwear for women >> i love the pop of that coat. >> and for each item sold, several british brands will donate one clothing item to the chair. the duchess and new mother to 4-month-old archie, set to return to royal duties in style. >> if you fly home, you're going

to make it worth it. >> imagine being in the open that day being in the stadium. >> and she knows people are watching her serena does something or any move. >> cutaway >> exactly >> all right thank you. >> good morning carson >> good morning, guys. >> i love when carson shows up. >> hot yoga. >> we have the cast of brady bunch live on rockefeller plaza. >> and a huge day for kelly clarkson, the debut of her talk show, and a huge day for us because she's going to be right here telling us all about it after a check of your local weather. they answered 410 questions in 8 categories about vehicle quality. and when they were done, chevy earned more j.d. power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. so on behalf of chevrolet, i want to say "thank you, real people." you're welcome. we're gonna need a bigger room. where's mommy? oh, oh hey sweetie.

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good monday morning. let's get a live look outside right now in san francisco, with a nice clear sunrise, and also some cool temperatures, also for the inland areas, a lot of sunshine, and we will still continue that nice weather we had from over the weekend with san jose reaching 76 degrees. we'll be up to 73 in oakland and 82 in napa. ukiah today up to 79 degrees. so we're still a little bit cooler than normal as we enjoy a taste of fall but look at what happens as we go through the week. we are going back to summer with some upper 90s in the valleys by friday and it's still going to be hot throughout the weekend. for san francisco, we're also going to be heating up with some upper 60s today, but then by friday, we're up to 80 degrees and then coming back to some low 70s for saturday and sunday. so we are still going to have some very nice weather for today, better get out there and enjoy it. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute.

>> kari, i've been watching this camera here where the arrow shows you just behind that tree from time to time over the last 15 minutes i've seen traffic sort of hit the brakes there. i don't see anything on that report or on the live shot there, but that may be a factor, as you travel down toward silicon valley. northbound at 101 the disabled week cleared at capitol expressway, north 87, there may be a disabled vehicle past al maden expressway. the roadside fire is out, the lanes should be clear westbound 84, recovery from vallecitos and that's about it. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. happening now, san francisco police investigating a shooting that left one man dead, injuring a woman. they were shot as they sat in a car last night in the outer mission. right now, police say they have little to go on. link to more on our home page. a new "forbes" list is out ranking the world's most 100 innovative people. critics say one of the listed is female. "forbes" admits there say

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it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, search for survivors, rescue operations underway this morning after a cargo ship capsizes off the georgia coast. four crew members still trapped inside we're live with the latest. plus, "she said," we'll meet the journalists who sparked the harvey weinstein story and sparked the me too movement. how their story resonates two years later. and here's a story, the cast of the brady bunch. >> and we're joined by kelly clarkson as her new talk show kicks off, monday, september 9th, 2019.

♪ all in, we're the clemson tigers. >> i only wake up early for "to" "today." and welcome back, everybody. it's monday morning, nice to have you with us, and that's a great crowd out on our plaza, sun shining, nice to have you along. >> i wonder if they're all here to see the brady bunch. >> you feel like you're on the brady bunch set out there. >> check it out, as we pull this camera back, we're going to realize that they're actually on the plaza. is this crazy? >> it looks like they're on some hollywood set. >> pretty cool pretty cool. >> we're going big for the bradys. >> we are indeed thanks for the shout outs, they brighten our mornings here we would love to see one from you as well. take out the phone, record a short message, share it on twitter, instagram, use the hash

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on u.s. soil secretary of state mike pompeo defended the invitation yesterday and said that camp david has had an important role in complex peace negotiations over the years, quote, sometimes with some pretty bad actors. president trump travels to north carolina to survey damage from hurricane dorian. meanwhile in the bahamas, there is desperation amid the mass destruction there. the hurricane death toll has now climbed to at least 44, and officials expect that number to rise significantly water, food, and other international aid is arriving but for some, it's too late. many who lost their homes are now waiting in long lines to board planes and ferries to the capital of nassau which was not hit by the storm. >> at least 17 people were injured last night when a pair of elephants went on a rampage during a festival overseas the tv footage shows what happens. one of the elephants became distressed walking behind a group of dancers the elephant bolted into the crowd, trampled spectators were

carried to ambulances. the situation was quickly brought under control. elephants are considered sacred in sri lanka. hats off to the university of tennessee they helped out a bullied 4th grader and helped that person enjoy a moment of glory. a little boy wore a homemade vole shirt to school, the teacher said he was so excited until kids started making fun of his do it yourself design, and the little boy started to cry, so the teacher posted about it on facebook. soon thousands of ut students shared the post. it got the school's attention. they sent a package, a big one of school clothing and other swag to the student. the teacher, his entire class, and take a look at this, the university is turning his home made ut design into an official t-shirt. it's for sale at the school's

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hollywood, but on a fall day in 2017, that all changed "the new york times" published a blockbuster investigation, alleging weinstein had sexually harassed and assaulted many women and paid some of them for their silence. that created a firestorm and kicked off the me too movement as detailed in a new book "she said", first, how it all unfolded harvey weinstein was a hollywood icon, the definition of a movie mogul, as well known for his bombastic style as he was for producing hit movies like "shakespeare in love" and "pulp fiction", but those days are now long gone. weinstein's reputation was shattered when the "new york times" published an investigation on october 5th, 2017 with allegations of multiple cases of sexual harassment and assault the first account in the article was from actress ashley judd, more than 20 years ago, she was a young actress. >> i could shoot you in the

middle of mardi gras. >> who says she was asked to meet with weinstein in a hotel room where he appeared in a bathroom and asked if he could give her a massage or she could watch him shower and judd wasn't alone. others shared stories of unwanted sexual advances and misconduct the report stating that weinstein had reached settlements with at least eight women including actress rose mcgowan. >> he should go to jail forever. he stole so many lives >> soon others, more than 80 women have come forward now. weinstein has publicly denied any nonconsensual contact with the actresses or staff members, and has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault charges in new york he's set to go to trial in january. nbc news reached out to

weinstein. the statement in part, she says is all you need to know is that this book contains one sided algations without having adequately investigated the facts of each situation. there's a very different side to each story megan twohey and jodi kantor won a pulitzer prize for their work, and have written this book "she said". >> we tried to in two minutes try to encapsulate this. did you ever imagine the impact that one story could have? >> we had no idea. we had hoped that this article would help bring out the truth about this one particular individual but what we realized was that first article was just the beginning. you know, we were able to piece together some of the dots at that time, connect some of the dots and since then, we have been able to bring together so many other pieces of the puzzle and we have realized and we saw these out in the book, we have realized that, you know, we wanted to illuminate the experiences of these brave women, like ashley judd, the back stories of, you know, how it was that they stepped up and

went on the record, the gut wrenching decisions they faced behind the scenes. we also wanted to talk about the machinery that was in place to silence those women and block this investigation and we also wanted to bring to light, you know, so many of weinstein's victims, like rose mcgowan were silenced with these settlements, victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault around the country and we wanted to push into the questions of complicity you know, individuals and institutions like weinstein's own companies saw, got glimpses of the allegations against him over the years, including his own brother bob. what did they know, what did they do, and when did they try to stop it. >> there had to be more than one article, it had to be a book, but jodi, one of the things that's so riveting about this account in the book is what it took to piece this story together it's easy in hindsight to see how it all fits together, but you had to convince women and people who worked at these -- at the weinstein company or miramax to come forward and how did you encounter them

how were they feeling about the idea of going on the record? >> well, we wrote this book in part because we wanted to bring other people to the forefront of these events "me too" has come to mean so much for so many people, and yet we had kind of a place at ground zero, so we recount those first tentative conversations with actresses, the fruitless search for even contact information for some of them, and the very few, the first moments on the phone, and then all the way through the investigation to the final confrontations we had with harvey weinstein in the offices and on the phone at "the new york times". and those first few moments on the phone are really sensitive because we don't have hollywood backgrounds, you know, even trying to figure out how to reach these famous actresses was kind of an investigation into itself we couldn't call their publicists, we couldn't call their agents and so even if we managed to get ashley judd, paltrow on the phone, which we did, we had to figure out how to say in that first minute, here's an argument for trusting us,

here's an argument for telling us a really private story, and the line that we hit on, and this really became the kind of basis of our partnership is that there's a line that megan had used previously in her reporting in chicago, and we said to victims, look, we can't change what happened to you in the past, but if we work together, we may be able to takehis in some sort of constructive direction. >> when you look at the book and see the various accounts and it's all called together now, you do see what you came to see what you call yourselves in the reporting a pattern. it appeared there were women that had never met each other, flung across the globe, different companies, different time periods and yet they all seem to tell such a similar story. >> we traced allegations that stretched from 1990 to 2015. so these were decades of predatory behavior, and often times women who didn't know, in some cases women had come forward. they wanted to do something to

stop him, and so often they were actually steered into these like binding, like jaw droppingly restrictive settlements, that prohibited them from telling the truth about what happened. >> we talk about the settlements because some have such onerous restrictions you mentioned one of them, the accuser couldn't talk to her own therapist about these allegations without getting some kind of like an nda signed. >> and here we're not just talking about harvey weinstein, these settlements are signed by women across america every single day they were used in the bill o'reilly case. they were used in the larry nassar case, and what they are is that often a woman who experiences sexual harassment will go to a lawyer hoping for some sort of help, hoping that the problem can somehow be set right and what they are often told is their best choice is to find a secret settlement the benefit to them is they get money, and they get privacy, and

the sort of hope is that the whole thing goes away, but what we have seen ending up happening again and again is that these settlements can really enable predators because it's hush money. the deal is money for silence. these women, once they sign these papers, they can't talk about their own personal experiences and they cannot warn other women that this is happening. >> it kind of perpetuates the system there's some interesting moments, you talk about gwyneth paltrow, she did not go on the record in your initial stories but we learn in the book that she was quite helpful behind the scenes >> yes >> you know, gwyneth paltrow is one of harvey's biggest stars, and you know, he had really kind of presented himself as sort of a godfather to her over the years, and so i think that many people will be surprised to discover that when so many other actresses were reluctant to get on the phone and scared to tell the truth about the experience at his hands, she was one of the first people to get on the phone and determined to help in this investigation, even when harvey

weinstein showed up, you know, to a party at her house early and she was sort of forced to hide in the bathroom >> there's this crazy scene in the book where she's hiding in her own bathroom calling you guys, what do i do, he's here. >> exactly i think harvey weinstein was extremely aware and scared of what the implications would be if the biggest star went on the record. >> you talk about covering decades of allegations, who knew what at this company i mean, does that question get answered in your mind? >> yes we know a lot more now about who knew what, and by the way, i think this is a question for all of us and all of our offices, if you know about wrongdoing, what do you decide to do it about it. people were aware from, you know, 1990, and the book we describe a woman who's sort of the patient zero of the weinstein investigation. there was an assistant who fled under mysterious circumstances people knew that something very wrong had happened between her and harvey weinstein and yet people in the office really did

look the other way later, around 2014, 2015, the problem became much more visible in the company, and one of the people who was very disturbed by this is a man named ernie ryder, an accountant for the company. >> keep of your deep throat, wasn't he. >> so he became alarmed internally about what was happening. he struggled for two years to do something about it, to no avail, and eventually we're finally able to reveal now, he sort of was the deep throat of the weinstein investigation. while he was still working for the company, he met with us late at night in secret, he gave us information about more recent allegations and he gave us a critical document that really helped us break the story. >> i could talk to you all morning about it, or people could just buy the book. it's a riveting account of how you put this together, moment by

moment and person by person. thank you so much, this is an incredible body of work, "she said" by megan twohey, and jodi kantor, back in our third hour, along with ashley judd, and who told their stories in "she said", if you want more information, you can go to today.com/shop. we see an early fall feel today as you get into the northeast and great lakes. heat advisories to the south severe storms firing up in the plains, some rain in the pacific northwest, look for plenty of sunshine through the southwest that's what's going on around the good morning, i'm kerri hall. the nice weather from the weekend will continue today. here is our temperatures. oakland today, 73 degrees. also 78 today in clear lake. we had a lot of upper 70s here and we're going back to the summer by the end of the week.

on friday the inland valleys will reach 98 degrees. and that is your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al roker >> buckle up, first up, tom hanks, the actor joined the red carpet of the toronto film festival for the premier of his latest project, "a beautiful day in the neighborhood", hanks taking on the role of tv icon, mr. rogers in an interview he revealed how playing mr. rogers is different than other characters he brought to the big screen. >> i think mr. rogers is the first person i played that is not undergoing the great crisis of their business or lives walt disney wanted to get a movie made, sully had to save 156 people charlie wilson he had to go to bat with the soviet union. mr. rogers doesn't want anything except for people maybe to understand themselves and the

world a little bit better. >> people have been waiting a long time for tom hanks to take on this role since we got the first look at him in character that was last year "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" will be in theaters this thanksgiving >> perfectly cast. pink, the singer celebrated her 40th birthday over the weekend, among many well wishers her husband writing i am so proud of the woman you have become you are more beautiful than ever enjoy your day over the past 18 years of their relationship, i had a chance to sit down with pink in april to talk about her long career and her latest album which is great, and pink opened up about becoming a mom how it shaped her life and music in recent years but definitely does not seem like age will be slowing her down i want to take a second to wish pink a very happy birthday she's the best. and finally, kelly clarkson, we're going to talk to kelly in a minute, but before we do, kelly joined jimmy fallon,

squaring off in a little thing called beat battle in which they competed to see who could sing more pop hits to the beats as played by the roots. >> go kelly. >> just keep your eyes on me, i said your holding me back, she said shut up and dance me. ♪ cotton eyed joe, where did yo come from, where did you come from cotton eye joe ♪ cruisin high ♪ >> you know i wish tha i had jesse girl ♪ >> that is impressive. and she's here on the day that kelly clarkson show premiers our friend kelly clarkson. >> wait, wait. open it up, usa today, there you are, girl. >> on the instagram feed, it's kelly clarkson show, you are

gearing up >> today is the day, it's been building tell us what you're feeling like. >> you know how long it's been so i don't know, my team, we have been working so hard, so we're all pretty excited they had viewing parties yesterday in l.a., like the crew and band and everybody because they're working today, so yeah we're excited. >> so tell us about the show i mean, we all know you as a singer, we know you voice, we know you from here >> you're funny. >> you're the absolute person to do this. >> no pressure >> it's kind of all the things, like from all the different avenues of my career we kind of put together on the kelly clarkson show. i sing every show, not my own stuff. that would be weird, but i sing another artist's song, and somebody picks the song, and it's a lot of quick learning but we have been doing it on tour forever, and then we have guests, we talk, we laugh, we do little skits because honestly a lot of people that have come on have wanted to do skits, i

haven't had to ask anyone yet. i'm excited about that. >> what's been the most fun or the most surprising for you, now that you have done a bunch of shows. >> well, this isn't meant to be a joke but it's going to sound fun. listening is actually really fun. i've just talked my whole life and being on the other side is actually really intriguing and interesting and you find out so many cool things about people. i have had so much fun actually hosting. i didn't know i would. >> is it true that your husband really encouraged you to do this >> encourage is one word no, he literally just kept pushing me and bringing it up, pillow talk, he's pretty adamant, when he thinks i should do something, and he's my manager as well. at first i thought i think i have such a high bar for what a host should be you all nail it so well, oprah, ellen, i didn't know if it was my forte, i love it. >> you shot some shows kevin hart was going to be your first guest, he got into the

accident and here comes the world's biggest star, the rock >> i was almost in tears, i was laughing hysterically, what isle he left his honeymoon early to help me out and i didn't even know h my life. >> he left his hon good morning, it is 8:26, i'm marcus washington. opponents filed suit to speak about the planned opening. opponents cite recent assaults for stopping the waterfront project. they have beefed up patrols, but once the shelter is open two officers will work at the area. this is the call that came in to the chp, i have not seen

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tonight, there's ashton kutcher, sheryl crow, and seth has the voice and kelly has the voice and kelly clarkson, all new tonight. ♪ here's a story of a man named brady ♪ 8:30 on this monday morning, we are living the television lovers dream we are on the steps of the brady bunch house. how many times -- >> haven't you watched this, whenever you saw the show, and thought what would it be like to be hanging out, and we're doing it pretty cool.

>> i mean, it's so fun the brady kids are here. >> all of them. >> they have actually grown up and here they are, they have a new renovation show on hgtv. we're going to have a reunion. we'll talk about that. and we're going inside one of the hottest tickets at the fashion show. and cooking up some crowd pleasing recipes from his new cookbook. and the fourth hour, kelly clarkson is going to host with me along with the queen meredith today's weather is brought to you by the capital one saver card what's in your wallet. >> and let's take a look, show you what we've got for the week ahead. we've got an early fall feel in the northeast. the heat continues in september. strong storms making their way through the upper midwest. by the time we get to the midweek period, september warmth

returns. record highs continue in the south. look for severe storms throughout the plains. sunshine out west and then on friday, it's still hot in the west i should say in the southeast. we got showers and storms in the plains much cooler arou good monday morning, here is a live look outside. we're starting out with sunshine and cool temperatures. we have a really nice day ahead. it is 84 in santa rosa. as we go through the week it will be warming up. after wednesday hot reaching near the upper 80s by the end of this workweek. and that is your latest weather. hoda. thank you, our next guest is the toast of new york and our neighbor to the north. >> that's right. 19-year-old bianca andreescu beat serena williams on

saturday, claiming her first grand slam title it was also the first for any tennis player from canada. bianca, good morning congratulations. >> how does that trophy feel in your hands >> i'm never going to get tired of holding this thing. it's my new baby. >> your journey is so crazy. last year you didn't qualify for the u.s. open, am i right, and this year you won it describe that what it was like when it was over. >> so many emotions, going through my head and my body. at that point, i was just so grateful i have been through a lot with injuries and i had a lot of tough times in my short career thus far all i can say is that all those tough times are worth it. >> it was incredible because serena, you beat her the first set, and the second set she had a huge comeback. >> as expected that's why she's a great

champion of the sport. she's known to come back after being down in matches. i just tried to stay as calm as possible the new york crowd was going crazy. i could barely hear myself think. >> you plugged your ears at one point. >> that's what makes new york so special. >> it seems as if you were apologizing after the win. why. >> that's such a canadian thing to do. oh, man. because it was obvious the crowd wanted serena to win, but yeah, that's all i can say >> the crowd here might have you had millions watching. what's the reaction been like in canada who have you heard from? >> i have heard from a lot of people justin trudeau, steve nash, the raptors. >> wow. >> it's been amazing. >> guess what, the crowd loves you now too. congratulations.

>> thank you very much. coming up we have a very brady reunion live on the plaza. ♪

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welcome back it has been 45 years since the brady bunch aired its first episode. is that true. >> 1959, and it ran for five seasons, which is incredible unbelievable let's do the math. the beloved show has cemented its place in pop culture history. we have six actors that played the brady kids, recently got back together for a special project. they teamed up with hgtv for a brady renovation, following the designer as they come completely, gut the interior of the los angeles home, whose facade was used as the brady home, the one you saw on tv. you looked at that house in studio city from the outside, the iconic house, that's not what we saw inside

>> here's the coolest part, not only are we talking about it, we have the whole brady bunch here >> thank you for having us. >> we are so thrilled to be here. >> right when they said you were coming, we have a big huge crowd here today, and i literally just said, can you sing it, one, two, three. ♪ here's a story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls ♪ >> is this crazy >> we all come from a big family. >> they have 50 years of getting it >> nobody doesn't know that song. >> the crazy thing is the different ages, different generations, did you realize back then just the impact that this show was going to have on people >> no, no. >> couldn't conceive of it. >> when the pilot came out, we

got a really bad review in tv guide, they said as the six children join the parents on their honeymoon, we hope they never come down. here we are 50 years later >> i was watching reruns at this time >> that's when it got really big. >> yes >> in the reruns. >> when you have something that awesome and that amazing, were you reluctant when hgtv came along and said we have an idea, it's really cool. >> i think we were excited to spend time together, and it's been a year of hanging out they let us pick up the sledge hammers and nail guns and skill saws, and we were all involved in this project. they have done a wonderful job. >> talk about the meticulous details inside the house behind you, if you know the show, and lots of people do, the house is authentic. >> the interior was, absolutely. >> how did you find, like the stuffed giraffe. >> i brought that giraffe from

my home because they wanted us to bring something from our personal house, so when we walked through the door it would feel like home, so i never took it from the set, which i wish i would have, but they found one. >> the real answer is you have to watch the show. >> did you break it down like each of you was responsible for a different area what were you guys responsible for? >> the boys and girls bedrooms and the jack and jill bathroom that connected them. my emphasis was really on wall paper because i'm a graphic artist >> custom printed stuff. the bulk of my work went into the master bedroom >> okay. >> and i also did some early construction when the house was just being framed up in the main big living room. >> why don't you take this a step further, partner with the network, and you all move in the house. >> slumber party itching powder

>> i don't know about that. >> when it was done, when you guys looked at it, what feeling did you have did it bring it all back or was it so long ago that you are still trying to remember. >> it brought it right back. it was kind of surreal >> understanding that this is an establishing shot of a house that we never worked in, actually didn't even know the location to for 25 years after the show the audience was more in tune with where that house was than we were, and then all of a sudden we know that the inside of the house can't look like our set because it wasn't. that's the disconnect that we have to then create that set inside of that exterior. >> you were missing florence and robert reed. >> absolutely. >> when i first walked in the house, i immedialy saw bob and florence sitting in chairs, and i saw annie coming in from the kitchen. it was just amazing. >> collectively all of our parents, if i saw that, i would feel emotional about that.

>> well, that's just it. now we have a wall and where there wasn't a wall, you know, i was missing being able to look and see my mother you know, the camera, and the coffee machine >> what do you hope people take from this when they watch it >> i hope they go back, it's a nostalgic, ideal sense and feeling, when you were watching as a youngster, even though it's just rerunning, you're just bragging, we create that kind of sense -- >> and what happens to the house, what are they going to do with it? >> nobody knows. >> there is a contest right now going on at hgtv where you can go and stay in the house there's a contest. check it out at hgtv. >> they won't be able to make it a museum because it is a neighborhood but they have uses >> what do you think they're going to do at the house >> it's just speculation >> i heard you wanted to buy that house, hgtv outbid

everybody for the project. i like the museum idea >> it needs to be available to the public and it should be viewed. >> you guys, thank you, you all make us feel so good. >> great seeing you all today. >> glad to be here >> they'll be back in the third hour, by the way, in a very brady renovation premiers on hgtv, you can watch that and enjoy it we all will tonight. up next, empowering women of

we are back with today's we are back with today's style, every september celebrity, fashionistas, a-listers from all over the world descend on new york city for fashion week. >> one of the hottest tickets in town is not for a designer show. susanna sellers is here with more >> good morning. what started as a movement to have retail size offerings to be

more inclusive is a three day celebration of body confidence and curves, and thanks to two entrepreneurs with a mission to unedit and empower women of all shapes and sizes in the age of photo shop and face tune, it's hard to tell what's real and what's not on social media here's the real talk 68% of women in this country wear a 14 or above, still considered plus size by a vast majority of retailers. >> plus size is only 17% of the market which makes no sense. >> chastity gardener valentine, and cc, started their career as fashion bloggers, serving the under represented and under served plus sized women. >> they are constantly told they are not enough they are constantly told she should hide and shouldn't feel confident. >> trading ideas online, and selling clothes t of their

closet to raise money, they launched the curvy con, celebrating body positivity, love, health, leadership, and yes, fabulous fashion. what do the women who come here say to you guys. >> one of the women came up to me afterwards and said i'm engaged and seeing plus sized wedding dresses come down the runway made my whole wedding experience that much better. >> and the curvy confounders are proud to say in five years it has effected real change in the stores. >> brands that only serve straight sized women. now up to a size in. >> they decide if they want to expand, and we get to be change makers in the fashion industry n >> they decide if they want to expand, and we get to be change makers in the fashion industr4i. >> they decide if they want to expand, and we get to be change makers in the fashion industrn. >> they decide if they want to expandand we get t cha kers in the fashion industr >> they decide if they want to expand, and we get to be change makers in the fashion industry as well. >> their message has grown from a campaign of a wider range of sizes to a movement that

includes mental health, personal growth and confidence. >> actress and advocate spoke to curvy con using her voice to champion real representation in beauty, fashion and entertainment on social media. a passion born from experience, she survived severe anorexia as a teenager. >> we didn't grow up with social media, and images bombarding us all the time of unattainable bodies, half of them are edited. >> not half. 90%. >> what do you think that's doing to young girls. >> cosmetic surgeons are coming out saying teenage girls are coming into their offices with their face tuned photograph saying please make me look like this >> crazy. >> i don't know what would have happened to me, i think i would be dead if i had grown up with social media because it's so untoxic. unfollow people, if someone is triggering you, you don't have to see that. just mute. block, delete, repeat.

>> a sentiment shared by cc and chastity who say curating your digital space can help mute block, and delete the negative lies online. >> we see body positivity as an extension of the women's movement if 75% of people are plus size, we need that majority to feel as confident and strong as possible so we can get together and change the world >> amen. >> mute, block, delete, repeat. >> that's the idea >> and it helps with curating your mental space. it's about how you're talking about your body in front of your daughter, and overfill their confidence balloon is the idea you have gotten the world and it's deflating. >> i'm almost worried. it seems there's this war between being your authentic version of yourself, and conforming to the social media quote/unquote norms of filters and looking the part about how you navigate that water.

>> and as you heard in the piece, what's happening that's more extreme is the fact that they want to look like those filters all the time. >> we have to get them out of that, and accept themselves. >> spent 20 minutes of time filtering their picture. >> absolutely. as a parent encouraging that, and the other thing that was mentioned in the piece, you can curate what you're consuming. >> thank you. >> look for her on snapchat, instagram, and now on tic toc. up next, great recipe, from anthony, first, this is "today" on nbc

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netflix, part owner of the village den, he has a new cook book out today called antoni in the kitchen. what are we cooking this morning? >> this is a traditional dish, leftover risotto baked into a mold, cheese and tomato sauce. it's decadent, ready for fall. >> what's in it? >> to get started we're going with your base for any soup or stew, onion, carrot, celery, chopped up with olive oil, mix those around a little bit. we're going to pretend these have sweated for 10 or 15 minutes. that's the word i just came up with, then bay leaves, chopped garlic, salt. >> isn't risotto easy to screw up. >> it's very easy to screw up. this recipe is easier and we're going to get to it a tomato paste for your base as well, and whole canned tomatoes,

you can crush them in the can with your hand or knife or you can basically with the back end of a spoon mash them up. this tomato sauce is going to reduce here. how long >> that's about 20 minutes or so risotto is a little challenging because you want to add hot broth slowly but surely by the ladle so that it absorbs all of the stock and makes it nice and sort of thick. with this, we're going to cook our boreo just like rice you add the stock fully. we don't have to worry about the mixing part. >> risotto for dummies. >> it's super starchy, it sticks nicely bay leaves every step of the way. this is basically what it's going to look like, and now we want it to bind well, so we're going to add eggs. >> you're right. >> and a bit of parmesan. >> and this is going to go in a bundt cake >> basically buttered and then italian season or bread crumbs,

line a bunt pan, line it up, have a bowl of water on the side so you can keep your hands clean, and then with your tomato sauce, you're going to put it right in on the inside, but first, mozzarella, more cheese >> what's the verdict boys and girls? >> hot dish casserole. >> so throw this in the oven. >> seal it up, throw it in the oven and then it comes out like this. this is set for a little bit so i'm not going to burn my hands, and you basically take it, you flip it. >> nice. >> oh, that's beautiful. >> and it looks like a christmas wreath >> savory bundt cake. >> and a bit of tomato sauce in the center, because why not. >> we've got like 30 seconds. >> we're going to go really quickly. it's the end of summer, beginning of fall, sweet corn, i'm obsessed with corn so dry chorizo, not the wet stuff. cut it up into little cubes, throw it in the pan, so it gets nice and crispy, nice pork fat out of there, sweet corn right at the e because you want to cook it for a few seconds so it

stays nice and crunchy then you throw in lime zest, salt, more parm, cilantro. and a little bit of lime >> lime juice. >> lime juice. >> so this could be a side or it could be a taco filler. >> in the book, it's a perfect side dish, it's nice with halibut or any fish or have it with tacos. >> this looks delicious. >> we did it. >> we squeezed it all in, get the recipes, today.com/food, the cookbook today.com/shop. we'll be right back after your foot section of run way. yesterday the airport had about

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