they're live in new york. we're going to join you for some local news cut-ins every half hour starting at 7:25. >> we leave you with a look in san francisco this morning. power of american defiance. 40 passengers and crew on flight 93 rose up, fought back, and thwarted the enemy's wicked plans. in their final moments, these american heros thunderously alone decide our fate. we saw american perseverance in the valiant firefighters, police officers, first responder, military, and everyday citizens who raced into the crashing towers to rescue innocent people. one such american was retired

army colonel rick reskorla who gave his life on 9/11. rick earned the silver star and the purple heart for his service in vietnam. he later became the vice president for security at morgan stanley in the world center. on the day of the attack, rick died while leading countless others to safety. his selfless actions saved approximately 2700 lives. today i'm honored to announce that we will soon be awarding the late rick reskorla the presidential citizens medal for his extraordinary sacrifice. though rick has left this earth, we will ensure that the memory of his deeds will never ever be forgotten.

his memory will forever endure. thank you. thank you, rick. thank you, rick. [ applause ] thank you, rick. here on the western side of the pentagon, we saw brave men and women rush into the fire and race into the scorching flames to rescue their colleagues. when evil seeks to do us harm, the incredible men and women of the united states military answer with unyielding valor and unstoppable resolve. navy admiral david thomas crawled through live wires and helped lift a wall of debris to save the life of a colleague. as admiral thomas remembers, it was the worse day of my life, but the heroism and selfless disregard i saw that horrible

morning is forever burned in my heart. admiral thomas, america salutes you and every patriot who defied evil that day. thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you very much. thank you very much. army ranger chris b wrchltrayma repeatedly went back in the burning building rescuing one person after another. before he entered, he said a prayer and asked god to give him strength and then he dove into the suffocating smoke and fumes and flames. at the same time, sheila moody had just prayed that someone would find her. and then she heard chris' voice. as sheila says, god sent chris as her guardian angel. to sheila and chris, america is strengthened by your goodness

and your grace and your bravery. thank you very much. thank you. [ applause ] to fulfill our unbreakable promise to every survivor and family of 9/11, earlier this year we fully reauthorized the victims' compensation fund to the tune of billions and billions of dollars. since september 11th, nearly 6 million young men and women have joined the united states armed forces. they have crossed seas, climbed mountains, trekked through deserts and rushed into enemy compounds to face down the threat of radical islamic terrorism. nearly 7,000 service members have laid down their lives to protect our home, our flag, and our american way of life.

american freedom survives only because there are patriots willing to sacrifice everything in its defense. no tribute is sufficient to convey the infinite depth of our nation's gratitude. on this solemn day of remembrance, our thoughts also turn to the 200,000 valiant soldier, sailors, airmen, coast guardsmen and marines who are now at this very moment stationed overseas. we did not seek conflict but if anyone dares to strike our land, we will respond with the full measure of american power and the ironed will of the american spirit. and that spirit is unbreakable. we had peace talks scheduled a few days ago. i called them off when i learned that they had killed a great

american soldier from puerto rico and 11 other innocent people. they thought that they would use this attack to show strength, but actually what they showed is unrelenting weakness. the last four days, we have hit our enemy harder than they have ever been hit before and that will continue. [ applause ] and if for any reason they come back to our country, we will go wherever they are and use power the likes of which the united states has never used before. and i'm not even talking about nuclear power. they will never have seen anything like what will happen to them. no enemy on earth can match the overwhelming strength and skill and might of the american armed forces.

and we have rebuilt and strengthened in the last 2 1/2 years, spending $700 billion, $716 billion, and now just to prove $738 billion more money by far than ever spent on our armed forces. you are the fearless sentinels who stand watch over all that we sha cherish and everything that we hold sacred, priceless dear. this morning we also give thanks to the dedicated men and women at the department of homeland security. their department was created after 9/11 to help secure our immigration system and ensure that those who threaten our people are denied entry to our shores. we're indebted to every law

enforcement official, state, local and federal, who dwoeevot their life to keeping america safe. as we gather at this moment and at this incredible memorial, we are reminded that there is no greater testament to our fallen heros than the presence of their families who knew and loved them so much. among the family members here today is stephanie dunn. her husband navy commander patrick dunn was one of the patriots who gave his life right here 18 years ago. before he left that morning, patrick gave stephanie a big beautiful kiss. and then for the first time, he leaned down and kissed her pregnant

stephanie was just two months along with their first child. earlier this year, their daughter ali celebrated her 17th birthday. ali grew up into a strong truly remarkable young woman. she mentors the children of our nation's wounded warriors and recently i was hundred orred on her the volunteer service award for her hundreds of hours of community service. we are blessed to have ali here with us at today's ceremony. thank you, ali. [ applause ] and i know your dad is watching over you. he is right up there, he is watching from heaven looking down right now with love and pride. he is so proud of you. incredible.

also joining us is the vigiano family. for generations they have served in our military and in the new york city fire and police departments. these are two great departments. i grew up with them, i know. on september 11th, nypd detective joseph vigiano rushed into the world trade center and died rescuing his fellow citizens. his brother john was a new york firefighter. he also gave his life that day at ground zero. at the time joseph's three sons were just young boys ages 8, 6 and 3 months old. this morning they are with us, the youngest john just started his freshman year of college at suny maritime college and he plans to join the military.

joseph jr. is a marine reservist and just like his father he is a proud member of the nypd is. and james is a corporal in the marines. on his last deployment, james was stationed on the uss new york, a shape made using 24 tons of steel from the world trade center. every time he left the mess hall on his way to his bunk, he passed a picture of his dad. to john, joseph and james and to the vigiano family, you have sacrificed beyond measure and you will never ever stop giving back to this country. and thank you very much for being here. thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you. very proud of you. thank you. thank you very much. the heros present today remind

us of an immortal truth. the future of our nation is secured through the vigilance of our people. the brave men and women who tore are through the gates of hell to save the hurt and wounded. the service members who honor the friends who perished by continuing their exceptional life of service. the moms and dads who endured the loss of their soul mates and fill their children's lives with all of the adoration in the world, the sons and daughters who suffered grave loss and yet through it all persevered to care for our neighbors, defend our homeland, and safeguard our nation. ev each of your lives tells the story of courage and character, valor and resolve, loyalty and love. this morning, we make a sacred

vow to carry on this noble legacy. today and every day we pledge to honor our history, to treasure our liberty, to uplift our communities, to live up to our values and to prove were any of our heros and above all stronger than ever to never ever forget. we are now and will forever be one american family united by patriotism, bound by destiny, and sustained by the faith of almighty god. thank you, god bless you, and god bless our military and god bless the united states of america. thank you all. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> the president at the pentagon this morning addressing a memorial there for those who passed away on this day 18 years ago.

this also happening at ground zero of course and also in shanksville, pennsylvania as the nation pauses and honors those who fell those many years ago today. much more on msnbc and nbcnews.com. full wrap-up tonight on "nightly news."." i'm savannah guthrie, this has been an nbc news special report. good morning. i'm alongside craig melvin, it is 7:14 on the west coast. hoda will join us in a moment. we'll have more on the 9/11 memorials and remembrances in a moment. there is another shakeup at the white house. depending who you believe, he was fired or resigned, but either way, this relationship was broken beyond repair.

we start with peter alexander. >> reporter: good morning. president trump today is searching for his fourth national security adviser in less than three years following john bolton's sudden departure that came just hours after bolton was in the situation room here sharing a national security council meeting. his disagreements piling up over how to handle key foreign policy issues like north korea, afghanistan and iran. tensions escalating between the u.s. and iran. a vocal proponent of regime change clashing with the president who showed a willingness to talk to rogue leaders. secretary of state mike pompeo previewing possible shifts on foreign policy. >> do you foresee a meet being later this month? >> sure. >> reporter: president trump in blunt terms announcing the dismissal on twitter. i informed john bolton his

services are no longer needed at the white house. i disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, therefore i asked john for his resignation which was given to me this morning. that bombshell just one hour before this white house briefing that officials earlier said bolton would attend. >> was it news to you today? >> i'm never surprised. >> bolton seen here outside the west wing tuesday morning, later disputing the president's description, texting nbc news that he was not fired. i offered to resigned last night. he never asked for it directly or indirectly. i slept on it and resigned this morning. nbc news obtaining the terse resignation letter telling the president thank you for having afforded me the opportunity to serve our country. bolton's exit caps the chaotic 17 months on the job. president trump implying the two men were out of sync on national security. >> john bolton is absolutely a hawk. >> reporter: aides tell nbc news

the president's patience had been wearing thin, angered by what he saw bolton trying to paint himself as a key decision maker on foreign policy. and clashing over talks at camp david, an idea the president pulled. >> who might replace him and is there a time line? >> reporter: lindsey graham saying that it will likely be someone who can work with secretary of state mike pompeo. several names have already been floated, at the moment there is no clear front runner. recognize the backdrop to all of it just a couple weeks out from the united nations general assembly to take place in new york. mike pompeo as you heard telling me the president would in effect be willing to meet with the iranian leader there without pre-conditions. so a lot of eyes will be focused on that now with john bolton no

longer by the president's side. >> all right. peter, thank you very much. we'll have more on this white house shakeup later and we'll also get the take of condoleezza rice who will join us live. and we're also watching to some wild weather out west especially, tornadoes touching down in south dakota. what else are you looking at al? >> as we take a look out west, you can see we have strong storms firing up making their because through the western plains and into the upper mississippi river valley. in fact we have a risk of severe weather out there today. for today though, along the west coast, looking fantastic, a beautiful day in los angeles, sunshine 80. 73 in san francisco. partly sunny in seattle, some showers in amount lasalt lake. and denver with a temperature of 86. you can sk secan see temperatur have a lot of heat in the south. san diego will be in the 80s, but your yuma getting up to 110 by saturday. 106 in phoenix.

los angeles amounts wa little w them, temperatures upper 80s. and fresno will see temperatures that will be approaching 100 degrees. rest of the country, we're looking at some record highs, making their way through the south and into the gulf coast, strong storms in the upper mississippi river valley. expect to see the heavy rain and severe storms in the plains and out west gorgeous weather, plenty of sunshine in hawaii looking at the big island, 88. partly sunny skies in alaska as well. along the west coast we're expecting to see -- east coast i should say, plenty of sunshine all in all not a bad day. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 conds. i get it all the time. "have you lost weight?" of course i have- ever since i started renting from national. because national lets me lose the wait at the counter... ...and choose any car in the aisle. and i don't wait when i return, thanks to drop & go. at national, i can lose the wait...and keep it off. looking good, patrick.

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weather forecast, let's check in with kari. >> not nearly as much fog as we were seeing yesterday morning at this time. as we take a live look at the golden gate bridge, we are in for some warmer temperatures, especially in the inland areas. we're headed back into the low 90s for the east bay, but a lot of 70s and 80s for parts of the bay as well as some of our inland valleys. going into the next several days, our temperatures will go back to summer, really hot weather headed our way, reaching 98 degrees tomorrow, 101 degrees on friday, that's the peak of the heat and then it does come back down for the end of the weekend with san francisco reaching 83 on friday. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute. >> we found this, not on the chp report but in our camera view, north 101 just north of 680, chp pulled someone over on their own accord, that probably means some lane change or speeding issue. the speeds are good anywhere north of that shot. we look at 87, tough from highway 85 up to curtner but 101

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bolton disputes saying he bolton disputes that saying he offered to resign but was never asked to do so in the meantime, the president says he will name a new national security adviser next week. newly released video shows the dramatic images inside hurricane dorian as it made landfall in the bahamas last week this video was shot from a home on great abaco island. you can see the terrifying power of that category 5 storm for two days, the hurricane pounded the islands with winds north of 200 miles per hour, inside massive waves as you can see here, crashed through the windows, flooding the home about 3,500 residents have now been evacuated from the abaco islands, some to the capital city of nassau, search crews are making their way through the devastation there, looking for more victims. to the latest on the ship wreck off the coast of georgia, for the first time, we are hearing directly from the people

who took part in that dramatic rescue mission as plans to remove that massive ship get underway nbc's ron mott joins us with the latest hey, ron, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you this ship has become a tourist attraction steady streams of people coming by to take it all in it's still sinking in for those who helped keep tragedy at bay this morning, firsthand accounts of a daring rescue from several frontline u.s. coast guard members and the exhilaration that erupted after mission accomplished >> it's just amazing to know that everyone is okay with minor injuries >> reporter: the response team toiled for nearly two days to ee fr south korean nationals who emerged from the wreckage smiling though coated in oil rescuers described a time consuming and delicate operation to find those trapped in the 650 foot freighter. >> we were just tapping on the side of the bottom of the ship like this, and that will echo really far on a ship and that's what we would hear

back. >> reporter: three of the men walking out on their own the fourth on a stretcher. >> being trapped anywhere is one thing, but being trapped in a very huge cargo ship that has caught fire is just amazing. it really is a true miracle that they made it out. >> reporter: now comes the arduous task of removing a two football field long ship from st. simon sound. >> this is a complex salvage case, and it is not going to be quick. i would say we're going to measure this in weeks, possibly months as opposed to hours and days >> this incident is eerily reminiscent of the cruise ship costa concordia, which ran agroun in 2012 uprighting that ship was an intricate process, costing $1 billion back in georgia. >> this is definitely something we want to get right the first time. >> reporter: a joyful outcome,

but the hard work far from over. >> so ron, clearly it's going to be complicated and time consuming. what is the hardest part of that operation going to be for officials? >> reporter: well, probably craig, trying to figure out which salvage technique to use here they are already studying various plans to try to get this large ship out of this channel, and one thing we should note, there is an economic impact here because shipping lane is closed to commercial traffic. tomorrow they say they're going to reopen to limited commercial traffic, but ultimately that may prove to be a little too ambitious. coming up here, we've got your first look at brand new safety features that are being rolled out by lyft and uber to improve ride sharing safety. also ahead, the ins and outs of the secondhand shopping craze. j. lo's busy day started with hoda and an interview, and a dance party with jimmy fallon. first should college athletes be able to cash in on their fame just like the pros? the controversial move in one state that could be a game

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at least in california, this could be a game changer, affecting powerhouse schools like usc, ucla, stanford, and cal, the new legislation could soon allow college athletes to hire agents and get paid for the use of their name, image or likeness already clearing the state assembly in a blow out vote, 72-0, the fair pay to play act could change the way college recruits make a living hailodson s stanford's top volleyball recruit. >> the ncaa has gotten away with being able to exploit the media rights of student athletes and they generate billions of dollars of revenue from an unpaid labor force. >> with support for the bill coming from pros like lebron james, who never attended college, the superstar says college athletes can responsibly get paid for what they do and the billions they create, and there is big money in college

sports, the tv deal for march madness raking in more than 800 million. under armour's deal at ucla worth 280 million. in a game where universities make billions, some student athletes live in poverty shibos napier said this before winning a national championship at uconn. >> there are hungry nights where i go to bed starving. >> ncaa threatening to make california universities ineligible to play for national championships, many major colleges in california also oppose the legislation >> that's unbelievable >> phenom zion williamson who was nearly seriously injured while at duke could have lost out on a contract said to be worth $120 million over seven years. but now in california, a new bill some say will even the playing field. >> controversial for sure, miguel

but walk us through exactly why the ncaa specifically and these universities are opposing this particular piece of legislation in california. >> well, craig, essentially they're saying what they see this as is a pay to play system, and this will recruit top athletes from across the nation that want to come to california instead of other universities in other states because they can get paid here so they firmly stand against it we'll see what happens in just a few weeks. >> miguel almaguer, thank you let's get another check from mr. roker, what you got your eye on >> we've got heat to talk about and some of these places, average last day for a 90 degree temperature, their average is september 10th, right on board, columbus is later than usual usually we see their last 90 day on august 23rd st. louis, 93. they're ahead of the game. all in all, it's warm, but not unusually warm we will see heat indexes well over 100 or flirting with that in shreveport, memphis, atlanta, tallahassee and new orleans, and later today, you look at the

temperatures, heat indexes, feeling like galveston, 104. we will see temperatures finally starting to cool down later in the week in the meantime, three degrees of records, binghamton, new york, galveston, and good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look outside in san jose, it's a nice sunny start to the day. also cool temperatures with upper 50s but it will be a warmer afternoon. expect highs reaching 84 degrees in the south bay. 70 in oakland and low 90s for the inland east bay. mostly mid to upper 80s for the north bay. it's going to turn really hot toward the end of the week. by tomorrow we're reaching the upper 90s, and 101 degrees as temperatures peak this friday. >> al, thank you coming up next, the new iphone's apple rolled out yesterday, and why not everybody was pleased. but first, these messages.

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>> it is just $4.99 per month. >> reporter: apple looking to take a bite out of giants like netflix, hulu and hbo as their streaming service becomes the cheapest on the market so far, and free if you buy a new apple product like iphone or ipad, home to highly anticipated shows with big names like this "game of thrones" meets bird box. >> bringing you the best original stories from the most creative minds in television and film. >> reporter: and for the first time in years, apple responding to a call for cheaper phones by slashing the starting price of the latest iphone to $699, with night mode. >> here's an image with night mode turned off. here it is with night mode turned on. >> reporter: other tech companies are looking to shake apple to its core, already offering phones capable of even faster internet speeds, as critics wonder if adding yet

another camera to their phones or making tv shows is enough to keep apple on the cutting edge for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> what do you think >> it seems cool to me >> roker is my litmus test, if he'll get it. >> he always gets it >> a shiny toy. >> 3 is better than 2. >> the battery is supposed to last longer. i don't like that slomo selfie >> i feel we're trained there has to be some sort of new thing on the phone, where the headline is the apple tv plus i use apple tv and the price point for that, and you do buy a new phone, you may as well take it in. >> cheaper iphone. the bar is so high for them. it's pretty cool, the night mode thing. >> we're in. still ahead, the hot new trend in retail fashion is actually old, second-hand shopping we'll show you how to save and make money on it. and on pop start, grab your tissues, we have the first look at the new season of our own hit "this is us" after a quick check of your local news and weather

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good wednesday morning. right now at 7:56, we are taking a live look at a clear golden gate bridge right now, as we get ready for a slightly warmer day, especially for the inland areas. we're going to start our warming trend today, with some mid 80s in the south bay, as well as the peninsula, and some low 90s in antioch and concord, while the north bay napa today reaching 88 degrees, and 78 in oakland. going through the forecast, we're preparing for summer to make a big comeback. by friday we're seeing triple-digit temperatures in the inland valleys and it will gradually cool down going into the weekend with bigger cooling early next week. san francisco will also be heating up, going from the upper 60s today to 77 tomorrow, peaking at 83 degrees on friday, and then some much more comfortable air in time for the weekend. so we'll continue to track that. let's head over to mike for an update on the commute.

>> kari, looking over here toward the east shore freeway, you see that coming from the carquinez bridge down through richmond and toward central avenue, the big jam a crash involving a motorcycle. we have lanes reopening. we still have one lane west 80 at central blocked, it will slow you down getting toward golden gate field. it makes things a little lighter to the berkeley curve. slow westbound san mateo dumbarton bridge and the san mateo bridge itself, where the westbound direction starts to loosen up just a tad bit. back to you. >> thanks so much. happening now across the nation americans stopping to remember one of our darkest days, the 9/11 terror attacks 18 years ago. a short time ago president trump delivered an address outside the pentagon and events took place at one world trade center where the towers collapsed and shanksville, pennsylvania, from flight 93 crashed on its way to sfo. san francisco held a bell ringing ceremony to honor

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of music videos. today, wednesday, september 11th, 2019 married the love of my life 20 years ago today >> hey, alex, texas. >> and montgomery, alabama. >> here's to victoria's 26th birthday. >> it's our 60th birthday. hi, everybody, welcome back to "today," nice to have you along with us on a nice wednesday morning here on "today." >> and it's also nice to keep getting those video shout outs you guys are sending us. keep them coming use your cellphone, take some video. use the #mytodayplaza. >> thinking about maybe a digital camera >> and then i remembered that people usually don't did that. >> we'll look for you online if you post it. right to the news at eight lots going on, the president has a key job to fill this morning after that bombshell

announcement after his third national security adviser john bolton is out. the president said he strongly disagreed with bolton's suggestions and asked for his resignation. bolton pushed the president to take harder lines on top foreign policy issues, he opposed the president's june meeting with north korea dictator, kim jong un, they disagreed sharply over the president's plan to hold peace talks with the taliban at camp david he said he would name a new national security adviser next week. a tornado tore through sioux falls, south dakota, power outages were widespread. more than three dozen buildings collapsed or had real structural damage a hospital with its windows blown out had to be evacuated. there were no serious injuries reported officials said they are investigating why the warning sirens failed to go off. the mayor of sioux falls pleaded with people to stay off the

roads becaus the downed power lines and trees and to just keep the way clear for first responders. a dozen leaders of a church based in southern california have been charged in a forced labor scheme that exploited homeless people. at a news conference on tuesday, prosecutors said imperial valley ministries promised to rehabilitate homeless drug addicts but instead they said victims were held against their will they were forced to surrender their welfare benefits and panhandle up to nine hours a day, six days a week the indictment says the money went to church leaders and to launch similar operations in southwestern united states and mexico. somehow nobody was hurt during this incredible truck accident captured on a dash cam. take a look, it's a rental truck that drifted off a roadway near toronto on monday. it hit a utility pole. that caused the back of the truck to lift up and land on the roof of a house. you see it there

fortunately, nobody was there at the time the driver and his passenger were okay but he was charged with careless driving. man. >> wow >> that's the news >> i'll give it to you how about this, a ida family, they happened to have been in their home in the bahamas when the hurricane hit, the 3-year-old boy was welcomed back to his preschool with open arms and look at that group mug. his mom wrote on social media, the love he received from his friends as soon as he walked in that classroom was so touching >> something about seeing kids hug each other, that was the boost yesterday. >> i love preschoolers, too, we miss you so much, i'm going to put my hands all over your face, right in your eye. >> you sat down with your girl j. lo yesterday, right >> i did she has a new movie out called hustler, it's awesome, there's oscar buzz she was amazing and she was on fallon last night. check out that funky dance party. first an update on a story we have been following closely, the new safety initiatives being

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but also human investigators responsible for following up with users >> sexual harassment is a very very serious issue. >> reporter: and now uber and lyft are changing their platforms as lawsuits, and social media complaint reveal allegations of sexual harassment and assault by drivers and passengers lyft announcing new plans for safety features similar to those being rolled out by rival uber >> we have all been working on figuring out how to use technology to make our platform safer. >> reporter: driver juda bell says being groped is almost a part of the job. >> for a passenger to put their hand between my legs is not uncommon within four years and a couple of months of driving, i would say it has happened at least 20 times. >> 20 times. >> i have the right to know what happened. >> reporter: bell says she reported being groped. uber says it has updated procedures one procedure is a system that

sends out an alert when it detects unusual behavior like an unexpected stop. >> can i ask you to pull over in the park now that we're stopped, we're going to see whether the system detects how weird this stop is and see whether it checks in with both of us to see if we're okay i can call 9/11, call the uber safety line or share the trip with someone i have appointed as a trusted ally to alert where i am lyft says it will roll out a similar concept by the end of the year, and riders who violate guidelines may be kicked off the platform cases involving driver or passenger misconduct are handled in arizona. >> we have a serious report there was physical touching that happened. >> reporter: investigators receive special training for these cases, the most serious that uber gets tracy breeden, a former police officer who runs uber's global women's safety programs says passengers and drivers are investigated using strict protocol. >> sexual assault, they're off the platform, but it may be

something lower level like an inappropriate conversation but we're also going to attach that to their record so that we can identify if there's any patterns >> jake, as you know, california just passed the bill that would make drivers employees would that affect safety >> it's a huge deal not just for safety but for the economy in general. a million people work in the gig economy sense, either driving for uber or lyft, hundreds of thousands of them do that, maybe working for door dash. they will all be employees as of january 1st. up until now, these companies have not been able to exert control over how the drivers behave, because if you do, they become employees and it changes the whole business model uber and lyft, they're going to have to make them employees, it will implode their business model but will give control over the behavior of drivers and give

incentive to control safety for passengers so whether those two things can happen, can we have a real functional business and control people so they're safe >> speaking of safety, one of the features you pointed out in the piece there, sharing your ride, is that something that you generally want to encourage. >> make sure somebody knows that you are getting into a lyft or an uber at that particular time, that's why they have the features that let you silently alert a trusted friend if something goes wrong but it's obviously the case that you can't just put people together in a car anymore and hope for the best. you have to coordinate it in some smarter sophisticated away. >> i have a friend that makes a phone call saying oh, i'm coming, so they know t driver coming, so they know the driver knows. >> that's good advice. >> thank you al, you got a check of the weather. yes, i do, and in fact we've

got an update. we were telling you about this area, invest 95 l down near the bahamas. last hour it was about 50% now in the next five days, we're expecting a 60% chance of development. either way, it's going to be bringing heavy rain through the bahamas and on into florida, unfortunately. through saturday we're looking at anywhere from at least 2 to 4 inches of rain some areas could be more than 5 inches of rain we're watching that very carefully. we are looking at record highs throughout the southeast and into the mid mississippi river valley, severe storms through the plains and heavy rains, and plenty of suns good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with sunshine and cool temperatures across the bay area. this is a live look outside in san jose. we're going to see our highs reaching into the mid-80s today. we're up to 89 in livermore, so it's going to feel a little bit hotter than it did yesterday afternoon. and still some breezy winds. but then as we go into the forecast, some dangerous heat returns to the bay area starting tomorrow and then peaking on friday. and it will gradually cool off

from the weekend into early next week. and that is your latest weather. >> one of our favorite times of the morning. carson daly. >> he wrote them. >> is it in your heart >> it's always right here. we're going to start with one of your favorites. jennifer lopez on the "tonight show" last night jimmy fallon is wise, he took full advantage of the j. lo's masterful dance moves to show off the history of music video dancing. check it out ♪ can't touch this the right stuff ♪ ♪

♪ >> jimmy is a good dancer too. >> she's incredible. >> i could watch that for three hours. >> i think i tried to do all of these dances at some point alone in my bedroom in my life. >> which one were you good at. >> the lawnmower >> i can picture that. >> that was not the only j. lo news, her new show hustlers hits theaters this weekend. it's getting critical reception. the movie is apparently amazing. 95% on rotten tomatoes j. lo's performance is getting rave reviews, something she did get emotional about talking to hoda on siriusxm. >> jennifer lopez is poised to get her first oscar nomination for hustler. i'm sorry, you are allowed >> you guys' reaction was like

mine >> by the way, "people" magazine said the same thing. "daily beast" said the same thing. can you sit with that for one second, what that feels like. >> you know, i've just been working hard, you know, for so long, for my whole life. so it's nice sorry, you guys know i'm emotional. i'm sorry.iews, and i could not believe it i just, i literally sat on my bed yesterday and they were sending me all the reviews, and i could not believe it i was just crying, me and my girlfriend >> i think she's 50, and she's like hitting her stride, and i think she honestly can't believe this moment is happening in her life, and by the way, right after that, she goes, i got to go to jimmy fallon, they said something about dancing. that's what it was she just turned that around too. that's amazing. >> is that your normal set, that show >> it's like a fish bowl. >> studio audience there. >> the hoda show, let's plug that. >> i love the film >> how is cardi b. >> she's funny

she's good she has her great moments. >> it's not a comedy, right, it's like a serious movie. >> it's a serious movie, and it's actually, funny enough, it's about sisterhood and greed and wall street, all of those things tied into one, and by the way, she looks incredible. >> of course she does. >> all right >> hoda show monday, siriusxm, check it out "this is us", it caught a lot of fans offguard, just because of how many new characters were featured in the trailer. of course we see the pierson family, but a majority of people you see in the trailer are part of the brand new cast. now teasing the season exclusively. >> the magic of the show is there's still so much story to tell and that is exciting. >> this is going to be one of the biggest moments. i think it has the potential to be that, like, the people done it again >> there are some oh, boy moments where you will be a little bit caught offguard in a

really good way. >> i'm really excited for everyone to see the episode but also i really can't wait to hear what everybody thinks. >> it is almost as if we're telling a new story, and fans will be very surprised. >> this is smart this is how you do it. set the pins back up and knock them down. that's the way to do it. it is a good tease the season 4 premiers on nbc of course september 24th. and finally, charlie's angels, the crime fighting women are coming back to the big screen in a new movie led by kristen stewart, elizabeth banks and a reworked theme song. this time we're getting it from three of today's top stars, ariana grande, miley cyrus, and lana del rey a tiny new look at the music video. that's all we got right there. >> i'm in. >> that's less than seven seconds.

some black angel wings you can see the full video if you would like to see more than just a glimpse of it on friday what do you think about a new charlie's angels >> i love it >> let's talk about the angels who are the angels in this one, did you say. elizabeth banks. >> directing. >> and who are the angels? >> kristen stewart is the main one, and there's others. who? naomi scott. >> i'm sorry >> you set him up. >> i just wanted to know who the angels were. >> those are the angels in the video, ariana, lana and miley. >> a daly click, maybe. >> we're still working on that >> let's get somebody who's a pop star bureau. >> let's do it. >> pop start researcher. savannah guthrie is going to google it right here. >> shows you what happens when the dog takes you for a walk the son wants the leash. it's like the dog has been waiting for the kid to get the

leash. he's got it, i'm taking him with me. >> he's okay, right? >> the dog is okay, yes. >> i mean the kid. >> the kid is fine don't worry about it >> ella balinska, naomi scott and kristen stewart, in from pop start researcher, savanngurie. i love it. now, a secondhand shopping craze. >> it is striking a chord with millennials and gen zers, if you're looking to buy or sell. >> what's old is new again in a big way, the trend is called re-commerce and it's taking over retail. >> re-commerce is a new way of saying secondhand clothes, used clothes, thrift store, preloved and preowned. >> $51 billion of secondhand goods are expected to be sold

annually in the united states by 2023 with a third of gen zers making purchases this year thread up the largest online thrift store each day they receive 100,000 items of clothes from customers around the country who clean out their closets to clean up with some extra cash. >> gen z want something different, sustainable, unique to them. it has this cool cachet. >> sites like the real real and posh mark are giving people a place to shop and sell the retail market is a big piece of the pie, brands like levi and ilene fisher are bringing reused programs in house. thread up is partnering with macy's and j.c. penney to bring pop ups to dozens of stores, and neiman marcus is getting in on the game j.c. penney told us in a statement that the customer demand for secondhand is strong and their goal is to provide

their shoppers with a broader national brand portfolio and additional styles giving the customer more reasons to shop j.c. penney. >> the macy's and j.c. penney are getting into the recommerce business because the expectation is if you can get young people in the building, they will buy. >> the cherry on top, the environmental impact consumers on average buy 60% more clothing but keep items half as long that means the garments end up in incinerators and landfills. >> it's a win-win-win, the environment is winning, you have something in your closet you're getting rid of and you're making money, and they feel like they have a bargain or something different. >> so what else do we need to know about secondhand clothing market before we dive in, guess who's here, stephanie ruhle is here you said you're wearing a secondhand dress right now. >> indeed, i am, for me, it's a great way to buy something at a

discount also if you're someone who goes to lots of parties who works on television, here's the thing you and i are never going to have the same dress on on tv because mine is from several years ago. now, if you want to get into the game of buying and selling, this isn't throw a bunch of stuff in a bag, send it in, and say, hey, how much am i going to get for it technology is on your side you can use websites like posh mark, thread up, the real real, and you have to understand what's involved. some of those websites do all the work for you, if you have high end clothes, they're going to do the pricing, photograph for you, and take a big cut. if you use a website like posh mark, you manage that and you get a bigger cut yourself. if i'm the buyer, i can't just say, okay, assume it's like a neiman marcus and it's a new dress, i have to look closely. here's a dress it says it was originally $200, and now it's a hundred i better check.

>> do those web sites actually say, okay, we looked at this, and if it's on our website, it must be decent. >> not necessarily it's buyer beware, and you also have to remember, you might be paying for shipping, the size might not exactly fit you. you think you're getting a great deal, if you need to dry clean it when you get home, that costs a lot. if you need to add a button, that costs a lot for fashionistas, it's a sport >> you can go to macy's, and a secondhand store, why did macy's, and those get into it. >> when the financial crisis happened, they went to ebay to get some of their favorite brands because things were too expensive and they realized, it's cool, it's exciting, no one is going to be wearing the same thing. if macy's wants to get the gen z's in there, they have to be cool. you know what's not cool, all the pieces sitting in a landfill a year from now, the sharing economy matters. >> can you return if you don't like what you get. >> on a lot of sites you can, and a lot you have to pay for shipping you add up the shipping costs,

suddenly you're not getting such a good deal. >> when i think of secondhand, i go right to thrift shops, they were big in l.a. when i was growing up where's the line if you want to be a seller of your clothes secondhand. >> this isn't like your mama thrift shopping, you need to be selling in season, no selling a big puffy jacket in june and in general, you want to be five years or less or true vintage, eight years ago, the big suit you wore to work, probably not >> i didn't know you were gen z. >> i'm gen x. >> why you got to call me out. that's such a gen x thing to do. >> i was excited because maybe i'm not gen z. >> i'm model t. >> you're model a. former secretary of state

condoleea rices here, we're going toet her take on the headlines this morning, we'll talk to her and her coauthor about their new book. and a school chef, and how they're feeding children good morning at 8:26. the bay area this morning joining the rest of america in remembering one of the darkest days. a little more than 30 minutes ago, san francisco firefighters rang a memorial bell for the victims in the september 11th terror attacks 18 years ago. commemorations are going on at the site of the world trade center in new york city, the pentagon, and shanksville, pennsylvania. that's where united airlines flight 93 went down on its way from newark to san francisco, killing 40 passengers and crew members. right now we want to get a look at that morning commute.

mike, how's it look? >> we're looking at a typical pattern as far as where we see the slowing. a significant slowing i call this out on the peninsula. look at your drive, folks. now we'll zoom over southbound 280, really slow as you pass 92. everything's fine, then it bogs down towards farm hill boulevard. things are starting to improve. at the tail end of the slowing. i think that means the lanes have finally cleared. that crash was in the middle lane. here you have your feeder routes towards the bay bridge slow, very slow for northbound 880. there may have been a crash, but i don't see any lanes blocked north past the coliseum. it's bogged down and should start moving better. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we'll have another update in 30 minutes.

tonight there's kim kardashian west, and seth has more jennifer lopez all new tonight. >> we are back, it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning, we've got a very happy, fun crowd here at rockefeller plaza mr. roker, you have a crowd moment >> i do. i'm looking for dakota hey, dakota, how are you, from hayward, wisconsin how is it going? >> pretty good nice day.

>> you've got a perfect day, and it says you have been a fan since your first day of kindergarten. >> first day of kindergarten, since day one, every morning. >> how old are you >> i'm 20. >> 8,629 days. wow, it seems a lot longer, it's awfully nice that you came down. would you like to come inside? >> oh, yeah yeah. >> who's here with you >> i'm by myself >> not anymore you're not by yourself anymore there you go thank you so much, dakota. i love that. >> did you realize you had been around that long >> maybe people have reminded me, but it's awfully nice. >> guys, just ahead, all parents know it can be a struggle to get your kids to eat better. imagine the struggle in schools to make healthy homemade lunches, we're going to meet one chef who believes he has the answer. in addition, you've got a big interview coming up in a few

minutes. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice, along with her co-author, zelikow, a book about democracy, the threat to institutions, there are a lot of foreign policy topics to ask them about and we'll do that in a few. >> there you go. and we have a busy third hour of today, including entrepreneurs who are finding big success and in the artist's lounge, the one, the only, natasha bedingfield. >> that's going to be awesome. >> and we heard from j. lo and on the fourth hour, guess who's stopping by, alex rodriguez, but first, mr. roker has a check of the weather. let's see what we've got for you. record highs down south, strong storms stretching the way from the upper mississippi valley, plenty of sunshine along west coast and then for tomorrow, the heat and humidity continues through the gulf, into the mid atlantic states, severe storms in the upper midwest into the western plains -- i should say the northern plains, and the western third of the country is going to look terrific that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happ

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're getting ready for some warmer temperatures in our forecast, and we're going to feel it today, especially in the inland east bay as well as the north bay with our high temperatures there reaching up to 88 in napa, 89 in livermore, and 11 in antioch. south bay just a few degrees warmer than yesterday with san jose reaching 84 degrees and about the same in san francisco with more sunshine this afternoon, but we are ready for some very hot temperatures that will be heading our way. by friday we're heading up to 101 degrees. and that is your latest weather. savannah. today marks 18 years since the 9/11 attacks and one of our next guests was at the center of the response condoleezza rice was president bush's national security adviser and later became secretary of state. she has co-authored a new book with phillip zelikow, to build a better world good morning to both of you.

>> good morning. >> we have to pause for 9/11, and of course this is an important day, and i just wonder what your personal memories are of this day, 18 years. >> 18 years. it's hard to believe, and my personal memory is standing in the white house learning of the first plane, the second plane, the plane that hit the pentagon and recognizing that america's security would never be the same, but today i think we pause also to remember those who lost their lives, the families who were affected, the first responders who came in that day at great risk to themselves, the men and women in uniform who would go and defend us, and especially i like to remember the resilience of our country, the coming together around the sense that we were now deeply american, and i think we could use some of that again >> yeah, there was that feeling of shared grief but also shared resolve. you of course were the director of the 9/11 commission are you surprised, you know, in

18 years, knock on wood, happily there hasn't been a mass casualtyterr attack ke that are you surprised? >> i am a little surprised there hasn't been more but i've been impressed at the way a lot of americans have responded. we haven't relied just on one defense. we've relied on layers of defenses from the cockpit doors on outwards, that people encounter at the airports, to our borders, to our partners overseas a lot of people have worked very hard to make america safer, and it may not be perfectly safe but it is safer. >> let's turn to some of the news headlines here, your book is called "to build a better world" and we can talk about the world and of course the big news this morning is the firing/resignation of john bolton, a man you know and served with. what do you make of that this is the third national security adviser now in the administration is that turnover a concern to you? >> well, of course, you like stability in these positions, but it's not uncharacteristic of other administrations, too, that

you get some turnover. national security adviser may be the hardest job in the government, trying to bring everybody together on the president's priorities, john bolton is of great intellect, i think he did a really good job and i think he's going to be missed he was skeptical of some of the decisions that were being made and that's always good, but it's always the case, too, that if the national security adviser and the president are not on the same page it's not the president who's going to go, and so i think john understands that. >> you may or may not know the president tweeted about you just last night he was watching an interview you did on fox news, he called it excellent, very interesting and secure perspective on life he said of you. that of course got people thinking, would you want to be the national security adviser in this administration. >> thank you, i've done that job, and i think i won't try to

catch lightning in a bottle again. he'll find someone who suits his style, and he'll find someone, i hope who can bring the security team together. you have to have the secretary of state, secretary of defense, pulling in the same direction. >> any reason to think you're considered for that. >> certainly not, no. >> we've crossed that off the list let me turn to you phillip on this issue, apparently one of the issues of contention with john bolton, the national security adviser, and this is this meeting that was to take place with the taliban at camp david for this last weekend. it was of course cancelled by the president and also planned by the president what do you think of that in terms of not only just the optics of meeting at camp david but the deal that apparently was on the table and very close to being done. >> i'm glad the meeting was cancelled. >> why. >> i don't think the taliban should have been invited to camp david. i don't think actually we should be negotiating an agreement with the taliban to determine how many troops we need in afghanistan. excluding the afghan government that we have been fighting to defend for 18 years.

here's the situation we want to drawdown some more in afghanistan for our reasons, working with our partners, okay, drawdown but don't try to paper it over with a deal with the taliban that's trying to kill civilians day and night every day. >> that raises the question are you concerned that the president apparently was open to such a deal >> well, some people believe that this is the way to end wars, you have peace negotiations, i don't mind if you want to have negotiations but phillip is right, nothing about this seemed to be going in the right direction. when the taliban said that the afghan government was a puppet, illegitimate government, they wouldn't respect the constitution, just imagine what that would mean, for instance, to the women of afghanistan who have trusted us to come out of their shells, to put their girls in school, to join the military. we owe something to the people of afghanistan, and we should never forget, as we have the anniversary of 9/11, that this started in afghanistan and we

cannot allow afghanistan to become a terrorist safe haven again. there is nothing to suggest that the taliban would prevent that from happening, in fact, they are terrorists and they're most likely to encourage it. >> you write a lot about russia in your book you obviously are a russia scholar, you know putin. what do you think putin thinks of president trump >> well, i don't know that vladimir putin has any thoughts about anybody except the following, i need to find a way to dominate, i need to find a way to humiliate, that's just who he is. he has decided that russia needs an enemy and it's the united states, and it's part of his domestic strategy also to hold his country together at a time when the economy is suffering, when people are starting to get a little tired of his leadership, so whatever he thinks of the american president, he thinks that the united states of america is a good target for his animus, and we're going to continue to see that i will say this, we're going to have to find a workable relationship with the russians, even under vladimir putin. but i believe we have put him in

a difficult situation with the sanctions that have been placed upon russia, and he's just, as i said, he needs an enemy, and it's us. >> do you think that russia has been adequately punished for its interference and meddling in the election. >> the time actually for punishing russia for interference in the election has come and gone. we have done what we've done. >> is that a no? >> it's basically no use crying over stuff maybe we should have done two years ago the focus now needs to be on how we protect the election next time. >> because i will completely second that. look, the first time that they interfered in our election, it was shame on them. if they do it again, it's shame on us. we know a lot about what they have done. if we aren't taking steps to prevent that, then that's a problem that we are creating. >> when you look at the 2016 election, and you look at how relatively speaking it was decided by a handful of votes in a few states, do you think it's

possible that russia's election interference actually worked, it actually elected donald trump over hillary clinton. >> i don't think there is any evidence of that, and you know, i don't think that's a good conversation to have i think that really does devalue the people in wisconsin and michigan and others who decided to vote for president trump. whether you like this president or not, whether you believe that he should have been president or not, let's give the credit to the americans who went out and voted for somebody who they thought would bring change and the question is are we going to be responsive to some of the messages that were out there, and do you hear me now people who felt that they were disadvantaged by globalization, the unemployed coal miner in west virginia, the opioid addicted person in pennsylvania, are we going to be responsive to those people that's really the question we should be asking. >> well, the book of course is called "to build a better world", it's got a lot of thought provoking issues in it thank you so much for being here this morning, especially on this morning, we really appreciate it. >> thank you.

>> thank you. still to come, we're going to meet the award winning chef on a mission to make every school lunch healthy and homemade first, this is "today" on nbc.

friday, they were searching for mckenzie >> i thought she was sending a signal >> they found her secrets inside. >> the site is not unfamiliar to eye lot of women well, we are back with a story this morning that is kind of a head scratcher. >> imagine this, a place where only girls are being born.

not a single boy in a decade and that is not a fairytale, it is actually happening in one city keir simmons explains why. good morning >> reporter: hey, guys great graduation picture, that is young people's fire academy, but take a closer look because you will see most of the children are girls attention focused on this tiny town in poland where a boy has not been born for almost ten years. in a village with only one road, they have been making only one kind of baby, girls. a boy hasn't been born here in almost a decade. the residents don't know how to account for it perhaps it is a coincidence. maybe it is the diet one thing appears certain, it is not a problem. the local youth volunteer fire department is mostly female and has pain winning major competitions we are so skilled that we are doing great in a typical man's job, says this young volunteer and these girls think it is fun

to be in a village without boys. the village which depends on agriculture increasingly relies on women to work the fields. perhaps it is not a huge anomaly. only 272 folks live here while the total number of girls born since the boys disappeared is 12 hardly a baby boom but they would like a few more males. the mayor has even offered a reward to the couple who has a baby boy telling us that the reward will not bemoan, but a surprise to the parents and the baby the youngest man is now almost a teen at 12 and pleased if a boy is born, they would like him to stick around locals say a boy was born nine years ago but he and his family moved away there is one thing that the local mayor says they don't think that they tried, there is a polish folklore that says if you sleep with an ax under your

bed, you will have a boy so maybe someone there can try that guys >> thanks a lot. wow. so strange >> must be what joel is like all girls. >> wonder women at your house. >> yeah, mom and the girls jack and i looking around going where are we >> yeah, how do we fit >> i'm on the side of girls and boys but it is interesting to think that no boys born in a decade. >> can you imagine knowing when that first boy is born some talk about a party. >> yeah. >> all right well, just ahead this morning, we'll talk about the chef who left his job at one of the world's best restaurants why? he wanted to work in school cafeterias but first, this is "today" on nbc. the weather's perfect...

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school year underway, there's a push among parents and schools to make healthier better tasting lunches. >> sheinelle is here with one man's mission for every kid to sit down to a homemade meal. >> a lot of factors are at play, what should be served, how much should it cost, who should pay for it when it comes to getting kids to sit down and eat, one world class chef believes he may have a solution it's lunchtime, and what's on the menu, freshly cut fruit and homemade meatloaf with whipped potatoes staples that have become the rule, not the exception here in new london, connecticut. >> specifically the conversation about school food is about nutrition or the lack of quality. but quite frankly, the most important thing and the biggest issue is really hunger >> meet chef dan giusti, he walked away from his head job at noma, one of the best jobs in the world, venturing out to start a food program called

brigade, the goal to put professional cooks on the frontline of public school cafeteria. >> when you have kids that are hungry and see that, it's hard not to think that's what you not should be doing. the typical school meal is some kind of heat and serve meal, where the food came in processed or packaged and they just brought it to a safe temperature and served our philosophy is based on the idea that we are taking care of the kids through the food and want to show them we are putting as much thought into it as possible. >> a classically trained chef, he attended culinary school in upstate new york before working his way up at restaurants. now he uses his experience and applies it to school districts, maximizing budgets to put the best tasting food on lunchroom trays. >> because we're working within the national school lunch program, you have to offer five components, protein, whole grain, fruit, vegetables and a milk milk costs about a quarter, so we have about a dollar for the o

rest of the components, so you can imagine that's quite challenging. there's no question that you can implement some kind of program similar to this if not exactly what we're doing anywhere. >> he and his team have served more than 2 million meals across three states including new york and virginia, following the same nutritional and cost guidelines as any other school in the country. playing up fresh meals that appeal to these young students, in addition to comfort classics like peanut butter and jelly and pizza made with homemade dough, of course, and new palette pleasers. >> pasta, curry, hummus and a flat bread that we make ourselves. >> these fifth graders seem to like the changes. >> i feel like they're homemade, from my house. >> compared to this school, all my other school lunches, not as good as this one. >> i strongly feel what we're doing is working on a daily basis. we see kids that are really enjoying their meals it really makes them happy

it brightens their day this isn't concrete data, and i think that's going to take some time, but for me, when i see a young person talking about food or thanking one of the cafeteria workers for the meal that they got that day, for me that means it's working it really is our responsibility to make sure that the food is as good as it can be. >> so now, dan and his team tell us they are in talks with hundreds of schools across the country to come in and train their existing staff to put scratch made meals on the menu if your kid doesn't eat dinner, you know they have a wholesome lunch. and he has gotten the cost down so low. >> and now he can spread the recipes around. >> absolutely. >> and he could get into the airlines >> sheinelle, thank you, we're going to be back in a moment, but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> or my house

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day. just ahead on the third hour of today, natasha bedingfield in the artist's lounge singing her new song. we have a-rod coming in today, talking about what he's up to, jennifer lopez. >> i saw a rod throw a football to gronk across a new york street the other day right over a cab and people. >> only in new york. good morning. it's 8:56. i'm marcus washington. americans this morning are remembering one of the nation's darkest days, the september 11th terror attacks 18 years ago. president trump this morning giving an address at the pentagon. he was joined by military and defense leaders.

>> and this in san francisco, where firefighters rang a memorial bell for 9/11 victims. a commemoration also took place in shanksville, pennsylvania. that's where united airlines flight 93 went down on its way from newark to sfo. 40 passengers and crew members died. vice president mike pence attending that event in shanksville. and happening now, people are also paying tribute at a special 9/11 memorial site in union city, but this year no official commemoration event was taking place. bob redell is there and will have a live report during our midday newscast. well, in fremont last night, leaders approving plans for a new homeless navigation center. it will be built on what's currently a parking lot located behind city hall. that site was one of two being considered. the 45-bed facility will cost more than $7 million to build. it's expected to be up and running by june of next year.

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rockefeller plaza this is the third hour of today. >> good morning everyone and welcome to the third hour of today. this is a morning of remembrance all thinking back to the day 18 years ago that shook our nation and changed our way of life. ceremonies are under way right now in lower manhattan to honor the nearly 3,000 victims of the september 11th attacks. nbc has a look back for us. >> reporter: this morning the nation pauses to remember.