92 slow westbound. traffic alert clear on the other side. >> we'll be back with a local news update in half an hour and every half hour after that. don't forget to join us for our midday newscast at 11:00. don't miss us. good morning, breaking news. emergency situation. tornadoes and record setting rains for widespread flooding in texas overnight. a hospital forced to evacuate. more than a thousand people in one city in need of rescue and this morning, with more than two feet of rain already on the ground, it's still coming down the dangerous storm now moving east we're live with the very latest. stunning scandal canadian prime minister justin trudeau apologizes overnight after a photo emerges of him wearing brownface at a party. >> i should have known better but i didn't and i'm really sorry.

>> he admits it wasn't the only time, his electi campaign thrown into chaos as a rival says he's not fit to lead. white house whistle-blower, a formal complaint filed by a u.s. intelligence officer against president trump. this morning the mystery surrounding what the president may have promised a foreign leader during a phone call. those stories, plus ties to isis the case of a florida airline mechanic charged with sabotaging a plane moments before takeoff. nbc news investigates. we'll take you inside ground zero for america's vaping epidemic, the factories in china where nearly all of the products are made. and city of flights, the flying taxis giving tourists a brand new way to see paris today, september 19th, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in

rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody, welcome to "today." we're so happy you joined us on this thursday morning, weather all week she's got a bug that won't let go. >> can't shake it. >> we do wish her well let's get started this morning with that dangerous weather in the south. overnight the remnants of tropical storm imelda triggered more flooding and tornadoes in texas. emergency rescues and evacuations are under way this morning. gabe gutierrez is in winnie, texas, good morning. >> reporter: the conditions here are just incredible. we have been getting pounded by heavy rain the last several hours. multiple water rescues all the way, many roads are impassable and there was so much rain overnight that a hospital has been evacuated this morning much of winnie,

texas is under water. >> every road is flooded right now. >> reporter: the remnants of tropical storm imelda pounding the area with rain overnight first responders are overwhelmed. 1,000 people called 911 asking to be rescued. airboats and high water vehicles were deployed overnight. to make matters worse the local hospital had to be evacuated. >> the hospital itself has flooded. we have to get them out. >> reporter: patients rescued from the rising waters and taken to a nearby nursing home other parts of southeast texas slammed with torrential rain and dangerous tornadoes. leaving flooded streets in beaumont, and bringing a fast moving tornado to baytown just east of houston. the twister downing trees and power lines and damaging two homes. this man was inside one of them. >> i knew what it was.

>> reporter: the county sheriff grateful no one was hurt. >> it's a miracle no one died out here considering the damage we're seeing. >> reporter: the storm dumping nearly two feet of rain on the coastal town of sergeant, leaving homes surrounded by flood waters. >> every subdivision down here has flooded roads in it. >> reporter: even areas used to flooding were caught by surprise the rain fell for hours flooding this road in houston leaving several cars stalled and drivers stuck, officials urging the public not to let their guard down. >> our biggest concern is for people who don't heed the warnings, drive around the roadblocks we put up and continuously try to beat the weather. >> reporter: local authorities have opened emergency shelters and the rain is still coming down roads are impassable water rescues are under way. there's just no telling when this rain will stop. hoda >> wow, all right, gabe gutierrez in texas gabe, thank you. another major story this morning, the reelection campaign

of canadian prime minister justin trudeau is suddenly in turmoil after a photo surfaced of him wearing brownface he has apologized overnight. his rivals have been quick to pounce anne thompson is here with this. >> reporter: prime minister justin trudeau's campaign could be derailed by that photo from his past it has many in canada wondering this morning who the prime minister truly is. this morning a major controversy in canada as accusations of racism surround its prime minister justin trudeau. this photo newly discovered by "time" magazine shows him in brownface nearly two decades ago. >> it was something i didn't think was racist at the time but now i recognize it was something racist to do. >> reporter: the picture from the 2000-2001 yearbook from the private school where he was a

teacher shows him wearing a turban, robes and dark makeup. at a press conference trudeau made no excuses. >> i attended an end of year gala where the theme was arabian nights and i dressed up in an aladdin costume and put makeup on i wish i hadn't done it but i did it and i apologize for it. >> reporter: he's also admitting it's not the only incident. >> when i was in high school i dressed up at a talent show, and sang with makeup on. >> reporter: that song a hit for harry belafonte. this scandal threatens his reelection campaign. >> canadians get to vote for what they want. >> reporter: welcoming refugees and supporting minority groups during his nearly four years as

prime minister. >> i'm going to be thinking about how much harder i'm going to have to continue to work to demonstrate to canadians that i'm focused on building a better world with less discrimination, less intolerance, and less racism i'm going to be asking canadians to forgive me for what i did. >> the election is coming up soon how much of an impact will this have >> a lot of support comes from minorities groups in canada. those groups are disappointed and they feel what he did is insulting to their communities he's got a lot of mending fences to do here in canada they only have 40 days for a campaign unlike our country so the election will be on the 21st. he's got about a month to make up, to apologize and to see if canadians will

forgive him. >> anne thompson, thank you. we are learning a lot more this morning about an american airlines mechanic who was recently charged with attempting to sabotage a plane filled with passengers federal prosecutors now say he had isis videos on his phone and may have family ties to terrorists nbc's stephanie gosk joins us from miami international with more on this story hey, steph, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning, you know, this is a story that shocked everyone who flies when it originally broke, that mechanic saying he was upset over a contract dispute. now prosecutors are suggesting he may have ties to isis this morning federal prosecutors allege that an american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a plane in miami may have had darker motives abdul alani was arrested two weeks ago. at a bond hearing in federal court wednesday prosecutors revealed alani downloaded some disturbing propaganda photos to

his phone. he had a message in arabic wishing allah would use his divine powers to harm nonmuslims and that he recently travelled to his native iraq to visit a brother prosecutors say is reportedly an isis member. he confessed to tampering with the plane so it would need maintenance in an attempt to get overtime pay it was on the runway in miami bound for the bahamas with 150 people on board when a flight sensor light came on. >> power american 2834, we've goat a maintenance issue here. >> reporter: the pilots turned back court documents show he admitted to super gluing a piece of foam to a sensor. his intention was not to cause harm to the aircraft or its passengers his attorneys are saying he's not a danger, they're blowing this out of proportion adding we're going to be arguing he never endangered the safety

of others because he knew the pilot would not fly because of the warning light. even if he had it would not have been unsafe. alani is a naturalized u.s. citizen has no prior criminal record american airlines fired him and said safety is its top priority, calling the evidence against him disconcerting. the judge denied bail saying you may be very sympathetic to terrorists terrorists who would bring harm to people. so alani will be in court on friday to enter a plea he's still only charged with tampering with a plane he's not charged with terrorism, guys. >> steph, what does this say about airport security if it turns out this guy was, in fact, an isis sympathizer? >> it raises concerns and there are concerns the house homeland

security recently had, issuing a report that says we still have vulnerabilities at airports, an insider threat but there's also been a lot of talk of insider threats at airports since 9/11. airlines, airports do background checks they make sure that they monitor closely those people that they hire and then the fbi does keep an eye on things like terrorist checklists and crimes that are going on to alert airports andi. but it would be impractical, airlines if there's any issue. but it would be impractical when you talk about the kind of communication prosecutors were mentioning in court to monitor that communication among mechanics out there. >> stephanie gosk in miami, thank you. also breaking overnight, word of a whistle-blower inside the trump administration that's triggered a showdown with the nation's intelligence agencies, the issue a phone call between the president and a foreign leader and what president trump may have promised. it comes as the ousted national

security adviser unloads on his former boss. we have two reports from the white house this morning, starting with nbc's kristen welker kristen, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you this has been a closely guarded secret in washington until now we knew a whistle-blower complaint was filed by an int w intelligence officia intelligence official. we're learning it was sparked by a call between president trump and an unidentified foreign leader, all of this as the president is publicly feuding with his former national security adviser this morning we're learning a phone call between president trump and another world leader prompted a whistle-blower complaint at the center of a growing scandal in washington. "the washington post" first reporting that an intelligence official was so bothered by a promise president trump made to a foreign leader that he filed a formal complaint with the inspector general. a former u.s. intelligence official familiar with the matter confirming the details to nbc news

what's not clear is who the foreign leader was and what the president allegedly promised the complaint has led to a standoff between congress and acting director of national intelligence joseph mcguire who has refused to turn it over to the house intelligence committee. so far the white house has not responded to a request for comment. meanwhile, on wednesday, while visiting his border wall, president trump lashing out at his recently ousted national security adviser john bolton. >> john was not able to work with anybody and a lot of people disagreed with his ideas. >> reporter: the president's comments coming after revelations first reported by politico and confirmed by nbc news that bolton sharply criticized him wednesday during a private lunch in new york. according to someone who was there bolton never mentioned the president by name but unleashed on him arguing mr. trump set the stage for iran's recent provocations in saudi arabia by not retaliating after iran struck down an unmanned u.s. drone in june. slamming the president's

willingness to meet with leaders from iran and north korea as "doomed to failure." and blasting the president's now scrapped idea to invite the taliban for peace talks at camp david, saying it sent a "terrible signal to the victims of 9/11. bolton has not responded to requests for comment on wednesday mr. trump took fresh aim at his hawkish former national security adviser. >> a lot of people were very critical that i brought him on in the first place because of the fact he was so into going into middle east he got stuck in quick sand we became policemen for the middle east and it's ridiculous. >> the drama comes after president trump named his replacement. robert o'brien who handled hostage negotiations will be in place at a critical moment ahead of the president's visit to the u.n. general assembly next week. craig and hoda >> kristen, going back to the whistle-blower complaint for just a moment here, what more can you tell us about that where does that go from here >> reporter: over the last

several days that secret complaint has been the subject of an intense standoff between the acting intelligence chief, the acting intelligence chief and adam schiff, the chairman of the house intelligence committee. has aged to testify publiclyuire next week, it's a possible chance for the public to learn more about what happened during that phone call in question, craig. >> kristen welker from the white house, thank you another issue tied to national security this morning. the growing crisis in the middle east, the united states will hit iran with new sanctions over that attack on key saudi oil facilities, a strike that secretary of state mike pompeo is now labeling a "act of war. nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has the latest on that hallie, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. new overnight we are now getting response from the iranian foreign minister saying they don't want military confrontation but will not blink to defend iran if there is one

the foreign minister also warning that if the military strike were to happen it could trigger all out war. for his part president trump is keeping his options of open as we expect to learn more soon about those escalating sanctions against iran a new escalation this morning, ratcheting up tensions with tehran. >> we'll be adding some very significant sanctions onto iran. >> reporter: but president trump stopping short of announcing military action against the regime, still keeping his options open. >> there are many options and there's the ultimate option and there are options a lot less than that. >> reporter: the white house blames iran for this weekend's attack on saudi oil production facilities and now the saudis are sharing what they point to as proof iran sponsored the attack, releasing videos and displaying debris they say came from the site. secretary of state mike pompeo is in the region meeting with saudi leaders and he's describing the oil attack as an act of war back home some lawmakers like

lindsey graham agree, although the senator says more sanctions don't send a strong enough message. >> my belief is additional sanctions will fall short.eside' >> reporter: while graham, a trump ally, believes the president's actions toward iran have been perceived as weakness the president himself is making clear he sees it differently. >> i think it's a great sign of strength it's very easy to attack but if you ask lindsay, ask him how did going into the middle east, how did that work out? and how did going into iraq work out? so we have a disagreement on that and, you know, there's plenty of time to do some dastardly things. rom around the world are expected to be here in new york city fo >> so hallie, in just a number of days now leaders from around the world are expected to ascend here on new york city for the geral assembly we thought the iranians might be coming as well is that still the case >> reporter: it's an open question mike pompeo was asked about that overseas and would not comment

on iranian visas, whether those would be granted, but suggested it was reasonable to consider they should be allowed into a meeting about peace in the first place. president trump said he would let them come. putting it into perspective when you think about the timing it was a couple weeks ago that the big question was whether president trump would meet and sit down with the iranian leader in new york and now the question is whether the iranians will be there at all. >> hallie jackson from the white house this morning, thank you. a hot air balloon pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a san diego neighborhood yesterday city councilman mark cursy videoed the stop he gave the pilot credit for doing a nice job of putting it down in a parking lot and just missed some houses thankfully, nobody was hurt, second in a year something's going on over there. let's say good morning to dylan, she's got more on the storms from the south and also

the rest of the picture. we are focusing on the rain across southeastern texas where near jefferson county we have reports of 34 inches of rainfall the storm itself is only moving north/northwest at 5 miles per hour that's why the rain is continuing over the same areas for an extended period of time we have flash flood warnings in effect that includes beaumont, texas, the storm will drift to the north and we are going to see these bands of rain train over the same areas already hard hit. we'll get a bit of a break later this morning and more rain will be enforced as we go into early this afternoon we could see an additional five to ten inches of rainfall with a lot of that rain falling in a short period of time, as much as three to five inches of rain falling per hour, it's all tropical in nature speaking of the tropics tropical storm jerry is continuing to strengthen moving west/northwest it looks like it will stay north

of puerto rico, even the cone of uncertainty keeps it to the north of the islands before it takes this turn. it's still something we should keep a close eye on in the meantime that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds can expe. this is happening in 13 stadiums all across the country. now if verizon 5g can do this for the nfl... imagine what it can do for you. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's all clear as we get a live look outside. not only in san francisco but all across the bay area as we start out with cool temperatures. we'll have a nice and mild day. seasonable for the south bay reaching 80 degrees. 83 for concord with napa reaching 82.

oakland, we'll see a high of 76 and 68 in san francisco. we will have some warmer weather in the forecast for the valleys reaching up to 90 on saturday. cooling down for early next week but then heating up by next tuesday. >> dylan, thank you. just ahead, a social media crackdown that's going to impact your instagram feed. the posts that will now be restricted to make the site a more positive place. also ahead this morning an nbc news investigation takes us inside ground zero for america's vaping epidemic. an inside look at where nearly all of those e-cigarette devices are actually being made. but first, this is "today" on nbc. the juul record.

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a live look outside in san jose. we also have a cool start but it leads no a very comfortable afternoon. some of our warmer spots will only reach the low 80s today with most of the bay in the 70s and our coastal temperatures in the 60s with some breezy winds. going into the forecast we'll warm it up. going into the mid-80s in the valleys tomorrow, peaking at 90 saturday. a slight cooldown for the end of the weekend into early next week. then we do have some more hot weather and possibly a high fire danger by the middle of next week. we'll be watching that along with our sunshine in the forecast. how are the roads now moving, mike? much better. as you were talking you see a couple tow trucks pulled one vehicle out of the middle lanes and there's another tow truck approaching the beginning of the arrow. middle lanes cleared so now we have recovery mode for west 80, the east shore freeway passing university. the jam from golden gate field down to the scene. the bay bridge toll plaza will

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we are back, 7:30 this morning with a shot of the washington monument because after three long years that iconic d.c. landmark is set to re to the public 9:00 a.m. eastern this morning. >> that has been closed since september 2016 but i bet a lot of folks are going to be happy that this day has come you make that trip to d.c., and you want to get up there. >> they're upgrading the elevator system there. so folks can go back to the top. >> good, all right, good we're going to get the latest on the stories we're following for you, millions under flash flood warnings across east texas as the last bands of tropical depression

imelda move through. winnie, texas is under water severe flooding left a lot of roads impassable more than a thousand people called 911 asking to be rescued and the local hospital there had to be evacuated. other parts of southeast texas were also slammed with torrential rain and dangerous tornadoes. dylan will be back in a couple minutes to update us on this. new orleans saints quarterback drew brees is recovering this morning after undergoing surgery on his right thumb. posting this photo on instagram wearing a cast on his throwing hand included this, complete successful surgery, this is my attempt at giving everybody a thumbs up. he's expected to be out of action for about six weeks but we know that drew brees will be back. >> we will wait for drew brees. >> yes, we will. >> he will be back he and his wife brittany are terrific and it's good to see him with that thumbs up.

also this morning instagram is taking a stand against some of the diet and beauty products promoted on the site by some of social media's biggest influencers.etails. >> reporter: instagr miguel almaguer has details. >> reporter: instagram is a powerful tool so many of us use every day, it can shape the way you see your life, friends and even yourself. that is one of the reasons why so many changes are being made this morning instagram, a picture of change, announcing bold new measures designed to curb posts on its platform that push weight loss and cosmetic procedures on its users. particularly those under 18. in a statement instagram saying its goal is to be a positive place. the facebook owned company adding the plan is part of an effort to reduce the pressure that people can sometimes feel as a result of social media. under the new policy, which will also include content on facebook instagramers, 17 and under, will

be restricted from seeing posts that promote certain diet and beauty services, including those that feature an incentive to buy items or promote miraculous weight loss cures. instagram's influence isive. 1 billion accounts are active each month. and over half massive. 1 billion accounts are active each month and over half a billion users log on daily according to a recent harvard study the spread of health misinformation online is rampant. some point to kim kardashian who has promoted products like detox teas and diet shakes to 148 million followers in the past. and instagram says she won't be immune to the new rules. the company's public policy manager telling the evening standard in part if a kardashian's instagram post is pulled into the policy of promoting diet products or procedures for sale it will be removed. nbc news has reached out to kim kardashian for comment and has

not heard back. >> my parent's standards were incredibly high and they were incredibly high and they were impossible to please. >> reporter: an activist, an outspoken kardashian critic, calling instagram's new action huge news writing in part this is an extraordinary win that is going to make a big difference, adding influencers have to be e. for instagram it's a snapshot of what the more responsible for instagram it's a snapshot of what the future may look like on social media. >> so miguel, what are the timeline, what's the timeline for these changes? >> as early as yesterday afternoon instagram's changes were already visible, the diet shake, for example, that kim kardashian posted earlier we showed you that's coming up as restricted for those under 18 years old. >> miguel almaguer for us in l.a., thank you. coming up al roker has been live in a lot of places, this may be a first for mr. roker. >> where is he >> live from his hospital bed.

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we are back with an nbc news investigation on america's vaping epidemic. >> amid growing concerns over e-cigarette use and new cases of that mysterious lung disease this morning we are going to take you inside vaping's ground zero, the factories and labs in china where the devices are actually being made. nbc's janis mackey frayer has that story for us this morning janis, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys, with u.s. health officials investigating a surge in breathing illnesses linked to vaping we're bringing you to the source of it all, china. the place where most u.s. vape products are being made but not always regulated this is the world's vaping heartland, a five square mile district in shenzhen, china, 90% of the vaping supply chain where hundreds of chinese factories

are making, testing and exporting nearly every vaping product on the planet, from circuit boards and batteries to liquid filled pods so it looks like business is booming. >> absolutely. the business is so good and the market is growing so fast. >> reporter: we were given special access to production lines and testing labs here to show where it all begins before reaching store shelves and vape shops. china made the first e-cigarette back in 2003, vaping is more popular than ever. this factory alone makes 200,000 of these every single day, a $12 billion global market that's largely unregulated. the vaping monopoly centered here has boomed with little oversight. >> the market will make a judgment if it's a low quality product they will not be able to survive

in the market. >> reporter: only now with a vaping scare sweeping the u.s. is china's government considering rules to ease even its own safety concerns. raised in a document where state officials admit that chinese e-cigarettes vary in quality and may pose safety risks such as liquid leakages, substandard batteries and the addition of unsafe ingredients american health experts looking into hundreds of vape related illnesses in over 30 states and at least seven deaths say they can't point to any one product chinese or otherwise, as the culprit. >> what i can say is we recommend that people not buy products off the street or -- and not further manipulate vapi industry has blamed b products that they get. >> reporter: the u.s. vaping industry has blamed black market products involving illegal thc oils with a lack of regulation in china, e-cigarette producers like deny chu say they have their own strict quality controls, standards required by

the fda and european regulators. quality is our lifeline, he says, small workshops and counterfeiters use whatever they can, materials that could be unsafe to human health it's unclear how many cut rate workshops might be out there last year juul labs took federal legal action in the u.s. against 30 chinese entities known to be counterfeiting their device and selling them online. >> are you worried about more regulations? >> not at all. i think regulating the market is a blessing because all those low quality products will be off the market >> reporter: as for those new regulations here china's government says they are officially in the works, but it could be months before they take effect hoda, craig? >> janis, quickly, are there other factories like that there in china >> reporter: there are hundreds of factories, most of them are

legitimate they adhere to the safety standards that have been set by the fda and european regulators. it's just that there are no national regulations here in china. there are, however, lower cost operators, these workshops that are not following strict set quality controls they're using substandard materials to improve their margins. and they could be getting products into the market craig? >> janis mackey, 200,000 every day. we're swinging it over to miss dylan for a check of the weather. it's chilly across new england where we have frost and freeze warnings in effect, doesn't affect humans as much as your outdoor plants. but still, you'll want thethis with temperatures startingff jacket when you step outside this morning that's for sure with temperatures starting off in the lower 30s on the flipside, warm temperatures everywhere else across the country chicago should hit 84. 90 in st. louis. cincinnati 88 degrees. nashville is hot at 93 we'll see warmer air try to trickle into the east as we go into friday as temperatures get

back to the 70s and 80s. it gets warmer through the weekend. philly, upper 80s through the weekend as it does cool off in detroit by l good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's a sunny start to the day as we are all feeling a nice cool start, and it will be a comfortable afternoon with some of our warmer inland temperatures reaching the low 80s today, concord one of the warmer spots reaching 83 degrees and 80 in san jose. san francisco, expect highs in the upper 60s. we are going to be on a warming trend going into the weekend with our temperatures peaking on saturday up to 90 degrees. mid-80s for sunday and then really hot for the middle of next week. and that's your and that's your latest forecast. >> all right. >> thank you, dylan. >> look who's here >> guys, coming up, one of the coolest things you'll see today, flying taxis. >> what? >> our first look at what could be a new way for tourists to see

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[ buffer stops ] still not working! how 'bout now?! no! i just don't know. i mean, i don't know who labeled this thing. yeah?! no! welcome back so if you are bored by your morning commute i think we have something for you. >> yeah, check this out. over in paris they just tested out electric flying taxis that are being hailed as the future of transportation. nbc's kelly cobiella went for a spin kelly? >> reporter: guys, good morning, it sounds like something straight out of the jetsons, a

flying car but i'm actually on one right now and the developers hope that this will bring flow back to the world's cities it's a modern city nightmare traffic jams, robbing us of precious time and spewing pollution at levels that can be dangerous to our health. >> you breathe the air and youk breathe the smoke of the cars. >> reporter: parisians are trying to do their part with e-scooters and cycling that only goes so far. the river may come to the rescue the bubble turns it into the road, an electric hydrofoil that looks like a car, acts like a high tech racing boat, transport that would make the jetsons jealous. designed to take passengers across and along the senne at the tap of a smartphone app. it's like a hailing service.

>> a hailing service. >> reporter: he heads up sea bubbles, a startup that developed the flying taxi, using waterways to ease congestion and add to the tourist experience. >> fantastic ride, flying on the water, today crossing paris in the traffic jam takes you an hour to two hours, we can do it in a 25 minutes. in a 25 minutes. >> reporter: you have big dreams. >> if you don't have big dreams what you got you've got to shoot for it. >> reporter: he's invited me along for a test drive, promising zero noise, zero waves and zero co2 emissions whoa, we are taking off. >> if you can look behind and see no waves. >> reporter: i have to say it's really quiet and it's not rocky at all the max speed, 20 miles an hour and they say it's stable even in a storm. i see that there's a sunroof. >> there's a sunroof you want to get out? >> reporter: can you stand up in this >> of course, here >> reporter: fantastic

oh, what a view, right each flying taxi costs around $200,000, running on battery power, a full charge takes 35 minutes, and lasts up to two and a half hours definitely have to compete with price of the metro and what would it cost for a ride anders hopes it will be on par with the cabs. this would be a senne super highway. the idea is to see the bubble in every big city with a waterway around the world in the next few years but this is specifically launching in paris by early next year guys >> kelly cobiella there, al roker standing by with commentary apparently. >> of course he does, hey, al. >> well, it might be the medication speaking, but it's not flying it's in contact with the water it's called a hydrofoil. >> oh, okay. >> causing me to go to paris with kelly to further investigate. >> we're to goingar from mr. roker how his surgery went.

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good thursday morning. right now at 7:56 we are just seeing a few clouds moving across the south bay. other than that a nice cool start and we'll see our skies clear throughout the day. at noon we're at 71 degrees and then reaching into the mid to upper 70s for many of our micro climates for the bay and some of our inland valleys reaching the low 80s this afternoon. all of this very seasonable and about normal for this time of year. we will be heating up going into the weekend. friday's high temperature reaches up to 86 degrees and 90 on saturday. slightly cooler on sunday with some mid-80s. then we're back into the 90s for the middle of next week. 95 next tuesday. for san francisco expect a high of 68 with some low to mid-70s throughout the weekend and sunshine. we'll make it into the upper 70s by next tuesday. let's head over to mike now for an update on the commute.

we just saw this tow truck clear the area. there was a three-car crash. another crash south clerd to the shoulder as well. both sides of bay slow. 101 and 880, of course. we are looking to the jam on the east shore freeway. the earlier crash cleared around ashby. the backup at the toll plaza and down the east shore freeway. thanks, mike. happening now authorities in central california are investigating a deadly crash involving a bus carrying members of a country music tour. josh turner played last night. band members were not onboard the bus. one person died and two others suffered major injuries. a link to the full details on our facebook page. president trump makes new threats against san francisco a city he believes is suffering from the homeless crisis. but critics point out that his

solutions have nothing to do with helping the homeless. on our home page we posted the full story. i'm marcus washington.

coming up, drenched, millions under flash flood warnings. >> every subdivision has flooded roads in it. >> more rain on the way. dylan has your forecast. plus, mental health 101. the new kind of class required by some states to help students combat their anxieties. >> everybody say, stress. >> stress. >> how many of you have ever felt stressed? >> we'll head into the classroom. ♪ a moment like this >> a reunion like this 17 years after her "american idol" win kelly clarkson

reunites with the judges who gave her a chance. >> on that day when she auditioned i knew she was going to win. >> what they're revealing as they take a trip down memory lane today, september 19th, 2019. >> hey, mom, i made it on the "today" show. >> today's our anniversary. >> i'm turning 80. >> and i'm turning 50. >> hello, we are the first grade class. we are watching the "today" show in kentucky. we found our favorite class right there in kentucky. thanks y'all for watching us welcome in on this thursday morning. savannah still on the mend she's going to feel better soon. >> yes, she is by the way, we would love to see your shoutout, #my today plaza on the bottom of your screen. right to your news at 8:00,

the remnants of tropical storm imelda triggered more flooding and tornadoes in texas gabe gutierrez is in winnie, texas east of houston. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: the rain is still falling here in winnie, texas, it's been a very long night. many truck drivers have pulled over on the side of the freeway because many roads are impassable water rescues are also under roi believe way. emergency responders got more than a thousand calls for rescue overnight. even a hospital had to be evacuated, and several patients were moved to a nearby nursing home this is all part of the remnants of tropical storm imelda, which dumped heavy rain on the region overnight. several devastating tornadoes also touched down in and around the houston area and some areas near the coast got as much as two feet or so or rain but the rain is continuing to fall here it's unclear how long it might continue but again, water rescues are

under way here in winnie, texas. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. u.s. intelligence officer has fired a whistle-blower complaint against president trump over what was apparently said during a phone call between the president and an unidentified foreign leader. "the washington post" first reporting the intelligence official was bothered by a promise the president made to that foreign leader. the complaint has led to a standoff between congress and the acting director of national intelligence joseph mcguire who refused to turn it over. the top 10 presidential candidates will be taking part in a gun safety forum in las vegas october 2. i'll serve as the moderator, catch it on msnbc. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is apologizing this morning after a photo surfaced showing him wearing brownface in 2001. it was published in a yearbook where he worked as a teacher he attended the gala where the

theme was arabian nights. >> i was dressed up in an aladdin costume and put makeup on i wish i hadn't done it but i did it and i apologize for it. >> trudeau says he didn't think it was racist at the time but now recognizes that it is. he also admitted wearing dark makeup during a high school talent show. the maker of the popular heartburn drug zantac stopped distribution of the drug, branded and generic versions they say the move is found in the drug. a distribution halt is different from a recall. that mea precautionary. contaminants were found in the drug distribution halt is different than a recall. stock can still be sold. the u.s. food and drug administration has not asked patients to stop taking it.

morning boost, i'll give that to you, a couple memorable moments at fenway park involving carl yastrzemski and his grandson san francisco giants outfielder mike yastrzemski hit a home run. mike also got the chance to play left field in the same spot his, grandfather did. so fast forward to last night. 80-year-old carl asked to throw out the first pitch before the red sox/giants game. who was behind the plate you got it, his grandson, of course, the pitch right down the middle afterwards the baseball icon emerging and they share that hug on the field. >> who is that >> that is a moment for the books right there. still to come, kelly clarkson, back together with the original "american idol" gang. >> i actually genuinely do not believe we would be sitting here today if you hadn't entered the show back then. >> all right, how kelly pulled off an epic reunion 17 years in

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[upbeat music ♪] you got this. you got this. you got this. you got this. we're we're back with our ongoing back to school series. did you know that a growing number of states now require mental health education? >> nbc's senior national correspondent kate snow attended a fifth grade class to figure this stuff out. >> i did i was at the school and i had a

great time, by the way there's this growing movement toward teaching social emotional learning, educating kids about what mental health means and how to combat anxiety, depression and stress with too many kids struggling with those issues now some states are mandating that teachers add those lessons in the hopes of transforming an entire generation. >> everybody say stress. >> stress. >> how many of you have ever felt stressed? and if you've never felt stressed you have to let me know what you're doing, okay, it's a normal thing, right? >> in andrea mccabe's fifth grade class talking about mental health isn't taboo, it's just another day at school. >> how do you release stress when you feel stressed ready, go. >> reporter: her students are working together to come up with coping strategies. >> what i would do is like just start fresh, or count to like ten. >> reporter: ways to calm down. >> one, two, three, breathe in and breathe out. >> reporter: they're learning about bullying, peer pressure,

healthy relationships. >> say forgiveness. >> forgiveness. >> sometimes holding onto something that's bothering you is so much more stressful than just forgiving and moving on. >> reporter: and it's all required by state law. >> when a law is passed people are woken up. >> superintendent of a school district in new york, the first state to make mental health education mandatory. elementary school teachers work the curriculum in. >> as students get older that's where there's more of a focus on what mental health is, what mental illness is, how you advocate for yourself and others >> reporter: new york is among at least nine states that require mental health curriculum by law at least 20 states and the district of columbia include mental health in their standards and lawmakers in three states have proposed legislation to require mental health education. >> if it's not a priority for those states what do you say to them

>> i guess i would ask them, what is a priority in your schools? because if working on having kids understand what mental health is isn't your first priority, before all the academics, i just don't understand it. this is not putting something else on the plate. this is the plate of education that has to be done first. >> reporter: a foundation more important than ever as more and more kids are struggling rates of depression and anxiety are way up, affecting more than 6 million children between 3 and 17 years old and suicide is now the second leading cause of death among 15 to 19 year-olds. >> feeling nervous about lunch because you're not sure who you will sit with. >> reporter: back in the classroom students are practicing real life scenarios what is mental health? >> mental health is really not more about your physical health, but your mind, what you're thinking about. >> reporter: 10-year-olds, victoria, noah and daniel know a lot about stress and they're not

afraid to talk about it. do you think that mental health is just as important as all your other kind of health, like your physical health? >> yeah. >> reporter: what's your top tip for defeating stress >> to relax. >>o excise. >> to go for a walk. >> to use a stress ball. >> reporter: ms. mccabe says the lessons are making aifference. >> often it's like the elephant in the room. it's something that they feel like, oh, it's only me letting them know that they're not alone, and it is something that unfortunately exists. it's so important. >> reporter: it was interesting, too, all your fifth graders raised their hand they have stress in their lives. >> i expected a couple of them to raise their hand. they were all very comfortable with saying, yeah, i'm stressed. i really hate to see that they're stressed but i'm also really glad to see they can admit that and it's okay and they're not ashamed. >> reporter: removing the stigma of mental health and education that will last a lifetime.

>> life is quick. >> life is quick. >> and you need to slow down say it slow down. >> i really want to be in her fifth grade class. ms. mccabe now recognizes the signs herself because she's had teacher training about mental health issues. one other point the superintendent made nationwide there aren't enough mental health specialists in school right now, they don't have enough school psychologists so this kind of training for the teachers really can make a difference. >> you and your team literally called every state, right? >> yeah, our producer literally called every state if you want to know how your state is doing we put this interactive map up on today.com, you can look up your state and see what they're doing or what they're not doing in terms of mental health education. >> my son just started kindergarten a few weeks ago and they've already started starte instruction on mindfulness at 5. >> it's instruction on mindfulness at 5. >> it's a huge trend across all schools. the social, emotional learning

we were talking about. >> fascinating thank you, kate. miss dylan, what you got >> i've got the forecast for you across the country unreasonably warm temperatures from the ohio river valley back to the rockies, but you go farther west and temperatures are on the cooler side mountain snow even possible. we have that really heavy rain down through southeastern texas, that will last through the morning and taper off this afternoon before it's reenforced on the backside of the system. we could see an additional five to ten inches of rain in that good morning, i'm kari hall, we have a live look outside here in dublin as you get ready to look out the door. it is busy on the roads. we have sunshine and you can enjoy cooler temperatures. as well as 80 in san jose, in oak la oakland. san francisco in the upper 60s. heating up as go into tomorrow as well as saturday with our

temperatures peaking at 90 degrees. we will start to cool off into early next week. at's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you so on wednesday our guy al roker became one of the cheerily 400,000 americans every year to undergo hip replacement surgery. >> we've seen this guy, already up, dancing around, he's in his. we are going to chat with al in just a second. but check this out he allowed our cameras to follow him through the procedure. >> all right like a lot of baby boomers, i like to stay active. but that wear and tear can take its toll on your body, especially as you get older. three years ago i had a second knee replacement surgery dr. david mayman was my orthopedic surgeon then -- >> get my initials on your knee here. >> how you doing >> -- and then i went back to see him again, this time for my hip. seems like it wasn't that long ago, all the sudden i start feeling this twinge in my hip. it seemed like my hip just kind of went. is this unusual?

>> not uncommon at all it's just wear and tear. the tread thins, there's no fire and then all the sudden there's a lightning strike. >> reporter: according to the american academy of orthopedic surgeons arthritis is the most common cause of chronic hip pain, osteoarthritis is age related. the people he sees are getting younger and younger. doc, why am i a candidate for hip surgery? >> when i look at you, you're taking anti-inflammatories, you've done therapy, cortisone injections, temporary. once those things don't work anymore then hip replacement is the mechanical fix to the mechanical problem >> reporter: well, it's pre-op day, i'm here at the hospital getting ready for my left hip operation, it's more about the anticipation than actually getting it done. so let's get this done one week before the surgery i

went through a battery of tests. walk me through it what's going to happen >> so you're numb, kind of belly button down. you'll get sedated so you're sleeping as well it's typically not a general anesthetic, an incision about four inches in length on the side of your hip. >> and afterwards will i be able to wear a speedo >> you're going to have a scar, but you'll be able to if you want. >> reporter: surgery day, let's get going. on the day of my surgery dr. >> thank mayman marks the spot. >> all right, i'll see you in a little bit. >> thank you, doctor take good care of him. >> reporter: he uses one of the most common surgical methods for hip replacement, the posterior approach, entering through the side to replace the hip joint without cutting muscle the surgery takes just over an hour. >> it went great, exactly as expected he will get back to everything it feels like their normal hip they golf and play tennis and ski and hike and swim and bike

ski and hike and swim and bike and get back to normal. >> reporter: surgery, a success. i'm grateful to my medical team. and the best part, today i get and get back to normal >> reporter: surgery, a success. i'm grateful to my medical team. and the best part, today i get to go home. >> al, this seems nuts you were literally just sitting with us on wednesday, today you've had your surgery, you're standing a lot of folks around the studio are saying that they know people who've had surgery who were sitting but not you. >> well, the good thing about the hip replacement is that it takes a lot less than say a knee replacement. i was fortunate. five years ago i came here for a shoulder surgery with dr. riley williams he introduced me to dr. david mayman and he did my knee. but this is pretty easy. i've gone down the hall to where they do physical therapy and, in fact, we're going to introduce you to my physical therapist coming up on the "3rd hour of e today.

dr. mayman took my cane from me and had me walk to him i collapsed in a heap. no, i was able to walk all the way over to him. get the cane so this hip can hold my weight so it's pretty amazing to me but i'm thrilled. >> al, it doesn't seem like you're on any drugs right now. you have to be in some sort of pain, right? >> no, no, i am on some drugs. yes, i am. but, you know, closely monitored. but no, i'm not -- i'm in far less pain than i was 48 hours ago. >> wow. >> i mean, i'm numb where the incision is. they put a blocker in there so that while my hip is healing, that i don't quite feel it as much no, i've got, you know, the pain medication is being closely monitored. but the best thing is to just get up and move to be able to walk and so when i do this it's not nearly as painful as it was when i was with you guys just two it

hours from when i days ago and literally it's about 24 hours from when i got wheeled in to surgery yesterday, to where i am now today. >> al, you look great, buddy and, you know what, we're going to see more of you in just a few minutes in the "3rd hour of today. and we may have -- >> i'm going to have that speedo on. >> we hope that's not the case but we will have some surprises for you, not including a speedo. >> all right, al. >> never including a speedo. >> thank you, honey. all right, mr. daly, what you got, pop start >> i've googled celebrities who've had hip replacement, billy joel, jane fonda, lionel richie >> all right. >> let's get to pop starts "breaking bad. that's right, one of the most acclaimed series of all time, and now some of you have probably heard this is getting a sequel movie that focuses on aaron paul's jesse pinkman character. he revealed he was terrified of being killed off in the original

series and brian cranston didn't make things any easier. >> i thought i was signing onto like a full series and then it leads to the next season, season and a half, anytime i pick up the script, this is the time. >> okay. >> he didn't help the situation. he would say, hey, did you read the next script? >> and i go, no, did you get it? and he's like -- he just would give me this big hug. >> i go, what? >> he's like, hey, man, you know, it had to end sometime but at least you go out guns blazing or something like that and i go, what are you talking -- just read it, and, you know, call me if you want to talk and then he would walk off. >> that's so funny i cannot wait to see this. you guys "breaking bad" fans. >> oh, yeah. >> el camino, a breaking bad movie hits netflix october 11th. "the voice" premieres monday, first look at our coaches heading to the studio for the blind auditions. after blake's trusty pickup

truck breaks down. >> john, do you always travel with your trophy >> well, i just got it back from the polisher. >> okay, all right, well, so you know i've won a couple, it's not that big of a deal you don't have to bring it to work, is what i'm saying prove a point or anything. nice jacket, blake. >> thank you. >> you guys are lifesavers. >> you want a ride >> yes. >> you look nice. >> thank you. >> sorry, blake, there's no room for you. >> is that your voice trophy >> our bad okay, i'm going to work on the -- i'll work on the truck, i guess. >> i don't know why he's wearing that jacket. but we can ask his friend gwen stefani who will be here monday in studio 1a gearing up for the premiere. >> thank you, carson. straight ahead, we get a taste of the fancy food you'll find at the supermarket soon. the reigning fittest man on earth is here to whip us into

shape. a very good morning to you. it is 8:26. bay area transit leaders are pushing the options for people who use multiple ways. they want to integrate the fairs for all 27 bay area transit agencies. one of the goals here is for people that transfer from say a local bus to a ferry to provide them a discount. they say ridership is down and this plan might entice more people to hop on board. let's see how easy and fluid that morning commute is looking. >> you may want to use the transit today.

here is a slow down for 580 westbound. a crash just cleared here, there may still be vegetable oil in the roadway. it has to be learcleared up by sweeper. we have another crash clearing from one lane just past the interchange here and it is getting towards 880. 880 itself clear though. good quick recovery, it is north of highway 17. as you come up toward the area. >> thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. see you then.

it is 8:30 now good morning all of a sudden this morning on the plaza, in addition to these wonderful fans -- >> got the jacket. >> come over here if you're watching us and your name is marlene. walked out here and saw this marlene, look here look here, whose sign is this?

>> mine. >> what's your name? >> my name is jessica. >> hi, jessica who is marlene >> marlene's my mom and she lives -- >> your mom too? >> yeah, my mom too. >> look at all the marlenes. >> where is mom? >> sea club, minnesota. >> marlene, if you're watching, we love you, we miss you, and the girls are okay. >> we are okay, thank you. >> enjoying new york >> yes, we are, it's kind of chilly. >> it's like minnesota though so you're used to it. >> wait, real quick, how old are you, sir, right here >> 80. >> what's your name? >> jack. >> jack and jill. >> you're going to walk up the hill >> going up every -- from every meal in the day to snacks and desserts, dave zinczenko is here with souped up supermarket foods you'll be throwing in your cart

this fall. who better to help us get fit than the fittest man on earth. >> we will not be doing that. what you can do to combat climate change, easier than you think, we're capping off our special series in our own backyard. >> "3rd hour of today," more with al roker, also an artist whose work comes to life, literally. natalie visited a pretty incredible art studio for us. >> pretty cool. plus on the fourth hour i'v chrissy mets will be here too. >> shaking everybody's hands on th got andy cohen hosting with me chrissy metz will be here too. >> shaking everybody's hands on the plaza, their hands are cold this morning it's very chilly but it's warming up going into the weekend. sunny and warmer temperatures tomorrow as we get back up to 80, up and down the east coast it stays in the 80s back through the great lakes, back through the ohio river valley but heavy rain will still be falling across eastern texas and western louisiana. and then on saturday we could see some isolated severe storms back through the midwest

it's dry in the southwest. because of that we have some fire danger, temperatures will warm up on the west coast and the east coast those are the two areas today that are below average and then another storm moves into the pacific northwest on sunday. it looks beautiful up and down the east coast, temperatures feeling summer-like in the 80s and 90s but a little wet in the midwest. that's a look at the weather across the country good morning, i'm kari hall, a a live look outside in san jose. high temperatures up o 80 degrees. our warmer spots in concord today. san francisco in the upper 60s and clear lake today a high of 78 degrees. about to heat up as go toward the end of the weekend into saturday reach 9 0es. a brief cool down on sunday and mind. more hot whether on the way. forecast, hoda >> dylan, thank you. with fall just around the corner you'll begin to see some new items in your grocery store, and a lot of them were recently featured at the fancy food

festival. >> every year more than 2,400 exhibitors come together right here in w york to show off the creations. greatest in food dave zinczenko was there to check them all out the founder of eat this, not that good morning. >> that's pretty cool, that festival. >> it's amazing. all the foods there, they're taking it to a higher level every time, our nutritionists, they're delicious, got the best from all the supermarket aisles, available this fall and we're in ten different categories these are the favorites. these are the ones i want to eat every day. >> we are way out ahead of everybody on this. start with breakfast. >> start with a milk alternative, strawberry banana milk it's amazing you guys have to try it. >> is it dairy >> 70 calorie non-dairy. no digestive issues with this. it's great

it's fantastic sometimes with almond milk it's watery and funky. >> it's good. >> it's great for you or your g >> okay. >> moving on to oats, these are amazing. rx a.m. oats you can do overnight oats, microwave them, add a little bit of water, and what's great about this is that it has the protein of two whole eggs. >> oh. >> and it has six grams of fiber if you go ahead and add a half cup of raspberries you're going to take that up to a third of your daily fiber, terrific. >> peanut butter, flaxseed, whatever you want, got it. >> these are among my favorites. these are blender bombs. everybody loves smoothies, they're great if you're on the go weight loss at the touch of a button but a lot of times it's hard tof get them right you need a ton of ingredients. re what you can literally do is get a blender bomb, which is

healthy fats, fiber, protein, nuts, everything -- >> just drop it in >> you just drop it in, or it's a great meal replacement, or just eat it. >> take a bite is it yucky or gross >> very healthy tasting. >> okay, you didn't get that far into it. okay anyways, that's breakfast. lunch and dinner now, this is amazing this is a pizza. everybody's heard about cauliflower. now this is a broccoli crust that tastes just like pizza. >> does it >> it looks like it, i don't know if it tastes -- >> you'll like it. >> it is delicious. >> come on. >> broccoli cheddar. this is what you do. you're never going to see it coming never going to know what's hit them this is great, cauliflower

crust, baked, not fried, the whole chicken breast. >> okay, all right. >> these are amazing this is new chick on the block, comes in spicy, regular, you don't want to try it. >> we have so much to get to. >> this is tomato spelled backwards, a food scientist put together ten different vegetables, prepared it just right, cooked it and it's an amazing sauce, dip, however you want to use it, completely nutritious and delicious. >> and what's in the bowl? >> that's banana jerky wild joy is the company. >> that's good banana jerky. >> it's from wild joy -- >> they dehydrate the banana like you would a -- >> yeah, savory and sweet and they come in different flavors. >> okay, all right.

>> you're not convinced. if you want to outsource your snacks, your fruit, cheese, nuts. lastly -- >> you're >> and lastly -- >> you're nuts, dave. >> come on, field trip, the company did a chickpea butter, so if you want a chickpea butter and jelly sandwich, this tastes just like peanut butter. if you want your kids to avoid -- any allergies, no allergies, no nuts, nothing like that, it's fantastic. >> all right. >> and this is one of my favorite, it's from enlightened, it is a keto, save some of this for al, a keto friendly ice cream with one net carb. >> what? >> it tastes great. a lot of times with keto you worry they're putting too much fat in it, and it is delicious. >> this right here is the best thing on these four tables. >> thank you so much. you can learn more about these items at today.com/food. craig, over to you. >> hoda, here's another guy who

knows a thing or two about eating right and getting in shape, we are working out with the reigning fittest man on earth. talk about a superlative. that's impressive. matt fraser. but first, this is "today" on nbc. cooper! did you eat all of your treats? ♪ help! i need somebody ♪ help! not just anybody ♪ help! you know i need someone she's been searching for hours. she's suffering from search-itis. ok, elevate her feet, what's her name? carol. carol, you have the x1 voice remote. just ask it, "what should i watch"? oh! of course. and she's back. search easily with the xfinity x1 voice remote. do i consider myself a hero? that's not for me to say. that's for you to say. now that's simple, easy, awesome. easily find the entertainment you love with the x1 voice remote. search netflix, prime video, youtube and more, all with the sound of your voice. find your favorites today.

6 months, 6 push-ups. ready,up.. down. down. uh-uh. that's one. up. that's two. inhale. down. get down. get down. we're back this morning with the fittest man on earth. his name's matt fraser, he's won the cross fit games four years in a row now picking up his clearly he's the guy who's always training hard, eating right, taking care of his body. and since fitness shouldn't stop when summer ends we thought we'd bring matt in to talk to us on tips how to stay fit year round. this is the medal they give you. >> that's the one. >> the closest i'll get to wearing one. before we get to these tips, congratulations. >> thank you. >> how does someone train to become fittest man on earth? >> it's a little wild. we don't know what our events

are going to be. sometimes we find out minutes before, sometimes a couple hours before. so we have to train and prepare for everything, you know, weight lifting, conditioning, gymnastics, and anything in the middle. >> and you're tied right now with the retired crossfitter for the most wins. >> yup. >> this guy's retired. you're only 29. are you -- next year are we thinking we'll surpass it? >> yeah, the 2020 season is starting in a couple weeks here so my training is getting rolling and, yeah, get the 2020 season going. >> you say it's not just about exercise. other things we can all do to make sure we're at peak performance. what do we start with? >> i learned the lesson the hard way, 2015 season my training was great but everything outside of the gym was a little hectic. i made some life changes, better sleep schedule, better diet and good mental health. >> sleepwise what do you suggest? >> for myself i sleep minimum

nine to ten hours a night. >> nine or ten a night. not someone who does morning television every day, all right. >> but i didn't realize the power of a good night's sleep. i was like every college student, running off four or five hours. i thought that was the norm. and then i started experiencing consistent long nights of sleep and it made the world of difference for me. >> let's talk about your favorite exercises. this is our friend tina, who's also a crossfitter. who also works on our food team here. this is one of your go-tos. >> this was -- when i first started i came from olympic weight lifting background. we had zero conditioning. i'm shorter so the rower is not necessarily my friend. it favors long levers. so this is the tool i use to get my conditioning to where it is now. >> tina, how you holding up? >> i'm fine. >> this is nothing. i do this before work every day. let's move down to the dumbbells here, another one of your go-tos -- >> tina, you can stop, you can

stop showing off, tina. i'm going to turn over the medal here for a second. so let's talk about the dumbbells. >> this is something, in a workout i would usually start with the conditioning piece, get my heart rate up, get a little out of breath and then i would jump into something like this, a dumbbell snatch. >> a dumbbell snatch. >> a little more technical but it's fairly simple. so just from the ground, flat back, use your legs, straight overhead and from overhead -- >> oh, you switch -- oh, oh. there you go, oh. >> there you go. >> that's not easy. okay. okay, okay. how many of those does the world's fittest man do? >> a lot, a lot of them. >> i would imagine. >> start with this, get a little bit out of breath, move to a technical movement where you need to keep your mind straight, thinking clearly. >> oh, and i know this one down here, old fashioned burpee. >> not much thought put into it. you're never going to fail a rep.

i use this. you can make it hurt as much as you want, as fast or slow as you want, good thing to finish the workout on, get out of breath, use your head, think clearly, come here, finish it off, burn it down. >> matt fraser, i see why you're the world's fittest man, congratulations, good luck on number five. up next, what happened when the original "american idol" judges reunited with the show's first winner kelly clarkson? first, this is "today" on nbc. th

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lifetime but "american idol" fans have waited two decades for a reunion. >> it's been 17 years, first of all. >> reporter: kelly clarkson back with the original idol judges, simon cowell, randy jackson and paula abdul. the show became a cultural phenomenon. >> i actually genuinely do not believe we would be sitting here today if you hadn't entered the show ♪ a moment like this >> when you sang that winning song at the end -- >> it was a game changer. >> we looked at each other, we said wow, this thing is going to work. >> clarkson whose successful music career has led her to multiple grammy wins -- bringing it back to the day it all began. >> i didn't know it was a tv show until the audition i was in front of you all. >> on that day when she

auditioned i knew you were going to win. >> also along for the trip down memory lane the man clarkson beat, season 1 runner-up, justin guarini. >> here we are sitting on the kelly clarkson show 17 years later. >> as for those original judges, new signals that the fun may not be over just yet. >> if i had one wish it would be to make another show with us again. that would be -- >> oh -- >> it would be so good i dare you. >> reporter: for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> okay, that was epic i cannot -- >> i loved seeing the audition footage of her. >> so good then. >> how about 17 years and she changed the game. >> hard to believe it's been 17 years. sounds like we might get another show out of them too. ahead a tree is planted in brooklyn, taking action for our climate in crisis series but first this is "today" on nbc. celebrity cruises takes you to the world's greatest places.

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we're wrapping up our special climate in crisis series with action, donating two trees to the national wildlife federation. >> kathy park is at a new york city park site, green thumbs in brooklyn with special guests, i see too. hey, kathy >> hey, guys, good morning, that's right, we are planting with a purpose today, getting our hands dirty to help our planet i'm joined by david with the national wildlife federation, also helpers here, fifth graders from ps 110, we are planting eastern red buds i want you to talk to us about the importance of what we're doing right now in combatting climate change. >> climate change is the biggest threat we're facing, wildlife species but also human communities. we really need to take action. the national wildlife federation is really involved in that fight. it can be scary and overwhelming but a new study just came out that showed us that if we actually reforest all the land on this planet that could be

reforested with trees we could suck up two-thirds of all of the carbon pollution that's causing climate change that has been emitted since the industrial revolution, right, so we need to get out there and reforest all those lands but everybody can get involved in their backyard, or in community gardens like lentil gardens here, wherever you live, and plant a tree that's why we're planting these native eastern red buds, sucking in carbons, provide wildlife habitat and beautify the community. that's what this is all about. >> i'm going to bring in the kids here. anna, can we talk to you for a second >> yes. >> why is it important for you to be out here to do what you're doing right now? >> the trees suck in carbon dioxide, not good for the environment and trees give oxygen, without oxygen you can't live. >> yeah, good answer hey, and leon, why was it important for you to come out and plant this tree today? >> well, trees are essential to

our life living, like living and this garden helps a lot in our neighborhood it filters a lot of the air. and planting all these trees really helps with that too. >> awesome can i get a high-five. >> yeah. >> great job they're doing all the work today. >> also, we're -- >> exactly, we're here in brooklyn but obviously you guys are making a difference. david, ps 110, thank you so much and for more information how you can combat climate change, head to today.com back to you, guys. >> sounds good, kathy, if i have kids and i want to plant a tree, where do i actually get the tree >> so the national wildlife federation has a program called trees for wildlife and we work with community groups to get trees in the communities we've got lots of networks on our website where you can find native plants in your community like these trees to plant in your own yard. >> awesome. >> great. from one celebration to another, dylan

>> switch gears. swing around, wishing a happy birthday to ruth mcgettigan. with a cross cover traveler and never misses her daily workout session at the gym i can't say the same jeri connor of canton, ohio, 100 years old. the biggest cleveland indians fan around happy 100th birthday to tom mcphilips, a proud father and grandfather, raised his two grandsons. rina swift is from indian mountain, tennessee, celebrating 100 years, she ran her own farming business. john parker is 100 years old, a golfer from bridgeport, connecticut. when he was 92 he attended his 76th high school reunion and there were other people there too so even better and last but not least, happy 102nd birthday to edna niebouer

a retired teacher. she says the secret to longevity is it do to everything in moderation >> great advise. back in a few minutes here with the "3rd hour of today. we'll check in with mr. roker again. >> another morning of fun, andy cohen is hanging with me chrissy metz will be one of our guests we're going to have a lot of fun. but first, you guys, your local news and weather a live look at sfo where tonight crews are expected to wrap up repairs to a primary run way. since then it forced some 2,000 cancellations. many flights have been delayed and there has been lots of

headaches for travelers. work is wrapping up about a week ahead of time. also there is still some finishing touches to do, crews will need to repave and repaint the runway surface. >> happening now, chris sanchez is talking to travelers and she will have the latest in a report at midday. authorities in central california are investigating a crash of a bus. on our facebook page there is a link to the full details. if you would like to own a piece of san francisco's air bnb, you will have a chance, they announced plans to go public next year. the first details will be on our home page. weather update in an hour.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." and good morning, everyone, welcome to the "3rd hour of today," i'm dylan here with craig and willie is joining us this morning. how you doing? >> i'm here for al roker and al roker, all due respect? >> thank you? >> here to support al. >> where is al? sheinelle is on assignment but al as we know is in the hospital. he had his successful hip replacement surgery yesterday, and he is live, of course, to tell us about it because you just can't miss a day of work, can you? >> well, ian