good morning. moving quickly. democrats zero in on the president's dealings with ukraine. this as the special envoy for ukraine resigns overnight. in her own words, the former dallas police officer, who shot her neighbor to death after she went to the wrong apartment. speaks out in her own defense. >> i thought he was going to kill me. back on air.

al franken who became one of the first to fall in the #metoo movement, returning to life with a satellite radio show. >> when i left the senate, i said i'm giving up my seat. i'm not giving up my voice. all that, plus paying the price. how some seniors living in mexico, lost all of their savings. viral twist. the football fan that raised $2,000 asking for beer money. but the reporter who looked into his background find himself out of a job. and terrible attack. two people recovering after they got too close to a bull elk, prompting that animal to charge at them horns-first. today, saturday, september 28th, 2019. from nbc news, this is "today," with sheinelle jones,

and dylan dreyer. good morning. sheinelle is dealing with a family illness. we have chris jansen with hardly a quiet week. >> a wild week in washington, peter. >> people across the country paying close attention to this. let's get to the latest. house democrats have issued their first subpoena to mike pomp pompeo, requesting documents and dealings with ukraine. the special envoy to ukraine, kurt volker resigned. and how the white house hid notes between the president and other leaders, including vladimir putin and the saudi crown prince. >> this is a fast-movie ining s. we have experts spread around the world. >> let's start with hans nichols, on the north lawn this

morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the president is grappling with the first departure from his administration, having to do with his ukraine policy. special envoy for ukraine, kurt volker, resigned his post, as democrats demand documents and depositions, as nancy pelosi insists impeachment proceedings are a matter of duty. and that she takes no joy in it. late friday, nancy pelosi, keeping the pressure on donald trump. this is not a cause for any joy that we have to go down this path. it's a difficult decision to make. >> reporter: pelosi's comments coming as democrats set a tight timetable for impeachment and after the abrupt resignation of kurt volker, trump's special envoy for ukraine, first reported by a student newspaper and confirmed by nbc news. volker helped rudy giuliani set

up meetings with ukraine officials. i suggest we have a call together, 10:00 a.m. washington time. he cited the text that he was working with the state department. >> the whistleblower falsely alleges that i was operating on my own. i wasn't operating on my own. >> reporter: but that disclosure, prompting democrats to subpoena documents from secretary of state mike pompeo, and demand a sworn deposition from volker. trump attacked the whistleblo r whistleblower, saying he might be a partisan operative. saying that joe biden pressured ukraine to fire the prosecutor. but biden responded by claiming that the president was afraid of him. >> he will stop at nothing to hold on to power. it is not surprising that i become the object of his

attention. >> hans, there are new reports overnight deiling how the white house restricted other calls and conversations between president trump with world leaders. what more do we know about those? >> peter, overnight, "the new york times" reporting the white house stored some reconstructive transports of calls between trump and leaders of russia and saudi arabia, in highly classified system. they changed the way they handled the president's calls after embarrassing leaks of conversations with the leaders of mexico and australia, as well as diplomats from russia. we don't know if all of the calls the president had with foreign leaders were placed in the systems, or just calls with certain leaders, or if the subject matter was politically sensitive. peter, chris? >> hans, thank you. this whole story centers around ukraine, and whether the president abused his office, to pressure that nation's president to investigate joe biden and his

son. nbc's richard engel spoke with the prosecutor who was in the middle of it all. he's in kiev, ukraine, this morning. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this effort to impeach president trump focuses on ukraine. first, there was that phone call between president trump and the ukrainian president, to which president trump is pressuring the ukrainian to dig up information that could help him and hurt his rival, joe biden. then, there is this effort by rudy giuliani, the president's lawyer, to also dig up informati information. he was speaking to a former ukrainian prosecutor, here in kiev. we met with yuriy lutsenko, who said that rudy giuliani engaged

him in a long campaign to dig up dirt over democratic rival, joe biden. >> i spoke with him maybe ten times. >> reporter: was giuliani asking you about the bidens? >> yes. >> reporter: giuliani was talking to and meeting with lutsenko, because the prosecutor investigated a controversial energy company that paid hunter biden to serve on its board. while joe biden was vice president. did you find corruption by vice president biden or abuse of power or corruption by joe biden's son, hunter? >> i don't know any possible violation of ukrainian law. once again, ukrainian law, by biden and biden jr. >> reporter: hunter biden's consulting work wasn't the only subject giuliani was looking

into. he wanted information that would help the president's former campaign chairman, paul manafort, now in prison in the u.s. for financial crimes. >> it was my second point with talks with giuliani. it's impossible to investigate. but they didn't violate our law. >> reporter: giuliani specifically wanted evidence, the prosecutor said, that ukrainian officials leaked information about manafort to harm president trump's 2016 campaign. manafort also worked as a paid consultant in ukraine. president trump appeared to be probing for the same information, in that infamous conversation with the new president of ukraine. probing and applying pressure. the president had recently cut off nearly $400 million in military aid to ukraine. aid crew yukraine needs because

fighting a far wiwar with its pl neighborhood, russia. giuliani was not only digging into the bidens here in ukraine, but he is proud of it. he said he uncovered massive corruption by joe biden and his son. but investigations prove those statements to be inaccurate. and the accusations by president trump and rudy giuliani have also proven to be false. back to you. >> richard engel, thank you. for more now, let's bring in jake sherman, a senior writer for politico as well as nbc news political contributor. jake, good morning to you. >> good morning, peter. >> it's a heck of a week. house democrats, we've seen, they don't want this to drag on, this impeachment inquiry. they want it to move quickly. walk us through what in a looks like, the timeline and the strategy. >> peter, they want to get done before the holiday season, which is important. but there's a lot of political peril in that. if democrats rush, you can think of the campaign ads that

republicans will acrosthe country. it wl sound like this. congressman x rushed without hearings to impeach president donald trump. and that's a politically sensitive thing in a campaign season. you'll see, the next two weeks congress is out of session, out of recess. the house committees will be charging, investigating the president, will stay at work, conduct hearings, closed briefings, interviews, over the next two weeks, to prepare the groundwork for this impeachment. >> we remember how during the mueller investigation, the white house stonewalled congress every turn. is there something the democrats think will be different this time? >> no, chris. but it's important to point out and realize that democrats will try to use this in their favor. if the administration stonewalls, if they don't present witnesses to congress, they will say that is looking to impede the investigation, which is very important. so, they're signaling they could bring up more charges against the president, if he doesn't put

his people on capitol hill. >> jake, for clarity, it's not that hard for democrats and the house to impeach the president. there's a ton of votes already there. the challenge is on the senate side, controlled by republicans. you need two-thirds of the senate to remove the president. most are sticking with the president publicly. what are they saying privately? >> privately, there's concern. concern that the optics of all of these things, the drumbeat of stories is what you will see. you'll see targeted criticism of the president. i don't think you'll see a jailbreak of republicans saying they want to impeach the president. that's not realistic. but some senators up for re-election in specifically in 2020, they might pick their spots and criticize the president in a targeted manner. >> you can't look at this without the lens of 2020, the campaign going on. it will be very hard, as they candidate breaks through the noise that is this impeachment

inquir inquiry. is there a sense of what the strategy is here? >> it's interesting that you ask that. democrats will take different points of view when doing that. a lot of democrats keep telling me, don't overthink this. the president has admitted already to what they considered to be crimes. you'll hear democrats say that. they're not going to get bogged down in the details. the details at some point are quite complicated. to be honest, a lot of democrats think, do not overcomplicate this. talk about what the president has admitted publicly, it's bad enough. >> jake sherman, nice to see you. meantime, the trial of a former dallas police officer who shot her neighbor to death, is back in seson today. a tearful amber guyger saying what happened that day. guyger saying it was an awful mistake. morgan chesky is in dallas for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is not just a trial that's transfixed the city of dallas but has millions across the

nation watching. for the first time on friday, we had a chance to hear from amber guyger, the former dallas officer who took to the stand and tried to explain why she walked into an apartment in a wasn't her own, and opened fire, shooting and killing her neighbor. >> i wurz scaas scared. >> reporter: amber guyger, breaking down friday, when she walked into an apartment and gunning down a man she believed was an intruder. >> i said, let me see your hands. let me see your hands. >> reporter: the officer then killing bothom john. >> why did you kill him? >> i was scared he was going to kill me. >> reporter: she walked into his unlock eed apartment, one floorp from her own. he was walking toward her before she pulled the trigger twice. >> every, single day. i wish he was the one with the gun and had killed me.

i never wanted to take an innocent person's life. and i am so sorry. this is not about hate. it's about being scared. >> reporter: during the murder trial prosecutors have repeatedly questioned how guyger missed signs she was on the wrong floor, including this bright red door mat outside of the apartment. she may have been distracted by text messages that night. and argued she never admitted feeling threatened in her call to 911. >> when you were shooting, you intended to kill mr. jean? >> i did. >> reporter: the prosecutor questioning why she didn't do more to help jean after the shooting. >> you must have stopped when you sent a message to martin

rivera. >> i did send him that. >> you must have stopped cpr entirely? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: if she is convicted of murder, guyger could face life in prison. there's other questions on the table, including homicide and manslaughter. >> morgan chesky, thanks. health officials are scrambling to solve a mystery why hundreds of people have developed serious lung illnesses from vaping devices and e cigarettes. they may be closing in on the answer. steve patterson has the latest steve, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. the numbers of sick and dying from lung injury associated with vaping are increasing by the day. we're looking at the investigations from some health officials that could shed light on what's happening. this morning, the nation's sprawling and deadly vaping epidemic intensifies. startling new numbers released from the centers of disease control.

14 dead and 800 cases related to lung illness. there's new insight from health officials who may be closer to finding a cause for the outbreak. a study of 500 patients with lung illness, revealed that 77% used products containing thc. many say they got their devices from friends, dealers or off the street. >> i didn't listen to the warnings. >> reporter: christopher became ill after using a thc vape pen for a few months, to ease his crohn's disease. >> i remember waking up outside of my room, passed out, yelling for help. >> reporter: he got his vape pen from an ankle and started vaping thc this past december. a hospital visit revealed lung damage. >> i couldn't talk or move my hand. >> reporter: the cannabis testing facility cannasafe tests ka

cartridges from different sources. health officials say the specific chemical causie incaus all of the injuries is not pinpointed. >> reporter: this is prompting action from state leaders. jay inslee called for an emergency ban on all flavored vaping products on friday. >> i'm confident this executive order will save lives. i am confident it will reduce the epidemic of youthful vaping that today is driving parents and grandparents crazy across washington. >> reporter: the cdc say they are investigating this around the clock. until they identify the root cause, they are telling everyone to stop vaping, especially if it contains thc. >> steve patterson. thank you. there's much more to get to, including shock and sadness in the houston area, as a trail blazing deputy is ambushed and

killed. sandeep daliwal was on a traffic stop when he turned his back to the driver. the driver shot the deputy in the head. he and his passenger are both under arrest. daliwal was the first member of the sikh community to join the force and the first in the nation to wear a turban with his uniform. time for a check on the forecast. dave price joins us with a check of that. >> good morning to you. we can't seem to get rid of summer. that's good news to many. but to some, it will be a very warm run. we look at a really amplified jet stream. this is a summer pattern. look at these numbers. 94 in memphis. 92 in atlanta today. raleigh, at 90. these temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average. we could see upwards of 20 to 25 records fall today. new england, ten degrees above average.

buffalo, close to 12. and clarksburg, temperatures tickling the 90s. through the weekend, all of this continues in nashville, as we head into sunday. 96 degrees. when you factor in the humidity, it will make it feel like it's 101. now, sunday, we get a little bit of a break in the northeast, as a weak cold front begins to push on through. but still, the warm numbers are going to be around. and over the next several days, we could be looking at over 200 records falling. and into the midweek, new york city could look at numbers approaching our cooler weather continues in the bay area right now as you head out the door in san francisco, 53 degrees, palo alto, 54, napa, 51, by the afternoon we're expecting gusty winds for the coastline, breezy conditions through the interior valley, 73 degrees expected fo today in san jose. low to mid 70s through the tri-valley as well. along the peninsula, redwood

city, 72, in the city, expect gusty conditions with cooler temperatures. >> and winter weather for the northwest, that's what we're going to be talking about. >> what? >> yes. we'll go through that in a couple. >> the start of fall. feels like december in places. still to come right here, a group of tourists get a little close to an elk in mating season. they end up running for their lives. you have to see this. the guy that was not too happy after his girlfriend caught the bride's bouquet at a wedding. >> dude takes off. more wild moments in o ur

and we are back on a saturday morning, with "the weekly download" a look back at the week that was. >> with leaders gathered for the u.n. general assembly, it was a 16-year-old from sweden who

stole the show. teen environmental activist, gre greta thuneberg, urged leaders to do more about climate change. >> we are in the beginning of a mass extinction. and all you can talk about is the money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. how dare you? a u.s. army soldier under arrest this week. >> the fbi says private first class jaret william smith, posted in a chat how to make a bomb detonated. >> court documents show smith wanted to blow up cell towers and a major news network headquarters. a daring daytime robbery in brooklyn. a man dressed in a fedex

uniform, trailed by an accomplice, tricking his way into a home. an elderly couple and their daughter were tied up, bound as the top floor of the family home was ransacked. >> the thieves getting away with $100,000, jewelry and the family's safe. a new movie causing oscar buzz and controversy. "joker," starring joaquin phoenix shows a man suffering from mental illness, who transf transforms into a killer. >> think about who this could affect. >> reporter: warner brothers putting out a statement, saying neither the fictional character nor the film is an endorsement of real-world violence of any kind. about 300 firefighters graduated tuesday from the new york city fire department academy. among them, 21 men and women whose fathers died in the line of duty. >> of the 21 legacy firefighters

graduating from the acad 13 lost their fathers on 9/11. some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. startling body cam footage shows the moment a man with a knife charged at a st. paul police officer. the police officer ultimately shot and killed ronald davis, sparking multiprotests. this terrifying moment, a coyote chased a little girl in her own front yard. she got away safely. and a bear got revenge, after a hunter shot at him, chasing that hunter out of the field. and finally, this runaway boyfriend couldn't leave a wedding fast enough, after his girlfriend of five years caught the bride's bouquet. he took off and sped away in his truck. >> there's a statement. >> good-looking hurdle. >> we're told they're happy and still together. >> clearly happy. >> as far as we know, there's

not a ring on it. still to come today, a group of americans who retired to mexico, learn a heartbreaking lesson, losing their entire life savings. plus, al frank isen good saturday morning, it is 5:56. here's a live look outside. oh, wow, beautiful skies over san jose. little bit of clouds there but really looks nice and clear.

thanks so much for joining us i'm kira klapper. vianey has a lookt our microclimate forecast. first week of fall and it is chilly. >> it's going to be way comfortable and cooler today, even cooler than yesterday. yesterday -- >> really? >> we had some 70s and today the same thing, low to mid 70s. current temperature is 54 degrees so we are wacoing up to some 50s, a couple 40s in the mill valley and not as much fog this morning on the coastline as there was at some point yesterday where there was even some drizzle. now we will be seeing those 70s to the south bay, 73 degrees in san jose, expected highs of 70 degrees in oakland, 74 in walnut creek along the peninsula, 72 in redwood city, if you're going to be in san francisco, though, expect those gusty winds to continue for the coastline up through the north bay, breezy conditions as well and then i'm tracking a cold front that's going to bring sierra snow. i'll tell you all about it

coming up at 7:00 a.m. we begin this morning with an update to breaking news we brought you last night, a shooting outside of a local high school football game. it happened last night in the east bay. police say shots were fired around 9:00 in richmond. they were playing against pinole valley. the shooting happened off campus but parents and students in the stands of the high school game say they heard it. we're told at least three people were shot. we'll bring you more information as we learn it. some of the alleged victims in a sexual abuse scandal say they're cautiously optimistic. that's because for the first -- for the last two years, we've been exposing claims of misconduct by staff members and teachers at the prominent all girls catholic school but just thursday the school announced a new independent investigation. former san jose police chief mike lininger isn't buying it. he's currently a private investigator working with several presentation families. >> i think that they're doing this strictly because of

potential civil litigation with the law changes coming up in 2020. >> that new law gives certain victims of sexual abuse whose right to sue has expired a three-year window to file a claim. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," calling on the state to do something. we'll take you to the rally for north bay fire victims who look to rebuild their homes and their lives. we'll have that plus all your top stories and an interesting forecast this sounds like coming up at 7:00. hope you join us. in the meantime, we'll send you back to the "today" show.

we're back on a saturday morng,tember 28th, 2019. easy for you to say. what a great crowd outside. look at everybody here today. >> i saw folks from my home state of ohio. >> good crowd for chris jansing. >> it's gorgeous outside. let's start with a check of the headlines. the u.s. special envoy to ukraine has resigned after being named in the whistleblower

complaint, saying that the ukraine wanted to dish up dirt on joe biden. and mike pompeo is being requested to produce documents. nbc news has learned that inspectors have found cracks in a small number of planes that ties the wings to the fuselage in 737 or next generation planes. operators are being warned to inspect the jets. boeing's troubled 737 max planes are avoiding a software fix. in other news this morning, a dangeusly clo encounter with an elk in northern california. the animal charged a group of tourists in estes park and ended up knocking down two visitors. this attack is one of many in recent months. kathy park is here with the details. kathy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys.

the attack happened in an instant. a group of tourists were too close to a bull elk. and the situation took a dramatic turn. but an employee nearby acted quickly, stopping the animal from doing anymore harm. this morning, a pair of visitors to colorado's estes park is recovering after an attack. a charging bull elk knocked two to the ground and is seen shoving a woman with his horns. it's mating season. and bull elk are aggressively defending their herd. abo people were in about 15 feet from the animal. a park employee drove through just in time. posting a fphoto with the caption, this is me calling my boss and explaining there's a couple new dents in the truck.

>> i remember walking up. and then, seeing a mountain lion on this rock. >> reporter: in colorado, 8-year-old pike carlson fought off the wildcat with a stick and needed surgery for his wounds. at yellowstone national park, a family got caught in the middle of a bison stampede. >> oh. >> reporter: and just weeks before that scary moment, a bull bison launched a 9-year-old into the air. she was standing with a group of people just feet away. >> getting close to wildlife is not a smart idea. everybody wants to get that selfie or that great photo. but safety needs to come first. >> reporter: all of the terrifying reminders serving as a reminder of the unpredictability of wildlife. and back to the recent elk attack in colorado. a woman was treated for injuries and a man was taken to the hospital for his wounds.

wildlife experts say give the animals plenty of space. elk are aggressive during mating season, but they are dangerous all year, especially if you get too close. >> good on that park employee by driving his truck in. >> quick thinking. kathy park, thank you very much. wnbc's dave price is back again, with another check of our forecast. >> different story this time. everyone in the studio, who is ready for winter? there we go. how about that reaction? it is here for folks in the pacific northwest. watching a storm system working its way in. it's pacific moisture, it's cold area canada and that is creating this mess. this is serious snow we're dealing with. what we're expecting. winter alerts all over the place, stretching back to the sierra nevada and up to the northern rockies, from bozeman

to mislisoula and bend and significant accumulations. the heaviest snows sunday into monday. look at this area, great falls to cut bank and out to the west. we're talking about upwards of four feet of snow falling. this is a significant first snowfall. not a great deal of population here. we're talking about, maybe, 1 million people or so within in watch andarning area. still, it's major. in the meantime, severe storms potentially for the central portion of the united states. maybe strong storms rolling into the northeast, and record highs th right now, beautiful view over downtown san jose, 54 degrees, calm wind speeds at about 5 miles per hour. it's going to be another cool afternoon, a few degrees cooler for the south bay, 73 expected high in san jose, los gatos, 73, 70 degrees for oakland, 72 in

fremont and gusty conditions are expected to remain especially for the coastline. half moon bay, 64 degrees, heading into san francisco, expect mid 60s. >> that's a quick look at your weather. >> dave, thank you very much. ahead, why a beer company is cutting ties with the man, whose accidental campaign raised $2 million for a children's hospital. next, how some americans living in mexico for the low living in mexico for the low cost, lost all of their that life of the party look walk it off look one more mile look reply all look own your look... ...with fewer lines. there's only one botox® cosmetic. it's the only one... ...fda approved... ...to temporarily make frown lines... ...crow's feet... ...and forehead lines... ...look better. the effects of botox® cosmetic, may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing,

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vicki winn is on the trail of that missing money. this makes you catch your breath. you go there thinking, i'm set for life, and this happens. >> reporter: it's heartbreaking when you hear these stories. instead of florida or arizona, so many americans are opting to stay in another country. canada and mexico are the most popular places to retire abroad. what happens when you lose all of the money you're trying to save? this morning, we're investigating how it happened and what you can do to protect your savings. it's a hot spot for americans living abroad. 1.5 million u.s. citizens now call mexico home. >> the weather is fabulous. cost of living is amazing. >> we love living here. >> reporter: jim and kelly left 18 years ago. but the retirement dreams were dashed after discovering their savings accounts drained. >> he said to me, it's all gone. all the money is gone.

and i just remember thinking, i'm going to be sick. >> reporter: a banker with one of mexico's biggest banks, gained their trust over a decade of doing business. last june, when they stomapped receiving bank statements, taylor said that monex was updating a computer system. how did she gain your trust? >> she was a warm person. we didn't consider marcella our banker. we considered her a friend. >> reporter: a few months later, taylor cut off contract. they went to the bank and asked for their statements, only then seeing money had been siphoned from their accounts for years. you lost most or all of your life savings? we traveled to mexico to talk to others who said taylor took advantage of their trust, too. >> i had six pesos in my ".

account. >> 30 cents? >> 40. >> reporter: they had to move into this home unfinished. >> i didn't have a choice. >> reporter: they settled with monex a signed a nondisclosure agreement. nine families said their money was stolen. no one from monex would do an on-camera interview. but the victims say they believe the bank was aware of the fraud and did not do enough to protect them. the 45 complaints received have been resolved. the remaining five are still in negotiations. they have started criminal actions against taylor and have strengthened internal controls. monex would not show where it filed a lawsuit against taylor. the authorities have no record of any complaints alleged to the

fraud. taylor did not respond to our calls or e-mails for comment, after multiple attempts to reach her. we went to taylor's last-known address. but no one answered. raise your hand if you are worried about your own safety, for going on tv to talk about this. they say they don't want other americans to pay the price they did. >> once something like this happens to you, i'm convinced you're changed forever. >> reporter: they are still trying to get their money back and try to get a congressman from texas involved. he says he has limited resources because all of this happened in another country. >> you feel for this family in their 70s. they can't start over. what do people do in terms of banking abroad? >> this is the important part. experts say research the bank. not just looking in american media, but check the news

outlets in that country. also, find out if the bank is insured. here in the u.s., most major banks will have insurance for you. keep in mind, that doesn't cover accounts like stocks omutual fund s. outside of the u.s., that can be different. finally, always put your money in multiple banks. that's a good rule. >> and bravo to those families for coming forward. other people might avoid. >> vicky, thanks so much. coming up, former senator al franken stepping back into public life today. public life today. we'll tell you what he's doing

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former senator al franken is making a comeback into the public arena today. >> franken had been keeping a relatively low profile after resigning from the senate amid sexual misconduct charges in 2017. we have more on franken's return. >> this morning, former minnesota senator al franken is back in the spotlight, with the launch of his new sirius/xm radio program, "the al franken show." franken first found fame on "saturday night live." >> dog gone it, people like me. >> reporter: and made the shift from comedy to congress, making the trip to washington in 2009. in 2017, he announced his resignation under growing pressure in the midst of the t #metoo movement, after leann tweeden said he kissed her before he was in office.

>> he said, no, we need to practice the kissing scene. >> reporter: after that, there were several allegations of improper conduct. >> some of the allegations are simply not true. others i remember very differently. >> reporter: some of franken's physic fellow democrats publicly piled on, asking him to step down. according to an article from "new yorker" magazine, several of the senators who wanted franken out then, now say they were wrong. >> it was awful. there were no good choices. >> reporter: speaking to conan o'brien about his colleagues. >> it was gratifying to have colleagues who apologized to me. they basically said that i deserved due process. and i believe i did, too. >> reporter: with washington now behind him, franken is using his new show and podcast to stay in the political conversation. >> when i left the senate, i

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good saturday morning. it is 6:26. here is a live look outside at the hills over walnut creek on this first saturday of fall. that looks siervery fall-like.

thanks so much for joining us, i'm kira klapper, vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. >> our temperatures are going to cooperate. >> with the calendar. >> with the calendar, with the season. we're actually going to get a preview of winter up in the sierra so that will be interesting to see for those folks who are heading up but look how beautiful this shot of downtown san jose is, the beautiful orange hues in the back as that sunrise really begins to creep on in. 54 degrees in san jose, wind speeds are calm. look at this beautiful view over san francisco, 54 degrees, the wind speeds at about 14 miles per hour. not a lot of fog this morning, mostly clear conditions with the exception of a couple of clouds, one thing that you will notice this afternoon is it's going to be even cooler than yesterday so yesterday we topped out in the mid and upper 70s. today we're expected to top out in the low to possibly mid 70s, mainly upper 60s. look at the san jose temperature trend. by 12:00, still at 68 degrees so all in all a couple of weekend

changes, sierra snow, the wind and the possibility of showers in the far north bay. i'll go over that at 7:00 a.m. >> we need to stay tuned for that. see you at 7:00, vianey, thanks. we begin right now with an update to breaking news we brought you last night. a shooting outside of a local high school football game. it happened last night in the east bay. police say shots were fired around 9:00 near de anza high school in richmond. de anza was playing against pinole valley. parents and students in the stands of the high school game say they heard it. we're told at least three people were shot. we're bringing you more information as we learn it. some of the alleged victims in a sexual abuse scandal at san jose's presentation high school say they're being cautiously optimistic. for the last two years, we've been exposing claims of misconduct by staff members and teachers at this prominent all girls catholic school. just on thursday, the school announced a new independent investigation. former san jose police chief mike leininger says he's not

buying it. he's currently a private investigator working for several presentation families. >> i think they're doing this strictly because of civil litigation with the law changes coming up in 2020. >> that new law gives certain victims of sexual abuse whose right to sue has expired a new three-year window to file a claim. at 6:29, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," calling on the state to do something. we'll take you to the rally for north bay's fire victims who are looking to rebuild their homes and their lives. we'll have that plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00 and the weather. right now, we'll send you back to the "today" show.

good morning. moving quickly. democrats zeroing in on trump, take their first steps in the impeachment process, issuing a subpoena to secretary of state mike pompeo, relating to the president's dealings with ukraine. this as the u.s. special envoy for ukraine abruptly resigns overnight. we have live coverage from washington to dkiev. in her own words. the former dallas police officer who shot her neighbor to death after she went to the wrong apartment, speaks out in her own defense. >> why did you shoot him? >> i was scared he was going to kill me. >> will her emotional testimony be enough to sway the jury?

viral twist. the football fan who raised $2 million asking for beer money, now raising new scrutiny. but it's the reporter that looked into his background that is now out of a job. it's today, "septembseptember 2 2019. the last saturday of september, believe it or not. this year is whizzing by. chris jansing is in for sheinelle. we're living through interesting times. >> you and i used to work together at the white house. i left after the obama administration. it's been busy. >> the latest developments in the impeachment inquiry. house democrats have issued a subpoena to mike pompeo, demanding documents and witnesses to the president's dealing with ukraine. the special envoy for ukraine, kurt volker, resigned.

and the white house restricted notes of calls between president trump and other foreign leaders, including vladimir putin and the saudi crown prince. >> this is a fast-moving story. >> let's get to hans nichols on the white house lawn this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president is grappling with the first departure from his administration, having to do with the ukraine policy. democrats will increase pressure, demanding documents, all while nancy pelosi insists that proceedings against donald trump are a matter of duty and she takes no joy in it. >> this is not a cause for any joy that we have to go down this path. it's a difficult decision to make.

>> reporter: pelosi's comments coming as democrats set a tight timetable for impeachment and after the abrupt resignation of kurt volker, trump's special envoy for ukraine, first reported by a student newspaper and confirmed by nbc news. over-the-summer, volker helped rudy giuliani set up meetings with ukraine officials. i suggest we have a call together, 10:00 a.m. washington time. he texted giuliani who cited the text that he was working with the state department. >> the whistleblower falsely alleges that i was operating on my own. i wasn't operating on my own. >> reporter: but that disclosure, prompting democrats to subpoena documents from secretary of state mike pompeo, and demand a sworn deposition from volker. trump attacked the whistleblower, saying he might be a partisan operative. saying that joe biden pressured ukraine to fire the prosecutor. but biden responded by claiming that the president was afraid of

him. >> he will stop at nothing to hold on to power. it is not surprising that i become the object of his attention. >> reporter: peter, overnight, "the new york times" reporter said that the white house reconstructed transcripts from calls between trump and leaders of saudi arabia in a classified system. the white house has not responded to these developments. but late yesterday, they did acknowledge they were changing the way they handle the president's calls after the leak s of calls with leaders of mexico and australia. we don't know if the calls were with certain leaders or if the subject matter was sensitive. >> hans, this is in the hands of house democrats. they say they don't want it to

drag on. what does the timeline look like? >> they want the documents by early october, so next week, in a couple weeks, longer term, they want to wrap this up by the end of the year. what we've learned in the past 24, 48 hours, is the speed and velocity in which nancy pelosi is going to move on this and demand that the committees lo looking into this keep to a ble and keep it tight. meantime, the trial of a dallas police officer who shot her neighbor to death is back in session today. amber guyger eshgs plaining what happened on that terrible day. d guyger, explaining it was a herb terrible mistake. morgan chesky is with us in dallas. morguen? >> reporter: for the first time on friday, we got a chance to hear from am ger guyber

hear from am ger guyb guydw ger walked into her apartment and killed her neighbor, bothom jean. amber guyger, breaking down in court friday, after she recounted walking into an apartment and gunning down a man she believed was an intruder. >> i said, let me see your hands. let me see your hands. >> reporter: the officer then killing bothom jean. >> why did you kill him? >> i was scared he was going to kill me. >> reporter: she walked into his unlocked apartment, one floor up from her own. he was walking toward her before she pulled the trigger twice. >> i ask god for forgiveness. i hate myself every, single day. i wish he was the one with the gun and had killed me. i never wanted to take an innocent person's life. and i am so sorry.

this is not about hate. it's about being scared that night. >> reporter: during the murder trial prosecutors have repeatedly questioned how guyger missed signs she was on the wrong floor, including this bright red door mat outside of the apartment. they also suggested she may have been distracted by sexuly explicit text messages that night. and argued she never admitted feeling threatened in her call to 911. >> when you aimed and pulled the trigger at mr. jean, shooting him in center mass, exactly as you were trained, you intended to kill mr. jean? >> i did. >> reporter: the prosecutor questioning why she didn't do more to help jean after the shooting. >> you must have stopped giving cpr when you sent a message to martin rivera. >> i did send him that. >> you must have stopped cpr entirely? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: court is expected to resume in a few hours. guyger not anticipated to take

the stand today. if the jury finds her guilty of murder, she faces life in prison. there's lesser charges of manslaughter and negligent homicide. >> morgan, thank you. a tanker-trunk burst into flames when it was rammed by a truck near kansas city friday. the fire burned for hours. it could be seen for miles. amazingly, no injuries there. time for a "weekend boost." a little boy in new mexico, who got the thrill of a lifetime, thanks to the kindness of his coach. the 8-year-old is the youngest and least experienced on his peewee football team. his coach saw he needed some confidence. he worked out a deal with the opposing team. they would stand by as the tiny player took the ball, and with a little help from his teammates, he ran into the end zone. >> oh. it was like they huddled with him all the way there. >> the helmets are bigger than

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we're back, now, with "today's talker." a newspaper reporter under fire for digging up old tweets from a football fan who sparked a viral fund-raiser. you likely heard about this guy. he had a sign that he held up on tv as a joke. >> but the controversy has not stopped the money coming in for an iowa's children's hospital.

nbc's molly hunter has more. >> reporter: carson king thought he would get a few laughs. >> thought of it as a joke. >> reporter: and maybe a few bucks on "espn's college gameday," with a sign asking for beer money, with his actual venmo account. >> i'm going to be asking for beer money on television. >> reporter: the money started pouring in. >> people from texas, idaho, massachusetts. >> reporter: he decided to donate all of it, to the university of iowa children's hospital. it overlooks the field, where at home games, fans turn and wave to the kids. venmo and busch beer vowed to match the funds. but earlier, "the des moines register" profiled king and dug up racist tweets when king was 16 and setelling jokes from the

show "tosh.o." king got out in front. >> once he pointed it out, i was really upset with myself. >> reporter: he held a press conference to apologize. >> i really hope people see at this point in my life, i've grown. >> reporter: in a statement, anheuser-busch severed ties with king but said they would honor their matching commitment. "the des moines register" under fire. readers saying they tarnished a good deed. >> we're different in ten years. don't you know that? >> reporter: and fell prey to the cancel culture. >> people want to dig up derogatory things on people that want to do good. >> reporter: in a statement, the editor say they debated including the two tweets. and the editor followed up with an of sp-ed, saying we hear you you're angry. and they found the reporter had racist tweets in his own

timeline. but none of this has hurt the flood of money coming in. by last count, more than $2 million going to these kids. and today, thanks to iowa's governor, it's officially carson king day. and he will lead the wave at the home game, king's good deed, getting the recognition it deserves. for "today," molly hunter, nbc news. >> the good news is the hospital is $2 million richer right now, helping children who need that money. but it does raise questions about people and their past and what you need to be held accountable for. >> and i think it speaks to, it's a good thing to come forward and say, i was wrong. i'm sorry. and to get out ahead of it. but you're right, bottom line, the kids who need it are getting the money. >> no doubt. that's a story we'll keep an eye on. dave price is on the plaza right now with another check of our forecast. dave, good morning. >> we have great friends out here from all across the country. howdy to you. nice of you to be here. we have people celebrating their

tenth anniversary. good for you. learn from these people, from rochester. celebrating number 50. they have not aged a bit. you look gorgeous. and three troublemakers here, triplets who are 60. a sweet 16. it's not royalty but she is today. and a 13-year-old, too. let's look at what's going on across the country, shall we? we have a slight risk of weather rolling through the central portion of the united states. and a marginal risk of sections in the interior northeast. watch for hail, damaging winds, low risk of tornadoes. we're going to watch that. as we head out to the west, heavy rains potentially for sections of utah. severe storms in the midsection of the country. and we have snowstorms as we head to the north and west and record heat in sections of the southeast, pushing all the way up through the ohio valley. that's a q

we will continue to see those cooler temperatures, 74 overall interior valleys, 55 degrees by 8:00 a.m. in san jose and we will see the sunshine peeking through. we've got a little bit of a mix of sun and clouds along the coastline, expect those winds to really start to kick up into the evening hours right around your dinnertime. overall sunshine expected to last through the weekend and i'm tracking sierra snow as we head in towards sunday and even cooler temperatures into the start of the week. >> saying hello to mrs mrs. arbuletta who is not here. you're the son of someone in the military, am i right? >> yeah. >> we salute you for all you do to support dad and the men and women of the united states armed services. thank you so much for being here. that's a quick look at the weather picture. i'll see you inside in a couple minutes. >> we join you in that salute, dave. thank you very much. just ahead, today's big global music festival. it's the hottest ticket in town.

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all right. dave joins us again. a look at "pop start." >> let's get to snap, crackle and pop right now and see what's happening. after a summer high eatuhiatus, back for its 45th season. woody harrelson is hosting the season premiere. it's his fourth time to host the show. this time, with musical guest, teen sensation, billie eilish. >> new kid. yeah. i hosted '89, '92, '14. i know my way around this place. >> that's cool. i was not alive for most of that. >> you should have been. you missed a lot of good years.

>> reporte >> the pop star was born in 2001. yeah. collective sigh. she did miss two of the previous shows. stay up tonight, watch the premiere. there's people outside right now, on sixth avenue, who have been sleeping there for the last two days. >> if only they had material to work with this time around. >> can't imagine what they're going to start with. >> we will see. next up, some of the biggest stars are taking over central park for the global citizens festival. with performances by pharrell williams, alicia keys, one republic, queen with adam lambert. attendees could get a ticket for free. there was a catch. they had to earn credits on the festival app by taking activist challenges, like signing petitions, sending e-mails or making phone calls to global leaders, pushing them to commit to end extreme above poverty.

you can stream or watch the festivities on msnbc, starting at 4:00 p.m. eastern. >> peter and i were fan girling out because carole king is going to be there. >> from billie eilish, to carole king. >> to be specific, she was fan girling, i was fan guying. lead singer james hetfield can enter rehab. the band writing, we're sorry. our brother, james, has been struggling with addiction on and off for many years. he had to re-enter treatment to work on his recovery. the band says they will refund all tickets. and they will tour those countries as soon as health and schedule permit. want to remind people, september is national recovery month. a salute to him for being candid and inspiring others to do the same. same. >> thanks, dave, vy er

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good morning, i'm kira klapper. coming up next on "today in the bay," a shooting near a local high school football game, what parents are telling us about the incident. plus, dr. jill biden in the bay area campaigning for her husband, what she didn't say to her supporters as joe biden tries to shame off president trump. also, vianey arana is tracking a cooling trend across the bay area and the sierra snow.

good saturday morning, it is september 28th. here is a live look outside at downtown san jose. looks nice with those palm trees on this saturday morning. the first saturday of fall. but the last saturday of september. >> i know, it's kind of crazy. >> crazy as the calendar just continues to tick by. thank you so much for joining us, i'm kira klapper, vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast. >> have you been ein