in sports as we take a live look at the chase center in san francisco. >> thank you for starting your morning with us. have a good one. good morning. record surge. the staggering new number of cases reported in florida in one single day. cases continuing to shoot higher around the country. doctors and nurses sounding the alarm. >> you see these warehouses of people on life support machines, it's dire. >> and the trump administration takes on schools that won't commit to reopening. >> if schools aren't going to reopen and not fulfill that promise, they shouldn't get the funds. >> just ahead, the heated debate over what to do with millions of students in the coming weeks. mysterious explosion.

a dramatic scene on a military ship in san diego. 17 sailors and 4 civilians injured. the cause still unknown. the very latest on the investigation this morning. breaking overnight. john travolta reveals the death of his wife kelly preston at just 57 after a long battle with breast cancer. this morning the tributes to her pouring in. new name. the washington redskins reveal they'll drop their controversial nickname in an announcement about the team's future expected later today. and drive in and turn it up. ♪ thousands of happy music fans get a treat over the weekend as some of the industry's biggest stars come together for concerts with a twist. >> this is how you do music in 2020, folks. 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie

and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. welcome to "today." it's nice to have you with us on a monday morning. hoda, we're kind of reunited. haven't seen you in a couple of weeks. you had some time off, i had some time off. here we are together again. good to see you. >> it is so, so, so great to see your face. i love seeing you first thing in the morning. i know a lot of us, you included, we woke up this morning and all of a sudden we saw that news so stunning. it was about kelly preston. she passed away from breast cancer. i didn't even know she was suffering with breast cancer, but we just got the news. her husband john travolta did a moving instagram post. we're going to share tributes coming up in a just a bit. >> yeah. a lot of people are really remembering her fondly. it's just shocking news. we will have more on that in a minute. we do want to get to the latest on the coronavirus.

the world health organization announced the surge over the world over the weekend. and in florida, they shattered another daily record adding over 15,000 new cases yesterday. that is more than any state since the pandemic began. we've got complete coverage. let's start with nbc's kerry sanders in miami. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. folks began lining up here to get coronavirus tests at 1:00 a.m. they may end up waiting eight days or more to get results. one of the big problems is people go about their lives as they're waiting for those test results potentially spreading coronavirus. how bad is the problem? well, if florida were its own country, it would rank number four in the world. first, the entire united states. then followed by brazil and india. this morning sunbelt hot spots are spiking.

florida hitting a national record reporting more than 15,000 new cases of covid-19 in a single day. at its worst, new york reported slightly more than 11,500 in a single day. >> i think something needs to be done and something needs to be done now. >> reporter: the unwanted surge comes after the state received 140,000 test results in just one day. on saturday florida's governor repeated his claim that people trying to escape the heat by going indoors may be to blame. >> when it's hot, people would rather be, you know, inside and in enclosed air conditioned spaces. >> reporter: this morning some florida communities are rolling back reopening. closing indoor dining at restaurants and in miami-dade county, a renewed 10:00 p.m. curfew. despite the rise in positive tests, walt disney world welcoming tourists. outside the park governor desantis is steadfast in his decision that he will not

mandate masks. a stark contrast to texas where governor abbott ordered mask wearing statewide. >> i made this tough decision for one reason. it was our last best effort to slow the spread of covid-19. if we do not slow the spread of covid-19, the next step would have to be a lockdown. >> reporter: one person who did wear a mask for the first time in public, president trump. he donned a mask with a presidential seal when he visited the walter reed medical center saturday to meet with wounded service members and health care workers. the president has been reluctant to wear masks even though the administration's top health experts have been recommending them for months. >> when you're in a hospital, especially in that particular setting where you're talking to a lot of soldiers and people that in some cases just got off the operating tables, i think it's a great thing to wear a mask. >> reporter: and in san antonio a 30-year-old hospitalized after attending a so-called covid party where people intensely

tried to get sick has died. >> just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and said i think i made a mistake. i thought this was a hoax, but it's not. >> reporter: florida breaking another record in the last seven days. 73 people a day dying from coronavirus. three weeks ago, the number was 30. hoda? >> all right. kerry sanders for us in miami, florida. kerry, thank you. turning now to another record. this one in hospitalizations. icu units nationwide overflowing with patients as doctors and nurses battle the pandemic on the front lines. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has more on this part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. as several states experience a new spike in cases, a growing number of hospitals across the country are reaching capacity in

their covid wards. they're unsure they can last on the frontlines. this morning as coronavirus cases surge nationwide, many hospitals and hot spots are dealing with a pandemic showing no signs of slowing down. in hidalgo county, texas, which hit a record 1,274 new cases on thursday, hospitals are inundated with patients. >> you see these warehouses of people on life support machines, it's dire. when you're counting how many ventilators you have left, you have two left, six left, that's dire. >> reporter: in south carolina where new cases have now surpassed 56,000, nbc news was given an exclusive look inside a covid icu in west columbia. the floor quickly approaching capacity. >> what we decided if you're okay with it is to give you the best chance possible and to put that breathing tube in you. okay? >> reporter: dr. carol cho making the difficult choice to put another patient on a ventilator.

her third intubation in one day. >> working in the covid unit has been very emotionally and mentally taxing. >> reporter: in hard-hit arizona, many hospitals in phoenix are also grappling with an influx of new patients. >> we're at over 100% capacity, if that's possible. every place that's a potential bed, we have a person. >> reporter: dr. michelle isiak has been on the front lines of the pandemic for months. the state reaching an alarming positivity rate and more than 322,000 confirmed cases. >> it's intense. it's busy. there are sick people, we're constantly on our go making quick decisions, acting -- trying to act in the best interest of our patients. and being safe. >> reporter: in florida the center of the country's new surge in cases, tallahassee

memorial health care has been forced to reopen its covid units. >> not only did i come to work and worry about the safety of my patients, but i also worry about taking covid home to my family. >> reporter: doctors and nurses in a life and death fight to save patients. a battle with no end in sight. here in southern california last week, some hospitals did reach capacity having to send patients seven hours away for treatment. today there is room in icus, but if there is a spike, there could be serious trouble ahead. >> miguel almaguer for us, thank you. craig joins the table now. one things parents are all thinking about now is schools. what's the status? >> it is top of mind for millions of folks watching this morning. so many parents wondering what they are going to do with their kids when fall comes around. but this morning there's some new backlash over comments made by u.s. education secretary betsy devos over the weekend about the federal government's proposed plan. geoff bennett is following this one for us.

>> reporter: betsy devos is defending the trump administration's aggressive push to fully reopen schools in the fall. she's calling for full in-person instruction. but this morning there's new criticism over what devos didn't say. she offered no plan and no assurances of student and teacher safety. as the debate over reopening schools heats up, education secretary betty devos hit the airwaves to push the president's message. >> it's not a matter of if. it's a matter of how we reopen schools and how kids get back to learning full-time. >> reporter: devos says schools must open for in-person classes this fall and insists it can be done safely. despite a surge in new coronavirus cases in many states. but she did not offer a plan for how to do it. >> the key is that kids have to get back to school. we know there are going to be hot spots and those have to be dealt with on a case by case

basis. but the rule should be kids go back to school this fall. >> reporter: she also down played the potential health risks. >> there's nothing that suggestn any way dangerous. >> reporter: but internal cdc documents obtained by "the new york times" warned that fully reopening schools and universities would create the highest risk for the spread of the coronavirus. public health experts worry children could serve as carriers who pass the virus to others. adding to the uncertainty, during last week's coronavirus task force briefing, dr. deborah birx told me there isn't enough testing data to draw conclusions about the infection and transmission rates among children. >> if you look across all of the tests that we've done and when we have the age, the portion that is in the lowest tested portion is the under 10-year-olds. >> reporter: on sunday devos also doubled down on the administration's threat to withhold federal funding from

schools that refuse to open. >> if schools aren't going to reopen and not fulfill that promise, they shouldn't get the funds. >> reporter: condemnation from house speaker nancy pelosi. >> this is appalling. they're messing -- the president and his administration are messing with the health of our children. >> reporter: meantime the white house is taking aim at the top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci. in a statement over the weekend, an official told nbc news that several white house officials are concerned about the number of times dr. fauci has been wrong on things. this official also provided a lengthy length of examples. they failed to note that fauci's views were considered accurate at the time but that the science had evolved. of course this whole effort comes as fauci has been openly critical of shortcomings in the country's coronavirus response as president trump has publicly disagreed with him and with opinion polls showing the american public trusts fauci's advice over the president's.

savannah? >> all right. geoff, back to schools for a moment. the administration planning on releasing its own set of guidelines for schools. what do you know about that? >> reporter: a senior administration official tells us the white house plans to issue its own guidelines for the reopening of schools which could be released as early as this week. we're told the white house recommendations will include some of those issued by the cdc and other ones from the american academy of pediatrics. but it risks creating more confusion with state and local officials left to figure out which to follow. savannah? >> geoff, thank you very much. dr. ashish jha joins us now. dr. jha, good morning to you. you see what's happening in florida. how do you explain it? what do you make of this record daily surge of cases there? >> good morning. thank you for having me on. the situation in florida is pretty worrisome. there were more cases yesterday in florida than all of europe yesterday. and this is obviously a situation that's getting worse.

i think we know how we got here, right? we -- florida along with other states opened up too early when they weren't quite ready. they didn't meet the white house's own guidelines. and they opened up too aggressively. they had bars and restaurants and other things to open when they weren't ready to do it. then i think the biggest problem recently is they've been too slow to react. still don't have a statewide mandate for masks. there are other things we still should be doing. i don't think florida has been as aggressive as it needs to be. >> what about those who say, look. it's a function of more testing. there has been a surge in testing in florida as well. and the governor there points out that many, many of these cases are actually among young people. does that mitigate it at all in your mind? make it any less worrisome? >> look, there has been a surge in testing. what we've seen in florida is a big increase in hospitalizations. that can't be explained by testing.

and now we're seeing a big increase in deaths. that can't be explained by testing. and then more recently we've started just in the last couple of days seeing data that at least in texas and other places, older people are starting to get infected again. because old people and young people mingle. they live with each other. the idea it could stay with just young people is probably unrealistic. >> we've seen obviously surges in arizona and texas, florida. we've discussed at length. you also see it in california where the perception was that they reopened at a more measured pace. how do you explain that they, too -- california, too, is seeing this increase in cases? >> so california is a state that did lock down early, had aggressive policy.

when they relaxed their regulations, they really left it up to local counties. i think a lot of states did that. and a lot of counties especially in southern california, i think again made a lot of the same mistakes. pulled back too early. and then i think the state was slow to react to it. so when i look at parts of southern california, it looks the same as arizona and texas. in real trouble. i'm hoping in the days and weeks ahead, we're going to see an aggressive response from the governor of california. >> i do want to talk about the issue of schools which we just covered, the education secretary betsy devos said on a show yesterday, there's nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous. what do you think of that? do you agree? >> i think that's a little more to be. there's no question in my mind that kids are less likely to get

sick. and there's pretty good evidence they're less likely to spread disease in adults. but that's not the question. the question is in a hot spot like arizona or texas or florida or, you know, probably about a dozen states, if you open up and have large numbers of people, kids and adults in buildings, inside all day, can you do that safely? and i think most experts would say not really. not if you're in a hot spot. so in places where things are really bad, i think it's going to be very hard to open schools and keep them open. >> all right. dr. jha, always good to talk to you. thanks for your time this morning. appreciate it. >> thank you. 21 people were injured sunday after an explosion and fire on a navy ship in san diego. about 160 crew members were aboard the "uss bonhomme rashard" at that point in time. it's not clear how it started, but officials say the explosion may have been caused by over-pressurizization. 17 sailors and 4 civilians had to be taken to the hospital. 17 minutes after the hour. time for our first check of the weather. look who's with us today. nbc meteorologist bill karins in for al today.

>> so great to be with you guys again. so we have this record in washington, d.c., of 21 days in a row that we've had 90-degree temperatures. and we could break it this week. it's been a sneaky hot summer in washington, d.c. so far 17 days in a row. and if you look at the forecast this week, we possibly on thursday will tie it and then could break that record on friday. so it's a long standing record in our nation's capital. it's not only there. it is very hot across much of the country. apologies in dangerous heat areas. in areas like new orleans it'll feel like 112. it's just going to be hot. if you want to carry the umbrella this afternoon, do so in eastern new england. from boston to providence, hartford northward. we should be dry in areas d.c. to new york. forecasts across the country,

record highs in texas. heat warnings continue. if you have friends in the southwest, you know how hot it's been lately. yesterday 128 in death valley. that's hot. that's the big weather story of the day. now your local forecast right after this. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside as we check out what's happening in san francisco. misting, drizzling, low clouds, and it's going to stay cool. we'll see it clearing out around noon today. our inland areas as a result will get a slight cooldown. we're looking at some highs in the low 90s extending over toward antioch and concord as well as santa rosa.

san jose reaching mid-80s, and we are going to have a bit of a cooldown to start out this week, but heating up a few more degrees by the midweek. of the year and it's not disappointing. back to you guys. >> yeah. >> no. just as advertised, bill. thank you. coming up, john travolta and his family pay tribute to kelly preston. she died at 57 after a long battle with breast cancer. we'll look back at her life and career. and facing mounting pressure to change their name, washington's nfl team set to announce it's finally happening. we'll have more on the update decades in the making. but first this is "today" on nbc. for the sweaty faces,

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>> reporter: i'm jackie ward. this morning we're trying to decipher what each county is doing with new restrictions that are in place. alameda county is the latest addition to governor newsom's watch list for covid-19. they're rolling back on some restrictions. restaurants now going back to takeout only. there are 31 counties in the entire state on that list. i want to check the forecast right now with meteorologist kari hall. looks like a nice day ahead. yes, laura, we had such a hot weekend, but it will be slightly cooler for our inland areas today. let's head to san jose as we take a live look outside. the sun coming up, and it's a autiful start to this monday morning. expect a high temperature of about 85 degrees and 90 in concord as well as antioch and even leading up to santa rosa while san francisco will be in the upper 60s. we are going to see a slight warming trend as we go through the week, but no extreme temperature spikes. we'll just see some 90s for the

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we are going to start with our 7:30 headlines. the state of florida shattering the new record for new coronavirus cases in a single day. the state reporting more than 15,000 new cases of covid-19 in a single day. now, to compare this at its worst, new york reported more than 11,000 in a single day. this morning some florida communities are rolling back closing indoor dining at restaurants and at miami-dade county, a renewed 10:00 p.m. curfew. other news now. on capitol hill lindsey graham says he will call on robert mueller to come testify about the president's commuting of roger stone's prison sentence. his former adviser. former special counsel robert mueller defended his prosecution of stone and wrote he is still a convicted felon and rightly so.

an unopened copy of a vintage super mario bros. game sold for a record $114,000 over the weekend. that's the most money ever paid for a video game. the winner bidder wished to remain anonymous. that classic game released in 1985 for the nes console. we do begin this half hour with sad news overnight from the entertainment world. actress kelly preston has died. kelly who was married to john travolta for nearly 30 years lost her battle with breast cancer on sunday. joe fryer has more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. preston played a mix of dramatic and comedic roles. starring with actors like tom cruise and arnold schwar schwarzenegger. one of the roles she cherished the most was that of wife and mother. always celebrating her decades' long marriage to john travolta

and being a mother to the couple's three children. this morning family, friends, and fans are mourning the loss of actress kelly preston who died sunday at 57. her husband john travolta writing overnight it is with a very heavy heart that i inform you that my beautiful wife lost her battle with breast cancer. preston had been undergoing medical treatment for some time. travolta thanking the doctors, nurses, friends, and loved ones who have been by her side. born in honolulu, hawaii, preston studied acting at the university of southern california. they met while filming "the experts". they got engaged in 1991 marrying later that year, going on to become one of hollywood's beloved power couples. on screen preston had a lengthy acting career in television and movies starring opposite a number of hollywood's heavyweights.

she played tom cruise's fiery fiance in "jerry maguire." >> i don't cry at movies. and i don't tell a man who just screwed up both our lives, oh, poor baby. that's me for better or worse. >> reporter: appearing with kevin costner in "for love of the game." >> i missed my plane. i had to stay at the airport hotel. >> you missed your plane? >> there was this ball game on. >> reporter: both practicing scientologists, she and travolta had three children together. ella 20, benjamin 9, and son jett who died back in 2009 at age 16 after suffering a seizure. during a family vacation in the bahamas. the public support following the birth of son benjamin was something that had helped ease the family's heartache over losing jett. she spoke to "today" in 2011. >> it's been wonderfully healing. it's still every day, but it's

been, i think, a really nice gift. >> reporter: daughter ella posting a heartwarming tribute to her mother on sunday writing, anyone who is lucky enough to have known you or to have ever been in your presence will agree that you have a glow and a light that never ceases to shine. and that makes anyone around you feel instantly happy. >> just the saddest story. joe, tributes, i know, are pouring in from all over hollywood. how are they remembering her? >> reporter: well, take russell crowe, for example. he recalls meeting preston in 1992 and says she was such a lovely person adding, i haven't seen her much but when i did, she was always the same sparkly eyed gem. from actor josh gad, what a beautiful and amazing actress and person. my heart goes out to john travolta and the entire family. what a loss. a sentiment echoed across hollywood and the world. >> joe fryer, thank you so much for that. when we come back here on a monday morning, a big change a

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back now with in-depth today and the reports this morning that washington's football team is finally dropping the back now with in-depth today and the reports this morning that washington's football team is finally dropping the team's controversial name. a name long considered a racial slur by many native americans and other groups. tom costello has the latest on this developing story. tom, this has been probably a decade or two in the making. >> well, that's exactly right. the team is dropping the name and logo immediately. they have been under pressure for years to make the change, but the team refused. now it is making the change amid a tidal wave of public opinion against racism. after big sponsors like fedex demanded the change or the team would risk losing sponsorships. this morning, a storied franchise is dropping its

controversial name and logo. the washington nfl team saying they plan to get a new name and design approach to enhance the proud tradition, franchise, inspire sponsors, fans, community for the next 100 years. the potential change of the sports business journal. recent weeks, the team faced significant corporate and political push back to change the moniker widely viewed as a racial slur against native americans. one of the looree league goes b years. earlier this month, delivery giant fedex which owns the naming rights for the team stadium in landover, maryland, issued a one-sentence statement. we have communicated to the team in washington our requests that they change the team name. this as ad week magazine reported the investment firms and shareholders worth $620 billion asked fedex along with nike and pepsi to terminate their ties to the franchise

unless team owner dan snyder made the change. like fedex, nike and pepsi co. would only be allowed to relocate if the name was gone. and target and dick's also pulled washington merchandise. they would only be able to relocate if the name was gone. amazon and dick's sporting goods pulled merchandise. they released a statement saying it was conducting a thorough review of the name. a major reversal for snyder who bought the team in 1999 and said he'd never make the change claiming the name honors native american heritage. >> we are people, not mascots! >> reporter: a citizen of the ponni nation telling nbc news -- >> the "r" word is the n word and we can no longer tolerate this in society. >> reporter: as the movement to

promote equality pushes forward, a franchise to take the field this fall with a new identity. so the team hasn't announced the new name. among names under consideration reportedly, the warriors, red hawks and red tails. the team is working on trademark issues, and has indicated it wants to choose a name that honors veterans and native americans. washington had the name for 87 years. its merchandise among the best selling in the nfl. the team insisted all along they were honoring native americans, but of course in the wake of george floyd's death and protests that followed, the crescendo of public opinion was too great to ignore, especially as native americans pushed for a name change, and fedex said it would pull its name from the team stadium and stop paying dues if it didn't change. guys, back to you. >> tom costello for us there in landover, maryland. thank you. all right, kids. we got 7:43. time for bill karins to check in

with the forecast. hey, bill. >> yeah. no need for alarm clocks this klahoma city that's one of the spots we're watching thunderstorms rolled through this morning there was a ton of lightning and a lot of thunder that's now pushing out later on this afternoon, a slight chance and i don't think we're going to see widespread severe storms but we will see isolated strong storms from boston to bridgeport and also for our friends in raleigh to charlotte. if we're going to get severe storms today and any tornadoes, that is likely going to occur in a section from nebraska and also colorado and a few strong storms may head towards minneapolis/st. paul later on today good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside

in walnut creek as we get started, and we're starting out with mild weather. it will be slightly cooler today compared to yesterday, but we are still looking at a wide range in temperatures from some mid-60s near the coast to some low 90s for the inland, east bay, even upper 90s further to the north. as we go through our seven-day forecast it will be a little bit of a cooldown for today and tomorrow, but then we're back into the low 90s for the rest of the week. >> and that's a look at your monday morning forecast. back to you. >> and that's a look at your monday morning forecast. back to you. >> all right, bill thank you so much. still ahead, guys, the drive-in is not just for movies anymore. fans flooding parking lots across the country for a new kind of live concert sheinelle will be with us with the latest on that after these messages because despite everything that's changed, one thing hasn't and that's our devotion to you and our communities. our priority will always be to keep you

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instead of making your way to a seat or fighting your way through a crowd, music fans are pulling into a parking spot for drive-in concerts. live nation organizing a weekend of shows in nashville and indianapolis thousands of fans pulling up to see some of their favorite artists live like darius rucker who told us he couldn't wait to get back on stage. >> the response has been great people, you know, with the social distancing, people will be excited to see live music >> reporter: brad paisley hitting the stage in all three cities ♪ way back when we couldn't get underwood for a virtual duet live music will live on. we will beat this virus.

organizers offering fans lots of room with nine feet of personal take gate space next to your parking lot spot then another nine feet of buffer space between you and the next group. concert goers not required to wear masks outside their cars unless mandated by local laws o the individual venues. encore live planning an all new virtual performance with blake shelton, gwen stefani, and trace adkins after a virtual concert in june drew astonishing numbers with 350,000 people going to more than 300 drive-in theaters to watch the country megastar. >> for now it's at least some kind of return to normalcy, you know, for the industry which has just seen, you know, its revenue go to zero >> reporter: and it's not just concerts folks are going to see. the classic drive-in movie is seeing a resurgence too. walmart partnering with tribeca films to transform 160 of its store parking lots into contact-free drive-in theaters

this summer. as suffolk downs racetrack in boston plans to start showing drive-in movies again for the first time in 50 years a little dose of the past as summer fun gets reimagined now, if you're wondering about safety, staff at both the live nation and encore live events are required to wear masks and submit to temperature checks guys, i have to say people are just looking for safe ways -- you guys know -- to have a good time with family members this seems like so far the way to do it >> just something to get out of the house. >> i'd sit in a parking lot and listen to nothing. >> drive through a parking lot >> all right sheinelle, thank you, hon. coming up, a highly anticipated reopening with a side of controversy. disney world opens its gates as the state becomes a coronavirus hot spot we'll get a look at how it went and new safety measures in place. then a little bit later, i spent some time with nba star steph curry. we talked about the return of the sport this week with social

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conversation with the "today" show's craig melvin talking about race and race relations. this roundtable is part of a bigger picture on race and athletics. that program is airing on nbc platform tonight. time now to check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. the sun is up warming things up a bit. yeah, that's where the inland area is, you can't even see the fog as we're seeing more fog and drizzle moving in. it's going to keep it cooler not only along the coast but also transporting some of the air into the inland areas. we're looking at highs that will reach into the low 90s, but that's a cooldown compared to the triple digits over the weekend. a high of 90 in antioch. 85 in san jose. and the north bay will still be hot further to the north but overall we're looking at a milder start to the week, but it will come up a few more degrees by the end of the week. laura? all right. we'll brace for that.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, troubling trend florida shatters the record for most coronavirus cases in a single day as many states see their numbers continue to surge. >> i think something needs to be done and something needs to be done now >> this as disney world opens its gates to a new normal. we're live with the latest plus, candid conversation. craig catches up with nba star steph curry about the return of sports and the issue of racial injustice taking center stage. >> if you can't accept what we want to talk about or what we want to highlight or what we want to change in our society,

then don't accept us as basketball players either. and dream come true. we'll introduce you to the young man who worked his way through college as a garbage collector >> congratulations >> and now he's off to harvard law showing us how hard work pays offe "today," july 13th, 2020 ♪ >> good morning from our family. >> from houston, texas >> we're celebrating mason's 10th birthday on the "today" show >> happy 90th birthday to our mom. >> and my tita >> we love you >> greetings from the beautiful southern oregon wine country >> that's fantastic. >> that's amazing. i feel like we're there, hoda. that could actually happen me, you, wine country. morning, everybody

craig, you got to come too >> i'm here. >> we got to meet those girls. come on. they look like so much fun >> they seem fun >> they captured you guys. >> they did. isn't it good we're all three kind of together in this moment. >> welcome back. >> i've had vacation you had vacation craig, yours is coming up. >> next week i'm out. >> all right we're going to have a lot of fun, though, coming up check out our crowd. check out our my "today" plaza we have so many things to celebrate. we're going to get in touch with all those folks on the big board. >> all right it's going to be good. we've got a lot to get to in the news here are the headlines at 8:00 the latest on the coronavirus. the world health organization announced a record surge in new cases around the globe over the weekend. countries with the largest increases are brazil, india, and

south africa >> here in the u.s., shattered another daily record for coronavirus cases adding more than 15,000 new cases. that's on sunday by the way, that's more than any state since the pandemic began but in new york, a glimmernf hope no deaths reported related to the co of hope. for the first time in four months, health officials reporting no deaths related to the coronavirus. meantime, disney world reopened this weekend for the first time in four months with a limited number of visitors and new safety measures in place sam brock is in orlando to show us how it went how did it go? >> reporter: hoda, good morning. so far so good but when disney shut down in march, there were 155 cases of covid-19 in florida. now the state just leapfrogged new york for the most infections in a single day which, guys, has many people wondering whether reopening a crowded theme park right now is the right move. this morning disney fans are experiencing the magic once

again. >> oh, my god. i'm going to cry >> reporter: the sight of the beloved theme park returning bringing some to tears as visitors get their first taste of rides and lines in a socially distanced environment disney is not only limiting the number of guests allowed in the park each day, they've also implemented a new touch-free ticket system. they're requiring temperature checks and face masks. >> they have face shields on the cast members it is a very different park than when it was closed down in march. >> reporter: has that changed your kid's experience at all >> has it changed your experience. >> no, not at all. >> reporter: the evans family booked their trip back in march. >> the magic is still here it feels different with the mask it's hot and sweaty, but we can do it. >> reporter: but not everyone is pleased with mickey's return taking to social media, i love you disney but reopening walt disney world at this time is a

big mistake. #profits before people new infections in the state over 15,000 in a single day how worried are you? >> i'm worried because not only are we seeing spikes in the virus, we're seeing spikes in hospitalizations >> reporter: disney world isn't the only theme park to reopen after a covid related closure. seaworld, lego land all reopened in june. universal orlando and seaworld requiring guests to wear masks all have cashless payments and social distancing on the rides for lines. but as cases in florida continue to rise, families like the evans are forced to make some tough choices. >> we were trying to put some sort of normalcy to our kids' lives. at the same time weighing the cost and potential risk of doing this >> reporter: disney didn't provide any numbers as to how many people actually visited over the weekend or respond to requests for comments on theemp.

that was widely panned online criticisms the company did release a 30-second video on social media called welcome home featuring employees with masks on. that was widely panned online with one user dubbing words to say stay at home back to you. >> all right sam brock, thank you education secretary betsy devos is defending president trump's push to reopen schools this fall despite the surge of l coronavirus cases. devos said the combination of virtual and in-person learning is not a valid choice. she went on to say it's up to districts how to open schools safely in their communities. >> the key is kids have to get back to school we know there are going to be hot spots and those are going to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. but the rule should be kids go back to school >> devos said the cdc guidelines that require precautions like social distancing for schools are meant to be flexible meanwhile, nancy pelosi accused

devos and the trump administration of, quote, dren messing with the health of our children that's the news. 8:06 feels like a good time for a boost. >> why not during the coronavirus lockdown in england, a little boy named jack was not able to see his own mother for 99 days he has asthma and she happens to be an essential worker so jack stayed with his grandparents well, here's what happened wheno they got to go home together home together. that just sounds good. for the first time in three months

they were finally reunited >> going to make me cry now. >> you can feel it through the screen jack can expect a lot more of those hugs that's his little brother getting in on the action too they got to go home together home together. that just sounds good. for the first time in three months s.g., i can feel you >> i know. you know i'm dying that's a mom sandwich right there. two kids hugging mom that's so cute i love that. >> that was a good one coming up here on a monday morning, i got the chance over the weekend to spend some time with nba superstar steph curry we talked about things far beyond the basketball court. he shared his thoughts on how sports right now in this moment can really help heal our country's racial divide and the silver lining of confronting these issues head on but first, these messages. ♪

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with steph curry >> in the time that the nba stopped its season, the coronavirus pandemic spread nationwide and there's also been this ongoing reckoning over racial inequality and push for restarting the season and the everyday challenges he believes need to be addressed. it's str social justice in our country. curry is going to be featured in an nbc sports special tonight. he talked over the weekend about restarting the season and the everyday challenges he believes need to be addressed it's strange to think of the nba season starting again without steph curry. the superstar point guard for the golden state warriors. but these are strange times. curry's warriors are not among the 22 teams to qualify to gather in orlando inside what some are calling the nba bubble. playing in a bubble, living in this bubble in orlando you and your warriors, not one of the 22. what's it like being outside the bubble looking in? >> i hear they're playing, making it work it's going to be a huge sacrifice for all the guys to stick with the protocols, be safe

but hopefully it works hopefully we get through the finals and see who comes out on top. >> reporter: we caught up with curry as he played in the american century golf championship at lake tahoe over the weekend while there he and charles barkley and other names from pro sports took part in a round table special called "race & sports in america: conversations. >> as a father with young children, they're asking questions because they're being shown these images you shouldn't shield them from this >> reporter: what do you want people to take away from the special? >> any time we have an opportunity to experience and have people listen and keep applying pressure. i think that's important that's why we all wanted to talk on it. you know, hopefully people get something from it and continue the conversation themselves. >> reporter: you spent some time talking about something that i don't think gets a lot of

what is subtle racism to you and how have you experienced it? you're articulate, intelligent you might be accepted, but there's still kind of that subtle remark around, oh, you know, you're so well spoken. those kind of just subtle jabs >> reporter: during the golf tournament, curry wore custom cleats honoring breonna taylor who was killed during a raid on her home of the three officers involved, one has been fired while the other two are on administrative leave. you said her name, if you will, by wearing those customized golf cleats this weekend honoring breonna taylor why her story? >> there's no reason why there

huge in terms of shouldn't be -- those cops that were responsible that shouldn't be brought to justice for how everything went down and that say her name thing is huge in terms of continuing to, again, apply pressure to that conversation >> reporter: social justice phrases are going to be allowed on team jerseys when they do start here in a few weeks. are you at all concerned about alienating fans? >> no. basketball players either. >> reporter: fellow panelist charles barkley caused a stir on friday with comments not sensitive to that at all i applaud every player that's going to take that opportunity we're human first. and if you can't accept what we want to talk about or what we want to highlight or what we want to change in our society, then don't accept us as basketball players either. >> reporter: fellow panelist charles barkley caused a stir on friday with comments during an interview with cnbc.

>> the fans are at such a disadvantage because they're going through the pandemic and they don't want to see a bunch of rich people talking about stuff all the time >> reporter: was he talking to you? was he talking about you was he talking about the effort you're part of >> he said sports brings everybody together in a sense. but there's a double edged sword to it. you know, we have a microphone in front of our face all the time and if we're knowledgeable about what we're talking about, passionate about what we're talking about, then we should speak on it. there's a lot of people that can't speak for themselves in this country >> reporter: as a father, not a basketball player for a moment, but as a father as you have watched it and listened to all that's been happening in our country over the past few months now, what do you make of it? >> i think it's a great time to that can use all the resources we have available to make meaningful impact. i think be alive to see, you know, the participation at protests. i got to bring my 7-year-old daughter she was asking questions about why we were out there and what we were trying to accomplish by the end, leading chants herself. so again, this is a generation that can use all the resources we have available to make

meaningful impact. i think at the end of the day we have to continue to do it even if we don't see those changes right away >> steph went on to say if you can't accept me as an activist, if you can't accept the things i want to talk about, you can't accept me as an athlete either he said the two go hand in hand. you'll appreciate this that golf tournament over the weekend, he actually started pretty slow. >> where'd he end up >> number four he finished fourth in that american century golf tournament played with his dad. started with his dad then he played with jerry rice and some other guys. and at the end, they do this thing, you know, where they jump in the lake. >> they do >> oh, yeah. >> that's fun. >> they all jump in there at lake tahoe that conversation, by the way, that round table conversation "race & sports in america: conversations," it's on gol channel, nbc sports, and regional networks. it starts tonight. let's check in with bill karins and find out what's happening in the weather department hey, bill. >> good morning. you know how you get in the car in the summertime, first thing you look at is how hard it is.

so my sister sent me a picture of her dashboard in phoenix yesterday. this was her dashboard yesterday. besides the fact she hasn't changed her music taste since high school which i respect, it was 118 degrees in her car yesterday. it's been that kind of hot in many areas of the southwest. under extreme heat warnings in many areas and advisories. 48 million people included today is going to be 111 in areas of texas which is almost unheard of that does not happen very often. phoenix will be right around 113 degrees. and that's going to continue into the middle of the week. even areas like dallas will be near 100 all week long and our friends and areas from austin southward >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we check out what's happening, fog in san francisco and some mist and drizzle. this will start to clear out

around noon, but it's also helping to cool down a lot of the bay area. we're coming down from those triple digit temperatures into the upper 80s, low 90s for the interior valleys. it's going to be a nicer day with some mid-80s in the south bay and still hot weather farther to the north but we're looking at a bit of a cooldown for the next coup elg le of day then heating up. it up, crazy w. 1990 scorpions >> rocks, man. >> i was going to say, i think i saw your sister at a scorps concert in arizona, bill i'm glad she's keeping it alive. carson was there too >> oh, yeah. rocking out. >> well, i didn't even know they called them the scorps >> i don't think they ever did. >> yes, they do. >> cool kids call them scorps. >> oh. sorry. bill, the only thing that can make that 118 degree weather in phoenix feel like a dry heat is some scorpions take us to pop start >> good stuff there, guys.

scorpions are happy. first up, the outsiders. you may remember francis ford coppola's film -- rob lowe, tom cruise just to name a few. they were all in that movie. very young in a recent interview later today, rob lowe stopped by "the kelly clarkson show. revealed some of the iconic director's less conventional things to get them ready for rolls. >> in his effort to make us more authentic as greasers, as sort of tough tulsa sort of, you they came at rehearsal and said we're going to divide you up. rob, tom, you're going to go stay with bill and sandy

whoever. tom and i ended up in the know, wrong side of the tracks guys found a bunch of different actual greasers who are now grown up adults and made us go spend the night and live with them they came at rehearsal and said we're going to divide you up rob, tom, you're going to go stay with bill and sandy whoever. tom and i ended up in the basement in two cots and we're like, we don't know these people >> is that amazing >> that's unbelievable >> that's risky. >> sleep with random -- in the stories those people who hosted tom cruise, rob lowe, the stories they have. >> that would be a good one. >> very cool next up on pop start, reese witherspoon, we're going to play a little music for you right now. the music is by reese's son deacon he recently released his first song it's with nina nesbitt we're playing some right now deacon's voice is not on the track. he's the producer of the son >> what? >> what? >> think about calvin harris who gets other people. that's his gig right there and what better way for deacon to launch his career in the music industry than with his loving mom embarrassing him.

take a look. ♪ >> deacon! i should make up a tiktok dance to this song. >> oh, mom no no >> that is literally every teenager's nightmare your parent making a tiktok dance and posting it next up, brooklyn beckham, he is engaged. over the weekend brooklyn announcing on instagram that he actually proposed to american actress nicola peltz a couple of weeks ago. saying two weeks ago i asked my soul mate to marry me and she said yes i'm the luckiest man in the world. the whole family joined online to share their well wishes mom victoria saying the most exciting news. we could not be happier that brooklyn and nicola are getting married. wishing you a lifetime of happiness. of course we are extending our well wishes to the young couple as well. >> i picture him being 8 years

old. i'm shocked he's grown up. finally "30 rock." last month we told you about nbc's plans to bring the hilarious cast back together for a reunion special. long last we have our first look at how liz lemon and the rest of the crew have been coping with the pandemic it seems some are handling it better than others >> no mask, hot shot >> we're in open air >> you scared of the virus now >> i already had corona. i'm on my way to donate plasma. >> shut up >> "30 rock" returns with a reunion special. >> dreams really do come true. >> how did you slap me >> i have the iphone 40. >> that looks awesome. >> we need that right now. >> when is that coming on? >> a one-time special shares this thursday on nbc then it'll be available for streaming the next morning after. >> it's not going to be a one-time special they're going to do it and it's going to be so popular, they're going to bring it back >> yes all right, guys. thank you, carson. >> great pop start coming up, we're so excited

for this one a college student whose story inspired us last week on morning boost, he's going to join us a garbage collector paid off helping to send him to harvard law school but first your local news.

good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a big day for bay area animal lovers. today the san francisco zoo reopens its doors, but before you go, you should know that today and tomorrow is reserved for those members only. now wednesday, the general public will be welcomed back with strict new safety measures in place. indoor exhibits, play areas and those rides, they're all closed. everyone older than 2 must wear those masks and circle zoo attractions in one direction. visitors must reserve and pay for their trip ahead of time. let's get a look at the forecast for you. anyone going out to the zoo today, it's going to be nice.

probably need to bring a jacket, too,coastline it's going to be cool and foggy there. for the inland areas, no jacket needed. we'll see lots of sunshine like we're seeing right now in san jose. temperatures here reach into the mid-80s while san francisco will stay in the 60s today as you make your way to the inland east bay. up to 90 degrees and some upper 90s for clearlake and ukiah. we look at our forecast. it will continue to heat up slightly. especially by the end of this week, marcus. >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. cheddar cheeseburger.

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because we are 7-eleven. and we might know you better than you know yourself. 7-eleven. always open. welcome back, guys. 8:30. it is a monday morning. funday monday. welcome to a brand new week. >> are they welcome back, guys 8:30 it is a monday morning funday monday. welcome to a brand new week. >> are they playing the weeknd wow. >> who says funday monday? >> you're right. carson, they are playing the scorps >> is it the scorps? >> no. it's the weeknd. because we're looking forward to it by the way, if you're stuck at home for your summer break like so many people, our stephanie ruhle is going to join us in a few minutes with fun ideas to shake things up for a staycation to remember. staycations are all the rage now. so steph is bringing the camping trip and even the movie theater

to your own back yard. >> fun >> yeah. she's got some great ideas then we just fell in love with this story. a young man who worked so hard to make ends meet by hauling trash, it all paid off, that hard work. he's enrolling in harvard law. his story went viral can't wait to catch up with him and tell you about him and his long road to one of the most prestigious schools in the country. excited to see him >> all right that's going to be a great one let's start off with bill karins, check of the weather hey, bill. >> let's get to that week ahead forecast you can plan things out. for today, not a lot of issues we will see some afternoon storms that could be on the strong side in eastern new england and scattered storms in the carolinas. except for that, trying to stay cool in the southern half of the country. on wednesday, chicago down to st. louis through the quad cities and des moines could have strong storms. you get a little break from that summer heat and humidity look at boston on wednesday. only 70 degrees. it'll warm up quickly, though,

towards the end of the week. showers and thunderstorms and higher humidity for the east coast on frida if you want beautiful weather to end your week, head to the pacific northwest. that >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today, temperatures will stay in the 60s near the coast and in san francisco. but then as you make your way inland, it's still going to be hot but not as hot as the weekend. reaching up to 90 in antioch and concord and santa rosa. san jose in the mid-80s today. as we go into the rest of the week we'll start to warm up once again with more widespread 90s for the inland areas. no major changes in san francisco. we're staying mostly in the 60s. >> and the best thing about this week ahead forecast, we had fay last week. nothing brewing in the tropics right now. let's keep it that way >> yes, lets thank you, sir how about we say hello to my "today" plaza. all these families up early to

join us live >> put them up on the board! >> what's up, everybody? >> good morning! >> look at them. everybody's up we appreciate it where's the waltershide family they're in virginia. mom and dad, megan and casey and the kids brooks and finley you guys share a birthday, when was it or is it >> july 11th >> so it just happened >> yeah. >> and mom, you wanted to do something special for the boys >> i did, yes. we had hoped that we would be in texas visiting family. and unfortunately because of covid that couldn't happen so i sent this in and it's just, you know, this is special and exciting my husband turned 38 on saturday my son turned 9 on saturday. and it was -- it's his great grandpa's birthday in heaven >> oh, that's great. well, we're so glad you could be on with us live. we wanted to wish you guys a happy birthday and casey, you're active duty in the air force. want to take a second to express our gratitude for all you've done and for your family for

your sacrifice we appreciate it >> thank you >> and your wife just outed you that you're 38 on national tv. >> psych >> he's not as old as i am >> have a great day. thank you so much. >> thank you, thank you. let's go back to the big board i am looking for the walker family you get the big board. okay first of all, i want craig to take a long look at dad jason. he's here with zoe, justin, and jayden these two guys have known each other from back in the day jason went to school with craig in columbia. is that true >> oh, yeah. >> look at y'all >> holy smokes, is that -- that's from our yearbook >> who was most likely to succeed? you, craig >> it was a thin year. but jason and i, he lived right there down the street. we grew up in the same neighborhood i used to play basketball at jason's house all the time >> hey, jason.

how are you doing? >> doing great i told my daughter, craig, that we went to school together and she said i want to see he's way cooler than you, dad. so we'll go next summer and then the corona hit >> okay. wait a minute. craig, you have to make a plan as soon as this whole mess is over, y'all get vip tickets. you can co-host the 9:00 with craig. who cares. you can do whatever you want >> come on up, brother by the way, that is a beautiful family you have. >> gorgeous. >> thank you i appreciate it. >> thank you >> you're doing a great job, craig. i was telling my wife you have the same voice that you had back then >> thanks, brother good to see you. tell your family hello

>> all right let's put up the big board one more time. we want to say hi to everybody we didn't get a chance to speak to the quintanas. sandra's 60, babe. we love you. >> happy birthday. >> happy birthday to y'all who came out happy 30th, guys you can join us. today.com/mytodayplaza we look forward to that. >> that was a blast from the past man. up next, a rare look inside a religious community that's really been hard hit by the virus. they're now stepping up to help other americans in a big way but first this is "today" on

we are back now. 8:38 on our series a religious group at the center of the coronavirus outbreak. >> that's right. nbc's senior investigative and legal correspondent looks at the orthodox jewish community and how they're helping to bring hope to thousands of americans as this battle rages on. cynthia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as doctors and researchers around the country scramble to try to find ways to help patients with covid-19, the

national convalescent plasma program sent out the word they needed patients who survived the virus to help them in fact, they needed their blood. this morning you're going to meet a group of people who raised their hand to help others this is borough park, brooklyn the largest group of orthodox jews live here some don't have televisions or computers, says this doctor who is orthodox himself. >> most of the community are grandchildren and children of holocaust survivors. >> reporter: he spent part of his childhood here where he now practices pediatrics what would you say the average number of children in any given family is? >> probably within the six to eight child range. >> reporter: large families in small apartments is part of why

this community was one of the first places covid-19 struck and struck hard. >> must have gotten one day between 3,000 and 4,000 calls. >> reporter: this rabbi runs what he calls a kosher ronald mcdonald house here in lakewood, new jersey providing orthodox jews with medical support free of charge >> we're the same like everybody else, but many of our religious needs that we practice sometimes can be, you know, sometimes misinterpreted or misunderstood. >> reporter: in fact, it was the celebration of a religious holiday in early march that he believes catapulted the virus into their community >> when purim was around, we didn't know anything about social distancing or masks >> reporter: i think the impression a lot of people have just ignoring is the orthodox community was

just ignoring advice you're telling me this all got started before the advice was there. >> 100%. they were not ignoring advice. they were not. the community by far are law-abiding citizens >> reporter: but scenes like this in april during the height of the pandemic in new york led many to feel the orthodox community was not taking social distancing seriously the orthodox community made headlines again last month breaking into this closed city playground >> we are going to keep this di. which is what we saw on our recent tour. is the feeling that it's passed by here now? >> yes. >> reporter: and do you feel confident in that? >> i feel confident in that. >> reporter: while public health officials would park open. >> reporter: with few masks and no distancing. which is what we saw on our recent tour. is the feeling that it's passed by here now? >> yes >> reporter: and do you feel confident in that? >> i feel confident in that. >> reporter: while public health officials would disagree, there

is no question the community has tried to turn their high infection rate into something positive in early april when a doctor at mayo clinic told the rabbi the blood of those that survived covid-19 was needed for the national convalescent plasma effort, people quickly stepped forward. the first hurdle testing their blood to see if they have the antibodies to fight covid-19 >> literally within a matter of three, four hours we collected a thousand viles >> reporter: the blood put in coolers, taken to a private jet, and flown to the mayo clinic what did it feel like to be on that plane >> it felt like being on a godly mission. >> reporter: as it turned out, a very successful one. >> of those first thousand, approximately 60% had antibodies. and this was we antibodies and this was we had that golden ticket in our hand >> reporter: so like 600 people. i love you're saying it felt like a golden ticket since april orthodox jews has become the largest group of plasma donors donating half the convalescent supply in the

nation >> literally in this room is where that seed started to sprout we used to call ourselves a mom and pop organization all of a sudden we found ourselves taking on a national responsibility >> reporter: from something ugly, something beautiful. what you're saying is you're trying to give something back. >> we live in a closed world that's the way of life but wherever we can give a hand, be a beacon of light >> reporter: they have set up drives now across the country. now, the plasma isn't just being used to help patients not just for transfusions but also to be studied. in fact, 8,000 viles have been sent to ten institutions around the world as they try to study

why the virus is so deadly for some people and barely effects others guys, back to you. >> so much we don't know yet cynthia, thank you very much coming up next, if you're bound for a staycation this summer, stephanie ruhle has many great tips for changing up the scenery at home including turning your back yard into a campground or drive-in theater but first this is "today" on california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit an extra 15% credit on car and motorcycle policies? >>wow...ok! that's 15% on top of what geico could already save you. so what are you waiting for? idina menzel to sing your own theme song? ♪ tara, tara, look at her go with a fresh cup of joe. ♪ gettin' down to work early! ♪ following her dreams into taxidermy! oh, it's...tax attorney. ♪ i read that wrong, oh yeeaaaah!

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restrictions for people to travel from state to state i'm talking mandatory testing and quarantine if you're from florida and plan on road tripping it to new jersey, better do your homework. you could end up with a 14-day quarantine when you get here so you've got to do that kind of homework and also other restrictions in miami-dade county, they canceled all short-term rentals. >> a lot of folks are still concerned about going on an airplane and you mentioned the state travel restrictions. gas prices are a nice bright e staying local. we're seeing people try to encourage people to look around

your local areas maybe go on a trip, but not too far. and with gas prices what they are, it's a good way to no spot, though i couldn't believe it. it's like two bucks. >> they are. $2.20 a gallon versus $2.78 last year plus check out your credit card. there's all sorts of perks with different credit cards that offer roadside assistance as well as travel deals if you are staying local. we're seeing people try to encourage people to look around your local areas if you're going to stay home, what are some of the ideas you have for folks >> well, if you're going to just stay local, look around. there's a lot of things in your area you might have forgotten over the last few years. for me i took my family on a six flags drive-through safari i keep seeing people talk about drive-in movies. they don't have any where i live so you could put a sheet up on your garage door and getting a projector and yo drive-in movie at homeprojectora drive-in movie at home you can even invite some you can even invite some neighbors that can show up in your driveway or street six feet apart. that is a new kind of party. i also took a cue from craig melvin and did camping at home you don't necessarily need to own all of the camping equipment. for me, i just put up a sheet. and if it starts raining, you can just go inside i didn't have a fire pit at my

house, but a neighbor did. so using social distancing, we had s'mores. i can think of all the trips i've take, me kids, my kids have been like i'm bored i wish my friends were here. you go on vacation in your back well, guess what you may be able to have your friends on vacation if you go on vacation in your back yard >> yeah. it's good. and can't beat the commute, right? stephanie, thank you so much some fun ideas there coming up next, a story we've just been so excited to tell you about this young man worked his way through college including as a garbage collector. guess what that hard work paid off big. he's headed to harvard law school we got a lot of questions for this amazing young man he really inspires us and he'll join us live but first this is "today" on nbc. we're back with a young man

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determination have really inspired all of us we first told you about rehan staton last week he balanced classes with being a garbage collector to make ends meet >> how he's realizing his dream. he is going to harvard law school we're going to talk to him in just a moment, but first look at his incredible story >> i'm, like, really nervous about this one >> reporter: an ivy league dream. >> congratulations >> reporter: now a reality for 24-year-old rehan staton but his path to harvard law school was packed with challenges his mother left when he was 8 years old. his father worked three jobs to provide for he and his brother >> there were times we didn't have electricity or food in the fridge >> reporter: their struggles at home took a toll on rehan's school work. initially reject from every college he applied to after high school he got a job collecting trash and cleaning dumpsters with his brother. rehan was later accepted to the school, but you got into university of maryland when his father had a stroke, he started working as a trash pepperdine, penn, columbia, usc.

and you struggled academically in high school, rehan, as we understand it. collector again. how did you turn things around his days would start at >> had a support system the 4:00 a.m. so he could work before school. >> if you put in the effort and the work and you stay committed, second time around in high school didn't have the -- i just didn't have the things will fall into place. >> reporter: and they did. rehan went on to be the student support. and when i got to undergrad, i had teachers, other students, you know, leaders. holistically i couldn't fail at speaker at his graduation. >> and as terps, we are champions because we pick each that point too much support >> rehan, it's carson. congratulations. other up >> reporter: now he's grateful we're excited for you. i know you had a lot of support for his family and friends who from your family what was the support like from picked him up as he looks ahead to attending one of the top law your fellow coworkers when you were working on the trash collection >> it was, like, the first time in my life a group of schools in the country rehan joins us from his home in maryland that was awesome individuals that weren't my father or my brother that just all right. look came around me and supported me. when you graduated high school, you know, people always say you not one college would let you in and here we are today. look to the role modle of you are pushing that button and that standard. you got the okay from harvard. but despite that, it was the first time in my life a group of just take us for a second inside that moment when you clicked the button and you saw that you were people really just empowered me, uplifted me, told me i was intelligent. accepted into harvard. >> it was probably the most surreal moment in my life. i mean, after going through everything we did as a family, i i was ready to go to school.

just felt that we got into >> that is so awesome. and i think what accentuates harvard. what you've done now is you had a tough go of it i can't even explain it. your mom left when you were a little kid there were times it got so bad you were talking about there wasn't even food on the table at times. how do you think you endured those years? >> well, watching my father work anywhere between one to three jobs, giving up his entire social life just to give my brother and i the basic needs and i was hungry if that makes sense. i was literally hungry but also at the same time i just really wanted to succeed. and at that time i was really involved in sports i thought sports would be my way out of poverty but my father being supportive of my brother, if it wasn't for those two it wouldn't be possible >> we are super proud of you keep us posted on your life. >> send us harvard gear. you wear it well >> thank you, babe >> this is just the beginning of his story. third hour is coming up.

young fitness instructor shares her fight with the coronavirus >> and later jenna and i talk to the watt brothers from the nfl after this >> bye, savannah good morning to you. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. gyms, hair salons across santa clara county can now reopen today. of course, this is with extra safety precautions in place. if you're hoping to work out, those cardio machines are still off limits. also masks are mandatory. santa clara county is allowing public swimming pools to reopen. here's a small but maybe scary step for you this morning on the road to recovery. san jose's winchester mystery house will reopen today as well. tours will now be self-guided and each group must consist of only people living in the same household. also those masks are required. happening now, santa clara

health leaders are getting ready to roll out new contact tracing efforts. it comes amidst confusion for businesses regarding reopening guidelines. we'll have that full report during our midday newscast. alameda county makes it seven bay area counties on the governor's watch list. health leaders blame the report and recent surge on the people not following the distancing rules. from our home page link to that story. and nfl confirming its retiring the long-debated nickname. fedex said they would pull out if the name isn't changed.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> and a good monday morning, everyone welcome to the third hour of "today." craig melvin here in studio 1a sheinelle continues to work from god's country there in south carolina al and dylan enjoying a weekend of -- week off it was a big weekend for you >> my twins turned 8