>> all of us together. marcus, i got a package in the mail. i think i'm going to do a facebook live. >> i can't wait to see it. >> mine, too. good morning. stark warning. the head of the cdc in a new interview saying the worst is yet to come. >> the fall and winter of 2020 and 2021 are going to be probably one of the most difficult times we've experienced in american public health. >> this morning why the trump administration now wants hospital data to come to the white house before the cdc. phililadelphia c canceling all publblic events until 2021 and e research on a potential vaccine that just took a big step forward. on the stump? the president gets political at the white house unloading on his democratic rival in an hour-plus appearance in the rose garden. >> now he says he's going to be president.

as president he's going to do all the things he didn't do. >> and president trump's surprising comments about race and police brutality straight ahead. no bail. jeffrey epstein's alleged recruiter ghislaine maxwell ordered to stay in custody and the surprise detail that came out of her court appearance. tax day 2.0. the new deadline is here and millions have waited until the last minute to file, so we're answering your questions live. those stories plus reunited. >> i didn't realize how much i missed you guys. >> our "today" family gets together in person for the first time in four months. >> carson! carson! >> we swap some stories and shed a few happy tears. "today," july 15th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio

1a in rockefeller plaza. we really mean it. we're live from studio 1a. morning, everybody. happy wednesday. so nice to see you. even nicer to see you in person. we are six feet apart. we got out the measuring tape and everything. >> we measured it. we all left here in march, walked out the door and were like see you tomorrow. we didn't know it was going to be four months. but it was fun to get together. >> we'll have a great conversation just ahead. let's start with the latest headlines. coronavirus cases still multiplying in the u.s. a top official sounding the alarm on what could be to come this year and next. we've got reports from two of the nation's hot spots this morning. let's start with miguel almaguer in los angeles for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. these are critical times here, officials say. you must protect yourself now. this morning the director of the cdc telling americans the worst is yet to come.

>> i do think the fall and winter of 2020 and 2021 are going to be probably one of the most difficult times we've experienced in american public health because of what you said. the co-occurrence of covid and influenza. >> reporter: the warning coming as public health officials say miami is now the country's epicenter for the coronavirus. the positivity rate here? 28%. one of the highest in the nation. on tuesday florida setting a new record for coronavirus deaths. 132 in a single day. >> south florida is in a crisis situation. >> reporter: in the last week, 17 more states and washington, d.c. saw cases of new infections spike over 50%. in california, record numbers of new cases and hospitalizations. in michigan, a packed house party over fourth of july weekend led to 43 infections and 66 additional exposures. now some regions are taking drastic measures.

philadelphia banning events of more than 50 people until march 2021. and at new york airports, visitors coming in from 22 states designated as covid hot spots now need to fill out forms from the health department and agree to a two-week quarantine or face a $2,000 fine. this as health experts warn that getting the virus may not give you immunity in the future. 29-year-old carter wright was first diagnosed in march. then the virus came back even stronger on july 4th. >> i cried hard that night. because it was just super overwhelming. >> reporter: in fact, a british study of 96 covid patients found their antibodies peaked three weeks after the symptoms appeared then rapidly declined. three months later, only 17% of those tested have the same levels of antibodies. >> a single experience with covid does not render someone immune for the rest of their

lives. >> reporter: here in california, some new restrictions are in place. and while many businesses are complying, many say they simply can't. >> all right. miguel almaguer leading us off in los angeles. >> let's move now to texas and another hot spot. the state just set daily records yesterday for new cases and hospitalizations. nbc's morgan chesky joins us from dallas. hey, morgan. good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning to you. nearly every statistic that should be trending downward continues to go up. hospital beds are filling up. icus and ers becoming overwhelmed. and even veteran health care workers describing the impact of this virus as a difficult one. meanwhile texas is approaching a dangerous crossroads. this morning across texas, health care workers are sounding the alarm. >> this is something in my 24 years of nursing that i've never

seen before. >> i will never forget that feeling and watching that last heartbeat on a 27-year-old man that should have not had that outcome. and there was nothing we could do. >> reporter: the surges of new cases flooding hospitals especially in south texas. >> help us to handle the surge of covid patients -- >> reporter: at dhr health hospital, construction crews now work round the clock building new beds for the patients that just keep coming. and houston with numbers rising, the city's mayor calling the next two weeks crucial. >> we open up quickly. now what we find is this virus has re-emerged, is surging now, and the numbers are much more -- the situation is more devastating now than they were back in the first part of may. >> reporter: since may, the state's case count exploded from 29,000 to over 275,000

another 10,000 texans diagnosed with covid-19 on tuesday alone statewide hospitalizations have jumped by a quarter over the past week. currently topping over 10,000 patients andre tanner became one of them when he passed out then woke up in an emergency room >> i'm sitting in a hospital with blood clots in my lungs >> reporter: after testing positive for covid-19, icu doctors gave the healthy 23-year-old a dire diagnosis you're alone in a hospital room and you get that cell phone to call your mom. and what do you tell her >> you're never prepared to make that phone call to any parent in disbelief telling them you might not make it. >> reporter: today while tanner's now at home recovering, the fight on the front lines in >> if texas is far from over if the numbers keep going up the way they are, do you see another shutdown. >> if the numbers keep going up the way they are right now, if the trajectory continues on that course, then we may not have a

choice >> reporter: of course one of the biggest questions of all will be the impact on the upcoming school year houston independent school district consisting of nearly a quarter million students expected to make their announcement on just what will be happening in the fall come later this afternoon hoda >> and morgan, you know what you're talking about here. you yourself contracted coronavirus. so first of all, how you doing and tell us what that was like >> reporter: yeah. it's certainly been a bit of a journey. i'll never forget losing my sense of taste and smell while sipping a juice about three weeks ago. and it really was an unsettling feeling. because this virus impacts everyone in such a different way to kind of wake up and wonder what's going to happen next. and i'll say one of the most frustrating parts for me, even though i did have a mild case, i was just kind of in this mental fog doctors told me could be sign of inflammation in the brain as a result of the virus that made common tasks just a bit more difficult so fingers crossed for a smooth recovery in the days and weeks ahead. thanks so much

>> yeah. you're clear thinking now. happy you're back in business. thank you. >> good to have a recovery story. morgan's been working so hard. breaking overnight the white house now changing the rules for hospitals when it comes to reporting critical information about the pandemic kristen welker's got that story. also the president with a campaign style speech from the white house raising a lot of eyebrows >> reporter: good morning to you. this is a major shift in an announcement overnight hhs now telling hospitals to bypass the centers for disease control and send all information about covid-19 to a central database in washington. a top hhs official telling nbc news overnight, the cdc's old gathering operation once worked but is now inadequate. but the move has set off alarm bells to some who think this could come at the cost of the transparency the department of health and

human services saying the information will go to a central database in washington starting today. bypassing the centers for disease control. the administration saying the new system would be faster than going directly to the cdc. but some health experts are concerned. the information could be politicized or even withheld from the public. on tuesday, four former cdc directors released an op-ed in the "washington post" entitled we ran the cdc no president has ever politicized its science the way trump has. it comes as the president is sparking a new controversy in an interview with cbs news calling the killing of george floyd terrible giving this response when pressed on the broader issue of deadly force by police >> why are african-americans still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country? >> and so are white people so are white people. what a terrible question to ask. so are white people. more white people, by the way. more white people.

>> reporter: and weighing in on the issue of displaying the confederate flag >> people love it and i know people that like the confederate flag and they're not thinking about slavery. whether it's confederate flags or black lives matter or anything else you want to talk about, it's freedom of speech. >> reporter: president trump largely sidelined from the campaign rallies by the pandemic then taking the 2020 fight to the white house rose garden. >> there's probably never been a time candidates are so different. >> reporter: the event that was initially billed as a press conference started with an announcement on china and quickly shifted gears to a free wheeling unscripted campaign style attack on joe biden. >> so biden was here for 47 years. the last eight years not long ago as vice president, he didn't do any of the things but he says he's going to be president and as president he's going to do all the things he didn't do. >> reporter: the rose garden event was announced just before biden took the stage in delaware unveiling a clean energy plan

and slamming the president's handling of the pandemic >> it's gotten bad enough that even donald trump finally decided to wear a mask in public quit pushing the false choice between protecting our health and protecting our economy >> reporter: now, the president's comments in the rose garden and about police deaths aimed at energizing his base we do want to give you one fact check on his assertion that more whites are killed by police. while statistics show more white americans are killed by police overall because they make up more of the population, people of color are killed at higher rates. >> kristen, one other topic and we talked about this yesterday this campaign of sorts against dr. fauci who's the head of the nih. the white house saying they weren't sending out or saying they weren't trying to disparage him. now there's an op-ed from a top adviser. can you explain? >> reporter: the white house says they're not trying to undercut dr. anthony fauci, but it does come days after trump administration officials have privately been undercutting the top doctor on the coronavirus task force

and then this escalation overnight. trade adviser peter navarro wrote this op-ed saying anthony fauci has been wrong about everything i have interacted with him on. so some strong language there, savannah fauci has long been at odds with trump officials because he's offered more blunt assessments and dire warnings about covid-19 on tuesday before this navarro op-ed came out, fauci was asked about the criticism of him, and he responded, quote, i believe for the most part you can trust respected medical authorities. i believe i'm one of them, so i think you can trust me >> all right kristen welker, thank you. craig joins us now he's looking into developments in the jeffrey epstein case. >> good morning to you we're talking about the arraignment of his alleged coconspirator ghislaine maxwell. maxwell facing a judge on tuesday and entering a not guilty plea. she was denied bail. stephanie gosk has been following this one from the beginning.

steph, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning there were some surprises in this hearing we learned that ghislaine maxwell is married the u.s. attorney says she would not reveal who to in pre-trial questioning. ultimately this judge did not give maxwell what she wanted which included house arrest in a luxury manhattan hotel ghislaine maxwell was emotionless in court tuesday as a judge ruled she be held without bail the elusive ex-girlfriend and longtime confidant of jeffrey epstein appearing via video conference a stark contrast from the 58-year-old's sophisticated socialite past >> she wasn't in a glamorous dress and didn't have her trademark short hair she had it in a ponytail and in prison garb. it was a very different ghislaine maxwell. >> reporter: maxwell pleaded not guilty to charges she enticed minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts

asking to be released on bail and mouse arrest -- house arrest. maxwell's attorneys saying she hadn't had contact in more than a decade with epstein who died by suicide in federal prison last year while awaiting sex trafficking charges. u.s. district judge allison nathan decided maxwell was a flight risk saying, quote, crucially the defendant not only has significant financial resources, but has demonstrated sophistication in hiding those resources and herself. in court documents, prosecutors say maxwell controls a swiss bank trust worth more than $4 million and has accounts with a british bank worth more than $2 million. annie farmer says maxwell trafficked her when she was 16 she said maxwell has never shown any remorse for her crimes or the lasting devastating effects it caused. >> i asked him to stop >> reporter: jennifer who first disclosed to savannah last year and is suing maxwell said in a statement knowing that she's incarcerated for the foreseeable

future allows me and my fellow survivors to have faith that we are on the right path. >> maxwell was nearly expressionless, answering in short answers. she didn't react to the idea she would now be in a jail pending this trial >> reporter: the trial set for july of next year, maxwell faces 35 years in prison >> stephanie gosk for us outside that federal courthouse in brooklyn thank you. jeff sessions has lost his bid to reclaim his old senate seat in alabama. former college football coach tommy tuberville defeated him. it was the runoff between the two candidates sessions congratulated tuberville and urged people to get behind the republican nominee. tuberville was endorsed by the president and now he will face off against the incumbent democratic senator doug jones. ruth bader ginsburg is in

the hospital for treatment of a possible infection she's expected to remain there for a few days she went to the hospital on monday after experiencing fever and chills and tuesday she underwent a procedure to clean out a bile duct stent ginsburg is said to be resting comfortably this morning 7:17 on the dot. roker time al, what you got it's pretty hot out there. >> yeah. you might not like what we've got to talk about today. a lot of heat, guys. this big dome of heat, upper level pressure that's going to mean high humidity and high heat it's going to feel like 105. 105 in florida tomorrow the heat index of 95 in cincinnati 103 in baton rouge 92 in richmond this heat is going to continue washington, d.c., right now, 19 consecutive days if we can get through tomorrow, they're going to have a stretch right on into next week. and a lot of us are going to be seeing above normal temperatures look at this

this is next week. cooler than average in the northern plains. otherwise much of the country warmer than average with the highest heat in the northeast and mid-atlantic and look at the last week of july we're talking from the northeast into the plains. warmer than average temperatures and you see on the map, no one's below average. we've got a toasty july still ahead of us. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 secondsds

a mix of sun and clouds this morning, and by the afternoon here is a look at what you can expect for your microclimate highs in san jose. 85, livermore. oakland, 74. san francisco and half moon bay will remain in the cool 60s. some good clearing into the afternoon when it comes to the sunshine overall the next severn days we're going to keep that dry weather. we get a bit of a warm-up heading into the weekend with some mid and upper 90s expected for inland areas. 60s for san francisco. >> and that is your latest weather. guys >> all right, al thanank you so m much. coming up,p, a promising step to tell you about toward a coronavirus vaccine. our inside look at some encouraging results from the first u.s. candidate and we hear from one of the trial's participants too plus with air travel slowly picking back up, flight attendants are telling us what passengers need to do to stay safe and a head of the union representing tens of thousands of attendants, she'll join us live but first this is "today" on

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in alameda county that have allowed outdoor dining to continue even though the state has said not to. yesterday the alameda county board of supervisors did give the county official approval to apply for a variance from the sa state, permission to allow outdoor dining. not sure when the state will issue its decision. we'll watch for that. in the meantime, watching the skies above the bay area. vianey arana is in for kari this morning. how are we looking? looking cloudy in some parts. we had the fog early in the morning around the coastline. this view over walnut creek right now. we'll get some sunshine, of course, in the afternoon. a mix of sun and clouds. look at your daytime highs. in the south bay 80s in san jose. morgan hill, 83. livermore, 89. and we are expecting to remain dry with plenty of sunshine the next couple of days. so we're going to have some good weather with the warm-up expected for inland areas.

san francisco expect to see upper 60s today in through tomorrow with cool overnight lows. laura? all right. thanks so much. we'll be back with another update in half an hour.

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the cdc director robert redfield is telling americans things could get worse this fall and winter meantime, public health officials say miami is now the country's epicenter. race for e the positivity rate for cases there, 28% yesterday 132 coronavirus deaths in a single day. across the country, 17 states saw spikes over 50% from last week a cell phone camera caught the moments when a massive fire broke out along an oil pipeline in egypt at one point you can see three people pulling an injured person away from the flames officials say 17 people were hurt they say a leak in the pipeline and a spark from a car is to blame. a woman whose tire blew out on a florida highway got an assist from quite the unexpected source check this out

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working on had antibodies in subjects >> i'm encouraged by these results. i think it shows they're on track with this vaccine. i think it's also exciting other vaccine trials are going on. >> reporter: the trial included 45 healthy results each received two vaccinations at one of three doses. it was generally well tolerated. but half experienced symptoms including fatigue and muscle aches. the results were just published in the new england journal of medicine the researchers say after the second dose, all 45 participants developed neutralizing antibodies, the type needed to fight the virus. according to the study, the antibodies were at levels up to

four times the amount found in patient who is have recovered from covid-19. >> our vaccine generates neutralizing antibodies that seem to be higher than what you get with a typical infection the higher you start, the longer the runway until it wanes. >> reporter: but dr. anthony fauci tempered expectations on tuesday at a forum >> you should know no vaccine is going to be 100% protective. what we hope is that with a combination of people having already been exposed and a vaccine that's anywhere from 70%, 75% effective, that there will be enough herd immunity that there will be a time when you and i don't have to worry about getting infected with this awful virus. >> reporter: for now moderna is aiming to enroll 30,000 adults in its phase three trial set tot begin later this month the food and drug administration has said that any covid vaccine needs to prevent illness or decrease the severity of it in 53% of people in order to be

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we are back. we are back. 7:39 now with "the new normal. as americans slowly start to fly again, flight attendants are reminding passengers what they can do to keep everyone safe in the sky. >> in a moment we're going to speak with the president of them largest flight attendants union. but first tom costello joins us from reagan national with the latest hey, tom good morning >> reporter: back at my second home as you know, air travel has picked up ever so slightly but airports are still largely front lines of this pandemic empty. but imagine the people on the front lines of this pandemic coming face-to-face every day from the nation's with passengers. trying to keep them safe and themselves safe. from the nation's runways to the highways in the skies, the coronavirus is crippling the airline industry >> it's 11:15 in the morning and it is very quiet as you can tell >> reporter: for those on the front lines like matthew cook,

it's all about a new normal in the skies. >> it's already a stressful process going through all the lines. now you have to add in the possibility of the infection of coronavirus. >> reporter: the daily threat to personal safety, top of mind >> i try and think that everything is normal, but there's always that little fear in my mind that i might get infected >> reporter: with passenger volumes still down 71% domestically, airlines are focusing on ways to ensure passengers it's safe to fly again. but some airlines say policies like blocking the middle seats simply aren't financially sustainable. some flight attendants call that a double edged sword >> from a business standpoint, they have to survive and i want them to survive because i want to be employed come the fall. but from an individual standpoint, i would love if we capped our passenger count >> reporter: while airlines require passengers to wear face masks, most but not all comply how do you deal with somebody

who doesn't want to wear a mask? >> you have a conversation you try to make it as easy as possible just say, you know, this isn't enforcement just about you this is about all of our passengers on our flight >> reporter: now a major flight attendant union is asking for enforcement power. a federal mandate on masks allowing airlines to penalize those who don't comply beyond health concerns, looming job cuts as soon as this fall are adding to the anxiety. last week united warned nearly 40% of its workforce could lose jobs this fall american says it may be overstaffed by as many as 8,000 flight attendants. and southwest notes it would need to see passenger levels triple to avoid massive layoffs later this year. for those preparing for takeoff, this advice from attendants. wash your hands, wipe down the armrests and the seats while this may not be practical for most, if you can afford it, buy the extra seat next to you to ensure more distance.

for parents traveling with children, prepare your kids by talking with them about how the travel experience will be different this time. and of course wear a mask. and this sobering note here. you know, when the airlines agree to take federal money or ask for federal money, in exchange they had to promise not to lay anybody off until october 1st. now we're coming up towards that date, the airlines have said we could be looking at tens of thousands of layoffs in the airline industry that's got the unions asking congress for some sort of relief back to you. >> all right that brings us nicely to sara nelson she's the international president of the association of flight attendants, cwa good morning >> good morning. >> tom was just talking about furloughs and layoffs. at this point, how many flight attendants have been laid off or furloughed >> well, what we did in march was we got a provision in the c.a.r.e.s. act that is the most successful jobs program in all

of the covid relief. what it says is that the money from the federal government can only go to workers' pay, benefits, keep us connected to our health care. and they cannot involuntarily lay off or furlough anyone this is the most successful program of all of the coronavirus relief, but it ends at the end of september. so we're asking for that to be extended it's got to be done now, because airlines have to plan two months out for their scheduling >> all right sara, for flight attendants on the job right now, how are the airlines protecting them >> well, we have worked really hard from the beginning of this pandemic and we know it well because when epidemics break out, we can stop the spread at transportation's door. we're well beyond that so the mask policies were so important. this is the most critical item that will help limit the risk of the spread of the virus. and so we really implored our airlines to do that when the federal government didn't step up we've seen a drop in cases with

practice when they take a drink or go crews. but we have to be more clearf cg about how people are supposed to wear those masks, what kind of mask etiquette they should practice when they take a drink or go to eat something and that will keep us the most safe we are also imploring the airlines to, of course, give us the proper ppe and also very flexible sick leave policies so we can make sure we're staying home if there's any thought at all that we may have contracted the virus. >> some airlines are mandating masks, some are encouraging masks. do you think the faa should step in and say everyone has to wear a mask it's mandated? >> it is absurd that the faa has not done this yet. the d.o.t. has not taken a leadership role here and here we are well into the spread of this virus and still no mandate from the federal government still no plan from the federal government we absolutely need that backing from our government. >> if someone doesn't want to

wear a mask on the plane, i was just thinking if i were a flight attendant, what do i do? you say to the person, please wear it. but what else are you guys supposed to be doing >> the vast majority of people come to the plane and want to follow the crew's instructions and want to have a safe, uneventful flight. but we do have individuals who challenge that and don't want to wear the mask. the airlines are saying they'll be banned from flying, but we need more backing from the federal government we had a flight attendant who was just assaulted the other day. and all she can do is file charges herself. the airline is backing her but we really need to have consequences just like if you smoke on board people really understand this has to be taken seriously and there will be serious consequences if they don't comply >> she was assaulted on board a flight >> yes and she's hurt and she is recovering and the airline is supporting her i'm grateful for that. but these are the kinds of situations we're put in and this risk is very high. as long as we are not clear with the traveling public about what the requirements are, how they need to wear that, and that if

they don't comply, this is putting everyone else in danger. and public health policy has to require that we're in this together especially in the airline industry where we cannot properly socially distance >> all right sara nelson, we appreciate your. thank you so much for time with us this morning. thank you so much for your insight. >> thank you >> such perspective. and you can't light up on a flight you know you get fined for that >> and they can tell you to wear a seat belt on board as well >> and i feel like we talked about a lot of people, but those flight attendants on those flights every day need a little more attention, too, on that >> they're on the front line too. let us turn to al who is on the front line of the weather situational. what's up, al? >> hey, guys well, if you're flying today, we've got some trouble in the mid-section of the country a heavy line of thunderstorms. kansas on into nebraska, parts of iowa and missouri going to be seeing very heavy rain today and in fact, we've got severe weather for 8 million people damaging winds

we're talking hail, possibility of tornadoes and tomorrow that shifts to the east as it makes its way to western new york, pennsylvania, and eastern ohio 9 million folks at risk for hail, damaging winds this system will be pushing to the east with heavy rains and a flood threat with rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour. tomorrow those severe storms make their way into the interior section of the northeast rainfall amounts could exceed 5 inches flooding is possible from dubuque, iowa, all the way down to paducah, kentucky we're going to be watching this over the next 24 hours very closely. we're going to get to your local forecast and that's what's happening all arou i think you're going to like today's weather. it's going to be very similar to yesterday's, very nice and sunny at times. a mix of sun and clouds now. current temperatures in the 50s and 60s. look at what we're expecting today. 80s down through the south bay and interior valleys.

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here is a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in livermore. alameda county has asked the state of california to allow outdoor dining. you can see in livermore and other cities in the east bay they're allowing outdoor dining to continue in spite of an order not to from the state. yesterday the alameda county board of supervisors gave the county official approval to apply for the variance which would be permission from the state to allow outdoor dining. not clear when the application will be submitted and when the state will issue its decision. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in front of berkeley pd. all eyes are on the city of berkeley after berkeley's city council passed some groundbreaking measures on how policing is done here in the city. one of the biggest takeaways traffic stops will no longer be conducted by berkeley pd.

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we're answering your questions from how to file online or through the mail to when you'll get that refund. we're breaking it all down. then reunited and it feels so good. >> are we allowed to hug? >> for the first time in four months, we all get together in person and reflect on our time apart. >> i always think about the time in the makeup room which is literally more therapy than anything. >> i miss makeup and hair, too, just saying. >> that too. >> "today," wednesday, july 15th, 2020. ♪ >> we're coming to you today from craig's neck of the woods. >> columbia, south carolina. >> i'd like to wish a happy 100th birthday to my grandmother ethel in michigan. ♪ >> hi. i'm aidan and i turned 10 at 4:01 a.m. >> welcome back, everybody.

it's wednesday morning. maybe you're just getting up, having that cup of coffee. you don't have to adjust your dial, we are here all together. >> six feet apart. >> that's right. >> i like it. and we're so happy to be together with our big board, our my "today" plaza board. >> we are. >> there they all are. we're celebrating all kinds of things. we can't wait to celebrate with you. by the way, we want to hear from you. record a shoutout. put it on instagram, share it on twitter. #mytodayplaza. be in our open. >> that one kid has clearly had enough there. hopefully he comes back. coming up later, something we've been talking about a lot here at the "today" show. huge issue. schools. the summer session underway for some students in new jersey right now. and from dropoff to pickup, vicky nguyen got exclusive access to see what that looks like. the safety measures that are

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meantime, there are signs of hope and experimental vaccine made by moderna is showing promising results in the first 45 people who received it. here's the company's chief medical examiner officer earlier this morning on cnbc. >> we saw data that this vaccine can induce antibodies in everybody who was vaccinated. this is ensuring to us and puts us on a positive path towards a large trial. >> reporter: it all comes as states including california put strict measures and restrictions back in place very similar to the original lockdown. >> all right. miguel leading us off at 8:00. thank you. ruth bader ginsburg spent the night in the hospital after her latest health scare. pete williams has the latest on her condition. hey, pete, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, the supreme court says justice ginsburg is in the hospital to get intravenous antibiotics for an infection. she had a fever and chills and was transferred to johns hopkins

in baltimore. there was an -- she spent the night for treatment of a gallstone before but that didn't stop her from taking part in a vote by conference call. she has been treated for cancer four times. she had surgery for pancreatic cancer 11 years ago and was also treated for colon cancer. then in late 2018 part of a lung was removed. but despite her health care, she has vowed to stay on the supreme court as long as she's able to do the work. in this past term, she wrote six of the court's majority opinions and only chief justice roberts

and kavanaugh wrote more. she will remain in the hospital for a few days. a federal judge has rejected the class action settlement for women who accused harvey weinstein of sexual harassment of sexual abuse. the judge said, however, it failed to compensate some of the victims adequately. weinstein is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and a criminal sex act in the first degree. dash cam you're about to see shows a a police officer saving the life of a choking newborn. >> oh, please! >> hold on. let me see the baby. >> can you imagine the mom sitting there watching as this little girl three weeks old had stopped breathing while drinking from her bottle. the officer, he is on the case. he calmly flipped the baby over

and gives a few thrusts on the back. in a few seconds the baby is breathing and crying again. she checked out fine at the hospital. that officer has been on the force for less than two years, but talk about calm under pressure. >> oh, and hat's off to him. >> hero cop. that could have been a boost. >> we got one for you. here we go. morning boost. all right. a cat that was craving attention decided to interrupt its owner in the middle of a very important government phone call. some government business. he was speaking during children's public tv. that's when his cat rocco thought it was a good idea to step in and steal the show. >> rocco? >> all right. that, of course, got some laughs from some colleagues. all right. you know what? anyone who interrupts a zoom call is okay in my book. >> yeah.

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and then a first-hand look from the front lines of the coronavirus crisis in a california county. why a doctor there says his hospital is at war. right after this. we're back. 8:12. our ongoing series "on the front lines." and this morning a look at what medical workers are facing inside a rural part of california hit especially hard by the pandemic. >> joe fryer joins us now with that story. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey there. good morning. we're talking about imperial county, a part of california where just two small hospitals are facing a big coronavirus problem.

in fact, the county has the highest rate of cases per capita in t the entire e state. in thihis remote farming community, hospital space is as valuable as any crop. >> we are kind of busting at the seams in terms of capacity. >> reporter: in imperial county, at least 500 patients have been transferred to hospitals in other counties. dr. adolph edward is head of this medical center which is now putting up tents in the parking lot to handle the patient overflow. a familiar sight for this military veteran who served in iraq. >> it actually reminds me of the war. this time the war zone actually is here in our own country. >> reporter: here it's hospital workers on the front lines. >> i'm starting to understand what ptsd looks like. >> but just know that we're all praying that this comes to an end soon. and we just want to go back to normal.

>> reporter: the population in imperial county is 85% latino. a community hit hard by covid-19 even before the pandemic the region was plagued by high rates of poverty, obesity, and asthma. problems now inflamed by the virus. the county is also feeling the impact of the coronavirus crisis in neighboring mexico where many legally travel back and forth. carmena says ten relatives tested positive for covid. one died. they live just a block from the hospital. >> what we hear all the time are helicopters. >> reporter: the helicopters flying patients to other parts of the state. >> this is a marathon and not a sprint and it really feels exhausting sometimes. >> reporter: sergio is with rechair medical services, the company that's transporting patients. before the pandemic, they usually did one or two transfers a day. now it's around 15 to 17 a day. >> i would guess there are days

itit's just ovoverwhelming. >> used to be able to clock out, you know, 5:00 comes around and you can clock out. now the phone rings at all hours of the day. there's really no time off. >> i think communication becomes very challenging and i think with these far away families, you kind of have to be even more available and more open. >> reporter: as hospital beds fill up across the state, imperial county worries it'll become harder to find places to treat patients. outside the hospital, one tent sits empty but likely not for long. >> as bad as things are right now, you're worried you're nowhere near the end. >> no, i don't think we're near the end. we've got to gear up with this mission or we're going to find ourselves in a bad situation in october. >> october, joe. the doctor there in your story. what is it about october that has him so worried? >> reporter: what he's worried about in october is not only

coronavirus but also the flu season starting. one of dr. edwards' biggest concerns in addition to having enough beds is having enough staff in the intensive care unit especially if this continues. >> joe fryer for us there in california. thanks. >> yeah. the cdc director talked about that a lot with the flu and the coronavirus and the strain on the system. yeah. 8:16. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. hi, al. we miss you. >> hey, guys. miss you too. and we're not missing some of this severe weather we've got going on in the mid-section of the country where we could be seeing a tornado or two. anywhere from 2 to 5 inches of rain possible in this region. so we're going to be watching that for some flooding. we've also got that really hot weather to talk about. heat indexes feeling like 102 in orlando today. it will feel like 110 degrees. oklahoma city feeling like 101. that continues tomorrow all the

way down to albany, georgia. rest of the country today out west we are looking at more temperatures that will be hot and dry. especially in the southwest. record highs through texas. plenty of sunshine, gorgeous day in the northeast and mid-atlantic on into new england. that's what's going on around the country. and we've got a great day ahead here locally as well. walnut creek, we started out with clouds in the sky. now we're getting a nice mix of sunshine there as well. microclimate highs, palo alto, 89. livermore. a lot cooler at the coast, comfortable 60s. expect to see the sunshine prevail not just today but tomorrow, with a returning marine layer tonight and early tomorrow morning. weather. >> all right, mr. roker. thank you. first time we've had all

four of us in the studio >> and roker in spirit >> "pop start. >> we need some "pop start." >> got some big news coming up we're going to start with somebody we haven't heard from in awhile. meghan markle. she's stepping into the spotlight to inspire women >> reporter: carson, good morning to you a lot of people excited to see her back in the spotlight. meghan has spoken publicly since moving to los angeles, but this was her first speech on such a major stage. now, it was only about nine minutes long, but the message to young girls was unmistakable you have the power to create real change. in a virtual speech helping young girls find their voices, meghan markle is rediscovering hers >> i believe we are on the precipice of transformation. >> reporter: the duchess of sussex speaking at an organization empowering and advocating young women around the globe. >> we're meant to build each

other up so use your voices both on and offline to do just that. >> reporter: it's her first major message since stepping back from the royals now a different tone >> organizing black lives matter protests around the world. you are reforming the criminal justice system >> reporter: and while not mentioning the royal family directly, delivering this pointed message about challenging institutions >> they don't listen until they have to. the status quo is easy to excuse and hard to break. >> reporter: the duchess sharing the virtual stage with former first lady michelle obama. >> this pandemic has only shown your efforts are even more important right now. >> reporter: for meghan, it's her first time back in the spotlight but she's hardly remained silent. after the death of george floyd, delivering a stirring speech to her high school alma mater >> because george floyd's life

mattered and breonna taylor's life mattered and philando castillo's life mattered >> reporter: and with husband prince harry speaking out about britain's own racist past. >> when you look across the commonwealth, there's no way we can move forward unless we acknowledge the past >> reporter: now in candid and personal terms delivering a message perhaps as much for herself as for her audience. >> what's fair and what's unfair the hardest part and it was the hardest part for me, it could shape your convictions with action >> reporter: and guys, this was a fitting place for her to make her return to the world stage. as a senior royal, we would see her travel around speaking to women and young girls. now about the girl up summit itself, the foundation was started by the un foundation in 2010 the three-day summit wraps up today. >> blayne alexander "pop start"

correspondent bringing us the goods on meghan markle it's been a minute, but thank you. we appreciate it we've got some exciting on today's launch on the new streaming service. excuse me while i take a sip out of my new peacock mug. >> does it taste better? >> it's delicious. and free no premiering, we've got a slate of original shows "brave new world" is one of them it's based on the novel of the same name. it explores the danger of achieving utopia here's a quick look at the trailer. ♪ >> this is new london. everyone's happy here. everyone has a place there's no hunger. there's no violence. >> there's no pain everyone's fixed i've always wanted that for you. >> you need to stop this before this goes too far. >> as liz lemon would say, i

want to go to there. that looks like a great show stars henry lloyd, demi moore, also a great strong cast can't wait to see that one also wanted to take a quick second to show you another peacock original series streaming today. it's called "the capture." it follows one man who's accused of murder but claims the video evidence used against him is doctored in the age of deep fakes and facial recognition, this questions how much can you trust video surveillance that show looks really good. and to wrap it up, we showed you a look at the trailer for the sitcom called "intelligence" last week. that stars david schwimmer who plays an nsa agent causing trouble at his uk government gig good news tomorrow david schwimmer will join us live to talk to us about his latest role, the "friends" reunion

that's never happening and so much more >> you always have to get that >> you can head over to peacocktv.com to stream these shows and many, many more on peacock, the new streaming service from our parent company nbc universal. next up, mike tyson, the legendary heavyweight champ is stepping or maybe i should say swimming into an all new type of boxing ring for this year's shark week on discovery. get this to kick off shark week, iron mike going with tyson versus jaws rumble on the reef. take a look. ♪ >> iron mike tyson the baddest man on the planet is backshowdown. >> shark week is hard, man.

someone's going to get bit. >> someone's going to get bit. for the ultimate showdown. >> shark week is hard, man someone's going to get bit >> someone's going to get bit. i mean, i don't know who i'm more concerned for tyson or the shark >> i put my money on mike, but i thought that was a spoof at first. >> discovery said no sharks were harmed in this making of this. you can watch tyson versus jaws rumble on the reef at 9:00 p.m >> you didn't make that up >> no. >> that's a real story. >> the ratings will be through the roof >> they will this story is for you, miss guthrie. "dirty dancing" is the movie that had everybody running away to the catskills and runningwho reported to be starri inring an executive producing a movie of dance set in the 1990s. that's all we into the arms of patrick swayze. jennifer grey who played baby who never sits in a corner is reported to be starring and executive producing a movie of dance set in the 1990s that's all we know fingers crossed we're going to get an iconic dance lift for

couples to embarrass themselves at parties for years to come >> that would be exciting, right? >> remember when jenna did that for halloween? her jump >> jenna and willie. >> i think it was a dummy involved >> you're right. just ahead, our girl steph ruhle, she is in the house she's going to answer your questions about today's tax filing deadlines only she could make that kind of fun. >> i was going to say only you could make it sound cheery tax day, everyone. yea! then from the silly to the serious and there are a few heartfelt moments as well. there was so much to talk about when our little gang got together in person for the first time in four months. we'll have that for you in just bit, but first your local news ♪

good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. new fears about caltrain and whether it can survive its huge downturn. yesterday san francisco supervisors rejected putting a sales tax proposal on the november ballot to fund the caltrain. it need approval from four transit boards and three county supervisor boards. they're cutting 95% of its ridership and unless it can restore roughly 30% of its ridership before the end of this year, it will have to make some serious service cuts. now a look at that forecast for you this morning.

>> a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures will be quite nice. depending on where you live, you want to get a little more of a cooldown, that will be for the coast and the bay. into the interior areas we're going to see 80s, couple of upper 80s and low 90s for antioch. concord, high of 87. we are expecting to keep this sort of dry weather along with the sunshine through the weekend. we've got a warm weekend ahead. definitely go ahead and take advantage of that. we're seeing moderate air qualities in the south bay and east bay because of a combination of a nearby fire in the fresno area. keep that in mind as you head outdoors. marcus? >> all right. more for new 30 minutes. california phones offers free spepecialized p phon. like corordless phonone,

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>> carson and i drank. we talked about what we valued now being apart. >> people think when they watch this show and there's boxes like we interact like it's personal it's not we haven't done that in forever. we got a chance to do it which was fun. also coming up tomorrow on "today," valerie bertinelli will be here. she's going to show us just, like, the stuff you have in your house like basics how you can make some delicious dressings and marinades and things like that but first we're going to start the half hour with the look at the weather. hey, al. >> uncle al. >> hey, guys let's show you the weekend not too soon to look ahead to the weekend. very hot out west. high humidity, going to be ugly throughout the gulf coast. wet weather from the mississippi river valley into new england. hotter in the northeast. heat wave going in the central plains into texas but cooler at!

we're looking at a heave wave making its way the coast. and then sunday, sunday! we're looking at a heave wave making its way through the northeast. the upper midwest staying hot through texas into the central plains and the heat returns to the pacific northwest and interior west coast as well that's what's going on around look at this great view over walnut creek. you can still see some of that cloud cover, but, hey, it will be a great day. microclimate highs for this afternoon. san francisco, half moon bay in the cool 60s. a little bit further inland, expect 80s for the south bay, including areas like san jose and morgan hill. north bay, we're talking 82 for santa rosa. coast bay and inland a mix of sun and clouds through the afternoon. >> and that is your latest weather. hoda >> all right, al thank you. now, guys, it's time for our favorite time of the morning we get to say hello to our my "today" plaza crowd.

hi, guys good morning >> morning, everybody. >> look at that group. >> they are ready for their closeups we've got some high school sweethearts. they're so cute. here they are. the bowman family from maryland. they met 25 years ago. dawn and brett, happy anniversary. how's it been these last 25 years? >> a little rough. >> i see you've got two beautiful daughters. i heard y'all met on -- you were in the stage play in a high school show together tell me about that that sounds good >> yeah. we were -- we grew up together in the same area and went to high school and we were cast in the play "bye-bye birdie" as boyfriend and girlfriend and soon after the play started and we were rehearsing, this guy asked for a date the rest is history. >> that's so cute. things got real. well, i hope you have a

beautiful anniversary. no drama and thank you for being with us this morning >> good to see you, guys all right. let's put the big board back up. i'm looking for the motion family from new york city upper west siders. where are the motions? i see mom and dad samantha and joss i see harrison and baby harper ? >> we're doing who just turned a month old. hi, you guys how are you? >> we're doing great so nice to have you back this is our daughter harper vail. >> wait. did you say harper vail. >> yes we needed a "v" name for her middle name. josh's mom name was virginia she passed away. so we picked vail. >> i love that >> and she looks like she was sleeping we woke her up

sorry about that >> she is a sweet girl >> is she okay yeah, she's good oh, sweet baby >> i love that >> well, it's great to see you thank you so much for hanging with us. can we put our big board back up we want to say hi to everybody you see the divine family. who else is up there bartletts in the house 50 looks good. thank you for hanging with us. and remember, everyone, come join us. come to our virtual plaza. >> the hardest part is waking up you know, you can do that. we get to see your beautiful faces so thank you so much go to today.com/mytodayplaza it's on the internet just use your dial-up modem. it's great coming up next, it's time to file tax day. few months later than normal stephanie ruhle will be re to answer allhe y

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of course the original april deadline was postponed because of the pandemic. now it's here. we're here to help if you haven't filed. stephanie ruhle is answering your questions hi, stephanie. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. >> all right so let's get to it i think we've got a question somebody sent in let's roll it. >> because of the backlog that exists as a result of covid, are there going to be any advantages to filing digital over paper okay what do you say, stephanie >> there are always advantages to filing electronically over paper. it just works a whole lot faster and if you do it electronically and sign up for direct deposit, if you're due to get a refund, 70% of people who file are, you're going to get the money faster here's what's important to remember if you don't have access to a computer, you, of course, can do it old fashioned pen and paper it's complicated a lot of people think, sure, if i do it online, i can't afford

turbo tax or another program 70% of people who file are eligible for the free irs software if you go to irs.gov and then type in free file, there's a really good chance you can use their software for free. the key is, savannah, you've got to do it today you cannot avoid it. otherwise you're going to have to pay a fine. >> okay. really important it's time now, right okay so our next question, this is one we got a lot here's david from north carolina >> i filed my federal tax return in february. when can i expect to get my refund >> february? steph, where is the moola? come on. >> seriously david, absolutely should be getting a refund should have gotten it by now now, we know because of covid, there are some delays, but i'm going to tell you my absolute and i know i'm a nerd favorite thing on irs.gov there's actually a tab called "where's my refund" exactly to your point and you can track exactly where

it is. assuming he did direct deposit, he should be able to go on right now, where's my refund, and find that money >> but can you contact the irs what if he didn't do direct deposit? >> yes, you can contact them you can send them an email there is a phone number, but let's be honest. this is a government agency. if you have to do it the old fashioned way, it does take awhile >> our final question comes from ross in san francisco. take it away >> is there any way to get an extension on filing your taxes >> he was asking is there any way to get an extension on filing your taxes. >> there absolutely is we should think about july 15th the same way we did april 15th they just moved it so yes, you can get a three-month extension to october. this is what's really important. you still owe the money. that extension is just an extension to file the paperwork. so during this period of time, you're going to owe interest but i want people to go on the

website today. because there are all sorts of short- and long-term payment plans. listen this is a really difficult time economically a lot of people don't have the cash right now but you can't just hide under the covers and avoid it. if you don't address this, you're going to rack up fines. and if you don't have the money to pay your basic taxes, those fines are only going to make it worse. you got to deal with it. >> you're right. thank you so much. coming up next, getting the band back together >> this is happening >> guys, it's so good to see your beautiful faces >> we're going to share our sweet reunion after four long months we finally got to be together in person and the new perspective everybody's gained on home and work life and just what's happening in our world but first this is "today" on nbc.

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it's hard to believe that all five of us have not been together in person for four months and counting. >> like all families, being isolated from one another has been challenging end of the day, we missed each other. >> we did. however, recently something special happened we got reunited as a group >> we were socially distant, okay but we were together we wanted to share part of our conversation that day and our journey to get there with you. >> good morning. the united shutdown of america >> reporter: the day was march 13th, 2020 >> it's friday the 13th and there's so much anxiety out there. >> reporter: there was still so much unknown about covid-19 and the pandemic that would soon take the world almost to its breaking point >> we're going to try to calm some fears but give you the facts. >> reporter: what we also didn't know that day, it would be the last time we would see each other in person for almost four months until today. >> look wh until today. >> look who it is!

>> slow mo run shot! are we allowed to hug? it's al roker! >> yes yes! yes! >> roker >> hold on hold on. >> you look familiar >> oh! >> you know what i didn't realize how much i missed you guys until now. >> getting a little misty. >> uh-huh. >> ladies and gentlemen, straight from l.a. >> carson! carson carson >> there we are. >> i can't believe it. >> it's happening. >> guys, it's so good to see your beautiful faces should we eat and drink? >> let's do it >> i've been doing that the last three months let's go ♪ >> people ask us, is it hard to get up in the morning and that early. i always say no.

and the reason it's not hard is because we're all there together and i think that's been the hardest part that we really love meeting up in the morning and spending our whole morning together >> i always think about the time in the makeup room which is literally more therapy than anything >> i miss makeup and hair, too, just saying. >> that too. >> i miss seeing you guys. the truth is, i don't even really like being on tv that much i just want to be hanging out with you you know and the show and the environment and the crew you know, i learned that we lost big dave this is a guy i spoke to every single morning about harley-davidsons and corvettes on long island and beer. all this man talk. and we lost him. and not being there to sort

of -- >> grieve. >> i have to tell you one of the weirdest things in the world is sitting in our seats, turning around and seeing nobody nobody and occasionally a nurse would walk by with a sign or occasionally there'd be somebody out back but that makes the show. because you feel that energy, the juice we're missing. >> i don't think we'll ever take it for granted again we recognize what's so precious. and what's precious is people. >> i think what we've realized now with our families and our friends, you know, people that you haven't been able to see, haven't been able to talk to you find yourself getting emotional. you know, craig came over to my back yard a couple of weeks ago and i'm getting emotional with him. >> seriously >> i think we've all had a breakdown here or there sometimes on camera, sometimes not. but i think we all know we're the lucky ones but there's so much grief on so many levels. it's so heavy and we do want to be together. it's hard to carry that alone. i feel like our kids need us right now. i do think they sense something whether they know what it is or not. >> there was one image i remember that you posted and it was of charlie in this big field

with one of those things that you blow and make a wish >> we say our prayers every night and they say, please, god, make the coronavirus go away and he wished on the dandelion and said make the coronavirus go away everybody wishes for life to return as it was but better than it was you think that's what this is all about. better than it was >> i have to tell you, all this additional time has been such a joy for me like, watching hope and haley toddle around and now they make each other laugh i always scribble in my journal and it's repetitive. but i would say god, thanks for not letting me miss this thanks for not letting me miss this this is one of those things that's easily missed in life and i don't think we've ever paused like this i know we're working, but it's different. and i feel like my life's been on pause and i'm, like, seeing things more clearly. i think. >> and the other thing that i thought besides the pandemic and then we had, you know, george floyd.

and we had all this happen that social unrest came to rockefeller center i remember that morning watching the show, you know, in my garage and that shot of our window boarded up it just was so jarring besides everything else going on, it really brought it home. >> i think craig covering the story of our lifetime which is the reckoning this country has gone through and the way he has done it with such empathy and humanity and professionalism and integrity, he makes it look easy >> yes >> aren't you just so proud? >> yes >> i'm proud to work with him. >> i love you. and some of the text messages i've gotten from you during all of this have mattered more than the moment i was in than you'll ever know. so thank you >> that's -- see, this is a nice thing.

>> this is why we can't do this too often. >> what's been great is it's created this conversation that we've all been able to be part of that you maybe never thought you would. craig and i talking about raising, you know, young black men and young black children in this time. talking about it in a way both privately and publicly i just never thought we would do i have fallen in love with our show over the last few months. because it's the only place -- literally the only place o >> but that's one thing i will say about our little show, as we call it. i've always liked our show i have fallen in love with our show over the last few months. because it's the only place -- literally the only place on television where you can get, you know, the latest on the pandemic, the latest on this reckoning that we find ourselves in right now, but then a story

of inspiration surprising someone with j. lo. it's jason mraz surprising a graduation >> it's that crazy lady fishing the squirrel out of the pool >> i guess to me this whole time period is a testament to bonds that are greater than physical closeness. they're real closeness, emotional closeness, and our friendships have carried that and kind of lifted us up i feel that. we're far away i feel as close to you as ever if not more. and especially because these are trying times and when you feel scared and sad and discouraged you lean on each other and i feel that way about you all. >> don't you wish you said what savannah said? >> yeah. >> all right we're done, good night, everybody. >> so true >> kids, you guys, this is so normal >> one, two, three cheers >> oh, that was fun. >> oh, man >> savannah when she drinks, she

gets a little lovey. >> it was like i love you guys >> and it was by the way always profound and put a button on everything it was great >> we borrowed our producer's back yard. >> by the way, jim long, who produced it, that was fantastic. >> mr. roker >> hey, al >> nicely done i got to tell you. it really -- i started getting misty thinking about watching you guys but the beauty is whether or not we're physically together or not, a lot of our families out there watching we are together and that's what counts >> always. we are >> by the way, this is a good time to mention that starting today -- is this is a good time. >> i don't know. >> why not. >> you don't have a choice >> you can stream us it's called "today all day." because the four hours every day is not enough. >> al is always joking we need

to go all day. >> that's already an "snl" sketch >> you can see more of our reunion, more stuff from the vault, stories of inspiration, cooking segments, celebrity interviews it'll be right there >> i have a camera inside my body now watch me digest food it's free and several ways to watch. head to today.com/allday or download the peacock app >> did we mention that lift them up high. peacock. >> cheers. we'll send you one, al >> we're back in a moment. this is "today" l day on nbc al safely s shop floor r and der yourur way! comfortatably explorore our incredibible selectition. wiwith safe inin-store guiuid, or order o online, andnd picp your proroducts curbrbside! come d discover ththe perfectt floooor at the p perfect pririe howevever is perfefect for y. explorore floor & & decor in-storere or onlinene.

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tomorrow >> yes >> lots more coming up on the third hour the stars of "psych" reunited. they've got a new show on -- >> peacock >> peacock >> on peacock. >> i'm sensing a theme here. and hoda and jenna packed with home decorating ideas, your favorite barbecue recipes. we have so much more savannah, this was a good day. >> i'm still talking in that tease. >> you can watch it on peacock >> today all day >> local news and weather coming up good morning to you. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. an overnight decision that will shape the future of the berkeley police department in an early morning, council members approved a plan to redirect police funding. among other things it calls to end traffic police by police

officers. traffic enforcement. that vote followed marathon session with many residents sounding off. all but one city council member approved it. ultimately, council members did not consider one proposal to cut the police department's budget in half. happening now, our sierra johnson is getting reaction from police and residents. she'll have a live report during our midday newscast. you can also check our twitter feed. alameda is making a push to allow outdoor dinings as salon and gyms and restaurants pace that new rollback. health leaders have issued new guidelines for coronavirus testing, laying out a four-tier system on who takes priority in testing as cases surge. head over to our home page to see what those groups are saying. ckefeller plaza, this ise

third hour of "today." >> and a good morning to you welcome to the third hour of "today." craig melvin here in studio 1a al and sheinelle continueto work from home dylan enjoying some much-needed time off it is wednesday, july 15th it is tax day. the irs extending the deadline to file because of the pandemic. if you need more time still, though, you've got to file for that extension today to push your deadline back to october. so a friendly reminder it is tax day, al roker. >> already did it. already took care of