you know where we expect to see way to start results. >> we've always known that that will do it for us this weather. >> yes. it's going to be a cooler day, representation matters, but to hear them talk about precisely morning. the "today" show starts right kris, for the whole bay area. why it matters through their now. of course we'll continue to ask it's going to feel almost like questions about the standoff as winter along the coastline due eyes especially that sidney kid. the main jail in santa clara >> isn't he great? to some very thick fog and >> yeah. county and downtown san jose. drizzle that will continue lily everyone in the house is online thank you for that, jbh. we are back in a moment. today. we're only reaching into the low and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. this is "today" on nbc - [narrator] did you just reward yourself 60s as you go across the bay, try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber. into mid to upper 60s and then you get more bandwidth and hbo max included. low 70s for our interior valley. so, everyone stays entertained. good morning our inland areas will mainly breaking overnight so i can just watch the show instead of reading the book? in the dark. reach into the 70s today, but as you know, if you turn on your subtitles... millions waking up without power we go into the weekend, some of good morning that's almost reading. breaking overnight in the dark. our hottest temperatures we'll millions waking up without power after isaias slams the entire have in the bay area will reach get 1 gig internet with at&t fiber for $49.99a month for a year. back into the 90s.e getting reaf changes here over the next no annualcontract. several days. and now get hbo max included. east coast neighborhoods evacuated. kris? and paths of destruction from >> thank you, kari. limited availability in select areas. more local news coming up for call 1.877.only.att you in just half an hour. have a good morning. >> it's like nothing is there. >> this morning our firsthand look at the devastation as the sun rises. in the heartland the midwest and south the latest for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time centers of an alarming new wave on the couch with tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order. of coronavirus cases. >> some of the sickest we've ever seen. and they're getting younger and younger. >> as teachers preparing to go - [group] grubhub. back to school voice fear and

all right. all right. everybody's got a favorite book from their childhood sometimes stories of adversity and triumph. but the heroes of those stories are often lacking in diversity >> yeah. it's true. frustration. >> we just know, like, it's too according to a recent study, much of a gamble >> straight ahead, the story actually, more children's books from coast to coast. massive explosion. what caused this devastating blast in the heart of beirut the mystery growing as the number of dead and injured climbs this morning. but from the rubble, a stunning story. a survivor pulled out alive. those stories, plus phoning feature white characters than all other types of visible home the astronauts in that historic nasa spacex mission revealing the prank calls they made. minorities combined. >> that's one reason why jenna sat down with some really bright young minds to talk about the importance of representation especially in this particular moment >> by the way, these kids are >> probably was a pretty funny incredible to hear you have astronauts calling whoever we could call. >> and sharing a message of we had an eye opening inspiration for the world. conversation about how books featuring characters of different skin colors, cultures, >> hope it brings a little bit and beliefs not only help of brightness to a tough 2020. welcome to "today" on thisust sd underrepresented communities feel seen, they can also change attitudes towards them >> reporter: our story begins with three avid readers. >> i'm riley i'm 9 years old. i am a founder and ceo of the brown bookcase

>> my name is sidney wednesday morning. it's great to have you with us i'm 14 founder and ceo of books and 5th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning. bros >> reporter: all of these it's great to have you with us we really mean that because so impressive young ones already many houses are without power making their mark in the book this morning after the storm >> yeah. up and down the east coast your house lost power, my house lost power time to invest in a generator. >> absolutely. there's a lot going on today in fact, we want to take you live to the scene of that welcome back. horrible explosion in beirut that's the scene this morning. crews are searching for survivors and for answers as well richard engel is going to have al's forecast is free. rokerthon is free. you know what else is free? world. katelyn is a popular teen book the story just ahead blogger based in the philippines those birthday wishes. who frequently champions and promotes diverse voices online >> peacock. we begin here at home with sidney's books and bros is a >> i don't think it is free the devastation left by isaias subscription based book company. focused on empowering boys and though. >> you have to pay for promoting african-american and after struggling to find characters that look like her, welcome back al's forecast is free. rokerthon is free. blamed for six deaths as it riley opened an independent you know what else is free those birthday wishes. online bookstore called the >> peacock >> i don't think it is free though >> you have to pay for it. >> they have a free version. raced up the east coast. >> oh. okay, great. i just got in trouble. >> there's a free level. anyway >> and power outages let's spin the smuckers jar. first up we got a happy 100th 2.5 million in new york, new birthday to lillian czura. jersey, and connecticut. 14 grand kids, 20 great grand that cleanup recovery expected kids to last days perhaps weeks gabe gutierrez is in queens amazing. en rico caparrros. her secret to longevity? eating chocolate after dinner. and gene meisner worked until

where the work is already brown bookcase that curates diverse children's books underway good morning >> reporter: good morning. raise your hand if you've ever this storm tore through here in a hurry. there are downed trees like this had the issue where you couldn't one ripped from the ground find books with characters that she was 90 years old as you mentioned, more than 2 look like you. and colette stays active >> i feel like the world is changing but not enough to where -- i feel like it should be easy for african-american shirley is married to the love boys and girls to find books that represent themselves. >> african-american children of her life for over 60 years. should have books that they're million people are without power right now. and here in new york city, we saw wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour. happy 100th birthday to mervin able to relate to as well. morris founded his own department store >> reporter: how important is representation why does it matter >> representation for me is very chain. guys, that's it. i'm not free to go and do the all right. welcome back, guys. 8:30 on wednesday morning. this morning millions across the northeast are still without power after isaias swept through. important, because if you don't >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the deadly storm leaving behind a trail of we rarely make mistakes around see yourself represented how are destruction spread across a you going to see yourself as a positive figure when you do get dozen states confirmed tornadoes in new jersey here but third hour of "today." >> it was crazy. see it forming right in front of all right. welcome back, guys to see somebody that looks like you as the main character and >> yes, you are. 8:30 on wednesday morning. we rarely make mistakes around main hero, you kind of feel empowered. >> and don't forget, peacock you. here but we made a doozy a few minutes ago. like, i can be s it's like, what? >> i would like to say craig, you did start it >> reporter: downing trees and >> i did so apparently "mulan" is going to debut on september 4th for an starts off free. >> that's what i was just blocking the garden state telling you, hoda. that you guys read about other >> i thought mulan rouge was a rental cultures just ahead on the third >> so we can normalize white not being the default. when i was younger, i thought that i was different when you really show a hour, vanessa williams parkway. new jersey's governor declaring perspective, like, you realize and on hoda & jenna, jerry a state of emergency in north carolina, isaias o'connell. shredded homes added fee of $ou at least two people were killed. >> one minute you're fine, the have disney plus you can enjoy it as many times >> that's going to be good next minute it's all hell breaks loose. as you like. screwed up >> so we're sorry. >> reporter: in pennsylvania, we want to be like the fonz. remember >> he is a trip, man widespread flooding d an could never get the word out sorry. >> 30 bucks is still a lot

that you can relate to someone who's different from you got a lot to talk about. >> that's how you kind of become ignorant to a culture is by nott first before i say anything else that's going to possibly get me terminated, here's your just saying. >> you need to pull back understanding gap, i asked these local news three young book experts for a inside >> we hide in the closet because favor. it was the storm >> reporter: trees toppled across the region knocking out all right. meantime, we got a packed half book recommendations for their hour for you guys. >> we do guys, imagine this peers. >> m understanding it and making living a hundred years ago and false assumptions about it then waking up in present day >> reporter: to help bridge that understanding gap, i asked these three young book experts for a favor. book recommendations for their peers. >> my summer pick is "i believe power to millions. >> the tree is actually up from brooklyn i can. out of the sidewalk. and it came down on this house well, that is what happens to one of seth rogan's characters >> it was like a freight train in his new movie called "an american pickle. seth had plenty to say about it with harry smith i picked that book because it tells a lot about what you can good morning. try to do. no dream is too big to accomplish. >> my pick is "ghost boys. it's a book that kind of talks it's 8:56. ooi their good chat ahead. also jbh is here i'm kris sanchez. coming through she's going to introduce us to some remarkable kids who are a standoff outside the main jail the loudest sound i ever heard >> reporter: in delaware the powerful winds knocked over a leading a charge to change in san jose where a detainee tractor-trailer. even new york city was under a rare tornado watch a tree fell in queens killing a 60-year-old man in a parked car. managed to get ahold of a gun another building partially and fire shots still inside a children's books for the better. they do a great job of explaining why their mission is about police brutality sheriff's suv only to surrender really so important. really looking forward to this so it's about a 12-year-old boy one. >> indeed. plus a round up of some of the who was actually shot by the police and his ghost kind of goes to his -- to the police officer's daughter and they kind of just, like, talk in a sense. this morning. suspect accused of mail fraud the story's about their friendship it's a way of understanding everything society has going on and forgery and while handcuffed collapsed in brooklyn. >> next thing i know i hear a best reviewed items of the they manahe managed to grab a g boom everything just fell down. summer and where you can find them >> reporter: in all, at least six dead from the storm. right now. first, we could not be more right now in a way that's not latest disaster in a tough year. excited for something that is going to happen tomorrow on the too harsh on young readers >> as cleanup continues, don't forget that the pandemic is show >> i picked "love from a to z. she meets a boy named adam at stored in the rear of the suv. it is the return of rokerthon! the airport and it's a great

shots were fired but no al, what are you going to do injuries. gathering more information about still with us. so help your neighbor, but do it who that suspect is, a live safely wear your mask report is coming up in our midday newscast. you can look for more on our >> oh, this is very exciting home page. our fourth rokerthon story. even though they don't face a also on our home page, keep your distance >> reporter: of course with the it's a virtual sandwich making relay. we've got dozens of our favorite lot of microaggressions for pandemic, many families are at chefs and foodies. just to name a few, martha home with children struggling this morning without power stewart, bobby flay, marcus latest from beirut where at and of course, many roads and rail lines are shut down or least 100 people were killed samuelsson, thomas keller. being muslim, she experiences a after yesterday's horrific explosion there. lot of joy in her life a desperate search continues now >> i feel like this is a book club meeting and i'm a teacher for more survivors. again. i'm having so much fun 2,700 tons of volatile you are so inspirational delayed this morning as the so many more all of it raising awareness and every single one of you. explosives were improperly cleanup gets underway. savannah helping feeding america and world central kitchen. you guys can be my forever kid stored at a shipping port. >> a lot of work to do already gabe, thank you. now let's turn to the scene of utter devastation in beirut, and bay area schools are now lebanon. it's still unfolding this morning. rescue workers sifting through we are so excited about this starts at 8:30 right about 24 rushing to implement new safety hours from now starts here and goes streaming live on "today all day" on peacock. guidelines. head to our home page to see correspondents what san jose district is doing debris from yesterday's massive warehouse explosion searching >> thank you >> i know. to keep your student safe. for possible survivors a blast that killed more than a >> all right i left that meeting feeling so inspired so we decided to do something hundred people and injured >> so in case you don't want to spend -- if you don't want to spend the $29.99 for mulan, this is a bargain because peacock's about it free i'm excited to announce that all it's free. three books chosen by our young experts will be our official free picks for a special summer kids thousands more nbc's chief foreign free, baby edition of read with jenna. correspondent richard engel has the latest on this free >> thank you, al hey, richard good morning >> reporter: good morning, hoda. >> free. yeah >> so you are starting a book so much damage to such a okay club with them beautiful city the government has declared >> yes, i sure am. thank you so much. we are excited right now you guys can find them on today.com/read with jenna and i get to say it. let's see that big board >> yes

three days of national mourning. >> okay. >> there we are. 90% of the hotels in the city have been damaged. according to the governor, hundreds of thousands of people >> we have got some adorable our instagram page "today" show viewers all lined they got to choose the first up there they are in all their glory. good morning three kids picks >> that's cool >> you're right. the future after interviewing have been made homeless. and he's appealing to lebanese those kids i get it to open up their homes to allow >> good morning, everybody all right. people to find a place to live we are looking for the brennan we got lauren and much of beirut is shattered this morning by one of the most powerful peacetime explosions family from fairfax, virginia, ever but the will to live remains up on the big board. we got lauren and jay. got their kids aidan and keaton. guys, i know you remember this, but we dug into the "today" show archives and we found that you guys have already been on our show on the plaza. let's take a look. strong even after this a survivor this morning found under the rubble for some, a miracle. look closely and you can see >> oh. >> oh, back in the day we remember. we remember. we loved when you came to see us and today you guys are back with us on our virtual plaza and you want to say happy birthday to what happened. this is the port as a fire rages, popping and sparking. it wells to a noisy roar until someone. who is that? >> happy birthday to pop pop he turns 70 years old. the second blast other angles show the blast wave crumbling buildings like sand castles. traveling faster than the speed

he's an institution just like the "today" show >> by the way, pop pop a retired teacher. he's been watching our show every day for decades. so we would like to also say of sound, people couldn't get out of the way of the blast. happy birthday >> happy birthday, pop pop then came the bang filmed from boats too. love you from what they thought was a safe distance. they filmed from passing cars >> all right love you guys. thanks for watching. >> guys, everybody woke up really early for our plaza this miles away a mushroom cloud hung over morning except for the next couple i want to show you. they are up late the white family where are you guys right now >> we're in south korea. >> in south korea. we are so happy to have you here right now. we've got stephanie, hunter, your baby alyssa she's 6 months beirut >> it's like an earthquake it was like a nuclear bomb i couldn't even take my breath >> reporter: the governor rushed to the scene and broke down saying it reminded him of hunter, you are serving in the how are you doing? hiroshima. >> great we're glad to be here. happy to stay awake for the went through shops and a church service. but what caused it the lebanese president said it was a chemical explosion "today" show >> stephanie, i heard you had to actually get, like, a special tv connection just to make this all happen what did you do? >> well, i log into my fire stick as if we're in california suggesting negligence. not terrorist or malice. that ammonium nitrate was stored at the port without proper

and i have the nbc app so i can watch you guys. i actually watch you my morning, so it's your nighttime so we'll watch you guys and ourselves tomorrow morning in live from studio 1a in precautions for six years. about ten hours. rockefeller plaza, this is the local media suggests a welder set it off by accident the government demanded an investigation. third hour of "today." >> and a good morning to you. hospitals couldn't cope as the injured streamed in. welcome to the third hour of "today." craig melvin in studio 1a. thousands hurt many by flying glass >> i love it al and dylan continue to work from home. dozens were killed so we want to say good night to sheinelle enjoying a few days president trump offering few you. good night, baby alyssa. details suggesting this was an off. we'll see her back next week. mr. roker, a lot of folks in the sweet dreams thank you for your service we really appreciate it. and the whole family serves, so thank you to all of you. >> we love it when the big board goes international one more look at the entire northeast, myself included, looking at a long day of attack group. we see james turning 7 today cleaning up. >> it was a bomb of some kind, there's the boeing family. i see the smith family from yes. summit, new jersey >> that's right. >> reporter: beirut has seen many wars, but nothing like our yard's a mess here. but thankfully this will be the summit, new jersey. last time i say isaias, but it adorable baby sam there. the clemmons family. came through quickly and left cory's turning 12 today. thank you, thank you, thank you >> boy, richard. to all of you for waking up some serious destruction behind, what a difficult recovery ahead early. by the way, you can get in on unfortunately. for the folks there. the fun today. this it's >> we had it in one explosion. it is a catastrophe. i've never seen something like that adorable baby sam there. >> boy, richard. what a difficult recovery ahead the clemmons family. cory's turning 12 today. for the folks there. thank you, thank you, thank you lebanon's prime minister is appealing to the international to all of you for waking up early. by the way, you can get in on community asking for help. what have you been hearing the fun today. it's today.com/mytodayplaza. >> reporter: well, a lot of you can be part of the fun now let's go back to al -- countries are promising aid. some already sending plane it's free -- check of the weather. loads. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by target. france, jordan, russia says it's sending five plane loads israel which has fought wars

against lebanon says it's willing to provide humanitarian assistance the united states also saying it's willing to help out >> all right a quick look at your weekend wherever possible. outlook. it's not too early to start the and lebanon needs help right weekend. showers along the mid-atlantic now. the country even before this blast was going through a massive economic crisis. very hot out west. cool as you move to the west coast. hot and dry in parts of the southwest. scattered showers and storms in the southeast. sunday really nice in the northeast. heat continues dow the currency had effectively collapsed. so many people can't afford to fix up their homes that are now good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall as we check out our high temperatures for today, staying so badly damaged. cool and fog he near the coast >> all right. richard engel. thank you so much. >> shocking to see what it looks with san francisco only in the like this morning. there's also concern here in this country that the low 60s today. coronavirus is spreading now into smaller regions across the palo alto will reach 72 degrees. country. the question is will hospitals there be able to cope with the antioch 79. much of the north bay we're hot farther to the north up to 88 degrees in clear lake and overall our inland valleys, we'll see mid 70s today. coming surge in cases? miguel almaguer has that story it gets hotter going into the for us this morning. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. there is growing fear today that in the midwest and south where weekend. by saturday we're reaching back states initially dodged major spikes, they could now be hit into the low 90s. hat's your lat. savannah? >> all right, al. thank you. just ahead, what's better than one seth rogan?

harder than ever. this morning across the how about two? heartland, a growing wave of covid cases with hospitals in >> he takes on dualing roles in his new movie. >> that's your latest weather. the south and midwest bracing for a tsunami of infection. >> we must ensure that these states do not become new flare-ups. so we're watching closely. >> reporter: while in many states deaths and cases are declining, in mississippi hi. we're glad you came in. morgues are overrun. with the state on track to what's on your mind? become number one for can you help keep these guys protected online? easy. connect to the xfi gateway. what about wireless data options for the family? you can customize and save. what about internet speeds coronavirus cases per capita. that can keep up with my gaming? in tennessee, a 139% increase in let's hook you up with the fastest internet from xfinity. cases last month. in nebraska and north dakota, cases surging over 30% just in and now with our stores reopening, the last two weeks. in the same period in south carolina, deaths have risen we're putting healthy practices in place. come visit a store today. stop in or book an appointment online at a time that works for you. now that's simple, easy, awesome. ask. shop. discover at your local xfinity store today. nearly 90%. >> these are some of the sickest we've ever seen. and they're getting younger and younger. >> reporter: health officials in illinois now begging the public

to wear masks in a new psa. >> not wearing a mask in public is like not wearing a seat belt because no one else is. >> or not wearing a life jacket because it's uncomfortable. >> a mask is like anything that keeps us safe. it only works if you wear it. >> reporter: but across the nation, many still won't comply. from house parties to raves to sanctioned events like this speedway event in south dakota drawing large, tightly packed crowds. in hot spots like california, some apparent good news. with reports of declining great day on the lake! it is. lunch is cookin'! and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. fellas, can it get any better than this? whoa! infection. >> the total number of people testing positive is now going my old hairstyle grew back. down. >> reporter: but the state's health department now admitting a technical glitch has resulted in an underreporting of covid-19 so did mine. cases. no details on how widespread the [80's music] error is. this morning progress and uncertainty shrouding the golden what? i was an 80's kid. state. it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. >> miguel, any idea when that confusion over cases in california can be sorted out? what does it mean for the bigger picture? >> reporter: officials here say [upb♪ i fell asleep ♪ tobut when i woke up. ♪i put everything in perspective. ♪ it's likely going to take them (boy) hi, do you want to share my sandwich? at least a few days.

while they expect the total number of cases to increase, (vo) good feeds our connections. it's unclear by how much. good feeds us all. now one key number, the amount hormel natural choice lunch meats. of patients hospitalized is not expecting to change. good news there. welcome back. we love seth rogan for his roles in comedies like "the >> all right. thank you, miguel. speaking of good news, some new signs of hope in the fight against covid-19. 40-year-old craig joins us now with more. >> hey. good morning. operation warp speed to develop a vaccine has been grabbing welcome back we love seth rogan for his roles headlines, but this morning in comedies like "the 40-year-old virgin," "knocked up." >> but a better thing in a movie promising therapies for people who already have the virus or were exposed to the virus. those are also picking up steam. nbc's sam brock joins us now is a second seth rogan >> he sat down with harry smith from jackson memorial hospital to talk to him all about it. >> we did some bonding, indeed this is a cool movie it's a comedy with a message or a message movie with laughs. in miami. think rip van winkle meets back good morning. >> reporter: good morning. right now there are nearly 2,000 to the future but in yiddish the ditch digging loser soon people in miami-dade county hospitalized with covid-19. woos the girl of his dreams. li but researchers say new therapies using antibodies, those proteins our bodies produce to help fight this virus could keep more people out of the hospital and help those suffering from covid for days,

starts with a happy it's a movie that feels like it starts with a happy ending he and his wife come to the weeks, or even months. united states. urgent efforts to create a covid he gets a job in the pickle vaccine countering the worst medical crisis in a century have factory and then what happens? sparked optimism from the white >> he falls in a pickle vat one house. >> two vaccine candidates are day and is brined for 100 years. currently in the final stage of he is unbrined 100 years later in modern day new york >> you were brined for like a 2020 is no and covid patients like kate porter continue to s clinical trials. >> reporter: while the medical community remains bullish on a breakthrough, a time line of 2020 is no guarantee and patients like kate porter continue to suffer >> i'm on day 140. as we speak, i have the highest temperature i've had all four months, actually that's why i'm sweating and a little shaky right now >> reporter: the 35-year-old mom so you must be pretty parched. from the boston area says she's >> reporter: rogan's character battled around 30 symptoms since learns his only living relative is a great grandson played by contracting coronavirus in mid-march making two visits to rogan. >> this is nuts. >> reporter: you shoot it simultaneously the e.r. how'd it work? we shot all the bearded stuff first and then all the non-bearded stuff. >> i can feel my heart skip a >> reporter: rogan said he had beat no choice but to grow a beard >> reporter: with elevated heart rate, shortness of breath, and for the role brain fog just a few leading to a hodgepodge of >> i watched the most expensive movies on earth and they're able to do space battles but they look at a fake beard and it's terrible >> reporter: so you shave off the beard and do other scenes. were there ever moments when

you're having already recorded the bearded stuff and you're playing against yourself and you're thinking, i wish the bearded guy had done that a little better? >> what's funny is we thought of, like, one -- literally maybe medicines. now possible relief in the form 15-second thing that we wished of antibody treatment. we had filmed. and we waited around nine months >> these antibodies prevent the for me to grow the beard back so virus from replicating if you get it early enough, you we could film that one thing they were like, can we just do a could essentially block that wave that occurs with covid-19 >> reporter: drug maker eli lilly and the national institutes of health calling for fake beard volunteers it's just one shot it'll look the other coping at home to look at antibody treatment. special proteins taken from the covid-19 survivor that would target and lock onto the virus even worse preventing it from spreading it'll be nuts if it's just one if successful, the therapy could prevent some patients from ever reaching the hospital doors. and potentially block the virus from replicating any further in shot >> reporter: the bearded seth people like kate and his less bearded self what would an effective treatment even if you have covid-19 mean for your situation? confront a series of obstacles generational, cultural, >> i mean, it would give me hope familial, religious. >> i understand why you're a again. it would give me -- it would religious person but i am not >> as uncomfortable with things just give me everything i need to kind of resume my life and just do all the things that i love >> so sam, this antibody treatment news, it comes along with other news related to the effectiveness of anothertake alt

researchers analyzed data from treatment. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: we'll certainly take all the news we can get researchers analyzed data from as faith and complicated as about 3,000 patients and found those things are, you can apply certain elements of religion and those who received plasma faith to your life for reasons treatments saw their mortality rates drop about 50% in seven that are helpful to you as a person, you know and that's something that -- yeah -- we wanted to explore in the film >> reporter: in a recent conversation with pod master mark maren, rogan said a lot of funny things he also shared his candid thoughts on israel >> as a jewish person, i was fed huge amounts of israel my entire days the key here seems to be getting that transfusion in three days or less after diagnosis. >> thanks, sam life they never tell you that, by the we have a lot to get to including an upset in missouri longtime congressman william lacy clay defeated by cori bush. way, there were people there they make it seem like clay has represented the >> reporter: boy, did you stir district for 20 years. before that his father bill up a you know what storm clay all right. it is now 7:15 >> a little bit. i think me and mark had a what do you say we bring in mr. conversation honestly that is happening at jewish dinner tables around the world. and i understand that it is a sensitive subjects, but elements roker? of that conversation have been cherry picked and as millions are recovering from decontextualized, you know, in isaias hey, al. good morning

>> hey, guys good morning we've been talking about this storm for a long time. various news outlets i am a proud jewish person and i july 28th. am not ashamed of being jewish i talk about it constantly when we first started tracking and i also think that the country of israel should exist k it east of the windward islands but i also think that the palestinians have a right to human rights and to be as a tropical depression and acknowledged then makes its way over the bahamas. a tropical system. hugs the coast of florida. then comes on land as a hurricane category 1 >> reporter: rogan is unapologetically open about his opinions and were the real rogan to time travel like his film counterpart, well -- 40 mile-per-hour win if anything, this storm is a >> if young me met future me like me, young me would be supey reminder that a tropical storm can still do plenty of damage. isaias is 55 miles north of quebec city. 40 mile-per-hour winds and it is still moving fast north/northeast at 28 miles per hour psyched. like, oh good. the one thing we don't need older me would be like, just so you know, you're probably going right now in the mid-atlantic is more rain. to -- you're going to get in got a storm system that's going to -- a frontal system that's some trouble over the next years. >> reporter: be careful. going to stall here in the east. afternoon showers and

thunderstorms will fire up today. into tomorrow, isolated areas of flooding possible because even though this rain wouldn't be normally considered flooding because the ground is so saturated from isaias, we have possibilities of flooding. we are looking at a widespread area of 1 to 2 inches could be even more stretching from even more stretching from georgia all the way up just to >> be careful out there. >> rogan is pretty interesting about this whole thing ironically the film is really about finding family and finding your roots and really getting back in touch with all of those things he says it's as jewish as maybe has ever been made so you want to find out more about the controversy, google. you can spend hours sifting through it all >> sounds like you did >> one thing about seth, though, ♪ that laugh he's got to iconic laugh, you know it's seth rogan >> can't imitate it. >> thank you ♪ we should mention "an american pickle" starts streaming on hbo new york city. max tomorrow up next, jenna bush hager in we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next the house to share her powerful 30 seconds conversation -- there's jenna. it's a conversation with a group of young readers wise beyond their years. >> when you do get to see somebody who looks like you as the main character and the main hero, you kind of feel empowered. like, i can be a superhero too that's something every kid should be able to feel >> their inspiring passion for good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside helping other kids find books that represent all of us but first this is "today" on with some clouds over the south bay as we check out san jose. nbc.

we're going to have a cloudy morning and then it gradually clears out, but we are looking at still some cloudy conditions and fog near the coast, even some drizzle. so our temperatures in the low 60s while our interior valleys reach into the mid-70s today. as we go through the rest of the week we're going to be warming up with a hot weekend ahead. i don't know about you guys, but i'm glad i'm never going to have to say isaias again >> we're on the same page. formerly known as. >> yes thank you. coming up, the white hot debate over schools. >> nobody should be required to be somewhere that they don't feel safe or productive. >> we are going to hear from teachers behind the protests nationwide against reopening classrooms and the outbreaks in schools that have already reopened that are adding to their concerns and like to make history on that spacex mission opening the door to a new era of space travel but first this is "today" on

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scott mcgrew. president trump at his coronavirus briefing said the beirut explosion was possibly some sort of military attack. the u.s. general had told him that. that's not what we're hearing from the lebanese or a lot of other sources. we are eager to find out more about which general the president said he was talking to. now a look at that forecast from meteorologist kari hall. some cloud cover out there this morning. yeah, we're even seeing it stretching into some of our inland areas like walnut creek where some of our valleys will have a much cooler day thanks to the coastal fog that has gotten very thick. as we go into today we're looking at our high temperatures that will reach up to 60 degrees near the coastline, some low 60s in san francisco. we go over towards the santa clara valley, the tri-valley as well as some of our north bay valleys, and it's going to be in the 70s but, unfortunately, it doesn't stay there over the next few days. we're going to heat up and go back to summer in time for the

weekend. laura? all right, thank you very much. we'll be back

♪ we're back. 7:30. something we here at "today" look forward to every holiday season. the world famous rockettes. they are here giving us a taste of their christmas spectacular. but unfortunately, that's not going to happen this year. the production is being canceled for the first time since 1993. i mean, of course you don't know how they would ever have a gathering there. >> and broadway's closed. it's just so disappointing. >> total bummer. >> i know. i hope our daughters aren't watching right now. >> that seems like just yesterday too. >> it does. maybe next year.

the year after. let's get right to the headlines here at 7:30. this morning at least six people are dead in the wake of tropical storm isaias. it barrelled up the east coast yesterday, knocked out power to millions. the storm left behind a trail of destruction too. spread across a dozen states. in new jersey, a tree blocking the garden state parkway. governor phil murphy declaring a state of emergency. and in pennsylvania, dozens of residents had to be rescued after widespread flooding there. now to the latest on the coronavirus. the l.a. county department of health has issued an order to prohibit gatherings and parties. the move comes in response to a large partmasks. it's punishable by a fine, possible jailtime as well. need to get somewhere in a hurry? virgin galactic says it's now working with rolls-royce to make an aircraft that can travel three times the speed of sound. it would go from new york city to london in just two hours.

it's designed to carry up to 19 people. now to the urgency in the debate over how to resume classes in the new year. nationwide, many teachers are pushing back against in-person teaching with some schools already reporting coronavirus outbreaks. nbc's joe fryer is in los angeles with this. morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. 80% of kids are expected to start the school year by learning remotely. but in many communities across the country, including some places where infections are surging, some teachers are being pressured to go back to the classroom. whether protesting from inside their cars or on top of them, there's a growing chorus of teachers worried about reopening schools. >> we want to see science that

proves that it's safe for our students to be in the building. >> reporter: as districts start to reopen, no doubt many parents are eager to put their kids back on the bus. >> it's going to be a good day. >> reporter: but some teachers fear the risk is too high. >> there's no teacher who wants to be working from home behind a computer all day while also having to provide for their own families in realtime. no one wants that. but we don't want to come back to a place that's putting our lives at risk. >> reporter: before classes even resume in georgia's largest school district, news that 260 employees must quarantine because they either tested positive or were exposed to coronavirus. in schools that already reopened in mississippi, indiana, and tennessee are reporting covid cases. prompting concerns nationwide. >> we feel it's too much of a gamble. >> reporter: in dallas they're looking at the possibility of in-person classes taking students' temperatures, provide face shields for each student, and put plexiglass dividesers between desks. >> the minute we know there is an illness, we will remove the

students from that classroom and disinfect and clean. >> reporter: classes in san jose, california, students will learn remotely but teachers will be in empty classrooms. >> without us being given a choice, there seems to be an inherent lack of trust that we're going to do or jobs. >> reporter: this agreement was reached with the teachers union in response to educators who had difficulty working from the home in the spring. jody was just granted permission to work from home instead of the classroom because of underlying health conditions and says many teachers are upset with the new policy. >> nobody should be required to be somewhere that they don't feel safe or productive. >> joe, i'm curious about the numbers. do we know nationwide how many kids will be taking in-person classes and how many kids will be taking remote learning classes?

>> reporter: well, the numbers are constantly changing as schools assess the situation. but according to the publication education week, of the 15 largest school districts in the u.s. right now, at least 11 of them expect to be online only in the fall impacting more than 2.8 million kids. back to you guys. >> all right, joe. thank you so much. >> i know everybody's waiting for that email from the school or the word from the governor or mayor. what is going to happen in a few weeks? >> parents as well. up next on this wednesday morning, the astronauts behind that historic mission for both nasa and spacex. well, they're going to share their stories from launch to splashdown. and wait until you hear about the dad pranks they managed to pull off. but first these messages. and c. so watch out.

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eventually boeing to get to the space station, to get to the moon, and maybe to go onto mars. >> three, two, one >> reporter: from liftoff in late may -- >> liftoff of the falcon 9 >> reporter: -- to the picture perfect splashdown in the gulf of mexico. doug hurley and bob behnken said it's proof that the nasa program is mission ready >> we're comfortable saying crew one is ready >> reporter: behnken describing the rapid descent back to earth aboard the aptly named crew dragon >> the dragon came alive it sounds like an animal coming through the atmosphere >> reporter: feeling a jolt as parachutes deployed. >> like getting hit in the back of a chair with a baseball bat >> reporter: once in the water, a flotilla of watchers he said they had no idea and as crews readied dragon for

a return to solid ground, the two men had a little fun making what hurley dubbed prank calls >> that probably was a pretty funny to hear that you have astronauts calling whoever we can call >> reporter: it turns out those calls served a practical purpose testing out the capability for future missions. among those they called, hurley and behnken's wives who are also astronauts >> this was a great chance to reassure them we were in the water, we were okay. >> reporter: it'll likely be weeks before nasa and spacex officially certify this mission a success, but the space agency is already planning future flights with spacex and the effort to return to the moon one day and maybe eventually mars. >> now we've got commercial crew to the international space station and eventually we're going to have a whole fleet of commercial space stations. >> reporter: among those set to ride in the same dragon space

capsule, behnken's wife megan mcarthur >> it's time for her to focus on her mission. >> reporter: the astronauts spent 64 days in orbit during their time on the space station, they shared the incredible perspective from more than 200 miles up. earth. >> we hope it brings a little the pair hoping their historic flight inspired and provided a welcome distraction for all of us back on earth >> we hope it brings a little bit of brightness to 2020. >> hear hear to that so how are they adjusting to life back here on our little planet >> reporter: so they say they got a -- it's going to take a little while to adjust a lot of astronauts say it can take weeks before they no longer feel like they're on a moving ship these guys had a craving right away plan to get a puppy now. did you notion they had a stow away on the spaceship.

it was a dinosaur. his name, they say, is tremor. now, the behnkens and hurleys have two boys about the same age. so the boys helped pick this pet dinosaur it was kind of a mascot, if you will kind of giving them an indicator of whether they were in gravity or no gravity. now that they're back down on earth and tremor has gone for this ride for two months, they're going to share him kind of like the stanley cup the behnkens get him for awhile, then the hurleys get him for awhile then we'll see if it ends up in a museum >> and the guys are best friends too. do they still want to hang out or need some space >> reporter: you know, i got to tell you -- >> get it? >> reporter: i like that that was cool. as a father of daughters, i think it's super cool that their wives are also astronauts, just as accomplished, and they're on their way up eventually. >> i love that phone call. honey, i'm home. pretty cool. >> thank you that was a mom joke. >> it really was

super dorky. you know who would appreciate it al somewhere al was smiling right, al? >> i was very impressed. very impressed you showed great mom joke skills i like that. >> i channelled my inner roker >> they're all four astronauts that's almost like a sitcom. i love that. anyway, let's take a look and show you what we have going on right now. cool for august for the great lakes and into the central plains temperatures in minneapolis 6 degrees below average. same in detroit at 75. cincinnati, 80 but that's kind of nice. going to be warmer than usual for new york city today. 88 that's 4 degrees above average thursday, though, we cool down a bit. des moines, chicago, we're looking at cleveland all the way down to memphis. still cooler than average, but as we head into the weekend, temperatures start warming up. look at sunday in chicago. you'll be at 90. 87 in cleveland. 91, cincinnati it'll jump up to 88 in

washington, d.c. new york city will be at 86 degrees. rest of the country, we've got a fire risk out west plenty of sunshine temperatures medford, oregon, 90 degrees today. strong storms firing up in the northern plains. look for showers and thunderstorms along this stationary front through the great lakes and oh good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have foggy and windy weather near the coast and for the inland areas all of that cool air transported into the south bay. as we get a look at our high temperatures expect it to reach into the low 70s in san jose as well as livermore today. we're up to 72 and in the low 60s. 60s with a lot of fog today. going into the forecast it's heating up for the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. isaias is making a u-turn, it's coming -- no >> you just had to get one more

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm laura garcia. a short time ago authorities in the south bay filled in the blanks surrounding this morning's dramatic standoff outside the main jail in san jose where a detainee got hold of a gun and fired shots while inside a sheriff's suv only to surrender about four hours later at about 6:00 a.m. deputies sayin a 40-year-old sud of mail fraud and forgery. while handcuffed he managed to grab a gun stored in the rear of the suv. again, shots were fired but no one hurt. the suspect now in custody. here is what else is happening now. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in san francisco with families across the bay area prepped to send their students back to school. we sat down with leaders from one san jose district to see how they're preparing their building. administrators at the east side

union high school district say they've ordered 350,000 disposable masks for students and staff as well as face shields for every staff member. they say they've also installed permanent hand sanitizing stations. and the district is planning to utilize social distancing within all of their classrooms. maybe you'll have a chance to social distance, getting some fresh air. kari has a look at our forecast. and it's going to be a cooler day so you will want to make plans to get out and enjoy it especially in our inland areas where we have hot weather recently. in walnut creek we start out with clouds that will linger the next couple of hours with some very dense fog near the coastline that keeps our temperatures in the low 60s. as you head across the bay in oakland expect a high of 66 degrees. and in the inland east bay we're reaching into the low to mid-70s, but we will have a warm-up again this weekend, laura. all right, thanks so much, kari. we'll be back with another local

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coming up, lights out. millions waking up without power after isaias barrels up the east coast. >> one minute you're fine, the next minute it's all hell break loose. >> the catastrophic storm ripping through towns leaving downs trees, mangled power lines, and destroyed homes we're live with the latest on the cleanup. plus, breaking overnight meghan markle's big win. britain's high court sending down a win in her tabloid lawsuit. we'll have all of the detail what this means for the case and one-on-one with seth rogan. >> right so you must be pretty parched.

>> harry smith sits down with the actor, their conversation covering family, faith, and facial hair. "today," august 5th, 2020. ♪ >> it's my 7th birthday. >> celebrating from west virginia with -- >> the "today" show. >> waking up with "today" in orlando, florida we love you, hoda! ♪ >> we're huge "today" show fans. >> and we're celebrating van's 1st birthday good morning >> good morning. a lot of august birthdays going on good morning, everybody. it's wednesday we're glad you're up special good morning if you're just crawling out of bed maybe you're reaching for that coffee >> first cup of coffee >> you can do it >> by the way, we're going to spend some timday" plaza crowd

coast to coast up early. >> look forward to it. let's get to the news at 8:00 millions without power this morning after isaias tore up the east coast spawning deadly tornadoes along with damaging winds, heavy flooding. in queens morning with the latest opt cleanup. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: this is what we're seeing aro gabe gutierrez is in queens this morning with the latest opt cleanup. gabe, good morning >> reporter: this is what we're seeing around the region downed trees ripped from the ground more than 2 million people or so are waking up without power across new jersey, connecticut, and new yorkin pennsylvania, wi flooding and a possible tornado ripped the roof off of a day care with children inside. incredibly they all made it out

safely here in new york city, we saw wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour and today many roads and rail lines are shut down or delayed as the cleanup gets underway savannah >> all right, gabe thank you very much. also this morning, an alarming new wave of coronavirus cases is spreading into more rural areas of the midwest and south. sam brock joins us with what we need to watch. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. let's start with the big picture. coronavirus cases approaching 4.8 million for the country. the death toll topping 158,000 and as you suggest, while we're seeing improvements along the coast here in florida, california as well, in the south louisiana right now, tennessee seeing big jumps and mississippi on track at the moment to have the highest level per capita of cases in the country. we also have some bad news to report out of the bay area clorox announcing that store shelves may not be stocked with disinfectant wipes until 2021. that comes after their

predictions saying they'll be good to go by summer and some encouraging news to get to this morning. eli lilly and the national institutes of health right now are launching on antibody treatments they are calling on volunteers partly hospitalized, partly those recovering at home if it's effectively it would block the progression of the virus and stop those that aren't hospitalized from getting there. while fans are not allowed in stadiums these days, neither are flying objects so this was problematic. a drone -- there it is right there -- flying over target field in minneapolis that drone managed to get as low as the 300 level they cleared all the players in that game. faa regulations prohibit drones within three miles of athletic stadiums that drone eventually flew away. the game continued and the twins

won it 7-3 >> little bit creepy >> yeah. all right. we got the news covered. let's do our boost >> all right let's go while millions along the east coast were preparing for isaias over the past couple of weeks, one person in particular caught our eye. a little boy he was all set to protect his mother from the storm. >> come here, mama come in here i'll protect you. >> oh, thank you >> when it's raining >> thank you but also don't any of us like to hear those words i'll protect you yeah >> that's a good one thank you. coming up, guys, we'll turn back to the coronavirus. unfortunately a new crisis public health officials from coast to coast harassed, threatened by some of the very

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pandemic they are the anthony faucis of our states, counties, and cities working to keep us safe from communicable diseases, food contamination. they're usually far from the spotlight. but this pandemic has put them center stage where they've been attacked, second guessed, and even threatened. >> i don't want you to be afraid i am not afraid. i am determined. >> reporter: back in march, ohio health director dr. amy aktin was hailed as a leader in a crisis a fan club started. >> i am not afraid >> keep up the great work. >> reporter: little girls dressed up like her. >> any questions >> acton's got to go >> reporter: but then came the backlash personal attacks on the unelected official protesters showing up at her home some with guns this summer she resigned >> when she stepped down from that position, i really thought as a tragedy for public health

>> reporter: dr. charity dean used to be second in command at the california office of public health he's one of 30 who resigned, retired or been fired amid political pressure >> imagine if protesters showed up to the home of the fire chief to protest the way they were managing a fire. that sounds ridiculous but that's what's been happening to local public health officers as they strive to do their job based on science >> i'm laurie from north central washington >> i'm emily i'm in south central colorado. >> i'm dawn. i'm in san antonio >> and i'm barbara, l.a. county. >> reporter: hi, ladies. >> hi. >> reporter: we brought together a group of current and former health officials show of hands. how many of you got into this job for the money? >> that's a joke >> reporter: laurie jones has been a community health director in rural washington for 17 years. is the way you're being treated right now different than anything you've experienced in

your career? >> absolutely. completely different >> reporter: i started to hear about how other colleagues that are working had their cars broken into, been followed home, had rocks thrown through the build. >> reporter: how many of you have had personal threats against you? three of the four of you okay >> that fear, you know, i've never felt that before a person posted something to the effect "f" her, "f" them, let's start shooting >> reporter: when jones checked in on a family she'd asked to quarantine, a facebook post accused her of surveilling them >> i felt like i needed to and threats poured in. >> i felt like i needed to get surveillance equipment at my home >> it makes everybody fearful at a time where we need to show up at our best. >> reporter: barbara ferrer oversees the l.a. county health department she's been getting hate mail

since march. >> one woman said using foul language somebody needed to shoot me and another person volunteered to take that task language somebody needed to shoot me and another person volunteered to take that task on. >> reporter: wait a second. they thr on >> reporter: wait a second they threatened your life? >> yes we all have to understand how angry people are people have lost so much >> reporter: across the country, some of that very public anger has gotten so personal >> you did not listen to we the people >> she needs to be fired we are going to go to her front yard >> reporter: including the protests at people's homes that public health officials have been assigned security details >> it's just been really heart breaking to see just how much our profession is being criticized and discredited when we need public health, more than ever right now. >> reporter: dawn emrick resigned from her position in san antonio in late june do you see a difference in terms of the way women are being treated? >> absolutely. >> a lot of the hate mail that

pe comes through is really so personal in nature most of my male colleagues don't get taken on in that way at all. >> reporter: another source of the extraordinary pressure, elected officials. when the colorado county where emily brown ran the health deputy wanted to reopen, she ra found herself at odds. >> i felt it was much too soon for the health of our community. >> reporter: she was fired shortly after. so we know of at least 30 public health officials who have resigned, retired, or have been fired during this pandemic that's a lot >> it is a lot when you lose someone with decades of experience, it's riskier for the community. so it's really important we support the one who is are in office and that we support science. >> keep in mind the stakes of he people we rely on to protect us from disease outbreaks from e. coli they're the ones we'll look to

for vaccinations for covid-19. >> what can people do to support those in their communities >> all those officials there said they're doing the best to do their job based on science. and if you like the job your local health official is doing, what they want you to do is speak up and defend them actually come out proactive ly >> use your voice. all right. kate, thank you. >> nice to have you in studio. we're going to send it over to al for the latest on the weather. hey, mr. roker >> hey, guys good morning let's look at what we've got going on right in the middle of the country, we've got plenty of showers and thunderstorms. the good news, things are quieter today along the eastern seaboard although a stationary front will start to fire up and we'll watch those showers and thunderstorms build up look at the heat from texas, the gulf coast, all the way into the southwest. and even into the interior sections of the pacific northwest. triple digits into the 90s

80s here in the northeast with higher humidity. beautiful day today from the great lakes into the mid-mississippi and ohio river valley, tennessee river valley as well. strong storms through the central plains look for that fire risk to start to push up into the southwest. plenty of sunshine up and down the east -- i should say the good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside in san jose. we start out with a cloudy sky. we'll see the clouds linger for a little while longer, but also keep our temperatures cooler with highs today well below normal, reaching 71 degrees. we'll see low 70s in the tri-valley and upper 70s for inland, east bay areas and some low 70s for the north bay. as we go through this forecast, our interior valleys will be heating up, and some of our hottest temperatures will reach the 90s this weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> all right thank you, good sir.

it is that time of the morning where we devote attention to "pop start. >> yeah. >> carson's still off. >> thank you, good sir first up we got meghan markle, the duchess of sussex breathing a sigh of relief this morning after a high court ruling in her favor. kelly cobiella live in london, "pop start" correspondent as carson would call you. hey, kelly good morning >> reporter: i sure am this morning. good morning to you guys yeah this is all part of the lawsuit meghan markle has filed against the parent company of mail online part of her case she handed over the names of five friends and she wanted those names to remain private. the mail online wanted to publish them well, today a judge sided with megan. a big win for the duchess of sussex this morning. a british judge ruling that mail online cannot name the five friends who came to her defense anonymously in a "people" magazine article printed nine months after her fairy tale

wedding to prince harry. the friends told "people" she was trying to mend a rift with her father thomas markle sr. who missed the wedding one saying she wrote her father a letter pleading please stop victimizing me through the media so we can repair our relationship that letter at the heart of meghan's case against mail online and the publisher associated newspapers her father gave the letter to the tabloid. he says because he was misrepresented in "people's" article. meghan argues it was private and only she could give permission to publish it. >> it was the hardest part for me, to chase your convictions with action. >> reporter: the duchess staying out of the public eye after this virtual speech three weeks ago for the girl up summit quietly celebrating her 39th birthday tuesday sister-in-law kate helping out at a baby charity in britain posting birthday wishes along with prince william online happy birthday from the queen

too. from meghan's charities and even a cake from her favorite bakery. keeping mum on the new book about meghan and harry the latest reveal? the special meeting of their black labrador's name. a nod to africa where harry and meghan fell in love and where they made their final whirlwind tour as royals meghan's team sent out a statement today about this ruling saying the duchess of sussex is happy about the decision and she was always just trying to protect her friends. >> all right kelly cobiella in london thank you. up next "who's the boss" starring tony danza and alyssa milano, it ran in the late '80s. guess what, people it is coming back. a sequel series is in development. both danza and milano are on board. they're going to reprise their

this time with milano's character all grown up and a single mom living in the house in the original series the same house 30 years later we can still expect some of the not so proud parenting moments from danza >> you're getting married? >> yes what do you think dad's going to say? >> you were let go >> from a volunteer program? >> i am going to need so much therapy after this >> sam, promise me something if i have a heart attack right now, you wash my face before the paramedics get here. >> see, it holds up. good times >> the best. jonathan and sam and mona. coming up next here, some big news for the mulan live action remake. the big budget disney film that was supposed to hit theaters back in march but it was postponed because of the

pandemic it was moved to the july date but then that never happened as many theaters are still closed so now mulan is going to skip theaters entirely and instead hit disney plus. but here's the thing it will not be included in the monthly subscription instead, it's going to be available on september 4th as a. i cannot hide my disgust. fans are happy that the movie's finally being released. others surprised by the high price tag considering the fact it's a rental. you don't even own it. 30 bucks and you get to watch it on $30 rental i cannot hide my disgust fans are happy that the movie's finally being released others surprised by the high price tag considering the fact it's a rental. you don't even own it. 30 bucks and you get to watch it once >> i agree we need that little graphic that says editorial comment but you're right for 30 bucks you should own it for 30 bucks you should be in it yes. >> now i'm getting even more worked up. >> we like a lathered up craig we got one more. reese witherspoon and mindy kaling, they are starting the most appropriate meme of the year

they're kind of showing how the year has been. reese posted this on instagram with the caption, yep. #2020. gone viral it shows as she progresses through january in legally blond. then she couldn't handle it. she turned into her character from "wild." mindy loved it so much she posted her own version inspired by reese we can watch how that's catching on so savannah made one for you >> okay. >> i see what's happening. so far just through september. you look perky and happy in february >> look at september drink in my hand let's see yours, hoda. >> let's see what do we got >> okay. august isn't as bad as i thought. >> where are those pictures from >> it was a drunky monkey night with jenna somewhere >> even when you're sad, you're still smiling. they couldn't find a sad smile

of hoda. just ahead, harry smith is going to join us to share that conversation he had with seth rogan on the challenges of playing both leading roles in his new movie. also, jenna will introduce us to three of the most amazing kids you're going to meet in a long time leading the charge for diversity in children's books. but first your local news. all right. welcome back, guys 8:30 on wednesday morning. we rarely make mistakes around

good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. trergesed nur registered nurses are taking part in a national day of action. this say look outside good samaritan hospital in san jose. nurse there is and beyond are calling on leaders at the local and national levels to better protect workers on the front lines of this pandemic. workers cite a shortage of ppe and follow minimum safety standards. similar rallies are change afoot in the zen bay