i didn't know i had such strong women in my family going back so the facebook live today, and i do mine on wednesday. you can reach out to us after far. the show. i got the opportunity to learn >> all right. that is going to do it for us. more about my past with the help of our sponsor ancestry. coming up next is the "today" show. i followed one brave woman who immigrated to this country and worked really hard to carve out a life for herself and the generations of my family to come ♪ i assume that i'm mostly german good morning because i have two grandparents making their case. from germany but none of my grandparents emigrated here >> he cannot meet this moment. so this is just sort of what i heard at one point and went with he simply cannot be who we need it my whole life him to be for us there is so much more i wanted to know. >> michelle obama comes out so to help me fill in the gaps, swinging against president trump i turned to ancestry family as democrats rally behind joe biden on the opening night of >> here are your ancestry dna their convention >> if you think things cannot results. >> okay. so as expected 67% german. possibly get worse, trust me they can and they will if we don't make a change in this that's even more than i thought. to help tell my family's story, election while the president hits the lisa zeroed in on my heritage tracking one ancestor on my campaign trail in key battleground states. >> we have to win the election we can't play games. mom's side

>> so this is your great, great, get out and vote great grandmother sabina hugel >> the race intensifying with election day now less than three >> wow months away. in the hot seat. it gives me chills just the u.s. postmaster general imagining meeting my great, great, great grandmother >> sabina was born in 1843 in agrees to testify at an germany, but her family emergency hearing on capitol hill as the backlash grows emigrated to the united states when sabina was about 8 years old. changes that could potentially impact the election. we'll have the very latest on the battle over mail-in ballots. reversing course >> wow >> so many german immigrants came to new york at that time. the university of north carolina so where they lived on the lower switching entirely to remote learning after a coronavirus outbreak just one week into their new semester east side was actually part of what was called little germany while other schools from coast >> wow to coast ramp up testing and crack down on packed parties in an attempt to avoid a similar i had no idea there was even ever a little germany in new york city before records show they likely lived in tenement housing, multi-family buildings sabina working as a dress maker like her two older sisters and fate marrying my great, great, great shakeup. three producers at "the ellen grandfather at 20 years old. degeneres show" fired in the wake of those allegations of a toxic work environment just ahead, what ellen had to say her to staff in an emotional >> they were married in a church meeting. tipping off. that is named our most holy redeemer church. >> step back three bang and it still exists today. >> the nba playoffs get underway

>> that's wild how the league is pulling off what seemed impossible just a >> we actually found a photo >> oh, my goodness it's funny i'm looking at this family and trying to see if there are family resemblances. few months ago with my family's story in mind, those stories plus like father, like son i ventured out to the lower east tiger woods caddies for his 11-year-old son charlie and watches him dominate a junior tournament proving the apple side to trace their foot steps doesn't fall far from the tree "today," tuesday, august 18th, historian dave from the tenement museum as my tour guide. what was this area like in the late 1800s >> this was really a german city unto itself. signs in a different language. >> he says there's barely a 2020 trace of little germany except >> announcer: from nbc news, for a few spots like this this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from tenement building. >> this was a common housing studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning. type in the 1860s. >> and how many families would so happy you're joining us have lived in the whole i see one cup of coffee. building >> 22. >> when i first moved to new i think you need two york, my apartment was about 600, 650 square feet savannah, as you guys know, was how does that compare to the up last night covering the dnc you're up early this morning >> it's going to be kind of like size of these apartments that for a couple of weeks >> about 325 square feet we've got the democratic convention this week >> wow republicans go next week it's going to be late and early for all of us. >> we'll talk about that in a an actual family lived here. second

there's a lot happening and the mom of this family was a dress maker just like my great, today including new covid fears great, great grandmother and if they were making dresses, on college campuses, that's happening nationwide this was your work space too after that about face by unc, k. work from home just like we're doing. that school already forced to i get another glimpse into history at the church where back track they are moving entirely to remote learning. we'll have a live report from there. sabina was married i'm imagining my great, great, all right. great grandmother walking down then as mentioned, it's day two this aisle looking at the same exact things that i'm looking at of the democratic national convention here are some of the voices you'll hear tonight. right now. former president bill clinton, and then something truly congresswoman alexandria special. a real piece of my past. ocasio-cortez. fransicis biener and sabina and dr. jill biden who is hoping to become the first lady but it was michelle obama in the hugel. spotlight of the convention last their original marriage record wow. night. nbc's kristen welker was there kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. i can't believe this book still exists good morning to you. my family eventually settling it was a remarkable first night down across the river in new jersey where i was raised. just like my mom >> i was going through these of this virtual convention kind of albums trying to find former first lady michelle obama pictures >> photos of the generations who has recently stayed away that came before me. from overt politics was in full attack mode unleashing a a tough line of women and i've withering criticism of president inherited that too trump, his leadership, and his character. so to think it started, you know, way back when right here

she along with other top in new york city it was so fascinating to find this information out democrats, some republicans, and and, you know, i had visions of some people impacted by covid my family coming over on a boat, making their opening arguments for joe biden. seeing the statue of liberty, former first lady michelle obama checking into ellis island they all came here before that ever existed making the case for joe biden who served along side her husband for eight years. instead they passed through battery park which is where i live now >> i know joe. so to think my ancestors came he is a profoundly decent man through right up the street from me guided by faith. >> you're not far from where sabina got married i mean to he was a terrific vice this day president. did you learn to any other cool >> reporter: in taped remarks, the former first lady wasted factoids little time delivering a to walk in her footsteps >> my grandmother on that side blistering indictment of donald was an only child. i assumed i had a small family trump's presidency >> donald trump is the wrong but sabina had 12 kids including a set of twins and so i apparently must have president for our country. he has had more than enough time cousins all over the place that to prove that he can do the job, i've never known before. but he is clearly in over his head >> reporter: the former first lady seemed to seize on the president's recent dismissive comments about the coronavirus >> that's really fun >> we thought we knew you. >> i thought i knew myself death toll >> that was great. >> yeah. it was really fun. i also learned that my great, great, great grandfather was a >> they are dying, that's true pastry chef. >> the cooking gene. >> i have the cooking gene and it is what it is i wish i had the recipes my mom's got a million photos >> he simply cannot be who we but no recipes

need him to be for us. u. >> i love it thank you so much. that was really cool it is what it is >> reporter: and also blasted we're working on more stories the president's reaction to racial strife across the nation. that are celebrating strong women as we mark this important >> as george floyd, breonna moment in voting history taylor, and a never ending list next week hoda is sitting down of innocent people of color women who fought so hard for the right to vote and got it on this day. continue to be murdered, stating just ahead, we're going to meet up with lilly singh the simple fact that a black she's sharing a message on the power of unplugging. but first this is "today" on life matters is still met with want restaurants to open? and schools? derision from the nation's highest office >>reporter: earlier in the day, want the economy to get back on track? president trump in wisconsin mocking the former first lady. >> who wants to listen to michelle obama do a taped you're not alone. speech and you can help make it happen. stay 6 feet apart. >> reporter: the convention wash your hands. unlike any in modern history, entirely virtual it included speeches from people nationwide including those wear a mask every time you leave your home. impacted by covid. >> my dad was a healthy choose to join the fight against covid-19. 65-year-old. his only pre-existing condition do your part. was trusting donald trump and slow the spread. for that he paid with his life >> reporter: and some of the biggest names in the democratic

party like bernie sanders. >> euro fiddled while rome burned trump golfed we must come together, defeat donald trump the price of failure is just too great to imagine >> reporter: and a group of republicans crossing party lines led by former ohio governor john kasich >> i know that joe biden with his experience and his wisdom and his decency can bring us together >> reporter: now, president trump is up and tweeting directly at the former first lady here's what he tweeted moments ago. somebody please explain to michelle obama that donald trump would not be here in the beautiful white house if it weren't for the job done by your husband barack obama biden was merely an afterthought now, it is worth noting that polls show michelle obama is one of the most popular political figures in the country, savannah >> and what's on tap for night two? we kind of previewed it, but what do you expect >> reporter: that's right,

savannah well, the big speech is going to come from dr. jill biden she is going to be speaking at a high school where she once taught brandywine high school it's just a few miles from where i'm standing right now nbc news has obtained some exclusive images this one showing dr. biden giving a walk through of that high school where she's going to be speaking a little bit later on tonight and then some black and white images of her when she actually taught at that high school so dr. jill biden, we'll be watching closely to hear what ♪ she has to say about education this is a very good morning, indeed in the age of covid. because we are joined by our we're also going to hear from former president clinton as well funny friend lilly singh she's the host of nbc's "a as congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. little late with lilly singh." it's currently on hiatus, but another big night here savannah >> kristen welker in wilmington she's still sharing cool videos for us to her nearly 40 million social of course we'll have liv coverage for you tonight media followers. one of them is encouraging 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific followers to get off their right here on nbc. phones now to the uproar over recent changes at the postal check it out >> okay. service that some fear could threaten the integrity of mail-in voting the u.s. postmaster general no

congress nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has details on only three minutes starting now. this one only 200 likes hey, peter, good morning >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. what nice to see you. president trump is denying he 300k has done anything to slow mail delivery as accusations grow he has politicized the u.s. postal 150k 220k what am i doing wrong? laughs out loud. made my day. service and is actively undermining confidence in the she's not funny. election before a single ballot has been cast. the president says universal mail-in voting is dangerous, in his words. but democrats say he's am i not funny >> oh, you are funny, lilly. you are funny. endangering americans and our democracy. >> thank you >> reporter: trying to up stage >> thank you for waking up early. the democrats, president trump girl, i have to tell you something. i watched that video that they posted it's called the black hole of campaigned in a pair of swing instagram. i mean, i was nodding my head states monday, delivering the startling and false claims that all the way through it like, have you, like, used this time as kind of reflection to threatens to undermine american democracy. come up with something like >> the only way we're going to lose this election is if the that >> yeah. election is rigged you know, something i learned >> reporter: the president without evidence keeps during this time because what else are we going to do besides escalating his attacks on overanalyze ourselves. universal mail-in voting social media should be a tool but very often i let the tool and ze fending recent policy use me changes at the postal service that critics warn could delay the delivery of ballots. so i made this video as a >> i also want to have a post reflection of a very real office that runs without lose

billions and billions of dollars a year experience i have often is just >> reporter: on the opening being in my phone and missing night of their convention, top democrats pounced. everything that's happening out here >> the president may hate the post office, but he's still going to have to send them a when i posted this video i was change of address card come blown away by how many people were like i relate to this so hard january. >> voter fraud is very, very i thought it was just me >> what's funny is you were asking yourself in this video someone tweets or posts, you know, she's not funny. common >> reporter: for president do you ever doubt yourself trump, claims of election fraud do you ever think, well, wait. is that person i don't know are nothing new. right? >> they even want to try and rig the election at the polling do they have a point >> i am 100% the person that booths it'll be fixed it'll be rigged. >> reporter: the changes in mail will ignore the opinion of everyone that actually knows me operations including eliminated and listen to all the people that don't i think that's human nature. overtime and reductions in i can admit that but it's something i'm working mail-sorting machines were put on in place by the president's hand i have a new rule for myself picked postmaster general louis which is you cannot let people who have never met you define dejoy. you. i think that's where we have to find the balance of social moves, dejoy, says will cut media. costs and improve efficiency although i love social media my whole career started on the trump ally and megadonor now social media so i think it's a agreed to testify in an emergency hearing next monday powerful tool. before the house oversight i do think certain times it's committee. the postal services former okay to protect our peace and chairman of the board of put our phone down and say you know what? governors arguing that on-time i'm going to take care of this for a second mail service is not just >> so when you are protecting your peace, you're putting your phone away critical for donors but for how do you fill your day anyone expecting a essentials like medication and paychecks.

>> quite frankly f you keep this days >> i cuddle my dog a lot i realize that i can, in fact, slow down happening, people will die. >> reporter: at least a dozen follow a recipe. democratic attorneys general now so basically a chef. preparing for possible legal and that's mostly what i'm action doing. i've also gotten a chance to >> he's doing everything in his just be creative power to try to sow doubt and because my schedule is not as undermine the vote i tell you, i will not let him busy as it usually is. so i'm finding myself just being get away with it able to brainstorm and write >> reporter: president trump is now extending his attacks to some of the alternatives to things -- get this -- for fun. mailing back your ballot >> having this downtime is really helpful because you do have a new project tweeting that drop boxes could hand deliver their ballots in some states could cause this election to be rigged. something that you have been working on but those drop boxes have been >> i don't have this mug for no reason used for years without >> big news, babe. what you got widespread problems. tell us. >> okay. when the state of ohio mandated so for the past ten years i feel like i have been training for a drop box in each of its 88 primaries, officials there tell this moment. because i have shot sketches in which i play every single nbc news they experienced no fraud. character. hoda >> all right, peter alexander so i am so thrilled to announce for us at the white house. peter, thanks. my new two-episode series with let's turn to craig who has the big story about coronavirus nbc. it is called "sketchy times with and schools this morning lilly singh. >> hey, savannah, hoda, good it is a comedy sketch show where morning. i play all of the characters and we're bringing it to prime time. good morning to you as well. that's right just a week after opening for in-person classes, the >> boom! by the way, i love watching when university of north carolina is you play all the characters

anyway that you've been doing now shifting to remote learning for a while. because of an outbreak among students and i love your big news mug and it's not the only school trying to handle a surge of which is really the most awesome infections now part of this do you have any extras you can morgan radford joins us from chapel hill this morning send our way morgan, good morning to you. >> absolutely, i do. >> reporter: good morning, i will send them all your way. craig. >> we're excited that's right give us a preview of season two of your show that's coming up. >> it's going to be good vibes you know, it's going to be this smile. 135 new covid cases here at unc it's going to be no matter how chapel hill just in the first tired i am and a lot of dope week of classes which is now the clothes. university is slamming the brakes, becoming the first are these pajamas or designer university this fall to tell blouses? students to go home even after >> i was going to ask. reopening. but the question this morning is >> savannah and i were wondering the same thing will this be just the first in a wave of reversals across the what is that country this fall? >> these are my pjs. >> reporter: this morning, it's >> they're pretty. >> fancy pjs class dismissed at unc chapel >> that's freedom. hill, following a weekend of that's freedom, y'all. >> all right lilly, we're excited for you we're excited about your big packed parties and growing covid outbreaks. news the university is reversing course canceling all in-person classes don't forget you can catch up on season one of "a little late just one week into the fall with lilly singh" now on semester peacock. lily, thank you so much. >> seeing the covid-19 >> thanks for being supportive i appreciate >> all right positivity rate rise from 2.8% we'll be back with "pop start. two huge stars teaming up for a new movie.

to 13.6% at campus health over the past week is very concerning >> reporter: starting tomorrow, all instruction will shift to remote learning with many students leaving campus and heading home but with an estimated 40% of some type of in-person leags li are raising concern. uconn now testing all students living on campus amid a rash of new infections there at ohio state, mandatory student testing leading to long lines with little social distancing. at villanova, scenes like this caused the school's basketball coach to put out a new psa >> we love the party nobody does it better. but not this semester. >> reporter: over the weekend in experience the ultimate sports hub. los angeles, a packed party of 200 thrown by tiktok influencers where you can find games, news and highlights. was broken up by police. this as l.a. school officials all in one place, right on your tv. announce plans to test all the xfinity sports zone. use your voice to search every stat, standing and score.

>> this will help get students follow the teams you love. back to school as soon as and, even get notifications possible while protecting the health and safety of all in the with breaking news alerts and more. school community so you'll never miss an update. with the xfinity sports zone >> reporter: in arizona one school district closed monday everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. after teachers refused to staff classrooms click, call or visit a store for details. and in kansas, instructors who won't go back due to health concerns may face up to $10,000 in penalties for breaking their contracts. >> teachers are being forced to face a decision. do i go back into a situation that i feel is unsafe for my health or am i going to resign, retire, and possibly face thousands of dollars in fines >> reporter: well, you can see the unc campus is quiet here this morning officials are asking students to go ahead and get home so they can keep these dorms as empty as possible for those who can't afford to go home or don't want to, the university says they are working to figure out accommodations for those students hoda >> all right morgan radford for us. morgan, thank you. let's bring in medical contributor dr. vin gupta.

dr. gupta, good morning. the cdc was comparing dorm life to cruise ships and to nursing homes. we're back 8:53 it's "pop start" time. so i guess the question really is, is there really a safe way playing the role of carson, us >> yes to open up college campuses? >> i'll start. >> good morning, hoda. you know, i think the answer is first up, will smith, kevin hart no because college is -- in the movie superstars teaming up addition to congregated living for a remake of that 1987 john hughes classic "planes trains in dorms, it's greek life. and what we know now over the last few months is whether it's the university of mississippi, and automobiles. kevin hart posting about the berkeley, the university of news on instagram writing i've washington, these clusters are been patiently waiting for the rising often in greek life where right project to team up with my brother. parties are happening. this will be huge for us and the city of brotherly love where there's congregated living with little social distancing aka philadelphia the original movie hailed as a and little masking comedy classic you remember this, of course starred steve martin, john candy you know, covid anywhere is a as that mismatched duo trying to threat to everybody everywhere get home in time for thanksgiving and that's a message unfortunately for a lot of no word yet on how closely the reasons that hasn't cut through smith/hart remake will resemble to young people, who are tired the original movie just like all of us are tired but we do know it's going to bring the laughs just like the with a lot of these limitations first one did. but no amount of testing we know that rapid testing is key to any type of school >> where's your other hand

reopening whether it's a school >> between two pillows district or university but no amount of testing is going to be good enough if >> those aren't pillows! distancing and masking is not >> that never gets old. followed one cannot cure the lack of the >> that's roker's favorite line. next up, the golden girls other. home has officially sold >> at unc, the kids were getting the house that had been used for alerts on their phone saying there's a cluster, there's a exterior shots of the florida cluster and they made that home is now off the market after decision to go entirely virtual. an intense bidding war too the 3,000 square foot home which do you sort of see that as a is actually located in los friend that's going to be angeles was listed for $2.9 million. upcoming with other universities >> you bet, hoda i don't think there's a single school district, public institution that can afford to do the things that we need to but get this keep students particularly staff after 20 million it sold for $4 and teachers safe during the million. that's over a million over the middle of the pandemic this is the concern here i mentioned public institutions asking price now, you would think that must because there's a select group be some huge "golden girls" fan. of private institutions that no "wall street journal" says the buyer who wants to remain might be able to afford it anonymous is not a fan of the sitcom just likes the house that might be able to socially >> really, really likes the house. up next, maya rudolph. distance classrooms, phase in students for in-person learning and maybe have them come to the when kamala harris was named as physical classroom for part of joe biden's vp pick, everyone the week wanted to know if rudolph would" but that's because what you

don't want to create is a set of haves and have nots. institutions that can afford expensive rapid testing which we know is key to any safe maya said she is interested. she received a text message from reopening. lorne michaels when the harris but that's expensive news broke. that public institution, school it was just this gif of maya as districts in inner urban city areas simply cannot afford harris saying, oh, no. we don't want to create haves talk about a cryptic reaction. and because we can't get enough and have nots. of it, here's the sketch that i suspect this is a trend you're going to see more and more in the coming weeks >> all right we appreciate your expertise thank you so much. >> thank you, hoda gif came from. >> what if joe biden gets implicated in this ukraine we have a lot more to get to including the midwest still scandal in some way? reeling more than a week after >> oh, no. intense storms slammed the that would be terrible. region the president set to tour that not joe biden. >> okay. devastation in iowa today. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in cedar all right, guys. think she's got it? >> she's got it. rapids for us. gabe, good morning >> reporter: good morning. 100%. >> in spades. this line of storms ripped >> it's like the godfather. through here more than a week ago and still look at all this just when you think you're out, destruction. they pull you back in. an overnight curfew is still in up next on the third hour of effect "today," some tips to freshen up your summer skin. nearly 50,000 people are still >> and we got leah remini. without power and the damages are likely in the billions of emmy winner, she is always a lot of fun. she's going to join us for hoda and jenna. dollars. hope you have a great tuesday. this morning iowa is pleading we'll be back here manana. for help bye-bye.

more than a week after a massive wind storm blew through here with the strength of a category 2 hurricane. >> crazy i mean, you just feel unsecure and sad and everything combined. >> reporter: president trump now improving an emergency declaration after iowa's governor requested about $4 billion in aid. >> as we've had the opportunity to drive around, there really good morning to you. just are not words to describe the devastation that we've 8:56. i'm marcus washington. witnessed. breaking news to tell you about. another extremely busy day for >> reporter: the so-called derecho brought winds that region. that includes two fires up in topped 100 miles an hour and destroyed more than 6 million napa hennesey fire near st. acres of corn and soybeans for farms already hit hard last year by floods and tariffs. helena has burned 2700 acres with evacuations in effect. the losses are staggering. the gamble fire has now scorched >> it's very possible that there's going to be a lot of them that are just going to be 5,000 acres. done and in sunol, meanwhile, the they're not going to be able to do it again. >> a lot of people don't know where the next meal is coming from marsh fire has burned 1700 they don't know where they're going to stay tonight. >> reporter: this assisted acres, zero containment. living center went without power for days >> it was like hell. ten homes there have been evacuated. the deer zone complex fire we had no air.

we had no food, no water is still burning out of control >> reporter: in cedar rapids, outside of brentwood. about half the homes are damaged. it's burned more than 1400 tens of thousands of people are acres. happening now, we have crews in still in the dark like mike the north bay and south bay near marsh. >> people are wondering, what is the front lines. next we'll have live team coverage what are we going to put up with next during our midday news coverage. how much more are we going to we're also posting updates on have to endure twitter. extreme heat making things chmging for the fire crews and >> reporter: again, president trump is set to tour this region later today. the iowa national guard and fema leaving open the possibility for are here on the ground, but many more rolling blackouts due to residents are frustrated that the overloaded grid. all this damage didn't get more national attention sooner. pg&e is asking customers to savannah conserve energy between 3:00 and >> all right, gabe 10:00 p.m. thank you very much. speaking of the weather, why the grid operators avoided don't we get our first check of the forecast look who is back cutting power but outages could still happen today. i'm sorry. after his shoulder surgery hey, al. good to see you. >> good to see you guys and happy birthday, hoda >> it was great to send in birthday pictures for you. talking about that derecho, it's just another in a long line of storms this year billion-dollar weather and climate disasters.

this is the 11th billion-dollar disaster this year final damage estimates have yet to be determined however, we've had 11 of them so far this year. this is the sixth straight year with ten or more billion-dollar events last year 14 events totaling $45 billion. and we ain't done yet. and we've got a lot of heat to talk about a huge ridge of high pressure across the west keeps it warmer there. canadian low over the midwest and northeast keeps it cooler. record heat today. more high temperatures of over 26 expected today we have 51 million people under some sort of heat watch or warning. las vegas, phoenix, tucson, last three to five days all having record highs and look what happens for today and tomorrow, vegas, phoenix and tucson all expected to set records. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds motorcycle riders love the open road.

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we are used to seeing tiger woods on the golf course, but not exactly like this. there he is golf legend caddying for his 11-year-old son charlie woods and watching him pull off a very tiger-like performance. >> i think when you're tiger woods' son, you have to be an amazing golfer at 11 >> a lot of pressure, but, man, did he rise to the occasion. pretty cool. we're going to have more from tiger and charlie. >> first, though, your 7:30 headlines on this tuesday morning. the trump administration finalizing plans to open up alaska's arctic national wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling now that refuge is home to polar

bears, caribou, and other wildlife in 2018 the bureau of land management concluded that drilling in the coastal plain area would not harm any wildlife environmental groups immediately criticized the decision and promised lawsuits to block the move big news on the job front this morning amazon announced yesterday it plans to create 3,500 new jobs tech and corporate across six u.s. cities. the company will expand its physical offices in dallas, detroit, denver, new york, phoenix and san diego. the commitment a strong indication that amazon is making long-term plans around office work, even as other companies are embracing work from home model. in sports now, the kansas city chiefs say fans will be allowed in the stands when they kick off their season next month. the defending super bowl champs announced on monday that arrowhead stadium will be limited to a reduced capacity. of 22% when the chiefs host the houston texans on september 10th

the teams, they say that masks will be required with the exception of when fans are eating and drinking. the chiefs are one of the several nfl teams that hope to welcome fans at a limited capacity this fall we've got new developments on a story we've been following close here on "today." after reports of an alleged abusive work environment, there's been a shakeup at "the ellen degeneres show." with the staff and ellen is again apologizing to staffers. nbc's joe fryer has been following this joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a month since reports first surfaced alleging a toxic culture behind the scenes at "ellen." current and former staffers say senior management helped foster an environment that had abuse and discrimination and mistreatment now we're learning some of its top producers are gone as they get ready to come back this season >> here she is, ellen degeneres. >> reporter: this morning three top producers are out at the "ellen" show

warner brothers confirming ed glavin, kevin leman, and coexecutive producer jonathan norman have all parted ways with the emmy award winning daytime series the news was delivered at a staff meeting monday the first full day of production since the summer hiatus. degeneres addressed her staff via zoom and apologized and said she was sorry and cared about each of them adding that she was not perfect and hoped to learn from her mistakes. the staffing changes come as the "ellen" show has faced toxic work environment behind the scenes sharp contrast to the show's signature be kind messaging. >> when i say be kind to one another, i really mean it. >> reporter: in a buzzfeed news article published in july, staffers at "ellen" spoke of a culture of racism, fear, and intimidation at the show. the show later that month in another report buzzfeet talked to 36 former employees and alleged harassment and sexual misconduct from top producers.

jonathan norman told nbc news at the time, i am 100% categorically denying these allegations. i've never had a single complaint of any misconduct against me in my career. warner media launched an internal probe interviewing dozens of past and present staffers while degeneres is not part of the ongoing investigation and is not accused of misconduct herself, reaction on social media has been swift actor brad garrett, a frequent guest on the show tweeting, sorry but it comes from the top. no more than one who were treated horribly by her. common knowledge degeneres' wife posting on instagram earlier this month, i stand by ellen and friends like kevin hart also came to her defense. now as the show heads into its 18th season, the star who has made a brand out of kindness is dealing with some very unkind fallout. >> joe, we heard a little more from ellen there what about from those ousted three producers?

>> reporter: craig, we reached out monday to those three senior managers and we have not heard back yet a source tells nbc news that warner media is close to finishing its internal investigation into the show. staffers were also told that the show has pushed back its 18th season debut by a few days now to september 14th. back to you guys >> all right joe fryer for us in l.a. thank you. all right. coming up next, we're going to take a deep dive how are black voters in a county that the president won by a razor thin margin in 2016, how are they feeling in 2020 garrett haake is sharing his conversation with them less than three months before the election right after this

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♪ coming up on 7:40 with more of our decision 2020 coverage on day two of the democratic national convention. >> it is mostly a virtual event. technically taking place in milwaukee, in wisconsin, of course a critical state for both campaigns. democrats trying hard to reach a key group of voters there. nbc's garrett haake has been talking to them about nbc news county by county project garrett, good morning to you >> reporter: hey, savannah good morning yeah, when president trump won this battleground state back in 2016, he did it by less than a percentage point in that year, turnout among black voters here in milwaukee county fell off significantly. now democrats are doing everything they can to bring those voters back into the fold. watching kamala harris make

history beside joe biden led milwaukee grandmother to take her own first step, volunteering for a campaign for the first time ever. >> that really put something on your heart. >> oh my gosh n a way i didn't really expect. if i'm being honest, when i saw her walk out with him, i teared up i cried. it is a moment in history that i don't know that i expected to see. >> reporter: it's african-american voters like calloway who helped wisconsin win year after presidential year for republicans. from 1988 until donald trump won the state by less than 1 percentage point in 2016 black turnout in milwaukee county that year shrank 19%. small business owner terrence collins voted for barack obama twice then stayed home in 2016 >> to me it was like picking an evil against evil. so it was like, i'm going to sit this one out because i didn't

really like neither one, but now looking back, i wish i would have voted for hillary. >> reporter: 27-year-old booker has never cast a ballot for president. are you more engaged this time >> absolutely. i am i feel like my vote counts because the police brutality with our black men, something needs to be done i have boys. >> r the fight for equality and against police violence came up again and again in our conversations with voters here. >> everybody's woke now. everybody gets to see what we've endured or what we've been going through for so many years. being part of the solution is getting out and voicing your opinion. getting your vote out there. >> reporter: terrell martin has been a democratic activist since the 1980s. how does joe biden take that energy and use it to help get elected? >> we have all those issues in the city of milwaukee. unemployment so he has to address those issues that the young people are looking for in order to be elected. >> reporter: calloway told me that the harris pick is evidence

biden is listening and will address those issues and she intends to help him get the chance >> it's very important that as african-american women, we mobilize because there's one thing that african-american women have learned when someone is the first. and that is that we all need to rally around that person who's the first so we can make sure there's a second and a third >> reporter: the voters i talked to said the most effective thing the president could do to reach their community would be to stay focused on the economy including by signing another covid relief bill. that could pump money directly into those communities and the president, by the way, is not creeding this moment to democrats. he was in wisconsin yesterday. his son eric is campaigning in milwaukee today and the vice president will be here tomorrow. guys >> that's the battle ground of battlegrounds. where you're standing. thank you so much. good to hear from voters appreciate it. >> looks like a nice morning there in milwaukee how about the rest of the country? for that, mr. roker fresh off that surgery you look good, buddy

how do you feel? >> you know, look. this one was a little tougher than the last couple i've had. but, you know, coming out of it now. i start physical therapy tomorrow >> that's roker for ouch it really hurts. >> on ward and upwards all righty hey, let's take a look at the tropics. we've got a couple of invest areas out there. invest 97-l and 98-l both basically in the eastern caribbean sea. and we're really looking at 98-l more than the others because it looks like this is what's going to really start to develop. in fact, we've got a 90% chance over the next five days for 98-l you look at the development zones. one will cause problems for puerto rico. the other moving between cuba and central america. so we are going to be watching this very, very closely. if these become storms, it would be laura and marco so we'll see what happens there. as far as the rest of the country is concerned, record heat

heat through the southwest into interior parts of california look for some wet weather making its way through the upper mississippi and ohio river valleys. a few showers in northern new england. that's what's going on around the country. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall and looking outside at san francisco, it is a clear start to the day, but we have also had smoke drifting by overhead due to the wildfires nearby. we will continue to monitor that as we have another hot day coming in, and the temperatures for this afternoon in santa rosa are going to reach 103 degrees, and up to 105 in livermore today, and san jose is going to top out at 98, and we have hot weather continuing over the next seven days. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> thank you, al >> thank you, buddy. up next, looking for the next tiger woods maybe try close to home. his young son's big tournament win with, yes, you see that right.

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now, it's not the one you're thinking of. it's charlie woods that's tiger's 11-year-old son the proud dad was seen caddying. sheinelle joins us with more on this cute story. hey, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys many people are now comparing their relationship to tiger's relationship with his late father earl. tiger was seen walking behind the young phenom at a kids tournament over the weekend, it's clear charlie is following in his father's footsteps. it's the image that has golf fans saying like father, like son. 11-year-old charlie woods confidently striding across the course his caddie father and golf icon tiger woods. and while the scene is heart warming, it's the score on the board that has many asking if charlie woods is the next tiger woods. charlie dominating a u.s. kids golf event over the weekend in florida, winning the nine-hole tournament by five strokes,

three under par, tallying three birdies and no bogeys. >> he's starting to get into it. he's starting to understand how to play. he's asking me the right questions. >> reporter: tiger talking to golf digest about his son earlier this month >> it's been just an absolute blast to go out there and be with him reminds me so much of me and my dad growing up >> reporter: tiger knows better than anyone what it's like to be a young golf phenom. his late father earl nurturing tiger's talent from a young age. a constant presence by his side on and off the course. many comparing the two relationships after charlie and tiger embraced when he won the masters in 2019. a mirror image of his hug with earl 22 years earlier after his first masters win. these days tiger is opening up about their shared love of the sport and some friendly competition during quarantine. practicing their game for a pretty major prize >> charlie and i have been

playing quite a bit together in the back yard generally every night. we'll go out and play putting matches. and winner gets to keep the green jacket in their closet >> reporter: not bad clearly the two have a special relationship and tiger says he analyzes charlie's swing all the time he wishes he could rotate the way his 11-year-old son does tiger, by the way, who struggled for years with back injuries saying those days are long gone and he has to relive them through charlie. i have to share. i was just thinking during that piece, almost 20 years ago to the day i was in my first job. i was a one man band you're carrying your own camera or whatever. and my first story was about this phenom tiger woods and how all these kids were enrolling in golf lessons to try to be like this man now here i am 20 years later, almost to the day, setting up my own camera again but this time it's about his son. you know it's crazy >> we call that full circle, right? >> yes, indeed >> you both have come a long

way, miss jones. >> there you go. there you gothough if tiger's your caddy and you're one of the kids playing against his son? >> yeah. >> that's got to be scary. >> i don't know a lot about golf does the caddy get to give advice can you imagine. i'll ask tiger woods, plus i also have his genes. well, good for him thanks, sheinelle. guys, just ahead we have really assembled our team of experts to answer your most googled questions about the new school year. whether you're worried about the safety of in-person classes or as a working parent what to do about that online learning they got it covered. but first your local news. it took this pandemic for us to get uncomfortable, to pivot. but we've risen to the occasion. i love to say that we have survived the great depression. we have survived the recession and we are survivors.

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talk to your child's doctor about hpv vaccination today. a very good morning to you and it is 17:56 and i'm laura martinez and this is what is happening. >> today, nancy pelosi is going to rally outside of the u.s. post office in san francisco. and eric swalwell will be outside of palo alto as well. and she is hoping to get answers to why the postmaster is slashing overtime. >> and now, the firefighters are trying to put out the marsh

wildfire here going through the sunol preserve and burning at least 1,800 acres and at least 10 homes under mandatory evacuation, and several other homeowners have been warned to be prepared to evacuate. i want to check in with meteorologist kari hall, and are conditions going to be any better for firefighters today? >> unfortunately not as we are going into this afternoon and it is going to be hot once again. we are having a calm wind this morning, and that is good news. we can see the smoke drifting by from the walnut creek cameras, where temperatures will reach 100 again today. 106 in antioch, and oakland reaching 97 and 98 is the high in san jose. going through the forecast, it is looking hot. the temperatures are coming down to 93 for the inland areas, but then starting to go back up by the end of the weekend into early next week. laura? >> all right. thank you very much. another local news update is

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>> three pointer. murray! >> the long awaited nba playoffs finally get underway, but the big number on everyone's mind, zero. we'll take a look at how the nba is keeping their players safe. "today," tuesday, august 18th, 2020. ♪ >> my >> i'm from alaska and it is my 5th birthday. >> i'm celebrating my 9th birthday on "today" show virtual plaza. ♪ >> good morning, "today." we're the burns family from belleville, illinois. >> i'm 8 today! >> 8 looks good. 8 looks good. glad you're with us waking up. it's tuesday. up and at 'em. get some coffee. number seven for savannah who was up late last night. >> big shot of espresso as well. >> and you know who's up and

ready for action? my "today" plaza. so much to celebrate. yeah. they are ready for their closeups. cuties. we'll get to them in just a few, but let's go to your news at 8:00. on the first night of their national convention, democrats went after president trump saying he's the wrong leader for these crucial times and a threat to democracy. here now is kristen welker with the three things to watch in politics today. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, savannah. good morning to you. the first big thing we are watching. reaction pouring in after night one of the virtual democratic national convention. the keynote address delivered by former first lady michelle obama who unleashed a withering criticism of president trump. take a listen. >> he has had more than enough time to prove that he can do the job, but he is clearly in over his head. he cannot meet this moment. >> reporter: president trump tweeting sarcastically this morning, quote, thanks for the very kind words, michelle.

meanwhile other top speakers last night included key democrats, some republicans, and some people impacted by covid including one woman who lost her father to the virus. >> my dad was a healthy 65-year-old. his only pre-existing condition was trusting donald trump. and for that he paid with his life. >> reporter: among the speakers we're watching tonight, dr. jill biden. former president bill clinton, and alexandria ocasio-cortez. the other big thing we are watching, president trump aiming to counterprogram the democratic national convention. he's going to be headed to more key swing states today including iowa and arizona. and then the third thing, the intensifying controversy over these mail-in ballots. president trump stepping up his criticism over mail-in voting again alleging it leads to fraud, despite the fact that

there's no evidence of that and defending recent policy changes at the postal service that have led to delays. expect that issue to be among those discussed here as the second night of the democratic national convention gets under way in just a few hours. savannah >> all right, kristen. we will have live coverage of the dnc night starts at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. just days after welcoming students back to campus, a coronavirus outbreak is forcing one of the nation's largest universities unc chappell hill has canceled all in-person learning that decision made after more than a hundred new infections students are being encouraged to be as empty as possible. smaller outbreaks have raised concerns about social distancing at other schools, including oklahoma state university where an entire sorority house has been placed under quarantine sports fans rejoicing this morning over the start of the nba playoffs

the idea actually seemed impossible just a few months ago, but after setting up the bubble and implementing some strict safety measures, the games are underway nbc's sam brock joins us from the home of the miami heat sam, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. it has take an league-wide effort to get here but the playoffs finally underway. the nba says around 1300 players, coaches, and staff are getting tested every day inside the bubble so far not a single positive test in more than a month. fans for teams like the miami heat ordinarily would be preparing for home games this week instead they're enjoying the post season. >> joel embiid >> reporter: the nba playoffs tipped off to a barrage of big plays. >> three pointer >> reporter: denver nuggets guard jamal murray says the despite being in a bubble the battle on the court is jtillazz mitchell pouring in 57 points.

>> reporter: in the end, the number that mattered most. zero positive covid tests since players first arrived. the athletic first reporting the league's remarkable success explaining the nba screened before the bubble identifying 40-plus players who contracted coronavirus. >> being able to flush out those positive tests, make sure anyone who comes into the building is not positive i think if they did the reverse we might be seeing a different result than what we're seeing now. >> reporter: the second slate of games tonight now shifting to stars like lebron james. >> what's different is this is the environment. i'm not home i'm not with my family not in my own bed. i'm not in our practice facility >> reporter: but basketball not his only focus the lakers superstar's organization more than a vote urging minorities to fight back against voter suppression. >> we want the people in our communities to know if we want change, we have to make it ourselves.

>> robert williams with an emphatic flush >> reporter: back on the court, the bubble is broadening after the first round, up to four family members or close friends per player will be allowed in but only after quarantining and repeated negative tests dr. natalie azar says expanding exposure will always raise the risk of transmission, but -- >> if you follow the science and you follow the guidelines and you truly quarantined folks who are going to be in contact with the players for at least 14 days, then by all accounts it should be okay >> goes up and throws it down. >> reporter: scoring a sense of security against an unpredictable opponent other sports leagues that are performing right now in bubbles like the wnba and the nhl have also reported covid-free results. evidenceigowf you have the time, space, and money, this model can work craig, back to you >> who you like in the playoffs, sam? you got a team >> reporter: so i'm rooting for the miami heat i'm a new yorker at heart.

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people have been googling questions about what to do in the new school year. we've got that coming up >> experts lined up. but we've got our weather expert first. there's al roker what we looking at, buddy? >> well, looking at that desk. that's got a lot of sharp edges on it. you got to be careful. >> it's your spot right there, al >> that looks dangerous. yikes. anyway, a lot of hot weather to talk about big dome of high pressure out west and that's why it's so hot there. canadian low pressure over the midwest northeast keeping things at or below average. but for today, record high temperatures expected from tucson to grand junction, sacramento up to pocatello, idaho. for today we are looking at those temperatures setting records probably in salt lake, bakersfield, phoenix into denver and sacramento and later this week, triple digits for reading, las vegas, phoenix. mid-90s for denver triple digits or very close in salt lake city it's going to continue to stay hot out there. eastern third of the country

looking pretty nice and mild with plenty of sunshine. although some hit or miss showers throughout much of florida. strong storms in parts of the western plains and we're looking at gorgeous weather. lots of sunshine in the central plains and making their way all the way into the great lakes that's what's going on around the country. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. live look outside in san francisco. we're going to see a little bit of some drifts of smoke coming through. otherwise, mainly clear sky and still some warm temperatures today as we reach into the low 80s. upper 80s for oakland and upper 90s for san jose. in santa rosa, it's going to reach 103 degrees. we're still hot in the inland valleys, and it will continue to be hot for tomorrow. as we go toward the end of the week, a bit of a decrease but heat continues for the weekend. >> don't forget. check out "today" show radio sirius xm channel 108. today at 1:00, dylan, yours truly, and sheinelle off to the

rails. ♪ savannah >> i love it thank you so much. now to our coronavirus in the classroom series the new school year, we know it's already unlike any other. we know a lot of you have questions. we all do. we're all asking the same questions. today we're going to take a moment we've rounded up the most searched questions on google and brought in our team of experts for the answers. we've got dr. john torres, senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle and investigative and consumer correspondent vicky nguyen they're all lined up ready to rock dr. torres, we'll start with you. health and safety obviously the number one issue these are the three top questions on google. you ready? first one, is it safe to send kids back to school? >> this is the question i get from everybody i know. the answer is it can be safe every time you leave your home environment, you increase your chance of getting and spreading the coronavirus. it comes down to your family situation and what's happening in your community.

to help make this decision, the cdc has come up with what they call a decision making tool kit. it's a checklist you can go through and a checklist that looks at everything from what's happening in your community, what kind of guidelines has your school implemented. can they implement those guidelines and what particularly is going on with your student. can they do virtual learning should they be at school and get that learning instead? but specific things to look at number one, what's your child's age and what's their ability to follow the guidelines that's been implemented at school because that's going to be extremely important. what's happening in your own household? the situation there. the child's situation and other family members particularly at-risk family members and something that might lend more towards going to school can you meet at home the psychological, educational, and social needs of the child? and virtual learning are you able to do virtual learning at home do you have the equipment? do you have the time to help them out or is that something better to do at school looking at all of these again on an individual basis for your family, your student and your community, hopefully this tool kit can help you make that decision and it might change

from time to time. >> let's get to the last two questions real quick teachers asking is it safe for them to return >> and it's the same thing it's an individual decision based on the teacher and their family members at home are there high-risk individuals? the cases in the community are they high? is it a hot spot might not want to be at school if it's not a hot spot, you certainly could be are the implementing guidelines and more importantly contingency plans? if somebody gets sick, what plan do they have in place to make sure everybody is protected? >> and how can our kids stay safe in the classroom? >> getting their vaccinations especially the flu shot because flu season is coming up. but the three w's, that's the biggest thing. wear a mask, watch their distance, that six-foot distance and make sure they wash their hands constantly during the day. have an honest conversation with your children. tell them your concerns. why you're sending them to school or keeping them at home and what they can do to keep themselves and you safe. >> dr. torres, thank you so much all right. next up, our pal stephanie ruhle

talking about parents juggling all of it. here we go help us out. three most popular questions searched online. first one very straightforward i love it. how are working parents doing this how are they doing it? >> we're struggling. we're stressed, but we've got to do it. here's what we know. we know we've got a job. we know our kids go back to school in some way, shape, or form. so put together a plan, a schedule think of it like maternity leave where you've got to maximize your time. when that school day starts, that's when you can get the most out of your workday. you respond to your most important emails kind of like when that baby went down for a nap, you better take a shower then because you might not get it laeter. make a real lunch schedule so you know it's time for a lunch period, possibly right after that recess where you might get exercise and your kids do. but most importantly, that schedule is a goal it's not a die hard plan be flexible. we're seeing school plans change everyday you may have to erase that dry erase board and start again. and you can't go into a full

panic. >> other parents want to know this what is their role in virtual learning what's the parents' role >> talk to school. remember, last semester everybody was winging it, school included, trying to get by now we're trying to get the most out of this school year. talk to the teacher. you're not the teacher you're the support you're the facilitator ask them what you can do to be supportive you're not the one in charge and second, figure out what the disrupters are in your house if you're doing virtual in your home classroom, let's say you've got a tv or xbox in the room, get them out have a water bottle for your kids next to them so they're not meandering to the kitchen and going for snacks for an hour and last, give them some tech troubleshooting where if the screen goes blank, they know what to do rather than getting a "mom" all day long >> savannah just said charlie is her disrupter. okay last one and here's a good one how can employers support parents who are stuck at home

working and teaching their kid virtually? >> be honest you know if your employees have kids you know if you're a working mom that you've got to talk to work. so talk to them now rather than when school is already underway and you're going, i can't make it to the meeting today, tomorrow, and the next day start having those conversations now. and hopefully employers can start to be somewhat flexible. because as it relates to this pandemic, come on, hoda. we are all experiencing this together we've got to stick together. just be honest about it. >> all right ma that's my favorite part about what you said. all right, stephanie thank you. let's bring in vicky nguyen now. whether it's full-time or part-time, many students are going to be learning from home to start the school year so let's pull up some of the top questions about virtual learning according to google, searches for home school curriculum, vicky nguyen those are at an all-time high. not just in the united states but all over the world what are you seeing with regards to home schooling? home school curriculum

>> if you can and if you want to home school, first god bless and you are not alone. 2.5 million americans are home schooling their kids and that's a number that's expected to jump 10% this year just last night i saw a girlfriend from junior high. she posted a picture of her kindergarten classroom which is a corner of her house and said who'd have thunk in 2020 i'd be home schooling my kid? that is the boat so many parents are finding themselves in. some neighborhoods are creating one-room school houses if they have the resources, banding together to share the child care responsibilities the reality is most of us don't have homeschooling as an option. so what do we have we have distance learning. the good news there, teachers iif you have a me to get their special needs student or an individual student on a learning plan, you've got to have a conversation set a plan, make a schedule, and get the tools you need for a successful school year >> here's another breakout search according to google virtual classrooms how to make a virtual classroom.

how to create one. what do we know about that >> searching for that are up 650% teachers are thinking outside the box. they are doing some really cool things craig, check this out. they're using bitmojis to make these 3d interactive classrooms. there are lots of plans. it's a google mitt moe ji extension on your chrome browser. look that up there are facebook groups. edutopia has ideas how to do this i think it will be a big hit my kids are always stealing my phone messing with my bitmoji. so i think this is an exciting way for kids to stay engaged >> last question here. we've got to be prepared what are the supplies? that's another question. school supplies that you need for virtual learning what do we need? >> the number one tool you're going to need is technology. you can't do virtual learning without the internet, a laptop or a tablet. so you want to make sure that you talk to your school and say, what are you doing to make sure my student can actually learn from home. also, check with your local libraries. they have resources. and your phone and cable

companies. some of them are setting up subsidies in their communities to provide these free services you also if you want to buy electronics, consider buying used you can save a lot of money. check there. and i also want to say, if you have used electronics that you don't need anymore, consider donating them. this is the year your district is going to need some help. >> that's a great idea vicky nguyen, thank you. big thanks to all our experts. i learned a lot personally in fact, we enjoyed it so much we're going to do it again next hour third hour, experts coming back to answer more questions including what to expect when flu season gets under way and the surfaces that you still need to the be cleaning and for more resources and tips as well today.com. still to come, dylan will share her emotional journey of retracing her family history after your le kal news

test. good morning to you. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. breaking news. another extremely busy day on tap for firefighters battling out of control fires across the region. that includes two fires in napa county. the hennesey fire in st. helena is burning more than effect. the gamble fire is now at 5,000 acres. in sunol, the so-called marsh fire has now burned 1700 acres with no containment. ten homes there have been evacuated. and the deer zone complex fire still burning out of control outside of brentwood on the eastern side of mt. diablo.

it's burned more than 1400 acres. so the big question for us is, will the weather cooperate with all of this going on. kari? >> at least we're not seeing any high winds but we know it's been very hot and also very dry. as we take a look at all this smoke drifting by the east bay, air quality will be an issue today. if you have breathing problems, limit your time outside. it's going to be hot as our inland temperatures reach up to 106 degrees in antioch. and san francisco, expect a high of 82. >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪

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♪ we're back it's 8:30. it's tuesday morning, 18th of august, 2020 coming up, we've really been looking forward to this story. we think we know dylan, but we're about to really get to know dylan she is too she traced her family's history through generations of strong women way back to her first ancestor to arrive in new york city >> oh, wow. >> what dylan learned about herself along the way. >> i can't wait to see that. >> walking in those foot steps speaking of strong women, look who's with us lilly singh. lilly is in the house. we're going to chat about some big news for her late night show, her comedy special why she wants us all to think a

little differently about social media. she had a really revealing insta post i thought that's going to make us think >> all right we've got a lot of fun stuff coming up tomorrow here on "today" as well. including the pioneer woman herself. lee drummond is going to be here she's going to share a few of her favorite and most popular recipes as well. that's tomorrow here on "today." all right. and there is no one better than the home edit team to help you get organized especially if your house is a mess with the whole family together. we're excited to get their latest tips tomorrow morning on "today." they organized my play area and i'm sticking to it >> you are >> yep ish. >> that's tomorrow right now, though, time to fire up that big board. the my "today" plaza gang is here from all over america >> all right we are going to zero in on a beautiful small town in louisiana.

karen crowe. where is trevonda and her daughter hang on. i think we -- hang on. i don't think that's karen crowe. >> no, but look at that cutie. >> they're cute too. don't worry. we see you yes. babe, how are you? it's good to see you all right. so you're celebrating. what are we celebrating today? >> my 6th birthday >> oh, sweetie so tell us how you're going to celebrate today. or maybe travonda, you can help out. how's she going to celebrate >> well, we're going to have a birthday breakfast this morning. and later her grandparents are going to come over and we're going to do a zoom birthday party and she's going to have her favorite meal. tacos. >> tacos >> taco tuesday. >> it worked out we want to wish you the happiest birthday, sweetie.

i would like to end by saying who dat. >> who dat >> all right, guys thank you. >> i love it and i see four girls who look like they might have a little something extra in those orange juice glasses okay i got these college roomies in college station, texas good morning, ladies >> good morning! >> now, this is the last day before school starts again and you woke up early with us. you didn't even sleep in are you ready for school >> we're so excited. >> we just want to be able to go to class >> and this is your senior year, the last day of summer and you're about to be done with college. >> it's our last first day of school ever in our entire lives. we're celebrating. >> have you guys been roomies for a long time? who is the messy one >> meg >> sounds like it's meg. >> i love it who's the one most likely to stay out late?

>> ellie >> i like it all right. guys, have a great school year and i just want to say gig 'em aggies did i say it right >> just made a lot of friends in college station. let's bring up the full board once again a little bit more love miles who's turning 8. >> miles >> the mcginn family, by the way, this may be a big board record party of 19. >> yes >> lyric's 9th birthday. noah's turning 12 today. if you're at home right now and feel left out, it's your own fault. all you have to do is go to today.com/mytodayplaza and you could get in on the fun as well. >> party of 19 >> yeah. that might be a record how do you even squeeze -- you need hoda to do a selfie >> another just stuck her face in >> that's 20 let's turn our attention to al and today's weather al, good morning again

>> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by honey nut cheerios good goes round. ♪ >> and we'll look at what's happening today and tomorrow we've got record heat in the southwest. strong storms in the western plains beautiful weather around the great lakes. showers through the southeast. down on into the florida peninsula. tomorrow locally heavy rain developing along the southeastern atlantic coast into the appalachians look for record highs through the southwest again. strong storms in the rockies plenty of sunshine from the eastern great lakes into the northeast and new england. that's what's going on around >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. look at our high temperatures for today. it's still going to be inland east bay. for are the south bay, we're in the upper 90s today and some low 80s for san francisco as we go through the seven-day forecast. the heat continues.

it just backs off slightly by the weekend but this is still well above normal. then we see our heat coming back up as we go into the weekend and early next week, but a bit cooler in san francisco. t's you. guys >> all right, al thank you. coming up next, guys, a very personal story from dylan. >> i'm imagining my great, great, great grandmother walking down this aisle looking at the same exact things that i'm looking at right now >> ooh, that's chills right there. her journey to learn more about a remarkable woman in her family and to walk as she said right in her foot steps but first this is "today" on

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women's suffrage that amendment gave women the right to vote. >> to mark the occasion, we're going to highlight strong women. we start with a personal story from a strong woman we know, dylan dreyer