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violence in cities across the u.s. saying the current resident of the oval office shoulders the to start-a-morning. i'm a verizon engineer, and i'm part blame. of the team building the most >> this is not some imagined joe powerful 5g experience for america. biden america of the future. these are images of donald it's 5g ultra wideband, and it's already available in parts of select cities. like los angeles and in new york city. trump's america today. >> lines being drawn between the and it's rolling out in cities around the country. two campaigns with just one with massive capacity, month to go before their first face-to-face showdown. it's like an eight lane highway reversing course compared to a two lane dirt road. schools that welcomed students 25x faster than today's 4g networks. to campus now struggling to contain coronavirus outbreaks in in fact, it's the fastest 5g in the world. from the network more people rely on. this is 5g built right. only on verizon. some cases sending kids back home almost immediately. this as many restaurants finally get the green light to resume indoor dining. but is it safe tributes to chadwick good morning. it's 7:26. the world remembers the beloved i'm laura garcia. actor gone far too soon and this here is a look at today's top morning we're learning his stories including a new round of career may not have existed reopenings in san francisco. without a little help from >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson another hollywood legend in san francisco after waiting >> there is no "black panther" nearly five and a half months, some business owners are able to without denzel washington. reopen outdoors. those businesses include hair salons, barber shops, nail those stories plus loving

it salons and massage parlors. the u.s. open kicks off. the first major tennis tournament since the pandemic alameda county is able to open began with fans cheering from outdoors as well n. contra costa their home court "today," tuesday, september 1st, county barbers and hairstylists are able to do things indoors. 2020 ♪ >> reporter: i'm bob redell in dublin. governor newsom signed into law a moratorium on the eviction of >> announcer: from nbc news, tenants who can't pay their rent because of covid-19 income loss. this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from a renter can't be evicted before studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody february 1st of next year if they weren't able to pay their welcome to "today. rent between march 4th and we're so happy that you're august 31st because of covid-19 joining us on this tuesday morning, first day of september. income loss. savannah and craig are off this and starting now until january week 31st, they must pay 25% of their so happy to have willie here rent to avoid eviction. we have a lot going on on the set yesterday you looked at your phone and said oh, my gosh look what happened. john thompson passed it's 7:27. i want to check in with >> yeah. john thompson. meteorologist kari hall. the legendary georgetown basketball coach tributes coming in from the weather conditions, it's warm but still smoky. everywhere for john thompson yeah, we're still dealing including a touching moment from with unhealthy air quality the monday night nba playoff game today. the 15th straight spare the air alert day and we're taking a

we're going to look at the georgetown coach's incredible life and legacy. we will begin with president look at what will continue for trump making his way to wisconsin today. our microclimates because of a the president and his campaign doubling down on their message northerly wind bringing that in. we will have this for hopefully of law and order the last day until we do get many in kenosha are saying he some improvements and our should stay in washington as joe temperatures have been fairly biden speaks out against the mild with mid-80s for the south bay. growing violence we have two reports. temperatures up to 90 in we're going to start with peter antioch. alexander. for the north bay a high up to hey, peter, good morning 79 in santa rosa. >> reporter: good morning to you. the latest battle in this getting hotter for the weekend, bruising campaign. who can keep america safe? laura. we'll be back with another the president accusing joe biden local news update in about half of siding with anarchists and an hour. biden in a blistering speech bashing president trump for encouraging clashes. and overnight the president in a jarring new interview with fox news comparing a police officer who shoots someone in the back to a golfer who misses an easy putt ahead of his trip to kenosha, wisconsin, today, a city still reeling from recent violence, president trump is refusing to condemn kyle rittenhouse, the 17-year-old alleged trump supporter who has been charged

with first degree homicide after shooting and killing two protesters there >> he was trying to get away from them, i guess it looks like. and he fell and then theeshe wag trouble. he probably would have been killed >> reporter: the unrest follows the police shooting of a black man, jacob blake, now paralyzed. the president says he spoke with the pastor for the blake family but will not meet with the family today because he says they wanted a lawyer present calling that inappropriate overnight lawyers representing the family telling nbc news if blake's mother spoke to the president, she was prepared to ask him to watch the video of her son's shooting adding that she would do what she's asked all of america to do examine your heart in a new interview with fox lily everyone in the house is online news, the president says he and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. believes black americans want try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber. law and order and without you get more bandwidth and hbo max included. mentioning the jacob blake shooting made this eye bro so, everyone stays entertained. raising analogy about some police encounters. so i can just watch the show instead of reading the book? >> shooting the guy in the back you know, if you turn on your subtitles... many times, couldn't you have

done something different that's almost reading. they choke just like in a golf tournament, get 1 gig internet with at&t fiber for $49.99a month for a year. they miss a three-foot -- no annualcontract. and now get hbo max included. >> you're not comparing it to limited availability in select areas. golf because that's -- >> i'm saying people choke call 1.877.only.att >> reporter: the president also suggesting without evidence or explanation his rival joe biden is not in control of his campaign >> who do you think is pulling biden's strings? is it former obama people? >> people that you've never heard of people that are in the dark shadows. people that -- >> what does that mean that sounds like conspiracy theory >> reporter: president trump making another claim without evidence that an investigation is underway into a group of agitators who he says flew to washington, d.c., intent on causing chaos at last week's republican national convention >> we had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend. ♪ in the plane it was almost completely loaded with thugs there it is. wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms with gear and this and that. >> he is number one in the world >> reporter: biden in pittsburgh delivering his most forceful attack on president trump and novak djokovic wasted no blaming him for stoking violence time at all claiming a straight to distract from the ongoing set victory in the opening match

of the u.s. open on monday coronavirus pandemic the first round continues today. >> these are not images of some a welcome sight here in new york imagined joe biden america in city even without the fans we're still getting used to the future these are images of donald these major sporting events that trump's america today. are usually teeming with fans he keeps telling if he was being played in empty stadiums >> they have a wall of fans. president you'd feel safe. it must be weird for the players too. well, he is president. we are right now going to whether he knows it or not get started with your 7:30 headlines. >> reporter: biden following up the president is pushing ahead on his remarks after the evening news conference slamming with his trip to kenosha today president trump writing, quote, despite requests from the mayor the president declined to rebuke and wisconsin's governor not to violence come as they work to heal from he wouldn't even repudiate one of his supporters who was from the police shooting of charged with murder because of jacob blake. the days of unrest that followed his attacks on others. he's too weak and scared of the the president will not meet with hatred he has stirred to put an the family today because he says end to it. willie they wanted a lawyer present calling that inappropriate >> peter, as you reported, the president will not be meeting university of alabama with jacob blake's family. what does this day look like so what's he going to do football coach nick saban led a >> reporter: no meeting with the blake family but the president dozens of athletes, coaches and is expected to visit with members of law enforcement staff monday on a march to he'll also tour businesses in protest social injustice and kenosha damaged during last week's rioting and looting police brutality there. they walked from the athletic facility to foster auditorium the president last night dismissed concerns this trip schoolhouse door where in 1963 could inflame tensions and alabama governor jonch wallace ignite new violence.

he says it could, in his words, infamously resisted federal desegregation efforts. increase enthusiasm in saban said he felt like a proud wisconsin, which, of course, is parent adding, i'm proud of ourr a crucial battleground he needs messengers, and i'm proud of our to win in the upcoming election. willie >> peter alexander at the white message. amazon is taking deliveries house. peter, thanks so much. speaking of kenosha, the to new heights president's visit to wisconsin today has drawn mixed reactions from residents and strong the online retail giant received opposition from some of its federal approval today to peers. operate its fleet of prime air delivery drones. leaders who say as peter said it amazon said deliveries would occur in areas with low could reignite tensions there. population density nbc's gabe gutierrez is on the packages would weigh five pounds ground in kenosha. or less. gabe, good morning >> reporter: willie, good morning. kenosha has hosted presidents prime air aims to drop off before, but this time is different. packages at customers' doorsteps community leaders are urging in 30 minutes or less. people to gather peacefully in the neighborhood where jacob meantime, walmart is trying again to create a membership program to compete with amazon blake was shot this morning a presidential prime. visit. it will launch walmart plus on september 15th the program costs $98 a year and dividing kenosha, wisconsin. includes free grocery delivery the city hoping to put last week's deadly violence sparked we are launching a special by the police shooting of jacob series this week here at nbc blake behind them. news looking at the dramatic but some worry president trump increase in violent crime across will inflame tensions again. the country. up 20% or more in dozens of >> people of kenosha do not want cities >> experts say most of it is not to be used as a campaign tool. related to the civil rights protests that have erupted in >> reporter: the president's

many cities this summer. nbc's tom costello has been visit defying requests from looking into all of this hey, tom, good morning wisconsin's governor and kenosha's mayor to delay his trip >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about homicides. >> i think kenosha at this really a disturbing development from here in d.c. to chicago to present time needs peace and kansas city all the way out to needs to heal and needs people oakland and cities in between. murders up dramatically. to allow us to do that >> reporter: officials in listen to this in chicago more than 30 children under the age of 18 have already been killed this year. kenosha say it was the governor who activated the national guard experts say there is not one pushing back on the president's tweet that there would be no reason for this, but they do say kenosha right now if the white house had not stepped in that the pandemic and the >> that's a false statement. economy are like throwing >> why do you believe it's false? >> because kenosha is a strong community. we are going to come back gasoline on a simmering fire regardless it's happening across the country in cities big and small. >> reporter: according to a dramatic spike in homicides. kenosha police, more than half of the people arrested in recent demonstrations here are from in los angeles, new york, outside the city and across the country jacob blake's shooting nashville, denver. by police has fueled similar situations by racial injustice >> it's not okay that this surge in crime is impacting our and in portland, state police vulnerable populations >> reporter: an 89% increase in minneapolis. have been called back in after aaron dade was shot and killed more than 100% in milwaukee. on saturday. it's not clear if the shooting in chicago more than 505 deaths just this year was connected to the protests.

>> we got to be tired of this. because damn it, i'm tired of back in kenosha, jacob blake's it family says all of the violence is an unnecessary and unwanted >> reporter: 7-year-old natalie wallace on july 4th was killed distraction from the movement calling for change while playing in the front yard >> we're really just sick and tired of the violence. as her family prepared to celebrate independence day police believed she was caught we're tired of it. in retaliatory gunfire between >> reporter: and as you can see gangs. behind me, a heavy presence of three suspects have been the national guard here. arrested >> i mean, it's just like that a nightly curfew for kenosha has been extended for the rest of your whole life can change >> reporter: her father single dad nathan wallace still the week willie >> the blake family calling for struggles to talk about it she was your little girl calm there >> yeah. gabe gutierrez, thanks a lot my youngest. feel like i couldn't protect now to the uncertain school year getting underway. her. i mean, that really hits you, just a short time into the fall really hurts your soul semester, thousands of covid-19 cases have been reported on our >> reporter: violent crime is nation's campuses. nothing new to chicago, but this some universities have already year has been exponentially bad. sent some or all of their students back home for remote learning the number of kids 13 or younger nbc's blayne alexander has the very latest on this. killed in shootings has alreadyr hey, blayne. good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you despite strict rules and >> how are you doing, sir? guidelines in place, even >> reporter: on the south side disciplinary action, on many campuses covid is not letting up now increasingly officials are

being forced to answer the question what are they doing to shirts called target area walks the streets on a mission to stop violence before it starts in an area suffocating control the spread with unemployment, food insecurity, the loss of neighborhood schools, gangs, drugs, and guns. amplifying all of it, the on campus after campus, it's pandemic becoming a tough reality as the more unemployment, more stress, tension with police, and student population picks up, so do the covid cases. >> this was just no surprise to desperation. me >> reporter: while some schools have set aside areas for >> when the coronavirus hit, it students to isolate on campus, hit this community harder than others are closing completely and sending students back home where they could spread the it hit any other community virus. >> reporter: mr. phillips is target's executive director. >> people just don't care about a life anymore >> if children haven't already that's important to us we have to understand that we have to teach our kids left home to go to college >> reporter: this summer the justice department's operation campuses, school administrators legend has partnered federal should be thinking twice about should they get on those flights? agents with local police across should they get in the car and come to campus because we've had enough nine cities to crack down on cautionary tales violent crime making 1500 arrests. >> reporter: and on campus, >> these arrests make a parties are picking up difference and it will make a after schools suspended students, ohio state university difference on our violent crime is temporarily blocking all student organizations from rate overall in kansas city. holding gatherings >> reporter: not to be confused >> you can't stop college kids from, like, partying and going with the federal agents sent to out with each other. it's not going to happen protest zones this summer. >> reporter: but jacob barella while crime and policing have a freshman at the university of become flash points in a

missouri where there are more presidential campaign, most experts say the violence is not related to demonstrations over says around campus he sees racial inequality. students behaving. >> you feel safe and despite the jump in >> i feel safe, yeah homicides, the nation's crime i just feel safe that i could look around and see everybody rate is still down sharply from the 1990s. with masks on. still the pandemic and stalled economy have tensions and i feel like 99% of kids that got tempers running high here had to pay a lot of money and they had to work really hard for autry phillips, progress is to get here. and i feel like they're not -- they don't think it's worth measured one person at a time. risking it all to have one night of fun >> reporter: elsewhere, the >> if one of us just helped one concern stretches far beyond person from getting shot and one of us just helped one person campus in manhattan, kansas, home of from getting killed, if one of us just helped one person to get kansas state university, the back in school, to get off drugs, to get into anger management program, to get an mayor warns that more cases at id the school means more cases in the community which could force >> reporter: these people on the k-12 schools to go virtual. >> if you're in higher education streets are really doing all they can to make a difference. and college, you can probably but they're worried as the weather gets colder in the handle an online class but a second or third grader, coming months and people are still forced inside because of covid, we could see even more violence they can't >> reporter: in new york, back to you guys governor andrew cuomo says as >> tom, as you talk about the impact of this pandemic on they're prepared to welcome back everything that's happening here, one other concern is the k-12 students, they are watching colleges closely number of young people in these >> i believe colleges are the canary in the coal mine. low-income areas that are going >> reporter: and guys, students and even some health officials we spoke to are pushing back on back to school online but don't

officials that are placing the blame largely on students necessarily have all the resources they need. pointing to those pictures of so what role might that play in all of this? >> reporter: i heard that repeatedly in milwaukee and packed parties saying that when chicago. people saying, listen. you put thousands of young people in this neighborhood people together essentially don't have high speed internet people don't have computers living in the same space, it's necessarily for their kids likely only to be expected guys >> and blayne, another issue related to the pandemic, a in fact, a recent study found as little bit of good news. some restaurants are opening up many as 15 million k-12 students and we're not talking about don't have high speed internet outdoor dining we're talking about indoor or computers dining so all of that could aggravate what do you know the situation if they're >> reporter: something that a lot of people have been waiting for in miami and the state of supposed to be doing work at new jersey home and there's nobody there to they are as of this weekreopeni help them because mom or dad is at work and they don't have high speed internet to serve people inside but with this could really be even more capacity limits. now, by contrast, new york city of a problem going forward and parts of california are >> a lot of play here. coming under criticism for not tom costello, thanks so much we appreciate it coming up next, new tributes following suit. new york mayor bill de blasio to chadwick boseman from his smallest fans to fellow says he doesn't see indoor hollywood titans that show the dining returning until there's true extent of his long lasting legacy some sort of a vaccine saying he we will have some of those beautiful messages coming up just doesn't think it's safe. right after this but guys, this really could have a tremendous economic impact according to a survey from the new york restaurant association. 90% of restaurant owners say they do not believe that they'll

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dylan is in for al this week. and respect for chadwick boseman >> good morning. we have heavier rain back showing no signs of slowing down after his unexpected death through the texas area and also into oklahoma and arkansas too. sheinelle is here with more on i want to point this out because the actor who impacted so many people we have flash flood warnings in effect where the heaviest of the good morning rain is falling. lots of cloud to ground >> good morning to both of you lightning. we could see rainfall rates of 2 in a short span of time, inches per hour. boseman's influence was wide and this could lead to some of that powerful flooding especially when you he embodied icons real and fantastic and he inspired a consider the fact that over the next day and a half or so, we could see up to 8 inches of generation that had never seen a rain. that is a lot of water. so that is what we are going to black superhero while reminding see in that part of the country. others of heroic figures of the past also in this same general area, we have the heat alerts for as tribute after tribute today. we have heat advisories, heat i continue to pour in honoring the louisiana. lake charles area still dealing life of chadwick boseman, themes have emerged with so many people without words like kind, soulful, power. authentic populating posts of and we're looking for your heat index to feel like 106 degrees today. houston will feel like 110. those whose lives he touches san antonio will feel like 112 close friend josh gad sharing this blessed memory showing degrees. going into tomorrow, still hot another one of boseman's although slightly cooler than seemingly endless talents. the actor receiving so many today. but we're still looking for the tributes in death, offered so feels like temperature to around 100 to 110 degrees. it's going to be exceptionally hot in that part of the country.

we'll get to your local forecast much gratitude in life in 2019 at the height of the in the next 30 seconds your local forecast in the next awards season, boseman paid 30 seconds homage to denzel washington had once paid his tuition. >> an offering from a sage and a king is more than silver and gold it is a seed of hope, a bud of faith. there is no "black panther" without denzel washington. >> reporter: now washington who recognized the younger actor's statement he was a gentle soul and a brilliant artist who will stay with us for eternity. god bless chadwick boseman his "black panther" cast mates chiming in danai gurra posting i can't even good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we look at our seven-day wrap my mind around this loss. forecast, a lot of changes ahead especially for the holiday week. a loss resonating in my own heart as well as around the globe. but at least now we have some michael b. jordan saying i'm fairly mild temperatures with some of our warmest spots inland going to miss your generosity, your honesty, your sense of reaching into the low 90s. for san francisco we have some humor and incredible gifts upper 60s in the forecast. i'm dedicating the rest of my days to live the way you did as we heat up for the inland with grace, courage, and no areas we're going to have a warm-up along the coastline. regrets. and winston duke calling boseman

that is what we're expecting going into the holiday weekend my brother, my hero, my black with saturday highs reaching into the mid-70s. panther. over four years, boseman never >> and that's your latest let on about his own battle with forecast guys >> thank you very much colon cancer spending time with coming up, it's been a long terminally ill children. summer in cities from coast to he touched millions of others coast, a spike in violence, leaving a legacy for generations. pandemic-related problems, of never more evident than in these poignant tributes by children to course, and many other issues facing millions of americans but is there hope on the their hero horizon? >> i'm making sure he will never, ever die. >> reporter: and to the actor neighborhood where people are who offered generations of black stepping in to try to make a difference boys and girls a hero they were and then new and powerful missing, marvel released this stories emerging about the late stirring tribute chadwick boseman including the >> i think he wore the crown hollywood legend who helped kick start his career we are going to tell you all with dignity about it but first this is "tay" onod >> reporter: in art as in life my goodness. there's also been talk online about creating a memorial for chadwick in his hometown of anderson, south carolina nearly 13,000 people have signed a petition to replace a confederate monument there for one of chadwick. i heard from people at howard university who are thinking of renaming a fine arts center. i have a feeling in the months,

days ahead we'll hear about more community centers around the country looking for ways to honor chadwick >> that denzel washington d up t during your interview. >> he told me that he was at howard university. he was accepted into a prestigious program at oxford. could not afford to go his professor as howard was felicia rashad and she made a phone call to denzel washington who wrote the check so chadwick could go he didn't find out until later that it had been denzel washington who paid for him to go he may not have become the actor he was without that unanimous gesture from denzel washington he said later at the "black panther" premiere, he met denzel and got to thank him in person. >> so phenomenal >> thank you so much 7:44 right now time to check in with dylan for the latest forecast. hey, dylan >> good morning. the end of meteorological summer just happened. that means meteorological fall

starts today, september 1st. >> no, i'm not ready >> no, no, no. is that true >> i'm not going to lie about it >> it's true >> i don't know. someone told me it was september 20th >> that's, like, real fall you know, with the fall -- yeah. >> this is sciency >> meteorological fall so let's talk about what we can expect in september. we are going to see below average temperatures through the middle of the country. in fact, this will be some relief areas like oklahoma and arkansas to know this could be on the horizon with your cooler than average temperatures out west still no relief. it's been warm it's staying warm and it's likely going to remain above average for the month of september. as for precipitation, kind of a still ahead on "today," an continuation of august wetter than average conditions especially through the southeast exclusive interview with robin williams' widow about her new and mid-atlantic mission helping families spot also parts of the midwest too. the warning signs of the disease drier than average in most of pacific northwest and most of the west coast which is also the actor didn't know he had something that has been a trend which is why the fire risk has >> i can't wait to see this. she shares some stories of their been so high in that area

beautiful time together and what she wants you to know about the lately more flooding is possible today beloved star especially down through oklahoma but first your local news. ss t'. into parts of northeastern texas and arkansas where we could see up to 8 inches of rain in the next two days. in the northeast it looks real nice today lots of sunshine temperatures in th but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past... they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside let's help protect them together. in san francisco. it's been super foggy here, but because missing menb vaccination could mean it's also trapping some of the missing out on a whole lot more. smoke and we are still going to ask your doctor if your teen have unhealthy air quality for is missing meningitis b vaccination. today as we look at our temperatures for this afternoon. we're just slightly above normal with mid to upper 80s in the south bay. a few low 90s in the inland east bay with antioch reaching 92 and oakland in the mid-70s. redwood city will reach 79 while san francisco will be in the upper 60s. >> and that's your latest forecast tell your friends about meteorological fall. >> got it. >> dylan dreyer who claims it's fall thank you very much. ask your doctor if your teen (mom vo) we got a subaru to give him some ato reconnect and be together. still to come, an exclusive interview with robin williams' and once we did that, we realized his greatest adventure widow about what caused his years of suffering without

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a very good morning to you. 7:56. i'm laura garcia. a look at what's happening now. good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. the president is traveling to kenosha, wisconsin, the place where jacob blake was shot in the back seven times by a local police officer, and demonstrations ensued. both the mayor of kenosha and the governor of wisconsin have asked the president not to come, but he is going anyway. we'll have full coverage on our

midday news. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in san jose with what will be the 15th spare the air alert day. this is now a new record. coming in from all directions of the bay area, will linger. make sure you keep your air conditioner on recirculate, keep your doors and windows closed if you can, and avoid that outdoor activity, the strenuous kind especially if you are one of the sensitive gr declared for today. we're watching to see what happens tomorrow. kari keeping her eye on the spare the air alert as well. warmer temperatures coming our way by the weekend? yeah. we are going to have a weekend warm-up. and for today we're still dealing with the unhealthy air quality across the bay area due to a northerly wind bringing in all of that smoke and high pressure keeping it trapped near the surface. as we lock at our temperatures for the day we're still in the low 80s for palo alto. mid-80s for san jose on upper 80s for the tri-valley. as you go over to the inland

parts of contra costa county we'll see some low 90s today. napa today will reach 83 degrees. we're in the upper 60s for san francisco. we will continue on with weather like this, a little bit more of a breeze the next couple of days. you can see how hot it gets heading into the long labor day weekend. laura? all right, thanks s. another local news update is coming up in half an hour. have a great day. hi. we're glad you came in.

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our exclusive conversation with robin williams' widow about the man she knew >> there were so many times when he would see someone needed a lift and then he would just inject a little bit of humor in just the right way to make a difference >> just ahead, her mission to help others spot the signs of a disease her husband didn't even know he had. and health care heroes how a team of heroic nurses worked tirelessly to keep 19 tiny newborns safe in the middle of a pandemic and a hurricane. >> the babies didn't even realize there was a storm going on >> we will talk to them live "today," tuesday, september 1st, 2020 ♪ >> we've got the biggest "today" show fan here in yonkers, new york >> today's my 10th birthday! >> happy birthday, mom we love you and we love the "today" show ♪ >> good morning from hot

houston, texas i'm celebrating my son cannon's birthday. >> and i'm celebrating my mom's birthday >> on the "today" show >> a little double celebration there. that's pretty cool welcome to "today. we're happy you're with us on this tuesday morning savannah and craig taking the week off willie, always glad when you come to hang just feels great >> i'm so happy to be here with you and to see those great people great chance to see the amazin "today" plaza crowd as well. we're looking forward to meeting them in our next half hour >> it's our favorite time of the day seeing all those shining faces. something we are excited about for tomorrow on "today," our cynthia mcfadden, she revisits those blue zones those are the fascinating places around the world where people live well into their hundreds. they seem to defy all the rules of aging so don't you want to know their secrets? how they are living that long, these happy and healthy lifestyles so cynthia will reveal those >> shouldn't we all live in a blue zone?

>> i wish we did but first this morning we have a lot going on. we're going to get straight to your news at 8:00. president trump is set to make a controversial trip today to kenosha, wisconsin, where a police shooting last month set off a new cycle of unrest. nbc white house corresponden peter alexander is back with three things to watch. hey, peter, good morning >> reporter: nice to see you the president heading to wisconsin, kenosha specifically, over the objections of that state's governor and that city's mayor. president trump is dismissing kshs that his visit could inflame tensions, just as kenosha is trying to put last weekend's deadly shooting of jacob blake behind them. the president says it could increase enthusiasm in a swing state he needs to win this fall. on monday the president refused to condemn 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse believed to be a trump supporter who is now charged with killing two protesters there the president appeared to justify rittenhouse's actions claiming without offering any evidence that rittenhouse probably would have been killed.

and in a new interview with fox police officer who shoots someone in the back to a golfer who misses an easy putt. >> shooting the guy in the back many times, i mean, couldn't you have done something different? they choke just like in a golf tournament, they miss a three-foot -- >> you're not comparing to it golf of course that's what the media will say >> i'm saying people choke >> reporter: that new interview airing overnight democratic nominee joe biden for his part in pittsburgh on monday delivering his most forceful attack on president trump, blaming the president for stoking violence and trying to distract from the on going coronavirus pandemic >> these are not images of some imagined joe biden america in the future these are images of donald trump's america today. he keeps telling us if he was president, you'd feel safe well, he is president. whether he knows it or not >> reporter: biden after that blistering speech saying he is considering a trip to wisconsin in the days ahead. willie and hoda? >> all right peter alexander, thank you now to the latest on

coronavirus and the thousands of cases reported among college students colleges are struggling to keep the virus from spreading blayne alexander has a closer look good morning >> reporter: well, willie, good morning to you we are seeing more students heading back to campus, of course we are seeing cases continue to rise now in many ways experts say that was inevitable, but now the focus is what are schools doing to contain that spread in many cases, college campuses have set aside dorms or houses for students to isolate while they're continuing to quarantine away from campus in other cases, campuses are shutting down either for two weeks or longer. and sending students back home but health experts in those cases are concerned that those students could then go back and spread the virus possibly do to their families. and many schools along the way are really cracking down on the students themselves either suspending students who are found to be gathering in those large parties or shutting down student organization gatherings altogether

one thing that health experts are also concerned about are the communities that surround those colleges and they worry that as the cases continue to rise on campus, that could spread into the communities themselves guys >> all right thank you very much. with the pandemic still hurting air travel, delta and american airlines say they will permanently drop ticket change fees for most domestic flights that fee is typically around $200 united announced that exact move on sunday. air travel is down 70% from last year so airlines are looking for ways to lure fliers back to the skies. that ticket change fee has been a longtime favorite target of complaints by customers and consumer groups. >> as we talked about yesterday, now we're going to work on the baggage fees right? >> let's get on that one. >> that's the next step. all right. that is the news how about a boost, hoda? >> i've got a boost for you. nba players who have been isolated from their families in that orlando bubble are enjoying happy reunions this week here's how it went for toronto

raptors star fred vanvleet who had not held his in more than two months. >> daddy >> who's that? >> i love you, daddy >> so sweet. >> okay. two months, by the way, is a long time for a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old the kids and their mom had to go through quarantine they had coronavirus tests before they were allowed into that playoff bubble at disney world. what a moment. you're having a dad moment yourself right now >> i am. two months away from your baby that is a long time. >> wow cool moment. coming up next, the "today" exclusive. robin williams' widow has an important message. she is sharing the real story of her husband's mysterious health battle in hopes it can help others it's a story you do not want to miss coming up right after this. a

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open the human brain, an extraordinary 3.5 pound gland. the moment you think you understand it, it comes up with something else there's your turn. hello! moments when i'll be on a roll, something will happen that it will fire off and you can't help it it's like being possessed. when it works, it's great. when it doesn't, it's painful. it's like a burn >> nothing got him off as much as being in front of a live audience and getting to free float and let his brain take him where he's going and react with the audience and do 300 riffs on that. >> someone handed him on iphone, he was like -- >> reporter: comedians who played with robin williams said it wasn't about going toe-to-toe it was just keeping up his mind was that fast but the world also adored him for his heart. wife susan got the best of both. >> this was a man who was incredibly rich and deep and versed and so much about humanity and culture

his humor was like this secret weapon there were so many times when he would see someone needed a lift and then he wouljustd nject a littleit o bhumor in just the right way to make a difference >> robin williams has died -- >> the laughter ended today -- >> in an apparent suicide. >> reporter: when news of his suicide broke, there were countless theories money, depression, drugs none of them true. seeing those kind of headlines, how did you deal with that >> that was really challenging and, you know, robin and i knew there was so much more going on. robin was right when he said to me, i just want to reboot my brain. in that moment, i promised him we would get to the bottom of this i just didn't know that would be after he passed. >> reporter: after years of chasing answers, susan williams now shares what really happened to her husband in a new documentary. "robin's wish. >> i was called in to sit down to go over the coroner's report.

they sat me down and said, he, you know, essentially robin died of diffused lewy body dementia they started to talk about the neuro degeneration he wasn't in his right mind. >> reporter: the disease infiltrated every part of robin's brain. >> it makes sense why he was experiencing what he was experiencing >> reporter: so you knew in your soul that there was something there. describe the moment when you saw lewy body dementia was that just the answer looking you in the face? >> i was relieved i had a name robin and i had gone through this experience together really being chased by an invisible monster. it was like whack a mole with the symptoms i left there with a name of the disease. the thing that robin and i had been searching for >> lewy body dementia is a devastating illness. it's a killer. it is fast

it's progressive this was about as devastating a form as i'd ever seen. it really amazed me that robin could walk or move at all. >> reporter: all the while, robin had no idea what was happening to him >> it was clear to me. it was clear to all of us on that set that something was going on with robin. robin was struggling to remember lines and to combine the right words with the performance robin would call me saying, is it usable? is any of this usable? i saw his morale crumbling i saw a guy who wasn't himself and he thought that was unforgivable >> reporter: doctors diagnosed robin with parkinson's but he worried it was dementia or schizophrenia. as the disease progressed, lacking sleep, he was at times paranoid and delusional. losing his grasp on reality. you and robin were told for medical reasons you needed to sleep in separate beds so he

could get more rest. those were doctor's orders what did he think was going on when you two were sleeping in separate beds. >> he said to me, does this mean we're separated? that was a really shocking moment when your best friend, your part nerks your love, you realize that there's a giant chasm somewhere and you can't see where it is, but that's just not based in reality that was a heart moment, hoda. >> reporter: it's susan's wish that by encouraging robin's friends to speak out, this film will spark a dialogue about brain disease. >> it no longer feels loyal to be silent about this but maybe more loyal to share without shame, without secrecy >> reporter: what did you lose that day >> the greatest love i've ever known. my best friend my partner

you know >> i just know that he finally one day said i'm not going to get where this is taking me. but he's just so joyous. there would have been no joy in his life he wasn't ready to go. he wasn't ready to go at all and he stuck around longer than he felt like it. i mean, i just know him because he wasn't ready to say good-bye to susan or to life. >> reporter: if you want to see the face of love, just watch susan and robin dance and at its core "robin's wish" is a love story. the tale of a heartbroken wife continuing her husband's life-long dream. she does that by raising awareness about brain disease. >> i asked him when we get to the end of our lives and we're looking back, what is it we want to have done without missing a beat, he said i want to help people be less afraid i thought it was beautiful i said honey, you're already doing that that's what you do and that is pretty great

you know >> the thing that matters are others way beyond the self. self goes away ego, bye-bye realize there are a lot of amazing people out there to be grateful for and a loving god. and that's what life is about. >> i just -- >> wow >> i thought that she, susan, was so brave in talking about this and she -- to finally have found the diagnosis was like the rosetta stone. she was like, now it makes sense. like, the world snapped into focus. now she understood what had happened to her husband. >> i guess you call it the invisible monster. this thing that had taken over their lives and didn't know what it was you think of him as so vibrant and energetic. just seeing the clips of him in all those great movies, it's hard to reconcile that with a man who was so lost at the end and was in so much pain. >> well, the doctors were saying because he had this incredible

brain with so many pathways in it, it was sort of how the disease could hide itself. for regular people like us, it would have been apparent earlier on like that doctor said, maybe even walking and talking would not have been possible but people thought when he died, like, oh, it was the depression of a comedian. it was all these things. and she wanted -- susan wanted everyone to know that this is what it was. this was the cause and again at the core of it, it's just a love story and she was telling a story about how they met i said how'd you meet. she said we were at an apple store. i'm standing outside and is that robin williams he had camo pants on and so she said, i like those camo pants. and he said well then they're perfect because you like them. in that moment, that's how they started and they dated they fell in love. and now she's spending her life, you know, kind of just working toward this goal that she's been fighting for >> it's also a good reminder

that we see this public version of all these people we know and love and they seem so happy and their lives are so good. there's often something else the vice chair of the board of the american brain foundation. that's where she continues her mission to create opportunities for better diagnosis and treatment of lewy body dementia. that cannot be diagnosed until after you passed there's more of our conversation coming up later this morning on hoda & jenna but it was really our privilege to speak with her. >> good for her. that was beautiful well done, hoda. time for another quick check of the weather with dylan. hey, dylan >> that was really a beautifully told story >> thank you >> let's take a look at the tropics and what we're seeing. because we are not out of the woods yet. we still have a lot of activity to watch this one down near jamaica, that's going to be perhaps a tropical system. there's an 80% chance of that forming. also one just off of africa that we'll have to keep an eye on but tropical depression 15 is the closest one we're going to see impact especially the coast of north carolina in the form of

rip currents that development zone back approaching the yucatan peninsula will be where that other system could run into favorable conditions for it to strengthen so we are going to keep an eye on that. this storm itself, the rain with it is going to stay out over the water, but again with some sunshine and warmer temperatures if the beaches are crowded, keep in mind we are going to see the chance of dangerous rip current. as as that storm continues to spin off of north carolina there you see it is not going to be a threat to land as far as winds are concerned. we're also going to see the chance of some storms today down through oklahoma into texas, into arkansas where we're already seeing some of those storms these could produce about 8 inches of rain in some isolated spots in the next two days that is an area we could see some flooding. also some spotty showers through the mid-atlantic into virginia and north carolina too that's a l . >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. let's take a live look outside as we start out in the south

bay. it's still going to be unhealthy to breathe in all of this smoke that we are going to see today, even after the clouds clear out. we're still going to have unhealthy air quality for today as that wind comes in from the north. and our temperatures will reach into the mid-80s here. even though it will feel more comfortable, once again, that smoke is the issue as our highs in parts of the south bay reach into the low 90s. >> and if you're heading out, don't forget to check us out on our sirius xm channel 108. guys >> all right, dylan. let's say good morning to a guy strolling in the studio today. >> dramatic walk-on. >> carson daly you got some "pop start" for us? >> lovely story. amazing watching that. >> thank you i learned a lot. >> guys, good morning. let's get to "pop start" today we've got some breaking news this morning that's right some breaking baby news. ed sheeran is a dad. the singer announcing the happy

news on instagram along with a photo of blue and gray baby socks. sheeran writing last week with the help of an amazing delivery team, cherry gave birth to lyra antarctica seaborn sheeran >> say it again. >> lyra antarctica seaborn sheeran. we are completely in love with her. that is a beautiful name it's the first child for ed and his high school sweetheart cherry seaborn he said previously that having a family was important to him. had said if having kids meant not touring for ten years, he'd be okay with that. i hope that's not the new case but a big congratulations going out to cherry and ed and the whole family this morning. >> congrats. >> very cool next up, prince harry and meghan markle the royal couple getting their hands dirty in l.a. on monday visiting with preschoolers to replant a learning garden for the fall season. notably prince harry planted forget me not seeds, his mother's favorite flower, to honor her on the anniversary of her passing.

harry and meghan spent time with the kids afterwards to talk about the importance of eating healthy and enjoying the outdoors next up, bts have hit a major milestone in their quest for world domination the release of their first english-language single "dynamite. the group landing at number one on the billboard top 100 charts. first time they've done that previously their highest was number four back in march. bts the first all-south korean act to top the chart although it shouldn't be a surprise considering "dynamite" this new song, is the biggest debut ever for a music video on youtube and now has over 268 million views. >> remember when they came on the plaza? they didn't even sing, they talked, and they packed the plaza. no song. >> really? >> yeah, they just talked. >> they are so popular next up, it is september 1st. so let's start to get in the christmas spirit what do you say? while this holiday season may be different from what we're used to, mariah carey has announced mariah carey's magical christmas

special will premiere on apple tv plus this year. besides the expected rendition of "all i want for christmas is you," the special will include animated sequences and a lineup of surprise guest stars. even during a pandemic we can always count on mariah to bring us a little christmas cheer. finally, the fresh prince of bel air. it's the latest classic show to get the reunion treatment. will smith and the rest of the cast of the '90 sitcom are taping the reunion special next week for the premiere set for hbo max around thanksgiving. that may even beat that "friends" reunion. >> the one you keep talking about. >> that's never happening. >> it's not happening. >> really? >> never it marks 30 years since "the fresh prince" first premiered. that news comes on the heels of will smith putting that gritty reboot of fresh prince in production fresh prince is coming your way. >> i picture you two watching that show. >> oh, yeah. >> was it your jam >> big all right. still ahead, imagine this. you're a parent with a baby in the nicu there's a hurricane bearing down

on the hospital and you can't be there. well, these nurses, they're the ones you want on the case. they're going to share the spectacular story of coming to the rescue when families needed it most. the nurses of lake charles we're going to speak with them coming up. but first your local news. don't you love them? come on. >> love them st

good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. an update on the bay area wildfires for you. the czu fires in santa cruz mountains are 41% contained. national guard members arrived yesterday to assist in that firefight. 893 homes have been destroyed. in the north bay, the lnu fires are 66% contained with some 3300

structures still threatened. 1200 structures have been destroyed. and similar containment levels with the scu fires. 65% contained. and full containment now expected on thursday. all evacuations in alameda and -- alameda county are lifted along with some in santa clara county. all of that smoke making for a record 15 straight spare the air days in the bay area, kari. >> yeah, we're still going to have that today. so just be mindful of that as you head out. even though we're enjoying some slightly cooler temperatures in some spots like the south bay, we're still up to 92 in antioch and napa today will reach 83 degrees as we go through this forecast. we have a few more days of weather like this. in fact, maybe even a little more of a breeze by the end of the week, but then look how hot it will be going into the labor day holiday weekend. triple-digit highs, marcus. >> hot temperatures there. we'll have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes.

♪ we are back at 8:30 this tuesday. it is the first day of september 2020 >> coming up, yeah, it is september 1st. take a look at these folks these are the people you want to take care of your kids during a pandemic in a hurricane. you know what they did

they evacuated 19 babies in the neonatal intensive care unit looked after them during hurricane laura when their own families were at home. we're going to talk to these health care heroes in just a bit. they deserve all the love and recognition in the world >> they're saints on earth can't wait to talk to them >> yes plus as we all spend more time at home, we've got tips how to turn your back yard if it's not already into a nice oasis. a place to work and eat and play outdoors you can do that well into the fall season. that's coming up and coming up in our third hour, we will speak to astronaut kate reubens who is getting ready for her second trip into space she will share how covid-19 has changed her preparations and looking ahead to tomorrow on "today," back to school shopping is quite a bit different this year and more expensive. we'll let you know what you need to know about buying desks for remote school work, making sure your kids have enough masks for in-person classes and much more. but what do you say we take a look at our awesome virtual crowd.

on my "today" plaza. it is the big board. good morning >> good mornin so many beautiful faces. we're going to shout all you out. but i need to see benjamin because benjamin, benjamin -- >> good morning. >> turning 14. okay kimberly, you've got to brag on your son, because he is unique not just because it's his birthday >> absolutely. thank you so much for having us. hey, hoda. hey willie hey, dylan benjamin is pretty awesome justn to think that doctors didn't think he would be here when he was born premature in 2016 and here he is celebrating his 14th birthday. scored amazingly on the a.c.t. tests and this was one of my birthday gifts >> he took the a.c.t. as a middle schooler. he scored so high he was supposed to be recognized by the south carolina department of education but that celebration was canceled because of all the covid stuff. benjamin, what do you want to be

when you grow up >> either a lawyer or a doctor. >> there you go. >> of course you do. by the way, he started high school yestedid. >> he did. >> so when you're done with us, it's zoom city, right? >> that is awesome >> thank you, guys >> we love you congratulations. >> congrats. >> real smart guy right there. with look forward to seeing you in the future. >> could switch those numbers and be 41. >> happy birthday, benjamin. >> thank you >> let's pop up the big board again and take a tour around the miller family is celebrating esther's birthday. >> what's up happy birthday >> hey >> the house family in illinois. there they are morning, guys. the o'neil family, it is cannon's 9th birthday. happy birthday laura and jeff are soon to be newlyweds. congratulations in advance and the o'sullivan family. taylor is turning 10 years old today. happy birthday, taylor >> that was awesome.

thanks for joining us, guys. >> thank you >> thanks. >> bye, guys thank you. >> if you want to sign up and join us, today.com/mytodayplaza. >> thank you >> bye-bye >> it's the place to do it what do you say we check in with dylan for the forecast? hey, dylan >> let's take a look at what's going on one more time across the country. we do have that flooding rain potential back through the southern plains where we could see several inches of rain over the next coming days out west, not seeing a whole lot of rain. we could certainly use it. the fire risk is high as conditions stay very dry out there. kind of unsettled through the mid-atlantic where we could see some scattered showers and storms today. tomorrow it's kind of the same thing. we're still looking at the chance of strong storms though it does shift farther to the north. that includes the northeast through philadelphia, through new york city. d.c. could see storms as well. heavy rain continues through the southern plains. total of 8 inches of rain is po >> good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at our high temperatures for today, it's going to be hot for the inland areas. still staying nice and cool along the coastline with some upper 60s in san francisco and some upper 80s as well as 90s heading farther to the north. as we go through the seven-day forecast, we'll see the weather on repeat and maybe a few more fresh breezes. but then for the weekend, we're not only going to have smoke in the air but high ozone as our temperatures go up. >> and that's your latest forecast back on over to you guys >> all right thank you very much. coming up next, we've been talking about it all morning we're so excited to get to speak to them. they are the nurses who stepped up to help save babies at their hospital while hurricane laura was ravaging their town. that's coming up next. but first this is "today" on california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit

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have quite a story to tell >> they will indeed. it will be about how they survived hurricane laura thanks to a team of heroic nurses who stayed behind to care for them during a hurricane we'll speak to them in a moment. but first morgan chesky has the story. >> reporter: one week ago, it was a desperate race against time hurricane laura on track to become a dangerous category 4 with forecasters predicting an unsurvivable storm surge tabitha faucet was in the lake charles women's hospital recovering from a difficult c-section. her two 2-day-old daughter whitly tethered to a ventilator. >> the nurses came in and were like, hey, we just got an update due to the anticipated storm surge and the weather, we have to get y'all out of here >> reporter: in an hours' long operation, the team transferred the fragile newborns to a hospital on higher ground.

>> transferring 19 babies, critical infants even across town is a big ordeal >> oh, my gosh >> reporter: that night as laura's fierce winds howled outside, a team of nurses, respiratory therapists, and a doctor huddled inside and watched over the tiny infants. >> the whole building is moving. >> you can feel it >> you can feel the building shaking. you can see stuff flying out there. >> and a terrifying ordeal - >> you're in the room and the windows were shaking and rattling it was disturbing. frightening. >> reporter: updating worried friends on facebook all night long >> that reassurance right there, that really helped me get through the night for sure >> reporter: everyone surviving unhurt >> besides being afraid and the stress, we didn't go without anything and the babies didn't realize there was a storm going on >> tell mommy hi >> reporter: the parents eternally grateful >> without them, we wouldn't have kept our sanity it was rough but because of them, you know, we were able to really pull

through. >> reporter: to those who helped their precious newborns weather the first storm of their young lives. morgan chesky, nbc news. >> oh. we've been waiting for you guys. joining us now, the staff from that nicu at lake charles memorial hospital for women. we've got lea upton, the director chrissy is a nurse practitioner with the unit. welcome, guys. we're so happy to see you. just i want you to give us a little bit of a play-by-play, if you wouldn't mind. when you were trying to move those tiny babies, some weighing a couple of pounds or less, that 300 pounds of equipment for each child across town. that must have been very taxing in and of itself >> yes it was pretty exhausting for our staff. but i tell you, we couldn't have done it without all the help from the women's campus and pediatrics from getting everything settled here and helping us move it up there. >> chrissy, first of all, bless you and bless every one of you there. what an incredible job you did

you really are saints. but what was it like inside that hospital you get to lake charles memorial, the hurricane moves in you're here with these tiny babies who that storm came through? >> sure. it was pretty terrifying just the wind and the water coming through but our focus was these babies we wanted to make sure all of them were taken care of just like we would take care of them at the main campus whether there was a storm or not so that was our main focus it kind of went fast from there. because we had such -- so many babies to take care of >> you kept your spirits up that night. you had to somehow keep all that fear at bay. as i understand it, some music played a small part. tell me about that >> yes one of our nurses allison had a play list full of just, like, praise and worship music and we just blared that. we were all singing. it was kind of trickling down

the hallways and it just kept some calm and peace for us during this time >> and you know, i know what's difficult in a situation like this i know a lot of you guys are moms you have kids of your own. and you're probably concerned about, wow what are they doing at home? lea, tell us a little bit about what that part of the story was like >> well, no one wants to be separated from their family during a time like this. but my four children evacuated with my husband. so i knew that they were in safe hands. i just couldn't imagine what these children -- the mothers of these babies felt during this time because their babies were here they had to put a lot of trust in us to take care of them. >> chrissy, how did the babies themselves do? you have these 19 precious newborns how did they do through the storm? >> they did very well. probably better than us. they slept through the whole thing. we maintained, you know, their equipment, the respiratory stuff they needed. and they did fine. they slept through the whole thing. >> how long did this whole thing

take, guys, from when you started the transfer process through the night. things calmed down, you get the 19 babies back to other hospitals with running water when you finally got home, how long was your day at work? >> about 48 hours for me some a little bit shorter because we let some of them go home once some of the babies were home. but 48 hours for some. >> the stories, you guys put mattresses up to protect so the windows wouldn't shatter on the children you all did it all you went above and beyond like we knew you would. thank you guys so much we want to thank you you guys. give a hug to that whole nicu department behind you? because they're all incredible people thank you, guys, so much >> great job, guys >> nice work, everybody. that's incredible. >> amazing >> imagine the parents and that night you have a baby in pearl and you're going to facebook to get -- is everything okay? >> and you look at the number of wires, how they're just all of the things those children need

nourishment. and those nurses took such great care of them >> they're a different breed they just go to work okay we got three hours to get all those babies and equipment across town. >> that's hard during a normal time not to mention covid times. >> lea talking about that her children were okay with her husband. there's not a mom alive not thinking are they really okay, are they really all right? but they chose to make sure they -- those babies were okay. coming up next, we will change gears talk to you about a vacation in the back yard. you don't have to go far to reach the hottest destination of the summer we'll show you ways to update your outdoor space for both work

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at wayfair.com back now 8:46 with "today home." the pandemic has many homeowners thinking about how to prepare for the cooler weather as families continue to work from home and learn from home so experts are saying now is the time to make the most of your outdoor space by extending your back yard's usefulness >> i wish i had a back yard. but i recently caught up with interior designer adair curtis for his design suggestions that he selected with products from our sponsor wayfair. reminder, point your phone camera at the code on the bottom of your screen. just click the link. it takes you to everything in this segment let's take a look. >> good morning. >> it's so nice to have you here who would have thought the destination for 2020 would be our own back yards >> definitely. who would have thought but what better place than your back yard. >> absolutely. and i'm excited for this because we have given adair a blank

canvas to create two spaces that your family can use as a refuge to get out of the house if you just need a break. so adair, let's get right into it and let's start most importantly with a place to relax. >> a place to relax. so for our place to relax, we've included these two beautiful adirondack chairs. red you're probably thinking off color, no but they give you a nice pop of color. we included these side tables to set your drinks. if it's cold, you have a fire pit. then we also have these heat lamps. so you don't are ever have to move from these places great transition from day tonight. >> i love that but if you do have to move and entertain and just connect with people in a different fashion, i love this other area because it's all like a little room under a pergola. why do you love a pergola? >> i love a pergola because it gives you the perfect amount of shade from the sun

it also has these open passageways for air. it allows you to really kind of define the space so this is your outdoor dining area >> and not just dining, but kids can use that area to kind of set up shop for learning from home too, right >> definitely. learning from home, you can use the area to work from home it's a great transition from spending time with the family to spending time alone and just catching up on some work with a laptop out here. it's perfect really. >> what about the grill? is it true that now is the best time to buy a grill? >> so i love a gas grill because it's end of summer, everyone knows there are sales going on it's the perfect time for you to, you know, catch a sale and get your gas grill and also just notice how we've positioned the grill to be close to the family. if you're cooking, grandma, grandpa, dad, mom, you still get to enjoy the conversation with the family and be included

>> i love that you don't want to be the one on the grill that misses out on all the conversation adair, as people are trying to set up their back yard, what would you final piece of advice be >> my final piece of advice is really take advantage of the summer sales right now and create the space that you've always dreamed of having >> thank you so much i wish i had a back yard i'd love to use some of these tips >> come to l.a plenty of back yards >> all right i'll be right there. beautiful yard back in l.a so our thanks to adair all these items are available on today.com/shop "today" will make a commission from your purchase >> i just bought a pergola >> i just found out what that was. there's that dylan, thank you we're going to be right back jenna's september book club -- i don't know what today is september 1st. it's time for jenna. it's time for jenna. but first this i"today" ons rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact.

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september 1st. it's like we like that. it's the start of something new. we thought this would be a perfect opportunity for jenna to tell us about her new book. >> we love your new books. >> you look bored. >> sounded like trump there for a moment. we love your books. 31 long days in august to get to the 1st of september. we're waiting for your pick. take it away. >> carson, i know you have been waiting patiently. i'm so excited about this month's pick. i've been waiting to announce this since i first read it in january. it's from one of my favorite authors. so drum roll, please. carson. control your excitement. this month's pick is "transcendent kingdom. this book is beautifully written and it tells the story of a family who emigrates from ghana to alabama looking for a better life the main character their daughter is born in the u.s. and pursues her ph.d. at stanford researching the human brain turning to science in a quest to understand her family's suffering. but at the same time she also

finds herself pulled towards the faith in which -- >> don't tell us too much. >> i'm not telling you too much. this story made me think a lot about where we look for answers and how to make sense of the senseless tragedies. this book tackles the themes of mental health and race and faith. i think we will have some awesome conversations. this, by the way, she wrote one of my favorite books ever "home going. i loved it i read in one sitting with a baby sitting next to me and a cat on the other side. i will remember where i was. so i really hope you all read with me. it is a beautiful book i cannot wait. by the way, authors wrote me and said how did you get this book >> what do you mean? >> how did you get >> because everyone wanted it? when you read it in january, how come you couldn't -- >> remember i gave it to you >> that was the manuscript >> because i had to wait the pandemic pushed it back. i got the manuscript this is for christina. >> can she really have this?

>> yeah. i will give you one for siri too. >> you should do like reese witherspoon does with movies >> that would be a good idea >> they're not even in book form sounds like a great film >> more of jenna's book picks on today.com/read with jenna. for more information how to join the book club conversation and buy a book and if you want to read with jenna, there's a newsletter text jenna to 66866. you have a situation >> i would have never thought that would be. >> very popular at home. thank you very this. >> kristina and siri read with me boys can read too. >> we wait for the movies. >> don't worry, i have one for you, hoda, always. coming up next on the third hour, dylan's cooking with cal whisking up a veggie loaded humus dip. easy enough to make with your kids >> and we have an awesome show at 10:00 >> do you know what's on it? >> it's awesome.

>> more news and weather good morning. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. salons, gyms and massage parlors are getting the chance to reopen

today in san francisco. but they will not be able to welcome customers inside. those businesses will only be able to operate outdoors. and some business owners telling us that likely won't be enough to allow them to succeed. some simply just don't have the space to operate outside. and the weather could create problems for hairstylists. many businesses and other bay area counties are now allowed to operate indoors again albeit with a lot of new restrictions. once san francisco is removed from the state's watch list, restrictions may be further eased. happening now, our cierra johnson is in san francisco talking to merchants and customers and will have a live report during our midday newscast. firefighters are making headway battling three major bay area fires. the scu fires could be fully contained by thursday. at the top of our home page, tloi link to the latest updates. and we're watching president trump's visit to kenosha.

he's taking heat for not planning to visit the man shot by police on our home page we'll post any updates. the major pusht kids back in the classroom... safely.

smokey skies still looming over the bay area. kari hall tracks any relief on the way for the holiday weekend. u

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> thank you, al. that's his voice. good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today." i'm sheinelle here with dylan here in study owe 1a. so we're in chairs, we're oeshlly distant but we still feel weird. >> i feelike we need a couch or something. >> thank you for waking up with

us this morning. it's september 1st. i stepped out this morning and it felt darker. >> it's also kind of cloudy here. blocked the sun a little. >> moving right along, we have a great show for