yeah, it's going to be a hot yr child grows up. one. we have dangerous heat that kicks in tomorrow. we have temperatures in the get in its way. hpv can affect males and females... and there's no way to predict to make an impact who will or won't clear the virus. especially on sunday where we but you can help protect your child by taking a first step. could see new record high the cdc recommends hpv vaccination at age 11 or 12 temperatures possibly of 108. >> try to keep cool. to help protect against certain cancers. hey cancer! not... my... child. good morning don't wait... talk to your child's doctor about hpv vaccination today. breaking news. good morning breaking news. the suspect in that deadly weekend protest shooting in portland killed in a showdown with law enforcement overnight just hours after speaking out about the confrontation for the this morning production has been halted on the highly anticipated movie "the batman" first time. after reports its star robert pattinson tested positive for covid-19 >> sarah harman is in london >> had i not acted, i'm where the film had just resumed confident that my friend and i'm sure i would have been killed. shooting >> we are live with the very latest on this developing story. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both times square scare a car plows through a group of demonstrators protesting the death of daniel prude in upstate rochester. this morning the officers there

suspended as demands for justice and a larger investigation grow louder you know, "the batman" was one of the first big blockbusters to resume filming here in london after the coronavirus shutdown now that the film's lead star is on the defense in isolation with covid, there's president trump vehemently denies a report claiming he called americans killed in war no telling when production might resume this morning cameras have stopped rolling on the new batman movie >> i'm vengeance >> reporter: after the film's star robert pattinson tested positive for coronavirus according to a report in "the new york times" citing two losers and suckers >> they made it up >> this as he and joe biden zero people will knowledge of the in on key battleground states production pattinson's publicist has yet to comment. with just 60 days now until the election and movie studio warner brothers vaccine hope would not confirm either only the race for a cure here in the states getting a new boost saying in a statement, a member amid reports it could come as of the batman production has tested positive for covid-19 and early as this fall is isolating in accordance with but this morning the world health organization saying don't expect one until the middle of established protocols. next year. all of this amid new fears of a filming on "the batman" had resumed just days ago. surge in coronavirus cases as millions of americans hit the production shut down amid the pandemic which has crippled the entertainment industry and closed film sets worldwide. road or return to the airport. >> you better hold on tight, spider monkey. "batman" shut down >> reporter: pattinson who rose production halted after reports to fame playing edward cullen in the "twilight" movies spoke to willie last year about taking its star robert pattinson tested positive for covid-19. those stories plus drama on

another iconic role. >> what happened in "twilight" the ice. >> wins in an overtime was just so sudden >> the philadelphia flyers force a game seven after pulling off a like, now i'm kind of -- i don't know win in double overtime i'm hoping it won't be people >> game seven saturday hanging outside my place i just think i'm kind of boring >> and drama on the court. and old now. >> got it off! >> the nba with its own exciting >> reporter: in june pattinson spoke to gq about living in isolation and his fear of breaking quarantine guidelines saying, the terror i feel from it is quite extreme. finish as the toronto raptors shock the boston celtics with an astonishing buzzer beater. "today," friday, september 4th, pattinson is just the latest big hollywood star to contract coronavirus. 2020 on wednesday dwayne the rock >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah johnson revealed he and his family tested positive >> we are all tested positive for covid-19 and i could tell you that this guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today. thank you for joining us on this friday morning has been one of the most sheinelle jones here with me >> good morning. challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a >> as we get ready for that family >> reporter: pattinson's weekend. i'm watching the basketball game diagnosis comes as his new movie "tenant" is set to hit theaters with the kids last night that shot by the raptors >> oh, my goodness in the u.s. this weekend both that and "the batman" a >> half a second they had to get that from the inbounds, the long

pass, to the game-winning shot test during the coronavirus and turned that series around. >> talk about a huge win shutdown superhero fans impatient for >> unbelievable shot there half a second. that's all it took we'll get to that coming up in their next installment just a bit they're going to have a wait a little bit the release date is now being there's a lot going on today delayed until at least october set to be the busiest day at the airport since the country shut down in march. travelers will notice some big 2021 changes. willie, sheinelle? >> we'll get an exclusive behind >> my goodness hopefully he recovers soon thank you. the scenes look and have still ahead, a tribute fit everything you need to know including staying safe on the roads which are going to be busy today. but first let's get to our top story. for a king fans and friends of chadwick boseman gathered to celebrate overnight the main suspect in the actor who inspired so many that fatal shooting of an kids dressed up like their big activist following a portland screen hero. who would not want to spend protest was killed himself after authorities moved in to arrest a summer friday sharing a drink him. it comes just hours after an with mary j. blige interview where he spoke out about the incident for the first i got the chance to do that. time she drops bombs about new music. joe fryer has the latest for us. first your local news. joe, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good most patients who saw 90% clearer skin at 28 weeks morning. authorities say they were stayed clearer through 48 weeks. attempting to arrest 48-year-old michael forest reinoehl who was involved in the killing of a right wing supporter of president trump. but in a new vice news video in another study, the majority of tremfya® patients

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cold-blooded killer of aaron j. danielson? feepowerful 24-hour,f claritin non-drowsy, allergy relief, do your job and do it fast >> joe fryer starting us off this morning plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat. feel the clarity, and live claritin clear. thanks so much now to the protests in rochester, new york, where this morning seven police officers have been suspended after i'm a delivery operations manager in san diego, restraining a black man who later died back in march california. the case is facing new scrutiny we were one of the first stations to pilot after the man's family released a fleet of electric vehicles. video of the encounter kathy park is following this we're striving to deliver a package story. good morning >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning to you that video has really rattled the community. led to even more protests that has on the environment. overnight. we have two daughters and i want to do everything there were actually eight people who were arrested and two i can to protect the environment officers who were injured after so hopefully they can have a great future. the unrest that took place right in front of the public safety building meanwhile, i had a chance to sit down and talk directly with prude's brother who believes the officers seen in the body cam footage should be prosecuted and we do want to warn you that the footage is disturbing. happening now get ready for overnight, intense protests from the heat. rochester, new york, to new york sweltering temperatures heading

to the bay area raising some city where a car drove into fire risk concerns as well and concerns about rolling demonstrators in times square. blackouts. protesters in both cities demanding justice for daniel >> reporter: good morning, thom jensen in pleasanton. prude. a big day in alameda county, the 41-year-old died in march salons and barber shops able to seven days after he was open for indoor services. restrained by rochester police protocols in place, of course >> this is very personal to me >> reporter: on thursday the mayor of rochester suspending plexiglas hanging here at fusion with pay seven officers involved 3 salon. clients undergo temperature checks when they come in. in the arrest. also indoor malls able to open >> we cannot continue to fail at 25% capacity today and some outdoor recreation. black lives this way >> reporter: prude's case coming >> reporter: pete suratos here to light after his family's in pacifica where beaches will attorney and black lives matter be closed this labor day weekend activist released police body as a way to stop the spread of cam footage this week. how do you want your brother to the coronavirus. be remembered? we're seeing other areas do the >> like a human being, not a piece of meat. same. in fact, in santa cruz county >> reporter: back in march, joe and monterey county they also prude called 911 fearing his planned on closing beaches brother was having a mental throughout labor day weekend. breakdown. >> chill out, man. now while being outside in small don't move all right, man >> yes, sir. gatherings is safer than being inside health officials want to yes, sir >> in the video, prude is seen remind folks to not take a vacation when it comes to naked in the middle of a snowy pandemic precautions, so mask up

street following police orders and social distance in crowds. an officer placed a spit hood the best bet is to avoid social over his head because prude told gatherings altogether. >> and that's good advice. it will be tempting for people them he had covid-19 because we're coming up on the prude can be heard repeatedly labor day holiday weekend. it will be warm, right, vianey? asking police for a gun. before officers press his face it is. so warm that we into the ground for two minutes. >> you're trying to kill me! >> reporter: prude eventually goes limp. a first responder says he's charting dangerous heat territory with triple digit unable to find a pulse heat. today's forecast will be the prude died a week later after most pleasant out of the entire being taken off life support weekend ahead because we'll be in an autopsy report provided by the prude family's attorney, the medical examiner says prude's death was caused by in the 70s and 80s. by the time we get to saturday that excessive heat warning complications of asphyxia in the kicks in and we're talking triple digit heat, possibly our hottest day will be on sunday setting of physical restraint. with new record breaking temperatures in triple digits. also citing excited delirium and laura? all right, thanks so much. another local news update in half an hour. pcp intoxication the police chief declining to comment on the cause of death citing the ongoing investigation and a potential lawsuit. the state attorney general who was in charge of the case before the video was released says they're working diligently to ensure a swift but thorough

investigation. what do you hope will happen next >> that they get prosecuted for this they had the right to kill him, they got the right to be prosecuted >> reporter: and new york governor andrew cuomo said the video is deeply disturbing and asks that the case be expedited. we also heard from the police unit and they told us it has concerns about the incident and they are still gathering more information. sheinelle? >> more to come on that one. thank you. turning now to the race for the white house. with both candidates traveling the country this morning, they're taking different approaches in key battleground states joe biden met privately with the family of jacob blake in wisconsin on thursday while president trump held a campaign rally in pennsylvania hours quote, losers and suckers. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander has more >> reporter: good morning. this explosive new article

threatens to upset president trump's words saying no one cares more about the military than him quoting him calling marines that died in world war i battle suckers. the white house vehemently denying the report president trump who often touts his support for the military and veterans under fire this morning after a stinging article by "the atlantic." the details a canceled 2018 trip to a u.s. military cemetery in france according to the report, four people with first-hand knowledge of the discussion that day said president trump did not believe it was important to honor american war dead. saying, quote, why should i go to that cemetery it's filled with losers. at the time the president said the trip was canceled because rain made it too risky for marine one to fly there. overnight he blasted the report saying it was false. >> they made it up and probably it's a couple of people that have been failures in the administration that i got rid of and i couldn't get rid of them fast enough.

it is 8:00 on today. or it was just made up >> reporter: with just 60 days to go until the election, president trump rallying comi supporters in western pennsylvania, a state he won by it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking overnight. the suspect accused of that deadly portland shooting killed by law enforcement during an fewer than 45,000 votes in 2016. arrest attempt his death coming just hours >> look at the crowds we have. after he spoke about the fatal encounter. >> reporter: hundreds in attendance with no social >> i felt like i had no choice distancing flouting state rules that require masks and limit large gatherings still the president delivering this advice ahead of labor day >> distance from the weekend and all of that stuff. wear your mask when you're close together in particular but to do what i did we are live with the latest. plus teaming up. how a diverse group of men from >> reporter: but mocking his democratic rival joe biden for chicago's south side turned to doing just that. >> did you ever see a man who likes a mask as much as him? >> reporter: biden responding on twitter. the president has a duty to set rowing for an escape >> we had people from different gangs that showed up every day and got along. that was a win. an example >> in the same boat? >> in the same boat. >> ahead their inspiring story the former vp in kenosha, and how years later it helped wisconsin, calling for calm, not them unite with local police >> we invited the local police to row with us confrontation. >> i think we've reached an inflection point in american it wasn't popular at first history. and doing just fine. we will catch up with hip hop people are beginning to figure out who we are as a country. this is not who we are >> reporter: biden also met privately with the family of jacob blake, the black man shot

in the back by police speaking by phone with blake himself now paralyzed but out of the icu and r&b legend mary j. blige about her latest project >> he talked about how nothing nothing like a little sauvignon blank in the morning >> cheers. >> does that mean there will be a new album come was going to defeat him. how whether he walked again or >> definitely be a new album not, he was not go only hope does >> reporter: also in that article from "the atlantic" after john mccain's death, the president according to three sources with direct knowledge of the event said, quote, we're not going to support that loser's coming >> "today," friday, september 4th, 2020. >> good morning! we love you! >> live from washington, d.c., this is leo celebrating his half birthday funeral. in a series of tweets overnight, while the president admitted he was not a fan of mccain, he approved the funeral without hesitation o ♪ complaint calling it well deserved and said he never >> hey, willie and sheinelle today is my sister's 30th called mccain a loser. birthday happy birthday, ainsley! >> happy birthday. in fact, in 2015 he called him glad you're all with us this just that. >> those alleged quotes are staggering in that piece in the atlantic i want to ask you about another issue that came up in that rally in pennsylvania last night that is mail-in voting the president again attacking morning. we're excited to be here as we head into this long holiday that idea and suggesting his weekend. >> we're also excited to see our virtual my "today" plaza crowd supporters in some cases vote we're going to meet them in the

next half hour and coming up next week on twice. what more can you tell us? "today," as masks have become a must-have accessory, we want to know how often they should be >> reporter: here's what he said cleaned, how dirty they can get. >> these mail-in ballots are a >> so our "today" show family handed over our masks to vicky disgrace, and they know it sign your mail-in ballot, okay you sign it. and send it in and then you have to follow it and if on election day or early voting, that is not tabulated nguyen for the swab test here's the thing, do we even want to know >> i was just going to say >> you'll find out next week on "today." >> i want to stay in the dark on that one and counted, you go vote >> reporter: again, there is no we want to get right to your news at 8:00 because there is a lot going on we will begin with that breaking news out of portland overnight where a suspect at a protest shooting was killed in a confrontation with police evidence of widespread voter fraud due to mail-in balloting election officials are urging people not to try to vote twice. and the white house press secretary insists the president is not encouraging people vote twice. overnight. joe fryer joins us with the latest on what happened there. which is against the law good morning >> reporter: willie, first a warning. some of the video we're about to >> amazing people have to be show you is disturbing now, authorities say 48-year-old reminded not to vote twice michael forest reinoehl was allegedly involved in the fatal peter, thanks so much. now to the battle against shooting of a supporter of coronavirus. pharmaceutical companies say a president trump last weekend inl vaccine could be ready even sooner than previously thought service says a federal task

force was attempting to arrest hi portland last night the u.s. marshal service says a federal task force was attempting to arrest reinoehl in neighboring raising hopes and concerns that the timeline is being influenced by the white house it comes as health officials brace for the holiday weekend washington state when there was trying to prevent another surge in cases a confrontation. according to authorities, nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest initial reports indicate the suspect produced a firearm miguel, good morning >> reporter: pharmaceutical threatening officers who then shot reinoehl. companies say they are making progress but americans appear to he was pronounced dead at the scene. reinoehl was a suspect in the killing of aaron j. danielson, a supporter of the far right group patriot prayer, had been takingp be skeptical a new poll finds 78% of people thinks the vaccine is being driven more by politics than science. caravan last part in a pro-trump caravan last weekend. hours before reinoehl's death yesterday, vice news aired part of an interview with him reinoehl appeared to admit to could it be an october prize the head of vaccine maker pfizer the shooting saying he acted out says results could be in by the of self-defense, that he was confident that he and his end of next month. but that doesn't mean the friends would have been killed vaccine will be ready for the general public >> we will not cut corners our phase three study will be the only one that will allow us to say if we have an effective and safe vaccine >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci says he has confidence in the integrity of fda scientists and timing of results from phase three trials will depend on real if he had not acted. both last night's shooting and the one last weekend in portland are under investigation. back to you. >> joe fryer, thank you very much also this morning, more colleges are giving up on in-person learning unable to control some large coronavirus outbreaks on campus. sam brock is at the university

of miami which is taking a world conditions. different approach sam, good morning. >> if you have the trial being >> reporter: sheinelle and willie, good morning taken place in an area that happens to have a lot of even before the school year started, the university of miami infections, you may get an answer sooner than you would was preaching students stay on campus where they can be have projected because the answer is event driven >> reporter: in other words, trials in hot spots may yield monitored. quicker results. with mounting cases across the country now, some are choosing to clear their campuses and go entirely online. but with some americans resists after starting the school year with high hopes, the persistent threat of a highly infectious even decades' old vaccines, it's virus shattering the plans of not clear how quickly the public will embrace a brand new drug. a survey monkey poll found just calling it quits for on campus classes sending all of the students home fo many 44% of americans who said they would get the vaccine with 22% calling it quits here for on-campus classes sending all saying they would not. and drug manufacturers vowed the students home for the they would not influence the semester with more than 500 cases of covid the college needs to take action to contain the virus and prevent further community spread temple university coming to a similar conclusion after hundreds of infections there >> really hoped that this would be able to work, but the data effort >> i don't need to have them announce on november 4th, ladies and gentlemen, we've found the vaccine.

it's perfect just was too obvious for us. >> reporter: turning a recent two-week pause period into a near total jump into online >> watching what happened with hydroxychloroquine, one would be learning >> it was kind of a general consensus between my family and i that, like, i'm going home >> reporter: but the wisdom of students going home being questioned by prominent health officials. >> we are not recommending that worried about the vaccine. >> reporter: he said he would resign if there's undue interference in this process but even with fast tracked approval, experts say it's unlikely more than a small percentage of americans that could be vaccinated before 2021. they send an infected college student home because what you're leaving more months of then doing is you're getting an infected person and putting them back in the community to spread infections >> reporter: at the university of miami, president dr. julio uncertainty and suffering. frank told us two weeks ago the school favored keeping students on campus. while progress is being made on >> we can control and educate much better with young people a vaccine, officials in this country don't believe one will when they're spending a big part be available the end of this year or early next year. the w.h.o. says they don't believe a vaccine will be ready until the middle of next year. >> all right miguel, thank you. turning now to an unbelievable story out of beirut where a month after a massive of the day with us >> reporter: students we spoke with applauded the efforts what are they doing at the university of miami to make sure you're comfortable >> so we have a daily symptom checker. and, like, you have to report, explosion rocked the city, like, how you're feeling or if search and rescue teams have now you've been in close contact with anybody you know has covid. detected signs of life in the >> reporter: the university of south carolina has touted its "today's" senior international correspondent keir simmons has the latest for us.

keir, good morning >> reporter: hey, willie testing. but now as more than a thousand students who've contracted the good morning to you. virus. senior mason howard is one of right now in beirut they are them does it feel manageable to you digging through concrete walls or is it growing out of control? to try to get to a place where a rescue dog sensed signs of life and a thermal camera saw what may be two people. >> for me right now it feels like it's growing out of control with just the curve is exactly what an exponential growth curve one smaller than the other, looks like they're unable to limit students maybe a child. the rescue in rubble and debris resumed early this morning carefully sifting and digging hoping for a miracle thermal imaging cameras detecting, perhaps, two warm bodies and breathing to just staying on campus. >> reporter: howard who's currently in isolation on campus says quarantine spaces are filling up fast. and the university of south carolina says its priority is the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff there. they had to temporarily stop the saliva testing because a key for 30 days after this staffer got sick there are massive amounts of testing at the university of illinois urbana-champaign.r a month ago a massive explosion destroyed much of beirut's downtown coastal area where tons of highly explosive ammonium outbreaks there as well. nitrate have been stored for year back to you. >> suc the team of rescuers is small because the entire building they had to have lockdowns after outbreaks there as well. could collapse >> such a challenge. all right, sam and could anyone have survived for 30 days after this thank you. i think it's time for a a month ago a massive explosion destroyed much of beirut's morning boost. >> let's do it we need one. >> all right downtown coastal area where tons of highly explosive ammonium i think this is hoda approved this morning nitrate have been stored for we get so many things delivered these days, you never know years. 191 people were killed and around 6,000 injured what's going to show up at your front door

maybe even a prankster military daughter who hasn't seen her mom in months. >> hey, i'm not supposed to be now this rescue operation on my phone right now because gripping a nation still reeling. there is a possibility of life, they're doing detail, but can one rescuer saying overnight you check the front porch a crowd of onlookers were asked for silence so rescuers could because i ordered something and listen this morning gathering again to watch the desperate search i'm watching how they're removing one stone at a time, i want to see if it came this woman says. my stomach is churning i don't know what it is. hope, craziness, or whatever gregson who has been away at air hoping beyond hope for good news force technical school after so much tragedy. she said he's seen a lot of it is a race against time that everybody recognizes could come military reunions online and wanted to give her mom the to nothing [ screaming >> oh, that's 19-year-old riley people on the ground tell us gregston who's been away at that a scan this morning found technical school she said she's seen a lot of military reunions online and wanted to give her mom wanda the no signs of life same experience. >> big points for creativity but others say that that same scan registered a slowing there too. >> my goodness >> a package outside >> right coming up next, former high heartbeat. school athletes in chicago another scan is planned for coming together for a surprising reason later today. everyone will be crossing their fingers and praying for that >> all right we will hang onto those slivers of hope. thank you so much. joining forces with local police let's turn now and get our and learning a lot about their community in the process kate snow has that inspiring first check of the weather dylan's in for al this week. hey, dill. story right after this for sudden breathing problems.

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it's going to be pretty hard. but one way or another we're going to reduce we're back now with our series "search for solutions." our carbon footprint to net zero. and this we're back now with our i want my son to know that i tried my hardest series "search for solutions." and this morning we're looking at the power of sports to bring together diverse groups of to make things better for his generation. people ♪ eve♪ going faster than a closerollercoaster ♪ i want my son to know that i tried my hardest >> in this case how a group of former high school athletes in chicago and the police officers who serve that city came together through all things rowing nbc senior national ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ correspondent kate snow is here with more on this story. ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey [music playing] kate, good morning >> reporter: good morning, ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ willie and sheinelle on the west side of chicago, police are often seen as the enemy. but this story is about seeing each other in a different way. there's a new documentary available today about the nation's very first black high school rowing team they competed back in the '90s for a few years, but it's what never run dry of.. they did in 2019 teaming up with chicago police that's an example of a small solution that had a the #1 hyaluronic acid moisturizer delivers 2x the hydration big impact for supple, bouncy skin. >> i grew up on the west side of chicago. neutrogena®. >> west side >> west side >> west side >> reporter: they grew up i'm a verizon engineer surrounded by violence >> people were killing each

and i'm part of the team building 5g ultra wideband. other for no apparent reason it's already available in parts of select cities >> might have been 10 or 11 when and it's rolling out in cities around the country. i first seen someone get shot. 25x faster than today's 4g networks. >> i didn't feel sorrow pains. like, blank. it's the fastest 5g in the world. this is 5g built right. used to it you expect it. you knew what was coming >> reporter: the film "a most beautiful thing" is based on a very good morning to you. arshay cooper's memoir he describes walking through a different gang territory every 7:26. i'm laura garcia. three blocks on his way to school he missed 60 days of eighth here is a look at today's top grade. his brothers in gangs, his mom on drugs stories including momentum on the jobs front. i'm scott mcgrew. we just got really good numbers about the american economy, the august jobs report showing 1.37 million americans either found a then he joined the nation's first black high school rowing team >> we had people from different new job or went back to their old job. gangs that showed up every day it drops the unemployment rate and got along. that was a win >> reporter: in the same boat? >> in the same boat. getting over the fear of down to 8.4%. swimming, traveling, getting out of your neighborhood and visiting a college campus once a normally we would think of that as a very big number. we're in the middle of a month was a win. >> when you're out there and it's calm, it take your mind pandemic. this is excellent and better away from any problems you're than expected numbers and really having good news about the economy. >> reporter: fast forward 20 years, the crew came together at >> reporter: i'm roz plater in san jose.

there is a flex alert already in place for the holiday weekend a funeral for one of their first coaches. gathering at a barbershop. where the temperatures are >> i ain't seen you guys since, what expected to be a scorcher, 10 to 80 pounds ago. 20 degrees higher than normal. >> reporter: in 2019 they decided to train for one more race so you're being asked to conserve power to avoid rolling outages. now here are a couple things you can do. you can set your thermostat to 78 degrees, avoid using any unnecessary lights or electrical >> what are we training for devices, close your drapes and here >> chicago sprints >> it hurt, right? your blinds, use a fan if we all pushing on 40 there was a lot of crabs involved. >> a crab is when your oar gets possible, and avoid using your stuck. >> and you lose time it chokes major appliances until off peak you or can knock you out the boat >> reporter: but they didn't hours. and that's all because it's just train alone going to be very hot this labor >> we invited police to come row with us. it was my idea it wasn't popular at first >> i was thing, forget that. day weekend. vianey is in for kari this you grow up looking at them as morning. how high are we going to get? we're talking triple digits, the enemy. >> i probably never committed a crime in my life and still got my face pushed flat down on a possibly even upwards of 105-plus degrees into sunday. today's forecast is going to be the most enjoyable out of the next four or five days. so 70s and 80s for today, but police car >> reporter: but he thought if police officers could get to know their names, if they could here is what we're monitoring meet each other's kids, it could start something. >> a student never forgets their very closely. teacher. and i wanted us to be the teacher so they'd never forget and this is the reason why we our face and our story are under a microclimate weather

alert. we have unhealthy air quality and concerns about winds heading into the start of the workweek. laura? all right, thanks so much, vianey. >> arshay. nice to meet you thank you as well. we're back in half an hour. >> reporter: at an indoor tank, they taught officers the basics. - [narrator] did you just reward yourself >> they clearly had known each other for years and were a group of old friends it made us feel at ease. they were giving us advice >> once they came out of the uniforms, they were human beings >> reporter: in the boat house getting ready -- >> one, two, three row chicago! >> reporter: out on the water they were just eight guys in a boat. >> rel alvin served time. >> yeah. >> reporter: and he's giving you orders >> he's an expert in that field. you know he's done it for years and so we're all in that boat and i got to trust him to help me do the right thing. >> reporter: and on race day, their families came out to for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub?

grubhub's gonna reward you for that with a $5 off perk. (doorbell rings) - [crowd] grubhub! (fireworks exploding) cheer. >> attention go ♪ >> let's go! ♪ >> reporter: is it overly simplistic to think something this small could make a difference >> no. no, it isn't any time we have that kind of a connection with people from this community like all the guys, it's really meaningful >> end of the day, we're all just people. >> it won't change the system, but it's a start one cop at a time. it's the village i want for my daughter i don't want to be in war with the chicago police department. you know i want us to work together to serve our communities and that's what i saw >> reporter: every one of them told me they can't wait to see each other again because of covid, they haven't been able to have a barbecue just yet but they're planning

one. "a most beautiful thing" was created to bring rowing to underserved communities all over we're going to put a site for that >> could we implement this in other places sometimes it's just getting out of your circumstance you could only imagine being out on that water, how peaceful that would be >> and you need each other you're rowing together in that boat >> so good all right, kate. thank you. >> we should mention "a most the match is over. beautiful thing" is out today on peacock which is owned by our parent company comcast >> back now at 7:30 on a friday morning, september 4th, 2020 good deal. that's serena williams doing it's time for another check of our weather what she does best, winning. the tennis legend advances in >> it's no threat now, but we have a lot of activity off the her hunt for a record seventh coast of africa. u.s. open trophy today >> she is the queen. >> she's hot let's get to our 7:30 three areas, in fact, that we headlines. there will not be any spectators are going to watch over the next in the stands during tomorrow's several days for about a 40% to 70% of formation in this running of the kentucky derby at churchill downs, but thousands development zone for those three areas where we of protesters are planning to could see conditions favorable for growth gather near the iconic racetrack. they will be demanding justice so just something we want to keep an eye out for and watch those as they move westward. in the meantime, not a whole lot going on today couple of spotty showers and

for breonna taylor, the 26-year-old woman who was shot and killed b louicase some heavier downpours in northeastern texas elsewhere clear skies across the country. that's a look at the w louisville police >> and we are still under a microclimate alert. hand to keep things peaceful the spare the air alert remains through tomorrow. but it's the temperatures that we're expecting this weekend that's going to keep us on high the fbi raided a pennsylvania nursing home thursday, the site of a massive alert. today's forecast will be in the coronavirus outbreak 70s and 80s. more than 400 residents at brighton rehabilitation and wellness center have tested plenty of sunshine by the positive for covid-19 since the pandemic began 73 people have died. last month pennsylvania's saturday and sunday, triple-digit heat expected for attorney general said the the interior valleys. 70s and 80s expected for the facility was under investigation bays and the coast. over reports of deeply troubling dangerous heat will remain for conditions and practices we turn now to the world of the start of the workweek. sports not one, but two dramatic >> and that's your latest forecast. finishes on thursday night >> thank you very much carson is joining us now for the home edition of "pop start." carson, good to see you, man one in the nba the other in the nhl >> hey, guys let's start with hoops the toronto raptors down by two with just half a second left on good morning graphics up early. lots to get to on a friday the clock. morning of "pop start. >> smart's going to stay up high taking anybody coming to the we're going to start with ball tributes to chadwick boseman pouring in all week. >> series on the line. got it off

and it goes! >> impossible. anunoby with the three pointer at the buzzer with just half a second to get it off last night fans and friends of the raptors beat the celtics the late actor gathered to honor him in the place he was born and 104-103. boston still leads the series raised nbc's joe fryer has more for us this morning >> reporter: hundreds turned out in chadwick boseman's hometown anderson, south carolina, to pay tribute to the actor who lost o two games to one now the philadelphia flyers taking on the new york islanders in a critical game six lindblom returning to the ice for the flyers for the first time in almost nine months after he was diagnosed with a rare thought. bone cancer. >> reporter: kids dressed up like their big screen hero the perhaps an inspiration for a black panther. team that needed to win to avoid being eliminated from the >> i said, you know, the guy who playoffs watch what happened when about five minutes to go in double plays black panther passed today. he said no. he's still saving the world. >> reporte his courageous battle with colon overtime cancer >> i think we lost a great actor >> crisscrossing and a great man in general i feel like he did more outside hayes shot by barsel of film than what people thought. >> reporter: kids dressed up like their big screen hero the black panther. >> i said, you know, the guy who he scores! plays black panther passed today. ivan provorov wins it in he said no he's still saving the world. >> reporter: the evening began overtime with a prayer service. >> you see that? ♪ including speeches from some who knew him best. >> chad's uniqueness was to do. provorov with the game winner. game seven is tomorrow night and you can watch it right here on nbc.

>> there may be no fans, but these games and watching serena just as exciting >> you're screaming at home. let's turn to dylan now for >> because to me he is the a check of the weather >> because we're home watching works for us epitome of black we've got the holiday weekend >> reporter: the evening was capped off with a showing of the ground breaking film "black panther. >> because to me he is the epitome of black excellence. coming up. >> reporter: deanna brown thomas is the daughter of james brown the weather for most areas looks the two became close when absolutely fantastic boseman played her father in look at this on saturday hardly any clouds to talk about except for southern texas where we do have some pop-up showers and storms although the record heat will be brutal in the southwest. "get on up." you'll want to limit your time >> in his short life, he did so much he stood the test of time in 43 years. outdoors all weekend long and going into monday it should start to ease up as we go into tuesday. on sunday, still looking for mostly sunny skies across most of the united states except for some strong storms are possible through the great lakes. >> reporter: they are setting up a scholarship to continue boseman's legacy a petition to replace this confederate monument with a same story for monday. statue of boseman in anderson we could see some isolated storms up through the midwest has more than 66,000 signatures. >> he will definitely be missed. and the great lakes. it still stays hot in the >> reporter: nba hall of famer shaquille o'neal is also remembering the late actor southwest. and it is looking really >> just shows what type of guy he was pleasant up and down the east even though he was sick, he was still out working, doing stuff coast. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. warmer in the lower 90s farther south. that's a look at the weather in the community >> reporter: last night chadwick across the count boseman's hometown gave their native son a superhero's

and today it's going to be warm, but this weekend will get >> joe, appreciate that even hotter. daytime highs this afternoon in reporting. willie, we talked the other day. the south bay will be in the upper 70s. upper 80s for the interior we forget that chadwick was valleys, and we are monitoring an excessive heat warning jackie robinson in farewell heading into saturday and sunday for "today," joe fryer, nbc news >> joe, appreciate that reporting. willie, we talked the other day. for the bay area. we forget that chadwick was still dealing with that jackie robinson in "42." people slept on that and he played james brown. incredible role. unhealthy air quality. we're talking about triple digit >> tough sing, dance, give all that energy. he also played thurgood marshall the guy's list of great films is heat. northerly gusts possibly heading into monday. a wind event that has us extremely concerned with elevated fire danger and long i think people as you say now possible power outages. fully appreciating it. >> absolutely. >> yeah. absolutely next up in "pop start," quick congratulations are in >> and that's your latest forecast >> dylan, thank you. >> did a great job arranging the weather this weekend order to our buddy katie lee they have welcomed a baby girl into the world welcome baby iris marianne we're so happy for katie and ryan katie actually told hoda and jenna how it was being pregnant while quarantining. >> sometimes it works out. >> best thing about being home during this time is i don't ever >> we'll see you in a minute have to put on tight clothes i get to just keep growing and coming up next, travel is picking back up for the holiday wearing sweatpants weekends on the roads. if you're even thinking of >> big congrats to them. heading to the airport, we'll have an exclusive behind the scenes look at what you can expect that's right after this. . the pain, the burning!

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we are expecting today things are going to pick up slowly. today is expected to be the busiest travel day nationwide since the pandemic began going into the holiday and also, here's something new you can now bring a 12 ounce bottle of hand sanitizer with you on board the plane the tsa chief took us behind the scenes to show us how everything is changing at tsa checkpoints nationwide walking into any airport these days can seem eerie. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. the pandemic has left concourses, ticket counters, and tsa checkpoints virtually empty. the low point came on april 14th like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. when only 87,000 passengers flew nationwide down from 2.5 million flying - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit each day before the pandemic passengers slowly returned over the summer today is expected to be the busiest day yet.

with 900,000 passengers nationwide and check points now look a bit different plexiglass to separate officers and passengers stickers on the floor to keep people six feet apart. and new self-service kiosks that check your id then match it to ♪ back at 8:30 on this friday, your airline ticket record tsa chief admiral david pekosky. >> you take your credential and september 4th, 2020. insert it into the machine here. it will ask you to bring your i hope you're feeling good looking ahead to the holiday weekend this half hour >> we've got a lot coming up the latest and greatest on labor day sales. stephanie ruhle has some of the best info on how to brighten up it will capture an image. then my credential comes out, i the home office. take it, no touch >> sounds good and recipes to bring the state mask down. it will capture an image then my credential comes out, i fair to your home. take it, no touch between the officer and me >> reporter: also rolling out at 434 airports, new software in the body scanners that reduces willie, listen to this you can make a delicious apple pie corn dog >> oh. >> but of course >> i'm in. i'm in say no more. plus mary j. blige, my latest the need for patdowns. new antimicrobial pins and more ct scanners that allow sunday sit-down brought me to officers to manipulate images of what's inside your carry-on bag. the back yard of the grammy winning icon she brought her own wine to verify it's not a threat. if a tsa officer is going to reach into somebody's bag and then reach into mine, are they

going to wear the same gloves? >> they will change their gloves if you ask them to change gloves, they will. or they will sanitize the gloves >> reporter: officers must also change gloves for every body check. in any way is security being compromised because of us yes, she's working on her new music. wearing masks and because of the can i tell you something i'm so excited about andy grammer. he's here with us. he has a new song but he has the surprise collaborators all over the country. wait until you hear them >> look forward to that. plus some exciting guests coming plexiglass >> yeah, no. up next week on "today." icon jane fonda. it's not compromised in any way whatsoever she's a fierce advocate for every one of these technology advancements we have, first and foremost improves security it improves security a lot and secondarily, as we look at technologies, everything we look at not only will it improve security, but it will also improve the passenger social and political causes. but the work she says she's most proud of might surprise you. also next week, brene brown. >> and then a special concert from global music sensation bts. they will perform "dynamite" their first in english a big week coming up next week confiscations per passenger have experience >> reporter: despite the pandemic, an unexpected development. while passenger volume is down 75%, the ratio of gun confiscations per passenger have tripled. and 80% of them are loaded most passengers claim they simply forgot the gun was in a bag. but the first offense comes with a federal fine of up to $4100 on "today. right now we get to spend some time -- i've been looking forward to this -- with our crowd on the my "today" plaza.

it's always so excited to stand plus the possibility of local in front of you and talk criminal charges yeah, not a good thing to forget you may recall before the pandemic, we were talking about can i see kay and her family the tsa being short staffed and from georgia >> where are you >> here! hi, guys we hear you're celebrating your 60th birthday. you've been planning a trip to see us for years lee, tell us about that. maybe they had high turnover >> yes that's not a problem now now they have too many officers so they're spreading them out to we've been planning for about five years now and we've never ensure that they have good social distancing. really traveled past probably and the chief says he does not expect that he's going to have to furlough anybody. he says we're going to need those people to come back on the job and be on the job when passenger volume returns he thinks sometime starting next north carolina so we were really excited to year >> i see you with your mask on there.rity? make the trip. we hated to reschedule, but this is definitely the next best thing. >> well, i'm so happy we're able to do this this morning. >> reporter: yeah, you got to and since your big trip couldn't have one. happen this year, we still and if you don't have one, they'll give you a mask to wear. wanted to do something special for you guys so lee, can you help me out with it's an absolute requirement. this for a moment? by the way, the airlines, the airports also requiring masks. if you show up without one and the airlines we know are requiring them on board. what about the tsa as you stand >> yes >> okay. in line and pass through security we're going to give you -- turn >> reporter: yeah, you got to have one and if you don't have one, they'll give you a mask to wear. it's an absolute requirement by the way, the airlines, the airports also requiring masks. around if you show up without one and insist on walking through the this is from all of your friends over at the "today" show

airport without a mask, the airport police may very well you got mugs, hats, books, water bottles. escort you out >> wow you're going to be -- we even put a pillow on there so you can all right. tom costello, thank you very say good night to us much now if you're not flying but plan to hit the road this labor day weekend, you'll want to pay attention to this. >> nbc correspondent vicky nguyen is here with tips to keep you and your family safe while you're driving or dining good morning to you. >> good morning. >> a lot of people will be hitting the road before that you should have four questions to have answers to >> thank you so much >> absolutely. since you couldn't make it here. we wanted to bring you 30 rock so happy birthday to you and your family. >> happy birthday. and we'll get you down to 30 rock as soon as we can by the way, you've got a scene >> know if it's a coronavirus hot spot stealer on your lap there. we can tell. yes. also who are you coming home to? happy birthday let's also give a shoutout to minnie on her 74th birthday. also, do you have a plan if you get sick and will you have to quarantine when you come back i happy birthday to you. quarantine when you come back is the havernan family, delilah's this. birthday today and adorable baby leo in washington, d.c. >> these are tricky for families. app lot of people thi thank you, all, so much for this. >> these are tricky for families a lot of people thinking about renting a car but they're not sure if it's safe to do that what do you think? >> nothing is zero risk. but we recently rented a car to drive it up to boston and i will say we have these swabs with us that can test surfaces for sarsi nothing came back with anys.

so that is reassuring. and also the cdc says the risk of transmission from surfaces is being up early we love seeing your faces. don't forget, if you want to be up on that wall, you can write to us at today.com/mytodayplaza. >> you should see them all prepping to keep the kids quiet very low it doesn't hurt, though, to wipe before the shot. >> thanks, guys. it down with a wipe. >> we were on the road last let's get the latest forecast from dylan. month and our plan was not to >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by sleep stop but you need gas number discover the sleep number 360 what do you do at the pump >> just get outside. the coronavirus is very fragile, smart bed for proven quality so it's unlikely to survive on surfaces outside very long sleep at a sleep number store near you you'll want to wash your hand >> and good morning again, everyone you know, it's hard to believe with soap and water after your pump your gas. but tomorrow is derby day. pay at the pump if you can if you go inside, keep on your and the forecast is a little bit different than when you get it in parts of kentucky in september now. saturday not 7:00. 7:01 is when that race is going mask >> a different pit stop. kids in the car, i have to go to the bathroom what do you do about a public restroom >> gas station bathrooms are your best option never thought i'd say that but aaa says they are most likely to be free and to start we're looking for clearer skies with mild temperatures 76 degrees normally i feel like in may it accessible rains every morning. grocery stores another option the weather looks fantastic you might not think about. let's talk about technique if there's a lid, close it before you flush it. tomorrow if not, open the stall door, use your foot. all across the country really except for the southwest where we are looking for some of our record high temperatures the heat will continue for the entire holiday weekend

on sunday we're still looking at high temperatures running about 20 degrees above average strong storms possible in the and get out of there >> a little pilates. great lakes on sunday. really nice elsewhere though >> exactly use your legs, use your body and on monday for labor day itself, pleasant up and down the and don't use those hand dryers because they really kick up air east coast temperatures in the 70s, 80s and particles. let your hands air dry if there 90s in the south well over 100 degrees for a lot are no paper towels. of areas in the southwest on >> gas station bathrooms are monday before it does start to cool down starting tuesday your best option words that have never been >> and we are under a microclimate weather alert ahead of the heat wave we're expecting in the bay area. uttered before >> 2020 is full of new surprises temperatures will be in the for us >> thank you by the way i should mention upper 80s, low 90s through the she'll be back with more how to safely enjoy this long weekend whether you're at home or on the road interior valleys. by tomorrow, we will be in the >> thank you, both next another big budget movie facing big-time problems as hollywood tries to resume triple digit area for the production this morning reports interior valleys. "the batman" star robert pattinson tested positive for dangerous heat especially heading towards sunday. that low humidity paired with coronavirus. some gusty winds into monday is we'll have the latest on that going to make for elevated fire right after this danger. that spare the air alert remains in place for tomorrow. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz... >> and as a pill for adults >> and as i said, tomorrow is derby day. with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis 'tis the law's run for the triple crown continues when methotrexate has not helped enough. it'll be fun to watch him. coverage tomorrow starting at and swelling, stiffness, to severe rheumatoid arthritis and helps stop further joint damage, 2:30 eastern only here on nbc. >> i have my hat even without methotrexate. >> do you? xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections. dylan, thanks a lot. coming up next, a preview of my

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we are back. willie has a preview of his sunday sit-down with mary j. blige. >> i'm such a fan. we reminisced about her debut album 28 years ago i professed to her to being a huge fan in high school. even though our talk was over zoom, we enjoyed a glass of her own new wine with our conversation let's do it. nothing like a little sauvignon >> let's do it

>> reporter: a casual late summer back yard toast with a music icon >> quarantine has been a lot of rose >> reporter: has it been tough to be kind of locked down like this >> no, it hasn't i actually enjoyed the rest. >> reporter: blige has spent much of that time off at home in new jersey enjoying her very own brand of sun goddess wine. there's a big distance between i like wine to i'm going to have my own wine. so what did you have to do to actually make this come to life? >> i was on tour with maxwell and we were out at dinner. maxwell had some of his italian friends with him and i was just drinking white wine the whole time and one of them asked me, why h? i just blurted out, yeah, i should because i love it so much from day one, it's been all fun and all love

lots of love ♪ ♪ i'm searching for a real love ♪ >> reporter: the bronx-born blige is the queen of hip hop soul a title she earned with the release of her ground breaking 1992 debut album "what's the 411" produced by another up and comer named sean "puff daddy" combs. i made that mixed tape for this high school girlfriend and she's behind me in the house, my wife and mother of my children. we owe you there do you know the transition from nobody knows my name or my face to everybody knows my name and face in a span of a few months >> it was crazy. the only thing on my mind when that came out was getting my family out the projects. again. >> reporter: her second album "my life" was released in 1994 at a time when blige's personal life was spiraling due to addiction and depression the 25th anniversary of "my life" is the subject of an

upcoming amazon documentary. >> it's what started the movement between it for my friends and i. it's one of the lowest points of my life as a young woman i thought i was the only one going through the hell i was going through. 4 million people went out and purchased the album. told me, we're going through it too. ♪ mary j. is in the spot tonigh and i'm going to make you feel all right ♪ >> reporter: so have you had music during quarantine? >> i've been writing a lot about life about myself, the quarantine, what people are going through. so i've got a lot of stuff to say. >> reporter: does that mean there'll be a new album coming >> definitely will be a new album coming >> reporter: new music from mary j. blige at the end of a long, strange summer thank you i'm so glad you love it. >> did i keep it down well enough did i hold it together i was such a fan

>> you tell her you loved her in high school. >> oh, yeah. i told her i made mix tapes for my then-high school girlfriend who became my wife so she gets the biggest tip. >> did you get the posters up behind you >> didn't want to weird her out too much you can hear more of my sit-down with mary j. blige on sunday "today." >> i had the tape in my ford escort in school coming up, stephanie ruhle has the best sales for you first this is "today" on nbc - [narrator] did you just reward yourself

for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? grubhub's gonna reward you for that with a $5 off perk. (doorbell rings) - [crowd] grubhub! (fireworks exploding)

as summer comes to an end, there's one thing you can be sure of this labor day weekend, some epic sales across the

board. >> now is the time to take advantage. senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle joins us where you can find the best bargains great to see you so this weekend like everything else over the last six months feels a little different, a little strange what's your best advise to people going out shopping this weekend? >> hey, willie hey, sheinelle like any big clearance sale weekend, get out there early everything is while supplies last so don't wait until monday you want something, get out to the stores now >> lots of people are working from home including kids i was trying to find desks the other day. it's difficult home office and tech obviously a big need right now where can you find the best deals? >> sheinelle, it's super important. you just said it with so many kids going to school from home, don't wait and see what you might need. go now while things are on sale and they're actually in stock. so let's talk about where. apple right now, if you buy a laptop or an ipad, you can get a free pair of ipad pros and 20% off apple care that apple care helps especially if you are not so hot on tech. over at hp, laptops are as low as $399 and they got select items for up to 60% off. at staples, for any of us who have been hunched over coffee

tables, get there. 50% off office chairs. people definitely need those and over at best buy, they have really good deals on surfaces a. >> i love a laptops and smart tvs. >> i love a good summer clearance sale wait until the end of the summer to buy your stuff for next year. what you looking for there >> okay. this is really important indoor/outdoor furniture i know people are thinking, the summer's over. these big retailers need to clear stuff out. and so many of us are going to be home for the foreseeable future i'm talking macy's up to 60% off across the site. plus an additional 10% to 20% with the code weekend. head over to walmart, all sorts of deals indoor furniture outdoor furniture. bedroom furniture. rugs huge deals there then over at wayfair and overstock, up to 70% off i would remind you because i was up all night putting some furniture together, pay attention to the details

>> i ordered a huge couch for my patio and the box was like this big. >> i got chairs this summer. wasn't pretty. >> what about clothing as we head into a new season >> okay. so many of us forgot to do back-to-school shopping. we were focused are they going back to school i put my son in a pair of trousers yet he looked like huck finn they went to his knee. i went to old navy they have amazing deals. over 60% off in the store. and they have masks. masks are going to sell out. you want to pay attention to that over at rei, 40% off outdoor gear and if you go to the outlet website, additional 20% off if you use the coach labor20. nike, 40% off workout gear and sneakers and if you want to fancy it up, go to nordstrom where their

sales are up to 60% off. >> your guy didn't want to wear clam diggers >> not a good look for a freshman in high school. >> particularly in that age group. let's talk about deals that may not be out there where people > think about where we are in the calendar. you've got amazon prime day coming up in the fourth quarter. might have expected them >> well, you know, you just think about where we are in the calendar you've got amazon prime day coming up in the fourth quarter. so things like smart home devices, it's not the best time to buy them now. wait it out. you're going to get better deals in the next couple months. >> good information as always. thanks, steph. and to find out more about these labor day sales, put it on our website go to today.com/shop coming up next, dessert to kick off your labor day celebration and remind you of the state fair we are talking -- you ready for this apple pie corn dogs. and blueberry pie. we've got the right woman to brinthem to you.g

coming up, we are coming up, we are celebrating the end of summer. hurts to say that.

but we have a spin on classic desserts for the season. >> a big nod to the state fair which we all miss this year. "today" contributor elizabeth hikel joins us from her kitchen. i'd love to be there good morning how are you? >> hi. how are y'all? >> we're good. state fair, some of the best memories of my life. the kansas state fair. >> have you ever -- going down that midway and you have all those incredible trailers with all that fried food, honey if it ain't fried, we don't want it when we're at the state fair. that's what we're going to start with today these are fried apple pie corn dogs they could not be simpler. all you do, you literally take an apple pie that's frozen, premade. pick that up get all of the outside crust off of it. you don't want that. now we just have this frozen center we're going to wrap it in a

pastry dough and you can buy that at the grocery store as well. it comes in like one of those roles. and then we're just going to kind of fashion this it's supposed to look like a corn dog so you want to kind of go ahead and cut it, mold it. and then we're going in that oil. so the good news is when you're frying, you want it to be about 350 degrees. take a little piece of dough to test it. put it in. if it starts to bubble and sizzle, you know it's right where it needs to be >> wow >> so here's one i did a little bit earlier. so now we've got it in there it's been fried. we're going to take one of these skewers which i've hidden from myself there we go. we're going to stick that in the bottom of this a little bit of powdered sugar you could do caramel sauce on top of this. unbelievable and then look. i'm going to cut this so you can see. >> come on >> hello have you ever in your life i mean, that is the easiest thing in the world now, we could not have a fair

without a blueberry pie. i mean, the pie contest is, you know, so iconic. this one has balsamic. in here a little bit of corn starch and we've beaten up a few of these blueberries with this wooden spoon now we're going to add our cinnamon we're adding some sugar. just a little. we add vanilla we also have some honey which is going to be incredible so we've got that sort of acidic balsamic, and salt then i'm adding a bit of black pepper >> oh. >> yes it will be that thing you go, , honey mixture to it. wait what is that like, what is that you won't be able to put your finger on it, but you will certainly know it's there.

here are the rest of our blueberries. we're going to add that wonderful corn starch, balsamic, honey mixture to it. then we'll mix it up just a bit. and then this is going to go right into our dough now, the recipe which you'll see at today.com, it's simple. we used a food processer so you put all of your ingredients in it, whiz it around once it forms a ball, you know, you just put it in the fridge and sit for a bit. then we're going to roll it out. look there can y'all see that look at those blueberries. and this is the season this is the end of the fruit season you know we're going to be working into fall apples and all of that thing so let's go ahead and really get into it with our berries >> oh, my goodness >> because they won't be here long >> elizabeth, what does your house smell like right now >> oh, honey it smells like four dogs no, i'm kidding. it smells -- you want the honest answer no it smells absolutely incredible. i'm telling you. there's nothing like this.

i think people are taking time now to do some baking because seriously try, you know, something like this. i was really sad i've always wanted to enter a pie at the state fair. and this was going to be my year i was going to enter this. i know so i just decided to have the contest by myself. >> there you go. >> guess what. guess what >> yes >> i won i won. >> congratulations >> blue ribbon yes. i know isn't that fancy >> i think you took first and second with those two. it's amazing >> and honorable mention, yes. >> it's always a pleasure. thank you, elizabeth >> y'all take care whoo there we go, willie. >> get these recipes on today.com/food on hoda and jenna, we're with alice and victoria with tips for glamming up your own space >> and on the third hour, joy bauer is grilling up shrimp for labor day. a little different than elizabeth. first your local news and

weather. good morning. 8:56. i'm kris sanchez. marin county approved restarting in-person classes for some students. 15 schools, some of them private, some of them public, all got waivers that allow them to reopen their own elementary schools. county health leaders say the schools can open as early as next tuesday. you know we'll be following that. also where it comes to outdoor gambling in the bay area, you might say hit me. san jose casinos received approval to open their outdoor tents which should be ready to roll within days. artichoke joe's in san bruno will open tonight. gamblers will have to follow

strict distancing rules. happening now, more reopenings including barber shops and hair salons in alameda county. they've been closed for months. today we are following reopenings and talking with business owners. and we'll have a live report in our midday news. also, not open for the holiday weekend, most bay area beaches. health leaders are trying to discourage large gatherings to limit the spread of covid-19. at midday at 11:00, we'll be live in pacifica to see what's happening so that the holiday weekend rush can be avoided. more news a little bit later.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> welcome to the third hour of "today" on this friday. i'm sheinelle here with dylan in studio 1a. craig and al are enjoying the last days -- >> i feel like it was forever ago. tuesday i ended the show with now i can say it. >> we have a great show for you this morning. have you heard of the tiktok duet challenge? artists offer a chance for fans all around the country, the world really to create a song with them on the app. and andy grammer got in on the action