>> all right, thank you very going to be. and tom is obviously perfect in much. that's going to do it for us. it and amazing the movie has exactly the right mix of nostalgia for the first and a final look at one but then the continuation of the story and the characters hurricane sally has decreased to and, you know, you don't expect a category 1. anything else from tom cruise at the "today" show has more coming up next. this point in his life >> my gosh i cannot wait for that the other one i can't wait for and i was happy when your name was attached to it "fletch" the film. were you getting texts from everybody going, i can't wait for that >> there's a weird thing when you wake up in the morning to 50, 60 texts at least i go, who died? this hour. what happened? this can't be good news. in that case it was. obviously not going to remake the chevy chase version. that's perfect where it is but we thought there was more millions facing a day of heavy rain and a potentially historic flooding threat. power outages mounting. we're live in the storm zone and al has the forecast track. tough questions. undecided voters take on president trump in a nationally televised town hall. >> why would you downplay a story to tell there. once we get a script, we're off pandemic? to the races it's very exciting i mean, people are -- people >> i didn't downplay it. rightfully -- >> they're pumped. and lastly, your place looks so cozy like, are you just nesting in there? what's going on in that house of

i actually in many ways, i upplayed it in terms of action. >> the president's new claim the virus could go away without a vaccine and the latest from the campaign trail with just 48 days yours? >> it's really been nice to kind of sit in your own space and go, oh, wow. like, i think i'll put a picture up over there. to go. or what's wrong with this door why is it so wonky when you try to look for the graciousness and gratitude in total devastation. >> it's just like, is this really happening? >> thousands of homes destroyed something that's so unprecedented, you start right by those western wildfires. thousands more in danger. there and think, well, at least and overnight the baseball game i got to chance to kind of sit in seattle called off because of in my own space and feel it. poor air quality. the smoke even visible on the and it is a very comfy home. east coast. >> well, thank you for sitting breaking overnight, horrific with us, too, jon. we appreciate that >> boy failure. congress releases its final report on those still grounded 737 max planes slamming boeing oh, boy. >> thank you for sitting with us, jon. >> does your face hurt from and the faa for repeated smiling so much? mistakes and failing to catch flaws that led to two deadly >> by the way, i call it a flirt-a-thon >> jon, did you grow that orchid crashes. we're live with the latest. historic settlement. yourself >> jon, your place looks cozy. the city of louisville has a >> jon, did you do the wallpaper? could you send me your address settlement with breonna taylor's >> y'all are bad you know that? family. >> i don't know that you can put >> she already has the address a dollar amount on her life.

she was so much more than that. >> this morning the major police every acting job reforms being promised and why every single one he said if he didn't get a job by the time he was 30, he was taylor's family says their fight out. he was teaching. >> how could he be rejected? do those people not have eyes? >> yeah. so he ended up getting in around for justice is far from over. complete. >> this is absolutely e seven u his 30th birthday. >> and i love "fletch. i love he's attached to that >> i know. love "top gun. love him >> love jon hamm advance in the nba playoffs and face lebron james and the lakers while miami storms back to win an overtime thriller. >> take a one-point lead. downhill. >> so cozy punches. >> i'll have a hamm sandwich later. >> you guys aren't funny just ahead here on a says get it out of here! >> "today," wednesday, september wednesday morning, morgan radford standing by in chicago 16th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, with a really special celebration in honor of hispanic this is "today" with savannah heritage month we'll take you to chicago right after this first this is "today" on nbc guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. good to have you with us. i don't know a ton about basketball, but just judging from the announcer's reactions, i mean --

>> i bet you sports fans went wild last night. two barn burners. we do have a lot happening this morning. including those brand new findings on the 737 max disasters condemning both boeing and the faa. tom costello will have more just ahead. but we start with hurricane sally. it's slow and steady on the gulf coast. >> high winds, heavy rains across much of the south this morning. some areas could see nearly 3 feet of rain. we're going to get to al's forecast where the storm's headed in just a moment. but let's start our team coverage with sam brock. he is in the thick of it in pensacola this morning. hi, sam. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, hoda, good morning. we are getting slammed with wind and rain. we started reporting at 4:00 this morning. the parking lot was empty. it is now a swimming pool with

streets nearby, rivers. pensacola underwater, storm surge of about five and a half feet. we love our new home. with more rain coming in hours there's so much space. we have a guestroom now. but, we have aunts. ahead, lives are still at risk yo t. across the region. expired, expired... overnight hurricane sally grinding toward shore slamming the gulf with heavy rains and potentially devastating expired. thanks, aunt bonnie. flooding. it's a lot of house. >> hope for the best and it's i hope you can keep it clean. all we could do. >> reporter: sally's strong at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. winds tearing down power lines plunging residents into which helps us save a lot of money darkness. oh, teddy. did you get my friend request? flooding homes and roadways uh, i'll have to check. (doorbell ringing) aunt joni's here! concerning officials. for bundling made easy, go to geico.com. >> we are anticipating a historic flood event throughout the coast and throughout the hello? county. >> sacomfortably explore ouror gincredible selection. down, rain totals pile up. with safe in-store guidance, with sally crawling at just 2 or order online, and pick up your products curbside! miles an hour, projections show come discover the perfect floor at the perfect price many spots could get soaked by 20 inches and up to 30 in however is perfect for you. isolated areas. coastal cities in alabama, explore floor & decor in-store or online. mississippi, and florida could take the biggest hit. thomas derby worries about the more than 1 million oysters he we're back has yet to harvest. 8:43 as we mark hispanic heritage month you're looking at over $750,000 >> life has changed for everyone during the pandemic, but

of lost oysters. >> we're praying it doesn't get hispanic families have been hit especially hard. >> and not just the impact on health and jobs, but also really that way. for right now, yeah. it could be a substantial loss for us. >> reporter: in biloxi, mississippi, residents are preparing for choked off roads. important traditions as well as nbc's morgan radford found out, families are finding some >> truck's gassed up. boat's gassed up. i'm ready. >> reporter: the national weather service has been warning residents not to waste time getting out. >> the national weather service says hide from the wind, run from the water. now is the time to run from the pretty creative ways to cope, aren't they, morgan. >> reporter: you got it, guys. we are standing here in the heart of little village. this is part of chicago's latino water. >> reporter: one couple literally running while they still can before sally hits. community. did you consider evacuation at this month is all about honoring celebration and tradition. community. any point? this month is all about honoring >> i think eventually but now i celebration and tradition. typically that's large family think it's too late for us to go anywhere so we're going to stay gatherings, food, big put. >> reporter: last-minute prayers celebrations hopefully answered. all of which has effectively >> we still hope and pray that sally will not bring that type come to a halt since the pandemic of pain and heart ache. that's why this community said it's more important now than ever to make sure we're celebrating even if it means but hurricane sally is not to be doing it in new ways for angela, today is a milestone. one she didn't quite expect to look like this so this is something you've been

taken for granted. thinking about since you were little >> yes >> reporter: today is angela's quinceanera. >> reporter: sally made landfall a tradition marking her 15th birthday and transition to near gulf shores. look at the cars over my shoulder. birthday and transition to earlier water was at the tires, adulthood. now it is just under the one that windows. adulthood. one that typically involves church service and a huge family high tide is expected in party. but now the pandemic is forcing families like hers to get really creative which is why she's pensacola around 11:00. hosting a drive-through water will continue to rise. as far as where storm surge ranks historically, it is one of quinceanera in the front yard. the top numbers in the history >> we said we'll do what we have to do on our end to make it happen >> reporter: and they did. of the city, above katrina, with custom masks. below ivan which was in 2004, with an anniversary today. savannah, back to you. >> that is intense. sam, stay safe. thank you very much. speaking of alabama, morgan chesky is there in mobile. morgan, how's it looking where you have a special mask made out of the same material as your dress. >> yes >> reporter: and a caravan of well wishers were you nervous at all to come out because of the pandemic? >> yes, actually, because i you are? haven't gone out anywhere. >> reporter: this is your first time leaving >> yes i didn't do anything during the summer so this is my -- you know, this >> reporter: hoda, good morning. is a big event for me. >> reporter: they're also hosting a much smaller socially sally made landfall hours ago, distanced party complete with temperature checks and hand we are feeling the bands work through this part of alabama. i want to show you something interesting that played out as a result of the hurricane that

started to be felt lear at night fall. this morning, people woke up, afra sanitizer stations these are among the dozens of changes latino families are making to still honor their afraid storm surge would be an issue. culture during the pandemic. in chicago there's a twist on special sweet breds known as this was considered a massive concha >> that's a concha virus threat. >> reporter: how many of these today, water levels have have you sold since the actually dropped. this is the power of a hurricane pandemic that back side of the storm, >> i've lost count already >> reporter: you've sold that many pulling water from the bay. now pushing it down the coast into bays near pensacola, florida where flooding is an >> yeah. even bigger concern. >> reporter: and pinatas made to look like the virus itself >> they've been one of the most popular during the pandemic. that said, the powerful winds i think it's about releasing frustration. also keeping true. >> we want to honor the traditions of our parents. from sally are reporting they're not originally from the widespread power outages, people u.s. are trapped in homes making for we want to make sure that we honor and we put those traditions into our own families a long day ahead. we'll send it back to you. >> all right. morgan chesky for us in mobile. >> reporter: families that are thanks. >> now we've seen it. let's hear about what's happening. al, it's just sitting there and just dumping on this region. adapting and celebrating >> yeah. it's moving right now north/northeast at 3 miles per >> glad i get to spend time. >> reporter: while keeping their hour. 105 mile-per-hour winds. we have tornado watches and traditions alive warnings up right now. just to the east of panama city, guys, everyone we talk to about we have tornado warnings up. this month said this month is about adapting

we are watching this now and you can see these wind gusts. these are live wind gusts. pensacola, 81 mile-per-hour something that latino families have historically had to do over gusts. and over again whether that's adapting to a new mobile at 63. home, a new culture. but also adapting to keep families safe in a new pandemic that has hit latino families especially hard. so this month is about honoring that tradition of resilience, right now it will slowly track guys >> i love it inland over alabama. we can hear the mariachis. i love it so much. you're in chicago. tell us about this neighborhood and this community >> reporter: so, savannah, it's storm surge this morning will be the heart of chicago's latino going along with this torrential rainfall. and then through tomorrow, it moves past atlanta. in the afternoon on into the southeast. mid-atlantic states by friday afternoon. heavy rain along cape hatteras. as we've been talking about, the rain the big problem. 26 million people under flash flood watches or warnings. historic catastrophic flooding community. you see this live mariachi band. this is traditional pinatas. we want to show you some of the ways the latino businesses have had to reinvent themselves to possible. rainfall rates this morning of 3 survive and thrive in the pandemic to 4 inches per hour. we've already had some reports for example, we have this restaurant in chicago. we've got meat, salsa, onions. so this is something that is of 22 inches of rain that have already fallen unofficially. and we've got the winds expected traditional mexican food and then we have those conchas today gusting this morning very or concha viruses. graphically pushing their way to the north. they've brought all of these and that will cause power outages throughout the area.

downed trees, power lines stretching from the panhandle all the way into the southeast, guys. so again, big problems with the winds, but the biggest problem this is the concha virus it's a little bit sweet on top but a traditional mexican dish that gets its name from a shell. thank you. going to be the heavy rains. some catastrophic flooding over the next 24 hours. then we have the pinatas that are made to look like the coronavirus. >> we need that. >> morgan, our understanding is >> you're going to keep tracking that throughout the day, throughout the morning. thanks, al. all right. craig's here now with developments in the presidential race. >> good morning to you. with just 48 days to go now until the election day, things certainly heating up out there on the campaign trail. by the end of this week, absentee ballots will be mailed that those pinatas, they're also helping a lot of businesses just stay afloat, right >> reporter: and that's what's so cool, craig i mean, all of these businesses have found new ways to adapt to out in some 23 states. both campaigns pushing up steps the pandemic for support. marco, why do you think these things are selling out like hot president trump facing some tough questions in a town hall cakes? >> morgan, i think it's the overnight from a group of tradition and frustration during uncommitted voters in these tough times. >>ouorfrustration? >> yes >> reporter: should we give it a go >> yes >> reporter: i'm afraid for my photographer. battleground pennsylvania. peter alexander is at the white house with more. hey, peter. >> reporter: good morning to you.

from the president, this town hall style event represented a rare moment that put him face-to-face with voters who are >> harder! harder >> yeah! not his fierce supporters. president trump on the defensive >> oh! >> come on touting a view the pandemic that oh, yeah is starkly at odds with what many of his own top health >> you get that! officials are saying. overnight president trump in battleground pennsylvania facing a barrage of challenging >> what's in there >> candy >> looks bulletproof. >> did the candy fall? >> there it is >> reporter: i did it. questions from undecided voters. >> way to go, morgan >> thank you, morgan >> please stop and let me finish >> reporter: happy hispanic my question, sir. >> reporter: during an abc town hall, the president contradicting his own admission that he intentionally downplayed the coronavirus. heritage month, guys t wish we were at >> well, i didn't downplay it. in many ways i upplayed it in terms of action. >> reporter: here's what he told bob woodward in march. >> i wanted to always play it down, i still want to play it down because i don't want to create a panic. >> reporter: the president also repeating his claim the virus will disappear even without a vaccine. >> it would go away without the vaccine, george. but it's going to go a lot faster with it. >> it would go away without vaccine? >> over time, sure. >> many deaths. >> and you'll develop a herd

mentality. >> reporter: president trump referring to herd immunity, presumably. also rivaling joe biden for wanting a national mask mandate. >> you ask joe biden, they said we're going to do a national mandate on masks. he never did it. >> reporter: biden responding on twitter, to be clear i'm not currently president. but if you chip in now, we can change that in november. earlier tuesday biden in florida with jose diaz-balart blasting the president's handling of the pandemic. >> he knew how deadly this pandemic was and he denied it. he didn't say a word to the american people about it. it's been near criminal the way he handled this. it's been bizarre. >> reporter: president trump was also pressed on his reluctance to handle racial injustice. >> there's not a race problem with me. i have great respect for all races, for everybody. >> reporter: the first debate between the two candidates now less than two weeks away. and new overnight following that

historic signing ceremony here at the white house with the united arab emirates and bahrain. normalizing relations with israel. new violence in that regioattac palestinian militants fired rockets from there wounding two people. the president calling the agreement here yesterday the dawn of a new middle east but the deal does not address the future of the palestinians. >> all right. peter alexander, we're going to have more on that later from keir simmons this morning. a lot more to get to we are back. including the devastation from 8:51 it is time for some my "today" plaza. we got a lot of families joining us coast to coast. the wildfires in the west. the death toll and the number of missing rose again overnight. >> good morning, everybody but i want to say -- officials in oregon say >> hi! thousands of homes have been lost already in just one of the >> shhh the baby is sleeping fires burning there. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is in ashland for us. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the number of homes lost in this county alone is four times let's go to richardson, texas. that is baby emilia. higher than what was originally hi how old is the baby? >> she's one week.

>> one week today? expected. better weather is on the way. but we've been told these wildfires could burn for months. >> brand new >> yes >> oh, she is beautiful. hello, emilia. we have so much to discuss welcome to the world, sweet from the air, the true sco obliterated. this the town of talent, oregon, girl where some of the only >> don't wake a sleeping baby. >> it's wonderful. structures left standing are >> yeah? is this your first baby? >> it's our first baby and your newest, biggest fan i stained pink from fire retardant. weant to say welcome, emilia, to the world cadaver dogs here scouring the >> congratulations wreckage for signs of human remains. and this is what search teams are up against. debris fields that stretch blocks and entire cities long. the family that lives in this home made it out alive, but many of their neighbors may not have been so lucky. in northern california's butte county, some survivors are >> thank you >> thank you, sweetheart thank you. >> that was sweet. >> let's go back to our big board. reliving the nightmare. we've got more people to celebrate. where is the lynn family from jillian rouse and her family marietta, georgia? we see you happy anniversary. where's rowan? he's turning 5 happy birthday, young man. we've got the williams family. lost their home in the fire in paradise. now tragedy has struck again. >> we need to take care of

mother earth. we're told that every day with all these things happening. >> reporter: in southern california, firefighters are battling the bobcat fire in the san gabriel mountains. defending the mount wilson observatory, flames coming within just 500 feet. >> hi! across the west, more than 7,000 >> we've got a teenager in the miles torched. house. >> all right >> yes, we do. >> and 31 years together, keith and gloria you look beautiful an area the size of new jersey. and the doyle family some such as the claremont bear twins evelyn and brooklyn. fire, bigger than major cities they're turning 1 today and they like dallas. got the right book >> yes >> happy birthday. really fun >> every summer we're burning if you guys want to celebrate something, sign up join us at today.com/mytodayplaza lots of fun. up. >> we love it. >> how about we keep the celebrations going >> reporter: a day after let's spin some jars >> let's do it because it's smuckers birthday president trump dismissed scientists promising it will get cooler, kamala harris says the country must do more to combat climate change. >> this is not a partisan issue. time first up, i wish a happy 100th ideology should not kick in. birthday to miss ruth price mitchell she is a proud grandma from richmond, virginia it's just a fact. this is just a fact. >> reporter: economic losses alone have been estimated at 21 great, great grand kids that's great $150 billion. john kelly's from miami, florida. world war ii vet while the health and environmental impacts could be far reaching as sm

west could be seen over the 100 years old. wearing his pilot's hat from the war. congratulations, sir and we salute you for your service. monuments over washington, d.c. happy 102nd birthday to ruby milner of illinois rumor has it she has the best pie you will ever taste. back in oregon at this campground, a lone flag stands lee peterson is from north among the rubble. a reminder of how much has been lost and what is still worth carolina a former baseball player 100 years old. in addition to this milestone birthday, lee and his wife helen celebrating 74 years of fighting for. marriage >> reporter: the air quality remains a big issue. yes. phillip stone of illinois, 100 didn't quit playing tennis until he was 94. it is unclear when it will lift. damage to tens of millions of last but not least, happy 100th birthday to riva gornbein from north carolina people is taking place every day across the region. savannah, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. we have more breaking news. a congressional report is out this morninglalamming when she was 97, get this. riva took a trip to antarctica boeing and the faa over the >> wow >> that's amazing. happy smuckers birthdays >> happy anniversary again to you. crashes of two 737 max planes. >> thank you that led to the entire fleet grounded worldwide. coming up on the third hour, tom costello has been on this jill martin is going to share some ideas to spruce up the home one from the start. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. recall this was the major story of 2019. office

we reported day after day about >> and we are heading into the kitchen for our hack at it the 737 max, the crashes, and series professional chefs give us ways the grounding. to, like, you know, make things now this congressional investigation is looking specifically at failures at both boeing and the faa and doing a deep dive as to why these two easier >> let's put the big board up one more time. >> big board >> now a check of your local news and weather crashes happened. >> have a great day! aviation giant boeing is under fire this morning after a new report on the 737 max blasts the company for a, quote, horrific culmination of engineering flaws and management issues that led to two fatal crashes. the report part of an 18-month investigation by the house transportation committee points to what it calls five broad problems. a rush to production amid a race to compete with a new airbus model that cut to cost cutting and safety lapses, downplaying the mcas system sending them into fatal nose dives. test. test. test. test. boeing withholding information from the faa. test. test. company mismanagement giving test. test. oversight to employees unaware test. test. test.

of certain decisions and procedures. and finally the report blasts the faa itself for siding with boeing rather than listening to faa experts. it comes after lion air flight 610 from indonesia and ethiopian airlines flight 302 both crashed shortly after takeoff killing everyone on board. that mcas automated system is at the center of both crashes. they took place five months apart from each other. the 737 max has been grounded worldwide ever since. victims' families speaking out at the time. >> my family died because of the greed, the arrogance, the good morning. hubris, the management 8:56. breaking news to tell you about. dysfunction, the lack of internal oversight within boeing fire crews say they are at the scene. you can see the plume of smoke and faa. >> reporter: this morning boeing there. this is in oakland's chinatown. released a statement saying we have learned many hard lessons this happened in the area of 880 and webster street. as a company from the accident. just got off the phone of adding, quote, it has made oakland fire. they're calling this a commercial fire t started about 45 minutes ago. we have a crew heading there to the scene.

changes to our company as a result and continue to look for we'll bring you more on our midday newscast at 11:00. in the south bay, two people ways to improve. the faa which as we mentioned are dead, three more injured also very much criticized in this report has also issued a statement reading in part this morning, the faa has implemented after a shooting two blocks from san jose state campus. it happened about 10:00 last night near south 8 and reed streets. improvements identified in the witnesses say people were report and it's focused on gathering around a streetside advancing overall aviation safety by improving our organization, processes, and memorial when that shooting culture. happened and shots were fired earlier in the evening. police so far not confirming the report coming as regulators are still working on getting the those details. happening now, we're 737 max recertified. following both of these stories. kris sanchez is in san jose, that is likely now to happen in where police are supposed to the coming months and the plane provide an update any time now in theory could be reintroduced into airline arsenals, if you will, or their fleets some time on that shooting. she'll have a live report for us during our midday newscast. over the winter. hoda, back to you. >> all right. we're posting those updates on tom costello for us. our twitter feed. we'll have a local weather >> thank you. update for you in an hour. see you then. let's go back to al for the rest of the forecast. >> that's right, guys. of course we're watching the southeast for hurricane sally. but beautiful weather in the mid-atlantic into northeast new england. feeling like fall in the northern plains. the wildfire smoke continues to blanket the west. and we've got showers through southern texas. sunny skies through the southwest.

we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. response teams, state farm will always be among the first to arrive and the last to leave. to help show that human nature is greater than nature. like a good neighbor, state farm is there.® good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're so excited to finally have some good air quality across the bay area. green sensors means it's safe to go outside and go for a nice long walk or run this morning, and we're starting out with cool temperatures that will warm up for the inland areas as we go into this afternoon reaching into the mid to upper 80s for the valleys while the coastal

areas will stay in the 60s. going through the forecast, cooler temperatures coming in as we continue to get some cleaner air. >> and that is your latest weather. hoda? >> all right, al. thank you. coming up, we will have reaction from breonna taylor's family in the settlement in that case and the fight for police reform. why they say it's just the beginning of their fight for justice. and he's fought for 9/11 first responders. now jon stewart is making a new plea on capitol hill for thousands of military veterans. why he is saying they're not getting the help they deserve and need. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:26. i'm laura garcia. today's top stories include five victims in a deadly shooting. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in san jose where two people were killed by gunfire, three others shot and are in the hospital in a shooting not far from san jose state. the shooting happened about 10:00 near south eighth and reed street. witnesses told us they heard more gunshots earlier in the evening and that people were gathered around what seemed to be a street side memorial when the shooting happened. sjpd has not confirmed the details but say they will give us an update later on this

morning. >> reporter: i'm bob brentwood. overnight you may have noticedn to see them in a long time because the air quality has improved so much. right now we're seeing air quality that's either moderate if not good throughout the bay area. though that could change if the wildfires flare up again or if new ones start to burn. right now there's a weather system offshore that's making it much easier to breathe. which will make it so great for people that just want to go outside, kari. as we're waking up and looking out the window in walnut creek, a great morning to take the dog on an extra long walk and enjoy some of that better air quality as we see green sensors across the bay area this morning, once again for the first time in about a month. as we lock at temperatures mid-60s for the coast and half moon bay 65. 80 in palo alto. 79 in san jose and some upper

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7:30. it's wednesday morning, september 16th, 2020. you're looking at pensacola, florida. a lot of other places along the gulf coast this morning hurricane sally is just crawling across. a slow mover, whipping winds, heavy rain. that rain that's dumping is causing lots of problems. al's going to be up in just a bit to track that and see where it's headed. >> he said it did speed up slightly. it's now at 3 miles per hour. >> we can still walk as fast as that.

let's start th hw cdc study children rarely die from the coronavirus. the study shows among the 190,000 deaths here in the u.s., only 121 of them were those under 21 years of age. that's at the end of july when the study was completed. the report reveals children from racial and ethnic minorities as well as those with underlying health conditions were disproportionately affected. cnbc's jim cramer is apologizing for a comment he made to house speaker nancy pelosi. it happened during a live interview on tuesday. take a listen. >> gotten between you and secretary mnuchin. what deal can we have, crazy nancy? i'm sorry. that was the president. i have such reverence for the office, i would never use that term. >> but you just did. >> come on. you know what i mean. >> i do. i do. >> you heard cramer there using the nickname president trump calls the speaker. he apologized again saying, quote, it was a very stupid comment and a tongue in cheek

move to make a point about the tone in washington. he says he has an incredible amount of respect for pelosi and the office she holds. turning now to the nba and the huge upset in the western conference playoffs. >> just 2 of 9 from the field. murray three pointer. jamal murray from downtown. >> jamal murray put up 40 points to lead the denver nuggets to a 104-89 win over the l.a. clippers. denver advancing to the western conference finals. the clippers done for the season. they'll get out of the bubble now. despite being a favorite to win it all the beginning of the season. up next for the nuggets? lebron james and his l.a.

lakers. >> that's going to be a good matchup there. also this morning, we are hearing from the family of breonna taylor after the settlement with the city of louisville. it comes six months after she was shot and killed by police in her own home. gabe gutierrez is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. the settlement is the largest of its kind in louisville's history and this city is now anxiously awaiting a decision on whether any of the officers involved in breonna taylor's death will be charged. >> breonna taylor! >> reporter: this morning the family of breonna taylor says the $12 million civil settlement is only a start. >> i don't know that you can put a dollar amount on her life. she was so much more than that. >> reporter: the city of louisville did not admit any wrong doing by police, but the settlement does include several reforms such as changes to the approval process for search warrants, the hiring of social workers to go out on mental health calls, and incentives for officers to live and volunteer in the community. >> my administration is not waiting to move ahead with needed reforms to prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again.

>> reporter: does the union believe that the civil settlement is premature? >> in our opinion, yes. i think it would be logical to wait for an investigation to be completed before a decision like that is made. >> reporter: it all comes more than six months after a botched raid at taylor's apartment. police were executing a search warrant looking for drugs. officers said they announced themselves to taylor's boyfriend who was inside. he disputes that. he said he feared an intruder was breaking in and fired his licensed weapon wounding an officer. police returned fire killing taylor. >> breonna taylor was in her apartment who had every right to sleep in peace and not have the police execute a dangerous, i believe unconstitutional and unjustifiable no-knock warrant on yet another black citizen in america. >> reporter: her family says no drugs were found in the apartment and they're now calling for at least second degree manslaughter charges

against the officers. >> not only did they cause the death of someone else, they put other individuals at risk. >> reporter: one of the officers there that night has been fired. his attorney declined to comment. the other two on leave. how important are charges for these officers? >> it's very important. it's the most important part of this. i understand that they're police officers, but that doesn't make you above the law. >> well, we just heard how breonna's family feels about it. they're hoping to see criminal charges here. what's the timeline on a decision? >> reporter: well, savannah, sources familiar with the matter tell nbc news that evidence could be presented to a grand jury as early as this week, but kentucky's attorney general has provided no official timeline so far. meanwhile, overnight, the police union tells me it believes the officers should face no charges at all because they lawfully applied for that search warrant

and only fired in self-defense once they were fired upon. savannah? >> gabe gutierrez, thank you very much. when we come back this morning, jon stewart's new fight on capitol hill. you'll want to hear the plea he is making to help sick veterans. that's right after this. ♪ family, all in this together ♪ ♪ family, we're taking a chance ♪ ♪ family, like birds of a feather ♪ ♪ family, kick off your shoes and dance ♪ ♪ family, like birds of a feather ♪ ♪ family, kick off your shoes and dance ♪

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families say these open air waste pits have. comedian jon stewart back on capitol hill and deadly serious. >> literally the burning gun in this situation are burning guns. >> reporter: the former "daily show" host taking up the cause on the burn pits lobbying for legislation that would entitle them to lifetime health care coverage >> our veterans lived 24 hours a day 7 days a week next to toxic smoke. >> reporter: contractors use jet fuel to burn everything from ammunition to human and medical waste during the afghanistan and iraq wars. the department of veterans affairs which has downplayed the long-term health effects of the pits telling nbc news it is adhering to the eligibility requirements for va health care and disability compensation that congress established stewart now bringing the same

passion seen during last year's successful fight for 9/11 first responders >> your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity time they're getting the same cold shoulder from congress that they received and so the fight starts again. >> reporter: heath robinson served as an army medic in iraq. >> i have lung cancer stage 4. my lungs are weak. >> reporter: his widow danielle says he spent months just yards from a burn pit. but the va denied some medical and caregiver benefits to the 39-year-old who died in may. >> you sent them to iraq and afghanistan, now take care of them when they come home >> reporter: daniel's mother on tuesday desperately trying to get the attention of republican lawmakers passing by >> you have no guts! >> reporter: veterans and their families now hoping star power will get the government to pay

for these wounds of war. stewart is linking his two congressional fights knowing these soldiers sent to fight the battle based on the september 11th attacks are suffering the same illnesses that first responders at the world trade center suffered. as for the veterans administration, it says it is constantly reviewing the research on this issue and it points to a recent study that says there is no evidence linking the disease with the burn pits, but also that same study says that more research needs to be done hoda and craig >> all right anne thompson for us there it's always great to see jon stewart. he's so passionate about his topics. >> his advocacy is going to surpass his comedic talent but 200,000 vets that's how many would be helped if this passes >> he gets results >> oh, yeah. speaking of results, al roker standing by. you get results too. >> i'll tell you, we're seeing results from sally right now this is pensacola. and look at the flooding going

on right now i mean, they're getting massive rain bands they've got wind gusts over 50 you can see the water line is at door level of cars and it's just going get worse as this goes on let's take a look right now and show you as far as the satellite and radar is concerned you can see it is a category 2 storm. 105 mile-per-hour winds. you can see the rain bands and we've got an expanded tornado watch until 6:00 tonight for that region. these are some of the rainfall totals rainfall indicated radar 22 inches of rain. panama city over 10 inches mobile 3 1/2 inches of rain. and because of climate change, we're seeing these storms overperforming a rain machine, warmer air and oceans increase available moisture to these systems.

that has more moisture into the tropical systems the wetter storms produce more extreme rain totals. 15% more rain out of these systems because of climate change five state rainfall records in the last four years from hurricane harvey in 2017 when remember it was almost 16 inches of rain. -- 61 inches of rain and also for south carolina and north carolina over 23 inches of rain all because of climate change brighter skies today in the northeast and new england. wildfire smoke continues in the pacific northwest. and it's going to feel like fall up through the northern plains that's what's going on around the country. here's good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're really excited to get some cleaner air in the bay area this morning. we've seen green sensors indicating that it's safe to go outside for a nice, long walk this morning. as we go into the afternoon our sky may stay blue as we are still expecting more of this improved air quality and our temperatures reaching into the upper 80s in the warmest spots and low to mid-60s near the coastline. as we go throu cooldown especia

by the end of this workweek. >> you know, guys, normally a system once makes landfall takes off like a shot. until it's picked up by a trough, it's only moving at 3 to 5 miles per hour so it's going to be sitting over that area for at least the next several hours. so we're not out of the woods yet by any means >> sort of just parking there and pouring rain all right, al. thank you. still ahead this morning, we've got some encouraging news when it comes to the coronavirus on college campuses. yes, encouraging what some schools are now doing that has helped them avoid outbreaks. can other schools learn? but first, these messages. overwhelm me. define me. but i found a way to give myself more space. i met ocrevus, an infusion treatment that's two-times-a-year. for adults with relapsing or primary progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, ocrevus is proven effective in reducing relapses in rms and slowing disability progression

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good morning. i'm laura garcia. happening now the search is on for a gunman in the south bay after an overnight shooting. it happened in san jose. >> reporter: i'm cierra johnson in downtown mill valley. a big day for business owners here in marin county because the county has moved from tier one to tier two which means some of those businesses are able to ease their restrictions. indoor dining is now allowed as well as gyms indoors and movie theaters are officially open. if you're going to visit keep in mind they will be operating at reduced capacity. >> reporter: i'm bob redell in brentwood. overnight you might have looked in the sky and noticed little specks of light. they're called stars. the first time we've been able to see them in a long time because the air quality has improved so much.

we're seeing air quality that's either moderate if not good throughout the bay area, though that could change if the wildfires flare up again or if new ones start to burn. right now there's a weather system offshore that's making it much easier to breathe. good thing it's easier to breathe out there. a lot of people want to get outdoors, kari. we're seeing a lot of green sensors, and that means go. green means go. we're seeing much better air quality, the best we've seen in more than a month. as we look at our temperatures for today we're starting out cool but we'll warm up slightly. reaching into the mid to upper 80s for the inland east bay as well as the north bay for san jose a high of 79 degrees and some upper 60s in san francisco. going through this forecast we will continue to cool off as we get stronger winds coming in by the end of the week, laura. all right, thank you very much. thank you for joining us as

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, breaking news roaring ashore hurricane sally makes landfall overnight. residents preparing for historic flooding >> potential water event here is significant. >> while out west, those wildfires continue to rage as we get a closer look at the devastation. we're live with the very latest. plus, lessons learned. how school officials and students are working together to stop the spread of covid-19 on their college campus >> our students are really showing the willingness and the commitment to try to keep the university open.

>> just ahead, we'll show you how some schools are getting it right. and hamming it up. local theater. >> it's where i got my start >> and that upcoming "top gun" sequel >> i loved it. it's everything you hope it's going to be. it's everything i hoped it was going to be. >> "today," wednesday, september 16th, 2020 ♪ >> we're the walker family >> from vancouver, washington. >> and we're celebrating -- >> rowan's 5th birthday. >> it's my birthday! >> we brought the whole family to hilton head to celebrate our 10th anniversary ♪ >> celebrating jonathan's 13th birthday from utah >> good morning, everybody welcome back to "today."

it's wednesday morning smack dab in the middle of the week and already a busy one, right? >> it is and if you woke up a little later these days, don't you worry. set the dvr and you can tune into the other hour that preceded this one. it's a good one. >> we've been here waiting on you. >> exactly let's get to your news at 8:00 hurricane sally made landfall after a night of major flooding and power outages along the gulf coast. we'll get to al in a moment. he's got new storm track from the weather service. but first let's go to nbc's sam brock who really has been getting pounded along with residents there this morning sam, we can see it we can see what's happening right there. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the rain and wind just has not stopped. in the light of day now, we're getting a better picture what this looks like. parking lots and streets beside me or just rivers. the national hurricane center calling this historic and catastrophic flooding. unfolding, not potentially unfolding right now. you'll see the cars with the water level up to their windows.

when we first got here, the water was barely even touching the tires. just a matter of hours it's progressed here. progressed here. and in pensacola they've recorded 28.4 inches of rain and in pensacola they've recorded 24.8 inches of rain at the naval air base the previous record, guys, for the most amount of rain in one day in september in pensacola, 11.6 inches. which means they have more than doubled the record today and we still got probably nine or ten hours of potentially torrential rain left savannah, back to you. >> all right sam brock, stay safe out there thank you, sam >> al's got the latest now on the potential for that record flooding >> it's going to just continue we just had wind gusts of 92 miles per hour it is now, sally, 15 miles east of gulfport. still crawling north/northeast as 3 miles per hour.

and as it starts to move and push its way north, again, thosp you can see pensacola. there's that wind gust information there. mobile, 64 miles per hour. and look at these rainfall totals we're anywhere from 10 to 23 inches of rain and that's going to be added to as this slowly makes its way to the northeast. 26 million people under flash flood watches, warnings. historic and catastrophic flooding 3 to 4 inch rainfalls per hour we're talking some isolated totals of up to 3 feet of rain as it makes its way up into the northeast. i should say the southeast and the mid-atlantic states. those damaging winds will continue to push through and that's going to cause widespread power outages we're already getting reports. the mayor of pensacola we're supposed to talk to him later in the third hour today. he's lost power at his home there. meanwhile this morning, the ground breaking deal signing between israel and two arab

nations at the white house the big question is will it lead to wider peace in the middle east "today" correspondent keir simmons joins us with more on this good morning >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning to you. on yesterday's show, savannah asked jared kushner whether saudi arabia might at some point sign a peace deal like this one signed at the white house yesterday. today a senior republican senator tells me he thinks that really is a possibility. it all piles pressure on iran as you might expect today the iranian president condemning this agreement before sunrise this morning, israeli jets attacked targets in gaza after palestinian militants fired rockets from there wounding two people. the violence coming less than 24 hours after president trump hailed a new dawn in the middle east in the form of a peace agreement. >> this can really lead to peace, real peace in the middle

east for the first time. >> reporter: the first arab nations to recognize israel since 1994 the united arab emirates, bahrain, as well as israel leading a more united front against iran the uae hoping to buy jets >> suffering far too long. >> reporter: the agreement brokered by president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner who spoke to savannah before the white house signing. >> do you expect other countries namely saudi arabia to follow suit >> well, i think what you're seeing now is the beginning of the end of the israel/arab conflict >> reporter: up next, saudi arabia could normalize >> saudi arabia's got all kinds of challenges. and they need this they need any kind of irritation

with israel behind them. and the opportunity is there >> reporter: palestinian leaders left out of the agreement accusing arab countries of abandoning them. israel's leader facing criticism for his handling of coronavirus getting help once again from his friend president trump >> you have the key to the hearts of the people of israel >> reporter: president trump hoping for a foreign policy boost with the election less than two months away president trump suggesting in an interview that this deal could bring the palestinians to the table. but what's not in here what to do about the west bank where many palestinians live what to do about the millions of palestinian refugees there are many unanswered questions here >> senior international correspondent keir simmons this morning. thank you. it's 8:07. the news is done the boost is on. >> i'm ready a teenage girl in south carolina was told to expect a package from her grandma all right, when she opened the door, she got a much bigger surprise check it out >> thank you oh, my god

oh, my god oh, my god >> so who is that, you ask that's her childhood best friend he disguised himself as a delivery man the package from grandma was all part of the plot the friend traveled from out of state to pull off that surprise. he wanted to wish his pal good luck before he started her senior year. >> she looked like she was going to lift him up she was probably going in for the corona hug where you're hugging like this you want to hug but you can't hug. so sweet up next, the ingredients for coronavirus success on college campuses >> yeah. it's happening we'll take you to some schools keeping their case numbers low how they're doing it and whether it could work on other campuses across the countryanyt

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campuses but there is some good news this morning. kerry sanders is in tampa, florida, to tell us all about one school, couple schools that are actually getting it right. hey, kerry >> reporter: good morning. that's right the spread of coronavirus on some college campuses has been seemingly unstoppable. then you have the other end of the spectrum like here at the university of south florida where the covid positivity rates are low. extremely low. and experts say that is not just a case of luck as coronavirus outbreaks plague some college campuses nationwide, there are actually some success stories at schools where positivity numbers are remarkably low the university of south florida says its positive rate is a stunning 0.002%. >> it's an adjustment, but it's

working. >> reporter: usf has more than 50,000 students in a state that's been a virus hot spot all summer just over a hundred students at its tampa campus testing positive since the fall semester began 24 days ago. >> our students are really showing the willingness and commitment to try to keep the university open. >> reporter: distancing in classrooms, constant virus tests, mandatory masks even this symptom app. all playing a role just about every university has something in place is the difference here versus other universities where we see rising numbers responsibility or irresponsibility by the students? >> well, we've also prohibited any social gatherings and including our fraternities and students >> well, we've also prohibited any social gatherings and including our fraternities and sororities we've prohibited them from having in-person gatherings. >> reporter: violators face serious consequences >> people can be suspended from the university >> reporter: has that happened yet? >> yes >> reporter: that strict vigilance aimed at preventing superspreader events like this one in new jersey near the house used in the "jersey shore"

reality show the success does not come as one size fits all. here nearly 3,000 students, faculty all entered a two-week quarantine with regular testing. >> we're testing 6% of the population at any given moment we're testing the waste water of every building because the virus exhibits itself in waste water before it does in your nose. >> reporter: in north carolina duke university with fewer than 80 covid cases >> the more we can do to catch that and to catch that early, the safer the rest of the safee population would be. >> reporter: one thing school leaders agree on, keeping numbers low requires persistence. >> we're not relaxing at all

so we know the trends and the -- >> are we finding in some campuses the numbers are low because the number of students are low? what role does that play >> reporter: that plays a really big role for instance, here at the university of south florida, 52% of the students are taking classes in the classroom 48% are doing it remotely. and in the dormitories which would normally be full, they're at about 60% so there are fewer kids in the dormitories that are closer together. and because they're not as cramped in there, also preventing the spread of coronavirus. >> doing some things right there. all right, kerry sanders thank you. >> thank you, kerry. before we get to carson and "pop start," let's get another check of the weather al >> hey, guys we're looking at that wildfire smoke continuing out west. feeling like fall in the northern plains. beautiful in the northeast in the mid-atlantic and new england. showers in

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. more clouds clear the air and we'll see our temperatures from the east bay and as we go through today air quality and cooler temperatures. >> and that is your latest weather. cousin carson! >> come on get over here! >> i'm coming. got to stay six feet >> fine. stay right there >> i'll stand right here >> al, right there >> you're fine don't move >> there you go. there you go. >> thank you thank you, mr. melvin. >> there you go. you're front row for "pop

start. >> you've been pushing for that for six months >> there it is >> good morning, everybody glad you're all here because we're going to start with our good friend kathie lee gifford as we teased earlier, her latest movie has a trailer out this morning. it's called "then came you." it features kathie as a widow embarking on a trip around the world when she gets caught up with craig ferguson and his fiance >> it's fascinating. >> i'm all about new everythings these days >> they don't let dogs in here >> they prefer attractive women, but you'll be fine you come down here in your sexy pajama top. >> what are you looking at >> nothing >> don't do that he's never seen a woman's legs before >> feels like a keeper there look at that >> an innkeeper. >> she willed that that baby into existence

she went and scouted sites >> it's a real movie >> it's awesome. >> look at that. >> the whole thing >> it's a rom com. >> she got it. >> it's in theaters for one night on september 30th. then it'll be available on demand october 2nd why only one night in a theater? >> this way it's eligible for an oscar. >> why not two nights in a theater? >> in the pandemic, that's how it works next up, lil nas x is now releasing a children's book. he posted on twitter, i'm dropping the best children's book of all time channelling kanye there. it's called "c is for country. it's going to teach the children about the alphabet with the country. that'll come out in january. next up on "pop start" this

morning, hugh jackman and ryan reynolds they love to play up their fun feud they're close friends in real life now ryan is helping hugh out in a commercial for his -- that is hugh doesn't necessarily just wake up the nice guy that he is. hugh's new coffee company called laughing man coffee which shows hugh doesn't necessarily just wake up the nice guy that he is. he needs a little morning cup of joe. >> this is hugh jackman. noted humanitarian >> hey, kids shut up! >> and founder of laughing man coffee the coffee company that donates 100% of hugh's profits to support fair trade farmers and brews the exceptional flavor that is 100% responsible for the hugh jackman we know and love. >> yeah. >> there he is laughing man the nicest [ bleep ] coffee on earth. >> that's good, right? >> cute. >> isn't that great? 100% of proceeds going to help

love that. hugh jackman is so nice, as a matter of fact, we're going to let hugh introduce our latest item in "pop start." watch this she's got a new christmas album coming out next month. her first in 30 years. it's called a holly dolly christmas. this morning we're getting our first taste of dolly singing "i saw mommy kissing santa claus. ♪ i saw mommy tickle santa claus ♪ ♪ underneath his beard so snowy white ♪ >> american treasure, dolly parton, singing christmas songs in october >> i love it >> that's what we need right now. >> need to get 2020 back on track, i hope. great duets as well. willie nelson on it who was in a great story yesterday.

michael buble, jimmy fallon. >> maybe she'll do the tree lighting this year a lot of times they'll get those folks doing the lighting >> i'm trying to light myself a little bit here. i'm getting lit. >> oh, nice. if we could get dolly on top of our tree to live on 30 rock, she'd be the perfect angel on top of there >> she is. she is >> all right that's it. >> i have a "pop start" item today is the 25th anniversary of al roker and deborah roberts >> i just saw the video on instagram. >> one of the best couples we know 25 years -- >> what a beautiful church >> that's saint thomas right there on 5th avenue. >> look at al back in the day. >> that's right. three of me. >> what's the secret to 25 years? >> yes, dear

and never going to bed angry >> never going to bed because you don't sleep. >> that's it >> you've been sleeping in the garage since that day. >> happy silver. >> thank you thank you. just ahead, guys you want to hang out with jon hamm >> sure. >> i got the chance. you're going to want to hear about it >> did he ask about savannah. >> no, he didn't after your local news.

good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. two people are dead this morning, three more injured after a shooting two blocks from san jose state campus about 10:00 last night near south 8 and reed streets. people were fwaered around a streetside memorial when that shooting started and shots were fired earlier in the evening. police, so far, not confirming those details. a live look for you here in the bay area. skies across the bay area finally a chance to breathe. air quality levels, much better this morning. meteorologist kari hall is tracking those conditions. >> it is finally safe to open up the windows and take the dog on

an extra long walk this morning. it even looks better than it did yesterday at this time. so, we are seeing these green sensors across the bay with uper 80s in the warmest spots and 60s near the coast. in between in the south bay, looking at a high of 79 degrees in san jose and 77 in oakland. into the rest of the forecast, nice cooldown on the way. especially with these breezy winds picking up and cleaning out our air, continuing for the weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kar. another local news update in 30 minute. see you then.

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. make a plan. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together. go safely, california.

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stop! there are a lot of ways to get a dui. and a lot of ways to go-- text a friend, call a cab, share a ride. whatever you choose to do, go safely, california. wednesday morning. look at the waves from the groups of people we enjoy hanging out with >> new baby alert. >> yeah. there's a new baby, a couple birthdays. we'll do some celebrating on the virtual plaza. coming up, guys, get ready to love on some jon hamm even more i got to chat with him about how he's really giving back to the community that gave him his start as an actor. a lot of these small theaters, community theaters losing a lot of money so he's helping out. and it could afford you a chance to actually have a zoom with him. so we'll talk about that

also we'll talk about new roles he's got one in the "top gun" movie plus morgan radford is joining us for a story on hispanic heritage month. she's exploring the pandemic's impact on the latino community and how families are really getting creative on carrying out important traditions >> looking forward to that there's pinatas as well. coming up in a few minutes on the third hour of "today," one of the most celebrated members of the food community on the planet we're going to talk with chef tom kalicio on his push to help the restaurant industry recover from this pandemic also something cool for all of you on the show tomorrow. we'll give a sneak peek at the new memorial opening honoring dwight d. eisenhower our 34th president was supreme commander of the allied forces in world war ii. great story. we'll have that storm. >> looking forward to that

let's get a check of the weather from al who is busy this morning. >> announcer: "today's" whether is brought to you by behr. today let's paint. >> as you take a look, pensacola, florida the flooding is getting doing. some areas just to the north of pensacola unofficially 30 inches of rain. and there's more on the way. but let's take a look at the weekend. flooding rain tomorrow moving into the mid-atlantic and the southeast atlantic refreshing cool breezes making their way through the great lakes. showers move into the pacific northwest giving them a bit of a break. much needed rain in the pacific northwest on saturday. drying out as you make your way into the southeast sunshine throughout the great lakes. and then as we move into sunday, real fall feel for the northeast and new england. lots of sunshine for the western two-thirds of the country. and we're looking at the warm and dry conditions along the west coast but not as hot as it's been. that's what's going on around the country.

good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our high temperatures for today, it's going to be a nice one, but a little bit warmer, especially for the east bay and far north bay as we reach into the upper 80s. then we'll cool off, going through this forecast, with some breezy winds that will continue to improve our air quality by the end of the week. it will warm up by sunday into monday, and that may be also when the smoke comes back to the bay area. we're looking at temperature notice 60s in san francisco. >> and that is your latest >> and that is your latest weather. gang's all here too. >> is it getting jon hamm hot in here coming up, the conversation that america and savannah very much looking forward to >> yes >> hoda's chat with jon. >> yeah. you know what? here's the thing jon's actually giving fans a chance to hang with him. also he told me about the "top gun" movie enjoy. this is "today" on nbc [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪

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welcome back. all morning long hoda has been like this one time i was talking to jon hamm. jon hamm this, jon hamm that. now it can be told. >> you guys, i have to admit. you know what's great about jon hamm? >> everything? >> his jaw line. everything. he hasn't forgotten his roots. now he's giving fans a chance for a virtual hang with him. it benefits compani a hangout with jon is a pretty good sell. >> well, you get it for free there you go >> i know. exactly. and everyone at home joins in. and i love that you're going back to your hometown. i think it's really cool because small theaters, i mean, struggle even in the best of times, i have to say >> yes >> and now we've got the pandemic and the rest of it. why did you think this was a

good time for you to get back to your local spot? >> honestly, it's where i got my start. i earned my equity card working in small professional theaters in st. louis when i was just out of college and it was an opportunity for me who wanted to pursue a career as a working actor to get the experience the arts brings so much to our community. what they really bring is a sense of togetherness and the kind of pulling on the same rope together. and that is what working on the same thing and kind of pulling on the same rope together and that is what community is all about. and we're able to hopefully raise some money and basically just to keep the lights on. everybody doesn't have to start from square one. and if we raise enough money, we can share that with other community theaters and hopefully inspire people to, you know, give back. >> people just sign up they pay to get in the lottery and then on september 17th, there's a virtual drawing. and the prize is you get to hang with you so what's the hang what are we doing? >> it's not just me, by the way, either 75 bucks gets you 50 raffle tickets.

and it's myself, sterling k. brown who's also from st. louis. bo williman who created "house of cards" and was one of my students back when i was a teacher in st. louis >> really? >> yes he was a senior when i was teaching him very talented young man. we've got a bunch of local st. louis actors and celebrities hopefully we can help some people, you know, get through this so the $75 gets you 50 chances at a virtual hang. the person you get to hang with is chosen at random. adds a little spice to it. it'll be a virtual meet and greet. virtual cocktail party, what have you >> well, we have a lot of things we're looking forward to when this whole thing passes. you've got a couple of projects i've been waiting for. "top gun: maverick". have you seen a cut of it? >> i have. i saw it last week >> and >> i loved it.

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