>> four. it's not too much there. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a local news update. >> thanks for joining us this morning. we leave you with looks at the fireworks in new york city. the "today" show is next. . good morning, breaking good morning breaking overnight, demolished crews using explosives to take down what was left of that collapsed condo building in south florida. officials calling the move necessary, giving safety concerns and a potent storm threat as search teams receive the all-clear to resume their work now entering day 12 we'll talk live to the mayor of miami dade all eyes on elsa watches and warnings posted up and down florida's gulf coast as the dangerous tropical storm inches closer. millions racing to prepare with heavy rain, flooding, high

winds, possible tornados on the way. dylan is tracking it all heading home -- the post holiday travel rush is on after a weekend of record travel families coming together after a long and difficult year. think back to where you were a year ago and think about how far we've come >> just ahead, president biden's holiday message on the nation's recovery from covid and the work that is still ahead. doing well -- pope francis recovering at a hospital in rome after undergoing a surprise surgery. what the vatican is now saying about that operation and how long he'll remain in the hospital those stories, plus let sha'carri run. support growing for the track star in the wake of a 30-day ban that will force her to miss the olympics 100 meter race. this morning, her new message to fansly

and festive fourth dazzling fireworks displays from coast to coast and the record setting return of a holiday staple >> look at that crowd. >> we'll show you all the ways americans celebrated the nation's 245th birth today, today., onday, july 5th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> and welcome to "today" on this monday morning after independence day thanks for joining us. with savannah and hoda off, you're stuck with us early. >> yes >> i hope i had a happy fourth good morning to you. we have a lot to cover including breaking news on this monday,

much of it tied to elsa, the dangerous tropical storm making its way toward florida as we speak. we'll take you live to the keys and dylan will have the full forecast and that storm is coming amid the busy post holiday rush. tens of millions now returning home after celebrating the fourth a live look right now at the airport in charlotte international, one of many struggling to keep up with large crowds we're going to have everything you need to know before you head out. but we begin with what remained of that collapsed condo in south florida, coming down in a controlled explosion late last night. but rescue crews are still working at the scene in surfside with more than 120 people still unaccounted for 12 days later. we're going to talk to the mayor live in just a moment, but first, vaughn hilliard joins us with the very latest vaughn, good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig and sheinelle. the families of those 121 unaccounted for individuals awaited that implosion

anxiously, concerned about the impact it would have on the search for their loved ones. but just this morning, those search crews are already back in the rubble overnight, the partially collapsed condo in surfside demolished, officials pausing search efforts for the implosion as 121 people remain unaccounted for. the demolition earlier than expected, officials saying the fallout would be controlled and rescue efforts had previously been paused due to fears that the remaining structure would collapse on the rubble as tropical storm elsa barrels towards florida's coast. afterwards, surrounding streets filling with dust and debris, nearby residents told to shelter in place ahead of the blast. >> this is really just a continuation of the tragedy. unfortunately, this is something that has to be done. >> reporter: rescuers immediately returning to the scene following the blast. >> bringing the building down in a controlled manner is critical to expanding our scope of

search >> reporter: but it's a race against time the storm's path is slated to slam the coast with wind gusts and rain in the next 24 hours, complicating an already grim situation. for families missing, the wait for answers excruciating >> my mom is already under two buildings so now you're going to drop a third tower on her. my biggest fear is now there's not going to be anything to recover. >> reporter: pablo rodriguez's mother and grandmother already missing. his own son struggling to understand >> even then, i think he's still fighting what he knows and he still wants to talk to his grandmother, he wants to talk to his great-grandmother like he did every saturday not having an answer for him is extremely difficult. >> reporter: last night's demolition was a major operational hurdle for this search effort, but at the same time, it is a step here towards progress as the storm, the major

tropical storm, is expected to descend here on surfside later this morning with wind gusts and rain expected to be here within hours. >> vaughn, thank you joining us now, the mayor of miami dade county, mayor daniella levine cava morning to you >> good morning. thank you for covering this tragic tale. >> of course madam mayor, 12 days later and you guys are still calling it a search-and-rescue operation. the building was demolished overnight. by calling it a search and rescue operation at this point, does that give false hope to family and friends would everyone be better served by not referring to this as a recovery operation at this point? >> we brought down this last tower in a controlled way that did not in any way interfere with the site where we're searching. and, in fact, it opened up an area that we've not been able to search before.

so we owe it to all of those waiting to give this pile -- open it up for search and that's exactly what happened. last night before midnight, they were out there again searching in the rubble. and we understand that families realize the fact that time has gone by. they realize that the chances are growing dimmer and dimmer. they are with us they know exactly what we're doing every step of the way. >> did the building implode the way it was supposed to the demolition there was just so hard to watch. what are you telling the families were they supportive >> yes, thes families were they supportive >> yes these families have really come to understand and trust what we're doing. we've talked to them about every single step. we've talked to them before they spoke to the public and the media. they have asked all their questions. experts have been brought in to explain every piece of it. and, by the way, this happened

exactly as it was planned to happen, perfectly. >> what's next, madam mayor? i know the rescue operations are continuing today, that tropical storm now barreling toward the coast. where do you go from here? >> fortunately, the storm seems to be heading westward so we're not expecting to have a major impact from the storm. obviously, we have had to prepare and, of course, the building came down in time so we're going to continue the search we're continuing our twice-daily briefings with the families, and we are going to do everything in our power to continue to search. >> and, mayor, there are families who frankly had to leave all of their possessions behind, literally. >> yes >> is there anything being done to help all of these families? there are so many now who don't have anything. >> yes we have had an incredible outpouring of support.

fema was on the scene the next day, the state department of emergency management we have over 25 organizations on-site every day at our family assistance center. and everybody who has so sadly now lost their homes and their belongings is being given incredible support we have several foundations that were established millions of dollars have been raised thanks to the generosity of people all around the world we're relocating people in their -- they're staying in hotels we're relocating them into more permanent settings, and we're going to do our very best to make them whole. as well, we have been asking them to go ahead and catalog all of their precious belongings so that as soon as they are recovered, we'll be able to make a match. >> madam mayor, thank you for your time this morning our thoughts and our prayers continue to be with the families there in surfside, but also the first responders who are just -- i can't imagine what they're seeing every day so thank you for your time and

best of luck to you. mayor daniella levine cava let's focus more on elsa as the tropical system works towards south florida. it cuts a path of destruction through the caribbean. we'll get to dylan's forecast in a moment, but first, nbc's sam brock joins us from key west, where people are racing to prepare. sam, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. elsa has already conflicted considerable damage in the caribbean, loss of life, as well, as it has fluctuated between hurricane category 1 status and a tropical storm. at least three people have died so far, two in the dominican republic, one in st. lucia as the system barrelling in on cuba, evacuating 180,000 people in anticipation of flooding and mudslides. some of those folks went to government-run shelters, others to family friends' homes

that after the system makes a northward turn towards cuba. protectively, governor ron desantis has issued a state of emergency for 15 different counties including monroe where i am, miami-dade county, too, but most of the system is tracking to the western side of the state and that comes as we're on the july 4th holiday weekend it's wrapping up tens of thousands of people have come down here to the florida keys the biggest concern for the authorities, how are they going to get home? will they be seeing gridlock and deteriorating conditions as they pull out of the keys and also the airport. once wind gusts reached 135 miles per hour they continue shutting down operations on one of the busiest weekends they have seen since the pandemic. back to you. >> thank you, sam. dylan is in for al with the latest on elsa and what we can expect throughout the week. what's the word? >> good morning. it is still a tropical storm al this time. it's going to run into some rough, mountainous terrain so that's going to help break this

storm apart. but right in through here, this is where the water is very warm. as it continues that movement at 11 miles per hour, there's a chance it could strengthen again before it approaches key west. the track of this storm, you can see, prevents it from making landfall, at least going into early wednesday morning. and then it could make landfall in the big bend of florida there. but either way, the eastern side of this storm has a lot of rain. it also has the potential to produce a one to two, three-foot storm surge and the winds will be gusty, as well. so whether this is a strong tropical storm or a weaker tropical storm, rain could be a major issue. we could see 6 inches of rain especially in the tampa area stretch do you think to ft. myers. so we will have to see how this storm behaviors once it crosses over cuba. sheinelle. and now to the travel rush. tens of millions are heading home today, set to pack airports and roads once again after a record-breaking holiday weekend.

nbc's guad venegas is at l.a.x. >> reporter: good morning. folks going to the airport today are going to have to be patient. a lot of folks coming back from this holiday weekend, packing the roads, packing the skies and the hospitality industry realizing they'll have to catch up. an independence day weekend to liberate americans stuck at home during the pandemic. >> i think everyone wants to travel right now. >> reporter: new records set as experts say we reached a peak for travel today. >> it's like 40 minutes to get through security to get here. >> reporter: the tsa screening almost 2.2 million people on friday, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. that same day, gas buddy reporting the greatest single day highest demand for gas since 2016. despite high gas prices averaging $3.12, almost a dollar

more than a year ago. but gas wasn't the only expensive part of the weekend. >> you're seeing rental car shortages. it's hard to get a dinner reservation. hotels are going for exorbitant prices. they're adding covid fees right and left. >> reporter: travelers wondering how did things get to expensive? >> demand has come back incredibly quickly, and we've seen prices driven by primarily renewed travel demands. >> california, florida and hawaii accounting for a quarter of all car rentals and flights. some airlines overwhelmed. >> american airlines, southwest, delta, they can't keep up with demand. they don't have the staffing for it. >> reporter: many of them offering double pay and $100 bonuses to staff working through the weekends to come. >> everybody is traveling. we've been cooped up for way too long. >> reporter: a new start for travelers, hoping it's the end of the pandemic. now, the good news is with so many traveling at the beginning

of the summer, companies will be hiring across the country. so anyone looking far job, now is the time to do so. sheinelle. >> that is good news. thanks a lot. meantime, president biden celebrated the nation's birthday with a party at the white house and fireworks on the national mall but the president did acknowledge when it comes to the coronavirus and lagging vaccination rates, there is still more work to be done kelly o'donnell has more on all of it. good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig. the white house says it knows there is more work to do among young adults and certain regions where vaccination rates are still low this month and next. while the president highlighted the meaning of this holiday with a first for his time in office, hosting a big in-person party. under a night sky popping with patriotic color, huge crowds of americans felt safe enough to get close. the biggest party of the biden

presidency so far. >> we can say with confidence, america is coming back together. >> reporter: at the white house, a summer barbecue for more than 1,000 guests, including health care workers and military families the white house framing it as a celebration and independence from covid >> while the virus hasn't been vanquished, we know this, it no longer controls our lives. >> reporter: but that optimism is tempered by the administration falling short of its self-imposed july 4th vaccination goal that 70% of adults would receive at least one shot, which the president acknowledged sunday. >> almost there. >> reporter: white house officials say there is more to do, especially with transmissible strains like the delta variant. sunday, dr. anthony fauci said most deaths now affect the

unvaccinated >> this is really entirely preventable. >> reporter: the president pledged to remember all those lost to covid, more than 603,000 americans. and before bursts of red, white and blue dazzled, he urged americans reluctant to get the shot to see it as a duty >> it's the most patriotic thing you can do so please, if you haven't gotten vaccinated, do it, do it now >> reporter: although the white house missed that 70% mark for all adults, officials say they did meet that mark when you look at a narrower range of adults 27 years and older. that's a positive they say they can build on the president is expected to address next steps on the fight against covid tomorrow afternoon. craig. >> kelly o., thank you let's switch gears and check back in with dylan for the rest of our forecast. >> and besides elsa, a lot of people enjoying the day off. we have some nice weather, especially across the northeast. we're going to get back up into the 80s and see a lot of

sunshine but hotter weather back through the midwest with highs getting up into the 90s. we have some monsoon-type storms, meaning torrential downpours right through central texas and also in the interior pacific northwest, that excessive heat continues once again. temperatures will be up into the 90s and even triple digits for several areas. that's a l look at thehe weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds that "p”" i devised a promo for you. here's the deal parker, ststate farm offers everyone surprisingly great rates. yeyeh, right.. pepperoni pocketz, atomic brownieie, cuckckoo crustieiez... ththere's no promo. just great r rates. and a side of ranch. you're the man, man. when you w want the rereal dealal...like a a good neighg, state farm is there. hi there, it's 7:18.

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i'm kris sanchez. firefighters were busy all around the bay area in some part because of illegal fireworks. this was the view from nbc bay area sky ranger over the hayward area where it looked like there were fireworks every few blocks. 48 grass fires, five structure fires, but enough to stretch resources. in martinez along the hillside west of 680 one of ten fires that firefighters say could be related to illegal fireworks. time to get a look at that forecast for you today. vianey arana in this morning with a look at that. >> we've got some cloudy conditions right now. really everywhere you look, the marine layer made its way inland. 59 degrees in walnut creek, and let's take a look at what we can expect later this afternoon. because it's going to get sunny, at least, you know, in through concord and down to the south bay. mild temperatures overall, pretty seasonable in the 60s for san francisco, 70s and 80s down through the south bay. want to show you the next seven days you're aware of the changes

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came in contact tested positive for covid-19 a kensington palace spokesperson says the duchess of cambridge is not experiencing any symptoms but is following all relevant government guidelines. she was scheduled to attend a national health service celebration with prince william this morning, but had to cancel that engagement. security teams are working around the clock trying to contain what is being called the single biggest global ransom ware attack on record. the attack paralyzed the networks of over 200 companies over the weekend they are working to go unscramble all affected machines in exchange for $70 million in crypto currencies. this cyber attacks comes less than a month after president biden pressured president putin to stop providing safe haven to these groups a fireworks show was canceled last night after some fireworks were set off on the

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morning. >> reporter: good morning. ever since it was founded, amazon and bezos have almost seemed synonymous. but now the company is announcing some philosophical changes. but don't expect it to slow down one bit. as for bezos, his next chapter is out of this world it's the second largest company on earth, worth $1.7 trillion. and today, they get a new ceo. after 27 years, jeff bezos officially handing the reigns over to amazon web services chief executive andy jassy >> on july 5th, andy jassy will become the ceo of amazon we chose that date because it's a sentimental one for me it's the date that amazon was incorporated in 1994 >> reporter: even though bezos will stay on as executive chairman, this represents a major milestone for the company. >> we've only had one leader,

but in another sense, i don't know that you should expect a whole lot different. >> reporter: the company updating its famous leadership principles adding strive to be the earth's best employer. success and scale bring broad responsibility amazon's enormous influence and still growing size and scope >> andy jassy is a different person he's very good at building things >> reporter: bezos is retiring as the world's richest man and is wasting no time entering a life that includes space exploration, philanthropy, community activist and celebrity ho hobnobbing on july 20th, bezos plans to launch into space, the first human space flight, a seat on that flight recently auctioned off for $28 million. bezos has also pledged $10 billion towards climate-focused initiatives. amazon has also moved aggressively into the entertainment industry,

capitalizing on its oscar nods and golden globes wins, announcing in may its plan to buy mgm. bezos' instagram highlighting fun with dwayne johnson, lizzo and katy perry but the company has recently faced criticism including treatments of workers and complaints from small business owners along with scrutiny from congress over its competitive practices. this has been a significant period in bezos' life. he steps down as ceo almost two years to the day after his divorce was finalized and after a pandemic year in which amazon saw massive growth along with that scrutiny. and when you look at the numbers from the pandemic year, they really speak for themselves. amazon as a company grew by 38%, added 50 million new subscribers which in turn led them to surpass 200 million global users. craig. >> wow, 38%. >> started in his garage >> morgan, thank you time for another check of the weather. >> i have an amazon package at

my door every single day it never ends. >> jeff bezos thanks you >> i'm sure he does. let's take a look at the weather because we have a nice holiday for you today or day after holiday. everybody's off anyway we have a lot of sunshine for the eastern -- i'd say the eastern half of the country where it's sunny, it's going to be nice and warm where we have the clouds and the rain. it's going to be a little bit below average. we are going to see temperatures get to about 5 to 15, 20 degrees above average, especially across the northern plains. minneapolis, a high of 98 degrees today. that is going to be hot. des moines, 93 going into tuesday. but in the northeast, the heat and the humidity combined to make it feel like it's going to be up around 100 degrees again because of that we have heat advisories in effect for flesm aphiladelphia and new yor on tuesday it's going to stay warm going into tuesday in philly and upper 80s to finish off the week out west, especially away from the coast, the warmest temperatures reno staying in the triple digits wednesday, thursday and friday this has been the trend lately

casper, wyoming, will cool down now here's a peek out your window. >> a cloudy start, even in inland areas how gray it is outfield. sunshine into the afternoon. a look at your seven-day forecast because we've a couple changes ahead. in san francisco, 60s for daytime highs, the morning drizzle will continue with mist into tomorrow morning and by next weekend we have high pressure building. that's going to bump san francisco's temperatures into the 70s. we are expecting 90s in the forecast, high fire danger next weekend. and that's your latest forecast still ahead, a life-saving surprise years in the making a really incredible story of how something of a -- something a guy did his freshman year in college led to the life of a baby he didn't know. we can't wait to show you this joyous moment where they finally

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington. here's what's happening now, including fireworks allegedly sparking a warehouse fire in oakland. >> pete suratos in the east bay where we're following developments on the warehouse fire that witnesses say may have been caused by fireworks. here's video from the scene earlier this morning. oakland fire officials saying it took place around 12:30 a.m. on the 900 block of 77th avenue. it started in the roof area of the warehouse and witnesses say folks were lighting fireworks in that area prior to the fire taking place and saw firework bede bris coming down. the official cause is under investigation. i'm kris sanchez. firefighters were busy around the bay area in some part because of illegal fireworks.

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"coming up, demolished overnight, rescue operations paused as officials completely bring down the rest of that collapsed condo in miami the decision coming as tropical storm elsa barrels toward florida's coast. we're live with the very latest. then final stages, escalating violence in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws the remaining troops after nearly 20 years. richard engle is live in kabul with a full report plus, blood brothers, how a college student's attempt to impress a girl helped save a

newborn baby's life. >> said that i had a match with somebody to be a bone marrow donor. >> just ahead, the heartwarming reunion you just can't miss. >> you're family now >> absolutely. >> yeah. and we have the wieners, they scarfed down a combined 106 hot dogs to take home the coveted title. >> joey chestnut >> now world record holder joey chestnut and first time champ michelle lesco will join us live to tell us how they did it today, monday, july 5th, 2021. good morning, "today" show we're wishing a happy 40th birthday to angie robins >> in indiana. >> after a long year of waiting, i'm finally getting to celebrate graduation >> we're excited to be with the

"today" show celebrating our miracle emma she was born three months early just under two pounds and look at her now, 1 year old happy birth da, emma >> happy birthday, emma. good monday morning to you welcome back to "today." we are so glad you're with us on this july 5th. savannah and hoda are off, but sheinelle and craig are here >> i talk back to every one of those videos >> she does. she's providing running commentary tomorrow morning on "today," harry smith is going to check out the only team in major league baseball that's been kept out of its home city after the canadian border was closed because of covid >> he'll show us how the toronto blue jays are finding support and a home away from home in nearby buffalo, new york >> we'll have that for you, but right now, let's get to your news at 8:00 search teams back at the site of that florida condo collapse after explosives were used on sunday night to bring down what was left of the

building nbc's vaughn hillyard is life in surfside with the very latest. good morning to you again. >> reporter: good morning, craig and sheinelle. this was a striking decision made by officials. they made this decision ahead of these wind gusts and rain expected to descend on the shores as soon as today. the officials initially said they were not going to knock down the existing part of that condominium structure that was still standing after the collapse, that initial collapse 12 days ago, but this building was found to be structurally unsound and there were concerns it could collapse unintentionally on top even of those rescue workers frantically going through that scene to recover bodies i want to let you hear, though, from the miami-dade county mayor this morning addressing those concerns about that implosion, while there are still 121 individuals believed to be missing under that existing rubble >> we brought down this last tower in a controlled way that did not in any way interfere with the site where we're

searching. and, in fact, it opened up an area that we had not been able to search before so we owe it to all of those waiting to give this pile an -- open it up for search and that's exactly what happened. >> reporter: craig, we were just blocks away after that implosion where we caught those rescue crews immediately heading back to the scene where they have already begun to continue rescue operations craig. >> vaughn, thank you turning now to afghanistan where the u.s. is in the final stages of withdrawing troops after nearly 20 years, a 20-year war. and already, the taliban is making advances and gaining ground there nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle is in kabul for us this morning richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's happened even quicker than most people imagined the u.s. is entering its last stages of its troop withdrawal here, but the country is fracturing afghan security forces in many

cases are not fighting back. the taliban are making rapid advances, especially in the countryside, making the capital kabul feel increasingly like an island of government control emboldened by the u.s. withdrawal, the taliban are making lightning advances, capturing former u.s. spaces the american-trained afghan troops left in charge, often surrendering or running away and with the bases come the spoils the taliban are taking huge stockpiles of weapons, american-bought guns, ammunition and vehicles, making future advances easier. this is exactly how isis took control after u.s. forces pulled out of iraq. the taliban are closing in on kabul, where the changes brought by 20 years of american protections are at risk, especially for women the taliban repressed and beat women for the tiniest of infractions they considered un-islamic like speaking in

public we went to a photo shoot for a new modeling agency in kabul for the taliban, this is an abomination. huma did a recent ad for a soft drink. international forces are leaving and people think the taliban will return, so people are really concerned we're all really concerned, she said dina ahmed does runway shows if you went back to your village which is being taken over by the taliban, right now, dressed like this, what would happen to you >> we will die >> die >> yes >> reporter: the afghan security forces are collapsing more quickly than some u.s. intelligence estimates anticipated. as kabul is increasingly encircled. encouraged and emboldened by the taliban successes, isis fighters

are coming back in through afghanistan and coming in through pakistan, the same way al qaeda came before 9/11. sheinelle. >> thank you this morning, the vatican says pope francis is in good condition, he is alert, breathing on his own one day after surgery to remove part of his colon. matt bradley has more on the pope's procedure and his overall health >> reporter: greeting the public on sunday, pope francis is still in hospital in rome after colon surgery. the vatican said he responded well to the operation which they said was routine but for someone his age, 84, nothing is routine, especially when you're the pope the previous sunday, he asked for prayers for himself, unusual for this most humble of pontiffs this is his first known hospital visit since 2013, doctors are removing half of his large intestine. the surgery lasted three hours

and the pope is alert, but will likely remain in the hospital for seven days it required general anesthesia under the supervision of no fewer than 10 doctors. he's 84 years old. it is a major surgery and it's going to take him longer to recover. the pope vigorous, but not always ready to meet his public, humbled on his u.s. visit, but leading the world's billion catholics is a stressful job francis' predecessor, pope benedict, retired in 2013 citing his old age and declining health and selecting a new pope isn't easy either. it means convening a conclave, a global gathering of cardinals to elect a new vicar of christ. but what this pope needs now is rest and recuperation. matt bradley, nbc news >> wish him the best that's the news. now you have our morning boost >> with hoda not here, i'll give it my best so there is a dad up in new york his name is bob. he got the surprise of his life from a t-shirt that brought him

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life of a baby who wasn't even born at the time nbc's natalie morales has the heartwarming details >> good morning. >> reporter: it's a production of kindness more than three years in the making. little arian delgaudo is alive because of dax hearst. but their connection will make you believe in the power of good will and fate. in the spring of 2018, dax hurst was a freshman at arkansas state university >> i was talking to a girl at the time and she actually said something about going and signing up at a booth that was on campus. so i decided to go with her, you know, kind of to impress her >> reporter: that booth was a registry for dkms, a stem cell donor center it was a simple cheek swab meant to impress a girl. little did dax know that would

change more than just his life just over a year later, mariano and victoria were celebrating the birth of their beautiful baby boy, arian. >> we were sent home with what seemed to be a perfect baby boy. >> reporter: the euphoria of a healthy baby boy lasted just three days then victoria and mariano received a phone call no parent wants. >> i dropped to the floor, right? i was completely devastated. >> reporter: arian had been diagnosed with a condition called severe combined immunodeficiency disorder, also known as bubble boy disease. >> darian had no functional immune system. without treatment and prompt diagnosis, many of these children do unfortunately succumb to infection at a very early age. >> a common cold could be lethal to arian he would need a bone marrow transplant quickly >> i didn't understand it. i just kept saying why and how >> reporter: saving arian was a race against time and the clock was ticking. >> so i was busy at work when i got a phone call saying i had a match with somebody to be a bone marrow donor and the kid was

just a few days old and would not make it if i didn't help >> reporter: you can't resist that, right? >> i don't know how anybody could. no, ma'am. >> reporter: perfect matches were incredibly rare dak was a 10 out of 10 match a one in a million moon shot >> i received a phone call and it was kind of just like, oh, yeah, we found a donor for once i felt hope >> reporter: they flew dak from washington to d.c. for a six-hour procedure then they flew dak's stem cells to california to be transplanted into 12-week-old arian >> this bag of little cells came in and it was exciting. it culminates to this one day of hope >> reporter: it's like being born all over again in a way >> yeah. they call it your life date. so we celebrated his life day on september 26th, 2019 >> reporter: after nearly three months of anxiety, worry and

quarantine, victoria and mariano were finally able to exhale. and then christmas 2019, the best gift ever >> we brought him home on the 23rd of december just being together in one room with my daughter and my wife, all in one room was surreal. i think we all slept in one room >> reporter: they had their family back, but there was still something missing. because of hippa laws, the identities of bone marrow donors and recipients are kept private. >> it was tough. i didn't know if it went well or worked at all for the longest time >> reporter: both families wanted to meet each other and in january of this year, they were finally allowed to exchange numbers. >> i texted him saying thank you. i don't have words, but i can say thank you. >> reporter: the connection had been made, but they had only exchanged letters and texts, until now. well, i think we might be able to zoom with him >> yeah. >> i would love to do that >> hi, guys. how are you? >> but our surprised wouldn't

end there. >> we came to say how much -- >> oh! >> thank you for doing this for us thank you for doing this for us. you don't know what you gave us. >> i'm just glad it worked >> you're family now >> absolutely. >> nice to meet you. >> dax and his family uniting with arian and his but it was this moment that completed a bond more than three years in the making. they are blood brothers in the truest sense of the word identical dna blood matches. >> yeah, his blood changed from our blood type to dax's blood type, which is an extraordinary part of it to know that dax's little army is there to be able to make sure he's fine was amazing. >> just an amazing, amazing person >> reporter: and you went from hopelessness to what now

>> to just happiness >> happy and we have hope for anything now >> reporter: and i have to tell you guys, knowing that arian went from being isolated to literally being in a bubble to seeing his face light up as he was playing with the bubbles, changed everything and doctors say his long-term prognosis is good if you want to learn how to register to be a potential lifesaver, please go to today.com. >> what a story. >> this keeps getting better and better and better. >> dax and arian that -- >> he has a buddy for life >> he saved a kid's life trying to impress a girl in college. how about that >> and a cheek swab, talk about the power of science amazing. >> way to go, dax. can you top that, dylan dreyer >> hard to top especially when we're talking about tropical storms and whatnot but we have a lot going on across the florida area, especially down near cuba, as well

we have tropical storm warnings, tropical storm watches in effect for the west coast of florida and especially near key west where conditions will deteriorate throughout the day the storm itself has winds up to 65 miles per hour. it will most likely get ripped apart a bit moving over nuclear power plants now care yas of cuba, but it could strengthen as it approaches key west it looks like it will stay mostly to the western side of florida here, but either way, the eastern side has a lot of rain, a lot of wind and the potential for storm surge. now some areas with those heavier downpours could end up this is a live look at san jose. yes, it's still cloudy. we are expecting for the cloud cover to remain, and not just for the coastline but for the first half of the day anyone land areas. this afternoon we'll get clearing and temperatures in the upper 60s for san francisco. we're expecting more sunshine though heading into next weekend as high pressure begins to build in the region. we'll see our temperatures bump

up into the 90s bringing elevated fire danger and dangerous heat into next weekend. forecast >> lots of unsettled weather out there. >> i would say tropical storm is a little more than unsettled you catch your breath? ready for "popstart" >> i'm ready we've got a big "popstart" for you. the results are in from our fourth of july barbecue bracket showdown and the winner is -- get a drum roll here. taking home the crown, burgers >> burgers >> let's take a look at its path to victory in round one, burgers totally dominated grilled chicken. >> of course >> an even easier win against grilled veggies. who wants a healthy alternative? it's there just to make people feel better, i think the final matchup between potato salad. that was a wild card no one could have predicted that potato salad would make it to the top two, although i thought it would

potato salad did beat out pulled pork in the semifinals on friday that was a huge upset for many yet it couldn't hold a candle to our champion burgers walking away with 83% of the vote >> that's because they hadn't had my mama's potato salad >> you think so? >> how about the hot dog no >> it didn't compare >> it's tough. hot dogs you kind of grab and go, but if you want a real barbecue, i think burgers. >> clearly, america agrees let's talk about coldplay. it wasn't that long ago since they opened up our "today" show plaza, rocked the show for us. they showed up last night to kick off the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular, leading the show packed with all-star performances with artists from the jonas brothers to reba mcintyre one republic was playing coldplay started off by lighting up the new york skyline red,

white and blue with their 2008 hit "viva la vida. that's how we ended our wedding so this song is so much fun for us i remember spinning around and everybody having fun at a wedding. it's a good way to kick off the fourth of july, don't you think? it was a truly incredible fireworks display. i hopefully you a had a beautiful -- >> beautiful >> even more beautiful, all thoughts people. >> together, right >> last year, you and i did the fireworks spectacular alone on a rooftop with pretaped fireworks. >> me, you and four guys behind the camera >> that was our first time out and about. that felt weird. next up, "the shining," have you seen this on social media yesterday? the 1980 horror film was trending online thanks to the holiday. i know what you're thinking, it's not halloween, why would people be talking about one of the scariest movies of all time? if you recall the end of the movie the camera zooms into that creepy black and white picture jack nicholson's character

fans on the internet were quick to catch the 100 years anniversary of that eerie pic. the haunting black and white smile is one of the movie's most puzzling endings but the spoiler alert here is it's supposed to imply the reincarnation of his character after his frozen fate at the overlook hotel >> i never knew that >> it's kind of like is he losing his mind or is he dead through the whole thing? >> i saw this movie when i was in my 30s and i literally slept with the lights on for the next three nights >> i had no idea >> you're welcome. next up? >> this next one not as scary. rob lowe, the actor took to instagram over the weekend to celebrate a much less creepy anniversary, marking 36 years since the release of the classic '80s movie "st. elmo's fire. lowe shared this throwback of the young group of actors who became money as the brat pack,

of course. "st. elmo's fire" launched the careers of emelio esteves, demi moore. it was released in 1985 of john hughes and the teen-focused flicks rob lowe noting in this post that he still loves this movie and it holds a special place in his heart. >> that picture is classic >> it is classic did you know gwyneth paltrow can quote every line in that movie later, a unifying message on social media for independence day, sharing how matthew mcconaughey hopes americans lift one another up >> i believe that america and you and i, i believe we're an aspiration, all right? we're constantly in motion we're on the way, trying to get wiser, trying to get braver. and we have to keep realizing that we're a place where our individual pursuits and desires need to be appreciative and supportive of our collective responsibilities as americans, hence the united states of

america. >> yeah, he's running. >> i was going to say he's practicing for politics. >> background. >> remember in march when al asked him if he would run. >> in texas, yeah. >> he's running. give a speech like that on the fourth of july in front of a flag >> he looks the part >> that was him and al a few months ago still ahead here on a monday morning, the new generation of do-it-yourselfers that are bringing new life to historic homes. >> we'll meet the millennials cashing in on the cheap old home craze after your local news.

good morning. it's 8:26. i'm cierra johnson. we're learning more about a shooting in santa rosa. police say one person is dead and three more were shot with two. them in critical condition. now, this is new video of that scene there at beachwood drive near greenwood drive. one witness tells us that people were watching illegal fireworks when a car pulled up and opened fire on that crowd. the witness who lives nearby says someone in that crowd then returned fire. switching gears, i know a lot of folks off of work today because of that holiday. a look now at what weather people can expect as they continue the celebrations. >> eventually we'll get some sunshine and right now it's really cloudy out there.

even in inland areas. right now in san jose it's 59 degrees and the temperature trend in the icons, we do get sunshine later on this afternoon. however, if you're going to be along the bay or the coast, the marine layer will be a lot slower to clear. expect a little peek of sunshine right around your lunch hour. that's clouds have been hanging tough off of the coastline. next seven days. changes on the way. san francisco upper 70s, but it's the 90s that will bring elevated fire danger. cierra. >> another local news update for you in about half an hour.

nathan's hot dog eating contest with a familiar face hoisting the champion's belt once again, joey chestnut. >> and fresh from all those hot dogs, the man they call "jaws" and the women's champion, michelle lesco, first time with us, live also ahead, what is old is new again. if you have the time and patience, of course. we're going to show you how millennials are using the power of social media to find homes they can afford.

>> fitness trainer stephanie mansour is here to help us get motivated and move this summer with the no excuses 31-day walking challenge. we're all taking par so you have to do it with us >> and we're going to get a visit from shahhen pabliani. she's grilling up a spicy recipe from a new cookbook. >> good morning. >> delicious jamaican jerk steak with signature tips to guide you along, as well and then coming up on the third hour it's vacation season and we are going camping everything you need to know to find the best campsite this summer >> by the way, tomorrow on "today," we're going to catch up with valerie bertinelli. she'll share a few simple salads to keep you out of the kitchen on these hot summer days >> and we're here with you all day on our streaming channel, "today all day." text that key word you'll get updates on our programming. watch on today.com as well >> you can't escape us new podcast, today all day >> all the things.

>> how about a check of the weather. it is monday, after all. the week is starting out just fine in the southeast, heating back up through the midwest. we will see heavier downpours and conditions will deteriorate through florida especially tonight in the keys and tuesday and wednesday up the rest of the west coast we are looking for the gusty winds and the potential for up to 8 inches of rain. we're also looking for that widespread heat to continue in the southwest. temperatures well into the triple digits. it stays hot as we finish out the week out west. a little cooler and stormier, especially through the upper midwest and the northern plains on friday with highs dropping back down into the 70s we'll have to keep an eye on what elsa does it 60 degrees right now in san

francisco. we've got the morning mist thanks to the marine layer hanging out around the coastline. a little bit of clearing but not by much. temperatures in the upper 60s for san francisco. expect to keep similar conditions through tomorrow and wednesday. thursday and friday. we start to notice a boost in those temperatures so be careful heading into next weekend, especially pore hot inland valleys. temperatures topping out in the 90s and elevated fire danger for the weekend into sunday. forecast like a lot of americans, perhaps you had a hot dog or two yesterday. >> that doesn't hold a candle to our next guest the winners of the nathan's famous hot dog eating contest, world record holder joey chestnut and first-time champ on the women's side, michelle lesco. guys, good morning congratulations. >> good morning. >> congratulations, again. >> oh, thank you >> so here is the thing, joey. i mean, you know, you've been a

machine for a long time, but on sunday, you broke your own record -- 76 hot dogs, 10 minutes. what did you change? what sort of strategy shift did you make yesterday to break the record >> i was happy i was really happy going into the contest, eating in front of people, and the audience definitely pushed me towards the end. there was a chance i couldn't do it, but that last 1:30, i found my happy place and just made room >> every year i look at this video and every year i have the same emotion how do you feel in this moment aren't you still full? i feel like you're -- >> it's like a marathon runner running, their body is telling them they're tired, but i'm ignoring certain feelings at the end of the contest i know what i'm capable of i love to eat so i know that afterwards i'm going to be bloated for a day and a half and i just need to put in those ten minutes of work. >> wow and michelle, congratulations. this is your first time winning the competition.

so, i mean, what was training like what was it like leading up to yesterday? >> so i apologize in advance the men's contest is after ours and i was screaming for them so i have no voice today. but, you know, i put in a lot of training, but i started really late after the whole covid year, it's hard to find motivation when you're trapped at your home and not going out. so i was kicking myself leading up to it i didn't have feel confident, i didn't feel prepared i didn't feel like i was going the be close to where i could b. and so motivating and so and that crowd was insane. and they were so motivating and so wonderful and just having them there really pushed me a lot further than i thought i was going to get, so it was really awesome. >> michelle, this may seem like an odd question, but how does someone get into competitive eating >> and she's so tiny >> we all kind of fall into it different ways for me, it's because i'm a jerk.

my guy friends wanted to try a burger challenge they chickened out i told them, well, i'm just going to eat it so you feel like babies for chickening out, and it steamrolled from there because the next thing i heard about i was a nathan's qualifier and i was like, i can do this for a while. it's a great time at cony island on the fourth. >> my goodness >> i'm sure we'll see you back here next year congratulations. i hope the recovery today goes as well as can be expected >> if i start sweating, i'll smell like a hot dog >> oh, we do remember. >> hopefully we'll see you in person next year >> or zoom could be fun. >> thank you, guys congratulations. >> take care >> you just would want to go to sleep. >> i don't know if you can it seems uncomfortable to roll over up next, an inside look at the cheap old houses craze, the

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making something that is old new again. >> cheap old houses are popping up across the country and they're attracting a lot of millennial buyers through the power of social media. >> nbc's gadi schwartz has that story. >> reporter: across the country, a generation of do it yourselfers are bringing new life to historic homes >> hi. come on in >> newlyweds tom and martha are the owners of this over 2,500 square foot house in dayton, ohio >> you can note the lovely placement of on our stairs >> with some missing floors, gutted bathrooms and a hole in the wall, the inside needs some sweat equity, but the listing price on their new pad, under $80,000.

>> for me, after buying it, going over there, every now and then would be like, oh, my gosh, what did we do >> still, it's a labor of love for a couple doing most of the renovations themselves and they are just two of the latest millennials to buy into the cheap old house craze. >> this is one of the big areas of concern >> reporter: betsy sweeney only paid $18,500 for this diamond in the rough in wheeling, west virginia and now she's working on a complete restoration of her four bedroom fortress >> i love the process. i love every day looking at a different surface in the home and deciding how it should be refinished or how i can fix it or improve it. >> reporter: why do you think millennials are so attractive to cheap old houses >> it's cheap and it's old >> reoprter: but come on, massive homes for pennies on the dollar where are they finding these gems leave it to millennials to do their house shopping on instagram, on a page called cheap old houses run by

elizabeth and ethan finkelstein. >> instagram bores me. show us what it looked like before and our feed is a whole feed of before photos, which is so different. >> reporter: some are big, some are small, some are not traditional homes at all, but they're old, quirky, and full of character and yes, they are cheap. so many millennials are priced out of the market right now. >> this is almost the opposite of out with the old, in with the new. >> absolutely. >> reporter: many of the listings are good old country living, far from cities like in, and san francisco which has seen a mass exodus in a world working from home wherever that may be >> the real estate industry loves to say location, location, location i'm not downplaying that at all. however, the idea of location has been shaken up during this pandemic >> reporter: now they've come full circle documenting the house they saw on stram on page of their own and they're finding bones reveal a story money can't buy. >> we're another part of the house's history and we get to

bring it back to what it used to be >> reporter: now a new generation is saying they just don't make them like they used to for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news >> i love there's a whole new generation that is handy again i'm not. are any of us handy? >> no. >> had my dad do it. >> maybe i was going to be -- assume, no, we're not. >> when we come back, wellness trainer stephanie mansuer, standing by to help us all get motivated and stay motivated to meet our fitness goals. how you can get involved with our 31-day walking challenge our 31-day walking challenge but first, this is "today" on dear ms, from day one you've tried to define me.

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"today wellness. this morning, we are getting motivated with easy ways to help us all get a move on >> here to show us how, stephanie mansuer has mapped out

everything you need to know with a 31-day walking plan. >> it is up now and you can join the start today facebook group to keep you guided and keep you moving >> stef, where are you joining us from today? where are you? >> good morning, guys. i'm joining you here from beautiful chicago, the windy city, the perfect place to get outside and get your walk on >> i love it >> so we talk about walking. i think a lot of people assume running or you need to burn more calories, that walking doesn't do enough. why walk >> walking is the best way to literally improve your fitness and your mental health you can walk your way to better health my grandpa used to wake up every morning at 4:30 a.m. and walk to start his day. and my grandma used to walk every evening after dinner for 23 years so once these walks become part

of your daily routine, your body is going to begin to crave that movement and your mind is going to start to crave that "me" time so you can expect to feel increased energy, a happier mood, less anxiety, less stress. and also a reduction in your risk for diseases, help with weight management and weight loss, and burning calories and speeding up your metabolism. so it's the best way to exercise, especially in the summer >> what should folks know about staying hydrated while they're out there walking? >> yes so, in addition to drinking half of your bodyweight in ounces of water every single day, make sure you're drinking an additional 8 ounces or one cup of water for every 20 minutes that you're walking outside. one of my clients did this and in a week, she lost five pounds and she stopped drinking diet soda completely. and she was drinking six cans a day.

so hydration is huge >> and that is just in one week. but we have this 31-day walking challenge on today.com now what do you want people to take away from it >> so i devised this walking plan because i wanted to give people a way that for 20 minutes a day, you could get out there and feel accomplished yourself in addition to that walking plan, we have ways for you to step it up so i'm going to show you some strength training exercises that are super simple and anyone at any fitness level can do to start off, i'm going to show you the squat. are you ready? >> yeah. >> so we've got the squat here feet are as wide as the hips abs are pulled in tightly. and i want to show you from the side, i want that booty to go back this is a simple move, but a lot of people get this wrong because they let their moves come too far forward. it causes knee pain. we want to get those knees back and the booty goes back, as well press down through the heels this exercise is going to help you burn calories even after the workout because we're working

the biggest muscles in the body in the lower legs and glutes >> what about this modified push-up that you're such a big fan of >> so, craig, who likes a push-up? not me that's why i devised this modified push-up from that plank position, lower down on to your knees, abs in tight, bend the elbows out to the side and press up. this works the upper body, the back, the shoulders and the arms only ten >> but is that as effective as a regular push-up? >> it is, especially because we're using proper form. so you want to make sure that you master that move first and then you can move on to a full push-up i mean, craig, you might be a little more advanced than this plan, so you can step it up if you want but for everyone out there that is just getting started -- >> yes so we're at the park -- >> if you're just getting started. >> so we're at the park, we pause, do a few squats, and then we actually take dumbbells to

the park >> if you can, it would be great if you could grab three, four or five-pound weights and do biceps curls for the upper arms and give you that definition right there and side extensions. one of my clients did these exercises every other day for a week she had never seen her arms look more sleek and more toned. so i love these two. >> this is motivating me >> i'm ready to go >> really? >> yes >> baby and all? >> baby and all. i need to do something she said any fitness level >> yes >> stephanie, thank you, thank you, thank you and the, folks, you can download her 31-day walking plan right now head to today.com/wellness and stef will be hosting facebook lives all month long on the start today page >> sometimes you just need to get started. up next, millions of

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this morning on "today food," the perfect meal for a summer cookout a delicious and easy jamaican jerk steak >> chef and tiktok sensation shareen pablides is here to show us how it's done >> she has more than 3 million followers for love of her recipes and signature cutlets. >> easiest and most delicious dish, let's make chicken cutlets 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts. don't add the chicken until the oil shimmers, just like that add the chicken. fry three to four minutes until golden around the edges, like that hit it with salt >> oh, that looks great. >> oh, my, that looks so good. welcome to "today. good morning >> good morning.

thank you for having me. >> absolutely. really quickly, tell us about rising to fame on tiktok people love you. >> oh, i love my fans. listen, i would have never thought in a million years that this could happen. so i truly, truly appreciate them i'm obsessed with them >> how did you get so good at making these videos? >> you know, i have to say, so i am a professional chef and i have been pursuing my career for 15 years but i love editing it's this creative aspect. it's part of it and i truly love, i love editing >> and i know your dream has been to have a cookbook. you have your first cookbook out next week. congratulations. everything ready to go >> i did have a lot of them in my archives. i've been developing recipes since i was 13 years old so i have many journals and lots

of archives. of course i pulled them all out. i dissected with which ones i think everyone would love. there are 12 of my most popular are on my social media and there's 48 new ones for everybody. there will be great surprises in this book for everyone it's all seasons, so every season this is your year-round book the book is for the beginner cook up and to the home chef >> let's get to the steak and talk about how you do it >> so this is super duper easy this is my jamaican jerk steak my daughter, isabella, will make this for us. it's so easy yes. even your teenage kids can throw this together for you. so in a little handheld blender, you can use your regular blender, use three scotch bonnets. here i have habanero sometimes i have a hard time finding scotch bonnets you can sub in for the habaneros. and this is spicy. >> hot

>> here is the deal. there's great fat on this skirt steak. if you're using this for chicken, pull it back to half of a chili. take your green onions i separates the whites from the dark greens. i like to utilize the entire onion. so pop your whites and the light green part of your onions into your food processor along with some olive oil so now we're just going to zoom and zip this on our blender. this on our blender. so just so you guys don't have to hear this noise, i went ahead and did it for us. we're going to use this, the dark greens so it makes this pretty then you want some light brown, i like to say sugar. you're going to take your habanero oil, put it right into the bowl so this is going to form a paste. this is our marinade and into that same bowl, you

want granulated -- >> oh, my goodness we lost our time so we're going to continue people can go to today.com to see you finish this and see the full recipe. thank you so much for coming >> thank you >> and congratulations for all your success today.com/food >> more food coming your way in the third hour we're going to whip up a delicious chicken dinner and a summer salad make ahead monday. and on the fourth hour, country superstar trisha good morning. it's 8:56. i'm cierra johnson. learning more details about a shooting in santa rosa. police tell us that one person is dead and three more were also shot with two of them in critical condition. now, this is new video of that zone at beachwood drive another greenwood drive. one witness tells us that people were watching illegal fireworks when a car pulled up and opened

fire on that crowd. the witness who lives nearby says someone in that crowd then returned fire. happening now, we're making calls to the santa rosa police department about that shooting, trying to track down more information. we will have an update ahead of our midday newscast. plus, you probably heard them last night, illegal fireworks causing firefighters to be on alert across the bay area. check out nbcbayarea.com for a look at some of those incidents that kept first responders busy, and there were those who smartly chose to watch fireworks in a safe and legal way. in san francisco there were tons of anticipation for the return of that big waterfront display. at midday the two major weather factors spectators had to deal with. we'll have a local update for you in about half an hour.

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from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> well, that's because i'm really not here today. i'm on vacation. if you watched the early on "today," i'm not here. >> did you show up just for this show >> just for this show. i came all the way off for vacation on this show. >> on this monday, july 5th. the gang is all here >> no, it is not >> segment is recorded >> we have a really good show lined up for you this morning. >> you sound surprised >> as we get into the heart of the summeryo