cut-in coming up at 7:25. make it a terrific tuesday. as we like to call it around here. >> hopefully the traffic is terrific. >> well, there you go. for somebody out there. thanks so much for joining us. the "today" show is next. good morning. extreme weather coast to coast. severe storms pound the northeast overnight flooding roads and forcing evacuations. while out west, record high temperatures scorching millions. >> it's too hot. it's too hot. >> prompting new wildfire fears and calls for people to simply stay inside. al has everything you need to know. covid questions. with cases on the rise and some hospitals once again struggling to keep up, a new warning from the fda about a vaccine nearly

13 million americans have already received. we have the very latest on what health officials want you to know about the johnson & johnson shot. getting out of dodge, dozens of texas democrats flee the state in an attempt to block a voting bill they claim is a dangerous attack on democracy. now holding out in the nation's capital with the governor of texas saying they will be arrested if they return. what's next in the standoff? we're live with the very latest. morning cup of whoa. coffee prices skyrocketing causing major sticker shock at coffee shops across the nation. so what's driving the prices up and how high will they go? and home run hero. >> he's putting the work in. oh! >> the mets' pete alonso defends his home run derby crown winning the popular contest for the

second time in a row. today, tuesday, july 13th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." so happy you are joining us on this tuesday morning. good morning, miss guthrie. how are you? >> good. good to see you. and we've got a lot to get to this morning. everything going on. >> we sure do. we have a lot going on across the country including those western wildfires fueled by intense heat across the region. millions are looking for any kind of relief. >> meanwhile, midwesterners, a mid summer surge, one hospital in missouri now opening its sixth covid ward. as the fda issues a new warning about the johnson & johnson vaccine.

>> while texas state democrats are waking up in washington, d.c. this morning. they left austin fleeing the state in an effort to back a gop-backed voting bill. we're live with the latest on that. but let's get started in the northeast where rain pummeled the region overnight causing flooding and tornado watches across the area. the scene is a stark contrast to the extreme heat out west. we have it all covered for you this morning. including al's forecast. let's get started with nbc's morgan radford in new york. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let's be honest. this has been a tough summer for millions of americans across the country. here in the northeast, we've gotten used to the rain that's already still coming down. this is after pretty severe weather hit the northeast overnight and even earlier this week, creating damage like this that crews are now waking up still trying to clean up. this is a sink hole created from that weather damage. and then when you go out west, the issue is extreme heat. that heat now reaching the

triple digits. overnight in the northeast, another round of torrential rain and flash flooding. >> scared. i'm shaking. >> reporter: in hard-hit bucks county, pennsylvania, some residents forced to evacuate their homes as water poured in. >> everything around my bed was full of puddles and she was like, we have to get out. >> reporter: rescue boats helping people to safety. >> i grew here, man. i've never seen this. >> reporter: scenes like this playing out across the region. in boston, which is dealing with one of its wettest julys ever, rescue workers helping stranded drivers in this community just north of the city. >> water up to the top. >> reporter: cars also trapped in floodwaters in west milford, new jersey. meanwhile, out west, the problem is scorching heat. that moment when you open the oven and that gust of heat hits you in the face, that is exactly what it feels like. >> reporter: as blistering summer conditions continue to pack a punch.

>> it's too hot. it's too hot. >> reporter: much needed relief for some may be on the horizon. >> luckily, it's not going to be as hot today as what we had to deal with over the weekend. >> reporter: the heat dome that's been baking the region for weeks is finally starting to shrink. but for millions of residents and visitors, more dry air and triple digit forecasts are on the way. >> just try to stay inside. and hydrate. >> reporter: after tying the city's record high of 117 degrees, temperatures are set to top 100 all week in las vegas. in california and oregon, scorching conditions and ongoing droughts are fueling massive wildfires. the beckworth complex fire in california spreading by tens of thousands of acres with blazes impacting air quality hundreds of miles away. meteorologists say this blanket of smoke hovering over utah could linger for days. as more wild summer weather sets in across the country.

here in the northeast, crews are waking up this morning still trying to clean up from the damage from that flood overnight that was really damaging homes and people's cars. but then when you go out west, millions are still facing extreme heat advisories and that's through wednesday. hoda. >> morgan radford on the upper west side. thank you. now, let's turn to al for more of that coast-to-coast extreme weather. >> not going to get a break from all this rain in the northeast and mid-atlantic states. heavy showers and thunderstorms are firing up again today from ohio all the way into the northeast. out in the plains, they're looking at severe weather. here in the northeast, we've got damaging winds possible, hail an inch or larger and the possibility of some tornados. and then as we move into tomorrow, we are looking at a risk of severe weather, really, out to the northern plains. we're looking at 11 million people, damaging winds, hail,

tornados, likely stretching from green bay, minneapolis down the mason city so we're going to be watching that. and the rain amounts, we're talking through central new york all the way into the upper midwest, anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain. now, as far as the heat is concerned, 10 million people stretching from nevada all the way up into washington state looking at heat advisories, heat warnings. we've got that upper high. it is finally going to weaken. and so while today we'll see temperatures, again, 103 salt lake, 93 in denver, phoenix 107, palm springs, 109, fresno at 105, we will see temperatures start to moderate a bit. still going to be triple digits for vegas, yuma. salt lake city, upper 90s. denver upper 80s. albuquerque, upper 80s. but unfortunately the fire weather risk still continues. isolated, dry storms may set some lightning strikes, and those may even trigger off some more wildfires. we're going to be watching this very closely as we get into this week. hoda. >> al, thank you.

now to some concerning news about covid and a new warning connected with the johnson & johnson shot. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. that johnson & johnson vaccine will now include an fda warning of an increased risk of a rare neurological disorder. no links have been found in the vaccines by pfizer and moderna. still officials worry the news may hamper the vaccine effort at a critical moment in the pandemic. the fda warning is another setback for johnson & johnson, but doctors insist the vaccine benefits of a single shot strongly outweigh the rare risk. among the 13 million americans who received the j&j vaccine, the fda says 95 people were hospitalized with guillain-barre syndrome. one reported death.

this 62-year-old was training to hike the appalachian trail when symptoms set in. >> i went from being physically fit to being in a wheelchair. >> reporter: gorman says he hopes to walk again and says the fda says the j&j vaccine is still safe and effective, but the setback comes during a mid summer covid surge threatening the progress the u.s. has seen since the start of the year. covid cases are on the rise in 28 states with a third of those new cases in five hot spots all with low vaccination rates. and there's growing concern for one significant unvaccinated population. children under 12 who aren't yet eligible for vaccines. they're still vulnerable, adding stress for parents with a new school year approaching. it comes as the cdc says schools should prioritize in-person learning. and while some american adults

refuse to be inoculated. meantime, pfizer is seeking federal authorization for a third dose of its vaccine driven by fears of the delta variant. officials at the world health organization black blasting the idea, arguing the pharmaceutical giant should send doses to countries desperate for help now. >> this is still a global crisis. and it is a time to protect those who are most vulnerable in our society. >> miguel, as you pointed out, the school year is coming quick and there are some kids who are not able to get vaccinated. are there any precautions in place for them? >> reporter: yeah, hoda. the cdc say children who are not vaccinated should wear masks in school, though many states are rejecting those guidelines. here in california, after saying students would be required to wear masks, overnight a reversal that will allow each school district to individually decide their own policy.

miguel alma fair -- almaguer for us, thanks. and we turn now to those texas democrats waking up in washington, d.c. this morning after fleeing the state in an effort to block a republican-backed voting bill. nbc's senior correspondent hallie jackson has the very latest on that. hi, hallie, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. when the texas legislature gavels in today, all those democrats plan to be here in d.c. instead, more than 50 of them potentially risking arrest if they go back. that's why they plan to stay here for weeks. at least 25 more days until that special session is over. they have walked out before, in may, but this is that farthest they've gone putting a spotlight on what they say is a dangerous attack on democracy. their critics calling it a stunt. ditching their state overnight, potentially risking arrest when they get back. texas state democrats blocking republican bills on voting rights with a walkout gone airborne.

>> we had no other option. and so we took a stand >> reporter: arriving in washington ♪ we shall overcome ♪ >> reporter: more than 50 state need two-thirds of the chamber present.icsay the texas bills would make it harder for minority voters by adding new requirements for mail-in voting, banning some early voting options like 24 hour and drive-through voting and creating new criminal penalties for breaking election code with the dramatic departure, the democrats hope to highlight their mission and put pressure on congress to act >> you must pass strong federal voter protection legislation and you must do it now you must do it before the august recess >> reporter: the u.s. senate stalled on a sweeping plan that would protect voting rights. republicans don't support it and not enough democrats want to change the senate rules to pass it along party lines, but texas

democrats are all but begging for backup texas republicans slamming the walkout as a stunt arguing democrats are abandoning their responsibility >> i would say it's a very un-texan thing to do, to cut in run in the face of a fight >> reporter: overnight, the state's republican governor suggesting the walkout simply delays the inevitable. >> once they step back into the state of texas, they'll be arrested, brought to the capitol, and we will be conducting business. >> reporter: nationally, more than a dozen states, including florida, georgia, and iowa, have put similar voting restrictions in place with bills in progress in many other places now president biden, in philadelphia today, planning to use the power of his bully pulpit in a speech focusing on voting rights. and nbc news has learned that the president in his remarks will blast those new republican-backed voting bills as the most egregious attempts to block our democracy since the civil war.

but some on the left want the president to go even further in trying to rally democrats around changing those rules here in the senate which would allow them to pass a voting rights bill even without gop support. savannah >> hallie, thank you coming up on 7:14. craig is here with the latest on the growing crisis in cuba >> good morning to you savannah, hoda for the second night, thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets in cuba. they are frustrated by rising poverty and covid numbers and lack of access to medicine and basic supplies nbc's sam brock is in miami's little havana with more on all of it. sam, good morning to you >> reporter: craig, good morning. for two nights in a row now, rallies have blanketed parts of miami, from little havana and hialeah. with services shut off in cuba, many have no idea what's going on with their loved ones and they are demanding that the u.s. take action.

in cuba, days of dissent chants of freedom and liberty in the streets of miami and other cities dumpsters overturned, the rarity of this type of protest in a communist country still sinking in as 90 miles away in miami, families protesting again overnight, fearful of how the cuban military might respond to loved ones back home >> the situation is dire in cuba literally, the government is trying to turn off communication from the outside world so people don't see the brutality of the situation. >> reporter: a generational economic crisis coupled with record covid numbers and a lack of vaccine has fueled demand for ending cuba's 60-year dictatorship the country claims to have multiple vaccines but won't share its research some cuban-american leaders asking for protection. >> don't abandon the people. support them president biden can fix what kennedy broke. >> reporter: president biden's response, one of solidarity, although he steered clear of

requests to intervene. >> they call on the government, the government of cuba to refrain from violence in their attempts to silence the voice of the people of cuba >> reporter: cuba's leader miguel diaz-canel blames the u.s. embargo for the country's ills >> they simply are not hearing the voices and will of the cuban people >> reporter: maria figueroa fled cuba at the age of 13 and says the time for change has arrived. >> i don't care if you've been here 5 years or 60 years you should care that your brethren over there in cuba are suffering right now. and we need to help them and that, i think, has been their cry. it's a cry for help. >> reporter: president biden is facing pressure from within his own party today for continuing to enact some of the policies tn not just elements of the embargo but preventing american companies like western union transferring money to cuba, something the company has done

for decades until november craig, back to you >> sam, thank you. time to turn to the weather. mr. roker, we led with this story. it's a big one all day. >> that is right a loll lot more happening. out west, temperatures well above normal monsoonal moisture coming in to the upper midwest. that'll be in the next half hour florida storms will continue to fire up and severe storms from the great lakes on into the northeast with showers and thunderstorms stretching all the way down into the mid mississippi river valley we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds he looked after his community. she built an empire. he protected this nation. they lived their lives in extraordinary ways. with ancestry, i learned the story of peter vaughters... william lacy... madam c.j.walker. they are the heroes in my family. who are the heroes in yours?

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, taking a look outside in san francisco where it's foggy and drizzly once again. our temperatures here stay in the 60s for highs. while you head to oakland, we're in the upper 60s. low 80s for concord and 80 in morgan hill. much of the north bay will be in the upper 70s. some of our warmest spots in the inland valleys will reach into the 80s into the end of the workweek. >> and that is your latest weather. savannah coming up, get ready for an extra jolt at the coffee shop and not just the caffeine. that cup of joe could cost more than you're used to. we'll tell you what is behind the rising prices. plus, kerry sanders dives deep into the ocean to search

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him down. he is an experienced runner with no known health issues. i'm sharon katsuda in santa clara where residents are facing tougher water restrictions. here are the restrictions that will be patrolled and enforced. no wasting water, which includes runoff on sidewalks and streets. also prohibited, washing paved areas and washing clothes that does not have an automatic shutoff valves. you can't water your lawn dun 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and more than three days a week. let's get our forecast from meteorologist kari hall. >> it's been nice to see the return of the fog. we're starting out with some drizzle near the coast. our inland area is a cloudy morning that will shapetoe a sunny and comfortable day with some of our warmest spots e weekend while san francisco, we'll see those high temperatures there remaining in the 60s. we've had some cool air there and not a lot of sunshine, and

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and it'll be followed by a special edition of "today" from 11:00 a.m. eastern until 1:00 p.m. >> can you believe it's here, savannah that's shocking. >> no, i can't >> should probably start packing. >> it's time to do that. coming up in our next hour, sheinelle will talk to some first-time olympic swimmers, a new generation all of them are teenagers and they're going to make their mark how they are drawing inspiration from the veterans on team usa, but still, these guys are doing things their own way it will be fun to watch them in action >> really exciting now to your 7:30 headlines more problems this morning for boeing and the company's popular 787 dream liner jets the faa says some undelivered dream liners have a new manufacturing problem that could further delay delivery of the planes the issue near the nose of the aircraft poses no immediate threat to the safety boeing suspended deliveries of the 787 in late may after the faa raised concerns about its proposed inspection method the company did not respond to a

request for comment. some sad news from hollywood this morning actor charlie robinson, best known as mac on the nbc sitcom "night court" has died robinson appeared in dozens of movies and tv shows. he began his career as a theater actor and singer in an r&b group. charlie robinson was 75 years old. and major league baseball's all-star game tonight in denver, but the festivities got under way monday night with the home run derby. this year's competition did not disappointment >> not missing one more to win it as alonso comes out of the time-out and walks it off what a finish. alonso defends his title >> that's pete alonso winning his second straight home run

title. beating out mancini. he did it in front of a packed crowd at coors field it's important to know mancini this time last year had stage three colon cancer so kudos to pete and kudos to trey, as well. >> absolutely. in other news, if you are enjoying a big cup of coffee right now, this story is going to wake you up in the coming months, that cup of joe could cost more than you're used to thanks to global coffee prices that are on the rise there is only one person who could cover this story nbc news now anchor joe fryer. good morning to you. >> reporter: you know why i was assigned this story. if you are a regular at your corner coffee shop, you probably heard of one of the most popular coffee beans in the u.s. could give you sticker shot shock with prices soaring to a five-year high we're taking a look at what it could mean for the price of your morning cup of coffee. higher prices could be brewing for coffee lovers. the reason for a possible

caffeine spike, rising global coffee prices fueled by dwindling supply and growing demand >> we've consistently seen the price of coffee get higher and higher. >> reporter: world coffee production this year is expected to be down 1 1 million bags from last year. largely to blame, a devastating drought in brazil, the world's largest supplier of coffee beans. the international coffee organization estimates that nearly a third of the country's arabica crop for 2021-2022 was lost because of the dry spell. like many other industries, pandemic fueled global supply chain issues including shipping containers shortages and parts are only making matters worse. even ahead of this news, you'v likely already noticed your coffee is getting pricier. according to the "wall street journal," the average coffee drink at a cafe is about $4.50 three years ago, it was $3.85, a 17% hike, more than the rate of inflation. when and where might you feel the latest jolts in price?

not immediately. bigger coffee companies usually negotiate rates years out to avoid market volatility and several coffee shops we spoke to say they already pay over market value for high quality beans don't expect what is happening in brazil to have an immediate impact on prices verv coffee in california says they buy high quality beans directly from producers around the world at the higher price of coffee is impacting their business now they will raise their prices next month the first increase in five years. >> coffee is such an integral part of people's day-to-day life that most people are willing to pay the extra quarter, 50 cents for that daily cup of coffee. >> reporter: a sentiment that others who run on coffee seem to agree with >> i'll absolutely keep drinking coffee >> it would take more than a quarter rise in price to stop me from drinking coffee >> coffee is definitely something i cannot live without.

>> joe, you said the price hikes aren't going on be immediate, but any indication when we might start seeing it? >> reporter: if they happen and higher costs are passed onto customers, it may not happen everywhere, but more than likely it wouldn't be until at least early 2022 so another at least six months you can enjoy that cup of coffee or cup of joe. back to you. >> thank you, joe. appreciate it. and coming up, what newly discovered fossils from the so-called king of sharks are teaching us about the biggest predators in the water >> you know who is on this story. it has to be kerry sanders he takes us deep on to the ocean floor to find out hunting for a shark tooth that's millions of years old. we'll talk with kerry coming up right after this so i talked to my doctor and learned humira is the #1 prescribed biologic

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fossils for years, but now plenty of people are getting in on the trend, searching for shark's teeth on beaches all over the country nbc's kerry sanders is on one of those beaches. he's in venice, florida, with more kerry, good morning, sir >> reporter: good morning, guys. they call florida the shark tooth capital of the world sharks lose their teeth the way a 5-year-old loses their teeth they're constantly dropping out. finding shark's teeth like thi is like finding shells at the beach. they're everywhere but imagine coming upon a shark's tooth like this, which you can do here or in many part of the country, actually this is the granddaddy of al sharks, the megalodon, and it's the stuff of hollywood movies. tights making of hair-raising movies apex predators lurking in the ocean, waiting for that precise moment to make a move, to

attack the megalodon, one of the largest predators to ever rome the depth of the oceans. >> what was a megalodon? >> they were the tough guys of the ocean. >> reporter: and although some people think they've seen one, today this species is extinct. zach franaka has been searching for the past on the seabed for over 40 years. >> you're holding a piece of history. and if you're willing to search and brave the waters, you can be rewarded and this is proof >> reporter: megalodons live approximately 16 million years ago. they were as big as a school bus and weighed over 50 tons nearly triple the size of today's great white sharks, surviving on early species of dolphins, whales, manatees and seals. >> are we sure there are no more megalodons out there this is ancient history? >> yes the shark has been extinct for millions of years. but there are still people out there who probably believe the

megalodons exists somewhere in the depths somewhere >> reporter: on this day, venice, florida, the shark tooth capital of the world, is our spot for some digging. where are we >> we are getting ready to pass snake island and will be making our way west out of the venice jetty. >> reporter: the hunt is for >> megalodon teeth. >> reporter: that's right, teeth. some sharks have seven rows of teeth that continuously push forward and fall out it's the biggest shark that nobody has ever seen it's called the megalodon, extinct, but it left behind some fossils. we're going in to find them. about 15 feet down, we spot what we set out to find what is that

>> i found the tooth to a megalodon shark. >> reporter: just out here in the gulf of mexico >> just out here in the gulf of mexico >> waiting for you to find it? >> maybe for millions of years >> reporter: these waters are rich for discovery >> what do we have here? what is that >> that is a sliced section of whale rib bone now, whether it was eaten or not, most likely was >> but this is -- that is a fossil it is fossilized, like a rock. >> that's right. >> reporter: it's no surprise e searching for megalodon teeth has become a phenomenon >> megalodon teeth tends to be an american icon there's variation. you can always find a better one, you can always buy a better one. it's got everything you need, really, in a fossil. >> reporter: tourists flock to beaches around the country to join the hunt from the shore >> it's kind of addicting. you just scoop it out, shake it, see what we can find >> reporter: for zach, fossil

hunting is personal. a skill he learned from his father as a child. now a passion. he's passing it on to his own kids >> so your kids will be finding these when you're long gone. >> my kids, their kids, those teeth will be there for generations. >> wow, kerry, how cool was that kerry, do we know why the megalodon shark went extinct >> reporter: well, the biologists and the experts sort of suggest that they believe it was a case of the fact that water temperatures changed as water temperatures changed, the food source, like the whales and the other sharks and the seals began to move and disappear. so ultimately, their food source disappeared and the megalodon disappeared leaving behind these, which are really incredible you know, zach has a -- not just a hobby. he has a business. these sell for up to $50,000 which explains why folks like these are out here hunting early this morning looking for megalodon teeth.

really quite a find if you get one, guys. >> my goodness megalodon is also delino, my son, it's his favorite shark >> reporter: won't encounter one, thankfully. >> thank you, kerry. >> thanks, kerry >> thank you, kerry. let's get another check of the weather from mr. roker hi, al. we're going to need a much bigger boat. if you think it's been raining a lot in the northeast, my gosh, july so far, almost 9 inches of rain, new york almost 8 1/2 inches of rain 9 out of 12 days of rain in new york city. 12 out of 12 for boston for the month of july. third wettest there. out west, they're going to be seeing some wet weather. flash flood watches stretching for much of the southwest. we're getting this monsoonal moisture start to go push its way in scattered showers will do many develop in the afternoon this rain will help with some of

the heat and ease the drought in the southwest just a tad, but it's pretty strong stuff new storms tomorrow will form into the southern rockies. local downpours may see anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain rainfall rates of up to 12 inches per hour. that's a lot of rain to this area in such a short period of time that's why we have flash flood watches out for the southwest. that's what's going on aro . good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. take a look at our inland forecast over the next seven days. nice and cool with some of our warmest spots inland, only reaching into the low 80s, and it continues to cool down as we head towards thursday. warming up for the weekend, especially on sunday into early next week. san francisco is going to continue to get the clouds and fog, and highs only reaching into the low to mid-60s. we get get some peeks of sunshine for the afternoon, but overall cool and foggy here. >> that's your latest weather. savannah. >> sav >> and that is your latest weather. savannah >> all right, al, thank you. still ahead, cynthia

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to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> i'm sharon katsuda in santa clara where residents are facing tougher water use restrictions. the city has declared a drought emergency, so here are the restrictions that will be patrolled and enforced. no wasting water which includes runoff on sidewalks and streets. also prohibited washing paved areas and washing cars with a hose that does not have an automatic shutoff valve. you can't water your lawn during and after rain between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and more than three days a week. good morning, i'm sierra johnson in san francisco. on monday the state public health department issued a statement on how they wanted to regulate masks in the classroom.

they said initially any student without a mask would be prohibited from campus. a couple of hours later they revamped that statement explaining they were dropping the exclusion of students in leaving the regulation of unmasked students up to individual jurisdictions. cooler on this tuesday morning, let's check the forecast with kari. >> yeah, a lot of clouds and fog to start out, wu we'll see it clearing out for the inland areas. this is going to also help keep our temperatures down in spots like san jose. check out these highs. we're anywhere from 59 degrees in half moon bay with some low 60s in san francisco, mid-70s for martinez and concord reaching 82 degrees, and 80 today in morgan hill. as we go through the forecast, we're looking at more of the same. our weather pattern settling in for the middle of july. it's actually going to be a little bit cooler than normal in some spots. as we go toward the end of the weekend, there will be a warmup with our valley temperatures

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, coast to coast extremes. >> i grew up here. i've never seen this. >> torrential rain and flash floods sweep across the northeast overnight, while out west -- >> it's too hot. it's too hot. >> another day of scorching heat leaving the record temperatures and blazing wildfires. al is live with your latest forecast. royal reaction. prince william speaks out after several english soccer players are targeted with racist abuse from fans online. just ahead, how teammates are rallying behind them.

plus, stirring the pot. >> okay. a lot of aroma. >> we'll take you inside the only facility in the u.s. allowed to grow pot for research. just ahead, why the government is only just now allowing some researchers to grow their own supplies. and not quite adult swim, meet this amazing group of young women swimming for olympic gold. >> raise your hand if you feel like an olympian. >> sheinelle sits down with the team to see how they're getting ready for tokyo today, july 13th, 2021. >> today we're celebrating a decade. happy birthday. >> i'm ten, double digits. >> hi. we're the galligans from hudson, massachusetts, and we're celebrating -- >> six months -- >> of baby maggie. >> happy tuesday, everybody. >> we're the babcock family from

nashville, tennessee. >> two months old today. >> happy tues-yay. >> oh, no, they did not. >> it caught tues-yay. s.g., good day to have a good day, as they say. >> that was sweet. yes, everybody is celebrating, lots of cutis on our plaza in our open. good to see everybody. we have a lot coming up this week, don't we, hoda? >> we sure do. a man whose daring dream came true this week with the whole world watching. we're talking about billionaire richard branson. we'll join us to talk through sunday's historic space flight, and also what he has planned for the next phase of his journey. >> yeah. and he's going on bring along an impressive member of his virgin galactic crew. she will be with him. maybe or maybe not on his shoulder. we'll have to see. but that's going to be a good one.

>> it's a busy morning. let's get right to your news at 8:00. we begin with extreme weather on both sides of the country. in the northeast, severe storms led to flash flooding and forced evacuations. look at these scenes from the philly area. rescue crews busy pulling people from their homes and cars after they were swamped with flood waters. meantime, a very different picture out west. record high temperatures scorching millions of residents and there's a growing threat from wildfires burning in california and in oregon. al is back now to tell us what we can expect for the rest of the week. all eyes on you, al. >> guys, we are looking at the severe weather firing up. we've got wet weather making its way to the northeast and mid-atlantic states all the way through the great lakes. there's going to be a lot of severe weather today in eastern new york into parts of the northeast. we're looking at the western plains. damaging winds, hail, isolated tornados today. tomorrow, all eyes on the upper midwest. 11 million people at risk. look for tornados possible from green bay, minneapolis, down to

mason city and madison, wisconsin. we're going to be watching that very closely. rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 5 inches. central new york, pennsylvania, all the way into the great lakes. and then we're talking about a risk for 10 million people for these heat advisories, heat warnings, as well. that upper level high pressure will start to weaken, but temperatures again today, triple digits from salt lake city on into phoenix. las vegas, palm springs, things do calm down a bit as we get towards the latter part of the week. but we're also going to be looking at a fire risk stretching right on into the beginning of next week. guys. >> al, thank you. we're going to check back with you in just a few minutes for the local forecast. prince william is speaking out this morning, condemning racist tweets directed at members of england's soccer team. kelly cobiella has been following the story and joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. prince william was among the

first to call out this flood of racist abuse online targeting three engish english players. the prime minister and others joining in the condemnation. it came after these three players missed crucial penalty kicks in sunday night's european cup final. from pure joy to heartbreak, prince william, kate, and son, prince george, were in the stands sunday night when england lost to italy on penalty kicks. within hours, england players marcus rashford, jaden sancho, and saka, just 19, were hit with a wave of racist abuse on twitter and instagram. banana and ape emojis and messages like, get out of my country. a mural of rashford hailed as a hero for his campaign to feed disadvantaged kids defaced in what police call a racist attack. >> it's depressing that we live in a country where this kind of response is, you know, the new

normal now. >> reporter: on twitter monday, prince william, president of the football association, said, "i'm sickened," calling the abuse totally unacceptable. saying, "it must stop now." it comes just months after meghan markle publicly accused an unnamed member of the royal family of racism in that interview with oprah. there is no indication william was connected to the incident, , but meghan markle trended on social media yesterday, some accusing prince william of double standards for not publicly coming to her defense england's team is one of the most diverse in the country's history. their coach calling the racist abuse unforgivable >> it's just not what we stand for. >> reporter: and from the prime minister - >> shame on you. >> reporter: fellow players and fans have rallied around the players, posting millions of positive messages to drown out the hate leaving notes on rashford's mural. even the british cab lloyd

saying, "we've got your back." overnight on twitter, marcus rashford called the support positively overwhelming. adding, i will never apologize for who i am or where i come from his post getting millions of likes. twitter and facebook, which owns instagram, say they removed more than 1,000 of those racist posts, but here some politicians saying they really need to get tough on social media, proposing a new law which could impose fines up to $25 million on the social media giants for allowing that content to spread online. savannah >> kelly, thank you very much. to basketball now and a story that has a lot of folks talking as we get ready for the summer olympics. ten days away. team usa losing its second straight exhibition game on monday, this time falling to australia by a final of 91-83. and that loss coming just two days after a loss to nigeria

the u.s. team gearing up the olympics with warm-up games in las vegas, but so far they have not been the dominant team to which we've become accustom. for some perspective, before this year, team usa had only lost two team exhibition games total since professional players started playing back in 1992 you remember the dream team. and as most folks know, team usa has won the gold middle in six of the last seven summer games >> so are the others getting better is that what's happening >> no. we're just getting worse that's what happens when you don't play defense >> they've got time, don't they? >> yes >> they've got time. all right. >> give me a boost we need a boost now. charles huddleston wanted nothing more for his 70t birthday than to have someone to go fishing with. he got that present and a lot better than that when his 21-year-old son, jarius, returned home from the army to surprise his dad they hadn't seen each other in two years due to the circumstances. watch what happened when charles

sees his son for the very first time [ laughter ] >> oh, now that's a leap over that guardrail not bad for a 70-year-old. charles and jarius, as you can tell, are super close. they talked on the phone every day since jarius left for the army two years ago and guess what they did? they went fishing together and, a little bonus, they actually caught three fish, too so congratulations to both charles and jarius >> charles has some ups. >> yeah. when we come back, our own cynthia mcfadden going inside the only place in america that's legally growing weed for research, until now. we're going to talk to her about what she discovered at that mississippi lab. that's right after these messages

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senior investigative correspondent cynthia mcfadden is with us with a rare insight in a specific field in mississippi, when it comes to pot research >> reporter: good morning. it's great to be here. that's right since the 1960s, the federal government has insisted that marijuana be classified as a schedule one drug with no acceptable medical use in the same class as heroin even heroin and oxycodone are less restricted. until now, there's only been one place for researchers to get legal cannabis, at least according to the federal government we took a trip there not far from the center of oxford, mississippi, tucked away inside this lab is the mother lode of all marijuana, at lead -- least according to the federal government at the core of their restrictive policy on pot for the past 53 years. >> this is the grow room where we keep the genetic material >> wow >> reporter: 14 different varieties. until now, the university of mississippi has been the only

place sanctioned by the federal government to grow marijuana for research dr. mahmud al soli has run the program here for 40 years. >> some people consider you the king of pot. >> i can't help how good i am. if you are the best, then you are the best these are mother plants. >> okay. so this, for example -- >> this just says mx which is a mexican variety which is a high thc variety. >> that's the kind people want to smoke >> right >> reporter: these mother plants will not be han vested they're waiting, ready to have their seedlings planted in a nearby 12 acre university field. they may have quite a wait ahead of them. where is the pot >> well, we did not get those. >> reporter: so the federal government didn't order up any new marijuana this year? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the doctor says the university has only planted these fields twice in the last decade, although in just the last couple of years, 56

researchers have used their pot. nonetheless, he himself points out the shocking lack of hard data when it comes to strength, dose, and proven effects of cannabis for medical purposes. >> right now, people just walking into the dispensaries and getting stuff, that's not medicine that's a grocery store >> reporter: part of the reason research has been slow in coming is because marijuana is a schedule one drug, making it very hard to work with in a lab. consider the complications even here >> we have to account for everything, including trash. and then we have to burn it under the supervision of the da. >> reporter: guarding this pot is more expensive than growing it, with 21 security cameras, 5 guard towers, and barbed wire atop two sets of chain linked fences if this strikes you as slightly ridiculous given that more than half the states have now made marijuana legal in some form, the federal government does not

think so to date, attempts to move marijuana out of schedule one with heroin have fallen flat meanwhile, it's guarded like plutonium. down the hall back at the lack, lab, two vaults. in the first, the high thc content is stored at minus 20 degrees. and around the corner, another vault. oh, my goodness. wow, what are in those things? whew >> smell aroma >> okay. a lot of aroma look at this the pot stored here is years old. often frozen and reconstituted for researchers. >> twigs and things in there, this would be removed. this is probably about 30 pounds, 30, 35 pounds. >> reporter: which means this drum has enough pot to make 20,000 marijuana cigarettes. enough to get you arrested if it's not legal in your state, right?

so how good is this pot for research at the university of colorado boulder dr. ken hutchinson says his research subjects studies the effect of cannabis on mood and cognition and didn't like it >> they said it was harsh. >> reporter: lower in thc and not as fresh as what they were used to. >> i think it was the taste. didn't feel the same as the normal stuff >> reporter: that was the last time they used mississippi pot in a study >> mississippi has been the only game in town for a long time, so they really haven't had that pressure of competition, to stay up on their game so i don't blame them. >> back then, i thought maybe we're done with this because it doesn't make sense to do research on something people don't usually use. >> reporter: so why couldn't they simply go to a legal dispensary and buy pot for their research because it would put the university in danger of losing all of its federal money for things like student aid. it could bring federal criminal

charges. why shouldn't you be able to get whatever product you want to get purchased legally and study it >> we've been asking the same question for six or seven years now. >> reporter: but in the last couple of months, the federal government has done a stunning aboutface, breaking mississippi's hold and giving at least three other researchers we've spoken to the right to grow their own marijuana perhaps, surprisingly, dr. rosoli, is all for it. >> why not, you know it just really makes more diversity in the type of materials available for research i might buy from them. >> reporter: well, we asked the dea and the fda whether they believe classifying marijuana as schedule one has hampered medical research they declined to comment but supreme court justice clarence thomas recently criticized the hodgepodge of federal policy around pot. >> this is so fascinating. but part of the reason that they say this research is so

restrictive is because what you said, pot is classified as a schedule one drug with, like, i don't know, cocaine or heroin? >> heroin. >> so could congress do anything to change that >> reporter: yes, they could and draft legislation is expected to be introduced in congress about federal cannabis policy tomorrow. sources tell nbc news it is one of the issues expected to be addressed in the legislation we shall see >> that was fascinating. >> learned a lot >> yeah. >> cynthia, thank you. >> pleasure. >> thank you al, let's get a forecast >> and that third vault, they were doing research on cheetos anyway, let's show you what's going on as far as your weather is concerned look for severe storms making their way up through the great lakes into the northeast storms in florida today, monsoonal moisture in the southwest and a fire risk making its way through parts of the northwest. that's what's going on around good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at the seven-day

forecast, and your temperatures. it will be nice and comfortable through the rest of the week into the weekend. we'll get a little warmer for early next week. meantime, we are enjoying coastal fog, natural air conditioning. but it is keeping it chilly in san francisco and near the coastline as the clouds and fog lingers. also going to see mist and drizzle with temperatures in the 60s even into the start of next week. >> as you head out the door, take us with you, sirius/x >> as you head out the door, take us with you, sirius/xm, channel 108. dylan, sheinelle, yours truly l live taking your calls and best time of the day, popstart >> schedule one drugs, marijuana, heroin and cheetos. that's what you're saying, uncle al >> absolutely. >> more on that later. first up, jennifer lopez following the release of her latest single. j. lo sat down for a conversation to break down the new track and during that conversation, j. lo was asked

about the recent resurgence of her 2002 album, coming out at the time she was in a previous relationship with ben affleck. j.lo had this to say about why she thinks fans have been going back to that record lately >> the name of that album was "this is me then," right that was a moment. and when you go back and you hear that, you hear the purity and the love there i think that's why people went back as they saw different things happening in my life now and they go, wow, really and i think it gave people hope, you know, and it gives them, you know, that some things do last forever, you know? >> a little cryptic. >> wait, wait. wait, wait, wait what >> what does that mean >> want to dissect that? >> some things do last forever hmmm >> looking forward to some new music. >> hoda, translate what does that mean? >> i don't know. it sounds like it's on i don't know

>> lopez says she's been feeling inspired recently, spending three or four days a week in the studio since wrapping up her upcoming film "marry me. interesting. >> oh, geez. next up, keegan-michael key is out promoting his new series. in the new show, key and "saturday night live" sessil strong find themselves in a musical town with singing and dancing towns people last night, the actor stopped by the late show with steven coal b colbert so show off his talent he sang "tennessee whiskey" at he has own wedding he had to give the audience a taste of it. wine ♪ ♪ tennessee whiskey oh, it's sweet ♪♪ as strawberry wine ♪

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only in vegas. finally, dierks bentley was joined on stage by a very special guest over the weekend duet in chicago. his daughter, eve got up on stage. "it's difficult for girls," usually performed with e elle king. music gene must run in that family, here is a bit of their performance together >> w ♪ with a whiskey and a coke ♪ >> well, that's adorable sounds great, too. maybe she'll be on the road when dirks and the crew hit the "beer's on me" tour. that kicks off next month, by the way. that is your popstart for the day.

>> awesome, carson team usa has the biggest group of teen swimmers heading to the olympics in 25 years. >> and young sheinelle caught up with them while they were training together ahead of tokyo. how the extra year to train paid off for them and a lot more, after a check of your local news and weather.

a very good tuesday morning. it is 8:26. i am laura garcia. san francisco leaders may be ready to make mark let's a fixture for businesses to attracted customers. they approved the new regulation. today goes to the full board. businesses have to pay a fee to occupy a single parking space. nice treat to go outside to eat, especially in the bay area when the weather is great. let's check the forecast with

kari. >> they may need heaters on the patios and outside parklets. inland, comfortable weather. highs in the low 80s. a lot of sunshine. foz, mist, drizzle near the coast. san francisco staying in the 60s for highs going into the next several days, that includes the weekend where we'll see warmer temperatures in the valleys, but here we are in the mid-60s for highs, morning temperatures each day start in the mid-50s. we settle into this weather pattern. it looks like it doesn't change for a few days. laura? >> we'll take what we get. thanks so much. thank you for joining us. i will be back with another local news update in a half hour. have a great morning.

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and even take on climate change... would you press it? ♪ if it was meant to be it'll be, it'll be ♪ we are back. it's 8:30. it's tuesday morning. have we mentioned that we are fired up for the tokyo olympics? and sheinelle is perhaps even more fiery because she got a chance to catch up with a whole new generation of team usa. u.s. swim team stars, 11 of them, are teenagers, sheinelle. >> it's incredible. they are delightful and they shared their hope for tokyo and how excited they are to train alongside their well known team veterans. we'll have that coming up. also coming up, our pal chassis post is here with some of summer's most loved products

in the world of fashion and beauty, and shoppers are snatching these things up, including a new pair of pants if anybody out there is ready to step into pants again. >> looking forward to that, carson. also, an amazing father who is building quite the lasting bond with his young daughter by bringing her into a new business with him. and the pair shaking up the chicago food scene with a twist on the traditional hot dog. al roker, they are delicious. >> looks yummy. >> the chicago hot dog is quite the thing. i love that. >> i know that look of happiness on craig's face. that's legit. if i hand him a bourbon, he gets the same look. >> hot dog box, i like it. coming up in the third hour, dylan is going to whip up another summer staple that might pair well with those dogs. it's an easy veggie packed pasta salad in another edition of cooking with cal. and a reminder this morning, head on over to today all day,

stream, catch today in 30, get highlights behind the show, a little behind the scenes fun and watch it, today.com has it at 1:00, 7:00 and 9:00 eastern every day. today in 30, hoda. catch the wave. >> everybody is riding it, baby. everybody is riding it. before all of that, mr. roker, how about a final check of the forecast. >> also national fry day today. >> french fries? >> yeah. >> fri-yay. enough with the yays. let's go with the nay. nay on the severe storms. stretching from the great lakes to florida storms. monsoonal moisture. southwest. fire risk out west. for tomorrow, still wet in the northeast. the monsoons continue in the southwest. flash flood watches are up, severe storms up through the central plains. that's what's going on around the co good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. take a look at these temperatures. for today in the inland valleys, some of the warm spots with temps in the low 80s.

comfortable and breezy after early clouds we're getting in on sunshine later today. we're going to stay in this weather pattern into start of the weekend, warming up by sunday into monday. san francisco will have cloud, fog, mist and drizzle with sunshine in spots, highs in the low 60s into the weekend. >> and that is your latest weather. hoda. just ahead, forget about going to the mall, these teens are going to the olympics. >> sheinelle spoke to these incredible, young swimmers on team usa just before they leave for tokyo. but first, this is "today" on

and we're back with our countdown to the tokyo olympics. it's just a little over a week until the games begin. and the swimmers, team usa, they are all ready to dive in. >> while the pool may feature a lot of familiar faces like katie ledecky, there is a whole new generation looking to make their

mark this time around. sheinelle, you got a chance to meet with 11 swimmers before they left for tokyo. boom -- good to see you this morning. >> the youngest, just 15. i had a zoom chat with them while they were still grappling in hawaii with the title of olympian. raise your hand if you feel like an olympian. >> reporter: ready or not, these 11 teenagers are tokyo bound. making up the biggest group of teen swimmers since 1996. katie grimes is the youngest of the bunch at just 15 years old. i read for somebody this is your first time traveling out of the country. who is that for? raise your hand if this is the first time traveling out of the country. anybody? how does that feel? >> good. i mean, if i'm going to go out of the country for my first time, it might as well be for the olympics. >> welcome to olympic training camp. >> reporter: but before they fly to japan, they first are

training together in hawaii. the young swimmers, like 18-year-old phoebe bacon, drawing inspiration from the veterans. anybody else that you see, like, oh, i'm here. >> i've always wanted to train with ryan murphy. this is like -- he's such a legend in the backstroke community. last night, i finally got to train right next to him, and it was, like, an awesome moment. >> reporter: 17-year-old lydia jacoby hails from alaska. the first olympian to hail from the state and the first swimmer to camp in hawaii. the only time she's trained in an olympic-length pool, a fact that shocked her teammates. >> we have one 50-meter pool in alaska, and they keep it in short course. so this is my first time swimming long course. >> what? >> what? >> reporter: training overall looked a bit different this past year as the pandemic shut down many pools.

claire kerzan, 16, had to improvise to stay in shape back home in north carolina. claire, i hear you had a unique setup during the pandemic. >> so my neighbor had a backyard pool. so i was able to steal her pool for a little bit and use a bungee cord and do some resistance training. it was a little chilly. >> reporter: clearly, it all paid off. >> it did. >> reporter: the year-long delay gave young swimmers like torri huske, an extra year to grow. >> i feel like it was important for me. it gave me a whole other year to work on my strength training and just to get stronger. >> reporter: hard work turning dreams into a reality for swimmers like 19-year-old ragan smith, who is on the hunt for gold in several events. you posted a picture of yourself. it was on instagram. i think it was a yearbook picture from when you were 11 years old. is that right? >> yeah. it was my fifth grade yearbook. it was what we wanted to be when we grew up and i said i wanted

to be an olympian. >> reporter: somebody speak on behalf of all of you, what it feels like to be a teenager at the olympics. what you want the country to know from you guys. >> dream big. have fun. i don't know. it's an honor to be here and it's so fun that we can represent our country hopefully for many more years to come. >> the swim team is heading to tokyo today after a flight delay yesterday. i don't think any of them are complaining about the extra day in hawaii. for the third hour, we chat with the rest of the teenage swimmers, including one who had a famous mentor back in elementary school. i will tell you. so they were in the middle of training, getting ready for lunch, and they sat down and almost felt like a schoolteacher or something. because they are just -- almost giggly teenagers and then they get in the water and blow everybody away. so cool. >> it's interesting their take on the year off for the pandemic. because the elder statesmen

olympians like simone biles, it's an acceptable thing. but when you're 14 or 15, she said i needed the extra year for strengthening. >> exactly. >> and maturity. >> sheinelle, thank you. looking forward to third hour. by the way, more olympics excitement tomorrow because hoda kotb spent some time with the mothers of six members of the u.s. women's gymnastics team. >> i asked what is in the water in their houses, how they raised olympians. it'll be fun. >> >> by the way, in case you have not heard, you can catch the tokyo olympics beginning july 23rd across all of the networks and platforms of nbc. >> yes all right. up next -- >> up next, some of this summer's top rated and most-loved fashion and beauty picks, including a dress you can wear anywhere, a bag you can take everywhere. our friend, chassis post, is up early with the items online shoppers are snapping up but first, this is "today" on

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and we are back and this morning, we are featuring items online shoppers absolutely love. the fashion and beauty picks with the best reviews. >> crazy >> apparently, the highest ratings, too we've been waitings list yahoo! contributing edor chassie posts the goods. by the way, if you do see something you like, take your smartphone, open up the camera scan that qr code right underneath craig it's on the bottom of your screen >> that's how you get instant access to the deals. let's talk about this mini wrap dress that is all the rage >> it is, carson shoppers are loving this little dress, and i totally get why it's on trend. it is the number one trend of the summer, this little boho romantic dress and it's also kind of like a high end designer dupe we've seen dresses that look like this for hundreds of dresses around town.

it's around $40. people love that it is pure comfort. i mean, it's got an elastic waistband and super soft fabric and an a-line silhouette that looks great on everyone. you can wear it absolutely everywhere it's a grab and go dress and we love it. >> speak of comfy, a lot of us spent the pandemic in loungewear, and nobody wanted regular pants. you might have a good transition piece. >> i do, i do, i do. this is the paper bag pant and this is a number one bestseller over 12,000 reviews. and hoda, what people love about it is it looks like a fancy tailored trouser, but it feels like you're wearing sweatpants again, this paper bag waist is a big trend, elastic, so you pull it on the fabric is stretch. it's so comfy.

and it comes in over 20 colors and it's really flattering with the high waist i love designers are helping us ease back into real clothes. >> and the price is right, too >> hey, i've been looking for a bag to upgrade my look and i understand you have an affordable option. >> oh, my goodness so this little bag, it's called the triple zip crossbody and here is what people love about it first of all, it's light as air. you put it on and it's small enough to forget that you're wearing it, but large enough to fit all of your essentials and i love a crossbody because it's like your own personal assistant. you run around hands free, everything is right at the ready and shoppers are loving these colors they've got great brights, they've got classics, they have one of my favorites, which is the new neutral, a metallic. and over 8,800 reviews so it's around $20 this is a winner, for sure

>> i know when people go out for a fancy night out, sometimes we like to wear fake eyelashes, but they are a pain to put on and that's why most people stay away but you might have the answer? >> we hear you, hoda, yes. it is a great look, but all that glue oh, my goodness. so this is a little miracle. it is a magnetic eyeliner and eyelash kit. this is how it works >> magnetic? >> yes, it is magnetic so you take the eyeliner and you apply it to your lash line and it has magnetic properties in it. and then you take the eyelash. you just place it on and it connects because it's magnetic so no glue you can take it off, use it again and again because no glue. 22,000 reviews and it comes in five different -- along with five different lengths of lashes so you can choose how dramatic you want to be on that next date

night. >> is it easy to clean off the eyeliner once you're done with it >> yes with soap and water. so this is a pretty interesting. >> i enjoy showing for one reason, and i don't know if you have this, craig, but i have a 2-for-1, the shampoo and conditioner in one i actually have a 3-in-1, but that's a whole other situation you have a popular shampoo and conditioner i'd like you to tell us all about >> yes, we do. so this is the wow apple cider vinegar shampoo and conditioner set. so it's a two and two. and people are really passionate about this shampoo dynamic duo 59,000 reviews, guys and here is what people love it's made with real apple cider vinegar so it's like a detox for your hair. so it busts off all that old product you may have in your hair, excess oil, and it leaves your hair super bright and shiny and a lot of volume. and the conditioner, it's

avocado oil and coconut oil. it smells so good, i can't even tell you very nourishing and popular doesn't even begin to describe people's feelings with this shampoo set. >> it's the gel, like a body gel. so shampoo, conditioner and body >> is it pert? >> i don't know who makes it i'm not sponsored yet, but -- >> yet >> apple cider vinegar, that's interesting. >> yeah, interesting thanks >> if you're having heartburn, you're in good shape, too. thank you so much. products are selected by "today." if you scan the qr code or head to today.com/shop to get them, we like to remind you amazon has an affiliate relationship with "today." every time you buy through the "today" website, "today" earns a small commission on the sale >> three in one. i learned a lot about you. when we come back, we're going to introduce you to a dad and daughter duo bringing a tasty new option to the chicago hot dog scene and building a successful business together and a deepening bond, as well. but first, this is "today" on

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this morning "today" food, a father/daughter duo taking the chicago hot dog scene by storm craig had a chance to meet them and taste the hot dogs, too. >> what a success story it is. a father from the windy city teaching his daughter lifelong lessons she'll never forget as they churn out flavor combos that keep their customers coming back for more. >> reporter: chicago, an iconic city for foodies, has a new star a chicago-style inspired gourmet hot dog created by a unique duo. a father/daughter team standing out in the competitive food landscape. >> hey, guys >> what's up, y'all? it's bobby morelli >> reporter: bobby morelli, aka the sausage king, and his daughter brooklyn, started their

hot dog stand in brownsville, chicago, last year but the business was not exactly in morelli's plan. until the pandemic, morelli was running his own web agency but when business came to a halt, he reimagined the lifelong passion. >> the hot dog box was a position for me. >> to be clear, you're not a chef >> not a chef at all >> no background in restaurant management >> not at all. >> you just had an idea. >> yeah. just an idea, man. and the idea, too, was if we're going to sell hot dogs, we can't do basics. we have to do something that we can coin as our signature and paint this box red and give a good smile and greet the customers and the service and that was the secret recipe >> reporter: that secret recipe includes filet mignon hot dogs with fancy toppings. perhaps the best kept secret was the idea to join forces with his father what do you think about working with dad >> it's fun because we get to

tell jokes, make funny videos. >> reporter: i understand you get to have some input on the recipes. >> actually, we're coming out with the brooklyn-inspired hot dog, the pizza hot dog >> reporter: be pizza hot dog? >> my favorite food is obviously pizza. chicago is most known for its pizza and its hot dog so it put the two together the pizza hot dog. >> an idea like that, you should be making more money so what is going on be on the pizza dog? >> you'll just have to wait and see. >> reporter: okay, okay. why is it so important for you to have your 9-year-old daughter working alongside you? >> as a person that didn't have a father growing up, it's important for me to teach her to be self-sufficient and be able to know what it's like to start at ground zero, but then also build something. this may not be her life decision, but just opening the door for it. >> fantastic >> yeah. >> reporter: brooklyn, what do you think you've learned so far?

>> about entrepreneurship, how to have good customer service, and about work ethic >> reporter: your favorite subjects in school >> math and lunch. >> reporter: the perfect job and the perfect hot dog. >> this one here is the pickle and peanut butter minion dog there you go >> reporter: that's good that's fantastic that's a really good hot dog >> thank you so this one is the brownsville bourbon. >> another one of my favorites >> that's a bourbon barbecue sauce that my wife makes >> reporter: let me try it wait a minute, i see bay don >> yes >> coleslaw. >> yes >> some peppers. >> yes >> uh-huh. uh-huh that is really good. no wonder people line up for it. >> yes >> y'all >> oh, wow killing us >> morelli's menu has become so popular, by the way, they're opening up a new restaurant in chicago. >> need to come to new york. >> the bun, what was going on there?

>> pretzel bun and the filet mignon hot dog he wouldn't tell me about some of the secret stuff. it's proprietary >> mr. morelli is no dummy >> awesome >> that was great. coming up on hoda and jenna, if you love surprise reunions, might want to grab the tissues we have one you are going to remember and still ahead in the third hour, how college students are getting the chance for a higher education in the marijuana business >> i see what you did there. and a reminder, check out our new podcast. download today at apple or spotify or subscribe and listen. wherever you like to get your podcasts you do you we're back after a check of your local news, your weather, and these messages have a great tuesday, everybody. >> you, too, s.g

it is tuesday morning. 8:56. good morning to you. i am laura garcia. happening today, new mandatory water restrictions go in place in santa clara. council members are expected to approve an emergency drought declaration. that means effective immediately no wasting water, including

runoff on sidewalks and streets, as well as washing paved areas and washing cars with a hose without automatic shutoff valve. you won't be able to water your lawn during and after rain, between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and more than three days a week. restaurants are prohibited from giving consumers water unless they ask for it. rules are many, they're already in place for santa clara and the state. happening now, sharon katsuda is talking with residents, joins us in the midday forecast. teams back at it looking for a long distance runner last seen on saturday. he went out for a run during extremely hot weather. we'll have a live update on the search at midday. post any new details to our twitter feed. president biden in philadelphia, delivering an important plea to maintain voter rights. if there were a button that would help you use less energy,

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the third hour of "today." today is tu es-yay, july 13th. and we're saying yay because we're altogether again. >> when i read the run down, i was like all four of us are here at the same time. >> everybody has vacation time. >> well, not everybody. you've been with the company so long, you have 12 weeks. >> you don't take a lot of vacation, though. >> what? >> he doesn't. it's like a week here or there. >> not enough for you. >> no, i