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>> republicans holding firm saying they're protecting voting security. who blinks and what does it mean for your right to vote? we're live with the very latest. lesson plan, no clear guidance for parents and administrators with the new school year just around the corner. millions of unvaccinated kids from coast to coast and the delta strain driving a surge in cases. what your family needs to know.

inflation nation, crisis on basic goods from groceries to gas skyrocketing and americans feeling the bite. >> the inflation, i mean, just up and down. it's just crazy. >> what's driving the surge and is any relief on the horizon? in court, britney spears before the judge today for what could be the biggest step yet in her highly publicized fight for freedom. what she's asking the judge for now. all of that, plus from the edge of space to studio 1a, richard branson still walking on air after his historic flight. this morning, he'll be with us live along with a pioneering crewmate to talk about opening up the next era of space travel. and starry night. vladimir guerrero jr. leads the american league to a big win in the 91st all-star game as baseball's best players slug it out in denver. >> and the american league has won their eighth straight as they win it here tonight. >> today wednesday, july 14th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. i'm at home spending a few more precious moments with my family before i head to tokyo. but you have a good cast in the studio today, hoda. >> i cannot believe. we have big, big interviews here this morning. you know who we are talking about, savannah. we are talking about sir richard branson.

>> yes. he is going to be there and you've got another pioneering person with him, sirisha bandla. back from that historic space flight. they're going to tell us all about it. >> and a little later, i've got this cool exclusive with the gymnastics moms. these are moms of the olympic women's gymnastics team. it was a real cool conversation, very candid. they're going to be missing their little girls during tokyo. but they did tell me a little bit about what is in the water at their house if you're interested in raising an olympian. we'll talk about that. >> i can't wait to hear about that. but we're going to start this morning with what the president calls big lies former president trump's claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. it comes amid a push to change the ballot laws in 17 states and as texas democrats met with vice president harris yesterday after fleeing the state to block

some of those measures there. we now go to hallie jackson. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. dozens of those texas democrats are waking up in their hotel rooms here in washington. here as part of a push to not just block that restrictive voting bill back home, but to convince congress to do more nationally with the president putting the spotlight on all of it. president biden this morning raising the stakes in the fight over voting rights. >> we're facing the most significant test of our democracy since the civil war. >> reporter: the president, passionate and pointed, demanding an end to the recent wave of gop-backed restrictive voting bills. >> stand up, for god's sake and help prevent this concerted effort to undermine our election and the sacred right to vote. have you no shame? >> reporter: and blasting the election conspiracies spread by former president trump. >> that's selfishness. that's not democracy. it's a denial of the right to vote. >> the spotlight on voting rights intensifying as dozens of texas state lawmakers wake up in washington today looking to convince congress to help them. that's after more than 50 of those state democrats ditch texas on two charter flights to

come to washington to deny republicans the numbers they needed in the statehouse to pass a restrictive voting bill, one the state senate has now advanced. it would have new voter i.d. requirements for mail-in ballots. texas republicans vote to go compel those lawmakers back, putting the democrats at risk of arrest if they return to texas in the next few weeks during the special session. more than a dozen states have already passed gop-backed bills that make it harder to vote. >> this is a test of our time. >> reporter: but president biden stopping short of what some allies wanted to see, a full throated call to change senate rules. here is why that matters. right now, no senate republicans support a sweeping federal voting rights bill. so to pass it along party lines, senate democrats would need to change the chamber's rules. but not enough democrats want to do that right now.prident. >> president biden and the democrats must stop the

misinformation. texas is very simply making it easier to vote and harder to cheat. >> reporter: texas democrats have already met with vice president kamala harris and senate majority leader chuck schumer. tomorrow they have a big meeting, one with west virginia senator joe manchin. he is one of the key democrats against that rules change those texans want to see. savannah? >> you mentioned those texas democrats could be at risk of arrest. but what exactly would the charge be? >> reporter: yeah, and like how would that work? as long as they're outside the state of texas during this special session, there's nothing that can be done. state republicans acknowledge that. they don't have the power to compel other states or the district of columbia to help arrest those democrats like in a typical criminal case. experts point out this is a constitutional violation. it would be the sergeant at arms who would with be making that arrest or somebody appointed by him. if democrats were to go back

right now, it's not like those lawmakers would get arrested and go to jail. they would go to the state house. the governor has promised to keep calling these special sessions again and again and again, over and over. i asked one top texas democrat about that, what they're going to do down the road, and he told me essentially they'll cross that bridge when they get there. savannah? >> so it's, again, the question who blinks first. a real texas showdown, hallie. thank you very much. turning now to new concerns about covid and kids with summer camp in full swing and the beginning of the school year closer than you may think. new numbers show that of the 25 million kids old enough to get the vaccine, only about a third have received it. this comes as the delta variant is surging. a number of daily cases now doubling in the last three weeks. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the very latest. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the cdc has made it clear they

want all schools to fully reopen and they want any child who is not vaccinated to wear a mask on campus. many schools don't have mask rules and many have disregarded those guidelines completely. this as we fear we could see a spike in cases this fall. this morning as covid wards reopen in hard-hit hospitals, there's growing worry over protecting the young. new clusters of cases at summer camps are fueling concern. >> to help that person -- >> reporter: just as 28 million school-age kids under 12 who are still likely months away from qualifying for a vaccine get set to soon return to the classroom. >> a big worry right now is there doesn't seem to be a plan. >> reporter: parents say they're frustrated by conflicting messages. although the cdc says any student not vaccinated needs a mask in school, most states have

no uniform plan to require that. a few states have passed laws prohibiting schools from doing so. of the 25 million children old enough for vaccination, roughly a third are fully inoculated. >> there's no way for me to know whether my child will have a normal school year next year. >> reporter: meanwhile, in a sign of political struggle over vaccines, in tennessee after pressure from state law makers the health department will stop outreach to adolescents about all vaccines, not just the covid shot, according to a report in "the tennesseean newspaper." but the threat isn't going away nationwide. mississippi says seven children there are currently in the icu, two on life support. but doctors say most children so far haven't shown severe illness. >> it's not leading to higher levels of the hospitalizations or deaths that we can see so far. >> reporter: as authorities

struggle to convince 98 million americans to get vaccinated, new infections fueled by delta are on the rise in over half the country. while many of the newly sick chose not to get protected, this morning, children under 12 don't have that choice, but now face the same risk. >> yeah. which brings up that question for those kids under 12. any idea, miguel, when they may be eligible for a vaccine? >> reporter: clinical trials are still under way. there's optimism a vaccine could be available as early as this fall with pfizer planning for request approval in september or october. it all means we could start seeing children under 12 fully vaccinated towards the end of the year. >> miguel, thank you so much. and now to the higher prices you are certainly noticing when you shop, affects everything from groceries to gas to your takeout order and a key economic indino to explain why.

tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and across the country, i've been traveling, i've seen it myself, there's a lot at play here, but here is the bottom line. people have suddenly a lot of cash to spend coming out of the pandemic. the trouble is supplies for a lot of items -- supplies are low. so now that's driving up prices for everybody, triggering inflation concerns not just in d.c., but across the country. from the super market to the gas station, americans everywhere are getting less of a bang for their buck. >> the inflation, i mean, just up and down. up and down. it's crazy >> reporter: prices on the mos common goods and services are up nearly 5.5%. the highest year over year inflation job since 2008 shoppers nationwide are seeing the biggest hikes at car dealerships where this year prices for used cars and trucks are up more than 45% >> i've been in this business for 40 some years. i've never seen demand higher than inventory and that's where we're at >> buyers are left with little

choice >> you have to have a car, you have to have a car >> reporter: the same goes for the price at the pump. gas prices up more than 45%. and it's not just on the road. if you're heading to the airport for that post pandemic getaway, it will cost you airline fares are jumping nearly 25%. and higher prices also at your local grocery store. >> canned goods, you know, like pasta, bread i mean, bread is like four something as opposed to three something. >> reporter: milk, fruits an veggies and bacon, all more expensive. in fact, the average monthly cost of groceries for a family of four up more than $40ce before the pandemic. and restaurants are charging more for your meal, as well, trying to cover higher wages and costs. >> we're sharing the burden, right? we're not doubling the cost of our products, but we are passing on some of it because we have to

>> reporter: so what's driving costs up shoppers and consumers are already to spend the money they saved, but the supply chain is still getting back on its feet >> we've got manufacturing, labor, transportation shortages and that's all hurting supply exactly as consumer demand is soaring. >> this is one of those things that can really catch you by surprise you don't realize how much everything is costing until the end of the month and you start doing the numbers and you realize, wow, suddenly this is a lot more expensive experts say if you can, watch the budget closely put off big expenses until things maybe start to come down. savannah >> you said it there are a lot of economic factors at play. what do officials say about how long this might last >> reporter: yeah, both the white house and independent economists think this is i temporary. they think that eventually prices will come back down when the supply chain improves. a silver lining here, though, just in time for back to school,

kids' clothing prices are coming down. so that may be something to look forward to as you head to the shopping mall in the coming weeks and months >> we're happy when you give us a silver lining, tom thank you very much, appreciate it it is 14 after the hour. craig joins us with the latest on the continuing crisis in cuba good morning, craig. >> good morning, savannah and hoda good morning to you as well. the demonstrations that have shaken the island nation in recent days now turning deadly as cubans continue protesting over food and medicine shortages, high prices on basic essentials and other grievances against the government there and they're gaining more support here in the united states. nbc's morgan radford is in miami with the latest on all of it morgan, good morning >> reporter: craig, good morning. more support is right because what's interesting is that while these protests are not only growing in number, they're spreading in scale protesters internationally are hoping they can tip those scales by putting on pressure from the outside. but this is as friends and

family back on the island of cuba are facing an uphill battle already one person there has been killed in clashes with cuban authorities while many more are missing overnight, protests from coast to coast calling for an end to cuba's decades old communist regime >> they're hungry. there's no medicine. they need a change >> reporter: in miami, demonstrators filling the streets and blocking traffic on a major highway while in washington, calls for action >> you need to do something. don't ignore us. >> reporter: down in texas, chants for a free and fair cuban government this as thousands of cubans across the island took to the streets for the first time in decades. calling for their president to step down as the country faces crippling food shortages almost 7,000 new daily covid cases and 11% reduction in its economy since the pandemic

so far, the biden administration is not intervening, but the president has expressed support for the cuban people secretary of homeland security l no alejandro mayorkas who was born in cuban with this message >> allow me to be clear. if you take to the sea, you will not come to the united states. >> reporter: this musician fled cuba nearly 25 years ago his latest collaboration which means homeland and life has become the viral anthem for the protest. it's a positive spin on the old communist slogan patria muerte, meaning homeland or death. [speaking foreign language >> what do you hope your song achieves [speaking foreign language >> you change death for life >> yes we need life

>> reporter: and the reality i that he reminded me there is nothing sweeter than freedom back on the island, this is an issue of life or death for some and that's partly why florida's governor ron desantis ha asked companies in this state of florida to help provide internet there while the government there has responded by shutting down the social media and internet so the images can't get out as cubans there are crying for help. guys >> morgan, thank you for that. to baseball now, the best players in the world were in denver last night for the 91st all-star game. >> good-bye! wow! guerrero jr. has doubled the lead >> wow is right. toronto, first baseman vladimir guerrero jr., a home run out there in left field. he was, by the way, named the

game's mvp as the american league holds on to win it 5-2. by the way, that is the a.l.'s eighth straight victory at this mid summer classic that's called domination >> that's also why they love playing games out in denver, as well the air is so thin those home run balls -- >> just go, go, go >> they fly. what do you say we get a check of the weather at 7:18 hey, al, good morning. >> good morning. two areas of showers, one in the northeast. another coming through the western plains, central plains that's pushing in. we've got a risk of severe weather here in the northeast especially upstate new york, parts of new england but 22 million people we are talking about enhanced risk of severe weather des moines, mason city, lacrosse into milwaukee just north, green bay, you also have omaha, nebraska, in that region looking for severe storms to developing and tomorrow more of that from buffalo to detroit, down to oklahoma city. this cold front will track south and east

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good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. headed for the upper 70s and low 80s for the inland valleys. still going to be a really nice day. and some low 60s near the coastline and in san francisco. our weather has been nice and cooler all thanks to the ocean breeze that continues and we'll continue to cool off by tomorrow before it heats up this weekend. inland areas headed back to the 90s by this sunday. and that is your latest weather. guys >> all right, al, thank you. coming up, britney spears back in court today taking the biggest step yet to win back control of her life. what she is expected to request from the judge and how it will affect her life and her fortune. and after that historic trip to space sunday, look at who is sitting in our studio right now. billionaire richard branson and his crewmate they're going to join us live

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good morning, i'm ciara johnson in san francisco. today is the day the moscone vaccination center is officially closing. 81% of all eligible san franciscans are vaccinated, though this coming as the covid rates continue to rise. although those are centralized in the sacramento and l.a. area, 90% of those are from the unvaccinated population. let's get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall. >> looks pretty good as we've joint custody the cooler than normal temps. martinez, some clouds and the sun breaking out. it's going to be a nice day. as we take a look at our inland high temperatures for the next seven days, mostly low 80s, but look at sunday into monday. it's going to warm up several more degrees, reaching into the low 90s. for san francisco, no changes here.

we'll continue to see the fog each and every morning and temperatures staying in the 60s at least through next tuesday. laura. >> a little cooler. thank you so much. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update for you in half an hour. see you then.

back now, 7:30 on a wednesday morning, july 14th, 2021. look at that welcome sight, the iconic washington monument. guess what, guys? it reopens today. it's been closed for six months because of security measures around the inauguration and the pandemic. so if you're been waiting to make your trip to d.c., this is the time to do it. you can get there and visit now. you both are d.c. people. doesn't that make you give it an ah shucks there? >> yes.

>> some of my best wedding photos was there in front of the monument. >> i was just thinking about it, craig. it's so beautiful and the smithsonian, some of the best museums and they're free. it's just a great place to take your family and teach them about our nation. it's a wonderful place to go. >> good time to do it. let's get right to our 7:30 headlines. senate democrats say they have reached an agreement on the $3.5 trillion spending bill. majority leader chuck schumer says the deal would include a robust expansion of medicare along with funding for clean energy. the agreement would prohibit tax increases on small businesses and people making under $400,000 a year. senate democratic leaders hope to advance the bill this month before congress leaves for the august recess. federal prosecutors have charged four iranian intelligence officers with plotting to kidnap a brooklyn author and human rights activists. the author was not named, but masih alinejad says she was the target. she once worked as a journalist in iran and has been critical of human rights abuses in her native country.

the well known activist fled iran following its disputed presidential election in 200937. breaking news from the vatican this morning. pope francis has left the hospital ten days after undergoing surgery. this is the video of the pope arriving back at the vatican just a short time ago. the 84-year-old had half of his colon removed on july 4th. that planned procedure was his first major surgery since he became pope in 2013. francis will spend several more weeks recovering before starting to travel again in september. and now to new developments in the britney spears case. with the pop star due back in court today to continue fighting for control of her life and her $60 million fortune. nbc's erin mclaughlin is at the courthouse in l.a. with what could be a make or break day in court. good morning, ''erin. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. it's been three weeks since britney spears delivered that powerful and emotional testimony in court lashing out at her conservatorship as well as her

father's control of her life. now in new court filings, both sides of the conservatorship railing against each other, drama that's expected to play out in court later today. this morning, britney spears possibly taking the biggest step yet to win back control of her life. in just hours, the embattled pop star is expected to petition the judge to let her choose her own attorney, a request she made last month during her explosive plea in court where she called her conservatorship abusive, alleging she's been forced to perform, take lithium and was presented from removing an iud, meant to prevent pregnancy. since then, her attorney has asked to resign. she wants her father out, telling the judge back in june he loved the control to her his own daughter, 100,000% he loved it.

but the court previously denied her request to remove him. jamie spears insists he had nothing to do with his daughter's alleged bad treatment and is demanding the court investigate her claims and hold a hearing to see if they're true. now as britney spins on social media, her conservators are sparring in a heated war of words. >> britney couldn't have planned it better. she has pitted her two conservators against each other. >> reporter: jodi montgomery who is in charge of britney's personal affairs, lashing out at jamie spears in court filings saying she wants to give britney a path to ending her conservatorship, something jamie opposes alleging he spent $2 million of his daughter's money on attorneys and pr fees. jamie telling the court she's rece wl cost over $50,000 a month and is unnecessary. pointing to the innumerable and

ongoing threats he, too, as received as britney's conservator. >> with all of this legal drama, is any of this helping britney end the conservatorship? >> absolutely. as everybody else is fighting among themselves, britney is sitting there watching all this and the court is taking note that maybe these conservators may not be the appropriate people to take care of britney's money, estate and medical decisions. >> erin, do we expect to hear from britney herself in court today? >> reporter: savannah, legal experts say we will hear from britney today. she will appear remotely. she could decide to speak her mind once again. worth noting that neither she nor her legal team have filed a formal petition with the court to end the conservatorship seen as a first step in the legal process. that has not happened yet. if she is allowed to appoint an attorney later today, that filing could happen within a

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bandla she's his fellow astronaut on that historic space flight this weekend. more than 50 miles above earth on board virgin galactic's spacecraft it's a culmination of dare devil events for the businessman we remember these, famously attempting and setting sail records for the fastest atlantic ocean crossing, that was back in '86. five years later, oh, nothing, he just broke a hot air balloon record crossing the pacific from japan to the arctic reaching speeds of 245 miles per hour but it was all leading up to his latest feat. branson and crew, a crew of five others, rewarded for their pioneering spirit, four minutes of weightless joy in space and a spectacular view of earth that few have ever seen before. before they touched down safely in new mexico. and we are joined now by richard branson and sirisha bandla >> i love that picture of sirisha looks down.

>> i got chills just reading that before we get into the flight -- something tom costello said yesterday about you. he said by your own count, you have cheated death 75 times. 75 times so i was curious, what's the closest you've come and why do you keep doing these things that put you so close to the edge >> first of all, i have a very friendly star up there that seems to somehow get me home i think the closest, i suspect, was in some of those big balloon adventures when -- i think i've got the record for being pulled out of the sea five times by helicopters. >> five times. >> so -- but the reason i do it is i've just found that saying yes is a hell of a lot more fun than saying no if someone says we could be the first to fly around the world in a balloon or we could do this magnificent challenge that nobody has done it before i'm

damned if i'm going to watch it on the telly and watch someone else do it >> how did this flight compare to all of those things that we just shared? >> this flight was 17 years in the making with 800 wonderful engineers. so it wasn't -- it wasn't risky in the same way that ballooning or boating was it was quite magnificent and it's a dream -- it was just a dream come true for all of us, just being able to create a space line that hopefully quite a few of the people who are watching this show one day will go up on and become astronauts and, you know, peter pan was my favorite character as a kid, you know, flying in the spacecraft, seeing sirisha below flying alongside me, it was magnificent. >> sirisha, i don't know if you looked happier when you were

floating next to richard or on his shoulders. it looked like such a moment in your life. i couldn't help but think of the young girls looking at you and saying, man, maybe one day maybe one day. so what has this experience meant to you >> it's been incredible. so i have wanted to be an astronaut since i was young. i wanted to go the traditional route, but then i have really bad eyesight and i was trying to figure out how i was going to get there and around that same time, richard announced that he was creating virgin galactic and it was going to be space flying for everyone and make space accessible for everyone. and i remember thinking that's how i'm going to get to space. fast forward to today, i joined virgin galactic for this purpose, to hopefully open up space for everyone >> look what i carried this is sirisha's, what she has. her astronaut wings. >> wow >> congratulations what a moment. you know, there are no accidents in life, i don't think and there's a reason that you guys teamed up jeff bezos is going up on tuesday. are you so happy you beat him

up you beat him up there. >> i am happy that he's going to have the most unbelievable experience, and the team with him. i mean, like sirisha says, we want to make space available to all. and we've just launched something with a wonderful organization called amaze to try to get hundreds of people, give them the chance of going to space for nothing. so, you know, li can have a chance to get yourself and a friend to go to space. and then the money will just go towards making opportunities for more and more people in the time to come. >> can i just -- i have to quickly address the critics who some are saying, wow, these ultra rich guys are spending a lot of dough going up into space for a joy ride when there are things that need attention, the pandemic, poverty, climate change, all of those things. how do you answer those? >> i 100% agree that people who

are positions of wealth should spend most of their money, 90% or more of their money trying to tackle these issues. but we should also create new industries that can create, you know, 800 engineers and scientists who can create wonderful things that can make space accessible at a fraction of the environmental cost it has been in the past just to give you a quick idea, the environmental costs of us sending people from air launch system into space is the same as one round trip on a virgin atlantic flight to london and back and that's reduced the costs dramatically and then the scientists can do wonderful things in space. >> yeah. so when i was flying, my role was to test research capabilities we now have the capability to send researchers up with their experiments. typically, they would hand an astronaut their experiment with instructions, but now they can fly with it. so on this last flight, i actually -- if you look at some

of the footage, you see me messing with this tube i'm actually performing a science experiment in space. it's weird to see that >> pretty cool lastly, you're turning 71 on sunday do you have a next goal? is there a next thing on the horizon for you, richard >> well, you mentioned there's a lot of problems in the world and i think the next 25 years of my life is going to be using organizations we set up like the elders and the oceanic elders and the b team and carbon war room to tackle those problems. i have a slightly higher profil you. i wish you good luck. we're going that take a quick look at the forecast with mr. roker. if you need a weather guy, ready to go. let's show you what we've got. for today, we are going the be looking at significantly for the summer so far, significantly

above-average temperatures so far this summer, especially out west. we are looking at u.s. temperatures, record highs almo today than i did yesterday will if you need a weather guy, ready to go. let's show you what we've s highs up 40 degrees above average. and because of the climate connection, the climate change made this 150 times more likely to happen. and out west today, those temperatures stay hot. portland, still above average. boise, with 100. 107 in las vegas. here in the northeast going into the end of the week, average highs are going to be into the 90s, but with heat indexes 96 t good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our temperatures, we are enjoying a cooldown across the bay area. that trend continues through tomorrow with highs in the low 80s for some of our warmest spots in the inland valleys. as we go toward the end of the

weekend, it will spike as our heat returns, just briefly, from sunday into monday. and then we're going to see our coastal temperatures remaining cool. so san francisco, not changing too much here. we're going to keep the fog and highs in the 60s. that's your latest weather, guys. >> you may take you up on that. >> there you here in the northeast going into exclusive new details about legalized marijuana at the federal level and how it might federal level and how it might affect your community. ♪ ♪ that's right after this. >> oh, my. >> getting ready for another day of camp. >> after your local news [on your mark. get set.] [cymbal crashes decisively] done!

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going up. here's how bay area prices looked over the one-year period that ended in june. according to data posted yesterday by the bureau of labor statistics, prices skyrocketing. meat, poultry, fish, is highest since 2008. let's check the numbers of a different sort, weather, with meteorologist kari hall. >> at least these numbers are coming down. we had a nice cooldown for much of the bay area. our high temperatures coming into the low 80s for some of our warmest spots in the inland valleys. for the weekend, it will start to warm up once again, especially from sunday into monday. but overall we're looking at a fairly nice and quiet weather trend. san francisco staying in the mid-to upper 60s here as we keep the clouds and fog near the coastline. we're staying cool for many of

our coastal microclimates, laura. >> thank you for joining us as well. i'll be back with a local news update in half an hour. see you then. ciara cierra johnson ciara

it's it's 8:00 on "today. center stage in washington as president biden makes his case >> the most un-american thing that any of us can imagine >> we're live with the latest. then, meet the moms, hoda sits down with the women who raised team usa's gymnastics squad. >> i just want to know what it feels like to be in this moment. >> it's totally amazing. i just -- it's surreal >> how they're feeling ahead of the olympic games and the surprise guest that had everyone laughing >> hey, ron, it's olympic moms, babe

this is olympic moms plus, one last journey a closer look at the new movie capturing anthony bourdain's incredible life. >> why do you think people loved anthony bourdain >> because he was authentic. he was himself and i think everybody felt like they knew him. >> carson goes one on one with the film's director, straight ahead. and good more her, how pop star olivia rodrigo and the president are teaming up to promote vaccines we'll have all the details on their official meeting, today, wednesday, july 14, 2021 hi, we're the tee family >> from carrollton, texas. >> we are so excited to be on the "today" show >> happy anniversary 52 years >> hi, we're the gate family from edmond, oklahoma. >> and we're celebrating our

son's everett's fourth birthday. we love the "today" show >> we love you >> thank you oh, cutis. morning, everybody welcome back to "today." nice to have you with us on this wednesday morning. i'll see you guys tomorrow from the studio and, well, some slightly more exciting folks will be in our studio tomorrow all the way from waco.re so excg our good friends chip and joanna gaines live and in person. >> pumped. it's a little "today" takeover they're going to take over i can picture chip when he gets in here. it starts at 8:00. they have a big project in texas. they are raising five kids they've got a new network that's starting up. they have a lot going on >> i want to see chip gaines do the weather tomorrow >> i'm sure you will >> i don't think you're going to have to coax him he's not a shy one we're looking forward to them live tomorrow in our studios let's get to your news at 8:00 we're beginning with the

voting rights battle in texas and across the nation. the president lashing out against republicans who want to restrict voting access calling it the most significant test of our democracy since the civil war. senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has the latest from washington this morning hallie, good morning >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you the fight over voting rights is now at a flashpoint. you have president biden putting a spotlight on the recent wave of states putting forth those bills, blasting the republican who support them, framing this as a huge test, the test of our time, he called it in that fiery speech, he slammed the election conspiracies spread by former president donald trump calling the big lie just that, a big lie. but here is what president biden didn't say he stopped short of what some allies wanted to see, a full throated call to change senate rules. that would make it easier for a federal plan to expand voting rights to pass it's what texas democrats want more than 50 of them here in

washington this morning after ditching their state to block a restrictive bill back home they're calling on congress to help them with the white house cheering them on setting up a meeting with vice president kamala harris. more to come on that front savannah >> hallie jackson on capitol hill thank you very much. this morning in our series red, white and green, we have exclusive details about a new push to legalize marijuana at the federal level. nbc's gabe gutierrez is at a dispensary in queens with more gabe, good morning >> reporter: craig, good morning. this is cure leaf, a medical marijuana shop and this year new yorkers voted to legalize recreational pot sales, but those regulations are still being sorted out still now senate democrats are hoping to capitalize on this green rush for years now, state after state after state has given the green light to the cannabis industry, but now perhaps the biggest pot push yet >> there is an urgency to this because there are people all

over our country seeing their lives destroyed. they're hurt >> reporter: today, senate democrats are rolling out a draft of their plan to try to legalize marijuana at the federal level. first obtained exclusively by nbc news, it calls for removing cannabis from the controlled substances act, expunging records of nonviolent cannibis offenders and setting up regulations to tax cannibis. >> do you have the votes >> well, we're working on it >> reporter: working on this are senate majority leader chuck schumer, cory booker and ron wide, the chair of the finance schmidt tee. >> we legalized adult use in 2014 and oh, my goodness, the skeptics said that western civilization was going to pretty much end what we have seen in terms of the actual facts is we generated more than six times the predicted revenue. >> is this one of the top priorities for democrats >> it's one of the high priorities we have a lot of priorities,

obviously. >> at the same time, you haven't been able to get infrastructure done yet why bring this up now? >> we have to move forward on a lot of things. >> reporter: critics say the marijuana industry has been growing too fast and is marketing high potency pot to kids >> i think we can expunge records, not give someone a criminal record, but we don't have to go to the other extreme of pot gummy bears >> reporter: supporters of federal legalization argue communities of color are still disproportionately incarcerated for a drug already legal in many states 18 states plus d.c. allow recreational pot use 37 allow medical marijuana >> the war on drugs has not worked. >> reporter: stephanie shepherd spent nine years in prison for a nonviolent marijuana-related charge completely.

my life will right now finding a job and an apartment is impossible. >> what has a drug conviction done to your life? >> changed it completely my life will never be the same >> reporter: what's also changed dramatically is americans' view on weed. back in 1969, only 12% backed marijuana legalization now 68% do >> more and more people across the political spectrum so it's going to roll. it's going on roll >> reporter: still, democrat to break a filibuster and some even within their own party have not signed on. so, craig, it may be a while before the smoke clears. >> oh, i see what you did there. gabe at a dispensary in queens gabe, thank you. >> that's the news time for a morning boost, hoda >> i've got a funny one for you guys we all know dogs love to chase squirrels. watch what happens when a squirrel pops up on the living room tv set. yep. that's captivating >> barely blinked. poor dog didn't know what to do

do i charge the tv anyway, because that was -- it looked big on the tv it's probably a little scary anyway, there you have it. that's all i have. there's not much, but there it was. we've got something else coming up for you. what's it like to raise an olympic athlete? hoda sat down with a group of dedicated moms, moms of all six members of the u.s. women's gymnastics team to find out what they say >> like a lot of parents, i wanted to know the secret sauce. there actually is a fascinating common thread among these extraordinary families we'll talk about it when we come back ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> great bounce off the table, world class landing. wow. >> that was spectacular right there. without a doubt, the greatest of all time >> reporter: the sensational six women on the u.s. olympics gymnastics team are ready to take on tokyo. and when the gymnasts step into that spotlight, the fans cheering loudest here at home will be those who have been there since their very first cartwheel. mom, sandy, simone biles' mom, nelly, jordan's mom, suni lee's mom, yang, grace's mom, sandy mykala skinner's mom, kim, and danielle partnership like looking at my screen because i'm looking at the mothers of olympians. >> i just want to know what it feels like to be in this moment. kim, let me start with you

>> it's totally amazing. i just -- it's surreal so happy that mykala finally did this and made her dream. it's awesome we're so excited to be a part of this team. >> reporter: a great team with two women who decided to crash out interview. >> i want everyone to pause for a second and look behind nelly i see biles and chiles and ron ron, it's olympic moms, babe this is olympic moms oh, my god nelly, i know you've been down this beautiful road before. but how does it feel this time around >> it's still a surreal feeling. it doesn't get old it just feels this time around even more special. >> danielle, when your daughter was little, how did you know how did you know that she wasn't going to be just someone who enjoyed gymnastics, but somebody who might be competing at this level? >> i believe she was about 4 years old. her dad and i were watching tv and all of a sudden, whoops, there goes a cartwheel and we looked at each other and i said, did you teach her that and he said no, did you?

and i said no. and so i think we kind of knew at that point, uh-oh >> reporter: these moms have dedicated years to supporting from the stands, but that doesn't mean it's easy to watch when it's their daughter's turn to compete >> i watch gina move in the stands gina, you're moving with jordan. you're like of here, now i'm over here. how nerve-racking is it watching your daughter compete? >> it's awful. i wish there was a way to support without physically having to watch it i always say i wish i could just blink my eyes and know the outcome, but the outcome be good >> you named her jordan after michael jordan so, i mean, she was destined, don't you think? destined for greatness >> absolutely. >> by the way, i love the biles/chiles thing, nelly. >> i'm so proud of you >> i watched simone support jordan i just -- i like the bond between them

tell me about that >> simone really pushes because she pushes herself and i see her doing good things with jordan. and that bond has just -- i mean, they fight, believe me, because the next they do fight. and then we don't get in the way. i don't get in the way because the next minute they're hugging. that's a special relationship that they have >> i'm sure people are looking at this wide screen and saying, i want to raise an olympian. what was in the water? what did they do sandy, what did you do >> honestly, we were just looking for an outlet for grace because we found her one day trying to climb the brick on our fireplace. and she was a really shy kid so we were looking for a way for her to get out and meet other people and not hang on her mom's leg all the time the minute she walked into the gym she's like, i'm home >> the road to the olympics has been far from easy for these families i know your daughter, suni, has been through a lot your husband was paralyzed from a horrible fall. you've lost loved ones to covid,

yet there she stands >> yeah. it's pretty amazing that she made it this far i'm just super proud that she actually made it >> i was just thinking about you guys because you've been there for every meet in this particular moment, you won't be able to be present in the arena to witness this moment how are you dealing with that? >> we're going to have a huge party and just get a bunch of people together and just watch it's very disappointing. >> reporter: for gina these olympic games are also a tough moment she pleaded guilty to wire fraud last year and is scheduled to report to prison the day of the women's team finals. >> every moment that i watch jordan is the most amazing moment as a mom. and so i just am looking at it as not bittersweet, but just sweet, period, that she's here >> i'm looking at you and i'm seeing your little girls in your eyes right now and it's totally

blowing my mind. if you had a phrase or something for your little girl before she embarks in -- you know, in this moment, what would it be >> i definitely will tell simone to be the best simone. >> our common saying is you got best >> go out there and have fun, you know do like the way you practice >> do your best, but you earned this moment. >> i tell her every time, i just say go kill it and have fun. >> you worked so hard to get here and just enjoy the whole experience take it all in and show people that you really love what you do and just have fun. >> and, you guys, one of the other common things among this group, which was crazy, is a couple of the moms have six children, a couple have four children they have multiple kids. i wondered if they didn't have too much time to drill down on

one child. they had to pay attention to all her kids we interviewed sandy her son was in the back seat of the car while we were doing the but, you know, moms have to drive those kids to practice, get up in the morning. >> they all do >> love that what was in the water? >> that was such a good conversation i hope you were taking notes, hoda we all were. watch the tokyo olympics beginning july 23rd. can't believe it see it across the networks and platforms of nbc more olympics all the time, every channel, every platform when you want it get excited. i know we are. let's get a check of the weather, al. >> thanks so much, savannah. i'll show you what we have today for you. humid weather through the gulf severe storms coming down through the plains southwest monsoon continues to pump in moisture could be some flash flooding inland heat in the pacific northwest and a few showers making their way in the northeast and northern new

i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at our inland forecast, as we go into the next several days, looking pretty good here. we've enjoyed a nice cooldown, some of our warmest spots only in the low 80s, and it continues to cool off into tomorrow. but then after that, we're going to gradually warm up, looking at some highs up to 90 to 91 degrees by early next week, while san francisco will see temperatures in the mid-60s. a lot of clouds and fog, so no change in temperatures. we're staying cool. that's your latest weather best time of the morning >> what time is it >> popstart time >> you're the flavor flave to my chuck d. i appreciate it. olivia rodrigo is teaming up with the white house to promote vaccines and nbc news now anchor joe fryer is to my left with more on that >> this comes amid low vaccination numbers for teens and young people only 25% of kids age 12 to 15 are fully vaccinated

olivia rodrigo is meeting with president biden and dr. fauci today and will talk and record videos about the importance of getting vaccinated ♪ i got my driver's license las week ♪ >> reporter: famous for singing about her driver's license today olivia rodrigo is focused on vaccination cards, getting more of them in the hands of young people >> we want to get trusted messengers that people can relate to as opposed to federal officials telling people to get vaccinated >> reporter: confirmation of today's visit came on instagram where president biden posted a photo of his younger self tuesday writing, i know this young person would get vaccinated, but we have to get other young people vaccinated. who is willing to help rodrigo tweeted i'm in see you tomorrow at the white house. the teen got her big break on "high school musical, the

series." >> hi. i'm mimi wow, can i borrow your high kicks sometimes? >> reporter: last year rodrigo signed a record deal and in january released the mega hit "driver's license. posting her reaction to the first time she heard it on the radio. >> oh, my god! it's on the radio. it's on the radio. >> reporter: before long the song was the subject of an "snl" sketch now as she promotes her first album titled "sour," the white house thinks it would be sweet if she could promote vaccines, too. >> see what you did there. >> she will be featured on the white house social media pages and on rodrigo's platforms she has more than 28 million followers combined across all of her channels little bit of a reach there. >> thanks so much. next up in popstart, 21 emmy nominations were announced on tuesday.

after a year that involved a lot of staying at home and binge watching, streaming services dominating the field of honorees netflix's drama "the crown tied with highest nominations with "the mandalorian," nomina "saturday night live," the is a got 29. most nominations for a feel-good comedy come, "ted lasso" got 29. most nominations for a comedy f series in its first season, season one of "ted lasso" has seen quite a bit of success. congrats to all the nominees, including all of our friends at "the voice." up next, "the office," nbc's sitcom aired its finale final episode eight years ago. series star brian baumgartner

and his costar have written a book revealing how one of the most popular tv shows was made we have the first look the pages are filled with exclusive interviews from the cast as well as never before seen photos from the show's iconic set "welcome to dunder mifflin" hits shelves on october 19th. that's popstart. >> by the way, you have a fascinating interview ahead. >> we do anthony bourdain, myself and including all the fans are looking forward to a new movie the documentary out this week. i had a chance to sit down with the film's oscar-winning director to talk about bourdain's widespread appeal and why it was so important to show him as a father. that was a side that we never really saw on the travel show. we'll show you that and first a quick check off your local news and weather.

morning to you. it's 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia. a potential new blow looming from the worsening drought. lake oroville's hydro electric plant now facing closure due to low water levels. the water is pumped to generate electricity and at full capacity can power 800,000 homes. the lake is sitting at 686 feet and would shut down at 640 feet. experts believe that could happen as soon as three weeks from now. the plant has never been closed

due to low water levels. it's very dry as well. let's check the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> yeah, we are still seeing some very dry conditions, but also at least we are enjoying some cooler temperatures. we take a live look outside, a hazy morning, and fog is going to keep temperatures coastside in the upper 50s and low 60s. the inner bay, we have 70s for high today and a few spots in the east and south bay will reach into the low 80s. we are looking at more low 80 it is in the forecast up until sunday when it's going to get hotter. >> thank you very much. i'll be back with another local news update in about a half an hour. hope to see you then. have a good morning.

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july 14, 2021. and count them, nine days until the olympics >> that's right. just ahead, we're going to get an exclusive look at what team usa will be wearing for the opening ceremony nine days away, next friday. and olympic gold medalist in bmx, connor fields who is sporting the red, white and blue. we're going to talk about him going for his second gold. there he is looking -- >> sporty. >> sharp dressed man >> and there's a couple other models to my left. but first, i had a chanc to sit down with the acclaimed director of one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer and the life of anthony bourdain then we're going to help you spruce up your summer wardrobe to take you through the season and beyond we're talking about basic tops, some footwear and even a popular maxi dress that goes for $12 >> 12 bucks? okay coming up in a few minutes on the third hour, christian slater, joshua jackson will join us live. they have a chilling new series based on a true story.

and tomorrow coming up, one of our favorites cecily strong, she has a new tv show and her emmy nomination. the show is called "schmigadoon." mr. roker, how about a check of the weather >> i like a lorna doone. anyway, let's see what we've got as far as your weekend is concerned. wet weather in the northeast, dry and sunny out west saturday, more heavy rain in the northeast, storms in the ohio river valley they need the rain out west. sunday, sunday, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic all the way into the northeast. heat wave back in full force in the west and then sunny conditions through the great lakes into the central plains. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our seven-day forecast for the inland valleys, expect the highs to stay in the low 80s in some of our warmer spots. a nice cooldown as we are going

to enjoy this for a few more days. but it will be warming up by the end of the weekend with low 90s in the forecast, and for san francisco expect temperatures in the low to mid-60s. still cloudy with some mist and drizzle, and no changes as we keep the clouds going into the end of the weekend. and that is your latest weather. savannah >> al, thank you as we mentioned earlier, the tokyo olympics opening ceremony is now just nine days away cue the music. ♪ >> this morning, we are getting an exclusive first look at what our athletes will be wearing as they enter the olympic stadium fashioned by the official -- >> oh, i'm sorry >> sheinelle, dylan. look at our beautiful models >> also works for pregnant athletes >> you guys look so cute >> this is so comfy. from head to toe, the shoes. >> and the scarves are cute.

>> not that y'all aren't super special because you are, but we want to bring in olympic gold medallist connor fields. let's talk about connor for a second he was the first u.s. athlete to win a gold medal at the sport at the rio games. he's hoping to repeat in a couple of weeks in tokyo check out connor's getup it's a little different. it's kind of like a white jean jacket that was the day you've got a white jean jacket on is it comfy? do you like? >> it's super comfortable. this is actually the flag bearer's outfit. they haven't named a flag bearer yet, but i'm just here to show it off >> can you show the back >> there's something special about that round thing. >> look up top, the round thing. >> it's like ironman >> explainha>>o when you're at g ceremonies, you're there for four, five, six hours. and in japan, it's going the bed so ralph lauren has come up with a cooling device to keep the flag bearer cool while they're holding the flag >> a little ac back there.

>> yeah, a little air conditioning >> how are you feeling about the olympics they're knocking on the door >> yeah. i feel great training is going well and i'm excited to get over there. i think this is going to be a unique olympics, right i've been to two previous ones and, you know, i'm just along for the ride i don't know what it's going to be like over there we have no fans, obviously, at any of the events. >> you've got that one in back >> yeah. >> everywhere you go >> i'm excited it's going to be fun >> how do you practice bmx and push yourself to a threshold where you know you're physically ready but you don't want to hurt yourself and jeopardize the olympics >> that's kind of the magic question it's tethering that line right at the edge but not going over i've gone over a few times i've had a few injuries in the past but i have some experience now and i kind of know where my limits are >> well, i think if you get a minute, google the lovely letter connor wrote his mom and dad thanking them for all their love and support. that was really cool we can't wait to see you in tokyo in a week or so. >> and you wear that very well >> thanks. >> watch the opening ceremonies

next friday, july 23rd live. it starts at 7:00 a.m. savannah will be in the chair with mike tarico it will be on nbc followed by a special edition of "today" at 11:00 a.m. eastern >> thanks to our lovely models good job >> we get to keep this, right? >> yes >> no. >> they do >> no. polo is already calling. ralph is on the phone. coming up next, a final journey for anthony bourdain we're going do talk to the director of a new documentary about the wandering tv chef. why so many people loved him and how much anthony loved being a how much anthony loved being a father

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carson, you talked to the acclaimed director about a complicated subject. >> yeah. morgan neville has captured the essence of mr. rogers, frank sinatra, keith richards. he won an oscar for the movie "20 feet from stardom. but in "roadrunner," he takes a look at the chef who trades his traveler. >> i'll try anything. i'll cooking tools for a passport take a look. >> hey, what's up, man >> reporter: it's one final trip around the world with tv's favorite travellers. >> i'll try anything i'll risk everything i have nothing to lose >> reporter: "roadrunner," a film about anthony bourdain follows the cook turned author turned television adventurer to his last one in france where he died by suicide in 2018 >> our friend, anthony bourdain, has died >> why do you think people loved anthony bourdain >> because he was authentic.

he was himself and i think everybody felt like they knew him. >> weird that it's people of all ages, different generations, different ideologieslogies. >> yeah. >> yeah. he's a johnny cash-type figure as somebody that appeal toes evangelicals and punk rockers and everyone in between. >> reporter: the director sat >> there is a friends of tony crew, down with the man's friends and cohorts, filling "roadrunner" with more than just tributes, but raw truth telling. >> there's friends of tony, crew, people who particularl in the wake of his suicide have all kind of found each other and reached out to each other for support. >> in watching your film, it's sort of glaring how many references he made to taking his own life, even specifically hanging himself. how dark was he? >> oh, pitch black you know, tony had a black sense of humor and, you know, we have a couple of examples in the film about

him joking about suicide there were many, many more examples and he wrote about it, too, but i think people just thought oh, that's just tony but, obviously, there was something underneath that. tony was always dancing on the edge and i think that's where he got his creative juice but it's also where the darkness lay. >> i'm going to watch you and i'll do what you do. >> reporter: bourdain dealt with depression, addiction throughout his life >> there's so much talk in the film about what a romantic he was. he loved to love he loved to live >> this is the path to true happiness and wisdom >> how do you rationalize his idea of romanticism and then ultimately what happened >> when he fell in love with somebody, it's like the first part of made him so time he fell in love

when whent went somewhere, it was like the first time he ever travelled. he had this deeply romantic sense of the world and that's part of made him so great at what he did. but it's also untenable at a certain point. not everything has to be so on the surface and so life and death. and tony never got that. >> reporter: the film showcases parts of bourdain that his travel show couldn't capture, like who he was as a father. >> what did you learn about anthony bourdain as a father through making this film >> he loved being a father so much when he was home and with his family, he was there 100%. and he loved devoting everything he could but at the same time, you know, he traveled 250 days a year. and i think there was something about that that made him feel like he couldn't be the kind of dad that -- that he expected and i think when he couldn't do that, that was something that really ate at him in a major way. >> three years after his passing now, what void do you think anthony bourdain's passing has

left us? >> it's hugee world it's huge. i can't think of anybody who's shown more of the world to the rest of the world on television than anthony bourdain. >> so true >> that is so valuable he was an ambassador for curiosity. >> you know, when you -- the big loss, so many of us will never get to go to these corners of the planet where tony took us, right? so we got to see these places through his eyes which is, in my opinion, some of the greatest curator eyes he did the things, street food, and talked to people it was never really about the food it was about the culture he would be drinking beer going what is going on in this town? what is going on in this country? what are the people like we all lived vicariously through him. >> you spent some time with him. >> at his restaurant, he was a bigger than life character but you find out from a movie like this, you don't know what's going on >> he was a dad. i mean, all these things i felt like we learned for the first time >> "roadrunner" opens this

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back now back now with today's style as we get back into the great outdoors, vacations, date nights, lunches with friends, we are finding the joy in getting dressed again. embracing all that summer has to offer doesn't mean you have to sacrifice comfort. style expert jasmine snow is here with cute and effortless essentials to carry you through the rest of the summer and beyond by the way, you can shop if you use our qr code on the bottom of your screen. jasmine, good morning. you are breaking it down to nine things just nine things that we need. and let's start with the tops. it's great to see you. so i feel like everybody needs a good white top

>> yes so a crisp white button down, it's just like your favorite pair of jeans or your classic white tee. you can wear it anywhere from the office to the weekend, open it up for more relaxed look, button it up for a little bit more of a polished look. j. crew always has a great option and it's a classic to have in your wardrobe. >> got to have a good one and j. crew does have a good one. i know the price is right there. you've got something in stripes, too? >> stripes are a fashion must-have. super chic, always has a style that is in every color so if navy and white is not your thing, i love this with the rainbow cuffs. they have every color so you can find something that works for you. >> i know everybody loves a cozy maxi dress, something you can just throw on. it feels like pjs. what do you have >> so a cozy maxi dress is exactly what this is it's super, super soft and it's a great throw on and go, especially on a hot summer day

have a metallic sandal, throw it on with a crisp blazer if you're chilly this is a great style. i love it and the price is perfect. >> what is the price, is it like $12? >> yes can you believe it >> no, i cannot believe that my mom used to say when you see something that inexpensive, get it and you can use it to wash the car if you want. it's good enough let's go to the bottoms. you have some denim bottoms. >> denim is one of my favorites. i have a white denim i have a classic blue denim. so a white denim, i love a cropped option you can show off your ankle in a great shoe if you like it's a polished look for that wide leg trim you're seeing right now. >> what about if you're old school and you want a classic blue jean? what do you have there >> so this easy jean style that gap has right now is perfect for transitioning from those pajamas

and sweats that we've all been in it's fashion's way of saying, okay, we're going to be easy on you. >> so we've got the white jeans, we've got the regular jeans, and you've got a midi skirt, something in between >> yes a midi skirt so i love a silk skirt it's a shiny way for you to dress up any look. a tee, a sweatshirt and it is the perfect option to have in your wardrobe to mix and match with anything. >> it looks a little fancy, so let's pretend you wanted to wear it for something casual. what would you do with that skirt? >> i would definitely throw it on with a t-shirt, a great sneaker or a flat sandal it's great because it elevates any outfit, but you can wear it casually >> speaking of sneakers and shoes, you've got the three we need to have starting with the white sneaker.

>> start with a white sneaker. i love a platform sneaker. again, this kate spade option is going to be your way to ease back into a little bit of elevation, not exactly a heal, but all of the comfort is there. >> now, kate spade, does that run pricey or how much is that one? >> it's a little bit pricier it's going be around $100. it's totally worth i because it's a white sneaker you're going to have it in your closet forever >> birkenstocks never go out of style. >> they never go out of style. you'll see them everywhere continually for a very long time this style from dsw is a white, crisp style. it's a little bit more money, a little bit more polished all of that comfort that we love >> and what is your final shoe what do you have there >> our final shoe is a slide so this is the best of both worlds it's a slide and a flip-flop and it comes in great colors shop hub has a ton of different options, but it can be super comfortable and have that sole that they're known for, but a little bit more polished with

the print and the bright color >> and that's the least expensive of those options, $42 and the birkenstock runs about $100, as well. they're so durable i've had some that lasted for years and years. those stick around for a long time jasmine, thank you nine things we cannot live without. we appreciate you. and you can find all these summer staples scan the qr code on today.com/shop

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it's that time, mr. roker. it's time for birthdays. what do you have >> we are going to spin those smucker's jars let's start off with a happy 100th birthday to alberto azula from longwood, florida originally from columbia she worked as a translator for pan am, knows seven languages. happy birthday in seven

languages. ida may davis from norfolk virginia, also turning 100 i love that hat. some of her favorite hobbies, singing and playing the guitar happy 100th birthday to cathryn balek in edina, minnesota. her secret to longevity, a good sense of humor homer chick weaver and from johnston, pennsylvania, world war ii air force vet loves cracking jokes with his friends. we salute you for your service next up, alma evans of cleveland, ohio, she's turning 102. love starting the day on a sweet note with a cup of hot chocolate in the morning last but not least, happy 100th birthday to sister emily marie walsh of convent station, new jersey this retired school principal has been a member of the sisters in charity

and if you have a loved one turning 100 or 1, let us know at today.com/celebrate. >> thank you, al that was beautiful coming up on hoda and jenna, it's trendsday wednesday there's a steamy new show that jenna has been watching. it's hot coming up, he's going to break it down. coming up next in the third hour, consumer confidential focus on summer savings. stephanie ruhle is going to have some ideas to beef up that bank account. and on the heels of "today in 30," we now have a podcast. download it on apple or spotify or subscribe and listen wherever you like to get your podcast you do you we're back after your local news, weather and these messages see you tomorrow

a very good wednesday morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia. one of the bay area's largest and perhaps last mass vaccination sites shutting its doors today. san francisco's mass cone center is closing due to decreased demand and widespread availability of the covid

vaccine. cities and counties are now focusing on smaller, more strategic ways to deliver the vaccine to people who still want it. in san francisco, more than 80% of residents 12 or older have at least one dose of the vaccine. happening now, ciara johnson is looking at the impact, especially in light of the fast-spreading delta variant now infecting those who are not vaccinated. she'll have a live report coming up in our midday forecast. good samaritan hospital has been hit with an immediate jeopardy notice by federal regulators. this is considered one of the most serious penalties around. head to our home page for the full details and the new response from the operator, hca health care. democratic lawmakers with $3.2 trillion in spending for the infrastructure plan. on our home page, check out the complete story. we'll have a weather update for you in an hour.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today." i am dylan here with al, sheinelle and craig. we're all together once again. it's wednesday, july 14th. >> mike, mike, mike, mike, mike. >> no one better. >> i've goot a question. >> okay. >> and be honest. >> okay. >> have you bought a single item yet for the holiday? >> yes. >> what holidays? the christmas holidays? >> no one is doing that. >> i can't say who it's -- >> can we