>> hey, that's what's happening "today in the bay." we're going to be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. what's back today as well. >> our midday news cast at 11:00 for you. don't miss that much more news and weather ahead then. the "today" show coming up next. good morning closing time an olympics like no other comes to a colorful end in tokyo team usa finishing on the top of the medal count after a final gold haul over the weekend and the world now looks ahead to the next olympics, lesthan six months away in beijing states of emergency -- covid cases rising fast. some major cities cracking down, bringing back indoor mask mandates, even for the vaccinated >> we must act and we will act

the pandemic is not over >> hospitals in texas running out of space and schools already starting to open across the country, raising fears the outbreak will only worsen everything you need to know, straight ahead breaking overnight, stepping down -- the controversial embattled aide to and row cuomo stepping down while his former assistant comes forward publicly for the first time >> what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law >> details on her criminal complaint just ahead and state lawmakers meeting to discuss the next step in a potential impeachment today. summer of sharks -- a 12-year-old girl recovering after a first of its kind attack in maryland, sightings on the rise up and down the east coast. this morning a closer look at what's driving the season's late surge. all that, plus close call. people trapped in the elevator of an apartment building water pouring in up to their necks before being rescued the torrential downpours in the

midwest that led to that flooding we'll tell you where the storms are headed next. and girl power inside the record-setting performances in tokyo by the women of team usa. >> 11 olympic medals for allyson felix. >> to larson for the win >> it's suni lee who is in the top spot >> how their dominance is inspiring the next generation. today, monday, august 9th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today" on monday morning. it's good to have you with us. really good to have you, craig you made it back from tokyo. >> it's good to be back. i'm talking to you, but i'm actually sleeping with my eyes open

>> it's like midnight your time. we'll get you back on the clock this week. hoda is going to enjoy some time off. actually, it's her birthday today. as you can see, we are beginning the week with another enthusiastic crowd out there question eel be with them in just a moment. >> that's right. we are calling it olympic plaza for at least one more day after sunday's closing ceremony. we are following some other major stories, including new covid concerns, officials now grappling with how to handle a dramatic rise in the daily case average in this country, increasing nine fold since early july we have two reports this morning, including tom costello at the u.s.-canada border, which is reopening to americans today. there's also been breaking news overnight regarding governor andrew cuomo. his top aide resigning the latest on that fallout accusing the governor -- excuse me, nearly a dozen morning this morning one of those women speaking out in her first

interview. we're live at the state capitol in albany. but we do want to begin in tokyo one more time. a summer games wrapping up with the closing ceremony the that was also unique. team usa finished strong over the weekend, landed atop the medal count, 113 medals overall, 39 of them, gold chris cimino -- keir simmons is in tokyo good morning >> hey, savannah good morning you guys left here at the right time, my friend. i don't think you can see how windy it is out here, but there is now a tropical storm over japan. it did not, though, derail the closing ceremony, which was a celebration and a sigh of relief fireworks and flag bearers, but no fans and few athletes at the closing ceremony of a games thag the finishing line.

>> in these difficult times, you give to the world the most precious of things -- hope. >> reporter: like team usa's molly seidel taking bronze over the weekend, it was only the third time she had run a marathon. >> just being able to come out and get past all the challenges of the last year and i'm so happy right now. >> and sprinter allyson felix, becoming the most decorated woman in olympic track and field. >> 11 olympic medals for allyson felix. >> taking gold in the 4x400 saturday. >> i know we've had to overcome so much, but it was pretty special to still be able to be here. >> reporter: in the final day, u.s. women's volleyball won its first ever gold medal. the american men and women's basketball both took gold. the olympic flag handed to paris unveiling its plans for 2024 with, would you believe it, live crowds, dancing, stronger than ever from the eiffel tower and

then a stunning aerial display. while back at an almost in the empty stadium in tokyo, the flame slowly extinguished with a final message, arigato, thank you for an olympics that defied all the odds. and it will inevitably be more difficult odds for beijing in six months' time. but what about paris giving a taste of what life might be like in a few years' time? president biden keeping up the positivity, praising simone biles for her stance on mental health, but telling all team usa athletes, you restored the soul of america. >> keir simmons holding it down in tokyo. thank you very much. back here to the deepening covid crisis, especially in states with the lowest vaccination rates. daily cases are once again breaking records, leaving several cities to declare states of emergency and adding to concern and the debate over masks in some states the new school year is now getting under

way. we have complete coverage of that this morning start, morgan chesky who is in austin, texas, with the latest. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. of all the covid stats out there in texas, this one perhaps the most heartbreaking. 14 icu beds for 2.3 million people. that is the situation facing the greater austin area as this delta variant sweeps through the south and hits texas especially hard. local leaders cannot enact mask mandates due to a governor's order. but nationwide, other cities are starting to do so. but the biggest question today, when will the fda give full approval for the pfizer vaccine? with the unvaccinated fuelling the spread of the coronavirus, new worries this morning about how bad this latest surge will get. >> it's extremely dangerous for the unvaccinated because if they get infected and stay unvaccinated and don't wear masks, ultimately, they're going to wind up getting infected.

>> reporter: this as more cities move to implement stricter masking laws. some reimposing mask mandates this morning. requiring even the vaccinated to wear masks indoors, yet again. >> we can act, we must act and we will act. the pandemic is not over. >> reporter: causing some controversy over the weekend, former president barack obama at his 60th birthday party on martha's vineyard showing guests with no masks. they said the celebration was scaled back and did follow guidelines. more than 66,000 americans were hospitalized with covid-19 as of late sunday. arkansas, mississippi, louisiana and alabama among the lowest in vaccinations and highest in covid transmissions. over the weekend, florida recorded a new daily record for covid infections, logging nearly 24,000 cases, the highest number of any state.

another hot spot, texas. audio and text messages sent to residents in austin. >> the covid-19 situation in austin is dire. everyone needs to wear a mask and stay home as much as possible. >> reporter: and despair in dallas at this drive-up covid testing site. >> you have people testing positive for covid today who will refuse to believe that it even exists. >> correct. all day every day, hundreds of people. >> how does that make you feel? >> it's like our efforts are, like, futile. >> reporter: in houston, five pediatric wards are now out of bed space, forcing covid stricken 11-month-old ava rivera to be air lifted 150 miles away. >> it was really painful having to see her be air lifted away and knowing that i couldn't be with her when she needs me the most. >> reporter: as for when the fda could grant full approval to pfizer, on sunday, dr. fauci said he hopes it will happen in

the month of august and saying that hopefully encourage more americans to get vaccinated and saying it will allow corporations to mandate vaccinations which he says is necessary to keep this delta variant at bay. craig. >> 14 icu beds. morgan chesky there for us in austin. thank you. after nearly 17 months, the canadian border is now reopening to go fully vaccinated americans, but the process will be more involved and canadians can't ivyet e drinto the u.s tom costello is on the border for us this morning at the peace bridge from buffalo into canada. tom, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. americans will need to present the passport, also your vaccination card and a negative pcr test to get into canada. nine u.s. governors are demanding answers from the white house. why is it canada is allowing americans in, but america is not letting canadians in, even if they're fully vaccinated regardless, both sides agreeing today is a good first step

the world's longest international border runs more than 5,500 miles between the u.s. and canada but shut down to nonbusiness travelers since march of 2020, as both governments tried to curb the pandemic this morning, after 17 months, canada is reopening its side of the border >> we will be opening nonessential travel to americans who have been fully vaccinated for at least 14 days >> reporter: while americans and canadians have been able to fly across the border, land crossings have been limited to only essential employees, business and commerce traffic, separating countless families and friends through the darkest days of covid-19 on the u.s. side, john and sydney kincaid haven't seen their grandkids just across the border in canada in nearly 18 months what has it been like? >> it's been awful, really we missed birthdays, christmas, first tooth, first day of school >> reporter: today, that changes. americans crossing the border

must use the arrive can app. upload proof of vaccination and a negative covid pcr test within the last 72 hours. but while canada is reopening to americans, the u.s., trying to contain the delta variant, is not opening up to the canadians until august 21st at the earliest for months, politicians and small business owners in both countries have insisted, demanded that the border should already be fully opened. >> it's a huge deal. small businesses in particular have been hurt in buffalo and certainly on both sides of the border >> reporter: in 2019, canadians made 20 million overnight trips to the u.s the u.s. travel association estimates shutting down the border has cost u.s. businesses $1.5 billion each month. but this morning, tom roberts is already packed today he plans to drive to the family cottage on the canadian side of lake erie. >> jumping in the lake and

swimming as far as i can swim. >> reporter: for now, mary haas to stay home for work. >> i told him, you get everything cleaned up and fixed up i'll see you down on the weekend. >> reporter: this morning, canada is once again open to americans. >> fully vaccinated americans, that is. but what about kids who aren't eligible to get the vaccine, can they cross, as well? >> reporter: kids under the age of 12 can cross over with their american parents if the parents are fully vaccinated but the kids in canada cannot go into group settings no camps for kids under the age of 12 who aren't vaccinated. by the way, the pent up demand for canadians wanting to come to america is very strong >> might have some traffic behind you there today thanks, tom. got a lot to get to this monday morning as we welcome in sheinelle jones. >> good morning to you, craig and savannah and we are following breaking news overnight on the sexual harassment scandal facing new york governor andrew cuomo his top aide now resigning as

one of the accusers speaks out publicly for the first time. nbc's kathy park is at the state capitol in albany. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. the legal and political fallout surrounding andrew cuomo is only deepening. in just a few hours from now, the state assembly judiciary will be coming together to discuss the next step. another accuser is speaking out publicly for the first time and now his top aide is out. overnight, governor andrew cuomo's top aide resigning melissa derossa allegedly helped lead efforts to retaliate against one of the women who accused cuomo of sexual harassment she has not been charged with any crime and has denied any wrongdoing, writing in part, personally, the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. meanwhile, the state judiciary committee meeting today to discuss the impeachment probe against cuomo after that explosive attorney general's report alleged he sexually harassed 11 women. over the weekend, a

self-identified accuser speaking out for the first time >> what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law >> reporter: brittney is telling her story publicly after she filed a criminal complaint against the governor last week >> then they started to be hugs with kisses on the cheek and then there was at one point a hug and when he went to go kiss me on the cheek, he quickly turned his head and he kissed me on the lips. >> reporter: known in the ag's report as executive assistants number one, camisso, seen here with her face blurred also alleges he reached under her blouse and grabbed her breast last november. the albany county sheriff says the governor could face misdemeanor charges if they substantiate her criminal complaint. >> we're going to have our victim back in for a lengthy interview and sit down with the district attorney to move forward with a criminal charge >> cuomo's attorney says the allegations aren't true.

>> he did not grope her and there was evidence provided by several individuals to the attorney general about potential motives for her to have made that claim >> reporter: cuomo, who has not been charged with a crime, has denied any wrongdoing. and his legal team cast doubt on the ag's findings. >> that report is shoddy it is biased it omits evidence and it was an ambush and they haven't shared all of their evidence. >> reporter: the ag's office writing, to attack this investigation and attempt to undermine and politicize this process takes away from the bravery displayed by these women. and the judiciary committee has given the governor a friday deadline to turn over any evidence in his defense. his attorney seems to suggest that he will address these allegations personally very soon we haven't heard from him ever since that prerecorded response last week. sheinelle. >> kathy, thank you. now to a frightening scene

in nebraska over the weekend after heavy rains led to flash flooding in omaha. water rushed into an elevator of a downtown apartment building. look at that three people trapped inside. at first, the water was just at their ankles, but it kept rising folks in there called 911 pleading for help. eventually the water, look at that, reaches neck level one person had to stand on a railing to keep from going under. she's still smiling somehow. some friends managed to pry the door open before first responders arrived no one required medical treatment. now i know what to have a nightmare about tonight. >> that checks off every nightmare in the book. >> and how about that rain it was a big downpour. >> that whole area got about 2 to 5 inches in a short period of time that's why the water rises so quickly. we will see more areas today with similar situations. we have a stormy setup as the air is very hot and humid. the atmosphere holds a lot of moisture you can see a lot of thunderstorm activity down through springfield, illinois. it's this warm front that is allowing temperatures to get well above average the humidity is high and then

you have an approaching cold front that triggers these thunderstorms. now, the biggest threat today with these storms will be for the torrential downpours, gusty winds and large hail especially up in the chicago area, we could end up with about 2 to 3 to 4 inches of rain, depending on whether or not you get stuck in those heavier downpours. and you can see two areas for today in orange where we could see those wind gusts over 60 miles per hour and hail an inch or larger in diameter. tomorrow, we'll start to see these two areas combine, including chicago once again, most of wisconsin, all of michigan, down through indiana, illinois and northwestern ohio where we could see some strong storms, as well. can't rule out a tornado, but, again, the bigger threat will be for those damaging wind gusts. they could cause a lot of damage and the large hail as well we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds

just think, he'll be driving for real soon. every new chevy equinox comes standard with chevy safety assist including automatic emergency braking. good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san francisco, low clouds and fog as well as a little bit of smoke in the mix as well. happy first day of school. the kids in oakland today it's going to reach up to 72 degrees. head over to concord, it will reach 92 today and some low 60s in half moon bay, near the coast with our inland areas in the upper 80s this afternoon. as we go through the week it will warmup and we will see highs in the mid 90s and hot for the weekend. and that's your latest forecast >> dylan, thank you. and still ahead, the historic performances in tokyo

from the women of team usa legendary athletes and first-time olympians combining for a record medal haul. how they are inspiring the next generation of female stars and also ahead, we will hear from a 12-year-old survivor from a first of its kind shark attack in maryland. kerry sanders looks at what's it's a new day. and it's coming at you fast. it could be the day your workforce doubles...

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good morning. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. dr. anthony fauci made his rounds in some of those sunday political shows and he said we're just a few weeks from the vaccine receiving full fda approval. he also said that we could see the domino effect when that approval is secured, that could mean some universities, companies and private businesses making it mandatory to receive a vaccine. >> let's get a look at that forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> a little bit warmer for some, especially in the inland areas today. as we are going to see the hazy skies and our temperatures headed towards the upper 80s this afternoon. a little bit warmer tomorrow and that warming trend continues through the end of the week where we'll see those highs reaching into the mid 90s by friday and just a little bit cooler for the weekend but still pretty warm. while san francisco will see highs in the mid 60s today and we will head out towards the low 70s by thursday and friday and could see more sunshine then but the fog rolls back in for the weekend and brings our temperatures down several more

degrees. still a wide range in temperatures and we continue to monitor our air quality. laura. >> always important. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update coming up in about a half hour. have a great monday morning.

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that as the u.n. released a sobering report on the state of climate change, finding it is, quote, unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean, and land. the report says it could take hundreds even thousands of years to reverse those changes the senate appears ready to pass president biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill as early as tomorrow. 18 republicans joining democrats last night, voting to advance that massive spending package. senate majority leader chuck schumer called it a very handsome, overwhelming vote. the bipartisan package has so far been able to withstand and in baseball over theme wings of both parties. it faces less uncertainty in the house when members return from their recess next month. and in baseball over the weekend, the texas rangers were down by 9 runs to the oakland a's so they sent brock holt to the mound and he had a record setting performance which many found quite hilarious.

>> third career appearance, trying to get that 13.5 e.r.a. down the first pitch, that's a strike oh, my goodness. >> so here is the deal holt threw the slowest ever strikes. basically since baseball started tracking the stat in 2008. it clocked in at just 31.3 miles an hour, but holt added to his performance when leaving the field asking the umpire to check his glove for foreign substances >> that's big. slowest ever >> that's the friendliest strike ever >> you could throw faster than 31 miles per hour. >> but you know what it worked. it worked great. >> by the way, the fastest, 105. >> for comparison. >> wow, i'll take the 31 1/2 >> the slowest is fun. speaking of competition, in the wake of last n some of the biggest stars of the tokyo olympics it's the women of team usa >> they made history with dominating and gutsy performances, grabbing nearly 60% of the country's medals.

a historic haul that gave us some truly unforgettable moments and inspiration for the next generation of stars. >> reporter: this year in tokyo, the women of team usa came to compete. their 66 medals the most ever won by american women at an olympic games, inspiring millions of fans on the world's biggest stage. >> the win larson >> reporter: the game's final day, golden for team usa ♪ we are the champions my frien ♪ with women's volleyball winning their first ever gold medal. their coach, emotional >> i'm just so happy for this team and these amazing women and this program i told them not only are they bad asses, but they are now gold medalists! >> reporter: women's basketball also winning their 7th gold in a

row. superstar sue bird celebrating with fiancee megan rapinoe bird and diana tros si becoming the first basketball players, men or women, to win five gold medals but the women's dominance started much earlier american women have won more medals than the men for the past four summer games and women have outnumbered men on the u.s. team since 2012. that shift largely made possible because of title ix, the law mandating equal treatment for women in sports. >> it's not just about us. it's about all of the players that have either set the stage or those on it right now >> reporter: almost 50 years after the law was signed, u.s. women carrying on the legacy from the court to the pool to the track. allyson felix finishing her fifth and final olympics at the top of the podium. >> 11 olympic medals for allyson felix. >> reporter: she's now the most decorated american track and

field athlete in olympic history, nearly three years after becoming a mom >> for me, it was about representing for women, for mothers, and overcoming. >> an historic career for katie ledecky here in tokyo. >> reporter: katie ledecky leaving tokyo with six individual gold medals across three olympics, the most of any female swimmer and simone biles, now tied for most olympic medals won by an american female gymnast, has made it clear she's more than her hardware >> i'm more than my medals in gymnastics i'm a human being. >> reporter: suni lee, all-around gold, the fifth straight for team usa. >> my hero in gymnastics is suni lee. >> for people to say i'm an inspiration, that's incredible >> reporter: all of this cementing their legacy and ready to make history. consider this, the 66 medals by the u.s. women if they were a country, they would have finished fourth

overall on their own but what set these games apart was how these female athletes spoke about what they believed in we talked about simone biles, her impact, and allyson felix, too. so many others have pushed for more support on women's sports here at home there's no question about it, girls and boys, too, they're watching >> absolutely. >> guthrie, what was your favorite of the female performances >> i mean, it's hard to choose i loved lydia jacoby, the young woman from alaska, and allyson felix, to me, she is all class and i'm just so thrilled for her. i think she carries everything with such grace and i just love her. how about you? >> kudos to everybody. we were just talking about -- oh, my gosh, now her name slips my mind. molly. >> the marathoner. >> yes only the third time she had ever run a marathon >> and takes the medal >> sick. sick >> i mean, seriously >> and the women's basketball team for seven straight olympics,

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tampa. one residential neighborhood has drones of sharks in their canals behind their homes, apparently kerry, what is happening there >> reporter: good morning. we've seen an uptick in chart sightings and this summer we've seen a number of more reports of shark bites. now, the reason we're seeing more sharks is because patrols from helicopters, drones, jet skis are out looking for sharks so the count is higher but here in long boat key, it's been a real curiosity. as we take a look at the drone shot, it's live television so we don't see the sharks here, but the residents have seen more sharks than they have ever seen in the canals in the past two weeks because the sharks are heading in from the gulf trying to escape the red tide a summer of sharks up and down the eastern seaboard this morning, jordan is recovering after a terrifying incident on ocean city beach last week. >> it felt like something ran

into my legs and i ran out and i find blood everywhere. >> reporter: the 12-year-old receiving 42 stitches from the first nonfishing shark bite in maryland's history in a community on longboat key, florida, sharks in the backyard canals >> sharkland >> reporter: janelle has lived here for 15 years, but she's never seen anything like this. >> thousands of them it felt like you could walk across the canal on the back of the sharks. >> reporter: all seeking refuge from a deadly red tide that saps oxygen from the saltwater that sharks and all fish need to sur survive. >> we had a lot of nurse sharks and then a few lemon sharks. lemons are like the most aggressive >> reporter: in panama city beach, this hammer head chasing fish came frightening close to an unsuspecting swimmer before

darting away surf instructor atsushi amato was bitten in the leg while teaching surfing to kids on tybee island a region with three reported shark bites in the last two weeks. >> i feel like i got hit by a baseball bat >> reporter: up north a string of shark sightings off long island >> you saw a fin you could not mistake them >> reporter: further up the coast, remarkable drone footage as sharks feast on millions of fish in cape cod, the atlantic white shark conservancy confirming multiple shark sightings >> august and september, that is when we see some of the peak white shark activity >> reporter: the group tracks predators as part of its resource and conservation efforts. >> whoit sharks are spending a good amount of time in water that are 15 feet of water or less at times. >> reporter: as beach goers soak up the rest of summer, scientists say to remember risk of a shark bite remains extremely low.

>> they have no interest in people or anything our size as food >> sharks in our waters are a sign of a healthy ocean. >> reporter: and so remember there's no reason to panic here. the reason that we are seeing more sharks is because scientists and other patrols are looking for more sharks. one tip if you're going swimming, don't swim near the baitfish as we saw in that one clip because that was incredibly chose to where the swimmer was again as we look at longboat key, perhaps the scientists say one reason we don't see the sharks here this morning is out of survival. the bigger ones are eating the smaller ones as they are in the canal here >> they also heard you were going to be there. >> they're still in hair and makeup >> thank you, kerry. >> all right we're getting real silly what's going on with you, miss dylan? >> a serious situation out in greece we have one of the largest fires

ever in greece it has taken greece firefighters along with six other countries to battle this blaze it's been burning for five days. it's the largest in the country and temperatures are up to 113 degrees. the dry, hot conditions all help fueling that fire out there. we also have one of the largest single fires in northern california that's the dixie fire. it's burning nearly 500,000 acres, the largest complex fire was the august complex fire last august in 2020 so this is the largest single fire but i want to show you where the smoke is headed from this fire, across utah, across colorado, through the plain states where we are seeing very poor air quality. so the elderly, anyone with asthma or any respiratory issues, you want to stay indoors in this area not only because of the smoke but the heat and humidity is making it that much worse.

we have temperatures well above average, but heat and index values up to 110 degrees we have an expected high of 107. that's your feels like temperature in wichita omaha will feel like 108 today little rock, arkansas, with a high of 97 it will feel like 105. tomorrow, feels like temperatures well up into the triple digitals. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're still going to see the clouds and fog near the coast and highs reaching into the mid 60s, low 70s for oakland and heading inland we're going to see the temperatures heating up into the low 90s for the east bay, but mostly upper 80s from the south bay to the north bay. we will continue to heat up towards the next several days, even up to 95 degrees by friday and we could even see a few triple digits. a warm weekend while san francisco warms gradually. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. coming up next, never before told stories and that's your latest forecast >> dylan, thank you. coming up next, never before told stories from princess diana including people who knew her

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we are back with more on the life and legacy from princess diana. >> molly hunter is at buckingham palace for us this morning. >> princess diana's life has been under the microscope for decades, but this new docu series takes a look at her life with prince charles, his affair with camilla and that famous this morning, a new look at the people's princess. >> diana became a central figure in the consciousness of the people of the world. >> the pbs docuseries examining princess diana's life in public life and behind the palace walls with those close to her weighing in.

>> she stepped into this role and she knew the enormity of it. but i think she felt in her heart of hearts that there was tragedy alongside it >> reporter: the hour-long documentary revealing more with her life with charles. >> i think it's very difficult on a honeymoon with your husband and he opens a diary and out flutters a photograph of his mistress he's thoughtfully brought with him i think she had a rude awakening. >> actor john travolta remembering his dance with the princess in 1985 >> it was a storybook moment >> first lady nancy reagan the key to making it all happened. >> nancy reagan tapped on my shoulder and said the princess, her fantasy is to dance with you. would you dance with her tonight? and i said, well, of course. and my heart starts to race. i tapped her on the shoulder and she turns around and looked at me and that bashful dip that she

did. and i said, would you care to dance with me? and she said yes >> diana's life and legacy have already been in the spotlight this summer. prince william and prince harry reuniting last month to unveil a statue of their mother on what would have been her 60th birthday prince harry also making sure her name lives on with his new baby girl, lilibet diana, a grandmother who she will never know but whose legacy will be remembered for generations now speaking of adorable grandchildren, guys, take a look at this picture released by will and kate over the weekend. a grownup looking 6-year-old charlotte. >> thank you very much up next, they're back home and they've got those gold medals in hand we're going to catch up with beach volleyball's dynamic duo hanging out in the plaza, april ross, alix klineman. coming up, your local news and a check off your weather

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a very good monday morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> good morning. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. dr. anthony fauci made his rounds on some of those sunday political shows and he said that we're just a few weeks from the vaccine receiving full fda approval. he also said we could see the domino effect when that approval is secured that could mean universities, companies and private businesses making it mandatory to receive a vaccine. i'm bob redell. oakland unified returns to in-person instruction later this morning. of the district's 36,000 students only about 850 will continue with distance learning. the overwhelming majority will go back on campus for some the

first time in over a year. staff and students will be required to mask up regardless of their vaccination status but social distancing is not required. let's get a look at this forecast on a monday morning. how are we looking out there, kari. >> about time for the kids to head out for school and it's going to be a nice day. looking a little hazy, 72 degrees. for the south bay in the low 80s, upper 80s for the south county but the inland east bay it's going to be hot reaching into the low 90s and low 80s for the north bay. for the most part we're looking at 80s, low 90s and reaching into the mid 90s by the end of the week. it's also going to be quite warm for the weekend with more sunshine, while san francisco seeing the clouds and fog now, there will be some peeks of sunshine, highs reaching into the mid 60s. our air quality looking moderate and we may see more smoke coming in even as our temperatures warm up by the end of the week. laura. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. we'll be back with another local

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it's it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, show stoppers, the tokyo olympics comes to a close with a ceremony unlike any other, wrapping up two weeks of nonstop action >> i know we've all had to overcome so much, but it was pretty special to be able to still be here. this morning, how paris is getting ready for the next summer games we'll have a full recap, straight ahead then, gaining ground. taliban fighters moving in on key cities and resisting calls for cease-fire as the u.s. withdrawals all troops from the region we're live in kabul with the

latest plus, good night we'll take a look back at the life and legacy of markie post >> i love this job helping the downtrodden, gives me goose bumps honoring the beloved "night and golden girls live on the plaza. the usa women celebrating the most gold medals ever won by american women the united states has won the gold medal >> and two of those gold medalists are joining us we'll talk to april ross and alix klineman about what it means to be part of tokyo a-team today, monday, august 9th, 2021. >> shout out to mimi, grandpa. >> in clearlake, texas

>> love to our fellow pharmacists in virginia. >> this is cardinal mooney high catholic school. >> we're celebrating our first day of school! >> go, cougars >> my name is emma and i'm from pennsylvania >> from san jose to "today." >> and good morning, everybody welcome to "today" on a monday morning. thank you for starting your day with us. hoda has the morning off for good reason. it's her birthday. >> do you like it? >> it's great. >> this is what we've been doing while you were in tokyo while you were in tokyo. >> really fun to be out here >> we're going hang out with our folks on the plaza and then we're going to hang out with the a-team april and alix just ahead. more olympic stars will be joining us throughout the week >> i love itdy alvarez stops by

the co-flag bearer won silver with team usa baseball, joining an exclusive club of olympians with medals in both summer and winter games >> and on wednesday, one of the greatest swimmers in history will be right here, ten-time medal winner, seven of them gold, katie ledecky. meanwhile, the tokyo games top our news at 8:00 the olympic spirit prevails after long odds and one final burst of color and culture while the athletes savored new friendships and glory. keir simmons is in tokyo to wrap it up. hi, keir, good morning >> savannah, good morning. in that closing ceremony was history making, the end of the first ever postponed olympics. and the focus on the sportsmanship, showing why it was worth the wait fireworks and flag bearers, but no fans and few athletes at the closing ceremony of a games that made history simply for crossing

the finishing line for an olympics held during a pandemic, a triumph of the human spirit like team usa's molly seidel, taking bronze over the weekend it was only the third time she had run a marathon >> just being able to come out and get past all the challenges of the last year, i'm so happy right now. >> reporter: and sprinter allyson felix becoming the most decorated woman in olympic track and field. >> 11 olympic medals for allyson felix. >> reporter: taking golds in the 4x400 saturday >> i know we've all had to overcome so much, but it was pretty special to be able to still be here. >> reporter: in the final days, u.s. women's volleyball won its first ever gold medal. the american men and women'sd. at the closing ceremonies, the olympic flag handed to paris, unveiling its plans for 2024 with, would you believe it, live crowds, dancing, stronger together the french president

declared from the eiffel tower and then a stunning aerial display. while back at an almost empty stadium in tokyo the flame slowly extinguished with a final message, arigato, thank you for an olympics that defied all the odds. and there will be difficult odds for the beijing games in just six months' time, but anyone watching that paris performance must have felt like they were seeing a glimpse of a better future >> and if you find craig's body clock over there, please send it back to us it's tough with that jet lag, isn't it >> it is arigato. now back to the covid crisis here in the united states, with the delta variant sweeping across the south, florida over the weekend recording a new daily hi austin, just over a dozen beds remain in the city's hospitals

and meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci says he is hopeful that the fda will give full approval to pfizer's vaccine by the end of the month. now to the worsening situation in afghanistan with u.s. troops now finalizing their withdraw after 20 years. taliban fighters are gaining ground, seizing control of several key cities over the weekend. nbc's kelly cobiella is on the ground in kabul. good morning >> good morning to you, sheinelle. the taliban is pushing through the north, taking on afghan forces in two more cities today and resisting calls for a cease-fire a dangerous new phase in the fight for afghanistan. the taliban is now moving in on cities, capturing a home to nearly 300,000 one local telling nbc news, it was total chaos. the police headquarters shown in this taliban propaganda video, unverified by nbc news,

apparently abandoned, a fleet of trucks left behind it's yet another blow to the country's crumbling security forces who have lost control of at least five cities since friday in the southeast, some locals greeted the taliban with cheers. and shaburgen in the north a social media video showed taliban fighters stocking up on police weapons in a police truck. the speed of the advance as u.s. troops withdraw ahead of the september deadline has shocked the west >> the war in afghanistan has entered a new, deadlier and more destructive phase. >> reporter: the u.s. providing some air support but little else most u.s. troops and contractors who helped to keep afghanistan's jets and other hardware working are now gone in kabul, fear is spreading.rnib the taliban assassinated another government official friday, and

this morning, a car bomb attack in the city. thousands of afghans are fleeing their homes and desperate to leave the country, many now worried the new regime will impose more restrictions on women. parents terrified their daughters will be taken to be married off to taliban fighters. abdul was an interpreter for the navy s.e.a.l.s for five years. he's one of more than 80,000 applying for a special immigrant visa designed to help afghans who worked with u.s. troops. >> they can kill us today, they can kill us tomorrow, and they will not just kill me. they will kill my kids, too, you know >> reporter: with the taliban advancing, many here worry time is running out and the state department has condemned this latest taliban offensive and, again, is trying to pressure the group to get back to the bargaining table and talk peace sheinelle. >> kelly, thank you. we've got the news covered how about about a boost? >> i get to do boost duty. what is the biggest surprise you

ever got when you opened your door and looked outside? well, it would be hard to top this one a woman with a sign that tells her friend, bob, he will be getting that kidney he's been praying for for more than a year >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god. >> wow >> what a moment bob could not find the words to express his gratitude, but sometimes a hug like that says it all when we come back on a monday, look who we have here in the plaza all the way from tokyo. the a-team the a-team arriving on the plaza. >> cannot wait to catch up with april and alix, the stars of beach volleyball and find out what's next for and find out what's next for them, right afte miss.

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list, beach volleyball stars, april ross and alix klineman >> they battled it out on the very hot sand in the very hot temperatures they took home olympic gold. they brought their medals and winning spirits to rockefelleron hi >> hi. good to be here. >> this is an olympics like no other. no fans in the stands, no family this is your first taste of what your big arrival in the u.s., everybody is so excited to see you. how does it feel to be home? >> it's awesome. just -- i wanted to walk around and share my medal with everybody. they're so excited so, yeah, this homecoming has been pretty amazing. >> here is the thing you've got three of those, three medals this is your first i don't know if everyone is family with how this team actually came together because that's a remarkable story, your origin story, if it were >> yeah. i played indoor for a long time. i didn't switch to the beach until four years ago april has played forever and had so much success so it was fun to get to partner with somebody like april with so much

experience >> we actually met at a music festival >> and have similar friends. >> so funny. april, what i read is you didn't make it that easy for alix at first. she had to kind of go through the ringer, right? >> we have different stories of how it happened. >> yeah. >> i was like, let's play together in the future and she's like, no, you told me i wasn't good enough yet and i needed to work harder. >> in a nice way >> what's your version of the story? partner for the next olympics and i was like, yeah, obviously i'm down she was like no, get better first. >> she had literally been on the beach for like three months at that time. >> and you had to actually, like -- it's technical, but earn the points to be able to be at this level and get to the olympics >> yeah. i mean, alix had zero points and to have a chance to qualify for the olympics, you have to get into international tournaments, you have to have a certain number of points i knew that was a risk and we

barely got into our very first tournament, but then ended up winning the entire thing she's only the third person to do that, win her very first international tournament after that, we were pretty good. but it was a little touch and go at first >> i got to take in a number of events in tokyo. the highlight was watching you beat australia and win the gold and the energy in that place, to not have fans, there were a number of folks there who managed to show up for it. how about for you in tokyo, besides winning the gold, was there something that stood out i heard you may have met someone. >> yeah. well, so we saw kevin durant getting ready for opening ceremonies and i was like, i kind of want a picture but i'm too shy to ask and we were walking, getting ready to do the walk through and april was like, let's just get a selfie so we took a selfie for him. and he pulled down his mask and had a huge smile it made our night. >> amazing and we've already discussed how mr. t loves you, the a-team. we have some crowd questions,

sheinelle. >> yes, good morning we'll squeeze in as many as we can. this is barbie from chicago. what is your question? >> my question is my daughter, maddie, is in middle school and plays volleyball i'm wondering what is something that you were taught or told when you were younger that stuck with you in your journey to the gold >> well, when i was playing growing up, my dad always said the same thing and it was just do your best, and that's all you can do it sounds really cliche but i think, you know, 100% effort and go for it with all you have. at the end of the day, you can be proud of yourself >> and like april says, get better >> it's so easy. >> and we have time for one more >> zoe, hi >> hi. >> what is your question >> in the moments when you're down and most exhausted during a match, what gives you the boost to keep going and doing your best >> ooh >> good question >> well, i mean, we train really hard for those moments, and when we're in practice and we're feeling tired, we make sure we push through so we can do it when we're in the match.

we do -- i think we help each other, you know, and if one person is struggling, we lift that person up, give them confidence, and it's really a team effort. but those are some of the toughest things to deal with on the court. >> my mom always wondered why you guys hug between points. and i was like, i think they're whispering strategies. >> there's a lot of reasons why we hug we are talking strategy, in together when it's hard, it gives us a little bit to breathe. >> there's 12 seconds between each point but if you are celebrating they can't start the clock on that. >> is alix good enough to join >> all right. so we'll see you in you in paris >> of course of course. >> all right so we'll see you in paris. >> i love it april and alix congrats to you. >> what a story. dylan dreyer is standing by for a check of the weather >> good morning, everybody it's a little bit sticky in the northeast and a lot of gray skies with the heaviest rain

back in the northwest and it's in the mid 90s, some spots over 100 degrees and san francisco will continue to see highs in the 90 this week. that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. let's turn to popstart sheinelle, you're on duty. beloved actress markie post has died after a nearly four-year battle with cancer she is best known for her role as public defender christine

sullivan on the hit series "night court." joe fryer is here with more on her life good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. remarkably, she continued to act despite her cancer diagnosis her family and co-stars say she'll be remembered for her talent on screen but her talent and kindness behind the scenes markie post was a beloved performer, most famously in nbc's "night court." >> my client plead innocent, your honor >> on what grounds >> they claim to be victims of a mind meld. >> she played christine sullivan passionally represented off-beat characters in trouble with the law. i can't help it, sir i love this job. helping the downtrodden, serving justice, it gives me goose bumps. >> yeah. makes my skin crawl too. >> she starred on the long

running show for 7 years it was part of a career that spanned four decades among her other best known roles, bail bondswoman carrie michaels in "the fall guy," cameron diaz's mom in the 1998 comedy "there's something about mary." she also had appearances in "cheers. >> you are a very attractive man, but for me to give up my friendship with diane, you'd have to be rich, too >> and "scrubs." >> when she gets depressed she goes for the diamonds at the bottom >> reporter: after a nearly four-year fight with cancer, she passed away at the age of 70 despite her diagnosis, her family says she was determined to keep acting between chemo treatments, even guest starting on "the kids are all right." her family writes, "our pride is who she was in addition to acting, a person who made elaborate cakes for friends, sewed curtains for first apartments, and showed us how to

be kind, loving, and forgiving in an often harsh world. from night court's john laraquette, we all wish she could have stayed longer, but we thank the cosmos for enriching the world with her for as long as it did. in the 90s, markie post starred in "hearts of fire." her father was played by ed asner who called her a true talent charles robinson, who played the court clerk, he passed away just last month at the age of 75. >> all right thank you, joe next up, some breaking news from jon stewart and pete davidson the duo just announced an upcoming comedy show set to take place here in new york next month titled "nyc still rising." after 20 years, a comedy celebration. the show, in remembrance of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 davidson's father died in those attacks and stewart has been an outspoken proponent for the first responders victims' compensation fund.

look at this the show will be on september 12th in madison square garden. look at the boats. featuring an all-star lineup of comedians, amy schumer, dave chappelle, michael chay and jimmy fallon, wanda sykes. all proceeds from the show go to benefit 9/11 charities tickets go on sale this friday >> picked up the phone and called everyone he knew. >> they all said yes >> exactly next up, big news from the set of the highly anticipated "sex and the city" reboot. any "sex and the city" fans? yes. john preston, aka mr. big, is officially back. chris knox sharing this piccolruaz over the weekend with sarah jessica parker captioning the post "together again." sjp had this photo writing, these two, i bet they stay out late tonight it's been more than ten years since fans saw the on again and off again couple finally tie the

knot, and it looks like things are finally working out for carrie's love live the upcoming series "and just like that" has no date for a release. but it will be on hbo max and people are looking forward to it a very good monday morning to you. ridership is making a comeback. ac transit is moving forward, restoring service this week. buses will make more trips, all part of the plan to expand service over the next 18 months. during the pandemic, ridership plummeted from 190,000 people a

day to 44,000. >> how are we looking, kari? >> it all depends where you are. we have mid 60s in san francisco, low 70s and low 90s in concord. so looking overall at our seven-day forecast at the inland area as we go from a lot of spots in the upper 80s to the mid 90s and some of our hottest spots like gilroy and brentwood and only just slightly cooler for the weekend. laura? >> all right, sounds good. thanks for joining us. i'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. enjoy your monday morning.

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quick happy birthday to hoda >> happy birthday hoda >> happy birthday hoda i know she's surrounded by friends and family i hope she slept in, but you know she didn't. >> no, we heard from her at 4:40 just a normal birthday happy birthday, hoda you are loved. coming up, we brought a dermatologist to bust some common skin care myths, including a few facts about sunscreen that will surprise all of us. also ahead, peaches and plums are not just for pie olivia is right here on the plaza with some clever ideas of using summer stone fruits. and coming up, a chat about rose byrne and her hit show "physical. this is right up your alley. >> about '80s aerobics >> yes >> we're going to talk to her about preparing for the physical and mental challenges of this unusual task and be sure to catch "today in 30" on our streaming channel "today all day." it will be there for you as 1:00, 5:00, 7:00 and 9:00

eastern. head to today.com. >> it is all day before we get to all of that, how about one more final check of the weather >> today's weather is brought to you by seidrell, solution 5% >> great hair day today, right it's just this is what you want. >> the wind-blown look looks good >> let's take a look at what's going on across the country this week it is going to be cloudy in the northeast, some spotty sprinkles around up and down the east coast. strong storms through the midwest and the northern plains. as we get to the middle of the week, we are going to see those storms move through the great lakes and fizzle out there will be some lingering showers in the same areas, but the heat is on down through the south. high temperatures will feel like it's well up into the triple digits with the heat and humidity we end off the week in the northeast and new england back in the eastern great lakes with some rain. temperatures still on the warm side so it's going to feel very muggy. the fire danger continues out

west across california it's hot, it's dry and one area where it's not hot and dry down in the southwest where that monsoon-type rain does start to . good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures today head toward the upper 80s and it will be heating up as we go towards the week. some of our hottest spots in the inland areas. and overall a very warm week. we have to watch out for our air quality as we get a look at san francisco, expect highs in the mid to upper 60s and in the low 70s by the end of the week and slightly cooler this weekend. and that's your latest forecast >> dylan, your friend hinode came along >> i think this is maybe her last appearance for a little while. >> oh, my goodness >> hinode, do you want to meet

somebody in the crowd with me? >> come, come, shall we go meet gina >> good morning. >> good morning. so we talked about the fact that it's hoda's birthday but there's somebody else in your life and it's her birthday. would you like to share? >> it's my mom's 71st birthday >> and where is she this morning? >> in san diego, california. >> happy birthday to her mom we can't get her a cake in the plaza because she's not here, but we can all say happy birthday to cassie three, two, one, happy birthday, cassie >> three, two, one >> thank you and hinode is wishing her a happy birthday, too. >> lots of birthdays this morning. >> i love it >> i love that hinode is always blushing >> i love that thanks for coming. >> by the way, if you want to get in on this party, and it is quite the party, fully vaccinated, but you can head to today.com/plaza to register. when you do that, we will see you here

>> so many firsts today. coming up next, we're going to put your knowledge to the test when it comes to the best way to protect your skin during the summer heat. but first, this is "today" on

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and welcome back this morning on "today wellness," we are busting some warm-weather skin care myths >> with summer heat at full blast, it's important to keep your skin protected. here to help set the record straight on myths, dr. michelle henry, a board-certified dermatologist. and dr. henry. good to have you >> hi. thank you. >> may i just say, you have beautiful skin, as well. >> she's glowing >> whatever this doctor says to do, we're all doing it so the first question, you guys don't know the answers, it's true or falses dylan might have peeked. we're going to bust some myths are you ready? >> i am ready.

>> sunscreen, true or false, you need to wear sun screens indoors and on overcast or cooler days >> true. >> i'm going to say true i feel like you always have to wear sunscreen >> absolutely correct. so we are now working indoors and hopefully you're near a window if you're indoors all day. uv light can penetrate theuva wh windows. so uv light consists of uva which causes ageing and uvb which causes burning so glass can block some of these uvbs, but uva can make it right into the window to damage your skin the same for overcast days so 80% of the uv light can make its way through the clouds even when it's cool, you're not safe the strength of uv does not correlate with the temperature outside. slather on your sunscreen each and every day even indoors >> i messed up the last one because we want to ask the crowd before you guys chime in i screwed up next question, sunscreen is not necessary when using cosmetics with spf craig, what does our crowd said? >> false wow, that's almost a consensus >> crowd says false.

you say? if you've got spf in your makeup >> i'm going to say you always do more sunscreen. >> so that would be false. >> i think true because i think sunscreen is sunscreen >> spf is enough >> i'm going to say true >> so the answer is false. when skin care companies are testing for the spf in their products, they're applying a far thicker layer than when we apply our makeup and when we're applying makeup, we don't use an even layer so a better approach is to put on base of sunscreen before you put on your makeup and when you're outside for more than two hours, we want you to reapply. so invest in a powder sunscreen. you can reapply. >> i didn't even know that existed. >> i have that >> you do? >> yeah. >> next question, wearing sunscreen can reverse wrinkles

amen what do we say >> crowdt crowd says false >> can it reverse wrinkles >> no. false. >> i think wrinkles are there. >> this is an area of controversy. we all know that sunscreen can prevent against wrinkles, but there are new studies that show someone using sunscreen for a year, we did see the reversal of some photo damage and some skin wrinkles >> i'm going to go buy some sunscreen right now. >> i'm going to go bathe in it >> i'm going to drink it >> let's see sunburn, true or false, applying ice to sunburned skin does not help treat your burn crowd says -- >> false, true the crowd seems divided on this >> true or false, applyi to sunburn does not he >> okay. but it could help with the feeling. that's the confusion

i think true >> it doesn't help or it does. >> it does not help. >> i think false >> go ahead, doctor. >> it does not help. the key is applying ice directly does not help. so cool water or cool compresses are okay, but ice directly to the skin can compromise the blood vessels and that can delay the healing. so no frostbite from your ice cubes. >> one more, if your skin is oily, it is best to stay away from moisturizers. craig, survey says >> false false. crowd says false >> the crowd says -- >> ladies? >> i'm going with you guys >> and the doctor's verdict is >> so it is false. so everyone should wear a moisturizer. but even if you have oily skin, your skin can still be dehydrated and skin looks and functions best when it's well hydrated and that helps to fortify the skin barrier. so the question is not if you should wear a moisturizer, it's

what type should you wear. i always recommend a lotion or a gel, other than the rich creams that i recommend for dry skin. so yes, you should wear it everyone should wear it. just a different formulation >> whatever you do, we're doing. >> thank you >> thank you so much craig. >> how about the crowd that's a good job. when we come back, we're going to turn from summer skin to summer fruit. the best way to put the season's bounty to use. but first, this is "today" on

all right. we are back with today's food. and we are whipping up some fresh, summer recipes using stone fruits that's any fruit with a pit like plums, peaches, cherries >> and who to show us how better than our friend, elizabeth >> oh.

>> come on over. >> come on over. >> and no, you're not seeing things elizabeth has come on over she's physically here, although like you do.a zoom interview but now like you do. she's the best but now we have the real thing so what are we making? >> so this is screaming summer i love stone fruits. so we've got some beautiful cherries we have plums. we have doughnut peaches, white peaches. craig, you know what this is but i love a garbage can peach that's my favorite because it's dripping everywhere you've got to eat it over the garbage can. you know what i'm talking about. >> the kitchen sink. >> exactly >> that is good. >> aren't they delicious so, anyway, you've got to get these pits out and if you have a pitter, your life will be so -- >> olives, everything else >> if you don't, you can use a straw and just put it through .

like that. like that. it has to be a hard straw. >> how do you pick the juicy ones how do you know which ones are yummy? >> listen, they're going to be soft just a little like this and then smell it if you smell it and it smells -- >> peachy. >> yeah. if it smells like a good peach, honey, it's a good peach >> unless it's a plum. >> okay. we're going to make a beautiful salad here this is one of my favorites. so it is plums, cherries, arugula and goat cheese. we've started with a bit of cider vinegar and honey and now we're going to slowly drizzle the oil in look, we have two things that don't want to stay together. our whisk is the marriage counselor. it's going to blend them together if you don't whisk this and take your time with it, they're not going to get back together all right? >> okay. >> so that's it. >> take your time. >> see how beautiful that is >> all nice. okay now we're going the add our onions

we're adding some peppers and a little bit of saranno chile. you could use jalapeno, any hot pepper you like. isn't that wonderful >> this is so good >> i told you. >> and i believed you. >> i've been waiting two years to get back here >> i believed you. >> now -- oh, i got a pit. >> okay. >> your little pitter is not quite working. >> toss the arugula, toss the goat cheese and you have a beautiful salad. >> isn't that nice >> perfect >> now we're going to get over here to our dutch baby oh, okay i'm moving >> okay. what do we do? >> so this is fabulous it can be breakfast, dessert, brunch what it is, it's a lazy pancake. it's just easy you don't have to flip it. you make it in a cast iron skillet. >> we have eggs, we have flour, we have sugar and salt thank you, honey we're going to add this together we want to get that mix in and then we're going to add our

milk now, we've put the oil -- >> and no butter >> okay. so we're mixing this >> with such confidence. >> oh. come on. >> here i don't have to clean up i'm sorry, katie, i'm making a mess mix that up. now, we've already buttered this >> good. i was getting worried. >> and we're going to toss these with some sugar first. >> right in there. >> yep it's a little humid on the plaza. a little humid okay and now we'll make it back >> and you smell them already. >> isn't that good >> so good >> and then we're going to put these in here. now, look, if you wanted to -- >> oh, forgive me. >> i can never get the pit out >> number one, you don't want to do it in your hand like this because you'll cut yourself. >> yeah. a bad idea >> so take it here and turn it and then you pull it out that didn't even have a pit in it

let's try another one. so this is it. you see? >> oh, i always go the wrong way. >> and then just like a little avocado. you can use a melon baller, too, if you want to use that to pull this pit out >> that's kind of hard >> now if somebody would hand -- i'm going to hand the batter >> we're going to pour this over the top. do not stir this i know you want to stir it don't stir it. just leave it. >> really? >> and then it goes in the oven. >> so easy >> and you can mix that in a blender if you wanted to this can come together in five minutes. look at this have you ever? >> no, we've never >> never >> never >> love it >> you saved the best for last >> oh, my god. this is my favorite part now i'm falling. i've been drinking the sangria this is a white peach sangria. mama always put vodka in her sangria. and i didn't understand why she

drank so much sangria. >> what is in this >> so it's vodka, lemonade concentrate, it is rose or any pretty white wine. >> this is good. >> isn't that nice >> this is great >> yes, ma'am, i love this >> and soda. absolutely anyway, so, yes, that is it. >> people at home right now are googling fresca. good to have you back. see you tomorrow >> the best day ever >> elizabeth is going to stick around next hour, she has a recipe for the best ever vegetable lasagna. >> in the whole wide world >> perhaps even the galaxy find all of those recipes, today.com/food. >> and come on over >> and come on over today.com/food

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i brought home made cheese straws for all of us she was like mary poppins y pulling them out of her bag. we want to hang on to hinode, a few moments longer one of our favorite additions during the olympics. our mascot hinode, you've done a wonderful job. >> yes hinode >> so happy to stick around because not only is it hoda's birthday, but we have some other birthdays to celebrate those let's spin around those smuckers jars, happy 107 years to eden rosenberg. encinitas, california. she says the secret to longevity is dark chocolate. i love that. john ballard of oklahoma city, oklahoma, is 100 years old he enjoys watching old war movies just like my dad let's change things up a little bit. happy 75th anniversary to bunny and charles montgomery from owensville, indiana.

they say the secret to a happy marriage is listening to each other. easier said than done sometimes. we have charles hasegawa of troy, michigan he is 100 years old and served our country during world war ii. we salute you for your service thank you. tena green of youngstown, ohio, is 100 she used to work as a senior citizen tutor at the local elementary school. cool and last but certainly not least, happy 100th birthday to john spain a former eagle scout from middlebury, connecticut, he once owned the largest cactus collection in his home state >> i like that >> do you have a cactus collection >> i do, but it's not very large. but i like cacti because you don't have to really water them. >> and once an eagle scout, always an eagle scout. hinode is not leaving just yet she will join us on the third hour, as well. >> and i'm hoping we can bring her to all the olympics from now on >> she wants to ride first class, though.

com she already told me. >> you need it for the long flights like that. coming up on hoda and jenna, they're going to host a summer beach party here on the plaza with a fun celebrity guest >> all right >> it's going to be a good one >> happy birthday, hoda. we love you. >> first, your local news and weather.

a very good monday morning to you. it is 8:56 right now. the dixie fire now the second largest fire in california state history. it now spans an area larger than the city of los angeles. so far flames have scorched

nearly 490,000 acres. at least 400 homes and other structures have burned down. the town was destroyed by the fire last week. for. right now containment stands at 24%. at midday kari hall will discuss when the air quality should improve for all groups. plus, school's back in session for thousands of students in oakland. many transit agencies are ramping up services to help kids get to school. this comes as cases among children of covid are on the rise. >> the fda is close to full approval of the covid-19 vaccine. that could be granted in the next few days. vaccine mandates could be coming if the fda gives the green light.

some students head back to the classroom tomorrow. what's being done to keep them safe amid covid. >> plus, a little boy goes missing in oakland. 12 years later, a new look at the case.

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if our power supply is stretched. so from pre-cooling our homes, to using less energy from 4-9pm, together, let's flex our power to save our power. sign up for flex alerts today. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today" live. from our plaza here at 30 rock in new york city. it is monday, august 9th. al is off this morning, but you have us here. we have sheinelle -- we have sheinelle, myself. >> third person. >> dylan, and look who is back from tokyo. >> good to be back. >> how do you feel? >> good to be back. >> i want to know how the welcome home was. >> it was delightful. we