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nicholas bring new misery to states still trying to recover from hurricane ida. roads flooded, power knocked out to hundreds of thousands. we're live in louisiana and al will tell us where that storm is headed next. going rogue? the new book revealing the final days of the trump presidency, including america's top general fearing the president could start a nuclear war with china. just ahead, what he did in secret to avoid that potential disaster and what the former president is now saying about it all. stunning twist, the south carolina lawyer shot in the head on the side of the road now accused of plotting his own attack. this morning, how alec murdaugh is explaining himself when his attorney joins us for a live interview and what police are saying about the investigation into the murders of his own wife and son. all that, plus one of a kind. >> it's bigger than a normal hat. >> the superstars of comedy

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if you've ever been to a professional football game, you'll know what it was like to be in one of those theaters. the screaming, the cheering. all the broadway shows i've ever been to, that night with you was my favorite. >> it was an electric night on broadway after long months away. we'll get to that, but first, we have a lot to get to. >> including all eyes on the gulf coast again. >> some 200,000 people still without power as nicholas continues to dump heavy rain on that region leading to major flooding there. morgan chesky is in hard-hit louisiana for us this morning. al has a full forecast coming up. meantime, take a live look at a cape canaveral where tonight nonastronauts will be launched into space aboard that spacex rocket. we are there live. and we're going to start in california. breaking news overnight. governor newsom has survived an attempt to remove him from office in that recall election. it's being seen as a win for

democrats on the national stage heading into next year's midterm elections. soeb jacob soap rof joins, us live. >> good morning to you. gavin newsome is going to go back to work here at the state capital this morning after what nbc news projected was a decisive decision allowing him to continue to lead the most populous state in the union. >> and thank you for rejecting this recall. >> reporter: overnight, governor newsome declaring victory with california voters rejecting a months-long effort to remove him from office. newsome calling the no vote a validation of his public priorities. >> we've said yes to science, yes to vaccines, yes to ending this pandemic. >> reporter: newsome received support from big name democrats, including president biden who campaigned alongside him.

>> folks, send a message to the nation -- courage matters. leadership matters. >> reporter: larry elder, the conserve talk radio host and replacement candidate who received the most votes of the 46th running indicated he wouldn't accept the results. whether or not you win or lose, will you accept the results of the election tomorrow? >> i think we all ought to be looking at election integrity, no matter whether you're a democrat, independent, or republican. >> reporter: late tuesday, he addressed voters. >> we may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war. >> reporter: caitlyn jenner, the reality star, and another replacement candidate spoke out, as well. >> this state deserves better than gavin newsome. unfortunately, it looks like they're not going to get that. >> reporter: the campaign was set against the back drop of multiple crises in the state, record wildfires, covid, homelessness, and rising violent crime. but one year ahead of a scheduled gubernatorial election, californians gave newsome a vote of confidence.

>> this will be something to keep him on his toes, put a little interest in areas that need more attention. >> reporter: ultimately, this is a 2-1 democratic state in california, so those early polls that show the tight election didn't reflect the reality of the demographic on the ground. the democratic votes has grown since 2003 when around schwarzenegger was elected governor. people in california like newsome's policies, including the vaccine mandates, the mask mandates and all those policies to protect californians from covid.ght there, thank you so much. now to the ongoing wrath of nicholas, the slow-moving storm is dumping heavy rain across the south, up to a foot expected in some spots. this morning, flood watches stretch from texas to alabama. we're going to get to al in just a moment, but first, morgan chesky joins us from lake charles, louisiana. hey, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. the main concern here was nicholas could slow down leading to more rain and more flooding. unfortunately, that will lead to more stress in these communities that definitely don't need it. nearly every house in this neighborhood stim covered with those blue fema tarps not from hurricane ida, but from hurricanes nearly a year ago. and to add one storm on top of another, it's almost too much to bear. this morning from a drenched texas coast to a storm-battered louisiana bayou, millions are reeling from nicholas. >> we stayed in our house here and it was shaking all night. it was unbelievable. >> about a 5 1/2 foot storm surge. >> reporter: 24 hours after the storm made landfall in texas, as a hurricane, packing nearl 100-mile-an-hour winds, more than 100,000 people remain in the dark. >> our number one issue is power. that's number one.

>> reporter: as cleanup and electric crews got to work in texas' hard-hit communities, nicholas turned towards louisiana, a state still hurting from the loss of life and devastation caused by hurricane ida. >> we have about nine trees down, two power lines messed up. the main thing i electricity. >> reporter: president biden aprooufg the louisiana governor's disaster declaration before nicholas even arrived. >> this authorizations fema to coordinate fema to coordinate disaster relief efforts across 64 parishes. >> reporter: in lake charles, the scars of past hurricanes impossible to miss. whatever ratio wiley didn't lose to hurricane laura, she did weeks later to delta. has it felt like one right after the other? >> yes. yes. it has. you can't give up. when you have kids, you can't show them that you're scared. >> reporter: the path of nicholas now forecast to move across mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle with almost nonstop rain proving this

storm is far from over. and this morning, those flood watches stretching to the florida panhandle. in the meantime, more than 70,000 households here in the state of louisiana now approved to get those blue tarps to protect whatever they have with 2 1/2 months to go in hurricane season. hoda. >> morgan chesky in lake charles, louisiana. thank you. let's bring al into the conversation. those flooding concerns are real and where is it headed next? >> we have a slow mover on our hands. we've already seen almost 14 inches of rain in galveston, almost 14 inches. it's not done yet. flood watches for 6 million people. rainfall rates 2 to 3 inches per hour stretching from louisiana to tallahassee with this system pushing forward. right now it's 15 miles north-northeast of port arthur, 30-mile-per-hour winds and moving east at only 3 miles per hour. you can walk faster than this thing and it just meanders

through louisiana and on into mississippi. it is taking its own sweet time hanging around. we are looking at a lot of heavy rain continuing. isolated amounts on top of what has already fallen, almost 10 inches of rain invest 96l, we're looking at a 60% chance around bermuda and it comes awfully close to the carolinas so we're going to watch this closely over the next 72 hours >> al, thank you meantime, we are getting an eye-opening new look at the end of donald trump's presidency according to a new book on the transition on of power, members of his inner circle feared president trump could reach a breaking point that would have global consequences. peter alexander has more on that and on trump's reaction. hey, peter good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. in his final days in office,

joint chiefs chairman mark millie, according to the book's author, secretly took steps to sop launch military strikes as his concerns grew that trump suffered serious mental decline. millie at one point telling top u.s. commanders, you never know what a president's trigger point is among the most explosive revelations in the new book "peril," bob costa and bob woodward report two days after the january 6th riot, joint chiefs chairman mark millie had become increasingly concerned about president trump's mental state following his election loss worrying the president could go rogue and start a war according to the book, the country's top military officer summoned his senior staff to a secret meeting to talk about launching nuclear weapons. millie emphasized while only the president could give launch orders, he also had to be involved saying, quote, if you get calls, there's a process here and there's a procedure and i'm part of the procedure. earlier that day, according to a transcript obtained by the authors, millie took a call from

house speaker nancy pelosi who asked what precautions are available to prevent an unstable president from accessing launching the codes and ordering a strike millie assured her there were a lot of checks in the system. pelosi saying of trump he's crazy and what he did on january 6th is further evidence of his craziness. millie's response, i agree with you on everything. millie assured china's top general in late october the u.s. would not strike, prompted by beijing's fears that america was preparing to attack due in part to trump berating china for the virus. >> it's not my fault that it came here. it's china's fault >> reporter: millie delivering this pledge to his chinese counterpart -- if we're going to attack, i'm going to call you ahead of time. it's not going to be a surprise. overnight, trump firing back at millie >> for him to say that i was going to attack china is the most ridiculous thing i've ever

heard. >> reporter: the authors report in late december then vice president pence, the target of mr. trump's pressure campaign to overturn the election results called former vice president dan quayle to ask whether he could accommodate that demand. quayle telling pence, mike, you have no flexibility on this, none, zero forget it. and overnight, trump suggested millie should be tried for treason for dealing with china behind his back. he'll testify before congress later this month republican marco rubio calling for president biden to fire millie hoda >> peter alexander for us at the white house, thanks. craig joins us as we turn to the new developments in the scandal that rocked usa gymnastics >> good morning. good morning to you, as well several of the world's most high profile female gymnasts are all in washington testifying before

a senate hearing the focus the abuse case handling with larry nassar anne thompson joins us >> good morning, craig this is where the four gymnasts will tell their stories this morning, but first, nbc news has confirmed that the fbi has fired the supervisory agent who initially interviewed mykayla maroni back in 2015 and apparently did nothing this as the senate committee looks into why the fbi mishandled this case with tragic consequences for the gymnasts testifying this morning, the sexual abuse case involving former team usa physician larry nassar is both painful and personal simone biles, aly raisman are among the hundreds of women who accused the doctor of abuse. >> we sought to protect those athletes and figure out why it happened >> reporter: after biles withdrew from several evens at

the tokyo olympics citing her mental health, she told hoda the nassar case likely weighed on her performance. >> do you think that affected you at all this time around? >> reporter: now that i think of it, maybe, in the back of my head probably, yes. there are certain triggers that you don't even know. >> reporter: while usa gymnastics has faced sharp criticism in v for their roles in the nassar case, this morning congress is looking into missteps by the fbi. a scathing report issued by the bureau's inspector general found officials in the senior indianapolis office failed to respond to the nassar allegations with the utmost seriousness and urgency they deserved and required. after usa gymnastics first reported the allegations to that office in 2015 among the fault, the oig says failing to alert local or state authorities and conducting no investigative activity in the matter for more than eight months during that period, the

inspector general says, quote, nassar's sexual assaults continued. >> until it was publicly disclosed, we estimate there were 70 more victims of dr. nassar's sex abuse >> reporter: bringing these high profile gymnasts to capitol hill, lawmakers hope to put the issue back in the spotlight to make sure nothing like this happens again. >> winning gold medals doesn't take away the pain of what happened >> aly raisman brings her story to light mykayla maroni wants to talk and help others affected by the abuse. she says for so long, i was surviving. now i feel i'm actually living fbi director christopher wrey, who was not leading the agency at the time, will give the agency's side of the story and he is said to be very angry and upset over how this case was handled. craig. >> anne thompson, thank you. it is 16 minutes past the hour you've got a national look, mr.

roker? >> we sure do. we have some severe storms making their way across the great lakes on into the northeast and into the mid-atlantic states today. heavy rain, of course, down to the south in the gulf because of the remnants of nicholas sunshine around the great lakes. desert heat continues and that fire risk in the western plains still very strong. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with a foggy morning in san francisco. we're going to see a lot more of that mist and drizzle. cool temperatures there, but also slightly cooler for our inland areas today headed towards the upper 80s.

the cooling trend continues and we'll see a chance of showers to the north of us on saturday, even into sunday, with highs in the low 80s. we're going to see those high temperatures near the coast and in the city in the mid to upper 60s, leading into the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> all right coming up, guys, still ahead a shocking development in that mysterious shooting of a well well-known attorney in south carolina, this morning as an arrest is made h and that's your latest weather. coming up, a shocking development in that mysterious shooting of a well known attorney in south carolina this morning as an arrest is made, he is being accused of arranging his own attack we'll have the latest. also, an exclusive live interview with alec murdaugh's attorney >>plus, it's all go for > an

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instead he told supporters to stay tuned regarding his political future. good morning. i'm cierra johnson. big changes coming to contra costa county starting september 22nd. folks will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative covid test to enter businesses like restaurants and bars, entertainment venues as well as fitness facilities. today is officially the last day city employees are able to show their proof of vaccination in san francisco. same goes for marin county that includes the high risk workers and firefighter, ems and police personnel. >> all right. we want to get a look at our forecast because we might see some smoke we'll have to worry about today. >> an air quality advisory starting out with moderate air quality and that's what we'll see today. if you are smelling the smoke, if you're sensitive to it limit your time outside. close the windows, turn on the air conditioning. as our temperatures for our inland areas head toward the upper 80s we will be cooling off into the weekend and showers to the north of us as we continue

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in the bizarre shooting that left prominent attorney alec murdaugh hospitalized, part of a plot police say murdaugh admitted to organizing himself, law enforcement arresting 61-year-old curtis edward smith charging him with assisted suicide and insurance fraud. police documents revealing murdaugh instructed smith to shoot him in the head, even giving him the firearm to do it, all so murdaugh's son could collect death benefits on a $10 million life insurance claim on tuesday, smith admitted to being present during the shooting and disposing of the gun, adding more charges are expected police documents describe murdaugh as a co-defendant in an exclusive statement, murdaugh's lawyer explains to people feeding his addiction of opioids. one of those individuals took

advantage of his mental illness and agreed to take alec's life by shooting him in the head. the shooting occurred one day after murdaugh resigned from his law firm amid accusations of financial misconduct, which authorities are now looking into three months ago, murdaugh told police he found his wife and son fatally shot on their property there have been no arrests mur murdaugh's lawyers say their client is fully cooperating in questioning on the shooting, opioid abuse and finding the people responsible for the murder of his wife and son court documents indicate alec murdaugh represented smith on a traffic related case in 2013 in the meantime, we are told murdaugh continues to recover in rehab. craig? >> thank you, cratie joining us now exclusively is alec murdaugh's attorney. good morning to you, sir >> good morning.

>> you've prosecuted serial killers, university presidents, you've represented some characters over the years. you have to admit this is a pretty unbelievable story. your client claiming that he paid someone to shoot him to collect $10 million in insurance money and the guy missed is that the story? >> well, let me elaborate. on monday, jim griffin and i, alec's attorneys, traveled to an out of state detox facility where we had the first conversation we've ever had with him when he wasn't on opioids or oxy. as a result of that, he clearly knew what he had done was wrong and explained to us a couple of things one, the murder of his son and wife 90 days ago took a tremendous toll on him his father died of cancer that same week. most people couldn't get through that he got through it with the use of opioids then, last week, a week ago,

actually, he -- it was uncovered that he had perhaps -- not perhaps, he had converted some client and law firm money to his own use and, again, spent most of that on opioids on that saturday morning, he was trying to get off the opioids. he was not taking any of them, was in a massive depression, realized that things were going to get very, very bad and he decided to end his life. he believed that $10 million policy had a suicide exclusion suicide exclusions are only good for two years and he didn't realize that so he arranged to have this guy shoot him. what is amazing about this, this guy is somebody that was providing -- and by the way, alec is totally cooperating with s.l.e.d. we called them, they didn't call us giveaway them the whole statement, indicated he called this guy who met him on the side of the road, agreed to shoot him in the head and this fake car

30 minutes later, this guy shooting him in the head, didn't try to persuade him not to do it, didn't hesitate at all he did there was an entrance and exit wound. it was -- and alec indicated he collapsed. he was blind for a while before he was taken to the hospital so it was an attempt on his part to do something to protect his child. he -- this is -- he didn't want law enforcement spending more time on this fake crime instead of focussing on solving the murders of maggie and paul >> let's talk about maggie and paul here, dick. your client lied about the circumstances under which he was shot it wouldn't be a stretch for folks to think he lied about the circumstances under which his wife and son were shot >> well, that -- and look, i've spent the last year and a half with maggie and paul and alec. i represented paul on the boat case, met with them dozens of times. they were very affectionate.

maggie and paul and alec all together, paul, maggie and alec holding hands. he is totally distraught we've talked to him at length about it this week clearly he is distraught about their deaths he did not murder them >> does he, perhaps, know who did and why? >> i don't think he does i don't think he does, but jim griffin and i are working on and investigating an individual or individuals we believe may, may have some culpability or had done it and we're in the process of doing that. we're not s.l.e.d. we're not law enforcement. we don't have their tools, but we think we'll know this week whether the one suspect we're looking at bears further scrutiny and we'll make that available to law enforcement >> what would the motive have been >> i'm sorry >> what would the motive be? >> i'm sorry you're breaking up a little bit. >> what would the motive be? >> well, that would reveal who that person is

but it's personal. the motive would be personal >> these reports that your client stole millions of dollars from the law firm, did he use all of that money to buy drugs or did he use some of the for ? >> the vast majority of it, as i drugs. >> that's a lot of oxy >> well, okay, so let me -- it is i mean, but in his interview that we made him available for on monday with s.l.e.d. on the phone from the detox center, he explained he wrote checks for most of this, gave them the bank accounts, totally cooperated and told them how to find out how much he spent, where it went, where the bank accounts were, what went in, what came out, and what was spent, checks written to drug dealers. >> do you fully expect your client will be arrested in the near future? >> yes i think he will be charged what he doesn't want and we

don't want is an effort to deal with these issues distracting from and using law enforcement resources to solve the murders of maggie and paul >> and to be clear, there's no connection to the shooting on the side of the road that he faked and between his wife and son's murders. >> no, he wanted to help his remaining son in any way he could and he felt this was the only way to leave him with anything >> thank you for your time >> thank you >> fascinating conversation. >> we'll continue to follow it >> sounds like there's more to come >> absolutely. 7:39 we have a lot more ahead, including final preparations for tonight's historic first for space travel an all civilian crew ready to be shot up into orbit >> we're going to hear from them and talk to one of nasa's directors about the importance of that launch, coming up right after this when taken with an antidepressant, rexulti was proven to reduce depression symptoms

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very closely but since the earliest days of rocket engineering, they say let's light that candle. that will happen tonight around 8:00 eastern time. you can see the falcon rocket behind me. on top is the capsule known as dragon where these civilian astronauts will be i had to chance to talk to each of the civilians and they told me they're ready for three, two, one, liftoff >> we're writing the narrative right now. >> reporter: this morning, we're waiting for final countdown, none more exciting than four americans, jared, sighly, haley and chris. they're about to take an extraordinary trip to space. why go there >> this is in human nature >> this isn't human nature it's like why cross the oceans why climb the mountains, right curiosity is part of us. >> no one has ever gone to space without nasa or training until now. spacex put the crew through more

than six months of mental and physical preps >> it's like your largest buddy is sitting on your chest, pushing you into your seat >> netflix followed them each step of the way for the documentary countdown inspiration4 mission to space. while in space, they'll collect scientific data, how space affects the average person's heart activity, changes in blood as well as changes in behavior and cognitive performance. hailey, the 29-year-old medical officer, was once a patient. she was 10 years old when cancer was discovered in her leg. >> i'll be the youngest american to go to space, the first person with a prosthetic body part and the first pediatric cancer survivor >> reporter: she was treated as st. jude as a child where she now works as a physician's assistant. after she was selected for the mission, she talked to savannah and hoda >> give us the moment when you got the call and of all the people on the planet earth, you were one of the ones selected.

>> basically, they asked if i wanted to go to space. immediately, i said yes, yes >> when cyan was in her 30s, she aplid to the nasa ars naught program twice. she will now be one of the first black female pilot of a spacecraft >> black females, people of color and they see me. that's very special. >> reporter:when they lift off, it will take about 12 minutes, final separation from the rockee and the booster. then they will go to a 357 miles from earth, beyond the hubble telescope and it is the furthest from earth that anybody has been since nasa went to the moon. when they're up there, the mission will last three days and the plan is to orbit the earth about 15 times a day >> kerry, thank you.

joining us from the launch pad, phil mcalester the director of nasa's space flight division good morning how are you? >> i'm doing good, thank you >> before we get into it, does everything look like a go for tonight? i know there's some questions about weather. do you think your go for launch? >> so far, i've heard that we are a go the weather is about 80% as of this morning >> what does this mean for science, what does it mean for nasa >> i think this is a major milestone in human space flight. if you think about it, we've been flying in space for about 60 years during that time, only about 600 people have flown to space the vast majority of them have been government employees. looking forward to the next 60 years, i think that number is going to go way up and the vast majority of those people are going to be private citizens this will mark a renaissance in that capability. >> and speaking of that, i think some people might think, wait, i think i've seen this movie

before jeff bezos went up, richard branson went up. what makes this particular flight different than those other two? >> those two went to sublevel suborbital space the mission lasted for about 15 or 20 minutes. they did not orbit the earth but they did get to space. i don't want to minimize what they did human space flight is really, really hard. but this is probably on the order of about ten times more difficult to go to orbit, the energies involved, the speeds involved and some of the ridks involved are much greater. so this is an important milestone. >> we remember talking to hayleigh early on and she said yes right away but her mom was like, i don't know it's said this is perhaps the most safe manned flight mission ever to space. >> well, we've learned a lot over our 60 years of human space flight and we've been able to

transfer some of that knowledge to spacex in the design of their falcon and dragon system so it's estimated that this flight is about three times safer than the shuttle was at the end of its life because we were able to incorporate some additional technologies, the dragon system has an abort capability that we didn't have with shuttle, and that's all increased the likelihood that you're going to have a successful mission >> really exciting, phil thank you so much. congrats to folks at nasa and spacex what do they say, good luck and godspeed >> that's right. thank you, phil. it is 7:49 mr. roker has a check of the weather. how does it look for the guys taking off in florida? >> there will be a chance of some showers but nothing bad the heaviest rain is back to the west due to the remnants of good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we do have an air quality

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concede the race and told his voters to be, quote, gracious in defeat. >> the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. cooler temperatures today. >> temperatures are coming down but we have warm spots in our inland valleys into the upper 80s but an air quality advisory so if you're sensitive to the wildfire smoke limit time outside. and there will be a little bit of a hazy look to the sky. our temperatures cool off by the end of the week, watching out for a chance of showers to the north. keep checking in for updates on that. >> sounds good. we'll be back with another local news update. hope to see you then. enjoy your wednesday morning.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, staying put. california's governor newsome it's 8:00 on today coming up, staying put california's governor newsome declaring victory in the election >> we are overwhelmed at the no-vote tonight. >> so what happens next? we're live with the latest then alarming toll, the new report claiming instagram can have a negative impact on young girls and top tech officials know it. >> it's obviously extremely

difficult when you open up your phone and you see this feed of perfect photos >> just ahead, how the social media site is responding plus, remembering norm macdonald. icons honoring the "snl" legend who died at age 61 after a private battle with cancer >> i found this backstage, oversized hat. it's funny >> no, it's not. >> sure it is. it's funny because it's bigger than a normal hat. >> a look back at the moments that had us all laughing and broadway is back >> we're wicked.." >> the house is open! >> welcome, "hamilton." >> from the surprises that swept us off our feet -- ♪ new york ♪ >> -- to the magical moments we

can't stop talking about. we'll give you a front-row seat to the big return we've all been waiting for today, wednesday, september 15th, 2021. >> from austin, texas, on our 10th anniversary trip. >> celebrating our 40th birthdays. >> from tampa, florida. >> we're the triplets from ohio. >> and we're turning 11. >> giving a shoutout to -- >> mom and aunt nolene. >> we love you. >> first time in new york. >> turning 55. >> we're the english family from arlington, virginia, and we want to wish my mom, sally, a very happy birthday on "today." good morning. welcome back to "today." wednesday morning, middle of the week. glad to have you along with us. we had a big night last night. >> a little bleary eyed this morning. >> cannot wait to share this. >> let's get to your news in a big way. california's governor newsome

survived a recall election. he could have been replaced with a conservative. jake soboroff joins us from the sacramento capitol with the latest. >> reporter: hi, savannah. back to work here for governor newsome for what was really an early night when it comes to elections. nbc news projected a decisive victory. he said humbled by it, validated about it, and also validated with democratic prioriies nationwide. here is some of what he had to say. >> we've said yes to science. we said yes to vaccines. we said yes to ending this pandemic. we said yes to people's right to vote without fear of fake fraud or voter suppression. >> reporter: critics pointed out the excessive amount of money spent on this election, $276 million according to the secretary of state of

california. that's not even the final tally. there will be another gubernatorial election here in 2022. >> jacob, thank you very much. about 6 million people from texas to alabama are under flood watches as tropical depression nicholas moves up that gulf coast. the storm's high winds eased, but not before bringing down some trees and power lines leaving thousands without electricity. the biggest problem, heavy rain. as much as a foot is expected in some parts of the south. president biden approved a disaster declaration for louisiana, a state continually hit by new storms before recovering from earlier ones. critics of instagram, facebook's photo sharing app, have warned that it can have a toxic impact on teenage girls. this morning, a new report says facebook has known about the dangers for years while sending the public an entirely different message. erin mclaughlin has that story. >> reporter: instagram can be damaging for teenagers' mental health, most notably, teenage girls. these are the internal findings from instagram's own parent

company leaked to the "wall street journal" not seen by nbc news. they cite three years of the tech giant's internal studies including slides from march 2020 that reads 32% of teen girls said when they felt bad about their bodies, instagram made them feel worse. another from 2019 reads teens blame instagram for increases in the rate of anxiety and depression. "the wall street journal's" jeff horace writing 6% of american teen users who reported suicidal thoughts traced the desire to kill themselves to instagram. >> this could potentially have life altering consequences. >> reporter: the shocking findings are not surprising to 18-year-old anastasia. she says she developed an eating disorder when she was 13 around the same time she joined instagram. the latest reporting showing facebook publicly down played the ill effects of instagram on

multiple occasions. >> the research we've is that using social apps to connect with other people can have positive mental health benefits. >> instagram hitting back at the journal's reporting saying it focuses on a limited set of findings and casts them in a negative light, noting that its research into the effects of social media into people's well being is mixed and that social media isn't inherently good or bad for people, while promising steps to address the problems. >> a story we want to continue following. there is also big news this morning in the ongoing battle for equal pay for the men's and women's national soccer teams. the u.s. soccer federation says it has offered identical contracts to the association for players associations for both the men's and women's team. the governing body says it will not re fuse to accept a deal in which world cup money is not equal. >> all right, guys.

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cancer, a diagnosis that he chose not to reveal to anybody. >> anchor joe fryer joins us with more on his life. hey, joe. >> good morning. so he was born in quebec city, canada, but it was here in the u.s. where he gained fame. he was deeply private. his producing partner and friend, lori joe hochstra saying he never wanted his condition to affect the way the audience or people saw him. >> live from new york, saturday night. >> tuesday, the comedy legend passed away at the age of 61 after privately battling cancer for nine years. macdonald joined "saturday night live" in 19 3, known for his

impersonations for an array of faces including senator bob dole and actor burt reynolds. >> i found this backstage, an oversized hat. it's funny. >> to, it's not. >> sure it is. it's funny because it's bigger than a normal hat. his weekend update segments mocking o.j. simpson made headlines. >> well, it is finally official. murder is legal in the state of california. >> macdonald left snl in 19 98. he claimed after that an executive objected to his jokes. snl tweeted there are so many things that we will miss about norm, from his again rot advertise to his consistent ability to surprise, but most of all, he was just plain funny. after "snl," he continued to make audiences laugh. >> there's this movie coming out. title undetermined. >> chairman of the board. >> okay. >> but the board is spelled b-o-r-e-dd. >> this morning, believe or not, after all these years, making his "today" show debut. >> it is unbelievable. i've never been on the "today" show unless you count me when i stood out there. >> he kept his cancer battle

hidden but talked frankly about the disease years earlier. >> i'm pretty sure if the cancer dies -- i mean, if you die, the cancer dies at exactly the same time. so that, to me, is not a lot, that's a draw. you know what i mean? >> tributes are pouring in. molly shannon remembers his writing was like poetry, steve martin calling him one of a kind. seth meyers honoring a role model. >> he was the gold standard. rest in peace, norm. >> in his 2016 memoir, macdonald wrote about his legacy saying if i am remembered, it will always be fort four years i spent at "saturday night live" adding as long as "snl" exists, so do i. >> seth's piece is worth going back to watch. they have the "snl" connection and seth took the chair for norm for weekend update if you remember after. so seth's perspective and friendship with norm, he did an incredible five minutes on him last night.

>> and he was on your show. >> he was the best talk show -- if you were a talk show host, he was the best talk show guest ever. i was watching youtube last night. there was a famous moth story, great euchre stories back in the erttn madays. he was always -- he was never not funny. ever. mr. roker, how about a check of the weather. >> let's show you what we've got going on. boy, oh, boy, the planet is on fire. august 2021, nine of the ten hottest of august that occurred since 2009 2021, the sixth warmest year so far on record. so we continue the heat. we also continue to see some strong storms that are going to be firing up along a front today. 12 million people at risk for severe weather, damaging winds, hail, can't rule out an isolated tornado. heavier showers and thunderstorms in interior sections of new england with 1 to 3 inches of rain. that's what's going on around the country. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are under an air quality

advisory for today as we'll see a little bit more smoke coming in, especially for the north bay. hazy look to the sky, but we are starting to cool off. some of our warmer spots in the inland valleys, areas like brentwood will reach into the upper 80s. we will be cooling off and watching showers to the north of us on saturday and sunday, while we do get some cooler temperatures in the valley. and that's your latest weather. and now to the reason we've never been so happy to be a little tired this morning. we were up late. >> lights on broadway, they've been dark for 18 months because of the pandemic. last night, we all had the honor of helping reopen the doors on the great white way. >> we're talking about "hamilton, " "wicked," and "the lion king. they all joined forces to open together on the very same night and we were lucky enough to be front and center for the action. we laughed, we cried and some of

us even sang >> we're wicked. king." >> the house is open >> welcome, "hamilton. >> broadway is back! >> broadway is back. >> i am so excited pumped you know why >> why >> because broadway is back! >> yes, baby >> it has been 552 days since the great white way has been all lit up and audiences, they were amped >> oh, my gosh we're going do broadway. >> hakuna! >> matata! >> are you excited >> i am excited. >> you're so excited >> i'm so excited. ♪ 9:00 to 5:00 ♪ >> over at "wicked" they were y

ready to defy gravity. ♪ you're never going to bring me down ♪ >> and at "hamilton," the cast surprised a stand by to get in line with a special performance with the show's creator, lin manuel miranda ♪ it's up to you, new york, new york ♪ >> have you seen the show before >> no. i'm going to see it today. >> some had been waiting years to win tickets >> this is big >> yes >> welcome back to broadway. >> although on this night, it felt like everyone had won the lottery. >> hello linda? >> before we opened the doors, we all had a chance to speak to the stars of the show. >> you're here >> jenna claire mason and lindsay pierce play glenda and

elfaba, the witches of wicked. >> you guys have waited 18 months >> i'm not going to cry right now. >> for this moment, for the moment that's happening right now. is it sinking in >> i think we're both feeling a time of gratitude. you're going to make me cry. >> i know. >> not the voice >> tea with lemon. >> i feel like running through the streets today being like broadway is back did you know >> so many shows are reopening today. you can feel it outside. the pulse, i can feel it >> my people >> and craig and al were feeling the pulse on top of the hamilton marquee, speaking to hamilton himself and eliza played by miguel and crystal >> do you feel the -- in a sense, responsibility almost to bring some sense of normalcy to our lives? >> tonight is not about "hamilton. it's about the country, it's about renewing our life and getting back to the new and

moving forward >> crystal, what are you most excited about? >> i'm excited to be with my cast and crew and i'm excited to look out to an audience that is filled with people there to be inspired >> and "the lion king" has been inspiring for decades. jenna and carson spoke with two of its stars right before curtain. >> do you feel like hakuna matata has a whole new meaning in your life >> yeah, yeah. i think being away from the stage for so long, i learned a lot about myself so i do have less worries. >> hakuna matata, that was my motto through the pandemic no worries we'll get through this everyone stepping through the doors, we all made it through together >> even former stars of the show came to show support, like kristen chenowitz who originated the role of glenda >> this is my daughter, this is miss chenowitz >> nice to meet you.

>> here we are, curtain is about ready to go up >> it's like i'm back there. we are so happy to have them, but if they could only feel what is going on with the people on stage, they could only feel our hearts are beating so fast this is the way to help our hearts art has the power to change lives. >> you're part of healing tonight. >> you are >> i'm so happy. ♪ you can say it has been changed for the better ♪ >> i learned that at ballet. yo♪ ♪ at your ballet class ♪ >> and then, it was the magic moment to reopen the doors to broadway >> hi, everybody welcome to "wicked"! >> the theater is open welcome to "hamilton"!

>> three, two, one >> the audiences jumping out of their seats before the shows even started >> welcome back to the theater >> as surprise guests greeted them >> there's no place like home. >> and the first notes played. ♪ just a sense of just the mainland ♪ >> each show seemed to sing the same refrain broadway is back >> that's great. >> so we have to thank its producers and editors. we were all there last night they must have stayed up all night to put that piece together so thank you >> i have never been in a broadway theater that felt like it felt last night it felt like a big college game.

>> and so emotional. when you think about the songs, i lost my voice. but when you think about the songs in "the lion king," the circle of life, i was sitting next to someone who flew in from ft. worth, a couple turned around from houston and they were like, we know because we watch you. are you crying and when poppy was going to bed she said, dada, it was emotional. it was it's the resilience of the city and the country. and to see theaters -- >> it was amazing. can i just shout out little vale because that moment when kristen leaned down and sang to your daughter, i looked at -- i felt like i was watching a little kid's life change. >> that was a moment >> vale of course wants to be a singer and actress kristen was so sweet she can't even believe that she met the real glenda. she said look, you're almost as tall as me >> so you can do it. >> kristen, you changed this little girl for good, as they said in "wicked.

>> indeed. >> dell and sibby were there >> did they make it -- >> oh, they enjoyed -- not only did they sit and enjoy -- >> sang from the start and at one point i was trying to say something to him and he was like, dad, i'm watching. >> inside the theater, they had a welcome back note for everybody. i thought i should read this theater is tenacious, it has survived volcanos, dictators, wars and plagues it survives because people need to gather to hear and tell stories, to be seen and to belong i think you felt a lot of that last night symbolically, nationally >> and we have a new slogan. shall we say it? >> three, two, one ha cue that -- nutella >> no. >> hakuna matata >> we sure to catch return to broadway >> i love it

catch "return to broadway," a half-hour special. still ahead, jill will help us improve our skills in the kitchen. a very good wednesday morning. it is now 8:26. i'm laura garcia. the rejection of the recall of governor newsom easily winning. nbc called it about a half hour after the polls closed. here is the latest vote count, 64% rejecting the measure, 36% voting yes. on our home page we're posting results you can see by county. newsom gave a victory speech at the democratic headquarters in sacramento. top replacement candidate larry elder did not congratulate the governor. instead, he told supporters to

stay tuned regarding his own political future. let's get a look at the future of our forecast with meteorologist kari hall. how are we looking today? >> it looks good, although it will be hazy for a lot of skies as we're dealing with an quality advisory, more spoke coming in. the yellow dots indicate where we have moderate air quality. looking good in san francisco right now as our temperatures head toward the mid-60s today. we'll see high temperatures up to 89 and antioch, 86 in morgan hill. just slightly cooler today and it will continue to cool off as we go through the forecast. by the weekend we'll be watching out for a chance of rain to our north. >> sounds good. we'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. hope to see you then.

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everybody here this morning. >> can we say hi to this lady right here >> we just met the most lovely lady from carrollton, michigan >> hi. what brings you here today >> visiting. you. >> happy to be in new york >> yeah. >> you were so sweet we got the best hug in the world from this lovely lady. what was your name again >> helen >> thank you so sweet just ahead, we are going to kick off an important and inspiring campaign, celebrating national hispanic heritage month. we're going to start with the owners of small businesses hold off as near as possible during the pandemic finding opportunity and success. >> looking forward to that from cookbooks to knife sets, and i just checked out the pan that is all the rage the best nonstick pan. for "steals an deals." there is jill. we're going to have those essential items for you, coming up

and then we have kelly, john ablskr snf rhianna it's talk to talk about a new season of "the voice." wait until you hear what the other coaches are revealing. newest member, arianna grande. and then coming up in the third hour, we talk to our costars yesterday. this morning, it's amanda's turn in the spotlight to chat about her experience making the "dear evan hansen" movie tomorrow, ken burns will be back with us with something new, a documentary called "muhammad a ali. a look at the legend's life in and out of the ring. his daughter will be here too. she'll talk about her dad's impact on the world. meantime, we are thrilled to announce our next concert, mickey guyton will be here next friday, september 4th.

if you've not hear her music , download it immediately. if you'd like to join our fully vaccinated crowd, head to today.com. get your fan pass. >> let's get the weather let's look ahead to the weekend starting off with ng tos we take a look outside you can see a nice day in the northeast. tropical downpours continue through the gulf thanks to the remnants of our friend, nicholas then on saturday, more rain down there. much needed rain in the pacific northwest. gorgeous from the plains all the way down to texas. and then sunday, sunday, golden sunshine from the plains and the great lakes into the northeast all the way down into the southwest. a wet northwest and northern california and by gosh, they need it and more gulf storms happy wednesday. i'm meteorologist kari hall. now, we are dealing with some hazy skies, moderate air quality for today. so the air quality advisory up for some smoke that will be drifting in. our temperatures continue to cool off. we're going from the upper 80s today to the lower 80s by the

weekend. we'll also see a storm system bringing showers just to the north of us. we may see some spotty sprinkles here in the bay area as well, especially on sunday. san francisco will see highs in the 60s and drizzle for the weekend. an d that's your latest weather. just ahead, a woman who used her grandpa's recipe to kick start a booming business one of the inspiring stories morgan radford has discovered as we celebrate hispanic heritage

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we are back with the start of our special series, come with us. >> we're going to start this morning with a look at how the pandemic has impacted it's been a tough time for many, but there are growing signs that things could be turning around, nbc's morgan radford joins us with more. always great to see you. >> good morning. happy hispanic heritage month. it's crazy to think that the

latino business boom was the business story of 201. but then, just a year later when covid hit, those numbers were almost the reverse hispanic americans are four times as likely to be hospitalized as their white counterpart and nearly a third of latino small businesses taking a hit but now many in the community are feeling a new sense of hope once again >> after a crushing pandemic that cost the latino community 32% of its businesses, there's new evidence that now latino-run companies are not just surviving, but thriving. and sandra's pandemic born brand nopalera is one of them. >> i didn't have a choice but figure something out, do something and do it big. >> so sandra created a line of soaps and botanicals based on a type of mexican cactus is there actual cactus in this >> yes

all have actual cactus >> using a symbol of her culture as a selling point what is distinct about your company? >> i overtly put our culture into the brand it's loud and proud on the packaging, the name is in spanish. there's a brown woman on the front with, you know -- coming out of her head. so i really did that on purpose so when you saw the brand you're like, oh, it looks like my mom and i lot of that. people see themselves reflect ed on shelves >> and why was that important for you to make sure the latino identity was central to your product? >> to be honest with you, in this country, you see all these products with french and italian names, they're expensive and people accept that i really wanted to fight this stereotype that latino products should be cheaper or should be in the bargain bin i just feel like we have such a beautiful, rich culture and we are totally worthy of the same price tags and our community wants to purchase them >> and she built all of this >> so now we're up to about 200

independent boutiques nationwide >> this product is in 200 stores across the country >> yes >> starting from her home kitchen in brooklyn. >> so in the middle of the pandemic when the country is facing record unemployment, you are working not one, but two full-time jobs and being a single mother and starting your own company? >> yes and i think it's because i just felt like i had no choice. i had to create something for myself >> her story was once a common one. in the ten years before the pandemic, hispanic entrepreneurs grew by 34%, faster than any other demographic. then the covid crash came. hispanic families made up nearly a quarter of initial job losses. >> here, let me help you >> a loss that hit home for kayla after losing her job as a consultant at the start of the pandemic, she turned to her roots. >> we just say when life gives

you lemons, maybe frescas. >> she co-founded agua bonita, a twist. and the roots of her family picking fruit in the sun >> we wanted to put our culture at the front and center in a modern way, in the way we are modern hispanics and latinas that takes on a lot of different shapes for a lot of people sometimes you don't have to reinvent the wheel sometimes it's your grandpa's he is key >> aespy for success, both she and velasques hope will continue for their entire community >> is that symbolic that you started this company in the middle of a pandemic >> 100%. our byline is resilience is beauty and i feel like that is always we've always been here, we're going to continue to grow no matter where you try to put us or throw us. >> and be resilient in the process.

>> yes >> resilient no matter the odds. >> there are some really striking numbers to also back up these stories. for example, the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce did a survey and found that 87% of small business owners say they're optimistic about the future and speaking of optimism, her company announced her products will, in fact, be sold in select nordstrom stores starting today. >> oh, great [ speaking spanish ] resilience is beauty >> savannah knew >> by the way, again, this is just the beginning of our hispanic heritage month celebration. find it across the platforms of nbc. the special "come with us" bilingual campaign spearheaded by telemundo and we're looking forward to honoring the cultural contributions of the hispanic community all around the united states >> well done good start

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things >> do you get to choose the -- do you pick ina or giada >> you pick the set and then you see. go to today.com to see all the options. retail $56.99 to $70 the deal is $21. up to 70% off. >> two books for $21 >> two or three books. so it's time to cleanse that drawer and maybe pick a fun color that would spice up the kitchen for a mini makeover. the ginsu kiso six-piece knife set. retail $52.98. another must-have. you get six knives and one slicer they're dishwasher safe. i like that. >> for sure. >> comes in black, red or purple retail is $52.98 deal is $21. if someone is moving in somewhere, this is a beautiful gift >> i remember the old ad for g ginsu knives >> this is a whole situation

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we're back some big news with "the voice" this season. it's hitting a major milestone, kicks off on monday. you have a brand-new coach >> but not a brand-new host. car son, still going >> monday's premiere is going to mark season, count them, 21. a remarkable ten years of the voice. coaches blake shelton, john legend and kelly clarkson return also joining us ariana grande for a new round of fierce competition. >> i know i'm new here >> is everybody here obsessed with her >> ari >> you are so successful, so busy, now so married how did you find time for us >> what? oh, my -- >> i was so honored to be invited. i love the show. i love everybody here and i love the contestants. it's been an amazing opportunity. i'm so grateful to be a part of it >> we've done some shooting and i noticed how emotional you've gotten >> yes

>> did you think this job was going to get you that emotional, you would be this connected to your artists >> i mean, i'm very well aware of how i can get i'm very quick to, you know, form certain relationships with people and just care very quickly. so i was expecting it to be somewhat difficult but not as difficult as it actually has been it's pretty tough. but everyone is amazing and, yeah, it's been beautiful to meet so many amazing artists >> true or false, you had never met blake shelton before the show >> i had not i had met blake. >> are we hugging in. >> i'm still recovering. >> what did you -- what was your opinion of blake before working with him on "the voice" and what is it now? >> i thought he was lovely and i still think he's just as lovely. >> you sit next to each other. every now and then you cheer each other >> that's when they're making fun of me. >> it's that we both make fun of kelly. >> eighth season

john, you've done six. what do you think arianna brings as a coach to "the voice"? >> the obvious is her voice. ♪ but now there's nowhere to hide ♪ >> she's got this incredible talent with her -- not just her tone but her range and then also, like, experience. she's been doing it forever since she was a kid. that's an amazing amount of experience to be able to bestow upon your artists that you're working with >> i love you so much. >> no, but she -- i'm going to be real with you all she's funny on camera, but a hundred times funnier behind the scenes >> she's very funny. that doesnt >> that doesn't make it to air >> it's worth it to make them laugh. >> our budget doubled because of the bleep we had to buy. >> i'll pay for it it will come out of blake's pocket >> talk to me about ariana and what sort of addition she's been to the show. >> let's talk about her like she's not here i'm a huge fan of ariana

my whole family are huge fans. i can sing along to pretty much any song of hers i'm a super fan. so having her here on the show, knowing what kind of audience she brings to the show, knowing how much people love her out in the world, it's going to be so great for "the voice." >> rarefied temperature air. episode 500 is going to happen during season 21 that puts us with the greats like "law and order. when you look back, how do you think we've gotten better over the years? >> first of all, when you look at pictures of me and you, we haven't gotten better. >> that's a fact >> father time is undefeated so there's been some real changes, but at the end of day, i think people keep coming back because it's artists working with artists and there's -- you know, we're not judging people, we're just trying to help them be the best they can be. >> the best part is we shot that, which you'll see next week, we had our audience back so we're coming out of that pandemic shooting.

ariana, she was a huge fan of the show before she became a coach. she knows the show really well how blake and kelly work our talent is great this year. >> i'm looking at you and blake's baby pictures. ten years ago. >> it's like when you see the president two years later, things have changed. >> age >> ten years >> come on >> what a blessing to do the show has been such a great thing for all of us. so much great talent we're excited for you to see the new season >> it's back we're all going to be watching when "the voice" airs monday and tuesday night. only on nbc. congratulations. >> something for the whole family to get together and watch. >> it is >> not a lot of that these days. coming up on the third hour, steph ruhle is going to save you some money when you should book that holiday trip and how you should protect your purchases and a little later, we have nathan lane. how about that >> wow >> broadway and now a broadway star but first, a look at your local news and weather news and weather

good morning to you. it's 8:56. the results, of course, now official, governor newsom with a resounding win in the recall election. the statewide numbers show 64% voting down the recall, 36% of people voting to replace newsom.

but the race was never close. nbc called it just about a half hour after the polls closed. last night governor newsom gave a victory speech at democratic party headquarters in sacramento. and candidate larry elders told reporters to expect a decision about his future soon. he did not congratulate newsom on the win. many people are wondering what it means for newsom and republicans hoping to challenge him in the regular election coming up next year. we have team coverage coming up in news at 11:00. dear ms, from day one you've tried to define me. but i never invited you in. it's my life and this is my journey. i've found a way to do things differently with ocrevus, an infusion treatment that's 2-times-a-year. for adults with relapsing or primary progressive forms of multiple sclerosis,

ocrevus is proven effective in reducing relapses in rms and slowing disability progression in rms and ppms. don't take ocrevus if you've had a life-threatening allergic reaction to it, or have hepatitis b. tell your doctor about vaccinations or if you've had hep b, as it could come back. a common side effect of ocrevus is infusion reactions, and some may require hospitalization. it can increase your risk of infections, which can be serious, and may decrease certain types of immunoglobulins. while pml was not reported in clinical trials, it could happen. an increased risk of cancer, including breast cancer, may exist. sorry, ms. you don't get to control every part of me ms can't own us. ask your doctor about two-times-a-year ocrevus. celebrating hispanic heritage month. >> plus, our crews will be out and about bringing you breaking news that happens overnight tomorrow morning, 4:30 to 7:00.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning, and welcome to the third hour of "today." it's wednesday, september 15th. i'm dylan here with al, sheinelle and craig. >> tell them why you're in shock. because you jt caught mr. roker in a lie. >> no, it wasn't. >> no. sheinelle and i had our radio show yesterday and at the last palestinian, cal -- al -- >> not cal, al. >> i just want to say