morning, and we will be back at 7:25 with a local news update. >> make it a great day. be back here at midday. good morning challenging the system >> to be clear -- sorry. >> take your time. >> in gripping and emotional testimony, four star gymnasts appear on capitol hill detailing the abuse they suffered and confronting the fbi over the mishandling of their cases >> it was like serving innocent children up to a pedophile on a silver platter >> an official investigation never opened, allowing the assaults to continue for years

>> it is astonishing and disturbing how many adults let you down. >> this morning, aly raisman joins us live to talk about their experience and why they say an apology from the head of the fbi is not enough. breaking overnight spectacular start. >> three, two, one -- >> liftoff! >> the first-ever launch of an all-civilian space crew goes off without a hitch. the "inspiration4" now in orbit, 357 miles above earth. we'll take you inside their groundbreaking mission and why it's already been seen as one giant leap for space tourism. battle over boosters on the eve of the key fda hearing health officials at odds over whether we need them or not. pfizer and moderna making a >> keep focusing on getting the

first dose into people who havee very latest where things stand new twist. the prominent attorney at the center of those mysterious cases in south carolina set to turn himself in today as yet another new investigation is launched. just ahead, the questions now being asked about the death of alec murdaugh's longtime housekeeper. those stories -- plus, let the debate begin for the first time in nearly two decades, "rolling stone" is updating its iconic list of the greatest songs of all-time from pop -- ♪ all the single ladies ♪ -- to rock ♪ to hip-hop we reveal the latest editions and the brand new number one today, thursday september 16, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza hey, everybody welcome to "today. it's a thursday morning. so happy that you are starting your day with us >> we sure are got a lot to get to including that amazing overnight launch. the "inspiration4," the first-ever all-civilian space crew now orbiting the earth as we speak after that beautiful sight. a nighttime launch nothing like it. kerry sanders is live at the kennedy space center this morning, and we'll talk about the mission with a former astronaut. and new developments in a pair of mysteries. south carolina alec murdaugh set to turn himself in to police today after admitting he paid a man to shoot him as part of an elaborate insurance scam. plus, police in the case of that missing 22-year-old woman who never returned home from a cross-country road trip are now naming her fiance, who was

traveling with her, a person of interest in the case the latest on both of those stories coming up. we start with the emotional testimony from four of the country's top gymnasts taking the fbi to task in a senate hearing for its failures in the larry nassar investigation aly raisman was one of them. we will speak to her live in just a moment. first, nbc's anne thompson is in washington with a look at what they had to say good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. it was an extraordinary hearing. the gymnasts say they were gratified by the words and support and compassion from the senators, as the women described their sexual abuse by the team's doctor in sometimes excruciating detail but the horror doesn't end there. the women made it very clear they spoke up, detailing their abuse to the fbi, and the agents did nothing. and by doing nothing, the fbi allowed more children to be abused. >> we have been failed and we deserve answers. >> reporter: in gut wrenching testimony wednesday the four

lead gymnasts begged the senate judiciary committee to hold the fbi and top gymnastics officials accountable for the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar the sport's biggest star olympian simone biles fighting back tears. >> i don't want another young gymnast, olympic athlete, or any individual to experience the horror that i and hundreds of others have endured before, during and continuing to this day. in the wake of the larry nassar abuse. >> reporter: nassar is now serving up to 175 years in prison, pleading guilty for abusing 10 of the more than 265 accusers who came forward. fellow gymnast mckayla maroney recalled how nassar repeatedly sexually assaulted her, telling lawmakers in 2015 she spent three hours on the phone with an fbi agent sharing graphic details of the abuse that she

had not yet shared with her own mother. >> i began crying at the memory over the phone and there was just dead silence. i was so shocked at the agent's silence and disregard for my trauma after that minute of silence he asked, "is that all?" >> reporter: aly raisman echoed that saying the fbi's response to her allegations had a devastating impact. >> the fbi made me feel like my abuse didn't count and it wasn't a big deal. >> reporter: the fbi didn't officially open an investigation until nearly a year after it first learned of the allegations. in that time, it's estimated nassar abused at least another 70 gymnasts. >> i'm deeply and profoundly sorry. >> reporter: fbi director chris wray, who did not lead the bureau at the time, is acknowledging its mishandling of the case, telling the committee of the two agents who lied about

their actions, one has retired and the other has been fired adding reforms are already under way. maggie nichols was the first athlete to report nassar's abuse to usa gymnastics in 2015. her mother, gina nichols, told savannah in a 2018 "dateline" how frustrated she was by the fbi's limited follow-up. >> i reported this over a year ago. and you're the first person from any form of law enforcement that has called me, and i said, so when did you get this assignment he told me, yesterday. >> reporter: maggie nichols wants answers and action. >> maggie, what is justice >> i think justice is holding those accountable who failed us throughout our gymnastics career and throughout our childhood. >> reporter: while the director of the fbi showed up at yesterday's hearing, the justice department officials who have so far refused to charge those two former agents for lying about what they did declined to attend, leaving the gymnasts

with the impression that the justice department doesn't care. hoda and savannah? >> anne, thank you joining us now on the heels of that appearance on capitol hill is aly raisman aly, the trauma was apparent the bravery was apparent anne pointed out maybe you didn't feel heard after all. it's been a few hours since your testimony. tell us about that. >> yeah. it's kind of hard to describe how i'm feeling. there's so many different emotions first, i'm -- i'm anxious. i'm triggered. i'm drained. it's heartbreaking even just to listen back to my teammates and my very close friends there, their testimonies and i'm so proud of them, and it's hard it's hard to do that it's -- it's hard to go up there and share so much, and i will say, though, i felt a little bit more hopeful with how supportive the senators were, and i'm really hoping they're going to be able to help us, but very disappointing nobody from the

department of justice came just, to me, sends the message that they didn't think it was worth their time, which is really concerning. >> aly, the fbi director confirmed that the two agents most directly involved have either been fired or retired that is some accountability, but i know you think it has to go much deeper and farther. what would you like to see here? >> the retirements and people getting fired without explanation, it's -- the way i look at it, it leaves room for speculate or guesswork, and when talking about children being safe and sparing them from the abuse that i and so many others went through, in order for us to be confident this won't happen again, we need a full and complete, independent investigation and look at how the fbi, usopc and usa gymnastics, the interplay among all three organizations, all three need to be investigated independently, and we need to

look at the connection how all three work together. and, you know, as i said, that the senators seem to be very validating and very supportive of us, which we are very grateful for, and my question to them is, if they can help us, and if they can get those investigations rolling for us, because we've been asking for years, and until we have that, like, why was this -- why did this person get to retire? what did they do that the fbi felt was -- was not okay that they had to let them go? and why did they get to slip out the back door, just like so many others >> it was sickening, quite frankly, to understand you talked to the fbi agents and you said that an fbi person you spoke to tried to convince you that your trauma, which is so incredibly apparent, wasn't that bad. what did that agent do to make you feel that way? >> yeah. well, from the very beginning when i was reporting my abuse to

steve penney, from the very beginning, steve penney kept telling my mom and i that the most important thing was to keep things confidential, the most important thing was, know, to give mckayla maroney breathing room, that we weren't talking about it it seemed his biggest concern that it wasn't going to get out. never how are you feeling? what can we do to help you i remember one time i asked steve penney, just making sure that nassar wasn't going to be at a competition and steve penney said something back like, can you just sign your agreement already? like it was -- there was never any concern for how we were doing, and it's the same feeling with the fbi i followed up so many times. my mom would follow-up i was -- so triggering to me i was so afraid. so my mom has been a warrior and big support system for me and kept following up asking if the fbi would interview me and always told i'm working on it,

i'll get it to you don't worry about it i'm handling it. unfortunately we thought gymnastics usa was doing the right thing. so there was a lot of pressure to the interviewed at the united states olympic committee i said so many times i was not comfortable with that. i was under the care of usa gymnastics and the united states olympic committee so i personally didn't feel comfortable being interviewed there. steve penney flew in for my interview and i just remember i didn't feel supported when i was going into graphic detail about my abuse, which is clearly -- i don't know the proper definition, sexual abuse or sexual assault it was clearly that and it happened more times than i can even count the agent just kept diminishing my abuse and telling me that, you know, he didn't feel it was that big of a deal and maybe i should drop the case, and -- when it was convenient for the fbi agent, he flew in to boston, even though i requested to have my original interview there with

my mom there when it was convenient for him and he wanted to convince me to take nassar's plea deal, pressure me, that was appropriate for him, he felt worth his time to fly to boston. just not a good experience, and listening to mckayla maroney's testimony was gut wrenching to hear her experience as well. it's devastating. >> it was. >> aly, it is so clear that all of you were failed. >> uh-huh. >> failed over and over again and it's despicable to think about the young women, the girls, the girls. >> kids. >> who were abused. >> yeah. >> after that first report came from maggie and they were waiting for the fbi to do something. aly, you and your fellow gymnasts were so courageous. thank you for speaking out, using your voice and being here. we really appreciate it. >> thank you, aly. >> thank you. moving to the high-stakes debate over the covid booster shots. ahead of key meeting on their fate, we're getting a look at

new data on that extra dose as the u.s. reaches another grim milestone. 1 in 500 residents has now died from covid nbc's gabe gutierrez joins us from pfizer here in new york city. >> reporter: good morning. new booster shot data to a panel of outside advisers to the fda, and then that panel is then expected to recommend whether more americans should get the shots to help fight off covid. this morning, the battle over boosters is intensifying after both pfizer and moderna released new research in a 52-page report, pfizer calling boosters an urgent public health issue citing data from israel, saying people vaccinated this past january had a more than twofold increased risk for infection compared to those vaccinated in april. moderna's president saying it's vaccine shows waning protection over time and he expects more severe breakthrough cases will start to crop up.

>> the question is not how the vaccines are doing today or last month. it's really how are they going to do this winter. >> reporter: so far fda staff declined to take a stance on booster shots saying u.s. regulators haven't verified all available data cdc advisers are set to meet next week to discuss boosters, which some top health care experts believe are not necessary yet. >> we ought to keep focusing on getting the first dose into people who haven't received vaccine yet. >> reporter: many people haven't been vaccinated in places like tennessee, which has the most covid cases per capita right now. in tarrant county, texas, almost every pediatric hospital bed is full so are icus because of the latest surge of covid patients. and doctors at alaska's largest hospital say e.r. patients had to wait in the their vehicles for hours and medical communities have been forced to ration care. >> you will not get the care that you deserve it is happening. >> reporter: the delta variant

is also fueling heated debates as schools reopen. >> i vote today -- >> you right there, you clown! >> reporter: in iowa, police called to a school board meeting after parents erupted in protest over the district's decision to mandate masks. >> let them breathe! >> all: let them breathe >> reporter: meanwhile, here in new york a fierce legal battle over vaccines for health care workers. >> thank you. craig joins the table. a firestorm surrounding the nation's top military officials. >> good morning. yes, indeed. good morning to you as well. president biden voicing his confidence in general mark milley the chairman of the join chiefs of staff after a new book claims that the general secretly reached out to a chinese counterpart during the trump presidency but others on capitol hill are reacting with outrage. nbc's chief washington correspondent andrea mitchell has more on all of it. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig.

president biden is defending the nation's top military officer for stunning revelations in that new book about the final year of the trump presidency but mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs coming under increasing fire from the former president and his republican supporters president biden coming out squarely behind the embattled four-star general, a trump appointee. >> i have great confidence in general milley. >> reporter: the uproar over revelations in the new book "peril" by bob woodward and robert costa the journalists writing after the january 6th insurrection, the general was so worried the president might spark a war with china he reached out to his chinese military counter part reassuring him the u.s. was not about to attack. milley's spokesman saying his calls to the chinese and others were to maintain strategic stability. but overnight the former president calling milley a complete nut job, after earlier suggesting he should be tried for treason. appointed by trump, he fell out

of favor with the former president in part for opposing trump's demands the military be used against black lives matter protesters after the killing of george floyd according to the book, milley said in an oval office meeting it is not an issue for the united states military to deploy forces on the streets of america, mr. president on june 1st when protests broke out in front of the white house, authors write trump was furious. we look weak we don't look strong that night u.s. park police used riot controls to clear the park. milley wearing his camouflage uniform accompanied trump and other top officials across lafayette square for what turned into a widely criticized photo opportunity. the book quotes milley telling his security chief, this is a political event and i'm out of here ten days later he apologized, calling it a mistake. >> i should not have been there. my presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military

involved in domestic politics. >> reporter: republican trump supporters in congress are calling for an investigation and for milley to be fired defense secretary austin is standing by him and many retired officers say that his talks with the chinese were an appropriate effort to reassure an adversary after the tumultuous january 6th attack on the capitol. craig? >> chief washington correspondent andrea mitchell. thank you. and 19 minutes after the hour get that straight! dylan's in how you doing? >> it's something o'clock. keeping a eye on post-tropical storm nicholas flood watches in effect, because the whole system is moving so, so slowly. while it's not pouring right now in several areas, we are going to see that increase as we go into this afternoon. so this isn't like a widespread swath of rain that's going to move through, but as long as this area of low pressure hangs around we're going to see spotty showers and thunderstorms, and some of those could produce two to three inches of rain per hour on top of already very saturated ground, that could lead to more

flooding and this is the case through the day today, through the day tomorrow as well all across southern new orleans area, through alabama, through the panhandle of florida as well we could see storm totals with this whole thing up to 8 to 12 inches of rain that's why we still have to monitor flooding concerns along the gulf coast that's a look at weather across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. in the next 30 seconds. baby daydreaming again? but i love you still you know i'm driving, right? i do. ♪ buttercup baby just to let me down ♪ if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. i'm meteorologist, kari hall taking a look at the 7-day

forecast, it's going to be much cooler today. some of the warmer spots like livermore reaching in the 80s today. the air quality advisory continues. what could help us out this weekend are rain chances further to the north and it could be cooler with highs in the 70s, but temperatures climb again by the middle of next week on the first day of fall. and and that's your latest forecast >> all right, dylan. thank you. coming up, after a groundbreaking and breathtaking nighttime launch we check in on the "inspiration4. the first all-civilian crew in space. kerry joins us from the launch pad. we'll talk about an important mission if with a former astronaut. more stunning twist in the saga in south carolina we've been following alec murdaugh turning himself in today and also investigation into the death of his former housekeeper. but first, this is "today" on nbc. on nbc

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on the defensive and call for a second alarm to keep the fire from spreading to an auto shop next door. that stop was saved. this business, heavy damaged. i am cierra johnson. two school districts in the bay area are voting next week deciding whether or not students in the district will be required to get a vaccination. this would aapply to students 12 years and older. according to "the chronicle," next wednesday, oakland unified is expected to vote on the same measure. it's time to get a look at the forecast. kari hall standing by. >> we are waking up to moderate air quality and we will still get drifting smoke coming in, especially for the north bay. westerly wind today and tomorrow and then by the weekend rain chances especially further to the north, and that could really

cool off our bay area temperatures as well as the coast. >> thanks, kari. we will have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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>> lizzo's on the list. >> not that we -- >> going to be good. i can just hear the debates erupting around the table. you're welcome, america. let's get started with headlines here at 7:30. fencing around the u.s. capitol is back up this morning as police get ready for a protest planned for this saturday a large group is expected in washington they're there to protest on behalf of the rioters who stormed the building on january 6th. it's still unclear how large this rally will be and whether members of any extremist groups are planning to attend, but capitol police asked the national guard to be ready to help with security if it's needed. pope francis is weighing in on whether president biden and other politicians should be denied communion because of their stance on abortion pope francis says catholic bishops should be pastors, not politicians. his comments came wednesday during a flight from slovakia to rome he said bishops must serve with compassion and tenderness, not

condemnation reviewing catholic priests for serving communion if they support abortion rights. reba mcentire had to be rescued this week from a building in oklahoma she was touring an historic building under renovations the stairwell between the second and third story just collapsed, trapping people on the upper floors it actually took fire crews and ladders going up a window to help everybody, including ms. mcentire who climbed safely down thankfully nobody seriously hurt i bet it was real scary and happy to know reba is a okay. >> don't mess with reba. >> back to outer space shall we the first-ever all-civilian crew is orbiting the earth in a spacex capsule, right now. >> it's a journey that kicked off with last night's spectacular launch of the "inspiration4. in a moment we'll talk about their mission with a former nasa astronaut but first kerry

sanders is with us from kennedy space center good morning >> reporter: good morning. the amazing "inspiration4" crew includes a billionaire businessman, geoscientist ph.d. medical professional and aerospace engineer ordinary americans on an extraordinary journey. right now they're about 360 miles circling planet earth and an astonishing 17,500 miles per hour. >> all: three, two, one! >> ignition. >> reporter: a breathtaking moment spacex "inspiration4" mission lighting up the night sky when it blasted off wednesday in a fiery launch from the kennedy space center taking off from the same launch pad as nasa's "apollo" moon missions and the first and last space shuttle flights. >> officially the "inspiration4" crew are now on their way to space. >> reporter: the first-ever

all-civilian crew orbiting the earth onboard the spacex dragon capsule. the commander, jared isaacman. pilot sian proctor, mission specialist chris sembroski, and medical officer hayley arceneaux soaring into space and soaking it all in. after a heroes' welcome in cape canaveral and a whole lot of preparation before liftoff. >> these are essentially the last steps that they will take on planet earth for the next three days. >> reporter: as is tradition, signing their names and also making a mark on the world >> loud and clear. >> i have you loud and clear. >> reporter: six months of training. >> training for space a lot of studying, but also a lot of really fun adventures. >> reporter: coming down to this moment >> right to the doorstep, and exciting and unexplored frontier few come before and many are about to follow us the door's open now. it's really incredible. >> reporter: the four private citizens will spend the next three days collecting scientific research and enjoying the

unforgettable views from this observation dome 363.5 miles away from planet earth higher than any other human has been since the end of nasa's "apollo" program in 1972 the crew of space tourists sharing what they brought with them, including haley, a childhood cancer survivor, the youngest american to go to space. >> when i'm in space i'm going to pull this photo out. >> reporter: a reminder of home keeping them grounded as they navigate among the stars, ushering in a new era of civilian space exploration with the arrival of the spaceship, civilian astronauts, there are more people in space at the same time than ever before astronauts from china, nasa, and now from the spacex "inspiration" bringing the total to 14. hoda, space is infinite.

but it's getting a little crowded up there >> kerry, thank you so much, well, with the "inspiration4" circling at this moment somewhere overhead, 357 miles above earthm we bring in former nasa astronaut author of a new book called "floating in darkness." ron, you've been where they are at this moment thinking about them. first moments up in space. tell us what you believe they're experiencing since you have actually been at that vantage point before >> yeah. i mean, it's -- it's really exciting what they're experiencing is awe and wonder it is just indescribable to see our planet from that vantage point, and what i experienced, i think, is a sense of gratitude gratitude for the opportunity to see the planet from that vantage point and for the planet that we've been given i think, you know, that view is more than just beauty. it shows our unity it shows how interconnected and interdependent we all are and i think it's transformative. >> absolutely. just thinking about you. you spent six months, i believe

in space just practical stuff you wake up, you sleep, can you sleep? you wake up, you eat what is it like to really be there floating high above the earth? >> i had a really hard time figuring out how to sleep in space. i think where my head naturally went in zero g was uncomfortable and took me about a month to figure how to sleep in space, and unfortunate. my first mission was only two weeks long it -- i didn't get a lot of sleep on that first mission, but just simple things like going to the bathroom and drinking out of the little bags we have, and all of those things are -- there's a learning curve it's really steep, but you got to get on it. >> it's really cool what these guys are doing up there, but there are also some practical things coming as a result. what do you think nasa will learn from having these four up in space >> i think there's a possibility that it could affect some of the

training that nasa does. these guys, you know -- there's no passengers on "inspiration4" and they're all crewmates. all trained extensively. in the very brief time they were training about six months so i think it challenges some of the mind-set that, you know, you need years and years to train. now, they're not doing space walks, not docking to the space station, not retrieving or deploying satellites just the basics of going to space especially on an automated vehicle like "dragon" is, it changes the paradigm a little bit. >> incredible. also they have apparently the largest continuous window in space. >> yeah. >> they have a really good view. that perspective is even greater. >> yeah. i think so it's almost like being out on a space walk, probably you know you're in a dome a glass dome yeah i would like to experience that myself

aounds like a lot of fun. >> ron garan, thank you. you're a lot of fun and we appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> such a great ambassador for space. >> yeah! when we come back on this busy thursday morning, addiction, stolen money, murder for hire plot, tangled web of suspicious deaths. the growing mysteries surrounding alec murdaugh as he prepares to turn himself in to police today and breaking news on a new investigation that's being launched right after this. launch ed right after this. seee ...an overhead shot. ♪ she drives hands free...along the coast. make it palm springs. ♪ cadillac is going electric. if you want to be bold, you have to go offscript. reserve your lyriq september 18th.

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carolina. >> nbc news has now learned that alec murdaugh will turn himself into police today. this comes after he admitted paying another man to shoot him in an elaborate $10 million ve. catie, good morning to you. insurance scam nbc's catie beck has been covering it all from the very beginning. catie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. murdaugh's attorneys say he'll be surrendering in the next few hours and facing at least one charge but new this morning, investigators launching another investigation into the 2018 death of the murdaugh family's long time housekeeper. soon alec murdaugh will stand before a judge in a courtroom he knows very well, but this time it will be as a defendant, not an attorney. the well-known south carolina lawyer now turning himself in after a string of devastating events starting with the murder of his wife and son three months ago. and most recently, an alleged road-side shooting in which murdaugh himself was shot in the

head police say murdaugh admitted to arranging for another man to take his life, part of a massive $10 million insurance fraud scheme curtis edwards smith is behind bars charged in the plot the death of maggie and paul murdaugh along with several others tied to the family are now getting a closer look from authorities. murdaugh's lawyer spoke to craig exclusively on wednesday >> your client lied about the circumstances under which he was shot it wouldn't be a stretch for folks to think he probably also lied about the circumstances under which his wife and son were shot. >> they were very affectionate maggie and paul and alex all together, paul -- i mean maggie and alex 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. >> so, he didn't murder them does he perhaps know who did and why? >> i don't think he does. >> reporter: at the time of his

death alex's son paul was facing charges in a boating accident. it left a young woman dead >> helped cover up things that shouldn't have been covered up. >> reporter: and law enforcement announced a criminal investigation of the housekeeper gloria satterfield, who worked there two decades. listing alex murdaugh as the defendant she died after a trip and fall accident in 2018. satterfield's two sons pursued the wrongful death claim and court documents indicate a $500,000 settlement was reached. >> how much money was received from the settlement? >> zero. i'll chase anybody through the gates of hell to get the money these kids deserved. >> reporter: murdaugh's lawyers telling nbc news, "we cannot address these claims until we have an opportunity to review and discuss with alex. >> catie, so much to unpack. talk about the housekeeper a moment what exactly are authorities

looking into in that new investigation regarding the housekeeper's death three years ago? >> reporter: well, first and foremost, craig, i think they want to figure out how she died. the coroner says there was no official autopsy done at the time of her death and that her death certificate actually cites the cause of death as being natural. that's inconsistent with someone who suffered a fall. craig? >> so many questions becky becky diamond -- catie beck, thank you. turn to dylan with a check of the weather what's shaking >> talking about hurricane season in full swing and a lot of storms are out there. some of those could develop into named storms especially invest 96l. we have a post-tropical cyclone in the gulf. elle could become something. and another tropical disturbance coming right off africa. the storm system we're going to watch. good news, even though a 70% chance it will likely become a named storm, as it moves to the north and east should stay away

from the east coast. however, it looks like a gorgeous weekend for the east coast. that being said, lots of folks at beaches, watch the rough surf, dangerous rip curren good morning. i'm meteorologist, kari hall. we look at our temperatures today and we are reaching in the low 70s in hayward, and a big cooldown for many of the microclimates. 82 in antioch. san jose, we're looking at a high of 76 degrees. a nice and comfortable afternoon. we do still need to limit time outside because of the air quality and drifts of smoke coming in for the next couple of days. we should see improvements as our temperatures dip and rain moves in just to our north. >> dylan, thank you. coming up on our future work series, the intense debate over where you work, at home or in the office, and how that answer could impact how much you make

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good morning. it's 7:56. i'm marcus washington. here's what is happening now. >> i am kris sanchez in sunnyvale where the city council will consider shortening the short-term rule. they will have bigger fines for hosts that break the rules. it's time to get a look at your microclimate forecast. we are looking at a air

quality advisory in effect especially for the north bay. highs reach into the mid-70s for san jose, and 70 in hayward and 81 in livermore. santa rosa today only reaching 71 degrees. we are going to see our temperatures staying nice and comfortable the next few days, and then cooling down for the weekend as the storm system approaches from the north and this will be critical in helping out getting containment with the fires to the north, and next week it heats up once again. highs in the low 90s for the first day of fall, marcus. >> thanks, kari. we will have another local news update coming up in half an hour. see you back here then.

it's 8:00 on coming up, gripping testimony. >> we have been failed and we deserve answers. >> four of the country's top gymnasts testify on capitol hill detailing their sexual abuse and how the fbi mishandled that investigation. >> i'm very disappointed nobody from the department of justice came to me it sends the message that they didn't think it was worth their time, which is really concerning >> what aly raisman told us this morning. then, searching for answers. authorities working around the

clock to find 22-year-old gabby petito after she disappeared on a cross country road trip. >> we love her very much we miss her and want her to come home. >> now police naming her fiance as a person of interest. more on the investigation. plus, wage wars. the growing debate over working from home versus the office. >> many employers are revisiting the entire conversation about this. >> just ahead, how where you work can affect what you make. and not playing around the top contenders for this year's induction into the toy hall of fame did your favorite make the cut "today" thursday, september 16, 2021 ♪ >> all: from springfield, illinois. >> celebrating their 50th. >> shout-out to my friends and family in chanceler, arizona. >> the 10th birthday on the "today" show.

>> here to meet savannah and hoda. >> on abigail's birthday trip. >> sisters' trip to new york. >> all: and turning 60. >> celebrating our 30th anniversary. >> from wilmington, north >> i'm celebrating my 11th birthday with my teammates on the "today" show what time is it? >> happy birthday. happy, happy, honey! welcome back to "today." we're happy you're starting this thursday morning with us got to say a couple happy birthdays outside when we scoot out there. let's get our day started, news at 8:00, olympic gymnasts who won gold, asking congress to punish fbi agents who failed to stop rampant abuse from their doctor larry nassar. anne thompson is with us. >> reporter: the powerful and heart breaking testimony of sexual abuse from four of the nation's top gymnasts shocked capitol hill, but even more disturbing was the failure of

the fbi to take their claims seriously, a failure the women say allowed former team doctor including simone biles, words are not enough they want the justice department to charge the two former agents who did nothing, and they want real answers to why the abuse was allowed to go on for so many years. aly raisman spoke to savannah and hoda this morning. >> in order for us to be competent this won't happen again we need a full and complete independent investigation and we need to look at how the fbi, usopc and usa gymnastics, the interplay among all three organizations, all three need to be investigated independently. >> reporter: so far the justice department has declined to charge the two agents, even though an internal report shows they lied to investigators, a

federal crime. the women hope the senate judiciary committee can keep the pressure on so they can get the answers they all say they need hoda >> all right, anne thompson for us there at the capitol. thank you. turning to the case of missing 22-year-old gabby petito who never returned home from a cross country road trip with her fiance, and police are now naming his as a person of interest in the case erin mclaughlin has the details for us this morning. good morning >> reporter: good morning, savannah police across the country are searching for any clues related to gabby's disappearance her devastated family saying they haven't heard from her since late august and now her fiance brian is refusing to speak to police. >> gabby pitino, never goes outside. >> reporter: what began as a summer road trip for a young couple seemingly in love now ending in heartbreak 22-year-old gabby petito is missing. >> we love her very much we miss her and want her to come home. >> reporter: on wednesday police naming her fiance, brian laundrie, as a person of interest.

>> it doesn't appear to look good for him by any means. >> reporter: authorities say gabby was last known to be in wyoming's grand teton national park near yellowstone in late august the couple chronicled their cross-country adventure on social media. >> i am stretching, doing some morning yoga. >> reporter: her last text to her mom reportedly saying, no service in yosemite, sent august 30th although her mom claims she cannot be sure gabby actually sent the text. meanwhile, police say brian made it back home to florida on september 1st, and gabby never did. ten days later gabby's family reported her missing, and authorities recovered the couple's white transit van at brian's home >> since we left new york i've only set up my hammock once and now all the way in utah. >> reporter: according to a police report the couple was involved in a prior incident last month while in utah

officers say they responded to a report of a domestic problem but later concluded the incident did not warrant any charges. so far florida police have not been able to talk to brian. >> anytime he wants to come speak to the police department we're ready to go. >> reporter: brian's attorney says his client was advised to remain silent saying in a statement, the warning that any statement made will be used against you is true, regardless whether my client had anything to do with ms. petito's disappearance. you think brian knows where she is >> it is my opinion that he knows where she is she's missing, and i got to find her, and i'm not going to stop until we do. >> reporter: gabby's family still clinging to hope. along with the northport police at least six additional law enforcement agencies including the fbi and the national park service are now involved in the investigation. guys >> all right erin, thank you very much. 8:06 news covered feels like we could use a thursday boost. >> let's go!

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>> it's hard to find a balance between work and home. >> this is returning to the office. >> i don't know if i'm ready to go back to the office 9:00 to 5:00 a full five days a week. >> reporter: hybrid, remote, working in the office full-time. whatever the setup, many of us are doing some career soul searching. >> with this great reshuffle, people are really re-evaluating what they want in life. >> reporter: katherine fisher is a career expert at linkedin. what do employees want right now? >> flexibility we found one of the main factor they're looking for in a new job is that flexibility. >> reporter: in fact, 89% of workers returning to the office say that flexibility to decide where they work is most important. and cities are taking note small towns across the country from tulsa to topeka and cities in northwest arkansas all offering up to $10,000 to lure remote workers to move. how specifically do you bring up this conversation with your boss so that it's successful >> what you want to do, when you

ask your boss, just as you're asking for flexibility, is that you're being flexible. >> reporter: give examples how productive you've been working remotely if you can't work from home every day ask to start a few days and revisits discussion if you're not in the office, participate in videoconferences. keep in weekly contact with your boss and share your successes. even if it's just texting, hey i just closed this deal, or wanted to make sure you saw this, it's really important to stay top of mind. >> reporter: but choosing flexibility could come at a cost -- a pay cut. >> many employers are revisiting the entire compensation scheme. >> reporter: johnny taylor, president and ceo of the society for human resource management. what can we expect when it comes to compensation and perks? >> many organizations are saying just as we give you a premium moving to a more expensive market, we're going to reduce your pay to move to a less expensive market. >> reporter: companies like google has been doing this for year

google telling employees who move to less expensive locations, they may lose up to 25% of their salaries. despite potential cuts since june 10,000 google employees signed up to relocate. there are things happening to incentivize people to return to the office people working from home want to know, what are their incentives or perks is it equal? should it be >> it's never going to be equal. employers should be clear about that there are pluses and minuses to both coming to work or being allowed to work remotely. >> reporter: but taylor says don't stop asking for what you want and need. what are the top things employees are asking for >> dependent care number one not just child care. could also mean elder care for your parents secondly, flexibility. the traditional 9:00 to 5:00, five days a week gig, done mental health and wellness coverage they want to know not just physical bodies come to work,

their minds as well. >> what about people who are skeptical thinking things going back to business as usual and we won't see meaningful change? >> a great reset called the pandemic nothing will be the same post-2020. we are now saying we've got to change, and employers are embracing it in a knowledge-based economy you need people and you need engaged people. >> reporter: and google told us their compensation packages have always been determined by location and that they pay at top of the local market. now, something to keep in mind pay adjustments could also be based on a broader review of your circumstances as an employee right now there really is a war for talent while some companies are going to try to have you take a pay cut to relocate, you can and should negotiate just be polite, firm, and ask for what you want. >> it's an employees' market i love that. are certain industries hiring more than others >> reporter: yes, job postings for financial advisers, store associates, product designers, technical project managers and tellers have had the greatest month over month increase.

those are jobs in high demand. but coming up on the seasonal eo december, and need 350,000 in retail alone salesforce is predicting the median hourly age wage is going to be up from $13 last year to $19. a real good time to get out there. >> wow. >> i wonder about the companies trying to use adjustment of compensation to get folks back into the office. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: using all sorts of incentives what we heard in that piece and i think is true, if you work from home don't expect the same perks as in the office two different animals. >> thank you, vicky. a check on the weather with ms. dylan. >> good morning again, guys. across the country, we have a chance of stronger storms today, especially through the north plains these fire up this afternoon also that flood threat down along the gulf coast with remnants of nicholas still producing potential for some storms that could end up really dumping about two to three inches of rain per hour. texas, still very hot.

still hot in the southwest with that fire risk continuing out good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures are cooling down, especially inland. today, headed for the low 80s in livermore. staying cool, also rain approaching from the north. by the weekend, could see scattered showers passing by. a few of us getting in on spotty sprinkles. then temperatures head right back up for first day of fall. >> and be sure to chec and be sure to check us out on "today" show radio, sirius channel 108. >> thank you. and time for, mr. roker would say, best time of the day. >> best ever. >> hit it. >> a lot to get to today looking forward to the debate. hope we have time for this

"pop start" loaded with lists. who doesn't like a list. start with the 2021 finalists for the toy hall of fame including 12 special nominees, classics like battleship and risk unconventional choices, and it'. >> come on. >> maybe next year air will get a shot pinatas on that list few potential hall of famers here cabbage patch. >> yeah, yeah. >> 1979. >> surprised. >> came in with their own name and adoption papers. >> smell like baby powder. >> the question. answer is, no. smells like storage. a battle between the dolls, who would win between cabbage patch or american girl dolls >> cabbage patch. >> american girl launched in 198 of they come with their own storybooks exploring different time periods this is kristen, mid-19th century america. >> oh, she is? >> yeah. how about that. >> kristen >> and this is a good time look at her. last, we have to mention fisher-price corn popper

>> oh! that's old school. >> been around since 1957. generations of toddlers pushing this motor-esque toy bumping into walls for many years, and then now the iphone. only three of these guys make it into strong's national toy hall of fame this year. honorees announced may 4th stay tuned for that. and maybe "pop start" should go live for that. >> do it a really big show. "rolling stone "released 500 greatest songs of all-time more than 250 artists, musicians and producers were pulled. write them letters, not us top picks at number three. great choice great song >> number ten. count don. >> okay. listen to a little "change is going to come.

>> love that song. ♪ long time coming but i know change's going to come ♪ >> yep, yep. >> craziest thing about this song came out two weeks after sam cooke was shot and killed at a hotel. it was recorded a year before. a song, anthem for civil rights. this was his answer to bob dylan's "blowing in the wind." a lot to this song glad it's at number three. great choice landing in, number two i love this one too. my jam a song originally written for the soundtrack of the spike lee film "do the right thing" in 1989 here's a clip. ♪ fight the power, got to fight the power fight the power ♪ >> savannah, fight the power talk about timely? everything going on in the world? this song's got lyrics, i'm black and proud and -- most of my heroes don't appear on those stamps war-cry song

public enemy more the movie. theme fight white supremacy plus brand new, modern day, we shall overcome, if you will. that song was 330 on the list. now at number two. number one on the list >> top 500 songs a classic. here's number one. can't help but sing along to this ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t find out what i means to me ♪ sock it to me, sock it to me ♪ >> that is "respect. 2021 shaping up to be aretha's year jennifer hudson portraying the legend in the big-screen b biopiccoli mention from the rolling stones list of 500. outkast, and number ten of all-time not the tenth greatest song of all-time. >> no. >> certainly not when "imagine" by john lennon, at 19. also lorde, "royals." it's a fine song came in number 30. >> no!

>> it is not better than bob marley's "redemption" song, number 42. >> or "hungry like the wolf. >> a good pick. >> that was number 300 that was about where it should be >> oh, stop it >> no eagles, no led zeppelin, no elvis the top 100! "stairway to heaven. "november rain." "hotel california. nowhere in the top 50. >> and that "royals" song made it >> i love "get your freak on." is it better than -- >> "stairway to heaven". >> where's the sinatra song. >> top ten. >> yes. >> no, it's not. >> "rapper's delight," on the list, too. >> i love "rapper's delight". >> i love missy. >> i love outkast, a lot of debate. >> i'd like to know the ages of the voters >> you should do more of this. >> glad you were here to do "pop start. nobody could drop knowledge like that. >> i forgot to meditate this morning, forgot my calm app. i'm really hopped up right now

my anxiety is coming through anyway, "west side story." time for this? >> yes. >> played a little trailer yesterday. right? >> yes. >> incredible. after several pandemic delays, spielberg's reimagining of the classic film finally out in theaters in a trailer for the film, a peek at the big-screen debut of rachel zoeggeler playing maria take a look at this trailer. >> i've never seen you before. you're not puerto rican. >> is that okay? >> we need you if we're going to war. ♪ >> who are you friend or foe? >> "west side story" set to hit theaters december 10th michael jackson's "billie jean." it's at 44 "billie jean" one of the greatest opening three seconds in music history, shout-out quincy jones love you, outkast, but --

>> where's prince? >> prince is repped. prince it okay. >> you should have been on the committee. >> so much where are ya >> oh, wow. straight ahead, greatness in the house this morning eager to talk about the greatest of all-time muhammad ali's daughter rashida good morning. 8:26. i am marcus washington. san jose police are investigating a deadly shooting about 8:00 p.m. in kalmar and story. a woman was shot and killed, police confirmed. not clear what led to the shooting. today marks a big day in return to normal in south lake tahoe. schools there finally reopening after the caldor fire. city leaders encourage visitors to start returning. cal fire expects full containment in the next two weeks. time for a look at the forecast this morning.

meteorologist kari hall is standing by. kari? >> yes, marcus. time to load up the car, head to tahoe this weekend. we're going to have cooler weather for much of the bay area microclimates. still dealing with smoke and air quality advisory in effect for today. as we go through the forecast, temperatures are coming down, going from low 60s near the coast to low 80s for the inland east bay, and then going into the weekend, we're going to see cooler air continue with some rain chances in the forecast by end of the weekend. we'll be heating up by early next week after that rain chance. san francisco, drizzly and cool for the weekend. >> thanks, kari. another local update in 30 minutes. meet you back here then.

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and welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning, friday eve. it is september 16th, 2021, and we are outside with the loud, fantastic crowd. this is an excited crowd. >> a great crowd they've so loving. gosh look who's waiting for us

inside so lovely to have these folks here, the one and only ken burns and rasheda ali. they'll share a sneak peek a the must-see series about one of the greatest of all-time rasheda's dad, muhammad ali, and coming up on hispanic heritage month. >> we're checking in with chef alfredo to get his recipes for difference quesadillas and mexican rice. and getting ready for another celebration. that's right, ladies and gentlemen. just 100 days now. >> my goodness. >> until christmas 100 days to christmas and vicky nguyen coming back to talk about making sure your family has a holly jolly holiday. talking about toy shortages, higher prices. >> and tomorrow on today, what is speed golf? see if harry smith can keep up with the new world record holder

make it more than nine >> playing golf with harry before, i can tell you no. >> how do you hold your beer >> one of those apps right. >> check of the weather from dylan. >> the weather looks fantastic for a lot of folks going into the upcoming weekend through the northeast back through the great lakes. out west sunny and warm. we will see much-needed rain in the pacific northwest friday and flooding potential along the gulf coast more storms possible along the gulf coast saturday producing heavy rain which could lead to more flooding. still dealing with rain in the pacific northwest. we need the rain out there i'm sure you appreciate that and plenty of sunshine up and down the east coast from the mid-atlantic up to maine with temperatures in the 70s and 80s on sunday. the middle of the country looks hot. back up into the 90s good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our

temperatures. it will be so nice the next couple days. comfortable temperatures. but we have to limit our time because of wildfire smoke outside. we're going to see moderate air quality, temperatures in the low 80s. more of the same tomorrow. cooler for the weekend as a storm system approaches from the north, brings in much needed rain. we may get spotty showers sunday and heating up again next week. that's your latest forecast. we were just commenting -- a song can't get out of my head is "hey, guys. >> it's true. something big happened this week. >> higher than "billie jean" sorry. >> daily mail tv is returning for its fifth season >> and back as host our pal thomas roberts good to see you in-person. >> good to see you hey, ya! >> and dylan's pregnant. >> amazing

again. >> we are fired up for season five started with premiere week this week exclusive jake paul today, 24 years old and part of our everyday lexicon for the past decade the bad boy now in the ring. a good fighter a really good fighter, and he is trying to get a little redemption tour going. see what happens there then an old colleague of ours here at nbc, went to abc, just left "the view." meghan mccain. >> she's with you? >> with us, yes. >> a correspondent >> what i'm counting on her to do a columnist. her column starts next week on "daily mail. but i'll convince her to come on with me as much as possible. the first sitdown to talk about what it's like to leave "the view" in the way she did, and what she wants to do next. she is typically, you know, straight from the hip. >> yeah. >> she shoots straight from the hip and authentically meghan as she ever was but feels really free right now, what i'll say. >> a darling new baby. >> liberty

about to be 1. >> it has something for everyone what else is coming up this season >> everything. dylan, it's like the tv dinners when we were kids. the meat loaf, the salisbury steak and vegetables and sometimes we start with the dessert. we start with the brownie first. we have a lot of exclusives coming up, coming out of the gate hot season five. my second season back, exciting, and now get to come see you in person. >> it's great. >> can't let you leave without commenting on how beautiful the blue suit it. >> i tweeted you going to wear the bluest one i got. tweeted you, as a smurf. >> thomas, thank you. be sure to look out for "daily mail" tv, check your local listings. >> thank you, tom. up next, ken burns and rasheda ali on the greatest, muhammad ali and a le

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after four decades of documentaries covering some of history's most iconic figures, filmmaker ken burns is turning his attention to the greatest. >> "muhammad ali" appearing sunday on pbs. four-part series dedicated towards an expansive look at the legendary athlete and activists who died five years ago. who died five years ago.>> it aims a deeper understanding of a man whose journey took him from cassius clay into an impact in and out of the ring as muhammad ali. >> boxing was this much his evolution into the person he is today. it's way bigger than him just boxing, and i think he knew that. >> whatever one's background is, ali belongs to america all of us, and i think that he belongs to all of us because he

affected all of us, and i hope that that's part of the legacy that he will leave, that america won't forget ali as this american muslim. >> ken burns is with us now along with one of the champ's daughters, featured in the documentary, the beautiful rasheda ali. actually, is this the first time you two have met in-person >> yes. >> wait! what are you talking about >> so this is a film co-directed by sarah my oldest daughter and sarah did the interview with rasheda. the second i saw her on film i was just in love with her and felt this connection she is the closest, i think, to having him still on this planet. he said service to others is the rent you pay for your space in heaven he's got the biggest suite i know and she carries the thing so we met today in the green room and it's like -- >> magic. >> you're seeing him >> and ken, the check's in the

mail >> rasheda, you said boxing is just this much, a tiny part of your dad, and i think for a lot of people, they think of muhammad ali and think obviously of boxing. elaborate on that a little bit. >> you know, my dad so eloquently told all of us that i'm bigger than boxing and we all know that my dad used boxing as his platform to be able to create change and make a difference for all of us to live a better life, and he sacrificed so much of his time and his livelihood to be able to make sure that, that we experienced freedoms that, he grew up in the south. it was jim crow time and he faced racism so he did a lot for all of us to be able to experience a freer world. >> you know, ken, i -- i watched the first almost two hours of it, and even for ken burns, this is an amazing piece of work, and

i've watched all of the ali docs over the years, and even in the first 15 minutes you learn things about muhammad ali you didn't know. the relationship with his parents and how that shaped and molded him for folks, what do you hope they learn about him perhaps they haven't gotten out of other works about him? >> there are lots of good films about him. i don't want to take anything away from them they focused on a fighter. sarah and i wanted to do a comprehensive look it's a deep dive we're able to do, and you begin to realize he touches every single issue in the late half of the 20th century and issues we're dealing with today -- race, faith, religion, civil rights the role of sports so it becomes a story, i think, about freedom. it's very difficult for a black person to escape the specific gravity of the injustices that are visited on black people in america, but it's also about courage in the ring, also out of it, the kind of stances he took that jeopardized his career.

he was out of service three and a half years at the height of that career and most of all about love that's why rasheda said it's this much. this guy dies the most beloved person on this planet. that doesn't come from -- we always say he was so divisive. he wasn't divisive we were divisive we treated his opposition to the war in vietnam as a political middle finger to the u.s., and it wasn't. it was a faith-based decision. it didn't have anything to do with -- >> and that trajectory in and of itself, though, is fascinating to go from someone who was hated by some segments of popular society to the most beloved icon and legend, not just in sports but in our culture rasheda, though, he's your dad. >> uh-huh. >> when you watched it, were there things you learned, insights you found when you lose a father, to learn something new, it's precious it's like gold >> yeah. it was first of all, watching it, it was like watching my favorite show, because it was long. like, okay, this is eight hours.

i'm going to take a weekend. but it was like watching a movie where you're rooting for the main character to win. and, you know, i told ken afterwards i texted him i've experienced every single emotion imaginable i was crying i was laughing i was excited. i was -- i had anxiety because of, you know, with the whole, you know, discipline and memories started to come back. there was a lot of footage about my family, personal family footage i've never seen before. >> oh, wow. >> so the footage of daddy talking to me, and he's like -- saying -- >> holding her saying daddy, do you know your daddy is the baddest man? >> i was like, that's me i was like, i've never seen that before ken, you're amazing. and, you know, a lot of the dynamics between my grandparents, you know, mama burn and papa cash, and my dad,i didn't know the details ash that

relationship i just knew them at grandma and granddad and watching their relationship unfold on camera was very interesting to watch, and, again, you can't dismiss the fact that my dad was so generous with his time and so loving and caring, and he really pretty much was very forgiving of all the people, those who didn't really have the best intentions. >> yep. >> he forgave every single person it reminded you how kind-spirited he was. >> this is warts and all. >> and the thing that's so great in his trajectory, he saw, he was not faithful to his wives. he used the language of a white racist would use against his black opponents, particularly joe frazier, and he abandoned as a very young man his mentor and dear friend malcolm x as he was kicked out of the nation of islam, and all things he not only regretted but worked in the

last part of his life to repair. one of the things that's different, we don't shy away of opening up that last life when he no longer is talking, has the jokes or quips, he's still changing the world he call as press conference in the '60s, my son in law, co-director, the sports world in america stopped. when he visited pakistan, indonesia, saudi arabia, the entire country stopped. >> yeah. >> we need eight hours for this segment. ken, as always, thank you. rasheda, what a pleasure what delight to meet you >> really appreciate it. >> thank you for being here. again, "muhammad ali" premieres sunday night on pbs. and coming up next, celebration of hispanic heritage month. come with us as we check in with chef o sharing a recipe sure to make it on to your rotation. first, this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "toda is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit,

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come with us. hispanic heritage month is sponsored by unilever. [ speaking in foreign language ] and we are b and we are back with a special edition of, excuse me, a special "come with us" edition of "today's" food honoring hispanic heritage month. >> we are celebrating with best selling chef coming with us by sister network telemundo. >> chef o., excited to hear about your special recipe for spanish heritage month but today marks mexican independence day. buenos dias, chef! how are you? >> welcome to my kitchen good morning, savannah, hoda, craig, and dylan as you mentioned, it's the hispanic heritage month and a pleasure to be with you to tell

you about a very special recipe. it reminds me of my grandmother. >> oh. >> what is it? >> okay. i always show you what is this to get one of these you need to start with beef tenderloin okay and then i want to show you. step by step it's really, really easy you have a beef tenderloin and what we're going to do is put it on its side, on a cutting board. and we're going to make a small cut. okay just like this. >> oh. >> like half an inch. >> okay. >> okay? and then you just need to keep on rolling all the way down. >> oh! >> what we're looking forward to obtain is, i mean, it's like a big, big strip. >> oh, wow. >> i love watching you do that that must be so tender. >> look at that. >> it will melt in your mouth. it's really, really tender now, this is what we call a tampiquena it's really easy right? >> yes. >> go to the next step

it's so easy i'm going to make a marinade so easy. you just need three ingredients. i'm going to start with avocado oil, but, of course, you can use olive oil or -- i'd say with avocado or olive oil, and add just a little bit of salt. of salt, sorry and using dried oregano, but if you can, fresh oregano it would be much, much better. now, i'm going to go with the black pepper and i'm going to use this oil or this flavored oil in order to cover. >> oh. that drizzle -- >> or, my wife likes it better with cauliflower so you can use same marinade for cauliflower. >> okay. i like avocado. >> for the tampiquena. it looks good, right >> are you going to grill that or put it in a pan >> no.

i'm going to grill it. of course the grill has to be pre-heated. >> i can hear that. [ sizzling ] >> that's music, right >> yes >> add the oil on the other side. >> that should beat outkast, that sound >> make sure you just cook it for, like, probably two minutes. no more than two minutes. >> we have 60 seconds left can you show the other part of the recipe really fast >> sure. really fast. i will go with it. okay i will convert tampiquena into strips like this and i'm going to use it to make a sala works great for tonight's game right? >> yes >> okay. i'm going to cover it. >> oh, my gosh. >> now -- >> a little bit golden. >> hmm >> is that flour or corn >> i know. these are flour, but you can make it either with flour or corn both will work. >> i like flour. >> but, yeah

people, i think that -- will like it better with flour. >> looks awesome. >> put any cheese on that? >> cut it in quarters. >> any cheese? or no. >> yes i covered tortilla with cheese, when it was melted added the steak and, of course -- >> take a bite. >> we will add a little of guacamole. >> oh! >> please, take a bite please, take a bite. >> for us. >> oh! >> i think that might be my favorite food. >> chef oropeza -- >> come to the studio next time. >> friendliest television chef i've ever seen >> i would watch the chef o network 24/7. >> check out the full recipe, today.com/food chef o, gracias. chef o, gracias. be rightack on "today." b

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welcome back dylan. >> hmm. >> we know that song >> hey, yeah

it's the smucker's song. >> and that song is great. came in at number 200. >> let's spin around those smucker's jars a lot of birthdays to wish this morning. first up a happy 100th birthday to katherine venable, a dog lover from texas one of her favorite things to do is brag about her grandkids. nothing wrong with that. blanche of pine bluff, arkansas celebrating 104 years. >> wow. >> loves to play skippo to keep her mind sharp one of my favorite card games. >> okay. yeah. >> make you live long, too happy 103rd birthday to robert johnston a world war ii veteran from washington who served as a sergeant major in the marines. of course, we salute you for your service, sir, and love that picture, too and mabel littles 101 years old enjoys spending time with her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. lots to celebrate. and vera from arlington, virginia this active lady is celebrating 106 years. >> wow >> you catch her out and about

shopping with her walker happy 100th birthday to ralph sullivan watching clemson wins national championships is his secret. >> all right coming up on hoda and jenna before and after home re-dos and you can diy on a dime. and carson, one you saw on the break. "3rd hour today." >> a great song. >> and "tiny dancer. >> tiktok star first your local news. >> how long is this going on, carson carson good morning. 8:56. marcus washington. fremont police plan to release new details on a deadly officer-involved shooting on august 25th, near freed month boulevard. the suspect was wanted

for attempted murder. a gun was found nearby. he may have been tied to a shooting a short time earlier. police plan to release body camera video. that news conference is going to get under way anytime now. bob redell has a report midday. firefighters are investigating an early morning fire that destroyed a business in downtown lafayette. on the home page, a link to more details, including what the crews said kept him from attacking the flames.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the "3rd hour of today." >> good morning. [ laughter ] >> good morning and welcome to the "3rd hour of today." it is thursday, september 16th. i'm sheinelle here with dylan and craig. al's off this morning. i just told dylan. >> called me. >> i said, hey, dylan called you yesterday. you didn't answer. >> craig said, oh, but she's pregna