shot of san francisco. make it a great week. we'll see you back here tomorrow. the "today" show is next. good morning breaking news. results in good morning. breaking news. results in. moments ago pfizer releases brand new data on its long awaited vaccine for children. showing it to be safe and that it produces a strong immune response in kids 5-11 years old. so what happens next? and how soon could those shots be rolled out the doctor heading up the trials joins us. the border crisis. 15,000 haitian migrants living under a bridge steps from the texas state line.

hundreds flown back overnight. rare access inside the overcrowded camp. tragic discover rich. a body believed to be gabby patito found near the grand teton national park. this morning the fbi is saying about her still unsolved disappearance. and the search intensifies for her fiance, a person of interest in the case, who himself has not been seen in nearly a week. we're live from the very latest. splashdown. the inspiration four crew wraps upt all civilian mission to space. and shares what they learned during their journey. >> each of us have changed in we didn't expect. >> that exclusive conversation straight ahead. those stories plus tv's big night. the crown and ted lasso one big at the emmy awards. >> really, it means the world to me to be up here. >> we'll break down the oners, surprises, and the fashions that

have people talking. and lamar velos. the ravens stun the kansas city chiefs with a late sunday neutral come back led by star quarterback lamar jackson. >> keep it himself. untouched! into the end zone. >> and giving ravens fans something to cheer about. today, september 20th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1-a in it rockefeller plaza. good morning, everybody. welcome to today on a monday morning. boy, are the nfl games have not disappointed. a lot of cliffhanger there's and the excitement in baltimore is rolling on this morning. >> you know why it's rolling on? al roker. >> al was at the game. he was at the ravens -- he's at ravens home this morning. he's going to bring us the story of a remarkable high school led

by an inspiring principal and ravens are helping them out. >> part of our "once in a lifetime series." more inspiration to talk about. >> the all civilian inspiration four crew were saying after their three days in orbit. we have an exclusive interview, conversation with lester holt. >> we're going to begin this morning with this breaking news. it will have the attention of parents everywhere. pfizer has just released new data, moments ago, that shows its vaccine is safe for children between the ages of 5 and 11. and it comes as pediatric covid-19 cases are soaring across the country. we'll get insight from a top pediatrician and parent. first, we're in spokane, washington, a city hit hard by the virus. good morning. >> good morning, savannah. much this is one of the hospitals having to turn away covid-19 patients from neighboring idaho because there is just not enough bed space. nationwide, some schools are

having to shut down in person classes because of new outbreaks. but now overneutral some promising news about that long awaited vaccine for young children. >> reporter: this morning pfizer says it's covid-19 vaccine is effective in children ages 5-11. first of the kind trial for this age-group included more than 2,000 kids and concluded the vaccine is safe, well tolerated, and showed robust neutralizing antibody responses. the children were given a smaller dose than those used for 12 and older. they will submit the information to the fda for emergency use authorization pivotal news as pediatric cases have jumped 400%. >> we have 812 positive cases, over 600 classroom closures and

one entire school building already closed. >> south carolina covid-19 cases soared from 150 a day to more than 5,000. schools and even entour districts there going virtual and in philadelphia, five schools have already closed. >> like i was telling you this is the new norm. >> reporter: also this morning, more confusion over boosters. a fda advisory recommended third shots only for people 65 and older. or those with underlying conditions. the biden administration previously said a booster rollout for most americans could begin today but the fda hasn't signed off. >> i think people are not understanding the difference of planning for something and actually what element of that, what proportion of that you're actually going to rollout. >> but while the vaccine and booster debates ramp up, health care workers in the northwest, like those at multicare hospital in spokane, washington, are battling their most dire covid-19 surge yet. over the weekend, three patients

died in this er within 24 hours. this hospital is denying more than half of the patient transfer requests from out of state. >> it's insane. it is very, very hard as health care workers to say no to patients. >> and, again, the breaking news, pfizer saying that the new data shows the vaccine is safe and effective for children 5-11 years old. the company says they expect results for children under 5 by the end of the year. >> gabe, thank you. joining us now is pfizer's senior vice president of clinical resesearch and development. doctor, good morning good to see you. >> great to be with you today. >> first thing the ceo of your company says that pfizer will submit this data with urgency. what does that mean? how quickly will you be able to submit this data to the fda and when do you expect approval? >> as soon as possible we intend to submit the data by

the he end of the month. to the fda to review that data and to determine whether the vaccine can be released for broad use. we hope that will go expeditiously. >> this gets a little technical. let's get down to it the data shows that vaccine is effective in producing a strong antibody response in children. but you do not yet have data to prove that it actually prevents infection. so the so-called full efficacy data will you wait for that full dat? could the fda approve right now on the data alone that you have? >> yes. the we're hopeful and expecting that the fda will approve the vaccine based on the data we have. the now why would that make sense? it makes sense because the level of antibody that the vaccine is generating in children 5-11 matches the level of antibody

that we know provides protection for individuals 16 years of age and older. the fda set the guidance along those lines. that's their expectation as well. we believe we met that expectation. >> you have every reason to believe the datal bear this out that it is safe and effective for kids 5-11? >> yes. it's for the fda to rule on that and to recommend the vaccine. but we're confident about the nature of the results. >> the regimen for kids under 12 is two shots spaced 21 days apart. a smaller dose than what adults like i got. why is that? what led you to that? >> yeah. so from the very beginning, we work meticulously to get to the right dose for adults eastern and children. we looked at doses early on in children and determined that one-third of the adult dose works just right for children to

minimize the potential for side effects and provide the potential for protection. we're really pleased with that outcome. >> a kaiser family foundation poll published in august found that 40% of parents with the young children say they would want to wait a while before giving the shot. what is your message to them? >> as pediatrician and grandparent myself, i understand the need for families to be reassured they're doing the right thing for their children. our vaccine is obviously undergone a great deal of work to assure that we provide that level of confidence. we now know that there are over 180 million people in the united states that have received the vaccine over 11 million who have been completely vaccinated that are adolescence. we worked ground gradually and deliberately to the younger age-group, 5-11. we are, of course, submitting that data to regulatory authorities. they will look at it, assure

that the vaccine is safe and effective before they provide it for broad use. and i would encourage parents and grandparents to listen to public health authorities, seek information, seek the counsel of people they trust and i think all that find that the vaccine is going to be right for their 5 to 11-year-olds. >> real quickly. i have a few seconds. pfizer is recommending a third booster shot for all adults because immunity waynes from the vaccine over time. the fda panel rejected that. were you surprised by that? how concerned are you about it? >> i would have been surprised had the fda panel said that nobody should receive a booster dose. in fact, they made a very broad recommendation for individuals over 65 years of age and individuals that are in high risk of severe disease. now that was the panel. fda needs to take that under consideration and decide what will work best. but in the end, i think this is

going to be broadly applied we're looking forward to that. >> thank you very much, we appreciate it. >> my pleasure to share this good news. >> also this morning, new developments tied to a growing crisis at the southern border. nearly 15,000 haitian migrants are camped around a bridge just steps away from del rio, sex sex. texas. they started deporting some back to haiti with more to come in the days and weeks. we're in del rio where given rare access to that migrant camp. good morning. >> good morning. ? the last 48 hours, we have seen drastic changes here. authorities have closed down the only bridge going from del rio, texas, into mexico and they say they are still thousands of people waiting to be processed. they're trying go through a massive group of people whose future is uncertain.

>> on the texas border, unprecedented, unbelievable scene. nearly 15,000 migrants, most from haiti, in a patch of dirt beneath a bridge. the group swelling so fast, texas state troopers forced to park on the rio grande river. on horse back they try slow the surge. >> our expectation is to have up to 3,000 migrants transferred out from under the bridge for processing facilities or to a flight line. within the next 24 hours. >> they granted our crew exclusive access to the camp. we witnessed men, women and children huddling in whatever sad they could find. shade they could find, creating makeshift shelters. >> how long have you been waiting under this bridge? >> reporter: this woman named ivo told me she's been here eight days and grew emotional when asked about the country she left behind. she ted me her mother is still

in haiti, but lost her home to a fire. adding everyone is suffering. the biden administration calls for improvement here at the board he. after going in some cases days without food, authorities established the food handoffs here. you can see families coming through. they get a meal, they get a little water, enough to hopefully last them for the next day. federal plans include deporting many of the migrants back to haiti, a country in crisis following the recent assassination of its president and a devastating earthquake. the first flights have already begun. crews flying migrants from san antonio to port-au-prince haiti on sunday. buses are nonstop to the few processing center that's aren't overwhelmed. now after leaving one home behind, thousands wait today, uncertain about where they might be tomorrow. >> morgan, that southern border is a long, long way from haiti. how did they get there in the

first place? >> reporter: yeah, authorities say this has been years in the making. they take it back to the 2010 earthquake that devastated that high land. and they point back to that 2010 earthquake saying many people chose at that point to migrate to south america where they have been living for years. many of them working for the 2016 olympics. when those jobs dried up, some started that long, dangerous journey north to the texas border. they tell me that del rio was especially attractive because it was easy to cross and the community was friendly to the immigrants and word passed along that it was an easy place to cross. and a lot of people were watching the emmys. >> that's right. football and the emmys. it was the biggest night of the year for the stars of the small screen. took a positive note while reflecting on a year like no other. joe fryer is here with more. some of the shows had a really big night. >> it was a big night for a few shows. this was a night for the tv

shows that helped us in fact in the last year and a half and tv's biggest night was big for streaming, "the crown" leading the way. they won 11 emmys this year. >> the emmy goes to "the crown." >> for "the crown," a long awaited coronation in the fourth season, they finally won best drama and swept all four acting categories >> making "the crown" has been the most rewarding years of my life >> i wish my dad was here to see this >> i lost my daddy during covid and he would have loved all of this >> some of the nominees appeared remotely, with many were there in person. sneet ♪ the show kicked off with a giant sing along beneath a massive air conditioned tent in l.a. >> let me start by saying there is way too many of us in this little room. >> festivities led by cedric the entertainer. >> in the comedy categories,

another streaming show, apple tv plus's feel good soccer series "ted lasso" snared 7 emmys, including best comedy and leading actor. >> i want to thank you lauren who went to -- >> jason just won and took the stage. thanked you, but realized you're not there because you're here talking with us right now. what is your message to jason? >> i am so happy for jason he'll be coming back soon. to snl so i'm very happy about that, as well >> jean smart grabbed her fourth career emmy for playing a las vegas comedian >> i have to acknowledge richard gillihan who passed away six months yesterday he -- i would not be here without him. >> reporter: the night honored beloved performers who recently

died, snl norm macdonald >> i'd like to pay contribute out to norm macdonald. thank you. >> michael k. williams, best known for his role on "the wire." >> michael, your artistry will endure we love you. >> reporter: the night's most powerful speech aimed at empowering women from the mayor of east town kate wince let. winslet. >> i want to acknowledge my fellow nominees in this decade that has to be about women having each other's backs. i support you. i salute you >> to michaela cole. >> i dedicate this to every single survivor of sexual assault. >> to governor's award winner debbie allen >> it is time for you to claim your power, claim your voice, say your song, tell your stories. >> despise record nominations this year, no actors of color won in the leading and supporting acting categories last night ru paul, though, did make history becoming the most awarded black artist with 11

emmys in his career. >> those women were so inspiring. debbie allen was doing the whole inspirational speech >> awesome >> thank you >> we should google conan. >> yes, google conan well have more on the emmys, find out about the conan thing, and fashion choices. but right now, how about a check of the weather al is on the road at the baltimore ravens home last night. al, are you bleary are eyed? >> what a game, what a finish, we'll talk about that in a built with one of the raven's stars. but in the meantime, let's show you what we have going on as far as our weather we're looking at some severe weather going on up in the upper midwest. strong storms firing across minnesota.

we've got a risk right now for 6 million people for damaging winds, hail, isolated tornado or two. the rainfall will be coming down pretty hard and it's going bring anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of rain, but there could be as much as 5 inches. down to the south, we've got flash flood watches and warnings out for 15 million people with really heavy rain, especially along the southeastern atlantic coast where there could be upwards of 5 inches, but 4 to 6 inches of really locally higher. those inches are going to be possible we're going to be watching that very closely today, as well. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds 're like yodeling high. [yodeling] yo-de-le-he... (man 2) hey, no. uh-uh, don't do that. (man 1) we should go even higher! (man 2) yeah, let's do it. (both) woah! (man 2) i'm good. (man 1) me, too. (man 2) mm-hm. (vo) adventure has a new look. (man 1) let's go lower. (man 2) lower, that sounds good. (vo) discover more in the all-new subaru outback wilderness.

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the case plus the all civilian inspiration 4 crew back on hom after their historic trip in space and celebrating its success in an exclusive interview with lester. their uplifting message after a once in a lifetime experience. but first, this is "toy" on da

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800. sonoma was taken off the list for power shutoffs. you will have to show your proof of vaccination on any city-owned building with over 1,000 people. statewide rules are changing, too. the option to show a negative test still stands but you will have to show vaccination proof at any venue indoors with more than 1,000 people. let's check the forecast for this monday morning. meteorologist, kari hall. >> yeah, it's clearing outside looking at the golden gate bridge, and temperatures will be different than what we had over the weekend, reaching 93 in concord and 92 in santa rosa. we will see the temperatures staying warm the next few days as the high fire danger continues. for the weekend, it's slightly cooler with mid-80s. san francisco will be in the mid-70s today but cooler by the

end of the week. >> we'll have another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then. enjoy your morning.

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injured after a charter bus veered off a pennsylvania highway and crashed into the woods. the bus driver somehow lost control, blew through a guardrail and eventually came to a stop in a wooded area. 3 people had to be taken to the hop, some of them by hell copper. five people in critical condition this morning. an investigation into the cause of that crash is still under way. some frightening moments in texas when a military training jet crashed into the middle of a neighborhood. it happened just outside of ft. worth. you can see that plume, thick black smoke. three homes suffered significant damage, but thankfully no one on the ground was hurt seriously. boeing pilots ejected from the jet before it crashed. they were taken to the hospital. still no word on what caused that plane to go down. turning to football now, what a matchup it was. the game lived up to the hype. >> jackson will now take it from the gun, from the pistol. keep it himself.

untouched. into the end zone. >> jackson flipping into the end zone giving the ravens a one-point lead. the chiefs get the ball back. kansas city running back clyde edwards, coughed up the football. the ravens recover. they would hold on to win it, 36-35. before last night's game, lamar jackson had never beating patrick mahomes head to head. it's become one of the best rivalries. >> did you let your little boy stay up late? >> no. we both fell asleep. we have overnight developments on a case we've been following closely. the search for this woman appears to have come from a heartbreaking end. >> the body of that believed to

be 22-year-old gabby petito has been found. meantime, investigators in florida stepping up the search for her fiancee, a, quote, person of interest in the case. miguel almaguer is in wyoming with the latest. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. not far from here is where that body was discovered. the investigators believe belongs to gabby petito. forensic teams are still trying to determine if that is, in fact, her body. meantime, investigators are looking for another missing person, gabby's fiancee. >> it's the news gabby petito's family hoped they would never hear. >> earlier today, human remains were discovered consistent with the description of gabrielle, gabby petito. >> the fbi saying that the body was found sunday night near grand teton national park in wyoming, a spot the 2 -year-old and her fiancee were

planning to visit late last month, according to her mother. >> as every parent can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for the family. >> gabby's devastated dad posting this picture of his daughter on social media sunday writing she touched the world. her younger brother expressing his shock on instagram writing in part, i'm at a total loss. my heart is shattered. petito's parents first reported her missing on september 11th, ten days after her fiancee returned from their cross-country road trip without her. her dad previously telling "dateline's" andrea he doesn't know if he can deal with not having her back again. >> i don't know if i can deal with that. >> reporter: now laundrie is nowhere to be found. his family telling police on friday he left to go hiking at a florida wildlife reserve last tuesday and never returned.

investigators bringing in drones and police dogs over the weekend to look for any sign of the 23-year-old. >> there's an enormous amount of pressure, i'm sure, on him to provide answers in what's going on here. >> i think our plan for today is to just hang out. >> reporter: in videos posted during their cross-country road trip over the summer, petito and laundrie seemed to be head over heels in love, but police footage from an incident in utah appeared to show a rocky side to their relationship. >> we have been fighting all morning and he wouldn't let me in the car before. >> he offered to pay us like $200 to give him a ride. >> reporter: police confirming they spoke to this woman who posted that she picked up laundrie as he was hitch hiking alone at grand teton late last month. one of thousands of tips investigators are combing through as they work to find out how gabby petito's young life was cut short.

>> brian laundrie's family released a statement, the news about gabby petito is heartbreaking. the family prays for her and her family. >> now that a body has been found, what does that mean for the investigation going forward? >> reporter: well, investigators need to positively identify gabby which will likely happen in the next 4 hours and investigators say they will need to determine a cause of death. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. we have a lot more to coming this morning, including the history being made by the inspiration 4 crew. >> they're back on earth. what they're revealing to us in an exclusive interview about some personal discoveries they had made during this mission

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we're back 7:41 on this monday morning series, the space trip everyone is still talking about >> the crew of the inspiration 4 splashed down after spending >> show of hands, who would still rather be up there really >> that last view in the cupola made me emotional. it was saw awe-inspiring and i knew i'd be thinking about that for the rest of my life.

>> reporter: they've been back on earth for just a day, but they're already missing that spectacular view from space. >> the name is inspiration and to be able to capture that view and bring it back to earth is special >> reporter: the historic all-civilian space crew blasted off last wins. >> god speed, inspiration 4. >> reporter: after training with spacex for six months. the team spent three days orbiting the earth more than 300 miles from the planet. >> each of us haven't change in a way that maybe we didn't expect for me, it was being able to see the earth in a way that medicine me realize there is so much to see in person that i need to go and find those places and explore more >> dr. sian proctor piloted the mission becoming the first black woman to serve as a spacecraft pilot. >> being able to talk to girls of color and women of color about my experience, and even

older women who sometimes when you think that the best part of your life has passed you by as you've gotten older, there's still a lot to learn and a lot to do. >> reporter: you've wanted to be an astronaut for a very long time you applied at nasa and got into the finals at one point, but didn't make it how sweet is it? >> it is amaze this is the best way i could ever imagine going to space with these individuals in this way at spacex. i'm -- i am thrilled >> technology entrepreneur and billionaire jared isaacman paid for the trip and served as the mission's commander. >> reporter: where can this be taken, this idea of putting nonprofessional astronauts into space? >> if orbital space flight is the exclusive domain of a couple of countries and the select few, i don't know how far we're going to get so i think having organizations like spacex that are working very hard to drive down the cost

of space flight, to make it more accessible for others so that all of us can go out and journey among the stars. >> reporter: isaacman used the trip to help fund raise millions of dollars for st. jude children's research hospital where 29-year-old hayley arceneaux works as a physician assistant after surviving pediatric cancer herself >> did you have any idea how much you were inspiring poem on earth? >> no. and it's hard for me to wrap my head around because i think of myself as an ordinary person, but i hope that people can relate to me >> reporter: but isn't that the point, you are an ordinary person >> yes, i am >> reporter: isn't that the appeal of all this >> yes

i've had some difficulties in life but i think everyone has had to overcome something i hope people can look at my story and know holding on to hope that there will be better days is so important >> man >> hard to imagine four better ambassadors, you know? if you're going to send people into space, you chose some good ones >> lester is going to have much more of that exclusive conversation with the inspiration 4 crew coming up tone coming up on 7:45. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker hey, al. >> hey, guys going to explain why we're here in just a little by, but it's a tale of two countries when it comes to seasons behind this cold front, vigorous cold front, temperatures are going to be given almost like that first taste of fall/winter. temperatures will be in the mid 60s. some light snow ahead of the system temperatures almost 100 degrees in dallas. 13 degrees above average, we move into tomorrow and that front pushes to the east you can see they cool down behind that front and then as we get on into the latter part of the week, temperatures awfully chilly and the tropics are still

active we've got right now three systems out there we're watching we have tropical storm peter, rose, invest 9 8 l which will become sam that means we have four names left and this year, guys, they're not doing greek names. they're going to a supplemental list of normal names if we got to zach or something like that that's what's going on around the country. good morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. we are under a microclimate weather alert. there's a high fire danger today as temperatures heat up this afternoon to the low 90s for the inland east bay and north bay. we will have gusty winds and low humidity. we will watch out for that as we go through the afternoon. slightly hotter tomorrow, but the winds calming down, and the rest of the week warm and sunny but we will have slightly cooler temperatures this weekend, our inland areas reach to the mid-90s. all out here

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>> to the top styles. we'll break down the moments everyone is talking about from the emmy awards. and once in a lifetime, al is live at the ravens football stadium to honor one of baltimore's most dedicated principals. >> my kids are resilient. they are persistent. they are just a beacon of light for me. >> how she is changing lives one sparkly step at a time today, monday, september 20th, 2021. >> hi to my daughter, katelyn in sioux falls. >> hi, mom and dad. >> celebrating 13th birthday. >> on the "today" show. >> happy birthday, maddie. >> good morning, "today" show. we're coming from sunny jacksonville, florida. >> we're celebrating our one-year wedding anniversary and being new homeowners.

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vaccine is safe and effective for children 5 to 11 years old. the trial included more than 2,000 kids and they were given a smaller dose than the vaccine used for those 12 and older. we heard from a company representative earlier on "today." >> we intend to submit the data by the end of the month. and then, of course, it will be up to the fda to review that data and determine whether the vaccine can be released for broad use. and we hope that will go expeditiously. >> this is big news for parents as pediatric covid cases in the u.s. have jumped by about 240% since july. schools have been closing because of outbreaks. here in spokane, washington, some hops are having to turn away patients from neighboring

idaho because there's not enough bed space. in washington, d.c., a temporary art installation is remembering the lives lost due to the pandemic. more than 600,000 white flags are now on display outside the washington monument. again, that breaking news, savannah, this morning, pfizer saying that its two-dose vaccine is safe and effective for children 5 to 11 years old. the company says it expects results for children under 5 by the end of the year. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. the pentagon facing growing fallout after admitting this weekend that a drone strike in the final days of the afghanistan war killed an innocent family. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle is right here in studio to tell us how it happened. >> good morning. it is good to be here. sorry it was such a sad story. this is the last act while u.s. troops were still in

afghanistan. i was there at the time. we were watching this very chaotic pullout. it was a stampede to the airport and there was an attack and the u.s. did believe there was going to be a follow on attack and thought that it was stopping an imminent attack, but after initial reports from the family that said this wasn't the case, just a bunch of innocent people and mow an investigation from the pentagon admitting it was a mistake. just before american troops pulled out of afghanistan last month, the last u.s. military drone strike kills ten, including an aide worker and his 7 children now following an investigation, the pentagon admits it was a tragic mistake >> this strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport. but it was a mistake and i offer my sincere apology >> the strike came as american

troops were pulling out of afghanistan and it was mayhem. the tall legion bay had just taken over kabul and afghans were rushing to the airport desperate to flee the country with american soldiers a suicide bomber attacked american troops guarding a gate, killing 13 service members and nearly 200 afghans afterwards, the pentagon was on high alert for another isis attack, later bombing a car saying repeatedly, it stopped another isis bomber. >> at this point, we think the procedures were correctly followed and it was a righteous strike >> but right from the start, witnesses claimed the u.s. got it wrong and killed civilians. a "new york times" investigate showed the target was carrying water jugs, not explosives now family members say their name that be unfairly associated with isis and they want the u.s. to help them get out of afghanistan. >> we're not criminals we did nothing wrong we're just innocent civilians, he said. >> and richard, we've talked about the concerns for women in afghanistan. you were just there, you're just back from there. what is the latest >> women are -- like the whole

country, are on tinder hooks they're not sure what is going to happen. and the taliban keep making promises, they've changed, they're going to respect women's rights but like here, in afghanistan, it's the start of the school year and they didn't allow women to go back to high school. and they say, oh, no, it's just temporary. they say we need to do some adjustments, we need to change the classrooms and a lot of women are like, we don't believe it some boys carried signs and said we don't want to go to school without our girls. >> wow and women walking the streets generally? >> a lot of women are staying home you can't stay home all the time, you need to buy things, but you don't see as many people out as you used to >> richard, thank you. good to see you. >> good to see you in person >> exactly you exist and we exist >> in real life. thanks, richard. a spectacular but menacing volcanic eruption forcing many

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two years. and the stars did not miss the changes to dial up the drama >> so nice to see you guys >> the star power shining as brightly as their couture, striking gowns from the leading ladies of tv from superstar anya taylor queen to the crown's princess diana, emma coran turning heads with a distinctive outfit while some others opted for their own take on tuxedos, including rita wilson who had another show-steele stealing moment. "ted lasso" star and new emmy winner jason sudeikis known for his casual style stepping out in a new look, joined in pops of color and show-stopping moments by the more fashionable men and

women of hollywood it was a fabulous night of fashion and fun moments in a triumphant return to the prime time emmys >> for more, let's say hello to zana roberts rossi she had a front row seat it's so good to see you. there was color, there was black. what was your hot take on the night >> it was so enjoying. to be on the same carpet at the same time in real life and it definitely brought the fashions. >> what do you think were the stand out looks, in your book? >> one of my first was we saw teraji p. henson in this dress, her stylist described it as the perfect balance between glamour and chic and elegance. it was basically a sheer dress with lots of beads on it and pocks. would doesn't want to dress in pockets? >> who else did you like

>> i loved cynthia erivo, as well she looked incredible in this white leather custom louis vuitton dress. now, the feathers on this at the bottom of this dress, there are 1800 feathers. it's leather it has a fantastic razor back and it took 300,000 to embroider. quite the look i also loved michaela cole i thought she looked insanely brilliant in this sulfur yellow dress. it was the bralette top with the column skirt and it had this six-foot bow at the back and the monochromatic look did it. >> we saw a lot of bright colors on the red carpet. >> also saw lots of red on the carpet, as well. so the power color of red. we saw some great valentino couture numbers. tracee ellis ross. and the big shoulders in valentino couture. we saw mandy moore in a beautiful dress. >> and you know what i liked, too?

there was a lot of basic classi beautiful dress. >> and you know what i liked, too? there was a lot of basic classic black. black. there was. we saw two of the biggest winners of the night wearing basic black dresses. look at how beautiful, elegant kate was in armani custom. jean smart was in ralph lauren with long sleeves. kate knows her formula so well, the dipping neck and how chic is jean >> drop dead gorgeous. >> breakout star of the night. it's hannah waddingham from "ted lasso. >> the one shoulder coral piece. >> so beautiful. that was designed by christian

seriano. he said basically in the fitting, she danced her entire way through it a beautiful gown what a breakout session. she's a joy to watch that, one >> her speech was 10 plus. >> how about the guys? >> the guys brought the color, as well. they were stealing the spotlight off the ladies a little bit. we saw some fun colored suits. obviously we saw jason sudeikis trade in his tie dye hoodie for a tom ford suit. we had kenan and our host of the night in a fabulous lore. >> they look gk good. >> catch one some sleep. get some winks there. i know it was a late night. >> it was fun. >> catch more of the fashions on daily pop and nightly pop this week on e! >> and now to a man what is really in fashion. we really mean it. al is down baltimore looking dazzling. now you're wearing ravens purple. >> i am. i am. after that game, i think we all should be. in the meantime, let's show you what we've got going on. boy, what a beautiful day today

here in baltimore. pretty fantastic, although we have a strong line of thunderstorms now making their way through the upper midwest. risk of severe weather there. a lot of rain down through the southeast. we have flash flood watches and warnings down there. the heat continues with 90s. 90s into the southwest. much cooler in the western plains. 70s and 80s in the mid-atlantic. gorgeous day today. beautiful for the last couple of days of fall. the flood rick continues down through the southeast. severe storms in the upper midwest. maybe a little light snow in the northern rockies, but let you know, winter is coming. and record highs in texas. that's what's going on around the country. meteorologist kari hall. we are under a microclimate weather alert due to our high fire danger and hotter temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees today, even hotter tomorrow but the winds will calm down and the fire danger will

continue to decrease throughout the week. we welcome in fall on wednesday. for the rest of the week it's still pretty warm into the weekend, mid 80s headed our way. san francisco will be in the mid 70s and we will see it coming back to our typical mid 60s by the weekend. >> i love me a good sousaphone. back to you guys. >> come on now. >> thank you. al likes to say, best time of the morning. sheinelle jones. first up, a new royal baby has been born. princess beatrice welcomes a new baby over the weekend. she weighs 6 pounds 2 ounces. mommy and daughter are reported to be doing well and congratulations to them this morning. beautiful pictures. next, and just like that, during last night's emmys broadcast, hbo max released the

first clip of the highly anticipated "sex in the city" continuation series. do you want to see a quick little clip? >> yes. >> here you go. >> and just like that. >> that's all you get. just like that. >> a very brief tease of what's to come for carrie bradshaw and fans of the new show. fans on line to see carrie and big happy together once again. noticeably missing, of course, is actress kim catrell who played samantha jones in the series. and just like that is in production and set to premier later this year. next up, "the lost boys." long before twilight hit the screens, this was the must see teen vampire movie. warner brothers revisiting the comedy horror hit that stars jason patrick, corey feldman, kiefer sutherland. in case you missed it, the lost boys, get mixed up with an evil

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progression, not perfection. >> i think if this can become people's mantra, they would be able to do so much more when they allowed the little movement forward to be the win instead of this big, like you said, lightning bolt moment. it wasn't that for me. it was like this year i'm going to become better at listening and keeping my word. and next year, i'm going to try to stop eating a gallon of ice cream every night before i go to bed. this year, i'm going to open my scriptures and i want to read at least ten minutes a day. least ten minutes a day. like it has been like -- >> baby steps. >> can you see why his church is packed >> i'm in. >> he told the story about how he was in some tiny space, they

had zero money and he said to his congregation, we're going to raise money and they were like, great, because the pipes need fixed and he said, no, not for us, for somebody else. i sat there for 45 minutes with this guy he writes down his intentions each morning and since i interviewed him, i started doing the same and he shows you, it is about baby steps he said sometimes you're afraid to start and he made an analogy he said a car that is moving is easy to -- you can steer it in different ways if you're not moving, you're going nowhere. he's basically just starting motion you might make some wrong turns. who cares. >> this is why this podcast is so good. >> when i was done, i wanted to go on run i felt so energized. and i kept thing, i can only

live my life, you can live yourself and you work live yours. i don't know your life lessons but these guys are giving you their secrets. so i was like, i can't live your life, but i can learn about yourself and apply it. >> you're the perfect person to draw this out because you have such enthusiasm. you're like a sponge you soak in everything and you think it's everyone who is giving you the wisdom. i actually think you hear the wisdom and translate it. so i'm looking forward to the podcast. >> you know what i realized? when i sit and do interviews, you know how fast they seem. whenever i can exhale and sit with someone and you make space for them, all of a sudden, all the good stuff comes and i feel like this is that opportunity. >> it's not rushed >> so, and i've been listening to it myself and i'm learning how to be better at it enjoy the first couple of he ed sos. there's more to come >> i saw there's video of it and there is a podcast >> what is up with that? >> if you want to watch it, you can. i'm about listening, too i like to have ear buds in and i've been, like, relearning

things as i listen to it again it's like you want to take notes. i do and i am. >> can we tell people how to download it? >> making space with hoda kotb >> just search making space with hoda kotb on apple's podcast, spotify or wherever you go your podcast or use your smartphone camera >> or the qr code. >> we have that. >> we should leave it up for a few seconds. >> thank you >> i love that >> it's going to be fun. i hope y'all enjoy it. >> and i'm going to take you judging with me. >> and there may not be people you know >> they're in the all famous people >> no. i hope you do. >> exciting. coming up, the reason al is down in baltimore at the home of the ravens we're going to shine a light on maryland's principal of the year plus fun surprises for her and her students

a very good morning to you. it is 8:26 right now, i'm laura garcia. the criminal trial is scheduled to get under way today for a danville police officer accused of killing an unarmed man in 2018. andrew hall is facing manslaughter charges in the death of lotimer sbueletta, he was shot and killed after danville police attempted to stop his car. dash cam video shows officer hall firing nine times into the car. he pleaded not guilty to all charges.

he is being investigated for the deadly shooting of a homeless man also this past march. let's get a look at that forecast for today. meteorologist kari hall monitoring all things weather for us. >> we are under a red flag warning for many of our north and east bay hills, this is where humidity will be low today and also gusty winds, especially higher up in some of our upper elevations above 1,000 feet. any fires that get started could spread weekly. you want to continue to monitor that as our highs reach into the low 90s today. it's going to be slightly hotter tomorrow but the winds will be calming down and still a warm workweek. >> we will brace for that. thanks so much. thank you for joining us as well. join us for midday news at 11:00 this morning.

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i just can't tell you how excited i am about it. and i have my friends with me. >> you're 90, right? >> yes >> i don't actually believe it we may have to ask for your driver's license to believe it you're so gorgeous >> thank you >> and happy 13th, too great to see you okay >> so we're going to go back down to baltimore photo al in just a second. hello, carson. >> oh, the party is here >> also with us this morning, tia mowry. she is going to make some easy power snacks there she is we're talking quick cookies, trail mix bar, things that are perfect to take to work or maybe after an school snack for your friends. but first, tom llamas is here with a big announcement >> 7:00 p.m., nbc news now will launch its first prime time show it is called top story with tom llamas >> you heard it here first,

people >> tom, congrats >> quick correction, the crowd out here, not the "today" show, this is the line for top story, 30 rock, 7:00. listen, when i got back to nbc, i realized something really quick, this news organization has an extreme reach there are so many amazing stories being done every day the best stories of the day that nbc news is doing, plus we're launching new stories. we're going to expand your news radar. we're going to inform, we're going to inspire 7:00 >> congratulations >> congratulations >> i can't think of anyone more perfect than you to do that. i'm ready for the news playlist. >> wherever there's a screen, wherever there's an internet address, everywhere except a.m. radio. >> and you're going do come back on the third hour to tell us more about what we can look forward to seeing.

>> meantime, tomorrow on "today," we're going to get some inspiration from amanda gorman she will be here sharing a new way to enjoy her beautiful new words. don't miss that tomorrow let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker and a few of his friends down in baltimore. >> thank you very much we've got poe from the ravens, obviously. there's poe. i was -- right there and here is the rams from digital harbor so these are two of the best mascots you'll ever see. in the meantime, let's show what you we've got as far as your week ahead this is what we're looking at. beautiful day here in the east flash flooding down to the southeast. strong storms in the upper midwest. fire danger out west by the time we get to the midweek period, we are looking at temperatures cooler we're looking at some wet weather into the northeast, ohio river valley down into the southeast. warm and dry out west. toward the end of the week, you can expect to see some beautiful weather making its way through the mid-ohio river valley down

into the gulf coast, but that fire threat continues out west with plenty of sunshine in the pacific northwest. guys, by the way, mayor brandon scott from baltimore, i just want to show you, this is the youngest mayor i've ever seen. i have socks older than this guy. mr. mayor, thank you for being good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at our temperatures today, it's go going to be hotter than over the weekend, reaching into the low 90s for a lot of our spots in the inland east bay, north bay upper 80s, low 90s there, mid 70s and all sunshine for san francisco and along the coast. we are still watching our high fire danger, as the winds increase as well as these hot temperatures reaching up to the low 90s it will be even hotter tomorrow. calmer winds and then we're still pretty warm through the rest of the week. >> and that is your latest weather. joining us now, calais campbell,er peyton man of the

year thank you for joining us >> happy to be here. >> you really do believe in giving back to your community and we're going to be doing something like that in just a little bit but why is that so important to you? >> you know, i really feel like each person in this world is -- your responsibility is to be a good neighbor and help your community. i was raised that way from my parents. today is my dad's birthday it would be his 73rd birthday. it's kind of cool to -- >> and you have a foundation in his honor. >> in his honor. i'm happy to be here we brought home a big win yesterday. >> yes, you did. that was some game congratulations on that. guys, by the way, yes, i am standing in a hole back to you. >> oh, mr. roker >> thank you >> al, thank you can't wait for more. but first, we have our own

special guest. >> have you ever worded this, how a choice you make can impact the entire course of your life this is a cool concept it's called ordinary joe so it centers on one man's pivotal decision in college and shows us the three ways his life could have ended up. >> joining us now, the star of the show, ordinary joe himself, james wolk nothing ordinary about james this sounds like a great concept, james >> it's a lot of fun it's a really interesting show and it looks at what a choice can do and change your whole life, how one choice can drastically send you down three different paths. >> i love this in your path, you could have been a musician, followed in your dad's footsteps as a police officer or become a doctor if you've ever wondered what path should i go down, when you saw it, were you like, yeah? >> whether i saw it, i was like i remember this, i remember graduating from college and being completely confused. and i realized i'm not that special, that everyone has that moment in their life where they go, this is a crossroad.

this show looks at this is a crossroads >> you should be getting three salaries in one because you played like three leads. >> i love that producers are listening, three salaries >> it might have been fun to do three verges of the same character. >> are you singing is that your voice >> that is my voice. >> you have a great voice. >> thank you thank you. >> and he knows. >> you're going to be on hoda and jenna so maybe you'll sing for us a little bit? >> you never know. >> maybe >> don't forget to catch the series premier of "ordinary joy. >> thank you >> let's go. coming up, we're going to head back to al in baltimore to get the full and inspiring story of a high school there and the remarkable woman who leads it. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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once in a lifetime >> leading up to next february, super bowl and the winter olympics both right here on nbc, we're bringing you heart w laudemer arboleda. people makin differences in their communities. >> this week, al is in baltimore where he got to watch the ravens defeat the kansas city chiefs. al, where did you go >> he's a 5'7" super senior from sunni, oswego, a mean weather machine, it's the "today" show's al roker >> yes, thank you! we are at the ravens m&t stadium to honor one of baltimore's finest practices, dr. taisha swinton-buck she just won maryland's principal of the year. we're going to meet her and her students but first, how dr. swinton-buck

is leading her students with love, devotion and tiktok. rise and sparkle >> good morning. how are you? good morning good morning don't start no trouble this morning. >> and sparkle is what dr. taiesha swinton-buck, principal of harbor high school, does best >> she always greets her students with a lot of love. >> i feel like she has taken care of me like i'm actually her own daughter >> principal swinton-buck is the best principal in the world. if you don't like her, i don't know what's wrong with you >> zipping down the hallway with her trademark sparkly shoes and mask and portable music system >> any special requests? >> posting tiktoks, so many tiktoks. ♪ ♪ >> i know that people laugh

about the tiktoks, but kids get into that. and if i can draw you in that way, then by any means necessary, i'm going to do it. >> let's go, let's go. don't be late, be great. >> since dr. swinton-buck became principal three years ago, digital harbor high has been setting records in attendance, grade performance and graduation rates. >> i recognize that it's on me to research what this generation needs as learners as well as just the whole child and the whole experience >> like a free barber shop for its students >> that is something that really changed the scope of how our students show up, especially our young men. >> they also set up a free resource room stocked with personal care and household items that any student can get

discreetly >> if students' needs are not met in other places, that shows up in the classroom. so i want to bridge those gaps for students in any way that we need for them and their families so they can show up as their best selves. >> and while talking about her students, she beams. >> my kids are resilient they are persistent. they are a beacon of light for me i love my students >> hey, are you okay >> hey, you pull your mask up. are you feeling better what happened? >> each the teachers at digital harbor get emotional talking about her. >> she has the ability to bring out the best in each individual. >> she's everything that this school was meant to do when we set out to do it it's life changing >> and lives are changing all around this school like berdwan who dr. swinton-buck calls one of her come back kids >> it was a big difference on

how i came from failing classes to passing classes >> dewan now envisions a future working in real estate >> he said dr. swinton-buck, when i make it, i'm going to make sure that i tell people -- you made me cry. he said when i make it, i'm going to make sure people know that you were the person that helped me. the thing that meant so much to me about what he said was that he saw his success because when kids can see their success, that's the turning point for them >> a turning point for students, a school and a community, inspired by a principal with sparkling shoes and a personal to match with a huge heart >> she was just named principal of the your for the great state of maryland and she has her

sparkle shoes ready to roll. please welcome principal taisha swinton-buck and the rams have exceeded the digital harbor high school >> doctor, how are you feeling today? >> i'm feeling rams-tastic >> whether you hear these kids talk about that, about how you inspired them and your staff members, how you've inspired them, how does that make you feel >> it makes me feel really good. i serve an amazing group of staff and students i'm humble and grateful to stand in this moment with them and have this memory because they deserve it >> dr. swinton-buck, went you and your students and your school to keep being a success story, so we have a little surprise for you are you ready? >> i think so.

>> here we go. every student at digital harbor high is getting a free dell laptop and you get to keep it and you guys get internet access for a year >> oh, my god. thank you so much. >> all provided by our parent company comcast. but hold on, there's more. your school is getting 1400 laptops and comcast is going to give away another 1600 laptops to school programs throughout baltimore. >> oh, wow thank you so much. >> so in all total, that's 3,000 computers, our largest computer laptop give away ever. >> wow, thank you so much. >> what does this mean for your community? >> it means everything to us at digital harbor high school, computers kept us connected during the covid and so we're so happy that we can continue on trend, digital harbor high school, technology, we're going to stay focused. right, james >> that's right. >> how are you guys feeling?

>> we feel good. >> and we want to mention again, the laptops donated today come from nbc universal's parent company, comcast, and its internet essentials program providing broadband internet service to eligible families and is part of the company's $1 billion commitment to digital equity dr. swinton-buck and everybody at digital harbor, thank you so much for everything you're doing. >> thank you thank you so much. >> it's so nice to meet you. and the swill is on point with the sparkling sneakers >> thank you >> we love it. >> guys, back to you >> al, that was wonderful, brother. that was wonderful wonderful, wonderful >> good job. >> and you know what i know we work for comcast, but kudos to comcast >> absolutely. and caring for the other schools in baltimore, too. >> and kudos to her. >> that principal is one of a kind right there that was amazing

>> she is. >> al, thank you so much >> and it demonstrates the power of one person, one principal >> she can't hear us, but we're talking -- >> watch it later. we love you. you're amazing >> that's a tough act to follow. >> it is (m usic) ♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪

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♪ i think to myself ♪ ♪ what a wonderful world ♪ we are back with "today's" food >> let's take you back to the 90s. you probably remember the beloved sitcom "sister, sister." >> tia is here with a new cookbook tia is with us this morning with a few of those recipes so good to see you >> so nice to see you guys everybody looks fantastic. >> not as fantastic as you can you tell us about this banana sushi >> yes, i totally can. this is a quick, easy recipe that the kids are going to love. it's fun it's loaded with fiber from the tortilla we have protein from the nut butter and fruit from the banana

let's get this party started i know we only have a few minutes here basically i'm going to show you how i make my banana sushi roll. like i said, the kids love it. i take a tortilla and spread some nut butter on this. this is sun flower butter because my son has an allergy to peanuts. i'm going to take my banana here and roll this up like a sushi, right? it's so easy the kids, like i said, they love doing this and i like to just cut off the ends i say this is like mommy's, you know, part of the sushi roll and i just kind of cut them into maybe like 1 inch kind of like rolls, just like so.

do you see how easy and quick this is? >> amazing is that tortilla warmed at all >> no, the tortilla is not warmed at all. this is incredibly easy. take it right out of the package. i'm going to put a little dollop of sun flower butter or whatever peanut butter if you want on the top here you can spread this all over if you want and then you just add whatever toppings so i have some dried cranberries right here i'm going to put that on the top. >> could you chill it and save it for later like an after school snack >> i wouldn't do that because these are bananas and bananas go ripe pretty fast >> as usual, any instincts are dead wrong >> but that's why you have me. >> the answer is no. >> the kids absolutely love this >> ooh, look at those. >> so cute

>> what about this trail mix bark >> so the trail mix bark, what i love about this, again, it's a great way to get all the nutrients in for your kids there's almonds in here. use whatever nuts you like like there's cranberries to get that nice tarty flavor and chocolate chips. i also have some cookies over here these in my cookies in a flash and i only use like five ingredients. easy and delicious >> good to see you >> thank you >> good to see you >> thanks for helping me get to the 90s, as well the quick fix kitchen on sale september 28th preorder at today.com. we're back in a moment 2nd.

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning and welcome to the third hour of "today." it is monday, september 20th. everybody have a good weekend? >> good weekend. >> great weekend. >> guess that's all we're saying abouthat. >> we'll talk more about it soon. >> i am dylan with sheinelle and craig. al is down in baltimore. he pulled off a huge surprise for thousands of students, but he has one more thing left to do. and we are going to check in with him in just a little by. >> a big