gorgeous. >> gorgeous shot of the city by the way. no other place you would be, right? have a great morning. "today" show is coming up, next. self-inflicted catastrophe the treasury secretary's stark warning as congress stalemate overs the debt ceiling the president abruptly canceling a trip to the midwest, staying in washington to avert a government shutdown with republicans and democrats not budging, the country on the brink again. we're live with the latest on the hot seat, the nation's top military leaders summoned to congress to answer for the deadly and chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan and for the first time publicly contradict the president, saying they urged against total withdrawal >> interpreter: recommended that we maintain 2,500 troops in

>> how the white house is reacting to that moment as the generals prepare for another grilling today one step closer, the fda is now in possession of key dat from pfizer's vaccine trial on kids how quickly could it come with a decision as millions of parents watching and waiting searching for answers, gabby petito's family speaking out for the first time since that emotional memorial service >> she is with us. she's with us. >> straight ahead, their plea for help, the lawyers tough words for the parents of brian laundrie and the fbi manhunt intensifying all that, plus decision day, inside britney spears' battle to win back control of her life and career, the major decision facing the judge and the new director of a netflix documentary joining us live to reveal what she's discovered about the pop star's controversial case and here is jonny. jon stewart really to make his

big return to tv after six long years away >> how did it feel to be back in front of an audience >> because of the covid, i still like -- i'm still not very pleased when anybody exhales >> our exclusive interview today, wednesday, september 29th, 2021 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> and good morning, everybody welcome to "today. it's so good to have you with us on this busy wednesday morning >> it is we are going to begin with the countdown to the shutdown. if lawmakers do not come to an agreement by the end of the day tomorrow, the government shutdown will begin. how does it affect you it affects everything from national parks to loan applications >> and that looming deadline is one of the reasons stocks fell sharply yesterday. nasdaq down 2.8%, its worst day since march.

>> both are major concerns for the biden administration which is facing new fallout over the chaotic end to the afghanistan war. day two of a capitol hill hearing looking into that withdrawal we'll start at the white house with nbc's peter alexander at his post. good morning >> reporter: good morning. president biden postponing a trip to stay here in washington and try to iron ou those intensifying divisions within his own party that now threaten to derail his signature policy proposals at the same time, the treasury secretary, janet yellen, in the most blunt terms said if they do not raise or suspend the nation's credit card limit, the consequences for the nation would be catastrophic. this morning, treasury secretary janet yellen telling congress if it doesn't resolve its stalemate, the u.s. will be unable to pay its debts by october 18th >> america would default for the first time in history and our country would likely face a

financial crisis and economic recession. >> reporter: while democrats and republicans battle over a pair of fiscal crises, funding the government beyond thursday and raising the debt ceiling by next month, yellen is imploring them to work together to avoid economic catastrophe >> and it would be a self-inflicted wound of enormous proportions. >> that possible government shutdown under 48 hours away, threatening to furlough hundreds of thousands of federal workers in the middle of a pandemic. senate republicans blocking bills to address the two fiscal threats saying democrats are trying to spend too much money democrats will not get bipartisan help borrowing money so they can immediately blow historic sums on a partisa taxing and spending spree. >> reporter: it comes as president biden and top democrats are trying to unite feuding wings of their party to pass both a trillion dolla infrastructure bill and a larger

plan that will invest millions more into climate, education programs some democrats say pass both laws or they'll block the bipartisan bill. moderates huddling with the president tuesday say that is the wrong approach they want the birth plan scaled down, but it's filled with presidential priorities, including free pre-k and college credits. spend child tax credits and it would allow medicare to negotiate lower drug prices for seniors. >> and the white house says that plan will be paid for by tax increases on the wealthy and tax inflation. >> let's talk about this debt ceiling. the treasury secretary warned about a catastrophe if the debt ceiling is not lifted. and that will affect every single american, won't it, peter? >> yeah, that's right.

she laid out a laundry list of the potential impacts, the consequences here saying that nearly 50 million seniors, for example, could see their social security payments delayed. service members in this country would not know when their next paycheck is coming ultimately she says interest rates on credit cards and car loans and mortgages would all rise meaning you would end up paying more and on top of all of it, she says unemployment would go up. peter, thank you very much meantime, the white house is facing new fallout over the chaotic end to the nation's longest war. testifying on capitol hill, advisers said they advised president biden against a full withdrawal and they're back in the hot seat today hallie jackson joins us now with more good morning >> reporter: hey, hoda, get ready for round two today with all eyes on how those officials react to new questions over that extraordinary contradiction between some of them and president biden on how many troops should have stayed in afghanistan. the country's commanders on

defense. >> general, i think you should resign secretary austin, i think you should resign. >> reporter: less than a month after the formal end to america's longest war in afghanistan, a withdrawal that saw more than 120,000 people evacuated, 13 troops killed in an attack near the kabul airport and dozens of u.s. citizens still in the country >> it's a logistical success, but a strategic failure. >> reporter: the joint chiefs chairman contradicting president biden who called the withdrawal an extraordinary success and in an extraordinary split with the commander in chief, other top defense officials acknowledging they thought at least some troops should stay in the country. >> i recommended that we maintain 2,500 troops in afghanistan. >> general milley, i assume yo agree with that in terms of the recommendation of 2,500? >> i do agree with that. >> reporter: but here is what president biden said last month. >> they wanted you to keep about 2,500 troops that wasn't true't

>> so your military advisers did not tell you we should just keep 2,500 troops it's ban stable situation for the last several years, we can do that, we can continue to do that >> no, no one said that to me that i can recall. >> the white house responding. >> if we had kept 2,500 troops there, we would have increased the number of troops, we would have been at war with the taliban. that is not the decision the president made it's up to the commander in chief to make those decisions. >> general mark milley standing up for that chain of command >> general milley, i can only conclude that your advice about saying in afghanistan was rejected why haven't you resigned >> it would be an incredible act of political defiance for a commissioned officer to resign because my advice is not taken >> and hallie, the general was pressed about some new revelations about his role in the final days of trump's administration what happened there? >> reporter: a couple of things.

one of those headlines was that milley is reported in this new book in the final days of the trump administration called his chinese counterpart to reassure him that president trump was not planning to attack milley said it was his direct responsibility to convey that to the chinese, to basically de-escalate things he also disputed that he also agreed with house speaker nancy pelosi that mr. trump was crazy. she is concerned at the time about his access to military weapons. milley said he told her he's not qualified to determined the mental health of a president >> thanks. we move now to the fight with the coronavirus with the booster shot being rolled out, pfizer is putting more focus on shots for kids how soon could we see shots in arms gabe gutierrez has more on that story. >> reporter: a vaccine suitable for younger children is a major missing piece in this country's effort to turn back the pandemic we're now hearing it could be late october, possibly november before it gets the green light

it's a crucial step towards getting younger kids vaccinated. pfizer submitting data to the fda on covid shots for 5 to 11-year-olds saying smaller doses produce antibody responses comparable to those seen in older people >> as long as the fda and others approve it, i'm ready to go. >> reporter: so when could emergency authorization for that age group come dr. fauci says as early as late october. >> we don't want impatience to get in the way of collecting the appropriate and solid data to make a scientifically sound decision >> reporter: craig asked pfizer's ceo about even younger kids >> how soon after that do we believe that children under the age of 5 will be able to get a shot >> the stats are ongoing, craig, before the end of the year >> reporter: but some parents are hesitant >> if the fda approves it, i would have to see what they're basing it on

>> reporter: across the country there is growing tension about the vaccine mandates new york city' mayor says the requirements work and vaccinations overall have jumped 45% since mandates launched in july now every employee in the nation's largest school system must be vaccinated to continue in their role. >> for anyone who has not gotten a dose by friday at 5:00 p.m., we're going to then assume you're not coming to work monday morning as a vaccinated employee and we will immediately find a substitute >> reporter: the white house says more than 400,000 americans have gotten booster shots at pharmacies since friday and more than 1 million have scheduled appointments over the next few weeks. >> we will continue to evaluate data as it becomes available in realtime and with urgency and update our recommendations to make sure all of those at risk have the protections they need >> reporter: here in new york state, a vaccine mandate just went into effect for health care workers. according to the governor, more than 90% of them have been vaccinated but the rest of them, employees at nursing homes and hospitals, thousands of them have now lost

their jobs savannah >> thank you very much coming up on 12 minutes past the hour we say good morning to craig and new details in the gabby petito case >> good morning. good morning to you as well. with the massive manhunt ongoing, her family came since that emotional memorial service over the weekend stephanie gosk joins us with the latest hey, steph >> good morning. only the attorney commented on th ongoing investigation. instead, the family expressed confidence in the fbi and announced the formation of the gabby petito foundation so they say no one has to go through what they've experienced >> we actually got behind a car yesterday and there was a wyoming sticker and the letters were gbz >> for the family of gabby petito, the signs are everywhere >> she's with us she's with us. >> reporter: nine days after petito's body was found in a

campground in grand teton national park, the family still looking for answers. >> the laundries did not help us find gabby they are not going to help us find brian for brian, we're asking you to turn yourself in >> petito's fiance brian laundrie was named as a person of interest in her disappearance after he showed up home without her september 1st. the family confirming they went camping with laundrie in the park after petito disappeared. he hasn't been seen since the family left the park together september 7th. laundrie's parents told police their son went for a hike september 14th at the 25,000 acre carlton reserve near their home the fbi issued a warrant for laundrie's arrest for debit card fraud they say happened after gabby's death. they gathered personal items from his home that will help with dna matching. >> we need positive stuff to come from the tragedy that happened

>> the family also announced the formation of the gabby petito foundation >> we're hoping that through our tragedy with losing gabby, that in the future, that some good can come out of it, that we can help other people that may be in a similar situations >> after the national conversation on why the intense spotlight on gabby's case doesn't extend to other missing people, especially people of color, joe petito urging scrutiny on other cases. >> social media has been amazing and very influential this same type of heightened awareness should be continued for everyone >> in honor of gabby, the family getting matching "let it be" tattoos on monday. >> these were tattoos that gabby designed herself she was an artist. >> i wanted to have her with me all the time >> something positive as they hope and wait for justice. >> and we're going to keep pushing forward and living every day and loving every day because that's what gabby did and that's what we need to do >> search has been going on a

couple of weeks now. is there any change in the strategy for the fbi now that it's at the helm here? >> reporter: yeah. they say they're going to work off of targeted intelligence they're going to get some help from the weather in the carlton reserve. it's drying up that will allow them to search places they couldn't before. >> and laundrie in the past has been known for staying off the grid for some time, right? >> yeah. elusive to say the least if he is out there >> thank you, steph. much more to get to, but we want to say good morning to al and get our first check of the weather. he's down in washington this morning. hi, al >> hey, guys, good morning we'll take a look at what is happening down through the plains from between corpus christi and houston. strong storms are firing up all part of a cold front pushing into the east. a front stretching from north dakota down into texas more areas across the plains will be looking for rain

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now the fda is considering whether to approve the pfizer vaccine at a lower dose for ages 5 to 11. that authorization could come by the end of october. meanwhile here in the bay area more school districts are considering making the covid vaccine mandatory for all children who are eligible. oakland, piedmont and hayward will require it. the governor's office confirms that staff is studying the option, too. let's look at the forecast for this wednesday morning. hear's meteorologist, kari hall. >> time to get the kids out the door for school. a lot of sunshine go into today. going to be a nice one with our valley temperatures reach into the low to mid-80s, and then it heats up heading into the weekend. low to mid-90s for our valleys. while san francisco, we'll keep it cool here, highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, even into next week, laura. >> thank you, kari.

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okay. back now at 7:30. >> oh, what is that, hoda? >> wait, that's a sparkler. we have in our presence an emmy and an award emmy winner. that emmy was awarded to nbc news and savannah. so that came for outstanding live interview. it's the town hall with then president trump. it was less than a month before the 2020 presidential election. savannah is embarrassed. she asked us not to do it, but you know what? too bad. it's a big award, it's a nice award and it will look beautiful

on your mantle. i said before she even got that award, before any hardware came into your life, you were already a number one. >> of all the emmys that have been awarded, perhaps the most hard earned. people don't fully appreciate how hard it is not just to interview a sitting president, but to fact check him or her live in present. >> i did tell you not to do this, but lucas vasquez, carrie pines, it's for nbc news and i'm proud of everybody. yeah. let's get to our headlines here at 7:30. north korea says it successfully tested a newly developed hyper sonic missile this week joining a worldwide race to deploy the system. it can achieve more than five times the speed of sound. the missile test was north korea's third launch this month. it comes as north korea tries to pressure washington and seoul

over long stalled negotiations concerning its nuclear weapons. barack and michelle obama broke ground on his new presidential library in chicago. it will be located in a lake front part. construction has been delayed by legal battles. the 19-acres complex has plans includes an athletic playground and a test kitchen. now to some heart stopping video out of florida. this is a drone camera. it captures a surfer riding directly over a shark. this is video that was shot off south daytona beach, florida. it's an area known for shark bites. the video shows some surfers paddling in close proximity to sharks. all the surfers in that video did mistake it out of the water safely. >> thanks.

meantime, it is the start of a highly anticipated day for britney spears. in fact, some of her fans are calling this day b day. >> it's a long awaited hearing that could be held in los angeles and could have major implications on her conservatorship and her life. in a moment, we'll talk to a new documentary that explores this case by first erin mclaughlin has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, guys. while the fate of britney spears rests with the judge in the courthouse behind me, it appears as though the conservatorship which has controlled her life and finances for more than a decade might soon be brought to an end giving new hope to her fans and supporters that the free britney movement might soon become a reality. this morning, britney spears' court battle is reaching a crescendo. today's hearing the latest and potentially most crucial milestone in the long legal journey to free the singer from a 13-year conservatorship led by her father, jamie.

earlier this month, her father filed a petition to finally end unexpected turn after controlling his daughter's live a judge could remove jamie today. britney's legal team requesting john zabel take over the conservatorship temporarily. >> jamie still seems to be putting up obstacles. >> reporter: the follow-up to that documentary released over the weekend, detailing allegations that jamie spears and his team surveilled britney for years, bugging her room and mirroring her cell phone, even monitoring communications with her lawyers. >> britney's communication is monitored for her own security and protection.

>> the security company in charge of britney did not respond to nbc's request for comment, but their lawyer told the "new york times" they are particularly proud of keeping ms. spears safe for many years. a lawyer for jamie spears responded to the allegations writing in part all of his actions were well within the parameters of the authority conferred upon his by the court. netflix released a documentary britney versus spears." >> she is limited on how she can voice her wishes. >> i just want my life back. it's been 13 years and it's been enough. >> reporter: the documentary raising questions as to why the conservatorship is still in place. >> i've represented dozens of conserves in court. not one of them has had a job.

>> britney wrote on instagram she watched a little bit of one recent doc. britney and her supporters hoping the end of her conservatorship will bring in new beginnings. >> reporter: and this morning, jami unwaveringly and only wants the best for meanwhile, legal experts are saying britney is not expected to emerge today's hearing a free woman, however, they expect this to head in that direction and the conservatorship could be ended in a matter of months. >> and joining us now is erin lee carr. good morning to you. >> thank you. >> let's talk about what is happening in court. jamie spears rather abruptly earlier this month decided to stop fighting for the conservatorship saying he would step down and that the conservatorship should be dissolved. a lot of people were taken aback by that. given your reporting and your knowledge of this case, what do you think was behind that decision?

was it a change in heart or a change in strategy? >> savannah, the jig is up. i've been investigating this for 2 1/2 years and there has been a lot of rumors circulating about jamie spears. but then, when you see this hard evidence of what the inside of a conservatorship looks like for britney, there had to away strategy. i will say at first he said he will step aside when the time is right. so we have to try to figure out, when is he actually going to step down and what does it mean for britney? >> yeah. he said i'll step aside when the time is right. then he said let's dissolve the conservatorship and now at this court hearing the question is whether he should be replaced. >> that felt like a publicity stunt, right? >> that's what i'm asking. >> when he is out of her life and not her conservator, that will be when he's no longer -- i mean, these statements feel like potentially a ploy from his team of lawyers. >> as you said, you've looked through court documents, you've talked to sources, you were on this story for years. did anything surprise you? there have been a few

documentaries now. what did you learn? what revelations did you come across? >> i mean, it felt like almost every day we found out something more shocking. we were able to unearth and verify these confidential reports that talked about that britney's medication was increased on days she worked or access to her children was delayed or removed if her father thought she had good behavior. and i think all the medical stuff, specifically that they said -- the medical team said britney should not work until she's ready. then you see something like the circus tour or the incredible las vegas residency. that is her doing a incredible amount of work. >> if this conservatorship ends and britney gets her life and her freedom back and all indications are that that is where this is headed, how do you think she'll fare? >> i think britney is a survivor and i think over the past 13 years, basically her whole life, she has been strong. i think people have cited her

instagram and what's going on. i think it really is about that britney deserves to make her own decisions and i think that's what my film is about. all the evidence and specifically that she talked about in court june 23rd what her live was like. and my film is about backing up all of that and seeing inside the conservatorship, what does it mean for britney now? >> erin lee carr, thank you very much. still ahead, slower mail, higher prices, an inside look at the big changes coming to the postal service and fedex. it will have a big impact on your holiday season. right after this rue, if you have diabetes, you know high blood sugar is the root of the problem. but that excess sugar can cause the blood vessels to be seriously damaged. and when that happens, this could happen, vision loss or even blindness. that's right, diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness for adults in the u.s.

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point b, especially long distances across the country it is going to be something that you are all dealing with, we're all dealing with we're going to be paying more in the coming days. it's yet another change to the nation's mail system that's got customers talking and complaining. >> it's very frustrating because you tell them, well, i sent this on the way and it never gets there. >> it's been so unpredictability and unreliable this i'm at a loss of really what to do. >> starting this friday, some first class mail will take up to two days longer to arrive, largely affecting standard size, letters, and flat rate packages traveling longer distances prices will be up for commercial and retail customers from 75 cents to $5 more depending on how heavy the package is and how far it's going and fedex users will see prices jump starting in november. that's when an extra surcharge kicks in on some shipments including fedex express, ground

and freight packages the ships and services ahead of a new bigger holiday season surge expected this career the usps says it will hire more than 40,000 seasonal workers to handle what is expected to be a record number of deliveries. that is amid a shortage of tens of thousands of truck drivers nationwide all of it a stress test for a shipping industry on the brink sky high service charges and longer wait times are trickling down to the pocketbooks of everyday consumers from home appliances to canned goods to jeans with some prices already jumping nearly 25% >> definitely across the board expect to pay a little bit more, wait a little bit longer for the things that you would have normally taken for granted >> and customers are paying extra at the nation's car dealerships where a global computer chip shortage is leading to a shortages of new

cars many car and truck assembly lines are on pause i asked when they will get back on track >> how long will it take, do you believe, for that computer chip shortage to hopefully right itself and for cars to show up in showrooms again >> we are making progress. i think we'll continue to make progress through the fourth quarter into next year, but we're probably going to be living with this for some time >> let's go back to the delays and price hikes at the postal service for a moment do we know why the post office is making these changes now? >> well, this is all a part of postmaster general lewis dejoy's plan to try to right the ship. as you know, the postal service is really just bogged down by massive debt among the changes he's making, he's going to try to eliminate a lot of airmail delivery, go more towards ground delivery. he says that simply makes more sense. but they're trying to compete against the likes of fedex and amazon with its own shipping service and u.p.s.

so they've been struggling to do that they say they simply are not able to make the money that they they'd to make they have to right the ship. this is his plan controversial, we'll tell you, but this is his plan >> all right, tom costello for us there, thank you. let's get another check of the weather. al is down in d.c. this morning. hi, al >> hey, guys, good morning in our today climate segment, you can see so far 2021 is a continental divide when it comes to precipitation here in the west we are looking at less than 50% of the average precipitation. that means worsening drought and fire conditions. while in the gulf coast to the northeast, top five wettest years on record from victoria, tupelo, huntsville, new york, boston and binghamton. so the climate connection is we are looking for long-term trends, the east getting wetter. the west getting hotter and dryer. and way ahead of the modeling, so we are way ahead when it

comes to those temperatures and that drought today, temperatures warm from minneapolis, cincinnati, nashville, st. louis, anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above average. that continues on into tomorrow from madison down to atlanta, charlotte, indianapolis. but as we get into the northeast for the weekend, look at this, perfect fall weather, 60s and low 70s from bangor down to washington, d.c. that's what' good morning. i'm meteorologist, kari hall. we are under a fire weather watch for our north bay mountains, elevations above 1,100 feet. it still is going to be comfortable today with highs in the inland valleys reach into the mid-80s, but looks to warm up going into the weekend with low to mid-90s. the warmest day on saturday, reaching 94 degrees. cooling down early next week while san francisco will continue to see highs near 70. >> and that is your latest weather.

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a very good wednesday morning to you. it's 7:56 right now. i am laura garcia. here's a look at what is happening now. i'm bob redell here in pleasanton. you might want to get a head start on your kris khus shipping. i know it's still september but this is because of changes coming to the united states postal service starting on friday where some pieces of mail and packages could take an extra couple days to arrive, and also starting on sunday the prices will be increased on package deliveries through the christmas season. this is part of a ten-year reorganization to save money and help get the post office out of debt and make it more efficient. >> okay, i guess we are christmas shopping in september. kari, should we head to an outdoor mall today? >> yeah, i think it will be

still nice and comfortable, and maybe you are going to the out let near livermore. we have mid-70s heading into the inner bay, and mid-80s for the inner east bay. as for the forecast, we will heat up into the weekend feeling summer-like, going into saturday and sunday with 90s in the forecast and then cooling down early next week. san francisco will continue to see highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. laura? >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update is coming up in half an hour. hope to see you then. right now we're living with you a live look outside. look at the gorgeous golden gate bridge. see you on midday --

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, shutdown countdown. president biden canceling a trip to focus on the looming deadline as the treasury secretary issues a dire warning about the economy. >> and it would be a self-inflicted wound of enormous proportions. >> we're live in washington with what you need to know. space jab. >> i felt like it was best suited for not only me, but my family and my friends. >> nba superstar lebron james reveals for the fist time he is

vaccinated, but some players still refusing to roll up their sleeves. with just weeks until the season starts, what it all means for the league plus, daily dose, jon stewart returns to tv. our exclusive conversation about his new show and what he's been doing since stepping away from the small screen >> imagine you're living with an older gentleman who won't stop doing this >> it's annoying and it's a girl, barbara bush announces the birth of baby daughter cora, what her aunt jenna is saying about the big news today, september 29th, 2021 >> hello to our three grandchildren. >> in seattle, washington. >> celebrating our first time in new york city. >> from terre haute, indiana >> what's up, nashville, tennessee? >> shout out to our families in conway, arkansas. >> and houston, texas. >> we're the barrett-johns

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nbc's chief white house correspondent and weekend today coanchor peter alexander joins us with the latest. >> reporter: that potential shutdown now less than 48 hours away and the president has called off a planned trip to chicago today to try to stay here in washington, to try to bridge the divisions between feuding wings of his own party to get his signature policy proposals passed the house is scheduled to vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill tomorrow, but progressives like bernie sanders are urging democrats to vote against that bill unless a much larger plan that would invest billions into child care and education and climate program sess passed first. moderates argue holding a bipartisan bill hostage like that is bad for the country. on top of it, treasury secretary janet yellen just warned congress if they don't raise or suspend the nation's debt ceiling, the consequences for the country will be catastrophic a default, yellen warns, would likely cause mortgages and car

loans and credit card rates to rise and unemployment would go up, as well. >> thank you the nba's biggest star has ended months of speculation about his covid vaccine status now, lebron james is explaining his decision to get vaccinated, even as other pros risk playing time and money by refusing to do the same nbc's sam brock joins us with more sam, good morning to you >> reporter: craig, good morning. big news, no doubt about it. and the nba, craig, does not have a mandatory policy for getting the vaccine, but says more than 90% of its players have opted to get a shot so far, including its biggest superstar lebron james who has drawn a distinction between what he is willing to do for himself and his family and the position he is not willing to take, advocating for the vaccine >> it was never a team

discussion, but at the end of the day, you always try to figure out a way that you can always be available and protect one another. in a win for the nba, lebron james and the lakers are heading towards 100% vaccination, but it was the cloud of speculation around the admittedly vaccine skeptical mega star that fueled conversation for months. >> but after doing my research and things of that nature, i felt like it was best suited not only for me, but for my family and my friends >> reporter: the league confirms its vaccination excavate above 90%. but some cities have filled the void in new york and san francisco, home players must be vaccinated to compete indoors the regulations affecting the knicks, nets and warriors squads the golden state forward andrew wiggin says he's not currently vaccinated and could miss half the season and millions in paychecks. >> you stand to lose a lot of

money. >> and it's my problem, not yours. >> a video of orlando magic player jonathan isaac discussing his rationale fought not rolling up his sleeve has been viewed more than 3 million times. >> having covid in the past and having antibodies with my current age group and fitness -- physical fitness level, it's not necessarily a fear of mine >> of course, health experts recommend the vaccine for healthy adults, regardless of fitness level or past infection to stop community spread of covid. one all-star swept up in the vaccine controversy is kyrie irving of the nets who hasn't revealed his status, but did miss media day for health and safety protocols >> i like to keep that stuff private, map i'm a human being first. >> reporter: lebron says his decision will not turn him into a campaigner for unvaccinated players. >> i don't feel like me personally should get involved in what other people do for their bodies and their livelihood >> reporter: and there are consequences for players who choose not to get vaccinated we talk about pay and the teams will decide whether or not they will dock those players who fail to make it on to the court it is possible they won't be able to eat or travel to the same areas as vaccinated teammates. >> sam, thank you. we have the news covered,

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welcome back it feels like millions of news sex since jon stewart signed off "the daily show. and fans have been waiting anxiously for his return to tv >> good news, guys the wait is over tomorrow, jon stewart is back with a new show. he's taking on some serious issues facing the country. but before his debut, savannah got to sit down with him and catch up >> it was fun to catch up with him, we talked about how the new show is different from the old show and a hobby of his that has the family wanting him to leave home even more for 16 years, jon stewart's daily show was nightly must-sees viewing. >> why can we still breathe? that's what i'm asking >> but now, after a six-year hiatus --

>> i've been away from television for some time this is what i look like now >> he's back on television, a new show on apple tv plus called the problem with jon stewart more casual looks, more serious feel >> well, it's not "the daily show." >> no. >> it's the biweekly show. >> does biweekly mean twice a week or twice a month? >> i'm on dictionary.com >> we do like 80 a year. i guess there's no real terminology for that this is an oct annual program. >> the oct annual show >> that was the original title, actually >> each episode takes a deep dive into one problem facing the country. >> we support our troops unless they actually need support >> stewart with an audience once again. >> how did it feel to be back in

front of an audience >> because of the covid, i've still like -- i'm still not very pleased, like when anybody exhales. i sort of felt like, all right, let's do this, let's do this free diving. we're going to go into the studio, we're going to hold our breath for as long as we can hold it and then we're out of there. >> i thought watching it it's funny, it will make you laugh, bit also might make you cry. >> oh, well, that -- hold on a second i'm going to use that on the -- that's going right on the magazine ad, savannah. i'm going to put that in quotes, savannah guthrie "today" show, it will make you laugh, it will make you cry, it will make you try to figure out how to subscribe to apple tv plus you're the blurb queen >> i lettered in blurbing. it was my minor in college >> what i'm trying to say is there's a lot of it that feels like "the daily show," but it also is going a lot deeper >> if another country was doing what we allowed to be doing to our veterans, we will be at war

already. >> should i vote for you now >> and i don't mean going deeper into the controversy you're going deeper into the substance. >> well, i hope so i think "the daily show" felt like -- like the "today" show, no matter what, you're there and it felt to me maybe a chance to step back for a second and maybe look at the system how is the system incentivized that is creating this corrupt end game that we seem to be trapped in >> was there any part of you that decided to come back to tv because of anything that's happened in the last five years where you felt like i am dieing to get this off my chest >> not really. i feel like i get to get things off my chest all the time. i have children. i get to unburden myself at breakfast and dinner almost

every day. it was not one of those things where i thought, i need an outlet this idea that i have was the first time i felt like, oh, that feels like an evolution to me that makes sense and so that is -- i think that is more the motivation of it and also the children and tracy have had enough of me i think that was a lot of it, as well >> they wanted it to be more than oct annual? >> they felt like how about two shows a day. >> 24 hour cable >> host the whole thing. >> you do something in the show that you didn't do in "the daily show," which is you went out in the field and conducted an interview. >> yes >> one-on-one. >> yes it wasn't humorous >> no. >> and the first interview you secretary. >> you're saying burning

everything with jet fuel might not be the answer. >> as soon as i was out there, mad at me. >> does that mean you'll be nicer to the media in this new show >> no. >> jon stewart said he wants to reduce the noise in politics and media. but at home, different story >> you've gotten a new talent. >> first of all, very kind of you to say a new talent. >> i didn't say you were talented >> i have a new behavioral -- involving drum sticks. >> how does the family feel about your playing drum sticks >> imagine you're living with an older gentleman who won't stop doing this >> it's annoying >> i'm generally annoying because i like to talk a lot and then when you add tapping, that just -- that elevates it to an entirely new scale of oh, my god, when do i get to go to college? >> i read you felt like being away from that daily grind, you said that life got richer and

more colorful. and i like that. >> it feels like one of those videos where the guy puts on the glasses for the first time and sees colors where you're just like, i had no idea that all this was going on. even to the point of just being able to pick the kids up from school, you know, driving home and listening to the conversation in the back where they aren't as aware that you're in there is so much more revelatory and lovely. and i think that informed how i went back to doing another television show. i believe they refer to it as balance. >> i was just about to say, jon stewart, sounds like you have it all. ding i was looking for a good little ending how do you like that as an ending >> it's nice >> perfect i have missed him. >> what a conversation

>> i have missed jon stewart >> so many people are looking forward to hearing from him again and his take on everything that's going on. so it starts thursday, the premier. >> what kind of topics does he tackle >> serious topics. the first one has to do with military burn pits and toxic exposures. he dives deep into it. one is on freedom and what freedom means in terms of masks or vaccines. so, yeah, he takes on some hard topics, does some tough interviews, too. you can see more of our conversation tonight on nightly news the full interview is on today all day. and the problem with jon stewart premiers tomorrow on apple tv plus >> i can't wait to see if he steals any of your tag lines >> it was so embarrassing.

anything cheesy had to say was just -- oh, it was embarrassing. let's get a check of the weather. hey, mr. roker >> savannah guthrie heretofore known as the blurb queen >> i like it >> we're taking a look at the tropics. we had hurricane sam out there it's going to probably stay to the east of bermuda. maybe some swells and problems there. we've got two other areas we're going to be watching, upwards of a 90% chance of formation off the african coast, another one to the west of that. it would become victor and wanda if they become storms. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures today will feel very nice. our inland areas headed towards the mid-80s, but then it starts to heat up, ask we'll have a blast of summer again for the weekend. and for san francisco, staying pretty comfortable here. a lot of sunshine in the

forecast, but a little bit more of the clouds and fog returning on friday into saturday. but we're still going to see a slight warmup in our temperatures for the weekend with highs reaching into the low 70s. >> check out our on sirius/xm channel 108. it will make you laugh, it will make you cry >> it will make you serious. >> thanks, al. we want to take a moment and send congratulations to a member of our extended "today" family >> we all feel like aunties this morning. jenna's sister barbara and her husband, craig, have welcomed a baby girl into their family. there she is, cora georgia she was born monday in may sissy got right on a plane to go see her new little niece >> she was bursting, aunt jenna talked about how cora arrived a

little earlier, but she says her niece is beautiful, precious and feisty >> she's a bush girl has to be feisty in a statement, former president bush said, quote, with full hearts, laura and i are excited to announce the birth of our new granddaughter. cora is healthy and adorable and we are proud >> they were married back in 2019 and we are sending them a lot of love and congratulations this morning. >> a lot of love here. now to an interview that will give you some inspiration to start the day >> yeah. i got the chance to chat with the ceo of the dallas mavericks. her name is cynthia marshall in 2018, she became the nba's first black female ceo she was brought in to turn things around. there was a toxic work environment, that explosive "sports illustrated" article that talked about the culture in the organization it was her job to go in and clean it out she knew nothing about

basketball, but she went in and was met with some resistance >> what did you do with the haters there were some that said don't listen to her. >> they're gone. the haters can't stay. what we were trying to do is institutionalize an inclusive culture. so there were some who balked against it there were some a part of the old culture who didn't want to change i had to do what i do as a leader i know my personal values and the values of the mass so we did what we needed to do so our team ended up within 90 days, we had 50% women on our executive leadership team and 47% people of color and now it's 50/50. >> yeah. she said the way to get rid of all of those issues was to bring in much more diversity and those issues go away, which they did

she's incredible she has great values to see our full conversation, check out the atlantic festival online .we should mention that nbc news is the exclusive media partner with the atlantic. >> she said oftentimes people will say change takes time 90 days. >> by the way, no one is going to mess with her if you look back to her history, she has gone through so much in her live, she doesn't take anything from anybody. however, she's the kindest person you'll meet she balances both of those usually you're one or the other. she's both and she did it. mark cuban called her personally and said i need you to fix this. and she did. still ahead, a jill martin along with a special edition of steals and deals you're going to feel great about supporting these small businesses no guilt for this shopping but first, a check off your local news, weather and some messages

a very good morning to you, it is 8:26. police are investigating a deadly crash in san jose. it happened late last night at corerro court near clark elementary school. police say the driver first struck a tree in the center median. one person died, two others have life-threatening injuries. it's still not clear why the driver lost control. let's get a look at the forecast for this wednesday morning, midweek looking pretty good, kari? >> yes, we are, it's starting to look a little bit hazy out there as we're seeing some of the smoke drifting by.

up, we're going to see a fire weather watch for our north bay mountains. any fires could spread quickly. temperatures will be heating up going into the end of the week. our inland valleys in the low to mid-90s while san francisco will keep the cool weather there with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s as the fall rolls back in this weekend. >> i'll be back with another local news update in a half hour. also join us for our midday news at 11:00 every morning. have a great day.

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it's a remarkable woman, she's an author. she beat the odds after a stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis she talks about all the lessons that she learn and she's sharing them with us it's all about living with hope. also this morning, jill martin is standing by and still has a special bounce of -- someone just called it out, steals and deals this morning, jill will highlight a remarkable group of small businesses all of them women-owned. and coming up in just a few minutes on the third hour, ciara joining us live this morning she's going to join us live to talk about her new project with her nfl star husband, russell wilson, and the tribute that she paid to him with that unforgettable outfit at the met gala >> i loved that dress. and tomorrow on "today," we're going to catch up with singer demi lovato she has a very interesting new

series on peacock. and today all day is hosted by tom llamas filled with inspiring stories and rising voices in the latino community catch it at 12:30, 4:30 and 8:30 eastern. before we do anything else, let's head back down to washington for another check of the forecast hey, mr. roker >> hey, guys, let's look at the weekend ahead. we start off with friday an awesome beauty stretching from the new england area, mid-atlantic states, down to the central and southern gulf coast. look for heavy rain, though, down through texas sunny and dry out west as we move into saturday, it is going to stay nice for the eastern third of the country a saturday soaker from texas all the way into the mississippi river valley a crisp morning out to the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday, we're looking at warmth and sunshine through the southeast. sunny skies in the mid-atlantic

states the rain will move east into the good wednesday morn, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a lot of sunshine in our forecast. it's going to be slightly warmer today compared to yesterday, but the warming trend continues into the end of the week. temperatures peaking on saturday with our valley highs reaching 94 degrees ask then cooling down by next monday and tuesday. san francisco's going to see much more sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s for the weekend. and our steady weather pattern continues through the start of next week. >> and that is your latest weather. guys before we move on, we have to point someone out in the crowd. where is our friend, nicole. nicole, raise your hand. >> craig -- nicole and craig, nicole, meet craig craig meet nicole. >> or meet them again. >> well, it's been 20 years. >> so how do you know craig?

>> we went to middle school together >> wait, wait, wait. oh, no, no >> most likely to succeed. >> we knew that craig was most likely to succeed, and he is most likely to succeed so go st. andrew saints. >> you didn't have to bring the picture to new york. >> what was craig like back in the day? >> craig was -- craig was a talker, but he was very sweet and fun and i love craig he was very, very fun. >> oh, my god. >> well, i like your look there, craig melvin >> did the girls like him? >> yes i actually liked craig myself. i did. >> you weren't alone, nicole >> we have to get to commercial. we're running out of time. >> i'm glad you came to visit. >> so good to see you. so good to see you you didn't have to bring the picture, but good to see you in the meantime, just ahead,

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welcome back what if you were told you had a terminal illness and you were only in your 30s it would change the way you spent your days. >> it happened to kate bolder. she was 35 years old she was given two years to live. well, that was six years ago today she's releasing a new book called "no cure for bein called "in cure for being human. it's filled win sights on how to face living with dieing. her words are a poignant reminder of what really matters. kate bowler calls her precancer self old kate, a woman who was checking life's most important boxes. >> they want today building blocks of happiness and longevity. >> a dream job, a husband she's loved since she was 14

and an adorable baby boy then came the diagnosis. stage 4 colon cancer to be able to glimpse, to stand on the edge like you have been with something most of us don't get to experience, what do you think is the most important thing you've learned >> it showed me right away what i couldn't possibly live without. fear is a flashlight it's showing you exactly what your heart wants and needs so that has really stayed with me >> you >> i love it >> at first, kate feverishly hustled to prepare, speeding through her days to make up for all she would miss >> what were you doing >> you know, i tried to build everyone's life, not just like paperwork, but i started condoing everything. i was like, i should give this away, these are all my things. like you're kind of putting everything in its place, but that would help me and it was a loving impulse, but it wasn't the right one to keep

living >> in academia, kate researched america's obsession with self-help and positivity, but found little solace in the formulas that could not slow down her ticking clock >> just let me point out the books that actively blame people for causing their own diseases when i woke up from that first surgery and i had just been told i had a 14% chance of living and the hospital bookstore had an enormous display, especially of joel osteen books with his best life now, i walked in with my little iv pole and just started helpfully removing the books from the shelf that i thought other people like me shouldn't read poor hospital store book manager came up and was like, ma'am. and i was like you can't sell these books when blame sick people for their own illness you can't sell this to me. at this point, i had dismantled what was a lovely display.

>> to kate, the books imply that if she only had the right attitude, she could beat the disease. >> yeah, because if there is a formula, i want it if it's learning to be present and i'm a can you feel person and i get to live in perpetuity, i accept as a professor of christianity, kate devoted her life to understanding a relationship with god, but counting on god's plan offered little comfort. i can only imagine the conversations you've had with god over the years >> yeah. >> where are you today >> i guess i just had to stop imagining that faith would even be a guarantee that my life would work out we can believe that we are a part of a story about love and a day in which there will be no more suffering, no more tears. and, like, i believe i believe in a future that will include that story but it might not be right now. and so i just want to teach

myself to be someone who is a person of courage and a person of hope. this will away hard journey, my psychologist says. is there anything you can sit down i realize maybe that the first thing to put down was that bucket list feeling, the feeling that i would be able to, like, check off parts of my live >> kate realized she could put aside climbing the pyramids or savoring italy's finest dishes >> the most beautiful things, none of those things really make the list >> like what >> like at night when i walk in and i see that my son has somehow managed to hold 20 stuffed animals as he falls asleep, as if one will be neglected in the snuggling process and just, like, marveling at the love that we're given. list. that would never be on a list. >> q-r-s-t-u-v-w-x-y-n no >> do you see yourself at your son's wedding? do you see yourself holding

grandchildren? do you see all of that stuff in your mind's eye? >> i think a lot of the future is gone, the confidence in it. but when i look at the people that i love, all i can see is loving them forever. so i try not to be too prescriptive about how it has to turn out i just want to pour everything i am into this big, beautiful foundation and maybe i'll get to build the building i hope so. >> i hope so, too. i hope she does get to build that building. it's so funny, we all have bucket lists and she's like, hug your kids. and it's like, oh, right by the way, kate was part of a clinical trial for a new immunotherapy drugs and doctors said there is a 3% chance it would shrink her tumor well, the tumor disappeared. she says her prognosis is good,

but it's with an asterisk. so she remains vigilant. she still sometimes goes from scan to scan, but her book is great. it's called "no cure for being human. thank you. >> thank you very much up next, need new sheets perhaps some jewelry pick me up? jill martin is standing by with a new set of steals and deals to celebrate small businesses but first, this is "today" on nbc. to celebrate small binesses. buust

we're back with steals and deals, get ago jump start on october's national women's small business month this morning, we're highlighting fashion and home and beauty items and the female founders who created them >> yeah. jill martin is here with the bargains and some inspiring stories behind the bargains. so guilt free shopping >> i am so jazzed about this again, it's small business

month. we make up a lot of months, but that is a big month and all female founders. so we're really excited. let's start, always popular, the totally mom's handbag. these sold out last time, a version of these so if you want them, get on now. this brand is always a steals and deals favorite created line of functional and beautiful accessories in 1994 when she couldn't find the perfect carry-all tote we all have those moments. >> i like the zipper o outside, too. >> the cheek all-leather handbag has outside zippers and there's organization on the inside >> okay. >> which is very important when you have that carry-all bag. >> i need to buy one of these. >> and it comes in eight beautiful fall colors and a great investment a handbag is something you use every day. the only thing i say is when you get home, take everything out

and sort it for the next day >> and it fits nice on your arm. >> retail is $595. the deal, $89.50 >> good deal >> so the unmentionables that i'm mentioning, we all need them and these are great. the never say never bralettes from cosabella >> what is a bralette? >> it gives you that sort of tank look. >> do you wear it by itself or with something else? >> depending on where you're going -- >> excuses >> but, no, you could even show a little bit of the top if you're wearing a tank top. the retail is $55.50 to $75.50 cosabella is a family-owned company. the brand means everything beautiful and in italian and each piece is made by skilled italian local artisans here we have their popular never say never bralette available in 22 sizes and six size and groups for every body type. so classic curvy, ultra curvy, petite all of their beautiful products are made from their iconic soft italian lace known for its

stretch and variety of pretty colors we have tons of options available on the site. i wear them. they're great. and you can show a lot >> how much is it? >> retail is $55.50 to $27.50. the deal is $27 to $37 that's 51% off >> i've worn the same two bras the last 15 years. >> maybe you need to get one the hand-stamped gold necklaces from taudrey, retail south side 60. created a line of handcrafted and personalized accessories with meaningful messages they're stamped with different messages, two different designs. >> did you layer them like this or do they come layered like this >> we layered them like this i added one, we're very into this trend right now, but the messages are powerful.

they're gold filled, mind over matter, perfect gift for someone in need of a pick me the retail, $60. the deal, $29.50 50% off. next up, always popular, the retail south side 75, create today line of jewelry in 2003 for girls and women. the retail south side 75 the deal for the entire set, $22. that's 70% off my mom breaks them up for her book club. next up, a caribbean treatment bundle, $7 8.50 is the retail rachell graham campbell is founder of alikay naturals they're all organic. we have a bundle it's a set of five you can go on our site to see everything you get the conditioner, the shampoo, the treatment, caribbean coconut milk is the set. these products are made from quality ingredients and do not contain any harsh chemicals.

the retail $78.50. the deal $38 >> your blow dry is on point today. >> oh, thank you we got to see susi and claudian contain any harsh chemicals. the next up, the sheet set and duvet covers so the retail $105-185 the founders left career in banking and we have their beautiful eucalyptus sheet set available in king and queen with or without a top sheet we have matching duvet covers. check them all out on today.com. the deal, $57 to $92

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to we are back and we are eager to celebrate some birthdays. mr. roker, what have you got >> hey, well, we're in d.c., but we brought our smucker's jars on the road first up, let's wish a happy 1st birthday to tiffany caldwell-montgomery of charlotte, north carolina. what a cutie lucky for her parents, tiffany loves to catch up on her beautiful rest nolan wen can he r, is from since, ohio. they say he loves a good bubble bath so some does craig melvin. true >> happy 1st birthday to camryn kimbrel. now we're going to get back to charlotte and say hello to lola alexandra johnson. she loves to dance henley thomas, from orlando, already, turning 1 she loves everything her dada cooks up last but not least, brody parker is going to spend a special day

playing with his two big sisters. there are your first birthdays, guys >> i wish you could have seen craig. he's sitting here eating an orange >> has a lot going on. >> interpreter: couldn't see him, but i could hear him. >> oh, i'm sorry sorry about that >> it was like you were sucking on tropicana >> i was so hungry this morning. those are great. thank you, mr. roker thank you. we'll see you in a few minutes on the third hour. >> thank you, al miss you >> do we no, i'm kidding. >> uh-oh uh-oh. >> no, no. no, i'm sorry. i was just kidding around. >> now you made him laugh and cry. >> and leave >> you may only catch us for a few hours every morning, but we're a round the clock operation. in fact, its takes a huge team effort to bring you "today." it takes a village

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live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> and a good wednesday morning. welcome to this third hour of "today." i'm craig here in the studio with jill martin and vicky nguyen keeping me company this morning. sheinelle is off and al roker is down in washington, d.c. on assignment. if you recall on tuesday, we told you dylan was in the hospital waiting for the baby boy to arrive. al, an update? >> very exciting. we have an update. dylan and her husband, brian,