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what he may know about the planning for that day. >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. >> and why the change of heart straight ahead. in mourning, a private ceremony overnight for former japanese prime minister shinzo abe, what investigators are now saying about the assassin's motive and what they found in the search of his home. deal or no deal, a new twist in the $44 billion tug of war over twitter. elon musk wants out, the company trying to force the sale, and the world's richest man responds overnight where else? on twitter. battle at the beach from sea lions reclaiming their shore to multiple shark attacks sparking fears at some popular beaches. >> all of a sudden i feel this sharp pain and pressure into my hand. >> we're live along the shore with what's being done to protect swimmers. all that, plus primed and ready, a big week for bargain hunters, some of the nation's largest retailers slashing

prices on nearly everything. where to score the best deals today monday, july 11th, 2022. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody, good morning. welcome to "today." it is monday morning. glad to have you along with us. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. firefighters gearing up for another long day. >> yeah. the rush is on to save 600 giant sequoias in yosemite's mariposa grove. some of the great national treasures more than 3,000 years old. >> yeah, they're at risk from a rapidly growing wildfire. it exploded over the weekend, and it is 0% contained. so firefighters, they've evacuated the area. they're even installing some sprinklers around the trees so they can hope to protect them. >> the hot, dry, weather is not making it easier for firefighters.

al's here too. no relief in sight. he's going to give us the forecast they are facing in the coming days. let's get started with miguel almaguer. he's made his way to the front lines this morning. good morning. >> reporter: the southern entrance is just down the road behind me. can you see the flames are burning this area of the park. the flames are fairly low. that can be good for the forest land beneath the trees. the big worry is losing the majestic sequoias across the park. as flames devour portions of california's historic beauty, this morning efforts to save yosemite's 600 giant sequoias from the washburn fire are becoming more desperate. on the ground crews forging fire lines to try and contain the blaze. the heat so intense, it's reportedly launching tree branches hundreds of feet into the air. in one instance, narrowly missing the plane involved in the aerial attack. >> a branch went right over the

top of us. i don't want to take a chance of busting a window in an airplane. >> reporter: as crews close off roads, around 1,600 people have been forced to evacuate from homes and hotels. >> by the time we got down into yosemite valley, ash was raining down on us there also. >> reporter: in four days, the fire has torched more than 2,000 acres in yosemite national park and is now burning less than half a mile away from some of the most majestic trees in mariposa grove. the area home to the grizzly giant, a 3,000-year-old sequoia that stands some 200 feet tall. crews setting up sprinklers to protect the massive tree from the raging blaze. >> it's really hard to sit here and see that smoke and know that it could mean the groves are threatened. >> while sequoias are fire resistant, rising temperatures, drought, and a buildup of dense, dry vegetation has super charged these flames.

>> climate change is playing a role in how these fires burn. they're now hotter, faster and more explosive than ever before. >> we have hundreds of tons of wood per acre on the ground, and it's really, really dry. >> reporter: now is the scenic forest is smothered by the uncontrolled inferno, more than 500 firefighters are on defense trying to prevent centuries of history from going up in flames. >> and miguel, this actually comes at a time when these trees have been burning down at record rates there. >> reporter: that's right. they're being lost at a record rate. the fires in this area are just burning hotter, faster, and more explosive than before. fires have burned in this area behind me, this is the first time this place has actually reached this part of the park. firefighters are doing what they can to control the blaze behind me for the most part, though, no trees have been lost. savannah? >> miguel, thank you. >> and of course complicating the fight in california is that heat, and it's not just out

there out west, roughly 110 million people will see 90 degree temperatures today. al is tracking some of these sweltering temps. hey, al, good morning. >> good morning. and unfortunately we're not seeing any rain over the next five days in that region, and in fact, you can see so far this year a wide swath of areas having their driest year on record or top five driest years on record, and it is just going to continue, and in fact, 32 million people are under some sort of heat advisory, heat warning from the pacific northwest down through the southwest, all the way into texas and parts of the gulf coast. for today, texas, these are the records we could see today. in houston, tyler, texas, 107 in waco, 110 in del rio, texas. abilene, 106. tomorrow those temperatures, the heat index is going to feel triple digits in raleigh, savannah, memphis, jackson, down to galveston and dallas going to feel like 107 degrees. you'll see the heat will continue. temperatures upper 80s to 90s in

lexington, pittsburgh will be in the mid-80s, charlotte in the upper 80s, and memphis will see temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. guys. >> all right, al, thank you. >> we'll see you in a bit. we'll now move to the race to the finish for the january 6th committee. it reconvenes tomorrow, preparing to wrap up the year-long investigation into the storming of the u.s. capitol. steve bannon, one of former president trump's top allies reversing course and now saying he is willing to testify before the committee. nbc's capitol hill correspondent ali vitali live in washington for us this morning. hi, ali, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah, after a short break the january 6th committee is back for a new week of hearings and promising more revelations. but they also may be getting cooperation from an unlikely source. steve bannon now open to testifying, but there may be a catch as he says he wants to do this live and in public. the january 6th committee in the summer home stretch, a week of double hearings planned against the backdrop of trump ally steve

bannon saying he's now open to testifying. this after former president trump gave him the green light, waiving previous claims of executive privilege, those it's unclear those applied. trump claimed bannon's testimony would be protected because it contained confidential communications with the former president. the committee disputes that protection applies. now perhaps frustrated with the televised hearings as witnesses continue to come forward, trump changed his mind. it's an abrupt about-face for a previously defiant bannon, who's facing steep fines and jail time in his criminal contempt of congress charges. he made these comments the day before the riots. >> all hell is going to break loose tomorrow. >> reporter: the committee's also now armed with fresh testimony from trump's former white house lawyer pat cipollone who sat for nearly eight hours of questioning friday behind closed doors. >> it was important for us to understand what the president's top legal adviser thought about

the activities that were happening post-election and in the run up to january 6th. >> reporter: a new documentary shows trump again down playing that day. >> they were angry from the standpoint of what happened in the election because they're smart, and they see and they saw what happened. >> reporter: the committee will also continue to focus on trump's role, though much of the republican party is still rallying around the former president. a recent poll now showing more republicans consider january 6th a legitimate protest than a year ago and the hearings have made the republican phase of the committee, the conservative congresswoman becoming popular with some democrats. top democratic donors are now backing cheney who's in a tight re-election battle telling "the new york times" even though they don't support her policies, they appreciate her defense of democracy. and tuesday's afternoon hearing will focus on how the mob came to the capitol that day and include witness testimony from a former spokesman for a far right

extremist group the oath keepers. meantime, bannon's case is back before a d.c. court this morning, though he's not expected to be there himself. savannah. >> ali vitali on the hill. president biden says he is considering declaring a public health emergency in order to free up federal resources to promote abortion access. the president made those remarks to reporters during a bike ride near his family's delaware beach house declaring a public health emergency, it's a move that has been pushed by advocates, but white house officials have questioned both its legality and effectiveness. the president repeated that he wants congress to pass a federal law codifying roe versus wade after the supreme court reversed the landmark ruling last month. now to the latest on the assassination of former japanese prime mini overnight a private wake took place at a tokyo temple. that memorial coming as authorities gather new details about the alleged shooter's motive and the moments leading up to the attack. janis mackey frayer following all of this for us. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good

morning. a private funeral will be held for shinzo abe in tokyo where secretary of state antony blinken paid his respects today. meanwhile, investigators are probing the motives of the suspected gunman who police say confessed it wasn't politics that drove him to target abe to kill him as japan mourns the loss of a long time leader mounting questions around the shocking death of shinzo abe. overnight, abe's body arriving at a tokyo temple, the site of a private wake for the former prime minister u.s. secretary of state antony blinken making his way to japan sharing condolences from president biden. >> i shared with our japanese colleagues the sense of loss, the sense of shock that we all feel, the american people feel at this horrific tragedy and killing. >> reporter: japanese authorities are now facing a complex murder investigation as they piece together the shooter's plan of attack

over the weekend, the 41-year-old suspect was transferred from a local jail to a prosecutor's office. police say he confessed to killing abe and that he believed the former prime minister was tied to a religious group that he said his mother obsessed over, which eventually caused her financial stress several japanese media outlets report that yamagami said he planned to make explosives for the attack, but switched to homemade guns instead. investigators seizing multiple weapons during a raid on his home still, in the wake of tragedy, japanese voters heading to the polls in an election that abe was campaigning for when he was shot leaders holding a moment of silence before announcing results. a major victory for abe's party, which earned a super majority in parliament, results analysts say are likely bolstered by the news

of his death, a grieving country now seeking answers. police investigating the assassination have declined to name the religious group the suspect thought abe was linked to and allegedly caused his mother's financial ruin. officials from a group widely known as the unification church, which is rooted in south korea told japanese media the suspect's mother is a member police are also looking into their own security failures to figure out why the gunman wasn't tackled after the first shot allowing him that second shot that ultimately killed shinzo abe. savannah. >> so many questions there, janis, thank you very much. now to the big story on the business pages the very expensive showdown between the richest man in the world and one of the most popular social media platforms. >> back in april, tesla and elon musk agreed to buy twitter for a whopping $44 billion, but friday he said the deal is dead twitter's stock price plummeted, but it may not be that easy for him to walk away nbc's stephanie gosk is here to

explain. three months ago the guy says yes, i want to buy, and now he says not anymore. >> who among us hasn't wanted to return something from time to time. >> $44 billion so his lawyer wrote a letter to the s.e.c., said he's walking away and the reason is they say because of bots or fake accounts they wanted twitter to tell them how many fake accounts there were twitter said 5% of their accounts were fake, and elon musk said, no, the number is a lot higher than that, and why does that matter because real accounts are real money for advertisers. advertisers want eyeballs. >> that's how you make a buck on twitter through advertising. >> yep. >> so how could this play out? i mean, it seems like it's going to court. >> yeah, well, twitter's the no going to be like okay, fine. he's taking them to court and they're going to fight over it

the bar is high in court elon musk and his attorneys have to go in there, and they have to prove that the business is not what they were sold just a few months ago, and it's going to be about those. twitter, a prolonged months' long affair could sink their stock price even further. >> it's already sunk enough already. how is that going to affect it >> yeah, well, more than 30% it was in the 50s back when this deal was struck. now the price is in the 30s. there's a lot of speculation that because of that that has triggered this kind of business brinkmanship, and what elon musk is really trying to do is to get twitter to say we don't want this prolonged court battle. what we're going to do instead is cut another deal in the process. >> get a better deal as it stands right now, he's massively overpaying >> exactly he would be grossly overpaying at this price. >> he broke that down. >> as the world turns, stephanie, thank you >> all right, guys, we've got one more thing this half hour. if you think sharks are the only thing you need to worry about when you go to the beach, here's something else to worry about. take a look at this tiktok video. this came from san diego there's some sea lions chasing

beachgoers down the beach. it happened at la joya cove. if you need to clear the beach fast, i guess these two can do it nobody was hurt, and they swam away, but it is raising concerns about people getting too close to animals and there are signs on the beach of people warning people to give them space. they're probably like this is my house. who are all you people, and what are you doing here >> yeah, beat it yeah >> i'm trying to remember if sea lions smell as bad as seals can smell. that would chase people away as well seals can really pack a punch in terms of the odor department let us get a check of the weather with big smelling al roker. >> let's move on from our pinniped department. >> what's that >> don't show off. >> what is a pinniped? >> it's a sea lion. >> that's what they're called in general? >> it's a type -- >> i'll be googling. >> around the country, you're

not tweeting it. >> no. >> that's the good news. very hot and dry out west unfortunately, still more problems monsoonal storms coming in hot, humid weather throughout much of the gulf strong storms in the upper great lakes. plenty of sunshine in the northeast, mid-atlantic states and we're looking at heavy rain down through the gulf. that's what's going on we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ♪♪ where your dad waited for his dad to come home from the factory. is this where they gathered on their front steps, with fats domino on the breeze... ancestry can guide you to family discoveries in the 1950 census. see what you can uncover at ancestry. good monday morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. today is going to be hot for the inlet area, one of the hundred days of the week

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the water coming, lapping up against it >> ocean yeah, yeah. >> the beach, got it let's get to your headlines, 7:30 president biden will host an event at the white house later this morning to tout the first major federal gun safety bill in three decades. he signed it into law in june. the bipartisan bill came together weeks after mass shootings in uvalde, texas, and buffalo, new york. the law includes provisions to help keep guns out of the hands of those deemed to be a danger to themselves or others. the president will be joined by survivors and family members of victims from columbine, sandy hook, parkland, uvalde, highland park and others. frightening moments for passengers on board a spirit airlines flight after it landed in atlanta, yesterday. so keep your eye on the bottom of your screen you can see huge flames shooting out from underneath the wing officials say the fire was caused by one of the plane's upon landing emergency responders did put the fire out eventually. the aircraft was towed to the gate passengers safely deplaned and

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>> fair to say he's cool in a crisis oh, dear god, there's an avalanche coming towards me. >> that's a wow. now to the rise in shark attacks that has some people thinking twice about heading into the water there have been at least five attacks at beaches in new york and florida, and this is just in the past few weeks nbc's sam brock is following the story. he's there at miami beach. hey, sam, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning, guys, good morning the odds of being killed by a lightning strike, 1 in 80,000. the odds of being killed by a shark, 1 in 3.8 million. florida does lead the world when it comes to unprovoked shark bites. new york averages one a decade, they've seen at least two

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amazon prime day, members are eyeing flat screen tv, echo frames and shark robot vacuums stacy is starting her christmas shopping early, really early. >> you can get the best deals and save a ton of money. i saved thousands of dollars by shopping starting this summer. >> reporter: bargain hunting is critical for shoppers as widespread inflation squeezes americans' wallets last month consumer sentiment fell to a 16-month low and a recent survey found more than 80% of americans plan to spend less on products this summer but businesses are hoping a swath of super sales this week will lure shoppers in. >> how important are sales events like this right now? >> clearly inflation and other things have impacts on our business, but we're focused on controlling what we can control, which is giving the customer a great experience if we do that, we're feeling pretty confident about it. >> after a year of supply chain chaos, long-delayed orders are now piling up, leaving many retailers drowning in more inventory than their warehouses can handle

nordstrom, for instance has 24% more inventory than last year. >> we're in the fashion retail business doesn't get better with age, we need it at the right time. i think we're feeling pretty good about where we are right now. >> so how can you best navigate the impressive lineup? economists say make a shopping list in advance and start tracking prices with browser extensions like honey, the camelizer and invisible hand they're work in the background as you online shop, alerting you to the best deals and showing an item's price history. >> it's a good way to scoop up some 70%, 80% off items and avoid inflation altogether and while prime day is anticipated to draw in record traffic, recent analysis suggests it doesn't always offer the best sale. the ten most popular items on prime day last year were sold for lower prices outside of those deal days. it goes to show you the value of those price comparison tools we're talking about. >> what if you're old school, and you want to show up in person and buy something, what are some tips?

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we're going to tell you which one, some of the other big savings tomorrow. >> i was going to say, what's the -- anything out there on waterbeds? shifting gears now, al, support me here, a waterbed? a good waterbed? >> i hear you're going to be looking for some earth shoes too. that will be pretty cool. >> how about dr. shoal's >> i've already looked at pinniped this morning. >> the same waterbed >> i remember them. >> they're the precursor to doc martens. trust me >> i know doc martens. >> while you're pondering that, we're pondering a little tropical disturbance right now it's up over the -- right now over the southeast it's got a 30% chance of development, once it drifts its way into the gulf. whether it becomes a tropical system or not, it is going to be dumping a ton of rain along the gulf coast, pop-up storms tomorrow, heaviest rain will stay in the gulf we're talking some places because of the saturated soil, we could be looking at flooding.

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your dream job or home. >> some of these are out of control and need to be held accountable when they're breaking law. >> why you need to pay more attention to those background checks and the stories of people affected by inaccurate information on their record. plus, the return of tanya tucker. >> i guess music has been the gift i have. >> reporter: the new documentary depicting the comeback of a legend and singer/songwriter brandi carlile's close involvement in the project. and summer party on the plaza, join us for a celebration of all things summer from the hottest toys for fun in the sun to sensational mocktails to keep cool at beach, monday, july 11th, 2022. ♪♪ >> checking off mom's bucket list. >> to be on the "today" show. >> from foster city, california. >> what's up from roswell, texas. >> brent lake, michigan. >> north carolina.

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nbc's miguel almaguer is there on the front lines with the latest. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning, the southern entrance, the main entrance to yosemite national park is just down the road behind me about a mile from where we're standing. there's an active firefight underway. as you mentioned, there is a massive fight underway to protect the sequoia trees inside yosemite national park. there's about 500 trees inside the mariposa grove, an iconic area of yosemite national park and another 100 trees outside of it, but fire is sweeping through this area. so far there's more than 500 firefighters on the ground in a massive aerial assault trying to beat back the flames from these historic trees. as you mentioned, the trees can be up to 3,000 years old and hundreds of feet tall. they are a landmark across this nation. crews doing all they can to protect them. right now not a single sequoia has been lost in yosemite national park, which is quite a feat on its own.

all eyes are on protecting the sequoias. much of the fire fight is coming from above. they're using air tankers to drop across this area, doing all they can to protect the majestic forest land that remains under threat. savannah, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. now to a show of support for wnba star britteny griner. she's been held in russia in a prison since february. her trial is expected to resume this week after she pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges. over the weekend, griner's fellow players paid tribute to her, the wnba all star game, our chief correspondent andrea mitchell has been following griner's case closely. >> reporter: today wnba star britteny griner spending her 145th day in a russian jail. here at home, her teammates and family are doing everything they can to keep attention on her case and pressure the white house to fight for her release. basketball star britteny griner's imprisonment center

court at the wnba all star game. >> and selected as an honorary all star starter by the wnba, a league mvp and wnba champion from the phoenix mercury britteny griner! >> reporter: every player in sunday's matchup came out to start the second half wearing griner's number 42 as a show of support. >> she's our sister, and at the end of the day, we're going to do whatever we can to amplify the platform that we have.rm th. >> reporter: a video documenting her journey from february until now playing at halftime. >> we need to get her back home. she deserves to be home. >> reporter: her wife cherelle sitting courtside. >> i'm just so grateful that everybody in this arena is actually still remembering my wife even without her being here >> griner who has been detained in russia since february recently pleaded to president biden for help her wife detailing the response from the president >> it brought me so much joy as well as b.g. he understood and he sees her as

a person, and he has not forgotten her. >> reporter: the star center of the phoenix mercury pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, a charge that is a maximum sentence of ten years. she accidentally left vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage hope for a lenient sentence, get the trial over as quickly as possible since russian officials say they will not negotiate her release until then griner's case has also brought new attention to another american businessman paul whelan detained in russia since 2018 on a trumped up charge of spying in a sham trial >> i think britteny griner's celebrity has helped awareness around paul's case in ways we couldn't have imagined britteny griner's supporters have been extraordinarily generous in talking about paul's freedom as well as ms. griner's freedom. >> reporter: griner plans to deliver an apology to the court

when her trial resumes tomorrow, but even though she has now pleaded guilty, her russian lawyers do not expect her trial to end before august hoda. >> andrea mitchell for us there in d.c., thank you and some incredible video released this weekend of a pilot narrowly avoiding disaster with a quick thinking emergency landing. take a look at this, this go pro video shows the pilot's perspective and the harrowing moment he lands a small plane, you see it right here, on a north carolina highway last week he was forced to do it after his engine failed. he amazingly avoided power lines, trees and the cars. driving in the four lanes of traffic, no one in the plane or on the ground was injured. the marine veteran from florida just got his pilot's license last fall and has less than 100 hours of experience. i love all the drivers that just kept driving. >> i know. >> my gosh, all right. >> that's incredible let's get a boost. >> i got one for you here we go, this one is a quick one, it's caught on video by a teenager in southern california.

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we are back with today's consumer and a warning about a simple mistake that could cost you your dream job or your dream home okay, this is how it works somebody else's criminal record winds up on your background check. >> it's actually happening a lot more than you might think. people across the country are experiencing this. nbc's senior consumer investigative correspondent vicky nguyen looked into it. she's here with how to keep it from happening to you. i guess the first thing, vicky is finding out that it's happening at all >> yeah, absolutely. it happens more often than many of us realize. good morning to all of you it's good to see you all there today are so many background check companies here in the u.s. that you probably never heard of, but they know an awful lot about you, and they're providing this personal information to lenders, to landlords and employers. if they make a mistake, it can be really costly

this morning i'm going to show you how to spot a potential backgrounding blunder and how to set your records straight. >> when the economy started revving back up after covid lockdowns, jessica woolet was eager to hit the road, applying for work as a delivery driver in san diego. >> i was ready to start. i had no question in my mind. >> reporter: but her potential employer hit the brakes when jessica's third-party background check showed a conviction for drug charges >> what's going on this is crazy. no way in the world. >> reporter: public records confirm the charges belonged to someone else with a different name background company to fix its mistake. she even reported it to her local courthouse. >> it seems like you've taken every correct step possible, and yet this is still on your background check >> it's very frustrating. >> i never knew this type of

stuff happens until it happened to me. >> reporter: in florida, a similar story, sean watson was stunned to see what popped up on his report after applying for a factory job making cinder blocks >> some burglary, never had a burglary charge in my life. >> they're far from the only ones fighting to clear their names. federal data shows nearly 6,000 consumer complaints in the last five years against companies for selling inaccurate information, a potential violation of fair reporting laws consumers reported losing jobs, apartments, some even lost government benefits. >> some of these firms are out of control and need to be held accountable when they're breaking the law. >> reporter: rohit chopra says he's been battling bad data for years. during his time leading the ftc his office fined companies showing a pattern of problems. >> a pretty big uptick in the complaints we've been getting. >> reporter: now head of the consumer financial protection bureau, chopra says screening companies have grown too reliant on computer algorithms causing

them to make obvious mistakes. these companies accountable? >> one of the first things i did is issue an order to say that this practice called name only matching was banned. >> reporter: enacted in november, consumer advocates say it's too soon to tell if the policy change will improve accuracy, but there are steps you can take to protect your reputation when applying for an apartment or a job, always a fsk yorour background report. companies who sell your background check are required to give you a copy and correct mistakes if they don't, file a complaint with the cfpb or better business bureau they'll help pressure the company to fix errors. >> they called me back and said their mistake and gave me my start date. >> reporter: fortunately, sean's persistence convinced his boss to hold the job while he disputed the discrepancies. >> when it affects your livelihood and way of living, you basically stay on top of it. >> reporter: correcting your past to protect your future. now, the trade association that

represents these background screening companies says they do work diligently to accurately represent the information in their reports, but they pointed out that courts often redact personal information which can make it tricky to link the criminal charges to the correct person hoda >> so random, just imagine that happening to you okay, so let's pretend it does happen to you. how long does it take to get one of these mistakes fixed. >> reporter: well, hoda, generally these companies have 30 days to investigate and respond to a complaint, but as you just saw in our story with jessica and sean, that doesn't always happen, which is why we are seeing more consumers filing these complaints do that, file a complaint with the consumer financial protection bureau if this happens to you, and also in some cases they're filing lawsuits as well guys. >> that will get their attention. vicky, thank you, good morning. >> let's get a check of the weather from al. >> as we take a look, we'll see some severe weather firing up in

the central and northern plains. you're watching this, eventually it's going to be affecting chicago and parts of the midwest, later on this afternoon clear out west, they could use some rain, not getting it, and heavy showers and thunderstorms down along the gulf coast. we've got 32 million people at risk for heat advisories, heat warnings from the pacific northwest, southwest, all the way into texas and parts of the central plains temperatures today were going to be in the triple digits, stretching from interior california into southern california, the southwest on into texas with actual air temperatures in the triple digits, but the feels-like temperatures even higher 90s as you get through the plains and gulf coast, mississippi river valley today those strong storms part of this cold front moving across monsoonal moisture in parts of the southwest. heavy rain down through the southeast, but it's going to be a bright, sunny day mid-at good monday morning. i am meteorologist kari hall.

it is going to be anywhere from the upper 60s to the coast and the low 70s to 101 degrees in fairfield today. we do continue with arranging temperatures to the inland valleys and a slight cool down wednesday with the high reaching into the mid-80s . it weather. into the mid-80s . it whoa. >> time for "pop start," now more snugly. >> is this a living room. >> is it "pop start" slash nap time. we're going right here taylor hawkins, the late drummer received a very special tribute during a recent laguna beach california block party that's because taylor hawkins 16-year-old son shane honored his dad with a cover of the band's emotional anthem "my hero." shane played with the california based rock band the alive, during a fourth of july party on

the west coast and new videos from that show are going viral. take a look. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ >> i mean, that's a pretty cool moment there seeing shane, 16 rocking out on the drum kit, especially to that song, there goes my hero in honor of his dad. tanya tucker, the country music icon getting hollywood treatment in a new documentary called "the return of tanya tucker," brandi carlile is executive producing the project which premiered at the south by

southwest film festival. it's giving a sneak peek at how carlile pushed tanya back into the spotlight for a monumental comeback. >> i have loved tanya tucker since i was 8 years old, tanya's voice is in all of us, and it's time for us to do an about-face and recognize that >> hi, i feel like i know you. >> i want this record to be a renaissance period in her life. >> i love that song. >> it's about the influence that you've had, young people and their longing for understanding where their music came from. >> to be able to leave behind something. >> and i guess music is, you know, the gift i have. >> i don't know tanya's story, but that documentary -- that teaser does it for me. i'm interested in that i want to know more about it. >> i think every young country music star will point to tanya tucker and say it's because of her, she's that person. >> that is cool. "the return of tanya tucker" is expected to hit theaters this

fall we'll hear more about that when brandi carlile stops by our plaza for the summer concert series in september. more on that a little bit later. you can put it on the calendar. next up "stranger things" fans of the latest season continue to rock the billboard charts with the show's '80s sound track thanks to the final episode volume 2, this metal classic has gone to the top of the charts ♪ ♪ ♪ >> budweiser, can on my head, going back to -- >> it's like head bangers ball here. >> my 13-year-old son spent most of it watching stranger things that sound is the title track for metallica's record, it came out in march of '86. >> what's happening?

>> and now the young people are like -- >> they're loving it. >> see, we're up to the '80s. >> carson, metallica's best song or second best song? >> i would say -- i couldn't answer that i'd say best song. >> ask hoda, she loves -- i mean, slayer, metallica, iron maiden. >> i love every genre. >> here's the numbers on it. since the new episode came out, give you a little bit of -- episode, less than two weeks ago, streams for that song have gone up 650% it's a 36-year-old track as we have established it sits in the top 50 on apple music and number 8 on spotify. >> wow. >> that kate bush ballad still holding strong on the top ten list season four of stranger things is the second in netflix history to surpass the 1 billion hour streaming mark rock on. >> i love that kate bush song. >> i love that young kids are getting exposed to this. >> i don't know how to sit on this couch, do you >> quickly, billy joel, speaking of '80s rock legends joel gave some fans in detroit a

nice surprise. the piano man brought out def leppard. >> pour some sugar on me. >> they go way back. >> that's what they did. >> al, come on. >> on saturday billy joel sat at the keys ask they did pour some sure on me >> no way. >> that's a good song.ur some sure on me >> no way. >> that's a good song. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> chorus. ♪ take the bottle shake it up ♪ >> we've got to get to the chorus. >> that's it >> here it comes, wait. ♪ pour some sugar on me ♪ >> see, i knew you had a banger inside you somewhere. >> maybe late '80s >> so good. >> camaro was involved. >> oh, yeah. >> always. >> cranking it

>> that's it >> that was outstanding. >> trl. >> outstanding. >> good night, everybody. >> go get your feet on that couch. get your feet off the couch. >> sorry >> feet off the couch. >> sorry, uncle al. straight ahead, kiddos -- >> we got to turn this back in. >> i like this i'm cozy i've never been happier. look who's here, "new york times" best selling author christina geist. she's got her latest book. it's all about how to make friends. >> and then we've got some fun ideas for you and all your new buddies from bubbles to bugs, the hottest toys to entertain the whole family this summer that was a good time >> okay, first, your local news.

good morning. veteran control teams will be spraying for mosquitoes tonight in response to the detection of the west nile virus and this will happen at 10:00 tonight. it is between sunken garden golf course and sunnyvale high school. this should last about three hours. it starts at 10:00. meteorologist kari hall is

tracking some warmer weather. >> we also see the smoke coming in from the washburn fire . in santa clara valley we will see the highest level of matter and the temperature is heading for the upper 80s. it is going to be sunny and hot , especially in the inland valleys. san francisco will be in the low 70s . there will be a cool down by the middle of the week. it is still going to be heard throughout much of the week with the king tide to begin late this evening. >> thank you so much, kari . >>

>> okay, first, your local -- 8:30 now, it's a monday morning. the 11th day of july, 2022, look at all these happy faces on the plaza. by the way, al, right behind you, i don't know if you saw those girl scouts, where are you guys from? >> minnesota. >> what'd you get? >> i got some caramel delights. >> my favorite the tag alongs, they're fantastic. >> we're going to get to the money. >> we got ms. christina geist here, she's got her new children's book.

it serves up timeless lessons about life, about making friends. we're just so happy she's with us >> oh, it's a sweet book also ahead, how to be the coolest neighbors on the block all you got to do is stock up on the hottest toys of the summer that everybody wants to comeeph show us how to pull off one epic summer party. >> and then something to serve your party guests, hold the alcohol. there's a sentence i didn't think i'd say. katie stilo is making mocktails for the entire family. coming up on the third hour, how to keep our pets safe from the heat during the dog days of summer, and we're going to meet some cats and dogs who are looking for their forever homes. kind of a double good thing to do >> a double dog dare. >> yes

>> all right, do you want me to hold your cookies while you do the weather? >> never thought i'd hear you say that. >> good get 'em, al. >> let's show you what we've got as far as today is concerned, week ahead, beautiful weather in the northeast, severe storms great lakes, hot and dry out west record heat in texas midweek period it's going to be good monday morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. today temperatures reach into the low 70s in san francisco. it will be 80 degrees in oakland this afternoon and 101 degrees in fairfield. san jose

wow, it's another big crowd. looks like it's time to go around the horn! here we go, coming through look out, stephanie oppenheim, it's your golden birthday, and there you have it, going around the horn, baby >> well done >> holding my hand out and you totally left me hanging. boom >> got some energy, wow. >> the best energy. coming up next, she is one of our dear friends, christina geist, and she's here to tell us about her darling new children's book it's all about making new friends, and there are lessons for all ages, but first this is "today" on nbc

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monday morning with a children's book that frankly everyone could learn from when trying to make new friends, sometimes it's just as easy as finding common ground. "new york times" best selling author, christina geist shares this special story in buddy's new buddy. this is her third book in the series christina, good morning. >> okay good morning, buddy. >> you are our buddy of course we know you as an author, but we also know you as willie's much, much better half he's right around the corner, i hope he heard me say that. >> he is he's in the green room we have a role reversal going on today. >> congratulations on the third book, i'm a big fan of the series you had robo buddy, was the first one. the second one i loved, sorry, grown-ups, you can't go to school >> in each book i try to drop my reader directly into lady and buddy's lives, into a moment in their home, in their family, in their hearts where you can relate to what they're going through, whether that's bedtime, going off to school, or now making friends >> yeah, and a lot of folks will really connect with this

little kids, whether you have a different clash, you have a best friend that's your homey, and all of a sudden they move across town or they're not in your home room anymore and you think how do i make a new friend? >> i think actually we all go through this so many times in our lives. in this case for buddy, his best buddy has moved across town. we start the book and he's actually feeling sad he's looking out the window, he sees the moving truck moving away and of course his parents comfort him and say your best buddy is just a car ride away. we can have a play date anytime, which is okay, but that doesn't really solve the problem for him because he has all these rituals and routines that he does with his best buddy at school his older sister lady steps in. >> lady to the rescue. >> lady to the rescue. >> i love how buddy and lady get along so well, side note, do your kids get along as well as buddy and lady do? >> yes, for now. they're 15 and 13. >> okay, mine do not, they'd be like you're a dumb dumb and that would be the end of it they're in a different phase of life.

>> it depends on the day, it's not all perfect, but our two, lucy's now 15, george is 13, which is hard to believe but they really are buddies and so i do look at this brother, sister relationship as pretty special. lady comes into the picture, and she has, you know, a great idea of finding a new friend. all you do is you need to find something you have in common. >> so he finds a friend. i really love that the friend he finds is a girl. this is interesting because there's a back story you and willie first became friends in sixth grade home room. >> this is true. >> so is this kind of inspired by the willie and christina friendship that turned into a love story >> i didn't see it that way, but now that you go that deep, savannah, who knows? >> i'm going deep, yes. >> maybe subconsciously it's there. willie and i met on the first day of school in sixth grade we had two middle schools in our town in ridgewood, new jersey, and willie had moved all the way across town and he was new at the middle school so none of his elementary school classmates were there, and on the first day of school, our home room teacher

said if you went to this elementary school, stand here, stand here, stand here, and willie didn't go to any of those so he was standing alone that's actually my first memory of him is this really tall kid standing alone and kind of all the attention turning to him, which is sort of how he is today. >> it is, he's still really tall and we pay a lot of attention to everything he says it's really cute so back to the story, buddy makes his friend sonny, the illustrations are so darling i'm in love with sonny she's inspired by a little girl you know. >> yes, yes, so i knew that buddy's new buddy was a girl i had an image of her in my mind as i was writing the manuscript. usually i hand off the min ewe script to tim bowers who i've now worked with for all three. >> the illustrator. >> i had an image of sonny in my mind it's darby our very close friend who we've known since before she was born. darby lamb who lives in new york city

she's 9 years old. at the time this picture was taken, she was 7 i sent this one image to tim and he sketched the entire book, and i couldn't believe it when the artwork came back how he captured darby's exuberance and light in sonny's artwork. >> it's adorable i just have to say, i don't want to give anything away, but in the book buddy confides to sonny what his real name is. >> yes. >> but you don't reveal it in the book. >> i don't reveal it >> just come closer to me, what is buddy's real name go ahead. >> i'm going to tell you in the commercial break. >> oh, come on can i guess? francis? >> well -- >> clive. >> i will tell you it begins with a b, but this is where buddy and sonny form their first spark and connection she's introduced to the classroom as alison, which is my older sister's name, and she says my real official name is alison, but nobody calls me that, everyone calls me sunny, and buddy perks up because he has a real official name too and nobody knows it either. >> all it takes is that little bit of common ground, which is a

good lesson for everybody. christina, thank you congrats on the book buddy's new buddy is out tomorrow coming up next, you will not have any trouble making friends after we show you the hottest toys and games to keep the sun going all summer long. firs

and we're back with today's can't miss summer. this season is all about spending time outside with friends and and we're back with today's can't miss summer. this season is all about spending time outside with friends and family if you're looking for fun and toys and activities that everyone can enjoy no matter what their age, you're in luck "today" show contributor and co-founder oftoyportfolio.com stephanie oppenheim has a good roundup. >> back in the plaza. >> you're here, you're in person you know what i loved, we plucked two little girls, anna and etta off the plaza, right? >> absolutely. >> their parents are here close by, so what are they working on? >> we've found bouncing toys before you're outside the family, you want to get them going, you kind

of have to put your camp counselor hat on >> how does this go? >> these are amazing unicorns, you get both of them in the set. so girls, are you ready? three, two, one. >> you can set it up as a relay race >> all right, fun, great job, guys excellent. you did great. it was worth it. thank you. >> all right, so everyone likes bubbles, but these are humongous bubbles. >> these are wow amazing and you have to be very zen about it everyone just is very supportive all morning, and they make ginormous bubbles. >> oh, my gosh wait, this is addicting. >> yes, it is, and you know what you don't need kids to bring this home.whoa. wo this is the most amazing toy

it's 14.95 it's on amazon, and they are -- right? >> oh, my god. i could be here all day. >> yes >> all right we have to stop. >> whoa. woo! >> oh! >> girl, you've been practicing. you're doing great >> the next thing is potential huge humiliation for me, but we're going to do it. >> what is it? >> this is badminton. >> i love badminton. >> i always say you should get a family game. my family, badminton was our game i wish we had this oversized racket the birdie lights up okay, ready? >> yeah, ready all right. [ cheers and applause >> by the way, all day long you can play -- that's great. >> i love things that glow in the dark so you know when you're getting dinner ready, the kids can play with that. >> speaking of dinner, let's pretend you want to make pizza. >> okay. i love this creativity for kids. if you have kids who are reluctant about eating vegetables, have them grow their own. this comes with everything for the top of your pizza, tomato, basils and peppers you start it here. what i like about it is they have a little booklet here, they can write about their stories, their stickers, their markers. it's a little bit of like writing. >> we should point out, tomatoes and things grow quickly. we planted some earlier this

year they grow super fast. >> i'm sure they love it. >> they love it. that's a great idea. you make it something they grow themselves. >> they can enjoy serving to their family. >> i love it i think that's brilliant. >> under $20 it's a great kit to have the girls are back with us this is -- >> oh, hi again, anna. >> this is you make your own bug catcher kit, and you first a little arts and crafts, and i love the way the girls are doing their design and etta's actually even been doing some paint mixing to get special colors. >> i like it annie, great job >> and we have a list here that annie is doing, and at the end of the day, off beautiful bug catcher. >> so you can put like lightning bugs. >> yeah, fire flies would be really fun to put in here, and then this opens up so you can

take them in and out. >> let them go >> now younger kids will need help putting them together. >> that's super cute super, super cute. do you guys like it? >> yes. >> you guys are doing great. >> this is a classic this is one of the most amazing things to do this is paper. it's photosynthesis paper. you put the acrylic on it, you leave it in the light. i hope a camera can pick this up it's been in the sun >> wait, that's just from the sun? >> that's just from the sun. >> and then you can put in -- this one has been set in water. >> and then what do you do with these? hang them up >> it's really to me more about the process of doing it. >> it's really fun, and you can use these on here as well. >> shelves, yes. >> it's definitely a science project. >> last but not least, this is a classic. so i am so happy that lego friends brought girls to the space -- this is olivia.

>> they even have this little thing here, i always think that's how astronauts get used to being in zero gravity. >> a simulator. >> it has its own shuttle. a space academy, a telescope and it's so important for girls to be building great activities for when it's too hot or too rainy for them to be outside. >> by the way, all great, great ideas. annie and etta, thank you so much for being with us too and thank you again stephanie, to check out stephanie's book on great summer toys, head to today.com/shop for the did best deals. coming up next, something to drink while you play with all your new toys, mocktails for the whole family, including one, it's called a frozen shirley this is "today" on nbc we call it oleyumi. you call it california. our land, our culture, our people

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and we're back with today's food and a summer refreshing -- does that say non-alcoholic? >> yeah, sorry. >> that everybody can enjoy at your next boring party [ laughter ]

>> we have a very special guest showing us how to make them, and you may have caught a glimpse of katie behind the scenes. she does not get enough credit for the incredible work that she does, i just wanted to say that out loud. >> no question, our culinary producer, food stylist for all four hours of the show no one works harder. she's just back from italy she picked up some great ideas from a cooking class she took there. you do have that italy glow. >> i highly recommend taking a few weeks off and going to italy. >> you have four different mocktails, i think carson is going to bring a flask and dump something in there the first is inspired by your travels, arnold palermo. >> i'm saying palermo, in sicily they have a drink with lemon juice, a little bit of salt and carbonated water for my version i'm adding iced tea. i have unsweetened plain iced tea, i'm adding a little bit of simple syrup not much, you want a juicy lemon in there. >> do you buy simple syrup or make it yourself. >> it's equal parts sugar and water, and bring it to a simmer and once the granules dissolve, you cool it.

>> this is not the first lemon and lime >> savannah ritas. >> these are big batch cocktails it's not just about mix and pour you have other little techniques. >> it's important to remember not to add your ice until you're ready to serve, otherwise it it's not just about mix and pour. will water it down who likes a watered down cocktail. >> should i pour it in >> i added a little bit of salt. you might be like salt in a cocktail, it will actually add an electrolyte boost you won't even know it's there top it with a little bit of carbonated water and you have your not super sweet iced tea, which i think is perfect for summer if you guys want to grab one and try. >> yes. >> and garnish it with a little bit of mint and a lemon wheel. >> okay. great. this one i'm calling the dry tie. i'm really bad at poor cocktail

puns mai tai these glasses, i have to give a shoutout to our productive designer, he's our sneaky connoisseur of the show. >> pretty. >> shoutout for bringing those in our pitcher here i have orange juice, going to add some pineapple juice for that tropical flare, it's a mai tai after all. there's a curacao, rum, all those good things but we're leaving it out for this time we're adding a little bit of lime juice and then the star of this show is the orjat syrup, which is a sweet syrup made of almonds and orange blossoms. it adds a little nutty flavor. >> can you find that anywhere? >> it's available at most liquor stores >> that's good >> it would be so much better with rum honestly >> that's true >> it would, it would. >> you don't miss it like you and hoda were just saying, it tastes really good. >> i'm trying to -- we were talking off air before this, i don't know if i'm a mocktail fan. it is my job to try and change your mind. >> that's good. >> love that. >> put it over ice, garnish it

with pineapple, mint, and maraschino cherries. down here, carson, this one is for you. grapefruit juice in here, i'm making my summer mule. for this i'm going to add a little bit of thyme simple syrup. and infusing it with thyme that's for you, and then to top it off, i'm serving it with a little bit of fresca and ginger beer. >> the fresca your favorite. >> i love it. >> ginger beer -- >> if you can find it. we apparently have a connection because we keep finding all of it. >> it's like sold out everywhere. >> not here. >> the last one my favorite one probably, i'm a shirley temple girl through and through i don't care how old i get >> thank you >> so the last one is my version of a shirley temple. >> oh. >> when i'm with my family, there's so many of us, and we're all blah blah blah i'm going to add grenadine for obviously a shirley temple and a little bit of lime juice s

freezing it into ice pops. i'm omitting the booze >> so you freeze it up >> so your ice cube is this little pop >> it's great for a barbecue when you're ready serve it, take your ice pop and pop it into a glass of ginger ale. >> the kiddos would love this one. >> the ice pop does the work for you. which is great. >> if there is booze in there, will it still -- >> yes. >> freeze? >> yeah, just don't add all booze. >> it won't. >> it tastes like kool-aid, and that's a compliment. >> thank you >> we're glad you're back. >> in fact, you're prepping a pizza segment for us on the third hour. >> what are you doing on the 10:00? >> nothing yet >> to get katie's drink recipe -- >> our talent behind the scenes, should open a restaurant. >> seeking investors. coming up, the five best beauty products from all around

the world, plus the man behind the style of zendaya and celine dion share some secrets, but first a check of your local news good morning to you. i am kris sanchez. new video this morning from yosemite national park with a are battle worsening

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so millions more students can continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. this morning on the third hour of "today," look out for sharks as we're all heading to the beach, a rise in attacks from new york to florida. what do you do if you spot one in the water? and do you need a bigger boat? plus, runway scare, teying moments for passengers as a plane's brakes go up in flames. then, the dog days of summer from paw protection to staying hydrated to sunscreen, we're going to help you keep your pets safe, today, monday, july 11th