left lanes by crews at third avenue. everything else is clear. let's hope that it stays that way. the today show starts right now, including lizzo. have a great, safe and fun good morningfe and fun good morning. breaking news. the breaking news.president arrivesi arabia this morning for a the president arrives in saudi arabia this morning for a high-stakes meeting. high-stakes meeting. those so those soaring oil prices and ard questions over the murde questions over the murder of a a u.s. journalist looming large. >> i have never been quiet u.s. journalist looming large. abou >> i have never been quiet aboun rights. talking about human rights. >> we' >> we're live with the latest r from the region. from the region. inflation frustration. americ inflation frustration.ans s rising cost of j americans sounding off on the u everything. rising costs of just about >> it is everything. squary, bec >> it is scary because we never never know know when we place an order howe much it's going to have gone up order how much it's going to have gone up this this week.week.

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and feeling good as, you know. today, friday, july 15, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this friday morning. 7:00 on the west coast. good morning. this will wake you up. lizzo out on our plaza. >> not our average friday. this morning, probably late last night, all here to get a little >> a smile on your face and a few dance moves in your own living room, coming up. >> we want you to know that everything you need to start your summer weekend. >> from navigating travel and staffing shortages with nearly 2,000 cancellations already just this morning, we will help you with some tips how to navigate your way through those airports. >> live at lax this morning.

and triple digit heat across much of the u.s. you know. it a look at the forecast and a look at water and splash park safety in just a bit. money and how new inflation numbers are taking a toll on big businesses and small ones, too. what it means for your bottom line, all covered across the board this morning. we begin overseas this morning with the final leg of president biden's trip to the middle east. he is scheduled to arrive in saudi arabia within the hour for a controversial meeting with the saudi crown prince. the goal, to convince the kingdom to ramp up oil production and bring down gas prices but it is full of controversy. nbc's kelly o'donnell is live for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. president biden's interact when asked if he would directly raise with mbs his role in ordering the 2018 murder of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. the president insisting his views on human rights are clearly known. the pressure comes because

candidate biden called saudi a pariah state for its record on human rights. today in israel, president biden and palestinian leader mahmoud abbas met in the west bank. and looming over the visit is the fatal shooting of an american citizen, shireen abu akley, a palestinian american journalist whose family has criticized the administration's response. this morning a photo of her was placed on an empty chair. a full and transparent academy of her death by officials. savannah? >> i imagine she would have been there covering the event had she survived. back to saudi arabia. the white house is well aware there are political risks here. it's very controversial. why is he going? >> reporter: well, certainly the president is focused on trying to have relations with the saudi kingdom and, of course, there

are risks involved. part of it is about trying to raise oil production, but the president has been very clear to say it's much more than that, and we've been told there probably won't be an expectation of an answer on gas prices anytime soon. and we know there are certainly concerns at home about those prices, but the president, who had been unwilling to go and had to be convinced by a number of his top staffers over a period of months, now acknowledges that the u.s. must interact with the saudi kingdom because of its important place on the world stage, and he said he didn't want to leave a void that could be filled by china or russia.t o >> kelly o'donnell traveling leave a void filled by with the president. thank you. china or russia. >> kelly let's move on to the o'don. the economy. new numbers with a sense of economy.a better toll inflation is staking not just on families but small new numbers giving us a sense of businesses natio the toll inflation is taking no. we're following the story. just on families but small jesse, good morning. >> reporter: businesses nationwide. hoda, go. shop jesse, good morning.s here in he >> reporter: hoda, good mornings the country ar here in hoboken people are e pa paying more for supplies they supplies they need making things

need like food, clothing and li other goods that we all buy. goods we all buy some o now some of that additional cosa could be passed on to you, the w could be passed consumer.on to you, the consumer that will just b that will just be adding to what are already frustratingly high t are already frustratingly high prices. prices. ye yet another inflation alarm bell blaring this morning. blaring this morning new june new june data showing year over year more than year more than 11% spike in thea producer price index which n 11 in the tracks what companies pay to pe make their products.x tracking steel and gasoline are getting t more expensive, squeezing businesses which could pass costs on to you. >> it is scary because we never know when we place an order how much it's going to have gone up this week. >> reporter: jennifer owns a food truck in maine. >> we did have to jump our prices between $1 and $2 this year, which i was really scared about how the customers would react. >> reporter: despite a strong jobs report and low unemployment, weekly jobless claims just approached a quarter million, the highest point since november

>> the off theness in jobless claims is perhaps a leading edge of weakness we might be seeing where companies are letting people go and not hiring as much as before. >> reporter: real concerns for americans paying more for everything including the cost of borrowing money. >> it might prohibit you from being able to buy a home how does it make you feel? >> it's frustrating to be honest >> reporter: the fed possibly poised to raise interest rates again later this month as fears of a possible coming recession rise >> there's certainly a higher probability of recession wit what the fed has to do to slow the economy with these high inflation rates. there is still some possibility we get out of this with a mild recession. >> reporter: some small businesses like this man's restaurant chain forced to close. >> a lot of disappointment and sadness. as a small business owner you put a lot of your heart and soul into it. >> reporter: others hanging on as consumers and businesses cope with rising cost this is summer. >> so, jesse, the fed's goal when they raised interest rates is to bring down consumer spending so we can slow the economy down, and the question now is, is it working? >> reporter: yeah, hoda, it's

still a bit of an open-ended question consumer spending has cooled pointing toward possible recession. but not even the fed seems to have the full extent in mind of what its impact has been so far. just yesterday one of its governors said that he is open to an even more aggressive rate hike coming up first he wants to see data that's expected on retail sales and then new housing construction if those numbers come back stronger than what's expected, that could mean demand has not slowed enough and we could see another big rate hike. hoda >> jesse kirsch for us in new jersey, thank you. let's talk about the travel trouble at our airports. summer demand is surging and so are the number of delays and cancellations nationwide airlines are really struggling to keep up live from l.a.x. this morning bright and early with what's behind these ongoing headaches, erin good morning >> reporter: good morning, savannah that's right despite thousands of cancellations and delays, demand for summer travel is showing no

signs of slowing down. it's getting better but the mess in the skies is still ongoing. the airlines continue to delay or cancel flights every day. 50,000 delays and 4,000 cancellations so far this month and counting >> i think the airlines, the airports themselves, have operated as best they can with a lot of unknowns. and i do expect that we're going to see throughout the end of this year some balancing of capacity schedules >> reporter: the biggest issue staffing as airlines work to get back to prepandemic staffing levels. delta and southwest say they're about there, but they still have to get the employees, including pilots, trained. >> it's not about hiring people. it's a question of getting our staffing trained through the pilot training bubble that we're going through. flight attendants and mechanics as well. >> reporter: the staffing logjam impacting airports as well as airlines heathrow, one of europe's busiest hubs, citing labor

shortages, has taken the drastic step of limiting the number of passengers who cycle through the airport each day until mid-september. >> we have two young children, what do you do >> reporter: bags piling up at the point airport and delta even flying a plane with just luggage back to the u.s. but despite the delays, cancellations, reduced flight schedules and the highest flight prices in ten years, demand is still increasing 40% to 50% higher now than in january. the tsa routinely screening more than 2 million people daily. >> you're also going to be paying more this year for airfare than you probably have paid for vacation definitely in the last two years but probably in the last five years or more >> reporter: if you're still looking to travel this summer, how can you avoid problems experts say if you fly middle of the week and early in the morning, you're much less likely to be disrupted by delays or cancellations. also, be flexible. if you fly a day or two before an important event, the odds are

better that if you do get disrupted, you can still get there on an alternate flight and a final tip to avoid drama at the baggage claim, experts recommend that you try to stick to carry-on luggage only failing that, try air tags so that you can track your own checked-in bags. savannah >> a good tip, erin. thank you very much. let's go to buffalo where the community will come together at the site of that city's mass shooting the supermarket where ten people died that was two months ago. it reopens for the first time since that tragic day. hey, emilie, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you an emotional day on the ground the chain link fence has come down as the store welcomes customers for the first time in almost two months, a step forward since the teenaged gunman allegedly stormed the grocery store and shot 13 people killing ten.

the location of the attack is really significant here. tops is the sole supermarket in this neighborhood which made it a place of gathering, a focal point and without it the community is essentially a food desert that is why it was so important to open the life line swiftly. over the past two months the store has undergone extensive renovations. outside here you'll see new signage, a repaved parking lot inside a completely new layout and a memorial honoring the lives taken. still, some victims' families tell me the heartbreak is too great, swearing never to set foot on jefferson avenue here again let alone inside the store. yesterday the suspect was indicted on more than two dozen counts of federal hate crimes and federal firearms charges if convicted he could face the death penalty. >> emilie, any chance they've ramped up security at that supermarket? >> reporter: that's right. in the wake of the shooting they have beefed up security here

including enhanced video and alarm systems. they added an emergency exit and installed more lighting in the parking lot among other things the ceo tells me tops is making improvements in all of its stores now hoda >> emilie ikeda there in buffalo, thank you 13 minutes after the hour. we turn to craig now on another good morning good morning to you as well. ivana trump's family and friends this morning are sharing their memories and tributes. she died thursday inside her manhattan home at the age of 73. ivana was the ex-wife of former president donald trump and the mother of donald jr., ivanka and eric nbc's anne thompson with a look back at her life anne, good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig. in the 1980s donald and ivana were known as the power couple here in new york city, working together to build the global trump empire though their partnership was short-lived ending in a very messy public divorce, ivana wrote her own legacy as a successful businesswoman and mother

once more the cameras waited for ivana trump. >> it's a very sad day >> reporter: her son eric delivering the difficult news. a new york city official telling nbc news the 73-year-old was found on the spiral staircase in her upper east side apartment. former president donald trump praising his ex-wife is wonderful, beautiful, and amazing. her three children remembering their mother as an incredible woman who taught them about grit, toughness, compassion, and determination. if living well is the best revenge, ivana trump got that and more, as she advised goldie hawn, diane keaton and bette midler's characters in the film "the first wives club. >> ladies, we have to be strong and independent and, remember -- >> what? >> don't get mad get everything >> reporter: she met donald trump in 1976 and married him the next year. together they developed hotels

that, like themselves, shouted 1980s glitz and excess >> you're working as a team and working on the same thing. >> reporter: the pair ruled new york's tabloids, and when they split over his affair with marla maples, it was a headline writer's dream the couple's divorce settlement even parodied on "saturday night live." >> i didn't think we had anything to talk about >> oh, i think we do, donald you see, i have no intention of settling for $25 million >> reporter: after the divorce, the first mrs. trump sold jewelry and clothing under her own name and wrote books a businesswoman on her own but always connected to her former husband ivana describing their relationship post divorce here on "today" in 1995 >> it took me about two years to get over it and then we had to talk we had three beautiful children and had something in common because we were married once

>> reporter: and once he went to the white house, the two stayed in touch ivana even calling herself first lady back in 2017. >> i have the direct number to the white house. i don't really want to call him because melania is there and i don't want to cause any kind of jealousy or something like that because i'm basically first trump wife i'm first lady, okay >> reporter: she married four times. her true pride, their three children she got custody after the divorce. writing of don jr., ivanka and eric in her memoir "raising trump" our bond was and is our most valuable possession now this morning officials say there is no sign of foul play, and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death along with her three children, she also leaves ten grandchildren. >> what a life >> amazing life. one more thing to get to, a vacation memory one family will

not soon forget. here is lisa blaze and her family getting into surfing off fort pierce, florida, when they were met by a couple of manatees look at that see? >> oh, man >> after a few minutes one of the manatees steals the surfboard from her son evan. he happily obliged they left the board behind evan said he was scared at first, thought it might be a shark but realized it was just some manatees in for a good time. >> manatees are so sweet sea cows >> yes i'm glad that's how that story went >> sea cows? so sweet. >> sea cows? >> you feed them lettuce they're the sweetest thing >> craig says he never gets in water. >> no. >> they're called manatees >> so sweet. where is al when you really need him? >> it is 7:17. hi, ms. dylan. >> i don't care how sweet they are, i don't need them swimming next to me too big. let's look at the heat a very hot stretch of weather

that continues down south especially down across texas dallas will feel like 100 today. the same in san antonio. tulsa will feel like 105 degrees. out west we have temperatures around 95 to 110 in palm springs. it's a dry heat but still hot. st. louis will feel like 100 memphis will feel like 104 and even though we will get some relief in st. louis on sunday with a high of 84 we're right back into the 90s and close to 100 again by tuesday nashville stays in the low to mid-90s. montgomery, alabama stays in the low to mid-90s with your feels like temperature over 100 degrees here we are at the midpoint of meteorological summer. so far this summer we've actually been cooler than average in the northeast and the northwest, but look through texas, down through the plains states temperatures have been much warmer than average. in fact, southern texas already seeing its hottest summer ever on record in all of these areas with the yellow dots here, the top three hottest summer, the top third hottest summer so far, and the heat, again, as i said,

is going to continue at least through the week and into early next week. that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds (grandmother) make it three. (young woman) three? (grandmother) did you get his number? (young woman) no, grandma! grandma!! (grandmother) excuse me! (young woman vo) some relationships get better with time. that's why i got a crosstrek. (avo) ninety-six percent of subaru vehicles sold in the last ten years are still on the road. (grandmother) i'm so glad you got a subaru. (young woman) i wonder who gave me the idea? (avo) love. it's what makes subaru, subaru. it is 7:19 am, we have a live look in san francisco. check out the following. that is sunshine. into the afternoon we will warm up quite nicely. temperatures pump up into the upper 60s around the bay on the coast. mid and upper 80s through the interior.

san jose will be 83. sam martinez will be 87. we warm up even more head and that's your latest forecast >> dylan, thank you. coming up, the author of "where the crawdads sing," tied to a real life mystery the unsolved case making headlines just as the movie based on the book hits theaters. >> before you head out for summer fun, you want to hear what kerry sanders has to say. >> reporter: well, splash pads, it's a great way to cool off but, parents, remember, your kids might be leaving something behind why properly chlorinated water is so important coming up. >> like their goggles? that's what he means, right? >> this is "today" on nbc. y" on. my tribe has lived on this land for 12,000 years.

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okay. what's he reading? >> welcome back. it is 7:30. it's friday. by the way, we're feeling good, but not as good as carson daly. carson is live from st. andrews, scotland, the birthplace of golf, at the site of the 150th open championship. i've seen carson smile but never quite like this. >> never. >> what's that book? the history of golf volume 14? >> reporter: i mean, you've never sent me somewhere special so like this. it is the 150th anniversary of this, the open championship at

the birthplace of golf. golf means so much to me. pinch me moments everywhere. my family is with me. for the golf, it looks like it's not going to be a cut made by tiger woods unless something miraculous happens today. rory mcilroy is in good position. world number one scotty chef ler scheffler is doing well. 4-h dustin johnson is in good position. all the golf you can watch on peacock and nbc sports. it's the town, st. andrews, the seaside college town, the people are so nice taking in the local flair, the kentucky group of intoxicated guys, huge hoda and savannah fans, huge lizzo fans. they were talking about the concert today. this was at a pub last night. what's really done it for me to feel the local flare, wild kilted yoga. this is what i've been doing every single morning waking up. i've been putting on my kilt, going outside and getting in these poses, puppy pose. you would think with my back surgery i wouldn't be able to do the dolphin. i manage it. the humble warrior. these are the sorts of things

i've been able to take in to really feel the essence of scotland. >> you need a good pair of bike shorts. >> thank you, carson. >> send me that picture. >> thank you, carson. >> carson is so happy. he's zen. let's get to your headlines. the secret service deleted text messages sent and received around the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. that is according to the department of homeland security's internal watchdog. the homeland security says the texts were deleted even after an inspector general requested them as part of the investigation. the secret service spokesperson says the text messages were lost in a preplanned system migration that included the resetting of the agency's mobile phones and that they were lost before the texts were requested. let's move now democratic senator joe manchin dealing a major blow yesterday to president biden's sweeping domestic agenda. manchin saying he will not support a proposal for new climate change spending or higher taxes for wealthy

americans and corporations. the senator says he is willing to support reducing prescription drug prices for seniors and extending subsidies for the affordable care act. manchin is a key swing vote. democrats had hoped to pass the spending bill before mid-term elections in november. an indiana man is being hailed as a hero after saving several children from a burning house. check this out. police actually captured the moment they arrived at the scene and found 25-year-old nicholas bostick carrying a child, you see him right there. bostick saw the house on fire. he ran inside to see if anyone was home, and was home, and that is where he found five children. after rescuing the last child bostick jumped out of a second story window to safety the kids were all okay but bostick did sustain several injuries and burns he will be honored next month by the city of lafayette along with the police and fire departments. >> one of the good ones. >> yes, indeed now to the controversy surrounding the author of one of

the most popular books in recent years "where the crawdads sing." the movie based on that book hits theaters today as author delia owens is now caught up in a real-life mystery. >> owens is reportedly wanted for questioning about a deadly shooting in africa back in the '90s nbc news anchor joe fryer with more good morning >> reporter: 73 years old became a literary superstar but another chapter of her life, her time as a conservationist in africa decades ago, that's now in the spotlight just as the movie inspired by her hit book is released >> sometimes i feel so invisible. >> i wanted to know who you are. >> you are >> reporter: jumping from the page to the screen "where the crawdads sing" is a highly anticipated film based on the best-selling novel >> she killed him. >> reporter: it's a fictional story about a murder in north carolina in the 1960s. but in real life author delia

owens is facing questions about a deadly shooting in africa in the '90s editor in chief of "the atlantic" jeffrey goldberg reported owens is wanted for questioning in the shooting. >> i've spoken with many leaders of the criminal investigation department of the zambian national police, and they are very eager to speak to delia owens. >> reporter: in the mid-'90s delia and her husband mark ran a conservation center in zambia protecting elephants from poachers in 1996, they were the subject of an abc documentary called "deadly game" where one scene shows an alleged poacher being fatally shot nbc news has not reviewed the documentary, and the victim is not identified neither is the shooter, a mystery that was never solved. >> zambian authorities do not believe delia was directly involved in the murder or disposal of the body delia told me point blank they knew nothing of this murder and they have absolutely nothing to do with it >> reporter: years later in 2018 delia was in the spotlight

again, this time for the success of her debut novel "where the crawdads sing" has sold more than 12 million copies and just spent its 166th week on "the new york times" bestseller's list setting the record for holding the number one spot longer than any other novel. >> i just love this book >> reporter: reese witherspoon chose it for her book club and produced the movie she held a star-studded premiere this week and features a title song by taylor swift >> every creature does what it must to survive. >> reporter: the movie about a young woman accused of a fictional murder written by an author still wanted for questioning in an actual case that's more than a quarter century old. delia owens and her legal team have long said she was never involved and there are not any charges in this case nbc news has reached out to mark owens, nbc news and zambian officials. for comment. we have not heard back mark owens through his lawyer has always denied any wrongdoing or involvement in this shooting.

>> so, joe, could owens be forced to talk to authorities there in zambia? >> there is no extradition treaty between the u.s. and zambia so that seems unlikely. zambian authorities say this is an open investigation, there's no statute of limitations for a murder case. they are still looking at this >> thank you very much and straight ahead, a major twist in another case that has captured national attention. a once powerful attorney now charged in the murder of his wife and son the new evidence police say led them to question his alibi and up next, summer concert -- oh, concern >> i thought it said summer concert, too >> we do have a summer concert >> i'm so excited about lizzo. anyway, keep your family safe to beat the heat when they head to water parks coming up after this liberty mutual customizes your car insurance,

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when you hear those electric guitars you know it's time for consumer confidential. it's a scorcher and places like water parks or splash pads offer sweet relief for families. >> experts say there are some things you need to know to keep your family safe nbc's senior national correspondent kerry sanders has more on this kerry, what do we need to know >> reporter: well, it's 82 degrees here right now, and dylan tells me it will get to a feels like temperature of 95 degrees, which is why you can see the kids are already in the water here splashing around. but you should also make sure, and this is important for parents, to make sure when you take your kids, make sure they go to water that is chlorinated. today in much of the country it will be hot again. and a great place to cool off is

under splashing water. we don't really see it but how much attention is there to water quality? >> quite a bit we check our pools four times a day. >> reporter: four times? >> correct plus we have the department of health we have to answer to to make sure our quality is good. >> reporter: water parks a popular summertime escape. at rapids in riviera beach, florida, they manually test for quality four times a day and with computers monitoring the water 24/7 supervisors even get alerts on their cell phones if the chlorine levels slip below minimums >> it's crazy important that it is good, you know. you can't just have mediocre water. >> reporter: you're obsessive about this >> you have to be on it all the time >> reporter: and for good reason contaminants like e. coli, salmonella and other pathogens can lead to illnesses or worse it's why rhonda only takes her daughter with her best friend to spots where the water is routinely treated. >> i'm a registered nurse for 30 years.

>> reporter: so it's in your mind >> yes >> reporter: in 2005 more than 1,700 people were sickened at a state-run spray ground in upstate new york after water jets exposed visitors to a microscopic bacteria known as crypto the parasitic bacteria causes diarrhea, nausea and intestinal distress if a pond or lake is your preferred summer escape and that body of water is not monitored by your local health department, experts say beware hot, stagnant water can become a breeding ground for brain-eating amoeba just this week officials closed lake of the three fires in iowa after a swimmer was exposed to the amoeba nationwide government and private labs are constantly testing for threats in our water. >> this color purple is what >> reporter: at the miami-dade water department, a team of anything that would do harm. >> one of the main risks is

stagnant water and the conditions of that water. the temperature and the chemical qualities of that water can be conducive to microbe growth. >> reporter: you can see lear, doing yet one more check of the water, which they do routinely here, always to make sure that things are okay, but you know, coming to a water park, guys, i mean, really, it's just so much fun. of course you're going to do it to cool off. >> i love it >> that looks cool >> i love the beach scene. it reminds me of bo derek with the whole look >> exactly like that >> just like that. >> kerry, next week on "today" you're going to take us from coast to coast tracking sharks for our special series it's called shark watch on "today." in case you didn't know, and i bet most didn't, kerry is our aren't shark expert. in north carolina he dove with

researchers to a shipwreck that may be the new birth place of tiger sharks >> then he goes to california to get up close and personal with juvenile great white sharks. they are now showing up where they never were before kerry, there you are we know you're adventurous how nervous were you >> reporter: i wasn't nervous. i will say this. i have never been able to approach a great white, and these are juvenile great whites, but juvenile is nine feet, in such close proximity i didn't go in the water there i was in the water with the sand tiger sharks up to ten feet, and they're really menacing to look at but the reality is you really would have to provoke one for them to be interested in attacking anybody in the water but there were a lot of them, about 30 i think what's most interesting here we're going to get a chance to hear from the scientists who will sort of dispel some myths and often tell us what they're discovering. so it will be a fascinating look at the sharks out there just below the surface. >> kerry, what's scarier, meeting a shark or what might be

in the water at one of those water parks? >> equally scary >> reporter: i just dunked my head so there's chlorine we're okay >> you know that one is safe they've been testing all day kerry, thank you so tune in next week everything you need to know about sharks this summer with the shark whisperer himself, kerry sanders. for now, though, miss dreyer, how are we looking for the weekend? >> we do have trouble spots we could run into stormy weather especially in the southwest where the monsoonal moisture is in place flood watches are in effect in that area. we also have to keep an eye out for the chicago area where we could see some stronger storms today. lots of lightning with the storms and we could see brief flash flooding as well, so stay indoors. as the storms move through, we could see some hail out of those as well. it's all part of this frontal system that is slowly moving eastward

a summer morning in san francisco, how is this? you can see the sunshine just above four temperatures warming up very fast today. then we will get clearing with lowe's and sunshine. in concord, 89 degrees. morgan hill, 89 degrees. 70s for saturday and forecastsaturday and >> thank you, dylan. straight ahead, guys, a photographer who discovered a passion. he's shining a new light on some of our nation's treasured lighthouses. look at these photographs. he goes to incredible lengths to get them those are real photos he took. stunning shots we'll get into it coming up right after this

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it's 8:00 on "today. it's 8:00 on "today." coming up face-to-face, president biden arriving in saudi arabia today for a high-stakes meeting. the goal, bring down oil and gas prices. but it comes amid growing tensions in the region and unresolved questions over the murder of a u.s. journalist. we're live with the latest. then, murdaugh murders, alex murdaugh indicted, charged with killing his wife and son outside the family estate. >> he's just an extremely dark individual. >> the latest on the investigation and the new evidence allegedly placing him

at the scene of the crime. plus, shining a light, an illuminating look at the photojournalist documenting lighthouses around the country. >> it's hope on the horizon. it's that beacon that leads you through the storm. >> what he says makes these pictures so special and why it's important to capture these beacons of hope now. and lizzo live. it feels so good to have lizzo joining us on the plaza for a can't-midsummer concert. the grammy winning superstar playing some of her biggest hits and songs from her just released album today july, 15, 2022. >> mother/daughter trip for our first lizzo concert. >> from york, alabama. >> davis, california. >> madison, wisconsin. >> and omaha, nebraska. ready for a special morning with

lizzo. >> the moment we've all been waiting for. it's time for lizzo! ♪ ♪ >> let's go. would you take a good look at that crowd. that good-looking crowd. everybody is fired up for lizzo. they've been lining up this morning. >> you said it right. i dare you not to dance. i double dare you. >> it is not possible. even craig with a strict no dancing on television rule. >> i'm suspending it for this friday concert. >> as you should. we do have this coming up in a bit. next week on "today" an exclusive look at 500-year-old frescoes inside the prince's palace of monaco, we'll hear from prince albert and his role in the restoration project under way. >> for some context here imagine doing a routine wall repair and

finding never-before-seen art hidden since the 16th century. that's what's happened here. you did not want to miss this story next week on "today." >> if your wall repair is in a palace, your chances are better. the president has traveled to saudi arabia this morning. he's on his way for high-stakes meetings with leaders that he has often criticized for human rights records. nbc senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell tells us what the president is hoping to accomplish, why he made the trip. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the president touched down here just a few minutes ago. just getting here is historic. the flight from jeddah will make joe biden the first american president to fly directly between israel and the kingdom of saudi arabia. and just meeting here is controversial. the president and the crown prince, mohammed bin salman, will be face-to-face, potentially uneasy after candidate biden had called out the saudis as a pariah state following the sanctioned murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. and white house officials have

told us for weeks that the president would be meeting with the king and the full leadership team, but we now know there will be a working session involving the president and mbs directly. the president says that he will work on a number of issues, oil is among them. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. wnba star brittney griner a this morning in her drug possession trial. griner's attorney told the court that griner has a prescription for medical marijuana in the united states and that's to griner pleaded guilty last week to having cannabis vaping he pa accident. griner faces up to ten years in prison. starting tomorrow it is going to be easier for folks to get help if they are going through a mental health crisis. there's that number on your screen right now. the number for the national suicide prevention life line has been simplified to just three digits. the new number is 988 or you can call or text and will be connected to trained counselors

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evidence that would contradict his previous time line of events. murdaugh's lawyer said he was with his mother and discovered the bodies when he returned home calling 911. >> did you hear anything or did you come home and find them? >> i've been gone. i just came back. >> reporter: it's the latest twist in a bizarre saga months after the killings the family law firm accused murdaugh of stealing millions of dollars, forced to resign police say murdaugh asked a former client to kill him so his other son could collect the $10 million life insurance policy. murdaugh is also accused of a slew of financial crimes including keeping millions of dollars from an insurance settlement that was supposed to go to the family of housekeeper gloria satterfield who suffered a fatal injury on murgd's property. police are re-examining her 2018

death, though murdaugh has not been named a suspect and denies involvement. >> he's just an extremely dark individual, evil, just raw, basic evil. >> reporter: in response to the new indictment murdaugh's attorneys say he did not have anything to do with the murders of maggie and paul, adding he loved them more than anything in the world. they go on to say that law enforcement, quote, prematurely concluded that murdaugh was responsible for their deaths. the south carolina attorney general has offered no details on a possible motive for the murders. if convicted on the new charges murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> all right. thank you, gabe. >> all right, gabe. let's get a boost. >> this is a cute one. giving baseball fans the same sense of accomplishment as building a giant beer cup snake this one was long enough to get some national attention. both cubs fans and mets fans stacked their empty cups together and created a snake that stretched up through the stands. >> sixth, seventh inning, everyone has a few beverages in.

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with the citi custom cash℠ card. i love it... [voice vibrating] we are back with a man we are back with a man devoted to finding light in the darkness literally. >> david zapatka is part of the nbc family, a freelance cameraman. he's traveled the globe documenting countless stories, but it's the pictures he takes when he's off the clock that he hopes will become his legacy ♪ >> most everyone you talk to loves lighthouses, and why is that it's hope on the horizon it's that beacon that leads you through the storm. it's lovers watching it at night. it means so many things to so many different people. >> for david zapatka lighthouses are a flashback to his childhood by the shore >> i grew up listening to the

sound of the watch hill lighthouse in southern rhode island as a kid. and on foggy nights in the summertime with the window open i'd hear that growing up i guess that sort of instilled this innate love of lighthouses. >> dave left rhode island and traveled the globe as a network tv camera man, but ever so often, he focused his attention skyward. >> stars, that's a good thing. >> when digital cameras came along, he made an incredible discovery. with the right equipment and lighting he could capture his subjects at night beaming in a sea of stars >> in history we don't have pictures of lighthouses working at night they don't exist because film couldn't do this >> i think you have to love something to shoot as beautifully as you shoot because i don't think can you look at something like that if you don't feel it. >> oh, i agree with that and

it's burning inside me if you look up at a lighthouse and the light's streaming out, it almost looks god-like because you have the light, the shadow from the structure of the lighthouse and it's helicoptering. you go, wow, that's beautiful. it's breathtaking. >> one picture followed another. and in his free time dave has spent the last nine years documenting hundreds of lighthouses. >> it's still way too early. >> though his subjects remain steadfast -- >> these are the slick ones. >> -- reaching them can be treacherous. >> that's slick. >> from crashing waves to slick rock scramble -- >> i'm stuck in a rock >> -- to remote destinations >> further out we'll get the reflection >> but that perfect shot delivers a lifetime of perspective. so when you look up and it's the perfect moment, you see a

million stars, tell me what you see and feel in that moment. >> i'll just lay down and look up and the milky way is right above you. you see the entire sky i am this big. i'm smaller than that. because it is so vast. and most people can't see that you have to get out where it's really, really dark to fully appreciate how vast the universe is and how infinitely small we are. >> it's so funny kind of at the end of your news career you really found what rings your bell. >> there's a beauty in that that is more fulfilling to me because in tv, i shoot a story it goes on the air it's gone. >> poof. >> poof, gone. now i have something tangible to hang on the wall that i never had in 30 years, 40 years of television >> portraits of our nation's seaside guardians, once a permanent fixture. but these beacons are slowly

fading away. >> now with climate change and with storms that are stronger, lighthouses are starting to be more imperiled and then the coast guard with the new technology, gps especially, no longer needed. for me it's trying to capture these before they disappear because, remember, one time there were 1,600 lighthouses in the country. only roughly around 800 left that are still operating >> what do you hope your grandkids remember you for in this life? >> look what grandpa did he left us with something for the world to have. >> one man leaving the light on for generations to come. >> special >> amazing, right? if you want to see, he's compiled this cool book called "usa stars and lights: portraits from the dark. proceeds go to fund his project

in the united states lighthouse society dedicated to saving the legacy of those. we have more on today.com. i think it's really cool i want to thank, by the way, the fire island national sea shore, allowed us to shoot their lighthouse he's on the road he says he's going to shoot them all. >> did you tell me there's no filter -- >> nothing >> no tricks and bells and whistles >> no editing. >> that's the shot he captures >> he saves the moment sometimes uses a television light but only super dim and opens up an iris and does some hocus pocus and hits the button. >> it looks like an oil painting >> yes, it does. >> you can feel the ocean. >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> he's so passionate about it >> really cool >> okay, well, that was really cool >> we have to get a little print of that and hang it up it's so beautiful. >> i love that >> it's artwork. let's get a check of the weather with our favorite chick dylan. >> there we go we do have today a chance of seeing some of those showers in st. andrews so, carson, watch out for that, although they have

been playing most of the morning, most of those showers are moving on out, so the day will improve temperatures will get warmer actually pretty atypical, i would say, for scotland this time of year tomorrow 71 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. the showers do return on sunday, a few showers, but temperatures nice and mild getting up to about 75 degrees so i would say it's pretty good out there for the open we, on the other hand, have some wet weather to talk about especially up to chicago watch out for stronger storms today. there's a lot of cloud-to-ground lightning to the west of chicago. that is going to move through. could create delays at the airports in the southeast we have some of that moisture streaming in off the atlantic that will produce showers and thunderstorms down through the gulf coast as well and also that monsoonal moisture out in the southwest where those storms can produce some heavier downpours, too still dealing with the extreme we have made it to friday morning, the temperatures are in the 50s.

take a look at the temperature trend, around 12 or 1:00 we will bump into the 60s. we will get sunshine, and we have the fog lingering around the coastline area at hazy skies and inland areas. the two degrees in san jose. we climb into the 70s and 80s by the afternoon, expected to get warmer as we head towards the interior and into >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly >> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi all right, you-all, check out the scene at rockefeller center a packed house we are so ready for an epic concert with the one, the only lizzo. her music has been streamed more than 7 billion times that number is going up because, guys, her new album out today. >> well, in a minute lizzo will treat to us this unforgettable concert. but first a look at some of the special moments that turned lizzo into a global superstar.

♪ turn up the music let's celebrate ♪ >> it's time to turn up the music with lizzo a three-time grammy winner lizzo has amassed more than 24 million followers on tiktok and her viral videos have been liked nearly 1 billion times captivating fans with her authenticity, musical talent, and sense of humor since first rocking our plaza in 2019 lizzo has continued her meteoric rise. this year alone she's hosted and performed on "snl. >> ladies and gentlemen, me. >> hit the stage at coachella with harry styles. stunned at the met gala. hosted her own emmy nominated reality series >> you're going to dance for me. >> yes, ma'am. >> and launched her own shape wear line. ♪ you know what time it is ♪

>> now lizzo is out with her new album "special" and gearing up for a tour first, she's treating us to an extra special citi concert right here on "today." and ladies and gentlemen, let us give a warm welcome to lizzo, back on our plaza! ♪ hello, lizzo ♪ what's up? hello, lizzo >> good morning, sunshine. what's up? >> she's back. >> good morning. >> good to see you >> you put a smile on every single face. there are a lot of faces out here for you how are you feeling? are you ready? >> it's been a very wild week. the emmys --

>> yes. >> started off with six noms and album and about that time being number one i can't handle it. it feels like christmas or my birthday or something. >> this is a moment. can we talk for a second about the emmy nominations we expect grammys. we expect fame emmys, that's something special. >> you expect grammys and fame >> for you i expect everything >> i just want to play music, man. the emmys were shocking. we did watch out for the big girls just so i could have dancers. we didn't think about trophies or accolades to be acknowledgeds incredible i already feel like a winner you know me. >> you are a winner. the emmys in september so we'll be there maybe they'll ask you to perform. that would be amazing. a little hint, it is on nbc. talk to me about the new album it's about darned time see how i cleaned up it's a family show >> you know i was struggling

with the clean version earlier the album is out, first of all [ cheers and applause i was up way later than i should have been on twitter looking at everybody's favorite songs, "coldplay" is like a standout, "special," and "2 be loved," which i want to do for you all today. i'm so proud of this album it was three and a half years in the making it's literally a classic no skips album. it's the best thing i've ever done >> you know what's funny, lizzo, because you're having this incredible moment there are people who don't know you as well as our crowd who may think this came easy, that this was just something like she's talented, she has a moment, but this whole moment you're in was a long time coming, wasn't it? tell me about that >> it takes ten years to be an overnight success. i've been doing this since i was 9 years old. i've been writing songs. i've been studying flute since i was 12 i've been in rap crews and put

out lizzo bangers in 2012, my first solo mixed tape. i've been through it all, girl i've done it all i'm here and it's very surreal. >> why is it hitting now, do you think? >> because that's how it was supposed to go down. i think i needed to discover my self-love. i think because the music was about my self-love and ten years ago i wasn't here. i was not at this place. >> you weren't >> but you're ready now and you're going back out on tour. >> yes >> talk to us. >> what does it feel like to perform in front of a crowd like this you were born for this >> my favorite thing on twitter, the album is so great, i need to see this live. >> yes, yes, please buy tickets for the tour it's going to be big, big energy we just added dates because we sold out madison square garden >> sold out madison square garden >> did i say that prematurely? my manager is like -- we did sell it out, though. we did sell it out. >> we're going to take a little break. >> we have a sold-out crowd here, too, you know. >> oh, really?

>> of course >> well, the tickets are free. >> we'll be back after your local news and weather. >> they're all for you ♪ breaking news at 8:26 am, good morning to you. san jose police are investigating a shooting at the popular san jose shopping center the plant. this happened around 6 am this morning at monterey road. one man shot. we are working to learn his condition. this is brand-new video out of the scene, into the newsroom. many of the businesses were closed at the time. let's look at your weekend weather.

>> it will get really hot out there, even today it will be warm, but expect for the heat to increase over the weekend. right now, in san francisco we have light winds, temperatures are starting out in the 50s. the temperature trend, bumping up into the 60s. eventually we will see the cloud cover sort of make its way out of the sunshine. 62 degrees in san jose. it bumps up into the 70s by this afternoon. look at your seven day forecast for san francisco. for saturday and sunday, we are expecting to climb into the 70s for the city, as the high pressure dominates in our forecast. it is also going to keep us dry and really hot for inland areas. 95 degrees, maybe even triple digits through the interior. >>

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♪ i do my hair toss check my nails ♪ ♪ baby how you doing ♪ we're back >> we are back it is 8:30 with these incredible fans, and they don't need to wait any longer because lizzo is >> are you guys ready for this concert to get started [ cheers and applause >> yes >> ladies and gentlemen with her viral hit "it's about damn time"

let's hear it for lizzo. >> you all know what time it is. time to have some fun. ♪ it's bad chick o-clock, yeah, it's thick-thirty ♪ ♪ i've been through a lot but i'm still flirty ♪ ♪ everybody back up in the building ♪ ♪ it's been a minute tell me ho you're healing ♪ ♪ i'm about to get to how you feeling ♪ ♪ how you feeling, new york ♪ ♪ i've been so down and under pressure ♪ ♪ i'm way too fine to be this stressed, yeah ♪ ♪ i'm not the girl i was or usee to be ♪ ♪ i might be better ♪ turn up the music turn down the lights ♪ ♪ i got a feeling i'm going to be all right ♪ ♪ okay all right ♪ ♪ it's about damn time ♪ ♪ turn up the music, let's

celebrate ♪ ♪ i got a feeling i'm going to be okay ♪ ♪ okay, okay all right ♪ ♪ it's about damn time ♪ ♪ in a minute i'm going to need a sentimental man or woman to pump me up ♪ ♪ feeling fussy walking ♪ ♪ cause i give way too much ♪ ♪ want to get up want to get down ♪ ♪ that's how i feel right now ♪ ♪ i've been so down and under pressure ♪ ♪ i'm way too fine to be this stressed, yeah ♪ ♪ i'm not the girl i was or use to be ♪ sing it ♪ ♪ turn up the music ♪ sing it ♪ ♪ turn up the music, turn down the lights ♪ ♪ i got a feeling i'm going to be all right, okay ♪

♪ okay, all right it's about damn time ♪ ♪ turn up the music, let's celebrate ♪ ♪ i've got a feeling i'm going to be okay ♪ ♪ okay, all right it's about damn time ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ that time ♪ ♪ i'm coming out tonight ♪ it's about that time ♪ ♪ i'm coming out tonight, i'm o♪ ♪ i'm coming out tonight coming out tonight ♪ ♪ i'm coming out tonight, i'm coming out tonight ♪ ♪ i'm coming out tonight, i'm coming out tonight ♪

♪ i'm coming out tonight it's going to be all right ♪ ♪ it's about that time ♪ >> thank you, lizzo. all right, that was amazing. we know it's a little hot out here we're going to take a check of the weather. where's dylan? >> i'm way over here, hoda and yes, it is very hot out here i have to ask, you sang every word to that song. how is the rest of your day going to go when it starts like that >> it's going to go great because it's my best friend's birthday >> where is your best friend happy birthday where are you from >> baton rouge, louisiana. >> awesome this is the way to celebrate yes, it is hot out here and will stay hot especially in louisiana. we will see a couple of scattered showers and storms, your typical summertime thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic, down through florida tomorrow we also are going to continue with those temperatures that will feel like 105 to 110 degrees on saturday. sunday more of the same. we'll likely see those near record breaking temperatures

down through texas, down along the gulf coast and it will get unsettled in the northeast with showers and thunderstorms and out west it's hot but it's dry we will also be hot here but no rain in site. it is going to be a beautiful weekend ahead. we have fog in san francisco. into the afternoon, sunshine with upper 60s. down to the south bay, 62 right now. we will climb into the 70s and and that is your latest nd forecast we want to thank the palace hotel for providing hotel rooms for this morning's concerts. let's keep the concert going back to you. >> i was hoping we would see sasha. are we going to see her again? >> oh, she's going to come back. >> all right, guys, when lizzo

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♪ okay, we are back. lizzo is rolling on, and now the debut performance of her brand-new song called "2 be loved. ♪ lizzo, take it away.l i'm aboutc attack ♪ ♪ i did the ♪ mm ♪ ♪ girl i'm about to have a pani attack ♪ ♪ i did the work it didn't work ♪ ♪ that truth it hurts it hurts it hurts ♪ ♪ that lovey-dovey was not a fa

of ♪ ♪ i'm good with my friends, i calling me ♪ like this ♪ ♪ why do i feel like this ♪ ♪ what happened to me am i ready ♪ ♪ you go figure ♪ you go figure it out ♪ ♪ to be loved, to be loved ♪ ♪ am i ready 'cause i want it ♪ ♪ am i ready to be loved, to be loved ♪ ♪ how am i supposed to love somebody else when i don't like myself ♪ ♪ guess i better learn to like this ♪ ♪ it might take my whole life d♪ ♪ he call me just to do ♪ ♪ he call me melly, he squeeze my belly ♪ ♪ i'm too embarrassed to say i like it ♪ ♪ girl, is this my boo ♪ ♪ that's why i'm asking you because you know i've been am i

know there ain't no doubt ♪ ♪ am i ready what you through ♪ ♪ am i ready, there ain't no doubt ♪ ♪ am i ready, what you talking about ♪ ♪ am i ready to be loved to be loved ♪ ♪ am i ready you deserve it now ♪ ♪ because i want it that's what i'm talking about ♪ ♪ am i ready you going to figur it out ♪ ♪ to be loved to be loved ♪ ♪ you found me i was fed up wit the fantasy ♪ ♪ what you want to do think i'm ready ♪ ♪ think you like that, think yo like that ♪ ♪ when i clap back like that le me know ♪ ♪ you found me i was fed up wit the fantasy ♪ ♪ what you want to do think i'm

ready, ooh ♪ ♪ think you like that, think yo like that ♪ ♪ when i clap back like that le me know ♪ ♪ am i ready know there ain't n doubt ♪ ♪ am i ready, what you talking about ♪ ♪ am i ready, you going to figure it out ♪ ♪ to be loved to be loved ♪ ♪ to be loved to be loved ♪ ♪ am i ready, you deserve it now ♪ ♪ am i ready to be loved ♪ ♪ to be loved ♪ ♪ am i ready ♪ ♪ yesterday i would have run away and i don't know why ♪ ♪ i don't know why know why ♪ ♪ am i ready yesterday i would have run away ♪ ♪ and i don't know why did you know ♪ ♪ i don't know why but i'm ready ♪ >> oh, her new song "2 be loved. don't go away. up have another big hit coming up have another big hit coming

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we are back. we have a massive crowd. we have a whole lot of love for lizzo. and talk about love for lizzo. hold on. do you know every word ♪ want to get up want to get down that's how i feel right now ♪ >> okay. >> okay. >> they've been here since 11:30 last night where are you all from >> i'm from new york >> yeah, new york. >> sleeping on the concrete, 11:30 last night >> sounding great. there's only one thing better than our crowd singing a lizzo song >> next song earning her a "truth grammy award, how about a little "truth hurts," lizzo >> we're going to take it all the way back hey, hey, hey. turn it up ♪ i don't hear you all clapping. ♪♪ i don't hear you all clapping.

♪♪ ♪ ♪ why men great till they got t be great ♪ ♪ i just took a dna test ♪ ♪ turns out i'm 100% even when i'm crying crazy ♪ ♪ i got boy problems that's the human in me ♪ ♪ bling bling then i solve them ♪ ♪ you could have had a noncommittal just a little ♪ ♪ you're supposed to hold me ♪ that's the sound of me callin you back ♪ ♪ don't text me ♪ ♪ shampoo press get you out of my hair ♪ ♪ fresh photos new man ♪ photos ♪ truth hurts ♪

♪ you tried to break my heart b oh, that breaks my oh, that breaks my heart ♪ ♪ i'm glad you're back with you chick i will never be your sick chick ♪ ♪ i put the sing in single ain' worried about a ring on my finger ♪ ♪ so you can tell your friends shoot your shot boy ♪ ♪ when you see them it's okay h already in my dms ♪ already in m ♪ why men great till they got t be brave ♪ ♪ don't text me tell it straigh to my face ♪ ♪ best friend sat me down in th salon chair ♪ ♪ shampoo press get you out of my hair ♪ ♪ fresh photos with the bomb lighting ♪ ♪ new man on the minnesota vikings ♪ ♪ truth hurts need something more exciting ♪ ♪ i'm going to hit you back in ♪ i don't play tag i been it ♪

♪♪ ♪ why men great till they got t ♪ ♪ ♪ be brave ♪ ♪ don't text me tell it straigh to my face ♪ ♪ best friend sat me down in th salon chair ♪ ♪ shampoo press get you out of my hair ♪ ♪ fresh photos with the bomb lighting ♪ ♪ new man on the minnesota vikings ♪ ♪ truth hurts needed something more exciting ♪ ♪ bom bom bi bom ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause >> "the truth hurts" but that felt so good lizzo, she's still going we have more music just ahead.

but first this is "today" on nbc. ahea but first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ ♪ that's my song right there, lizzo. "blame it on my juice. "lizzo right here on our citi concert stage. today is the day fans have had circled, release of "special." and now lizzo will treat us to the title track. let's hear it again for lizzo. ♪ ♪ special ♪ ♪ special woke up this morning to somebody in a video talking about something i posted in a video ♪

♪ if it wasn't me would you eve get offended ♪ ♪ or is it just because i'm black and heavy ♪ ♪ i've been the same since i've been driving ♪ ♪ call up anybody i know and they would tell you i've been used to people judging me ♪ ♪ that's why i am so in love uo with me ♪ ♪ i'm used to feeling alone so know ♪ ♪ in case somebody be told you thought that i'd let you know ♪ ♪ in case somebody told you today you're special ♪ ♪ in case nobody made you believe you're special ♪ ♪ i will always love you the same you're special ♪ ♪ i'm so glad you're still with us, broken you're still perfect ♪ ♪ special ♪ ♪ could you imagine a world where everybody's the same and

you could cancel a girl because she just wanted to change ♪ ♪ could you throw all them stones if you haven't been through the pain ♪ ♪ that's why we feel so alone, why we feel so much shame ♪ ♪ i am feeling alone so i thought i'd let you know ♪ ♪ in case nobody told you today you're special ♪ ♪ in case nobody made you believe, you're special ♪ ♪ i will always love you the same ♪ ♪ you're special, i'm so glad that you're still with us ♪ ♪ broken but, man, you're still perfect ♪ ♪ i know it's been hard but i'm so, so glad you're still here ♪w ♪ and i want to let you know in

case nobody told you today you're special ♪ ♪ in case nobody made you believe, you're special ♪ ♪ i will always love you becausm you're special ♪ ♪ i'm so glad, i'm so glad, so glad ♪ you're ♪ so glad, so glad you're special ♪ ♪ you are, you are, you are you are, you are, you are ♪ ♪ so, so special ♪ >> yes, you are. lizzo, you are special you said you were nervous before you came out here. how do you feel now? do you think they love these songs? >> my nervousness makes me better thank you so much. you make me the best

thank you. >> can we say something? you have a lot of fans up front cheering you on. way, way, way in the back there are fans will you stroll were us -- will you stroll with us do you mind? >> i would love to take a stroll >> we're just going to stroll. hold on. we're going to come this way follow me. >> we love you >> we're just going to stroll back here. you-all, if you want to say hi to lizzo, all the way. lizzo -- and we have some way -- you know what, we're going to pass everybody just say hi, a little high-five down the line. here we go all the way you know what, lizzo, and, wait.

today is your birthday >> yes >> how old are you today >> i'm 14. >> you know what lizzo -- ♪ it's your birthday girl because you're looking like a present ♪ i wrote that song for you. it's on the album "special." >> you may have given her the best present yet all the way down the line. lizzo, i know this is just a regular friday for you what's your name >> emma. >> lizzo, you get love from every age, every background, every walk of life >> thank you so, so much

>> thank you so much >> a lot of love here. lizzo, we want to say thank you for joining us today it was a beautiful day on our plaza. by the way, lizzo heading out on tour this fall will be epic. you don't want to miss it. we're not done yet lizzo is performing one of her biggest hits in the third hour good morning. a family visiting the bay area is pleading for help to find their stolen dog. her late father's beloved dog, blue, was

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