in the bay. back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us for bay area news at 11:00. the today show starts now. have a wonderful wednesday. good morning. all-time highs. those record-setting and unrelenting temperatures now stretching from california all the way to new hampshire. >> feels like a furnace. >> more than 200 million americans being forced to find relief wherever they can. power grids pushed to the brink, and the extreme heat crisis across europe only worsening this morning. complete coverage and your full forecast straight ahead. all eyes on washington. new developments in the january 6th investigation ahead of its

return to prime time. missing text messages from secret service agents now at the center of the controversy and a new investigation. were they deleted on purpose? and overnight, a major move in the house to protect same-sex marriage with support from democrats and republicans. we're live with the very latest. pilot program. our exclusive look at a potential solution to the nationwide shortage that's fueling chaos at airports. >> your training is just as good as the military's? >> using more technology, more flight simulation. >> inside a revolutionary program taking people right off the street, putting them in the cockpit and training them in half the time. could it be the answer to cancellations and delays? the rise of robotexts. billions now being sent to americans each month. >> the data is all out there and very much available to scammers. >> just ahead, the growing problem.

what's being done to crack down and what you can do to protect yourself. all that plus water warning. the new shark sightings close to popular beaches during the height of summer. and baseball's best. >> that ball is hammered to left center field. good-bye! >> inside the thrills and excitement of the first all-star game at historic dodger stadium in more than 40 years. >> got him! strikes out the side. >> today, wednesday, july 20th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. happy to see you guys with us. craig is in early. savannah is taking a couple days off.

a lot of people have their eyes on dodger stadium last night. >> first all-star game in that stadium in about 40 years. american league won it. highlights coming up. we start with the coast to coast heat wave. this is a very dangerous situation. >> yeah. put it this way. nearly half the population waking up this morning in a city where temperatures are going to top 90 degrees and much higher in many spots. take a look at this map right now. wichita falls, texas, 115 degrees. >> one of the major concerns the power supply with experts saying outdated grids and texas and across the country, they're under a real threat. >> it was built for a climate of the past. and now that grid is aging. it's being pounded by floods, high winds, hotter temperatures.

>> we got it all covered. we have dylan's forecast and then the brutal conditions in europe now causing fires to break out near london. but we are going to start right here with nbc's sam brock. he joins us at collide warren park in dallas, texas. sam, good morning to you. >> reporter: hoda, craig, good morning. most of the country is being walloped by a brutal heat wave. dallas where i am is no exception. the highs for the last three days, 106, 109 and 109. one child that we spoke with described it like walking on the surface of the sun. historic heat records are falling nationwide. with the country in the grips of an unrelenting heat wave -- a staggering 219 million americans bracing for temperatures above 90. >> this is the hottest summer that i've seen in dallas really that i remember since 1980. >> reporter: it may be time for people to start adjusting their expectations.

>> no one is escaping the heat underneath this big, giant heat dome. >> reporter: as 44 million people or more than double the population of florida will face triple digits. >> feels like a furnace. >> reporter: many just trying to cope. seeking a shady place or a place to take a cool dip. >> my kids laid down. they melted. they were done. >> reporter: hydration is the name of the game at this oklahoma summer camp. >> first thing is fill the water bottles. >> reporter: and in texas -- >> how's the ac working? >> reporter: dallas police officers checking on elderly residents who along with children are most vulnerable to heat-related illness. blazes breaking out across the lone star state, forcing evacuations to nearly 300 homes in this north texas community. at the same time, the heat ironically causing water to burst from pipes as infrastructure buckled. >> we know the water will be out for several hours. so we're just catching all the water and fill the bathtub up. >> reporter: the state's power grid is also being watched

closely. they didn't have to issue calls for conservation on this day but did it last week to avoid straining the system. it comes amid power concerns across the country. yesterday a transformer caught fire at the hoover dam which supplies power to over a million in the west. but authorities say the fire is put out with no risk to the grid. climatologists warning heat waves this brutal are just the beginning. >> we should stop thinking about global warming as something in the distant future. >> reporter: a scorching reality for many. looking at this with a longer lens, president biden is expected to make a speech later today rolling out an executive action unveiling in the absence of congressional action. and talking about energy alternatives in that speech. hoda, back to you. it's not just here, also this morning problems and concerns only growing from that searing heat and scorching europe.

records being shattered there day after day. nbc's megan fitzgerald is in london for us. good morning to you. >> craig, good morning. the london fire brigade says this is the busiest they've ever been since world war ii. we know that crews are battling flames well into the night. right now we understand more than 40 structures and homes have been destroyed, including the ones not far from where we are here. that area blocked off right now because of the destruction. but look, government officials saying the extreme dry conditions here caused by climate change make matters worse. >> reporter: this morning the uk also coping with unprecedented heat and dangerous consequences. record-setting temperatures topping 104 degrees, fueling raging fires across london. this massive residential blaze forcing evacuations and taking firefighters hours to extinguish. one neighbor trying to stop the flames with a garden hose. the sweltering heat gripping a nation not equipped for extreme temperatures.

catching many american tourists off guard. >> we're just going to suffer through it because we're here for two days. >> reporter: train tracks buckling and runways melting, disrupting service as cross england. millions suffering in a nation where most don't have air conditioning. but climate experts say this scorching heat could become the norm. >> we may well see this kind of heat across the uk more and more common. >> reporter: the crisis in uk playing out in europe, an inferno in athens, greece, forcing more than 400 fire fighters to battle flames raging day and night. in portugal and spain, massive wildfires forcing thousands to flee their homes this fire in spain stopping a train in its tracks. a similar situation in italy and in france where more than 30,000 acres of wine country are burning. extinguished flames are revealing the extent of the devastation. in the capital, people desperate from release of the record breaking temperatures.

but this heat wave frying europe doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. and our temperatures have decreased here a little bit in london we know this heat wave is far from over. it is heading to belgium and germany where folks there are bracing for record setting temperatures of 104 degrees. craig? >> meagan fitzgerald in london, thank you. coming up, 7:09. dylan, you got your eye on the weather here and overseas. >> everywhere, it's not going to end any time soon. that's what's scary about this heat wave. take a look at where we're going to see the high temperatures today. warmest down through texas 90s through the middle of the country. really 80s, 90s and 100s across the united states. 219 million people will see 09 90 or higher 44 million people will see temperatures above 100 degrees. that is the air temperature. when you factor in humidity, it is so brutal to be outside

you need to stay in the air conditioning as much as you can. record highs, near record highs expected all through the weekend. all the red dots are cities that we expect the record temperatures, including the northeast, even the interior northeast, as well take a look at the numbers today. with the heat index, little rock will feel like 115 st. louis, 101, indianapolis, 104. birmingham, alabama, will feel like 103 in the northeast, we'll see the heat in philadelphia close to 100. feeling close to 100 in new york city manchester, new hampshire, will feel like it's 96 degrees. syracuse feel like 100 degrees tomorrow, we're still going to have the heat indices up around 100 to 105 degrees you head back down to the southwest into parts of texas and oklahoma, arkansas still going to feel like it's above 105 degrees. craig? >> dylan, thank you so much. we'll get the full forecast in a moment there is new drama tied to the january 6th investigation as the house committee prepares to once again go prime time tomorrow the panel's democratic chairman will not be there. he tested positive for covid

and now there's this firestorm that's erupted over subpoenaed text messages between secret service agents between the time of the attack on the capitol that we're learning have been deleted. hallie jackson, where does this back and forth over the text stand and how is that going to impact tomorrow's hearing? >> so let's start with how this actually happened. right? because the phones we're tol were wiped and reset from the secret service as part of this upgrade in 2021 after the january 6th attack, an upgrade planned for a while. a source familiar with the process tells nbc news the secret service has no new text messages related to the attack to hand over like the committee wants to see but here's the deal. some lawmakers are not at all happy with that explanation. congresswoman stephanie murphy who is on the committee is questioning publicly now why the secret service still did this phone migration even after getting multiple requests from congress to save records like those from january 5th and 6th the agency is going to keep

working on trying to recover the messages that has occasionally happened before with agencies using forensic tools this is important to the committee. you talk about tomorrow night. they want to know more about what former president trump was doing on the 6th that is going to be the focus of tomorrow's prime time hearing. >> another development there in washington this vote to codify same-sex marriage there in the house. what is the democrats' strategy there, and what is going to happen next on that front? >> this is a preemptive move from democrats who are worried that the supreme court could overturn the case that protects same-sex marriage. just like the court overturned roe versus wade. which protected abortion rights. so what you saw is 47 republicans joining democrats to vote for this in the house and by the way, most americans do support same-sex marriage that's where the country is right now. so now this whole thing goes to the senate it's a little less clear what happens there. some republican senators are telling nbc news they don't think there is a need to codify this into law. because they don't see it as

being under threat right now as to what's next in the house they plan to take up a bill that will protect contraceptive rights for the same reason, in case they try to overturn that too. >> to be clear in the senate they need 60 votes to overcome the filibuster >> that's right. correct. >> hallie jackson for us, thank you. of course, nbc news will have special live coverage of tomorrow's hearings starting at 8:00 p.m. pacific and 5:00 p.m. eastern. meantime the funeral for ivana trump, the former president's ex-wife, is being held today family and friends coming together to remember her at a church here in new york. nbc's ann thompson joins us there with more. hi, ann, good morning. >> good morning, hoda. the funeral will take place this afternoon here at st. vincent catholic church on manhattan's east -- upper east side. it is just a few blocks away from the manhattan townhouse of

ivana trump. that's where she died last week after falling down the stairs. a death that the medical examiner ruled an accident today's funeral is an invitation only event we're told her three children, don junior, ivanka and eric will will all eulogize their mother their father, ivana's second husband, former president donald j. trump will attend the service. a person close to the family describes the one time couple's relationship as very close and says that he was her biggest supporter and vice versa the former president was spotted earlier this week arriving at trump tower with his wife melania. the service is billed as a celebration of life. she was born in czechoslovakia, she became a competitive skier she escaped communism, moved over here, became a model, successful businesswoman, a mother and a grandmother of ten. and during the '80s and '90s she

was a prominent and glitzy figure on new york's social scene. all that is expected to be reflected in today's service as one family member told us, it will be a spectacular service. hoda >> anne thompson there for us on the upper east side. thank you. now to a new concern tied to the brutal summer heat we've been experiencing amid the extreme temperatures officials were forced to shut down several popular new york beaches yesterday because of shark sightings. it's just the latest in a series of closures along the east coast. it comes on the heels of a string of attacks, as well we have the very latest. emilie, good morning >> hey, there craig. some welcomed relief today for beach goers in the rockaways they reopened the waters last night after the shark sightings. on neighboring long island where five people have been attacked in the past few weeks, some are hesitant to get back in the water.

>> reporter: despite a stifling heat wave roasting much of the country, in parts of new york, there was no one cooling off in the water. >> we're taking every precaution to keep them as safe as we possibly can >> reporter: in the rockaways, and on long island, shar sightings forcing officials to raise red flags and keep folks safely on the sand >> i was not scared. i was just ready to get back in the water. >> reporter: several of new york city's most accessible beaches have been closed at least twice this month >> i surfed there my whole life. >> reporter: long island reporting five shark attacks over the past few weeks, including a local surfer. >> got my left calf. and knocked me off my board. so i was like falling off my board i saw it i saw the fin and its back >> reporter: the recent rash of shark encounters prompting state officials to boost lifeguard staffing and to deploy more drones, planes, and state troopers to keep a watchful eye on the water >> our beaches are such an important part of our attraction you know, why people love living

here, why they want to visit here we need to keep our beaches safe >> reporter: lifeguards say most sharks like this shark seen cruising off the coast of jones beach aren't interested in people >> they're really not coming for people they're coming for the fish. >> reporter: but from cape cod interactions have local officials worried. bites have been reported on both coasts with this florida teen losing part of her leg to a suspected bull shark attack. the swimmer steve broomer narrowly surviving a great white shark attack in monterey, california >> he grabbed up and dove me down into the water. then, of course, it spit me out. i'm not a seal it is looking for a seal we're not thr eiodfo spit me out. >> reporter: there have been no fatal attacks in the u.s. this year only one in 2021 but some beachgoers say they're taking any chances. not taking any chances >> tootsies in the ocean >> reporter: experts say you're more likely to die from a lightning strike than a shark bite attacks really are quite rare.

still, we're sharing the waters so experts remind swimmers to avoid swimming at dawn or dusk, if you can steer clear of the murky waters, and if you see schools of fish or seals, you want to swim in the opposite direction craig? >> all right thank you. by the way, still this morning, kerry sanders with more of our shark watch series kerry is heading out with a group studying sharks and tracking movements along u.s. shores they've been doing it for more than 50 years. rare access to what they're discovering. that's coming up in just a few minutes. we have the mega millions jackpot. it skyrocketed this morning to a whopping $630 million. >> wow >> nobody got the top prize last night at the big drawing you may have won some smaller prizes let's look at the numbers. just in case you hit something 2, 31, 32, 37, 70, 25.

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community. these are available by appointment only. no plans were walk up clinics. the oakland city council voted to pay its police officers a little bit more. here's what they will get. 3% in 2024 and 2025. they're also getting 3.5 this year but that's not part of this deal previously approved. critics say this deal was rushed and didn't happen in the open. later today the commander of the china town district will tour the neighborhood along with the council president to address the issue of safety in that community. this is opd released new video of a killing of a ride share and food delivery driver in his own car. it's graphic. let's get a look at that forecast with carrie hall. warm inland again? >> yes, we're still seeing the cool and foggy weather in san francisco and along the coastline. that's giving us a big range in temperatures as you make your way inland with mid 60s expected today in san francisco but 84 in

novato. where we see that sunshine longer, temperatures hotter reaching the mid 90s in the inland east bay. >> find somewhere cool. i'll be back with another local news update in half an

7:30ate in half an wednesday morning, july 20th, 2022 that is up in boston revere beach in boston get ready. on this day of extreme heat of coast to coast, it is getting ready to host one of the largest sand sculpting festivals in the u.s they're ready. i think this is the first time i sat on the set with you. jacob soboroff happy you're sitting with us

great to see you. >> great to see you. i'm a notable sand sculptor myself >> it's what you do in your spare time >> it is true. >> good to know. >> good to have you. let's get to your 7:30 headlines on this wednesday morning. another covid vaccine is soon going to be available here in the united states. the cdc yesterday recommending novax's two dose vaccine for individuals 18 and above that paves the way for more than 3 million dozes to be shippe across the country health officials hoping it will fill a gap in the push around 22% of people here in the united states still have not received a single covid vaccine. investigations under way this morning after a deadl shooting on the set of the tv show "law & order. it happened yesterday right here in new york city a 31-year-old crew member was sitting in his car waiting for filming to start when he was shot and killed. police are still searching for the gunman "law & order" airs on nbc. a company spokesman said they

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academy is so good the grads should be treated as if they're trained by the military and be allowed to fly commercial passengers sooner than other pilots so tom costello, he wanted to see this for himself hey, tom, good morning >> good morning. this matters because right now the country is going to need 14,000 new pilots every year for the next ten years because we had so many pilots retire early during the pandemic. and now republic airways is saying its training is that good, in fact, the country should rewrite the rules >> you're going to accelerate to 88 before you pull the power out. >> reporter: 5,000 feet over indianapolis at the newest student pilots who could fly you cross country, are learning the basics just as the national pilot shortage has led to massive flight cancellations this summer now republic airways which flies smaller regional flights for united, delta, and american, says its pilot training is so

good with even more its graduates should be treated the same as military pilots who can qualify for a commercial pilots license with just 750 flight hours. half the hours required for nonmilitary pilots republic's ceo brian bedford is petitioning the faa. you're arguing also that your training is just as good as the military's >> using more technology, more flight simulation, and we can do exactly the same thing so working with the military we can build a better model than what we have today >> reporter: republic's lift academy trains 200 students a year in both planes -- >> going through -- >> reporter: and simulators. kayly price's dad was a u.p.s. pilot. now she's learning to fly. what does this career offer that entices you? >> the freedom, honestly it's really the most freeing feeling in the entire world being up in at the air

>> reporter: after 12 months, graduates typically become instructors or charter pilots to rack up the required flight hours. but becoming a pilot is not cheap, typically costing $100,000 to $200,000 a big reason for the shortage. republic offers deep discounts and jobs to students who finish and is reaching out to underserved communities for students as a flight attendant, citrina dreamed of becoming a pilot. now she is a first officer >> honestly, it is the best decision i think i ever made it was the right career decision for me >> reporter: how good is republic's academy republic says its training is far more intense and far more specific to commercial airliners. as a result, training rivals military training. >> we're not training part of the pilots here. we're not training recreational pilots here. we're training mission specific commercial airline pilots at lift >> reporter: congress increased new pilot flight hour requirements after the 2009 fatal crash of a flight in

buffalo that killed 50 people. today nation's biggest pilot union, airlines ceos and the faa oppose republic's petition to change the rules >> right now we have these kinds of requirements based on safety judgments. i haven't seen any change in the safety rational for that >> reporter: among those opposed, captain sully" sullenberger the hero on the america will on the hudson, you may recall that incident and the families of those who were also involved in the crash in 2009. they accuse republic of trying to weaken the safety rules and say that republic is putting profits over safety. republic says not at all that not all flight hours are the same and its flight hours are far more intense and mission specific to become a commercial pilot. >> a lot of people really want a very experienced pilot when they get on the plane so is there any movement on the idea of moving the retirement age a little -- raising it a

little bit >> reporter: so right now it is still 65 pilots must retire at 65 even though plenty of pilots said, listen, i'm 64 1/2 and i feel great. i could keep flying. i shouldn't have to be forced out of the cockpit that said, this is up to congress it's not something that the faa can do on its own. but the faa right now does not believe this is something that is likely to change any time soon >> all right tom costello for us there. tom, thank you >> instead of having like a fixed retirement age, maybe if you're 65 but can still pass the physical or the tests. >> go for it a in you chapt >> i would think so. coming up, a new chapter for bruce's beach. seized from a black couple a century ago. today it is finally being returned to that family. and harry smith caught up an exclusive. >> i can't wait for that first, if you're drowning in spam texts lately, you're not alone. vicki nguyen is here she will tell you why it's more than just a pesky problem. >> what about the robotext

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of these nuance texts is staggering according to data pulled from the spam blocking app robo killer, more than 12 billion spam text messages were sent just last month. over 87 billion spam texts were reported in 2021, a near 60% increase from 2020 >> a huge problem is all of our data is subject to being sold to data brokers, and they have no conscience, and they will sell it to any scoundrel or scam artist out there >> reporter: these text messages from telemarketers to suspicious numbers becoming the new junk mail but they seem much more invasive and incredibly annoying. haley miller receives up to ten spam texts a week. >> it can be, hey, you know, we want to buy your house we see it's on the market. and i'm like my house definitely is not on the market so that's a spam text. delete >> reporter: as spam text messages skyrocket, they have a new highway to steal personal information. something bailey says she almost

fell for when she clicked on a text link that said she was overdue on a $150 electric bill. >> it took me to what was a website that was believable. i went to enter the information. i was like i should probably check with my mom. just to verify, you know, everything is good to go she said, no, i had a receipt where i paid it. luckily, i didn't enter any information or hit submit. that could have definitely went wrong. >> reporter: so what can you do to protect yourself? be mindful of the number sending the message. scam texts typically come from a number 10 digits or more don't respond. even writing stop can put your data at risk keep an eye out for an misspelled words and avoid opening any links. avoid opening any links. >> good tips as always there so what should you do if you do fall for one of these scams? >> first thing, call your bank or credit card right away to stop that payment. you can also try to prevent the spam messages.

go into your phone, into the settings down to the messages and turn on something that says filter out unknown senders that helps you to block that >> that's good >> contact the phone carrier as well see if they allow you to block it then if you get one, if you hold on the text, it says more. then you can forward that message to spam which is the number 7726. that helps you report it really this watchdog group is right. we need a legislative fix. to help crack down 12 billion in a month? >> that's terrible it's tempting. i hate to see when you see the word fraud and bank. you're like oh, my gosh. did someone get my card? don't click it on another note you've been following the impact of record inflation on so many lives you have a little something for us tomorrow. >> so it seems like everywhere we turn everything costs so much more but we went on a hunt for certain items that are inflation proof, including the costco hot dog as you know. soda come bah. combo. it's $1.50 you laugh. that rotisserie chicken and hot dog gets people in the door. there are also certain fruits and vegetables we can celebrate. they have not gone up in price and also i'll tell you about

electronics. that have also been -- >> i love the word inflation proof. we've been hearing that. >> feels good. >> all right thank you. all right. it is 7:46 we turn over to dylan for a check of the weather >> yes, it's been all about the heat we also have thunderstorms to talk about today there is a weak little cool front that is going to move through. it sounds like we'll get relief from the heat. it is going to drop humidity ever so slightly as we look through tomorrow and into friday in the northeast but with it does come some thunderstorms. we could see stronge thunderstorms in detroit, columbus, louisville pittsburgh could see isolated thunderstorms, too they could produce damaging wind gusts. that's the biggest threat with today's storms tomorrow it splits in the northeast and then down into the southeast. we could also see some damaging winds over 60 miles per hour large hail we good wednesday morning i'm meteorologist keri hall.

another hot one, especially for some of our inland spots like fairfield and livermore as well as down to south. more heat at least for the next couple days. san francisco stays nice and mild. our highs reaching into the mid 60s after starting out with fog. we will get peeks of sunshine later today. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right we have mixed tapes from yesteryear >> oh, my gosh do you remember this >> this i think is the exact same one i had >> i did too, on the school bus. >> when is the last time you listened to one of these we're going to take you inside the sudden and surprising comeback of old fashioned cassette tapes seriously. >> this is so cool >> right after this. the most cautious driver we got am i there?

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like everything else has gone away, it's making a comeback with a little help from nostalgia. sales nearly doubling last year from 173,000 to 343,000. >> that is crazy >> cassette tapes. by and large with all the mediums to record music, your compact discs, vinyl, cassette tape is always long been considered to be the poorest quality. >> yeah. >> it's interesting that this is -- >> poor quality but best reuse factor you could put electrical tape over the holes >> i remember when they played like the top 40 and you had your cassette player and wanted to catch your song. you hit play and record really quick so you could catch it. >> and they don't skip like a diskman. >> you can't run with a diskman. >> of course not >> wow >> these were made popular by chris pratt. in "guardians of galaxy. my theory is that gen-z, this isn't an old thing being brought back this has been discoverable by them for the first time. it's propriety to them as a generation

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this year but that's not part of that deal. it was previously approved. critics say this deal was rushed and did not happen all out in the open. later today the commander of opd china town district will tour the neighborhood along with the council president to address the issue of safety in the community. this is opd released new video of a killing of a ride share and food delivery driver in his own car. its graphic so you can find that at nbc bay area.com. i'm keri hall, our temperatures continuing to be cool near the coastline. as you make your way inland it's hot headed back to the low to mid 90s. over the next several days we'll continue to see temperatures hot inland whi

it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, relentless heat from coast to coast 200 million americans bracing for 90-plus degree temperatures today. >> my kids were done >> scientists say this could be just the beginning we're live with a full report including your latest forecast then speaking out. the rightful owners of a beach front property seized 100 years ago sharing their story as it is

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as we go into tomorrow, st. louis will feel like 99. little rock will feel like 106 new york, 100 degrees. norfolk, virginia, will feel like 109 degrees and this heat is going t continue through the weekend at least. st. louis stays in the triple digits sunday cools off but down to 99 we will start to lose a little bit of humidity in the northeast on friday. but then it's going to heat right back up for the rest of the weekend. craig? >> dylan, thank you. five months after russia innovated ukraine, the white house says moscow is now laying the groundwork to annex another large portion of that country. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel ha been covering the war from the very beginning he's with us in the studio what more can you tell us about that intentions are this is not just a war to destroy ukraine, to topple the government it's a war to colonize the country, to take over ukraine. and russia's been fighting on

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hey, kerry >> hey, good morning look, as dylan told us, we'll see record heat in the united states today there are already some spots in europe where it's another scorching day. you may not stop to think about is the oceans absorb much of that heat. we joined biologists from the institute of marine scientists at the university of north carolina who have been conducting the longest study, longest continuous study of sharks in our oceans and among the things they're looking at is how that heat affects sharks and how that may impact those of us up here on land things that they never even thought to predict would be happening when the study began 51 years ago >> reporter: we're on the 48-foot research vesse "cap riricorn. marine biologists from the

university of north carolina chapel will hill to a spot three miles off the coast. >> we're about 30 feet of water. >> reporter: it's here where the longest continuous shark study in the u.s. has now revealed dramatic changes in the coastal shark population back in the 1970s when the survey started, they pulled in large sharks like this great white. but environmental changes may have caused larger species of sharks in these waters to move elsewhere and smaller sharks became more prolific >> the catch is going to be on the bottom >> that's step one to getting the sharks >> for sure. >> reporter: before catching sharks, research teams need bait it's just what's needed for the long lines within the hour -- >> this is a flat nose shark >> reporter: they're pulling in sharks >> 96.2.

and we got 100 plus. >> reporter: to prevent the sharks from dying, they're out of the water less than five minutes. >> what we're finding is compared to the 1970s, we have fewer sharks overall the sharks that we have tend to be smaller, in some cases substantially so we have almost one species dominating this one which was a minor component of the community around here back in the 1970s but now is dominant. >> reporter: while decades of overfishing cut shark populations, the good news fishing regulations helped save them on this day, we mostly tag a shark called the atlantic sharp nose i thought they would be bigger >> everybody does. we bring out the 2 1/2 foot long sharks, and they're like when are you going to get the sharks? right? the big sharks in almost all locations aren't around anymore. it's not just here

>> reporter: one reason for the smaller sharks and less diversity could be an increase in water temperatures, 6 degrees over 40 years. fewer big sharks may be good news for turtles and fish which are on the shark's menu but ecologists say it throws the undersea ecosystem off balance one example, more turtles means more sea grasses eaten >> sea grasses are important because they take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and put i. thereby decreasing the amount into the sentiment and store it in the set sediment thereby decreasing the amount of co2 that we release. >> reporter: and there may be signs of recovery. since conservation efforts picked up in the '90s, larger species like scalloped hammerhead sharks started popping up again >> this doesn't happen in isolation. this long line study is not just about sharks it's one of the means we can use to learn about the ecosystem >> with 50 years under your belt, what do you need >> i'll give you simple answer

50 more years. >> reporter: sharks, mostly out of sight, but adapting to changes while scientists believe their undersea world is shifting faster in human history than ever again, so much out of sight and maybe out of mind. but also, incredibly interesting to see how the food chain under the sea somehow relates and impacts perhaps those of us up here on land you know, the scientists have been able to gather in this 51-year study data points from close to 11,000 sharks that again is feeding information to scientists around the globe for better understanding of what's happening to our environment guys >> fascinating >> it is >> all right kerry sanders there in lauderdale by the sea, thank you. >> shark week. by the way, he's back in the bringing us remarkable shark third hour and kerry has a shark watch special on "today" all day bringing us remarkable shark

attack survivor stories. the you can check it out on our streaming channel on peacock. that starts at 11:30 how about another check of the weather? >> it's all about the heat that's going to continue through the day today, through the weekend and most of next week, too. we have a chance of isolated thunderstorms today with wind damage being the biggest threat across the eastern great lakes including detroit, indianapolis, also down across the southeast we'll see pop-up afternoon thunderstorms. record highs though texas in through the plains states and also out west we're going to see the hot and dry conditions linger through the next seve good wednesday morning. temperatures very hot today for the inland valleys. reaching into the mid 90s and it does get slightly cooler by friday and then temperatures start to tick back up heading into the weekend. really no major changes here. for san francisco we're keeping the cooler weather there. thanks to the clouds and fog there's some peeks of sunshine for the afternoon. possibly more sunshine for tomorrow but as we go into the weekend, only going to reach

and that's your latestch forecast. >> if mr. roker were here, you know what he'd say best time of the morning >> we'll start with shania twain, the queen of country pop crossover is getting a documentary treatment in a project heading to netflix we got a "pop start" exclusive sneak peek it is called "not just a girl. follows the rise to stardom. she was raised in ontario, canada, raised poor and inspired by dolly parton to dream big plus features studio session footage from all throughout her career and interviews with some of the biggest names you can imagine in the music business here's a peek. >> shania changed country music because she went like this oh, these are the lines? cool ♪ i'm going out tonight i'm feeling all right ♪ >> she was the first person to break that door open and go across the music genre she was that trailblazer >> shania does it all. she plays guitar she writes her own songs she has insane live shows.

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where are they and what happened to them? >> i'm going to bring my son home alive >> i'm not giving up. >> each episode "dateline" i providing opportunities for listeners of the podcast to share information that could help solve the cases learn more about where to find the podcast, scan the qr code. the first two episodes drop on tuesday. the we're going to get more about all of this from "dateline" when he stops by our studio next week >> good idea cue the music. we're talking about our friends in little big town a brand new album is on the way. it is called "mr. sun. follows the release of "all summer." this marks the group's tenth studio album and the band member called this project "an emotional record that holds hands with their last album. she also added that it's focused on better days ahead who couldn't use more sunshine in their day

we can't wait to see our friends in little big town when they come to our plaza september 16th jot it down. they're going to be joining us as part of our city summer concert series we can't wait that long for the new album. they have a new track called "rich man. it will be dropping this friday. >> i love it and finally, kevin bacon we were talking about that tiktok trend couples were swinging each other around to the tune of the "footloose" song then we saw kevin bacon and his wife gave it a try let's remind ourselves of that >> if we did that, we would have to call 911. >> lower back problems. >> for both of you for both of you. >> not just me, her. she is tiny. >> good luck, carson >> wow >> you might want to -- >> thanks. and recent interview on sirius/xm, kevin talking about the aftermath of that tiktok move

he shared a picture. he saw her icing her wrist she's fine she had a fall or something. doing just fine. a little black and blue so maybe we should leave the dancing trends to the kids >> do not try this at home just in, jill is ready to kick off two days of sizzling summer steals and deals. >> check this out. starting to look like christmas on t cal trans set to clear out a homeless camp in oakland but a judge is now blocking the effort. 200 homeless people live at the wood street encampment where fires have burned repeatedly near the mcarthur maze. this fire prompted cal trans to sweep the area. a woman from the camp filed a lawsuit and the judge issued a restraining order delaying the sweep. the case is back in court again on friday. let's get a check on your weather now. >> we can see the beautiful

sunshine over the south bay now. in san jose starts out cool. temperatures in the upper 50s right now. we're headed for 80 for a high this afternoon. in dublin before temperatures to reach 86 degrees and 96 in concord. you can see the difference in those temperatures from the coastal area to the inland valleys and we are once again going to have inland heat reaching into the low to mid 90s over the next several days. san francisco seeing the fog and drizzle linger a lot longer. we'll head for 66 degrees here for a high. maybe more sunshine tomorrow but that doesn't have a huge impact on temperatures and we'll stay in the weather pattern into the weekend. scott? another local news update

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♪ ♪ yea! >> give it up, guys, for the radio city rockettes they're giving us a taste of christmas in july this morning hello. how are you? >> good to see you >> soaking up the summer holiday will be here before we know it so will the christma spectacular starring the radio city rockettes. >> the iconic show returns in november if you're planning a trip here to new york for the holidays, get your tickets they are available now you guys, so good to see you we always wonder what they did in the off-season. so you all just practice nonstop. is that what happens >> every woman does what feels best for them. we're here and so happy to be here at the "today" show and gearing up for rehearsals to begin in the beginning of october. >> it's 115 degrees. when we see you, it will be cold >> i have to say, it's kind of

nice to have the heat a little bit. and we're just so excited to announce that tickets are officially on sale >> already >> yes opening november 18th running through january 2nd. you want to go to rockettes.com for tickets or just come across the street. >> you've been doing this since 1933 >> we look great >> yes an institution how is it going to be different this year? >> this year we're so excited to be bringing back the iconic number "snow." which we introduced last year. this year so exciting. that means they're on nine numbers it is the most you get than ever before >> and you work so hard. i want to point out, behind them if you can get a shot of all the ladies, these are rockettes in training >> wow >> all of these young women are aspiring to be on the stage. so we wish you all the best of luck maybe we'll see you at radio city one day, too. all right. thanks again for being here. >> thank you >> thank you >> appreciate it >> thank you so much meantime, just ahead, harry

smith joins us from l.a. with a must-see conversation with the family set to have bruce's beach returned to them today after it was taken from them nearly 100 years ago. plus, from pool floats to beach bags, jill martin has a few "steals & deals" to make the most of summer fun >> just relaxing on the plaza. and we have two big stars joining us on the third hour of to have day. lisa kudrow and ice t are stopping by. tomorrow here on "today, we're going to introduce you to linda scenes you may have seen her name online she swept the baking competition at a local fair. she won 25 categories. . >> here's the thing though she never, ever came forward publicly and the internet went looking for her. well, we found her and we can't wait for her to show off some award winning recipes. that's tomorrow on "today. >> looking forward to all of that before anything else, how about one more check of the forecaer y

would like to cool off a bit it is going to stay warm over the next several days. severe storms also possible today across the eastern great lakes and down into the southeast. once again, record high temperatures, dry conditions, drought conditions through the south, through the plains, out west, as well. northeast, we'll be in the 90s today. tomorrow, it's going to be hotter and muggier it's going to feel like around 100 degrees. we could see isolated severe storms develop more storms in the southeast, too. in the middle of the country where we could use rain to cool things down, it is going to stay hot and dry. lots of sunshine expected, as well out west, more of will stay hot and dry. lots of sunshine is expected as well. highs in the 90s and the southwest is above 100 degrees. here is a peek out your window. good wednesday morning, i am meteorologist gary hall. take a look at our seven day forecast. it will be hot with highs

reaching into the mid-90s, slightly cooler tomorrow. we will get a bit of relief on friday with the stronger ocean breeze. then we are back to the upper 80 >> and that's your latest forecast >> all right thank you so much. just ahead, harry smith takes us to los angeles for a famous and historic piece of land is being returned to its rightful owners after 100 long years. he'll have the story of bruce's beach finally coming full circle first, this is "today" on nbc. circle. first, this is "today" on nbc. illinois is in the middle. and what do you find in the middle? ♪♪ meet us in the middle of the mother road. we're in the middle of dinosaurs! welcome to the middle of everything.

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we're back at 8:37 with an update on a story we have been following. today los angeles county will return beach front property that was seized from an african american family a full century ago. >> this is such a big story. that land is worth millions of dollars. during a ceremony, it is going to be transferred to the descendents of the original

owners, result of a movement that has been years in the making >> harry smith went out to california he joins us now with more on this particular story. it's an exclusive interview. harry spent time with the rightful owners of bruce's beach. >> craig, you'll remember we were out here a year ago we did part one of the story well this is the final chapter, so to speak. really beginning for the bruce family which goes back more than 100 years. charles and willa bruce came from new mexico to southern california with a dream to get some beach front property to build a thriving business which they did but in the end of the day, they found out that the american dream was for whites only. >> reporter: perfectly located on the strand in manhattan beach is the los angeles county lifeguard training center. 100 years ago, the area was barely developed but on this small sliver of sand, a kind of paradise for black californians who were welcome on what was called

bruce's beach. >> there were two beaches in our area this one and santa monica. inkwell beach. >> reporter: janice hon is a los angeles county supervisor. >> and so people don't understand they were not even allowed, they were arrested in other places for swimming in the ocean. >> reporter: it was a lodge, cafe and dance hall, all too much for local whites in a los angeles unashamed of its embrace of the ku klux klan. >> so the fact that they were allowed to set up this resort and then the ku klux klan so hated what they were doing because it was successful. >> reporter: charles and willa bruce bought the land with money he earned as a cook. they knew early on there would be trouble willa bruce told the "los angeles times" in 1912, "wherever we have tried to buy land for a beach resort, we have been refused but i own this land. and i am going to keep it. but the manhattan beach council

thought otherwise. they condemned the property through eminent domain claiming the area was needed for a park the land sat vacant, unused for decades. what does it mean to you to know it's coming back to the bruce family >> well, it's joyful and it's a bittersweet moment. i mean we have generations that built up generational wealth and then everything stopped at manhattan beach. and then the family went through several tragedies. >> reporter: derrick bruce is a great grandson of charles and willa bruce. >> that's what our family has gone through is great wounding >> reporter: the summer of 2020 was a season of awakening and reckoning. and during that time, returning the property to the bruce family became a rallying cry. today, that will happen, an act

of reparation. >> as reparations and restitution cases go, this will be the easiest to accomplish because we have the records that show the actual piece of property that was bought by willa and charles bruce. then we have the records of the harassment that they went through, that the ku klux klan actually tried to run them out of town. the city decided to use eminent domain and take this property from them. >> does this feel like justice to you >> in a way it does feel like justice because the hardship that our family went through went through generations and echoed and e verb rated without us really knowing why. >> reporter: the family will lease the property back to them for now and they offered to buy it back from them for $20 million. did you ever look at this spot and say what could have, what should have, dream about what -- >> i took my wife here one time

and my kids and, you know, we just kind of basked in the thought what could have been it was such a fleeting moment and so unrealistic that we didn't dwell on it >> yeah. i bet. >> although, look at where we are now. >> right >> it's not unrealistic after all. >> reporter: derrick encountered a few locals that offered congratulations. a sentiment not shared by all. what are folks around here thinking and feeling about all this >> some people will come up to me when i'm here in manhattan beach and thank me, but the current city council refused to apologize to the bruce's for what happened 100 years ago. >> reporter: perhaps a chat with a new local landlord would help. generations ago the folks here were not very kind to your grandparents >> yes but we have to learn from others' mistakes we have to understand that there is a path forward to human

beings treating each other with respect and dignity. and so something that we should reach forward together >> peace and grace you can't do this story and not think of the great martin luther king jr. quote about the arc of the moral universe bending toward justice i think the bruce family is feeling some of that today >> harry, just a remarkable story. so glad you went back out to see it through >> crazy >> he'll be at the ceremony today. >> folks that didn't know the bruce story, this is something that happened all over the country. >> all over the country. >> all over the country. for generations. it's good to see that this family -- >> also been addressed of 100 years of revenues that were not dispersed from generational wealth >> yeah. >> the earnings were never realized >> harry, thank you. >> thanks so much. >> thank you, harry. next, jill martin is heading to the beach maybe you want to head to the pool looking for a little new style we have a sizzling rou of "steals & dendal

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♪ we're back with "steals & deals. of jill martin here with the first of two days of sizzling bargains to help you have more fun in the sun you know what to do. scan the qr code on your screen. you get access to the deals instantly. hi happy summer >> hello happy summer >> i want summer to slow down. july 20th. >> i know, no one loves summer more than you. >> yes i love summer. >> let's start with something i know you love, books penguin random house and the best-selling fiction books. retail $48 to $51. i'm so jazzed about these. i love a paperback book. i like folding the pages >> yes dog earring. highlighting >> so it's different genres, you get three paperbacks in each just so great if you want to -- >> this is the guy that wrote "the kite runner."

great book >> $48 to $51. the deal, $19. 53% off! >> do you have calculators how did you know that? >> we have geniuses on the plaza. >> yes what are these chairs? >> so these are portable beach umbrella or the portable beach chair and tote >> what's happening? >> you stick this in the sand or you get these which are just so great. they have an adjustable back they have pockets in them. and they fold up to be a tote. >> and they're -- >> nice. >> and the retail is $59.99 to $79.99 again, this adjustable you just stuck it in the sand. check them out on today.com. in the sand 155 degrees tilting range. i follow the sign. >> okay. >> the retail, $59.99 to $79.99, the deal $30 to $40 that's --

>> 50% off >> we only did the first two >> einstein. okay next >> this is always super popular. you like this one. log on the beach road beachy. $49. what i love about this, you throw it in your bag it is huge one is right here. >> okay. >> it's huge >> sand comes right off it >> i know. >> it is easy breezy for the whole family >> excellent >> the retail $49. the deal $21 you don't know this one. that is 57% off. >> stuff it in the bag we have these. i love these >> and this is also a great gift go on today.com. >> coolers >> business and pleasure company holiday cooler bag retail, $59. feel how light this is empty >> nothing >> i love a bag that -- this could be the next red carpet bag. >> looks good. >> yeah. in addition to that, what is great is you just -- whatever you have, it is so light easy to clean. i love the different fun exciting patterns.

>> cute. >> with an ice pack, it will stay cold for up to 12 hours >> okay. >> so strap, easy to transport >> okay. >> retail $59, the deal $29. that is 51% off. >> pool floaties >> now this is just like -- you weren't excited about that one >> yeah. okay so this is always exciting and always sells out fast. it is just for the kids. like you see them and it seems happy and exciting the pool resort collection the retail $45 you get two inflatables. so check out today.com to see the different options. it just brings happiness even with this you know, looks like it's going to make a mess with the sparkle, but it's inside the deal $22.50 to $32 for a set of two up to 60% off. >> okay. lastly what you got >> lastly. this is super cool and easy to use. don't let the parts look intimidating the swiss tech extreme ultra hd

sports camera bundle retail $149.99 there is built in wifi it connects to your phone to the app. so right when you take the video can you get it on your phone >> underwater? >> yes waterproof >> wow >> so it's very cool you can use it as you scan the qr code, we love that. again, wireless connector compatible the retail $149.99 the deal $58, that is 61% off. this could really up your sort of game with the kids underwater >> i love it by the way, i put my iphone underwater to take pictures with my kids and it works i was terrified. you can do it. some of them don't put all of them. >> everybody is like -- what >> all right >> let's go through one more time we have the best-selling fiction books, the portable beach umbrella chair and tote, the beach sheet, the tropical frui bundle and the extreme pro 4-k

ultra hd sports camera >> all right, jill thank you. again, shop these deals. scan the qr code or go to today.com/steals or text deals and reminder, we work with affiliate partners and earn a commission through our links we're back in a moment but first, this is "today. t, th"

breaking out the smucker's jars. as we celebrate some birthdays dylan, take it away. >> i haven't done this in so long i'm so excited the first woman we're introducing you to is celebrating her 107th birthday >> wow. >> happy birthday to jeanette. she is a tech savvy lady from new york she loves to cook for her big family and created a cookbook that she's passed down with her favorite recipes i'd love to get my hands on that barry brewer of new york is 100 years old. she taught religious classes for four decades

good for her happy 102nd birthday, wow, to gene a hard worker from del ray beach, florida she retired just shy of her 90th birthday of after a remarkable 50-year career patrick of new york is also celebrating 102 years. he worked as an attorney and judge for his state before retiring marvin is from new york city this nyu alumni is 100 years old. he was honored with the school's lifetime achievement award for all his hard work. congratulations. and happy 100th birthday to dr. howard tucker from cleveland, ohio. he holds the guinness world record for the oldest practicing doctor, and he has no plans to retire so a lot of big birthdays. >> hoda, look. look >> what is your name >> michael >> and, michael, let's see if you get on tv you get a dog, is that right? >> yes, sir. >> who told that you >> my dad. >> where's dad >> in memphis.

>> guess what, dad [ cheers & applause >> what kind of dog? >> a golden doodle >> do us a favor name the dog "today. name the dog today and then come back >> okay. >> by the way, come back in a year, mess with this and they can say dodge. >> congratulations, michael. >> all right coming up on "hoda and jenna," the inside scoop on jen and ben's vegas wedding. first, kerry sanders is going to take us to shark camp after your local news, weather, and these messages >> all right after your local news, weather, and these messages. >> all right.

good morning everyone, caltrans it was to clear out a homeless camp in oakland today, but a judge is blocking that. 200 homeless people live at this encampment where fires have earned repeatedly.

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this morning, scorching reality. more than 200 million americans from california to new hampshire facing another day of dangerous heat. we're tracking how much longer the records are going to last. shark watch. teenagers taking a deep dive into our world under the sea. kerry sanders takes us to shark camp. and celebrity roots. our friend lisa kudrow uncovering the amazing family trees of some of your favorite