the bridge on bippity across san rafael listening a bit. may have been a disabled vehicle heading toward the span that it has cleared but the bay bridge will not clear because it is the bay bridge. that's what's happening trent tolbert join us for nbc good morning. justice delivered. the world's most wanted terrorist killed in a u.s. drone strike. >> people around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer. >> the leader of al qaeda, a key figure in the 9/11 attacks, taken out a hellfire missile while standing on his balcony. this morning new details on the mission to track him down. we'll talk to the president's national security adviser. controversial next stop. house speaker nancy pelosi expected to arrive in taiwan later today, despite the

objections of china. the reaction from the white house and what it could mean for escalating tensions between the nations. breaking overnight, severe storms. >> we're in the middle of it right now. >> a damaging tornado touching down in west virginia. the flood emergency growing more dire in kentucky. this morning new stories of survival and of neighbors helping neighbors. we've got the complete coverage. unanswered questions. a deepening mystery in an emergency landing in north carolina. >> we're going to put it on the belly. >> did the co-pilot fall or jump to his death just moments before? new details from the investigation straight ahead. all that plus heist hacks. what you can do today to save money despite the rising interest rates. the inside tips to offset skyrocketing inflation. and mcbusted. an airline passenger hit with a hefty fine.

the problem, undeclared egg mcmuffins. the breakfast on the go that sparked an international incident. today, tuesday, august 2nd, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on west coast. happy you're joining us. right to our top story, that u.s. drone strike nearly 21 years in the making. >> the target, a notorious terrorist, ayman al zawahiri, played a key role in the 9/11 attacks, took over al qaeda after osama bin laden's death. the president making that announcement to the world last night. >> this is the great and defining truth about our nation and our people. we do not break. we never give in. we never back down. >> while al zawahiri's death is

a major victory for the biden administration, it does raise questions. was his presence in kabul a violation of the peace agreement between the united states and the taliban, which did lead to the withdrawal of american troops a year ago? >> it also comes as nancy pelosi is expected to arrive in taiwan today, despite strong warnings from chinese officials about very serious consequences. we'll talk about it with jake sullivan. we begin this morning with nbc's peter alexander at the white house for us with new details on the killing of al qaeda's leader, these details just coming in overnight. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you, hoda, good morning to you as well. the u.s. has been trying to kill ayman al zawahiri for two decades. osama bin laden's successor as you note was among the architects of 9/11 and even within recent weeks the u.s. says he was making videos calling for his followers to attack the united states and its allies. his death a major victory for

the biden administration, nearly a year after the u.s.' chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. >> justice had been delivered. and this terrorist leader is no more. >> reporter: president biden overnight still in isolation from covid announcing the u.s. killed al qaeda's leader ayman al zawahiri in a drone strike in kabul, afghanistan. >> if you're a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. >> reporter: the strike was carried out at 9:48 eastern time saturday, early sunday morning in afghanistan when senior officials say the u.s. government used unmanned drone and hellfire missiles to target the third floor balcony in downtown kabul. two people briefed on the matter tell nbc news the operation was conducted by the cia, punctuating months of planning. u.s. intelligence officials say they had been tracking al-zawahiri since early this year when he and his family moved to the kabul safe house. the president giving the go ahead one week ago. >> none of his family members

were hurt. and there are no civilian casualties. >> reporter: after succeeding osama bin laden in 2011, he appeared in videos taunting the u.s. and allies calling on muslims to attack america. a ruthless force behind al qaeda's operation, al-zawahiri helped plan 9/11. as well as the 2000 attack on the "uss cole" in yemen that killed 17 americans. and before that, the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings in kenya and tanzania. his death comes as the u.s. prepares to mark one year since the chaotic and deadly exit from afghanistan. by then the taliban had made an agreement with the u.s. that it would not provide safe harbor to terrorist groups like al qaeda. the secretary of state saying overnight that taliban has grossly violated that agreement. two senior taliban leaders tell nbc news al-zawahiri moved to kabul within five or six months of the foreign fighters leaving and a senior administration

official says senior taliban haqqani network leaders were aware of his presence there. and this morning we're learning new details about the precise planning for this operation. senior officials here say they brought a model of the kabul apartment building to the white house situation room to brief president biden on the risk to civilians and few officials were aware of this before the president gave the green light last week. savannah? >> peter, thank you very much. joining us now is the national security adviser to president biden, jake sullivan. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> as we heard, ayman al zawahiri is notorious, he has a long and disturbing terrorist resume going back to the embassy bombings in africa and the "uss cole" and 9/11. important security leadership figure and symbolic figure. my question is how active do you think he was right now? was he actively preparing, executing, planning, inspiring attacks against u.s. iests from afghanistan?

>> well, that's a great question, savannah. since bin laden was killed in 2011, for more than a decade ayman al zawahiri was the amir of al qaeda, that means the number guy. he remained a figure of inspiration for al qaeda leaders worldwide. more than that, he worked to try to inspire plots against america and americans. he worked to hold together a at a strategy level a global network of al qaeda terrorists to carry out those plots. so while he wasn't involved in day to day planning, we believe in the years and months leading up to us taking him off the battlefield, we believe he was playing an active role at a strategic level and directing al qaeda and continuing to pose a severe threat against the united states and american citizens everywhere. >> as you well know, it was just about one year ago that the president ordered all u.s. forces out of afghanistan. and within months it appears that the leader of al qaeda was able to move right back in and

downtown kabul. does this signal to you that afghanistan has once again become a safe harbor for terrorists? >> well, i think it's strange to call it a safe harbor when we just took out the leader of al qaeda. sitting on his balcony in kabul. no, it does not signal that to me. it signals that president made good on his word when we left. the said the united states does not need to keep sending thousands of american men and women to fight and die in afghanistan after 20 years of war to keep this country safe. he said we would be able to continue to target and take out terrorists in afghanistan without troops on the ground. over with this weekend with this swift and decisive action that he ordered, he delivered on that promise, he made good on what he said and the united states continues to maintain the capacity to hold at risk any terrorist who plots against us from afghanistan or anywhere else without having thousands of troops on the ground.

>> do you believe the taliban government knew he was living there and what will do you to hold the taliban government accountable if so? >> we believe that there were senior members of the haqqani network who are affiliated with the taliban that did know that al zawahiri was in kabul. there may have been other members of the taliban that didn't know. we have already been engaged with the taliban and i'm not going to preview any further actions that we will take to ensure that the taliban lived up to its commitments but the united states will be vigilant. >> on another topic, nbc and others are reporting that nancy pelosi is expected to visit taiwan today. can you confirm that? have you been given a formal head's up? >> i cannot confirm that because the speaker makes her on decisions about her travel. and the congress is, of course, an independent branch of government. what i will say is that the speaker of the house traveled to taiwan before and members of

congress travel there all the time including several who have already traveled there this year. so for china to try to turn what is in the historical norm into a crisis or to try to use it as a pretext for aggressive action around taiwan, that's on them. and they would be the ones who would be escalating. the united states has no interest in escalation. but we will, of course, continue to assert our right to help support taiwan's self-defense no matter what happens in the coming days. >> we heard the chinese officials and foreign ministry spokesman saber-rattling for sure saying what measures they're prepared to take "if she dares to go, we'll wait and see". what is your message to the chinese leadership this morning? >> well, president biden was clear in his call with president xi. i've been clear with my chinese counterpart in the last few days and weeks. number one, the united states, our policy on taiwan has not

changed. so the ball is in china's court not to take measures that would destabilize the relationship across the taiwan strait. but the united states is going to do whatever is necessary to defend our interests, to protect our people, and to ensure a free and open indo-pacific and we're going to continue that policy as we watch what china does in the coming days. again, savannah, nobody has an interesting in escalation in this situation and china should think very carefully about that as they consider their next steps. >> finally, you just mentioned the administration supports the right of any member of congress and the speaker to visit taiwan. a different question, though, did you or anyone at the white house actively try to dissuade speaker pelosi from making this trip, and all things being equal, does it add or enhance national security that she goes? or does it detract from national security given the environment right now? >> well, we did provide speaker pelosi a number of briefings. we gave her military briefings,

intelligence briefings, diplomatic briefings, we laid out all the factors in play including the risks. throughout it we were clear this is ultimately her decision to make. as it is any member of congress' decision to make. of course, they're a co-equal branch of government. so now our responsibility if she does choose to go forward is ensure we're safeguarding america's national security interests. that's exactly what we intend to do. >> all right, national security adviser jake sullivan, thank you for your time. appreciate it. >> thank you. let's focus on that trip and what is at stake. house speaker pelosi touches down in taiwan. our foreign correspondent andrea mitchell joins us now. good morning. all indications are that barring a last minute change, house speaker nancy pelosi is indeed on her way to taiwan this morning. in the face of beijing's strong warnings very serious consequences again today.

and military saber-rattling not seen in decades claiming it violates chinese sovereignty that taiwan agreed to by the u.s. more than 40 years ago. >> are you going to taiwan? >> reporter: the house speaker touring asia this week with a big question mark in her itinerary. leaving room for an anticipated stop in taiwan today. despite white house concerns it could lead to a military confrontation with china. deliberate or accidental. publicly the administration warning china not to overreact. >> if the speaker does decide to visit and china tries to create some kind of crisis or otherwise escalate tensions, that would be entirely on beijing. >> reporter: in the past few days, china launching most aggressive military exercises in 25 years. accusing the u.s. of interfering in its internal affairs. taiwan responded. the u.s. sending the aircraft carrier ronald reagan to the region. >> it's not so much that there might be a direct attack, but it

raises the stakes of miscalculation and confusion which could also lead to unintended consequences. >> reporter: pelosi is the first house speaker to set foot in taiwan since newt gingrich in 1997. but she's been a hawk on taiwan for decades. three years ago tweeting this news report herself and two other congress members in tiananmen square in 1991. >> we've been told for two days now that the there is freedom in china. >> reporter: unfurling a banner in tribute to those who died there earlier and facing down. two weeks ago president biden warned the u.s. military did not want pelosi to go. >> i think that the military is not a good idea right now. >> reporter: on this issue, she's willing to split with the president, backed by many other democrats and leading republicans. >> once it was pretty clear she wanted to go there and intended to go there, you can't pull that trip down because the chinese communist party sends out some third rate propaganda to threaten her or threaten the united states of america.

>> reporter: now the question is the speaker about to approach taiwan on the u.s. military plane, how will the chinese air force respond? already in anticipation of her visit, global markets today are down fearing a crisis and because taiwan is the world's biggest producer of computer chips including the exports to china. hoda? >> all right. andrea mitchell for us there in washington. andrea, thank you. quarter after the hour. we turn to craig. what you are following? >> good morning. good morning to you as well. breaking news overnight. a new round of dangerous and damaging weather, tornado touching down in west virginia rain soaking parts of the northwest. the new storms that are a major concern and flood ravaged kentucky nbc's jesse kirsch once again on the ground there in eastern kentucky with the very latest. jesse, good morning to you >> reporter: craig, another tough morning here in eastern kentucky this is just one example of the devastation brought on by the horrific floodwaters

this morning we had not seen more flooding from overnight so that is good news but we do now know of another nine people who died in this devastating natural disaster overnight, severe weather hammering the heartland yet again. >> we're in the middle of it right now. >> reporter: a reported tornado on the pennsylvania-west virginia border damaging several homes and eastern kentucky continues to recover from floods that killed at least 37 people. >> hundreds unaccounted for people, minimum. and we just don't have the firm grasp on that. i wish we did. >> reporter: now it's a race against time to help stranded survivors. nbc news had exclusive access of the national guard made urgent deliveries in mountainous areas where roads have been wiped out. >> even once the guard finds the people, they're trying to help, another challenge for the pilot, figuring out where they can safely land in this hilly part of the state it took three attempts but finally we touched down.

the guard dropping off food, water, diapers, and more >> thank you >> reporter: volunteers helping gather donations >> when you look at the amount of people that don't have food and water, in the thousands. >> reporter: there are more harrowing stories of survival. this woman's grandma, uncle and brother captured on video as they narrowly made their escape in shoulder deep waters, all thanks to a stranger's kindness. >> there's going to be a lot of loss up there. but there are -- there are a lot of happy ending because of neighbors helping neighbors. >> reporter: one family telling us this is where their house used to be that's before the floodwaters took it down there with two people trapped on the porch. >> i am very grateful. we lost our house, our camper and two vehicles as well but those are just material things you know, we all survived and that's the main thing. >> reporter: some families are not so lucky, mourning those they lost like rita hall, the great grandmother known as fun loving and strong with a heart of gold.

and 82-year-old nelly mae howard loved ones sayin she was the backbone of our family and we know from the governor that some survivors may be dealing with water issues in eastern kentucky for months to come craig? >> so much devastation there, jesse. good to see so much help as well thank you so much. jesse kirsch in kentucky now to the wildfire raging out west, the mckinney fire has exploded into california's largest blaze this year. it burned more than 55,000 acres in the klamath national forest near the oregon border fire crews are working around the clock to defend nearly 5,000 structures including homes from total devastation. 2,000 people are under evacuation orders, the fire still 0% contained, a serious situation. >> let's get more on that fire threat from overnight. storms, there's a lot to cover in the weather department. >> let's start right now in the

midwest. we got flood watches, flood warnings from missouri on into west virginia. heavy showers, thunderstorms, and, in fact, we're really worried about this area here we have a lot of lightning, heavy rain falling at the rates of one to two inches per hour. in fact, we have a moderate flood risk now along the indiana, missouri, on into kentucky border with heavy showers, thunderstorms coming in in and we've got the risk for severe weather later this afternoon into tonight up into the upper midwest from international falls, duluth, on into marquette rainfall amounts anywhere from one to two inches. but if you got already this saturated ground, flooding could be a big problem now out to the fires in the pacific northwest. the mckinney fire, over 56,000 acres. 0% contained and the problem is we're going to be looking at a lot of dry lightning. there is no wet -- no moisture with this. just lightning strikes which could set off more wildfires, especially up into the northern plains so we're going to watch that very closely but we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30

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and that's your latest weather. >> 2,000 people forced to evacuate serious times there. >> thank you, al. just ahead, the deepening mystery surrounding the death of a pilot just before his plane made an emergency landing. >> hoda, multiple investigations right now going on from multiple federal agencies trying to figure out what happened in the skies above north carolina after two pilots took off on a small plane. only one was onboard after an emergency landing. what we're now learning next >> a real mystery there, sam thank you. plus, we'll have tips to help you get ahead of the home and car payments as interest rates are on the rise once again. what the experts are telling us including what you need to be asking your credit card company this morning but first, this is "today"n o

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recorded her co-conspirator to kidnap baby brandon who ramirez knew from church pick the baby was recovered safely from an apartment a few blocks away. i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco where the school board is expected to make a decision on tran 20's future escobar commissioner tonight. the agenda said the board is expected to discuss, consider and decide whether to administer commissioner hsu per statements she made on a recent survey that talked about challenges in educating black and brown students. her response answered in part saying, unstable family environment and lack of parental encouragement to focus on learning are among those challenges. among those calling for her resignation are the teachers union, the naacp and the san francisco democratic party. 300 people also signed a letter of support in favor of hsu. a look at the forecast for this tuesday morning. >> starting mostly sunny but we could see fog over the golden gate bridge. a beautiful shot as we start with a nice sunrise.

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what do you know >> reporter: hoda, good morning. not a lot. it is stunning and not at all clear whether or not the pilot jumped out of the plane or fell. but he was found, guys in, the tree line about 30 miles from raleigh-durham airport after an hours' long search. charlie loved aviation from a early age and only living his dream. this morning mounting questions about exactly what unfolded in the skies above north carolina >> we lost or right wheel. >> a mid flight emergency forcing this plane to skid down the runway near raleigh friday after the aircraft lost a wheel. >> yes, we're going to put it on the belly. >> reporter: investigators say when the plane finally came to a stop, charles hugh crooks, one of the two pilots was missing. >> we do have one subject who is not on the aircraft. >> reporter: gone, without a trace. now police believe crux, the 23-year-old co-pilot, either jumped or fell from the plane without a parachute on a work related trip audio that has been released

from inside that cockpit includes no mention about him exiting the aircraft adding to the question the wake county first response team telling nbc news that according to the 911 call center, the pilot did reach out to authorities to say that somebody left the plane. >> we received a call that pilot had notified them that somebody had exited the aircraft. we also knew that aircraft was in progress of having an emergency landing. >> reporter: now the ntsb and faa are both investigating, examining wreckage and collecting information about what led to his fateful fall it took 80 first responders scouring the area for hours to find his body in the tree line of a suburban neighborhood >> somebody had reached out to one of our officers who was already searching in that area to let them know they had heard something in their backyard earlier. >> reporter: their son nurtured his aviation dream from childhood. >> he was never happier than when talking about flying.

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buy. but if you need new wheels now, try to lock in a lower preapproved rate for financing instead of what the dealer offers getting a co-signer can also help lower the rate. and what kind of car you pick off the lot matters. according to edmunds, the average apr for a 2022 legacy is 3.7% a new hyundai hybrid will take you to 4.5%. a nissan altima is almost 7% >> really good tips. got good news as well when it comes to the prices at big box stores >> reporter: well, actually, you know, we see raising rates in inflation but there is actually some good news here as well. big box stores report that they have so much inventory like walmart they want to move out. so clothing and other items are now being priced at a lower price so they can move that inventory out.

target, best buy, also looking at the same thing and all of this fortunately happening at a time when people are going to begin that back to school shopping guys >> that's right. good point thank you so much, kerry sanders. >> just asking helps >> old school. >> i know. >> we have a nice forecast >> a lot of kids starting school these days in fact, it's a tough time right now. warmer than average july for 93% of continental united states most intense heat was texas, southern plains and the northeast. in fact, for july, hottest july ever for lubbock, abilene, san angelo, houston, for salt lake city, huntsville, tupelo and the top three hottest july, newark, philadelphia, boston, raleigh, denver, down to del rio, texas and nashville, tennessee. and the heat continues we have heat advisories, heat warnings for 25 million people from minneapolis all the way down to little rock, wichita and

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old girl were taken to the hospital and last reported in stable condition. the oakland police chief said many people opened fire with handgun. he does not believe the shots were directed at the kids on the field. let's get a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect. >> humid today and a slight chance of rain this afternoon. as we look at high temperatures today. upper 60s all the coast and low 90s inland. we are still looking at hot valley temperatures. inland it will be hotter as the humidity drops the next few days but still nice and cool in san francisco. we will have another news update in the 30 minutes. see you back here then.

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>> my 50th -- >> and my sweet 16 >> a lot of people celebrating a birthday we have one in our family to announce >> we do >> okay. we'll announce later >> a surprise. >> thank you for starting your day with us this morning >> by the way, if you missed fist half hour, set your dvr for 7:00 a.m. every morning and catch up on the show in your own time let's get to our news today. in an address to the nation, president joe biden confirmed the cia has killed al qaeda's top man ayman al zawahiri. a drone missile strike ended the two decade manhunt for a terrorist described as one of the architects of the 9/11 attack u.s. intelligence tracked him to a safe house in kabul. we spoke earlier with the national security adviser jake sullivan >> while he wasn't involved in day to day planning, we believe, we do believe he was playing an active role at a strategic level in directing al qaeda and

continuing to pose a severe threat against the united states and americans everywhere >> president biden said there were no civilian casualties during the weekend operation the mission came nearly one year after the chaotic u.s. withdrawal of afghanistan. >> and richard engel covered ayman al zawahiri and his exploits for years richard, he was found in kabul it's an interesting scenario on the one hand, when the u.s. withdrew from afghanistan, the president said we'll be able to do these over the horizon attacks and target terrorists, on the other hand, here you have the leader of al qaeda living in kabul. >> reporter: the biden adminied a administration is trying to say this say huge success, it proves that there is no need to keep american troops in afghanistan because as the administration has been saying from the start, if there is a problem, if alnes intelligence qaeda starts to reconstitute itself in afghanistan, the united states with drones and

intelligence assets can carry out the so-called over the horizon strikes from afar, from a great distance like it did over the weekend but it also raises the question why was the top leader from al qaeda in afghanistan anyway less than one year after u.s. troops pulled out it shows that the taliban are confident and arrogant and not concerned at all with keeping their promise to the united states that they would not allow al qaeda to re-enter the country. not only did they allow al qaeda in, they allowed the leader to live in one of the safe houses right in the center of kabul right near the presidential palace so yes they can reach from afar. but it also means that al qaeda feels confident enough to go back and the taliban feel confident enough to host them. >> and the question now is what response should we expect from al qaeda in the aftermath of the death of its leader and also what the u.s. might do to hold the taliban accountable if

anything >> reporter: so the response from al qaed could take a very long time. they have still not responded, as you know, for the killing of osama bin laden. al qaeda generally works for years on plots so this is not the kind of thing that al qaeda is going to ignore but that will probably be up to the future leader of the organization as it tries to recalibrate. the united states does have some leverage over the taliban. the united states funds a lot of what is happening in afghanistan. humanitarian activity. and if you notice, if you look at the statements that have come out from the taliban, they are more or less giving the united states a pass on this. they're trying to cover up the fact that the leader of al qaeda was in kabul at all. so the sm the taliban said that this could compromise future cooperation, that this is a violation of

afghanistan sovereignty. but there was no direct or even implicit threat so it seems like the taliban want to move on from this and not be exposed by having hosted the leader of al qaeda against the agreement that they signed >> all right richard, good to get your perspective. thank you. back here, voters are heading to the polls today in kansas it's the first state to put abortion rights on the ballot since roe v. wade was overturned dasha burns joins us now with a closer look at what has been an intense and emotional campaign good morning >> reporter: craig, good morning. right now kansas is the epicenter of the battle over abortion rights. folks voting here this morning are going to be among the first in the nation to cast a ballot on this issue and what kansans do today and how they vote and how many show up will be a bellwether of of what is to come in the midterm elections in it november

this primary day kansans who oppose abortion hoping prayers are answered holding a vigil overnight ahead of a critical election where they will be first in the nation to vote on abortion since roe v. wade was overturned. right now the state constitution protects abortion access here. but on the ballot, the values in both amendment takes away the protections if passed. abortion rights activists say the amendment will pave the way to a total ban >> if we lose the constitutional protection in kansas, we know what's coming. this will open up the path for the legislature to ban abortion, to create new restriction that's target abortion care >> reporter: not just in kansas, but in the entire region after surrounding states have already banned the procedure where could people go to seek care what is the next closest option for folks? >> we're going to be sending patients to denver, to mexico, to illinois. >> reporter: but supporters of the amendment say a ban isn't the goal does this amendment pave the

path way to a ban potentially? >> it paves the way for future conversations to be able to happen i want to see a future where kansans are involved in the discussion, unelected judges don't decide for the rest of us the right kinds of limits on abortion in our state. >> reporter: today's vote making kansas a battle ground and a bellwether over whether abortion access will drive voters to the polls in this year's midterm election the full blown get out the vote effort drawing fresh boots on ground >> i loved the pro-life movement my whole life. i feel like this is a time to step up as someone in kansas that it's an important time for us >> reporter: you've never been involved before. why this time? >> i think this vote is very, very important for kansas voters >> reporter: and early in person voting up more than 200% from four years ago recent polling showing the vote will be close. both sides praying for a win in this high stakes battle the nation is watching and, craig, in a sign of what is

at stake and the whiplash some americans are experiencing against the backdrop of the battle at the ballot box here, residents in kentucky are waking up to news of the fight in the courts there a judge reinstating a trigger law banning abortion in kentucky overnight. craig? >> dasha burns on the ground for us there in kansas thank you. >> on the subject of kentucky, more rain and powerful winds hit hard there kentucky trying to recover from floods that have claimed at least 37 lives a possible tornado touched down last night in neighboring west virginia, kentucky bracing for just more heartache with hundreds of people still missing there. the national guard was able to make air rescues yesterday in the meantime, more fire evacuations have been ordered in northern california. the state's largest wildfire threatening thousands of homes there, more than 1300 firefighters on the front line all right. it's 8:09. let's take a turn and get a boost. just when you didn't think you

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help us. >> you'll get it >> okay. >> you want to do it, i can't promise. you'll get it. good morning if you're still confused about the metaverse, you're not alone. a lot of major name brand companies are betting big. they are already selling their wares in virtual worlds. so log on with me, i'll take you on a tour of the metaverse retail experience. how would you like to hang out with friends, attend concerts with stars like travis scott, post malone and take yoga classes and, you guessed it, shop right from home. you can in the metaverse a virtual online world >> i purchased and acquired thousands of digital pieces of clothing >> kevin clark is an avid metaverse shopper. this is his avatar he spends four hours a day in the digital world. >> this is one of the many outfits i have i spent probably $5,000 to $8,000 just in the last two years. >> reporter: that's money kevin spent on clothes he only wears in the metaverse

senior media and tech correspondent julia boorstin reports on the metaverse for cnbc why do you think people want to spend real money on digital assets, things they can't have in it real life? >> people are spending real money in the metaverse they want to have an experience that is more like their real life experience or in some ways maybe even better. >> reporter: name brands like nike, tommy hilfiger, hyundai and chipotle getting in on early. they expect they'll have $2 trillion in e-commerce value by 2030 design firms are building store fronts like this one provided exclusively to nbc news by interior architects. they say national brands hope to use these virtual spaces to attract real customers so how does it work? for most users it starts here on your phone or here on a computer my metaverse journey begins on roblox popular with preteens, but don't be fooled by the

cartoon appearance there are more than 40 million daily active users and this is where millions of dollars in virtual commerce is happening. here i am. my tour guide is a senior product manager at roblox. that's her avatar and this is mine we start at gucci. >> okay. we're in the store much like a real life store, we have all of gucci's different items really nicely merchandised you see on the wall they have the home ware, you see the skate boards are on the wall as well as the bag for sale. men's wear, t-shirts as well. >> what i like about this is it feels like you're actually in a store with these products around you, even though they're virtual. i try on a few items so i just bought a pair of sunglasses let's see what i look like next, we head to the vans store where you can design and purchase sneakers. look, i'm designing my own shoe. after our shopping spree, i spent about $10 for virtual items that can only be worn by

my avatar inside roblox. we're voguing. if you recall, madonna fans out. a big draw shopping in the metaverse is the accessibility of luxury brands just like buying a gucci bag in the real world is a status symbol, buying a virtual gucci bag is also a status symbol for your avatar. >> here in this metaverse, theyk can roam a massive land where they can purchase nfts and make transactions using cryptocurrency. running right into the store as i would in it real life. that's my decentraland avatar in the many store fronts throughout the platform so i'm going to put on the mask i just bought. check it out i have my new mask on. and they're not all virtual products the watch here if, i purchase it in the metaverse, i also get sent a real watch. the cost, about $700 >> does it boggle your mind? >> it's amazing how much money people are spending. i personally would still rather have a physical good but if people are spending a lot of time in the metaverse, they

do make sense. >> reporter: as for kevin, he says his digital wardrobe has real life value. >> it will have the same quality forever. i can hand that down to my kids. >> yeah, i mean, think about it. you'll never outgrow it. that's true. you never age in the metaverse it has the virtual things. you give it to the next generation in real life. what is very cool is people can just design things in the metaverse. you can sell it to other users, you can make real money. there is a creative aspect the guys in the back were saying imagine tv directing everything is connected to the internet now you can start doing these things from home. go to college classes from home in metaverse there are other applications besides shopping that are really interesting. >> there is this idea that traditional brick-and-mortar stores are going to use the metaverse as a way to promote their brand. i think that's -- >> a gateway for sure. you're in the gucci in the virtual world and then you walk by a brick-and-mortar. maybe you want to go in and see

the real stuff. >> but $6 in the metaverse >> yeah. >> not $6 in the real world. >> right i like the creative aspect of it designing a shoe is entertainment. paying money to make a video game better makes sense to me. >> people are spending big money on real estate >> what is happening in the metaverse? >> i'm not going there >> thank you very much >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather >> we have a fire risk in the pacific northwest. severe storms in the northern plains hot and humid in the central part of the country. we have the flood risk in the central ohio river valleys wet weather along the gulf hot and humid in the northeast only getting hotter as we move into the w good tuesday morning to your. i'm meteorologist kari hall.

it feels very humid and one for inland areas as we had for the upper 80s pick looking for spotty showers this afternoon but the humidity will be dropping tomorrow and temperatures had to 90 by the warmest spot inland. the heat will crank up on thursday. slightly cooler fo >> don >> don't forget, if you're heading out your metaverse door, turn on your radio does it even exist in the metaverse? sirius/xm channel 108. >> you have to use metaverse >> i think it's fantastic -- losers >> you're like get off my virtual lawn. >> stay here, okay you can't get pop start in the metaverse. >> we'll do it in real life. are you ready for a little "popstart" first up, fire up the music for kenny chesney.

you know this. it is everything is going to be all right by kenny and david lee murphy well, at a recent show the country music superstar brought out a new singing partner for this duet, his one and only mom. take a look at this. this. ♪ ♪ it's going to be all right ♪ ♪ ♪ it's going to be all right ♪ ♪ all right ♪ ♪ all right ♪ >> love. >> how awesome was that? >> by the way, that is not all check this out backstage, mom was having a huge dance party. she has some moves right there, i think. speaking of stars that go on stage. take a look at to a video shows the chart topper getting the party started in a nightclub deejay booth but probably not in the way you expect look at this

♪ >> oh, yeah. >> she is spinning a pizza >> throwing pizza. all hail pizza queen katy. she retweeted this video she wrote, a mother feeding her children that is giving people what they want metaverse can't get that >> can't get that. not yet. >> next, angelina jolie. you were talking about this. her and brad pitt's kids are all grown up and now they are getting ready to send 17-year-old daughter off to college at a recent event for incoming freshman, she was showing off her moves on the dance floor, breaking out an oldie but goody, the electric slide. ♪ >> you like that

>> and that, my friends, is your "popstart. >> i love the electric slide >> me too. >> can you do it >> not really. i always wanted -- i can do like the side to side and the side clap. we know about the side clap. >> in real life. >> in real life. >> just ahead, we're catching up

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welcome back to "today." 8:30 tuesday morning. guys, we have a great crowd. big news the chicks are teaming up with sirius/xm radio. their very own channel the entire catalog and favorite artists. the chicks channel love of the sound of that too. coming up on august -- channel 104. >> okay. >> through august 9th or do the app. >> is it a temporary channel

>> i don't know. >> they do a little pop-up channel. >> okay. >> so the pop-up channels? >> okay. cool meantime, we made a little extra room, jenna is here. dylan is here. we're going to get to jenna's newest book in a moment. first, you know who else is here bob odenkirk he just added another emmy nomination for "better call saul." a lot of folks are really upset because this is the end of that character and that series. he's going to talk about the finale we can't wait to visit with him. >> he's been emotionally prepared >> all right >> after we hang out with bob, we have all the camping essentials that you're going to need for a stress free and great outdoors here's the thing, folks, everything he has under $100 except for one item. everything except one item. >> and summer recipes with an indian twist we're making a rice dish, corn salad with extra oomph to spice

up your week night meal. >> am coming up on the third hour, a new way of looking for love you know we're inside the whole metaverse. how about dating in virtual reality? is it we're going to head back inside that metaverse to see how it works >> all right before we get to the weather, you guys, this is a special day. it's august -- what is the date? >> august 2nd. >> somebody here is celebrating a birthday and her name is dylan dreyer >> yea >> y'all want to sing for dylan? >> one, two, three ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday dear dylan happy birthday to you ♪ >> thank you >> are you one are you two? are you three? are you four >> raise your hand if you share a birthday with dylan dreyer

right here >> what is your name >> k.k >> how old are you >> 11. >> happy birthday. >> all right thank you. wondering why i was here thank you for that we have a forecast for her birthday >> absolutely. lots of cake and candles for the rest of us, we're looking at severe storms in the northern plains. fire risk in the west. we have hot, humid conditions in the central plains flood risk in the mid mississippi valley for tomorrow, gulf storms fire up august heat continues in the central plains more fire risk out west. sunny skies in the northern plains, northeast on into new england and the mid-atlant good tuesday morning to you . it still feels very humid and also very warm for the inland

areas today as we head for the upper 80s. spotty showers by this afternoon, that's your latest weather >> you mentioned it is august 2nd. that means new month, new book read with jenna. >> can i also say happy birthday to hal he is 3. >> i love it >> all right come down with me. >> yes >> will you start it ready? okay >> no. ready? three, two, one! august pick is "the many daughters of afung moy." does the joy and love and pain of our ancestors affect our

lives. okay that is the question dorothy moy is determined to answer for herself and her daughters. dorothy undergoes a cool new therapy that brings memories of the women that came back to her and she witnesses the incredible strength of ancestors. we meet seven women whose lives span from 1836 to 2086 and they all connect back to the first chinese woman ever to set foot in america so it's a love story during world war ii takes us to a boarding school in england in the '20s. and highlights the ambition and grit of a woman in modern day silicon valley it's an epic novel and shows us that love is the greatest force in life. do y'all have sun on your face >> i love it >> incredible. it's a book that changed my life so what are you waiting for, y'all? pick up a copy now embrace the treasure did i sell it? >> yes >> thank you

>> you don't have to sell it you are getting to keep that book sounds like a good one, too. if you do want to buy the book and join the club, use the qr code or go to today.com/readwithjenna. >> we'll come back with bob odenkirk from "better call saul." we'll chat about t

all good, man. we're back with bob odenkirk who stars as the epically challenged lawyer on "better call saul. after six seasons, fans are gearing up for the hit show's final episode. bob, i'm just thinking, like, how are you going say good-bye this character has been so much a part of your life. >> he has. >> have you thought about it >> 13 years, i think, i've been playing him from "breaking bad" and had a couple of delays along

the way. >> sure. >> but we're getting to the end now. two more episodes. and i -- it's weird. we said good-bye to the cast and crew and we're all great friends. even a lot of our crew carried over from "breaking bad. great people in albuquerque. so all those years of playing him and we finished and we shot our final scenes on the final day. that is always a nice thing to do and still it didn't feel like it was over to me it's only watching the story come to a conclusion which i know where it's going, obviously, that i start to feel like, wait no it's going away. no no come back! >> you try to grab it. >> you know, it's such a great role no actor had a role, i don't think, like this i get to be silly and funny for pages after pages and then couple pages later utterly earnest, heart felt, deeply felt writing.

it's just -- i'll never have a role with the dynamics >> and to think about, i think back to where it started you were actually in need of money to pay your bills. you get a call >> yeah. i'm not proud. how do you go broke being me i don't know i worked the whole time from when i got hired at "saturday night live." you know, i wasn't -- yeah, i was in a hole. i was just working and going to get out but as it turns out, this role came along >> crazy >> it became such a big thing. honestly, at first it did not feel like it >> you were hired for one or two episodes we'll just have bob on for a couple of episodes not only did you hit a home run and get a ton of emmys, you got your spinoff, you got more emmy nominations. what does this recognition at this point in your career, how do you -- how does that sit with you? >> just taking it in it's hard to believe i spent so many years loving my

job as a comedy writer and doing work that i enjoyed so much so that was fully rewarding. then to have this come later and the recognition and i can't believe how closely people watch this show. >> first of all, you're trending on twitter you always are "better call saul" is trending people talk about it like it is the monday night perfect meal i look forward to every week they describe it with such passion. so a lot of people are wondering what is going to happen at the end. >> i read the comments i say about one out of every nine people get it dead right. but i can't say which one. >> the last time you were here and this struck me, i remember you had a heart attack >> yes, a year ago a year and a week ago. >> and you said it was life changing it changed the way you lived day to day

so here we sit >> still changing me yeah i'm thinking about it every day. it's actually interesting because it was such a blank for me there was no memory of it. and even of the days that followed it was a pure, complete zero that is just a strange experience and so now it comes back to me and i hear from people and i talk to people who were there. >> on the set? >> really experienced it you know and so it affects me more now than it ever did and in a good way. i mean, i just think about how many people cared for me and the reaction from the public was -- i don't understand the kindness that i got i wish everyone could feel it in their life once. because you get cynical about the world and people and it was

just such an outpouring of k kindness and care that i would have never expected and did not earn in any way. so it will be with me the rest of my life hopefully that will continue to make me feel connected and caring about everyone else >> well this show touched so many people. people are really waiting for the last couple episodes >> it's great, yeah. >> bob, i want to say thank you for being with us and thank you for everything you did on both of the shows i'm sure you'll have a couple other things in your back pocket >> i'm growing a beard for a reason >> you have another role what is the role >> we're doing a tv series >> okay. >> based on the richard rousso novel "straight man. >> okay. i'm a professor. >> you're on a roll. we can't stop you. bob, thank you so much please catch "better call saul" mondays 9/8:00 central on amc. it is streaming on amc plus. craig, over to you. >> i love bob. get ready for an outdoor adventure with this guy. clint carter is here in addition

to this contraption, he has a slew of things you can use for your next camping adventure. all of them under $100 we're going to try to get up and show them to you

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welcome back this morning on today's can't miss summer, stress free camping essentials writer and editor clint carter, the ultimate outdoorsman, he is here this morning with gear to make our summer days more fun. our nights under the stars a little bit brighter. we're going to do it on the cheap. good to have you here, brother >> good to be here >> i like to camp outside occasionally in the backyard i always find popping the tent can be a bit cumbersome. you say you have the solution. >> this one packs down like a coil spring and bursts open when you get to the campsite. just like that stake it out and good to go.

you'll be set up in it a minute. >> this is you earlier setting it up. >> see how easy that is. >> how long did it take you? >> 30 seconds max. that is after putting the stakes in the ground. >> speaking on the ground. >> take a camp cot in the summer air flow under you keeps you cooler as you're summer camping i love this because of the elevated head rest the pockets for your phone, book, flashlight, all that summer camping also, skip the heavy sleeping bag this is a sleeping bag liner intended for inside a sleeping on a cold night. on a warm night, it wicks away sweat so you don't overheat it has insect repellent. you don't get bit. >> we should point out this attractive older fisherman doesn't come with the chair. >> no. >> but the chair is another must have >> yeah. gci rocker this is the most comfortable folding camp chair you're going to get innovative side table. holds all the stuff, fishing rod, stemmed wine glass.

it has a cool holder >> roker, what is the word on the chair? >> i love this chair >> it rocks. >> that is nice. >> this is very nice. >> did i mention it rocks? it rocks >> $85 >> there is a discount you're going to get 10% off today. better deal on that. >> let's move into the kitchen area >> look how slim this thing packs down opens up to give you basically a segment of kitchen counter >> so this becomes this? >> yes you get this for $99 really useful. the kitchen setup, this has everything you need for cooking at the campsite, spatula, ladle, salt, pepper, basically everything but the kitchen sink. and it packs away nice and tidy so you don't lose anything >> you have to have a stove. >> i love having a really about good burner. this one from eureka, perfect. precise. wipes down easy. love that burner hydration. >> having water is essential for a campsite >> the most important thing on a hot day. doing it perfectly

just $13 holds five gallons of water. that is enough for drinking, cooking, cleanup and it folds up nice and flat when you want to leave >> so you have to have a dining table. >> a place to eat. a place to play cards. this is another marvel of technology this folds away flat and all these pack inside it so really good >> clever. >> load it up in the car when ready to go. >> you have several options for lighting >> this one from theromocel. you don't get bugs around your table. that's a great one the stream light love it. a nice warm light around your campsite it is hooked to a solar panel. it's going to charge up during the day. it will light up the campsite at night. >> okay. this is huge this is my favorite item here. you call this a floating island? >> a floating island you can set your campsite up you're going to be set this is big enough for you >> i'm not getting in there. >> come on, al come on. >> it has a cup holder

>> i'm all right >> you have the beverages and set for a good time. >> and this is $132? >> $139. >> yeah. you split it up. charge admission to other campers. >> great >> thank you by the way, happy camping, folks. if you want to find out more about the products, it's today.com/shop savannah >> oh, craig we have a treat coming up next our chef is about to teach us how to put healthier spins on some summer classics and it already smells so good already smells so good we're back ♪♪ ♪♪

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>> what are we making? >> we've got this beautiful warm fall color rice salad to begin with >> okay. >> we did a mixture of all these things to start with, mustard seed, the same mustard seeds you make mustard out of >> okay. >> you put on hamburgers >> chop them up. >> i have onions to go here. >> all right >> and the idea here is to get these sauteed a little bit mustard starts to pop. and then we got some fruits and nuts one of my favorites is apricots. it brings out the rocky mountain and west i have cashews, apricots -- >> raisins and chick peas. >> you put all that in there until the cashews start to toast a little bit the raisins plump up then it looks like this. exactly how my home kitchen looks like >> exactly just like that >> yeah. then we got the toasted stuff. you can add a little bit of curry powder what do you think about curry powder

>> i love curry powder >> a little curry powder at home if you want, cinnamon, cumin, whatever you like >> is this a special rice? >> this is basmati rice, indian long-grain rice. >> i love that >> long-grain rice >> i like it the tasting party is going mmm >> thumbs up. >> this is a great way to use leftover rice. you bring fruits, nuts, everything toasted >> okay. i'm pushing you down the line. time is short. >> and our particular flavor for this one, grill peaches and fruit, butternut squash. lemons on here. >> are we grilling all these things >> yeah. throw them on here >> that is okra. you can brush. we have a little brush coconut oil. >> okay. >> and, you can of course do butter coconut oil we can get this going.

keeps everything vegan we have a lot of vegan families now. you can sprinkle that on here. >> how are the flavors >> delicious. >> so yummy. >> salad dressing out of control. >> this feels like energy food, too. >> it is >> you have nuts, rice, beans, so healthy >> exactly >> okay. we have another salad, a mixed corn salad >> over here -- >> i'll take a bite. >> we're going to do this if you've been in beaches in mexico, grilled corn, it is big everywhere for a green sauce, start with spinach, we have mint leaves, we have fresh cilantro, jalapeno, ginger, all that goes in there >> blend that up >> you get this beautiful green sauce. >> yeah. i don't like when things burn. you're right >> grilled corn. this comes off our grill right there.

nice and charred and then to cut the kernels off, look at that, you can do it on the board or put it in a bowl. it falls right into the bowl. >> yum >> then we got the beautiful grilled corn magically just showed up here. >> it is gorgeous. >> we're going to add spices here >> okay. >> sprinkle some in. >> add them in there >> put them all in >> we're almost out of time. we'll put the whole recipe on line >> that goes in. >> stir it up. >> the final result there? >> great salsa >> you like it >> spectacular >> put the crunchy stuff on there. >> that is indian snack mix. >> good. >> you have done it again. >> we have sauces. >> r

this morning on the third hour of "today," excessive why an airline passenger was hit with a hefty food fine over breakfast sandwiches he's not lovin' it plus, a new kind of dating game. step inside the metaverse to see how looking for love is going virtual. then later, brad pitt and sandra bullock on a speeding train. kevin bacon's scary summer camp, and jamie foxx hunting vampires? and we're kicking our snack game up a