more day. living it up. >> partying at the playground. >> living their best life. >> that is what's happening today. thank you so much for joining us this wednesday morning. >> we'll be back at 7:25 with another look at local news and join us midday. trump's home in florida, with republicans rallying around the former president. >> i believe he was going to run before. i'm stronger in my belief now. >> what we're learning about the timing of that search and what agents removed. new overnight, trump set to testify under oath today in another investigation surrounding his business empire.

the very latest straight ahead. breaking news, record inflation is cooling. but consumer prices still sky high. what that signals for the economy and your wallet. >> caught on camera. the dramatic moment a small plane attempts an emergency landing on a crowded california highway and bursts into flames. the pilot somehow miraculously managing to walk away. what he is saying this morning. those stories plus securing our schools, with millions of children ready to start the new school year, a today exclusive revealing new technology behind improving classroom safety. >> get to the safe zone. >> just ahead, an inside look at what's being done to save lives. and little league, big hearts, a frightening scene at a baseball game. oh, look out. takes an unexpected turn, becoming an inspiring display of

compassion. >> he wants him to know that it's okay, that he'll be fine. >> we'll hear from the boys capturing hearts around the world with that remarkable show of sportsmanship. today, wednesday, august 10th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a, in rockefeller plaza plaza. and welcome to "today," thank you for starting your wednesday morning off with us, craig melvin, sheinelle jones. savannah and hoda enjoying time off. that little league hug warms the hearts. >> and that little guy, i wouldn't say little guy, but the young man behind this touching embrace. to me, this is the way it should be. >> yeah. really scary became really inspirational. so we'll have more on that in just a moment. >> we're going to start with new information surrounding that fbi

search of former president trump's mar-a-lago home. >> that's right, we're learning more about how it all went down. agents arrived on the scene at 9:00 a.m. monday and were there until 6:30 at night. a 9 1/2 hour search. the former president's lawyer saying officials took about a dozen boxes from the site. 90 days until the midterms, there are new questions about what happens next and what the political fallout will be. we've got it all covered starting with nbc chief white house correspondent kristen welker in washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. former president trump will sit for a deposition in a different investigation with the new york state attorney general's office. the ag looking into whether mr. trump and the trump organization misstated financial information on official documents. it comes as the fallout

intensifies over that unprecedented search at his florida property. overnight in a show of force, a group of house republicans having dinner and posing with former president trump at his home in new jersey. one of the congressmen who attended speaking out overnight. >> i've never seen president trump as fired up as what he was tonight. >> reporter: it comes amid dramatic new details about the fbi's move to execute a search warrant at mar-a-lago, mr. trump's florida estate. a lawyer for mr. trump, christina bobb tells nbc news his legal team had been discussing records stored at mar-a-lago since this spring. the news was first reported by "the washington post" which also said federal authorities were increasingly concerned mr. trump or his aides had not returned all documents that were government property, citing people familiar with the discussions. on monday, bobb said the fbi removed about a dozen boxes from a basement storage unit. >> they also said that they were looking for classified

documents, evidence of a crime as far as classified documents go. >> reporter: it comes as the former president and his allies are escalating their attacks on the fbi, claiming without evidence that the investigation is politically motivated. >> we're a nation that has weaponized its law enforcement against the opposing political party. >> it's like what we thought about the gestapo. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence who has broken with mr. trump publicly is urging attorney general merrick garland to give a full accounting of the search. the justice department is not commenting. the search warrant remains under seal meaning details about what agents sought to remove from the residence are still secret but experts say investigators had to meet a high bar to carry out the

unprecedented search. >> the fbi can't get a search warrant unless it establishes probably cause to believe a crime has been committed a federal crime. >> reporter: a sensitive move close to the midterm elections would almost certainly have to go through the highest levels of the justice department, including the usually cautious attorney general merrick garland. trump allies saying it may have made the former president more fired to run again. >> i believe he was going to run before. i'm stronger in my belief now. >> as for jim banks, he said mr. trump seemed poised to soon announsident, and i have been talking to allies of the former president who are arguing this search at his florida home could reenergize some of his supporters and detractors. the optics of the fbi search are also casting a pretty big cloud, craig. >> chief white house correspondent kristen welker, thank you. let's turn to nbc justice correspondent ken dilanian. good morning to you. despite all the criticisms, and there have been many, so far, federal officials have remained silent. walk us through the thinking

there and what's the likelihood that that could change sometime soon. >> reporter: good morning, craig. look, it's ironclad justice department policy not to talk about any pending criminal investigation. out of fairness to the people being investigated in case they are never charged. when you say to doj officials sure, but this is the former president. the whole country is talking about it and millions of people think this search is improper, they reply, that's exactly what former fbi director james comey argued when he made a decision to violate policy and talk about the investigation into hillary clinton's private e-mail server in 2016. the justice department watchdog later concluded comey's behavior cast a cloud over the fbi, and many people think changed the course of the election. it appears merrick garland is appearing not to go anywhere close to the line. >> let's talk about what's expected to happen today, separate investigation here in new york. former president trump expected

to be deposed in that investigation today. what more can you tell us about that. >> reporter: that's right, he will answer questions under oath today from the state attorney general's office in their civil investigation into his business practices, and this is a high stakes moment for the former president, craig, because the new york attorney general has already said she has found evidence of fraud in how the trump organization valued various properties, though she's still trying to figure out who was responsible, and while this is only a civil investigation, there is a parallel criminal probe by the manhattan district attorney that appears to be stalled. given the criminal jeopardy trump might be wise to assert his fifth amendment right not to answer any questions as his son eric did 500 times in this case. but that would be a bad look for someone who wants to run for president. trump said only guilty people take the fifth. this comes a day after the federal court said trump has a right to maintain his full tax returns. he can appeal the ruling. democrats have to hope a final decision arrives before next year and they lose control of the house. >> the appeal could go all the way to the supreme court, correct. >> absolutely. >> our justice correspondent,

ken dilanian, thanks. the federal reserve considers whether to continue raising interest rates. nbc's tom costello is covering that for us from washington. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, we're seeing the july inflation numbers come out. the month over month rate was flat number change. importantly though, the year over year rate shows inflation running at 8.5%. that is better than the 9% rate we saw for the june inflation report. the bottom line though, this now keeps the pressure on the fed to try to raise interest rates to cool inflation as quickly as possible. >> the school bell is ringing for millions of kids this morning with 40-year high inflation taking a big bite out of back to school budgets, clothes, sneakers, backpacks, not to mention family groceries, gas, and medications. the federal reserve has raised interest rates four times this

year hoping to tame inflation. today's report on july inflation and next month's report will be critical as the fed decides whether it must continue raising rates and by how much. >> we'll be asking, do we see inflationary pressures declining. >> good news, gas prices have dropped more than a dollar from the all time highs in june.hs ie adobe reports for the first time in two years, online shopping prices have started to drop. walmart and target has cut in-store prices amid a surplus ahead of the midterm elections, tackling inflation is a high priority for democrats, passing their $430 billion inflation reduction act. >> that's going to lower the cost of health care and energy and make historic investments to tackle climate crisis. >> while republicans say the plan will only make inflation worse, democrats insists the

plan promises relief for millions of seniors struggling to pay for their medications by letting medicare negotiate lower drug prices. among them, katherine horan in illinois. >> hopefully that will keep a roof over any head and food in my refrigerator for a longer period of time. >> reporter: the package claims to cut household energy costs by switching to energy efficient systems. >> for the typical american household, they will see their energy costs drop $300 a month a decade from now. >> reporter: inflation is a pocketbook issue right now >> we are buying what we need and the very bare minimum. we are looking for sales we are doing everything we can to save pennies right now. >> tom, gas prices are fortunately coming down. are there any other areas where we might see prices drop in the coming months. >> reporter: air fares are dropping as well if you have a flight plan for the fall, keep in mind, this is the season air fares start to

drop because it's no longer the high season for travel jewelry is coming down, believe it or not, toys, electronics, some of these items we saw skyrocket are slowly starting to drop, especially online, sheinelle. >> a bit of good news, we'll take it. turning to the monkeypox outbreak, already declared a public health emergency. the fda announced a plan to stretch the nation's vaccine supply by giving out smaller doses. our senior medical correspondent dr. john torres is here with everything we need to know dr. john, always good to have you. >> good morning. >> let's start with this fda decision, what's changing here and why? >> it sounds like a bit of a head scratcher they're giving smaller doses, and they found it's effective the reason they're doing that is because they don't have the doses to get to the populations to keep it under control in the strategic national stockpile, they have 41,000. if they can split it, that pushes to over 2 million doses that should be sufficient to hopefully get to who needs it and get it under control.

>> there's a lot of misinformation around the outbreak of the virus. can you clear up who's most vulnerable. >> anybody who's going to come in contact with somebody that potentially has it is skin-to-skin contact >> it's skin to skin. >> the other are theoretical, respiratory droplets, if you're close for an extended period of time, kissing or hugging, far long period of time. it has to be touching somebody that has an open sore, you can get it that's why the populations tend to have more skin-to-skin contact, and tend to get this more often. >> a lot of kids heading back to college in a few weeks there's growing concern if that happens, we could see outbreaks on college campuses, university campuses around the country. is that a real concern. >> that is a real concern. talk to your children, if they're going off to college

about the skin-to-skin contact if it's close, it's somebody who's infected has worn or a towel they have used on shared towels, those types of things we normally do to keep ourselves safe and get the vaccination, if you can, going to school. >> thank you as always. to the dramatic video we showed you earlier, a small plane crashing and bursting into flames on a california highway incredibly no one was hurt nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the details on this one. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, incredible indeed. two people were on that plane, and when you watch that video, it's hard to imagine they escaped unharmed the pilot saying a lunchtime leisure flight suddenly took an alarming turn. >> it was pretty scary. >> reporter: pilot andrew cho says he's lucky to be alive this morning after these terrifying moments tuesday. his small plane crash landing on to a california freeway, clipping the back of a pickup

truck with three people inside before bursting into flames in the middle of traffic. about 50 miles southeast of los angeles. miraculously, no one in the plane or on the ground was injured. >> a plane crash on the fairway. >> reporter: this video released by tmz appears to show people running from the wreckage. >> airplane landed on the freeway. >> cho says he and a friend were taking a lunchtime leisure flight to catalina island in his single engine piper when he began to have engine trouble and had to quickly decide where to land. >> in my judgment, we weren't going to be able to make the airport landing field without possibly hitting a building and so i had to make a decision to land on the freeway. >> reporter: cho and his friend kicking out a door of the plane just minutes before the plane erupted into a fiery ball of flames firefighters putting out the blaze as everyone in the area breathed a sigh of relief.

>> i'm ecstatic i'm alive. >> reporter: again, thanks to this pilot's quick thinking and calm demeanor and a lot of luck, no one was injured the highway patrol says that's remarkable sheinelle. >> absolutely. thank you, miguel. almost 7:16 now. time to say good morning to mr. roker. the headline here is if you think it's been hot. >> you are absolutely correct, here in the northeast. 90 degree days, we get about 17 a year in new york city. 30 in philadelphia take a look, already we have had 19 in new york, 35 so far in philadelphia let's head down to the southeast. it has been hot there as well. 90 degree temperatures, charlotte, you average about 49. atlanta, about 47. guess what, so far this year, already 57 days in charlotte, 51 in atlanta texas, we're going to up the ante 100 degrees. 7 houston, 20 in dallas, guess

what, you've doubled it in dallas you've more than almost tripled it in san antonio, and tripled it certainly in houston. the good news is cooler more refreshing air in the northeast. boston, you'll be at 73. 87 in newark, 90 in d.c. to the west, cleveland, 79 pittsburgh 78 degrees, and look at the temperatures heading into the weekend. saturday, 77 in boston, new york, pittsburgh, 77 on friday, and even better, the humidity levels will be dropping, the dew points, a measure of how much moisture there is in the air, tomorrow, thursday, 57 degree of dew point. 51 on saturday, by new york it's a 50 degree dew point. that's much more comfortable air. 55 in boston, so cooler, less humid, more comfort. >> yeah. >> you're welcome. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. l

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good news, mr. roker. still ahead this morning, a story parents need to see before the new school year arrives. vicky nguyen has a look at new training and technology to improve safety and experiences another vital tool firsthand, a lockdown drill in a classroom. plus, the feel good story that's quickly going viral, a powerful display of sportsmanship on the little league field we're going to hear from the kids from rival teams behind this heartwarming embrace. but first, this is "toy" on da

coming up, the growing tributes to olivia newton john across generations of fans. >> yeah, the touching new stories that are emerging and the very special honor that could be bestowed on the legendary actress and singer, but first, your local news

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health and left them sleep-deprived. the american academy of pediatrics teens shouldn't start school before pponents argue im routes and parents' work schedules. good morning, i'm scott mcgrew. we have the latest inflation data showing inflation easing more economists expected, compared to last month. gas got a lot cheaper, airline tickets are down more than 9%. now compare that to last year, prices are still higher, but inflation is easing. a good inflation number combined with last week's great jobs number is good news followed by good news. and some good news on the weather front for us today. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. >> we have a lot more kids headed back to school today and really nice temperatures, basically continuing from what we had yesterday afternoon, and so san jose reaching into the upper 70s. low 70s for san francisco and for the tri-valley, some mid 80s

and for the north bay, some low 80s today. our seven-day forecast some of our warmest spots inland will go from upper 80s to low 90s headed into the weekend. marcus? >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update in 30 min ut ut for years, california's non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust.

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morning, the 10th of august, 2022 this is a beautiful shot of new york city. d it's 75 degrees right now, and we certainly can't wait to head out to the plaza there are folks here from all over the country >> that is a beautiful shot. >> isn't that nice >> jacob soboroff is joining us this morning good morning to you, sir always good to have you. let's get to a quick check of

your 7:30 headline we are going to start with results from a couple of closely watched primaries. businessman tim michaels, endorsed by former president trump. michaels advances to a general election against the governor there, tony evers, which could be among the most consequential in the country representative ilhan omar survived the surprisingly close challenge for her house seat. police in new mexico have arrested a man suspected of killing two men in albuquerque muhammad syed is a primary suspect in two other cases a community tip led police to search his home where they say multiple firearms were recovered. police say they are still investigating a motive but that an interpersonal conflict may have played a role. now to the tennis world which is reacting to the news that the 23-time grand slam champion serena williams is getting ready to retire. gun. the she hinted the u.s. open .

serena leaves an indelible legacy of grace and grit that will inspire athletes, female and male, for more generations to come. >> serena williams has nothing left to prove. talk about a remarkable career. >> she can be with her family. to our favorite story of the morning and judging by the response online, a lot of viewers as well. >> there was a bit of a scare right there. that was a game to qualify for the little league world series a young batter hit in the head by that pitch there. it's what he did next that is touching hearts all over the world. nbc's gadi schwartz has more >> talk about high stakes. the southwest regional championship in east texas, facing off a team from tulsa, oklahoma, a game that would decide who would head to william

sport, good old fashioned empathy and compassion. >> look out. >> reporter: a heart stopping moment at bat during a playoff game becoming a heartwarming display of sportsmsh >> i was shooken up, i've never been hit with a ball that hard. >> reporter: to the relief of players and fans, recovering quickly. >> wow, that is a tough kid right there. >> reporter: pitcher kaiden shelton visibly shake on the mound in an unexpected curve ball, touching moment, jarvis striding over to the upset pitcher and folding him in a hug. >> i wanted to make sure he was all right, and i wanted to make sure he knew i was all right. >> i felt bad for hitting him, and he felt bad when he was crying, and he came and hugged me and made me feel better.

>> the crowd giving a standing ovation. >> this is the best thing i've ever seen in little league baseball. >> i was sick to my stomach. when he started walking towards kaiden, the thing that he said and the way he hugged him, isaiah, you are a great kid. you're amazing. >> reporter: parents' worries turning to pride. >> it was a high-stakes game, and obviously it's a win or go home in that moment, that was what came out of him was to be a good person just overwhelmed with pride for him. >> ripped, caught. >> reporter: but of course the game must go on. now heading to the little league world series, but in that one moment, sportsmanship, more golden than a trophy and a friendship players say will endure. >> you met a few days ago, do you think the friendship is going to stay alive. >> yeah. i think so.

>> good luck, perrin, go get them. >> not only do i suspect they're going to stay friends, his dad was a college coach. during the zoom he said he would be calling to recruit kaiden in a few years. kaiden is headed to the world series isaiah says he's going to be cheering him on. >> the same team. >> wait for 10, 15 years, they'll be in a world series together >> they're about 12 years old. >> what were we doing at 12. >> that's great. their parents should be proud, too. . >> thanks for that, gadi. we think every day is dolly parton day, but now there is a specific date on the calendar to celebrate her. we'll tell you about a special new honor for the country music icon. first, vicky is here with an eye opening look at school safety as kids return to the classroom. good morning, vicky. >> good morning, we are on campus with a firsthand look to see how schools respond to an emergency, and the questions you should ask about safety on campus that's coming up right after this break stay with us

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we are back, 7:39 on this wednesday morning with our back-to-school series, getting kids and parents ready for the new year. >> gearing up, schools are taking a closer look at ways to keep everyone safe. >> that includes investing in new technology and training. nbc senior consumer investigative correspondent vicky nguyen is here with an exclusive look at what a secure campus looks like. good morning to you. >> good morning, 50 million kids heading back to school, so safety certainly on the minds of parents and school leaders, but there's not a one-size-fits-all solution we looked into some of the most effective measures that are currently in place we also talked with the experts about the single most important thing that every campus community should do. now, for safety reasons, we can't show you all the security tactics that schools are using but today we will give you an inside look at what's being done right now to save lives. nearly 50 million kids in the u.s. are headed back to class,

and across the country, districts are approaching security differently in indiana, jade county schools have gun saves on each campus, where train staffs have access with a thumbprints and in las vegas, eldorado high school is set for a $26 million security upgrade with cameras, single point entry, and perimeter fencing. i'm here at white plains high school in new york for an exclusive look at their campus security system, and with me is john laplaca, a consultant that works with sch nation let's talk about security here what's the first thing a visitor would notice. >> as you approach the building, we're going to have a single locked point of entry. if they want to gain access, they buzz in on the intercom which would be answered by security personnel inside. i have announced myself and the security person has given us

access to the building buzzed us vestibule. >> reporter: we're stopped by a second set of doors. the security scans our driver's license for the sex offender registry, and banned persons list we're inside the school, what other security measures are in place. >> you'll see cameras, it gives law enforcement the ability in an emergency situation to look at the cameras. >> reporter: the classrooms themselves >> they have electronic locks, which will lock in an emergency situation. some of the best returns for investment, things that cost nothing at all. >> reporter: providing 911 with their location and help responders outside find them we took part in a lock down drill. assistant principal, serves as a trespasser in campus shows us what happens when someone triggers the alarm. >> i'm going to activate the

call students get to the safe zone. students get to the safe zone. >> reporter: you instruct your students to go back to the safe zone >> lock the doors, stay away from the windows >> reporter: across campus, the alert can be seen and heard from these l.e.d. boxes furry was trained to quickly scan for nearby students before securing the room. >> you go outside, make sure there are no students in the hallway or grab them to get into the safe zone. >> come in, come in, get into the safe zone, in the corner there. lock down, go in the room. >> reporter: in an actual lockdown, only law enforcement can enter the building today school resource officers from white plains pd enter through a back door, closest to our trespasser when you close that door, does it lock automatically. >> reporter: police didn't want to reveal their tactical response, but the priority is to go straight to the trespasser and confront the security risk inside everyone remains in lockdown, only police can unlock the doors and let them out as you stand here in the corner,

what kind of goes through your mind >> thinking about the students, you know, and how they're feeling, and how important it is to reassure them when they're here, they're safe, that we have systems for them to ensure their safety and their comfort and reassuring them. >> reporter: white plains police chief says they hold multiple training drills every year these are decisions officers have to make in a split second, how important is training to the muscle memory. >> the more we do it, the more we will react in a crisis situation or high stress situation. the time to train is not the time the crisis is going on. >> reporter: the chief says everyone in the community can make the difference, see something, say something. >> look, we want to help anybody who may be in distress. >> reporter: superintendant joe rickis, says planning, practice and communication is the critical first layer of security to keeping any campus safe. >> at the core of any strong security plan is always going to be the training, training,

training. >> and our thanks to white plains high school for having us don't be shy about asking school leaders what security measures are in place, how often do you train, what's the partnership like with law enforcement as parents you really do want to demand transparency about the safety at your school. don't be shy about it. >> that's hard to watch, even though it's a drill to see in the classroom like that. how often do they tell you the schools should be training like the training they saw. >> it's so different, it varies by state what the requirements are. in new york, you're required to do these four times a year in utah, they want elementary schools doing some sort of training every month it's not about the quantity of the training, it has to be high quality as well. >> it's terribly sad we're at a point in our country, these things are common place. keeping students safe are the priority, but teachers don't sign up for that. >> we're going to talk about school safety, our consumer confidential is totally focused on back-to-school safety, we have important information for

parents, kids and teachers we also will talk about the gear you need to get back on campus it's on "today" all day at 11:30 eastern today. you can see that on today.com, and peacock as well. >> important important. thank you as all, vicky. let us ahead back over to mr. roker for another check of the weather. you've got your eye on some storms. >> that's right. we're watching for the potential of flooding. we have flooding in the west, possibility of floods because of that monsoonal moisture. all eyes on the tennessee river valley, we have flood watches from tennessee to the delmarva peninsula. widespread storms, there's a slow moving front and moisture rides up along this system we're looking at strong storms possibly into the mid atlantic then as we move on through tomorrow, scattered storms will continue in the southeast, another cold front dropping back through the northeast, bringing much cooler air, and here's what we are looking at. risk of flooding again, flash

flood risk out west, but also from nashville, knoxville, harrisonburg, washington, d.c., ocean pines, to philadelphia anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain possible as this system develops we'll be watching rainfall rates sometimes up to 2 inches and that's why we're worried abou good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. happy first day of school for kids in pleasanton today. it will start out with upper 50s, light jacket weather but nice and comfortably warm headed into the afternoon, pickup time at 82 degrees. as we look at all of our microclimates, some of our valleys will be nice and warm, but also some low to mid-70s near the coastline. as we go into the next several days we'll see more weather like this, with just slightly hotter for more inland spots going into what brings pizza. >> smells good. >> funny you should ask, mr. roker. just ahead, when you order pizza, do you go with the local

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upper 70s at pickup time at the end of the school day, and as we look at all of our microclimates, san jose 79 degrees. 82 in dublin and san francisco up to about the low 70s. as we go through the forecast, some of our warmer spots inland will start to heat up a few degrees, nothing drastic here but it will be slightly hotter for the weekend. we'll still have the cool weather along the coastline and in san francisco, at times some clouds and fog moving in through afternoon sun shine as we will continue to see highs in the upper 60s throughout the next several days. >> thanks, kari. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. stick around.

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♪♪ it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, trump testimony, the former president set to testify in an investigation surrounding his business. this as political fallout grows over that fbi search of his home. >> to disqualify a candidate for president of the united states who hasn't actually announced that he's running. >> just ahead, what we know about the search warrant and what the fbi might have been looking for. then, all eyes on inflation. >> we are doing everything we can to save pennies right now. >> new numbers out this morning

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wednesday, august 10th, 2022. >> from ledlow, massachusetts, turning the big 60. >> with the "today" show. >> best friends from rochester, new york. >> what's up murfreesboro, tennessee. >> hi granny. >> sending love to my sister alicia in rhode island. >> with our beautiful granddaughter. >> in owens mills, maryland, to "today,". >> for my 11th birthday. >> from eugene, oregon, on a girls trip. >> from spokane, washington, to new york city, on our honeymoon. >> we love love here on "today." welcome back on this wednesday morning. craig, sheinelle, jacob have the morning off. i'm amazed at people who come to celebrate. >> it's like a spring day.

>> signs, t-shirts, we love it all. we want to let you know tomorrow on "today," we'll have an exclusive preview of the princess, the documentary exploring diana's life and relationship with prince charles and the intense scrutiny she faced from the media and public. it's a fascinating look at the people's princess, 25 years after her death. we'll have that for you tomorrow. right now, let's get to your news at 8:00. right now we're talking about the fallout intensifying over that fbi search of former president donald trump's home in florida. and new overnight, mr. trump is now set to testify under oath today in another investigation surrounding his business empire. nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker and weekend "today" coanchor has the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. former president trump will sit for a deposition in a different investigation with the new york state attorney general's office today. the a.g. is looking into whether mr. trump and the trump organization misstated financial information on documents.

it comes as details of the fbi search of mar-a-lago, his florida estate. federal authorities were concerned that mr. trump or his aides had not returned documents that were government property. a lawyer for trump said the fbi removed about a dozen boxes from a basement storage unit. this morning mr. trump posting on his social media site, the fbi would not let anyone, including the areas be near the areas searched at mar-a-lago, adding they were hopefully not planting anything. mr. trump's lawyer told nbc news she was present during the search. the fbi is not commenting. the former president and his allies are escalating their attacks on the fbi claiming without evidence that the investigation is politically motivated. the former president's supporters say this could make him more likely to announce another run for president and possibly soon, craig. >> chief white house correspondent, kristen welker, thank you. also in washington, the latest inflation report coming out this morning, a key factor

as the federal reserve decides whether to keep raising interest rates to put the brakes on the economy. nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: it's hot and steamy in washington, and we're going to find out if the economy is steamy. the fed watching closely. as you know, we see inflation running at about 9% right now, and it is going to be considering whether it has to run again, hiking up interest rates, in order to keep the inflation under control. inflation 9% in june, which is far above the fed's target right now of about 2%, and americans are seeing it every day of course at the grocery store, the gas pump, paying rent and utilities, however gas prices have dropped from their peak in june. a full dollar lower. by the way, food prices also

coming down. air fares as well. could this be a sign that inflation is starting to ease. the federal reserve already has raised rates four times this year, trying to get inflation under control. the july inflation report and the upcoming august report will be critical, critical pieces of data for the fed as they evaluate the economy and decide whether they need to continue hiking rates over the coming weeks and months. there is a very good chance that they are not done yet. by the way, this is a very strange economy. unemployment right now at 50-year lows. half a million jobs added in july. big debate whether we are or are not in a recession with that kind of economy, but inflation clearly is a top priority. sheinelle. >> tom, thank you. at least one person was killed and nearly two dozen others were hurt when a bus overturned on the new jersey turnpike. the double decker bus was heading from new york city to philadelphia when it collided with a pickup truck. it was left on its side with those inside having to climb out of windows or a hatch on the roof. just terrifying.

it's unclear what might have caused the bus crash. an investigation is underway. >> scary. there is more proof this morning that many of us are a little too attached to our cell phones. check out this moment from the pirates/diamondback game. slides into third pace, you'll have to watch this closely, did you see that, his cell phone falling out of his back pocket. the umpire is kind enough to point out the lost device. take another look here. castro said it was unintentional. he didn't mean to bring the phone, put it in his back pocket. sometimes it's just, you know, you have your phone in the hand. >> he handed to the third base coach, who looked at him, what are you doing with your cell phone in your pocket. >> we get so addicted to our phones. >> we're not professional major league baseball players. >> you've got yours there. >> it's true. coming up on 8:07. feels like a good time for a boost. no hoda this morning, i'll try my best. a grandparent's unconditional love like no other, and kid know this from a very young age. take a look at this touching reunion between a baby boy and his grandma. they haven't seen each other for two months, it takes a few moments for the baby to realize who's holding him, oh, but when

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of olivia newton-john. >> her loss is being felt by so many generations of fans now honoring her in truly touching ways. >> nbc news now anchor joe fryer is back this morning with a little bit more and the reaction really has been just overwhelming. >> and all ages really, think about this, "grease" came out in 1978 that was 44 years ago. many folks weren't born yet or old enough to watch the movie. we know the music and we know the star who made that music famous, olivia newton-john ♪ you're the one that i want honey ♪ >> if you're like many music fans, the sound track of your life overlaps with the sound track to "grease" whether you're in your 70s or your teens. ♪ summer heat boy it don't beat ♪ >> many of those timeless songs >> many of those timeless songs were sung by olivia newton-john.

♪ there's nowhere to hide since you pushed my love aside ♪ >> so what better way to honor her than by singing too. ♪ hopelessly devoted to you ♪ >> like this a cappella version of "hopelessly devoted to you" by country star. the same ballad posted by julianne hough who played sandy in 2016. she writes, like so many, olivia has always been my hero. ♪ hopelessly devoted to you ♪ >> kristin chenoweth shared her version from the tv show "pushing daisies" along with a message, for olivia, i love you, you were everything to me. and nicole kidman and keith urban wrote livy brought the most define light into the world. we will always be hopelessly devoted to you, a sentiment echoed across the globe from australia where landmarks turned

pink in her honor, to hollywood, where fans left flowers on her walk of fame star. >> my mom was scared to tell me the news she knew i was cry like a baby and i did. >> it wasn't just "grease" that slid into our music libraries. "xanadu", though far less fruitful at the box office, found hits like "magic." less fl at the then came "physical. ♪ you better get physical physical ♪ >> the iconic video was remade for a new generation in 2010 on the show "glee." ♪ let's get physical physical i want to get physical ♪ >> this time newton-john shared the screen with jane lynch who honored the icon, writing she was kindness and love personified, what a light, we

are better for having her. she was beloved not just more music but her advocacy with breast cancer research newton-john's cancer and wellness center became her life's work, providing care, therapy, and compassion to hundreds of other patients. >> to have a place that supports the people that are going through it and their families is my dream it's here, and i'm so thrilled >> olivia newton-john touched so many people in so many different ways, a legacy that spans generations now and forever. >> that legacy is of course global in fact, government officials in australia have offered to do a state funeral there to celebrate her amazing contributions including that cancer and wellness center in australia. >> what a legacy >> in high school, middle school, i would go home, and put in my vhs tape of "grease," and i watched it

i loved her. she was affirming and graceful and kind, we all wanted to be her friend, and there were a lot of girls that felt that way. she crossed generations. >> thank you, joe. >> mr. roker, how about another check, sir. let's show you what we have as far as your weather is concerned. we look at the satellite and radar, you can see the moisture in the southwest, the monsoonal moisture still hanging out we're going to be watching showers and thunderstorms firing up in the mid tennessee and mississippi river valleys which could cause some flooding. the temperatures are starting to moderate in the northeast, mid atlantic, great lakes, but still hot in the central plains down through the southwest, and as far as your sky conditions for today, nice day, not as hot in the northeast, heavy rain, though, in the ohio, mississippi, and tennessee river valleys. that monsoonal moisture causing storms in the southwest, and the fire risk continues in the good wednesday morning. i'm carrie hall. you can see the fog draped over

the golden gate bridge. this has mostly clear elsewhere as we take a look outside at dublin. we're going to see upper 60s in half moon bay and and that is your latest weather. best time of the morning "popstart." >> ladies and gentlemen, let's do it. here we go, first up, kenan thompson, the snl legend just landed his next big gig hosting this year's emmy awards. >> set to take the stage at the microsoft theater next month it's going to be kenan's first time hosting the star studded show he is a six time nominee, one time emmy winner he's no stranger to the event. thompson is getting started hitting major career milestones.

he's set to return to snl for his 20th season. that would cement his status, of course, as the longest running cast member on the show, longer than anybody in the history of snl. >> incredible and well deserved. no one more versatile. >> off camera, the classiest i think he got a star on the hollywood walk of fame a few weeks ago. >> kenan is having a well deserved moment, if you will. >> no doubt about it kenan, kudos to you, the 74th emmy awards september 12th on nbc. mark your calendars, august 9th will forever be known as dolly parton day, at least if you live in ohio on tuesday, governor mike dewine declared the 9th as an official holiday for the music icon she was celebrated with a special luncheon at the ohio state campus where they honored dolly for her work with children's literacy. if you can believe it, she is gination library, of reading

started in honor of my dad 27 years ago now, i think, and actually, my dad and i thought that this would be actually something that would go maybe a county, maybe two or three counties over. we had no idea when we started this that it was going to become what it has become, and we're hoping by the end of the year we're going to be over 200 million books. >> in honor of her dad, she said how cool is that and of course in typical dolly fashion, she broke out her guitar, treated the lucky audience to a performance of a few songs. take a listen ♪ my coat of many colors that my mama made for me ♪ ♪ made from rags but i wore it so proudly ♪ ♪ and although we had no money was rich as i could be ♪ ♪ in my coat of many colors mam

made for me ♪ >> what a voice. >> unbelievable. cheers to dolly. cheers to dolly's day. >> every day. coming up next, michael buble. he thought he was going to surprise a london choir by popping into their rehearsal he had no idea the gospel group was learning to sing "bring it on home to me" from his new album watch this. >> ♪ bring it on home to me ♪ ♪ you know i'll always be a slave ♪ ♪ until i'm buried in my grave just bring it to me ♪ ♪ bring that sweet loving home ♪ ♪ bring that sweet loving to me ♪

>> love that guy >> what i would do to sing like that man >> who knew buble could do gospel. >> he's a talented musician. >> nothing he can't do. >> only guy in on this was the choir master, his name is nathaniel, and he took a moment to thank the choir for lending their voices to such a special song >> i kept saying, i'm never going to -- you know, i'm doing tv shows, and doing all of this stuff, and i'm doing pop songs and all of a sudden i'm like how am i ever going to make a moment of this and let people see how beautiful this is, and this is the moment. >> that was fantastic. >> clearly touched by it. >> he's been here a lot. never seen him react that way. >> you can feel, especially with that soul behind him, probably just felt so good, you know. >> jacob, this is where you use your "popstart" platform to invite michael buble and his choir to sing here. >> you heard mr. melvin, let's do this thing. >> it's been a long time since

he's been here. garth brooks, the country star is lending his legendary pipes to a surprising new project. garth is stepping into the world of nature documentaries for “national geographic“'s new series, it's called "america's national parks," as part of a five night event for national parks week, brooks will use his grammy winning voice to actually narrate stories from inside our country's most iconic landscapes listen to this >> the grand canyon, a chasm 277 miles long even in winter, what appears barren supports life a female mountain lion shelters from the cold with her 8-month-old daughter she can't rest for long with an extra mouth to feed.

>> oh, my goodness, i love it so much. >> so good. >> i love that >> there have been so many good national parks documentaries i cannot wait to watch this one. america's national parks premieres on august 29th on the nat geo. finally, jennifer hudson, anything that the egot winner cannot do. j hud stepped up to the mound, threw out the ceremonial first pitch, at the royals, white sox game the ball soars over home plate, right down the middle. she celebrates with a little well deserved victory dance, and al can tell us, i think you have done this. a lot of pressure on the first pitch. >> what she did was she arcked it >> cue the video >> just a little bit >> just had shoulder surgery. >> not bad, though, i mean, you know >> still not as bad as 50 cent. >> that was pretty good. >> that's okay >> nothing is as bad as the 50 toss. >> everybody goes and looks it up on you tube. >> thank you, jacob. >> this is it.

>> oh, we've got that on too >> man, did you see it >> no wait we'll do it again. there we go. >> i just don't know what happened i still don't understand did he do it with the wrong hand. >> that is clearly the first time 50 has ever picked up a baseball >> he throws a mean party, so there you go >> we wouldn't know that, sheinelle. >> yeah, how did that go >> well, guess who's here today. >> nice job. jenna bush hager is here jenna this a conversation with one of my favorite writers of all time one of the most important authors, two time pulitzer prize winner, colson whitehead, we've got that coming up. and we busted out the ice cream card, sweet treats to keep you cool, and you don't have to leave home to get and enjoy that.

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and meteorologist kari hall has the forecast. >> we've had some really nice comfortable weather especially for this time of year across the bay area. we're looking at temperatures ranging from upper 60s near the coast to low to mid 70s near the bay. dublin headed for 82 degrees. some of our warmest spots inland will go from the upper 80s to the low 90s. it will be slightly warmer for the weekend. upper 60s in san francisco. we have more local news coming up for you in just a

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success. and glamour editor setting us up with fashion finds at a bargain, setting you up for success, and good for the environment as well. you said it was going to cool down, and brother, it is cool. >> even better tomorrow. let's look ahead to the weekend, shall we it's gng tbe a summer beauty here in the northeast, the great lakes, mississippi river valley, hot and humid down to the southern plains. monsoonal moisture continues into the southwest on saturday, another winner. heat wave continues, central plains, scattered showers through the rockies. sunday sunday, another nice one from the great lakes, northeast, mid atlantic states, new england, near records in the central plains, and more storms in the southwest sunshine up and down the west coast.

that's your latest weather what's your young name. >> my name is michael. >> you went to xavier high school, my alma mater. now you're an intern at nbc. >> yes, i am. >> doing weather >> i wish. >> sons of xavier keep marching on to victory. >> proud alum there. >> thank you, al. up next, jenna is going one on one with america's story teller, colson whitehead, why the pulitzer prize winner is going in a different direction with his latest novel, and where he gets his inspiration.

read more today, it is hard to find an author who has received more acclaim over the last few years than colson whitehead. >> and justified acclaim jbh here, she caught up with the two time pulitzer prize winner to talk about his latest book, and how it's inspired what he's working on now. >> are you all jealous "harlem shuffle" is out on paperback this week, a great heist novel, the action unfolding in the famed new york city neighborhood. for whitehead it's more than just the next step in an already legendary literary career. it's all a homecoming. ♪ home we're here at the schaumburg center and you actually came

here as a little boy do you remember being here >> for story time, it was a time -- >> colson whitehead is a certified literary star with the national book award, two pulitzer prizes and his work singled out by president obama and oprah, his face on the cover of "time" magazine, called america's story teller >> we're here in harlem to talk about the "harlem shuffle," it's a heist novel. do you remember the moment where you thought, okay, this will be fun to right. >> i think the fun aspect was a big selling point for me it was about eight years ago, and i was like, what should i rent tonight, and i always come up with oceans 11, and i was thinking how much fun they must have had plotting the heist, and i thought, can i do a heist novel. >> with 1960s harlem as the backdrop, "harlem shuffle" tells the story of ray carney a

furniture store owner by day a seller of stolen goods by night. >> i like this character so much because he lives between these two worlds was that duality something that you were interested? >> i started developing ray carney, he's, you know, just trying to be a good family man, have this business, but his dad was a crook, and that was his model of masculinity, and there's always a voice saying in the back of his head, let's do some crimes, and he suppresses it, embraces it. >> whitehead finished "harlem shuffle" in the spring of 2020, just as protests over the murder of george floyd began raging across the country. >> you write about these police riots while you were watching the news and witnessing what was happening. how could you hold those two things. >> i was writing about a real case in 1964 where a young black teenager was killed by a white policeman. there was a week of protests in harlem and brooklyn. being a new yorker and a black american, we have these high profile cases, and we talk about what we're going to do, and then we don't do that much. >> working on "harlem shuffle"

was a return to the place of his earliest memories. his family lived there until he was 5 years old. >> part of it is rediscovering my parents' harlem in the early '60s, they were newlyweds, in some ways, i'm writing about them and their friends and part of it is harlem is part of the world. >> whitehead has taken on some of the most painful topics in american history, jim crow segregation, and slavery >> when i was writing "underground railroad," toni morrison, "beloved," how do you beat that. and all you can do is your best. >> i read that she once invited you for coffee, and you turned her down. >> i didn't turn her down but didn't follow up, you know. >> what is that about? >> well, you know, i was basically intimidated, i'm not worthy, definitely my anxieties and stuff were preventing me from living my best life but i think she survived >> do you think you could have ever imagined the career you would have had

>> i can't imagine doing network tv. >> in between writing world renowned books, whitehead has devoted time to some more mundane accomplishments. >> doing a self-improvement kick i'm getting my driver's license, which i never got. i think i'm the oldest student of my instructor he has like 16-year-old girls and then me, and he's yelling at me all the time. colson, colson >> he's also a father of two, his oldest a teenager. >> you have a teenager, has she read any of your work or not yet. >> she read "underground railroad." >> did she like the rest of the world think it was a masterpiece? >> she didn't use the word masterpiece, but she liked it. the books aren't going anywhere. one day she'll probably go on a jag, and understand what a strange person her dad actually is >> you all, can you tell how

charmed i was by him so whitehead became so attached to the character of ray carney that he's already written a follow up book to "harlem shuffle. al called this he's working in ideas for a third ray carney book, and it was really especially meaningful to talk with whitehead at the schaumburg center in harlem. as we mentioned, that's where he used to go to story time as a child, and tonight he's actually speaking there with the release of his paperback so it says that sometimes things really do come full circle. >> he has been one of my favorite writers for some time it's not just the themes he chooses to write about, but to your point, he is a masterful story teller his character development. >> the voices. >> i have to tell you, he writes his books to albums, to all of

these different musics, and his music is as varied as his hobbies, which is wild he can like listen to, you know, all of these different artists while he writes. his play list on today.com >> let's get colson whitehead's play list. i don't have his number, but i wish i did >> thank you that was a great conversation. that was a great conversation. >> i'm not sure his wife who i admire very much if i got into his dms, but i know her, so it's a gentle slide. >> i love it and i love you jenna. up next, we're talking hair loss help for men and women.

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pattern hair loss impacts nearly 80 million americans, and we know it can really take a toll on your confidence and your self-esteem if you're starting to lose your hair or if it's getting thin there are several effective ways to promote hair growth and prevent loss dr. michelle henry, i was just telling you, there are people my age, all the way up, starts to get a little thin for men and women. what are the major causes or is there one major cause. >> the major cause is pattern hair loss, it affects 50 million men and 30 million women. >> what is that? >> it's asymptomatic in men, the classic receding hairline, they can become completely bald. women, more settle, widening at the part, but equally distressing. >> let's start with topical treatments, what are some of the major ones out there >> the first is rogain, the only fda approved topical treatment it's an exercise in patient, early results at three months,

and average results at six months some of my patients say it works too well, you get excess hair. >> you get hair in places you don't want these are all natural botanicals, stimulates hair. >> you're balding in the middle, do you apply in one spot. >> it's a nice serum, put it on the affected areas there's lamisil, helps you reduce the ageing process, premature hair loss, and redensyl is giving results without the irritation. >> once you start using any of these, do you have to constantly use for the rest of your life. >> you do. this is genetic. you can't change your parents. >> you have to do this forever and ever >> it becomes maintenance. >> supplements, this is a controversial category supplements are not a treatment for hair loss. they create an environment that is supportive for hair growth. now, supplement market is the wild wild west

it is not regulated in any way, but these are three that dermatologists are more likely to recommend neutrafol, and viviscal, 50 to $80. >> if you're starting to lose your hair is this enough or would you have to supplement with something all natural. >> supplements are a supplement, they work. >> we have hair, we want to retain it. we don't want break age. dove glow and restore, sulfate free, it's not going to dry the hair it has ceramides and peptides to strengthen the hair. i love this for those with curly hair curly hair is dryer, more potent to breakage, coconut oil, mango butter, and blue algae makes the hair more resilience. >> and is this the same way, it's going to supplement it.

it's not a quick fix. >> exactly we need many things for hair loss what about this. >> these are red light devices red light helps to simulate hair growth, using visible light for biology is popular for medicine. >> if you have balding at the top of your head, put this on, what's it going to do. >> it's going to increase the density of the hair, the caliber, the thickness quite discreet 20 minutes, three days a week. >> not bad. >> is this the last one. >> this is the big gun if you continue to have hair loss, this is the alma ted >> you would have to go somewhere, right, this is a pricier treatment. >> exactly this is something we use in the office, it's brand new technology, came out in january. when they need the big guns, they don't want pain it's pain free this is our beautiful patient

katie. she has a little bit of thinning on the scalp from pregnancy. we apply a growth factor serum, and increase the penetration how does that feel >> does it hurt. >> dr. henry, how often would you have to do this. >> monthly for about three treatments, and we're seeing really great results after three treatments. >> that's not bad. i guess if it works, and you need it. that's good. dr. henry, thank you so here's the thing, we have more items and all of these things about hair loss treatments, we put it all on our web site at today.com/shop thank you, good stuff. jacob. ahead, alejandra ramos, the one and only, she's going to upgrade your summer dessert options with frozen specialties that can be delivered right to that can be delivered right to your d

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can't miss summer. everyone loves a cool treat to beat the heat, but who wants to like breathe the extreme temperatures to get them. >> not me. how about shipping your favorite sweets alejandra ramos, a "today" contributor, and host of the great american recipe is here with frozen goodies from all across the country you can order them right to your door right now. >> that's cool. >> we live in a time where you can order frozen food and it's amazing time >> all the most delicious things. >> six companies to get to let's get moving here. we're going to start with one from new york city this is la new yorkina, they specialize in mexican streets, very popular in the streets of mexico tropical flavors, water melon, there's cookies and cream. you can get the assortment, the fruity or creamy, shipped right to your door. >> that's a fun gift >> something you maybe wouldn't buy for yourself >> thank you for noticing, they also have these amazing diy churro ice cream sandwich kits,

the round churros, cinnamon sugar, fudge sauce you pop them in the oven, warm them up. gooey, melty, this is fun to do with friends, with the kids. >> we're going to run out of time >> that's a chili mango. >> alex's ice cream, they've got a sweet story to go along with their sweet ice cream. when he was a kid he taught himself to make ice cream, fell in love with it, grew up and started an ice cream company, he hopes his makes his elementary self proud >> that's so cute. >> it comes in a variety of flavors, macha, honey blueberry, a 2 milk, an organic milk that's thought to be easier to digest fantastic, popular with a lot of folks. >> come to jacob's side. >> what do we have here, ice cream cake. >> yes, ice cream cake so this is from malai, these gulab jamun dessert. this is a mix of the gulab jamun cake with a rose water ice cream. the flavors are absolutely incredible this is known as the national

dessert of india, and so it's sort of a fun ice cream version of that. i love anything that's syrup soaked >> you know how it's to do nobody's talking. >> what's making you home. >> honey, blueberry lavender >> i love that >> mochi i love mochi, this is a japanese style ice cream, a chewy rice dough wrapper and a little ball of ice cream hold it in your hands, a little popable, it's a fun twist on ice cream sandwiches, they have seasonal flavors too really fun ship an assortment. >> really cute gift. are we doing toppings now? >> kids love macha, and do it yourself milk shakes. >> this is from the yard, based in gulf shores, alabama, spread throughout the country you can have them no matter where you live

get the diy milk shakes to have everything you need to have, and these layered jars toppings, you can't have ice cream without super fun toppings eastern standard provisions, a pretzel company, what you need with soft pretzels, they have all these fantastic toppings. sweet love sprinkles, taste like berries. cocoa espresso, fudge sauce, and peanut butter caramel. we did have one more frog hello farm from the bay area ice cream sandwiches got stuck in traffic check them out they're on the web site, and we'll bring them back next time. >> that's nice to give them a shout out. >> do you call them sprinkles or jimmys. >> i haven't heard jimmys. >> these taste like berries. >> interesting >> can't open the ice cream in

the jar. i'm going to work on that on the commercial for more on how to get your hands on the sweet treats today.com/shop. coming up on the 3rd hour, someone else, craig or dylan is going to meet their name twin. 1y50irk9sds. good morning. it is 8:56. bay area leaders are joining san francisco state senator scott weiner in asking governor newsom to create overdose protection

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