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the daughter of a close ally to vladimir putin killed in a car bombing near moscow. russian officials calling it a contract killing this morning the latest on the investigation and the potential impact on the war in ukraine now entering its sixth month. we're live in the region outrage, a violent arrest caught on camera, a man pinned to the ground and beaten by officers in arkansas straighthead, the suspensions announced overnight, and new details on what led to disturbing confrontation close encounters a massive hammerhead thrashing just feet from shore and in south carolina, two tacks on the same beach on the very same day. >> i just wanted it off my arm. one victim's story in her g

danger luckily we're seeing rescuers step in to help. this morning dramatic rescues in texas as the relentless rain moves over the southwest in dallas, cars stuck on i-30, people swimming through the floods and a chain of rescuers pulling passengers to safety drivers across the area stranded overnight. 10 million people across the southern plains under flood alerts areas that have seen as much as of an inch of rain in the last two months could now get two and a half inches per hour it comes after heavy rains in the west as flash flooding led to a desperate and on going search for a 29-year-old hiker in utah's zion national park the family of jital telling our affiliate ksl, they believe this video shows her and another man

desperately trying to stay above the rushing waters >> about 20 minutes worth of rain created all that. it looked like a tsunami >> reporter: fellow hikers were able to rescue the man further downstream but say they couldn't find the 29-year-old >> her back was turned and where somewhere she was going down the bend was, she got sucked into the undertow. >> rangers discovering her mud-soaked backpack. families hopeful the young grad student will be found alive. the heavy rain also turning dangerous in arizona where a school bus was trapped by monsoonal floods rescuers seen carrying children on board to safety >> they're going to put them on the back of the truck. >> reporter: and in new mexico a rescue after this truck was swept away by floodwaters. rapid rainfall also washing out a road leaving to carlsbad caverns. trapping some 200 visitors for

hours. >> we were planning to sleep there. >> reporter: now millions ring out from torrential downpours, others are bracing for another brutal weather whiplash. and guys, beyond those dangerous conditions in dallas we'll keep an eye on the rest of the state. flash flood alley cuts texas in half from dallas to san antonio and that area is a hot spot for fatal flash flooding back to you. >> miguel, thank you dylan is in for al this morning and as her eyes on the flood risk and storms behind them it's wild out there. >> it's wild texas flash flood alley because the ground itself is more clay in nature so it doesn't absorb the water. when you have rainfall rates of 3 inches per hour, it rushes off and creates that flash flooding. so dallas picked up three inches eight inches in three hours. they have a flash flood warning in effect at this time the rain is still coming down heavily, continuing to move through eastern texas, arkansas and louisiana as well. this area of low pressure is

very slow moving so that's why not only will we have the threat today but it's slowly moves through the gulf coast area as we go intouesday and even wednesday it's going to continue that slow trek to the east so with still in the forecast rainfall rates of 2.5 to 3 inches per hour, we could end 3 to 5 inches of rain. at least some areas if you're stuck in the heavier downpours could get more so especially northern louisiana, parts of northeastern texas. that's where we could see the moderate risk of flash flooding today and tomorrow doesn't move too far to the east tomorrow we're still looking at the gulf coast area to deal with the torrential rain that could lead to more flash flooding let's take a turn with the story making headlines with potential impact on the war in ukraine. so russia is launching an investigation and pointing fingers overnight after the daughter of a prominen

>> reporter: good morning. we are here where we attended another funeral service for a ukrainian soldier who died fighting this war. they say they orchestrated this attack. they're speaking through russian spate media and blaming ukraine. in the last couple minutes, ukraine came out and said they're denying once again these allegations, saying that russia lives in a fictional world. a fiery explosion just outside moscow bringing new tensions in the russian-ukraine war, russian investigators say a car bomb killed darya dugina, the daughter of alexander dugin, referred to as putin's brain, died last night. this video appears to show the fire. dugin has been an outspoken supporter of the war in ukraine. his daughter was a tv commentator who shared her father's views.

in a statement announcing a murder investigation, russian investigators say an explosive device was under the driver's seat. dugin was expected to be driving the car but switched vehicles at the last minute. a russian security expert says, regardless, it was a complex scheme. >> this is no small feat to mount an assassination in the heart of russia. >> a leader quickly blamed the attack on ukraine. but an adviser to ukrainian president zelenskyy, denied responsibility. saying on television, we had nothing to do with this because we are not a criminal state. >> reporter: a former member of russia's parliament now living in ukraine unknown group, called the national republican army carried out the attack.

it comes as the war seems to have taken a turn, ukraine is now bracing for retribution ahead of its independence day on wednesday, the same day marking six months of the war. >> that former member of parliament was not able to provide any evidence around the claim and nbc news was not able to independently verify it. here in ukraine, out of an abundance of caution, the government is asking people in the east to stay indoors until megan fitzgerald for us there in thursday morning and avoid any gatherings. >> megan, thank you. thyou. back here at home, there's new fallout back at home, new fallout to tell you about tied to the fbi ti search of donald trump's floridd trump's florida home home. th the justice department has until

thursday to provide a redacted thursday to provide a redacted . and the former copy of the affidavit. presiden hinting at taking more legal action se senior washington correspondent hallie jackson has the details. good morning >> reporter: hey, hallie jackson has the details. >> reporter: good morning.morniu the fastpments in this investigation into fo the fast moving developments ta new nbc news poll finds the top ise facing come as a new nbc news poll s t no longer cost finds the top issue facing f lit thres to voters is no living but threats to democracy. former president trump now teasing what he calls a major legal motion he and his attorneys saying they plan to ask for a third party, a so-called special master, to review what was taken by the fbi in the search from mar-a-lago, pointing to the fourth >> the one of the benefits of the special master if the master agrees with this, we can stop doj in their tracks when it comes to inspecting these documents. >> reporter: no such motion has been filed yet after a federal judge signed off on the warrant

allowing agents to remove 11 sets of classified material from mr. trump's home now the government faces a thursday deadline to provide a redacted version of the affidavit used to justify the search want investigations into potential wrong doing by former president trump to continue. it comes as former vice president mike pence said he never left the office with classified material. telling the associated press in iowa, he doesn't want to prejudge the search in mar-a-lago before knowing all the facts. >> we can dema they reveal why the sech warrant was exeted against the residence of a former president of the united states, without demeaning the rank and file men and women of states, without demeaning the rank and file men and women of e fbi. >> reporter: and while the investigations into the former president are taking up a lot of political oxygen at the moment keep in mind tomorrow is primary day in states including new yo and florida which includes several osely watched races

pitting sitting democrat lawmakers against each other. a lot more to get to this morning, including growing outrage in the wake in the of the violent arrest in arkansas three law enforcement officers off the job as the investigation unfolds. blayne alexander has that story. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you, the video itself is less than a minute long but it shows a violent encourage between three officers and a suspect the mayor saying he was shocked and sickened by the video. we have to warn you, this video is disturbing to watch >> this is bad >> it is the shocking video that has been viewed millions of times. this morning, arkansas state police are investigating a violent arrest caught on camera. >> reporter: according to state police, in the video are two

crawford county sheriff's deputies and a mulberry police officer. the video appears to show them holding a man down during an altercation and repeatedly punching him and kneeing him to the head 37 and at one point the officer appears to slam the man's ground to the head multiple times at the end of the video, one of the officers appears to point at the camera throughout the day police had been on the lookout for the suspect. identified as 27-year-old randall worcester of south carolina after he allegedly spit on a store clerk while it is unclear what happened before the start of the video, worcester was quickly transported to an area hospital and was later released and taken into custody his condition is unclear he is now facing a slew of charges, including battery, resisting arrest and refusal to submit all three officers involved have

been suspended the crawford county sheriff says in part, i hold all of my employees accountable for their action and the mulberry police says the department will take the appropriate actions at the conclusion of the investigation. state police say once the investigation is complete they will turn the case over to the county prosecutor to determine whether any charges will be filed. blayne alexander for us on the story. thank you. to new developments in the ongoing border crisis. with a growing number of migrants being bussed to cities far from the border. officials in new york city and washington d.c. are asking for federal help with that situation. gabe gutierrez is here with more good morning. >> reporter: good morning. ahead of the midterm elections republicans are seizing on a record breaking influx of migrants at the southern border. but the latest battle over immigration is now playing out here in the northeast. the buses keep coming to new york city and washington d.c at first, hundreds, now thousands of migrants arriving in the northeast after being sent by the governors of texas

and arizona. >> the need has outstripped our capacity to respond to it. >> calling it a humanitarian crisis, d.c.'s mayor requested the national guard new york city's mayor also calling for help. >> i don't think anything is more anti-american than shipping people on the bus, 45 hour trip, without basic needs. >> reporter: democratsal cngli the busing a political stunt republicans argue it's a last resort as scenes like this unfold at the southern border, large groups of migrants crossing human smugglers cramming 150 people into this more than 200 dead migrants have been found in texas since last october. nationwide border apprehensions feel 4% from june to july. but overall this fiscal year has seen the highest number of records. >> it was just texas and arizona

that bore the brunt of the chaos and problems that go with it now the rest of america is understanding what's going on. >> reporter: we recently visited catholic charities in new york city. >> have you ever seen numbers like this? >> no. >> reporter: which has been scrambling to help the growing number of migrants many from venezuela. he said he thought his four children were going to die when we finally reached u.s. soil he says, i thank god for giving me the strength here in new york, more than 4000 asylum seekers have entered the system, they're now looking to enroll young children in classes. a good samaritan is being credited for helping save lives

after a boat caught fire on the hudson river this weekend. officials say a good samaritan pulled all seven people out to safety an nypd boat also responded to the scene just a few minutes later, the burning boat sank right to the bottom of the river. thankfully nobody hurt there it wasn't clear why that boat caught fire, but let's hear it for the good samaritans out there. we want to go back to the weather. >> not only is it raining on the gulf coast we're getting much needed rain across the northeast so we will see spotty showers off and on all day, thunderstorms tomorrow, sunny and heating up to temperatures above average. we'll get to your local whether s . with the widest selection from the hottest brands. like nike, jordan,

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two shark attacks, same beach, same day in one of the cases it was a grandmother with her young grandson just feet away. >> get off the shore >> reporter: sharks swimming dangerously close to shore a hammer head shark chasing down a sting ray in alabama and then farther north a pennsylvania family's vacation to myrtle beach took an unexpected tour last monday. >> it was our first day on the beach. we went down, the kids, even brian, he was nervous. i kept saying don't worry about sharks that's absolutely nothing to worry about.

>> turns out, that day karen was wrong. >> i was still in probably about waist deep water and i felt something -- it was sort of like a bite on my arm but there was a shark attached to my arm. so i kind of just kept hitting at it. i just wanted it off my arm. >> reporter: her 8-year-old grandson brian was just feet away. >> i didn't see it swimming up i just saw it jump. >> reporter: she spent the night in the hospital getting dozens of stitches. that same day at the same beach, a second victim with a more from long island to both coasts of florida, shark sightings thid snorkeling in the florida keys, part of his leg had to be amputated. despite this, experts say shark attacks are rare. >> on average every year we get between 70 and 80 unprovoked bites by sharks around the world. so it's a low incidence in general. >> reporter: he says when a

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>> can you feel it >> what? >> football fever. >> yes >> the college season is ready to kickoff, it's happening this week. >> many of you are planning your first tailgates in quite a while. emilie ikeda is here with ways to cheer on your favorite teams without breaking the bank. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. who doesn't enjoy a good tailgate grill hot dogs instead of chicken, take public transportation instead of driving, the bottom line, rooting for your team on a budget is all about having a game plan. >> looking to the end zone and it's caught. touchdown! >> reporter: nfl preseason games are in full swing so are tailgate traditions. >> getting the food ready, tent. >> packing loading.

>> reporter: but this year rooting for your favorite team is more expensive. >> we wish it was lower prices but you just have to adjust and go with the flow >> it seems like the same stuff you buy, it's an extra ten dollars the next week and then the following week another ten dollars. >> reporter: chickens, rolls, snacks and pickles, double digit price increases. groceries as a whole 13% increase from last year. >> we haven't seen prices rise evenly across all foods and drink. >> reporter: and that's where experts say you can save swap out those pricy picks with food less affected by inflation. hot dogs and pork ribs only up slightly and chicken wings have dropped slightly with a push for boneless wings from restaurants. worsened by sky high jet fuel costs and staffing shortages, the price of plane tickets have soared 28% from last year. and it still costs 23% more to fill up your gas tank. >> we've seen the cost of mass

transit only gone up about half a percent which is tame in the context of consumer prices. >> reporter: and there's the option of cheering your team on from home. a good time to upgrade your tv with a nearly 15% drop in prices experts say it all comes down to establishing priorities within your budget. and with thoughtful planning, fans will find a way >> tailgating is an experience when you have that experience,d makes it fun. >> the big question to you, what about the prices on the tickets to the games >> reporter: good news here. the prices of live sports events have fallen over the past year but that includes a broad range of sports so it may not be the best indicator scoring nfl tickets. one thing to consider, by standing room only tickets that gets you into the stadium and you find a good amount of space in the stadium. >> and you still get the experience.

>> yes. >> what about the prices of white claws, high noons, asking for a friend. >> reporter: we have to go back to kerry sanders on that beer shortage, maybe. >> thank you dylan, weather talk to us. >> we are going to see a cloudy, gray day in the northeast. i just want to remind you it hasn't been all that cloudy and gray and rainy in the northeast lately parts of new england have been under extreme drought conditions we do need the rain and we have a warm front that's very muggy, humid, bringing in that air. these downpours could produce a

lot of rain in a short period of time something to keep in mind. tomorrow we see the cold front move good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in san francisco we can see the low clouds over the city clearing out for a few hours and temperatures warming up into the mid-70s today. head across the bay to oakland reaching 82 degrees and 84 in san jose. making the way into the interior valleys it will be hot. hotter than yesterday reaching into the low to >> high five, dylan. dylan, this is probably the story you're most concerned about today. we're talking about the return of football, but the question is when will fans see tom brady

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>> i don't know. i'm not hiding tom brady the bucs qb 1 remains mia, he has taken nearly two weeks of excused absences during the preseason and fans are eager to know when the star is going to be back on the field sam brock is live with the latest good morning. bsences >> reporter: carson, good morning. one of the reasons the situation is so puzzling is because it's very un-brady like in his career, he has never missed a significant portion of training camp until now. they're projecting confidence he'll be back on the field soon, as soon as today with the team gearing up for the 2022 season, one figure has been absent on the gridiron, number 12, tom brady. he hasn't practiced since august 10th, though the coach is telling an anxious sports world his return is imminent. >> we expect him back this week.

>> do you know yet which day it's going to be >> it'll be this week early. >> reporter: it's the latest twist in a storied career for brady that now includes seven super bowl rings, one un-retirement and a stretch missing training camp. rumors have swirled online about possible films for fox or other projects but nfl insiders quickly swatted those down. >> it meant enough he came out of retirement to be with his team the only thing to keep him away would be something much more personal. >> i would be surprised if tom brady agreed to anything that would require him to miss ten days of training camp because of a television show or a movie or a documentary or anything like that that would be about the most anti-brady thing that i have ever heard of. >> reporter: while training camps rep aren't critical for a

player with brady's experience, he's integrating new weapons into the offense, like julio jones. and at age 45, brady has given all indications there's no reason to come back, unless it's all or nothing but another ring. is. >> i think i'm part crazy, that's the reality 45 years old and i'm out here with a lot of young guys that are trying to take my head off. >> reporter: now little explanation offered by the buccaneers about the odd departure. >> i think what they've done is try to protect tom and not look like there's any deadlines or ultimatums. >> reporter: brady missed the first two preseason games, the final one is this saturday all the coach would say is we'll see how practice goes this week. >> very interesting.

>> what do you think >> sounds personal he should be out there, wants to be out there, but something is going on, i hope everyone is okay in the family. we have an interview with the pioneering woman helping to lead nasa into the future. wait until you get a taste of her infectious spirit for discovery. also coming up we have your inside scoop on wedding number two for j-lo and ben, new images and details from their big week. song: a1c down with rybelsus® anncr vo: in a clinical study, than the leading branded pill.r anncr vo: isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. anncr vo: don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. anncr vo: stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. anncr vo: serious side effects may include pancreatitis. gallbladder problems may occur.

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ahhhh! what's in your wallet? a very good morning to you. 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. you may have heard coffee prices are going up because of the shortage of beans caused by a poor harvest in brazil. farmers there dealing with early frost and drought. we talked about a shortage of tomatoes and mustard. we can live without mustard but scientist say it's climate change threatening the food supply. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> starting out with clouds near the coastline. inland is nice and clear.

sunshine but this is where the temperatures will be heating up today especially compared to yesterday. we had a little bit of a break from the high heat. today reaching up to 99 in fairfield. mid-80s for san jose. inland parts of the inner bay mostly low 80s this afternoon. upper 70s for san mateo. san francisco reaching 75 but 95 for santa rosa. cooling offer tomorrow and the trend continues through wednesday and looking at the coastal temperatures in the 60s and some interior valleys reaching up the upper 80s. >> thank you. >> thank you. another local news californians have a choice

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, coming up, rising waters severe weather in the south submerging cars and trapping travelers. emergency rescues still under way in dallas this morning we're live with the very latest. plus, investigating diana. a new documentary series promising rare access into the investigation of princess diana's death. a close look at the potential causes behind the fatal crash and the eyewitness interview with her body guard who was in the car with the princess.

your first look just ahead then, shooting for the stars. meet the new director of nasa's jet propulsion lab the first woman to ever lead the boundary breaking organization. >> the sky is not the limit. as we say, we dare mighty things together here at jpl. >> her plans for the future of the operation and the big questions about the universe and super packed pop start from ben affleck and jennifer lopez's wedding to the game of throne series so popular it crashed the hbo app. a recap of the must see moments from the weekend, "today," august 22nd, 2022. >> hello from springfield, massachusetts. >> and indianapolis. >> what's up colorado. >> mother/daughter trip. >> from ohio

♪ >> i brought my beautiful wife from north carolina. >> because today i turn 60 >> hello to my wife in upper marlboro, maryland. >> we love you, mom. >> a shout out to my friends and teachers. >> in burrlin vermont. >> traveled from south carolina. >> to the "today" show. >> for mama's 65th birthday. welcome back, you guys it's so fun to be out there, everyone is enjoying it. the rain is holding off we'll go visit. tom and sheinelle in for savannah and craig good to have you. >> good to be here. >> we'll have a surprise for at least one fan out there. >> there is a fan she came for her 65th birthday. all she wanted to do was al roker. we'll see what we can do to make her day.

if you're an animal lover join us tomorrow as we have a special effort to find rescue animals get their forever homes. rescues growing more urgent in dallas where heavy rains sent floodwaters rushing through the streets and hikers and others were stranded as storms drenched the northwest. miguel almaguer has the latest for us good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so many areas in the southwest are desperate for rain but this is too much too fast and with well over 10 million people under flash flood warnings things turned overnight in texas. in dallas cars were stuck in high water on the i-30 and many people were forced to swim to safety a chain of rescuers had to pull passengers and drivers stranded overnight. areas that have seen less than an inch of rain in the last two months could get as much as 2.5 inches per hour.

other areas hard hit, in utah authorities are still searching for a 29-year-old hiker swept away by floodwaters at zion national park. another man clung to a tree to survive. arizona and new mexico saw rescues, today there could be more trouble ahead in hard it hit texas and further east as the threat of flooding continues. >> miguel, thank you police are investigating a crash yesterday that killed at least three indiana state university students and seriously injured two others it happened about 10 miles from the campus the county sheriff said the vehicle left the road, hit a tree and caught fire according to the school's athletic department, several football players were among the victims. indiana state postponed the women's soccer home opener. a quarter century since the world lost princess diana, amid the tributes comes a new look at her death.

kelly has more from kensington palace good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this four part series delves into the details of what happened the night diana died and the rumors and conspiracy theories that followed princess diana was the most photographed and famous woman in the world. her death, after a devastating crash in a paris tunnel in 1997 left millions stunned and heart broken now, 25 years later, a new series called investigating diana, death in paris, promises rare access into two police probes, by the french and the british. the lead french investigator, describing searching through surveillance footage, pieces of light from the car, and tiny pearls the crash in that paris tunnel killed diana, her partner and driver body guard trevor reese jones was severely injured the car accelerating hard, hearing the princess moaning and thinking -- >> my god what happened.

>> reporter: at her funeral, her brother suggesting the paparazzi drove them to her death. investigators describing their search for answers dissecting the driver's behavior before the crash. diana's sons were just 15 and 12 when she died and have spoken publically about the devastating impact of losing their mother. both blaming the chasing photographers for her death. we reached out to both the cambridges and sussexes for comment but haven't heard back prince harry and william have always prioritized the privacy of their families, protecting them from the glare of the media spotlight. to that end, today we confirm that prince william and his family will be moving away from kensington palace to windsor one source saying this was very much driven by the kids, the kensington palace can be a fishbowl here in central london and they wanted their kids to have a normal start, to have more freedom than they do here

in central london. >> a lot of us can understand that thank you. it is 8:07, what do you say we get a boost i have a double boost for you this morning first up, an 85-year-old woman lost her engagement ring while

she was gardening. so a neighbor came over, he had a metal detecter and guess what, guess what, he found it. >> oh, oh. oh my ring. >> is that the one you were looking for? >> oh. >> the ring fell off into a bin full of grass, the man who found it, he was almost as emotional as the woman who got it back. next up, a grandmother from jamaica, she'd been staying with a family in the u.s. while her house was being renovated. she was feeling home sick so her granddaughter found her

something she loved, a jamaican fruit, and for a few minutes grandma was transported back home >> you are the best great granddaughter in the whole wide world. >> the best. she dug right in they taste a little bit like lime, like fruit but when you have something that's the taste of home it takes you right back right back home. >> it's a small thing. still ahead, how popular is the new "game of thrones" spin off? wait until you hear what happened in the overnight premier. >> one of the most important and influential women at nasa. erin >> reporter: the first female director of nasa's jet propulsion lab takes us to what's known as the center of the universe and shows us what's next for the lab's space exploration. i'll have more on that after the break. ory or remember to opt in. sir? what happened?

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we're back at 8:14 with our return to the moon series, a "today" exclusive. >> a busy year for nasa is about to get busier with the next test flight to get humans back on the lunar surface. erin mclaughlin got a peak at the with the new woman calling nasa home. >> reporter: nasa's jet propulsion lab is known for pushing the boundaries of science. now for the first time in history a woman has taken charge as we found out her plans for the future are out of this world. the door and making history as jpl, she's the lab's first female director since it was >> it only took 86 years

it's a thrill of a lifetime and an honor. >> reporter: a walk across campus it's clear she's a rock star as she introduces herself to the lab's more than 6,000 employees and gets up to speed on the ground breaking projects. >> labs are so bright and it's hard to see them, but with this instrument you block the light of the star to see a planet that's a billion times dimmer. >> reporter: with space missions, looking at the earth's atmosphere, the sun, the clouds, the list goes on jpl focused on unmanned space exploration is buzzing with possibility. >> it's my first jpl town hall ever >> and for lori this is a

homecoming she joined nasa in 2005 and went on to become the first female president of the worcester technology institute much of her career has centered around the exploration of earth's nearest neighbor, mars she said the planet has fascinated her since she was a child. >> it started when i was 10 years old and saw the first images from the surface of mars from the viking landers that came down here at jpl. i wanted to reach out and touch those rocks and that's true during my whole career. >> now she overseas the lab's so called mars yard including a replica of what she calls her mars baby, curiosity >> it's one of the most exciting things i've ever done. >> reporter: lori was on the

team when curiosity landed on mars, on her birthday no less ten years ago this august. it's still roving the red planet to this day. >> it was awesome. amazing. one of the things where emotion was overwhelming and you would think you go out and celebrate, but you can't because you have a new baby on mars >> reporter: a career highlight that paved the way for perseverance, the rover is collecting rock samples that could -- >> i hope it reveals the answer to the biggest question there is, are we alone in the universe small goals. we have small goals around here. >> what does your gut tell you the answer is? >> it's 50/50. could be yes, it could be no. >> reporter: she said the progress is possible thanks to the female pioneers who came before her >> i thank the women that came before me.

i realize they could use that as a platform to lift others, light the way for others and i think i have the same opportunity here at jpl. >> what's next for jpl >> we're driving around mars right now, sampling rocks and we're going to get them. we have things from earth to the planet to the universe a very exciting time here. >> the sky is the limit or not. >> the sky is not the limit. as we say, we dare mighty things together here at jpl. >> reporter: she said jpl has an upcoming role in the artimus mission to the moon. spending the day with her so was interesting and exciting get this she has an asteroid named after her, she said it's out in the asteroid belt and never comes anywhere near earth so she said it's the good kind.

>> i love to hear her with that dream as a 10-year-old and here she sits on top of the mountain. that was a beautiful story. ms. dylan dreyer, how about a check of the forecast. >> a good asteroid, that's what you want to hear let's look at the rain falling through texas, we will see more flash flooding likely today, a lot of rainfall in that area and it is continuing and moves through arkansas and louisiana today and tomorrow showery across the northeast, some could produce heavier downpours but beautiful through good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a mostly cloudy start in san francisco. this will start to clear out as we head throughout the day and teams warming up to the mid-70s. but it's going to be much hotter for the inland areas. reaching 92 in novato. and 94 in martinez and livermore and 84 for san jose. as we go through the rest of the forecast, we'll be on the cooling trend for the rest of the week but it is still hot in the valleys up until about wednesday when it feels much

more comfortable with a high >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you for that. loving the people on this couch. >> this is a big challenge. >> it's a science experiment. >> let's eat. >> clearly covid is over, i guess. we're not near each other for two years. >> now put them on the couch. >> all of us what you got >> is al behind the couch? >> i think there was a wedding this weekend, because everybody is talking about it. ben affleck and jennifer lopez made it official for the second time this weekend, getting hitched in georgia joe fryer is here with the details. >> remember long ago, last month, they had the small surprise wedding in las vegas. this weekend was their big white wedding, a three day bash with family and friends, a fitting celebration of their love story nearly two decades in the making

it was a story book wedding fit for hollywood royalty, ben affleck and jennifer lopez said i do in front of about 100 of their closest family and friends yesterday. the bride and groom in white as they walked down the aisle with their five kids in tow guests in attendance were also asked to wear white for the celebration, including matt damon, jay sheddy, who officiated not in attendance, ben's ex, jennifer garner. the festivities did not go off completely without a hitch according to dailymail.com, hours before the rehearsal dinner affleck's mother fell off a dock and cut her leg incident but the family is welcoming jen. ben's brother casey who reported did not attend posted welcome to the family, jen you are a gem we love you so much it came one month after they

tied the not for the first time in a surprise ceremony in las vegas. >> oh, somebody is getting married. >> their big day 20 years in the making. >> do we know each other >> not yet. >> they first met in 2002 and begin a whirlwind romance but their first shot ended with a public breakup. >> that was your first hard break. >> it was. i never felt heart broken until we called off the wedding. >> the two stars found their way back to one another, last year the second act began. >> love when you are lucky enough to find it is so sacred and special. >> a full circle love story now

ending in happily ever after >> this wedding did seem well worth the wait, guests celebrated all weekend long in georgia, the couple pulled out all the stops including a fireworks show after the ceremony. >> she's taking his last name we know that, that's cool also you can wear white to the wedding. >> you have to be told to. she's like, everyone can be beautiful, why not. >> i love the shot of jennifer garner at sam's club makes me love her that much more next up "house of the dragon" if you were near social media last night it seemed like everybody was trying to stream the game of thrones series, including this entire building unfortunately not everybody was able to tune in to the latest battle, starting at 9:00 p.m. the show was set to premier, hordes of fans took to the internet upset the app was crashing every time they tried to play the episode. folks were busy giving troubling shoots, which included turning sub titles on and off.

now the count down is on to fix the issues episode two is set to air next sunday. ferris bueller's day off, a spinoff is in the works. there's a new "sam and victor's" day off the story is going to take a turn in cameron's dad's 1958 gt. following the two valets that took the car on the joyride. no word on what we can expect it to hit theatres. speaking of squeals and spinoffs, just like that the sex and the city follow-up series bringing back another original cast member. deadline reported that john corbett, aka aidan is going to reprise his role noticeably missing in the reboot, even after he told page six he was going to be there but you'll see him in season two.

>> all right still ahead, catching up a very good morning. it is 8:26. >> i'm laura garcia. just into the newsroom, dr. fauci has just announced his plans to leave theaid he's stel of his positions including chief medical adviser in december. by the way, he is not calling it a retirement. placer county authorities are giving an update at 11:00 a.m. on the grim discovery made yesterday in the search for missing 16-year-old kiely rodni. a vehicle dive team said its crew discovered her car with her

body inside in the creek reservoir. it is about 300 yards from where she was last seen a little more than two weeks ago. we'll have complete coverage at midday. right now we want to get a look at our forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> and our temperatures will be heading up for a lot of our inland valleys today, reaching into the mid-90s with mostly sunny sky. tomorrow it is still pretty hot but we'll get some relief from that extreme heat on wednesday as well as thursday. it does go up just slightly ahead for the weekend but we are also going to see a big cooldown for san francisco, going from mid-70s today to upper 60s for much of the rest of the week as more clouds and fog roll in. we'll see that for the weekend. laura. >> thank you.

hey, everybody welcome back it's 8:30, it's a monday morning. we are so happy to see these folks with us. stick around, because in the beautiful crowd we have a very

special moment we want to share with you >> we look forward to that first, let's tell you what's ahead in this half hour, including the stars of the new "lord of the rings" prequel series some are calling it the most expensive show ever made, two of the biggest stars right here on the "today" show this morning. >> awesome. >> looking forward to that. if you have a harvest from your backyard this summer, you don't want to miss this. timely tips for saving your fresh tomatoes and herbs to save them all year round. >> i just found three small tomatoes in my garden, i don't know what to do with them. on healthy marriage apparently relationship experts couples fi singers. join us at the rockefeller plaza

where the hunt is on to find a great voice. we have a beautiful crowd, we want to say thank you, thank you for coming you know sometimes you go to a show and you're like i wish i could see so and so. everyone loves dylan but there was a lady who came here specifically to see al roker here's her sign, you guys. i travel 665 miles to see al roker for my 65th birthday what's your name. >> adrienne patterson. >> i'm so sorry al isn't here today. are you okay with that >> i'm fine. >> are you having fun today. >> yes, ma'am. >> we thought that's not good enough we might as well get al roker on the line are you there? >> hi, guys. how are you doing? hi how are you. >> al, this is adrienne.

al is busy with a dayoff walking in the park. what do you want to say to al? >> i wish you were here. we're getting ready to take our doing last minute packing and all that so i took the day. but i'm glad you're there. you look like a million bucks. >> all right it's her 65th birthday al. >> happy birthday! >> you got a moment with al roker. >> 35 more years and you earn the smuckers jar >> all right thank you so much. good to see you. sweet. >> leave it to al to be walking. >> al of course is walking. >> i just want to see him walk into a dunkin donuts where is he walking? >> al is not staying for the weather. >> he's not. back to reality. we are looking at significant showers and heavy rain along the gulf coast and up here in the northeast very humid, muggy,

could get downpours out of that. then as we get to the middle of the week, more rain unfortunately down through texas, arkansas, louisiana, so flooding is likely again a couple of spotty showers and afternoon thunderstorms down through florida. warm and dry out west where we could use some of the rain and the summer heat continues as we finish off the week. some monsoonal rain comes to the southwest. that's a look at the weather good monday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is nice and sunny in san jose and we're going to have a nice afternoon. but we are headed for 84 degrees. which is about normal for the middle of august. and we'll see high temperatures reaching 90 in dublin. 93 in san martin and as hot as 99 degrees in fairfield. mid-90s for the north bay. and tomorrow the temperatures do come down and we continue to cool by the middle of the week

forecast >> real quick, guys. another al roker it took me eight years to get here and it's her birthday and al's al roker is my birthday twin. >> that's amazing. >> this is a roker day roker wishes you the best too. >> i walked five blocks to see you today, dylan. >> thank you >> that's commitment >> up next a new chapter for one of the most successful franchises of all the times. the stars of the "lord of the rings" tell stars what expect from their new serie from their new serie that's next.s. californians have a choice between two initiatives on sports betting. prop 27 generates hundreds of millions every year to permanently fund

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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ and welcome back it's been 21 years since we were first treated to a big screen adaptations to "lord of the rings. the film series beloved by fans around the world now the ring is passed so to speak to a new group of characters for amazon's series

"the rings of power" we have the prince and princess of the kingdom whose love was meant to be. take a look. >> took weeks before he worked up the courage to court me proper. >> two weeks at most. >> it was five. >> she's lying she may play coy now but she was a moon eyed girl in love from the moment we met. >> oh! >> a very happy match. >> good morning, guys. i know we're going to start somewhere else, i have to start with the makeup. >> uh-huh. >> that is incredible. that was you were we were just watching both of you. >> exactly. >> how long did that take?

>> you know what, it took three hours. >> three hours. >> three hours every day we have a prosthetic nose, big beard, wig. >> eyes and everything it was a process to get there. but a great process with an incredible team of people. >> so talk to us about the series i know it's not a quote/unquote prequel but it takes place before lord of the rings. >> the movies that you saw was the third age we're the second age. so it's kind of -- it starts from the beginning, really and you'll see us in a place where it's absolutely thriving >> and talk to me about your chemistry. i love this, you guys are arm in arm. you play that you're married on the show but you clearly like each other's company. what was it like shooting in new zealand? >> new zealand as a country is the most vibrant, spirited place to be on this earth so a heart felt power story with that surrounding. it was beautiful we spent a ton of time together.

when we first met we locked eyes and it left me holding my baby and i thought we're going to be all right. >> talk to us about the baby i can't believe this i heard you delivered a few days before you auditioned or a few days after. >> she held out for me a little longer as well thank you, thank you >> it was about this opportunity i couldn't miss. who's to say that us mothers can't kind of take two huge life changing journeys at the same time >> you go. >> so a few days before, taking me out for auditions but we went on a journey and i was able to start two parallel incredible moments in my entire life together with the incredible support of my friends and family, and, of course, amazon who were like you got this what do you need >> talk to me about the pressure i say pressure because people are talking about this being the most expensive television show ever we're talking about possibly a billion dollars over the seasons

they want to run when you think about that, it's in your hands, what goes through your head? >> i suppose what that means is we have the best people for every job and creatively speaking, that frees you up and the focus on the love and the care that was involved to create this was special and kind of sprinkled a bit of magic dust i think on the show. it was incredible. >> if you're not a fan of "lord of the rings," say you never read the books or watched the movies can you enjoy this one >> this is a great place to start. you don't have to know anything about anything and we're 2000 years pre, we kind of start at the beginning so it could be fun to do this and then move forward, go back to the books it's a wonderful place to start. you're not missing anything if

you've not touched on it before, and we're welcoming new fans and exciting people to come on the journey with us. >> you're on what could be one of the biggest tv shows ever i want to show a moment that happened to you. talk me through this moment right here moment by moment. >> this is my first time to new york >> ever? >> ever. in fact, i've spent many, many years in my entire career in theatre. so can you imagine that i step off the plane, my first time in new york, and i'm on a billboard on broadway. i lost it. i was completely shaking it's a gift. it's a gift. and yeah, it was an incredible exciting time. >> new baby, new show, new friends, what a moment. >> blessed

>> blessed. >> definitely. >> thank you for coming here on the "today" show we look so forward to that show as well. a reminder, "lord of the rings," "rings of power" premiers in september. we have to get you to joe's pizza on bleaker we have a lot to do today. coming up, lord of the tomatoes around here no shortage growing your own stuff. this is dominique charles, showing us how to use the late summer harvest and enjoy it not just in the summer but all yearlong

we're back with "today" home we talked last week about that tomato shortage but have no fear because dominique charles with us today, spreading joy on social media, and this morning she's showing us how to make the most of your home garden good to have you here. i don't know what you're doing with the onions. >> just sauteing them. when you have your abundance of tomatoes from your garden, i like to save them over time. so i start off with you can -- basically i like to can or freeze the tomatoes so do a baseline of sauteing some onions

and throw in some tomatoes these are heirloom tomatoes and then we'll add seasoning. >> is this a stewing process >> we'll saute these down. honestly we can do them all. >> this is part of the preservation of tomatoes. >> absolutely. >> this is one way to have the summer tomatoes and use them months later. >> i'm not much of a canner. my grandmother was a great, great canner. >> what makes a great scanner. >> being brave enough to do the water part i'm not fully there yet. but i stew these and add seasoning. so add some. not all of it. >> i have a heavy hand sorry. >> don't get carried away. once we get ready to do that ideally what you would do in terms of canning is put this in a nice sterilized jar, put your lid on nice and tight and then you're going to go ahead through

this process this one has been started and so -- >> you put it in hot water >> hot boiling water and then you want to pull it out with the canning tongs. we don't have them today -- >> how long do you boil the tomatoes. >> i don't know. i'm not a good canner yet. >> what do you do with this? >> the lid is pressurized. once it's pressurized and cooled you want to take it out and screw the other lid on top of it. >> how long is that good for >> a year, maybe 18 months you can go that way. another thing i like to do with tomatoes is honestly it can be with any really good summer fruit or vegetable i get. if i have a really good tomato, i want this later. we'll seed save, cut the tomato up and pull out the seeds. so here's one for now. but then we want to clean them up and let them sit on a paper towel. >> what are you going to do with that one little guy? >> not that one. we let these dry out and once they dry out we'll use them next

year or my favorite thing is to gift people with the seeds from my garden. if you couldn't enjoy the tomatoes or the green beans, package them up. >> and that gets you beautiful tomatoes. >> absolutely. >> what about watermelon seeds >> same thing. anything with seeds. >> saving seeds. >> stewing, saving seeds, what else can you do? >> one thing i saw online was saving parsley i really enjoy, parsley is my favorite herb, so fresh and bright what you can do is freeze it freeze it head to toe, roll it really, really tight and still chop it up >> this is when you go to use it >> when you get ready to use it, put it back in your freezer like this this gives you the same feeling as a fresh parsley not a huge fan of dry herbs but you can dry them, freeze them. >> cilantro is my favorite.

>> same thing. this is cilantro, you can use the same method of saving your herbs. >> what's next >> kale or collard greens. >> this is blanching. >> this is blanching >> do you want to do it? >> sure. >> drop it in your hot water bath >> there you go. >> after about a minute you want to pull it up and then once you pull it up, drop it in your ice water bath. >> and that stops the cooking process? >> it stops the cooking process. one of the last things we do is olive oil saving i love basil and love to keep it in these little olive oil cubes. anything you do with italian cooking -- >> you have like an ice cube tray you can put any herb down. >> basically, not parsley or cilantro. >> but basil. >> exactly

fill it with olive oil, and it cooks like that. >> just start from there. >> yes >> what did you make >> i made shrimp creole. get in there. >> this is how you pull out a can and make this? >> yes >> that's delicious. >> dominique, thank you. >> thank you. >> you can find the great tips by heading to today.com/food we'll be right back. but first this is "today" on nbc.

saved a little time at the end of the show for birthdays. what you got >> putting a spin on those smuckers jars while we spin it around happy first birthday to ruby dowelling from fair haven, new jersey she loves hosting tea parties with her tea set next we have hailey cote from wol cot, connecticut she loves to smile especially when she's with her possum best

friend happy first birthday to dominic vaccarino. next we're celebrating byron hayward of alaska. our next one, this is thomas clawson. donellan, he likes to hit the daily step goal climbing up and down the stairs. and happy first birthday to giana martini. you can catch her singing and ♪ >> you did it for the rest of look like when she's 30. some kids have the face and you see it.

coming up on hoda and jenna we have favorite recipes. first in the third hour, usher. i was in vegas when sheinelle was there and she had the biggest smile every day. >> tell us about the show. >> you'll see why i had a smile. it was speculator. >> did you win >> i didn't play. >> she didn't have to play she was partying she was at every party. >> does she still have a residency. >> we have a special announcement coming up in a bit. >> look at all of your teases. >> but first, your local news.

a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. >> i'm laura garcia. governor newsom has a deadline of today to sign a bill into law allowing for california's first ever safe injection site. it would allow pilot programs in oakland, san francisco and los

angeles through the end of 2027. similar programs are up and running in other parts of the world. in new york city, they have an unsanctioned version. in 2018 our unit traveled to the vancouver safe injection site and this is video from inside. supporters say the sites are a way to help keep people safe while using drugs. opponents say staffing is a challenge for treatment and rehab options. they want more money there instead of for safe consumption instead of for safe consumption sites. californians have a choice

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♪ coming up on the third hour of "today," the season of sharks, it's not over yet. check out the giant hammerhead splashing around seen from the shore. and two attacks over the weekend. what you need to know with labor day arou the corner. and where's brady, the all-star quarterback skipping two weeks of training camp with no clear answers as to his whereabouts. is today his day to return to the field. plus, anything but