coliseum. a construction and repair crew at broadway. >> watch out for them on the roads. >> that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back with you at 11:00 for our midday news. >> the "today" show is coming up next. have a great tuesday morning. good tuesday morning. millions across the country waking up to a new round of storms and new flood fears. >> al has his eye on it all. from drought to drenched, record rain brings part of the south to a standstill. roads and homes in dallas turned to rivers. >> it's really bad. it's really bad. >> rescues going on across the region, and al says more rain is on the way. we're going to tell you where that's headed. breaking overnight, a stunning report reveals former president trump had more than

300 highly sensitive classified documents after leaving the white house. some of them seized during that raid of mar-a-lago. we'll have the very latest on that and what you need to know about today's closely watched primaries and their potential impact on the midterms. health of the nation. the director of the cdc joining us live after announcing sweeping changes for the agency. so when will the new covid boosters be ready? how concerned should americans be about monkeypox? and what can we expect from the fall flu season? we'll ask dr. rochelle walensky. behind the break -- >> we believe it is our missing person. >> we will go inside the

volunteer mission that led to a major discovery in the weeks long search for a california teen. just ahead the heroes who helped solve that mysterious disappearance. those stories and encouraging signs, prices on everyday staples from poultry to produce finally dropping. this morning where you should look to find the next deals. and next stop -- ♪ what is the feeling taking over ♪ >> kelly clarkson is bringing her tour bus live to our plaza as she searches for america's greatest voices and we cannot wait to help her out. "today," tuesday, august 23, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good tuesday morning. we're so happy you're with us. glad to see you. glad to see craig, in for savannah. we have a big old bus for you outside. >> i can't believe it's been three years since kelly clarkson has been here live in studio 1a. what a concept. >> she will be auditioning

potentially great singers. we look forward to that. we have good news for your family. with the cost of many staples coming down, is this a sign inflation has peaked? that's coming up. another night of intense flooding in the south after 24 hours of record rain, the wet weather still not over. >> in some areas, it's being called a one-in-a-thousand-year flood. >> some areas it's being called a one in a thousand year flood, the deluge coming after 67 days with no rain. and this morning 9 million people remain under flood watches. al is standing by with our forecast. but let's get started with nbc's sam brock who is in austin, texas. hey, sam, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what a transformation. central and southeast texas two areas pounded by rain after going parched for water for months. in austin, over my shoulder, it doesn't look like much now, but 12 hours ago it was bursting at

the seams. it's flooding this business. images of texans wading through waist-high water. a stark contrast to the blistering heat and devastating drought punishing the state for months. overnight eastern texas and louisiana slammed with more heavy rain and flash floods. those same thunderstorms drenching the dallas-fort worth area 24 hours earlier dropping more than 14 inches of rain, more precipitation than the area has seen in the previous eight months. the deluge in dallas claiming a life. a 60-year-old woman on the phone

with family when her car was swept away. she was found hours later once the water receded. abandoned cars, almost completely submerged. first responders racing to reach people. among them, families and children. one woman posting on instagram from dallas saying the water was creeping up around her apartment. >> it's really bad. it's really bad. it's past my balcony. i don't know what to do! >> reporter: the region still haunted by this scary scene. people struggling to survive as water inundated interstate 30. while in austin local businesses and motorists coming face-to-face with flooding and dangerous commutes. the rain also throwing a wrench into travel plans canceling hundreds of flights and delaying more than hatch of all departures at dfw. it's a painful by-product of a critical rainfall breaking a 67-day-long streak with no water in parts of the lone star state. but some texans getting more than they bargained for.

you can see what the water did inside this home. floodwaters soaking homes and rearranging furniture. >> it looked like a roaring rapid river i never experienced before. >> reporter: a new normal with extreme rain events the result of climate change. eastern kentucky, illinois, death valley and now the dallas area all drenched by once in a thousand year floods just in the past few weeks. as long as we're talking about records, how bad was it in texas? the wettest hour of rain we've seen in 70 years in austin just under 3 inches and dallas just over 3 inches. the dallas county judge issuing a disaster declaration, opening the door, guys, for state and federal aid. hoda, back to you. >> sam brock for us there in austin, texas. sam, thank you. >> so much rain so fast. mr. roker is here now with a look at all that rain and what we can expect today. we have more on tap, unfortunately. 9 million people under flash flood watches and there could be some flood warnings a little bit later on. you could see more heavy rain starting to move to the east into upper parts of mississippi and alabama, parts of louisiana as well.

louisiana and mississippi, the flood threat targets today. tomorrow those showers move into the southeast. we're looking for heavy rainfall. we've got this risk today of flash flooding. a moderate risk. northern louisiana on into mississippi. we're going to watch that very closely. some places could be picking up 6 inches of rain or more already over saturated ground. that's a big problem. take a look, dallas with that 1 in 1,000 year flood, 12 inches in hours. second longest dry streak they've had. and then to the second wettest august ever and, of course, the climate connection, warmer atmosphere holding more water and that makes for more rain events. and in one month, in less than a month, we've had five 1 in 1,000-year events, july 26 in st. louis, eastern kentucky, southeastern illinois, also death valley in california. all 1 in 1,000-year events.

that has never happened before in a month's period. guys? >> al, thank you so much. we appreciate it. we'll get the rest of the forecast in just a bit. first, there is a new development to tell you about tied to that search of former president trump's home. a number of documents that were in former president trump's possession. kristen welker joins us with more on that. hey, kristen. good morning. >> reporter: hi, hoda. good morning to you. that's right, the fight is intensifying between former president trump and we are learning details about how many classified documents investigators seized in the unprecedented search. those trump headlines are disrupting the midterm elections yet again coming as voters head to the polls in the critical primaries in florida and new york, races that could be a bellwether for november. this could be a new twist in the battle for former president trump and the federal government over classified documents at mar-a-lago overnight "the new york times" reporting according to multiple

people briefed on the matter the government has recovered more than 300 total documents with classified markings for mr. trump since he left office adding that federal officials became alarmed after the national archives recovered over 150 classified documents for mr. trump in january "the times" writes the former president was personally involved with the documents, going through the boxes himself in late 2021 nbc news has reached out to federal authorities and the trump team and has not heard back it comes after mr. trump's legal team fired back against the fbi two weeks after the search requesting an independent legal professional oversee the handling of the documents and asking the justice department to stop the review. and this fight is playing out during a heated primary election season this morning a fired up electorate will head to the polls in key states where mr. trump looms large. >> we know that donald trump is the greatest threat to our national security. >> reporter: in florida the two candidates battling it out to take on republican governor and potential presidential hopeful

ron desantis, former republican governor turned democratic congressman charlie crist, and the state's agriculture commissioner nikki fried focusing on one of the biggest issues, abortion, after roe v. wade was overturned. crist aiming to make the case he's the strongest to take on desantis >> that's the difference, electability and experience. i offer both >> reporter: and in new york a fierce battle between carolyn maloney and jerry nadler, both have been in congress since 1992 and they're duking it out over who is more progressive. but the 2024 presidential race always in the background maloney made waves when she was asked whether president biden should run again >> when you run or if you run, i

will be there 100% >> reporter: now another key race we'll be watching very closely tonight, a special election to fill a new york house seat it's a true swing district if the republican wins, it could signal they're still on track for big wins in november but if the democrats pull out a victory, it could be a preview of a democratic comeback hoda >> kristen welker for us there in d.c kristen, thanks. also this morning, a major issue is facing millions of families as the new school year gets under way a shortage of teachers and other staff. educators in ohio's largest district just went on strike meanwhile, in philadelphia thousands of custodians and bus drivers are preparing to go on strike all of them facing concerns that are plaguing schools nationwide. maggie vespa has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. as you know we covered it all across the country, the teacher shortages leading to larger class sizes. in this profession with notoriously low pay and lately cultural and political tensions are kind of infiltrating classrooms up to this week, this is peak

back-to-school season, and teachers and staff in a growing number of districts say they have hit their breaking point. this mornings with back to schooln illfu swing nationwide -- teachers are testing districts by marking themselves absent >> there is no substitution for good and great teachers. >> reporter: in columbus, ohio, the state's largest district, public schoolteachers are on strike for the first time in nearly 50 years. their demands include smaller class sizes and air conditioning in every school. with classes to start tomorrow, the district is scrambling to find substitutes >> our community's children are the board's priority in our final offer we felt reflected that >> reporter: the columbus clash, the latest classroom flash point. >> shut it down. >> reporter: over the week

roughly 2,000 custodial and transportation workers in philadelphia public schools also voted to strike, demanding better pay and -- >> you all want active shooter training >> they're asking for the training that you would think they would be getting already. >> reporter: a sobering stressor for modern teachers who balance ever-changing covid restrictions and soaring rates of anxiety among students it's taking a toll with an estimated 300,000 public schoolteachers and staff having left the field between february 2020 and may 2022. a recent nbc news poll finding just 25% of parents are confident public schools will be adequately staffed this year in columbus, after years of remote learning, mom kristen mccormick, worried how her first grader ezra will feel when his teacher isn't in class wednesday. >> we have struggled as a family to maintain a sense of normalcy and a routine this is just sort of another log on the fire >> reporter: and, of course, a lot of teachers say the key

complaint, the common complaint, the notoriously low pay. to put this into perspective, public schoolteachers make, on average, 20% less than professionals with similar education levels and experience. craig? >> yeah. it's really quite sag. maggie vespa for us. we have more to get to including what is being called a reset for the cdc. after a review found missteps in the covid response, dr. rochelle walensky has announced major changes for the agency are on the way. she's with us to talk about that and some other important health concerns dr. walensky, good morning good to see you. i was reading your response to what happened during covid you said, quote, we're responsible to public mistakes from test to go data to communication. you made that apology. my question is this. i think now the bigger issue is trust, when people how do they start to believe what the cdc is

saying >> good morning, hoda. good to be with you. for 75 years, cdc and all of public health in this nation, have been preparing for something like the size and scope of covid-19. i think we need to recognize that in our big moment our performance didn't reliably meet the expectations of this country, and that's exactly why i called for this reset, why i called for this review we have some extraordinary people at the cdc who are often up all night to protect america's health and my goal really as we hit this reset was to have a new public health action oriented culture that really emphasizes, as you said, accountability, that emphasizes collaboration with our public health partners across the country, communication to the american public, and timeliness with our information to the american public >> yeah, changing a culture is a pretty big order i mean, because the cdc really is a behemoth. it's a huge organization

so how do you specifically go about making it more nimble, making it able to react to problems that we have? >> yeah, there are several things that we're doing even actively right now we're putting more information out in real time before it's gone through full peer review. really where we believe this information is reliable and actionable right now we're also establishing new incentives, incentives that might have been aligned for promotion for publication. now we're establishing incentives that are aligned for promotion after public health action, after deploying to a response so those are some of the things that we're doing there are other things that i think we could really use congressional help for for example, some of our authorities within the agency are the ability to pay overtime for our human resource authorities, for data to come in, as has been mentioned before

we can't compel data to come in from the states. when we don't see the data, it's hard to act upon them. and even for us to quickly mobilize contracts during times of an emergency. so all of these things are on the table as we're really moving to better the agency and to realize their full potential >> let's talk for a second, dr. walensky, about monkeypox. i'm hearing some of the same complaints about monkeypox we heard about covid-19, testing, vaccine, slow response what do you say to people who say i feel like i've seen this movie before >> these are two very different infections one is a respiratory infection one is an infection that is transmitted through skin-to-skin contact. what is interestingly the same

about them is these are two infections -- covid we knew a little bit scientifically, we know a lotor mabe out monkeypox this is something most of america, most physicians, clinicians, the community had never heard of either. and so we have a lot of education -- have had a lot of education to do on both accounts we at the cdc had similar challenges with our ability to see the data again, states and ju order to be tested part of what we've been doing is talking to community members, those most likely to get infected with monkeypox, andgotd then also talking to clinicians about what to look for so that they know how to do the test

>> let's talk about boosters a lot of people i know say i'm vaxed and boosted but they were vaxed and boosted a long time ago so it may be time for yet another booster. there's a new booster that's supposed to be coming out to conquer that new variant do you suggest that people wait until that new booster is available before they get up to date >> yes, so i would say there's never a bad time to go ahead and get your booster if you're you haven't gotten that second booster, you can still go ahead as you mentioned, pfizer just yesterday put forward an application to the fda for the booster that we're expecting in the fall i won't get ahead, of course, of fda's action as soon as fda would take action we at cdc will be prepared to

take action. and, of course, i would say if you haven't gotten a booster dose in 2022, you want to go ahead and get one right now. >> and finally, before i let you go, dr. fauci announced that he is stepping down at 81 years old, served seven presidents he was the face of the pandemic. put a lot of great information out. ended up getting a lot of criticism at the end there will be someone new taking his job. what would be up best advice for the person who takes dr. fauci's position >> it's going to be nearly impossible to fill all of dr. fauci's big shoes. what i will say is what an incredible public servant, what an incredible level of expertise and dedication, and i have had this great honor and privilege for the last 20 years, actually, to be mentored by dr. fauci, to be his colleague, friend, and i really just want to wish him the very best of luck. >> he says he's not retiring he's going on to the next chapter. dr. walensky, thank you so much for being with us. we really appreciate your time >> thanks for having me. all right. it is a wide-ranging conversation with dr. walensky what she said about dr. fauci at the end. another check of the forecast, mr. roker. >> i want to be just like dr. fauci. i think we all do. above average highs hanging out out west flooding likely down through the golf a storm developing in the northeast. pretty heavy thunderstorms on long island. the midsection of the country sunny and warm to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds cash back on every purchase, everywhere...

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years was on the plaza. we did a little face time. just for roker. and that's your latest weather. guys >> you know you made the lady's day on the plaza yesterday i don't know if you saw, al was off and a woman waiting so many years was on the plaza we did a little facetime just for roker can you believe he facetimed in? >> i can believe it because he's that kind of guy when we come back here on a tuesday morning, some new details. overnight in the search for the missing california teenager, we're going to hear from her loved ones and meet the remarkable volunteer heroes helping the family find some sense of closure plus, we have some long-awaited good news if you are struggling with sky high grocery and gas prices hey, tom >> reporter: well, if you're drinking coffee, coffee is more drinking coffee, coffee is more expensive, but a lot of prices here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families.

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i'm bob redell. an alarming report from the u.s. department of agriculture in the state of california over a half million acres of farmland that are unplanted because of the drought or lack of water. as you can see in the numbers compiled by "the chronicle" it's broken down by acres that are fallow, in other words, left unplanted so the soil can rejuvenate and acres left unplanted because of natural disasters like the drought. you can see the acreage has grown from 2020, less than 200,000 acres unplanted, last year, it was around 350,000 acres to now as i mentioned just over 500,000, that's increase of 30% since last august. our climate is in crisis, kari, we're feeling come cooler temperatures today. >> a lot of our inland temperatures are coming down from really hot temperatures to start out the week. we're headed for 92 in livermore. 91 in morgan hill and also going to see a high of 92 in santa rosa, but then for the inner bay, upper 70s/low 80s and san

francisco reaching 71 degrees. for our inland areas, our warmest temperatures will continue to reach into the 90s, but it will feel better by the weekend. kris? >> thank you, kari. we have more local news coming up in a half hour. hope your moing's off to a rn

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here she will be in studio 1a hasn't been here since the pandemic started >> folks right now are in the bus auditioning? >> they're getting ready we will see some of it happen outside the bus. >> tom llamas. there's tom. >> i was looking at you, are you thinking of going on the bus auditioning? >> funny >> i saw a twinkle in your eye. >> there always is we are going to get started on this tuesday with some 7:30 headlines. some big news could be coming soon for millions of americans carrying student loans the biden administration is said to be considering canceling $10,000 in student debt for borrowers who learn less than $125,000 a year. the administration has not confirmed those amounts, but if it does happen, it would eliminate the entire balance for nearly 12 million borrowers. dozens of dogs in northern michigan are becoming sick and in some cases dying due to an unidentified virus animal health experts say it's

parvovirus, an illness similar to canine virus, a contagious virus not transmissible to people pets should be vaccinated to prevent further illness. to major league baseball as one of the all-time greats approaches a historic milestone albert pujols now just seven home runs away from 700 career homers >> he has discovered the fountain of youth. and pujols hits it out to deep left, at the wall, gone! 693. >> i read that fastball was more than 100 miles per hour, so he clearly still has it that happened last night in a win over the cubs. if pujols hits just seven more homers he will be the fourth player in mlb history to join the 700 club worth noting he needs just four more home runs to pass alex rodriguez on the all-time list the 42-year-old playing what is likely his last year before retirement, guys

so he has until october -- >> can he do it? >> oh, yeah. >> can he do it? >> well, usually it's against left-handed hitters. there's some debate. it's, i think, one of the best stories in baseball right now. >> i had a chance to see him play live in st. louis. >> did he hit one? >> beloved >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> did he hit one? >> no. >> but he's so beloved it's a busy morning, a lot to tell you about including new details in the search for a missing teenager in california >> a volunteer group of divers say they found 16-year-old kiely rodni's car. this video is absolutely chilling near where she was last seen, officials say the body inside the vehicle is more than likely to be the missing teen >> the very latest on the investigation. steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. officials say it's too soon to determine a cause of death or whether or not foul play or drugs were involved, but the investigation is able to move forward thanks in part to that team of volunteer divers who made the discovery just as the trail was going cold this morning after more than a dozen agencies searched for missing teen kiely rodni since early august, volunteers stepping in to help solve the mystery. >> we believe it is our missing person we have not been able to positively identify, but it's more than likely

>> reporter: the volunteer scuba team adventures with purpose discovered the 16-year-old's suv overturned in lake prosser feet offshore, near the campground where she was last seen >> i had to make several passes over it to kind of verify what i was seeing >> reporter: divers nick rin and doug bishop were able to locate the vehicle shortly after they began combing the lake after two weeks of searching by law enforcement. >> they couldn't find anything what is so different about the techniques that you use? >> our sonar technology is not different than what we have. it's the ability to manipulate it >> reporter: the 16-year-old disappeared from a party with hundreds of other kids at a lake tahoe-area campground in the early hours of august 6th. >> we're so scared and we miss her so much and love her so much >> reporter: desperate for answers, they reached out. the group has a long track record of helping solve missing

person's cases >> we deal with families all over the country and we're solving cases that are 20, 30 years old. >> reporter: rodni's father was at the lake when the car and body were discovered >> that is not a moment that is easy they have a 16-year-old daughter that's never coming home again >> reporter: what is so important about the work that you do >> to be able to be in the position to help families and utilize those skills that we have is an honor and that's our purpose >> reporter: her family asking for privacy, writing kiely will surely remain with us even though we will not get her back. >> such a tough story on so many levels, steve. what's next in the investigation into what may have happened here >> reporter: so, craig, an autopsy is scheduled for today with a toxicology report to

follow in the coming weeks her disappearance will remain an active investigation with the fbi assisting. and the vehicle itself playing a large part as authorities will work to recover the car's data craig? >> steve patterson for us there. steve, thank you guys, just ahead, a royal change making worldwide headlines. we'll take you inside prince william and kate's decision to move their family out of london apparently to give their kids a more normal life reaction and a live report from kensington palace. tired of the skyrocketing cost of food, gas and other staples. well, some places are finally dropping where you can look to find the biggest savings right after this and tells you exactly how well you slept. your sleepiq score. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. so, you can be your best for yourself and those you care about most. don't miss our weekend special. all smart beds are on sale. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends monday. announcer: type 2 diabetes? discover the power of 3 in the ozempic® tri-zone.

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we are back. 7:40 with our "consumer confidential" series this morning some long-awaited good news. good news if, like most of us, you are totally fed up with the sky high grocery bills and gas prices >> the cost for a lot of staples is coming down, in some cases way down >> nbc's tom costello has everything we need to know tom, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning to you we have seen for months sky high inflation, rising interest rates, and increasingly economists think it is possible that inflation peaked earlier this summer.

we've seen now prices coming down at the gas station, at the grocery store, as it relates to travel we talked to some experts about what you may want to be thinking about buying now and what purchases you may want to put off in this volatile economy this morning much-needed relief for families from the skyrocketing cost of living with fresh evidence that inflation may have peaked earlier this summer though prices are still a lot higher than a year ago, there is a silver lining with many new deals available. >> some of the areas that we're really seeing good bargains for consumers right now as that demand falls off or the supply picks up, i would say clothing, apparel, footwear, consumer electronics, personal computers, smart phones

>> reporter: and there's more good news at the grocery store where prices are coming down for many key staples so far in august the price of boneless, skinless chicken breasts down nearly 24%. the cost of eggs dropping 60%. milk and butter also cheaper as are prices for hot dogs and tomatoes the sky high cost of travel is also coming down gasoline now at $3.90 a gallon nationally down from $5.01 in june and airfares expected to drop 50% after labor day. hotel and car rental rates slowly coming down in this volatile economy consumers are also changing their habits spending less and trying to save more. one survey found nearly half have cut back on discretionary purchases. 35% putting away more money for emergencies and 19% saving more for retirement >> it's going to be important for folks to make financial decisions that give them some flexibility and freedom to withstand all these future uncertainties. >> reporter: consumer experts say if you're in the market for

a new car, buying a used one may make better sense right now. supply chain delays mean new car inventories are still super low and dealer prices are sky high while inventories for used cars are going up and prices are starting to fall as inflation seems to be plateauing, experts say one of the best money saving tips involves your credit cards if you carry credit card debt, it's going to cost you more as interest rates continue to rise sending your balances even higher it's why experts recommend paying off your card balances in full every month >> the extent that they can avoid those fees, that's money they are essentially saving. >> so i guess the question everyone is thinking about, tom, we like that the trend is here now. is it here to stay >> reporter: yeah. and, listen, one month does not a trend make so we don't know yet we'll see what the august numbers come out, what they look like when we get those numbers next month listen, we did talk to some

experts about the best way to try to manage and take advantage of lower prices. to begin with, go on the website, do comparison shopping month to month looking at the best prices. consider buying in bulk. sometimes that will save you money. buy frozen goods as well, big purchases in frozen goods will often be cheaper if you have a little extra money at the end of the month, throw that into the piggy bank for next month's prices just in case they start edging higher you may want that little cushion in the event that you need to go grocery shopping and things are getting more expensive again next month we need to make the point, though, as we said, this is not necessarily a done deal, right prices could still edge higher and most economists still think it's highly likely we could still head into a recession maybe next year, hoda. >> tom costello, thanks. a lot of people are buying school supplies in bulk with neighbors and then sharing another way to save some money mr. roker, earlier we were looking at that unrelenting rain down south now we're looking at heat out west >> heat out west it will stay out there the next several days in fact, we have heat watches, heat warnings for our friends in southern and central california. we're talking about temperatures that are going to be in triple digits in fresno los angeles into the mid-80s mid-90s in reno. portland will be into the mid-90s. here in the northeast, we are looking at this drought that just continues we're talking about the colors of fall actually may be coming early. in fact, the rain-cooled highs down through the south we are looking at oklahoma city

below normal, 82 degrees in shreveport, jackson, and that continues on into the east as we move into the latter part of the week, we're talking about temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. but, again, seasonal chicago, lexington, atlanta, memphis, on into raleigh and as we mentioned fall is fall, because of the drought, the leaves are starting to turn already in new jersey, new hampshire, vermont, and also new hampshire. you're already starting to see colors, but it's not because of the normal it's because of drought. good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's still going to be hot for the inland valleys, just not as hot as yesterday. how about 94 today in concord and 92 in santa rosa. as you make your way into oakland today, 78 degrees for a high temperature. also 78 in mountain view, while san francisco will be in the low

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>> that's the thing. >> it picked up the sound because of the amount of gas that a galaxy cluster has -- >> don't, al i'm begging you. >> there's that. >> did you hear nasa just tweeted out the new sound from this morning, they put it through a filter, because they think it could be a radio signal it's wild. do we have that or no? ♪ baby shark ♪ >> shut up and craig was like -- >> you set it up well. >> you had that look. that was really a long way to go that was a long way to go. >> you know what, tom, i just learned about you, when you're about to do a rib shot you get a twinkle in your eye. >> i love you guys here it iswas like -- >> you set it up well. >> you had that look >> thank you for that, tom llamas i think we have some images, too, by the way. do we have the images? >> and this is real. this is not a joke this is real. >> nasa releasing these stunning images of jupiter in never before detail. big news from harry styles why his next album could be arriving sooner than you think

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>> you're a good passenger, as we say good passenger >> a look at the puppies flying high and into new homes. plus, castle, sweet castle prince william and duchess kate moving their family out of kensington palace. what sparked them to make this move and the royal reaction to the major milestone. and magic bus. kelly clarkson's here live along with her kellyoke search bus we'll go one-on-one with the pop superstar and daytime sensation 20 years after her big "american idol" win. we have a few special surprises in store "today," tuesday, august 23, 2022 we love you. >> we're on our first trip to new york from groves point, michigan >> shout out to our family in

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his 32 years on the job including a long list of students who went on to become big stars. >> listen to this, allison janney, jason siegel, jake and maggie gyllenhaal, even jacob himself. he told jacob, you're too dramatic you need to be in news jacob followed his advice. he'll be here to honor ted walsh's amazing career this guy if you go to los angeles and mention his name, he's impacted all types of students' lives. >> a couple weeks ago he was talking about it this is how the story was born right to our news at 8:00. after more than two months without rain, parts of the south getting drenched nonstop flash flooding has turned deadly

travel is a mess and there still could be a long way to go. nbc's sam brock has the very latest sam, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. what a difference a day makes. people in texas for months, as you said, hoda, were asking themselves, when are we going to get rid? it had been 67 days without a drop in parts of texas now a historic output. in dallas, for example, 15.3 inches in a 24-hour period compare that to the previous a months that was under 14 inches now this does not come without a heavy price to pay harrowing scenes of rescue in the dallas area. high-water incidents dallas police say nearly 100 people had to be rescued, and we

are now learning about our first fatality a 60-year-old woman who is inside of her car underneath a bridge on the phone with loved ones they lost contact. her car was swept away local officials found her hours later after the water receded. the creek may not look like much, it outstripped its banks and came all the way up here to the middle of this railing flooding local businesses, shutting down roads. 2 to 3 inches of rain coming in an hour. to get context for how rare this kind of event is but maybe not that rare in this day and age. eastern kentucky, southeast illinois, death valley and dallas have all now seen once in a thousand year floods in the last several weeks dallas has issued a disaster declaration trying to open up the floods gates, so to speak, to get aid in from state and federal sources to help the victims here hoda, back to you. >> thoughts and prayers out to the 6-year-old's family who was swept away a new report says more than 300 documents marked classified have been recovered from former president donald trump's mar-a-lago resort this year. according to "the new york times," that total includes documents retrieved by the

national archives in january good morning it's a different world away from the cameras and the tourists and with a lot of space for the kids to play. it's been a breakthrough year. prince george, princess charlotte and prince louie in public more than ever. at the queen's jubilee and even going to work with their parents. but now prince william and kate making a big change, moving their young family to adelaide cottage. their kids all going to the private lambrook school, 52

acres of countryside >> the children will be able to enjoy it without any prying eyes or photographers being there or members of the public able to see them >> reporter: a royal source telling the press association the move is for the children so they can have as normal a life as possible. it keeps prince william, second in line to the throne, close to his grandmother, the queen, now 96, and handing over more of her duties >> he's still learning so much from her we know that they are constantly in touch with each other and i think he felt strongly

that he wanted to physically be near the queen at windsor castle >> reporter: their new home a stone's throw from prince harry and meghan's cottage it's not clear if the two families will meet up. the brothers' relationship still strained, 25 years after their mother, princess diana's death and right now the queen is actually at her summer home in scotland where she, william and harry, all found out about diana's death 25 years ago at the tend of this month we understand she's due back here in early september. prince william and prince harry expected to be here as well. it could be the perfect opportunity for a get together with granny. tom? >> we will all be watching kelly, we thank you for that one. >> the news has been covered, hoda kotb. how about a boost? a little boy was in tears. he got separated from his dad in a crowd of people. it happened in argentina but that same crowd actually became part of the solution. a tall guy put the boy on his shoulders to make him easier to see. the crowd and a group of musicians started chanting his father's name, eduardo ♪ >> genius. ♪ >> translation, eduardo, come find juan cruz

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it's about a nonprofit that's taking its mission to new heights. >> and that group is called pilots to the rescue and they're flying all across the country to save all sorts of animals. >> joe fryer is here to take a look at one of their missions in honor of national dog month. >> happy national dog month. in aviation slang there is something called the $100 hamburger, an excuse for a pilot to fly they go a short distance, get a bite too eat, maybe with a friend, and then come back an expensive lunch when you add up all the costs one pilot thought about why not put that money and flight time to better use. >> here we go. >> they took off from new york in a small jet flying 1,500 miles with two pilots and not a single passenger onboard

>> here we are flying into beaumont, texas. >> reporter: but they knew they would not return empty-handed. >> here you go >> reporter: that their hands would soon be full of paws >> such a good girl. >> reporter: 26 dogs, most of them puppies, were waiting here in beaumont, texas, all of them rescues. >> are you ready for your flight >> reporter: including scarlet and her babies, discovered behind a house -- >> if we didn't step in she probably would have been euthanized due to space at the shelter. >> reporter: now thanks to the nonprofit pilots to the rescue, these dogs are heading to the east coast >> the faster we can get them out there, the faster they can be adopted >> reporter: michael schneider is the group's top dog

>> when i started pilots to the rescue in 2015, i was searching for something, searching for a sense of purpose >> reporter: that purpose, developing a network of trained volunteer pilots who fly around the country picking up endangered animals the need is great. in america nearly 1 million dogs and cats are euthanized every year when you get to these low cases and see these pets, what goes through your mind? >> i'm doing great work and i'm saving these animals' lives. one thing i realize doing this work, a lot of times the animals

save us. >> reporter: during the pandemic when michael's corporate events job drastically slowed down, he turned the nonprofit into a full-time gig. >> it took me 45 years to realize what i wanted to do when i grow up. this is a real passion of mine and it gives me such a sense of fulfillment and i love doing this work. it's tremendous. >> reporter: on this trip he's getting help from victor, a fellow pilot who is donating his plane and his skills victor figure this is flight is costing at least $4,000. boeing pitched in to help with some of the expenses this time usually it comes out of his pocket >> everybody says it's better to give than receive. well, until you do a dog animal rescue mission, you have no idea how much better it is to give than receive >> come on, molly. you're flying first class. >> reporter: finally it's time to load up the pups. getting all the crates to fit is like a game of tetris. >> it's packed in there. >> reporter: before you know it, they're in the sky >> at 17,000 feet. >> reporter: the view from the cockpit topped only by the sight behind it. >> they're all sleeping. mom and her pups >> reporter: the dogs just seem to know they're flying toward a better life. >> you're a good passenger, as we say good passenger >> reporter: when they land volunteers with amazing mutts puppy rescue are waiting >> i will be taking six home with me. >> reporter: ready to care for the canines and find them new homes. >> this is the baby.

she's the runt, this one >> reporter: for scarlet and her babies, now firmly on the ground, things are finally looking up >> many times i've saved the families, too, because they say they're the best part of their lives. they're their best friends that kind of energy that comes back to you is priceless that's why i do this work. >> so sweet. such big hearts. those dogs, you said, they've been head to go a better life. how are they doing >> scarlet and the puppies are doing much better, happy, healthy. they are a couple weeks away from being adopted they have to be 9 weeks old. and then you see other dogs they have already found their forever homes. think about this we started shooting this story just at the beginning of this month. look how much better these dogs are since they've been in the hands and care -- >> it's a great mission flying those airplanes. >> thank you, joe. thank you. all right, do not go anywhere because kelly clarkson is about to join us right after a check of the weather mr. roker? >> have to give that group props. they did a really nice thing props, it's a plane. i heard the landing was a little "ruff. very nice. above average highs out west good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to be cooler today

for our inland valley that have had some upper 90s and triple-digits. how about low 90s today. 91 in morgan hill and 92 in santa rosa. it is still feeling not so bad in oakland with some upper 70s today and low 70s for san mateo. as we go through the forecast, we'll continue to see cooler temperatures in the next few da and that's your latest weather. guys >> al, thanks. it is so hard to believe it has been two decades since

kelly clarkson won the very first season of "american idol." remember >> she was on "american idol"? >> what? wrong show ever since then our friend has hit high note after high note in her career >> a brand new season of "the kelly clarkson show. first, this is your first stop, kelly, to studio 1a in three years in person. is it totally weird -- >> is that true? >> it is and it's weird. the vibe, everybody working, it's a different environment there's less people. in 20 years i've never been here and it's been so quiet >> we turn into a library at noon >> it's different. >> one of the things i remember so much, carson, about kelly, she co-hosted the 10:00 with me and i won't forget it. we were having a moment and i looked at kelly and i thought to myself, this girl right here is going to have her own show one day. >> you said it, remember >> i said it to her. >> you actually said it to me. >> before you did your show and i did my late-night show, being a talk show host and doing it well, the odds of it succeeding,

they're really, really slim. it's one of the hardest jobs in this business. and you've been absolutely killing it the fourth season starts -- emmy, best talk show host. >> we're up against her. i know did it come easy for you >> one, to address that, i didn't know that i was completely ignorant coming in in that sense, and i'm glad, because i wouldn't have liked that pressure at all i mean, i think the reason why, you probably said it to me, we are so gabby, we love conversations with people. we love people and that makes it easy no, it hasn't really been hard i have a really great team and i love, genuinely like interviewing and talking to people. >> on the side you were talking to dave, our floor director, the last at the point minutes because he was there and that's what you like to do. >> and we've known each other for, like, 20 years. >> dave is her opening guest when the new season -- >> we've known each other for like a minute. >> how are the kids?

i can't leave how old they are already. >> we've been saying off camera -- you haven't seen river in a while, she's up here. 8 years old. and remy, such a little man. i love him so much >> these kids and my kids spent a lot of time backstage at "the voice" together. you took time off shooting this next fall season when was the last time you had a summer off >> 16 years old. so i was literally -- and i don't think -- it's common for a lot of working people. you don't get summers love unless you're in high school i hadn't had a minute and it's obviously been a rough couple of years. it was really important to me to, like, shut down for a minute. >> what did you do for that

time some people have -- >> i literally four-wheeled in the mountains. i have a lot of water on my property so my sister and nephew and i and a couple friends literally spent the whole summer in the mountains >> get out of l.a. and the kids were with you. >> the kids were with me and their dad. it was nice because they usually have to travel a lot because of our separation, so we were both in montana it felt the first time, okay, my kids felt a little more centered as well. it was nice. >> and school is going to be starting are they pumped up and excited or scared? >> my kids, it's the first year they're going to the same school because he's now in kindergarten he's very excited about the big playground >> is he >> yes >> the bus that's out front here, we're going to go out and do a thing -- >> i drop my kids off in school -- >> is it your tour bus it's enormous. >> we roll up singing. >> are you looking for a voice, a duet partner, having fun with it >> we're having fun with it. everybody talks about the kellyokes on the show and that hits a nerve with people in a positive way i thought i have been singing with celebrities on the show during it, but i thought it would be cool to find people that were me, wanted to sing and always wanted to do this and literally somebody wins each place we stop and then we all sing a big kellyoke on my show it was something fun to do because fans like it. >> and we're the first stop. >> my favorite thing is i want to find people that were me. that's it. that's the whole thing people who haven't been discovered, are singing in their bathrooms, who are really good

>> we've been blessed so it's cool to find other people to bless. >> we're going to go outside and bless somebody >> are we going to sing? >> i don't want to wreck your show i will hold your hand. >> maybe there's auto tune on the base >> hey >> a huge record sunday night 8:26 on your tuesday morning. good morning to you. i'm laura garcia. kaiser health care members may want to double check their medical bills. the health care provider is facing a new class-action lawsuit claiming patients were unknowingly charged for covid-19 tests. an attorney filed the lawsuit two weeks ago in alameda county. they claim kaiser administered a flu and covid test and ended up charging for the flu test. kaiser said it is policy not to charge for either test. it is now reviewing the charges and promises to fix any errors. let's get a look at the

forecast with kari hall. >> and we're starting out with some low clouds across much of the bay area. that is going to help cool off our temperatures especially after dealing with some extreme valley heat over the past couple of days. now, we're at 64 degrees in san jose. but it is going to make it into the mid-80s this afternoon. and the sky will clear with some of our temperatures headed for the low to mid-90s. we will come down a couple of degrees over the next few days. the weekend is looking very pleasant, especially on sunday. with some of our warmer spots in the mid-80s but there won't be as much of a change in san francisco. more clouds and fog and highs near 70. laura. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us as well. we'll be back with another local news update in about half an news update in about half an hour a joinnd here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families.

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♪ we are back. it is 8:30 and we have an added treat for our fans this morning. kelly clarkson's kellyoke search bus, there it is right there >> the largest bus we've ever seen >> that is a massive bus if you want a shot at singing with the superstar, better get in line.

>> we'll check out things on that bus in just a couple of minutes. >> we'll get into "pop start" proof even legends like mick jagger can geek out at things they dig >> i had the chance to hang out with bill nye the science guy at an urban rooftop farm here in manhattan. we chat about ways to protect mother earth and his new show on peacock that actually each episode he gets killed >> oh. >> not true. >> he's like they killed kenny of science >> are you serious >> how we can stave off problems in the future. >> i'm going to watch that one excitement building for the prequel series to "the lord of the rings. we're about to catch up with two more of its stars. and then later say good-bye to your typical flash cards and

planners, folks. on "the 3rd hour" back to school a little bit more fun and more affordable as well but first, mr. roker, it looks a little rainy >> we're worried about all that flooding down through the lower gulf showers and storms developing in the northeast and wet weather in the northern plains. for tomorrow those storms move off the coast in the northeast and we'll have plenty of sunshine and warmth, but that heavy rain and flooding continues down through the lower mississippi river valley scattered storms in the southwest. good tuesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is go fog be a little bit cooler today but we're going to hit the low to mid-90s for the hottest spots in the interior valley. tomorrow more clouds and low 90s and we'll see that continue through friday. the weekend is looking really pleasant, especially on sunday. we'll be cooling off into early next week while san francisco will continue to see more clouds and fog and temperatures reaching near 70 degrees with

>> announcer: today's fan moment is sponsored by the citi custom cash card. earn cash back that automatically adjusts to you. >> announcer: today's fan moment is sponsored by the citi custom cash card. earn cash back that automatically adjusts to you well, we just caught up with kelly clarkson who launched her kellyoke search to find all-star singers. >> this bus is heading across the country giving fans the chance to sing a virtual duet wi thethtar herself. so after it leaves new york, it will head to chicago and then . >> how long have you loved singing? >> i've been singing, according to my family, since that's and then los angeles. >> our fans on the plaza have been giving it a try including we have a young lady right here. hi, what's your name >> my name is jade >> how long have you loved

singing? >> i've been singing, according to my family, since i was 2 years old. >> she's a rising junior, guys, at nyu go girl. and what are your dreams what do you dream about doing? >> i would love to become a professional performer as well as a music educator. >> wow, i love that. you are auditioning -- be do you mind singing a little bit of "since you've been gone" since we're out here >> i don't mind at all >> okay. ♪ and all you ever hear me say is how i picture me with you ♪ ♪ and all you ever hear me say since you've been gone ♪ ♪ i can't breathe for the first time i'm so moving on ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ thanks to you ♪ ♪ i get what i want ♪ [ cheers and applause >> i am totally stealing that run, that run. i love that. wait that was so good >> thank you >> you want to be a music educator

>> yes. >> that's beautiful. >> thank you together? do you mind? >> i mean, i >> you sound good. >> that was amazing. ♪ since you've been gone can you do a little bit together do you mind? >> i mean, i mean, if you don't mind >> you start go ahead ♪ since you've been gone i can breathe for the first time ♪ ♪ i'm so moving on, yeah ♪ >> i took your run away. i was like -- i was ready. >> that was -- >> wait. >> i'm sorry >> i said, wait, what just happened >> she said i'm sorry. >> by the way, you're amazing. people. jade, you're incredible.

>> we have to get you are amazing.bus. sit tight. we need your information. what harry styles is revealing about himself in the pages of "rolling stone wow. jade, thank you so much. kelly, thank you we adore you this is awesome what you're you're shining a lig ht ♪ (vo) the subaru crosstrek. dog tested. dog approved.

>> mr. roker, what time is it >> the best time of the morning. >> shoutout to jade outside. how hard to sit there, no music, nowhere to hide -- >> and kelly clarkson. >> one of the hardest songs to sing that was a fun moment. first up on "pop start" "house of dragon" seemed like everybody was watching the show, the premiere on sunday night it turns out that was case the premiere of "game of thrones" wracked up nearly 10 million views, the biggest

audience for any new original series in hbo's history. and despite a few technical hiccups with network streaming app it made "house the dragon" the longest trending topic, number one 14 straight hours let's see what folks online were saying one person tweeted, me, 5 seconds into "house of the dragon" along with this one, the meme of michael scott. no question about it, i am ready to get hurt again. another fan writing, i'm someone who was severely disappointed with the final season of "game of thrones" and this was exceptional. if the rest of the season keeps this level of quality, wow if you missed that first episode you have until sunday to catch up new episodes will air weekly until the season finale on october 23rd did you see it anybody see it yet >> i'm going to. next up, harry styles, the pop superstar landed on the

first-ever global cover of "rolling stone" magazine opening up about his acting career what it's like having his love life in the spotlight and about finding a new audience with his number one single "as it was." telling the magazine, i was surprised the number of men who stop him on the street to talk about that track we all remember our packed plaza of fans rocking out to that one when we were kicking off our concert series back in may and even though it was new music has only been out for a few months, harry is revealing he's working on his next album sharing how he and his collaborators are already work shopping new ideas saying i think all of us are so excited to get back to it, which feels insane because we just put out an album that's when you know you're on a roll, you can't stop writing hits we don't know where he finds the time to do writing in the middle of a 15-show residency where he will be until late september before he moves on to a series in chicago and l.a. maybe he should swing by the kellyoke bus >> there you go. >> take a shot at it next up, mick jagger there probably aren't many times can you look at a rock 'n' roll icon and say to yourself this is relatable. perhaps jamming out at a coldplay concert a great unifier. take a look.

♪♪ ♪ >> wow >> look at that shot of wembley. insane >> that was yesterday. >> mick jagger tweeted that video yesterday saying way up in the stands, that's at wembley stadium, coldplay's concert and even the legend having a moment. >> what a compliment, too. >> finally "the home edit" clea shearer on her battle with breast cancer and to give us a sneak peek of "the home edit" magazine featuring our very own makeover and now this morning we have a first look at that fall issue cover and there it is. you can check out how the team was able to make savannah's kitchen more cooking friendly

and find fresh tips and tricks to help organize your home through some cool real-life projects the magazine is available for preorder starting today. >> s.g. is legit cooking when your kitchen is featured in a magazine -- >> she uses knives and stuff it's crazy >> she uses knives >> knives and stuff. >> she knows where they are. >> look out. just ahead, al, you caught one bill nye the science guy it sounds like a bizarre show. >> it's an interesting show, well done. it's incredible. a lot of special effects it's on peacock, a brand-new series about hope and solutions for the changing climate we caught up, this is in new york city, a rooftop farm at the javits center. 'l

we are back, 8:44, with our "today" climate series and a brand-new take on things from bill nye

>> yeah, he's gone from science guy to saving the world. and now he's exploring even more in a new series "the end is nye. >> you had a chance to talk and chat and walk with bill. >> i always love spending time with him bill nye, if anybody knows the importance of protecting mother earth, it's bill nye and he's highlighting the urgency in really dramatic fashion. we got to meet up on a farm atop javits convention center to talk about solutions for climate change, his brand-new series, and why he has plenty of hope ahead. peppers, beans, tomatoes and more, all being grown on a manhattan rooftop. it's the kind of idea a science guy can get behind ♪ bill, bill bill nye the science guy ♪ >> with a catchy name and signature bow tie bill nye taught generations of kids that science can be cool. >> cool is just what i want to talk about today >> bill is back with a new show called "the end is nye." >> brace yourself! >> and as the name implies, it's

a little bit more blatant. >> we have a disaster, world-ending disaster. as you may know, i get killed at the end of the first half hour killed but then in the second half hour, i come back. if we have systems in place, if we pay attention, if we just take steps, we can save the world. viewer discretion is advised >> the series on nbc's peacock tackling climate's biggest challenges like wild weather >> we have these gigantic storms >> a hurricane and i've been standing in -- one of those people standing out there. i'm sorry. i guess we lost communication. telling people stay indoors and you're outside >> don't ever come out here. savannah, back to you. >> what do you want this show to accomplish >> change the world.

no, that's the goal, man, is to get enough people to watch the show and think about an optimistic view of the future with science where we anticipate these global problems and do something about them together we can save earth with science. >> but bill says science also needs the support of lawmakers in the fight against climate change >> that's going to take voting it's going to take changing policies >> changing the world, a long way from his days as the science guy on seattle's public broadcasting station >> oh, here it is. >> six seasons, 100 episodes, 19 emmys. what i think is most interesting, a lot of what's happening today and the scientists that are helping create that grew up and were inspired by your show. >> i can't get over it, these people who watch the show have so-called science adjacent jobs. it's really overwhelming >> it's a reminder that inspiration leads to innovation

even in the most unlikely of places look at these tomatoes cherry tomatoes. hold on a second >> he's going for a nice ripe one, aren't you so good and soap good for you >> don't tell anybody. like here on the javits convention center rooftop in new york city where an urban farm has sprouted up. to me, bill, this is the most amazing thing. we have corn with the empire state building >> that's cool >> do we have beehives >> look at this. >> when you see roof gardens like these, does that give you a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope for the future? >> as i say all the time, al, young people are not going to put up with this they will get things done.

they're not going to ignore problems like this they will address them >> and for those who think it's too late to help the planet, bill says think again. >> there's still time! >> he seems like such a great guy. >> i can spend hours talking with him every time i've had a great time this is really a glossy, high-tech production and seth mcfarland of "family guy" fame is the executive producer along with bill so a lot of great writers, great effects. at the end of the day it's about saving the planet. >> you have the same message were you separated at birth. >> he just has the bow tie and we want to thank bill and we also want to mention the end is nye premiering this thursday right here on peacock. it's going to be huge. check it out >> love it >>

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we are back with more stars from "the lord of the rings: the rings of power," about to shake up the tv landscape. to say it's big would be a gross understatement boasting passive sets, 22 regular cast members and two of them are here with us this morning mel cruz, benjamin walker, bringing the world of the elves to life showing us peacetime in middle earth but the king -- the king knows >> if the elves abandon that peace can be fragile. >> if the elves abandon middle earth now, the armys of darkness will march over the face of the earth. it will be the end not just of our people but all peoples >> if the hope of preventing that is not reason enough to make you reconsider your oath, i suggest you find another >> pretty good >> good morning. as i said in the commercial break coming in, i started

watching the series and i know why my prime membership went up. >> worth every penny >> they spared no expense. it is a big, massive production and the two of you are phenomenal in it the elf ears, let's talk about the ears were you fans going in >> i loved it. >> i did, too. i have these tiny ears as well and i always got teased by my family for it. i feel i finally have real ears. >> normal ears >> and the language, the elfish language, give me a sample of -- >> sure, all right it's very offensive. >> can you tell me what you said >> it's a curse. an elvish curse. >> your character, not to give away too much, is extremely regal. how do you get into that role?

>> we have a support system, they built me like a corset. i don't feel like a king at all. >> you grew up in puerto rico and i read that when you watch the original series, when you watched it growing up, it was hard for you to relate to some of it. >> i felt represented spiritually, emotionally, because i'm not a kid from the mountains and the elves from the mountains and i love nature but there wasn't an image reflected back and that was something that was hard for me but it was a galvanizing aspect that essentially set the course for me to become what i am today >> full disclosure, i was not -- i didn't see the actual moviesd- i didn't seep but i read the books

i think people can watch this series without having seen the movies and books and still fully appreciate the story >> 100%. because our show is thousands of years before the movies, it's like the first chapter it's the perfect place to start. >> what do you think it is about series like this talking about "game of thrones" a moment ago series like this are beyond compelling, almost obsessive why do you think that is >> i think the subject matter, the text, the story allows people to see themselves you find something about yourself, all these aspects of humanity that transpose to fantasy. people are able to exercise all of their hopes, their fears, their potential. >> my buddy carson daly is a huge fan of the series, and he wanted to join us. >> what's up, fellas it's awesome >> thanks for having us. >> how are you doing nice to see you. >> sure, sure. >> like the elf ears, how long does it take to put them on? these are my real ears

it takes an hour to cover them up >> you have the earring. >> beautiful those are beautiful. your cheekbones. >> guys, thank you >> more questions about the ears >> we have to get to the affiliates i'm so sorry >> do you wear the same ones every day? >> they're disposable. >> "the lord of the rings: the rings of power" premieres on prime video on september 2 carson daly does not make a cameo in the series but we have much more on the third and fourth hour including jenna and a very good morning to you. it is 8:56. >> i'm laura garcia. county supervisors are expected to create an independent over sight committee for the sheriff's office. county leaders have debated

similar plans for years. grand jurors cited some of the communities it serves, especially those with higher minority populations. happening now, our ginger is following that meeting. the debate should get underway at any time now so join us for a live report coming up in our midday newscast at 11:00. as soon as a decision comes down, we'll also post it to our down, we'll also post it to our twitter feed. here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families. we reduce homelessness, address mental health, provide spaces for addiction to be broken, create spaces of healing and restoration. for the first time ever, prop 27 will provide permanent funding for organizations like ours.

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