in a matter of seconds. hoda kotb is getting ready inside studio1a. large coverage from the largest school district in ohio where kids are headed back to class but their teachers are not. the dmantds teachers are making and a good wednesday morning, our top stories, some rather unexpected election results coming in overnight. >> yeah, and that could have major implications for both parties in the build up to the midterms. it's august 24th. this is "today." primary focus in new york, a democrat pulling out a big win in a key swing district. >> i honestly can't believe it. i cannot believe it.

[ applause ]. >> while in florida, a republican turned democrat advances in that state's governor's race setting up a clash that could impact the next presidential battle. we'll break down the biggest races as both parties get set for a november show down. relief on the way, president biden expected to announce a plan to forgive $10,000 per student loan debt today. so will you qualify? and how soon could it take effect? we'll have everything you need to know. stark warnings with the war in ukraine reaching its 6th month, new fighting rages on. the state department now calling on any americans there to leave. we are live with the very latest. getting candid, meghan markle facing backlash after opening up in her new podcast about life in the royal spotlight. >> i don't ever remember personally feeling the negative connotation behind the word ambitious until i started dating my now husband. >> the intense reaction from london in the wake of her latest revelations. all that, plus cost cutting

couture. >> it's sherpa-lined, so soft, and it's only 14.99. >> get ready to plan your next costco run, the new trend for finding deals on designer fashions at those big box stores. and let it slide, a new attraction in detroit shut down just hours after its grand opening for sending people flying. now, set to reopen. how they're making that ride a little less wild. today, wednesday, august 24th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome, so good to see you. we're so happy you're with us. it's a wednesday morning. craig is in for savannah. there are two types of people, there are the type of people who when they see that video of the

slide laugh hysterically, and there are the type of people who cringe and say, oh, my gosh. we're in the opposite camp. >> you're a cringer, i'm a laugher. all of these folks were okay, but there was concern in detroit in this giant slide they erected in a park. >> they're going to fix it up by friday. look, you're banging your head on some metal, we'll have to see how everyone does do. >> we're going to have the update on that in just a moment. we're also going to bring you the latest on the big news for the nation's more than 40 million people who are still paying back student loans. a lot of folks are going to be watching for that announcement from president biden today. we've got all the details on that in just a moment as well. but first, let's focus on those primary results overnight. all closely watched races in florida and new york. we have complete coverage, and we also have the take aways as we head toward the midterms.

we're going to start things off with nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. last night's primaries had a number of headlines from a member-on-member battle in new york to the youngest person potentially poised to go to congress. but the biggest takeaway of all came in that special election in new york where the democrat pulled out a victory over his republican challenger by running on a platform of abortion rights. the implications for the fall, democrats could put on a fiercer fight than expected to hold on to power with abortion at the center of it all. in the last major round of primaries before the midterm elections, critical races in florida and new york offering clues ahead of november. and the night brought a big surprise in new york with even bigger implications. >> i honestly can't believe it. i cannot believe it. [ applause ]. >> reporter: democrat pat ryan winning in a special election in a bellwether swing district that has predicted every presidential election since 1996. both parties glued to that race. ryan campaigned on abortion rights which democrats hope can fire up key voters this year in the wake of the supreme court's

roe v. wade decision and republican marc molinaro had focused on key republican issues, inflation and crime. in florida it was all about who can slow down governor ron desantis's possible presidential ambitions. >> what a night. >> former democratic congressman charlie crist will get another shot at the governor's mansion. >> this guy wants to be president of the united states of america and everybody knows it. >> reporter: but crist faces an up hill battle against desantis with florida voters shifting to the right since he was governor. congressman val demings won florida's democratic senate primary, hoping to unseat republican incumbent marco rubio in a race recent polls show is increasingly competitive. >> tonight is a good night, am i right about that? >> reporter: back in new york, a bitter battle between two veteran democrats is over. with congressman jerry nadler

defeating congresswoman carolyn maloney after a redrawn district map forced two committee chairs to fight for a single house seat. >> those new yorkers get to choose who best represents the people and values of this city. and you know what, i think the voters made themselves clear tonight. >> reporter: now, another big top line from the night, voters could be poised to send a gen z candidate, 25-year-old maxwell frost won his primary in florida, and if he wins in the fall, which seems likely, he'll be the youngest person in congress, making him more than 60 years younger than the oldest person in congress. hoda. >> generational gap there. let's talk about the other big story. president biden is expected to announce a decision about cancelling some student loan debt. i know a lot of people are watching this one closely. >> reporter: hoda, this is significant. that's right.

multiple sources tell nbc news president biden is expected to announce today that he will extend a pause on student loan payments until january, and his administration will forgive $10,000 in debt for those earning less than $125,000 a year. that's the expectation. we'll have to see what he says. but mr. biden is getting pushback. the president of the naacp saying on tuesday, forgiving $10,000 just doesn't go far enough to help borrowers of color, calling it a problem. and even the senate's top democrat, chuck schumer has called for mr. biden to go further, pushing for him to forgive $50,000 in debt. but on the other side of this, hoda, some economists have warned that the move could actually add to inflation, and republicans have called it a handout to the rich, arguing it would mostly help high income graduates. the bottom line here, though, all sides are going to be watching today's announcement very closely, hoda. >> indeed. all right. kristen welker at the white house, thank you.

also this morning, we are learning more about the classified documents at the center of the fbi search on former president trump's florida home. nbc's senior washington correspondent hallie jackson joins us with the very latest on this. so what more have we learned? >> reporter: today we're finding out that more than 700 pages of classified documents were taken to former president trump's home in florida after he left office. this is according to a letter that's now been released by the national archives. it was sent to mr. trump's attorneys in may. this is after the archives says it retrieved 15 sets of classified material back in january, including some stuff marked as special access programs. what does that mean? we're talking about some of the most closely guarded secrets of

the u.s. government, only a tiny number of people would have had access to that kind of thing. now, this is all in addition to what we already knew about from the search earlier this month. the eleven boxes of classified material the fbi found at mar-a-lago. the letter also says the justice department made clear to mr. trump's team in the spring, the important national security interest they're phrasing that the fbi had in getting this stuff back. all of it, craig, is raising new questions now about who had access to this material at mar-a-lago, and the potential risks to national security. >> let's talk about that. what does this all mean for the possible risk to national security, hallie, the handling of these documents that may oppose. >> reporter: it's a good question, craig, and we as members of the public don't really know, right. a damage assessment as they call it in the intel world would show the depth of that kind of risk, but four current u.s. officials tell nbc news it doesn't look like the country's top intelligence officials have actually formally started that process yet. the government has known since january that this sensitive material had been improperly stored at mar-a-lago. current officials say the lack of damages seems puzzling it suggests the biden administration is being super careful not to appear to be involved beyond this fbi, this doj investigation. that said, officials say there's probably been an informal survey of this material because intel agencies would want to know right away if let's say a human

source had been compromised from all of this. lawmakers have asked for a formal damage assessment. the timing on that, craig, is still tbi. >> lots to unpack, senior washington correspondent hallie jackson, thank you. meantime, two notable titim anniversaries are being marked in ukraine today the nation's independence from soviet rule falling exactly six months after the start of russia's invasion. and this morning, u.s. officials are urging americans in ukraine to leave fearing russia is about to intensify its attacks there. nbc's megan fitzgerald is on the ground for us. hi, megan, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you it's been relatively quiet in and around kyiv, but in the east of the country, in kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city, unrelenting shelling overnight, where residential buildings were targeted at least five people injured as this bloody war grinds on. this morning, ukraine is on high

alert, marking its independence day as its current fight for freedom continues. president zelenskyy with this video overnight. that day was exactly six months ago when tanks and artillery first started rolling into ukraine. air strikes shaking the country and its people to their core russian troops surrounded the capital city, occupying towns like bucha, shelling buildings, slaughtering hundreds of civilians, dozens buried in the cemetery have still not been identified >> what is ukraine without ukrainians, it is genocide what happens in bucha, and other cities. >> reporter: as the war rages on, ukraine sending a message to moscow this parade of burned out russian military vehicles is widely seen as an act of defiance many ukrainians say this is a jab at putin for his failed

attempt to take over the capital city of kyiv >> russians wanted to have their parade on the main street of here they got it. >> reporter: in the eastern south, russia has seized part of the donbas region and territory around the black sea but military experts say russia's advances have slowed its artillery supplies running low. in russian controlled mariupol, fears of a show trial for ukrainian prisoners of war, potentially breaking international law giving them immunity this video shows cages built inside a concert hall that russian state media says will soon be used as a courtroom, a move ukraine's president said will end all negotiations, and more help could be on the way from the u.s the biden administration is looking to send $3 billion worth of weapons and equipment to ukraine, according to two defense officials, help that can't come soon enough for ukrainians what do you make of the fact

that this independence day you're still fighting for independence >> this is definitely a fight for history. this is definitely a fight to reprove that we have a right to exist. >> reporter: now, ukrainian officials say the horrific war crimes and atrocities that we saw here in bucha are expected to be much worse in places like mariupol the mayor of kyiv says tens of thousands of ukrainians have been killed but because the russians still occupy that area, there's no way to account for the devastation. hoda >> megan fitzgerald, stay safe,t school district where classes are set to start today but with thousands of teachers now on strike, students will be

taught remotely, and yesterday, one protest was marred by violence, when someone fired a pellet gun at the picketing teachers nbc's maggie vespa is at the school where it happened maggie, looks like the protest has already started this morning there. >> yeah, craig, you can see they're back out after those scary moments yesterday at indian springs elementary school quickly on that, the union saying two teachers were hit by what they described as pellet bibi gun-type pellets and saying their members will not be intimidated. that's true, the strong showing on the first day of school, and they know other educators across the country are watching what's happening here in columbus closely. on the first day of classes in columbus, ohio, teachers are skipping school and holding the line roughly 4,500 teachers in ohio's largest district now on day three of their strike. their first in nearly 50 years on tuesday, the strike even taking a violent turn after several people were struck by pellets while picketing outside an elementary school the union says no serious injuries were reported students across columbus today will attend class remotely, taught by substitutes and administrators teachers holding strong to their demands, namely smaller class

sizes and building improvements. >> this conflict is not about salary our focus is accountability and fixing these schools >> we have to be mindful of that as we work to try inctoase salaries, to do it in a fiscally responsible way. >> reporter: the clash, not unique to columbus, experts argue frustration among america's teachers has been mounting for years. >> that shift happened during the 2017, 2018 school year that's where we saw a big increase in the number of strikes. >> reporter: dr. melissa arnold lions studies public policy points to successful past strikes, the chaos of the pandemic added to the momentum teachers are fed up. >> strikes are, by definition, desperate moves. >> reporter: this morning, experts say tensions are mounting in districts across the country. meanwhile, all eyes are on ohio. >> you are absolutely watching what's happening in columbus

>> i am. i am, and i hope educators across the state of north carolina are as well. >> reporter: in asheville, north carolina, county commissioner and mom amanda edwards wrote on facebook, with 6,000 vacancies, there's no way anyone can justify firing teachers. >> they're in the driver's seat, and they're leaving us rightfully so, unfortunately. >> reporter: in columbus, teachers on the picket line for day three, clearly community support, driver honking as they go by in the morning there is hope on the horizon the district and the union saying they are planning to go back to the bargaining table as soon as today. we'll see if we get a resolution anytime soon again, it won't happen in time for the start of classes this is the first day of school in columbus, and kids across the city will start remotely. >> maggie vespa, thank you. across much of the southwest has led to an unexpected discovery in texas, dinosaur tracks

take a look at these triangle tracks that were left by an acrocanthosaurus, not one of the ones we normally read about. 7 tons, it roamed the area 113 million years ago. the tracks emerged in recent weeks because the river died up in parts of dinosaur valley state park, southwest of fort worth. acrocanthosaurus. >> cousin of the t rex let's bring in dylan dreyer, resident dinosaur expert. >> good morning, guys. >> lots of rain. >> triceratops, much easier to say. we're used to that one more rain in hard hit areas like louisiana and mississippi, where once again, we have flood watches in effect.

these red areas indicate where we have flood warnings in effect through the morning. rain is heavy, the atmosphere is holding a lot of moisture, so we are seeing rainfall rates of about 2 to 3 inches of rain falling per hour, and unfortunately this whole storm system is moving very slowly, so the same areas are getting inundated with more and more of these heavier downpours. that's why, once again today through louisiana, through mississippi, we will see that flood threat because the storm system is not moving quickly in fact, it's just going to sit over this general area until it kind of washes itself out. more rain is in the forecast through the day today, into tomorrow, especially northern louisiana, central mississippi, where we could end up with flooding rains because the ground is saturated and, again, we could end up with 3 to 6 inches of additional rain in some spots that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds and that's your latest yourt in the next 30 seconds d categor. hi. ♪♪ you don't have to keep tabs on rotating categories...

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13 bucks >> tiktok influencers are going wild for the membership only wholesale retailer >> costco has these super cute kensie sandals. >> it's sherpa lined, so soft and only 14.99. >> the search term costco clothing finds racking up 2 billion views, thanks to designer brands at big discounts. what's your biggest core ever? >> definitely the hunter boots. >> reporter: usually found for 175, just 84.99 in costco. >> i live in los angeles, itcra >> repor does not rain here, we are in the desert and they sell out like crazy. >> reporter: jennifer maldonado has more than 19,000 followers for her tiktok costco couture. >> right before we got on this

conversation, i was on costco the app and i found a givenchy and valentino bag. >> reporter: i don't remember anything like this on my costco run. >> you have to take the time to look sometimes i'll leave empty handed it's just a matter of, you know, day and time and what they have in stock. >> reporter: jennifer also recommends touching the fabric, seams and zippers. costco is staying tight lipped about pricing and quality, but experts say be realistic. >> a lot of the merchandise that you get at these stores is kind of at an outlet level, kind of selection. >> you're not on rodeo drive buying them. you got to be realistic, we're at costco. >> reporter: it's not just costco getting into the discount designer game. >> i think we have been sleeping on walmart fashion. >> reporter: influencer posts about walmart, target and amazon clothing are also easy to find. >> discount fashion used to be the butt of jokes, what's going on >> there's definitely affordability. there's convenience, and i think this is a little surprising, but hype thanks to social media. >> reporter: this year, the hottest look may be money in

your pockets >> oh, there's nothing better than finding a good deal, buying it, wearing it, and then getting a compliment from it, and who doesn't want a 1.50 hot dog after a long day of shopping. >> we're shocked, kristen, by this entire story. it's amazing i can't believe this has been happening, but what about people who are looking for some of these items that you all were talking about but can't find them. >> right and this is another great tip from jennifer, she says costco has really excellent customer service and so if you see something on tiktok or on social media but you don't see it in your local costco, you can call them, and there's a chance they may be able to sell it to you and ship it directly to you. so some more good advice there >> this is a whole new world that kristen just opened up to everybody. >> was a trend, and probably just kind of -- now everyone's going to flock to costco >> we're all out of the couture, people.

>> a lot of work. >> dylan dreyer, what are you looking at this morning. we've got warm temperatures. we're not ready to say good-bye to summer yet, especially in the northwest, we're going to see highs well above average in the pacific northwest. also in the northeast, too, so enjoy it while it lasts. we do have heat advisories in seattle. actually, the temperature up to 84 degrees today, so that's about 7 degrees above average, portland's hot at 94 medford's hot at 97. redding, california, 93 degrees for a high today in the northeast, warm above average, new york city, 90 degrees and humid. same goes for d.c., boston, 83, matching burlington, vermont as we go through the upcoming weekend. chicago feels comfy on friday, 77 but then we're right back up to 87 on sunday, minneapolis, upper 70s, lower 80s, beautiful going into the weekend, and buffalo, we're going to get back into the 80s on sunday washington, d.c. does stay on the hotter side, 91 on friday. 90 on saturday today, though, we do still have to keep an eye out for the

heavy, potentially flooding rain near the gulf coast, especially louisiana and mississippi where we could see about 5 to 6 inches of rain in some areas that have good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to see our temperatures back to what we had yesterday. if it was cool in your microclimate, it's going to be cool today, but some of our inland valleys have been dealing with heat and that continues later today. concord has a high of 95 degrees expected today, while oakland will head for about 76 degrees. napa reaching 90 and upper 80s for san jose. temperatures in the hottest spots continue to reach into forecast. dylan, thank you straight ahead, guys, we've been waiting for this one, the giant slide that caused big problems, big in detroit this music, thank you, tom >> i think that's pretty funny,

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a very good wednesday morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> i'm kris sanchez at tech cu arena. the new home ice for the san jose barracuda. they'll be able to play perhaps before a sold-out crowd because the arena is a little smaller than the s.a.p. center where the development team used to play. the san jose sharks also get to practice here and also increases the ice that's available for community members whether it's youth leagues or adult leagues, curling, figure skating and such. the first time the san jose barracuda take to their home ice will be in october. grand opening today. let's get a look at that forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> yeah, we're starting out with

some clouds across much of the bay area, and look at the roads, it's still a mess, trying to get through 880 in oakland. so as we're starting out this morning, it's a mostly cloudy start and we'll start to see more of that sun peeking out, temperatures going from 60 to the low 70s, overall at least weather wise it's going to be a nice day. we'll reach out to 76 degrees in there, 88 in san jose. as you make your way to the south county, parts of the inland east bay and north bay, we're reaching into the 90s this afternoon. so for some of our hotter spots inland, we'll continue to see 90s through at least friday and then a little bit cooler for the weeken, make some plans to get outside. it's going to be very comfortable especially on sunday. laura? >> perfect, looks nice. thanks, ri. thanks, ri. thkaan here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families.

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it's it's 8:00 on "today", coming up, the votes are in >> what a night. >> we are recapping last night's critical primary elections in florida and new york the winners of some major races, and what it all means for the midterms then, reign of terror. >> i got myself in this position in case some debris were to fly through. >> a look back at hurricane andrew 30 years after one of the most devastating storms in u.s. history. reducing parts of southern florida to a

in case some debris were to fly through. >> a look back at hurricane andrew 30 years after one of the most devastating storms in u.s. history. reducing parts of southern florida to a debris-scattered disaster zone. just ahead, the lessons learned from that storm, and the resilient community giving us hope today. >> what overwhelms me really is the generosity, the compassion, and the determination to give back to be better than we ever were. plus, nip tuck up tick a look at the booming business of plastic surgery how the pandemic caused a big increase in those little procedures what you need to know. and "curb's" appeal, the side splitting hbo comedy renewed for a 12th season. what larry david is saying about playing the role of a lifetime, and the announcement makes fans feel -- >> pretty good. >> today, wednesday, august 24th, 2022 ♪ >> on our bucket list girls trip to the "today" show. >> from maine. >> shout out to our hometown, norfolk, nebraska.

>> hello, tennessee. >> music teachers soaking up the last bit of summer from shoreview, minnesota >> hi to our kids. >> watching in west palm beach, florida. >> charlotte from brighton, michigan, for my 16th birthday. >> traveled almost 5,000 miles to be here today from maui, hawaii >> hey, everybody, welcome back into wednesday morning we're so happy that you're with us savannah is enjoying some well-deserved time off, and we're going to get outside and visit with some fun folks in a little bit let's get right to our news at 8:00, shall we there's a lot going on, the results are in after a high stakes primary race in florida and new york nbc chief white house correspondent and weekend today coanchor, kristen welker, what this could mean for the midterms in november. >> reporter: big implications for november tuesday's primaries did deliver key clues ahead of the fall elections. the biggest take away, though, came from the special election in new york, where democrat pat

ryan pulled out a victory in a bellwether swing district. ryan campaigned on abortion ryan campaigned on abortion rights. rights that's an issue democrats are hoping will fire up key voters in the wake of the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade the republican focused on core issues including inflation, and crime. meanwhile, another bitter battle in new york to tell you about. this one between two veteran democrats with jerry nadler defeats carolyn maloney after a redrawn district map forced the two committee chairs who both have been in congress since 1992 to fight for a single house seat, and in florida, republican governor and potential presidential hopeful, ron desantis now knows who his challenger will be in the fall, former republican governor turned democrat governor charlie crist beat his challenger overnight. crist making his strategy clear, blasting desantis for his white house ambitions, all setting up for what could be an unpredictable november.

also big news out of the white house, we expect an announcement from the president today on student loans >> reporter: hoda, that's right, in fact, multiple sources are telling nbc news president biden is expected to announce today that he will extend a pause on student loan payments until january, and his administration will forgive $10,000 in debt for progressives have argued the move just doesn't go far enough. they're pushing for mr. biden to forgive as much as $50,000 in debt some economists on the other side are warning, forgiving student loan debt could add to inflation, arguing it will mostly help high income graduates. all sides will be watching this very closely, hoda. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. the fda is expected to authorize updated versions of the pfizer and moderna covid booster shots, within weeks. sources familiar with the discussion say approve could come around labor day. both target the original strain as well as the ba.5 omicron subvariant which is responsible

for nearly 90% of new cases in the united states. pfizer wants its shots authorized for people 12 and older moderna is asking approval only for adults. and today marks 30 years since hurricane andrew struck south florida with catastrophic results. our senior national correspondent kerry sanders covered that disaster for us he joins us now with a look back and also at how the region has renewed itself kerry, it is incredible because that storm completely changed south florida. >> reporter: you know, tom, they said afterwards that it looked like a war zone, and to emphasize that point, i'm here at homestead air reserve base, on the flight line in front of some f 16s to contrast what it looked like back in 1992 take a look here this is homestead air base back then, and you can see it was devastated f-16s tossed around like toys

and the damage was not just limited here to the base it went on for mile after mile after mile a catastrophe unlike anybody had seen before. the city of homestead, florida, is today rebuilt three decades ago, no one thought homestead would recover. hurricane andrew with wind gusts that broke one official gauge at 212 miles per hour across south florida, andrew destroyed 65,000 homes, left 175,000 people homeless. >> i remember getting scared i remember seeing the panic in my mother and my aunt's eyes >> reporter: barbara sazar was 5 years old protecting herself under a mattress at ground zero in homestead. >> then the ceiling collapsed. it collapsed where we thought

our baby cousin was going to be the safest. >> reporter: her cousin survived but the national hurricane center said 15 people were directly killed by the hurricane. i was reporting inside a car for wtvj and nbc news. >> i've got myself in this position in case something were -- some debris were to fly through. >> the amount of energy released in hurricanes is comparable to literally thousands of nuclear devices being released every minute >> reporter: initially, few knew how bad the damage was once we could fly in choppers, the picture of devastation became clear. >> there must have been about, let's say, trying to estimate, at least 300 to 400 mobile homes here, the rest are completely gone. >> reporter: also in the math, zoo miami, among the iconic pictures, flamingos herded into the bathroom for protection. are any of these survivors of hurricane andrew

>> actually eight of them. because flamingos can live to be 50. >> at the time, few believed the zoo would ever return, but then an interview here on "today" changed that >> when we saw the outcry from the public after that "today" show interview, guys, this is our home >> reporter: the tiger exhibit named after 12-year-old naomi browning, a zoo volunteer who told her mother before she was killed by flying debris, mom, i'm worried about the animals. today zoo miami has 3,000 animals, 500 species >> it overwhelms me really, the generosity, the compassion, and the determination to get back to be better than we ever were. >> reporter: you see resilience, not sadness. >> absolutely. >> reporter: could it happen again? well, this was one of only five category 5 hurricanes to ever hit the united states, but the experts say with the warming oceans because of global climate change, it's not a matter if but when

one of the big differences is the technology available today, guys back then they could predict a hurricane coming ashore in about a 300 mile area three days out now with improved satellites and other super computers, they can now pinpoint a hurricane three days out into a hundred mile area of the coastline. what we don't have yet, and we may never see is technology to actually stop a hurricane. guys >> kerry sanders for us. i was telling you guys earlier, i was in 8th grade, and i remember it perfectly. the noise that hurricane andrew made, i'll never forget. we stayed at my grandparents house because they had a home made of concrete our house we couldn't get too there were too many downed trees. i remember my parents calling friends who had lost everything just to make sure people were okay, and it really changed everything it changed the way homes were built. it changed neighborhoods, it changed families because people had to move away, and i remember kerry, that live shot. once we could get power, it was legendary he stayed throughout the storm. >> reporting from the floor of a

car. kerry sanders, thank you, another take away from the story, you're ageing quite well, my goodness. >> reporter: i can appreciate that thank you very much. >> thank you, kerry. >> reporter: i look like a kid in some of those pictures. >> a little boy. >> still do. how about a boost. 8:09 let's get going, we've got a good morning boost sometimes, guys, even heroes need a hug this goal keeper in argentina fell to his knees after giving up the winning goal. a scoreless 90 minute goal he looked distraught, and then a young man ran right on the field and consoled him. >> wow >> comforting hug there. the goalie returned the embrace, they got up together, the goalie's teammate joined, they all walked off to play and cheer another day. it's all right oh, right there. >> hugs always make it better, don't they. >> yes, indeed. coming up, we have been

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brings you to your own -- yourself, and you're constantly judging and wondering, do i really look like this, is that it. >> well, that's definitely one reason, and i think what's interesting about the whole looking at yourself on zoom, number one, it's distorted, like the video picture of you is not the same as in real life be jus yourself in the mirror, you're not grimacing, you're not making facial expressions in a zoom meeting you are. people are definitely concentrating on that. listen to what the surgeons said, the respondents said, the main reason people are doing all of these procedures now is that they didn't travel during the pandemic so they had this travel budget that they saved up and basically said 40% said people basically would pay any amount of money to get these cosmetic procedures done, and they just saved money in general but the whole concept of the zoom thing, it actually has a name it's called zoom dysmorphia. which is exactly what you were saying, it's kind of like, i look terrible on zoom, but the weird thing is, hoda, it cuts both ways, because people are also going back to the office, and now they're like, oh, my

god, now i'm going to be in person >> i got to dress up, look good. >> exactly >> which is interesting. >> if you were to let us know our rank, what are the procedures people are getting. what's, like, number one on the list >> number one on the list is lipo, which maybe doesn't surprise folks, because i know a lot of people gained weight during the pandemic, face lift, tummy tuck and breast lift what's interesting about the list, it's age, facelifts and eyelid lifts were most common in win over -- i feel like you're smirking, over 35, that's something i would consider and 31 and 45 was the rest of the list, and under 30, lip augmentation or lip filler, so it's interesting, right, and it wasn't just surgical procedures, there were also noninvasive procedures like botox and fillers and skin treatments and things like that. >> were you surprised about the

sheer number of just how much an increase you figure there would be some more that number seems really crazy. >> you know, it does, but i think, like, i mean, we all sort of -- and we're still in, don't want to say it's totally in our rear view mirror, there's a concept of carpe diem. people sacrificed a lot, we lost a lot, emotionally, economically with our physical health, and people were sort of saying you know what, maybe i'm not going to live forever, maybe now is the time to do something i have been putting off so wrong, and one thing about working remotely, if you do do a procedure, you can recover. >> you have time to heal just turn your camera off. >> right instead of staring at yourself so in a sense, i think it's kind of intuitive we've seen a lot of industries experience a little bit of a silver lining after the pandemic >> all right dr. azar, thank you so much. >> you bet. let's send it over to ms.

dylan dreyer, get a check of the weather. hey, dylan. >> good morning, everyone. we are going to see a lot of rain in the south, and the gulf coast. i want to point out the rain we're going to see in the southwest. it's been very dry when you have this monsoonal moisture, we could end up with some flooding, and there is a flooding concern even in areas like las vegas, we have the potential for isolated strong storms through the northern plains and in the northeast look for a good amount of sunshine. temperatures once again well above average getting into the good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with clouds but it will clear up inland. it's mostly sunny and we're headed for 93 degrees in some of our hotter spots inland. for the weekend, a slight cooldown especially on sunday into monday, stronger ocean breeze bringing in more cool air we've seen in san francisco. for today, san francisco heads for 70. we'll be in the upper 60s for the weekend.

forecast. >> all right dylan, if mr. roker were here, he would say it's the best part of the morning. >> nice to hear from anybody >> we ought to get to it we have a 20 minute larry david quote coming up. sir elton john, in two days, the legendary musician is set to release a new single with britney spears, the upcoming song called "hold me closer" is a remix of tiny dancer, it's going to mark britney's first new music since the termination of her conservatorship yesterday, he posted this video from a beef side party off the coast of france, where else would sir elton be, he sang along with the new track here's a little bit of that. ♪ in my hometown oh ♪ with sex and love no longer care ♪ hold me closer tiny dancer ♪ ♪ >> like, this is what works with dua lipa on the last track.

>> and i think he actually sang at that same beach club. . >> this was a whole new system of rolling out music now for pop stars. "hold me close" is out this friday good luck to sir elton on that he'll be watching the charts, trust me. dierks bentley is known for occasionally bringing his young daughter evie to join him on stage, and over the years, she's proven to have quite the voice and in a recent tour in tampa, she joined for a duty of pink's "all i know so far," take a a f listen listen. ♪ let ♪ let the light in ♪ >> wow, it was a little hard to hear her voice in that particular clip

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that means detective stabler, they're all uniting, thursday, the 22nd of september, right here on nbc, and you can find more information at today.com. remember when we were kids, the crossovers they would do like "happy days" and "laverne and shirley," what, my mind is blown. >> nothing like this people are represented by two separate yet equal and important groups, the people who investigate crimes and the district attorneys, who prosecute defenders, these are their stories. >> look at you was that a fraternity thing in college.hehole can. next up "curb your enthusiasm" fans of the laugh out loud series are feeling pretty good this morning yesterday the network announcing that larry david's improvised show is returning for season 12. it's a long time for larry david who has been playing larry david on screen for 22 years in a statement, here's what the comedian had to say, it's a long one, playing the role of larry

david has been the greatest honor of my life in researching this multifaceted multitalented man, i discovered there's more to him than i could have ever imagined he speaks six languages, brines his own pickles and spearheads a national movement to install a bidet in every home. i have been told from numerous sources that he is the most generous i'm so excited to once again transform into this force of nature i only pray that i can do him justice. >> wow >> end quote and we can't wait to see larry back in that role. he was quite literally born to play. >> that was brilliant. how about the most generous of lovers that was it. >> 22 years playing larry david. >> we've got a cool interview you're going to be doing in just a second >> mike tirico, and scottie scheffler, big weekend of golf. and popular fall accessories, jill martin is back with "steals and deals" after

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good morning. it is 8:26. san jose leaders plan to get feedback tonight on new license plate readers. the city installed them in april t monterey road and curtner avenue. the city plans to roll out new devices perhaps as soon as next spring. the meeting starts at 6:30. with a look at the forecast

this morning, meteorologist kari hall is tracking the numbers for us. >> fog will remain over the bay and keep temperatures down. we're headed for about 70 degrees today. inland it's going to be reaching 90 in napa, 95 in concord. palo alto will see a high of about 85 degrees. the rest of the week, our valleys are staying hot, but there will be a significant cooldown between sunday and monday as we get a lot more ocean breeze, bringing some of the cool temperatures in san francisco inland. we'll have another update in 30 minutes. i'll see you here then.

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26 is a money grab that doesn't guarantee a cent for non-gaming tribes. 27 requires 15% of all state revenues go to non-gaming tribes. the choice is clear. yes, on 27. ♪ and welcome back, 8:30 on a wednesday morning. it is the 24th of august another lively crowd here on the plaza. we're so happy you all decided to stop by thank you, thank you, thank you. >> we got a real nice bunch. we've got birthdays, we've got a 40th anniversary, a 16th birthday right there from michigan, a girl's trip. we got it all. guys, coming up, we are going bargain shopping jill martin has done the leg work for you and she's got all the steals and deals on jewelry and totes and boots and so much more as we get ready for the fall season. >> we look forward to that

plus, we have been meeting the talented actors from the new "lord of the rings" series all week, and we have three new stars with us today. how they feel about being part of one of the biggest tv shows, some are saying the biggest ever. first, let's turn to golf, the pga tour season long race for the fedexcup comes to an end at the tour championship in atlanta, 30 of the world's best golfers heading to east lake golf club to compete for the $18 million prize. our buddy mike tirico is there ahead of the action, along with world number one and reigning masters champ, scottie scheffler, aside from this being the last on the pga tour schedule, why is this event so big for them >> well, carson, it is the end of the year, as you said, it's a long year, but there's a huge bonus pool at the end, $18 million bonus for the player who ends up winning this week, and the good thing for this guy, scottie scheffler, the number one golfer in the world is he

gets a head start but he earned it because you play all year scottie scheffler starts this week two shots ahead of the field. it's weird but you've earned it because you play all year. >> it's strange to start a few strokes ahead. at the end of the day, it's a four-day tournament, going to do our best and see where it goes from there it's weird starting two strokes ahead. >> let's brag on you you had a hell of a year, won the masters, three tour events, nine top tens, finished season number one on the comcast business tour top ten, number one on the money list. i don't know, man, like, you're it what's been driving your success this year? >> you know, i've put in a lot of work over many years, and i think i'm finally seeing a few of the fruits of my labor and i've been fortunate to be in a position for a while where i've been surrounded by good people i've had the same coach since i was probably 7 years old, and, you know, he's taught me pretty

much everything i know about golf, and we have been trying to gradually get better over time, and this year we kind of hit the ground running with the first win in phoenix, and i got really hot after that and was able to win some big tournaments this year has definitely been pretty fun for all of us. >> truth be told, scottie has been anonymous walking around, now he has an entourage, he has handlers. >> the two shot lead as you look at the leader board, you've got patrick cantlay, looks to be the first to repeat at the fedex, rory, xander, sam burns is playing good who are you keeping your eye on? >> well, hopefully, you know, i mean, really got to keep your eye on everybody there's so many talented guys out here like you said, we're all good friends which should set up for

a fun week for all of us i think that's what it's all about, coming out here and competing and to be able to do it with guys you're close to is fun, and should be a special week for all of us. >> they say never count a man's money, you have done well in the earnings, number one on the money list, you stand to make another 18 million here this weekend. is it true, i read that you still have your 2012 yukon that your dad gave you in college is that the car you still drive? >> yeah, i still drive it. thanks for mentioning that here. i appreciate it. >> would winning this, and 18 more million possibly be enough incentive to get a new whip? >> i mean, maybe i just, you know, i like my car. i don't really have many maintenance issues with it if i buy something new, it could struggle i don't ever drive more than five minutes from my house. >> you turned it into another endorsement deal this will work out well for you. >> you're welcome, buddy it's a great event, we look forward to watching you, scottie all the best, great to see the 30 best on the pga tour doing their thing. an exciting weekend to watch starting tomorrow on nbc, exclusively, the golf channel and peacock as well. >> i could watch and listen to you talk all day. >> the only thing i know how to do.

>> 20 seasons says otherwise >> we can't get a new car now, it could be his good luck charm. don't change anything. >> he can get a new car now. >> but chooses not to. let's take a look at what's going on across the country today. we do have a that heavy rain down through mississippi and louisiana. keep in mind, we could end up with some flooding rain out of that, as another 3 to 6 inches of rain are possible warming up in the northeast, humidity will build back in. watch for flooding rain in the southwest with that monsoon and it's hot and heating up in the pacific northwest, we should get into the 80s and 90s and tomorrow, staying hot along the west coast still dealing with that flood threat, including areas like las vegas tomorrow, and then that rain is going to slowly move to the east, continuing, though, through eastern louisiana into mississippi, alabama, too. and it gets hot in the northeast, as temperatures once again get well above average we should see highs across the

it's going to be another hot afternoon for the interior valleys. we're headed back to the low 90s today. we're basically on repeat. we'll see this continue through friday. the weekend is looking a little bit cooler, especially by sunday into monday with high temperatures reaching the mid 80s, much more of a breeze. that's going to be some of our warmer spots. san francisco is up to 70 today. we'll see upper 60s for the weekend. forecast. >> dylan, thank you, coming up next, jill is bringing us a special fall edition of steals and deals, great bargains to make you eager for the new season's arrival

we're back. we got some steals and deals, fall, guys, is right around the corner. i know, i hated saying that, but

anyway, we've packed this with perfect accessories to help you transition to the next season. we've got of course the qr code, i'm happy your first item is sunglasses. >> summer is your favorite season each one has a different personality. i'm trying to make fall happier. sunglasses you need all year round. i always stress there are no rules with sunglasses, where you want, be stylish and i lose them all the time velvet eye wear style box, the retail is 139. there's 12 style boxes and each come with a set of three wear one for every mood you're in those look good. >> do they >> they're not great >> they're not the best i've seen that's why there's 12 styles. >> you know what jill does, she tells the truth. she goes, you could do better, but those are good >> you can and there are other options, maybe these. >> so you get a choice of 12

style boxes, the retail 139, the deal is $40. that's 71% off. >> for three pairs. >> you could wear them around. >> i'm going to meet you there i'm going to try these on. this one i'm excited about, i know you will be too the jennifer miller double necklace. >> did you say jennifer miller, you know she's my fav. >> retail 295. can you believe this is 80% off. 14 karat, yellow gold or white gold plating and it's adjustable it comes in either one i'm wearing them all together, because this layered look is in, you're like how do i layer it, how do i do it this is how to mix and match >> cool. >> which i love. the retail, 295. the deal, 59.50. that's 80% off. >> pause $59, down from 300 really beautiful, and you could dress it up or dress it down another item, these are gender neutral, i'm wearing one right now, the henry j. women's men unisex dive watches, retail 695

to 775, so they're 23 karat gold plates, stainless steel, they come in this box, so many styles beautiful gift. >> this is your kind of gift it comes in the box, you just add the bow and it's this beautiful leather box, retail, 695 to 775, the deal $79 plus free shipping, that's up to 90% off, and i like to wear an oversized face, so this is when you play around, you know, and feel. >> beautiful >> this one you'll love, the m.i.l.a. luxury tote bag, retail, 598, beautiful, yummy delicious leather, great is the interior organization inside. >> it has pockets. >> pockets on the inside, split pockets for your phone, easy access, plus, we love a closure, fits easily together. >> it's magnet. >> and what fun, these great colors. >> the retail 598, the deal is 89, that's 85% off. >> rain boots? >> yeah, these are great feel the inside of these

the 7 footwear halifax all leather boot retail is $59. faux fur on the inside, antislip on the outside this is like wearing a shoe. you don't need socks for them, and if it's raining, they're water resistant, retail 59, deal 29 51% off. and they're fun, exciting. >> cute fun colors now, the aduro power up 3 in 1 desk top wireless charging stand. that's exactly what it is, wireless retail, 59.99. you don't have to worry about the proper cable, don't have to plug it in anymore place it on and it charges so it comes in five great colors you can grab one for your office or a different one for your home every family member can have a different color plus it has the angle that you desire. retail, 59.99. the deal $19 that is 68% off. >> these are all really good things we can use. thank you, jill. to shop these deals scan the qr code or head to today.com/deals. craig, over to you. we've talked to royalty.

weave talked to elves from the middle earth so far this week. this morning, we're catching up with its human residents as excitement continues to build for the new "lord of the rings" series, but first this is "today" on nbc

welcome back. all week we have been welcome back all week we have been getting to know the cast of the new series "the lord of the rings: the rings of power" and this morning three more members of its expansive cast are joining us, representing the humans of earth. markella kavenagh, maxim baldry. tyroe muhafidin, and who gets mixed up with the mysterious being who fell from the sky. >> this stranger isn't a man or an elf or some baby eagle with a broken wing. >> that was one time. >> he's something else >> maybe something dangerous now you sound just like melva. >> anybody finds out that we helped a stranger and anything bad that happens the next three seasons will be our fault.

we'll get stuck in a rut >> go quick. faster before it crashes. >> markella, maxim, tyroe, good morning. >> good morning. >> how cool is it to watch yourself on screen like that >> so surreal. it's so surreal. >> i've caught the first couple of episodes, and reportedly this is a series that amazon is spending about a billion dollars on over five seasons what was it like when you told your friends and family that you had landed this role >> they still don't believe me they're like, they think it's all a conspiracy they're like, you're not in this show i'm like, i am my brother is always like, you're not really in any features yet, so. >> how about you, tyroe. >> it's taken me a year to convince my friends i'm not just an extra i flew to new zealand, i'm in the show, i promise you.

now that everything is coming out, i think everyone's kind of starting to believe it now >> yeah. and markella, you were actually working at a retail store at the time of this, as i understand it, right? >> yes, i was. >> and then you get this call to audition >> yeah, i was working in a retail store, and i was in the back room and i got a call that i had an audition for "lord of the rings" and i couldn't believe it and also didn't think it would go anywhere after that, and so it's very surreal to be here right now yeah >> and maxim, your character, again, not to give away too much, but you are someone that we see in the book, someone that we see in the film, and this is a character who really, you could make the argument, this is a character that could have stopped all of this from happening, and they chose not to >> yeah, he ruins everything >> well, you said it, not me how do you approach playing a younger version of someone like that >> well, it's really exciting, i guess. you can kind of build the

character from the ground up we know where he ends up, but j.d. and patrick, the show runners have the very difficult task of, you know, crafting the story, and seeing how we get from a to b. >> and tyroe, this is your first big role, you are on set, taking classes as well. you go from shooting a scene with orbs, to working on algebra. >> a little bit. whenever i wasn't on set, i was in my trailer doing school or in the hotel room doing school, so it was kind of fun because it kind of kept me grounded, but, yeah, no, it was a lot of work it was actually a lot more work. >> more work than us >> yeah. >> but here's the thing, they can't do algebra yet. >> absolutely not. >> i found it fascinating, first of all, it's taken forever to actually get to the screen because you had to shut down during covid, it took more than two years. there's one point during the two-year period where the two of you decided to take up karaoke, and this morning we have some exclusive footage, i believe

>> oh, no. >> i think we have some exclusive footage of markella and maxim, tell me what's happening here >> so we are in a very loud karaoke bar singing a song that we both. >> love. >> markella loves the song. >> this is like my favorite karaoke song i don't know why, but every time i would sing it, maxim would se. >> markella, maxim, tyroe thank you, safe travels, it's called "the lord of the rings: the rings of power." chef alfred portale is here, great recipes you want to add into your rotation you're not going to believe how delicious this is. we're going to cook it and we're going to eat it. first, this is "today"n nbc. o

and and we're back with "today" food and seasoned chef alfred portale, his illustrious career includes 35 years of the executive chef at iconic gotham bar and grill where he earned a michelin star, and among other accolades at the helm of his own restaurant, portal lee >> the restaurant is fantastic, people go there, great food, great wine list. i feel like i'm hosting a dinner party every night. >> what made you want to leave gotham after such a long reign. >> i always wanted to do italian, and here we are i have had a great time. >> i read your mom and grandmother, you're from buffalo, would cook italian food while you were growing up. how was it different, used american ingredients >> to some extent, this recipe we're making is something my mom used to make on fridays because growing up we couldn't eat meat on fridays.

>> right, lent so what are we making? >> an arugula pesto. a little different it starts with blanching, we blanch the herbs first, what that does is it sets the color so you get a nice really bright, bright looking pesto, and smooth so we let these blanch. >> it's not about cooking things off and stopping the cooking, it's about preserving the color. >> yeah, we're setting the color, exactly >> and it will give us a beautifully colored pesto. >> and if you don't have arugula, can you substitute that >> absolutely, increase the other herbs or i would use spinach, something else. so next, the ingredients, you got some -- you be in charge of this. >> zesting. >> in the blender, i have capers. >> we put the green in here, right. >> i've got them in here. >> we're going to add that, just a little >> that's good

we add the blanched herbs, and i have anchovy, garlic. >> we have our eating table over there. quiet, and that's a good sign. that means they're already eating this delicious meal. >> so normally, we would put the top on, i've got some extra virgin olive oil, and you want to add this in a steady stream to emulsify. save some time and here's our pasta >> what pasta, spaghetti. >> we're eating spaghetti today, angel hair. >> draining the pasta, i want some of this pasta water >> watch how you do it >> that's the pro movement right there. >> why do you like the pasta water. remind everybody of the

importance. >> you like it spacey. some chile. >> here's our pesto. >> makes it creamy, i think, the pasta water. >> it helps emulsify the sauce, add some cheese. and it's that simple a little bit of arugula, and wilt that in >> wow. >> do you typically, chef, add pasta to the sauce or sauce to the pasta just in general? i see people do either, where you put the pasta in and add the sauce into it. >> you always want it to cook a little bit, cook the pasta in the sauce. we keep the pasta al dente and finish it in the pan >> that is a beautiful, light, summery, let me take a bite of this. >> those tomatoes, they're just like popping. >> the tomatoes, are simply roasted in the oven. >> oh.

>> how long? >> about 20 minutes. 30 minutes >> so good. >> it concentrates the flavor. >> it's delicious. >> that's all you did to it. >> what do you think, hoda >> it's great. >> at this point, it's not too pestoey. i don't know how you did that. i don't know what part in the process. you can taste the lemon, the anchovy, nothing overwhelming, it's great. >> we're going to add a little olive, if you don't like olives, put less in. >> we're going to finish with a little more cheese. >> you want this experience, find yourself in the chelsea neighborhood of new york, go to portale and our chef friend is going to make this just like this if you want to make this recipe at home, go to today.com/food. i have a feeling a lot of people are going to be making this one tonight. chef, thank you so much. >> thank you >> craig you got good morning. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. we are following some breaking news. president biden within the last few minutes announcing more about his student loan relief program. in a tweet, mr. biden says that

plan will apply to anyone earning less than $125,000 a year. the feds will forgive $20,000 of debt for those who went to college on a pell grant and $10,000 for those who did not. the president is extending the payment pause through december 31st. he plans to outline this later today. we have all that information at nbcbayarea.com.

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