are in effect for each day of the forecast. >> also talking fire risks there. the brush fire along i-5 is an issue around lake castaic between the grapevine and l.a. you can travel, but restrictions in both directions. >> if you're staying right here, we'll be back with good thursday morning. the battle over the mar-a-lago search is heating up good thursday morning, the battle over the mar-a-lago search is heating up today. >> the clash ready to take center stage in court. this is "today." show down, the justice department and former president trump's legal team set to face off at a key hearing today. at stake, how to handle those top secret documents seized from trump's home, what both sides are saying as the fight intensifies. a live report straight ahead. feeling the heat. brutally hot temperatures out

west, shattering records. fuelling new wildfires and pushing the power grid to its limit. drivers warned not to charge their electric vehicles. meanwhile, down south, much needed help starts to arrive in mississippi. the national guard called in to support those residents facing a fourth straight day without running water. we'll have the very latest and your full labor day weekend forecast. shot in the arm. a new round of covid vaccine boosters could get the green light as soon as today. >> these updated boosters are critical. >> this morning the push to curb a winter wave. how well those shots will work and who should get them. all that plus, heading out. the play boar day travel rush getting under way this morning. and now there's a new way to help you deal with those flight cancellations and delays. what you need to know just

ahead. and shining star. serena williams continuing her magical run at the u.s. open. a thrilling win over the second ranked player in the world delighting another massive star-studded crowd. >> are you surprising yourself with your level? no, i know. >> i'm just serena, you know, so. >> "today," thursday, september 1st, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. a good thursday morning to you, welcome to "today." we're so glad you're joining us. savannah and hoda are enjoying vacations like a lot of families this week. after the first set i didn't know if she had any gas left in

the tank. >> leave it to serena. talk about grit, she pulled it off. >> you have to wonder at this point if it's destiny. who's ready for the labor day weekend? our friends out west will be looking at the dangerous temperatures that are set to xpant. and we'll look at what you can do to help with airline passengers. we're starting with the courtroom show down set to take place today. a judge set to decide if an independent party should be appointed to review the documents seized from former president trump's home. overnight, trump's team saying he's criminalized for possessing his own presidential records. hallie jackson has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning.

ahead of a court hearing in florida you talked about later today, the president's former legal team is accusing the justice department of twisting the framework of the president's request for that third party to look at the material. framing the documents as his own records and suggesting there's not cause for alarm, despite the justice departme justice department's clear concern. a defiant response this morning from the trump team, arguing it should have been fully anticipated that the former president would have had sensitive materials at his home, describing the documents as his own presidential records even though the law says they belong to the government and suggesting the national archives should have simply followed up in a good faith effort to get those classified records back. >> the trump reply basically says why didn't these parties

keep negotiating over the documents. doj's point is they tried that, it didn't work they tried a subpoena it didn't work they had to go to a search warrant. >> reporter: mr. trump's team arguing without a so-called special master to review the classified documents found at mar-a-lago, unchecked justice department investigators could leak and publicize aspects of their investigation. the trump team said this photo was included in the doj's filing earlier this week and say the documents were spread across the floor for dramatic effect. they call a description of a june 3rd meeting significantly mischaracterized the justice department said that's when mr. trump's attorneys swore they'd done a diligent search for classified material although agents found dozens of classified materials. >> that's not the way his office looks. he has guests frequently there >> that could undercut his attorney's arguments that the material was held in a secure setting. from the republicans, mostly

silence. >> i don't have any observations about that. >> reporter: mr. trump himself has hardly been silent posting messages and conspiracy theories on his social media platform in his most explicit support of qanon, mr. trump showing images of top democrats demanding they're the enemy and saying he should be reinstated or a new election held immediately. >> donald trump is trying to keep his base engaged and use them as leverage. >> reporter: mr. trump's social media platform has the fraction of the reach of twitter and facebook, where he is still

banned from posting. >> what could come from this hearing today? >> the judge is going to decide whether there should be the so-called special master the department of justice doesn't want that, the trump team wants that. and if that happens -- the judge said she would be preliminarily inclined to appoint one. but even if the special master is named it's not like the fbi investigation is going to stop it will take longer but will continue something else to keep an eye on craig, as we look at the filings, the former president has repeatedly claimed he declassified the documents in but his lawyers to this point still have not made that argument formally in legal proceedings. >> hallie jackson, thank you also this morning a wildfire burning out of control in southern california forced evacuations and led to the closure of a major interstate. the so called route fire has scorched 5,000 acres, interstate 5 was closed yesterday in both directions eight firefighters sustained heat related injuries. it comes at the beginning of a record breaking heat wave out west governor newsom has declared a state of emergency

officials are asking residents to avoid using major appliances and refrain from charging electric vehicles from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. quite the challenge. for more on the heat today, let's bring in dylan dreyer. >> this could be a record breaking heat wave out west because of the duration, intensity and expanse it's going to take up as it takes hold of the west right now 41 million people under heat warnings and advisories but we are going to see it expand to denver, wyoming, montana. record high temperatures likely in california today. las vegas 110 today. as we go into tomorrow, still looking at high temperatures, about 5 to 15 degrees above average. record highs likely denver, 93 degrees, for a forecast high tomorrow the first eight days in denver -- the first eight days

of september are forecast to be up into the 90s. as we go into the weekend, sunday, monday looks like the hottest temperatures we've seen so far a high of 125 for saturday, sunday, and monday in death valley keep in mind the hottest temperature recorded on earth in the month of september is 126 degrees. it's a possibility that we could get up to that over the weekend. los angeles on sunday should get up to 101, craig >> dylan, thank you so much. big news this morning on the covid front ahead of a potential fall and winter surge, a cdc advisory panel is meeting today to weigh in on a new set of vaccine boosters, tailor made to fight the omicron variant just approved by the fda. joining us with everything we need to know, dr. richard besser, president of the robert wood johnson foundation. dr. besser good to have you, thanks for your time this

morning. let's start with the two new boosters could get approved as soon as today. who should be in the front of the line to get the shots, dr. besser >> thanks, craig i'll watch closely to see what the advisory committee to the cdc says but one of the things that's clear is covid is not over more than 400 people every day in america are dying from this people's risks varies, elderly individuals are at greater risk of disease, hospitalization, and death. and people with certain medical conditions that put them at increased risk i expect if the cdc is supportive of what the fda has now authorized that they're going to recommend this for high risk individuals i'll be interested to see what they say in terms of people who

are at lower risk. we don't want, craig, people to be living in fear but we want people to have what they need to reduce their risk. >> to that point if i had the primary vaccine and i've had two boosters already, do you think i'll even need to get this one >> well, you know, that's what i want to hear in the discussion >> okay. >> thankfully, the younger you are, the lower your risk is of getting severe covid and dying from this. we still have a lot to learn about long covid the symptoms that linger and go on after someone's had an infection. we won't have data to know whether this reduces the chances of that. but as someone who's younger and healthier, that's not something you want to have the special thing about the boosters is they target the leading strain of covid right now.

as we come together, spend time closer indoors, the risk of transmission goes up and i expect we're going to see surges if that's done in a time people have added protection, i think we'll save lives >> ba.4, ba.5. 90% of the people who get covid, those are the strains they're getting, right >> that's right. those are the strains they're getting. this is the first vaccine we'll have here in america that target those strains. the companies have made boosters against omicron before but this is the first time we'll see them available in our country what the adviser to the fda said was wait and target the particular strain we're seeing in america that's what these two boosters do >> i read some criticism, concern that these new vaccines have only been tested on mice so far, human trials are just beginning. what do you say to that? >> well, you know, these are slight modifications on the previous boosters that were used this is the same kind of approach that's taken for flu vaccine each year.o the vaccine, they allow it to move forward. but i do think some people are going to want to wait. they're going to want to wait

and see how it goes as it's given to more people. one of my big concerns is that the government lacks the resources to get these vaccines out into every community. what we see with covid, the impact has varied by community and they need to make sure that whoever wants the vaccine, they get it. >> always good to have your perspective, thank you dr. besser. to ukraine and the mission to prevent a disaster at the largest nuclear power plant. a u.n. team is expected to begin inspections today, despite the heavy shelling near the facility. meagan fitzgerald joins us with more. >> reporter: the entire mission is under threat. heavy shelling, and now the entire world is bracing for potential nuclear disaster. >> this morning europe's largest nuclear plant under fierce attack. the plant shifting to backup generators for the second time in ten days. the facility under inspection

now even more dangerous and delayed. as both ukrainian and russian officials accusing each other of attacking the route the scientists were meant to take. the mission is to prevent a nuclear accident after shelling the last several months. the inspector general of the agency says -- >> having come so far we are not stopping. >> reporter: trying to negotiate their way into the plant. as fighting continues in much of the country and ukrainians work to push the russians back, daily life goes on. so the bomb dropped there, all the windows blew out and the kids were in school. >> reporter: today children across ukraine are returning to school but this year a bomb door is required. so they're given strict instructions in case the russian military attacks. this couple deciding the trip to safety was faster than school.

>> if we are at home we live on the 17th floor. so we understood that we won't be going down every time it goes off. in the kindergarten when this air-raid goes off, they go to the basement, every time. >> reporter: nonprofit groups have raised money from around the world in an effort to give these students a sense of safety, even in a country where no place is safe. >> i want them to know that people care about them. people all around the world. but we have to make everything possible to bring comfort to them and to allow them to get the education. >> reporter: now, in russia, students are also returning back to school there where they raised the russian flag. here in ukraine in russian

occupied territory, students are being taught in russian. back to you. new developments to tell you about this morning in that ongoing water crisis in jackson, mississippi. officials there scramble to get a failing treatment plant back online, tens of thousands in the state capital are still without clean water this morning and it could be a while before it's back. guad venegas is at that plant for us once again. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning. this is the fourth day people in jackson have to wake up to a broken water system, this after a month of that boil water notice in place. some people with no water at all. with the emergency declaration approval by president biden we expect the national guard to begin operations today we saw

vehicles arrive yesterday, including tankers, they're going to help with the distribution effort while the joint effort restores service here at the water treatment plant. >> another day under a state of emergency for the people in jackson, mississippi. a city without clean running water. >> the whole community is suffering. >> reporter: for frustrated residents, there are still no assurances on when the water will run like it should. >> there are interruptions in the system that are causing low pressure and in some instances no pressure for jackson residents. >> reporter: for many who cant afford to buy drinking water, overwhelmed distributions are the only option. >> i've been here three hours, there's no organization. it's not fair to the people waiting. >> reporter: others filling jugs with nonpotable water. the national guard expected to join the distribution efforts. residents like kelsey are calling on leaders to do better. >> this is going on too long to

not have it figured out by now. >> reporter: state officials say the treatment plant failed entirely sunday evening after years of problems and issues were flagged last month according to a report obtained today, including staffing shortages, monitoring failures and soaring customer complaints. the epa telling nbc news they are working closely with fema as well as communicating with state and local officials to address the growing crisis. the city's mayor said progress is trickling in. >> we're expecting pressure to start increasing. >> reporter: but not fast enough in a state that has more than enough water but no functioning treatment plant for its capital. that water pressure expected to increase today because of a new pump that has been installed. the mayor said they ran into challenges when they first

installed the pump yesterday but he expects it to be operating today. the officials are saying that residents have to keep in mind there's a lot of repairs necessary but the full-service won't be restored immediately. they have to be patient as they work on the water distribution in the city. >> hard to ask folks to be patient when it's 2022 and there's no running water in their city. let's check with dylan for the rest of the forecast. we talked about the heat out west, but flooding concerns through texas and heavier rain moving to oklahoma where it's been relatively dry. kind of much needed rain in oklahoma, but not so much texas. beautiful day in the northeast, humidity is gone back through the west, upper 80s, lower 90s a little bit above average for this time of year. that's the weather across the country. we'll look at your area in the 30 seconds the 30 seconds scally creative - could you hold this?... carpooling's a classic. okay at some point the tube is empty. oooh, saving on gas and the gym?

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we'll take you inside her stunning upset before a record crowd to move forward at the u.s. open. and she's back on the court with her sister today. plus a brand new tool is being rolled out today to help when delays and cancellations ruin your plan tom costello is here to break it down and help you get ready for the long holiday weekend but first, this is "today" on nbc. n nbc.

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delay use of major appliances like the washer and dryer until the alert is over. if you've got to be outside today, doctors remind us to drink lots of water. time to get a look at the forecast. as they say, it's going to be hot, hot, hot, kari. >> the inland valleys heat up today as we take a live look outside san jose. cool temperatures with the low 60s. look at the trend throughout the late morning into the afternoon. upper 80s by 2:00. as we go toward the weekend, this is a look at our microclimates and what we're expecting for saturday, with highs hitting over 100s for the interior eastbound. 90s from the north bey to the south bay. then on sunday is when we start to reach the peak of the heat, brentwood 111 and 112 on labor day. this dangerous heat will continue for several days on end. the overnight temperatures are most likely only going to make it into the upper 60s and low 70s. going into tuesday, it's still brutally hot. for spots like fairfield and livermore, down to morgan hill

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>> glad to be here. let's get to your headlines on a thursday morning. democrat mary patola defeating sarah palin. she's the first alaskan native elected there. the special election was the state's first test of ranked choice voting. a small fire caused big problems at orlando's airport last night take a look. you can see smoke rising from an area above a burger king restaurant this is inside the terminal there. passengers in the air affected were evacuated while firefighters put out the flames. the fire impacted about a dozen flight's. one of spain's most popular festivals came back yesterday. folks from around the world filled the streets for the tomato fight check that out 130 tons of overripe tomatoes to chuck at fellow participants

the event not a new one, it was inspired by a food fight by children back in 1945. >> peeling tomatoes off you days after that. let's get to the story that everyone is talking about this morning. serena williams' magical run at the u.s. open. >> it was so fun to watch last night. playing in what is likely her final tournament the 40-year-old legend pulled off a stunning upset last night. keeping her quest for a record equaling 24th grand slam title alive. >> rehema ellis is over at arthur ashe stadium with the highlights. good to see you. >> good to see you guys. it was another electric and heart pounding night here at arthur ashe stadium. and a rare time to see serena playing as the underdog. but for the thousands of fans to showed up here, they helped one

of the greatest to play the game and rally to another big victory. a spectacular second round win for serena williams. the tennis legend celebrating with her iconic twirl after rallying through a third set for the upset at the u.s. open defeating the number two ranked player in the world. >> i'm just looking at it as a bonus. i don't have anything to prove i don't have anything to win and i have absolutely nothing to lose >> reporter: serena showing she's not ready to evolve away from the sport just yet. >> there's no rush here. there's still a little left in me, we'll see. >> reporter: the icon's daughter giving her mom a big hug after wednesday's victory. >> i'm just serena. >> reporter: serena bringing out the stars to arthur ashe stadium once again, including her big sister venous, actress zendaya and golfing great tiger woods.

after the match woods tweeting it was a privilege to watch greatness. lebron james paying tribute to the g.o.a.t. >> g.o.a.t. talk >> reporter: and thousands cheering her on in the big apple. >> i wanted to see her on her farewell. >> reporter: as the 23-time grand slam singles champ seeks her record tying 14th major. >> the 1999 u.s. women's doubles winners. >> reporter: she's also aiming to her win the doubles title with venus. >> it was serena's idea, she's the boss. >> reporter: this morning fans wondering if serena is really stepping away from the game after this tournament. >> maybe that's not true who knows. tom brady said he was quitting, right. >> she can come back any time she wants. she's serena >> reporter: for now one of the

greatest athletes of all time saying her main focus is to just enjoy her time on the court. >> i feel like i've already won, you know, figuratively and mentally, it's just pretty awesome the things that i've done >> reporter: as serena joins her big sister tonight, it will be a historic first primetime doubles match here at the u.s. open and the first time the sisters have played together since the french open in 2018 >> i can't wait. >> thank you >> i think i'll give up on sleeping this week >> her daughter turns five today. >> my goodness. >> watching you forget that serena williams, i think it's five matches the last 14 months. >> that's amazing, to return to the court and look like the champ she was. playing tennis, a silent sport in front of 24,000 people. >> there were times she had to talk to the crowd and say easy there. >> she wagged her finger. >> she did. >> 23,988 of them pulling for

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repeat of this summer's travel nightmares, the nation's airlines are this morning spelling out how they treat passengers when flights are delayed or cancelled due to factors under their control. like a mechanical issue or staffing shortage, not weather related, alaska, american, southwest, jetblue all say they provide meals for customers delayed for three hours, offer hotel rooms for those stranded overnight. just two weeks ago, transportation secretary, pete buttigieg told us the airlines must improve their customer service or the government could soon impose tough new requirements. >> now you're laying down the law for the airlines they can pony up on their own or you can

enforce it for them. >> i'm giving them an opportunity right now. >> reporter: the airline's announcement coming on the same day the d.o.t. rolls out a new dash board website, one stop shopping so customers can see each airlines' policy spelled out. some get green checks others get red x's. and today 38 state attorneys general saying they have received complaints about airline customer service, including about systemic failures to provide required credits to those who lost travel opportunities during the pandemic they want to enforce national and state consumer protection laws >> any airline is ridiculous. >> reporter: in june alone, complaints jumped 270% above prepandemic levels if you're traveling today, you may see off duty pilots

picketing, not striking. alpa, the biggest pilot's union said pilots are exhausted after working record overtime while airlines struggled this summer >> in the past yes, there would be overtime flying because airlines fly more in the summer now it's relentless in the recovery. >> with the holiday weekend how busy is air travel expected to be for those folks >> reporter: get there early 12.7 million people are going to be flying over the extended labor day weekend. about 2.5 million or so per day. busiest airports, the typical busiest airports, atlanta, denver, lax, you'll have lots of friends with you 23% of flights in august alone were delayed so this continues to be an issue, mostly related to summertime weather hopefully

that improves over the coming weeks. >> tom costello outside dulles on a gorgeous day. thank you. speaking of travel, don't stop after labor day, september is a great month to get away and it's filled with deals we'll tell you where to look for big savings. >> a few places people have not heard of or been to. labor day is a couple days away but how are we looking in general? >> nice out west, but hot. what i like about the first of the month we look back at the last month and give you numbers. >> no one gets more excited. >> it's been hot out west, hot in the northeast, cooler than average in the southwest because of the rain recently same for the south and we've had several areas that broke record high temperatures across the month of august those red dots indicate areas it's been the hottest august ever yellow indicates the top three

newark and philadelphia had the most 90 degree days ever in august boston tied it with 11 days with high temperatures of 90 degrees or higher. now that we're in september, what can we expect for this month? continue with the warmer than average temperatures out west as the monsoonal season comes to an end. we should see warmer than average temperatures in the southwest too. and continuing with the trend in the northeast. as for rain, dryer than average where we need some of the rain, especially across california where it's hot and dry and fires are likely to spread easily. and keep with the trend of wet weather along the gulf coast i'm meteorologist kari hall. today some of our hottest spots inland like san martin and fairfield hit 100 degrees today. then tomorrow is just a degree or two lower, but thin the real heat hits us on saturday through

labor day. it continue into tuesday as well. even though the inland areas are going to be hitting triple digits, san francisco expecting modest warming with the fog lingering near forecast >> thank you, dylan. just ahead, a struggle for all parents during this back to school season. mastering the drop off line. we've all been there there's a mom going viral for her solutions to the drop off line you don't want to miss this one. we'll have it for you right after this nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. nucala is not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your asthma specialist about a nunormal with nucala.

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we are yielding. it's not a stop. it's a yield. >> boom. >> we are not stopping we are yielding. >> she keeps rolling, slowly, too. >> those kids know what to do. >> the tuck and roll the principal even gave her a call, she was worried she was getting in trouble, she was getting congratulated. >> if you keep the kids on the passenger side, you don't have to get out, open the door, three hugs, pat on the butt. >> did you get dropped off >> no. my parents worked. i had the bus. >> i don't think my parents knew when i was going to school half the time getting dropped off. >> uphill both ways in the snow. >> but it's true. >> way to go mom way to go. >> making things efficient. taylor swift surprised us announcing a new album now we'll have more about that this morning. but first, your local news

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90s and highs over 100 degrees as you make your way inland. along the coastline, upper 60s and low 70s. there will be a range of temperatures and places where we can cool off. the valleys dealing with excessive heat on saturday. the excessive heat warning going up for all the areas shaded in pink. we could see some spots reaching up to 110 degrees. not only the weekend, but that extends into labor day and the day after as we see several days of highs over 100 degrees. it's going to be a while before we cool off. so we do have to be really careful these next few days. while san francisco will be in the 70s. >> thanks, kari. another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. i'll see you back here then.

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conditions along with your labor day forecast plus, show and tell. >> we need your help we need your support let's work together to create a wonderful community. >> we talked to a group of teachers about the state of our schools from burnout to banning books to how to keep schools safe what they're saying and want you to know as the school year gets under way. and buying solo. we'll tell you about the old school star wars prop taking in more than $1 million at auction. giving new hope to one lucky fan with many now asking, who bid first? "today," thursday, september 1st, 2022. good morning, louisiana. >> girls trip from jacksonville, florida. >> here for lexi and logan's birthday. >> from memphis, tennessee. >> thank you.

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the fight over the documents seized in the mar-a-lago search heats up in court today. a judge ruling on former independent monitor to serve as a check on the justice correspondent hallie jackson joins us with the latest good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. it is a defiant response this morning from team trump arguing it should have been fully anticipated that the former president would have been had classified material at his home. they're describing the documents as his own presidential records even though the law says they belong to the government and suggest the national archives should have followed up in a good faith effort to get the material back. legal experts point out the department of justice tried that the former president's attorneys are arguing for a special master to review documents found at

mar-a-lago the justice department is arguing against that but ultimately a federal judge is going to make that call if she says yes, to the special master both sides say it should be somebody with the proper security clearances. it could slow down the investigation but not stop it altogether. >> hallie jackson, thank you temperatures will be soaring again today in southern california, after a day of record heat, well over the 100 degrees mark drivers are being told not to charge their electric vehicles the wildfire threat also remains high dylan has the latest on how the extreme weather could impact labor day weekend and travel plans. >> it's going to stay hot. sunday, monday should be the hottest temperatures we ale see out west it's just getting started, the heat wave. it's dry as well, that leaves to

the threat of fires. we have warnings across california, fresno up to 108 degrees, labor day, bakersfield, california well above triple digits las vegas well above 100 as well for the rest of the country for your labor day weekend, we are going to see the chance of more flooding down along the gulf coast, it's wet, the ground is saturated and potential of more flooding beautiful across the northeast, and the great lakes too. sunday remains in the 70s, could see a few isolated storms on sunday, nothing to cancel plans on in the northeast. and then for labor day, very hot, very dry out west summertime temperatures across the northern plains, more scattered showers and storms in the southeast and a little unsettle in the northeast temperatures upper 70s, lower 80s. not too bad of a holiday weekend. president biden travels to philadelphia for an event this evening delivering a prime time address outside of independence

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this year's biggest challenge so far, a massive teacher and school staff shortage, the nation's largest teacher's union estimates 240,000 vacancies across the u.s in florida schools are recruiting veterans to teach earning their certifications as they go. in arizona, students earning a bachelor's degree in education can start teaching before graduating. >> it seems like every district is putting a band-aid over a bullet wound. >> we sat down with teachers from new york and new jersey nick and sarah teach history eric a music teacher patty teaches spanish. from five years to more than 20 years working with students. they want you to know what it's

like to teach right now. why are so many teachers leaving the profession >> the workload is immense no one came into this profession to be rich a simple thank you and gratitude is all we need. >> whether it's the global pandemic, the gun violence pandemic, even feeling under attack. >> this is our dream job -- >> yes. >> the fact that people are leaving their dream job should be concerning everybody. >> this is 2022, and it seems like the challenges teachers face are greater than ever before. >> teachers aren't allowed to be themselves i identify as a black, out, gay, male teacher but some teachers can't share their identity with their students or within their school districts for fear of being fired. >> it should not be political for a child to walk into a class and feel seen, heard, and they exist. we just want every child to feel safe, loved and seen. >> safety top of mind. norman from texas retired from teaching in may. he said in march of 2018 after the school shooting in florida he got approval from the school

and parents to train and carry a concealed firearm in class. >> when those shootings took place, every student came to my mind the thought goes over and over in your head what if that was us? >> by no means do you think all teachers should be armed >> that is correct i don't think that's something that should be forced on anyone. >> for me i would say school is a sanctuary. if we're at the point we're requesting whether a teacher should carry a gun, we should re-evaluate society not schools. >> as for politics and education. >> look in the '60s teachers were called communists because we opened mind people in power don't like independently thinking people. >> they say the kids are what inspired them to start teaching and they're the reason they still do >> with gen z, they have so much access to information, they're sharing their voice. there's a major shift and change happening because these kids are

not selling for anything they're holding us accountable guess what's going to happen when they're adults. >> your final thought on what you want people to leave this conversation knowing about the state of teaching. >> shut off the noise from the politicians. they're not honest with you about who we are think back to the teachers you had in school. you probably look back fondly on at least one or two teachers that's who we are. >> team work makes the dream work. >> say that. >> we need your help, we need your support let's work together to create a wonderful community, a good community, makes a good society and a good society makes a wonderful world. >> don't you love that it's so true we all have at least one teacher who made such a big difference for us so we have to remember that and know that education is a team sport it takes all of us. >> that was a powerful conversation for folks watching and listening

right now, what are some things that people can do to help out their teachers help out their schools >> it's so important if you're a parent or guardian, to speak up. this is so important for parents to support their teachers and demand excellence in their schools but ask questions, what kind of resources do we have what are you as a district doing to recruit and retain teachers, how are you paying them? these are all things that parents have to be vocal about light on teachers.ining a >> your mom was a teacher. >> my mom, both of my grandmothers. >> my mom, my mother-in-law teachers. >> instead of complaining, be a part of the solution, they need you. >> my mom used to say about parents. it really bothered her when a parent would show up at the school when there was a problem but that same parent wasn't there for a pta meeting. they only showed up when they had something to complain about. >> be part of the solution, that's the right approach and mindset.

>> we love you teachers. dylan dreyer, how about another check of the weather, my friend. >> today we are going to get going with the record high temperatures out west. it's going to be an issue that sticks around all through the weekend and early next week. flooding possible down through oklahoma and texas still along the stationary front that has not gone anywhere we'll likely see showers and thunderstorms in the southeast, too. low humidity, temperatures mild in the 80s and back through the northern plains and upper midwest, starting to heat up ag . good thursday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. take a look at fog over the golden gate bridge right now. this is what is going to keep the extreme heat away from san francisco. as temperatures head for the low 70s. but then we're going to see it warming up as you make your way away from that fog, it is going to reach into the 90s, 88 in san jose. more of the same tomorrow with some of the most extreme heat hitting us for saturday, continuing through tuesday with this excessive heat war

>> if you're headed out the door, take us with you, tune to "today" show on sirius xm 108. >> now pop start. >> double duty. >> starting with taylor swift, august may have slipped away but now it's almost fall we have exciting stuff to look forward to a few days after she announced her next album, "midnights" it's coming next month. the star is giving fans three reasons to get excited over the project. she revealed overnight that her record will come with three special editions version, jade green, blood moon, and mahogany. she's done retro with this one they'll be available on vinyl and cd the 13 track collection is out next month i feel like artists have to come

up with new ways to actually sell units. >> i just love that cds are back. >> true. >> vinyl came back, now cds are back. >> i'll get you a cassette and we can turn back the clock. >> but the cd walk man never worked. >> you know what never came back, the 8 track. >> a little bulky. steph curry just knocked out three major life milestones in one day. yesterday steph visited davidson college, where he donned a cap and gown to receive his diploma. and he was also inducted into the davidson athletics hall of fame but more, he became the first person in the school's history to have a jersey retired look at that, up in smoke. i love that. steph's wife and kids got to join him for the day of festivities. it's been a long time coming for curry where he attended davidson

from 2006 to 2009. we are sending a big congratulations to the new grad. >> that's good. >> they're not done at davidson. if you get steph curry to campus you have more. >> exactly they did it right putting the jersey up and retiring it that way. when you think of iconic props from the mega franchise of star wars, your mind goes to light sabers but who looks better than hans solo with this? >> that's hans with his dl-44 heavy blaster pistol in the first star wars film and now one owner is the proud owner of that prop gun thanks to a legendary bid. it was estimated to bring in between 300 and $500,000 >> how much? >> a million.

>> very close. >> a whopping 1.05 million bucks. harrison ford used this one in 1977's "new hope" and it's the only surviving one from its -- of its kind from production. >> does the blaster still work >> it's a prop gun i don't think the red laser comes out. >> it needs batteries. >> is there any prop from a movie you would spend a million dollars on. >> is r2d2 a prop or character >> both. >> the delorean. >> i was think about the ferrari from ferris bueller's day off. next up, dolly parton. is there ever a day dolly doesn't pour herself a cup of ambition she has added another title to her endless resume yesterday dolly launched her own line of pet products it's called doggy parton

it's inspired by dolly's glitz and glamour. her first record was called puppy love nearly six decades ago. in a post, parton channelled her "steel magnolia's" character, giving a puppy blow out in his doggy dolly wig. parts of the proceeds support the willow by farm, an animal rescue farm. you can go to doggy parton on amazon to buy your products. carson, he's not here. why? he's out this week recovering from back surgery. yesterday he shared an update, on tuesday morning i underwent successful interior lumbar back fusion surgery the same operation my golf buddy tiger woods had in 2017. we're basically the same person. next up the road to recovery also like tiger i plan on winning the master in two years.

he's certainly been missing playing golf nice throw back to tiger there wish him a speedy recovery. >> absolutely. coming up we join stephanie mansour on the plaza in a stretching routine to prevent pain and injuries. it is 8:26, good morning, i'm marcus washington. rising temperatures and time working against teams in oakland, now cleaning up thousands of dead fish on the shores of lake merritt. crews started work there with taking the fish out due to them dying because of the intense algae bloom. and it is not just a problem there. and in warmer weather, typically it makes it worse. too much algae leaves less room for oxygen and the concern in oakland is that the rotting fish will lead to even stronger foul odors. time to get a look at the

forecast. and behind that all, kari, is the rising temperatures. >> just looking at that video makes my stomach turn. it is going to warm up in morganhill. almost 100 degrees there. and 103 in fairfield and low 80s for oakland. in the day tomorrow, a repeat of today. saturday is when the heat hits us with more widespread triple-digits across the map. with our interior valleys reaching over 100 degrees for not only saturday but through labor day and on tuesday. as people are heading back to work, it is going to be slee to col down. but we're seeing much cooler temperatures in san francisco, in comparison low 80s for the weekend. weekend. >> another lal news updateoc what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27?

26? not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundreds of million to help solve homelessness. the choice is clear yes on prop 27.

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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. ♪ we are back at 8:30 on a thursday morning, a happy crowd is with us on this first day of september. we certainly want to thank everyone back here -- or want you to come back here because tomorrow we have a great concert ahead for the long holiday

weekend. >> yes, we do. brandi carlile, one of the most acclaimed singer song writers on the planet will be here on the plaza tomorrow come out for brandi. we should mention fan passes are available now for our little big town show, friday, september 16th go to today.com/concerts you can join us for little big down then. brandi carlile tomorrow. >> we have fun on the plaza this morning as well. look who's here. steph is here with a few of her friends. they're going to help us focus on stretching before and after the daily walks. >> you can't forget to stretch as part of your routine. >> yes. >> the calendar may read september but that doesn't mean vacation season is over.

this is a great month to travel and can be more affordable we highlight the top destinations at deep discounts you should consider. our grill dads are in the house doing what they do best. we'll do a little eating with them share two spins on chicken sandwiches perfect for your labor day barbecue. >> before we do anything else we want to take a moment to shout out our friend and colleague kate snow. because kate wrote a really powerful essay about taking her son to college she dropped off her boy at school and writes about what it was really like to say good-bye when she dropped him off on campus it's good. >> it's harder for a lot of parents than they recognize it will be. and kate is also sharing great advice about the best way to help our kids learn to be independent. it's great to talk to parents who have done and learn. you can read that on today.com, just don't forget the tissues. >> you raise them to be independent, this is what you do

the whole time as parents and then when you do it -- >> second grade was tough enough at the alexander house. >> we don't have to worry about it we're home schooling through college. how about a check of the forecast. >> beautiful in the northeast. the tropics we haven't talked about them much because we haven't had any named storms in august the last time that happened was in 1997. however we have tropical depression five that likely will be danielle later today. it's moving slowly to the northeast but it's also going to be staying away from any real land yes, it'll be a named storm but not something we need to worry about. in the northeast, temperatures in the 80s flooding rains through texas, thunderstorms likely down across florida. and record heat out west that is something we'll be talking about for several days the hottest temperatures being on sunday likely out west. good thursday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. live look outside at a hazy

sunshine in dublin. and right now temperatures are still cool but it is going to be heating up headed for 93 degrees. we'll see some more 90s for much of the north bay and the interior east bay. but look at san martin reaching 100 today. tomorrow still looking at hot temperat forecast. >> good stuff. up next, stretching exercises to help you get stronger and stop those injuries before they start. stephanie mans

we are back with start today. this morning an introduction to stretching we have all been blown away by the response to our walking challenge. get this, nearly 90,000 members

strong 90,000 of you have joined us in trying to get healthy. some of them are with us this morning. now members of the central park nyc ever walk group, thank you guys for coming -- by the way, you can join the fun just scan the qr code on the screen, get your quick start guide just a few minutes a day makes a difference it includes a new 30 day workout plan for september we have fitness trainer stephanie mansour. she leads our group and ann marie is an ambassador for ever walk >> good morning. >> good morning to all of you guys we'll dig in, but first things first, congratulations you're getting married. and you're a new fitness contributor officially. >> yes, i'm part of the "today" family >> welcome to the family. >> thank you i'm so excited >> let's get started with you, she's been our coach talk to us how walking has made a difference in your life. >> groups make walking better.

they give you motivation, accountability, support. i met all these people, ever walk is a fabulous community changing everyone's lives. >> let's get started we know it's important to stretch even though we don't do it what if you feel a pain or ache, do you stretch through it? >> it's important to stretch so it feels good. you can stand up and do this with us at home. we have a five minute stretch routine, three you can choose from that's going to help open you up, make you feel looser and help with the aches and pains. >> stretch while we talk >> yes this is a yoga routine. >> can you do it too. >> for everyone at home to get started, stand up, reach the arms up, breathe in through the nose and out through the nose as you fold forward. >> we are doing this. >> yes, you are. >> and then press the finger tips into the shins. inhale, look up halfway, exhale lower down that was dynamic stretching. static stretching, step back

with one foot. we'll all do it together. >> i won't back into anybody. >> no. reach the hands up this is getting into the hip flexor, this helps you take longer strides, walk with ease sitting at a disk all day helps to hold this for five reps step forward with the back foot and straighten to get into that hamstring. can you feel that? >> how long do we hold it. >> five breaths each we're making this a meditative stretch routine. >> there's a mental component to stretching as well. >> yes stand up everyone.

>> honestly, i think it's calming if you stretch in the morning. it's not just when you're exercising. >> doing yoga reduced my anxiety. it helped me with my insomnia. just connecting the breath with the movement, the stretch is key for this month that's something i want people to focus on. five minutes a day, syncing the breath with the movement one more time. inhale reach out and up. exhale reach forward unhail, look up halfway. exhale down. bend the knees roll up. this time we step back with the opposite foot, evening it out. it's a five minute routine reach arms up, helping with better posture, helping us to have more mobility and get rid of the aches and pains >> i think people think if anything they're hurting so they don't want to stretch but it can actually help. >> absolutely. especially the way we're doing it it's static stretch we did dynamic in the beginning lean forward.

>> we have about 30 seconds left what do you want people at home to know who haven't started, they're thinking about it. >> go on facebook and log in and join the start today community we have over 90,000 viewers that are joining us every month i'm in there every day ann marinos, everyone knows. i'm in there motivating you as your personal trainer, coach. >> they log on, see you, do these things with you. >> exactly. >> they're not on their own. >> you're not alone. i'm here with you. >> five minutes a day we can commit to that. >> yes. >> congratulations steph is back in our third hour answering your questions on stretching don't forget to scan the qr code and join the 90,000 strong start today walking club craig, have you joined >> i have joined. we go from walking to travel i lied i'm not part of the club. when the we come back, from big cities to the beach, national parks to cruises, wherever you want to go in september, there's

a deal for you and here's the guy who knows the deals, mark ellwood. he rounds out the month's best bargains but first this is "today" on nbc prop 27 isn't a solution to homelessness. 90% of the money goes to out-of-state corporations. the homeless get very little. vote no on 27.

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prop 27 gives 90% of the money to out-of-state corporations, not the homeless. vote no on prop 27. it's a broken promise. welcome back a lot of you planning to get away this holiday weekend. but why stop there apparently september is a great month to find great vacation deals that will let you keep the easy breezy summer feeling into the fall mark ellwood is here with everything we need to know so here's the thing. this is a bit surprising to me kids are going back to school. days are getting shorter but you maintain september is still a great month to get away, why. >> best of both worlds sneak in with weather of peak season and prices of off season so it's what you want. >> that makes sense. the caribbean, this is a place you like. >> i love aruba. let me tell you why. we talked about the storms and

the impending kind of hurricane issues you don't have to worry about that in aruba. every caribbean island isn't always in the hurricane zone and this is one of them. look at those beaches. it's the place to go if you want to go to a beach, read a book and again there are flights to aruba from almost everywhere >> let's come back here, massachusetts, cape cod.there'se american summer, you've had an all american summer you think lobster rolls. >> we were in maine. south carolina. >> bike rides on the beach this is what i'm talking about that new england summer but often very expensive it's really, really popular. not if you sneak in september. exactly what i was talking about. still a bit of summer weather. in the mid cape here you get the

benefits of the cape but great bargains. >> the red jacket beach resort. >> love that >> let's go out west, arizona. every time i'm in arizona i say to my wife, i see why so many people retire here. >> you don't have to wait to retire, go now do you fish? >> i do. not well but i go out. >> you give it a go. if you love fishing at all, now is the time to go to lake powell, it's peak fishing season you can fish all day every day or use the 2,000 or so miles of shoreline just to relax. >> looks beautiful out west, a location near and dear to your heart in san francisco. >> i used to spend a lot of time in san francisco i did indeed leave my heart there. san francisco is a place that everyone says this is a city with four seasons in one day you can never predict the weather. the locals will tell you, gorgeous all the time. this is the time to hit san francisco. and this hotel is brilliantly situated it's near at&t park if you want

to catch a giant's game but also next to the ferry building marketplace, which is basically what every food court wants to grow up to be. >> and 180 bucks a night in san francisco, that's a steal. >> it's a great hotel. you're not sacrificing comfort this is the smart season to travel. >> the cruise industry roared back it seems. you have a deal this morning this is a cruise line of a different sort. >> it is it's called wind star, maybe you call it five star. it's like an overgrown yacht than the giant cruise ships you're picturing just over 300 people, so it's very intimate. they're offering great deals at the moment because they want to get cruising started again this voyage we've got is down the west coast of america. so it's an epic adventure, you go wine tasting everywhere, and you don't ever have to unpack. >> and you stop, i would imagine you stop in several different

ports. >> yes cruising again, this is a great way of getting a luxury vacation at maybe a regular person's price. >> 10 days, 150 bucks per day per person. >> yes. >> that's a steal, mark. >> you're welcome. that's what i'm here for. >> only in september, though. >> we'll find other deals, don't worry. >> mark, thank you as always my friend. sheinelle to you. >> it's always a good morning when the grill dads are here they're taking our cookouts to the next level with two fun and tasty spins on the chicken sandwich we'll have that for you in a bit we'll have that for you in a bit t s "tay" yo iod ghu miret alknady thow roat p tp 27 aaxesegnd resulat slines portinbett fg to undal reut sol tionseo th on me honelessriss c owso hl wil nthatevew renuebe nt spe? ne usw houning its a in8 ll 5ticoun in includerg: pntmanesu tipporouve h,sing

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we're back with "today" food you're in luck working on your labor day weekend menus we have our favorite grill dads with us, mark anderson and ryan fey >> they're the authors of the best cookbook written by two idiots that's the title i'm not calling them idiots.

they took by the mantra, if they can do it you can do mark, let's start here we're making a chicken smash burger i feel like the smash burger is having a moment. what is it about it that people love so much >> it gets extra flavor because it renders and cooks in its own fat on the grill then you get the edges on the side with a reaction it's crunchy, chewy but still moist and delicious. we've taken an italian chicken meat ball and turned it into a smash burger. >> i'm here for it. >> we have parsley, parmesan, italian seasoning, garlic and kyian. for our sauce doing a spicy sauce. doing garlic chili. >> that's the secret. >> we have crushed tomatoes. a little bit of salt super simple

bring that up, reduce it a little now for the best part >> you have a griddle here but can you do it on the grill >> you can do it -- if you do it on a grill it'll go through the greats we just add a cast iron pan to the top of the grill and that's the best place to do it. >> got it. >> this is the fun part. parchment paper keeps it from sticking go down, keep it down. >> there's your pro tip. >> i taught him that. >> did you >> yes >> and then -- and that's it. >> that's it. >> that keeps it from sticking >> then make sure it's bigger than the bun because it's going to shrink up a little bit. come here. after you flip it over, a little bit of our spicy sauce. >> a little provolone.

>> yes we have some basil and then -- >> get your sandwich off my plate. >> hey, be nice. >> basil on there, too. >> fresh basil to top it all off. >> how is that >> that's fantastic. >> guys how is that? >> it makes a great burger >> my kids are going to love this >> so we are what the basic chicken patty but raising it up. >> we're taking it up a notch. this is a buffalo chicken patty sandwich it reminds you of those thursday lunch lines in elementary school, which i love take the big side of a grater, do an onion. it takes the onions, makes them sticky take these, dump them in with bread crumbs we use chicken thighs -- why >> because they're juicy. >> that's right. got a whole egg, garlic. mix this around -- >> dylan just asked -- >> i've never seen ground chicken thighs. >> go to your butcher and say, please, can i have ground chicken thighs >> all right >> chop it up. i've never grated an onion for me -- >> did you say you never grated

an onion >> no. i chop it. so my kids can pick it out do it this way kids can't pick it out. >> exactly buffalo sauce, got butter here, your favorite hot sauce. >> a little kick. >> a little kick >> put in garlic, mix this around let it reduce, this is pretty much all the other thing we do. take a chicken patty we formed these. rolled it in some bread crumbs, and put it in hot oil, about 350, 375 degrees let that cook. and magically, television time look what you get -- >> what kind of oil is that? >> this is just vegetable oil. >> okay. that's good sauce too. >> do you make your own sauce? what kind of -- do i know who you are? >> even the blue cheese is homemade. >> right into our buffalo sauce. >> is that the secret to buffalo sauce? >> yes the grill dads make it that's the secret. the secret is favorite hot sauce. keep the lettuce on the bottom

salt your tomatoes and put the tomatoes on. >> salt it >> yes always salt your tomatoes. >> blue cheese. >> is that in the book >> that's in the book. >> that sauce is fantastic. >> it's the second best chicken sandwich in there. first one is the chicken burger. >> that's just a blue cheese sauce, beautiful, herbs and spices take a bite. >> this is unbelievable. both of these. >> what do you think >> i don't know which one to finish >> there you go. >> this is fantastic, guys >> i told them every time they come they bat a thousand. >> they bring it. >> that's what we do. >> thank you so much >> thank you for having us >> i have nothing on my white jacket, right? >> for these recipes and more head to today.com/food i'm going to let you chew.

you have birthdays -- >> we don't have birthdays. >> no. that's why i kept eating >> thank you our third and fourth hours are coming your way in just a moment >> but first your local news. >> first your local news. >> and weather these messages >> wait, i want to try this other one. good morning to you, it is 8:56. >> i'm marcus washington. and get ready for high heat, flex alert and cooling cente at for you this morning and places closer to the coast will avoid

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