keep that under control. you do want to make sure you are limiting time outside despite the fact that we have cooler temperatures for now. as we go into the weekend, it will be heating up in the inland areas with upper 80s on saturday and low to mid-90s throughout the middle of next week. the "today" show starts now. "today in the bay" continues live on roku, samsung tv or wherever you stream. every morning you can join us at 7:00 a.m., and we stream every day all day as it fits into your schedule. >> we will a good thursday morning to you. breaking overnight, mounting devastation from those wildfires in hawaii. >> and the flames are still rage this morning. it's august 10th. this is "today."

paradise lost, the death toll rising on maui, at least 36 people killed with many others still unaccounted for. an historic town burned to the ground. this morning, the race to evacuate thousands of homeowners and tourists. and the heart-stopping moment one group desperate to flee is suddenly surrounded by flames. >> go! go! the very latest in a live report. deadly confrontation. we're learning more this morning about the fatal fbi shooting of a utah man accused of threatening to kill president biden just hours before his visit to the state. this morning, the disturbing images and messages that led agents to the suspect. murder for hire. new details on the case against a georgia woman accused of plotting to kill own husband. what prosecutors in the bahamas just revealed during her first court appearance. > cause for coconcern.

popular drugs for acid reflux now being linked to a higher risk of dementia. just ahead, what the millions of americans who rely on them every day need to know. those stories plus, where's the winner? the search for the instant billionaire who bought that winning ticket in florida for the record-shattering mega millions jackpot. and cocountdown to h histor. virgin galactic set for its first all-civilian mission, including a groundbreaking mother/daughter duo. >> what are you looking forward to the most? >> just looking back and seeing our beautiful planet and looking across and seeing my daughter's face. >> reporter: we're there live from the launch pad, thursday, august 10th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you along with us. it's thursday morning.

hoda's off. we've got get right to this top story. this ongoing devastation from the wildfires in hawaii that seemed to come out of nowhere. >> yeah. overnight the death toll on maui reached at least 36 people. and officials worry that is a number that is going to rise. entire neighborhood have said to be destroyed there. close to 300 homes, buildings, and businesses. >> as crews continue to battle those flames this morning, just take a look at this. these are before and after images of the region we talked about, on the left, this was taken earlier this morning. you can see those lush, green, beautiful neighborhoods and a forest full of trees. and look to the right, those same neighborhoods and forests, now they're gone. in a moment, we'll talk to one resident who lost his home, one of the many. and al's got some possible relief in sight in the forecast for maui. but let's start with nbc's miguel almaguer. he's made his way to a high school in maui that's being used as a shelter. there are hundreds of residents and tourists with nowhere to go. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: that's right, savannah. good morning.

among that sobering and staggering death toll at 36, upwards of 4,000 evacuees are traying to leave the island. at this high school here behind me, there are hundreds of people who were sleeping here overnight. at this hour, there are three separate fires burning in maui, and they are all on the move. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: driving past burning homes and walls of fire, for some, this is what the harrowing escape from maui looked like. >> let's go! go! >> reporter: the historic town of lahaina in ruins. nearly 300 homes, businesses, and landmarks swallowed by flames and engulfed in smoke. >> be careful right here. there's debris. >> reporter: the apocalyptic scene here unfolding in west maui before sunrise wednesday, flames spreading on to boats and pouring into the ocean, while the desperate plunged into the

pacific to escape the inferno. >> i was the last one off the dock when the firestorm came through the banion stream and took everything with it. >> reporter: as the coast guard plucked roughly a dozen people out of the water, more victims overwhelmed hospitals with serious burns. as 80-mile-per-hour winds fan the flames, air support was grounded for hours. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: 911 service and cell phone coverage was also down, creating chaos amid the panic. >> when you see, you know, some aunty on the ground, you know, probably dead, and you can't get in contact with your family, you just think the worst. >> reporter: with at least three major fires still burning on the island, resources are thin and the true extent of the damage is unknown. these dramatic before and after photos capturing a glimpse of the changed landscape. >> local people have lost everything. they've lost their house, they've lost their animals, and it's devastating.

>> reporter: this morning, a tropical paradise turned into a hellish landscape, as mother nature's beauty and its fury come face to face. the big fear here, that death toll which stands at 36 could rise even higher. of course, authorities will be out again here at first light. as for those 4,000 evacuees, there's a big effort here to move folks to other islands, as well. the folks that are sleeping and living here behind me at this shelter say it's unclear when or if they'll ever be able to go back home. savannah? >> miguel, thank you. joining us now from maui, dustin caliopol. his family was forced to evacuate to the other side of the island after losing their home. good morning, dustin. we're sorry for what you and your family have had to go through. can you give people an understanding of just how quickly this came on? >> sleeping into 10:00 a.m.

tuesday morning, we knew there was going to be some wind, and it's not common for wind to cause power outages and outages of telecommunication, but a fire started. and after not having communication with anyone, my dad was able to get in touch with me and tell me to go home, check on grandpa was home by himself. i was staying with my brother at the time. by the time i got there, it was windy, i could see a little bit of smoke, nothing was happening. we spent the rest of the day hanging out. nothing else to do. there was no electricity, nowhere o. by 3:30, the smoke had started to get thicker, as you can see in the videos and photos here, and started to make its way closer to our home. we could hear the explosions happening from around the block from the gas station and from businesses. and by 4:30, our neighbor's yard was on fire and we had minutes to escape because an hour later we would find out that our house had burned completely to the ground. >> minutes to escape. i know you had your grandfather with you.

you were able to evacuate. and your father was looking for you and for a moment there, wasn't sure that you and the rest of your family had even made it. >> my father, like the rest of the 4,000 people they were evacuated had no means of communication with us and had headed home after work to look for any signs of us there. and had found the house completely burned to the ground. luckily, as the rest of the family went to our meetup spot, my brother stayed on the side of the highway. my dad's route home from work, waited for him and was able to flag him down, let him know that we were fine and we were able to as a family, a central part he island. but there were still so many other people that we were able to get in touch with, and that still remains true for a lot of the families here. >> we're looking at some of the pictures, dustin. but if you could just put into words, the devastation that your beloved community has suffered.

>> the two houses that i grew up in, my grandparent's homes, my house where my brother lives, my mother, my father, every single person that i work with, the people i see at the bank, the grocery store, everyone i know is now homeless. in 36 hours, our town has been burnt to ashes. nothing left. so many of these interviews that i have done, i have done so many by now, our home is referred to as a tropical paradise, a tourist destination. this is our home. this is a home to so many people. and many of these homes were multigenerational families with infants to great grandparents. and it's sad to say that many of those great-grandparents or grandparents, even the children are still unaccounted for. and although the physical sight of the destruction is painful to see, the inability to have communication with family members, knowing what's going on is really what's hurting everyone here right now. >> so much pain and so much loss. dustin, i'm glad your famis

well. thank you for spending some moments with us. you have our hearts and prayers with you and the entire community there. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you. >> just hard to get your head around how much was lost there and the speed with which it was lost. >> he said he got out in minutes. people left with the clothes on their backs. there was no time to take anything else. al, we've got to look at forecast, because the winds have been the story here. >> it really has. they literally are the victims of a perfect storm of really strong high pressure to the north of the hawaiian islands, a category 4 hurricane, hurricane dora, and those trade winds gusting to 50 miles per hour. the good news is these winds will be subsiding over the next 24 hours. dora moves away, the high pressure which has been dragging in dry air from the mainland, but you'll see these winds start to die down, down to about 10 to 11 miles per hour, but they are dry winds and they have had some lingering, ongoing drought. that's what the problem is. but the good news is, all the

red flag warnings and all the fire warnings are down and now the winds are dying down. hopefully those firefighters can get the upper hand. >> good, good, good, good. >> al, thank you, we'll check back. also this morning, we are learning more about the fatal fbi shooting of a utah man accused of making online threats against president biden and others, just days before the president's trip to that state. nbc's kelly o'donnell joins us from the white house with the latest on this. kelly, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. the fbi had been aware of this suspect for several months, tipped off by a social media company concerned about his posts. posts that officials say crossed the line from political speech to the potential for political violence. this comes at a time where broadly, we have seen more threats and acts of violence targeting politicians and their families. >> reporter: new this morning, this video of the deadly encounter outside a utah man's home wednesday. the fbi was there to arrest him for alleged threats to

assassinate president biden. the suspect was shot and killed by agents just hours before the president was due to land in utah. the fbi says that it has been tracking months of vulgar and violent threats against the president and other prominent democrats, made by craig d. robertson, believed to be in his 70s. wednesday morning, the fbi says that it shot and killed robertson while serving a warrant at his home. >> the s.w.a.t. team went through his back door with a battering ram. they called for my neighbor to come out. and he's like, i'm not coming out, [ bleep ]. >> reporter: here is a look inside a weapon stockpile displayed on his social media. the timing became urgent wednesday when the suspect made fresh threats tied to the biden's scheduled visit. the fbi says that robertson knew about the trip. "i hear biden is coming to utah," and referred to "cleaning the dust off the sniper rifle." investigators told the court

that his photos and comments showed robertson had the gear and was prepared to use sniper tactics. in the arrest warrant, robertson's own post had described him as a maga trumper. the fbi also noted that he had been wearing a trump hat when he was under surveillance. pages of detailed and graphic death threats targeted many of the same public figures mr. trump often talks about, officials responsible for prosecuting the former president, including manhattan d.a., alvin bragg. the criminal is the district attorney. >> reporter: more than angry words, the official papers charging robertson with crimes say he had, quote, intent to kill at a minimum, d.a. bragg, and president joe biden. the fbi says that robertson threatened federal agents, too. president biden later arrived in utah and was briefed on the deadly incident and the threat.

the dead suspect's social media also describes him as self-employed woodworker. some of these posts directly and explicitly warn the fbi that if agents came to his door, he would be armed. the man lived about an hour from where president biden was expected to land. savannah? >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. an ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against corruption was shot and killed yesterday while leaving a political rally in quito. a warning here to our viewers, video of the assassination here is disturbing. >> the video posted on social media shows fernando villa vicencio getting into a car just before that gunfire erupted. ecuador's president con dpirm

firmed the assassination. that organized crime was behind the shooting. it all comes less than two weeks before the presidential election in that country. officials say one suspected died in a firefight after the killing. six other suspects were detained later in the day. now to the latest on the legal troubles that surround donald trump. his attorneys are now facing hearings in two different states on two of the federal cases against the former president. nbc's garrett hake joins us to break it all down. garrett, good morning. >> hey, savannah, good morning, guys. it's going to be a busy end of the week for donald trump's legal team, with a court hearing in florida today on the classified documents case. that's focused mostly on his two co-defendants, those two men, an aide and a mar-a-lago employee will be arraigned on new charges that they conspired to obstruct the increasing mr. trump's efforts to hold on to those highly classified documents. mr. trump already pled not guilty to these new charges, which were unsealed about two weeks ago. then there's a friday hearing in d.c. focusing on a protective order, which would bar mr. trump from publicly revealing non-public evidence collected during the criminal investigation related to his alleged interference in the 2020 election.

the former president is not expected to attend that hearing. meanwhile, mr. trump continues to rage against the special counsel who we learned yesterday executed a warrant to seize mr. trump's twitter data earlier this year. unsealed court documents reveal that twitter, now rebranded as "x," delayed in complying with handing over that data over a provision in the warrant that prevented the company from telling mr. trump about it at all. the company was fined $350,000 mr. trump called thaisode an attack on twitter a hit on his civil rights. no word yet on what evidence smith was able to pull from the former president's account, which you'll remember has been dormant since he was banned from the platform after january 6th. savannah? >> garrett haake on capitol hill. thank you, garrett. much more to get to here on a thursday morning, including the countdown to today's historic launch by virgin galactic. its unity ship set to blast into space for the first time with an all-civilian crew. nbc's gadi schwarz has been

talking to that crew. he joins us from the space port in the new mexican desert. gadi, what's this big day looking like for the all-civilian crew? >> reporter: yeah. this is definitely going to be the ride of their lives. the ununity spacecraraft will t off fromom the space p port her new mexico heading off from their mother ship and going straight i into the sky, hittin more t than 2,300 miles per hou. that is s mach iii. and passengers are going to be feeling those 3gs as they break they're going to unbuckle, float in zero gravity for three glorious minutes looking down at the rest of us. on board, there will be a mother and a daughter who actually won their seats for free. the e third passssenger is a an 80-yeaear-old formrmer olympiai

is alslso battlingng parkinsono disesease. i i should mention that one of e co-pilots is a woman as well. this will be the most women to ever fly in space together in history. as for those three civilians, they've been going through a lot of rigorous training, but yesterday was all about relaxation before their journey to the stars. back to you. >> all right. we're all looking forward to it. gadi, thank you. thank you, thank you. 17 minutes after the hour, let's get the rest of al's forecast. good morning, sir. >> we're looking at pretty heavy showers and thunderstorms moving from ohio and pennsylvania all the way down to mississippi. we have a risk of severe weather for 14 million people back through the plains, the southeast and atlantic coast, a couple tornadoes possibly, wind gusts of 60 miles per hour. rainfall rates making their way up to an inch or so, as it makes its way through the northeast. could be some delays, as we move on into late tonight on into tomorrow. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

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the steel plant fire in the port of oakland. >> can you see the plume of smoke billowing up from the fire. it's triggering an air quality advisory today with the district saying the air particles could travel. there's to word on how this fire started. state regulators are set to vote on a request to expand driverless taxi operations in san fisco. o andws making the request. each company can only operate in a limited amount of time per day, and first responders are among those concerned. time to look at the forecast. meteorologist, kari hall, has a look at what we can expect this week. >> we have a lot of kids heading back to school over the next

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report just ahead and our conversation with one of the officials from the hawaii emergency management agency. just so sad to see how that happened, how quickly it came on we've got sheinelle joining us now. >> good morning. >> we are going to begin this half hour with new developments in a case that's getting worldwide attention, actually. >> the georgia mother arrested in the bahamas for allegedly plotting to kill her estranged husband has now been released from a nassau jail, but she is not walking free >> nbc's anne thompson joins us with the very latest on this one. good morning to you. >> good morning. the question at the heart of this case is, is this just a woman who was frustrated and in the middle of a difficult divorce? or is this truly someone who wanted to see her husband dead that is something that will be decided in a bahamian courtroom. >> reporter: lindsay shiver left the nassau, bahamas, courthouse without comment, finally released on $100,000 cash bond, wearing an ankle monitor after more than two weeks in custody this morning, the georgia woman stands accused of conspiring to

kill her estranged husband, robert, with terrance bethel said to be her lover, and faron newbold, supposedly the hit man. all three appeared in court wednesday afternoon for the bail hearing. none of the three have entered pleas. bahamian authorities in a court document say the trio agreed on july 16th to murder shiver's husband. >> if the only evidence of this conspiracy is a text message saying, "kill him," with a photograph and if there was no offer of money or money exchanged, then i think the defense has a strong case here because they'll argue that this was just an expression of frustration, something that people do on text messages all the time >> reporter: on social media, the 36-year-old's life looked ideal. lindsay and robert met in college at auburn university she was a beauty queen, he was a football player.

they were married for 13 years, had three sons, and lived in a $2 million home. things officially fell apart in april. robert sued for divorce, accusing lindsay of infidelity, which she denied, saying any extramarital relationship she had was during their separation and was legally condoned by her husband. now they are at the center of a tabloid story, playing out in two countries. >> so, anne, now that she's out on bond in the bahamas, what can shiver expect as she awaiting this trial >> she had to surrender her u.s. passport, so she has to stay in the bahamas. she has to check with authorities three times a week she can't have any contact with her estranged husband. and he apparently is with the three kids >> three boys. >> back in the u.s and she also is not supposed to have any contact with her co-defendant >> all right keep us posted thank you, anne. >> thank you, anne we turn now to that historic

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good morning >> good morning. well, frustration is one word. a service fee isn't necessarily for the service. and some restaurants aren' entirely up-front about the charge it just shows up on the check. >> the fees in the wake of covid, and they may be here to stay >> reporter: it's what most restaurant goers expect. your bill comes at the end of the meal and you are charged for food and drinks, tip is optional but more and more recently, customers are seeing something more unexpected, confusing and sometimes sneaky service charges driving up the cost of restaurant meals >> tipping on top of it feels really excessive like, 30 to 40% of the bill extra. >> reporter: in some places including chicago and los angeles, there's a bill backlash by fed up diners, who have put together a spreadsheet on reddit tracking the restaurants that have a service fee, accusing them of charging 10, 15, even 20%.

instead of service fees, it's sometimes called kitchen love, wellness and happy and healthy fees >> i don't understand. when did all of these fees get put on the consumer? >> reporter: new some officials are demanding transparency in washington, d.c., the attorney general releasing new guidelines wednesday, requiring restaurants to disclose all fees to diners. >> consumers are entitled to know in advance what they're spending their money on. that information needs to be prominently, clearly, understandably displayed >> reporter: according to the national restaurant association, about 15% of restaurants are tacking on service fees to the overall bill they say restaurants are adding the surcharge due to higher payroll for staff, and wanting to add health insurance for employees. restaurant owner james mallois says it's important to be up-front about extra charges at his restaurant in manhattan, 18% gratuity is automatically added to the bill. it says so right on the menu no extra tip is expected >> how important is that transparency with your customers? >> extremely important

it's the foundation of why this system has worked for us it's the foundation of any good customer experience, right >> reporter: he added a hospitality surcharge to try to recover from the covid pandemic. >> how much did the pandemic rattle this industry >> it's hard for me to put it into words how difficult that year was for our industry. >> reporter: he says adding a pre-set fee to the bill also helps offer a competitive wage with restaurants switching up their billing, some customers are left confused, wondering where that extra money goes and what happens now with tipping. a service charge experts say generally does not mean gratuity is included, so servers still need to be tipped. and if you are worried about those extra charges, check the fine print on the menu or make sure you ask before you order. so if you're planning out where you want to eat, are there certain types of restaurants that are more likely to do this? >> this is the thing, any restaurant might do this and so you really have to look

at the menu, ask questions, so you can be at a really fancy place or you can be just out for a casual meal and this could crop up. and i think what really upsets people is this whole idea that they may have been duped people are willing to pay a little bit more, especially if it's for -- >> a tip >> and to pay their servers. it's if it's snuck in there -- >> that's the thing. you've got to be transparent about it because restaurants have been through such a hard time after the pandemic, i think everybody wants to support restaurants, everybody wants to tip servers who work so hard, but don't hide it >> no one wants to be duped. >> that's a good point >> thank you, steph. >> you're welcome. you know what is always free and delivered right on time? a hot, piping al forecast. >> we've got piping hot for you, unfortunately. don't get me started on those resort fees! oh, man. >> even worse. >> 52 million people from presidio all the way to miami. heat watches, heat advisories, heat warnings out there. and again, that heat down to the south, not going anywhere. jet stream basically the dividing line.

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>> oh, my god! >> prompting urgent evacuations and rescue operations. we're there live then, new warnings we're taking a closer look at a new study linking popular acid reflux drugs to dementia what it means for the millions of americans that take them on a daily basis. plus, big business what some are calling the menopause gold rush. >> ready to talk menopause >> yes >> why not >> right, exactly, finally >> why the conversation has shifted and companies now racing to put out products to help women. and swift departure. taylor swift finishes up her last u.s. show of the year with a special announcement for fans. >> and i think instead of just telling you about it, i think i'm going to show you. >> the details on what she's doing and where she's headed next today, thursday, august 10th, 2023 ♪

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school behind me inside the gymnasium, where they slept overnight. it's unclear when they'll be able to return back home when we talk about the death toll, it's a reflection of how quickly and how explosive this wildfire was there's now three wildfires burning in the maui area, it completely decimated areas so quickly. folks simply did not have time to gather any belongings as we told you last hour, some actually plunged into the pacific ocean to escape the flames that's how quickly this wildfire was burning. authorities don't have any numbers on containment they still don't know what caused these wildfires they are in drought conditions here in maui that's the perfect fuel for these flames, which have just exploded across hillsides and into communities officials say the army, the national guard, and of course, firefighters are on the ground here they're going to have a tough fight over the next several days the winds, while not as powerful, while not reaching 80 miles per hour, as they have in the past, are going to continue

to kick up so this firefight, savannah, is still far from over. >> miguel, thank you very much a little earlier this morning, i spoke with adam weintraub, the communication director for hawaii emergency management agency it plays a critical role in coordinating the disaster response >> our search and rescue teams, as they've gained entrance to various areas that were cut off by the fire before, they're making the best progress they can. we are hoping for the best, but we're not sure what the outcome will be. >> was there any kind of warning for people to get out? how do you explain how this happened >> so, when you talk about warnings, we did have a good advanced picture from the national weather service that we were going to see some high winds. we were going to see the potential for extreme fire behavior but you can't tell exactly where a tree is going to go down you can't tell when a roof is going to come off and land on a power line

you can't tell when somebody is going to hit a rock with a lawn mower and spark a blaze. and we were seeing gusty winds that were up to 80 miles an hour and when you get a flame in dry vegetation, in low humidity, in that kind of a wind environment, the flames can go anywhere it reminded me of some of the aerial photos of what we saw in photos from world war ii of the fire storm in dresden. this was very extreme fire behavior and the teams that have been out there in the field for more than -- approaching 48 hours now were facing extreme challenges >> that was adam weintraub from hawaii's emergency management agency a bit earlier and of course, we'll keep you updated on this situation throughout the morning meanwhile, some important health news for the milliof americans take those familiar drugs known as proton pump inhibitors for acid reflux. there's some new research out and it suggests a possible link between long-term use and

dementia nbc senior medical correspondent dr. john torres is here to answer some of our questions so doctor torres, we're talking about millions of americans who use -- >> very popular drugs. >> what kind of drugs are we talking about specifically and what do we know about the correlation between long-term use? and dementia >> when you look at acid reflux, there are different drugs. there are h2 blockers and proton pump inhibitors. the inhibitors are the stronger ones they're the ones that in this case are associated with this increased risk of dementia what they found out in the study, looking at almost 6,000 people, they followed for 5.5 years, those who took the proton pump inhibitors have a 33% higher risk of causing dementia. there is an association between the two. >> how much would you have to -- it's got to be long-term use, like you said. how much >> it's just a daily use it's a prescription medicine, so it depends on you and what prescription you use, your dosage but they looked at using it on a daily basis for 4.4 years.

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we are about to say some things that i never thought that i would be talking about on tv look, these are some of the products that i just looked into and they sent me all of these claims, cooling sprays, even moistures for all parts of your body and bracelet that says it can adjust your temperature with just the touch of a button this is not your mother's menopause. >> what's this for >> it must be a conditioner, when you get the hot flushes >> that's how we used to talk about menopause. but times are definitely changing >> i am leading the way through the menopause maze >> reporter: in fact, some have labeled this the menopause gold rush products and celebrities like naomi watts flooding the market and starting conversations more than 1 million women in the u.s. become menopausal every year, so we gathered a few for a frank discussion >> ready to talk menopause >> why not >> finally

>> reporter: mikalah robinson, adriana and jessica were willing to talk symptoms, sex and everything in between. >> in the last year, i've gone into menopause and started experiencing hot flashes and mood swings and vaginal dryness and, you know, the list goes on. >> oh, what fun. >> i was putting weight on, but the worst part of it was i couldn't lose it >> at night, i feel like i'm on a rotisserie spit. i feel like the mattress is roasting me. >> reporter: you can find products for virtually every symptom. cooling pillows for hot flashes, lubricants, and happy hoo-ha gummies, costing you anywhere from about 5 bucks to $300, depending on the product looking more laser therapy, you can spend even more. an expensive game of trial and error. jessica estimates that she's spent a few hundred dollars trying to find relief. >> i've just been trying to throw the spaghetti at the wall and see what sticks.

>> of all of these, has anything helped >> no. nothing. >> so we sought out an expert at stanford university medical center dr. lea millhoweser is a special for female sexual medicine and menopause, who recommends speaking to a medical provider trained in treating menopause. >> unfortunately, there is not one magic pill that i can give you that will take care of all of those things. having said that, the most effective treatment for most of the symptoms is menopausal hormone therapy. >> reporter: recommendations on hormone therapy or hrt, have shifted in recent years. a 2002 study now considered to be flawed raised flags about health conditions like breast cancer in women using hrt. but the study mostly looked at women over 60. one of the studies' researchers, dr. joann manson told a podcast in mhat results were perhaps n out of proportion, especially irm the use hormone therapy perts now say that t is

less risk and more benefit, specifically for yer women than the study concluded everyone, nding on medical histor fda recently approved a new non-hormonal drug to treat hot flashes and night sweats >> speak to your doctor, find out what the most appropriate treatment is for you >> reporter: there is a lot to learn, as menopause has its moments. and sometimes the answer isn't anything you buy at all. >> what's worked for you >> good healthy diet, yoga >> reporter: it can simply be embracing the change >> so you like this phase of life it sounds like >> i love this phase of life i am stronger than i've ever been, physically and emotionally, and i feel like i know what's going on and i can take charge. >> good discussion >> so that might be the key, really taking charge of your own journey. adrian that you just saw there, she started a business to help other women going through it you know, it's something that's

going to happen to all of us, and so your friends, your family can talk about it. and help >> these conversations, listen, i'm 45 now, but you know it's coming a lot of us, we don't want to be uncomfortable, we're afraid it's going to happen. we welcome aging, but if we can make it a little easier. >> and it's not your mother's menopause. a lot of people remember, oh, my mom went through it or my aunt and they struggled i think it's super important what you said in the piece, before you go shop until you drop, go see your doctor and see if hormone replacement therapy is right for you start there. >> and there are these certifications now for doctors that can get specially trained, menopause.org is a good resource always they have doctors that know about this because they don't -- they didn't talk about it in medical school for so long they're finally having courses in it. >> what about in journalism school did you ever think you'd say hoo-ha on the air? >> naomi watts is on for her striped line of products and her -- hoda and our mouths dropped she dropped some words

we're going there. >> she's trailblazing. >> we won't repeat them. not that there's anything wrong with that! i know, okay thank you. great conversation glad we're talking about it. al, what do you think? >> he's delighted we're discussing it? and hi, al >> hoo-ha! >> oh, my god. >> oh, i meant to say wa-hoo i'm sorry. got it mixed up. okay, we're looking at showers and thunderstorms making their way from the great lakes all the way down into the southeast. we've also got a little monsoonal moisture through the southwest, some showers down through southern california. for today, it's going to be nice and cool as you get along the coast of california. inland, going to be hot. 70s and 80s here in the northeast. mid-atlantic states, about the 90s to the 100s through the southern tier of states continues those record highs cool along the coast a flood risk as you make your way into the northeast, parts of new england. severe storms into the mid-atlantic states and the southeast. that's what's going on around th

check us out sirius xm channel 108, best time of the morning >> all right >> "popstart." let's get right to it. we'll start with taylor swift. the summer of swift does continue last night marked the end of an era as the grammy winner played the final show of the first leg of her north american tour and in true swift style, she had some surprises up her sleeve, teasing the crowd throughout the night. taylor swapped out her routine tour outfits for new blue

costumes and before playing the first acoustic song of the night, she stopped the show with this announcement. >> instead of telling you about it, i t i'llust show you. it, i think i'll just show you >> emilee did report that yesterday. there was speculation about that what are you doing with your -- >> there were a lot of signs >> i'm a swifty and we just -- vail and i just went tuesday night in l.a., and it was so amazing. i have to say, it lives up to the hype it was just incredible mariska hargitay was there for us >> did she pass them out >> it's more than a concert. it's a cultural moment and you go in there and people are dressed up in their sparkles it's so sweet. and then they starssing yo these friendship braceletsand y. >> oh, you trade them? >> it's like burning man for kids >> yes, but sweet and blissful >> when did you leave? did you leave early?

>> did we leave early? >> why do you say that >> you go to bed at 7:00 at night. listen, you have to go it's a once in a lifetime. we didn't make the encore. carson, what is this, "meet the press. we had a fabulous time >> "meet the press" music edition. >> exactly >> i wondered -- i'm glad you clarified that >> they have songs and people make their own >> did you get through l.a.x. security >> the big deal is how big vail has gotten >> i know! but listen, this is really cute. mariska hargitay was there and she had her own homemade olivia benison one and she gave me one, which i think is a collector's item >> that's cool >> "1989 taylor's version" is on its way. of course that's the rerecording of the 2014 album that featured "blank space" and "shake it off" earned taylor her second album of the year. i can't wait for that. >> really choked up about it >> october 27th.

next up, "the continental. peacock dropped the trailer for peacock, as he comes to acquire the notorious continental hotel, of course a neutral housing location for assassins >> winston, your brother stole something from me. what he took is very important to a lot of very dangerous people >> find him, because if you don't, i'll bring the weight of this whole institution down on you both >> let's take this house and everything that comes with it. it >> and away we go. >> come on, peacock! we can do it, guys >> let's go peacock. >> we got mel gibson who's in there, the hotel's previous and ruthless owner the first episode of "the continental" hits peacock on september 22nd >> good. next up, ll cool j, the grammy winning rapper recently

kicked off his forest tour, not before sitting down with one of the most hard-hitting journalists around, mr. jackson daly former "popstart" graphics assistant. the two talked about everything from ll's earliest influences to the 50th anniversary of hip hop and the future of the genera take a look. >> so do you like where hip hop's headed now it's changed a lot over 50 years. >> it has, it has. in terms of hip hop culture, i feel great about the fact that people celebrating 50 years of hip hop. the fact that you, you're able to get exposed to some music that you may not have heard. even you just saying the roots, that's amazing you know what i mean so i like the fact that the roots of hip hop and the foundation of hip hop is being recognized and celebrated and people are loving it and i think that that's a good -- that bodes well for the genera long-term >> jackson has a hip hop history with the icon. >> with an icon. >> and what is cool and what i love -- jackson did a great job with that. and ll was so sweet.

jack understands the importance of that before you like a travis scott or lil baby you have to understand where your genre came from you have to pay respect to the ojs, not just ll, but kara swan and biggie and tupac and all of that and he understands that. these youngins need to know about who paved the way! >> love it >> that jackson daly, he's going to be quite the journalist quite the journalist >> i hope so i hope not a rapper. he likes rap >> maybe he can combine the two. maybe he'll rap the news that's interesting you can catch that full conversation, "nightly news" kids edition that drops later today on nbc news and youtube. shout out to ll for that and craig, you were on the minor issues, major opinions podcast and i heard it got pretty passionate about an airline seat debate. is that true the question was, should the person in the middle seat get both armrests? >> yes >> here's what you said to say you look perplexed >> as a civilized society, we

collectively decided that if you are stuck in the seat between two adults, the at least those two adults, the at least they could do is enjoy the additional space and sacrifice a little elbow room >> yes >> i agree with that >> absolutely. >> but you would be surprised how many people don't. >> would you get in a debate was there someone else who said "no" >> someone else said it should be based on, you know, a lot of different factors. >> who sits down first, who sits first. >> what if people on each side think that armrest is theirs is middle seat guy supposed to be like this that is not fair >> i think window seat guy can do this. aisl

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>> guys, it's 8:30, thursday i don't have the energy, al, to read the rest of this intro. >> i don't know. >> it's national lazy day. >> is it this is great. >> and we are -- why don't we do this every day, guys the crowd has all of this energy, but we're lazing out on our la-z-boys. >> and we're not alone members of the crowd, they're kicking back as well help from our sponsor, la-z-boy. the plaza is full of recliners and sofas so people can take a well-deserved lazy moment. >> carson, where are you are you in the lazy lounge >> oh, really? guys, we're just being lazy over here, man. aubrey, liz, my buddy, jose. these are fans that were on the plaza, we put them on the la-z-boys over here. the girls just graduated college. jose, what are you doing today >> i'm going cruising.

>> you're going on a cruise today? >> yeah. >> get out of here >> where you going >> bermuda >> how's the weather on the path. >> it's going to be nice >> you going to be lazy on your cruise >> you bet >> just starting the day off chilling >> yeah, pretty much. >> who are you taking? who's going on the cruise? >> my family it's a family cruise >> a whole family thing. >> yes >> don't work too hard ladies, don't work too hard. it's a lazy day, so we just kick it guys >> maybe we should just carry jose -- >> why don't we lay down for the show every day >> meanwhile, i'm like, are you awake? >> sign me up, we'll take a break from being lazy in a few minutes, because we'll bring back our today in the wild series we'll shine a light on the devoted volunteers who step up when baby animals need a hand. in fact, one group alone has helped save thousands, thousands of animals so emilie ikeda will give us a first-hand look at their important work.

>> i love that. then, from soap to sunscreen through some affore beauty products that can work wonders plus, what's the fastest way to get to italy? taking lazy to a new level >> chef michael white is here whipping up a dish that will have you saying mama mia as we continue to enjoy these recliners, we've got much more laziness ahead in the third hour in fact, we're devoting the entire third hour -- >> to doing this >> to being lazy >> we're going to give you the best shows to binge. e going to give you a workout you codo from your uch. we'll introduce you to the laziest animal on earth, the sloth. we are leaning into lazy >> leaning into lazy >> gosh, i love that >> delightful. >> mr. roker, wake up for our forecast, buddy. >> just put up the map >> somebody's got to talk over the map. >> you know what, people, just

read it. >> oh my gosh. >> monsoonal moisture in the southwest. >> you're getting too worked up, craig. >> western -- >> stop, craig let's go to saturday look at that >> it's the same as today. >> it's a lazy map >> that's the same as day, sunday it's the same forecast >> i think it's the same map >> you're putting too much energy into this chill out, bro

>> he's back >> mr. roker brought the energy back by the way, folks, the countdown is on to the college football season. y'all excited? we're excited, because this fall, for the first time, the big 10 is coming to nbc and peacock. >> since it is august 10th, we are celebrating the inaugural big 10 day with a few of our friends. we all know sir henry from rutgers. they are ready for a great season hi, guys good to have you on here i know you all can't talk. >> nothing lazy about them >> no, no. it all kicks off september 2nd that's when west virginia takes on penn state in the premiere of big 10 saturday night, right here on nbc and over on peacock. we're really excited about big 10

>> i love it go, cats are you comfortable there, carson >> very conflicting national lazy someday and national big 10 football up next on today in the wild, an inside look at a very special place helping baby animals in need get back on their feet emilie ikeda will bring us the cutest story of the morning. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

today in the wild. this morning, a firsthand look at a wild live refuge working around the clock to save lives and what you should know about the animals living in your neighborhood >> nbc's emilie ikeda briefly left the taylor swift beat t take a walk on the wild side >> get ready for a cuteness overload have you ever wondered what to do if you see baby ducks or bunnies in your backyard without around hey need hor not

across the countn your ver state, there are wild live rehabilitators who knew just what to do, and we saw what it takes to answer the call ♪ >> reporter: with every chirp, nibble and wing flap -- >> big stretch >> these little ones are one step closer to going home. and as good as the food may be at the appalachian wildlife refuge in north carolina, it's just a pit stop for these animals. >> i've always been an animal lover. >> savannah transome and her staff along with volunteers run a 24/7 operation to care for local wildlife >> 98% probably of the patients that we receive come in because of something from human caused issues >> reporter: are you seeing with each year that passes an increasing number of animals >> yes there's more construction in the area which is all wonderful, but it includes more and more people interacting with wildlife and they're coming into contact and they're getting injured.

>> reporter: oh my gosh, meet crash. in just five short years the rehabilitation center has saved more than 600 animals. many rescued in backyards and parks. from baby bunnies displaced by lawn mowing to lost ducklings looking for mom. >> all right, it's time to go for a swim >> reporter: like our week-old friend here, who was found trying to cross a busy highway a good samaritan called the wildlife refuges emergency hotline and the center's rescue team saved the brave duckling. what do you do with an orphan. >> setting them up in situations where they can practice the things they instinctively know how to do. >> reporter: some situations are much more urgent while we were here, the wildlife refuge got a call about a baby hawk stranded and unable to fly. the rescue team hit the road >> i got himt the re i got him. once back at the rehappen center, the bird went straight to the exam room >> i'm seeing a little bit of

contraction. >> reporter: while the baby hawk rests, the team works on a young snake who was found tangled and trapped in netting >> this is pretty gnarly we want to be really, really careful that we don't injure the snake any further. >> reporter: wow look at all that swelling. you can see the snake almost coming back to life. to see him to start feeling that relief and feeling like a snake again, that immediately starts putting in that positive feeling of what we're doing. >> reporter: it's all thanks to caring community members who knew to call for help. and this facility is just one of many across the country helping to save wildlife more than 3,000 licensed rehabilitators nationwide. the most common animals needing care, birds and small mammals like rabbits just how good does it feel when you get to see that animal back into the wild? >> it's almost indescribable maybe we're not saving a whole population, but we made a difference for that one animal. >> reporter: lucky for me, i got to help two bunnies hop to it.

>> let's see them off. is it ever difficult to see the animals off to say good-bye? >> no. that's why they come in is to put them back in the wild. that's why we're here every day. happy day. >> you canl, i just hae absolute best time with all of the animals, crathe teenage snapping turtle was a personal favorite of mine after surviving a gunshot wound, she's a permanent resident at the refuge and check out, we have visuals of our duckling friend who has now doubled in size. as far as the snake, he couldn't be doing better. those wounds are completely healed as well both set to eleased at the end of next month. as cool to see the pro you don't know all the energy that ginto that sort of thing and all resources at our fingertips >> if you're in a town and see something lihat, how do you find these people who do the rehabilitation >> there are local nati resourc thend rely on a naal animahabilitator's they'll give you step by step

process. should you be making a call?or because first priority, you need to maintain your own safety. >> that's awesome. >> that's fun. >> thank you, elm. coming up next, guys, we have some budget beauty buys and they are just as good as their pricier version. first, this is

style. expensive beauty products used to justify the price tag because of those higher quality ingredients, but science has come so far, you no longer need to spend a lot to get really good products. here with the best budget beauty buys that go the distance, we have sarah edinburger. who is senior editor at large for new beauty hi, sara good to see you. >> hello, good morning >> so all of these work just as well as the pricier alternative. >> yeah. it's amazing how muc technology has changed so you can find some great products that still perform at a wonderful value. everything here is under $15 >> so hyaluronic acid, that's one that all the dermatologists

say you have to have in your products what is this >> it's going to bind those water molecules, so brings that moisture to your skin, which is part of why we age because of the dryness of our skin hyaluronic is one of those go-to. it has glycerin nit, it's a wonderful huemectant it will add moisture to your dry skin >> it's like a gel >> it's an oily feel >> you have that nice slip to it, that nice glide. you can incorporate this into any skin care regimen. only 11 ingredients. seamlessly blinds into any routine. it has that nice slip, nice glide. only 11 ingredients so seamlessly blends into any routine. >> it's really nice. >> and it's glass, you hear and feel that. it's glass it's going to have that wait to it as well >> next, a soap bar for your face i wouldn't expect it to be black. >> when was the last time you actually held a bar of soap in

your hand for your face? it helped to clean out your pores. tea tree with the redness and inflammation and calm everythin treat their skin. >> trader joes, usually go there for my pre-made down in your skin. >> so this is actually charcoal. this is a breakout bar that you're going to use to help with it has charcoal, which is going to detoxify. you have some tea tree which is going to help with redness and inflammation and aloe to calm everything down on your skin safe for face and body great for teens and betweens to treat their skin >> trader joes, usually go there for my pre-made food >> the everything but bagel seasoning is also amazing, but if you go into the sunscreen aisle, you'll find they have an incredible sunscreen so inexpensive what you're going to do, this is not an aerosol, even though it acts like an aerosol when you actually spray it, it has this really light, maybe, really light spray to it oh, this is not -- this is really fine mist so it actually is a little bit lighter than some of the other formulas that you might see. >> and you've got to rub it in >> does it work for kids >> it works for kids sunscreen can add up in cost, but it's really vital. >> how much? $5.99.

>> only $5.99. great for families water resistant so great for families >> makeup? >> sorry they're asking me to go faster >> so when it comes to blush, if you want that fresh look to your skin, this is how to do it add that color this is a wonderful dupe i love this, because you'll have this beautiful shimmer color you get this luminosity to the skin, this beautiful glow, and it will provide that instant refresher to your skin >> this is a mascara >> so when you look at drugstores, it's a great place to find these high-end mascaras. >> why do they glue it down? i want to look at it >> it stays on no matter the temperature, it stays put on your face it's amazing and gives you that volume with these lashes >> looks like a nice brush and everything >> you know when you come out of the hair salon and hair looks amazing, this is a hair gloss you can do in between your color to extend that color

this is going to be l'oreal's color gloss. it has all of these different colors that you can add the beautiful sheen back into your hair it smooths and fills in the cuticles so you can have that reflective light so your hair looks shiny again. >> but it's not going to affect your color >> yeah, so it's safe for all colors, there's different colors -- >> how often >> it kind of depends. when you start to see your hair dull, then you use this. use it in the shower on freshly washed hair, put it into 5 to 15 minutes, rinse it out, and you have that sunshiny gloss back again. >> finally, dry shampoo. we need a dry shampoo in our life that will help in terms of getting that volume in your hair helping to absorb the oil. this checks every box. this is a great price point and get that volume. it look great on day three to get that volume in your hair. >> makes a big difference. >> makes a huge difference >> sarah, i love it. the price is right they're all here, if you want to find the products, go to today.com/shop and "today" does earn a small commission from purchases made through our links. carson i'm just trying to figure out with chef here, eggplant i

don't love zucchini i like, they're so similar. it doesn't matter. today it's all about transporting this beautiful meal from italy this flavor is incredible.

this morning on "today" food, we're bringing a taste of italy to your kitchen. chef michael white is among the best of the best when it comes to italian food. he's here to tell us about not only the new restaurant you got but also to share this great recipe that just tastes like vacation chef, first of all, let's talk about the new spot you have a ton of restaurants, but tell me about the new one. >> it's at paradise island in atlantis and it's called paranza. we just opened about a month and a half ago and having a lot of fun there, doing dishes such as this sword fish >> tell me about this. i notice you're prepping the eggplant here. >> and we peeled this. and what we're going to do is once we dice this, we're cutting it into three quarter inch

pieces and season this with a little bit of salt and when we season this with salt, what happens is it extracts the water and the bitterness so when we go to fry it, it's going to retain its crispiness and not have that bitter and not soak up so much oil. >> do you peel all the eggplant? >> very much so. the skin is bitter and place plate on top of here to try to help it extract the liquid >> so by the time you put it in the water, you want to get it as dry as it can. >> we'll put this in oil, not water. >> perfect hot oil. fry it up. >> exactly so we're going to sizzle this. and then make this crispy. it takes two to three minutes. >> and you do this beforehand. >> exactly we'll start with this and what we're doing is creating a sauce, which is a sweet sour sauce, which is very typical with eggplant from sicily we have red peppers here that we softened a little bit. we'll add celery

a little bit of onion, and we'll bring and we'll -- not car mallize but get to a very soft point. a little bit of garlic >> this is creating all these depths of flavor >> exactly wearing the flavors. >> this is layering in the flavors. >> these are types of dishes that we do at paranza that take a monday dish and turn it up to the next level and then add a little bit of caper. salt salted anchovies and these anchovies give that u-word, the umami flavor >> right those break down >> they'll break down and dissolve and you'll never see them golden raisins for sweetness an. this is part of the a little bit of sugar. >> sweet salty >> see a lot of different layers and textures >> then we want to deglaze with

a little white wine vinegar or vinegar and reduce that all the way. what happens is this really becomes, you know, a sweet, savory salty condiment for the -- >> do you like sword fish being the protein? >> i do. it's a great poil. >> help from all the flavors >> you bet and the richness and the fattiness of this sword fish is in season. >> you buy the sword fish. it's in your fish. pull it out and get it to room temperature. is that true >> i'm a meat guy. >> do cameo here with me now. >> do you cut out the dark spot, the bloodline? >> you know what, you do see that exactly. listen, if it's a fresh wheel sword fish, no problem if it's darker than you would want, definitely cut it out. this is a fresh piece of sword fish. >> oil how long will this cook? >> this is going to grill about three minutes on a side. we'll get those nice hatch marks on here.

we'll turn it after about a minute and a half. and then what we have is a little bit of lemon zest this is a great way -- >> that's amazing. >> right >> my sword fish does not taste like this. >> i don't like sword fish but this is fantastic. >> if it's under it's not good if it's over you ruin it you have to hit 135 perfectly. >> listen to you with the temperatures. >> what's the trick to nailing the cook on the sword fish >> a piece of fish like this is about two minutes on a side. but again, take it off, take a tester, press on it. if you cut it in two and it's too raw, then go ahead and throw it back on the grill, no problem. >> is it like red meat, lit still keep cooking >> this will carry over, just like a piece of meat, you bet. >> this is worth the trip to atlantis for congrats down there. thank you very much. >> make this at home this is delicious, guys. the recipe is easy go to today.com/food for that. chef, appreciate it. all the best to you.

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