on the hours or fleet size. it's warm for the inland areas. we are headed towards the low 90s for today. lower for the weekend and lower humidity as well. lower speeds across the san mateo bridge. typical pattern here building out of hayward to the peninsula. southbound 101 looks great, and it slows appeared oakland road. >> lower speeds are important for everybody as kids head back to school. the "today" show is coming up next. but "today in the bay" continues right now. you can find that on good thursday morning to you. new clues on a possible cause of hawaii's devastating wild fires. >> yes.

with signs of hope slowly emerging. good morning. it's august 17th. this is "today." ♪♪ fire starter? video showing downed power lines sparking a blaze. just as work to recover more victims moves forward. a key road is reopened, clearing the way for more help to arrive. we're there live. mid-air scares. alarming video shows the engine of a southwest airline's plane in flames moments after takeoff. while on a flight from miami, the pilot suddenly collapses and dies. his crew safely landing that plane. both incidents now under information. we'll have the very latest. extreme weather. tens of millions under new heat alerts this morning, from the pacific northwest down to the south. severe storms expected across the midwest and the northeast. al's tracking all of it.

shark watch. officials increasing patrols, even holding rare drills on new york beaches after a string of attacks. >> you can't let go until help arrives. >> this morning, the new steps to keep swimmers safe heading into a busy summer weekend. all of that plus, fighting back. attorneys for the family at the center of "the blind side" speak out for the first time. >> these people are truly devastated. mine, this was their son. >> why they say michael oher knew the truth years ago. ♪ watch me dance ♪ and solid gold. >> hi, barbie! >> hi, ken. >> hi, barbie. >> the summer's biggest box office smashes a new record proving we're all just living in a barbie world today thursday, august 17th, 2023 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah

guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, there good to see you. good morning welcome to today so glad you're joining us on this thursday morning. savannah's a little under the weather. she'll likely be back tomorrow but, wow, the "barbie" movie beating harry potter, beating "batman," beating them all >> i may be one of the only people who hasn't seen it yet. >> well, i haven't, either >> good. >> you're in good company. we'll begin this morning in hawaii new details coming in on those tragic wild fires. the death toll climbing overnight. now the number at 111. consider this, just 38% of the destruction area has been searched meanwhile, newly-surfaced video has a lot of folks wondering if this could perhaps be the moment that led to at least one of those fires spreading. if you look closely, there, you see the flash from a tree falling on a power line. and this morning, there are growing calls for an independent investigation into what caused this disaster.

>> nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is right there in maui with the very latest miguel, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. as the search and recovery continues just down the road from here, president biden is expected to visit maui on monday of course, he'll meet with first responders and victims of the wildfire all of this comes as that video emerges shows perhaps the first of multiple wild fires here on the island that may have been sparked by downed power lines. the power company coming under more scrutiny now. this morning, potential new signs about what may have sparked maui's devastating wildfires. this surveillance video from the night before showing a sudden flash, later turning into fire in the morning >> it's windy and then there's a flash. and i think that's when a tree is falling on a power line, the power goes out, our generator kicks in, the camera comes back online and then the forest is on fire >> reporter: while the official cause of the island's blazes is

still being investigated, data from whisker labs shows 34 major electrical incidents on the power lines around lahaina that same night >> there is video evidence of the very first fire starting in the middle of the island and we literally have coincident data simultaneous data, that shows an explosion on the grid >> reporter: hawaiian electric didn't specifically address that data or the multiple lawsuits, but said in part, we know there is speculation about what started the fire, but the causes haven't been determined. with remains of more than a hundred bodies recovered, most of them just ash, officials fear more than a thousand are still unaccounted for. overnight, the names of three more victims released, all seniors, including 90-year-old virginia dofa. but as more of the victims' names are released, the latest briefing by authorities turningh

>> you can loo confrontational when they were questioned about their competency and transparency in the fires' aftermath >> you can look here and see if you can trust me >> reporter: as tensions rise, we're learning more about the victims who have not officially been named, like frank trejos. frank was escaping the blaze with his best friend, retired firefighter, jeff bogart, when fire surrounded them >> he said it was like laying on the ground with a flame torch going 80 miles an hour over the top of you >> reporter: jeff survived and later found frank's body draped protectively over his beloved golden retriever, sam. one sign of hope, the road to lahaina now reopened, but the burn zone still off-limits we were granted rare access, recovery teams sifting through 5 square miles of rubble and dust. this is the area where the active search is underway. it's a shopping center with coffee shops where people may have been enjoying their day when the wildfire broke out. mounting questions, as families look for closure from the debris

field that's also hallowed ground the power company's ceo has also pushed back on criticism that the power company should have cut off electricity to the island, as those wind speeds picked up and the fires first broke out. they have said that doing so could have caused some serious problems for people with medical issues who depend on power, as well as water pumps that are needed to be powered by electricity, hoda. >> and on top of that, there were lots of concerns that residents had about the sirens why sirens did not sound off when the fires broke out and officials finally addressed that what'd they say? >> reporter: yeah, hoda, county officials said that they did not sound the sirens, because typically those are used for tsunami warnings and that may have pushed people away from the coastline into the hills where the fire was burning they said that would have been a major risk here. they stand by their decision as of now to not sound those sirens, hoda >> miguel almaguer in hawaii miguel, thank you.

turning now to those mid-air scares for two groups of plane passengers one of them caught on camera at the airport in houston take a look here you can see the engine of a southwest plane in flames shortly after takeoff. nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us. tom, what do we know about what happened here? >> reporter: this looks like a compressor stall, craig. that's when an engine essentially backfires. there's an air imbalance in the engine, so it spits off fire off the backside it shakes the aircraft, really not a significant risk to the aircraft itself. the pilots needed to shut the engine down, which they did, and land that was one incident. the other one, we had a pilot die mid flight this was the terrifying moment for passengers aboard a southwest flight tuesday night, as flames shot out one of the aircraft's engines shortly after leaving houston's airport. the flight bound for cancun

forced to turn back. >> you still have one engine shut down, is that correct >> we have one engine shut down. >> reporter: the plane made a successful emergency landing in houston. >> the passengers' lives were not in imminent risk this is an abnormal situation, but one that we train for. >> reporter: flightaware data shows that the plane was only in the air for about 27 minutes before making the emergency landing. southwest tells nbc news the plane experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff and that a different aircraft continued to fly to cancun and from one flight scare in houston to another in miami after one of three piles aboard a flight en route to chile died midflight from a medical emergency. two other pilots onboard diverted the plane to panama for an emergency landing, according to the airline passengers onboard applauded the flight crew for landing the plane safely and expressing their gratitude again in the

airport. ladham tells nbc news that all of the necessary protocols were followed to try to help and save the pilot, who had been with the airline for 25 years >> there's a lot that goes on in preparation for these abnormal circumstances to protect passengers and as a passenger, that's probably one thing we can rest assured of and take in comfort, when we do experience something like this. >> reporter: the faa requires airlines to carry emergency medical kits on board. they include some drugs, an external defibrillator, oxygen, for example, stethoscope, but there's not much you can do if somebody is really in a very, very critical state like that. craig, back to you >> tom costello for us there at reagan national. tom, thank you the georgia prosecutor leading the election interference case against donald

trump and his 18 co-defendants is looking to start the trial in early march. fulton county district attorney fani willis proposed a march 4th trial date the very next day, by the way, march 5th, is super tuesday, when voters in 15 states will cast their ballots for the republican presidential nomination trump and some of his closest allies were indicted on felony charges monday in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in georgia now to the migrant crisis sparking new battles far from the southern border. here in new york, the mayor says an unprecedented surge of asylum seekers has left the city at a breaking point but this morning, that mayor is facing new criticism from the state's governor nbc national correspondent, gabe guterres joins us from a hotel in midtown manhattan because it's been turned into a migrant housing facility gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. this is the iconic roosevelt

hotel and more than 100,000 asylum seekers have been arrived in the city since last year. all of this as the governor deploys more members of the national guard across the state. as new york city opens more shelters to house a record-breaking migrant influx, >> close the border! >> reporter: this morning, there's growing outrage over the city's response. >> do you get free wi-fi at home i don't. >> no! >> do you get free cell phone at home >> no. >> i don't. >> reporter: mayor adams als facing sharp criticism from a fellow democrat, governor hochul saying the city faces a serious crises, but has failed to accept the state's offers o assistance and should do more to act in a proactive manner. >> if her observation, here's some things you can do differently, we're all in. >> reporter: but by law, new york city is required to provide temporary housing to anyone who's asked for it and it's hit a new milestone, 100,000 migrants arriving here since last year, more than 58,000 are

now in shelters. officials estimate the cost to city taxpayers will skyrocket to $12 billion by 2025. in manhattan, the historic roosevelt hotel now housing asylum seekers how long have you been here? >> karla from ecuador tells us she's lived here for two months with her 4-year-old daughter and just wants an opportunity to work mayor adams is asking the federal government for expedited work permits and has repeatedly blasted the biden administration for not doing enough the white house won't say whether it plans to declare a federal state of emergency over immigration, but does point out it's given new york city more than $100 million in aid >> we take this very seriously >> reporter: across the country, massachusetts' governor just declared a state of emergency. >> we've been expanding and continuing to look for housing and shelter opportunities, and it's unsustainable

>> reporter: federal authorities are also investigating the death of a 3-year-old migrant girl who died while traveling fro other major cities are also now, here in new york state, erie county, which includes buffalo, has asked new york city to stop sending migrants there craig? >> gabe gutierrez here in new york, thank you. a federal appeals court in yesterday impose red strixs on the abortion pill mifepristone but the ruling will not take effect until a supreme court makes decision about the case. the u.s. sort of appeals ruled that the faa did not take safety concerns into account when it loosened access to mifepristone in 2016. if the supreme court upholds the ruling, women will no longer be able to obtain the abortion pill through telemedicine appointments and by mail patients would have to receive a prescription straight from a doctor also this morning, california senator dianne feinstein is at the center of a new legal battle in a lawsuit filed on her behalf, the 90-year-old accuses

the trustees of her late husband's estate of financial elder abuse, claiming they failed to pay her the millions of dollars she is due. nbc's ryan nobles joins us from washington with details on this. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. his the third lawsuit filed just this year on behalf of the senator, regarding her husbands estate it comes as questions linger about her capacity to serve. dianne feinstein, the 90-year-old political icon, already facing public questions about her age and health, now at the center of a personal lawsuit filed on her behalf by her daughter, katherine, aimed at the trustees of her late husband's estate despite actively serving in the u.s. senate, feinstein's daughter acting as her power of attorney the suit accuses the trustees of, quote, financial elder abuse, claiming that they are withholding funds the senator is entitled to. feinstein's husband, richard blume, died last year. the billionaire established a

trust for his wife in his will that was designed to provide regular payments after he passed the suit accuses the trustees of not properly funding the trust or providing feinstein with her entitled income. attorneys for the trustees fired back, saying in a statement, quote, the trustees have acted ethically and appropriately at all times. the same cannot be said for katherine feinstein. this filing is unconscionable. the new legal challenge ads to a growing bitter battle between feinstein and her late husband's family she has filed two similar lawsuits, asking for access to her husband's fortune and in one filing claimed that she had, quote, incurred significant medical expenses as a result of her health issues. feinstein's health has come under scrutiny after she missed three months of work in the senate while recovering a bout with shingles. she was briefly hospitalized last week after a fall and at times appeared to not understand her duties in the senate >> just say aye. >> okay. >> aye

>> aye >> she's not alone in facing questions around her age gop leader mitch mcconnell recently froze during a press conference, leading to concerns about his health >> it's a pitiful thing to watch. we're really good people, both sides of the aisle really deteriorate to the point where they're just a shell of what they formerly were but the voters know that >> reporter: feinstein has resisted all calls to step down. she's pledged to serve the balance of her term, which ends at the beginning of 2025 her office declined to comment on this office and a spokesperson says she was preoccupied when she appeared to be confused during that senate vote last month. as for the innocent involving senator mcconnell, his staff said he was feeling lightheaded at the time, but noted that he returned to answer reporters' questions. craig? >> ryan nobles from the hill there. ryan, thank you. residents in canada's northwest territories were ordered to evacuate overnight, as wildfires closed in on the

capital city of yellow knife government leaders told those in high-risk areas that they should leave as soon as possible. the fire burning about 10 miles outside of the city. it's expected to reach the capital's outskirts by the weekend. canada has seen a record number of wildfires this year there were more than 1,000 active wildfires burning across the country this week alone. and we feel that a lot here in the united states, as well meanwhile, millions of folks here facing a new round of heat. a new round of storm threats, coast-to-coast mr. roker standing by with that first check of the forecast. how are we doing, al >> good morning, guys, and good morning to you and unfortunately, we're still talking heat, stretching from louisiana all the way to montana, 51 million people under heat advisories and heat watches. look at some of these temperatures today we may see records in baton rouge, corpse christie, dallas, el paso, all the way to phoenix. p then for tomorrow, that starts to expand to the east. pensacola may break a record same in new orleans, waco, down to mcallen, and up to witchta

falls. going to intensify it's actually going to move to the north and to the east this weekend and shift as we said up to the north, all the way up to minnesota. minneapolis, into early next week, into the low 90s st. louis, mid-90s triple-digits for jackson. witchta is going to see triple digits as well and denver will see temperatures in the high-to-mid-90s and look all the way by august 26th, still warmer than average from florida, all the way into the mid-plains and unfortunately, drier than average in those same places we're going to be worrying about some fires starting to crop up we'll watch that carefully but we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . we test our formulations with the highest rigor of clinical trials and we're the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement. i noticed it becoming... stronger and thicker. nutrafol has taken me back to the hair i was meant to have.

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the city's attorneys office is requesting a temporarily suspension of the program arguing, quote, san francisco will suffer serious harm. robo taxis have been cited for more than 600 incidents, but no serious accidents. we are going to have slightly cooler temperatures for the inland areas. lower humidity for the weekend. we are watching out for the remnants of what is now hurricane hilary move into the bay area. we will continue to follow that. as we take a look at san francisco, upper 60s through the weekend. the full forecast on nbcbayarea.com.

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♪ everybody! everybody! >> oh, everybody! everybody! >> oh, my gosh we're back, 7:30 that right there was last summer's unforgettable concert that, by the way, grammy winner, multiple grammy winner jon batiste. the guy is full of energy and guess what, we have a bonus. this guy is going to be here tomorrow when he puts on a show, you can feel it. >> we light up all of the block, all over >> you'll be there >> sheinelle will be dancing and i think even craig will be, because this is jon batiste. >> i love jon batiste. >> we'll get to that and it's going to be a good time. first up, some of your news in this half hour. new developments in the legal battle involving the family at the center of "the blind side. >> the tuohys are now pointing to evidence they say contradicts the stunning claims made against them in michael oher's lawsuit kaylee hartung following the story for us >> reporter: good morning, guys.

it is a hollywood ending gone bad. despite the feel-good movie and the images of the tuohys cheering oher on during his football career, we're now hearing the relationship between them has been fractured for nearly a decade, as the tuohys are quite literally taking pages out of a book that michael oher wrote that they say discredit his accusations. >> i hear mrs. tuohy, i look over my shoulder for my mother-in-law. call me leann or mama or almost anything else. >> reporter: the family whose story inspired the hit movie "the blind side" is fighting back against what they call the outlandish claims that michael oher made against them >> these people are truly devastated i mean, this was their son >> reporter: after the former nfl player filed a lawsuit that he only learned six months ago that the tuohys hadn't adopted him in 2004 and instead established a conservatorship that he now wants to terminate the tuohy family's attorneys are using his own words against him,

point to the book "i beat the odds," which he wrote, sean and leann would be named as my legal conservators. honestly, i didn't care what it was called i was just happy that no one could argue that we weren't legally what we already knew was real, we were a family the tuohys say they are willing to terminate the conservatorship and maintain its purpose was to assist oher in the college admissions process >> we're talking about a family trying to help someone in need the tuohys did not control any of mr. oher's finances >> reporter: the tuohys say at the center of all of this is money, alleging oher previously threatened them with a shakedown for $15 million. then he filed suit oher claiming the tuohys made millions off his life story in the movie deal for "the blind side" while he earned nothing. but the tuohys dispute that, too. a source close to the film tells nbc news, the tuohys received approximately $700,000 total which was intended to be evenly split among the family >> michael got every dime he had coming

>> reporter: while in oxford, mississippi, home to ole miss, where oher played college football, where fans lined up around the block to meet him this week, he did not address the controversy. oher's attorney now saying that he believe that justice will be served in the courtroom. >> kaylee, it is unusual for an adult without limitations to be under a conservatorship, but oher is still under one, as we understand it, and he's 37 so how are the tuohys and their attorneys explaining that part of the story >> yeah, craig just as it was portrayed in "the blind side," oher was a top college and because the tuohys family has long donated to ole miss the ncaa investigated why he was living with them the tuohys say that the legal advice that they got at the time was that they put him under conservatorship and it would allow the family to be able to support him with things like health insurance the tuohys maintain that they have stayed out of his business decisions beyond that, saying

oher chose his own agent when he went pro and signed his own contract and they say they are willing and will not oppose to terminating this conservatorship, craig >> the drama continues kaylee hartung thank you. let's move now to something we've been talking about all summer long, sharks. in the wake of a series of attacks and scares on our country's coastlines, officials are ramping up measures to keep swimmers safe, as we head into the last few weeks of summer nbc's emilie ikeda is at rockaway beach right here in new york, not far from us. hey, emily, good morning >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, hoda one thing that beachgoers will be seeing a lot more in these final weeks of summer, drones. authorities will be leaning on the high-tech equipment to be surveilling these shorelines every single morning in search of sharks to help prevent an incident like the one we saw last week here that landed a 65-year-old woman in the hospital during an active summer of shark encounters and attacks -- >> in terms of bleeding, look for the source >> reporter: on long island, more training for lifeguards responding to shark bites.

>> if pressure stops the bleeding, great. but you can't let go until help arrives. >> reporter: the demo comes on the heels of a horrific shark attack off the coast of new york city earlier this month when a 65-year-old woman was bitten at rockaway beach lifeguards rushing to her aid. >> laceration on her leg >> reporter: the serious incident prompting city officials to ramp up patrols, now scanning the water daily with high tech drones in search of swarming sharks like this >> if we spot a shark, then we'll make a decision to close the beach. >> reporter: along our country's coastlines, a series of scares reported this summer from florida to new york, which saw five suspected shark bites over the fourth of july holiday >> rescue has been notified. >> reporter: it's a terror heidi ernst knows all too well >> it felt like i was hit by a truck. >> reporter: she lost her leg from a shark attack during a free swim while on a diving excursion in the bahamas >> i needed to get my leg out of

its mouth, so i did punch it in the face >> reporter: she's now back home in iowa. this all comes amid a potential breakthrough in shark research two great whites, jekyll and simon, were recently tracked by scientists in o-search in a study covered by "the washington post." typically solitary creatures, the duo traveled similar paths as they swam thousands of miles north to canada, arriving on the same day o-search chief scientist telling "the post," the ground breaking trip adds a whole new element of a familial and social component to migration a predator that has been examined for centuries and we're still just scratching the surface. >> as time has gone on new tools, new technologies open new doors to what we learn about these animals. we still have a long way to go >> reporter: so while new york beaches have seen an unusual number of shark bites in recent years, the overall count for the u.s. has remained pretty consistent and extremely rare. just 41 bites in 2022 and deaths are even more uncommon you're more likely to be struck

by lightning than get bit by a shark. so while experts remind people that you should be taking precautions or at least considering them, like avoiding swimming near schools of fish or swimming at dawn or dusk, it shouldn't spoil your summer fun. hoda >> emilie ikeda for us there at rockaway beach thank you. >> unprovoked by -- >> if you -- >> whoo-hoo! come get me! >> sorry still ahead, an encouraging update on jamie foxx's recent health battle. what the oscar winner is now revealing about his recovery plus, the heated debate over students and teachers sweating out record-high temperatures in classrooms without air-conditioning maggie vespa is looking into that good morning >> reporter: hey, sheinelle, good morning yeah, let's start with a brief exercise here. think back to your childhood did your school have air-conditioning studies show for a lot of

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districts all across the country are scrambling to install air-conditioning systems progress is being made in certain places, but some teachers are fed up and they are taking legal action. >> nbc's maggie vespa joins us now from st. paul, minnesota a place that usually worries more about snow than heat, maggie >> reporter: yeah, sheinelle, guys, good morning that's right administrators say in the last few years, the conversation here has changed drastically. the problem here and the problem at schools across the country is that a lot of these buildings have long gone without ac, meaning a lot of these buildings are old. this elementary school is more than a hundred years old and antiquated designs can make it tough to update and tough to air-condition these facilities, forcing educators to get creative to keep kids safe this morning, as kid coast-to-coast start heading back to class, a puzzling new equation -- >> we are looking at unprecedented heat into august >> another day of triple digits. >> temperatures anywhere from 95 degrees to 107 degrees >> reporter: -- is leaving many schools stumped. >> how difficult is it to air-condition a building this

old? >> it's a real challenge >> reporter: the problem even plaguing places like st. paul, minnesota, famously frigid, now grappling with the extreme heat waves made more common amid our climate crisis >> the conversation has changed locally and nationally >> reporter: is it safe to say the district is working as fast as it can to air-condition these schools? >> absolutely. >> reporter: that race playing out nationwide according to one study, more than 40% of american districts report needing to update their hvac system. one roadblock, experts note, the average school building is 50 years old. some far older st. paul's randolph heights elementary was built in 1916 with thick masonry walls and no concept of hvac systems of the future >> it's expensive to get systems that perform to modern expectations >> reporter: similar struggles have districts across the country desperate.

in salem, oregon, show classrooms without ac now shrouded by heat-reducing window film while in polk county, florida -- >> my second grader said it's disgusting >> reporter: parents' angers boiling over after the teacher's union sounded alarms last week, filed a class action grievance over systemic ac issues. that now covering ac-related complaints at close to 60 schools in the district. >> it should have been handled over the months when kids weren't in there >> reporter: school administrators telling tampa bay nbc affiliate wfla that crews worked through the weekend to address the complaints prioritizing ac repairs as they come in and installing portable systems in affected schools. back in minnesota -- >> it feels much cooler in here. >> yep >> reporter: buildings suited to modern hvac units like johnson high school are getting them >> these have been running less than a month like two weeks >> absolutely. >> reporter: administrators allocating massive chunks of funding, including 28.4 million

funding in federal arp covid grants for the upgrade in the last five years, the districts installed state of the art computer-automated programs in 13 st. paul public schools and counting >> we're trying to take and making sure that these buildings are relevant in supporting our kids for where education is going. >> reporter: a lesson about living on a warming planet amid a man-made crisis that's testing american's tools >> maggie, for a lot of districts these improvements will be slow, we're talking years. is there anything parents can do to help speed things along >> reporter: yeah, definitely. educators say parents can become advocates on this issue, like they do in others. among the recommendations that we saw, they say ask if your teacher, if your child's teacher is keeping a log of the temperatures inside that classroom, because that can obviously help when reporting the problem later on also, they say, ask more broadly if your school has a plan to kind of move kids around, if things get too stifling in their classroom, maybe the other classrooms, or air-conditioned larger spaces like gyms and cafeterias and finally, if all else fails,

good old-fashioned fund-raising for fans or portable ac units can help while schools come up with longer-term solutions sheinelle? >> it's hard to get the kids to learn when it's so hot like that it's a distraction thank you, maggie. it's 7:46. speaking of heat, mr. roker, what have you got cooking? >> we are looking at some severe weather. the good news is, a lot of that heat is going to get knocked down by this frontal system that's going to be being pushed in through the great lakes in fact, we've got a risk of some severe weather from grand rapids, detroit, on into columbus, maybe a tornado, but mostly winds and isolated hail will be the biggest problem. here comes that front today. the cold front will track across the great lakes, bringing strong storms to ohio, michigan, on into indiana tomorrow, makes its way into the northeast, into northern new england some of these storms may really produce a lot of heavy rain. could cause some flooding, especially down to the south here in the northeast, we're looking at anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain but as we move down into southern florida and central florida, hourly rainfall rates of up to 2 to 3 inches could cause some flooding from titusville down to marathon key.

that's what's go happy first day of school. if you are about to head out for the start of the school year, it's nice and mild across the bay area but this is where we headed. our high temperatures range from upper 60s in half moon bay to upper 90s in fairfield, and a lot of us in between with upper 80s and low 90s. as we go through the day tomorrow, we will be cooler. instead of 90s we are >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you, al coming up next on "the boost. we've got a pregnancy reveal you don't want to miss this one coming up right after this cs tos to lights. what if we use ai-driven insights to pinpoint inefficiency?

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stable condition. an officer and her partner responded to a family dispute call, and police say the 44-year-old suspect came out and shot the officer in the torso and then barricaded himself back in the home with his wife. he was arrested four hours later after a standoff with police. time to get a check forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. how is it looking? >> nice today cooler than it was, and still headed for the low 90s in some of the inland valleys. the humidity will drop over the weekend and temperatures coming down slightly. then we turn our attention to the remnants of a tropical system that is now hurricane hilary that could increase our storm chances next week. our temperatures will reach in the low 90s in the inland areas. overall, nice and mild weather in san francisco. low clouds, fog and drizzle with a such of sunshine in the

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video that appears to show power lines sparking some of those fires in hawaii. >> it's windy and then there's a flash. >> raising new questions about the disaster and the response as new stories emerge of neighbors helping neighbors. we're live with the latest ♪ then, back to school on a budget we are bringing you ways to cut costs, including making the most of those tax-free holidays, and the surprising way you can snag some school supplies for free. vicky nguyen has details and britney's break up britney spears and her husband separating after one year of marriage we have the latest in "popstart" to instagram for the first time since the news broke today thursday, august 17th, 2023 ♪ we're visiting "today" from tupelo, mississippi!

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nbc's miguel almaguer is right there in maui following these latest developments. hi, miguel, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. just down the road from here first responders are still searching that grid area, but meantime, as you mentioned that new video has now surfaced of what appears to show the first of several wildfires that broke out in the maui area. it appears those fires were caused by downed power lines the power company, hawaiian electric says they are investigating the cause of the fire the fbi is now also involved, but this could be a troubling clue, as many have raised issues about the power company's involvement and their lack of turning off power during the height of the storms and of course, the spread of the fire meantime, this fire has now claimed about 111 lives. the death toll that is expected to rise over the coming days search teams are still going home-to-home, block by block, looking for the missing. they say that process will take several more days. by this weekend, it likely still won't be wrapped up.

that will come just as the president arrives here in maui on monday. he's expected to meet with first responders and victims of the wildfire hoda, back to you. >> miguel almaguer for us. thank you. we're going to turn to the weather now. hurricane hilary, just named a few minutes ago. hurricane hilary, swirling in the west coast of mexico and southern california. mr. roker is backtracking this one for us >> good morning, guys. and good morning to all of you we're starting to see the tropics heating up we've got development areas in the atlantic, but what we're watching right now, the pacific. we've got hurricane hilary we've got these two invest areas, tropical storm fernanda and tropical storm greg. these storms may bring some wind for hawaii, but fernanda may bring heavy rain sunday night into monday. we'll be watching that over the weekend. and also a as we get to the west coast, we're looking at h hurricane hilary, now a tropical

category 1 is hurricane, 75 mile-per-hour winds. it's moving northwest at 13. the pacific ocean waters are in the mid-to-upper 80s that's about of 6 degrees above average. look at this, by saturday morning, it becomes a major hurricane. a category 4 storm now, theoretically, it should hit this cold water and weaken, but we expect there could be rapid intensification with this system as the storm moves over last time they had a tropical system, a tropical storm make landfall in southern california, 1939 it could be that this brings heavy rain and flooding possible, coastal areas, strong winds, beach erosion, los angeles into san diego, interior sections of california could see heavy rain big, big problems there. and the south is still sizzling. record temperatures from phoenix to baton rouge possible today. tomorrow, it moves to the east

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♪ welcome back welcome back on this thursday. back-to-school season can be pretty expensive for a lot of families, but good news! never too late to save >> never too late. and to help that some states are rolling out tax-free holidays. a lot of people are wondering, what is that here with that and more ways to save, we have our vicky nguyen with us. so vicky, tax-free holidays, tell me about these. >> i know. a lot of people don't knowt. it's very simple you don't have to do anything. if you buy designated items during your state's tax-free holiday, they don't charge you a state tax. it's happening in 17 states across the country with regards to school supplies, specifically right now some of those dates have passed, but there are still six states where it's happening this month or next month let's show you them right now, connecticut, florida, maryland, mississippi, with new jersey, and tennessee.

you can save anywhere from 4 to 8% and that is significant, if you think about it the national retail federation did a survey of families and found on average they expect to spend $890 on school supplies, it's a new record, up $20 from last year. one catch, sometimes, it's rare, but your city or your county could still charge you taxes but shopping during your state tax-free holiday will save you a ton of money on today.com, we have that map for you. and a whole list of states and do you have to say something or -- >> it automatically happens. >> so if you decide you want to do some back-to-school shopping during one of these tax-free holidays, what can you buy >> most school supplies are covered. we're talking books, clothes, backpacks, those things that are expensive. and in maryland and connecticut, for example, it will be clothing per item up to $100, but that is per item so let's say you have to buy a $60 pair of shoes and a $50 pair of jeans, it adds up to more than $100, but because each item is under $100, each item will be exempt

from your state tax. so don't be intimidated by that. new jersey, up to $3,000 worth of computers is tax free the state tax rate in new jersey is 6.625%. so we're talking about a $200 savings if you buy it during the tax free holiday if you have questions, you can always check further on your state's department of revenue website. >> a lot of people just buy most of their things online so can you still get the deal? >> you can, hoda as long as you make the purchase during the tax-free holiday. it doesn't matter when it arrives. but here's the thing if you live in a state where it's going to be delivered and they're not having a tax-free holiday, you could face taxes in your state this is really designed for the citizens of that state to take advantage. there's no data, but states anecdotally say they know that people travel across borders to buy things during the tax-free holiday. it makes sense here's what you want to do you want to shop with a list, and a target price of the item that you're buying some research actually suggests some retailers raise their prices during the tax-free holiday.

which is a real bummer it doesn't happen often, but there is research. buy the big-ticket items first they sell out faster the last thing, always stack your deals >> you love a deal stack >> you get the coupon, the cash back if you shop through sites like coupons.com, rakuten or retail me not you get that cash back >> let's say you live in one of these states where the tax-free holiday has already passed or you live in state where they don't have a tax free holiday. what are some other ways that we can save >> you want to go to this website called freecycle we did it. this is a site where people can post things that they have to give away for free you would be surprised we did a search based on our area there were free notebooks, free markers and crayons, things that people are -- they're brand-new and they want to give them away, which is wonderful the crazy coupon lady website recommends going to facebook marketplace as well as craigslist, doing the same thing. there's always a free section. see what they are. sometimes it's a backpack, but

it's gently used if you are looking for clothing, you may want to wait until next month. you don't have to buy all the school supplies right now. wait until those sales will happen october is when you'll see the best deals on fall clothing and sports gear. buy that secondhand if you can, places like sideline swap. ebay or play it again sports >> almost 800 bucks. >> almost 900 bucks, basically >> that's a lot. >> vicky, thank you. again, we have more back to school and money-saving tips on today.com. mr. roker, over to you >> also, don't take the kids with you when you go shopping. >> never >> that's a bad deal we're looking at showers and thunderstorms making their way through the la somer rain along the carolina coastline down into florida. some monsoonal moisture through the southwest. that's going to be changing over the weekend with hurricane hillary making an approach we've got hundreds and hundred dollar and teens into the southwest, all the way into texas. the rio grande valley. 90s through the gulf coast 70s and 60s up into the great lakes.

strong storms today as that front moves across the great lakes and as a stationary front lays across the southeast, we'll be looking at wet weather there. record highs continue throughout texas. and as we mention, that monsoonal moisture coming into the southwest, causing some showers as well. that's what's going on around the country. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures will reach the low 90s for today. we'll see some upper 80s heading into the weekend with some lower humidity. we'll also be watching out for the remnants of a tropical system which could increase our chances of storms next monday and tuesday. we'll have the latest on that. san francisco will see temperatures in the upper 60s throughout the weekend. >> don't forget if you're heading out the door, check utous "today" show radio at 1:00 p.m. it's "today" show confidential with libby, pete, and the mas. but right now --

>> what time is it right now "popstart. >> best time of the morning! >> let's start with britney spears, the pop icon and husband sam asgari have separated after one year of marriage a source familiar with the situation confirmed the split to nbc news saying, quote, it's best for britney a separate source also confirmed he filed for divorce after years of dating, the couple tied the knot in los angeles back in june of 2022. spears who frequently shares content on social media posted on instagram over night but did not address the split. next up, jamie foxx. the actor is sharing a health update with his millions of followers on instagram yesterday, fox posted a series of photos thanking everyone who supported him since that medical complication put him in the hospital earlier this year, writing in the caption, you're looking at a man who is thankful, finally starting to feel like myself it's been an unexpected dark journey, but i can see the light. we are happy to see that jamie is feeling better and we certainly continue to wish him the best on his road to recovery >> good to hear that it's been such a long illness, too. wasn't it?

>> yeah. >> but he's feeling better next up, "barbie." this morning, the team behind probably feeling a little like this. >> this is the best day ever. >> it is the best day ever. and so yesterday and so is tomorrow and every day from now until forever! >> as of yesterday, "barbie" is officially the highest grossing domestic release ever from if warner brothers, raking in over $537 million at the box office so far. that is now $1 million more than the studio's previous record holder, christopher nolan's "dark knight" in 2008 and surpasses the studio's other top five films, which include "the dark knight rises," "wonder woman," and the final harry potter movie. and across the globe, "barbie" continues breaking records with over $1 billion at the global box office. it is the highest-grossing film of all time from a fellow female director. >> good for her. >> good for her. >> it's breaking records all over the place.

>> have you seen it? >> we haven't seen it. >> i took my kids. >> did they love it? >> absolutely. >> boys and girls. >> i'm trying to figure out what it is and so many -- it feels good, it has a message. >> it's original. >> it's original. it works. >> i heard the music is also great. >> it's fun. it just works. next up, "she came to me," an exclusive first look at this upcoming rom com. it stars peter dinklage as a composer struggling with his unfinished opera and anne hathaway as his former therapist turned wife. here's a peek. >> steven, how is the new offer coming along? >> good, great. >> we had discussed seeing a first draft of the score in two weeks. is that still all right? >> i'm suffering from a temporary blockage at the moment. >> the demented tug boat captain who lures men to his tug boat and kills and eats them. i loved it. how did you come up with that? >> i was really angry at you and now it turns out i'm your muse. i'll never leave you.

>> what's going on there? >> i don't know, but i like it. >> that star-studded cast there, marissa tomei, you can check out the full trailer -- later today on today.com. >> it looks like minnie driver snuck in there. >> something new. fresh. finally, we leave you today with some happy milestone celebrations. yesterday starting with ellen degeneres, the former daytime host is marking their 15th anniversary with wife, portia derossi, sharing in this post on instagram, and writing to my wife of 15 years, i fall more in love with you every day. my life is blessed because you're nit. happy anniversary. very happy anniversary to those two. and over to our pal, kathie lee gifford. yester yesterday, klg celebrated her 70th birthday. daughter-in-law, erica, posting this pic with her son and writing baby franks, couldn't love you daughter. her daughter, cassidy, kept the precious baby pics coming with the youngest grandchild, and

honoring late dad frank gifford who shared his birthday with klg. we are certainly sending our best to kathie lee >> you know what, she is living her best life. think about it she chose -- when she chose to leave here and go to nashville, she's been doing nothing but creating, making new memories. i think she's happier than she's ever been. >> a new chapter >> for sure. >> i love that speaking of birthdays, you know who else has got one coming up >> sunday! this weekend >> what have you got going, roker, for your birthday >> driving nick back to college. >> a birthday gift >> happy birthday. celebrate! >> almost to 70. >> i know. there you go when we come back on this thursday morning, we'll get things cooking on the plaza. this is the chef behind one of new york's best restaurants.

good morning. it is 8:26. i'm laura garcia. new call this morning to put the

brakes on robotax. san francisco just days after state regulators green lighted unrestricted expansion. the state public utilities commission granted approval for two companies to offer an any time anywhere in the city. now san francisco attorneys' offices requesting a temporary suspension of that approval arguing san francisco will suffer serious harm from expansion with no limitations on geographic area, service hours or fleet size. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> it will be slightly cooler today, but we're still headed for the low 90s for the inland valleys. we're still feeling that humidity. for the weekend upper 80s and low 90s for the interior east bay and the south county. we'll be talking a lot about hurricane hillary, where the remnants could move here and increase storm chances monday and tuesday. we'll have more updates on that.

san francisco will see temperatures in the 60s for the next few days. thank you for joining us. join us at midday at 11:00 this

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8:30 on a thursday morning giving the crowd a little extra camera time and folks, we're playing that song, because one of our favorites will be here tomorrow if you want to see hoda dance her heart out tomorrow, come back tomorro for jon batiste, grammy winner, going to be gracing the plaza with his presence. what is going to be another unforgettable -- >> his new album is so good. >> we cannot wait for him. and that song, the one called freedom. you all love jon baptiste louisiana folks in the house meantime, folks, we have a very busy hour ahead, including a woman who made the decision not to live the life she was born to lead, and instead, she dreamed of a lot more for herself. jenna is here to share ruth simmons' remarkable story. plus, we have acclaimed

author, mr. harlan coben in the house, sharing five of his must-read -- oh, the beard looking very nice, harlan. something for everybody! and after we do some reading, it will be time to eat. chef marcus glasser is on the plaza with a recipe for a very tasty way to use that summer squash >> okay! and we were just talking about saving on school supplies. ahead on the third hour, we'll focus on the cost of college expert advice on the best ways to save and pay for it and a reminder, we are looking for your questions we've got a new series and we're calling it "asked and answered." we'll kick things off. we'll focus on back-to-school season head to today.com/question, ask away we'll have the experts on hand with answers by the way, we have so many birthdays, al, have you noticed? i see a 60th i've got a twins who's 14. we've got zoe. we've got your 60 -- i feel like it's birthdaypalooza >> we've got dori over there >> we've got dori's birthday

mr. roker, a check of the weather? >> let's look ahead to your weekend and show you what we've got. showers and thunderstorms in the northeast, mostly sunny in the mid-section of the country with record highs down through texas. some relief finally for the pacific northwest. on saturday, we've got a great day, great lakes, mid-atlantic states into the southeast. expanding heat in the mid-section of the country with more showers and storms in the southwest. sunday, sunday, we'll be watching hurricane hillary make its remnants into the southwest. more highs, sunny and warm in the east coast, with the exception of florida that's what's going on around the country. good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to start with mild weather across the bay area. we'll see it clear out. hot inland with mild weather near the coastline. san francisco today will reach 71 degrees. 83 in napa. mid 90s for the tri-valley down to the south county. a cooldown for us tomorrow. as we approach next week,

possibly some storm i know i shouldn't have made that left turn at albuquerque! very good bugs bunny reference >> very good >> we've got some folks hanging around, birthdays -- we have all sorts -- >> hey, by the way, speaking of, i want to introduce you to a young lady, this is a young lady i just met a few moments ago her name is jade where are you from, jade >> chicago >> chicago take a look. show this sign here. >> oh! >> who do you want to be when you grow up? >> i want to be hoda >> i happen to know hoda kotb. would you like to meet her >> hoda, this is jade from chicago. she would like to be you when she grows up >> i love it i love it. >> you're going to be the most amazing jade when you grow up. i'm so happy to meet you how old are you? >> 13. >> and what do you want to be when you grow up >> i want to be you and an

actress. >> you're going to be amazing. and when you make it big, will you come back here on the "today" show >> all right, cool we love our jade you're amazing thank you. >> we got an exclusive thank you so much. what a sweet kid wow. when we come back here on a thursday morning, jenna's eye-opening and really inspiring conversation with the first black president at an ivy league university but first, this is "today" on but first, this is "today" on nb our flight's about to boa, where's grandma? and dog? (phone buzzes) oh. grandma, where are you love? aloha, tanny! alaska airlines doesn't have change fees, so we're in hawaaaiii. grandma, where's our invite? sorry, gotta run, granny's got a wave to catch. wait, was she on a surfboard? she was? ♪♪ ♪ we care a lot. ♪

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all right. welcome back jenna is here with the inspiring story of a trailblazer and visionary when it comes to higher education >> oh, my gosh, i love this conversation so much we are talking about ruth simmons and her new memoir, "of home." she shares her path from poverty in the segregated south to becoming the first black president of an ivy league university her story is nothing short of extraordinary.

>> i was born to be someone else someone that is, whose life is defined principally by race, segregation and poverty. >> is this sort of a reckoning of self, to see that little girl and now see where you've come? >> i do sometimes pause, how is it possible for me to have risen to the top of my profession, when as a child, i thought i couldn't have a profession i grew up in the pre-civil rights era, where to be black was one of the worst things you could be you had no rights. you had no capacity to aspire to anything so that was my beginning >> reporter: ruth grew up as the 12th child of sharecroppers in a east texas at a cross roads in history, in the racially segregated south take me back to living in texas in the late '40s and '50s, and what was your life like?

>> the post-script to slavery was sharecropping, so my parents were sharecroppers, field hands, basically. child labor was a part of that system and so all of my siblings would go to the fields along with my mother and father, to pick cotton >> no running water. >> oh, no, no, no. >> no electricity to read. >> oh, no, no, no, no. in spite of that, i was the happiest child because i was surrounded by all of these siblings and my parents. i was surrounded by love >> you say that it's the people that loved you and saw something in you as a little girl, as an adolescent, that made you see something in yourself. >> of course most of all, i should say, it was the teachers, convinced that times would change and that there would be a time when i could soar i couldn't believe that myself they believed it for me. >> do you remember that feeling of being seen by your teachers

what that meant to you >> walking into that classroom and seeing it stocked with books and pencil and paper, here was a place that was prepared for the kind of work that i could do with my mind mind work must be very important. and that convinced me that that's something that i wanted to be with forever >> reporter: in her new memoir, "up home" simons describes her journey from growing up in poverty in grapeland, texas, t making history in 2001 as the first black president of an ivy league university when she was at brown today, she's one of the country's preeminent educators, inspiring generations of students >> i ask you to add your voice to the cause of justice, wherever you go. >> what does it mean to you to be the first black president of an ivy league school >> to become president of an elite university was to say, yes, well, we've destroyed that

notion that black people can't think. it felt as though i might have been opening the door for other people to be a first, you always feel that you're risking everything for the people you represent and you're terrified that you won't do well enough to welcome them into the fold. >> the first generation college students, how did you as the president look into their eyes and say, like, i see you, i've been there >> the students would line up for hugs i embraced them, in every way that i could you deserve to be here it is often that i think back and i catch my breath for a bit, because it's such a long distance to have traveled. ♪ >> fantastic >> do you not love her and she was also the president at smith college she returned home, she retired, and then she returned home and worked at prairie view a.m. in texas which she said was a

beautiful full circle moment because it's a historically black college. ruth's memoir, which is spectacular, is out next month y'all, pre-order it. if you want to read a book about hope and love, all the goodness we need, please get it and we want to thank rose bale kitchen at the civilian hotel for hosting us >> i think the optimism piece of it is so apparent. >> she's optimistic about everything i talked to her about affirmative action she said, i've lived a long time i've seen really hard things it's going to be okay. we'll come back. >> wow, beautiful. jenna, thank you >> well done thank you, jenna coming up next, the master of mystery, harlan coben is sharing his top must-read books to soak up the last few weeks of summer but first, this is "today" on

we're back with read more "today." harlan coben is a "new york times" best-selling author. a lot of his books have inspired

tv shows, including the upcoming harlan coben "shelter" on prime video and it follows a teen's new life in a quiet suburban town after the sudden death of we're back with read more "today." harlan coben is a "new york times" best-selling author a lot of his books have inspired tv shows, including the upcoming harlan coben "shelter" on prime video and it follows a teen's new life in a quiet suburban town after the sudden death of his father and the secrets that are all uncovered along the way. and of course, when harlan isn't busy writing or producing, he likes to share some great book recommendations. harlan, we love when you walk in the door here. it's like coming home when you walked in. >> it's so great we're talking books. what's better than that? >> nothing's better than books you are choosing -- these are five of your favorites in this moment let's start with "strange sally diamond. what is it about this novel that captured >> liz nugent is all over the place in ireland number one best seller there and people remember the eleanor oliphant is a completely fine. she's a strange woman, but in the beginning, her father dies and he made a joke, when i'm dead, just throw me down a garbage chute, and she did and all of a sudden, we find out her whole past is not what she thought. she was adopted in a strange

way. it's both heartbreaking and will make you laugh i'm very glad to introduce america to liz nugent. >> okay. let's move back here "the heaven and earth grocery store" by james mcbride. >> james is just great this is a big, sprawling, rich, roaring novel. it starts with a skeleton in 1972 found, but this is about communities on the margin. how they fight, live, laugh. this is one of those novels that becomes a part of you. every character is rich, every detail is rich, involving the black and jewish communities of the time i can't recommend this one high -- this is a great author i think this is his best work. >> this one looks interesting. "how can i help you?" by laura sims >> yeah, here is my pitch for it, it's a psychological thriller, dark psychological thriller, about two librarians that all takes place in a library. we just go back back and forth on their viewpoints. it's fairly slim you'll finish it fast. i finished it in one reading it's delicious just such fun.

by the way, i want to say, kathy, the author of "fleishman's in trouble," is the one who recommended that to me >> very cool >> i get it from friends, too, just like everyone else. >> so you get friends' recommendations, but you say the book's got to grab you within the first five pages >> i'm sorry, i'm picky. i get so many books sent to me, so many books recommended. if you don't really -- i can tell in five pams if it's going to be good >> okay, let's get to "valiant woman. we think of world war ii, rosy the riveter. but what lina andrews is helping us with this is 350,000 service women were involved in world war ii and she tells a lot of their stories. it's really compelling and a story of bravery, of sacrifice i was surprised. i had no idea how rich this went and i don't know how anybody if you're a history buff, how anybody can really go through this knowing about this time period without reading a book like this. >> and if you are a person who enjoys a short story, you like witness. >> i first of all just like short stories.

we don't read enough short stories as a group sometimes a novel is too much for you. i'm a novelist, i want you to read novels. sometimes a rich short story, j. this kid is really on the rise they're all contemporary new york stories and they're all those stories that kind of burst to life, right away doesn't take even two sentences before you know, oh, man, this guy's got something. that's my recommendation for that one jamal brinkley's "the witness. >> you have five great ones. by the way, do you ever sit back and read a trashy novel? >> of course, i read everything. i read everything. if a kid wants to read comic books, let them read comic books. go bookstores. >> it doesn't matter. >> read everything >> there's nothing bad about them >> just read anything. it doesn't matter. >> you know your dressing room is always here for you come back any time we're so happy to have you you can find all of these books on today.com/books and we should mention, "shelter" premieres on prime video tomorrow

let's send it outside to craig >> thank you, hoda coming up, this guy, chef marcus gloker, he is from one of new york's top restaurants he's going to put a summery spin on a comfort classic also, a really unique potato

♪ cooking with marcus gloker marcus is a chef and owner of coloman here in new york it's named one of the city's 100 best rst raunts by "the new york times. it serves french and austrian cuisine. we're so excited to try some today. we'll start with this unique twist on a couple of classics. first of all, welcome to the "today" show >> thank you, craig. good to be here. >> this is your first time we're very excited to have you you are austrian, so -- but this isn't an austrian dish what are we making here? >> we're making a zucchini

cordon bleu. which is a version of a dish my mother used to make back in the time we have fresh squash in the garden on a daily basis, so we replaced the meat. normally made with veal or chicken, stuffed with cheese and ham. obviously that's great and this version is a little bit lighter. my mom always used to have squash sliced instead of the meat and fill that with a little bread crumbs on and fry. >> this is perfect right now since squash is in season. >> we have a larger squash than usual. >> how big do the pieces need to be, chef >> i think this is a great size. late harvest squash when it's bigger slice it in disks around this size we'll do another one here. >> roughly how thick >> 5 millimeters around that. >> you still use the european measure. i knew what you meant. >> we have cheese and black forest ham so just have a little cutter here

try to have the same size zucchini punch it out so when you fry, the cheese doesn't leak out >> same thing with the ham. >> same thing with the ham >> goes right here then we have a little bit of a bamboo here, just to stabilize it. >> i have never seen anything like this. >> it doesn't open up. >> then we'll take it and dredge it >> correct we have this here. put it in flour. roll it on the side so it seals. little bit of egg. >> ladies? >> it's good really good. >> that's great. >> little bit of bread crumbs. >> vegetable oil. >> roughly how long are we going to let that fry? >> three to four minutes if it's not melted inside, you can always put it in the oven. >> iwe get to this potato salad. i heard so much about. >> yes. >> what makes this potato salad unique. >> there's no mayonnaise not much oil it's very light.

we use chicken stock with mustard, vinegar and salt. >> full disclosure, i was very skeptical. i read this morning we were going to have fried squash sandwiches this is -- >> i will let my mom know. >> wow well done. >> the potato salad is a great garnish for it, fingerling potatoes boiled. we'll cut them in small pieces >> very good. >> 5 millimeter thick pieces like that. and then we have a marinade going here which is the chicken stock. we have a little mustard in there. we're going to add white wine vinegar. >> okay. >> and then some diced shallots. >> this is all getting heated up together. >> it's really good. >> thank you thank you. >> how long do we let that simmer >> until the shallots are slightly soft. then we have the sliced potatoes here we'll pour this hot liquid. >> i did not see that coming >> let it sit.

the starch comes out >> how long do you let that sit? >> normally about a half an hour this is the end result it's no mayonnaise, no oil >> really good. >> really good. >> so that's -- >> chef, well done. >> go back here for one second. >> chef, marcus, thank you. thank you very much. >> thank you very much by the way these res cipes and more at today.com. first up a happy 100th birthday to mr. jerry schiller proud serviceman right here in new york married to the love of his life more more than 70 years. thank you for your service, sir. christina bradenton, florida,

also 100 celebrating with 23 grand kids, 33 great grand kids and 4 great, great grand kids and staying in bradenton, florida, bob shwager celebrating 102 years. glass of wine with dinner. marjorie, a talented lady of 100. she knitted over 500 christmas stockings for her family and friends all across the country i would love one, marjorie george reed of germantown, new york, 100. works as a heart surgeon traveling to developing countries to train medical staff. wow. that is terrific and happy 100th birthday to marion loving of temple, texas he fought for our country in world war ii and continued serving in the military for 20 years. we salute you, sir for your incredible years of service. there you have it. >> all right >> wow >> thank you very much >> it's like something we have never tasted before, right >> i'm in the clean plate club over here. really good. >> glad you enjoyed it. ahead on the third hour, we're diving into a new broadway show all about the make of jaws. >> idina menzel will be here in the fourth hour.

good morning. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. san jose's police officer remains in critical but stable condition after being shot ambush style yesterday morning when officers responded to a family dispute at a home near ray street. police say when one of the officers attempted to call out front to the balcony, that suspect came out and shot the officer. she was struck once in the torso just outside of the bulletproof vest. following a standoff, police eventually arrested the suspect who they now say is a convicted felon on probation. our bob riddell will have more during our midda

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