wherever you stream. join us now or whenever it fits into your schedule. >> always ready for you. that's what's happening on "today in the bay." have a great morning and enjoy. for some of those kids out there. >> san rafael, there you go. good wednesday morning. this good wednesday morning. this summer heat just won't quit. >> no, it won't. 100 million people waking up to stifling temperatures. good morning. it is august 23rd. this is "today." heat dome. dangerous record-breaking temperatures sweeping across the country. >> people will try to beat the heat. but the heat will eventually beat you. >> some places feel like 120 degrees.

al is tracking all of it. debate night. republican presidential hopefuls face-off for the first time in the battleground state of wisconsin. but the front runner, former president trump, will not be there as he prepares to turn himself in at a georgia jail tomorrow. we are live with what to look for in milwaukee. remarkable rescue. a cable car with children inside dangling for hours hundreds of feet in the air. inside the dares, pain staking mission to bring them down safely. plus, bear scare. a rare attack in a new york city suburb sends a seven-year-old boy to the hospital. >> this is the first incident of its kind i have ever been part of. >> the quick action from police and how that young boy is doing this morning. those stories plus musical chairs. some of the biggest names in music parting ways with one of the powerful managers in the

industry who famously clashed with superstar, taylor swift. >> scooter never contacted me or my team to discuss it prior to the sale or even when it was announced. >> what's behind the major shake-up. and spot the difference? the one of a kind baby giraffe born in a tennessee zoo that has captured the world's attention. what makes her so special and how you can help to choose her name, today, wednesday, august 23rd, 2023. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. good to see you. we're happy you are joining us on a wednesday morning. savannah is off. craig is here. that baby giraffe at six feet, a newborn baby. i can't wait to figure out what the name is going to be. >> so rare. hasn't happened in years. and you will have a chance to help name that giraffe.

>> not a spot on that giraffe. all right. but we want to begin this morning with dangerous high temperatures across the country. >> that's right. after days of record rainmaking headlines, record heat is the headline. 100 under alert from the midwest to the south. chicago expected to feel like 110 degrees today. >> wow. al has the forecast in just a moment. but we do start in chicago with nbc's maggie vespa. >> reporter: good morning, yeah. from a muggy chicago, as you point out, normally the breeze off lake michigan helps, but temperatures expected to top out over 97 degrees breaking a set record in 1947. speaking of, over the next several days, basically by monday, this heat wave is expected to shatter 170 heat records across the eastern half of the u.s. basically this is, as you point out, the latest layer in that severe weather saga, still impacting millions out west. this morning after a summer of

severe weather rolls on, there is a push across the midwest to protect the vulnerable from the extreme heat. >> people will try to beat the heat, but the heat will eventually beat you. >> reporter: firefighters in st. louis installing air-conditioners for the elderly. >> sometimes the elder born prior to air-conditioning think they can make it because they went through these things when they were young, but they're no longer young. >> reporter: minnesota and chicago soaring as high as 111 degrees this week, many schools are closing as a precaution, including in mason, ohio. in eastern washington, two major wild fires are still threatening

homes. rain has provided some relief to crews fighting the gray fire near spokane but not enough to put out the flames. >> we're in the lineup of cars trying to evacuate. in their rearview you literally see houses burning. >> reporter: this as hurricane season heats up with tropical storm hilary left behind. search and rescue crews searching the forest where a woman is missing after a mid slide. nature's fury in all of its forms threatening lives and livelihoods from coast-to-coast. so, again, so much to watch across the country. back in the midwest, heat is not uncommon for the summer. some places are set to be as much as 20 degrees above average during this heat wave, so just another one of those extreme heat waves, hoda, that has become more commune amid our climate in crisis. >> maggie, thanks. mr. roker back in studio. a lot of advisories, watches and

warnings on that map. >> as far east as tallahassee, we're talking east advisories, watches and warnings. this dome of high pressure not wanting to quit. it has been here almost all summer long. and the feels like temperatures is what we're most concerned with. st. louis will feel like 116. 109 in dallas today, 114 in new orleans. that continues tomorrow with heat indexes triple digits in detroit, chicago, st. louis, memphis, into houston, baton rouge and pensacola, florida. there is some relief. look at this, by sunday, chicago, you will be down to 75 degrees. 81 in cincinnati. but you get down to jackson, still triple digits. cools off a little bit in wichita. but really, guys, for the deep south, no relief in sight. >> al, thank you. let's turn to the gop stage in milwaukee and most notably the candidate who will not be on

it h >> donald trump skipping the first highly-anticipated presidential debate. the former president expected to turn himself in tomorrow with those charges he attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. mean when, the mug shots from two co-defendants who turned themselves in last night. we have that all covered we will start with garrett haake who is with us from milwaukee. hey, garrett good morning. >> reporter: yeah. for the candidates not named donald trump, tonight will be the biggest night so far with millions of people expected to tune in to watch these eight hopefuls try to distinguish themselves from one another and from the former president, still dominating this race this morning all eyes are on the battleground state of wisconsin where the battle for the gop nomination will take a turn tonight with the first republican debate. eight candidates expected to take the stage for two hours in

polling candidates present, flor prime time frontrunner, donald trump, will not be among them. at center stage, florida governor ron desantis and couny entrepreneur vivek ramaswamy. >> it's about introducing myself to the country, and maybe just some people that can pronounce my name. >> the candidates divided over how to take advantage of the absence of donald trump. chris cristie expected to be on the attack. >> i think the big loser of tomorrow night's debate has already been determined, and that's donald trump because he didn't have the guts or the respect to show up on that stage and defend his record. >> reporter: but new polling from nbc news shows that among likely republican caucus goers in iowa, no position is less popular than aggressively attacking the president over his mounting legal battles data that supports the strategy of south carolina's tim scott. >> people will make the decision

based on what's going on with their family. >> reporter: but that could dominate the discussion nonetheless. the former president is expected to turn himself in to face wide-ranging charges in fulton county for his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election there. john eastman booked and released on bond tuesday. eastman asked if he still believes the election was stolen from mr. trump. >> no question >> absolutely? >> no question, no question in my mind. >> reporter: a mar-a-lago employee changing his testimony, according to court documents, implicating the former president and others in that effort to delete surveillance video at mar-a-lago this is a switch from a lawyer paid for by mr. trump's political group to a public defender. >> garrett, thank you. for more on what to expect

when these eight republican presidential hopefuls take the stage in milwaukee tonight, we turn to our chief white house correspondent, kristen welker. always good to have you. so we know former president trump won't be there, but he remains the clear front runner big question how do the candidates thread that needle and take advantage of mr. trump's absence but remain acutely aware that harshly criticizing him could find its way into an ad for president biden next year? >> reporter: that is the big question, craig. we have seen chris cristiek as t heard garret talk abou really on the attack against former president trump, as you just heard garrett talk about. but these other candidates have walked such a fine line. not wanting to alienate mr. trump's supporters the other big question tonight, craig, will we see questions between these candidates ron desantis is bracing for that given that he is running number two in the polls they will also have to answer some tough questions do they support a national abortion ban

what do they think about mr. trump's indictments? and one of the elements that makes this debate tonight so interesting, most of these candidates have never been on a debate stage at the presidential level with the exception of governor christie and former president, mike pence. can one of these candidates find a viral break-out moment bigger than trump our latest polling out of iowa shows that a majority of caucus goers still haven't made up their mind, so there is room for one of these candidates to have a breakout moment, craig >> the fact that the president is not going to be on that debate stage, do you think it helps? do you think it hurts? or do you think it has any impact at all on his campaign moving forward >> reporter: it's interesting, craig. look, he is so far out in front in the polls right now, it is hard to see that it would really hurt him but, remember, there are a number of debates on the

horizon. so if he continues to skip the debates, that could have a impact, if he was not on stage to defend themselves i spoke to one of his defenders in iowa who said, i want to see him on that debate stage and lay out his policies for himself now, look, he does have a robust counter programming planned for tonight, that pre-taped interview with tucker carlson will be posted online. and one campaign aide telling me overnight they will be tracking how many times trump's name is mentioned tonight. craig? >> our chief white house correspondent for us there in milwaukee. kristin, thank you. let's moving to the growing despair and outrage in maui as search teams sift through the ashes. they're getting closer to publishing a full list of the missing. locals are sounding off about the response and the more urgent need for help. sam brock has the latest right there from maui. hey, sam good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. the police chief here says that every single area touched by flames will be searched for human remains. he says, we will do this right, not fast this comes as the total number unaccounted for has jumped again to more than 1,000 the fbi says more sources are pouring in, bu many of them don't contain last names, date of birth or even gender, making this process even harder. >> oh, my god. i can't see anything. >> reporter: more than two weeks after fires destroyed the town of lahaina, the total number of people unaccounted for is rising >> we don't want to leave any stone unturned >> reporter: overnight, eight more victims' identities revealed nearly all of them in their 60s and 70s. despite growing concern about how many children have died, the fbi says no one on the list has there's no the birth date of a minor.

we have heard parents talking about losing their kids. do you think it is possible there are no minors on the list? how can there be this conflicting information. >> we rely on people to let us know but we have other means of figuring out if minors were involved we're working with the school system here to find out if any kids haven't showed up to school yet, that sort of thing. >> reporter: under scrutiny for the response as well as relief efforts, coming face to face for the first time with devastated residents in a public forum. >> we have lost our people we have lost our homes and for some, we have lost our purpose. >> the landlords that have the gumption to put evictions on their tenants right now do not care. >> recovery teams are now focusing on commercial buildings and residents. grandmother and great-grandmother donna died in the blaze steps from her homes her family says their matriarch had a huge heart. >> it brought some closure because there are other families out there that still don't know.

>> reporter: the cause of the fire is still under investigation as officials say the recovery could take months, if not years portable units for displaced families like this who lost everything. >> hope it will be a place where we could just find refuge and rebuild. >> reporter: and right now officials are urging loved ones to provide dna samples they will automatically be compared to the samples they have they say that is the fastest way to get some closure in this process. hoda, back to you. >> so pain staking all of it sam, thank you. now to this really dramatic and dangerous rescue in pakistan check this out here. the lines of a cable car snapped with several children inside for hours they were left dangling 900 feet above the ground as rescue crews worked feverishly to get them down. this morning they are all safe

janis mackey frayer takes us inside that rescue. >> reporter: what an ordeal in pakistan and what a rescue could you imagine being trapped in a cable car or, worse, your kids dangling for 12 hours the spoiler alert, there is a happy ending overnight, a dramatic rescue in mid-ware 900 feet above the ground the overhead lines of the cable car had snapped, leaving eight people in pakistan, mostly children going to school on the other side of the valley, dangling over a huge ravine for 12 heart-pounding hours. the cable car paralyzed. its young passengers and one adult trapped. >> so this region is very far off in the mountainous region. this is kind of a shotgun where they do this like a diy type of mechanism for themselves.

>> reporter: rescue efforts began with military helicopters lowering commandos by rope but an already perilous rescue mission was made worse by high winds, difficult terrain and turbulence from their own chopper's rotors progress was slow. after several failed attempts, the first child was lifted away to safety. >> it's painful, but you have to take it slow because that will make for the best outcome. >> reporter: as night fell, helicopters were forced to land, with most of the kids and the adults still stranded. >> they don't want the kids to be waiting all night and the parents to be suffering from anxiety. >> reporter: so they kept going, using a zipline to get one after another until every passenger was out on solid ground to a crowd rejoicing and relieved this rescued youngster saying we spent the whole day in fear.

pakistan's prime minister announcing on social media, all the kids have been successfully and safely rescued against harrowing odds, the happiest ending. >> all these little things that go wrong spiral into big things. but this was reverse disaster synergy. everything did the right thing it's spectacular >> reporter: these locally made cable car systems are often used in remote mountain areas in pakistan and other kids. for these kids, it means getting to school in ten minutes instead of two hours by road but, wow, what a ride it can be. guys, back to you. >> what a rescue janis mackey frayer for us thank you. >> love a good news ending. anytime we can get one, love it. >> love a happy ending. >> it is now 7:18. mr. roker has a check of the weather. welcome back. >> good to see you and good to

see you as well. we're looking at the storms coming across the great lakes. we will talk about that. those record highs we talked about down through the south, flood risk through the southwest and the remnants of harold making its way up and sunshine along the west coast we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. -mm. -it sounds like a lot of fun. okay, we're not ready for that. as a team, we'll get there. it might be a fruit emoji, but that doesn't mean they're talking about fruit. -oh. progressive can't save you from becoming your parents, but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto with us. do you really think we need 47 photos of fun dinner at pam's? -yes. -no. good wednesday morning to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting out with a very shallow layer of fog that's actually going under the golden gate bridge this morning. that's going to clear out quickly. our high temperatures for today are going to be heating up into the low to mid-90s.

for the inland east bay, upper 90s for antioch, danville reaching 99, near the coast mid-70s, while san francisco will be in the upper 70s this afternoon. weather. coming up, a mayor shake-up in the music industry. several supetars breaking ways with powerful manager scooter braun. the huge names involved and what could be behind that move. also ahead here this morning, mortgage rates climb again, making it even tougher to buy a home vicky nguyen is here to break down the market. and also she will share some ways to get that rate just a little bitower but, first, lth

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today two doctors will present their mental health evaluations. police in oakland are asking for your help this morning trying to find someone who may be tied to a deadly hit-and-run. oakland police posting this photo on social media of the person wanted in connection with the crash. it happened last month near 45th and bancroft avenues when investigators say the car ran a stop sign and struck a car, killing someone in the vehicle. they say the suspect ran from the scene but another passenger was detained. if you have any information on the identity of this individual, you're asked to contact oakland police. it is 27 after the hour. let's check in with kari with a look at our forecast. >> we're starting out with a clear sky across much of the bay area. it's going to be heating up quickly as we are going to see some of the hottest weather we've seen in quite a while and will see for the next several days. there will be a quick spike in temperatures. it starts to come down tomorrow, but we're still in the mid-90s

in the inland areas. as we take a look at san francisco, it will be warmer here, with upper 70s and sunshine today. the fog returns tomorrow and we'll see temperatures back to our usual upper 60s, and that continues into much of next week our full f.or

we're back this is in washington state. 200 people put on inflatable costumes, and they did the annual t-rex world championship race this year's race came down to a frantic photo finish we had to check it out the winner ocean kim of hawaii

by the way, completed the 100-yard dash in just over 9 seconds. that's like noah lyles wow. they started a team building exercise for the pest control company in 2017. now they're a full-blown event that's your favorite >> it's a bunch of craigs running because craig never reaches for his wallet with the t-rex arms i can't get to my pockets. >> i knew that was coming. that train is never late. >> it's wednesday morning, august 23rd. sheinelle jones joins us let's move to a shrinking client list it appears that long-time music manager, scooter braun, is taking a step back from representing some of the biggest names on his roster including demi lovato and jay baldwin. good morning. >> so happy to be here

most people remember scooter braun for his long-running feud with taylor swift. now the man behind some of the biggest names in music including justin bieber appears to be going in another way this morning a major shake-up in the music industry top stars distancing themselves from powerful manager scooter braun. he is well known in the industry for discovering justin bieber. and most recently for his high-profile rift with taylor with swift. others cutting ties with braun the 42-year-old has amicably parted ways with those artists there are reports of a possible the source saying both are still

under contract, adding that braun has been stepping back from manager duties and focussing on his role as ceo of a south korean rift between braun and ♪ >> it comes after braun's rift with one of music's biggest stars, taylor swift as the superstar sells out stadiums across the country in 2019, the singer claime braun acquired the rights to her first six albums without her consent. >> i'm fairly certain he knew exactly how i would feel about it, though. >> reporter: braun denied the allegations. >> what i learned from that experience is i would never do a deal again wherever 1 wasn't involved saying yes, i agree

with this deal >> reporter: taylor re-released 1989. >> i think instead of telling you about it, i think we'll just sort of show you as for braun, the news swirled one week later he appeared to poke fun of the news writing on social media, quote, breaking news, i'm no longer representing myself >> scooter just seems to be having fun with this right now. >> he seems to be. this is the summer of taylor, though. it has boenteler - >> i saw her in seattle. i was there for the earthquake. >> oh, you were right in the middle of it any reaction there >> so many people are looking to taylor for a reaction now because she's had this long, public feud because scooter bought those original albums of hers she's doing this sold-out tour

she hasn't commented she likely won't when you see this amount of stars leaving in a short period of time, it raises a lot of questions. >> sure. >> we're hearing it's amicable but you never know a lot of stars are watching him. you never know what they're doing to say. >> we have to say, welcome, chloe. this is your first day of school. it's your first day here and we are so happy to have you you fit in just right. >> i didn't sleep last night i think my two little boys are watching right now, leo and luke >> leo and luke. >> and my husband, brian, is the ultimate "today" show fan. he is probably outside with a sign. >> he will have a chloe is number one sign. >> i just want to say i'm so happy to be here i manifested this. i'm so happy. >> well, we're so happy you are here. >> welcome, chloe. welcome home >> we like your spirit we will enjoy working here. >> i know. thanks. a lot more coming up here on

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we have senior consumer correspondent, vicky nguyen here with more. >> good morning, hoda, craig and sheinelle. the housing market has been on a roller coaster the past couple of years now we're facing a financial challenge we haven't seen in a generation and we're looking at potentially another rate hike on the horizon before the end of this year. the cost of borrowing money is, in a word, expensive if you are one of the millions on a journey towards the american dream of owning your own home, then you probably already know, it's tough out there. this week the average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage climbed to 7.48%, the highes level since november 2000. >> it is very, very freakin' hard to buy a house. >> rates have tripled in the span of a couple of years from the lows seen during the pandemic back in january 2021. they dipped to 2.65% that climb came as the federal reserve aggressively hiked interest rates to tame inflation, which ballooned above 9% last summer but even as overall inflation has cooled and the fed has slowed its efforts, mortgage

rates have continued to climb and a lingering problem for house hunters and sellers who are opting to stay put sellers are really in the driver's seat right now. the problem is they don't want to drive they likely have a rate that's 4% or below. so they're in what they call the golden handcuffs. >> how long will interest rates stay this high >> no one has a crystal ball we don't know when rates will pull back again. it really all just depends on inflation. >> a real estate agent in new jersey says her clients are feeling the squeeze. >> buyers are frustrated they're upset and a lot of them are looking back wishing they bought two years ago >> what do you think buyers are sacrificing now? >> we're seeing pullback and buyers saying, you know what, i will hold on and sitting on the sidelines. >> if you are in the market, there are still some things you can do to try to bring down your rate what is your advice to deal with high mortgage rates right now?

>> make sure that your credit score is solid the second thing you want to do is shop around take a look at mortgage brokers and other credit unions and other options that might be available to you. >> so as we move into the fall here, what should folks be looking out for if they are in the market >> a tiny bright spot, workers are trying to fill the inventory gap. half the inventory that was available before the pandemic, so we need more market in some markets, aub obviously the hot ones, bu builders are trying to chip in and pay some of your closing costs. that's a great incentive more build to rent stories, which allows you to live that single family lifestyle without worrying about maintenance you're renting you have got that flexibility and you can save toward a down payment. as far as renters goes, this is

a few high big rent cities, rents are down why? people and roommates are happy to stay put, so rental rates are stabilizing. >> we also in this country need a great deal more affordable housing as well. >> yeah. >> thank you, vicky. 7:43 mr. roker, time to check the weather. >> hi, guys. we are coming up for the end of the meteorological summer. it ends on september 1st we are looking for -- well while it has been mild from the mid atlantic into california, we are looking at the hottest summer on record from arizona to florida, from phoenix all the way to key west, these cities are on track for the hottest summer ever. these cities could see their third hottest summer on record as well. as far as today's weather, we are looking at 11 million people at risk from detroit to almost columbus for strong storms and heavy rain locally in northeastern ohio, we could see up to four inches of

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we've got a unique morning boost for you this morning >> oh, we're all going to love this one every mom thinks their baby is special. however, a new baby born in limestone, tennessee truly is. she is extremely rare. this is a giraffe, you guys, without spots. her mom loves her. and now the unnamed six foot tall calf has attention from all over the world david bright, the director of bright zoo david, good morning. this is a really big deal. we know it is unique, david, but how unique is having a spotless giraffe? >> reporter: it is extremely unique we know the last time this happened was 1972. >> wow. >> and this is also the first one in the u.s >> you must have been shocked when that little calf was born

what was the reaction among the people that worked at the zoo. >> we were immediately on the phone, within minutes of this baby being born. calling zoo experts around the world, you know, saying, hey, this is a little unique and this is a little different. what do you all think? >> david, to be clear, though, she's healthy, right no issues with the giraffe, just no spots, correct? >> that is correct she has no pattern, but as far as giraffe's go, she's a normal giraffe. >> i love it i know you are asking folks to weigh in on a name on this bundle of joy, is her mom shenna >> yes >> and then we need to come up with another option for her? do you have any options right now? >> we have four names that we have chosen. >> okay.o each other?

here we go >> are those the giraffes talking to each other? >> you are hearing gibbons >> one of our producers said we should name that giraffe spot. you might want to add that to your list. >> we have received hundreds of phone calls from people with that exact same idea >> david, post us on the name that ends up being chosen. if you want to vote on the baby giraffe's name, go to today.com and cast your vote >> that's cool you don't know if you are looking at a deer or a llama

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we can expect from the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. >> it's going to be hot this afternoon. we're starting out sunny and our temperatures will be much warmer than we've seen recently with south county in the mid to upper 80s, 99 in antioch, martinez reaching 95 degrees. as we move toward the coastline, also sunny, half moon bay with the mid-70s today, and redwood city reaching 85. in san francisco, it will be in the low to mid-70s for the outer sunset, but as you head toward the downtown area, it will reach into the upper 70s, much of the north bay reaching into the low 90s. as we go through the forecast, the temperatures come back down for the weekend and it's looking not so bad, with saturday and sunday in the upper 80s. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have

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coming up, the heat is on. record-breaking temperatures from the midwest to the south. 100 million on alert, and chicago feeling close to 110 degrees today. al's live with the full forecast then, bare ear scare. the latest on that 7-year-old

attacked by a bear in his own backyard straight ahead the latest on the child's condition, and what you need to know amid an increase in attacks. plus, tennis anyone. kris eubanks is here to preview his performance at the upcoming u.s. open. and the song of the summer, the list is out, so which hit took the top spot we have the big reveal coming up in "popstart," today wednesday, august 23rd, 2023. >> from maryland. >> today is our 10th wedding anniversary. >> for mom's birthday. >> crossing "today" off my bucket list. >> from michigan. >> seattle. >> connecticut

>> and hugo, minnesota >> celebrating five decades of friendship. >> from augusta, maine. >> and augusta, georgia. >> from the st. louis area -- >> celebrating her birthday! >> i turn 70 on "today". >> oh, happy day 70th looks real, real good so happy you are with us it's wednesday morning savannah enjoying some time off. craig and sheinelle are here >> i love it when they wear their t-shirts, when they get specially made t-shirts for the plaza. >> we'll go out and say hey in a minute a lot going on severe flooding and deadly heat is having another go at it. the midwest bracing for heat and humidity that could make it feel like it's 110 degrees in chicago and in minneapolis in st. louis, firefighters are installing air-conditioners for elderly residents. and some schools, by the way, taking a break until the worst of the heat is over. al will tell us what that might happen

hey, al. >> over the weekend, we may see a little break these heat indexes are dangerous, especially when you get into the 103-degree range. that's the danger zone that's where you could suffer heat exhaustion. and this stretches from minnesota, chicago, down to st. louis, nashville, new orleans, tampa, dallas and corpus christi. for tomorrow, the heat index has triple digits for monroe, dallas all the way up to waterloo atlanta and pensacola. the good news is from the great lakes into the east, the temperatures will start to subside as we get into the weekend. sunday it is 80 in d.c chicago, you will cool down to 75 but, dallas, you stay in the triple digits. same for jackson and close to triple digits for atlanta as well. guys >> all right, mr. roker. we'll come back to you in a few minutes. meanwhile, it is going to be a big night for prime time politics eight presidential candidates,

the republican candidates taking the stage in wisconsin for their first debate frontrunner, donald trump, will not be taking part in the debate garrett haake joins us from milwaukee with a look at what we can expect tonight good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig. good morning for all the candidates not named donald trump, tonight will be the biggest night of the campaign so far. those eight hopefuls trying to distinguish themselves in front of a prime time audience separate themselves from one another. and from donald trump, who has been the dominant frontrunner in the race so far. now, the two men who will share center stage tonight, the highest polling candidates to show up, florida governor ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy looming over all this will be donald trump how do the other candidates address him and talk about his legal challenges and the former president will try to counter program the

debate, and he is releasing an interview online at the same time of course, he will be showing up in georgia tomorrow where he is expected to turn himself in face election interference charges in that state that could also step on headlines out of this debate we're learning about a new twist in the classified documents case here, according to court documents, we're finding out about a mar-a-lago employee who has changed his testimony, recanted it to implement the former president and others for trying to destroy surveillance video. this after dropping a lawyer paid for by trump's political group switching to a public defender instead all of that looming over this debate tonight in milwaukee. >> all right garrett haake for us in milwaukee. thank you. to a frightening encounter in a new york city suburb. a seven-year-old boy playing in his backyard was attacked by a bear kristen dahlgren tells us how the child is doing and why bear activities seem to be on the rise good morning. >> good morning. well, police say it was the

parents that rushed out to save the child before the first responders arrived the bear population is actually small in westchester county, north of manhattan but a lot of residents there, as you can imagine, on high alert this morning a terrifying encounter in a new york city suburb where a bear attacked a seven-year-old boy playing in his backyard. >> we live in the woods here, and that is a scary thing. >> police say when they arrived at the home in bedford, the bear was still there and didn't run off, despite attempts to scare it away, eventually forcing officers to take the wild animal down. >> our point was he didn't retreat. at one point he did advance. when you have that many human beings, i would think a normal of that kind would normally retreat, and it did not. >> the child was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries bear attacks are extremely rare. according to experts an increase in bear activity in

the spring and summer is common with the animals are in search of food sometimes they look for their next meals from garbage cans and bird feeders >> keep your garbage secure so you don't bring the bears into your neighborhood. this is security video that shows the stunning moment a florida woman realized she had an unexpected guest on her front porch earlier this month >> the bear was getting in the neighbor's trash, and i caught it in the act. >> reporter: and in connecticut, the governor signing a bill in june, not only banning the intentional feeding of bears, but giving permission to kill the animals in specific cases, including if someone believes it could cause great bodily harm to a person as the state saw an uptick in encounters this year. >> we have seen him on our patio table. we have seen him with little cubs. >> reporter: the bear that attacked that seven-year-old boy

is now being tested for rabies. >> this is the first incident of that kind i have been part of in that area. >> what do you do if you come face-to-face with a bear, the national park service says don't run or make sudden movements try to make yourself look as large as possible, slowly raising and waiving your arms. and most importantly, try to keep calm, which i imagine is easier said than done. >> my mind would go totally blank. >> i would run. >> how do you make yourself look large? >> see that? >> that was scary. >> so do that. don't run and just stare down the bear. >> the bear is like, okay. thank you. all right. the super market chain publix says it will no longer make hurricane-themed cakes due to sensitivity concerns in the past the colorful cakes have had messages like go away or leave florida alone but in light of the numerous deaths caused by hurricanes, they will stop producing them because they make light of a natural disorder some say the cakes give people joy in a difficult time.

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and we are back with tennis sensation chris eubanks. all eyes were on chris with that inspirational run at wimbledon so we're happy he could join us in the studio as he gets ready for this year's u.s. open.1a. >> thanks for having me. chris, welcome to studio 1a. >> thank you so for having me. >> first, congrats on that win over the pond. have you come down >> yeah. i've taken a few losses since then but i think i'm still keeping the momentum going in the right direction. it is starting to settle things are starting to normalize in what seems to be in a new reality for me. >> it was so much fun to watch for so many people while you were at wimbledon. what are the hopes there

what do you hope to accomplish at the open? >> i hope to keep the confidence i built in my game i hope to keep that moving forward. it would be easy to say i want to have this run and complete that i have been around tennis long enough to know it doesn't go exactly like that. at this point, i just want to go out there, continue to prepare properly, give my best foot forward. if i can do that, i don't know why it couldn't be a special couple weeks in new york. >> coco gauff, frances tiafoe, it does seem like we might be on the verge, if not in the middle of this golden age of tennis, especially for people that look like me and you, quite frankly is that lost on you at all have you recognized that at all? >> absolutely. absolutely i have. i think on the men's side more than the women's side. >> why do you think it took so much longer? >> when you have two women of color dominating for that long, it is easy for young girls to see themselves the men's side, you know, especially in the u.s., we

respect greatness. we respect grand slams and grand slams have been dominated by about four players for the last 20 years. now with shelton having a quarter final run and brian shelton having his run in australia and my run in wimbledon, hopefully we can get boys of color into the sport >> your dad is a baptist minister and a man of faith for decades now. how has his faith and what he's done with his life, how has that shaped your career, your journey? >> he's always had a very good perspective. he's always been very tough loved centered, but also installed great values and just the perspective that hey, what's meant to be for you will happen in its own time. no matter how much you try to force it and change the plan, it's only going to happen when it's meant to happen i think kind of having those conversations with him i think instilled that kind of having

faith and having trust in the process of what i'm doing and say this will work out. >> speaking of your fan base, lots of folks are on the chris eubanks train now. but as i understand it, one of the earlier fans was a fellow named jaime foxx how did that friendship come to be >> it's funny. so i connected with a very, very good friend of mine who happens to be one of jaime's best friends. so alex is a massive tennis fan. we would go out and play tennis all the time one day he says, hey, i think foxx would like to come out and play when he said that, i jumped at the opportunity. we were somewhere in l.a. down near the beach and i get a call from alex that says, hey, foxx will be at the house in 30 minutes. he wants to play tennis. we immediately hop up and grab our things we drive up to alex's house. we go to the court i feet foxx and it was one of the nicest guys, one of the most genuine people we will ever meet. >> this is you serving to jaime

foxx >> it is >> it did not go well. >> he held his own well. i had to bait him a little to move up closer to the baseline because he was standing so far back and i said, hey, man, that's not what pros do so when i got him up to stand close, i knew i could tattoo him on the head a little bit since that moment, we have been good friends he came to support me in miami, my quarterfinal match which was a bit of a surprise. >> how is he doing >> he's doing well. >> so he's doing much better. >> yes. >> all right, chris. you have a lot of folks pulling for you. best of luck. >> thank you appreciate it. >> when you win it, come back here the next morning and bring >> it will be sitting right here with us. don't worry. >> we are going to celebrate chris, thank you thank you again for being here and best of luck at the open and now for a quick check of the weather. >> all right thanks so much, craig. we are looking at showers and thunderstorms coming across the great lakes. also remnants of harold bringing some rain there.

a few scattered showers around southern texas the heat continues triple digits and even worse, that higher humidity making the feels like into the teens and triple digits from hundreds stretching from louisiana on into texas and on up into southern minnesota as well hundreds in the southwest. the dangerous heat persisting. afternoon storms moving through the great lakes. an good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures are going to be heating up today and our inland spots like concord as well as down to the south county and morgan hill will reach into the upper 90s this afternoon. tomorrow, it's just a few degrees lower but still above average and we're going back to more seasonable weather as we got into the weekend starting out with clouds then clearing with sunshine and a wide range in temperatures that's your latest weather

best time of the morning. best time of the morning >> let's go! >> ladies and gentlemen your "popstart. first up, spotify. as summer comes to a close, the music that dominated this season we have an exclusive first look at which track is being crowned the song of the summer before we reveal that one, let's take a look at the hits that made the top ten, starting with this country song. >> i thought that would have won. >> isn't it good >> best. >> that's "fast car. coming in at number six on the list it's a record-breaking track it's been streamed over 200 million times on spotify greg and hoda is singing i'm leaving, bye okay next one, olivia rodrigo's sophomore album. take a listen to this one. ♪ ♪ i should have known it was strange ♪ ♪ >> all right so angsty, emotional ballad, "vampire." september 8th is the morning she will be stopping by our plaza

for a special concert right here on "today. i cannot wait. how about this one >> okay. >> oh, yeah. >> we all know it. taylor swift, 2019 this song saw a massive resurgence this summer, and let's listen to "cruel summer. "cruel summer" has nearly a billion streams on spotify it earned third place on the most streamed list this summer let's get to the one you are dying to know. hoda called it which one was number one >> you called this one >> well, kind of. >> she knew. take a listen. ♪ ♪ last night we let the liquor talk ♪ ♪ i can't remember everything you said ♪ ♪ but we said it all ♪ ♪ you told me that you wish i

was somebody you never met ♪ >> morgan wallens "last night" here in the u.s., making it the first ever country song to earn that title i was wondering how they put it together the list is based on the spotify charts between may 29th and august 14th. good round up. >> i like that >> good round up if everyone at home wants to listen to the summer play list, just head to the qr code at the bottom of your screen. >> i downloaded both of your play lists. >> i listened to all your play lists. >> i'm surprised that "waffle house" wasn't on there. >> yeah. and the other jonas brothers' song. >> what was that summer baby -- >> you know i'm a bonus jonas. i'll just sing it for you. next up, serena williams congratulations are in order yesterday the tennis legend and her husband shared a special announcement on social media take a look. ♪

>> sweet. >> serena has ♪ >> sweet >> serena has welcomed baby number two they shared some sweet snaps of her older sister revealing the newborn's name is adira river ohanian. the proud papa wrote online, serena williams, you have now given me an incomparable gift. all-time, the gmoat. congratulations on your beautiful, beautiful growing family next up, some new music news from diddy and lauryn hill believe it or not, let's start with diddy believe it or not, the rap e he revealed a new album is on the way, and he's teaming up with some seriously big stars with this one. the trailer gives a sneak peek at one of the artists he's collaborating with ♪ ♪ i can see it in your eyes ♪ ♪ >> touch their souls move they soul

you better say it in a way that nobody ever said it. >> i want that to come from your heart. >> yeah, that was it right there. >> i don't think an algorithm can make a feeling give them something people want to sing. people said, do you want streams? i said i want souls. >> it's the weeknd. >> yeah. >> when diddy calls. >> you go to the studio. the love album off the grid drops september 15th we got more. >> i would love diddy on the plaza. >> yeah. lauryn hill announced an anniversary tour for her album "the miseducation of lauryn hill" marking the 25th anniversary. she won five grammys that helped her make history when she won album of the year. plus, performer group are slated to be the opening act for shows scheduled in the u.s. >> that will be fun.

>> that's another plaza concert. that tour kicks off -- well, not yet but we are trying to will that to happen it kicks off mid-october in new jersey the tickets and the presale starts today check it out. >> one of the ten best rappers in the history of all time. >> even my kids like it. >> timeless. timeless. >> we got one more for you adam sandler, the actor's upcoming animated movie that netflix describes as a musical comedy about the last year of elementary school as seen through the eyes of a class pet. >> all right another year another batch of fifth grade head cases >> one kid calls me lizzy this year, i quit. >> just don't pee in my lettuce bowl, we'll be all right. >> i don't know. i have a feeling this year is going to be different. something big is going to happen ♪ ♪

>> okay, we got to move. >> it's incredible >> that's really cute. >> i got the chills. i got the chills rounding out that cast, fellow comedian bill burr, who plays sandler's turtle pal, leo. go to today.com. we have the full teaser. >> good job. all right. still ahead, jill is here with summer steals and deals for your hair, wardrobe, all of it. we're talking up to 80% off. but, fir a very good morning to you. it's 8:26. walnut creek business owners are fed up with burglaries. merchants expressed their frustration to police including the owner of a coffee shop. her shop was broken into in august. soon after, police made an arrest. the connection to some of those recent burglaries.

police say over the first half of this year, walnut creek property crime was down 24%. let's look at the forecast for this wednesday morning with kari hall. things turning up? >> yes, it's going to be hot this afternoon in the inland valleys. we're going from upper 80s in san jose to mid-90s in morgan hill and gilroy and there will be some upper 90s for the inland east bay and antioch reaching 99 degrees while fremont will see a high of about 99. even along the coastline, more sunshine, warmer temperatures. half moon bay headed for 75 degrees in palo alto, it will reach 88 degrees with some upper 70s in the downtown and mission district areas in san francisco and upper 80s to low 90s in much of the north bay. >> all right, looks good. >> all right, looks good. join us for our midday news at

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the plaza. we have an anniversary here. we've got someone who's cancer free. >> five years! >> five years, yes we've got birthdays. sally, you don't look 65. >> sally is looking good it is good to see everybody. look at this group of sisters-in-law. >> for the 70th birthday. >> happy birthday. >> hallelujah! >> coming up, the power of belief and perseverance. we will meet a teacher who nearly dropped out of high school back when she was a student until her guidance counselor changed the course of her life our pal, priscilla thompson, helped pull off a surprise reunion that will put a smile on your face. >> plus, jill martin brooks has sizzling looks for your skin,

hair, even something cool to help you sleep better. >> all right i got one for you. we are going to show you how easy it is -- al already does this your own healthy and delicious and flavorful dressings. you want to put them on everything, not just salads. coming up on the third hour of "today," you can still find a deal on a last-minute labor day trip we have something for everybody. >> okay. looking forward to that. before we do anything else -- by the way, nice hat. >> thank you. >> how about a forecast? is that nice, too? we will look ahead to the weekend. start off with friday. strong storms in the northeast heat wave continues center part of the country showers and storms through the rockies. saturday wet weather through the northeast. numerous record highs in the gulf that sun is blazing out west and then sunday, sunday got a nice day through the great lakes. a summer scorcher continues through the south. thunderstorms moving into the rockies. sunny skies into the western third of the country good morning.

i'm kari hall. today is going to be much hotter with less humidity and our temperatures will head for the upper 90s this afternoon. tomorrow, it's still pretty hot with a high of about 94 degrees for the interior east bay as well as the south county then we go back to some more normal weather for the weekend. starting out with clouds and high temperatures reaching into the upper weather. >> all right, mr. roker. thank you. coming up next, priscilla thompson is here because she just met a teacher who is living proof of what can happen when someone believes in you. one inspiring story just in time for the brand-new school year. but, first, this is "today" on

we are back. it is 8:35 with our back to school series. this morning a truly inspiring story of one woman's effort to reach her goals. >> priscilla thompson has the story for us we're happy to see her in person this is a great story. >> yes i'm so excited to be here. good morning to all of you as a former teacher, i will tell you that just about any educator can remember that first day of school walking into a classroom all their own. it was a particularly special day for one teacher in pine bluff, arkansas. we were there to capture it all, and we brought along a special surprise. >> good morning! >> reporter: after waiving to the bus filled with students headed back to class, cross also drives to her first day of school as a certified school >> i'm just elated.

>> reporter: walking in the same schools she once traversed as a student in arkansas. she enters the classroom she now gets to call her own how does it feel >> it feels knee nominal it's been a very long journey, but it's definitely worth the journey. she says her mom was an alcoholic, and her dad died when she was six. her grandparents took her in what was school like for you growing up >> school for me was a safe haven. >> reporter: she thrived until life took an unexpected turn her senior year. >> i became pregnant. >> reporter: what did you think that would mean for your future. >> that my life was, in a sense, over. >> reporter: she stopped going to school, but school came to her. >> she was then my guidance counselor. she came to my house and told me, you know, i need you to come back to school i was like, you did see this baby

you know she was like, so what? come back to school. >> reporter: she didn't stop there. >> she said, and you're going to college. no one in my family has ever been to college. i don't have money like that's not something i can do and she said, that's not a choice >> reporter: she earned her degree and more, marrying her high school sweetheart and continuing to grow her family. in 2015 after losing her job, her home and her grandparents, she found herself at rock bottom >> i showed up scared as could be. >> reporter: seeing she was a natural in the classroom, mrs. prim pushed her to get certified. four years later, she received her teacher certification in may. what did that moment feel like

>> a dream come true a promise kept it's a promise kept. >> reporter: but mrs. prim wasn't there she moved to texas a year prior. if you could see her today, what would you want to tell her >> that she's a rock star. >> reporter: little did she know, we brought mrs. prim to surprise her in person on this monumental day >> what? >> hello >> now, i stopped crying a while ago. >> let me clear my tears what are you doing in arkansas >> look at you now i'm so proud of you. >> reporter: is there anything you want to tell her today since you are seeing her in person. >> i honestly don't believe that you know how important you are to me. you saved my life. you weren't just a counselor and then wanting to be you is what pushed and motivated me it means a lot.

>> you never think that you're saving lives you're just doing what you do. i love doing it. >> reporter: she wants to use her journey to inspire her students. >> i want them to understand that you can fall. but you better not stay there because it is not an option. >> reporter: what is your hope for mrs. cross as she embarks on this journey >> that she stays with it. it will become a journey of a lifetime. >> wow >> come on, yes. >> such an incredible journey. and as you might imagine, she made an impact on more than just one life she also hired takeisha's husband when he was out of work, hired him as a substitute and pushed him to get certified as well now he is kicking off his first year as an assistant principal continuing to motivate and encourage those young minds. >> that was a great story. >> on so many levels fantastic. >> wow i loved her line, promises kept.

that was beautiful that whole story was extraordinary. thank you. >> it also reaffirms just one person. >> the power, right. >> one person has the power to believe in you. >> i didn't know you were a teacher, that you used to teach. >> sixth grade reading in houston, texas. >> wow, wow. >> mrs. thompson. >> and my kiddos still hit me up for help with their papers now that they're in college. >> they will after this story. >> yes, college seniors. >> way to go. >> thank you. all right. up next, jill is here this morning with amazing deals on products for your morning and bedtime routines bedtime routines but, first, this is "today" on ♪♪ alex! mateo, hey how's business?

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wednesday. this morning we're mixing things up, literally, with salad dressings. lifestyle expert, dawn russell, is here to show us how dawn, of course, is the founder of eat greens. she's also the author of the eight grains cook book full disclosure, you are in the melvin household. you will share some of your favorite dressings this morning. >> i will. let's start with the green dressing what's exciting, you have parsely, good for the immunity, chives, lemon juice. lemons are really good for the music winter months.

avocado, olive oil love them. very good fat for you. a lot of calories you have to watch. the olive oil. now, garlic, love my garlic. >> same here >> good bacteria in your belly good for detoxing. >> this is good. >> himalayan salt. we have l-glutamine. it helps the sugar dressings this one i wanted to do because it's thick you can use it as a dip. you can use it on legumes or dip vegetables in it. >> that's yummy. >> this is the honey mustard great, it is all behind there. you can add it to -- basically, you have the honey if you can do manuka honey. you you have the >> why >> it is a bush from new zealand that has unbelievable antiviral, antibacterial help for our kids

in these upcoming winter months. there you have mustard, which is a natural laxative should you need help. here you have your olive oil again, the lemon is -- >> you like your lemon. >> yeah. because our kids all get sick in the fall you need to help break up the mucus. >> himalayan salt. this is better than table salt this is a natural salt with 86 natural minerals. >> 86? >> yes the last thing is this mct oil you can put this in anything here it is in the honey mustard. >> oh. >> it helps to burn fat. it is great for metabolism after summer months of having all the fun we deserve. >> it can also be used as a dip. >> it is a dip we have young kids my kids hate broccoli. what kid loves broccoli, right they will dip the broccoli head in the dip you can put that on tuna, but it is great to get your kids to eat brakely.

this is balsamic vinegar that is great, again, for digest chun 86 minerals. and olive oil. here you have fish oil, which is incredible for inflammation. since the balsamic is so bitter, it can take a fish oil so you can secretly making this more healthy. >> you would use this on what? >> oh, anything. tomato, tuna really, sometimes my kids will do the broccoli heads in there >> that's my wife's favorite. >> oh, great super easy just a couple ingredients. and then the thing i was telling you before -- >> that's not too oily either. >> thank you you do like to try it. i love it. >> i do. >> let me pause right here because what's really good, if you buy a store bought balsamic vinegar or any dressing, for that matter, all you have to do is add the fish oil and you can put that in a store bought dressing and make it extra healthy.

>> still get the same benefit. >> exactly i know your wife does, but not a lot of people make dressing. >> this is the mint dressing. >> this is the mint dressing, which i love you have mint. so good for your belly the himalayan salt. >> dawn's favorite. >> yes you have the honey, which we're had for. >> what do we have here? >> this is nac it is unbelievably good for your blood sugar level. this is a capsule. what you can do in a dressing is our kids need magnesium, vitamin c. buy it the powder goes in the dressing. i will just do this so you can actually see and then you whisk it up, and your kids won't even know on the dressing that they're getting on their fish, their meats, their salads, if their kids eat salads and then they're getting the magnesium, calcium, et cetera, that you want them to have

the two big takeaways that i wanted to share today, craig -- how's that >> it's not too minty, dawn. >> thank you if you need to buy a store brought dressing, which most of us do, you can get these oils, put them in, shake it up you've added it. the second thing is the capsule -- >> it doesn't take that much time to make these either. >> thank you. >> you're so welcome. >> you can find these recipes on today.com. always consult your health care provider before you add any new foods to your diet al >> thanks, craig coming up in our third hour, the running group. >> and then on hoda and jenna, it's brother versus brother with drew and jonathan scott. y'all, thank you to our great encinitas encinitas. police searching for an arsonist who torched san jose's sushi

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