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>> for people on the golf coast, there could be trouble on the horizon. it's august 26th. this is "today." double trouble. 86 million people under heat alerts this morning with potentially deadly triple-digit temperatures across the south, as a tropical disturbance forms off the coast of mexico, and potentially takes aim at florida. we'll have the latest forecast. liftoff. >> go falcon. >> a space x rocket carrying astronauts from four different countries rocketing its way to the international space station this morning. could it pave a way for another trip to the moon and even mars? cause revealed. a family spokesperson details why lebron james' son bronny suffered a cardiac arrest during a practice at usc and weighs in on whether his sports career will come to a close. taking a stand.

the world cup winning spanish soccer team says they won't play another match until the soccer official who kissed a player on the lips resigns. this as he defiantly refuses to step down. all that, plus looking golden. the likely american stars of the upcoming paris olympics shining under the bright lights. simone biles takes a commanding lead at the u.s. gymnastics championships, while noah lyles secures his place as the fastest man alive. both dreaming of gold today, saturday, august 26th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today" and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning, and all i can say is go simone, go!

>> she is in a class by herself. this is only her second competition in two years, and, again, she makes it look effortless. we're going to celebrate her from last night in a moment. it's a bittersweet moment for us. this is my friend kristen's last day in the anchor chair. we are thrilled for her, by the way, set your alarm for sundays to be the new moderator of "meet the press." we're going to have a little time to celebrate here. >> i appreciate it. it is a bittersweet moment. we have a lot to get to. we want to begin with our top story, and that is of course the life-threatening heat we've been talking about. it's gripping the south, as well as a tropical disturbance that could strengthen and cause trouble for the gulf coast in the days ahead. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is following it all. good morning. >> good morning. there's been relief for parts of the country.

we saw record temperatures across the midwest and parts of the northern plains. we've seen that come down, but not so much for parts of the south, especially along the gulf coast. there's the cooler air in place to the north. no relief for the south with triple digits once again expected in places like like charles today, feeling like 113 this afternoon in pensacola, and, unfortunately, as we look ahead to tomorrow, no relief still. new orleans will feel like 113 at the hottest point of the day and monroe heads to 112. unfortunately, we're going to see that stick around, even into the early parts of next week. later down the line we could finally get a little relief for our friends in the gulf coast and parts of the southeast. the atlantic woke up, the tropics are quite active. we've got a couple of areas we're watching, a tropical wave off the coast of africa in parts of the central atlantic. it's tropical storm franklin and this tropical disturbance that's sitting off the coast of the yucatan, we'll get to that in a moment. let's focus on tropical storm

franklin. we've got winds at 65 miles per hour. this brought soaking rains earlier in the week. we continue to see it getting its act together and eventually it will become a category 2, potentially 3 hurricane down the line. the important thing is no threats for -- at least direct threats for the east coast of the united states, but we will see elevated rip currents, as well as high surf. bermuda will have to watch for that. looking at the disturbance off the coast of the yucatan peninsula, we'll see the potential of it becoming a prop cool depression in the next couple of days, and probably a tropical storm, if not hurricane by the time it moves closer to the united states. here is the area we're watching for the development in the next seven days. this is going to be kind of something to watch for potentially parts of the big bend of florida, stretching down into parts of the central, western coast of florida, down the line we could see really warm waters leading to that intensification, guys. this will be something that we definitely monitor for parts of the gulf coast here as we get

into our next workweek ahead. back over to you. >> lots to watch, angie. thank you. we will check back in with you in a few minutes. this morning four astronauts from four countries are racing toward the international space station aboard a spacex capsule. nbc's marissa parra is at the center where the dragon spacecraft launched this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i don't know if it's ever going to get old watching that. cruise 7 took off just a few hours ago as part of spacex's eighth crew flight with nasa. they reach add max speed of 280 miles per minute. this morning also marked the first time in a single launch that each owner represents a different space agency onboard. you're going to see four different crew members. they were shaking hands, cheering after liftoff. there's one from the european space agency, one from japan, another from russia, and all of

them under the command of nasa's own jasmine mabelli. >> i would like to welcome you to orbit. not a bad day to spend a day in the office. >> we may have four crew members onboard from four different nations, but we're a united team with a common mission. >> reporter: now, while this mission has highlighted unity beyond borders, there have been a global race to the moon this week. russia's attempt to land a robotic spacecraft last sunday was a crash and burn. india's lunar lander successfully touching down at the south pole, the first country to ever land there. and only the fourth to land on the moon overall. now, japan hoping to become the fifth, with their own moon sniper mission set to launch tomorrow night. meanwhile, this crew traveling now to the space station, they're set to dock sometime in the next 24 hours or so, and, peter, they will spend the next

six months up there with a lot of experiments on their hands. >> six months, can you imagine that? there's so much focus on this global race to the moon, marissa. here in the u.s., what is the immediate priority and who is leading the charge on that? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, right now, peter, all eyes are, of course, on those artemis missions and their goal is to send humans back to the moon for the first time since 1972. so space x is one of many working with nasa to make that goal happen by the end of 2025, and all of this is -- you know, we look at the context, the administrator said it best, he said, quote, we're going back to the moon in order to get to mars. so the big picture, peter, is that all these missions, big and small, are part of that larger goal here to make life truly interplanetary. >> these are all giant steps these days. marissa parra, thank you very much.

former president trump's lawyers and the fulton county d.a. are eyeing a possible trial date after the other co-defendants turned themselves in on friday. we're joined from atlanta on what happens next. the 2020 ele interference case, have been fingerprinted and photographed, including former president trump, with this mug shot, a first for any u.s. president and one his campaign was quick to turn into a fundraising tool. president biden questioned about the mug shot, making light, simply saying, quote, handsome guy. released on a $200,000 bond, mr. trump is back at his bedminster golf club while his team of lawyers and lawyers for his indicted co-conspirators begin to plan defenses. former chief of staff mark meadows in court monday trying

to have his case dismissed, citing his role as a federal official during the election, and after two defendants requested a speedy trial, district attorney fani willis proposed an october 23rd start date, less than two months away, for all defendants. lawyers for mr. trump say they would object to that date as they aim to delay this as his other upcoming trials until after the 2024 election. so far, the legal challenges not having much of an impact on mr. trump's 2024 campaign, and his republican allies in congress coming to his defense, with what they say will be an aggressive probe into willis' investigation. kristen, peter. >> yeah, the legal and political calendar clashing. thank you so much for that report. russian investigators say they have recovered the black box from the plane crash that likely killed a mercenary leader who launched a rebellion against the russian military. the kremlin is denying any connection to the crash. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the latest.

>> reporter: russian investigators say they've recovered the flight recorders from the corporate jet that crashes suspiciously on wednesday evening and are using genetic testing to identify what's left of the ten passengers and crew. u.s. officials say the mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin, once a loyal aide to president putin, is likely among the dead. the jet was ripped to pieces at 28,000 feet. the pentagon assesses that it was most likely destroyed by a bomb onboard. russian social media showed what appeared to be the wing ripped off in mid-flight, landing nearly two miles from the rest of the debris. president putin, who many believe ordered prigozhin's assassination, isn't giving any hints. he was back at work friday, chairing a national security meeting. his spokesman said, any suggestion that putin was involved is western speculation and a complete lie.

putin has said, a russian investigation will reveal the facts, but can it if this was an inside job? richard engel, nbc news. all right, now to the very latest from maui. authorities for the first time released a list, naming hundreds of people considered missing after the devastating wildfires there. now, thankfully, many have called to say they're okay. still, there is widespread loss of life and now a growing housing crisis. nbc's sam brock takes a look. >> reporter: lahaina's excruciating wait for loved ones has taken another turn, the fbi releasing nearly 400 verified names of those still unaccounted for, a decrease from what was once estimated to be more than a thousand. as chilling new details emerge about the fire's youngest victim, this 7-year-old, killed trying to escape with a car full of relatives. it comes as residents face dual

hardships, figuring out where to live, as she steps over the crumbled pieces of her home while mourning the loss of a beloved uncle. she says her government-funded hotel room expires in a few weeks, with no idea what's next. >> what is the scale of the challenge you're facing right now? >> where do you find a place to live? in lahaina it was hard to find a place to even rent, and then because so many families are displaced, how do you stay in lahaina? >> reporter: her position is hardly unique in this devastated community. >> none of us have time to grieve. when you have to worry about where you're going to live, how can you have time to live? >> reporter: they lost their family matriarch, donna, in the flames, and tell us they've received virtually no guidance from officials. >> i'm in the airbnb until the 11th and then i don't know what happens after that. >> fema has not given any reassurance besides apply at the

end of september. >> reporter: fema referring us to the governor, who we pressed for answers. we've had residents who have told us they're in the dark right now. how long are you guaranteeing housing? >> we intend to have a plan ready in the coming days to show people they'll have the first essential six months covered, and then we're going to extend for the better part of 18 months. >> is that a promise you're making to residents? >> yes, it's a commitment. >> reporter: the scale of the housing crisis daunting. >> we just have water and some fruits and vegetables. >> reporter: even as people put aside those concerns to hand out supplies to others. >> we're not going to be buried in the ash. we're going to help rebuild. this is one of the most beautiful places on earth to live and it's not because of the beauty, it's because of the people. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news, lahaina. >> our thanks to sam brock for the report. it takes your breath away when you hear the maui resident talk about she doesn't know

where she's going to leave after she leaves her airbnb. >> and the heartbreaking challenge to try to grieve loved ones and some they're trying to find out if they were lost. we're going to keep an eye on that story. we're focussing on what happened in chicago after two women are recovering after they were struck by bullets at a white sox baseball game last night. the video shows the commotion, the fans there start waving for help. one woman was shot in the leg, another woman was grazed. police say they did not fear an active threat, but they're not sure whether those shots came from inside or outside the stadium, a postgame concert there was canceled due to what they called technical issues. well, bronny james, son of nba superstar lebron james, has a congenital heart defect. bronny collapsed during a workout back in july after suffering cardiac arrest. he was treated immediately and

recovered. according to the statement released last night, bronny is expected to return to playing basketball in the near future. he is one of the hottest prospects in the country, and is starting his freshman year at the university of southern california. here in the nation's capital, tens of thousands of people are expected to gather at the lincoln memorial to honor the 60th anniversary of the historic march on washington for civil rights when martin luther king jr. gave his famous speech. aaron gilchrist is at the lincoln memorial with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. there are already people gathering here. we expect a huge crowd here today at the foot of the lincoln memorial, and along the national mall later today as this 60th anniversary commemoration takes place, not just a commemoration, but an opportunity, the organizers say, to think about and work toward the ideals that were laid out 60 years ago. the 1963 march for jobs and freedom was really one of the most significant and diverse

demonstrations for racial justice and equity in this country's history. dr. martin luther king jr. speaking of his dream and rallying with other civil rights leaders to push for civil rights and voting rights legislation, which we eventually saw come to fruition. the program today will feature dozens of speakers who acknowledge the progress that's been made, but they will raise those issues along with today's concerns around threats to democracy and criminal justice reform, and voting rights. we are also going to hear from other groups representing latinos and asian americans and women and jews and lgbtq people who all say they share the common goal of peace, justice and equity, that's according to the organizers here. the event today will end with speeches from dr. king's family and also the reverend al sharpton, who has helped organize today's event, before they step off for a march down to the mlk memorial. we've also learned, peter, that the president and vice president

harris will meet with the king family and organizers of the original march on the actual anniversary on monday. peter, kristen. >> aaron gilchrist at the lincoln memorial, thanks so much. he noted the president's plans to meet with the king family. the convergence of so many people with one vision is moving and powerful as we pass that memorial every day on the way to work. >> it's so powerful and incredible to think it's been 60 years and all of these people are still coming back. >> the dream remains alive. we're going to get another check of the forecast. >> angie lassman is here. what else are you watching? >> good morning, guys. we've got summer sunshine in place across parts of the midwest, as we get into the afternoon hours. right now you can see thunderstorms working through parts of the tennessee valley, lingering showers across new england, and check out all the sunshine i just mentioned as we look to the day ahead. we're going to continue to see nice conditions across parts of the midwest, we've got the heat i told you about with triple

digits across parts of good morning. at 5:48, a live look at oakland seeing patchy fog hanging over the east bay this morning as well as down here in the south bay, san jose, downtown looking nice and comfortable this morning. waking up in the 60s. we're a little chilly making our way into san francisco, and 53 degrees right now in napa. a nice day, but there are some things i want you to be mindful of. i'll talk about it at 7:00. and that's a look at your forecast. peter, kristen, back to you. >> angie, thanks so much. still to come, a growing controversy in women's soccer. our meagan fitzgerald this morning on the line in the sand being drawn by spain's world cup winning team. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to

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we are back on a saturday morning with the weekly download. our look at some of the week's top stories. >> we welcome joe fryer to the desk. good morning. >> good morning. among the big headlines, a photo for the ages. a first in american history, former president donald trump posing for a mug shot as he was booked in georgia on felony charges from trying to overturn

the 2020 presidential election. >> what has taken place here is a travesty of justice, we did nothing wrong, i did nothing wrong. the republican party held its first presidential debate in milwaukee without the former president in attendance. >> we will send joe biden back to his basement and we will reverse the decline of this country. >> the only war that i will declare as u.s. president will be the war on the federal administrative state. >> now is not the time for on-the-job training. we don't need to bring in a rookie. a california store owner was shot to death after authorities say she got into an argument about a rainbow pride flag hanging in front of her store. >> it's hard for me not to break down. >> the sheriff says the 66-year-old was shot at her lake arrowhead area shot. deputies caught up with him a mile from the store and killed him after they say he opened

fire with a handgun hitting patrol cars. taylor swift drew huge crowds in new jersey as she attended a friend's wedding. >> i love you, taylor! >> a massive crowd of fans filling every blank space outside the event, forcing police to shut down the street. at the women's world athletics championship, for more than two hours, reining world champs kept matching each other at new heights in pole vault. then the two decided to share the gold medal and world weather together. >> it was my gut reaction to say, yes, we both won and i'm good with that. >> honestly, she's one of the greatest in the sport, so to share it with her is an honor and a privilege and we're going to be connected forever. that's pretty special. some of the week's most dramatic moments caught on camera. rescuers in pakistan saved eight people, mostly schoolchildren,

when the cable car they were riding in got stuck 900 feet above the ground for hours. they used both a helicopter and zip line in the daring rescue. an alaska airlines flight made a rough landing in orange county, california, as the region was getting slammed by tropical storm hilary. no one was hurt. and biologists at yellowstone national park documented these adult wolves traveling back to their dens with toys for their pups. finally, in ohio, a second grader got a big surprise on his first day back at school. inside the costume was his dad who has been deployed overseas for the past year. welcome home, sergeant. >> love to see those. that's quite the reaction time. that mask was off. >> bear hug for his dad. >> those never get old.

still to come on "today," simone biles is soaring again, off to an incredible start at this weekend's u.s. gymnastics championships. can the g.o.a.t. continue her comeback all the way to paris good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, august 26th. i'm kira klapper. more fallout from the racist text scandal involving east bay

police officers. now the fate of a murder trial may hang in the balance. a contra costa county judge ruled the antioch officers who investigated the murder violated the racial justice act by exchanging racist texts during the investigation. now the judge will decide whether the murder case can continue. the defendant's attorneys are pushing for dismissal. >> wei want the court to exercise the full extent of its authority to try to restore some integrity to the policing from the antioch police department. >> tempers also flared outside the courthouse as the mother of one of those murder victims expressed outrage, that justice for her son could be impacted by the officers' actions. alameda district attorney pamela price, the keynote speaker at a town hall meeting in oakland today happening at the cornerstone missionary baptist church on 38th street.

it starts at 1:00 p.m. the church is asking for questions to be emailed ahead of time. that's according to a flyer posted on the d.a.'s social media pages. cinthia pimentel has a look at our microclimate forecast on this final weekend of august. >> oh, my goodness. when you say it like that it makes me freak out a little bit. good morning, kira and good morning, everyone. yes. this last saturday in august, patchy, low fog hanging around, in oakland downtown and san jose this morning. everybody waking up in 50s and 60s, as you do head out the door this morning. seeing temperatures hanging around that mid-60 mark for some of us down here in the south bay. it's going to warm up and overall be a nice day as we do eventually mix out of that fog, mix out of these low temperatures. we're running a few degrees colder, but i think yesterday morning was much colder than today, and we're only going to warm up from here. especially as we look into san

jose. 70s as we go on into the middle of the day and we'll talk more about the microclimate forecast at 7:00. kira, back to you. coming up on "today in the bay" all month long working to "clear the shelters." we will have live reports all morning long to show you animals like this who are ready for their forever home. that, plus all your top stories and cinthia's full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we'll send you back to the "today" show.

we want to welcome our very new anchor, kristen welker. >> thank you very much. i'm very excited to be here.

>> comes to us from the "today" show in new york city. >> the weekend edition of the "today" show. >> we're glad to have you. >> we are back on this saturday morning, august 26th, 2023. kristen, who has not inhaling helium, from the anchor chair. that was from 2001? >> it sounds like i was inhaling helium. i was so nervous. that was my co-anchor, curtis. we're still friends. >> you're bringing that outfit back. >> that was, like, my favorite outfit. i wore it probably every weekend. >> we're going to have more fun as we celebrate kristen's last day in a couple of moments. on a serious note, we want to begin this half hour with a check of the headlines and terrifying moments during a high school football game in oklahoma overnight. shots rang out during the third quarter of the game, sending players and fans running for cover. some laying down flat on the field to avoid the gunfire. at least four people were shot,

including at least one student. police are still searching for a suspect. an american sprinter noah lyles is officially the fastest man alive. the american sprinted his way to a second gold medal at the track and field championships on friday. >> he's feeling confident. watch the clock. noah lyles going for the record, 19.51. he doesn't get the record, but he gets another world championship. >> leaving everyone in the dust, lyles crossed the finish line in 19.52 seconds. he took home gold in the 100 meter race. an american has not been crowned a double champion since 2007. you can watch more today when he competes in the 4 by 100 relay at 1:30 eastern. more coverage from the world track and field championships tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. on nbc and streaming on peacock.

>> keep an eye on that name for 2024. also this morning, spain's national women's soccer team is refusing to take to the field again until the president of their country's soccer association steps down. this ultimatum came just hours after luis rubiales refused to resign. he is under fire for kissing a player on the lips after the team won the world cup. nbc's meagan fitzgerald has been watching this controversy for us. good morning. another turn. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely, peter, good morning to you. that very public impromptu kiss received backlash from across the world, most vocally inside spain, where now the women's national team is receiving statements of support from the men. this morning, the pressure is mounting for spanish football association president luis rubiales to step down. spain's national team releasing a joint statement saying they won't play another match until he's out.

he's faced worldwide backlash ever since he grabbed the head of star player jennifer hermoso and kissed her on the lips during the world cup awards ceremony. he also appeared to grab his crotch with spain's player and her 16-year-old daughter standing nearby. but this weekend, defiance. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> reporter: rubiales repeatedly saying friday afternoon that he won't resign, telling a crowd he already apologized, calling the controversy false feminism and doubling down the kiss was consensual. that triggered a swift response from hermoso, who said in a statement, i want to clarify that, as was seen in the images, at no time did i consent to the kiss he gave me. on a video streamed on social media shortly after the win, she said, i didn't like it, but what can i do? but in a seemingly male

dominated crowd, rubiales said -- [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> reporter: -- is it serious enough for me to leave having done the best management in the history of spanish soccer? the answer from many, a resounding yes, and not just from players, but the spanish government who is taking the matter to court to try to force luis rubiales out. and, guys, overnight the spanish football federation release ago bizarre statement and these pictures where they say you can see hermoso picking up rubiales on the award stage. the federation claims she was dominating him and that rubiales didn't lie about what he says happened on that stage. now the federation says they are taking legal action against hermoso. >> yeah, arguably a difference between a hug and a kiss there. meagan fitzgerald with the latest from overseas. thank you. let's get another check of the forecast. angie lassman is standing by for that. what are you watching now? >> good morning, guys.

we are watching thunderstorms that have developed from kansas to kentucky. you might wake up to rumbles of thunder and some rain if you're heading out early on this saturday morning. we're not expecting severe weather in any excess, just general thunderstorms for places like springfield, little rock, nashville, and stretching to the carolinas. as we look ahead to the setup, notice that there's a cold front, this is what brought relief to parts of the midwest and the north over the past 24 to 48 hours. it's going to eventually bring a chance for showers and thunderstorms to develop right along it, and then ahead of it across parts of the southeast as we get into the day tomorrow. the most impressive rainfall amounts are centered around the ca good morning. it's 6:06. we go to the north bay checking in on mostly cloudy skies, mid-60s. mixing out of that cloud cover and warm up by 10:00, 11:00.

by noon already in those 70s. so a nice day overall to get out in the north bay. also in the south bay waking up to some cloud cover, but warm weather is on the way. even hotter next week. details at 7:00. and that's your forecast. peter, joe, kristen, back to you guys. >> angie, thank you so much. and just ahead, back-to-school hacks to help you save money on that annual school i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up ♪ ♪ i've got symptom relief ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪ ♪ ♪ control is everything to me. ♪ feel significant symptom relief with skyrizi, including less abdominal pain and fewer bowel movements at 4 weeks. skyrizi is the first and only il-23 inhibitor for crohn's that can deliver both clinical remission and endoscopic improvement. the majority of people on skyrizi achieved long lasting remission at 1 year.

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this morning we want to help you find some back-to-school savings. millions of parents are scrambling to get that shopping done even if your kid is back in school already. >> how can you save a little money while you're shopping? >> we're going to bring in leslie corona, the senior editor at realsimple.com. thanks for being here. happy back to school for so many families. a lot of families getting ready to take their kids back to school are trying to figure out how to get the best bang for their buck. how do they do that? >> the first thing you want to do is shop online. instead of going to the stores, take advantage of those discount codes you see online. also, the other thing is when you go to stores, there's a lot of impulse buying, so that's one thing that shopping online cuts back on.

the other thing is price matching. so if you do go to the stores, a lot of places like target, staples, they'll offer competitive pricing. just make sure when you go, do your homework before that because store policies will vary. walmart, you buy one thing per customer per day. know that ahead of time. focus your attention on bigger ticket items, it's not worth running around trying to save 20 cents on crayons, to be honest. >> let me ask you about sustainability, because obviously a lot of times you're buying the same thing year after year, so what is your best advice for that? >> so the first thing you want to do is reuse and recycle. shop around the house. i'm sure you have plenty of backpacks, pens, pencils that you can reuse. one of my favorite hacks is old spiral notebooks, tear the sheet out and use it as loose leaf. the other thing is, buy used whenever you can. sports equipment, musical

instruments, a lot of those extracurriculars appear up. you can get things for cheaper online. buy refurbished whenever possible. apple has a great refurbished program. >> she's really excited about this. >> skip the disposables. it's better for your wallet and the environment. >> we go through so many of these. >> and the other thing is, you don't have to remember to keep buying them. that's my favorite part about reusable bags. >> we are big fans of these and i have to say they're winners. >> they're great. >> super easy. >> some kids are using traditional notebooks. any other hacks? >> one thing -- i know it's counterintuitive, but if you spend a little more money on higher quality items like this beautiful backpack, it will cost less in the long run because it's high quality, it will last longer, you don't have to replace it as often. the other thing you can do is buy simpler folders.

there's a markup on fancy-looking things. if you just buy simple folders and have your kids put stickers on them, matches, they can match their personalities. it's cheaper this way. >> and kids love stickers. >> yes, they're fun and it reflects them. >> sorry, that one is coming home. >> and then the last thing you want to remember to do is, if you -- honestly, it's still really hot out, so don't buy fall clothes yet. wait a few weeks until it's colder, because that way you can get it when it's on sale and it will be more appropriate. you won't be wearing a sweater in 90-degree weather. >> that's a very good point. >> great ideas. i definitely love ideas to avoid wasting plastic bags. >> good stuff. >> nice to have you here. >> thank you. so much fun. >> enjoy the beginning of the back-to-school year. for more tips and to get all you need to be set for back-to-school season, check out the september issue of real simple magazine. what's coming up next, joe?

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we are back on a saturday morning with today's "pop start." what do you know? >> kristen is wearing her "pop start" colors this morning. >> on trend for "pop start." >> first off, we have liam payne, the former one direction star just announced he's postponing his upcoming south american solo tour after he was hospitalized earlier this week. >> i've been a little bit unwell recently and i ended up in the hospital with a bad kidney infection. we started rehearsals and i've just been advised that now is really not the right time to be out on the road trying to recover from this. >> payne went on to apologize to fans who bought tickets and told him he's looking forward to seeing everyone when the tour is rescheduled. we are wishing him a speedy recovery. up next, "the crown," executive producers of the hit series spoke at the edinburgh tv festival about the upcoming season that will depict princess

diana's death in the 1997 car crash. one of the creators said the show might be big and noisy, but we're not. we're thoughtful people and sensitive people and and there were careful, long conversations about how we are going to do it. elizabeth is an extraordinary actress and she was so thoughtful and considerate. she loved diana. there's a huge amount of respect from us all. she took on the role of princess di last season, the sixth and final season of "the crown" is expected to hit netflix this fall. and finally this morning, one more thing to bring you, we are talking about the summer of "barbie" and the fun is not going away any time soon. if the "barbie" movie triggered a nostalgia itch that you can't quite kick, we've got exciting news. aqua, the danish dance pop group behind the mega hit "barbie girl" are going on tour. the group announced the barbie

world tour with an appropriate bright pink photo. it all kicks off in seattle on november 12th, wraps up in l.a. just before christmas. tickets go on sale next week. now we know kristen can take "meet the press" on the road to the aqua barbie world tour concert. >> we'll be doing interviews around the country. maybe we'll bring "pop start" to "meet the press." joe, thank you. still to come, as kids head back to the classroom, some schools are critically short on teachers. what some districts across the what some districts across the untry are doingco you go by lots of titles veteran, son, dad. -it's time to get up. -no. hair stylist and cheerleader.

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♪ ♪ good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, august 26th. i'm kira klapper. in case you missed it, the 49ers parted ways with the quarterback headed to the dallas cowboys. the move after the former first-round pick was demoted to third string earlier this week. matt maiocco confirmed the trade. over two seasons with the niners played in eight games, four starts. the 23-year-old will be the backup for cowboys qb dak prescott. and purdy the starting

quarterback. sam darnold second string and brandon allen is third. a san francisco brewery is stepping up today to help save another local brewery. workers of the city's beloved anchor brewery are bidding to buy it from the international conglomerate sapporo and enterprise brewing company on howard street selling a special solidarity brew. proceeds go to anchor brewing from proceeds today. music starts at 5:00. how will the weather be this weekend, cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. >> good morning, kira. i think the weather will playous nicely for all 69 work and partnership going on in the city. we start in the tri-valley. seeing some of those hazy, low clouds hanging around livermore this morning. as well as over in san francisco. look at

completely socked in 58 degrees in the city. warming up nicely. 70s. a nice saturday afternoon. 80 in fremont. low 90s through the santa clara valley. tomorrow a nice day. temperatures go up a few degrees before we prepare for a warming trend early next week. now, you might notice as you walk out the door during the middle parts of the day today where we do see some of that hazy sunshine. that's because of that trek traveling in from the northwest dealing with wildfires. coming up at 7:00 we'll time it out. see when the smoke might be mother hazy around your city. we've got a little bit of a tracker there for you i want to show you coming up at 7:00 a.m. kira, back to you. >> cinthia, thanks so much. also coming up at 7:00 this morning on "today in the bay," today is the day to cap off our month-long effort to "clear the shelters." laura garcia and marcus washington live this morning

introducing you to animals waiting for their forever home. that, plus all top stories coming up at 7:00 and hope you join us. right now back to "today." good morning. double trouble. 86 million people under heat alerts this morning with potentially deadly triple-digit

temperatures across the south, as a tropical disturbance forms off the coast of mexico with florida in its path. we're going to have the latest forecast. riveting return. simone biles takes a commanding lead at the u.s. gymnastics championships. the greatest of all time takes another step toward her olympic return in paris. ♪♪ and celebrating kristen. our beloved friend gets ready to take the reins at "meet the press" and we'll take a stroll down memory lane with a look at moments from our time together, today, saturday, august 26th, 2023. >> kristen welker. congratulations! >> it's a little bittersweet, her last day on "saturday today," but we love you, kristen. have fun on sunday! >> kristen, we'll miss you!

>> kristen, mom and dad here. >> we're so proud of you. >> while we will certainly miss getting up saturday mornings to watch you with peter, we are so excited to begin watching you as moderator of "meet the press." what an accomplishment. you go, girl! ♪ ♪ girls just wanna have fun ♪ >> how are you doing? >> oh, god, it's so bittersweet. i'm just honored to be sitting here next to the two of you. looking back, i'm already getting emotional and we still have a half hour left. >> we've got some news. we're going to celebrate you. >> i'm glad you have the first read because i don't think i could get through it. >> i'm in charge of the tissues. >> thanks to the "today" team for that beautiful celebration. >> let's let you catch your breath. we want to begin with the life-threatening heat gripping a lot of the country, certainly the south, as well as a tropical disturbance that could

strengthen and cause trouble for the gulf coast in days. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is watching that. good morning. >> good morning, guys. give kristen a big hug over there while i talk about this oppressive heat that's kind of centered still over parts of the southeast, the gulf coast. we've got 86 million people, including parts of the southwest, under these heat alerts and for good reason. no relief in sight add least not today, tomorrow, probably until the beginning of the next workweek we'll see relief from the temperatures. triple digits in pensacola, little rock, lake charles, dallas all over 100 degrees today. then you add in the humidity and you know it's not feeling great. these are dangerous conditions so make sure you're taking frequent breaks and staying hydrated. tomorrow heat index values for 107. i know you've seen this on social media, we've got a whole lot going on across the atlantic. we've got tropical storm franklin that's going to continue moving to the north and then eventually the northeast. not looking for impacts for the united states for that, except

for maybe some high surf or rip currents risks along the east coast. but we will see it become potentially category 3 and impact indirectly bermuda. the tropical disturbance near the yucatan peninsula is something we're going to keep a close eye on here in the coming days. it's got a 90% chance of development. where you see the x it's kind of just an unorganized area that potentially could develop and impact parts of the gulf coast as we get into next week. guys, back over to you. >> angie, thank you very much for that. all right, now to our other big story, simone biles, who is back in a very big way. the seven-time olympic medalist got off to a stunning start at the u.s. gymnastics championships. her first since stepping away from the sport two years ago. emilie ikeda is tracking the g.o.a.t.'s return to glory. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. this weekend's competition is the unofficial start to the long road to paris 2024 and the

star-studded lineup did not hold back. all eyes, of course, on the g.o.a.t., simone biles, who is continuing her comeback since stepping down in tokyo. she's posting scores that feel very familiar. >> now on vault, here is simone biles. >> reporter: no other woman has nailed this move in competition. >> just making it commonplace. >> reporter: but simone biles just landed a yurchenko double pike for the second time this month as her comeback kicks into high gear. >> i have personal goals that i want to meet and keep pushing for, that's what i'm aiming for. >> reporter: biles take ago commanding lead on day one of the u.s. gymnastics championships as she soars toward yet another accolade, the most national titles on record. that would be on top of her seven olympic and 25 world championship medals she's accumulated over the past decade. >> it feels pretty good, but it hasn't really sunk in yet.

>> reporter: every american who has won an all-around olympic gold did so as a team, but the sport once dominated by youth is now filled with veterans, including suni lee and jordan chiles. >> does this feel like one of the most competitive years yet? >> this does. there is more than 50 world and olympic medals that have been won from athletes at just this competition, and that is so crazy, because not just are they just as good as when they won those, but they have added difficulty. >> reporter: biles' dominance in chicago and san jose this month comes after a two-year break from the sport to focus on her mental health. at the tokyo olympics, biles suffered from a case of the twisties where gymnasts lose track of their position mid-air, prompting her to withdrawal from most of her events. even then, she never ruled out future olympic runs. >> so you're keeping the door open? >> yeah, keeping the door open. >> look at you keeping the door open. >> reporter: flash forward and the 4'8" dynamo is looking at

paris 2024. who gets to compete at world and ultimately the olympics, just five athletes will make team usa for paris, and in a fiercely competitive field, we can expect gymnasts to lay it all out there tomorrow. while we're on the topic of greatest of all times, can i give kristen welker a shout out? >> thank you. you're going to make me cry again. thank you so much. i appreciate that. i'll be watching, too, by the way. and don't miss simone biles, suni lee and jordan chiles headlining a women's field at the xfinity championships tomorrow night at 7:00 eastern on nbc and peacock. how incredible is that to see her back out competing again? >> i just love that she prioritized her mental health and proved that you can focus on yourself in ways that you need to and still deliver on the mats the way she does. >> the experience out there, too, my goodness. >> it's going to be exciting. as any parent will tell you,

it's that time of year when students head back to school across the country, but in some districts there may not be enough qualified teachers to instruct them. nbc's shannon pettypiece looks into the scramble to fill those jobs. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: it's back to school time in mifflin, county, pennsylvania, but one thing that will be missing from some classrooms, fully certified teachers. the superintendent, vance varner, has spent the final days of summer scrambling to find staff. >> has it ever been this hard to find teachers? >> no, i'm very scared, i'm worried. this is a real emergency in public education. i think everyone needs to pay attention. it's going to take more than just the educational system to fix this. >> we were able to find somebody? >> reporter: to start the school year, he's hired nine non-professional teachers with no classroom experience and the high school english teacher job

remains vacant. across the country, teacher and other staff short inls fueled by the pandemic are showing no signs of easing. there are more than 300,000 education jobs open as of june, up 38% from this time in 2019. students say they're feeling the effects of a trend that's been building. >> i think it would be pretty rare to not have four or five substitute teachers a week. >> at one point we had a teacher at the beginning of the year and they were switching substitute every day. >> their kids are entering seventh and ninth grade and they've seen the staffing shortages firsthand. neil, a local pastor and the cross-country team coach, will be driving a school bus for a second year because of a shortage of bus drivers. >> was that intimidating, getting in the seat behind the wheel for the first time? >> it is, because it's larger than my honda civic. >> katie, a reading teacher, has had to juggle her job while also

filling in for vacancies at her elementary school. she says she's seen growing burnout among her colleagues. >> there's a lack of respect of teachers and that is very frustrating, especially when you're dealing with a parent and you're dealing with a child that is disrespectful, that is very hard on teachers. >> reporter: as a parent, she worries about what it means for her own kids. >> i just always kind of hope and pray that there's going to be somebody that's good in the classroom and is going to treat my kids with kindness. >> and you have to hope and pray for that, you don't feel confident? >> i don't. i don't always. i just don't know who is coming in. >> reporter: an uncertainty she and so many parents will be facing for yet another school year. shannon pettypiece, nbc news, mifflin county, pennsylvania. >> shannon, thank you so much for that report. this is an issue that's not going away and seems to be getting more and more urgent. >> we'll keep watching as we get closer to the school year.

we're going to check in with angie lassman. >> we've got good news out west, plenty of sunshine for folks in california after the busy weekend last weekend. heat relief for the north. unfortunately, the heat lingers for parts of the southeast. you're going to notice it. we've got feels-like temperatures in the triple digits once again this afternoon. that goes for tomorrow, too. look at this, plenty of sunshine across the midwest, the northeast. we'll still deal with a couple of lingeri good morning. 6:40 on this final saturday of august. let's go out to san francisco where our camera is completely socked in by the fog this morning and seeing rain drops on the lens wake up in the city at 58 degrees. what can you expect as you go out throughout the rest of the bay area? a nice day today. it won't be mixed in, however, with some smoky sunshine it will be, warmer next week. talk about the warm-up on wait coming up at 7:00 a.m. i sure hope

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alexander, kristen welker. >> i could not be more thrilled to welcome kristen welker, her first official day as co-anchor of "saturday today." >> if i felt better, i think i would be floating around. every day i think, this doesn't feel like work. this is what i always wanted to do. i was an intern for the "today" show. >> i'm kristen welker with a look at today's headlines. >> if you look at the footage from when i was an intern to right now, it's unbelievable. >> we've got a great crowd! >> can we do this every saturday? >> welcome to "today." >> breaking news overnight. >> let's get right to today's news. >> big story this morning, the coronavirus pandemic. >> protests overnight in the wake of the death of george floyd. >> politics now, the race is on. president trump and vice president biden are making multiple campaign stops. >> heartbreaking images out of ukraine. >> just ten days to go until the midterm elections. >> wildfires continue to burn in canada. >> and i welcome you to the final 2020 presidential debate.

what specifically are you going to do to make china pay? >> so far, i respect very much the way you're handling this. >> the phrase from the president and viewers alike for kristen's master class performance as moderator. >> you're awesome. we can't wait to see how well you do in 2024. >> kristen welker. >> don't you need to recalibrate to try to work across the aisle? >> i'm in this career as a journalist, which i'm so proud of, but my great passion is really starting a family. after years and years of trying, i'm having a baby girl with john, and it's with the help of a surrogate. >> are you ready to become a grandmother? >> i am absolutely ready. >> every minute with margo is just pure joy. i sat in a support group with couples who were struggling with infertility. >> what gives you hope, what

keeps you going? >> i don't believe that hope goes away. i won't. >> how did you not let that get you down? >> do you know whose idea it was to bring the cherry blossoms here? >> what's the lesson? what do you learn here? >> we don't want war, never. ♪♪ >> you swim with sharks every day. >> in the briefing room. this is different. >> if i get scared, i might clutch on to peter. >> i thought i would be afraid, but it's actually quite peaceful down here. >> it's a little windy out here. >> look at kristen welker bringing out ninja moves. >> who are we talking to? >> hi, friends. how are we doing? >> no! >> what's up, peloton? >> i'm getting my life together as we speak.

♪♪ >> oh, my gosh, look at this. to being together. cheers! ♪♪ >> we all have mullet mania. i did a really quick dye job. >> you're not going to find that on "meet the press." [ laughter ] >> are you okay? >> i can barely speak. >> we speak so often, you and i talk about so often we're focused on the future, the next thing in this business, the career that you began back in reading, and the old days. but i think i would just say how much you have taught me, we together have enjoyed the moment, and the moments we have shared for the last three years, i will cherish as some of the best yet. sometimes you don't realize how good you have it until it's gone. i'm grateful we've been able to enjoy this time so much. as we celebrate, there's some others to help us celebrate as well. if i can bring these guys in. you may know them.

>> margo and john hughes. >> hi, sweetie. oh, i got lipstick on her. this is a lot of attention. oh, my gosh. hi, margo. i'm speechless. you've left me completely speechless. but i have to say something, i want to say to our viewers, thank you all for joining us every saturday for this show that we are so proud of, to the entire "weekend today" team, which is the a-team, the most amazing team in the world, led by matt and dave. i am so grateful for all of you for making this a family. we have been a family every single saturday. to my actual family, john and margo, the loves of my life, to angie and joe for coming up every weekend to d.c.

you're okay, sweet pea. what's going on? i want to thank you guys. and to peter, i just want to say peter and i sat together a long, long time ago -- i'm sorry i got lipstick on you. we said to each other, what would it be like if we could anchor a show together? and it was just a dream that we talked about all the time. and peter, to get to anchor this show with you, to get to do something you love with your best friend, someone who has become, like, a brother to me, has just been the greatest joy of all time. so thank you, thank you, thank you. >> it doesn't get better than when your teammate is your best friend. we love you so much. >> love you. and congrats to laura jarrett, you're going to love her, too. you're going to love her, too. >> you look awesome.

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