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airport now closed. we're live in the storm zone, and al is tracking it all. campus shooting. a faculty member gunned down at the university of carolina chapel hill. the school locked down for hours. >> we all just stayed in the stalls, squatting on the toilets scare, just hiding. we didn't know what was happening. >> the gunman taken into custody on live tv. just ahead, new details on the suspect and the search for a motive. court and the campaign. donald trump's federal trial on election interference, now set for march of next year, just one day before super tuesday. his reaction and the potential impact on the 2024 race. frightening crash. >> oh [ bleep ]. >> a helicopter in florida out of control. two people killed, including a woman on the ground. inside the efforts to uncover

what went wrong. all that, plus, criminal case. the new investigation just launched into that unwanted kiss at the world cup. calls growing for the head of spanish soccer to resign. we'll have the very latest. ♪ all i do is win, win, win ♪ and comeback kid. american teen coco gauff storms back to win her first match at the u.s. open. kicking off the tournament's opening night in star-studded fashion, today, august 29th. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning. savannah and hoda are off. good morning to you, peter.

>> the good news is al roker is here helping us keep an eye on this storm. idalia was intensifying while most of us were sleeping overnight. this is a serious storm. >> absolutely. the storm upgraded to a hurricane overnight gaining strength near cuba as it heads to the u.s. >> this could become a powerful category 3 before making landfall in florida likely tomorrow morning. hurricane watches are now in effect along the gulf coast. in some areas, evacuation orders have been issued. >> we have it all covered this morning starting with priscilla thompson where idalia could make landfall. priscilla, good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. this is what the waterfront here looks like. it has boarded up windows up and down the street as residents here remain under a mandatory evacuation. many of them up early today finishing the storm prep ahead

of today's 4:00 p.m. deadline to get out. a life-threatening storm barrelling towards florida's gulf coast. as residents brace for impact, this morning idalia is now a major hurricane. >> how bad do you think the storm is going to be? >> looks like it will be a big one. even some of our old locals are concerned at this point. >> reporter: idalia expected to produce dangerous winds of 115 miles an hour, ushering in a potentially deadly 12-foot storm surge. >> we now have 5,500 national guardsman activated and available. there are tens of thousands of linemen that will be staged. the goal is to get the power restored as quickly as possible. >> reporter: florida residents and the coast guard preparing for the impending hurricane. boarding up homes and businesses, stocking up on supplies and filling sandbags to protect against storm surge. some florida communities still recovering after being battered by hurricane ian less than a year ago.

>> i have one window that has a small leak. i am, believe it or not, duct-taping that just trying to get ready for this one. >> reporter: sheinelle, the governor of florida has declared a state of emergency in 46 of the states 67 counties, including this one. already fema is on the ground prepositioned. dozens of school districts have closed across the western part of the state as the governor and officials here are urging people that now is the time to act. sheinelle? >> we're holding our breath. priscilla, thank you. al roker keeping a close eye on this for now. idalia's path, the timing, what does this look like? this is a big storm. >> it really is. the interesting thing is the eye storms are usually the worst storms. those are the ones that names are usually retired. unfortunately idalia may also look like that. 75-mile-an-hour winds. right now 13 million people

under hurricane warnings, say just from tallahassee all the way down to sarasota. hurricane watches in the center of the state. we also have tropical storm warnings as well. we look for landfall possibly storm morning as a category three storm. now, this is that cone of uncertainty. but don't necessarily pay attention to that because it is a large impact zone. these tropical storm conditions could extend more than 300 miles along the florida coastline. the good news is this will be a fast mover. once it makes landfall, it will rocket out, but its impacts will be over a wide area. the biggest thing we worry about, storm surge, that wall of water, these could be historic storm surge conditions all the way down to cedar key and further to the south. dangerous winds and waves. and as the system exits, we have storm surges on the backside of it from charleston all the way down to palm coast, florida.

and a big impact. we don't talk about this a lot. but tornado risk tomorrow from sarasota all the way down to wilmington, north carolina, and flooding rains. up to 12 inches of rain. but significant flooding all the way up into the carolinas. guys? >> keep us updated. thank you, al. meantime, classes are canceled at the university of north carolina chapel hill today in the wake of a fatal shooting that has rocked the campus and the rest of the community. a faculty member gunned down in a science building leading to an hours' long lockdown before the suspect was taken into custody. ali vitali joins us with this one. ali, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. less than 24 hours ago, this campus was on total lockdown, a scary start to the semester year. just one week after classes

began at unc chapel hill, a tragedy that's become all too familiar at schools nationwide. >> has a 9 mm. possible asian male. >> i'm grieved to report that one of our faculty members was killed in this shooting. this loss is devastating. >> reporter: after the initial call for shots fired, the entire campus went on lockdown. a school alert warning an armed dangerous person on or near campus. go inside now. avoid windows. heavily armed officers swarmed the campus. some students walking down the street with their hands up. some sheltering in place. >> immediately we all stayed hiding in the stalls, squatting on the toilets. we were scared. we didn't know what was happening. >> reporter: other terrified students fleeing through a first floor window, backpacks dangling. an elementary school down the road also placed on lockdown. less than 90 minutes after the terrifying ordeal began, a suspect was taken into police custody, captured live by our nbc news raleigh affiliate. >> to actually have a suspect in

custody gives us an opportunity to figure out the why and even the how. >> reporter: four hours after the chaos began, police giving the all clear, but students left deeply shaken. >> it makes me feel a little sick because this is a situation that we really shouldn't have to be worrying about. >> reporter: and those who knew the suspect stunned. >> i would never have guessed he could be the kind of person who could possibly be capable of this kind of thing. >> reporter: the unc community here waking up to a string of lingering questions, including how and why this happened. the police have identified the suspect, charging him with murder. sheinelle? >> ali, thank you. now to the legal troubles facing donald trump and the e p. the former president's federal trial over legal efforts to overturn the 2020 results is now set to begin on march 4th of next year. that's one day before super tuesday.

nbc's senior legal correspondent laura jaret is here with the details. laura, good morning to you >> peter, good morning the former president faces four different trials in four different places as he heads into campaign season next year but at least one federal judge is making it clear she plans to treat him just like anyone else. as the republican campaign heats up next year, so might a criminal trial about the last presidential election. a judge in washington, d.c., pencilling in march of 2024 for federal prosecutors to begin their case against donald trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election judge tanya chutkan rejected the former president's bid to delay the trial until after next year's election, emphasizing the public's interest in seeing this case resolved in a timely manner. >> the trial date could slide but not because mr. trump is going to prevail on appeal. >> reporter: the front runner's political calendar now on a collision course with his trials and his rivals are pouncing. >> you don't go with someone who will be in a courtroom longer

than they will be campaigning. >> reporter: that march 4th date in washington, the same day georgia prosecutors asked for their state trial to start on election interference and it's the day before super tuesday it is also just three weeks shy of mr. trump's trial in new york, where he stands accused of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair before the 2016 election two months after that, another trial set for his alleged mishandling of classified documents in florida mr. trump has denied all wrongdoing in all cases, continuing to attack prosecutors online his former chief of staff tookln to the witness stand for five hours. mark meadows defending his own actions as he tries to move his fulton county case to federal court. >> they want to put him on the stand for a limited purpose, which is for him to claim that he was acting in the scope of his official duties. >> reporter: but that effort was undercut by another republican at the heart of that case.

secretary of state brad raffensperger who testified about that infamous call he fielded from mr. trump, asking him to find votes in georgia, was only about helping the trump campaign now the judge in georgia says he will move promptly in the meantime, all 19 defendants, including mr. trump are set for arraignment on those state charges on september 6th, guys. >> laura, is there anything trump's team can do to move the trial date, or is it expected to stick? >> they are going to try with all their might to make sure that march date doesn't stick. their basic strategy will be motions, motions they will try to file a motion to dismiss saying this is a wrongful prosecution, saying he should be immune from prosecution. trying to change the venue to get it moved out of d.c. expect to see a lot of motions and each can be appealed over and over again. >> let's talk about the former president's chief of staff mark meadows taking the stand yesterday. this was a risky move. most legal experts said this is not going to happen. so what is the strategy? why was it so important for him

to take the stand? >> it is a risky move, peter, because anything he says on that stand can be used. remember, it is the district attorney's office that is questioning him on that stand. she can use any of that stuff in her case in chief. it seems like his strategy is, if he loses here in front of this judge, he can appeal it and he can appeal it all the way to the supreme court if necessary so we'll see how this plays out there in georgia. >> no doubt. laura jarett, nice to see you. thanks very much. turning now to new details about what led up to that massacre in jacksonville, florida that police say was racially motivated newly released surveillance video shows what the gunman was doing before he opened fire. and the campus security officer who confronted the shooter is now speaking out for the first time nbc's gabe gutierrez spoke with him. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hi, sheinelle good morning that officer is now being hailed as a hero.s racially motivated, the sheriff says he believes that this store may be

targeted because the gunman used to work at a similar one this morning, newly released surveillance video is revealing more of the chilling moments leading up to what authorities say was a racist rampage at a dollar general in jacksonville although, while federal and dollar general in jacksonville the sheriff here says the images show the gunman entering a different discount store down the road and leaving after he makes a purchase he stops at a historically black college and puts on a tactical vest and mask as students alert this campus security officer >> to me, the students are the heroes. >> reporter: the shooter, 21-year-old ryan christopher palmeter, quickly drives away. the officer approaches his vehicle. did you ever in your mind consider not confronting the suspect? >> no, i did not this is what we signed up for. >> reporter: the university's president says bailey saved lives on campus. >> you, sir, are nothing short of a hero, and we honor you

today. >> reporter: minutes later the gunman ends up at dollar general where he fires in the parking lot, killing angela carr. >> damn, this is unreal. this is so unreal. >> reporter: carr daughter ashley says her mother was an uber driver dropping off a passenger. she leaves behind 3 children and 16 grandchildren >> she's incredible. i can't put it any other way >> reporter: jerrald de'shaun gallion and 19-year-old aj laguerre were murdered inside the store. aj's two brothers. >> i never thought i'd have to bury my little brother, man. >> we were expecting him to bury us before we had to bury him. >> reporter: the sheriff says gunman took his own life when law enforcement entered the store and that he had legally purchased a handgun and ar-15 rifle he used, which was painted

with swastikas the sheriff, again, does not believe that the university was the initial target partly because the gunman used to work at another discount store. sheinelle? >> all right, gabe thank you. all right. we want to check in again with al if we can he's got today's full forecast right now. al, we're talking about the tropics. there is a lot out there. >> yeah. we haven't really talked about franklin right now this is a monster. it's a category 4 storm, 145-mile-an-hour winds moving northeast at 9:00 good news is it will not make landfall but we're probably looking at high surf rip current threats from charleston to north carolina but we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. d to gear up so you can show up. ♪♪ with the widest selection of shoes from the hottest brands like nike, jordan, on, hoka and new balance. plus, trending styles from crocs and adidas. when you can't make it to the store, dicks.com is always an option.

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accident with serious injuries 8:45 a.m. in metro fort lauderdale residents looked up to see a broward county helicopter billowing smoke. just 650 feet in the air the boom and tail rotor began buckling as the chopper started spinning out of control. it then nose dived into an apartment building below killed in the flash, an older female resident of the apartment building and fire captain paramedic terryson jackson, who was aboard the helicopter. a 19-year veteran remembered for being committed to his job >> he was a rock star. he was one of the best of us. >> reporter: the rescue chopper just lifted off, headed to a traffic accident with life-threatening injuries. within minutes, the pilot radios they're having issues. >> we're having mechanical issues we're headed back to the station. >> a fire broke out onboard. they did the very best from my understanding to try to distinguish that fire. >> reporter: seconds later the horrific crash the pilot and another paramedic

were injured in the crash, as were two people on the ground. all taken to an area hospital. the chopper involved is a dual engine aero bus euro chopper 135 like this one. it's used by rescue personnel worldwide. whatever went wrong, say experts, it was very quick and catastrophic. >> it's no longer flying the rotor is keeping it somewhat in the air, but it can't stay there. so it's not under control. it is spinning. >> reporter: this morning the broward county fire department is mourning one of their own. >> he typified what it meant to be a brother firefighter he perished doing what he loved.

>> tom, what are investigators doing right now? >> reporter: ntsb and faa investigators will be looking at the chopper's safety records exactly how and where did that onboard fire break out you know, guys, the sheriff points out their heroism is something to look at here. they were dealing with this onboard emergency. yet, they took the time to radio the firefighters at that traffic accident with serious injuries that they would not be able to respond and they needed to cope with the mother and child seriously injured. >> our hearts go out to all the families involved in that one. tom, thank you also this morning, fall out is growing over that unwante kiss after the final match of the women's world cup. the man behind it, you see him there, the president of spain's soccer federation has now been suspended. and this morning he is facing new calls to resign. nbc's kelly cobiella has the very latest here kelly, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you the head of spanish soccer is under increasing pressure to resign after a key meeting did not go his way he faces possible prosecution for kissing a star player on the lips overnight, spanish prosecutors opened a criminal investigation

into whether this kiss was an act of sexual assault. spanish soccer federation president luis rubiales grabbed this player's head, kissing her on the mouth after the team's world cup win last week. fifa suspended him for 90 days pending its own investigation. overnight the spanish soccer federation withdrew its support of rubiales after an emergency meeting, saying, he should immediately present his resignation because of the latest events and the unacceptable behaviors that have seriously damaged the image of spanish football the incident at the award ceremony causing outrage in locker room celebrations afterward, the player can be heard saying -- [ speaking in a non-english language ] -- i didn't like it. rubiales apologized the next day, but later in the week claimed jenni hermoso lifted me

off my feet, held my legs. we hugged, he said, accusing critics of false feminism and social assassination his family rushing to his support. [ speaking in a non-english language ] his cousin says we don't think what's happening is fair, adding his mother has locked herself in a church and gone on a hunger strike jenni hermoso said she was pressured to say at first that the kiss was a natural expression of affection and gratitude, but now says, at no time did i consent to the kiss he gave me the incident sparking protests in spain crowds cheered hermoso at a game over the weekend with u.s. the teams holding banners and u.s. players wearing wristbands that say, we're with us. calling this the #metoo moment of spanish football. spanish mens teams backed hermosa and her teammates. all 23 members of that team are

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we are back at 7:40 with a new effort to protect grizzly bears. >> teams of scientists at yellowstone have started humanely capturing the wild animals for research purposes and they're asking the public to do their part to try to help >> it's fascinating. nbc's kaylee hartung joins us with details kaylee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. call it a bear necessity for an endangered species in the country's oldest national park, yes, they are capturing and monitoring grizzly bears in part of this ongoing effort to protect them experts say this is critical for the entire ecosystem this morning in yellowstone national park, biologists are baiting grizzly bears in the name of science.

the national park service is running the two-month survey to capture the creatures under the endangered species act >> there's some data that scientists can only get when they're up close and personal with the bears. >> reporter: grizzly bears became protected as a threatened species in 1975 when they were almost wiped out as of 2021, it is estimated about 1,000 remain in greater yellowstone. they say it is critical for this species' ongoing recovery. >> if we find grizzly bears that aren't doing well, that means several things in the ecosystem are off balance and the eco balance needs some improvement on the flip side, finding healthy bears, especially youn bears, mothers of breeding age, that kind of thing, suggests that the population is going great. so all of this information, whether it's good or bad, can help biologists give recommendations for conservation. >> reporter: large cage-like

traps will be set to lure the bears inside biologists will collect data points to cage the overall health of the population yellowstone will shut down parts of the park with signs alerting the public to stay away for their safety and the safety of the bears. humans long had a fascination and sometimes healthy fear of grizzly bears. last month on a hiking trail just west of yellowstone, 48-year-old amy adams was killed by a grizzly bear. and just weeks ago, this video of a crowd of tourists at yellowstone surrounding a group of bears to take photos raising concern. experts say tragic incidents and close calls like these are a reminder to stay at least 100 yards away from wild animals yellowstone is the oldest national park in the u.s more than one million people visited in july alone. some credit the visibility of the park to the hit tv show "yellowstone." the national park and its wildlife are heavily featured. >> the best way to take care of the environment is to respect the environment. and that means all creatures that live within it. no matter what the wild animal is, give it the space it needs and that is a good part of being a good environmentalist, respecting wildlife. >> how many bears are they

expected to capture and study? >> it is actually hard to say. they're hoping to study as many bears as they can in this two-month period experts say, though, they could gather quite a bit of helpful data from one bear any data is better than no data at all trends they see in just a few bears can lead to scientific conclusions about the larger population that can help with c conservation efforts and policy decisions.

>> so incredible to see. kaylee, thank you. time for another check of the weather. busy day for you. >> it is we have been talking about storm surge. this could be historic 8 to 12 feet 2 to 5 feet as you get in the furthest parts of southern florida. crashing waves can cause significant damage the weight of the water can break through doors. 9 feet, entire neighborhoods can be destroyed that storm surge is something to look out for triple digits. same in las vegas. los angeles will cool down by thursday, but triple digits in yuma and phoenix, arizona as well. the rest of the country heavy rain. this is not including what we got from idalia. this heavy rain will be pushing

to the south. record highs out 34 million people unde good tuesday morning. 7:45, and, yes, we will be building up the heat as we go toward the hottest day of the week, which will be on wednesday, and coupled with that will be some hazy skies. if you are more sensitive to that with your respiratory care, be mindful of that as we push through wednesday. more wind and the onshore marine layer will help cool things down and mix things weather. >> thank you, al still ahead, we are getting you ready for fall with a special edition of steals and deals. stylish staples up to 85% off. >> like the sound of that, right? first, on "the boost" what had this woman going wild even before a special gender reveal that's right after this.

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with our forecast is cinthia pimentel. >> good morning, everyone. we're going to be building up the heat today and tomorrow, expect it to be the warmest day. our inland valleys will reach upper 90s, to some possibly triple-digit temperatures as you make your way into the delta and the faurgtest of the inland valleys. more wind should come in on thursday and friday, painting a different picture, where we will get more relief, especially for the overnight hours, being able to rest comfortably and also getting the return of the onshore wind. san francisco is going to be very mild today and tomorrow and then cooling things down as we go into friday, saturday and the holiday weekend. we should see temperatures returning back into those upper 60s. >> thank you. and thank you for joining us as well. another local news update in about half an hour.

coming up, on alert. this morning florida residents are gearing up for hurricane idalia. >> even some of our old locals are concerned at this point. >> the storm gaining strength overnight. officials urging communities at risk to evacuate al is tracking it all. then mounting questions. the latest incident in a string of tragedies a 20-year-old student shot and

killed after he tried to enter the wrong home on his street. >> he was just an awesome guy. it is just devastating. >> we're live with the latest as an investigation is underway plus, supermarket swaps. we're breaking down all the ways you can save at the grocery store, from going to generic to which beef to buy. the details coming up ahead of the big holiday weekend. and "force" of habit liam neeson opens up about how he couldn't help but recreate a signature "star wars" sound. >> and action. >> wait. you were doing that with your mouth? >> i know. >> we've got new details from a long time ago coming up in "popstart." today, tuesday, august 29th, 2023 it's our first time in new york >> and i turned 55 today. >> visiting from olympia, >> wheaton,

>> wheaton, illinois. >> all: san antonio, texas >> fairfax >> and richmond, virginia. >> hi to our friends. >> from toronto, canada. >> from pasadena. >> and california on a mother-daughter trip. >> both: celebrating our 20th anniversary. >> both: from spokane, washington >> we're celebrating at the "today show. and welcome back to "today." we're so glad you're with us on this tuesday morning good morning to all of you this is one of my favorite parts of the morning we have anniversaries and birthdays, mother-daughter trips. >> that woman is turning 70. >> we'll get out and say hello to those folks coming up we'll take it. all right. let's get to your news at 8:00

tropical storm idalia strengthened to a hurricane overnight. it is expected to become more powerful before hitting florida's gulf coast millions of people there are bracing for a possible catastrophe and those in the target zone are being warned they're almost out of time to evacuate al has the latest on the hurricane's path good morning again. >> good morning, guys. this just in from the national hurricane center it is starting to strengthen 80-mile-an-hour winds. the pressure is dropping, so we're starting to see that intensification. 13 million people under hurricane watches, tropical storm watches as well from charleston all the way down to naples and out to tallahassee. this system will make history as a category 3 storm sometime early wednesday morning. don't pay attention to that cone because this is a large impact zone. 300 miles along the coast we will be watching this. the good news is it's a quick mover. but still inland around

jacksonville, a category 1 storm by friday morning, it's off the coast. storm surge the most dangerous part of this some places 8 to 12 feet even on the eastern part of florida into the carolinas 2 to 4 feet storm surges. tornadoes a big problem as well from wilmington down to sarasota difficult at night to see this and when they're wrapped in rain almost impossible to see and, of course, the flooding rain amounts upwards of 12 inches in the florida big bend area, but significant flooding from florida all the way up to the carolinas. it will be a quick-moving but intense 72 hours. guys >> a bunch of updates over the course of the day. we'll be watching. al, thank you very much. now the latest on that maui that killed up to 110 people and damaged or destroyed more than 2,000 buildings. hawaiian electric says that power lines knocked down by high winds likely did cause an early morning fire that day that was

quickly contained. however, it says, power had been turned off for hours when a second fire broke out, devastating the historic town of lahaina. the utility was responding to a lawsuit by the county of maui that claims it kept the power on despite a high wind and fire warning. a tragic story out of sout carolina involving the shooting death of a college student the 20-year-old was killed while trying to enter the wrong home on a street where he lived emilie ikeda joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the deadly shooting happened a few miles from the university o student nick d ( say he loved life and was looking forward to the school year with his friends. this morning the university of south carolina's campus where classes had just gotten under way. the parents of that sophomore student, nick donofrio, say he loved life and was looking forward to the school year with his friends. this morning the university of south carolina is grieving the loss of one of their own sophomore nick donofrio, who was fatally shot early saturday when

he tried to enter the wrong home on his street where he just moved last week. >> the subject didn't gain entry. there is glass on the floor. >> reporter: officers received a 911 call, heading to the scene in columbia, the incident wa upgraded to a shots fired call police found a broken glass door and the 20-year-old on the front porch with a gunshot wound to his upper body he was pursuing a degree in exercise science and was a member of a fraternity his parenting telling nbc news, he was the son every parent would wish for finny, smart, compassionate and loved life we will miss him immeasurably. it appears to be the latest example in a series of tragedies. a 16-year-old in missouri was shot after he went to the wrong home and rang the doorbell. >> he was shot through the screen door at point blank range. >> reporter: days later in

texas, two cheerleaders were shot after one of them got in the wrong car in a parking lot south carolina, missouri and texas have a stand your ground law, which allows individuals to use deadly force in self-defense if they're not breaking the law and in a place where they have a right to be. in south the missouri and texas incidents the shooters are facing criminal charges. back in donofrio's hometown of connecticut, close friends are grappling with his sudden death. >> he was my best friend growing up he was an awesome guy. it is devastating. >> reporter: police say the shooter was a man who lived in the home, but is not a student they're working with local prosecutors to determine if any charges will be filed. meanwhile, the university is providing resources and support to those affected by their peer's sudden death. something so awful. >> emilie ikeda, thank you at the u.s. open, day one is in the books

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"supermarket sweep" as we get ready to help you save money o groceries with some swapping with food prices still high, brian cheung is here with creative ways to cut costs maybe not quite as fun at "supermarket sweep." >> not quite as fun, yeah. >> before we get into swaps, what is the deal why are prices so high >> let's talk about tips to get around how those prices have risen across the board when you talk about 3.6%, that's how much grocery prices have inflated over the last year. some tips to get around that make an inventory, make a list i don't do this. but it is good to make sure you are disciplined in what you are buying at the store. also, subscribe to brands. the days of coupon clips are no longer a thing if you subscribe on social media, you might get a deal every now and then if you have a brand you like lastly, don't be afraid buy generic. they have their own brands that in many cases could offer you some savings >> absolutely. all right.

let's talk about swaps let's start with breakfast and how to save money here. >> one particular swap here, look, i love cereal. right now it might be better to go for a hot breakfast because eggs have gone down 13.7% in the last year, just over $2 a dozen, whereas cereal prices have risen by 1.5%. i love frosted mini wheats, but right now it might be cheaper to do it on the griddle. >> let's go to lunch. >> we're going to stick with breakfast. we have a few other things in terms of what to drink on the sides. so milk and coffee have gotten cheaper. >> wait. milk is cheaper? >> it's down 23 cents since the. also for fruit salads, oranges have gotten cheaper. apples have beginning of the year. coffee is down 22 cents per pound. so washing down for breakfast will be cheaper. also for fruit salads, oranges have gotten cheaper. apples have gotten more expensive. maybe you could consider a swap. >> i appreciate this because unless you are paying close attention, you might not know what's happening. >> absolutely.

it will be different depending on what type of orange and apple. >> could we eat lunch now? >> now we could eat lunch. >> all right wait a minute. okay. >> yeah. so now we're talking about meats here it is interesting to see that ham prices have gone up substantially. up 41 cents per pound since the beginning of the year. bacon prices have gone down 57 cents per pound. >> and al is clapping. >> al is clapping. >> but it is still cheaper to do a ham sandwich. >> in total. but the spread is different now. for right now it could be more appetizable to make a blt over a ham and cheese sandwich. >> did you say appetizable >> that's a word >> that's a word i love it. >> we also have salad. salads have gone up by 1.9% for prepared salads. so it all comes in one bag with the dressing but salad dressing has gone up by 9.2%. >> what's the deal >> it seems like some of the ingredients in there, apparently there has been some shortages. that could be the reason for that maybe consider buying the

prepared salad as opposed to trying to make it yourself a good tip there if you see some sales there. lastly, one recommendation, i'm no chef. i am the business reporter here. but maybe consider making a caprisi salad because tomato prices have gotten more favorable. down over 20 cents derpending on what type of tomato. >> what's for dinner >> okay. ahead of labor day weekend so burger prices when we talk about ground beef, that's always going to be cheaper than steaks. but the rate of inflation has been higher for beefsteaks than they have been for ground beef now it is more attractive to make a burger at home as opposed to make a steak on the grill, . pork chops have gone down in prices per year. and then dessert has not really inflated that much. overall inflation about 3.5%. >> so have dessert for all meals. ice cream only going up three to

four even though that is quite tasty. four cents per pound or per half gallon so, again, maybe consider just getting some cookies or some ice cream for a side. >> brian, you did the homework for us thank you. >> al, there you go. >> i think brian was thinking of lunchable. >> appetizable >> same thing. >> that's a new trend. some showers around the up of michigan, the upper great lakes. again, we are looking at idalia getting ready to make its way up towards florida. we'll be watching that there's franklin that will be moving off. it may cause problems for bermuda with winds and rain, but nothing too horrible we are looking at the temperatures still hot down through the south but not the record setters we've been seeing. although southern california looking at hot weather for today, wildfire smoke in the western plains we're looking at record highs in the southwest. plenty of sunshine in the mid section of the country showers again around the great lakes. heavy rain around this stationary front through the

good morning. he is correct. we are tracking a buildup of the heat and also some smokey conditions over the bay area over the next days. for today and tomorrow, watch out for hazy skies. i think more of it will definitely be the impact for tomorrow. if you're sensitive to that, take care of yourself. we'll see things cooling down as we get more of the return of an onshore win if you are heading out the door, remember to look for us on today show radio as wellel 108. right now our sirius xm channel 108. right now best part of the morning, ready for it. >> "pop start," here we go first up, elton john, the legendary musician is on the road to recovery, i am happy to say, after suffering a fall at his european home over the weekend. in a statement to today.com, a

representative told us following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of france, elton visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure and continuing follow check-ups, he was immediately discharged this morning. he's now back at home and in good health. just last month, by the way, the grammy winner wrapped up his farewell tour. we are so happy to hear he's doing better we are wishing sir elton all the very best on his recovery. >> absolutely. he's still standing. >> exactly. >> good one. >> all right coming up next, liam neeson is in a special club of hollywood "a" listers that has gotten to yield the light saber in this epic fight scene ♪ ♪ >> so, as you can imagine, those light saber sounds were added in post after filming but in a recent film on conan o'brian's podcast, neeson

revealed how they had other plans onset. listen to what he had to say >> the first time we had to use the light saber and it is only a handle. >> right it is a handle and they add the effect later. >> yeah. and maybe a little bit of aluminum tube with green tape. mine was green because i'm an irish jedi ewan's was red we both automatically and, action >> wait. you were doing that with your mouth? >> i know. i know >> oh, yeah. room >> george said, let's cut that boys, we can add that in later >> he's cute. >> everybody does that. >> oh, yeah. >> al, do a good one

>> vroom voom. >> we'll have to get al roker a light saber. >> in my dreams. >> next up, guys dolly parton working 9:00 to 5:00 keeps her calendar full across the pond doing a round of press. while sitting down with a british radio host at the bbc, miss dolly joked she actuall turned down an invitation from the princess of wales. here's what she said. >> i even got invited to have tea with kate. and i felt so bad. i couldn't even go because we had all this stuff set up. i thought that was very sweet and nice of her to invite me to tea. one of these days, i'm going to be able to get to do that, and that will be great but she wasn't going to promote my rock album, so i had to say no i hope she hears it, though. >> all right. >> remember, she also told me she turned down the presidential medal of freedom from biden and trump. >> my gosh. >> she doesn't want to hang

around dignitaries >> she's not being endorsed by the princess >> come on, if you're not going to do anything for me, we're not having tea >> it is a good album. it is a good album kate >> those guys are buddies. >> mark your calendars dolly's next calendar is out on november 17th. >> next up, jennifer garner is embracing back to school season in really the sweetest way yesterday jen posted this throwback rocking the cutest '70s look and writing in the caption, i feel like the bob is back happy back to school, everyone from kindergarten jen in her to school with college. >> we just kicked it off yet, so here goes handmade jumper featuring a necklace earned for practicing piano. are you guys ready for back to school you are already doing back to school with college. >> we just kicked it off yet, so here goes nothing. >> knit any jumpjumpers. >> my kid is ready to get back to school, too. >> how about this, adam sandler? his latest movie is blurring the

lines between reality and playing a dad to real life daughters in the movie calle "you are so not invited to my bar mitzvah. >> my bar mitzvah determines the rest of my life. doors would open and i just need dua lipa to make the party perfect. >> you could have a ball pit. >> i love the music in the background. >> there you go. >> that is helping sandler break his own rotten tomato record earning 96% on the rating side that's higher than any movie ever in his 30 plus years in hollywood. isn't that crazy shout-out to his girls for making that happen hopefully they get a raise in their allowance for that one. >> they get points on the back . end. >> and finally, connections. have you heard about this? we have big news about the popular new york times puzzle. it is hitting the games app. this week players can try their

hand at connections across all "nyt" platforms. "the times" told us that connections is their most successful launch since the mini cross word in 2014 >> more than wordle? >> yes now the second most played game after wordle. >> i love this game. >> you love it >> i do. >> i have never done connections. >> it is really great. you have to find the common thread between the words, but it is not necessarily what you think. they have a couple ringers in there that you think could be one thing, but it is another so you have to connect four words with four groups. >> and you only get four mistakes, right? >> you only get four mistakes. >> you play by yourself? >> yeah. >> oh, sounds crazy. >> sounds challenging, all right. >> go get connections. still ahead, one of our favorites is back to help make your labor day gathering a big hit. the recipe for a surf and turf platter that will serve everyone all in one dish. that's ahead platter that will serve everyone

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good morning. 8:26. i'm marcus washington. that faint buzz you may be hearing from the beyhive is about to turn into a mighty roar as we count for for the arrival of beyonce at levis tomorrow night. she will be made honorary mayor like they did with taylor swift when she rolled through town. businesses are sure to be booming along with traffic, which is expected to be heavy

near the stadium. time for a look at the forecast. >> very warm temperatures. plan your outfit according think for the beyonce concert at levis. yes, we are going to build up the heat to the warmest day of the week which is expected to be wednesday. also expecting wildfire smoke to drift through. if you are sensitive to that, please be mindful of that. we'll see more relief in the bay thursday and friday when we get a system of low pressure bringing us more onshore relief. then cooler weather as we go into the holiday weekend. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes.

8:30 on this tuesday morning, the 29th of august we have a wonderful crowd out here with us this morning. good morning.

>> this is the perfect temperature. summer starts to wane. a great way to start the day. >> little bit of a breeze. >> not bad. coming up this morning, we have an important conversation families will be interested in this is with a mom and parenting educator that all parents and grandparents want to hear. her message on the importance of letting kids make mistakes and what you can do to help them learn from those. >> good advice there plus, fall is almost here and jill is coming to the rescue can amazing steals and deals on fashion accessories. she will save you up to 85% today. >> when is jill not coming to the rescue look at alejandro ramos. tw pleasing dish you want to serve at your get-togethers. it is making me hungry just looking at it. >> you want to stick around for the third hour. we have a living legend. in studio 1a, the great wayne

newton. >> wow! >> yeah. peop we have to celebrate labor day he will be sharing with us. >> i love it tomorrow, we are revealing our first ever wellness awards products. tomorrow we will share some of the top picks if you are ready i love that. our "today" teams joined forces to test more than 300 products tomorrow we will share some of the top picks if you are ready for wellness. >> i was going to see if al was going to do the weather with a little "danke schoen." >> we need the man himself to do it let's show you what we have going on looking ahead for today. severe storms through florida. record highs out west. smokey in the western plains showers around the great lakes tomorrow heavy rains and winds as idalia comes on shore great lakes and the midsection of the country, hotter temperatures starting to wind up into the rockies, and that heat is on into sou

some haze will be moving through the city thursday. then we'll cool down for the holiday weekend ahead. in our inland valleys, the temperatures will be in the upper 90s, close to triple digit temperatures in some spots. it will turn breezy and cooler back into the 70s and 80s ahead yes? >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right thank you, al. just ahead, if you have ever struggled to help your kids overcome obstacles and disappointment in their lives, teachable moments and into successes. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

this nex welcome back failure is a part of life, but it can obviously be hard for children so as parents, how can w help them turn those disappointments into valuable lessons? we have a parenting expert here and mom of two she is an author as well she spoke to parents around the country for her latest book called "eight setbacks that can make a child a success." you went around and spoke to parents around the country all of them seem to tell you if they could do it all over again, they would want their kids to make the same mistakes what else did the parents tell you? >> that was the biggest surprise i said, if i could give you a magic wand and you could erase this change from your child's life and they ranged from subtle to shocking mistmistakes all but one said i wouldn't

because what we learned from it was so valuable and we don't want to lose that lesson. >> the biggest take-away is that failure is not bad often as a parent, you think, what do i do to fix this challenge or mistake? how do we refrain that thinking and that fear? >> right so i'd like for parents to think about it almost the way we do with exercise. so failure is one of the best tools kids have for growing and becoming stronger. if you work out every day with one-pound weights, technically you are still exercising, but you are not tearing and repairing muscles. if you go to weights too heavy, it's not helpful you could get injured. we'll apply the goldilocks principle here i want parents to think about their kids failing and making mistakes right in that sweet-spot where it is enough pain to cause discomfort and get comfortable with that and grow from that. >> let's talk about the three step process you have going on here i have elementary school girls right now. one of the big challenges -- i like to think of it as a challenge, not a failure when they get there, obviously, it is the ability to find new friends, new peers when you start a class, you may not know anybody in your new

class when you get your teacher assigned. >> big fear for kids and for parents that think, i want my child to be liked. i want them to get along i call this the loner, a child having trouble connecting with their peers. maybe they're not getting invited to birthday parties. maybe they're home alone with you on the weekends. what can you do? the first step is contain, contain the problem. here is a fact-finding mission is my kid not finding friends because it is just a bad fit maybe it's not the right class or do they need special skill developments so start there the next step will be resolve. now we want to take some action on what we found that could be getting into a group to learn more skills, changing your environment. there are lots of things you can do to help here. and the last step is evolve. this is where it's most important for parents to hear this i don't want you to press on the bruise don't ask every day have you found a friend how's it going that feels like a lot of social pressure for a kid. >> and it pushes the kids away

when they don't want to engage in these conversations with you. when do you recommend you start that process of making new friends? >> any time you want to be the parent driving carpool you want to be the parent inviting kids over to play you want to have good snacks at your house there are things you can do tof >> the most dramatic step is to change schools altogether. >> it could be. but kids benefit from the opportunity to reinvent themselves from time to time. >> let's talk about the parents of middle schoolers. those years can be tough, right? you're in a new school and everybody is growing at different paces. what do you do to help those kids academically? >> we see a lot of kids in middle school that arrive there and suddenly the wheels fall off the court. entice new friendships. they're not doing as well as they did in elementary school and this concerns parents. big opportunity for failure here typically i see four reasons this happened. maybe the kid isn't being challenged enough. maybe they are being challenged

too much maybe they need to shift in a different class. maybe they have a learning difference these things start to emerge around middle school they may have done a good job masking that in elementary school or maybe, this is most common, they are really excited about a social life. any of those things could be causing kids to disintegrate at this point, parents just want to do some analysis on that. >> contain, resolve, evolve. okay that applies to high schoolers as well. let's just say as a high schooler you got sent to the principal's office asking for a friend. what do you do for a kid breaking the rules >> this is called the rebel. the rebel is going to spike in high school. they're going to break rules and it's going to feel scary because higher stakes when rules are broken there is a lot you can do. you want to apply a tourniquet, kind out why the bleeding is happening.

are they breaking rules and it's disruptive and annoying or is it actually dangerous and here you need to decide, do i need to corral the problem or do i need to corral the kid? either way, you want to contain the problem, resolve it and move on from it. >> this is a lot of good advice. the most important of all, maintain that conversation with your kids. that makes a big difference when they have a parent they can trust as an outlet as well for more advice to kids how they can handle setbacks, be sure to check out our website today.com/parents. sheinelle? >> good advice now it is time to save you some money straight ahead, jill is here this morning with exclive this morning with exclive steals and dusea - [narrator] every day, our lives are filled with choices,

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♪ this is going to be good our tasting table is already digging in this morning the perfect dish for your labor day weekend celebrations going to prep those end of summer parties with a recipe from al hejandra ramos. something for everyone nice little surf and turf.

make sure you scan that qr code to buy all the ingredients you need with just one click all right. let's get ready. >> this is a lot of components it is super fun. you can do the stuff in advance. we're starting off with skirt steak. that's lime zest and lime juice. there is a little garlic in there, some pepper, some salt. >> all right. >> and i'll let you do a little toss of that olive oil, too. so you want to do at least like half an hour to an hour. preferably i would do longer you can do up to two days. the shrimp you don't need as much time with these are large jumbo shrimp you can do garlic and salt, a little flavor. it is a little steamy in the studio today a little bit of olive oil. that's what we're doing. it's labor day you have to celebrate that. >> you mary marinade that. >> and then we've got the hot grill. and this goes right on skirt steak cooks really quickly. this will just be a couple minutes each side. you want to hear that sizzle i would do them separately the shrimp cooks a lot faster. but today we are just going to throw everything on there. yeah, you can do this on a grill outside, a grill pan inside, whatever works best for you. you can serve this hot, but you can do this in advance and serve it chilled. >> at room temperature.

>> absolutely. >> now you've got green beans. moving on to our green beans green beans are a classic part even though we're mixing it up a little bit you want to trim the ends. i do them a few at a time. and then just cut them into slightly smaller pieces, toss them in there. we are going to do these on a skillet. i like a little char on my green beans. if you prefer to steam them, you can do that too. >> gives them a little different flavor guys, what are you thinking? >> beyond, beyond. >> this is so good. >> the trick is really to add flavor to every component in your salad. >> it is like surprises every turn. here's a potato. little bit of flavor. >> sauteed. >> exactly. you just want a little char. a little salt, a little pepper. yeah. basically think about everything that's on your salad you want to be delicious. like you said, a surprise >> i just put in grated garlic

so you can keep an eye on those for me. >> the dressing is delicious. >> mr. roker. >> so our dressing again, really simple, kind of classic vinaigrette flavors. just simple olive oil, you have mustard in here, shallots, garlic, chives and then it is really just simple olive oil, lemon juice and flavor simple ingredients you have everything in your pantry just whisk it altogether. >> and then you have got all of your stuff and the little add-ons. >> bring it altogether so much fun stuff here we have the little salad that's so pretty. we add our steak, our shrimp capers, anchovies, olives and you have a feast in a platter. >> thank you so much alejandra, will be back in our third hour to buy the ingredients scan our qr code or head to today.com/todaytable.

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