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it is october 11th. this is "today." breaking overnight, onslaught. israeli forces hammer gaza from the air for a fifth day and prepare to launch a ground invasion as even more brutal hamas atrocities against civilians come to light. women and children found murdered in their own homes. the president weighing in from the white house. >> this was an act of sheer evil. so in this moment, it must be crystal clear. we stand with israel. >> this morning what can be done for the americans among the hostages. we're live on front lines and in washington with the very latest. house in no order. republicans deeply divided over who will be the next speaker. planning a key vote as early as today. we're live on capitol hill. super soaker. millions from texas to florida bracing for heavy rain and high winds and another powerful storm in the works that could impact

the weekend from coast to coast. al's full forecast straight ahead. fighting for her life. the daughter of mary lou retton reveals she is in the hospital battling a rare form of pneumonia. why her family is planning a fund-raising drive. all that plus jada's story. hoda's exclusive interview with jada pinkett-smith. >> from 2016 to now, y'all have been -- >> the secret about her marriage to will smith she is revealing here for the very first time. and power play. lottery fever and the jackpot keep on growing. nearly $2 billion now up for grabs. the second highest in history. and the next drawing just hours away today, wednesday, october 11th, 2023. from nbc news, this is

"today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1 sp a in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is a wednesday morning. we're so glad to have you waking up with us. we want to get right to our top story. israel launching a new series of air strikes overnight, reducing entire neighborhoods in gaza to piles of debris. this morning the brutal scale of the atrocities committed by hamas. >> meantime, president biden left no doubt over where the u.s. support states lie. saying in a speech yesterday in this moment we must be crystal clear we stand with israel. >> as the death toll rises, the u.s. has confirmed at least 14 americans have been killed and at least 20 other americans among the missing. new this morning, the israel

ministry of defense released images of advanced weaponry of the united states. >> we are covering every angle of this developing story. let's start with nc's richard engel in israel again for us. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. as you mentioned, the death toll here is continuing to rise, from the worst terrorist attacks in this country's history. the hamas attacks are now believed to have killed 1,200 israelis, and we are only in the first stage of this conflict. israel is promising an invasion of the gaza strip. israel is bombing the gaza strip relentlessly, targeting hamas leaders, a university, and the port. palestinians are trying desperately to get out. power and water supplies have been cut. the people of gaza have no choice who rules them and are already suffering, this man

doing all he can to comfort his daughters. don't be scared, he tells them. don't be scared. around a thousand palestinians killed so far, and this is just the opening phase. israel is now preparing to send in tanks and troops. israel's defense minister promising a war that will change gaza forever. we started the offensive from the air. later on we will also come from the ground, he said. he added, it will only intensify. the united states, israel's closest ally, is fully behind it on this one. the pentagon has deployed warships to the eastern mediterranean, u.s. officials tell nbc news they are actively trying to prevent this war from spreading to the middle east not to get involved and to sit this one out. israel remains in a state of shock as the scale of brutality

of last weekend are still being uncovered. they entered the kabuttz to find families murdered in their homes. >> it is something that i never saw in my life. it is something that we used to imagine as our grandfather and grandmother in europe and other places. >> reporter: dozens of civilians killed here as hamas gunmen went house to house killing men, women and children and kidnapping whoever could be carried back into gaza. >> absolute pure hell broke loose and destroyed everything we know, one of the most beautiful places in the world as far as i know is completely destroyed. >> reporter: tensions are also increasing along israel's northern border with lebanon. that's of particular concern to u.s. officials because if this does become a wider regional war, it will likely spread there. savannah? >> all right. richard engel there, thank you very much.

president biden pledged support for israel and confirmed for the first time that americans are among the hostages. let's bring in nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander. hau, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this is one of the most pro-israel speeches we have ever heard and a fierce condemnation of hamas attacks, mincing no words in detailing the terror groups brutality, comparing it to isis. the first batch of aid arrived in israel. the president promising ammunition for israel's iron dome defense system. here is some of what president biden said. >> this was an act of sheer evil. more than 1,000 civilians slaughtered. they just got slaughtered. let there be no doubt the united states has israel's back. we will make sure the jewish state of israel can defend itself today and tomorrow as we always have. >> reporter: a team of technical

experts experienced in hostage recovery is also on its way, there to advise israelis, not to rescue americans being held. secretary of state anthony blinken is expected to be there today. hoda, we have just learned that president biden is expected to le stop by a roundtable with jewish community leaders here this afternoon to reiterate his unwavering support for israel and his work to combat anti-semitism. hoda? >> peter, before president biden gave a speech, he had a phone le call with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. what do you know about that? >> reporter: yes. in that call, president biden promised aid. but he urged israel's prime minister to minimize civilian casualties in gaza. we learned the biden administration is coordinating with other countries on a plan that would offer safe passage out of gaza for civilians, at

risk of getting caught. palestinian civilians, including americans there would escape the war zone through gaza's southern border with egypt. >> peter alexander at the white house. peter, thank you. we want to turn to jeremy bash who served as chief of staff at the cia and the defense department. let's talk about the hostage department. the american hostages in particular. if you're the u.s. government right now, if you're sitting in your old job, is there a realistic possibility of a rescue? what's the playbook here? >> we don't have a playbook for this, savannah. there is no precedent for having up to 20 americans being held hostage by a terrorist organization. the first key imperative will try to get that location through phone intercepts or human sources we can coordinate with the israelis. maybe with the egyptians. they also have some sources within hamas. but i think the key tool we're going to be leaning on heavily is third-party negotiators, the

government of qatar, the government of egypt. they're going to be the best ones to try to position a negotiation with these hostages. >> how would a negotiation like that go if you do get a third party like qatar? what's in it to release american hostages? >> i think it will probably be a prisoner swap. if you look at the press in israel, they swapped for thousands of palestinian prisoners. we're probably looking for similar prisoner swaps. the united states will have to use its authority with israel to convince them to make those deals. >> of course, they have hundreds of hostages there. and they're facing the prospect just this morning of saying they're preparing to do a ground invasion into gaza while these hostages are still there. it's incredibly fraught and complicated. how do these factor in? >> these hostages will probably be used as human shields. they'll probably be separated

into smaller groups and co-located with senior hamas figures to try to protect the terrorists from the israeli on slaut. they don't really want to own gaza. gaza is an enormous nightmare for the israeli government. they want to go in and decapitate hamas' leadership, kill or capture hamas terrorists er and inabout crease their leverage and protect the southern border towns. >> it is hard to do a surgical strike like that to go from air and it requires you to go with ground forces. at the same time, jeremy, we can't forget to its north, israel faces hezbollah, also a proxy of iran and there have been clashes in the north. how concerned are folks that this could spark a regional conflict? >> very concerned, savannah, because hezbollah operates not only in lebanon but also syria. israel has to protect its communities there. they have to be prepared for an all-out war with an iranian

proxy. i think israel will be prepared not only to strike targets there in lebanon and syria but also the persian golf. >> in the few seconds we have, we've seen the u.s. now positioned, some military assets right there. is this just messaging? or is there the potential that any of this could be used? >> it is deterrence. it is a combination of messaging that we will hold iran responsible, hold them at risk. so if we need to spring into action, we're ready to go. >> jeremy bash, thank you as always. as the war in the middle east rages on, law enforcement and officials are on high alert, stepping up security. stephanie gosk has that part of the story. >> reporter: hey there, hoda. you know, the war is only getting more intense. p as you mentioned, police departments nation wooud on high alert for possible violence in this country. here in new york city, police are patrolling synagogues, but the mayor also called on places

of worship to consider hiring their own security. with the war raging in the middle east, this morning the mayor of new york has the city on notice. >> we have to be on high alert. we cannot let our guards down. >> reporter: with the threat of violence and possible lone wolf attacks, the nypd increased patrols and added shifts to secure jewish places of worship. >> new york stands with israel. >> reporter: at a pro-israel rally tuesday with new york governor kathy hochul, the nypd was taking no chances. this is one of the largest pro-israel rallies since the hamas attacks. there are thousands of people here. before they showed up, police were here during security sweeps. the increased security measures spread across the country. >> the didn't of homeland skurd and fbi are working closely with the state and local law enforcement with jewish community partners. >> reporter: the president adding there is no place in the united states for hate against anybody, jews or muslims. in l.a., police are patrolling

jewish communities. pittsburgh, where a mass shooter killed 11 people at a synagogue in 2018, has also added patrols and beefed up its intelligence gathering while jewish leaders are calling on people to be vigilant. >> historically it is known that anti-israel violence equates to a huge increase in anti-semitic actions in other areas. >> reporter: competing rallies can be flash points for confrontation, which is also playing out as a war of words on college campuses. student at multiple universities across the country are being criticized for organizing protests against israel. le at harvard, they released a letter saturday that said they hold the israeli regime entirely responsible for the unfolding violence. under pressure for not

responding, the university's president issued a statement tuesday condemning hamas and saying no student group speaks for harvard. new york city has the largest jewish community outside of israel. the mayor is calling on the public to help as well. in his words, this is not a time to be on your phone. he says, look up and be aware of your surroundings. hoda, back to you. >> stephanie gosk for you in midtown. good morning. good morning to you as well. the attack on israel is adding more pressure on house republicans to elect a new speaker. the leading contenders addressing colleagues at a closed door meeting last night ahead of a potential vote today. nbc's capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles has been following this very closely. let's start there. in the race for speaker, what are we expecting today? >> reporter: good morning. house republicans will hold an internal speaker election today. that step is required before a full vote on the house floor for house speaker later this week. the two leading candidates are

ze'ev lease of louisiana and jim jordan of ohio. both have yet to demonstrate they have the overwhelming support within the republican congress to win. conservative hard liner matt gaetz who was largely responsible for kevin mccarthy losing his job, said if one of the candidates emerges as a favorite, then the house would fall in line. they put the chances of a speaker getting picked today at only 2%. craig? meanwhile, other news on the ll, joorj toews is back in the news again. he's facing new legal troubles. what more can you tell us about george santos? >> that's right. under federal indictment. 23 counts of identity theft and credit card fraud. among the allegations, that he stole a donor's credit card number to transfer money into his bank account and then

tricked donors, ultimately using money for designer goods and personal experience. prosecutors allege he used fake campaign loans and donations to create the mirage of a successful political campaign. he refused to comment as he left when the indictment was handed down saying he had no access to his phone. santos has been under intense scrutiny after it was revealed he embellished parts of his resume after his campaign and he has faced calls to resign, which, of course, he said he has no plans of doing. >> thank you. hurricane lidia made landfall as an extremely dangerous category 4 storm last night near porto va lar day. officials reported downed trees over some highways in the region. overnight, the storm was downgraded to a tropical storm as it is moving inland. >> and that system is going to

impact a lot of folks on the east coast, right, al? >> actually on the gulf. that's what we're looking at. this is the third most powerful storm to ever make landfall in mexico. and that moisture is all now streaming up into the gulf and combining with the moisture that was part of that invest area we talked about yesterday. so rainfall, the heaviest, will be starting from new orleans into parts of florida. upwards of 3 to 4 inches of rain. that's good news in a sense because there is extreme drought there. we have another coast-to-coast storm coming up. this cold front is going to work its way through the rockies. back behind it, upper-elevation snow. for the rockies, ahead of it, a lot of heavy rain. there could be flash flooding as it tracks through the great lakes on friday. the rain spreads from minnesota to michigan. guess what? it is going to be another wet weekend for the northeast, parts

of the midwest. oh, wow. >> we're going to start throwing at the forecast. >> it is a crowd that is going to become a mob. >> this is the third weekend in a row. >> oh, stop whining. at least the third. at least the third weekend in a row. wet weather from new york to pittsburgh, but the heaviest rain going to be back through the plains in the upper midwest three to five inches of rain, back, back. that's what's going on. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. i don't have to stand here! ♪ ♪

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and 29th avenues in the fruitvale area. this is video from oakland firefighters. the fire is burning not far away from the b.a.r.t. tracks. it's not believed to be impacting b.a.r.t. lines. also breaking, an overnight police standoff in san jose ends with someone in custody. police say it started about 7:00 last night at a home on 19th street near brockwood avenue. that's when they say a man was threatening his roommates with a rifle. a crew was on the scene at about 2:00 this morning when they heard this. it's what is believed to be a flashbang from police. police say no shots were fired at officers. the suspect eventually surrendering to police, who was placed in an ambulance. time to get a look at the forecast. cinthia pimentel is letting us know what we can expect. >> we're starting off mostly clear around the region, 50s and 60s. let's check on san francisco because it's going to be breezy

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much less consider it. what was the trigger of this panic attack was it nick lachey i don't know as it turned out, the panic attack was a symptom stress and anxiety was the cause. >> that was our carson last night at a special event here in new york, marking world mental health day le i've got to tell you, carso brought down the house an incredible speech we will put the whole thing online he got a standing ovation, which never ever happens at stuff like that. >> it was tremendous carson also, by the way, spent a little time before that with prince harry and meghan markle talking about a topic close to them as well, mental health and wellness in this social media age. we're going to hear from them a little bit later in "popstart. >> we feel like we will be brushing are royalty when we talk to carson because he's brushing with royalty.

let's begin with the stunning health revelation of mary lou retton. >> she was the team usa's break-out star at the 1984 olympics she was the first american to win all-around gold. she is now fighting for her life battling a rare form of pneumonia. nbc's kristen dahlgren is here with details good morning zbhood morning, guys yeah, mary lou's daughter posted about her mother's condition on social media, but she didn't want to talk about it, asking for privacy. so we don't know the specific medical issues that her mother is facing. but this morning fans who so vividly remember her broad smile and athleticism are hoping for her recovery the then 16-year-old becoming the first u.s. woman to win gold in the all-around, catapulting her to superstardom. with commercials and sponsorship

deals, even playing tiny tim in the big film "skrooged," and competing in "dancing with the stars. but this morning the legendary gymnast is hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia she writes in part, mary lou is fighting for her life. she is not able to breathe on her own. she has been in the icu for over a week now kelly asking the public for donations, writing that her mother is not insured. >> when we talk about rare forms of pneumonia, it could be these inflammatory-type pneumonias in individuals with underlying medical conditions or a rare form of infection that we don't often talk about. >> reporter: the gymnast appeared to be in good spirits earlier this year as they hosted a gymnastics tour called mothers and daughters, forever our

legacy speaking out about the importance of mental health for women and girls in the sport. >> mental health wasn't even a thing. it wasn't allowed. it was suck it up, be tough. >> reporter: rhett on the and her daughter sat down with us in 2017 with mary lou cheering her every move >> she was in the stands screaming her heart out. >> i promise her every year, i say, mckenna, i'm going to sit like every other normal parent, but i just can't do it >> the u.s. olympic and paralympic committee are working to provide assistance through their relief fund writing, please know our hearts are with mary lou. as our are ours, guys. >> let's bring in our medical correspondent dr. tara narula. this is so shocking to think there is a rare form of pneumonia that can leave you like this in the icu >> any form of pneumonia can potentially leave you like this. we think about it as something that's relatively common and you recover it but certain cases can become severe enough that people end up

in the icu on a ventilator and there can be complications from that even from your typical bacteria or viruses we know it is responsible for about 40,000, 50,000 deaths a year in the country. it is the second leading cause of hospitalization in america is pneumonia, and about 4.5 million outpa outpatients, e.r. visits for pneumonia. it is scary to think about this, but it is something that happens. >> if you have pneumonia, you get antibiotics and a steroid and hopefully that's the end of it what are the complications that could form >> first of all, let's talk about what puts you at increased risk because there are some people who may be more predisposed to having it become more severe, those who are over 65, those with cardiovascular disease, immunocomimmunocomprom

with diabetes. and those who get viral infections like the flu or covid or rsv, which highlights the importance of getting vaccinated so you could reduce your risk of becoming a severe complication but when you talk about the severity, pneumonia can be caused by bacteria or viruses. many times when you get to the icu, it is hard to know what it is that's causing it you hit someone with broad spectrum antibiotics in the spectrum antibiotics, stuff that covers everything, in the hopes that you can treat the pathogen. then you pair down those sometimes you are not getting the right bacteria sometimes it is a drug-resistant bacteria sometimes complications can happen like a heart attack or stroke or you can become septic so the bacteria spreads into the blood. they develop organ failure so there are complications that can take someone that maybe they recover from 48 to 24 hours in the icu, like you would hope, or you stay there, like she has, for more than a week >> really quickly, doctor, what are some things that folks can do to reduce the chances that

they might get pneumonia, or are there things we can do >> absolutely. getting vaccinated the knew moe cobco vaccine for those over 65. the flu vaccine. you all got your flu shot. rsv now, covid, these can decrease the potential you end up in the icu. certainly stopping smoking all of those things are ways you can prevent it and then recognizing the signs and symptoms early if you have a productive cough, a fever, you are short of breath, you notice your lips, your fingers are turning blue, you are breathing faster, those are signs to look for. in the older people, malaise or feeling weak or lethargic or confusion so really having that threshold for knowing when you should get to the hospital. >> thank you. still ahead here, could a "seinfeld" revival be in the works?

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even slipping a gratuity in the fine print a proposed ban would require companies to be transparent. disclose all fees upfront and in writing potentially saving americans billions of dollars. >> this is real money. it really adds up for people we believe the proposed rule the ftc is putting forward will make the market much fairer for americans. with it will ultimately mean they're paying less. >> reporter: a california law banning junk fees takes effect next year, but in the meantime, frequent traveler robert krause says if you are hit with a junk fee, just say no >> is there any way to fight back >> absolutely. you better believe it. i refuse i just said i refuse to pay a daily mandatory destination charge >> all right well, it helps that he has elite status how about the rest of us it is important to read the fine print before you sign your reservation or make your reservation online and certainly

before you sign the credit card as you're leaving. >> hey, tom, it sounds great but how exactly would that ban be enforced? how would they go about enforcing it >> reporter: so if they proceed, first they have to have a public comment period you can do that on their website. if they proceed, the rules could take effect next year. and companies that violate the rule and continue to push out junk fees, they could be required to refund that money back to customers, back to me and you. by the way, livenation and ticketmaster say they're now providing upfront pricing information for big event tickets. so some of the pressure is already starting to pay off. >> you make a good point read the fine print. tom, thank you. all right. let's get another check of the weather. >> no, this is big print the national oceanic & atmospheric administration says the 2023 billion dollar disasters so far this year, $24 billion disasters, these are the

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inside his home in the 200 block of south 19th street. between 2:00 and 3:00 this morning, officers did take the man into custody. no one was hurt. >> thank you. let's get a look at that forecast. >> it's going to be pretty gusty, especially near san francisco, the marin county coastline, and through the peninsula making it down into the south bay later this afternoon. it will be along with sunshine, so as you're headed out, make sure to grab the sunglasses and windbreaker. we'll see a better day tomorrow, bumping temperatures up just a few degrees to continue to feel like fall in the inland valleys. but that will be short lived as we get more cloud cover coming in on friday. late friday night we're going to put a chance of rain mainly for the north bay that could continue to trickle in on saturday. that might ruin our chances for seeing the partial eclipse. we're also going to continue to see an active seven-day forecast as we go into the early parts of next week with more rain chances on the way. >> thank you very much.

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>> in this moment we must be clear. we stand with israel. >> we're live with the latest. then, one-on-one hoda sits down with jada pinkett-smith for a personal interview. >> i feel like you are a straight talker. >> i am. >> except you're not sometimes. >> the secret she's revealing here for the first time. plus, speaking out carson's powerful sitdown with harry and megan in honor of world mental health day. >> but i'm confident that with more ears and, as my husband said, awareness and visibility on what is really happening that we can make some significant change together. >> and his own personal message on caring and coping. >> it is time to stop running. it was time to start working on myself and over the years, i put in the work to manage and ultimately admire my anxiety. >> the big moments just ahead. and something to talk about. the show about nothing plotting

a comeback jerry seinfeld speaks out. >> here's what i'll tell you, okay, but you can't tell anybody. something is going to happen. >> the news that has "seinfeld" fans around the world saying - >> get out of here >> today, october 11, 2023. sending love to auntie liz >> from clear water, florida >> from cleveland, tennessee, >> celebrating my 10th birthday. >> kentucky! >> we brought the kids on their first trip to new york city. >> from madison, wisconsin >> from waunakee, wisconsin. >> celebrating teresa's birthday >> visiting from texas.

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let's get to some news now. the israel/hamas war has claimed 2,200 lives and that number is likely to soar even more victims of that surprise weekend attack by hamas are being discovered the president yesterday reaffirmed u.s. support for israel and confirmed americans are among the dead and also among those being held hostage right now. nbc's lester holt is on the ground in israel where families who have missing have little information. they have hope, but not much else to go on. lester, good morning >> reporter: savannah, good morning. the israeli defense forces estimated that 150 civilians, including what the white house says are 20 americans, are still missing after the horrific attacks over the weekend and for the loved ones, there is little do but wait, hope, and pray for their safe return this morning, a looming threat by hamas terrorists to kill a hostage and broadcast their executions every time an israeli air strike hits gazans in their

homes without warning. >> that's your mom his mom, 66-year-old nurse adrian neta, one of the missing and presumed to have been abducted by hamas. >> my mom and born and raised in california. >> her siblings were on the phone with her when they say terrorists barged into her home and they heard screaming that was the last contact with her. >> there were no shots heard. >> there were no shots heard. >> so you take some hope in that >> of course, yeah i'm quite confident that if those animals didn't kill her on the first go that she survived and -- and she's kept hostage in gaza. >> reporter: and he has a message for his mother. >> we're waiting for you we love you. >> reporter: the victims of the weekend attack were overwhelmingly civilians, many taken from the streets and their homes and an outdoor music festival david and his friend, friends since the 7th grade, were at

unard security when the attack happened early saturday morning. >> they meant to kill people. >> yeah. they're looking for people to kill >> reporter: the friends tried to get festivalgoers to safety barr, who is also a paramedic, stayed behind to help the injured. >> when did you learn that he had been kidnapped >> his brother called me and asked me if i know what happened to barr. and he told me -- he told me that he came with me. >> reporter: and then you saw the video? >> yeah. and then i saw the video. >> reporter: propaganda video released by hamas appears to show barr hands tied on the floor with other captives. >> it is not just a friend for me his family is like my second family, and i love him like my brother. >> reporter: friends and families in agony, not knowing whether their relatives are alive or if there is a plan to rescue them and bring them home. according to a u.s. official,

the u.s. has sent in a team of technical advisers to interface with their counterparts in israel on hostage recovery techniques that same official stressed, however, the u.s. has no plans to send soldiers on the ground to extract americans savannah, back to you. >> lester, so many heart-breaking stories thank you so much. of course, lester will have more from israel. more tonight on nbc "nightly news." in the meantime another powerful earthquake shook afghanistan overnight just days after one in the same region killed more than 2,000 people. today's quake was a magnitude 6.3, equal to the one that struck on saturday hundreds of homes that survived the earlier disaster collapsed this morning however, officials say, initially casualty figures appear to be low because people had been living in tents this week, afraid to stay inside any buildings because of the strong aftershocks.

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that i actually had to reread it because i said, is this true -- >> right. >> -- was that in 2016, you and will decided that you were going to live completely separate lives. >> yes. >> it was not a divorce on paper. >> right. >> but it was a divorce. >> divorce. >> so from the year 2016, which is seven years ago now, you all have been apart? >> yeah. >> but in public, the couple who married in 1997, denied the gossip about their marriage. this interview on bravo's "watch what happens live" with andy cohen was taken a year after >> how long have you guys been together? >> will and jada separated. >> how long have you guys been together >> 23 years. >> wow that's amazing how do you keep it hot >> how do i keep it hot?

you know, maybe -- i don't know. i mean, i'm baffled, really. >> over the next several years, jada and will kept up the appearance of a committed married couple they even faced a scandal when jada had, what she called, an entanglement with a family friend neither let the public know they had already split. so i guess my question is, i feel like you're a straight talker. >> i am. >> except you're not sometimes. >> yeah. >> so why do that? like what was the reason >> i think just not being ready yet. still trying to figure out between the two of us how to be in partnership, right? and in regards to how do we present that to people, you know and we hadn't figured that out. >> during our walk in baltimore, jada reflected on their breakup. >> why did the relationship

fracture >> why it fractured, that's a lot of things. i think by the time we got to 2016, we were just exhausted with trying. i think we were both still stuck in our fantasy of what we thought the other person should be. >> jada says she considered a legal divorce but could never go through with it. >> i made a promise that there will never be a reason for us to get a divorce. we will work through whatever. and i just haven't been able to break that promise >> but you still live separately. >> we live separately. >> i have so many questions. >> so do i. >> i have so many questions. >> it was the strangest kind of revelation to realize these two people had separate lives. they had not called each other husband and wife in all of these years. >> except for the appearances everywhere they went. >> including the oscars. >> yes.

>> by the way, there's a whole chunk in the book that we're going to get into in the "dateline" special and what happened in the moment when he said get my wife's name out of your mouth and that kind of thing. there's a whole backstory there too. but jada is candid and honest in this book. she is saying things they never said, so they have been living this pretend life publicly. >> for years >> so now she's telling everyone but they're not divorced. >> nope. and they don't plan on it. >> i think a lot of americans can relate there is a lot more distance between husband and wives that nobody talks about this sounds like -- >> that's a bigger goldfish. >> that's a bigger delta >> we have a lot more on this conversation i was fascinated, by the way i sat down and spoke with her for a long period of time. we read the book from cover to cover. we will do a special on nbc news

called "jada's story," on friday night. >> i want to hear your podcast. >> let's go, carson. all right. >> it's so interesting how people will react. everyone understands a marriage, things being complicated with your family. but it goes in grooves i know you ask her a lot about that. >> there will be a lot more. we did want to mention also that jada also spoke to people magazine, which is on stands this week. >> she will be here live in studio on monday. >> she has a lot going on. >> thank you very much al, let's get a check on the weather. >> let's show you what we've got for today. heavy strong storms down through the gulf could be flash flooding. some morning frost sunshine from the plains down into texas windy in the southwest some mountain snows back through the western plains and heavy rain moving into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on a good morning. let's check on our inland valleys. it's going to be breezy today so make sure you're keeping that in mind as you head out the door. 15 to 35 miles an hour especially near our coastlines but better weather upping those degrees by tomorrow, but short

lived as we see more cloud cover rolling in friday, saturday and possibly sunday. also a chance of rain over the next couple of days that might hi all right. best time of the morning, "popstart. >> i lost my voice yesterday a shout-out to someone who helped my voice. i got a little help and feel good yeah that was some shot she gave me first up, dolly parton she is launching a brand-new radio series. we're going to give you a sneak peek take a like. >> hey, it's me, dolly join me and my friend kelly as we share songs, stories and even a few surprises on what would dolly do radio. >> what would dolly do if someone told her she should tone down her style. >> i'd say go to hell, i ain't

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jerry might be giving the gang another shot at their show the iconic comedian revealing at a recent standup gig that a clip is now going viral that he has, quote, something in the works with co-creator larry david. >> i have a little secret for you about the ending, but i can't really tell it because it is a secret here's what i will tell you, okay but you can't tell anybody something is going to happen that has to do with that ending. hasn't happened yet. and just what you are thinking about, larry and i have also been thinking about. so you'll see. >> wow sounds official. >> no official word yet on the reunion. but we're hoping there is a whole lot more coming from the show about nothing. and finally yesterday i had the privilege of taking part in the world mental health day

festival one of the main events was a special conversation i shared with the duke and duchess about how to build a safer space online for our kids and teenagers. the event was hosted by the couple's archibald foundation, along with a project, healthy minds where i do serve on the board of directors, and here's what they had to say >> i think we need to get out of this idea that young kids, there is something wrong with them no, it is the world we're allowing to be created around them. >> this social media as it pertains to the youth, your youth, your two kids, where is that now on the priority list? >> being a mom is the most important thing in my entire life, and -- outside of, of course, being a wife to this one. but i will say i feel fortunate that our children are at an age, again, quite young, so this isn't in our immediate future. but i also feel frightened by how it's continuing to change. and this will be in front of us. i think so much of it can come

down to if someone is looking for something, please don't feed them the thing they're not looking for that's going to harm them the algorithms are very powerful but i am confident that with more ears and, as my husband said, awareness and visibility on what is really happening that we can make some significant change together. >> by the way, they were so great. people asked me, how were the royals i don't know whether to courtesy or hug meghan, big hugs >> lovely. >> that's really cool. we were there for you last night, carson, which is just incredible you opened up about your own personal journey, managing your anxiety, playing a little portion of your speech last night. >> i started thinking, all right, what are the triggers for these panic attacks? how can i avoid them and eliminate them i had a panic attack in aspen, colorado fine, no more altitude for me. panic attack at midnight going to bed at 10:00. panic attack anywhere? i guess it is time to become a recluse and stay home like howard hughes. that's where i was literally

headed le and that's when i decided to take the single most important step in my mental health journey. it's not riveting, so hold onto your seats are you ready for it i took the wildest leap. i opened up, and i talked to a friend i did that rebel stuff, right he looked at me and said, man, i know exactly what you're talking about. >> that is so powerful, wow. >> so proud of you wow. >> important conversation happening right now. >> i have to say, carson, i have known you a long time. that was an incredible speech. we will put the whole thing online so people can watch it. good morning. it is 8:26. perhaps the final word from school trustees last night. they doubled down on their ban against flying the pride flag or any other flag besides the u.s.

and state flags. two trustees are voting against their recent resolution that banned the flag and one other who tried to revive the issue last night once again came out in support of the idea. the board president who voted down insists that the debate is now over but some pride flag supporters are still threatening to launch a recall effort. time to get a look at the forecast for us. we have a look at what we can expect this week. >> we're going to expect some breezy conditions today moving in as that cold front finally makes its exit from the bay area. 15 to 35 mile an hour winds near the coastline and water but we have better temperature and more sunshine in store bumping up those numbers a bit in our inland valleys to the low 80s but we have more rain chances on the way friday into saturday and monday into tuesday. back to you. >> thanks. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes. see you back here then.

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amazon, everything under $25, including something to make it easier to hear clean out your earbuds >> also here, clean out those et earbuds so you can hear the voice of an angel. that is lauren daigle. so excited to have the two-time grammy winner here. >> she's so good. >> so good. >> that new album is fantastic. calling all "yellowstone" fans rip will be here. >> everyone flipped out over him. i'm actually surprised me came back >> we were all -- >> -- gawking. >> gawking we were fan girling, et cetera more stars coming your way tomorrow, including this layer recipe that has gone viral online she will share a hack that makes it easy to put together. it's a perfect fit if your favorite part is those crispy bits on the top. >> love the crispy bits. >> mr. roker, how about a look at the weather >> let's show you what we got looking ahead toward your weekend. showers around storms down through florida. we're expecting heavy rain in

the upper midwest. autumn sunshine out west chilly day in the plains plenty of sunshine down through the central plains and sunday, sunday, showers and windy conditions that's in the northeast. cool and sunny upper great lakes and on into the plains good morning at 8:32. let's check in on our inland valleys. it's going to be breezy around 15 to 30 miles an hour. more sunshine and bumping up the temperatures a little bit but for the weekend, it will be a mix of sun and clouds as we track more rain chances on the way friday into saturday morning which could ruin our chances of seeing that eclipse saturday morning. we have better chances through the south and more rain chances ahead here in the b and a cute family. where are you guys from? >> nashville.

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people of this land. >> most people believe the continent's most magnificent creature was about to disappear forever. during the same time, native americans had been dispossessed of most of their homelands, confined to reservations and deprived of an animal that had fed their bodies and nourished their spirits for untold generations. >> ken, good morning you are just one of my favorites. only you say, i had this idea for, oh, 30 years, but now is the time you really had this thought to do something about the buffalo for a long time. why? and why now? >> the writer and coproducer and i have been thinking about it since we did a film on the west. we realized that waiting this 30 plus years has been good i hope we're better filmmakers but we could also do a biography of an animal and talk about the extraordinary relationship between the buffalo and native americans for 10,000 years that

gets broken when in a spasm of killing for industrial reasons, their leather hides were good to run the machines of the industrial revolution, we took this buffalo that had originally numbered in the tens of millions and then people woke down to a few in the zoo it's the largest slaughter of wildlife in the history of the world. it's on our watch. and then people woke up. and on our watch, working with native peoples, we brought this animal back from the brink of extinction it is no longer in danger. it's kind of a parable of deextinction, but you have to actually register the complexity of what we did, not just to the buffalo, but how it affected native americans >> well, it is a parallel story. it is not just the buffalo story. there's also a story of th indigenous people of the country. >> they used everything. >> the native people, yes. >> dozens of tribes. the buffalo is at the center you can imagine what if all of a

sudden all of our grocery stores and our churches and temples and mosques were taken away. just gone. they lost the thing that sustained them physically, but more importantly in a way, the thing that had sustained them spiritually, the center of their creation stories, so we're in a big job of repair right now. native peoples are resilient and americans woke up and said, you know what, we cannot kill this thing that is now kind of a symbol of us, right? we put in the buffalo nickel with the indian on the front and the buffalo on the tail. we are beginning to romanticize and fetishize something we spent a century trying to destroy. so this is a story of how we come back from the brink. >> you come back from the brink, and it is a complex story because of how the buffalo were brought back to the brink. there were songs written aboutee

it f p ""where the buffalo roam" in legions. the stories of the heroes of that, their stories are complex as well. >> some people save the buffalo for the right reason a lot of americans for the right reason but also a lot of people did it for the wrong reasons. they're about white supremacy and the total subjugation of the thing. we saved the buffalo in zoos and in corrals there are 380,000. they're not in danger of going challenge for the future, the third act that will be written by extinct. now do we have the will and the courage working with native tribes over 80 of them have herds to create a space where they could be wild and free and that's -- that is the challenge for the future, the third act that will be written by us, anyone in the sound of our voice, and by our children and our children's children. >> i just want to also say that for you this is like a mini viewing because it is only four hours long let's just say that ken, over your many, many years as a documentarian, we started adding up the numbers if you look at nearly 40 films, it is 250 hours. >> it is two weeks if you don't

sleep. and there is a cartoon we had that shows -- way back in the '90s that shows this couple sitting on a couch and saying, coming soon to pbs, a $275,000-hour documentary. and the couple is going, ken burns has to be stopped. >> never will he be. always good to see you here. "the american buffalo" premieres on pbs on october 16th >> yeah, we all love ken burns so if you are overwhelmed by the options on amazon's big sale, we have great picks. but, first, this is "today" on but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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chart-topping artist whose music has been streamed more than a billion times. >> now lauren daigle is out with a new album. she's out on tour. we're so happy to have her with us this morning. hi, lauren welcome back. >> thank you thank you so much for having me. >> tell us about this new record. >> it's been a blast it's been one of the records you always longed to make. i worked with mike and wrote with the most incredible writers. just to be able to put that team together is phenomenal. >> any of your louisiana roots creeping into this music. >> so much, so much. you know the louisiana -- we've got -- i couldn't help it. it's my favorite going down the street corner you can always find brass somewhere in louisiana. >> what are you going to sing for us >> today we are going to do "these are the days". >> all right

let's take it away ♪ people out there people out there ♪ ♪ they go where you care turn your cries into loud hallelujahs ♪ ♪ this is what we came for ♪ ♪ leave all your worries behind ♪ ♪ we know the future is burning bright ♪ ♪ oh, this is the great jubilation this is what we came for what he came for ♪ dreaming ♪ these are the days these are the days these are the days we've been dreaming of ♪ ♪ don't look away because these are the days ♪ ♪ these are the days we thought

we'd never see ♪ but all these times ♪ ♪ these are the days these are the days ♪ ♪ these are the days we've been dreaming of ♪ ♪ oh ♪s ♪♪ open your ears ♪♪ i'm telling ♪ ♪ open your eyes open your ears i'm telling you why ♪ ♪ you'll see heaven ♪ singing ♪ this is what we came for ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ singing the song every night ♪ ♪ believing the good news is alive ♪ ♪ oh, this is the great jubilation ♪ ♪ this is what we came for ♪ ths ♪ for what we came for ♪ ♪er these are the days these are the days

these are the days we've been dreaming of ♪ so don't look away because these are the days these are the days that i cannot because these are the times we say it's enough ♪ ♪ and these are the days, these are the days ♪ we have been ♪ these are the days ♪ ♪ these are the days we've been dreaming of ♪ ♪♪ you better sing ♪♪ it's not over ♪♪ if it's not good ♪♪ then we will start over ♪♪ if ♪ ♪ ♪ if it's not good then it is not over ♪ ♪ if it's not good then it is not over ♪ ♪ if it's not good then it's no over ♪ ♪ oh these are the days these are the days ♪ ♪ these are the days we've been

dreaming of ♪ ♪ don't look away because these are the days ♪ ca ♪ these are the days ♪ ♪ we thought we'd never see the sun from the dark side but all the signs are saying you need to get up ♪ ♪ oh these are the days these are the days ♪ ♪ these are the days we've been dreaming of o'♪ >> yes kilometer >> yes yes, yes >> okay. that's how you get your blood pumping. >> man >> well done well done! >> guess what? this young lady is going to be on -- where are you going tonight? are you playing in jersey? >> we are next week. >> how is touring, by the way? how is it going? >> it has been amazing it took me a while to get my lungs open, learn how to run and sing at the same time. we're doing it.

>> you're crushing it. >> can move too. that was awesome >> how about that horn >> come on >> you're coming back in the 3rd hour as well because you're going to sing -- >> lauren, thank you so much the album is called "lauren daigle." it's the kaleidoscope tour coming through september. >> again, more from lauren daigle coming up in the third hour after your local news, weather, and these messages.

good morning. the bay area showing its support for israel and those missing loved ones. last night, people gathered in san jose, praying and others sharing their stories. san jose mayor matt mahan and district attorney jeff rosen were among those standing in solidarity. also last night, a large gathering of supporters supporting israel. it took place at the jewish community center. some 2,000 people attended and leaders from synagogues across the bay area helping organize prayers and hymns for israelis. happening now, recent bay area travelers in israel are now stuck in the middle of the war. most airline services

this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," relentless. israel launching another round of punishing air strikes overnight in gaza. now preparing for a possible

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