today and upper 90s tomorrow. we have two really hot days, and then it does cool down for the weekend. even watching out for slight rain chances by sunday. a quick look at 880 south through fremont, much better flow of traffic. they've cleared both crashes. that's great news unless you're in milpitas where all the traffic is heading now. we are standing by for a special report from nbc news on biden's trip to israel. that is at 7:00. "today in the bay" also continues now live on roku, samsung tv or wherever ♪♪ this is an nbc news special report. here's savannah guthrie. hi, everybody. just coming on the air, the president is in israel at this hour. he's met with the prime minister there.

the war cabinet in israel, along with families and victims of the hostages there. and the wider arab world is reacting this morning to outrage to the explosion in a hospital complex in gaza. we've seen scenes this morning, throughout the middle east, including the u.s. embassy in beirut, lebanon, protests unfolding across the region as we await the president's remarks just moments ago. we want to get to nbc's chief correspondent richard engel. richard, bring us up to date. >> reporter: good morning. there are now clashes and protests in cities all across the arab world. from baghdad to beirut to here in ramallah. they are reacting to the attack on a palestinian hospital in gaza city, and palestinian officials say that almost 500 people were killed in that incident. israel denies any responsibility. it says it was a rocket attack

that a palestinian rocket misfired, landed in a hospital where people were taking shelter. and causing all that damage. but people here, and in other cities don't accept that, they don't believe it. we might be beyond a point where anything that the israelis say will have a difference on the street. here, the clashes are relatively small. we're seeing palestinians throwing stones at israeli troops that are just up is the street. but the situation in beirut is unfolding, where many demonstrators have converged around the u.s. embassy. lebanese security force have been brought in to try to clear them away. there have been clashes. this also in morocco, in a number of countries. and it comes just as president biden is on this tour to support israel and to try and prevent this situation. this war between israel and hamas from spilling into a wider conflict. but the visit so far has been overshadowed by that attack

under disputed circumstances on a hospital in gaza city. that has enflamed tensions all across the region. >> richard, standby there. we await the president's remarks in tel aviv. and we see some of the images unfolding in beirut, at a hospital explosion in gaza city. i'm going to kelly cobiella, kelly, we've heard the president weigh in quite specifically this morning on who is responsible for the attack. the israeli defense forces say it was not an israeli air strike and have provided what they call evidence. including video evidence, as well as surveillance footage demonstrating it was not the idf. the president has said his own penalty gone, the defense department, has shown him evidence to see it's not an israeli strike. >> reporter: yeah, that was

pretty clear this morning, even off the plane, speaking with reporters before that bilateral israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, he said this looks like this was work of the other team, referring to that hospital attack, suggesting that it was in fact the palestinian militant group -- a palestinian militant group, inside gaza, who richard was just with that group in gaza saying it was israel. but president biden saying straightaway that israel was not responsible. saying that the u.s. has israel's back. saying that the u.s. is working with partners across the region to prevent more tragedy for civilians. he also said that -- echoed what netanyahu says, that, in fact, israel wasn't responsible. and prime minister netanyahu saying that palestinian militants should be held

responsible -- should take the blame for what happened late last night in gaza. some 400, possibly 500 killed. those numbers according to palestinian health officials. we don't have a clear count. we can't really verify the number of dead in that attack, but it is obviously the key talking point, it's the one topic that everyone is talking about here, as the president carries out the meetings. of course, he was went to go straight to iman, jordan to meet with palestinian authorities, president mahmoudal because and el sisi and jordan king, and the mutual decision that one side has over the other, but there's a great deal of anger with countries in the middle east, over the explosion at the hospital.

another issue that the president has to deal with while he's here. savannah. >> kelly, stay right there. we're about two minutes away from the president. i want to go to richard engel, to the summit that was not, because of the hospital explosion complex in gaza, the plans to meet with the leaders of egypt, the palestinian authority, as well as the king of jordan fell apart. and the mission of that meeting, richard, was try to stop this from becoming a water front. in the minute or so we have before the president speaks, what are the prospects of that now? >> reporter: well, it was a disaster there was supposed to be a peace summit with mahmoud abbas, the moderate leader of the palestinian, in contrast, the leader of the egypt, the king of jordan. but after this hospital attack, those in attendance decided, in their words, that it would not be productive to hold the summit. but palestinians felt that they could not be there.

we had mahmoud abbas walk out of this meeting, leave jordan. they could not be seen standing next to president biden who has done nothing but support israel. full, personal support of the united states, he's given military support to israel, sending weapons here. there are u.s. military advisers on the ground. these leaders felt, at this time, after this incident, as kelly was just describing under disputed circumstances couldn't be standing next to the president. >> rick, let's listen to the president. -- the message, you're not alone, you're not alone. as long as the united states stands and will stand forever, we'll not let you ever be alone. most importantly, i know recent terrorist assaults on the people of this nation has left a deep, deep wound. more than 1,300 innocent israelis killed including at least 31 american citizens by

the terrorist group hamas. hundreds, hundreds of young people at a music festival. the festival was for peace. for peace, gunned down as they ran for their lives. scores of innocents, elderly, grandparents, israelis and americans taken hostage. children slaughterered, babies slaughtered, entire families massacre, rape, beheadings, bodies burned alive. atrocities called the worst ravages of isis, pure unadulterated eve on the world. there's no rationalizing it, period. the brutality we saw would have cut anywhere in the world, but it cuts deeper here in israel. october 7th which is a sacred jewish holiday became the deadliest day for the jewish people since the holocaust.

it has brought to the surface painful memories, scars left by the millennium and genocide of the jewish people. the world stood and knew, and the world did nothing. we will not stand by and do nothing again. not today, not tomorrow, not ever. for those who are living in limbo waiting desperately to learn the fate of a loved one, especially to families of hostages, you're not alone. we're working with partners throughout the region, pursuing every avenue to bring home those being held captive by hamas. i can't speak public about all of the details, but let me assure you, for me, as the american president, there's no higher priority than to release the safe return of all of these hostages. for those w a grieving, a child, a parent, a spouse, a friend, i know the feeling of

that black hole in the middle of your chest. you feel like you're being sucked into it. the survivor remorse, the anger, the fate of your soul. sitting there staring at that empty chair, the first sabbath without them. the small things you miss the most. the scent when you open the closet door. the morning coffee you shared together. the bend of a smile, a perfect picture, a laugh, the giggle of a little boy, a baby. for those who have lost loved ones, this is what i know, it will never be truly gone. there's nothing that's never fully lost. your love for them and your love for you. and i promise you, you'll be walking along one day and say what would she or he want me to do. you smile when you pass a place that reminds you of them. that's when you know, when that smile comes to your lips before

a tear to your eye, that's when you know, you're going to fully make it. that what will give you the fortitude to find light in the darkest hours, when terrorists believe they could bring down, or bring you down, break your resolve. but they never did, and they never will. instead, we saw incredible stories of heroism, courage. israelis taking care of one another, neighbors over watch of to protect the kibbutz, homes, survivors, soldiers running into danger once again, civilian medics flying across, flying rescue missions. and off-duty medics at the music festival before becoming victims themselves. and the bodies of the dead, families could bury their loved

ones in observance of the jewish tradition. and studies abroad, without hesitation and so much more. the state of israel was important in a safe place for the jewish people of the world. that's why it was born. long said, israel didn't exist, well, you may not feel that way today, israel must again be a safe place for the jewish people. and i promise you, we'll do everything in our power to make sure it will be. 75 years ago, just 11 minutes after its founding, president harry s. truman and the united states of america became the first nation to recognize israel. we stood by your side ever since. we're going to stand by your side now. my administration is in close touch with your leadership, since the first moments of this attack. we're going to make sure you

have what you need to protect your people, to defend your nation. for decades, we've ensured a qualitative military edge. and later this week, i'm going to ask the united states congress for unprecedented support package for israel's defense. we'll keep the iron dome fully supplied so you can continue standing sentinel over israeli skies saving lives. moving military asset including the position of "uss ford" carrier strike coupe in the eastern mediterranean on the way, to deter further aggression against israel. and to prevent this conflict from spreading. the world wille know israel is stronger than ever. my message to any state, or any other hostile actor, thinking about attacking israel remains the same as it was a week ago -- don't, don't, don't.

since the terrorist attack took place, we've seen described as israel's 9/11. well for a nation the size of israel, that's like 15 9/11s. the scale may be different, but i'm sure those horrors have tapped into some kind of primal feeling in israel just like you felt in the united states. the shock, pain, rage. an all-consuming rage. i understand the many americans understand, you can't look at what has happened here to your mothers, your fathers, your grandparent, sons, daughters, children, even babies. and not scream out for justice. justice must be done. but i caution this, while you feel that rage, don't be consumed by it. after 9/11, we were enraged in the united states.

we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes. i'm the first u.s. president to visit israel in time of war. i made wartime decisions. i know the choices are never clear oral easy for a leadership. there's always cost. it requires being deliberate. it requires asking very hard questions. it requires clarity about the objectives and an honest assessment, about whether to pack your honesty to those objectives. the vast majority of palestinians are not hamas. hamas does not represent the palestinian people. hamas uses innocents, innocent families, in gaza, as human shields. putting their command centers and weapons, in the tunnels, in residential areas. the palestinian people are suffering greatly as well. we mourn the loss of innocent palestinian lives like the

entire world. i was outraged and saddened by the enormous amount of life in gaza. based on the information we've seen, as a result of an errant rocket fire of a terrorist group in gaza. the united states unequivocally stands for the protection of civilian life during conflict. and i grieve, i truly grieve for the families, who were killed or wounded by this tragedy. the people of gaza need food, water, medicine, shelter, today, i asked the israeli cabinet that i met with for some time, to create the humanitarian assistance for those in gaza, based on the understanding there will be inspections. that the aid should go to civilians, not to hamas. as the humanitarian assistance can begin to move from egypt to gaza. let me be clear, the assistance is demonstrated once again that

they have no concern for the welfare of the palestinian people. the land, as a practical matter, must stop the international community from being abe to provide aid we're in close cooperation with egypt, united nations and other partners in the region to get trucks moving across the border as on soon as possible. separately, i asked israel that the global community be able to visit hostages. i guess demand -- just demanded that the united states fully supports, today, i'm also announcing $100 million in u.s. funding for humanitarian assistance of both gaza and the west bank. this money will support more than 1 million displaced and conflicted affected palestinians, including those needs in gaza. you are a jewish state, you are

a jewish state, but you're also a democracy. like the united states, you don't live by the rule of terrorists. you live by the rule of law. when conflicts fail, you live by the rule of law of wars. that sets us apart from the terrorists because we believe in the fundamental dignity of every human life, israeli, palestinian, arab, jew, muslim, christian, everyone. you can't give up what makes you who you are. if you give that up, then the terrorists win. and we can never let them win. you know, israel is america. the triumph of fate, resolve and resilience, when impossible pain and loss. think about october 7th, the jewish holiday, when you read about the death of moses, the tragic story of a profound loss to an entire nation. a death that could have left -- helped -- left helplessness in

the hearts of the entire nation but when moses died his memory, his message, his lessons have lived on for generations of the jewish people as well as many others. just as the memory of your loved ones will live on as well. i bring you the story of moses death and the holiday reading the tora from the very beginning, the story of creation, the minds of two things, first, when you get knocked back down, you get back up again and you begin anew. and, second, when we're faced with tragedy and loss, we just go back to the beginning and remember who we are. we're all human beings, created in the image of god, with dignity, humanity and purpose. in the darkness to bring the light unto the world is what we're about. you inspire hope and light for so many around the world. that's what the terrorists seek to destroy.

that's what will they seek to destroy. because they live in darkness. but not you. not israel. nations of conscience like united states and israel are not measured sole by example or power. but measured by the power of our example. that's why, as hard as it is, we must keep pursuing peace. we must keep pursuing the path so israel and the palestinian people can both live safely in security, in dignity and in peace. for me, that means a two-state solution. we must keep working for israel's greater integration with its neighbors. these attacks only strengthen my commitment to determination and my world. and i'm here to tell you, the terrorists will not win. freedom will win. so, let me end where i began, israel, you're not alone. united states stands with you.

i told the story before and i'll tell it again, my first meeting with an israeli prime minister 50 years ago as a youngyoungste was sitting across from golda meyer in her office. a young man sitting next to me before the yom kippur war. as she flipped the maps up and down telling me how bad things are, all of a sudden she looked at me and said, i looked at her, she got up from her desk and walked down that hallway, i think it was marble flooring, walked down the hallway, and walked to a bunch of photographers standing in front of us, standing shoulder to shoulder, without looking at me, knowing that i'm here, why do you look so worried, senator biden? i said, worried, of course, i'm worried. and she looked at me and she

didn't look, she said, don't worry, senator, the israelis have a secret weapon. we had nowhere else to go. well, today, i say to all of israel, united states isn't going anywhere, either. we're going to stand with you. we'll walk beside you in those dark days. we'll walk beside you with good days to come. and they will come. as you say in hebrew which i'm not going to attempt to do because i'm such a terrible linguist, i'll say it in english, the people of israel live, the people of israel live. israel is a safe, jewish and democratic state, today, tomorrow, and forever. may god protect all those who work for peace. god save those who are still in harm's way. thank you very much.

>> president biden in tel aviv, delivering remarks, passionate remarks, on the occasion of the war in israel between israel and hamas which started october 7th with the hamas terror attack into southern israel. and this morning, there are questions, there are protests, around the middle east over an explosion in a hospital complex that happened in gaza. and the president stating in his remarks just moments ago, that he believes the defense department has led him to believe that it was an errant rocket fired by a palestinian terrorist group. in gaza and not the israelis who are responsible for it. we just saw richard engel there who is in the west bank where there have been protests as well as around the middle east. a planned summit, president biden was to meet with other arab leaders, now cancelled in light of the carnage in gaza.

accusations, finger pointing and rage and an impassioned speech where he said to israel repeatedly, you are not alone. let us go to richard engel. richard, he also talked about the humanitarian situation in gaza. he said he asked the war cabinet to immediately begin allowing supplies into gaza. and also said $100 million of emergency u.s. funding would be headed to gaza and the west bank. what did you hear in that speech? >> reporter: well, i think it was impassioned, historic support, defense of the state of israel. and that has been extraordinarily popular among israelis. if you watch the israeli broadcast on television, some of the broadcasts now are just starting with clips of president biden, talking about israel. talking about the friendship that there is between israel and the united states. of what people in this part, in this area, the palestinian territories here, with people in gaza here, where people in many

arab countries here, is full support for israel. and then they're watching the people of the gaza strip, the 2.3 million people cut off and under attack by israeli air strikes. israel has made it very clear it wants hamas to be destroyed. that it wants hamas to be removed from power. but many civilians are being killed. israel has told the people of the gaza strip to move south. to leave gaza city and head to the southern part of the gaza strip. and this hospital attack, it is a symbol, whoever was responsible for it, israel says it was a palestinian rocket that misfired. people here, palestinians believe that the israelis did it despite the evidence that israel has presented. they're using that as a symbol, because the people in the gaza strip, hourly they were killed, were sheltering in a hospital, under attack, by israeli air strikes in general in its ongoing war against hamas, after

that horrendous terror attack hamas carried out when it killed and kidnapped israelis and foreigners. >> richard, stand by there in ramallah, as we're keeping an eye on the protests in beirut, lebanon. there are actually protests around the wider middle east today in light of what's happened in gaza. i want to go to peter alexander at the white house. peter, your thoughts on the president's speech which he put this in historical context, he said, israel, you are not alone. and cited the holocaust quite specifically and intentionally saying the world stood by and new. said that would not happen again. >> reporter: savannah, the president's key takeaways from his remarks, that you are not alone. but saying he stands with israel. today, it's more powerful because he says those words standing in israel here. a couple of the key takeaways, i think, from his remarks, his

call of the international red cross be allowed to visit with those hostages being held by hamas right now, by some count, there may be as many as 200, 199 in total. the president today making official what we have learned overnight, that the death toll of americans has now risen to 31, with 13 americans still unaccounted for. exactly how many of those americans are hostages remains unclear. and i think he had another set of words in there that are telling. the president who clearly is not going to make the faith to faith conversation possible because he's not going to jordan. he'll be speaking to mahmoud abbas, and president el sisi. and he did offer words to israel, saying after 9/11 took place in the united states, he said we sought justice and we got justice, but we as made mistakes. i think it was a very clear

effort for him, by him, to calm the israelis to try to dial it back a minute to give real consideration to their efforts to limit the amount of civilian casualties. finally, you made reference to the $100 million sent to palestinians in need. the president has been recorded according to two people familiar in discussion, is planning to ask congress to green light $100 billion, in a supplemental funding package that wouldn't just support israel, but ukraine, taiwan as well, and also include border security, that will be all on the plate of lawmakers here in washington to try to help that effort going forward. >> and it's worth mentioning as we say, the president saying he would ask congress for a, quote, unprecedented package, something like $100 billion for israel and other needs, but, of course,

congress, as we speak is in the middle of a speaker crisis which is unfolding and the house is potentially paralyzed peter. >> reporter: you're exactly richt, we expect to see another vote where the republican fire brand was jim jordan. he needs the votes. the real conversations taing place behind closed doors. without a speaker of the house, they can't bring any supplemental funding packages to the floor which the president himself says has the risk of not just handcuffing the united states, but handcuffing america's allies including ukraine and now israel as well. >> i want to go to richard engel for the final moments we have, richard, just what you're seeing there and what you expect to unfold now, as the president is wrapping up his trip to israel. >> reporter: well, i think this speech is only going to convince israel that the united states has -- this was a full-throated

support of israel. people who watch this in the arab world will be convinced that the united states and israel are in partnership. and every time there is an attack on the gaza strip, every time there are mass casualty event, people are now going to start blaming the united states. i think that's why we're seeing protests in beirut right now. in front of or right near the u.s. embassy. >> we will continue to watch everything. we're seeing the protests all around the region. richard, thank you, be cave. we'll have much more throughout the day on "nbc news now," and msnbc 'tonight with lester holt live in israel. most of w back now at 7:30. this is our beautiful corner of the world in october 2023. got an energetic group outside.

we will get out there soon and visit in just a little bit. >> did you see mr. lincoln. >> the founding fathers out there. i guess lincoln wasn't a founding father. don't @ me, america. i know. >> we have a busy half hour ahead. we will start with new developments in the "rust" movie setting. >> charges were dropped against alex baldwin five months ago. he is now facing new legal >> good morning. prosecutors now telling nbc news they do plan to recharge alex baldwin is involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2021 shooting of halyna hutchins and citing new evidence that they believe makes him culpable for her death. nearly two years after alec baldwin fatally shot halyna

hutchins, new mexico police want to recharge him with involuntary manslaughter this after dismissing the same charge against him in april. the special prosecutor telling nbc news, based on our lengthy investigation, it is appropriate for a grand jury to milwaukee an investigation on whether the case should proceed. sources say prosecutors have recently discussed with baldwin pleading to a lessor charge. the case came together after prosecutors found new evidence that they believe baldwin was reckless around safety on the set. the films honorer was charged earlier this year, and her trial is set to start in february. in a statement, attorneys for baldwin stated they will answer any charges in court and that it is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution

it was during a "rust" set rehearsal in 2021 baldwin 's prop gun fired a live round of ammunition, killing halyna hutchins and the director. >> i didn't pull the trigger i feel that someone is responsible for what happened. and i can't say who that is, but i know it's not me. >> but in august, this gun analysis report found that the gun was functioning properly, contradicting baldwin's claim that he did not pull the trigger. hutchins' husban telling hoda last year that he believes baldwin's actions head to her death. >> the idea that the person holding the gun causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me. >> he settled a wrongful death civil suit last year we reached out to him for comment but have yet to hear back production wrapped last year no word yet if its release will

be delayed now. >> thank you let's get more perspective on this from laura jared. laura, here we are again this case comes back how strong is this case now that the prosecutors say there's new evidence >> so it's been fraught from the beginning. we all remember the prosecutor was taken off of it after she was serving in the legislature, and they had to reduce the charges because what they initially charged him with was not even a crime, and they had to reduce the charges. now thanks to chloe's great reporting, we understand they believe they found new evidence that connects some recklessness that he did onset. we don't know what it is yet but it has to be pretty significant because there are still major holes here how did that live round get onset? remember, they will still have to convince a jury that an actor has a duty to open the gun and make sure a live round is not in the gun. that's a really high bar for them

>> i could have sworn we said last time we did this story like this story is over, he's not going to be charged. now what is the defense's strongest charge here? >> it goes back to the fact he relied on the experts, the people that told him there is a cold gun, which means there's not a live round and is an actor the one that's supposed to go and check it? you are supposed to say, no, i would rely on the experts. a jury might find that persuasive and there was conversation about if the gun was modified, and now they're saying actually the gun wasn't modified. before you said it was so, again, i think all of this adds up to reasonable doubt at least for a jury that will be the hurdle. >> so the grand jury that will see this new evidence, charges filed, charges dropped, charges filed again. will a grand jury get any of that will they find out about that? >> no. remember how one side of the presentation to the grand jury is that is just the prosecutor driving that they are the ones in control alec baldwin's defense is not there. he doesn't, obviously, show up to it and the prosecutor is the one that gets to make that presentation a grand jury could always decide, we think this case is

weak they will not indict him they have that option. but, again, the prosecutor is the one telling the full story here. >> that would be pretty rare everyone thinks the grand jury does what the prosecutor asks them to. real quickly, there were plea discussions and they fell apart for some reason and we don't know why, but is there a possibility this could be a pressure campaign to get that plea deal back going >> it is always a possibility that that could be back on the table. depending on how the accident shakes out, if i'm the prosecutor, i might want this case to have the plea deal, have them plea to some lesser charge. if i'm alex baldwin's attorney, i might take this to trial. >> thank you, laura. straight ahead, nearly 20 years later, could natalee holloway's family get answers to her disappearance today? we are live at the alabama courthouse with the main suspect in that case is facing a judge. but, first, vicky is checking out high tech health that could make you very happy this holiday season. >> reporter: good morning, guys.

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>> vicky nguyen took a trip to one of the retail giant's innovation labs. >> it was so cool. they actually give public tours of this place. today amazon is officially unveiling cutting edge delivery technology i will show you what happens when i place an order and how it gets to my doorstep. we will also take you behind the scenes to show you how the company is working to get your orders out faster and more sustainably than ever. from robots to artificial intelligence, amazon says it's revolutionizing the way consumers get their orders it comes as e-commerce sales are predicted to grow at least 10% this holiday season, reaching $278 billion, according to deloitte amazon alone estimated to deliver 13.5 million parcels each day. >> and it is all about innovation

i'm inside a state-of-the-art facility just outside of boston. with me now is amazon's chief technologist thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> reporter: this is the first time the public will see some of the new technology you are rolling out for the holidays what happens in a lab like this? >> we are reimaging the future of robotics so you can do your holiday shopping better. >> reporter: today amazon launches its brand-new robotic system, capable of stocking merchandise 75% more quickly and doing orders faster. what was the problem you were trying to solve? >> we want to offer a wider selection for our customers in an efficient manner so we can pass on a low cost. >> reporter: also makes it safer for employees, reducing the number of accidents and repetitive stress injuries. >> you don't have to get on a ladder, bend down on your knees or reach really high >> reporter: i met up with david who helped design and build it a machine got this item out of

the warehouse, brought it over here and now what happens? >> now the associate finds the item up on the screen. we scan it we put it in a tote to be sent to another part of the building for packaging. we let the system know it's in there. then this will cycle through and give us another tote. >> reporter: how do those towers move around? meet hercules. the finished robots form a line and drive themselves into their own shipping palates where they will head around the world also introducing digit who can grab and move orders in warehouse spaces not designed for humans i think something people are curious is about is what happens? >> sounds good.

>> reporter: okay. so i will buy what is a best seller on amazon right now, the instapot. >> right on your phone, ready to go. >> reporter: i will add it to my cart. >> by the time you did that, i figured out the best way to bring that to your house. >> reporter: we found that in penns grove, new jersey. from there it was driven to carteret, new jersey headed for a distribution center in the bronx where a delivery van picked it up and dropped it off the next day at 6:48 p.m. to me. >> welcome to my office. >> reporter: the company has more than 10,000 electric vans across the u.s. to reduce its environmental impact he drives one. >> i can do about 150 stops. maybe 250 to 300 packages.

>> reporter: new technology evolving to get us what we want faster and more sustainably this holiday season and here's the thing amazon is not alone in gearing up for the holidays. walmart opened three new fulfillment centers. and target is adding 100,000 workers this holiday season. >> you have to wonder about the folks that used to actually have those jobs, like the people. >> right that is a question i asked when we were there. amazon insists their data proves otherwise, that they are adding jobs as they add robots. they say they added hundreds of thousands of new jobs and job categories but you're right the person lifting those shelves is a different person. they may need to brush up on engineering skills or critical thinking they want to remove anything that's mundane and allow humans to use higher-level critical thinking skills. that's the goal with these robots. >> all right thank you, vicky. let's go over to al who has the forecast for us.

>> first, guys, cue the music. that's right take a look here this is great falls, montana they had windy conditions and blew all these tumble weeds right on up into these houses. this is music from "the good, the bad and the ugly." i'll let you figure out who's who over there. >> i'll be the ugly. >> we already knew that. >> the question is who's bad >> take a look at that well, we look out umble weed out. that's real bad. all right. well, we look out west we are looking at heat advisories through thursday from southern california all the way to california. 11 million people. look at some of these temperatures over the next couple days. upper 80s to low 90s from los angeles, el cajon as well. today looking at warm weather from chicago, kansas city. denver 71. phoenix 100 degrees. santa fe 79. more warm weather tomorrow not so warm here in the east you guys okay over there >> he said el cajon. hoda heard something different. >> i said el cajon. >> okay. >> how do you pronounce it >> el cajon. >> that's what's going on around the country.

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golden gate park. they presented an update on what's being done to reduce crime. da jenkins says her office is doing all they can to retain drug dealers whose cases remain open, holding them accountable for the fentanyl crisis. the chief says his officers are making more arrests for retail thefts and car break-ins with the help of bait cars. let's take a live look across the bay area where a heat advisory is set to begin later this morning. meteorologist kari hallasnitoring that. >> the heat will start to ramp up as we go toward late morning and the heat advisory begins at 11:00 a.m. all of these areas shaded in orange are under that heat advisory, but even outside of that, we are going to have some hot temperatures as we head for the upper 80s and low 90s, reaching 93 today in santa rosa and 95 in morgan hill. tomorrow will be the peak of the heat with some upper 90s in the forecast. and then temperatures start to come down on friday, the weekend is looking really nice, but we're watching out, also, for a slight chance of spotty showers

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explosion at a gaza hospital that has escalated tensions throughout the region. >> then back in court, joran van der sloot set to face a judge in alabama today. could natalee holloway's family finally get answers about her disappearance? >> it was conditioned upon mr. joran van der sloot revealing how she died and how her body was disposed of. plus, stunning revelations from britney spears highly anticipated mémoire. what she's sharing about the court order that controlled her life and her relationship with justin timberlake. and snooze alert. new research just out this morning on what hitting snooze in the morning may do for your health. so should you smash that button and grab a few extra zs? we'll break it all down today if

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israel overnight amid new outrage over the blast that killed hundreds at a hospital in gaza. israel denied blame for that explosion but vowed to do everything it can to avoid civilian casualties as it prepares to invade. tom llamas joins us from israel with the latest from that. tom, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, it is a busy morning for president biden here in israel. this is the first time ever an american president has come to israel during a time of war. and president biden is showing his support on multiple fronts, meeting with the prime minister, meeting even with the israeli war cabinet and right now meeting with victims of that hamas terror attack. this comes as a major part of president biden's trip to this area was canceled. leaders of arab nations refusing to meet with him because of that

hospital bombing in gaza. president biden in israel this morning while the middle east is in turmoil. the president meeting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a show of solidarity following last week's terror attacked that killed more than 1,400 in israel. >> we will continue to have israel's back as you work to defend your people. we'll continue to work with you and partners across the region to prevent more tragedy of innocent civilians. >> reporter: as protests continue from the west bank and crowds approaching the u.s. embassy in beirut reacting to a deadly blast in gaza. the israeli military strongly denying that saying it was caused by a palestinian rocket that misfired, launched not by hamas but another militant group, islamic jihad which says the accusation is false. >> based on what i've seen, it was done by the other team, not you. >> reporter: another major priority for the president, the release of hostages taken by hamas, including americans. and the safe passage of humanitarian aid into gaza, and the opening of the rafah

crossing where many, including americans, are waiting to leave. >> we have to also bear in mind that hamas does not represent all the palestinian people and has brought them only suffering. we encourage life saving capacity to help the palestinians who are innocent caught in the middle of this. >> reporter: the president had come to discuss those issues with the president and leaders. that summit now canceled in the wake of the hospital attack. now, to be very clear here, the palestinian authorities are blaming the israelis. this as the israelis say they have both intelligence and videos and they're providing this to the public proving this was a palestinian rocket that misfired. even though the truth is always important here, savannah, here the truth is secondary.

what i mean by that is the palestinians do not trust the israelis. the israelis do not trust the palestinians because both these groups are at war. >> well put. tom, thank you very much. attorneys for donald trump are appealing a gag order placed on him this week. the judge banned him from publicly attacking witnesses. he's accused of illegally trying to reverse the results of the 2020 election. trump complained yesterday that he's now a candidate for president, but he is not allowed to speak. the trial is set for march. the family of natalee holloway, the american teenager that vanished on a graduation trip to aruba in 2005 might finally get some answers about her disappearance. joran van der sloot who has been tied to that case is appearing today in an alabama courtroom for an anticipated plea deal. sam brock is in alabama.

he's at that courthouse with more. sam, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. joran van der sloot has never been charged. but according to the attorney, he is accepting a plea deal later today related to extortion charges provided he tells authorities how she died and the manner in which her body was disposed of. details the fbi has corroborated. after nearly two decades of agony and unanswered questions for the family of natalee holloway, joran van der sloot is reported to accept a plea deal this morning to reveal information about how she died. is there a surreal quality to all this now? >> absolutely. it's been almost two decades in the making. the family has been through so much and to get some kind of semblance of justice. >> reporter: he has been investigated for years after she vanished on a trip to aruba in

2005 and was never seen again. >> thank you for your continued support. >> holloway's mother and her family attended in june after the dutch was extradited. joran van der sloot is facing extortion and wire fraud charges for allegedly trying to obtain a quarter million dollars from beth holloway. he pleaded not guilty then, but according to the family's representative, that's about to change, which shocked even their camp. >> we anticipated this being a long trial, grueling trial. and i'm glad that the family did not have to go through that process. >> reporter: so this was unexpected. >> it was unexpected. >> reporter: no government officials confirmed the plea deal. but affording to the family attorney, the deal is based on one very big prerequisite. >> it was conditioned upon mr. van der sloot revealing details

of how she died and where her body was disposed of. >> reporter: she did say in a statement i am hopeful that some small semblance of justice may finally be realized, even though no act of justice will help the pain we have endured. >> i do think that it's still possible that we could find where her remains are. >> reporter: now finally there may be details that provide some form of closure to the family. and there is another element that's important to know here, which is in a filing last night, the judge did say she is considering victim impact statements before sentencing but only for beth holloway and immediate family members. >> it would be great if that family got some closure. big head's up if you are flying united airl this month they are making big changes in the way passengers board their flights. everything stays the same if you

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go ahead, say your peace why snoozing is good for you. >> it depends on how you are built. if you are a night owl, you are more likely to hit that snooze button, and that's because night owls will wake up in the deeper stages of sleep when the alarm first goes off and when they wake up, they're more likely to be disoriented and have impairment in their mood and performance so we'll hit the snooze button, the night owls. >> i feel like when i hit the snooze button and i feel like i'm getting ten extra minutes, i feel much worse. i feel groggier and out of it. i always say put your feet on the floor when the alarm goes off and there's something to that >> there is. that's what the study shows. 69% of us aren't hitting the snooze button. if you are that night owl and you have what we call sleep inertia.

that's the disorientation and the mood impairment and the performance. what the study showed is when you hit the snooze button, you wake up and have improved cognitive performance or better thinking but your mood, you are still miserable and you're still drowsy. >> and now you're late. >> now you're late. >> just to be clear, if you are a night owl. >> yes. >> the study is showing if you hit the snooze button that ten extra minutes of sleep does help you to a certain extent. >> yes, because it takes you into a deeper sleep and you wake up without sleep inertia. >> okay. if you are an early person, if you are not a night owl. >> yes if your physiology, if you are a night owl but also for some of us we have sleep derived and we

have sleep disorders, if you are not doing what you need to do, maintaining the environment for sleep, the cool, dark and quiet environment, then you are likely to be hitting that snooze button and waking up with all the problems same as a night owl. >> how do you know other than just instinct if you are a night owl or a morning person. >> if you are a night owl or morning lark, the night owls tend to be more alert in the evening hours. they like to exercise in the evening hours. the reverse would be true for the morning lark go away for two weeks and see what your sleep preferences are. none of us really have time to do that. so pay attention to the day where you feel more alert. >> i'm a lark. what about you. >> definitely a lark. >> team lark another lark over there. this place is full of larks. maybe carson he's a lark. carson is a lark you did that late night show all those years, still a lark. >> well, for those of you getting up right now, maybe you didn't hit the snooze button,

today, the temperatures ramp up headed for the low 90s. heat advisory begins at 11:00. we'll have a couple of days with really hot temperatures then bring it down for friday and the weekend is looking really nice but it will be mostly cloudy. even a chance of rain. best time of the morning! best time of the morning "popstart". >> let's get to it and start with big breaking news yesterday. i'm sure you heard about it in your inbox britney spears new upcoming memoire shedding light on her relationships, conservatorship and private details of her life. erin mclaughlin has more. >> good morning. this is being billed as brittney in her own words, the chance for the 41-year-old star to reclaim the narrative after a 13-year-long conservatorship that kept her in control of her

father brittney is not holding back, including a shocking account from her relationship with justin timberlake. she has had high-profile successes and romances, public meltdowns and a public court battle that sparked a movement. >> free brittney >> reporter: and helped her reclaim her freedom. now the pop icon is telling all in an upcoming memoire, "the woman in me. spears posting a video teasing the book last night. among the bombshell revelations, that she had an abortion decades ago after a pregnancy with then boyfriend justin timberlake. this disclosure coming through excerpts released early to "people" magazine. the pregnancy was a surprise but for me it wasn't a tragedy

i loved justin so much, i always expected us to have a family together one day justin definitely wasn't happy about the pregnancy. he said we weren't ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young the couple started dating when timberlake was 18 and spears just 17. the abortion, she recalls, is one of the most agonizing things i have ever experienced in my life "people" editor interviewed spears via email >> so this is a secret she kept for more than 20 years she knew becoming a mother was something she always dreamed of. >> reporter: spears also addresses what she calls the 13-year soul-crushing conservatorship that a judge terminated in november 2021. the woman in me was pushed down for a long time, she writes, also admitting her newfound freedom has been an adjustment lately fans expressed their concern for spears after this recent post of the superstar dancing with knives that led to

a police wellness check. spears says the miles were fake and that she was imitating this shakira dance. now intent on reclaiming the narrative about her own life. >> everyone has tried to define her and what she is. she wants to say, hey, i get to decide now and this is the first step in that process >> reporter: representatives for britney spears and timberlake did not immediately respond to our request for comment from nbc news right now she's really enjoying the simple life, traveling, watching her favorite tv shows and enjoying this time to just be the new issue of "people" is available today. next up, "saturday night live." officially season 49 already one for the record books >> let's go to our newest nfl sideline reporter who is at metlife stadium. kenny, what's the mood down there? >> devastated, curt.

taylor is nowhere to be seen. >> when we get back, we will talk with someone who actually wants to talk football. >> yeah! please >> that was from this weekend's premier episode. we saw the highest ratings in the season starter in the 18 to 49 demo. major celebrity cameos such as travis kelce appearing in that stretch. taylor was in the house to introduce ice spice. it was also the biggest snl season premier on peacock, more than doubling last year's opener snl returns this weekend got bad bunny as both host and musical guest. we have a very funny guest that's one to mark on your calendars. next up, kelly clarkson. her daytime talk show premiered

from its new home right across the street on 30 rock. kelly was joined by billy porte you stronger for a gospel rendition of her song "stronger." ♪ ♪ what doesn't kill you ♪ ♪ makes you stronger ♪ ♪ stand a little taller ♪ ♪ >> oh! >> how about that note >> oh, my god! >> unbelievable. again, congratulations to kelly and her staff across the street. great first week. great first week. all right.

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oh, we're back with sad oh, we're back with sad news shared yesterday by our friend bobby flay the passing of his cat which he loved so much, nacho >> jenna is here with more. >> now turned into the cat correspondent. we know how hard the loss of a pet can be they become part of the family it is no different for bobby flay, who is fondly remembering it was a bond like no other. famed chef bobby flay and his felined friend nacho. they were known as a feisty duo. >> you want a taste? nacho? >> the orange haired kitty seen by the chef's side on press appearances, taste testing new products, even making his modeling debut in "people"

magazine with flay for the 2017 edition of the sexiest man alive. >> he's 21 pounds. >> 21 pounds >> yeah, don't mess with nacho. >> an unapologetic cat dad. >> i have two of them. i love them so much. >> nacho wasn't just a sidekick but a celebrity in his own right. the furry main coon amassing fans on instagram. acting as flay's sous-chef but unlike some cats, nacho wasn't known to lounge around all day, instead serving as the inspiration for his own food company made by nacho. flay, a famously proud cat person known for cooking for his pets before turning those recipes into a premium cat food brand. >> i created this company with my cat, nacho, because it's time for cats to get the attention and the thoughtful recipes they deserve. >> while the 21-pound kitty

brought joy to many, this morning the heart-breaking message that nacho passed away peacefully writing, nacho had a magic about him that was truly special he came into my life when i needed him most and brought joyful moment after joyful moment to my household flay asking people to give your pets an extra long hug today and please say a short prayer for nacho. they mean so much to all of us his heart break shared across social media fellow celebrity chef writing, oh, bobby. i'm so sorry what a good life you gave him. he takes comfort knowing his likeness will live on forever in made by nacho. and in the hearts of those who loved him. >> oh. we all know what a pet leaves it is really, really hard i have to say, can i just say happy birthday not to take away from nacho, but happy birthday to hollywood. >> your cat? >> now we're talking about your cat? >> yes

can i show a picture there she is. >> i meant bobby, y'all. i'm sorry. >> happy birthday. >> by the way, i work with jenna. >> i'm becoming book, queso and cat correspondent. i'm sure my parents have never been more proud. >> you're a cat lady now >> i'm still in mourning over nacho while you guys are yolking it up. >> no, we're not. >> rest in peace. >> thank you, jenna. coming up next, we talk to joe fryer. remember that kid? there he is. that's david after dentist has he been to the dentist sinc sinc maybe noe?t.

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video. one of the first ones to truly go viral. >> three simple words, david after dentist. morning news now on weekend today's joe fryer caught up with him now ten years later. >> more than that. can you believe david is now 22 years old. 22. >> geez! >> the video was recorded 15 years ago. back then david was 7, just had dental surgery and was feeling the drugs. his dad didn't post until the next year because he wanted to share it with friends and family but the file was big it was easier to upload it to youtube and share the link >> how did it go >> i didn't feel anything. >> his name is david, but you probably know him as -- >> david after dentist how do you feel about that, that

title? >> i love it it's been a fun adventure. it's been its own part of my life. >> starting with the part when he was 7 and still feeling pretty loopy after dental surgery. >> i feel funny. why is this happening to me? >> a moment immortalized by his dad, david c. >> you remember those times you said if i only had a camera. well, i actually had a camera that day. >> in the two-minute clip, david jr. is earnestly philosophical one moment. >> is this real life >> yeah, this is real life >> bluntly flustered the next. >> stay in your seat >> the anesthesia, of course, did wear off, but the video's legend would only grow when you watch it, what is your favorite part? >> i think the end when i was like, oh.

>> back in 2009, the clip racked up a new million views. >> they were like, okay, i have heard of this thing going viral. i think that's what we're doing. >> and what did you think? >> i was just in shock. >> there was some backlash from those who thought dad was exploiting his son but for the most part, folks loved it >> is this real life >> the video was part of a super bowl add for visio homer simpson even referenced it on "the simpsons." >> the youtube of the kid high on dentist gas >> and, of course, they appeared on "today". >> they stopped talking about it. >> you could have been embarrassed by it and wished it never happened or you could have your attitude. why do you have your attitude. >> i can only comprehend so much at that age. i was just going with the flow i was like, oh, i get to go to new york like, great, this is fun like i realized these people

weren't making fun of me. >> not to mention the youtube ad revenue helpful during the 2009 recession. >> i had been selling real estate, and that went away overnight, so it literally saved us. >> today the video has racked up more than 140 million views. does that just blow your mind? >> it does it's crazy. >> david is a senior at the university of florida studying computer science, not dentistry. when he was accepted here, the school's president reenacted david's viral moment. >> it's funny you didn't bring it up. >> as for his classmates at first, many didn't know david's identity. >> dude, what? i would have never known he's very humble about it. and he's never gone out of his way to tell me. >> i didn't know that fact and then someone told me later on and i was like, no way but i was in the midst of fame >> turns out this moment did live forever that's okay. it's still a welcome part. >> is this real life >> of david's real life. >> so you might be wondering about david after graduation

he will get his diploma soon, plans to work in the computer science division dad is turning over his responsibilities to the younger david. >> going viral meant something now people try to go viral on purpose. he used it to send it to the uncles and the aunts and then two million people caught on he said we tried to do it again. it was like lightening in a bottle nothing stuck and the kids weren't that into it the one time it happened and who knows. >> thank you, joe. >> we're glad david is doing well our friends at today.com also chatted with david so you can head to our website to check out his favorite memory once that video went viral. >> okay. >> all right al, we've got some time to celebrate some birthdays. >> here we go. let's bring on the smucker's jars first up, it is a happy 105th birthday to ms. fannie blount.

i hope i'm pronouncing that right. her secret to longevity, eating fresh veggies every day. joe romeo 100. in the last two years joe discovered his love of dancing and going to concerts. happy 106th birthday to ida mae wheeler of sacramento, california her secret hitting the gym four times a week, which is three more times than me margery bennett is 101 the retired chemistry teacher assembling wiring harnesses for world war ii aircrafts how about that george ozamoto tells us the secret to his longevity, two scoops of ice cream in a sugar cone i like that. and happy 100th birthday to rose volpe, a tech savvy lady from oakland, michigan. she taught young students how to

use computers. >> in moderation. >> all right al, thank you. coming up on the 4th hour, we have a performance by international chart topper bernie. >> coming up, home chefs, listen up we are going to show you the hottest new tech and must have gear for your kitchen. we'll get to that after your local news, weather and these messages. >> one is a real game changer. >> okay.

good morning. san francisco high school students are planning to make their voices heard. this is over israel's war with hamas. students from schools including galeo high school are planning to hold a mass walkout to protest the violence. they're calling for a cease fire. today's walkout comes in the wake of yesterday's blast at a crowded hospital in gaza city which is believed to have killed hundreds, including many children. israel and hamas are now blaming each other. supervisor hillary ronan is expected to be among city leaders joining the news conference. happening now, the news conference is expected to happen

this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," in the war zone. president biden arriving in israel. >> i want the people of israel and the people of the world to know where the united states