and then for san francisco we're seeing mostly upper 60s and low 70s. that extends at least into the middle of next week. and surprise slowing for folks in the tri valley continuing northbound 680 jammed up from bernal up to 580. there's damage to an overhead sign just shy of the 580 overcrossing crews are trying to determine whether or not they can reopen lanes that go under that sign today show just moments away, but for more local news, stay with today in the bay. we stream live on pluto, roku and other platforms live at. live at 8:00 this morning. counting down to kickoff. san jose state's assistant athletic director joins us as the spartans prepare for their first football game tomorrow night. go, spartans! here we go. thanks for joining us. this good wednesday morn. millions more are waking up to another day of extreme heat and

humidity. >> as the race to the holiday weekend starts. it's august 28th. this those brutal temperatures expanding to much of the east now. schools closing to cope with even more records set to be shattered today. al's full forecast straight ahead. and a look at the weekend travel rush underway and said to be the busiest ever. alarming outbreak. borne virus. towns cancelling outdoor activities to keep the bugs at bay. we'll have the very latest. indicted again. the special counsel secures a new indictment against donald trump. this morning the revised charges he's now facing. the former president's reaction,

saying he's being persecuted and what it all means for the race to the white house. deadly raids. israel sending in troops and tanks and carrying out air strikes, while new images emerge of the dramatic rescue of a captive held for a year in a tunnel and his long awaited reunion. at&t customers unable to make calls and affecting 911 dispatchers across the country. just ahead, what caused it and what the company is doing to fix it. plus, the kelces cashing in. >> ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome back. >> after inking a new deal reportedly worth more than $100 million inside their very big payday. and epic dual.

>> oh! what a way to finish it! >> a thrilling finish to the longest match in u.s. open history. more than five and a half hours. all the highlights and american star coco gauff returns to the court on a quest to begin her title, today, august 28th, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and a good morning to you. welcome to "today." so happy to have you join us on this wednesday morning. savannah and hoda are off. the 5 1/2 hours for a tennis match, at hour three, i would be like you can have this. >> it is impressive to match. the action is certainly hot. just like in queens and a lot of places all across the country today.

>> yeah. here's a look this morning. sunrise point pleasant, new jersey. one of the many spots along the east coast facing brutally high heat and humidity. more than 50 million are under heat alerts today with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average. >> all of it ahead of the busy travel labor day weekend set to smash records this year. this is the scene right now at laguardia airport. later we will be talking to a top official from the tsa about those expected crowds. >> we have it all covered for you, including al's forecast, the growing concerns about mosquitos as we head into the long holiday weekend. we will start with ryan nobles. ryan is at the national mall at washington, d.c. good morning to you. >> craig, good morning. you live in washington, d.c., so you know it can get hot this time of year. this average high around 86 degrees, but we're expected to smash through that number today.

the nation's capital, like much of the east coast, expected to break heat records. at a time when kids are heading back to school and the leaves will soon be falling, an unexpected turn in the temperature is making life difficult for millions of americans. >> oh, my gosh. this is so hot. >> reporter: a massive dome of heat is making its way across the country. temperatures in cities like chicago, st. louis and cincinnati were 10 to 15 degrees higher than normal, putting air-conditioner units to a late season test. >> once the temperatures hit 80, 85, we start to get a high call volume of air-conditioners breaking down. >> reporter: today it's the east coast's turn to bake. >> we struggle with not only getting to school, but they have to come right back. >> reporter: schools in philadelphia are planning for an early dismis kids sitting in hot classrooms, many without air-conditioning. >> why start before labor day every year if maybe the temperatures are rising each year? >> reporter: in new york city, the u.s. open is preparing to

give players additional break -- breaks if the temperatures go above 86 degrees. here in the nation's capital, getting in one last summer trip, temperatures are expected to reach as high as 100 degrees. and the city of washington, d.c. is already preparing for the heat. they have declared a heat emergency that will begin at noon today. the national weather service issued a heat advisory for the 12th time for washington, d.c. that's the most the nation's capital has experienced since 2005. craig? >> all right. ryan nobles there in d.c. starting us off. thank you. al has more about the heat. >> good morning, guys. good morning to you from the mississippi river valley into the northeast. 51 million people under heat advisory, heat warnings. we have a big dome of high pressure pumping up that hot, humid air. look at these temperatures as you heard ryan talk about. it will feel warmer in washington, d.c.

101 heat index in nashville. same in indianapolis. going to feel close to 99. look at these potential record highs today from d.c., raleigh, chattanooga, columbus, ohio, morgantown. south of the front -- or north of the front we have this pressure bringing in much cooler air. temperatures with a one day change. burlington, you are down to 73. syracuse 76. a 9 degree drop in detroit with a temperature of 87. we do have that front bringing severe weather as the day rolls on. we are going to be watching the risk of severe weather today for 28 million people. the good news is tornado risk low, but very windy and damaging hail is possible. guys? >> all right, coming back to you in a few minutes, buddy. first, another concern in

the buildup to the labor day weekend, the threat of mosquito-borne illnesses. health officials have been sounding the alarm this week. now a case in new hampshire has turned deadly. joe fryer has the details on this one. >> good morning, guys. yeah, as we try to soak up the end of summer even with the wild weather, americans are also on the lookout for mosquitos. concerns about the diseases they carry are growing. this morning in new england, there is news of one case turning deadly. this morning communities are on alert during peak mosquito season with the concerns the insects could be carrying deadly diseases. >> they can get out of control and do a lot of damage. >> reporter: this year mosquitos have been linked to two dangerous illnesses, west nile virus or eastern equine encephalitis. in new hampshire a man bitten by a mosquito later died of eee. it is new hampshire's first

human case in a decade. cases have popped up in wisconsin, vermont, new jersey and massachusetts, where spraying began tuesday night. >> our kids are -- you know, they get bit a lot, so i wouldn't want them to get anything like that. i'm glad that they're trying to mitigate that. >> reporter: experts say the eee virus is very rare but is troublesome. >> it's an infection no one wants to get and we can avoid it by not getting bitten by mosquitos. >> reporter: west nile has been found in 33 states as the west nile virus has been rising this summer. but experts say americans can still enjoy the holiday weekend with precautions. >> mosquitos are predominantly out very early in the morning or dusk, in the evening, so that's the time where you want to be more cautious. >> experts say there is more you can do including wearing long

shirts or pants, remove standing water around your property and of course applying that insect repellent. >> thanks, joe. a significant legal maneuver that could impact the race for the white house. the social counsel overseeing the 2020 election interference case against donald trump now filing a new version of the indictment, accusing the former president of plotting to overturn the results. the move coming after the recent supreme court ruling on presidential immunity that jeopardized the initial case. we have two reports starting with garrett haake covering the trump campaign. >> good morning. this new indictment contains all the charges on donald trump original ones, but with revised support in them. charges he already pled not guilty. this sharpens the legal focus on mr. trump's handling of the last election results as this next

election looms just a few short months away now. special counsel jack smith filing a superseding indictment against the former president over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. while the original charges remained, smith narrowed and revised his allegations against the former president, removing references to anything that might be considered official acts during his time in office. online mr. trump calling it the persecution of a political opponent. he has already pled not guilty to all of the charges. the new indictment comes on the heels of last month's bombshell ruling that found presidents enjoying broad immunity from official acts. >> i'm immune from all the stuff they charged me with. >> i was concerned about a system that appeared to provide immunity for one individual under one set of circumstances. >> reporter: the new indictment accuses mr. trump of using his campaign to spread lies that he knew were false to create an

intense national atmosphere of mistrust and anger. that includes a now infamous call mr. trump made to georgia secretary of state after losing the state to joe biden. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes. >> reporter: on certifying the election results, the special counsel refers to former vice president presence, writing mr. trump had no official responsibilities but did have a personal interest, alleging he attempted to use a crowd on january 6th to pressure the vice president to alter the election results. >> we fight like hell. if you don't fight like hell, you are not going to have a country. >> reporter: nbc news released video shot by nancy pelosi's daughter in the hours after the attack that hbo recently turned

over to congress. the former speaker blasting mr. trump. >> we take an oath to protect our country from all enemies foreign and domestic. there's domestic enemies in the white house. >> reporter: that video also contains the speaker wondering aloud why the national guard was not at the capitol before the attack, which she also says she takes responsibility for not being prepared with the guard and more. but the d.c. national guard is controlled by the federal government meaning then former president trump himself would have had to order them out. >> let's talk about this new indictment. to do that, laura jarrett, is joining us this morning. to jarett's point, two months ago, we had the decision on immunity. why now? >> because of the way that the justices wrote the decision. and you were there that way. they said what's on limits, what's off limits, what's immune, what's not immune. they forced their hand to try to make it comply with the supreme

court's decision. the timing was important here, guys. >> that's what i was going to ask you. can you talk about that? >> yes. the justice department generally tries not to make any moves against a candidate within 60 days before the presidential election because they don't want to affect the election. so they were right within that window right now. so if they were going to do it, they had to do it right now. the issue is there is going to be some work for the trial court judge to do because they kept in some of the stuff that the supreme court said might be immune. so now the trial court will have to parse that out, and it will take some time. >> to be clear again, the thinking if trump wins the election, it goes away. >> but if he's not re-elected, guys, they want to have something. so they need to have this revised indictment in case the case does move forward. >> and this judge now will have to decide what was official and what was unofficial? >> and we're talking weeks. we're talking months and months really, to just be clear, because it was a new grand jury. so they are going to get to find out -- the defense will get to

find out, what went in front of the grand jury? what testimony will they hear from the old case? then if they don't like the results, they can appeal back to the supreme court before it goes to trial. if you are wondering at home, why is this taking so long, that's why. >> stick around. don't go far. all right. we have a lot more to get to right now, including new developments from the middle east overnight. israel launching a large scale military operation carrying out raids in several cities. it comes on the heels of another raid in gaza that led to the rescue of a hostage held captive by hamas for nearly a year. matt bradley joins us now. good morni morning. >> good morning, guys. we're at that hospital where that hostage was released yesterday was just released. meanwhile, israel's military is launching its largest raid in the west bank in decades. overnight, a major military operation. israel launching raids into the occupied west bank with military

vehicles, troops and strikes in what israel calls a large-scale counterterrorism operation. authorities saying at least nine people were killed. the fallout from the war in gaza expanded in multiple areas including in the west bank where tensions have been rising. posting, we must address this in the same manner as we deal with in gaza, including the evacuation of palestinian residents. this is a full-fledged war, and we must win it. on another front of that war, after a rescue in gaza, today is the first full day of freedom for the hostage held captive in the hamas tunnel for 326 days. his family elated, seen here running to his side. he's going home this afternoon and we'll have a small party for him there, his cousin said. he lost about 55 pounds in captivity because he wasn't eating proper food. he ate dried fruits and vegetables and a little bread.

idf special forces rescued him tuesday morning from the vast tunnels in gaza. the 52-year-old father of 11 children was a security guard in southern israel when he was captured in hamas' october 7 terror attacks. 18 were killed on october 7th. he is one of six who were kidnapped. but rescue missions like this remain rare. he is only the eighth hostage that has been recovered alive. dozens more remain waiting for a similar liberation. and, sheinelle, israeli officials are blaming iran for the unrest in the west bank, accusing the country of smuggling weapons to militants there. >> thank you. meanwhile this morning, millions of at&t customers were affected by a software glitch yesterday that caused a major phone outage and even impacted some 911 services. many affected say their phones

were stuck in sos mode, some for several hours. the company did not release details about the interruption. there were outages reported throughout the country starting at 5:00 eastern, mostly ending by 10:00 last night. all right. let's get a full check of the weather again. >> hey, guys. we're looking at mountain zones. showers and storms along the gulf. we're looking at hot, stormy weather in the northeast mid-atlantic states but cooler weather back behind the great lakes. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . the savings they love. (dog howls) for automatic delivery and 5% savings. for life with pets, there's chewy.

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also, the deputy head of the tsa will tell us how to prepare to handle those crowds. plus, it is good to be a kelce brother. a massive new deal. inside their major payday and what's next for them. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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to you. it is 726 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at our top stories. mike inouye. following a closure on interstate 680 this morning. mike, what are you hearing? well, this morning we had all but one lane closed. now full closure because of overhead sign damage. that's just north of stoneridge drive. so instead of just a crash, a full closure of 680. folks are forced off the freeway at stoneridge, far back as sunol boulevard. you're seeing slowing. you should take to city streets. but let me show you this will add 84 and add more traffic through this portion of livermore and pleasanton, so that will complicate things. they just had this closed for about 15 minutes. we'll see how much longer it has to last. they are inspecting the sign, hopefully reopening soon. i'll update on twitter or x i'm bob redell here in hayward. there have been a number of violent incidents at local schools here in the bay area. the most recent here at hayward high behind me. they will have more security on campus as a result. this is after two kids were stabbed during a lunchtime fight this past monday. three students were

arguing when one pulled out a knife allegedly, and cut the other two. both went to the hospital and are expected to be okay. let's get a look at that forecast. another hot one ahead. kari. yes. for our inland areas, we're headed back to the mid 90s for today, upper 50s for tonight. and then low 90s tomorrow. but we will gradually cool off over the next few days. and for the holiday weekend, it looks really nice with some mid 80s. meanwhile, san francisco will see highs in the upper 60s and low 70s into next week. laura. all right thank you. and don't forget to join us for today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. we're teeing you up for the kickoff for the college football season with the first bay area game tomorrow night. watch on roku, amazon fire tv and streaming platforms including nbcbayarea.com, and o course,f

what a way to finish it! >> we are back with hour five, minute 35 of the longest match in history. an epic five-set battle. the first three all going to tie breakers. delivering the perfect quote right after that five and a half hour match. he said to reporters, quote, i just want to go to bed. >> i say that all the time. can you imagine? >> imagine what it feels like today, right? >> five and a half hours. i said to sheinelle earlier, after like three and a half i would have been like, you're a better man than me. first up, tens of millions gearing up for the long holiday weekend. the travel rush for the weekend expect to break crowds on the roads. >> in a moment we'll talk about what you can expect if you are flying from a top official from

the tsa. first, sam brock joins us from laguardia airport. hey, sam. >> reporter: hi, sheinelle, craig. we have been talking all year about the fact that air travel has really elevated to new heights. so it is not exactly a surprise that the labor day rush is expected to smash records, projecting an 8.5% increase from a year ago. friday is expected to be the highest volume day. and, guys, the roads are going to be packed with people as gas prices are down 50 cents a gallon from where they were a year ago. this labor day weekend, americans are packing up and heading out in mass. >> i think it is just a lot of people traveling. >> the holiday stretch, officially tracked from thursday to next wednesday will break records according to the tsa and travel site, hopper. >> right now almost 23 million seats are expected to depart from u.s. airports over the long

weekend. >> reporter: a key part of that equation, the price of airfare plummeted, with hopper estimating the average flight is $211. >> it's down 5% from last year and 17% compared to pre-pandemic levels. >> it's not just air travel raising the bar. gas prices averaging $3.35 nationwide are also revving up drivers. >> sunday and monday are going to be the roughest days, especially monday. the interstates and the major metro areas like d.c., new york, los angeles, they're going to be packed in those afternoon hours on labor day itself. >> reporter: when it comes to airports, the busiest, atlanta, chicago, dallas and denver with a three-day weekend, a last chance for families to soak up the summer sun. domestic destinations are outpacing international ones. >> seattle is the top destination. it was number one last year as well. but we have seen a 30% increase in seattle this year. why? it is those alaska cruises.

>> reporter: speaking of seattle, sea-tac is still recovering from an apparent cyberattack over the weekend that disrupted their website and delayed around 7,000 bags. the record breaking summer travel season hit speed bumps in july when 47% of flights were delayed, 37% canceled. now august is set to close with 24% of flights disrupted, and that's thanks in large part to tropical storm debby. if your flight is canceled or delays for any reason, you can rebook on the next available flight on any airline. so flying on saturday and returning tuesday or wednesday would actually be a good approach to keep you away from some of the worst crunch. as far as that situation in seattle is concerned, sea-tac officials say they made progress when it comes to restoerg the damaged baggage system, but

they're encouraging travelers to pack carry-ones if they can. >> sam, thank you. let's bring someone on the front lines of this historic travel season. holly is with us there. an always busy week at the national airport. holly, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. >> so, again, busiest in history. we have been talking about it for a few months now. you are expected to smash another record this labor day weekend. what is the tsa doing to prepare? >> reporter: well, you are right. air travel is back. and the volume is the highest our agency has seen in our nearly 23-year history. we are staffed up and ready to support. as reported, we are anticipating about 17 million passengers we will screen through the system, starting tomorrow, thursday, through next wednesday, september 4th. we are staffed up and ready to go. >> sometimes you guys are able to figure out which airports will be busier than others ahead of a travel rush.

do we know which particular airports this time around folks are going to be flocking to in mass? >> reporter: well, yes. and we work with our airline partners and airport partners, too, on travel projections. and we are ready. for tsa, you can expect, too, our wait times will be ten minutes or less for precheck passengers and 30 minutes or less for standard lane. and i also would like to mention that we also have our national deployment officers that we deploy when we might see some staffing needs in particular locations. >> as you know, since the pandemic, a lot of folks haven't been just traveling more, but a lot of these folks have been unruly on flights, as they're boarding flights as well. in fact, the faa last week reported 43 incidents that were going to be referred to the fbi for investigation and perhaps even prosecution. holly, what's happening on these

planes? what's happening at these airports? do we know why folks are being so unruly? >> unruly passengers, frankly, one is too many. we are seeing them both in the air and on the ground. and we -- unruly behavior is not acceptable and it does result in delays and potential penalties. >> there is a bill that's currently languishing in a subcommittee in congress that would, among other things, create this no-fly list. it would ban people who have been convicted of being unruly, if you will, assaulting a tsa officer or somebody on a plane as well, they would be banned from flying in the future. how far would something like that go in curbing this problem? >> as you mentioned, so we work with our partners, including those on capitol hill to find ways in which we can support our

workforce, those transportation security officers, gate agents, flight attendants that may be encountering this unruly behavior. we will continue to work with them and our airline partners and clamp down on this behavior. >> reportedly, a lot of these folks acting out, they are drunk and they consumed too much alcohol on the plane or getting ready to board the plane. yesterday the head of the largest airport said that if they limited drinks on the plane, then that would go a fair amount in curbing this. what say you to that, holly? would that be helpful, in curbing alcohol? >> i know there are rules online, and i know that has gone

a long way. we can definitely look at that. >> the last thing before i let you go, folks that are traveling this weekend, what would you tell them? what should they be keeping in mind? >> thank you. first, i would say please pack smart. start with an empty bag. if you have any questions on what you can or cannot bring, visit tsa.gov or ask us. please, please give yourself enough time and pack patience. airports are rush hours, too. last but not least, many of you might see some technology, new technology at our airports. they are there for security effectiveness, efficiency and the passenger experience, so please listen to the instructions from the transportation security officer. >> all right. tsa deputy administrator, thank you so much. thank you, thank you. a big thanks to the tsa as well. >> it's not an easy job. just ahead, an unusual fitness trend among young men, chewing extra hard gum with the hopes with the hopes of sculpting a chiselled jawline, but does it work and what do

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they opened all about it on new heights. they have more than 100 million reasons to celebrate the show's success. their podcast kicks off its third season and it is already making news with a new home. >> the first thing you probably notice is that we have a new home. >> the partnership has the kelces seeing green. there's reporting that the brothers are getting a big payday, taking home more than $100 million for three years. when the show launched in 2022, it quickly became the most popular sports podcast on spotify. >> it's good to finally get this thing rolling, brother. >> thanks in part to their big personalities and brotherly love. >> didn't want to get emotional, you know, but what can you do? >> you can't help it, man. >> and, of course, their love lives. >> how does it feel that taylor swift has finally put you on the map? >> travis's relationship with

superstar, taylor swift, elevating the football star's profile in a different demographic. jason's wife, kylie, has become a favorite, too. a sign of the big bucks being sunk into podcasting. spangler citing multiple sources, also reporting an $80 million deal for dax shepard's chair, and joe rogan re-signed with spotify for $250 million. although, the platform has recently pulled back its spending in the podcast space. >> spotify was really the only player doing these exclusive platform deals. they wanted marquee. now they say they don't have to pay that premium because they have achieved widespread adoption. >> as for the kelce brothers, their empire continues to grow.

this fall, younger brother travis will suit up for another season with the chiefs. and he's already started filming an upcoming ryan murphy series. now retired, big brother jason will be watching the game from the broadcast booth where he will work as an espn analyst. >> welcome to the best season of the year, football. >> okay. so they got the podcast. travis is also going to try his hand acting in a '90s classic. >> because what can't he do, right? if you are not satisfied just watching him in the kansas city chiefs, listen to what he has lined up. an appearance in the sequel to "happy gillmore." the hollywood reporter says he's going to star in an action comedy called "loose cannons." and he's hosting a reboot of "are you smarter than a fifth grader." and there is a talk of an engagement to -- what's her name? >> taylor swift.

>> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. i actually don't have any inside sources. but i'm going to work on them. i got to work on them. >> he's a busy guy. >> yeah. >> if anyone can get to the bottom of that story, it's going to be you. >> i have to dig. >> by the way, there is another place where you can catch travis kelce. >> where would that be? >> on nbc and peacock, mr. roker. back in action next thursday, september 5th. and then the next day, friday, september 6th, you can watch the packers and the eagles exclusively on peacock. >> i'm smiling. i'm excited about it. >> that game will happen in brazil. i will be in kansas city next week. not brazil, just kansas city. >> can i come with you? >> come on! me and roker will go. >> wait. i want to go home. >> yeah. they said no. >> oh, okay. all right. who is ready for the roller coaster temperatures? here we go. keep your hands and feet inside

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al's got your full forecast. plus, let the games begin. the paralympics getting underway in paris. >> when you look in the stands and just everybody is cheering, you get such an energy boost from that. >> we're live as athletes prepare to go for the gold. and chew on this. inside the latest viral fitness trend. >> this isn't just your average chewing gum. this is a jawline sculpting gum. >> young men using rock hard chewing gum to sharpen their jawlines. why medical experts are saying it may do more harm than good. all that, plus a surprise season for "yellowstone". >> anything else you feel like discussing? >> lainey wilson's tunes. >> this is a big deal for me and my band.

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charleston. 100 in memphis, and nashville 101. new york city will feel close to 100 tomorrow. today we have the potential for record highs for baltimore and d.c. raleigh, paw -- paducah, columbus, ohio, and then as we move north of the front, we have this big area of high pressure bringing in nothing but cool. we will be looking at the temperatures actually dropping. 23 degrees in michigan today. buffalo, you dropped 13 degrees to 78. burlington into the 70s. now here is that front that will be generating the showers and thunderstorms all along it. 28 million people from pittsburgh, philadelphia all under the risk of severe weather. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. the good news is the tornado risk very low. >> that's good news. this morning donald trump is facing a new legal issue which could impact the presidential campaign. the special counsel overseeing the election interference case

now accusing the former president of plotting to overturn the results. garrett haake covers the trump campaign for us. good morning. >> reporter: hey, sheinelle. good morning to you. this contains all the same charges as the original, charges to which he's already pled not guilty. this shreupld -- slimmed down indictment sharpens the legal focus on mr. trump's handling of the last election results. even as early voting getting underway for this election next month. a new indictment is basically a slimmed down version of last summer's indictment accusing mr. trump of trying to overturn the election results. what's been removed is anything called official acts of the president after the supreme court ruled last month that presidents enjoy official immunity for acts committed in office. that means like the phone call to georgia's secretary of state asking him to find votes as well as mr. trump's twitter account and the things he used it for become much more important to this case going forward.

the new indictment will set off another round of legal filings and arguments over evidence and the size. the bottom line, this case will almost certainly not go to trial before the election, and, of course, if mr. trump wins, he can order the whole matter be dropped. >> garrett, thank you. meanwhile, the curtain may have closed on the olympic games, but a show stopping athletic competition is getting underway in paris. the paralympics. 11 days of events kicking off today. emilie ikeda is in the city of light for all of it. hey, emilie. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. "emily in paris," that's something i could get used to. and these are the sounds of paris. believe it or not, this busy, noisy and iconic traffic circle will be cleared out in a few hours for the opening ceremonies for the paralympics. ahead of what paris promises to

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>> the biggest day of my life was the moment i found wheelchair basketball, and i'm incredibly grateful that i did. >> it feels so surreal. >> reporter: by their side is laura webster, who now has an extra fan at home. she competed at the last paralympics five months pregnant. four kids and now six games later, how have the paralympics changed? >> the global awareness and global support has 100% increased. and when you look into the stands and it's just everybody is cheering. >> reporter: the best of paris on full display. at the foot of the eiffel tower, a total transformation from beach volleyball to blind soccer, which relies on a ball with bells. the athletes giving a behind the scenes look on the lead-up on social media. sharing an obsession with chocolate muffins and trying on new outfits. just weeks after he watched his

wife tara take home gold in the long jump. >> oh, my god, baby! you're the olympic champion! >> reporter: a ground-breaking paralympics poised to win over the world. and you guys may remember the olympic mascot for the olympic games. this little red hat that stands for liberation. now it has a counter part sprinting on to the scene with a prosthetic. event organizers say the sreuz visible disability sends a strong message of inclusion. tickets for the events have sold out weeks ago. let the games begin, guys. >> that's fantastic. >> that's awesome. >> great. >> by the way, you can tune into the opening ceremony today at 1:00 p.m. eastern on, of course, streaming on peacock.

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we are back at 8:15 this morning. on today's consumer, we are diving into a new viral fitness trend. >> i'm sure you guys have seen this in your feeds. young men chewing on rock hard gum on purpose. some experts are now warning it could be dangerous. >> nbc's senior business correspondent, christine romans, has been tracking this for us. this is a thing? >> this is a real thing. lots of guys are doing it. it is a fitness craze definitely to chew on. more and more gen z men are exercising their jawlines by chewing on specialized gum. these products are really popular on social media. they claim by chewing them, you

could get a stronger, chiselled jawline in a few weeks. before you bite, here is what you need to know. >> here is how to get a more attracted jawline that you probably never realized. >> they're called facial fitness chewing gums and they have gone viral. >> this isn't your average chewing gum. >> sold under brand names like jaw liner, stronger gum and jawko with flavors like mango and watermelon. they claim to give you a jawline, results in just weeks. >> the gum is supposed to make your jawline stronger and more defined. i wonder if this actually works. >> 19-year-old fitness influencer says he chewed jarliner gum for several days for a month and jaw improvements. >> at first it is really hard. then it is more defined and pointy. it looked better and my jaw was definitely stronger. >> companies behind these gums

say they're made with hard resins or wax. they say they have sold millions of packets at 12 to $25 a pop. these are part of a trend targeting teen boys called looks maxing that's already racked up more than 3 billion views on tiktok with little proof of payoff. >> ever since i was a little kid, i always wanted a strong jawline, like the movie stars. >> so we asked gum companies for scientific evidence their products worked. they sent us these studies citing a connection between chewing and bone and muscle growth. they issued a statement that these gums can range from ineffective to harmful. >> you can cause pain, headaches, neck pain. you can break fillings. you can have your crowns fall

out because you are chewing this hard gum. >> this cosmetic dentist said when her own teen sons wanted to try the gum, her answer was clear. >> my reaction was throw it away immediately. >> carson who sells them through tiktok and gets a commission on every pack, says the side effects on his jaw were tolerable. >> a day or two later i felt great and even stronger. >> the before and after. >> it is important to note some of these influencers also sell them and make one on them. >> here is the thing. i'm not going to lie. i'm like, oh, give me some gum. what do i need to do? no. and the fact they're getting paid for it. >> yeah. i think -- >> $25 a pop for a pack of this, too. so these kids have money. these are young men. 3 billion views for looks maxing on tiktok alone. it shows you there is this real

pressure to look great, hollywood great. of course i have kids at that age range. >> also destroying your teeth. >> well, some of the kids say they do it and they can tell the difference. the pictures look like you can tell the difference. >> your father used to have a saying. >> my grandpa. >> it seems applicable to this. what was the saying? >> there is a sucker born every minute. >> no, that's not it. he would say, that's a slow way of serving the lord. >> that's a slow way of serving the lord. >> al, do you want some gum? >> no. why don't they just chew on twigs. does the same thing, and get some chlorophyll while they're at it. unbelievable. anyway, hot and stormy weather making its way through the northeast, mid-atlantic states. plenty of sunshine along the west coast. showers and stor down through thmse

chew on. >> i got to just power through "popstart." that gets the jawline going. >> usually this is when we announce which tracks are being crowned songs of the summer. this year instead of handing the title over to one song, they have selected five tracks that they feel all five will represent the sounds and moments that did, indeed, define summer 2024. so which songs made the cut? well, "espresso," sabrina carpenter. 21 days at number one on spotify charts.

next up, billie eilish has been streamed on spotify upwards of 800 million times. yes, al, that's the name of the album. next up, kendrick lamar did the whole drake thing. that defines the summer. this is the song that defines the whole diss situation. >> why can't they just all get along? >> "not like us." and this next one really goes out to hoda, a champion for song of the summer for shaboozey. >> yeah. >> the bar song. >> his fresh take on j-kwon's hit. and the next one, overnight singing sensation. a couple big hits this summer. it was huge. it was a trending tiktok dance. became one of spotify's first ever wild cards for the song of summer.

>> wow. i like that round-up. >> yeah. that's the way to do it. when you hear a song, it not just reminds you of summer but specifically summer of 2024. a real moment. >> like oasis. >> like oasis? you didn't even know they were brothers. >> i had no idea. i thought they were bunch of guys that got together. next up, "yellowstone," an update. we're months away from the long-awaited part 2 of the fifth season, believed to be its last. kevin costner confirmed he will not be in those episodes. but here is a silver lining for the fans. it looks like a surprise sixth season could be in the works. multiple outlets reveal beth and rip are in talks to sign on for more episodes. for a 6th season, i guess called a spin-off. >> that would be a spinoff? >> i would imagine. >> and you and siri went. >> we did. lainey wilson has gone from

the hit drama to our plaza and now to npr's tiny concert series, performing on the small stage. here's a listen to "hang tight honey." ♪ ♪ hang tight, honey ♪ ♪ got a pocket full of money ♪ ♪ >> uh-huh. next up, there it is. i love those concerts. next up is toby keith. some of nashville's biggest stars assembled to honor the country music legend in a special tribute concert that airs tonight. yes, we have a "popstart" sneak peek at jelly role's performance covering keith's song "my list." ♪ ♪ it's time that i made time for that ♪

♪ look up an old lost friend of mine ♪ ♪ >> sound good there, jelly roll. you can catch toby keith tonight at 9:00 p.m. right here on nbc. it's 9:00 p.m. eastern, by the way. that will be a great, great show. all right. you can't talk ken without mentioning barbie. today teaming up with mattel to launch the barbie phone, and this is a real flip phone. do you remember the flip phones? you can take calls and send texts but does not have any social media. it takes us back to a simpler time when you just use your cell phone to chat via phone call or text. >> and no internet? >> yes! >> close it up. we've got a few devices here. in addition to the retro design, there is even a beach themed

version of the snake game. >> that's really cute. >> oh, i remember that game. >> you got a little -- >> retails for only 129 bucks. >> here's the thing. i want us to make this a thing? can we get one for boys, too, so they don't want phones with the internet and everything else. you know what i mean? whatever it is, let's do this instead. >> this is cool. >> can we start a movement? >> embrace it for everything. >> yes! look at how cool that is. >> i'm exercising my jawline. >> hold on. i'm getting a call from oasis? hey, can i get you guys together? that would be nice. >> a perfect dinner and dessert for this holiday weekend. best part, no oven required.

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you can get it next week. also coming up, al likes to say how do you get to carnegie hall? >> practice! >> practice. but this orchestra did more than practice to play at one of york's iconic venues. you do not want to miss their story. plus, we will talk about a connection between auto immune disease and trauma. it can affect our sleep, our skin and more. we'll learn some things you can do today to feel healthier. and how about a delicious bread salad? how does that sound? sound good? we have a great recipe, finishing off our meal with a no bake dessert. >> you're speaking our language, carson. and after all of that, jill martin has a great "she made it" success story. she sat down with the beauty ceo that calls herself an accidental makeup artist. how she reinvented herself and how she created a brands with a celebrity following as well. by the way, dennis quaid will be here tomorrow talking

about playing a president in the upcoming movie "reagan". >> you spent time with him. >> i sure did. looking forward to having dennis back here. >> let's look ahead to our labor day weekend. we will start off on friday. strong storms on the ohio river valley. strong storms northeast. plenty of sun out west. and in the plains, sunday, sunday. less humid in the northeast. mild temperatures across the southern plains. as we move into labor day weekend, northeast winter through the great lakes on into the plains, hot and dry in the southwest. gulf storms continue right on into florida. that's what's going on around the mid 90s and then cooling down tonight into the upper 50s. but then tomorrow we'll see those highs in the low 90s once again after that. we're looking forward to some milder weather

going into our holiday weekend. some of our inland spots like concord or livermore, will see highs in the mid 80s. and for san francisco, expect upper 60s an and that's your latest weather. mr. melvin? >> mr. roker, we have a morehouse man behind you. still ahead, behind the milestone performance at carnegie hall here in new york. but, first, this is "today" on anigy nbc. every shelter pet deserves a second chance, and you're making it possible for thousands of them, every day.

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a very special group of performers making beautiful music with a powerful message a long way from home. >> and their journey brought

them right here to new york. nbc's chief correspondent, richard engel, has the story. >> where tradition and history run deep, members of the afghan youth orchestra are keeping their country's rich musical tradition alive because in afghanistan right now, this is a crime. three years ago, as u.s. troops left afghanistan, the taliban seized power. >> do you remember when the taliban came into kabul? >> it was a shocking moment. it was like we were dead. >> you felt like you were dead? >> yes, of course. >> for these cousins, it was a threat to their very existence. they were students at afghanistan's national institute of music. a

established in 2010 in kabul, opened to boys and girls, the school was a direct challenge to the taliban's extremism. the group for years tried to silence them, even dispatching a suicide bomber to a performance. so when the taliban returned as rulers, the music stopped. the school's director orchestrated a miracle, bringing out students and staff in a mass evacuation. >> we have been very fortunate to be out of afghanistan and to students again. get an opportunity for our students. >> today the school and its orchestra live in and they are starting to be recognized with an invitation to play carnegie hall. >> it was bittersweet. >> it's one of my biggest dreams, and we were happy and sad at the same time. >> sad for those left behind in

afghanistan, where music remains banned in afghanistan and girls are not allowed more than a sixth grade education. the orchestra is fighting back with instruments. this august they made it to new york city. >> welcome to carnegie hall! no one can silence us. >> each concert is a protest. >> each note is a protest, and it's the voices of millions of the afghan women who have been forced into silence. >> it was a resounding success, bringing them one step closer, perhaps, to returning music and hope to their homeland. richard engel, nbc news. >> wow. >> what a cool story. >> absolutely. >> amazing. >> uh-huh. >> exactly. >> each concert is a protest. he goes, no, no. each note is a protest. >> so good. we have a lot more ahead for you today, including

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it is wellness wednesday. this morning we are taking an eye-opening look at a condition that affects more than 24 million americans, autoimmune disease. the director of precision medicine at the marcus institute of integrative medicine at thomas jefferson university. she's also "the new york times" bestselling author of the book called "the autoimmune cure." it's filled with practical advice for healing your immune system from the inside out. thank you for coming in this morning. >> my pleasure. >> let's dig right in here. in the simplest of terms, what is an autoimmune disease? >> it is when your immune system is attacking your own cells, your tissues. usually there is an antibody response that you can measure in the blood. >> it seems like lately more people are talking about autoimmune disease. we're hearing more about it. why do you think that is? >> rates are dramatically increasing, especially after the

pandemic. a lot of folks don't realize there are three things that are required to develop autoimmune disease. the first is genetics. the second is leaky gut. the third is a trigger. that could be an infection. it could be perimenopause. it could be trauma. >> you know, i think that's so interesting. i was telling you just off camera, when you are tired, fatigued, you push through it and think, maybe it will get better. now we're learning quite often it is an autoimmune disease. especially with trauma. what is the connection there? >> trauma is a trigger that can push you over the edge. >> what kind of trauma? does it need to be extreme? >> it is not so much the trauma itself like what it was, what happened to you, it is the way it lives on your body. some of the signs can be feeling

overwhelmed, depression, anxiety, hyper vigilance, being easily triggered. >> if you have any of these things, how many people are overwhelmed, anger, all sorts of issues, are there things we can do to ease this? >> definitely. so the first thing i suggest is that you really focus on your breathing. >> okay. >> so with breath work, breath work is one of the simplest and free ways to reset your nervous system, which also helps your immune system. so i'm a big fan of deep abdominal breathing. and you can do that -- we can do it together. >> through your nose, through your mouth? what are we doing? close your eyes a little bit and take a big breath, let your belly expand toward your hand and then exhale. it's relaxing. it helps your vocal cords. >> for so long, you know, teachers tell preschoolers to take a breath, and now science backs it up. it's a good thing for us adults as well. >> science backs it up. i do it every time i get on my

iphone, my smartphone, every time i put the pass code in. >> that's a big reminder when you do that. >> three-week elimination diet. what are we eliminating? >> gluten, dairy, night shades. it helps eliminate leaky gut. >> what was the third one? >> night shades. peppers, potatoes, tomatoes. >> all the good stuff. but last but not least, this makes sense. measure your sleep. >> a lot of people don't realize they may not be getting the restorative sleep. half of americans wear a ring, a watch or something on the bed. track your sleep. make sure it's the right kind of sleep. >> how do you know when it's time to go to a doctor? you are fatigued, stressed, overwhelmed. when is enough is enough? >> don't wait until it's too late. go as early as possible. get some testing to see if you have antibodies that suggest autoimmune disease.

>> thank you so much. and again, the book is called "the autoimmune cure." >> hi! thank you so much. chloe is here. we will create a delicious end-of-summer meal. no oven needed. we'll get to that.

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$10 off from our sponsor walmart. $50 or more. chloe, great to have you here. as i mentioned a perfect day for this. we're going to start with a bread salad. what do you love about the bread salad? >> this is an italian summer classic. it's perfect for hot weather. it's quick, easy and fresh. i'm going to show you what comes together in seconds. >> the bread, you can go ahead and start, it doesn't have to be a fresh loaf, right? >> no. we're using fresh vegetables. we have an english cucumber. we actually like to use day old bread and cut night bite-sized pieces. if it's day old and dry it soaks up all the flavors of the olive oil and vinegar. if you don't have day-old bread, you can put it in the oven. chop it into bite-size pieces. you can use any vegetables you have from the farmers market, your summer shopping. i like to cut everything about the same size so it all really comes together. for our greens we have a arugula, kale, mixed greens,

whatever you've got. we can toss our vegetables, right, in the salad. >> what do you love about this cucumber? what's wrong with the american cucumber? what do you love about this cucumber. >> the seeds are easier to eat and they don't get as slimy. we're using heirloom tomatoes, avocado for creaminess. >> yeah. >> some red onion, fresh hand torn basil. >> as a vegan, is avocado like a big sort of ingredient in your world to help things become creamy. >> instead of using a mozzarella or a cheese we use avocado. it achieves that same level. >> you have four books now. one specifically on italian, vegan cooking. when i think of italian food i don't think of vegan. what is the key to a good vegan italian meal. >> having the right substitutes and avocado is perfect. one garlic clove for this whole salad. a little goes a long way, brings together that fragrant italian flavor when it mixes with the basil. this salad, the flavors are like

a bruschetta but instead of on toast you have it as a salad to eat with your fork. >> we have our tasters on the salad. how is it so far. >> it's the dressing. the dressing, what is it? it's so good. >> it's nice and instead of using a heavy dressing, you you are using just olive oil and vinegar and all the freshness from the basil and garlic. it's light. >> i love the arugula. >> the mixing. >> i can't help it. >> if you want to taste it. >> that's delicious. >> is this your main? >> it's a great side if you serve it like this, or do a main or family style it's a great way as well. perfect for a backyard party like labor day. >> you could add protein if you wanted to. >> or you could leave it fresh, yeah. >> i know it's not yours. i need my wine. >> thank you. >> next for dessert we have -- >> two minutes.

>> no bake cheesecake the crust made with pecans and dates. dates bring sweetness and binds it together. that's our crust. for our filling we're actually using cashews and coconut. no dairy at all. >> got it. >> a little bit of water, salt, vanilla, lemon juice, a little lemon zest. the zest really adds a different dimension and enhances the flavor. pour it right in. >> this is vanilla extract. we're going to blend it up. >> a dumb question which i often do, what percentage of cheesecakes are no bake. >> usually you bake it and usually it has berry and eggs. >> how do you pull this off without baking it? >> you pop it in the freezer afterwards like a frozen treat, once you pour the creamy filling in here. >> cashew crust down. >> pour the filling after you blend it about two minutes and then once you pop it in the freezer you get a nice creamy texture. >> that looks delicious. two great meals. no bake at all. how is the desrts? >> very, very good. >> great.

and no dairy. people would assume there's dairy here. it's not. >> it's that cashew and coconut that makes it creamy so you don't need any dairy. >> what's the big hit at chloe in new york. >> people come for our sprinkle cake and veggie burgers and we top our burgers with a butter nut cheese sauce. >> that's delicious like an ice cream cake. >> swap out dairy. >> you could use cherries, strawberries and frozen or fresh. you're cooking it down until it's thick and sir upy. >> that tasted incredible. appreciate that. best luck to you on the restaurant as well. >> thank you. >> want to buy the ingredients scan our qr code or head to today.com/today table. today earns a commission from purchases through our links. uncle al, over to you for birthdays. >> here we go. time to celebrate the birthdays and spin some of those smuckers jars and show you who we've got. first up, happy 100th birthday to amanda snyder from north

ridge, california. former special ed teacher, might win for most children taught to tie their own shoes. matthew from mill county, new jersey, 100, after serving as a navy pilot in world war ii became an engineer retiring ten years ago and we salute you for your service. happy birthday to awilda from craig's god's country state, sumter. >> air force base. >> this 100-year-old says the secret to longevity treating others well. happy 100th to guinea, from columbia, maryland. her family says she makes the best crab cakes in the world. lloyd allen from l.a. 103. played an instrumental role in the parks and rec department of santa monica. got the martin luther king jr. there to speak. happy 100th to ruth from huntington beach, california. this proud matriarch has four

children, eight grandchildren, and 14 great grandchildren. so good for that. >> absolutely. >> all of you guys. >> chloe, thank you for being here. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> didn't have to turn the oven on tonight. on the third hour we're going to save you some money with labor day deals on tech, deals on fashion and lots more as well. >> later on the fourth hour a superstar singer and actress surprises hoda and jenna. first your local news. surprise hoda and jenna. but, first, your local news. organized. >> healthy back-to-school

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