friend with a pool, right? today show just moments away. but for more local news today in the bay streams now on roku, pluto and other platforms. live at 8:00. using ai to stop the next wildfire. the new sensors that are coming to woodside. always a great time there on our 8:00 newscast. oh, i thought you meant in woodside. that's been there yet. got to find somewhere cool. yeah, it just looks hot outside already. nice sunrise for us this morning there. look, that's what's happening here on today in the bay. this morning. the today show is coming up next. hope you have a great wednesday morning halfway through that workweek. yeah. join us tomorrow morning as well. we're here early. 5 to 7 a.m. early. bird gets warm and the cooler temperatures. all right. worms have a great day good wednesday

good wednesday morning. tensions reaching a boiling point in the middle east. >> yeah, as the u.s. makes a push for what could be its last push for peace. it's september the 4th. this is "today." breaking overnight. a third straight night of protests across israel demanding a hostage deal and a cease-fire. prime minister benjamin netanyahu refusing to bow to pressure. >> these murderers executed six of our hostages. we're asks to make concessions? >> the white house pressing both sides to come to an agreement while announcing new charges against hamas over the october 7th attack and the murders of americans. >> these actions will not be our last. the justice department has a long memory. >> we are live in the region. hitting the trail. vice president harris and former president trump campaigning in key swing states today as they get set for next week's crucial debate showdown. trump now pushing back against new polls showing a razor thin

race. >> i think in the end, it is not going to be close, not much. >> this morning the very latest on where things stand. shocking arrest. a former top aide to the governor of new york charged with worker as a secret agent for the chinese government. >> i'm furious, and i'm outraged and shocked. >> what she's accused of doing in her influential position in exchange for millions of dollars. extreme weather. millions in the east waking up to fall-like temperatures while the west bakes under a brutal heat wave. phoenix hitting 100 degrees for 100 straight days. and down south torrential rain with even more storms on the way. al's tracking all of it. new twist. a major development tied to matthew perry's death. one of his doctors and the woman

dubbed "the ketamine queen" set to be tried together. her attorney now speaking out to nbc news. >> people like to make her out into something that she isn't, but there is a whole different side here. >> why he's saying his client is being unfairly accused. those stories, plus countdown to kickoff. the nfl season now just one day away. >> i have always enjoyed playing in the biggest moments. >> we've got everything you need to know as fans from coast to coast gear up for football's long-awaited return. >> and all-american showdown. frances tiafo with another big win at the u.s. open, setting up a must-see semifinal clash with fellow american taylor fritz, yorker navarro mounts a dramatic

comeback to advance. >> crazy. i'm moving on to the semifinals. u.s. open, baby! >> we'll have all the highlights as america's stars take center court, today, wednesday, september 4th, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. good to see you. thank you for joining us. it is a wednesday morning. it is savannah's day to take her kids to school. the u.s. open is really the u.s. open, right? >> wouldn't it be fantastic if two americans won the u.s. open this year? here's the thing, hoda kotb, it could happen. it could very well happen. so we'll have more coming up in a little bit. >> we look forward to all of that. in the meantime, this is the end of summer. this is the end of summer.

you know what you can tell them? that more than 50 million people are under heat alerts this morning. >> summer not going out quietly. september off to a scorching hot start across the west while the gulf coast is dealing with major flooding. mr. roker standing by with that full forecast in just a moment. but we begin once again with the rising tensions across the middle east. thousands are protesting, calling for a cease-fire and the release of hostages almost 11 months into this conflict. >> and it comes as the u.s. justice department in what's considered to be a largely symbolic move has now charged six senior leaders of hamas with terrorism. >> we have coverage here at home and around the world. we will start with matt bradley. >> good morning, hoda. we have seen days of protests. today activist are rallying their numbers in the fourth night of protests, demanding a hostage deal. today rage still burning on

israel streets after a third night of huge protests and clashes with police. the sparks came over the weekend when israel's military discovered six dead hostages in a tunnel in the gaza strip, including israeli-american, hersh goldberg-polin. blaming netanyahu for not sealing the get to get more than 100 hostages home. >> in my opinion, this is the most important thing. >> reporter: nbc news learning the widow of one of the six murdered hostages refused to meet with the prime minister yesterday. but netanyahu is remaining defiant on the philadelphia corridor, a strip of land on the gaza-egypt border. netanyahu insisting on keeping the troops on the land, something they refused to accept. >> these murderers executed six of our hostages. we're asked to make concessions? >> reporter: after nearly a year of failed negotiations, israel

insists it is still trying to seal a deal between israel and hamas. direct, this is r while kamala harris' husband, doug emhoff, who is jewish, spoke. >> this is hard. this is raw. i'm gutted. the time to bring them home is now. >> reporter: on monday, the u.s. announcing criminal charges against six senior hamas leaders. >> we will pursue the terrorists responsible for murdering americans and those that illegal provide them with material support for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: israel has already killed three of the leaders. some of the rest are hiding out in gaza where today there was a flash of hope. thanks to daily pauses in the fighting, israel said nearly 200,000 children have been

vaccinated against polio in the gaza strip. >> matt, we are seeing pressure on the prime minister, not only on the streets but from major israeli leaders as well. >> reporter: that's right, hoda. we're seeing that political pressure and urgency here and also from major political leaders. he's a political rival of netanyahu's and a former war cabinet minister. yesterday he criticized the prime minister and said he's the one standing in front of a deal. he said that the real problem comes down to a lack of truly strategic decisions. hoda? >> all right, matt. thank you so much. we appreciate it. we turn to another global hot spot, ukraine, reeling from a new wave of russian air strikes overnight as one of the deadliest attacks since the war started two and a half years ago. more than 50 people killed by missiles that struck a military academy. nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel joins us from ukraine and has more on that.

also his exclusive conversation with president volodymyr zelenskyy. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. it was a critical time to sit down and talk with president volodymyr zelenskyy. it was his first interview since ukraine launched its ongoing military operation inside russia. and now it seems that vladimir putin has begun to respond militarily with intensified attacks across ukraine. this morning, russia launched another major attack against a ukrainian city. this time hitting lviv, a normally peaceful city closer to poland than the front lines. the missiles and drones struck residential buildings, apartments and private homes in the historic district. children are among the dead, according to ukrainian officials. killing more than 50 people. is it the start of vladimir putin's revenge for ukraine's incursion into russia last month? president volodymyr zelenskyy sat down with nbc news in his first interview since that surprise move. now you have captured this territory in russia.

so the big question is, what do you plan to do with it? >> we don't need the russian territory. our operation is aimed to restore our territorial integrity. we don't need their land. >> reporter: is the plan to take more territory? >> i will not tell that. sorry, i can't speak about it. it is like the beginning of this course of operation. i didn't communicate anything currently. with all respect, i can't speak about it. i think that the success is very close to surprise. >> reporter: but conceptually you have this territory now. you say you don't want to keep it -- >> conceptually we will hold it. conceptually we will hold it. >> reporter: he said president putin shouldn't be allowed to carry out what he calls terrorist attacks against civilian areas. isn't putin getting away with it? there was a decision by the international criminal court to

arrest him, but he's in mongolia today, and instead of being arrested, he was given a state reception, so do the sanctions against russia work? >> no, they do not. they respect putin more than the international law. >> a fascinating conversation there, richard. meanwhile, you are following another major shakeup in the war this morning. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: there's been another government shake-up here in ukraine. this time the foreign minister tendering his resignation. he's preparing his victory plan to president biden, to vice president harris and to donald trump in the united states later this month. and he wants to arrive with some military success after the ongoing military campaign inside russia and with a new revitalized government, so he wants to go in with a full head of steam as he goes to the

united states later this month. >> all right, our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel in ukraine for us. thank you. meantime, there are just 62 days into the election. harris and trump barn storming through key battlegrounds this week while also preparing for next week's crucial debate showdown. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander has the details for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. for all the enthusiasm that kamala harris generated in the last month, and trump struggles to widen his support, this remains a very close race with under nine weeks to go. and a new urgency for both candidates ahead of next week's showdown. heading to new hampshire today vice president kamala harris is set to propose new benefits for small business owners, an effort to support the creation of millions of new businesses. it is part of an effort to bolster the vice president's economic policies with polls

showing voters trump president trump more on handling the economy. mr. trump, who is off to pennsylvania today, again attacking harris. >> i don't know how people can vote for somebody that has destroyed our country. >> reporter: and dismissing national polls that show harris now outperforming him. though, still within the margin of error. >> we're leading in the polls, and it looks close, but i think in the end it is not going to be a close election. >> reporter: it comes ahead of next week's presidential debate, the only time harris and trump will meet face-to-face. she will hold another round of debate prep while in pittsburgh tomorrow. gop allies who publicly expressed frustration with mr. trump's personal attacks on harris are urging him to use the debate as an opportunity to refocus on portraying her as a

far-left candidate based on the positions he took in. >> my value has not changed. >> reporter: this week harris allies are going on offense in reproductive rights, launching a bus tour through mr. trump's backyard in florida. >> with kamala and tim in the white house, a national abortion ban will never become law. widening gender gap. harris' lead among women 13 points. mr. trump's advantage among men, five points. a separate poll shows among swing state women under the age of 45, abortion rights has now overtaken the economy has their top voting issue. >> peter, harris got a surprise new endorsement from the youngest son of the late senator mccain. so what motivated that? >> that's right. it's jimmy mccain. he changed his voter registration to democrat. this is the first time he's speaking about trump, a series of controversies after trump's

visit to arlington national cemetery last week. mccain served in the military for 17 years, just returned from military deployment in jordan, tells our phoenix affiliate that arlington where generations of his family are buried are, in his words, a sacred space. he told cnn these men and women laying in the ground there have no choice whether to be a backdrop for a political campaign. hoda? >> peter alexander for us there at the white house. peter, thank you. now to a story here in new york that's making worldwide headlines. a former top aide to governor kathy hochul arrested at their $4 million home accused of acting as a foreign agent for china while working for the governor. stephanie gosk has the details on this morning. >> good morning. linda sun worked in new york state government for more than ten years, rising to high-level

positions under andrew cuomo and kathy hochul's offices. she was operating illegal as an agent for the chinese government and making millions in kickbacks. linda sun and her husband chris yu walked out of federal court on tuesday released on bail. sun pled not guilty to taking millions in payments and gifts from chinese officials in exchange for influencing the highest levels of new york state government for years. her husband pleading not guilty to money laundering. governor kathy hochul's office said she was hired decades ago and fired in march of last year amid allegations of misconduct. >> i'm furious, and i'm outraged and absolutely shocked. the second we discovered some levels of misconduct, we fired her. we alerted the authorities. >> reporter: in a 65-page indictment, prosecutors allege sun blocked taiwan officials from having access to the

governor's office, drafted unauthorized invitation letters to fraudulently get visas for chinese officials and changed messages regarding issues of importance to china. kickbacks went to her husband's businesses to fund a lavish lifestyle. multimillion dollar homes in long island and hawaii, cash and luxury cars including a 2024 ferrari roma like this that's priced over $260,000. the government says it will seize all of it, including more than $130,000 in a safety deposit box. the couple and their family also received expensive gifts, travel expenses paid and tickets to shows, according to the indictment. and on multiple occasions specialty salted ducks prepared by a chinese official's personal chef. the doj calling sun's actions a direct threat to american national security. >> the way americans think about national security is being corrupted by foreign adversaries who want to tell us how to think and how to act.

and that is a national security threat. >> reporter: outside of court, sun's attorney defending his client. >> we are looking forward to exercising our right to a speedy trial and addressing these accusations in the form where it is most appropriate, which is a court of law. >> sun and her husband are out on bail, but there are restrictions. the couple's travel is heavily limited and they aren't allowed any contact with the chinese consulate. a spokesperson for former governor cuomo told nbc news sun worked as a community liaison and had little to no interaction with the government, guys. a lot more to get to, including extreme weather impacting millions of people from the west coast to down south. flash flooding in parts of texas led to several swift water rescues yesterday after drivers were left stuck in their vehicles. that area could leave several more inches of rain in the next couple of days. out west, we have extreme heat.

55 million people under heat alerts from the pacific northwest to arizona. by the way, phoenix has now had 100 straight days reaching 100 degrees or higher. ouch. >> got the heat out west. got flooding down south. seems like a good time to check on mr. roker. >> that's right. unfortunately, we have more of the same. good morning, guys, and good morning to you. 55 million people from seattle to san diego and back into tucson, we have heat advisories and heat warnings today. 115 in lake havasu city. 114 in yuma. bakersfield 100. tucson will see 103. as we just said 100 days consecutively of 100 plus. old record just shattered. 76 days back in 1993. tomorrow again the heat continues in vegas, barstow. los angeles coming close to 100 degrees. and the next few days we're looking at triple digits for las vegas, tucson and chico, california. now down south

we have flood watches stretching from texas all the way through louisiana into parts of mississippi. this meandering low pulling up a lot of moisture from the gulf. this front stays there, and it will just dump a ton of rain over the next several days. in fact, some places could pick up to seven inches of rain stretching from brownsville all the way to tampa. but the heaviest amounts going to be in the central gulf. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. ♪♪ ♪♪ dsg family clothing and gear priced to win. only at dicks

and that and that is your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al. thank you. still ahead, new developments in the criminal investigation surrounding the death of beloved "friends" star matthew perry. chloe melas is following that story. >> hey there. federal prosecutors say they want to charge two people together in the spring, but her attorney says he doesn't think that will happen. more on that coming up next. also coming up, it is the eve of the nfl's long-awaited return.

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726 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at our top storie, including a deadly crash in san francisco. i'm barbara del. we're here at the historic cliff house in san francisco, where, sadly, one driver is dead after their car launched from the road. you can see broke through this fence and appears to hit the side of the cliff house itself. you can see the busted windows down there. there were two cars involved. there was also a white tesla and then the other car that hit the building, which we believe is it was definitely gray. a station wagon or an suv. it happened around 5:00 last night. we believe one of the cars was parked. sfpd not giving us any details as to what led up to this crash. san francisco's chinese speaking community tonight holds its own version of national night out, meant to create stronger relationships with first responders. this year marks the event's 10th anniversary in chinatown. police staffers will be there to help educate people on crime prevention. among tonight's rsvp's, san francisco police chief bill scott, mayor

london breed and da brooke jenkins. chinatown night out starts at 4 p.m. in portsmouth square. it's going to be hot inland, at least in the bay area. carey is tracking the temperatures. should be pretty nice there in san francisco, but we're also monitoring our air quality. it is a spare the air alert day. that means that if you can try to catch public transit and also limit your time outside, it's going to be a hot one with a high of 105 today in concord. laura. thanks, kari. and don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. one town now using ai to stop the next wildfire. we will show you the all new technology being used on the peninsula. watch on roku, amazon fire tv and nbcbayarea.com, and including fr

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let's go! back now at 7:30. ladies and gentlemen, it is going to be an all-american men's semifinal at the u.s. open. that was taylor fritz there beating alexander nverez in one quarter final. and the other, there he is, frances tiafoe advanced after his opponent had to withdraw was of an injury. that guarantees an american man will reach the final in 18 years. >> we understand why we call it the u.s. open. new york's own emma navarro advanced to the round. congratulations. meantime, savannah is not here today. it is not that she's watching tennis. she's taking her kids to school. >> she might sneak it in. >> we love when laura jared

joins the table. new developments in the matthew perry case. >> some of the people accused of providing the "friends" star are pleading guilty to a variety of charges, a trial date has now been set for two others who are key to the case. nbc's chloe melas has been following the story from the very beginning. good morning. >> good morning, guys. prosecutors announced they intend to try that alleged drug dealer jasveen sangha and also dr. salvador plasencia together in march. her attorney telling us the "ketamine queen" nickname is misleading, adding that trying to blame her for matthew perry's death is unfair. this morning, new developments in the criminal investigation surrounding the death of matthew perry. the department of justice announcing a march 2025 trial

date has been set for jasveen sangha, also known as "the ketamine queen" along with dr. salvador plasencia. they are among the five charged in perry's deal last year. the beloved "friends" star was found unresponsive in a hot tub in his home last september. he died from the acute effects of ketamine. prosecutors say the drugs that caused perry's death came from sangha. >> she took advantage of mr. perry by selling large amounts of ketamine to mr. perry. >> telling nbc news she's being unfairly singled out. >> how did she get connected to matthew perry in the first place? there is like mystery surrounding this. >> well, there is no mystery. she isn't connected to matthew perry at all. >> but in charging documents, text messages show she was aware of the danger. she has pled not guilty to a

different, unrelated drug case. >> people like to make her out into something that she isn't. but there is a whole different side here, a story to be told and it will be told in a trial. >> fleming pled guilty in august, admitting he brought drugs to the live-in assistant. another man charged in the case was released on bond on thursday. his attorney says he plans to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine. >> it is incredibly unfortunate what happened because it happened to a patient. he is trying to do everything in his power to right the wrong that happened here. >> the other doctor charged has entered a not guilty plea and was freed on a $100,000 bond. he has been allowed to resume his medical practice but he has to disclose the charges against him and he can't prescribe controlled substances. they are currently scheduled to face trial together in march, but her lawyer tells us he expects that's going to change. >> all right. chloe melas, thank you.

laura, jarett, let's put that senior legal correspondent hat on for a moment. >> yeah. okay. we have most of the people that already plead guilty, but you have two holdouts who have not, so that must be a lot of pressure on them. >> especially because all the text messages involved in this case are pretty damning, right? if they don't plead guilty, all of that stuff comes in. where the doctor is calling matthew perry a moron. imagine how that's going to play in front of a jury? the timing here, though, is really noticeable, right. this trial isn't happening until march of 2025. that gives a long leeway here. but, again, the sooner they plead guilty the better for them. if they don't plead guilty soon, prosecutors can use that against them. you get points if you take responsibility early. >> this idea that the doj wants to try them together, is there a risk there? >> there is a risk for the defendants. normally you want to have your

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will aaron rodgers come back at full strength and help his team liftoff? belichick and brady is now in the booth. and is taylor swift designing plays for the chiefs? a lot to unpack here. one thing is definitely clear. football night in america is back. >> you got that fight for your right -- >> hyped up by the larger than life travis kelce, the super bowl champion kansas city chiefs have one mission on their mind, three-peat. >> what better way to start off the season with the baltimore ravens? >> those ravens and their bone-crunching defense are trying to knock the chiefs off their perch, led by reigning two-time mvp quarterback lamar jackson. >> to the end zone, and it's caught. flowers with the touchdown. >> whose team couldn't quite sneak by kansas city in the nfl

championship game. last year's playoffs were the most viewed ever. and now more platforms start getting into the game. netflix has announced christmas matchups and nbc's own streaming service, peacock, is broadcasting an nfl game on friday night from brazil pitting the packers against the eagles. >> after a 15-hour travel day, i made it to brazil to cover history being made. the first ever nfl game in the southern hemisphere. >> speaking of these eagles, future hall of fame center, jason kelce, retired. but he's still in the booth with his brother, travis, the pair cashing in on $100 million with amazon. he's not the only high-profile player embracing the mic. >> you know him. you love him, tom brady. >> tom brady now onboard at fox sports as lead football analyst. and san francisco 49ers rookie ricky pearsall who was shot in the test during an attempted robbery this weekend, according to police.

>> and i said to him, i want you to trust me. it's not his time. >> now the rookie is already back doing workouts just days later. >> he was actually in the weight room yesterday. >> and all-time talent aaron rodgers. >> down goes rodgers in the sack from floyd. >> and back to that heat wave -- ravens/chiefs matchup thursday night, will one famous fan be in the stands? the nfl rolling along with the taylor swift hype in a new promo. and the other big question, is she really drawing up plays? >> none of the plays have gotten to coach reid yet. but if they do, i will let everyone know it was her creation. >> but they exist? >> she's a little biassed and just created plays for me. >> lyrical genius, all-time performer and apparently future

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we could wait for hurricane season because the good news is things have been slow. the season peak comes september 10th. you can see we're just before that, basically looking from 1944 to 2020. 60% of named storms actually typically occur after september 4th. so we'll see what's happening. and, in fact, things are starting to perk up a little bit out the atlantic and caribbean. we have this development zone, this one system coming off of africa. the one we're looking at the most is in the western caribbean, possibly developing into the gulf. we will continue to watch that. meantime, warmer highs in the pacific northwest. strong storms in the plains.

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17 year old suspect accused of shooting ricky pierce out of the san francisco 49ers will have a hearing today. we talked with district attorney brooke jenkins of san francisco, who told us she has not ruled out requesting that the tracy teenager be transferred to adult court. however, the suspect will be arraigned for today in san francisco's youth guidance center. this afternoon. we'll keep you updated. let's get updated when it comes to that forecast. another hot one ahead. kari. yes, we are under a microclimate weather alert as we deal with some drifts of smoke, some hot temperatures, and it will be dangerously hot for many of our inland valleys. we're going to see those temperatures over 100 degrees pretty widespread over the east bay as well as the south county. and much of the north bay will be in the mid to upper 90s, up to 105, in ukiah, while san francisco warms up to the mid 80s. and tomorrow is about the same as today with triple digit heat across much of the inland areas. but then we're looking at some slightly improving conditions heading into friday. back to

you. thanks, kari. make sure to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast, starting in just minutes at 8 a.m, we'll talk with the leader of a south bay nonprofit now trying to tackle the homeless crisis head on in light of recent crackdowns and legal rulings. joining us roku, pluto i came to bayview hunter's point, where there was only one pediatrician to serve more than 10,000 children. daniel lurie said, i'm going to help. we opened a clinic for our most vulnerable children.

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coming up, mounting tensions. protests rage on in israel, demanding a cease-fire and the release of hostages. prime minister benjamin netanyahu refusing to bow to pressure as the white house pushes both sides to reach a deal. we're live with the latest development. then, speaking out. supermodel elle macpherson opening up about her private battle with breast cancer. why she says she rejected traditional treatment. how her choice is making waves across social media. >> people are not going to look at a celebrity and go, she didn't do chemo so i'm not going to do chemo. >> that story just ahead. and be patient. a look at the huge increase in wait times to see doctors. some people waiting days, weeks or even months. >> can i get an appointment maybe some time this week to see a doctor. they're like, no, sorry. we're booked two months in advance. >> what the health care industry is saying and what you can do if you need care now. all that, plus stars in studio 1a. kevin hart is here live and

ready to rumble in "fight night." >> it's going to be a night we're never going to forget. and justin theroux is back in "beetlejuice beetlejuice" as the celebs stop by. >> hi to our mom in louisiana. "beetlejuice beetlejuice" as the celebs stop by. >> hi to >> celebrating our anniversary. >> from oklahoma. >> visiting from california. >> st. louis, missouri. >> and idaho. >> and virginia. >> today is rockies 54th birthday. >> from river falls, wisconsin.

>> my girls' trip before i get married from charleston, north carolina. oh, happy girls trip! happy marriage! it is good to see everybody back. a little crisper today. a fall-ish kind of day. laura jarett here inside studio 1a for us. savannah getting the kids out the door to school. >> it's all happening. speaking of tomorrow, coming up tomorrow on "today," some new technology that let's 911 callers get emergency help faster. a first-hand look at how it works. she will bring us that story tomorrow only on "today". >> all right. but let's get busy with our news at 8:00. we begin with rising tensions across the middle east after a third straight night of protests across israel. demonstrators demanding a hostage deal and cease-fire, but prime minister benjamin netanyahu refusing to bow to pressure. matt bradley is in israel with the very latest for us. good morning. >> good morning, hoda.

we have seen days of protests in israel. even today, activists are rallying their numbers for the fourth night. today rage still burning on israel streets after a huge night of huge protests and clashes with police. the sparks came over the weekend when israel's military discovered six dead hostages. hamas pulled the trigger, but these protesters blaming prime minister netanyahu for not sealing a deal to get nearly 100 hostages home. netanyahu is remaining defiant on a central issue in negotiations, the philadelphia corridor, a strip of land on the border. netanyahu insisting on keeping israeli troops on the land, something hamas has refused to accept. >> these murderers executed six of our hostages. we're asked to make concessions? >> while overnight, vice president kamala harris' husband, who is jewish, spoke at a memorial for the hostages.

>> i must be direct. this is hard. this is raw. i'm gutted. the time to bring them home is now. >> on monday, the u.s. announcing criminal charges against six senior hamas leaders in connection with the october 7th attack. israel has already killed three of the leaders. some of the rest are hiding out in gaza. hoda, in addition to the anger on the streets, we're also hearing it from prominent political leaders like benny gantz, a former member of the war cabinet. yesterday he blamed netanyahu for not coming to a deal. a suspect is now in custody after the murder of a deputy constable in texas who was shot while on his way to work yesterday. police say the suspect fired multiple shots at the deputy's vehicle in houston.

the victim was a married father of two. the suspected gunman was arrested after leading police on a chase and then driving into the water in galveston. elle macpherson is revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer a number of years ago but took a surprising route for her treatment. nbc's anne thompson is here with more on this story. >> good morning, laura. australian supermodel elle macpherson announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2017. but it is her choice of treatment that's making waves. in the '80s, elle macpherson was australia's first supermodel. a "sports illustrated" staple and self-described accidental actress. >> how you doing? >> okay. >> what? >> now at 60, macpherson revealing she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 following a lumpectomy.

but declined to do the kepl yo chemotherapy treatment recommended by her doctor. she says after consulting dozens of doctors and experts, she chose to go her own way, opting to spend eight months in arizona under the care of a wholistic doctor. macpherson saying in her book, saying no to standard medical solutions was the hardest thing i have ever done in my life, but saying no to my sense will be harder. from cancer doctors -- >> as a patient, you have to remember there is three categories of treatment. there is things we know work. there is things we know don't work and there is things that we just don't know. >> and cancer survivors, too. >> just don't look at a celebrity and say she didn't do chemo so i'm not going to do chemo. >> macpherson was diagnosed with dcis, a noninvasive breast cancer contained to the milk ducts normally contained by surgery and radiation. >> i think it is important to

understand that breast cancer is not just one disease. it is a whole collection of diseases. and some pose very little risk and some pose a lot of risk. >> the director of the carol frank burke breast care center at the university of san francisco says treatments for breast cancer are still evolving. >> there is no certainty that a particular treatment is going to work or isn't going to work. we're getting better and better as we keep doing studies and keep learning. >> her cancer is in clinical remission, but the discussion about her choices is not going away. now, one thing to consider as you think about macpherson's story is the kind of cancer she had, dcis, has a very high success rate. 98% survival rate after ten years after surgery, regardless if there is any treatment that's followed.

so it was caught very early. she had the surgery, and that is probably what has done more to help her survive than anything. >> so she might have been told, you have a 98% survival rate without chemo. >> who knows? it is unclear what she was told, so we're just going off what is in this interview about the book. but, yes, i mean, she could have been told she would have had that survival rate. i have to believe any doctor would tell her what her survival rate is, the first thing that somebody diagnosed with breast cancer has. >> thank you. let's go to the paralympics in paris. taking home another gold. this time in the high jump. check it out. >> he will not be denied. >> go ezra! not only does he take a gold, he also set a new paralympics record. by the way, his second gold in two days.

he won the 200 meter dash. the freshman from usc will join us in the third hour live from paris. he is crushing these olympics. right? >> the olympics are the gift that just keeps giving. >> coming up, carson working feverishly as we speak. he will tell us about this historic event coming live to peacock and the connection to "snl." >> first, what's causing a growing crisis in doctors' offices? patients waiting months sometimes for treatment. the growing trend and how to maximize your time with your doctor. we'll talk to dr. torres after this. ♪how doug and limu roll, yeah!♪ ♪♪ ♪you know you got to live it,♪ ♪♪ ♪if you want to win...♪ [bump]

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challenges, of course, and some patients say their health is suffering because of it. morgan chesky has that story. morgan, good morning. >> yeah, guys. good morning. these numbers really speak for themselves here. a recent survey found portland, organ has the longest wait time at 46 days. but it is not unusual to wait a month or longer. some doctors say they're doing more for their patients for less money and that their time is being stretched incredibly thin. and now both sides are searching for a solution. it seems these days trying to get an appointment with a health care professional is becoming increasingly challenging with patients waiting days, weeks and even months to be seen. >> i live in a big city. i can't get in for a month. >> can i get an appointment maybe some time this week to see the doctor? they're like, no, sorry, we're booked two months in advance. >> the numbers show it's becoming a more common occurrence nationwide. a third of patients have been

unable to see a doctor in the past year due to unavailability issues. and for those who were able to get an appointment, nearly one in five patients had to wait anywhere from one to three months to be seen. >> it is incredibly frustrating. >> when victoria holmes faced a four-month wait for a neurology appointment in washington, d.c. where she lives, she sought treatment in her hometown of dallas, texas. >> i had to take the desperate measure of going home to dallas to see a neurologist because i'm terrified there is something wrong with me. >> it's a frustration for patients and doctors. >> we all became physicians to take care of patients, and that is getting tougher every day. >> dr. bruce scott is the president of the american medical association and an ear, nose and throat physician in louisville, kentucky. >> right now things are at almost crisis level and physicians are literally closing

their practices. >> medical professionals say it is the result of a growing population needing health care, along with a workforce that's burning out due in part to time-consuming paperwork from insurance companies and reduced physician reimbursement. some doctors are turning to concierge services to reduce the number of patients they say, charging hundreds or thousands of dollars for their care. others are passing administrative fees on to patients, forcing many to find new doctors. >> i think we're facing even a worsening problem in the future, unless something changes. >> now, as for those doctors switching to concierge, the numbers are hard to nail down here. but estimates are that it is in the thousands. it is a small percentage of overall doctors practicing medicine, meaning there should be plenty of options out there for those not able to shell out the extra money for the kind of care that we once received without that extra cost. guys? >> a lot of questions here. morgan, thank you. >> let's bring in dr. john hn torres. this explains a lot of stuff. there are fewer doctors. they're retiring earlier. the population is ages.

what should people do? >> there is a couple things. you have to realize what's happening here. a couple things, it is not just the specialists. primary care doctors, it is incredibly hard to get in to them on a timely basis. there's a few tips you can do here, but morgan put the head on the nail here, essentially those that can afford concierge medicine, those with private insurance or government-sponsored insurance and those who simply go without. it is important when you go there to do the things you need to do to make it an efficient visit. >> when you finally get in to see your doctor, how do you get in. >> get a list of the questions you want answered. make sure on that list there is two or three you have to get answered before you leave because you might have a limited amount of time. use the nurse and the staff to get answers you might not get from the doctor. bring in test results. print them out because the doctor might not have access. it could be from a different system.

they don't have those answers so that way you could get them answered. don't leave without scheduling your next appointment because you say, i'll do it later. you wait until february and say, we can't see you until october. >> how important is it to have a primary care doctor? a lot of people that are young and healthy, you just have an ob. is it important to have that relationship? >> it is extremely important. they are the gatekeepers of everything. remember the old days when they would come to your house and new your family and everything, and we're not in that system anymore. they could say, you need to see a specialist and in some cases they can do it. they don't necessarily need to send you to somebody. >> you are often rushed in those visits because they're stacking up more patients because there are fewer doctors around, so you really have to be on the ball. >> exactly. like i said, write those questions down. be your own advocate and get the two to three most important ones answered. take a list of your medications, too, and all the dosing. just in case they don't know that or you get somebody else. >> you can't get into a neurologist? those are desperate measures. >> there are a lot of patients that can't get in to see the

doctors they need to. this is a system unfortunately continuing to get worse and worse and hopefully we find a solution here soon. >> thank you. >> you bet. how about another check of the weather? >> out west, warmer highs setting up. looking at strong storms in the western plains. a flood risk along the central gulf. best start of the mid-week,

"popstart". >> we have a lot to get to, guys. we will start with colin jost and michael che. leading up to snl's 50th season, they are teaming up to bring laughs in peacock's first ever live comedy special broadcasting from the bell house in brooklyn. without names any names, the duo promises a lineup of special guests, revealing the stage will only be open to drop-in comics. let's hope they're kinder to their guests than each other. >> i was the only protester there. >> i told them not to laugh at you purposely. >> that's the meanest thing you have ever done to me. i am covered in sweat. >> when they write jokes for each other and they haven't seen it, that's the funniest thing. they are hilarious. high hopes for this. colin

present "new york after dark." it premieres live on peacock. definitely going to check that out. next up, billboard's music chart revealing the song of the summer based on weekly streaming, air play, sales, it is all data between memorial day and labor day. so who is at number one? ♪♪ all by let's take a look. ♪ shelf ♪♪ every weekend ♪♪ you can come ♪♪ ♪ >> don't worry. shaboozey was like number two. >> we were wondering. >> post malone's country album on that track. earned the top spot of 2023. as we bid farewell to summer, sabrina carpenter at number one. short and sweet leads the way to number one. and then, of course, "please,

please, please" and "expresso." it was officially the year of sabrina. next up "a perfect couple." we have nicole kidman, dakota fanning leading the cast. you might recognize the story based on a new york times best-seller. if you have not read it, here's cliff notes. no spoiler. the perfect couple with a murder mystery that follows an ultra wealthy and suspicious family in the hot seat after a dead body interrupts their tpoufrt fourth of july weekend. that sounds good. >> you're rich. kill someone and get away with it rich. >> we are the perfect family. >> these people are used to getting whatever they want. >> the minute they feel they're losing control, they burn it all down. >> dad! >> even the best of life gets tired and overwhelming and then they snap. >> okay. i'm in! i'm in!

>> we like to see wealthy families go down with murder. >> is it a series or a movie? >> a series. >> who cares? we're watching. it is on netflix tomorrow. >> finally, rolling stone is out with a new list. ranking the top tv episodes of all time. it spans generations and dramas. we're talking about "madmen," "the wire." "i love lucy," and we can't go through the top 100. let's do the top five with "seinfeld." season 4, episode 10 "the contest." >> i'm out! >> if you don't know the premise, i invite you to just google it. we heard that larry david loved this episode so much that he threatened to quit "seinfeld" if

nbc didn't air it. >> and tony takes his daughter on a university tour and she asked him that iconic question, are you in the mafia. we will talk to justin theroux, who is here today. season 8, "international assassin." rolling stones calls it styling, devastating and funny. number two, "the simpsons." season 4 packed with pop culture references. we go to tim burton's batman, "the godfather" and the beetle's "yellow submarine." >> you killed hank. >> what? no, no, no. >> you killed hank. >> no! no! i tried to save him. >> uncle hank is dead. >> it can't be. it can't be true. >> everything is going to be okay. everything is going to be fine. i promise you. but we need to leave right now. >> "breaking bad." how is that for a morning boost,

hoda? season 5. that's the episode we really see walt's life and family falling apart as his alter ego has gone crazy. i mentioned "i love lucy," the chocolate episode where lucy and ethel are eating the chocolate on the conveyor belt, that was number 19 on the list, too. >> and justin theroux is here. look who is with him, his puppy. >> and look who is with him, his puppy. >> and -- >> and kevin hart! >> good lord. >> kevin! >> i love your enthusiasm. >> we'll be back with these guys and a lot more coming up after ur local news. yo

ravens and chiefs. friday from brazil, it's packers and eagles. it's back-to-back, on nbc and peacock. ♪ ♪ we are back now at 8:30 on a wednesday morning, giving extra camera time to all our friends on the plaza. got here early this morning. good to see everybody. appreciate your business here. of course, that music you hear, that's hip-hop legend ll cool j. ll will be here on friday doing a concert. we are so excited for this. he has a new record out on friday, his first in a long, long time. this is a guy who has been in hip-hop for 40 years. he is the og. we're excited to have him here on friday. >> we have a star-filled half hour coming up, starting with

the one and only -- there he is, kevin hart. we will chat about this series called "fight night." >> speaking of last guys, guess who else is here? justin theroux showing off his comedy chops. that's his dog. he brings his dog everywhere. he's got the new movie "beetlejuice, beetlejuice." he has his rescue dog. he will tell us more about that. but he also has another love in his life. not only that beautiful puppy right there. we'll talk about that in a bit. >> plus, adrianna brach is sharing fashion and beauty upgrades that are perfect for this swing season when it feels like summer one minute and winter the next. and by the decade, steps to take as you get older and how you can take retiring for a test drive. >> you are not retiring. >> not that i know of. i feel like you heard something i didn't. anyway, let's show you something we have going on. let's look ahead through the weekend. heavy rain, record highs in the pacific northwest.

move into saturday, showers and storms along the eastern seaboard. warm out to the west, along the rockies. and then sunday, sunday, we are looking for a refreshing beautiful day in the atlantic states. crisp morning out in the pacific northwest. gorgeous wea was like, if someone hit you. and she was like, yeah, but i don't see any damage. so thank you for stopping. good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are under a microclimate weather alert. due to the high heat. we are looking at triple digits in the inland valleys today. and tomorrow. and it's still going to be pretty hot on friday. but then eventually, our temperatures will start to come back down into the upper 80s on sunday. and then mid 80s early next week. today, san francisco will reach a high of 84 degrees. we're also monitoring that air man here in dallas. what is your name? >> john.

>> thank you very much. wave to everybody back home. all right. hoda? >> thank you, al. we made it to september.heay, i. >> i'm so happy to be back with you. >> it is time to announce this week's read request jenna pick. >> let's share our pick. ready? three, two, one. it is "blue sisters" by coco mellors. not since my momma read me "little women" have i loved a story about sisterhood this much. the blue sisters are living different lives all over the world when one of the sisters passes away. they all come back together in the wake of their grief to find unexpected hope, humor, joy, all the things that make life truly beautiful. i love this book. it is about resilience and rediscovering joy. so read it with me, y'all. now is the time, right? >> oh, my god!

>> coco said she wrote about hope because she wanted to see hope in her own life. so i feel like, let's go. okay. it is in stores now. you can get your copy. it came out yesterday. go to your local indy bookstore or scan that qr code and subscribe to our newsletter. read with us, y'all. we can't wait. >> ever since your mother read "little women". >> every since my mother read "little women." okay! all right. when we come back, we will share a few laughs with kevin hart and talk about his crime drama called "fight night, the million dollar heist". but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

you told mom to send her prescription to amazon pharmacy. she didn't. now, you're stuck behind this guy. as he uses the pharmacy line to purchase half the store. including a ceramic dolphin figurine. without a price. (over loud speaker) price check in pharmacy. ♪♪ all mom had to do was use amazon pharmacy. and her meds would get delivered right to her door. ♪♪ ♪ >> and welcome back. kevin hart is a guy who can do it all, comedy, action, drama. and he's flexing all those muscles in a new peacock series called "fight night, the million

dollar heist." kevin hart finds himself begging for his life in front of a violent mobster played by none other than samuel l. jackson. >> he's got a vision just like you, frank. all i want, all i want is to be a service to your vision, man. i want to be your man. i want to be your guy on the ground. i want to work. i want to work for you. got something you needed done? i'll do it. >> kevin hart, good morning. >> good morning to you, man. >> i said to hoda a little while ago, i have seen a lot of stuff over the years. this is kevin hart at his finist. >> yeah. >> at his finest. >> i couldn't agree more with that statement. no, i'm really excited. i know you hear a lot of talent for the variety of projects i have been able to do. but i think a lot of things stick out that you were able to put your best foot forward and put your highest level of your talent on display.

"fight night" allowed me to check a lot of boxes because it is a true story. we're not just talking personality humor year. the emotion and figuring out how to stay -- how to stay afloat in a time where he was responsible for things to kind of be going in disarray. it is a guy in the middle of madness. i love the fact he casted so well with the talent we have. >> also, the city of atlanta. i mean, this is sort of a love letter to atlanta in the early '70s as well. >> atlanta is the biggest character on the show. >> you are executive producer. did you pick up the phone and did you say, sam, you have to do this. don cheadle, let's make this happen? how did the cast come together? >> well, i will tell you, we're

an independent studio now, so partnering with peacock on this was definitely a big deal and will packer productions also is a partner of ours in it. our relationship has been very, very strong through the duration of time. in this one, it was about the collaboration of us really, really utilizing those relationships we had. the calls, you know, you can go down the list of everyone. it's cast to perfection. so many great names, melvin craig. >> terrence howard. >> terrence howard, david banner. the list goes on and on. we wanted to really give a premium culture display of ip. and i think "fight night," since boomerang and those collectives of culture, of color on screen, you know, it's been a minute since we've had another version of it. and i think this is the closest that we've come within "fight night" in the story.

>> we should note for people who might be watching, kevin hart is wearing sunglasses. not because he's just a super famous guy. you had a rough night. had a long night. >> i had a long night. i'm not afraid to say it. >> this is what kevin was doini. he was at the u.s. open. >> everyone embraced him. unbelievable wherever he goes. he's such an icon. ultimately it was pretty dope, but seeing kevin hart was sick. >> that was tiafoe, frances tiafoe in the post match interview talking about looking up in the stands. he looks up and is like, kevin hart is here. >> i'm a fan, man. i was excited to see him play. he came in at 20th. he's going up against the ninth ranked opponent. >> this is you watching, by the way. >> you know what, the crazy thing is i'm really into it. i know that looks like animated and fun, but that's how i have to watch. not because -- not because it's

crazy. that 14-year-old boy in front of me and his head is in the middle of the net. and i was like, goddammit, man, i can't see what i want to see. i'm literally going back and forth on the sides of him. but i was so excited for tiafo. i know last year he had an early exit. so to see him come around this year, make it to the semifinals and continue to make a name for himself. young and vibrant talent in the sport. this is my third time i think ever going. it's gotten better and better every time. there is nothing better than supporting somebody and seeing them get it done. >> by the way, his costars will be with us on the 3rd hour. samuel l. jackson is going to join us tomorrow, the same day that "fight night" premiers on peacock. seriously, check it out. >> love you, sam. love you, sam. i appreciate you, sam. >> hoda kotb, what you got? >> i can't get that image of

kevin watching tennis out of my head. coming up, justin theroux will tell us about "beetlejuice beetleice" and his special ju ♪ yeah, baby, i like it like that ♪ ♪ you gotta believe me when i tell ya ♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪ i like it like that, i like it like that ♪

justin theroux. one of the stars in the sequel "beetlejuice, beetlejuice" movie. justin joining the cast at winona rider's boyfriend. >> i was getting boxes in town when i heard you screaming. are you all right? >> it was delia. >> oh, delia. >> i'm good. >> we should point out that this beautiful puppy you have is your rescue dog named kuma. travels everywhere with you just because? >> almost everywhere.

i have been out of town for a while. i missed her terribly. >> but you love just having her around. >> i love having her around. >> let's talk about the venice film festival where you got a three-minute standing ovation. >> just three, yeah. >> i mean, when you think about one, one thousand, two one thousand, tell us what that feels like. >> it feels wonderful to have the film have such an incredible reception. >> when you talk about your character, i mean, your character is outrageous and amazing. but was there somebody from your life you pulled from and said, i'm getting inspo from this one or that one. >> i played a love interest of winona. it is a combination of every horrible agent manager that you have ever met.

and then also like my mom, who was a single mom, occasionally, not often, would bring back a boyfriend that was always like too familiar, you know, like come here. >> you were like, no, no, no. >> like what's up, bro. >> let's talk about the beginning when you were getting started in this industry. i heard someone gave you good advice. they said you have to choose between new york and l.a. that's what you were deciding, where am i going to go. which is the right spot? and they told you new york was the place to begin. they gave you a good reason. >> it was james l. brooks, a wonderful director and writer. i was pa'ing for him. he said go to new york first because you will know whether you are good or bad. but you will find out quicker in new york. >> why is that? >> i think the competition is a little fiercer. he said you can waste a lot of time in l.a. before you -- you don't want to waste ten years of your life figuring it out. go try and do theater, which i did. and the other piece of advice he

gave me was, don't come to l.a. until someone flies you here. which was pretty good advice. >> did you make it right away? >> no, no. >> it took a lot. >> no, it takes time, you know. like the slow road i think is a good road, in my case at least. and, yeah, i think it is incremental. it is putting chips behind you to get it done. >> yeah. i think what's cool about what's happening to you right now in this moment is you are having great success obviously professionally. and usually you either get one or the other. you get good professional success and a crummy personal life or a great personal life and crummy professional life. you have kind of exciting news. i know you like to keep things tight, close to the vest. but this is kind of exciting. >> yeah. i recently became engaged, which is wonderful. >> the reason we feel extra special to is because the young lady you are engaged to happens to be the child of a man who worked here david bloom many

years ago. that's terrific. how do you feel about it? >> i feel fantastic. it's been a whirlwind couple of weeks. >> by the way, she's beautiful. that was her when we knew her way, way back in the day. >> yeah, part of the nbc family. >> well, we're really, really happy for you, justin. >> thank you. >> we're really excited about this movie. a lot of people are wondering how does the sequel hold up against the original? and i heard raves. >> i always sound like i'm being biassed, but this movie is fantastic. michael keaton said it is better than the first one. i think it's because it kept the integrity of the first one. it was made with a lot and humor, made practically, no cgi. and it felt like this tight, independent film we're making and it translates. i think audiences will love it. >> well, we're very happy for you. >> thank you. >> by the way, could we get a tight shot of kuma.

>> he's on television just asleep. >> he was, like, is this over? >> he's like, this is not about me. it's a shame. >> sweet. >> congratulations on the movie and your life. "beetlejuice beetlejuice" is in theaters that starts this friday. >> today bestsellers from a comfortable and versatile outfit from the transition to fall to a smart hack for your hair. she's got it all, but first this

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and 4th hour in just a bit. have a good day, guys. tomorrow we're live in kansas city before the kickoff good morning. it's 856. i'm marcus washington. authorities have still not identified the driver killed when two cars plunged from the road. this is near san francisco's historic cliff house. this happened around five last night. police will only confirm that those cars were involved in some kind of crash. the surviving driver suffered minor injuries. first responders also rescued a dog firefighters say was inside one of those two cars. happening now we are awaiting an update from police on what may have happened there. we'll post those updates on our home page. also on our home page. the latest on that shooting that injured 49ers rookie ricky pearsall. that shooting suspect is expected to face a judge today in juvile court. da brenoo

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