office of emergency services said it would help the city meet that deadline. state funding for local 911 units requires the systems to answer at least 90% of calls within 15 seconds. nbc investigative reporter candice nguyen has been following the story from the beginning. you can find more of her past reporting online at nbcbayarea.com. slash investigations. last, look at that heat up for us. yeah, we're still under a microclimate weather alert due to the high heat that we will see up to 102 inland today, upper 90s tomorrow. but then looking a little bit better for early next week. looking forward to next week that we are. all right. thanks for joining us here on today in the bay this morning. today's show starts next. that's right. leaving you with a live look outside. look at the golden gate. just peeking out of the clouds. the fog have a great >> the search for answers now

underway. it's september the 5th, this is "today." ♪♪ in mourning. a vigil overnight remembering the four victims shot and killed by a 14-year-old boy inside a high school in georgia. nine others hurt. >> we can still hear like the screaming and shooting outside. and it's just scary. >> chilling video now emerging of armed officers leading frightened students from their classrooms. >> hurry up now. come on. let's go! >> this morning, what we're learning about the victims as the fbi reveals the accused shooter was on their radar more than a year ago. we'll take you inside the investigation and talk with one of the students who witnessed this senseless act. showdown set. with just days to go, vice president harris and former president trump finally agree on the rules for their high-stakes debate, while harris picks up a major endorsement overnight, from one of trump's biggest republican critics.

the latest twist in the race for the white house, and what new battleground polls are now revealing. new approach. the u.s. now considering working directly with hamas to secure the release of the remaining american hostages, cutting israel out of the process. and benjamin netanyahu doubles down on his refusal to make concessions. >> we employed the pressure points. we leave the pressure, we will get no one out. >> a live report from israel, just ahead. weather worries. the brutal heat wave rolling on across the west, even more records set to fall today, and there's trouble brewing in the tropics. four systems all brewing at once. al will have the full forecast. all of that plus, home alone. the troubled boeing "starliner" getting set to leave the international space station without its crew. an inside look at what that means for the future of those two stranded astronauts. and are you ready for some

football? ♪♪ the nfl season getting underway in just a few short hours. >> mahomes flings it -- it's there! hardman. jackpot! kansas city! >> the kansas city chiefs on a quest for an historic three-peat, facing baltimore ravens and reigning mvp lamar jackson. we're celebrating with fired up fans across the country, eager for football's long-awaited return. today, thursday, september 5th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. good to see you. welcome in. it is a thursday morning and it is a busy one. we've got a big game tonight. >> we are ready for some football! this is an epic rematch.

chiefs versus ravens. we have craig live at arrowhead stadium. mike tirico will join? a little bit. i think everybody is ready for the fall and some football fun. >> we sure are. but let us get started right now, guys, with our top story. the nation mourning two students and two teachers at apalachee high school about an hour northeast of atlanta. they were killed in a shooting just days into the new school year. >> and here they are. their names were released by investigators overnight. and two teachers, richard and christina. >> authorities have also identified the accused shooter, 14-year-old student. and he is set to be tried as an adult. the georgia bureau of investigation now saying he was investigated last year for online threats to commit school shootings. so, in a moment, we will hear from a student who was there when the shooting unfolded along with her mom. but we're going to begin with

nbc's priya sridhar with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. the school remains closed for the rest of the week, as authorities continue to conduct interviews with the suspect, his family and eyewitnesses. so many students telling me they have been through active shooter drills so many times, but this time it was real, and now we're learning that law enforcement actually knew of this suspect. they questioned him just last year after several violent threats were made online. overnight, the city of winder, georgia, in mourning. the scene of terror unfolding wednesday at apalachee high school, where a shooter left four victims dead. >> still kind of in a state of shock. >> reporter: now information emerging about the suspect, colt gray. 14-year-old. in a statement, the fbi says it received several anonymous tips about an online threat to commit a school shooting last year. >> the jackson county sheriff's

office identified and located gray, who is our suspect in this case. they conducted an investigation at that time and there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional law enforcement action. >> reporter: the fbi saying that at the time the suspect's father was interviewed and said he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject did not have unsupervised access to them. police say gray, who's a student at the school, used an ar platform style weapon. in georgia, according to the gifford's law center, there are no minimum age laws restricting people under 18 from possessing rifle's or shotguns. though, federal law is stricter. according to authorities, the teen will be charged with murder and tried as an adult. the community still reeling from the traumatic morning at the school. evacuated students sent to the school's football field. >> pray for these kids. >> reporter: where terrified parents desperately searched for their children. >> this is a parent's worst

nightmare. >> reporter: the victim's including two 14-year-old students, maison and. he was autistic, later writing he did not make it out of school alive. also, killed, two math teachers, 53-year-old christina irimie and 39-year-old richard aspinwall, also a football coach. eight students and a teacher were injured. the local sheriff, emotional. >> my heart hurts for these kids. my heart hurts for our community. but i want to make it very clear that hate will not prevail. >> reporter: according to the k through 12 school shooting data base, there have been 218 school shootings just this year. president biden calling for gun safety legislation, saying in a statement, we cannot continue to accept this as normal. hoda? >> all right, thank you so much.

with us now, sophomore at apalachee high, she was inside that building when the shooting unfolded. she is joining us alongside her mother tab that. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> ariel, how are you doing this morning after everything you've been through and everything you witnessed, how are you doing? >> i'm trying to hold up myself. just still like really in shock of processing everything that happened yesterday. and it's just like a lot. >> yeah. it had to be completely terrifying. will you tell us where you were? i understand that you were actually leaving a nearby classroom to go with a friend to a vending machine. what happened? >> yes, ma'am. so, me and my friend were going to the vending machine. and we had, like, gotten half way out of the room. and there's like a brick wall. so like you can't really see who's out in the hall.

and then we heard shots fired. and we ran back into the room. and we went to the corner. >> you must have been absolutely terrified in those moments. what was going through your mind? and when you were finally got the message that it was all clear and you walked out, what did you see? >> i saw a deceased body on the floor, but it was covered up. and i saw a female with a shot wound to her leg. and it was just like really traumatic experience. >> tabatha, i'm looking at you and i'm thinking what you must be thinking and feeling. first of all, to understand that there's a shooting going on at your daughter's school. how did you learn the news and just tell us what you did. >> i was at work. ariel called me on the phone and told me, mom, there's an active

shooting at school. and i told her, it's nothing to play about. is this serious? and she said, mom, it's serious. it's really going on. i told her to just run into the classroom and hide in the corner, just be quiet and do whatever they tell her to do. and at that time, i heard five gunshots and then the phone went dead. so i didn't know if she was hurt. and she was calling 911. so i was very scared. >> it's just unfathomable, no matter how many times we've seen this unfold when it happens to you. and ariel, one of the teachers who was killed yesterday is a teacher you had, he was your math teacher. what do you remember about him? what would you want people to know about him? >> i would just want people to know that he was a really kind-hearted man, and he was like, really push you and

like -- he was just really hard-working and he just had the most kindest soul ever. >> ariel, you guys have gone through drills, like a lot of schools do, just in case of a school shooter. and you probably never really imagined that something like that would happen. as you woke up this morning, what were you thinking about the state of how we live now. what reality is actually like for kids like you? >> i just feel like you're basically never safe anywhere. and no matter like how you can like -- no matter if there's like cops in the school, there's still no safety. >> tabatha, you just heard your daughter say, no matter what, whether there are police resource officers, armed in school, you're not safe anyway. how does that sit with you?

>> that's very traumatic for me, because now how can i ever get her to go to school? she told me she's never coming back here. i just don't know what to do. it's scary. and i'm thankful that she did have her phone so that i could know that she was in the situation, but i don't like that she hung up on me, but i do like what she did do to help everyone else. >> ariel, you were thinking of others right there in that very moment. that must have been so terrifying for you. thank you for being with us. we're so sorry for what you had to go through and our hearts are with you in these days ahead. >> of course. no matter how many times we do conversations like that, it's just so hard -- to say nothing of the people who lost their lives, just how lives are changed in an instant. >> and to think about how she's saying she doesn't want to go back to school. and no matter how many police officers were there, she still

doesn't feel safe. i mean, something needs to be done. something needs to be done. all right. let us now turn to the race for the white house. with their first and potentially only debate now just five days away.ys away. vice president harris, former president trump have finally agreed to the rules of that critical showdown. meantime, harris just picked up a high-profile republican endorsement. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander is covering it all for us. hey, peter, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. as evidenced by that biden/trump debate earlier this summer, these showdowns can be consequential, and even before he and vice president harris take the stage next week, former president trump is returning to a familiar playbook, trashing the debate rules as rigged against him, even though the harris campaign has relented now and the mics will be muted when it is not a candidate's turn to speak. and as you note this comes as the harris/walz ticket is touting that new high-profile republican supporter this morning. overnight, vice president harris picking up a new endorsement from a top conservative critic of former president trump, former republican congresswoman

liz cheney. the one-time vice chair of the house january 6th committee. >> because of the danger that donald trump poses, not only am i not voting for donald trump, but i will be voting for kamala harris. >> reporter: mr. trump's running mate, j.d. vance, firing back at cheney overnight. >> kamala harris and liz cheney make very, very interesting partners. they get rich when america's sons and daughters go off to die. they get rich when america loses wars instead of winning wars. >> reporter: while in pennsylvania, mr. trump appeared on fox news, falsely claiming -- that harris has been given the questions to next week's debates while repeatedly slamming her. >> this is a woman who is dangerous. i don't think too smart, but let's see. but she loses her train of thought a lot. >> reporter: two harris campaign aides tell nbc news the campaign agreed to allow both candidates' microphones to be muted when it's not their turn to speak, similar to the trump/biden debate.

the vice president plans to hold another round of debate prep today, after campaigning in new hampshire, where in a rare break with president biden, she ro posed a lower capital gains tax rate, than he proposed to help spur the creation of small businesses. >> compare that to what donald trump plans. he plans to give billionaires massive tax cuts and cut corporate taxes by over $1 trillion, even as they pull in record profits. >> reporter: while the race remains remarkably tight, harris is leading mr. trump in polls of several key battleground states, include wisconsin, michigan, georgia, and nevada, though her lead is within the margin of error. the two were tied in pennsylvania, perhaps the most important state of all. and mr. trump leads harris in arizona, also within the margin of error. for his part, mr. trump is also facing a key hearing today in the criminal case where he is accused of trying to overturn the last election. lawyers for both sides will present their arguments before

the judge here in washington and she could announce the schedule for this case going forward. today's hearing, as you know, comes two months after the supreme court's decision granting mr. trump broad immunity for official acts. as president, he has pleaded not guilty to the charges brought by the special counsel. hoda? >> peter alexander for us there at the white house. thank you. another major story this morning. the war in the middle east. israeli forces carrying out more air strikes in the west bank overnight, while new protests rage across israel. israeli protesters calling for a cease-fire and the release of remaining hostages from hamas. now the u.s. is considering a new approach to bring american hostages home. nbc's raf sanchez joins us from tel aviv with the latest. raf, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. nearly 11 months into this war, cease-fire negotiations appear badly stalled. the white house says one sticking point is which

palestinian prisoners would be released in exchange for those israeli hostages, but another is what u.s. officials increasingly s see as prime minister netanyahu's unwillingness to make a deal. this morning, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu under mounting pressure. from protesters on the streets demanding he make concessions to reach a hostage deal and from an increasingly frustrated biden administration. five sources tell nbc news the u.s. is considering a direct deal with hamas to free the remaining american hostages. the u.s. has not made a formal offer, but sources say the white house is losing faith netanyahu will make an agreement. >> this is the philadelphia corridor. >> reporter: the israeli leader says he wants the hostages home, but will not withdraw troops from the egypt/gaza border, known as the philadelphi corridor. wrmplt. >> gaza must be demilitarized.

it can only do if philadelphi remains under control. >> reporter: his position on the corridor is a major part of the stalemate in cease-fire talks and some of the families of the six hostages killed by hamas last week said it led to their deaths. the idf releasing video of the tunnel where it says they were killed. 27-year-old amog sarusi was the first to be buried. his mother giving an agonized eulogy. >> reporter: the mother of almong viewsy says you sacrificed her son. is that a price you are prepared to pay and is that a price the people of israel will accept? >> i can understand the great torment that the mother of this murdered hostage feels. i'm committed to getting all of them out. >> reporter: neither the prime minister nor the protesters

backing down. and we're following a shooting near the israeli consulate in the german city of munich earlier. police there say the shooter was killed. not clear at this point if the consulate was the target, but this comes on the anniversary of the 1972 munich massacre, when 11 israeli olympians were killed by palestinian terrorists. savannah? >> raf sanchez in tel aviv, thank you. meanwhile, president putin is making headlines with new comments overnight on his war against ukraine and the presidential election here in the u.s. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in ukraine. he's got that story. hey, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. yes, vladimir putin is weighing in on the u.s. elections, saying that now he prefers vice president harris, but it could be an attempt at misdirection, as once again the kremlin is facing accusations that it is

trying to meddle in american politics. president putin said this morning that president biden was his first choice for a second term, but that now, he'd like vice president harris to become the next american president. her laugh is so expressive and infectious, putin said at an economic conference. but is the former spy telling the truth? u.s. intelligence agencies believe that putin prefers donald trump over harris, seeing him as less likely to continue supporting ukraine and washington believes putin is already trying to influence the election. on wednesday, the state department said it would designate five russian state-funded news organizations, including rt, formally known as "russia today," and "sputnik" as foreign government missions and limit visas for their employees. the justice and treasury departments are acting as well, indicting two rt employees accused of funding an american right-wing media company to carry out the kremlin's

influence campaign. >> the justice department's message is clear. we have no tolerance by attempts by authoritarian regimes to exploit our democratic system of government. >> reporter: a spokesperson for rt told nbc news the group had several responses, including ha-ha, ha-ha, and 2016 called and wants its cliches back. asked who could potentially mediate a cease-fire between russia and ukraine, president putin said he is open to negotiations and that china, brazil or india could serve as a mediator. hoda? >> all right. richard engel for us there in ukraine. rich oord, thank you. almost 21 minutes after the hour. we've got to get to al. >> we've got a lot of heat. big heat dome of high pressure and 52 million people from seattle down to tucson, arizona, under heat advisories, heat warnings, triple digits, vegas on into yuma, phoenix, tucson is going to be seeing triple digits.

in fact, today, it's the record for the most 110-plus days in a year for phoenix. friday will be the hottest day in two years for los angeles. and you can see temperatures right on into the weekend, going to be in those really warm temperatures. 10 to 15 degrees above average. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. it's longer, it's thicker. after hiding it for so many years. try the #1 dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement brand at nutrafol.com.

and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al! >> let's go! come on. >> i knew it was happening. >> the bird -- that's a raven. the raven sound. we're going inside the growing excitement for tonight's long-awaited return of the nfl. craig's live at arrowhead stadium for the season's big kickoff between the chiefs and the ravens. >> let's go! let's go! 12 hours away from the start of another nfl season. what fans can expect in a live report coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, craig, cool. plus, adding to our football party, we have two massive pep

rallies packed with fans. check out kansas city, check out baltimore. but first, this is "today" on nbc.. 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. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him as we have brought solutions where people thought the problem was unsolvable. daniel doesn't take excuses. he holds himself accountable. and i know that he can do it for the city of san francisco.

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some marcus washington. well, breaking news this morning. a three alarm fire ripping through a san jose strip mall. kris sanchez is live for us this morning out there with that update. kris. hi there marcus. we are going on hour four right now that the firefighters have been working the scene here along alum rock avenue, across from calvary cemetery. you see the firefighters still up on ladders. just a few moments ago, we were listening to chainsaws. they are trying to make holes in the roof to access any fire that might still be inside. they're also trying to stabilize that facade there. that's the reason why firefighters had to take a defensive position out here and fight the fire from the outside, because that awning, there was a collapse risk. now, firefighters say that eight businesses were impacted. they've been going into several of the businesses. we talked with. one of the business owners who said it was very frustrating to watch the firefighters fight the fire from outside. but as the deputy chief told us, it was the safest way to do that. we'll bring you the

latest update at 11:00. back to you. thank you chris. let's get a look at that forecast for us today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking another hot one for us, even though we're starting out cool, it will be heating up quickly as we go into the afternoon. a heat advisory continues today and also into tomorrow. slightly cooler temperatures for the weekend and turning more seasonable next week, but we're still looking at highs in the upper 90s for much of the north bay. east bay into the south bay. marcus. all right, kerry, thank you. and don't forget to watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast coming up at 8:00. we get a visit from some 49ers gold rush cheerleaders to help us count down tonight's start of the nfl season. you can watch on roku, amazon fire tv, and streaming on other platforms including nbcbayarea.com. we'll see you right there

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back? football. nfl kicking off tonight. these fans are pumped up. we've got two dueling pep rallies right now. proud members of chiefs kingdom. and the ravens flock, counting down the seconds to tonight's kickoff. and of course, where can you watch the big game? right here on nbc. craig is inside the place to be tonight. the room where it will happen. arrowhead stadium. hi, craig, good morning. >> reporter: sg, good morning to you. by the way, some of those fans already lined up outside to start their tailgating, as we speak. to your point, it's all going to happen on the field behind me, inside on what has been called the loudest stadium in the world. it will be a rematch between the kansas city chiefs, baltimore ravens, repeat of last season's afc championship. chiefs hoping to win their third straight super bowl. never been done before. as you might imagine here in kc,

expectations, sky high. tonight in arrowhead stadium, more than 70,000 cheering fans will be on their feet, as their kansas city chiefs look to build upon their super bowl dynasty. >> mahomes nings flings it -- it's there! >> reporter: the already legendary tandem of patrick mahomes and tight end travis kelce will drive the offense as last season's chance remains to be the team to beat. >> this is our moment! go out there and take it! >> reporter: their first challenge coming from one of their biggest division rivals, the baltimore ravens. >> jackson, back of the end zone! >> reporter: an already strong squad led by two-time league mvp quarterback lamar jackson. the ravens adding fire power in the off season. signing running back derek henry. both teams ready for a battle. >> the uprising begins now. >> reporter: posting hype videos to rally their fans. as we set out to conquer all. >> reporter: tonight's matchup will be followed tomorrow night

with the green bay packers taking on the philadelphia eagles in sao paolo, the first nfl game ever played in brazil. then, sunday, football is back, with the rest of the league kicking off the regular season. fans might notice some very big changes, especially during kickoffs when teams will line up closer to each other, in the hopes of creating more exciting returns and fewer injuries. and speaking of safety, at least one player said he plans to wear what's called a guardian cap over his helmet for extra protection. this is the first year they're allowed. here in kansas city, there's a lot of excitement, with star power on and off the field. >> the swifties came in, it was like a whole new level of fandom, and the swifties are real. >> reporter: on wednesday, chiefs players talking about how travis kelce's relationship with pop superstar taylor swift has helped add to the ranks of

chiefs' kingdom. >> i think the biggest thing that i noticed during the season was just the kids that were becoming more and more fans. you would see more younger girls that were fans of the chiefs and wanted to really embrace football. >> reporter: we met some of the chiefs faithful at a fan event. >> i've had this since super bowl liv. >> okay. >> and after we beat the niners in super bowl lviii. i got this. >> i love it! how many consecutive home games have you been to? >> 227 consecutive home games. counting germany and london and covid and preseason, playoffs. >> dan never missed a home game. >> never missed a home game. >> reporter: and i got in on a game of my own, a giant flip cup. competition featuring confetti and chief's great, dante hall. by the way, fans will see that giant flip cup and a bunch of other games at a event that's being billed at the stadium as the world's largest tailgate to

kick off the season. that guy, dan joy, been to like 240-straight games, you can bet he'll be there as well. said he plans on getting there around literally right about now to start his tailgating. meanwhile, yes, we did ask -- and by we i don't me and my -- me and the today show producer, we asked the question everyone is wondering, will taylor swift be here? will she be on hand to watch the opener, i was given no comment. let the games begin, sg. >> you're always talking about taylor swift you two. guys, i want to talk football. >> that's why we're back. >> i see mike tirico with you. you're the host of nbc's "sunday night football." we kick off tonight, ravens/chiefs. this is a rivalry. what are you expecting? >> i think we'll get a good

game. rematch of the, a fc championship game. craig mentioned that in the piece a moment ago, and it was a terrific game, 17-10. kansas city got out to an early lead. when you look at this kansas city team, they've got all the big pieces back. although a couple of changes, including some speed at wide receiver. baltimore, savannah, we saw them last night, met with the ravens when they got the town. there's a focus, there's an edge. they're not going to make up for the disappointment of missing out on a shot at the super bowl, but i think they want to make the first statement of this season that they're ready to get back to a place they can compete with the chiefs to get to the super bowl yet again. >> mahomes taking the chiefs to the super bowl three times in the last five seasons, back-to-back. how hard would a three-peat be? >> reporter: it's super hard. they've only been now nine teams to win back-to-back super bowls. nobody has ever won three straight super bowls. craig mentioned before, it's the 105th nfl season. twice, the green bay packers did, late 20s, and the mid-60s. it's been most of our lifetime. since a team has won three in a row. it's hard to keep the team together. that's why it's so hard to

repeat. kansas city has done that. when you turn on the tv tonight and cris collinsworth and i are in the booth and melissa stark are on the sideline, it's pretty much the same team you see. usually free agents go other places. they've lost a key player or two, but by and large the chiefs that won in february will be the wons that will be behind us tonight. >> and our team is still together as well. we've got the winning team. could you explain to me this new kickoff alignment? are we going to notice this? is this something like only real die-hard football fans will notice? or something that we should be paying attention to? >> if i can just go into the fourth hour, i can give you the full explanation. but savannah, it's just going to look different. we've never had a play in football where the ball has been kicked, the ball is in the air, and everybody is standing and waiting. once the returner touches it or it lands in that 20-yard landing area then people can move. if you want to look cool, here's in the nose stuff. they did it to try to promote

more kickoff returns and did it so the collisions aren't as fierce and hopefully to cut down on injuries, because kickoffs led to the most injuries. that's the info you need to know. it's going to look different, but i think the league deserves credit for trying to do something, for player safety and excitement for the fans. >> okay. i understood most of that and i started thinking will taylor be there, mike? will she? do you think travis and taylor -- no. >> i think she -- i'm pretty confident she's going to be here. and we have a story about travis being on stage with her at wembley that we'll share during the game. >> that's a tease. >> i heard taylor was writing some plays for travis as well. we'll see how that all develops. mike? >> folklore. that's folklore! >> be nice to craig. and mr. melvin, we'll see you in just a bit. you have more, including an interview with the chairman and ceo of the chiefs. we have a lot of football. we're doing football food. craigers, i'm sorry you're missing that. bones with sauce on the menu here at 1a. and tonight's nfl kickoff on

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perfect for football starting tonight. we'll get out there in just a few moments. we have a very busy morning. we want to get to our news at 8:00. we'll start with that tragic shooting at a high school in georgia. two students and two teachers were killed. the suspect, a 14-year-old student who has been taken into custody. nbc's priya sridhar is at the school in winder, georgia, with the very latest. hey, priya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. school here will remain closed for the rest of the week as authorities continue to conduct interviews with the suspect, his family, and witnesses. overnight, the city of winder, georgia, in mourning. the scene of terror unfolding wednesday at apalachee high school, where a shooter left four victims dead. >> still kind of in a state of shock. >> reporter: and now more information emerging about past encounters with law enforcement and the suspect in custody, 14-year-old colt gray. in a statement, the fbi says

it received several anonymous tips about an online threat to commit a school shooting last year. >> the jackson county sheriff's office identified and located gray, who is our suspect in this case. they conducted an investigation at that time, and there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional law enforcement action. >> reporter: the fbi saying that at the time the suspect's father was interviewed and said he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject did not have unsupervised access to them. police say gray, who's a student at the school, used an ar-platform style weapon. evacuated students sent to the school's football field. >> pray for these kids. >> reporter: where terrified parents desperately searched for their children. >> this is a parent's worst nightmare. >> reporter: student ariel bowling speaking to savannah and hoda earlier. >> i just feel like you're basically never safe anywhere.

and no matter like how you can like -- no matter if there's like cops in the school, there's still no safety at all. >> reporter: the victims including two 14-year-old students, mason schermerhorn and christian angulo. also killed, two math teachers, 53-year-old christina irimie and 39-year-old richard aspilwall, who was also a football coach. and authorities say the teenage suspect will be charged with murder and tried as an adult. hoda? >> all right, priya sridhar for us. priya, thank you. jury selection scheduled to begin in los angeles this morning for hunter biden's trial on tax-related charges. this is the second criminal trial for biden this year. he was indicted in december on three felony and six misdemeanor counts, alleging that he failed to pay his taxes. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges. jury selection expected to take about two days, and then opening statements are scheduled for monday. also this morning, nasa is preparing to bring that troubled boeing "starliner" spaceship

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so the astronauts will remain on the station until february, returning with the crew of spacex, a spacex ship, i should say, and spacex's boeing archrival. but listen, mission managers insist, the crew is not stuck. since they could return in "starliner" or different spacex ship, if the space station were in danger. take a listen. >> in my view, they're never stuck or stranded. they always had a way to depart the space station. to me, when somebody is stranded, there's a location where they cannot leave. they had "starliner" as the vehicle that they could depart from, for a period of time. >> well, they're going to be on the station for a lot longer. and that spacex crew nine ship will head to the station with just two astronauts rather than four. that will be later this month. williams and wilmore will then take the open seats on that ship in february. in the meantime, they'll be helping with maintenance and science experiments on the space

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that's 364 sleeps until halloween. that's a lot. >> we had "five sleeps until christmas," now you're expanding the universe. >> the universe, yes. "five sleeps until st. patrick's day" next. >> or arbor day. yes. st. paddy's sounds good. there are great halloween books for kids, but they need more. i think, why not? and get kids excited about the holiday and trick or treating and getting dressed up and scaring and booing each other -- >> do you know what booing is? >> that's candy, ding dong ditch with a prize. you go, play ding dong ditch -- >> like secret santa before halloween. it's like a nice prank. you go to their house, you leave candy, and hide. >> and then you pay it forward. >> that's the cutest thing. booing. >> or ghosting. >> what's this maze thing you are talking about? what is that? >> first of all, tonightmares thing is going to be really scary. i'm not kidding. it might be one of the best things we have ever done.

universal has horror things horror lights in l.a. we asked if they could bring it to new york city. they said no. that's how every great conversation starts. we made it work. they spend millions of dollars. >> 40 rock, right in the building. we can connect. >> where is it? >> you walk through a room, we're in nbc. my first nightmare in my bedroom, then you go into -- a lot of my nightmares happen. >> wow. >> my wife wrote the book. >> me and you, bud. >> so she -- but any ways, a scare crow with all of these corn fields hanging from the thing and mirrors. looks like you're in a corn field with 300 corn stocks and a scare crow chases you through. >> it's nightmares. >> yes, it is frightening. >> is jay leno down there, too? [ laughter ]. >> it's a lot of things. yeah. i can't lose weight in one of them. it's really -- >> chubby me. >> that is so cool. those are scary. they're done really well. >> it's for real frightening. i did a walk-through with 50% of

the it down. it's amazing. >> the universal people did it. 25 actors hidden around the area that will scare you with air guns that come out -- and hit you in the neck. seriously, it's so frightening. i'll do it because i have to. >> i wouldn't do it if i was a kid, yeah. >> best advertising for kids to do it. >> we have to go. >> we have to go. >> it's right here in the building. >> how much are the tickets? >> i'll sport you guys tickets. >> you did a great job at the olympics. everyone has talked about that. props to you guys. you were unbelievable every single day. you should feel proud. >> he got lost in. >> i'm not good at the sports stuff. the more you talk, the dumber you sound. i'm down there with mike. you know, mike, i love swimming pools. he's like -- calm down.

mr. broadcaster. what am i doing. >> what do the kids think about the book? >> they love it. they're above this age now. this i would say is 3 to 8. but they look at it and they love the idea of it and five more sleeps -- that's where i got it from. my daughter said how many more sleeps until we go to grandma's sleep. that's so cute. i never heard five more sleeps. >> do your kids know this is based on their dad and their aunt and this is sort of loosely based on your life. >> it is, yeah. and my dog. just getting excited about it. >> the dog is in there. just all stuff to get kids excited. and get ready for this thing. holiday everyone can celebrate. >> get ready for christmas six months out. halloween no ramp up. >> they're doing summerwean. >> it's happening. how ironic. >> i like the countdown to halloween. we don't do it enough. >> people have already started. >> i'm excited. >> one final question, how many sleeps until halloween are there until right now? >> 59? something like that. >> wow. >> yeah.

>> i made that up. >> oh. >> sounded real. someone do the math. >> you sold it. >> chatgpt. >> five sleeps universe. >> 56 days i'm being told. >> very close. >> 56 sleep days. >> i thought it was a leap year. >> we want to say thank you to our pal, jimmy. thank you for getting up early. >> five more sleeps until halloween on sale now. >> see you in the maze. >> find out about his book. get it on today.com/books and, of course, jimmy, you know where to find him weeknights on "the tonight show" right here on nbc. look at you. >> look at that. having a coffee. >> we have a big show tonight. ken hart, we're following football. it's a big deal. >> a lot of eyes. >> simone yesterday. you're crushing it. >> paris hilton tonight. big show. >> crushing it. >> you have to stay here for "popstart." >> just stay. let's do it. i would love it. >> show you what's happening around the country right now. abundant sunshine northeast.

great lakes fabulous, record here, pacific northwest. very hot through the southwest. flooding >> don't forget, if you're heading out the door, sirius xm channel 108. right now celebrity edition of "fopstart." >> i have to power through. we have to get through it. we'll start with "wicked." big news this morning from two unlikely friends. imagines out from the highly anticipated big screen musical. the stars shining, we take a look, see the girl in green,

elphaba. that's cynthia arevo standing in front of the emerald city. what a talent, huh, jimmy? >> she's amazing. >> next up, how about this popular witch? and ariana grande floating away -- >> i can't wait for this. >> the most unrecognizable golden globe winner, peter dinklage as university professor dr. dillman. >> that is a goat. >> and here's one more, dancing through life, jonathan bailey. as fiero. meanwhile, rolling through life, new "wicked" edition of monopoly is on the way. new game pieces include elphaba's -- >> now ways for families to fight each other. >> jimmy, how many sleeps until "wicked" comes out. >> about 323 days. >> "minecraft" is next. long time in the making. at least ten years after it was announced that the popular video game would be headed to the big screen, the first trailer is out. it stars jack black, jason mamoa, and all the colorful cubic world that they have. and here's a peek of the

upcoming movie. >> what the hell? >> anything you can dream about here, you can make! >> who are you? >> i am steve. >> a shout-out to mine craft and roblox. our kids are playing that. it's a nice balance, call of duty and fortnight and killing people. these are great games. >> your kids? >> jack black is always the funniest on the show. he made us laugh. just doing stuff with his feet and he was making everyone laugh. he was pointing. who is this guy. the most talented human being, unbelievable. >> he sat in front of me on first class on a flight. people were doing -- it was like jesus was there. they were stopping -- please touch me. give me a blessing.

felt bad for him. >> mind time for travis kelce? yes, we do. super bowl heading back to the field and hollywood. he'll appear in happy gilmore sequel. ryan murphy's new thriller series. the show stars bets as a detective on the case. some gruesome crimes that feel personal. >> love the dna. it was left there for us to find. it's like god left the keys to the candy store to the devil. >> there's no future after this. >> all right. "grotesquery" debuts september 25th and streams on hulu. one more, oasis, al, this is for you. roll it!

♪ ♪ ♪ and a champagne supernova ♪ >> liam gallagher is here in studio. liam, are you excited for you and your brother to get back together? >> you have to bleep me out for this one. ♪ how many specia change ♪ they're back! this is unbelievable! oasis, i cannot wait for this. >> we hope it happens. >> i cannot wait for this. >> two dates have been added. the sales are through the roof. wembley has been added to that. >> two more dates. i'll be at one of the dates. come on. come on, oasis. >> "popstart". >> wake up, everybody. come on! coming up,amuel l. s

♪ good morning, everybody! it is 8:30 on a thursday morning. we have a great crowd out here. listening to my friend, brad here. one, two, three. there we go. nice to have you out here. feels like fall! it's so pretty. i love that! guys, ll coolj is going to take over our citi concert stage. that is live tomorrow. >> speaking of -- i can't wait for that. speaking of stars, one of the most recognizable stars in hollywood is here. the one, the only samuel l. jackson. he'll tell us about his real-life connection to his role in the new peacock series. it's called "fight night: the million-dollar heist." it happens to be shot in his neighborhood. >> that's right.

that's right. and plus our fearless "start today" leader, stephanie monsoor is standing by with our newest box of products with popular brands and deep discounts. you have to be ready because that will sell out. >> looking forward to that. football is not officially back until we dive into our football chefs. share the perfect good day menu. good news for savannah. bones with sauce is on the menu today! >> come on, y'all! al, you have a check of the weather? >> yes, we do. let's show you what we've got going on, as far as your weekend is concerned. there's a flood risk down south, as we make our way tomorrow, southwest sizzler, record highs in the pacific northwest. showers in the northeast. sunday, sunday. we are looking at sunny skies again up and down the east coast. southeast looking a little rough. warmer than average through the southwest. and we're looking at sunny skies along the west coast. we've got two beautiful girls here. who's this?

what's your name? campbell? and who's this? >> hazel. welcome to good thursday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are under a microclimate weather alert due to the inland valleys dealing with some excessive heat again today. we'll see a high of 102 degrees for spots like concord, as well as fairfield, as well as in morgan hill. now we're going to be in the upper 90s tomorrow and then low 90s for saturday. you can see our temperatures coming down going into the end of the weekend into early next >> and we've got more football to talk about! this time it's exclusive! it's on peacock, it's the packers and the eagles, mostly cloudy in corinthians arena in brazil. that's right. corinthians, i guess it's a biblical game.

it's going to be big. only on peacock, tomorrow night on peacock! big, big football! back to you. >> all right, guys! coming up next, we've got a hollywood icon in studio 1a. "fight night ""star samuel l. jackson, we'll talk about the show, his incredible career and he had a pretty fun summer, too. but first, this is "today" on

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birthright. and it's our obligation to cultivate and protect it. this land we standing on, belongs to us. >> oh, we got the man right here, samuel l. jackson. so good to see you. i want to get to the wigs, because those are something to talk about. >> yeah. >> but what i love about this story is it is set in a place where you were actually present during the actual time. and it was kind of a surprise to the cast and crew. tell me about that. >> well, when ali got out of prison, his first fight was in atlanta with a guy named jerry cory. so the fight did happen. it happened in atlanta. there was a big party after the fight. and all these people went to the party and some of them being very prominent gangsters from across the country. and the party got robbed. and they stripped all the people -- they stripped them, took their clothes.

they were actually naked in real life, and took their clothes and took everything and took everything they had. and people started to die after that. you know, and you know how the black community can create a rumor, you know, so was like -- i know who was there. and so-and-so got robbed and took his mink coat. so and so got robbed and took her diamonds. and you know the person who got shot last week, he's one of the robbers. >> i know who that was. but you were physically -- when you arrived there, wait, actually i got married down the road from here. was this all part of your community? >> no. the first location that we shot, our holding area, was in the parking lot of the church where we got married. which is hilarious. wow. >> oh, wow. wow. >> which is kind of hilarious. >> you're like, what am i doing here? >> the robbery occurred right around the corner from where she grew up. and her uncle was one of those 23 first black policeman in atlanta.

and he actually became a chief of police at one point in atlanta. so a lot of connections. >> i've got to talk about the wigs. number one, you always sport a good one. we actually have a variety of wigs that you've sported over the years. where we wanted to pick our favorite, there are so many good ones. is there one that jumps out to you and you're like, yeah, that was the one! >> i think ordell, the second picture, from jackie brown, because that was a surprise because quinton wanted a different type of hair. i ended up that hair. same thing happened in "pulp fiction," he wanted me to have an afro, but the girl he went to buy an afro wig, she came back with a jerry curl wig, which was totally proper. because you know, nw-a was out and everybody had the jerry juice. worked totally for jewels.

>> i love the fair raw faucet wig you were pointing out. terrence. >> he had that thing on -- he would have curlers in his hair in the morning. she wouldn't come to rehearsal, because he had curlers on. i went out and bought him two bonnets. he was trying to rehearse, he put a bonnet on and came to rehearsal. >> i love it. you know what i love about you? right before we went on, you said, i've learned at this stage in my life, i need time to relax and recharge. when your younger you feel like you have to sprint. when did it -- when did it dawn on you that you're like, hold on a second, man. i have a life i want to live on my terms. >> well, i realized that, you know, i was like pushing myself in a lot of ways. and then the first time i took a yacht trip with magic johnson and his wife, we took this yacht trip, it was like, oh, my gosh, this is like, great. the first day i was on the yacht, i slept like 17 hours.

and i got into the boat, and then you find out that when you take a vacation -- we've done it wrong for a long time. so we take a vacation to go somewhere, we want to see this, we want to see that, we want to see that. no, vacation is going somewhere and not having a plan every day. you just wake up every day and go, okay, fine. you don't have a time to get up. you just get up and find another place to go and sleep. >> i have to say, you look rested and recharged. >> thank you. >> and we're ready for this one. this series that you have coming out. "fight night." your co-star don cheadle will join us. we're bringing the whole cast and crew here. we should mention that "fight night "streaming on peacock! savannah, over to you! >> looks good, too. just ahead, our "start today" boxes. this is full of beauty and skin care products at an amazing price and stephanie apoves. but first,pr t

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all right. we are back. a new box. our shop today team has curated this limited edition box, packed with beauty and wellness products to help you refresh for fall. so when you buy it, you will receive all eight items you're about to see here for 75% off and free shipping. if you want it, scan the qr code below or go to our website. let's walk through it one by one. today fitness contributor stephanie mansour tried absolutely everything in this box. good morning! >> good morning, savannah! our start "today" community is going to freak out. these boxes were so popular last time, this time, if you're looking to start off fall on a fresh foot, a long weekend, long summer, this is for you. so this retails at over 300 bucks. today, you can get it for just $84. what's in it? skin care, right? >> yeah. we have this natural face mask. this is made with aloe vary ra and also white tea. it will leave your skin feeling hydrated and moisturized. i love to put this on when i'm in the shower. then i wash my hair, wash my body.

and then i rinse this off. next up, i love to use this skin treatment pad. what you do with this, after you wash your face, you use this to help even out those uneven skin tones. and the brand says you can help with reducing those ages spots or dark spots on your face. so you put this on after your wash your face and use your moisturizers and serums. each retails over 60 bucks each. you get this box for 84, both these products and the rest. >> i love that. let's give your hair a little zhuzh. >> we're back in the shower, after we wash our hair, we'll use this leave-in treatment. you spray it in your hair, and brush it out afterwards and keep it in before you dry your hair. this is going to help to prevent breakage, make your hair a little bit stronger. now, we have complaints from our "start today" community and myself is after we work out, we're sweating. we don't want to have to take another shower. right? so dry shampoo to the rescue. >> it absorbs all of that. >> it does. it gets that nitty-grittiness

out of your hair. this dry shampoo is great. put this on after, put your fingers through it and looks like you didn't even sweat. >> does it smell good? >> it smells delicious! so if you're a sucker like me, maybe you've tried lymphatic massages, 2 to $300 at the spa. this helps you with your limp system. what you do, you put this clay mask on your body first. that will help prep your skin and firm it up. then you use the body oil and then you use this lymph tool. you use this very superficially. you just glide it on. doesn't that feel good? >> it feels so good. >> and after you use this thing, you feel so light. so limber and for many of our start today members that complain about feeling bloated or puffy, this is what you got to do a few times a week. you can avoid the spa and just do it yourself. >> i mean, i am into this massage. >> keep going. >> i will. i'm just going -- massage all the way to the end here.

>> and speaking of even more self care, this rare beauty product is actually pretty rare. so this is a pen, believe it or not. this is something that is scented with lavender and peppermint. all you do is click the pen. you take this off. click the pen and out comes this scent that you can put on your pressure points, underneath your wrist, behind your ears, your temples to help relax you and calm you down. >> for sleeping? >> it is good for sleeping, too. put this next to your bed and use it right before bed. now, last but not least, face puffiness. who doesn't love a good undereye thing. you put these underneath your eyes. they will help you feel more hydrated. they will reduce the look of your circles under your eyes. >> sip your coffee and put it on. >> i like to double this up. we can put this face mask in the freezer, put this on over those eye patches. i like to wear this thing when

i'm doing my morning prayers or doing my meditation. set it for 10 to 15 minutes. do your thing. and then move on. and i used to be one of those people that would put my face in an ice bucket and try to make my face depuffed and debloated. these two things get the job done. >> this h seems way more pleasant. this is incredible. 85 bucks? >> $84. >> go scan the qr code and see what's in it. she has another start today box next hour. >> yes, yes in the 9:00 a.m. this is the only time you'll see this. make sure you scan the qr code. $84. retails over 300. i love all these products. >> go to today.com/boxes. today does earn a commission for purchases made through these links. guys, over to you. >> thank you very much. only thing excited about football is we have a great today food loves football. coming up, the big game. it's the chiefs versus the ravens. we'll have a cookoff and anchor off. savannah, we h

♪ we are back with the season's first edition of today food loves football, because tonight, you might not have heard, the nfl is back on nbc. well, we've been talking about it a lot, uncle al. all morning long here, season opener. it's a great one. the ravens going up against the reigning super bowl champs, kansas city chiefs. >> we have some amazing recipes to make while you watch the game. >> jeremiah langhorne is representing the ravens. chef and co-conner of the daphne in washington, d.c. and repping chief's kingdom, pit master extraordinary, megan day from burnt finger barbecue. chefs, good morning. >> good morning! >> let's start out, jeremiah in baltimore, you're making a dish that is kind of classic, right? >> 100%. so this is baltimore -- crab is big in maryland in general, right? so crab dip is a perfect thing to have during a football game. so we're just going to basically get started by sweating our onions down. >> yep.

>> so people get afraid of roux, and that kind of cooking from time to time. they shouldn't be. we're going to basically french it up. >> french it up. >> add a little bit of onions, butter, garlic, get that sweated down. then we'll put in our flour. get that. >> i wouldn't think about doing a crab dip at the tailgate, at the game. but here we are outside on the plaza with just a couple of burners, you really can do this if you're prepared. >> it's a super simple dish. nothing to be afraid of, you have to be confident of what you're doing. right? add that garlic in there. you can go ahead and start adding some of that milk. we'll want to bring this up to a boil. half at first and then the rest of it. right? switch over to a whisk. the great thing about this is you can do this when ever. make it on thursday, then save some. you can do whatever you want. add the rest in there. >> what about these crabs.

get in a market. >> it depends on what you're into. for me, it's like it's always got to be true blue maryland jumbo lump crab meat. you can do a vegetarian version. >> i'm not suggesting that. >> you can do all sorts of stuff. i don't know what you're into. you can go -- all sorts of ways. >> cheap crab. anything. >> for me, it will always be maryland crab. we have the best is blue crabs are awesome. so this is the fun part. right? all the cheeses. cream cheese going in. parmesan, going in. >> i love. al, are you watching this? >> cheddar is going in. >> this any indication who will win the game, ravens got it. >> you want to eat crab dip when the reigns beat up on the chiefs. >> is that salt? >> that can go in. lemon juice. hot sauce. old bay, all the classics. we want to get all that stuff in there. >> what's the drink you got, chef? >> we're doing a wonderful little take. i quit drinking a few years ago. and until recently wasn't able to get a lot of really good

stuff. so this is a nonalcoholic take on negroni essentially. >> you have one of those too. >> megan, you get going. >> we got wings because we're playing the ravens, they're a bird. i want to give you a reason that we've got this -- kansas city style rub. right? and what i love to do is color red, color with some celery seed as well as some minced garlic. you've got your onion. you want to give that a stir for me. >> swish that up. >> right. the color is very, very important. get it all mixed up. you're going to then oil, let those wings dry out a little bit. but you have to introduce some fat to them. because now, since you let them dry out, you have to make sure they're sticking. what do you think? is it good? >> insane. >> what is this? >> the sauce. i heard o-line loves ranch. the sauce we'll richen up kansas city style ranch. that's what you're going to

brush on those wings. and make them look glossy. >> wait. you'll smoke them. >> beautiful. >> 30 minutes, 30 minutes, 30 minutes. >> and what is this bloody mary? >> oh, the bloody mary. >> this is crazy. >> meet me in kansas city. we are meat me in kansas city. this will have lime juice. barbecue sauce. and bacon seasoning. because we need more meat. if you want some vodka, some pickle juice. and then you mix it all together. >> that's a good little call, pickle juice. >> then you'll mix with more kansas city style barbecue seasoning. yeah, garnish it with meat. we have pork sliders. we've got ribs. we've got burnt ends. it's all kansas city because that's meat. meat me in kc. >> wow. >> that will be a heck of a wrap-up. >> presentation. football fantastic tailgating.

everybody is excited for the game tonight. >> who's team kansas city? who is team baltimore? >> all right,sir. that probably represents the country's pick for tonight. we'll see. you can find these recipes and more game day treats. all the treats you could ever ima imagine. ladies and gentlemen, football is back on nbc and peacock. >> that's right. we'll get much more on the game in the third hour. craig is live at arrowhead stadium. on the fourth hour, hoda, you've got -- i mean, you got john legend and elizabeth olsen. >> got them both. >> all that and more. you need two tvs to watch the next two hours just to make sure you do it. all right. chefs. thank you.

good. thursday morning to you. it is 856 right now. i'm laura garcia, firefighters still at the scene of an early morning strip mall fire that damaged eight businesses. it started a little before 4 a.m. on south alum rock avenue between 680 and capitol avenue. no reports of injuries and arson. investigators have been called to the scene with no word yet on a cause. happening now. our kris sanchez is there talking with firefighters. we'll have a live update in our midday newscast. you can also head to our homepage right now for more details. also at midday san jose. announcing a new permanent plan to end unauthorized homeless encampments. the city will create its first safe sleeping site sometime next year. right now, the