good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. renewed fears the crisis in the middle east could grow. >> the death toll in lebanon rising after a top commander was taken out.

it's september 21st. this is today. terrorist targeted. killing the hezbollah commander behind the beirut bombings at the u.s. embassy and the marine barracks decades ago. now hezbollah is vowing revenge as israel moves troops to the border with lebanon. we're live with the latest. an innocent man after decades behind bars. the last-minute legal fight that went all the way to the supreme court. courting the vote. vice president kamala harris appeals to voters in two swing states. >> this is a healthcare crisis and donald trump is the architect of the crisis. >> and former president trump campaigns in the battleground state of north carolina today where the republican candidate for governor is refusing to drop out causing a dilemma for the gop. in georgia, election board now requiring to hand vote ballots.

now it could impact the race for the white house. murder mystery. the motive still unclear this morning after police say a county sheriff in kentucky killed his long-time colleague, a district judge after an argument in chambers. >> a big loss. honestly, trying to accept that it's real. all that plus in the league of his own. just one day after becoming the first member of the 50/50 club, shohei ohtani smashes another home run. >> taking it back. >> number 52 for shohei ohtani. >> stealing another base andhe see cements his place in the record books. today, september 21st, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett.

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks so much for joining us on saturday morning. every saturday, i can count on you to teach me something and today was no exception. i learned about the 50/50 club which is now apparently the 50/52? >> perfect we talk about the boys of summer on this, the last day of summer. shohei ohtani, laura, it is all about power and speed. >> this isn't manplaining. this is great. wehave a busy week ahead as we welcome fall tomorrow. the race for the white house is stepping up in several key states this weekend with stops in georgia, wisconsin and north carolina. it comes amid a new conservative in georgia after the board of elections voted to have every

ballot counted which could slowdown the results in that state. let's begin with the top story. the middle east on edge after the israeli air strike took out the top hezbollah commander. this comes days after being targeted where about the series of attacks on the walkie-talkies and pagers. keir simmons is here with the latest. >> reporter: laura, it is quiet in beirut, different from yesterday with the israeli jet overhead and the bombing three miles away from here. this morning, they are still working through the rubble. they have a new death toll. the health ministry saying 31 were killed, including 3 children and 7 women. among the dead, a hezbollah commander, ibrahim akil, who the u.s. suspected involvement in the 1983 set of bombings in the

embassy. the hezbollah saying no leaders were killed. he was in charge of military operations in charge of hamas. the health ministry saying the bombings with pagers and walkie-talkies injured 777 here. the death toll from the bombings here in lebanon has reached 0. >> speaking of that, keir, does this mean the attacks ares can lating? will. >> reporter: the associated press is moving to the southern border here in lebanon. the northern border in israel. what the israelis say they are determined to enable the citizens to get back to the homes along the border. there are other citizens who cannot get to their homes on the

other side. they are determined to do whatever it takes. prime minister netanyahu saying yesterday our goals and actions speak for themselves. laura. >> keir, thank you. south carolina had the execution last night for the convenience store clerk and robbery. steven owens secured a sworn affidavit. both the u.s. supreme court and the governor of south carolina refused to grant a stay. it was the first eecution in south carolina after a 13 year pause. this morning, there are still more questions than answers in kentucky days after the judge was shot and killed allegedly at the hands of one of his own. the local sheriff there and residents of the tight-knit community wondering what went

wrong in the judges chambers. shaq brewster is here with more. >> this rocked the community about 150 miles away from lexington. folks there say the two knew each other well and the sheriff in custody, was a bailiff for the judge years ago. now flags ordered half staff as investigators sit through evidence to identify a clear motive. >> reporter: a kentucky sheriff who vowed to protect and serve now on the other side of the law. >> shots fired. shots fired second floor. >> reporter: shawn "mickey" stines shot and killed judge mullins in his chambers on thursdrcement still searching for a motive. >> we know there was an argument that led up between the two, but what exactly transpired to the shots fired to is still what we are trying to get answers to. >> reporter: the judge sat on

the bench for more than a decade. a word, patience and compassionate. >> reporter: seth combs is a long-time colleague of the judge. he spoke to nbc news adrienne broaddus. >> honestly, trying to accept it's real. >> reporter: court documents show stines is a defendant in the lawsuit where one of the depuies is accused of sexually abusing a woman in judge mullins' chambers. stines failed to train and supervise the deputy. meanwhile, the sheriff, turned suspect, is behind bars this morning leaving the tight-knit community stunned. >> my heart goes out to the family. both of them. this is shocking, really. >> reporter: we expect to see stines appear in court for the first time next week. local reports quoting the special prosecutor who told them an arraignment will take place wednesday the 25th. to give you an understanding of

how tight-knit this community is, the county prosecutor recused himself because he was related to judge mullins by marriage and has a professional relationship with the sheriff. he says the family this morning is devastated. laura. >> still grieving. shaq, thank you. the first votes of the 2024 presidential race have been cast with early voting under way in several stays. this weekend, vice president kamala harris and former president trump are appealing to voters in swing states to decide the election. nbc's dasha burns is in north carolina where the gubernatorial candidate, dasha, still facing calls to step aside. good morning. >> reporter: peter rks good morning. that's right. former president trump will rally in north carolina. this is a state he won in 2016 and in 2020. it is a must-win for him this time, too, but the margins have gotten tighter and now allies

are worried he could take a hit from the gubernatorial candidate. meanwhile, vice president kamala harris has been pounding the pavement keeping up momentum. with 44 days until election day, vice president kamala harris hitting two battlegrounds friday with reproductive rights and in georgia. >> donald trump is the architect of the crisis. >> reporter: and a rally in madison, wisconsin. but former president trump prepares to stump in swing state north carolina today. a must win for his campaign. >> very hard for us to win. >> reporter: polls show a tightening race and mr. trump is facing new headwinds. republican gubernatorial candidate mark robinson under fire after the cnn report revealed a slew of alleged comments on a porn web site years ago. he is denying the allegations

and staying in the race. >> you know my words and you know my character and you know i have been transparent in the race. >> reporter: but mr. trump's allies worry he is a drag on the ticket and nbc news sources along with members of the trump campaign are urging him to pull his endorsement of robinson. the harris campaign is looking to tie mr. trump to robinson. >> i've got than to know him. >> donald trump and mark robinson. they're both wrong for north carolina. >> reporter: voters can now begin casting their ballots. >> i decided to vote early because, first of all, the candidates asked us to do that and it would help the campaign for people to be able to take the temperature of how things are going.

>> the harris campaign is recommending we get out early. >> reporter: peter, former president trump doesn't have plans to pull the endorsement as of now. in the meantime, vice president kamala harris is speaking up a teamsters union endorsement. >> dasha burns, thank you. georgia, of course, another one of the battleground states to help decide this election, but this morning, new concerns about how votes are going to be counted this november after a vote on friday. we have priya with more. priya, how is this supposed to work? >> reporter: laura, the big concern is the rules could delay the certification of the election results in georgia. two republican state officials have spoken out against these new rules. georgia's secretary of state and attorney general both releasing

statements saying the new rules exceed statutory authority and they will not withstand legal challenges. dozens of directors across the state delivered public comment saying trying to implement the new rules 45 days before the election, especially when many poll workers have already been trained, is unrealistic. proponents of the new rules, including the three republican members of the election board who voted for them, say these counts will make the election more secure. >> allowing our elected officials to have as much data as possible to make their decision should ensure they will certify. >> what are we trying to do here? we're trying to sow chaos. >> reporter: now, of course, georgia is a battle ground state. president biden won by less than 12,000 votes last time and it is expected this election cycle will be just as close if not closer. it remains to be seen if the new rules will slowdown the counting

process come november, laura. >> priya, we have seen lawsuits on the certification of the election. what about the legal challenges on this new issue? is there time? >> reporter: laura, the georgia democratic party and republican party have sued the election board over two new rules they passed in august. that court date is scheduled for october 1st. it is expected that both of those groups will sue over these new rules as well. however, it is unclear if the court will have time to take up this issue before the new rules are expected to go into effect on october 14th, laura. >> priya in atlanta. thank you. more ballot news this morning. the arizona supreme court unanimously ruled friday that 100,000 voters whose citizenship documents have not been confirmed will be allowed to vote in state and local races. the registration status was in limbo after maricopa county

revealed a clerk error. voters were already allowed to cast a ballot in federal races. the court's chief justice said there is no reason to believe any impacted voters are not u.s. citizens. the secret service is out with a new report over the failures over the assassination attempt on donald trump's life in pennsylvania back in july. more now from nbc's kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: new details of what went so dangerously wrong. major mistakes in planning and communications by the secret service that would allow the would-be shooter on the rooftop in pennsylvania. >> some members of the team were diligent. there was complacency on the

part of others that led to a breach. >> reporter: the secret service released the portion of the internal review calling the assassination attempt a security failure. the acting director said disciplinary action is coming. >> employees will be held accountable. >> reporter: with so many threats, the agency says, more resources and technology and manpower are needed to keep up the intense pace of protection for the candidates. will they have to live differently in order to be safe? >> we want them to make sure they can live their lives with some type of normalcy, but they must do so with us providing the highest levels of protection which we have been doing. >> reporter: one change is better communication. local agencies need to be inside the federal command center. back to you. >> thank you. time to check the forecast. the final day of summer.

angie lassman with a look at that. tell us we get more un to enjoy. >> that's the caveat. we have a couple of areas that will see a little bit of rain. honestly, the weather across the country is mostly quiet this weekend. there are thunderstorms that i mentioned across the middle of the country. that's where we will be watching the unsettled weather the next day or so. we have the big system to bring in a line of thunderstorms stat scattered across new mexico and wisconsin. we have rain in the interior northeast as we get through the day today and we have a big batch of moisture that will work into the great lakes. we will watch for the potential for some flash flooding because we have good amounts of rain happening here over a short period of time. this is through month with 1 inch to 3 inches. not a washout, per se, for the entire weekend, but something to watch. the good news is we don't have a lot in the way of severe weather. these are general thunderstorms unless you live from amarillo to

rosw and that's a look at the forecast. guys. angie, thank you for that. we have a look at the jail where sean diddy combs is being held. >> it is called hell on earth. that is

we're back now on a saturday morning with the "weekly download." >> joe is here. >> among the headlines this week, a major scare for former president trump while he was golfing. >> keep walking. >> authorities arrested a man in florida accused of lying in wait for a second assassination attempt against former president trump. the suspect fled after the secret service spotted him with an assault rifle on the florida golf course. the fbi charged with the suspect with possession of the firearm by a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an

obliterated serial number. >> the federal reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by half a point saying the economy is in good shape. >> it's growing at a solid pace. inflation is coming down. the labor market is in a strong pace. >> it was the first interest rate cut since the start of the pandemic. >> hip hop mogul sean diddy combs was arrested and charged with racketeering. >> alleged when combs didn't get his way, he was violent and subjected victims of physical and emotional and verbal abuse. >> combs appeared in court and pleaded not guilty. he was denied bail. >> the fight continues. we're not -- we're not giving up by a long shot. >> nothing is going to bring him back. >> this shows the titan

submersible on the ocean floor. several crew members of oceangate died on the floor near the "titanic." their last words were all good here. >> a delta flight from salt lake city to portland, oregon made an emergency landing minutes after takeoff when the cabin failed to properly pressurize. some passengers began to bleed from the noses and ears. >> he said can i get a tissue. i looked over at him and there's blood coming from his ear. >> in a statement to nbc news, delta apologizes to the

customers for their experience and adding they followed procedures with the immediate needs. >> and finally, it's a real-life giving tree nearly two decades ago, a pair of high school sweethearts planted a sapling. now they picked the right one. >> that will be nice when their daughter has a prom picture there. >> exactly. >> full circle. >> great story. still to come on "today," now the fed has cut interest rates, important advice what you should do know with your money. and later in "popstart," cue the music.

"friends." it's been 30

21st. i'm kira klapper. commuters in or traveling through the east bay. another freeway closure. highway 680 is partially shut down once again for this weekend. here's a look. all southbound lanes of 680 are

shut down from acosta boulevard and san ramon to the 580 interchange in pleasanton. that closure went into effect at nine last night. it will last all weekend until 4:00 monday morning. this is all part of that ongoing 680 repaving project. while all of those southbound lanes are closed. northbound lanes are open. caltrans says that the complete closure of the southbound lanes helps their crews get 40 nights worth of work done in just one weekend. two more 680 closures are planned for october. so on this final day of summer, let's check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. good morning kira. good morning everyone. could be the day where you just spend that last summer day closer to your neighborhood to avoid that 680 jam there. let's take a look outside. we are looking at san francisco, livermore, really? the coast and parts of the valleys to waking up to some fog this morning and temperatures in the mid 50s. 52 though in santa

rosa looks to be my coldest spot. 56 in fairfield. good morning to you. as well as in san francisco, we go down to half moon bay also starting in the mid 50s and 58 degrees down here in san jose. so if you are up early, heading out the door in the next couple of minutes, we do want you to be careful with some changes. there in visibility up into parts of santa rosa and half moon bay. we're going to stick it around the two mile visibility mark, so just use those low beams. might even run into some drizzle out there, so use those wipers as well. we are also looking at the fog trickling down here into parts of the south bay to morgan hill, down to about seven miles of visibility. so just some changes there as we go throughout the morning. now, speaking of the morning, you could be waking up to some chilly 50s up there in the north bay. we are looking at mid 50s out towards dublin and down here in the south bay, but by noontime, our lunchtime hour, it will be starting to warm up just a little bit more. and our inland valleys we are looking at some upper 70s there 60s by the coast, still staying with some cloud cover that should mix out

here. this afternoon and give us a comfortable last day of summer. now fall begins tomorrow, but there are some warming changes ahead. i'll guide you through that. coming up at 7 a.m. kira back to you. all right, cynthia, we'll see you at 7:00. thanks also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay, new overnight, an israeli airstrike killing senior leaders of hezbollah, the terrorist group reeling and intensifying fears this morning of an all out war in the middle east. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us righ now. backt

♪ do you remember ♪ ♪ 21st night september ♪ ♪ love was changing ♪ ♪ september ♪ ♪ chasing the clouds away ♪♪ we are back on a saturday

morning, september 21st, 2024. our thanks to earth, wind and fire for playing us in. it is, indeed, 21st of september. we can break it down today. >> you did break it down at 5:00 this morning when you walked in hair and makeup. >> i came in like john cusack playing the music over my head. >> fall starts tomorrow. enjoy today. today is also the last day of summer. >> true. let's start the half hour with the check of the headlines. the u.s. soldiers who ran across the dmz is now a free man. travis king spent a year behind bars. the private second class was discharged from the army after pleading guilty to all charges. the notorious pennsylvania

nuclear power plant three mile island may be reopening. constellation energy may reopen prior to approval. microsoft wants to use the nuclear power from three mile island to supply the artificial intelligence data center with carbon-free energy. three mile island, you will remember, was the site of the worst commercial nuclear power accident in 1979 when one reactor melted down. and in major league baseball, shohei ohtani cracked the 50/50 club with more records on friday. >> up the middle with his second at bat. to center field. shohei ohtani can't be stopped. number 52 for shohei ohtani! the go ahead home run.

>> you hear it. ohtani's 52nd home run of the season. then a couple innings later, this happened. >> ohtani's on the move. 52! >> that was ohtani's 52nd stolen base for the season. that makes a record-breaking 14th time the dh has homered and stolen a base in the same game. some are saying the 30-year-old is already on the short baseball's all-time greats. also this morning, we were learning more about life behind bars in the facility where sean diddy combs is being held on the racketeering and sex assault charges. the jail has a reputation for violence and combs is the not first high profile figure to be sent there. we have yasmin with more. >> good morning. combs is on suicide watch this

morning. the only federal detention center in new york city. violent without access to a yard or a gym. it is a far cry from the rapper's former life. >> reporter: from his $48 million miami mansion to hell on earth. to some of the words used to describe the metro detention center where sean diddy combs is now being held without bail after pleading not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering charges. he is not the first high profile person to walk through here. ghislaine maxwell and jeffery epstein. some have moved away from sending non-violent offenders there. in may, the prosecutors who said were ms-13 gang members, stabbed

an inmate 34 times in an attack caught on camera. two shivs were taken in the attack. in the last three years, four inmates died by suicide. accusations of negligent and smuggling of drugs and drugome facilitated by employeeemployee. lance clark has been there many times. >> if the government is mandating they are responsible for your wellbeing, they have to ensure the safety. >> reporter: the prison has 1,200 detainees. the doj shutdown the other federal jail, the metro correctional center in 2021. two years after jeffery epstein died by suicide there.

the spokesman said take year seriously the staffing. they increased the staffing. >> the problems aren't resolved. >> coombs' attorneys are appealing for him to be released on $50 million bail. they are asking for him to be transferred to another prison in new jersey. >> he's in jail. it's unpleasant. it is supposed to be punitive given everything that happened with jeffery epstein there. >> he is in a special area in the prison for people that are vips to make sure he is kept safe. it is not a good place. >> thank you. angie is here to sing more earth, wind and fire now with the forecast. ♪ do you remember ♪ >> i won't bore you with that.

i will talk about rain in boston right now and the coastal new england area dealing with the rain and coastal flooding with the onshore winds. this is something you will see today. you see coastal flood alerts up and down the area. virginia beach up to montauk. that is something we will watch at high tide times. it is the last day of summer. we have temperatures to prove we are trying hard to hang on to that. 92 degrees in chicago. 20 degrees above normal for this time of year. doesn't feel like fall in little rock or dallas. louisville in the low 90s. more of the same tomorrow with a bit of a cooldown as we wrap up

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we brought her in. let's talk about this. we have been waiting for this cut for a while now. it finally happened. what should people think about? >> this means you have more room in your budget to borrow money. this is good for households and the companies. when you have lower interest rates, it means you have more money in the budget and lower borrowing costs. you can go out and look for a car and a car loan. there are good incentives and good inventory on the lot. that's good news if you are a car shopper. maybe you are looking for a home. this is a treacherous part of the economy right now because there's not a lot of supply. mortgage rates are down from last year. cds. if you have money to stash away for a rainy day, this is the time to put the money in cds and get into the higher interest rates before they decline. the stock market. it is always a good time to slowly add to the stock portfolio especially with the stock market doing well with lower interest rates.

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out on an olympic medal. shannon rowbury s dreams may become a reality. a drug scandal means the san franciscan olympian could be getting a bronze medal. she originally finished sixth in the 1500 meter race at the 2012 london olympics, but now she's finished third after a few of the athletes tested positive for steroids. no word yet on when she could be receiving her bronze medal. turning to cinthia pimentel now with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. good morning kara. good morning everyone. happy last day of summer. typical pattern. here we are starting with some fog through san francisco, barely seeing the top of the skyline there. even some low clouds down here through san jose and temperatures not too bad. everybody waking up in the 50s. we should peel back that cloud cover as we go on into about 1011 this morning. typical summer pattern. once again hanging tight by our coastline.

but it should give way to, i think, a pretty sunset. if you can get out there later on this afternoon. as far as our highs go for today, it will be slightly warmer than where we were yesterday. we'll do mid 80s out there in napa. we'll do upper 80s for concord and livermore with a few low 90s as you make your way up into solano county and mendocino county. as far as the south bay goes, lots of 80s from san jose 82 to 85. in gilroy, 70s by the peninsula should overall be a nice, comfortable summer day. we are looking at even warmer weather as we go on into the first couple of days of fall, so i'll guide you through all of the heat coming our way. coming up at 7 a.m. kira back to you. all right cynthia, thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay. challenging conspiracy theories. a new piece of ai aiming to put an end to years long speculation. we'll explain how it's putting those theories to the test. that, plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us right now. back

good morning. targeted strike. the death toll rising in lebanon after israel said a top strike overnight. we are live in lebanon with the latest. tightening race. with the first votes now cast in

the 2024 presidential race, vice president kamala harris appealing to voters in the states of georgia and wisconsin with just over six weeks to go until election day as former president trump heads to north carolina today with key allies urging him to distance himself from that tate's gubernatorial candidate after the report alleging he made racist comments online. inside the people's house. first lady jill biden giving us the sneakexhibit. >> it looks just like it. >> it does. the rooms look just like the rooms. >> dr. biden giving us an exclusive tour before it opens to the public. today, saturday, september 21st, 2024. ♪

welcome back to req"today" this saturday morning. this is going to be cool. the first lady is our guide on monday morning. it is so real, that i posted pictures inside replica of the oval office of the resolute desk. people were saying how do you get in? >> it looked terrific. >> people will enjoy the tour. we'll show you. we want to get to the news with the middle east on edge again after the israeli air strike that killed a hezbollah leader. keir simmons remains on the ground in beirut for us. keir, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. the bombs struck three miles from here in the suburb of beirut. we heard the israeli jet overhead minutes before. the lebanon health ministry increasing the death toll.

among them, ibrahim akil. he was wanted for a series of bombings in 1983. the same health ministry saying the number of injured from the pagers and walkie-talkies explosives are 771. the total death are 70 here in lebanon. the interior minister of lebanon saying the situation is sensitive and critical. israel's prime minister netanyahu saying our goals and actions speak for themselves. >> keir simmons on the ground in beirut for us. thank you very much. now for the race for the white house. early voting is under way in several states with six weeks to go. vice president kamala harris and former president trump taking their campaigns to battleground

states. dasha burns is in wilmington, north carolina. dasha, good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. north carolina is a must-win swing state for mr. trump with polls now showing a tight ening race here. this as the gubernatorial candidate mark robinson comes under fire after the cnn report of lewd comments on a porn web site a decade ago. now mr. trump's allies worry he would be a drag on the ticket. sources tell nbc news that the former president has no plans to rescind his endorsement. the robinson campaign is looking to tie mr. trump to mr. robinson using the past praise of him. mr. trump called him better than martin luther king. meanwhile, vice president kamala harris hit two battlegrounds on friday focusing on reproductive

rights. she picked up an endorsement from the local teamsters union there. this comes as early voting is officially under way. minnesota, virginia and south dakota voters can cast their ballots. joe. >> thank you, dasha. and to health news. if you don't have time to get to the doctor, there may be another way to get the flu vaccine. the cdc approving the first flu vaccine you ca home with the na. it will still require a prescription. the at-home nasal spray is available next year. that is the news. now it's time for a boost. >> a new york city mom posted this adorable moment on the baby monitor when her son curled up for a sleepover in his sister's

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we're back on a saturday morning with today's talker. this morning, we are getting a first look of the exhibit in the nation's capital. >> it may be the most famous address, but peter got a private tour at a look alike. >> i can hook you up if you want tickets. it is cool. it is not so much a museum, but white house experience. beginning this monday, it is bringing the storied history of the workplace and home to life. this is the people's house. three-story 33,000 square foot cutting edge replica of the real thing. 1700 pennsylvania avenue offers visitors an interactive opportunity to explore the white house. joining us for this special tour? >> hi. >> dr. biden. welcome to the white house. >> yes. >> someone who knows the place well. the first lady and my guide,

stewart mclauren of the historical association that's behind the experience. among the highlights, a model of the executive mansion south facade. >> it looks just like it. >> it looks just like it. as you'll see as we go around, the rooms look just like the rooms. i think students and educators and families are going to love coming to this exhibit. >> inside what looks like a doll house, a gallery of rooms, most americans have never seen before. the public tour takes you to these two floors. you live on that one. >> perfect. really. >> the bed's made. >> the bed's always made. it's perfect up there. >> adding to the authenticity is a 360 degree projection that transports to you to the celebrated spaces. >> here we are in the green room. >> wow. >> isn't this great? >> allowing guests to take a deep dive into each room's

history and decor. >> here's your china. >> walking into the footsteps and short commute. >> you have taken this route. >> upstairs, visitors can interact with the white house staff and attend a formal state dinner and even pull up a chair in the cabinet room to join the top advisers in the cuban missile crisis. >> missile sites are built in cuba with the help of the soviets. >> the full stop is the reproduction of the most famous office in the world. >> this isn't the oval office, but it sure feels like it. a chance for people to visit the most powerful person in the world. everything in here is true to size and even the resolute desk is an exact replica. the first lady highlighting the

bible. >> when joe got sworn in. >> and a chance to interact with history. >> even though you have the opportunity to tour the white house through your member of congress, this takes you in places that you would not see if you had that tour. >> why don't you try to sit in the -- >> if the first lady asks, i have an obligation. >> get a picture. >> not too bad, right? >> will we see that one day? >> i recorded a video. my fellow americans. >> it looks just like it, though. i know that sounds cliche. >> there is only so much you can do in television. you have to visit yourself. it costs you absolutely nothing. they suggest a donation to support the white house historical association. our thanks to stewart and the team. they are timed, reserved passes. they will spread out people. they are booked out six weeks.

it's worth getting into it. >> i'm glad the first lady invited you to sit down. >> i think he would have sat down. >> they were like, you have to. let's get one more check of the forecast from angie. >> guys, we still have 70 days until hurricane season is finished. how do we shape up so far? we are running average. we had seven named storms with hurricanes and major storms. we still have a long way to go if we're going to make it to what the national hurricane center predicted. we will be watching the potential for something to develop. i say something because we just have really unorganized area of thunderstorms in parts of the caribbean. we have a big area that we're going to watch for where that could develop. the national hurricane center expecting that to develop late next week. we're talking tropical depression. what this means anywhere along the gulf coast and parts of

mexico will need to monitor what happens with this system as we get down the line over the next couple days. otherwise, just something to watch between now and then. big picture look of your saturday. sunny conditions. great forecast out west. the pacific northwest looks nice for today. we have some of the strong storms stretched across the middle of the country. the plains will watch for rain. otherwise, the hot and

and that's a look at your forecast. guys. >> angie, thank you so much. they are some of the most popular products online. our special discount shopping coming up right after this.

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puffers are up 40% in google searches. this trend is great because it is lightweight and compact and, as you see, it comes with a pouch. you can take it on the go. going on a hike or fall travel. fold it up. >> exactly. >> a great fall basic for layering over shirts, sweaters. >> and so many colors. uggs. i remember uggs back in high school. now they're still around. still hot? >> they trend every year. we are seeing them again. these smaller versions are the golden star and slipper. they are trending in a major way. feel how soft. very versatile. wear them as a slipslipper. they last forever. >> $129 right now. how much are they usually? over $200? >> you will get a lot of use. one of our staffers has had them over ten years. they last. >> everybody wants soft skin. >> temperatures are dropping.

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that's going to do it for us on saturday morning. this is the wind down for summer. start of fall tomorrow. >> final hurray. >> are you okay? >> i have my best friend in town this weekend. id apple cer. >> wine. have a good weekend.

commuters in or traveling through the east bay should know there's another freeway closure this weekend. highway 680 is partially shut down once again. here's a look. all southbound lanes of 680 are shut down from el costa boulevard in san ramon to the 580 interchange in pleasanton. that closure went into effect at 9:00 last night. it will last all weekend until 4:00 monday morning. this is all part of that ongoing 680 repaving project. while all of those southbound lanes are closed, northbound lanes are open. caltrans says that the complete closure of southbound lanes helps their crews get 40 nights of work done in just one

weekend. two more 680 closures are planned for october. and if you can believe it, this is the last full day of summer. let's check in with cinthia pimentel. good morning kira. good morning everyone. yeah, we've made it to the mark of fall, but the temperatures in the next couple of days are definitely going to try to hang on to that summer heat. but as we start our morning, we're looking at some low clouds through parts of san jose, palo alto, out towards walnut creek, mainly in those mid to upper 50s to start our day. san francisco mid 50s. and also seeing that fog blanket the city might be using those windshield wipers to as you make your morning commute out of the coastal areas. now let's talk about what we can do on this final day of summer here. how about taking it to the east bay for a nice hike with your friends or family as you try to squeeze out and hang out to those last couple of moments of summer here, we should be clearing out of that cloud cover by early this morning into the eight 9:00 hour and into the afternoon. temperatures there should be in the upper 80s

overall, shouldn't be a too hot of an afternoon as we go on here in the east bay and up to napa as well. after that morning cloud cover, we should see temperatures nice and toasty for you up there in wine country. some low 80s further on this afternoon with a lot of sunshine there as we get this saturday. and weekend started. now fall officially begins tomorrow, but we are looking at a temperature trend spiking numbers up as we go on into monday and tuesday. some places upper 90s possible 100, so we'll look at those maps together. coming up at 7 a.m. kira back to you. all right, cynthia, we'll see you at seven. thanks. also coming up this morning at seven on today in the bay, we are celebrating hispanic heritage right here at nbc bay area and shining a light on some of the people who make our area unique. the san francisco man combining music and law. we will have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us. in the meantime, enjoy harlem globetrotters, play it forward

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