in the low 80s for many spots. and then tomorrow it will gradually start to warm up with a warmer weekend ahead and a snag on the peninsula south 101. the arrow points to this crash, blocking at least one lane for vehicles might be needing to get clear. we have three chp crews on scene, though they're slowing today show just moments away. but for more local news, stay with today in the bay. we stream on roku, pluto and other platforms live at 8:00. shining a light on the shortage of latino physicians. the event, taking place in the south bay today to help address that shortfall. all right. well, that's what's happening here on today in the bay. stick around because today show starts next. you can always turn to nbcbayarea.com for the l a major storm gaining strength overnight. >> and threa good wednesday morning. a major storm gaining strength overnight. >> and threatening millions on the gulf coast. it is september 25th. this is "today." potentially catastrophic.

helene expected to grow into a massive and destructive category 3 hurricane. the south bracing for days of heavy rain and dangerous winds. al is tracking it all. breaking overnight, major escalation. hezbollah launching a missile towards the city of tel aviv for the first time. israel responding with yet another wave of air strikes in lebanon. the president at the un urging peace. >> even through the horrors of war, there is a way forward. things can get better. >> but this morning fears of all-out war only growing. our one-on-one with secretary of state antony blinken here in the studio just ahead. u.s. intelligence officials confirmed they briefed donald trump on threats from iran to assassinate him as new details

emerge on the security failures that led to the attempt at that pennsylvania rally. in arizona, police investigating a shooting used at an office by vice president harris's campaign. stunning revelation. nfl legend brett favre on capitol hill making an unexpected announcement. >> because i have recently been diagnosed with parkinson's. >> inside the hall-of-famer's diagnosis and the question it's raising between football and brain injuries. tipping point. >> if i have to do something, i'm not tipping. >> the growing backlash against those constant prompts at restaurants, coffee shops, even convenient stores. what fed-up americans are doing and the toll it's taking on people that rely on those tips. those stories, plus final wish. the lisa marie presley story. and unbelievable ending. >> machado touches third.

out at first. oh, my goodness! >> the san diego padres pull off a rare triple play to clinch their spot in the playoffs. >> a triple play to end the game and send the padres to the postseason. it doesn't get any better than that! >> and the road to the world series is heating up today, wednesday, september 25th, 2024. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." it is wednesday morning. good to have you along with us. that new concern over an all-out war in the middle east. israel continuing to bombard lebanon overnight. the death toll there on the rise.

>> president biden speaking at the u.n. conference here in new york yesterday. he called for an end to that conflict. in a moment, we will talk to secretary of state antony blinken about the next steps. we will start with tropical storm helene. it is rapidly gaining strength and reaching toward florida. >> it could reach there tomorrow potentially as a category 3 hurricane. >> al has the latest on the path and the timing. >> good morning, guys. 45 miles east, northeast of cozumel. it is moving northwest at 9 miles an hour. this would be the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the u.s. this year. that's only happened in 2004, 2005 and 2020. it's the fifth hurricane making landfall in three years starting with ian in 2022. debby earlier this year. this system right now, we have hurricane watches, hurricane warnings, tropical storm

warnings all the way down to key west. this system will be working through extreme heat. we are working at low wind sheer. that will favor development and rapid intensification to a 3, possibly 4 could happen. we look for this to make land fall some time thursday evening, anywhere from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. tomorrow night. and look at how huge the storm will be. 400 miles across. extensive impacts across florida. we're going to watch this thing make its way up into the appalachians by saturday morning, bringing a lot of rain but also that dangerous storm surge. 10 to 15 feet, dangerous waves, washed out roads. it will be a big problem. and there is heavy rain already in the southeast. flash flood risks thursday into friday. we're talking about a high risk of flooding from macon to atlanta. 15 inches plus with all the high winds. there will be a lot of power outages, guys. this will be a big impact storm. >> i know you got your eye on it, al. thank you so much.

breaking overnight, israel carried out a third day of strikes while saying its forces intercepted a missile fired by hezbollah and tel aviv. intensifying fears of an all-out war in the middle east, something president biden said must be prevented. we will talk about that more in just a moment. but, first, nbc's peter alexander joins us now from the un. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. nearly a year has passed now since hezbollah began launching new attacks against israel and the u.s. has tried to contain the conflicts from spreading. the u.s. right now is working aggressively to prevent an israeli ground invasion and deter iran from intervening with one senior white house official saying what they are extremely concerned about is a much bigger war. this morning fears growing of

escalation in the middle east. the iran-backed terror groups. israel later responding by blowing up the launcher. this latest back and forth comes as tension rise. the two sides trading air strikes, israel killing some of the group's leaders and on monday inflicting the highest death toll since the 2006 war, with more than 500 people killed. hezbollah releasing strikes of its own, but no deaths so far in israel. president biden calling for calm in his fourth and final address to the united nations on tuesday. >> a full-scale war is not in anyone's interest. a diplomatic solution is still possible. >> reporter: but yesterday benjamin netanyahu warning we will continue to pound hezbollah

adding anyone that has a missile in their living room and a rocket in their garage will not have a home. vowing, i promise we will change the balance of power in the north, and that is exactly what we are doing. a senior state official telling nbc news the u.s. does not support israel's strategy of escalating to de-escalate the latest conflict with hezbollah. as the war continues in gaza after hamas' deadly attacks on israel on october 7, president biden has been trying to broker a cease-fire and deal to free the hostages still held by hamas, including several americans. >> now is the time for the parties to finalize its terms, bring the hostages home and secure security for israel and gaza. >> reporter: netanyahu expected to speak at the un friday. it comes with more revelations this morning of another threat from iran. former president trump's campaign being briefed by intelligence officials from real threats to assassinate him. his team adding, the regime is

working to destabilize and sew chaos in the u.s. ahead of the upcoming election. overnight, a spokesperson for the office of the director of international intelligence acknowledged the briefing but declined to address any specifics. and former president trump sharing a series of social media posts after midnight. one responding directly to this threat writing big threats on my life by iran, adding not a good situation for anyone. i'm surrounded by more men and guns and weapons than i have ever seen before. savannah? >> thank you. we are joined by antony blinken, the secretary of state. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start right there. donald trump says he was briefed about iran's efforts to assassinate him. how concerned are you about this threat? and will there and should there

be consequences against iran? >> this is something we have been tracking intensely for a long time. an ongoing threat against a number of senior officials like president trump and some people who are currently serving in the administration. so it is something we take very, very seriously. we're looking at it carefully. i don't have any further information to share, but know that we're watching this very carefully. >> let's talk about what's going on right now in the middle east. a massive bombardment by israel. escalate to deescalate. in essence, hit hezbollah so hard they're forced to the negotiating table. put simply, does the u.s. support this escalation strategy by israel? >> well, first, israel has a real and legitimate problem. here's what happened. after the horrific events of october 7th by hamas in israel in the south, hezbollah from lebanon joined in and started

firing rockets in israel. people who lived in northern israel had to evacuate their homes. villages were destroyed. homes were destroyed. 75,000 israelis were forced from their homes. israel started firing back. people in southern lebanon had to leave their homes, too. what everyone wants is to have a secure environment in which everyone can return home, kids can go back to school. that's what israel is after. the best way to do that is not through war, not through escalation. it would be through a diplomatic agreement that has forces pulled back from the border, create a secure environment, people return home. that's what we're driving toward because, while there is a legitimate issue here, we don't think the war is the solution. >> israel is not listening to that. the u.s. defense secretary told his israeli counter part to give time for diplomacy to work. this was the most serious, deadliest day in lebanon since

2006. israel is not listening to the u.s. why not? >> the arab world, europeans and others is a plan to deescalate and make sure people can go back to their homes. if there were to be a full-scale war, that will not solve the problem. it is unlikely people will be likely to return home. >> short answer, does the u.s. support what israel is doing right now in terms of this escalation in order to later deescalate and get to the negotiating table? >> we support solving the problem of making sure people can go home. we believe the best way to solve it is through diplomacy, not war. >> its ally, we are the supplier of the bulk of its weapons of war. and, yet, there are countless examples, and you probably know them better than i, where israel seems to flout what the u.s. is suggesting or asking asking for suggests. asking or suggesting. why is that? >> we have a long-standing security relationship with israel, including it has what it needs to deter them. that's important to avoiding war as well.

in this instance, there is a real problem that needs to be solved. again, from our perspective, the best way to do sit diplomatically. we are engaged with israel on that and others on that. and we need to i think find the opportunity now to stop any escalation, prevent a full-scale war. >> should the u.s. have been given a heads up, for example, that israel was going to assassinate a political leader in the pagers attack last week? shouldn't they have gotten a head's up at a minimum? >> it is always not to be surprised by the action someone takes. certainly that's better. but since october 7th, besides trying to make sure that october 7th never happens again, besides trying to make sure that civilians in gaza, men, women and children caught in this

horrific cross fire of hamas' making, are better protected. we have also been working to prevent this war from spreading, from escalating, from going to other places. that's what we're focused on seeing, making sure it doesn't become a full-scale war and on the contrary we solve the problem that israel has. >> can i ask you about the pager attack where the target was literally in the hands of their pagers exploded. some see this as a technological coup. others saying it is a form of terrorism and it went too far. where do you come down on it? >> we have to start with the proposition that hezbollah is a terrorists organization -- >> no question. >> -- so designated by the united nations. united states. and the reality is israel left southern lebanon for 15 years. it left in 2000. and all of these militia existed there were supposed to put down their weapons. hezbollah didn't do it. and then it attacked and posed a threat to people living in

northern israel. so it is very legitimate that israel do something about hezbollah. >> no question about it, yeah. >> the only question is what's the best way to do it? >> and the tactics. >> and what are the best tactics. those are things we're always discussing with him. right now our main challenge is preventing a broader war, one that actually won't solve the challenge israel has. by the way, the lebanese have because they want to get back home and we want that, too. >> you didn't answer whether or not you approved of this particular tactic. >> look, you are always looking at what someone is doing, trying to figure out what the second or third order of consequences may be. does it open up a whole new pandora's box. it is something we're looking at. >> both sides do not seem very interested in the deal. it seems like the u.s. is working quite hard at it. you have netanyahu moving the goal post late and the negotiations in some cases. you have the hamas leader doing

the same thing. it goes without saying hamas broke the cease-fire on october 6th. let's not forget that. you said in mid-august, this was the last best chance for the deal. in that same spirit of candor, what is the likelihood of a cease-fire deal right now? >> we have a piece of paper with 18 paragraphs. 15 of those paragraphs have been agreed between hamas and israel. but what's happened over the last few weeks is hamas has not been at the able, not been willing to engage on the remaining outstanding issues that if we close them, we will close the deal and get it over the finish line. israel has some hard moves to make in the end game, too. >> let's say the quiet part out loud. president biden is a lame duck president. he's not running again. do you think that netanyahu and other world leaders are biding their tongue hoping they will fare better in a different administration, like one of donald trump? >> i can tell you that with the

end of a term, with the end of an administration there is also a certain amount of freedom. especially for president biden who has been doing this for so long and so well. he knows what he wants to get accomplished. he's determined to have the months he has left as president to run through the tape. >> so your message to anyone who perceives weakness? >> our message to anyone who perceives weakness is president biden is here until january 20th. he will use every day to advance the national interest. >> secretary of state, antony blinken, thank you for your time. >> thank you so much for your time. hoda, over to you. >> fascinating conversation. craig joins the table now. 7:16. >> hoda, good morning. good morning to you as well. you heard the threats from iran to assassinate president trump. new details emerging on the first attempt on the former

president's life and the communication breakdown before and during that july rally in pennsylvania. nbc's ryan nobles will pick things up with that part of the story. >> good morning. this is a bipartisan report with new details of human error and miscommunication on that day that led to the event that nearly took former president trump's life. this morning new revelations about the first assassination attempt against former president trump. in a new senate report, details about the widespread communication breakdown between communication agencies on july left a rooftop unprotected at a rally, allowing an alleged assassin to fire shots at the former president injuring his ear. >> we couldn't identify one person that had to sign off on the plan. it was clearly a plan that had major flaws in it.

>> reporter: secret service first learned of a suspicious man 27 minutes before the shooting took place, 7 minutes earlier than thought. they also found out the shooter was on the roof a few minutes before the shooting took place but failed to rush trump off the stage. the report also found that secret service and local law enforcement were operating on different radio channels, their only communication via cell phone. they were also dealing with technical problems, including a delay on flying a drone. >> the shooter put up a drone earlier in the day, they would have noticed that. >> the report comes as federal prosecutors announced a new

round of charges against the man planning an attempt at his florida golf course. ryan ruth, who has not entered a plea yet, is facing five felonies, including an attempted assassination of a presidential candidate which carries with it life in prison. an alarming incident in tempe, arizona. staff discovering bullet holes in the window of an office that houses the campaign team in the area, including staff and volunteers. no one hurt, and police are investigating. >> and the secret service has not commented on this new report, but has previously acknowledged ultimate responsibility for the failure and its own internal investigators also highlighted bad planning and poor communication between the various agencies. craig? >> ryan, thank you. all right. we turn back to the weather, the west of mr. roker's forecast. we're glad to have you back. just in time for a big storm. >> we do see a lot of wet weather here in the northeast and flooding down from the southeast. from the plains, very warm. record highs in the southwest. a little wet weather in the pacific northwest. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

and that's your and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, we're so happy you're back. >> good to be here.

all right. up next, brett favre revealing his battle with parkinson's during a congressional hearing. stephanie gosk is following that story. she's got reaction. >> this announcement surprised everyone. we will have details on his storied career and how that may have contributed to this diagnosis. and those constant prompts for tips. we will take a closer look at tipping culture these days. why it is apparently backfiring and the impact on consumers and those that rely on those tips. but, first, this is "today" on

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conejero saab. the painful goodbye continues for oakland a's fans and baseball fans here in the bay area. the a's continue their last series here at home, but last night they won it in a dramatic way. a walk off win. the oakland a's took the game 5 to 4 over the rangers with jacob wilson providing the game winning single in the bottom of the ninth. there were over 30,000 people in attendance. tonight's game is the final night game here at home. it starts at 640. i'm kris sanchez in san jose at the proposed site for a new costco store, which neighbors say is too big for this location. the 165,000 square foot store is proposed for a shopping plaza at prospect road and lawrence expressway, and a neighborhood group, prospect high school community and the city of saratoga are all pushing back over issues of traffic and safety. if the city of san jose's planning commission approves the environmental impact report today, the plan

goes to the city council in october. let's get a look at that forecast with meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be much cooler today. a lot of low clouds and fog to start out and high temperatures in san francisco will remain in the upper 60s low 70s for oakland and dublin today. 78 degrees, also 78, in san jose and upper 70s for the north bay. laura. all right. thanks kari. and don't forget to join us for today in the bay. live streaming newscast. at 8 a.m, we'll have a look at an upcoming event meant to address the shortage of latino physicians in the south bay. watch on roku, amazon fire tv, xumo, and streaming platforms including nbcbayarea.com

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consecutive starts by a quarterback. 297 games between 1992 and 2010. and experts say the hits that brett favre endured during his long career could have contributed to his parkinson's diagnosis. nfl legend brett favre is known for his dominance on the field, playing in the nfl for 20 seasons and helping lead the green bay packers to a super bowl win. but now traveling to capitol hill where he shared painful, personal news friday. >> i have recently been diagnosed with parkinson's. >> the hall of famer had been previously accused of improperly receiving money that was meant for poor families in connection with the mississippi public corruption and welfare scandal. favre denied wrongdoing and has not been criminally charged. >> i could be fighting depression, struggling to keep my thoughts straight. >> but the now 52-year-old speaking out about the risks of brain injuries in football. >> i'm just fearful of what concussions can do.

and it only takes one. >> favre said he believes the game impacted his health. >> seeing stars, that's a concussion. and if that is a concussion, i've had hundreds, probably thousands throughout my career. >> in 2018, favre told "today," he suffers from memory loss. >> do i have early stages of cte? i don't know. >> cte and parkinson's disease are often linked to the history of concussion. >> parkinson's disease is a brain disorder that can cause movement problems and other health issues, including tremors and impaired speech. one study suggests having a single concussion increases the likelihood of being diagnosed with parkinson's by 67%. >> the curse is that somebody must have been playing through a

lot of concussions, and that is not a good situation for having your brain recover after a traumatic brain injury. >> wow. so after that announcement, that diagnosis, now what? what does brett favre do now? >> he posted on x this has been an ordeal but his family and friends have been supporting him. there is no cure for parkinson's, but it's also not fatal. there are a lot of treatments that can make a big difference. people live for a long time with parkinson's. >> thank you, stef. coming up on our special series, heroes among us. we will shine a light on a remarkable veteran that dedicated her life to helping others. and we have a really special surprise for you you don't want to miss. christine romans is here with a look at the growing backlash at the request for tips. >> consumers are feeling stressed out about tipping. they are overwhelmed by all the prompts asking for gratuity everywhere.

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completely out of hand. a new survey is revealing the impact it's being on consumers and also for people that rely on those tips. >> christine romans joins us with this story. good morning, christine. >> tips and gratuities is a long-standing practice. but as this new more consumers feel stressed about being asked to spend more. it turns out they're actually tipping less. >> what is going on with tipping? >> a growing number of folks are fed up with tipping. >> if i have to do something, i'm not tipping. >> and the endless ways it seems they're being asked to pay extra. >> tell me why i just got frozen yogurt, which is self-serve. you do it all yourself. and at the end there was a tipping screen. for what? >> even "curb your enthusiasm"'s larry david was frustrated. >> i have noticed in the little coffee shops, you go in and get a croissant with a cup of coffee and if there is a tip spot and it freaks people out a little

bit. >> and the fatigue is real. a new survey reveals 60% say they're tired of being asked to tip for various services and the same amount feel pressured to tip. that fatigue is having an impact on the service industry, including restaurants. fewer consumers now say they tip servers 20% or more. what's on the rise, tipping less. nearly a third said they tip as little as 30%. >> the survey shows people want to tip less and less often. what does that tell you? >> that tells me that inflation has really worn us down over the past few years. it tells me that we were extra generous during the covid years and we're settling on a new normal. >> tipping has been a hot topic on the campaign trail, too. >> we are going to not charge taxes on tips. >> eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers. >> and voters in at least two states, massachusetts and

arizona will face questions about how to pay tipped workers on the ballot in november. >> call me crazy, but unless someone is serving me or seating me somewhere, i don't feel like tips are necessary. >> for many service workers, tipping is vital. >> it makes a difference in people being able to pay their rent and put food on the table. >> she says her base pay is $1.17 at a restaurant in nashville. >> when you realize that you have to serve yourself or you see how easy something is done, how you are able to walk in and pick up your food, realize it is because real people put work behind it to make it that easy for you, and that's why you should tip. >> that's a good point. if so many people are fed up with tipping, according to that survey, any options or alternatives? >> 61% of consumers would just rather pay higher prices on the menu, and that would compensate and pay for the wages of the workers.

they don't want the hassle of the tipping. they just want to pay more. but experts say, would they really? they are so fed up with inflation. if you get rid of tips but we raise prices, would they really pay? >> there are two valid points. if you don't do anything, i get you don't want to tip. that girl is making $1.17. she needs the tips. anyone who worked in the food industry is like, come on. we kill ourselves and make very little. >> one interesting thing about the survey is it found right after covid we got really generous. we were tipping 40% because we felt so thankful for the people doing these jobs. now two years into inflation we're like, okay, now we're a little inflation weary. not necessarily getting cheaper and stringier, but back to normal. >> if you see service charge and delivery charge and all these other charges, it is like, maybe the tip is included. >> and d.c. has a five-year plan to move away from tips. i think they're two and a half

years into it. there is some confusion there. people don't know if i'm supposed to tip, a little bit, a lot. it would be a real transition to move away from that. >> i think technology, too, puts this psychological thing. now it's like, hi. are you all done here? do you want to tip? >> i call it smoothie shame. you get a smoothy and everybody in line i just put zero. >> christine, thank you. you are always a generous tipper. >> of course. of course. daddy warbucks over here. >> those of us that are fortunate enough, let's spread it around a little bit. anyway, let's take a look right now. flood watching from florida all the way into the appalachians and the southeastern atlantic states. that's for 32 million people. why? we have a frontal system that will stall out and bring a lot of rain. someplaces one to two inches per hour. tomorrow moisture from helene is drawn up from and life

threatening flash flooding from georgia all the way up to asheville and even albany, georgia and into chattanooga. why? we're looking at anywhere from three to five inches of of raid and that's your latest weather. guys? >> al, thank you. one of the wildest endings

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if any, will have on the price of gasoline at your local gas station. also, the governor has just signed off on 24 laws aimed at gun control that his office says will add stronger protections against gun violence. the new laws will create stricter penalties for registered owners of guns used in crimes. strengthened red flag laws and will remove guns which would remove guns from people who pose a serious threat to themselves or others, and would also provide stricter limits on gun access. let's get a look at that forecast for us. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect today. we get a little break from the high heat today. a lot of clouds over san francisco, as well as some mist and drizzle. and it's going to be cooler, even for the inland valleys with 70s and 80s with a warm up coming in for the weekend. but today we're going to enjoy those 70s that we'll see for parts of the tri valley. the east bay, as well as much of the north bay with upper 70s for this afternoon. laura. marcus. all right. thanks, gary. and make sure you watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast,

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al is tracking it all. plus, sharing her story. a look at the life of lisa marie presley, told in a new mémoire published by her daughter. inside presley's final wish inside that deeply personal book. then, giving back. the remarkable veteran dedicating her life to serving others as a foster parent and senior center volunteer. >> you don't choose your parent. you don't choose your brothers and sisters. you don't choose your family. but you can choose to be in a family regardless. it is not about your beginning. it is about your ending. >> we will shine a light on her. plus, the unforgettable surprise we had. >> all that, plus keith's catchy cover. ♪♪ >> happy gilmore's new costar. what is the greatest sound track of all time? we'll break it down, today,

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very important message, someone we haven't heard from. >> yeah. 8:00 now. we begin with that massive storm gaining strength off the coast of cancun. it is expected to make land fall tomorrow as a major category three hurricane. al has been tracking that storm and the latest on where it stands. >> good morning, guys. and good morning to you. this just in from the national hurricane center. helene just shy of a hurricane. still moving northwest at 9 miles an hour. you can see that hurricane warnings extend into the big bend area of florida and up into southern georgia. we have tropical storm watches and advisories up into the carolinas. we are looking at storm surges the most dangerous part of the system, about 10 to 15 feet from east of appalachia all the way

to cedar key, up to three to five feet down in the coast of florida. tomorrow afternoon it strengthens into a major hurricane. makes land fall 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. it will cause major impacts. strong winds of up to 60 miles an hour. tornadoes along the coast. heavy rain, flooding and on average a 5 to 8 foot storm surge. tomorrow morning it's the landfall right around the big bend. rapidly moving into georgia with major wind damage, power outages. we're talking about a storm surge 10 to 15 feet. that goes inland a long way. friday morning the storm's fast speed will push these impacts well inland. torrential rains, strong winds into the appalachians. we're look at hurricane force gusts. significant flooding likely. and tornadoes likely as well. flooding rain fall from tallahassee all the way up to asheville, north carolina. nashville will be involved in this, with landslides and mudslides likely in the appellations. we're talking about 15 inches of rain before this is all over. so it is going to be a high-impact storm for a wide,

wide area. guys? >> all right, al. thank you so much. we'll check back. now to the escalating tensions in the northeast. israel carrying out air strikes in lebanon overnight while saying its forces intercepted a missile fired by hezbollah and tel aviv, raising fears of all-out war in that region. nbc's peter alexander joins us now from the u.n. he has the very latest. hey, peter. good morning. >> reporter: hoda. good morning to you. this conflict has been simmering since hezbollah began attacking israel nearly a year ago. overnight, the iran backed terror group targeting tel aviv intercepted by israel's defense system. israel responding with a series of punishing strikes. president biden has called for a diplomatic solution. and this morning antony blinken on the prospects for peace. >> you had said in mid-august that this was sort of maybe the last best chance you said for

the deal. in that same spirit of candor, what is the likelihood of a cease-fire deal right now? >> we have a piece of paper, an agreement. it's got 18 paragraphs. 15 of those paragraphs have been agreed between hamas and israel. what's happened over the last few weeks, hamas has not been at the table. if we close them, we'll close the deal and get it over the finish line. we're still at it, savannah, because we think it's the best way, the quickest way to bring this to an end. >> israel's prime minister is scheduled to address the united nations general assembly here this friday. this friday. right now, there are no plans for him to meet with president biden while he is here in the u.s. hoda, back to you. >> peter, thank you. a dangerous chemical leak in ohio has prompted school closures and evacuation orders in the area. it's happening in a white water township west of cincinnati.

officials say a car's pressure release valve is leaking. that's a toxic and flammable chemical used to make rubber. long-term exposure can lead to more serious health problems. officials say at this point there is no threat of an explosion. this morning crews are closely monitoring the air quality in that area. the u.s. justice department has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against visa, alleging the company uses its size and dominance to stifle competition. it says via penalizes merchants and banks that don't use its own payment technology to process debit transactions. according to that complaint, 60% of transactions in the u.s. run on visa's debit network, allowing it to charge $7 billion in fees every year. in a statement, visa said the lawsuit is meritless and the company will defend itself vigorously. a new statue was unveiled

yesterday in the hallowed halls of the u.s. capitol. that's johnny cash. members of the cash family were on hand for the event including johnny's sister. she said their father would have viewed the statue as one of his greatest honors. >> donated by his home state of arkansas. still ahead here on "popstart," it's one of the biggest songs you have heard so far this year, but i guarantee you have never heard espresso like this. wait until you hear keith urban's spin on this. >> a raw and revealing mémoire completed by her own daughter. chloe melas has that story. >> hey there. riley says finishing her mother's book which chronicles the high and low points of her life was a gift. we'll's have that after this.

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a new look at the upcoming mémoire from lisa marie presley. >> her daughter helped complete the book, fulfilling a request made by her mom just a month before her death. >> nbc entertainment correspondent chloe melas joins us with more. >> good morning. good to see you. the 35-year-old hopes this new mémoire will give her mother a voice, calling it her final wish. she says whenever possible, she wrote it exactly as her mother said it, pulling from conversations that the two of them shared together and tapes that lisa marie recorded of herself talking about her famous father, her public romances, her battle with addiction and her greatest joys. from the moment she was born, lisa marie presley has lived in the glare of the public spotlight as the only daughter of elvis presley, her every move captured by cameras. presley began but never finished a book about her fascinating life. she died suddenly last year at the age of 54 from complications

of a bariatric surgery she had years earlier. her daughter, an actress, riley keogh -- >> i remember how it felt to be loved by the most loving mother i have ever known. i remember now safe it felt to be in your arms. i remember that feeling as a child, and i remember it two weeks ago on your couch. >> now presley's life story in her own words will finally be revealed in a mémoire from here to the great unknown. in a "people" magazine story, keogh says one month before presley's death she asked her daughter to help her finish the book, writing i agreed to help her with it, not thinking of the commitment, assuming we would write it together over time. in an e-mail interview, the

35-year-old says amid her grief, she listened to tapes her mother had recorded about her life. it was like she was in the room talking to me. the tapes are an incredible portrait of the force of nature that she was. the deeply personal and revealing book touches on the highs and lows of lisa marie's life. i want to give voice to my mother in a way that eluded her while she was alive. she also drew from conversations the mother and daughter had, including her battle with addiction. writing for a couple of years it was recreational and then it wasn't. it was an absolute matter of addiction, withdrawal in the big leagues, something she also spoke with jenna about in 2018. >> i'm not perfect. my father was not perfect. no one is perfect. it is what do you do with it after you learn and try to help others with it. >> one of her most painful chapters to write was about her 27-year-old brother's suicide four years ago. my mom physically died from the aftereffects of her surgery, but we all knew she died of a broken heart. keogh writes, finishing the book was her mom's final wish. my mom wanted to write a book in the hopes that someone could

read her story and relate to her, to know that they're not alone in the world. her hope with the book was just human connection. >> she writes as she considered those tapes a gift for her and her family, even the tragic parts of her mother's life. the full story is on newsstands. the mémoire will hit bookshelves on october 8th. >> a real labor of love to finish that book for her mom. >> thank you. mr. roker, how about a check of that forecast? >> all right. let's look at the rest of the country. we're talking about the southeast. but you can see right now with clear skies for the western two-thirds of the country, west of the mississippi everything looks good and hot, actually. 90s and 80s into the southern plains. 90s in the western plains. hundreds in the southwest. even into the southeast, temperatures 80s and 90s as well. as we mentioned, flooding likely. this is just ahead of what we

will see with helene. plenty of sunshine from minnesota all the way down to texas. record highs in the southwest. very warm in the western plains and a few showers making their way into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the couny. hetrre and that's your latest weather. best time of the morning. >> we have been waiting to hear that from you. >> "popstart"! >> welcome back. okay.

first up, keith urban, the country singer was up late last night with a little "expresso." the cover of sabrina carpenter's greatest hit. do you want to hear a clip? >> yes! clip? >> yes! ♪♪ ♪ ♪ >> yes! >> love it. >> he should make a whole album of that. >> the banjo, the tattoos. >> it's a whole vibe. >> it all works, okay. next up, the emmy nominee stopped by jimmy fallon to talk about her new movie and revealing how a text exchange between adam sandler helped land her a role in the upcoming "happy gillmore" sequel. take a listen.

>> the text says, it's sandler, does your wife golf at all? >> yeah, she's actually good? no way. >> what a good husband. i can't golf. >> wait. you don't know how to golf? >> he lied for the sake of the family. >> how awesome to say. oh, she's great. she can learn. she said she immediately got to work and tried to hit a ball without much success. we will be keeping our eyes peeled for that cameo. next up, charlie puth is headed to streaming. a tailor is out for a new series on roku playing a version of himself alongside a lineup of cameos. >> we need to get you back in the cultural zeitgeist. >> i thought i was. >> you need to do a reality show. >> so it is you as yourself. >> i have never done anything like this before. >> well, i've done tv before. i have done live tv. >> so online, charlie wrote,

prepare for the puth, the whole puth and nothing but the puth. i think this is a thing now. people playing themselves, not really themselves. >> steph curry did it. >> exactly. >> that's pretty good. >> that's good. >> the original. all right. next up, rolling stone. okay. are you ready? the music man just published the 101 greatest sound tracks of all time. so we will do the top five. this one is for you, al. the first one starting with this john travolta classic "saturday night fever" taking the fifth spot. it is packed with hits. >> all these number ones. >> you thought it should be higher? >> standby. let's go to number four. "a hard day's night." these guys scored a spot. the sound track, of course, was written by the beatles. why do your faces look like that? >> let's see the rest of the

list. >> how about number three? the '70s reggae sound track. >> i don't know that. >> craig's got that hat. >> do you know the sound track? >> i love that sound track. >> you weren't alive then. >> no. >> we will give you second place."yesterday". >> i just don't think of it as a movie anymore, which is why it is maybe a great sound track. >> think about the all right, finally, the number one sound check on "rolling stone" -- it's a drum roll -- ♪ ♪♪ ♪ purple rain purple we find the beatles again for ♪ ♪ purple rain ♪ ♪ purple rain ♪ >> i wonder when he was in it, did he know it was about to be like -- >> he talked about claire. and he said, no, he thought it was a great song. >> but he had no idea. >> can't argue with that. >> so who agrees with number one?

>> there were some glaring omissions. >> we just did the top five. >> there is 96 others. >> there are some omissions from the top five. >> we have one more. hoda, it's wednesday. you know what that means. the new episode of "making space" just dropped. you can find it by scanning that qr code below. this week's guest is rachel platten talking about her music, faith and finding perspective. >> it's a funny perspective, because first it's like you want to make sure you are good, and then you realize after all that you are just a spec. >> come on. i'm just a spec. and i'm not doing all this. as much as my control freak self wanted to think i'm the one manipulating and getting me in the rooms i want to be in, i realize, man, what if i trust a little bit more and do my best, certainly do my best. >> right. the trust and surrender. >> and be like, i'm going to do my best and show up with as much

peace and joy and faith in myself. and as honest as i can. >> i mean, how lovely. >> by the way, she's an amazing human being that's been through hell and back. and she's funny. she says she writes her songs, and they seem to hit her later. like she wrote this song about being brave. >> "fight song," yes. >> she wrote that song and she said it doesn't apply to her until now. she said she's writing songs for her future self. not only is she amazing, we're doing that big making space wellness weekend in october. that girl is going to be performing. yeah, she's coming to sing and also to talk. >> let me just say, i saw her live. she is an incredible musician. >> the reason that i actually had him on my podcast is you told me about an evening you had with her. her back was killing her. she has chronic back pain. she was playing piano. she stopped.

>> you could see her truly go through it. she stopped. and then she started playing a song. and everyone was like crying. >> she's that person. >> she pushes her way through it. but she's going to be -- she's awesome. >> by the way, a bonus. those legs of yours, you know. come on. >> the chairs are small. >> the chairs are small? >> i'm telling you. >> that's it. >> i thought we missed it. >> yeah. "making space." no, making skin. >> come on! come on! >> literally, the knee to your foot is my whole leg. >> i said to sheinelle, hi, pretty. and craig goes, hi! so you have a mutual admiration. >> are we still on the air? >> not for long. >> you want to listen to that latest episode, search for it

wherever you get your podcasts. welcome back. as a reminder, that wellness weekend you were just talking about hosted at mirabal is awesome. it will be so good. the countdown is on, friday, october 25th. >> are you ready? are we bunking up together or what? >> we have such great speakers, all the things. >> it is sold out. >> yeah. it sold out quickly, but you can come watch the show. just ahead, kids, new steals and deals to help you unwind after a busy day. >> get ready because no one is more competitive than hoda. she's ready to throw it down. >> corn hole. >> with one of the best on the planet, by the way. >> she's the world champ. friday on today, he's as

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25th day of september. and our plaza is looking so good today. >> i know! >> nice to see your smiling faces. >> a beautiful morning, too. feels so good out here. coming up, we have a special story for our series called "heroes among us." this army veteran and our morgan radford helped deliver her a well-deserved surprise. >> nice. also ahead, jill martin's steals and deals could turn your home into a stress free sanctuary. doesn't that sound good? fair morning, that could make it rd to get out of bed in the morning. >> first, we will play a little corn hole. did you know there is a professional league? and we will get some pointers from its top-ranked team. >> what is the secret? >> seriously! >> there is a reason she's the

world champ. >> yes! three in a row, baby. >> you know what hoda says? challenge accepted! >> speaking of the olympics, look who is here, y'all. an olympic icon team usa track star and four-time gold medalist sydney mclaughlin-levrone. >> good to see you. >> by the way, you crushed it at the olympics. congratulations. >> thank you. >> i know we were just talking about it a second ago. how does it feel? you have had some time now. >> i mean, it is a dream come true. all that hard work in those moments, it is such a special time. 70,000 people in the stands, it was unforgettable. >> and you broke a world record. let's see your gold. >> i know. >> has it been with you ever since? >> yes. a lot of people have touched these. it's been awesome sharing them with everybody along for the dream.

>> al wore his beret to remind you of parties. what stood out to you about it? >> tokyo there was no fans there. so being able to have my family and that moment afterwards, just being able to hold them and hug them is unreal. >> don't go far. we will come back in the 3rd hour and spend time talking about your olympic experience. looking ahead to los angeles in a few years. we're also, by the way, going to find out about this hidden talent. >> oh, cool. >> yes! >> this is going to be -- >> and we have corn hole. >> mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> all right. let's look ahead to the weekend and show you what we're looking at for friday. a flood risk in the mid-atlantic states back to the mississippi river valley. record highs out west. we move out to saturday. that rain continues in the mississippi river valley. sunny and nice in the mid-atlantic states. sunday, sunday, the sunshine continues great lakes into the d

wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today? much cooler than yesterday. a lot of our inland valleys get a nice little taste of fall with upper 70s and low 80s. a lot of these temperatures cooler, even from what's normal for this time of year. as we go into the day tomorrow, we are going to see those temperatures heating up back into the upper 80s and low 90s from the tri valley to the south county, and 90 in ukiah and weather. >> thank you, mr. roker. every two years, the president's cup pits the best golfers in the u.s. against a team of elite international players. it is like the rest of the world against america. who better to preview the action than team usa's xander schauffele and the man who will

call the action once again from montreal, dan hicks. good morning to both of you. xander, let me start with you. >> good morning. >> because you have had a heck of a run so far this season. i mean, we're talking two major championships. you represented team usa over in paris at the olympics. you have had, i think, ten or fifteen wins so far this season. what would it mean for you to finish by hoisting the president's cup once again? >> yeah. first off, thanks for having us. and it's always an honor to represent your country. we have a great group of guys from players to captains to supporting staff. and, yeah, it would mean a lot. it is very much a cherry on top for me. it is so fun to compete in these things, just changing up the vibe of what we're used to is asking that i enjoy very much. so looking forward to the week with the boys. >> and it is always difficult to overstate how dominant team usa has been in this event since its

inception back in '94, right? >> yeah. they won 12 out of the 14 competitions, craig. i think that's part of the challenge for xander and his fellow teammate scottie scheffler, who is the number one ranked player in the world. so you have the two best players clearly in the world on the u.s. side. it is a loaded team xander. is it a little bit tough to get up for these things knowing that you guys have been so dominant in this competition, as opposed to the ryder cup through the years? >> not at all. you know, i think this is sort of like a new guard coming through. and the u.s. team, we're proud to be on it, and the teams prior, we're proud of them for winning. but we have to sort of make a name for ourselves, and this new group, you know, we are -- we have an identity, and we're just going to push through. and people talking about pressure and things like that. but i think we're here trying to apply the pressure and not succumb to it. >> you know it will not be easy

because you have a captain mike year in canada. he took down tiger woods in 2007, 17 years ago. so they've got some history here. >> yeah, for sure. my last international appearance was in australia. that was a close call. we're very aware of how things are looking, how people are talking. we feel like we're on foreign soil. we know that the only red, white and blue we will see is on each other. so we're here to have each other's back and have a lot of fun. >> thank you. we look forward to you guys hoisting that cup once again. the president's cup tees off tomorrow from the historic royal montreal golf club. of course, you can catch it on nbc, golf channel and streaming on peacock. coming up next, an inspiring army veteran that continued her service. and morgan radford is here to

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sponsored by the progressive keys to progress program. helping drive veterans' lives forward. with our ongoing series "heroes among us". >> this morning we're honoring a remarkable veteran whose entire life has been in service to others. and morgan radford has her story. >> it was such a pleasure to meet ms. linda. she's been a beacon in her community in so many ways. thankfully with the help of progressive and its keys to progress program, we got a chance to learn how much she is deeply appreciated with a very special surprise. and her reaction, guys, it was

priceless. from her earliest days, linda was cut out for service. she joined the army in the early '70s to serve her country. >> you learn how to come together and work with other people. you learn structure. >> discipline. >> yeah, definite discipline. >> it sounds like you probably discovered even more about yourself. >> it helped me to develop into the person that i am now. >> after leaving the army, linda decided to serve others in a different way, as a cosmo toll gist, eventually achieving her dream of opening her own hair salon in 2000. >> it took me close to ten years. i knew i was going to get it, but never gave up. >> now here we are sitting in your own shop. >> my own shop. >> after raising her daughter, daisy, her next calling in 2009 when she decided to become a foster parent, taking in mostly

teens from all different backgrounds. >> i'm not saying it's for everybody. but you have to have love. you got to have patience. >> eventually, fostering nearly 20 kids, including her current foster child, cynthia avalar. >> she's very sweet and very understanding as well. >> what is it like living in her house? >> she gives me really good advice. >> a role that won linda foster parent of the year, all while pitching in at area senior centers to style hair at discounted rates and sometimes for free. you not only work for the clients that come here and pay, i understand that you also go to nursing homes and senior centers and sometimes even travel to the homes of elderly clients. what makes you do that? >> it's not all about money. but it's about helping people. i have a love for people. >> is that what you teach your foster kids? >> yes. i teach them about love. you don't have to choose between me and your parent because you can always have a love for your

parents no matter who they are. but you can choose to be who you want to be in life. >> you have taken in young women who are pregnant. you have taken in older teen boys. what made you say, i'm ready to open up my heart and my home? >> your experience changes you. you don't choose your parent. you don't choose your brothers and sisters. you don't choose your family. but you can choose to be in a family regardless. it is not about your beginning. it is about your ending. >> that, her friends say, is truly who she is. >> she think less of herself and more of everybody else in every situation. >> but there have been bumps in the road. in 2019, the minivan she used to do all of that giving broke down, leading her to buy a much smaller used car to get by. which is why we decided to get the whole community involved for a little surprise. >> i actually have a really surprise for you.

all those friends you mentioned, they are here to say thank you. the wakefield high school marching band. >> oh, my god! >> our sponsor, progressive, as part of their keys to progress program, wants to honor you. and they are giving you a car. >> come look. come check it out. >> are you kidding me? >> no, i'm not kidding you. let's peek inside. your grandkids! your former foster daughter! >> miss linda, you are so deserving. your heart is so big. now you have that car from progressive to take all of your friends and family and community members. now this car might be big enough to do just that. how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling great. >> perhaps her biggest treat, her grandson emanuel, now in the u.s. army reserves following in her footsteps. >> my grandmother puts the s in

leadership. >> she's very deserving of this. >> a family reunion and a makeover to say thank you for a lifetime of service. >> a lifetime of service. now, ms. linda dreamed of a minivan. that was her big dream. but it wasn't the car that actually got the biggest reaction. it was, as you probably saw, her grandson manny. that moment was the very first time she had actually seen him in uniform. and she told us later that the whole thing just felt like a dream to her. but it was the moment of seeing her grandson standing there in his uniform that made her realize this wasn't a joke. when our producer first called, she thought it was a scam. it was like, no, this is the real deal. that was the moment when she found out this surprise for herself. >> there is one story in every show that we remember, and that's the story. well done.

>> well done. my goodness. >> what an angel. >> thank you, morgan. inspired. just ahead, guys, steals and deals. from

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♪♪ >> see? >> we're back on the plaza to spotlight one of the most popular sports in america, corn hole. we wanted you to learn from the best, which is why we brought in cheyenne, the number one ranked woman in the american corn hole league. congratulations. 13-time world champ. first of all, how did you get into corn hole? >> i started play this game about nine years ago just to spend time with my dad because he was playing. >> all right. we've got some competition down

here. so it is cheyenne and hoda versus you and craig. you go first. >> let's see how we do. >> all right. so you want to grab on to the bag real tight so you have a good grip. then you swing back and let -- that was terrible, but just let it go. >> there you go. not bad. not bad. >> show him how it's done, s.g. >> oh, he's taking his shirt off for this one. >> go, go, go. >> oh, geez. >> okay. now it's cheyenne's turn. give us another tip before we toss. >> so that was the grip. throw a flat bag. that way you have control over where it's going on the board. so what i do is keep it parallel to the ground and come up so naturally it stays flat this way. >> all right.

oh! >> come on craigers. >> parallel. >> you can knock it off. >> come on, hoda. >> little strong. little strong. come on, s.g. >> okay. can we just keep throwing? >> one more tip. >> and, so, something that i do is aim for a spot on the board. so you want your back to slide up the board instead of going straight for it. yes. don't look at that hole. look at that spot on the board. >> that's smart. now we got it. >> she's the world champ. come on, knock it off. >> you got this. >> oh! come on, s.g. you got it. >> let's keep going. you got it. >> by the way -- come on! corn hole is the most popular sport in america right now. all right. last one, s.g. >> come on! >> thank you.

good morning. it is 8:56 a.m. marcus washington san jose planners are expected to debate approval plans for a new costco today, but there's growing pushback from some residents. these renderings show the planned warehouse slated for the site of the prospect road area. this is near the saratoga city line. planners today may certify the environmental impact report. the plan calls for three buildings to be demolished. this is where the west gate west shopping center now sits. opponents are citing concerns over traffic and close proximity to a nearby high school. the plan to attend today's meeting. costco meanwhile, is already proposing changes to the design plan to accommodate those concerns happening now. our kris sanc

this morning on the 3rd hour of "today," tipped off. >> if i have to do something, i'm not tipping. >> more customers pushing back on paying extra. we're g