good morning. taking a swing. president trump begins a 17-day working vacation at his new jersey golf club as his attorney general cautions reporters and announces a major crackdown on leaks. >> i have this warning for would-be leakers -- don't do it. >> this with multiple grand juries now working with the special prosecutor in the russia investigation. we're live with the latest. breaking overnight, manhunt over. a northwestern university professor and oxford university employee wanted in a stabbing death of a chicago man turn themselves in overnight, a week and a half after the crime. this morning, new details about the capture. hurricane danger. scary news for millions living

on or near the atlantic coast. this year could be one of the worst yet for hurricanes. forecasters predicting 16 named storms, with three having the potential to become major hurricanes. dylan will tell us all about it. all that, plus, amanda knox comes to the defense of the woman convicted of urging her boyfriend to kill himself. bikers come together to give the ride of a lifetime to a young boy who was bullied at school. and the last dash for hussain bolt as he prepares for his final 100-meter race, hoping to retire with his title of the fastest man in the world. today, saturday, august 5th, 2007. -- 2017. >> from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones.

dylan dreyer is here, as well. a busy week in the weather department. >> it's been very vaerried, we' had flooding, extreme heat in areas that don't get above 100 often. we've had thunderstorms across the rest of the country. it's been nuts. >> we'll get more in weather in a moment. right to our top story this saturday morning, the trump administration working to plug up the leaks that have plagued his presidency so far. while the president will enjoy the next 2.5 weeks at his new jersey golf club, he cannot escape the drama of the russia investigation. nbc's kelly o'donnell is in bridgewater, new jersey, not far from the president's club. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. we've seen one who of the president's most -- seep how one of president's most targeted cabinets is in the administration. and the president begins what advisers call a working vacation. air force one returned to new

jersey friday. for the president, in grandfather mode, this visit will be different. 17 days away from washington. the longest stretch since he took office. not just a summer vacation at his bedminster golf club, the white house is undergoing major repairs that include replacing the west wing's 27-year-old heating and cooling system and restoring the south portico steps for the first time in six decades. escaping washington's political heat is not so easy. >> are you going to fire robert mueller? >> reporter: as the russia investigations progress, nbc news has confirmed special counsel robert mueller has gone to multiple grand juries in washington, d.c., and virginia. under his skin, the president trying to get his supporters to doubt the investigations. >> are there any russians here tonight? >> reporter: after the president belittled his attorney general as weak for recusing himself from oversight of the russia

investigation, jeff sessions got tough on leaks on classified information. >> i have this warning for would-be leakers -- don't do it. >> reporter: sessions said friday government employees who reveal sensitive information threaten national security. the crackdown may include changes to protocols for seeking reporters' records. >> we are taking a stand. this culture of leaking must stop. >> reporter: another sign of change. sean spicer passed the twitter baton, announcing "i'm turning the at-press sec handle over to sarah." sarah huckabee sanders gets the official account. and with the white house under new leadership with a new chief of staff, the president's also taking a proactive step of backing up his national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster. the white house here in new jersey giving us a statement where the president says they are working very well together, and that h.r. mcmaster is very pro-israel.

that comes after some criticism of mcmaster in some conservative media outlets. craig? >> kelly o'donnell for us in new jersey. thanks. let's bring in kim delayy, nbc news -- ken delaney, nbc news reporter and carol lee, nbc news political reporter. her debut with us on "weekend today." good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> ken, let's start with the leaks. director of national intelligence dan coates has called the leaks a major threat to national security s. that an accurate claim in your opinion? >> well, shen there's no doubt some leaks have posed a threat to national security. just this week you saw a leak of transcripts of conversations between donald trump and the mexican president, the australian prime minister that even ardent trump opponents criticize because they war at the would chill future president v -- presidents having private conversations. just as often the claims about damage don't pan out. for example, private chelsea manning who leaked millions of

classified military and state department documents, later the defense department wrote a report that said the damage actually wasn't that significant. and in this trump russia investigation, leaks of classified information have provided the public crucial details. to cite one huge example, when acting attorney general sally yates went to the white house to warn that mike flynn, the national security adviser, had lie good his contacts with the russian ambassador, the white house took no action until the story leaked to the "washington post," later leading to flynn's wiring. weeks of -- flynn's firing. weeks of classified information provided to the public. >> general sessions said they would be reviewing the policies related to how the government subpoenas media records. what might that mean for reporters trying to do their jobs? >> well, it could make reporters' jobs more difficult. certainly what jeff sessions was trying to do was to put a

chilling effect administration-wide and do that with reporters, to try and stem the flow of these leaks. you know, i think it's important to note that there's a difference between the classified information that ken was talking about and illegal leaks and leaks going through the white house due to intrigue or private meetings people have had with the president or staff infighting and things like that. those are not illegal leaks. and -- those also have been equally as frustrating for this white house because the president lashed out. it's different from a classified leak of information. >> let me ask you about special counsel robert mueller using a washington, d.c.-based grand jury to aid in the russia investigation. is the location of the jury significant? >> i think what it shows is there is a momentum and an almost permanency that is significant. we know robert mueller was using

a private agency because the investigation was in part about mike flynn. now he's using a grand jury in washington which suggests he's continuing to examine conduct that happened in washington. for example, allegations of obstruction of justice by the president of the united states and looking at whether people were honest on their security forms. look, this investigation is a serious threat to the trump presidency. it's here to stay. and it's not only the grand jury. robert mueller has brought in 16 lawyers, many of whom have left very lucrative jobs in private practice. they didn't do that to join an effort that's going to last a month and isn't going to go anywhere. these are serious people and a serious investigation. >> another busy week ahead for sure. ken and carol, thank you. >> thank you. now to other news making headlines. a nationwide manhunt for two murder suspects, both connected to prestigious universities, is over this morning. 42-year-old northwestern university professor wyndham lat lathem, and oxford employee andrew warren surrendered peacefully to police in

california last night. they're suspected of the brutal stabbing of a 26-year-old man last week. police say lathem sent a video to his family apologizing for his role in the killing saying he'd made "the biggest mistake of my life." >> fox news host eric boeing has been accused of texting explicit emails to at least three female colleagues. the "huffington post" reports it's been confirmed by at least 14 sources inside and outside of fox. bolling's attorney wrote, "the story is based on anonymous sources and not true. no such unsolicited communications occurred." fox news released this statement last night -- "we were just informed of this late friday via a "huffington post" inquiry and plan to investigate the matter." fox news has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment over the past year. if you already envy steph curry for his extraordinary talents on the basketball court, you may not want to see this. the two-time nba mvp got an exemption to play in a web.com golf tournament this week.

that's a level just below the pga tour. he shot a 74 on friday for the second day in a row. and pressing his fell -- impressing his fellow golfers, but not good enough to make the cut. incoming freshmen to wichita university may wonders if spelling counts. the logo and name of the university were painted high above campus on a water tower friday. there was a problem, as you see here. the y and the e were in the wrong places. the workers got out the black paint and fixed it in a couple of hours. no comments from the english department. that's my hometown. did they give that to me on purpose, that story? >> i think so. i think that's appropriate. if you live anywhere along the gulf or the atlantic coast or you know someone who does, listen up here closely. hurricane season about to get into full swing, and it could be a nasty one. dylan's here with more on that. yes, there is an update the forecast. and the forecasters have just come out with the latest predictions for the atlantic hurricane season. they're saying a variety of factors could make 2017 a very

bad year. brace yourselves, folks. researchers at the colorado state university have released a dangerous new forecast -- prepare for an above-average number of hurricanes this season in the atlantic. why? >> for one reason, the ocean temperatures throughout the basin are warmer than average, so more fuel to get the storms going. >> the lack of el nino in the pacific is also to blame. the winds typically associated with el nino help break up hurricane formation. without it, monster storms continue to grow. here are 2017's overachieving predictions -- at least 16 named storms, the average is 12. 8 hurricanes, the average is 6.5. and 3 major hurricanes. the average is 2. and while technically hurricane season began in june, the bulk of the storms, more than 75%, will form in the next three months. this news will likely put coastal residents on edge. but some may find it hard to believe. it's been more than ten years since a major hurricane that's

at least a category three made landfall in the u.s. the last was hurricane wilma in 2005. if that surprises you, it bears repeating -- to always be prepared. >> you don't need a major hurricane to have a major impact. tropical storms, major hurricanes, all of them can be bad, and especially when it comes to water. storm surge from the ocean, the saltwater or heavy rainfall. >> very true. there have so many factors -- there are so many factors that goes into whether it affects lands. as to the tropics, this one near the caribbean not too much of a threat. it's this one off the coast of africa. this has a better chance of dfw airporting into perhaps some sort of tropical system as it moves into warmer water. and there's not a lot of the winds to break it down. we'll see how that develops. for now there is no threat in the tropics to talk about. in the middle of the country, a different story. we have a cold front moving

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hours. and we're looking at temperatures near the low 80s in delaware. >> that's the latest. a big day for olympic gold medalist hussain bolt. the fastest man ever is running his final solo race in a few hours. the 100-meter dash, the race that's made him rich and and f. matt bradley is outside the stadium in london where he'll run his last sprint. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, today's going to see the final solo 100-meter dash from hussain bolt. that's the event that turned him into an unqualified world champion. it's also turning this event, the world championships, into something of a retirement party. today a swan song for a champion and a charmer. hussain bolt, the fastest man alive, sprints to the finish line of his career. he runs his last 100-meter dash

ever at london's championship today after qualifying last night. bolt, retiring just shy of 31. >> something that i will miss. that first -- that first step you go into the stadium, and they roar. it gives -- always gives me goosebumps, always, every time. >> reporter: he has eight olympic gold medals and three world records. his final race could be bolt's biggest challenge. lately, his times have been slower. his competitors, a bit closer. this week, bolt was confident as ever. >> i'm not worried, you know what i mean? and it's a championship. it's a final. so we'll see who can keep their nerves. >> reporter: his abilities on the tracks are matched by his magnetism on cameras. beloved by presidents and princes, bolt helped turn things around after a doping

allegation. >> i have concerns because it is a big void. how do you replace an ali, a jordan? bolt is our jordan, he's our ali. >> reporter: it's a void that at least for today remains filled. >> people always remember that last -- that last hurrah really. they always remember, yeah, he did great, but you have to make sure you close out perfectly. >> reporter: sheinelle, you could see bolt's charisma when he was on the starting blocks last night. i could also see glimpses of his vulnerability. he won that heat but started a little slow off the blocks. he actually blamed the blocks for athe error. we'll see if he can turn in a stronger performance today. >> fun to watch. matt bradley, thank you. still to come, a look back at stories you may have missed this week including new jersey governor chris christie confronting a heckler at a baseball game. also, wax on, wax off. is the karate kid about to make a comeback? first, this is "today" on

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we're back on a saturday with "the download," our look back at the week that was. as usual, news out of washington dominated the week. >> there were plenty of other stories including a record on wall street and an unusual jailbreak. just some of the stories you may have missed. ♪ [ bell ] >> a new milestone for the dow, closing above 22,000 for the first time. >> the dow is now up 20% since president trump was elected. >> but wall street may be leaving main street behind. wages barely rising, and thousands lining up this week at amazon job fairs across the country. a stunning and controversial breakthrough in science has arrived -- gene editing. the target of the research, an inherited heart disease that often leads to sudden death in

young people. scientists say they have successfully edited genes in dozens of embryos to remove the mutation that causes the disease, while at the same time not triggering any new harmful mutations. the embryos were only allowed to grow for a few days. crime and punishment. michelle carter, the teenager who was convicted of encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life, now sentenced -- >> 2.5 years in a bristol county house of correction. >> reporter: much of her sentence will be suspended, ordered to serve just 15 months in prison. she remains free pending an appeal. a dozen inmates broke out of jail in a very sticky way. >> the inmates have been pretty smart on what their plan was. changing some numbers on the door with peanut butter. >> that's right, peanut butter. investigators say the inmates busted out of the walker county jail northwest of birmingham by covering the number on a cell door using peanut butter. tricking a new guard into opening an exit door instead.

>> i'm not going to make any excuses. it was a human error. >> the prisoners quickly rounded up and taken back into custody. remarkable moments caught on camera. lobstermen spotted this bald eagle struggling in the water but eventually rescued their feathered friend. an amazing play by outfielder austin jackson robbing ramirez of a home run. some calling it the catch of the year. and a different show in the stands at another baseball game. new jersey governor chris christie confronting a heckler. and for our superstar meteorologist, a superhero birthday surprise. >> superman is holding calvin. >> happy birthday, dylan. >> super calvin. >> a happy boy. still to come, bikers rallying in support. rallying in support. a young boy who was hi. oh, hi!

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we're back on this saturday morning, august 5th, 2017. >> here's a look at what's making headlines today -- president trump is spending the next 17 days at his golf course in bedminster, new jersey, for a working vacation while the white house is under repair. while the president is away, his attorney general will be working hard on finding the sources of leaks coming from within the administration. jeff sessions announcing a crackdown on would-be leakers saying the trump administration has tripled the number of league investigations. a former pharmaceutical executive is facing the potential of decades in prison after being found guilty of securities fraud. martin shkreli, the 34-year-old who raised the price of one of his lifesaving drugs 5,000%, had been accused of defrauding investors by lying about the performance of funds.

shortly after the verdict was read, shkreli left the courthouse and went on youtube to answer questions and talk about the case. he said he thinks there's a good chance he won't face jail time at all. and tom brady is speaking out about concussions -- sort of. the patriots' quarterback talked to reporters at training camp but would not confirm that he's suffer the concussions in the past. the question arose after his wife said he had suffered a concussion. speaking to reporters for the first time since the super bowl, brady said he did not want to talk about the past, including his medical history. also, amanda knox is coming to michelle carter's defense. carter is the young woman recently convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend two years ago after he committed suicide. prosecutors say she encouraged him to take his own life. nbc's anne thompson is here with more on what knox is saying. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. amanda knox's support of

michelle kparter comes as no surprise. she doesn't defend carter but sees herself as she sees herself -- a victim of an unjust legal system. the media called knox angel face. the italian legal system called knox guilty twice for killing her roommate until its highest court overturned the verdict. now in the court of public opinion, knox is rushing to michelle carter's defense. "when i was on trial for murder in italy, the media tried to paint me as a femme fatale." she wrote in the los angeles, "it was with a sickening sense of deja vu that i watched the prosecution attempt the same trick with carter." knox argues carter may not be innocent in a moral or philosophical sense, but "she was wrongfully convicted of involuntary manslaughter." and that in holding her responsible for conrad roy's death, "we ignore the mental health factors that lead to suicide and learn nothing about how to prevent it." after her own wrongful conviction, knox says she

contemplated suicide while in an italian jail. now adding to michelle carter's legal troubles is a wrongful death south brought by roy's mother -- death suit brought by roy's mother. among the claims that carter provided instruction and failed to act when she knew what she did posed a risk of death to the teenager. thursday, carter heard the family's pain at her streng. >> not a day -- her sentencing. >> not a day goes by without him being my first thought waking up or last thought going to bed. >> reporter: carter is free while she appeals now with the support of amanda knox. we reached out to carter's legal team for a response to that multimillion dollar lawsuit but have yet to hear anything. sheinelle? >> thank you. dylan's on the plaza with another check of the forecast. dylan? good morning, guys. across the country, it is going to remain humid in the northeast for another day. cooler air is coming. look at the below average temperatures we'll see work into the midwest. first, above average highs

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dollars to 50 restaurants if they agree to go cashless. sweden, by the way, is on the fast track going cashless. over half of the banks there don't even have any cash on hand. >> really? >> i like to have cash. >> you want a little bit of cash? >> mom always told me have cash in your wallet just in case. >> not to mention, i find you spend far less money when you're paying in cash. >> do you find that if you have cash you'll spend it? for me, if i have a few bucks in my pocket, it literally will burn a hole in my pocket. >> that's because you all those kids -- >> do you remember when you used to fell guilty for spending $-- fell guilty for spending $4.20 on your debit card. >> a lot of businesses don't take it unless it's $5. >> i have a feeling i know what you'll see -- you like cash. >> it is easier. you want to pop? let's start "popstart." first up, what do stevie wonder, green day, pharrell, and big sean all have in common? they're lending their voices to the 2017 global citizens

festival. >> big names. >> sure is. the concert takes place september 23rd here in new york. you can't buy tickets. you have to earn them by taking action to help people living in extreme poverty. msnbc and nbc universal have partnered with global citizen festival. and if you can't make it in person, msnbc will air a live simulcast. that should be awesome. and next up, wax on once again, everybody. the karate kid is coming back and so are ralph macchio and billy zapka, daniel russo and billy lawrence. a sequel to the '80s classic has been green lighted. here's what we know -- title, "cobra kai," will pick up three decades after the all-valley karate tournament. a down-and-out johnny reopens the karate dough joe, reigniting a rivalry with daniel russo. >> cool. >> ten half-hour episodes are set to premiere in 2018. excited. what if i told you some of the most famous movie lines of all time that we've known and loved are actually unscripted? take a listen --

>> huh. >> here's looking at you, kid. >> we're going to need a bigger boat. >> here's johnny! >> yes! yes! yes! oh. >> i'll have what she's having. [ laughter ] >> let's start with "you can't handle the truth." that line from "a few good men" originally read, "you already have the truth." jack nicholson trimmed it. he clearly head a knack for quotable classics. his "here's johnny" from "the shining" was also improvised. and the line "you're going to need a bigger boat" from "jaws," that was a catch phrase the crew used any time anything went wrong in on set. and when the older woman in "when harry met sally" said "i'll have what she's having," that was a suggestion by billy crystal. and "you talking to me? "that was al pacino. it simply said, "travis speaks to himself." >> i did not know that. >> cool. all of those guys are geniuses.

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an 11-year-old indiana boy recently got a ride to school he will never forget. >> it was his first day back. after learning he'd been bullied, dozens of bikers got together to do something to make him feel special. >> seteve patterson with more. >> reporter: in a chorus of chrome-rattling choppers, the message is loud and clear -- around here, bullies beware. >> a little boy should not have

to go to school and worry about being beat on, picked on. >> reporter: unfortunately, that's what 11-year-old phil mick was facing daily for years. >> the kids would call me names and kick me and punch me. >> reporter: it didn't take long for phil's mom tommy to notice. >> i moved his hair to kiss his head, like i always do when he has a headache. he had a great, big bump on his head. >> reporter: pain only a mother could know with phil's torment getting desperate. >> talked about suicide and everything. >> reporter: one day, tammy told her son enough is enough. >> i said, we'll take care of it. i said god would send us an angel. we'll take care of it. >> reporter: little did they know tom's angel would end up being hell on wheels. >> he was talking about killing himself because he wasn't happy from being bullied and picked on at school. it broke may heart. >> reporter: the angels organized a help for his self-este self-esteem, gearing up for a ride to remember. more than 50 bikers joined

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good morning. i'm ted greenberg. this morning people cleaning up after severe weather tore through the region. we'll take you to the hardest hit areas that are still dealing with power outages. a philadelphia police officer will soon be off the job after video of a violent arrest hits the internet. we'll take a closer look at what led to the officer's suspension. plus a triathlon could cause problems for drivers headed to the shore. we'll tell you about the closures along the amptc expressway. and we're looking at showers still lingering after the heavy rain of overnight. but soon enough, clouds will start to break and we have sunshine ahead. those stories and much more

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storm aftermath, pounding rain hit the area hard overnight and this morning some people are waking up without power. violent arrest, a police confrontation that was caught on camera leads to a philadelphia officer's suspension. and setting the stage for the first weekend of musikfest. what to expect at the popular lehigh valley festival. good morning. welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm ted greenberg. just about 8:00 on this saturday morning. thank you so much for being with us. this morning the rain is moving out of the area. we take a live look at the philadelphia skyline. overnight thunder, lightning and very heavy rain rolled through the region. now the clouds are clearing out. first alert meteorologist krystal klei is track the conditions. >> so now we're not talking about the rain, but when do the clouds leave. they are already on the northern

edge of our vieweri agency. just some isolated showers over south jersey.heaviest rain is way out to sea. it really moved through quickly, but it dumped down quite a bit of rain as it did. and as ted mentioned, woke some of us up with the lightning and thunder. look at the live picture though. the rest of pennsylvania, now looking at clearing conditions and that is heading our way. so soon enough, especially in the afternoon hours, i expect that we'll see mostly sunny conditions and just a nice afternoon for your saturday. temperatures now some of us have moved into the low 70s like fichl, philadelphia 71, vineland 73. 70 atlantic city and the water temperature at 73 degrees. as we get hour, we'll have low 80s for our highs. and you can see the trend by 2:00, already at 78 in philadelphia. that comes with the sunshine, some breezy conditions,