the allegations include 14 minors and accused of ingauging in lewd acts with at least one of them. >> reporter: the man known to millions as the former face of the subway restaurant chain pleaded guilty to sexual charges. >> this is about using wealth, status and secrecy to illegally exploid children. >> reporter: a father of two faces between 5 and 12 year business hind bars. his lawyers spoke on the step oz of the court house. >> he expects to get well and continue to make amends to those lives he's effected. >> reporter: authorities seized computers that contained videos

and some made with hidden cameras. he got some from the jared foundation, established to teach kids about nutrition. and prosecutors say, that fogle, on more than one occasion trthavelled to new york, where he had sex with minors sfwlp . >> fame and fortune will not stop you. >> reporter: the company suspended its relationship with him when the investigation was announced and tweeted, jared fogle's actions are inexcusable and do not apply with our values. >> this is not about them as people but about others who chose to exploit them, so they'll have a tough road ahead of them. >> his wife has released her own

statement saying she's socke by the recent developments and in the process of seeking a dissolution of her marriage. and we're learning more about the clients who signed up for marriage infidelity site, ashley madison. apparently, 15,000 belonged to u.s. government employees and they were connected to dot gov domain names. some have been dismissed as false. and they released a statement on tuonesday, saying this event is not an act of haktivism, it's an act of criminality. wets will not sit idly by and allow these thieves to force their views on the world. donald trump continues to

steal the spotlight away from other gogrp kand candidates. he packed an auditorium with tough talk on immigration and jeb bush. mean while, hillary clinton is ahead in the latest polls but her once healthy lead is dwindling. it just continues, doesn't it and we're not even close to election day. gaining on clinton skblrks . >> reporter: he is donald trump slammed jeb bush ia a new hampshire town hall, he two candidates had dualing events within 19 miles of each otazher and trump had no problem pointing out that he had bigger crowds. >> kbroi you know what's

happening to jeb's crowd right now? they're sleeping. >> he was a democraw longer than a republican in the last decade. >>u reporter: still, trump drives the debate in the republican primary. his focus on illegal immigration ignited the crowd as he vowed to clean up the system. >> day one, they're getting out. we're getting them out. >> scott walker tried to change the debate to national security. >> when you have a from behehind doctrine, it effects around the rld. >> reporter: and hillary clinton's popularit dropped. d the road to the nomination may be longer for the

republicans. with 17 candidates and each one trying to gain the spotlight against donald trump. and oscar pistorius will not be getting out of prison just yet. south africa's department of justice said the decision was made people etural rooem churly and woult legal basis. now, under south african law, prisoners must serve 1/6th of their sentence before being considered for release. for pi 31storius, that means is 10 months. in florida, a massive sink hole has reopened and at the exact same place a man was killed in 2013 when the groun swallowed his home. and n

r concord new hampshire, a sink hole opened right in the middle of a highway, forcing crews to shut down that part of the interstate. i guess in those areas is it just rain that's causing that is right? >> sometimes it's the limestone gives away. a little more rare in new england. the long term forecast better today. and you can see the storm system. tsome thunderstorms are trying to wrap around the center of it. and it's turning to be a hustrricane and that's what the hurricane center is predicting. they take it to a category 1 storm, about 80 mile-per-hour and then near bar bade os and notice they decreased the intensity.

and then the long-term forecast ta kes a possible land interaction near the dominican republic and they don't have this being a strong hurricane at any time. even if it did make the to the united states, it would probably just bea a rain event and not a big storm. today's foreca , midwest looks great and down pours a lot of them in the southeast and through the midatlantic. now a closer look that at the day ahead. showers and thunderstorms wioespread this afternoon. and richmond, to d.c. all the y back up to central pennsylvania and new york and just like yesterday, chance of storms. so, you know, we're heading toward the peek of hurricane season. if we can get past this one, i

think we'll be okay. and we're b learning about a secret agreement related to the iran nucle deal. d you're watching "early today."

there are new revelations about inspections into iran's nuclear program and a secret plan may allow them to inspect a nuclear site and normally this would be done by un inspectors and this only relates to past military activity and that they would ap on sgte to surprise the iranians. sena ar john of texas said trusting iran to inspect its own

nuclear site and report to the u.n. in an o unn and transparent way is ridiculous. and people gathered to protest a police shooting. they say two officers shot and killed an 18-year-old man after he pulled a gun on him. the body of one of the three missing men from a land slide that hit sitka alaska has been found. he was inspecting storm drains. there's new video this morning showing the moment, look at that, the moment a motel 6 exploded in bremerton, washington. and it injured one gas company worker and flew backfire fi ers 20 aw feet.

and the pantau is showing signs of being pregnant and she's carrying a developing fetus and could give birth next week or early september. that's a pretty big time frame. and promising news for tom brady after the latest deflate-gate court hearing. and which athletes are getting paid most for their indorsement.

this morning on "today," olympic swimming star talks exclusively with matt, after winning five gold medals at the recent championship. and top of the second, he knocks it 419 feet for a two-run home run. not bad for his first time at the plate. and top of the third, stends to deep left for the grand slam. his second home run of the game. and the tigers win on the road, 15-8. cardinals, giants. steven puscotty sends it deep to right field but look at this. is it going to go? not deep enough. and juan perez shuts that homer down and cardinals still able to pick up the 1, 4-3.

and a judge may clear the deflate-gate suspension is in jeopardy. he ordered goodell and brady to return to court and says a settlement is a logical and rational action. six days before the patriots season opener, judge expects a decision. wind surfer juan says he suffered dehydration, vomiting, head ache and diziness that forced him to go to the hospital tuesday. he says he's not sure if the water is good enough for racing or not. and another year sidelined due to injury. he will miss the upcoming season after undergoing a second foot injury. five to eight month recovery. and how much would it cost to have some of the best

athletes tweet out your products. they say a single tweet from lebron james could run you almost $40,000 and with that, you will reach around 20,000,000 people. it will cost you five times more to reach that many people with a tv add. and behind lebron james is kevin durant, kobe bryant, and mayweather. and a stunning revelation about "90210" star.

in entertainment news, new reports reveal shannon dougherty is battling breast cancer. it brought out in a lawsuit she brought before her former business managers. in the filing it says the managers allowed her health insurance to lapse. and the former business managers denied the claim. and the home owned by fictional serial killer in "silence of the lambs" is for sale but it does not include a duchgen.

the amazon princess will initiate a same-sex marriage. and they say said was a great way to officially indorse this new law. at the premier for the new movie "she's funny that way" jennifer aniston . and jimmy fallon to understand the presidential race. >> you have larry david equals vermont, equals bury sanders. and grumpy cat, plus grumpy dog, plus donald trump equals grumpy trumpy. >> i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we hope it's just your first top stop of the day right here on nbc.

leading the news in u.s.a. today, scientists discover how key gene makes people fat. experiments reveal that a faulty virgin of a gene called fto causes energy from food to be stored as fat, rather than burned. and they could lose weight without diet and exercise. and researchers say the machine is helping them figure

out why the nasty stomach bug spreads rapidly. neurovirus sickens as many as 21 million peep al ople a year in the u.s. you have to make it look realistic. so, uber is coming under fire. the district attorneys of los angeles and san francisco found at least 25 drivers had been convicted of serious crimes including rape and murder. they say no background check is 100% full proof. and one was convicted of murder and spent 26 years in prison. parts of california are sinking at alarming rates according to a report from nasa. the ground water is being pumped from underground wells and more than in previous years due to the drought.

some areas are sinking two inches per month that could seriously damage bridges and buildings. and idaho removing signs that say 420 because the number is associate would marijuana, it's ingenious. ir they're putting 419.9 on the signs to replace them. and an never ending networks of conveyers and elevators to move the bags, looks something like a roller coaster. and we're not the only ones enduring the dog days of summer but this guy can't bear it anymore. he was found relaxing in someone's pool in canada during a record breaking heat wave. and you see him get out and make his way into the hot tub. >> the swim and then the hot

tub. >> the bear apparently broke down a wooden fence surrounding the yard to get in. looks like a lot of fun. i'm betty skm. right now, all night repairs

after flooding tore up roads in new jersey. police looking for this man and an accomplice. they're pretending to be cops but they're robbers. are their days numbered? new information on the topless women roaming times square. "today in new york" starts now. good morning everybody. 4:30 a.m. on this thursday, august 20th. i'm michael gargiulo. i'm pat battle in for darlene taking some time off as we end august. august 20th. >> chris, kwooer head we're heading to the downside. >> today in miami is what we're looking at. upper 70s, it's muggy. that's what it feels like and going to feel like. yesterday we had the pop-up showers and thunderstorms that

didn't move much. there could be spot showers. could be downpours. a high of 84. we'll talk more about widespread rain coming up. lauren has a look at the commute. >> good morning, chris. we have issues on the gladstone branch this morning. service suspended in both directions between gladstone and summit because of wires that are down. new jersey transit buses are honoring. that will wrap up at 5:00 a.m. more weather and traffic on the fours. we begin with a news 4 exclusive. a bronx deli once again shut down by the city health department. that doesn't mean it won't try to reopen. it's the hub deli and grocery corp. on east 149th on lewis

avenue and mont haven. it was shut down because of 58 violations, including cross-contamination of food, a fruit fly infestation and because it wasn't vermin proof. despite it was shut down, it repeatedly reopened and covered up the notices posted by the health department. >> you come every day. was it open yesterday? >> yes. >> what about the day before? >> yes. >> that's ridiculous. >> while news 4 was talking to folks outside the store on the street, somebody threw an iced tea, glass of iced tea hitting our photographer in the back. a health department inspector was back at the store late last night ripping off the pamer that was covering up the official signs. a massive fire that tore through a building.