good morning. good morning. breaking overnight. the gunman that ambushed police in louisiana, killing three officers and wounding three others identified now as a former marine. the chaos as it unfolded. >> shots fired. officer down! >> investigators poring through the shooter's extensive post on social media, did he hint at his plans days before the attack? and then donald trump promising a show like none other. speaking out with his running mate, governor mike spence in their first interview together. >> he's entitled to make a mistake every once in a while. >> and sec

monday, july 18th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the republican national convention with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from cleveland. >> that's right, and good morning, everyone, and welcome from cleveland, ohio. just at the end of the block from the q, as they call it, the quickens loan arena. it's kind of a rainy morning. >> can you see rain drops behind us, and it's not dampening the spirits for the delegates. -day party leading to thursday's formal nomination of donald trump as the republican candidate for president. i get excited every time this happens. a great american tradition, the convention. >> it's a lot of fun. a healthy combination of spectacle and substance. we'll cover it all over the next four days. a lot tok

big story of the morning. the police shooting in baton rouge, louisiana. three police officers were killed. three others were wounded when they were ambushed by a gunman who was dressed in all black. >> that suspect who was killed by other officers at the scene is now been identified as gavin long. he's a former marine whose 29th birthday was sunday, the day of this attack. >> police arrived at the scene after a 911 call of a man carrying the gun. the tipster was not the attacker or an accomplice to that attack. gabe gutierrez starts us off in baton rouge. gabe, good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning. this is where police say it all happened where someone called 911 and reported the gunman dressed in black fatigues armed with a rifle. now as a city mourns the fallen

officers, investigators pore over his twisted history. baton rouge is grieving as we learn identity of the officers killed. brad garafola, a sheriff's deputy. matthew gerald and montrell jackson. jackson posted his feelings about being a police officer in baton rouge. i love this city but i wonder if the city loves me. in uniform i get nasty looks and out of uniform some consider me a threat. i've experienced so much in my short life and these last three days have tested me to the core. he said if anyone sees me and you need a hug and prayer, come talk to me. >> reporter: police received reports of a man dressed in black wearing a mask and olding an

station. when officers arrived, the gunman opened fire. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: this morning police say the gunman did not lure police by that phone call but carried out the ambush after a member of the public called authorities say the lone gunman is gavin long. on july 8th, he posted something about warriors. >> the man knew he could not go home. either he killed his enemy or tied. >> we clearly believe the individual that targeted these five police officers was specifically targeting police officers. >> alton sterling by baton rouge police and the

castile. >> attacks on police are an attack on all of us. >> reporter: alton sterling's aunt making an impassioned plea for peace. >> we don't want no more bloodshed. stop this killing. stop this killing. >> reporter: a sheriff's deputy this morning is said to be fighting for his life in critical condition after being shot in the head and torso. the other two wounded officers are recovering from nonlife threatening injuries. matt and savannah? >> gabe gutierrez in baton rouge for us. thank you. the gunman was a former marine sergeant. he was very active on social media. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has more on what we're learning about him. pete, good morning. >> witnesses say they thought officers were involved in the shooting but law enforcement officials now say they believe gavin eugene long acted alone. overnight police and federal agents searc

kansas city, missouri, and now scouring his computers and electronic media for anything that would shed light on a motive. witnesses say a man inside that house with the gun was taken into custody. long had training with weapons. he served five years in the u.s. marine corps as a computer specialist and was . he was deployed to iraq for six months in 2008. he called himself cosmo and described himself as a mental game coach and nutritionalist, and he said violence is not the answer, it's a answer. in an online video, he said protests is not enough, people have to fight back. he was known as an offshoot of sovereign citizens, and most of those followers are nonviolent but there

clashes with police in the past. >> matt, savannah? >> thank you, pete williams very much. there are heightened security concerns here in cleveland. in a moment we will talk to donald trump's campaign chairman, and we will begin with peter alexander. >> reporter: good morning to you. layers of security just to get here to the q arena, and 5,500 law enforcement officers, some from as far away from california, and law and order in effect will take the floor here at the republican convention in the wake of the shootings in baton rouge, donald trump said the country is divided and out of control and the theme for the first day here, make america safe again. with the curtain set to open inside on cleveland streets, an unprecedented show of force including last-minute security

attacks. responding to the violence in baton rouge and president obama's comments condemning it, donald trump on the attack arguing the president doesn't have a clue, adding our country is a divided crime scene and it will only get worse, and hillary clinton calling the attack on officers an attack on all of us. governor kasich's office insisting no can do. all of it a back drop to an unpredictable convention with a gop ticket trying to show a united front on "60 minutes," and that was a war we -- >> your running mate voted for it. >> i don't care. >> what do you mean he

>> it was a long time ago. he's entitled to make a mistake every once in a while. >> hillary clinton is a liar. she is crook ed hillary. i didn't ask him to do it, but i don't think he should do it, because it's different for him. >> donald trump, this good man, i believe will be a great president of the united states. >> i love what he just said. >> true to form, trump completing his vp rollout. >> i won in landslides. >> before finally introducing pence and leaving him onstage alone. and with many leading republicans staying away, an unorthodoxed speakers, and two soap opera stars, a

himself. >> scott baio and antonio saw pot yo junior. >> the iowa senator, joni urns. and pence disagreed on. >> they don't disagree on all of those issues. first of all, i remember when ronald reagan picked george bush and that relationship ended up with two presidents. more fundamentally as far as governor pence and donald trump are concerned, on a number of issues it's margins. it's not disagreement on issues. >> donald trump says he was against the war in iraq from

governor pence voted for that war. >> the real problem is when obama became president and obama and clinton withdrew troops without plan for iraq which allowed for isis to grow. that's the fundamental problem in iraq and middle east right now and destabilizing everything and that's attributed to clinton's years as secretary of >> they totally agree on that. >> can we talk about the process itself? a lot of people watch the process of picking a president, because it's the first presidential level making process, and there are multiple reports that donald trump wavered until the last minute, hoping to have a chance to pick somebody else. >> that's because nobody wants to believe donald trump. i was the one he was talking to. i know what was going on. he picked governor pence out of a process because he thought his record as governor was the kind of record he needs to washington. >> pence says

be his vp on thursday night, and he said i have not made a final decision and he was calling the other contenders saying i have not made a final decision. >> he did that because he had not -- >> was that untruthful? >> the only thing going on thursday night was he was so upset by what happened in nice and the carnage on tv. >> but he did in fact announcing him at 11:00 a.m. via twitter. >> i am talking about the event -- we were going to do a formal event announcing him, and the only conversations that were going on were between he and i in between an event he was doing in california and that conversation was totally focussed on how do we move from friday to saturday. that's it. >> big treat for this campaign over the last couple da

the rules shut down this whole vote your conscience movement so the delegates cannot abandon trump at the convention. you have key republicans who are not going to show up, most notably john kasich. how do you deal with that open particulars coming out of cleveland? >> you identified it correctly. there are a few delegates in the never trump movement, and most of the delegates are going to be for donald trump, and you will see that. those people outside the hall, those are paid people. they are not spontaneous volunteers, and they are paid and here to make mischief. i will be surprised if it has impact at all. the people fought at the convention, more people are at the

running and most will be here. kasich is embarrassing his state. we will come out of the convention as a strong team. the selection of pence has brought the party together, and we are coming into the ken srupb even at the polls and we will come out of the convention out of the polls. let's bring in two people we will be talking to a lot in the next few days, chuck todd and nicole wallace, and let's set the table for the convention. there are a few big moments in the presidential campaign. do you have high hopes? >> i am interested to see. this is a jittery nation and party skprbg trump

opportunities and two charges, opportunity is this is four days to reassure the country he can be this guy, and all the uncertainty out there, and you are unsettled and feel insecure, this is his opportunity to do that. and he can reassure republicans he can win. there are so many republicans in town that think it's over, and he has work to do to make them come out of this thinking the party can win. >> and in the wake of the shooting of police officers in baton rouge and dallas, the president spoke out and basically said we have to turn down the inflammatory rhetoric. in the same time period you have donald trump calling the president clueless and saying the nation is a divided crime scene. are we going to hear more of that in the convention hall behind us? >> i agree with the two missions. we have a jittery nation and party. i don't think trump will

nation, but maybe he can the party. and mike pence is trying to breathe life in it and reassure the people gathered in cleveland this week. >> you mentioned governor pence. on substance, a choice that republicans are happy with. in terms of process and the rollout, the reports that trump was vacillating until the end and then the bizarre speech and rollout on saturday, what do you make of it? >> we're going to say this a lot. missed opportunity. it's the nicest way to put it. how did they blow this? this is not a hard thing to blow and they have totally blown it. i'm still just stunned that they have yet to campaign together. this is crazy. >> do you want to defend them? >> the interview last night was uncomfortable to watch in a modern age.

the dynamic between them is lacking because there is no dynamic between them yet. they barely know each other. i was asked to give a grade last night. a t for trump-like. i guess this is how trump rolls. it's chaos. it's mayhem. we disagree but i think this convention will help trump. i think he'll come out of this ahead or even in the polls. >> a boost in the polls? >> i just think it's impossible to get a bump out of conventions anymore when you have them back to back. there's no time -- even if it's a great convention for him, democrats immediately start there. i think it mutes it. i think there's no movement after this. >> you wouldn't give it a t for trump? >> i'll give it a t for trump. vp rollout any hint of how this is going to go, the republican jitters may be worse.

>> we'll have more from h we will have a lot more just ahead. you can catch live covering of the convention tonight, right here on nbc. we have a little e-mail this morning from our friend, al roker, that said going to rain, guys, batten down the hatches. >> i worked here for five years, and i love the city of cleveland, 1978 to 1983, and this is restaurant row. it's gorgeous. we have severe weather to talk about. you can see the line of showers and thunderstorms stretching from buffalo back on into central indiana and into central illinois as well. we do have a risk of strong storms. 21 million people at risk for severe weather, damaging winds and heavy rain likely as it pushes to the east and what we will be seeing later today for cleveland, to the rnc for their first day, chances of storms by

are looking at chamber of commerce tonight right on through the rest of the convention. we're going to get your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good monday morning. we are in the 70s already across most of the metropolitan area, and 78 in reagan national, and 73 in fredericksburg. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s by 10:00 this moin

across the area, and there's a 60% chance you will get hit with a thunderstorm later today, and most likely in the i-95 corridor between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. be ready. >> guys, a little cleveland history for you. that's the arcade built in 1888, the first enclosed shopping mall in the united states. you want to do a little shopping? a nice little place to go. >> thank you for the tip. coming up, we will have more on the ambush-style attack, and the disturbing social media post left by the killer. politics, passion and the police. what you can expect over the next four days here in cleveland after the national republican convention. is the city ready? we will talk to the pmayor. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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there. good morning again. >> reporter: as the city mourns its fallen officers, the investigators searched the gunman's home in missouri, and searched for anything that could have had a motive. one sheriff's deputy remains in critical condition after being shot in the head and torso. the chaos erupted just before 9:00 a.m. on sunday. when police responded to the reports of a man with a rifle. he was a marine sergeant who was once deployed to iraq for six months and on a website where he called himself cosmo, he described himself as a mental game coach and a nutritionist. >> 100% of revolutions of

oppressors had been successful through fighting back, through bloodshed. zero have been successful just over protesting, and it never has worked and it never will. you have to fight back. that's the only way a bully knows to quit. >> he was also part of an offshoot of the group that does not recognize federal authorities. back to you. >> gabe gutierrez in baton rouge, back to you. security was high here in cleveland hraupd ahead of the shooting and in its wake, and new measures are being put into place. stephanie gosk here on that part. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. one of the big

following that terrible attack, something could happen here. the police chief said they adapted their security plans, and that that's what these huge trucks are doing here, very little will be able to drive through when the protests are occurring here and thousands are on the streets. the other concern police have, that people are going to come here carrying their guns. there's a long list of banned items, but because of ohio law, they are allowed to bring guns. you had the head of the police union today calling on john kasich to declare the state of the emergency to suspend that law and he said that is beyond his authority. and the other factor when the protests begin in earnest is going to be the weather, and this morning you have severe thunderstorms coming in, and there are more forecast for today, and you are going to have thousands of people out here, both pro trufpl and

one of the best ways to crowd control is with a little bad weather. guys, back to you. >> thank you very much. frank jackson is the mayor of leave hrupd. nice to see you. >>. >> good morning. >> i want to talk about the readiness. we know in the wake of the police shootings, the open carry laws created confusion. you have similar laws here, and are you worried about it and should that law be suspended temporarily? >> if you ask me my preference, i would say yes, but it's the law of the land. my police chief tells me there's a condition. >> within individuals rights, are you or your police chief making a request, if you wouldn't mind, leave your we

things clearer for our police officers. >> i think it's been clear. have we done it specifically? no. it has been clear. as you know, those who are intent on making their point around open carry will make that point regardless of what we say, and we recognize that. just yesterday we had a small protest with open carry, nothing happened as a result of that, and we're prepared for it. we have done everything that we could and should do, and so now is about execution and implementation. >> it does seem ironic, mr. mayor, some of the things you can't have around the convention, a water gun, mace, canned goods, glass bottles but one thing you can have is a gun. >> it's a contradiction, that's right. >> let's talk about the situation before what happened in orlando

and dallas, it already was a security challenge. you have made adjustments to your security in light of what we have seen recently? >> that's a better question for my police chief, but he has briefed me, and what he said is that we have prepared for things that we treat those, just like you saw the snowplow trucks, we know in one city where they drove into a tkpwagroup of peopo they made adjustments and tweaks. they don't tell me everything and won't tell you anything. >> you want to walk a line, and you are the mayor of the great city of the city of cleveland, ohio. you don't want the image that this is some kind of an armed fortress. >> the challenge g

when there are external things that happen, but that's part of being successful when you want to -- you want something of this magnitude, you have to deal with it. >> you have a busy few days. >> oh, yes, we do. >> good to have you here. >> thank you for having us here, by the way. we will take a turn and go to the weather. al, you lived in cleveland for a while. >> i did for five years. the food scene, the economics, it's just a terrific major world class city. let's also show you things are heating up here, and things are heating up around the country, and we're talking about a huge dome of high pressure that is going to expand 130 million people will be expected heat of 100 degrees or more. today, 106 in little rock. 96 in atlanta. 102 in tampa. tomorrow, st. louis you will

shreveport, 105. and relatively high humidities. these are air temperatures. des moines by friday, 100. 102 in st. louis. 100 in tulsa. minneapolis, 98. that moves east as we get toward the end of the week. look at the temperatures, hottest temperature of the year, washington, saturday, 100. near 100 in new york city. the way it feels, it will feel like it's over 105 throughout much of the northeast and parts of the midwest. it's dangerous heat and we are going to have to watch this very, very closely. that's what is going on around the country, and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i am meteorologist chuck bell off to a steamy start this morning, and in the upper 70s already, and a chance for thunderstorms coming your way. most likely timing between 2:00 and 9:00, and a chance for rain today stands at

it will feel like 100 degrees by 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon, and here comes your rain chance, into the metro area between 2:00 and 9:00 today so take your umbrella with you, you may very well need it. >> and that's your latest weather. >> warm soothing beverage for you here, al. al? >> oh, thank you very much. >> because you are out on the street doing your job, and we love you. we will fill that up later. >> wow. coming up on trending, can you really consider it a vacation if you have to take the kids? >> i know how to answer that question. five things you need to know about melania trump as the first lady opens up the convention. it's here, but it's going by fast. the opportunity of the year is back:

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builds on the trump's campaign or slogan or mantra of make america great again. >> and the theme for tonight is making america safe again, and the headliner today will be somebody with a more personal connection to donald trump, his wife, melania. >> let's go to halle jackson inside the arena scoping it out. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah and matt. new this morning, we're learning that donald trump himself will be here at the convention site. unusual for a candidate. trump wants to be here to support his wife melania when she takes that stage. the biggest turn on the national political stage. she's a former model and met her husband at a party. here's five things you may not have known. the spotlight almost always on her husband but tonight it's melania's turn. >> he would be the best president. r

somewhat of a mystery to many. >> we will make america great again. >> reporter: here's what you may not know about melania trump. first, if her husband wins the white house, she would make modern history. not because of her former modeling career -- >> it's rare to have somebody who posed wearing almost nothing on the cover of a magazine be the first lady in the white house. >> reporter: instead, melania trump would be the first foreign born first lady since john adams wi wife. second, she's not as shy as she seems. >> she gets upset when you call her shy. she says i just want to speak when i have something to say. that's not that often. >> reporter: like when "gq" reported on a half brother her father never acknowledged a furious trump took to facebook defending her parents as

when she has to. fiercely protective of her family and that brings us to number three. glitzy and glamorous in public. she's actually kind of a homebody. like her husband, trump doesn't drink and prefers to stay in with her 10-year-old son. >> i'm a full-time mom but i support my husband 100%. >> reporter: number four, number five, that's how many languages she speaks. and finally, in her free time, here's something you may not expect. the jet setting couple with their own private plane relaxes with road trips. >> when they want to relax and get away from all of the staff, they just drive their bentley into the countryside. >> reporter: both ready to step on the gas gearing up for the campaign's most critical week yet. and just to give you a sense, this is vip box where the family will watch melania trump speak tonight. this will be their view of the

will be probably under ten minutes. expect to hear mrs. trump talk about her path to this country as an immigrant and share personal stories about her husband hoping to show a different side of him. that's the theme of the speakers taking stage all week long. when you look at the breakdown, it's half washington insiders but the other half, nonpoliticians like trump's friends and family. >> hallie, thank you. we'll have more coverage from cleveland just ahead. >> first, we thought it would be interesting to share some memorable moments from conventions past and what the wives of other nominees have had to say about their husbands. >> they say that parents often have to get out of the house when their kids go off to college. i told george i thought running for president might be just a little extreme. >> this boy i met at a high school dance comes in. his name is mitt romney and you should really get to know him. >> let's make it

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>> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> 7:56 is your time now on this monday. let's check on your commute right now with jack taylor. good morning, jack. >> we have had a tough ride trying to get north of springfield and there was an incident in the express lane bridge, the 14th street bridge, hov, right lane taken away and slow on 295 northbound trying to come up on the freeway westbound before the third street tunnel, and a broken-down tractor trailer taking forever to get that out. we will have a check of your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

temperature already reaching 80 degrees at national airport, and 78 degrees in kwquantico. there will be a 60% chance for thunderstorms come into the area between 4:00 and 8:00 this evening, so have your umbrella ready to go. staying hot all week long. >> chuck, thank you. another news update for you in 25 minutes. but for now back to the "today" show after this short break.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, on alert. >> shots fired. officers down. >> tensions rise in cities across the nation in the wake of the shooting of police officers in baton rouge and dallas. >> keep moving. >> more on the gunman, the victims and the investigation. plus, ready, set, gop. day one of the rnc and we're on the ground in cleveland as we look at how donald trump is looking his stamp on the time honored tradition of political conventions. and taylor's new tif. swift finds herself embroiled in anothe

with kanye west and kim kardashian. the battle over mousse lyrics "today," july 18th. ♪ >> celebrating mom's 50th on "today." >> celebrating my 70th birthday in new york city. >> celebrating our 13th birthdays in the big apple. >> today is my 18th birthday. >> celebrating special birthday in nyc! ♪ welcome back, everyone. "today" on a monday morning. 8:00. some people on east 4th street just down the block from the q where the convention gets under way today. i like this town. i need to know what time that barbecue joint behind us opens. >> n'

>> i'm on speed dial. >> we have to do research there later. we have more on the start of the convention in just a moment. let's begin this half hour with the investigation into that deadly attack on police officers that happened in baton rouge, louisiana. >> this morning we're learning more about the shooter and the victims. let's bring back nbc's gabe gutierrez. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are poring over surveillance video at the scene and the gunman's lengthy social media history. in a recent youtube post he did advocate violence following the police shooting death of alton sterling here in baton rouge. >> shots fired! >> reporter: frantic calls over police radio came in just before 9:00 a.m. sunday. gunfire at a baton rouge gas station less than a mile from police headquarters. three officers killed. three others injured in what police are calling an the fallen officer,

and matthew gerald, and brad tkpwau rauf law. the gunman identified as gavin long, shot dead by police. the former marine was armed with a rifle and in a strange twist, sunday was long's 29th birthday. investigators swarmed his home in kansas city, missouri. federal law enforcement officials say whether he was associated in the past with the sovereign citizen movement, an extremist group that holds anti-government beliefs. >> we want to make sure nobody else was involved. >> and on july 8th, long posted this youtube post. >> i stand up and i stand firm and stand for mine until the end, until the last day on this flesh, but i am not the flesh and body, i have a body.

urged americans to avoid hitful rhetoric. >> everybody focus on words and action that can unite this country rather than divide it further. >> days later, five officers were shot and killed in dallas, and in the days sense threats reportedly made. mourning its police officers. and again >> investigators are still trying to pinpoint an exact motive, and this morning a sheriff's deputy remains in critical condition after being shot in the head and torso and two other officers are recovering from nonlife threatening injuries. >> what isng

crowds and manage demonstrations? peter alexander is here and has more on that angle of the story. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are inside the home of the cleveland cavaliers and we can say it's finally game time, and donald trump does not speak until thursday of this week, this morning revealing he will be in cleveland when his wife speaks tonight as the republicans get ready to kick off the party's pageant. >> this morning, all eyes on cleveland as delegates and party officials arrive. >> this is a great time for cleveland in northeast ohio to shine. >> but in the wake of the terror attack in nice and the police officer shootings in baton rouge and dallas, security is very tight. more than 400 additional officers have been sworn in and trained to spot any potential threat. >> during the planning process for the rnc we planned for anything and everything that could happen. >> on sunday,

its program of speakers and tonight's focus, make america safe again. after a nasty primary and questions over their presumptive nominee the republican conventions will be on party unity. >> we have five days and we will pull everybody together and educate everybody and come out of it strong peufplt outside of the convention hall, it's all things trump, and even bobble heads. inside, 150,000 balloons are waiting to be dropped. with republican heavyweights, reversing primetime speeches. r speeches. for the next week, cleveland will be at the center of american politics. >> we're excited that cleveland has this opportunity to be in the spotlight. trump is the >> trump is the nominee, and he has the delegates and i think the republican party will come together. >> there are protests and demonstrations

and security, as we noted, will be significant here. 3.5 miles of steel security fence wrap around the arena, and speaking of some of the anxiety, and the largest police union in cleveland asked the governor to temporarily suspend the law that allows people to legally openly carry firearms on the streets, and governor john kasich's office saying no can do, they are powerless to arbitrarily change that. >> thank you. by the way, you can catch complete coverage throughout the day here on nbc. >> we are going to be especially nice to you this week because you are doing double duty, bg on prime minister with leicester and chuck and then wake up early for us. >> you are afraid i am going to be grouchy, i know. >> let's go to

>> another american has been identified among the 84 people killed when a driver plowed his truck through the crowd in the resort city of nice. a moment of silence was observed today. >> reporter: yes, a moment of silence but anger, too, the french are not feeling safe today. meanwhile, it has been confirmed that a third american is among the dead, a student from the university of california, berkeley. days of grief and dozens of dead were marked in the minutes of motionless silence. in nice and across france. mourning among others, nick leslie, now confirmed dead. he posted his love of nice on social media before going to the celebrations with friends. in texas, memorials to the two other americans killed, sean

son, brodie. all of them victims of muhammad brew yell. security cameras show him rehearsing his attack. survivors, still in shock. >> the terror of not knowing what was going to happen. the shock, it was just hell, it was just something coming towards me. and the people were just lying there like rag dolls. >> he was going at high speeds ramming on the people. >> the people spat their fury at the place where the truck driver died. the anger, shock and grief here, won't fade easily. >> the police are still questioning six people about the attack, and meanwhile the french government said this morning that so far the investigation hasn't shown the attacker had any links to

was one of their men or any links to any terror network. and then the u.s. said it needs proof. more than 200 people were killed on friday by members of the military, and turkey's president responded with security forces. four people have been charged with helping a florida murder suspect escape from custody. 21-year-old is still on the loose and he may have a weapon. he was seen on camera running from a ft. lauderdale courthouse during a hearing. they phoned the driver to let

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reality cleveland is what's a donald trump's portrait, this is the official republic national convention guide. it's different than the average official portrait, and nobody would know this better than you, it's a glamorous photo. >> well, yes, and normally these pictures look like a christmas card picture, and we have all done them, but this is so donald trump. maybe when you are married to somebody as beautiful as melania, you want her looking at you with all of her love, and this is so donald trump. >> it works. >> i guess. >> there's a new saying going around, speaking of couples, got melania and

drink together and you'll stay together. that's what a study from the university of michigan is claiming. in particular, if one spouse drinks and the other does not, that couple is probably more dissatisfied in their marriage. marriages in which each spouse drinks are reported being happier, and it could be because couples that take part in activities together. >> another reason could be they are drunk. >> and they don't remember what they were remembering about. >> i feel like i have been hacked over here. >> i think in moderation it's nice to have a glass of wine with your honey or whatever. >> you don't want to get sloppy drunk. >> exactly. and we have a today contributor, a parenting

blog, and i think it could be controversial at this table, and is it really a vacation if you have to bring your kids with you, and now most of the time it's tpreting about where your kids are. do kids ruin vacations? >> no. >> i would have to say some of my greatest vacations ever, proply the top five were with the kids. >> my 60th vacation with my kids. >> i love taking my little guy everywhere. i would bring him here if i could. >> we could leave vail at home, and i am like, we could leave you at home. i miss her too much. >> it's different. that doesn't mean you shouldn't get away with your spouse. >> we love to ski and the idea of standing at the top of your ski slope with your

family, it's great and i love it. >> carson is holding doubt the fort in studio 1a. >> the taylor swift and kanye saga goes on. back when kanye released his lyrics. taylor lashed out but kim kardashian said that's not the case and posted proof. here's video kim recorded of the phone conversation that kanye had with taylor swift to get approval of the lyrics. >> i feel like me and taylor might still have sex. >> yeah, i mean, go with whatever line you think is better. it's tongue and cheek either way. i appreciate you telling me about it. that's really nice. >> i thought i had responsity

friend. thanks for being so cool about it. >> so it appears at that taylor >> it appears taylor was aware of the song, but in her latest tweet, she said kanye never mentioned calling her the b-word. >> i guess kanye told her he was going to play her some of the song and that never happened. >> and it was all captured by fashion photographer, and he took behind the scenes footage from the sidelines of various movie shoots, and as well as video of her wedding to arthur miller, and green attended the reception and captured these moments, and the video is part

called "some like it hot" and that opens to the public today and runs through the 24th of july. we will take a quick look back in time of celebrities first instagram photo. a photo of deer. and martha stewart's blurry photo of muffins that still look good, and then surprisingly, the first instagram post was not a selfie, but a fire. >> carson, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> guys, thanks so much. got a nice group of folks coming on down. let's see what we have going on. we are talking about, again, heavier showers and thunderstorms that will redevelop here in cleveld

central and southern iowa, and out west looking gorgeous. the big story, the heat today. 100 stretching from almost coast-to-coast, and 90s as you get into the southeast and mid-atlantic states, 70, and we have a risk of strong storms northwest up in new england, and sunshine along the west coast, and showers from florida into the southeast. here's what happening in your neck of the woods. >> i am chuck bell. we are already in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees outside and it's going to be a hot and humid day and i am forecasting 96 for a high today, and there will be a 60% chance for rain today, and future heat indexes by 4:00 today, and take your shade breaks and stay hydrated properly, and then 4:00, 5:00, chances for thunderstorms coming into the area so have your umbrella ready to go, and the rain chance for today is 60%.

guys. thank you so much. it would not be a convention without tom brokaw. he covered every election and convention since 1968. good morning. >> good to be here. >> i mention 1968. there's something about this time and how unsettled we are as a nation that reminds us. >> yeah, there was a different demention in '68, and we were in a big war and the president of the united states was forced to step down in the democratic party, lindon johnson, and in chicago. convention. there was a deep divide about what the party should be. there are echos of that here. donald trump is taking over the republican party. it's a party from the ground up given delegates he has here. two pages of prominent republicans who are not going to be here. senators, governors, congressmen. that kind of thing. this will be a real struggle for the soul

>> one thing we've spoken about a lot with the mayor and security in the wake of what we expect to be wide scale protests here in the streets of cleveland. i want your take on what is our responsibility as the people covering this convention and covering these protests to make sure we get it right? >> i think be even handed is the big issue. in '68 it was an emotional time because kids captured a lot of people. when you look back on it, the kids did a lot of things that were out of line. >> there was no social media and there weren't images that could be flashed immediately. >> there are -- we're going to do a story this week on social media. it has taken a very prominent place underappreciated by mainstream media and impact of social media on voters and moved a lot of what donald trump has realized here. we do our job. people will look in on us and we have to tell story

about what is going on and motivation is and how police are resp there were no prepare raeugs in '68, and they didn't have what we have to go through here, the long lines and credentials and all that type of thing. >> you mention how donald trump is redefining the republican party and his supporters would say he is moving it closer to where the base of the party is, where the people are as opposed to the establishment folks who might not come to the convention. >> i think he's moving it to a piece of where the party is coming, and we are seeing women and hispanics and others are not as inclined as white working class males, and that will be the test and if he is successful in the fall, they will have that.

>> announcer: this is a news4 today news break. >> good morning. it's 8:26 on this monday july 18th. i am aaron gilchrist. let's check on the commute with jack taylor. >> sounds like an accident on 16th street going southbound and the trouble spot was moving down l lagdon avenue. and 395 not pretty this morning, headed up to and across the 14th street bridge but what we found is a crash in the hov lane still blocking the right lane on the express lane bridge. back to you. we will have a check on the forecast when we come back.

96 is the expected high this afternoon. there will be a 60% chance for thunderstorms today, a smaller rain chance for tomorrow and coole d

wednesday but we will be near 100 by friday, though. you can get the latest news and weather on the nbc washington app, and we will have another update in about 25 minutes. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing?

especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. ♪ >> 8:30. it's monday morning. 18th of july, 2016. we're in cleveland with some of our closest friends out here. the republican convention is he by the way, cleveland is the center of the universe. new york is not too shabby, either. we have a celine dion there on friday morning, one of the biggest singers in the world. >> i wonder if those people

today? we told you. when we go on the road, one of the favorite things to do is sample the local cuisine. we will not miss out there on that in cleveland. we will check out some of the most popular foods in cleveland in a little while. first, hoda and chenille on the plaza. >> we're launching a new series focussing on women and money this morning. and the biggest financial fears exposed and they will tell us how to face them. july 18th, we are just 18 days away from the rio olympic games. we have a cool bit of history for you. >> on this day, 40 years ago, a 14-year-old romanian gymnast named nadya coma knee chi. >> i do

>> al, our first check of the weather here. >> let's show you what we have going on. the heat is going to be very, very dangerous as we get into the latter part of the week. you will see upwards of 130 million people expecting the heat to be 100 degrees, and feels like over 100 degrees from tampa all the way out to st. louis and back out to san antonio. tomorrow, more of the same. that heat really centered in the midsection of the country and as we get towards the end of the week, it gets worse. we are looking for extreme high temperatures combined with relative humidities, and then as you move to the east, we are going to be looking at temperatures that will feel like it's well over 105 degrees with air temperatures close to 100. this is very, very dangerous. that's what is going on around the country, and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. it's going to be a sweltering afternoon in washington as

and 80s, and it's 80 in washington and 80 in annapolis. highs today well up into the mid-90s, about 96 downtown. a 60% chance for thunderstorms today to cool you off. and here is future weather to time that out, along the 81 corridor, by 2:00 this afternoon and reaching the metro area around 4:00 p.m. and could be thunderstorms up to 9:00 this evening, and today's high, 96. >> that's your latest weather. and now to a special series, calling it "living legends." >> al got to sit down with the legendary norman leer. >> it was over a paw stauply sandwich. pastrami sandwich. culture apart that were happening 40 years ago and why he believes there's a chance for a brighter future.

sandwich. norman lear is called the most prolific producer of the small screen dominating television in the 1970s with ground breaking hits like "all in the family," "sanford and sons" and "the jeffersons." lear >> when you look at the body of your work, what are you most proud of? >> often i hear my dad, my dad how he laughed. he was a touch of archie, and we laughed together. i believed. >> your shows delved into race. why have we not progressed? >> i don't believe we h

leadership that gets us into the next conversation. >> could you make a"all in the family today "? >> given the cable networks, yes. but the four networks as we know them, i don't think so. >> when you look at what has been happening in the country, especially in the last two weeks, if you were on the air today with the sitcom, would you address these issues? >> absolutely, i think they should be addressed. absolutely. there should be a national conversation. what the hell is going on. i am in love with the importance of sharing what is coming to us in our own humanity, every version of it. >> ladies and gentlemen, norman le lear. >> my pupl per sticker has read for some years, just another version

they got the title, "just another version." >> you are known to wear hats. >> not just my favorite hat, it's my favorite garment. >> what is the origin of the hat? >> the simple origin of the hat is when i was writing 16 hours a day, i would scratch my scalp and my wife at one point threw a hat on me and said don't take that off. i loved it and fell in love with it. >> here's where i am today. in what the doctors told me is excellent health, and what my father's hand is doing hanging out of my sleeve. >> you are going to be 94. what -- what is the secret? >> i think it has much to do with living in the moment as anything

years, 93 years, 11 months, and some days minutes and seconds to get to this moment where i see you smiling opposite me, and the pastrami that separates us. maybe we ought to think about that racially. pastrami is what is in between. >> yeah, just a meat sandwich in between you and me. do you think about your legacy? >> i am forced to think about it because people are asking me. i would say he mattered but only if i could help blend a family. ♪ ♪ those were the days ♪ >> he will be 94 in a couple weeks, and we remember back in 2000, he paid $8 million for the

>> i love the comments when he says what is my father's happened doing hanging out of my sleeve. he's a great guy. >> yes. and did al eat the sandwich? >> we both did. coming up, jean chatzky on the fears in women and money.

we're back at 8:40 with our brand new series "her two cents." all about women and our relationship with money. >> you're one of the girls. this morning top five fears. jean chatzky, good morning. money is one of those things we as women -- i'm guilt of this, too -- don't love discussing. >> two-thirds of the women and there were 2,000 of them who answerur

we either don't like to do it or we simply don't do it, wihich i one of the big reasons i launched my new podcast called her money. it's a continuing conversation weekly on itunes so i hope people will subscribe. >> number one fear is we worry we'll run out of money as we get older. >> there's a reason for this. the life span of women is going up and up. women outlive men by seven years. that means 90% of us will be alone at some point in our life. the thing you have to do sooner rather than later is look at your numbers. are you on track to have ten times your income put away for retirement before you retire? >> ten times? >> ten times. if you're not, right size your life now. look at housing, transportation, other big expenses and start to shrink them. >> another big fear is losing a spouse. how do you start that conversation now if

finances. >> sit down with your spouse and say i need to know. chances are i'm going to outlive you. we need to talk about who the important people are in our financial life, where the money is held and if you're the person paying all of the bills, i want to sit down with you and do it with you at least a couple times a year. if what you're fearful of is not information but in fact the income, it would be nice to go out and earn extra money but that takes time. look at the amount of life insurance that you're carrying. term life insurance is reasonable. cover eight to ten times your income and cost of paying off the mortgage and college. >> tough conversation. you have to have it. number three surprised me, it was becoming a bag lady. >> it's a real fear. it comes from a place of seeing another woman in your life struggle. a mother, an aunt, an older friend. you have to separate what's going on in your head from reality of yr

look at your own data points. if you're putting away 10% to 15% of your retirement, paying down your credit card bills, if you have health insurance, you're doing okay and should be able to dial back that fear. >> fear number four, losing your job. >> 2008 was not so long ago. many of us know people who came through the recession and lost jobs and had trouble getting back on your feet. you have to have a reality check about how you're doing at work right now which means looking at your prior reviews and being honest about it. >> you can't really control it. sometimes you're totally blind-sided. >> i think we always need to look for plan b. >> prepare for what if i lose my job. >> you want to make sure you're linkedin profile is always up to date and resume is up to date and if you're not in habit of networking, once a week out for coffee. >> one thing so many people i know, y

under this. >> if you would solve this problem, others would take care of this. we're on track to hit 2008 levels in the near term. and the average family that carries credit card debt has 16,000 worth. it cost $2,400 a year just to pay the interest on that debt. >> what do you pay first? >> do the avalanche method. line up your credit cards. highest interest rate first. try to reduce the interest rates on any of them that you can and pay all of your extra money toward that highest interest rate card make minimum payments on the rest. >> playing solitaire with your cards. line them up. >> exactly. >> jean, thank you so much. >> thanks so much. coming up tomorrow, the biggest fights that we have over women. us ladies. find this great advice that jean has throughout the week at today.com. the newest products for your hair, face and

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welcome back to "today." we have matt, savannah and al in cleveland for the opening day of the republican convention. hoda and i are here. guys, it's never a road trip without food. >> look at this. we'll bring this back to you in five days. we have made our way to the patio here on east 4th street and check out what we've got laid out here. here's our tour guide this morning. >> if you're going to progressive field and you're going to have a hot dog, you have to put bertman's mustard on it. it's a local mustard. it's terrific. >> lay it on me. >> i'll bite the other end there. >> real

real good. >> you happen to be eating a happy hot dog. the happy hot dog here is very, very popular. over 50 toppings including peanut butter. >> nothing bland about that mustard. that's good mustard. >> now, we showed you in the norman lear piece, cleveland's answer to the deli. these are mile high pastrami sandwiching. corned beef. ruben. terrific with a dill pickle. i saw you eating pickles. are you pregnant? >> i'm a cliche. i don't think my mouth is big enough for this. >> yes, it is. >> making it easy for you. >> you set it up and you kick them through. that's amazing. >> okay. don't look at me. >> you know what would be great on this

>> it's a bipartisan sandwich. both president bush and vice president biden have been there. >> all right. you have to have one of these. jimmy fallon said these are amazing. >> okay. >> you know what washes them down well? >> we're not quite done yet. >> you have more. >> this is from cincinnati. the question is how do you eat your chili? people put chili on it and put it on spaghetti and in buns and top it with a ton of cheddar cheese. >> 30 seconds 30 seconds left. >> we have great beers here, including this last one, and they have it back in the studio, carson. this is

city -- >> that's nonalcoholic for me. >> this is the thirsty dog. give that a try. >> this old city soda is really good, if you can't drink. cheers, guys. >> delicious. we have benjamin brat coming up. and we are talking about hidden talent. >> this is delicious. cheers to you guys. >> going to be a fun week. >> see you in a little bit. >> first your local news. >> announcer:s this a "news4 today" news break. >> 8:56 is your time now on this monday july 18th, 2016. good morning to you. i am eun yang. >> we will check on the roads first with jack taylor. good morning to you. >> not good out on 66, blocked in both directions, and westbound getting by under police

reported to be a truck on fire in the construction zone. if you are headed out anywhere in that area, just be aware that it will cost you a lot of extra time. we will take a quick break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

bright hazy sunshine outside right now, and temperatures warming quickly into the low and mid-80s across the area, and 80 degrees in quantico. high today, up near 96 degrees, and a slight chance for any rain tomorrow and then we dry out and get really hot towards the end of the week, and could have the first 100-degree day of the week this wednesday.

this morning on "today's take," benjamin bratt on "the infiltrator." wait until you see what we can do when we reveal our hidden talents and guilt free diet friendly brownie coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc ws, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome, everybody, to "today" on this monday morning, july 18th, 2016. look at us. who are these people? why are they on? >> i'm hoda kotb along with jenna willie, tamron and al are

republican convention. we are here laughing and scratching. >> scratching? >> i am not scratching anything. >> jenna walked in and said she had pink eye, and edna put gloves on. >> i will go to the eye doctor after this, and i was like, henry, does it look bad? >> she did good. >> thank goodness for edna. what would i do without it? >> when you come in and don't feel well a. lot of people stay home and wine. jenna is a show-up person. >> thank you. >> you can be dragging in with a limb severed. >> i will put you in a good mood and everybody in a good mood. >> if you like country music and rap music f. you put them in the blender, this is called

>> i love that. >> this is where it gets really good. here we go, everybody. >> toes up in the stands. >> ♪ ♪ toes up in the stands, cold one in my hands ♪ ♪ toes up in the stands ♪ >> this is like your theme song. you just got back from vacation. how was it? >> it was so great. usually when i go to vacation, we go somewhere like a destination, and we didn't, just hung out. >> a staycation. >> it was so much fun. people kept dropping in on our staycation -- >> i tried to come over, didn't you know? i knocked but you never let me in. >> kathy ryan lives nearby and we went over to

everybody was there, alex from the plaza, and that's joel and kathy ryan's husband in the back. >> i like that look on joel. lumberjack, sexy. >> then we started drinking at kathie's house. and then you guys know alex, he put on his taylor swift tank top, which was my favorite thing. >> don't you love not blow drying my hair? no conditioner? >> look at alex. come on. >> love him. love his skinny white jeans. who knew he had a bootie like that. >> this is what happened lst

i went to bed and i was shaking, and my husband asked if i could sleep on the couch. i took medicine and i feel like it's breaking my favor. >> by the way, it is, but do you feel better or worse? >> i feel miraculously better, and jenna, can you come here for a minute, and she said, here's a blow dryer. >> i do it. >> we moved mila from a crib to a big girl bed. we trained her, like in a great way, and -- >> to do what? >> to stay in bed. she stays in that room. she can get up and do things like get up and ride a horse and put on a strange

yesterday that's how i found her. i was like, oh, my gosh, you are a texan in a new yorker body. she is so cute and brilliant. >> speaking of babies and twins and all of that, there's a beautiful video. >> this is a photo of twin girls holding hands. they were born 45 seconds apart, and when the doctors held them close to each other, they class thats hands. >> they did. >> and one's name is jenna. >> they shared a sack. an am knee automatic sack. >> one says if one is crying the other will find a way to comfort her. the dad goes to the store and takes one of them, but they have to go together. >> is that how you were, you and barbara? >> yes. there's a picture --

face quite a lot. barbara and i, we slept in the same khreub together. that was back in the '80s. >> when i did with you and your mom at the 92nd street y, you were talking about your sister in the audience, and you guys were like eye locked. it was a huge audience, and you both started crying. >> i want to cry right now, is it because i am sweating buckets or was i love her? i think twins but all siblings are born to love each other. i think parents can mess it up. >> not meaning to. >> of course not. kids are born to love, you know. anyway, i am lucky to be a twin. >> both of you guys are. >> as you know, jenna and i are sitting here because the real hosts of the show happen

busy recovering the republican convention, which is where tamron hall is right now. >> ladies, good morning. good to see you. i know you guys have been keeping track of all the events out here and this morning is our first full day at the republican national convention. connecticut-year rnc. rncs. over the weekend. it was expected to be tight security but things have taken on a new tone and new level. the protest route is not very far from where we are. it's about five miles. they expect some 11,000 protesters. 5,500 police officers and law enforcement officers assigned here. i see two just to my right here. every inch that you walk you see a great security presence. yesterday's conversation was surrounding the state's open carry law. the governor decided

suspend open carry. that seems to be the larger tone here, larger question about this open carry. is it the right thing when you have so many people here and >> with everything that is happening in the news, the governor says he did not have the authority to suspend that open carry. by contrast, you can have an umbrella but it can't have a metal tip but you can openly carry a long rifle so this is the contrast and contradictions, but overall this is supposed to be the celebration for the republican party, and the theme tonight is make america safe again, and the headliners will include melania trump, trump's wife, and michael flynn, and he was on the short list of potential vp picks before donald trump chose mike pence, and joni ernst of iowa.

that's the big list tonight. the headline conversation, make america safe again, overall it has been very pleasant. there's a mix of celebration but concerns and reality of what is happening in our country. it should be an incredible three days for the city of cleveland that has proven to be a fantastic host in addition to winning the football -- football -- the basketball championship. i want the cleveland browns to win the super bowl, and it's a great city and the people have been phenomenal, especially the law enforcement and it has been a tremendously painful few weeks. >> it certainly has, and watching the "today" show, you can see the tone, it's -- it sounds like a lot of festivities going on. >> we will check in with al in cleveland for the weather. >> by the way, the police told me that actually they are here to keep an eye on you because

right? you heard about tamron, right? >> yeah. >> they are professionals. >> yes, they are. >> thank you. >> by the way, indians are in first place. >> i want the cleveland browns to win the super bowl, and the indians, what is that sport? >> the world series? >> baseball. >> i worked here for five years and love this town, and let's show you what is going on as far as your weather is concerned. we did have pretty heavy downpours earlier this morning, and those are moving out but you can see more activity out over central iowa and that's making it's way east, and then moving back in the ohio valley. here's what we are looking at, in cleveland look for thunderstorms again this afternoon and by later today, partly sunny, and in fact

will be cleveland chamber of commerce weather. that's what is going on around the country and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. a warm day here in the washington area and temperatures in the low 80s now and we are going to go another 10 to 12 degrees warmer than this, and i am forecasting 96 degrees today, and a likelihood of thunderstorms coming in so you may be dealing with rain drops. 2:00 rain in the shenandoah valley and rain in the metro after 3:00 or 4:00, and thunder as late as 8:00 or 9:00. >> and that is your latest weather. ladies? >> al, thank you so much. coming up next, celebrities have shown us their secret talents and you have shown some, too. can you guess what we can do? our secret talents revealed after this. >> a yo-yo.

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>> jane krau kau 63. crow kau 63. actually sing the states in alphabetical order. alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, colorado, connecticut, delaware, florida, georgia, hey, idaho, illinois, >> i don't think i possess any real hidden talent. i can move my ears. >> maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana -- what? >> basically i can do any yoga pose in high heels. and i am in 5-inch heels. >> nebraska, nevada -- >> i have nothing. everything i have is on display

sadly this is it. >> new hampshire, new jersey, new york, north dakota, ohio! oklahoma, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, south carolina -- that is wrong. >> no, i'm pretty dull. >> texas, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming. >> tau duh. >> one more time! bring down the house. >> if i could have a hidden talent, to be able to play an instrument. >> i would be a broadway star. >> i would like to be able to dance. well. like fred astaire. >> i want to sing like aretha

franklin. >> i tried out every year fand failed. >> what about our viewers? here's a peek at their sup super skills. >> wait. weave to -- >> >> i am exhausted by myself. >> thank you to mrs. johnson, really. a great teacher. hoda, time for you to show off. >> i was on vacation, this is my chance. the guy in the clip -- >> can we bring in a coffee cup for her, please. >> can we bring a coffee

i am sort of scared. >> did you see it? oh, my gosh, did you see it? is everybody looking? >> i can't believe how talented you are. >> i need a coffee cup. get us a coffee cup or something -- can you read the teleprompter and do it. go! coffee cup! >> thank you. >> tune in tomorrow to see our three fabulous complete right here in studio 1a, next -- drop the ball. do you like scary movies? we have the movie for you, and that's right after this. that was amazing!

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>> please don't turn the lights off. >> we try not to. >> she turns them off so she can be there. >> are you turned on by these scary movies? they are something you seem to enjoy. >> it's a fascination. i don't know what's going on. what is the psychology behind that? >> you seem so sweet and innocent. a ray of sunshine. pregnant. beautiful. >> when you're acting on a when you are acting on a movie like this, do you scare yourself? >> well, the woman playing the crazy girl -- we did practical affects, and so she is literally there in an outfit like in the silhouette, and she is p petrified. pet trau tpaoeuing. something happened to me at my house before i started shooting this. someone told me there was a

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>> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> good morning. it's 9:26 on this monday, july 18th. i am aaron gilchrist. in our headlines we are expecting a verdict against baltimore police officer brian rice, one of the officers charged in the death of freddie gray. also today we are monitoring an announcement on the future of laurel regional hospital. the decision to downside came from dimensions health care system and it came without the approval of elected officials. a look at your forecast is next.

good morning. temperatures already in the low to mid-80s. we will reach the low to mid-90s for highs this afternoon, and there's a 60% chance for thunderstorms today and then fading rain chances for the rest of the week, and by thursday and

again going to be well into the upper 90s and maybe even near 100 by the weekend. you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app.

takg taking a look at the headlines. we have new details about the three police officers killed by a gunman on sunday in baton rouge, louisiana. a 41-year-old matthew gerald was a rookie cop with two children, and montrell jackson had a 6-month-old baby. a third american has been identified among the 84 people killed when a driver intentionally drove his truck through a holiday crowd thursday in the french resort city of nice. he was a student at uc berkeley studying in france. and hundreds of mourners attended a

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let's send it back to al in cleveland. >> thank you so much. let's show you what we have going on. dangerous heat, this big dome of high pressure expands jet streams up to the north so we are talking 130 million people, it will feel like over 100 degrees plus for a huge part of the country. look at the temperatures today. it will feel like 106 in little rock, and same in tampa and 103 in san antoniantonio, and tomore heat continues, feeling like 100 from shreveport to dallas. and look at these temperatures, it will feel like over 110 to 120 from st. louis to chicago, and next week, more of the same. i should say the latter part of this week in the northeast, look at these temperatures. these will be the hottest temperatur

and greensboro, 98 degrees. that's what is going on around the country, and here's what is happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. will feel like it's in the upper 90s to near 100 degrees even today, and already 82 in washington, and there will be a high today near 96 degrees, and clouds and thunderstorms are likely to build up after lunchtime today. here's future weather, rain chances come into the western side of the d.c. metro around 2:00 or 3:00, and likely in and around washington between 3:00 and 6:00 and could have stragling thunderstorms in the evening hours. >> that's your latest weather, guys. benjamin brat has been a hollywood fixture for more than 30 years, and best known for playing a detective on "law & order." the medical tv drama, "prit

practice", and he plays sophia's ex-husband in "modern family." e infiltrator," a distributor for the drug lord pablo escobar. >> it's business like any other. some people come. they leave. the only difference in my business nothing good ever comes in the absence of trust. >> benjamin bratt, good morning. this film is >> benjamin brat, good morning. feels like the role was meant for you. benjamin brat acts with a new command, truly convincing you he is a heartbeat away from escobar. >> wow. >

>> tell your friends. >> how do you get into this character? >> look at the actual story. the film is based on a real event that happened in the early 80s, and what you realize in reading the script which is based on a biography of the undercover agent that pulled the whole caper of, the facts are stranger than fiction. you had tons of research available to you, and does that add a little bit of pressure. >> i find there was more of a responsible than playing somebody that is actually still alive and may have access to the secret tapes between himself and the man i play, and that was gold. >> so you had a cassette player, which i don't know how you found. >> pure analog data materials. >> when you went home at night, were you scared to go to sleep and what did you do to get this man out of your mind? >> i wanted to portray this

charmingly and intelligently as sca scar possible. i played cartel members before but to play somebody that actually exists and to have an opportunity to show, and we understand he is criminal, but the more human sides that exist within him. >> you are a family man and have teenage kids. "law & order" is my jam. when there are reruns on, i am on the television watching. do you watch reruns with your kids? >> i don't. and we have a tv, as most people do in the kitchen, so when we are cooking and my wife is flipping through the channels, it will come on, and i find it a bit heartbreaking. >> really? >> yeah, i see my dear friend, and we don't have him any more, jerry,

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sandy hook elementary school. among the runners, rebecca kau wall 63. running from her son, chase, who was only 7 years old when he died. tell me about your son. >> he was smart and he did everything and he did everything well. he was as triathlete. he was a beautiful spirit. and always made us so proud. >> reporter: chase loved to run. >> he was a runner from the time he was 2 3/4 years old. he did a 50-yard dash. he wanted to do a triathlon. >> tell me about that and seeing him cross that finish line. >> the very last part he was running through and he his sister is like, chase, i am going to beat you, and the next thing you know, he just sprinted like he was on fire and finished and that's how he won. he was probably as proud as any kid could have ever been. when tragedy

decided to honor his spirit and the others that were taken and teach people how to help heal themselves with physical activity and exercise. >> rebecca and her family started a triathlon and wellness for kids. >> chase is our ceo in the sky with divine intervention and constantly put people in our path to, you know, just show us the way. >> what is the goal? >> teach kids how to swim, bike and run and have them feel the way chase felt, the pride and the joy of accomplishing a triathlon. >> i like it because everybody gets a medal after they finish. >> it's amazing to see the kids' faces when they cross the finish line. >> i love races. i am proud i actually did it and didn't forfeit the race. >> chase did not only inspire kids to get up and run, but

rebecca now runs every day and has done two triathlons herself. >> running saved you and brought you back. >> i dealt with depression, and we all deal with grief in different ways, but for me i needed a reason to get out of bed and putting one foot in front of the other, sometimes that's the hardest part. >> it clears your head and makes you realize how lucky you are to still be alive. >> with 15 different athletic programs and 800 participants, race for chase has helped turn tragedy into triumph. >> what do you think chase would be telling you now? >> he is screaming with his friends, that's my mom! >> now when rebecca runs, she always has a partner. >> i feel like he's just a little ahead of me trying to beat me, and i

>> talk about a pillar of strength. right? >> amazing. >> find out more about race for chase on today.com. >> but first this is "today" on nbc.

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>> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> 9:57 is your time now on this monday, july 18th, 2016. good morning to you. i am eun yang. >> we are awaiting the verdict for one of the officers charged in the death of freedie gray. news4's chris cordon is in baltimore and will bring us more from the courthouse as soon as we learn the verdict. now chuck

more about the hot weather. >> temperatures zipping up into the 80s, and 87 in dulles airport, and 88 in annapolis. highs today will be in the mid-90s. a 60% chance of thunderstorms coming our way, and most likely time for rain inside the metro area, and the d.c. metro area likely to be between 4:00 and 8:00 in the evening, and be ready for a thunderstorm chance today and then dry it out and stay toasty warm all week. we have details on a local winning powerful ticket. that's coming up on midday at 11:00.

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