monday and more on the solar eclipse. david. >> you, me, good morning. banished. president trump's former chief strategist steve bannon speaking out overnight about his exit from the white house. his departure just the latest in a string within the trump administration. this morning why he says the trump presidency he fought for is over already. breaking overnight, police officers under fire. one officer is killed, several others injured in at least three separate shootings in two states. the investigations now moving forward as president trump tweets his condolences. ♪ i've got a blank space baby and taylor swift goes dark. the pop superstar clears out all of her social media accounts and her website overnight as the speculation swirls about what she has planned next.

today, saturday, august 19th, 2017. ♪ [ cheers ] >> happy birthday, lindsay! >> that's me! >> all the way from georgia. [ cheers ] >> i got here at 4:00 a.m. to say happy birthday, mom and dad. >> happy 90th birthday, bob. >> we love "today"! >> we love "today"! [ cheers ] ♪ and we love the girl scouts and bob and all the birthday folks on the plaza, as well. good morning to you. welcome back to "today" on this saturday morning. this feels like summer. >> i love this. >> finally. >> we haven't had too many days in the northeast that have felt like summer. >> you're right. >> this is great. >> going to be like this all day? >> all day. >> thank you guys for coming out. a brig crowd this morning. we have a lot to get to the final half hour.

>> reporter: good morning, i'm kelly o'donnell, covering the president in new jersey. for the first time this morning, president trump acknowledges the dismissal of steve bannon with a tweet where he says that steve bannon's service was a credit to the country and "it was great." on the outside, bannon says his plan is to "crush the opposition." the post-steve bannon era begins. president trump did not respond to questions friday about the dismissal of his chief strategist. bannon leaves the white house but not the battlefield. already back to his former world at the conservative media outlet breitbart, named executive chairman. and already speaking out. bannon bluntly told "the weekly standard," "the trump presidency that we put it for and won is over." this image captures the exodus. all the advisers from this early group now gon

nationalist, economic populist, lost his power struggle within to more moderate voices with whom he had sparred. bannon also said of his return to breitbart, "now i'm free. i've got my hands back on my weapons." critics including many democrats blasted bannon as an alt-right leader who gave a bigger platform to white nationalist anger. wall street reacted when news of his exit broke with traders cheering. [ cheers ] >> bannon is said to have submitted his resignation. >> reporter: tuesday president trump had defended bannon but later agreed he should go. >> he is not a racist. i can tell you that. >> reporter: the white house released its own photos, and a music-backed video from inside the president's camp david meetings friday with his national security team, making the absence of steve bannon all the more obvious. and also new this morning, a statement from the press secretary tells us that the president and first lady have announced they

a tradition in washington that has long included the first families. the taping for that celebration of the highest in humanities and the arts will be in december. the first couple saying they want the honorees to celebrate without any "political distraction." >> kelly o'donnell in new jersey, thank you. police in boston say they're ready today for the big crowd that's expected for a so-called free speech rally and those who are planning to gather to protest against it. today's event just one of several across the country where thousands are expected. nbc's morgan radford is in boston this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is expected to be the largest rally since charlottesville. to give you a sense of things, this is a so-called free speech rally. they've invited a series of white nationalists to come and take the stage. they tell us, look, this is not about while nationalism. they say this is about the ability to express your views, express your speech,

of whether or not they're offensive. on the other side, boston police department tells us they expect to see between 20,000 and 30,000 counterprotesters coming right here to boston commons behind me, and they told us -- and we spoke to the organizers yesterday -- that they're here to show that boston does not stand for bigotry. they want to show people of all races, religions, colors, and creed that they stand with them and that their voices are louder than those who are supporting so-called free speech. and of course, this comes on the heels after the violence in charlottesville that left one woman dead. just yesterday there were more counterprotests in durham, north carolina. that's when protesters heard rumors that the kkk would be holding a glaerl north carolina, and then thousands took to the streets. they wanted to say, look, we stand with durham. we will not allow them to take back the south, to take back our state. we want to show that we're expressing a sentiment of love as opposed to hate. today boston police say they want to make sure that this is a safe space. they want to make sure there is no violence

that's why they're monitoring social media feeds, trying to identify anyone who they think might be trying to inspire violence and turn this into an unsafe space. >> okay, thank you. also this morning, there have been a string of separate attacks against police officers overnight. in florida and pennsylvania, kissimmee florida. police say two officers may have been ambushed responding to a call there. one of the officers has died while the other is in critical condition. three suspects have been arrested there. another is still at large. meanwhile in jacksonville, florida, two officers were hurt after a shooting incident there. that suspect has been killed. in pennsylvania, two state troopers were shot outside a grocery store. the suspect there also killed. a 22-year-old college junior in ohio has a lot to celebrate this morning after this field goal scored him a full scholarship. >> come on --

jake suiter from bowling green university was challenged by his coach to make the 53-yard field goal during practice this week. he sure makes it look easy. his scholarship will last the rest of his college career. >> wow! >> right? that's one kick -- >> 53 yards. he earned that scholarship. >> nice. dylan dreyer on the plaza with another check of the weather. hey, dylan. >> good morning, guys. we've got a big birthday. bob is turnick of the weather. >> hey there, we have a big birthday. bob is turning 90 years old. where is bob? >> he's at home just waking up. he danced a lot at sammys last night. >> sammys in new york. he's recovering and you guys are here. >> wish him happy birthday. >> we were here for his 80th 10 years ago. >> glad you guys made it. we miss you but happy birthday. take some aspirin. a look at the weather across the country, we're looking for

syracuse, caribou, mairch, 60 degrees. below average. down south it is hot and humid, highs in the mid 90s and feels like 100 degrees or higher. tallahassee, 94 degrees, the humidity will make it very uncomfortable as well. it will stay in the upper 80s and lower 90s through raleigh next week and we should get in the 90s in new york city by tuesday. that's a look at the country. now a peek out your window. >> you will not feel the humidity, not as bad as yesterday and it comes pouring in monday and we have rain chances on wednesday. temperatures in the 70s, warming up to the lower 90s for daytime highs today. if you're headed out this evening for the redskins

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be a powerful force. nature valley we're back on a saturday morning. it's time to trend. >> let's do it. >> this morning we're talking about paternity leave. we're talking about it because mark zuckerberg, the founder and ceo of facebook, just announced that he's going to be taking two months of paternity leave. two months after his second daughter is born. of course, he posted the announcement on facebook, writing in part, "when max was born, i took two months of paternity leave. i will always be grateful i could spend so much time with her in the first months of her life. our new daughter is coming soon, and i'm planning to take two months of paternity leave

again." zuckerberg goes on to say that he's going to take the time in two parts. one month right after the birth, the stekd end of the year -- the second at the end of the year. zuckerberg only taking half the time that facebook allows. the company itself gives new parents four months of leave. >> men and women? >> men and women. do you think that there's a stigma attached when a guy takes that much time off work? >> i think it's getting better. >> do you? >> i think it is getting better. >> yeah. >> you know, from one perspective, female has the recovery time just physically. it would also be a huge help to have the husband there during all of that recovery time to help. so i think if you could be a team during those four months -- >> to help and bond with the child. >> there's an emotional component that can't be -- you know -- >> special -- >> only took three weeks, but i wish i had taken more. i wish i had taken more. >> four months for places -- is it paid? >> that much i don't know. >> that's a big part of it. let's be honest -- people need to get paid. >> a lot of folks can't afford to take t

time. >> it would be nice if there was uniformity regardless of where you are. >> why don't you run for office, and you can make that happen. >> are you trying to get rid of me? >> i'd vote for you. >> a permanent leave -- >> you need another job -- >> no. maybe we should turn to "popstart." >> i'll stick with that job today. first up, taylor swift's got a blank space literally. the grammy winner's entire online presence has been erased. twitter, instagram, facebook, and tumbler, and her website, nothing but a blank, black screen. i was going to say "blank space" again. in sent the internet and swifties into a frenzy with speculation. many convinced this means a new album is on the way. making a hash tag #ts6 trending worldwide. this particular date is significant. three years ago to the day, she released "shake it off" and announced "1989" was on the

other theories are that she may have been hacked or -- >> i heard it on the radio. who knows what's true. we shall see soon. the wait continues. next up, new details about jennifer aniston and justin thoreau. the two tied the knot back in 2015. apparently it could have happened a lot sooner had justin gotten out of bed. in a new interview -- i'll explain. the actor was invited to audition for several sitcoms in the early '90s including "friends." yes, "friends" as in the one that made jennifer aniston a household name. he opted to sleep in that day. the same article talks about the couple falling in love on the set of "wanderlust" and during weekly karaoke-offs at paul red's house. he goes on to say about how f funny she is add, "in a perfect world, a is two people laughing togeth together." great. finally, ptv get -- mtv getting on the revival bandwagon with

going to kick off the reboot. it's 19-year-old sean mendez. >> oh. >> "nothing holding me back." the show first aired in 1989 with legends like nirvana, bruce springsteen, pearl jam, and mariah carey perfecting acoustically. sean mendez airs september 8th. >> love it -- >> mariah carey was unplugged, too -- >> alicia keys. it was good. >> facebook's policy, paid. >> it is paid. >> oh, by all means, that's awesome. >> great to get -- to give new employees there. can you get all your kids' school supplies for under $20? first, this is "today" on nbc.

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talk about back-to-school shopping. many kids heading back to school in the next few weeks, and the list of supplies seems endless. you don't have to go and buy it all. we have flip app savings expert lauren here with tips, tricks, and hacks. lauren, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i have to tell you, i underestimated how big the whole ordeal is, the back-to-school shopping. at stores you see it everywhere, but it's high up on the list. >> it's huge. it's almost as big as like black friday. it runs number two to black friday. the national retail federation said that the average amount per kid that people spend is over $600. crazy to me. i only spend like $100 per kid. >> give us some tips. >> the first thing you want to do is go through your house and find these items that you have left from last year. put them in a bin. and we're going to before we go shopping see what we have left over. the next thing, get a list -- i have four kids and have four lists. i have to combine them

general list so i don't go crazy going shopping. check out office supply stores. go through store circulars and use apps like the flip app -- >> the one where you work, right? >> right. so yeah, we use that. it combines all the flyers into your app and you can search. pricegrabber.com gives you price alerts, as well, to those items you're looking for. >> tell us more. what about the area? >> okay, so this backpack and everything in it, i spent under $10 to buy. >> no way. >> yes. yes, yes, yes. the backpack, $5 at dollar general. the notebook, these were 50 cents, this was ten cents actually. you're looking for crayons, any of the markers and pencils -- >> all that good stuff -- >> 97 cents. all of this here, guess how much i spent? >> the whole section here? >> the whole section, $20. >> that's it? >> $20. you want to look for stock-up prices. >> you're the second person i talked to who said go to the dollar

are the backpacks as sturdy? >> yeah. >> the zippers -- >> yeah. look for discounted gift cards. there's websites that offer discounted gift cards, if you know you're going to one store, buy them ahead of time. double your savings. >> we have one minute left. what do people want to keep in mind for the area? >> there's things to buy now and things to wait for later. things to buy now -- paper, pens, backpacks. stock up for your home office, as well. >> okay. >> organizational items are great items to stock up on now. >> now. >> and also warm weather clothing. these are things to buy now. we're seeing great clearance deals from jcpenney, target, walmart. >> finally buy later? >> buy later, jeans, especially. cold-weather clothing. wait to buy printers and ipads and iphones. >> don't do it now? >> no. apple comes out with a new version in september. you want to wait until after that to get the best deal. >> all right. we're joined by guests here, lauren -- >> hello. >> useful information. >> thank you very much. good to see you. >> for these tips and more head

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hey there. good saturday morning. i'm david culver. >> tragedy, three girls all under the age of 10 murdered and who police are now holding accountable for their deaths. >> we're looking at nice conditions out there as we continue through the day today. a touch of humidity, plenty of sunshine and will we have rain for the tote sal solar eclipse? coming up. also coming up, a high school assignment that made a world of difference. how a student took on a unique mission to help two world war ii survivors. >> can you help find a

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we're going to begin with what is a horrific story, three little girls murdered. who police are holding accountable for their death has devastated neighbors struggling to piece this all together. a final farewell a week after the violence and putting this officer to rest and his brothers in blew. we will tell you about this specialor

work for you to help "clear the shelters." >> there's no limit. no limit how many you can take home. >> legally in some cities you can't have 400 dogs. >> right. >> but no limit to opening your heart, right? >> good news. this saturday morning. i'm angie goff. >> i'm david culver. and we want to start off to what is a pleasant start to your weekend. lauryn ricketts tracking it. >> it's really not that bad. we had a few rain showers here and there during the weekend. for the most part we eventually saved the weekend with lower humidity and plenty of sunshine and we're doing that in late august. the temperatures are still warm out there today. yesterday, low 90s and today, lo

it will be warm. the humidity was pretty oppressive. temperatures in the mid 80s by early afternoon. maybe make those pool plans. a few showers today in southern maryland, maybe a few sprinkles north of d.c. continuing in the afternoon. we're remaining dry and much less multiple this weekend. it returns monday and we will let you know when the storm chances come talking the eclipse forecast. the baltimore washington parkway back open after a serious crash that shut it down at land-over road overnight. they had to block off that portion of the road. they say the driver off one of the cars is in critical condition and they're still at the scene trying to figure out what led up

soon as we get more details we'll have the latest on the nbc washington app. we're learning more about the man suspected of killing three girls all under the age of 10. police arrested antonio williams in the clinton triple homicide. williams, we learned, lives on the very same street as the home where the girls were killed. right now, police are not telling us if he lived in that same house. officers are planning to hold a news conference this morning that will happen at 11:00 a.m. and we will learn more and bring it to you. investigations under way in two different parts of florida after officers were shot in separate incidents. in kissimmee and officer has died and another in the hospital

activity and did not get a chance to fire. police have three in custody and looking for a fourth. in jacksonville, police say someone inside the home opened fire and officers had a chance to shoot back and -- >> during the protests, the virginia state police chopper went down. law enforcement from around the country going to pay tribute to one of two troopers killed. lieutenant jay cullen's funeral is happening this morning in chesterfield, virginia. trooper bates funeral was yesterday. they're still trying to figure out how the helicopter went down. and the man who rammed a car in charlovi

faces charges for killing heather heyer and facing more charles because some were serious and the investigation only continues to grow. the future of the robert e. lee statute in emancipation start. the opposition was behind the violent unite the right rally. charlottesville mayor now says he changed his mind and wants a special session of the legislature to debate its removal. governor terry mcauliffe says that won't help because it is tide up in court to remove the statute earlier this year. the mayor voted governors the removal back in february. we know it won't be the site of any demonstrations any time soon, talking about richmond from protests that happened earlier this week. >> governor mcauliffe i

banned rallies and protests there. taking you all over the area for "clear the shelters" day, counting down for this day and expect to see long lines as people hope to bring home a new friend. >> i know. a lot of excitement. sheena parveen is at the rescue shelter. what have you got this time? >> reporter: last time i was holding a rabbit and before that, a dog. they have everything here. dogs, cats, rabbits and a turtle. becca stern is here with me. what can you say about the day? >> it was pretty amazing i arrived at 7:30 and some beat me here. 4:30 as well. we have guppies

20. >> reporter: what are we doing and talk about the adoption day. >> we are waiving the fees for every adoption. it's particularly important and in the summer we get flooded with kittens, puppies and small animals. and it gives the opportunity to come to a cool event with nbc here and take home the animals they wanted with no adoption fee. >> that's awesome. we're making way for animals to get a good home. waiving the adoption fee is huge. you think about it, the animal is spade or neutered before they leave here. we have some of people waiting in the shade. i know it's hot out. we gave you fans. hopefully you can stay cl.

what's your name and how early did you get here? >> maria, 2:00 a.m. >> reporter: i was going to bed at 2:00 a.m. these people can't believe it. what animal are you coming for? >> my friends came for a dog last year. >> reporter: do you have an animal in mind? is that why you're waiting in line? >> a labrador. >> reporter: the puppy we had on tv. she's coming for the puppy we had on tv yesterday. they were here before i got here. i got here at 7:00 a.m. we'll talk more about what today is about. there are 30 locations locally. if you go online at nbcwashington.com or the nbc washington app, find a location near you. this is not the only location. make sure you go to the app. they open at 10:00 a.m. we'll talk more about

scene for what will be a great day ahead. like she mentioned, lots of great resources. it will cost you less. >> some dedicated folks been there for six hours already. show me how you can have your shot at 535 million bucks today and why the jackpot will only get bigger. >> they last saw each other when they were kids, fleeing the nazis in world war ii.

this morning, officials in spain are meeting to set the terrorist threat level after attacks in barcelona

four people are in custody and police are searching for more members of the suspected terror cell. five suspected bombers were killed in the second attack. four people were killed including an american here who was in spain celebrating his wedding anniversary, a late honeymoon. the attackers had planned to build a large truck bomb in barcelona. a couple um difficuof diffi in europe. a man in finland went on a stabbing rampage killing two people and police shot the man in the leg and arrested him. police think he acted alone but not ruling out the possibility of other suspect. the stabbings happened in the western city of turku. security has been stepped up there. 8:41. take a look outside, skies clearing for sunshine. a great time to

if you're headed out to the green bay game, redskins game taking on the packers this evening just after 7:00 tonight. temperatures will be rolling out of the 80s into the 70s. it will be very nice conditions at fedex field.

this evening. we do have rain in the forecast and humidity is returning. we'll let you know when coming up in about three minutes. >> we will check in then. we will show you this moment something you may want to share on your facebook page after this. a survivor of the holocaust united with a family that saved he and his sister. this is a reunion that would not have happened if it weren't for a high school assignment. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: that means? >> don't tell anyone. >> reporter: those words he will never forget hearing from his mother. >> we were not to say anything in school or to our best friends. that was drilled in by my mother. >> reporter: early 1945. the van roons

kids living in the netherlands. their house got a bit fuller. >> these people needed a place and my parents decided they would take them in. >> reporter: two young jewish children, a boy and girl, hid from the nazis in the family home. after a few weeks they left. tom was 7. didn't think he would see them again until his grandson turned a high school project into a mission. >> i think every night he was up looking for e-mail and phone numbers, so was i. >> reporter: this became your project, too? >> we were a team on it. >> reporter: after chasing for weeks they finally connected with ralph, first by voice. >> i heard a dutch accent and made me think maybe i know this person. >> i said, this is tom van roon, you stayed at our house. >> is that really true? hard to believe. >>or

his wife and grandsons to go on a trip to d.c. for this moment. >> i see him already. a young man with gray hair. ralph. good to see you. who would have known. >> in the holocaust machine, you cants ask for bet egg. >> reporter: in all settings. >> 73 years, 73 years. >> reporter: ralph lives in arlington, virginia, his sister moved back to the netherlands never forgetting what the van roons did for them. >> they were doing what they thought was the right thing and certainly saved our lives. >> reporter: a reunion and determination for the next generation. >> those two world war ii survivors also shared insight what is going on

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cheer you up because the likelihood is you will not win, today is "clear the shelters" day! . that's right. >> some people have been waiting in line since 2 o'clock this morning. unbelievable. to pick out their own new pet. >> let's check out sina parveen at the rescue alliance and what you need to know. hey, sheena. >> reporter: hey, guys. i'm in the cat section. 2:00 a.m. i tell you she's smart and what she saw in the "news4 today" and i'm sure she will get the pet she saw because she's first in line. >> reporter: i'm here with matt -- >> senior director of communications. >> reporter: i deal with matt all the time. we have a lot of cats. >> we

the shelters in the area and a great day to show people there's great animals out there. today, especially for cats. we have so many cats, 135 cats between our two locations. definitely an opportunity to add a cat to their home. they're terrific to have as partners in your home. relatively low maintenance compared to dogs. we encourage cat adoption. we need people to see these beautiful cats. >> what can you say about how many animals you have? >> we have 135 cats and well over 200 animals for adoption at our two locations. come on out. a great day to come out. we'll be here from 10:00 to 5:00, an opportunity to add a fury friend to your family. >> who is this we have you're holding? >> this is

beautiful cat, as you can see and really chilled out, kind of calm and relaxed, likes to cuddle, just before we came on air, had her head buried in my arms. >> you were mentioning last year so many adoptions? >> 175 animals last year and we had one left. >> one left. we're hoping to have none left. we have water outside if you're waiting in line. nbcwashington.com, we have about 30 locations, find the one closest to you and what you need before you get here guys. >> we're wondering what happened to that one animal, at least maybe somebody came back for him. this is the year. it's important to point out adoption doesn't help that one particular cat or animal, these shelters

>> we have to keep lauryn at the desk. >> already texted i want that black and white cat. >> i don'ted a cat from alexandria welfare league back in may. i love my cat, puffy. let's show you what's going out there, great day outside. cheer the shelters. temperatures in the 70s right now. as you maybe want to exercise throughout the day, temperatures top out in the upper 80s, humidity on the lower side, not as oppressive as yesterday. if you're headed to the redskins game tonight or dining out, temperatures slip into the upper 70s. it will be warm and humidity on the low side and we are still dry. temperatures at 90 degrees, the humidity comes pouring back in on monday and

make sure you have your glasses, out of here by 4:00. 81% totality av the sun covered up at 2:42 monday. we will be partly cloudy monday. the heat index mid 90s. next chance of good rain is dnesday withwe

redskins going to get another chance in a preseason game. playing at home against the green bay packers. you can watch our pregame show at 7:00. and watch us after the game. this is the story many of you may be talking about on the nbc washington facebook page, the possibility the national zoo's panda is expecting. >> we're seeing more and more signs. we are looking to see if maejong might be having another butter stick, the size they come out. sometimes they have

give the signs of being pregnant but really aren't. vets checking on her daily says she is showing signs of a spike in hormone levels and a key to being pregnant, sleeping a lot more. >> you know that first hand. >> yes, we do. i want to take a nap right now. the panda habitat is closed so things will be a little quiet for her so they can continue to evaluate. all our fingers are crossed. a week since charlottesville and one major city trying to prevent a repeat of the violence, taking precautions. and a look outside. the sun came out early but the rain is not done with us yet. lauryn is checking how we will be car fromle

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at 9:00 on this saturday morning a few hours from now, we should learn more about the deaths of three girls all under the age of 10. this happened in clinton. police arrested and charged antonio williams in friday morning's triple homicide. williams lives on the same street as the criticism, police not saying if he lived in the same house. the second trooper killed in a chopper crash near the deadly protest in charlottesville will be laid today. lieutenant jay c