good morning, breaking news. good morning. breaking news, explosions rock a flooded chemical plant near houston. ten officers being treated at a hospital. the surrounding area evacuated. the death toll from harvey rising this morning to at least 28. much of southeast texas still under water. this morning, new flooding, new evacuations and new misery. >> it's just devastating. >> as the powerful storm moves north targeting millions more today, thursday, august 31st, 2017. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, the impact of hurricane harvey, with

live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." good to have you with us on a thursday morning. we have craig in for matt once again. for the first time in a week and we're happy to say it the rain has finally stopped in texas, but here is the bad news, harvey's fury still being felt across the gulf coast. >> let's get right to the latest. an alarming situation is playing out right now in crosby, texas. this is about 25 miles northeast of houston. explosions and smoke at a flooded chemical plant there, it comes just hours after its owners warned it was likely to explode. that facility lost power, it also lost its ability to cool potentially volatile materials. >> at least 28 deaths are blamed on the storm. houston's fire department is planning a block by block search for thousands of homes

>> 25,000 water rescues have been carried out since the storm started with operations still ongoing. the u.s. military is sending warships and more aircraft to assist with those rescue efforts. >> we have complete coverage for you this morning. let us start with nbc's jacob rascon, he is in crosby, texas, where that emergency situation at a chemical plant is unfolding as we speak. jacob, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the explosion happened a few miles behind me. this is as far as they will let us go. they have evacuated homeowners, they have evacuated the press and this morning there are fears that there could be more explosions. this morning reports of two explosions and black smoke coming from a chemical plant near houston, a result of harvey's catastrophic flooding. the plant is located in crosby, texas, 30 miles northeast of houston. the company based out of france releasing a statement this morning warning that a threat of additional explosion remains and telling residents please do not return to the area w

evacuation zone until local emergency response authorities announce it is safe to do so. the facility drenched by more than 40 inches of rain has been without electricity since sunday. the plant manufacturers organic peroxide used in kitchen countertops and industrial paints. the overnight explosions came after hours of warning, reminding some of the devastating explosion at a fertilizer plant in west texas back in 2013. 15 people were killed, more than 200 injured, roughly 150 buildings damaged or destroyed. this morning the harris county sheriff tweeting, one deputy taken to hospital after inhaling fumes from arkema plant in crosby, nine others drove themselves to hospitals as a precaution. arkema ceo warning on wednesday that if the chemicals stored at the plant got too warm some sort of explosion was likely to had a. >> materials could now explode and cause a subsequent intense fire. the high water that exists on the site and the

leave us with no way to prevent it. >> reporter: and as mentioned, of course, those who already lived in there were evacuated a few days ago, but i just met a family and talked to them, they were frantically searching for their grandparents who they say had returned to the area, so you are going to have a lot of that this morning. we're also just learned that the ten deputies being treated at the hospital the company says that they believe that the smoke at the inhaled was non-toxic but again, guys, this morning the ceo says there could be more explosions and that's why there continue to be evacuations and to push even us back further. >> very tense situation, jacob. keep us posted. in other parts of southeast texas this morning around the clock operations to reach and rescue people from flooded neighborhoods is stretching into a sixth day. nbc's miguel almaguer is in the hard hit town of orange along the louisiana border. good morning to you. >> reporter: g

many thought harvey's most punishing blow was over but that was not the face. towns more than 100 miles away from houston were hammered. this parking lot was turned into a military base for rescue teams and even at this hour they are still looking for the missing. this morning harvey is now a tropical depression and is carving a new path, moving inland over louisiana after leaving behind a disaster in southeast texas. the monster storm causing flash flooding in beaumont and port arthur, both cities under water after harvey unleashed 26 inches of rain in one day. the u.s. navy and air force are staging a massive rescue operation, flying around the clock search missions, mucking men, women and children from rapidly rising waters. we rode along with one team, experiencing some of the dramatic

within minutes tameka singleton and her family were spotted from the air, desperately waving a towel. her grateful family lifted one by one into the chopper. >> i was like waving in the middle of the street, we were so happy like god had answered our prayers. >> the deaf stagts floods cutting off roads in and out of beaumont, a city of 120,000. for many this is the only way out. but the danger is still high, with winds tossing rescue baskets as they're lifted into the air. jaquetta white clinging to six-year-old bella as she and her daughter were brought to safety. >> what was that moment like going up in the helicopter. >> horrifying because i'm deathly afraid of heights, so it was horrifying, but we're good, we're blessed, we're thankful. >> reporter: but for some families in beaumont, tragedy. coletta solser and her hr

solser lost her life, but miraculously the toddler survived. >> more than 300 people pouring into this shelter just outside beaumont. newborns carried by rescuers out of harm's way. in port arthur neighbors and rescuers rushing to a nursing home. nearly 70 elderly patients stranded inside as it quickly filled with water. dozens traveling by boat and by helicopter evacuated to a town nearby. in the skies over port arthur customs and border patrol officers bringing relief to those left stranded. for one man who was paralyzed, there was no other escape. with harvey's death toll at at least 28 many here fear that number will continue to

missing in nearby beaumont. craig. >> miguel, are they confident they have gotten everyone out of beaumont? >> reporter: no, craig, they are not. they are still looking for thousands of people who are reported missing. those searches will continue all day long. >> miguel, thank you. >> heroic efforts we saw there. it's going to be years before this region fully recovers from this storm. while the rain is over, rivers are still rising around houston and threatening to flood even more homes. nbc's gabe gutierrez now at the city's main convention center, it's a massive shelter for thousands of evacuees. good morning. >> reporter: this is one of two mega shelters that will stay open. today search crews wilben going dr r es theyie me an feet of r them to make sure no one was left behind. this morning harvey's death toll is rising dramatically, now up to at least 28.

submerged van that belonged to the sandivar family. they had been missing for days. all gone. >> our worst fears have been realized. >> reporter: also near houston these videos posted on facebook show the hours before authorities say a group of volunteers out doing rescues hit a power line and were electrocuted. two of the rescuers died, two others are missing. two journalists working for daily mail.com were also on the boat and survived. george perez was one of the rescuers who was killed. despite her grief his wife says she's happy because he's a hero. after harvey's historic downpour the country's largest fuel transporter says it's shutting down its main pipeline to the northeast, that could result in higher prices at the pump. houston's rivers, swollen, water rescues, still under way. >> it's

>> eve could youy maria hurt row came to check on her flooded home, but couldn't. the water much too high. >> i just keep of what i could have done or i left the garage full of stuff, i keep thinking what's in there. >> reporter: thousands of other displaced residents packed into two houston mega shelters. >> it was really hard for us because we don't have a lot of family here. >> it is real cold. i didn't know what to do. i just grabbed my babies and go. >> coming in, my son said, mama, let's go. >> reporter: today they're grateful for what they have left. overnight curfews are still in effect for houston and neighboring fort bend county here in texas between local and federal authorities, there have been more than 25,000 water rescues. savannah. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you very much. harvey's torrential downpours are now taking aim at other parts of the south. dylan is still in for al, she's got the latest on t

what's the word? >> well, it is now a tropical depression but at this point it doesn't matter what intensity it is it's still all about the rain. you can see heavy banding of rain moving through central louisiana near alexandria just north of lake charles. winds are still at 30 miles per hour, so it is still breezy with this system and the threat is going to start to move into northern mississippi and into western tennessee. again, still as a tropical depression, but it does have all of that moisture with it. so we do still have ff warnings including beaumont, stretching into southwestern louisiana, flash flood watches in memphis through friday and the panhandle of florida where some of those extreme outer bands are moving. so here is how we go through the day today, heavy rain moves into northern mississippi, northern alabama, across western tennessee and then we will start to see it move up into kentucky as we go into friday morning. it is going to start to weaken in intensity as far as the torrential downpours are concerned but we still have the possibility of seeing about 5 to 7 inches of additional rainfall

across western tennessee, again, it comes in a very short period of time so that could lead to the threat of flash flooding. and then we will start to see it spreading. >> the northeast, not a lot, an inch or two, but the effects of this storm system will continue to slowly spread northward. we do have to focus on tennessec pause it could lead to for flash flooding. >> we mentioned at the top of the show this situation that's unfolding in texas, this explosion at a chemical plant there. we are on the phone now with rachel moreno who is the pio for harris county's emergency center. i know the concern is that there could be additional explosions. can you tell me what the situation there is and whether it's under control? >> yes, i would be glad to. this is chief bob royal, i'm assistant chief emergency operations for the harris county fire marshal's office and part of my command is the harris county hazmat

we are on location in crosby. so i'd kind of like to give you a little update on what's going on. >> yes. >> we first -- we were first engaged in this wee hours of tuesday morning i think now, i lost a lot of sleep over the last eight days, so they all kind of run together, but, anyways, i think it was tuesday morning i had to go back and look at my log but we ended up evacuating or assisting in the evacuation of personnel that was in the plant and at that time we had a conference call with arkema, their corporate office, to find out exactly what was going on in the plant and from what i know the plant had lost power and so they had stored these temperature sensitive organic per oxides inside 18-wheeler box fans that have refrigeration units on them to

keep those materials cold because they needed to. since that time floodwaters came up, we've experienced some contamination in the fuel which shut down the refrigeration units on three of those 18-wheeler box fans. the other ones are still under refrigeration. there are -- at this time we're still reasonably safe that they are okay. the ones that they lost refrigeration in -- do you have a question? >> i do. i'm sorry, because time is short, but i wonder you said you feel that it's somewhat contained. were there any significant injuries? is there a danger to the public? >> okay. this morning wee hours of the morning somewhere around 1:00 a.m. this morning our time we got a report -- we have had a perimeter around this thing at one and a half miles that the area is evacuated, it's isolated, it's still under floodwaters and we had a report of fly

catching on fire. there has been a series of small pops or explosions when that took place, we had smoke issuing from that. some of our law enforcement officers that were holding the perimeter were exposed to the smoke and they've been -- we have -- we have 16 law enforcement officers -- excuse me, 15 law enforcement officers being observed at a local hospital and we also have five ems providers that were on scene just for precautionary measures. >> all right. bob, thank you for the update, sir. do keep us posted, if you can. bob royal with the harris county emergency center with an update. >> you can just hear it in their voices. and think of all of the first spoe responders who have been under such tremendous pressure. we're also keeping

the north korea crisis. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel with the latest now. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. military says this mission lasted about ten hours, the american aircraft taking off from japan and guam, crossing over the korean peninsula, but staying safely inside friendly south korean air space. it was a warning with aircraft that the united states can attack north korea if it wants, when it wants and decisively. the u.s. flying two b-1 b supersonic bombers and four f-35 fighter jets over south korea overnight. the american response coming just two days after north korea fired a ballistic missile over japan. the flexing of its military muscle following a tweet from president trump who declared that the u.s. has been talking to north koa

extortion money for 25 years. talking is not the answer. but just hours after the president's post his own defense secretary seeming to contradict him. >> we're never out of diplomatic solutions. we continue to work together. >> reporter: but actions not diplomacy are setting the pace of events now. today in south korea u.s. marines were honing their skills, running live fire exercises under stress, 300 miles from the north korean border. >> the point of this drill is for u.s. and south korea marines to train together, to see each other's skills in case they need to fight north korea together, training that has a renewed urgency now. lieutenant colonel jeremiah salamite is the commander. >> we're working with our korean counterparts and improving tactically and

concerns the unups manship between president trump and kim jong-un would escalate, perhaps even still over into conflict. >> in a sign of unity japanese and south korean fighter jets also took part in this show of force exercise. >> thank you very much. let's get right to dylan's national forecast now. >> yes. elsewhere across the country we are going to see a few scattered showers and storms back through the rockies, the heat is going to build out west, we could see record breaking temperatures, also high fire danger and of course the heavy rain with harvey is going to start moving through louisiana and up into tennessee through the day. that's a look at the weather across the country, your local forecast is coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning, everybody. a dry start to the day, temperatures are mostly in the 60s at the moment, it's going to be a great day to be outside, plenty of sunshine this morning, more cloud cover later on in the afternoon. there is a slight chance, a 20% chance of a stray rain shower or two later on. today's high a very nice 85 degrees. don't get used to it. tomorrow way cooler. temperatures will stay in the 60s tomorrow are a lot of clouds around and a risk for some showers particularly tomorrow afternoon and evening, rain likely on saturday. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dlab, thank you very much. just ahead, the public health threat from harvey, it is just beginning. and frightening images of what else is lurking in those floodwaters. also ahead how the world is remembering princess diana on the 20th

tragic death as her sons honor their mother with a touching tribute of their own. but first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc.

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. hi, good morning, everybody, it's 7:26 on this thursday morning. it is the last day of august, i'm erika gonzalez. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. >> in our headlines this morning, a man was killed in d.c. last night in a busy area, stores in the columbia heights area were still open when he was shot and killed on harvard street northwest just off 14th street, two blocks south of the columbia heights metro station. d.c. police are looking for a suspect. they have not released the victim's name. you can do good for all the people hurt by harvey when you go out to lunch. the restaurant association of metropolitan washington is donating a percentage of its proceeds to victims of harvey, it's called d.c. diens out for houston and we posted a list of the restaurants in

we've been dealing with a crash in damascus on 27 down near gue road. apparently both travel lanes reason reopened. new trouble spot is going to be on 32 headed westbound in odin ton near 175 that accident activity blocks the left lane now. a check of your forecast coming up next.

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sunday afternoon and monday will be fine. >> chuck, thank you. don't forget, you can watch the redskins final pre-season game right here on nbc 4. >> that's at 7:30. back to "today."

good morning, good morning, everybody. 7:30 on a thursday morning. that's flooding in beaumont, texas, and flooding is the story now for texas as the rain has stopped, but the danger has not passed. good morning. we're glad to have you with us, i'm savannah guthrie alongside craig melvin who is here for matt and hoda is here, too. it's just incredible to think about the days upon days, weeks and months of recovery. >> one city seems to be out of the woods you watch another one fall into it. let's get to today's headlines starting with breaking news tied to harvey's devastation. >> we are getting reports of plumes of smoke. >> explosions rock a flooded chemical plant outside houston sparking contamination fears as the death toll from harvey spikes overnight. right now it's a

game, residents who live within a mile and a half of this plant they've been evacuated. >> this is our once in a generation opportunity. >> president trump turns his focus to taxes, pitching reform for millions while sending a warning shot to members of both parties. >> i don't want to be disappointed by congress. do you understand me? 2 million muslims from around the world gather near mecca in a pilgrimage for the ages. >> we pray for people around the world for peace. the fda recalls more than half a million pacemakers over fears they could be hacked in a cyber attack. and you say tomato, a food fight in spain colors the streets red in a messy yet entertaining annual tradition today, thursday, august 31st, 2017. let's turn back to our top story this morning, harvey, and what some people who have had to flee their flood ravaged homes are facing wn

that water. kerry sanders is in beaumont, texas for us. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. this morning as the waters begin to recede homes like the ones behind me have water in the front and the back. they are like islands. as people begin to leave their water logged homes with the panic of the crisis over there is another threat that they should think about, poisonous snakes. this morning a new worry for rain soaked residents in houston, with floodwaters as far as the eye can see there are many hidden dangers lurking just below the surface. >> in so many cases people tell us they want this rescue by helicopter because their fear of what's in the water. we went airborne with the cbp air marine operations helping stranded residents to safety. all just wanting to get out. there is more in this water than just critters, dirt and debris, there are serious health hazards,

>> bacteria in the water is a huge concern for a couple reasons, the sewage system starts backing up so bacteria gets in there. >> health officials are worried about other spills survivors are wading through. >> chemical contaminations, especially if it gets in your mouth are huge concerns. >> invisible dangers like downed power lines, streetlights and flooded outlets can electrify the water. authorities are also warning people to be on the lockout for reptiles. >> oh, my god. >> this alligator crept up on a home in a houston suburbs. snakes can also be lurking in floodwaters, some of them venomous. the houston area hosts more than 20 species of snakes and all of them can swim. if that's not scary enough, there have been sightings of flowing rafts of fire ant colonies that not only survive but thrive during floods. >> i picked it up. >> the red ants. >> i had rubber gloves on. >> something

in the water and their stinging with cause stinging, blistering, even death to people hypersensitive to their venom. those swimming snakes, alligators and rafts of fire ants seem like something straight out of a horror flick they aren't out to get anyone, they are just trying to weather the storm, too. now, as the water has left the homes here and the electricity remarkably is already back, residents who are now back in their homes do need to worry about another long-term problem, a water logged home is a great breeding ground for mold and that can cause serious respiration problems. savannah. >> there is just so much to think about. kerry, thank you. when we see these heart breaking images in texas and louisiana, makes us all want to help, but sadly we want to tell you there are scammers out there and they are looking to take advantage of that good will. after hurricane katrina, for examp s

lost to scams. so we had "today" national investigative correspondent jeff rossen look into this. he has some tips. we want to make sure this good hearted motivation that the money ends up in the right hands. >> this is when the criminals come out. this is like their christmas when we all want to help people. this he know they can pull on our heart strings, this is why the department of justice issued an urgent warning, a new alert to be careful of these scams. we wanted to tell you about some of the things that you can do to avoid that. we want to start with the first one which is you want to avoid donating via e-mail. legit charities won't be blasting you with e-mails and telling you do donate right there. this is when criminals will send phishing e-mails. it will look like it's the american red cross, you click on that, suddenly they're into your computer and they will get your credit card information. do not donate via e-mail. >> don't give cash. >> the legit charities they

with your credit card or a check. that way if you give cash -- think about it, if you give cash and find out it's a scam later there is no way to get that money back. theres no record of the transaction. they don't want cash, pay via credit card, pay via check. >> there are obviously big name relief organizations we know, but there are also copy cats. >> this is when the copy cats come out. you may get that e-mail from them and you may see that american red cross logo we know so well but maybe it's called the national red cross. these scammers can also mimic the actual name of the charity. so you want to look out for copy cats as well. again, going back to that first tip and i can't stress it enough, look out for one wrong letter in an e-mail address. this he do that. that is one of their classic signature moves. >> we have to have eyes peeled. if you get an e-mail and there are attachments or photos don't click. >> never open attachments if

from. some of these fake charities will send you a link or some kind of attachment to show you a picture of a disaster. look at the kids who you are going to help. do not click on attachments unless you know who it's from. >> okay. >> by the way, if you get an e-mail from one of these places and you want to click on an attachment don't do it even if you think it's legit, get off that e-mail, go to the actual website for the charity that's confirmed and donate through them. >> check out the websites. >> exactly. >> what am i looking for. >> a lot of the websites for legit charities will end in.org. if you see a dot-com it's not necessarily a fake charity but it's a red flag and something to look for. american red cross, salvation army they're.org's. dot-com's are a red flag. >> really good information. i hope people will open their hearts. let's head over to dylan and get a check of the forecast. >> thanks, savannah. i want to point out some of the heat we're going to see out west. we have excessive heat warnings and watches all along the coast of

under the gun for this extreme heat. we have an area of high pressure, a ridge in the jet stream, the heat will continue to build. san jose should get up to 104 by tomorrow, portland, oregon, back up to 99 degrees by saturday. even las vegas up to 103 by saturday. so the heat is going to be extreme and it's very dry, too, so that could lead to fire danger. as we go into next week even seattle gets up to 92 degrees by the time we get into tuesday. of course we also want to mention the flooding from harvey is about to move up into parts of mississippi and also into western tennessee. where we could see as much as 5 to 7 inches of rain and that could lead to flash flooding if it comes down too quickly. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. >> good morning. temperatures are mostly in the 60s still across the area, so very, very comfortable. the map showing those temperatures loading now, 68 in washington, 62 manassas, 65 degrees in clinton. through the afternoon today 85 for a high, a little bit warmer than yesterday. you will notice a mix of sun and clouds,

mostly after about 2:00 p.m. big changes tomorrow, 69 for a high temperature, we will have very late rain. this leads us into saturday, the remnants of harvey, then clearing as we go into sunday and monday. >> you can find your full forecast anytime on the weather channel on cable. >> dylan, thank you. coming up next, princess diana's lasting legacy 20 years to the day since her death and how princes william and harry are remembering their mother. but first these messages. 2 dynamic diy duos, and an entrepreneur named sharon. its witnessed 31 crashes, 4 food fights, and the flood of '09. it's your paradise perfected with behr premium plus low odor paint. the best you can buy starting under $25. unbelievable quality. unbeatable prices. right now get incredible savings on behr's top-rated paints and stains. only at the home depot.

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back at 7:43, tributes around the world for princess diana. >> everyone from her sons to her fans reflecting on her remarkable legacy. nbc's keir simmons at kensington house with more on this. hey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. hard to believe that

diana passed 20 years ago. folks watching will remember exactly what they were doing that day. others will learn about her legacy. if you want to see the impact she had, just look at the crowds outside kensington palace, two decades old. overnight a candlelight vigil for the people's princess. >> she's very much alive. >> in the rain, diana's boys, william and harry, replaced their steps of 20 years ago to see the flowers left in memory of their mother, taking some themselves from the public to the gates of kensington palace. echos of two decades ago, a sea of flowers outside the home where they lived with her until her sudden death when william was 15, and harry just 12. the princess describing that time in a recent documentary. >> what was very peculiar but very touching was

crying. the wailing and crying. all i cared about was i lost my mother and i didn't want to be where i was. >> the way people were grabbing us and putting us in their arms and stuff, i don't plame anybody, of course, but it was those moments that were sort of -- i don't know. they were quite shocking. >> there were flowers in paris, too, where we took dr. frederick back to the tunnel. he was one of the first people on the scene where diana's car crashed. >> arrived no more than 30 seconds after the accident. >> he did what he could to assist the injured passenger in the back seat. >> i remember a very pretty young woman with a nice hair. she didn't have any blood on her face. >> she spoke? did you speak to her? >> i said ambulances were on the way,

all right. i'm pretty sure that was my words were the last words she heard. >> the days that followed rocked the royal family. this morning two decades later, the impact still felt. >> she had a way of connecting with people of all ages. >> most of all by her boys, determined to ensure she is not forgotten. princess william and harry spending today, as you'd expect, in private thinking about their mum. even people here, guys, talking about why was diana so important. maybe because she took this traditionally stuffy country and said it's okay to cry. it's okay to reach out to other people, strangers, and show them you love them. and when you bring up chirp, the right thing to do is to help them understand and have empathy for others less fortunate than them. that's something you can see now with william and kate and the way they are raising their children. >> thanks very much. everyone seems to

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we're back, 7:50. we've got a beauty pageant making headlines for all the wrong reasons. dylan over in the orange room with carson for that. >> good morning, guys. miss united kingdom has withdrawn from next month's united continent pageant and given back her crown because she had organizers asked her to lose weight and go on a diet plan. in a facebook post, it saddens me who believe you must be skinny to be beautiful. some of you may think this is cowardly. however, i don't think it is right to have my face representing a itteethos i don' believe in. others taking a different stance. when you sign up to be a putin pageant contestant, a look that's not ordinary. we asked, what do you think of her decision to

disagree. this morning she posted this thanking people for her support. either way she's absolutely beautiful. i don't know. what do you think? >> i think good for her. that's ridiculous. >> it's a shocker. are you kidding me? i don't understand that. that's crazy. all right. thank you, dylan. thanks for crazy town. coming up traveling in style at coach prices. take you inside the plane offering a peek into the future of let's see, there are the wildcats 'til we die weekenders. the watch me let if fly. this i gotta try weekenders. then we've got the bendy... ... spendy weekenders. the tranquility awaits. hanging with our mates weekenders and the it's been quite a day... ...so glad we got away weekenders. whatever kind of weekender you are, there's a hilton for you. book your weekend break direct at hilton.com and join the weekenders. thank you for barging in like that.

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, everybody, it is 7:56 on this thursday, august 31st. good morning to you. i'm erika gonzalez. let's get a check of your roads with first alert traffic's jack taylor. >> erica, thanks, good morning. we have trouble in anne arundel county on 97. on new cut road the activity is in the clearing stages but the southbound rubber necking delay was gigantic. typical buildup delays on the beltway. inner loop of the beltway headed down towards the wilson bridge but nothing out of the ordinary. >> we will get a check of your forecast coming up next.

good morning. very comfortable to start this thursday. by 9:00 a.m. mid 70s, mix of sun and clouds throughout the afternoon. 82 by lunchtime. by 4:00 p.m. we could see an isolated shower. temperatures in the mid 80s. rain arrives late tomorrow, but look at those high temperatures, near 70 degrees, only it's going to be much cooler tomorrow. rainy day saturday. those are the remnants of harvey. sunday and monday they do look good for your labor day weekend into don't forget you can watch tonight redskins pre-season game at 7:30 right here on nbc 4.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, breaking news. a flooded chemical plant near houston rocked by two explosions overnight. police evacuating the area amid fears there are more to come. we're live at the scene. plus cancer game changer. new treatment for leukemia, the most exciting breakthrough in a lifetime. and the future of flying -- >> beds. >> we take you inside the plan to transform planes from coach to cushy. >> there's also a bar for all the people who like bars on a plane. >> the new experience taking off sooner than you might

thursday, august 31st, 2017. ♪ ♪ >> we've had a good morning from -- >> washington. >> idaho. >> mississippi! >> we've got sign palooza here but we want something special. >> a picture. >> i found a couple who was just married. >> honeymooning on "today." >> what's your message. >> love always wins. >> these ladies do not do morning. >> except for "today." >> oh, my gosh. they have the t-shirts. we need those here. >> the best people. they are all over. >> we're going to go find them ourselves at 8:30. we'll be back in a moment to step out on the plaza. good morning to you. nice to have them on. >> good to be here. it's another busy morning here.

a new danger emerged in flood ravaged texas where explosions rocked a chemical plant overnight. complete coverage starting with jacob rascon. he's in crosby with the very latest on it. jac jacob, what do we know this hour? >> reporter: we just got an update from emergency officials. they said the fire is still burning and more explosions are expected. they hope those explosions will be contained in the facility itself. they explained there are nine giant storage containers of chemicals back there and three of them have lost refrigeration which means chemicals will have a reaction. in one of those, the chemicals did have a reaction. there was an explosion and flames were shooting 30 to 40 feet out of that container. they expect the other containers that don't have refrigeration will have explosion and those chemicals will cause fire and flames to shoot out 30 to 40 feet. they have evacuated

area around it and ten deputies went to the hospital as a precaution after inhaling smoke. the company says they believe the smoke is nontoxic and they hope all of it will be contained to the facility itself and not cause any damage outside of it. that remains to be seen. back to you. >> jacob, quickly, what kind of chemicals are we talking about here? >> organic chemicals. chemicals they use to manufacture plastics. also stuff like paint and things that go in kitchens. basic chemicals used for all sorts of things we use around our house. >> jacob in crosby, texas. thank you. >> there have also been a dramatic increase of deaths tied to the storm and flooding, but also daring rescue operations saving many, many lives. miguel almaguer with these stories. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning. the death

at least 28 people killed in texas alone. incredibly dramatic rescue still under way at this hour six days after the storm hit. in port arthur wednesday neighbors rushing toward nursing home. >> somebody gave me water in the boat. just breaks my heart. >> reporter: nearly 70 elderly patients stranded inside as it quickly filled with water. they were carried out in wheelchairs and on stretchers. this woman praying with first responders, telling them she just celebrated her 90th birthday. >> not going to be your last, okay, we're going to get you through this. >> in nearby beaumont, a navy sea helicopter plucking people out of the water s this woman rescued with her 10-year-old son joshua clinging together on board. >> i thought y'all were going t

because another helicopter passed us up. when we seen y'all looking at us, oh, my god, we got so emotional. please help us. >> reporter: relief, but still so much uncertainty. >> my mama still stuck in her house. >> reporter: beaumont has already seen its share of tragedies. police identifying colette, the young mother who died saving her toddler earlier this week after they were both swept into a drainage canal. >> apparently the infant was clinging to her. >> water rescues topped 18,000, more than 32,000 people are packing shelters. officials estimate up to 40,000 homes could be damaged. but amid so much destruction, a safe haven for hundreds. babies carried to shelters. a truckload of dogs,o even a ca clinging to safety. a girl and her dog this morning finally on dry land

families smiling and laughing. perhaps for the first time in days. >> search teams will focus their efforts in port arthur and beaumont today. there is fear hundreds, if not thousands, did not make it out of those rising floodwaters yesterday. craig, back to you and savannah. >> breaks our heart. miguel, thank you for showing us those incredible rescues. beautiful work being done. >> we've got big medical news to tell you about. fda has approved a new cancer therapy that could be a game changer for some young people with an aggressive form of leukemia. nbc medical contributor dr. natalie aczar with more on that. always goos to see you. first, how big of a breakthrough are we talking about. >> transforming, kids pediatric age group up to age 25 with a certain type of leukemia, all, not responding to conventional therapy, this is giving them hope for a cure. >> you're going to have to

understand but it's called car-t. >> basically we talked about this, a novel immunotherapy. typically a one-time treatment. it carries with it a high price tag as we heard from novartis. >> how high are we talking about. >> $435,000. according to press release from yesterday novartis is planning on collaborating with centers for medicare and medicaid services to provide the therapy. if the therapy works after one month, then the company will be reimbursed from the government. >> who is this geared toward, the patient? >> the patient population, again, is pediatric up to age 25 of leukemia, which is

all, which has relapsed or refactory to conventional therapy and bone marrow transplant. >> dr. azar, good to have you. a federal judge temporarily blocked much of texas sanctuary cities law. it would allow police to acquire about immigration during a routine traffic stopped. sailed through legislature but opponents sued and argued senate bill 4 violated the u.s. constitution. wednesday's ruling keeps the law from taking effect september 1st and allows the legal challenges to proceed. and it is it is time now for hoda's morning boost. what you got? >> i especially love this one, guys. this may be my faufrt. volunteers at a storm evacuation shelter in houston are bringing home to victims of hurricane harvey. please listen to the music. ♪

>> victoria white and marques taylor saw signs of despair so do you know what they did, they belted out a powerful spontaneous version of the gospel song "spirit break out" do you know what happened? people laying down on cots and air beds got up and joined in. do you know who else joined in? 14 million people who watched that video online. doesn't it make you want to sob. >> it does. >> it just happened right there. so even on the darkest days someone knows how to turn the lights on. beautiful. >> good for the soul. we have much more ahead this morning, including why this year's official song of the summer, savannah guthrie, i don't think it's yours. >> i don't know what to think about this. >> it's going to surprise you. we will have that for jaw also ahead, why gwyneth paltrow is apologizing to brad pitt 20 years after

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we're back 8:14. let us trend, everyone. jenna joined. >> help myself. >> we've all had kids recently, so this caught my eye. thought it might catch yours, too. a lot goes into choosing a baby name. what happens if you regret your choice. one shared the story in online parenting form. she said she named her daughter autumn but after her own mom continually said i don't like that name, she's thinking about changing it. here is the thing, autumn is already ten-month-old. >> i don't think you can change the name. >> first of all, are you happy with the names you gave your kids? >> very happy. i will say after i named mila, mila,

everybody calls her myla. my mom called and said i think you said change the spelling to m-e-l-a. i'm in the going to change the spelling. >> i love my kids names. her middle name is guthrie, sometimes i wish i had given her a pretty name like elizabeth. honestly, i couldn't think of it. what about your own names. did you ever wish you had another name? >> growing up with the name dylan, there were no girls that had the name dylan, but then i owned it. it's so me. >> different. not different for the sake of being different. >> i gave you all a homework assignment. did you complete it? i said you guys have to pick the name. if you can rename your self right now, what would you name your self? craig, you start. >> i went with storm.

he's going through a phase right now, very much into cars. the new character in "cars 3," his nemesis, lightning nemesis is like storm. it's a bad name. >> a good tv news name. >> i didn't know we could have fun with it. >> any name you want. >> i always liked the name taylor. i think because i was obsessed with 90210 and kelly taylor. >> you went from dylan to taylor. >> call you dd. >> or tay tay. >> how about you? >> i thought this was a childhood assignment. i was jealous of barbara, so i want to go by barbara bush hager. as a kid barbara would call and order dominoes. she would be like barbara bush. they would be like stop pranking us. they didn't know barbara bush was going to be barbara bush when they named her that. i was jealous until high school when they would call role

barbara would be in the back and people would go barbara bush. >> i chose isabel. kind of punk rock. izzy. what about you? >> i thought it was like jenna growing up, mine was anything but hoda. any other name. i still remember roll call and i'd have the slop sweats, mark hoffman, chris kennedy, oh, my god, it's coming. i wanted to crawl under the desk and die. they would go, i think we have a typo. okay. so h.k. i remember thinking let it be over. >> if you could choose a name now. >> now? >> it's hard, right? >> i guess karen because she's my best friend and i like her. >> what about helen. tell about helen, how they wanted -- >> when i had my first job, they said what

>> hoda. >> we might have to work on that. why don't we try something easy like helen. i was like, i don't think so. >> where was that? >> mississippi. >> is that why you're going with the accent. >> no, it was jersey. >> tay tay, pop start. >> gwyneth paltrow, she has an oscar under her belt and is the ceo of her own lifestyle brand. in a recent girl boss rao podcast, gwyneth admitted she hasn't been so lucky in love. >> i have -- so many relationships. i'm actually a pretty good friend and a good sister and a daughter and a mother. but i am at my potentially most vulnerable and [ bleep ] up in the romantic slice of the pie. brad pitt, if you're listening, i [ bleep ]

>> gwyneth and brad dated. the song of the summer officially declared by the songs tweeted the most. might not be what you think. in third place despacito by daddy yankee and justin bieber. it dominated airwaves this summer but not number one. coming in number two, "crying in the club" by camila cabello. she's headed to the plaza september 29th. that will be fun. >> hoda with snaps. yay! >> ready for it? >> finally, the song of the summer, here it is. ♪ ♪ >> i like that. >> the

all right. tay tay is doing weather now. >> let's do the daly click. >> we ran out of time. sorry. >> we spent three minutes talking about "despacito." >> and what we would change our names to. let's take a look at the rain that is still associated with harvey, it's weakening, it is a tropical depression at this point and the rain is windings down. we have heavier bands through central louisiana and now it's going to remain a concern up through arkansas and into western tennessee as it takes this north-eastward trek. we are looking at the potential for some isolated flash flooding just because 5 to 7 inches of rain could fall in a short period of time across western tennessee. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. >> it is aihursmorng across the nation's capital. there is a view from our tower looking out towards

suburbs out by the beltway. sunshine for now is going to allow temperatures to climb quickly, we are in the mid to upper 60s in most areas, no you just now touching 70 at national airport. highs today low to mid 80s. plenty of sunshine early. there will be a risk of isolated showers later on today, higher rain chances for friday night and especially on your saturday. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> breaking news, dylan, we will have time for the roger federer daly click, piece of video you have to see in our next half hour. a new rossen reports for you, this morning a rare look inside the future of flying. >> one of the world's biggest airplane companies is transforming planes from the inside out all to improve our experience on board. today national investigative correspondent jeff rossen is back with a sneak peek. this is pretty cool. peek. this is pretty cool. >> they are going to keep pumping despacito on the plane. we've seen the video. frustrated passengers,

seats, fights and brawls. flying can be down right uncomfortable. what if you could fly like a rock star for the price of an economy ticket. craig melvin like hu? they say they can do it. they have invited us aboard, believe it or not, for behind the scenes look. these planes could be taking off sooner than you think. >> imagine flying in this. it's not a private plane. it's not even first class. this is coach. play rooms for kids, eating rooms for adults, even beds. it's all being designed by a special team here at airbus. many of the planes you fly on today are made by airbus. so we're in this nondescript office building, office park in california. look what happens when you spin the camera to the back. they have a giant airplane airbus 330, come on board. they have a full mock-up inside. this is jason, the project lead. how are you? >> good. >> you're saying i can do this for the price of a

>> we think we can make it accessible to all, get the price down to economy ticket level. >> how does it work? are there different sections and layouts. >> take an aircraft cabin and divide it into different pods loaded on and off the airline quickly. >> that's right. movable pods that each have a different experience for the traveler. they can be loaded onto a plane in less than an hour based on what the passenger signed up for. check out this space. plenty of room for families to spread out in the sky. >> this is cool. you have a play area there. how does this work? >> aircraft cabins not designed for families. only it 500 seats. here we have an area especially designed for families, sit across from each other, space for kids to play. >> buy this for my families. >> people can choose what experience they want it buy and that's what their experience will be. >> a lot of parents looking and i don't see any seat belts. >> this is a prototype. when we fly we'll have seat belts for everyone on

this is really cool. restaurant pod. we have tables. can you sit comfortably in tables like this. remember, four people can sit right here. by the way, also a bar for those that like bars on a plane. all for coach price ticket. >> something really cool here. this looks like a table right now but also turns into a chair. we have hidden seats all over the place so we can get this to be very economical. sit down and buckle in. >> you're saying there are as many seats on this plane as a regular jet. >> that's correct. >> you haven't seen everything. this may be the biggest improvement yet. >> beds on domestic flight. >> how many times have you walked past first class and been jealous of people who get to lay flat. >> can you buy a bed. >> it's pretty comfortable. i'm a little claustrophobic so i would keep this open. pretty cool. for a quick flight you can have

there, airbus working closely with faa to make it a reality. they are about to begin testing planes in the air. if all goes well airbus says flying on these planes could be a couple years away. they say these pods are just beginning. they want a workout pod, spa pod. >> new you're talking. >> a spin class in the air? >> no, but i'd get a facial. >> that is awesome. >> all for the cost of a coach flight? i can only imagine what first class is like. >> this is airbus, a big company. >> the same number of seats. >> they figured it out. these are very smart people over there. >> thank you, fun. >> just ahead this morning, jenna is coming back -- what's her new name? barbara bush hager. barbara bush hager comes back to give deserving families and teachers the surprise of a lifetime as they get set to go back to school. and the seven wine hacks you just need in your life right now ahead of labor day. first your local nuts.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> good morning. it's 8:26 now on this thursday, august 31st. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on your first 4 traffic with wtop's jack taylor. >> aaron, thank you. we had an incident inside the beltway on 66 headed westbound after glebe but well before sycamore, the accident activity blocking a single right lane and causing a little bit of a delay. also issues on the green way eastbound merging at the toll road, then a bunch of lumber scattered across the roadway eastbound before route 7. take it easy out there. >> jack, thank you. we will get a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it! i hope your thursday morning is off to a pleasant enough start. we have temperatures now in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees, we're looking for a quick warm up today, should be into the upper 70s by lunchtime, most of the afternoon will be in the low

gradually increasing later on, maybe an isolated shower or two today. way cooler and cloudier tomorrow with highs only in the 60s. >> the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app.

good morning, everybody. it is thursday august 31st, 2017. big morning on the plaza. lots of beautiful people saying hello on a gorgeous day. this is the last day of august, everybody. fall is coming. so happy to have everybody here. good morning, sweetie pie. >> what a crowd. >> hi, guys. >> this crowd has so many awesome individuals. we saw some earlier but i'm going to single out

she doesn't know we're coming for her. what is your name? >> madison. >> madison is here. one of the things mad sentence wants, i heard from sources, is that she wants to have her makeup done by a "today" show makeup artist. would you like us to do that for you? >> yes. >> okay. we're going to bring you out right now. come on out. hold on. your mom can come, too. we're going to take you in the commercial break upstairs to meet our makeup artist, and we're going to get your makeup done. that is going to be fun? isn't that the sweetest? >> you're already so beautiful, how are we going to improve on that. >> come on, we're going to have fun. we're going to take a shot later in the show. you're going to meet mary, the nicest person on earth. >> you want lipstick? fake eye lashes. >> yeah. >> we'lle

>> we're excited for you, hon. we'll take you upstairs in a few minutes. don't leave. >> i love it. she's in great hands with our mary. >> that's pretty cool. >> coming up, jenna bush visits some deserving teachers and families preparing to go back to school. she's going to help give them really big surprises as well. >> if you're suffering from sore eyes and headaches, you may spend too much time on screens. we'll teach you how to prevent digital eye screen. >> next story, really only one person who can do it and that's hoda. best wine hacks to get you saving. labor day weekend. rose all day. >> rose all day. >> dylan, a >> all right. and taking a look at the weather going on across the country, it is going to be a decent weekend, especially back through the midwest. flooding rain, though, tomorrow is going to start spreading through kentucky and even begin to work its way through the

above 100 degrees and we are looking at some heat advisers and heat warnings out in california. still hot out west on saturday. some of the remnants of harvey will continue to spread eastward even bringing rain to the mid-atlantic, up across new jersey and back through the ohio river valley as well. the middle of the country does try out through texas. lower 90s on saturday. on sunday we're looking at possibly heavy rain across northern new england, scattered showers and thunderstorms across florida and it remains hot out west. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. >> good thursday moin 70 degre right now in washington, 67 dulles, 66 winchester, 69 clinton. very comfortable, by this afternoon a little warmer than yesterday, we will be in the mid 80s, mix of sun and clouds, isolated shower mainly after about 2:00 p.m. today. tomorrow a lot cooler, we are looking at temperatures only near 70 degrees. chance of some very late showers, that carries over into saturday, those are the remnants of

are seeing improvements back in the 80s and more sunshine. >> so i just met bobby on the plaza and the first thing you said to me was -- >> i have my own show. >> you have your own show and your cool shoes. take a look at these shoes. bobbing around. can't beat that. so nice to meet. >> you so nice to meet you. >> everybody, back to you. t you. everybody, back to you. >> that's so cute. wonder if the show is called bobbin around. >> it's back to school time and jenna managed to help make it a special experience for deserving families and teachers like only you can. >> i had so much fun. a day full of surprises. two nonprofits, pay away layaway. as you see, magic happened all around. pay away to layaway volunteers prep for hours for this covert operation. >> let's do it. >> hiding their two

unsuspecting families. >> are you guys here for the event today? >> these families who had back to school items on layaway thought they were coming in for promotional event at the burlington store. >> walk over to the elevator. we're going to head upstairs. >> are you ready? let's do it. are any of you here to pay away your layaway. you're all here to pay it? >> yes. >> guess what, we have a little bit of a surprise to you. thanks to the people it at payaway to layaway, they are paid for. they are all paid for. there you go. this is for you. a new backpack. is this for you? yes? >> thank you so much. god bless you. >> bless you. that's awesome. they got everything they need. no back to school shopping. >> thank you. i appreciate it. thank you so much. >> how aweme

job? >> this one of the best things i do all year. i've never done a pay away to layaway.org event and not left inspired and motivated and just kind of hugging families. we're high-fiving little kids. we're stoked and happy. >> thank you pay away for layaway. >> we were just getting started. i asked everyone to stick around to help me surprise a deserving fifth great school teacher in another part of the store. allison thinks she's here for a back to school story and brought her principal and fellow teachers for moral support. >> what do you like about your job? >> i love so many things about it. i love how rewarding it is. our students, they come from challenge backgrounds and have a lot of obstacles they face every day. but they need us. >> i love that you get emotional talking about your kids. >> i do. >> it's nice to be able to play such a big part in their live

teachers like you that care so much about their students pay for a lot of supplies for their students. do you do that? >> they say on average about $600 for each teacher, what we pay for supplies. >> a year. >> a year. >> we have a surprise for you. don't a classroom is giving you money this year so you can get all these materials for your kids. >> it is our pleasure to do that for you, allison. your commitment to your classroom makes it all worth it. >> thank you. >> the impact it has on them. they might not know it now but it's amazing. >> so all of your teachers, what do you guys think? thank you guys so much for all your work. carolyn, i think you have a surprise for e

don't a classroom, we would like to don't each of you and presenting this check for $20,000. [ applause ] >> yay, teachers. >> by the way, when you interview a teacher, can you tell it's like in your dna. it is so inside you. beautiful. really beautiful. >> you were a teacher. i don't know a lot of folks know it. >> i was. i taught before this job. >> thought it was hardworking with toddlers, now she really knows. thank you. >> coming back next, are you spending too much time on all your devices? guilty as charged. how to prevent digital

. all right. this morning as we continue back to school today, a problem facing kids and adults alike in today's digital age more connected than ever. experts also warn all that screen time is actually affecting our health. >> according to the vision council, 50% of americans spend five or more hours a day using digital devices. more than 0% of americans use two or more devices at once. all that screen time is causing what experts call digital eyestrain, a vision related problem that can lead to symptoms like dry and irritated eyes, blurred vision and headaches. it affects 60% of americans and women are more likely than men to experience symptoms. digital eyestrain can be caused by factors like sitting too close to the screen, using the wrong settings on your devices and staring at your computer and smartphone for long periods

time. so what do we do to prevent and treat digital eyestrain. dr. natalie azar is back to break it down. good morning again. this is getting to be more and more common. what is it and how do we treat it? >> digital eyestrain or digital tie computer vision syndrome is a cluster of symptoms, as the piece described, that has to do with prolonged staring at devices. >> what's prolonged, though? >> two hours at a time for sure is considered prolonged. one thing that wasn't mentioned is also neck and shoulder pain in addition to the blurry vision and headache and all of that stuff. >> it's important to treat it and prevent it because it can get worse? >> yes. also especially important as we're talking about back to school, it's not just adults, it's kids also. >> you have tips for us. tip number one. >> tip number one is to see the eye doctor. the frequency and interval you need to go let's say to an optometrist, ophthalmologist, separate recomat

eye history, that kind of thing. the vision council recommends, this is really a smart thing to do. if you're an adult and your children use devices frequently, do to the eye doctor once a year and say this is how much i'm doing, what i am experiencing. help me have a plan of action. >> make that part of it. >> not just digital eyestrain, too, pick up other eye related issues. >> tip number two, adjust your digital habits. what do you mean? >> this is super important, especially important for children who are going to be sitting at adult computer stations. basically, a couple of things to remember. your computer screen should be about an arm's length away from you. you should be able to high-five your screen. most people feel most comfortable also when the screen is about 15 to 20 degrees below their eyesight so they are not looking up but rather looking down a little bit. you want to adjust the surrounding light. dimmer lights to avoid the glare. in particular the screen, you can

glare, screen over the computer to help with that. >> the next tip makes a lot of sense. take breaks. >> here is the thing. basically the 20/20/20 rule. every 20 minutes for 20 seconds you want to look 20 feets away to adjust your eyes and blink a lot. especially after two consecutive hours of looking at a screen, you want to take a break for 15 minutes to rest your eyes. >> you're looking away, not trying to focus on something. >> no, you're actually trying to focus on something far away so it resets the messaging between the eye and brain. >> okay. final tip. know your eyewear options. >> this really, really interesting. let's say you don't wear glasses at all or contacts but spend a lot of time in front of the computer. you can get specific lenses for the computer that eliminate the blue light, which we know isn't good, eliminate glare. if you are contact

or wear glasses, they can adapt those for the computer screen. >> okay. >> this is where, again, see the optometrist. they take a whole history in terms of what your complaints are, what your eye needs are, and they can fit you with the proper eyewear. >> okay. takes us right back to tip one, go see the eye doc. >> go see the eye doctor. >> natalie, thank you so much. coming up, seven wine hacks you need to know ahead of this long holiday weekend. first, this is "today."

we are back with "today" food. this morning we're raising your wine game ahead of the holiday weekend with seven practical hacks that can save you time and money. guest what, a renowned restaurateur and tv personality. joe. >> how are you? >> ready to play. >> we're ready. seven wine hacks, should you buy in bulk. >> in your case may not be

you go to any wine store they give you 10 to 15% off for a case. seems like a lot but not. >> summertime. >> half a bottle. >> half a bottle left. this is a trick. peaches in season now. you take your peaches, slice them like this. you put them in the wine. >> why would one do that? why? >> the wine might be oxidized. you have it in the refrigerator for a few days. it's kind of like a sangria but not putting in sugar. just mint. you let it macerate overnight. take on a peachy flavor, the best of the wine. it's delicious. a box wine that you don't want your guests to see. boom. >> hey, are box wines okay by the way. >> box wines are okay. they make some great wiesberger. >> one of the problems with wine, you want it cold. if it's not. >> you put ice cubes in, dilutes your wine rht

>> sorry. >> we made these fantastic ice cubes, hold that, in balloons. then you have wine and rose. i like my rose with ice in the summertime. >> why is a big cube better? >> it's going to melt much slower, keep it super cold, dilute it less and keep it colder. >> can you freeze wine? >> you can freeze wine, too, that's 2.0, next time. >> by the way, a great idea. your wine glass keeps getting mixed up with other glasses. >> this the easiest way, no wine gems, whatever. you write your name on your wine glass. then as the day goes on. >> classy. >> super cease. and as the day goes on you can keep track of how many wines you drink. one glass, two glass, three glass, four glass, five. one glass, two glass -- >> that is not necessary. >> comes off easy. can you write messages. you can write, savannah, you're

seven. fyi. >> just a sharpie on your glasses. >> say you want to pack wine in your luggage. why wouldn't you? >> this is a trade secret, i have to travel with wine all the time because i sell my wine. >> tube socks. >> there's a reason to have tube socks. you can load them in your luggage or put them in the car seat. the best place to carry wine in the car is the slot behind the seat. stick them in tube socks. >> behind the seat. the pouch? >> that's the best place to carry wine. put them in a tube stock. >> help us get stains out of wine. >> drinking drinking drinking. then oops, i got some wine on myself. this is a trick of getting wine out of a cotton shirt. it's a little bit tricky. you stretch it out. dab it out first. take a rubber band. this might be a little more. you take salt after you dab it out, pour it all

advance forward. we have the stain, we have the salt. boiling water. >> you pour boiling water on top of it? >> uh-huh. >> what's going to happen? >> it's going to take the stain out. it should take the stain out. it has taken the stain out in the past. it's working. >> starting to. >> totally fades, totally works. then you stick it in the wash. if not, you throw it out. at least you have a fighting chance with the salt. >> what do we have finally. >> it's the weekend, you lost your corkscrew. you use it so much you broke it. you take a screw and screwdriver and screw it into the bottle. >> you do not. okay. >> then you take a hammer. >> i'm backing up. not that i don't trust it.

>> by the way, those were seven awesome wine hacks. >> this is extreme wine hackism. cheers. nice weekend. cheers for all of you. >> for more wiesberger hacks,

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roger, what with the restraining order and everything. after your local news. this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> hello, good morning, everybody, it is 8:56 on this thursday, august 31st. i'm erika gonzalez. let's get a check of those roads with first 4 traffic's wtop jack taylor. >> good morning. we had trouble down in woodbridge, it was a tractor-trailer that had leaked some oil down on to the brakes, had a lot of smoke. northbound was a rubber necking delay, southbound wasn't real

affected. good news if traveling off the green way on to the toll road eastbound, we believe all travel lanes were open. it was a lit delay so man ahead if that's a normal path of travel for you. >> we are checking that holiday draft for you coming up next.

good thursday morning. temperatures right around the 70 degree mark now, 72 washington, 72 currently in leesburg, 85 this afternoon, mix of sun and clouds, isolated shower mostly after 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, though, we will be quite a bit cooler, highs only close to 70. we will see late rain tomorrow into saturday. those are going to be the remnants of harvey. sunday and monday, though, they do look good. erika. >> thank you, sheena. remember, you can get the latest, news, weather and traffic updates through our nbc washington app. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it!

jill, this is fantastic. thank you for having me out here. >> of course. thanks for coming out. lass days of summer. >> feels like time means nothing out here. >> nothing. leaves already. >> it was summer 15 minutes ago. >>tudio 1a. hello. >> hi, jill, where are you? >> high, guys. dean is here. we're just chilling by the pool. >> what do you mean you're chilling by the pool. >> fall steals and deals starts in 15 minutes. everyone is freaking out. >> we're in the hamptons two hours away. however are we going to get there. >> we don't care how you get here. you just need to get here in a hurry and now. >> they need us there in 15 minutes for steals and deals.

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>> old habits never die. in five minutes we got here. >> that's how it gets done. >> sure does. >> you got ready, steals and deals. i'll talk with these lovely ladies for a moment. >> jill. >> we have a ban anza today. >> not a banana but a bonanza. >> i think you need to trademark that word. >> i think it kpuss already. >> bonanza. >> you said you wanted a cape for later. >> sorry, don't have anywhere to go. >> would you sign it for me. >> welcome back. we were concerned we were missing a co-host. >> we messed up. we just timed -- jill's place so nice out there in the hamptons. i had to pull out the old trick this. >> do you do that often? >> only emergency situations. that was an emergency without a doubt. >> yes. we were really worried. i'm not really ready for fall yet. >> i've been cold all day because it's just -- it's not that warm out. and i have this dress -- my mom gave me this dress, i

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outfit. >> surprise. >> stops along the way. that's superman like. >> he's obsessed with j. crew. so he goes in and goes on these little splurges at j crew. >> i'm innocent. i don't have to answer to anybody. my son -- it's just me. i know what i want. it goes. i don't have to hide anything. there's no problem for me. you, however, i think, have a different issue with that. >> listen. henry hager is a lot of things. one of the things is he's responsible with money. and he's cute. >> he's cute. >> frugal. >> there's nothing wrong. i'm actually glad i married somebody like that. we've got to start thinking about the kids college savings. all right, hank, she was just born. >> by the way, my kid was just born and he goes to college next year. it does happen. >> it depends on his mood. there's times when he gets grumpy about toilet paper purchases. >>

working out, so i didn't answer. he called somebody that works with us. he said there's fraud on our amex. caroline who works with me was like, what is it? >> $14.99 going to ibooks, it's fraud. caroline goes through the same thing. turns out i read a book a month. that's not fraud. that's literacy. mama wants to read. >> sometimes those little small purchases -- i get the credit card bill. i'm like why did you spend $3.99 on the movie? you've seen that movie 100 times. really, it's just little expenses. >> i just had a great idea. i think you and henry need to team up versus brian and me on a day of fun and let's see who has more fun. he worries about toilet paper bills, for example. >> that's a good idea. >> i'm google to throw one thing out. there's one person i know who works in this studio who would

sent to his brother's house. just throwing it out there. just saying. >> who is that? >> not going to say his name. >> davy crockett. >> that's calling throwing it under the bus. sorry about that. i meant -- >> anybody watching? >> he had a friend who did that. friend. >> there are times i've hidden a thing or two. i'm sure there's times brian hides a thing or two. >> probably, yes. >> it happens. >> i think we're going to go out and see who has more fun. >> brian is very fun loving. >> he doesn't mind if a margarita is $5.95 on happy hour. >> i agree with that, too. >> you know what, guys, jill is ready to dive into our steals and deals. >> a dive. diving in head first. >> we're walking over to jill. >> she has handpicked all kinds of items tailored for all of us. >> you got the first one. >> dean, we've recently seen you on instagram with a

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welcome back to our steals and deals-arama. >> heading back to school. the teacher who is the apple of all our eyes t. >> miss morgan. these are great deals for back to school. we'll start with a.j. >> what have you got here? >> a backpack and lunch box. >> can you come here so we can see you? face that way. this is lands end backpack and lunch box set. a.j., you're doing such a great job. retail is $58, you get the backpack and lunch box. can you spin around so we see

we could change that to a.j. >> for an additional $6 can you put the monogram on. >> nice. >> the retail $58, the deal $29 for the set. that's 50% off. >> a.j., can i have your lunch? cheetos. >> roman? do we have somebody here named roman? >> come on down. roman is displaying -- i love that water bottle roman is so cool. >> displaying aquasana, retail $19.99. available in four colors. keeps the liquid hot or cold up to 24 hours. the deal $9.99, 50% off. >> mothers can borrow that as well. >> yes. >> well done, roman. >> thanks, roman. >> i think we have somebody here named haley. here is haley. >>

>> haley. >> right up here. >> that's why you get it. penguin random house, retail $47.93 to $59.9 6. a great gift. >> by the way, i read those nancy drew's when i was little ones. >> not nancy drew but other ones. dakota, my little cousin, they are coming to you. my niece. >> these are the classics, so you choose from 12 different sets. best sellers fanned retail $47.93 to $59.96, the deal $25. >> awesome. >> haley, you're such a good student. i think we have somebody -- are you daniel? daniel, we've been waiting on you. what do we have. >> hi, daniel. i love your shirt. will you stand right there. >> cool. >> this is robin rose personalized pencil case with

this can double as a makeup case. it's a little bit of a splurge. it's jute annikan vas. personalize with initials. $54, 50% off and you do get the initial. >> daniel, you're the man. thank you, daniel. >> come on back, buddy. >> you can share it with dean. >> no, i'm taking it, stealing it. >> come on, guys. let's run through the products. lands end backpack, water bottle by aquasana, books by penguin random house and pencil case from robyn rhodes. >> thanks to our awesome students. for an exclusive deal online, head to facebo facebook.com/todayshowstyle where jill is about to hop on live. coming up, cooking to fashion, more great steals. guess what, a few

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good morning, everybody. thursday is going to be a nice warm day to be outside, we're already in the low 70s around town, afternoon highs today 80 gaithersburg, 85 washington, 83 leesburg. warm, plenty of sunshine today, no more than an isolated shower or two today, but tomorrow cloudy and way cooler, chances for light rain or drizzle during the day, temperatures only in the 60s tomorrow and the rains from harvey come through here on ur

>> all right, chuck, thank you. of course, you can get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. another update in 25 minutes. the in-laws have moved in with us. and, our adult children are here. so, we save by using tide. which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash.

anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide. >> interesting. all morning going forward with steals and deals. now chilling at home with dean cain. >> wake up. ready to fill your home with comfort, convenience, and coziness. the twin bed with our first three products. >> a little big for a twin. >> in college, a twin the entire time. >> i think we all did. >> lux or linen sheet seat, let's start with this. >> nice. >> bamboo, four-people set, twin to california king. also interesting you have a california king. >> yes. >> breaking news. >> i don't know anyone with a california king. >>

>> i thought you had to live in california for that. >> scripps monogramming. head to today.com for all the colors. retail $129 to $189, $49 for the set. pretty good. up to 74% off. now, how is the pillow feeling? >> i don't know. this pillow is very comfortable. thank you. >> these retail $99 to $109. foam for optimal recovery. it's the memory foam. it helps with neck, shoulder, and head for proper spine align. it comes in two sizes. retail $99 to $109, retail $39. >> that's a nice pillow. >> i actually started sleeping with that. >> it's nice. >> next thing. the frog hill designs lacquer jewelry. retail $89. >> nice gift. >> comes in eight colors. fill it with jry

whatever you want next to your bed. cool house warming. $89, deal $3 4, 62% off. now that you've woken up, it's time for the shower. the robe comes off, time for shower. towel sets. retail $140. six-piece sets, two bath towels, hand towels, washcloths, luxurious and super absorbent. >> oh, my gosh. how much for the towels? >> retail $140, the deal $49. that's for the set, 65% off. >> dean, will you sit down? >> yes. >> oh, yes. >> i just got out of the shower. there we go. >> now is the time. i hope i'm not oversharing you wake up every day and say what you're grateful day. >> every morning. >> this a setup.

on. the tracy porter candles, retail $50. you get three wick filled -- one candle with three wicks in it. it comes in a box. you throw a bow on it. retail $50, 64% off. you need a lot to fill up the area. >> last one, aren't these comfy and cozy. they are behind you. retail $110, seven colors, super cozy and comfy. >> they are kind of heavy. >> they have some heft, weight. >> the deal $39.99, 64% off. >> let's recap these quickly. >> lux or linen sheet seat, pillows, jewelry box, home towel set, tracy porter candles and nest-in throw blanket. >> these smell goods. >> and i like these blankets. thank you, jill. from the rest of the house to kitchen, we'll be cooking up mo

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"today's" taste maker who will make us two dishes with products you can buy today. dylan and dean and jenna. >> this is so good. >> pro vita juicer. retail is $399. i know you're going to whip up a spicy green juice. >> such a great way to have healthy options in the morning now that summer is over or almost over. this is so nice and easy. it's not very loud, which is great. put everything in here. >> what makes it spicy? >> this one has a little bit of jalapeno, cucumber, we won't go through the whole thing. i add a little lemon juice. >> retail $399, $107.21 for major juice maker, 73% off. >> yeah. >> i think we're going to serve it and see how they are enjoying it with the jalapeno in the glasses. this is stationary studio

a choice of five glass wear styles. today.com to see it. personalization, dishwasher safe. retail $99.95, deal $49.98. four glasses, 50% off. >> moving on to supreme ceramic cookware. time to prepare your garden frittata. >> so nice for eggs. especially nice, end of summer, you've got those great garden veges, zucchini, onions. get them in, start sauteing, get that extra liquid out there. >> why is ceramic good. >> it's really nice. it's nonstick, first of all, but it's also very durable. it's really great for eggs. you can serve it in the pan, looks gorgeous. add corn here, too. i love corn at the end of summer. >> i love it all. >> adds sweetness to the eggs. >> that looks great. $219, $54, that's 75% of

we have stokes flat ware. retail $65, stainless steel with mirror finish. this is awesome. you can see. >> we're having so much fun. >> you like the corn in there? >> yes. >> that was dylan's big surprise. >> come for the eggs, stay for the corn. >> a secret in there, works nice with salty goat cheese. >> it's a 20-piece set. go on today.com, $65, retail $29.99. that is 54% off. thanks for joining us. if you want the recipe for juice and frittata, head to >> dylan, i don't know if your mouth is full but can you give us a check of the weather while you're eating. >> she ate the entire fda

that at that. >> nobody is judging, though. >> that's a look at the weather across the country, now here is a peek out your window. >> good morning. through the afteron we're going to be mainly dry except for a couple isolated showers that will be popping up. so mid 80s for a high today with the clouds around, too, mix of clouds and sun. we go into tomorrow, it's going to be quite a bit cooler, highs in about the upper 60s, near 70 degrees, but we do have a late rain chance, mostly later friday night into saturday. those are going to be the remnants of harvey getting here to start your weekend. 74 with showers through the day. sunday and monday big improvements and we will be drying. >> okay. >> coming up, we've taken care of your home, kitchen and little ones, now it's time to he can to us on you. we have "steals & deals" on fabulous fall fashion right after this.

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and deals palooza. nothing says fall quite like fashion. >> jill has the best look for the season without breaking the bank. fashion like jill martin. >> "today." >> thanks, mom. >> let's start with the scarf, retail $129. we have two familiar faces here.

they come in colors. >> beautiful. >> i love it. >> really chic, all different ways. also great to travel, use it as a blanket. if you can see dean, it's like we're on a shoot and he's directing. >> so beyonce, i love it. >> look at that. >> you're kicked off. >> retail $129, $41.90, 68% off. >> mischa workout wear. >> who knew. >> please come on out. wow. now, it's your choice, tops, leggings, sports bra or jacket. there's different ones. >> looks so great. >> leisure wear. worn to work out. really how we all come in in the morning dressed up. >> true. >> head to today.com for different colors and patterns. retail $84 to $156, $42.80 to $59.04 up to

dean, how is it going over there. >> great. unseen wind. >> now, if we can move down to the sneakers, because these are ryka sneakers. slip on. >> it's really easy. >> it's very difficult. >> it starts difficult, gets easier and then becomes difficult again. >> getting down there to tie it is the problem. >> stretch mess, retail $69.99, the deal $33, 53% off. >> okay. are we moving over here. >> watches. these really going for it. $125 to $329, 16 assorted best sellers. that's okay. just the box. >> why is everything glued. >> i don't know. this would look so pretty on you. look. >> look at the different ones. i wear a man's watch. for this price you can really play wit. it c

box. retail $175 to $329. the deal $66. that's up to 80% off. >> do these have to be for men? >> i wear a man's watch all the time, unisex. >> we've been shopping, found the best shape for you. i think actually our face shapes are similar. i think we have the same ones. >> this is christian siriano sunglasses, $139, designer, sold nordstrom t $39, 72% off. i'd like you to walk over to the runway. dean did a little walk in the commercial break. >> pair of sunglasses. >> if you could start at the beginning. >> do it together. >> i think they are ladies. >> come on, girls. >> you get in the middle. >> let's go. walking right

>> turn around. let's go. >> no one -- >> i feel like he looks like a secret service agent. >> what? what's going on. >> look at his ear. >> no one manning the -- >> those glasses with tortoise shell, i love them, dean. here is a reminder, the scarves, workout gear, ryka sneakers, watches and christian siriano sunglasses. >> coming up, our biggest steals and deals announcement yet. >> how can it get bigger? >> plus a special surprise for some viewers at home. first, this is "today" on nbc. t is

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i'm so excited. before we do that, we have a major announcement. we are giving away one of every item you've seen so far today to one lucky viewer at home. you see all the items right here, something for everyone. head over to our today's take facebook page for details on how you can win it all. and now we are going to take a look at our final steals and deals. behind the sign. guys? guys, come on out. >> okay, one, two, three. >> dylan, good to see you like that. perfect. >> okay. what is the deal? >> it's right here. holy smokes. >> this is a balloon party because these are our final two steals and deals. the pro form treadmill, retail $1,999. now, you can run the world from your home. it connects to an app. put it up on the

>> nice. >> italy, venice for the day bicycling. it connects to any tablet. >> very good. >> it folds up and has a stand. retail $1,999, the deal is $849. that's 58% off. >> okay. so this the nordic track elliptical, $2,999. this also has ifit coach plus ready. what that means in simple terms, the app will connect with the screen and can you travel the world from your den. burns calories with only 10% incline. retail $2,999, the deal $1499. that's 50% off. >> seeing up close, cool. >> what don't i want. >> we're going to do a lot of stealing. >> they are going to steal and i'm going to do the deal. reminder, mega steals and deals, pro form treadmill and nordic track elliptic.

we're giving treadmill and elliptical to two lucky viewers at home. head to today's take facebook page for your chance to win. >> that's awesome. jill, thank you so much. i don't know how you find all this stuff. >> so much fun. i know it took a lot of work. >> really good news. >> we're thrilled to announce so many of the companies featured today will be donating products to harvey relief effort. >> well done. shopping with a cause. >> since everyone is so excited about shopping today, even this dog got in on the action. >> i like that. >> shoppers in california spotted a dog with a shopping cart. >> yes. >> and a grocery store. >> it's better than having your kid idot. >> that's how i felt. >> dogs in the supermarket? >> this one sure did. >> he was like a

>> he was helping. exactly. >> he found some good as onnia. right? >> frittata. >> guess who is up next? kathie lee and hoda with a fall fashion show. we just had a fashion show. >> we have more. >> coming up right after this. >> that was so fun. >> let's go shop. i'm getting the luggage. the luggage is definitely mine.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> hi, good morning, everybody. it is 9:57 on this thursday, august 31st. i'm erika gonzalez. it is a big day for prince george's and montgomery county students, some of them are preparing for orientation day. middle and high school students in montgomery county will meet their teachers and classmates, while in prince george's county students entering pre-k and kindergarten will take part in programs designed to help them transition into their new sch.

weekend forecast. sheena. >> good morning. so far it's looking pretty good across the area, mid to low 70s currently. going through today, though, mid 80s, a little warmer than yesterday, isolated shower possible. tomorrow heading into the weekend, we will be cooler, highs near 70 degrees, late shower chance, that leads us into a rainy saturday. scattered showers through the day, those are the remnants of harvey, mid 70s. we do dry out sunday, 81 degrees. by monday we will be sunny and the mid 80s. >> coming up on news 4 midday, how a local restaurant association is helping the victims of harvey.

how do you feel? >> good. >> good. all right. >> let me get this. >> ladies, ready for you on the catwalk. in three, two, one -- >> okay. let's go. ♪ ♪ lookin' at you >> i like it! >> both: what? >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb