good morning. holiday hea wave. nearly 60 million americans under warnings and advisories d ahf july 4th. temperatures soaring into the triple digits. some reaching record highs. w how longl it last? dylan has our forecast. unthinkable crime. >> pure evil in my mind. >> what we're learning about the suspect who went on a stabbing spree at a child's birthday party. we have the details. >> speaking out, the woman stalked by the annapolis gunman emotional in an exclusive interview. >> i would be afraid that he could show up anywhere at ati me and kill me.

>> those stories plus on the run again. a notoriousal crimin's daring prison break caughtn camera. >> seg rugigzda scl. one'srivate school experiment to separatey kids b race has parents up in arms. a nd lebron is headed to l.a. how the west won him over and what cleveland saying about that epic loss today, monday, july 2nd, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savanna guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a. >> gd morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a holiday weekend. willie is in for hoda, and lebron is taking his talents to l.a. >> there will be a lot of disappointed fans today. lebron going to l.a. >> a one-man show.

l.a. is definitely celebrating this morning. our top story, thi extreme heat wave, scorching tens of millions of us withemperatures spiking into the triple digits in some places. sweltering, dangerous cr he.nd midwest a and northea starting off the week under heat advisory. we're tracking the temperates. we'll start with blake mccoy, just a few blocks north of us in balmy central park thisrn g. good morning. >> good morning to you. folks are out early in central park, ting to beat this heat. here in new york city, and across the northeast, we have now offially reached full blown heat wave status, and today is shaping up to be ynother scorcher. from new york -- >> that's oneta way to sy cool. >> that's the only way i figured out today. >> to boston. >> even though i the beachs so hot, i'm excited for the kids to be out there. >> to chicago. >>oo hot. feel like i'm about to fall out. >> an oppressive heatave is searing a hue swath of the u.s.

>> ice cold water. water. you want to stayat hy. >> in the cubs series against the twins this weekend, several players left the game, suffering from dehydration. at nascar, too. 108 degrees inside this car. driver chase elliot walked himself to an ambulance forft fluidses aer completing his race. nearly 56 million americans are being impacted by the summerel ter with temperatures feeling like trie digit in some areas. in the midwest, storms brought temporary relief from the heat but also a new danger. flash flooding. a well known local sports radio broadcaster in des armoines, caughtler, was killed when flood waters swept him out of his vehicle. thern california, hot, dry winds are fueling an out oco rol wildfire that broke out over the weekend, blowing a thick orange haze south into thi san frano bay. extreme weather from coast to

coast. but the heat isg hav the biggest impact as millions try to stay cool as they wait for some relief. for many of us, this is shaping up to be the longest heat wave in two years. here in new york city, the cit is urging people to get to know your neighbors and check on thit, particularly thoseut air conditioning. >> blake mccoy, thank you. >> notuch cooler today. for more on how long the heat wave will llast,'s turn to dylan dreyer in for al. >> it's going to stay hot all week long. lmperatures will mostely hanging in the 90s. or're looking at records highs likely across m cities in the northeast today, and watch what happens as we go through this week. this are of high pressure backs to the southwest. it takes into friday and into saturday befor temps cool off in the northeast, and t then heat builds out west. l.a. by friday could see a high of 100 degrees. 100 areas feeling like it's or higher today when you factor in the humidity, your body

doesn't cool dn the way it likes to or needs to. that's why air conditioning is so importa a day like today. tuesday, we're looking at a heat index of 1. 4 in philly. richmond, 99. arleston, 102. as we go through the middle and end of the week, it will cool f a bit. we're still looking at high temperatures in the 90s. look at washington, d.c. 96 on the fourth of july. 95 thursday. back up to 98 on we are looking at your feels-like temperatures near 99 onmiednesday in eapolis, and it feels like we're well abovee 100 dein memphis and close to it in columbia. this a long duration event so brace for a very hot week. >>ad always a sign when you can physically see the air outside and have to peel your itway through thanks. >> we'll check back. >> now to that joyful celebration that turned into an unfathomable tragedy over the weekend. a man went on a stabbin spree a child's birthday party in boise, idaho. among his nineer victims six young children, and some of them

are now clinging to life.c' steve patterson has the latest on this for us. good morning. savannah, police here in boise are calling this one of the most violent attacks in the city's history. is man taking anger out on a room filled with innocent children. a quiet community in boise, idaho, stunned by violence. >> there some child victims. >> nine people wounded in a mass stabbing at a 3-year-old girl's birthday party. six of the victimsng y children. some suffering from life threatening injuries. these boys say the stabbing happened right in front of him. >> we saw him saying bad words and staieing our s. >> stabbing our kids. >> this was an attack against those who are most vulnerable, our children. it's untenae,unconscionable, and it's pure evil in my mind. >> police responded to the

stabbings saturday night atts apartmormally considered a safe haven for those all too familiar with violence. refugees resettled from iraq, syria, and ethiopia. the suspect, 30-year-ol timmy kinner from los angeles, was captured near inscene and charged with nine felony counts of battery and injy to a child. the knife he waw suspected of using recovered in a nearb canal. police say he has an extensive criminal record and was staying with a woman at the complex until being asked to leave friday night. one man said kinner made threats as he left the apartment building. he told the kids, somebody is going to happen here. he said wai and you will see it, and that's what we see. >> the community now reeling. >> i don't trust right now anyone anymore. >> even tef police c could not contain his emotions. >> when you see innocence targeted and the suffering whicu , and when that involves children, it's something that

gets to each of us. it tears your heart ap ot. course, among the victims, that 3-year-old little girlin celebr her birthday. the police chief says some of those victims are suffering in life-alt injuries. kinner is expected to make his first court appearance later on today. savannah willie. >> steve, thank you. president trump is back in washington this morning, as speculation mounts over his pick to replace retiring supreme court justi anthony kennedy. the president set to announce that pick o week fromtoday. after a weekend filled with siotests against family separation, the pnt is taking on growing calls from democrats to abolish i.c.e. we have two reports benning with nbc's chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson. >> good morning to you. and a white house official tells me this morning the president will be working on that supreme court search today, talking with advisers as hets closer to the self-imposed deadline for naming his pick for a n justice in just seven days.

for his high court pick higher education onis mind. people familiar withredent trump's process say he's indicated he would like a justice who went to harvard or yale. call it supremely scholarly, as the pre prepared for a confirmation battle he predicts will be short but bruising. >> it's probably going to b cious because the other side, eil they can do is obstruct and resist. r whole thing is resist, but i think it' going to go actually very quickly if i pick the right person. >> the right perso sure to be right leaning with both conservatives and liberals fired about what could happen to roe v. wade. senator susan collins will be a swing vote to confirm any candidate. >> a candidate for this important position who would overturn roe v. wade would not be acceptable to me because that would indicate an activism agenda that i don't want to see a judge have. >> and while the presint

insists he won't ask specifically about how a potential justice would rule on roe, he made clear during his campaign where he stands. >> do you want to see the court overturn roe v. wade. >> if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that's really what's going -- that's what will happen. will h my opinion because i'm putting pr olife justicesn w the court. h the president all but certain to select a solidly leaning right nominee, the court's shift of balance could ift for a generation. >> they understand the historic siificance of this cision. >> those high stakes are why some democrats want to delay any confirmation hearing until aftes novembmidterms but of course, it's republicans who control congress and the calendar. so that's a fight that looks likely lost already. willie, savannah. >> hallie jackson at the white house, thanks. >> now to thef thousands marchers protesting family separation over the weekend, some calling on the president to

abolis i.c.e., the immigration enforcement agcy, buthe president doubled down. peter alexander has that angle d covered. >> grning to you. more than 600 of those families belong together rallies fiercely erotical of the president's tolerance immigration policy. and at the same time, president trump is hammering democrats, again painting them as weak on crime and falsely insisting that they want open borders.es prent trump this morning tried to capitalize on new calls from some democrats to isab or overhaul the immigration and knowns enforcement agenc as i.c.e. >> you get rid of i.c.e., you have a country you're afraid to walk out of your house. i love that issue if they're goin to do that. >> the president defending i.c.e. agents, praising them as so brave and warning democrats could go after police next. top democrats disagree over eliminating i.c.e. >> i think there's a lot of her things we can do before we get to that point. families are still separated,

children are still in cages. >> in miami, an emotional reunion for one family separated. jace is back with her mom after a month and a half apart, still waiting for her be released. with mariana atencio remembering his parting words. >> take care of yourself. i'm praying for you. >> the immigration issue igniting sharp division. hundreds of thousands over the weekend in blue states and in red, protesting the president's policies. including the sion of families. >> there's kids right now who can't sing lullabies. >> the department of homeland security's response, we thank them for their interest. and critics poi out the president's misleading americans about his role in his party's tempts to fix border problems. on saturday, claiming he never pushed house republicans to vote for an immigration bill, but only days earlier, he didtl

ex that, tweeting in all caps, house republicans should pass the strong but fair immigration bill. and peteer on ano subject, nbc. obviously, we know about the summit last month and the president talking about theisk of a nuclear nbc being diminished, and yet, there are reports o there that the opposite may be true. >> yeah, this is significant. it's been nearly three weeks since president trump assured americans they can sleep well at night. were his words, just back from the smit with nbc and kim jong-un in singapore. he tweeted there is no longer a nuclear threat from but as nbc news was first to re.srt, multiple officials say u.s. intelligence agencies believe that despite that agreement, north korea has increased its production of in also evidence that northmonths. korea is trying toe's th the rve u.s. about its nuclear stockpile, its arsenal and secret production facilities and

there are new report ts morning that north korea is d nearlye expanding a key missile manufacturing site. savannah. thank you.exander, >> also this morning, as we mentioned, for the third time in his alread storied hall of fame career, nba superstar lebron james is taking his talent to a new team once again leaving his hometown cleveland cavaliers. this time to join the los angeles lakers. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer is at the staples center with more. od morning. >> hey, willie. good morning. a statoesn't seem to be lebron james doesn't own. four-time mvp, three-me nba champion, and two-time olympic gold medalist. lebron james is widelyer cons the best player in the nba. now he's coming to one of the most iconic teams in all of sports. the lakers hoping lebron james can bng aittle showtime back to los angeles. this morng, basketball royalty

going hollywood. >> breaking news. lebron james has a new team. he's coming out west. >> nba legend lebron james ng agreei to a four-year, $154 million deal with thes los ange lakers. a monumental move from cleveland that immediately alters the nba landscape. >> we got lebron. we got lron. lebron is about to bring championship to l.a. >> the 14-time all star and three-time champio joined the storied lakersfranchise, home to some of the most iconic players in nba history. including current president of basketball operations magic johnson. another lakers legend, kobe brya, who won two olympic gold medals along lebron reacting on r. welcome to the family. overnight, lebron posting a message of his own on his instagram story. thank you, northeast ohio, for an incredible fou seasons.

this will always be home. >> the kind of star power that lebron james brings to your organization, to yourcity, it's almost immeas able. >> now dubd l.a.bron, wherever he go, he rewrites thscript. in 2010, he announc he was leaving cleveland in a television special called the decision. ak>> i'm going to te my talents to south beach and join the miami heat. >> the backlash was swift. as the ohio tive's move devastated his hometown franchise. but after winning two titles in miami, lebron returned to cleveland, leading theav in 2016 to the city's first major sports title in more than half a century. >> i came back to bring a championship to the city. >> bdn and r in akron, lebron has strong ties to ohio. but in the end, the allure of l.a. won out. king james now looking for his

next crowning achievement. leading the lakers back to the promise land. what a difference a championship makes. overnight, the cavaliers released this statement saying about lebron james, lebron, you can com home -- you came home and delivered the ultimate goal. nothing but appreciation a gratitude for everything you put into every moment you spent in a cavaliers uniform. we look forward t the retirement of the famous 23 cavs jers one day down t line. that city certainly grateful for lebron james and what he delivere to the cavs. >> they should be. miguel,thanks. interesting to see the difference in the last time he left cleveland with the jerse burning. the owner, dan gilbert, wrote a strongly worded letter. this time just thanking him. >> he has done a lot for his hometown and now he's going west. now we go tdyn. what's happening with the weather? >> it's just hot. it's so hot for so many people.

that's all i got. we're looking at the heat, the humidity, it will feel like it's well above 100 deoees. chicill be cooler today, but we have a chance of some heavier rain across parts oferhe ea great lakes and heavy rain is likely today down along the gulf coast. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local forecast isoming up in the next 30 seconds. good monday morning. tempnatures already near 80 the district. 80 degrees in annapolis. much of the area about the mid to low 70s.

a heat advisory for everybody today, feeling like 105 degrees this afternoonhen you facto in the humidity. actual air temperature near 97 that's dangerous heat. no rain relief today. plenty of sunshine. have the spf, stay hydrated. looks great if you're headed to the beach.er teures in the 80s. inland, in the 90s for the rest of the week. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. before his shooting spree at the capital gazette, the suspected annapolis gunman stalked her. >> and then, what caused a charter boat packed with terican touristso burst into flames. the latest in the investigation into this deadly explosion. first on a monday "rning, this day" on nbc. irst

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unfortunately between green briar and south dim witty street. good news, in rockville, 270 southbound and 28 crash on the left shoulder gone. and the delays sort of easing. southbound on the rock creek park way, a crashn the left side of the roadway. about an hour ago, it was described as a head-on collision. back to you. >> a check of your forecast coming up next. duke's is the anrfect companion for sothings. it makes a tomato taste more like a tomato. it makesbaacon taste more like n. it's a unique flavor. the texture is incredible.

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forecast in a bit, guys. >> thank you. another local news update in about 25 mi ttes. >> back the oud tood show after that break.

we're back at 7:30. monday morning, 2nd of july, 2018. happy to have willie in filling in for hoda on a steamy monday. the thermometer doesn't really do it justice because we're swimming through the hair. lo we looked at that 82 and said it was pretty it feels like 102. >> we want a feels-likeur temperat that feels like 3,000. >> let's begin this half hour with a check of the headlines. >> holiday heat. >> too hot. feel like i'm about to fall out. >> darmsh heat wave scorching the country bringing dangerous conditions to ts of millions of americans as heat advisories stretch from the midwesto the northeast. >> so hot, i'm so excited for the kids to be out there.

>> land slide victory. andres manual lopez wins mexico's presidential election. his left-wings politic signaling a major change in mexico. setting the stage forossible trump ns with the administration over trade and immigration. >> race against time.ue resc divers desperately advancing in the flooded cave in ailand where a dozen boys and have been r coach missing for more than a week. >> terrifying a sharkdi feeng in australia goes horribly wrong when a woman is dragged under water, somehow walking away with only minor injuries. >> and rocke bam. a japanese rocket meant for outer spacemalfunctions exploding only seconds after takeoff. today is monday, july 2nd, 2018. >> i'm no rocket scientist, but i don't think that wasanhat was me to happen. >> i don't think that was the

intention. nobody was harmed in the process, we hope. learning rning, we' more about the gunman who walked into the "capital gazette" newspaper offices late last week killing five eemployees. shooter had a long-held grudge against the paper dating back t a 2011 stalking case. the woman in the case is now speaking out clusively to nbc news. catie beck joins us from annapolisith that story. good morning. >> good morning, willie. this woman says when she first heard about the shooting at the "capital gazette" newspaper, she had an immediate sense of panic. she had a feeling this could be the same man who terrorized her for years. forcing her to move out of state for her own safety. >> i would be afraid that he could show up anywhere at any time and kill me. >> this morning, for the first me, lori is speaking out about her terrifying experience with the ecsud "capital gazette" gunman, jarrod ramos, w she says cyberstalked her for years.

still living in fear, she asked ando withhold her full name location and to mask her identity. >> i have been tormented and traumatized and terrorized for so long that it has, i think, changed the fiber of my being. >> ramos now behind bars. chouged with fivents of first degree murder after police say he went on a deadly shooting rampage inside thef newsroom o the "capital gazette" newspaper in annapolis, maryland, taking the lives of five employees. >> a suspected t motive forhe crime, an ongoing grudge ramos held aga fst the paperor coverage of his criminal harassment conviction i 2011. lori, the victim in that case, recalls theirct intens started out friendly. >> he reached out to be via e-mail to ask if i remembered him from high school. i replied to him nicely that i did not.

>> months later, after several exchanges, thieds cha dramatically. lori says when she didn't respond to e-mails quickly enough, his became threatening. >> he said f-you, go kill yourself. you're going to need a protective order. >> lori gut police involved but said ramos still wouldn't stop. >> he is very cold. he is very calculated. he's very intelligent. >> ros pleaded guilty to criminally harassing lori in july of 2011. the capital gazette wrote an article about it, afterwards, ramos sued the paper for defamation. his lawsuit was dismissed in 2015. bu he continued torite threatening messages about the on r and its employees social media. lori says she is speaking up now because she wants to empower other stalking victims. >> one thing i do now is he can no longer silence me. >> nbc news has reached out to the attorney now representing ramos, but has not heard back.

in 2013, the nspaper actually alerted police about ramos and his online threats. police say the dropped that investigation forear they would provoke him. >> chilling to hear from lori uthere. thank ery much. >> let us turn back to dylan in for al and the weather is the big story oft day. >> it certainly is. over the weekend, we had flooding rains fallar across of iowa. four-mile creek overflowed its banks. some parking lots reported about four feet of water. people were trying to get out of their cars and escape the floodwaters asret becamey intense, especially saturday night. today, our threat of heavy rain is going to occur down along the gulf coast, from western florida all the way over into eastern uisiana. me thunderstorms falling just to the southeast of new orleans. tropical-like downpours that's why flash flooding is a possibility. this is an area of lowwe pressu ave to keep an eye on because it's going to continue to back to the west as w through the next 24 to 48 hours,

bringing it closer to houston. we could see rainfall rates of up to two incheser hour. some areas could end up with as much as 2 to 5 incs of rain. especially along the southern part of louisiana, where we could see some of tse heavi pockets of rain. then we'll keep an eye out for houston, especially as we go into tuesday and the middle of the week.k that's a l at the weather across your country. now here's a peek o your window. >> we have a heat advisory for noon ody starting at through 8:00 p.m. the humidity is going to make it feel like 105 degrees. poor air quality. no rain in the forecast. temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. by lunchtime, 92 but feeling close to 100. dangerous heat as we go through the safternoon. an far, your fourth of july forecast is looking good by firerks time. any slight chance of a shower will be cleared out by then. the next chanc f of rainday into saturday. >> and that's your latcat fo. savannah. >> thank you. now to a mystery in the bahamas this authorities are trying to figure out what caud a deadly

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seve of the injured were taken to a hospital in nassau. authorities in the bahamas asked for help fro the u.s. coast guard, which medevaced several passenge to florida. they told us no statement. it's under investigation by police. >> whatever happens, we have new clue. it was just terrible. >> one person did die in that os exn. according to stephanie's family, the explosion happened in the back of the boat. d that's where stephanie was sitting, and that's why she s sustaineh severe injuries. her family is on the way to the bahamas right now. back to you guys. hiing about them today. what a terrifying scene. tammy, thank you very much. still ahead this morning, which diet is right for you? we'll clear up some confusion about five popular diets and >>lp you figure out the one that fits. then, even queen b needs a little help some we'll take a look at the concert midstep that had beyoncest

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good morning. we have a a weatherrt today because of the heat. dangerous heat, everybody is ntd a heat advisory from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., also an air quality alert. 80 degrees now in washington. temperatures will quickly be rising. 97 by the afternoon, feeling 10like we'll stay in the 90s for the rest of the week. fireworks look good on wednesday. >> thank you. >> another update in 25 minutes.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, homeroom shocker. >> parents were appalled by it. >> a pricey manhattan private school at the center of a firestorm this morning after it decided to separate students by race. >> this is not 1963 in alabama. this is 2018 in manhattan. >> why some parents are supportive of theschool's decision amid growing outrage. >> plus, dietdilemma. how much do you know about what you're eating? why many americans are clueless when it comes to the facts fat. this morning, we clear up the confusion and reveal the top five diets that's actually work. >> and woman of wiemd. >> i got emotional when i was telling her a story about a girl who had a big dream. >> serena williams is back on

the famous court and this time she has her daughter intow. >> and her dream came true. >> what to expect as the tennis superstar geared up for her first match, monday, july 2nd, 2018. >> from, birmingh alabama. >> hi, from west virginia, i'm allison. this is brooks and simon. we watch the "today" show. >> from tulsa, oklahoma. it's first trip to new york. >>rom the lone star state. >> to the big apple. w we're from san francisco. >>re celebrating mom's 60th birthday. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's a monday morning. happy to have willie here while hoda enjoys the day off.

what a hardy crowd that is because it is not chilly out there. >> those are brave folks on the plazaitoday. hink we're climbing up to 98, with the heat index, over 100. >> a little sticky. we'll have more on the weather coming up. let's get to your news at the peds back in washington, trimming his list o candidates for the supreme court and pushing back against his critics on the issue of immigration.io nbc nl correspondent peter alexander has the latest from the wte house. >> good morning to you. a white house official telling us this morning the president will be talking with adsers about that supreme court pick. mr. president, mr. trump, sayine l make that announcement one week from today. whittling his short listown to five. the president is said tote have indihe would like a justice who went to harvard or yale. ngoever it is will be right leaning, rai new questions about what could happen to roe v. wade, a crucialot swing to confirm any nominee that senator susan m collins ofne said she would not support any candidate

who would overturn that ruling. and againhis weekend, fresh off that wave of national protests taking aim at the president's zero tolerance immigration relicy,dent trump is criticizing democrats who have called for abolishing i.c.e., the immigrations custo enforcement agency. top democrats disagree over abolishing i.c.e. some say it should be overhauled,orts have dferent opinions. they called on congress to act. and about the o hundred thousands who flooded the street this weekend, they said we thank them for theirin rest. savannah, back to you. >> peter, thank you very mh. >> that extreme heat that has people searching for shade barely letting up. nearly 60 million americaer still heat alerts and advisories this g. temperatures in the midwest and northeast staying well up in the 90s, flirtin with recordhighs. at many beaches it's been too hot to spend time on the hesand. was even too much at the ballpark with several players in the cubs series agast the twins leaving the field

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grades. but after some backlash, it is scrapping the plan for the l year.g sch this morning, an abrupt about face for a controversial policy private ky manhattan school. the little red schoolhouse now says it will no longer have separate homerooms for students of cor next year. the director of the school, philip,ays they first tested the idea this past year in two middle school grades, adding the students in those homeroom test cases only spent about 30% of their school day there. the idea, they say, to create more opportunities for connection and support for en minority st. the school's handbook suggesting research points to theac emic, social, and emotional benefits to being in a classroom with others who share racial, ethni linguistic uland/or cral backgrounds. that did not quiet the criticism. amanda says she's gotten calls

from dozens of parents at the school. >> parents were appalled b it this is not the pre-civil rights act south. this is not 19 in alabama. this is 2018 in manhattan. >> but some parents are standin by theschool. >> i think this was a really well thought out, very well intentioned idea. >> the little red schoolhouse prides itself on its progressive proach to ucation. but that education does not come cheap, with an annual tuition of oarly $46,000 a year. attracting childf celebrities like david schwimmer, chrissy turlington urns, and sophia coppol w the schooltes in part, we're committed to supporting all of our students in order for them to have the mt enriching school experience possible. twoears ag the school's ngrector discussed the benefits of pla children in groups based on color. >> it gives them an opportunity to create community for

themselves, to problemsolve, to feel some strength. to feelaffirmed. to commiserate, to have a private place oo speak. >> now, after igniting a st fim, the school is shelving the controversial idea. other schools have created similar groups, but in many of thoseases it's not mandatory. this school is going back to its previous class placement policy, which they say still keeps, quote, race as a critical but not primary determinant. guys. >> i think they made the right call. think so too. stephanie, thank you so much. that. wants to touch >> thanks. tennis superstar serena williams begins playing at wimbledon today. her first withdrawing in the french open last month because of injury. >> she lost her number one ranking after taking maternity leave last year and faced an uphill bpetle in the playing unseeded. the drop called controversial calls for change.

keir simmons joins u from wimbledon. good morning. >> good morning to you. av looks like we're getting our own heat on this side of the pond. if you listen closely, you can hear the sound of tennis balls hitting tennis rackets. that gentle english applause and champagne corks cpopping. only be wimbledon. roger federer has already been tobbed, but y, all eyes are on serena williams. serena williams walks back onto wimbledon's famous centre court last week. >> once upon a time, tre was a girl from compton. hi. >> this time, carrying her 10-month-old daughter olympia. before becoming a mom, williams woneven wimbledon singles titlescluding her last two tournaments in 2015 a 2016. >> i got a little emotional when story aboutg her a a girl who had a big dream and then i started getting choked >> despite her 23 grand slam singles titled, she's ranked 183rd in the world becauseen shs

beut of the game since giving birth. recognizing this does not reflect her ability, wimbledon seeded her higher, 25th. >> i think i would be very ungrateful if i sat here and said it was too low. in fact, i wastl pleas surprised. you know, i came in here expecting that maybe i wouldn't get a seed. >> williams telling journalists over the weekend she had to stop breast feeding in order to lose weight. >> i literally satmp o in my arms and i talked to her and we prayed about it. i told heou look, know, i'm going to stop, and mommy has to do this. and you know, i cried a little bit, not as much as i thought i was, and she was fine. >> williams, also the number of times she has been drug tested. >> how is it i'm getting tested five times in june. it's only i have been tested five time >> despite that controversy, she seems relaxed. canceling an earlier news conference to join her royal fr

nd, prince harry and meghan, whose wedding she attended this year, at another a engagement, polo match. she withdrew from thisyear's french open with an injury. today, her wimbledon comeback ge under way against 105th ranked player, but she says being a mom has increased he dr to win. >> i definitely feel a lot less pressure out there, but i am a little bit shocked at how much i almost want that pressure. you know, i almost want to feel be d to go out there a the best that i can be. >> and that's what wimbledon'sre tennis fans hoping to see. goluck, serena. she's now 36th, where one commentator said every year the players so get younger and stronger. which is one way i'm a nothing li tennis player. every year i feel older and weaker. >> see rogerer fed while

you're there? you're there. >> i said hi to him f you. ni oh, he's starts r in the other direction. thank you, keir. >> and dylan has another look at the forecast. >> it is hot already. stay hydrated because we have h excessivt advisories and excessive heat warnings in effect all across the northeast. that includes philadelphia, syracuse, into rmont. 59 people are at risk for extreme temperatures today. this is whatlr it's likedy this morning. it feels like 85 in washington, c. it feels like 87 in wildwood, new jersey. feeling close to 90 already in philadelphia. d our feels-like temperature when you factor in the humidity look withra temres in the 105.90s will feel like plenty of areas today. record highs are likely to cross ose northeast. heavy rain also ability out ahead of the cold front. behind it, chicago, you went from 90s yesterday to 77

today's. and you could see isolated severe storms acrs the plains, the thnorthwest. 's a look at the weather across the country. we well, going to be a hot one today. ave a heat advisory for everybody from noon to 8:00 p.m. feeling like 105 this afternoon. also poor air quality. temperatures will be in the 90s, but wor now,re getting into the low 80s for most of the area. by lunchte, 92, feeling like 100. by the afternoon, 97. that's dangerous heat. feeling like 105. the good ns is as we head into the fourth of july, by fireworks time, any isolated shower around should be ending, but mos of the area stays dry. next rain chance friday into saturday. >> and that's your latest forecast. willie and savannah. >> all right, dylan, thank you. we turn to you. heal this morning, diet confusion and alarming numbers from a recent eudy about ouring habits. >> a major global marketing firm found 85% of america admit they have the basic knowledge they need to eat the right way, but wheniven a fat iq test, a

whopping 56% didn't know key facts about fact, calories, and their effects on the diet. drew ramsey is a psychiatrist at columbia university. good morning. >> i confess to being among these people. when people talk about calorie counts and fat, i haveo idea what the numbers mean. why do people get so confused? >> let's tal about the confusion. so many experts and so many diets. people wonder, do i focus on carbs or fat? about a third said low-fat diets are the best for health, and about a third saidhigh-fat diets are the best for health. a real difference. what we see is ame they know what to do, but the majority failed this nutrition test. wrong.e're confident and we think we know, but we don't really. there are like five big diets out there. the first is intermittent fasting which i know a lot of people are doing. how does that work? >> it's a diet where you're going to break theit h of

always eating. a couple days a week, you'll be on a low-calorie plan. you can eat anything, but it helps people adjust their relationship with hunger and get out of thef habit overeating. >> let's move on to the ketooogenic diet. what's that? >> very popular. everybody has heard about ketoo. these are low carbohydrate diets. people like these diets because you get an initial weight loss because you start to burn the breakdown products of fact. diets is see with these people eat a lot of fats. 80% fat. and you get more of that initial weight loss. e of those diets we want people to check with a health care professional before they try. >> you have to have almost nos. ca >> a couple apples, a slice of bread. that's the challenge, fwut really h gps fol away from the carb cravings where. >> thepaleodiet, this is the plant paradox diet. >>ks kelly cl reported a lot of weight loss on the plant paradox.

sort of a step child of the gluten free and paleomovement. they get rid of all of the ocessed foods, the sugar, the dairy, the gluten. >> i'm out. >> myy fourth of j holiday. yes, exactly. >> a lot of people like whole n0. they do that p because it's 30 days. you cut out the bad stuff and it helps you restart things. very popular right now. for a lot of people, very effective. >> let's moven to the mediterranean diet. >> everybody knows the medi diet. we like it because there's a lot more evidence. this is a plant-based diet. u get meat and seafood, and this is great ifmiou're going to pasta, you have an italian grandma or greek grandma. what we want americans to do is health it up. more plants and nuts and olive oil. more plants, more garlic, more olive oil. >> and then the last one, certainly not a fad diet. been around a longht way. we watchers. a lot of people say it works for them. >> it's because it does. >> we're not paid to advertise.

>> the essence of all diets is about keeping track. weight watchers is a proven program for that. you have points and they have done a revamp where the foods like vegetables and frui, lean protein, no points for that. it helps a lot of people in terms of the long term. >> how do you feel about the double bacon cheeseburger on the fourthf july? >> that's what we're having for lunch, i think. >> thanks so much. >> leto swing over carson in the orange room. >> how about hotdogs and budweiser, doc? what do you think of that? try that diet out. >> it's that time of year when kids are heading off to summer camp. parents are excited. get them out of the house, but tou're waiting for the letters to come the mail to see how it's going. sometimes, though btters writte the kids can be hilarious. here's jeffrey's daughter who writes, gh, mom anddad. they're forcing me to write, but they can'take me tell you anything. viva the resistance. alex wrietsz, and dad, why didn't you check if i had toys. i was so bored.

i expected more from you, mom. not so much you, dad. >> jessica said i no longer hav that bou my step. please pick me up. >> jeffrey's kid writes, hi, mommy and daddy, i'm at camp. there's a big letter a. in the middle of page and it ends by saying there's my letter. get it, love you. >> aaron's daughter gets right business, mmy, daddy, i need more shampoo. how about this picte? al roker dropped nick off this weekend at camp. nick is a little pasthe dram dramatic letter writing stage but i'm sure he'll have great stories. sleep away camp, california, maybe not a big thing. maybe for a week, a weekend. w it to john wooden basketball camp. >> you would go to camp for four days. east coast, like three months. >> they go for two months. >> it's crazy. >> kids around me. my kids are there forks two w right now and they write e-mails. they can go to a tech center and send you an e-mail.

my son did write one note, it looks like from a hostage situation. big block letters. >> lucy sent a cute e-mail. >> very sweet. camp.went to sleep away camp, three weeks. and i wte my parents, they were like, we'll keep her. barbara can come home. i wrote a letter saying dear, mom and dad, i have so many friends. one was like, the last letter was a lie. i have no friends. >> cleary invented by parents. >> exactly. >> do they play fortnite at camp? >> beyonce and jay-z performing in i poland their on the run 2 tour, when afunction left beyonce stranded. n typical beyonce fashion, she remained calm and danced it off. crew members handed her a ladder. she's fine, and their tour is set to continue until >> up next, chris pratt,

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we love all the countries, buty we especiave mexico. >> mexico's loss at this stage in theournament for the last six world cups so we'll see if a little extra star power doesn't pay off.s >> alw helps. >> they have been having a good run. >> thanks very much. andor more great stories and videos, download the "today" app. go to there app s on your mobile device. >> and still ahead, story time on the plaza as we try to get the same all ages on page when it comes to reading. >> before the fireworks,siri daley is her

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8:30 now. a monday morning, and i gosh,s it a steamy one o out onur plaza. we have a great summer crowd. getting rdy for the fourth of july holiday. and it is a beautiful day. hi, everybody. nice to have you with us. also what happens to be our puppy nny's sixth month birthday th's not t only one celebrating a birday today. >> not the only one. where is carrie cameron, our identical twins. ladies. >> hey. >> happy 1hdh birt. >> thank you. >> do this trick all the time? >> always. >> where a you from? >> north carolina. ruffin. >> small town? >> yes. >> how small is eit?

>> have to take this show on the road. happy birthday. who do you want to sayi to? > my granny and papa, tha you. >> great. >> they paid for the trip. you have to thank them.ha y birthday. >> love it. >> you know sunny's half birthday today. >> happy half birthday. >> coming up on ways to take the mind off the heat, reading. we're on a mission to mivate more americans to crack open a book. we'll share our picks for favorite summer reads. you like to read? >> of course. >> you don't, carson? >> busting conventional parenting wisdom. we're answering biggest questions when it comes to raising your questions like why you should say no more often. >> i'm actually good at saying no. >> after that, a nice treat for your family. my wife is here. menuve a fun and festive

for the fourth of july. watermelon, we're going to grill meat, and a little menu for you if you n suggestions for wednesday. >> modeling. >> so cute. >> the test. >> dylan, where is dylan? >> she's got world cup fever. >> i'm just randomly on a soccer field in the middle of midtown manhattan. you'll get a kick out ofthis. get it? our sister network telemundo teamed up with the new york city football club to bring the world cup to 30 rock. we have a custom built field here. we have bleachers set up. we have massivens scr that will broadcast all live matches through the world cup final 1n julyh. fans can als participate in pick-up games here on the soccer field. th tournaments, clinics, and meet and greets with the nyc fc players. everything is free and open to the public. come down bring your friends, your jerseys, and get ready for football. continuing h football of the world cup on telemundo including today's big

game between mexico and brazil in a bit. ri have soc balls here. this is really bad, but i do have heels on. oh, shoot. goal! i thought i was going to miss that for a second. let's get to the heat thaoss going on athe country. it is hot out here right now. it is going to stay hot all the way throuf the fourth july. in fact, on fourth of july, while there could be scatteredo s and thunderstorms, the best chance of rain will be along the gulf coast. in the northeast, spot thunderstorms possible, but it looksuggy for a lot of the country for fireworks. and speaking of new york city, the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular, 84 degrees by 8:00 at night. still very humid, but we lose the threat of thunderstorms by the time the fireworks go off. now here's a peek out yourwi ow. good a lot of heat in the area today. air quality , poo along with that. feeling like 105 this afternoun. dang heat again today. stay hydrated. temperature right now, 80 i

shington. 83 in annapolis, it will be around 92 by lunch 97 for an afternoon high. at the beaches, looking really good toda near 90. drive for the fireworks at the beach and even aroundhe d.c. metro area looking dry for that. next big rain chance friday into early saturday. it agaid i do goal! i got to keep going, right? >> dylan, thank you so much. megan and shu nell are here and they'll help as we kick off our series read for today. we're taking a look at the state of reading in america. >> with summer here, it's a great time o pick up abook. >> i love to read. i'm a book worm. it started with my .fami my mom laura bush is a librarian and she alwaysd encouray sister barbara and me to read. so we wanted to see the state of books now. >> there's so much that's i literature that can provoke

conversation. talk about the importance in reading. >> for me, it's a about empathy. how especially as a young reader i came to explore the world. >> picking up a book and reading it is atually fun entertainingto and it's telling. we know we love stories. >> it's the love of story telling that inspires a national book foundation, the organization that honors authors with the prestigious national book award and ncourages you people to read with their programs, book up. >> i think as person, from whatever background you're cafr, yoencourage people to read. >> one study choses 74% of he americans say have read a book in the past 12 months. that's down from 79% in 2011. and of those who have read a book, 39% read only print books. 7% read books in digital at fo and 29% read both digital and print books. >> with the rise in technology and social media, people are

reading less and less. what do y say tothat? >> i think people are probably reading less. and the question is >> our attention is divided between the ways we communicate and the many forms of technology. but research shows that reading increases our atttion span, language skills, empathy, and slows down memory decline. and many successful people s th reading is key, including warren buffett, who says he reads 50 pages a day. >> where is the state of reading in our culture? >> we're so lucky to live in the time we do because books are s incredible and the stories told are so diverse. >> i agree. let's read. >> let's read, right? i'm fired up. >> i'm fired up. >> we're in the library, let's go. >> two ofy favorite authorsn are an padgett and donna turks. and read the secret history. >> something likeou year that like? >> i love home ing. >> so good. >> so for me, some of the things

i'm loving right now, i mentioned there there. >> the woman inhe window. i fell into mystery. do you like the woman in the window. >> i have not read this. >> i love the immortalists. have you read manhaan ach. >> fantastic. >> modern lovers and the vacationers were bot really fun books to read. >> she's fantastic. >> i'm reading the. juni series with my 5-year-old daughter. she's so precocious. and my mom sends us books. she sent us gentleman in moscow. i liked that. >> we're not the only ones who love to read. celebrities likewi reese erspoon are recommending their favorite books. >> sometimeshe book's narrative in the media is often books are dying, book stores are posing. you know,ple are playing with smartphones more often. is the book dead? everybody is asking if the book is dead. the book is very much alive. >> bfiks are . they have always been here and they will always be here because stories are a part of us.

stories are such an important pas of what it be a human being. >> y'all, books are such good friends. so encourage folks to today. we decided all morning long to read to kids on the plaza. and wree he a new york public library here signing folks up. and also, h weave our "today" show littl free library open all summer long where you can take and bring a book. so we have decided not that we're the experts, to reveal our favorite picks for the free library. carson? >> going to start w?h >> yes. >> i don't read enough, but the topic ho hold my attention. i tend to pick very specific topics. i have been talking a lot about mental health and anxiety, my struggle with it, so myct selen is the book i have been reading called first we make the peace beautiful. orit's a great read exploring the topic of anxiety. it's very fascinatin i >> pick, i'm with carson. i don't read a lot, or i haven't

had time, but this book i could not putdown, trevor noah's book born a crime.mp and it'stant to read about other people's journey. he's birational, and at the time in south africa, it was a crime to have mixed races. and then on a personal level, he had some, let's tisay,y circumstances as a child, and to be able to push through that and be a successs an excellent read. you can learn and laugh. >> i went with a fiction book.b. the heaviest book i could find. it's part of a trilogy, the pillars of the earth. it's about building a cathedral, which sbonds so ng, but it's such an amazing story. o easy t travel with. >> ery year i read this, jane eyre. always wanted to name my daughter that. >> okay, so i'm so excited. will you help me unwrap? i'm picking there there.

as the "today" show book club. we're reading it together. i started at the beach this weekend. it's sandy, it has peanut butter on it. we're going to read the all together. read along with me. we'll do instagram and facebook ories and chat about it. really fun. it is for the matureaudience. >> good to know. >> makes me want to read it more. >> mine is an antidote for a untry that feels divided right now. this is called the soul of america by jon meacham. it's already a number one best ller, but it goes from the beginning of the country to now, ided and putbeen d it together. >> i would read anything by jon meacham. and i picked rules of civility. which is, a, the title is apt for our timesut today, it's a great book. it's basically the great gatsby meets sex and the city.ion, not completely easy read, but it's fun. kind of a little lracy, atle

fun. it has a mystery in it, and a great beach read and something you and your husband, you and your spouse can read. >> cliff notes? >> it's easy to red. a good one. >> his gentleman in moscow is good. >> he used to b aoney manager and now he's a successful author. >> savannah and i like to talk about it, but her mother is the real book worm. >> really fun. ro want to hear you, so post your favorite books. use the if you want more information about our summer reads, go to today.com and jenna's book club, and megyn, you're here not just to tell us about the book but what you have coming up. >> six womenhe mastering art of bronchriding. in seral states in the union, women are not allowed to do it, and they're saying yeah, h like me now? you'll see real life cowgirls on the show. >> tha you so much. coming up next, conventional parenting rules we should all break to raise a well-rounded child. some surprise you. first, this is "today" on nbc. ".

we're back now at 8:44 with "today" llness. today, we're busting parenting myths that can help everyone in e family. >> joining us is adam grant, a professor at the wharton school of business. adam, good morning. >> mornin professor. >> you have been writing a little bit about child reaong and many people think, okay, i want to teach my kids to do a everything rig want to raise a prodigy. but there's something that's missing. tell us about it. >> yeah, look, i think most of us are just determinedo teach our kids to be the best that they can be. and yet, if you look at what happens to kids grow up wanting to be the best, often, they do better but feel worse because they're constantlyhe comparing lives to what could have been and feeling like, oh, gosh, if only i had ordered the salad, everything would have been different. >> you say one thing that's hard

for parents to deis ano, but art of very important being a parent. >> as a parent, i always wanted to say yes over and over again. but i found over time if you say yes only yes, your kids come to expect it. they take it forranted and it's easy to raise an entitled child that way. every no is a chance to say yes when it matters more and teach your kids to appreciate opportunities. >> starting really young? i have a toddler, and i feel like i'm often saying no, trying to find things to say yes to. >> i think of this as mor relevant when kids are 8 to 10. if your kids are older, it's basically -- >> right in my wheelhouse. we put a pl online t figure out from our audience what they think is hardest to teach a child between generosity, creativity, and resilience. let's take a look at the poll, if we can. from your research, how do you best raise a child, resilience winning out. 48% in our poll. >> i think resilience is not always easy to teh. we want kids to be strong, yet we have helicopter parents sying to do everything for

children to make they're okay. one of the best things you can do if you want tose r a resilient kid is ask them for advice on how to handle a tough situation. >> that's interesting. so they're kind of living vicariouslyhrough you sohey don't have to go through the thing that makes them need to be resilient. they're just more going through your process? >> a few years ago, i was preparing for my first ted talk. i was really nervs. i went t one of my daughters and said what should i do wit the anxiety? find a friendly face in the audience and think happy thoughts. a few wee later, she had to give a play, instead of telling her to do, i was able to feedback her own advice. thereforewshe k she can handle it. >> let's go out to the plaza. we have a question from the crowd. >> we have lindsey from anaheiml california. what's your question? >> how do i motivate my teenage daughter to learn the necessary life skill without sounding like a nag? >> adam. >> tough call. ion't have teenagers yet. my favorite technique is called

emional interviewing. you thing about the life skill you want to teach and say on a scale from 0 to 10 where zero is the most painful experience you can imagine and 10 is nirvana, how motivated are youo do this? then they generate their own reasons for why it's not so terrible. >> i like that. the theme is like you're to get the child to do for themseofes. instead telling them what to do. them, but motivate they can motivate themicisms. >> coming up next, whipping up a star-spangled feast. siri daily's menu will start toth a bang. but first, this day" on nbc. will start your will start your fo

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enjoy. look who's here, my wife siri daly. the gang is eating,et but start with it. this is an elevated version. >> we're goi to make teriyaki steak skewers, which we have a lot athome. our local market makes them and it's our own version. >>typically, the skewers are the flank steak, whichs the rear part. we're using a tritip. a triangle steak that has grain that goes both ways. it's very clean, but if you cut it off the grain thin, you end up with a blast of favor. >> cutting it properly against the grain is important to get tender meat. why don't you start cutting and i'm going to make a homemadesa teriyakie. if you want to save time, you can find your favorite store bought sauce. there's soy sauce, rice vinegar, some brown sugar, some cornstarch, a little bit of water.

and freshic ga fresh ginger, and some red pepper flakes which you can omit ifon you want too spicy. >> a lot of steak skewers, the rinade is not makes the meat. you need to have the marinade to get it to be moist and flavorful. the good thing about t i-tip is this is just added bon and flavor. this piece of meat is going to do all the work in and ofself. we'll slice it up. how long do you marinade it. >> boil it simmer until it thickenshe where. loveag method because it's super easy, and you take metal a skewers whichuc,h asie eas we h. thread them on. >> have you tried it over there? that's an elevated version. >> our son will eat like 12 in a row. >> i want 12. >> like candy. they're so sweet. side.ke three minutes a >> it cooks pretty quick. let's do your shells. ll get these ing. >> this is a very festive red,

white, and blue. i like a theme, perfect for the fourth of july. watermelon. we're going to cube it and throw it in a i latlond ,hawl. combin is s o refreshing. >> too bad your kids don't. >> my kids don't eat anything, my kids, our kids. >> i can't believe we can't get them on watermelon. w >> theon't eat watermelon. we're like it's a pink popsicle. anyway. so blueberries and feta cheese. and then we're going to add some kind ofen it up. rent. and some lemon juice.ol e oil, lemon zest. the easiest salad you'll ever make. and it's so pretty so perfect for like a barbecue, t? >> yummy. >> is it good? >> i don'ty like sweet and savory coming together, but this salad, it s.wo >> the microplane, you can use this for anything. and there you have it, there's

your salad. >> what are you serving for dessert on wednesday? >> these are fun desserts. i'm going to drizzle olive oil on this. rice crispy treats which anyone can make i add red, white, and blue sprinkles. cut it into stars. t it on a stick because all kids love food on sticks. one. is an easy and these marshmallows are also super easy. >> that steak is ridiculous. i'm going to take this home. >> all right. >> the beer. >> and these are really funmm ales. >> and fun ice cubes you can make to throw in water or anything. >> that's it. for all these recipes and more on fourth of july ideas, go to today.com/food. >> l's hydrate. very hot out.

all right, jenna, what's coming up? >> we're back again and we have celebrity trainer ben bruno, a to balance it out, hotdog and hamburger hacks. >> do the tri-tip. >> yeah. this is a news 4 today news break. >> good morning. it's 8:56 on this monday. let's get a check on the roads now with wtlc's jack taylor. we have our issue unfortunately columbia pike remains closed. we had a motcycle crash. between south dinwiddie and south frederi street. virginia interloop braddock road, everything got put to the

shoulder. then on the inner lp of the beltway 236, we had a crashbl king the left lane. also issues on the orange, blue, and silver line. back to you. >> all right, the storm team weather alert day because of today's hyot advisory. ur forecast coming up next.

good morning. we have a heat advisory for weather alert day with temperatures in the 90s. feeling like 105,lso poor air quality. temperatures in the mid to low 80s right now. by the afternoon, 97. dangerous heat. sunshine and 90s through the end of the wee

welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly.av we a lot to get to. we begin with the story out of annapolis, maryland. "capitalked into the gazette" and took the lives of five people. authorities suggest it may have been a long-standing grudge with the paper about a story they wrote about him in2011. that's when the shooter pleaded guilty to criminally harassed a woman named laurie, a woman he barely knew. a man she says stalked her for years.