. holiday heat wave. nearly 90 million americans under heat advisories and warnings this fourth of july and record high temperatures are fueling wildfires, tearing across the west this morning. we're tracking the blazes and the fiery forecast. ticking clock. new video this morning shows the young boys of that thailand soccer team spending yet another night underground as rescuers deliver much needed food and medical supplies.ti but they are s scrambling to figure out how to get them out of that flooded cave. we're there live with the latest on the effort. flightight. a battle over seat sizes on airplanes heats up.

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thank you for joining us on this fourth of july morning. sheinelle and i happy to be here so savannah and hoda can enjoy the morning off. >> we have a t lot talk about but first the heat. >> right to the heat wave blazing across the cup as wee celebrhis fourth of july morning. scorching temperatures, humidity, turning aladly, ady claiming one life and adding to the misery. at least 60 wildfires have exploded out of control in the west. thousands forced toac evte. one inferno alone destroying more than 100 homes in colorado. dylan is tracking the forecast but firio nbc nl correspondent miguel almaguer has a look at the damage and what's at stake. miguel, good morning to you. >> good morning. first of those fires from california to colorado have been exploding out of control. conditions are ripe for disaster. hot weather and dry fuels on the ground. this fourth of july will be no holiday f the men and women on the front lines. >> ornight colorado spring

fire exploding across new terrain 1orching more th homes as it threatens even more. this already one of the mos destructive fires in state history. securityameras capturing embers raining down as this blow torch in scene rates everyth ig in path. there's little firefighters can monster. w this moving >> we can't put out this fire. all we can do is try to keep it from burning things people don't want burned. >> outside denver, the spring fire is one of many forcing thousands to flee flames across the west. >> it's probably gone by now. >> in utah jenny taylor may havl alreadt her home. she had only minutes to flee from the dollar fire. >> it makes me sad. a lot of money, lot of time, all gone. >> 300 homes here are in jeopardy. ust hope to god these

people get out and nobody loses their life over this. >> facing a dangerous t start the fire season, crews are getting no help from mother dangerous heat is coming to parts of the west after east.ling the an oppressive heat wave responsible for at least one death in new york city issh sloy ing some mercy. cities like burlington, vermont, the relief is hard o comeby. >> i'm dying of heat in there, turning fans on me, blowing. it's just awful. >> and now temps are expected to soar across the "planet of the apes" and midwest bringing the summer sizzle this holiday. >> as those dangerous temps work their way to cities like los angeles by the weekend, firefighters could be in rea trouble as it fuels those dangerous infernos. back to you guys. >> miguel, thank you. when will this heat wave break. let's turn to dylan in for al. good morning. >> good morning. a couple me days and then we'll see relief as we go into

the weekend at least for the eastern half of the weekend. 9 million people at risk under some sort of o heat advisory heat warning especially down through the ohio river valley. temperatures today oncegain wille topping out in the mid-90s. but it's that humidity that makes it feel so uncomfortable and it's so unbearable to spend so much time outside. memphis 103, washington, d.c., feels like 96, feel like 98 in columbia. on thursday again more of the same. burlington, vermont, will feel like 100 on thursday when you factor in the humidity. louisville will feel like 104. down across the carolinas mid-90s, orlando will feel like 100. as we go into friday, temperatures will still be warm but we'll have a cold frontng that's go move in. it's going to push the heat and the humidity away. by the time you get into thed weekack through chicago, into kentucky, over into new york we're looking at temperures to drop back down to the lower 80s and we'll lose the humidity as well. a few more days before we do get much neededrelief. guys. >> dylan, thank you.

turning to the latest on imthat race against in thailand. it has been merely two b days sinctish divers found 12 young boys and soccer coach, 11 days totalhe since first went missing in a flooded maze of underground caves. >> the first order of business delivering food and medical care while new images show the boys wrapped in foil pla ing either for warmth. >> it is still far from over a they could be down there for several more days, possibly weeks or months, as rescuers scramble with how tget them to the surface safely. janis mackey frayer with more. >> reporter: officials are weighing their options and staging rehearsals for possible rescue scenarios. there's no easy move here. they have to decide how to get the kids out, but crucially when they should do it. this morning new video of the teenager soccer team trapped a

half mile underground but in good spectators sending messager to families. i'm in good health, he says. they also thank theirre uers. here a navy diver treats small feet.on this boy's it's a race against time in this fangerous terrain with the urgency a new thetaom ing. monsoon rain to hit in coming days. could push water levels inside the cave dangerously high and could fully flood it forcing rescuers to consider an evacuation attempt within days. we need to 100% confidence says the governor. if there is risk, we will not move them out. the boys, who wereound after a nine-day search, are y.health divers are bringing them high protein food but they are still physically weak, and they don't know h to swim, let alone have the diving skills to navigate over three miles of tunnels to the cave's entrance. officials say the boys have been

practicing wearing diving masks and breathing. more rain and stronger currents could also cut off access for divers who are bringing them critical supplies of food, medicine, and hope. >> once the ce floods seriously again with the amount of water going throughn the current and visibility in the water, it may bin that div operations will become impossible like they were last week. >> puchmps have been going arou the clock trying to get floodwater out. more rain could erase progress to this point. more than 1,000 people involved now. they are motivated by the urd.ncy but ti >> what's the biggest risk now? >> i would say the biggest risk is lookingt the environmental conditions. working 24/7, motivation is high, but you have to consider that when it comes to ecution. >> crews are also surveying where they might drill entries to the caves to drop ropes to pull the boys out. telecom crews in the meantime

are trying to install an internet cable iide the cave so the boys can connect with their families who are watching andti anxiously w for the boys to come home. once the monsoon rai arrive, and it's inevitable that they will, it could make a rescue possible until the rainy season is over, which is possible september or longer the boys could be trapped underground. that's a long time for their health, their safy and their moral to stay high. sheinelle, crai back to you. >> the entire world is watching. thank you. to a rtherescue in indonesia where the captain of k siing ferry managed to steer hiship onto a reef so passengers could evacuate saving more than 100 lives. nbc's kellyoblla has that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. rescuersre still tryingo find missing passengers after that terrifying night at sea. the ferry started sinking in rough waters off the coa of indonesia tuesdayil kling dozens

and trapping survivors on board for hours. chaos captured on camera at this 159 foot long vessel carrying 164 passengers and crew and several dozen including a bus and trucks began taking on water in rough seas tuesday afternoon. in a desperate bid to save lives, the boat's captain managing to steer the ship onto a reef grounding it about 650 fe fromshore, evacuating more than 100 people. this video shows peoplehe scrambling f lives, rescuers racing to save scores of passengers wearing life jackets, desperately clinging to the sides of the stranded vessel. onassenger sitting in a reeue boat can b heard saying again and again, god is great, in arabic. as the ship began depositionth its side passengers jumping into the water floating in the sea awaiting help.

smaller boats including local fishing vessels frantically working to help as bad weather prevented a larger ship to approach the ferry. the captain was the last to leave as the search for survivorstips.fe fer ferry went down in water so dee the bodies can't be recovered. in this latest case, more than 30 people now confirmed dead, 3 people still missing. rescuers say thept n's quick actions definitely saved lives. sheinelle, craig. >> all right, kelly, thank you. meanwhile back here, president trump is making headway in his search to replace supreme court justice anthony kennedy. he is expected to make that ghlynticipated announcement monday. the names g we know of seven of the candidates under consideration. nbc natnal correspondent peter alexander is at the white house with the latest on that.

peter, good orrning. >> rr: hey, craig. happy fourth of july to you. the announcement days away. the president has said he will make up his mind this week, an accelerated selection process with seven interviews now completed for a decision that s will helpft the court to the right and help shift the president's legacy. >> president trump in west virginia honoring independence day with a absolute to erica's military. >> we love you, we thank you, and we will never, er forget you. >> the president heading into this holidaytaying true to his reality tv roots, delivering an apprentice style preview of his supreme court pick. >> i spent theast three days interviewing and thinking about supreme court justices, such an we're going to give you a great one. we're going to announce it on monday. >> building suspense ahead of that announcement, mr. trump speaking to potential italy three morey,n tues a source with firsthand knowledge of the process telling nbc news, the list of names under consideration stands at seven.

amy coney barrett, brett kavanaugh, jraymond,n larson, thomas hardiman and sitting center mike lee, who was among those the president into with monday. >> just like justice gorsuch. we hit a home run there and we're google to hit a home ru here. >> still with concerns roe v. wade could be reversed, turning up the heat on senators who could cast critical swing votes on the president's nominee. the main ad on susan collins, the president loud and clear, to pick supreme court justices, we believe him, don't you, senator collhough americans insisted americans will all be in on his choice. >> these are talented, brilliant people, and i think you're going to really love it. >> peter, more news from the white house, the trump administration announcing it's going to be rollings back t obama era policy that promoted

dirsity and higher education. what more can you tel us about this. >> reversal on affirmative action guidelines put in place under predent obama. the president saying colleges and universities should not consider race during the admissions process, the justice department calling the old guidance unnecessary and outdated. it is worth noting as a candidate mr. trump said he was fine with affirmative action. civil rights activists furious with this move that could srk lawsuits. the last big affirmative action before the court was decided by a slim4-3 margin. swing vote then justice anthony kennedy now leaving the bench. >> peter alexander at the white thank you, buddy. for millions of americans traveling this weekend, may be stating the obvious that airline seats can feel more cramped than ever. now the faa says it will not order the nation airlines to stop shrinking the size of the seats after a passenger rights organization went to court.

be gutierrez at the busiest airport in atlanta. gabe, good rng. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. it's no secret americans have gotten heavier as airlines have shrunk seat sizes to squeeze in passengers. the cramped seats may be a hassle but are they safe? in a new court government says yes. this morning the faa says these videos prove planes can be evacuated quickly and the agencn does need toat reg airline legroom and seat sizes. passengers aresk tical. >> plane seats are not big enough. >> kind of confining, too small. it could be larger. >> kind of tight for a person. >> the test from aircraft manufacturers are mea to show every passenger can g out of a plane within 90 seconds with half the exits blocked. take a closer look, every passenger is young and fit and no one grabs a carry on bag. 0% of passengers are overweight and the test doe't reflect

modern planes with cramped seats. >> lives are at ake. we need to make sure faa and manufacturers are testing full scale demonstrations. >> still in a court filinghe faa says there's no evidence thateat dimensions hamper speed of passenger evacuation. faa has no evidence there's an immediate safety issue. from the miracle on the hudson to a fiery explosion in chicago in 26 to a crash in denver, every passenger has gotten out alive. so for nul flyers snot expect their seats to get any bigger. >> it's n comfortable. you can't relax on a plane at all. >> i don't know why we should be paying more forn tickets w we're getting less space on every flight. >> and the issue has even become political at times. a house panel voted to require the faa to set minimum standards for airline tatings, but senate decided to stay out of

it. craig and sheinelle. >> thank you. let's get

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involving their scooters. this happened late last night at the intersection o 15th place and shien lane in southeast. you can look for updates in the nbc washington app. tourists from all over plan to brave the heat and humidity today to celebrate independence day on the nationa mall. there is a lot goingh on wthe independence day that kicks off at 11:45 this morning. >> here's a live look out on the ros for you thismorning. this is u.s. 50 on the way to the bay bridge. be sure to pack some sun block, a lot of water before you head out. >> it will be a hot one. >> yes, it will. we will get check of the forecast coming up next. stay with us for that.

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back now at 7:30 on wednesday morning july 4th, this is beautiful. a look at st. louis's iconic gateway arch which, by the way, just reopened after a major makeover. h dylan,t wave is bringing them a high of 95 today. >> high of 95 but feeling like 103. only a couple more days for midwest, rynortheast, ee will finally cool off by this weekend. >> not complaeing. >> morn your forecast in a moment but let's get right to a check of the headlines starting with early fourth of july festivies that took a turn.ay independence d dangers. celebrations teaningy overnight when a tree branch crashes onto fireworks watchers in illinois killing one and injuring several others.

the fireworks warehouse explodes, thiss a brutal heat wave scorches millions across the country. >> 82.9 million americans under some sort of heat advisory and it does include heat warnings. race against time. rescue teams delivering food and medical care to the socc i team stuckn a flooded cave half a mile under thailand as rescuers scramble td fin a way to get them out safely. >> teams have been trying to establish a phone line in the cave so the boys can talk to their families and know they aren't alone as they work. back in the spotlight. british police reportedly investigating multiple new sexual assault allegations against kevin spacey. theinscarng actor denies all wrongdoing. >> walmart's woes. walmart underire for selling clothing with impeach 45 on its website. the store pulling the a products trump supporters threaten to

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taking food and supplies to the boys trapped down there. e is staying with them to provide ainsurance. it is two parish divers who first found them who have decadesri of exce. risking their lives for a lost soccer team who, until this moment, they have never met. >> how many of you? thirteen. brilliant. it's okay. many people are coming. we are the first. you have been here 10 days. you are very strong. >> the rescuers who flew thousands of miles around the globe to dive miles down into these caves are known as some of ine best in the world. they began div as a hobby. and ichard stan sson firefighter in his 40s and john in his 40s known by their friendss the a team. >> they are record. breake they are pioneers. when they say more people have been to the moon than inome of these places, yeah, more people

have been to the moon. >> they search for people lost in caves, including a group of soldiers using equipment they themselves adapto get through confined spaces and reach depths up to 350 feet. >>y have been challenged physically by the nature of the environment of an underground cave. they have been challenged mentally by the unknowns of what they were possibly goingo t whi were diving would undoubtedly have been murky, going through a real roller coaster of emotion. >> the challenge now, how to get the boys out. one option, these world-class divers may have to give lessons underground. >> it's appen immse challenge t train youngsters to dive them out of a cave. i normal can take months, if not years, to become a oficient diver. a safety line can prove an tr

ment if you get tangled in it, then the risks massively nd comp. >> friends say if anyone can do it, these guys can. >> they are calm and cool and very calculated, but i have absolutely no doubt t thatt team will be rescuedsafely. >> those british divers become like thatec in partse they learned to dive off the coast of the where it is often treacherous and very, very cold. that underscores what the challeng will beo get those boys out when they are only beginners. iv it's caing. like we said, the whole world

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states. the 24/7 scale of the global cyber war is so big it's hard to fathom. on o of every 130 e-mails today contains malware. with 1 million malware attacks every 24 hours. 4,000 rsomware attacks every day, 30,000 fraudulent login attempts, that's just targeti microsoft's clouds and platforms. every giantnder attack t phishing e-mails, denial of service, sophisticatedms automad pr that today are often run by hostile governments, russia, ndchina, north korea among them. >> it looks like the entire u.s. is under attack. >> where there's more in viduals, financial gain to be had, that's where you see the concent'ation. >> t julia white, vice president microsoft cloud security. >> there's attacks that happen every single day. our customers don'the see because we stopped them. >> ours were the first cameras

allowednside microsoft forensic lab where they take apart software looking for clues and cyber operation center which monitors malware attacks around clock. it's here they are protecting everything stored on the cloud from familyhotos to corporate financial information to sensitive government data.eq that ruires using artificial intelligce to spot abnormal internet traffic. if you send an e-mail from chicago, then 20 minutes later from tokyo it should get flagged. >> use the cloud. this is the kind of capability you have protecting your information when it sits in the cloud. >> the best way to defeat real life armies of hackers is for good hackers to find the vulnerabilities first. >> we are doing something fairly noisy. >> that's the redteam's job. analyzing billions of lines of software code for that one mistake that could let hackers in. >> our goal is to stay ahead. e way we stay ahead is by looking, feeling and acting lik hacker >> the blue team must spot the hackers and move fast to patch the security hole. >> we actually saw everything

>> you've already got it. >> we've already got it and it's quite nois o >> hackeen get in by guessing someone's password or using phishing attacks, luring you to click on an e-mail that looks legit but contains a bug.are to show me they set up an e-mail attack and targeted me. >> ts looks lik an e-mail from savannah guthrie. >> correct. >> and she's trying to direct me to a web link. >> >> it looks like a link to politico story but look closely. politico was misspelled. would i have noticed if i was speed reading my e-malis. >> if i on it, you're in effecting my computer. >> entirl machine we controlled. in realtime hackers can take credentials, view you your history, turn on video and stream all that to remote location. >> the lesson, check each e-mail to make sure thesender's e-mail address is rgit, whoever o web link to make sure that's legit and upgrade your>>passwor.

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. 7:56 is your time on this wednesday, july 4th of 2018. good morning to you, i'm erica gonzalez.rt it is the f of july and we've got a lot going on around town. tourist the from all over plan to brave the heat and humidity tote celeb our nation's independence. so there's a lot of road closur involved in this. please check the nbc washington app for all of those.e the par starts at 11:45 this morning. be aware of that. showing you a live look at traffic this morning if you plan oneading out the door, things looking pretty smoothly this morning. b also, t concern is the forecast and whether or not we're going t have any rain for it. so we will check your forecast in just a minute. stay with us for that.

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good morning. temperatures now in the low 80s for some of us. 82 washington, 83 in annapolis. dulles. 93 feeling like 100, hot and emid. can't rut a couple of stray afternoon thunderstorms. we can't rule out one or two isolated storms by the time fireworks head off. at the beaches it looks great. cooler weekend. >> thank you, sheena. wel see you in 25 minutes. back to the "today" show now.

it's 8:00 ontoy." coming up, race against timere scuers working around the clock to figure out how they can safely free soccer players and their coachrapped in a thailand cave. officials fearing it could take months. this morning new video emerging showing the young boys introducinge themselves to camera. we're live in thailand with the latest. plus reunited. e georgia coupl has regained custody of their son after they allowed him to smoke marijuana to stop his seizures. >> in the initial stages of the nvestigation, everybody is freaking out because oh, my god, somebody is giving a 15-year-old kid marijuana.

>> the judge dropping all charges and ofring an alternative legal treatment. it's a party in the usa. everything you need to know this fourth of july from the fireworks to thes grilling, p how you can throw together a perfect last minute gathering. we've got you covered today, wednesday, july 4th, 2018. >> bringut the fireworks. >> it's the way to start the y. >> we're theil bates f from greenville, alabama. >> happy birthday, america. >> we're from boston. >> here celebrate usa on "today." >> bedford, indiana. >> from jenks, oklahoma. >> happy fourth of july from the plaza. >> if that doesn't make you

smile, i don't know what would. >> welcome back to we appreciate you being withs this july 4th wednesday morning. we're going to get outside in just a bit.ll shei and i holding down the ort while savannah and hod enjoy the holiday. festive out there. >> plenty of options for songs >> what time is the enokout? wh are you having me over? >> how00 about >> busy morning. let's get you right to your news at 8:00 starting with a scorching hot temperature stretching across much of this counn july 4th. one person has died from overwhelming heat in new york. meanwhile out west around 60 wildfires have exploded out of control from calornia to colorado, central nevada bearing the brunt of it. thousands have been force to evacuate. more than 100 homes have been destroyed by one inferno alone. dylan has our forecast in just a bit. >> now to that race against time in thailand to save young soccer team and their coach found alive deep inside a. ca

the mission now to bring them safely back to the surface before monsoon rains roln at the end of the week. nbc'sfr janis mackeer has the very latest. good morning. >> good morning,sheinelle. there is a looming threat of the monsoon rains due to hit at the end of the week and could push water levels inside the cave dangerously hh and may even fully flood em. it's wy they are considering a e possiblecuation attempt within days. rescue workers are said to be rehearsing possible scenarios, getting kids to practice wearing full face masks and breathing. but there are no easy next moves. the kids don't know how to swim, let alone diving skills to navigate three mil ofmurky water. another option thated being conss finding or making a different entry point to the cave system. there are hundr ps ofeople spread out around here right now looking for cracks or other points where they might be able

to dri and they can drop ropes down to the kids and pull them out. pumpre also working around the clock to try to drain the floodwaters. t one of the diving experts i into to here said there really isn't enoughtime. when the monsoon rain arrive, it will simply erase any of that progress. meanwhile medics are inside the cave caring for their kids and they seem to be in good spectators. they sent video messages to their parents, theirs, relati who are, of course, waiting anxiously for these boys to get out. sheinelle. >> i can certainly understand that. n janis, thank you. three people charged with a kidnapping during a failed ransom plot back in may. la responding to the now unsealed indictment after this video of them arresting one of the suspects went viral monday raising some concerns among the community there. the trio allegedly tortured ai capone,ng him, holding him

in a bathtub without food for 30 hours.d they for mccracken to sign a $10,000 check before sheanaged to escape and alert police. if convicted they each have sentences up to life in prison. >> counter-terrorism assisting in an investigation in england ere two people have collapsed after being exposed to an unknow substance close to a town where a former russian spy and his daughter werepoisoned. the couple in their 40s in critical condition. police calling ts a major incident, cordoning off the places before falling ill. they poisoned them months ago but they survived the incident. with the country celebrating independence day, police in boston are giving us their version of carpool karaoke. ♪od bless america

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this morning on today's talk, an update on a story we've been following with a geo wia coupse son is plagued with fighting seizures. a judge tookim away because he allowed him to smoke marijuana. >> now a new leg treatment for the boy. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. good morning. >> good morning. the state just returned the 15-year-old to his parents even though they admit they broke the law. w they are hoping a brand-new treatment might stop his atizures for good. this morningew andan na brill are reunited with their son after a few weeks. >> it drove me crazy. completely. drove me crazy. >> reporter: authorities took the 15-year-old away and placed him in a group home after they say his parents eouraged him

to smoke marijuana. >> in the initial stages of the investigatiobo eve is freaking out because oh, my god. somebody is giving a 15-year-old kid >>marijuana. is parents say their son suffers from debilitating seizures but marijuana stopped them for 71 days. the seizures returned during the time in the group home. >> he has to ve, have a quality of life. >> georgia's division of family and children services returned full custody of david to his mother. according to a protectiveorder, he'll required to meet with a case agent twi a month for at least six atmonths. ill include drug tests. while his parents won't be allowed to treat david with oonijuana, they will likely get a prescription for a cannabis-based drug that's legal to use in the state. just last week f theood and drug admission kbrufd -- approved the drug. >> it's derived from marijuana

but does not have the thc that gets people high, psychoactive component. we know it's safer than marijuana for adolescents. >> today dav is back in his own room. the 15-year-old remembering the emotional moment in court when the judge announced he coul return home. >> just like my mom, i melted. >> hists hope the new treatment will not only be legal but effective. >> it'st never going to . he has to deal with this thef rest o his life, means i deal withit, too, all the way, to my last breath. >> the twiggs county sheriff's gafice now says the reckless conduct chargesst the parents have been dropped. gays, back to you. >> good to see some resolution there. thank you. dylan dryer here with the fourth of july forecast. >> it's going to get hot out in the west, too. we've been talking so much

out our window we have some sunshine and it is warm. already temperatures are in the upper 70s and lower 80s, but then you factor in that humidity you get the heat index, and it l

already feee the upper 80s in a lot of the region. again, it is going to be rather rm out there today. we are going to have some temperatures that are going to be into the low to miredd 90s. if you're headed out to the nats game, it will be a warm one at 11:00. >> and that's your latest craig and sheinelle. >> thank you. turning to today's consumer. before you head off to see fireworks or neighborhood cookout, you might want to check out some fourth of july you can grab bargains on everything from home and garden supplies to sports, ge even getaway flights apparently today. >> yes, but you have to know t wher look. so we have found er of the mone. saving sc good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. >> you see the adre everyw is it true? big sales? is it a good day toop >> it's an amazing day to shop. july is a slow retail mont a lot of stores are offering

deep discounts throuout the day and month. >> is it better to go to the store ortese the com and phone. >> either is fine but a lot of people want to be barbecuing and hanging out at home so you can if you like. >> let's dig deer. if you'r looking for clothes, where should we look. >> a l of stores have had clothes on the rack since april. they have t looking unload inventory. looking at 60% old navy, disney, club monaco, brooks brothers and bergdorf goodman. >> bergdorf. >> up to 60% off designer goods. >> sports. >> sneakers, at homef, fitness st 0% off dick's sporting goods, model's 40% off. buy one, get 50% off. >> are these sales you get by going to the store or shop online. >> mos o can be online at the stores.

>> how about home and garden. >> right. this is the time of year you nt to be grilling, gardening. ace hardware, free assembly and free delivery on all grills $399 and up. this is valid through july 9th. if you're sitting outn the patio, i wish i had a new set of patio furniture, y can go to lowe's, they have savings up to 40% off. if you want to change-up your bedroom, need a new mattress or sofa, up t 50% off select items at macy's. >> electronics. >> back to schoole season will here before we know it. if you want to get a head start, you can get up to $200 off of select laptops at places like hp and microsoft. we're even seeing a savingsupf to $100 on select apple products at walmart stores. >> there are a lot of people, me included, myself included, like to travel, a quick getaway somewhere. >> if you w at last minute summer gethe away's still time. sandals.com, up to 0% off. have you to travel to jamaica,

saint lucia, grenada. >> you say have to like that's a ba >> twist me arm. >> if you want to plan now and go on a cruise, viking river cruises has amazing 2 for 1 fares. >> i thought it was such a high travel time it would be expensive. >> last minute getaways. perhaps they have extra hotel rooms or extra inventory, now is the time to save big. >> companies are also offering deals to military families. they are giving thanks by offering deep discounts. one of the biggest discounts we're seeing for military families is from ford. if you're looking for a car, save up to $1,000 off select eligible vehicles. if you want to join sam's club, a $10 gift card with your membership. we're even seeing a savings up to 15% off at home depot. >> it's interesting, just announce july 15th,

neighborhood. amazon prime signs everywhere on how you can save. >> right. i saw that as well and i saw savings and i was floored. this year in addition to prime day, whole foods is going to give prime mbers an extra savings of 10% on anything. >> eything. >> s items on amazon prime today, but you also get 10% bk between july 14th and 17th, so you're going to sav big on groceries, which is a brand-new thing we're seeing on amazon prime. >>petitors jumping on the babd wagon, are they going to be matching prices? >> i think it's likely that some of those top competitors will try to offer great deals because amazon isig such a giant when it comes to these savings. >> the beast. >> when i walke in aaw the signs, i thought, this is what we expected. >> who told you where whole foods was. >> right across the street. >> to find more g t today.com/shop. >> time to see what dylan is working on over in the orange

>> a number of samsung smartphones are sending out users' pictures to their contacts without their permission according to various complaintsonline. one user wrote, my s9+ sent my enti photo gallery to my girlfriend last night while i another user added, my wife's phone did that last night and mine dit the night before. when her phone texased me her gallery it s didn'tw up on her end or vice versa. users saying an issue ith messagesfault. some say buggy after a t-mobile update meant to makeending pictures easier. in a statement samsung has hiviewed matter thoroughly over the past few days. however, there were no hardware ueor software i found to be relevant to this particular case. we will continue to investigate these issues further. so whi we're not exactly sure when this issue will be revolved, onewitter user

wrote, thankfully all the photos on my phone are memes or ridiculoly bad photos of my dog or cat being cute. t-mobile did not respond for comment but did tell cnbc this is not a t-mobile issue. >> inintere an interesting conversation. the other day i was sitting in a hotel,itomebody air drop sometimes you can send it to the wrong person mpl i saw all these couple pictures. i said, excuseme, i'm sure you don't want me to have these. after you scroll through them. >> i didn't accept them. it happens, you have to be careful. let's get to "pop start." first up, congratulations in order, david foster and katharine mcphee are engaged. the pair on romantic getaway in italy when foster popped the question. sharing with a friend onra inst she said he did it at the top of a mountain. totally dark, only stars. thankfully he didn't push m off

the cliff. he said it was one or the other. in the end he spared me. the pair had been previously married and known each other since mcphee was onol "american in 2006. our congratulations go out to the happy couple. up nex justin timberlake, the singer, is on his "man of the woods" tour that hasn't stopped him from surprising fans with new music. yesterday j.t. released a new song called "soulmate." ♪ i want to be your soul mate let me put my soul on yours let me pull you up out your body into mine ♪ ♪ let me be your soul mate for the night just for the night ♪ >> that's a song of the summer contender right there. >> it probably will be, anything no puts out. especially this is separate from his "man of the woods" album. so we'll see how it plays out this summer. last but not least, we have

more news on e upcoming "top gun." >> that's a good look for you? >> do you like it? no. last week "p gun" was on the search for an actor to play goose's son. mis teller won the coveted role. he confirmed the news retweeting variets exclusive, writing feel the need. "top gun" set to come out july 2019. >> props to you f reading prompter with sunglasses. >> can you keep going? >> daly kick. an exciting day for wor cup watchers tuesday. we start sweden versus switzerland. this gets confusing,n swede advances quarterfinal knocking out switzerland 1-0. it was that goal that h some people feeling bad for switzerland. during 66th minute, the player kicked the ball towards the goal.

the ball was deflected to the top of the nick by the swiss ckayer leaving their goalkeeper unable to blo it. he realizes this mistake immediately. in a touching moment after the game, swedish plars went up to a disappointed player to console him as his lone deflective goal won sweden their spot in the quarterfinals. >> can you imagine? that's heartbreaking. >> onto england versus colombia, knocking out colombia in nail biting shooout. fans celebrated their big win at pubs across the country, beer and celebrating players. as itut turns o a northern european carbon dioxide shortage is leading to a beer supply shortage in the uk. >> what? >> while england advances to the quarterfinals, they can'taste the beer so they have to hang onto their beer. i'm going to scotland in a few weeks. there's no beer? >> they will have beer y for by then. >> finally a good-bye to remember. japan elimina tournament monday after a

devastating loss to belgium but that didn't sp the team for being grateful for their time in russia. ey left their locker room absolutely spotless after the game cleaning every corner of the room. they even left a noten the middle that reads thank you in russian. >> and they lost. >> the >> this is after, remember a couple weeks ago, japanese fans cleaned up tstadium, too. remember that? these fans are the best. >> they are neat ry, very neat. world cup picks back up withrf quarals on friday. >> $10 if you keep on the glas.s. >> i wi i like them. >> accept the challenge? >> how long? >> 30 minutes. >> we have a lot of show left. >> we're going o tside for last half ho . >> dylandryer, stick around, she's going t wear the sunglasses for the rest of the broadcast. everything you know or think you know abo boring traditional barbecue fare, we're grilling ue a feast m delicious than the classics. also our friends from the united states air force ceremonial

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>> all right. 8:30 now wednesday morning, a round oflause for them. we have our united states air force ceremonial brass. welcome. that was absolutely fact. we're in the mood this morning. >> we're going to have mor later this morning. this is the 19th year -- >> yes. >> 19th year. colonel, thank you so much. colonel larry, you'v been coming here almost 19 years. >> this is our 19th year, my 7th year. we're so happy to beere to represent those in the military around the globe keeping us safe, keeping us free. it's our honor to be here. >> a little birdie told us you're retiring. >> my last year here. i retire january. it's been an absolutely stunning career. i'm so proud to be here with these incredible musicians and

airmen. >> thank you. >> big round of applause. you're more than welcome to com back. >> you're like a second family. thank you for everything you do for the country. thank you. >> more from the band in a few moments. meanwhile we have some other big concert news this morning. get ready. multi-nominated one repub on the plaza july 13th. they just dropped a new single. can you hearin it days from now. antebellum lady taking over the stage this friday. go to today.com to sign up for fan pass and join us for free on the plaza. >> is $20 on the line. >> $s. buck >> this is why i'm wearing sunglassro. awesome c moment. where is lisa and mike from clearwater, florida. over here? hi, guys? how are you doing? happy fourth of july. we hear you're also celebrating something else.

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lo >> i love that duo. the macy's fireworks spectacular on nbc, back for its 42nd year, by the way. 3,000 pyrotechnics fir off per minute, fireworks reaching up to 1,000 feet in the air. 50 technicians standing by to make sure it all goes off without a >> my new favorite duo, mat eisman, akbar gbaja-biamila. they are co-hosting the big show. good morning. >> good morning. >> please tell me y're wearing this all day. >> costume changes going on. it's going to be crazy. >> somebody said this the biggest fireworks spectacul since millennium. >> we are kicking the tires and lighting fires. 75,000 shells, you mentioned 3,000 per minute. just so my mom knows, they are not letting me near any of these fireworks. >> it's a 25-minute show, pyrotechnic show. we talk about it's goingo be beautiful. we did it last year. it was amazing. we just saw h big the presence of it.

a lot of people in attendance, we can't wait for it. >> the lineup, kelly clkson, blake shelton, who are you most excited to see? >> harlem gospel choir. >> american authors from new york but definitely for me, kelly clarkson. >> is tt the highest you can get your voice. >> it's from the 40-year-old virgin. i love kelly clarkson. s.'re not singing again, just so everybody know we're going to have a great time. a great way to celebrate. shout out tive a the men and women of the armed forces who keep us safe. they are the ones who make this possible. >> "american ninja warri" going into it's tenth season. >> what can we expect. >> a lot of new and old athletes coming in and old hands. it's been amazing. we som the continue to dominate as well. it's been special. >> we have great stories. we're going to minneapolis this

morning, we have a story, when we first met her she was in a wheelchair. they weren't sure she was going to be living. this season she getting on the floor. see it monday night. >> you have my kids jumpingll over the couches. >> thank you very much. matt, akbar, i should say they are not going veryfar. we can catch them o megyn kelly. >> with dylan. >> airs 9:00 central nbc. if you can't be here in person, tune in at 8:00 sfral to see macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular live right here on c. >> let's try. how about another check of the forecast. >> a

good morning. temperatures in the low 80s for part of the area right w. really going to be heating up today. here's your fourth of july anner. by lunchtime 90 degrees. 93 this afternoon and feeling like 100. there's an isolatedtorm chance that could linger for a select few of you as we go through9, 9:30. gorgeous at the beaches. high rain chances for friday. that cools us down with lower humidity. >> and that's your latest forecast. i feel ridiculous. you're wearing the part well. your fourthcolor to of july, elizabeth here with

creative ideas for table settings and fashion finds you'll w bering today as we

red,white, and blue we want to help you make summer entertaining as festive as possible from home and fashion finds. elizeth here with ideas to show off stars and stripes all summer long. good morning to you. >> happy 4th. >> you know what i like about this, you can use it on the 4th but it's classic, you can u it all summer long. >> went with classic. july 4th is shopping day. start off tabl plates are melamine, i love gingham, a classic summer motif, you can use them throughout. these are super fun, wine sippy

cups so they keep wine. they are from a company called vin to go. you can get different color topa for them they keep your wine the exact color you want. speaking of drinks, is love t drink dispenser, it's acrylic so it won't break, lit, three pieces, from crate & barrel, $24. napkins, we personalized these for you. these are from a company called zazzle. this takes more time. they spruce it up. >> because it's plaid you can e it throughout the year. >>ld outdoor from w market. i love it, fromom a cpany in louisville, kentucky, my metown. >> there you go. >> delineate your space. outdoor rugs are a great thing to use. >> over here? >> nice to have comfortable seating areas.

pillows, can you get all of these from places like target, pier one, world market. i love these. these are cozies. >> look athis. >> how cute is this? >> those are from zazzle. they keep your soda the exact temperature you want. poofs, indoor/outdoor, great f outside. you want shade. this is from world market. nice because it's striped inside. >> games on the lawn. >> cornhole. we have lisa first in her outfit. one thi you can do for fourth of july, do with accessories. we have cute little festive earrings and also the scarf which is really cute and the shoes which are from rocke dog. accessories and shoes really cute. whitney in draper jane star dress. that's festive. can you wear it all the time.

also wearing espadrilles. they are playing cornhole from cornhole.com. lisa is from the sou so she knows how to play cornhole. she's really good. >> let's not forget about giselle. >> next up we have cute giselle over here. >> hi, giselle, happy 4th. >> she's wearing a dress from teacollection. i love her espadrilles. those are wateroof. she can walk in the water. they are from sea star she can go from boat to water to pool. >> those are adorable. >> if she is in the pool we have giant floats fm a giant company called colonel pickles. those are cute. >> never disappoint. >> from target also. >> you got that all inthere. happy 4th to you and you, giselle. next grillingp star spangled feast for the 4th. we have ribs, as american as it gets. is is "today" on nbc.th

>> announcer: "today" food brought to you by bu's ans, black beans, bush makes them all. >> firing up the grill for festive 4th. no matter where you're lebrating, we have the makings of an epic holiday dinner from ribs to rib-eye. look who is here to help. this is quite the pairing by the way. ngis is goi to be a great cooking. >> i didn't know what you were doing. >> she have sunny anderson. estaurant in new york city. >> my sister. >> you've gotta go. >> happy fourth of july. >> we're going to come down there. >> lgr me get on the l. anthony, let's start with you. what are we starting with here. >> prime rib steak. sometimes we take this in a full rib, saltit, put it in the oven for a couple hours.

it would get soft, succulent, like ae roasted t situation. i've cut it off the bone. i'm going to salt this very easily, and i'm going to bring itver here to the grill. as you can see i've already got grill marks here. we're going to cook this 1 probab or 20 minutes on each side. it doesn't have to be roaring,e ket very simple. let it rest for 15 minutes. >> got to let is rest. >> if you don't let it rest, it's oozy and ugly. >> peppers you're using. >>bo eve is used to jalapenos. depending on the side you have to cut them, take out the seeds, you don't know how spicy ty will be. these are calabian peppers. >> spicy. >> medium spicy, nothing crazy. you're going to cook this off for a couple of minutes. we're going to add a little sugar we're going to add a little red

wine vin dpegar to this and let cook down for 15 minutes. this is eventually what it's going to looklike. medium spice. put that on top of the stk. delicious. >> rib-eye spicy peppers. >> unbelievable. >> can i get this on the menu over there. >> any time you want. save me a piece of steak. >> yes, sir. >>an miss rson, good to see you. >> yes. >> ribs two ways. >> ribs two meys. beef ribs and pork ribs. >> which one is your preference? >> ribs. come on, craig, act like you know. >> start with the beef >> this is my chili chili chili sauc for my beef ribs. the reason why i call it chili chili chili, three chilies. simple. one tablespoon of red chilifl es. this is next to sriracha in the store. three cups of chili sauce. pour that in there. cook that down until it's nice, like a little bit d of aeeper

red if you can see right here. >> how long are we talking? >>in15, 20es on medium high. you're going to pour a little bit offnd then smell this. you know what this is. >> a little beer. >> aittle beer. a little beer goes in. that's our basting liquid. >> does iha matter kind of beer? >> i like to do a pilsner, don't go into stout zone. >> somebody that doesn't like beer, what do you swap out of apple cyber. >> look at the ladies. >> eating it up. dylan over there in her tom cruise shades. here.'ve got a fork over i don't know what the fork is for. >> don't pretend. >> going to cover this up, get it on the grill for four to five hours, 200 degree grill, all sandwiched up. 20 minutes before it's done, start basting with full blast of chils sauce. >>t true you use water while basting. >> yes. beneath the grill y want to put a pan with liquid,

aromatics, juices drip down so you don't get a flashback from the fire, creates warm, moist environment which breaks down connective tissue so you can have the good chew on your ribs. there's that one. i'll show you howo make herbed e.yo sauce for pork ribs. >> different sa >> start with herbs, parsley, rosemary, thyme. chop them down. get them in a pot, apple cyber vinegar, brown sugar, armu wing sauce, butter and hot sauce together. >> more beer. >> more beer, garl iblg, igarli. same thing, brush it down before yoget them on the grill. the grill should be 200, 225 degrees. that's going to get you at that four to five-hour point. you're going to start bastingou four to five-hour mark. >> i'm going to try to make myself eful. >> recipe up?

>> it's available on the website now pesto pasta or potato salad. i show y the dressing and you can use it for pasta or potatoes. >> what's the verdic ladies? >> i could eat all the meat. >> peppers. >> i'm a new fan. >> spicy but works. >> dylan, i just have one question,o du feel the need? the need for speed. >> thanks to both of you again. all these recipes and more.fo today.co. >> happy 4th. >> come on, tman. >>s is "today" on nbc.

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gooorning and happy fourth of july. it is heating up already. 84 inashington and annapolis. 82 quantico. 83 degrees in gaithersburg. today 93 feeling like 100. hot and humid.ul can't out an isolated afternoon thunderstorm and some will carry over into the evening but most of the area dry forwo fis. rain friday and that will give us weekend relief. we are getting new information about a gas station murder in hearndon. good mor.

welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. happy independence day. joining ple to celebrate all things red, white, and blue, our friends from -- wait for it. >> "amican ninja warrior." >> yes. matt iseman, akbar gbaja-biamila, come on out. >> thank you. >> you've got the right colors on >> this is great. >> the trouble with matt, he always just phones it in. >> i