good morning, breaking overnight. tale of the tape. candidate trump and his lawyer discussing hush money for a formplayboy" playmate weeks before the election. >> no, no, no. >> why was the tape released now? could it mean legal trouble for trt? we're live at the white house with what it all means. from bad to worse. a new round ofle viont storms and flooding in the east will be even more severe weather on tap today. the record shattering heat wave out west rolls on, now fueling dangerous wildfires shut down iconic yosemite at the height of the busy summer season.

overdose scare. well wishes pouring in for pop star demi lovato recovering in the hospital after she was found unconscious in her l.a. home. this morning what her family and friends are saying about a frhtening incident. the latest chapter in her fire for sobriety. calirnia dreaming. a single ticket sold for jaw-dropping mega millions jackpot overtaght. speccular crash. >> oh, goodness grac. >> a tour de france cyclist loses control and goes flying over a stone wall. how he's doing this morning. the long and short of it. a year after april the giraffe captivated millions on the internet with her pregnancy,sh s ready for her next chapter. the exclusive announcement that could have you watching again today, july 25th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a rockefeller plaza.

good moing, erybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a day morning. >> it is a wednesday morning. >> what could april the giraffe po be hiding? >> i'm trying to find out. i think we're going to reveal tl something a l later. when we booked her exclusively, it wasn't an easyg. book >> it was not. we'll see what she's up to and her little baby with let's get to the news and secretly recorded tape with the president and his lawyer,he leadup to the election, right before election day. it appears to show then ndidate trump was aware of a former "playboy" model's allegations of an affair and an attempt to buy her silence. we have complete coverage, we'lw starh kristen welker.ng good moro you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. cash or check. that's one key issue as president trump and former attorney michael cohen debate

the significance in which we hear them discussing plans for the controversial payment to the "playboy" model. the recording has not been edited or one thing is certain, the audio is creating a firestorm. the bombshell recording released overnight on cnn captures donald trump talking to his personal torney michael cohen about how they could buy the rights to "playboy" mel karen mcdougal's story of an allegedafong-running ir with president trump, an affair the white house denies. >> when it comes time to the financing -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay. >>co n's attorney lanny davis says the secret recording was made two months before the 2016 election. on thi tape, originally provided by davis, cohen is heard telling mr. trump he wants to s c up apany to handle the matter. >> i need to open up a companyr he transfer of all of that info regarding our friend david. i'm going to do that rht away.

i've spoken to allen weisselberg out how toet the whole thing up. >> what are we going to -- >> cohen then discusses financing the company prompting questions from mr. trump about how to pay. >> wen it comes time for the financing, which will be -- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay. >> pay cash. >> no, no, no. >> that's where the tape and any clarity ends. cohen's attorney insists the president wanted to use ch to make the payment fod to conceal it. >> the only pple w use cash arend drug dealers a mobsters. cash is not whatou do. it was michael cohen who said no, no, no, no. >> but the esident's attorney, rudy giuliani said it was president trump whoto wante use a check to create a record and keeping the payment aboveboard. >> no way the president talking pout setting a corporation

and using cash unless you're a presidentdiot and the is not an idiot. >> why does it matter? if t payment was concealed, it could be seen as a violation of campaign finance laws. iuliani telling nbc news the tape shows there was nothing criminal about the conversation. he insists no payment ever occurred. president trump's frustration on display over the weekend when he tweeted it was inconceivable for cohen to add him adding the good news is your favorite president did nothing wrong. what some are calling in an ironic twist just hours before thetl sec recorded tape was made public, the president openly telling supporters this. >> remember, what you're seeing and you're reading is not what's happening. >> a in another major takeaway the recording seems to show mr. trump prosecute knowledge to buy the rights to mcdougal's story despite the team insting otherwise. overnight his attorney rudy

giuliani shows nothing on th tape shows the president knewpa about thent in advance. for mondays rumors swirled h whethewould flip on his boss. >> nicolle wallace. let's start whe left off.ident he's telling supporters yesterday what you see and what you hear't what's happening in reality. now we have a tape. stated simply, what does this tape show? >> we live in this political climate where there's a lot of news but not a lot of revelations. e significance of the tape is we revelations we now have. one, donald trum deeply involved in all the intricacies of payment to hush money with women with whom he had had mxual relationships. karenougal is one of them. two, the idea that he is not in trouble is knocked down by the dea he's now telling his supporters -- we view his supporters, we can shoot someone

on fifth avenue and they won't go anywhere. donald trump seems to be worried supporters might go somewhere if they see the truth, turn on the tv and watch the news. p's tellingple not to believe what they see with their own eyes, hear with their own ears. that's always trouble. number three, they have legal problems. there are campaign violations made pretty clear byim theg of this conversation. john edwards who was the vice presidential nominee on the democratic side got in trouble for doing less and much farther away from an electio day. >> if any other presidential candidate had been in our heline this morning, if it wasn't president trump, president bush or presidewo obama, id be a huge backlash. but again, with a lot of his supporters, these revelations maybe don't matter. maybe it is a shrug of the . should >> that's for them to decide with their god and family and set of morals, that'sot for u to decide. the news here is we now have the

leader of the free world before election day enmeasurshed in des of a woman they wanted to keep quite, called catch and kill, the story with the "national enquirer" and they were deeply involved. >> just to be clear, did the president and aides say they knew nothing about this this whole thing? >> they put out lies. hope hicks, it was on the record with "new york times" and others y nothing to see here, with donald trump on "air force one," as president, said i didn't know anything about it. all of their stories are falling apart. i think really the other revelation is the casual nature with which they tell lies about everything. icolle wallace. thank you very much. thanks for being her. >> thanks, in other news we've been tracking severe storms and extreme heat as they have intensified all week. today a new round of heavy rain and flood threats again stretches from carolinas to maine and there is no relief in sight for those scorching

temperatures out west. we've got this whole thing covered starting with nbc's catie beck in hard hit central pennsylvania. catie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're seeing the results of the relentless rain in pennsylvania over the last couple of days. what you're seeing behind me was an active bridge. it had a calm creekndneath it, now you can see rushing water hasovertaken the bridge and the way across. neighbors said they moved furniture from the first floor of theirome to the second because of the flooding. ce bad news is in the forecast here, 100%hance of rain. dangerous weather wreaking havoc nationwide, from the east coast. >> we're seeing a lot of rain and we're going to be dealing with more. >> to the west. >> temperatures not just hot for us but everywhere. >> in fairfax, virginia, violent flash floods swallowing roads and nearly covering cars. >> crews out helping these people get out of their homes. >> rescuers in hershey,

pennsylvania, going door to door king residents out by inflatable boats. while in nearby harrisburg hazardous high water swept a 19-year-old into a creek. esrstnders set to resume the search this >>morning. it's extremely dangerous to go near the water at this time. >> rainoaked grounds in baltimore, maryland, causing large trees to crash into homes. many roads under water. in charlotte, north carolina, five people trapped in a flooded business were taken to safety b boat. while down the cst in florida treacherous rip currents making anything but a d typical at the beach. >> when we started to swim back, i couldt find the bottom. it got out of hand in a hurry. millions and claiming six lives in southern california. record setting temperatures in some areas reaching well into the triple digits. >> really hard to wor with this weather. just got to go little byle litt >> in phoenix a box of crayons

in the scorching s melted in minutes. that heat fueling wildfires ripping through the region burning hdreds of thousands of acres. a blaze near yosemite forcing rangers to evacuate the park and shut it down >> anyone who is planning on coming here, at least through sunday,e should c their plans. >> unrelenting weather showing little mercy from coast-to-coast. >> more rain is expected along thet east co today and tomorrow. as for the creek behind me, it's expected to crest later today, which means the folks here are bracing for more flooding. savannah and hoda. >> catie beck. thank you. al is back in the studio. what is happening? the skies were pink this morning. >> it was very, very weird looking. we don't have really any steering currents to kick allf is stuff out. today 29 million people at risk up and down the east coast forh fl flood watches and flood warnings. the risk for flash f oding is great e.

we have a high risk where they don't need it. harrisburg, williamsport. moderate risk to just west ofe. baltimor we're talking another three to five, maybe eight inches of rain. if you think these amounts -- these days where we have heavy rain have incread, you're right. over the last -- since 1950, there has bee a 30% increase in days where we see 3" of rain or more thank to climate change. we're looking at excessive heat today. 39 million peo e from th pacific northwest all the way into the southwest, triple digit heat, these are not heat indexes, actual air oemperatures. x and yuma, 114, vegas 113. epa without t humidity that is hot. 98 in l.a. sacramento 105. rtland will see high of 96. guess at, guys, this goes into next week. we'll look at that coming up in detail in the next half hour. back to you. >> okay, weal.

ome home, by the way. also this morning we're seeing chilling police video from the shoot-out at trader joe's in los angeles. it shot the dramatic releasef the suspect and gunfight that left an employee dead. nbc's miguel almaguer has the latest. good morning. >> reporr: the suspect gene atkins faces 31 counts including murder and attempted murder. the deadly shooting spree captured on video. this as lapd makes atuing admission about the bullet that killed the trader joe's employee. rst a warning, the video may be disturbing to some >>his newly released police body and dash-cam video captureg terrifoment lapd officers opened fire at gene atkins as he scmbles into a busy trader joe's market in l.a. now a shockingdmission from police. the victim hit in the crosire, 27-year-old melyda corado, an assistant manager at the grocery

store, was killedn by officer's bullet. >> one of the of struck miss corado as he was exiting the market and in close proximity to atkins. this is heartbreaking reminder of split second decisions officers make every day. >> police say atkins, who appeared in court,eg his shooting spree at this home where he shot his ea76old grandmother seven times after an argument and shot his r- 17-yead girl friend and then kidnapped her, leading police on a wild chase in the streets of los angeles. shooting out his rea window, he side swipes other cars, crashing in front of the trader joe's, trading gunfire witholice as he ran into the store. the bullet so close you can hear them flyby. the stand off unfolding on le

tv. tactical teams surrounding the store, guns drawn. children carried away in the arms of police. adkins finally surrea ering afteree-hour standoff. melyda corado's loved ones now leveled heart broken. herother breaking down at a makeshift memorial. the shooter's family offering their condolences. my deepest sympathy. if i had all the money in the world i would give it to them to help themeep her memory alive. >> an innocent victim killed in the gunfire, a battle that could have left more dead. >> the shooter's grandmoth and girl friend both in the hospital, both in critical condition. as for theuspect himself, he's being held on $18 million bail. the lapd says the officer who shot at the spect and the victim are devastated that an innocent person h has lost life. hoda, back to you.

>> all right. miguel almaguer. thanks, miguel. meantime first daughter and senior adviser inka trump announced she's shutting down her fashion company. what does that mean f her future. peter alexander has got more ont good morning. >> vangt employees learning that news tsday that theusiness would be closing for good. miss trump saying no one would have predictedhe success she achieved. since hk father t office it was a lightning rod for critic >> her namesake handbags, high heelsew andry surging at the height of her ther's campaign now leaving store shelves as her brand closes shop, more than a year after she separated herself from management of the company. trump saying she's uncertain whether she'llver return to retail after leaving the white house. quote, my focus on the foreseeable future will be the work i'm doing here in

washington. do this d sheremains a high-profile proponent of her father's america first policy. >> we have to be thinking about how we support the american worker and the american family. >> most, if not all of trump's merchandise was not made in america. unpaid of her proximit senior adviser, her brand has been battered by her thfaer's critics fueling fierce backlash and boycotts including y grassroots grar wallet campaign. >> she's. ivan >> trump becoming a target on late night tv. rebuking top white house aide for promoting her products. >> go buy her stuff. i'm going to give a freeer coal, go buy it. >> they slammed the company for treating his dghter so unfairly. other retailers scaling back or phasing out her products, some citing poor sales. some insist her privately held business was thriving.

why didn't trump sell the buofness? becaushe problems the name created. >> an independent third party would be able to go aroundhe obe today licensing and leveraging the name of the 45th t of the united states of america completely unfettered. >> the 18 employees getting severance but losing work. police tru miss trump thanking them in person. she was frustrated with restrictions she pced on new business deals to avoid appearance of conflict of interest. ba her at the white house aides say ivanka trump is focused on developing the american workforce.yo back t >> peter, thank you very much. >> look who isck mr. roker we missed you. did you have aat g time. >>

good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it is cloudy and super humid again this morning. luckily this rain has eased off fo a brief period in time, but more locally heavy rain is expected day. the flood threat remains high. flash flood watches remainen plor the rest of the day.

moisture dealing with later on t day could also be heavy times. be ready for more rain this afternoon into the evening coute today. temperatures, we're in the mid 70s now. only make it into the low 80s for a high today again with high flood chance. the murder of a texas doctor who once treated president george bush. this morning there are new images of the suspect and police are hoping it will help end this manhunt. pop star demi lovato from ring in the hospital an apparent drug overdose. what we're learning overnight an what heramily is now saying. but first, this is "today" on nbc. greatness of an suv?

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g morning, everybody. 7:26 on this wednesday, july .5th i'm aaron gilchrist nkts i'm angie goff. today is another storm team 4 weather alert day. get to chuck bell. >> not much rain outside this morning. ill incredibly humid. our rain chance today is still near 0%. temperatures in the mid 70s to start the day out. ve steamy outthere. afternoon highs in the low 80s. the heaviest rain today is likely in the afternoon. tomorrow we may actually see sunshine and go without rain during the course of the afternoon. what? 70 going south bound after shady grove road. an accident. the left sidef the roadway hopefully it can be contained.

66 headed westbound. the accident involving an over turned tractor-trailer. i think everything is out of the roadway according toa virgi state authorities. we may have all travel lanes getting by west on 66. back to you. >> jack,. than a look at the morning's headlines next.

in the news this morning, it will be an emotional day for the community. the 10-year-old girl killed in a shootout in northeast d.c. last week will be laid to rest this morning. >> mikai wilson died when four homepened fire near h they found the car those men were in but so far no arrests in the case we'll have another local news update in 25 minutes. >> for n back to the "today" show after a short break.

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gig-speed network and add voice and tv for $34.90 more per month. call or go online today. we are back at 7:30 on this wednesday morning july 25th. you are looking at a viral sensation. that, my friends,prs the giraffe having breakfast. >> is that thef largest piece lettuce you've seen. guess what, april is not just eating. she'sot a secret, a big announcement today and we're going to get the beans spilled out of the next half hour. it's a skin care line. she' going on broadway. >> an exclusive. >> welcome back from yr adventure. >> it's good to be back indoors. >> glad you're here. >> thanks for having me. the headlines starting with ele bomb recording from then candidate donald trump and his personal attorney michael cohen. in the secretly recorded

conversation the two men talked about how they could buy the rights to karen mcdougal's story of an alleged affair with president trump. saying he wants to set up a company to handle the matter. >> set audiotape company. >> pay cash. >> new york city no, no, >> cohen's attorney lanny davis insisting the president wanted pa use cash in order to conceal the ent. trump's attorney rudy giuliani said truppe wanted to use a check t keep it aboveboard. the issue, whether they violated campaign fance laws. under fire for sacha baron cohen'sew tv show has resigned. jason spencer gained national attention after using racial slurs, even dropping his pants on the showtime ogram, who is america. spencer thought he wasng appeari with an antiterrorism expert w t

as really cohen in disguise. they called his actions reprehensible. his resignation takes effect july 31st. we have a winner, last nig in t $522 mega millions drawing. here is a look live at the store that sold the winning ticket. guys, it's ernis liquors in san jose, california. been there many times. just kidding. the store owner will get a cut of the prize money. we don't know who the winner or winnerye is that group of people will get to se from annual payments and one-time cash option. in addition torize six tickets worth $1 million apiece, which aisht too by. to a frighteningn crash tour de france now. felipe gilbert riding down a steep hill going 50 miles an hour. he los control, hits a stone wall, flips head over heels over

the top. he was able to climb back to the road and get medical treatment. in a stunning move, jumd back on a bike, reenters the race. minutes later a car caught up with him, bandaged his arm, finished the stage. after further testing he was forced t withdraw from the race with fctured kneecap. >> they are riding along. >> that flip, hard to believe it wasn't worse than that. turn to texas. the search for the man behind the murder of a prominent cardiologist who roster of patients iluded former president bush. stephanie gosk here. >> good morning.ut houstonrities say security cameras show h cardiologist the doctor was gunned down on his way t they have a sketch of the man who shot him. what they need now is the public's help finding the killer as they offer a reward up to $5,000. this morning in houston the search is on for this man caught

on pcamera,ice say, moments before he gunned down the doctor on his bicycle in broad daylight. >> we don't know if it's random, whether or not the doctor was targeted, we just don't heknow. >>ell respected cardiologist was on his way to work at methodist hospital riding a bike in scrubs as he often did. accordingo houston lice, the doctor was already being pursued by his killer, also on a bike. authorities specifically pointing out his backpack calling it fully loaded. these surveillance photos and videos released bycanvestigators ured the moment before police say the man in the tan colored baseball hat and shorts overtook the doctor. >> the suspect drove past the doctor, turned and fired two shots. the doctor immediately went down. >> despite getting cpr on the scene and being rushed to a trauma center, the doctor later died. the city of houstnn is s.

>> he's a neigor. he's a colleague of my husband's. we want to solve this murder, a senseless murder. >> he had a reputation as one of the best cardiologists in the country treating former president bush in 2000. >> ino d think his life is in peril in any way. >> the doctor is anxpert on cardiology. >> did you see anyth unusual. >> friends and neighbors are pitching in to help the investigation, passing o a flye looking for people who may have seen something. >> we have to find that one person who couldive usaead and put the pieces together and get this person off the streets. >>n a statement his wife called for sensible gun control and added mark loved this city. to honor him, work hard, be responsible, patient, tolerant and compassionate. >> such a strange case. have investigators gotten good leads. >> we into to crime stoppers and

theys told as of tuesday night they received eight tips, which is not a lot. they hoped for more releasing video and sketcheshat it might jog people's memories and get this guy. >> a strange story. >> also might help if they upped e reward for information. you.teph, thank >> we've got to get a check of the weather from

good morning. we're still talking about the rain across the area.we have a flash flood watch until 6:00 p.m. we could have an additional inch of rainfall on top of what we've already seen. s the weather patterns in place. we're cloudy. the stationary front s will over it and today the rain will be here in the afternoon.ur temper with cloudy skies mostly to mid 70s. low 80s. most of our rain gets here after lunchtime and through the evening. there is a nicees break that c tomorrow and the weekend looks good. . >> and that is your latest weather. >> trampoline park dangers. the investigation you need to see before takin t your kid one of those. what's next for april the giraffe after the pregnancy that captivated the world. stick around. we have an exclusive announcement >> it's an arabics video.

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she first went int rehab in 2010 and then relapsed into a sober living facility. she co-owned a treatment center that once helped her get we this morning it appears it's lovato who needs that support. >> demi lovato has long spoken openly about her battle wall street drug and alcohol addiction and bipolar disease, battles many fans thought she had under control. but "us weekly" reporting friends with lovato treated the 25-year-old pop star with narcan, a drug used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses. urces say she was stable, alert, breathing when first responders transported her from her home in hollywood hills. a rep for lovato confirms she is awake and with her family, sayingome of the information being reported is incorrect and they respectfully ask for privacy and not speculation.

"people" magazine said thece so say this was not a suicide attempt. >> demi hasevered ties w a lot of the people who helped her maintain her sobriety over the years. this is what everyone around her was afraid of happening. >> last year in a documentary called "simply complicated" lovato gave fans a rare look at her . >> i actually had anxiety around this interview. >> why is that? >> the last time i did an interview this long i was on cocaine. >> in october 2016 at a panel event, hoda asked lovato if sobriety was still a daily struggle. >> some days forget that i'm bipolar. otherre days tre times when i have to buckle down and call people and check in withy therapist.bu i would say it gets easier. some days i think about drinking. nhers days i don't.

>> releasing a single called "sober." the lyricsseeming to suggest a relapse ♪ i'm so sorry i'm not sober ♪ >> the song coming months after the singer publicly celebrated six years ber. then sunday night in california, lovato's struggles to remember the lyrics on her lest single. >> i forgot the words. >> now friennd fans are praying for lovato. the well wishes trending on twitter all hoping this tragic turn of events is a the long road to recovery. demi lovato recovering add cedar sinai, her scheduled performance canceled. the 26-year-old surrounded by loved ones who eressed thanks to everyone for the love, prayers, support she's receivin guys. >> thank you. >> she's only 26 years old. i think so many people have been

rooting for her because it's been so public and it's heartbreaking. >> i remember when they showed that clip. i was sitting down with her and marveled thinking how strong she is. we're joining by a psychiatrist whoci sizes in subs abuse. doctor, good morning. she was sober for six omars. hown is it for someone who has been sober for that period of time to have a relapse like >> depends on the severity of the disease. however, she did let go of lot of support systems that kept her sober in those six years. it'soing to tough when there's nobody around she's used to. she did slip andt's common. >> people often say this illness, part of getting sober, is a relapse, part of the same process. how do youom recommendebody who has fallen offhe wagon, so to speak, to pick themselves back up and get back bon. >> tt thing is not to feel

forgiver your self, your self for doing it and move forward. that's the only way to get through the disease. >> she'suteen public ahe addiction, relapse, recovery as well. how much more pressur does that add when you're dealing with these things in the public ey a >> its a lot of pressure when you're out there saying, i'm doing it, sober, really working this program then all of a sudden you slip you have embarrassment and shame. that's what i mean when i sayfo ive your self and move forward. it's not for giving others, it's for giving yourself. >> thanks so much. demi has a lot of people rooting for her, in her corner. how many fans she has, not just fans in the world but people that know her like you or ellen degeneres, people who tweeted, know her and love her. >> i would say never bet against demi lovato. >> still ahead, a warning bef e you take yours kidto popular

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news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alt. >> 7:56 is your time on this wednesday, july 25th, 2018. today is another storm team 4 weather alert day. we want to get to storm team 4's sheena parveen. >> it is anoer weath alert day because we have more rain moving in. we are looking at mainly clouds. flash flood watches in the area. maybe half a inch to an inch. here is all the moisture down to the south. the next cold front will push out of the way and be dry. i right nowthe mid 70s. here's future weather. the first half of theyay mai dry. after lunchtime that's when we'll see rain move in andh throhe evening. we'll look at your extended forecast coming up, angie. >> sheena, thank you. we are going to check on the traffic next. stay with us. right?

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, trump on tape. a secretly recorded conversation with then cdidate trump released overnight discussing hush money for a formeroy "pla" playmate. so why now and whatea does itn for the president? we'ret live athe white house. plus look y beforeou leap. >> it started to hurt badly under my arm. >> i couldn't walk. >> an nbc news investigation in trampolinearks popular with children and parents. how safe are they? what you need to know before your kids take their next bounce. ait of a stretch. april the world's most famous giraffe joins us live with an exclusive announcement you won't

want to miss today wednesday, july 25th, 2018. >> hi grandma and >>grandpa. e're from indianapolis. >> d.c. >> baltimore. >> new orleans. >> here from minnesota. >> seattle, washington. >> today is our 20th anniversary. good morning. that's a hardy crowd out there. we're hap they started with us, rain and all. >> rain starting to taper off a . t. >> yeah >> by the way, if you would like to see your self in our open send hash tags. my today. send it to the facebook as well. >> it's fun to watch and wonder.

is today my da >> your day is. comi let's to get to, news at 8:00. we're hearing for the first time a secretly recorded conversation between then candida trump and his personal attorney michael cohen. the recording was mewo months before 2016 election. nbc white house correspondent white welker at th house. she's got the latest on it. kristen, tellbo us this tape. >> savannah, good morning to you. this newly revealed tape is le remark it shows then candidate trump and his attorney at the time michael cohen discussingma in details of potential payment to "playboy" model two onths before the election despite his aides saying he knew nothing about it. this morning lawyers in aierce fight over what we actually heap on the te and what it all means. on the tape released overnight on cs, then candidate trump i heard talking to hisat personal rney michael cohen about how arey could buy the rights to "playboy" model mcdougal's story about an alleged long-runng affair with president trump, an affair the white house deni.

>> when it comes time forg financ- >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay. >> cohen attorany lny davis says the secret recording was made two months before the 2016c on. on that tape originally provided by davis, cohen is heard telling mr. trump he wants to set up a company to handle the matter. i need to open up a company for the transfer of all the info regarding our friend david. >> give it to me -- s >> i'veken to allen weisselberg about how to set tht wholeng up. >> what are we going to do. >> with funding. >> cohen then discuss financing the company prompting questions from mr. trump about how to pay. >> wimn it comes for financing. >> what financing? >> we'll have to pay. >> cash. >> no, no, .no, no, no, no. >> that's where the tape and any clarit ends. cohen's attorney insists the president wanted to use cash to make the payme in order to

conceal it. >> the only people who use cash dealers and mobster cash is not what you do. it was michael cohen who said no, no, no. >> but rudy giuliani said it was mr. trump who wanted to use a check to create a record and keep it aboveboard. >> no way the president is going to talk about setting up a asrporation and using unless you're a complete idiot and the president is not an idiot. >> to be clear a person can make a campaign violation in check or cash but any suggestion is ano intent hide. bottom line it seems mr. trump had prior knowledge of the proposal to buy the story despite his team saying he didn't. giuliani said nothing on the s taws the president knew about the payment. by the way, savannah, that paymen was never made. >> all right.

kristen welker at the white house. thk you verymuch. now to extreme weather causing big problems coast-to-coast, heavy rain in the east, oppressive weather in theest andl is back with all this stuff. hey, al. >> thanks so much. we're looking at heavy rain firing up along the carolina e coast into northeast. 29 million people at risk for some sort ofch flood wat or flood warning. we're watchg this very closely. in fact, we saw that video earlier today from harrisburg, pennsylvania, flash flooding. same area atigh risk for flooding in new york. looking at baltimore, high risk as well. this rainfall anywhere from 1 to 4" of in. we could see rainfall rates of 1 to 2" per hour. out west we continue to have that ereme at. 39 million people at risk today from the pacific northwest all the way into the southwest. this is going to be a long lasting heat wave going into at triplehis weekend with

digits from the northwest all the way into the southwest and into the beginning of next week. craig. >> mr. roker, thank you, sir. officials in greece say the death toll from wildfires near athensre has ied to 79 people. rescue crews are searching through charred homes and cars looking for more possible victims. 300 firefighters are still in the air dousing theme remaining fs to try and prevent flairups. another 200 are tacklin the second forest fire. that one is west of athens where local authorities evacuated three nearby communities ernight. >> now to dramatic video showing a car swallowed up by a huge sinkhole. it happened on a corado street. it was captured on video. here you go. you can see the car drop from view right into that sinkhole. the driver did manage to get out of the car with help from the police and justn the neck of time, too. moments later her car dropped another 15 feet or t so and hole filled with water. police sayas the woman lucky

she was not hurt. >> no kidding. we've got the news covered would you like a bot? >> it's about time. >> ryan shazier sufferedpi a injury. in april he did this. he made an emotional appearance af the nfl he walked in public for the first time since that injury. well, on tuesday shazier revealed he's expecting a baby with his baby michelle rodriguez. he posted the pictures on twitter showingff the sonogram photo and a sign that b readsy shazier expected in january. we're sote ex let everybody know we have a wonderful blessing. can't wait to welcome another shazier. >> how about that. >> good news. just ahead america's favorite giraffe april with us exclusively. spoiler alert she's getting married. more big news. >> an nbc investigation that

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by nbc stations that all parents need to hear >> that's right. as the number of parks has gone up, so has the number of injuries. now a growing number ofsa docto for kids they are just too risky. kids love them. they can feel like they are flying. ou might say the popularity of trampolines is growing by leaps andbounds. trampoline mber of parks, three from a decade ago to 800 now. >> what caused the fall? >> the trampoline. >> the number of injuries at those parks is soarin too. >> it started to hurt really badly under my arm. >> 12-yr-old chelsea was bouncing and doing flips like this at a flight trampoline park in coecticut. she landed on her arm breaking it. >> they inserted a pin right there. >> her scar now a constant reminder. >> you can break a bone, you can have a compound fracture. >> ralph owns 11 trampoline

rks including t one where chelsea was injured. each requires a videoelling visitors what not to do and to sign a waiver. want tourse, we don't see any injury. we want to find out why that injury happened. again, we want to try to prevent injuries from happening. >> the indusy is largely unregulated. only nine states haves regulatiealing with trampoline parks. >> how did that happen? >> jumping. we are at a trampoline center. >> not jus kids. in 2012 former yankee pitcher java chamber at a trampoline center with his son. chamberlain broke his ankle so badly he nearly died from blood loss. according toig latestes of american pediatrics the number ofitmergency room v is skyrocketing from 581 in 2010 to esre than 10 t that number just four years later. >> sky zone has a policy that anybody who can walk can go on their trampolines.

>> this attorney represents six clients who he says were all injured at a sky zone trampoline park. >> i couldn't walk. >> the youngest is 4-year-old jeremiah who broke his leg when an older child bouncedn him. >> i was like, hey, who broke my leg. >> at sky zone the safety of our guest is top. priority here are ny sport inherent risks. we take several measures to reduce these risks and sducate abouety in our parks. jason says injuries to trampoline parks c devastating to children and parents. >> the t parents feelmendous guilt. when they look at this in hindsight, they regret having allowed their children to go to sky >> jeremiah's mother. >> we need parents to understand this is not junt a place, it's a place where people can get hurt. >> so the american ademy of orthopedic surgeons says trampolines should not be usednd by children six. the academy of pediatrics

vises further against trampolines for all children. >> told me this yesterday, said don't let little ones on the trpoline. >> trampoline pamps yrks it wou safer, the acould fallwhere and they will bounce. >> my doctor said, their boness are , they don't have support of the ground. bigger kids and toddlers and people our age. thank you, jordan. congrats to april and oliver. amy poehler gets crafty. she's live in 1a but first your local news.

this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> good morning, 8:26n wednesday, july 25th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's getight to a check on traffic with wtop's jack taylor. >> we're dealing with a crash on the beltway. outer loop with the merging traffic from the beltway to the 270 spur. everything moved over to the shoulder. 95 through the big curve. at least now all yourneravel are open. the delay remains. downtown on the freeway westbound as you pass the third street astunnel, the on the case bridge has been put on the shoulder. remain stalled c oing up from laboratory road. aaron, back to you. >> we'll have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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storm team 4 still in weather alert mode for you today. the floodemiskns incredibly high. not much rain out there now. that will change wit time. areas of heavy rain likely this afternoon. in the mid 70s. daytime highs in the upper 70s to 80 degrees. rain ends tonight and we should

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he. we are back 8:30. it is a little drizzly. counting down to ourext citi concert on the plaza. doing the honors on friday, rising pop staria j michaels. if you do not love her, you will love her on friday. she's written songs for bieber. she wrote "sorry." now she's singing on her own. >> she's got issues. >> i see her concert and raise you one concert by one country superstar keith urban. he's going to be her next

thursday. he wants all of us to pick one songs. let me tell you, here they are. wasted time and somewhere in my car. useht the h. >> you can program his concert right here. we have g aat crowd moment. let's go over here. where is yolanda and preston. ve it up, everybody. how are you guys? where are you from? >> thanks. mississippi. >> i heard you had tough travels here. >> a little bit. >>ow much were you delayed? >> about twelve hours delayed. >> we were supposed to be here yesterday. >> but we made ito the "today" show. >> yes, you did. i love your sign here. tell me who made the gn >> my boyfriend preston made it. >> was that a surprise to you? yes, it was. >> did you know you were coming here? >> i knewtn' but i didknow he made me a sign. >> where did you put the sign,u in the case. >> you never would know. >> it's your birt ay?

>> yes. >> happy birthday to you. glad you finally made it. stay dry. enjoy your stay in new york. >> what a birthday, gave that away. >> iis love sign. very artistic,pr ton. thank you. coming up,tie're g crafty with amy poehler. instead of making jokes she's here to mama'son jar vases. a taste of her unexpected show. after that we'll cook up simple summer menu.

good morning. we don't have much rain around right now, but we still do have rain in th forecast, especially later today. flash flood watch for the eire area happening as we go throughout the afternoon and evening. we still have the stationary front, that's waw we rain in the forecast this afternoon. it will all move in from the south. eventually we'll see a break. shmorrow a chance oferow highs in the low 80s. tomorrow finally break. dry through friday. small chance over the weekend. >> that ir you latest weather. make sure when you go out the door you can takes with you. go to "today" sirius xm channel 108 today at 1:00, it'she appy hour with adam miller,

joann. >> all right, al. thank you. we're crazy busy day. if you would rather knit your self a quit and build o andoor set instead of buying one, we have the show for you. >> and the woman for you. on nbc' making it. they put their glue guns to the test to see w is the crafties of them all. it's hosted by a amy nick. i guess nick slept in. >> let's get to itight w. are you crafty? >> no. >> why are you in a crafting show? >> i'm kind o representing the person who doesn't know very much but is excited to learn. we were surrounded by really talented makers who can do amazing things, but also it's the kind of show where you can learn one thing and feel like a million bucks. >> you have ton of projects you can pick from. >> rit. >> what was it aboutthis, you thght you could have fun with that. >> i was excited to t together

with nick, it's a fun idea. it's the kind of show you can watch with your real family. real life is difficult now. >> it's,ot li cut you with mason jar. >> we didn't want s tod anybody home. i didn't want to judge. i walk around a tellveryone they are great. >> how do people work? >> we have amazing judges w are terrific at what they do. it's hard because it's really artistic people. >> subjective. >> very subjective. but i think people will be pleased about how it goes. >> people on the show really, they take it seriously. they are good. >> really good. incredibly creative what i dig is watching the process from idea to fini, you know, seeing somebody think about an idea, watching them execute it. >> i have to say i love "project runway." i've been watching it for years.

i don't know a thing about fashion but i like to see p creatiple create. it seems like you get the same payoff when you sti art people and what they come up with. it's inspiring. >> see them have challenges and figure it out and switching not always and it being perfect. that kind of stuff is great to see. >> is nick crafty? he can do stuff. >> he can make anything out of . wo he knows how to use tools. he's super crafty. >> what is going on with these guys. >> nick is beyondaf cr. i interviewed him ce. i literally has a shed in l.a. and he was making a boat. real? >> he was making a boat. >> amy, this is great. for parents likeme, it's so therapeutic. sometimes i color with my kids and i realize they left the room a half hour ago and i'm still there. >> you're already done. >> what are we doing? >> i don't know. i don't know how to do any of this. >> we're making ja. >> i've been told you're painting jars and putting flowers in them.

>> you're no hp atall. >> i truly can't reiterate enough how little i know how to do. >> have you used a glue gun. >> i have used a glue gun. >> look how pleasing this is. look how pleasing that it. >> what else do you guys make on the show. >> well, creators, makerings use all different medium,wood, felt, they are incredibly talented. >> makers, that's the term to use. >> that' the term, makers. >> what about little ones, are they into this kind of thing? they love it. they love to paint. they would love to do something like this in front ofme caras. >> christmas jars. >> i heart >> that's nice. >> buttering you up. >> wt are you making, mr. melvin. >> this is a psychological experiment. we forgot to tell you. --you'r about tonnah

>> look at roker's, nice. >> i bet a lot of people will be inspired by the show, take on some crafting. >> amy, thank you. the show again i called "making it." it premiers next tuesday july 31 st at 10:00, 9:00 central ght here on nbc. >> not on this show. >> none of us would make it. coming up, thank you. pounding the pavement. the story behind one man's to walk across an entire state and talk to as many people a he can. first "today" on nbc.

welcome back to "today" here. talking politics can be quite uncomfortable. some people avoid the subject all together. but you found the guy who is embracing this. >> i actually first saw this story in a great little paper called berkshire eagle.

b.j. hill walking acro massachusetts asking perfect strangers to write down their thoughts on politics in the notebook he carries with him. when he finishes he'll hand ith toovernor hoping to bridge what he sees as a disconnect between elected officials w and voters who put them into office. b.j. hill plods along at his own pace. he tapping of his hiking poles keeping time. he's averaging 13 miles a day. it's no race. in fact, the only race he's concerned about is the race for state of n the massachusetts. >> as you know, it's an election here in the commonwealth. i'm asking folks to write down their own personal message for the next governor. >> you may not be surprised to know people have a lot to say. when we met up with him, he was on his way to worcester. here is apl s of messages he's collected so far. >> why doest cost $300 per child to play soccer. low whome in families capital

afford that. dr. governor i can't tell you assachusetts health insurance has meant to me and my family. senior transportation for people who live on a bus route but none for seniors who live not on bus route. >> myst big concern at this time is reports that there are those who want to make massachusetts a sanctuary state. >> the b issues and small but they matter to those who wrote them. b.j. has read a lot of messages and logged a lot ofmiles. he walked across the state in 2006 meeting then governor duvall patrick. he d it in 2014 handing over his notebook to charlie baker. in between he walked across-country in 2008, later invited to meet president obama. of course he walked to the white house and handed over four notebooks. >> so you feel these politicians lose touch. and you've taken it upon your self to kind of be a conduit with folks out there to give them an idea what's going on.

>> exactly. onemallconduit. >> nonpartisan. >> nonpartisan. whatever people wead any questi. some people write two or three words. some people write two or three pages. >> we joined b.j. as h int with folks in worcester. >> would you like to write down a couple wwords? >>ld be honored to, of course. >> remember to put god first and we are all his children. that's very nice. >> do you have a second to write something down? sure. >> anybody ever ask you to do something like this? >> no. >> how does it feel? >> feels good. >> can i read what you said? >> sure. >> bring back tolerance to this nation. thank you. no shortage of viewpoints, and >> a lot of positive, people wanting to send positive message of inclusion, tolerance. >> makes me feel good. this is my community. this is where i grew up. >> good luck on the walk.

>> each step c oneser to getting the voice of the voters into the halls of power. >> i've got to tellyou, i'm so impressed with that young man but also impressed with the people in worcester. everybody sent out a positive ssage. be kind, treat us well. >> i even like the ones that cost $300 for my kid to play soccer and i can't afford it. it's like p wple who't reach out. if someone comes to them, they mind.say what's on their i thought it was awesome. >> better than people getting on social media and anonymously deciding to spew hate and nastiness all day. >> awesome, al, thanks. >> feels like a little morning boost. >> who is hungry,anybody? food on the way, pasta, salad, wine. the recipes for perfect summer meal that that something everyone will getco ing. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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and garlic. > clam sauce. he juiciness of the clams. i keep them on ice if they are out of the frig a while. you just nd toake sure they are osed. if not, tap them, if they don't close, discard them. >>raig dug these up yesterday. >> how many clams for aerving of four or five people? is that the amount. >> i would put in about -- >> a dozen o . >> about a dozen for two people. depending how many you want or how hungry you are. put i white wine. whatever white wine you like to drink with. then oregano as well. i'm sorry you call it oregano.

whatever you want to say. >> how long does the sauce -- it sits? >> you want on high heat so it steams, open all the gorgeous - smell this. >> that's great. >> mussels. you're such a great cook. tell the folks. >> no. >> nsrimp, pr remember. >> i remember. >> that recipe up on today.com. >> all the clams opened up nicely. t broth. >> linguine. i did cookntaly so i know how to cook pasta. i'll give you my tips. y wh put pasta in, make sure you stir it the first minute, the biggest pot. keep stirrin it because that will stop it from sticking together. >> salt. >> no olive oil. put it in afterwards. >> have you cooked this through or heat contie to cook it.

>> cook it all the way through. i'm not an al dente fan. >> me either. thank you for saying that. >> why not? >> it's hard. od n wants crunchy pasta. >> i want my food >> take forever, though. >> we love you. >> linguine pasta of choice. >> really good question. >> only one i have. >> it grabs all of the juices really well. >> is that parsley. >> flat leaf or italian. i personally think it's the best to use with it. >> sayn. it ag >> oregano. >> no oregano. >> we love that. >> i say oregano. >> delious. >> a taste of this. then this gorgeous salad. >> it's amazing. >> it's mikay kale caersalad.

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. >> 8:56 on july 25th, 2018. i'm angie ff. we want to get to wtop's jack taylor. he has the fst 4 traffic. >> buoy, freeway airport, we had a crash. we still have a slowdown even though it's moved to the shoulder. avoid the b.w. parkway north bound after 100. everything has been cleared to the shoulder. residual slow down. t the latn this weather

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pattern today. we he more rain heading this way south of us currently, but that stationary front is goito sit here until tomorrow. then we're going to see improvements nolocally. much going on in the way of rain. cloudy skies. iflash flood watch in effect. half an inch to an inch possible. by lunchtime, some showers forming and then we dry out tomorrow, angie. >> now to megyn kelly "today."

good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. lly.megyn it is wednesday, c which weled savwednesday because savannah guthrie is here. welcome, savannah. >> hi, guys. >> she just made the run across from studio 1a. >> i did. in the rain, too. it's spitting outside. >> is it miserable out there? >> yes. >> it's like owo weeks rain here in the northeast. >> i know. but we can't complain. we can, because we enjoy complaining. actually complaining about the weather is one of my favorite