good morning. breaking overnight, on the verge. a dam in virginia about to break. residents forced to flee, and it keeps on pouring. those heavy rapes and high winds now threatening millions from the carolinas to nengland. this morning the severe storms moving up the east coast, and al is tracking it all. mixed messages. president trump telling supporters one thing -- >> now we're beingde hinred by the russian hoax. it's a hoax, okay? >> but hours earlier, his own i topelligence official sounding a major alarm -- t russian threat is real and tively coming after the u.s. elections. >> our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. >>e're live at the white house. growing scandals.

did a highly paid football coach know one of his assistants was allegedly beating his wife? the action ohio state is taking this morning. >> i do believe he knew, and instead, he chose to help the abuser. those stories, plus, desperate plea. what the mother of that missing university sf iowdent is saying. >> if someone has abducted her, we are pleading with youseo pl release her. >> the new leads police are investigating. unexpect gift. "fixer upper" star joanna gaines becoming can bd aboutoming a new mom at age 40. and buffalo stand. >> oh, no, oh, no, oh, no. a man caught o camera taunting a large bis inside yellowstone national park. >> oh, god, no, no! i can't watch! >> the park investigating what they call reckless, danger rourks and illegal behavior, today, friday, augus3rd, 2018.

>> announcer: frombc news, this is "today" wanh savnah guthrie and hoda fkotb, livem studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning,everybody. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. and it's a wet one over a lnt of the c this morning. >> a lot of people are paying attention to this story. it's a big one. if you're traveling, you'll want to hear al's forecast. and there is breaking news onea theer overnight. heavy rain has triggered evacuations in central virginia over fears that a dam there could fail. the downpour is part of a massivengystem impacti tens of millions up and down the east coast, as mentioned. we're going to get to al n a moment, but let's get to the scene where the breaking news is happening. nbc's anne thompson is where there were tornado warnings overnight in queens. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. take a loo at somef the damage here that happened overnight. this is the result of a series of really strong thunderstorms that pounded the east coast. i'm talking driving rain,

violent winds. here in queens, the think a tornado went through this area, and the national weather service will beut later tod to see if indeed that is the case. meanwhile, in lynchburg, virginia, all eyes are on that dam that could burst. overnight inlynchburg, virginia, officials ordering evacuations, fring the college lake dam could fail after days of torrential arains. thea dealing with rising waters, getting slammed with another 6 inches of rain in just a few hours. first responderssing inflatable boats to rescue families from flooded homes. if the dam is compromised, water levels could top 17 feetn just minutes. about 140 mil north in fairfax county, virginia, a group of firemen carrying motorist to safety from a car swept awayy rapidly moving floodwaters. in college point, queens, cleanup is underay this morning after a possible tornado touched down, ripping trees from their iroots. e been in this town my

whole life. i've never seen anything like this before. never even heard of a tornado here. ocal linemen already in the area trying to restoreower knocked out by the storm. and last night in new jersey, the severe weather forcing thounds of fans at beyonce and jay z's outdoor concert at metlife stadium to seek shelter inside the venue. but not even the bad weather could stop the dynamic duo, taking the stage atas 11:00t night. the superstar couple performed for more than twos. ho beyonce thanking the fans for not letting the rain stop the night. now, up and down the east coast, there are som scattered power outages this morning, and today's task wilbe to clean up messes like this one in queens and figure out just what caused this beyond the strong winds that came throu re, an answer to the question was this really a tornado? >> wow. anne, thank you.

a lot of people are traveling this weekend. al, what can you tel us? >> well, we'll be looking at a repeat of what we've been seeing. is is lynchburg, and you can see the heavy rain coming through. well, bad news. we're going to be looking at even more heavy rain today. could be another 1 to 2, maybe 3 inches of rain in this area. in fact, there is now a flash flood warningn effect for that area right now. 36 millioneople are under some sort of flash flood watch or flood warning from a georgia the way on up into new england. ng on. what's g this system is a slow mover. there's not much going on as far asom getting relief, so there's the risk for flooding in the mid-atlantic states and the northeast today. all thisoisture funneling up today into tonight, and then stor redevelop again tomorrow for more isolated, heavy thunderstorms during the afternoon. flooding a possibility. we're looking at the amounts along the southeastern atlantic coast and then also up

into the northeast, where we could see anywhere from another to 4 inches. hourly rainfall rates 1 to 2 inches possible, guys. so, flooding is aoing to be big problem stretching from the mid-atlantic all the way into new england. back to you. >> going to be a wet e, al. we'll check back in. also this morning, more conflicting messages o russia from the president and his administration. during a late-nightally last night, the president defended his recent meeting with vladimir tin and called the russian investigation a hoax again. but just hours earlier, his t national security officials were warning that russia, the threat is real, and that they're continuing to target u.s. elections. we've got complete coverage. wehel start at white house with nbc's peter alexander. peter, good morning.he >> reporter: savannah, good morning. that mega rally overnight providingsihe pnt the perfect opportunity to punctuate the point made by his national security team hours earlier using his presidential megaphone to denounc on u.s. elections.s but on stage, three months out from the midterms, he didn't say

a word about the threat a again dismissed the russia investigation as a hoax. president trump in pennsylvania overnight, once again the special counsel's investigation. >> now, we're being hindered b the russian hoax. >> reporter: the difference thih time comments coming just hours after his own national security and intelligence teamd sounhe alarm about russia's efforts to interfere in the upcoming elections. >> we acknowledge the threat.. it is re it is continuing. and we're doing everything we can to have a legitimate election that the americane people can h trust in. >> our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. >> russia attempted to interfere with the last election ands continue engage in maligned influence operations to this day.he >> reporter:fficials insisting their orders came from the top. >> the president has specifically directed us to make the matter of the election meddling and securing our electi a process top priority.

>> reporter: that behind-the-scenes direction about russia and the election coming ahead of the president's very public display in pennsylvania about the russian investigation. >> just a hoax, okay? >> reporter: and while white house officials offered few specifics -- >> the scope of this foreign influence threat is both broad and deep. >> reporter: -- since the first time they've come together to publicly addre the threat, and their response. top democrat senator mark warne tweeting "glad to see the white house finally do something about election security. now if only it was actually backed up by anything the president has said or done on russia." just two weeks ago at the helsinki mmit, mr. trump downplayed russian election meddling, appearing to side with vladimir putin over his own intelligence team. >> i will tell you that president putin wasxtmely strong and powerful in his denial today. >> reporter: the director of li national intelgence admitting he's still in the dark about what happened in that private pmeeting between thesident and putin. >> i'm not in a position to eier understand fully or talk

about what happened athe inki. >> reporter: overnight, mr. trump still defendingor his pence with putin. >> they wanted me to h walk up opponent -- they wanted me to walk up and go like this -- [ bleep ]er [ laug they wanted me to go up and have h.boxing ma i said, whatever happened to diplomacy? >> so peter, you're at the white house. you cover it every day. what's going on there? because this was an extraordinary show of strength from the administration. all of the security cabinet members and officials saying this russia threat is atreal. what they said. and then the president says something to his supporters >> reporter: savannah, that's right. we've never seen a lineup like we had here yesterday. i was right in front r for it. a white house adviser telling me the president instructed officials to go outhe and tell american people what they're doing to defend u.s. elections, but it does raisehisuestion why he hasn't said all this

himself. i think at times itls really f like there are two governments working independent of each other right now, the telligence teams as we saw raising red flags, trying to crack downss on n interference, and then the president repeatedly undermining their effort t those close president say he can't separate his theory about the investigation into possible links between russian officials and his campaign from what remaiun sputed, the fact that russia attacked the u.s. elections in 2016 and the fact that it appears to be trying to do it again. savannah? >> peter, thank you very much. also speaking up this morning, the president's daughter and senior adviser, ivanka trump, publicly addressing some key and controversial issues facing the admistration. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has that part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. ivanka trump is one of her se father's c advisers, and she counsels him on a range of insues, but always b closed doors. in fact, we've almost never heard her distance herself from

her da until now. this morning, a rare public father-daughter divide? ivanka trump appearing to distance herself from the administration, acknowledging the crisis over family he separations atorder impacted her personally. >> that was low poi for me as well. i feel very strongly about that, andy i am v vehemently againstmi faly separation. >> reporter: despite disagreeing with her father's zero tolerance policy privately, ivanka never pushed back publicly unt it had already been reversed. the first daughter now saying immigration is an issue that hits home. >> i a a daughter of an immigrant. my motherrew up in communist czech republic. but we are a country of laws. so you toknow, she came his country legally. >> reporter: in another appar

break, ivanka trump making it clear she doesn't see the media as the enemy of the people, one of the terms president trump uses to energize his supporters. >> the enemy. the enemy of the people, i call them. >> do you think they're the enemy of the people? >> no, i do not. >> reporter: mr. trump trying to clarify, tweeting "she correctly said no. it is the fake news which is a lae percentage of t media that is the enemy of the people." critics making the connection that whende the pre says fake news, he's actually talking about coverage he finds unflattering. his tweet from may seeming to support those claims -- "91% of the network news about me isti ve, fake." last night, the president wast gain before a cheering crowd. >> they can make anything bad, because they are the fake, fake, disgusting news. i had a very nice life. i didn't need to be -- i used to get actually good press. >> repter: the presiden press secretary on thursday seeming to support her boss'

heated rhet >> the media continues to ratchet up the verbal assaults against e president and everyone in this administration. >> you did not say in the course of those remarksou that just made that the press is not the enemy of the people. >> i've addressed thi question. i've addressed my personal feelings. i'm here to speak on behalf of the president. he's made his comments clear. >> reporter: ivanka's latest comments now setting herself apart from the white house and her father, a apparent divide no longer behind closed doors. >> kristen, ivanka did say she is vemently against family separation, but a lot of people are criticizing her for not actually doing rmore. orter: that's right, hoda. and critics are saying why did it take her so long to speak out and w isn't she actually doing more? one key woman's group tweeting, "we are asking you again now, take action." look, based on our porting, ivanka trump does tell her dad when she disagrees with him. for example, theyre dis on the environment, but that's an issue where he's really stuck to

his guns she was asked how she sees her role here at the white house last year, hodahe and said this -- "where i disagree with my father, he knows it, and i express myself with total candor." hoda, savannah? >> all right. kristen welker atte the w house. thank you. meantime, the reward for the safe return of a university of kswa student missing for more than two w now has just been increased dramatically, and her family is making a new plea to nybody who has information in this case. nbc's blake mccoy has been on it for us. good morning. >> reporter: make thoe mno mist her parents think their daughter is alive a call this new reward another tool in hetheir arsenal to bring mollie home. >> we believe that mollie is still alive, and if someone has abducted her, we are pleading withou to please release her. >> reporter: the family of mollie tibbetts offering a

desperate plea and a big reward for the 20-year-old's safe return, 72,000 and counting, donations flooding n from coast coast. >> this is another tool in our arsenal. we're providing this fund to provide some financial incentine for som who's otherwise reluctant to come forward. >> reporter: searches of corn fieldsnd pig farms have so far turned up no sign of the missing college student. she was last seen on a jog inbr klyn, iowa, more than two wes ago. wayne chaney says he was questioned by authorities. >> i don't even remember what ey asked me. >> reporter: chaney has been found guilty of stalking in the past and saysnvestigators took photos inside his home. >> it was just a waste of time, i thought, but oh well. >> reporter: officials remaining tight-lipped but confirming they did look into a possible sighting at this missouri rest stop last week and ruled it out. it wasn't mollie. her family is determined to push forward. >> everyay i fee mollie's presence with me. you know, sometimes i

her sitting on my shoulder, and i don't know that i have the strength in me, but's moll lending me her strength every day, every night. >> we wake up every day at 3:00 in the morning to fight. and laura's fighting. the boys are fighting dalton's fighting. everybody in this community is fighting to get her back. >> blake, we've heard from the parents. enforcement?aw they've been pretty tight-lipped, as i understand it. >> reporter: ah, the last we heard from them was tuesday. another press conference is set for this morning, but they've already warned us, unless they think a piece of information will directly lead to mollie's return, they are not going to release it. that includes basic information about the timeline surrounding imr disappearance. theyy say that they believe it's in mollie's best interests to say as little asig possible now. savannah? >> no doubt they are working hard at it. blake, thank you very much. >> all right, blake, thanks. meantime, the fbi is searchg ahead with its for a 12-year-old girl apparently kidnapped from reagan national airport. the girl was visiting with a group from china.

after arriving at the airport, she walked off with a middle-aged woman. both of them changed clothes, then disappeared from view of securi cameras. police say they left in a white with new york state license plates. they believ they say, the girl is in extreme danger. 7:17. we've been talking a lot bout thather. you've got the lead story this morning. we've got a lot to talk about. >> we sure do. let's show you theest of the country. monsoonal moisture in the southwest will bring a lot of rain. some severe storms in the northern plains. and of course, the severe storms that will be firing up here in the northeast. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. hiever.

good rning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. cloudy skies ovhead and more rain on the way for your friday, first night, and the half, at least, of your saturday. right now, rain encroaching on the western and southern suburbs of washington now. raining along i-95 south of the city, towards the city of fredericksburg now. s.mperatures are in the mid-70 flash flood watch has been extended now to 6:00 a.m. on turday morning. ghs today in the 80s. back into the 90s with sunshine for sunday. >> andhat's your latest weather. guys? >> thanks, al. >> thank you, al. coming up, a new twist in the scandal surrounding ohio state football coach urban r. meye what the university is now doing out the troubling allegations against him. >> tplus, a new warning tie your health and your money. what some insurers c ld be doing to ensure you pay rsre.

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the southbound lanes of the bottom of washington parkway delayed with a crash before 175. t this pointthat it is out of the roadway, but we stilhave a slowdown. d baltimore up in alney is blocked with a downed tree. authorities are on scene. we have slow traffic on thene loop beginning at branch avenue down towards the woodrow wilson bridge, at least all lanes are open, the police activity is gone. >> jack, thank you. we'll take a break. your forecast is next.

rain quickly moving in towards the city and now already quit a few showers across northern virginia, all headed northbound into suburban maryland. le umbrella ready today. currently in t to mid-70s. won't be a big jump in temperatures today. afternn highs stayingn the low 80s with a high chance for rain. some could get as much as 1 to 3 in,es of ra so flash flooding remains a serious

concern. we start to dry out starting tomorrow llafternoon. >>right, chuck, thank you. another local news update in about 25 minutes. >> for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. have a great day.

good morning. 7:30 now on a frida morning, august 3rd, 2018. check that out. dark skiesve looming new york. we've been talking about this all morning. storms e aected up down the east coast. if you're traveling, you're going to want to tune in. al's got his forecast coming up straight ahead. somebody's traveling and somebody's going to be listening to al. >> i know. we will all be watching it closely. and that's where we begin this half hour with a check of today'sheadlines. 36 million people fromuthe so to new england under flash flood watches this morning, and the most urgent situation at this hour near lynchburg, . virgin overnight, heavy rains raised water levels behind the dam on college lake and triggered fears the dam could fail. evacuations were ordered. water startedoverflowing onto roadways. the national weather service

warned that a complete failure dam could put lynchburg under water in a matter of minute president trump is sending russia, mixed signals on despite an urgent warning from his own national security team. at a late-night rally in pennsylvania, the president defended his summit with vladimir putin and mocked the specialcounsel's russia probe, said it was hoax and said he's being hindered b what he called that russian hoax. the president did not mention russia latestfforts to interfere in the u.s. election, even though his own national security team had warnedim just hours earlier of the new threats from that country and other adversaries. > lotime pro wrestling star kane is declaring victory for tyyor of knox ci, tennessee. the republicann jacobs, had a huge lead over his democratic rival. we're showing the wrestling pictures. there's the office pictures, becauseo jacobs a runs an insurance and real estate company. he said last night has decision

to run was met at first with gh resounding laur from many. well, kane would be the second high-profile wrestler to office after time in the ring. we all remember jesse the body ventura in 1999. apple has reached into every corner of our lives and now has reached a onmile becoming the first publicly traded u.s. company to be valued at $1 trillion. its fortunes boosted by the success of the miphone. cook said the financial achievement is something to be proud of, but he said innovation and sta tng true to company's core values are more important. the company started in co-founder steve jobs' garage back in 1976, now generates annual revenues greater than the economic outputs of entire counies, such as portugal and new zealand. and from the department of really, really bad ideas, check this one out. traffic was stopped inon yellownational park this week to let a bison cross the road. but one man decided t get out

and taunt the animal. watch this. he runs up, flexes his muscle. what he apparently did not know is thi bison mating season. >> oh, no. >> it is. i didn't know it either, but i'm not sf nding in fronte bison. it bellows, charges, shows its dominance. the encounter ended with nobody getting hurt, but park officials don't think it's funny. they say this behavior is reckless and it's illegal, and they point out, again, that bison can run three times faster than most people. >> okay. that endedayhe you thought it would. the guy running and the bison in charge. >> we, i'm glad it ended that way. absolutely. also this morning, we are learning more about that growinc dal involving one of the biggest names in college coach, , ohio state's urban meyer, and what he knew about allegations of domestic abuse against a member of his staff. nbc's morgan radford is on the columbus campus for us this morning. hey, morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. ohio state coach urban meyer is a legend among college football

circles, but thes morning in hot water after university trustees appointed an indepeent board to find out whether, one, he knew about the abuse allegations facinis assistant coach, zach smith, and two, whether he did anythingit about >> i do believe he knew, and instead, he chose to help the abuser. >> reporter: courtney smith says for years her ex-husband, ohio state assistant football coach zach smith, physically abused her and believesss his legendary head coach urban meyer, knew about it and did nothing. r put on paid leave after text messages and photos surfaced, raising tth possibilit he knew about the domestic violence accusations three years ago and didn't report them. smith says she filed multiple police reports, including one in 2009 that reads in part, "the defendant grabbed the victim by her t-shirt, picked her up and threw her into the bedroom wallc the vm is pregnant with the defendant's child." but smith didn't press charges against her then husband.

she spoke with watchstadium.com earlier this week. >> i was pressured by his family andsrban meye attorney. i was basically told, if you don't drop the chges, he's never going to coach again, and he's never hit you before. >> reporter: in 2015, mith says she texted photos of her bruised and bloodied body to meyer's wife, shelly, who allegedly wrote back, "just want you to be safe. do you have restraining order? he scares me." nbc news has not verified those texts. >> she said she was going to have to tell urban. i said, that's fine, you know. you should tellurban. >> reporter: college football writer brett mcmurphy, who broke the story, says shared her abuse with the wives of multiple members of meyer's staff. >> i think they will be able to pre that urban meyer knew about the domestic violence incints in 2015. >> reporter: zach smith has never been charged with domestic abuse. his attorney says he wants to set the record straight in

court, saying, "once h gets his chance to tell his side of events, don't be surprised when it is corroborated by every police who ever responded to ms. smith's calls." but last month, a judge granted courtney smith a restraining order against her ex-husband for domestic violence protection. meyer addressed the accusations of abuse from 2015 last weekr af smith was fired. >> i was never told about ything. there was never anything came to light. i never had a conversation about it. sobo i know nothing that. >> reporter: in a statement, meyer said, "i agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion." on the walls of ohio state's athletic center, meyer'scl mott ing the words "treat women with respect." courtney smith says she wishes he'd followed his own advice. >> i hope that in the future he never, ever, ever turns his head away again. >> so, morgan, i guess the question is what is the future

of urban meyer? do you think that his job's in ? jeopar >> reporter: well, hoda, according to his $7.6 million-per-year contract, he's actually required to report breach of the university's code but that uct policy, means he could stand to lose his job. meantime, the athletics department says "the university is committed topo sing our student athletes as they prepare for the upcoming semester," and anyone who to watch more of courtney smith's full interview can do so at watchstadium.com. >> morgan, thank you. let's head over to al, the man of the morning with a this weather. hi. >> good morning, guys. we've seen a lot of climate chge going on, and of course, the american meteorological society issues a state of ate cl report every year. 2017, we've had rerd-high amounts of carbon dioxide concentration, highest levels i the ice core that date back 800,000 years. carbon dioxide growth at 400% since the 1960s. sea level rises the highest on

record for globa sea level rise, rising at1.2 inches per decade, which, of course, causes flooding along the coast. a warming planet. it's the warmest non el nino year on record, the third overall.year in fact, the last four years have been the warmest on record. and of course, that leads to melting sea ice. arctic sea ice is at a maximum record low and thet lowesaily value on record. alltold, it just shows that'r wee seeing more climate changin contng at a rapid pace. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your ne and right here in the dmv, all we wan to do is just turn the rain off. it will take about another 24 hours to do so. more rain already moving into the d.c. metro area here this morning. have your umbrella and your slicker ready to go. temperatures, we've been catching a break, haven't been abe 90 degrees in a week and a half now. temperatures in the 70s this morning. your forecasted high today only

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7:56 is your time now on this friday, august 3rd, 20or. goodng to you. i'm eun yang. we want to get right to wtop's jack taylo in your "first 4 traffic." how's the commute, jack? it was good until about ten minutes ago. beltway top side outer loop just before 355, vehicle overturned, blocking two right lanes. two to the left will get you by. it's caused a t delay backard i-95. we weren't doing too bad otherwise. northboundeorge washington parkway slows into that new work zone after spout run. single lane northbound, two lanes southbound without delay. bris near the toll road of the beltwall hope that will be cleared quickly. >> we'll take a break and check your forecast ne

rain drops have moved ino much of fairfax and montgomery counties, now moving into southern maryland as well. this is all liftingreorthbound so rain chances remain high the rest of the day. current temperatures in the mid-70s. we'll squeak our way into the upper 70s and low 80s today, but one to asuch as three inches of rain today, tonight and early saturday. clearing out tomorrow afternoon.

it's 8:0 on "today." coming 8:00. coming up, a white house divided, while the president takes aim at the russiave stigation. >> now we're being hindered bya the rushoax. it's a hoax, okay? >> his intelligence team speaks out aboutsian interference. >> it is real it is continuing. >> we're live at the white house. plus, breaking her silence. steve jobs'aughter opens u for the first time about their troubled relationship. what she's revealing about the man behind apple as the company makes financial historys thi week. and fifth time's a charm. "fixer upper" star joanna gaines keeps it rea with a honest account about what it's like becoming a new mom again at the age of 40.

why she says things are very different the fifth time arounda friday, august 3rd, 2018. ♪ and a little bit of chickenol fried,beer on a friday night ♪ >> good morning! >> celebrating2 years with my husband. >> juliana turning 8! >> and my 15th birthday! ♪ >> shout-out to illinois! >> 59 today, 60 tomorrow. >> we love al roker!s >> iat an artist out there? >> shat iso cool! irthday celebrating eve, turning 60 tomorrow. love that. thank you so much for being with us on a friday morning. it's nice to have you along.o lots t get to. here's the news at 8:00. the president and his administration delivering conflicting messages on russia

provernight. thident slamming what he calls the russian hoax in front of rally supporters, but earlier in the day, his national security team sounded a new alarm,aying t russia threat is "real." peter alexander at the white iteho wmornin g. hours after that stark warning from the intelligence community right here at the whitehouse, raising red flags that russia is at it again, the president did not say a word about the threat to u.s. elections in what amountedally, to a grievance fest last night. president trump instead forcefully criticizing the russia investigation once againd prt trump in pennsylvania overnight, once again trashing the special counsel's investigation. >> nowng we're hindered by the russian hoax. >> reporter: the difference this omme, his commentsg just hours after his own national security and intelligence team sounded the alarm about russia's efforts to interfere in the upcoming elections. w acknowledge the threat. it is real. it is ntinuing. and we're doing everything we

can to have a legitimate election that the american people can have trust in. >> our democracy itself is in the crosshairs. >> russia attempted to interfere with the last election and continues to engage i maligned influence operations to this day. >> reporter: the officials insisting their orders came from the top. >> the presi has specifically directed us to make the matter of election meddling and securing our election process a top priority. >> reporter: that behind-the-scenes direction about russia and the election coming ahead of the president's very public display in pennsylvania about the russian investigation. >> just a hoax, okay? >> reporter: a while white house officials offered few specifics -- >> the scope ofhis foreign influence threat is both broad and deep. >> reporter: -- since the firstp time they'velicly come together to address the threat and their response. senator mark warner tweeting t "gla see the white house finally do something about election security. now if only it was actually

backed up by anything the president has said or done on russia." the president away at his bedminster property for the nex, 11 da part of a working vacation. also making news, the first daughter, ivanka trump, a longtime top adviser now to hert father president, publicly distancing herself from her dad's family separation policy, describing it in her words as a low pointor her personally, though notably, she never pushed back publicly until it had already been reversed. ivanka also making clear hat unlike hther, she does not view the media as the enemy of the people. president trumpmi ding the idea that they aren't on the same page after the itfact, arguin not the media, but what he calls the fake news that's the enemy of the people. savannah? peter, thank you. fears of a dam failure are growing nea lynchburg, virginia, this morning as weather threatens millions on the east coast. heavyns r forced waters to rise overnight and flow onto

roadways. e situation could become dire. the national weather service warning that a complete failure of the college lake dam could s.t lynchburg under water in a matter of minu a search is under way for a 12-year-old girl who authorities say was abducted from reagan national airport. the girl was visiting with a group from china. after arriving to the airport, she went to the bathroom and m with a middle-aged woman, and police say they then both changed clothes and left without any struggle in a white infinity with new york state license the fbi's involved in this search, and state police are contacting the chinese the girl is believed to be in extreme danger. a familiar name will be disappearing from shopping malls across the country. thege g and gift chain brookstone filed for bankruptcy protection on thursday. ie company sayswill start closing its roughly 100 mall ouets and seek a buyer for together stores. they have struggled to compete with amazon and other online retailers. however, it will hold on to its three dozen airport locations,w

h still do brisk business for luggage products, neck pillows aar travel all that kind of stuff. >> i'm like, where am i going to get my alarmlock key chain whistle?lso a >> that's the spot! >> all right, i need a pick-me-up! i need a boost. i have one for you. sman in texas managed to capture anning photo. it's of a cloud formation that a lot of people believe looks lik an averagel. danny ferraro was driving down a highway near houston as the sun started to set. tiwe're kind of c the top off, but it looks spectacular. >> whoa! >> the beams of lightoming through the clouds commonly known as god rays or angel rays. danny said that moment served as a special reminder that god is always with yo he shared that picture on social media and thought, you know what,boaybe eve needs a boost. come on. it's undeniable there. it's beautiful. angel in the sky. >> sweet. >> love it. coming up, "fixer upper's" joanna gaines candid about being pregnant at 40 and why she feels like a firsttime mom all ove

again. but next, during a huge week for appm, steve jobs' daughter opens up about their very complicated relationship, coming up right after this. uh, all the cars? all the cars. old cars? yes. new cars? oh, yeah. sports cars? indeed. a big ol' boat-like car? permission to come aboard! what about a car that's all (makes awkward car noises) hgnnnn-nn-nn-nnnn-ayy-ayyy i don't see why not. what about, let's say... oh, i don't know, a purple van with a painting of a wizard just shooting lightning out of his fingers riding a unicorn sneezing rainbows? definitely. just asking for a friend. yea, i figured. (whispered to camera) wow. it's not four walls whand an address.? it's you. and all the things inside you weave together. things that tell a story no one else could tell. because you're not cookie cutter. not just one thing. home is a tiny slice of earth that's all your own.

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her and her husband, chip, for advice on improving their homes. now she's offering new tinsi in what it's like having kids after 40. and natalie's on that story. hey, guys. no secret, i'm a huge fans of theirs. chip and joanna gaines welcomed their bundle of joy, baby cruz, into the world and now joanna's opening up abo the pregnancy, the impact on work and why it's different this time dound. >> i ttiff, this is like it's all new all over again. >> reporter: in a personal, new essay in the fall issue of their magazine "magnolia journal," p aboutgaines opens being a new mom again at 40, writing, "as much as chip and i joked about the possibility of having another child, i truly believ i was done." >> an adventure of a lifetime and these kids have just rolled with the punches. >> reporter: joaa also reflects on the charismatic couple's timely decision to end their hit hgtv show "fixer pe "

>> it was like the close of just a beautiful chapter in our lives. ot reporter: and how they the pregnancy news just weeks later, joking about a term she had never heard before, writing, "i heard the phrase geriatric pregnancy for the first time when i was about six weeks in, and i laughed, until i realized that's actually what it's called y age." a like five kids, that's thing. and what are the ages? th're all under what? >> 13 to 8. >> okay. >> so there's going to be quite the gap. >> reporter: with and ever expag empire, including an online store, furniture li, bakery, and magazine, joanna ndmitted back in may that she felt more wor out during this fifth pregnancy than her other four. >> i can't breathe. i walk and i breathe so heavy these days. i'm like, rwow. orter: but now she calls baby cruz's arr al an unexpected gift, saying "this pregnancy forced me to truly rest, and i don't know that i would have allowed myself to take a real bre if not for this baby." >> right now what we're focusing on is just family, obviously, me being a mom to a newborn.

>> reporter: joanna at peace, her g her family i priority, adding that being a mom is actually easier the fifth time around, ts to her isdom and experience, saying, "i don't know is because i'm a little older, but this time around, i'm more comfortable in my own skin, sure that i can do this. confident that i was made for this very thing in this very season." >> aw. fifth time is the charm, guys. now, as for how the otherids took the news, joanna writes in her blog that the way they responded tothhe news o new sibling was the sweetest thing. "our big kids celebrated and anticipated baby cruz'srrival in the best way and i loved every minute of it." savannah and hoda?he >> best surprise, natalie. >> absolutely. >> thank you so much. i know when she said having a baby at 40. i was like that young! >> i know. >> for us! i know! >> there are song many good t about being an older mom and she nailed it. >> i think so, too. firstf all, it's a blessing no matter when it happens, and sometimes there's great things about being am. young

you probably have more energy, but it's great to be an older mom. i know we've really appreciated it. >> i know someone was saying when i said i'm 52 and i have a baby, she said hoda, what that baby is? i said what? and she said, that baby's right on time. so whenever youave your bab is the right time to have it. >> is when it's meant to be. you can text today to 6 66 read more. all right, mr. roker, a lot of people are talking about your forecast today. >> fortunately, a lot of triple digits on the map, unfortunately. although the pacific northwest, things cooling down. but in the meantime,wa staying out west. break from the heat today. portland, you'll see 71. missoula 79, but las vegas 108. saturday that cooler air makes its way obillings, but phoenix 109. denver will be 92ee de but temperatures then start popping back up again into the 90s out west. triple digits through vegas. and the heat returns here in the

east with thhumidity being anked up as well. boston 88 degrees today. sament in ille. brunswick will be into the upper 80s. saturday, chicago, you're at 93, philly almost 90, 91 in tallahassee. and look what happens asea we into next week. here in new york city, 90s with high humidity! same in meraleigh. his will be in the 90s, n dianapolis in the 80s. chicago will bee 90s as well. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happeng in your ne that forecast also holds true for the washington area, after another rainy day today and a rainy start. tomorr we will get back to dry weather, sunshine and highs in the low s 90s fday and monday. but your friday is going to be cloudy, cool, rainy, and breezy. rain already moving in, and it's going to be with us off and on through the remainder of the y. temperatures now only in the low to mid-70s. high today only 83 degrees. flash flood watches continue into early gmorrow. coul one to as much as three inches locally in the next 24 hours.

>> that is your latest weather. is is exciting! >> it is! >> it is so exciting! guess who's in the orange om. >> who? >> savannah. in for carson. she's the host of nbc's "stay n tuned" snapchat. good morning, savannah! >> good morning, guys. i'm so excited tbe here. so, we've got something fun for you today. it's a mascot job to keep the energy high and hype up the crowds, and jay kept that mentality when he posted this n pic his baskin-robbins get-up. he wrote "wake up, hustlers, let's get this bread. no days off." his kicked off a whole mascot movement here's adam in his chick-fil-a gear writing "rise and grind." reba shares a pic at mcdonald's th the caption "the grind never stops." this hershey bar is always on the job, making a quick phone call. rita's italian ice takes a break on a bench. and here is an actual dunkin'

dou donut hard at work in city. they were giving the mascots credit for what can be an exhating job. even d.j. diplo was inspired, sharing a pic on his instagramb >> especially in the summer, i don't think there's a lot of ventilation going on. >> thero baskiins mascot looks like on a day like today -- >> melted. >> does it change based on the weather? >> all right, you have some "po start" fus? >> i do. first, by now, everyone knows about the in my feelings dance challenge, right, guys? it started when this young man came up with a dance to ake's newest song andge challend others to submit their own dance videos. the video quickly went viral and spurred everyone from decree ci will smith, and last night, drake released the official "in my feelings" music video in

which he fls he dreamthe entire thing. >> kid from new york who spits en he talks all the time, did some dance to it, and then the world did the dance and will there, and just nobody would stop. it was -- i was terrible. >> you'll be all right. [ knocking ] >> yeah, i'm coming to get it right now. listen, i don't care who he is. drake, si we're ready for you. >> that's gi himself making a meo appearance in drake's music video. it's already racked up 6 million views. i love that. >> i know. at> up next, ray romano. last night he down with jimmy fallon on "the tonight show" and jimmy couldn't help but ask if romano caught joh ham's impression of him. as a refresher, here's jon hamm's take onomano golfing. >> wow. come on. ah, be right. >> romano laughed off the

impression but was quick to defend himself a hit back at him. take a look. >> it's like a doubl insult, because, well, he's making fun of my voice and he's making fun of my golf i don't hit that many bad shots. he's talki about a time when we played golf together. >> yeah. he's handsome and he's funny. here's jon hamm a hitting bad golf shot. go ahead, do the thing. i don't give a [ bleep ] i look like this. nd al, you're in "pop start" this morning. es>> what? >> yrday, there was a youtube show featuring our own al roker. "hotlands" is a web celebrity guests are interviewed while they eat hotter and hotter chicken wings. >> oh, >> al took on the challenge while host shawn evans asked him abou i some of the highlight his career. naturally, rokerthon came up and al revealed a fun fact about

that event. take a look. >> i will tell you ain intere story about that. >> sure. >> because we had never done anything like that. after iot my first break, which was after a couple of hours, i had to use the restroom. except our audio guy forgot to turn the mike off. so, i believe i'm the first guy to actually live stream on the internet. [ laughter [ laughter ] y >> and in cas were wondering, al did complete the hot ones challenge. >> how did you feel after that >> i was sweating for about an hour. >> was it really hot? >> it was n. >> is it true after you eat something hot, you sholid have bread or something, not water? >> bread or milk. >> okay. >> to watch that full video, head to cotoda and one more thing. yesterday, hoda and kathie lee got quite the surprise ex rodriguez co-hosted the fourth hour with the ladies and brought some special guests with him. take a look. >> i have a little surprise for both of you. now, we talked about lupe, so, lupe's in the house.

>> what >> but, but, i doubled up, and i got a surprise and jennifer's heretoo. >> what? >> they're in the house, yeah. >> whoo [ applause ] >> hoda, you and khie lee actually walked over to jennifer. >> it was awesome! and can i tell you somethg, shen the commercial break gave us all the dirt about the relationship. >> who, lupe or jennifer? >> no, jennifer! >> what? >> a-rod had h version. he says the first date wasn't really a date, it was just friends. and she was setting it straight. and i know everything and i can't reveal everything. >> all off the record? >> awesome. >> don't drop a bomb like that! you know the true story? >> just one thing. >> the story! >> onething. >> i can't! >> we've got a trust. >> we've got hot wings here. >> that's your "pop start." good job! >> walking and talking. you nailed it, savannah. thank you. >> well, we mentioned apple's historic milestone earlier, becoming the first publicly c traded u.spany to be valued at $1 trillion. >> it came on the same day we

hear from thefounder's daughter. nbc's gadi schwartz has more on all this. good morning. >> good morning, guys. we've heard a lot about that apple trillion-dollar milestone, but one voice is sharing a completely different story about the man behind apple, steve . jo his first daughter breaking her silence about what it was like growing up in the shadow of a billionaire who once pretended not to be her father. >> thanks for coming this morning. >> reporter: steve jobs may be gone, but he'll never be aprgotten. the genius behine, now the most profitable company the woknd has ever own. >> and it's gotten incredibly good. >> reporter: but behind his brash publicpeona, a dark past explored on the big screen. >> my dad named a computer after me. >> i'm not your -- >> reporter: steve jobs is a father depicted in aaron sorkin 2015 film chronicling the late tech icon. >> so, when you're a father, that's what's supposed to be the best part of you, and it's caused me twoecades of agony,

steve, that it isor you the worst. >> reporter: now for the first time, his first daughter, lisa brennan jobs, is talking about the man sxc knew inpts from her new book "small fry" appearing in "vanity fair." she describes a father who after she was bn told me "it's not my kid" until a dna test and a court order forced him to pay child support, $385 per month, which he increased to $500, she wrote, adding four days afternt the agreeas finalized. apple went public and her father was worthore than $200 million. lisa, who lived with her motheri deng her father as aloof, kurt, and stingy. hen she visited him as a teenager, she asked if she had have his porsche. "you're not getting anything, you understand? nothing," she wrote. jobs' precursor to t mcintosh was called lisa. >> local integrated systems architecture, l.i.s.a. it's a coincidence. >> risorter: in real life, denial was reportedly more direct. lisa asks if it was named for

her. jobs' reply, "nope, story, kid." eventually on screen, jobs admits her name was the inspiration.f >> course it was named after you. local integrated system architecture doesn'tn e mean anything. >> why did you say it wasn't all those years? >> i honestly don't know. you aren't mu s father? >> i'm poorly made. >> reporter: but in lisa's memoir, it wasn't a confession instead a question from u2's bono during a family visit in france where she finally learned the truth, writing "then bo ked, so, was the lisa computer named after her? jobs hesitated, looked down at his plate for a long said, yeah, it was." now, interesting to note, in ie inte, aaron sorkin called lisa the heroine of his ste jobs film. spending time with her before writing the script. but this is the first time the o public's goingear the story

entirely from lisa's perspective. her book is o due in september. guys, back to you. >> all right, gadi, thank you. >> that's s interesting because, of cose, people idolize steve jobs and can't h deny whadid with apple, but to hear that story from her, it's devastating. and revealing. i had no idea about any of that. >> yeah. well, coming up, savannah, did you see what was over there? this is a segment we call "steals and deals" and i put the steal in it bg taking everythin over here and actually, speaking of technology, this is all about innovation. what is this? >> okay, so, this is- >> wait, i have an ear piece in there. >> stay tuned. >> nowhe can't , but this is a wireless ear bud -- >> what? >> , i know. >> huh? >> moreor innovations, m exciting steals and deals coming up. these you won't believe. >> screaming deals coming up after your local news.

good morning, everybody. 8:26 now on this friday, august 3rd. i'm aaron gilchrist. ot's get a check the commute with wtop's jack taylor in "first 4 traffic." >> hey, aaro good morning. beltway outer loop maryland top side very slow from 9 back toward 355. the crash was moved to the shoulder. heard the tow truck just arrived on scene. the right lane is now reblocked, so very slow. inner loop of e beltwayn virginia, toll road. we've got debris in the left-center lane. unaware. we're calling them to let them know. hbound 395, spotty. sounds like it's just getaway. back to you. >> thank you, we'll have your forecast when we come back.

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what do you do to stay in such great shape, besides crossing guard? >> work. iwotill . >> she's beautiful! >> she is. >> i think hoda has a little something for you, because we did hear that you were a crossing ard. >> today loves grandma. it's your own crossing guard vest, so you can wear it when you help the kids cross. >>okay! thank you! >> you are beautiful! >> whatpl a sure! >> thank you. >> can we call you grandma, too? thank you, grandma! you're lovely! >> we love you, grandma. take care. >> how awesome is that? how cool is that? >> she has 18 children! >> okay, that is insane. >> she's amazing and awesome. >> my sh. >> so amazing. just ahead, ateinnovative s & deals." jill has amazing bargains on things you will wonder how you ever lived without, including convertible luggage.w, no we remember the leonard nimoy hosted show "in search of." well, zachary quinto is bringing

who playede man spoke in the "star trek" movies, exploring the unexplained. and he's here to tell us about his >> first, al roker, you're doing double hduty. you'ting "megyn kelly today" with who are your side kicks? >> jacob soboroff and keir simmons, or as one othe audience members called him, piers morgan. true story. things get a little out o when the three of us hit the runway to t model latest summerfa ions. >> oh, my god! >> love it. >> i'm looking forward to that. >> is that a fanny pack that goes around the shoulder? >> it's actually a spare tire. and keir wearing black socks. >> oh,no no, no. but mr. roker, why don't you give us the weather before you go? >> let's look at your weekend kforecast. chut your weekend outlook. for tomorrow, heavy rain in the northeast, showers along the southeastern atlantic coast,d ht humid through the mid-mississippi river valleys, looking for triple threats digit heat out west.

and sunday, sunday, it continues. o theunshine report turns northeast. stormy conditions through the central plains. sunshine down throute s. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. a near 100% chance for rain on you head today. keep your umbrella ready. steadier rains down across southern virginia and central north carolina promises a very rainy afternoon, evening, and stretch. flash flood watches remain in place until saturday morning. temperatures, we're in the mid-70s in downtown now. highsoday only around 83 degrees. tomorrow also rainy in the morning but sunshine back tomorrow afternoon. if you are beach-bound for the weekend, ill end with sunshine on sunday. crowd, want to make sure everybody gets on want to make sure you can take us with you. just go to today's sius xm channel 108,nd you can listen l day long. all right? ma it around the horn!

savannah! it. lov al's getting his steps in this .in special innovative edition of "steals & deals" and here it is" "tod contributor jill martin will join us, and is joining us currently, tuly, with some ingenious and inventive items at low prices. oonovation, is this just stuff? >> yeah, stuff maybe you haven't heard of, so we wanted to bring them to you. this is great if you're travelgg, you go shopp and then you have stuff to bring back. the lbiaggigage retails at $180. this is one piece that expands to all these zes. it starts like this. so, it starts like you're looking at the bottom ones now. starts like that. then as you unzip it, it become bigger >> wow! >> so, it comes from this, you do a little bit moresh opping, might buy something, it gs to this. then it goes to this. >> wait, so as you unzip it, it becomes larger. >> so this one piece is getting bigger. it's notee that the t pieces

are folded and stuffed. >> y. >> very innovative! what's the price? >> the retail is $180, the deal $39. that's 79% off. it's water-resistant. it stores easily. >> i love it! >> allce ch >> that's like a feat of engineering right there. what's this? >> the spinksortable razor, retail $46. this is used for if we could get a close-up, the retail is $46. it goes from a razor to aater spray, so you get a little water on your leg. >> okay. >> and then to a preshave gel that you could put on your leg. >> like a balm or something? >> yeah, it's like a balm. so, it's all in one. plus, i has another razor for when you want to replace it. so, that's cool, right? >> i am so tempted to try this out live, but i don't wantha people t the image forever. >> we do not want that living on youtube forever. >> don't do it, savannah! y>> definit innovative. the retail is $46, the deal $19. that's 59% off.gh >> all ri just shave yourself on the go. what do we have over here? >> shave on the go.

okay. this is cool. a lot of people have seen this, a i don't think we've seen combination of the design, plus the ring, plus the stand. the case and the phone set, retail is $47. so, does hoda use this? >> carson definitelydoes. >> you put your finger in it so you can always hold it, but it can ao be uses a stand as well. cute.t's >> and the ring attaches to the back, which could attach to any phons you get a cool case. >> i also like that it can be totally flat if you want to put it in a purse or something. >> right, and just lay itn your purse. the deal is $18, 60% off. >> does it come in all sizes? >> yes, you can go to today.com make sure. i still have the 4, so i don't know if they have it for me, but moving up in the yworld, t do for most phones. >> not for flip phones. >> this is the extreme time bluetooth ear bud, retail 99 $6

it's a wireless ear bud connected up to 30 feet away. it's four hours on one but what i want to make clear is that you get one in a box. it's supposed to be used as a bluetooth, sort of like as a phonot so you're n getting two ear buds. >> iess not earphon like to listen to music to. >> right. >> it's more to talk. >> it's more to gtalk. so y one in a case. you could buy two, but i just want to stress that when you buy it and picour color, you're only getting one. >> and can you pick left ear or right ear? >> that is a good question. >> thank you. >> and i believe that is on etday.com. and we willhe answer to that. matt, if you know in my ear to say that. i didn't even think of that question. the retail is $69.99 the deal is $15. that's 79% off. and i'll make sure -- it's right ear only on that one. only.ht ear good to know. all right. >> as a righty, i didn't think of that. >> i know, i'm a lefty, so that's why i thought of it. i'm . left-ear >> okay, these are up pants. the retail is $115. control have built- panels in them. >> okay. >> so, it basically gives you

that lift without having to wear spanx or anything underneath. it gives you that support. so, it comes in all different styles. you can check them on today.com. the retail $115, theeal $35. that's 70% off. and they fitoth legs of yours. >> jill's like, don't stump me anymore. jilly jill, thank you so much. let's run through the products another time. we've got the luggage from biaggi, those spinx razors on the go, the phone ces that come with the rings from casery, the ear bud, singular, from xtreme time, right ear only, and the up pants with compression for your belly. the promo deal is innovative. snag them all and get then detailstoday.com. jilly, another awesome "steals & deals." thank you. coming up, a wish granted for al. he's catching up with one of his dreams, "i dream of genie" star barbara ed. first, this is "today" on nbc. (b

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we we're back with one of our series we love, called "today's living legends." al, you got an awesome assignment. you got to head west and sit down with barbara eden. >> dream come true! what a terrific afternoon it was. she was talking about love, o loss, andf course, her role in "i dream of jeannie" that made her a hollywood icon. wait, is this a jeannie barbie? >> yes, yeah, that's a jeannie barbie. >> annie? >> long before she was a genie in a bottle, 86-year-old barbara eden was a darling of the silver screen, acting beside elvis presley in the 1960 film "flaming star," and "from the terrace" that same year with paul newman. but it was the fantasy sitcom "i dream of jenie" debuting in 1965 and running for five seasons that made eden one of the greatest pop icons of the time. people who are known for an

iconic role -- >> how are you feeling, master? >> some ople, they worry that it's type cast them. you embra jeannie to this day. >> she's very easy to live with. no i'm proud of her. isn't it lucky that i had one t charactet people remember? >> when you got the script for "jeannie," what were your first thoughts? what did you think about it? >> they were testing all of the vel brunettes, and then the script arrived, and i called my agent, a isaid, are you sure they know what i look like? you know? and hesaid, oh, i think so, because they've made an offer. >>o you think today they could do "i dream of jeannie," because some people said, oh, this was too sexist or she was subservient. >> of course you could. the sexist and subservient part is so ridiculo,. i mehis is a classical theme. this is ae too jeannie, you know?av >>you ever thought about what your three wishes would be?

>> of world peace.ing. >> why don't you take me up to your room? >> you had a fair number of rs admi from jfk to others. what was that like? >> i'm so square. with jfk, didn't even know until i had the note in my pocket. >> is this true, that he gave you his phone number and slipped it in your pocket? >> someone did. >> did you ever call the number? >> no! no. goodness sake. >> barbara eden! >> when you look at the kcaell of roles that you played, is there anyone that stands out more than others? >> i'm looking for the propriet g. >> i was ast on "andy griffith show," and i loved working with that group of men. and "seven faces of dr. lau," with tony randall. >> you headlined a christmas special, youent to the persian gulf war. that seems to be a big part of your life, that you return the favors that you've been given.

>> i think that's important. it just a wonderful feeling. >> i know you've had to deal with pain. your son passing of a drug overdose. how do you deal with that? >> you know, d you't really deal with it. he wasma very and funny and kind. i mean, we heard about drugs, but you always think it's the other person. believe me, it's not. it's pervasive. if parents don't recognize it early enough, you can't do anything about it. we didn't recognize it. >> what would barbara eden today tell barbara eden back when she was 25 years old? >> too many things! well, i will tell you what i have tried to learn all my life and i'm still trying to learn this, it's to have >> but maybe not being satisfied is what's driven you and made you who you a >> that could be. people, everyone around m is what made me what i am today.

>> so, barbara, i've got to get back toew york. i was wondering, could you get me back there with a little magic? >> oh,urse! i'd be happy to. ♪ >> cute touch, al roker! >> i couldn't resist. >> still g it, though. she does it so well. >> shey,oes. and by t she's turning 87 later this month. >> wow. >> such a wonderful, wonderful woman.az g. >> that was terrific. thanks. >> happy birthday. just ahead, jackery quinto on -- what? what did i say? >> jackery. >> i said zachary! >> people looking for a baby jackery. >> it's okay. >> zachary! >> first, this is "today" on nbc. zachary. >> in search of names! >> that's what i said.

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aliens, the lost city of atlantis, big foot, they are the timeless mysteries of the world, but now they may have finally met their match. zachary quinto lea the hunt for answers in history channel's "in search of" and tonight he explores the monsters of the deep. take a look. >> the creatures i'm looking for are masters at blending in with their environment and will s you long before you will see them. it's nearly impossible to know where the dangers arat ny moment, something you don't see can lunge outnd attack you. i'm in shallow water here at depths of aost 50 feet, but even here, lethal creatures can hide. >> zach, good morning. >> good morning. >> you were in e? >> i went down. >> you went down there? >> yeah. i learned how to scuba dive fth show. and i'm not a big ocean person, so that's kind of major for me. >> okay, now, you've always had a curious mind. you've always been interested in

these kinds of things. is that why you took this project on? >> i was really -- of course, the original i series so associated with leonard nimo my dear, departed friend. so when this was represented to me, i was excited about diving in, so to speak. but he was in the studio and i wanted to be on the ground. >> you wanted to get in it. where'd you go? >> australia, eece, italy, the uk, morocco. we were all over the world. i learned how tocuba dive. i went skydiving. i mean, it was a real advantage for me. and then i g to bring the audience along and explore all ifferent redible mysteries. >> some of these mysteries, stuff like there are a lot of people who believe in aliens, who have actually seen that, or they believe in time travel. >> so, you go out there. do you actually talk to folks? >> i do. i learnedut a lot a journalistic objectivity. >> did you? >> just sort of listening to people's stories, and sometimes they're rell far-fetched, and my job was to give them a platform to tell their stories and not to

lay my own beliefs or judgments on top of them. >> so a lot of times, you'll hear someone say i saw an alien er what but do you guys look for solid proof? is the history channel's thing about science? >> theshow's reall a convergence between science and the human experience. >> oh, okay. >> so, we present each topic from both perspectives. so, we talk to experts, we talk to scientists, and then we talk to regular people who have had experiences in whatever the search is. >> so, when someone talks about time travel or aliens, do you, like did you meet them and go, you know what, actual, maybe? >> well the aliens -- we interviewed three people who b claim to han abducted by aliens or had alien encounters. none of them hadh met eher or known anything about each other, and the similarities between their stories were >> what do you mean, like what? >> i mean just like the first time they were visited as children and then years of dormancy and then theypp starte ing again, and the physical experience they had of being abducted. i left with a more open mind,

concrete g presented evidence. and i really learned about myself that i need proof. >> okay. yo need proof. so, i leaned more toward the scientific side of things, i would say. >> you've got a couple other projects cooking. what about "star trek," the new one that's coming out, or is it? that you're working on. en we're waiting to find out what's happg. they're working on a script. they've brought on an incredible director, s.j. clarkson. >> the first time h a woman directed. >> yes. and we're waiting for the logistics as things happ. >> you pla good spoke. >> thanks. >> so, you and leonard nimoy were friends? >> very good friends. very close for the last decade of his life, after i met ehim. >> soot to see you play the part, too? >> yes. we playepp the roleite one another in a time jump. heas incredibly supportive always. i never imagined that our connection would be so strong personally, you know. it was such a creative bo b, then he really became a dear, de friend. >> and congrats, you've got your last run on "boys in the band"

broadway. >> a couple more shows. >> that's it? >> it's crazy. e just herewe w talking about the beginning of the experience. now it's ending. >> anything else coming up? i'm going to take a trip first, get out of town. it's too much. . >> yeah, but i'm excited about everything that lies ahead. >> i'm sure you'll be back talking abo that. >> always good to see you. >> zachary, thank you for coming to seeus. what did you say? >> jackery. >> i said zachary! >> the name change to jackery. >> roll the tape! roll the tape! >> thank you, zachary. you can catch the show tonight at 10:00/9:00 central on discovery. i did say zachary! >> this time. >> see, this time! ♪

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[ cheers and applause ] well, willie's here.wi ie, i don't know if you've been following jackerygate this morning. >> i did not say at! >> okay. >> hold on, listen. >> and if you didn't deny it -- >> i'd like to hear it.

>> just ahead, jackery quinto -- >> oh! >> jackery. >> there wasn't even a dispute! clos, not even >> there wasn't. we love you. >> all right. it's friday, and willie'shere. at's coming up? >> always go to the tape. >> coming up this sunday, my guest is the great mila kunis. i told you talked toer earlier this week. i got to spend time with her. union, great et family story, just a wonderful person. >> it's going to be awesome. >> see you, have a great weekend! we'll see you nket on "megyn y today." 8:56 is your time now on this friday, augusrd 3. morning to you. i'm eun yang. right now we want to check m on yoning commute with wtop's jack taylor in your first alert traffic. good morning, jack. >> good morning. very slow on the outer the beltway from i-95 to 355. the earlier crash cleared. here's southbound look on 95. volume delays leaving town at

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good morning, everybody. there are light periods of rain right now and heaer later tonight. the flash flood risk remains very high by saturday afternoon. by saturday afternoon, the sunshine coming back out, we start to dry out a little bit. sunday and monday both look dry, but hot and humid. have a good weekend.

and a happy friday, everybody! thiss a friday crowd. i'm al ker. >> i'm keir simmons. >> i'm jacob soboroff. megyn kelly isac onion this week. don't worry she'll be bk on monday. >> it's friday so let oes get our bro show on! i'm excited aboutecthis,se i don't think there isn't a person out there who doesn't love ruth bader ginsburg. >> rbg! >> 85 years old, and she vealed she haso plans to retire. she wants to stay on the supreme court for another five years.