good morning. breaking overnight, final moments. chilling new video emerges of a plane nose diving into a busy parking lot near los angeles. reve people on that plane killed but rkably, no one else was hurt. the fact there was no injuries on the ground is a miracle in itself. >> the latest on thein stigation. stunning aboutface for the first time, the president admits his son and top campaign officials were looking to get dirt on hillary clinton fm towe meeting months before election a direct ctradiction of denials from the white house. >> race against time, searching labble of colpsed buildings

after a powerful earthquake rocked indonesia. at least 91 people killed, hundreds injured, tens of thousands left homeless, and officials warn the death toll will definitely increase. all that, plut overnight arrest. six people detained in an apparent assassination attempt on venezuela's president, unfolding live on tv. breaking her silence. demi lovato speaking out for the first time since her apparent overdose, her emotional message tot fans and wha she's saying about the future. >> and remembering mrs. garrett. >> rls. girls. girls! >> we'll celebrate the life of charlotte wray, beloved and iconic role on facts of life and different strokes. today is monday, august 6th, 2018. from nbc ,ne this is

"today with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza.g, >> good morneverybody. welcome to "today." nice to have you with us on a monday morning. so many of us grewrrp with mrs. t. >> it reminded me of childhood. when i saw she was trending, i said i wondered what happened. >> we had a crew member who said i learned the factsif ofe from "the facts of fe." >> the plane crash into therk pag lot of a busy shopping center in santa ana, happened over the weekend. u miguel joi with the latest on it. we're getting new images and information thig. morn hi, miguel. good morning. >> good morning.ng we're learore about who was on that small plane. members of a small real estate company traveling for businesses. the cessna was bound for a nearby airport in southern california when it crashed. the ntsb now leading the

htvestigation, hoping to figure out what broughe plane down. >> this is the moment the small win-engine plane fell from the sky. dashcam capturing the cessna plunging into the ground. >> one twin engine acraft down the parking lot. >> the pilot making a mayday call just before impact. all five onboard killed a witnessed watched in horror. overnight, the coroner's office releasing the identities of all five victims. a group of colleagues from pacific union international, a california-based real estate company. the c writing in part, we're shocked and deeply saddened by news of thistragedy. our entire pacific union family is mourning the loss of our colleagues, family, and friends. >> i did look up. i saw the plane. i realized at that point it was really, really low. myself, that to plane is going to crash. ki crashing into a busy strip mall p lot during the middle of lunch hour, the

aircraft was shredded into pieces. nose diving into a parked car. inedibly, nobody was injured on the ground. >> this is a sunday afternoon, and we have people shopping, so the fact tre was no injuries on the ground is a miracle in itself. >> the staples parking lot in santa ana where a stunned crowd gatheredund the wreckage is just a mile and aalf from the plane's destination. the john wayne airport in orange county. it's still unclear why the aircraft wen down, but ntsb officials are investigating. the cessna, similar to this one, departed from northern california and was roughly two hours into flight when something went wrong. >> we do not see any other damage to any of the commercial buildingsll or in that strip ma >> witnesses say there was no explosion, no smoke, no flames. justmp a massivet. >> heartbreaking, devastating to see just like everything the he debris, t crash, the car, the

plane. ra a fatal taking the lives of everyone onboard, and a miracleo one on the ground was killed. >> and miguel, you mentioned the investigation has just started. what are we expecting? >> they said their investigation could take months to complete, though a preliminary report could come sooner. video accounts showing that plane plunging out of the sky could be critical. another major story. president trump suddenly changing his account of the at roversial 2016 meeting trump tower between his campaign aides including donald jr. and a kremlin connected attorney. peter alexander is in new jersey where the president is on a working vacation. good morning. >> hey, hoda. good morning to you. president trump on vacation, buy han vacation mode. lashing out again at the media and at robert mueller. describing vemueller's

igation as lies and corruption, and also completely contradicting his initial version of events about why son donald jr. held that meeting with russians right in the heat of the 2016campaign. >> for president trump, ari stng acknowledgment after a year of denials andhifting stories. addressing that 2016 trump tower meeting between his son, donald trump jr., and a russian lawyer tied to the kremlin. mr. trump tweeting sunday, this was a meeting toti get infor on an opponent, totally legal and done all the time in politics. and it went nowhere. that defense, a very different story than the statement issued by the president's team l summer insisting the meeting was primarily about the adoption of russian chinch. a misleading statement the presidenn dictated o behalf of his son. the story has evolved over the last year. >> guess they talked about it, as i seeit, they talked about adoption and some things. >> the was nothing as far as we know that would lead anyone to

believe there was anything except for adoption. >> he didn't dictate, but, like i said, he weighed ip, offered suggestion like any father would . >> tha meeting remains a focus of robert mueller's vestigation. it's illegal for any campaign to receive help from a foreignme gove or individual. the president's lawyers remain defian >> the question is what law statute or rule or regulation has bee violated a nobody has pointed to one. >> president trump taking a break at his new jersey golf club before gearing up for the w.rint to the midterms three months from >> why would that be a blue wave? i think it could be a red wave. really, i think it should be a red wave. >> the president headlining three raucous rallies in the last ek, vowing he's going to stravel six toen days a week this fall. parachuting in to hotly contested primaries to turn out his base in critical contests. his challenge, staying on message and not invigoratings, opponeelivering a win for

democrats this fall. >> peter, iis, of course all about the mueller investigation. so where does that investigation stand now? >> yeah, hoda, that is the r million doluestion right now. we know from rudy giuliani he recently received a letter from the special counsel, robert mueller's team, about a possible interview. that letter didn't rule out at the focus would still be on ollusion and obstruction of justice. giuliani also notably floated a hat they would announce whether or not they would be volunteering to do an interview with mueller, saying that would en within the next week. why the new urgency? that's notlear at thi time right now. the president's other lawyer, jay suck alow, saying the legal team is prepared to fight any possible subpoena that would try to force the president to testify. as for sekulow, he also says he received, quote, bad information to help explain why he gave a misleading statement about what the president knew about that statement that he put out on o

beha his son a year ago. >> all right, peter alexander, thok you. ahis morning, the death toll is rising from a devastating earthquake thatro ed the popular indonesian resort island and crews are racing hoping to find survivors in the rule. bill neely is following the story for us. good morning. good morning, savannah. it has been a terrifying vacation forf thousands tourists, many americans, some shaken by their second earthquake in a this one once again deadly. so far, no americans among the victim but there are fears that this very unstable region could soon be hit agaion this popular vacation beach, a naval officern records extraordinary scene. hundreds ofte des tourists crowding to getn off island rocked by an earthquake. boats deployed to evacuate them were filled to sapacity. thounds fleeing dozens of small islands. the injured rushed to shore.

the quake struck just after sunset. powerful enough to be felt by millionsnt the vio shaking sending people rushing from shopping malls,cinemas, and homes. bally tourist island of and lumbock, hotels and restaurants trembled, sending vacationers rushing for escape. >> everyone was running to get away. >> the quake cut power, plungin the islan into darkness. bali's main airport was damaged but flights kept operating. americans among those leaving early. >> trying to get an early flight out of here. >> john legend and chrissyig were vacationing in the area when the quake hit. she tweed, bali trembling. so long. before running to high ground. not long after the earthquake, another shock. a tsunami warning that sends

thousands more running for the hills. >> my dad made me climb on the roof of the house. >> thearning was later withdrawn, but enough terror for many tourists. this earthquake was much more powerful than the one exactly a week before that killed 17 people. ldmany bgs damaged in the first quake collapsed in the latest. and ahere have been dozen strong aftershocks. rescuers are still unab to reach hard hit areas because a bridges roads have been destsyed. authoritow warning the death toll is likely to climb. well, there have been more than 120 aftershocks so far from this quake, and there were dozens l frt week's. but more are expected because indonesia s cs on what'sled the ring of fire. more than half the world's active oevolc are there. earthquakes happen all the time. so warnings are goingt. and airlines are laying on extra flights to evacuate thousands of

tourists who just had enough. hoda, savannah. >> rrifying. bill, thank you very much. also breaking overnight, new arrests tied to a failed attempt to assassinate the president of venezuela using drones packed with explosives. this all unfolded live on tv, and this morning, new footage shows the moment one of those devices wenof gabe gutierrez is in miami with the latest on this story. hey,be. good morning. >> good morning. a little knownpposition group in venezuela is now claiming responsibility for the attack on nicolas maduro, but it's hard to know for certain exactly who was behind it. for months, deadly anti-government protests have engulfed venezuela. this time, there chaos unfolded on live television. this morning, venezuelan president nicolas maduro says what may have been a brazen drone attack ainst him has connections to the united states. speaking on live television at y

mili parade alongside his wife, they're sudden startled by a loud explosion. he tweeted ts video showing a drone blowing up. it comes from the latin american network. nbc news spoke to an official who said the video is real. his security team jumps up to protect him, but when soldiers hear the explosio they break ranks and run for cover. several firefighters att the scene hedisputed drone explanation, saying it was actually a gas explosion at a neighbor apartment building. they televised it, maduro said this was an att to kill me, i have no doubt. maduro's government has been rocked by violent protts as the country spiraled further into a crippling economic crisis. a report by the international monetary fund said inflation in venezuela could top 1 million percent by the end of the year. maduro now blames righwing

extremists and the government of colombia for the weake d six people were detained and labeled terroris. maduro also says the assassination attempt was financed by lpponentsing in florida. john bolton, president trump's national security adviser, says the u.s. government was not involved. >> it could be a lot of things, from a pretext set up by the maduro regime itself to egmething else. >>dless of whether this was a real assassination attempt or not, maduro's opponents are now worried he'll yeez the incident for a pretext for a harsh political crackdown. >> thank you. in the meantime, news from hollywood. utes pouring in this morning for actress charlotte wray, ve belod for her role as mrs.ga rrett on "the facts of life" and "diff'rent strokes." that was required viewing in our house, for sure. >> good morning. the 92-year-old had been battling cancer for severals.

ye she passed away at her los angeles home on sunday. for more than six decades, charlotte wray appeared on both the big and small scres, known forer sense of humor and bright red hair, but it was that iconic role as mrs. garrettlw we'lls remember. this morning, family and fans are mourning the loss of one of ywood's most beloved comedicrl actresses, cte wray. she was known as mrs. garrett on two 1980s sitcoms. first, stealing heartshe as t quick witted housekeeper on "differe'rent strokes." >> you going out with a gentleman? >> i'll find out when he drives me home. >> later, the red-head comedian becoming a household name as the house mother on"the facts of life." looking after a group of troubled teenagers on a private school for girls.

>> sometimes i wonder what you girls do whe i'm not here. >> born in milwaukee in 1926, wray started her 60-year career as a stand-up comic in the 1950s. >> it all started when i was just a child. i developed a terrible, terrible habit. eati eating. i don't mean eating. >> she went on to work in television, appearing in "car 54 where are you." she worked on the small kreen is the and '70s, even making an appearance on sesame street as molly the mail >> molly. >> wray also appeared on the big screen, including woody alles 1971 movie "bananas." ♪ the facts of life >> but it was her iconic mrs. garrett on the facts of life that many fans will remember most. the part earning her an emmy

nomination for ndoutsg lead actress in a comedy series in 1982, even giving hollywood superstar george clooney his first big break. wray reflecting on the role that made her a star, saying in a 1982 interview, she did mrs. garrett to be perfect. i want to bring in as much sible as well as the humor, she said. i tried to make her a human being with dimensions. overnight, some of charlotte wray's "facts of life" co-stars remembering the star. kim fields tweing youll heready known my heart is heavy. no word at moments, just love and tears, and yeah, smiles. and natalie writing, she was my champion, a teacher, a proud example of the tenacity andpe everance needed to live an actor's li. 92, she lived a full and remarkable life. >> she did. blake, thank you so much. >> let's turn and get our first check of the weather. dylan is i for al. good morning.

>> good morning,. guys we're already under way with another heat wave. temperatures were above 90 degrees formany across the rtheast yesterday. we have heat advisories exteing to new england, philadelphia, and delaware. 49 million people are at risk for this extreme heat. oowe areng at high temperatures today once again getting into the low to mid 90s, but the humidity is very high, and it is going to feel like it's closero 100. it will feel like 97 in boston, burlin on,vermont, will feel like 99. the heat index in new york city, 99 shington, d.c. will feel like 96. it's going to stay hot through tuesday and the finally late in the day on wednesday, we will have a cold front that will move in. could bring isolated severe storms, but it will knock temperatures down to the 80s going into thursday with lower humidity as well. not just hot in the northeast. it's hot out west and hot inro . take a look at our temperatures where we are in madrid, expecting a high of 103 today.o

degrs f thesb four days s and theuld be in the 90s today and eventually over in germany, temperatures will get ay and e 90s tue wednesday. that's a look at the weather across the country. your local finecast is com up in the next 30 seconds. good monday morning. we are warm and humid as you step out the75door. degrees right now in washington. we have some sun glare on the roads. be careful driving. temperaturesn many of our wburbs around 70 degrees right

now. go through the day, near 90 by lunch pm time, 94 this afternoon. humidity will make it feel like the upper 90 there's a chance we could see a stray shower. tomorrow, still have an afternoon chance. dry for thursday and friday. >> and that's your latest forecast. thank you. coming up, demi lovato breaks her silence. the pop star's emotional messagh abou aparents overdose and her new road to recovery. >> plus, a top cbs executive grilled about the l moonves scandal. first, this is "today" on nbc. right?

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southbound on i-95. a tractor trailer up righted but the ramp remains closed. this is from earlier. scu'll see chopper 4 flying over the e. three through lanes are getting by. northbou 95, the crash still blocks the left lane. there, we stillave slowdowns coming out of tumfries. you'lllso findt m street we have a broken down dump truck, sounds like it will behere for a little bit. it's still blocking the right lane, causing some sizable slowdowns off the 295 inbound on the 11. back to you. >> jack, thank you. we'll have a check on your forecast coming up.

good morning. another hot, humid day. temperature in the 90s again, but theumidity may make it feel like the upper 90s. you could have an isolated afternoon shower, but we go into

tomorrow, still in the 90s, still humid. rain chae higher. >> another local news update in 25 minutes. >> n back to "today."

7:30 now on a monday morning, august 6th, 2018. you're listening to the remarkable uniondale rhythm of the night show r. they along with their director, you're looking at her,e a tru inspiration. she's turni lives around one by one. i can't wait for you to meet them. we'll listen to them sing and dance in our 8:30 halfhour. >> a little birdie told me you're going to get oin the action. v >> ay tiny portion of the program. >> going to be awesome. let's start this half hour with a checkur of oins. basketball great lebron james appears to be avoiding any escalation of his war ofthords wi the president. just before a campaign stop in ohio this weekend, the president insulted lebron james.

he took aim at his cnn interview in which james said trump has used sports to divide us and h sa wouldn't meet with mr. trump. then, the president on twitter slammed the cnn host, dom lemon, callin him the dumbest man on television, and added, he made lebron look smart, which isn't easy to do. james, w is doing publicity and interviews because he opened a school for -risk kids ignored the attack, but melania trump through a skesperson responded it looks like lebron james is working to do good things on behalfur of next generation. >> the ntsb is investigating sunday's deadly plane crash in the parking lot of a strip in santa ana. california. all five people onboard were killed, nobody on the ground was hurt. the flight tower at a neighbor airport had given peission for the plane to land after the pilot declared an emergency. moments later, dashcam video showed it nose diving to the

ground. >> a utility worker was killed this weekend, trying to restore service knocked out by the so-called carr fire which is going on i csed that fire to flare up again, and in the meantime, three firefighters battling the fire in the san jacinto mountains and officials will soon decide if parts of the yosemite park closed because of heavy smoke will reopen this week. >> dramaticam body c shows police officers rescuing a passenger from a burning car. the car hit a utility pole this weekend, burst into flames. bystanders peled two peo from the wreck, but when officed, ar one man was still trapped in the front erssenger seat. while one offic used a fire extinguisher, the other maghrand to haul victims made it to the hospital. one police officer suffered some minor scrapes and bruises. >> incredible. also this morning for the first time we're hearing directly from demi lovato about

her apparent dru overdose nearly two weeks ago. natalie morales is in los angeles with more on what the pop star is saying. good morning. >> good morning. the 25-year-old singer is opening up in new instagram post, she is thanking her family and fans for their continued support, saying her battle with addiction is far from over. th morning, demi lovato speakiri out, s her latest struggle with addiction. instagrar posting on what i have learned is that this illness disappears or fades with time. it's something i must continue to overcome and have notone yet. the heartfelt letter marking the first time the world has hea fr the 25-year-old since lovato's apparent overdose last month. paramedics rushing to her hollywood hills home, reviving an unconscious lovato with narcan. lovato now writing, where want to thank god for keeping me alive and well.

to my fans, am forever grateful for all of your love and support throughout this past week and beyond. your positive thoughts and prayers have helped me navigate through this difficult time. e pop star's post immediately met with support. jennifer lopez commenting, sending you love. singer sam smith calling lovato an inspiration to millions. and rapper macklemore saying i relapsed many times. the recovery community has always welcomed meh back w infinite love and support. always here for you. lovato has been very open with what she called her demons. >> i actually have anxiety around this interview. >> why is that? >> because the last time i did an interview this long, i was on cocaine. >> the singer giving the world an inside look at her battle with drug addiction and bipolar disorder, telling hoda this at an event i 2016. >> there are things that i do every single day in order to not let it become a struggle.

every waking moment. >> lovato celebrated six years of sobriety back in march, but in a song released in june, she seemed to suggest she had relapsed. ♪ so sorry i'm not sober ♪ anymore >> one of several red flags those close to her reportedly saw in the months leading up to the apparent overdose. ♪ i'm aurvivor >> lovato now focusing on there fu writing, i now need time to heal and focus on my sobriety and road to recovery. the love you have all shown me will never be forgotten and i look forward t the day where i can say i came out on the other eede. i will fighting. >> beautiful words, natalie. do you know where demi is currently? it isn't really clear rig n the noi hospitalbut she has reportedly agreed to enter a drug treatment center after she is leased and

she thanked her family, her team, and the entire hospital staff who treated her saying without them, i wouldn't be here writing this letter to all of you. guys. >> all righna lie, thank you. >> thank you. we turn now to those troubling allegatns of sexual misconduct against cbs chief les moonves. this morning, top bra at the network are speaking out.st hanie gosk here with details. good morning to you. >> good morning. in the wake of that explosive new yorker article, the scandal was fro and cente at the television critics association press tour this weeken reportered asked kelly call a buraurj of questions and he's now the first executive there to alk publicly about the allegations against les moonves, as the network decides the ceo's fate. a press tourit q&a w a cbs executive about fall programming quickly changing topics sunday to sexual misconduct allegations against cbs chief les moonves. >> very first question was

related to the medicalra that got canceled, but almost every question that followed was about sexual misconduct allegations. >> cbs entertainment chiefll key bombarded by reporters with questions about sexual a miscondu the network. >> he attempted to defend the corporate culture at cbs while also trying to convey to reporters that the company is takingll sexual misconduct allegaons very seriously.no >> w, calls for moonves toow growinare a truck parked outside that conference posting, we believe th women sexually assaulted and harassed by les moonves. why doesn't cbs? fire moonves now. six women detailed misconduct allegations against t cb chief, ranging from forcible touching or kissing to physil intimidation between the 80s and 2000s. all told, the new yorker their careers suffered after rejecting

his advances. in a previous statement, moonves said in part, iecognize that there were times decades ago when i may have made some wen uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes and iregret them immensely, but i always understood and respecte and abided by the principle that no means no, and i have never misused my position to harm or hinder anyone's career. >> this is where it starts. >> also this morning, cbs says "60minutes" executive producer jeff mger will not return to work today as scheduled and will instead extend his vacation. heas denied anonymous claims hepr inapopriately touched women and allowed ruhasment in the news division. an investigation into how harassment complaints were handled at cbs news tt was launched following charlie rose's firing for sexual misconduct, is reportedly expected to conclude later this months. the network telling nb newipa statement, having heard the

investigation would be wrapping up soon jeff has decided to stay on vacation. the network has also hired two outsid firms to conduct a probe into moonves and cbs. late last week, moonves spoke on an earnings callut did not address the allegations against him. another piece of news from the conference is the "murphy brown" reboot on cbs developed an episode about the me too movement. they said the episode will be called d#murphytoo, but not reveal any plot details. i wonder what that's going to be about. >> thank you, stephanie. time now for a check of the weather. we have dylann for al today. hey, dylan. >> good morning again, guys. we're going to see the hea build back in to the southwest, and even the northwest as well after a brief break, there are 20 million peopl at risk under some sort of heat watch or heat warning. the heat in theon northwest neally build until tuesday or wednesday, buthe southwest, it builds today.

yuma, 111. phoenix, 112. the record is 114. we'll come close to that. it's likely we'll tie a record in tucson today. the old record, 109. we're forecasting a high of 109. abo 100.res will stay in the yuma close to 110. phoenix also stays close to 110 and vegas should hit 112 on wednesday. the pacific northwest will start to heat upe by the mid of the week. now, here's a peek out your inndow. >> good mo we are warm and muggy as we start off your monday. now.grees right the sun is out there and it's going to stay up as we go through theafternoon. mostly sunny skies going to warm gh back into the 90s today. temperatures thr many of our suburbs around 70 degrees. if you're heading to the pool lateon, you want spf 30 or higher. temperatures in the mid to low 90s for the area, and the humidity is going to make it feel hotter. highest chance of showers wednesday and then we dry out for the e of the week. that's yourst latest foreca. >> dylan, thank you.

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that surge in popularity comes with serious questions aboutnv ience versus privacy and security. so we went straight intohe amaz quarters to find out how they're haning these issues and what you can expect your alexa to do next. get ready to do a little more astalking. voicstance like alexa, google ofme, micr cortana and sera from apple are surging in popularity with more than 1 billion of these smart devices in homes around the world. leading the pack, amazon, which has captured nearly 70% of the market. >> y don't know what you're missing until you actually use the device. >> itoni the executive in charge of alexa. she's worked atn amaor 20 years and took us inside their seattle headquarters behind closed doors what they're working on next. >> it feels kind of like the home of the fut ae in here little bit. >> definitely. efinitely, sort of all voice controlled. we want to know what are

customers experiencing and hi are they using our devices in a natural environment. >> halexa exploded into a massive money maker for amazon, but also a source of new privacy concerns. >> for us, privacy and security are first and foremost, super important to us. we take it very seriously. we design it into our products from the beginning.he >> t online retailer came under fire this year after the echo device, which runs alexa software, started randomly laughing at users. and in a separate case it reportedly recorded a customer without their knowledge and then forwarded the recording to a random contact. can customers trust alexa even ough there have been mishaps? >> absolutely. ant of that is on us fro education perspective so customers understand the new technology, so they understand when y say alexa, it is only

device opens up and starts st saming. >> reed the ultimate goal is for alexa to be, quote, human like. that comes with serious questions. >> people were having conversations withexa. some didn't need a response. i love you. alexa, i'm lonely i'm sad, i'm happy. we're really thoughtful about some of the responses and we have and sometimes you can be lighthearted and fun a other thoughtfulhave to be >> amazon tells me there's a new focus on personalization. that means alexa will be able to recognize different voices in the same home or officend then tailor its answers, say musing or shopping, to what you prefer. >> that sounds good to me. my daughter is auld telling alexa to play wheels on the bus, which is fun the first time but not the 1 time. >> i hear you. >> coming up, how meghan markle spent her first birthday as a royal, and is the duchess

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it's 8:00., coming shifting stories. the president n admitting that 2016 trump tower meeting was to get information on hillary clinton from the russians. it comes a year after the white house said it was primarily about russian adoption. so what does this mean for the special counsel's investigation? we're live atho the whiuse. plus, changing your stus update. how facebook is now working to help you find lasting love. >> there are 200 million people on facebook who list themselves as single. clearly, there's something to do here. zee a first look at the new dating app feature. ander first royal birthday, meghan markle celebrates 37 with prince harry by her side.se a clo look at the birthday

festivities and new repts she's set to reconcile with her father during a solo trip to the toited states. day monday, august 6th, 2018.es >> palm beach, florida. >> we traveled from -- >> powell, michigan. >> we're the hatchers from texas. >> it's our 49th wedding anniversary. >> good morning in pennsylvania. >> cebrating our sweet 16. >> good morning, everybody. today." back to a busy monday morning. it's a great crowd out there. >> on a monday. >> and we also have a performance from a choir from uniondale. >> president trump appears to be changing his story about that

dmeeting that haswn heavy scrutiny in the russia investigation. nbc nationa correspondent peter alexander joins us with the good morning. >> hey, hoda. good morning to you. the president reigniting the controversy about the 2016 tmp tower meeting that his sonh hosted wssians. president trump for the first time publicly confirming that donald trump jr. hosted those russians trying to get dirt on hillary clinton. president trump, a striking racknowledgment after a yf denials and shifting stories. addressing that 2016 trump tower meeting between his son, donald trump jr., and a russian lawyer tied to the kremlin. mr. trump tweeting sunday,s was a meeting to get information ll an opponent, totally legal, and done the time in politics. and it went that defense, a very different story than the statement issued by the presidt's team last summer, insisting the meeting was primarily about the adoption of russian children. a misleading statement the

president dictated on behalf of his son. that meeting remains a focus of special counsel robert mueller's investigation wther any trump campaign officials coordinated with the russians. it's legal for any receive help from a foreign government or individual. the president's lawyersremain defiant. >> the question is what law statute or rule or regulation has been violated and noend has pointed to >> meanwhile, ahead of his campaign stop in ohio over the weekend, the president hetagonized one of state's favorite sons, lebron james. after the cnn interview whereba the star criticized the president. sports to d of used divide us. >> what would you say to the president if he was sitting right here? >> i would never sit across from him. >> mr. trump on twitter slamming host don lemon as the dumbest man on te adding he made lebron look smart, which isn't easy to do. james ignoring the attack, instead focusing on the school he opened for at-risk children last week. first lady melania trump appearing to take t sides,ough

her spokesperson expressing interest in visiting the school. her aide writing, it looks like lebron james is lking to do good things on behalf of our next generation. as for that possible interview between president trump and robert mueller, the president's lawyer jay sekulow saying that the president's legal team is prepared to fight any potential legal subpoena if mueller tries toorce the president to testify. sekulow also bming bad information for his initially denying presidemp had anything to do with the first statement to explain the 2016 trump tower meeting. we now know the president dictated it. >> peter, thank you. sgroo i washington state, a massive search is under way for a missing hiker. 28-yr-old samantha was last heard from on wednesday morning before she set out for a solo hike in the northern cascade mountains outside of eseattle. ryer is following the search for us. good morning.

>> good morning. sam is an experienced day hiker d often went on intense miles-long hikes onn,er but frebdz said she set out on a hike she had not doneefore and has not been heard from since. it's been five days since she was last seen. her friends and family are asking for all the help they can get in bringin her home safely. at least 50 search and rescue teams along with helicopters are scouring the mountains for signs of sam sayers. on the ground, an unofficial search party made up of friends, family, and boyfriend. >> there's plenty of time for every emotion. now is not that time. now is the time for action. >> sayers is abavid hiker. her social media account is filled with photos of her on mountainto . wednesdayrning, she set out on a solo hike. her destination, a trail

described not as for the novice hiker. when s missed a planned check-in, he began to worry. >> supposed to be out by 6:00, call by 6:30 at the latest. she's not a person who's late. at 7:00 p.m., i started driving. >> her boyfriend and friends are puttingalogether surv kits, bags to be placed along trailsf hoping they can't find her, maybe she'll find the supplies an this note. >> we asked her if she has reached the bag, to tear off a corner of the night so we know where to focus our effortng >> we're looor her and doing everything we can to find her. >> her car still sits hetouched at trail head. this crime scene tape a stark reminder of the dangersdhat coe hiding in the vastness of the cascades. officials are askingther hikers setting out on the trail to be on the lookout. >> if you know the general direction you're going, you'll ihopefully hit eventually, but it's easy to wander off >> but sam sayers' loved ones

believe in her strength. >>on if a can survive, it's her. luckily for our situation, here theres lots o fresh water. you may be hungry, but you can forage a little. >> sayers' boyfriend told us that a hiker who was on that mountain wednesday cald in a tip saying that he saw a woman that fit sayers' description coming down the wrong side of the mountain. search and rescue teams have meticulous process for combing the area, but tips like t gse aring her family hope that this story will have a happydi en. >> we hope so. joe, keep us posted. thank you. >> in the meantime, the death toll is rising from the powerful earthquake that rocked a popular resort iand in indonesia. nearly 100 fatalities have already been confirmed on the island, but search a rescue teams are still struggling to reach areas where power and communications have been cut off. the red cross is rushing in witc

emeraid and even help to deliver a baby. >> now, we have a ver special morning boost. today, we salute one of america's best and bravest whoo has his country and family proud, especially little sister about to be right here with us. >> that's vermont air national ard colonel charles cameronth e making his final flight as an f-16 pilot. he retired this weekend after 2o year protecting our nation. a few years back, savannah suited up andoared intohe heavens with her big brother. >> from the moment we left the d gr it was incredible. we flew high and low and upside down. the skill of these pilots and my big brother took my breath away. >> so savannah, your whole family came together. you got to witness this last flight. how cool was that? >> it was amazing. all the kids were there, nieces

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world right after he was called to testify bore congress abo fake news, russian interference, and the mishandling of use data. at the time, the specifics were vague. the plan was to create aat rm for finding lasting wlationships instead of just hook-ups but now might have an idea of what that could look like. >> this morning, scr shots capturing what could become facebook's first foray online dating. it comes three months after mark zuckerberg said the company was looking to help users find love. >> there are 200 million people on facebook who list themselves as single. clearly, there's something to do here. >> the feature using groups to make love connections. a techreviewer showing images what employees at facebook are currently t oting to workut potential bugs before an official launch. here, options foren gr include five selections. woman, man, answoman, transman, and nonbinary. th platform also allowing users to control what others see, guaranteeing dating profiles

will be kept separate and private from facebook friends. they're testing the feature internally but have not iaficially provided any details. the social media making the moves on an industry worth more than half a billion in the u.s. alone. following the initial nouncement, share of match.com and tinder slumped. they're also recovering from their record breaking stockov dp privacy concerns and the mass deletion of over half a billion accounts. easy rea to a facebook dating feature are mixed. >> if it's got a ndprofile be it you can check beout, m like you can vet it out a little better. >> trust it more than tinder. >> now the question, could this bring back some of the love facebook has recently lost? >> i know facebook is kind of on the outs. more people are using instagram

and those kinds of things now, so it might add some liveliness to it. >> all right, i guess the question is, can n people swipe on facebook once this gets going? >> yeah, theld age question, to swipe or not to swipe.no well, we don't if that feature will be included, but we're hearing facebook may include a section of conversation starters to makeea brking that ice a little easier. still no word on when all of this is going to go public. >> thank you. we'll turn now to the s mor. >> hey, guys. we have some severe weather trying to develop. as we go into thisafternoon, we will see a line of stronger storms. this morning, we have heavy downpours approaching venport. lots of lightning with this round of rain as well. this is going to move through a thata but it's later on today, this afternoon, and evenin when we'll see another round of storms fire up. all ahead of a cold frt. we have t areas that could see the strongest storms today.

a slight risk that duds in chicago. 22 million people under risk for damaging winds and lge hail. not so much tornadoes with this system. this cold front will move east as we go through tomorrow. will slide into the interior northeast and affect the east coas by wednesday. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning. temperature right around 77 degrees for most of the area. sunny skies,end as go through the day, it's going to be hot and humid, much like yesterday. things will heat up quickly as we go here on out through t afternoon. 88 degrees by lunch time. 94 by 4:00 p.m., and humidity is going to make it feel more like the upper 90s. that could spark an isolated shower or thunderstorm later on today. highest chancewednesday. dry to end out the week. >> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> all right, dylan, you are af woman many hats. now you're putting your orange room hat on.

>> we switch and bam i'm in the orange room. saturday marked the 66th anniversary of billboard magazine's hot 100, a list of popular songscross all johnrys based on sales, radio play, and streaming data. to mark that milestone, they pulled together hits from the last six decades to come up with the greatest hot 100 songs of coming in at number three on the list is 1969 classic -- not t. toni the number two top song of all time is from the year 1999. >> really? >> wow. >> >> i love that song, but i'msu rprised it's so high. and billboard's number one halt 100 song of all time is -- >> come onby ch >> how fun is that? >> twist by chubby billboard also released the top 100 artists of all time. the beatlop that followed by madonna and elton john at number

three. as f the top albums of all time, adele takes the top spot with her album "21." the sound of music soundtrack. and michael tjackson'siller in third. llboard has us thinking about our favorite songs through the years and the one tune that has stuck with us. my pick is whitney houston's "i want to dance with somebody." >> that gets stuck in your head. >> they say that was the first song played at thereception for harry and meghan. i don't know if that's true. >> what was yours? >> take it to the limit by the eagles. >> let's hear it. >> itri justs me back to the '70s. >> i love that one. >>acation in the summertime. >> you know what's funny? i love dancing in the moonlight by king harvest. >> iemember every time i moved from market to market in the business, that seg always c with me.

if you ask any friend, they would say that's you >> you know a song you never get sick of. >> and now, put on y start hat. >> i don't have to move for this one. first up, in an eertaining weekly esexclusive, robert reord has announced he's decidedtio rere. he got his start in the business in 1960 and stars in many classics such as "all the president's men" "butch cassidy and the sun dance kid." he said never said never, but i pretty well concbeded this would it for me and i will move toward retirement after this because i have been doing it since i was 21 and i thought, that's enough. and redford is referring to his new film "the old man and the gun." he's e an hraordinary career. and i think a well deserved retirement. well, need to engage for the next one.

that's the famous line of sir patrick stewart's character in star trek. it's a role that stewart started playing in 1987,nd now tha a new series is under way, penny fans have been left to wonder if stewart would return to the role. well, he made a surprise guest appearance at ar sek convention in las vegas this weekend. and had a special announcement to make. take a look. >> gradually, it became clearer and clearer to me that the power of that show, the success of that show, the benefits that it gave, and that flies at the very center of what i have to tell you now. picard is back. >> so the captains returning. stewartye last plad picard in 2002 film "star trek nemesis." no word on when the new series will be released. thanks, dylan.

>> we're going to head across the pond for a new royal first for meghan markle. kelly cobiella is at kensington palace. good morning. >> hey, good morning, hoda and savannah averybody back in new york. meghan markle cebrated her big 37th birthday over the weekend. marking it at a wedding for one of prince harry's closest friends. amid reports in the british tabloid press that she may be ready to reconcile with her father. meghan waving to fans. all smiles on her 37th birthday at prince harry's side. the royal couple attending a wedding of best friend on saturday. the newlyweds looking perfectly put together, except for this. a hole in prince harry's shoe. it was meghan's first birthday as a royal. now, the duchess of ssex. this morning, british tabloids sa's planning a secret solo

trip to the u.s this month to see her father thomas markle and try to heal their rift after he spoke out in a serie o controversial interviews. the palace had no comment. >> he has got quite personal with meghan. said she's completely cut him off, h changed phone, which seems a drastic measure on her behalf and also indicates how broken and fractured the relationship is between daughter and father. >> a rare bit ofn dramaat has been a fairy tale year for the former "suits" star. her last bthday was a romantic getaway with then boyfriend harry at t camp in botswana. rife now in the public eye, getting engaged in november. spending christmas with the queen, becoming part of the fab four with william, kate, and harry. and that unforgetting wedding, dazzling meghan marrying her charming ince. tting seamlessly into her role as a british royal.

>> we have seenci her events, appearing on the buckingham palacco b for the first time, and she's really navigated a series of royal firsts incredibly well. >> first train trip with the queen, check. first family stching, check. >> duke and duchess of sussex.>> irst overseas royal tour, check. and first wimbledon with sister-in-law kate. life as a windsor, conserve outfits and outings, wearing a variety of hatsnd mastering that royal wave. and now preparing for her first major multi-country overseas tour with prince harry. to australia, new zingland, ng and fiji this fall. andy the way, on saturday, a fairly important day for the royal mily, and the queen really. it's also the birthday of the queen's mom, the queen mother. e was born in 1900.

guys. >> all right, kelly, thank you. coming up, guys,ho look here. >> who is here? >>pike lee is here. >> spike lee? >> he's got a new film. getting great reviews. this is a news 4 today news break. >> good morning, everybody. 8:26 now on this monday, august 6th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get to the roads. jack has a look at the traffic, hey, ck. >> good morning. we have an issue in manassas ar dumbfries road. may be under police direction. we had a couple vehicles there. inund on the 11th street bridge near m street, long standing issue with a broken wn dump truck still blocking the right lane. we also had activity on barry road near 210. we may have had a medevac helicopter on the scene. there's a potngsal for a slowdown. back to you. >> thank you. we'll have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us. (announcer) there's a freedom about asheville.

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of somebody today? >> yes, our cousin is being born today. >> your cousin is being bor i hearom is in labor right now. yes, and watching the show. >> push. good morning. push. well, we want to beohe first say happy birthday to ltle aila. happy birthday. and here, a littlew "today" sho onesie for you. thanks for coming, girls. >> thank you. >> boy, sweetie. how cool is that? a "today" show viewe is born. >> that was awesome. >> and i love how you said push. >> coming up, as mentioned, a legend. the famed director spike lee is here to tell us about hisew movee and it's an incredible story, and it happens to be true. we'll hear about that. >> on our special series, try it today, i cannot overstate how awesome this choir. they're a remarkable high s choir.

they dance, they do it all. we're going to show you what makes them such an inspiration. a beautiful woman behind it. her name is lynette. we'll meet her. then we'll watch them perform live. >> we just saw the rehearsal. it was killer. >> right? so good. >> we both stopped in our tracks. >> but before we get to all that, megyn. >> so good to be thank you for helping me out. i heard all good things. t we're going tok about it today. savannah wasver there, and the ips arehilarious. >> we had a great time. did you have a good vacation? >> it was super fun. i prefer the mountain vacation to the beach vacation. after 47 years, i finally got it. there's lot happening in the me too movement, which w tre going tch on, and ron stallworth, the man who spike lee's movie is based on. we'll talk about the guy who

lived it. a black man who infiltrates the k. >>t's incredible. you kind of can't not true.it's >> the movie is stunning. there are jarring scenes but it's also funny and clever. we'r going to talk to him and all sorts of other things. >> awesome. thanks. me>> welcoback. by the way, dateline's a mother's mission airs tonight. >> that's me, that's why you're >> yeah, more on that, too. i guess i was supposed to tease that., >> vacatiou get relaxed. >> that's really good. >> that's a good one. i swear. >> dylan, a che of the weather. >> heat is on across the northeast. once again, and we'ret looking most likely a heat wave the three days of temperatures 90 degrees or higher in the northeast. we're in the midige of it now. we could see severe storms back through the midwest. the hgt is build in the southwest. by the middle of the week, the cold front will bring the showers atorms up and down the east coast and help to cool

things off. and then by the time we finish off the week, scattered thunderstorms possible across the great lakes and down through theulf coast as well. typical summer time thunderstorms exp ted through the afternoon and evening and highs back up 9 into the for the southern plains by the end of the week. that's the look at the weather through the rest of the country, now here's a peek out your window. >> 77 degrees right now in washington. we'll keep a south-southwest wind today that'sng really goi to warm us up. rest of the area, about the mid to upper 70s. and it will be humid as we go through the afternoon. feeling like the upper 90s. make sure you stay hydrated if you' out andabout. good day for the pool. rain chances tomorrow afternoon, highest on wednesday. 90s over the next two days. we're dry the end the week before weekend rain. >> real quick, a big birthday shout out. turning 80 years old. pappu.birthday, i love that. savannah.

>> thank you so much. well, imagine an african-american detective going undercover to infiltrate and ultimately stop members of the ku klux klan. that improbable but true story from the'70s is told in the new spike lee directed movie "black klansman" already making waves. take a loor >> how do you propose to make this investigation? >> i have established ctact and created some familiarity with the klansman over the phone. i'll continuen that role, but we'll need another officer, surprise surprise, a white officer, to pla me when they meet face-to-face. >> that's my point exactly. >> chief, blackrt ron stall over the phone, white ron stallworth face-to-face. they become combined. >> can you do that? >> i believe we can. with the rig do bng.man, we can >> spike lee, good morning. >> thanks for having me. >>his film was at cannes. >> that was john david washington. >> we have to talk about john david washington. htsome people m know his father, another famous actor, but i want to talk about you.

beuse this film was at the cannes film festival and received a ten-minute standing d ation from that raref crowd. how did that feel? >> felt good. you know, don't know how long it was, six minutes, ten minutes, but it didn't matter to me. i was just happy that the film was received well. that was the launching pad for the release of the film, which is this friday. >> you know, i watched the film. it's such a virtuoso performance thriller.cause it's a it's obviously there's a strong political commennry, and t there are moments of humor and lightness, and to pull all those things together couldn't be easy. >> a tightrope. a hard thing to do, but there are several other films, m favorite filmmakers have done the same thing where you have very serious subject matter and put hum into it too. >> tell me about the story. i certainly wasn't familiar with the story. >> i wasald out of the blue,

and he said i have this project. i said what is it? he said it's really high hollywood concept. a bla man infiltrates the kkk. that's six words. that's it. six words. >> but impossible to believe, and then you find out it's a true story. >> true. at first i thought it was a dave chappelle skit. no, not that. that was later on. no, early '70s, ron stallworth. and true story. >> he infiltrates with the help of a colleague, who is jewish. >> right. played by the great adam driver. >> adam. driv and what ensues is fascinating, and it's also, you know, it moves you. because you see thend words the actions of the kkk. >> well, i haveay a felt that words hurt. i never believe that sticks and but what we try to do, even though the film takes place in the '70s, we still put stuff in

the filmhat connects it to today. so this is a very, very contemporary -- it's about today, this film, about where we are in the urld i feel. >> no question you saw that through line and then the this powerful ending, which i don't think i'm giving a spoiler alert. >> peoplw kbout it. >> we go from this dramatic y story tha have told to images from charlottesville. >> and chising weekend will be the one-year anniversary. mi as i understand it, you were wrapping f about this time -- >> no, i got it mixed up in cannes. >> yeah. >> august 12th was the day of that horrific a of american terrorism. so we weren'thooting until the fall, but that wasn't the ending. so whent i saw w happened the night before the tiki torch

people and the the murder, i said that has to be the end of the fi. >> it's a powerful ending, and i hope people will go see the fie. >> we hopso, too. >> there's a lot in it. 29 years ago, i hope my facts are right on this, "do t right thing" came out. 29 years ago. >> june 30th. >> how have youhanged in all these years? >> got a 25th wedding anniversary coming up. one daughter graduated nyu. my son is about to graduate. and i'm doi what ilove, making films. >> your cup ruthover. you still look young, too. >> well. >> you feel it? yeah, depends on the day. spike le thank you somuch. a pleasure. "black klansman" hits theaters this friday. coming upod next, is going to cross something off her wish

list. smiek, you should stay and watch these high school kids. they'lu. amaze yo this is "today" on nbc. "today" on nbc.

>> we're so excited to start a nw series calling try it today. this iss to me. we're attempting new skills. hoda, tell us about your project. >> i wanted tochoin a r, so i met up with this crazy incredible show choir from uniondale new york high school. a show choir, the story, though, startedbo the kids and how inspirational they were, and all of a sudden, it evolved into their teacher who you're going to love. she is magical. >> show choir. are you amazing, is that true? it what?

>> the rhythm of the night isik not any other show choir you will ever see. and i promise you that. >> it's moreus than j like a sport. where after schl you have practice for a couple hours and you go home. >> do it again. do it again. do it again. even though we're tired, we know it has to be perfect. >> so they are with you from 3:30 after school until 10:00 p.m.? >> yes. and sometimes they don't even want to go home. they want to stay. i say, will you go home? >> choir direcrynette carr hicks changes lives one note at a time. >> you're finding these kids who they don't wanto b on stage dancing and sings because'r they tough guys. and you're transforming them into a oir. >> yes. i see a young man in the hallway, i say have you ever thought about being in a choir? they look at me like, what's

wrong with this? you look lik you can sing. can you dance, too? and they walk away. >> just walk away. >> this lady is crazy. but later on, they'll come out for the audition and audition for the choir. ♪ america america >> for many students, the choir has become a kind of refuge. >> outside of the choir, i moved from shelter to shelter, living with people, staying in people's homes. but here, none of that matters. >> i feel like it was hard for me to control all my emotions. i got kicked out of a school once, suspensions. this choir changed me. >> thank you. i don't hear a you're welcome. >> hey call youmom. why do they call you that? >> because i get on them like a er. all the time. >> i'm waiting. >> i see them coming in the

classroom. >> i don't care if you had a bad day, you say good rning. take the hat off your head. you know, pull the pants up. >> s cares for them as best she cn with food whe they're hungry, a 24/7 open door policyn money, her own, when the tuiarnle fincllnare y. mama demands excellence every member graduates, goes on to college, and this ye, her babies made history. he i was walking down hallway and i was like, wainua mi. we just did this. 're the first minority choir to ever win show choir nional competition. this is history. >> a few minutes with nette's kids and it is clear they deserve every one of thos trophies. >> i think what's so great about

this show choir, she's sitting right across from me. r name is lynette. and somehow you were reaching into, like, their souls. >> i never really thought of it like that. i want to do, you know, be a celebrity, being onstage. as i evolved working wit, them i never thought i could teach kids. >> she taught me what i'm really capable of. >> ms. carr, that lady is everything to me. >> thank you is not even big enough of a word. we are -- >> we are -- >> the best, the best. >> the best, the best. >> the best. >> don't you want to see them live now? the 2018 national champs, the rhythm of the night show choir isw.ith us one of these kids looks a little older than high school. >> what? >> take it away.

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>> come on! you are amazing. oh, my gosh. that was incredible. you are beautiful. what a incredibly talented group. >> they are t.fant i can't believe i'm crying right now. >> you created this incredible group. we love you, too. so we have a surprise. we called their friends from the broadway mical once onhis island, one of the top shows. it's a tony winner they heard about your story. they wantin to te everybody to go to their show on friday. you're going to broadway. >> we have some excited folks. and lynette, i think hoda did awesome. >> she didfantastic. you were amazing. >> you all were awesome. d where's joy?

her daughter helps. >> awesome,ouguys. >> thank you. >> thanks to all of you. you're awesome. .and then the pr, helllooo! that's yes for less. find the latest trends and styles at prices that are a perfect fit. it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less.

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his life for more than 50 years. happy birthday. >> blanch ton is celebrating 100 years. if she's not out in the garden, you can catch her at the gym. good for her. happy 103rd birthday to rose saltsman. she said she plans to livan till her favorite team wins a championship. >> edith is 100. she enjoys spending time with family a friends. very nice. >> robert is also celebrating 100 years. he's a licensed pilot from orlando, flikida, and to spend his time in the sun and on the golf course. >> last but not least, happy 100th birthday to evelyn mason. she says the t secreto longevity is to stay active. happy birthday to everyone. >> this showhoir is going to be living to 200 because they're active. >> they're awesome. we'll lead with more of the

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we are back with our friends from the rhythm of the night choir. fore megkelly, they're helping us end this half hour on a high note. >> enjoy. ♪ it's my birthday no it's not this is a news 4 today news rneak. >> good g, everybody. 8:56 on this monday, august 6th. i'm aaronhr gilct. roadsget a look at the with jack taylor and your first 4 traffic. jack. >> aaron,thanks. top side of the beltway outer loop maryland almost connects.e crash thankfully moved to the right oshoulder, but ha the roadway was closed. nbound on the 11th street

bridge, a broken down dump truck in the right lane, getting t29re on to the 11th street bridge, last seen, an accident in the left lane. >> we'll have a check on the forecast after a quick break.

good mg.day morn temperatures heaving up to about 80 degrees. 81 ink. freder and 83 in annapolis. 78 right now in washington. 94 for a daytimehigh. hot and humid. could see a stray afternoon shower or thunderstorm. otherwise, tomorrow, a chance for mor showers o storms. temperatures mid 90s. humid again. by wednesday, ahe h chance and dry to end the week. >> thank you. of course, you can get the latest news and weather any time in t nbc washington app.

welcome to the program. i'm meg kelly. 's great to be back after an amazing week of vacation with my family. i wanto thank the entire "today" show crew who helped fill in while i was out. i heard it was a fun week. i did not manage to watch tv last week but i did -- i think i needed to. look what was hpening here while i was away. so keir, you should not be wearing those socks with tse flip flops. how did i miss jacob's purse, his man purse. >> i do want to have fanny pack. >> referred to as fanny,