. > good morning. terrorists in training. new details on what was happening inside this new mexico compound. suspects accused of teaching young children how to commit school shootings. >>ho there was aoting range built on the west side of the property. >>ne this mornin questions. were red flags missed? we are live with the very latest. demanding answers. protests growing over a deadly nashvilleoting in a man shot in the back as he ran away from an officer. his mother's urgent plea this id it happen? owmorning. an angry father speaking out after his young children flying as ieunaccompan minors ended up in a hotel with an airline employee when tir flight w

suddenly diverted. >> never in our wildest dreams did we think this would happen. >> what everyoarent needs know before putting your kids on a plane alone. ose stories plus fighting back. brad pitt's new accusations against angelina jolie after accusing him of faili to pay child support. controversy erupts over major oscars. coming to the and jaws murder mystery. does the classic film hold the key to a decades oldrime? >> suddenly i tingled all over fnd came halfway out of my seat. >> what the son stephen king saw on the scene that could solve a cold case. august 9th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller pla.

>> welco to today. thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. o>> the information comin of new mexico this morning is really stunning. >> it is jarring. that's our top story. disturbing new details aboutat aid on a compound in new mexico. authorities now believe children who were rescued were being trained at that remote site t possibly carry out schoolti shoongs. and the question is could there connection to a radical mosque in brooklyn? nbc gadi schwartz is at the scene with the very latest on this. >> a very haunting scene out here, especially when you think that there were 11 kids, at least 11 kids living inside this we have the property owner's permission to be here. you can this is the outer wall here. there is another wall right there made of tires. there is a tunnel inside, about 150 feet. on the out skirts of this there a makeshift shooting range and this is where authorities think children were being trained how to commit school

shootings. in this makeshift compound in rural new mexico, investigators not only found appalling conditions, but according to prosecutors, they may have uncored a sinister plot. 11 emaciated children, ages 1 throughre 15 discovered with high powered firearms. in court filings some of the kids were being trained with assaul riefles for school shootings. >> thereanas a shooting r built on the west side of the property. compound ties say the had been under surveillance for some time. a police raid last friday after they learned of a text message from inside reading we are starving and need food and water. authorities had initially been serving for a s child withere medical problems allegedly abducted from georgia by his father. the boy's distraught mother posting this three for help on facebook seven ionths ago. d n your help.

this is my guy. r i'lly missing him. i'm missing him. >> he was one of five suspects arrested at the compound to be arraignedayn wednesd he entered no plea during an initial hearing. the remains of a young child were also discovered in addition to the 11 starng children. authorities waiting for test results of the body. the owners of the property alerted back in may that the missing boys were here a at the time the child was still alive. >> they were supposedly doing their investigations and watching them and this whole time i'd been pressing them to do something, do something. he's there, that little boy is there and they wen't doing nothing. >> police say the fbi had been surveilling the property but weren't able to get photos positively identifying him. >> there were photogr chs taken ldren and others on the property. they were never identified as being those targets. >> you talked about a cthnection a mosque in brooklyn.

what more can you tell us on that? >> reporter: well, it appears as waat h the son of iman in the brookn year. it was indirectly linked to the 1993 terrorist attack on the world trade center. however, there is no evidence, no indication that he had anything to do with what was going on at this compound here in new mexico. in fact, they were helping try to fine his grandson when all of this happened. as for the five people that we arrested, they are due back in court on friday. t> so many questions on t one. thank you. also this morning the trump administration is hitting russia hard with some new sanctions over the chemical attack on a former spy in england. there is drama or the special counsel's russia investigation and this possible interview between the president and robert mueller's team. nbc national expert peter alexander has all those headlines covered.

good morning. >> savannah, good morning to you. rudy giulii the president' lawyer now officially delivering his former counterproposal to robert mueller about a presidential interview telling me there's, quote, room to it comese. as the trump administration is slapping new sanctions on russia even as president trump is calling for warmer relations with the kremlin. it's one of president trump's repeated refrains. >> russia's very unhappy that trump one. >> claiming he's been far ugher on the kremlin than any president in years. this morning new ammunition. imposing new sanctions on russia retaliating for the poisoning of an ex-spy and his daughter in britain last march using a deadly nerve agent. those new sanctions likely to comehundreds of millions of dollars in national security uipment. couldnd more painful wave ground russia's national airline

from entering the u.s. if the kremlin doesn't demonstrate it on't use chemical weapons again. conditns unlikely to be met. te move follows fierce criticism oft cozy helsinki summit with vladimir putin and mr. trump's escalating attacks on what he's call t russia witch hunt. in recent weeks top republicans among those pressuring the president to impose strict penalties after he c ignored aon congressional deadline to act. all this as mr. trump's lawyers have rejected the latest proposal for a presidential interview. >> the reality is he doesn't need to ask a single question oo obstruct he has all the answers. they're not going to change. the president's not going to change his testimony. so stop the nonsense . you e trying to trap him into perjury because you do not have

a case. >>o we have any estimate of when this will wrap up? >> we're only heang fromudy giuliani. we know when he want its to wrap up. that's by september 1st, just three weeks from now saying he doesn't want this investigation running into the november elections. last night dismissing it as ill le le -- illegitimate. he's specifically try to wall off two topic areas. t one, w president fired james comey. and two, what the president said to hisme f fbi director james comey about his former national security adviser michael flynn.o that of the topics obviously critical to this. it doesn't seem like something mueller would not agree to include. >> we shall see. peter, thank>>ou very much. breaking overnight, new york congressman chris collins speaking out after being charged with insider trading. stephanie gosk is here with the latest. >> congressman collins isac

sed of scheming with his son to avoid significant lossesa o biotechnology investment. this morning he's fighting the charges and vowing to run for reelection. >> the charges that have been levied against me are meritless and i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. >> overnight congressman chris collins respondingpl to mul charges from federal prosecutors. >> throughout my tenure in congress, i have followedru all les and all ethical guidelines to my personalinvestments. >> the u.s. attorney in new york, arump appointee, collins broke the law. >> congressman collins acted as if the law didn't apply to him. these charges are a reminder that this is a nation of laws and that everybody stands equal before the bar of justice. >> the crimes revolve around the

australian pharmaceutical company. collins, his son and his future father-in-law face 13 criminal counts all together including securities fraud and false statements to investiactors. rding to the indictment, on june 22nd, last year the ceo informed his board of directors ncluding collins that the critical drug trial had failed. news that was not yet public. congressman collins was at a picnic at the white house and admits after getting the news acrding to prosecutors collins called his son to tell him breaking federal law. cameron collins moved quickly to save his money. >> he sold stock based on thatm inside infon and avoided70 00 in losses. and he also took that illegal inside information and tipped others. >> days later stock plummets.

collins was the first sitting congressman to support donald trump's candidacy back in 2016. collins is now also a candidate fighting to win his own reelection. as i fight to clear my name, rest assured i will continue to work hard for the people and constituents and i will remain on the ballot. >> so put a dollar figure on this. how much money was saved by selling thstock. >> allogether they saved something like $750,000 plus on stock. the large majority of that being collins' sonon cam when that news broke about the failure of the drug trial, the stock for that company dropped 92%. >> wow. >> if you were the people that bought that stock from them in the dngs leap to that, think about those people. they had no ea. thank you, steph. >> now we move to some growing outrage in the wake of a deadly

police shooting in nashville. newly released video shows a white officer shooting a black man as he is running away. now the mayor is ordering a comprehensive reviewhe and man's family is demanding justice. gabe gutierrez has the latest u fo good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. no charges have been filed in e police union says the shooting was justified, but several activists and even the city's acting vice mayor are now calling on the police chief to step down. this morning growing outrage after newly relead video shows a white o nashvilicer shooting a black suspect as he ran away. daniel hambrick died a short time later. >> if a person is unning away from you, how do they pose a threat? >> his mother is in agony and calling for justice. >> my son don't deserve this. please leave us alone.

just leave us alone. >> the nashville district attorney's office just released the surveillance video from july 26th. th tennessee bureau of investigation says that earlier that evening officers had been looking for stolen vehicles and trying to stop a car that had been driving erratically. authoritie say he got out of the car and ran and tt he wa carrying this gun. protests followed. the officer is now on administrative leave. >> if there's everas a of premedicated first degree murder, this is it. this is it. he stops and takes his time to make sure theo getssh a good . >> nashville's mayor is promising a comprehensive reviel ofe procedures. >> this was a tragic event and my prayers go out ho mother. >> after the latest shooting to raise questions about racial bias in police encounters. an >> i just justice for my

son. that's all i'm asking. and for all the young black young guys and young women, i want justice for them. >> today happens to mark exactly four years since the deadly police shooting in ferguson missouri that sparked widespread protests. like msy communities acr the country, activists here in nashville want to create an independent police review board. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. there is a lot more to get to this morning including mixed reaction to some big changes for the acade awards that's just been announced. joe fryer has a closer look at what oscar is up to. >> hollywood's a-listersenlways taker stage and don't expect that to change but the n edition of the show promises to look and feel different. it will be a lot shorter and some say another big change will make the oscars feel maybe a little more like the people's choice awards approximate. >> and the goscaroes to --

>> this morning a major hollywood reboot. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, the group in charge of the oscars announcing big changes to tinseltown's biggest night. a shorter three hour broadcast, and an earlier air date for the ceremony. the moves viewed as a anttempt to boost sagging ratings for a how that suffered record low viewership this year. >> the academy had to do something because fewer people were watching this show and it's because they're just notfa miliar with the films in contention and some of the cagories that they're not interested in. >> perhaps the biggest change that new awards celebrating achievement in popularthilm. e exact details and requirements have not bn released, but some say it could guarantee recognition for block busters like "black panther" and "avengers infinity war". others fear it could lim chances in other categories.

>> this decision has not gone over well in hollywred. people ao put it mildly outraged. >> the idea is getting mixed reviews from movie goers. >> a lot of people can like something but that doesn't mean it's going to be good. >> there's a place for the best picture and then there's a place for t most popular as well. >> it's the oscars. > also making waves, some awards will not be shown live but instead handed out during commercial breaks. one industli insider telng the hollywood reporter i'm afraid this will end up being a little demeaning. we'll just have to wa s and how this hollywood ending turns out. onargument for that new popular film category is that many folks have not seen m the best picture nominees. many of them critically a claimed but not generating a lot of box office interest. last year's big winner "t "the shape water"" didn't even come close to that mark. >> i like the idea of a shorter

show z show. >> i'm here for the shorter show buthat's because we wakep in the middle of the night. >> i kind of dig the popular catery. a lot of times i don't recognize a lot of films up there. >>it defy not. al, good morning. got a check of the forecast? >> yeah. i'd give an car to best movie under two hours. come on, people. you can cut 20 minutes out any of these movies. anyway, we are looking at steamo itions in the south. muggy in the northern tier of states. eat index will feel like 94 in chicago, 98 in orlando. mobile will feel like 100 degrees. then we've got the fire dangerous out west. it is continuing to cause big problems. we're going to continue to see high heat, low humidity. in fact, the mendocino and carr fire complexes within those red fls warnings and the heat's going to continue out west today right on into tomorrow. highressure ridge continues to dominate. so temperatures will be record

setting in parts of the west today. th , los angeles flirting 10. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's a warm and humid start to the day today. current temperatures are mostly in the '70s. 77 in annapolis. 75 in washington. 72 in lease buesburg.

it'sfoing to be a hot one you're going to the nats game. afternoon temperatures will be in thepper0s to right around 90. a sligh chance for a shower or two. most of us will have to wait for the we could. >> that is your latest weather. al, this is going to be a talker. coming up, how did two unaccompanied children on a diverted flight end up in a hotel room a with airline employee? this morning their furious pare ss areaking out. >> a new twist in brad pitt and angelina jolie's bitter divorce battle. the ekxplosive allegations he's making. first this is "tay" on nbc.

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starting tomorrow morning at 4:00. let's getht to chuck taylor and your first 4 traffic. >> chris, good morning. we'l startn howard county. flng over the end of police chase northbound on route 1. what is also affected, 95 northbound, the ramp to 100 west and 100 westbound the ramp to 95 south closed at this point as the investigation is ongoing. so plan for some delays if you're heade toward the airport. also northbound in the baltimore washington parft way 197. accident activity had been in the left lane. thanks, jack. we'll get a check of your forecast next. stay with us.

a warm and humid morning outside. temperatures mostly in the low to mid 70s to get your thursday started. it will be a h one today. plenty of sunshine. afternoon highs of near 90 degree a there slight chance for a stray shower or thunderstorm

today. if you're beach bound for the weekend, high rain chances at the coast this weekend. that is also true for right here at home. high rain chances both surday d sunday.

we're back. we're back, 7:30. craig joi the table. i don't know how you're feeling in you're in cleveland, but in you' in l.a. you're loving the sight. lebron jamesk giving a p of how he'll look in a lakers uniform. >> i hear cleveland's. eart breaki >> i was in cleveland the first time and they burned the jersey. >> i don't think they feel- they're more accepting now. >> they've got a national championship. >> exactly. let's get to today's headline. some of the 11 children rescued from a compound in new mexico were being trained to u guns to commit school shootings. in court filings the district t attorney say alarming claim is coming from one of the children who is now in foster care.

olice say they found high powered weapons and a shooting range when they raided the compound f the remains of one young child were also discovered. five alts living there are also under arrest on child a bus charges. officials say the accused leadeo of the cd is the son of an iman in new york who has been linked the paso radical islam. a man accused of making arson threats has now been charged withrting a massive southern california wildfire.ce po arrested 51-year-old forest gordon clark. they say heurposely set t fire near his cabin in the woods. a volunteer fire chief who lives nearby said clark was feuding with his neighbors andn sent e-mail last week that read this place will burn. new evacuations had to be ordered. the fire in cleveland national forest burned out of control for a third day. a burglary suspect in fresno california apparently wanted one last adventure and the whole

thing was caught on camera. after crashing his getaway car he wadescross the river and grabs a canoe and wants to paddle dowtream. a pilot of a helicopter has a clever idea. he hovers over thaater creating a really strong downdraft. the guy cannot climb int the boat. so he abandoned ship. he takes off and tries to rth ugh the woods, but that's where he gets caught. how abouthat? that's some smart police work. >> that's some quick thinking. parents definitely want to hear one. a cautionaryale. if you considered letting your kids fly alone. let's go right to nbc blake mccoy at o'hare in chicago this morn >> good morning. every year hundreds of thousands of kids fly without an adult relative. unompanied minors they're called by the airlines. in this case the father tells us it was his kids first and probably last time. >> it was be a nightmare for any

parent. 9-year-old carter gray and his 7-year-old sister etta traveling as uncompanied minored on a frontier airline flight. the plane and theids never show up at their final desination. as tctual tracking map from flight aware.com shows, frontier's 1756 took off from des moines headed to orlando at 7:25 p.m. expectedrrival, 10:46 p.m. storms force it to circle the airport for an hour beforein dive to atlanta. arriving at the gate there at 12:12 a.m. carter a etta's parentsey say new the plane landed in atlant not from the airline. but from the app. chad says the first time theyd herom their kids was whenar 9-ye-old carter borrowed a cell phone and texted him shortly after the planeanded. around 4:00 a.m. chad says he got a second text from his son that he and his sister were

being taken by arontier employee to a hotel and would stay overnight. >> no supervisor tried to call. no phone call. no e-mails. nothing lik that ever took place. so we were really in the dark. >> inte snt the airline writes our records show the children were in contact with their mother before being transporte to the hotel and with their father the following morning. this 2014 frontier commercial proudly talks about how it handles kids. >> by treating our tiniest guests like theiggest deal. >> in its statement the airline writes in keeping with frontier's policy, thehildren were attended to at all times by a frontier placed in a hotel room overnight and provided with food. chad says the food was ricecr py treats and water. according to their father the kids were put in separate rooms with other unaccompanied minors. >> my son ended up sleeping with a boy that was five years than him. >> frontier's statement says we

understand how an unexpected delay causedy weather can be stressful for a parent and our goal is to help haepassengers g to theiron destina as quickly and safely as possible. >> parents need to do more ch and probably worry about this a little bit more. never in our wildest dreams did we think this would happen. >> so many questions, but does the law say about all of th ? >> reportell, craig, we were surprised to learn in researching this story that there are no federal regulations regarding unaccompanied minors. it's up to each airline to up with its own rules about how to get kids safely from point a to pnt b. to let this be a lesson for all parents. check those airline rules and what happens if your child doesn't end up where they're supposed to. >> blake, thank you. meantime, there is yet another new twist this morning in the hatted divorcee between angelina jolie and brad pitt natalie in los angeles. she's been following this story for us. good morning.

>> good morning, guys. the gloves are definitely coming off in this dispute. on tuesday joelie accused pit f not paying enough child support and his team is denying that. they responded with their own court filing making explosive new allegations against jolie. this i morning brad pi fighting back after his estranged wife accused him of t paying meaningful child support for their six children. in new court documents, pitt's team says the claim is an effort to manipulate media coverage. it argues that pitt has paid over $1.3 million ibills for jolie and the kids and her sudden effort to schedule a hearing on that subject is caeulated to increashe conflict. in the couple's current arrangement, the children stay in jolie's care with pitt granted supervised visitation. pitt's new filing also contends

that he loane jolie $8 million to assist her in purchasing her current residence. her rep responded saying when the couple separated, brad kept the house a was asked to assist in the expense of a new home for angelina and the children, but instead hene l angelina money for which he is charging her interest on a payment plan. angelina will of course honor that loan. a loan is not,however, child support and to represent it as such is misleading and inaccurate. alating the e battle between the mega ars. after 13 years together and two years of marriage, jolie filed for divorce in 2016. speaking about it to the bbc. >> it was a very difficult time. and we are a family and we will always be a family. >> i2017 pitt talke to gq about wanting to resolve their divorc amicably saying no one

wins in court. it's just aatter of w gets hurt worse. it's just an investment in hatred. it is a drag to have concern things drug out in public and misconstrued. i woy about it more for my kids. it's just very, very jarring for the kids to have their family ripped apart. >> what's the next step in getting this whole thing wor out? >> the next court hear suggest august 21st. in a statement her rep says ange -- angelina is b askingd to pay 50% of the expenses which she says he is not a sheas had to shoulder the expenses for the last two years. >> keeps getting messier. >> thanks, nat. al, the weather. >> as we take a look, show you what we have today. we're looking at scattered showers and thunderstorms working their way from texas all the way up to the northeast, even back through parts of

arkansas. this is all part of a frontal system that's suggestiagging to south. potential for heavy rain along thetem. unsettled here in the east with the storms tomorrow. more storms to e theeek and an increasing flood threat as this system pushes into the south. rainfall amounts in the trtheast generally about 2 inches. the rain threat will increase during the weekend and then as we mov to t south we're looking for rainfall amounts, upwards of 3 ton 5 inches some sections in texas. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your good morning.. temperatures were in the mid 70s. nice start to the day. as we goer through the aon, it will be around 90 degrees agai weuickly warm up to around 87 by lunchtime. partlyloy. isolated shower chance this afternoon. i think we'll see a couple passingow s, but any rain will be ending. 91 tomorrow. mostly sunny.cr rains your weekend. cloudy skies, scattered showers

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big name behind it too. >> that murder mystery, the so-calleun lady of the case. it's puzzled investigators for decades, but now the son of famed author stephen king is suggesting that the woman, authorities have been trying to identify for years, may have been on screen all this time. this morning a new clue in a inrder mystery c from a famous kil.r sha a theory now suggesting the victim of a 1970s cape cod cold case actually appeared as an spielberg'seven classics" thriller "j. the movie filming justil 100 away in martha's vineyard that samesum zbler thi. >> this woman bears a shockinge resembla in appearance and wardrobe to the murder victim and it is the same general t location i summer of jaws. >> the otherwise unassuming extra catching t eye of strange weather author joe hill

who is also the son of horror author stephen king. hill said he put the pieces together in 2015 after seeing a composite of the victim and rewatching one of his favorite films on the big screen. >> suddenly i tingled all over and came hal oay of my seat and for the barest of a moment i thought i had seen her. >> the lady of the dunes case dates back to july, 1974. a girl was walking her dog on a provincetown beach when she stumbled upon the bod of a naked woman likely killed days or weeks before ts woma hands were missing, her head arly severed, the left side of her skull crushed. no weapons were found at thesc e. just the woman's body on a beach towel, her head resting on folded jeans and a bandana. >> no one has come forward to h claim. no one has sai she was my daughter, she was me ex-west. >> investigators have tried different ways to identify the

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7:56 is your time on this thursday morning.ng good mor you to. i'm chris lawrence. let's get right to wtop's jack taylor in your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. we had our troubles this morning on the freeway. headed westbound we were jammed off 295 coming across the 11th street bridge. the accident activity aft main avenue has only the right shoulder getting by unfortunately. you'll find in virgini 95 northbound before norton, the big rig broken down. the continues activity up in howard county. northbound 95 ramp to 100 west. 100 west to 95 southdnd north wo route 1 all affected by this ongoing police investigation. >> thank cyou, jack. ack of your forecast is coming up next. stay with us.

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welcome baby number two just days after sharing her fears of never having a bigger family. what she has to say about her good news today, urthay, august 9th, 2018. on the plaza to celebrate our birthday. >> i'm turning 30 today. >> we are leceating. >> happy birthday, mom, in jacksonville. >> we love you. >> shout out to our faly in st. louis. >> mother/daughter trip from kansas to new york city. >> happy birthday, hoda. it is a very special morning because 25 years agoay t -- >> yes.

i knew i loved you. >> happy birthday,ho. >> thank you, babe. thank you. >> it'soday and havingll the people in the plaza. >> you've got birthday twins out there. >> that was so sw thank you for that beautiful little open. >> have you got big plans tonight? >> my mom in town, my whole family, my sister, my brother and wife. >> we have a l surprise in store maybe. >> well, it was a surprise. >> did i ruin it? no surprise, sorry. >> gayle keeps a secret better than you do. >> i know. mind. don't get your hopes up. >> that was exciting. >> happy birthday, honey. >> thank you, guys. > we do have lot to get to this half hour. we're going to start with your news at8:00. we have disturbing new details emerging on the compound inco n mehere authorities say young children were being taught shootings.chool gadi schwartz is live in new mexico with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. desolatedescribe how

this area is. there is no one around. then you see this. this is absolutely disturbing to think that there were 11 kids inside of this place living in basically squalor. there is an inner wall righter made of tires. then there is a tunnelf about 150 feet. that tunnel is where a small child's body was found earlier this week. now we know authoritiesaying that this is where they believe children were being taught how to shoot up schools. in this makeshift compoundrun l new mexico, investigators not only found appalling conditions, but accding to prosecutors, they may have uncovered a sinister plot. 11 emaciated children ages 1 through5 were discovered along

with an arsenal of how powered weapons. >> there was a shooting range built on the west side of the property. >> authorities say the compound had been under sveillance for me time. a raid triggered last friday after they learned of a text message from inside warning we are starving and in need of food and water. autheeities had searching for a child with severe medica probl problems allegedly abducted from georgia by his father. the son of one who had beennk to the world trade center bombing. he was one of five suspects arrestedbet the compound t arraigned on wednesday. he entered no plea. the remains of a young child was also discovered and waiting for test results on the body. the owners sf the property they alerted authorities back in may that the missing boy was here. >> it's sad and so pathetic. something should have been done and it wasn't. >> police say the fbi had been

surveilling the property but weren't able to get photo. >> there were photos taken of children and others on the property but they were never identified as being those targets. >> as so much frustration from that property owner that you just heard from. in fact, they say they would come out here checking on that bo they saw him here several times and then they would go to authorities because this was basically people squatting on their land and the authorities would say they couldn't come here because they didn't see them themselves. at oneoint that property owner jason tells us that the local sheriff asked them to wear a button cam. but he didn't wear the button cam because they couldn't guarantee his safety. so a lot of questions on how handled. in fact, i want to show you this. this is a big van that i still here. after police left, after police finished up their inv jason says he found two guns still inside this van. >> a lot of questions for

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we are back with we are back with today's talker. a big announcement from a superstar and our friend carrie derwood just days after she stirred up a little controversy. >> yay.sa mike andh and i are absolutely over the moon and excited to be adding another little fish to our pond. >> an instagram post the country music superstar announced that her 3-year-o son isaiah michael would be getting a sibling and h much-anticipated tour will start in may of 2019. nine months from now. >> this has just been a dream comerue with album and with baby news and all that stuff. we're just so excited. >> the news comes as a surprise. just days earlier in the september issue of redbook

magazine, she was ask s if wanted a big family. her response, i'm 35 so we may have missed our chance a to hav big family. we always talk about adoption and aut doing it when our child or childn are a little older. earlier this year he thrilled fans when she performed at the acm award.as itn after axe that required 40 stitches to repair her face. >> i'm looking at you and i feel like you look the same. you.hank i have a dedicated team of professionals who can spackle and paint and paste. thank you. i'm feeling -- every day i feel a little more back to normal. >> now she's gearing up for a new normal. wife and working mom of two. >> so a hug congratulations. and she said she was going to gr back on n nine months. people are like wow, she's going to have the baby and go back on tour.

in should point out whether she's herself h a baby. she mentioned adoption. somehow there's going to be other fish in the pond. >> she said we're adding to the family. >> she's a great mom, by the way. >> she is. first up, some exciting news from the world ofit craft and .wizard releasing a new original audio book inspired by the famed "harry potter" series. it includes stories about magic a history and is marratnarrated natalie dormhe. >> this isorld of magic. usually possessions are medicine, drugs or poisons, but we're going to discover possessions that can create hail storms o work as an antidote to everpoison. we'll also learn one of the ways to use dragon's blood.

>> okay. >> that took a turn. >> i like her voice, though. >>wie too. >> i be available on audible on october 4th, but you can pre-order it now. up next cher returned to the big screen returning in "mamma mia". she revled that she was inspired to reveal an entire album ofbba songs. the album is coming together quickly because yesrday cher released a preview of her version of "gimme gimme". let's take a listen.

♪ >> what do you think? >> she's awesome. >> she is taking us to the club. >> no word yet on when c release the entire album. finally, ray romano last night was joined by his son greg t play a game called face your father. they were asked a series of questions. when he asked ray what's the stupidest thing he's ever seen his son do, it resulted in the comedian having to reveal an embarrassing story abo his son. take a look. >> it's the stupidest/cutest thing i've ever seen him do. w th when -- he has an identical twin brother. when he was years old we were living in new york. i had to go to l.a. for something. we took him, just him. for the first time we separated

the twins. we got t the hotel. we got in the hotel room. we were unpacking. in the other room we heard a thump and we went in and there was a full length mirror and he ran into it thinking he saw his brwaher. >> thas adorable. >>hat was very sweet. we're going to just end it right there. at's your pop start. >> i wanted to hug him. >> >> as ray would say, ahh. >> we have a daily asclip. it w a tough day on the road when this driver forgot to lower the crane on the back of the truck and the vehicled approac the intersection. the crane got caught in a power line. >> that could have >> as the driver rounded the corner, look at this. brought that down to the ground too. that ended up being i can tellr you ay costly mistake. fortunately no one was hurt.

>> but there was a guy who lost his job. >> my niece got her driver's license yesterday. where did that happen? >> i don't think she will have gott her license. al, what you got in the weather? >> let's show you what we are shaping up to see today. strong storms firing up from texas. this is a frontal system thatll stretches the way up into western new york. it will be bringing more wet weatheroward the ea. we're also looking at that heat continuing hundreds from the southwest into theic pac northwest. hundreds and 90 through texas, 90s into the mid atlantic and also into the southeast and gulf coast. record highs in t pa ticific northwest. a flood risk through the southwest. heavy rain in the mid mississippi river valley. scattered showers and thunderstorms in the that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your good morning.. we have a bright and sunny start to your thursday here in the washington temperatures are on the warm side. 79 now at national airport. also 79 by the bay in annapolis. mid 70s across much of northern

virginia. it will be a warm day to be outside today if you are headed down to the braves slarkbraves/ temperatures wl be around 90 degrees. you'll want toer drink extra w because of the heat and humidity. rain chances increaseth ovee weekend. yal, thank you so much. now to the growing popularity of products that contain cbd. that's one of the compounds found i the cannabis plant. there's a new place to find it that might surprise you. hechanelle moved over to orange room. >> it's commo to come across a product containing cbd. it's one of the active ingredients in marijuana. but unlike t cannabis cause a high.hc, cbd does not it is said to relief pain, stie stabilize moods and promote calmness. you can find it in everything

from shampoo and mascara to coee, ocolate, cannedy ady. the latest brand to join is heineken with a brew called hi-fi hops. the drink conins a mix of both thc and cbd. as of now it cannly be found n california where thc is lega cbd will soon go beyond beauty products and brews. in june the fd approved the first cbd prescription medication to treat epleilepsy. social media users are sharing their experiences. chase writes i've said it before and i'll say it again, cbd oil isife safer if you're someone who deals with chronic pain. i use it every day a it makes a world of difference. the legality of cbd is complex and varies state bytate but it remains largely unregulated. right now you can ord products online and have them shipped anywhere in the country.

>> thank you,ll cha for more we are joined by a doctor, associate professoll we havehe products in front of us. we want to dig deeper. fi tt question, if you us stuff, do you get the high that you would get from pot or hecannabis? >> figuasking for a friend. >> it is an important d distincti distinction. it does not have any of thfe s for people who smoke marijuana. if it just have cbd, you should not get any sort of high, but it does have therapeutic properties and it has been promising for things like epilepsy, anxiety, depression. there is a lot of potential here, but we do need to do some better well-conducted studies. >> you mentioned some of the benefits. cons.re some of the are there cons? >> there are. with any substance, some people

may have some side effects. they're relatively few with cbd, but some may experience nausea or g.i. upset. e thing is because this is still considered a schedule i drug by the dea, it's very difficult to conduct resech. peop are doing it but there are a lot of strictions on it. the other thing is it's not wee-regulated. ou sure of the dose. are you sure of what's in it? hat's where there's some room to grow, but it's something we'll be seeing more of. >> i don't mean to put you on the spot, but can you get it anywhere or is it only in states where marijuana is legal? >> r lht nowally you can only get it in sort of dispensaries or state ws where you're able to buy that. you are going to see it probly on shelves and it's not very much enforced in terms of buying things like lotions or things you should be aware that if it's not legal to sell marijuana in those states, it's not legal to purchase it. >> all right, doctor.

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enchanting audiences on the great white way'r broadway. so excited. the music was written by? >> bryan adams. >> who happens to be right th te. we're goi get a full performance coming. at we've got, by the way, speaking of gre music, we have a great lineup comingp tomorrow. jason mraz will be live here on our sumonr ccert w stage. nenesday we are going to be in the presence of rock royalty. aerosmith will stop by and they're going to do something a little different. instead of performing right here, they're going to be live on the rock center ring which is ju t right across street. it's going to be pretty awesome. >> i don't rember doing that before. that's cool. >> can we talk to some of our tell me, where is mrs. fuller? it a minute. do you all answer to mrs. fuller? >> we do. >> let me see your sign. four sister-in-laws. your husbands are brothers.

>> correct. >> you guys just go away on your ow >> 32 times? >> yes. >> what is it about that? you just love each snrother? >> we do love each other. >> so we love the love. we're goi to do something a little special for you this morning. we're going to give you four tickets to "prett woman" on broadway. how awesome is that? >>fa that's lous. >> congratulations. cheers on your 32nd trip. here's to 33, 34, 35, and all the rest. thank you, guys. how awesome is that? >> what's really awesome is those t-shirts because not only do they match, they all say sister-in-law, but each the year they entered the sisterhood. established 1974, 1970. >>hose are awesome. >> she was the first fuller, 1966. >> we've been married for a collective 176 yea. >> the brothers are very lucky. >> yes, they. >> reporter: coming up, we'll

teach you how to take fulad ntage of the discount stores so that you can get the biggest bang for your buck including the specific days and times to op. >> all right. >> we should get a check of the her i think. >> sounds like a good i a to me. your weekend out look, tomorrow is going to be a nice day in ew north eastern england. record highs out through the plains. heavy rain down through the gulf coast as we move into saturday, increasing rain risk in the mid talantics. record highs in the northern plains. o a flood ri the increase in texas and parts of the gulf coast. send it looks like a soggy day in the northeast. hot tnd dry in planes and in ugs.pacific northwestkti r .'s ng onoi fl aroundoo the country. here's what's happening inour neck of the woods. >> good morning. temperatures near 80 degrees right now in washington. plenty of sunshine right now through the afternoon though, kind of a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures through the

suburbs, mid to upper 70s. still dry by the afternoon near 90 for a high. couple passingth we dry iso ola evening. tomorrow dry near 90 degrees again. er the weekend rain chances increase. cloudy, scattered storms. that could be lasting about through tuesday. >> these nice got tt ettyoman fan ereksid you c fomeol from? >> oklahoma city. >> what's your name? >> nibraley. >> tr. roker,nk you. this morning on today's consumer, conquering the off ice stores. talking like t.j. maxx and marshals. they're offering high end designer brand 30% to 70% off. if you want to take full advantage, you need jean. she's here, today's financial editor. this is amazing becse a lot of brick and mortar stores retail, they're not doing well. but these discount stores are.

>> they are. well, part of it s is thatcess breeds success. there's a lot of inventory. you go in. it doesn't feel like a ghost town, but you see some of th saesigner brands that you see at the full-price stores. just be careful. some of merchandise is being depecifically for the discount stores, like outlet the same e, so in s not quality. >> i was a really good t.j.maxx. >> t.j.maxx, they get new inventory most d of the week, split the difference, go on wednesday morning. nordstrom rack we were just talking about howhe fabulous clear the racknth. thlee next one is coming up at e end of the august. home goods restocks monday.

go early morning. h marshalls every day. >> we'll put thi allonline. there are also special discounts for seniors and some ssonal discount. >> let's quantify senior. they're talking about people 55 and over. i not there yet. >> exactly. ross stores,or 10% off people 55 plus. t.j.maxx is testing this in florida. 10% off onth monday. big seasonal specialties. february you get it at last call. january and july the t.j.maxx family of ores, they switch it out. >> you've got to be ready thi hunt for som good. what are your tips? >> i realize my advice is the opposite of the shopping advice talways get. don't worry about list. if you know you want to dress, don't go in thinking i must have that theory black dress because you are not going to find it. go in w an open mind. walk the aisles.

think about how people shop these stores. they take things out of their carts. f you might finding pan in the shoe department. >> i probably put the frying pan there. >> you probably did. we'll blame you. make friends with t manager of the store because they know when the next markdowns arean coming when the next merchandise is coming. they can clue you in. and buy and return. so you find somethingdo fabulou. t put it back and think i'm going to think about this. the return policies are pretty lenient, so take it home with you. leave the tag on. keep your receipt. you may want to take it back. don't let the clearance rack scare you they are a big fat mess. >> jean, i don't even know you this is the opposite of what you've been saying to me for six years. >> i am really good at the discount stores. i get the $100 dress that used to be 750$750. this is how di do it. ren you wind y way through

the checkout aisles, you're going to see things like boxes of chocolates. check the expiration date and make sure tha something that you're giving is a summer hostess gift doesn't have santa clause on it. otherwise, you are good to go. >> there's good the dresses and also food, other things you wouldn't expect. >> perfume, beauty, vanilla extract which is really expensive. i get me at costco, but you can also get it at these stores. >> that's a new one on me. i didn't know about baking stuff. >> there you go. >> all of these are at today m today.com/shop changing an empire by the way doctors and nurses dress. first coming up this is "today" on nbc.

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came to the way doctors and nurses dress. with a little cativity and vision, they decided to revolutionize those traditional scrubs. spend a bit of time with 30 something and it's appart this duo is in sync. >> she brings the ideas and vision and i make sure all the train goes on time. >> the entrepreneurs $100 ptllion medical apparel company is disg a market, transforming the boxy scratchyb. sc >> this industry has been around for about 100 years with no change and no innovation. crubs before figs were really outdated. >> we're taking fashion and we're taking technical and we're combining it into one. >> five years ago the harvard mba and the former handbag designer j forces to come up with a solution to a gaping hole in the $10 billion u.s. market. >> we design with thought. we design with function.n

we des with -- >> with purpose. >> yeah, with purpose. >> but it wasn't an >>sy sell. there's a lot of resistance. what are you doing? you're making scrubs? >> everyone said are you nuts? now i think they're all pretty surprisedith what we've created. >> a creatioos that was a pre-destined the two say. >> i love designing and creating as a kid. >> i wanted to be different. i want to do my own thing. i grew up in miami. you're got to be a hustler when you grow up in miami. >> today that is payin off for the best friends who are on a mission to outfit the 19 million americs who work in health care. while figs are an average 20% higher, this is thet first direc to consumer brand in their space. >> these are people that are saving lives and curing diseases and no company was there to deliver them a better product and a br experience. >> a better way of thinking that has donated half a million pairs of screds to mical professionals around the world through their giveback program,

threads for threads. >> everything we ds anti-microbrial. lint free, yog tstretch. >> business is even being touted by some as the lulu lemon of the medical world. >> oneavf the key is hg that focus on a health care professional makes us great. it makes us who we are today. >> it's moreisky to not be taking risks and not be putting yourself out there in really scary ways than not. being an entrreneur, there's extreme highs and extreme lows. you really have to see the future. you have to create it ande belin something bigger than yourself. >> i guess is one of those things where nobody else had tried it. so they decided to jump in. they are launching their first pop-up store in l.a. this fall. they also told us they believe t it's importantbe role models by advising, helping, and

supporting other female business founders. i have a lot of friends and they complain about the boxy scrubs, the pants. imagine being able to wear yoga pants to work every day. > and other perks, wrinkle free, they don't stain. >> it's just an option. >> cool t >> just ahes morning, a live performance out on the plaza from the cast of "pretty woman ". should be a good one. but first this is "today" on nbc. ross shoe event and get the shoes you want...for way less. oh yeah. ross has the top brands at big savings. for the latest styles and trends... at prices that make them even cuter... ...get to the ross shoe event. yes for less.

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it's in previews and theater goers got a big surprise last week when julia roberts h pself actualped up. >> can you imagine how crazy that was? did we mention the show features the original score by grammyan winery b adams and his long-time song writing partner happened to be here todaytoo. now whout further ado, the cast of "pretty woman the musical". ♪ ♪ you can do this ♪ i'll show you how ♪ there's no needo t afraid ♪ can't you see it in my face ♪ you can walk into any ♪ just like you own the place

♪ you're beautiful ♪ you've got style and grace ♪ there's something about your smile that says you know your way ♪ ♪ you're beautiful i'd like to speak to the manager, please. >> how may i help you? >> edward lewis. do you see in lovely young do you have anything in this shop as beautiful as she is? >> oh, yes. >> no, no, no. as beautiful as you want them to be. >> we're going to need a lot of people helping us out today ael i'll t you why. we are going to be spending obscene a obscene amount of money in hereu ♪e got that look ♪ that really shows ♪ it's starting to show ♪ and no one's going to stop you

now ♪ ♪ there's something about your smile that says you'ren your way ♪ ♪ you're beautiful >> now, sir, exactly how obscene an amount of money were you talking about? just profane or really offensive? >> really offensive. i like him so much. ♪ the way she walks, the way she smiles ♪ ♪ she's got the look, she's got the style ♪ ♪ it's her moment that everyone knows ♪ ♪ i'm liking what i see'm ♪ starting to believe ♪ in hernde

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>> yes, she is. y oh,. stop it. at was pretty cool. >> that was incredible. >> that was awesome. you have to set the scene for us because i know that julia roberts showed up and walked in when you guys were doing the performance. d you know what wa going on? were you aware? >> absolutely no idea. thank god. she walked in and i didn't know what to do. if i h known she win, i don't know what would have happened. >> did you see her? >> i did s her and she absolutely loved it and we were filled with joy. >> what exactly did she say when it was over? >> she said i had the hardest part in the show. >> by the way, we've got to bring bryan adams over. he's right behd you. >> bryan, come here. >> bryan, you wrote this scor with y writing partner. ?hat has this been like, this whole experien >> really fun.

it's been something quite different. i've got to give credit to my . beautiful ca they were so great. >> it's incredible. >> this is such an iconic movie. everyone walks in having a certain feeling. so did you guys feelny pressu thinking to yourselves like oh my gosh, h we havee expectations for this? >> yeah, absolutely. it's a movie that means much to so manywe people. wanted to make sure everyone got what they wanted in the moments that people are excited for. >> it's awesome. >> conuatulations. guys are going to come back in our fourth hour. the musical is in previews. it ons on august 16th. we'll have a lot more back in a moment. o this is "today nbc. well done.

we're back on the plaza. we just got such a great report i'm rry, do you guys know happy birthday?

because it is hoda's birthday today. we thought it might be cool ify adams and the cast would. sing here we go. one, two, three. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you py ♪ hap birthday, dear hoda ♪ happy birthday to you >> love you back. >> no candles. budget cuts. >> you guys, thank you. than so much. that was so sweet. and unnecessary. and happy birthday to everybody who just said they had an augush 9t birthday on this plaza. >> how are you feeling on your birthday? >> can i tell you what i'm feeling? i'm 54 and i have a little girl.

>> she's the present you'll unwrap forever. >> you got that right. > mag begegyn kelly is coming p next. first a check of your local news and weather. first,appy birthday, hoda. ha tnk good morning. it is 8:56 on thishursday. hope your morning is off to a great start. i'm chris lawrence. let's get a look at the roads with >> the freeway westbound still jammed but only to the third street that crash after main avenue gone but 295 northbound especially slow. you'll find 95 and route 1 up

near route 100 all affected from anol earliere investigation still ongoing. southbound 270 t late crash after shady grove road very quickly moved over tohe shoulderith just residual delay. >> let's hope iclears out soon. we'll get a check of the forecast when we come back. still w rvous about finding a artment?

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welcome to the show. a lot to get to this morning. we're going to startith the movie "jaws". how many of you have seen "jaws". believe it or not one of our producers on the sho never seen it. she' the first person i've met who has never sn it. i'm going to have a personal screen agent my home for her. of course, i l it. virtually every american does. we'll talk about it in a few minutes. there's news involving"jaw's". we begin with a new murder mystery possibly connected to the fictional thriller,