good morning. sins of the fathers the bombshell new report revealing be seven decades of was in the catholic church in pennsylvania. more than 300 members of the clergy accused. >> while t list of priests is long, we don't think got them al >> the number of victims potentially in the thousands. >> i knew the truth would come out eventually. these are wolves in shepherds clothing. >> this morning the new pressur on pope franto do more. reality bites. the president takes on his re former appntice calling omarosa a dog after she insists he's on tape using a racial slur and the white house struggles for answers. >> can you stand at the podium

and guarantee the american people we'll never hear donald trump utter the n word in a recording in any context. in>> i can't guarantee anyg. >> we're live at the white house with the very latest. catastrophe caught on camera. new images showing the exact moment of that tragibridge collapse in italy. the death toll rising overnight. the frantic srch for survivors ongoing, and now the investigation. was this a disaster waiting to happen? ose stories plus too little too late, university of maryland officials apologize after a foball ayer dies of heat stroke. who was it? police identify the teenager who shoved a teenager off a 60-foot bridge. what she's telling nbc news this rning. how sweet it is -- ♪ sweet emotion

>> aerosmith is the top selling american rock band a ever,nd they are about to takehe over rink at rockefeller center for a special live concert unlike any other today wednesday, august 15th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" had savannah guthrie a hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." nice w to have youh us on wednesday morning. this concert is special for so many reasons. it's wednesday and it's at the rink at rockefeller center. >> it's at the rink. and saw up this morning a line snaking around the city. all the people piled in there. it'siterally right across the street from us, right at the rink. they are ready for t aerosmi take the stage. this does not happen every day in the heart of midtown manhattan. lots to get to, and it's a big one. a shocking grand jaty investign out of pennsylvania that details the

alleged cover up of decades of abuse at the hands of hundreds of priests in pennsylvania. in a moment we'reoing to talk to one of the journalists who helped exposeca similaral in boston. let's get to ann who has covered this issue for are a long time. ann, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannahnd hoda. this is simply sickening. the sheer number of victims laid out in this report are stunning. a pennsylvania grand jury says hundreds of priests molested more than00 children and that church officials covered it all up for years. the state's attorney general describing it as the weaponization of faith. the language is graphic saying bluntly priests raped children. >> sthor tthis morni sins of th fathers and bishops documented for all to see. >> it was child sexual>> abuse. a scathing 900-page grand jury report revealing in no uncertain terms that ateast 300 priests in pennsylvania molested more than 1,000

children since thes 1950. we should emphasize that while the list of priests is long, we don't think we got them all. >> the list includes boys and girls, children and teens, by predator priests, some using alcohol or pornography to lest, oral sex or rain. church leaders who preferred to protect thr church and institution above all. >> i knew the truth could come outen tually. >> it's vindication for this man who became aes p even though he was abused by a priest as a heteenager. >>se are wolves in shepherds clothing. these people are not protecting the most vble members of their communities. i think that all ofs will have a hole in our soul for the rest of our lives. >> julianne said when she came

forward in 2002 about the priest who molested her as a teen, the hiringtold her they were a private detective. >> it wasn'theimy were looking at, they were looking at me. that makes me angry. >>. the church is now asking for forgiveness. >> we are sorry. i am sorry. e all must take this report to heart. >> almost every instance of abuse uncovered is too old to be prosecuted because of the statute of limitations. but prosecutors did criminally charge two priests whose alleged crimes against children happened in the last decade. >> holy gospel according to matthe >> the latest blow m's to a church reeling from the once powerful cardinal of washiton removed from public ministry after a credible allegation he molested an altar bo he's accused of abusing seminarians and young priests. the u.s. bishops are trying to figure out how to respond. for the laity and clergy, it's a

difficult test of faith. >> it's a challenge to my faith. this should never have happened. the church has to reach out to the victims and do whatever it can to help in their healing process. >> now aside from the church, the grand jury wants the state to take action a eliminate the asatute of limitations for these crimes. ne victim said, there's no statute of limitations for murder, and these priests murdered my soul. savannah and hoda. >> i have tohe say and you read the details you just reported, if you want tot look this report, it's online. it will turn your stomach. we bring mike, who run a pulitzer of the boston globe splight team who uncovered a similar pattern of abuse in the church in boston. good morning. >> good lrning. >> yk at this, it's pennsylvania, doesn't include philadelphia but greateran pennsy. the sense is that every state in the america could have a report like this if they looked into

it. is that the case? >>s think i absolutely true. i think if there were an attorney general in every state in america that wanted to investigate this, they would find the same thing. the sto is thesame, whether boston or pennsylvania or tucson or or los angeles. >> global. >> ireland, chile. the depravity is the same, criminalit s is thee and cover-up is the same. >> talking about, ann, about the cover-up,ndhat i f the most sickening details of this, there was a cover-up, almos a playbook that the church hierarchy followed. >> the grandury talks about that. they said it had several steps including first of all you didn't talk about the specifi t crime, instead you referred to it as horseplay. youiminished . when the priests were moved out of the parish, you didn't tell parishioners why he was gone, he just disappeared. most of all, the rule was don't go to th policend that enabled this to remain a secret

he parishioners and enabled the church to do what it wanted witthe priests. >> i was surprised some of the priests went and kind of confessed. you thought at that moment something would be done, but no. >> the other thing to keep in mind is that many of the crimes happened in the '50s, '60s and '70s when our o understandin child abuse was much different than it is today. backrc then the c treated child abuse like alcoholism, we'll send him away for eight weeks and he'll get bett. w they understand clearly it is a crime and must be reported to police. >> let's talk about pope francis. a lot of catholics in this h countrye been feeling really go about this pope. however, is he doing enough with regard to these victims and some of the behavio of the catholic cover-upn terms of a >> i think all the survivors would say emphatically no, he hasn't done enough.

this issue has theen pal to mar francis's legacy forever. he has notome to grips with this issue. sixteen years after "the boston globe" highlight thereport, the vatican has done very little. a blue ribbon comssion has been formed, promises but in no substantive way has anything been done. >> can you believe 16 years ago you wrote your fst story for "the boston globe." >> the time is long past as far ashe survivors are concerned, for the vatican to take action. >> both of you have covered this story a lot, thank you, turning to that bitter back and forth between president trump and his former white house aide omarosa, their feud ove her time in the administration and firing show no signs of easing up. kristen welker has the very latest. hey, kristen, good morning. >> this is a war of words raising serious questions about the way this president talks about women and people of color.

with omarosa dangling possibility of unleashing more tapes, the president and his allies are doing a full-court press to scredit her but she isn't backing down. overnight omarosa manigault-newman sayg there's only one way to shut down donald trump. >> don't give him the oxygen. the oxygen comes from the clicks, the likes, the shock. >> it comes aftere referred to her as a dog earlier in the day. team trump not backing down. >> would it be appropriate for me to call a woman a dog, yes or >> depends what she did to you.t omarosahe hand that fed her. to me that's what a dog is. >> this has nothing to do with race and everything to do with the president calling out someone's lack ofit inte >> the backlash as manigault-newman m's a little she heard an outtake of the first season of the "apprentice" which mr. trump allegedly used

the nul wordple times. the white house asked point planning. >> can you stand at the podium and guarantee the american people they will never hear donald trumptter the n word on a recording in any context. >> i can't guarantee anything, but i can tell you that tht presid addressed this question dianctly. i tell you i've never heard it. >> the president denies using that racial slur. omarosa manigault-newman says her claims are backed up during a recording during 2016.gn campn tape with other aides with then spokesperson katrina pearso >> he saidit. >> in an interview overnight pearson insisting those chls coents taken out of context. >> it's not real. that's the whole point. >> in another revelation manigault-newman says she's been interviewed by the special counsel and is open to meet again. >> if he calls me i certainly will participate with anything he needs. >>dding that candidate trump

absolutely knew about the e-mails stolen from e clinton campaign before they were released by wikileaks but declined to give any details. >> i am going to expose the corruption that went on in the campaign and white house. i'm going to continue to below he t -- blow the whistle on all this. >> i know she was lyin i was on the campaign more than she was. >> now president trump's campaign is moving to shut down omarosa claiming it's claiming legal action again her for allegedly violating aos nondise agreement she signed during the campaign. when asked about that move, omosa says she doesn't believe she broke the agreement and then accused the president of trying to silence her. savannah and hoda. >> all righ kristen at the white house, thanks. breaking overnight, the deat toll is rising this morning from the collapse of a hiway bridge in italy. the tragic moment was caught on

mera. today crews are searching through tons of debris looking s for possiblevivors and there's a major investigation under way. kerry sanders in genoa this morning. good morning. >> reporter: goomorning, savannah. a horrific disaster. the death toll stands at 39, 16 victims in the hospital, 12 of them in critical condition. right now there are teams down in the rubble there searching for possible survivors. when the bridge gave way, folks who we on it fell 15 stories down below. over to theide there, you said what remains of the standing bridge, those are apartment buildings, 400 residents evacuated as that danglinghe sp of t bridge shifted overnight, shifting downwards another 3" dawn bringing no relief for rescuers working through the night, frantically searching for survivors, digging through the rubble, crawling into tight spaces.

dogs helping search for survivors fearing further collapse. they a unable to use heavy equipment to lift the tons of concrete. re a small digger at work. overnight these images taken by drones overhead showing what they are upagainst. searching tons of twisted steel and crushed cs for anyone left alive but finding few. this lucky survivor went down from the bridge, another brought wn in a stretcher. oh god, oh god, a man cries earlier as he watched the bridge collapse, an apocalyptic scene, the heavy bridge tumbling down during a thunderstorm opt a highway, collapsing into an industrial area below. this truck perilously closedg t the e but safe. dozens killed in the collapse. the death toll rising again overnight. witness sylvia was there and watched it all unfold. >> silence. smeg o gas-- smell of gas, smel

of steel, full of death. terrible. >> she now has survivors' >> so many people whoer lived he lose their.life children. why children? me?not >> this highway bridge with four lanes of traffic a major route into southern france built 50 years ago, this is how the bridge looked then and now. officials say work was under way on the bridge's foundation when the colla ie happened. estigation now open into how this tragedy occurred. a lesson in paying attention while you're driving right ere. that struck stopped short as the bridge gave way. this is a major bridge, nicknamed brooklyn bridge because it's thatmptant of a connector her ina. ge right now authorities say they fear among the victims may be en

chil some as young as 9 years old. >> kerry, thank you. there are new twists in that disturbing case of child abuse at a desert compound in new mexico. part ofowt mysteriously destroyed by authorities and the judge who granted bail to most of the suspects is now getting death threats. nbc's gadi schwarz has been on this chls since this morning. >> a different look. looks like authorities brought a bulldozer here, smashed their way through the out perimeter walls. over here you've got them plowing their way into where the trailer was. there was a small trailer that they pulled out. but in theprocess, they also leveled a lot of this compound. the propeery owner wondering why investigators have been so destructive. this morning new images of that remote new mexico compound now razed to the ground. property owner jason badger says there was a court order allowing

the seizure of the stolen trailer but he tells nbc news he was surprised to find the compound, which he believed still could have contained critical evidence knocked down, underground tunnels covered over. this is three of the five suspects accused of abusing children at that compound are expected to be released from i will gentleman. they will have to tracking monitors and stay in taos county, no drugs or alcohol and only visit their children under state supervision. even with those conditions ine, plhe judge who released them has received over 200 death threats, threats rps that closed the entire courthouse tuesday. even some of the community who agree with the ruling say they arencerned. >> i think the judge did what she was supposed to do. she followed the law by the book. butcat's still these guys are out. >> a spokesperson for the court saying in a a statement, judge's responsibility is to follow the law, not popular sentiment that mayelop from you know complete or misleading information. the judge said pdnsecutors provide any evidence to support accusations of a school

shooting pr allegations the 11 children found at the compound were mistreated and malnourished. >>bo didn't hear anything the condition of the children, which is something that i kind of expected to hear >> three suspects allowed to bond out of jail with only their signatures. one suspect was turned over to i.c.e. per share wahhaj m's accusedli portfo killing his son three months ago after an attempted ritual with the tehran. the taos sheri refused to comment on the ruling. >> gadi, this is so perplexing. you just reported some of the compound has been destroyed now. i don't understand what's happening with the investigation. wasn't the fbi involved as well? what are they >> well, we don't know. the reason why we don't know is becaus they refuse to talk to us. what we do know, savannah, that is a lot of the things we showed

you last week, a lot of potential pieces of evidence out here, they are still here. this morning we have seen birth certificates. we have seen notebooks filled with writing. we have seen hundreds of rounz of live ammunition, and there is still a bulletproof vest on this property right now. >> ex usually a scene like that would be sealed off. gadi,ou've been roaming around all week through it. keep us posted, thank you. >>th ks, gadi. let us say hello to al. mr. roker, what's akin', eggs anderson bacon. >> extreme weather around he country, this is prime reason you want to turn around, don't drown. these are high water rescues with cars that tried to get through high water and they did no make it. this is oklahoma city. we saw scenes like this all ght in this areand we're going to see more today. we've got flash flood watches from oklahoma, arkansas, on into parts of missouri. part of the system that's pushing to the east, strong storms again int that same area

and then into illinois, indiana, pushin heavy rains from arkansas, missouri, oklahoma, continuing on to the east. we have a risk of floodi strong risk of flooding possible through parts of northwestern

good morning, everybody. storm tea 4 meteorologist chuck bell. current temperatures, still in the comfortable mid 60s for mos of the suburbs. low 70s closer to the city. another plane load of folks leaving national airport. folks are flying up the river. high temperature this afternoon, a very warm 91 degree we'll be in the 90s again tomorrow and friday before rain chances return late friday night. >> andhat's your latest weather, guys. >> thank you, al. just ahead, a toxicre cul of abuse. the death of a promising youngye football plar at the university of maryland nowg le to a campus wide investigation. we're there live. the girl who pushed a teenager off a bridge in washington state, now she's been identified. what she is saying to nbc news about herti acs. but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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7:30 now on wednesday morning august 15th, 2018. a special one around here because, we are not kidding you, aerosmith, one of the most legendary bands of all time about to w us with a live concert probably just a throw from where we're sitting at right now at the rockefeller ice rink, which is not ace rink in the summertime. >> doesn't this take you back. i'm reliving my high school glory days. we'll have aerosmith in just a little bit. let's start with the headlines. it is ahocking grand jur report out revealing hundreds of roman catholic priests i pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children since the 1940s. it's a 900-ge report.

it says senior church officials systematically covered up that abuse and says the real numberre of abuse chi could be in the thousands since some secret church records were lost andti panems were afraid to come forward. almost every instance of abuse where victims ce forward is t old due to statute of limitation. >> vermont democrats nominated the first transgender candidate for governor. in minnesota omar w in the district if she won, she would the first somali. national teacher of the year could become the first black woman of the state to serve in congress. closing arguments under way in the trial of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. nafort's legal team rested tuesday without putting their client on the or calling any witnesses.

he's been accused of tax and ba fraud as well as foreign bank accounts. he's pleaded not guilty to all charges. aftsr closing argumhis morning, the case will go to the jury. now to a growing scandal rocking a major university and its football program on the eve of the new onseason. >>s after a university of maryland player died after collapsing from heat stroke on the practice field, the school is acceptingfull, quote, moral and legal responsibility. officials now admitting mistakes were made that could have saved that teenager's fe there are disturbing allegations this morning that players there were regularly mistreated. nbc's tomo coste on the story. he's on the college park campus for us. hi, tom, good morning. >> good morning. those allegations started in an espntigation alleging really a toxic environment of abuse and bullying and that teenager player who died after allegedly not getting the medical care that mige saved his life on the field, now the head coach is suspended, another cch has quit and the university has called in outside

investigators. back on the practice field at the university of maryland, a football team in crisis. the university president say the team accepts full legal and moral responsibility for the death of one of their own. i said to the family, the university owes you an apology. you entrusted jordan to our c e care, and he is never home again. >> 19-year-old jordan mcnair was an offensive lineman who collapsed in during practice may 29th. the university staff failed to check his vitals, fholed tmas use cold water immersion treatment and failed to follow protocols. mcnair's temperature was 106 when he was eventlly taken by ambulance to a local hospital wher he died two weeks later. in june head coach dj durkin

addressed the media. >> my heart is broken. >> but on saturday espn reported allegations that durkin's coach staff regularlyerbally and physically abused their players, ermiliating one player a he passed out, forcing players to overseat to the point of ti vo, even throwing weights at players. now coach durkin is suspended. strength and conditioning per share coach has resigned saying, the gravity of the situation hae ly impacted my perspective on the why i'm coaching. meanwhile the university has launched appear investigation with outside experts. >> make no mistake, we will not tolerate any behavior from any employee within maryland athletics that is detrimental to the mental or physical well-being of our student athletes. >> for mcnair's family, heartache and anger. >> university of maryland killed my nephew.

they are trying to say -- them people killed myew ne >> they are taking responsibility for what happened at the school but what are they doing for student athletes moving forward? >> immediat jy, nott for football players, but all etes, they are mandating more breaks in sweltering heat, also more wat stations available to students. jordan mcnair's family say they very much appreciate the university president is taking responsibility. they are hoping that any other family is spared this kind of heartache and grief. >> all right, tom, thank you. 7:35, time to get another ,heck of the weather from al. >> guys today, especially along the e

good morning. tempoatures are in the mid low 70s for the district. we're seeing plenty of sshine t there. suburbs are sitting in the mid 60s. comfortable start tr wednesday. as we go through the afternoon we're heating up. sunny skies. we do stay dry. 86egrees by the afternoon. 91 for the high. it's not just today. tomorrow will be sunny and dry. 94 friday and humid evening thunderstorms and ove weekend we do have a rain chance. cooler on sunday but not a washout. >> and that's your latestwe ather. hoda. >> thank you. to new developments in the story we've been following. we showed you that video of a

teenager being shoved off a 60-foot bridge in ohio state. she did survive. she did suffer serious injuries. now police are publicly identifying the person who pushed her. here is nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: in what appears to be a moment of teenager impulsiveness. >> ready? >> 18-year-old taylor smith doing the unthinkable. authorities say she pusheder friend, jordan holgersen o this this 60-foot high bridge they have completed the investigation and said the suspect has been cooperating with investigators. the case will be fwarded to the prosecutor's office for appropriate charging. the moulton falls bdge in washington state is a popularon recreatial area. despite a sign posted that says no mping, many come here to do just that. holgersen woulday not if she intended to jump but the push

threwer off balance. she fell awkwardly, essentially doing a bel flop from six stories up. she suffered broken ribs internal injuries, bruises and cuts and most aworrisome, mass behind her windpipe. >> i could have died easily, b i didn't. >> trauma surgeon are says when a fall is three times a person's height, there's a 50% chance she will die. holgersen's drop was much higher. >> when tou're fallingt high from that height, it's like hitting concrete. >> she has stayed home becau of threats via phone and texts she tells nbc news, she feels really bad about what happened and she's apologized several times from jordan. jordan confirms she has received aextedapology. she's now at home recovering but says she's still having a hard time breathing following that frightening fall. for today, joe fryer, nbc news.

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this is a "news 4 today" news break. 7:56 is your time on wednesday, august 1,th 2018th. i'm eun yang. we want to check in with melissa mollet. how's t commutelooking? >> good morning. still have the problem in clarksburg. freddick r between 129 and 121 still shut down because of the large fire. southbound on 270 you're seeing those delays because of that. eight miles worth of delays here this morning going abouts 30 mier hour. inner loop and outer loop slow in your typical spots. >> melissa, thank you. we'll take a break and check your forecast in a minute. stay wh us. right?

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it'sto 8:00 on y. oming up, a mysterious disappearance. >> like a nightmare i can't wake up from. >> just what happened to this pregnant motherwo and her daughters missing for days. police stepping up the searchnds fr are asking for any information. i> please let me know you're okay. an't lose my best friend. >> plus crazy big deal. >> these people are so posh and snobby. >> we're joined live by "crazy rich asians" to talk about the hill arty and hype surrounding their film. ♪ sweet emotion >> rock icons erro smith join us

for a very special concert live on the rockefeller rink. the bad boys from b ton ready to rock it in front of a huge t crowdhis morning, so don't close your eyesecause you don't want to miss a thing. wednesday august 15th, 2018. >> got here last night. woke u at 2:00 a.m. >> to see aerosmith. e don't want to miss a thing. we're on "today." >> best ever. >> my 130th aerosmith show. ♪ just give me a kiss >> how t aboutt for excitement on wednesday morning. this is a special one. we have a great crowd out there. >> we can't wait to head across ohe street. we're going t join our massiveh

aerosmcrowd. live from one of new york city's most iconic spots. we'r talki about the rock center rink and who is sitting there already but mr. roker. >> that's right. and a few of our thousands friends. my people are you ready for aerosmith? they are wound upnd ready to go. i've got to get back because i've got to walk this way. >> nal, he's it. he's on his game today. we'r going to beg this half hour with a check of the news and this explosiverand jury report on the presex abuse scandal in pennsylvania. nbc's anne thompson is here with the latest on it. good morning. >> good morning, savannah and hoda, the details int this rep are stomach churning and the number of victims is mind li bo. a pennsylvania grand jury reports hundreds of breeses molested more than 1,000 children. church officials covered it up

for years. the state attorney general describing it as the weaponization superfund faith. the lan gage isphic saying priests raped children. this morning the since of the father and bishops documented for all to see. >> it was child sexualus >> a scathing 900-page grand jury report revealing in no uncertain terms at least 300 priests in pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children since the 1950s. >> we should emphasize while the list of priests is long, we don't think we got them all. >> the i victimslude boys and girls, children and teens, manipulated the grand jury case priests.tor some using alcohol or pornography, to molest, force oral sexra and , crimes the grand jury says were brushed aside in every part of the state by church leaders who preferred to protect their church and institution above all.

>> i knew the truth would come out eventually. >> vindication for this man who became a priesn though he says he was abused by his pastor teenager >> these are wolves in shepherd's clothing. these people are notg protect the most vulnerable members of their communities. >> across the state, church officials now in charge are asking for forgive neness. >> we are sorry. i'm sorry. we all must take this report to heart. >> almost every instance too ole to prosecuted because of the statute of limitation but prosecutors charged two priests whose alleged crime children happened in the last decade. the u.s. bishops are trying to figure out how to respond. for the laity and clergy, this is a difficult test of faith. >> it's a challenge to my faith. this should never have happened. the church has to reach out to

the victims and do whatever it can to help in the healing process. >> aside from the church, the s grand jus the state has work to do, too. it wants the state to eliminate e statute of limitations for these crimes. as one victim 'sid, the no statute of limitations for murder and these priests murdered my soul. savannah and hoda. >> thank u. politics. there's no letup in the feud between president trump a former aide omarosa manigault-newma manigault-newman. manigault-newman says she will not be silenced. the president accuses her of breaching the nondo disclosure agreement. the breach escalated after manigault said she heard mr. trump use a racial slur ine an outtr the "apprentice." sarah sanders said she can't guarantee tre's noape ever of the president using that slur, the president does that

deny theclaims, however. police in colorado have issued a report for a pregnant mother and two young daughters. they were reported missing on monday and officials fear they could bendanger. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has that story. >> i don't feel like this is real right now. l ite a nightmare you can't wake up from. >> chris says he hasn't seen o heard from his wife who is 15 weeks pregnant and their two daughters since 5:15 on monday morning when he left for work. >>nowing that if they could be in trouble, it's earthsh tering. >> according to watts the couple had an emotional conversation early monday morng, but he didn't elaborate. he said his wife returned home from a business trip around 2:00 a.m. monday and that he saw hisa two hters, 4-year-old bella celeste on the baby monitor before he left the house. i texted her a few times, called r, and didn't get a response. that was a little off.

then her friend nicole showed up a little after noon, i could see on the doorbell camera. i that's whenas like, all right, if something is not right, she's not answering the phone. the car is here. i've got to go home. >> when watts returned home, he id there was no sign of his family. his wife's car was still in the driveway. >> definitely hard for us to hear that she left her phone at home, her purse, her wallet. all of her money, her id. >> police have now issued an endangered missing alert for the three family members due to the length of timehat h passed and medical concerns with the missing children. friends and family are desperately trying to reach the 34-year-old mother. >> i said if you're checking facebook or messenger, please let me know you'ray i can't lose my best friend. disappearance,s and now the search for a pregnant mother and her children. fo "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news.ls >> this morning newly

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♪let me tell you now, oh it must be love♪ the crowd is o hangingr the rink. they want to see what's going to happen on that stage. aerosmith wille there inust a few. we have a report about a dangerous stunt getting a lot of attention. dylan with that. >> there's video of a man slapping a hippo at the l.a. zoo and it sparked a criminal investigation. here is what happens. the man hops over the barricade, tiptoes his wayo the hippos before reachingslown and ping one of them on the bottom. >> why? >> he pops out of the enclose and celebrates before making a quick getaway. this video went viral and zoo officials reported the incident to police. an l.a. zoo spokesperson says, it is never appropriate for anyone to attempt to have coonact or interac with any

animal outside of our staff animal experiences. social media usersg are speak out about the incident. jen writes, this isn't somethint funny, could have caused major stress to the animal. to be made d not into a joke. this comes as other wildlife intrusions sparked investigations. this comes after a man taking a selfie of grizzly bears feeding onish in alaska. last month man arrested after m's attempting a bison. ter nearly being gored he returned to his vehicle. because the hippo didot have signs of injury, thiss being looked at as a trespassing case, not anima cruelty. the zoo posted noas trespng sign tep hippo exhibit. officials say this is the first time they have had to post such a sign for any exhibit at the zoo. >> looks like a bet because he cheers afterwards but still. >> if he fell in, that hippo -- >> they are big animals. >> they can kill.

>> ty are weird. >> take us to "pop start," dylan. >> first off let's talk about taylor swift. the one-year anniversa taylor swift won her sexual assault case against radio d.j. r. the singer accused him of groping her in this photond subsequently caused the radio d.j. to lose his job. he sue for damages but taylor counter-sued and won her case at the trial. last night at the concert, the singer openedhe up about legal victory. take a look. >> this a year ago was the day that -- the day that the jury sided in my favor and said they believed me. i guess i just think about all the people that weren't believed and the peopleee who haven't believed or the people who are afraid to speak up because they are afraidhey won't be believed. i don't know what turn my life would have taken if somebody -- if people didn't belie me when

i said that something had happened to me. i'm so gteful to you guys for being there for me during what was a really, really horrible part of my life. >> fans in the crowd held up single dollar bills, symbolic amount swift was award in her case. d> up next a selfie that will have you doing able take. john lennon's son posted this panama city snarmgsz alongside paul mccartney's son. they have uncanny resemblance to their dad. bruno mars has an announcement. cardi b pulled out of a gig after deciding she couldn't leave her dollar. no fe. bruno hasomething in the wings. >> who is coming with us. ♪ tell me it's you net ♪ >> sierra, who else? uncle charlie.

who else we got coming? ella may also. who else we got comin with us?ho ♪ alth we've come to the end of the road ♪ boyz ii men come with us. 24 carat gold, it's going to be a party. let's go. >> i'm exhausted. >> that's the best announcement. >> did he do that on photo op. >> sierra, boyz ii men. >> takes six people to replace cardi b. >> a good lineup. finally milo ventmiglia we all know him troms is he us. he shared a funny encounter. my very first fan interaction with "gilmore girls, i was at the gym, 24 year old, probably

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good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's a bright and sunny orning across the dmv. temperatures in the mid 70s downtown, low 70s in most of the suburbs. it is going to be a sunny and warm day to be outside. afternoon temperatures peeking in the upper 80s and 90s downtown. 93 tomorrow. next chance for rain comes up late in the day on friday and off and on littlco rain chances inue into the weekend. . >> that's your latest weather. savannah. >>gh all al, thank you. now to "today's" talker, the movie that has everyone talking.

"crazy rich asians" follows m's heroyfriend to meet mtsz his family loaded with old mone we'll talk to the cast. first why their film is such a crazy big deal. it's a tale as old as time, sort of. boy meets boy, girl fallsn love with boy, girl finds out boy is one of singapore's wealthiest families. girl travels with boy to meet family. >> we're comfortable. >> that's exactly what a super rich person would say. >> drama ensues. welcome to cra"crazyich asians." it's already making waves for ground level representation. hollywood coming under criticism for whitewashing asian goals. it has an allation cast, the first since joy luck club years ago.

it was filmed on location inn singaporesia and tells the story of asians andation americans from varying experiences. considering asians make up 60% of the world's population scale of representation in this movie for some is a welcome and looverdue change. >> it's about time someone stood up to aunt you not. me. >> second for inclusivity the characters and rom com trappings that signal m's years to come. >> they are so posh and snobby they are snoshy. >> i like it. >> t stars of "crazy rich asians". hi, you guys. >> hi. >> this is a ground breaking moment that's happening right now. e you guys feeling the love, not just from asian comnities t from all? talk to us about that? >> we've been doing press tours

and screens, a lot of people. everybody is moved by it but thinks it's funny. people are >> we were talking about that. it's ground breaking and cool but just a fun >> for everybody. >> not a homework assignment. it's like a love letr to asia i want to live and have all the of the clothes. >> don't you want to go ere. >> the jewels. the whole thing is so if you heease. >> mice, talk to us about -- among this group, you're really a legendary actress. you being i is such a huge deal for everybody. tell us what this movie means to you. >> i'm so proud to be par this. it's a long time coming. all the things you said before, it's so true. but youknow, to be represented, we're not just a token for diversity. eal representation means you have a he meaningful character that has hopes and ndreams. this "crazy rich asians," that's what we all have. it's so diverse but at the same

time it's got heart. it's about love, it's about family. i think it rlly shows the other side of the asians to our friends around the world. will be very impactful, because it's a stuo movie. it's not just an indyfilm, or on tv. i think that will ir spine more behind the scenes, in front of the camera. i look at these young people in awe, seriously, they e so brilliant. you're right, this is the best romantic comedy. because we're with not going to make a diffeience if the m itself is not good. john chu did a fabulous -- >> henry, this isour first acting job. no big deal. i heard they had to chase you a little bit. >> a little bit. >> why? >> john did an amazing job looking for the exact right actor for each and every role. he literally scoured the world. he was struggling to find the

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remember we chatted, you were in oe ocean's eight. >> yup yup. a wild ride. >> constance, the movie is your story. it centers around you. you wrote such a moving post, which i read a couple about what this means to you. how has this whole experience are you kind of pinching tien. your self? >> definitely i feel so lucky and so thgrateful. began for me five years ago when my television sho "fresh off the boat" the first tv show in over 20 years to feature an all american asian story.n to do it a larger scale, meeting more people and hearing their stories and why important to them to see their stories reflected on screen, it's been a really meaningful process. >> we think it's an awesome movie. we can't overemphasize enough, it's a great rom com.

no matter where you're from, people will enjoyt and learn a lot, to >> this is a "news 4 today" news break. good morning, everybody. 8:26 now on this wednesday, august 15th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's start with a check on the commute. melissaollet has your first 4 traffic. >> good morning. taking a look. frederick row between 109 and 121 shut down both ways. 270 your alternate still pretty heavyd headed southbo because everybody's being pushed off of 355. 66 in bound, 95 northbound no major problems. as you look at i slow in the normal spots. >> melissa, thank you. we will have a look at thehe forecastwe come back. stay with us.

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we are back. it is 8:30 postage wednesday mornin it is the 15th of august, 2018. if you wonder whatli is r up, that big old bus is carrying aerosmith. they are rolling up to the rink. they are going to get off that tour bus and theare going to join us down here. we are at the rockefel skating rink in the people are on skates, otherwise they are enjoying lunch here.

oh,y gosh. this is big, y'all. >> wouldn't you love to see what the tour us about islike. there's probably a jacuzzi. >> they are about to get offbuhe everybody. do you all see them? yes. >> that's how they roll, baby. >> there they are. rockled legends. s we haveh a crowd. we had to move to rkefeller center because aerosmith is about to take the stage. they are on the way.ey thre walking down the steps now. >> we're trying to catch a glimpse of them because it's hard from down here. we know they are up there. you see them up there? >> based on the crowd. >> right up there. >> look at this. >> so you have >> i do. >> coming downstairs. >> showing some love.

are you ready? one, two, three! >> there it is. oh, yes. oh, by the way, those guys have not changed over the years. have they? >> they are coming up, people are so excited to see them. we can't wait. do we have time for a crowd moment? >> we do. >> we have so many good stories in this crowd. t se guys walk up, i'm going to try not to trip down these stairs. okay. i'm looking for mattie and piper. are they here? >> wait a minute. >> show you somhing amazing. >> here comesaerosmith. >> good morning. good morning. hi, guys. hello. welcome. >> i've got to say -- >> the gang is all here.

>> these t little ones have been here since early this morning. you're wh your mom? she surprised you. >> yes. >> piper, six years old, piper, are you excited to see >> yeah. . >> i hear you have a loose tooth. >> yeah. >> theousic is s loud, it might knock out the tooth, right? mom and dad, you guys are pretty cool. thanks so much f being here. i think we've got some t-shirts for you, okay? thank you. they at there. >> happening. come on up, savannah. it is happening. guys, this does not happeny. evy i think this is the first time we've done a concert right here on the rink. we did it because, look, we've got the boys in the band here, steven, joe, how are you? >> good. ice. missing my >> can i say one thing. last time i was here i was ouegnant. youed my belly. my son cal vip is obsessed with yoe him a piano, drums, music.

banging, a guitar, everything. iant to thank y for that. >> you're very, very welcome. >> we're going to talk goodmorning. 76 degrees right now in washington. plenty of sunshine right now. sunshine throughout the day today. not going to help the temperatures to warm up. we're already warming into the mid to low 70s throu many of our suburbs. by lunchtime, mid 80s.su y. 91 for a high. that's about normal for this time of the year. twe stay dry f rest of the day. tomorrow stays dry, 93. humid and dry. evening thunderstorms. rain chances into the weekend. not a washout. temperatures low 80s by sunday.

>> announcer:he citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> of course you know and love their music. this band needs no introduction. ♪ i don't want to flasleep prime minister because i miss you baby and i don't want to miss a thing ♪ >> twelve mtvideo awards. >> if that's not enough, air, onsmith inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2001.al y' we have aerosmith here today. >> fb sleven joe, tom hamilton and joey cramer, good morning, guys. >> we're so excited. >> good morning. we love that you love it. >> we love it. by the way, these guys have been lined up, as you know, from yesterday laying on the streets waiting for this moment. guys, i got lucky. had a chance encounter with steven. i was walking down the streets of new york by whole foods and who do i see standing on the

street is steven. you took me by the hand. you took me into whole foods. what were you looking for. >> herbs. let's keep it at that. herbs. they are called edibles. no, weherbs. >> w having some fun. you guys were here. you come, not just to sing, but big announcement? >> yeah. we decided to do vegas. vi las aerosmith. >> you're going to do a resi >> yeah.egas. first we're going to move there, then we're going to go shopping there. >> we want to bring a show in there that we really can't do when we're on the road on a regular tour, so we want to bring a show that still has aerosmith and all the guts of aerosmith but has a whole other element to it that we've never been able to do before. >> what will they see? if you go v to see aas show. >> we can't bring it away. >> bring you into aerosmith world, the history behind our

almost 50 years of being together. as soon as you walk into the park theaterga in you're going to walk into aerosmith world. everything about it is going to be aerosmith, aerosmith,ro ith. >> we're going to feel that. i like it. >> any secrets? r>> is vegdy for aerosmith? this is amazing. i think that town is a party town, but you're aerosmith. >> i think we're going to keep it raw,eep it who we are. there are going to be no changes. it's notoing to be floory dory, it's going to be beautiful and rocking out and we're going to especially effects we haven't used before. >> when you have a residency, ople come from all over the world so you get to see fans everywhere. we've played vegas before, but it's a little more o like a regular show. the residency thing is a whole different trip. >> you guys have been together for 50 years, which is just

incredrle. do you ehink about that? >> that's crazy. >> that's like a marriage. >> beyond that. >> a good marriage. >> yeah. it's been a marriage. >> how did you keep it togethe all those years? >> ups and downs, riding the ups and hing the downs but going back up and back down and up and do a. >> on justher note in the music world, i know a lot of you and a lot of people are putting their thoughts and prayers out to aretha franklin. just your thoughts othat, steven. >> we sung. ♪ whatou want we got a chance to do that on our album and there was no one like aretha. nobody. no one. i just went down to muscle shoals and did a song. i was in a room that shetood in, and she slept in because of what was going on backot then, all the history of it. aretha is aretha. she's one-oa-kind and

everybody just super, super pray for her tonight. >> send some up that way for her. king forward t you guys performing on the plaza. we're going to take a break. when we come ouback, guys, it's going to be time for aerosmith.

. welcome backn this special wednesday morning here on "today." are you all ready for some music? performing their smash hit, ov in an elevator" take it awa

ay. ♪ ♪ ♪ workin' like a girl for the boss man, whoa ♪ ♪ workin' for the company whoa, yeah ♪ ♪ bettin' on the dice i' tossin', whoa ♪ ♪ i'm gonna have a fantasy whoa, yeah ♪ ♪ where am i gonna look? they tell me that love is blind ♪ ♪ i really need a girl like an open book to read between the lines ♪ ♪ love in an elevator livin' it up d when i'm goin'n ♪ ♪ love in an elevator lovin' it up till i hit the ground ♪ ♪ jacki's in the elevator, whoa lingie second floor oa, yeah ♪ ♪ she said, can i see you later, whoa ♪ ♪ and love you just a little more? ♪ i kind of hope we gettuck nobody gets out alive ♪ ♪ she said, i'll show you how to fax in the mail room, honey and have you home by 5:00 ♪ ♪ love in an elevator livin' it up when i'm goin' down ♪ ♪ove in an elevator lovin' it up till i hit the ground ♪

♪ in the air, in the air honey, one more time now it ain't fair ♪ ♪ love in an elev lovin' it up when i'm going down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ love in an elevator

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>> how happy are you right now? aerosmith is not done rocking the rink just yet. performing another hit forla us es and gentlemen, sweet emotion. ♪ ♪ ♪ sweet emotion ♪ ♪ sweet emotion ♪

♪ talk about things d nobody cares ♪ ♪ wearing other things that nobody wears ♪ ♪ ya callin' my name but i gotta make it clear ♪ ♪ can't say where i'm gonna be in a year ♪ ♪ said my getgop and go mustup and went ♪ ♪ you got good newsu' but a real good liar ♪ ♪ 'cause backstage lover set your pants on fire ♪

♪ pulled into town in a police car ♪ ♪ your daddy said i took you just a little too far ♪ ♪ tellin' other things but your girlfriend lied ♪ ♪ can't catch me roause the rabbit done died ♪ ♪ standin' in f just shakin' your ass ♪ t ♪ake you backstage you can drink from my glass ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> yes! ladies and gentlemen, that was aerosmith, and this is "today" on nbc.

all right, y'all. come on. how much fun was aerosmith today? sofun. we don't want you to go. we do not want you to leave us, ngt that was fun. >> we're not lea you. we're going to be in vegas. you guys can come see us. april 6th. come on, bring it. mgm. >> we want to thank everybody for coming out to liste to aerosmith. we've got a good show coming up after this with kathie lee. thanks again. y'all madehis a legendary day. >> we love you guys. thank you for letting us do

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