good morning trac good morning. the president's revenge. president trump revokes the secure clearance of former cia director john brennan lking the unprecedented move to the russia investigation. was it a move to vialesilence a critic or an attempt to change the subject from omarosa. breakinger ovnight, a stunning arrest. a colorado father the murders of his missing wife and two young daughters just hours after he made this plea for his family's safe return. we are live with the latest on the arrest, the investigation,

and a possible motive. attacked. a swimmer bitten by a shark at a popular beach on cape cod. the first attack there in years. the victim badly wounded and lucky to be alive. so what's behind the sudden spike in shark s encounterso close to the shore this summer? those stories plus in the dark, the overnight power outage causing turmoil for thousands of avelers at one of the nation's busiest airports. dangerous distraction, a new warning for parents to put those phones down at the pool. >> it only takes seconds for a child to submerge and potentially drown. >> and today in the wild. >> looking right at us. >> we are on the prowlor extraordinary and endangered animals as we take you on a liv safari in africa. today thursday, august 16th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb.

live from sdio 1 a in rockefeller plaza welcome to "today". thank you for joining us. howraordinary are those pictures? >> i can't believe keir simmons has thessignment of a lifetime. there he is in kenya. we're going to have a reall extraordinary live safari on air. today in the wild. he's the lucky one. >> he certainly is. we're going to get right to our to president trump putting his enemies on notice pulling the security clearance of one of his most vocal critics, former cia boss john brennan. the current move blind siding members of the national security team and courtingonoversy. nbc kristen welker is at the white house with the very latest. good morning. >> good morning to you. the move to revoke jn brennan security clearance marks an escalation of the fthd between president and the intelligence community. linking hisecision to brennan

involvement in the russian. investigat brennan is out with a blistering op-ed in which he say mr. trump's claims of no collusion are in a word hogwash. overnight for the first time, president trump drawing a direct connection to the russiaat investn and his controversial move to revoke the security clearance from former cia director john brennan. the president telling "the wall street journal i call it the rigged witch hunt. it is a sham. and these people let a iting so i think it's something that had to be done. brennan, who wasth director o cia during the obama administration, first told mr. trump t russians had interfered in the election shortly before his inauguration. now ans nbc n senior national security analyst, brennan has been a fierce critic of the president. >> mr. trump's believes that this isoing to leade to go away and be quiet. he is very badmistaken.

>> calling the president's decision unprecedented. >> i've seen this type of behavior and actions on the part of foreign tyrants for many, years. i never, ever thought that i would see it here in the united tstates. >> mmp in a statement delivered by his press secretary accusing brennan of putting the nation's classified information at risk by abusing his access. >> mr. brennan has recently leveraged his status as a former high-ranking official withac ss to highly sensitive information to make a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations while outbursts on the internet and television about thisadministration. for months brennan has criticized mr. tmp and his polg policies, including after the president's controversial mir inki summit with vla putin. >> i'd equate it to the betral of one's nation. >> the president offering no evidence of any national

security violation or disosure of classified information by the former cia director. the white house says the a president iso reviewing clearances for other current and former officials. many of whom are trumpe critics nvolved in the russia investigation. among them, former cia director michael haydenho spoke out forcefully overnight. >> the white house just messaged the entirencmerican intelligee community if you stand up and say things thatpset the president or with which he disagrees, he will punish you. >> the president has been threatening to pull that security clearance for iuess weeks, maybe even longer now. so why did he pull t trigger just yesterday? >> good question. as we think about the timing,it first ae bit of context. john brennan is somebody who's ulrked withple presidents, democrat and republican. as toda your question, the president's statement yesterday was originally dated july 26th.

that's three days after the white house first floated the idea of revoking security clearances. a lot of people today are saying it looks like the white house had this in the back pocket to change the conversation at a time of controversy. while the white house is pushing back on that saying this mix-up was merel error, officials are eager to turn the page on headlines. for one mr. trump's former adviser omarosa accusing him of using the "n" word and being in mental decline and his former campaign chair on trial and facing the possibility of life in prison. >> a lot to cover. kristen, thank you. now to the breaking news we mentioned at the top. a colorado man wor rd his wife and two daughters missing has now been arrested andch ged with their murders. it happened overnight. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer's got the latest. >> good morning. it's a horrific and unimaginable crime. the suspect's mug shot just released to us moments ago. days ago that father reporting that his pregnant wife and young

daughters missing even asking help and the public t find them. but now according to a law enforcement source and the victim's mily, he has confessed to killing them. a shocking revelation tha is rattling even veteran cops. >> the quiet suburban home where shanan watts and her two daughters becoming a crime scenv night. telling our denver affiliate chris watts has nowonssed to killing his pregnant wife and their two little girls, 3-year-old and 4-year-old. a confession apparently coming just dayhe after ty were first reported missing monday afternn. watts doi media interviews playing the victim. >> it just seems like i'm living in a nightmare and i can't get out of it. i just want them home so bad. >> watts spoke to kuas hours after he claimed his wife and

daughters vanished. >> i have no idea where they went. this is earth shattering. >> three days after asking the public's help, the alleged stunning confession. according to local media, watts also reportedly telling investigators he would lead them to their bodies. nbc news has not yet confirmed that report. >> we're missing some people out in the neighborhood, a mother andch her small dren. >> just hours earlier police officially listing the trio as endangered circulating their photos to neighbors in a small suburb outside denver. >> there's a lot the stake and are exploring all avenues. >> questioned by friends and family, watts stuck t this story. he said his pregnant wife came home from a business trip at 2:00 a.m.ony. the couple having an emotional conversation br he left for work at 50 a.m. watts said his wife wasn't

responding to text messages and never answered the front door for a friend who stopped by. earl clues say loved ones, something was wrong. >> he left h phone at home, her purse, her wallet, all of her money, her i.d. >> i want them people to know i want my family back. i want them safe. i want themer >> overnight shanann's bother writing on facebk i just wan to know why. my pssucious family. i want 30 seconds alone with that heartless psychopath. this morning a pregnant mother and h two bab girls gone. her husband a young father soon to be charged with theirs. murd >> miguel, where is chris watts no >> he's in police custody and he's been charged with three counts of murder and obstructing justice. police have not yet said if the

bodies have been recovered. a news conference with more information is scheduled forto later y, guys. >> it's just awful. miguel, thank you very much. also this morning, all eyes are on pope francis in the wake of that shocking grand jury report on the sexual o abuse children within six catholic diocese across pennsylvania. nbc ann thompson has been following closely. >> good morning. there istill no comment this morning from the vatican about hat devastating report that identified more than 1,000 child victims of predatorriests over seven decades. for many, pope francis's silce is deafening. at wednesday's appearance in s ter's square, a noticeable omission. pope francis not saying one word about the shocking grand jury revelations in pennsylvania. horrific allegations tt 300 predator priests violated more than00 1 children enticing them with alcohol or ornography, ending in

molestation or rape. la prayed for the victims of the bridge ce but offered no comfort to the abuse victims raising the question for many catholics, where is the signature compassion this pope has become known for. day meal ing his bir with the homeless to spending time with the sick and disabled. bringing syrian refugees and families on the plane. >> we know how furious the pope is about it. >> new york's cardinal dolan says that omission should not be misinterpreted. >> he was somewhat defensive of the bishops in chile and he found out that was a mistak should have listened to the victims more. he's learned theardaw way like we have. he >> while tre have been words of apology, so far little action by the spbishops,ially about the church leaders the grand jury said covered it up bymo ving priests around. again, all eyes turned to rome. >> if only the pope is someone

who can dis plain or take action, then in the pews are calling for the pope to do that. >> shawn, w said priest abused him is not waiting for the vatican. he's putting his faith in the pennsylvania legislature to convince that body to eliminate the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse. >> i don'tnow what is more shocking than this report. if this doesn't do it, we're in real trouble as a society i think. >> whenever a story like this is in the news, more people come forward. that's what's happening in pennsylvania. the attorney general's oice reports its hotline has got more than 150 phone calls and e-mails since that grand jury report was released on tuesday. >> and i'm sure so many people are waiting for pope francis and probably wondering why nothing was said recently and wondering when he'll speak. >> k right. w he's going to ireland a week from saturday. that's another country that has

been ravaged by abuse. he is expected to address the overall issue of abuse there. and then he will have one of his famous in-flight news conferences on the way home and you know a lot of questions aboutjehis very s will be asked. >> ann thank you for keeping n this stor busy thursday morning. a swimmer recovering from serious injuries after being attacked by a shark and it happened at a popular cape cod beach. od morning to craig who brings us that story. you.adies, good morning to the 61-year-old man was flown to a trauma hospital in bosto afte becoming the first shark attack victim on cape cod in six year the area is a feeding ground for seals which draws sharks. witnesses say at least ten seals were seen in the area before the a fak. >> this morning a 61-year-old man is recovering from a terrifying shark attack off the coast of cape cod. heur suffered puncte wounds to his hip and torso. police have not released the

man's name, but say he was stanng about 30 yards offshore on the beach when it happened. >> long nook beach for a subject possibly bitten by a shark. >> two recent graduates were among a group of beach goers who raced to his rescue. >> a bunch helped carry him down e beach and gave him towels and wrapped his leg up. we sent him off with great people who seemed like they knew what they were doing. >> the man was later flown byer helicoo the hospital. reportedly telling rescuers he was in shallow water when the attack happened. this coming one week and three miles away from where a great white shark was spotted. the dramatic video capturing the grt white leaping out jaws open next to research boat. just last month a wboy and a gil

were bitten by sharks in two separate attacks on the same day about 4 1/2 miles apart off the shore ofsl longd. back on cape cod the recent sightings leaving beach goers anxious about going back in the water. as real live plays out like a movie. >> jaws was filmed here in martha's vineyard. >> always goes backo jaws. experts say they need to confirm what type of shark bit the man. ere's a group of researchers that have been studying the population and that has been rising thanks in part to an abundance of seals. >> guess what, you're g ng to stick around with us all morn g monging. we're go head over to mr. roker. >> we're going to need a bigger desk. we're looking at a lot of wet weather fm iowa from riowa to

cleveland. rounds of storms with heavy rain today. losk foring from cleveland, cincinnati, down to nashville, back through chicagoi theny this reaches the east coast bringing showers into the first half of the weekend. because we've hadaio much it's not going to take a lot to cause the possibility of flash flooding. with the flash flood risk increasing from nashville to pittsburgh. rainfall aunts fairly light, but we could see a few local areas with 3 inches or more of rain between now and friday. we're going toet to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning, i'm meteorologist chuck bell. ver shining and a hazy sky washington. current temperatures are on the mild side. we're in the upper 60s to low and mid 70s. it is going to be a hot day to be outside today. afternoon highs today in the low 90s across the area. t much if anything in the way of a rain chance today. that changes tomorrow. 50% chance of storms late in the day tomorrow. and a small chance of a scattere shower or two through the weekend. noticeable cooler bysunday. >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you. coming up, our new interview with the wasngton state team who was shoved off that bridge this morning. her powerful message to the friend who pushed her. >> plus a re up-close rook at some of the most beautiful and dangerousnils. keir simmons is taking us on an

africanafari live. he's right there and we will be too. first this is "today" on nbc.

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but it'slso causing issues on i-70 today. >> taking a look here at southbound 270, we're seeing some fog and some of that smoke stl lingering in the sky. know this could last for some time this morning. taking a look, were seeing slow downs southbound. southbound 295 to pennsylvania avenue. crash cleared, delays still hanging around there. kensington left bide blocked abroken down vehicle. >> we'll get check of your forecast coming up next.

plan on plenty of heat, haze, and humrity on y thursday. temperatures will be in the upper 80s by lunchtime and highs near 93 degrees. not much of a rain chance, but rain chances do increase tomorrow. especially after 5:00 or 6:00. it will be a hot one, tomorrow's high near 90.y you can s ahead of the water

by using our nbc washington app. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update coming your way in about 25 minutes. for now back to "the today show" after this.

7: now on a thursday morning, august 16th, 2018, 7:30 on thursday. there are noains to bless down in africa right now. it's perfect weatherr keir simmons and he's getting ready to take us inside a spectacular safar safari. his is crazy. this is happening right this moment. >> absolutely beautiful. first we'll start this halfc hour with ack of today's headlines. a colorado man has been arrested theonnection wit disappearance of his wife and their twos. daught chris watts is charged with three counts of homicide after reportedly confessing to the crimes. heak was into police custody last night and his wife who was weeks pregnant and their two

you young daughters were reported missing. new york governor andrew cuomo is taking heat for a comment he made wednesday at ai billsng event in new york city. take a listen. >> we're not going to make america great again. it was never that great.'t we hav had -- >> that comment was a dig at the president's 2016 campaign slogan. cuomo a potential candida i 2020 went on to say we will reachn greatness wery american is fully engaged and when discrimination and stereotyping against women is gone. the president reacted to that comment saying cuomo was, quote, having a totalwn melt do travelers were left in the dark after a power outage at reagan national airport. ssengers posted videos and pictures of pitch black terminals on socialedia. airport officials say a problem with the local power company was to blame. delayedflights were full power was restored about an

hour later. as officials consider possible charges against the teenager seen in this viral video pushing her friend off a 60 foot high gebrid, that victim is now sharing her feelings about that in new interview. here's nbc joe fryee >> at hom surrounded by friends ing whateenage girls do, jordan is recovering from the fall that almost killed her. >> i'm in a lot of pain. the morning is the worst. it hurts to breathe. my side hurts. my shoulderhurts. i can't even t up. >>attered and bruised, jordan was pushed off the bridge by her ose friend, 18-year-o taylor smith. the two were at the falls bridge in washington state, ati recreaal area with several of their friends. >> i was like i want to jump off the bridg so i went up there. i kind of got scared because of how high it was. bridge youe on the can see there is a sign that

says no dumping or diving. in all from top to bottom jumpers plunge about 60 feet. the goal they say is to enter eee water first. but if they hit the water wrong, doctors say it can be like landing on concrete. which is exactly what happened to jordan. >> i had five broken ribs and then we had just found out i have another broken rib and i had two punctured lungs. >> police finished the investigation and passed the case to the clark county prosecutor's office to find out if charges would be filed something jordan had mixed feelings. >> now that i thought about it i kind of want her to sit inhiail and about at least what she did. apologized to jordan and reatedly pressed to nbc via phone and text that she did not intend to hurt her, something jordan accepts. but for jordan the apology did

not fix what happened. ause thed of got mad b rest of my summer's gone. to bem probably going recovering for the rest of the school year. >> for today, joe fryer, nbc news, washington. >> it's still amazing shemoasn't seriously injured when you look at that tape. >> over time how she's thinking about it, changing. it's lot to take in. >> they have to make changes to that>> bridge. hey already have signs there but maybe there needs to be more. mr. roker, do you have a check ofth our wea? >> i do. who likes hot humid weather? >> i do. >> not too many hands. >> mine did. >> big bermuda highin bui the clockwise flow around it brings up hot, humid air. there's auge area stretching from texas all the way into the northeast. we have heat indexes into the mid to upper 90s to the triple as we move into tomorrow, wow, iten gets orse. trip i wi orlando feels like 100.

the cold front that will be bringingain will help drop those temperatures. by sunday it's in the mid 80s. 79 in new york city. 79 in new york city. temperatures into t upper 80s. that's what's going on around the country. good morning, temperatures are in the mid sec70s. we have some clouds around. we'll be nice and dry today. as we go throughhe afternoon we'll heat up. by lunchtime 90 degrees. 00 expect temperatures to be around 93. still dry until tomorrow. after about 4:00 p.m. friday, thunderstorms move in. w over thekend hit or miss showers. not a washout, but cooler as we go into sunday. >> that's your latest weather. al, thank you so mu t. now an exclusive interview with twitter's co-founder and j ceok dorsey.

he sat down with lester holt to wtalk about aide range of topics from election interference to the president's twitte habits. lester joins us now. lots to talk about with jack dorsey. >> he doesn't talk a lot. our interviac with dorsey came not long after twitter made news of its own suspending ale jones from using his twitter account for a week. >> alex jones on twitter posted this week. >> people need to have their battle rivals and everything ready at their bedsides and you've got to be ready. >> sent a chill up my spine. how about yours? >> it did. there's a numctr ofns that we believe help a call to enciment to violence and those are the things we need to take action on. >> you've taken aion against him in this instance. it is? tell us what >> i believe we put him in a time out. removing his ability to tweet for a time period. >> the seven-day suspension

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ere in kenya, one of th earth's extraordinary spectacles, is late this year. >> it has become unpredictable. >> hundreds of thoands of animals risk their lives in the great migration. now their very way of life is at risk. we spent ten days traveling acrosshe african wilderness with national geographic'srs filmma who often endanger themselves to gain profound insits into our planet. steven and johnny arey modern da explorers whoraveled 1,200 miles to research the life source of an african river. >> we must protect its life blood, its. wat >> we come across a lion on the river bank. >> looking right at us. >> let's be careful. >> he'll only be a few hours before my heart returns to normal.

>> mine's going. >> we're really close there. another closete encounr, a fierce fight between wild dogs and a hyena. filmmaker brad has a tattoo that every close call. >> so your tattoos are a lion, a crocodile, you were almost killed by a crocodile. with him we camp outdoors. surrounded by predators. >> they don't really want to eat us. >>hat's good to know. >> later we meet a husband and wife teamho have dedicated themselves to protecting these lions. > we've known her for nearl four years, 3 1/2, 4 years. >> and beverly reveals her brush with death by a buffalo lart nd how derek saved her life. >> we've gone beyond our nine lives. we've probably gone into 18 we're more determined to be effective. we realize that life can be

taken in an instant. >> over the next nine months, we'll bring you these stories. as national geographic broadcasts a series of stunning documentaries about some of the most beauful, dangerous, and endangered animals on earth. isn't that amazing? we are live again in kenya. "the today show" team has had so much fun making these special reports with exclusive material specials.at go we've also learned so much. i didn't know this, but 73% of wilderness like this has been d decimated signs humans have been on the planet. 10% has been devastated since 1990. you know, one of the reasons why its worth trying to change that isecause we can learn so much from these animals.

that man you s in my report who's lived in kenya all his life toll me the animals are patient. they know to live in the moment. and they are not greedy. he said to he humans cou learn a lot from that. >> he's the guy that told you they didn't really want to eat you. what has been the most excceing experi so far? >> you know, i have tol tu, there was one moment when we were filming when a lion came right up to the side of the vehicle like that close that it could have reached out and grabbed me and hurt me. i simpl had to trust that it wouldn't do that. i was assured by the folks i was with that it wouldn't and it didn't and that was a really special moment. >> wow. >>extraordinary. >> your heart is probably in your throat. thank you so much. >>di that's ince. >> the assignment of a lifetime. >> i know. coming up, candid new comments from serena williams on

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good thursday morning. temperatures getting close to the 80 gree mark right now in washington. rest of the area right around the mid to low 70s. today, though, a day in the 90s. 93 degrees. mix of sun and clouds. we do stay dry. as we go into tomorrow, another day in the mid 90s. late thunderstorms move in. over the weekend rain chances. we'll have another for you about n about 25 minutes. for now it's back to "the today show".

it is 8:00 on "today". coming up, breaking news, overnight colorado man arrested and charged with murdering his pregnant wife and twyoung daughters jus hours after speaking out about his missing family. >> is like a nightmare i just can't wake up from. i just want them home >> bad. we are live with the latest. plus distractions and drownings. a new study showing a direct link between the number of children drowning and parents simply not paying attenti. >> i do see parents on their phone all the time. i think all of us doit. this morning some life saving tips to keep your kids safe. and the art of the biel. we'll catch up with jessica biel to talk about fame and family as she celebrateser first ever

emmy nomination with us. today thursday, august 16th, 2018. >> skipping school to come to the plaza. >> hi to my other grandchildren in washington state. >> celebrating 48 years of friendship. >> and our 60th birthday. >> hi to our moms in pittsbgh. >> happy birthday to our brother andy. >> hi mom and dad in virginia. back.right welcome to "today". we appreciate you being with us on tdas beautiful thurs morning. we've got a nice crowd outside. >> nice summer day. >> tomorrow byhe way, cole swindell is going to be performing. if you're awe country fan, you're going to want to come out for that. we do have a lot happening. we begin with the arrest overnight in the disappearance

ofadhat pregnant col mother and her two young daughters. the woman's husband who reported them missing is now charged with their murdena. nbc nat correspondent miguel almaguer joins us with these late breaking details. >> good morning. just days ago a suspect and father of those two little girls wasor pleading the public's help in fining his missing family. police sayis story nev added up. now he faces three countsf murder. the quiet suburban home where shanann watts and her wwo daughtere last seen alive becoming a crime scene overnight. a law enfcement source telling our denver affiliate chris watts has ned confe to killing his pregnant wife and their two little girls. 3-year-old and 4-year-on. a confess apparently coming just days after they were first reported missing monday afternoon. watts doing media interviews, playing the victim. >> it just seems like i'm in the

nightmare and i can't get out of it. i just want them home so bad. >> watts spoke to kusa hours after he claimed his wife and children vanished.de >> i have no where they went. and it doesn't -- it's just eah shattering. i don't feel like this is even real right now. >> three days after asking r the public's help, the alleged stunning confession. according to local media watts also reportedly telling tvestigators he will leahem to their bodies. nbc news has not yet confirmed that report. questioned by friends and family, watts stuck to this story. he said his pregnant wife came home from a business trip at 2:00 a.m. monday. the couple having an emotional conversation before he left for work at0 5 a.m. watts says his wife wasn't responding to text message and ner answer never answered the front door for a friend who stopped by.

>> i want people to know i want my family back. i want them safe and i want them here. >> overnight her brother writing on facebook i just want to know why my precious family, i just want 30 seconds alone with that heartlessyc path. >> my husband and i have two beautiful girls. >> this morning a pregnant moth and her two baby girls gone. her husband a young father soon to be charged with their murdertt is in police custody. police have not yet said if the bodies of his wife and two daughters have been recovered. the president is now admitting there is a direct link between the russia investigaon and his decision on wednesday to yank the security clearance of former cia director john brennan. the president told "the waal street jou that brennan is one of the people responsible for starting the russia probe which he once again call a

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warning for parents. the world's largest lifeguard organizations says some kids are drowning becau parents are on their cell phones and not paying at sntion. >> iee parents on their phone all thetime. >> safety experts say it has become a critical problem. a >> lot of parents don't realize it only takes seconds for a child to submerge and potentially drown. >> drownings are the second leading cause of death in children ages 1 toac 14 rding to the cdc and distractions including talking and texting are at the heart of a groerng nuf those tragedies. this surveillance video of a drowning in china is difficult to watch. a mother is on her cell phone at a publicpool. just behind her her 4-year-old son begins to struggle. after only three minutes, he sinks. she never notices. >> it can take seconds and you're not necessarily looking for them and all of sudden they're at the bottom of the pool. >> exp sts sayce it's hard for one person to be watching all the time, parents should

start a water watcher program designating one person to watch theso pool. thatn wears a card like this. a physical reminder of their responsibilities. >> so the water watcher program is similar to the designated driv. you have designated water watcher. >> it's a pledge to pay attention to what's going on in the pool. i am on duty when i havehe card on. >> you can do lots of fun things in the pool. >> i can't wait to have some fun with my friends. and fami >> experts say you don't have to ditch the phone entirely. but make sure someone is watching all the time. >> enjoy your child at the pool. if you need to answer a textker a call, go to the pool with another parent and excuse yourself and say y, can y watch the kids. >> everybody has a cell phone and people are always calling or texting on their social media. e it's tooasy to get distracted. you can't take a life back once they drown. >> you want to know what the righthing too is and experts seem to know do they think we should leave our phones

somewhere >> no. the phones are important especially if there's an emergency. avoid distrac sons and makee that at all times someone is watching your child. so if you're there with someone else, pass off that >> or maybe everyone who's at the pool, regardless of whether they're a parent or not should maybe have their c il phone their pocket. >> put it in the bag. >> i think the point is it just takes secon andt makes no sound. you think just for a second i'll briefly look. we don't k evenw how -- you look at your phone, you think it's three seconds. 0.it could be that's all it takes. >> you turn off your brain so g, whether ou look it's at a pool or walking across the street or down the sidooalk. it's dangerous. >> thank you for that. mr. roker, you got a check of the weather? >> we do. we're taking a look right now what's been going on. active wildfire season. we've seen 108 active wildfires going on right now. this is actually the smoke forecast. you can see plumes of smoke out

over the ocean approaching across the pacific northwest and making their way into the great lakes. and with all the rain obviously no drought in the east. however, out west where it's been dry just massive amountsdrf ght from kansas city, could all the way into los bring more moisture and rain much nded coming u this winter. that's what's going on around the country. your what's happening i neck of the woods. good morning, everybody. there's a liv picture from our city camera. hazy sunshine over the nation's l. current temperatures are mostly in the 70s. 78 now in washington. annapolis, 73 in fairfax. afternoon highs, it's going to be a hot one. in the upper 80 sk0s and lows. another hot one tomorrow, but a likelihood of thunderstorms oay frvening and lingering rain chances into the weekend. but turning cooler,specially by sunday. >> don't forget if you're

heading out, catch us on today show radio sirius xm. >> dylan is over in the orange room for carson. what you got? >> social media new line of fashion forward accessories that may b of special interest to you, hoda. >> a japanese clothing brand partnered with zip locks to create luxury plastic bags. e a line includes things l hat and a purse. there's a bag. there's an. apr a viser. a fanny pack. hoda, you were way ahead of this trend, so take a look athat happened at the 1alt00a g online, hoda. >> the last -- wait. online? let me think. you know what? hold on. >> wait, what?

>> i can't. don't even. >> what's the bag? >> my purse. >> and the clutch by zip lock. >> now they can. >> omg. this is awesome. >> quite the trend. >> i can't believe that. >> do you think it's because of hoda? >> you should get a cut. she's done this over and over. >> that wasn't the first time. hoda, we will remind you that also three years ago, youou dly displayed our zip lock clutch. >> you can see what'sre in the >> i le it. >> it's waterproof. if anyone else wants to try he zipyou'll have to use lock bag for now b aren't coming out for a little while. they can only be purchased in japan at this time. >> i like it. a zip lockave to buy purse, doesn't that defeat the purpose? you like it because it's cheap. >> i like it because it's cheap and if you lose it you've lot nothing. >> look at that apron. it has many you can have food in there, everything. >> i think it needs the zippe zip lock.

you can get into an out of it easily. >> i see the fanny pack on you. >> please don' >> you know the emmys are coming up. >> i'm telling you, who wouldn't wear those? >> you got pop st? yes. pop start, first up serena williams.l the professio tennis star is gracing the latest"t cover of e magazine." in an interview she opened up about the hardships of motherhood. she was asked about her decisn to storeast feeding after her coach told her it would help her game. she said it's hard to take from a guy. he doesn't understand the connection.th d her.t time oday i spent my whole life making everyone happy and this is something i wanted to do. she was honestt- with ppartum depression. it's been a really tough 11 months. if i can do it, you can do it too. speang to all of the moms out there. to read her full interview, pick up the newestssue that's out

tomorrow. ariana grande was the latest artist to jump into the passenger seat alongside james corden and while they sang her hits, her rendition of "it's all coming back to me now" that had corden shocked. ♪ >> oh my g! >> spot on impression. he also asked about rumors including whether she prefers to carried. let see what she had to say. >> there was a picture of me being carried by myour manager because i had to start a video in point shoes and i posted it because i thought it was cute. >> so that isn't true. you don't get carri anywhere. >> no. that's so stupid.

>> hello, i'm arianagrande, i must be carried. >> can i have a soy latte. >> what kiez wousize would you ? i'm going to get a grande. gets them every time. >> she's good. >> she is good. so funny. one thing the singe didn't dress was why her hand was bandaged up. she had previously shared onm instaghat she hurt her hand while filming the segment and teased that all will be revealed at a later time. we are going to have to wait and see about that. speaking of ariana ande, the singer's fiancee pete davison opened up about how he brought up the idea of marriage saying the day i meter i wa like, hey, i'll marry you tomorrow. she was calling my bluff. i sent her a picture o engagement rings. i was, like, do you like any of

these? she was those are my favorite ones. she was like those are sick and the rest is like, totally. pete confirmed their engagement back in june. to read the full interview wh gq, pick up the issue onew stands. >> i like the hair style. >> i thought you meant me. >> guys, thank you so much. now to a new era for the modelling the publisher of vogue declaring it will no longer use models under the age o 18. we're going to talk to a top executive at vogue in a moment. first a look inside the fashion world. the '90shearked t rise of the super model. lawless faces and fierce ysiq since then the ever-changing industry has become a rolving door looking for that fresh new models, some as young as their mid teens, plucked from--b

from fashion shoots to inappropriate conduct and out right sexual assault. these all too common scenarios begging the question how young is too young? >> i wasst ctly on a daily basis sexually harassed, followed. i would go to castings where people would ask me to take my clothes off. i was often made to feel very uncomfortable. >> superarodelen began her career at age 15 eventually becoming a favorite for some of fashion's top photographers. >> it's an ugly side of a very beautiful business. >> she's now 39 and a mother of two a says it is industry standard of having young teens model women sample size zero adds to unrealistic expectations women place on themselves when it comes to body image. >> a 16-year-old girl walking down the runway is not a fair

representation of what women in the world outside of fashion ncnt to see. >> her exper mentioned in the upcoming issue of vogue as the magazine takes an in-depth look at the industry's often egative effects on young models. >> these are the things you don't see when you're looking at these beautiful girls. you don't see the underbelly of models being worked until they burn out, not paid on time, not paid at all. made to feel like their bodies aren't beautiful. then getting eating disorders because of it. >> the article coming after vogue's publisher announced arlier this year it would no longer use models under the age of 18. the company hoping thi fashion forward move will set a new trend for the entire industry. and we're joined by the bookings director aan"vogue". you for being here. >> good morning.

thank you. >> let's focus on thenkroblem. i t lot of people might be surprised that the models they were seeing are in many cases so very young. because they don't look it. they're all dressed up and dolled up. d th't look like 14-year-old girls. >> absolutely. that's part of the problem. it's not only that t y're working at this incredibly young age. it's thate're presenting very young women as adults and that really is one of the chief issues. >> and why get the young wome what was the point of getting 14 or 15 or 16-year-oldirls to mod snell. >> >> thetr modelling ind is quite large. in order to fill the looks for fashion shows, younger models were scouted. it's kind of a wheel. they come in, do a few fashion show seasons and move on next group comes in. >> in a way it was like they're kind of interchangeable. it's a far step awa t from super model era when there were women who designers would dress

for them. now it seems like the opposite isuttrue. >> absy. we shifted away from super models to the kind of disposable faces. it's not good for anyone in t industry. it's not good for kids cycling in and out.d it's not g for the image we're putting out there. >> i don't think it's good for women who look at these magazines. the body of a 14-year-old is not the body of a 25-year-old, 30-year-old, 47-year-old. i mean, it kind of adds to tha unrealistic expectation. >> absolutely. the healthy appearance of modeli is som we have been concerned with for a long time and age is correlated to tt. a gir who is 14 or 15 or 16 is not a developed woman. we felt that by addressing age we could also address bizy which is very closely linked. this is something we've taken into ioconsider >> when vogue does something, because you guys are obviously so out in front of on these things, other publications sometimes follow. is that what w arexpecting to

see in a trend? >> what we're hoping to see is not only oer publications follow but the designers follow, that model agencies follow and all the people in the modelling indury. this islobal and fragmented industry. there's no governing body t t dictates models or what their age should be. we're hoping that as leaders in the industry, others will look to us and take this and go from there. >> and even like aul r -- some women who were 20 or 30 still don't have the bodies that most of us hav sometimes we look and say i wish someone looked like me. >> absolutely. i mean, inclusive in the industry has been changing. bodyize diversity has been a big conversation and great strides made recently. we'retoing to send over to craig and a special guest. >> look who's here? jessica bi in the house. emmy-nominated jessica biel.

congratulations. >> thank you. >> well-deserved. we're goi a to talkut that and a whole heck of a lot more with ms. beal right after your local news. good morning, everybody. 8:26 on this ugursday,t 16th. i'm aaron gilchrist. t's get t melissa with traffic. >> looking at the roads and rails, no longer t singlecking on the red line. we do have bel way, on 150 crash in the left lane. crash on the left shoulr in e express lane. outer loop, there's the camera of that one. you s those delays there. >> we'll have a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us. there is a place where everyone is a member of the board

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jessica biel is here between hes emmy nomination and the new season of the center. she has a lot to cher about wor and a lot more. >> summer's coming and we don'th want to r it, with fall right around the but corner, we bring in a fguru to answer your questions on how to protect everything you've planted. >> ar. check of weat >> over here, we've got one of our vet dogs from our nbc station wbal channel 11. who's this. >> that's camden. >> >> very cool. how is he doing? >> he is doing grst. >> what' your name? >> dina. >> sunny, say hi tor y sister. >> he has no interest. >> she's so pretty. i got to meet camden when nii w in baltimore earlier this

monding. the weeut look tomorrow, strong storms along the eastern seaboard into theulf. hot and dry through the plains. sunshine look the west coast. saturday heavy rains through the southeast. sunshine around the great lakes. sunday sunday, dries outo the northeast and the great lakes. more wet weather through the southeast. below average weather and sunshine returns to the west. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. wewe'r aere at warming up. still seeing cloud cover out there and that's going to be the case through the y. several of us sitting in the mid to low 70s, but we'll be war tng ough theluncime, 93 for a high. we do stay dry today. tomorrow we stay dry until about 4:00 p.m. later we'll see afternoon and evening thunderstorms. by sunday we're cooler, low 80s. next week we'll be staying mostly in the 80s. >> that is your latest weather.

mr. melvin. >> mr. roker, thank you, sir. this morning on today's consumer, if your family owns a mini van or considering buying a mini van, listen up. >> new crash safety testing is raising concerns about o the most popular models with families. tom costello h a look at the results. >> good morning. this is the honda odyssey. t this i top safety pick. for this latest test the insurance institute for highway safety wanted to see how well the fro passenger compartment holds up in a 40 mile per hour crash. the so-called safety cage that cocoons the passenger, the bottom line honda did pretty well. toyota not so well. they're among the most popular mini vans on the road today. carrying families to school, soccer practice, and summer vacations. the latest crash test focused on front passenger crashes where tree, n hits another car, or pole. the stronger the safety cage

surrounding the passengebe the er the protection. the biggest surprise, one of the most popur, the tota sienna earned a poor rate. >> it's rated poor because of intrusion into the se cpaoulden' ffer serious leg injuries and potentially head and chest injuries as well. and there's the possibility of injuries in the second row of seats. t this is "today" on nbc.

ready or not, summer is almo if you have a garden, now is the time to start thinking about protecting your plants from the cooler weather. here to show us how to do it, emily murphy. the author of "grow what you life". good morning to you. thanksom forg in. >> pleasure to be here. >> let's start here. tell me what we'nd got what we're trying to do.

>> this is a hdiyse. it's like a mini green house. it's super simple to make and it a real game changer, especially when you want to get the most out of your garden from summer tfall. >> is it really super simple? >> it is. so all you need are hoops like these. and you can make your own out of another flexible material. pop it in to yourlanting area. make sure it's anchored. then you need some row cover. so row cover. >> this is called row cove >> or garden fabric or fleece. th trick is to make sure the fabric is secureliy ane ored. >> you passionate about it. it's so obvious. >> because hen you growit, you love wonderful things happen. this is where it all begins. this is where real food and healthy liv >> this is something i could do with my two small children at home. >> absolutely. they would love it. my daughter says mom, you made

me into a salad eater. your kids might do theg same thf you grow even just a couple of plants. >> let's moveown here and take a look at what comes after. >> so now what to do with your garden. you've grown a fabulous herb garden. if you're going to grow one thing, let it beerbs. they're packed with flavor and fragrance. they immediately elevate everyday cooking. >> can i grow herbs year round? >> you can grow your herbs year round. >> some of them le this one, this is a cuban oregano. it's a little bit succulent. you can grow it indoors. it's not a tru oregano, but it tastes like oregano. you can grow it as a house plant. what to do with the plants now that youe grown them. you've ground this fabulous herb garden. we're going to take a sprig. actually down a littlelor. right above there. >> why there? >> because this is where ifstou clip it bove this

branching point you will get more growth and more plants. >> all right. >> so what to do with your herbs. there are many ways to preserve herbs. today we're talking about drying them. i like to harvest special wash herbs. i wash them in a bowl of water. then i use a salad spinnero dry them. here we have some beautiful opal basil. run it y throur salad spin tore dry them and then bundle them up like look for a spot in your home that is warm. bi- but is out of direct sun. >> how long will it te to dry? >> about one to three weeks depending upon humidity. you speed up the process by putting them through aood hydrator. takes 6 to 12 hours. >> we've dried them. we've wrapped them up. now what's this? >> now this -- so how to continue to love this. these are fabulous plants iese are the plants that make a real differencen your life. when winter approaches we're

going to bring our plants indoors. you grow herbs in small containers. if i have a sunny south facing window. or you can make these beautiful son jar herb gardens. >> you make it look so easy. >> so this mason jar herbs gardn ha layer of stones. it has light. a little bit of charcoal. then potting sl. >> a what is this called again, the white stuff is thatnext? >> that's next. >> you're doing a great job. >> thank you. >> it is a b little messy. >> as soon as you said, that i ted this. >> about an inch. that's gd. >> i want to show folks how it looks at the end. >> here we be. >> that'stiful. >> if we put a plant in it, it actually looks like this, which is gorgeous. >> i love it. >> it's beautiful. >> grow what you love. wonderful things happen. >> the booha is called grow you love. we're back in a moment. butth first, is "today" on nbc. >> thank y so much. get to the ross shoe event and get the shoes you want...for way less.

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>> i know that song. it's al's bir i know that song. >> time to break out the smuckers jars and celebrate som sweet people. first up let's sayel to ancil, 100 years. and he served during world war ii. and happy 100 birthday to joe jaett, a cross country traveler. loves staying active. bob of san jose calornia is eelebrating 100 years. loves nothing m than sailing the high seas on a good windy day. stella is 102earsld. she's a proud grandma from michigan recognized as one of the official rosy the riveters

for her work during world war ii. we salute you. and last but not least, happy 100 birthday to this guy, mr. frank griffin of chicago illinois. married to the love of his life for over 70 years. you know somebody celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us all about it on today.com. >> we know someone celebrating a birthday today. >> >> not near as close, but we are going to be celebrating kathie lee during our hour. we have a bunch of surprises f her. i think she will enjoy almost all of it. o have some wine steals and splurges coming up as well. we have a good show today. >>end you'll all drunk by the end of it. >> and that's different becusse? it's like every day. >> craig went over to megyn kelly. first a check of your local news and weather.

. hi, good morning. it's 8:56 on this thursday, august 16th, 2018. i'm erica gonzalez. let's get to melissa in first 4 traffic. >> outer looxp in thosess lanes, crash on the left side. things are finally flowing through pretty easily. not the case here. eastbound, "e" street expressway, crash with some heavy delays. clarksburg still has a slow down. still some smoke in them air fro the fire yesterday.

>> we'll get a chaek eck of you forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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good morning, everyone. wac to the show. i'm megyn kelly. we have much to discuss. joining me now to break down hat's making the rounds today, dylan dreyer and craig melvin along with amy holmes the host of "in principle". okay. we begin today with a shocking story out of suburban colorado on the "today" show earlier. everyone in my dressing room looking at the screen speechless. have you hea about this story? monday a ranorted his pregnant wife and two young daughters missing. he tent on including nbc expressing his worry and