good morning. stunning new twists. that colorado man accused of murdering his family, now blaming his wife for killing his children. prosecutors not buying it as police reveal he was allegedly having an affair. the susct set to appear in court toy. we are live with the latest. breaking overnight,toppled, protesters care down a statue on the university of north carolina. police a the school now investigating and calling for calm. couldhis be a start of aew waive of violent demonstrations. perjury trap. in a new interview overnight, president trump revealed why he is against sitting down with

special counsel robert mueller while making the statement he could run the russia investigation if he really wanted to. all that plus a deadlyal ligator attack. aouth carolina woman killed whileto trying protect herdog. scooter wars. >> ihink they're dangerous. the growing trend that has people choosing sides from coast tot. co from tribute to tri yufrpt. jennifer lopez turns heads at the vma, while madonna has a tribut >> r-e-s-p-e-c-t. >> we'll show you all the winne winners, august 21, 18. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" weh savannah guth and hoda kotb.

thank you for joining us. some people may be waking up tired they caught the vmas and jennifer lopez. >> we have you covered, the outfits, performances what a. night he we'll have more on that. >> we will. but we begin this morning with anve explosi new claims surrounding those murders of a colorado family. the m police say killed his wife and two young daughters now tellingga investitors his wife actually took the lives of their children. >> reporter: the suspect is set to be charged here in court later today in new courtme dos police say he confessed to one murder but not all three. it's the first time we heard from the suspect and his side of the story. a story police just don't believe. just hours from now chris watts will face the judge to be arraigned for t murdersf his

pregnant wife and two little girls. in a newly released affidav'r wee hearing his claims of what he said happened. according to police watts said he arrived home in the middle of the night. he told her he wanted to go through with a separation, and they were both upset and crying. >> i want her back so back. i want her back so>> bad. he next day he told the world his family was missing. then a stunning confession to police, watts changing his story. he said after talking to his wife splitting up, he saw her on their baby monitor actively strangling celeste the 4-year-old and their 3ear-old bella was already on the bed, blue. heltately went into a rage killing his wife. he claimed his wife killed his children so he kled her.

the da doesn't buy it. >> we plan to do a thorough investigati the murders,at said he loaded themn this truck and took them to an oil field where he used to work. >>pr keep thers coming for our family. >> reporter: in the affidavit authorities say they also fnd watts was having an affair with a coworker, which he denied. >> he was the bt thing to ever happen to me. >> reporter: they were with chris hours before the murders. he's now listed as a potential witness in the case. >> there was no way i would have thought this was the outcome. >> they were just here and they were just and they didn't know and they didn't -- they dn't deserve it. i'm glad they got to have a fun

day. >> reporter: a sband, police say, who killed his wife and daughters, then blamed their mother for their murders. >> such a hory.fying st we know that watts is charged with multiple counts of murder, but tell us about the punishment he may be facing. >> reporter: colorado has the death penalty. the da was asked if he would pursue the death penalty but he said it's too early to tell. breaking overnight, demonstrators tearing down a confederate monument that stood for over 100 years. today is the first day of class, last night demonstrators starhe year by standinghe around statue demanding change and then they knocked it over. >> this morning a statue at the

university of north carolina no longer an. wild cheers erupting last night as the monument known as silent sam hit the ground. protesters kicking the statue's head and some covering it with dirt. >> this has got to argo. >>er hundreds of students gathered chanting for its removal. protesters working under banners which read -- the university l tweetit night's actions were unlawful and dangerous and we are very fortuna that no one was injured. a spokespersondi , the governor understands that many people are frustrated by the pace of change and he shares their frustration, but violent destruction of public property has no place in ourit comms. the statue, erected in 1913 to honor students who served as

confedate soldiers has long been an issue of contention. unc spent $930,000 on security for the statue just last year. this latest incident comes as the debate over monuments took center stage las year after the unite the right rally in ch lottesville, virginia last year. nearly 700 statues still standing long after the civil wa back in north carolina, as authorities and administrators ask for calm, long controversial silent sam gone. tnow sily protesters. >> one person was arrested during the protest charged with resisting arrest and concealing hi face during a public rally. while the movement to take down the statuesed sta last year in

hone, you can trace it back to 2006. the debate goes on. >> it does. president trump is voicing concerns about a pential interview with robert mueller. our white house team has it covered beginning with nbc's kristen welker. good morning. t> good morning. in t interview overnight, the president is escalating his attacks against robert mueller. this time with am, stunning cl that he could take charge of the russia investigation if he wanted to. this morning,nt presi trump unleashing a new message to special counsel robert muelr serting that as president he is totally allowed to be involved in the investigation, and suggestioning he could take charge of it if he wanted to.in te "reuters" in had an interview overnight, i can go in and iwhan do ever, i can run it if i want, but i decided to

stay out. when asked if he would sit with an interview for mueller, the president saying he decided against it worried about a perjury trap >> with prosecutors the truth is >> at issue whether mueller will believe the president or fired fbi director james comey about critical conversations the two had. the president telling "reuters," so mueller might say i believe comey. all this comes in revelations that don mcghan has provided 30 hours of testimony to the special counsel. on monday, don mcghan ignoring questions. >> why did you speak so long to the special counsel. >> reporter: according to "the washington post," mcgahnri asng them he did not

incriminate the president. mcgahn saying he would have resigned if he witnessed a crime. rudy giuliani saying he's not concerned. >> he's an ethical epguy. >>ter: if his part, rudy giuliani also trying to clarify this comment to chuck todd. >> when you tell me he shouldn't testify because he's goingo tell the truth and shouldn't worry, that's silly because it' somebody's version of the truth, not the truth -- >>ruth is truth. >> no, it isn't truth. truth isn't truth. >>li gi telling fox news -- >> it's like the tree falling in the forest, how do we know what the truth is? >> reporter: also in that new interview, the president neglected to blame russia for interfering in the 2016 election. mr. trump saying mueller's investigation played right into the russian's hand. we may hear more abo this when the president rallies with supporters in wt virginia

tonight. there's more breaking news overnight about more russian hacking, what can you tell us? >> reporter: microsoft saying in recent week it has uncovered six fake websites made to look like six conservative sites. and several tied to the u.s. senate. the pho sites were intended to trick users who clicked on them and infect computers with virus p microsoftg sayey're linked with russians who interfered with the 2016 on elec microsoft got a court order to shut down the website and said so f there's no evidence they were used for attacks. but still it's an indication russians areri inter with the the midtermsoming close. brett cavanaugh is facinges qutions this morning after a memo revealed the questions he

thought investigators should have asked presidentlinton in the starr investigation. hallie jacon is on that story for us. >> reporter: brettavaugh has not said anything publically recently about this memo but he may be asked them about on capitol hill. he advocatedon sy for a tough approach to questions for bill clinton. i'm told cavanaugh stand by at approach trying to hold the president accountablen the presids pick to sit on the supreme court. >> you wanted graphic questions asked of t him, t appropriate? >> reporter: simply after being asked about a memo just released backed with questions for then president bill clinton. at the time cavanaugh was an attorn working for kenneth starr. and cavanaugh wantedhe team to take an aggressive approach. in a 1998 memo he writes, i'm

strongly opposed to giving the president any break in the questioning unless he resigns or confesses perjury. adding the president has disgraced his office, t legal system, and the american people by having sex with a 22-year-old intern and turning her life into a shambles. he lays o a list of graphic questions he should be asked. for example, if monica lewinsky says that you inserted a cigar into her while you were in the oval office would she be lying? and if she sai h you phone sex with her approximately 15 occasions, would she be lying? >> i'm troubled by the materials he pressed for inclusion in the final report. >> reporter: an official tells nbc news while brett cavanaugh given years of hindsight may change words, he stands by the overall approach of holding a president accountable for the conduct.

quote, among all the weighty issues to be discussed at next month's hearings, we doubt this is high on the list. in 2009, he wrote that lawsuits or investigationsake the president's focus away from his or her responsibilities to the people. >> ken starr is, in fact, a hero. >> kavanaugh has long-time links to ken starr, theead investigator at the clinton scandal. >> maybe o i'm animist but one day i for myself hope to be able toallim mr. justice starr. >> and what else can you tell us about kavanaugh and what we should be watching. >> reporter: a big day and morning for him. he is going to have the mos important meeting of the whole process so far, the one withsa collins of maine. she's a moderate republican,er cons a pivotalwing vote.

it feels like everybody on both sides of this are familiar with the stakes here. the official said the entire h pa been designed partly to appeal to collins to show that he is a qualified judge and not we asked collins about that, she said that's part of what she nts to see, but she's looking for someone who respects dicial precedence. much more to get to this morning, including the investigation into a rare and deadly alligator attack in south caroimna. the vi a woman who was walking her dog at the time. here's nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: it was a routine walkk that t an unthinkable turn. authorities in hilton head, south carolina say 45-year-old cassandra kline waser walking dog like she always did. but early in the mning an

alligator attacked, draggingo cassandraer death. >> in an attempt to free her dog from the alligator, the deceased was basically pulled into the water by the alligator. >> reporter: an autopsy will now be performed to con rm the cause of death, the 9-foot long algator was later captured and killed. >> i cannot make any sense of what's happened, none at all. no atall. because she would never go near an alligator. she would never irritate an >> reporter: cassandra's mother in shock. >> i just keep thinkinghebout being dragged away by that. i just -- i just can'tmane it. >> reporter: experts say this time of year alligators are nesting, which can make them more aggressive. >> is there something here that set this off? >> circumstances walking a small animal, or even a small child, alo aresh water body of water that is a habitat for an alligators a recipe for

disaster. >> reporter: alligators attacks are uncommon but not unheard her. her death coming two months after a woman was killed in davie,florida. cassandra, known as sassy to her friends, w someone who would do anything for anyone. >> she was an all day kindergarten teacher and she had been one for years. and s loved her students. >> reporter: her death only the second by an alligatorou in carolina history. >> very rare occurrence and one we hope we will not witness again. >> reporter: for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news miami. >> i was just there two weeks ag in hilton head, and they haveigns up everywhere. we saw signs on the golf course, not feed alligators. my cousin commented, alligators

in south carolina? >> imagine just walking your dog. we wanted to say a belated happy birthday to al. >> thanks so much. it wasn't a happy day for these folks in madison, wisconsin. some areas picking up 5 inches of rain or more.'t turn around d drown. you don't want to go into that water. we have a ris s ofong storms stretching from western pennsylvania, new york, down to the virginias. 16 million people at risk as the system pushes to the east. we're looking at storms developing into the day today. the storms shift into the east coast later tomorrow. an isolated risk foroo flash ng. why? the ground is so saturated right now it doesn't take much. we could see rainfall of 1 to 1.5 inches. 1 to 2 inches, could be more, in some of the upperlevation

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of north carolina chapel hill. wild cheers erupting mniday t when the silent sam statue was toppled about two hours into a rally. stents, faculty and alumni have called that statue a racist image. addm administrators said law wouldn't let them remove the statute. a 95-year-old concentration camp guard has been deported to germany 14 yearsfter a judge ordered his deportation. though a jud did order his deportation in 2004, he continuedeo l in new york ci city. his fate in germany is unclear. an attempt to save a post

office buildin in florida went terribly wrong. take look. no do overs there. crews lifted the building but before they could move it you it came crashing down. officials say it was damaged, of course, and now they're trying to figure out how to move it. itas set to move two blocks away. the tiny post office, so cute. >> they had one job. >> yeah. >> they had one job. ao this morning there are new developments on the stunning sexual misconduct allegations against asia argento one of harvey weinstein's most outspoken accusers. now his law team is speaking out about it. >> less than 24 hours after allegations of sexual assaultth surfaced i "new york times," the attorney for harvey weinstein unleashing withering

statement, saying it reveals a stunning level of hypocrisy.in harvey stein's attorney wasted little tim rponding to the news, taking aim at asia argento. >> in 1997, i was raped by harvey weitein. >> now facing her own sexual insault allegations. his attorney s in part, the sheer duplicity of her conduct is quite extraordinary and ooould demonstrate to everyone how py the allegations against mr. weinstein were actually vetted. according to the "new york times," actor jimmy bennett said he was 17 when asia argento had sex with him in a californi hotel room in 2013. an encounter according to a notice of intent to sue, quote, threatened his mental health. the l.a. county sheriff's department said it is onsidering opening an investigation.

the legal age of consent ili cafornia is 18. the "new york times" reports that argento pd benne 00,000. anthony bourdain, her previous boyfriend, took his own life last june amid reports their troubled. p was >> this is difficult for people in bourdain's circle to know how much he knew about it and helped her navigate it. >> bourdain's attorney did not reond to our request for comment. argento has been one of the most publiceinstein accusers, alongside rose mou go ban. who tweeted. i got to know asia argento ten nths ago. our commonality is the shared pain of being assaulted by harvey weinstein. my heart is broken. i will continue my work on behalf of vicms everywhere. sara massey writes, nothing has changed. i believe survivors.

this is a deeply emotionally troubling situation for me personisly. and women must bes accountable for their actions. for the most part it's men who've been missi using their power but there can't be cases where women misuse theirs. >> what happens now with the allegations. >> the l.a. county sheriff's department saw that article in the "new york times" and has now said we want to people involved. they anouned they're going to ach out to the parties and they're exploring -- they criminal ened a investigation, but they're exploring the story. >>e'll continue t follow it. >> let's bring in al for a check of the weather. >> temperatures cooling off a bit. the air conditioners getting a rest, especially in the western planes, stretching for billings, montana,gr 21 s below

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night, with winners for song of the year, malone. >> you can see there was ali le something for everybody there last night. j-lo did not disappointed. i was talking to hoda, she's not out of breath yet? she's not out of breath? >> ten minutes. >> solid, dancing, doie the wh thing. >> and then to come out 30 seconds later and give aspeech. can you imagine? >> it was unbelievable. >> you could feel the energy come through the screen. so nice. >> that was awesome. t ahea >> coming up from the orange room, are you ready for pumpkin spice? no>> no! >> la-la-la. >> it's way too soon for pumpkin spice. sorry, al. woman 2: ...and clearer skin. woman 3: this is my body of proof. man 2: proof that i can fight psoriatic arthritis... woman 4: ...with humira. woman 5: humira targets and blocks a specific source of inflammation

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s>> good morning, everybody. if iot raining at your house yet, don't be fooled. it probably going to rain on you before the day is done. rain chances are going up, up, up with time. temperatures in the mid 70s across the area. now very hum outside today and an 80% chance of thunderstorms later on today. it will be storm team 4 weather alert this afternoon. some of the storms could pack a quite punch. better weather later this week. >> thank you, chuck. local news in 25 minutes, for now back to "today" after this break.

it's 8:00 on today. coming up, shocking claims,he colorado husband accused of killing his entire family set to appear in court. ders of his the m children on his wife. this morning family friends speak out for the first >> they were just here. an they were just playing. and they -- they didn't know and theyyidn't -- didn't deserve it. >> we're live with th latest. plus, summer sale warning. > two months later, still on sale. this one's still on sale, j too >>eff takes you insideome of your favorite stores to show you why those low prices are too good to be true. >> misleading? >> for sure misleading, for sure

dishonest. and thanks a latte. pumpkin spice ieason headed your way this month, before summer is over. too soon? welcome to "today," august 21, 2018. >> came to celebrate my 42nd birthd birthday. >> we travelled 2,000 miles. >> to be on "today." from canada. ♪ >> best friends from tampa. >> and baltimore. >> my mom in calgary, canada. huntington, vermont. hell grandma. we "ome back today" we appreciate you being with us on this fine tuesday morning. nice looking group of people we see. to go out and >> nice sunshiny day as well.

>> we have a busy morning. we start with your news at 8:00. the colorado man accused of killing his wife and two daughters now claims it was his wife that killed the two girls. police reveal what might have led to the deadly violence. miel almaguer joins us with more. >> reporter: later this morning, chris watts the suspect will be re in court for his second court appearance. but new c documents revealing new information. a stunning twist of events. police say chratts confessed to killing his wife but he only d so because she killed his children. but police aren'tuying that story. just hours from now, chris watts will face a judge for the murder of his wife and two little girls. in a newly released affidavit watts said after his wife arrived home in the middle of the night he td her he wanted to go through with a separation and they were both upset and

crying. >> i want her back so bad. i want those kids back so bad. >> reporter: then a stunning confession to police. he said after talking to his wife about splitting up, he saw her on the baby monitor strangling their 3-year-old and their 4-year-old was already sprawled on the bed, blue. celeste andnd bella f in a well filled with oil. his wife nearby in a shallow grave. in the affivit, authorities say they also found watts was having an affair with a co-worker, which he denied. >> he's the best thing that has everned to me. >> reporter: jeremy and jennifer li li lindstrom with b will theore the murders. >> we were probably the last people to see them walive. the just playing and they didn't -- they didn't know and they didn't deserve it.

i'm glad they got to have a fun day. >> reporter: a husband, police say, who killed his wife and daughters. then blamed their mother for their murders. chris watts faces life i prison or the death penalty. yesterdayey the district atto was asked would he file for the death penalty. at this point he say is just too early to know. hoda back to you. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. ramping up with attacks on the russia probe, the president now says he could take cthrge of investigation if he wanted to. the president told "reuters" overnight, i can go in and do whatever, i could run it if i want to. but i decided to stay out. asked if he would sit for an interview with the prosecutor e president said he is leaning against it. he's ccerned anything he says to mueller under oath could lead to what rudy giuliani calls a perjury trap. >> i think we got the news

cored should we do a boost? >> yes. >> a little boy named garrett put his patriotism at a new england's patriot's game. take a listen. ♪ >> his enthusiasm so contagious, more than 2 million people have checked him out online at that performance. >> knows the words better than a lot of adults. >> those are not easy words ei er. >> no. just ahead, the truth about those bargains. >> i'm jeff rosen, you just went shopping andound great sales. we've uncovered some of the sales may not be what you think. wait until you see what we found at some of the country's biggest stores next.

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we have a good one here. we're back with rosen reports. turns out those sweet summer sales may n be what you think. >> what are you doing to us? jeff rossen. >> is nothing say credit anymore? >> the same amount of >> yes. the sale signs areyw everre. we see them all the time, le,ited time only, summer special price. probably makes you think, i know you think this savannah, if i don't buy it now i'll never get it in such a good deal but in a two-month investigation we discovered theces may not be that special after all. we went shopping and you may ther look at a sale prices see, sales luring us in. c butonsumer advocates say some

of these bargains aren't legit. the rossen reports team fanning out, lindsey, olivia, casey, a connor, hitting khol's, seres and macy's. at coles we check out this polo. good news, this polo is on sale for$2 9.99. a week later. >> this polo is still on sale and it's the same price. >> evenfter a month it's still on sale. how about week six? >> it's been six weeks and this shirt is still onsa . >> when i go check it out after two whole months. >> here we are on the two-month anniversary and they are still on sale today for $29.99. the price hasct fluted a few dollars each week, but it's never been closee to th $55 they're saying i the original

retail price. and that's not the only item. my team tracked the price of this women's rain ja et, original retail price, $75, on sale for $49.99. after two whole monais this r jacket right here that we've rabeen tcking isn't only still on sale, it's still the same exact price as when we first checked it out. sale? >> it's not a sale. >> kevin is from consumer's checkbook, a watchdog group. he says a it's trick to get you to buy right now. >> you're not getting something special from them. that's what they're advertisingt but that's n what you're getting. >> it's not just kohl's. what what happens when my team goes to macy's. >> thisss shirt is 60% wooff. >> months later. >> we've been t trackinghis men's dress shirt for two months. it's been on sale the entire time and it has never in the time we've been checking, been ywhere near the original

retail price of 55 bucks. thill on sale. >> it's not just c. at sears my team tracked the price of this grill, the refrigerator and lawn mower. my turn to check it out. >> still on sale, this one still on sale too. still on sale. >> misleading? >> it's misleading. dishonest, and i think it's dece oive. when youffer something that you say is a lower than usual price but that price is never charged, you're trying to fool everyone. >> his team triedut it too. tracking 17 major retailers for ten months. finding items on sale more than half the time. some every time they checked. we reached out twethe stores we to kohl's didn't respond. macy's saying, its pricing

cadence go on sale rely. others particularly seasonal fashion items go onales more frequently. sears telling us it disagrees it's pricing is misleading or deceptive. and is focussed on providing ite mbers a wide variety of services. adding it complies with applicable advertising laws. >> the storesaveotten bold about this and it's a problem worse than it's >> if you see something on sale and you want it, ask the clerk to check the pricing over the last month or six weeks. if it hasn't fluctuated, it's not on sale. the federal commission has rules in place to make sure this doesn't happen but this doesn't happen. we have to police ourselves. >> that's why we have you. >> are retailers not at all

concerned about ctomers becoming desensitized to the ord sale? >>no. they think we're preprogrammed. you seehi sale and som triggers in your mind. >> i fall for it every day of the week. >> that'th what 're counting on. >> exactly. >> now to something else you can buy that has people saying is it too soon? dylan is ithe orangeroom. >> al, close your ears for this one we know how you feel. we have anxclusive announcement for latte lovers. arbucks pump spice latte will be available today. this is theh 1 anniversary of the seasonal drink which is not only a hit in stores b also online. bringing in about 3,000 tweets a day in the fall and t chatter has gun. landon writes, i don't know if words can describe how excited i am for the my first spice latte of the year. tom says back up with your

pumpkin spice latte, it's still summer, baby. this always sparks a debate so we asked on twitter, is it too soon for pumpkin spice? and 67% say yes, 33% say no. pumpkin spice isn't the only one sneaking in. pop tarts, and the card section is fully stocked. department store is fully stocked for christmas.ti it's s the middle of august, but like it or not pumpkin spice has gbegun, candy corn is available -- can corn? >> i hateit. wash it down with a pumpkin spice latte. which l doesn't tastee

pumpkin. and there's no pumpkin in it. iad no idea it's their number one seller. >> so many sweet thingsha ening. >> did you ever mix those with peanu peanutod >> is it >> i used to mix peanuts and candy corn. that's the only way to eat >> she's stalling. >> things are shaking up in the music world michael jackson's album thrill eve is no longer the best selling of all time. it came out in 1982 and sold roughly 33 million copies but after holding the record for 30 years it's been bumped down to number two. the eagles' greatest hits to 1975 is the new best selling album of all time.e ecord has sold more than 38 million copies since it was released in 1976. the eagles hold the number three spot with their album hotel california. congrats to the band.

are yohappy about this? >> i love thriller, so i'm kind of sad. >> i wonder if it's because they're touring right now? >> it could be or it could be because it's the greatest record. up next, jennifer garner, yesterday the actress received a star on the hollywood walk of fa . a few of her costars spoke, but it was steve corral's speech that had the crowd roaring. >> we were cast against time as the slightly goofy parents. it w an actin challenge for us both. and i marvelled at jen's to transform herself into a loving, caring mom. had so much fun working together we have not done it since. warmth, kindness, grace and t dignity are j a few of the

words jen garner asked me to use when describing her. but how would i describe her? she makes me laugh, she's fun to be around. she's a complete professione. likes good pizza. she's a great listener and she's genuine. what you see is what you get. she's exactly the person you hope she's going to be. >>o sweet. >> if her dress looks familiar it's because it's the same one duchess meghan markle wore the day before her wedding. one young drake fan got the surprise of a lifetime. et sofia sanchez who partook in then my feelings while aw ting a heart transplant. the video was shared and it caught the attention of drake himself. w set happened when drake decided to stop by and pay her a visit. >> oh my god! you asked me to come. i'mhere.

what's up? how are you? do you want to give me a hug or what? >> yes, i do. oh, my god! >> i'm soappy i got to see you. >> so happy you came! >> the yes, please, the look on her face. verything about that is adorable. drake shared this photo on his instagram and said the tve of them disd bieber, owls and baseba basketball,ur that's op start. >> i don't know hou top that. >> we're going to try. this is fun. when it came time for the groom to remove his bride's guarder, he wasn for a surprise. while he was blindfolded, his brother stepped in. so hisrother h no idea. he started to get a little upclose and bpersonal, before that, he started to sense something was a little off. when the groom finally took his

blindfold off, he was met with a shocking sight.an ully the groom had a good laugh about it. it was the ide's idea the whole time. the guarder thing was a little cy. >> it's like wedding day, he didn't ave? >> why is that bride wearing old spice? i don't understand it. >> you have the weather? >> yes, ma'am. let's show you what we have going on. some wet weather making its way to chicago on its way tow westn rk. we also have hurricane lane, category 4 storm, 670 miles southeast of honolulu. we're watching this closely c because y see it comes close to the hawaiian islands late in the week. we're going to watch this awfully closely because of the dangerous surf, gusts and heavy rain even if it doesn't make a direct strike. that's what's going on around the country, here's what's

happening in your neck of the woods. >> a cloudy start tnthe day washington, and plenty of rain across northern virginia, plenty of rain coming through. rain getti ready to move on top of dulles airport. could have some slowing of the flights. so be on the lookout for that. temperatures in the mid 70s now, highs today will be in the low to mid 80s. but storm team weather alert, chce f strong thunderstorms later today and this evening >> find "today" on our siriusxm channel 108. now to travel. summer's last gas, we are less than two weeks away from labor day weekend. if you'd like to book a last minute getaway, not too late. mark elwoo is a contributing editor to traveler he searched far and wide for the best deals. good to see you.o

>> good see you. >> you say now is t time to travel? >> there are lots of great last minute deals. the first thing, you want to think about the calendar, don't think friday to monday, try saturday toednesday you get more price flexibility. >> why saturday to wednesday? >> you're not in the bottleneck when everyone is traveling ifyo give yourself wiggle room. >> is there a best day to fly? >> notreally. don't think about the day, think about finding apr good e. follow on twitter, jetblue, frontier, they d o twitty deals. you may get a steal any day. and going to canada, mexico, the caribbean, sign up for scott's cheap flights. >> you've doneor some homework us. you have great deals for families, out doo folks. >> for families, heading west to san francisco. everyone knows that s

francisco -- this is a great hotel called the del sol. it's an old motel that has parking on sitend an outdoor pool. if you have your kids in the city, you c take a break from site seeing. san francisco in september, best weather of the year. >> foromeone who enjoys the outdoors? >> idaho. northern panhaidle of o. it's a bit like colorado with fewer crowds. right there right on a lake. you have all the out you want to do. but also labor day weekend, a craft beer festival, 80 beers. >> you had me at craft beer . festiv speaking of outdoors if you want to extend the beach season. you're suggesting some place that has good weather a year round. >> i'm volunteering to test whether it's ue, clear water has 361 days a year of sun. i'll take o for the team and go down and seef that's true. right on the beach, like a movie

set. >> what if you want to go to a major metropolitan area? >> i'm a city boy. i love philly, especially over labor day, there's a concert series, maden america. this year we have nicki minaj, a lot of stuff going on in the city. and the hotel is walkable to the best restaurants. >> bucket list the if you're a couple andnt we to go someplace exotic. >> i have you covered. if you've wanted to go to the maldives or tahiti, just go to bah lease. it's like the caribbean bolted onto the mainland and they speak english so you can get to know the locals. >> rdy to book your trip? we have more information on the deals mark was just talking about on today.com/shop. i'm gladou brought up

shopping because steals and deals are next. likejewelry, a bag, or perhaps a scarf. are we accessorizing? >> do you believe it's fall already? >> the pumpkin spice latte told me. this is a news 4 today news break. 8:26 on this tuesday, august 21st i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get right to the traffic. >> looking at laurel, north bw parkway after 197 still have this disabled ve is blocked.ane real delays northbound, delays southbound as well. looking in arlington, northbound 394, before boundary channel. ght lane blocked with a disabled vehicle. and the beltway looking pretty good. e we'll h a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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♪ we are family >> it's 8:30 this tuesday morning, the1st of august, 2018. we have anything that anyond coove on the plaza right now. we have this beautiful baby. lucy. >>ew fromorleans, got a t-shirt on. >> where are lucy' parents? >> they're right over there. they said it was okay. >> so cute. we can't handle it. how old is she?

>> 7 months. >> hi sweetie. >> and we have puppies. >> we have puppies with a purpose. the oer puppies you might remember went to other television stations across the but they're all back. >> that's right because i have sunny's brother, izs from ourli atlanta afe. he's being raised to become a service dog. >> and this here is sunny's sister, from our baltimore affiliate. she's being raised by the guide dog foundation like sunny is. >> look how close she is, too. >> get a real good closeup. hi. >> christmas card. >> the cutest. here we go. >> here's your mama. you were such a good girl. >> i can't handle it.

>> that was awesome. >> i'm in my own world right >> you have a crowd moment for us? >> let's do it. i'm looking for -- these are clearly folks from theh. sout margaret and sarah margaret. there they are. how are you? >> good,ow are you doing? >> where are you from? >> atlanta, gige >> and you have been watching the "today" show for a very long ti? >> yes, whave. >> you're not that old, how can that be? >> our moms taught us watching the "today" show. so when we got to college and realized our love -- >> we got cable just for "today." >> especially ckathie lee and hoda. >> we o do class schedules around it so we can watch you guys. >> do you want to say hi to mom? >> hi. >> margaret andgaarah marret drinking their way through school, obviously, with hoda.

oming upow to be a happier parent with happy yer kids, everybody wants that. there's simple solutions you can try. al then a spe steals and deals for you to help youss acize in style. we have a special guest that's going to say hello in a second. do you have a check of the weather? >> ylet's sho what we've got starting with today. s someshine making its way along the pacific northwest coast. rain starts developing making its way along the eastern board into tomorrow, strong storms along the coast. sunshine for southern california into the pacific northwest. lots of sunshine through the upper mississippi river valley into the gulgulf. t's cloudy in washington now but rain is on the way. quite a bit of rain moving into, ty.r loudon co

an opportunity for a break in the rain early in the morning. an a chance for stronger thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. we're in the muggy mid 70s now, an 80% chance of thunderstorms later today. maybe aassing shower tomorrow before low humidity and sunshine later this week. >> that is your latest weather. hoda. can we take a second and talk about one of savannah's favorite sports. tennis history made ony sun not by her man roger fedder but her second man, novackoke vick. >> he's the first player ever to win all nine app's mast tournaments. it's hard to set new records in tennis b did it, how does

it feel? >> it feels great. t i'milled to be here. thank you for having me. it's amazing to be here. on my sixth attempt to win cincinnati, it's one of probably the biggest challenges you can have in tennis is to win all i've been trying the last couple years, going to cincinnati, lost five finals and then i managed to win against one of the best players. >> a lot lot people probably remember you winning wimbledon, you wentfio the ls, took that. looking at that photo and that moment that had to be one of the best in your career. >> it was. especially because my son was there for the first time to see me win. he was with my wife at the stands and he was too young to watch the match, they have strict rules,f you're under five you can't watch the match. but after the match was done, he came in. so to share this moment with him was something unforgettable.

>>ne he was a s stealer. >> elbow surgery in january didn't stop you from winning wimbled wimbledon. u.s. open next week, any predictions? >> i've been through a difficult journeyyith an inj and it kept me away from the tour for the second o parthe last season, i've been away. missed my first grand slam in 15 years. i'm glad i'm back on track. myecovered well, playi best at the moment and best possible way to prepare for the u.s. open. >> we can't wait to see you at the open. thank you for coming to visit wius. >> appreciate it. >> you did very well there i thought your head was going to explo explode. >> i love him, but everyone knows i love roger. coming up tips that can make you happier parenay this is "tod" on nbc.

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school, timely advice for all moms and dads. >> that's right. renting, of course, is a joy, but you know every day doesn't have to be every moment, not of pure joy, of course. >> a mother of four, author, kay has learned some tricks of the trade along the y. she shared them in a new book called "how to be a happier parent". good morning. how are you? good morning. >> thank you. because we feel like we'r happy parents but we can improve on that. you talk about four things that will help every parente happier. why don't you break them down. >> when you talk to parents who are happier, this is what they say they do. younger kids, they're more involved but as they get der, they let them be more

independent. >> don't get up in their grill. >> parents of people who say they're happier keep a nice perspective. a lot of things we see as threats to our kids aren't threats. not making a soccer team isn't a threat. losing your best friend is awful but it's not a threat. so they keep a healthy perspective on thinlt, an a perspective. that's important for keeping your kids on track. also happier parents keep an adult life. rt >> that's imt. >> what do you mean? >> craig's like what'sat >> they don't put their kids' everydayeeds above their own. it was like i was going to meet my friend for coffee but now you have a science project so yle have to budown. no. that's their science project. >> that's my achilles heel right there. >> we love them. they'r demanding, and we want to work with them. but the lt thi happier

parents do is take time to absorb t good moments. to look around and go, we wanted this. we wantedhese ds. we wanted this time. and they may be laying on the floor howling because nap is too hard -- never happens at our house. but then you're just going, you know -- >> kind l ofe revel in the chaos. >> absolutely. >> it's not chaos, is joy depending on your perspective. speaking of chaos, mornings. mornings are a big challenge for a lot of families. especially with older kids, getting them to school, it feels like never ending nagging cycle. >> everyone has to bre somew earlier than anyone wants to be there. you have to get you homework, your violin -- >> brush your teet >> but there's nothing at stake other than maybe you n wd to clock n you clock in. if your kid hasn't brushed their

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good morning, good morning, welcome to the show. stephanie gosk and dylan dreyer, "rolling stone" editor and podcast into e studio joe levy. we begin with dramatic new details in this heartbreaktory out of colorado. today chris watts will be arraigned on multiple first degree murder charges. he's accused of killing his pregnant wife and their two young daughters. police are now revealing some stunning new information about watts, a possible motive, and what he is now claiming happened that night.