good morning. breaking overnight. catastrophe in paradise. >> if your home is atthed, leave the area. >> now tropical storm lane linging off the coast of hawaii wrecking havoc on tenss f thousaon the island. residents fear flash flooding and losing cars and homes. the storm has dn -- been gr doed. prayers and well wishes. tributes pouring in overnight mer senator john mccain after discontinuing tre in the battle against brain cancer. >> this is a man who served our country. >> the announcement coming days

before his 82nd birthday. the american hero in the final fight a his life. live. from bad to worse. a second close confidant of president trump now granted immunity as iestigators look into hush money payments made before the 2016 election. this morning, the trump organization cfo is apparently talking to prosecutors. what is he saying and how concerned should the president be? all that and the pope's message. pope francis arrived in ireland to fresh criticism as pressure mounts to take action as those involved in the church abuse scandal. staying put. a big about face from elon musk a month after saying he is taking the company private. now saying public. and au serena williams needs a new outfeouor outfit fhe french open. why she can no longer play in the catst.

today, august 25th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with sheinelle jones andraig melvin and dylan dreyer. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "t fay." thank yo joining us on saturday morning. we have to say good-bye to the cat suit? >> know. i know. tournament officials say the cat suit we all saw back in may, the official says it goes too far. they are banning it. serena said the suit helped with blood clots and helped her feel like a queen and fierce. >> now people will see what she wears wnext. wl have that in a moment. right to the top story this morning. the mess in hawaii. from what is tnepical storm the storm downgraded overnight, but wrecking havoc o the island chain. there has been an incredible

amount of rain, another 10 to 15 inches to calfall over ekend. nbc's steve patterson is live. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. the moment it became tropical storm lane, there was a collective sigh of relief. now officials are warning of disdi saster levels of flash flooding. lane wrecking havoc after downgraded to a tropical storm overnight. the storm now pounding the coast. covering hawaii in sheets of rain unleashing disasterous levels of flooding. >> if your home is threatened, leave the area. >> reporter: on the big island, some areasecording 3 feet of rain. prime conditions for mudslides, prompting several rescues. and on maui

heavy winds fuelling brush fires and forcing mandatoryac tions. >> i thought i would wake up to a raging flood and high winds and rain. instead, i woke up to a calamity of fire. >> we all planned for the very worst and f hoped the best. i think we're lucky. >> reporter: the stormot forecasted to make direct landfall, but the churn may mean worse flooding. >> we dodged a bullet. it is not over. rain and wind and local flooding. >> reporter: on oahu, tourists trapped by the storm making the st of it. >> it is like seeing the wind blowing and waves are amazing. is really cool. something you have never seen before. powerful. >> reporter: this morning, residents here bracing for more heavy rain as lane linger meanwhile, on the big island, the national guard is activated

to deal we flash flooding and across the state, storm warnings in effect throughoute day. back to you, craig and sheinelle. >> steve tpattersonk you. >> let's get a check of lane and where the storm is headed next. dylan, what are we looking at now? >> the storm is staying offshore. the outer bands producing all of the rain. although it has weakened to a tropical storm, that is just in regards to the winds. winds right now at 65 miles per hour. the rain is still very intens some areas have picked up about 30 to 40 inches of rain. this storm system continues to moveh/ to the northwest. it will stay offshore, the center of it, the rain bands will affect the big island. we do still have tropical advisories in effect. tropical storm warnings for most or hawaii and tropica watches across the northern parts as the storm continues to stay offstohore.

the additional rainfall leads to flash flooding. up to 8 to 10 inches of rain and higher amoun of 20 inches producing total of 40 inches. flash flooding is a concern. craig. thank you, dylan. >>to let's turessages of support for senator john mccain after the decision to forego further treatment for brain cancer. with we have kelly o'donnell with more. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. the mccain ranch in arizona is a gathering place as john mccain faces the final phase of the illness. he announced the scary and grave condition and he will seek no more treatment. the sad message from senator mccain's family. days before his 82nding . birthd john surpassed expectation for survival. the progress of disease and

advance of age render the verdict. the senator's fight againstgr sive brain cancer entered a final stage. with tstreth of will, he discontinues medical treatment. his wife, added, love my husband with all of my heart. god bless everyone who cared for my husband. daughter meghan shared her heartbreak publicly. >> whe you hear cancer, a nuclear explosion goes off in your life. >> reporter: you have given us strength to carry on. en war, politics and illness left scars, public service lifted him up. out of friendships made in both political parties came admiration. >> he has fought cancer tirelessly with passion and energy he fought for freedom and

principles in the senate. >> thisan served our country in so many was a prisoner of war at hanoi hilton. d>> reporter: twitter sho mccain as a fighter and true american hero. last october, mccain joined daughter meghan on "the view" and reflected on his illness. >> it does make you appreciate every minute of every hour of every day.ho wed all thank god for every minute because ware blessed and we are blessed to be on the greatest nation on earth. >> reporter: senator mccain is currently serving his sixth term in the senate. he was last on capitol hill back in december. he is spending these months here

convalescing in arizona. that is the longest since back in vietnam. >> kelly knows himll. she covered him when he ran for president in 2008. thank you, kelly. >> for more now, we are joined by dr. john torres and presidential historian and author of the soul of america. john meecham,rn good g. >> dr. torres, what is the issues the patient and family that's consider before makingde that sion. >> this is a hard decision patients make. if they have not talked about it beforehand, this is big news for them and a sudden burden. it is best you talk about it beforehand and understand what the patient wants. how much life support to they want i think in this case with john mccain, they said we get to a certain point. he fought a great fight. this is n a curable brain tumor. they get to a stage and say

enough is enough. at this point, he wants to stop eatment. let's honor his wishes and let nature take his course. >> john, as kelly o mentioned, as his p.o.w. atheanoi hill son -- hilton, what has he come to symbolize in politics? >> he is one and george h.w. bush were another who wer in combat for real and became public servantsn a way that actually put the country first.e they co try to keep party was always relevant, but national interests came first. john mccain is really one of the great romantic realists in a way. he loves the counnky. when we t of him, we're going to think of him as enormous figures who embodied so

much of the best of us. wasn't perfect. he would be the first to tell you that. we judge these fol on the totality of their livic. his sacrif will be looming for a long time. he was a regular target of trump's atta we remember when trumpin said mcas a war hero because he was captured. i like people who were not captured. donald trump did not say anything about mccain's health. do they markwo different political eras? >> in a heway,don't belong in the same sentence.se they rep two attitudes pward the country and our sense of fairy and to our sense of what does our -- where does our duty lie?

for john mccain, for all his ult, his duty first and foremost, the defense of his country and promulagtion of the values of liberty. donald trump is someone who has weap weaponized ego in american politics. that is the opposite of what john mccain represents. >> john meacham, thank you. our thoughts and prayers to john mccain. dr. torres, stick around. we have health news in the next half hour. >> you bet. as we mentioned, the white house staying quiet of john mccain as he is dealing with the mi michael cohen saga. the cfo of the trump organization has been given immunity. we have halhave hallie jackson

more. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. what we are learning now abouto the top man at the trump organization adds a new layer to the legaluestions surrounding who knew what and when about tho contversy hush money payments. nie president back in washington this m after a swing state stop in oh t. >> we hav work every day from now to november. >> reporter: midterm political drama heating up. the legal drama center stage and the trump's company money man in the spotlight. nbc news learned allen weiselberg was granted immunity to help prosecutors and the case against the former lawyer. according to sources familiar with the matter. >> weiselberg is descred a executive one in the agreement. the court filings say executive

one helped funnelak invoices to the organization. to reimburse cohen for hush money for a porn star. cohen admits that payment broke the law. in a recording released by his attorney earlier this summer. >> spoken to allen weiselberg. >> reporter: he is referenced about the payoff. >> ike so allen about it with the financing. >> what financing? >> we have to pay. >> pay cash. >> no, no, no, no, no. >> reporter: tha conversation cut off. now at the white house, another conversation has been called off. for now. the one with the u.s. and north korea. the presidentdl unexpec pressing pause on the talks on twitter. two days after praising theor singe summit. hes acknowledging what people hinted at for weeks. e negotiations hit a hurdle.

nowtr donalp will say secretary of state will not travel to pyongyang forre fai to turn up the heat on kim jong-un. >> hallie, we saw the war of words escalate with trump and sessions. ions released a statement saying he would not be influenc by political considerations. how did the president respond? >> reporter: on twitter. notising after the attorney general declaration. the president did not insult his attorney general, but seemed to tell him how to do his job. encouragingeff sessions to look into corruption on the other side. presumably meaning democrats and saying come on, jeff, you can do it. seeming sarcastic. this is nothing new as you know and officials are telling there is -- t us, there is no indication he is planning on firing the attorney general. theres are some republic speculating like bob corker, that sessions could be gone after the midterms.

craig, sheinelle. >> thank you. new this morning, pope francis has touched down in ireland as part of the first papal visit in four decades. the hope is expected to face harsh criticism with the decades of abuse scandals damaged the church in a major way.we have correspondent bill neely with more on that in dublin. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. the pope onc lived in ireland learning english. he is back for 36 pthours. helis in the air right now. amid the seething woride scandal of pedophile preeiests, they want an apology. but today theyay be disappointed. pope francis i flewo ireland transformed. once deeply catholic, now skeptical of the church and of the cardinals andrc ahbishops

who failed to stop pedophile priests abusing children here. it is a global scandal, but irelaid today isng for answers from the pope. the vatican is playing that down. >> the problem is if thchirish ch thinks in 36 hours the pope will change everything, they are wrong. >> reporter: the pope welcomed by the prime minister. >> i hope tt pope francis will restate the apology he has made and the words t usedt he uttered this week particularly on foot of the rept in pennsylvania. >> reporter: the pennsylvania report detailed hundreds of children abused by dozens of ie s. in this week's letter, pope francis spoke of crimes against children. atrocities. he will restate that today in a speech. apologwill be no for these catholics, the pope's ivisit is a once a lifetime

celebration. others in ireland blame the church for ruining their lives and they will not celebrate. and many priests here aren't happwith the church's handling of the scandals. >> sheer disappointment. fury. a feeling of let down. >> reporter: the pope will meet victims in private. tomorrow, he will address a crowd here of half a million people. iv just a few minutes, the pope will a speech acknowledging what he will once again call crimes and saying tha it is right that people should feel outrage. ri ireland's minister said to me, people want actions, not just words alone, as he put it, are meanincress. g. >> so many people there and around the world waiting to hear what the pope h to say. bill, thank you. dylan is back with another look at theest of the forecast. >>

temperatures out there in the 50s 6 ands. it is a little on the cool side out there. but we're e refreshing as well. headed into the lower to mid 80s out there today. wel have plenty of sunshine. enjoy today. it will be thet l day with low humidity. humidity starts to b the day tomorrow. muggy tomorrow. temperature around 90 degrees. only a slight c once a stray tomorrow monday, tuesday, wednesday feeling like 100 degrees t't dry. and t your forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still ahead here this morning, why the homeless veteran who made headlines after last year when he helped a stranded driver is apparently not receiving the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised form. plus, watch out for thate.

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colorado courtroom. >> watts claims he told his wife he wanted to split up. minutes later, he saw his wif on the baby monitor actively strangling their 3-year-old as bella wasprawled out on the bed and blue. watts said he went into a rag and strangled shanann to death. facebook takes action against torn iforeignin rferenc. mark zuckerberg removed 650 accounts aimed at misleading american users. >> doctored images. others showing michelle obama. tracingom sback to iranian state media. sidelined. ohio state football coach urban meyer suspended for three games for his handling of domestic violence abuse claims against a former assistan >> i want to apologize to buckeye nation.

>> at the center of the investigation, meyer's response to aeporter question. >> never told anything. > mey laidter admitted he did know, but always followed proper reporting otprols. back at it. simone biles makth history at u.s. national championships. >> biles won all four events and theall-around. >> the most decorated gymnast in u.s. history now the only woman to ever win five national all-around titles. some astonishing moments caught on camera. a pilot in arksas struggled to gain control of chopper in high winds when it rolls to the side and the blades pop off on the pavement. and an attempt to save the historic post office in florida came crashing down.

and a group ofri tsts got the boat ride of a lifetime during a whale watching event in alaska. andnfinally, a adorable little girl in toronto had some wise words after a good haircut. >> when you walk around and you have hair, you have to pull it and it hurts you. when you have shortha , it doesn't really like get allnd messy get caught in something. >> i have been saying that about short hair for 39 years. >> exactly. >> i love that so much. >> not yet. how adorable is sh >> i agree with her. a nice haircut makes you feel good. adorable. >> sweet. still ahead here on saturday morning, why one professor is sounding the alarm of the dangers of coconut oil. is it really pure poisons he suggests?

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we heat up monday, tuesday, wednesday with a heat index around 100. >> a we are back on saturday morning. august 25,th 2018. it has been a busy saturday morning. w >> let's starth the check of the headlines. starting with hawaii in the midst of the flooding disaster. tropical storm lane unleashes 30 inches of rain on the island. thousands are without power and mandatory evacuations on the island in maui. the famy of senator john mccain gathered at his bedside as h eers the final stage of the year long battle with brain cancer the arizona republican's family says he is discontinuing medical treatment for the disease. known as the maverick. mcca serving in the sixth term

in the senate. republican nominee i 2008 f president. senator is days before mccain's 82nd >birthday. elon musk overnight says he will not take the company private. oueer rocked financial when he saidmonth he would take the company off the stock exchange. he changed his mind after talking to >areholders. his is something that might make you dizzy on saturday morning. motor boat in washington's puget sound circling around and around for two hours with no one at the wheel. the driver fell out making sharp tus. he falls out and the driver swam to shore a the coast guard jumped aboard and managed to cut the engine. now to a "today" update. we told you about a homeless man rescued from the streets of philadelphia last fall aser

word of indness went viral. that sparked a massive fund raising .campai bringing in more than $400,000 in donations. the story has taken new turn. nbc's matt bradley has been following that. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good mrning. go fun is investigating what raised to the $400,000 to help johnny bobbitt get off the streets. bobbitt says he is only seeing a fraction of the money. he is accusing the people who helped him raise the funds of spending it. today, johnny bobbitt's fairy tale becoming a nightmar the homeless veteran's story hral afterelping $20 to help kate's mcclure. to say thank you, she and her boyfriend set up a go fund me page intending to buy johnn new home andst truck andlish two trusts in his name. the story of selflessness inspired tens of thousands to

donate over $400,000 to johnny. >> we that much that right now. right there. >> i can't see it. >> reporter: today, johnny is back on the street and back on drugs and wondering where it all went wrong. telling local media he has seen a fraction of the money and now lawyering up. >> what he would like is to obtain the money t was raised for him. over pl14,000 p gave money to johnny bobbitt to help him get off the streets and have a safe place to live. >> reporter: mcclure telling the philadelphia inquienquirer they him more than half the money. the couple appear to be doing well. bobbitt ketelling the enquirer o pwell. postintures of vacations d word of a new car. the couple saying they used their own money. not theon dona adding that giving a drug addict all the money would be like giving him a loaded gun. the pair did not respond for a

request for commen go fund me looking into claims of misuse. so far, no firm accountingonf the leaving donors to wonder if the fairy tale will get an ending. no legal action has been fid, bobbitt's lawyer will meet with the couple who set up the donation fund on monday.gu . >> keep us posted. >> that is messy. >> ird think when we hbout the story initially, it was one of those happy stories. it is troubling. thank you. dylan, how about another

we'reoing to get hot into monday, tuesday wednesday. feeling like 100. not today. still comfortable. tomorrow the humidity starts to build a little bit. and the temperatures go up. as i said, monday and tuesday ho hot and humid. current temperatures 50s and 60s. hing out nice and refr there. we have a few clouds. those are burning off as we continue tough the morning.

expect s >> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still ahead on saturday morning, why the dress code in tennis will no longer allow serena to wear thatco ume. no longer dress a a superhero. first of all, you are calling it a costume. >> a cat suit. is a cat suit not a costume? what is happening in your house? why having the extra drink this weekend is not a good idea. dr. john this is not a bed. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale. save 5 3 on the new sleep numb limited edition smart bed. plus, 24-month financing and free home delivery. en saturday. sleep number. proven, quality slee

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>> no. by the way. >> big research. worldwide resrch and well done. they found out in the article is that essentially that alcohol, the risks outweigh the benefits. it may have a few health nefits. heart and cardio. overall health,gut also say trauma and accidents. that is what they're saying. theis of alcohol overall outweigh thebenefits. it can cause cancer and heart problems and other health issues. >> correct me if i'm wrong, is this the first time they lump accident >> mosteople when they look at research and alcohol, they say can it hel the heart or body overall. this is the first to put accidents in. worldwide, alcohol tends to cause accidents in young men especially. >> i'm sure you saw the v online this week that got attention. harvard professor said eating coconut oils pure poison.

is that true? >> this is the one where you are throwing m under the bus. i'm getting a lot of questions about coconut oil. wh the professor said it is poison. you need to get rid of i half agree. cocoa pnut oil is not poison. >> people are putting it in smoothies. >> a lot of saturated fat. it has a lot of calories. if you are using it for taste, fantastic. if you are using it for healthn ts, you are not getting that health benefit. cut back. skin? hair? no problem. >> the guidelines for women when it com to screening for cervical cancer. >> the guidelines have been updated. if you are 21 to 29 years old, you need to get a py smear evree years. if you are 30 to 65, you need to t a pap smear every three years or hpv test every five years. that i looking foruman p

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rain. mondtuesday, wednesday, feeling like 100 degrees. >> we'll be back in 25 minutes with a full hour of news andwe her. good morning. breaking overnight. catastrophe in paradise. >> if your home is threatened, leave the area. r tropical storm lane lins off the coast of hawaii dumping nearly 3 feet of rain. residents fear flooding and landslides. the sto is downgraded, the rain is not letting up soon. we are there live. prayers and well wishes. tributes pour in for senator john mccain overnight after his decision to discontinue treatment in his battle against brain cancer. >> this is a man who servedur country in so many ways. >> the announcement coming days before his 82nd ebirthday. merican hero now in his final fight. we are live outside his arizona

ranch. and star studded event. a string of super stars set to give tribute to theueen of soul. today, saturday, august 25th, 2018. good morning. welcome back to "today" on saturday morning. spoiler alert. aretha franklin's memorandial service will be the show. >> labsolutely. f the stars tweeting about it. let's start with itday's news that mess in hawaii from tropical storm lane. storm downgraded overnigh but wrecking havoc on the island amount of credible rain and not letting up soon. nbc's steve patterson is live with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. there are places here in hawaii that recorded more than 40 inches of rain. that is a disastrous amount and residents bracing for more.

a catastrophe in slow motion. lane wreaking havoc after downgraded to a tropical storm overnight. the storm now pounding the coast. covering hawaii in sheets of rain unleashing disastrous levels of flooding andng submergi cars and destroying homes. >> if your home is threat ted, leave area. >> reporter: on the big island, some areas recording nearly 3 feet of rain. prime conditions for mslides and prompting several rescues. and on maui. heavy winds fueling the string of brush fires. cutting power to thousands andi fo mandatory evacuations. >> i thought i would wake up to a raging flood. calamity woke up to a of fire. >> reporter: the storm not forecasted to make direct landfall, but lingering churn may mean worse flooding. >> we dodged a bullet. doesn't mean it is over. we will have rain andind and

local flooding. >> reporter: and on oahu, tourists trapped by the storm making the best of it. >> it is like seeing the wind owing and the waves amazing. >> reporter: this morning, residents here bracing for more heavy rain asane lingers. all of this while the national guard va-- activated to deal wi the flooding o the b island. craig. >> steve patterson, thank you. let's turn to trites and message s pouring in for is senator mccain after his decision to stop treatment for brain cancer. we have kelly o'donnell with more. >> reporter: good morning,ei lle. it has been more than a year sincein he made his bancer diagnosis after fighting the disease with surgery and chemo, the family

says the time has come. with his usual strength of will, he has cho tn discontinue medical treatment. that prompted a flood of support and good wishes and prayers from officials and lawmakers in both parties. mccain has served in public life for decades. the republican nominee in 2008 for president and navy car before congress that tested him as prisoner of war. his warrior spirit and life in politics haveade him a national figure. s 82nd birthday is this coming wednesday. mily and friends are gathering in sedona. thank you. much more to get to. including president trump's ohio campaign stop where he made no mentn of john mccain. the t criticized each other. the president said he is confident the senate will remain in gop hands after the midterms.

he is not so sure about the house. meanwhile, earlier, donald trump called off secretary of state mike po teo's trip north korea because of stalledti denucleari talks. scary moments on three high school football fields overnight. ents went into lockdown in northern california after a sh tout with rival groups. a 16-year-old was killed and 18-year-old more shots in rockford, illinois high school. in jacksonville, florida, cheerleaders and football players took cover. this all ceees one after gunfire sent students scrambling from ahe fieldt the southern florida high school. gh a fning scene at the rhode island fire station. this is surveillance video. an ambulance driven by a terrified 13-year-old autistic boy hitting a motorcyclist before crashing iodo the all of this with a firefighter hanging on to the outside.

this is video from the motorcycle. shows the speed of the vehicles. everyone survived with minor injuries. ke a look at that and it is hard to believe it turned out the way it did. dylan has made her way out to the plaza with

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that predicts ht you w to reply. it doesn't capture the spirit what you want to get out. mail suggested reply option to the rent increase letter i received. greg says my new favorite entertainment. annong m colleagues with g-mail suggested replies. we can understand renita's explanation. why is g-mail giving me a suggested reply to anfr e-mail my husband. it is cutting down time. maybe you have a second to hit it. >> i get it. >> that is how i reply to the ones from you. >> when you get a text message, sometimes you can reply with busy. call me later. >> in an e-mail >> weird. popstart? >> "popstart." sad news from hollywood.

the man who introduced us to champagne wishes and cavier dreams has died. robin l aereach suffered his se stroke in ten minute--en months. everyone's love and support in he past year has been incredible. robin leach was 76 years old. w a s of stars set to sing at aretha franklin's funeral. among those tapped to pay tribute to the queen of soul. the funeral will include speeches by former president bi clinton and jesse jackson and motown star smokey robinson. fans can pay respects in the public viewing in the days before the funeral. finally, au revoir. williams rocked the french open

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good saturday morning. raight ahead on news 4 today. a fiery crash leave one perso dead and a busy road at a standstill. we'll have the latest on the crash and when traffic could get moving again. and the university of maryland says the old athletic director hired a lawyer to efend two football players accused of sexual assault. but the lawyer has a differentb story who really hired him. we are looking at beautiful conditions out there forhis morning. but the heat and humidity are returning along with rain chances. we'll talk all about that on the 10-day forecast coming up after this. all right. lauren, you and me today. all that and more coming up on news 4 today on this saturday.

develing overnight. violence under the friy night lights. this morning one person dead after gunfire breaks out at a high school football game. also new dramaunfolding at the university of maryland this morning. after two football players were accused of sexual plus the red skins falter in their third preseason game, but fans mostly excitedbout the former mvp making his burgundy and gold debut. welcome in on this saturday, the 25th of august. good morning to you. i'm david culver. lauren rickets is joining us from the storm team 4 weather center. tracking a beautiful sun rise and start t your saturday. it's feeling great. >> it's incredible. not only isee itng good. it's looking beautiful. i have a picture of the sun rthe came up at about 6:30.

it's on my facebook page and twitter and instagram. beautiful shades of red. now we're looking at a beautiful day out there. temperatures mi we're in the 50s and 60s. you can see that gorgeous pictureut there. 69 degrees is our temperature right now. as we continue through the morning, temperatures going right on up. by 1:00 we'll be around 80 degrees. still comfortable out there today. radar.g happening on the we have a few clouds and spots but for the most part, getting sunshine. we'll have sshine throughout the day. changes on the way, however, we're going to beki t about the uptick in humidity. the uptick in temperatures. a hea wave is coming our way. we'll let you know how hot it's going to g8 in about minutes. >> all right. lauren, we'll see you then.ul a beauttart for a big event around here. we're working for you today by helping you get rid of boxes of old sensiti