goomorning. holiday washout. heavy rain set to disrupt the plans of millions across the south toda another looming threat. tropical storm watches now posted from louisiana to florida. dylan has the all-important forecast. >> final farewell. john mccain laid to rest in an emotional ceremony. a touching last tribute td the senator r hero a day after his daughter's pointed eulogy. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be mad great again because america was always great. >> this morning, new reaction to his controversial comments. >> breaking his silence. the father of an iowa college student allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant speaks get. his powerful meso those

trying to use his daughter's death to push a political ag enda. all that plus up in flames. a fast moving fire consumes p brazil's 200-year-old national museum. the race to save thousands o priceless artifacts. >> cardinal nfronted. >> he is the object of considerable animosity. >> shame on you. >> the embattled archbishop of washington scolded dermass fori defendg pope francis and his handling ofur the ch's sex abuse scandal. t and caugh on camera. a woman leads police on a high-speed chase bore crashing, grabbing a baby from the back seat and fleeing on foot. the trouble she's in and how the baby is doing today, september mrd, 2018. >> announcer: fro nbc news, this ish "today" w savannah guthe and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in

plaza.ller good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for making us part of your holiday. i'm sheinelle jones alongside peteral ander. >> if this is the end of the summerer weerx rr going to out in style today. check this out outside. this is insane. we rolled into work at like 4:30 thismo ing. the line went for blocks. why don't we? if you haven't heard of them, your kids will be upset if you didn't wake them up. >> the biggest crowd i have seen all summer long. let's get to something else ony ev's mind, the weather. there's trouble brewing for millions down south. dylas for al and has a first check of the forecast. >> this is a live look at miami right now where the wind is starting to pick up a bit. we're also seeing pockets of heavy rain. in and out of heavy rain. that's the story for areas down in miami and southern florida. it's a tropical system already producing outerands of

torrential downpours. we could see waterpouts and brief gusty winds. wen as it moves to the gulf of mexico whereer temperatures are about 90 degrees, this could strengthen into a tropical system. it would be named gordon if it does. wi have warnings posted across the gulf coast from mobile, alabama, right into the western coast of siana. there's an 80% chance of this developing into a tropical system. even if it never takes on a name, there's still a lot of rain and wind. although it is forecastap to pe strengthen into a tropical storm by tuesday orningg and by wednesday it should make landfall somewhere possibly to the northeast of neworleans. but that will certainly adjust as we get closer in time. thent will move in over land and then weaken. we're lookg for as much as 2, 3, 4, 5 inches of rain from the system. we could see oo storm surge of

two to four feet. hiis is som to keep an eye on. >> we'll be watching. thanyou. als breaking overnight, the search for four people missing after a head-on collision between two boats. it happened on the colorado river saturday snight,ding nearly two dozen people into the water there. steve patterson has the very latest for us this morning. steve, good morning. >> good morning to you. look, this is dangerous work. diveeams are heading back dm to the water this morning, searching an area at least two miles wide and in some places 30 feet deep. they're cautiousntt this p to call this operation a recovery with family still holding out hope. this morning, a desperate search against the current. divers scouring the colorado river for any signs of life after a disastrous head-on collision between two recreationy boats satur night filled with passengers. >> it's going to be a rollover tc, two ejections. we have one immediate at this point.

we're still determining the other patients. >> four people, a man and three women, are missing and presumed dead. >> i don't want to give the intermeration there isn't a remote possibility they made i y treating this a a potential drowning. and th helicopters above rescue teams combing the river, you can see the tips of both vehicles barely above the surface. one pulled out of the water late on the boats carrying a combined 16 people crashed around 8:00 p.m. by the moabil reg park. nine others were injured, two remain in critical cecondition. poay the water was crowded because of the holiday. >> it's hard to give an exact number, a total number on the river itself. obviously, because it labor day weekend, that's a holiday weekend, a big boating weeke here on the colorado river. >> a heartbreaking holiday search nowith a lesson to anyone hitting the water today. >> obviously, try to pay

attention and understand that boats don't stop. they don't stop on a dime like a car. >> investigators also say no one on board either boat was wearing a life jacket, something they y has absolutely saved lives in collisions just like this one. no wd yet on what caused this accident. peter and sheinelle. >> good reminder. steve, thank you. now to the emotional final farewell to john mccain, laid to rest sday after five days of services and rare honors in washington and arizona. kate snow joins us with the latest. od morning. good morning. senator john mccain now in his final resting place following a weekend of tributes to his life and legacy. his family, friends, and even political rals including two former presidents condemning the state of american politics, seemingly taking aim at the current occupant of the oval office. senator john mccain laid to rest. the celebrated atesman buried in a private ceremony at the

u.s. naval academy cemetery sunday alongside his best friend from the class of '58, admiral chuck larson. this photo showing a grieving on y mccain laying her head her husband's casket. the burial capped off by a saluy. in the navy fighters flying in the missing manat fon. it marks the end of five days of national mourning for joh mccain, including soaring tributes from two former presidents,arack obama and george w. bush. both men hailing their one-time rival as a patriot who tried bridge america's political divide. >> so much of our polics, our public life,nd discourse seems small and mean. and petty. john called on us to be bigr than that. >> john detested the abuse of power. could not abide bigots and despots.g >> president trump was not

invited to the memorial and the sharpest apparent rebuke of the president came from mccain's daughter meghan during her emotiona eulogy. >> the america of john mccain has no need to be made great again because america wa >> president trump spent saturday at his virginia golf course, appearing to respond hours later, tweeting make america great again. the arizona senator's longtime friend, lindsey graham, defending comeghan's ents. >> if you say something bad about meghan's father, you will know it. she didn't like it. so it's okay. she's grieving. >> president trump was not invited to the memorialbu servi, a lot of people noticed his daughter and son-in-law were there. >> jared and ivanka got a lot oi attention for there saturday. senator lindsey graham was asked about it saturday. he facilitated them being there

wi the approvalf cindy mccain. we're not sure if they were asked or asked to come. >> thank you very much. >> meernlt, this is a crucial week for the president. his supreme couomee brett kavanaugh will be in the hot seat on capitol hill tomorrow. as his confirmation hearings get under way. renbc white house condent kristen welker has more on what we can expect. good morning. >> hi, peter. good morning to you and happy labor day. brett kavanaugh confirmation process is a critical test for the president and the country. he will help shape the court for a generation with say in abortion rights to voting rights and even possibl the limits of presidential power. and both sides are digging in. thismorning, supreme battle. democrats and republicans previewing their argumentsahead of judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing set to get under way tomorrow. top gop senator lindsey graham. >> if you'r looking to

republican president to pick a qualified conservative, he would be on the top of anyone's list. >> but this morning, democrats are blasting the entire process for what they argue is a lack on trarency, with the trump administration now withholding more than 100,000 records related to kavanaugh's time as a lawy in the george w. bush administration, citing executive privilege. senate minority leader chuck schumer tweeted it has all the makings of a cover-up. senator amy klobuchar lashing out. >> it's not normal. we're not able to see 100,000 documents. >> raj shah saying they have turned over 440,000 pages, more than the past five nominees combined. also at issue, democratic concern ss kavanaugh would make the court more conservative and could overturn roe v. wade, which legalizes a woman's right to an abortion, and then there's e special counsel

investigation with a spotlight on kavanaugh's past writings including a1998 law journal article arguing congress should change the laws so are protected from outside investigations. >> i think that's a mistake, and it's one of the major reasons people have misgivings about his epmination. >> butlicans fired back. >> i'm sure judge kavanaugh will follow the guidelines and recu himself in cases where he should. >> now, republicans have a narrow majority in the senate and can confirm kavanaugh without any democrats. t stil white house is watching two senators very closely. susan collins and lisa murkowski. both have said they want a justice who respects that abortion is legal. as for kavanaugh, the white house tells me he's ready for tomorrow, having engaged in at least half a dozen prep sessions including full mock hearingsve chohave included interruptions byrs protes >> thank you. also this morning, a man being held for a deadlyathooting reignited the debate over florida's stand your ground law is opening upor the first time

about the case. stephanie gosk joins us with at case. >> good morning. >> michael draco was caught on surveillance video firing his gun after what he says was an argument over a handicap parking space. she's speaking out from jail where he's facing manslaughter charges for shting thateft a father of three dead. it all started in a veenls store parking lot on july 19th. when michael draka said he argued with a woman over a handicap space. >> i did not confront anyone. i was confronted. and i answered. >> in a jailhouse interview with a local reporter, he called people whoark in handicap spots a pet peeve for him because he has disabled friends andmi . >> my whole life, i have doing work. >> at one point, the woman's boyfriend stepsetween them and shoves him to the ground.

draka, who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon, falls and pulled out his gun and fires. the man who was unarmed staggers >>ck inside the store and later dies. as an uncalled for murder. my son didn't deserve to die like this. period. >> the pinellas cffnty she did not arrest him initially, saying he had the right to protect himself under florida'so stand yourd law, but the county prosecutor later filed malaughter cases against him, which draka called a surpr >> i was surprised. >> an attorney for mclaughlin's family disagrees. >> how did you clear every hurdle when he was the aggressor of the entire situation. >> draka said he was, quote, very scare after being pushed to the ground. >> it felt like i was tkled or someone hit me from behind or

something. >> how was he afraid? was the only one who had a gun. marquis was literally backing up. there werebout four seconds he had to make that decision whether to fe that firearm. >> asked if he had any message for the family, draka responded -- >> sorry. that's all i can say t them. >> so we're now hearing of course from draka, but has he entered a plea yet? >> he's pleaded not guilty. he'll be in court for a pretrial hearing. the family is asking the florida legislature to reconsidering the stand your ground law and change it hopefully and se some lives. >> thank you. also this morning, a dramatic nwist in the sex abuse scandal rocking the catholic church. on asunday, u.s. cardinal was confronted by parishioners during mass as he asked for prayers for pope francis. keir simmons has more on that. >> this morning,infighting at

the highest levels of the catholic church. two weeks ago, pope francis w accused without evidence of r t mccarrick who resigned inaf jul r allegations surfaced that he abused children for decades. now, arch bishable vigano, who made those allegations against the pope, is questioning his honesty. vigano was a papal ambassador during the pope's high-profile trip to the u.s. in 2015. during that visit, pope francis met with kim davis, the controversial county clerk from kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. an abuse purvivor saidope francis told him he didn't know who kim davis was prior to the meetingt and f vigano was

trying to sabotage his trip to the u.s. he said s horrified and fired that papal ambassador. he fired back claiming the pope was lying claiming he had briefed pope francis ahead of the meeting. others in the church questioning vis.no's moti >> there's no question tha the archbishop is a disgruntled employee. now, most whistleblowers are disgruntled employees so we have to investigate what he had to say and lk into it. >> other catholic leaders are also taking heat for the ase scandal rocking the church. washington, d.c.'s catholic archbishop, dardinal donald wuerl was heckled. he served as a bishop inor pittsburgh8 years and was accused in an explosive grand jury repor of mishandling clergy sexual misconduct, an deniesion h >> i ask your prayers for me fog eness in any of my errors

of judgment, for any of my inadequacies. >> keir simmons, nbc news, london. >> let's turn back to dylan for most on the fore >> we're keeping a close eye on the gulf coast, but we alsora he falling in the central part of the country. a cold front that's going to linger around for a while. so the midwest back to the ee tral plains, we could flooding with up to 8 inches of rain possible. we'll get to yourinocal forecast the next 30 sec.

good morning. for your labor day, aot one. 78 degrees outside right now. it is humid. we'll see lot of sunshine today. 80 in annapolis, 76 in quantico. we'll be arod 90 degrees, feeling closer to 100 by the afternoon. 94 for a high. the pool will be a good place to go to later today. we could have a couple isolated storms. most of the area stays dry. 90s through thursday and then rain s we headinto the weekend and it will be cooler. >> and that's your latest forecau,. >> thank dylan. >> just ahead, mollie tibbetts' father breaks his silence. his powerful message to anyonet ying to politicize his daughter's death. a >> and first-hand look at what it takes to survive a near drowning. the life-saving tips that first responders want all of us to. know first, this is "today" on nbc. duke's is the perfect companion for so many things.

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a gun. he was shot and has non-life threating injuries. no one else was hurt. >> today, metro is operating on a sunday schedule for theda lab holiday. the rail service will open soon, at 8:00a.m., and close at 11:00 p.m. off-peak fares will be i effect and parking is free at metro's parking lots. >> i know a lot of you have outdoor plans. check of your forecast is .ext.

good monday morning. mild and humid outside. we're dealing with a little patchy fog mainly north and west of d.c.his rning. as we go through the afternoon, mostly sunny. temperatures in the snients, and then a couple isolated thunderstorms with maybe a few more clouds moving in. eling close to 10 thee today. in the 90 tomorrow for the first day of school so the kids want to dress cool, then we goto friday finally seeing a break from the 90s. into the weekend ishen the

rain chances go up and temperatures go down. >> thank you. >> we'll get another local news update in 25 minutes. >> for now, back to the "today" show after this short break. have a good day.

7:30 now on this labor day monday morning, septeer 3rd, 2018. a good one today. a huge holiday owd. this is going to be aery special concert. why don't we? if you have want heard of them, you're about to find out who they are. one the bands in the world and thesre here today they take the stage for the full 8:30 half hour. the line was wrapped for blocks when i got in. back inside studio 1a i'm peter alexander alongside sheinelle jones. this is going to be good one. >> a good day. let's get to a check of the headlines. four people still missing after two boats crashed on t colorado river ejecting more than a dozen people who were onboard. itpe hd saturday night on the river that borders california and arizona. both boats sank and passingbo

ers pulled victims from the water. ten people were taken to the hospital. officials say none of t voters were wearing life vests. >> asi m fire in brazil engulfed200-year-old museum, lighting up the sky with powerful flames. th raced to save historical relics from the fire. the museum that hsses milli of egyptian artifacts was closed at the te of the blaze. no reports of injuries and investigators are still trying to figure out how itstarted. >> newly released video shows a wild hahigh-speedse in texas involving a mher and her baby. it happened in june near san antonio, at one y point,ou can see the suv run over a spike strip and almost losecontrol.he later, t suspect crashes into the back of a truck. she gets out, opens up the back door and pulls a baby in car seat out of the suv and starts running. moments later, she runs across several lanes ofraffic and

jumped into another suv. she was attempting to carjack the vehicle. she was surrounded by police and taken into custody. she now faces a list of charges. >> now, a proerful messagem ain grievg parent. iowa college student mollie tibbetts was allegedly murdered by a undocumented immigrant. now her daughter is saying he w doesn't his daughter to be used as a political pawn. rning to you. this family is shattered. rob tibbetts says they have been grieving in private but don't like how their daughter's name is being used, compelled once again to come forward to put a rnop to it. this g, the father of slain iowa college student mollie tibbetts is demanding his daugeer's murder removed from the heated political debate swirling around ioimmigr in an op-ed, he criticizes those who, quote,alusly distort and corrupt mollie's tragic

deatho advance a cause she vehemently opposed. adding, do not appropriate mollie's soul in advancing vws she believes were strongly drong words in response to the president's so jr., who recently used mollie's death to bash what heal cd democrats' open borders agenda. mollie was found dead a in iowa cornfield nearly two weeks ago after a search that capturedhe nation's attention. authorities say her acous killer is an undocumented immigrant from mexico. in the days following the suspect's arrest, president trump and his allies were quick to use it as a rallying cry for stronger immigration laws. >> mollie tibbet, an incredible young woman, is now permanently separated from her family. a person came in fro mexico ilillegally andd her. >> mollie's father, just the latest family member to speak out. others writing on social media,

please remember evil comes in ery color. andre we aim our mollie. the small town of brooklyn, iowa, reeling first from the murder and now from being thrust into the center of a polarizing litical debate. people in i centralowa reportedly receiving racist robocalls likene this given to the iowa starting line. >> if after her life has now been brutally stolenhe to her could be brought back to life for just one moment and ask, what do you think now, mollie tibbetts would say -- >> kill them all. >> a disturbing message mollie's father doesn't want associated with his daughter. ro tibbetts goes on to offer a heartfelt apology to the hispanic community saying to knowingly foment discord beween community is a racist flag. >> terrible story. thank you very much. >> also this morning, a controversy over ryan gosling's

upcoming movie "first man." it exploresif the of neil armstrong, but the film is coming underire weeks before its release for a moment from the historic mission that isn't shown. here's joe fryer. >> got the flag up now. you can see the stars and stripes. >> it's one of the most inic moments in human history, but this morning, the first moon landing is getting new attention heren planet earth. >> this was widely regarded in the end as a human achievement. >> actor ryan gosling fueling a political fire storm with those comments. >> this is an american en achievemt, bar none. >> gosling plays neil armstrong in "first man." >> we're planning on the flight ing successful. >> new film about the u.s. p mission tut the first man on themoon. but the film, which premiered thursday at the venice film vest festival, does not include the moment where the american flag

is planted on the moon's surface. the backlash has been fierce, many branding the movie anti-american. politicians entering the fray, marco rubio tweeting the american peopleor paid that mission on rockets built by americans with american technology and caring american astronauts. it wasn't a u.n. mission. and senator ted cruz writing, really sad hollywood erases american flag from moon landing. gosling explaining to reporters that the film's intent was to focus on armstrong's persona introspective journey. >> i don't think neil viewed himself as an american hero. from my interviews and experiences with his family and people who knew him, it was quite the opposite, and i think we really wanted the movie to reflect neil. >> accordi to the film's director, and confirmed by universal pictur, nbc's sister company, the american flag is shown standing on the lunar surface multiple times in the movie, just not the actual planting of the flag.

neil armstrong's two sons defending the film, saying in a statement, the filmmakers chose to focus on neil looking back at the earth. this story is human, and it is universal. of course, it celebrates an american achievement. it also celebrates an achiev for all mankind. mstrong passed away in 2012, but his own wunforgettableds from that landing live on forever. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankd. >> f "today," joe fryer, nbc news. in their statement, armstrong's sons went on to say their dad be, quote, deeply saddened by the fact that a beautiful and thoughtful about american ingenuity, bravery, and personal sacrifice is being sulli by political rhetoric. >> definitely has people talking about it. dylan is othere, r look at the forecast. end of summer. >> won't feel like it. it's hot. we have temperatures expected to get back up into the 90s,

feeling like 95 to 100 degrees when you factor in the humidity. we have heat advisory posted across the northeast. 39 mil people under heat advisories because of the high temperatures and humidity on t of that. this is the pattern that's going to set up for at least the beginnin to the middle o the week because we have an area of high pressure that is just keeping thingsvery, very sunny and very warm. we're looking at a heat index of 101 in d.c. today. raleigh, 97. nashville, 97. cincinnati, it will feel like 98 tu will most likely break degrees. more record high temperatures eapecially across the nor. looking for a heat index of 98 in new york city.10 baltimore, is what it will feel like on tuesday. then as we go into wednesday and end of t week, temperatures will moderate. we'll drop fro 90n wednesday in pittsburgh to 82 on friday. detroit drops down to 77 on friday. up and down the east coast, it ways warm to d.c. through the end of thek and in new york city, we should bottom out about 82 degrees by the time we get to

friday. this is the cold front that's going to cool things down but in's not m eastward very quickly. in the meantime, we're looking at heavy pkets of rain in the central plains and the midwest. your re's a peek out window. >> good monday morning. 78 degrees. humid outside. we had a little patchy fog mainly north and dest of. it's 80 degrees in annapolis and 71 in gaithersburg. a hot and human afternoon. by lunchtime, niebt degrees. feeling close to 100. by 4:00 p.m., 94, feeling pore like 103. we could seepl a c isolated thunderstorms. in the 90s tomorrow for the first day of school for a lot of kids and rain moves in on the weekend. >> that's you latest forecast. coming up,m we'll hear fro the bishop accused of groping ariana grande during aretha franklin's neful. >> also, ahead, what they just did that some small business owners claim is destroying their linlihood.

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this morning on in-depth today, what it takes tople off dangerou water rescues. >> this is timely. that boat collision on the colorado river we s about earlier and weekend flooding in pennsylvania and maryland, just a few recent examples. kerry sanders went to a professional training center in austate new york where first responders are tght to save lives. kerry, good morning. >> good morning. more people drown in natural disayiers than from any other cause. and now, first responders have place where they can safely train in what are real-world imreats, and this morning, i'm their vict you would not want to do thisou with a life jacket, dry suit,

and a rescue team at the ready. i'm now fulln in whatcaayakers ll class three rapids as i go under over and over and over again. it's as close to drowning as e haver experienced. my lungs fil wdith water, a swift water rescue instructor at the ready. a timedjump, and now, we're both being pulled t the edge of this simulated yet very real raging river. >> you all ri >> yeah. >> okay. >> good? >> i'm good. but i drank some of that ter. we've all seen those ldreal-w rescues, and today, we're going to learn if you're ever i this crisis, there are some decisions you cy make to s alive. first, if you're i raging rapids, take a defensive position. get on your back, feet facing wn river, and keep the legs . fight the natural urge to feel for the bottom of the riverbed with your feet. >> instinct is to stand when they get into this moving water. it's itthrust thing you want to

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, final farewell. senator john mccain laid to rest following a weekend ofna emotl tributes to his life and >> we gathder here to mourn the passing of american greatness. >> twotributes from former presidents seemingly taking aim at president trump. >> john detested the abuse of power, cou not abide bigots and swaggering respots. >> live with the latest. plis, explainin actions. the bishop aused of inappropriately groping ariana grande during aretha franklin's funeral now speaking out.>> i certainly want to apologize to a and to her friends and her family. >> what he has to say about his controversial embrace.

and we're hooked. ♪ i'm hooked >> pop sensation "why don't we" is taking over our plaza for a live holiday concert you don't want to miss, today, september 3rd, 2018. >> wets have for why don't we. w camped out for 13 hours. >> we're ready fhy don't we. >> h l day from "today." >> here from los angeles. >> fromexas to see why don't we. >> good morning. lcome back to "today" on this labor dayrnonday mog. savannah and hoda have the morning off.

the rest of the world is here on the plaza. >> rolling stone weekly named our guests today, why don't we, an honor to watch. we have a ton of people who will be watching this morning. >> i think it was about an hour or two ago, there was a girl outside and she was standing here .cryi i was like, they won't start for anotherwohours. >> we're going to start hhis halfour with your news at 8:00. senator john mccain is in his final resting place following a weekend of tributes to his life and legacy. the senator and war hero was buried in a private ceremony on sunday alongside his best friend from the class of '58,ir adm chuck larson. a photo released by the mccain family shows a grieving cindy mccain laying her head on her husband's casket. the burial was capped off with navy fighters flying in the missing man formation. >> now to a disturbing theory over the medical mystery that sickened dozens of american diplomats.

some scientists thi a frightening new type of microwave weapon may have caused the aic tas on the u.s. embassy personnel based in cuba. andrea mitchel the details. >> a posble explanation thi morning for the mysterious symptoms suffered by two dozen u.s. diplomats and their families in havana last year. including severe headaches, ringing ears, and sle problems. they complained of hearing high-pitched sounds that were no audible to family members or neighbors. similar incidents that may be related were reported this year by american diplomats in china. now, as first reported by "the new york times growing number of doctors and scientists say the most likely cause could be high-intensity microwave beams.nd which uer some circumstances could trick the brain into sensing painful sounds. the state department has not indicated who might be behind the suspected attacks, but former u.s. officials and a lawyer representing eight of the

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talker. aretha frklin's funeral was a star-studded hours long extravaganza. >> it was not without ron mott covered the event in detroit. now.joining us good morning. >> good morning to you. this was a funeral that had everything. a-list names, stirring tributes, and more than a few heads nodding off during this extra long b ceremony, it also made headlines for other >> this was an epic funeral by almost any measure. but thi morning,he buzz isn't just about the a-listers attending. instead, it's this hug causing headlines.es bishop cha. ellis iii whose detroit church hosted the funeral, embracing ariana grande. social media lighting up. with many considering it inappropriate groping. now, the bishop is apologizing. >> it would never be my

intention to touchs any woma breast. the last thing i want to do is be a distraction to this day. >>as he also criticized for joking theoung singer's name reminded him of a new taco bell treat. >> i certainly want to apologize to ariana if what i said was taken the wrong way. >> put your hands together for reverend jasper williams. >> he wasn't the only one left actions.ng their >> a black woman cannot raise a black boy to be a man. >> atlanta reverend jasper williams who gave the eulogy was noced for turning his moment in the pulpito a wrist slap on the state of blake america, from single parenting to crime. sunday, he responded though did not offer a mea culpa. >> we as a race sit back and get mad if a police officer kills one of us. and we don't say anything when

100 of us are killed by us. something is wrong wit that. >> controversy aside, the funeral was an eight-hour extravaganza of pulse quickening music by the biggest in thebiz, touching tributes from legends like stevie wonder and smoky robertso the kind of funel fit for this queen. we reached out to ariana gnde for comment and did not hear from her. it was reported aretha franklin did not have a will. period ld be a restless for her family trying to settle that large estate. >> that's surprising. thanks very much. >> now to a moment from senator mccain's memorial service that people are still talking about. dylan is in the orange room with that. >> a sweet story. political vips came together saturday to honor senator john mccain at his memorial service.

among them, barack o and formerwment bush and first ladies michelle obama and laura bush. the fr were seated together when a sweet moment between george bush and michelle obama captivated the internet. look at this. at one point, george bush reaches overnd covertly slips something people assume to be a candy or a mint into michelle's hand. rack obama took notice as michelle mouthed the words thank reu. social media users eating up this exchange. blain posted, who among us has not participad in the church pew. jahmile said iea ain't unless it's a werther's original. >> sneaking a piece ofandy to michelle obama is warming my heart, and robert tweets, obama says, am i going to have to reparate you two. it's no sect the two are often seated together at events. both are seen stifling their

smiles i a memorial service in texas, and here in a full embrace in d.c. so clearly, they have this thing oning bush told "people" magazine that michelle likes his sense of humor, and anybody who likes his sensef humor he likes too. i'm sure michelle also likes anyone who sres candy. >> it's funny because i saw that moment happen and i thought, uh-oh, that's going to be a moment. sure enough, it took off. >> laura bush is the unspoken hero. she's where it started, who brought the candy i the first place. >> good point, peter. >> she deserves the credit. m >>ing on to pop start. exciting news that happened over th labor day weekend. chef and friend of the "today" show katie lee is married. she married her boyfriend in italy,xchanging vows off the amalfi coast. theyed annouheir engagement in march. >> nicki minaj is opening up about being single for the first

time. she sat down with ellen degeneres to kick off the talk ,how host's 16th season premiering tomorrnd right away, ellen started quizzing the rapper about her love life. while she stayed tight lipped wh about she may or may not be deting, she said she's happier. ee i'm chilling. i have always in a relationship my whole life. i have been in a relationship since i was 15 years old. this is the first time i'm single and i'm happier and more free. i used to feel like i had to have a man. my whole adult life, i felt like i had to have a man. i wt every womano know, you absolutely don't. you can go- >> amen, sister. i want women to know also, you don't need a m. >> you can watch the full interview which airs tomorrow. check your local listings. and finally, lindsay lohan, a video of the actress partying in greece has the internet buzzing. seen in this video here, lohan

was showing o some of her impressive dance moves at her beach club that cluded the dramatic hair flip and the spins to go along with it. th video quickly went viral catching the attentionf busy philipps. she wanted to give the dance a try, mimichang s moves alongside her pal. she captioned it, it's weirdly harder to nail it than it seems. respect. her dance moves also became intern memes such as this one, when the waiter brings a second bread bask whout asking. lindsey's dancing is the gift that keeps on giving. >> i can relateat to now you have the daly click. >> i do. >> you go about your business. john gabriel w determined to try his mother's unsweetened baking but it didn't go as he wanted to. he scooped it into his mouth, expecting a sugary sensation, and quickly realizes the error. look at this.

he examines thebox. he's trying to figure out where he could have possibly gone wrong. after a while, gabriel can't hold it in any longer. he lets the chocolate out. he coughs this ltle powder puffs. they escape his mouth. finally -- he spit it out. >> like puff the magic dragon. >> his mother said he had insisted on trying i fordays. i think that will be the first and last time. have you ever tried it, baking chocolate? >> no. >> is sitter and it zaps all the moisture from your mouth. >> why have you tried it? >> same ason. it's chocolate. delicious. >> and the forecast as well.ee >> i n water. i'm sothirsty. no, i'm kidding. we have tropical storm gordon right now. is just been upgraded to a tropical storm. winds at 35 miles per hour. it's pretty fast moving right w.

west-northwest winds movement at 16 miles per hour. and it isov going to through the gulf of mexico where water degrees.ures are at 90 that's a good condition for this storm to maintain its strength. it is going to bring t hvy rain through southern florida today and all along the gulf coast as we go into tue tuesday night. we could see a storm surge of 2 to 5et especially from new orleans over into the panhandle of florida, which is a d possibility. could ae flooding, too, with as much as 3 to 5 inches of rain. some areask could p up six inches of rain. we'll monitor this closely. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning. 79 degrees right now. it is muggy outside, but we do have sunshine, and it will really be hot later on it's 82 in annapolis. 77 in clinton. nchtime, closer to we'll be closer to 90 degrees. it will feel more like 100 by the afternoon, topping out ound 94. feeling like 103. a couple thunderstorms possible. first day of school tomorrow will be hot.

94 for a high. by the end of the week, into tht weekent's when the rain >> that's your latest forecast. >> thank you. a facebook has made number of recent changes as it grapples with everything from your er security,inly as it relates to your personal data, to finding more ways to connect you to family and friends. >> but some small businesses and bloggers now say those changes are coming at a heavy price. here's nbc'sbedre condent jo ling kent. >> after nearly two years under fire for false news and russian election meddlg -- >> what responsibility does facebook have for the content on its platform? >> the pressure for facebook to users and protect its change things is on. earlier this year, facebook's ceoarzuckerberg altering your news feed with more posts from friends and family, saying we'll show less public content incleoing vid and other posts from publishers or businesses. his goal makes facebook more social with less media and products, requiring everything

from big businesses to mommy bloggers to p onlyost content that they create, ratr than share other products or recommendations. but some say it has had a downside >> it decreased my income from facebook by 60% overnight, no explanation. >> holly,om of three, is the brains behind quirky mama. her facebook page with 3 million followers became sopopular, she hired five employees.ba her husnd greg quit his job to work for her. but then in february, p her view plunged. she blames the change in facebook policy for m thesive drop. >> there's a lot of bait and switch here because, you know, we were encouraged by facebook touild these communities over there. >> and holly is not alone. several small companies telling suddens there's been a turn for the worst. popular feel-good facebook page little things shut down after clicks dropped by 75%. when we asked facebook what happened to holly and other small businesses, a spokesperson

told nbcne , we have recently made changes to prioritize conversaons among friends and family. although this means some public pages may see a decline in reach, the goal is to make sure that people can connect around authentic and engaging posts. >> this is real money for thesen uencers, because if suddenly your traffic goes away, so does your income >> what would you like to say to mark zuckerberg? >> i feel like we have spent our whole -- like our whole facebook lives curating what we want to see in our feed. stop controlling it. u le see what we want to see. >> during a once cozy relationship to it's complicated. for "today," jo ling kent. >> now to something else you may have noticed. from harsh comments on social media to shouting matches on tv, have you noticed the seems to be something very wrong with manners these days? >> iand to talk with you about that later.

we have parents wondering how ourdids are suppo to behave. we sent gadi schwartz to antt etiquee class where he found kids learning to be tepo >> let me get my cell phone and put it on the table. >> forbidden. >> forbidden? >> we'll get back to these little etiquette ex later, but itheir mastery surprises you, you're probably not alo. because what should you expect when your kids grow up barraged by brawls on tv or constantly clicking on the crude actics of the ternet, and even in the halls of power, they see what are supposed to be civil servants who are no longer civil at l. no wonder some kids are acting out. but take a closerhi look at classroom in california where courtesy holds center stage. >> tha you. >> this is ms. dee's modern day

etiquette class. she's teaching a new generation it's cool to have good manners, or at leasthat's the pe. >> who's going to teach me manners? >> imagine a worlds where everyone had these types of tools to get along. it's a lot more than just the fork and the knife. w itas more about instilling this in kids from the get-go. >> from this woman, it means starting young and goingo- headad with the high conflict world. why do you think it is parents are cing to you a asking you to teach their kids manners? >> i think they come to me ama sure the way they were raised is still instilled, that they don't know how to teach it or naturally because they're mom or dad, the kids don't listen.ey e like, hopefully you can instill it in my child. >> judy's two daughters are enrolled in the class. >> we love them.'r e more connected to their echnology, that they hav forgotten manners. >> ironically, many are looking

for help in the same place manners go to die, the internet. here, more and more tutorials on at is right and impolite are popping up. d peopperate for a return to the refined, but ms. dee still preferred human interaction, so she? vited me over for a quick refresher on the dos and don'ts at the dinner aable which more complicated than you mayin >> take two bites. >> make it smaller? yes. tiny bit. >> three bites. >> the size of two bites. >> oh, because i don't want to stuff my whole face. okay, so here's a question. >> no elbows. >> sorry, sorry. >> o my shoulders. put my shoulders back. >> you can't talk with food in your mouth. >> shoot, i did talk with food in my mouth. this is a hard class. >> a return to manners may be a tall order, but you're never too old to be polite. the last one is for you.

>> thank you very mu,olivia. >> for "today," gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >> sign me up. i think it's a great idea. what do you think? >> we're still dating whether our kids should call the neighbors ms. jones, mr. jone >> i s yes. >> we need help. >> the other day, somebody told daughter, what's your name. she says, clary. they go, nice to meet you. she goes -- i thought, lord, i have to teach her what to say. you have to teach them. >> rather than staring at thel. >> i come home and my daughter says, hello, peter. >> all right. straight ahead, the moment our packed crowd has been waited for all morning long. a live concert from why don't we.r first, you local news. here come the tears. in

good mo it's now 8:26 on this monday morning. hope your labor day isff to a good start. i'm chris lawrence. will meetdinal wuerl with priests in d.c. to discuss the growing sex scandal. someone shouted shame on you during sunday's mass. wuerl is accused of covering up exual abuse in pennsylvania for years. day, metro rail operating on a sunday schedule for the holiday. they opened at 8:00 and will close at 11:00 tonight.f- ak fares will be in effect all day and parking is free. g we'l a check on the forecast when we come back. stay with .

good monday morning. the pool will be a great place to head on this labor day. 90 degrees by noon today. you need the spf 30 or higher. going to feel closer to 103 with a high of 94.

tomorrow for the first day back to school, hot again. 94 rain into the weekend, chris. >> all right, thank you. you can get the lates news and weather any time on the nbc

8:30 now on a monday morning. it's labor day, 2018. we'reicking off the holiday. let me hear you now. the guys from why don't we are ing to hitur center stage and put on an unforgettable concert. these guys are >> i think you can say that this is a huge crowd is an understatement. rockefeller plaza is overflowing moment.

let's check in with dylan. she's standing by with fans. dylan? >> it was hard to pick fans but we found beautiful young ladies re. you guys are huge why don't we fans. is that correct? >> yeah. >> so they call youuy lime lights? >> yeah. >> whe does that come from? >> they made their first song, and in their tng,y say i need your night light -- >> what is your name? >> mikaela. >> lock at her eyeballs how areou doing today? >> i'm doing great. >> yeah? >> they don't care about me, that's for sure. >> wow.ll >> a right, guys. they're going to keep chitchatting so i'll send it back to you. >> you want to do a check of the it?her while you're at >> i might as well because they're listening closely to what the weather let's take a look at what's going on across the country. we are going tonc see a c of

stronger storms today. skpecially back through iowa, into neb and kansas. we have heavier downpours and that could leadla to brief flooding and that rain is going to stick around. wetave 5 million people a risk under the flood watches and even flood warnings. this is a cold front that's going to slowly move eastward. as it does so, it will bring heavy rain to the chicago area later on tonigh as we go to tuesday, it will continue to slide into the midwest. we're looking at the possibility of very heavy rain over the nexp days. that's a look at the weather across the country, now here's a peek out your window. well, warm labor day. tart at 79 right now. we'll keep south-southwest wind so it will keep warming us into the 90s later on. it's 82 in anp ls. 76 in manassas. as we go through the day, we'll heat into the 90s, feeling closer like 100. high of 94, l feelinge 103. we could have a couple isolated thunrms at best. in the 90s for the 1st day of

school tomorrow for many kids and go into the week with more rain in the forecast. >> why don't we and their fans have taken over midtown manhattan for his live concert in the plaza. before the music, a little more about the guys who have become internationaio sens in two short years. >> they are one of pop music's biggest break-out stories. the quintet why don't we is findg success on the charts and with their fans. over 3 million instagram followers and over 2 million on youtube. since forming two years ago, the nor sold out back-to-back american headlining tours. ♪ whyt is i so hard >> their much anticipated album eight letters dropped this

weekend and already topping the charts. ♪ it took one night one try ♪ and i'm hooked >> hooked shot to number three and along with talk, have colly over 30 million streams on spotify and they logged 30 million views on youtube. this moeing, why don't w is taking over our summer concert stage right here on the plaza. >> and here they are, why don't we. ♪ it's not just me you feel it too ♪ ♪ you know and i know

♪ ♪ because i'm not listening and you're not listening ♪ ♪ no we try and it never works ♪ we go breaking up like cell phones ♪ ♪ you don't listen when i talk ♪ dial tones nothing but the high note when you speak bstause i don't when you talk ♪ ♪ don't think we'll everet better better ♪ ♪ because with every letter dial tone nothing but that high note ♪ ♪ we don't listen when we talk ♪ it doesn't seem like we're trying to check on

communication ♪ ♪ i'm hearing me and you're hearing you ♪ ♪ on different islands ♪ecause i'm not listening and yore not listening ♪ ♪ we try t i fix it never works ♪ ♪ we go breaking up like cell phones when i speak because you don't lis when i talk ♪ ♪ dial tone nothing but the high note ♪ ♪ when you sak because i don't listen when youalk ♪ ♪ don't think we'll ever get better these words with every letter ♪ ♪ dial tone nothing but the high note ♪ ♪e don't listen when we talk

♪ i'm not a listening you're not listening ♪ ♪ we try to fix it it never works ♪ l we go breaking up like c phones when i speak because you don't listen when talk ♪ ♪ dial tone nothing but the high note ♪ ou♪ when y speak because i don't listen when you talk ♪ 't think we'll ever get better ♪ gets worse with every letter ♪ ♪ dial tone nothingut the high note we don't listen when we lk ♪ >> this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back to our citi concert stage on this labor day monday morning. >> that was insane. yes. >> this place is going nuts today. why don't we just dropped their highly anticipated debut album, called "eight letters." they're zach, jack, jonah, corben, and daniel. welcome. >> dylan and i were talking about this. we interviewed you guys almost two years ago. we were inside. we said you're an up and coming group. and now look at this crowd. >> insane. it's cr yy. >> tha to all the fans. >> it's all them. thank you. >> how aon youcting with the fans? what is it about the group that you're really making it happen? >> see jack'shair? >> is it his hair? >> it's jack's hai >> so this new album is now

officially number one in 20 countries. >> what? i didn't even know that. >> that's breaking news. it's number one on the itunes overall album chart as well. what inspired you? album youred this just dropped? >> it's called eight letters which means i love you. it's a big i love you to the fans. and we never took time with music like we did withut our d album. this means so much to us. >> we got to go in and write on this, too. so that was an amazing process. >> you were saying you're so busy on tour, you were just i asia, then australia, and now in new york. how do you do it and do you have a favorite son you perform? >> this girl brought me a giant watermelon pillow. i bring it on every flight. it's amazing. >> we sleep whenever we can. >> and talkuto us a where you're going next? we have been talking about the

jersey shore dates. >> we're going a tonnounce your r dates.erican t we know one stop is right here in radio city music hall. give us hints, where else are you going to go? places.great >> all the good spots. >> you'll know when we tell you, man. >> are you ready to hear them sing? what are you going to perform now? >> eight letters. >> okay. ♪ you know me the besthe wor but you don't judge ♪

♪ i have been hurt so i don't trust ♪ ♪ now here we are and i feel it ♪ ♪ i said those words before but wasn't love ♪ ♪ you deserve to hear them ♪ why do i pull you c then ask you to stay ♪ ♪

♪ speak my mind heard those words before ♪ ♪ but it wasn't love y ♪ deserve to hear them ♪ why is it so hard to say ♪ why must you walk away why do i pull you close and then ask you to stay ♪ ♪ why are those eight letters so hard to say ♪ ♪ i close my eyes

♪ why is it so hard to say ♪ why do i pull you close then ask you to stay ♪ ♪ close my eyes ♪ i close my eyes ♪ i close my eyes you left my mind♪ ♪ i close my eye ♪ this.re why don't we after

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welcome back to "today." we couldn't let why don't we go without one more performance. guys, take it away. ♪ dollar bills in a limousine ♪ nike airs ♪ i want a girl with common sense ♪ ♪ we used to dream about gchting nd getting out ♪

♪ it took a while to figure out ♪ ♪ the type of girl that i'm about ♪ ♪ who brings the real out of me ♪ ♪ i don't really want a trust fund baby ♪ ♪ i like my women independent on't want a trust fund baby ♪ ♪ you drive mead because it tastes so good ♪ ♪ you know i wouldn't wal away even if i could ♪

♪ it took one night one try and i'm hooked ♪ ♪ i'm hooked ♪ i'm hooked ♪ i just want to be honest ♪ i want one you bring home to mama ♪ ♪ and the ones without the drama ♪ ♪ i can't help it ♪ the ones you bring home to

mama ♪ ♪ the ones who never have thea dram♪ ♪ i can't help it ♪ these girls ♪ there's way too many i can't help it i wan to love ♪ >> thank you so mch. we love you. love you so, so much. >> we're back with more. this is "today" on nbc.

another big thanks to why

don't we for putting on fun concert on the plaza. >> how does it feel looking at this crowd? you see these signsith your names on them? >> that's a lot of fingers out there. >> this is insane to us. we never thought this would happen. >> thank you, newe york. we lovu. >> tare all jealous we got hugs. >> 17 to 2 years old, you're on the ride of a lifetime. have fun with this. we appreciate it. >> that's all the time we have on this labor day monday morning. >> megyn kelly today is up next, bufirst, your local news.

good morng. 's 8:56 on this monday, september 3rd. i'm meagan fitzgerald. a woman has serious injuries after she was struck by a car in falls church. this is video from the scene. fairfax county policeay the crash happened along route 50 at graham road just after 3:00 this morning. the driver stayed on scene and was shakeup up. >> today, metro is operating on

a sunday schedule for the labor day holiday. rail service opened at 8:00 this moing and will close at 11:00 tonight. off-peak fares will be in effect all day, and parking is free at metro parkinglots. and we're back in just a minute with a check of your forecast. lc

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