good morning. breaking overnightflorence intensifies. the powerful hurricane gaining even more strength. tens of millions up and down the east coast now racing to prepar states of emergency declared. >> prepare for the worst but hope for the best. >> this morning, al with the very latest on where and when that storm could strike. breaking news, les moonves one of the most powerful men in stllywood, out at cbs. the embattled ceping down. c more womene forward, some with graphic allegations of sexual assault and violence. fear and loathing. >> this idiot woodward that t wrotes book, which is all fiction. >> president trump on the warpath against the legendary journalist, bob woodward and hie explosive -all. describing a white house in

nervous breakdown mode. and woodward him ilfs with us to respond. his first live interview. those stors, overnight arrest. a dallas police officer charged with manslaughter after entering nge wrong apartment and sh and killing an unarmed black man. courtnt coroversy. serena williams fined $17,000 n for her u.s. otburst. that moment ershadowing her opponent'sistoric win. willmorning, naomi osaka be here to weigh in on it all. and down but not out. >>ron rodgers carted off the field. that's about as bad a sight as any packere. can se >> and returns to lend gre bay to a dramatic, utlast-minwin. >> randall cobb is going to score. >> it's a comeback for the ages on the nfl's opening weekend. monday, september 10th, 2018.

>> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you so mucni for j us on this monday morning. i know what i did over the weekend. this is -- >> aittle light reading. >> the book that all of washington and beyond are talking about. i have my tabs and bob woodward riakt here. he's some swings at the president over the years. first, therm dangerous s we're talking about all week. we're talking about hurricane florence. >> it'sapidly intensifying this morning, along with preparations on the east coast. we're going to get to that part of the story in a moment let's go with al. he has the track of the storm. ea good morning, guys. today is the of the tropical atlantic hurricane seas l. and takek right now. we have three hurricanes, he'le,

and florence. they're going to be taking di r divergent paths. the one we're watching right now, is hurricane florence. a category 2 storm. t i'm going come back here to give you the locater of what's going on and where it is. 625 miles southeast of bermuda. 105-mile-per-hour winds. west-northwest at 109 miles per hour. now, the track of the storm. category 2 orm. it is pushing its way. by thursday morning, it is just off the coast, makes landfall some time late thursday night into friday morning, coming onshore as a category 3 stthm. impacts for this, right now, here's what we're looking at. we'rech wg for at least winds. tropical force winds. the greatest teat from charleston, williamington, raleigh. by even a moderate risk, savannah, roanoke, and norfolk. rainfallre amounts, w talking anywhere from 3 to 10 inches of rain, from myrtle beach on into

cape hatteras, on into richmond, as well. the storm may stall out after landfall because of high pressure that's going block it. it could really bring in anywhere from 10 to 20 inches rain, as it makes its way inland. we're going to continue to track it. but it is a potent, dangerous stor >> al, thanks so much. breaking overnight, one of the most powerful menn the entertainme entertainment industry is out. les moonves is out of cbs, after more women came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. a anne thompson is here this morninrn >> good g. this is not the ending les moonves wanted. over 24 years, he built cbs into an entertainment powerhouse. sbut he lean scandal, tainted by now what a dozen women say was atern harassment that wept nt on for decades. this morning, one of the most

successful runs in television, is canceled, effective les moonves out at cbs. his exit coming just hours after newra claims of sexual ment or assault were published by "the new yorker." in a statement, cbs says the network will donate $20 million to organizations that support the #metoo movement and for women in the workplace. that money will be deducted from any severance package for the long-time executive. that will be held until the allegations are investigated. six women on the recorred a range of allegations against moonves. from forcing oral sex to exposing himself. even violence and retaliation. tv executive phil lis golden gottlieb said when they worked together in 1986, moonves forced her to perform oral sex on him.

she didn't report it because he was the new golden boy. i just kept quiet. after rejecting another advance, he got angry and threw her against the wall. last year, sfpurred by the #meto movement, she filed a criminal complaint against moonves in los angeles. but the statute of limitations had expired. deborah was a massage therapist in the late '90s. >> every time i went ere, i won't say no. or i would pretent like i didn't know what i didn't know what he was talking about. reporter: after his ouster, moonves said, untrueeg aions from decades ago are being made against me that is no who i am. he said to "the new yorker," three of the encounte were sen sensu

consensual, but not which ones. e said overnight, i'm deepl saddened to be leaving the company. i wish now nbc new has not independently verified the allegations against moons. cbs says its chief operating officer will serve as president and acting chief executive until a permanent replacement is de ded. >> thank you, anne. a dallas police officer who shotndilled a man after she apparently mistook his apartment for her apartment has now been arrested and charged with manslaughter. we have new details on the case just this morning. guel, good mor >> reporter: good morning. this is where the soting happened where both the officer and the victim lived. today that officer is out of jail but many are a took so long for her arrest to happen. this morning dallas police officer, four-year veteran

released on bond after being booked at county jail. police say last thursday night she shot and killed 26-year-old john in his own apartment, mistaking the unit for her own. >> we're glad to see t district attorney and others ofponding to the demands this community. >> reporter: lawyers for the investigators say after fin beishing her shift and still in uniform, she returned to wha she mistakenly believed was her apartment. enco bter john insi she was on. police say it's not clear what thentaction was between her and the victim. at some point she fired her in weapon, str the victim.af ter the shooting guygar called

911 and emts rushed him to the hospital could not save his life. he was an activ member of his church and worked as an associate at pricewaterhouse coopers. last year while on duty, guygar shot a suspect aftere wrestled her taser away during an arrest. the suspect survived and she didn't face disciplinary action. today john's mother is calling r justice. if he was a white man in that apartment, would it have been different? would she hav reacted differently? >> he w to his grave never knowing why tr police offi came into his sxloofr sho him. >> reporter: that dlas police officer is out on $300,000 bond. shhas not commented on her arrest, neither has her attorney. another big story. >> good mowiing. the midterm elections

crucial to both parties,ha thin areng up to a battle between presidents. former s are turning to president barack obama to frame their argument to voters now. kristen welker has the latest on that. e> reporter: good morning to you. hite house dealing with that devastating one-two punch, the devastating book by bob ward ard and the searingp-ed in "new york times." it comes at a time when former president obama don't their successors. he's now entering the fight. former president obama is taking the care steps of coming off the sidelines and entering the political fray, aiming to help democrats take back the house, calling out president trump by name in illinois. >> it did not start by trump. he's a symptom, want the cause. >> reporter: and racism in california. >> the fact is if we don't step

up, things can get worse. >> reporter: f his part are, president trump tried to dismiss his predecessor. >> i tried watching it but i fell asleep. >> it was disappoiing to see president obama break with tradition of former presidents and become so political and roll t the same, tired arguments. s the orter: it comes trump white house is engulfed in its own set of controversying, including thath scag op-ed by a trump official. the op-ed echoing themes in the tell-all book from veteran wo journalist bobward, talkingab t widespread. >> woodward fired back. >> fiction. >> reporter: but woodward fired back. >> hwrong. and my reporting is meticulous and careful. >> reporter: telling cbs news -- >> you look at the operation of

this white house and you have to say let's hope to god we don't have a crisis. >> kristen,hat about the anonymous op-ed. i know the president is suggesting the attorney general is investigating to find out who wrote it. how is that looking? >> reporter: we put that question to the white house. and press secretary sarah sanders tells us, that the president wasn't directinghe attorney general to investigate, but giving his opinion that the op-ed should beve igated. mr. trump says it raiseur national sy concerns. neither sanders nor other topof cials here can say what, if any, law was broken. the department of justice isn commenting. >> kristen, thank you to you. bob woodwd, his first liv interview, to talk about in that book, he will be here in a few minutes. now, to the drama at the u.s. open women's final, that

still has people talking. omi osaka's victory overshadowed by serena williams' outburst that led to new fines on sunday. kate snow joins us with the latest. this was a u.s. open like no other. >> oh, my goodness everybody i talking about it. now, tennis legends are coming to serena's defse after that u.s. open final that might be remembered more for everything but t tennis. newcomer naomi osaka was celebrating her victory on sunday. but a tra of rulings for serena, cast a shadow on it. >> because i'm a woman, you'reg g to take this away from me? that's not right. >> reporter: a marquee u.s. open women's final, marred by controvers >> i'm not sure what happened between serena and the umpire. for me, i think it's still a win. so, i'must going to count it as that.

>> reporter: it started when ue carlos ramos iserena williams a warning for appearing to receive coaching during her match againstaomi osaka. williams' coach saying h tried to instructor, arguing that every coach does it.'t >> i cheat to win. >> reporter:later, after a miss, williamsmashed her racket. that cost her a int. >> eeremely rar in a grand slam final. >> reporter: the six-time u.s. open chamon, incensed. >> you owe me an apology. i have neverli cheated in my . i have a daughter and i stand what's right for her. you stole a point from me. you're a thief,too. >> reporter: after the tirade, ramos, again, taking action. >> verbal abuse. game penalty, mrs. williams. >> oh, my goodness. this is very unfortunate. g reporter: taking the unusual step ofing osaka a free gave, putting her closer to the six she need to win the whole match. >> same, set and match. emotionalr: during an

trophy ceremony, williams comforng the 20-year-old chamon. >> let' be positive. so, congratulations, no more booing. >> reporter: the umpire's rulings igniting a firestorm. billie jean king writing, ultimately, a woman was penalized for standing up for herself. a woman faced down sexism and the match went on. women have a right,though, to speak out against injustice, as much right as a man. 2003, u.s. oonn cham andy roddick tweeting, i've and i'vely said worse never gotten a game penalty. williams was fined $17,000 for breaking tennis rules,ed a monday that women who want to express themselves should. >> they're going to be allowed because of today. maybe it didn't work out for me but it will work out for the next person. >> ka how experienced isr this

chaipire? has he been in situations like this before? >> he is accomplished. he has a reputation for being strict against men and women, including serena's sister, venus, has been on the receiving end. overnight, u.s. open men's champion novak djokovic speakinf out inse of serena. saying, the chair umpire should not have pushed serena to the limi especially in a grand slam final. that's what a lot of people are saying. mae should have warned her first instead of -- >> orit de-escalated >> right. >> it's controversial. they're going to be talking about this for years and years. years to come. >> naomi osaka and novak djokovic, u.s. open champs, will be right here in our studio this terning. i know you're a big bears fan. >> thanks. >> if you didn't stayp late to watch tend of thhehe end of t bears/packers game, you misd a great one. aaron rodgers leading his team to an unbelievable comeback win.

rodgersurt his knee after getting sacked in the secondte qu they carted him off the field. he was checked out by team s. doctor chicago led green bay, 20-0 in the third quaer. roge dgers doesn't throw in the towel. he has three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. it was the largest comeback in history at lambeau field. the packers winning it 24-23. >> that's incredible. >> a lot of w folksere wondering if aaron rodgers record-breaking contract in theou off-season, years, $100 million, a lot of folks wondering if he was worth it. >> he needs his arm. not his legs. mr. roker -- >> also perfect. >> get him a chair. hoanyway, let's you what we out west we're looking at a decent fire danger. we have flooding rain coming here in the northeast. we'll look at that coming up in the next half hour and showers in the pacific northwest.

we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 se are gray and wet and chilly outside. perfect combination for a monday morning. there's a live view over downtown this morning. not a whole lot of heavy rain inside the city right now after a soaker yesterday. but rai chancesremain very high for the rest of the day. plenty of rain in loudoun county. more down south in culpepper. that's coming our general direction. keep your umbrella with yocu ent temperatures are mostly

in the low 50s and0s. high should be 80 degrees. we're keeping an eye on florence for later weather. al, thank you so much. we have a lot more ahead. moca on hur florence and the race to prepare up and down the morning. and bobdw wd on the bombshell claims in his new book about the trump white house. it's just ahead. but first, this is "today" on nbc. there's more to life than the climb.

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loudoun county, headed up towards frederick, maryland, and more rain across southern virginia. ill grades the western and southwestern side of the metro. temperaturewise we're in the low to mid-60s this morning. afternoon tempetures getting up near 80 degrees. off and on hit or miss showers. tomorrow lower chances for rain and slightly higher temperatures. 83 cwae you check of trefk

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bellevue before the key bridge, we have lanes blocked. >> thank you. another local news upda in about 25 minutes. now back to the "today" s

7:30, now, on a maonday morning. and that happens to be your 2018 u.s. open champion naomi osaka. we're so excited. we cannot wait to talk to he'l speak to her in just a little bit. it was quite a match. >> it was. >> it will goown in the record books. >> one for the history books. it's great to have naomi here to talk about her win. we'll do that in a moment. we have today's and here's the top. hurricane florence gaining strength and taking ae ining ai u.s. east coast. florence is about 600 miles southeast of bermuda. by tomorrow, it could be a category 4. winds up to 130 miles per hour, maybe more. and the projected path a this

hour, takes it to the carolinas. residents filling their cars with gas and stocking up on bottled water. we're going to get the latest. one of the most powerful tv executives is stepping down following more allegations of sexualscduct. cbs announced the exit of its chief, les moonves last night. it came hours after "the new yorker" magazine published a story where six additional women accused him of sexual harassment or assault. that brings total accusers to 12. moonves said he had consensuall ons with three of the women. in a statement, cbs saysil it donate $20 million to the organizations that suppo the #metoo movement. mission accomplished for spa spacex. the rocket blasted off this morning. it delivered a communication satellite into orbit.

the commission took a half-hour. the rocket booster return to earth, landing on a drone ship stationed in the atlantic. it was the company's 2th successful rocket recovery. now, to the new book that is sending shockwaves through washington and beyond. "fear." it paints a white house with dysfunction. the president has labeled it a scam and a joke and itsauthor, bob woodward, an idiot. and bob is with usnow. bob is known best of all for "watergate." and the president is up and tweeting about you this morning. that's maybe a success in some sense. you got his attention. >> well, but there's a war on truth by him. and he says the areunnamed sources. but these are not unnamed incidents. specific people on specific

date the book opening with gary cohn, the chief economic adviser in the white house, lifting a document from the presidens worries,use he -- cohn as he tells an associate, i have to protect the country because this will unravel a trade deal, which will jeopardize one of the most important intelligence operations we have going on. and the documents reprinted in the book there, and the president is saying, well, if he had known about this, he would have fired gy cohn in two seconds. we didn't know about it because the document was taken. >> we'll get to the specifics. but just -- you know, you've been around ag time. you covered, i think, eight or nine presents. were y shocked by what you uncovered in this book? i've never seen an instance

when the president is so detached from the reality of what's going on. in one nsc meeting, a y trump was in office, the secondary of defense h to tell him because the president's smplaining about all this money we'rending on u.s. forces abroad. james mattis says to him, wre doing this to prevent world war iii. now, the idea that the secretary of defense has to tell the president that all of these actions are designed to prevent the ultimate catastrophe and then mattis goes on and says, you know, if wep don't k these programs, which are very sensitive, the only option we have will be the nuclear option. >> let's talk about you a little bit because we live in an era where the president talks about fake news.

he called this fraudulent. anything that is unflatring to him, he generally calls fake news. it is mostly anonymous sources in here. why should people trust you? >> but the incidents are not anonymous. it gives a date. it gives a time. who participates. most often, the president mself and what he says. let me xgo down. you have john kelly, the whitef house chief staff calling the idesident an iot. saying we're in crazytown. that's auote. john kelly says, that never happened, i didn't say it. jim mattis, another person quoted saying that the president is a fifth or sixth grader. he says he didn't say it. are they lying? >> theyre not telling the truth. >> that's lying. >> well, looking what's going on here, my old boss at "the washington post," ben bradlee, the great editor, used to say,

the truth emerges. sometimes it takes time. these people -- these are political statements to protect their jobs, totally derstandable. but this is as carefully done as you can don excavation of the reality of what goes on. ve have you done one of these books, know you talked to a source and the sou comes out publicly after the publication and says, that' not true? >> it happens frequently. >> has it happened with this book? someone you talked to comes out and basically is lying. >> i'm not going to -- you want to use the lie word. what i want to do is fus on -- you know, here's the isproblem. has not been treated seriously seriously enough. and the things that -- some of the things trump did, and does, jeopardize the real national

security. this country does some things in the intelligee world, which are so important to protect the country. they are astonishing. they are secret. they are called special access progrard. and he jeoes them. they jeopardizes the position in th economy, by doing things that experts, you know, 99.9% of the people say, don't do tariffs. it doesn't work. he's got it in his head, when people challenge him, he'll say, oh, i've had those ideor 30 years. you're wrong. >> what's the portrait that emerges here? what are your conclusions based on your reporti o based the president? is he unwilling to do what he's supposed to do in office? is he incapable? you chip around the edges of suggesting someind of almost

cognitive decline. what's your sessment? >> look, my job here is not to psych psychoanaly psychoanalyze. it's to what happened on specificci dates in sc moments. and the people -- look, the people who are willing to talk, are people of conscience, people of courage, people who said, look, the worldds n to know this. if you don't think it's risky for somebody to answer the questions and give in the real details, it is. and they're willing to take that risk because, as gary cohn said, country.otect the >> there's a lot of anecdotes, featuring john dowd the prident's former wyer. you go inside the room of the russia investigation and dowd's ings with robert mueller and

his staff. at one point, t you writet owd was aware that he had illustrated to the special counsel that the president was,, quot clearly disabled. what didn he m by that? >> you worked for john dowd. >> i did. >> does this ring true? >> i'm asking the questions. >> can ies ask that on? does it ring true? >> you can't put me on the spot. ior did for john dowd as a lawyer 15 years ago. and there is a lot in there that rings true in the way he speaks and that kind of thing. >>hank you for bei honest. >> i don't want to be a witness in the case. i want to ask you thees ons. >> fair enough. but all of that happened and what dowd concludes in the is, that president trump can'ts y because he can't tell the truth. >> that's what he means by clearly disabled. it's an inability to tell the truth in dowd's view. >> and he h a practice session with the president on january

27th of this year, in the white house. thlooking out on to the washington and jefferson monument. and dowd says, i'm going to play mueller. and they do the role playing. and the president gs ballistic, is not under control. and dowd says, you know, you can't do this. you are not a good witness. anis conclusion, dowd's conclusion in the end is, that the president is an f'ing liar. >> rob porter, the staff secretary that was forced out amid controversy, said at one point, this was no longe a presidency. this was no longer a white house. this is a man being who he is. >> this is after the charlottesville incident. and i go into that, in great detail. d the president gave a very

ssoothingech to the country. and porter worked with him on that. and then, the president tunes a into fox they're saying, oh, look, he's making a course correction. and the president goes bananas and says, that's the dumbest speech i've ever given, taking it back. and goes out and reaffirms that the problem in charlottesville is both side and rter's conclusion is, this repair -- this necessary racial repair is -- can't be done. it's not going to happen. >> briefly, before i let you go, obviously, since your book is coming out, we have "th"new york timop-ed, an anonymous writer who says this, is a senior officl inside the trump administration. i want to ask if you have any suspects. >> i don't have any suspects.

>> did you think this might be somee i also have talked to? >> nono i didn't. the people i talked to i insisted be ver specific about the incidents, exactly what happened. and a, i've sa i think this is important, the building blocks of journalism are specific events. what happened on this day, who said what. and this is a volume of trump talking and acting and deciding. >> as i understand it, most of your interviews, yourecorded, well. >> yes. >> bob, woodward thank you so much. nice to have you here. the book is called "fear."it out tomorrow. >> . still ahead, a emotional conversation betweenwo first daughters. jenna talks with betty ford's daughter. tired of the hassle and stress of your commute? we're checking out new ways to get around, including one place

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at 8:00. millions of people along the east coast are running out of time to get ready for hurricane florence. the storm is churning up surf as it heads to the u.s. al is back with the latest on its power and path. >> good morning. we're watching florence right now. a category 2 storm. and it is starting to gain strength. 620es southeast of bermuda. 105-mile-per-hour winds. it's moving west-northwest, at 100 miles per hour. it continues to move to the west with, as categor 4, makes landfall some time late thursday night, friday morning, as a category 3 storm,ith the potential for a lot of damage. what's steering this thing? there's a big dome of ig upper-level pressure that's going to build in, and to the north, as well. the strength oig that pressure pushes it into the southeast coast. and the big problem is, thaur high pre hangs in there. once it comes sit and spin, almost ala harvey. and the potential for flooding is going toe really dangerous. anywhere from 10 to 15 inches of

rain possible. we don't want to forget our friends out west. we have hurricane olivia moving west with 80-mile-per-hour winds.ay the it is right now, it looks like it will skirt tuesday between the islands and probably affect the entire island chaina with and wind. guys? >> al, thank you. investigativeeporter bob woodward is defending his book, "fear," whichs portrhe trump white house as alarminglyl. dysfunctio earlier on "today" i asked why some top officials made disparaging remarks atribttribu to them in the book. you have johnelly the white house chief of staff, calling the president an idiot, saying we're in crazytown. that's a quote. >> yes. >> jim mattis, quoted as saying the president's like a fifth or sixth grader. he says i didn't say it. are they>> lying? hey are not telling the truth. >> this morning, the president

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congratulations, naomi. no more booing. >> and u.s. open chp, naomi osaka joins good morning and congratulati s congratulations. >> thank you. >> let's talk about your win. you're the u.s. open champ. you're so young. for people w don't know tennis as well as others, you came out from nowhere andad this incredible tournament. how are you feeling this morning? is it still sinking in? >> i've never been on a talk show before, so -- >> we're you're first? >> yeah. >> i'm happy to be here. it still feels a little surreal. i think it's slowly sinking in. >> i think what was so cool, when y were in third grade, you wrote a paper about you idolized and that was serena williams. you colored it in was a whole thing. how did it feel knowing you uld be playing center court across from her? what did you s to yourself to give you the confidence to play that match? >> i was lucky enough. i played her once before in

miami. and it didn't feel that real because it was grand slam this time. and just watching her play in grand slam finals before when i was a kid, it felt really different. coming into this match i was really nervous. >> did you think, there's serena. or did you keep your brain i focuse another way? >> when i was, like -- rightas before i walking on to the court, i was freaking out a little bit. when i went on to the court, it didn't feel like serena it felt like she was another player. >> you had a great match and a great tournament. people were talking about you forwo weeks at the u.s. open. you know, obviously some stuff went o on the court during the match. i mean, first of all, you're the opponent. you're sitting there, trying to play your game. what was going through your mind? did you even know what was b happeninween serena and the ref? could you hear it? >> i didn't really know whaas w

going on because i went to the back and i had my back turned. and before i knew , he was saying there was a game penalty. so, i was a little confused throughout the whole >> and there was a chorus o boos targeted, i think, at the umpire. but in your mind, you didn't know what was happening. what were you feeling from the crowd in those moments? >> twell, i f a little sad because i wasn't really sure if they were booing at me or it wasn't the outcome that they wanted. and i also could symthize cause i've been a fan of serena my whole life. and i knew tha h badly the crowd wanted her to win. i don't know. i was just reallyal emoti up there. >> it was emotional. i mean, side-by-side, there y are. this is the moment of your career. you've been working for this since you were 3 years old. and there's your me. and everybody's crying. how did you feel? what did you think when serena

said, nai, you did it? this is your moment. >> i felt really happy because i felt like she knew that i was cryi. and she w saying some things and it just made me happy overall. >> onef the most poignant things that happened during the trophy ceremony. they inteiewed you. we're going to play a tiny bit of it. i think it struck a lot ofkeus. a look. >> how does the reality compare with the dream? > i'm going to sort of differ from yourquestion. i'm sorry. >>m. no prob >> i know that everyone was cheering for her and i'm sorry it had to end like this. >> you said a lot of beautiful things. but you sort of apologized for doing what you had set out to do in a way. ll us about that moment. >> well, i don't know.

wjust felt like everyon sort of unhappy up there. and i know that it wasn't really, like -- the ending wasn't how people wanted it to be. in my dreams, i won in a very tough, competitive match. i don't know. i felt very emotional. and i felt like i had to apologize. >> when you look now, and now, i'm sure you'veead and learned what this controversy was about, do you have an whether the umpire did the right thing. whether serena did theight thing? now that you know the facts, what do you thi of it? >> well, i'm not really that 100% sure because i kind of haven't really had time to look too much at the news. and i've been, like, going all over the place. >> yeah.so >> so, i can't form an opinion. iwant to watch everything and

want to know what happens. this is sort of one of the s happenedings tha to me. >> can we shout out your mom who is here? she is in the studio. we want to give a wave and say hello. your dad -- i know your dad doesn't like to sit in the stadium. you said he paces around. what did you say as a family b after thi win? >> my importa sparentd they wer really proud of me. i don't know. my mom was crying a lot. my dad wasn't. he's the cool guy. and she my sister, too, was really happy. >> you have an awesome family. >> i hope you feel od. this is the championshiponrophy that b to you. no more tears. thank you. >> thank you so much. just ahead, the u.s. open champ on the sme side, novak djokovic. he brought his trophy, >> by the way, really proud.

she practiced in jamaica queens when she lived here. she's a new york girl. let's show you what we h e going on. remnants of gordon hanging on. we're looking atthat. a fire danger out west. showers in the pacific northwest and the southwest looking sunny and warm. here's what's happening in your ne >> good morning, everybody. just making sure i got my microphone on. sorry about that. cloudy skies, rain drops across the area here early ts morning. more rain expected later on today. the front that will eventually try to bring the ended to all this rain is still way back out to our west. rain chances will hang around for monday, 60. 70% chance f raintoday. lorraine chances over the next couple of days, warmer, mor humid air. we'll be in the 80s for most of the week. any impacts for florence here co >> and don't forget -- >> this is a circus. >> we're missing a chair. >> here, i'll stand up.

i'll stand up. wow, like a edwell-o machine. that's fantastic. we've got u.s. open champs and they're impressed. >> all right. so, sue us. >> thank you, al. now, to a ground breaker who changed the national conversation on breast cancer and alcohol addiction. >> we're talking betty ford. and it might surprise you there's never been a biography about her until now. jenna bush hager is here. emotionaltly had an conversation about the new book "betty ford," with mrs. ford's daughter, surd bailes. and one thing that is clear, the loveor her mom is profound. >> when we walked in the front w door, she very taken back. and dad just said, come sit down in the living room. we want t talk to you. and we had a doctor with us and

a nurse with us. and clara who had been our housekeeper for 20 years. >> reporter: it's been 40 years since the ford family staged an intervention for betty ford, emotions are still raw for her daughter, susan bales ford. >> we went around the room and the important thing in whate said was, we love you. and the reason we're doing this is because we love y. >> reporter: and it's this candor, just like her mother's, that fills the pages of "betty ford," the first in depth biography of this first lady. i recently spent time at the gerald ford museum. what's it like walking through and seeing h things? >> it's fun because i learned so much more about her. >> reporter: and the hope , a

new generation will also learn about this special woman, renown for her openness, always sharing with the public any chahtenge ase mface, including stage 2 b cancer diagnosis as first lady. what was it like for your family when she was diagnosed? were you w scared? >> scared to death because the rate of survival back then, whic was 1974, is not what it is today. she always defied the odds. and that's the way she lived her life. >> reporter: just like opening up the betty ford treatment center while still in recovery herself. revolutionizing addiction treatment and saving countless lives. she didn't want to name it after her. >> she came to all of us children and said, you're the ones who are going to have to live for a lon time withthis. are you going to be embarrassed? is that something you want sitting on yourhoulder for the rest of your life? and we're, like, so? you know, we didn't care.

>> reporter: you spoke a little bit about your dad and mom. their love story is epic. >> well, they were married for 58 years. and like your grandparents, it's just hard once dad passed. the five years she had without sm, shept with his flag on her deabed. it's probably similarha tot your grandfather is going now.gh right it was never the same. >> reporter: and she said she her wanted to see boyfriend. >> that's all she wanted. >> reporter: going through the ocess of writing this new her? did you miss did it make you realize how much you miss her? >> i think that's the hardest part. when i'm here in michigan, i

always feelcloser. so, she's always with me. i, hopefully, will hold on to that forever. >> what a woman. when i asked sus what she wanted her mother's t legacyo be, a mother, a grandmother, a trail blazer and fun. you get a sensef of all that in the book. "betty ford" is out tomorrow. i learned so much about her. she was an incredible man. she was a dancer. that picture of her standing on the cabinet table, she was a trained dancer before. she wasn't afraipe to her truth. and she helped s many women along the way. >> before her time shewi was ing to come out and say, i have an addiction obm. and have her name associated with it, opening the betty ford center. that's incredible. >> incredible. >> anks. carson is in the orange room. what you got, carson? >> a great story this morning. here she is, high school senior,

kaley foster. she was crowned homecoming queen friday night. but that was only the beginning of her triumph. fosto also happens be the kicker on her football team. minutes later, shed tra her dress in for the jersey, took the field, that game went into overtime. here's the scene. it was -1 and it came down to kaley needing to kickex the fitra point. take a look. and it's good. foster not only won the crown th night, she also won the game. when asked if she was more nervous for the crown or the kick, she to local reporters, i was pretty sure i wasn't going to be but i was sure i was going to make that kick. her story went duane. way to go, kaley. an inspiration and role model.

girls are so cool. get a girl who can do both. love this. not just going to go out and cee afr key w ute tearly thehe next morning to t her a.c.t.s. >> of course she was. >> she did great. brittany spoke to kaley's mom dd her mom wan to make sure we all knew that she doesn't look at herself as a hero in that game. it was a team effort. they had to do well to put her in that position. >> you were homecoming queen. >> carson. >> were you? >> you were homecoming quee >> it was by default. >> what does that mean? the only girl in the scho? >> no. >> you were homecoming queen. >> carson. come on. >> what does by default mean? >> thi is o "pop start" this morning. >> it really was. it was avo sympathy . yes, it was. >> please. >> we're going to follow-up o this. full story tomorrow.

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su trstar" took emmy home. he starred in that and was a producer on the production. he's good morning, everybody. 8:26 on this monday, september 10th. i'm aaron gilchrist. barcroft elementary sool is closed today because of a power outage. now let's get a check of your first 4 traffic. >> taking a look here, 270 southbound pretty slow here. the beltway outer loop approaching georgia slow as well. inbound 295 from either northlor south is g.w. parkway, disabled vehicle with right lane blocked. orange line delays at vienna to deanwo t. stormeam 4 weather alert.

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♪ 8:30, now, on a monday morning. it is september 10th,2018, the start of a new work week. >> who would like a doughnut. >> al has made his way into a subway. >> there you go. >> he and novak djokovic are giving commuters breakflt. >> how coo is that? doughnuts with djokovic. >> you cannot beat that. >> we'll check in with t at in moment. and djokovic. bring him with the doughnuts. and a look at how bad the commute has become for millions of americans. first, let' go inside to craig and megyn. >> thank you. megyn kelly is. he

she has something interesting coming up at 9:00. >> i do. her name is michelle leclair. she claims after 21 years with the church, they tr ad to ruin heer they discovered she was guy. >> and my phone rings. it's my men in the church. and she says, are you having an affair with a woman? and everything in me wanted to scream from the t of my lungs, i am in love with a woman. but couldn't get those words out because i was scared to death. >> she has all sorts ofle tions about what they aquired her to do to atone for being lesbian. the church denies all of her allegaavons. we their full statement and we'll talk to her about how she became a member in the first place, whether she lives in fear today andll the rest of it, in an unbelievable story, craig. >> see you at the top of the

hour. now, to mr. roker and his special guest at the subway sp here at 30 rock. >> that's right. we're at the 47th street, 50th street stop, with with all i've been tough with my injury this year and the last couple of years was a little bit d high tennis level.ebac

if someone told earlier this year that i'm going to get wimbledon and u.s. open within two months, it would bus realis was -- thr months ago i was pretty -- i was pretty far f the level of tennis that i was playing last night. so, it's quite an amazing journey. >> it really is. it's an amazing recovery and comeback. i got to ask you, what did you think about the serena williams controversy. >> it was anmotional match. look, i love serena. i think she's an inspiration to many of us, male and female tennis usayers. it was -- i fell for her. i felt for her, naomirs 21-year-old time grand >> well, that's going to happen when you do live shots.

>> people want to know the swer. i bet you will have them on dotcom. >> we'll go to local foreca. well, good monday morning. flooding ave some concerns in northern maryland with flood warnings. we also have showers in northeri inia. scattered showers across 66. as we go through the day today will becloudy, we'll see spotty showers throughout the day, especially ler on this afternoon. highs around 80 degrees. we're going to keep the rain chance in for the entire week. not so high s of these days but by friday and into the weekend we'll beicracking hue florence and more updates as we go throu > that'ss your latest weather. novak, thank you smuch. >> thank you. >> you can serve doughnuts in this. >> yes. >> now to the reason those guys are in the subway, our special series "on the go etoday." we focusing on solutions for what has become for so many of

us a gruellinge.aily comm millions of americans on the roads, trains, buses they're packed. it's awful. tom costello is on one solution. a driverless bus. not a test track. he's actually ohe streets of detroit right now. watch out, world. good mornin tom. reporter: good morning. this shuttle is without a driver at under michigan law we have to have one just in case.hu the sle drives itself. especially from a parking garage to the city center, the businesi rict. eventually 18,000 people a day will take these driverless shuttles. it may be exactly the commuting lution we all . it's that awful dreaded sound million of of us hate followed by a light,raing commute. >> jumping in my car and starting my commute. >> reporter: for danny who in san francisco, it's two hours one way. starting in dixon, colorado, with a 20-minute drive trkthe

pa and ride where he hops on the b.a.r.t. 2station, another0 minutes on the train to get into the city and finally the last ten-minute walk to the 140 miles round trip each day. >> i couldn't afford to live in san francisco. my money goes so much further with just the commute. >> reporter: danny is one of 4 miion super commuters who travel 90 minutes each day, each way. the cities with the each commute, 102 hours a year of congestion in los angeles. 91 hours in new york. 79 hours in san francisco. 70 in atlanta. meanwhile, 76% of all commuters drive themselves to work alone. that's got a whole lot of folks looking for options. across thea, 2018 has been the invasion of the two-wheelers with riders using an app to find and unlock a scooter or a bi. ♪ >> reporter: starting at just $1

to rent and 15 cents a mile. susanna sellers i new york. >> bike share programs are flooding cities coast to coast. adding up to more than 35 million bike sharesr last with a staggering 100,000 bike shares crowding the roads. >> reporter: gadi schwartz in arizon a >> this iime scooter. goes about 15 miles an. hour it's great for short little trips but ctics say these are visa un, peoe are l them sidewalks and they're pretty much unregulated. >> reporter: what else is d?ahea while futuristic hyperloop system it is look cool, promising tout commute times down to just minutes, they're ikely years away. butsemiautonomous vehicles are already on the test track and on the road. some involved in deadly accidents. future if your self-driving ka are or delivery truck suddenly needs a human touch fast? >> reporter: the person driving this phantom auto car in california isn't even in the car.

leo is in an office building. he using the cameras on top of the car for a60egree view. he's got his own steering wheel, his own brake and gas pedals and he can navigate through traffic and obstacles. the idea is some day autonomous vehicles can run into problems and they will need a backup human inteo?ention. ri >> right. >> basically our technology keeps the human in the loop for when an autonomous vehicle reaches any w scenariohere it cannot safely drive. >> reporter: meanwhile, back to the self-driving bus we're on this will morning in detroit, ferrying commuters from the parking garage to the disdistrict. >> we see lots of cars and pedestrians and cyclists. our technology allows us to operate safely on the roads with all of those other road users. >> reporter: all about riding a new commuhapter in the we're live on the streets o detroit. sensors keep this vehicle on the road. it turnst itself, brakes itself.

tippy is a regular .commut does it worry you at that essentially this thing doesn't have ariver most days? >> no, not at all. i feel completely comfortable. >> reporter:>>ou do? absolutely. >> reporter: guys, what do you think? back to you in the studio >> is it smooth? is it a smoo rr >> reportet is very, very smooth. most states around the country that are allowing autonomous vehicles ro drive, theyuire a backup human intervention for now. theuestion is, at some point will they allow fully autonomous vehicle? economists say that there be decades haway. >> mayshould just drive, the guy in there. >> i don't like the steering wheel with the seat and it's moving. >> weird. >> thanks, tom. >> maybe it will be in the future. we'll see. jusys ahead, a surprising announcement from families impacted by college hazing. why they are now teaming up with fraternities and sororities. we'll have that story. first this is "today" on rities.

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>> we're back now, 8:41 with a surprising ann we're back now, 8:41. lege students who lost their lives in incidents. stephanie gosk is here with that story. hey, steph. after a string of tragic hazing deaths at college campuses, this morning's announcement may be surprising to some. the parents of children who lost their liv in those incidents, who thmay want to end greek lif altogether, are joining nd fraternities a sororities to stop hazing. the goal is to turn tragedy into meaningful change. >> i pops n i s in your head. images of what he went through. >> reporter: tim piazz died in 2017, after drinking dangerous levels of alcohol aten pstate.

the sophomore fell downstairs, suffering traumatic brain injury. fraternityn' brothers d call 911 for hours. >> that's one of the thing i go to sleep thinking about ever night. how could nobody pick up the phone?>> eporter: now, jim and evelyn piazza, along with two other families who lost their kids are turning to fraternity and sorority organizations to bring an e to zing. >> what was it like when jim reached out to you? >> i was nervous when i got the e-mail. part of the processwi start i'm sorry. >> reporter: the coalition announcing three goals in morning. a push for new legislation to toughen up laws. r program tose awareness with parents and students. and a program to have college students educate high schoolers. do you believe some of the changes that you want would have lived your son's life? >> do. i think they would have been a

deterrent. if people were properl educated, people would have toth thought twice about what they're doing. >> reporter: the announcement comes as some are calling for the end to greek life altoget r altogether. >> two of you are in a fight to defend your organizations. do you think there needs to be a change in the culture? in fraternities ansororities, specifically? >> specifically, it's a societal culture. not just fraternities and sororities.s >> reporter:here something in particular that fraternities need to focus on? that's not just aider issue but a fraternity-specific issue? >> it's exaly why we did the hard alcohol ban. the consumpon of that type of s alcohol is putting stude a dangerous position in a short amount of time. >> i would say fraternities and sororities, they're not inherently evil organizations. but hazing is a crime. hazing is ilgal. >> reporter: marquis also went to penn state.

he said hazing led to his son's suicide in 2014. has thi become a calling of sorts for the three of you? >> i think so. >>ah we didn't ask for it. but we have to feel like we're doing something. >> marqu would want me to do what i'msoidoing. that's why i'm doing it. >> of the 25 fraternity members charged with crimes related to tim piazza's death, three pleaded guilty. as for marquis brahm, in a statement, they suspended the fraternity for six years but deny a link between hazing and marquat marquis' the fraternity declined our request for comment, due to pending legislation. >> a lot ofho courage for parents to make change. >> that's for sure. they want something productive to happen out of this. up next, the important, new project using clues from someone's social media feeds to save lives. we'll explain.

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welcome baev, ybody. important topic. w today ld suicide prevention day. >> 45 million americans die from suicide every year. but it might be easier to predict if a person is at risk. >> a few yearsago, a company called quantify started thinking about all of the information that's in our social media posts, our digital footprint, if you will. they asked people to donate yearsaf personal d to a project called our data helps. and what they found has the potential to help a lot of people.t' face it, sharing has become standard. we'll post about wheree, we who we're with, what we're eating and how we're feeling. >> that's creating a record of your life in se ys. advertisers use it to sell ads. your friends use it to keep up

and see how you're doing. and there's signals on how it's going. >> reporter: glen coppersmith heads up the data company quantify. they realized the kind of data they were looking at could be useful in preventing inside suicide. >> one of our colleagues was giving a talk. and a woman gacame up to her afr the talk and said, my daughter diy suicide. i have her facebook log-in. can i give that to you? >> reporter: the thinking wa there's way more information there than we tell a doctor. people don't go to the doctor that often. >> you're right. >> reporter: but we use social media every day. st look at this chart. on a timeline representing three years, those red marks are the average number of times someone sees a health professional. i and hn blue, are the number of posts on social media over that same period of time. for the pour data helps project. more than 3,000 people have

volunteered to let a computer analyze everything about themselves they put on social media sites. facebook, instagram and snapchat. some data sets came from scide attempt survivors. and just as important, there were a lot ofeople with no link to suicide. >> the most promising finding from all this data is that the language of people at risk for suicide has some real quantifiable differences from people that are not at risk. >> reporter: using algorithms, the computers were able to sort through thousands of posts, find patterns and think about which were suicidal. is there something to lookor in your loved ones' social media? >> it's not that simple. the patterns that we're finding are small and diffuse. it's the frequencynd the rate you're talking about yourself and whether you're saying things

like i, versus we. and the rate you're using emoji and how manyal emoti words you're using. >> reporter: their program looks for thens of thousands of signals. here's a sample that coppersmith shares with us. words ymat could be al of risk, words that are neutral and low risk. using i and me can have more risk. people p using firstson are using isolated. a surprising finding, the more people used emojis, the less risk they tended to have f suicide. if the program is as accurate as they csay, itld be a game-changer. >> most of the algorithms we've designed are not finding people in the moment of crisis. they're finding people months before crisis. >> months before? >> this is why it's we have a chance to address this not as a crisis situation. >> reporter: it's part of why chrit maxwell felt was so important to donate his da i.

was onboard with sharing everyt could.t i possibly >> why? >> when people experience something as painful as suicide, whetherit's an attempt or affected by a loved one's suicide, they want to do something powerful. this was a really easy d way too that. >> reporr: maxwell survived three suicide attempts in college. he's married with a faly. wants to make sure others times.o see better >> it could create tools that notify clinicians months in advance. or people whoredentified as supports months in advance. your best friend's atrisk. you should reach out to him today. >> reporter: right now, the computer program is only being used in ah pilot program w university hospital whose patients have opt in it. raises ethical questions on how it could or should be used. but coppersmith says it should be usedo look at people who

opt in. >> they take complicated algorithms to monitor you as you go? >> rep that's one way it could happen. fere's no app yet. they would lov that to happen. >> we heard about words. are thereha signs you should look for? >> reporter: i want to remind people about that. the biggestoo thing to for is a change in behavior or a presence of new behaviors. sleeping too much or too little, using substances. d if you or someone you know needs help, there's a national suicide preventionlifeline. 800-273-82ri. there's as text line. text 741741. >> allright. >> important story. >> just asking somebody, are you okay? showing you care. it can make a big difference. >> thank you. we should mention, we have a powerful series on today.com, featuring the personal stories of people who have attempted suicide. we encourage you to check it

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[ applause ] good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kell hope youad a great weekend. there was an earthquake in the televisit business at the l part of it, late last night. as one of the most powerful executives in this business resigned in disgcehe to discuss it is stephanie gosk andus jenna hager and amy holmes. we're going to start, today, with the fall of les moonves. i don't know if most people know who les moonves is. he runs cbs. the king of cbs. as high as y