goodmo good ing. bracing for the worst. tropical storm barry gains strength and barrels toward the gulf coast t.overnigh evacuations ordered. the national guardactivated. rain already being measured in feet with historic flooding expected. we're live in new orleans and al has brand new information just in on the storm's path. state of the race. this morning, the results are iw from our poll of the 2020 democratic fi who's surging this morning and who's just holding on? >> breaking overnight, arrested again. the slew of new federal sex crime charges against r. kelly today. all that plus new accusers, multiple women coming forward against billionaire jeffrey epstein and more of our

exclusive interview. what this woman is revealing about how she said she was targeted. >> wanted to hang out with a 14-year-old? did. >> stop that submarine. dramatic video from one of the wildest chases you'll ever se what the coast guard said it found inside that sub. >> and dream team. >> you guys had never been in a movie before. >> harry smith sitting down with a blockbuster cast of one t of most anticipated movies of the year. today friday, july 12th, 2019. >> from nbc tnews,s is "today," withna savanh guthrie and hoda ko. live fro studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for being with us on fridaymorning. not only are folks watching that map and the storm track so closely, they're alr feeling it. >> they are. the national guard has been activated. evacuations already ordered. that is our tops story thi

morning. >> it is. this dangerous storm's wind and rain felt along the gulf coast this morning. the conditions are set to worsen throughout the day. there's fears now of record rain, record flooding. we're going to be in new orleans live just momentrom now. let's go to al because he's watching the storm closely. good morning to you. >> good morning. thanks so much. here the latest we got just from the national hurricane center. right now, barry, 125 miles south-southeast, morga city, louisiana. 50-mile-per-hour winds. picked up forward speed, moving sst-northwest at 5. makes landfalle time early saturday morning and continues its way up the mississippi river valley. in fact, we'll be tal this on into next week as you can see. it goes all the way up into the midwest. tropical alerts. along the coast, hurricane warnings, tropical storm warnings. as you moveinland, tropical storm watches for coastal parts of mississippi where the storm surge will be anywhere from 2 to 4 feet. 3 to 6 feet from intercoastal city all the way to grand isle.

and the wind field is fairlye. larg you can see these winds. again, they're not going to be catastrophic winds but can still do damage, bng dow power lines. we'll watch this right on into sunday. now, to give you a sense of why this is going touc be s a big problem, it's a massive m in size. 800 miles across, almost across the entire gulf coast. now, in comparison, hurricane michael, 500 miles last year. average hurricane diameter, about 300 miles. the difference is michael was a category 3 or 4 storm even almost reaching a 5, and that caused all that damage. what we're worried about,ra the . flooding is going to be a big problem. a high risk of floodinguc throughout of louisiana, into central louisiana, and on into the south with rainfall rates 3 to 4 inches per hour. that could overwhelm the pumps in new orleans. isolated rainfall amounts. 25 inches or more. a wide area, though, of anywhere from 10 to 15 inches of rain.

louisiana is in jeopardy of breaking their all-time hurricane allison record, 2001, of almost 30 inches of rain. we're going to be watching this very closely. the flooding, again, the big problem. that's why people have to really heed those evacuation orders. craig. >> we'll come back t you in a few moments. meanwhile, down along the gulf coast, millions are bracing and preparing for whater that storm brings. nbc's kerry sanders is in new orleans for us onc again this morning. what's the scene right now? >> well, good morning, craig. i'm on the mississippi river. we just heard al talk about rain levels up to maybe 25 inches. kere aestak l rightoo there? that's whe the banksf the mississippi should be. as you can see, the water is much closer. and th is with the storm surg and thatamount of rain, the only protection will be for that side where people live this manmade levee that runs for miles. this morning, the gulf coast is

on high alert. >> you have to be epared. you never know. even if it's a small one, something can happen. >> grocery store shelves drippes ca lining up to fill up. residents here either hunkering down or heading out. glen jones moved up his flight. >> i like new orleans a lot, but i didn't wan to sleep here tonight at the airport. >> getting out now makes sense?. >> plaquemines parish brought in buses. mandatory evacuations under way in much of low-lying louisiana. >> we hop people have heeded our warning. >> i mercedes gone and worried hat she might find when she comes back. to yr home?uld come >> destroyed. nowhere else to go. >> warrenawrence whose house sits up high says he and his wife will stay. >> i have four dogs and one cat. i don't want to mov. with them

>> along the mississippi river, the big concern is the storm ivrge. the r is already swollen, running eight feet above normal. with 3 to 5 feet of storm surge possible, the mississippi could rise to levels not seen since 1950. so on one side, you can see all is dry. the levee is doing exactly what it's supposed to do, protecting the mississippi river from er coming ov but the fear, of course, is that storm surge could push it over, flooding neighborhoods. he national guard already been activated here, guys. more than ha3,000 fproding lem begins. >> kerry sanders for there in new orleans. kerry, thank you. politics isnow. morning, we have the results of a new nbc news/"wall street journ" poll in the 2020 presidential race. a mixed bag for democratic front-runner joe biden, and also major headlines out of thee, whe hous including new details on the migrant raids this coming

weekend and thes president' social media summit. peter alexander is inhe studio, and you have the numbers. >> good morning. we know joe biden got mixed reviews for that firstmo atic debate. he's got goodews this morning. he's still in the lead among democrats, but he has company. let's show you where the numbers are from the new poll you see joe biden at 26%, trailing him is elizabeth warren, the senator from massachusetts at 19%. tied for third there, senators kamala harris and bernie sanders. and the indiana mayor from soutn bend, diana, of course, pete buttigieg, is at 7%. biden doing best with african-americans and older democrat elizabeth warren does best withb self-des liberals. and those democratic voters 50.r the age of joe biden, though, really trying to focus on the president right now. just yesterday, taking aim atum president tr on the topic of foreign policy. >> while the world's democracies look to america to stand for the

values that unite us and truly lead the free world, donald trump seems to be on the other aam. that we the united states of america, we do not coddle dictators. >> really the biggest fault line long the democrats is those democrats who want substantial change. if you want substantial change, you're more inclined to support bernie sanders or elizabeth rr waen. ifou want what our poll described as smallis, more realc change, you're a joe biden fan. >> another big talker in washington. president trump's social media summit at the white house. notable for what he said about the platform, how it's used, and who he invited. kristen welker is at the white house. good morning to you. >> hi, craig. good morning to you. this morning, president trump is defending his controversial social media summit. the white house said the event was aimed at discussing censorship and free speech, but the president used the moment to

denounce the world's top social media companies whi also touting his own huge following online. mr. trump is, after all, a prolific twitter user, as we all know. now critics are crying foul. on thursday, president trump blastingaajor social medi companies. >> we had a terrible bias. we have censorship like nobody has any understanding or nobody can believe. >> his comments made during a white house summit att ded by some of the president's fiercest online supporters. and criticized by many for including some of the etintern most controversial voices. >> some of you are extraordiny. i can't say everybody. no, but some of you areex aordinary. the crap you think of is unbelievable. >> hours beforehand, the southern poverty law center called the meeti gathering of groups and individuals who have no business at the white use. ying the invite list included conspiracy theorists and extremists. guests included right wing personalities like alley

the nder, who had pushed false conspiracy theory that kamala harris was not an american black, and youtube person tim poole, who touted the false cla that murders dnc staffer seth rich leaked hacked emails to wikileaks. large companies such as twittefa book, and google said they were not invited to attend and declined to comment about the gathering. some of the president's critics called it a campaign event intended to rally his online supporters. >> you communicate directly with through the fake news fier. >>he president spoke about the 2020 democratic candidates during the event. >> what they're looking at is pure socialism,r worse than socialism. there's a word called communism too. >> his most notable message -- a call to action to his followers. >> y have a lotf power and you have a lot of strength. and you know, you have to use it wisely. >> and theai president s he is now directing his administration to see if there is any

regulatory or legislative action that can be taken to crack down on censorship on social media. craig and vannah. >> yesterday around this time on this broadcast, we talked about the president perhaps using an executive aion to add a citizenship question to the census. he backtracked yesterday. what haened? >> craig, he did. this was a rare retreat for president trump. he acknowledged during a rose garden evhatilate thursday t he had essentially run out of time and options to try to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.th president said instead he er will direct f agencies to give records they already have to thee commerc department to try to more accurately determine how many u.s. citizens live in the united states. ponents have argued that adding a citizenship question to the census would have resulted in an undercount, especially in immigrt communities. >> kristen welker at the white house for us, thank you. in the meantime, as we first told you yesterday, the nationwide immigration raids that originally were postponed by the white house a few weeks

ago are now scheduled for this coming weekend. and the operation is already being met with protests. some from inside the trump administration.l nbc nationa correspondent miguel almaguer has the details for us. good morning. >> savannah, good morning. we're told by two senior officials with the department of homend security that beginning this sunday, immigration and customs enforcement agents will egin looking for some 2,000 immigrants under deportation orders. the crackdown comes as ongoing protests over e treatment of migrant childn and vows by elected officials not to help i.c.e. agents in the field. the raids were supposed to begin more than two weeks ago, but they were abrumently called off ruortly after president tweeted, neck week, i.c.e. will begin the process of removing thf illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the united states. last friday, the president tellinghe reporters raids will now be starting fairly soon. >> i don't call them raids. i say they came in illegally,

and we're bringing them out legally. >> in t have been targeted, there are call. the mayors of new york, pmisin local police will not share resources or assist i.c.e. with the crackdown. >> this policy is all about ar fe this is about a president saying a million peoe are going be deported. >> in l.a., activists have been holding workshops to educate immigrants about their rights. california's governor says that's a good idea. >> i just want toay to folks that are anxious about a knock on the door, when we talk about knowing your rights, without a warrant, you don't have to open the door. >> stephie lopez is a daca recipient who has been in the country since she was 9. she'ser worried about h parents and her two young siblings. >> there's been many times my brother, my little ones, asks me what are we going to do? what happens if mom and dad are

deported? >> already under fire for poor conditions children are expeencing in detention centers, immigration officials saytthey're commi to carrying out the deportation raids. >> they'rey absoluteloing to happen. there's approximately a million people in this country with removal orders. and of course, that isn't what i.c.e. will go after in this but that's the pool in the due process chain. >> immigration officials said they would not commentant on the timing or other details of the operation. families arreste in the sweep could be flown to detention centers in texas and pennsylvania where they would await deportation. i.c.e. said the goal is to carry out the deportations as quickly as possible. >> thank you. breaking overnight, more legal troubles for r. kelly. the singer arrested again in chicago. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with more details on dthat. we know? >> good morning. r. kelly was already facing state charges for sexual assault

and abe. now he's been indicted by a federal grand jury on an additional charges, including child pornography, and he's set to be arraigned in federal court in chicago this morning. overnight, r&b star r. kelly arrested i chicago on federal sex crime charges. two law enforcement sources tell nbc news a spokesman for the u.s. attorney's office in chicago telling usa today a federal grand jury has indicted3 kelly on 1 counts. including child pornography, enticement of a minor, and obstruction of justice. ♪ i believe i can >> the 52-year-old singer known for hits like "i believe i can fly" and "ignition" was arrested whilealking his d near his home. >> had been said thater there we fbi investigations, but we didn't know exactly when it would happen. we're heretoday, and we're ready for it. >> his arrest was the elhis yea een taken into custody i chicago on sex related charges.

in february, kelly was charged in illinois with ten counts, g aggravated sexual abuse involving four women. three of those victims were minors at the time of the alleged assaults. he pleaded not guilty. then in may, kelly was charged with 11 more counts of sexual assault and sex abuse, according to court records. he again pleaded not guilty. kelly has been the subject of sexual abuse allegations for nearly two decades. the of them alleging acts as fba as 1998. the allegations resurfacing back in january after a six-part lifetime docuseries, surviving r. kelly, detailing a number of women's claims that they were sexually, mental, and physically abused. it also focused on his 2008 child pnography trial. he was acquitted of all charges. the grammy-award winning singer denied all accusations in the etcuseries. here he is gng emotional defending himself in an

explosive interview with cbs news back in. >> quit playing. quit playing. i didn't do this stuff. this is not me. i'm fighting for my [ bleep ] life. >> this morning, r. kelly now back behind bars, facing a mountain of legal trouble. we expect the indictmen to be unsealedgo in chica today and the new york arraignment will happen at a later date. >> we should learn more. >> >>yes. thank you. >> lots more to get to, including all eyes on london this weekend. some huge matches at wimbledon,n uding the women's final tomorrow morning, serena going for her eighth singles title at the all-england club at wimbledon, her 11th appearance in the final there. she's going to face off against romania's simona halep, who is going to play in her first wimbledon final. she's a very experienced player. now let's talk aut theguys, shall we? a bigte match on c court this morning. roger federer taking on rafael nadal in the semifinals.

it's going to be epic. believe it o not, it's been 11 have met up on the grass at wimbledon. winner er will face the of today's matchbautista. you're a big tennis dork, let's just say -- >> i think i know one. >> this match this morning is incredible. they haven't seen each other im widon in 11 years. in 20008, between nadal and federer went five sets. almost a five-hour match. so it's an epic rematch. >> do you think he has a shot? >> like a three-hour documentary on this match alone. of course, i did. >> do you think rog has a shot? >> i think he's the underdog actually, but what do i know? but go rog. >> he's not on clay. by the way, meghan markle expected to be at that final as well, and kate. >> going to be good. >>pic on different levels. >> why am i here right now? i should be there. >> you will be in front of the tv. >> mr. roker, are we doing a remake of twins? >> you like that?

>> i stopped by your dressing room and saw what you were wearing and i thought, we're going to go twinlsys. >> okay. let's check your weather and see what g we for you. we're looking at wet weather to the southeast. watching barry, hot out in the southwest. northwest.acific strong storms in the central plains. we're going to get to your locth forecast in next 30 yup, using the app. i've been quite vigilant. sharon says step on it. the meeting's started. ok, write her back 'dear sharon, don't mess with my discount!' faster mommy, i gotta go to the bathroom. i do too honey, bufowe're gonna hold it mommy's discount. easy, ! but you're in labor? don't mess with my discount! uh hem. get a discount up to 30% with drive safe & save from state farm. good morning, everybody. tgif. i'm stormeam 4 meteorologist chuck bell. temperatures are mostly in the low 70s around the city.

upper 60s in parts of the shenandoah valley. a great friday to spend time in the great outdoors. hot and typically humid by july in the, summer time by july in d.c. standards. there's a small opportunity for a stray shower later on ts afternoon, but no severe weather weather or o severe rain chances for your >> that's your latest weather. savannah. >> thank you. and coming , the new accusers coming forward this morning with more allegations against billionaire jeffrey epstein, and we have more of our exclustee iew with another accuser this morning. she says how she was targeted by the billionaire. >> plus, dramatic video and the story behind coast guard chase of a submarine. first, this is "today" o

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let's check the commute with jack taylor and your first 4tr fic. >> canal road remains closed between reservoir and foxhall. you'll find that blocked until further notice. we also had a couple other issues in montgomery county along eastbound river roa after goldsboro, tree falls in the road way. right lane is blocked. georgia avenuno hbound, the left lane getting by. ene of a ash. back to you. >> thank you. a check on your forecast is next so, let's talk about conferenceeralls. t's always a certain amount of fumbling. a lot of times it doesn'work. we have problems. comcast business goes beyond fast. by letting you make and receive calls from any device using your business line. and conferen calls you can jo -i without any dialns or pins. there are currently 3 members in this conference. i like that. i like that too. i would use that in a heartbeat. comcast business has the solutions you need. get started for just $39.95 per month.

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back at 7:30 on a friday moing, july 12th, 2019. check out the line outside studio 1a this morning. people lined up for our summer concert hours ago, fromne of music's rising stars. her name, maggie rogers. yeah, she's burst onto the scene with help from a viral video. she's been impressing the world with heralent eversince. she's about to take the citi summer concert stage. it's going to be a really good concert. >> friends you didn't know you had asking for tickets. first, there latest on our top story. people along the gulf coast bracing this morning for what could cobe the first hurricane of the season. tropical storm barry intensified overnight with winds up to 50

miles per hour. the storm is expected to make morning, early tomorrow but the wind and rains are already lashing the louisiana coastline. flooding at this point is the main ncern, but officials are not expecting the mississippi river to rise above its lewees inorleans. they say a change in direction at a change in intensity could change th >> breaking news this morning. sexual assault allegations mounting against billionaire jeffrey epstei this morning, the miami herald is reporting at least a dozen women have come forward with new accusati many of them were minors at the time ofheir alleged assaults. these claims come on the heels of our exclusive interview wit jennifer, who says epstein raped her when she was just 15 years old. our morning, more of conversation, including how she believes she was groomed for epstein and how she fit the profile of vulnerable girls prosecutors say he preyed upon. >> what kind of teenager were you? >> i was a pretty happy child.

i d some pains growing up because my father passed when i s 12 years old. so that definitely took an effect on me as a kid. >> at 14 years old, jennifer says she waslo . and she believes a female recruiter for jeffrey epsteined looko exploit that vulnerabity when the woman approached her outside her mi perfor arts school in new york in 01. >> she said where are you from? asked me kind of personal questions and i thought, okay, someone is just trying to get te know . >> it was the beginning of whats she says w a grooming process that eventually led her to epstein and his new york city mansion. v >> he wasy powerful, very wealthy, a great guy. he's like all of that, which had meaning for met the time because i was maybe longing for that, which i was. so i just t eventuallysted her. >> when you went there their fst time, why did you think you were going? how did she have you go there? ntor, e of just like a

almost. somebody that could help me, saying, you know, he's helped me. i struggled. almost like she w similar to me. >> she says the recruiter was with her when she first started visiting stein, who showered her with compliments. during most visits,he said his secretary would give her $300avr lee the money her in a drawer. by the time you went there alone for the first time, was had a certain trust that built up? >> sure, yeah. i didn't feel like i had anything to fear. i felt almost like a friend. i didn't do aething for m not to trust him. i feltokay. felt totally fine going there. >> did you ever think, why does this older man -- >> i did. >> -- want to w hang outh this 14? >> i did, but i didn't overanalyze it. i did and didn't care, really, because i just knew i was young. you know, i needed the money.ho i tht maybe just he needed companionship. i wasn't sure what it was. i really didn't ask any quesheons. >> so t first time you went

there alone, is that when something sexual happened for the first time? >> he brought me up to the upstairs room, which had the massage room. and he would tell me, like, i want to show you my favorite room in the house. i guess he was getting more comfortable, and afterwards, he basically said, transitioned into, do you give good massages? >> promises to hel herbecama model or actress and help her family financially also kept her coming back, even after he began sexually abusing her. >> i wasn't thinking this is belittling. i was just a little kid, so i just -- it just seemed okay. i do. >> and he had suggested he migh helpyou. >> yes. >> this promise hanging over all that. >> yeah, so i just said this could onl be neficial. you know, this is a good thing.

just stick itth ugh. so it will get easier. it will get better, so i kept on going. >> it was a process. it sounded like. >> it was. it was. it wasn't an overnight thing. i feel like it was really well thought out. u know, well kind of yoplanned. know, to really make me feel as comfortable as possible, to almost keep me coming back. i didn't really think, you know, that her and him would consre to have me go there to do such weird things that ended up happening. >> drawn into a world she says others around epstein facilitated. >> do you think those around him, if they knew, do you want them to be held responsible? >> honestly, i haven't even thought about that. you know, when it comes down to it, yes, there's a lot of people

that you could point fingers a blame. you know, but i'm not blaming anybody. i'm sure they knew, though. that's more on their conscience. >> now that she's speakg out, she says she has found her strength. >> i know that i'm doing the right thing. d i feel good about it. i feel good. i feel brave. i feel strong. more. >> do you feel afraid of him? >> no, i don't. not anymore. i'm do. >> we should mention, she is not involved with the new federal indictment. this week, her lawyers aed a new york court for more information on epstein and his associated in anticipation of filing a civil case against him. epotein's attorneys have n responded to repeated request for comment from nbc news but have previously questioned arose's y.credibilit epstein pleaded not guilty to this most recent sex trafficking

charge. it's interesting to hear this account ando digeeper into it because what she portrays is a pencess that w on over a period of weeks, so it wasn't like she showed up and this alleged rape happened. it was something she said took place, took time. she had been there a few times before anything turned physical. >> after she stopped showing up the last time, did he or any of his people reach out to her? >> she says yes. she says that for almost more than a year, from time to time, the secretary or whoever it was, would reach out to her, butr sh neent back. she never returned a call. and you know, it took her years before she said she told anyone, but did tell people long before she says they came out publicly, she did tell a therapist and a then boyfriend. >> how is she doing? you get sense ofhere she is now? >> you can kind of see at the end, i think she felt ,revolved like a burden lifted to just say it, to tell the story, but it's a long road. obviously, she has a civil case

she's f against him and that's not an easy process. we'll continue to follow it. >> yes, wewill. >> let us switch gears. we turn to mr. roker. all eyes on the gulf. also all eyes on the heat. h heat and humidity. wee a weak cold front pushing through, but it's not going to bring a lot of relief. as you'll see, look at the es temperatur 101 in jackson. 97 heat index in atlanta. jacksonville also raleigh. 105 in victoria, and tomorrow, we've got the heat continuingth ughout the northeast into the midwest with temperatures in the 80s, upper 80s, and 90s. into early next week, not a lot of relief. 90s in des moines. indianapolis, nashvil in the mid 80s, but 90s in charlotte. d.c. almost up into boston. at's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it will be a hot and humid friday afternoon. on a tinyhance for a raindrop or two later this afternoon. most of us will not need t rry about rain for many days come. we're in the 60s and low 70s

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geture is through a.i. or artificial intelli from driverless cars setng speed records, to robot hotels. china is building for the future. trying to overtake the u.s. with a home-grown tech revolution that is now everywhere. even in supermarkets. >> you can take your phone and you can just scan. you can see when it was delivered to the store and seet e temperature. >> if you want to eat in the store, technologs can help too. from picking out the food to sachoosing your uce. and itut comes served by robots. kind of reminds me a little bit of america circa 1950>> there's a lot of similarities be aeen china now in the post-world war ii era in the united states. lot ofhinese feel that technology can solve any m.ob >> president xi jinping is b investingillions in artificial

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even just croing the street, you are always on camera. and if you jaywalk, you'll be caught, sham, and fined. china is rolling out a system to rank citizens with a social credit score. if your score gets too low, your access is restricted at places like train stations and airports. china is playing a long game, trying to dominate a technology that will allow it to monitor its population in dunpreceden detail. and become the 21st century superpower. >> that's aswesome as it is kind of depressingin on a certa level. what is the social credit system, by the way? >> the social credit score is a program they're rolling out across china wherest the e, based on a variety of data that they collect, assigns you a score. a social credit score based on how good ofer a pn the state perceives you to be, and that

number, if it dropslo a certain threshold, you can't use the airport, you can't use the highpeed trains. it's also impactedou by who y know. if you hang out with other people who are low scorer it brings your number down. >> guilt by association. >> has huge social ramifications. >> wow, incredible to see, as you said. the u.s. is consumed with its own business. china is going around looking to be the nes superpower. >> they see this as an opportunity to spread their wings. hey think, they were a great superpower, and now they think it's time to reestablish their -- >> thank you. you can see more ofri ard's reporting on assignment, made in china. sunday night, only on msnbc. >> fascinating. thank you. coming up, harry smith sitting down with the stars of "once upon a time in hollywood." maybeou have heard of some of these guys. who w knowst '80s sitcom brad pitt and leonardo decap rio appears on. we'll give you a minute . huh?

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>> andhe burning up t plaza. after pharr her sing, now maggie rogers is kicking off your weekend with a live summer concert, today friday, july 12th, 201 >> we're from dallas, texas. >> atlanta, georgia. >> beijing, chin >> we love maggie on the plaza. >> we love you, . >> morning, everybody. welcome back to "today" on a friday morning. we left o the light for you. maggie rogers is here.t can't wai to get out with the crowd who is psyched to hear from her in just a few. >> just a few minutes. also, by the way, you can take part in t fun from the comfy

confines of your home. do a shout out, put it on twitter, instagram,nd you can land in our open. >> we'll get to the concert in a moment. let's start with your news at 8:00, and residents bracing for what could become the first hurricane of the season. nbc's kerry sanders is in new orleans for us with a possibility of record flooding, already a huge concern there. good morning. >> well, good morning, savannah. new orleans will definitely feel the impact of this. tropical srm barry i going to impact the coast of louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. and it is huge storm. it is very big. 800 miles across. the real concern, of se, is with those 50-mile-per-hour winds, the rain. tremendous amount of rain that's go cg toe and then storm surge. we're talking upwards of 25 inches of rain in certain places. where i'm standing now is the mississippi river, which is much higher than it normally is this time of year. 8 feet above where it normally is. you can see the trees right

there, that's where the actual banks of the river should be. storm surge could push the water as it comes in up over the levee here and flo the other side, so there's a lot of attention to potential flooding. that in part why thegu national d here in louisiana has activated 3,000 members, putting them on alert, getting their swift ioats in place the event they have to perform rescues. guys, aot lf attention, and today is the last day, you can see the wind picking up. thealist day to prepare, because barry is making his way to shore on saturday. we can certainly see it there. kerry, thank you very much. >> and hear it as well. >> we have breaking news this morning. tle area residents were shaken out of bed by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake. it struck east of the city of everera t it could be felt throughout western washington. it was followed by a 3.5 aftershock. no immediate reports affany damage or injuries, but this quake comes just one week after a pair of big earthquakes in

southern california. >> the u.s. coast guard has released dramatic video of a big drug bust at sea, and it looked like a scene from an action movie. th coast guard casing a submarine. this happened a couple weeks ago in the eastern pacific ocean. the vid shows a crewman jump onto the moving submarine. then he start pounding on the hatch. eventually, a manhr inside tows open the door. apparently giving himself up. coast guard said it recovered 17,000 pounds of cocaine on that sub. worth an estimated $232 million. >> coast guard does not play. >> sno, that' some courageous moves right ere. >> 8:04. how about a little boost? >> remarkable video, captured a rare rescue off the coast of western australia. australian underwater ak photographer j wilton knew he was witnessing something extraordinary there when a nearly ten-foot manaray kept swimming past him trying to get hi attention. this ray, known to local divers

as freckle, hasis large fh hook stuck in her and it was dangerously close to her eye. jake was guiding a group of snorkelers at the time, kne he had to act fast. he dnde down again a again, and again. eventually, he was able to pull those hooks out. after it was over, he dove down one more time just to say good-bye. a really magical moment between human and sea creature. >> thank goodness freckle found jake. >> i know. >> up next here on a friday morning, an eye-openingc nb news investigation that reveals a ing some challenge f military families. the fight under way to give them a helping hand. >> and then, music's rising star, maggie rogers hitting our citi stage for a live concert. first, on a friday mning, . ♪

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diego, one oos the m expensive cities in the country to live. 40% above the national average. thousands of enlisted service members and their families are living there with paychecks that put them at or only slightly heove t poverty line. we took a look at what life is like mdesireeer has four kids. and a husband in the navy. o has been deployed for nearly eight months. she knew life as a military spouse would have challenges, but she never imagined the biggest one would be feeding her kids. >> today was not a good sale day. we just kind of have to get creative. some days we have bread drives. >> to make ends meet, desiree and thousands of other military families around the country rely eson the kin of strangers. at dewy ementary, the feeding san diego truck arrives every two weeks full of fruits and vegetables. where a team of volunteers quickly sets up .

families arrive early. nearly everyone here is military. >> ptty darn close. if it seems hard, that's it, if a tire goes out, that's it. you don't have much, $100, $200 lingering, but it's literally that's it. >> tanya mcmillon is the principal at dewy element air. >> we're 80% military and 70% free and reduced lunch. >> essentially what you're telling me i members of our u.s. military are paid soy poorl that their children qualify for free lunch and breakfast. >> yep. absolutely. yeah. pretty sad. >> would you tell people that little kids whose parents are on the front lines for the rest of us, you know, serving go to bed hungry sometime it'sshocking. >> yeah. yeah, go to bed hungry and lonely, because their . sometimes. >> we ask these kids to carry a

lot. >> yeah. ye >> dan meyer is well aware of that. as amu ccations officer in the navy, he makes $34,279 a taxes.fore aat's just under the national poverty level for family of six. the military does pay for their housing with significant benefi, but they still can only make ends meet with help. families struggling with food insecurity is something vince hall, ceo of feeding san diego, knows o well. last year, this food rescue group provided 26 million meals. >> many of these families are the hardest working people i have ever met in my life. they're focused on skippin meals so their kids have something to eat. >> planning their groceries down to the very last snack. and watching every penny. >> some of those people are military families where the kids are hungry on a routine basis. >> yes. i take great pride in the work we do here, but iake no pride in the fact that our country

stations families n san diego and doesn't pay them enough money to live in san diego. chances are, while the service member is deployed in a combat area, wearing the uniform of our country, ty're going to be worried that their family back home is living belowerhe povty level and doesn't have enough to eat. >> it's not just san dio. nbc news obtained records from the department of defense. they show that 1 in 3 children attendingchools on military bases run by dod are eligible for free andh. reduced lu a group working with military families to get them the help they say they need tells us the problem is widespread. >> we have identified that there are food pantries on or near almost every military base in this country. they're serving hundreds of mill tae families each month. >> something he says the military tries keep quiet as possible. >> f dod, this is plic relations issue.

>> we wanted to talk to the department of defense about all of this, but despite repeated es requ, they told us no one was available for an interview. instead, they sent us an email tellin us that the problem is minimal, that military members are very well paid. that there is a subsidized grocery store on each base, and families can avail themselves of the financial literacy training the military provides. the position of the pentagon is if you plan well enough, your husband is being paid a co etitive wage, and everybody should just be fine. that the two of you are not doing an adequate job planning. >> my husband and i have taken advantage of resources available to us. we have met with financial counselors provided byy famil services. we have done that work. >> no matter how financially literate they are, ohere'snly so much stretching they can do. >> congresswoman susan davis of san diego and senator tammy

duckworth of illinois, former fomy helicopter pilot, have joined rces, introducingsl legiation that would lift some military families higher above the poverty line. >> minimal problem -- >> not a minimal problem.in frankly,ead of ignoring it or diminishing it, we fixing it. d say if you come to the military, your kids will get housing, ation, good and your kids will be fed. the military is an amazing place to work. i love the army, so let's compensate our troopsef who dd us so that they can do their jobs without worrying about whet tr or notir kids have empty bellies. >> the estimate in order to fund what you think is i neede somewhere between $20 million and $30 million? >> yes. a drop in the bucket when you look at the entire dod budget $735 to $750the billion rang >> back in san diego after 212 days at sea, desiree is about to welcome her ilor back .

dewy elementary, the meyer kids are about to >> daddy! >> daddy's home. two beautiful words, which for day, push away all the nd >> a another complication. when a service member is deployed, his or her food allowance goes away for the family. in the meyer case, that means $360 a month less for food. >> so they hit the nail on the head in the last part of your piece. $720 billion earmarked for fiscal year 20 for the department of defense. why can't they pull $20 million or $30 million out of that and make this problem go away? >> what's interesting is the pentagon's response that it's not am. proble >> they suggested financial literacy training as part of the probamm. that's shhasis. >> we can hope shining light on thisl bring more good will. senator davis has been fighting this battle for ten years.

now with senator duckworth and our viewers, maybe they can make a change. >> in the meantime, we have to help the food pantries around the country. not just the military, but also the military. >> on our website, you can find a link to hthp do . >> thank you for making us angry on a friday morning. thank you. let's get a check of the weather. >> a we look at barry, this is the latest from the national hurricane center. it's still spinning. this is a disorganized system spreading out about 800 miles in diameter. 50-mile-per-hour winds. moving west-northwest at 5 miles per hour. right now, it looks like it will make landfall some time around 1:00 a.m. don'torry about whether it's a tropical storm, a category-1 storm. this will be bringing a ton of rain and flooding wille an issue. not just along the coast. there will be heavy rain all the way up to the mississippi river valley as we get into wednesday. in the meantime, we have this flash flood threat. rainfall rates 3 to 4 inches per hour. that could overwhelm theum p that keep new orleans dry.

we'll watch that closely. here's the rainfall amounts. we could see upwards of 25 inches of rain in parts of southern and central louisiana. but anywhere from 7 to 10nc is as you get on up ssisppindlamas toin well. we'll be watching this all weekend long.s that's whaoing on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> here in the washington area, storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. sun shininda beautiful f morning in progress. temp atures warming nowinto the mid 70s across most of the area. it will be a hot and humid day today. there's a slim chance for a isolated rain shower or two between about 3:00 and 6:00 or 7:00, but rain chances only 20%. nothing you're going to need to worry about, pmore importantf all, no chance for severe weather today, and dry weather for your weekend, though it iso going te a little on the hot side with high. >> that is your latest weather. craig. >> a beautiful suit. t >>nk you. >> mr. daly. >> have to shake off thean r. >> no anger i pop start.

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the song. ed sheeran sat down with charlamagne tha god. both of them were great in that. you can go to youtube if you want to watch it. and congrats to ed sheeran ones his lat album. >> our own harry smith flew out to california to sit down with the cast of one of the most anticipated movies this summer, "once upon a time in hollywood" and he had a chance to talk t leonardo dicaprio, brad pitt, margot robbie, and quentin tarantino, and asked what it was like working together. >> you have never been in a movie before. sh no, but we did start on the same television ow. >> growing pains. >> '91-'92. >> we're talking decades ago, but we were on the same ow television sh >> did you ever do a scene together? >> no. >> mr. schwartz. >> call me marvin. >> another serious question. in my next life, who should i come back as? you or you?

>> i think you're doing pretty well. >> yeah. i don't know about him. i shine up well on the outside, but -- a bit dicy, my friend. >> i hear what you're saying. >> that' >> great question. b weow to harry once again. >> they have been asked every question under the sun. he picks the perfect one. going back to growing pains. one of my favorite shows. do we have it? >> of course. >> brad and leo both worked on that show. they didn't work together, but there's brad on "growing pains." look at you can catch that full interview with harry and the cast monday right here on." "today speaking of the interviews, big interview, uncle al, you went to california and sat down with sir paul mccartney. >> mind .boggling here, i'm literally the distance i am between you guys, and he's

so terrific. he still sounds eat. >> looks great. >> looks great. >> did he talk about the beatles? >> talked a lot about it. he talked about it as he goes on tour, he has to relearn some of the songs. i said really? he says, lenin and i wrote 300 songs or more, so i is to learn some of them. he still enjoys going out there. it was an interview of a lifetime. >> they were t teenagers wheny wrote those. >> absolutely. they were kids. now, i have dotten to interview two of the livingbeatles. >> again, al. he's worldwide. >> he is. >> he's everywhere you wish you were. >> you're going to be able to t seehat interview with sir paul mccartney on "today" in the upcoming weeks. >> okay. that was an incredible pop start. >>congratulations. hanks to the crew upstairs for working it all in. >> time for the click. >> this is funny, actually. this is innt keucky. this guy tim puts in one of those new doorbell cameras to his hhouse, butigh wants to play a joke on his

father-in-law. he said it's retina scanner. that's how the door wl open. so here's the poor guy, he'sin into the camera, waiting for the door to unlock. of course, nothing happens. thiss a good prank. .> that's good. >> and he walks away. >> forget about it. i'll go get a slice. >> that's great. >> that was really good. and all caught on camera. guess who's here. maggie rogers. welcome. dye you excited? are you r for this concert? >> i'm so excited. i went outside earlier, and i n haveever felt more like a pop star in my whole life. >> you are a pop star. >> people were lining up since dawn. iave been getting calls for weeks, can i come see maggie. here.re so happy you're >> thank you so much for having me here. >> i'm excited for people who may not knowre who you a because you're not played on pop radio every five seconds, but you're one of the most talented musicians out theretoday, and we're excited to have you on the

plaza. be hen we come back, we' outside with maggie. >> y're on my play list every five seconds for sure. we're back after your local news and weat this is a news fure "today" news. >> good morning, everybody. 8:26 on this friday, july 12th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on your commute. jack taylor has your first 4 traffic. jack. >> aaron, thank you. we have big trouble on maryld on i-95 in the nortioound direct after 216. concrete debris spilled across the roadway. slowdowns are back nire powder mill road. and canal road is blocked between reservoir and foxhall. road repairro will pbly continue through today, maybe into the weekend. hopefully with the nice weather, the ican cplete it. back to you. >> thank you. we'll have a check on the forecast when we c.

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♪ it is 8:30 on a friday morning. july 12, 2019. the crowd is huge, the crowd is amped up. in just a moment, their patience will pay off. maggie rogers is going to put on an incredible conc >> maggie, now we know why you feel like a pop star. look at all

>> it's so awesome. >> carson is down there withou some of y fans. >> with a hard core maggie rogers fan, sophia. >> how are you doing? >> well. you andaggie who just said hi to you, by the way. >> ridiculous. hello. >> you are also a student in new york. >> i'm a singer/song writer studying at the new school. >> tlit sounds fa. i don't want to put you on the spot, but this is a nice moment if you would like to sing something for maggie and for us. a little something. ♪ oh, if you give me a channel i'll keep coming back ♪ ♪ if you're good i'm okay with ♪ if you leave the light on i'll leave the light on >> great. i should steal you for "the e. voic" maggie, what did you think? >> i'm overwhelmed. that was amazing.

>> maggie, you have been down this path. what advice do you have? >> you don't need advice. do your thing. you're doing your thing. >> maybe one day this will be your concert series. best of luck. thank you so much. guys >> he would hit the button and turn the chair for her. >> i definitely would. >> and she's singi your song. >> very cool. >> maggie will be performing for the full half hour and then ke's coming bac on our third hour of "today" inthe artis lounge, and we're going to check in with dylan, who is teeing it up with big-time celebrities and she has been really burning up the course. we'll find out how she's doing in a special gala. good before we get to all of that, how about a final check of the forecast? >> all right, let's check it out for you, show you what we've got going on. for this weekend, we've got barry dealing with barry there in the gulf coast. sunshinen the northeast, mid-atlantic. hot and dry out west.nd , sunday. more tropical downpours in the southeast. looking at sunshine in the

northeast. also dow, showers and thunderstorms in the northern plains. here's what's happening in you neck of woods. >> our neck of the woods is filled with sunshine. it will be a hot and humid day to be outside today. the sweat factor is rather high. humidity will be dropping a little bit for your saturday plans, but today, it will be a bit of a steamer. 77 now in washington. on our way to a high near 89 to 90 degrees or so for today. extended forecast. it's going to stay hot through the weekend. a little less hum tomorrow, but then the humidity comes back for sunday and then a humidity break on monday. maybe have to deal with moisture lom barrye next week. >>he citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. >> and we are just mere moments away from our citi summer concert from maggie ro. >> let's see how maggie became a superstar in the making. maggie rogers is a singer

kwaesh song writers whose vote you won't soon for she was jus a college student at nyu in 2016 when pharrell williams hearder song catapulting her to stardom. just lt year, maggie landed a coveted spot as a musical act on "snl." her debut studio album, heard it in a past life, dropped in january and skyrocketed to number two on the billboar it's already racked up more than 500 million cumulative stre now, this youtube artist on ihe rise rocking out on tour around the country with a stop right here on ouciti concert so here she is with her song that started it all, alaska. ladies and gentl.

♪ ♪ i was walkihr tgh icy streams ♪ ♪ that took my breath away ♪ moving slowly through westward water ♪ ♪ over glacial plains ♪ a i walked off you ♪ and i walked off an old me ♪ oh me oh my i thought it was a dream ♪ so it seemed ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ you and i there's air in between ♪ ♪ut my hair so i could rock back and for ♪ without thinking of you ♪ learned to talk and say whatever i wanted to ♪ ♪ and ialked off you ♪ and i walked off an old me ♪ oh me oh my i thought it was a dream ♪ ♪ so it seemed

♪ and now breathe deep i'm in ♪ yound i there's air in between ♪ve ♪ lea me be i'm exhaling ♪ you and i the's air in between ♪ ♪ ♪ you and i there's air in between ♪ ♪ i you and there's air in between ♪ you and i there's air in betwee

[ cheers and applause ] maggie rogers is just getting started on our citi concert stage. more music in a moment. first, this is "today" o

welcome back to our citier conc stage. we're withat the g maggie rogers. >> maggie, already called an artist of her time by the new yorker. her album d it in a past life, skyrocketed to number two on the billboard 200. >> she's performing for fs all ound the country, including right here on the plaza. good to see you. to say you're having a moment would b the grosses of understatements. snl in november, debut album drops, going ontour, sold out

radio music hall for two nights. what's been phe bestt of the experience for you? >> i don't know. there's so mch happening at once, i'm working really hard to be present and have fun with it. i joked earlier about how thi all makes me feel very much like a pop star. i think there's that little bit of glitter to what i do that is just ke, yeah. i mean, might as well enjoy this. of course. >> it's so fun. i was watching you, and i like your dance moves. you're a good dancer, but they made me think, how do you get ready for a moment like this? you're a singer, you go to school, and almost overnight, your life changes. >> i mean, i have been working, making music and writing and producing m music for ten years. so i just always really knew what i wanted to do, then i worked really hard to learn as much about it as possible. then just kept making music that felt like me. an o that's kind still what i'm doing. yeah. >> you have this moment now. and at 25, what are you looking forwar to in the not so distant future? >> one day, i'm going to have a

home. and i'm going to have a room that's mine, a there's going to be nice soap in my bathroom. this is what sort of fantasize about. well, i live in a tour bus with my beautiful band, and we all live together, and it's a really cool life. and i understand that it's temporary, but as much as i love the tour bus, i dream about nice soap. >> the home. no place like home. >> speaking oea a dr we're a block orwo away from radio city music hall, which i understand you sold out two nights in like an hour. which is really in. >> it's wild. i mean, also, i went to nyu, so i also had my college graduation at radio city. it was actually t first timeay ever got to laska live was at radio city, so a couple blocks away here, knowing i'm returning in fall. >> your name is on the marquee. >> is it really? >> yes. >> i have to go see it. >> not right now. >> what are you going to do next? what are you singing? >> i'm going t play a song called light on. >> we know that one. >> take it away, maggi

♪ ♪ would you believe me now if i told you i got caught up in a wave ♪ ♪ almt gave it away ♪ would you hear me out if i told you i wased terrifi for days ♪ ♪ thought i was gonna break ♪ oh i couldn't stop it tried to slow it all down ♪ ♪ crying in the bath tom had figure it out ♪ ♪ with everyone around me saying you must be so happy now ♪ ♪ oh if you keep reaching out then i'll keep coming back ♪ ♪ and if you're gone for good then i'm okay with that ♪ ♪ if you leave the light on the i'll leave the light on ♪

♪ and i'm finding out there's no her way ♪ that that i'm still dancing at the end of the day ♪ if you leave the light on i'l leave the light on ♪ ♪ and do you believe me now that i always had the best intentions babe ♪ ♪ always wanted to stay ♪ can you feel me now that i'm vulnerable in oh so many ways ♪ ♪ oh and i'll never change ♪ oh i couldn't stop it tried to figure it out ♪ ♪ but everything kept moving with the noise got too loud ♪ ♪ wit everyone around me saying you should be so happy now ♪

♪ oh if you keep reaching out then i'll keep coming back ♪ ♪ andf you're gone for good then i'm okay with that ♪ on d if you leave the light then i'll leave the light on ♪ ♪ and i am finding out there's just no other way♪ ♪ that i'm still dancing at the end of the day ♪ ♪ and if you leave the light on then i'll leave the light on ♪ ♪ would you leave the light on ♪ if you leave the light on

♪ if you kp reaching out then i'll keepg comin back ♪ for n if y you're gone good then i'm okay with that ♪ ♪ if you leave the light on then i'll leave the light on ♪ ♪ and i am finding out there's just no other way ♪ ♪ that i'm still dancing at e end of t♪ ♪ if you leave the light on then i'll leave the light on [ cheers and applause ] >> maggie rogers will have more music just ahead. first, this is "today" o just ahead. just ahead. rst, this is toad oedfipo [up-temusic plays ] we don't just play music in d.c. ♪

we make songs that celebrate le... and love and living. they're born in our souls and hearts. and thh beat travels up thror bodies until there's nowherelse for it to go but out. that's the way we ke it.e.i ♪

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>> we have been rocking out to the music of this young lady, maggie rogers, sphhaving a great time. we're not done with you yet. here she is performing say it. give it up for maggie rogers, ladi. ♪ standing in the open l ♪ within the swelter of the night ♪ ♪ i found myself staring at ♪ and every time our fingers touched i felt like it would be too much ♪ ♪nd too little to hang onto ♪ i cannot fall yo love with ♪ i cannot feel this way so soon ♪

♪ i cannot be this way with you ♪ ♪ i cannot fall in love with ♪ i knew it when you walked my way that i'd be begging you to stay ♪ ♪ i couldn't say to myself couldn't say it to myself ♪ ♪ i felt it burning in a way ♪ i held on when you pulled away ♪ i couldn't say it to myself couldn't say it to mys ♪ i couldn't say it ♪ i couldn't just say ivery eve time keepreplaying in my mind ♪ ♪ and wondering if you do the ♪ and if it make said you lyoe ur breath and if it makes you

just forget ♪ ♪ that all of it's a bit insane ♪ ♪ i cannot fall in love with eel this way so soon ♪ i cannot be this way with you ♪ ♪ i cannot fall in love with ♪ i knew it when you walked my way ♪ ♪ that i'd be tegging you stay ♪ ♪ i couldn't say it to myself ♪ i couldn't say it to myself ♪ i felt it burning in a way ♪ held on when you pulled away ♪ ♪ i couldn't say it to myself i couldn't say it to mys ♪ i couldn't say it

♪ i couldn't say it ♪ i couldn't say it ♪ i couldn't say it ♪ i couldn't say it ♪ i could not fall in love with you i cannot feel this way so soon ♪ i cannot be this way with you ♪ i cannot fall in love with u you ♪ >> and another huge thanks to

maggie rogers. she'll be book on the third hour with another song. first, this is "today" o

re here ie and peter with a look ahead to the weekend, but don't forget, more stories that you'll love at nai her record, her eighth grand slam at wimbledon tomorrow. >> hopefully we'll be covering on sunday a new title for serena williams. on sunday, my guest is one of the brightest stars in hollywood. her name is aqua fiena. youer know h from crazy rich asians, ocean's 8, and lot of buzz for her new film "the farewell" coming up on sunday. >> t third hour straight ahead. more music from maggie. what an awesome performance >> maggie rors. >> you have to go see radio city

before you get out of t neighborhood. your name in lights. >> and maggie's fans, thank you so muc. we're back in a moment with more ggie, more music, and more fun. first, a check of your local news, weather, and these messages on . >> this is a news 4 today news brea >> good morning. it's 8:56 on this friday, july 12th. i'm jummy olabanji. we want to start with wtop's jack taylor with a look at your commute. jack. >> thanks. canal road remains closed. crews working hard between reservoir and fox hall. and concrete debris in maryland being cleaned up well north on i-95. as you get past 216, most of it has bee moved to the transition lane. unforch nmently, the ramp from westbound 216 blocked to the

north on 95 during this last part of the cleanup. >> thank you. we'll have a check of the forecast when we come .

still enjoying plenty of sunshine. temperatures now warming to the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. our high today expected to reac. 89 there is satiny chance for a stray shower or two today. most of us will not need to worry about significant rain again until some time towards the second half of next week. for the weekend, though, sunny and hot with highs >> chuck, thank you. you can get the latest news a wee on the nbc .ashington app.

live from studio 1a in rock teller plaza, this third hour of "today." >> good friday morning,er evne. welcome to the third hour of "today." as you can see, we've convened a manel. >> a man panel. >> welcomeack to "sportsser t center." >> i thought this is where you drank alcohol. >> we can do that, as well. pete alexander and carson hanging out with us. dylan dreyer remains out west on assignment. >> running elbows with the cebrities at the golf tournament. what's up, dylan dreyer.