good morning. it's good morning. it's a wrap. rio throws a massive party to bring the olympic games to a close. ?? ?? five-time medalist simone biles leading team usa after an another u.s. athlete is still making headlines. ryan lochte opening up in an exclusive interview about that gas station incident he initially described as armed robbery. >> i overexaggerated that story. if i had never done that, we wouldn't be in this mess. >> this morning why lochte and three of his teammates could be facing more disciplinary action. a softer trump? donald trump's new campaign

11 million undocumented immigrants. would that new strategy help win back minority voters or is it too late? wild weather. damaging tornadoes in the midwest. a new round of devastating flooding in the south. while in california, a raging wildfire forces new evacuations and now threatens the historic hearst castle. we're getting a new puppy with a purpose raising a service dog for a deserving veteran. our new friend is in that litter and you're about to meet him, "today," monday, august 22nd, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. our first day back all of us in studio 1a.

>> wait, what? i hug you and you get new puppy smell. we're so happy to have you guys back. it's boring around here without you. >> yeah. [ speaking portuguese ] >> i brought you a little puppy. i had to give you a welcome. >> i cannot wait to meet this little critter. it will be fun. meanwhile, we have a lot of olympic news to talk about. it's kind of the closing ceremony. after all the headlines that led up to these games, ale of rio pulled it off. it was a spectacular ending. nbc's peter alexander in rio. peter, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. where did everybody go? you guys leave and the storm clouds move in here in rio. over the course of these games coming in, there were serious worries about the city's preparedness, about the zika virus, about toxic water, the games went off with only a few minor hiccups and after these exhilarating last couple weeks, this city came together.

epic carnivale-like party. >> christ the redeemer arms outstretched. >> reporter: the closing ceremony as colorful as the games themselves. simone biles, america's 4'9" gymnastics giant. >> the most stunning athlete i have ever seen. >> reporter: leading the way for team usa. with four gold medals in rio, she was given the honor of carrying the american flag. the final celebration a culmination of olympic here in rio. the u.s. men's basketball team reigning supreme, earning its third consecutive gold medal. >> the united states has won the gold. >> reporter: blowing out serbia, a 30-point win. >> it was a special moment for me. >> reporter: nba star carmelo anthony overcome by emotion. announcing his olympic retirement. >> despite everything that's

country, we got to be united. and i'm glad i did what i did. i stepped up to the challenge. >> reporter: so did brazil earning the gold medal this soccer crazed country so badly wanted. >> and scores! brazil strikes olympic gold! >> reporter: captain neymar brazil's biggest sports star filled with joy and relief after knocking home the game winning dramatic shootout. this weekend the u.s. kept adding to its medal count commanding in the ring. >> she knows she's closing in on the gold. >> reporter: claressa shields punching her way to the podium. >> golden again! >> reporter: her second straight boxing gold. the first american ever to do it. 20-year-old kyle snyder becoming the youngest wrestling champion in u.s. historic -- history.

>> reporter: the winners of the men's marathon got their medals including american galen rupp who took home bronze. stealing the show, japan's prime minister paying homage to super mario. tokyo will host the next summer olympics in 2020. with the olympic flame extinguished, the rio games have come to a close. here is the medal count one final time. team usa crushing the competition. dominant in these games. 121 total medals. 46 golds way ahead of china, great britain and russia. this is the most medals for the u.s. in more than three decades. the most medals ever in a nonboycotted olympic games. you can see behind me.

them that everybody took off. >> probably still having a good time. thanks very much. there were other stories that came out of these games like the embarrassing incident that involved four american swimmers including ryan lochte that became a blemish on the games. he originally said that he and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint but surveillance video from a rio gas station paints a different picture. over the weekend we sat down with lochte exclusively to get his side of the story. in the bushes. the way it's been described to me is a metal framed poster of some kind or advertisementf some kind. and you just ripped it off the wall? >> yeah. and i have no idea -- i mean, i was very intoxicated. i have no idea why. it was immature. it was childish. >> it made a big noise. >> it made a big noise. and we continued to walk out and

>> jimmy, jack, gunnar, did they damage or destroy or vandalize anything in that gas station that night? >> i'm not speaking for them. >> you were with them. do you know if they also did things like that? >> no. >> you don't know or they didn't? >> no. no. it was me. i'm taking full responsibility for everything. i mean, it was childish and immature. >> i just want to make sure the bathroom side of this. you heard t p damage in that bathroom. that a door was damaged. i think they said a mirror was damaged and soap dispenser was damaged. at any point did you enter the bathroom and damage those things? >> no. >> you never went in the bathroom? >> we never went in the bathroom. >> did you kick the door of the bathroom? >> like i said, i was very intoxicated. i don't remember. >> so is it possible you damaged the door to the bathroom, perhaps even kicked it

bathroom, not outside in the bushes. >> international olympic committee has set up a disciplinary commission to investigate that incident. u.s. olympic officials promise further action. we'll have more with our exclusive interview with ryan lochte in our next half hour including his description of that confrontation with the security guard at the gas station. we move now to politics and the presidential race and an indication this morning that donald trump may be looking to change his tone on one of his most controversial proposals. nbc's hallie jackson is at trump tower for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. those new indications on immigration aren't coming from the candidate himself but from his new campaign manager who insists even after a tumultuous seven days that donald trump is having his best week. a new week and a new tone for donald trump's team. seeming to soften his stance supporting a so-called deportation force to remove the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the

force? >> to be determined. >> reporter: the candidate himself still silent about it. his migration policy still standing online with trump still struggling to win over minority voters. not just latinos but african-americans from whom he has about 1% support. >> youli you have no jobs. 58% of your youth is unemployed. what the hell do you have to lose? >> reporter: that argument to black voters delivered to mostly white communities. >> his comments are for all americans, and i live in a white community. i'm white. i was very moved by his comment. in other words, he is trying to tell americans that we can do better. >> reporter: now as trump tries to stay on message for another week and on attack against hillary clinton, one of his top surrogates is raising eyebrows raising questions about clinton's health. >> go online and put dow

yourself. >> reporter: clinton's team has shot down what they have called deranged conspiracy theories about her physical fitness. she is off the campaign trail. she is facing questions now about why the clinton foundation will stop accepting corporate and foreign donations if she's elected but didn't do so while she was secretary of state. >> what the foundation is saying is that they don't want to become a distraction. they want to go as far as th there's no possible conflict of interest. >> reporter: and this morning clinton's e-mail controversy is again in the headlines as colin powell pushes back against a report clinton told the fbi he advised her on the use of private e-mail. the former secretary of state is telling "people" magazine that clinton's people have been trying to pin it on him. his office acknowledged to nbc that powell did send a memo detailing his use of private e-mail but only after clinton

>> all right. hallie jackson at trump tower. >> let's bring in james carville, the mastermind behind bill clinton's run to the white house in 1992. he's out with a new book. it's called, "we're still right, they're still wrong." james is still blunt. how are you? let's pick up where hallie left off. colin powell now saying to "people" magazine reportedly trying to pin this on him. that he had recommended she have her own email. let's pretend you're in your old job working for hillary clinton. what should she do about this e-mail issue that continues to dog her? >> maybe documentary evidence. a memo. if they have that, they should get that out and show that. i would stop there. we'll see what it is.

paper floating around there somewhere. >> do you think they handled this issue well? >> you can go back to anything in politics and say could you have done this better at this time and done that but right now they're up in the polls and they're ahead and anything that you do in politics you could say that we handle the gennifer flowers story well. there's always something you could have, would have, should have. >> they're ahead but a reboot on the trump side of things. a softer side of him. he's walking back some of his most controversial policy issues including this mass deportation. how worried should the clinton to actually help him? >> we don't exactly know if he's apologizing but not sure for what. i read a story this morning and his campaign manager says that he's going to redo this. it's not trump himself saying that. i think that everything that i

doing things that a campaign does. they don't have the organization. some people doubt that he's trying to win. i don't know. >> reince priebus said by labor day this will be an even race. would you like to take that bet? >> i would like to take that bet but it's not labor day that counts. it's election day that counts and i think she'll be way ahead by then. >> on friday donald trump went to louisiana. you have family in baton rouge. >> a lot. >> it's a mess down there. he goes down there and looks at the damage firsthand and talks to people before president obama. it wasn't until after his visit that hillary clinton picked up governor there. did he appear more presidential in the wake of that tragedy than hillary clinton? >> i think the time line is that she and the governor spoke. the governor had said he would prefer that people come later because they have particularly the president come. i'm grateful that he came. he gave $100,000 t a church in the area. i'm sure the president is going to come on tuesday.

down there is federal response has been really good. that's the total agreement. >> i want to ask you a question about the book. you say elections may be won in the center by converting independence, but they are lost by the base. right? >> that's why i wrote this book. if people don't understand that there's been a clear performance differential between the two parties, they will think there's not a stake in there. i think democrats have a large stake in there. we've had two successful democratic presidencies with a disastrous republican president in the middle. as democrats we have to remind our own people of that. that's part of -- this book is more a book for the converted than anything else. >> worried about overconfidence and democrats say why bother show up? >> in '92, we have a very negative view of the world. we never get overconfident about anything. knowing mrs. clinton and knowing

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we're back at 7:30. it's monday morning, august 22nd, 2016. gang is all back together. so happy to have a crowd out on our plaza. two awesome weeks in rio or so i hear. by the way, the games begin our look at today's headlines as the games came to an end with last night's closing ceremony celebrating the beauty of brazil. simone biles won five medals including four gold. team usa by the way took only 121 medals in all. that's the most in a nonboycotted olympics in 112 years. in other news, at least eight people were injured last

outdoor dance party. it happened near cleveland. the driver hit the gas by mistake instead of the brakes. police are investigating and say charges could be filed. president obama arrived back to the white house late last night after a vacation in martha's vineyard. tomorrow the president travels to louisiana to view the devastation from that state's historic flooding. we want to begin this morning with more on our exclusive interview with ryan te behavior in rio nearly a week after he and his three teammates claimed they were robbed at gunpoint. we asked lochte about that and what happened when he was confronted by security guards. what was your tone? the police said in their press conference that you were angry, that you were belligerent and that the security guard was

>> not me getting aggressive. that's not me is getting mad and angry and wanting to fight or anything like that. i was upset that we got pulled out of the taxi for i thought something that -- there's no reason for a gun to be pulled out for us for doing nothing. >> for gunnar in his statement to police said you got into a heated argument and discussion with that security guard. >> i was there was no reason for us to be sitting down with a gun pointed to us for nothing that we did. >> at any time during that exchange, ryan, when you were that upset and terrified as you just said, do you think you posed a threat to that security guard that would have made him believe he needed to continue to have that gun out of its

using some words -- this is bs. we shouldn't be treated like this. there's no way. we want to get back in the car. we want to go back. that's why it got heated. and the guy could probably draw his gun from that. and then once he did, you can definitely see me go like this and that's when we sat down. >> i guess what i'm trying to story you told, ryan, was much more about the mean streets of rio and the version we're hearing now is much more about a negotiated settlement to cover up some dumb behavior. >> and that's why i'm taking full responsibility for it is because i overexaggerated that story and if i never done that, we wouldn't be in this mess. >> how about the people of rio.

and violence and crime and here comes this story with one of the highest profile u.s. athletes saying i got held up at gunpoint on the streets of rio. what would you say to them now? >> how sorry i am. my deepest apologies. they put on a great games. they did everything. the people of authorities, everyone there put on a great games. and my immature, intoxicated behavior tarnished that a little. >> when you saw the news conference of gunnar and jack being taken off that plane at the airport and you just said to me they didn't damage anything in that gas station and you're sitting at home in the united

>> hurt. i mean, i let my team down. and, you know, i wanted to be there. i don't want them to think that i left and left them to dry because they're my teammates, i definitely wanted to be there. i wanted to help out any way i could. i just wanted to make sure that came out and talked and i'm just really sorry about -- i'm embarrassed for myself, my family, especially those guys. usa swimming. the whole olympic games. everyone watching. i was immature and i made a stupid mistake. i'm human.

>> we mentioned before the ioc still investigating this. the chief executive of the usoc said we're going to have further action on this and not exactly sure what he means by that. >> you can never look inside someone's heart but he sure does seem like he gets it now and is really sorry. >> no question about that. >> take a turn now and get a check of the weather, mr. roker. >> the southwest dealing with some severe weather as well. of those. those haboobs working their way through. we do look for showers and thunderstorms firing up during the day today. the risk of especially by the afternoon enhanced storms. heavy rain, gusty winds. gully washers. flash floods could occur. we're not talking a lot of rain. quarter inch to half inch. some locally heavier amounts about an inch and then you can see gorgeous day warmer through the plains.

spectacular weather over the next couple of days. >> get that weather any time you need it. check out the weather channel on cable. >> thank you. coming up next, a special week-long rossen report series aimed at saving you money. >> good morning. i'm jeff rossen. coming up, we spend so much money on coffee every day, but do you need to? welcome to the rossen report

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>> wi don't pay for it, though. >> perfect. we are all obsessed with our morning cup of coffee, down to the exact brands we like. some of you swear cheap deli coffee is the best. then there's the other group saying expensive coffee just tastes better, do you really need to pay that much and be beyond that, can you really tell the difference? this morning, we're about to with the blind taste test. matt and savannah, we're going to test you in a moment. first, we're heading out to test you. >> step right up. step right up. it's the "rossen reports" coffee taste test. we are setting up shop in new jersey's mall. who doesn't love coffee? the average american spending more than $1,000 a year on it. from the expensive stuff to the

>> this is very scientific, by the way. don't stop me from doing the science. if you didn't know which was which, what would you really like better? guess what this is. lean in. >> what is it? >> you just turn down really expensive coffee. competing today, this cheap deli coffee price $1 a cup versus this fancy gourmet coffee coming in at $3.25 a cup. come on up. you're the next contestant. some tasters choose the expensive brew. >> that one. >> you like fancy stuff. >> unfortunately. >> you're going to have to come to terms with it. >> yeah >> there are support groups. >> yeah. i'll go to one. >> many saying it packs more of a punch. >> this one is stronger. and i like it. i like the taste of it. >> this one has a little better taste to it. >> listen to what these tasters say about the cheap deli coffee. >> that one has a smoother flavor. >> i think it's lighter. i'll take this one. >> this is really good. i chose the cheap one.

>> can i? >> absolutely. he took the cheap stuff with him and left me with the expensive stuff to throw out. we taste tested for hours. dozens of people and the results in. >> i like this one. >> i like this one better. >> an overwhelming majority, 67% chose the cheap deli coffee. >> wow. go figure. i guess i have cheap tastes. >> what do you make of that? >> i'm dumbfounded. i can't believe that i spend so much on coffee. >> i thought i was high maintenance girl. >> from now on, you tell them that you are not a high maintenance girl. >> i'm not. i like cheap coffee. >> why is expensive coffee so expensive? coffee experts say it's all about higher quality beans but your taste buds don't lie. what is the lesson here? >> people think more money means better, but no, no, not always. >> cheaper can be just as good or better. saves me money. >> it's so good. it's not about the price. it's about the quality.

>> see you later. some clear results there. as you can see, we have you guys here for our blind taste test to see what kind of palates you have. >> we're already complaining because we don't like black coffee. >> a lot of people don't like black coffee. we wanted to make it fair. suck it up for a couple of minutes here. taste each one. we have decaf for you because of the pregnancy. green first. >> i'm going to fool myself. >> now comes the red. we have cards for you to hold up. which one you like br. which one do you like better? >> it's the lesser of two evils. but this one. >> i think the green is the best. >> guess what, all three choosing cheap! >> whoa! >> you all chose the cheap. why did you choose green versus red? >> red was bitter. >> absolutely. it was bitter. >> we all have cheap tastes. you don't have to spend that much on coffee. >> wow! >> saving you money left and right. >> can i run back to my latte

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>> my goodness. kendricks stood at attention until the anthem was finished. picked up the volt and got back to business. he won bronze. his patriotism won over the internet. nbc olympics, that gave me chills. what respect i have for this olympian. >> he was on the show at rio. we didn't know that happened. he was a great guy. he enjoyed talking to him. tamron, thank you very much. just ahead, put the sinks where? the idea to get you to wash your hands every time you use a restroom. >> if you need motivation. we're expanding our family.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, closing the games in style. ?? simone biles leads the way for team it was the prime minister of japan who stole the show. >> that's pretty great. >> as tokyo takes the torch and looks ahead to 2020. plus, a roker burger. al gets behind the grill to create his perfect cheeseburger all for a good cause.

your 2016 shake shack rocker burger. come get yours. and ready, set, puppy. the newest member of the "today" team is about to be revealed as we get set to introduce you to our new puppy with a purpose, "today," monday, august 22nd, 2016. >> sending our love to louisiana! >> all of the way from it's her birthday! ?? >> hi to our daughter back in indiana. >> good morning, virginia! >> it's our first time in new york! we're back on a monday

city. savannah has been holding down the fort and al and i have rejoined on this 22nd day of august. >> we missed you guys so much. >> we missed you. >> we just came out here every day to the plaza crowd and said where is matt and al? olympics are over. we put a contest together. if you came out dressed in your olympic clothing yre eligible to win money today. we'll find out the contestant that won. >> only eligible if you came out in olympic garb. >> if that person finds that gold ball, they win $25,000. that's right. >> there's one gold ball in that pile. >> you have 30 seconds to look.

you? grant, come on over. there you go. we'll watch grant go for the gold. wow. look at you. you're the olympic mascot. >> did we take a picture together? >> yeah, i have it. i was there in the rain. >> all right, grant. >> have you seen the size of that pit >> i'm a little more nervous. >> a tiny gold ball in there. 30 seconds though. >> anybody could do it. i feel good about you. >> we'll do it later. get ready. get psyched up. >> let's head down to rio. nbc's peter alexander is there putting a wrap on the games for us. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. copacabana beach this morning you can see pretty much feels like a ghost town. almost everybody has taken off. what a thrilling games.

final celebration that in many ways felt like the culmination of the domination here by team usa. here in brazil they say ciao but back at home it's good-bye, ryo. a carnival themed closing ceremonies with simone biles capping off her historic run in rio with one last ho becoming the first female gymnast to carry the flag for team usa. adding to that total, the men's basketball team who won its third straight gold medal. a 30-point blowout against serbia. >> can he hang on just a little longer? he will. >> kyle snyder contributing to the gold rush becoming the youngest wrestling championship in u.s. history and from the mat to the ring. claressa shields successfully

but now a different kind of game as torch is passed to tokyo. japan's prime minister paying homage to one of his country's best known contributions. a super surprise appearance from his last night in rio where it's now game over. so one final time here is your medal count. team usa as we said dominating. 46 of them gold. this is the most medals for team usa in more than three decades. the most ever in a nonboycotted olympic games. now just 18 months away until more medals are handed out but just a couple weeks away from paralympic games here that begin september 7th. back to you. >> peter, before you come home, i lost a ball on the beach

>> i'm going to bring out my metal deal. >> come home, peter. great job. coming up next, the new version of katy perry's version of "firework" will take you back to the '80s. one of those puppies about to join our family. we'll reveal which is going to be our puppy with a purpose right after this. if you want to carmax will give you seven days to consider their offer. why seven days? science.

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8:09. good time for "what's trending." if the shoe fits -- >> wear it. >> here's what happened. teamsa english gardner misplaced her shoes ahead of the 4x100 relay. didn't realize until ten minutes before the race that she couldn't find her shoes so she borrowed a pair from teammate allyson felix which were too big and she won gold anyway. she said it was nothing that an

i would think that's like the most important thing. a perfect fitting pair of shoes. >> it's like putting bad tires on a different race car. >> for mere mortals it would be a terrible thing. >> let's talk about another olympic runner and his moment crossing the finish line. he's from cambodia completing his marathon. he's so excited. overjoyed reaction. it wasn't viral. why? because actually he came in second to last place but as you can see from his face completing a marathon is a feat in itself. he's 41 years old. he did it in under three hours. he's beaming with pride and, yes, just another image of the olympic spirit. >> that's the way it should be. i love that. let's change gears. we'll go back to a subject we

things in bathrooms. from "the wall street journal." admit it, you don't always wash your hands after you use the bathroom. who would be willing to raise their hand and say they don't always wash their hands? always, always, always. okay. a behavioral economist says people don't admit to a lot of things or will admit to reckless things like texting and driving but people will never fess up to not washing their hands using the restroom. he says it's human nature. you want people to know that you are clean. his solutionorhe peoe who don't wash their hands even though they say they do, you put the sink outside of the bathroom in the hallway and being in the public eye people will see you come out of the bathroom and if you don't come to the sink, it's shaming. >> i have seen it.

>> you get to know someone. sing a song. >> "happy birthday" twice. >> i thought it was abcs. >> either one. put it right in the middle of the restaurant. tamron, let's do "pop start." >> let's bring with frank ocean. releasing his latest album saturday. his first in four years. the album debuted on apple music one day after he dropped a visual overjoyed. excitement pouring in on social media. his first album earned him two grammy awards and six nominations. if you want to be entertained, watch the frank ocean memes. fans happy about the album dropping. to something else super cute. miranda lambert got engaged over the weekend. did you hear? >> no. >> it's adorable. she was performing at a concert in new jersey.

his name sebastian. he had a pink ring in hand. he got on one knee and popped the question. miranda shared the photo on instagram saying i said yes but he has to wait 25 years. i love how he brought the ring. class act he is. finally, raise your hand if you love and miss the music of the '80s. savannah guthrie. >> love it. >> do i have a treat for you today. one youtuber came up with a brilliant idea of pairing today's hits with '80s beats. so let's check out katy perry's "firework" here it is. ? baby you're a firework ? ? come and show them why you work ? >> the question is what dance do you do to this song? what was your dance in the '80s?

>> my dance in the '80s is the same as my dance in the '70s. >> this is justin bieber's "what do you mean?" one more here. ?? >> arianna grande's hair is amazing. >> a little madonna. >> i miss the '80s. >> do not miss them anymore. >> you miss the authentic version of it, not the remix version. that's your "pop start." head to today's facebook page and i think sebastian wins >> this morning's winner, no question. until we get the puppy. mr. roker, a check of the weather. >> of course this time of year, this is when we start to see the atlantic start firing up. so we are going to watch -- we will be watching some development. tropical storm fiona out here, we also have another tropical wave that's probably going to become a depression later on today. then we've got this right here

probably become a tropical system. we're watching this 199-l. you can see we're watching this. look at this over the next several days brings it around the bahamas with a lot of models bringing it out there. we'll continue to track this as we watch it. now, week ahead, we are looking at all this wet weather down through the gulf continuing monday on into tuesday and wednesday and finally dries out. heavier showers and thunderstorms by the end of the week. midding of the week, i

>> and that is your latest weather. guys? >> announcer: "today's" puppy with a purpose is created with our sponsor, petsmart. >> mr. roker, get over here quickly. it's the moment we've been waiting for, our big reveal of the newest and by far the cutest member of the "today" show family. >> rlier this year we had to say good-bye to our beloved wrangler after he spent 16 months calling our studio home while he prepared to be a guide dog. we'll update you on how wrangler is doing later in the week. >> this morning it's all about our new puppy with a purpose. this time we are partnering with an organization that has helped hundreds of our nation's heroes find freedom again. look. >> good girl. good girl. >> for man's best friend serving a veteran is more than just a duty, it's a badge of honor.

she's my battle buddy. she is my best friend on a dark day. she is my hearing. >> reporter: ten years ago gretchen evans' world suddenly went silent. >> you don't realize how devastating it is to be a hearing person for most of your life and then not be. >> the army has been in her blood for 27 years. she worked her way up to command sergeant major, the highest enlisted rank but it all changed one day. evans s in afghanistan leaving her with a traumatic brain injury and hearing loss. >> i looked down to see if i had arms and legs. i had an incredible headache. i couldn't hear but i didn't realize i was deaf yet. the doctor came in and said you're going to be deaf for the rest of your life. >> meet ora, evans' hearing dog helping her navigate through the day alerting her to sounds like the phone. >> thank you.

>> what? what? who is it? >> and other cars. >> peeling out or slamming on brakes she'll turn her head quickly. i look the direction she's looking so that gives me a heads-up that something is going on. >> evans and ora met through america's vet dogs, a nonprofit giving veterans all ages a new sense of independence. >> they've provided a tremendous service to our country. we need to g veteran to live a life without boundaries. >> the dogs' uniform, a vest. their mission, to help veterans suffering from vision and hearing loss. ptsd and other physical disabilities. >> these service dogs we train can do anything from pulling the wheelchair, push buttons, turn on and off lights, answer the phone and they can be there for you when your anxiety level or stress is going up. >> good boy.

dogs with hundreds of soldiers. the connection, immediate. >> it was a friendship. he became so much a part of my family support system so quickly. >> joe whirly has been with his dog, benjamin, eight years. >> i was afraid to walk. i was afraid that if i fell, i would hurt myself bad or i would fall. >> he was a medical specialist serving with the marine corps when a bomb hit a truck in his convoy. he ran to help and stepped on an ied. >> i went up in the air. i remember coming down facedown and ended up, really, i assumed that i was going to die. >> after a dozen surgeries, he learned to walk again but it wasn't easy. benjamin gave him the confidence to get back on his feet helping him with retrieval, stability, even breaking the ice. >> people see the shiny leg. it's something to stare at. he takes a lot of that away from me. so often, people are staring at him and don't recognize my injury. >> men and women who have done

serving them. >> i wish i could express to people how much it means to have that constant nonjudgmental companion that you can talk to that's always there. >> i knew that my country was going to take care of me. she gave back to me what was taken away. >> now we know our awesome purpose. let's meet our puppy. first, a special military tribute from none other than the west point band. take it away. ?? ?? ??

>> ladies, gentlemen, thank you very much. we have set the mood thanks to the west point band and now it is time for the big reveal. all right. it's time to meet our puppy. let's have a drum roll, please. >> hi, buddy. hi. >> there you go! >> i can't. i can't. look at him. >> hi, sweetie. hi. welcome. >> can we introduce to everyone? this is olivia. she comes from american vet dogs. she'll be with us every morning. helping us with this little

new skills. he is adorable. >> can we bring in navy corpsman whirly as well and his dog benjamin. good to see you. >> good morning. >> joe, good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> we saw you in the piece before we get to our new addition talk about benji and what he's done for you. >> i got benjamin in 2008 from america's vet dogs. it so quickly, to me, became apparent how necessary this was for veterans to have. he's part of my support system and mitigated the disability that i can walk. i'm not afraid of dropping things out of my lap. he can bring everything i need to me. walking and stability. he's one of the reasons why i don't spend 100% of my day in the wheelchair anymore. >> it's incredible what these dogs are able to do and this training is so much a part of it. olivia, what will this doggy -- we'll name him in a moment. what will he be able to learn being around here? >> ye as a puppy razor, have three

first and foremost, i'm going to lay the foundation for goo social and health behaviors to make sure he's a welcome presence both out public and in the home. i'm going to nurture his confidence, so that, just like people, dogs think and perform best when they feel comfortable and secure. and lastly and most excitingly, we'll be training him to do foundation service dog tasks like retrieving, pushing and tugging. and then we can combine those tasks and expand on them to do up t0 >> isn'tt true that we don't know what kind of service dog he's going to be. you're going to wait to see how he develops and what his strengths are. >> yes. around 14 months we'll be excited to share his temperament test with you all. during the test he'll be able to show us what his strengths are and he could end up being a ptsd service dog, hearing dog, seizure response dog, guide dog for veterans that are blind or visually impaired and so we

the dog does and how he helps but also the emotion of it. the connection is really evident. >> i think that animals are just good at that. dogs, i think, head and shoulders above the rest. it's something that people live longer when they have animals. there's a good reason for that. >> you actually brought benji to the office a while back. there's something interesting. when benji has his vest on, he is all work. >> yes. >> if you take that vest off, he knows it's the signal that he can have fun. >> yes. at that point he's a dog on a leash. >> that's what we're going to have with our little friend as well, right? >> absolutely. he'll have work time and play time but honestly they love their job so much, work is not much of work. >> when you saw him come out of that curtain and paused, do you get a sense -- he didn't get scared or anything with all of the applause. >> he's like, wow, these people

he was taking it all in and then immediately recovered and came straight to us. >> he is definitely a puppy. he's playing and enjoying life. >> the first few weeks are just normal puppy stuff. >> olivia, we're excited to announce we teamed up with the nice folks at petsmart in this special effort to kick it off. they're showing their support for america's vet dogs. a $25,000 donation to your organization. >> look at that. >> do you like that? lick it. >> that's so great. olivia, we can't wait to work with you and him. >> we're excited. thank you. >> joe, thank you so much for giving us a sense of what this is all going to be like. >> thanks for giving me food this morning. >> you got it. >> you're welcome. >> of course, our new puppy needs a name and we're asking you folks at home to help with that. >> multiple choice. three military inspired names for you to choose from. will it be sarge, will it be

head to today.com, start casting your votes. we'll reveal the name you chose tomorrow morning. >> all the love for this little

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a bold new flavor and only here for a limited time. mmmhmm. welcome to delicious. ?? we're back now. 7:30 on this monday morning. it's the 22nd day of august, 2016. more patriotic music from the west point band. they're on the plaza as we celebrate our new puppy with a purpose. >> is he not just adorable? we love having the west point band here and of course this is our new puppy. he's going to be eventually used by america's vet dogs. we want you to go to today.com and vote for his name.

8:30 in the morning here we're going to get you back to the today show in moments. we're getting a update on the shooting of syville smith. >> let's go live to the wisconsin center. >> thank you for the opportunity to shed some light on where the investigation is in the case. i haven't had the opportunity to do yet that is express my sympathy to the family of mr. smith. no matter what the end result of this investigation, no matter what we determine are all of the facts of that day this was a terrible tragedy for his family to have lost a loved one. i also want to reflect on the residence of the sherman park neighborhood. the day after these events, and all through this difficult time,

their good character. the good people in that neighborhood far, far outnumber those who made the trouble. finally, i want to reflect on law enforcement. we will leave no stone unturned to get to the truth in this investigation. but like the people of sherman park, the vast, vast majority of law enforcement officers serve honorably with integrity and currently every day. for those hard-working public force is a traumatic act they hope to avoid when they go to work. i hope i join all of the voices that are urging calm in a peaceful response to the events. i'm also urging patience to give us the opportunity to complete and comprehensive investigation. a comprehensive search for the truth. today i'm here to talk about the

about the investigation and i will explain why in a moment. i will tell you now, we cannot and will not be discussing the information we have learned thus far except in very broad terms. the most common request has predictably been for the release of the videos of the body cameras. we will not be releasing those at this time. first, the body camera video is just one piece of information among many sources of information. they give only a incomplete glimpse of the overall picture. i can tell you now, viewing the body camera videos will not answer all of your questions. your questions will be better answered when the videos are viewed in the context of all of the information that is gathered in the investigation. more importantly, release of the videos would compromise the integrity of the investigation. as woe are searching for the -- as we are searching for the

to confront witnesses with information they didn't know or didn't know we knew. we are still collecting information, and we will have followup questions for some of the witnesses who are interviewed already. we do not want to create the worst case scenario, that the da determines the charges might be appropriate and then cannot complete a successful investigation because we let the investigation get compromised. we will not so the process, the investigation is ongoing and it is done only when the prosecutor is satisfied that the investigators have given them all we can. that means until a charging decision is final, there could always be followup. so where is the investigation at? all critical witnesses have been interviewed at least once. we have completed neighborhood canvass.

process significantly. we had to put our crime lab, forensic investigators in body armor in order tore them to -- for them to be able to collect evidence safely at the crime scene. agents from the division of criminal investigation could not initially move as freely as they would have liked and were delayed in collecting information. wisconsin state patrol assisted us greatly with their technical reconstruction unit that came in to help map and unfortunately they had to delay their response because it wasn't safe due to the unrest. since things have settled down progress has been good. we are reviewing training records of the officers. we're still gathering one more piece of audio visual material. we had 13 special agents who responded initially and this remains a top priority for the division of criminal

we have put less critical responsibilities on hold as we conduct this critically important investigation. we are following up on leads provided by the family of mr. smith, and other community members. we are piecing together detailed histories for both the officer and mr. smith to determine whether there is any preexisting relationship that may have impacted the events that day. we fully expect that once we gather all of the other information we're working will want to conduct additional interviews with witnesses. both those we have and some we may not have yet interviewed. therefore, releasing the video or other important investigative details will compromise our ability to be sure we are getting the truth. in the end, the public needs to have confidence that the process was an effective search for the truth. therefore, i must reiterate the call for patience.

but not rushed. we are following up on every lead and only when we are satisfied we have followed every lead to the end, will the entire case be turned over to the district attorney. now we have been coordinating closely with the district attorney all along and we are doing this to help make sure that when the case does come to his office, the transition will be as smooth as possible for the prosecutor so they have not been kept in the dark by any means. entire investigation ready to turn over. another question is that has come up that relates to what contact have we had with the family of mr. smith? we have stayed in contact with mr. smith's family. they have some mistrust with the system. that is understandable with the circumstances. it is my understanding that his body will be released so they can conduct their memorial

preliminary autopsy results have been shared with the family through the medical examiner. the family has not seen the video. this is the same circumstance as anyone. if we release this to anyone, those individuals could share the details of that and compromise the integrity of the investigation. when the time comes to release the video, the family of mr. smith will be the first that we share it with. the officers involved have also not been shown that determination is made in each case on a case by case instance. they have, there have been requests from officers to see the video, but we have determined the search for the truth in this case is better served by not showing them the video. all three officers who were initially at the scene have been interviewed at least once and we already have some additional questions we would like to

the crime lab still conducting its work. they are still working on dna examination of the firearm. they are also conducting a compair son through the national integrated ballistic information network to determine whether that gun had ever been used in any other criminal activity we can trace it to. this is all part of gathering as much historical data as possible. i expect the milwaukee police department is also its own internal investigation relate to go disciplinary matters, but i have no information regarding that. it is necessary under the law there be a strong fire wall between an internal discipline investigation and a criminal investigation because in an internal discipline investigation, those interviews are compelled either talk to us and answer our questions or be fired. in a criminal investigation, all interviews must be voluntary if we're ever to use them therefore

in the internal investigation. in terms of when the video will be released, it will be released after the district attorney is done with his final determination. if to charge is issued the release would be very prompt along with all of the reports. if there is prosecution that decision will be made by the district attorney and that will be based on an examination of what is necessary to ensure a fair trial for all involved. i do want tip line that has been set up is still open. we still are encouraging any members of the public who have any information that might assist us in getting to the truth in this matter, to reach out, go to the doj website and individual may enter information anonymously if they wish. they may identify themselves, but they don't have to and we are seeking any information anyone might have that will assist us in getting the truth.

questions you may have. yes, sir. >> [indiscernible] >> there are two officers who were at, who were present when the shooting occurred who had body camera videos operating. >> [indiscernible] >> close. yeah. they are both very near each other. >> e >> no there is nothing like that. >> [indiscernible] >> yes. >> [indiscernible] >> well, typically when we hire investigators or agents with with a criminal department of criminal investigation they typically will work in the

previously so we have offices in madison, milwaukee, appleton, eau claire. typically people from the northwest part of state don't see employment at dci in the milwaukee office. we have individuals from who did work in milwaukee pd at one time working in the milwaukee offic dci. now, we don't, we hire from mpd we have hired a number of people. many are retired. many were long investigators. milwaukee pd has about 2,000 sworn officers as i understand. the likelihood that there would be some relationship between a particular patrol officer whos is going to be much younger than an experienced detective and that detective is small. if there is any relationship at all, that officer would, that investigator would not be permitted to have any role in the investigation.

>> the district attorney is going to have to make the determinations as to whether the officerses acted inreasonable or the officer acted in reasonable exercise of self-defense. the way the gun is positioned, a position of mr. smith, when the officer made his decision to discharge his weapon, all of those things are part of that important determination. mayor has stated i believe could compromise the integrity of that investigation. >> [indiscernible] >> if it were me, in charge of the division of criminal investigation, i wouldn't have released it because of the role i have. for the mayor he has a different role. he had a responsibility to do

safety and calm in the city and i think what he did was a reasonable decision to release a small piece of information oftentimes what triggers unrest after an officer involved use of force is information that the subject was or was not armed. in this situation, the mayor was able to provide that information. that limited statement i don't think harms our investi >> i would urge everyone to wait until all of the investigation is complete and with release all of the reports. you can see everything in context. again, i think, we're looking at individuals when you compare me to and my responsibility at the department of justice with the mayor and the police chief they had a different responsibility.

we are searching for the truth. they are trying to maintain calm. and peacefulness in their city. so i don't fault them for releasing the information they have released at this point, but i can tell you there is a great deal more that will come out when we're done. >> tt's been, that has been alleged largely by a family member of are following up on that lead at this point. >> [indiscernible] >> at this point we're not releasing any information that we have learned about that detail in the investigation. >> [indiscernible] >> the family has been cooperative. we have no difficulties with

to be in this situation. you know somewhere along the way there was a question asked by a member of the media and possibly several of them, is the family happy with the investigation? and the word happy has nothing to do with their life right now. there is nothing satisfactory about the situation they are in and no one would want to trade places with them. so, they any way they are just, they are very unhappy with the circumstances they face. >> [indiscernible] >> we are very close to gathering up and reviewing all of the information we will want to review. just in terms of looking back, we got the body camera videos

we were able to review them then, but it became useful to be able to slow them down a great deal. everything happens very quickly in it. that took some technological work. it took at least a day to be able to have that work done. we have additional audio visual materials like a dispatch recording that we are also doing similar work on and when we get all of that go back and talk to some of the witnesses again. >> [indiscernible] >> it inecessy to remain vague about those details at

that the district attorney will have to make in assessing the reasonableness of the officer's actions that day. so we're going to continue to be vague. it is information that will come out when all of the reports are released. >> [indiscernible] >> there were three officers who were at the scene very quickly yes. >> [indiscernible] >> correct. or at least, i don't think they had one at all. he did not. >> [indiscernible] >> yes that makes it more difficult. there was i believe it is a 30 second delay before the audio starts after the incident recording begins so, there is a period, there is a period at which there is no audio. that is difficult.

>> [indiscernible] >> when a law enforcement agency sets up their policy to for use of body cameras they make determinations as to how they are going to set that up. they made that decision. i don't have a comment on what, on how they made their decision. i just, have to work with what we have available. that's what we have. yes. >> [indiscernible] >> right. right. part of that, now part of that is already when he is in the vehicle. because it's when the officer initiating the traffic stop that the recording starts. so, part of that much of that 3t even exited his vehicle yet.

>> i'm concerned about answering that because i don't know for sure how they set it up. i just know what we have. i know that the video starts as the officer is still in the vehicle and then about 30 seconds later the audio also kicks in. in terms of how it was set up or why, i would be reluctant to speculate. >> [indiscernible] >> i think it's necessary to put it in context. the video, when a person is running with a video camera past them, it is not staying focused on what the officer, the individual or the officer is pursuing at all times. it moves very quickly. it's not easy to see everything until you slow it down a great

are happening very quickly it is necessary to know what the officer's reactions with the officers perceiving and more than just the narrow alley that you see from a video, but the officers seeing 180 degrees, he's got his peripheral vision. he has other concerns there is second individual there. all of those or factors that a body camera doesn't pick up are necessary parts of undan >> [indiscernible] >> yes when they set up their system this is what they put in place. >> [indiscernible] >> they may or may not i don't know the answer to that. >> [indiscernible]

when you say you have obviously talked to them, i have not personally. investigator yes, agents have interviewed all three of the officers. i don't, i don't know how to answer the question how this officer is doing. i don't know that information. >> [indiscernible] >> yes all three officers have been cooperative. >> [indiscernible] >> yeah, well, they perceive that there would be a short-term gain to releasing it now. i have to think in terms of the long range. and the long range is,o have an investigation and if a prosecution becomes part of the picture, a successful prosecution for the da and in

is done in a way that maintains the integrity of the information gathered. i cannot have witness statements being colored or tainted by information they are seeing from other sources. >> [indiscernible] >> we're working closely with the da.ul is the lead in any investigation. the da will decide what additional information we need to gather. we're taking a lot off the lead of the district attorney. in terms of the police chief and the mayor. obviously the police chief has this because this is the department's video. our hope is he won't release it and it is my expectations that he will do everything to cooperate with what we need to

comprehensive thorough investigation that gets to the truth as well as we can. i think the chief also recognizes that the question of a short-term gain verses the long-term end result is more torn to look at the long-term end result. >> [indiscernible] >> we are very optimistic that this will move much faster yes. >> [indiscernible] >> we've received some information that wasn't new it kind of duplicated some things we were already looking at. so thus far it hasn't been terribly fruitful, but we are following up on some leads that

point it is too soon to say whether those will ultimately result in anything useful. i want individuals who have information to feel that it is important to let us know that information. we will follow it up. we will take it seriously, until we're sure that there is nothing to it. we will follow it up. so if people have information we would like to know that. [indiscernible] >> i'm not sure what misinformation the chief was talking about exactly. individuals going on social

information that is reliable. if someone is considering, excuse me if someone has information that is reliable and could be important to us, my hope is that they don't go on social media that they reach out to us, they can still use the internet, but do it by going to the department of justice tip line. get that information to us so that we can develop, we can work to develop that information into >> [indiscernible] >> the department of justice did not conduct that particular investigation. so i don't have any information to take to share relative to

>> we're still examining all of the options there are a number of different directions this case can go and um, before we make a determination as to which option we'll pursue, we are going to want to give theresa's family an opportunity to have input. we'll continue, we have been in communication with them and will continue to outline for them all of the different options with the of each one. >> [indiscernible] >> i think it's going to come sooner than that. thank you. >> all right state attorney wrapping up his news conference. wanted to update everyone in the officer shooting of sylville smith. that touches off the riot in the

released at this time until a charging decision is made by the milwaukee county da. he is urging people to be calm and patient so the investigation can be thorough and fair. >> for continuing developments on this on air and online log onto today's tmj4 for the

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