good morning >> good morning, hoda. new titles for him and kate middleton and new responsibilities, too. on wednesday, the duke and duchess of cambridge bought their children to the first day of school. george, charlotte, and louis by thursday afternoon, the couple would have new titles and new roles. their royal lives very different. william and kate are now the duke and duchess of cornwall and cambridge and prince william is heir to the throne he takes over as duke of cornwall from his father it comes with an etate that includes more than 130,000 acres of land, worth over $1 billion as duke, charles used the money generated at least in part to fund his charities in a 2019 itv documentary, prince charles inside the duchess of cornwall, recognizing the significance of his future role >> rest assured. i will not rock the boat >> king charles mail also give william the title prince of wales, making kate the princess of wales, the same title held by princess diana earlier this year, the couple moved to a new royal residenc

good morning. >> hoda, good morning. you're right.lots of rain. some 49 million people are waking up to a flood alert this morning. it's the same storm that we have seen slowly moving its way e the storm that dumped about 7 in just a matter of hours, even bringing drivers there to a standstill. we it knocking down structures in dallas. it even claimed one life in southern indiana. now, of course, all this is leaving many people wondering what this means for travel at the end of a busy holiday travel weekend? well, there were about 3800 delays or so. but certainly nowhere near the issues that we saw back on memorial day or july fourth. that's certainly the good news there. the now out on the west, the issue, of course, is heat and wildfires. in fact, cities there are bracing for more record high temperatures as firefighters are dealing with more wildfires there. in fact, officials in california are warning that the heat is actually taxing the power grid and urging people to conserve electricity when and where they can. as one more note

welcome, hoda, to democracy now!escribe the extent of these women-led protests and how radical it is that it is women, particularly young women, who are not only the spark for these protests but also the ones in the streets. >> absolutely. what we are seeing in iran right now is really exciting and beautiful. it is terrifying but i think that is just the nature of people's movements around the world. i do want to say these movements right now are absolutely led by women, but as have all of the previous movements in iran. women have played a role both before and after the revolution. what we're seeing now is the natural culmination, not only of women continuously taking up leadership within a systems change in iran, but decades of state repression against women, particularly focused on women's bodies in public spaces. what is unique about this moment right now is not only our young women overseeing -- we are sickness for the first time, the braveris inspiring on the frontlines, being faced with all types of different

hey, morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning. hurricane ian. that community witnessing some of the worst of what this storm left behind. this morning the devastation in florida becoming clear whole towns leveled. near the famed fort myers beach the damage is historic. >> you ain't going to be able to get in that house safely. >> reporter: john strong, a volunteer out checking on neighbors, hoping to help those who lost everything from a storm that rewrote the rules >> we were irma ready. >> reporter: not ian >> no, absolutely not. >> reporter: communities on florida's gulf coast left cut off. sanibel island, once a picturesque escape for vacationers, now the scene of complete devastation. >> hit with really biblical storm surge and it washed away roads, it washed away structures. >> reporter: the island taking the brunt of ian's impact as the monster storm made landfall. time lapse video shows the storm surge drowning the area, the wall of water rising an estimated 8 to 15 feet >> i mean, there is stuff going everywhere i have ne

hoda and savannah out. a lot of folks on the plaza getting a jump-start on the labor day weekend with partying with brandi carlile. >> look at this crowd. they were lined up early this morning. they got here before i did. i stepped outside and thought, oh, my goodness. >> a lot of them call themselves the bramily. we're going to get outside with them in a moment. we are going to start with that labor day get away. it's already started. >> absolutely. >> millions of americans are hitting the roads and heading to airports to mark the unofficial end of summer. from the brutal heat out west and airlines, there are plenty of ush use that could affect your plans. >> fear not, we have you covered. dylan is standing by with your holiday forecast. bust we're going to start with nbc's tom costello. because he has gone behind the scenes with the faa as they try to manage this weekend's surge at airports. tom, good morning to you. >> craig, here we go. 12.5 million people traveling over this extended labor day period b

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. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> a good thursday morning to you, welcome to "today." we're so glad you're joining us. savannah and hoda are enjoying vacations like a lot of families this week. >>> after the first set i didn't know if she had any gas left in the tank. >> leave it to serena. talk about grit, she pulled it off. >> you have to wonder at this point if it's destiny. >>> who's ready for the labor day weekend? our friends out west will be looking at the dangerous temperatures that are set to xpant. and we'll look at what you can do to help with airline passengers. >>> we're starting with the courtroom show down set to take place today. a judge set to decide if an independent party should be appointed to review the documents seized from former president trump's home. overnight, trump's team saying he's criminalized for possessing his own presidential records. hallie jackson has the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. ahead of a court hearing in

yesterday, and there was a lotof outstanding reporting, but i'd like to give a special mention to hodaotb for providing us with an outstanding edition of the "segue of the day." >> maria tonight, it's all about the nfl kickoff. [ laughter ] check this out. [ applause ] >> jimmy: if i know one thing about the queen, it's that she would want us to be ready for some football. [ laughter ] president biden is planning to attend the queen's funeral. which isn't happening for another few weeks, but he's already at the airport waiting for his flight. he's old. out of nowhere, grampotus is really starting to hit his stride. gas prices are going down, his approval rating is up, he's getting stuff done, and he's taking his rivals in the republican party to task. >> we also passed once in a generation infrastructure. roads, bridges, high-speed internet. we got a little help from republicans, not a lot but enough to get it passed. and the truth is there are a lot more republicans taking credit for that bill than who actualy voted for it. i see them out here now, we're all for this new bridge. and w

. >> that includes hoda kotb from the "today" show and her little ones.ng kids set up a lemonade stand over the weekend. they did that here. they make a bunch of money. on instagram she posted images of haley and hope selling refreshments, scooping ice-cream for customers, some say that it was child's play compared to this. >> on your mark, get set, go -- [ cheers ] >> how cute is this? >> little sisters had a little foot race at the beach. we don't know who won, but we know you don't tell your sister like who won. you're all the same. we love you the same. one of my daughters spent her summer lifeguarding. that was kind of fun. that was exciting. the other took a math class. so it was not a super fun summer at our house. >> that's very -- >> life skills, right? >> she is making that money. >> she is. >> and the other will be her accountant. that's going to be -- >> see? keep it in the family. >> i was like, our producer was like, show me the fun stuff you did with your kids this summer. i was like, hm, math class, work. i basically spent the whole summer

>> prince harry speaking with hoda earlier this year about his grandmother's unwavering ability to laugh mostly her sense of humor and her ability to see the humor in so many -- so many different things. >> while only a select few had a chance to see the lighter side of the late monarch, millions have wondered what went on behind palace walls, the drama blade up on the silver screen with an oscar-winning performance by helen mirren in "the queen". >> it's how i think best on my feet and i've never been one for sitting around endlessly. >> in 2016 netflix's "the crown" helped spark a renaissance of royal fascination. >> it's not as easy as it looks. beyond the dozens of depictions, nothing came close to the real deal. those rare features of the true queen never failed to seal the show. >> good evening, mr. bond. >> from her grand entrance with james bond at the olympic games in london, to a tour of the game of thrones set where she could view, but not sit on the iron throne. >> we kept being told the other things she's not allowed to sit on other thrones fictional or otherwise. >> the ico

this morning, the city manager joined savannah guthrie and hoda kotb on "today" with a look at the damagey manager of sanibel island is joining us. it took a direct hit. it's been cut off. the causeway, a chunk swept away. good morning. i don't have to tell you this, the governor called the surge biblical. another called it catastrophic. you have had a chance to kind of eyeball what's going on on sanibel island. would you just assess the damage for us? >> thank you. good morning. the damage is catastrophic. i agree. i have never seen anything like this. i have worked a number of hurricanes. residents who have lived on sanibel for many years can't understand the damage we have experienced. our main access to the island is cut off. there's five breeches to the causeway. we are still working to get our crews, search and rescue and our first initial cleanup cruise on the island by boat. we have limited equipment that's on island. we are waiting for barge access so we can really start to make conditions improve for people that are on the island, that survived through the storm, and then also t

>> reporter: hoda, this crisis averted at just the last minute.

hoda?k you >>> here at home with the holiday travel rush on its way, a big change is in the works when it comes to booking flights. under a new proposal from the biden administration hidden airline fees would become perhaps a thing of the past. stephanie gosk is at laguardia airport with details. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. air travel like so many things costs more these days. now the federal government is demanding that airlines and travel websites be upfront about those extra costs, things like checking a bag and seat selection as soon as a price is listed so there are no surprises later. this scramble to get the holiday plane tickets is on. followed by the ticket shock compared to last year, average domestic fares are up 43% for thanksgiving and up 39% for christmas. those high prices include extras li■(ke checking a bag and change fees■g the federal government proposing new rules to ensure airlines and travel sites are transparent about extra costs upfront as soo

hoda >> all right thank you. we'll turn to the expertise of nbc's senior busines correspondent stephanie ruhle. i like saying expertise, steph >> this puts a lot of pressure on me. >> the fed seems to keep raising interest rates the question is it working is there any proof that this is the right plan to be on? >> they don't have another plan, right? the only thing the fed can do is raise rates to lower inflation it's not that it's not working, but it is certainly not working fast enough. it's not working as quickly as we thought it would. prices aren't continuing to go higher and higher but they're not going down as much as we don't like dealing with higher interest rates, what's even worse is when everything is super expensive, and that's the top priority for jay powell the fed chair what's he going to do? keep raising rates to try to take this on >> he is threading this needle if he does it too hard, too fast, the economy goes into recession. how do you ward that off wall street clearly didn't like this yester

hoda's got the day off. >> how did you sleep last night? >> all will be told.did this experiment for the show where we slept on camera. this morning we will look at how sleep affects our memory and productivity. tomorrow you have the effects of light on your sleep. >> yes, looking forward to explaining that contraption on your head. >>> breaking news this morning. what is now hurricane ian. >> let's look at the image we will be watching closely all week. ian's projected path. as you can see, it is posing a major threat to florida. >> in fact, all of the state's 67 counties are under a state of emergency this morning. the shelves at many hardware and grocery stores already bare as millions are stocking up. >> al has everything we need to know. first, sam brock is in tampa where people are already preparing for the storm. sam, good morning. >> reporter: good morng. it's been a busy one already here in tampa as millions of floridians are concerned this morning with good reason. there is some 600 mile-long coast lynn line where theoretically ian could come roaring

>> hoda, savannah, good morning. the palace made clear this is serious.re is serious concern about queen elizabeth's help thj morning. all of the children are on the way or with her at the castle. also on the way, prince william, prince harry and meghan. >> breaking news, serious concern for queen elizabeth's health and extraordinary moment for the uk. in a highly unusual statement, the palace saying follow further evaluation, the queen's doctors are concerned for her majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision. the 96-year-old queen is at her estate in scotland and the royal family is traveling to be with her. she just appeared with liz truss two days ago. that ceremony held there for the first time ever due to her mow built issues. the queen postponing an engagement yesterday due to health worries but over the summer while she scaled back duties and occasionally appeared frail, she still greeted her adoring public for her platinum jubilee along with her family. now the concern is clear. prin chaes and wife camilla are alre

. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in. >>> good morning. so happy you are joining us on this tuesday morning. savannah, so good to have you

today tuesday, september 20th, 2022 ♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this from london and hoda kotb from1a in rockefeller plaza >>> and welcome to "today. it's a tuesday morning we are so happy you are with us. savannah remains in london following the queen's elaborate and emotional state funeral. hard to believe that this time yesterday you and i were sitting next to each other and witnessing this historical moment >> what a magical moment to witness history right here we stood as the coffin came by right behind us and went into

. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." so nice to have you with us on a wednesday morning. that snow day decision here in new york, that's cold. >> oh, my gosh, wait. i can't imagine. you get two days a year probably you get to play outside. we'll see how long that lasts. we'll have to check that out. >> kids everywhere not too happy about that. parents maybe so. we'll have more on that. >>> later this morning as well, we have a "today" exclusive. julie chin, she's that beloved anchor from our nbc affiliate in tulsa, she's smiling this morning, but she had a health scare when she was delivering the news on air. she's doing well this morning. she has a really important message to share about the beginning symptoms and signs of stroke. so, julie, good morning. we'll see you in just a few. >> we look forward to that conversation. >>> first, let's start with the ongoing problems being caused by that extreme weather. the big concern out west, of course,

. >> announcer: here are savannah a guthrie, hoda kotb and lester holt. >>> 5:30 a.m. on the east coast, 10:30 in the morning in london. we're joined by lester holt on day of history. >> more than week of events mourning and honoring the queen are about to culminate with the state funeral which will be unlike anything we have ever seen before. >> the royal family will be joined by some 2,000 guests for the service including heads of state from around the world, president biden and the first lady among them. up to 1 million people lining the streets of london to pay their respects. public holiday today to honor the queen. temperatures are in the upper 50s. people crowded around the procession route a bit later on. by some estimates billions will be watching from afar. >> billions have the privilege of lining this street getting a close-up look at the monarch as he makes his way to where these events will unfold. how this day will play out, we had the you final mourners in the long queue to view the queen filed past her coffin. hundreds of thousands paid their respects,

. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb live from studioin rockefeller plaza. >>> and hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to to have you with us on a busy wednesday morning. >> we got a lot of sports stories, happening. we got aaron judge that tied babe ruth's record. >> he is knocking on roger maris' doorstep. >> and then we've got -- >> speaking of icons, roger federer sat down with us while we were in london on the eve of his final match in his competitive career. we hope an inspiring look back ahead. >>> we want to begin with that breaking news out of russia. overnight vladimir putin doubling down in his war against ukraine. in a national address ordering up more troops after a series of setbacks and you have -- vows the country will use all means at its disposal, and then he added, i'm not bluffing. this comes as president biden prepares to focus on the war during a key speech at the united nations before world leaders today. we start with nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engle in ukraine for us. richard, goo