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hoda?f sanchez for us in tel aviv, thank you. >>> let's switch gears to the olympics, say good morning to craig. >> bonjour, hoda, savannah, bonjour to you as well, folks, it's another action-packed day here in paris, after a thrilling weekend for team usa. stars of track and field and swimming coming up huge, but, this morning, all eyes once again on simone biles and what could be her olympic farewell. this morning, another medal for the greatest of all time, simone biles. after a golden weekend run from simone. >> double pike. >> soaring to victory saturday in the vault final, with a difficult skill named after her. teammate jade carey taking home the bronze, while suni lee made the podium on the uneven bars. on the track -- >> this is close. >> american sprinter, noah lyles, is now the fastest man in the world. >> it has to go to a photo finish to decide it. >> the 27-year-old coming from behind to win the 100 meter dash by 0.05 of a second, it's team usa's gold in the headlining race. >

hoda?ent is still very much under way. >> george, thanks. >> george solis for us there, thanks. >>> a lot to talk about with those storms and what's to come. you had a storms, angie lassman is in for al this morning.busy weekend. >> we sure did you had a busy weekend. >> we sure did.. the good news is that the rain the rain we just talked about is on the way. we just talked about is on the way. we will see a we're going to see a couple of across p spots dealing with that this ar. eventually, we will see a little morning across parts of the cape. bit of dry time before that next eventually we'll see dry time before the next round of thunderstorms. some of them will become severe, round of thunderstorms gets go wind gusts is what we're ing. concerned about in that regard it is the rain fall on those already saturated ground but it's the rainfall on alread will leave us for a potential for flash flooding saturated grounds that will . burlington dow leave us with potential of flas. we will have

hoda? >> i'll grab it, kelly. thank you so much.are joined now by clint watts, a former counterterrorism agent for the fbi. clint, good morning. from time to time, you see threats like this, but what we've learned from the austrian authorities this morning suggests that this is quite a serious plot. these individuals were serious and had advanced plans. >> that's right. since probably last fall, we have had dozens of these plots where there was some sort of an attempt. a young person radicalized online saying they might do something. but we haven't seen the capability to do that. and this plot is very different. you've got probably some sort of working with explosives, getting access to the target, trying to get employment to get into the convert venue. and then seeing that there are other suspects still being interviewed today. that's quite concerning. that's probably why they went to the step of actually making sure that they canceled those concerts. >> do you think that was the right step? obviously, you have disappointed fans, b

look, hoda is essentially a member of the gymnastics team. i noticed that, yeah.erviews. the girls love her so much, but i went with her to gymnastics. we have fun. these guys go out. it's just like it's a jump ball, to use a sports metaphor. but let me tell you something. if there were an olympic medal for getting the shot and the celebrity of the olympics, hoda kotb, would receive it, she has a picture with tom cruise dripping wet from the rain in the opening ceremony in a poncho. he was he. he looked fantastic. i was wearing a poncho, but i'll take that picture like any day. oh, that sounds fantastic. well, thank you so much for having us. you guys are so much fun. i am available if you'd like me to come back. we do. we don't want you to leave. you know, this is my open time during the day. all right? all right. we'll see if i go back to you guys. i kind of like it on the sofa here with us now. bye bye. jessica chastain in paris. she's staying with the today show. garvin thomas is with us now. with our magical moments. you were with us every night to kind of gi

hoda, you had a great party. i'm not having the party. what was your question, hoda? that i needed because my hips apparently were down to the absolute nubs. and i said why? he said because the life you have lived. you have been climbing mountains. you have been dancing on all kinds of stages. you have been running for airplanes. you know, you wear your body out. and, so, that i needed desperately. i had been in pain for over two years and it was really a horrible time for me. i jumped out of that thing like crazy. i do this thing called mandu. my bone density is up 10% more than it was five years ago. i just did really, really well with that. thank you, lord. then i was healing and in physical therapy and stuff like that. i thought i was better than i -- more completely healed. was running down the stairs here at my home in tennessee because my friend was locked out of my back door and it is 100 degrees outside. i live on a four-story brown stone. i just went too fast in stupid shoes and i went tumbling. i have to tell you something, you guys. i was out at my little

hoda? >> al, thank you weather. hoda? >> al, thank you. >>> coming up, more on the two astronauts stranded in space and their long-awaited path home. gadi schwartz has that story for us. >> that's right. it was supposed to be an eight day trip to space. it is going on day 79, and we finally have an update from nasa expected this weekend on when those astronauts are coming home. >> all right. looking forward to that, gadi. >>> plus, what if shopping for your every day essentials came with not only a discount but a free burger. a new partnership heating up the retail and fast food wars. you like that. but, first, this is "today" on is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? -your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. it'

sheinelle, you are a happy sight. >> yes. >> in for hoda. it is hoda's birthday. hope she's sleeping in, but if not, happy birthday hoda. >> well, it is raining this morning. it certainly won't dampen the mood of our crowd. >> they're here for a concert from maggie rogers. speaking of performances, did you catch team usa sydney mclaughlin-levrone? and her complete domination in the hurdles? she will join us to talk about that gold winning run. craig is in paris. he will have the latest highlights from there, including holding our breath. i think he was in the front row. team usa men's basketball. i watched with my eyes covered. it was exciting, though. >> we'll get to all that coming up in just a moment. let's start with the weather. tropical depression debby. but there is some good news when it comes to the weekend. >> yes. let's go to george solis starting us off in harrisburg, pennsylvania this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: any second now, we're expecting those bands to come down and pack some of that rain we have been seeing and some of that catas

we want you to know we got your back. >> you know hoda's whistle. >> i know.edibly proud of you. i mean, we have still got so many more events to go. do you feel in good spirits? >> yes. i'm so happy i don't have to do floor routine or vault. >> jordan? >> floor is your thing. floor is your thing. >> yeah, i see your point. >> jordan, it is so funny because we were there for the team finals. i don't think jordan has a poker face. it's like, we know. we look at you and we're like, does she know? when you finished your floor exercise, we were feeling it. we were like, that's gold right there. >> oh, these emotions are crazy. >> any celebs that are like, oh, my gosh, so and so is here. so and so tweeted me. >> there's been so many people. snoop. kendall jenner. >> the usa basketball team. ariana grande. >> queen latifa. >> michelle and barack. the list goes on. >> i know. we need a longer show. you're worldwide. >> oh, michael phelps. serena williams. >> by the way, there is like watch parties. some of them are in your hometown gyms where you trained as little gi

. >> hi, hoda. the obamas took center stage here last night, while kamala harris' running mate prepares for his speech tonight. it is august 21st. this is "today." fired up and ready to go. barack and michelle obama light up the convention hall in chicago with back-to-back barn-burning speeches rousing the party faithful. >> america is ready for a new chapter. america is ready for a better story. we are ready for a president, kamala harris. >> kamala harris is more than ready for this moment. >> kamala harris and tim walz the official nominees now after a ruckus music-filled roll call and the second gentleman enters the chat. >> i got kamala's voice mail, and i just started rambling. hey, it's doug. >> just ahead, the spotlight tonight on running mate tim walz, set to deliver a high stakes, closely watched speech. we'll have complete coverage. >>> breaking news, on the attack. ukraine launching a massive wave of drone strikes on moscow, escalating its counter offensive. russians saying they defended

hoda, over to you. >> we'll be watching you, savannah.drug administration is expected to approve the new covid-19 vaccine as early as today, with the updated shots being available within days. nbc news medical contributor dr. natalie azar is here with more. dr. natalie, it's interesting, because we brought up the covid shot, and people were like, wait, oh, yeah, we need to get that again. i think 22% of people got the last covid shot. so tell us about this one and why you feel like it's important for everyone to get it. >> so, as we were saying, we're in a significant summer surge right now, about 32 states in this country with their waste water viral surveillance are reporting high activity. so if this updated booster gets approved in the next day or two, it will be three weeks earlier than last area's booster got approved. so this new one from pfizer and moderna is covering the kp-2 strain. this is a descendant of jn-1 which was circulating over the winter and caused a significant winter surge. one of the biggest questions that most peo

hoda? >> all right.ke for us there at the capitol. garrett, thank you. garrett, thank you. >>> also this morning, we are learning more about the plea agreements that will allow the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks and two of his accomplices to avoid the death penalty. it's a decision that is not sitting well with some of the families of the victims. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell with the details this morning. andrea, good morning. >> good morning, savannah. this is a major development. it comes almost two decades after the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. pentagon officials say the mastermind, khalid sheikh mohammad, and two other top al qaeda operatives will plead guilty to charges as early as next week at the u.s. naval base in guantanamo bay. it comes 16 years after they were first charged in the worst terror attack in u.s. history. >> reporter: today, the self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and two accomplices are expected to enter a plea

richard, good morning. >> good morning, hoda. all hope now is on negotiations originally set for tomorrow in the region, but they are not looking promising with israel and hamas blaming each other. >> iran is rejecting calls from the u.s. and europe not to retaliate against israel over the assassination of a hamas leader in tehran two weeks ago. iran's president saying the country has a right to respond. a white house senior u.s. official says iran is still deciding how and when. president biden said he hopes a wider crisis can still be averted if israel and hamas agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal. >> you have the understanding that iran could stop doing action if the ceasefire deal is possible? >> that's my expectation, but we'll see. >> there is very little hope this morning for the talks. hamas says it already agreed to a u.s. proposal a month ago and won't attend a new round of negotiations set for this week, accusing israeli prime minister netanyahu of stalling to keep the war going, an accusation he denies. israel says

hoda? >> guad venegas for us there in bermuda. guad, thank you. >> you can already hear the wind picking up there. mr. roker is standing by with the track, the impact, and the sheer size of it. >> it looks like this thing will start to rapidly intensify. right now, it has 85-mile-per-hour winds, it's 30, 35 miles per hour southwest of bermuda. the track of this brings it over bermuda sometimes early saturday into saturday morning. hurricane watches up for bermuda, destructive winds, flash flooding possible, 10 to 12 inches or more of rain comin. destructive winds, flash flooding possible, 10 to 12 inches or more of rain coming with this. and the fact is the last hurricane they saw was a category 2. hurricane pallette under four years ago in september of 2020. then it continues up and into canada. now here's the deal, while we won't see a direct impact as far as rain, we are going to be looking at large waves, rip currents, dangerous surf, all the way from bar harbor to charleston. you get caught in a rip current, you have to swim

savannah and hoda are off. the 5 1/2 hours for a tennis match, at hour three, i would be like you can have this. >> it is impressive to match. the action is certainly hot. just like in queens and a lot of places all across the country today. >> yeah. here's a look this morning. sunrise point pleasant, new jersey. one of the many spots along the east coast facing brutally high heat and humidity. more than 50 million are under heat alerts today with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above average. >> all of it ahead of the busy travel labor day weekend set to smash records this year. this is the scene right now at laguardia airport. later we will be talking to a top official from the tsa about those expected crowds. >> we have it all covered for you, including al's forecast, the growing concerns about mosquitos as we head into the long holiday weekend. we will start with ryan nobles. ryan is at the national mall at washington, d.c. good morning to you. >> craig, good morning. you live in washington, d.c., so you know

i've got crai, savannah, hoda, and of course, al here. they love me.e. i know we want to say something by sorry. okay we are so excited to be here. it's so fun here. i got to ask you guys because everyone's watching all the stuff you're doing. you're doing these primo interviews. i need to know first. do you? how do you decide who gets each particular interview? i mean, are you trading pins? are you locking each other in bathrooms? honestly, it's like olympic spirit of harmony. i mean, i think we all have our lanes. look, hoda is essentially a member of the gymnastics team. i noticed that, yes. so she does the interviews. the girls love her so much, but i went with her to gymnastics. we have fun. we've been together in a couple of olympics together, and you do get emotionally invested with these athletes when you've seen them time after time. i mean, you know what it feels like. it's like you watch these little girls, which they were before, grow up. and, you know, and as you watch them, they get more confident. they just they they just become better e

. tell us something when they give away some secrets about the soul and nature of that person too, hoda

hoda is not here, but sheinelle jones? >> make hoda proud this morning. the touching moment they met back at the hospital.hospit. >> there he is. >> there he is. >> finally, nice to meet you. >> you too. you look a little different. >> i bet i do. i bet >> there he is. >> there he is. >> finally, nice to meet you. >> you too. you look a little different. >> i bet i do. i bet i do. >> one of the things you also did that i think you need to know, when you said what you did and the way you said it, like i am in control, i know what i'm doing, it was just like -- i could just fall by his head and give that to you, and that meant the world because that -- that's your world. could just fall by his head and give that to you, and that meant the world because that -- that's your world. that's not my world. >> my goodness. well, nick johnson is a nurse with advent health porter in denver. the news got even better. jim got to go home from the hospital that same day, less than 100 hours after that medical emergency. he just happened to be on the track when that happe

you do not want to miss t hoda, happy 60th. we are one week out from the democratic national convention. presidential nominee kamala harris continuing her battleground blitz over the weekend as former president trump remains on t

yeah you can watch biles one on one with hoda. right here on today in the bay. so much fun to watch. always so many great stories coming out. i think that gold medalist had come back from three acl injuries in four years, and any one of those could be season ending. yes, rebecca's pretty, pretty good. yeah, yeah, she's pretty good. like in the world. one of the few gymnasts that actually gives simone biles a run for her money. right. you know? yeah. all right, well, giving us a run for great sunshine. meteorologist kari hall. yeah, it's been great, but a little bit more intense in some areas. it's been heating those temperatures up. it will be a hotter day as we take a live look outside in san jose. it is bright and sunny compared to yesterday. we couldn't even see the sun rise because of the marine layer that moved in. and we are already seeing that clearing out for at least the south bay and a heat advisory will be in effect for today. will also be turning our attention to some of our higher elevations as the wind picks up, ther

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda.his area was the scene of some of the most tense exchanges so far.ng, authorities in chicago remain on high alert that fence behind know of the already fixed but crews adding an additional layer of fencing as chicago prepares for what they expect to be another round of protests. this morning authorities in chicago remain on high alert following moments of heated protest outside the democratic national convention. multiple people detained and arrested. some carried away after a group broke through a layer of secret service fencing. >> they breached the fence. they got into the outer perimeter. we have no idea what they would have done had they gotten on to the other side. >> reporter: officers scrambling to rebuild a piece of the damaged barrier. the dnc joint information center writing, at no point was the inner perimeter breached and there was no threat to any protectees. overnight, demonstrators seen inside the convention center. one group unraveling a protest banner in sport of pale

good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. right now we're in the outer band. so the rain is coming in waves. but when it comes, it is heavy. that could cause flooding. the other threat, rivers like this one, which are expected to reach major flood stage. while it might look calm right now, this threat is not over yet. tropical storm debby unleashing its strength. the powerful storm leaving much of the southeast under water this morning, washing out roads in georgia and bringing down trees and power lines in south carolina. residents scrambling to prevent possible damage. some even clearing drains as the storm slams south carolina with heavy rains. >> without those, there is nothing stopping the water just coming up. >> reporter: but for many, it is already too late. with residents in south carolina worried this is only the beginning. even more rain is expected to fall in the coming days. >> the bedrooms are soaking wet. the bathrooms are soaking wet. >> reporter: across the region, an urgent warning to stay off the road. >> we have an suv that got swept off th

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and a good morning to you. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this monday morning. savannah and hoda enjoying the time off celebrating in the orlando area. >> i was just about to say, can we give a little love out to the people in lake mary, florida. now little league world series champions. >> yes, it was a bunt, by the way, that put them over the top in extra innings. we'll have more on the new world champs in a moment. >>> first, the wave of extreme weather right now, including a dangerous heat dome set to shatter records in the midwest. >> we have seen rain and flash flooding, even a rare storm threat for hawaii. >> dylan dreyer is in for al. sheetz tracking all of it. but, first, maggie vespa is in springfield, illinois, where it is already warm there. temperatures set to soar today. maggie, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. yeah, that's right. with less than a month to go until the start of fall, huge swaths of

savannah and hoda enjoying some time off. >> good morning! sometimes in the beginning you are not quite sure. i walked in this morning. it was raining and now look. if you build it, they will come. >> they are here for khalid, a live concert from the music sensation coming up in a few moments. folks outside getting a jump on the long holiday weekend. our sampling of roads all over the great usa. >> from chicago to philly to d.c. and all spots between and beyond, things are crowded today. expecting record-breaking numbers over the next couple days. it will be up 9%. we'll tell you what to expect in just a moment. >> we will start with the race for the white house and the big interview with kamala harris. overnight, sitting with her running mate tim walz, she faced some tough questions about her change in policy positions. meanwhile, former president trump was campaigning in the u.s. he made some news of his own. we have it all covered for you this morning. we will start with gabe gutierrez. he is at the white house. >> good mo

hoda is off, but not to worry, sheinelle has our morning boost. >> all right.rley tudor of northern california celebrating her 10th decade with a sky dive from 13,000 feet. look at this. she jokingly called herself a dangerous broad. before making the tandem jump. look at that. should we try to top that? over the weekend, a british woman became the uk's oldest ever sky diver. this mom is 102 years old. she served with the women's royal naval service in world war ii. afterwards, she described the critical moment before the tandem jump. >> the door opened and i thought, there's nothing more i can do or say, it's just jump. >> there you go. how about that? just jump. she then said, i shut my eyes. you jump and then close your eyes. congratulations to those ladies. what an accomplishment, 100 and 102. >> wow. got to get them on the smucker's jar. they earned it. >> throw them out of the plane. >>> guys, coming up. treasures from the set of "friends" soon can be on "popstart." all the details from a long-awaited auction for super fans. we'll have that, maybe more ne

savannah and hoda enjoying some time with their families this week. don't you love it when the goats meet the goats? >> i mean, how much excellence can you put in one place? >> i mean, look at that. that was simone biles and gabbie thomas meeting one of their idols, caitlin clark. >> that's great. >> and they picked a good night to do it. caitlin clark setting yet another record on that. >> more on that. >> we'll take a look at that later. >>> but this is in cape may, new jersey, temps in the northeast cooling down a bit after that summer scorcher and ahead of the long holiday weekend. speaking of, crowds are already building at the airports. in fact, this is a live look in houston. we'll have more on the travel rush and get to al's full forecast in just a bit. >> but we are going to start with a race for the white house on this thursday morning. with the election now less than ten weeks away, and this morning, former president trump is defending a trip to arlington national cemetery that some veterans groups are slamming as disrespectful. >> it comes

and you know that she and hoda are bffs.f world's fastest man, officially given to american noah lyles breezing through his first heat in the 200 meter race, eyeing that coveted sprint double gold after that photo finish win in the 100 and stanford alums walking off with a lot of hardware this olympics that includes track and field star valarie allman. she won her second straight gold in the discus. i know that your stanford alum, just how special is that to have so many stanford alum on team usa? it is. it's so crazy. i think there's 60 stanford athlete, but i think at stanford you see so many people even outside of athletics that just really are so devoted to their passions. and i think when you're an athlete there, you try to embrace that in your craft and, it's really motivating and inspiring to get to be part of that community. and i just, i feel really proud to have that as part of my, my history. all right. let's talk basketball. the u.s. men's basketball team really dribbling its way closer to getting another gold, w

hoda, savannah, craig and al sharing a little bit of their insight. we chatted about how they divvy up all those great athlete interviews and hold a special connection with the women of team usa gymnastics, which she has been following for many years, especially her connection to simone. when you know what it feels like, it's like you watch these little girls, which they were before, grow up and you know, and as you watch them, they get more confident. they just they they just become better every single year. so i think watching them from the stands, you want to hold their hand and i'm like, you got it, you got it. you got me and savannah. we're crushing each other's knuckles. seriously no, circulation didn't matter, but it was one of those things that i, we feel like proud parents kind of. it's like you get to watch your kids performing right in front of you on the biggest stage in the world. you really see it in simone's face from where she was in in you remember rio with her? she looked like a little girl, and now she's like a full grown woman. i m

he can easily beat his opponent, democratic candidate hoda harris. english for action according to a centuries-old legend, a veteran of this country was assigned to serve the crows of the royal palace. according to a legend that has followed the throne of england since the 17th century, if the bells of the tower of london leave this castle. the british monarchy will fall apart. since then, the kings of england, to act on this superstition , formed a group to take care of this hat. the commander of the helmet maintenance group is known as the master of the helmets. now in the 21st century, the french news agency has announced the appointment of a new officer of the royal tower of england, who was previously in the missions the british navy has been present in afghanistan, iraq and the arctic. family budget. the british royal reached more than 124 million euros with an increase of 5% earlier this summer. clash in the turkish parliament. clashes started after one of the representatives in his speech described the representatives of the justice and devel

snoop helping out hoda and the biles family. that was super. this poor lady standing in the pouring rain for almost eight minutes, trying her best to keep the opening ceremony speakers from getting soaked. and it turned out those parasols were all the rage in both the rain and the shine. they kept bmxers comfortable along with novak djokovic. of course, water in the air, music to the ears of beach volleyball fans sitting in 100 plus degree parisian heat. all thanks to some quick thinking volunteers with the hose, other volunteers handing out water in a different way, or pushing water out of the way. some keeping boats from getting lost in the water. racing to help this kayaker out of the water to what's got to be one of the cushiest jobs ever lifeguarding the pool's being used by the best swimmers in the world, and it was there at the pool where one unsung hero rose above all the others. is there anything better on the pool deck other than that speedo right there? by diving deep and retrieving a sunken swimmer's cap? does that guy get a name? b

has been on the olympic stage before winning gold in the all around in rio and tokyo, but telling hoda kotb the medals here in paris feel particularly special. >> this one feels even better than the past. i'm a lot more matured, so i know what my body is capable of mentally and physically. so to go out there and achieve that goal, it meant the world to me. >> it felt absolutely incredible. to be back out here is such an amazing accomplishment, so to have this medal around my neck means so much to me. >> reporter: there were historic moments for team usa throughout the day. >> and the men's four delivers gold! >> reporter: that gold the first for the men's four rowing team since 1960. >> i thought maybe i would have some insane celebration, start jumping up and down. but it was utter disbelief. i wasn't even able to do that. >> reporter: and in fencing the u.s. won their first ever gold in women's foil. >> usa with gold! >> she is going to make it a clean sweep. >> reporter: team usa continues to dominate at the pool. today kate douglass won gold in the 200-meter at the breaststroke. th

lopez telling hoda if february her feelings for affleck were as strong as ever. >> he inspires me and the feelings inspired me to make this music. >> reporter: now their comeback love story won't have the happy ending so many fans were hoping for. >>> we're following breaking news out of italy, authorities searching the site of that deadly superyacht disaster off the coast of sicily say divers have recovered four bodies from the ocean today. 15 people were rescued. today's discovery brings the total number of people killed in the tragedy up to five. claudio reports from sicily. >> reporter: any glimmer of hope in finding any of six people still missing off the superyacht sank off the coast of sicily, a mile from this shoreline on monday morning. is quickly fading away on wednesday. italian authorities confirmed to nbc news at least four bodies were recovered. 170 feet under water. we have seen four separate green body bags being brought here by the boats from the italian coast guard, they were then loaded on that pier where the coast guard is coordinating the search efforts and then t

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