. >>> and ready, rhett, go. thomas rhett is taking over our plaza for a fun concert to start your day off right, today, august 23rd, 2024. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie, live from the democratic national convention in chicago, and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." good to have you along with us. >> hi, savannah. we do have to point out we have a concert here you just mentioned. thomas rhett was out early, serenading people with happy birthday before the sun even came up, so it will be a fun concert. >> good way to start a week end. let's start with the history-making address from kamala harris, formally accepting her party's nomination for president. the speech highlighting her childhood and laying out her experience as a prosecutor and vice president of the united states. it was also a speech sharply focused on donald trump. she called him, quote, an unserious man. trump responding in real-time on social media and

and we got great, great music from thomas rhett! oh, yeah!applause ] look at that. >> steve: ooh. gold record. >> jimmy: a nice gold record right there. guys, i've been obsessed with the new york times games lately. i love all the -- i love -- of course, the new york times is great too. but the games -- >> jimmy: yeah. connections, you guys know that game? [ cheers and applause ] but the day got away from me, and i haven't done today's puzzle. so, i was thinking maybe we could all maybe just do it together. it's time for "tonight show connections." here we go. ♪ tonight show connections la-la-la-la-la oh yeah ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. so, the way it works is that there are 16 random words or phrases, and our goal is to find four groups of four words that share a common theme. once we think we have one, i'll click submit and see if we're right. higgins, you see anything? >> steve: i think i do. i see sus -- >> jimmy: uh-huh. >> steve: -- cap, bussin', and rizz. [ light cheers ] >> jimmy: okay, what's the connection? >> ste

rhett rodriguez was there and talk to those patients. >> monday morning was a milestone moment for karen self and others as they received their first doses of kiss in la at the narrow pain medical center in fresno do the best they can for as long as i can for self sitting in the patient chair is still taking some getting used to after spending more than 40 years as a nurse. i know it can be cared, but it can be slow down so that you have. >> better quality of life for a longer period of time. and so that's what i'm hoping for. and i want to be part of help to make better for the next people. >> just in love was just approved by the fda last month. in clinical trials, doctors say the drug was able to slow down the progression of alzheimer's by as much as 30%. suze mcinerney was a part of that clinical trial for 18 months and said during that time her memory became more clear. she is now receiving her first treatment since the trial ended. i feel like my i was thinking clear after getting the because before i was forgetting and i would not notice i was forgetting things him and my family m

her husband at all, she left because of the money, but when she realized something had happened with rhettt’s quite... yes, but in general the theme of sex somehow comes from there, you know, maybe it’s also the influence of the fact that mitchell is an american, and especially in the beginning, well, not in the beginning, in the thirties of the century, it’s still not there. was the topic that you can easily talk about, that’s all, all the himinguis and millers appeared later, after the war, then somehow under a dark veil, under the tablecloth, yes, this , this, once, twice, right there, between her first frustration on the topic of ashley, the other gave in, yes, there were so many of these events happening that, in fact, maybe she would have been banging on him for some reason... sometimes in a row, then maybe something was going wrong for her, but here she was constantly distracted by, well, such mundane things of life, very important. there was her connection, he was her gate, you know, her former life, she clung to ashley, these are some landmarks, some sweet dreams in which she afte

. >>> for much more, rhett let's bring in ben emons, fed chief. good to see you. >> good morning.ood to see you. >> cramer says the markets are turning much more rational. what's your take? we have the jackson hole meeting coming up. >> jim may be right. we had a huge move from the low. really, frank, if you saw it in early august, it'sing are normalized and reflective of where the economy is and earnings are. we honestly have to get now, i guess, a combination on friday that they're going to cut rates. i think the fed minister will talk about that. i think we'll hear from powell on friday, okay, we're really a at the stage we can cut rates and we're going to do it. i think it's getting a pause at the moment. >> you're kind of leaning into the question i want to ask you. you get fed minutes coming up. of course, the fed minutes are backward looking. we hope to get forward guidance from jay powell. how does the market work especially during this week when in all fairness it's really low volume? >> yes, it is low volume. it's typical in august, but i think what the market will do to

. >> rhett when you look back at how in the last two or three weeks the press has been much elevating kamala harris in the of tim walz. it's that they decided to come out with his big policy proposal on the eve of the convention that i've never seen more democrats try to wiggle themselves away from. i've never seen anything like this and i've been covering this pretty much as long as you have. >> it's truly amazing. if you look at the sunday shows the circuits were specifically talking about housing and medical and the drug prices and specifically not talking about the price control staff and the gouging and she said engaging. i think that is just not a good seller even in democratic circles. it's not talked about very much at all this week. when you have obama's economist jason furman coming up in saying this is a idea and it should be run away from i think he'll have people running away from it. >> my question is how did they get to the point where they thought that was a good idea of? she's been vice president for 3.5 years and she must know some of these people so how would that e

thehe closer they are to the material they are writing about the rhett left will revelatory they are. >> most of us read as a hobby and it's your job. >> allso day. >> i personally have always wondered that i never wondered that an effort to do so now i have the opportunity. >> you've you got me on tv in front of a crowd. it's a process. i'm stuck with it now. it's a way that i do it and i can't stop doing it that way. it's very painful. unless i'm on a deadline where haveav the day or just got jim comey's memoir and to have a day to read it and review it i usually have more time. what r they do as i read each bk that i'm going to write about three times. the first time i read it straight through with my pen and that's the longest read. i'm reading notes and asking questions andin underlining stuf and going into the footnotes and finding things. then when i'm done with that i set it aside and come back to it after a day. >> i asked how long does i first read roughly take? >> it depends on thehe book. three days maybe to read it carefully and slowly. sometimes a week if it's like a rea

just fyi, tomorrow, thomas rhett will be here.his. >> all right! coming up next, guys, as kids head back to school, an inside look at an innovative new training program that's aimed at addressing the nation's teacher shortage. but first, this is "today" on nbc. on medicare? have diabetes? when enjoying life's special moments are you left guessing which foods are right for you? with the freestyle libre 3 system you'll know your glucose and where it's headed no fingersticks needed. freestyle libre 3 manage your diabetes with more confidence and lower your a1c. so you can focus on those special moments. covered by medicare for more people managing diabetes with insulin. talk to your provider or visit freestylelibre.us/medicare ♪ >> estamos de vuelta 8:36 con getting some air time this morning. we are back, 8:36 with our back-to-school series. as students head into the new school year, the nation is still grappling with a nationwide teacher shortage. >> hundreds of thousands of schools are reporting that they are either understaffed o

it's for newly approved alzheimer's yeah, rhett rodriguez, is there any talk to some patients?ay morning was a milestone moment for karen self and others as they received their first doses of kiss in la at the neuro pain medical center in fresno do the best they can for as long as i can for self sitting in the patient chair is still taking some getting used to after spending more than 40 years as a nurse. i know it can be cured, but it can be slow down so that you have. >> better quality of life for a longer period of time. and so that's what i'm hoping for. and i want to be part of help to make better for the next people. >> just in love was just approved by the fda last month. in clinical trials, doctors say the drug was able to slow down the progression of alzheimer's by as much as 30%. suze mcinerney was a part of that clinical trial for 18 months and said during that time her memory became more clear. she is now receiving her first treatment since the trial ended. i feel like my i was thinking clear after getting the because before i was forgetting and i would not notice i

also known as meadow or field mice, small rodents related to lemmings and hamsters smaller than a rhettll says that the critters have been a nuisance, but fortunately, the damage they've caused has not been costly. >> and they have not made it inside the house fields behind me and fields across the street from me. >> and i don't know. maybe there's more moisture here. it's been dry and hot told wells community is just off 5.80, nw for names of also being paid visits by polls. allegheny county health is aware of the issue. and in a statement says, quote, >> the vector control team at alameda county health, environmental health department is actively monitoring the increase in both populations and is working closely with affected residents and cities to address concerns. well, vo populations fluctuate naturally generally increasing every 3 to 6 years increased housing development has contributed to the current situation right now. it's the end of the year. should i just and let the rain do is staying in and >> hopefully they go away on their own. maybe and if not, will tangle next year. t

thomas rhett dropped his new album about a woman.e is a little taste of one of the songs from the album. after all, the bars are closed and they play the last song. blow out your neon. don't gotta go home but we can't stay here. so this is after all, the bars are closed. that's a song from the new album, which she says has sounds ranging from 90s country to pop and even soul. another new song is called don't want to dance. it's going to take on the whitney houston classic i want to dance with somebody. who. all right. he will also perform on the today show plaza this morning as part of the city summer concert series. that's all going to begin for you at 7:00 this morning, right after us here on today in the bay. so, want to dance to somebody you don't want to dance? it depends on who you're dancing with. don't want to dance with nobody. that one. okay. all right. all right. we're dancing into the weekend. finally. yes. and we have a lot of changes in our weather. we're starting out cool and cloudy, and then the weekend is going to wr

. >> -- you can hear country star thomas rhett.e's the deal. you can register to join us. register for your fan pack. >>> in the meantime, we have a fun half hour. jessica alba is here. >> plus, chassie post has brilliant "today bestsellers" so to save you time and money throughout your day. >> and "beetlejuice" star jenna ortega was here earlier this week. i will share my conversation with the rest of the star-studded cast who starred in the original. they're all back for "beetlejuice beetlejuice." why they were ready to bring back one of my favorite movies. oh, my goodness. it's worth the wait. >>> by the way, coming up on the 3rd hour, mr. roker has been sitting down with living legends to celebrate his 70th birthday this week, so today we have al'y chat with holiday icon, dennis quaid. i'm told he has a birthday gift for you. >> he actually serenades me with a song he wrote. >> oh, roker! >> i like that. >> it just keeps getting better. >> do you have time for a check of the weather? >> absolutely. always time for that. let's l