in a moment al roker will tell us where that heat dome has moved and what's next. but we begin with emilie ikeda in hard-hit new york. emilie, so many there caught off guard with this flooding. >> reporter: tom, absolutely officials called the flooding here a once in 1,000-year event with enough force to even dislodge guardrails as you can see behind me. and the unrelenting rain isn't over yet for those north of us. tonight a brutal bout of storms inches north. washing out roads and kicking swift water rescue teams into high gear states of emergency declared in parts of new york, connecticut and vermont. >> i'm kristen dahlgren here in vermont where the rain just isn't letting up. some towns have already seen over 7.5 inches flash flooding has cut off entire communities. dozens of roads are closed and now some rivers are approaching major flood stage. almost the entire state still on high alert as we head into the overnight hours. >> reporter: watch as flood waters pour over this dam the governor there comparing the relentless rain to tropical storm irene in 2011.

we'll show you what it's like living and working in triple digit heat so, how long will it last al roker standing by >>> plus, the slow-moving disaster near los angeles. a landslide taking a dozen homes and threatening even more what's behind it >>> overseas, ukraine's president zelenskyy coming face-to-face with nato leaders, demanding his war-torn country be admitted to the alliance this, as he's about to meet with president biden. >>> golf under fire. pga tour officials face intense criticism from congress over plans to merge with the saudi-backed golf tour 9/11 families at the hearing. >>> the growing malaria scare. mosquitos carrying the infectious disease detected in the u.s. for the first time in 20 years the effort to control the mosquitos that carry it >>> the hostage standoff at caesars palace the suspect tossing furniture from stories above. >>> and after his big upset at wimbledon, could he be america's next tennis sensation? >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> and good evening, i'm tom llamas, in for lester tonight. it's being called historic and catastrophic

al roker did a terrific job moderating the program that evening bringing his signature humor and wit every time he stepped on the stage in this clip. al first talks about the founding date of the association in a way that only al roker could through a weather report before he focused on the significance of the white house christmas ornament want to start with something. i'm kind of used to a little bit of a weather report. the national airport recorded the temperatures 76.3 degrees fahrenheit with winds out of the southeast at 15 miles per hour at midday on november 3rd 1961. because an attorney carson glass hailed a taxi from his office to the district of columbia courthouse. he wouldn't need an overcoat it was overcast but glass would make it well back to his office before the light showers that were predicted arrived at 8 pm. barely months earlier carson glass had received a most unusual assignment from his boss, washington heavyweight lawyer clark clifford. he had no idea at the time that it would change the trajectory of his own career and actually become a turning point in the

our own al roker was a friend of the iconic crooner and was there for his last live show ever with ladyd he spoke about it on the "today" show. >> this was almost like a two-hour concert with him and lady gaga and there was no teleprompter or anything, he just knew the songs. thank you, you're beautiful. we were safering it because we knew -- nobody like tony bennett is going to come along again. >> tony bennett was 96 >>> still to come on "early today" "barbie" and "oppenheimer" blowing away the american box office. you won't believe how much the two movies brought in and all the records they're breaking >>> an iconic movie turns 25 a lookok bacack on "saviving prive ryan" whenen early tododay retus with treremfya®, most peoplple saw 90% % clearr skin a at 4 monthshs... "earlyly today reteturns .....ad clearer, a at 5 years.s. with treremfya®, retuturns. seserious allelergic reactcts may occur.r. trememfya® mayay increasee yourur risk of i infectionss and lolower your a ability to fight t them. tell your r doctor if f you he an infnfection or r symptoms or if yoyou had a vaccine e or p

roker? >> what are those web things those things you put in there?oon storms in the plains sunshine out west. and now let's turn the tv back >>> good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. in the south bay we'll see temperatures reaching the mid 80s today, while the peninsula will see a high of about 79 degrees and lots of sunshine. hotter temperatures in the tri-valley as it reaches the low 90s. compare that to the 60s in san francisco thanks to the layer of fog you're seeing. the east bay us on sirius best time of the morning "popstart". >>> first up, dave chappelle exclusively announced, emmy-winning comic is heading back out on tour the fall run of his standup show off august 22nd at madison square garden right here in new york city. the tour will run through october with stops in new orleans, nashville, chicago, a lot more. tickets are available for pre-sale starting tomorrow. for more info, though, right now go to today.com. how about that? >> great one. >>> from one funny dave to another. david letterman, the former late night host is r

roker.eal with this. speaking of dealing with disaster, flood watches, thunderstorms dropping locally heavy rain throughout parts of the northeast and new england areas quick to flood already because it's not that heavy of rainfall, but the ground is already saturated. in fact, you can see this area, the darker blue, that's the slight risk of flooding possibilities, and that risk also stretches back into the plains where we're going to be looking at some severe weather going on multiple rounds of torrential rain this is where we've got a moderate risk of very heavy rain and flooding from nashville, paducah, on into dyersburg and memphis, we're going to be watching that closely as well. upwards of 8 inches of rain down through the mid-mississippi river valley and lighter amounts in the northeast, but again, because it's so saturated it won't take much to cause floodiding >>> good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a look at our temperatures for the next several days, our

roker has a check of the weather. >> never give up on the dream. today, showers and thunderstorms into the northeast. still that summer sizzle will continue record highs in the plains plenty of sunshine along the west coast alththough, we w will see showe and thunderstorms in the pacific northwest. we will get to your local forecast i in the nextxt 30 sec. reskilling courses lisa's already taking now, with aarp. to help p make sure e her ince liveves as long g as she doe. soso, she can n finally rurn withth the big d dogs... and the small l dogs who j jut thinink they're e big dogs.. that's w why the youounger you u are, the more you need aarp. >>> good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our temperatures throughout the week, it's going to start out with mid-80s for many of our inland valleys and then it will be slightly hotter for tomorrow. but then we bring it back to even cooler than normal temperatures for the end of the week. looks pretty nice as we head into the weekend. san francisco will see highs up to about 66 to

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we'll show you what it's like living and working in triple digit heat so, how long will it last al rokertanding by >>> plus, the slow-moving disaster near los angeles. a landslide taking a dozen homes and threatening even more what's behind it >>> overseas, ukraine's president zelenskyy coming face-to-face with nato leaders, demanding his war-torn country be admitted to the alliance this, as he's about to meet with president biden. >>> golf under fire. pga tour officials face intense criticism from congress over plans to merge with the saudi-backed golf tour 9/11 families at the hearing. >>> the growing malaria scare. mosquitos carrying the

million still at risk of flooding, including almost all of vermont our team inside the flood zone al rokernding by >>> the manhunt for a murderer and kidnapping suspect who broke out of jail using bedsheets tied together described as a survivalist, hiding out as communities are on edge. >>> dr. larry nassar stabbed almost a dozen times in his federal prison, including in the neck and back. a late update on the man convicted of sexually abusing young athletes what one of his victims is saying tonight. >>> also breaking, as the president and king charles meet in london, news nato will expand amid the war in ukraine. the country on the verge of being admitted plus late word on a new meeting between president biden and zelenskyy. >>> madonna now out of the hospital tonight what she's revealing to her fans about her future >>us

roker who has his eye on all of it. >> yeah, guys. we had the hottest june on record and according to the meteorological organization, first three weeks of july, the earth's hottest. and it's the warmest three-week period ever. so july will be the hottest. and august right now setting up to get more of the same. but the good news is there is some relief coming even though today omaha, a heat index of 115 new york 101 birmingham 105 here comes this cold front that will bring some severe weather but also cooling relief. minneapolis, milwaukee, detroit, little cooler. tomorrow a heat index of 101 in new york city. cincinnati 100 st. louis 106. then look at this. as we head into early next week, more seasonal conditions for boston, chicago, cincinnati, wisconsin. unfortunately, our friends down south, phoenix will end their record streak of 110 degrees plus at 30 days. by sunday, they're 109 but still the heat continues through houston and down into fort myers here comes the strong storms as front makes way in we have right now 24 million

directed the film, and is one of the film's executive producers, along with television personality al rokeris big drop in black farmers and black farmland ownership, how did this happen? >> well, there is a little known legal loophole called heirs property, which essentially allows for a person to buy a interest in your property and then force you to sell the land at at a low rate, or you just lose it because you don't have the funds to to fight in the court. so imagine you have ten heirs who all have a claim to a property and one of them sells and it doesn't matter how big or small the interest of the property that they sell. someone who bought that interest can now force you to sell all of it. so if it's 4,000 acres, and they sell one acre, that sale of that one acre will allow the purchaser of that acre to be forced to sell off all of the land. and that's pretty egregious when you think about millions of acres that have been lost. john: as i understand it from the documentary, a lot of farmers thought by leaving it to all their heirs, all their children, for instance, it would be better,

. >>> al roker is officially a granddad his daughter courtney and her husband wesley welcomed their firstaby girl and named her sky clara laga the family could not be happier. it is al's first grandchild and he is excited to add his grandpa name, pop-pop to his titles. >> i wonder if he knows it's the grandchild that picks the name you any of know, al. >> they're going to call you whatever they want >> i'm jessica lay

here's al roker with a preview of what else to expect what elst >> a whole lot when it comes to quesadillasdnesday morning. wednesday morning. >>> days of record-breaking temperatures in the books, and another day of blistering heatst

roker. >> we have a risk of severe weather. nothing terrible a marginal risk.lorida. rainfall amounts heavies through missouri into the northern rockies we're looking at heavier rain down through florida a couple tropical areas we're watching right now it will probably form a tropical depression, but nowhere near land. we have another one close to the carolina-virginia coast with some gradual development likely. as you can see, a cold front will be pushing that off to the east so good news there. as far as today is concerned, scattered showers heavier into south florida. but a few showers in the mid-atlantic state the south stays sun baked with all that heat. monsoonal moisture starting g to fire up through the southwest. that's what's going on throughout the country here's what's happening in your >>> good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's still going to be warm for the inland valleys today, reaching up to 90 degrees, while we have a nice cooldown coming our way for the middle of the week. only reaching about 80 degrees. that's for our warmest

roker?> so from boston to burbank, we have 143 million of us under heat advisories, watches, and warnings and again, the heat index is going to be the problem. new york city will feel like 102 today. 112 in st. louis, 101 in dallas. minneapolis, 104 degrees tomorrow, no relief. witchta, 101 knoxville, 101 the good news, a frontal system will come down and knock down those temperatures here in the northeast. by sunday, 77 in boston, 84 in new york city, 87 in buffalo however, our friends to the south, no relief in sight for atlanta, new orleans, dodge city, del rio, texas phoenix by sunday, their 30th day in a row of 110 degrees in a row. now we're looking at heavy rain, flood watchehes for new w engla and severere weather t today fo million people from portland all the way down t to washingtgton wewe'll get toto your locacal ft in t the next 3030 seconds and struruggle. and struruggle. ♪ and struruggle. and struggggle with cpcpap. you u should cheheck out insns. ♪ no m mask. no hohose. just

million still at risk of flooding, including almost all of vermont our team inside the flood zone al roker standing by >>> the manhunt for a murderer and kidnapping suspect who broke out of jail using bedsheets tied together described as a survivalist, hiding out as communities are on edge. >>> dr. larry nassar stabbed almost a dozen times in his federal prison, including in

roker, people wondering what to expect. >>> good morning to you. take a look. numbers have gone up for folks under heat advisories, watches and warnings stretching from florida to the southwest and california for 77 million people right now, here's the deal so we've got that dangerous heat that is stretching all the way from the southwest into the southeast. here's the good news for the southeast, you're going to get a bit of a break tomorrow this front will pass through, and that will sweep from the plains all the way into the northeast. cooler air but the heat dome is going to shift west it's going to intensify. the temperatures you've got out west, they're going to last through the weekend into early next week. a little moderation in the northeast and mid atlantic states for today, we're looking at records possible for palm springs, houston, lubbock as well then for tomorrow, we've got more of the same stretching from birmingham all the way to las vegas and into the weekend, you can see those temperatures still stay upper 90s to the low 100s and today in the

but our own al roker who just got some great news.can't wait to share the exciting announcement today, tuesday, july 4th, 2023. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a good tuesday morning to you. welcome to "today." 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. on this holiday morning, savannah and hoda are off. sheinelle jones joining me this morning. >> good morning. >> it's a very special day for him as well and his family. we'll get to that in a moment. but first, let's talk about your holiday. 30 million americans facing weather alerts this morning. d-ylan is tracking the heat and the storms. >> visitors on edge after one confirmed shark attack and the second suspected shark attack off the coast. we'll tell you what to look out for. with so many americans barbecuing today, last-minute money-saving tips and some good hacks for your party. we have it all covered on this july 4th. but let us start with emily ikeda. good morning to you. >> reporter: happy 4th

national wildlife refuge in florida taking us inside the efforts to save the american crocodile and al rokerning on the third hour of "today" how to travel smarter and save money on your next vacation, plus in our entertainment round up, all the big movies and shows dropping in august and dylan is making a family favorite in cooking with cal, all that and more on the third hour of "today." >> all right, al, thank you. >>> we have your programming all lined up when it comes to "early today," women's soccer and the "today" show so you are all set to start off your week. thanks for watching "early today. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm jessica layton. have a great monday. we will see you back here tomorrow morning >>> it was a weekend of wild weather across the country storms slammed into the northeast where families are still cleaning up this morning and that unrelenting heat finally letting up we'll let you know when to expect a cooldown. >>> oversea, pakistan left reeling after a suicide bombingi

i had the same thought, al roker. you and me, buddy. why not?flooding in new england and the northeast. some severe storms down through the south. hot, humid weather in texas, and that heat extends way out west that's what's going on around the country. here's what's s ha >>> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today is a spare the air alert day, meaning you should try to limit how much pollution you're emitting by carpooling or catching public transit. we are going to see high amounts of ozone, so people who are sensitive to the high amounts of ozone and also those pollutants should limit time outside. it's going to be hot today, but it depends on where you are. temperatures range from >>> david their mascot >> by the way, that's such a good one >> washington magic. >> and orlando magic's nba, so who cares? >> there you go. >> a great name. you're welcome, magic. >>> still ahead, we're going to tag along on an expedition to find and track baby sharks, why they could hold the key to better understanding the ocean predator >>> and o

roker, a lot of people looking at the dark skies. >> yeah, i know. of northern colorado as well. out west we're looking at ozone smoke as well. unhealthy for sensitive groups 22 million people at risk, especially unhealthy for sensitive groups i mentioned a tropical storm don. don is also the name of my meteorologist, and he doesn't do very much either. >> oh! >> just kidding. don is the backbone. >> he is. >> of our -- of our nbc climate. i just had to put that there without don, i'm just going -- so for today, we're looking at showers and storms in the northeast. heavy rain severe storms in the mid-plains and that heat out west will >>> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to start to feel those valley temperatures heating up, heading for 100 degrees, and even hotter tomorrow. that will be the peak of the heat and also when the excessive heat warning will be in effect. it will also continue to be hot on sunday, with our valley temperatures reaching over 100 degrees. and up to about 96 on monday. through the middle of next w

roker, over to you. >> you are in our prpray . >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall.and valleys reach the mid 80s. >> and that's your latest weather. a little bit of sunshine with carson back. >> it is important especially looking at the male side of things, which we never do wishing her the best. >>> we're going to switch gears to "popstart." on saturday, ed was doing a show, and brought out one of his childhood heroes, the show was in detroit, and it's a 15-time grammy winner who came up. let's roll the tape. ♪ stand back to reality up ther goes gravity he's so mad ♪ ♪ h goes gravity he's so mad ♪ ♪ he won't have any he's broke ♪ ♪ he knows he goes back ♪ >> that is eminem who performed, they had performed also when eminem was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame a big surprise for detroit fans. >>> u.s. women's world cup team, we can announce netflix has a new docuseries, following the athletes of the most decorated team in international soccer thompson, megan rapinoe who announced this will be her last world cup. the series is currentl in production in new

roker, how about a check of the weather >> friday, a flood risk.gland, wet weather along the east coast intense heat con >>> good morning. i'm kari hall. it's going to be hot in the inland areas today. headed for the low 90s. we'll see a repeat tomorrow but then another spike in temperatures coming our way friday into the weekend. we're going to have three days with system of our hottest spots inland reaching over 100 degrees. stay in the air-conditioning and taking it easy and trying to beat the heat. san francisco's going to see warmer >>> hey, just a reminder, check out the morning news live collection on peacock, where you can stream all four hours of "today" and your local nbc station. we love our nbc stations for details head to peacock.com/morningnews. there is hoda kotb over there. >> hey >> oh, my god. by the way, can we just say hi to the hokies. come on! all right. coming up next, a look at the alzheimer's treatment fully approved by the fda that might be revolutionary for some families our good friend, maria shriver our good friend, mar

roker keeping his eye on all of it. what do you see, al? >> good morning, guys. good morning to you. we have flood watches and flood warnings stretching from new england all the way to the rockies. and as we put the radar on top of it, you can see in central kansas there where we have those flood warnings, strong storms firing up and also we've got the heavy flood watches for parts of kentucky and tennessee, as well. 57 million people at risk for strong storms today. wind gusts to 75 miles per hour. damaging hail and tornadoes. the rockies and the plains still in that. and then you get to detroit, buffalo, nashville, mayfield is in part of this area charleston and atlanta we're going to be watching this heavy rain out to the rockies and also into the central plains but unfortunately, more heavy rain where they do not need it, from mayfield to chattanooga, knoxville, anywhere from 1 to 4 inches of rain 1 to 2-inch rainfall rates possible here in the northeast as well. more flooding possible for new england. we'll be watching that the heat advisories and alerts, th

. >>> the "today" show's al roker, his first grandchild.dfather now to his daughter's child. courtney gave birth monday to a healthy happy girl and they named her sky claire. >> al says he is thrilled to add the name pop-pop to his list of titles. >> it's fun to see folks becoming grandparents. it's fun to see people become parents, but then to see them become grandparents is cool. >> can't wait to spoil the little kid. >> you've got to take advantage, which we did not during the first year, year and a half. babies fly free. baby clothes, travelers to japan will be able to arrive, soon, with little more than the clothes on their backs because japan airlines are letting you fly naked. kidding. they're launching a clothing rental program for visitors, apparel being offered through a website. and to avoid bigger problems, you reserve your gear before you board the plane in case you need to make changes to your packing, up to eight outfits can be rented for up to two weeks at a cost of 50 bucks. clothing is delivered to your hotel, which is ver

roker likes to say, best time of the morning!s a massive year for hbo "succession" and "white lotus" sweeping the best supporting actor in a drama category. look at this those two categories alone make up 50 total emmy nominations this year. and when it comes to making history, ka von woodard is the youngest person to be nominated for as best supporting actor the 10-year-old who is deaf broke hearts on "the last of us." and "ted lasso," this amazing cast joins the exclusive club of shows where every original cast member has been nominated for an emmy a few others to cross that benchmark, "will & grace," seinfeld, and "cheers. we have to mention the snubs this morning, the internet exploding with questions wondering where the nominations for harrison ford and "shrinking" or "yellowstone. the kevin costner's western getting no nods. next up, "mission impossible: dead reckoning part i. the movie has only been out for one day, but audiences are showing up in impressive numbers to watch tom cruise land this ♪ wild stunt yes. no one ri

roker.re looking at heat, but we're also looking at storms, as well. >> heat, storms, we've got a big mix of things happening across the country. and none of it is all that great. we've got severe thunderstorm warnings in effect just west of oklahoma city. these will continue to move eastward, cloud-to-ground lightning, torrential downpours perhaps producing about 2 to 3 inches of rain per hour. it indicates just how much moisture is in the atmosphere. and also the threat of large hail and damaging winds are a possibility. we can't rule out tornadoes, either. especially in this area in orange. that does include denver, stretches over into kansas and parts of oklahoma, where we could see hail up to egg size, also as large as softball-sized hail. that would certainly cause some damage there. especially in this area with the hash marks. that's where we could see that baseball-sized hail. now let's talk about the heat. a few record-high temperatures are possible. 94 degrees in burlington, vermon

roker. >> who took care of -- did henry -- >> my children are at camp. >> oh. >> that's when you geton as far as your weather is concerned as we go down that rabbit hole. we're looking at moderate humidity in the mid atlantic states in the northeast. where is jenna going very hot out west. record highs in the gulf coast >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be hotter today in the inland valleys with san jose headed for 85 degrees, 89 in dublin today and upper 80s for parts of the north bay like santa rosa, while san francisco will be in the upper 60s. we're going to repeat it tomorrow with a wide range in temperatures from the coast to the inland valleys, up to 90 in morgan hill and the upper 80s for spots like concord and martinez with hotter >>> y ese fue el pronÓstico del weather. hope you are wide awake for the best time of the morning. >> a lot to talk about this morning. let's talk about madonna we're hearing from the pop icon for the first time since being hospitalized with a bacterial infection. she says she's felt all the love with her fans and is shar

the stars are sitting down with al roker. >> what can you tell me about the premise of "good burger 2 and ed. >> ed owns it now. dex comes back around and they haven't seen each other in a few years. >> hijinx, a villain. >> i haven't heard that word for so long. >> al has a cameo as well. so the first "good burger" came out in 1997. "good burger 2" will debut on streaming this november. you can sit at home and eat a burger. sometimes the one you make at home is the best. >> i think so. you might want to get your grill on early in the week because later in the week you won't want to. >>> in the valleys the temperatures are going to be heating up over the next few days. we're going to be talking a lot about that. take a look at this beautiful view we have in san francisco. just a little bit of fog drifting by across the bay, and keeping the city cool. you head to some of our inland areas, it's going to be warmer today. it's already clear in union city as you head out. temperatures in the mid-50s. at least we have a cool start. gradually warming up as we go into today, as our temperatur

roker? >> so sweet seeing those little girls. beautiful.outhwestern oregon. otherwise it's going to be nice >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are going to have a lot of sunshine for this afternoon. it's cloudy now. that's what's helping keep our temperatures down. as we go throughout the rest of the week, more sunshine and hotter temperatures. our inland areas will reach the upper 80s. look what's coming for the weekend, triple digit temperatures on saturday and sunday, while san francisco will see temperature >> and that's your latest weather. best time of the morning! >>> first up, we will start with harry styles. we begin "popstart" with yet another incident of fans behaving badly after harry styles was hit in the face by an object thrown at him during a concert. this morning more dangerous incidents for pop stars performing around the world. superstar harry styles hit by an object of something thrown by the crowd while performing in europe. videos show an object hitting stiles in the face at his concert in vienna. seen p

back in 2016, our colleague al roker spoke with tony bennett for his 90th birthday. here's a look. >> invented b-bop, a form of jazz. ♪ for once in my life i have someone who needs me ♪ >> tony bennett, one of the most iconic voices to ever take the stage. ♪ the best is yet to come come the day you're mine ♪ there's a certain timelessness to your music, you know. >> i search for quality all the time. i always find intelligent songs to sing. i don't try to get a hit song. i just want a song that's so good that if you listen to it ten years from now it won't sound old-fashioned or dated. ♪ just the way you look tonight ♪ if somebody had told you at 20 that in 70 years you oud still be a huge star, probably more popular than ever, what would you have told them? >> i'm thrilled about it. i can't even figure it out. >> is that the secret? you're still going strong. you're probably busier than you've ever been. >> i'm always sold out throughout the world wherever i play. and it's beautiful. >> tony, it's never dawned on you to pack it in and say, you know, i'll just stop s