san jose city council will meet at 9:30 this morning behind closed doors to decide whether to accept the agreement reached with union leadership. terms of the agreement not yet public, but the last information was that the unions and the city were about 6% apart in wages over three years. we want to get a look at the forecast before we go. >> it's going to be hot and humid today and some of those temperatures in the upper 90s, also watching out for isolated storms. >> a cooldown over the weekend. that's good. >> you're just looking at the weekend. >> it's only tuesday. >> i'm moving us forward. >> you're not the only one. >> that's what's happening. the "today" show starts now. join us on our streaming channel at nbcba good morning, everybody. donald trump indicted over donald trump indicted overnight for the fourth time. >> a sweeping case that could be

the most serious yet it's august 15th this is "today." criminal enterprise. the former president and top aides charged over election interference in georgia. >> criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. in this state. >> the case brought to life by trump's own phone call with georgia secretary of state. >> i just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have, because we won the state. >> the fall-out, the overnight reaction and what it all means for the 2020 race just ahead. mounting toll. search crews on maui identify new victims and prepare to find even more e amid growing questis over what led to the deadliest wild fire in more than a century. > i don't knonow if it's ever going to be livable again. what's all this going to be like

it's still smoldering. >> survivors now waiting in long lines for much needed aid. we are live with the very latest breaking overnight, severe storms, heavy rain leading to flood concerns across the northeast as millions brace for more extreme weather today al has the forecast. blind sided. the former nfl's story whose story was immortalized in "the blind side." michael oher claiming his adoption was a lie and that he was exploited by the tuohy family this morning what they're saying about the allegations. all that, plus miracle rescue four divers lost at sea off the coast of north carolina, back home safe and sound. >> it is an absolute miracle from god we made it. 17 hours in the water, drifted 20 miles >> their harrowing ordeal and

what they did to survive. in their own words and mama mia a tourist makes waves in rome walking across the iconic fountain to fill her water bottle the viral moment that has people around the world asking, what was she thinking today, tuesday, august 15th, 2023 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> we remember, good morning welcome to "today". happy to see you here on this tuesday morning. >> yeah. it is becausesy one. we have two major stories we're following at this hour in hawaii, the wild fire death toll is at 99 people it is expected to rise more than 1,000 people are still missing. >> in a moment we will have a live report from maui. also, we will hear from a fema official right there on the ground.

let us again with the late-night indictment of donald trump. this time in georgia over efforts to over turn the 2020 election in the state among the 19 people charged alongside trump, his personal attorney rudy giuliani, former chief of staff mark meadows as well. >> this is the fourth case facing the former president, former kbop front-runner alongside a trial in new york over hush money payments, the florida case over federal documents and a recently revealed case over election interference we have it all covered for you we will start with nbc's blayne alexander in atlanta where it was a very long night. hey, blayne, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you that's right in addition to the former president, this indictment also includes some of the most high-profile members of his inner circle now arrest warrants have been issued for all 19 defendants and the d.a. is giving them until noon of next friday, ten days, to come down and turn themselves in overnight a sweeping indictment

in georgia, 19 defendants, as a process that could play out very publicly as the former president of the united states is charged with being part of a criminal enterprise. >> the indictment brings felony charges against donald john trump. >> reporter: in a late night news conference, fulton county district attorney fani willis announced she is charging 19 people with trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in georgia, an effort she says was led by mr. trump the former president is facing 13 felony counts. including multiple conspiracy charges. >> the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise. >> reporter: and willis charged all of the defendants with violating georgia's rico act, a statute first designed to prosecute organized crime. the d.a., breach of voting machines and mr. trump's 2021

phone call, pressuring secretary of state brad raffensperger to overturn president biden's victory in georgia >> i just want to find 11,780 votes. one more than we have. because we won the state. >> reporter: this is the fourth indictment mr. trump is facing, but the case could play out very differently. georgia law will likely allow the trial to be televised. and authorities said there could be a mug shot of the former president. and because these are state charges, the former president, if convicted, could not pardon himself, even if he won re-election in 2024, because that power only extends to federal crimes this morning, mr. trump's legal team is slamming the indictment. witnesses harbor their own personal and political interests. but the grand jury reached this conclusion after hearing testimony from multiple republican witnesses, including

supporters of former president trump like senator lindsey graham another witness, former georgia lieutenant governor geoff duncan speaking out at the courthouse after his testimony. my hope is that americans believe us my hope is that republicans believe us, that this election was fair and legal. >> reporter: and this morning, guys, rudy giuliani is also speaking out, slamming the entire process and saying he has done nothing wrong meanwhile, the former president is posting on social media, calling the entire thing a witch hunt, something that the d.a. strongly denies. savannah >> blayne alexander outside the courthouse there let's turn to senior legal correspondent laura jarrett and kristen welker we meet again. let's talk about this indictment 41 counts, 19 defendants it is a big piece of business. what are your take-aways >> it is expansive and this district attorney said she wanted to use racketeering because it allows the prosecutor to tell a story. and the story we see here is not just about the infamous phone

call to the secretary of state, but also the intimidation of election workers, false statements filed in court. we didn't know all that would be included here, but she has done a deep dive. we talked how it overlaps with the federal case but here the racketeering charges alone, that carries 5 to 20 years in prison and that 5 years is mandatory. it's quite serious it's expensive but there's obviously going to be a long road to try. >> racketeering is one of the words that if they associate it at all, they think about organized crime. essentially what she's arguing here is there is this far flung conspiracy with 19 defendants, 30 unindicted coconspirators and it literally sweeps the country. that is an incredibly difficult case to bring to court. it's a sprawling case. >> that's why it was so surprising to hear the da say she was prepared to try it within six months. i think that was more aspirational than realist, given all the defendants more defendants means more time. >> is that even fair to a defendant who doesn't have time

to prepare trump has said, look, why didn't they bring this a year ago, why are they bringing it now what's the answer? >> that's the argument they will make they have strong grounds for it. it will be up to the judge to decide what to do. >> yeah. let's talk, kristen, about the politics of this the play book now for better or for worse, the trump team has it down, putting out those statements, fiery statements saying this is a political persecution. >> former president trump keeps getting stronger with each new number you see his poll numbers go up he said i just need a fourth indictment to secure this nomination but in talking to folks familiar with trump world, he is actually concerned about this indictment. georgia is a critical state. he cannot pardon himself think about what blayne this is going to be televised likely he will be on camera potentially, as a criminal defendant the middle of a presidential campaign. that's politically problematic. >> it's interesting to see how other republicans, even

republican rivals, react to this the president said this is a politically-motivated prosecutor now we're in the heart of blue georgia, in fulton county, where this case is filed on the other hand, the witnesses here are predominantly republican officials, many of whom supported trump in the election those are the witnesses against trump and the other co-defendants here. >> absolutely. that's part of why this georgia case is getting under his skin, because these are fellow republicans who are being called as witnesses so it raises significant questions. it also puts the idea of january 6th into the spotlight, the potential attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the vote count. the question, i think, becomes how do his challengers handle this in the debate now about eight days away? and will former trump attend he's not ruling it out although, i think it is likely.

>> the debate is august 23rd in this georgia case they are summoned to court august 25th, two days later kristen, thank you very much we shall see let's move now to the wild fire devastation in hawaii it is already the deadliest in more than a century. the state's governor warning many more victims are yet to be found. search teams only have been able so far to check about 25% of the of the nearly 3,000 burned structures meantime, there are new questions about the emergency response to this disaster. nbc's senior national correspondent tom llamas joins us with the very latest on the ground there hey, tom, good morning >> reporter: hey, hoda, good morning to you with the added resources in maui, search and rescue teams have made progress but overnight, officials highlighting how long this process will take because of the destructive natures of this wild fire, this is what happened of the nearly 100 dead they have found inside the burn zone, only three people have been able to be identified.

this morning, maui officials tell nbc news 25% of the burn zone in lahaina has been searched but still more than 1,000 people remain missing the chief of the police describing the grim reality to me. >> when folks are shifting through burnt debris and dust is on you, it is not just dust on you. it's our dead. >> reporter: still, anger is growing as we're learning more reasons why the wild fires seemed unstoppable. >> i wish we could have done more. >> reporter: lahaina firefighters tried saving their town but said crews had no chance water pressure was too low >> we ran out of water. >> reporter: you ran out of water with the nation's deadliest wild fire? >> yes, yes. it was very disheartening. >> reporter: officials now examining the time line of events here is what we know a brush fire near lahaina first reported 6:30 tuesday morning. while some evacuations were

ordered, maui officials thought they had it under control announcing 100% containment around 9:30 a.m., possibly giving residents a false sense of security. hurricane force winds caused the fires to explode emergency sirens were not activated. >> there are going to be multiple reviews at every level. >> reporter: as the fire approached this family's car, they got stuck in traffic. the intense heat palpable from inside. >> my son was like, oh, mom. is this it and what do you tell your kids >> reporter: with no way out, they had to flee on foot that's when she saw this car with a little girl trapped inside >> i grabbed her she was sitting on a blanket i wrapped her with a blanket and told my kids, you guys run don't turn and look for me and my 9-year-old couldn't -- she just kept telling me, mom, i can't. >> reporter: luckily they

survived. her family now safe. >> my heart is lahaina lahaina is home, period. >> reporter: so incredible they were able to rescue that child now the 2,200 structures destroyed in the burn zone, about 80% of those were residential, so with so many people displaced, the government is working with hotels here, airbnbs and local landlords to find housing units they've been able to find about 2,000, but they're also calling for people who live on the mainland in the united states to come over and please offer up any second homes or condos or apartments they may have to help the people here in maui. hoda >> tom, thank you so much. joining us now is fema spokesperson john mills on the ground in maui county, assisting with the recovery efforts. good morning to you. we know fema for being on the scene for hurricane after hurricane. this seems like it has unique challenges, mr. mills. tell us what you are facing right now.

>> hoda, savannah, good morning to both of you fema's number one priority right now is helping people who have been directly affected by these historic fires people who have lost their homes and frankly don't know where they're going to go next right now we have our disaster survivor assistance crews going to the local shelters, helping them register for disaster assistance, working one on one >> what are the challenges when you are talking about fires of this nature, but also on an island, rather remote location >> that's right. i just drove in from lahaina a few minutes ago. power is being restored. the power company gave a good update about that. cellular phone service is being restored but we're mindful right now that

we have fema search and rescue teams working all day long to support the local fire department in looking for human remains. we know the death toll here is expected to continue to rise, so this is a very somber and respectful process we're going through. at the same time, working across multiple lines of effort in mass care, critical infrastructure and housing to support maui county and the state with not just short-term needs but also longer term recovery. >> there are people that you mentioned that have nowhere to live, nowhere to go and you're looking for housing. you're talking months, even years before there's any kind of housing. what kind of housing will be available for those people who are seeking it >> right now fema is providing money directly to survivors for critical needs, home repair and replacement, temporarily renta

assistance for those that need to pay for a few place to live and money to replace property that was damaged or destroyed. we activated our transitional sheltering assistance program, which helps people get into hotels and out of the shelters the state has also announced a hotel program to try to help people at least take the next step to get a roof over their head, get out of a congregate shelter and into a hotel room that's a little more private i also want to point out that neighbors are doing an amazing job. so many people are taking survivors into their homes and giving them a temporary place to live i have met with a community organization and volunteers. i personally provided them with fema registration flyers so they can all work together to help spread the word about how survivors can register for disaster assistance, not only from fema, but also from charitable nonprofit and faith-based organizations that are working right now in maui county and making a big difference in people's lives >> all right

john mills, we thank you so much for your time on this busy day we appreciate it we should also mention that you can text hawaii to 90999 you can make a $10 donation to the red cross. a lot of people want to give there. we have more ways to help on our website at today.com >> it will be a long haul there. we move to the extreme weather. another round of storms pummelled the washington, d.c. area take a look at that. rescue crews had to be called in to help people trapped by flash flooding the tri-state area and new england hit with heavy rain. in the meantime, there are heat alerts again in place for 76 million people across the country from the pacific northwest to the southeast and mid atlantic, a lot of bright pink on that map right there and al joins us with what we can expect good morning. >> good morning, guys. the good news is some of the flood watches have dropped that's good news 12 million people impacted still parts of new england going to be dealing with it. also, parts of michigan, they're going to be looking at some heavier showers and thunderstorms today. that moves through

but we're also looking at severe weather today stretching from atlantic city all the way down to raleigh heavy rain today we're looking at anywhere from 1 to 3 inches along the cape but also a stationary front draped down along this area, going to bring heavy rain to the southeast, all the way down to florida. some places from tampa down to miami could see 3 to 5 inches of rain as we mentioned, 15 states, 76 million people stretching from norfolk to florida the gulf coast and out into the pacific northwest, heat advisories, heat watches, we will take a look at this heat and what it's meant for our entire planet in the next half hohour, but wewe'll get toto yo local foforecast in n the next seseconds. overnight,t, users . overnight,t, users . which meant t hiring 2020 new emploloyees - overnight,t, users . and buyiying 20 new w lapto. overnight,t, users . so she u used her amamericn expresess businessss card, overnight,t, users .

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story for us. hey, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys this was a pretty stunning turn. what was thought to be such a heart-warming story. michael claims the family that took him in never adopted him, but rather exploited him for their own gain the family's response to the allegations they say devastated them. and the dramatic rescue of group of divers missing for hours in shark-infested waters leading to an emotional reunion. their remarkable story of survival in their own words. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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stories. >> happening today, a hearing scheduled for the man accused of murdering tech executive bob lee. earlier this month the judge ruled that momeni will stand trial. back in april prosecutors say momeni stabbed lee to death. prosecutors showed videos of the two together at the millennium tower just 30 minutes before lee was killed and show the murder weapon is the same brand of knives found in momeni's sister's condo. momeni's defense team argued he didn't have any ill will toward lee and says he acted in self-defense. back to work this morning for thousands of san jose city workers, after their unions put a 24-hour hold on the planned three-day strike. the city of san jose council members will meet at 9:30 this morning behind closed doors to decide whether to accept the agreement reached with the union leadership. the terms of that agreement not yet public, but the last information was that the unions and the city were about 6% apart

in wages over three years. we will have the latest in our midday newscast at 11:00. now to a look at new video from overnight. lightning striking, you can see from san jose on our traffic cameras here, continues starting to heat up across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect and the risk of fires, too, with the lightning strikes. >> there was lightning without a lot of rain and we're watching for the potential of some lightning strikes that could spark a fire. we're going to have hot temperatures add as our inland valley temperatures head for the upper 90s. we'll see more on the same tomorrow and on thursday, but it will be milder for the weekend, while san francisco will see temperatures in the 70s for much of the week.

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whatnot to do there. recently a tourist walked across the city's historic fountain to fill up her water bottle another visitor so shocked the person recorded the incident included the moment when a security guard approached to reprimand the woman. the 18th century fountain is one of rome's most beloved landmarks. millions of tourists visit every year and do not fill up their water bottle we're doing cell phone etiquette later in the now. >> i think the water is probably not that great to drink. i don't know. >> all right we begin this half hour with a story that has a lot of people talking about, stunning allegations by f former nfl star michael oher whose story captured hearts in the oscar-winning movie "the blind side." >> he is now claiming he was exploited and lied to by the family he once loved >> kaylee hartung joins us now with details. >> good morning, guys. "the blind side" is a touching story welcoming michael oher into their home.

as one of their own. helping change his path for success on the football field. but 20 years after their relationship began, it has soured as oher wants to sever family ties in court. and he's demandingng money he ss he's owed from the movie >> reporter: it was a real life story that inspired an oscar-winning hollywood hit starring sandra a bullock. >> are you going to protect the family, michael? >> yes >> good boy. go have some fun. >> reporter: now michael oher the former nfl player, portrayed in "the blind side" says it's all based on a lie in a new lawsuit, oher says the tuohy family never adopted him and they exploited him for their own benefit. >> we want to know if you would like to become part of the family ♪ >> i kind of thought i already was. >> reporter: the petition alleges the tuohys have falsely and publicly represented themselves as the adoptive parents of michael instead, oher says the couple tricked him in 2004, less than three months after he turned 18,

into signing a document that made them his conservators, giving him full control over any of his contracts but not legally making him a part of their contract it's a lie, oher says he discovered to his chagrin and emembarrassmenent just sixix mo ago. >> conservatorship's take away ththe right's s ability toto ma their r own decisisions. >> reporteter: with that power, oher alleges the tuohys negotiated the deal for "the blind side." as the 2009 film made more than $300 million, oher claims the family profited and he received nothing. in an interview, shawn tuohy sr. says the family is devastated by the allegations and didn't make any money off the movie. he said it was a route to secure oher's eligibility to play college football saying lawyers advised we couldn't adopt over the age of 18. the only thing we could do was to have a conservatorship. i want whatever michael wants. if he'd have said, i don't want to be a part of this family anymore, we would be upset but

we absolutely would have done hit. his son shawn jr. said his family had discussed the arrangement. he says he learned that in february, i find that hard to believe. there are things in 2020, 2021, if you give me this much, i won't go public with things. >> that's why this story is such a bummer to hear it. what is the next step here >> reporter: so michael oher asked this tennessee court to end the conservatorship and prohibit the family from using his name and likeness anymore. he wants the family to account any profits they made from him they need to submit records like contracts and e-mails to the court. if the court finds the tuohys responsible for any misconduct, they could be required to pay punitive damages the tuohy family said they would file a legal response to these allegations in the coming weeks, but shawn jr. told bar stool radio this lawsuit won't change his love for michael oher. >> all right, kaylee hartung for us thank you. now to a dramatic rescue at

sea played out against long odds and challenging conditions it all started when a group of divers off the coast of north carolina became separated from their boat it would be hours before they were discovered by the coast guard and navy nbc's sam brock spoke to the coast guard and one of the survivors. sam, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, savannah, good morning what a story look, the coast guard conducts rescue missions all the time they don't usually end like this a group of four divers ranging in age from 16 to 64 clinging together for hours for warmth and protection they were almost 50 miles out to sea and yet, somehow, came back safe and sound after spending most of sunday missing in the atlantic ocean, these four divers are alive, rescued by the u.s. coast guard and navy after a 17-hour fight for survival at what point did you realize you were suffering from hypothermia when you were out there? >> when i couldn't stop chattering i just slowed my breath.

i took deeper breaths and tried to relax. >> reporter: stranded two hours by boat from cape fear in north carolina. the routine dive turned terrifying when a strong current separated the team 300 yards from their vessel. a few hours later, the coast guard got the call. how difficult was the task at hand >> it was extremely difficult. >> we had four people in the water, 52 nautical miles offshore and your sight of visibility is pretty difficult task >> reporter: but not impossible. even with wiggens spotting a shark at one point >> we kept 2 of the 4 spear guns because we wanted to be able to defend ourselves in case we got charged by sharks, which we did see about 3:00 on sunday, a six footer came right by evan. >> reporter: a group a father/son duo, wiggens and a 26-year-old man stayed tethered

together as the coast guard sent helicopters, boats and planes spotting them at nearly 1:00 a.m. in the morning and then dropping flairs and this raft. before a naval warship dispatched a team, rescuing the divers and taking them back to the waiting arms of their loved ones when your families saw you all for the first time, what was that moment like >> no words. i just broke down. it was an absolute miracle from god we made it 17 hours in the water. we drifted 28 miles. >> reporter: incredibly the c 130 plane that was floating was making its final pass of the night. though you see the divers in the raft there, it's important to note they emerged from the water at about 10:00 a.m. in the morning. they didn't receive the raft until 1:00 a.m. the next day from the coast guard which, savannah, they spent 15 hours with inflated vests in icy waters and yet somehow did survive. savannah, back to you. >> that is a miracle, sam. the mystery around how we

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alamo area at about 7:44 this morning. here is what it looked like on our seismograph we have in our control room of the new studio. a little blip you see there. we talked to one person who said it felt like it lasted about five seconds. no reports of any injuries or damage so far. also, we're monitoring to see if there have been any additional aftershocks. so far, no. we did receive some reports of people feeling it in the east bay, in pleasant hill and the alamo area. we're going to continue to monitor. kari? >> we saw that it was in the calaveras fault area, diablo area, and we're monitoring to see if there's any aftershocks. overall, a minor jolt for people in the east bay. it's going to be hot this afternoon, as we see our temperatures heading for the upper 90s in the inland areas, high humidity. livermore reaching 100 degrees, and watching out for a chance of

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charges against donald john trump. >> overnight, the former president and 18 others charged with trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in georgia. what does it mean for his other criminal cases and the 2024 elections? we're live with the latest. then picking up the pieces the death toll in hawaii still rising, with search and recovery efforts underway officials now investigating the emergency y response t to this disaster and how it all started. plus, the great weight debate as weight loss drugs become more popular, researchers are taking a clososer look at b biology ve will power when it comes to shedding those pounds. we're breaking it all down just ahead. and hold the phone people are talking about cell phone etiquette. here, put these in, you know >> i want to just give him my headphones and say, here, put these in >> where and when is it okay to

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columbus, ohio >> okay. how many bright, shiny, beautiful faces are out there? >> with his dad. >> i know. we have young max outside who we will visit we wish y'all a happy tuesday. happy to have sheinelle here craig is taking the day off. >> guys, coming up tomorrow, we will help your family get ready for the new school year. we have a new edition of today's five things. a teacher, a nurse, a coach, among others here to share the surprising things they would never do. >> look forward to that. meantime, waef very busy morning. let's get straight to our news at 8:00 with former president trump indicted late last night in georgia he along with 18 others charged with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in that state nbc's blayne alexander is in atlanta with the very latest for us there >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you in addition to the former president, this indictment also charges some of the most high-profile members of trump's inner circle, including mark

meadows and rudy giuliani. the da is charging all defendants wit the rico statute was originally created to prosecute organized crime and mobsters in the indictment, the da lays out a number of acts she says the former president and his allies took to overturn the 2020 election results here in georgia saying together they amount to a criminal enterprise. >> the indictment brings felony charges against donald john trump. the defendants engaged in a criminal racketeering enterprise to overturn georgia's presidential election results. >> reporter: now, this morning the former president's attorneys are slamming the entire process as unconstitutional. former president trump himself is speaking out on social media, slamming this as a witch hunt, something the da strongly denies meanwhile, all 19 defendants have until next friday at noon to turn themselves in. hoda >> blayne alexander for us in atlanta. blayne, thank you. now to the latest on the

maui fires officials are warning that the death toll there could rise dramatically hundreds of people are still unaccounted for. and more questions are being raised this morning about the emergency response to this disaster nbc's miguel almaguer is covering it all for us miguel, good morning >> reporter: savannah, good morning. officials say 25% of the burn zone has been searched so far. they have already found nearly 100 victims. they still have hundreds of structures still to search mound. that death toll will continue to mount. amid the haunting, smoldering ruins of lahaina, the sense of loss is overwhelming >> it takes a toll on you. emotionally, mentally and of course physically. >> reporter: this morning, officials will begin releasing the names of the deceased, whose remains have been identified k-9 teams still going house to house in a somber search for victims.

>> it is not just ash on your clothing when you take it off. it is our loved ones. >> reporter: meanwhile, investigators are trying to determine how the fire started and whether so much loss could have been prevented. a brush fire near lahaina was first reported early tuesday morning and some evacuations were ordered just after 6:30 a.m. but maui officials thought they had it under control announcing 100% containment around 9:00 a.m., possibly giving residents a false sense of security. by that afternoon, lahaina was in the grip of an inferno. officials say emergency sirens were never activated >> typically the communications by cell phone, on television, all of these modalities were destroyed with the rapid fire. >> reporter: the firestorm surrounding terrified residents as they fled the burn zone the randomness of this wild fire is evident in this neighborhood. there are homes and apartments that are still standing. but just across the street here, total destruction.

for those that want to return and rebuild, that process is going to take years. adding to the difficulty, concerns over environmental safety. >> i mean, what is all this? it's still smouldering. it's toxic, hazardous. >> reporter: officials say dangerous chemicals like lead and asbestos are contaminating the air, soil and water. how concerned are you about the long-term effects of living here >> very, very. everyone is talking about if you can get it, get out. >> reporter: a community that has lost so much now coping with the danger of what remains there is some good news. thousands of housing units between hotels and airbnbs have been donated to fire evacuees. as for the cause of that blaze, it is still under investigation by the fbi savannah >> miguel, thank you we do want to mention, you can contribute to the red cross relief effort. text hawaii to 90999 we have more ways you can help on our website.

today.com. turning to virginia where the mother of the 6-year-old boy who shot his sixth grade teacher is expected back in court this morning. nbc's kathy park is in newport news, virginia good morning, kathy. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning to you the shocking shooting raised so many questions into how a 6-year-old boy could get his mother's gun and ultimately shoot his elementary schoolteacher. the boy is currently in therapy. in just a couple of hours, the mother expected back in court. she could be looking at several months in prison this morning the mother of the virginia boy that shot his first grade teacher will be in court day sha taylor expected to plead guilty to felony child neglect after her 6-year-old son shot abby sh werner in january. she reached a deal with prosecutors and could face up to six months behind bars.

>> she's scared and nervous. she has no previous criminal record and she was essentially a stay-at-home mom. >> reporter: in june, taylor pleaded guilty in federal court to using marijuana while owning a firearm. today's hearing comes after chilling new details emerge about the moments just after the shooting at rich neck elementary according to unsealed court documents, the 6-year-old had to be restrained by a school reading specialist and made statements like, i shot that b dead i did it and i got my mom's gun last night. taylor previously said in a statement to police the gun was left on top of her bedroom dresser, in her purse w a trigger lock >> i just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he pointed the gun directly at me. >> reporter: abby zwerner who was shot in the hand and chest, opening to savannah earlier this year. >> how do you even make sense of something like that? >> you can't you can't. i'm not sure when the shock will

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weight. >> right and one of the greatest things about these drugs is that they opened the door to conversations about what obesity is. and for so long, we really made it a black and white, a lifestyle problem. and in fact, it's so complex it's multiple interplay of a lot of different factors so, telling people, well, just eat less and move more and this is a problem of will power was really an oversimplification it is an interview of development starting in utero, your genetics, your hormones and your choices in your brain so drugs like ozempic have shown us the power that altering the chemistry or the signals in the brain can have on weight loss. >> is it a little defeatist, i'm just hard wired this way if i don't get ozempic, i don't have a way to lose weight. and be what i want to be >> that's not the message. i think to be clear, lifestyle changes are always the hallmark of how we intervene first. we teach people how to eat healthy and how to move and

exercise for some people, it's not enough they really do other approaches, whether that's bariatric surgery or medication therapy. these drugs really do seem relatively safe and well tolerated. and people can have 15% weight loss on them and so we really think it's potentially altering the brain chemistry and affecting the pancreas and slowing down the gut and decrease appetite and cravings and affect us internally in the gut as well. >> there is this notion out there, and i wonder if it's backed up by science, your body has a certain weight it wants to be, a set point. and you can make -- you're doing great on your diet for a while and get five pounds under it or terrible and get five pounds over it. but everything is leading you to a certain set point and kind of predestined. >> right this is a hypothesis the set point theory been around since the 1980s. think about evolutionary, what was one of the biggest threats as humans, starvation.

our body is wired in some ways, we think, to really hold on and store food and so unfortunately, for many, there can be, we think, a set point. really that's why for a lot of us we fluctuate between 5 to 10 points of that set point for those who are obese, it seems that set point is thrown out of whack or set at a higher level. so when you try to lose weight, your body says, oh, no, i'm starving and stores the fat and slows the metabolism and increases your appetite. >> what about people who can't afford ozempic, but done everything they can to lose weight >> hoda, if i told you the number of patients i see everyday who struggle with obesity and overweight, 70% of my patient population. these are the conversations we have we talk about seeing a nut nutritionist and working with a nutrition team we talk about physical exercise and weight loss. we talk about bare yat trick surgery.

and we talk about ways to lose weight that maybe can reset that set point. and that means not these fad diets but really a slow weight loss where you're trying to lose 5 to 10% of your body weight over six months. and that way you're tricking your brain to potentially not think it's in starvation mode. you're eating the right foods. you're working on stress and sleep and all the other lifestyle things to set you up for success. but these drugs have really opened the door to these conversations in our exam rooms. that's a wonderful thing to take away stigma and shame and hopefully get more people open to taking them >> dr. narula, thank you so much appreciate it. we'll go over to al. >> all right, guys thanks so much we're looking at showers through the southwest, heavier showers and thunderstorms moving through new england and the great lakes and wet weather down through florida. probably a few airport delays maybe in chicago, maybe around boston otherwise, afternoon highs look at these temperatures, especially now into the plains, interior sections of the west as

well, 80s, 90s, 100. 60s in new england where it's raining right now. for today, rainy there severe storms along the mid atlantic states. more rain down through florida they could see anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain over the next 24 hour hot and humid weather continues through texas and record highs in good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it will be hot and humid for parts of the bay area today, reaching into the upper 90s inland. and we'll also be monitoring for a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms. that threat continues tomorrow as our high temperatures reach the upper 90s. it is going to be hot for most of the week. as we approach the weekend, a little bit more seasonable with some upper 80s in the valleys while san francisco is keeping it cool, low clouds and fog the door, don't forget to check us out on the radio. today at 1:00 "off the rails".

live if you call in. but in the meantime -- >> what time is it >> best time of the morning. "popstart. >> come on, girl in for carson this morning first up, margot robbie. according to a new report, the barbie star is raking in quite the payday for her part of the massive hit. citing sources with knowledge of her deal, the actress and producer could make roughly $50 million in salary and box office bonuses. no surprise barbie just scored another number one weekend at the box office with a total of over $1 billion. >> wow. >> next up, adele. the pop superstar held two audience members at her show, make a very special announcement adele bringing the excited couple up to the stage for their gender reveal. take a look. >> so they are having a baby boy! ♪ >> oh, i love it >> what a fun way to do that

>> i love that they will remember that forever. so will the little boy when he's old enough next up, peyton manning, the former nfl champ is headed back to his alma mater, thanks to his next gig teaching at the university of tennessee. yes, this fall students can sign up to class with professor peyton he will swing by the professor do you remember this snl sketch? >> you guys ready to play some football >> yeah! >> hands in. we will have fun, encourage each other. team work on three one, two, three, teamwork. brown 55, raiser set. get open get open do you want to lose? i throw. you catch. it's not that hard, okay okay now get the [ bleep ] out of here okay >> oh, i remember that

>> cute. >> he'll be a fun professor. that class will be packed. next up, dunkin is joining happy hour and expanding the brand to include their own line of boozy brews yesterday dunkin announced they will soon be dropping cans, spiced beverages made with their popular coffee and tea flavors the spice iced coffee packs will include original, caramel, and the iced tea cases are set to include sweet tea, half and half and the mango pineapple refresher. of course social media blew up one user writing, if a pumpkin latte version of this is released in the fall, it would single handedly fix the economy. dunkin' spiked is expected to hit the grocery stores at the end of the month >> okay. >> what are we spiking it with >> no, we don't know i don't know. >> it doesn't say. >> i feel like it's coffee or it's booze. >> yeah.

both >> expresso martinis. >> oh, actually you're right about that red bull and vodka i take it back thank you. >> red bull and vodka? >> that's a thing. >> you never had that? >> no. all right. moving on. >> college experience. >> morgan wallen, the country singer continues to break records thanks to this radio hit. ♪ last night we let the liquor talk ♪ ♪ i can't remember everything w said but we said it all ♪ ♪ you told me that you wish i was somebody you never met ♪ >> al want s to do over his college experience >> that is wallen's single "last night" that just spent the 16th week in the top 100. the track is now the longest-reigning song on the chart without an accompanying artist so it's tied for the second longest reign of the chart's 65-year history. what's the longest reigning, here we go

that would be "old town road." it hit a whopping 19 weeks in the top spot just checked all the boxes >> it was one of the finest songs ever >> i still play it. >> sometimes hoda brings in a song and that's our song. >> red bull and vodka. >> yes, she was. coming up, jenna is here expert answers on a common pet peeve for folks using your cell phone and speakerphone in public is it okay ever >> hello >> ear buds. >> hello >> dad good tuesday morning. it is 8:26.

a 3.4 earthquake shaking parts of the bay area hitting in alamo about 7:45 this morning. no reports of any damage or injuries so far. people tell us it felt like it was about five seconds of a jolt and no reports of any damage. of course we did get reports of people feeling it in pleasant hill. time for a look at the forecast. meteorologist kari hall is tracking some lightning. >> yeah. we've even had some rumbles of thunder with higher humidity and isolated showers and thunderstorms moving through parts of the east bay. temperatures this afternoon ramping up, with livermore reaching 100 degrees, mid 90s in morgan hill. san francisco will be in the low 70s. our inland areas will be hot today, tomorrow into thursday, then it starts to come down for friday. the weekend is looking not so

bad. in san francisco we'll see temperatures in the 60s after mostly 70s throughout the week. marcus. marcus. >> thanks, (warehouse ambience)

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♪ >> good morning, everybody happy tuesday! we have a great crowd out here one, two, three, cheese. taking some selfies. i just photo bombed sheinelle and hoda here's our michigan cuties. >> in fact, they just gave - >> you have been watching since how old? >> 5. >> 5 years old >> they brought us a bag of goodies from michigan. >> oh, my gosh you're the best. thank you so much. thanks for coming here. guys, we will get into a good discussion this morning. >> what's that >> people chatting on the cell phone loudly on speaker out in public places. you ever do that >> you know what i try not to, but every now and then it happens. >> do you do that? >> i try not to. >> at least we're honest about it >> yeah. >> we all do it from time to time. >> then you get the stink eye from peach. >> you really get the old fish eye.

that's for sure. jenna will show us why some experts are saying it is a big no-no. >> yeah. >> she's doing a behind the scenes investigation >> her assistant was the guinea pig. we'll see what happens guys, can we just say hi real quick to young max max flew all the way here for his bar mitzvah. he decided to do this instead of a bar mitzvah. >> i came to meet you. >> i just want to say thank you. i'm so happy you came and we love you okay 13 years old right there. >> max >> yes also ahead, guys, a heart-warming story from harry smith visiting a car wash that's providing service for its customers and its workers and it really shows you what can happen when you empower people and support people and he'll tell it the only way harry can >> the best. >> can't wait. and we have award-winning baker brian ford here putting a spin on our favorite nostalgic desserts

for me, it's the strawberry short cake for hoda, a classic fun fetti birthday cake. and then in our third hour how often should you refresh and wash those items we use every day like your pillows or the kitchen sponge or your toothbrush get ready to find out. >> okay. >> i hate those segments, you know i'm always like, oh, darn. you are supposed to wash your jeans how much al, let's get to the weather. >> but first -- >> announcer: today's weather is sponsored by noutrish. feed your pet's mind, body and energy with our whole health blend of dog and cat food. >> reporter: by the way, 80th anniversary of the commissioning of the uss intrepid. what's your name, sir? >> art. >> three years >> i'm glad you said yes i didn't check make sure. thank you for your service, sir. >> thank you >> appreciate that let's show you what we got for you for today. record highs out west. hot and humid weather continues

through texas. sunshine through the plains. severe storms in the mid-atlantic states. for tomorrow, local downpours down through the southeast into florida. look for more record highs in the pacific northwest. some afternoon storms in ther ms good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to really heat up quickly today. for the inland areas we're headed for 98 degrees. we'll see more of the same tomorrow as the hue humidity continues. then we get some drier air and slightly cooler temperatures in time for the weekend, upper 80s for saturday and sunday. for san francisco expect highs in the low 7 weather. phone call for you mrs. kotb. >> yes i'm right here

coming up next, jenna has a social experiment going on she'll share expert advice on a common problem, people having loud or intimate phone conversations in public. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

all right. yeah no, no i get that it was pay back it is not long distance, even if it's in india. >> lloyd has great cuban cigars. >> i'm actually conversing with other human beings. >> to the outside observer it's the same level of annoyance. >> well, i need to talk to my friend, and i can barely hear him. >> larry david, yes, that's exactly it he hit the nail on the head. it tees up today's talker, cell phone etiquette. >> everybody has one, an opinion where it is appropriate to talk in public. we decided it would be a great idea to ask jenna to look into

it. >> don't you like that i'm running a social experiment. we have all been there n a check outline at the restaurant or walking down the street. and someone is talking very loudly on a cell phone you can hear the whole conversation it almost feels like a conference call that no one signed up for. we decided to find out what people think when it comes to cell phone consideration if you could afford a $1,500 cell phone, you can afford some ear buds we don't want to hear all that >> i will show you how rude folks are. walking around, talking on his speakerphone. >> i'm at the grocery store sweetie. i'm on speakerphone because i have no regard for other people. >> reporter: these days communication and connection have never been more convenient. we take our cell phones everywhere we go, in line at the check out, walking down the street and even working out at the gym. we can take and make calls at any time but should we?

etiquette expert lizzie post explains >> waiting room, subways, trains, airplanes, anything like that is going to be a really difficult spot where you have a captive audience that might not really want to hear your conversation. >> reporter: we decided to conduct an unofficial social experiment on cell phone etiquette around 30 rockefeller plaza. we asked my normally sweet and considerate assistant july ya otograb her cell phone and chat obnoxiously away. first up, the coffee shop. she shared all the details about her weekend on her cell phone. hold on a second she made this amazing salad last night. >> what did she put in it. >> reporter: other customers in line had opinions. >> reporter: when you hear somebody like this talking on speakerphone, do you feel like, in line, is it rude?

does it bother you >> it is a bit rude. >> yeah. >> yeah. it is like we don't need to be part of your conversation. >> reporter: what should she do instead? take it off speaker. >> get off the phone say, can i call you back. >> reporter: next up, the fitness center at 30 rock, where julia pumped up the volume in the wrong way. i hate to interrupt your workout, but does this bother irritate you when people listen to loud videos and tiktoks when you're at the gym? >> 100%. >> reporter: rude, right >> i want to give them my headphones and say, here, put these in >> reporter: you're the closest, is it distracting? >> at first it is. sometimes headphones can be annoying to plug in. i can relate. >> reporter: for our last experiment, julia took a phone conversation on the go >> did i tell you about my flight this weekend. >> reporter: where we asked is talking loudly on the phone in such close quarters bad etiquette. raise your hand if you think it is rude to talk super loud in a

small space. y'all do kind of >> not really, no. tell me why you think it is kind of rude. >> people are standing in a quiet elevator it is rude to be screaming in their ear. >> it is like an awkward situation because you feel like now you are part of the conversation that you didn't wish to be a part of the in the first place. >> reporter: so why do these behaviors feel offensive >> they really impact the strangers around us in public places and a big goal of etiquette is we try to have minimal impact on strangers around us in public places ♪ >> reporter: wow. >> okay. can we first give a quick shout out to my lovely assistant julia does not -- she's an incredible actress >> what was on the salad >> she was talking to her mom. she's such a trooper as well as starbucks and our facility's team for allowing us to do that social experiment in the gym we polled our today viewers at

restaurant. and 95% said no to cell phone usage at the today.com. 97% said it is not okay to use your phone at a coffee shop or restaurant and 95% said no to cell phone usage at the gym i would never do a phone call in front of hoda kotb at the gym. overwhelming said it's not okay to use your cell phone in the elevator >> i feel like it is especially unkind or rude to the person who is taking your money and taking your order have you ever been there and someone is like, anyway, you know what, a large whatever. >> the people behind you are like, now i could have been going. >> the other place is the grocery store. it is hard because you have multiple kids. you're waiting. >> or the nail place like you try to get your nails done you want to zen out. by the way, it is not just speakerphone you put the headphones on. if you hear one side of the conversation, i want to be like tell aunt bess you can bring a date for the wedding. >> would you say to somebody, look, i'm trying to concentrate or rest. would you ever say anything outloud if someone was on their

phone? >> no. i have only done it at the library, as the nerd that i am. >> thank you. >> we love you >> no, thank you >> thank you >> thanks, everyone. coming up next, we're going to thank harry smith to taking us to a florida car wash harry, you're on tv! >> oh, my gosh that is so rude. >> a car wash changing the lives of its workers and its community. hitouc

♪ it's 8:44. mr. smith goes to a car wash in florida with a large and loyal clientele. not just because their cars get a good scrub hi, harry. >> good morning. good morning, all. this is the story of a family that started a business because they really wanted to benefit one of their sons. well, the business has grown and

grown, and the benefits have been available to many, many others a car wash is a car wash, unless it is a rising tide car wash in florida. >> thank you have a great day. >> reporter: a bold demonstration of inclusion, productivity and self-esteem. >> so my brother andrew is o the autism spectrum and my father and i were struggling with what he was going to be able to do when he became an adult. >> reporter: he bought a struggling car wash. where he hoped andrew could work andrew and a lot of other people like him and -- >> we're able to take our first location only washing 35,000 cars a year and turn that around to one that washes 175,000 cars a year and bought two more car washes here that are more successful than the first. >> reporter: know this it has not been easy. >> it was very difficult. >> reporter: for many new hires it was their first real work experience there was trial and error a plenty but especially on the part of tom and his dad. >> is the business failing the employee or is the employee

failing the business 9 times out of 10, it is the business that needs to improve. to better support the employee >> reporter: for instance, getting the cars into the wash itself normally requires contact with the public. sometimes not their team member's strong suit, so they came up with this simple sign. then color coded the control panel. so you're showing me the panel there. i couldn't do that panel >> bree is exceptional at that she's able to stay calm in a really chaotic situation she's pumped about it. >> reporter: it took a while for bree to learn the job, but she told us she's a pro now. >> my new goal is i will be able to save a lot of money for me to travel. >> reporter: we noticed a flag on her mask. >> you want to go to brazil? >> absolutely, sir. >> reporter: tom has written a book about his lessons learned over the last ten years. we read it you talk about peeling away layers of trauma

what's the trauma? >> a lot of times our employees experience significant bullying when they're in high school, as well as not feeling like they fit in to anything, but when they come here, this is the first time that there was a culture and a community really built for them >> reporter: a place where mistakes can be made. where mistakes are even welcome. >> so we call this the dignity of failure in that in order for people to grow, you have to push people to the edge of their capacity >> reporter: john paul has worked here for six years. he told us he loves being part of a team. are you getting better at your job? >> i am. i'm getting better at talking to customers. >> reporter: one of the best measures of success at rising tide is the number of employees who leave. >> we have 100 team members that moved on to other jobs in the community. >> reporter: how many? >> over 100. >> reporter: to celebrate, they throw a party. >> what do you hope your employees earn more than just a paycheck here?

>> i hope they earn a sense of self-worth and a sense of self-confidence, that they know that this isn't the only job for them there is a lot that this life has to offer them, and this is just the beginning. ♪ >> wow >> it's a great read because tom was a business student in college. when they came there, they thought, we want to set this up like this. what they realized was they needed to change the business in order to let their employees actually be successful and it is a for profit business. there is no 501c3. it makes -- it's sustainable >> those principals can apply to any business with any kind of employee great wisdom he's found there. >> exactly >> it's our third trip there every time we go down there it gets better. >> beautiful. >> every city, every state. >> all right that was beautiful, harry. thank you, harry. >> you bet. coming up next, these are

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food." this morning nostalgic birthday cake, but with a twist. >> that's right. brian ford is an awarding winning baker, best selling author and the host of the flaky biscuit podcast where he chats with celebrities at his kitchen table over their most tnostalgi meal >> brian, you are adding your own special twist to it. good to see you. >> absolutely. >> what is your favorite cake on your birthday? >> carrot cake with raisins, kind of controversial. i have to throw it out there >> controversial oh, okay >> all right okay we got some objections from the table there. let's get baking

fun fetti is a great cake, easy. but you say you can zhuszh it up happy birthday, by the way. >> thank you. we will make it a traditional latin american type of cake. we have condensed milk here. we will add some of this evaporated milk to it. >> so condensed, plus evaporated, plus whole. >> you can use dairy free milk if that's your jam yeah, yeah you're doing the work for me >> that's what she does. that's what she does. >> a little bit of cinnamon to add a little kick to it. mix that up real nice. yeah >> i love condensed milk >> so our cake has been baked already. what we want to do is use a fork so it's cooled and we will poke some holes to it >> that will help it soak in >> that will help it soak in >> how is it going >> that's the best thing this is the moistest cake i have ever had ever >> so we bake it and then we soak it. >> and then we soak it we want to keep it in the baking pan to retain the liquid >> how much am i putting in there?

>> don't play no games. boom >> is that enough? >> yeah. i have to poke faster here more, more, more. >> you don't want it too soaked? >> listen. you want to kind of get it in there, all right i didn't poke fast enough. i should have been poking while i was talking. so now we want to top it we'll get that moisture soaked in there we have a whipped cream with some pineapple crushed into it we want to simply ice it >> look what's going on here look what's happening. >> have you tasted it, hoda? >> i haven't tasted it yet am i finishing icing this? you want me to finish the whole thing? >> hold on >> thank you, al. >> let's see how it is. >> how good is that? >> oh, my god. incredible unbelievable >> we want to top it -- >> this is amazing i will just dump some cherries on there it is so good i can't even finish making it. >> my mom used to always make strawberry shortcake

>> tough task. to make this for you i made whole grain flour in there for the biscuit dough to give it earthiness we want to roll it out and take the whole table with us, apparently you want to use cold butter, and you want to do a series of folds on it. that will help the butter layer it a bit. >> here we have a strawberry mixture. i'm actually adding guava jam. it has a flowery flavor. got some natural sugars. we will mix this up and let it sit. over here we have our flakey biscuit. >> that's coming up on sunday. al, what is your birthday cake you usually have on your birthday >> usually just a plain old vanilla. that's about it. >> there's nothing wrong with that cake. >> that's the best

caramel ice cream cake can't be beat what do you think of this? >> please tell me you have a book. >> i have a cook book that's been out for a couple years. my next book comes out next summer. >> can you split this? >> you split this, you add some guava jam here. >> so yummy. >> again, complimenting the strawberries. >> the layers on this biscuit, i mean, look at it. >> and a little mint in there. this is fantastic. >> and then you add some of this flakey layers. >> look at that. >> makes a good biscuit. >> so good you can add some mint if you like but there is nothing wrong with flaky. >> who do you have on your podcast coming up? >> so we've got plenty of people today it is sara hyland and wells adams. we actually had a double date with them and made their most nostalgic meal we had jenna fisher, andre mack, different chefs. it's been great. >> you can find these recipes at today.com/food. we will be back with our third and fourth hour. we have a performance by jason mraz coming up first your local news and

weather. good tuesday morning. it is 8:56. i'm marcus washington. san jose leaders are set to consider making a big step toward setting up its own electric utility. this afternoon the city council will vote on an ordinance to set up san jose power, that means the city would provide electricity for future housing, industrial areas and transportation in north san jose and around downtown. the city is concerned that pg&e is unreliable, backlogged with too many other projects. pg&e is against that proposal. happening now, we are hearing from the man accused of murdering tech executive bob lee. a judge ruled he wi

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