surprise announcement raging waters water park is closing for good. the business thrived for nearly 40 years, but in a brief post on social media the park owners, palace entertainment, yesterday announcing the shutdown that follows a similar closure of its sacramento location last year. that's what is happening today in the bay, and the "today" show starts now, but join us for our streaming forecast when we continue to broadcast. you can watch wherever you get your streaming. >> the hi, everybody. happy thursday. al is tracking two major weather stories. >> even more record heat and we

have a dangerous hurricane. it is september 7th. this is "today." extreme weather. those brutally high temperatures now stretching from arizona all the way to maine. more schools closing today, while lee churns in the atlantic, set to rapidly intensify into a powerful category 4 hurricane. where is that storm headed? al a has everything we need to know. headed for indictment. hunter biden expected to face criminal charges in the coming weeks after the collapse of his plea deal with federal prosecutors. just ahead, what the special counsel is saying, and the potential impact on president biden's re-election campaign. daring escape. new video showing the brazen moment a convicted murderer broke free from a pennsylvania prison. the guards taking nearly an hour to realize he was gone. the growing questions they're now facing with that fugitive

still on the run one week later. springsteen sidelined. music icon bruce springsteen puts his tour on hold. what he's revealing about his health in a very personal message to fans. those stories plus "today" exclusive. >> and dismount. >> fresh off her record-breaking eighth national championship, simone biles joins us live for her first interview since her big comeback. has she decided to go for gold at the paris olympics? we'll ask her. and countdown to kickoff. ♪♪ >> the nfl season getting under way just a few short hours from now. the defending champion, kansas city chiefs, facing off against the detroit lions. we'll get you ready for the big game, as fans from coast to coast get set to welcome back football. today, thursday, september 7th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news,

this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. well, good morning. so good to see you. welcome in. so glad you're with us. it is a busy thursday morning. it's going to be a busy thursday night because -- >> when i hear that music, it's football. >> it's football season. >> we're back. here's arrowhead stadium. the defending champ chiefs take on the lions. they're playing our song. kaylee hartung is there, mike tirico. they're all in position ready for the big game tonight. we know it's fall when football comes around. by the way, i want to show you this once again. it's hard to fathom this. newly released security video revealing just how that inmate escaped from a pennsylvania prison last week. watch this as the new fugitive positions himself between those two walls and then scales right up them. a move that appears to be rather quick and effortless for him.

the manhunt is still on this morning. we have a full report. we want to start with that oppressive heat wave. another day of record high temperatures on tap across a huge part of the country. some schools once again being forced to close or have early dismissal. temperatures 20 degrees above average in some areas. >> and meanwhile, we've got hurricane lee gaining strength in the atlantic, expected to become a major hurricane by tomorrow, the exact path and timing still uncertain. >> all this keeping al real busy. al, what do you see? >> good morning, good morning to you. it's a rough morning heat rise stretching from phoenix to new england. 69 million people impacted by heat advisories and heat warnings. it's going to feel like 104 degrees in dc today. 98 in montgomery, 107 in new orleans, wichita, 94. this cooler air over the great lakes will be making its way east. chicago today, you're going to to be 71 degrees. that's a relief. 9 degrees below average. 80 in st. louis. then for tomorrow the heat stays on in the east. 99 it's going to feel like in philadelphia, 99 in

jacksonville, dallas, the heat index 107, 105 in del rio. here comes that cooler air. cleveland, milwaukee, st. louis, lexington, below average. by the end of next week, nice and comfortable. buffalo, boston into the upper 70s to low 80s. mid-70s in pittsburgh. washington, dc, will be in the low 80s. but unfortunately for our friends down south, from mobile all the way to san angelo and corpus christi and further west, triple digits or high 90s. now to lee. right now a category 1 storm. it's 965 miles east of the northern leeward islands. 80-mile-per-hour winds. it's slowing down a little bit. northwest at 13. by tomorrow morning it's a category 3 storm. by saturday morning it's a category 4. by tuesday you can see it's out there in the western atlantic. here's what we call the spaghetti plots. this takes it into midweek. perhaps the bahamas, perhaps bermuda.

but the european model goes out into next weekend, and it could be anywhere from nova scotia into new england. seven to ten days, still a lot of time. we'll have to continue to watch this. but a major hurricane could be threatening. even if it doesn't hit, guys, we're talking about rip currents from miami all the way up into new england. dangerous rip currents and beach erosion. so one way or the other lee is going to have an impact on the eastern seaboard. >> thank you very much. also this morning, there are new legal troubles for hunter biden looming. the special counsel who has been investigating the president's son intends to seek an indictment against him by the end of this month. nbc's senior legal correspondent laura jarrett here with the details. >> reporter: good morning to you. that federal investigation into the president's sop that has stretched on for nearly five years is now on the verge of a crit a critical new stage of republicans demanding more action while prosecutors race against a ticking clock. this morning a criminal case against the president's son

moving full steam ahead. newly stand special counsel of the day weiss says prosecutors plan to seek special charges by the end of this month potentially setting a stage for a trial in the midst of his father's re-election bid the precis are unclear, but this comes after hunter biden's legal team and the justice department failed to close a plea deal over the summer that would have allowed him to avoid prison time. >> the government was up against a clock that had to charge within a certain amount of time. >> reporter: prosecutors had accused hunter biden of illegally buying a gun while using drugs and failing to pay his taxes on time. once a judge questioned the deal, biden pled not guilty. >> it's possible now, since the plea agreement has collapsed, that mr. biden could be charged with more serious offenses. >> reporter: biden's attorneys say their client is upholding his end of the deal to avoid prison on at least the gun charge, arguing in a statement, the agreement prevents any additional charges from being filed. >> if two parties make an agreement and sign the agreement and submit the agreement and in open court say they have an agreement, then they have an

agreement. >> reporter: the president has tried to distance himself from the criminal allegations against hunter but has also defended his son when asked >> my son has done nothing wrong. >> reporter: republicans on capitol hill, meanwhile, under whelmed by news of an indictment. >> he's just going to get a slap on the wrist from the judge. >> reporter: so the gop investigations press on. focusing on hunter biden's foreign business dealings try to connect the president to some alleged wrongdoing by his son. >> investigating the bidens is like tracking a bleeding bear through a snowstorm. there's evidence everywhere. >> reporter: a former business associate of hunter biden told lawmakers that he believed hunter provided an illusion of access to his father, but he had no knowledge of any wrongdoing by the then vice president as for what comes next on the legal front, now that prosecutors have submitted to the judge on their intent to

move forward with these charges, the case could be in the hands of the grand jury very soon, if it isn't already, savannah >> we knew about the tax charges and the gun charges potentially being indicted here. could this indictment, whenever it comes, be wider ranging than that after all, this prosecutor has been looking into hunter biden's business dealings particularly overseas for five years now. could we see other charges >> i think everything is on the table and prosecutors have signaled as much that's why the plea deal fell apart in the first place, because prosecutors weren't willing to rule out perhaps going there on the foreign business dealings, and that is the far more greater severity. as opposed to some tax missing years, if he's charged with violating the foreign registration act that related to that, that could be far more serious. this is a ticking clock here for prosecutors. we have to remind folks that. >> i was going to ask you about that there's a statute of limitations. is this now or never for the prosecutors for any charge against hunter biden essentially? >> potentially a lot of charges he's facing face the five-year statute of limitations and they're up against the clock. it runs out in october as it

relates to the gun charge and on the foreign business dealings has a five-year charge, depending on when the last bad act was. we'll see where this goes. it's interesting, at least prosecutors have not been willing to rule out anything. >> all right laura, we'll continue to watch it thank you very much. also this morning the search for a dangerous fugitive near philadelphia is now entering its second week. as the search unfolds, newly released video showing the moment he escaped by climbing between two walls. nbc's george solis has been following the story from the start. george, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you yeah, new revelations in the investigation. frankly leading to more questions. we now know there was a guard inside of watchtower insid the chester county prison at the time of the escape, but the inmate wasn't reported missing for nearly an hour the public has continued to ask for help as the intensifying manhunt for fugitive murderer danelo cavalcante enters its second week - >> we're committed to the search, and we will find him.

>> reporter: -- officials releasing this video of his daring escape describing how he scaled a wall before pushing his way through razor wire. >> you guys have had access to this video and you saw this. why did it take so long to alert the public of how he escaped >> there was a simultaneous investigation into the prison escape, and today was the day we believed we needed to bring in the acting warden to address the public about how he escaped. >> reporter: the prison says it took almost an hour for officers to realize that cavalcante was missing. >> at 9:50 a.m. the prison was locked down. by 10:01 the public escape siren had sounded and the 911 center had been notified. >> reporter: prison officials say it was the same route another convict used to flee the same prison in may before being quickly apprehended. authorities say consultants were brought in after that may escape, and security efforts were updated, including the addition of the razor wire >> only focused on the

infrastructure and not on the physical element >> reporter: a retired pennsylvania state police sergeant who has worked on similar cases at the prison now specializes in security. >> security measures, they don't eliminate risk 100%. >> reporter: the convicted killer, who was serving a life sentence for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend, navigating rough terrain for days, leaving some residents and local business owners at a loss. >> everybody's afraid, so we're very upset >> reporter: the county's acting warden said the officer stationed in the guard tower at the time of the escape has been placed on leave. meanwhile any information that leads to cape cavalcante's capti up to $20,000. >> george solis in westchester, pennsylvania thank you. to the mounting health concerns that surround senator mitch mcconnell after freezing at two public events in two months he's vowing to stay on as minority leader and complete his senate term. nbc's senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake with the latest on this good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in his first press conference since his most recent health scare, mcconnell deflected questions about their cause and about his diagnosis. the 81-year-old senator insists he has no plans to step down as

republican leader, and says he will finish his current senate term but those questions about his health are not going away. with growing concerns over his health, today the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell, is digging in. >> well, i think dr. monahan covered -- >> we would like to hear from you. >> i know. you are hearing from me. >> reporter: pressed by reporters about the cause of his two freezing episodes in two months mcconnell pointed to letters from the capitol's attending physician that ruled out a seizure disorder, movement disorder, or stroke, suggestin the incidents were the results of lightheadedness and possibly dehydration. >> what have doctors said is the precise medical reason for those two freeze-ups >> what dr. monahan's report addressed was concerns people might have of some things that

happened to me, didn't i have nothing to add to that. i think he pretty well covered the subject. >> reporter: mcconnell brushing off questions about whether he might step down. >> i'm going to finish my term as leader, and i'm going to finish my senate term. >> reporter: after suffering a concussion and broken rib during a fall in march the 81-year-old senator experienced his first freeze-up in july. >> bipartisan cooperation and a conference string of -- >> reporter: last week a second health scare at a kentucky news conference >> did you hear the question, senator? >> reporter: unresponsive for more than 30 seconds, he was eventually led away by staff. >> all right i'm sorry, y'all, we're going to need a minute. >> reporter: most republicans are rallying around mcconnell saying he addressed the health scare at a private lunch wednesday while not taking questions.

>> mcconnell's not going to resign that's not going to happen in your or my natural lifetime, whether you like it or not. >> reporter: but some gop senators say they still have questions. >> with my medical background this is not dehydration. there's something else going on. >> reporter: mcconnell has privately told other senators that the recovery from that concussion in march has been difficult. it's more detail than he's given in his public remarks. the questions and concerns about his remarks will continue through what's shaping up to be a busy month ahead on the hill. >> thank you very much. 7:14 craig joins us now major news from the music world. >> yeah, hoda, savannah. good morning to you as well. we're talking about the boss, because bruce springsteen has just announced he's taking some time off and postponing a string of upcoming concerts nbc's anne thompson is here with some details anne, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. no joy on e street this morning. the 73-year-old springsteen was scheduled to perform tonight in

syracuse, part of his 2023 world tour that includes more than 50 venues but this morning, the rock and roll hall of famer says doctors have advised him to cancel his next eight shows due to an ulcer. after rocking out in his native new jersey just days ago -- ♪ baby we were born to run ♪ >> reporter: -- bruce springsteen shared news he's being treated for peptic ulcer disease, and the doctors advised him to postpone the remainder of his shows. adding in a statement, over here on e street, we're heartbroken to have to postpone these shows. thank you for your understanding and support. we've been having a blast and we're looking forward to more great times. we'll be back soon this isn't the first time the boss has had to reschedule shows this year due to illness in march, the "born to run"

singer canceled performances in connecticut, ohio, and new york, and a few weeks ago missed two shows in philadelphia, citing an unspecified illness. according to doctors peptic ulcers are usually caused by bacterial stomach infections, including burning stomach pain, bloating, heartburn, and nausea. during a may performance in amsterdam, springsteen fell on stage climbing steps with his guitar appearing unharmed, he continued his show that night. springsteen's worldwide tour this year has drawn big crowds and big names. former first lady michelle obama even joined the 22-time grammy winner on stage at a show in barcelona in april fans who had been looking forward to the shows this month, shorthanding well wishes and hoping for more glory days ahead. ♪ glory days ♪

>> i don't know who has a better time, springsteen or the crowd at any rate, he is already planning to take the month of october off. his next performance date with the band is scheduled for november 3rd in vancouver, and at the end of september he turns 74. >> you're a bing springsteen fan. >> yeah. i've been to maybe 40 shows. >> wow. >> wow. >> love it. >> hope the boss is better soon. >> fingers crossed. >> thank you so much. 7:17 let's turn to mr. roker for the rest of the forecast. >> in the northeast our heat is going to get better soon unfortunately it's going to come with a cost. we have a cold front that's going to bring in some severe weather, from burlington, vermont, all the way down to charlottesville. low tornado risk but wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour, damaging hail. and then for tomorrow, more of the same into the northeast, with damaging wind gusts and damaging hail. probably some airport delays from i-95 corridor from boston down to washington that's what's going on we're going to get your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. (dad) we got our subaru forester wilderness

to discover all of the places that make us feel something more. (vo) subaru is the national park foundation's largest corporate donor, helping expand access for all. good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. as we take a look at our high temperatures for today, we start out cloudy but it will be clearing by late morning. temperatures in the inland areas matching yesterday's high temperatures mainly in the mid-80s for concord. san francisco and along the coast will see temperatures in the 60s for today. go into the weekend, not much of a major

>> that is your latest weather >> thank you so much cue the music. >> yeah. >> let's go. >> yes. >> football fans we have been waiting to hear this song. the nfl seasons kicking off tonight. kaylee hartung right where she belongs live at arrowhead stadium in kansas city to launch our party. hi, kaylee. >> hey, guys good morning chiefs kingdom is still riding high off that last super bowl win, their second in just four years and they are behind to get back to work defending that title. coming up, we'll tell you about the two star players they may be taking the field without here tonight as the detroit lions come hungry for an upset. >> all right, kayleigh. plus, how cool is this, guys simone biles, she's going to join us live it's her first interview since she crushed it she has a big comeback going on. will we see her in paris, maybe gold we think so. first, this is "toy" on nbc. da

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return to skyline high school in oakland, and this is two days after gunfire led to a lockdown. >> in fact, here's a live look outside the school. quiet now but a far cry from the scene tuesday morning. that's when officers responded to reports of gunfire. nobody was injured. officers later arrested two teenagers. parents say this is not the first time violence has happened on campus. last year one student was injured in a stabbing. many are now demanding metal detectors. so far the district will not commit to that, only saying it's now reviewing security measures. counsellors will be on hand today for students or staff that need somebody to talk to. south bay families are in shock this morning with the surprise announcement that raging waters water park is closed forever. the business thrived there for 40 years, but in a brief post on social media they announced a shutdown, which follows the similar closure of the

sacramento location last year. the city owns that land and leaders are already saying they hope they use this as an opportunity to create a new recreational facility. good thing it's not too hot out there if you are looking to slosh around. >> yeah, we will have slightly warmer temperatures for the end of the weekend, reach into the low 80s and 90s, and it comes down a few degrees for the middle of next week. san francisco will see temperatures in the upper 60s. we will reach into the low 70s with a really nice weekend ahead. you can get the

♪♪ we're back. check it out, 7:30. we're counting down to what could be one of our biggest concerts ever. that music you hear, music sensation olivia rodrigo. she will be out there, this grammy winner live on the plaza tomorrow, performing some of her biggest hits. >> it's already started. >> there you go. >> i was told earlier they were already camping out. >> there you go. >> don't try to get fan passes. sold out. speaking of special events, savannah had to leave early. it's her kids' first day of school. best of luck to vail and charlie. another big event happening today, after seven long months it's back, y'all. football night in america. >> you know where the place to be is? you know. arrowhead stadium. the nfl season kicking off at the home of the reigning super bowl champion chiefs. it will all be right here on nbc tonight. kaylee hartung is there in kansas city for us. hey, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. you hear how quiet it is in this stadium right now? don't get used to that. this will not last. in just a few hours this place

is going to be absolutely wild especially when the chiefs unveil their latest super bowl banner. this team has been so dominant in recent years, but now a young and really exciting detroit lions team is coming to town, hoping to wreck the party. it's football night in america. tonight, a new nfl season kicks off in kansas city, as chiefs kingdom gears up to defend their super bowl title. >> back-to-back. >> i love it. you don't sit down the whole entire game. if you can't stand up for three hours, you probably should. go. >> reporter: with patrick mahomes at the helm it's won two championships in the last four years. no team has won back to back in nearly two decades. coming to the electric environment of arrowhead stadium are the detroit lions, after their first winning season in five years, they're in unfamiliar territory, as favorites to win their division. and a new era begins in new

york aaron rodgers trading shades of green, leaving the packers to join the jets where they'r desperate to end the longest playoff drought in the nfl a huge test out of the gate facing the buffalo bills high-powered offense, a team energized by damar hamlin. around the league who's not playing causing more drama in kansas city their best defensive player chris jones is holding out in a contract dispute. the chiefs' most valuable. offensive weapon travis kelce, making a plea this week. >> chris, can you please come back. >> i really want to get another super bowl ring with you, brother. this is me bargaining you to come back and play football for the chiefs. >> reporter: kelce's status is in doubt after hyperextending

his knee in practice his mom donna known as mama kelce speaking for all chiefs fans >> what would it take for this season to top last >> oh, definitely another kelce bowl. >> what do you guys think about that >> reporter: yeah. chiefs would like that, so long as there's the same outcome. we will see all the pomp and circumstance tonight perhaps even some fireworks on the field. so the last time that these two starting quarterbacks faced off, jared goff and patrick mahomes, it was an absolute shootout. they combined for 11 touchdowns. it was one of the highest scoring games in the history of the nfl, so get your popcorn ready, guys. >> we're ready kaylee, all right. let's bring in the man of the hour, right there in kansas city, the voice of "sunday night football," our pal, mike tirr raeco. mike, it's so good to see you. i know you didn't sleep. you're like a kid on the first day of school. couldn't wait for opening day. how are you feeling? >> happy new year. this is our new year

it gets started. you're right i had to get up for the show this morning i was up an hour and a half earlier you go eight months without football for the games to be back, the chiefs at arrowhead where kaylee was, as loud a stadium as there is in the nfl. and the upstart lions, great way to start the season. >> let's talk about the game tonight, mike. you've got the best quarterback in the nfl you've got the defending nfl champs going up against the lions. lions barely missed the playoffs last year. who do you like tonight? who do you like this season? >> we'll start with the game tonight. i think what kaylee hit on is exactly where we're going. expect a hay-scoring game. the highest scoring games in the nfl were the games that lions played in, second the games the chiefs played in two high-powered offenses in the season will travis kelce play he's supposedly getting checked out this morning we'll find out when we get to the stadium late this afternoon. as for the season, i think we've got an idea who the good teams are. kansas city, cincinnati, buffalo, maybe the jets in the afc. in the nfc, san francisco, civil, the cowboys we see against the giants

anyone other than those seven or eight teams gets to the super bowl, it will be one of those little cinderella runs, and the folks in detroit are saying, why not us >> that's what they say every season >> they do. >> real quick about travis kelce for a second, if he doesn't play what kind of impact will it have on the team tonight do you think. >> big every time patrick mahomes does his magic, throws off that superman cape running around looking for somebody, it's usually 87, travis kelce they have such a unique bond, and they play so well together those two guys not on the field together makes it easier to defend the rest of the talented chiefs mahomes will be missing that guy he needs to get to when it matters. >> do you remember, tirico, when craig dressed up as patrick mahomes? >> no. >> do you remember that day? that halloween >> he doesn't remember. >> how is dell feeling

>> dell is excited. >> dell is pumped. >> you guys. >> you wouldn't find a fourth grader more excited about the start of football. >> let him stay you. >> that's a late game, mike. >> we'll -- all right. tirico look at tirico. >> good to see you. >> we will see mike, tonight, the big nfl kickoff, a battle between the chiefs and lions coverage starts at 7:00 eastern on nbc and peacock. you hit the nail on the head for tirico. like the first day of school so happy. >> pumped. >> the soundtrack to sunday nights still ahead, we're throwing a wedding on a thursday morning. you might remember mindy and ben, they got engaged on our plaza back on valentine's day. this morning, they've returned to the plaza to say "i do" and mindy is getting ready for that. >> looks beautiful. >> hoda kotb is getting ready for the big ceremony reverend kotb will be officiating another wedding. >> i'm looking forward to that but first, you guys, something so, so special this woman, come on. our friend, the legendary gymnast simone biles, she's joining us live. we're going to talk about another big comeback, maybe the next olympics and maybe her wedding too.

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>> let's go! we're back and she's back. simone biles making her comeback to competitive gymnastics at the u.s. classic last month. so far it's been such an incredible return to the sport she dominated for a decade, including a record eighth national title and she's winning in life too. did we mention simone is a simone, good morning, good morning. can i just say something? watching that little tiny 20-second clip had my newlywed and she's live from her gym in spring, texas. simone, good morning good morning can i just say something watching that a little, tiny, 20-second clip had my heart pounding i'm sure yours was out of your chest. how did you feel in that moment when you were gearing up for that vault >> yeah. i was really excited to debut it again. i did it in 2021, but to have it

consistent enough to compete at every competition going into this year felt really good i'm feeling really good about this time around. >> let's recap, shall we a huge comeback, you took a two-year break you won the u.s. classic, you won the u.s. championships, you scored a record eighth national title, you nailed a skill on the vault no other woman in the world can do you know what? i was wondering. are you going to go back a little bit cautiously, or are you going to dive into the deep end? you dove in the deep end was that kind of your strategy going in >> i think we have to be a little bit more cautious about how we do things, so everything that we're doing leading up to this next games or whatever is very intentional we've kind of been playing it on the down low this time, making sure mentally and physically are both intact, so i think it will be different, but it will be good >> how -- let me ask you that. how are you a different gymnast today than you were back in tokyo? >> well, i think i have to take care of myself a little bit more and listen to my body and making sure that i'm making time for

the important things in my life, rather than before, it was just like go, go, go, and then making time after this time around, it's like being intentional, going to therapy, making sure everything is aligned so that i can do the best in the gym and be like a good wife, good daughter, good friend, all good things. >> look at you i want to get to the good wife, good daughter, and all the good things in just a second. in tokyo, we remember, you remember, obviously, it was the twisties that happened so how did you work your way through that so that gearing up for these last couple of championships, you felt calm inside >> yeah. a lot of trust in my coach, my teammates, myself most importantly, coming in that gym and making sure i'm doing those numbers, the repetitions, feeling confident in them, and, you know, there were times i would come in the gym and be like, you know, i don't think this is going to work. no, i'm going to give it another day. i'm going to give it another

day. i think just showing up and putting the work and effort in, really came to play. as long as i showed up for another day, and it kept putting that work in, then it kind of went down and dwindled right now i'm feeling really good i think i still sometimes doubt myself, but i'm still doing my therapy and making sure everything is aligned. >> wow it feels super aligned, it really does. so if i had $5 in my hand and a i was going to vegas, and i'm going to bet on whether simone will go to the olympics or not, where would i put my $5? the yea or nay right now i would say that's the path i would love to go, so i wouldn't mind if you put it in the yea section. >> oh! >> she's going to paris! >> we were hoping that was the case can we talk about the rest of your awesome life? >> yes. >> you are a newlywed. just how has married life been >> yeah.

unfortunately, we're actually long distance, and we starte long distance like less than a week before we -- while we were right after cabo he went to green bay and signed and like two days later he was up there, so it's been different, but at least we're both busy and focusing on our respective sports. it's been nice, and we cherish the moments we get together. so he's doing great out in green bay. he has his first game against chicago this week. >> you're such a good cheerleader for him, i know. we've seen you on the field. you've also got kind of a new line of clothing out, athleta. tell us about that in. >> yes yes. athleta girl, to inspire the girls going back to school we put quotes on it. these one say because i can. hopefully every kid recognizes that when they put on the clothing the colors are very beautiful. we kind of have like a lavender

and then a reddish/orange-ish. we just want the girls to feel comfortable and confident going back to school while i go back to gym. >> by the way, that's your theme, girl, because i can because i can. we got our tickets to paris, so craig is here, al's here we are ready to go to paris. we are looking forward - >> i can't wait to see my wi "today" family. >> we love you will you please give our love to nelly and ron? is your mom around >> she's right here. >> come on, mom. >> see nelly for one second. >> please. >> yeah. >> she can't hear us. >> she's right here. >> mom >> hey, mom. >> good morning, good morning. >> nelly we love you. i'm sorry that i obsessively text you when your daughter is competing. >> excessively texts you when competing. >> much love. >> we love you we love you. we'll see you soon okay >> okay. see you guys, thank you so much. >> bye, honey. >> we love her. >> she's the best. >> the best. >> the gold standard not just in her sport. >> just in life. she used to be simone the

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take place late tuesday morning. there was a large police response, as can you see, and the school was put on lockdown after somebody fired a gun on campus. parents say there has been too much violence on campus recently and are now calling for metal detectors to be installed. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist, kari hall. >> we are starting out with clouds around the bay area, but it will be another pleasant afternoon. temperatures reaching into the mid and upper 80s in the south bay, and oakland will see temperatures reaching 74 degrees. along the coastline, in the mid-60s again today. upper 70s for redwood city. san francisco staying in the 60s for the afternoon with breezy winds and we will see gradual clearing for much of the north bay reach into the low 80s. for santa rosa, expect a high of 80 and about the same in napa. as we go through the forecast, it will be slightly warmer by the end of the weekend.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, when will it end? more record-breaking temperatures expected across the country today. some areas seeing temperatures 20 degrees above average. plus, new details on that massive hurricane on the move. where will lee hit? al's tracking all of it. then, trapped. ufrt efforts underway this morning to rescue an american trapped inside one of the deepest caves in turkey. >> that is a very challenging prospect in a cave because it's dark, it's cold, it's wet, there are very tight passages. >> we're live with the latest on the difficult and dangerous mission. plus, naomi campbell exclusive. sheinelle sat down with the icon in a rare and candid conversation. >> so no regrets? >> no regrets, but lessons, you know -- i understood the lessons i had to go through in my life, and anyone i've ever hurt, i

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new england. millions of americans are under heat advisories, and school kids are sweating it out both in the classrooms and on the school buss. on top of all of that, al is tracking hurricane lee. it is gaining strength out in the atlantic. you have a busy day, al. >> we sure do. craig, good to see you. good to see all you have this morning. 69 million of us from the northeast, new england, to the southwest under heat watches, advisories, and warnings. we've got records today, possible heat indexes, going to feel like 104 in washington, d.c. 107 in dallas. 110 in houston. this cold front is going to bring some relief where it's going to be cooler than average for chicago and st. louis. that will continue tomorrow. milwaukee gets in on the act. again, the northeast into the south, temperatures are going to feel like triple digits throughout a good portion of the country, but the good news for the northeast, great lakes, temperatures nice and moderate. 70s in chicago, going into monday. same in buffalo, washington, cincinnati. unfortunately, for our friends down south, the heat goes on

into next week. hurricane lee, category 1 storm. 80-mile-per-hour winds, moving northwest at 13 miles per hour. becomes a category 3 tomorrow morning this time. by saturday it's a category 4. stays that way until tuesday. the american model ensembles, what we call these spaghetti plots go into midweek, bermuda, possibly the bahamas. the european model takes it from nova scotia to possibly new england we could see impacts. guys, whether it makes landfall or not, our friends in bermuda don't look so good. from miami to new england, extreme rip currents and also beach erosion, whether it makes landfall or not. it's going to have an impact one way or the other. >> we'll come back in a few minutes. secretary of state antony blinken is on the second day of his visit to ukraine to show support for their counteroffensive against russian invaders. this morning, secretary of state met with nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel for an exclusive interview. richard, good morning.

what did the secretary of state have to say? >> reporter: good morning, craig. so we are in a village about a two-hour drive north of kyiv, and secretary blinken was here. he just left with his entourage a short while ago. he came to see this school. this area was occupied by russian troops. russian troops were driven out of here in heavy combat. there's still unexploded ordnance and land mines and before he arrived his security detail were using metal detectors to check for land mines. hundreds of ukrainians were held in this school and many died under torture and deprivation. he said that he came here in order to see the human cost, and what happened in this school and what happened in many other places is the reason that the biden administration is supporting you ukrainian in its

ongoing efforts to fight its counteroffensive, and why he believes that ukrainian people have so much will to fight and ultimately will prevail in this conflict. he said, however, that the time has come for vladimir putin to change his mentality on the war, and for putin to come to the negotiating table. >> the russians have to get to a point where they acknowledge that they failed, they are not going to succeed. they've already failed at what they were trying to do, which is erase ukraine from the map, end its identity as an independent country, and succumb it into russia. that's failed. >> would you say it's up to russia to come to the table? what about ukraine? >> last no one to go to the table with in the case of ukraine because putin shows no evidence that he's interested in meaningful diplomacy. >> reporter: i asked him about poll numbers that show an increasing number of americans believe that united states has spent enough or is spending

enough to support ukraine, and he said that americans should understand what's at stake here is much more than just the freedom and independence of ukraine, that international stability is at it stake and that if this war is allowed to continue, it could open a pandora's box and lead to other conflicts. craig, back to you. >> chief foreign correspondent with the secretary of state, richard, thank you. an urgent international rescue mission is underway to save an american scientist trapped more than 4,000 feet understood ground in one of the deepest caves in turkey. nbc's kelly cobiella joins us now with the latest overnight. hey, kelly, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. yes, as we speak, medical teams and rescuers are trying to save an elite american cave explorer who suddenly became critically ill saturday, more than half a mile down in one of turkey's deepest caves. overnight, a team of expert cave divers descending underground in a complex effort to rescue american mark dickey, who is trapped deep inside a turkish

cave. the 40-year-old joined an international caving expedition in southern turkey in late august, but fell ill earlier this month 3,000 feet below the surface. that's more than half a mile. carl heightmeyer is an expert in these types of rescues and a longtime friend of dickey. >> he's got some type of internal hemorrhaging, and he was semiconscious for about three days, unable to keep anything down. barely able to move our talk. >> reporter: a serious condition, requiring several blood transfusions while inside the cave, leaving him unable to climb out on his own. morca cave is over 4,000 feet in depth, with base camps at several stages, it will take rescuers 15 hours to reach

dickey's position. >> he needs to be helped out of prospect dark, it's cold, it's wet. there are very tight passages. >> reporter: 150 rescuers from turkey, europe, and the u.s. are now involved in the difficult operation. setting up rope lines inside the cave to remove dickey on a stretcher, an effort expected to begin this morning. the rescue so complicated, dickey is not expected to make it back to the surface for another four to eight days. his family staying positive, telling nbc news in a statement, they're extremely grateful to the volunteers trying to rescue dickey and for the others who are underground with him, adding, mark is strong, but he needed his fellow cavers to allow a devastatingly scary situation to turn positive. how do you think he's dealing with this right now? >> he's in good spirits. he always has a great smile. >> reporter: well, the good news is, not only is he in good

spirits, his friends say he's feeling better, he's able to walk on his own, but still needs to be rescued. a lot of these rescuers are volunteers, so his friends have set up a gofundme page to help support them as well. hoda? >> all right. kelly cobiella, keep us posted on the rescue efforts there. we appreciate that. wow. that's scary. you know what we could use right now? a boost. >> i've got one for you. this is a funny one. a man named andrew was riding his bike in the mountains of northern england, pulled over, wanted to have a snack. a farmer started yelling at him he needed some help stopping a herd of cattle. so andrew jumped into action. >> what am i supposed to do? >> stop them. >> stop. stop.

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campbell has been a trailblazer in the fashion world for over three decades, making history as the first black model to land the covers of "time" and french "vogue." "supermodel," do you like that term >> listen, it's not whether i like that the or not we have to embrace and accept it. >> i think it's amazing. >> i don't have any super powers. >> reporter: her natural beauty made her one of the original super models of the '80s and '90s now, at 53, she has unparalleled allure and is a force to be reckoned with. >> let me read how one writer described your beauty, naomi quote, she still looks other worldly, a body as bono once put it handmade by god and skin so glowing it looks airbrushed. the defining cheekbones framed by a sweep of immaculate hair in in the golding golden hour light, she looks luminous. >> wow >> do you allow yourself to

receive those compliments? >> it's hard a lot of my friends tell me that i -- when they give me a compliment, i just skip over it. i don't know i have a hard time taking them in i think it's one of the reasons why i felt like i always wanted to stay down on the ground i never wanted to believe in the hype i just want to be me. >> reporter: but she is an undeniable force naomi, along with her peers, christy turlington, linda evangelista and cindy crawford, grace the cover of this month's "vogue" titled "the greatest of all time." >> i can't believe that caption. it was so really lovely. it's fun. >> it's stunning what was it like behind the scenes with you guys is it like a reunion >> reunion catching up, showing, you know, how family is doing. hard to get us on set. hard to shut us up it's a lot of years, a lot of decades. >> victoria's secret, the

rebrand, they launched, as you know, on this campaign and this world tour documentary, part film, part fashion show and nigeria. >> lagos, bogota, colombia, and london. >> it's a amazing. >> the film is beautiful it was so much fun making it reimagination of victoria secret tour, i think people will be pleasantly surprised. >> reporter: along with campbell, doja cat, hailey bieber are some of the other names featured in the victoria secret world tour film, all part of a rebranding campaign, a bold move by victoria's secret after years of criticism over the company's culture, image, and a lot of billions in sales their angel show was permanently canceled in 2019 what do you think of this new direction, if you will >> i think it's fantastic. it's showing, opening up to bringing emerging talents from these countries and showing their platforms. i am so impressed when they said we're going this way

i was like wow for me, it was like you're really not just talking a talk, you are walking the walk >> reporter: naomi is no stranger to controversy. super model naomi campbell is making headlines this morning for some not-so-model behavior >> reporter: she made headlines for several altercations. >> campbell is charged with assault for allegedly hitting her housekeeper with a cell phone in an outburst of anger. >> reporter: including pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault in 2007 and has been widely scrutinized. she says she's owning it >> you've been so honest over the years about your ups and your downs, and, you know, people ask you, do you have a temper, are you tough? >> i feel that i've learned to not be in denial with who you are. don't blame people for things that go wrong in your life you have to take that responsibility yourself. not be in denial i had an issue. no embrace that you had an issue and deal with it you know what i mean

>> no regrets? no regrets >> no regrets, but lessons -- you know, understood the lessons that i had to go through in my life and of anyone i ever hurt i make amends. all a work in progress and i accept that. my journey has been incredibly colorful i wouldn't want a journey to be like this. a person's journey that interests me has been a journey like this. i'm not in denial of it. >> reporter: naomi feels so blessed to be a mom of a 2-year-old daughter and a 9-week-old son what is it like? >> a lot of fun. i love it. it's a lot of fun. each day is a surprise you don't know what's going to happen what my daughter is going to say. to me! she points to her body and say, mommy, privacy i'm like, huh? she's like -- i said not to your mama

you can do that to everybody else, but to me -- i don't know where she got it from. really, really don't i love this job that has given me the opportunity to travel and see different parts of the world and meet different people and cultures, so i have this opportunity to share that with my kids, to travel, i will do so i'm really blessed. >> i have to tell you, i really enjoyed my conversation with her. we'll have a bunch more at 9:00. we have a little fun at 9:00 because i had to ask her about beyonce. i think i was blown away because, hoda, we talked about this i admire people who evolve or try to evolve. listen, she was discovered when she was 14 years old and now she's 53 her mission is very clear. she really is trying to reach people and, you know, find emerging designers good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we are starting out cloudy across the bay area. that's a live look outside in san jose. this is going to clear out and it is going to be a really nice

afternoon. very much like it was yesterday, reaching into the low 80s in san jose. 86 in livermore. we'll also reach a high of 86 in morgan hill. you head to the north bay, mostly low 80s while san francisco will reach into the upper 60s. we will have a l >> best time morning, "popstart." >> let's go. >> do this so fast every third word let's get to peyton manning. the nfl legend is starring in a promo for nbc's coverage of the next olympic games, and he has pretty big ideas let's take a look. >> welcome to paris. home of french bread, wine, and now the olympics and that's how we kick off the games. >> so it's a blimp that looks like bread >> no. it's real bread. it's a baguette actually. >> how does it fly

>> um, let me see here nope. >> did we air it this morning? >> no. >> it's airing tonight during the sports coverage of the nfl game during the kickoff, you can see that thing in its entirety >> that's it. >> olympics budget. >> the next story vanished. >> still ahead, our guest -- >> like a tiktok, it just went away oh >> they're taking their seats. the bride and groom are ready. the official hoda kotb is ready. we're throwing a wedding after your local news. ♪ ♪ a very good morning to you. it is 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia. a family is in shock with a surprise announcement. raging walters waterpark is

closed forever. the business thrived there for 40 years, but in a brief posting on social media the park owners, palace entertainment, announced the shutdown which follows a similar closure of its sacramento location last year. the city owns the land and leaders are saying they hope to use it as an opportunity to create a new recreational facility. we will see and we will follow. following the forecast is meteorologist kari hall. looks nice today. >> it does. it will clear out and become mostly sunny. the inland temperatures will reach into the mid 80s for some of the warmest cities in the inland, east bay as well as the south county. then we go to about the same weather tomorrow with slight warming for the end of the weekend. by sunday we are seeing temperatures in the low 90s and temperatures peak on monday, reaching 92 degrees. then just a little bit cooler for the middle of next week. san francisco sees highs in the upper 60s and low 70s through next week. laura. >> not bad at all.

thanks, kari. thank you for joining us as well. hope you join us for our next local news update in half an hour and our midday news at 11:00 a.m.

we are back. and we're back on a very special thursday morning. a lot of love, a lot of

morning. a lot of love, a lot of anticipation out here on the plaza because we are getting ready to host a live marriage ceremony, and you are going to be officiating this live wedding. >> y'all got so dressed up for this wedding >> we saw the bride sneak by. >> the guests are seated ben, our groom, is at the altar. mindy, the bride, she's waiting for her walk down the aisle. you guys, this is such a big moment for them, and also for us we're really excited to be able to host them. >> we're looking forward to that that's going to happen shortly also ahead in this half hour, big night tonight, the nfl is back the season gets kicked off on nbc. chef tobias is here grilling up a taste of kansas city we've got some ribs on one side. representing detroit on the other side is a beautiful queso meat slider situation. good football food coming up. after we grub, stick around for the third hour, more game day ideas, all the gadgets and all of the gear that you're going to need for a season of

tailgating but first, mr. roker, how about one more check of the forecast >> all right let's show you what's going on as far as your weekend is concerned. severe storms up and down the east coast tomorrow. nice day, great lakes, record heat down south. sunshine out west. saturday, more showers and storms in the east look for sunny and cool weather around the great lakes, heat wave continues down south. sunday, sunday, unsettled and the humidity returns to the northeast. hot and humid through the gulf sunny and dry out west good thursday morning to you. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it is going to be very nice these next few days, comfortably warm for the inland valleys, and we are heading for the mid 80s for today and tomorrow. it will be slightly warmer for saturday afternoon outdoor plans, reaching into the upper 80s, and then some low 90s expected for sunday. temperatures peak on monday, reaching into the low 90s. san francisco remaining nice and mild with highs near 70

>> been waiting for this all summer long! let's do it. it's time for "football night in america" the lions going into arrowhead taking on the chiefs, partly cloudy, warm, 80 degrees it's going to be a barn burner tonight, football night inive u. >> wel america! starting at 7:00. >> you didn't give us the lions. >> it's copyrighted. >> coming up, guys, next, we've got a celebration of love. we're throwing a wedding here on the plaza. everything is in place the bride-to-be is prepared to walk down the aisle. we'll get wow, you get to watch all your favorite stuff.

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♪ ♪ always in that state of mind ♪ ♪ living on a high vibration ♪ ♪ so hot gonna make it melt ♪ ♪ and i'm lovin' what i'm tastin' ♪ ♪ nos gusta mezclar ♪ ♪ como malteada ♪ ♪ aqui hay lugar ♪ ♪ yeah we livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ l is for the way you look at

me ♪ welcome back it is a thursday can you feel it? love is in the air we're getting ready to celebrate ben and mindy of chicago they are about to say "i do. they are going to be surrounded by family and friends and lots of love. of course, sticking with the tradition, we've kept them apart all morning, and before our beautiful bride walks down the aisle, let's take a look at their love story >> i saw her for the first time and thought all right, it's on now. don't mess it up >> reporter: like any modern love story ben and mindy met on a dating app. >> there was this one cute picture where you were smiling really cute and i thought i want to make her smile like that. >> he messaged me. that was good. sometimes guys wouldn't do that. >> reporter: it was the summer of 2020, a time when the pandemic kept us all apart, yet ben and mindy found each other. >> do you remember >> i do, absolutely. >> reporter: their first date was in wells park in chicago. >> i think i stood in the exact middle. >> reporter: well, spoiler

alert, the date went off without a hitch. >> the last three years have been full of a lot of adventures we've gone on so many cool trips and -- >> went on tv and got engage >> got engaged on tv. >> that was pretty crazy. >> reporter: ben always knew mindy was the one, and in february, he wrote to us about wanting to propose with our help it turns out, mindy and i had already met a couple times when she and her mom came to new york to celebrate mindy's 20th and 21st birthdays with us. >> i grew up watching the "today" show. >> this young lady, what's your name >> mindy. >> i think he realized those memories i had with my mom are so special and so important to me. >> reporter: we wanted to make sure that winter trip to the plaza was one mindy would never forget. >> should we make it a little better >> yeah. >> will you -- >> oh, my gosh. >> i've known for a long time i wanted to do this and this is exactly how i wanted to do it. at 8:00 in the morning on live tv mindy, there's no one else i would rather spend my life with.

will you marry me? >> yes. >> i had no idea that i was about to get engaged on the "today" show on valentine's day. >> hoda was as excited as mindy. the whole time after mindy says yes, she kisses me and goes directly to hoda. that you've got her, hoda. >> you've got her, ben >> reporter: and now these two are back, ready to celebrate yet another milestone on our plaza. >> i'm excited to marry ben because i think we're going to have a really fun life. >> let's keep doing these crazy things that we've done so far. getting engaged was the most incredible experience i've ever had. i can't imagine getting married is going to be any different. >> all right ben. >> hi. >> are you feeling all right >> i'm feeling great. >> we're so excited you're here. how do you feel moments before the wedding? >> excited, ready to go happy to see her walk down the aisle for the first time looking forward to hearing what she has to say to me and hearing

what i have to say to her. >> ben, we love you. this is going to be such a special moment all right. are we ready, everybody? all right. we are going to do this. will you please rise for the bride. ♪ i never heard them ringing ♪ ♪ no, i never heard them at all ♪ ♪ until there was you ♪ ♪ there were birds in the sky i never saw them wing ing ♪ i never saw them at all

till there was you ♪ >> all right ladies and gentlemen, please be seated i am so honored, so honored to welcome you to the wedding of ben abear and mindy shore. when they were planning their wedding, i bet nobody thought they would be sitting right hear on the plaza on live tv. but, guys, isn't life such a funny and surprising thing and i think you guys live on the edge you take risks and chances ben and mindy knew that maybe after a single swipe they would be dating, but did they know they would get married it worked out just the way it should, and mindy, that first trip to the plaza that you made with your mom, look what it's kind of blossomed into this is the place where you said yes to ben after a proposal, and this is a place where you're going to say "i do." it's a special place for you, for your mom, for your family. we're so honored that you decided to choose us for the place to get married this special spot. we're hoping you'll have a

memory that will take you throughout your beautiful lives together and now, i'm going to ask each of you a question, and then ahead of that, you will give us the "i dos." ben, do you take mindy to be your wedded wife, to cherish and love and in friendship, in strength and in weakness, to love her faithfully today and tomorrow, as long as you both shall live >> i do. >> do you, mindy, take ben, to be your wedded husband, to cherish and love and in friendship, in strength and in weakness, to love him faithfully today, tomorrow, and for as long as you both shall live >> i do. >> okay. so each of you have written your own personal vows. okay let's start with mindy >> ben, i promise to always stand with you and work

together, to build the vibrant, colorful, spontaneous, and full life that we've always dreamed of i promise to continue to work on myself and give you the best of what i am. i will always hype you up and be your biggest supporter as you follow your dreams i will always be the diet coke to your dr. pepper and cherish you for as long as i live. >> ben, now it's your turn >> after our first perfect valentine's day together, i told you i would never be able to top it after our third valentine's day together, we got engaged right here, and i told you i would never be able to top it. i'm standing here today telling you again i will never be able to top this. but i hope i'm wrong, just like i was the last two times i hope that you and i continue to do amazing things that astonish even us and are somehow even better than this. no offense, hoda i promise that as long as i am all yours and you are all mine, i will never stop striving for a

new best day of our lives. >> that was so beautiful now, may we have the adorable ring bearer come and bring the rings, please. what's your name what's your name >> noah. >> thank you, noah thank you so much. >> these rings are a symbol of your love and commitment to one another. this represents the seal of the vows you have just taken ben, will you please place the ring on mindy's left hand and repeat after me. as a sign of my love. >> as a sign of my love. >> that i have chosen you. >> that i have chosen you. >> above all else. >> above all else. >> with this ring. >> with this ring. >> i thee wed. >> i thee wed. >> mindy, will you please place the ring on ben's left hand. and repeat after me. as a sign of my love. >> as a sign of my love. >> that i have chosen you. >> that i have chosen you. >> above all else. >> above all else. >> with this ring. >> with this ring. >> i thee wed. >> i thee wed.

>> may you both always remember the way you feel in this moment, standing in front of your family and friends and these wonderful people here on the "today" show plaza, as i proudly pronounce you husband and wife ben, please kiss your bride! [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, introducing for the very first time, mr. and mrs. abear [ applause ] how are we feeling >> feeling great how are you? >> carson is raising a glass. so is skrag craig. >> can i get one of those? >> you're going to get one of those. >> i just want to say, this was so special and i want to say thank you. i know you and your mom visited the plaza many, many years ago, and your mom couldn't be here today, but she's with us in

spirit she wasn't able to travel. mr. roker walked you up the aisle. your dad passed away recently. >> yeah. >> and al was so pleased to be the one who could give you away on this special moment just tell us what it means today? >> it's so exciting and to be able to come back and have this day with you and ben and this place that i have such special memories with my mom and my family, it feels like the perfect next chapter of our lives together. >> yeah. >> if you gave us all the money in the world, and asked us to plan a perfect wedding, it would be this. truly. >> all right we love you and we want to say to your mom, debbie, that you raised a wonderful daughter, and we're so pleased that you shared her with us. so, we should start your married life off with a little gift, i think. where is mr. roker >> congratulations to both of you. so happy for you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you know, everybody needs a nice -- some nice luggage. first of all, you guys inspired us with your vows.

very strong, very strong love that. but it was also in part inspired by "my big fat greek wedding 3" which premiers this weekend, filmed from our sister company, they helped us throw this celebration, and to make the day even more special, we want to help you start your honeymoon fund off, we've got a $3,000 gift to take you wherever you want to go and the luggage too there you go all right. so how do you feel >> that's incredible. >> have you thought about where you might want go on your honeymoon? >> probably greece. >> perfect. >> also that worked out perfectly. maybe we can get you a screener of the movie also, we want to thank kleinfeld bridal and men's wearhouse to dress our bride and groom. >> we want to give a shout-out to the wonderful people who are here in the audience they flew in all morning this all the way from alabama. we're happy that you're here. does it feel good that your

grandson is married today? how does let's introduce ben's grandma and grandpa. you traveled in from alabama, is that right all the way from alabama we're happy that you're here does it feel good that your grandson is married today? how does it feel >> of course of course. we are happy that you all came it means the world to us you've got babies in the house, grandparents in the house. you're starting your new life, and we're happy that we got to be a part of it. you guys, thank you so much. ben and mindy, congratulations stick around, because guess what ben and mindy will help us out with one more segment. we can't let you leave yet we'll give you a little nourishment. first this is "today" on nbc >> there you go.

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at long last the nfl back on nbc. >> that's right. the season kicking off we have a good one, detroit lines, kansas city chiefs, here on nbc this morning we have some amazing recipes for you to make. we've a got chef tobias dorzon on here. great to have you back we'll start in detroit lead the way. >> first, ultimate tailgate celebration season on nbc. >> yes today at 10:30, yes. >> what's it about >> it's about tailgating food. i met a couple doing tailgate at metlife stadium, and we're going to cook some amazing stuff >> what are we making this morning? >> representing detroit we have beef sliders right here. we'll start off with our ground beef, worcestershire sauce, smoked paprika get that in. >> mix that in for you. >> mix that for me. >> i got you. >> we're going to make sure the meat browns real good. separate the meat and the vegetables from each other to make sure you get a good cover on your meat take the meat.

our vegetables sweated down.er on your meat take the meat. our vegetables sweated down. onion, peppers, and we got mushrooms. >> all right. >> we add our ground beef to that right there get that all mixed in. >> yes, sir. i got you. >> i like that i like that. all right. >> then what are we going to do with this? >> once we get the mixture going, mix it right here we assemble our sandwich. >> are these hawaiian rolls? >> sweet hawaiian rolls. >> i love that. >> we have our cheese. i don't know what else you like on your buns, but boom. >> provolone. >> provolone. >> by the way, is that bride and groom having a reception with us >> oh, yeah. they're eating with us today. >> the reception >> i like the bride drinking beer. >> you have to have cheez whiz we're going to throw that in the oven thank you, sir. >> we're going to top the buns. >> this represents detroit. >> yes detroit. >> let's make sure we add butter on top of our buns before we go ahead and throw this in the oven. >> don't sleep on detroit tonight. don't sleep on detroit. >> daly, you're up. >> going to the kansas city kingdom.

the barbecue sauce. what makes the kansas city barbecue sauce >> the sweetness aspect of it. the less acid, so we have brown sugar. >> yep. >> apple cider vinegar. >> can you make this ahead of time and store it. >> you can store it however long you want to store it for or buy store bought either way get a little bit of that. >> all the good things here. >> all the good seasons. if you want the seasons, you can go on the todayshowfood.com and get that >> mix that up. >> melts in there and serves it. >> yeah. >> low heat. heat this on low seat. >> regina baker grill. >> you can also grill. yeah we're going to go low and slow oven on two hours, 375. >> do that and grill it off at the end to get a sear? >> that's what we're going to do right here this is our finished product we're going to brush it with kansas city barbecue sauce right here. >> you got it going on today bride and groom, what do you

think? >> incredible. >> fantastic. >> based on the food you've had, who do you think is going to win the game tonight detroit or kansas city >> going with kansas city. >> kansas city ribs always wins. >> always. even when they lose, they win. >> chef, this is fantastic. >> thank you, guys. >> chef tobias, thank you. to get the recipes, you know what to do, scan the qr code or you can go to today.com/food you can see more of chef tobias on "celebration season" this morning on "today all day. >> most importantly the nfl season kickoff begins, lions and chiefs tonight, right here on nbc. coverage starts at 7:00 eastern. thank you to chef. congratulations our bride and groom. and we are back, but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> raise a glass to the bride and groom! >> congrats! >> and you kept it off your dress. >> way to go

well, showed up without a wedding present. i wanted to give our bride and groom an extra "popstart." enjoy this lovely wedding gift we have a look at jamie foxx's next film called "the burial" inspired by true events. smooth talking lawyer played by tommy lee jones. take a look. >> hasn't lost a case in over 12 years. >> are you suggesting i hire this guy as one of my lawyers? >> come on in. >> pleasure to meet you. >> how do you feel about working with folks >> i suppose i'm a little prejudiced >> did you meet my team? >> chris. >> douglas. >> gentlemen. >> great after all the recent health scares to see jamie on the screen october 6th on prime video it will be on prime video one week later. >> congratulations again. >> thanks, guys. >> love you, ben. >> third hour of "today" and then "hoda and jenna" after that.

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