Lane one gets the job done and retains their olympic crown. Saying hes sorry. Ryan lochte apologizing online for the controversy surrounding his robbery tale. Is his career as a commercial pitch man over . Its the Million Dollar question today, saturday, august 20th, 2016. The u. S. Wins gold again. Heres usain bolt three times three, the tripletriple. They had something to prove, and prove it they did. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games. Welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig melvin alongside sheinelle jones. Stephanie ruhle and dylan dreyer. Nice to have you back. Did you have a good time . I did. Great time. Its really good to be good to be back with you guys. A lot of great action on friday. Lots more action to come today. Well talk to one of the winning members of the u. S. Womens 4x100 meter relay, english garner, in a moment. Lets start with Peter Alexander, remaining on duty for us in rio. He has the highlights from olympic park. Good to see you, my friend. Hey, craig, not the same without you here. It was another thrilling night in rio. Highlighted by the unstoppable usain bolt, torching the track. Putting on one final show for the crowd. Team usa racking up another handful of medals to an already impressive count. Bolt will run the anchor. Reporter the final olympic race for the fastest man on earth, usain bolt. Usain bolt puts them away and charges to the lead. Heres usain bolt. Three times three, the tripletriple reporter he did it, the jamaican the United States from lane one gets the job done. Reporter also running away with the gold, the american ladies in the 4x100, bringing Allyson Felix her record fifth gold medal in track and field. The women almost didnt make the finals. A collision in the qualifier causing a dropped baton. Forcing them to rerun the race against on the clock. Its special. So cool to share it with these ladies. We had fun together and something good happened. Reporter heartbreak for the u. S. Men in the 4x100. Disqualified for passing the baton outside of the designated area. In the pool, a repeat. The u. S. Wins gold again. Reporter u. S. Womens water polo beating out italy, defending their gold medal performance in london. Pole vaulter morris comes away with a missing the podium, teammate jenny suhr. She was coughing up blood after a weeklong illness. On the bike, medals in the mens and womens bmx. Connor fields wins gold for america. Reporter teammate placing fourth after a photo finish. For the women, elise snagged silver. Thompson, nicely done. Reporter on the court, team usa beat out spain, advancing to the gold medal game on sunday. Italy with a miraculous comeback will play for the gold. Reporter despite a difficult loss to italy, mens volleyball will get a chance at a bronze medal on sunday. Another takedown. Reporter defending champion opportunity for hardware in rio. This has been one just exhilarating games. The u. S. Track and field team challenging the disqualification in the 4 kprx100 meter race. The win by usain bolt moves him into a tie with carl lewis with the most track and field medals of all time. The only athlete in any sport with more than nine golds is Michael Phelps. Peter in rio for us, thank you. Were going to get you a bigger check on the medal count as competition gets underway today. The u. S. Dominating with a total of 105 medals followed by china and great britain. Taking a look at the action coming up. The u. S. Ladies will battle spain for the gold medal in basketball. Volleyball, the u. S. Women will take on the netherlands, hoping for a bronze in all eyes, you know this, are going to be on mens soccer. The final is today as the home team, brazil, takes on germany. Thats going to be fun. One of the best moments from last night. When the u. S. Women took gold in the 4x100 meter relay. A remarkable comeback from the botched baton handoff two days ago. This morning, were thrilled to be joined by one of the runners. English garner. Good morning and congratulations. Thank you very much. Lets dig in here. Your first gold medal and the second fastest time ever. Tell me this, i was thinking about this this morning, i dont know you. Ive never met you. Im tweeting your picture. My friends are tweeting your pictures. Im in new york city and youre in rio. Do you feel that . Do you feel my love with the rest of the world . Were so proud of you. What does it feel like, to be on your end of it . Its amazing. The feeling is definitely something that ive dreamed for since i was a little girl. This was a d olympics. I said in a press conference one day, i wouldnt stop until i got olympic gold. Its exciting i was able to go out with my team, three other girls, and be able to get a medal. You make me want to put down my twinkies. Lets talk about the day on thursday. You were initially disqualified. We talked about that. You were bumped or allyson was burp bumped. What were you thinking in the moment . I remember in the moment, allyson was freaking out. Shes normally a composed runner. When she was screaming and tearing were in her eyes, hands on her head, i wasnt used to seeing her in that kind of way. I just remember if i stayed calm, she was able to get back to rational thinking. In that moment, she went from agony to a straight face and said, pick up the baton and run. Thats all the words she said. Thats exactly what we did. Something out of a storybook. You pot do it again and qualified with flying colors. I heard through the grapevine you lost a shoe before the race yesterday . Yeah. Ten minutes before we were about to go to the room, i went to go get my spikes, last minute things. I noticed only one of my shoes were in the bag. Im normally not a person to forget my shoes. Thats kind of like, you know, a soldier showing up to war without his gun. Definitely dont really see that much. When i went there, i calmly went over to one of the coaches and i asked them, whispered and said, i only have one shoe. We were calmly asking everyone. Luckily, once again, allyson pulled out an extra pair of shoes. Definitely a half size too big but nothing double socks couldnt fix. You pulled it off. Congratulations. Absolutely. English gardner,an and congratulations. Thank you. You can see all of the olympic action tonight on primetime. Coverage on nbc begins at 8 00 7 00 central. For the latest on the controversy surrounding ryan lochte and three fellow swimmers this morning. The final swimmer, jiminy feigen, is on his way home. Gunnar bentz speaks out about what he says really happened during the night in question. Nbcs keir simmons is on copacabana beach with the latest on that. Keir, good morning. Craig, good morning. Gunnar bentz accusing ryan lochte, saying he pulled a metal advertisement from the wall. Saying the guards pulled weapons but there was an interpreter there to interpret. They understood what the brazilians were saying. Gunnar bentz says ryan lochte was yelling at those armed guards. Reporter the apologizes and backtracking may not be over now that all four olympic swimmers, ryan lochte, jack conger, bentz and jimmy feigen are free men this morning. Gunnar said, i never made a full statement to anyone at any time and cannot speak to his actions but ryan stood up and began to yell at the guards. Lochte posting on social media, quote, i want to apologize for my behavior last weekend and for not being more careful and candid in how i described the events that early morning. Olympic swimming great mark spitz expressing sadness about it all. Unfortunately, i think this stole some of that attention away from the great performances. Reporter from speedo to ralph lauren, ryan lochtes endorsement future is drifting into uncertain waters. When i saw i made the team, i was like what . Reporter he and his olympic swimmers are facing postolympic financial uncertainty, after a week of tales in rio. They pulled us over, pulled out their guns. Reporter their accounts of latenight Armed Robbery unravelled this week as Surveillance Footage and conducted interviews. Once lochtes robbery claims collapsed under scrutiny, damage to his brand was already apparent. This incident is going to be, i believe, relatively fatal, and incredibly debt criminatrimenta endorsements. Hes recognizable but not necessarily for the right reasons. Reporter for the bignamed olympic athletes, corporate sponsorship after their olympic experience is key. Millions are at stake. She knows small can be powerful. Reporter the american publics perception on lochte in particular will determine his future. The rest of the world may continue to judge. Hes done more than damage ryan lochte. He stands for a certain type of ugly american bro type, if you will. Reporter International Mess to be sure. A costly one. Craig, all of the behaved with style and professionalism, what a shame if what happened at the gas station influences the worlds view, craig. Keir, thank you so much for that. We will have much, much more on all of the olympic action coming up in our next half hour. Now we have to go to a different kind of race. The race for the white house. Another shakeup in Donald Trumps camp. Controversial Campaign Manager out of a job this morning. Jacob rascon is in washington, d. C. With more on all of that. Good morning, jacob. Pivot time for donald trump. Trump effectively on his Third Campaign chief in two months. 80 days or so away from the election. Weeks away from the first early voting in the first states. The Trump Campaign is hoping for a full reset. They hope this time itll stick. Reporter there is little doubt this is a very different donald trump. Gve me a good, strong guy here. Reporter floo floodravaged baton rouge. Personally donating supplies and telling no one. Im here to help. Reporter a direct appeal to africanamerican voters in michigan friday night. Youre living in poverty, schools are no good, you have no jobs. 58 of your youth is unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose . Reporter it is the trump reboot anxiously awaited by hardcore supporters, following dismal poll numbers in another campaign shakeup. Trump on his Third Campaign chief in two months after paul resigned. Also new, trump launching his first new general election ad buy, spending 4 million to Hillary Clintons 60 million. Meanwhile, a federal judge in washington ruled that clinton must answer written questions from a conservative legal group that filed when she was secretary of state. Nbc news confirmed that clinton told the fbi her predecessor, colin powell, personally recommended she use an email account for unclassified communication. Powells Office Confirms he wrote clinton an email memo about his use of a personal aol account, but they point out at that time, the state department did not have an equivalent system within the department. He used a secure state computer on his desk for classified information. Hillary clinton on a fund raising blitz. 20 events scheduled before months end. Donald trump later today will be in fredericksburg, virginia, which is down by double digits in the latest polls. Back on the trail on monday in ohio. Thanks, jacob. Jacob rascon. Rob ceert is an nbc news political analyst. Followed the Trump Campaign closely, from the beginning. Always good to see you, thank you. Paul, t manafort was going t make donald trump appear more president ial. Was he forced out or did he leave on his own . Prorussian forces in the ukraine hovered over his time as the campaign chairman. Trump has grown frustrated with the flurry of news reports about manaforts lobbying activities. Also, trump was frustrated with his strategy. He wanted discipline. He wanted trump to following a script and be a traditional republican. In the final 80 days, hes looking for a different approach. With manafort out, what does this mean for the campaign moving forward . What well see from donald trump is more populism, raw nationalism. Thats the influence of steve ban n ban, at this moment. Well also see outreach to suburban women. Some skiddish voters in the suburbs in places like north carolina. In ohio. Thats the influence of the new Campaign Manager, a longtime pollster. We are roughly 80 days from the general election. We have a number of states that start early voting two or three weeks from now, if im not mistaken. Is this the kind of move that a confident campaign makes . Its a move of a candidate who knows his only path at this moment to the presidency is to have an aggressive approach in the media and in the swing states. When it comes to grassroots organizing, fundraising as jacob was talking about, the Clinton Campaign and democrats have an advantage on paper in terms of the money spent. Trump believes if he can be a populus, he has a shot. Robert, thanks for waking up with us, sir. In south florida as new cases of zika emerge in one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. Floridas governor says several new zika cases popped up in the miami beach area. Tammy is there with the latest. Good morning. Good morning. For anybody that comes to miami beach, this is a destination. South beach is now in what they are calling the zika zone. Reporter ultra hip south beach, a tourist destination. Open your eyes. Reporter now in the zika hot zone. I dont want to minimize this in any shape or form or imagination. This is something we have to take very, very seriously. Reporter a new travel warning for parts of south beach. A 1 1 2 mile square area in miami beach. Five individuals have been confirmed as cases of local transmission of zika connected to the miami beach area. Reporter tourists from new york, texasan spraying continues as the cdc advises pregnant women to stay away from parts of miami beach. A warning that could have a Chilling Effect on the states 24 billion beach tourism industry. Just the report of this could have an impact, even a shortterm impact, on tourism, which is the golden goose that is our main industry. Just over two weeks ago, zika discovered six mile as away in winwood. Close to 50 businesses have taken a hit. Reporter businesses hit hard. We lose customers. The place is empty most of the time. We have to let go some of the workers. Reporter is fear that what happened in winwood could happen in miami beach. Detecting the spread of zika is difficult and thats why Health Officials are warning zika cases may have spread to miamidade county. Scary. Thank you. The red cross is calling the flooding in louisiana the worst National Disaster to hit the United States since hurricane sandy. More rain added to the misery friday as folks returned to a scene of destruction. At least 13 people are dead. 40,000 homes are damaged or destroyed. 4,000 people are living in shelters. Investigators are asking for the publics help in finding the cause of a devastating wildfire. Evacuation orders have been lifted for a fire in san bernardino, california, but many residents are returning to smoking ruins. 9 96 homes have been destroyed. 175 more have burned in lake county near sacramento. Shots range out at a High School Football game last night. Spectators and players hit the ground in florida. They were reacting to a volley of gunshots. No one was hurt. A suspect is in custody. Firstti apparently ready to get back in the air after a wild ride was caught on deo. The man attached to an instructor jumps from 16,000 feet over calledwedwell, idaho. The lines get tangled and the instructor goes for the backup. They hit the ground in a walmart parking lot. Miraculously, both men walked away with just scratches. Thats enough. That would be the last time id skydive. Thanks for playing. Hes ready to go back . Getting back out there. If youre going to go out, you need the weather. Dylan . Theres a lot of stuff going on on the radar today. Luckily, no more rain in the forecast today for louisiana. Although we could use rain out in california, were not seeing rain on the west coast. Its isolated to the midportion of the country. Texas, flash flood watches in effect. Parts of texas over the last ten inches of rain. We could see another several inches as the moisture continues to get pumped in from the south. This cold front is also going to trigger stronger storms today, especially across lower michigan. Itll move east into sunday afternoon. We could see isolated, stronger storms. Today the storms will be mostly across michigan. We have 2 Million People under risk of the severe storms. The primary threat will be more damaging wind dpgusts, 60 milesn hour. San antonio, we have the ground saturated. We could see another six to seven inches of rain through monday, leading to flood. Thats a look at the weather across the country. Heres a peek out your window. Temperatures are hovering around 70 degrees. Later today, up around 90. Tomorrow, we have the storms coming through. Heavy downpours, localized flooding, the main threat tomorrow afternoon. Weather alert day. Highs in the sunday night, gorgeous weather with low humidity to thursday. By the end of next week, maybe on friday, passing thundershower is possible. Next weekend looks nice. Highs near 90. Thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you so much. Still to come this morning, well look back at week two of some of the most amazing athletic highlights from the rio games. Like mother, like daughter. Can you guess which supermodel is mom to this teenage cover girl . Well tell you in pop start. First, this is today on nbc. First, this is today on nbc. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. So we wired the wagners house with 100 meg internet. Which means that in the time it takes mr. Wagner to pour a 20 oz. Cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. Thats the power of fiber optics. And right now you can get 100 meg internet with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just 69. 99 per month online. Only fios can. Still to come on today. I love still to come, facings of victory. The image os of athletes at the moment when they realize they have won an olympic medal. I love this. Thats best. More in trending. Plus, so much more to brazil than rio. Well go on a trip to explore paulo. First, these messages. City. First, these messages. Announcer this is a news4 today newsbreak. Thanks for joining us for this news4 update. It is saturday, august 20th. Im angie goff. In the race for the white house, gop nominee donald trump is making a Campaign Stop in virginia. He will hold a rally at the Fredericksburg Expo Center at 6 00 tonight. Doors open at 3 00. Hilalary clinton has no stops scheduled today. Taxfree week in maryland ends today. You wont have to pay tax on clothing and shoes priced at less than 100. The tax exceptiemption comes in for back to School Shopping but thats not what its limited to. Search tax holiday in the nbc washington forecast with tom is next. Its a great day for an adventure. Surprises are hiding around each corner. Come chase thrills that lead in every direction. Yet somehow bring us all back together. Busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. Vacation packages start at 50 per person. So far, a nice start to our weekend. Tom, youre tracking some storms. Moving in tomorrow. Right now, its a gorgeous saturday morning. Temperatures are hovering around 70. Later today, around 90 degrees. Theres a small chance of an isolated thunderstorm out. Maybe in the mountains late this afternoon. Likelihood area wide as a strong cool front comes sweeping in on sunday. Late morning, showers and downpours. Maybe a Little Thunder and lightning. Afternoon storms on sunday may produce heavy downpours. That may cause localized flooding tomorrow afternoon into early evening. Highs in the upper 80s. High humidity monday through d thanks, tom. Back in 25 minutes with more news and weather for you. For now, back to today. Were back on this saturday morning, august 20th, 2016. Day 15 of the Olympic Games in rio. For more action today, the closing ceremony tomorrow night, putting the finishing touching on an amazing 2016 olympics. Heres a look at todays olympic headlines. Usain bolt is still the fastest man alive, helping jamaica coast to a gold medal win in the 4x100 relay. Bolt getting the tripletriple, a win in the 100, 200 and relay. This is his ninth gold capping off what he claims is the end of his olympic career. The u. S. Mens Basketball Team will go for the gold once again at tomorrows final by a score of 8276. Team usa will take on serbia for the gold. And swimmers ryan lochte and gunnar bentz have released a statement, apologizing for the incident in rio earlier this week at a gas station. Lochte saying, in part, quote, i want to apologize for my behavior last weekend, for not being more careful and candid in how i described the events that early morning. Meanwhile, gunnar bentz giving his version of events. Saying lochte was yelling at the guards. Meanwhile, jimmy feigen is on his way home after paying a fine and being given his passport back. Now to the download as we look at what a triumphant week two it has been in rio. Gold medals galore, as well as awesome surprises along the way. Reporter thrills and chills in the final week of competition at the rio olympics. We are the final season. One of the greatest dynasties in gymnastics history. Reporter superstar simone biles dominating the sport. This has been her destiny. Reporter goellds in allarod and vault. 48 giant. Reporter the unstoppable biles soared to her record fourth gold with her floor routine. Obliterating. Reporter teammate aly raisman took silver on the floor and allaround. Return to the olympics has been worth it. Reporter on the track, usain bolt making history with his third consecutive gold in the 100 meter dash. Here he is, still invincible. Reporter Third Straight gold in the 200 meter. Makes it look easy. Reporter a Controversial Photo finish denies sprinter Allyson Felix the gold in her signature 400 meter dash. Miller has the lead. Felix is second. Mill the finish line. Tough loss for Allyson Felix. Reporter near disaster for the american women in the 4x100 meter relay. Dropping the baton in the exchange after a collision with another runner. I just felt contact and it tripped me up. Reporter then a reprieve. Successful appeal allowing them to qualify for the finals by racing only against the clock. We had unforeseen circumstance and bounced back with confidence. Reporter its not all about the medals. Two runners showed the world the olympic spirit at its best. New zealands hamblin and the american collided. She stopped to help her up. The favor was returned seconds later. A simple act of kindness resonates with people. Reporter roller coaster week for womens beach volleyball. Brazil has upset the United States. Reporter american superstar Kerri Walsh Jennings losing her first olympic match ever. We can fight tomorrow. Reporter thats what they did. The americans are back in business. Its over. The United States has won the bronze. Reporter its not just the competition that got hearts pumping. Rio also had its dose of romance. Moments after securing silver in the triple jump, the american took a bigger lead, jumping into the stands, stunning his girlfriend, now fee iance. I dont know what was better, the medal or her saying yes. Reporter simone biles can tumble but what more than zac efron. You said if a certain person showed up, you would need a defibrillator. Remember that . Yes, if you bring him out, ill pass out. Do you remember that . Stop do youre stop it do you remember that . Do you remember that . Is that the final five . Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh, stop. Then she looped that and, of course, put it on instagram and everything else. That was a moment. Apparently has a cut out of him in her bedroom. Ive been on the receiving end of a zac efron arrival before. She was cool. Shes been talking about it for so long. How could we possibly end the olympics in rio without having zac efron . It would not be complete. Simone biles earned that visit. She earned the surprise visit from simone biles. Ill say she won the olympics. Right there. Even before that, she probably won the olympics. We have to talk weather. Dylan . Its going to be very, very hot in the pacific northwest. We have excessive heat warnings in effect. Also red flag warnings. Not only is it hot but its dry. We could see fires that develop spread rapidly in these conditions. We could break some records today. The record in hilcalifornia is expected to be tied today. 1951 was a warm year. Today, we could hit 100 degrees. In seattle, the record is 87 degrees. Were forecasting a high of 91. We could crush that old record. Salem, oregon, could hit 100 next couple of days. This cold front through the middle of the country, also cooling things down. Minneapolis, 66 today. Also rain. We could see several inches of rain through monday through texas. That could lead to flooding. Thats a look at the weather across the country. Heres a peek out your window. Its still in the 60s to around 70 degrees. Great morning for a run or bike ride. Later, 90 in the afternoon. Small chance of isolated thundershower in the mountains. Likelihood aerial wide of late morning showers and afternoon thunderstorms on sunday. Weather alert day. Highs in the upper 80s. Some of the isolated storms tomorrow may cause localized flooding. Nice after that. Thank you, dylan. We have more to raismans parents squirm. I love these two. During all her performances in r rio. Wait until youance hears in how complete stranger wants to helpl her parents relax after rio. Up next from rio to sao paulo, keir simmons exploring t, another the beautiful city. First, these messages. I dont want to put whenmy life on hold. He, ive got a big night planned with my friends. And i want to enjoy every moment of it. Thats why i use fastacting excedrin for my headaches. 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Keir simmons had a chance to look around the huge country. Keir, what did you find . Guys, good morning. We found a vibrating, pulsating, exciting city about four hours away from here. In some ways, i guess, if rio is the heart of the country, sao paulo is its brain. What we also discovered there wa the surface that have been ripping into the fabric of this country. Reporter sao paulo is a city of continue dictionradictions. The rich use helicopters to avoid the traffic, flying over the poorest countries. Sao paulo is the largest city in south america and its ponot possible to see where the city ends. Reporter close by, many buildings have helicopter landing pads. Another thing the city is famous for, graffiti. A local artist shows me around. We paint in two days. Its a little harder, like ten hours painting. Reporter politics is never far from here. So this one comes from the rich and the le know, fancy, technology. Reporter the inspiration came a long time ago from a long way away. So you were spired by the new york hip hop scene in the early 80s . Yeah, yeah. 84. This is a breakfast table. Yeah. Reporter unlike many cities, sao paulos Community Welcomes these artists. Old ladies come to you and say, i like your graffiti. They stop me. Its cool. Every activity is happening around here. Reporter vincent has been the l. A. Times correspondent here in sao paulo for years. I mean, this is the biggest, most vibrant city in south america, right . This is kind of like the new york of south america, but bigger and messier. Bigger than new york . More people total. Reporter like new york, all life is on these tr gambling. Not going to like us filming them much. This is my music. When am i going to be on tv . When is this going to come out . Reporter in sao paulo, even the mayor commutes to work by helicopter. This mayor doesnt try to be more down to earth. Reporter a city where rich and poor are side by side. But often dont mix. Those two worlds dont really mix. You can meet well educated and cosmopolitan, worldtraveled people who never had a conversation with people from the lower areas. Reporter surprising in a city so full of life where selfexpression comes easy. I tried my hand, with help, to make my mark on this city of beautiful differences. We have our own graffiti tag. Very good. I like it. Olympics, guys, it leaves a legacy that helps the country like brazil and helps, for example, alleviate some of the poverty that weve seen here. You know, were leaving just thinking, we really hope that that is the effect that this olympics had. I guess when you compare rio and sao paulo, its a little like comparing l. A. And new york. They argue here in the same way about which city is better. Ill leave you guys to fight amongst yourselves over that one. Keir simmons, what was missing from the piece, i didnt see any video of keir simmons doing the samba. Theres been a lot of samba dancing. Funny that, yes. You with me, craig. Ive got the back issue. Thank you for your work, friend. We can see still it. The ladies of team usa water polo honoring their coach after an emotional victory, right after this. Someones finally ready to start her day. Tada. Get gooeyflakyhappy. Toaster strudel. Because of their worryfree 30day satisfaction guarantee on appliances. Thats what im talking about cindy. I like your style. Now get up to 20 off appliances 396 or more, at lowes. We all want whats best for our kids. Introducing mcdonalds new chicken mcnuggets. Made with 100 white meat chicken and no artificial colors, flavors and now no artificial preservatives. This this morning on todays olympic moment, the dominance of the Womens Water Polo Team. Theyve been overpowering. The last six matches, theyve outscored their opponents 7332. Fridays win meant so much more for team and the coach that had suffered a tragic loss. Reporter the United States came in as defending olympic champions facing an undefeated italian team from the first point, it was clear the americans were here to make olympic history. In hockey, theyd call that an exclamation point. Were dominant and smart about how we attack the game. Reporter becoming the first Womens Water Polo Team to win gold at consecutive summer olympics. The u. S. Wins gold again. Reporter they dominated italy with a score of 125. The most goals ever scored in a womens water polo final. This team right now that i played on tonight and for this whole tournament, for the past four years, is the best team ive ever been a part of. Reporter fridays victory was as much for the players as it was for coach adam krikorian, whose brother died of a heart attack the day before the opening ceremonies. For him to have gone through what he went through with his brother and be so strong for us is a testament to his incredible character. Reporter on friday, an emotional scene unfolded at the medal one by one, the players took their gold medals and placed them around krikorians neck. He deserves it as much as any of us do. He deserves all 13 around his neck. The 30 pounds, whatever it is. Reporter a simple gesture of love and thanks. Krikorian said after that match that its not about me, its about the team. But that has actually helped me. Class act, krikorian. Extraordinary team. Still to come, a relative newbie in the triathlon world and her hopes for a medal today. First, this is today on nbc. Still to come, the latest on the scandal surrounding ryan lochte and three other swimmers. What lochte and his teammates are saying about the night in question. Morning, jayz, not just beyonces husband, he is also apparently her instagram photographer. Well show you the latest photo evidence. Well be right back. Theres nothing like trying something new. Especially when it comes to snacking. 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The county will hold its final free immunization clinic to make sure students are up to date on shots. Otherwise they cant start class. 11 00 in the morning today until 3 00 in the afternoon, ireson mall, beltway plaza and prince georges plaza. Also, the health center. Today is a special day for panda cub bei bei, turning one. The cub will be treated to a traditional chinese birthday ceremony. Hell have the option to choose symbolically determine the pandas future. The panda cub is also going to share a joint Birthday Party with his family, complete with a frozen cake. Watch it in a couple minutes on the zoos facebook live. We will be back in a moment with a check of the weekend forecast. If you stepped outside you know its pleasant starting out. Tom kierein, you think the humidity will creep back in . Itll get hot this afternoon. Small chance of isolated thundershower in maybe the mountains later today. Area wide tomorrow. Likely late morning showers and thunder sunday afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. There is a risk of localized flooding tomorrow afternoon, as the thundershowers and downpours come through. Dry out sunday night. Beautiful weather monday mid to the end of the week. Next highs around 90. Back to you, david. Tom, thanks. We will be back in 25 minutes. Get an update of all the news and weather. Now, back to the today show. Good morning. Bolt of lightning. Usain bolt does it again, helping jamaica win gold in the mens 4x100 meter relay, in what he says will be his last ever olympic race. Here is usain bolt. Three times three, the tripletriple. Cementing his place in history with that coveted tripletriple. The u. S. Women put a botched handoff in the qualifiers behind them to come out on top. Its going to be the u. S. jamaica is second. Giving them back to back olympic wins in it 4x100 relay. Going for gold. Team usas basketball players keeping their winning streak alive with another win to durant with the stick and yes. The men facing spain in the semifinal. Their side of the story. Ryan lochte and gunnar bentz speaking out in the wake of their robbery controversy. Apologizing for their actions and saying they want to move on. This as jimmy feigen, who paid 11,000 to get his passport back from brazilian officials, finally heads home today, saturday, august 20th, 2016. Good saturday morning to you. Welcome back to today. Folks out there on the plaza. Well get out in a bit. Its good to be back together. This is nice. We missed you. I missed you guys. You did a great job though. Was it as fun as it looked . It was. 18 days is a long time though to be away from your family. Youve got a little one at home and another on the way. Youll see what its like in a bit. Glad to have you back. The gam no, no. In fact, we begin this hour with the latest out of rio. Another exciting night of action as ryan lochte apologizes for his behavior for the incident at a brazilian gas station. Lets go to Peter Alexander at olympic park with all of it. Good morning. Sheinelle, good morning to you. Breaking news this morning. Within the last several hours, the last of the four american swimmers stranded in rio, jiminy feigen, finally landed back home in the u. S. After making what was nearly an 11,000 donation to a brazilian charity, getting his passport back. For the first time, swimmer gunnar bentz is sharing his account with the night out with ryan lochte. Reporter speaking out this morning, u. S. Swimmer gunnar bentz describing lochtes a actions last weekend. Ryan yelled at the guards. Ryan and the security guards had a Heated Verbal Exchange but no physical contact was made. This new statement from bentz offering a sincere apology, saying he was never a suspect and never made a false statement to l his silence on instagram. I want to apologize for my behavior last weekend. For not being more careful and candid in how i described the events of the early morning. Now weighing in, decorated olympic swimmer mark spitz. It was not respectful to the host, but i think this will die, and it should. Reporter the episode, a blemish on an exhilarating games. Friday, usain bolt etching his name in the history books. Here is usain bolt. Three times three, the tripletriple. Reporter leading jamaica to a 4x100 relay win after taking gold in the 100 and 200 meter races earlier this week. The u. S. Women shaking off a near miss in the qualifying round. Here they come for the finish. Itll be the u. S. Running away with gold in their 4x100 meter replay race. Its fun to share it with the ladies. Its about time happened. Reporter heartbreak for the american men. The stick has to be passed on the other side of the line. Reporter Officials Say they passed their baton outside of the designated area. The usa men and women medaled in bmx. For the women, elise snagged silver behind colombia. Pole vaulter morris coming away with a silver medal. Missing the podiupodium, suhr. On the court, team usa beat out spain, advancing to the gold medal game on sunday. Throughout the games, the americans have dominated. Well show you where the medal count stands now. Couple days to go. The u. S. Well out in front. 105 medals in all, followed by china and great britain. Neither of them are close to the americans. Looking at the action today, the u. S. Women will take on basketball. In volleyball, the american women will take on the netherlands, hoping for a bronze in that competition. Plenty of eyes will be on the mens soccer field. The final today. Host country brazil taking on germany. The best moment for me was last night after his race, usain bolt saying to one reporter, there you go. I am the greatest. Just like that. Dropping the baton. Good one. Good to see you, peter. Safe travels back. Well get to other olympic action in a few minutes. We want to get to the other big stories of the day. Pregnant women are warned not to travel to certain parts of miami, as the zika virus appears to have spread there. Five new cases of that disease are being reported in miami beach now. Some businesses claim their salsale sales have dropped 50 after more than a dozen cases were reported in winwood. There are fears that zika could crush floridas multibillion dol t virginia after the latest shakeup in the republicans president ial camp. Trump toured louisiana on friday after the resignation of his Campaign Manager, paul manafort. Trump criticized president obama for vacation aing during the fld crisis. President obama will visit on tuesday. Hillary clinton has been ordered to answer written questions about her use of a private email server while secretary of state. The questions stemming from a lawsuit by a conservative legal group. People are coming home to devastating loss in louisiana and california this morning. 40,000 homes are damaged or destroyed by flooding in louisiana. At least 13 people are dead. The red cross calls it the worst National Disaster in the u. S. Since hurricane sandy. In california, wildfires have burned hundreds of homes to the ground. Officials are asking for the publics help in investigating the cause of a fire in san be bernardino an alaskan trail guide is in serious condition after attacked by a bear. A helicopter rescued the woman and another guide not seriously injured on friday. The guides and their group got between a brown bear and her cub. The Forest Service says the bears action was defensive and not hunting down the animal. Never get between a mama and her baby. Dylan has another check of the forecast and enthusiastic people out there. We have quite a crowd, considering that i dont think anybody realizes the crew is back from rio now. Weve got these guys out here. This young lady, she was the first one out here this morning. What time did you wake up . I woke up at 5 45 this morning just to get out here. Youve been standing here ever since . Yup. And today is your birthday . Today isnt my birthday. Its in january. But i came here for my 12th birthday. Nice. I celebrated my husbands birthday, which isnt until december. Were on the same page lets look at the weather across the country. We are going to see this heat back through the midwest continue to cool off. Were looking at temperatures well below average thanks to the cold front. Itll eventually cool things down and wipe out the humidity in the northeast. Look at minneapolis. 67 degrees for a high today. 14 below average. Sunday, temperatures will continue to cool off through the great lakes. Dropping into the 70s. Well be in the upper 70s and lower 80s by the beginning of next week through most of the midwe midwest. Monday morning, 50s and 60s. Fall like through the midwest. Thats the weather across the country. Now here is a peek out your window. Good morning. Temperatures climbing into the 70s. Later today, well be around 90 degrees. A few clouds building in the afternoon. Small chance of isolated thundershower in the mountains later this afternoon. Likelihood of showers and thundershowers during the day on sunday beginning late morning and continuing to the afternoon. Isolated afternoon might cause localized flooding. Gorgeous weather through midweek. Nice next weekend. So this guy over here, what should i have said . Heres whats going on in your neck of the woods. Al roker fan right here, guys. I like that. You have a fill in. Thanks, dylan. You know what we have to do now . Take you back to olympic action. An event that no american has ever won gold in. Were talking about the triathlon. There is one woman who is hoping to change that this morning. The triathlon is a sport with so many variables that doesnt produce winning streaks. As Natalie Morales tells us, Gwen Jorgensen is changing all that. Reporter the 30yearold wisconsin native is primed for the podium in rio. A sport she barely knew six years ago. Out of college, you werent thinking olympics, right . I was getting my i had a full time job lined up. I hadnt known that triathlon was an olympic sport. You loved accounting, right . I did. I really loved it. I did an internship. I loved my cubicle. I loved crunching numbers. Reporter jorgensen clocking in 60 hours a week at the Accounting Firm when team usa had been on the hunt for former swimmers. I never rode a road bike before. They said, well give you a coach. I laughed and said, youre nuts. Reporter she had a modest swimming career at the university of wisconsin. Her talent was on the track. She made the switch her senior year after college after nudging from her family. There was one moment when my grandpa stanley, i remember he was standing behind and casually said to me, he said, you know, gwen, i think if you changed sports, you could be an olympian. He told me this, and i just i listened. Reporter Olympic Dreams that unfolded faster than anyone expected. Surprising second goes to the american, Gwen Jorgensen. Reporter after a year of her first triathlon, she was in second for the qualifying for the 2012 games. Cross td fed the finish linei was in shock. I didnt believe it and didnt know what was happening. Reporter gold wasnt in the cards in london. Im looking at the bike pack. Do i have a flat tire . The girls were like, yup. I was new and said, what wheel do you need . I had no idea. I dont know. I just need one. What does it look like . Its round. Exactly. A rear one. Give me one. Reporter gwen was in 38th. I cross ed the finish line ad i had one. I want to go to rio and win gold. What do i need to do that . Reporter with the help of jamie turner, jorgensen embarked on an intense regimen and started racking up wins. Where did you end up . Chicago 2014 . Won that one. Is this getting old yet . We can keep going. Reporter gwen went on a 13race winning streak. Another time seeing the gold medal go around the neck of gwen jorgens jorgensen. Reporter a streak ended this april. Swimmer is not her strongest leg, but running. Turns out grandpa stanley, since passed away, was on to something. I still feel like hes up in heaven and hes watching me compete. Really inspiring to know that i have him there, just believing in me. Amazing. That was Natalie Morales reporting. Im cheering her on. You can, too. Gold here on nbc. Triathlon coverage between begi eastern this morning. 13 straight triathlons she won. You should see what she eats. Amazing. Youre right. Still ahead, some of the best moments captured in a picture. That amazing instant the athletes realize they just medalmedal ed at the Olympic Games. Some make it look easy. Plus, you cant stop the beat. Is that how it goes . I dont think. Yes, it is. Nbcs next live musical, hairspray. Is that not right . Its how it goes. You cant stop the beat theres other music playing. Its hard. 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Shall we dance . Lets do it. First up, a lot of unforgettable moments at this years olympics. One people didnt happen in the arena but the stands. Aly raismans parents, watching them nervously squirm as their daughter competed was almost as entertaining as the event itself. Because of that, a concerned fan started a go fund me campaign in hopes of raising money to give the raismans a muchdeserved spa day to help them relax, he says. So far, the campaign has raised 280. Close enough for a massage. Thats what they need. I think folks feel like its brazil. Sure. Here are more incredible moments from the Olympic Games that went viralable. Viralable, wow. New word. Mashable pulled together the best moments of the athletes reacting to a big win. Here are some of our favorites we put together. This is usain bolt. Flashing the signature win as he blows past the competition in the mens 100 meter semifinal. You cant tell hes running that fast. Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross when they took home the bronze in beach volleyball. You can feel the energy as Michael Phelps and caleb celebrate their win in the relay. Who could forget the First Time Team usa swept the track and field podium with this win in the womens 100 meter hurdles. This is amazing. I love this shot. I dont think a lot of folks necessarily appreciated the dominance of team usa at the games. Dominating. It has been something. At first i saw the medal count, do you want more gold or medals overall . Were getting them all. Little pop start action. Lets do it. Im a little rusty. First up, we have your first look at nbcs upcoming live musical, hairspray live. You want to sing the song again . I got it. Okay, good. In the teaser releas l night, we you cant stop the beat we have a peek at the starstudded cast. Including jennifer hudson, martin short, ariana grande. Mark your calendars. Hairspray live airs december 7th on nbc. Next up, we know jayz is a music mogul and grammywinning artist. One title hes enjoying this summer, instagram husband. You remember last month when this photo of his wife, beyonce, went viral . Not only because of the picture of beyonce looking fabulous, but because we see jayz working hard to get the right angle in the background. Theyre at it again. While vacationing in italy, beyonce was spotting jumping off her megayacht. Everyone is buzzing about jayzs dedication to get the mo thank you for the arrow. We is in the small boat, taking pictures. Hes wearing a shirt so didnt do the jump. Hes in the boat taking the picture. I cant wait to see the final product of the picture he took. Finally, Cindy Crawfords lookalike daughter is following in her footsteps. Cover girl on vogue paris. Kar on pop. Cindy crawford first graced a magazine at 16. Kaia is ahead of the game. Vogue with your mom when sh. They can do a cute shoot. Nice. Thats your pop start. Thank you, dylan. 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You wont have to pay tax on clothing and shoes priced at less than 100. The tax exception comes in time for back to school thats not what its limited to. You can see a list of what you can buy. Search tax holiday in the nbc washington app. Turning to decision 2016 now and the race for the white house. Gop nominee donald trump making a Campaign Stop in the commonwealth. Hell be in virginia in fredericksburg at the expo center there. Starting at 6 00 tonight. Doors open at 3 00. Hillary clinton has no Campaign Stops scheduled for today. Well get a check of the forecast with tom kierein after this. We told you about a few of the Outdoor Events happening today and the rest of the weekend. Tom kierein, you think folks should be clear today when it comes to the rain but heat on its way . Later today, well be around 90 degrees. The hour by hour temperatures. By 10 00, climbing to the low 80s. By 2 00, near 90 degrees. Kind of a hot and humid afternoon. Slight chance of storms far west. Overnight tonight, a good evening, partly cloudy. Down to the low 80s. Dawn on sunday, well have temperatures in the 70s. Afternoon highs, 80s tomorrow. Showers and storms sunday. Late morning and to the afternoon. The afternoon downpours may cause localized flooding. Beautiful weather and cooler temperatures monday through thursday. Highs in the 80s and sunshine. Next weekend, up near 90 degrees with sunshine. Thats the way it loo tom, thanks. Were preparing a full hour of news and weather starting at 9 00 this morning. Well start up the facebook live. Hope to see you then. We are back this saturday morning on august 20th, 2016. One of our final looks at the olympic flame in rio. The games come to a close tomorrow. Meantime, here in new york, we have a small but mighty crowd. Everybody thought we were finished. We have another hour today. Enjoying this saturday morning. Were happy to be back together again. Small but strong. Still to come in this half hour of today, you have probably seen lots of back to school commercials running these days. Well show you the unique spin one commercial is putting on theirs. Also, not too late to plan a lastminute get away for labor day. We have great tips on some great trips that wont break the bank. Later, were cooking up an awesome brunch with some of the seasons best looks great. I love when we eat on the show. Well get to all that in a moment. We start this half hour with a Little Something more from the olympics. 99 of the time, our attention, of course, focused on the athletes. There are plenty of other people that you do not see at the games. The experience for them, just as special. This is a cool one. I had a chance to meet a young photographer before she left for rio. The games represent a big first for her, too. In a maledominated field where you dont see young female sports photographers, you see her. While maddies focus is on everyone else, we decided to focus on her. Reporter her pictures capture moments in time. Moments of triumph. Determination. Pure emotion. At 24 years old, maddie has her dream job as a sports photographer. I was reading this morning you covered the u. S. Open, boston bowls. Kentucky derby. Now rio . Mmhmm. Thats insane. Yeah. When im at an event, im focusing. Im not taking in the environment as much, thinking wow, how cool to be here. Im thinking, serena is playing. How can i clean up the background . Reporter on a typical day, shes there hours before the event starts. It takes patience, something she learned from her mentor. Shes a talented photographer. Not a gallery. Reporter when we spoke, the games were weeks away. Whats great about the olympics at the moment, the pure joy and agony of defeat. Everything youve ever wanted and loved about sports is at the olympics. Great athleticism. Poetry of emotion of the sport is great. Reporter all of maddies success didnt happen overnight. She remembers catching the little girl. Watching her friends dad take pictures at their soccer game. I remember when i was 8 years old, he was shooting our game. I went up to him and he showed me how the camera works. Ever since then, i knew i wanted to do photography. Reporter she worked her way up. Shooting games at school in the athletic department. Interning at large newspapers. What is it about the emotions of a free spirit . Thats how the brain is wired. We can think of pictures of muhammad ali. Were tied to emotions and its true with sports, as well. Human experience. Definitely. Reporter now, moments like this. Shes taken thousands of pictures one click at a time. Today, maddie earned her right to capture moments here in rio. Working the olympics is so different than watching it at home on tv. Its really fun. Its really chaot. All simultaneously. Its definitely a really kind of surreal experience and cool to be around. Not only the great athletes but so many other great photograp r photographers and people from all over the world. Its a highlight. Maddie says a push at the olympics this year is the speed in which you can see an image they take. They can snap a picture and its out with a caption in about 120 seconds. Wow. No pressure. I cant come up with a caption in 120 seconds. Thinking about it. No pressure. Everybody is waiting for the money shot. You cant take pictures that way. 24 years old. 24 years old. Impressive. I still want to go. I love the shots but i still want to experience it. Want to go to the games. Final reminder, you can see all of the action from rio in primetime, including the u. S. Mens and womens relay track teams going for gold in the 4x400 on nbc starting at of the forecast. We are keeping an eye on fiona right now, which doesnt look like a threat to land. It should weaken to a tropical depression. Winds of 40 miles an hour. Its going to move to the west and the northwest, approaching bermuda. It should be down to 25 Miles Per Hour by wednesday. There are a couple of waves coming off of western africa were keeping an eye on. There is a 50 chance of this one developing into a bigger system. Some of the models are taking it through puerto rico and the caribbean. Then it could take a turn. Perhaps youve been into the gulf coast or the east of florida. Something we have to keep an eye on as we go into the end of this week. Its going to take a while before it develops. In the meantime, we have heavy rain from the midwest to texas. It could lead to flash flooding. The ground is saturated. We could end up with another seven inches of rain, especially near austin and san antonio by monday. Thats a look at the weather acrose window. Beautiful saturday morning. Still comfortable. Temperatures are hovering in the low to mid 70s. Itll jump to the 80s by 10 00, 11 00 this morning. Hitting 90 by mid to late afternoon. Small chance of isolated thunderstor thunderstorms in the mountains later today. Tomorrow, thunder and lightning with downpours on sunday afternoon. Highs in the 80s. There is a possibility of localized flooding from some of the downpours tomorrow afternoon. Dry, comfortable after that. Thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thank you. Up next, the dream team. Im not talking hoops. Just assembled to produce major back to school commercials. First, these messages. Poor foster kid black immigrant cancer patient muslim the only label that matters is olympian. General mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. So you can love cereal. Again ryfree 30day satisfaction guarantee on appliances. Thats what im talking about cindy. I like your style. Now get up to 20 off appliances 396 or more, at lowes. Hi hey ive made plans for later in case this date doesnt go well. Likewise but, funny story. On top of that . My mom is my best friend. Uh oh. Yeah. 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This year, target said goodbye to the traditional ad agency and assembled a dream team to first day of school, i learned it only takes something small to go from not friends to totally friends. Among them, claire, an experienced director. Cambria and kevin, an inspiring writer. 17, 15 and kevin is 10. I was the director for five of the Television Commercials for the campaign. I was involved from start to finish with casting, conference calls, getting prepped for the shoot and actually on set giving our talent and our kids the directions. I was the junior stylist. Basically, my job was to pick out what the talent was wearing. On set, i would be running in and out between takes, fixing things. What was your job, kevin . I wrote the story. In third grade, i learned we all make mistakes. But its all about how you mistakes, theyre not so scary. Reporter from beginning to end, kids came up with the ideas. Wrote the script and starred in the commercials, seven in all. I think the best thing about it was the fact that there were a good balance of kids and adults. It was like nothing ive seen before. The most important thing, they listened. We learn from them, but i think they learned from us because we gave a new vision. What did you teach them . I definitely think we gave them an open mind and perspective on how to look at something a different way. And look at the world from a kids perspective. In the scope of all the things youve ever done in your life, how cool was this project . Kind of like fan girling over this myself. Its such a big deal, you know. Im styling for a target commercial. How many kids say they did that . Kevin, youre 10. Youve done a lot of great things in this world. A plus plus. A plus plus. Cute. I mean, it was cool across the board. They wrote it, directed it, styled it. Guess what . They did more. In addition to the marketing campaign, target is using the kids for input into the clothing line. These kids are involved in the design and also in a giving campaign with target. It was amazing coast to coast. Cool. Ive noticed with my kids, when kids are on the screen, they listen. I dont know what it is about kids watching other kids. I think there is another benefit. Maybe they thought of that. My kids dont listen when im talking. Exactly. Other kids, theyre like, oh. Thank you, stephanie. Up next, well help you take one last vacation this summer. With labor day tips and trips. First, this is today on nbc. One day a rider made a decision. The decision to ride on and save money. He decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. Theres no shame in saving money. Ride on, ride proud. Geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. This morning on todays travel, labor day two weeks away. If youre looking to get away a few days, youll be happy to know its not too late to still get a great deal. Sarah is back. Editor at large at four square. Good to see you, as always, my friend. Thanks for having me. Ive never been here, but you say stowe, vermont, is a great place. Ski destinations are perfect all year round. Theres hiking, outdoors activities. Stowe, vermont, is a perfect choice. Known for scenic views. For mountainous landscapes. There is a beautiful hotel. Fields guide. 30 rustic rooms. The kids will love it. 169 a night. Reasonable. Lets move to our next spot. This is one of, if not my favorite city in the United States of america, washington, d. C. Who doesnt love it . Popular landmarks are in washington, d. C. You can paddle boat ride to see the jefferson monument. Washington monumenmonument. There is a new property. Kimpton. If you want to borrow one of the fancy watches, theyll let you wear it through the course of your stay. 190 a night. Washington, d. C. , thats a steal. Exactly. Youll be located right in the hippest part of town, 14th street neighborhood. Thats where i used to live. There you go. It was before it was hip. Austin, texas, always a popular destination. Four square data and swarm checkin data show visits to austin wineries are up 250 . Something new for foodies in austin, texas. You can stay downtown. There is a rooftop hotel. They serve cocktail mixes. A great place if you want a different foodie adventure. Always great restaurants in austin. I didnt know it was also a popular wine scene, as well. Last but not least. This isnt last. This is san diego. It is our final choice today. It is. Its by no means last because of the epic sunsets there. Were seeing visits up 80 at Sunset Cliffs park. People love to take the wonderful sunset photos and try their hand at cliff diving for photo ops. The pearl hotel is a fun boutique hotel. Its a happening place with a lively bar and pool scene. Wednesday nights, outdoor movies. Rates there, 159 a night. A great way to squeeze the last bit out of summer. Every time im in san diego, i always think, why would anyone leave this city . I dont know. But we can go there and visit. Thank you. You can go to today. Com for more of sarahs tips. Coming up, well eat. Amazing brunch using some of the summers best vegetables. Dylan dreyer will be in the kitchen. First, these messages. Here we go, come on. Was that our lunch . Sfx boop oscar mayer turkey american cheese basic lunchable, made with white meat only, on rollback for 1 when heartburn comes creeping up on you. Fight back with relief so smooth and fast. Tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. And neutralizes stomach acid at the source. Tumtumtumtumtums smoothies, only from tums. Ithats so interesting honeyf mybecause im going to share p. A photo of my eggo waffle when it pops up. whispers leggo my eggo anncr golden crispy, warm and fluffy eggo waffles. Leggo my eggo. I just bought a book. And while i was telling you about the book, i downloaded a song. Oh, and full disclosure, when we were just chatting about that song thing, someone arranged a date. Guilty. You can reserve a car online. Come in when its convenient, your car will be waiting. Just another thing to make buying a car better for you. Reads this tweet that i just posted. Oh, that appears to be trending. Lol. This morning on today food, enjoying the produce that summer has to offer. With a few weeks left in the season, the harvest is starting to dwindle. Wait till you see what you can make with whats left. These guys are from root and bone in the city. Your food is fantastic. Good to see you again. Were doing a Summer Harvest pie. We have amazing squash blossoms, zucchini and tomatoes. All of my favorite all in one. Lets start with the hashbrown crust. You say its important to use dry potatoes. Ill dry them out. Weve shredded them, soaked them and got them really nice and dry. I squeezed a little bit and now im patting them dry. Why is that important . It keeps the crust crispy. When you take it out of the pan, its like really crispy and crusty like a hashbrown would be. I dont know about you. Youre pregnant. Yes. You, as well. And me. I dream at night. Pancakes, waffles, hashbrowns, everything. Yeah. I cant make it through the night. I get this early in the morning. Its breakfast time. Chef, time to cook me something. Come up with something amazing. My husband can make me cinnamon toast. Handy having my own private chef. Yes. Salt, pepper. Melted butter. Stir it around. Then were going to go straight into the cast iron pan. Okay. You have a little trick to make sure it packs nice and tight. Take this glass. Anything with an edge. You want to get it pressed around like that. Instead of making your pastry trust, were using hashbrowns. Theyve been raving about it already. I cant wait. The good thing about it is it is gluten free, as well. Perfect. Put that in the oven first. Bake for about an hour. Im going to make a custard here. I have some eggs. I have milk. I have some cream. Theres a little bit of salt. Give me a hand on this side. Absolutely. We have amazing vegetables we were talking about earlier. I love squash blossom. Load whatever youre in the mood for. All right. If you dont have the summer vegetables, getting into fall, you have bacon and goat cheese. You can put whatever you want in here. Once you have the crust, its a free for all . Great. Player i layer it . Perfect. The squash blossoms, tomatoes, summery and nice and light. How high . As high as you youd like. Dont go over your potato. Its important to flush it once she pours it in. Make sure the egg gets to the bottom. That was all the cream and the egg and the dairy. This is the custard, exactly. Itll be light and fluffy and airy. Then we have some cheese here. You guys and craig were talking about this cheese. Ive never heard of it. Whats in it . Cheddar cheese, which i put on everything. Cheddar, pickles. Pickles in here, too . I love pickles in everything. This is a tomato jam. Whats in it . Tomato, little onion and cook it down, nice and sweet. Add a little vinegar and sugar. Good to go. So good. You like it . Do you have any left . Still hungry, babe . Youre always hungry. Give me a big plate. Oh, my gosh. The hashbrown crust on the bottom, i dont ever want to use a regular crust again. Great breakfast, great brunch. Did you make the cheese yourself . Of course. What is the recipe again for that . If someone wants to make it. Cheddar cheese, cream cheese, pickles and onion and all kinds of things, hot sauce. She puts pickles on ice cream lately. I know. Shoot me, babe. If you want this recipe, head to today. Com food. Look at this. Thiam we appreciate you stopping by to join us. Enjoy the rest of the olympics. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. See you tomorrow. See you. Bye. Announcer news4 today begins with breaking news. Good saturday morning. Im david culver. Im angie goff. 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