Qukly. Straight ahead, what the video from the rally shows about those very moments. All that, p new protes erupt in puerto ricoovernight with more expected this weekend. Lunar lessons. The apollo astronauts weigh in on the importance of that one leap. And from memories to maverick. The world gets its first look at the newraers for cats and top gun today friday, july 19th, 2019. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, everybody. Good mornin nice to have you with us on a friday morning. When i look at some of the numbers were going to see this weekend in the forecast, i cant believe my eyes. Its going to be crazy hot across much of this country. A concern as well. We want to get right to als what do we have . Basically,oo were lng at very toasty temperatures. Well hear from blayne alexander in a second. 31 states und heat alerts. 153 Million People from the southwest all the way to new england and up to the canadian border. The combin heat and humidity, your ability to evaporate heat and sweat is what we see with the heat index. Its going to feel lik 105 in minneapolis, 111 in chicago, 106 in memphis, 108, wichita. Then the heat and that heat index moves into the northeast as well. 110 it will feel like in norfolk, 102 in atlantic city. New york city here, 105, same in raleigh. It gets hotter tomorrow. The last time these citiesaw triple digits, chicago was seven years ago. Three years ago in d. C. Philadelphia, seven years ago. New york, seven years ago as well. Here we go this weekend, look at this, temperatures getting up to near 100degrees. Factor in the humidity, and again, its going to feel like 111 all weekend. Washington, d. C. 111 in norfolk, 104 in charleston. The good news is were going to finally see relief, but its not going to come until nnnday. Mipolis and rapid city monday, you see the cooler air, but its hot and humid in the east. Monday, well see cooling in binghamton, pittsburgh, cincinnati,nd a tuesday, everybody is finally at or below average. We have to get through the weekend first. Theres a lot of red on those maps. And right in the middle of the brutal heat, chicago. And that is where we find nbcs blayne alexander on this friday morning. Good morning. Well, aig, good morning to you. Youre absolutely right. The heat wave is hitting full force here in chicago. I can tell you its certainly warmer today than it was yesterday. Expect it to get into the mid 90s but itsee going to like 110 and above. The east coast is really going to feel thi hit t weekend as cities are scrambling to get ready. Few are happy about it. Miserable. And nobody can escape it. Feels like im sitting in a sauna. This morning, two thirds of the country, 200 Million People, are bathing in a blaze of heat, with temperatures hitting potentially dangerous highs. We encourage family members and neighbors to check on seniors. Paeicularly those who may b isolated. The city of chicago is sending robocalls out to seniors, explaining how to spot signs of heat exhaustion. Vy heaweating, muscle cramps, feeling weak. Take that seriously. Get to a cool space. And if you start to have more concerns, call 911. The heat is not enough to stop some people fro going out. But only with the proper tools. I see you guys are out here working out. Has the heat y gotten to yet . A little bit. I started sweating about two minutes into our walk, so yeah. Sunscreen on, so it helps. More than 100 heat records are on tra to be broken this weekend, and some cities coming close. Including new york city. Where the mayor has declared a heat emergency and have cancelled sundays triathlon. But the heat is also bringing out plenty of helping hands. You guys want apopsicle . Yes. Wawesome. Hobout water . Volunteers in iowa doing their part to keep people cool. How are you doing . In chicago we drop off water and i have about 50 fan i bought at walmart. Jamal cole with my block, my hood, my city, is going door to doorh a special delivery. Relief. Thank you so much. Have a good day. J it was so grateful. I feel so blessed that we still have good people in the community. And thisuc morning, m of the region is under an excessive heat warning. Cooling centers are open around the clock, and drink water. Overall, probably the best advice. This is probably a good weeke to stay inside. Amen to that. Blayne alexander, thank you. Also this morning, fresh tension between washington and ran after the president announced that a u. S. Navy ship downed an iranian drone in them le east. Todays Senior International correspondent keir simmons has the details. Good morning. Good morning. Or thisning once again, a war of wards between iran and the white house. Irans revolutionary guard trumps g president claim that an iranian drone was brought down by u. S. Forces. The Iranian Military claiming all its drones are safe. Another tense incident in the waters of iran. A u. S. Amphibious assault ship encounterin drone, bringing it down with german technology, the president said. The boxer took defensive action against an iranian drone, which had closed into a ve, very near distance,ap oximately 1,000 yards. T he escalation coming after aas meed u. S. Response to several recent oil tanker incidents in the strait of hormuz. A critical shipping wa rway. Uastyesterday, irans revolutionary g saying it seized a ship, accusing its 12 crew members of smuggling oil. Iranian state t reported. And last month, iran shot down an unmanned u. Surveillance drone, claiming it eered iranian air space, which the americans dispute. President trump tweeted , we we to retaliat i but he called off the military strike at the last minute. Theyre described as economic terrorism by its foreign minister whoppeared to offer a nuclear concession this week. A offer falling far short of the u. S. Demands, and america contins to bolster its military in the region, sending hundreds of troops to saudi arabia. The aim, deterrence. The cofear, a lict with iran, with devastating consequences for the entire region. Keir, obviously, theres the fear of an escalation. Whats happening on the diplomatic front . Is anybody talking . Ll savannah, the key qution has always been what is President Trumps strategy . Efrbs since the president walked away from the Iran Nuclear Deal negotiated bysident obama. The u. S. Strategy has been maximum pressure on iran to force a longer term nuclear deal, but since President Trump decided not to launch that strike against iran, effectively pulling back from the brink of war, there do appear to be renewed efforts by some on both sides to talk. Ain, savannah, there are real hurdles. Theyre now a long way apart. Just one event could spiral into conflict. Nyght now, a deal available to washington might look a lot likr ident obamas deal, and wouldtohe white house sch that . Keir simmons on the breaking news. Th now to that war of words between President Trump and the four democratic congresswomen he targeted on twitter and the campaign trail this week. The president now trying to disavow the send her back chant that broke out at his wednesday night rally. Peter alexander has the latest on this one. Good momoing. Good ing to you. Ilhan omar went back to where sh came from last night, her home district in minnesota, where she was greeted with a heros welcome. It followed President Trump disavowing the behavior of his own supporters and claiming tha heried to stop that send her back chant despite video that shows otherwise. Less than 24 hours after that incendiary chant by trump supporters. Punctuating the president s complaints about minnesota congresswiem ilhan omar who fled somalia as a child as a refugee. Im not happy about when i hear chants like that. But that chant was inspired by his wkend tweet, calling on omar and three of her democratic colleagues all american to go back to their home country. The president also falsely claiming he tried to cut off the chant. I was not happy when i heard that chant. I didnt like that they d it and i started speaking quickly. An assertion contradicted by video of that moment, the president making no effort toe silenche crowd. Instead,aiting 13econds until the arena quieted down. Omar has a history of launching vicious antisemitic reed. [ chanting send her back ] and she talked about the evil. Overnight, omar returning to her home state. Greeted by a rousing welcome. Another trump target, alexandria ocasiocortez, blaming the president. It is about creing a volatile environment in this country. Through violent rhetoric. Some republicans criticizing the owd. The chant was offensive. Its just wron b ut the president s Reelection Campaign is arguing too much attention is eing given to that new chant. Comparing it to lock her up. Go back to 2016, andcl hilla ton, well, shes still not locked up. It was a rally chant. Lets be clear about this. If theres a problem with the ant, will you agree this chant is racist . I would say that it does not convey the spirit of the campaign. The president wants to see is it racist . Im not going to say its racist. You administration from the beginning. What are your sources telling you about whats behind the president backtracking on the chant . Sources familiar with the conversation tell us Republican Leaders, some of them senior comfortable with that send her back phrase. Told the Vice President mike pence they thought the chant was not helpful and should be discouraged. And the New York Times this morning is reporting that the president s own daughter, ivanka trump, also expressed her discomfort, urging hero father Say Something about it. Craig and savannah. Peterr, alexande thank you. Now to the political turmoil engulfing puerto rico where more protests are expected. This morning, new allegations of public corruption that fueled some of this unrest have surfaced as well. Gabe gutierrez is in san juan for us. Good morning. Savannah, good morning. There is still significant security presence here outside the governors mansion, and volunteers in historic old san juan haveeen frantically trying to repaint graffiti before the next round of vandalism hits. More protests are expted later today. The sixth straight day of demonstrat overnight, more protesters sounded off outside the governors mansion, bu vi violen unlike the previous night, when police in riot gear lobbe tear gas. In a written statement, Governor Ricardo Rossello says in part the demonstrations have not gone unnoticed but hes not resigning. I have come forward to face the people of puerto rico and beg for forgiveness. I continue toat reiter that plea, he says. I firmly believe we can restore trust. We want ricky to go out of office and were here to fight for that. Last week,rt puericos center for Investigative Journalism published private group chats that include vulgar and homophobic thcomments. Governor has not commented on a new report from the group alleging public corruption involving billions of dollars. But thepiraling political crisis is reopening old wounds, almost two years after hurricane maria, one of thees dead natural disasters in u. S. History. Katia owns a coffee shop in old san juan. Its windows were shattered during the protts. A lot of us are still recuperating, getting back on our feet after the hurricane, and then to experience this is, i have to say, pre y yeah, disappointing. Challenging and hard. Businesses in the historic eighborhood are rushing to cleanup. How crucial is the Tourism Industry to puerto rico . Itser. Vital completely vital to the economy and the island. Even in old san juan. We see thousands of people every day o feeding inur restaurants, going into our shops. Theyre expecting a certain standard. For the first time this week, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship de a stop here in juan. Beautiful, i feel safe. Despite the hurricane recovery, tourism Officials Say puerto rico raked in nearly half a billionn dollars i revenue this year. They hope this latest unrest does not discourage tourists from visiting this island. Gabe, thank you. Hea stopping moments in philadelphia. A man scad down 15 stories on the outside of a high rise in an effort to escape a fire. There he is right there. Witnesses say hbb graed on to a chain link fence and railings as he made his way down. Other resis were evacuated rsing the stai it only took him about three minutes. Once he was on the ground, he was greeting by police before walking away. Thankfully, he did not appear to be al is back with the rest of the forecast. A busy weekend for you. It is, and its going to be a warm one. We have other weather to talk about across the untry. Were looking at hot, dry weather out west. The same thing, this heat wave in the midsection of they, countr looking at severe storms firing up in the upper midwest. Well l ik at that the next half hour. Plenty of sunshine. Were looking at a lot of showers throughout alaska, and weter weath through the southeast. 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