what you re l what you re looking at is wreckage from a mid-air collision in western slovakia. two planes carrying dozens of skydivers to an air show that crashed in a heavily wooded mountain area. seven people died and 31 survived. some survived by deploying parachutes and jumping to safety. investigators want to know if one or both of the planes were overloaded. a gas explosion during a construction at a new york city high school has seriously injured three workers. firefighters were still searching the rubble late last night looking for clues. the fifth and sixth floors of the school were the most seriously damaged. construction crews were working on a gas line in a science lab when the explosion happened. in los angeles, investigators say they ll recommend to prosecutes that they file manslaughter charges against caitlyn jenner for her involvement in a deadly chain reaction crash last year. as kabc s carlos grande explains, a conviction could mean jail time for th
involved in a car accident that killed a woman. could she be charged with manslaughter. and pool party. six, count them, six black bears take over a backyard swimming pool. and we re going to need some more chlorine today, friday, august 21st, 2015. from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savanah guthrie live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. savannah is off. tamron is here. that would be the end of my swimming season there. those bears are very, very cute. that s the result of the heat wave here in the northeast this week, bears swimming in back yards. that will put a smile on your face. also carly rae jepsen warming up on the plaza. a nice crowd out there to see her. a lot of fun and bears. you don t get that everywhere. we ll be outside in a little while. let s start with two major stories tied to the weather. high temperatures make for another difficult day for crews battling wild fires. in
for his life. he loves to work and serve his community. he has been a great wonderful child. reporter: late thursday a procession to honor the men they call heroes as firefighters push on while taking time to remember the fallen. the government is spending $150 million a week on fire suppression. they say some 46 million homes or 40% of the population has a home at risk for a potential wildfire. tamron and matt back to you. thank you very much. now to the other major weather story, danny, the first hurricane of the atlantic season. this is a small compact storm. hurricane force winds only extend about ten miles out. it is moving over very warm water. winds are at 85 miles per hour making it a category 1 and should remain as category 1 for moves into an environment to rip it apart. by the time it makes its way through the leeward islands should be a tropical storm and then makes its way to dominican republic by wednesday morning. these are the upper level winds that
l.a. drought. kron4 decrement is why it in san francisco tonight. and we just heard dianne say that it was kind of phasing out. reporter: gary: reporter: no showers at the moment. i have ben completely out before the head but escaping the rain for most of the day. you can see traffic moving nicely creek leaving san francisco. however, that was not the case earlier. as rain started to fall. reporter: dribs of rain is something we used to be familiar with. but it was a surprise earlier today. when needed a little bit of lanes creek rain reporter: not all bay drivers were prepared because as soon as it started falling the accident started piling up. people were spinning out driving way too fast. amber not able to negotiate. reporter: this teed of the dickering yet to come has many people excited. tease is an exciting when you receive the first out of line because is so refreshing. and clean. reporter: is really a wake-up call, assets the chp. many people di
island, a few to the northwest, for the most part sprinkles overnight and cooler wind coming in. but the front stalls along the coast and this is the next low in line which is forming, jet stream energy there about to get infused into that storm and it s not a classic nor easter in that it s going to come up the coast. then there s joaquin, impressive looking strengthening storm into today and you see how it s more wobbling off to the southwest into the bahamas. this is not a storm that s headed to the u.s. yet. that turn still 24 miles away if it happens. category 1 storm, looking strong and probably going to strengthen. the huge window, that path window is still very large. the out to sea option still in play but less likely and you see how there s a possibility of a landfall. what s most likely is this part of this window. carolinas or the mid-atlantic leaving us with fringe effects but not the worst case. that s not set in stone yet but that s what we are looking for at t