Conditions with many asking, is the bucket list event really worth the risk those stories plus coco, the 15yearold american taking wimbledon by storm. Will she extend her cinderella run today . Stevie wonders surprise. Three more shows, then im going to take a break. The music legends midconcert announcement about his health and his future that stunned fans. And on top of the world. Im on top of the world, eh team usa wins the womens world cup, its second straight and record fourth overall. And a ticker tape parade is awaiting their return home today, monday, july 8th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza morning, everybody welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on a monday morning after the long holiday weekend. So much to celebrate go usa. Go usa. World cup champs again, backtoback wins for the women. There she is, ms. Rapinoe, mvp. Thats right. Theres going to be a ticker tape parade a little later this week well tell you about the celebrations coming up lets get to our top story millions in Southern California still reeling after that onetwo punch of major earthquakes the states governor saying they should serve as a wakeup call for the entire country were going to talk about that with al just ahead lets start with Nbcs Lester Holt he was in california when the quakes hit he felt it good morning. Reporter good morning. Like millions of others in Southern California, we felt it pretty strong. Friday evening, we were at a Movie Theater in santa monica and knew right away it was bigger than the day before everybody stayed calm at first, but then the shaking got stronger and a lot of us decided to selfevacuate the theater we got out pretty scary, especially considering we were over 100 miles away from the worst of it. Lets go lets go reporter for those living at the epicenter of the massive 7. 1 magnitude earthquake, a Seismic Shift in more ways than one. I dont know if any of us will ever feel safe here again. Reporter thousands of small aftershocks have hit Southern California since fridays quake, which followed a 6. 4 foreshock the day before some families have started sleeping outside as a precaution. It is traumatizing to be inside. Reporter the quake felt in la, las vegas, phoenix, and sacramento playing out on live tv. Were experiencing very strong shaking i think we have to get under the desk. Reporter sparking fires, damaging structures, and leaving a visible fissure in the desert. Swimming pools shaking like stormy seas, giving a small glimpse of the energy vibrating below. Thankfully, no lives were lost, and no major injuries reported i dont like to talk about the earthquake reporter had a quake this size happened in a more populated area, Officials Say the loss of life could have been devastating. On the long run, were going to have a lot more earthquakes, and were going to have a lot stronger shaking. You have to go over these huge like cracks and crevices in the road. Reporter in the small town of trona, around 50 homes sustained damage these high desert communities had been struggling even before the quake. This thing may have put me out of business. Reporter now, some are looking to rebuild and hoping this wont prove to be a lasting setback. Any time that we can, you know, go through a 7. 0 earthquake and dont report a fatality, major injury, do not suffer structural damage of significance, that is a blessing and a miracle. Reporter again, experts say they hope it serves as a wakeup call for local governments, first responders, and ordinary people to be prepared at any moment many people in Southern California doing exactly that this morning, shopping for emergency supplies, refreshing their go bags, and rehearsing what to do when, not if, another quake hits lester, that must have been something, sitting in the dark theater and feeling the earth move beneath you thank you very much. We know youll have a lot more on nightly news tonight. Right now, lets get to al mr. Roker, whats been driving these earthquakes . Well, basically, those tectonic plates shifting again, the problem is, you cant forecast when. Once they happen, we do know there will be aftershocks. This was a 7. 1 earthquake, felt as far away as 400 miles in a radius from San Francisco to phoenix. The interesting thing, weve seen a lot of aftershocks of 2. 0 or better 2,400 aftershocks look at this, since friday, there have been over 500 aftershocks. 527 aftershocks 3. 0 or better. There could be ones that are at the same magnitude as the original quake so were not done yet. The problem is, nobody knows when or how many of these aftershocks there are going to be people, as you heard from lester, are going to be standing by on alert for the next several weeks. Guys absolutely. Al, thank you. A new development in the immigration battle President Trump says he will open some Migrant Detention Centers to members of the media to combat what he claims are fake news reports about conditions inside those facilities nbcs chief White House CorrespondentHallie Jackson has got the details this morning hallie, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning. President trump and members of his administration are defending conditions at those Border Patrol facilities, after reports they were crowded, unsanitary. All of it raising the stakes in the fight over the president S Immigration policy, already a signature issue in his 2020 campaign a battle over bad conditions and bad headlines at the border this morning. The Trump Administration pushing back against reports Migrant Children were being held in horrific conditions in federal Detention Centers. During a brief q and a with reporters before boarding air force one, President Trump saying he plans on opening some of those detention facilities to the media, to try to prove that recent reports about the conditions are not true. Were going to send people in. Reporter the president calling a report from the New York Times describing crying children and inadequate medical care inside the clint, texas, facility a hoax. The New York Times, it is really fake news. Reporter on sunday, acting director of the department of Homeland Security disputed the accounts of those conditions at the facilities. Im not denying there are challenging situations at the border right now, there is adequate food, water. For over a year, theres been showers there. Reporter the administrations defense comes days after some democratic members of congress toured two texas border facilities, including the one at clint, furious over what they saw. Theres the puke. Theres puke this is them on their best behavior, and they put them in rooms with no running water. These women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. Reporter a Government Watchdog Group last week released images of what they described as dangerous overcrowding at the facilities across the country, protests under the hashtag close the camps, demanding the Detention Centers be shut down senator merkley saying he is stunned when Trump AdministrationOfficials Say its unsubstantiated. What world are they living in from every direction, you see the children are being treated in a horrific manner there is an underlying philosophy that it is okay to treat refugees in this fashion reporter this is a fight that will held to capitol hill in a few days. Congressional democrats want two top officials, including the acting dhs secretary, to appear in front of them later this week, to face questions about all these conditions at least one democrat has said she would support a subpoena if those Administration Officials dont show, savannah. Hallie, all right a new poll number out the white house is feeling good about. Reporter the president s Approval Rating ticked up five months to 44 , according to a Washington Post abc news poll. Why . It is driven mostly with the good economy, feeling like President Trump handled it well. Still, majority of americans dont approve overall on how the president has been doing. Hallie jackson on a monday morning, thank you. Tensions running high between the white house and the British Government after two years worth of unflattering comments of President Trump were leaked to the media. They could damage the relationship between the allies. Andrea mitchell has more on that this morning andrea, good morning. Reporter good morning, craig. That unprecedented leak of devastating memos from the British Ambassador to the United States about President Trump has created a fire storm between london and the white house potentially even complicating an already escalating crisis with iran just as the frosty relationship between the president and the British Government was melting, in the glow of that glittering state dinner, a diplomatic bombshell. Critique of donald trump brutal in two years of secret cables to downing street, saying mr. Trump radiates insecurity. Advising officials in london, you need to make your point simple, even blunt and calling his administration inept and uniquely dysfunctional. Even writing in an early note that the president might be indebted to dodgy russians as first reported by britains tabloid daily mail, and not denied by the British Government, President Trump was clearly not happy. The ambassador has not served the uk well. I can tell you that. Were not big fans of that man. Reporter britain is investigating the embarrassing leak. It is the job of ambassadors to give frank opinions in the countries they operate the ambassador was doing his job, but those are personal views. Theyre not the views of the British Government. Reporter this diplomatic slap comes as the u. S. And britain are dealing with a big, new challenge from iran. Announcing sunday it is taking a major step to break out of the 2015 Iran Nuclear DealPresident Trump abandoned it a year ago iran saying it will start enriching uranium that could be used to fuel a nuclear weapon, if it does not get relief from crippling u. S. Economic sanctions. Iran better be careful. You enrich for one reason, and i wont tell you what that reason is, but it is no good. Reporter experts say it could take a year before iran could produce a bomb, but the u. S. Warns more sanctions could come meanwhile, iran also comes up in the leaked memos the British Ambassador writing he does not believe the president s explanation for calling off the attack last month. Instead, writing, it is more likely mr. Trump was worried about how it might hurt his reelection. Sources familiar with the ambassadors cables confirmed the leaked documents are indeed authentic. Andrea mitchell for us in washington thank you. In the meantime, billionaire financier and convicted Jeffrey Epstein is back in court today his weekend arrest on new sex trafficking allegations. Stephanie gosk joins us from the courthouse. Good morning reporter Jeffrey Epstein will be charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex, according to Law Enforcement officials. He is being held in a manhattan jail and is expected to be brought here to this courthouse later on today for a bail hearing in front of a federal judge. Billionaire Hedge Fund ManagerJeffrey Epstein first publicly accused of Sexual Assault against minors more than a decade ago, is back in custody this morning and will be charged with federal sex crimes for the first time the counts will include sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex, according to a Law Enforcement official the 66yearold financier, who counts among his friends President Trump, former president clinton, and prince andrew, was arrested saturday after flying in from paris authorities raided his home. The new charges come on the heels of a new examination of the case by the miami herald. Where epstein allegedly invited teen girls to his mansion. The young girls, 13, 14, 15, thought they were going to go there to be paid to give him a massage. Instead, what he did was press them further and further each time, to have sexual and intimate relations reporter several of those thenteen girls also spoke to the miami herald. They accused epstein of giving them money for massages, which some say quickly escalated into molestation. It ended with sexual abuse and intercourse, then a pat on the back youve done a really good job. Heres 200. Reporter in 2008, epstein pleaded guilty in florida to state charges of soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution in exchange for avoiding more serious charges, he served just 13 months in jail. The plea deal widely criticized as too lenient, worked out by epsteins attorneys and agreed to by former miami u. S. Attorney alexander acosta, now President Trumps labor secretary. Acosta did not respond he has previously defended the deal, saying it was the best possible, based on the evidence at the time. The charges do not mean that this investigation is over the fbi only just searched epsteins home that could uncover new evidence. All this attention on the case could potentially inspire alleged victims, new alleged victims, to come forward guys, back to you. Stephanie gosk at the courthouse for us, thank you. A lot more to get to on this monday morning, including those celebrations still going strong after the u. S. Womens soccer team won its record fourth world cup, and second in a row nbcs Kelly Cobiella is in france kelly, good morning to you reporter good morning, craig. Yeah, a long night in a good way, says some of the players today. Players, fans, always believed this team was the best in the world, and now they have yet another trophy to back it up thats it u. S. Wins the world cup. Reporter this morning, the u. S. Women players are still on a high after the teams unprecedented fourth world cup win. Cloud 9 i woke up like reporter it was the tough win against the netherlands. Not a single goal in the first half for either team then, an hour in, a penalty on alex morgan set up this nerves of steel goal from cocaptain Megan Rapinoe. Minutes later, rose lavelle scored all on her own. When it was over, cheers from france to the u. S. And online, congratulations from the first lady, former president s, and sports legends then this demand in the stands fans shouting for equal pay, which american women have been fighting for Megan Rapinoe awarded player of the match, the golden boot for most goals scored, and best world cup player saying it is time for change. The u. S. Womens team is suing the u. S. Soccer federation for gender discrimination. The women bring in more money, play more games, and have way more trophies than the american men. Their epic fourth trophy coming amid controversy over how they win, how they celebrate, and what they fight for off the field. President trump last week criticizing rapinoe for not singing the national anthem. She fired back. No, im not going to the white house. Reporter saying shed not accept an invitation to visit the white house. On sunday, the president tweeted his congratulations but declined to say whether an invitation would be extended. The u. S. Women inspiring young and old women and men. Theyre so good at what they do the women have overtaken the men in terms of popularity. Reporter this morning, heading home to a heros welcome. That heros welcome, a ticker tape parade in new york, planned for wednesday morning. Guys, the only mom on the team, jessica mcdonald, celebrated with her 7yearold son jeremiah she posted a few pictures on social media and said, he doesnt really get it right now, but shes hoping he looks back on the pictures and says, wow, i was there, and my mom really is cool, just like she said guys yeah, shes cool. Thats for sure. Kelly, thank you so much weather is going to be great for the parade. Good. Dominant on the field, the ladies, but theyve come to represent so much more off the field. Yeah. Its fun to watch with your kids they get excited. How is the weather looking, mr. Roker . Welcome back. Good to be back we could be looking at a tropical system in the gulf before the week is out first, we have a lot of wet weather to talk about from pennsylvania to west virginia. Washington, d. C. Just outside. We have the risk of flash flood warnings we also have flash flood watches. Heavy rain from Kill Devil Hills to the northeast this system is going to sag to the south, bringing locally heavy rain, isolated flooding. Heres what were looking at today, we have this low pressure system over the southeast. Thats generating some of this wet weather. But it starts to sag into the gulf as we get toward the end of the week by