You may have lost your job, but i lost a son. And where the case goes next. Last act, nbc news obtains the will Jeffrey Epstein signed two days before his death, what it reveals about his thinking and what it means for the lawsuits piling up. Those stories, plus, truly blessed, what nascar legend Dale Earnhardt jr. Is saying after that fiery plane crash. Today exclusive, she wowed the world yet again. Someone give this girl a crown. And now gymnastics super star simone biles is joining us live to talk about making history. And reunited and it feels so good. We have missed her smiling face here in studio 1a, but hoda will tell us when she is coming back to today today, tuesday august 20th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Nice to have you with us, and we promise theres going to be a date you want to circle on your calendar. Well reveal it a little bit later. The wait is over, hodas going to tell us in just a few minutes. When shes coming back and well be so happy to see her. Shes had a great summer of course. Well get right to the weather. Speaking of summer, more heat, more storms on the way for tens of millions of folks. Dylans in for al this morning whos got the first forecast. We can really feel the heat. You certainly can, and it is only going to get hotter over the next couple of days. We still have heat advisories and heat warnings for 48 Million People, mostly across the South Central plains and down south, but also in a small little area near philadelphia and parts of new jersey and into delaware, too. Today is going to be another hot one, although for areas like boston where yesterday you broke a record at 95 degrees, today you should hit a high of 84. So it will feel much better across new england, although in new york were still feeling like its close to 90 degrees. Philly will feel close to 100, salisbury, maryland, will feel like its 101 today, and then tomorrow the heat builds right back in. We are going to see temperatures that are still up around 90 to 95 degrees with your heat index about 102 to 110 like little rock. Thats all going to continue to push back in as we go into tomorrow, so we are going to see the chance of temperatures once again feeling like its about 105 degrees or higher. Most of our hottest temperatures will be down south. Dallas will feel like 105 tomorrow, little rock will feel like 107. Tallahassee will feel like 100. D. C. Feels like 102, and new york city will feel like 96 degrees on wednesday. We will get some relief by friday. Thats when temperatures will almost feel falllike when you wipe out the humidity. Its going to only be 79 on friday in new york city, 80 on saturday. Cleveland will be in the mid70s, even richmond, virginia, in the mid80s. Even charlotte down to 83 degrees by saturday. So there is some relief in sight. Craig. Dylan well come back to you in just a minute. New fallout this morning after the firing of the Police Officer at the center of the eric garner case. It comes more than five years after the fatal arrest that sparked nationwide protests and became a flash point in the black lives matter movement. Nbcs ron allen is here with more on that. Good morning to you guys. Garners family and their supporters have been demanding the officers dismissal for years especially since a local grand jury and federal prosecutors chose not to file criminal charges against the now former officer daniel pantpanta. Neither side in this emotional case is saying its over. Reporter this video shot by a bystander of officer Daniel Pantaleo arresting eric garner in 2014 for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes ignited nationwide protests and a demand for police accountability. The unintended consequence of mr. Garners death must have a consequence of its own. Reporter after five years of investigations, new yorks Police Commissioner fired pantaleo, a 13year veteran with nearly 300 arrests. Daniel pantaleo can no longer effectively serve as a new york city Police Officer. Reporter an nypd administrative judge recently ruled that pantaleo violated department rules by using a chokehold, banned because its so dangerous, and called for his dismissal. The commissioner agreed. Officer pantaleo had the opportunity to readjust his grip from a prohibited chokehold to a less lethal alternative, but did not make use of that opportunity. Commissioner oneill, i thank you for doing the right thing. You finally made a decision that should have been made five years ago. Reporter an expression of gratitude from garners family but also calls for the criminal case against pantaleo to be reopened and for other officers involved to face police discipline. Yeah, pantaleo, you may have lost your job, but i lost a son. Reporter pantaleo through his attorney also pushing back saying hell appeal, with the support of the police union who accuse the commissioner of turning his back on his officers. Our Police Officers are in distress because they realize theyre abandoned. Oneill admitting he understands their anger. If i was still a cop, id probably be mad at me. I would. Youre not looking out for us, but i am. We watched commissioner oneill yesterday at times get emotional, quite serious about all of this as hi announced the decision. What kind of pressure was he under . Intense pressure from the rank and file cops who wanted the commissioner for them, for garners family and supporters around the country who want someone held accountable for his death. The commissioner made a point of saying he wants the public to see there is accountable in the nypd. That goes to the matter of trust which is a big problem for a lot of Police Departments across the country. Thank you, ron. Now to new developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Nbc news has obtained the will that was signed by him shortly before his death. Nbcs Morgan Radford is on that story this morning. Good morning to you. Good morning. Jeffrey epstein sign that had will just two days before he took his own life. His incredible worth detailed in that document nearly 600 million. Epsteins brother was his only heir, but according to that will he actually wont get anything. Instead it will all into trust created the very same day that document was signed. Reporter this morning Jeffrey Epsteins final will revealed. The document signed just two days before he took his own life in jail. A copy filed in the u. S. Virgin islands where epstein owned property. The will values his estate at 577 million, 18 million more than what he told a judge last month with 56 million listed as cash, and 18 million in aviation assets, automobiles, and boats, but it will likely be worth much more than that. The category of fine arts, antiques, collectibles, valuables and other personal property still needs to be appraised. Assets that some women accusing epstein of sexual abuse are already going after in the wake of his suicide, as scrutiny intensifies on what epstein left behind, the u. S. Prison system is facing new fallout from his death in federal custody. On monday the acting director of bureau of prisons reassigned by attorney general william barr. Barr, writing the new leadership will lead b. O. P. With the competence, skill and resourcefulness they have embodied throughout their governmental careers. The move comes days after the warden of the prison where epstein died was reassigned. Two guards who were supposed to watch epstein have also been placed on leave. Investigations now trying to determine whether they were literally asleep on the job when epstein died. The u. S. Attorneys office here in new york has also formally filed to have the criminal indictment against epstein dismissed. Its a move that was expected in light of his death. The u. S. Attorney stresses he is still committed to investigating other potential defendants, guys. Well continue to watch it, morgan. Thank you. Now to a move by the u. S. Military that could add to tensions with russia. Americas first test of a missile banned for three decades under a key treaty that was recently abandoned by both countries. Nbcs chief White House CorrespondentHallie Jackson joins us with the very latest on this one. Good morning. Reporter good morning. This morning we are getting new reaction from russia overnight calling that test sunday regrettable and an escalation of military tensions, but officials in moscow also insist they will not allow themselves to be drawn into a costly arms race, which is what some experts fear. Watch, as for the first time in more than 30 years the u. S. Military tests this missile off the coast of california and tests its relationship with russia, too. The pentagon says this modified Navy TomahawkCruise Missile flew some 300 miles to hit its target, a launch that would not have been allowed under the cold war era treaty with moscow, meant to minimize the development of certain kinds of weapons. The u. S. Abandoned that landmark 1987 agreement earlier this month after accusing the russians of repeatedly violating it. Now the u. S. Is free to conduct tests like this one sparking new concerns of a potential arms race restarting. Russias president Vladimir Putin warning before the test if russia obtains reliable information that the u. S. Is producing intermediate and mediumrange missiles, russia will have no option other than to engage in a ll scale effort. I dont see an arms race happening. It was the russians who broke the treaty and forced us out of it. We remained compliant up until the final day. The president s keeping the door open go a possible new nuclear deal with russia, optimistic the two countries can still find common ground. Russia would like to do something on a Nuclear Treaty, and thats okay with me. Theyd like to do something, and so would i. Reporter keep in mind, this is probably not the last of this kind of missile test we will see. The pentagon says it will continue to develop these capabilities as needed, so watch for more launches like this one down the road, guys. Hallie lets talk about the economy for a moment, some say its slowing if not slumping. That appears to be stirring quite the debate inside the white house about a possible new tax cut. What more do we know about that . Reporter the white house is knocking down some new reports that a payroll tax cut is under consideration. They say thats just not on the table, at least not right now, but they are keeping the door open to the possibility of other tax cuts down the road. Heres a bit of a grain of salt, though. The president , remember, has been promising another round of tax cuts since the midterms. Here we are nearly a year later, and that has not materialized. Craig. All right, Hallie Jackson from the white house this morning. Thank you. Were learning much more this morning about potential Mass Shootings stopped by police in four different cities. Two of the suspects had white supremacist leanings, and two were obsessed with mass shooting attacks. Nbcs Kerry Sanders is following the story for us. Good morning. Reporter good morning savannah. Credit this morning to attentive police work for foiling several planned, unconnected potential Mass Shootings. Intelligence officers say that usually terrorists need to be lucky just once, but their targets need to be lucky all the time. This morning, maybe some luck, but certainly some very Strong Police work. This Morning Police say four suspects are behind bars, all in their 20s accused of threatening four separate attacks in four states in less than two weeks. In ohio, 20yearold James Reardon was in court monday pleading not guilty to making threats against this Jewish Community center in youngstown. Authorities say this Instagram Video of reardon got their attention. It was implied that he was going to be identified as a shooter of the jewish center. That kicked off a very intense investigation. Reporter at his home, police found ar15s, a bullet proof vest, and plenty of ammo. Investigators say hes a white supremacist who taenattended th charlottesville unite the right rally. I think every race should have a homeland for their own race. Reporter in a supermarket parking lot friday, authorities arrested a man just hours after getting a tip he was making threats. 25yearold tristan wix of Daytona Beach was in court monday. The judge holding him without bond for the protection of the public. Prosecutors say he sent disturbing Text Messages to his exgirlfriend including, quote, i wanna open fire on a large crowd of people. There are four felony counts. Reporter in Connecticut Police arrested Brandon Wagshol after a trip said he bought highkwaft rif highcapacity rifle magazines out of state. Those three arrests came after las vegas Police Arrested 23yearold connor climo on august 8th saying he communicated with a neonazi group and talked with an undercover operative about attacking a synagogue or a gay bar. He has not entered a plea. Court documents say a local tv news report showed him patrolling his neighborhood with an assault rifle. Four cases where police say they were tipped off before it was too late. In each of the cases the police say that they thwarted these attacks or potential attacks because of the help of the public. So once again, a reminder this morning that if you see something or read something on social media, Say Something to police. Savannah. Absolutely, kerry, thank you very much. Planned parenthood says it is withdrawing from title 10, thats the federal Family Planning program that provides affordable birth control. The Organization Says its choosing to withdraw from the program rather than comply with the new Trump Administration rule regarding abortion counseling. The new rules prohibit title 10 grantees from referring patients for abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or medical emergency. Theres a lot more to get to this morning, including were now hearing from nascar delegend Dale Earnhardt jr. For the First Time Since his family escaped that fiery plane crash last week gabe gutierrez, good morning reporter this is whats left of Dale Earnhardt jr. s plane, it was brought all the way from tennessee. When you look at the melted fuselage, you really get a sense of just how incredible it is that everyone on board survived. This morning the family of Dale Earnhardt jr. Is recovering following that fiery plane crash. In a heartfelt new message on twitter, the nascar legend wrote in part, we are truly blessed that all on board escaped with no serious injuries including our daughter, our two pilots, and our dog gus. Ive had an airplane went off the runway reporter in this new video that shows their dramatic escape from the wreckage, you can see everyone on board scrambling off the plane. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, five people and a dog. Reporter 911 calls reveal the chaotic moments as the cessna jet crashed last thursday afternoon near bristol, tennessee. Theres fire all over the place. They crashed through the fence and everything. Reporter an incredibly close call for earnhardt jr. , his wife amy, their 1yearold daughter, and two dogs they all walked away from the burning wreckage with just cuts and scrapes. The only words i can say is they were extremely lucky. Reporter the ntsb is analyzing surveillance video, the planes wreckage as well as the cockpit voice recorder. It did not have a flight data recorder there were aif yachtics on board that recorded some flight data thats going to be useful to us. Reporter with respect to the investigation, we will not be speculating or discussing the cause of the accident adding amy and i continue to be very appreciative of the privacy extended to us to process everything it has been important to do that together and on our own time take a look at all this damage again, everyone on board survived now, the ntsb says it will be out with a preliminary report in about a week in his message, he thanked First Responders and Police Officers for their Quick Response nascar thanked them as well with free tickets to the race on saturday guys, back to you. As they should. I hope hed get free tickets anyway. Thanks so much. You were saying its astonishing how close, you can really see it there. When you look at that charred plane, its amazing. So dale, good luck yeah. Lets talk about the weather, and by the way, speaking of the weather its my favorite dress. The once yearly appearance of the cloud dress. Who needs weather maps. Its the oppressive heat wave the only thing im missing is the sunshine and i guess you brought that. It is going to be oppressive once again especially through the midatlantic area where temperatures will feel like theyre around 100 degrees and through the South Central plains where it will feel closer to 105 and 110. We could see some strong storms today through the midwest. Thats a look at the weather across the country well get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds itors do. Schwab, a modern approach to wealth management. Its 60 degrees right now in San Francisco. Cooler and cloudy overall. Well see another comfortable afternoon. We still have the cloud cover ove