O. J. Simpsons highly anticipated meeting with the parole board just days away and due to overwhelming interest, it will be broadcast live. This morning, the scorecard that will determine if simpson stays behind bars or walks free. All those stories plus living on the edge. More homes at risk of being swallowed by the massive florida sink hole. A runaway boat creates chaos. Whoa, whoa, whoa oh, no standing in the hall of fame and roger on a roll. Yeah. The match. Good on him. Roger federer wins his eighth wimbledon crown. So, whats he going to do now . Join us right here, today, monday, july 17th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Thank you so much for waking us up with us on a monday morning. Weve got willie in for matt, good morning. Good morning. Good to be with you this week, savannah. If youre celebration, your social media is any indication, your interview with Roger Federer is going to be a hardhitting crossexamination of the wimbledon champion. There may be a few lobs in that interview. Well talk to Roger Federer in a moment. We have a lot to get to this morning. Lets get to the developing story in arizona, where there are new flooding fears following that deadly flash flood over the weekend. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in pason, arizona, with more. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. The locals say the water came out of nowhere, this entire area was cascading. It was only a fraction of what it was when it was rushing just over the weekend. Oh my god its coming right at us. Reporter the summer day on the verde river turned deadly in minutes. Holy mackerel. Reporter an extended family of 14 hit by a sudden wave of water. A river of dangerous debris, fueled by a monsoon, gushing into the cold spring Swimming Hole. The flash flood came through and washed 14 people away from the camp. Reporter nearly an inch of rain fell in just over an hour, turning what is normally a gentle creek into a raging river, carrying a catastrophic wall of water, mud and debris. They lost ten people. Reporter dissa alexander was hiking with friends when the flood hit. The water was calm and then literally like 20 seconds later, like no warning at all, the water just started rushing down. Reporter four people were rescued. Nine others ranging in age from 2 to 60, were killed. Many of the victims part of the garnica family. This is my brother. And his son. He has to be found. He has to be with them. Reporter the family is overwhelmed. You can see him there. And he told us he was pulling my nephew. But he let him go and its not his fault. Reporter this morning, First Responders will be back on the ground and in the air, searching for miguel garnica, a young father. Flash floods arent uncommon in arizona this time of year. But this one is different. The rain hit ground scorched by a wildfire in june. The land stripped and bare. Mud and debris becoming a torrent in one of the worst flash floods in arizona history. Another look from our drone shows what the concern will be later on today. There is big worry with more monsoons coming in, this creek will once again become a raging river. The rescue effort will continue later on today. First responders will be in the air and on the ground searching for that one missing person. Back to you guys. Our thoughts are with them. Miguel, thank you very much. This morning a start of while on the hill, Senate Republicans are dealing with an unexpected new delay in their fight to replace obamacare. Well talk about it all with former Vice President al gore in a moment. But first, Peter Alexander is at the white house for us. Peter, good morning. Reporter hey, willie. This week hitting his sixmonth mark as president. His personal attorney is in overdrive in the wake of the unrelenting headlines about donald trump jr. And the meeting with russians pitched as a download on dirt about Hillary Clinton. All of it taking a toll, now, on the president s standing. With the president back in washington, its his legal team doing most of the talking. On donald trump jr. s russia meeting. The meeting and what took place at the meeting based on all the information you just said is not a violation of any law, statute or code. Reporter private lawyer jay sekulow arguing nothing about the meeting was improper. I wonder why the secret service if it was nefarious why did the secret service allow these people in . Reporter in a statement the secret service says donald trump jr. Was not a were protectee in june 2016. Mr. Trumps outside counsel deflected when asked if any russia meetings are still undisclosed. None that i know of. I represent the president of the United States. But donald trump jr. Said not in the context of formal meetings. Reporter Top Democrats remain skeptical. We cant accept anything don jr. Says and of course we cant accept much of what the president says about this either because he has a similar record of not being forthcoming when it comes to russia. Reporter mr. Trumps latest Performance Review unflattering. His Approval Rating falling to 36 the, lowest level of any president at this term since shortly after world war ii. The president insisting, almost 40 is not bad at this time. Again, trying to shift the focus to Hillary Clinton and accusing the media of distorting democracy. On the Senate Republicans bid for a health care bill, another delay. No repeal and replace vote this week. This time following unexpected surgery for senator john mccain who is recovering after having a blood clot removed above his left eye, but needs to stay in arizona. With the margin of error so slim, Republican Leaders are postponing the vote until his return. There are about eight to ten republican senators who have serious concerns about this bill. And so at the end of the day, i dont know whether it will pass. Reporter the bottom line, some republicans now worry the delay will make winning the task that much more harder, with opponents beginning to capitalize on this gaffe. Theres another theme week. This time its made in america. Aides say theyll celebrate the american worker, and they will showcase the products made statebystate. And it allows them to talk about the rolling back of regulations. Willie . All right, Peter Alexander at the white house, peter, thanks. Former Vice President al gore is with us now. Hes out with a new documentary and book, an convenient sequel. The followup to his oscar winning documentary an Inconvenient Truth. Well talk about that a bit later. First his take on the headlines out of washington. Mr. Vice president good to have you with us. Good morning, willie. I couldnt help but notice as i was reading through your comments over the last several months that you were openminded the day after donald trump was elected president. You went to trump tower and met with him in december to talk about Climate Change. You had hope he could be helpful on that issue. This week marks six months since the Trump Administration was sworn into office. How is he doing . Well, our country is going through a challenging time, for sure. We have never had a president who has deliberately made decisions, the effect of which is to tear down americas standing in the world. Starting with his withdrawal from the paris agreement. The Climate Crisis is by far the most serious challenge we face, but hes also undermined our alliances, such as nato, and hurt our standing in the world in many ways. So its going to be the months ahead will be a test for the american people. Weve got to get through this. When you sat in that room with him in december at trump tower, did you feel in any way like you may have persuaded him on the issue of Climate Change . I respect the privacy of the conversations ive had with the president. I will say that he was certainly tent a tentative, they were pleasant exchanges. I hoped he would come to his senses on the paris agreement. But i was wrong. Have you spoken to him since the withdrawal on june 1st . No, i have not. What about russia, mr. Vice president . This is an issue that has been a dark cloud over the Trump Administration going back before he was elected. What are you specific concerns based on what you know about the story . You have to start with the baseline facts. And sometimes get pushed into the background. The cia and all of the other u. S. Intelligence organizations are unanimous in saying there was an unprecedented assault on our democracy, directed by russia, apparently ordered by vladimir putin. They illegally hacked into emails and other accounts and then weaponized that information in a very deliberate effort to try to turn the election toward donald trump. So, everything thats coming out now, i has to be seen in that context. And for me, i have so much confidence, as i think everybody does. And bob mueller, the independent counsel, its great our country has a man like him that everybody can rely on, whatever they find out. I think people will have confidence in him. As you say, there was russian interference in the election. The question is, did the Trump Campaign have hand in interference . We have emails from donald trump jr. Himself that shows he walked into a meeting with the pretext of getting information on Hillary Clinton from a russian attorney. Do you think that they worked with the russian government to put the thumb on the scales of that election . Well, the disclosures are the worse weve seen in a while. The best is to wait for bob mueller. I wish john mccain a speedy recovery. He said there is another shoe dropping from the centipede. Theres going to be problems ahead with all of the leaks from apparently inside the white house. Youre one of two living people on this planet who can appreciate what its like to win the popular vote and lose the election. Have you spoken to Hillary Clinton . I have. I suspect she will be fine. But our country, as i said earlier, will face some challenging months ahead. We have a lot more to talk about with former Vice President , al gore. An inconvenient sequel will hit theaters soon. Well talk to you in a bit. Thank you, mr. Vice president. Savannah. All right, willie. Thank you. A lot more to get to this morning. Organizers call it a night of healing. Hundreds of family, friends and Community Members gathered to remember the four men whose bodies were found last week on a farm in bucks county, pennsylvania. Mourners prays, sang and lit candles. Two men are charged with the murder. Cosmo dinardo faced four counts of criminal homicide. It appears to have been a series of drug deals that have gone bad. Now to a wild and dangerous scene on an indiana lake. Ten people thrown from a boat, including the driver. Leading to a frantic attempt to stop that runaway boat. Heres nbcs Morgan Radford on the story. Reporter terrifying moments on indianas lake gauge, when a day of summer fun turned dangerous. A 21foot motor boing out of control, with no one behind the wheel. Like a tornado, youre not sure where its going to go. Reporter investigators say it started with dominique eppinger operating the boat made a turn, throwing all ten people on the boat into the water. Four of them injured. Officers later arrested eppinger. It was coming closer and closer to shore. Reporter after the accident, the runaway boat was speeding close to the shore. Until conservation officer, jake carlisle, and two deputies, throw a rope around the boat propeller in an attempt to slow it down. The boat slams into a dock before crashing into the back of the patrol boat. The boat slowing down, enough for carlisle to jump onboard and regain control. Youre not thinking. Youre trying to get there in a safe manner as quick as possible. Reporter quickthinking action that prevented a tragedy. For today, Morgan Radford, nbc news. A delicate situation playing out in florida. A massive sinkhole swallowed two homes over the weekend. And two more dangerously close to the edge. Nbcs Kerry Sanders is at land olakes, florida. Reporter if i had a better pitching arm, i would take a rock and throw it to the sinkhole. As we see from above, it looks deceptively shallow. On the surface of the sinkhole, theres debris, like fiberglas and other materials. But its 50 feet deep. And it continues to go down. Thats why its so deceptive. This morning, the terrifying sinkhole that swallowed two homes near tampa, as a community in shock. Fortunately, Officials Say hasnt gotten bigger in the last day and a half. Residents, breathing a sigh of relief, but still nervous. Thats not 100 guaranteed. Reporter this morning, two homes are gone, destroyed. Five others remain under mandatory evacuation. Authorities say the residents can go back today to recover belongings. 30 minutes a time, maybe an hour to get the items and come back out. Thats safe. Reporter the sinkhole is massive. 225 feet in diameter and almost 50 feet deep. You can almost fit a 747 jumbojet down there. Now filled with water and debris, it started filling up last friday. It began beneath a boat last friday. Theres so many sinkholes in this part of florida, its known as sinkhole alley. In 2013, a sinkhole opened up, taking this man who slept in his dead. And in this condo near disneyworld. Officials say the residents were fleeing for their lives. The cleanup could take months. The emotional damage much longer. Picture yourself leaving for work in the morning, like Many Americans do. And you come back and theres nothing left. Reporter the big question this morning is, has the sinkhole stopped growing . And geologists say they dont know. Guys, back to you. Thats a great look at the sinkhole. Kerry, thank you very much. Lets turn to al and get a check of the weather. You ever have anything good happen from a coronal mass ejection. Thats a solar flare. I was thinking something else. Al . Were trying to get us fired. We need this job. Thats in western south dakota. Because of all of the Magnetic Resonance going on, we get to see the northern lights. Very neat. Probably see it again tonight. Look at the big dome of high pressure. We have another massive heat dome developing thats going to be causing big problems in the midsection of the country, right on into the end of the week. For tomorrow, it will feel like 100 in kansas city. Over 100 in st. Louis. Nashville, little rock, dallas. And oklahoma city. And on into friday, were looking at the possibility of a heat index of 113 in st. Louis. All these cities and everywhere in between, it will feel like over 100. Not only will it be hot, but a lot of moisture coming up out of the gulf, causing a lot of humidity. Were going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. Even a coupe soup. [woman] so beautiful. [man] beautiful just like you. [woman] oh, why thank you. [burke] and we covered it, november sixth, twothousandnine. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum good monday morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. We begin with clear skies even at the golden gate bridge. No fog this morning and another hot day but were coming down from high heat over the weekend. Well still be up to 98 degrees in concord. Livermore expect a high of 95. 89 in san jose. Morgan hill 96. Up to 96 today in napa. San francisco lower 70s there and 88 degrees in half moon bay. As we go through the rest of the week temperatures continue to cool off. Willie. Coronal something, something. Is o. J. Simpson about to be granted parole. A televised hearing this week. And why facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has a few billion reasons to smile this morning. But first this, is today on nbc. My name is jamir dixon and im a locate and Mark Fieldman for pg e. Most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg e. My truck is something new. Its an 811 truck. When you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you dont hit them when youre digging. 811 is a free service. Im passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. 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