Tell the pentagon how to implement that controversial ban on transgender people in the military. All that plus the painful video that has parents of cheerleaders furious and police investigating. The driver behind this frightening parking garage plunge now suing and speaking out. It was just the most horrific thing. And why begin net paltrows company is coming under fire. Today, thursday, august 24th, 2017. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to today at 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. So nice to have you with us on a thursday morning. If youre waking up and youre ready to check your power ball ticket, it would really help if you bought it in the state of massachusetts. Thats been even more specific. A store in chick pea mass was where the ticket was sold making the 758 million jackpot the largest single prize ever in the united states. Nbcs carry sanders is at power Ball Headquarters and tallahassee florida for us once again. Hi, good morning. Well, good morning, guys. Yes, snb is waking up really shocked that their life has changed. Little the second largest jackpot in history, but it is the largest single ticket winner ever. Look at the check. 758 million 700,000. The winning numbers were pulled here in tallahassee, florida last night. Lets take a look at those numbers. 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, and the power ball number was number 4. The Winning Ticket was sold in chick apea, massachusetts. We dont know whether it was one person, whether it was a family, whether it was a group. But clearly a tremendous amount of money that if somebody decides to take the lump sum will be 443 million. Now, the reason you still want to check your ticket numbers is there were six 2 million winners and 34, 1 million winners. The Winning Ticket, astonishing amount of money. 758 million. Clearly lives changed by this huge amount of money. Guys, amazing. Thats a thats a lot of cash. Oh, man. I read on twitter somebody said maybe it was tom brady who bought the ticket. People would love that. Yes. Also breaking overnight, harvey has now strengthened into a Tropical Storm as it bears down on the golf course. It could bring record rain and widespread flooding to that region. Al is tracking its path. Hes on the road in minnesota. Al, were looking at your map here in the studio of that region. There is an awful lot of orange and red on that map. Yeah. Theres a lot of moisture. What there isnt are big steering currents to bring this thing onshore and up and out. Were going to be talking about harvey into next week, all right. So right now its 425 miles south southeast of port oconner, texas, 45mileanhour wind, north northwest at 12 Miles Per Hour. We expect before it makes landfall it will probably strengthen to category one storm making landfall sometime saturday morning with 85mileperhour winds. Of course the winds are an issue, storm surge is an issue. Whats really concerning is this thing is going to just hang out there right along the texas golf course. You see monday morning at 1 00 a. M. , its still there. We right now have hurricane watches, hurricane warnings, i should say, and Tropical Storm warnings all along texas coastline from ports mansfield up. Youve got hurricane warnings up. From ports mansfield to san luis pass, storm surges. Look at the rainfall with this thing. Were talking about isolated amounts of 20 inches or more, to 25 inches, but a widespread swath of anywhere from 10 to 15 inches of rain before this is all over. So massive flooding. The big concern is it may actually start to drift a little further east. Louisiana comes into play. New orleans where they are having those pump problems, this is going to be potentially a catastrophic flooding situation. We cant stress this enough. Well continue to track it. This is going to be a very big deal for a very long time, guys. All right, al. Well see you with your local forecasten ju forecast. The president with a late night speech in nevada from what we heard from campaign rally. Peter alexande alexander. Peter, good morning. Reporter youd be excused for a case of whiplash watching this president. The tale of two president s, one sticking to the script, the other angry and unplugged targeting familiar opponents like during a speech in arizona. The president zigzagging from one night to the next with different messages for different audiences. First somber and searing and back again. The president punctuating a roller coaster 24 hours, love and unity to military vet reince. Its time to heal the wounds that divide us and seek a new unity based on common values that unite us. It didnt feel like it tuesday night with critics arguing President Trump is the one fueling divisions. We dont need advice from the washington, d. C. , swamp. We need right now to drain the swamp. Thats whats happening, too, believe me. In arizona teasing a controversial pardon, relentlessly attacking the media. But the very dishonest media, those people right up there with all the cameras. Fake media. They make up stories. Look no further than the fake news and the crooked media. Even antagonizing members of his own party. Mr. Trumps aides pushing back against criticism saying it was a Campaign Event not a president ial address. Will it impact his ability to govern . The white house and senates Top Republican, Mitch Mcconnell, are dismissing reports of disintegrating relationship between the two. Im very disappointed in mitch. But if he gets these bills passed, ill be very happy with it. New york times reporting a political cold war between the leaders with mcconnell privately expressing uncertainty that mr. Trump will be able to salvage his administration after a series of crisis. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders insist the two remain united on shared priorities, tax reform and border wall, adding they will meet together soon as planned. This Morning HouseSpeaker Paul Ryan pushing back after a Government Shutdown, after this president ial warning. We have to close down our government were building that wall. I dont think a Government Shutdown is necessary, and i dont think most people want to see a Government Shutdown. Ourselves included. Overnight a Senior Administration official told me the president is serious about that shutdown threat. On twitter in the last hour President Trump teed off on mcconnell and ryan and media writing the fake news is now complaining about my different types of backtoback speeches. There was afghanistan, somber, the big rally, enthusiastic and fun, american legion, v. A. , respectful and strong. Too bad the dems have no one who can change tones. Also this morning preparing to give defense secretary jim mattis marching orders to enforce the president s transgender ban beginning within the next six months that would include authority to kick out transgender troops. It would bar the pentagon from recruiting transgender people and cut off payments for those already serving. The wall street journal first reported the news. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders declined to comment. Matt and savannah, back to you. Peter alexander, a lot of headline from the white house. Thank you. New this morning the ditch police have detained a second suspect after a threat of a possible attack forced the cancellation of a rock concert in rotterdam. California band had to call off the show after they tipped off authorities about a terror threat. Hours later Police Stopped a van near the concert venue that contained gas canisters. The driver is being questioned by police. Earlier this morning a second suspect was taken into custody during a police raid about an hour south of rotterdam. Also u. S. Officials taking a disturbing look at a new video from isis. This features a boy who claims hes an american and the son of a u. S. Soldier. Nbcs Kristen Dahlgren has the story for us. Kristen, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. Weve seen americans speaking for isis before, but never a child. Experts say a script was likely written for him. But to hear those words spoken by a young boy is unsettling to say the least. Counterterrorism Officials Say that may be the goal to shock and deflect attention from the groups dwindling territory. In the video the boy speaks fluent english, appearing to read off a script. The child saying he and his mother moved to syria two years ago. My father an american soldier who fought in iraq. Nbc news has not verified the boys identity, nationality, or whereabouts. The slickly produced sevenminute propaganda video shows him playing with another child, his 7yearold best friend. The two children seen walking through rubble in what he says is the syrian town of raqqa, where the u. S. Estimates 2,000 isis fighters remain under siege. The boy mentions the president by name. A message to trump seen training with isis fighters, threatening to take the battle to the u. S. So get ready, the fighting has just begun. The video seen by many as exploiting a young boy glamorizing a terrorist lifer style. What does isis hope to get out of using this child . I think this video is very carefully choreographed cinema, its deliberate. Its designed to capture the attention of america and americans. Isis has shown children in videos before. Slowing in our typical morning dozen children are used in operations every month. But who this boy is remains a mystery this morning. Weve been able to build up a large profile on lots of people, but we dont have anything on this child. Now, the u. S. Military tells nbc news no Service Members have reported this as their child. Experts say if he is american, they d t slowing in our typical morning long to identify him and any relatives still in the u. S. Matt and savannah. Very disturbing, kristen. Thank you. New information emerging this morning about u. S. Diplomats who may have been victims of some kind of mysterious sonic attack in cuba. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez in miami with the latest on the investigation. Gabe, what can you tell us about this . Matt, good morning. It sounds like something out of a spy novel. Were learning some of the victims of the socalled acoustic attacks were evaluated by doctors at the university of miami health system. Reports now indicating they may have suffered mild traumatic brain injuries and possible Central Nervous system damage. This morning deeply troubling new reports suggest the apparent attack that caused severe hearing loss to some diplomats at the u. S. Embassy in cuba is far worse than originally thought. State Department Says multiple u. S. Agencies now investigating and they are very concerned. We are working and have been working to provide our staff and u. S. Government employees with the best medical attention that we can provide to them. Reporter possibly due do spots like the south bay along exposure to ultrasonic sound waves diplomats evaluated at a hospital in miami are reportedly suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries and possible damage to Central Nervous systems according to cbs news which said it reviewed medical records. Nbc news has not independently confirmed these reports. The apparent attack unprecedented according to u. S. Officials. We have not seen this type of activity take place before. Doctors say acoustic attacks could lead to significant medical problems. If we get exposed to noise, where we can hear it or not hear it and get exposed to it over a long period of time it can affect our health. What we dont know is how much and what type effects the causes. Agencies trying to determine who is responsible. Staterun tv cuban newscaster said cuba has never or would it ever allow cuban territory to be used for any action against accredited diplomats. Ds responsible for u. S. Diplomats in their country. We hope authorities will find out who is carrying out these health attacks. Former spies and Intelligence Officers tell nbc news it appears this may have been a misuse of cold war era technology. Americans werent the only ones affected by this. The canadian government said some of its staff may have been victimized. All right. Thank you very much. Dramatic images out of st. Louis. A car driving through a group of protesters blocking the street. The demonstrators marching in response to Police Involved shooting death of a transgender woman. A few people tried to stand in the way of the vehicle as it drove down the street. The driver kept going. They refused medical attention at the scene. Police stopped the driver a few blocks away and the driver taken into custody. The most powerful typhoon to hit china in half a century left at least 12 people dead. Dozens injured amid extensive flooding. Driving rains and powerful winds that reached more than 100 Miles Per Hour. In macau, rescuers searching submerged cars for people who may have been trapped as crews work to restore power to thousands of residents in the city. Meantime eight people missing after a massive landslide in the swiss alps caught on camera sent dirt, rocks and mud flooding the border. About 100 priem had to be evacuated from the area and now rescue crews are using helicopters to search for the missing. Let us head back to al. We mentioned hes on the road. Hes got the rest of his forecast. Al. Hey, guys, we are in saint paul minnesota min. Today is the opening day of the Minnesota State fair. It is the largest state fair when it comes to population had 2 Million People visit last year. Sights and sounds and taste of the fair in just a little bit. Lets look whats going on around the Country Service youre weather is concerned right now. For today we are looking at a fire threat that continues in the Pacific Northwest and Western Plains with hot, dry weather. Local flooding down in florida, were going to take a look at that. This is the 25th anniversary of hurricane andrew. Well look at that in the next half hour. Gorgeous day northeast, plenty of sunshine and that rain starts to move in along the stationary front. Not Even Associated with harvey but were going to continue to track that as well. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Good mother im meteorologist kari hall. We are going to have more clouds and fog. Also some drizzle in San Francisco today with our High Temperatures reaching into the mid60s. Little bit warmer for the rest of the weekend with low 70s there and a lot hotter for the inland valleys. Well be up to 86 degrees today, 89 degrees tomorrow, and the hottest day will be on sunday, up to 97 degrees. And then our temperatures gradually start to come back down for early next week. Guys when we come back, six different items on a stick here. Were going to bring maybe not all of them but a bunch of them. Thats a tease. Take one with joe. Really good. You two. Coming up, more on the story we talked about, video thats difficult to watch. Young cheerleaders in colorado being forced into splits. A Police Investigation now launched. Well have the latest. Then the woman inside that car when it fell seven stories from a parking garage is speaking out. And she is filing a major lawsuit today. But first this is today on nbc. Up to 97 degrees. Feeling its age . 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