Sorry no she could have died. Both mothers now facing charges. And we have a winner. The Olympic Committee announces where the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held. Beijing. [ cheers and applause ] how do you top this . The choice making olympic history today, friday, july 31 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, welcome to today on a friday morning. Matt has the morning off. We locked him in his office. Natalie and i are doing the show together. Yeah. We have a good one. Jason aldean on the plaza. Tons of country fans. How much did you love the fans walking in this morning. Hello, ms. Morales. Theyre so polite. Savannah youre late. I had a different experience. Beijing is the big choice for 2022. You and i will be 50. Im happy for beijing. They know how to do the olympics. They did an incredible job in the summer olympics. First country to get the summer and Winter Olympics. They did a beautiful job at the opening ceremonies. I dont know how to top it but they have seven years to try. Controversial news in the killing of cecil the lion. Officials in zimbabwe want him brought back so he can be he will responsible for laws he violate. Kevin tibbles has more. Reporter extradition is sought for the american dentist who killed the lion. Meanwhile here in the United States federal wild life officials made multiple attempts to get in touch with dr. Walter palmer but so far havent been able to speak to him. At a News Conference this morning, zimbabwes wild life minister said we want him tried because he violated our laws. The process has already started. At home u. S. Officials are asking him to only forward. The u. S. Fish Wild Life Service tweeting thursday we are investigating the killing of is heel sill the lion. Will go where facts lead. With the eyes of the world trained on him, dr. Walter palmer is staying out of sight. Now the man who guided the american on the hunt tells the telegraph hes devastated. Theo brockhorst out on bail after pleading not guilty to poaching charges stemming from the hunt tells the paper it went wrong from the beginning. He said palmer first shot cecil with an arrow but it was too late to track him. So they went home for the night. 11 hours later they spotted the wounded lion and the client then shot it with his bow and arrow and killed it. Then they found the famous lions tracking collar which meant he was a protected animal. Both he and palmer were upset. He said telling the telegraph, he panicked and hid the collar in a tree. Still the guide said later if they could hunt for an elephant the next day. Palmer has not been charged with a crime and said hell cooperate with authorities. We have also learned the Safari Club International has suspended palmer and isle calling for a full investigation into the killing of cecil. Savannah . Kevin, thank you so much. Lisa bloom is a today legal analyst. The u. S. Has an extradition treaty with zimbabwe. Whats the chance he can be found and sent there . Pretty good. They have to file legal charges against him. Then make an application to the u. S. He can assert his legal rights here and say i shouldnt be extradited. What are the defenses he could say . We know hell say i relied on the local laws. They let me down. There is a political element, a question of what the u. S. Relationship is with zimbabwes leadership which has been tricky in the past. It rates high for corruption including in the legal system on internationale scales. Thats another defense Walter Palmer could assert. My legal rights wont be protected there. Finally you have to think this case has a lot to to with public pressure. Officials have known about it for some time. Only now after the case bubbled up in the headlines are they seeking to charge him. Right. Walter palmer could say im the subject of a witch hunt. It happened july 1. Only since people signed up to a petition and have spoken out on social media. It will raise interesting legal issues. Thank you. Now to the overnight news on the fate of mh370. Debris on reunion island thousands of miles from the search zone headed to france. Inspectors will look into what happened to the doomed flight. We have more starting with tom costello. Whats the latest . Reporter that piece of water was likely in the water for 500 days of sunshine and salt water. Will it reveal any s asclues as to what happened . Its not much to go on but its all investigators have. The flaperon sits here on the trailing edge of the planes wing to help slow it on approach and bank at high altitudes. Investigators will i perspective the metal looking for anything to tell them did mh 370 hit the water at a high or low speed . Did it go in nosefirst or in more of a controlled landing. Are there signs of fire or explosive residue . And will the barnacles provide a clue about the ocean path it might have traveled . By carefully looking at the species of barn it is aacles they are. Reporter oceanographers believe it could have been carried by the counterclockwise movement. But coordinators believe it likely went down in the priority search zone off the coast of australia, an area they have been searching above water and below for more than a year. If there it could be two to three miles under the water in deep rugged terrain. This one piece of wreckage is not going to tell us what happened or why. Its going to confirm that in fact this airplane did go down in the water. Hi everyone. Reporter from the beginning the captain was a focus of the investigation. Ma litigation police removed the Flight Simulator and computer drives from his home looking for evidence he deliberately flew off course into the indian ocean. Even the fbi was asked to assist. So far there is no solid evidence of foul play. Meanwhile the resting place of mh370 and the 239 people on board remains a mystery nearly 17 months later. Wanted to mention the photograph of the piece of luggage that washed ashore on reunion island. Australian coordinators are less certain it has a connection to mh370. It doesnt show signs of being in the water for 16 months. They are sending it to france for inspection. Experts say finding the wing flap should at least eliminate the theory that mh370 was flown to a remote location where the passengers were held prisoner. The lead theory is that somebody intentionally crashed the plane into the ocean. Back to you. Tom costello. A couple of pieces of a complex puzzle. Bill neely made his way there this morning. Good morning. Reporter this is the rocky beach where the piece of aircraft was found and they are still searching for more. Police and local people looking for any more evidence any clues that might point to where this debris came from. This is the man who found the debris and a suitcase nearby and more items this morning. Hes found a bottle on the beach. The reason its interesting is it is from indonesia. No products are sold on this island. He believes it is possible that its come across the indian ocean from a plane. They also just found a bottle of water from china. Most of the passengers on board mh370 were chinese. They are searching the coastline not only by land but by air. The helicopter scouring the coastline looking for more debris. There are fishing boats and a coast guard ship looking for anything from an aircraft. For the families of those on board the discovery brings mixed emotions. Some hope it will bring closure. Others fear it is the end of their last hope. Those on the island hope they can to more to help solve this enduring mystery. Bill neely, nbc news reunion island. Right where they found that wreckage. Now to politics. At home it will be a big weekend in the republican president ial race leading up to next weeks first debate in cleveland. To make the primetime slot candidates must be polling in the top ten nationally by tuesday. They have been told they will line up on stage according to the numbers. If the debate were today we would see Donald Trump Center stage surrounded by Jeb Bush Scott walker rand Paul Mike Huckabee ted cruz, ben carson and chris christie. The rest of the field will then take part in a separate debate ahead of the main event. Earlier in the evening. Lester holt will sit down with jeb bush today. You can see it on nightly news and more on sunday on meet the press. After the horrific theater shooting we are getting a first look at the Surveillance Video from the rampage. We are hearing franle tick emergency calls for help. Reporter for the fist time we are seeing surveillance images of john houser the lafayette cinema killer buying a ticket walking past the concession stand towards the theater where moments later he would start his murderous spree. There was a shooting at the grand theater. Yes, sir. Today on the line. Reporter a flurry of calls to 911. How many shots . Like six or seven. He shot right at people. Reporter the horror becoming apparent. Its going to be an active shooter. Reporter Police Arrived at the scene. He is reloading. We have an active shooter. I need units and i need units with rifles in here. Middle aged woman lying on the curb with blood coming out of her leg. Listen we need everybody here. Send me anybody youve got. Reporter this exclusive video shows john houser three weeks earlier checking into a motel. No indication of the devastation he would cause before taking his own life. Suspect is down. Suspect is down. We have several more victims inside with gunshot wounds. Reporter thursday night in lafayette, a gathering forle inging for healing remembering the two killed and nine wounded. Its great to honor them together as one community. Reporter kerry sanders, nbc news. So hard to see that tape. Meantime out west the wildfires are getting bad. It is. 7,000 firefighters are being pushed to their limits in california this morning as they battle flames in drought conditions. More than a dozen large wildfires are burning there. Most of them in the northern half of the state. In Sacramento County eight homes were destroyed after a fire ripped through a Mobile Home Park. In lake county north of san francisco, that fire te stairwaydestroyed two homes and scorched more than 13,000 acres. There are concerns over Cyber Security at home. Nbc news exclusively obtained a u. S. Intelligence map highlighting nearly 700 public and private victims of chinese cyber espionage. Pete williams has more for us this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning. The u. S. Has been warning about how aggressively china is engaged in cyber spying here. A classified map obtained by nbc shows how widespread it is. Prepared by the National Security agency the map shows a red dot for every successful cyber intrusion by china over the past five years. Nearly 700 in all against both government and private companies, large and small. Among the targets, trade secrets for popular drugs, specifications for hybrid cars genetics of productive food crops and the working of civilian and military air Traffic Control systems. The fbi is investigating hundreds of cases of suspected chinese espionage, 50 more than a year ago. Its making a big push urging American Companies to vastly improve their cyber defenses. Tamron . All right, pete. Thank you very much. The former university of Cincinnati Police officer who fatally shot a motorist during a traffic stop has been released on 1 million bond. Ray tensing pleaded guilty to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter accused of shooting daniel devos after stopping him for not having a front license plate. Hes due back in court next month. History being made by the international Olympic Committee. Beijing has been selected to host the 2022 winter games, becoming the first city to be awarded both the winter and summer games. The Chinese Capital hosted the 2008 summer olympics. Much more coming up in the orange room this morning. Frightening moments in long beach, california thursday. Whoa. Reporter whoa to say the least. An under ground vault explosion. Thats what it is. It triggered a huge power outage. 30,000 customers were left out electricity. Police urged residents to stay away from Manhole Covers after that explosion. Thankfully no one was hurt. Certainly frightening there. Video this morning of an unwelcome guest. Take a look. This is in houston at an apartment. Look closely. Thats a twofootlong aggressive cobra. I didnt know they were in categories. Most of us would run. This person decided to stay and capture video. It is native to Southeast Asia and can be deadly. Police captured the snake after using a broom to corner it. Pest control took over from there. I assume this is someones pet. Where did this happen . Houston, texas. Its not a species native to texas. People get dangerous, exotic pets illegally. Maybe a couch potato cobra, but not an aggressive one. Laid back cobra. Especially when it opens the door. Yeah. Without knocking. I dont even want a passiveaggressive cobra. Youre on a roll. Im not going to bite you. Im going to bite you. Dont make me bite you. We have had a cold front move through. That will knock down the humidity levels. But it brought a lot of rain in new york city. New jersey. Look at the tree down. We really had some power lines down. A real mess yesterday. But the good news svenis that even though it will be hot it will feel better. 55 relative humidity in boston. 62 in washington. And philadelphia. But then the front moves through. By this afternoon, the humidity level is much more comfortable. So its not going to feel as bad. Still hot over the next several days. Over 100 in dallas. In the 90s in albany georgia. Look at the Pacific Northwest. Possible wreckage from spokane, seattle, down to redding, california. Now the state is in 32 drought. Extreme drought for washington state. Combine the heat and lack of rain. Its bad out there. Thats why the wildfires are bad. Well get to your its a long day and sometimes, an even longer night. Helping with homework before doing your own. And you may think no one notices. But she does. She sees more than mom, she sees determination. We do too. For nearly 40 years, weve designed an education for people just like you. Learn more at phoenix. Edu. Good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. A bright snooerks, sunny day. Temperatures less humid. Upper 80s to low 90s this afternoon. The nice comfortable weather continues into the weekend. 71 to start with on saturday. Up to 91 with low humidity that goes even lower on sunday. High of 90 after morning low of 68. Heat and humidity though build for monday and tuesday. Late day storms on tuesday then a cooling trend for wednesday and thursday. Have a great day. And thats your latest weather. Savannah . Coming up it will be hard to watch. Emotional scenes caught on camera as two mothers are confronted about leaving their children in hot cars. The tug of war between pop star katy perry and a group of nuns over who can buy a convent goes to court. First, this is today on nbc. Coming up in the search for atlantis we have new clues just uncovered. And a live concert. Jason aldean. First, your local news and weather. Is man kind . Are we good . Go see. Go look through their windows so you can understand their views. 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The humidity now at 66 with 72 degrees in philadelphia. We will warm into the low 90s this afternoon with sunny skies through it all. Thats a nice, sunny view. Boathouse row. By lunchtime, up to 86. Thank you. First alert traffic reporter katy zachry is keeping an eye on the commute. Reporter from our traffic cameras, the only issue might be sun glare for some of the drivers. This is a live look on 95, the southbound side, more volume. Really compared to another friday morning, say, in the spring when everyones going to work this is nothing. This is indicative of a friday in the summer. Northbound side very light volume. Tell take you southbound about 20 minutes to go between woodshaven and the vine. Thank you. This morning we continue to follow breaking news out of northeastern pennsylvania. Police have issued an amber alert for 16yearold Jenna Patterson who was abducted from her home in wilkesbarre. 21yearold walter lewis took her last night. 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