>> thank you very much for joining us. we'll be back at 7:25. >> and thank you for coming back after a week long break. good to have you. >> good to wake up early. >> yeah, i'm sure. >> oa dond good morning. good morning. in the line of duty. an air tanker being used to battle a fast-moving wildfire crashes in utah, killing its two-man crew. moments later, another firefighting plane forced to make an emergency belly landing. a harrowing and brave act caught on tape. blame game. mitt romney's campaign using the rise in unemployment to target president obama's record on the economy, but can he make his point without sounding like he wants the recovery to fail? and pomp and pageantry. the royal family turns heads in an historic flotilla on the thames. all eyes on the queen will be honored with a tribute concert tonight. meredith is live in the garden

of buckingham palace with her eyes on david beckham "today," of buckingham palace with her eyes on david beckham "today," monday, june 4th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie in for ann this morning. and let's get right to meredith. you look lovely in the garden. i got to say i love the hat. >> thank you very much. well, i have the hat on because in about 3 1/2 hours, there are going to be 10,000 people behind me at a very special garden party right before they go and attend that concert. they actually won a lottery. i think over 1 million people applied, and there are 10,000 lucky winners. and we actually have some sun, which is amazing. yesterday, it was cold, and it

was rainy for that historic flotilla. i went down at the thames to watch it. i'm going to tell you about that. along with more than 1 million other people. then there's that interview with david beckham, matt, where i talked about his underwear a little bit because inquiring minds in the gutter want to know about that. and i also talk to him about his feelings about the queen. he really loves her. like so many other brits, he thinks of her as his grandmum. and also his feelings about the olympics. he still doesn't know whether he has made team great britain. fingers crossed, he should find out within the next maybe four to eight weeks. actually beginning of july. >> you've got a lot coming up there from london. i'm going to fly off tonight and join you there tomorrow. meredith will be back with you in just a couple of minutes. also ahead, we're following some new developments in the trayvon martin case. george zimmerman, who's charged with second degree murder in the death of the florida 17-year-old, is behind bars again this morning after having his original bail revoked, and his wife could be in trouble, as well. we'll have the latest on that coming up. all right. also ahead, the international

manhunt for a suspect wanted in connection with the extremely brutal murder of an acquaintance. now the details of this case are really horrific, and we will be warning you before we bring you the story. all right. let's begin over at the news desk. natalie is standing by with all the top stories of the morning. >> good morning, everyone. wildfires out west have turned deadly for crews battling the blazes. nbc's miguel almaguer is in reserve, new mexico, with the latest. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. firefighters here in new mexico battling to beat back the flames remember two firefighters who died yesterday in the line of duty. a dangerous and lady day across the west. they are the indispensable tool in the battle against the blazes. but now officials are dealing with two back-to-back crashes involving air tankers. this youtube video captures the second crash, an hour outside of reno.

here, two pilots were able to walk away after their air tanker was forced to make a so-called belly landing. the plane's landing gear failed to lower properly. but almost 500 miles away in another crash about an hour earlier, 48-year-old todd tompkins and 40-year-old ronnie chambliss didn't survive when their air tanker went down in a forested area. to the east in new mexico, helicopters took to the sky all day sunday, an aerial attack on the nation's largest wildfire, the biggest in state history. 1200 firefighters are battling the whitewater-baldy fire. more than 240,000 acres charred so far, costing $13 million to fight. a fire, we're told, that won't be out for weeks, or even months. >> the steepness of the terrain, we have extremely steep terrain where some of the canyons are 500 to 600 feet with deep vertical drop-offs. so just trying to deal with terrain like that makes it

extremely difficult to supress. >> reporter: the edge of this blaze is barreling through low-lying hills. bob can see flames sweeping just above their home. >> they're monsters. if you look, see them right there? monster. so, yeah. it's scary. >> reporter: with this fire here in new mexico roughly 18% contained, moments ago, crews gathered to remember the two pilots who went down. meantime firefighters at that blaze have been pulled off the front lines. >> miguel almaguer, thank you. in nigeria, emergency workers are digging through the fiery wreckage of an airliner that crashed in a crowded lagos neighborhood. officials say all 153 people on board that flight were killed, including the pilot who was reportedly an american. authorities now fear that there may be many more people killed on the ground. at least ten have been confirmed dead already. the cause of the crash is still

unknown, but terrorism is not suspected. now, let's head to wall street. cnbc's mary thompson is at the new york stock exchange for us. >> good morning, natalie. asian markets selling off overnight following friday's decline on wall street. the weak may jobs report and disappointing manufacturing data from china raising concerns about a global economic slowdown. those concerns putting pressure on oil prices today. they dropped to a 16-month low. they've also prompted eurozone officials to consider steps towards greater fiscal unity, the type of master plan aimed at shoring up that region's increasingly troubled economy. back to you. >> all right. mary thompson at the new york stock exchange, thank you. a space shuttle got its sea legs sunday as the "enterprise" hitched a ride to it the "enterprise" hitched a ride to its new home at the intrepid sea, air, and space museum. it will eventually go on public display on the intrepid flight deck. and tiger woods came roaring back to his old form, winning the memorial in ohio on sunday. it's his fifth victory at the tournament, built by golf legend jack nicklaus.

a moment made more significant as the win tied woods with make -- with nicklaus for second place on the all-time tour victory list with 73 pga wins. the jaw dropper came at the 16th hole when woods sunk a gutsy 50-foot chip-in shot for birdie. and of course, see it drop in there, tiger celebrated with a serious fist pump. quite the comeback for him. it is now 7:07. let's go back over to matt, savannah and stephanie. i'm sure you were watching, matt. >> i watched a little of it. he birdied three of the last four holes to win that tournament. >> amazing. >> working on that fist pump, too. the form is good. >> it's been awhile. so, it was good to see. natalie, thank you very much. mr. roker is on assignment today. so the weather channel's stephanie abrams is here with the weather. i should mention, al will be jetting off to london to join us there tomorrow morning. >> all right. >> good morning to you. >> let's see if there's good flying weather for everyone across the country. unfortunately not in the south. we do have that threat for severe weather. could be a little bit bumpy. it'slready started.it ede rain is coming down for a lot of you.

anywhere from oklahoma on in to the deepouth, on ideo south carolina. there have been some reports of stormy weather. otherwise cool and wet in the northeast. now here's a look at what's happen you'll want to grab that umbrella on your way out the front door. we don't have the active weather at this point, there is rain on the way. some of your coastal communities getting a little bit of shower activity, but so far everything light falling apart onshore. as we head throughout the day today, this front will move over us, it's going to bring in cooler weather, as well and expecting the bulk of the moisture to come through between about 10:00 and 4:00. after that, we'll clear out of here. a few showers tomorrow morning leaving us with lots of sunshine wednesday through friday. >> matt, over to you. >> all right, thank you very much. now to the presidential race where both president obama and mitt romney are doing a lot of fund-raising this week, as the state of the economy takes center stage in the campaign. nbc's peter alexander is in washington. peter, good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. anticipating a tight race both

president obama and mitt romney will be campaigning for cash this week. the president with three separate fund-raisers in new york city today. partnering with former president bill clinton, who just last week got off message, calling romney's business record sterling. and romney hits at least seven fund-raisers in five states. all this as their surrogates launched a new round of attacks. with the campaign heating up ahead of the grueling summer months, the romney campaign is accusing president obama of a deficit in leadership. >> it's not that we don't think that this president is trying. i think he is. it's just that his policies are not working. >> reporter: following disappointing jobs numbers, the unemployment rate ticking up for the first time in nearly a year, romney advisers see an opening. >> if we had a president who had a record to run on, he would do so. >> reporter: meanwhile, team obama is seizing on romney's jobs record. as governor of massachusetts. >> they grew jobs at one-fifth the rate of the rest of the country. it wasn't the record of a job creator. he had the wrong economic philosophy and he failed.

>> reporter: late sunday night during the mtv movie awards the obama campaign ran this ad featuring sarah jessica parker courting young voters with a chance to win dinner at her house with the president and first lady. >> we need him, and he needs us. >> reporter: the romney campaign is releasing a new ad, touting what it views as romney's biggest strength, his private sector experience. >> it's the feeling we'll have that our country is back. back on the right track. >> reporter: meanwhile, a newly released financial disclosure report shows romney's personal net worth has stayed steady over the last year. the campaign estimates his wealth between $190 million and $250 million. and documents show over the past year, romney sold his stakes in dozens of companies. many of them overseas. also on tap this week, tomorrow's polarizing recall election for wisconsin's republican governor scott walker. >> this is an election that will send shockwaves throughout america. >> reporter: being billed by both sides as a test run for

this fall's presidential vote. >> scott walker wants to make this a national race because he wants to be on the national stage as the rock star of the far right. as the poster boy of the tea party. >> reporter: already spent on the recall, more than $64 million. a record. much of it from out-of-state unions and their opponents. but president obama has steered clear. >> it is a surprise. i don't know what it says, but i think it's interesting. >> reporter: that vote tomorrow could have ripples in the presidential race. by the way, the president's strongest surrogate, joe biden, is back on the campaign trail this week. he's a proud dad. the vice president's daughter ashley, a social worker, got married this weekend in wilmington, delaware. the bride and her husband, an ent doctor, celebrated like they should with a family-style dinner in the biden's backyard. savannah? >> peter alexander in washington. thank you. chris matthews is host of "hardball" on msnbc. chris, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> kind of a one-two punch for the president on friday, that disappointing jobs report and then wall street tanking.

i know you consider this to be a game changer. is that because economic perceptions are now really hardening that close to the election? >> well, that's what everybody thinks. these decisions voters make are in may rather than october. i question that. i think people are going to be watching this election all through the presidential debates this fall. all three of them. it seems to me, the way i look at politics, is like baseball. the voters are the manager of a baseball team. they're looking at the pitcher on the mound. they're not looking at the bp. the problem with the obama campaign all the way through, and it's more acute now since the friday news came in, they're trying to focus on the player in the bullpen, the pitcher out there. that's not the way the voter looks at it. the voter looks at the guy on the mound, is he getting them out? is he leaving too many men on? is he letting the count go too long? can he put the team out on the other side? can he win this economic war with this recession we just went through? and i think that's the problem. and now with the numbers popping up, going to 8.2, only 69,000 jobs, less than 2% growth rate

so far this year, which to me is the most devastating news, he has got to come out with a performance on the mound right now. he's got to talk job creation, challenge congress to a big jobs program, huge jobs program, highway building, all kinds of stuff like that, make them say no. number two, he has to lead the way towards a debt reduction program. short-term job creation, long-term debt reduction, he has to be the leader on the mound and perform out there, because the conditions aren't going to get that much better between now and november. it's well about leadership in a tough time. it's not about changing position. it's about who's leading us in dealing with them. >> chris, fair enough. what about governor romney? i mean obviously they see that the bad economy will ultimately be good for his prospects but they don't want to be perceived as rooting for failure. >> well, that's right. but of course they are. you know, they've got a spring in their step now. this is great news for the republicans. they know they can walk in, if this economy continues to go downhill, if the unemployment rate goes to 8.5%, if the growth

rate stays below two, they're probably going to win the election. all things being equal, they don't have to do anything except enjoy the economic downturn. and that's -- and by the way, it's not just the billion dollars that are going in to the super pacs from the right wing, people like the koch brothers. think about the $2 trillion that big business is holding back from investing. now they're obviously doing that primarily for business reasons. but when you look at their sensitivity about things like equity last week with clinton being sensitive to that and cory booker, big business is the president's big enemy right now. he's got powerful enemies, and they're using that economic input not to help him. but probably to play it very safe right now until the election. then they can say, we're waiting for better regulatory regimes, better corporate tax rates. but basically they're rooting against obama to succeed. they don't want this recovery to come big time between now and november. >> got to leave it there. chris matthews, thanks. a reminder you can catch "hardball" week nights at 5:00 and 7:00 eastern on msnbc.

now here's matt. now to florida, where george zimmerman, who's charged with second degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin is behind bars again this morning, after having his bail revoked three days ago. nbc's kerry sanders is in sanford, florida. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, matt. judges in florida set a bond based on an individual in their family's assets. george zimmerman was released on $150,000 bond, after his parents, and his grandmother, took out second mortgages on their homes. but what no one told the judge was george zimmerman had more than $135,000 in a bank account all in cash. george zimmerman surrendered to authorities sunday afternoon. his brief freedom ended when the judge who had granted him bond ordered him back to jail because, the judge concluded, zimmerman had concealed donations of more than $135,000 to his legal defense fund. from the moment he was charged in mid-april with second degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin, zimmerman's family and lawyers

have feared for his safety. >> he's worried about himself. he's worried about his wife. he's worried about his family. he's worried about everybody who has to be in hiding because of the enormous anger and frustration and hatred that have spurred from this case. >> reporter: those fears for his wife, shellie zimmerman, took on new urgency friday, when florida prosecutors alleged she conspired with her husband to obscure just how much money they had raised. george zimmerman had set up this website with links to a paypal account. at zimmerman's bond hearing in april, his wife shellie allowed to testify by phone to let her avoid cameras in the court. >> do you have any estimate as to how much money has already been obtained? >> i do not. >> reporter: it was misleading. and i don't know what other words to use other than it was a blatant lie. >> reporter: but in a recorded jailhouse telephone call, prosecutors say husband and wife talked in coded language. investigators say shellie zimmerman was at the credit

union when george zimmerman said, in my account, do i have at least $100? no, said shellie zimmerman. george zimmerman, how close am i, $8? $8.60? >> they were even using code instead of saying like 10,000 or 9,000, they were using code words, thinking that the police were just going to look stupid when they're listening to these calls and aren't going to be able to figure out what's going on. >> reporter: shellie and her husband george could soon find themselves in front of judge kenneth lester answering questions about the alleged deception. and legal experts say one question to expect, shellie zimmerman perjure herself when she claimed she knew nothing about any money? trayvon martin's family attorneys say this goes to the heart of the case. if george zimmerman lied about the account, how is he then to be believed when he says that he shot and killed trayvon martin in self-defense? matt. >> all right, kerry sanders in sanford, florida, this morning. kerry, thank you very much.

it's 17 after the hour. once again, here's savannah. >> all right, matt. celebrations marking the queen's diamond jubilee are in high gear. today's highlight event, a star-studded concert featuring elton john and paul mccartney. nbc's special correspondent meredith vieira is at buckingham palace this morning. meredith, good morning to you. >> hey, savannah, good morning to you. of all the headlines in today's papers, today, this one is my favorite. drip, drip, hooray. it was really wet and cold all weekend, but actually that made the event more british, not less. it began with a day at the races on saturday, followed by that amazing flotilla yesterday. all in all a weekend fit for a queen. on the river thames sunday, a sea of boats, otherwise known as a flotilla. 1,000 vessels strong honoring queen elizabeth. dressed in white as she celebrated 60 years on the throne. by her side, members of the royal family. the queen's husband prince philip. her son prince charles.

and charles' wife camilla. grandsons prince william and prince harry. and william's wife catherine, the duchess of cambridge, looking stunning in a red alexander mcqueen dress. not far behind a boat carrying the middletons, including catherine's younger sister pippa. despite the rain, the crowds came out in full force, bringing with them their spirit. >> we'll never see again in our lifetime anything like that. 1,000 boats going down the river thames. >> reporter: one of those boats carried our own ben fogel, rowing along in a three-man skiff, part of a fleet that created a dramatic and historic fleet. >> part of the pageantry was a really original idea going back in history, 300 years ago when charles ii had a flotilla. so they reinvented it for a modern age. >> reporter: elsewhere over the weekend, street parties all around the country. >> it's about kind of celebrating history, and so you can tell people in years to come where you were on the day that it was diamond jubilee. >> reporter: even prince charles

and camilla hit the streets on sunday to join in the festivities. one of the queen's favorite events helped kick off the historic weekend, the epsom derby. on saturday the top prize went to 19-year-old joseph o'brien who rode a horse named camelot. he accepted the winning trophy from the queen herself. a weekend of celebration for the queen, and her public. >> the monarchy she should stand for is the unity of the country. but really wanted to wave their flags to celebrate the past greatness, but also the future. >> and joining me now is ben fogel. what an experience for you to be part of that flotilla. what was it like? >> it was unbelievable. i was lucky enough to be here last year for the royal wedding. i thought it would be very hard to surpass that. but being down on the water with millions of people along the banks of the river thames, rowing. i've got some big blisters

there. you can probably see there. those are for her majesty, the queen. it really was unlike anything i've experienced before. what i love is not only was this huge wave of patriotism, but it's hopefully going to actually help revive the river thames. it's a river that we often overlook in london. >> which i didn't realize. it isn't used that much. >> we barely use it compared to other big cities. the queen has famously always been connected to boats, to ships, to the royal navy. so it was a very appropriate celebration for her, and for us, especially the man-powered boats, 300 of us down there, we all have to salute the queen where you have to do something called tossing the oars where you have to lift them up and shout hip hip hooray for the queen. >> was that the highlight for you? >> there were so many highlights. it's almost difficult to be able to pinpoint one. going down the avenue of sails where we have these majestic sailboats. i think for me as a brit, it was celebrating that wave of patriotism. and whether you were a monarchist or not i think you speak to beckham a little bit later, he describes her as his grandmum. that's how we all see her.

i think whether you are a monarchist or not you have to celebrate yesterday. and seeing those crowds along the river made me we proud to be british and proud to celebrate the royal family. >> i was along the river. it was very, very exciting. ben, thank you for joining us. we will be back with much more from london later on in the show, including my interview with david beckham. back to you guys. >> all right, meredith. thank you so much. i know the topic of underwear does come up quite a bit. we'll be back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. this is an rc robotic claw.

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help the team win. >> well, sandoval's attorney insisting the sexual encounter between sandoval and that woman was consensual. time to turn it over to the weather. christina loren, looks like we've got rain. >> yeah, we actually have some weather to talk about. right now the front the still about 30 miles away from san francisco, but we're expecting it to make its way through half moon bay, as we head throughout the next hour or so. it's going to get more active before the day is done. between the hours of 10:00 and 4:00, expecting the bulk of the moisture to come through, after which time we'll see the clouds break apart. the temperatures will struggle to break into the mid-60s with cold air behind that front. 65 degrees in redwood city, 65 in san jose, we're going to warm you up as of tomorrow, bring that sun back out, even more so for wednesday and thursday. and this weekend, the 80s return. let's check your drive with mike. >> right now that impending rain causing mist and drizzle.

slick roadways from chp. over here, pacifica, a situation, looks like in the last few minutes, they've cleared lanes coming up past the college. a smoother drive for 101 and 280 into the city. an accident at gilman has cleared. 680 slow toward walnut creek. we'll show you the golden gate bridge. looks like traffic flow -- we're not going to look at that. i'm going to tell you about it. fog over the bridge and an issue. we could barely show it to you, jon, back to you. >> the look, a cool shot. for the latest updates, thank you very much. check us out on nbc bay area facebook, back in half an hour.

the first time you shot one of those ads did you feel silly or -- >> of course. of course, i was like, seriously, the temperature in the room needs to be a little bit warmer than it,you know. we're shooting an underwear campaign. it's something that, you know -- >> leave it to meredith vieira to sit down with soccer superstar david beckham and pelt him with questions about his underwear. david did manage to get her to talk about some other things, as well, including his role in the upcoming olympics, his baby girl, the queen and more. we're going to hear from him coming up. 7:30 now on a monday morning. the 4th day of june, 2012. i'm matt lauer. alongside savannah guthrie, who is filling in for ann. >> of course, meredith is in london not just to talk about david beckham's underwear but also for the queen's diamond jubilee.

of course one of tomorrow's highlights will be a service at st. paul's cathedral where charles and diana famously wed. that service will be led by its dean who has only been on the job for a couple days now, but coming up what he said to meredith about that big day. and then celine dion opens up about the virus that actually forced her from the stage. she had to cancel some shows. also motherhood, and if she's sick of performing that famous song from "titanic," "my heart will go on." we'll find out from her. >> but we begin this half hour with the manhunt for a young man suspected of a brutal murder in canada. want to warn you right now, the details of this case are extremely disturbing. nbc's michelle kosinski is in paris with more. michelle, good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. you take the almost unfathombly horrific details, take them a step further and you have this case. police think this guy may have mailed parts of the victims, tortured animals, posted that online. now they're looking at cold cases. but they don't know where he is

or what his plans are. luka magnotta's cell phone has led them here to paris where he's been spotted out and about, but not found. pages from the strange and violent story of luka magnotta, are all over the internet, not just on the interpol website now but on his own. and in videos police believe he posted of himself. but last week something surfaced that is almost unspeakably unviewable. investigators say the 29-year-old adult film actor posted a video one lunatic, one ice pick they say shows him stabbing, dismembering, abusing and partially cannibalizing an acquaintance, a chinese college student. plips think magnotta then mailed parts of the victim to two political parties, including the offices of the prime minister. in his montreal apartment authorities found blood and body parts. they believe magnotta fled to paris. stayed in this hotel. went to bars. even met a man and stayed with

him a few days. >> they've been able to track him down through this cell phone record. >> reporter: but when police great there, magnotta is gone. the man who's wanting to be seen and heard, here being interviewed about the adult film industry. >> it is very difficult. you know, because nobody else understands like what i have to go through. >> reporter: >> reporter: all over the world, including new york. constantly retweets inspirational quotes from disney to the dalai lama. last year in london he was tracked down by journalists. the sun newspaper believes magnotta later sent this e-mail in the near future you will be hearing from me again. this time however the victims won't be small animals. three years ago he's thought to have written a blog post called how to completely disappear and never be found. but this very recent one from march is something cannibalism entitled necrophilia serial killer luca magnotta. there's a warrant out for magnotta for first degree

murder. and based on what police have learned they're now looking into cold cases. they think he may be dressed as a woman, using fake names. they're trying to track him using his cell phone. they have other countries on alert. but at this point, they don't know exactly where he is. matt? >> all right, michelle kosinski. thank you very much. clint van zandt is an nbc news analyst and former fbi profiler. clint, good morning to you. >> hi, matt. >> i'm not even sure where to start here. but one of the things that jumps out at me is that here's a guy who seems to have communicated an awful lot with authorities and others in interviews and blogs, you know, he seems to have given investigators a lot to go on. how important is that? >> well, it is. this is a guy who spent at least the last ten years trying to, you know, he's a legend in his own mind and he's trying to build this persona. if we think of our kids building with legos and they're build a house, this guy has built his own persona. he's built it out of lies, rumors, innuendos. but the main thing is, this is

all about him. everything he's done is to bring attention to himself, and the interesting thing is, this guy's not diabolical like silence of the lambs. he's just creepy. and the attention that he's brought upon himself, hopefully, will be the attention that the authorities use to bring him to justice. >> you profiled a lot of people in the past. what is this idea of taunting law enforcement mean in terms of his personality? >> well, it's someone, again, who wants to get attention. he craves it. matt, this guy is, as far as he's concerned, he is the sun and you and i are the stars and planets, and everything for a sociopath, a psychopath, everything centers on him. life entertains him. what gives him status. that's why he puts photos, movies on the internet of number one, him killing cats, and number two, him killing and basically disembowling this, the victim that he killed a week ago.

we can't imagine how horrific this is. the only thing worse is imagining trying to live inside this guy's mind, especially now that he's on the run. >> you say he's not diabolical in a "silence of the lambs" way. one of the things that also jumped out at me. here he wrote a blog on how to disappear and yet apparently as this guy travels around the world he leaves his cell phone on, which is ironic, because that's one of the easiest ways that police can track you. >> yeah. this -- matt, this is a guy who's lived in a fantasy world. everything's been of his own creation. he writes a blog, how to disappear. but he's never had to do it. he, you know, he's been in about half a dozen porn films, so everything he's done has kind of been quasi-acting. right now, he's acting like a fugitive. but he's got real law enforcement officers, with real guns, that are after him right now. so i like to believe it's only going to be a few short days before they bring this guy to justice. but the concern is, he's killed in this terrible way, he could

very easily do it again before they find him. >> and real quickly, clint, before i let you go, michelle mentioned that police are also looking into cold cases. >> yes. >> based on what you're hearing about this guy is it likely he killed in the past? >> i think it is a very strong likelihood. you know he lived on the fringe of society and lifestyle issues and things like that. there could be victims that were found that were never related to him, now law enforcement, once they have him in custody, they'll go back and look at cold case homicides and assaults, probably find this guy is good for a number of others. >> clint van zandt. as always, thanks for your insight. i appreciate it. >> thank you, matt. >> let's switch gears dramatically and get a check of the weather now from stephanie abrams. who is in for al while al is on assignment. hi, steph. >> hi there, matt. we're just going to go right to the maps here. in the northwest we do have that threat for some severe weather. and there is a chance for hail damaging wind and potentially some tornados, as well. big trough coming in. that means it's going to be wet and it's going to be cool, and we're going to see the same thing in the northeast.

showers and those temperatures. boston only 55 degrees. this is a live look at san jose. good morning to you. you can see we have thick clouds here, and they'll continuously get thick as we've got an area of low pressure on the way slated to bring us showers today. those showers about 37 minutes away from monterra. and then the showers will move into the south bay as we head to 10:00 to 4:00. 64 degrees in san jose. you'll need the jacket and umbrella today. peel it off tomorrow afternoon, the sun comes back out. have great day. >> some people make signs, some people make t-shirts. what are you most excited about in new york? >> being on the "today" show. >> so you made it. happy birthday for your birthday forecast all you have to do is go to weather.com, 24 hours a day. matt? >> all right, stephanie, thank you very much. up next, much more on the queen's diamond jubilee from meredith, that's buckingham

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>> hey, savannah. you can hear the music behind me. just so i can explain. they're practicing for the party this afternoon. the garden party. so you may hear some music and sound checks. as we talk. and skies, notice it is overcast again. that is the one thing the brits can't plan on, the weather. but everything else about the jubilee is totally planned. it's rehearsed. and they rehearse again. they never take anything for granted here. nothing is by accident. and that's why st. paul's cathedral was chosen for tomorrow's service of thanksgiving, because of the place that it holds in the queen's heart and the country's history. the bells will ring out tuesday at st. paul's cathedral to celebrate the queen's diamond jubilee. with a special thanksgiving service. built by sir christopher wren after the great fire of london it stands as a national symbol of strength, resilience and rebirth. st. paul's dean, dr. david isen.

>> this is where it all begins. this is an inscription which tells you that queen victoria came here for her own diamond jubilee. she was too ill to be able to get out of the carriage and climb up the steps. so they brought the service out to her. the queen will be walking over this spot. so we're going to go up the 12e7s now. >> reporter: and into the cathedral whose walls represent the church of england. you were just installed as the dean here at st. paul. a few days ago. >> yes. >> this is quite a way to start off. >> it's both exciting, exhilarating, and pretty terrifying, really. it's rather bigger than my previous job. and to be here and the first thing you do is to greet the queen coming up the steps, that's quite the part. >> reporter: the boy's choir is getting ready. . polishing notes. and harmony. getting ready for the biggest

day of their lives. >> there's a certain something about a chorister which means they rather relish this occasion. it's quite a scary thing. ♪ >> reporter: as st. paul's marks great britain's history once again. it is a place where the nation comes together to express joy and sorrow. it was the scene of great joy for the wedding of diana and prince charles, watched live by 750 million viewers around the world. during the blitz in world war ii, it miraculously sustained only minor damage. just under the dome, a whispering gallery. a charming feature of the cathedral's perfect design. a whisper heard across the room. >> okay, meredith, can you hear me? >> i can hear you very clearly. are you really whispering? are you ready for tuesday?

>> i've never done anything on the wlis perring gallery before. >> reporter: right at the heart of the cathedral the american memorial chapel honoring servicemen who gave their lives during world war ii. >> this was created as a memorial to those american servicemen. there are 28,000 names on 500 pages. >> reporter: 28,000 names. these are all americans. >> these are all americans. and every one of those people had a family and a story behind them. >> reporter: and every day i understand you turn the page. >> that's right. yes. and you look at some of these names, like they're very unusual names here like funderbunk. you've got two people with an unusual same. you think, they're likely from the same family. >> it's so simple and that's what i think makes it so amazing. >> yes. >> reporter: but when the bells ring out at st. paul's cathedral

on tuesday, they will not mourn the dead. what are your thoughts about this? >> i think she's a wonderful, wonderful person. and she's been through an awful lot. she's been through the war. she shared in the joys of a nation. >> and tuesday morning when you address the people here what will be running through your heard? >> i hope i get it right. >> reporter: you'll be great. and once the queen leaves the church the bells will start ringing again. and they will ring for four hours straight. the bell ringers will not take a break. before i go, matt and savannah, i want to show you this basket. in a few hours 10,000 people will be filling the garden for that party prior to going to the concert. they each get this basket. it's the queen's diamond jubilee. it includes things like chilled british country garden soup, very nice. you know, the queen's -- when

the queen's crowned in 1953 they had coronation chicken especially made for her. now they have diamond jubilee chicken. i don't know if that looks particularly appetizing. but i've heard it's delicious. there's some smoked salmon here, as well. you've got bread, and butter. obviously. oh, this one is very cool. this is sandringham strawberry crumble crunch. and the strawberries used in this are from her strawberry patch in norfolk and they were frozen last year and then thawed out and they are in this crunch. and then you have things like nobody wants this, but bread and butter and the like. and the west thing to me, in case it rains again, which it probably will, your deluxe water proof poncho. and since i opened this basket, i guess i have to keep it. >> yeah. >> back to you. >> that's like one of those bling bags at the grammy awards only a little bit more nutritious. >> yeah, exactly. >> going straight to ebay, right, meredith? >> all right, meredith. >> i'm not like matt lauer. i don't do that. you got it.

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you're looking live at a portion of the beautiful city of london, england, on this monday morning. as the queen's diamond jubilee continues. and ooh there's a pretty shot. that is the statue of queen victoria. just outside buckingham palace. that is where the tribute concert will be held tonight. as you can see, the stands have been erected. that was, of course, where we were or the royal wedding and where we'll be tomorrow morning for a special edition of "today," as we continue to celebrate that diamond jubilee. and somewhere down there, in the rain, it appears, is meredith vieira, who will join us

tomorrow morning. meanwhile, there she is right there. meredith first of all i'm surprised they let you anywhere near buckingham palace after your stunt here on halloween. do people remember what you did on halloween? there you were. as queen elizabeth ii. and that was my fault. >> i was going to say, are they going to let you near buckingham palace after that performance? >> that was my fault. >> is that where you whipped the rig off my head? >> i kissed you and the wig came flying off your head. i think that was a wardrobe malfunction. anyway, meredith looks dashing there outside buckingham palace in the garden. we're going to talk to her in just a second. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie while ann is off today. >> we're also going to get more from meredith. she managed to pull herself away from the jubilee festivities to sit down with one of the hottest brits around, soccer star david beckham. he had plenty to say about his olympic hopes, about his new daughter, about all things beckham. he had a lot of questions about

his underwear advertisement. so we'll check in with meredith a little bit more about that. >> i knew she was going to get to the underwear eventually. you have an exclusive interview with celine dion. >> we had a really good talk last week. she had to cancel some shows in las vegas because of a virus that went right to her throat. she is back bigger than ever. we met right in the recording studio. she's got a new album. we talk about motherhood and how she really feels about that song "my heart will go on." is she sick of singing it? we'll find out. >> let's start by going inside, natalie is standing by at the news desk with a check of the headlines. >> good morning, matt and savannah. good morning, everyone. wildfires out west have turned deadly for crews battling the blazes. in a remote area near the utah/nevada border an air tanker fighting a fire there crashed killing both pilots on board. this after another air tanker was forced to make an emergency belly landing. both of those pilots survived. meantime, the whitewater-baldy complex fire is new mexico's largest ever and has been

burning out of control since may 16th. but officials say they expect to make some major progress in containing the blaze today. jury selection begins today in a federal lawsuit that actor stephen baldwin has filed against kevin costner. the suit claims costner's duped baldwin out of his investment in a device bp used in trying to clean up the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. olympic gold medalist shawn johnson is retiring just days before she was to compete for a spot on this summer's olympic gymnastic team. johnson cited a lingering knee injury in her decision to bow out. she already has four olympic medals and is just 20 years old. richard dawson is being remembered today, as the kissing quiz master of the tv game show "family feud." he died saturday night at 79 years old. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: british-born actor and comedian richard dawson first rose to fame in the u.s. during the '60s on the series "hogan's heroes."

>> you can call me peter. >> reporter: he was later to become a regular on nbc's popular variety show "laugh-in." but his turn as host of the game show "family feud" in 1976 helped make him a household name to a new generation. >> i think he'll be remembered as the best game show host there ever was. >> reporter: making frameous that catch phrase. >> survey says! >> reporter: dawson was just as famous for kissing female contestants. a tradition that started, he says, to calm their nerves. in a 2010 interview dawson also recalled how the kisses caused controversy. when management asked him to stop, he said no. >> what am i going to do? not? not kiss them? nothing about them that would stop me from giving them a kiss. >> i want a kiss now. >> reporter: dawson put a dark spin on his role as host of a deadly tv game show in arnold schwarzenegger film "the running

man." >> i'll be back. >> only in a rerun. >> reporter: a career spanning three decades. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> and now for a look at what's trending today. our quick roundup of what has you talking online. drew barrymore is a hot topic online after her weekend wedding. the actress tied the knot saturday at her estate in california. the guests include cameron diaz, steven spielberg and jimmy fallon. a minnesota fifth grader returns to school today with the best excuse ever for cutting class. tyler played hooky to watch his dad introduce president obama at a campaign appearance so the president bailed tyler out with a note to his teacher, mr. ackerman, writing please excuse tyler, he was with me. one to be framed, for sure. and this youtube clip of all of the miss usa contestants is going viral online. they did a lip dub to call me

maybe with a very special guest appearance. ♪ >> the new miss usa was crowned last night rhode island's olivia cu culpo. the 20-year-old cellist heads to the miss universe pageant. contract lagss to her. let's go out to stephanie with a check of the weather. everybody's doing the call me maybe game. >> i want to introduce you to some guys who hitchhiked from st. louis. like you stuck your thumb out and hitchhiked? >> and we walked. >> what was the weather like. >> once we got to the city it was really rainy. >> look at this. they came for a hug from al. oh! sorry al. i'll give them a hug for you. let's have a look at our pick city, raleigh, north carolina. 86 degrees and warm conditions there. it will also be warm through the plains. 90s all the way up through portions of montana.

we are going to get a winter like day. temperatures are struggling to break into the mid-60s and we have mostly cloudy conditions and showers coming down. i'm watching a line of yellow. we have moderate rain on the way to san francisco and daly city. 60 minutes to an hour, get ready for that. the drive will be more actives as the hours go on. we expect the bulk of the moisture between 10:00 and 4:00. highs in the 60s today. 70s tomorrow, and 80s by the weekend. >> savannah, over to you. >> all right, stephanie. thanks. coming up, meredith goes one-on-one with david beckham to talk about the olympics, the queen, and those famous ads. we'll be back live in london right after this. in my day, oatmeal had two ingredients, oat and meal

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the ones fixated on his underwear, not me. that is for the record. having said that, he plays in the states now, but his heart is in england, it really is, and he hopes to play for team great britain when the olympics kicks off next month here in london. i asked him what that would mean to him. >> i would like to be on the olympic team. you know i'm very proud of what i've achieved in my career so far. you know, i've obviously played for the national team for quite a few years. and now i want to represent the gb team in the olympics. >> well, if you do make the team, all the other teammates except for two will be 23 years old. i can't believe i'm going to say this because you're only 37. >> yes, it's a little bit of a worry. >> but you'll be like the old guy. >> yeah, i will. i'm getting used to that, though. for the last six or seven years i've been used to being the older guy. >> david beckham has never competed in an olympics. in fact, great britain's team hasn't even qualified since 1960, before beckham was born. olympic soccer players must be

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team -- >> if i make the team. >> then you're an olympian, aren't you? >> no i still believe it should be an olympian that has performed in the olympics over the years. >> so if you're offered the opportunity you will say no? >> if i'm offered it, it would be hard to say no. >> beckham is a global superstar. a talented athlete. sex symbol. and fashion icon. yet despite his fame and fortune, he says he still is from east london at heart. >> you grew up in east london, working class family. >> yeah. >> your dad fixed stoves for a living, your mom was a hairdresser. >> yeah. >> and you were a kid who loved soccer. >> yeah. >> was there a moment, where you thought to yourself, where you realized, i'm really good at this? >> i've never thought that about my 168. >> are you serious? >> yeah, never. because it's the way i was brought up. you know, my dad, if i had a good game, my dad would say, yeah, you did okay. but these are the things that you can learn from. and these are the things that you should be doing. so, as much as he praised me, he

always made sure that i knew about the things i was doing wrong. my dad would always turn around to me and say, i'll tell you when you've made it. i'll tell you when you've reached that level. and he did after one game. i was 26 or 27 and he turned around to me and he said, boy, you've done well. >> how much did that mean to you when he said that? >> i mean, it gives me goose bumps. because it's, you know, it's an amazing moment. to hear that from someone that you've looked up to for years. and will continue to look up to. >> you tweeted a picture the other day of you and your mum at a restaurant, you were eating. >> pie nash. a traditional dish in the east end of london which many people can't believe. my friend said you just came right from the airport and within an hour you're in this restaurant. which, i do every time i land. >> seriously? >> seriously. reminds me of when i grew up. you know, brings back great

memories. and it tastes amazing. >> for as much as london feels like home, david will stay in los angeles awhile longer. he just re-signed with l.a. galaxy for another two years and even took a pay cut. he says he loves the team. and his family loves the states. wife victoria, three boys, brooklyn, romeo and cruz, and the latest addition, parker, almost a year old. how tightly wrapped around her little finger does she have you at this point? >> totally. the moment she was born, i think me and the boys, we were all done. >> is she a mini victoria? >> she is. >> she is. and what does that mean? >> and unbelievable. it's amazing. i think that's why i have to keep playing. >> just to keep her in clothes. >> one of the reasons why i need to play. >> david beckham has his own line of clothing now and endorsements with an estimated $46 million. that's what they call brand beckham. let's kick off some of the things you have endorsed.

perfume, right? >> yes. >> underwear? >> yeah. >> sunglasses. >> a few years ago. >> underwear? >> yep. >> okay. phones? >> did that a few years ago. >> underwear? >> i'm doing it now. samsung. >> underwear? >> underwear. >> you understand -- you are a brand, there's no question that you are a brand. >> the brand is just something that people have started saying recently in recent years. we've gone into different areas, you know. it's turned into a kind of a brand which people are interested in. >> the first time you shot one of those ads did you feel silly or -- >> of course. of course. i was like, seriously, the temperature in the room needs to be a little bit warmer than it is. you know, we're shooting an underwear campaign. it's something that, you know, i was -- i was totally embarrassed by. >> you're here in england right now for the juppely? you have met the queen?

what does she mean to you, especially now with this celebration? >> i mean, the queen is someone that i feel that i've grown up with. you know, just like my grandmother. so, for us to be celebrating 60 years on the throne, 60 years leading our country the way she's led our country, it's a special moment for us. >> matt's coming over for the jubilee. and you know, we were talking the other day about the fact that you were so sweet the last time you saw matt at nbc in new york, you were wearing a great suit. he mentioned that he'd like the suit. you went and changed, gave him, literally gave him the suit off your back. >> are you going to wear it? >> sell it on ebay. >> do you have any message for him? because you're not going to be here when he arrives. >> matt, i have one message. call my suit rep. it's a great suit. please give me it back. >> you should really be ashamed of yourself, matt lauer, okay?

the poor man just wanted his suit back. we're going to talk to him tomorrow about the olympics, -- yes you did have -- >> absolutely gave it to you. you sold it. >> no, i didn't. >> meredith. >> anyway, meredith while you've been sitting there, the two ladies here have been criticizing every feature of his look. >> -- the hair and the shaved head. >> he has a nice face. we'd like to see more of it. >> oh, baby, listen, i sat right next to him, he looks really good. >> all right. >> and he's really, really nice. >> all of those -- >> he is. >> meredith, listen, go get some rest. i know you're going to take off and do some things. i'm going to be there tomorrow. i'll see you along with al. we'll have some fun tomorrow, okay? >> okay. bring me long johns. >> i will. >> it's going to be cold. >> okay, thanks meredith. appreciate it. >> maybe david beckham will give you some of his underwear. just a thought. >> okay. here's the line. here's savannah. up next, savannah's exclusive

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now to our exclusive interview with celine dion. a virus forced her to cancel five weeks of her shows in las vegas. but now, she's back on the stage. ♪ ♪ forever this way >> reporter: known around the world for that unmistakable voice. ♪ my heart will go on >> reporter: for a moment, celine dion couldn't go on. an illness forced her to cancel five weeks of her popular las vegas show. ♪ how did it sound when you tried to sing? >> it was just choppy a little bit. >> that's not celine dion. >> you know.

it was just not myself. it's hard to be in show biz and cancel a lot of shows. we disappointed a lot of people. it was hard. >> but she got through it. does it feel good to be back? >> oh, yeah. >> her voice as strong as ever. and showing off her latest song, didn't know love. was there ever a time that you worried you might not get your voice back the way we all know it? >> no. i guess you feel that you have something much more and better in your life. i don't depend on my vocal chords. i don't depend on my success and my singing. don't get me wrong, i love what i do. but i don't hold onto that. when you have children you have accomplished a lot. >> celine and her husband rene have three. 11-year-old rene charles and 1 1/2-year-old twins nelson and eddie. we have this glamorous view of you, celine dion.

what is it really like at home? with these two little twins and an 11-year-old boy? i'm sure it's quite active. >> i think we don't have a home anywhere. it's just play rooms. there's toys all over the place, candy, floor sticky. >> you're telling me sometimes you're finding cheerios in your hair? >> just before the camera rolled i checked on myself just in case i'm not feeling a piece of candy over here. >> does your oldest son, does he recognize that his mom is world famous? >> oh, well he plays baseball, and like i'm screaming. he doesn't want me to like overdo it. but i'm passionate. it's just it's hard for me to just go like that. you know. but he looks at me like -- like keep it low. i want my mom. but i don't want celine dion to start singing in here today. ♪ what do you say >> celine dion knows all about taking chances. 17 years ago, she married rene,

a twice-divorced man 26 years her senior. and what if her own son were to one day do the same? >> would i love her? >> what would you say? ♪ what do you say taking chances ♪ i would look at my own life. i would try -- i would be like my mom, i would try to probably make him not do it. but, i would also pay attention with my heart. ♪ and with my heart and my heart will go on ♪ >> i don't know if you've heard this but kate winslet, of course the star of "titanic," was asked in an interview how she felt about the -- >> she can't hear the song anymore. >> she said it made me want to throw up. how do you feel about that? >> the way for me to see it is

that my heart will go on. gave me the opportunity to be associated with a classic that will live forever. if i just count how many times i sang it, maybe it will get me sick. if she feels tired just hearing it and like throwing up, i'm glad she was not the one singing it. >> she's days, at home, it's a different tune. >> my 11-year-old, he likes eminem. >> that's not really one for you to sing along with. maybe that's the point. >> oh, you'd be surprised. who knows. >> you might have to rap inside you waiting to get out? >> maybe it's something i don't even know about myself. >> you hit those notes and it's like we all want to stand up and cheer. i wonder what that's like for you. >> when i'm onstage, i don't know, i feel like i'm in a ring,

and it's like -- i feel like i'm a fighter. when i hit it, the strongest. good monday morning. 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. nearly four years after a triple shooting that killed a san francisco father and his two sons, a convicted killer will learn his fate today. ramos is a known gang member, the killings were a case of mistaken identity. he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. let's take a look at the morning commute with mike. >> we have some rain, mist and drizzle coming in causing an issue adding to the low down for the east shore freeway. folks out of richmond are bogging down arn the race track.

45 minutes from hercules. walnut krek, 680 to concord, accident around golf link road to bog things down. 880 is slow with a live look past the coliseum. gray skies, mist and drizzle earlier. things are looking clearer with the view. stick it out, use patience. your car will go on, laura. back to you. >> a little celine dion reference there. thank you, mike. for the latest updates, check out nbc bay area on facebook. another local news update no singing allowed in about a half hour. have a great monday. ♪ ♪

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♪ we're back now at 8:30 on a monday morning, the 4th day of june, 2012. the weather has turned decidedly chillier here in new york area. had a little drizzle in the air. but didn't stop these people from stopping by and sticking around behind us. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie who is here while ann is on assignment. and natalie is joining us, as

well. you know who else is in the house today? martha stewart. >> she's here and she has a basket full of craft ideas. >> look at this. >> things your kids can do all summer. she says it's easy enough for any of us to do so we will not have to hear the kids say their favorite refrain, i'm bored. >> that's a good tie die. >> also how do you make the perfect sandwich? well coming up we're going to get into that with the man in the know, adam richman. he's traveling the country in search of the best of the best. >> a pretty good job. >> not hard. >> sandwiches. and from travel to electronics, we're going to show you how to get the very best buys for the upcoming months. a lot to get to. let's get a check of the weather right now. stephanie abrams is in while al is on assignment today. hi, steph. >> hey there, matt. good morning to you. some people bring their kids to the plaza but you left your kids at home and still wanted to make sure they got on tv. >> yes, we did. >> look how cute all these little kiddies are from bakersfield, california.

also just graduating, where are you starting out? >> at the orange county register in california. >> all right. might see you here one day. let invest aa look at today's forecast across the country. the threat for severe weather, south, also in in the northwest. showers in the northeast today that continues into the day tomorrow. we lose that severe an end to our dry pattern. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. just light showers over the city by the bay. for the most part, south and east bay are dry. you can see the front coming in. moderate rapist on the way to san francisco. this yellow rain in the richmond district. 42 minutes from engineer i will side. hitting san francisco in an hour. 64 in san jose. that's it. warming into the low 70s tomorrow. upper 70s return wednesday through friday. >> and for your forecast 24 hours a day, all you have to do is go to weather.com. maybe it's your birthday. you can check out your forecast there. birthdays now with willard.

good morning, willard. >> hey, what a great time of the year to visit your local zoo. and you know what? a little contribution to the help because they really add to a community. happy birthday from snuckers. how sweet it is. we have lovely john and lucille yon. they're from williamsport, pennsylvania. they make box springs and mattresses up there. nice town. 75 years they've been married. and they love each other very, very much. we have ida robins. bal harbor, florida. nice town. loves to cook for her family. crazy about cooking food for her friends and family. wish her a happy 100th. and we have, don't go away, louis bailey, won't you please come home. columbia, north carolina, 102 ars old today. enjoys going on walks, and also

gardening. an awful lot of folks when they're older love to garden. bernadette kosco harrisburg, pennsylvania, the great state capital of the commonwealth. 100 years old today. and loves to travel. i mean loves to travel and play bridge, also. thank you. and we have howard chapel. howard is from clearwater, florida, and he is 100 years old today. and he served in the united states navy. how about that? during wwii. and he loves to play golf. i'm an old navy man. i love the navy. a lot of friends. gladys, pretty gladys williams, she is from jacksonville, texas. 100 years old today. and she was a teacher for many, many years, and she loved to do exercises. and that's all right now, and i'll do my exercises, the food table is right over there. back to new york. >> all right, willard, thank you very much. when we come back, martha stewart will join us. she's got some kid-friendly

crafts that will give your little ones busy all summer long.

this morning on "martha on today," summer crafts for the entire family. martha stewart has it all covered from tie-dye parties to homemade center pieces and a lot of these items you can find these crafts in "martha stewart living." >> tie dyeing is so much fun for summertime because you can actually wear what you make. >> is it difficult? >> no, no, here. take a t-shirt. if you want to do like a sun burst in the center and put your rubber bands around all the way down the front. you end up with something like this. you have your dye in very hot water, and add salt to a bucket like this, to one gallon of water, half a cup of salt. >> okay. >> what kind of dye are you

using. >> just a fabric dye. you can get it at the craft store or even at the grocery store. >> yeah? >> and use a whole lot of dye. and then the first one is into the yellow. >> okay. >> we're looking for a sun burst like this. >> all right. >> so you just dip it in the yellow. you can leave it there for about ten minutes. make sure the water is really hot. and make sure that you leave it in for 10 to 15 minutes. >> and you want 100% cotton t-shirt. >> when it comes out of there, you runs it in rinse water, okay? then you put it into another color. a contrasting color. this is a beautiful aquamarine. and you can just dip that in, and dip the whole -- i like to dip the whole thing in. so i have a blue t-shirt instead of a white. >> this is what comes out. once it dries you have a lovely sun burst. isn't that great? >> oh, it's adorable. >> so the placement of the duper bands. >> a little bit on your sleeves. you can do it anywhere. here is another fabulous craft.

making beautiful shell candles. you can make your own candles. again, at the craft store get yourself these little wicks. they have a little, like a coin on the bottom. dip that in the hot wax. that's hot wax. never, never, never -- >> that's the adult portion. >> never, never, never try to melt the wax over an open flame. always put it in a double boiler. and i'll do one for you. this goes right in to the shell. once that hardens, your wick is set. then you pour the hot wax -- >> where did you get those shells? >> oh, at the beach. >> oh, those are real? but you painted them. >> yeah, we painted them. and pour the wax right around the wek. it will dry into a candle. >> wow. >> isn't that nice? and you make a centerpiece like that. >> that's beautiful. >> i love how it looks. >> and you just painted with metallic paint basically? >> yeah, spray or brush the paint on. i have a little like a foil ring to hold the candle.

>> yeah. >> to hold the shell level. now this is another fabulous thing. metallic paint -- >> you can do it with a hat or whatever? >> there's a whole article in the magazine about this one. >> okay, great. >> and use any kind of really great metallic paint, and this -- i'm just doing the handles on this bag. >> i assume you do this out in the garage or outside -- >> yeah. looks how gorgeous it looks. that customizes those inexpensive straw accessories. i love, and this is the most fun, too. make your kids a tic tac toe. >> that's crew. >> you just glue this right on, and then use shells, you need five of each shells to do a tic tac toe game. >> put it on the beach towel. you can do an iron-on if you want. >> but the best is if you use something like fabric tacks. that glues on very nicely. >> you can use own grosgrain rib

in. once you've done that is the towel done? >> you can use it. but it's a game. roll that up and take it to the beach. are you stars or shells? >> i'll be stars. shall we just get a game going right now? >> absolutely. >> i know you're going to win, martha, because you're good at everything. >> no, no, no. kids learn by doing. >> all right. well great idea. as we mentioned they are in the latest issue of "martha stewart living" so thank you so much. coming up we're going to go searching for the best families in america. this is "today" on nbc. hello? the words are going this way-there's no way. oh, the lights came on. isn't technology supposed to make life easier? at chase we're pioneering innovations that make banking simple. deposit a check with a photo. pay someone with an email. and bank seamlessly with our award-winning mobile app. take a step forward... and chase what matters.

back now at 8:43. sargent shriver was that rare kind of idealist who knew how to turn a concept into reality. he launched groundbreaking programs like the peace corps under president kennedy, and the war on poverty initiative for president johnson. more than a year after shriver's death, his son is out with a new book about his father called "a good man."

mark shriver, good to see you. good morning. >> good morning. >> you always knew your dad was a great man. but this concept of a good man is different. explain that. >> i think you know when i sat back and tried to reflect on what made him a good man i realized it wasn't the achievements that he talked about, peace corps, head start, taking special olympics all over the globe with my mother, but it was really a marriage of 56 years to the woman of his dreams, raising five kids all who loved him. having countless friends and also profound faith in god. >> and after he passed away, and all these condolence messages you were receiving, people said this over and over again. he was a good man. >> i thought, you know, it's something they could say to someone whose dad just died. but i realized they really meant it. he was a good man. >> your dad was a guy that could be counted on in tough times. very well-known story that when jfk was assassinated, jackie, on that day, asked your father to basically plan and oversee the entire state funeral. that's an enormous burden placed

on his shoulders. >> it is. and it's amazing when i went back and looked at it, it happened on a friday afternoon and the funeral was on a monday, three days later. but i think it was his profound faith in god, and his ability to really navigate so many different competing interests, that mrs. kennedy asked him to do that. >> he greeted all those leaders from around the world, at the same time, helping to care for a grieving widow and his own wife, who was grieving, as well, and pregnant with you, by the way. >> that is correct. you know, just come back from a trip to ireland with president kennedy, so the highs and lows. dad really had the internal fortitude, and i hope to learn the lessons from his life are helpful to folks from this book. >> so much has been written and said about his work with the peace corps and yet you found a story in researching this book that i think startled you. you hadn't heard about a trip he took to malaysia. >> he took the trip to malaysia and in the book he said he was scared to go in the leprosy ward. i always thought my dad was fearless, but when i found out

he was scared about going in there. but there was a peace corps volunteer, a nurse working but he did have the guts to go in to the leprosy ward and it was a great story. my father is a human being. >> you were impressed by the fact he was so open and honest about his fear and that he then overcame it. >> absolutely. the fact that he acknowledged that he was afraid of going in there but then had the guts to go in there, put that in writing, made him really a human being, and i understood for really one of the few times in my life how he balanced all of these different things. he was scared just like the rest of us. but he persevered and he had great hope and great faith in god. that's what the book is really about. >> in reading the notes about the book last night, mark, one of the things i was curious about, for his entire life he was shriver and yet part of the kennedy family. oftentimes, the kennedys overshadowed the shrivers. did he have an ego about that? >> never. i mean, it's unbelievable that he never complained to family, or friends, i have buddies over to have a couple drinks and he never complained about it. he'd never say i really got

shortchanged by the political system or the family. never complained about it. he saw every day as a gift from god. and he was joyful in that moment. and if it didn't work out the next day was another opportunity to do some good. >> he battled alzheimer's disease for a long time. you were in charge of his care, and even as his mental capacity was diminished, you write about the fact that there were moments of clarity. >> yes. >> and one of those moments came at your daughter's lacrosse practice. >> yes. you know, i, like so many other fathers, get really excited about my kid's athletic abilities and yell. and he turned to me -- >> you're yelling at your daughter or a coach? >> yelling at my daughter to move a little faster and dad turned up to me and said, hey, did i yell at you like that? and i sad no idea that he knew i was his son at that point. >> he was that far away in the disease? >> and i kind of paused and then he said, did i yell at you? and i said, no, you didn't. and i realized that he never did yell. he understood that sports was important. but he never took it too seriously. he was encouraging at all times. but it wasn't the most important thing in life, and i learned at

that moment, that, you know, yelling at my daughter was not going to make a real big difference and i needed to give her the unconditional love and support that my dad gave me. >> during those moments of clarity, i would imagine a moment of clarity like that given all he had been through was both heartbreaking and a gift at the same time. >> you know, you want those moments back. you know, at that point, 91, 92, and you wish that you had your father there to have that conversation and get that advice on a daily basis. but what i found in writing the book was, in reading the letters that he wrote me almost every day, and speeches that he'd given, you could still have a relationship with your parents, and they still love you, even if they're dead. >> and going into such detail about his battle with alzheimer's, do you think he would have liked that? that you talked so much about that part of his life? or do you think he might want to have been remembered for the vigorous guy he was? >> he appreciated the fact that the book is about his entire life. and it's about our relationship, a father/son relationship. there are good times and bad

times. his cross to bear was the last ten years of his life. it's part of his life and it's an important part of it. and people are struggling with alzheimer's all across this country and i hope there's some lessons in there that will help people deal with alzheimer's or whatever cross they have to bear. so i think it's a whole picture of a guy who led, really lived the 20th century and did it beautifully. >> and the book is called "a good man." mark shriver, great to have you here. thanks very much. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

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back now at 8:51 and this morning on "today's kitchen," what's on the menu? sandwiches. fooddy adam richman is on the hunt for the best sandwich in america for his new show by the same name on the travel channel. and adam, good morning. >> good morning. >> nice to see you. >> first of all we have to give you a sandwich quiz here. >> hit it. >> where does the name sandwich come from? >> john montague the earl of sandwich, 250 years ago, actually, ready to eat while playing cards so he said slice the mutton, throw it between bed and a gambling addiction and sandwich -- >> you go with the classic definition of sandwich, must have two slices of bread and something in between them? >> for the competition we did. we said no burgers, no dogs, no sausage, no pitas, no wraps. >> and i mean your whole show is

about finding the best sandwich in america. >> right. >> i love a sandwich as much as the next guy, but really a whole show about sandwiches? is there enough out there? >> yeah. i think at its core, and it sounds a little esoteric but the bottom line is i think that a sandwich at its core is really just your imagination bound by bread. that it can be anything. it can be a turkey sandwich and it can have super-duper involvement like the ones at blue ribbon diner. >> you're in new york. start with some of your favorites. >> from my hometown, it is a bon immediate sandwich. it's a vietnamese sandwich, vice flour baguette, roast pork, pate, diakon, mayo. it's sort of the ubiquitous vietnamese sandwich. . >> so what's this corned beef and pastrami? >> with coleslaw. >> going to go right for it. it's not going to be pretty. >> this is kind of why the whole

show is that it is this language. it's what you make, the delicious -- >> talk about this one here. this is from blue ribbon, this is their duck club. they used to do a duck breast club but all the great bacon, lettu lettuce, tomato -- >> that sounds hoity-toity. >> a little bit. but i have my moments. >> you're a man of two seasons. let's talk about making our own sandwiches. by the way, you add a couple of things. you like adding some crunch. >> i do. >> to sandwiches. how do you accomplish that? >> obviously you can do that through chips. can you do that through pickled vegetables which i like. i think even cucumber. i know that you go for just turkey. old school turkey. >> ham and swiss. i like stuff that's actually not that good for you to be honest with you. >> the thing is that's the kind of beautiful thing with the sandwich. can you go vegan bread and vegan everything. or you can go super indulgent like i did with my piece de resistance. >> i like that kind of bread.

>> you do it. >> what's the fried egg doing here? >> that's me. i have a little bit of an addiction to the hen house, as well. i think it almost becomes like its own condiment. what i do with my sandwich. i love the sort of thai spice that comes in the jar with the little rooster on it. please, please by all means. that's the other thing with sandwiches. you can't go too fancy with it. pork tender loin which means it's kosher. >> i know you use cheeses to use the culinary term, the stinky kind. >> i like something pungent. i think when you have a lot of stuff for things to lose their identity. i'm going to use some truffle mousse. >> that's ridiculous. >> well, you had -- >> that's a heart attack on bread right there. >> what the pork and the mousse? >> yeah. >> you just had that in the bon meade. it's kind of ubiquitous. >> that kind of spicy mustard there?

>> this is pesto. and this is spicy. >> absolutely. you're right -- >> you ever place potato chips on your sandwich? i do that. >> it's been known to happen. summer camp. i think that's the thing, too, like mom makes you know, tomato soup. you have the grilled cheese, and i think that you know, it's a language we all speak as much as anything else. i'll throw some -- >> this is fun. >> this is good. we can keep going. >> every single day at this ti

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back now with more of "today" on this monday morning, the 4th day of june, 2012. and we are really delighted so many people decided to kick off the work week with us out on the rainy plaza. and inside i'm savannah guthrie alongside natalie morales. matt left a little bit early. ann is off. al is on assignment. it's just us. anyway coming up, we've been in london all morning celebrating the queen's diamond jubilee. 60 years on the throne. over the weekend there was that magnificent flotilla. 1,000 boats strong. sailing down the river thames. and then tonight a star-studded concert featuring elton john,

paul mccartney and others. we are going to be live from london with the latest. >> that's right, matt's headed there, as well. he'll be there with meredith tomorrow morning. also ahead, saving you money in june, with the best bargains out there. prices tend to drop this time of year on everything from movies to cruises, and laptops. we're going to show you where to find the best deals. and then, a new hot trend in fashion is moving from the runway to the roadway. we're going to tell you if these fashion trucks are rolling up in your neighborhood. some cool stuff here in the studio from the fashion truck. >> yes, really good ideas. first we want to get a check of the news. >> that's right. and in the news this morning, wild fires out swres turned deadly for crews battling the blazes in a remote area near the utah/nevada border an air tanker fighting a fire there crashed killing both pilots on board. this after another air tanker was forced to make an emergency belly landing. both of those pilots survived. the whitewater-baldy complex fire meanwhile is new mexico's largest ever and has been burning out of control since may 16th. but officials say they expect to

make some major progress in containing the blaze today. accused murderer george zimmerman is waking up in a florida jail cell this morning. his bond was revoked after a judge concluded that he had concealed donations of more than $135,000 to his legal defense fund. zimmerman faces second degree murder charges in the death of unarmed black teen trayvon martin. he has pleaded not guilty, saying that he acted in self-defense. now to some amazing progress for hannah luce, the sole survivor of a small plane crash last month. she's finally leaving the hospital and her father spoke exclusively with us about hannah's recovery. now on the road to recovery, these are the first new images of hannah luce since last month's horrific accident. >> pain is getting more tolerable, and less and less. >> this is a very bittersweet time, says hannah's dad, ron luce. >> as a parent, you wish so bad you could take that pain for your own child. but of course you can't.

>> reporter: 22-year-old hannah was one of five aboard a small twin engine cessna on may 11th. the group all with ties to oral roberts university was headed for a christian youth rally in iowa. organized by teen mania ministries which hannah's father founded. after a sudden midflight malfunction, the plane crashed in a kansas field. and burst into flames. >> she's still piecing together other pieces that she remembers. >> reporter: hannah, who suffered burns on 30% of her body, is the only survivor. >> i wish all of them would have survived. my heart goes out to those families. >> reporter: now, after multiple surgeries, and skin grafts at the university of kansas hospital, hannah is headed back home to texas, where she'll continue her recovery at a dallas rehab center. doctors are hopeful that hannah will make a full recovery. >> we know that there's a miracle that somehow she was rescued in this. >> hannah's family says they're grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers and support since the accident.

the ntsb is investigating the cause of the plane crash. the celebration of the 60-year reign of queen elizabeth heats up tonight with a gal ha concert. elton john and paul mccartney will head up an all-star lineup at buckingham palace. meantime an estimated 1 million people cheered the queen sunday as she led a procession of 1,000 boats down the thames river to celebrate her diamond jubilee. snow white and the huntsman took the top spot at the weekend box office, bringing in $56.3 million. men in black 3 came in second with $29.3 million, and "the avengers" was third. last night at the mtv movie awards, most russell brand held nothing back, taking aim at recent scandals of celebrities in the crowd. but the british comedian didn't spare himself, joking about his run-ins with paparazzi, and his now-ended marriage to pop star katy perry. >> if after recent events you think it's hypocritical of me to joke about celebrities beating up the paparazzi, wait until you

hear what i have to say about soft-lived celebrity marriages. the last time i did an mtv award show i did end up marrying someone, that was there. so tonight i'm going to keep my eyes peeled for my next wife. >> while brand famously began dating perry at the mtv video music awards back in 2009 he filed for divorce at the end of last year but ever the jokester he made sure to call out charlie sheen in the audience saying as long as there's wilder than him in the room, then everything would be all right. it is now five minutes past the hour as we throw it out to stephanie with a check of your weather. i'll say hunger games and the twilight movies were big last night as well. >> oh, they were. that's interesting. we've got some people that look very interesting out here, natalie, wearing beards. >> we're with oklahoma city, and this is -- and we're going to win tonight. >> that's quite a look for you today. the weather not winning. speaking of charlie sheen, it is wet here in t northeast. clouds and showers as we head through the day today.

very, very dreary. that's going to continue, actually, the next couple of days, look at the temperatures. only into the 50s and 60s. we're 10 to 20 degrees below average. and the rest of the country, the big story, the threat for severe weather, where you see the red well, we told you the light to moderate rain was on the way and it has arrived. looking at san francisco, watch for split conditions on the way to work. we are going to see activity ramp up before it gets better. a live look at moderate showers pushing into san rafael. pretty active weather in san rafael. all of that activity is pushing towards richmond in that 49 minutes. another area we are monitoring headed to san mateo in the next 57 minutes. split conditions on 280. 71 degrees. showers clear tomorrow. >> you got to look at these kids getting creative. happy 75th b-day g-pa. that's grandpa. where is he at? >> he's in wisconsin. >> hi, grandpa from new york. natalie, over to you. >> stephanie, thank you.

this morning on "today's consumer" the best buys in june. the mercury is rising, the prices are dropping, on everything from entertainment to clothing and travel. farnoosh torabi is the host of financially fit an yahoo finance. good morning. >> good morning. >> good to have you here. >> thanks. >> obviously a lot of people concerned whether or not a sluggish recovery, the unemployment going back up to 8.2% on friday. so i think people are looking for good deals. you found some. >> absolutely. looking for some good travel or some products, services, there's a lot of deals tat really run the gamut. >> family fun is our first category. you say this is a good time to go to the movies as a family. >> yes, the summer movie express is a nine-week festival sponsored by regal theaters, united artists and edwards theaters. tuesday and wednesdays, a lot of fun, family movies like funk few panda. $1 for a ticket. >> fantastic. >> you got to get up a little early to see it but it's totally

worth it. also if you want to go for a little excursion on the weekends, national parks are offering great family free admission. yosemite and yellowstone opening their doors this saturday. along with some other national parks throughout the country. just to sort of celebrate free outdoors day. >> i've always wanted to go to yosemite. it's on my to-do list. >> next talk about clothing. this is a good time to stock up on lingerie. >> yeah. >> who knew. >> well, victoria's secret really setting the marketplace here. their semiannual sale, one in january, and one in june. and we're seeing discounts of up to 50% on undergarments and lingerie. and of course, the victoria secret's doing this, macy's is also cutting prices, so if you're greating married in a couple weeks, honeymoon. it would be a good time to stock up. >> also if you're looking to buy a suit. you say good time as well. >> right. because right now not a lot of people are looking for jobs although, of course according to last week's numbers maybe we

will have more people looking for employment. but according to researchers at shopittome.com june is the cheapest month all year to buy a suit. discounts range between 50% and 60%. stores like brooks brothers, joseph a. banks, again nordstrom's, jcpenney, macy's all offering great deals. >> now on to tech deals and you say first off, apple computers, there's a reason we're talking about apple, because it may actually help you get discounts on other laptops. >> apple as always the real game changer here. they're having their worldwide developers conference june 11th. it's an annual event. and usually that these events apple makes a huge announcement and ought the tech gurus really anticipating that the apple mac book pro 2012 will be announced and unveiled at this event. so what's happening to the run-up of that is other competing laptop makers from dell to toshiba are reducing their prices. in fact, we're already seeing prices cut at dell.com, best buy and amazon.com.

>> get in on those deals. and tablets also continuing to be a hot item. are you seeing prices come down a little bit? >> very much so. particularly in the refurbished and used marketplace. apple setting the tone here. their ipad 2, the refurbished model reached $319 last month, which was the lowest price ever seen by experts at dealnews.com. it's an online deal aggregator and they do think the prices are going to continue to fall with other top tier tab lethds, including, you know, samsung models, the blackberry playback. all those others. >> okay. also, it's a busy travel season and you say a good place to find deals is in the cruising industry. >> cruising yes, mostly because of the pad pr experienced with the recent incidents with cruises. you know, capsizing, there were some robberies, and so the people are a little skittish, to say the least, about going on a cruise. so look for deals with the crudes that have the short, sort

of short time periods, shorter excursions that are intended to kind of lure in the first-time cruisers. also, jetsetter.com is unveiling a number of flash sales in the coming weeks especially for cruises to greece. we know why there may be some weakness in demand. so keep an eye out for those kinds of deals. kayak.com is another great site. >> greece is a great place to cruise. a lot of gorgeous islands. >> absolutely. >> you'll find deals, as you mentioned. a little closer to home. you're suggesting a vacation in the caribbean. >> yes. and for primarily because this is the shoulder season for the caribbean. hurricane season, officially starts june 1st. but we alreadon't really see st until august, september. right now it's a little bit of a lull in the caribbean but you're okay with maybe experiencing one or two days of rain, this is a really good tradeoff. you're going to see deals across the board, jamaica, bahamas. and so, again go to sites like jetsetter.com. sneakaway.com also has great flash sales. >> farnoosh torabi.

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have to head to the mall for it. high fashion is coming to a street corner near you, and it's on four wheels. nbc's kristen dahlgren takes us on a tour. >> reporter: forget the food. it's all about the fashion. >> at a little store. that's all it is. >> reporter: the way this trend's going from runway to roadway. in the past few years, the u.s. has seen more and more mobile boutiques roll onto city streets. from the newly opened top shelf in san francisco. to the accessory heavy east coast style liner. fashion trucks are leaving their mark. >> this is a great way for retailers, and even designers, to not only get their brand out, but also go to the customers. and do it in a cost efficient

way. >> reporter: inspired by the food truck revolution in los angeles, janine and stacy started their own boutique on wheels early last year. >> we really do truly believe that fashion is everywhere. it's not just in the big cities. it's not just in the hip neighborhoods of los angeles. it's everywhere. >> reporter: the l.a.-based business moves to a new area almost daily. using social media to help shoppers find them. >> if we were going to rent out a space, it was a lease, we wouldn't be able to do as many things as we could. and this was affordable for us. >> reporter: stocked with clothes from local designers to accessories made by romo herself, no item is more than $42. there's even a small dressing room to ensure a proper fit. >> that is so you right there. >> reporter: it's not just the small stores. big name brands are revving their engines, too. designer cynthia rowley first drove her converted shipping

truck in 2009. this spring, madewell packed up an airstream and stopped on a 14 city road trip with stops in new york, boston and chicago. >> one of the things we love about denim, we wanted to bring that to the customer and show off the best of our assortment. >> when you have a store that's just on a corner of a street you're waiting for that corner to come in to your store. when you have a mobile truck you're actually going to that customer. that's what really works. >> reporter: a new definition for fashion forward. >> i'm not a very traditional person, so i love it. >> it's actually a really cool idea. i like it. >> reporter: coming soon to a street near you. for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> and here with more fabulous fashion truck finds is "today's style" editor bobby thomas. i love, love, love this idea. >> makes a lot of sense in this economy. >> yes. it's so personal. it's a great way to get a store

if you couldn't invest in a brick and mortar. and i have to thank a truck in portland, it's the double decker dress bus, thank you. they don't know this yet but the dress i'm wearing is one that they sent for a mannequin and i've now bought it. >> you are the mannequin now. >> this is the human mannequin. i love this because you're not going to find this in every store. >> it's a vintage dress and vintage is big with some of these. you have this one from portland. >> a lot of this first grouping of trucks. there's another one in portland, wander lust. down to dallas this is the vintage mobile, he has designer sunglasses. even in boston, you've got vintage. and what's great about all these trucks is you don't have to sift through a big thrift store. they've actually done the work for you. and it's still affordable. some of these accessories, so fun, just a couple dollars, i love it. >> it's true. because a lot of times you go to the vintage store it's almost too overwhelming. >> this one showed up on my doorstep.

i put everything on my space because even if it's not in your neighborhood you can still shop on their website. >> you have some current trends. this is a truck in boston green street vault? >> i love, there's something for the guys. you can get everything from really quirky t-shirts, to caps, and for the ladies who are looking to go maybe from the classroom to the club, this is great san francisco bus called top shelf. and they say it's where their fashion rolls. which was a really cute idea. this is a vegan pleather jacket which is fantastic. only $100. the dress 40-ish. love it again. affordable items. here in new york city, of course the home of fashion on the streets here. this is style liner. and they have got great accessories, so you can bump in to this on your way home from work here and pick up this great clutch to go out. i love the jewelry. and some really interesting totes. >> and it's not just clothing and accessorieaccessories. shoes, i love this idea. >> shoe truck. i'm a shoe girl. so i have to say, this is from

austin, and boot leg, this woman sent me a curated collect of shoes to show off and i have to say each and every one of them were so fun and unique. this is not your average shoe you find in the store. they start at $75. some go up to $1200. but what's great about that is she's really finding these innovative designers that don't make 100 pairs. and her catalog she made it out of a newspaper. i love this. and another personal favorite, this is in l.a. they may be the only bath and beauty at this point called back pedals. she said this is direct marketing. i didn't want to wait on the shelf. she's in a few whole foods but we started this as a professional vehicle six weeks ago, and now we're sticking to the flagship store on six wheels and we're going to find her. something for everyone. >> bobbie thomas, thanks. i want to mention you got more fashion advice on today.com. coming up, summer movies for the whole family. ♪ [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil.

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it is 9:26. good morning, everybody. i'm jon kelley. vallejo police are looking for a gunman that killed one man and injured three others saturday night. police say a man drove into the park and opened fire on a group of people. a 57-year-old man was killed. three others were hurt. two of them, including a teenager, have critical injuries. >> our first responding officer did speak with the victim, but at this point we can't go into too much detail about what the victims have told us. >> the victims' identity haven't been released. investigators aren't sure who the gunman was targeting.

the survey by the public policy institute of california shows only 17% of voters approve of the job the legislature is doing now. 88% believe much of the money we give to the state and government is being wasted. governor jerry brown announced the california budget deficit ballooned. stay tuned for tuesday's primary, reports up to and beyond election day. read more about the candidates on our website at nbcbayarea.com. a check of local weather and traffic after the break. [grunting] (sir can-a-lot) whoa!

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afternoon. 71 degrees. takes about a day for cold air to make it out. we will be back to 80 degree mark wednesday through friday. here it is. not as bad as the previous hour. folks getting used to the rain. 880, slow in oakland. that's a problem spot through livermore. sonul and 680 shows you as well. rain is on the lens and roadways. be careful, may be slick in spots. thank you for joining us. we are back in a half hour. see you then.

the queen's big day after a weekend of celebrations, tomorrow on "today," matt and meredith will be live at buckingham palace for the coverage of the queen's official jubilee, a service of thanksgiving, and a royal carriage procession through london that could rival the royal wedding in crowds and pageantry. we'll have it all for you here tomorrow on "today." >> the music just gets you in the mood. >> pageantry. meanwhile, let's switch gears a little bit and ask the question is it normal to lie to your doctor? okay, all kinds of uncomfortable questions are being asked and answered on a new game show

called "are you normal, america?" and -- >> something -- >> see if we're normal. are we normal? >> no, we're not normal. also ahead, taking the kids to the movies this summer. we're going to check out the hottest new releases and tell you which family flicks are worth it. then a true legend is in our kitchen. aretha franklin. there she is. if her cooking is anything like her singing, we are in for a real treat. she's making shrimp with kick. >> how cool is that? >> very cool. >> first, let's get a check of the weather from stephanie abrams. >> what is normal? >> are you normal? >> no. >> define normal. >> everybody knows i'm not normal. but what is that, seriously? >> you'll find out. >> some things we're going to hope we're not normal. >> let's talk about the weather. because the weather is not normal. we know that for sure. we have temperatures in the 50s and 60s in the northeast today. yes, it is june.

you can see we have quite a bit of shower activity. the golden gate bridge revealing slick conditions across the bay. give yourself plenty of time to reach your destination safely. showers coming down between the hours of 6:00 and 12:00. >> talking about abnormal. 90s all the way into montana. so -- >> forget it. >> not bad though, not bad. coming up next, speaking of normalcy, are you normal, america? we're going to try our hand at a fun new game show right after this. game show right after this. people with a machine.

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well, have you ever peeked at your boyfriend's e-mails or perhaps gone a few days without showering? a new game called, "are you normal, america" asks and answers those kind of questions. the show's host and executive producer, and kim coles is show host. barry and kim, good morning. you ask the question, how does this become a game show? >> it was really fun. it started as a segment on oprah's talk show where she would do, are you normal and they would do some polls and ask is it normal to have ever cleaned your house naked and stuff like they. it was very daytime. and then they came to us and said we want to turn it into a prime it time game show. so that's what we do. we created a format where two strangers come on the show, they get paired up, first time they ever meet is on the set and they have to work together to figure out what's normal and what's not. we have a polling company that's

the same type of polling they do for the presidential primaries. we poll 1250 people across the country randomly but every state is represented. it's 50% men and women, and they literally get calls and the polling company asks them, have you showered this week? >> really? people actually answer that? >> they don't lie -- >> no, they don't. >> and so the contestants have to figure it out and they could win $100,000. >> we have ten people who represent all of america. they're called the poll posse, and that's my department. >> ten of the people who got polled get to come to the studio. >> and then we ask bonus questions. >> okay. >> okay. so you're going to poll us? >> yes. >> we want to take a crack at this. >> speaking -- >> okay. >> all right. >> so we'll start off with i think a relatively easy one. is it normal to have googled yourself? >> yes. >> i think so, yes. >> not if you're doing it every day, but yes. >> have you both done it? >> we're in the media, so it's kind of, you know.

>> have you ever found out something that surprised you? >> yeah. >> that's not part of the game. he just wants to know -- >> yes! do i have to reveal that? >> no. >> i think it's normal. >> okay. >> 69% of americans polled have googled themselves. >> okay. i googled myself and i don't have a computer. >> did you find something surprising on you? >> yes, you would. is it normal to pretend that you are stuck in traffic as an excuse just to be late? >> absolutely. i do this all the time. >> that's why you were late for lunch? >> yes. >> oh, sorry. >> i think it's normal. >> actually, it is not normal. >> not normal! look at these people. >> we're horrible new yorkers. most people don't lie about that. >> wow. >> sorry. >> one out of two. is it normal to have told someone they have bad breath? >> no. >> if it's your spouse, yes. morning breath? yes. >> do you even need to say it if it's morning breath? >> i think it's normal. >> with your significant other,

maybe. someone random? no. >> they want a yes or no. >> is it normal? >> 61% have told someone they have bad breath. >> really? >> there you go. >> being social like, hey. >> so it's okay to just sit there -- >> okay, i'm not going to do it. >> is it normal to have worn the same underwear two days in a row without washing them. >> no! >> no! unless you're in a frat house. >> guess what? >> normal. >> ew. >> what percentage? >> 64%. >> and we had a woman on the show, a mom who did it. >> for three days. >> just turned them inside out. >> i am shocked. >> very busy mom. >> when you see her you go like, really? >> really. >> if we came -- >> isn't that great -- >> wow. >> and what people do for oprah is pretty amazing. she gets them to reveal all. is it normal to have accidentally sent a nasty e-mail to the person that you were being nasty about?

>> it's not normal, but it happens all the time. >> it does happen. i think it's normal. i've done not a nasty e-mail. but this is -- >> you have a nasty side? >> no, but a complaining side. >> no but i -- >> i wrote an e-mail about a boss to a boss. >> did you get fired? >> no. >> it's a -- >> it was a long time ago. >> 14%, only 14% of people have done that. but it's happened to me. >> i'm abnormal. >> it's fun and revealing, and kind of like a sociology experiment. you get to find out where you check in. >> we're abnormal, bottom line. >> so far you guys are not normal. >> is it normal to have -- >> i think -- >> this is good. >> i think it's normal. >> lied to a doctor? people lie about so many. but no. not normal. >> more women lie to their doctors than men. >> that's what i was thinking about. all those women. >> come back. >> okay. >> actually, we were going to

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moms we work with, common sense media. gives age-appropriate ratings for every movie out there. it's wonderful to have that. >> so let's go through some of the best summer movies out there. for the younger kids, for kids about 4 and up and you love "madagascar 3." >> yes, it's coming out this weekend. i saw a screener with my 4 1/2-year-old. so she really loved it. now it's rated "pg." there's mild action, plenty of shooting and chase scenes. i kept looking over at my daughter to make sure she was okay with this. good for the sort of preschool, early elementary school age. >> the whole gang is back for that one. >> and trying to get back through europe to the big apple. >> all right. the next movie is the movie "brave," and i know i've seen the previews for this one. i can't wait to see this. it looks like such a great film with a great message. >> and you're not alone. we asked the women at ivillage what is the one movie you are just as excited to see as your

kids? "brave." hands down. now it is "pg." a little scary action. but we think it's for the 4 and up crowd. and it's a strong heroine with fiery red hair. that is the princess more interested in archery than tending to her princess duties. my 6-year-old can't wait to see this. there have been 6 million views of the trailer on youtube alone. >> really? it's going to be a huge hit then. now let's move on up to the 'tweens. this is the 6- to 12-year-old age group. my son cannot wait to see this one "the diary of the wimpy kid: dog days." this is the third movie in the series. my son is a huge fan of the books, as are a lot of kids of that age. >> the books are so popular. i got to see this one, as well. it is darling. and may be good for your husband to take your son. really great for dads to take their kids because the whole plot centers around the main character, who is a video game-loving kid, and his dad is not so happy about all those video games. >> it sounds so familiar at my house.

it's a battle we've been having this weekend. >> there's a little of that gross humor and a boy likes girl scenario. but really very cute. >> next good movie for 'tweens is "paranorman," which is an animated film. looks like it's for a younger set, but it's for a 'tween audience. >> this one, got to be a little careful here. there's going to be plenty of zombies and witches and really probably too creepy and scary for the pre-k and early elementary school-age kids. but should be fun for the 6 and above crowd. and it centers around a town consumed by zombies. the person who saves the day, a misunderstood boy who can talk and communicate with the dead. >> okay. a little creepy. now for the teens in the household, you chose "the amazing spider-man." of course, many people are familiar with the story of peter parker. how is this different? >> this one is going to be a little come complicated. even my 4 1/2-year-old said mommy, mommy, she wants to see it. no, obviously no.

it's going to have a strong amount of violence. >> looks dark. >> sexual scenarios, language, definitely not for the younger kids. really for the teens. as you said, it centers around the high school peter parker played by andrew garfield, of "the social network" fame and really probably something very fun. likely to be a box office sensation. one of the most highly anticipated movies of the summer. >> last one is "the dark knight rises again." i think a "pg 13" rating but another darker film. >> exactly. this is the last installment of the christopher nolan batman trilogy. likely to be as dark and violent as the ones before. "pg 13" is so important because it's complicated. we had two of our real mom contributors, how do you deal with "pg 13" and they said they even saw movies when they were younger that were just too tough for them. do your homework. go see the movie or use common sense. >> thank you. coming up next, aretha franklin gets a little respect

in our kitchen. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

♪ in "today's kitchen" we are spicing it up with the queen of soul, aretha franklin. >> can you believe -- >> hello. >> grammy winner, a legend and you're sharing a recipe with us. it's so great to have you here. >> thank you. i'm sharing my aretha's or rere-'s peanut butter hm-mm shrimp. >> four times over. we know you're cooking up a new recording in studio with clive davis. >> i am. clive is talking to all of the great writers now, speaking to neil, i believe, and faith, kenny edmonds, and a number of great writers. and he's looking for the great

songs. and i'm waiting. >> got the great singers. >> i can't wait. >> is this a tribute to whitney houston? >> no. this album which is not a tribute to whitney, i do have a tribute to whitney, though. >> oh. >> i do have one. but, that will be aired, it's not a recording, it's going to be aired on the bbc, the other network. >> okay. >> wonderful. we look forward to that. your son, also is recording. >> yes, eddie. i'm recording and producing him, eddie. he's going to have a wonderful r&b album. radio friendly. >> are you going to sing on it? >> just a little bit. just a tiny bit. we want to hear eddie now. >> a nice duet, though. >> let's get started here. >> okay. shrimp here. this is definitely for the working woman. >> okay. >> we don't have a lot of time when she gets home. she wants to really sit back and relax. and -- >> you probably don't have a lot of time to kick back. >> i really don't. that's why this is a fast recipe. >> start with some butter.

>> this is going to be less than ten minutes, really. i have already two pats of butter in here. and -- >> peeled and deveined shrimp. >> right. >> you know you don't have to do anything with shrimp except turn them over until they're pink. >> will you let them go a couple minutes? doesn't take long, does it? >> no about a minute and a half, really. okay. >> you turn that down some. >> okay. >> or we'll have barbecued shrimp. >> that's a different recipe. >> that's a completely different recipe. >> you ever sing when you cook? >> i do, sometimes. >> you can. >> sing along with the radio. >> yeah. >> so after you let those go, the middle -- the middle dish shows us what they'll look like once they're cooked up for you. >> actually, no, this one. >> this one is finished. this is when they're in the butter. they're the perfect pink. >> that's just, they're kind of -- >> because we only have a minute and a half left why don't we move to this. >> you put the peanut butter in?

tell us how you make the sauce. >> wait a minute, just a moment. a minute and a half. is that all we have? >> that's all we got. >> tell them to extend the time. >> aretha franklin for you. come on. >> let's have some r-e-s 3679 e-c-t, come on. >> absolutely. just a little bit. >> just put in -- >> the shrimp. >> ping on the other side. i just put a large dollop of peanut butter, and if you really want a lot of sauce, then i use a couple of large dollops of peanut butter. >> it's plain peanut butter? >> i really like peanut butter. and a little cayenne pepper. >> ooh. a spice. >> okay. >> next, garlic. a little minced garlic. >> all right. >> and soy sauce. >> soy? okay. >> yes. all right. >> how long then do you cook it in there? >> i cook this until it looks

like you have a gravy. >> okay. >> all right. >> just work that peanut butter right in with the shrimp. >> so what do you like to serve alongside it? >> alongside of it you could have your favorite potato salad, spaghetti. >> you have rice? >> rice i like with it. >> i'm going to show this is what it looks like when it's cooked down, right? >> mm-hmm. that's what it looks like when it's cooked down. >> can we get this one more time because i just like the way you say it. >> aretha's peanut butter hm-mm hm-mm shrimp. >> we're going to try it. >> thank you so much. ou.recipe is on >> yhank >> >> thank you. >> thank you aretha. >> all right. >> still to come.

good monday morning. 9:56 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. this morning, still no charges, but plenty of questions directed at giants slugger sandoval.

they investigate assault investigations. a woman claims he sexually assaulted her at a beach resort friday morning. sandoval has been questioned by investigators but not arrested. this weekend, he told us he's not worried about what will come out of that investigation, he is just focused on recovering from surgery to his left hand and doing his job. >> not focused. i want to get back to the team, help them win. >> sandoval's attorney insists that sexual encounter between he and the woman was consensual. time to check the forecast. how are we looking? >> we have much needed rain. welcome back. you can see across i-80, we will check with mike and see what it is doing to the drive. count on a rough one on the east shore. heaviest rainfall is now. we will continuously clear out.

highs not that warm. 65 in san jose, 65 in redwood city, 63 in san francisco. tomorrow we clear out in morning hours. bring out sunshine. start with south bay, 101 not bad, that's the worst of it. 880 and 101 an accident. top of the screen, 237, thought it cleared, it is still in the roadway, that's causing that slow down. slow 680, accident clearing from lanes there, adding to the 40 minutes drive out of altamont pass. slow down the east shore freeway, accident clearing from toll plaza. 880, the east bay, that's where things are drizzly and that's right past the coliseum. >> dark out there. for the latest traffic and news updates, check for nbc bay area on facebook. another update in a half hour. to work, school, practice, dance class, shopping, and more. so do something nice for it. chevron with techron. care for your car.

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>> it's not bad working on a weekend when you know it was raining. that's kind of what it was like. >> unless have you to be out on the plaza when it's raining. >> i did host "weekend today" with lester and we had a surprise at the end of the show. don't know if you saw it saturday morning. >> i think it was like 7:50. >> 7:50. little bit before 8:00. then the magic happened in the show. take a look. >> we rarely get to see you without your partner in crime, kathie lee. >> is he on the crowd? >> but she's on the phone. >> no, she's not. >> she is? >> hello, sunshine. >> are you joking? >> hoda woman, did you think i would be sleeping in and notice you aren't two-timing me with lester? >> they even did a new open. what's going on there? >> i bet you were thrilled waking up this morning and seeing that it was drizzling! >> i know. you know that my hair's exploding as we speak right now. >> it's growing. it's unbelievable to see. >> stop. by the way, no wine this morning. >> no, no, no.

>> speak for yourself. >> no, we got you hooked up here. >> oh, my god. that's so sad. >> you did a great job. >> it is a very booze zi saturday morning. what was going on there. >> you going to make that a weekly thing? >> no, no, just that one day. that was just a one and done. you know what i'm saying? >> the queen was busier than you. >> yes, across the pond, it is raining there as well. it is the diamond jubilee for queen elizabeth, celebrating her 60 years on the throne. yesterday they had this flotilla. queen's up on a barge and all these flotillas are around her. a million people came out. they said that she didn't put on a coat even though it's kind of a heavy dress. she never sat down with those big red thrones that they had since all the people came out and they weren't sitting. she certainly wasn't going to be sitting. you know, everyone looks very happy. it's freezing and raining and look how happy everybody seems to be. >> you know, it's freezing and raining most of the time there

anyway. you know what? they have great sense of duty. the queen does. think about how young she was when she was crowned. one never looks too happy is prince philip. you know? >> always looks a little cranky. >> little on the cranky side, it looks like. so the big concert is tonight. matt's flying out there today, right? to join? >> elton john's going to be performing with stevie wonder and paul mccartney. it is going to be right outside buckingham palace and it is going to be huge. >> england's having a huge year. as you know, the olympics are coming up in august. so little later today if you're planning on maybe wanting to go to london during that time, we're going to give you some get-away opportunities that are not outrageously expensive. speaking of the olympics, a little bit of sad news for one of the potential gymnasts. shawn johnson was thinking about competing. she's 20 years old. she had a skiing accident i think it was a couple of years ago and she never quite healed right all the way from it.

she just announced over the weekend that she was retiring. >> oh, my gosh. can you imagine retiring at the age of 20? >> she said that she tried for a comeback, she wasn't going to make it so she plans on going to college. she says she has a lot of other things she wants do. >> she's done nothing but compete in gymnastics since she was a toddler practically, you know? we wish her all the best. that's a huge life change. >> we become so attached to the gymnast for some reason. you get to know them, it is like a personal connect with them, isn't there? >> we let sometimes what we do o define who we are. it is going to be interesting to see the human being that emerges that's not linked to gymnastics anymore. >> right. >> we wish her all the best. >> you guys her her, she won all those medals. >> and "dancing with the stars." >> maybe she'll do that again. >> have they ever had anybody back? >> no, i don't think so. >> hoda, you should do that -- >> don't ruin my comments. >> imagine what you could do on

"dancing with the stars." >> speaking of that, if you guys watched miss usa last night. miss rhode island won. this girl is gorgeous. she's not only gorgeous -- she's the one on the right. >> rhode island! it looked like she thought she was going to win. didn't it? >> oh, my god. >> she's one beautiful girl. so she's going to -- she looks like natalie. >> she does. she looks exactly like natalie. and she's a cellist, too. you could tweet in questions. hers was about is it okay for a transgender to compete in the pageant. and she gave a great answer basically saying, look, there's so much surgery going on and if that's how they feel, then she thinks it is fine. i'm kind of summarizing. >> one transgender person was allowed to compete but didn't make it past -- >> yeah. >> freedom for all. >> they also did a little bit of that song we were talking about

with the -- >> is that the only song in the world to do to stuff do? >> it's "call me maybe." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i think the donald's in it somewhere. >> they just showed him. >> cody would call any one of them. they're all such gorgeous girls. he has a very nice girlfriend. he would not call them. >> congratulations to andy cohen and giuliana rancic for hosting. >> talk about an amazing comeback story. giuliana. >> unbelievable. yeah. she was sick. she had breast cancer. she's back. >> and in full throttle. not just easing back flu it. good for her. >> i went to the gym like a week or so ago and she and her husband were on two treadmills.

and i swear, they were flying. you know when you look at two people and you go -- i can't believe she was just sick, she's already -- she's healing, she's getting stronger -- >> good for her. god bless. okay. speaking of that, getting stronger, some people find cigarette smoke very, very upsetting. i happen to be personally very, very allergic to it so i have a medical reason. but a lot of people just find it offensive and they don't want to breathe other people's fouled air. >> in the social cues column of the "new york times" people often ask for advice. this couple was about to move into a town house. while they were visiting the town house they had brchd they noticed that the neighbor sat outside on his smoke and smoked and it was drifting into their house and they hadn't yet moved in. >> but they'd signed. >> so they said, what should you do? should you tell them before you move in all the way, say, hey, listen, your cigarette smoke is already bugging me and we haven't moved in yet? >> that's a tough one. >> knock on the door say, i'm

your neighbor, by the way, put it out. >> would you say something if you lived that close to someone? >> first i would go to the super or whoever and say it is a problem. there might be -- >> town houses. >> who knows. i just know i couldn't live er o m dog that barking all night long next to her town house and she had to go to the person and say, i can't sleep. i get up very early. and they got this thing that -- we're trying next week -- i'll let you know if it works. it's -- it's not bark-off. but it's something that sprays the minute they start to bark, it sprays a little citronella. i got it in medium and large. it stops them. maybe it will be my if you favorite thing. >> what's your favorite thing today? >> today, i'm not sure it is my favorite. i want o know what you guys think. i bring heavy duty books i've read.

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here. >> i made you a little meal. >> is it a tart? >> yes. because my theme tonight is waitress. >> the movie "waitress." >> i love that movie. >> i made you guys peachy keen tarts. >> do we put this on it? >> no, that's a gift for you. >> ignorant yet again about something! >> this is dairy-free. and i made it -- don't be afraid. bacon fat. >> bacon fat? >> you can smell it. >> isn't it good? >> you can smell the bacon. >> oh, my god. oh, my god, that's warm. come on. >> peachy keen. >> thank you! thank you. and have a wonderful time tonight. >> for more information go to meals on wheels.com. >> thank you so much. it's time for our everyone has a story. ♪ everyone has a moment that

changes their life for them ♪ ♪ it's suddenly clear in that moment ♪ >> our winner this month is hunter brown from las vegas, nevada. he's on the phone with his mom, lisa. and hunter's an amazing young man. he's 11 years old. he has high-functioning autism. he was diagnosed with it at age 3. did not speak until he was 4 years old. but then at 8 he entered himself in his high school talent show. fell in love with performing. now performs in vocal competitions, sings in an ensemble group. so we -- david friedman and i have written a song for him that will be performed by james darcy -- brian darcy james. >> i love him! >> he's so, so awesome. >> they're on the phone. i shouldn't have had this bite. i can hardly talk. how you all, how are you? good morning, hunter. kathie lee good morning! >> how excited are we to meet

hunter. hunter, what do you like to sing? >> i like to sing -- frank sinatra. i got confused because i thought of some other songs i wrote. >> we'll give you a little opportunity on thursday to sing a little line of sinatra for us. have a safe trip and we'll see you thursday. >> i want to give a real quick shout out to the fresh air. we had mary-kate and ashley olsen were there, victor cruz was there. it helps inner city kids go out into the -- >> look at you. "dancing with the stars." hello! still ahead, we're going to kick off our speegs threcial th series on how you can make money from home. up next, what were big stories in tinseltown this weekend? we'll let you know. the latest buzz, because guess mashed potatoes and gravy. it's my turn...

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we're back with "today's buzz" and all the celebrity news you missed while were you catching up on your chores this weekend. >> here with all the entertainment scoop is huffington post celebrity columnist rob -- >> andy sandberg told "the new

york times" over the weekend he's saying good-bye to the show, too! >> we don't know about jason. >> we do not know about jason yet. he's stayed completely silent on it. several people have asked him. he will not comment. says a lot of speculation of whether or not he will come or go. >> there are going to be a lot of openings for some very talented -- >> the thing with that show, it keeps surviving. many, many talented people have left. the show really is the star. i think the show's going to be fine. >> a lot of people got married this weekend. didn't they? drew barrimore. >> drew barrimore finally tied the knot this weekend. it is her third marriage. she did it in her backyard in california. a beautiful very intimate ceremony. she wore a chanel dress. her father-in-law used to be the ceo of chanel so i hope she got herself a good deal. reese witherspoon was there. her best friend cameron diaz was there. your dear mate jimmy fallon. >> i didn't realize they were such close friends.

>> so kelsey grammar remarried his wife. >> third wife? >> fourth wife. it is a little confusing. they were in vegas, they got married for the second time. i think they renewed their vows. they got married. it was a small ceremony. he did confirm this happened. she's eight months pregnant. she's having twins next month. >> that's terrific. what about -- is drew confirmed as pregnant? >> she's never confirmed but i think everybody knows that this is no big secret. you've got to see her pictures in "people" magazine this wednesday. >> joe biden's daughter got married. >> ashley got married this weekend in delaware, her home state, to a doctor, very impressive. it was a very small ceremony. once again in that backyard and the president didn't attend and we're told this is because they really wanted to keep it simple and family. >> and about the couple, not about the president. >> if you have someone like that in the room, everything changes. >> right. a lot of people went to the movies because it wasn't great weather in parts of the country.

what worked? >> "snow white" did fantastic! it is a brilliant movie. over $50 million. it is a huge hit. however, the big story again this week is "avengers" as now become the third highest growing domestic movie of all time. it's done over $500 million. "avatar" and "titanic." it could go on to beat them. it is not slowing up that much. this could be the biggest movie of all time. it is not yet but it is on its way. >> i didn't go to the movies this weekend. but i took the time, 6:10 straight through to watch "the hatfields and mccoys" which was so fabulous. >> numbers are staggering. >> i'm so glad. it was so well done! great story telling. great acting! >> we're going to see a ton more shows like that. >> that's going to be the new trend. >> we've been talking about the queen and the jubilee. >> i sat there the entire day with my little union jack. tonight is the big could be certificate outside the palace. paul mccartney, elton john.

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dressing them up. she has her very own kathie lee and hoda in the living room congratulations, melissa. we are sending you to the bahamas. you and a guest will enjoy a four-night stay on grand bahama island. round trip airfare for two. hotel and airfare were provides by the bahamas ministry of tourism. >> we had a such wonderful bh we were there. people are so fun. take a little extra cash because food is a little expensive. it is pricey. >> but a lot of fun. >> she's got that $100 gift certificate so she -- >> she's got a meal. >> that's a slab of bacon. if you think you should be our "fan of the week," go to klgandhoda.com and let us know. we've got a special three-part series to help you make money from home. today we begin wts junk gypsies. they'll teach us how to turn our trash into treasure. we'll tell you about great

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and south san francisco began early this morning, just before 6:30. the service is free this week, to give people april idea what the ride is like. the ferry is from oyster point to points in alameda and oakland, will take 40 to 50 minutes, will cost $7 each way with free parking. for now, it will operate seven times a day. four to san francisco, three tod kland d alameda. we'll check the forecast and roads after the break.

well, we have a potent front rolling through the bay area. look at the moderate rainfall on the east shore, moving into concord, lafayette. get ready for that in the next hour or so. it will get worse before it gets better. however, finally getting a nice break from san rafael to sausalito. through the day today, temperatures not all that warm. 59 in santa cruz, 63 in san jose, and 62 degrees in fremont, as cold air behind that front is going to rush in heading to the second half of your day tomorrow, only ending in the low 70s. it will take about a day to mix out. then upper 70s by wednesday. hold onto comfortable weather at the end of the week. let's talk to mike about the drive. you showed the rain north, but i have a south bay issue. this is southbound 880 at 237. an accident in the lanes, causing a backup into fremont. backup south of mission, a stall causing problems off highway 84 out of union city.

we also have slowing northbound through oakland. but the big deal is approaching that caster valley y. thanks so much. we will be bkac in a half hour for the news. jon kelley and i will see you then. we're back on this fun day monday kicking off our special three-part series how to make money at home. today we're going to tell you how to take that junk in your attic and turn it into cold hard cash! >> we're talking about sisters amy and geolene, here to help us out with it. junk gypsies. >> look how adorable they are! >> hi. where you guys from? >> from texas. >> this is first time to new york actually. >> and what do we think? >> we got a lot of junk here. >> we love it. but we're already garage saling. >> we'll talk about ways you can

make money at home but you were just talking to us in the break how you guys did miranda lambert and blake shelton's reception with junk. >> yes, we did. we did almost the whole thing with junk. they asked us to do their wedding. we'd actually never done a wedding before but we so we started with this one. it was amazing. we did almost the whole thing with junk and resignled pieces. >> it looks awesome. what was the theme? >> it was kind after rock 'n' roll wonderland with a splash of hillbilly. >> it was a little out of africa meets marilyn monroe with a lot of recycled stuff in there. >> you guys are crazy junk gypsies. >> let's pretend like we have junk and wanted to sell it. what are some things we should do to make sure we get the most bang for our buck. >> we're definitely big believers in not throwing things away especially if you can make money on it. everybody has these things in their garage like old band instruments that your kids went through, the drum phase, guitar phase. we think drums you can take them and turn them into storage

units. -- things like that you can always sell in a garage sale or sell on someplace like etsy. >> we'll add casters and make it an end unit or storage table. guitars are great decor items. french horns or tube bas, you can turn those into lighting pieces. we've drilled holes in the tops of those before and hung them and made them as a lamp. >> of course you have. what about picture frames? a lot of people have tons of old picture frames. >> you can even get frames at the dollar board. add fun cork board. if you group these together to try to sell them, it makes a good grouping. we found a good cluster things. >> a lot of times people don't have a vision. >> we found if we display things the right way it really helps them sell. people have to picture their junk in a new way. >> say you want to sell something online. taking the picture's got to be so important.

>> it is so important. one of the best investments we ever made with our company was buying a really good camera. because you can actually make your money back so fast on that if you can take some really good pictures, get those online. that's the biggest thing is to try to really show somebody what it looks like. >> i would think you need to price things pretty well just to keep them moving. right? how do you know how to do that? >> with some junk -- some junk has great value and if you do a few things to it even increases the value. some junk you can't spent to get exactly what you paid for it but if you're making money, it is better than not making any money. we find if you price things with a little bit of wiggle room, people really like a deal. >> hillary from massachusetts sent in this picture of -- that's not -- that's amy. there's a picture of a rocking chair. how would you sell that? >> that's actually a really -- >> this is a good example because a lot of people have this kind of furniture sitting in their garage. it is dated and not in a good way. it is just dated.

this is a perfect example. sand it, paint it, and then we always sand things back a little bit to give them that -- >> sand it back down after you are done and you have two different colors showing through and you have that chippy-peely. >> shabby chic kind of look. >> you could even add a cushion to that rocking chair. >> do you have something about a wallet you wanted to share with us? >> well. junk junking years ago we stopped at this little roadside place and we saw this little thing of handmade wallets. there was this lady, she was probably about 80. i said i love these wallets. she said, oh, honey, 25 cents a piece on all those. then she said, honey, i made those when i was in the penitentiary. and honey was dixie. i said i'll take them all. >> "everyone has a story. >> we never found out why dixie was in the penitentiary. >> ladies, thank you so much. good friends of bobbie thomas'.

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time for today's countdown to london and how to get to the olympics. if all this week's queen's jubilee has been the talk of the town and if you're thinking should i head across the pond, we've got some great deals for you. >> mark murphy does. we don't. he's author of "travel unscripted" and he's done all the research to get you there for less. good to see you, mark. he's still got those dimples. >> still some deals. you can get out to london in a reasonable way. >> absolutely. >> what's the best way? >> book your own airfare, then book a hotel. take the sheraton stay out of

heathrow airport. you have to schlepp into the city. it is about a 50-minute tube ride but it is a great value because you get a nice hotel and you can still check out all the olympic venues. that's one way. >> are they all spread out, the olympic venues? >> yeah. just like in most olympics. >> they have to be with -- >> this is a unique idea. you say camping is not a terrible idea if you don't want to stay in a hotel. >> sounds terrible. >> believe it or not, they have camping within ten minutes of the olympic games. pitch your own tent. $30 per person. or get a pre-erected tent, $60 per person. or you can stay in a luxury tent. it is about $150 per person. they have flat-panel tvs in the tents. >> do they have showers and everything? >> come on. you don't want to stay there. >> i can't even imagine it! >> you don't want to do that? >> usually package deals are great that include airfare and hotels. are there still a lot of those out there? >> absolutely. british airways has a terrific

package, includes seven nights and round tripary. $1,750 a person. the best way is probably book a package because they get wholesale tickets is through a traditional travel agent out there. i recommend that. >> once are you there you still have to get around. traffic can be disastrous -- >> don't rent a car. take an oyster pass. an oyster pass will get you on the tube, it will get you on the light rail -- >> for people who don't know what the tube is -- >> that's the subway. it is about $3 per trip if you buy the oyster card which is 50% less than the trip cal fare. about 20 pounds or $32, $33 will get you pretty much anywhere you need to go for the next three or four days. >> sounds good. other than the olympic venues, what are some other must-sees? >> harry potter. the warner brothers studio. the making of harry potter opened. you get to go into the great hall, see where the kids were sleeping. you zboget to see some special effects that are actually mechanical. it is fascinating to watch that. kids will love it. >> are you going?

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season five of "real housewives of new york city" debuts tonight on our sister network, bravo. this time around it is out with the old -- >> that was mean! that was just mean! >> -- and in with the new and they aren't happy because we don't have come tails. >> three will return but there are three brand-new housewives on the block. aviva, carol and heather. i bet they're going to need plenty of pinot grigio to deal with this. >> you're passive aggressive and don't start with me. you want to start with me, i'll go right back at you. >> i'm not starting anything. i want to say you crossed the line and you know you did. >> no, you did. >> girls, we said we were going to take the high road.

all of us. >> we are taking the high road. i'm taking the higher road. this way. >> the higher road's that-a-way. >> what have you ladies done signing up? what were you thinking? >> we don't know! we don't know. we don't know. we're not sure if we're going to be happy or sad at the end of 16 weeks of watching ourselves. >> you've wrapped your season and you've seen the premier. you're happy with that so far. but you also know what happened while you were taping. >> we do. we do. >> you got to have a good sense of humor about it. lots of laughs. >> and there is drama, sure. >> well, just watching this one clip, it seems like such stupid drama. doesn't it? like don't say this to me. like the fight seems pretend. >> you didn't know the other ladies. right? that are not on anymore. >> oh, no, no. >> how did you guys get to be the new housewives? was it a casting thing?

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time now for "today's kitchen what he cookin'?" we're going to tell you -- it is lobster. every year table.com holds their annual lobster roll rumble where the best lobster rolls compete for the tight fl fan favorite. >> we decided to hold a minirumble of our own. we've snagged three of the competing chefs to show us what they are and what they're made

of. mark murphy, barbara lynch is ceo of barbara grinlynch groupo. and luke is founder of luke's lobster. >> mark, come to us. >> you're supposed to taste that. >> what makes yours unique, mark? tell us. >> why is mine better, you mean? >> yes, exactly. >> i thought so. i use -- it is sort of a french thing. a little bit of mustard and a little bit of sweet garlic. you cook the garlic very slowly in olive oil. brings that nice flavor. but then we go very american with a little bit of old bay seasoning in there. is that good? >> um-hmm. >> we're so happy. >> i just mix in my other ingredients. i've got some tarragon, parsley, scallions, and of course some celery diced up nice and small. then we mix in -- dump it all in there. a little salt and pepper. >> doesn't look like you use that bad part of the lobster.

i don't like that. >> the little -- i know which part you are talking about. >> the most important thing, once you mix all this together, i also butter the rolls. o lot of people put the butter on the outside but i like the butter on the inside so when you eat it you're not going to get dirty. >> that was delicious. barbara. >> mine is very simple. >> this is the part. not crazy about that. >> tell us. we make a little -- >> you added lemon. he didn't have lemon in his. >> yeah, i like lemon. >> me, too. >> that's good, barbara. yours is good, too, mark. >> i like my rolls toasted on the outside. >> that's really good.

>> what are we going to do? >> barbara, this rocks. i'm not saying zblsh something about it but i like the old bay. i have to stop eating that one so i can eat this one. >> i already have the inside information. >> i like the bread on this baby. put a little bit of mayo on the inside. we're using a quarter pound of fresh maine lobster meat from my family seafood company up in maine. i call my dad, uncle, tell them what i need, they go out and deal directly with the fishermen. bring them down to our restaurants. >> look at the butter. >> put the butter on top. >> oh, my god. fresh squeezed lemon. >> celery salt, oregano and

black pepper. >> oh, dear. >> we have to discuss. >> if you can stop eating for one second, hoda. thank you. thank you very much. >> and the winner is -- >> i love them all. >> the others were delicious. >> that's okay. we're going to do this again obviously on thursday at metropolitan for a tasting table. proceeds are going to share our strength. which is very important. >> have a great day, everybody. bye-bye.