>> good morning. breaking news. a wildfire in southern california explodes overnight quadrupling in size sending thousands running for their lives. wheel another blaze in new mexico blazes out of control. the northeast now bracing for potential severe weather, even tornadoes today as the crew from the weather chabl thank their lucky stars as they survive being 200 yards from a giant twister. >> go, go, go. everybody come down. >> this morning a life interview with the weather channel's mike bettis on his near death experience. remembering jean stapleton. ♪ those were the days

>> she brought edith bunker alive on the show "all in the family" dead at the age of 90. we celebrate the life and career of one of the funniest women today on sunday, june 2nd, 2013. from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erei erica hill live from rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester holt. it is hard to overstate how important "all in the family" back was in the 1970s. ground breaking show. it was number one for a stunning five wreerz. >> while jean stapleton, edith, was naive, she also served as the show's conscience. we talked about earlier this morning about how it would be so difficult to have a show like that today, it seems.

>> they've dealt with subjects that were politically encorrect then and maybe more so now, and she was just remarkable in that role of softening the blow of some of these really sharp edge subjects. we'll look back at her life, a remarkable life of jean stapleton coming up. just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, a new headache for the irs. a cringe-worthy video. what are they doing with our money? beyonce headlined a charity concert along with jennifer lopez and madonna. talk about the trifecta there. tonight is airs on nbc. >> sounds like a can't miss. i'll take the stage myself on america's got talent. i thought i had a shot. >> we thought you had a shot. we were pulling for you. >> let's just say i'm going to keep my day job or jobs. >> i said i want to come out and do a newscast. you know what now identify said.

you'll see what howard said. >> anyway, you will see that a lot more coming up. we do want to begin with the breaking news. wildfires raging many southern california and new mexico this morning. diana alviar is live on the line. >> reporter: good morning. residents in this area are waking up with air choked with smoke. you can tell that there's an enormous fire right behind us. that would be the powerhouse fire, and indeed it has become a very big problem for firefighters in this area. at last count it has burned 19,500 acres and consumed at least five structures. three reported injuries so far, and at least 1,000 people in this area are threatened by those flames. now, this thing has been going since thursday afternoon. it's been fast-moving and tough for firefighters to contain. precisely because right now we're in the middle of a very steep, rugged terrain, and when the crews are out there, they're working by hand with bulldozers trying to physically cut lines around the fire and that has

been very difficult. at last count it was between 15% to 20% contained. we're hoping to learn more later this morning when they have that first light to assess the situation. now there's another big fire that people have their eyes on. that one is in new mexico. it's burning about 25 miles outside of santa fe, and it's also choking the air in that area with thick black smoke. the firefighters are trying to contain at this point birth but right now we know that both are out of control, and they're just doing the best they can. lester. >> diana, thank you very much. elsewhere people in oklahoma are picking up the pieces today after a series of twisters whipped across the state this weekend. many thankful this morning they are alive. mark potter is in oklahoma this morning. mark, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. we're in an area that, ufr, has just seen a lot of storm damage, and there's a story here specifically about a woman who had a very close call.

>> she had extensive damage to her home, but kelly says she feels lucky that she'll be surrounded by her family after a bad scare. >> it is pretty surreal. >> reporter: with the latest string of tornadoes formed west of oklahoma city, kelly's town of elreno and her home were in the crosshairs. after taking these pictures of an approaching funnel cloud, she says she and her family ducked into an underground shelter to ride out not one, but three tornadoes or severe storms. when she thought the first one had passed, she left the shelter and was lifted off the ground by powerful winds. her husband saved her. >> he grabbed me and somehow ended up back down in the storm shelter. then it hit again after that. >> reporter: in nearby neighborhoods there are other stories of people trying to cope with dramatic classes. for linda the loss of the house where she raised her kids is devastating. >> what are you going to do now?

>> clean it up and try to decide what i need to do. i don't know. whether i'm going to rebuild my house, i don't know. >> wrels in the midwest there are other weather problems. in kentucky heavy rains caused flash flooding. >> this is the second time in about three years that we've had to deal with this. >> reporter: and near st. louis severe storms and possible tornadoes caused extensive home damage. in this neighborhood some of the houses are levelled. now, back here in elreno, oklahoma, kelly wsz her family today she's really not obsessing about the damage to her home. as she puts it, it can all be redone. erica. >> mark, thank you. as we first told you on saturday, weather channel meteorologist mike bettis and his crew were caught up in a twister the day before and tossed 200 yards. we're going to talk to mike live about all this in just a moment, but, first, mike and his crew in their own words.

>> i just saw my wife's face, and i thought, you know, that's, you know -- that's my life. i don't want to give that up just yet. >> everybody jump. go, go. >> you can hear mike basically yelling into the radio, faster, faster. >> our lead car got pulled off the road into a ditch. we realized we weren't iffigoin make it. i was just thinking, you know, this is it. i'm done. >> that first window lance, could you hear the pop. >> it blew out right next to me and showered me with glass, and the last thing that i remember is looking over my left shoulder and seeing the bettis mobile pass me and go airborne. >> topple, topple, topple. there was a moment there where there was weightlessness. we were floating. truly felt at that moment i was going heaven. >> i came down kind of hard. i had both hands on the steering wheel. >> the car came to rest right side up. i can see a wrecked vehicle in front of us. maybe one behind us. that's when i couldn't see the

bettis mobile. they were 100 yards in the middle of a muddy field. it really makes you think about your own mortality and gives you perspective. >> hold on, brother. hold on. >> it's a moment i'll never forget. >> mike bettis is with us live now. how are you feeling? >> pretty good, lester. a few scrapes. and the rest of the guys? >> most of our guys, believe it or not, escaped without a scratch. one of our producers is still in the hospital. he has a few broken bones, but is he in pretty good spirits. >> you guys have a lot of experience. you have done this before. tell me how this one got away from you or got -- just the opposite. >> it was a difficult circumstance. we ended up being on the north side of the storm, which is generally a portion of the storm we don't want to be on because there's a lot of rain there. you can get a lot of hail as well and a lot of times your view of the tornado can be obscured, and so it's a dangerous place because usually the tornado can come right at you.

at that circumstance we were trying to get south of the storm. we were actually trying to get away from the storm, not closer to it. if can you get on the south side of the storm, it's usually an area where there's no rain, no hail. you can get an unoncured view of the tornado, and it's moving away from you. that's what we were trying to get. we just ended up getting overtaken. i think another 30 seconds, it would have been past us. >> these things are often described as being in slow motion. we heard you get emotional talking about the face of your wife. was there a moment where you remember that you realize we're done here, that this is -- that we are in this tornado? >> i think when i saw our lead vehicle get pulled off the road and into a ditch, i think that was the moment that i realized we were just not going to get past it. then as soon as i felt the vehicle tumble you know, i move we were in trouble. >> let me ask you the question i think that's on a lot of people's minds when they hear stories like this, and it's why? people often ask us why do we stand in the faes of hurricanes,

and they ask us why do you chase tornadoes? is there a good answer? >> i think that storm spotters have a valuable service. they're giving ground troops to meteorologists and the weather service you see on the radar, and they can give advance warning. things can change very quickly. i think storm spotters can give that advanced warning that you wouldn't otherwise get. at times, yes, i think that, you know, the envelope is being pushed more and more, and more people are being more extreme with their chasing, but i just have situational awareness. know where you are and the irradic nature. always have an escape route. >> you have to ask how will this change the way you continue to do your job? >> well, i think, you know, there are moments where, you know, sometimes you get caught up many the moment and you forget exactly, you know, which road you need to take or what not, but i think, you know, if anything there's a lesson to be learned here, lester, that safety comes first. there's another tornado to

chase. there will be another one. >> we always appreciated the work that you and the guys do. we are so thankful that you all got out of this thing. you survived it. thanks so much for joining us this morning, mike bettis. >> thank you. the irs is facing another headache this morning in the wake of the news they charged the tea party group for extra scrutiny. now republican controlled house committee has released this embarrassing training video, which was made by the irs a couple of years ago. it shows employees line dancing. critics say it is a huge waste of money. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press" and joins us this morning. david, good morning. >> good morning, erica. >> this three-minute video of them doing the shuffle, it's going to cost about $1,600, but it comes on the heels of the other two training videos that were released that cost a combined $60,000. what does this do for you nor both the irs and the administration? >> well, you know, this is just a lot of money spent for conferences where people get together and at a time of furlows and the federal

government, sequester. it's only going to train more of a spotlight on the irs. that's the difficulty here. there's a bigger point, as i have talked to republicans on capitol hill, they intend to keep these investigations going. numerous committees looking at the irs, not just the targeting of conservative groups, those 501c4's and also other groups. there's been reporting over the weekend of their tax status and tax issues that they face. they're going to keep the pressure on here, and that makes it at least a distraction for the administration. >> how much of a distraction at this point? >> well, look, once we get into the campaigning of 2014, you have seen it from the leader of the republicans and the senate, mitch mcconnell, who wants to make this an obama issue, not just an irs issue, but government out of control, and lay that at the feet of president obama. i think you're going to see a lot of republicans doing that. >> if we head to 2014, we learn this week that congressman michelle bachman will not be seeking re-election.

a lot of reaction to that and to the reasoning behind it. what does it do to republicans and the tea party? >> i think the tea party is still pretty energized and all have you to do is look at senator ted cruise from texas and rand paul and kentucky. these are presidential contenders and standard bearers for that tea party sentiment. they're doing it within the senate as lawmakers. i think there's a lot of energy there as they continue to move forward and make the case about government being too big. >> all right. thanks. we'll check in with you in just a little bit. that's coming up on "meet the press." let's get the rest of the morning's top stories, including the new development of a killing of a british soldier on the streets of london. jenna is here with more on that. >> hey, guys. good morning. good morning, every. a second person is facing charges this morning in the killing of a british soldier from last month. police in london charged the 28-year-old man with the murder of drummer lee rigby, a 25-year-old soldier who was killed in broad daylight on london's city streets. new this morning, at least one

person is dead after an earthquake shoot taiwan. many residents said they could feel when the 6.5 magnitude quake hit. at least a dozen people were injured as well. costco is warning customers not to eat a certain kind of frozen berry that may be linked hepatitis a outbreak. at least six people in california got sick after eating organic anti-oxidant blend frozen berries. that's a short name. there are 30 cases nationwide. they're from townsend. in minnesota they brought back the light bright. the most fun i had as a kid before i was introduced to tv. check this out. aurora borialis, or the northern lights. to get scientific for just a second, this happens when mily charged electrons interact with the magnetic poles, obviously. to get less scientific, someone up there was playing light bright. finally, where were you 60 years ago today? me here. a certain someone across the

pond was about to become the future queen. exactly six years ago on this day a woman named elizabeth seals her future regal fate. today is the anniversary of queen elizabeth's coronation. she won't be doing anything big. at least not today. there will be commemorations on tuesday. if are you in the area, you know -- >> it was a year-long celebration, the jubilee. >> another thing on tuesday. >> they want to scale back because there's a baby coming. i don't know if you heard about it, but kate is pregnant, so there's a baby coming next month, and she wants to scale back on the coronation. >> i thought you meant you. >> a slightly less, less big celebration. >> i think she'll be celebrating the birth of her daughter. >> i can guarantee you -- >> a check of the weather keeping you busy this weekend. >> the cold front is now moving into the northeast ever so

slowly. our slight risk today of southeast storms from northern new england right back into parts of virginia and our biggest threat with these storms today will be late today into tonight and it will be for wind gusts. perhaps damaging wind gusts and small hail. this is not a major and our temperatures around the bay area today are running cooler closer to the coast and the inner bay where the fog has returned around the coastline this morning. still around q90 in livermore a1 upper 60s in san francisco andi  for the first half of the workweek are really cooling down and ast( we pass wednesday temperatures rebound in the opposite direction as we once again see highsç/ráár'gñ2h!ack into the 9 approaching next weekend.ok e look back at the life of one of tv eights greatest comedians. jean stapleton from all in the family.

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better half. >> archie, you must be hungry. i'll get you something. >> reporter: edith, caring with the portrayal of archie. a role she cherished. >> edith bunker has been so loved and had so much affection that she seems to be quite alive in many people's minds. i bask in that affection. >> during her eight and a half years on the show, jean earned three emmys. but the stage trained actress wanted to return to theater relishing in the role of julia child in bone appetite. >> influenced characters for decades to come. >> rob reiner who played her son in all in the series issued a statement saying, "working with her was one of the greatest experiences of my life." and norman leer who cast her in the role of edith wrote, "no one gave more profound how to be a human being lessons than jean

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>> good morning to you. looking live at san francisco, a very pretty start to the day an] a very warm one though a cooldown in the forecast, as well. thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez along with meteorologist rob mayeda with the forecast that may be pleasant for the workweek. will see will couping today as the sea breeze starts to fire back up. right now 52 degrees in san francisco and the winds turning onshore once again. we have the windslp getting fairfield and slightly into so what it willtuixd mean for t afternoon isokxd highs for the inland away from the upper 90s to close to 90 aroundw3 2:00 in the afternoon. 60s for san francisco. low 80s for san jose and you'll

see here, the lpseven-day forect starts to bring the temperatures down monday through wednesday and watch out friday through next weeken4d and we'll see higs in the mid to upper 90s back in the weekend. >> the timing is perfect. san jose will trye1 to figure o 0-foot tree came down. it happened on willow street just after 6:00 last night andh hard to believe. down thejf middle crashing downn cars below and a bocce ball court where at least 18 people were playing including members of the 49ers coaching staff and their families. two people were hurt and neither were partñi of the 49ers organization and both are expected to be okay. san joseñixd fire says one pers was rescued from inside a car where the person was strapped, but was not hurt. thoseg they heard a loud crack moments before the tree came down. >>ok i am so wired.

i just -- i don't know to see somethingi] likejf this random,ñr soñi violent that hap so quickly. >> crews spent most of the night clear out that mess. o co questioning a personçó3w in connection with a grass fire that burned in south san jose. you might have seen the smoke the interstate 280 if you werak in the southñ@cay yesterday afternoon. crew3pd say the extremely hopf made for a dangerous çósituatio. firefighters were able to gain the upper hand inñr about an hour's time. no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire isñi unde hr(t&háhp &hc coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," two people are dead after a party turns violent, plus a follow-up to an investigative unit exclusive. >> to find out that they swept thisi] under theok rug it's insulting. >> san jose state professor who student still on the job, nowok

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i'm erica hill with lester holt, dylan dreyer. >> an exclusive interview with the deadly sniper, decorated navy s.e.a.l. who was murdered on a gun range in texas. now his wife is speaking out about whether or not she thinks his death could have been prevented. >> we're going to take a big turn and have big fun as lester is behind the scenes of "america's got talent." i didn't write this but it says you put your pride on the line? >> sure did. >> what's your talent? >> you'll see. >> obviously you're very proud of it. >> i'm going to assume you didn't come in for a second or third? we did something super fun. we actually were invited over to dylan's house for a dinner party. it was spectacular, if i'm not giving it away. we did have a little canine situation, which we will discuss.

we will get into the dos and don'ts of throwing a dinner party. not only for colleagues but friends as well. >> like you wouldn't pour wine on the sleeve of one of your guests. >> that was one of them. >> i forgot about that. >> but your shirt was purple. it blended right in. it was totally fine. we'll get to all that. before dylan shares her dinner party secrets, she has a check of the weather for us. >> absolutely gorgeous. we are going to see today is the last day of this extreme heat in the northeast. we are going to see a cool down as we go into the rest of this week. we have some thunderstorms that come with this cool down, it's out ahead of that cold front where temperatures will be almost 15 degrees above average topping out in the mid-80s today. look at the difference behind that front. temperatures almost 15 degrees below average. chicago will only hit 62 degrees today. so we are going to tap into some of that cooler air in the northeast as we head into next week. we do have a slight risk of some

hail and damaging wind gusts in the northeast later th at our hour-by-hour forecast. 50s andñi 60s through 8:00çó an su'ch:notice those temperature around the east bay and mid to upper 80s and the sea breeze san francisco and oakland and nc briefly getting around 90 inland around antioch and pleasantonlpo the south. heading into the evening and cools us offxd for the second hf of the week.c temperatures climbi6gb into the 90s inland.xd lester. >> dylan, thanks. stars were shining brightly in london last night. >> bet they were. charity congress, j. lo, beyonce and madonna, talk about a line up. >> reporter: actress selma hayek, one of the organizers

welcomed 50,000 people to time for change. on stage a lineup of top acts. j. lo thrilled the west london crowd. alongside john legend, florence and the machines. brought together as part of the campaign to change women's life by improving health and education, coordinated by beyonce who sat down with "today's" savannah guthrie. >> my mother and i respect women so much. it's just unbelievable to me that there are places in the world where there is no justice and where we're not treated equally and where we can't use our voice. i'm so excited. it's a sold out show. 100% of the money is going to go to improve the lives of girls and women around the world.

>> reporter: ticket buyers can choose which project their money would go to, supporting women in more than 70 countries. adding yet more celebrity support, madonna. >> for the last several years i've been extremely focused on building schools for children. and recently, i would say in the last six months, i've focused my energies even more on educating girls. so when this event came up, it seemed like a perfect fit. ♪ >> reporter: for the finale, beyonce took over from her famous friend performing 12 songs. sending fans wild. millions of dollars have been raised this night to champion opportunities and justice for women. for "today," nbc news, london. >> the women's concert for

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. chris kyle, the u.s. military's deadliest snooil sniper rose to fame with his best selling biography "american sniper" about his tours on the battlefield in iraq. earlier this year tragedy struck the navy s.e.a.l. when he and a friend were shot to death at a texas shooting range. police say a fellow vet did it. now chris kyle's widow speaking out for the first time. his 160 confirmed kills as a navy s.e.a.l. sniper made chris kyle a military legend. when i sat down with him last year, one year to the day before his shooting death, he told me the only number he cared about was of those he saved. >> did you ever have any sense of remorse or any lingering

feelings about taking a life? >> no. every person i killed i have a clear conscious because they were actively trying to harm americans, allies or civilians. >> during four tours in iraq, kyle faced his own close brushes with death. insurgents even put a bounty on his head. all the while his wife taya waited back in texas with their two children. >> when i read it, read these stories, i kept thinking, this guy is teflon, nothing can hurt him. >> yeah. >> did you get to the point you thought he was invincible? >> to answer your question, no, i didn't. maybe i was a realist, pessimist but i was always in fear for his life. >> he and adn friend drove to ts north texas shooting range with a 25-year-old fellow vet kyle offered to help out. >> what did he tell you about? >> that there was a veteran that was struggling and needed some help. he was going to go down and spend some time in the car

letting him talk a little bit, spend a short amount of time shooting, spend time on the way back and give him resources hopefully and places to turn to. >> police say when the man arrived at the range, the vet turned his gun on chris kyle and chad littlefield killing them both. his family said he suffered from ptsd. taya kyle thinks there's deeper issues kyle wasn't told of. >> if this was a simple case of a veteran having ptsd, that wouldn't be the issue p this is a case of chris not having all the information about somebody who had more to his story. >> the death of chris kyle stunned not only his family and former s.e.a.l. teammates but americans who never met him. thousands turned out at cowboy stadium in dallas to honor him. >> at the time of his death

chris kyle was working on a new book called "american gun" looking at ten guns and their role in history. taya finished it on chris's behalf. >> he was a history buff. he loved american history. he loved america. he so much time to start reflecting on every day people in extraordinary situations. >> taya kyle, who has spoken out in favor of gun rights sees no irony in the way chris died. >> i think it's kind of the elephant in the room, so i'm glad you brought it up. i think he died because someone wanted to kill him. >> his first book earned him a level of fame he wasn't expecting. but to the wife and two children he left behind, he was a hero at home at well. >> i'm so thankful in january of this year i was able to tell him. i said, i want to take a minute to tell you how proud i am of you and that i don't know how you've done it. i really don't know how you've been able to live through everything you've lived through

and be so kind and loving and to be able to give back to get back to the guy you started at. >> the book "american gun" hits store shelves this week. the man responsible for the death is behind bars and awaiting charges on capital murder. a movie about his life directedly spielberg and starring bradley cooper. we're back right after this. [ indistinct conversations ] [ pizza dodging man's mouth ] ♪ ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] [ male announcer ] fight pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath fast with tums freshers. concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. ♪ tum...tum...tum... tum...tums! ♪ tums freshers. fast heartburn relief and minty fresh breath.

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at the mere thought of having a donor party. forty percent of americans say they don't want to host one because of the time and expense. but luckily dylan isn't one of them. >> kind of. it was my first time hosting co-workers outside of just family, but i thought it would be a great idea to hang out with you all outside of work as my cozy furnitureless apartment in manhattan, 700 feet. that's right. no furniture. here is how it all went down. i've got my full list, chalk full of everything i need. i'm going to start some prep work today. >> can i have three-quarters of a pound of pancetta. oven roasted artichoke with parsley, spring rice ota, chicken and creme brulee. this is the first time i've had co-workers, which i think is making me step up a notch. i want everybody to enjoy their

meal. i didn't want them to see me and say, enjoyed the dinner, yeah. jenna was the curveball. >> people have this idea i'm a picky eater. i'm not a picky eater. >> she's a specific eater. >> the only thing i don't want eat mayo, bananas, pork, fish, other than that i'm like a full open pallet. >> having your colleagues over, new colleagues, a lot of pressure. >> something very stressful about a dinner party because you want everything to come out right when it's supposed to come out. i feel pretty organized. i think i'm good. moved in a couple months ago. we have a blow up bed in the living room as a couch, which is actually as awesome as it sounds. >> there's a couple of things you need when people are coming to your house for dinner like a table. >> erica is bringing a table. >> i'm excited to show off my cooking. i'm excited for other people to get a chance to try it. while it's nerve-racking, that's

why i love having dinner parties. just found out that erica is the one running late. so, yeah, i'm kind of freaking out about that, so it's time to open up a bottle of wine. >> hi, how are you? good to see you. >> appetizers. those are the same, so you and erica can battle it out. >> why is mine different than everybody else's. >> yours doesn't have pork or beef. >> i'm going to be high-fiving you all night. >> dylan. >> do you like it? >> this is like real food. >> any dinner party with these two is a plus. >> she's annoying. >> she may leave a tip at the end of the night. >> seems like everybody is

having fun. everybody is talking, ming ling. >> she's going crazy. >> i love it. she loves it. >> maybe i shouldn't have done a chicken course. i feel like they are in their talking and having a good time and i'm in here cooking. >> i thought there were only seven courses. >> not questioning your skills but say one should need a fire extinguisher, where would we find it. >> not joking, sarcastic. >> this tastes like a real desert. >> there's a compliment in there somewhere. >> i feel good. i think it ended up working out. i think i could have been a little calmer and a little more in the moment. but for my first time with colleagues, i think it was a success. >> to new york, to good company and friends and welcome to the neighborhood. >> and furniture. >> yea. >> we all think it was a smashing success. contributor, lifestyle expert, here with a few dos and don'ts.

>> nice to see you. thanks for inviting me to the second course dinner. >> bigger table. >> here on time. >> let me start off by saying you did an amazing job. obviously you all had a great time. you went all out. the one thing i would maybe say to you, just in terms of the dinner you made a complex meal. you impressed them, yes, it was real food, restaurant style, i think you might have enjoyed yourself more if you had done something simpler. you could have done something family style, you're getting to know each other. something warm and cozy. you could have done a buffet. that many courses and risotto, chicken you had to do at the last minute, i probably wouldn't have done that. >> i think it was, they are coming over for dinner. let me make everything complicated and impress. >> you knew how to pull them together and great on prep work. certainly on desert, it's great

to do an impressive desert. that's the way you can end the meal on a high note. creme brulee is an amazing restaurant desert. >> aesthetically pleasing. i thought she hit a home run. >> to your point, yeah, real. like that's the real deal. >> there was another guest at the table. i love that guest, bosco, the dog. he stole my heart. but i could see where some people would be uncomfortable. >> that is a don't. lets face it, not everybody -- he's not the best friend to everybody, a dog, especially when he's nipping at you while you're trying to eat. maybe it would have been great to have him greet your dog, say hi, he's part of the family and then put him in another room. >> he was barking every time we took a bite. otherwise a plus.

>> i think it's great you entertained given your apartment wasn't finish. the one thing you don't want to do is don't wait to entertain, wait until your house finished. bringing in the table at the last minute. you probably should have had one. >> it's not dylan's fault. i said i said bring the table. >> it would have been great to bring it the day before. >> especially when i'm not on time. >> doing a great job. really enjoyed it. >> we'll be back right after this. memorial day's here and we're talking with mayreen

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"america's got talent" is a prime time hit featuring unlikely entertainers. >> i recently visited the auditions in new york city to get a sneak peek at season eight. this is the world's biggest talent show. variety acts take center stage. but the brightest stars are sitting at the judges' table. >> don't be nervous, it's only a million dollars. >> this season supermodel heidi klum and former spice girl join howard stern and howie mandel. >> can you do the boob flex

thing? >> that's what i'm talking about. >> giving the panel a brand-new look. >> manage to get any good advice from either of these guys? >> no. >> that's a lie. i picked all of heidi and mel's outfits. >> back for his second season as judge, stern with critics who thought he was too raunchy. >> who thought i would be on prime time. they cleaned me up, put me on, and i decided to come back. >> everything we are looking for on this show just walked onto the stage. >> so i'm about 20 feet from center stage where our contestants dreams are realized or horribly crushed, the dreaded x. >> all right. what is your name? >> my name is lester holt. >> you're a news anchor. >> i'm a news anchor.

i do the news on tv. >> so lester, i've never heard of you before. what channel do you work for? >> i work for nbc news. i do the "today" show, "dateline nbc." >> what is your talent that you're going to be doing for us today? >> i'm going to do the news. i'm going to do the open 8:30 half hour. >> hearing you read the news would be insufferable. >> i know you're kidding but, boy, that stings. >> that's it. get off my stage. >> bye. >> tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m. ouch. >> lester. >> what happened there? >> tough crowd. that's new york. >> it's a rough crowd. i have a full-time job. you have to greet people after that. >> can you imagine that, all that disappointment and i have to be here to cheer them up and be somewhat of a therapist.

>> give me a hug, man. >> you're kind of the good cop. you greet them, you hug them. >> i'm a cheerleader. >> to avoid my fate, audition standouts, surprise and shock. >> how do you judge something like that. >> that rattlesnake was so angry. >> last year a dog act won. the message there is anything, anyone can win this. >> change the level of what you've seen so far, these auditions? are the acts better? >> oh, yeah. this is going to be our toughest season ever to judge. america is going to have a hard time this year. >> this season's contenders will be in for a new thrill, performing at new york's radio city music hall. >> they are not just doing a television show. they are on the biggest stage, the most well-known stage in all the world, in the biggest city that is known for entertainment in the world. >> on that big stage -- >> is it what you want, what you

really, really want. >> yes, it is. >> a chance to steal the show and win america's hearts. >> "america's got talent." >> i'm going to take one more shot at this anchoring thing. catch son premier tuesday night at 9:00, 8:00 %qñcentral. >> no xs. >> better? deep voice thing? authoritative. >> we want to head down to washington now where another man oozing with talent, david gregory, has a preview of what's coming up. >> good morning, america. trying to use my low voice there. coming up on "meet the press," i'm going to speak exclusively with the chairman on the house intelligence committee, mike rogers, chuck schumer as well. roundtable with a hot topic, more women being breadwinners around the country. that's all coming up. >> david, thanks. that's going to do it for us on sunday morning. >> see you later on "nbc nightly news." until then, have a great day, everyone. thanks for watching. i'm kris sa(

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