go out and have a great weekend. we'll see you back on monday. you heading over to mcgrew's desk? >> i am. have a good one. ♪ ♪ good morning. a fourth of july fireworks show in california goes horribly >> oh! oh, my god! dozens injured as spectators flee the explosions and smoke. we are live with the investigation into what went wrong. happening right now. trayvon martin's mother takes the witness stand at the george zimmerman murder trial as the prosecution gets set to rest. and it is summer in the city as john mayer takes to our concert stage. the seven-time grammy winner getting ready to rock the plaza today, friday, july 5, 2013.

from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> welcome to today, it's 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on a friday morning and hope you're enjoying the extended holiday weekend. >> i'm willie geist. >> matt and savannah taking the day off. huge crowd. >> it's a special day for him, he has want sung on national tv in about three years. this is a big day for us and for him. >> we'll talk to him about a change in his life coming up, but we begin with the breaking news. >> that breaking news, the holiday celebration in simi valley, california. families enjoying the display one moment and run for example cover the next. nbc's john yang is there live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. now that there's daylight investigators will get a better look at this scene where

thousands of people gathered to watch a fireworks display and then something went very wrong. >> a terrifying moment caught on tape as fireworks detonated into a crowd of spectators. >> you could see a million people sitting and trying to enjoy the whole thing, but, unfortunately, we didn't get the chance to. >> reporter: witnesses say it took place seconds into the show which was experienced by thousands. >> even those watching from a distance say they could feel the blast. >> it was just a loud explosion. we felt the heat pull back towards us. >> the aftermath was like a scene from a disaster movie. dozens of first responders rushed to assist the wounded. >> most of the injuries to me have been described as injuries like shrapnel injuries, things flying through the air coming in contact with body mass. >> reporter: authorities say at

least 28 people were injured, many treated on site. the most severe were taken to local hospitals. >> out of those 28 patients, four of those patients were what we call immediate which are immediate transports which basically entails moderate to severe injuries. >> reporter: while most fireworks displays go off without a hitch there are some exceptions like this show last fourth of july in san diego when a 15-minute show detonated in just 30 seconds. simi valley authorities are calling what happened last night an accident. >> at this point there is absolutely no indication of foul play. we will try to determine to our best ability exactly what's happened. >> reporter: officials say the first indications are that one of the platforms holding some of the launchers tipped over, sending the fireworks into the crowd instead of the sky. kate? >> john yang reporting from california, thank you. now to the turmoil raging in egypt.

thousand of supporters of ousted president mohammed morsi have taken to the streets and the demonstrations are growing more violent by the moment. ayman mohyeldin, good morning. >> reporter: thousands went to a rally near the republican guard head quarts and are that is where president morsi is believed to be held up for the past several days since he was ousted. it is there that we heard shots of gun fire. there are initial reports of casualties and fatalities, but we are still working to confirm how many people have been injured. we understand both side, both well as the guards that were standing outside the palace headquarters there opened fire on one another. weir still getting the security assessment as it unfolds. meanwhile, the egyptian military has been put on a state of alert specifically on the sinai peninsula and this is after a group in the northern part of

the country expressed support for declaring war after they ousted the form president and we understand that also overnight there was a deadly attack on an army outpost that had made the security situation in sinai extremely tense and volatile. >> as we get into friday evening are we hearing anything from the muslim brotherhood and supporters of morsi? >> reporter: several leaders of the muslim brotherhood have condemned what happened now. many of them have been arrested or being charged with various crimes. many are describing this as a crackdown on the muslim brotherhood and islamists. there have been the senior leader of the freedom and justice party has been arrested and he is currently in police custo custody, but two other senior leaders have arrest warrants for them and they remain at large. kate? >> a tense situation in egypt and ayman mohyeldin watching it. breaking news out of the vatican. pope francis has just cleared john paul ii for sainthood. this announcement coming after

the vatican confirming a second miracle attributed to john paul ii. the vatican also announced that sainthood has been approved for pope john xxiii, pontiff from 1968 to 1953. there are conflicting reports this morning about just how grave his situation is help nbc's ron allen joins us live with the very latest. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, thomas. the crowds continue arriving here outside the hospital, offering prayers, sing hymns and paying respects to nelson mandela. the official word of the government is that he remains in critical, but stable condition, but there's been very little detail and that's why there are rumors and speculations about his condition. there's been a report making the rounds that he is in a persistent vegetative state on life support and his family has been advised to discontinue care. the family denies that report and they made a direct statement saying it is not true last

night. we also recently heard from nelson mandela's wife, saying he is at times uncomfortable, but that he is not in any pain and to use her word, he is fine. also during this long period of waiting, a number of mandela family squabbles and feuds. some of them quite ugly, for example, one involving the final resting place of nelson mandela and that appears to have been settled. meanwhile here at the hospital, the vigil continues. >> thank you. back here at home, a parade marred by a tragic accident. police say a boy was riding on a flatbed trailer with with members of a martial arts group. he either jumped or fell off that trailer and then was run over by his father who was driving that float. the boy was taken to the hospital and later died. >> in maine, a bizarre accident during a holiday parade in bangor.

it tipped over and that's when an antique fire truck drove over that driver killing him. they covered the accident seen with tarps and cleared parade goers from that area. rescue team abandoned the search for a missing schooner. six americans were onboard and the 70-foot nina left new zealand for australia five weeks ago and was last heard from, and officials believe the boat sank in a violent storm. now we move on to wall street and what's moving the markets today. the big focus will be on jobs. cnbc's kayla taushy joins us. how eyes is on many jobs the u.s. created righter month. they are estimated to add 195,000 jobs and that's 35,000 higher than previously expected and higher than may two. the bureau of labor statistics revised may and april to add more jobs than previously thought.

the economy has led some investors to believe the federal reserve could flow it is massive four-year stimulus program and the stock market rally. wall street still in the green, though, this week. thomas? an inmate who escaped from prison wednesday is back behind bars thanks to a patriotic store patron. the mug shot was plastered on businesses around town near the prison where he escaped wednesday night. so when james myers walked into a general store on thursday, one customer wearing an american flag shirt decided to take matters into his own hands. you can see there. he took the sex offender down in one fell swoop and held him there until police arrived. >> so captain america on duty. >> he just recognized him from the mug shot and saw the guy there at the general store and didn't wait for police. >> patriotic citizen's arrest. >> thank you, thomas.

>> end it on an upbeat note. >> maria la rosa is in for al this morning. >> good morning. we saw incredible amounts of flooding because of all of the heavy rain. in florida, we're talking epic amounts near 20 inches in some spots. you are looking at south walton. folks were unable to leave their homes with so much rainfall and all of the dirt roads in the area closed because of the rain. we are seeing widespread flash flood watches posted from the gulf coast on up into the ohio valley. we are talking three, four inches of additional rainfall just in the next 24 hours and rain will continue beyond that in some of these very same spots. the i-95 corridor in the northeast and no rainfall, but it is all about heat. 96 today in boston and the central u.s. heating up, too, but it is the pacific northwest, lovely with sunshine and into the 70s. that's a look at the national forecast and we'll get to your local weather in just 30 seconds. garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card

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trifle george zimmerman. trayvon martin's mother on the stand right now as prosecutors begin to wrap up their case. carrie sanders is outside the courthouse in sanford, florida. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. this has been an emotional morning already as trayvon martin's mother sybrina fulton takes the stand. she has testified to listening to that 911 call that has been so central to the prosecution's case. it is the 911 call where in the background screams are heard. now sybrina fulton was not there, but she was among the first people to hear that 911 call and she told the jury this morning that those screams that she heard were her son's voice. important testimony for the prosecution because the defense has suggested that those screams could be george zimmerman, and that it was indeed george zimmerman who was asking for help because trayvon martin had attacked him, but in testimony this morning and she's on the stand right now, she continues to talk about what she believes

she heard and remember, early in this case there was an expert who was called who said, look, we could not isolate that voice to do an exact determination of who it was, but sometimes the best expert is somebody who is familiar with the voice, and that's why they called trayvon martin's mother. willie? >> carey sanders outside the courthouse. thanks so much. let's bring in our legal analyst lisa bloom. good morning. >> good morning. >> the exchange in court went like this. the prosecutor asked sybrina fulton who do you recognize that could be after playing the 911 she replied trayvon benjamin martin. they hear that testimony. how powerful is it? >> i think it's very powerful for the prosecution because sybrina fulton has maintained from the first time that she heard that recording that those are the screams of her son. she has never waivered in that position, not on direct today, not on cross-examination. >> how significant, though, lisa

is more broadly that 911 call to the entire case? >> i think it's extremely significant because we can presume that the man who was screaming for help is the victim and not the aggressor, and the bullet shot rings out just after the screams. if, indeed, the jury believes that is trayvon martin screaming for his life and then george zimmerman pulled the trigger and killed him, that sure sounds like either murder or manslaughter, not self-defense as zimmerman maintains. >> carey touched on this a moment ago, lisa, but has there been definitive forensic analysis to be able to separate it out and hear whose voice that is or are we just going on the testimony of different people who know trayvon martin and different people who know george zimmerman? >> a lot of effort was put into that pre-trial. six expert witnesses toughered at a pre-trial hearing about whether those sounds could be isolated, whether they could be matched up with one or the other of these young men.

ultimately the judge said the science was not definitive and the experts could not testify that it was one or the other. instead, the prosecution put on one of the experts in his case in chief and that expert told the jury we simply can't do it. we don't have enough clear audio. we only have a few seconds of audio, and so it's not enough for us to be able to isolate it and determine which it was, but it's going to have to be somebody who knew the speaker and that's why the prosecution put on the mother and now the brother of trayvon martin. >> as the prosecution wraps up its case here with the testimony from trayvon martin's family, lisa, i think it's fair to say we're about about the half-way point. how should the prosecution be feeling about getting a conviction as of right now? >> well, the prosecution clearly put on all of the evidence that they had. it's a circumstantial case. they don't have any one witness who was a direct eyewitness to what happened, but they've put on a lot of different folks, all of whom were designed to show that this is an intentional killing, that george zimmerman

had many inconsistencies in the stories that he told the scomplees that jury can conclude from that that this was either murder or manslaughter, but of course, we haven't heard yet from the defense, as you say. the jury will have to hear all of the evidence before they reach a conclusion. sybrina fulton, trayvon martin's mother getting ready to take the stand again in sanford in morning. lisa bloom, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> kate? willie, we told you about some of the accidents on the fourth of july, but for most americans the holiday celebrations thankfully were fun and patriotic. nbc's kristin welker is at the white house with the pomp and sick stan circumstance. good morning. >> president obama headed to camp david earlier today after he and the rest of the nation threw a huge birthday party, fit only for the fourth of july. a festival of lights from the big apple to the big easy, and the nation's capital. the country marking 237 years of independence. for barbara and miles, a world

war ii veteran who visited washington d.c. for the first time on thursday, this holiday held special meaning. >> it was great. it was great. >> i thank god that we were able to be here on a day of freedom. >> reporter: in boston another hero, officer richard don hugh who was injured while bringing the marathon bombers to justice led the pomp in celebrating the city. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: meanwhile, the biggest names in music rocked the city of brotherly love. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and the national mall. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ it just never seemed so good >> at the white house, the president and first lady hosted more than 1200 service members. >> and on behalf of all americans i want to say thank you. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in addition to the usual parades and pomp, there were also a few firsts at

thursday's nationals game, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff wowed the home crowd in d.c. with his rendition of the national anthem. ♪ what so proudly we hailed >> for some it was a day to become an american with naturalization ceremonies taking place from mount vernon to afghanistan. all a part of a bigger celebration of the country and each other. this fourth of july really was unique because it came in the wake of the boston marathon. so a number of cities in addition to boston paying tribute to the survivors and the first responders including right here in washington, d.c. kate? >> kristin welker, thanks so much. some pipes on the chairman of the joint chiefs. >> i had no idea. he upstaged neil diamond. the famous nathan's hot dog eating contest was yesterday. joey chestnut known as jaws put down a record 69 hot dogs in ten

minutes. on the women's side, the black widow, you see her there, sonia thomas. they both are going to join us later this morning. first question, how do you feel? >> and are we going to put hot dogs in front of them? >> i think we'll make them smell hot dogs and probably the last thing they want to see today. >> exactly. also ahead, encouraging news on those teenagers injured on the parasailing accident. we'll hear from their parents. new leads and persons of interest identified in the disappearance of madeleine mccann more than six years ago. we are live in london, but first this is "today" on nbc.

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the time now is seven:26. good morning, i'm jon kelley. a developing story in richmond this morning where a fire has killed two people. that fire started in a converted garage on 21st street near roosevelt just before 3:00 this morning. the fire captain on scene telling us three people were living in that garage. one person was able to make it out alive and was taken to kaiser hospital. at this hour no cause of the fire has been confirmed, but the chief telling us there was an extension cord running from the b.a.r.t. trains will be back online this afternoon, at least temporarily. striking union workers made a deal late last night to extend their contract for another 30 days. this one is a temporary fix.

the two sides have yet to agree on a permanent contract. union representatives say they are prepared to strike again if there is no deal by august 4th. trains have been stopped since monday morning when the strike officially started. even though there was an agreement announced last night, there is no b.a.r.t. service until 3:00 this afternoon. that's because b.a.r.t. needs enough time to notify workers, inspect all those trains and make sure the tracks are clear before trains can once again roll out on the tracks. time now for that weekend forecast. christina loren is here to tell us things are keeping it cool. >> it's going to be so nice out there. finally the heat is going to break. jon, good morning to you. good morning to you at home. we're in the 50s this morning. 55 in gilroy, 56 in san mateo. we're starting off nice and comfortable even in san jose with mid-50s. yesterday we hit 104 at walnut creek. today more to the tune of 82 degrees so a lot more comfortable out there. and that's going to make you want to get outdoors, give that

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7:30 now on a friday morning the fifth day of july 2013, a day that we have marked on our calendars. for some time now, we're waiting for john mayer who is here for a live concert after being side lined for three years with throat and vocal cord issues and as you can see, his fans are waiting. they want to see him. inside studio 1a, i'm kate snow alongside willie geist and thomas roberts. >> that's a huge crowd. >> it goes around the mraz -- >> hi, guys. >> big crowd here to see john mayer and we'll hear from him in just a bit. also ahead, we are learn budget two young girls critically injured in a frightening parasailing accident. coming up, their parents speak out for the first time.

>> there is this infestation that started in the south and it's now headed to the north and we're not talking about secadas. we're talking about wild hogs and wait until you see the damage that they leave behind. >> new fallout tied to paula deen's admitted use of a racial slur. we'll get into that on "trending." we begin this half hour in the search for madeleine mccann, the little girl who vanished in portugal six years ago as a toddler and now police in britain are opening their own investigation. michelle kosinski is in london with details. good morning. >> reporter: hi, kate. this is six years later. british police say we've reviewed part of the investigation, now we are going open our own on british soil, what we believe to have been an abduction in portugal. they have already identified 38 people of interest, and emphasize that madeleine could be alive. >> the strain of losing then 3-year-old madeleine is still

visible on her parents' faces and during six years without a single development in her disappearance from her bed while with the family vacationed in portugal. now that is all changing thanks to british police. >> we have decided to move from review to investigation. absolutely committed to finding out what happened to madeleine mccann. >> scotland yard started looking at the case two years ago reviewing more than 30,000 documents, but other numbers are more astounding that they've identified nearly 4,000 leads that need to be investigated. 38 people of interest in five countries and 12 them british. it has brought life to a case that in portugal had gone cold and been closed. already british police say uncovering new theory, new evidence and new witnesses and new, invigorating hope for madeleine's family. >> we are more hopeful now of finding madeleine than we have been at any point since the days

after she was taken. >> reporter: in cases like elizabeth smart and three women held captive for a decade then found reinforced the urgency. >> the review has told me that there is no clear, definitive proof that madeleine mccann is dead. so on that basis i still genuinely believe that there is a possibility that she is alive. >> reporter: and much inside work that detectives have done, at the end of any statement they always appeal to the public for any help anyone might have reminding us that it is still very early in their investigation. kate? michelle kosinski. thank you. joshua rosenberg has been following the madeleine mccann story since the beginning. good morning to you. >> good morning, kate. >> madeleine mccann disappeared in 2007. so many years later, why now is this formal investigation being launched ed ied in britain? >> well, because the government here in london has agreed to pay for it. this is being done by scotland yard and normally the costs

would fall on london taxpayer, but the government has decided that this is so important that this should be funded. now it's important because as you heard the senior police officer say, this is no longer a review into what went wrong. this is an investigation into what can be put right and although these 48 people of interest may not all be suspects and some may be witnesses, the police clearly want to talk to them and want to investigate them and see what light they can cast on this disappearance which although it was six years ago is still a front-page story in london. >> sure. unusual for one government to be investigating something that happened on another government's soil, isn't it? >> it's a very sensitive thing for the metropolitan police, for scotland yard to be doing this and they have won the support ask cooperation of the portuguese police, even though i'm sure when this is all over people will say the local police

and the guards might have missed leads. to be fair to them they weren't used to dealing with such mysterious and dreadful case as this. so quite a lot of sensitivity is required, but it seems that good relations have been established between scotland yard and the portuguese police and it seems that the police in london can now operate in portugal. they've already made several trips there to make contact. sfwloo. >> we are hearing that madeleine's parents and the members travel willing them have been cleared. how significant is that? >> well, that is significant. it's very important. inevitably when somebody disappears, a child or a member of the family you look at other members of the family and you think might they have been responsible even though they obviously profess they weren't and there were newspapers that had to pay damages for wrongly accusing the mccann family of involvement. they've had to live through a very difficult media storm, but

now everybody accepts they and the people they were dining with on the night madeleine disappeared had absolutely nothing to do with her tragic disappearance. very quickly, can we show the photo that shows what madeleine might look like now at the age of 10 years old. that's on the right there. just to give people a sense. there have been sightings of her reported. how significant have those been? have those led to any leads at all, joshua? >> well, certainly that picture that you see will encourage people to look around and see is there a little girl who might have joined another family, who might not know that she is madeleine mccann and who might have been assimilated into another group of youngsters and people will look at that child and say maybe that's her. there have been sightings, but of course, they've proved negative. >> joshua rosenberg, thanks so much. let's get a check of the weather from maria la rosa and she's in pretty soupy weather. >> good morning.

a jazzed-up crowd here. we have a lot of red, white and blue. tell me about all of the red shirts we have here. today we have veterans, active duty and active-duty spouses from west point new york city and we are here for john mayer. >> thank you, everyone for the service. we appreciate it. all eyes will be on john mayer in just a few minute, but all eyes on the weekend forecast. we are looking at a very similar weather map here. you have showers and thunderstorms, heavy rain from the gulf coast on up into the northeast. the midsection is warming up and that will help fuel some showers and thunderstorms into the northern plains. very comfortable into the northwest and that's continued from saturday and on into sunday and be careful with the flash flooding, along with that, dang good morning to you. you made it to friday. hopefully you had a great fourth of july. we've got a beautiful day shaping up all across the bay area. 81 in livermore, 75 in fremont

and 78 degrees on the way to redwood city. almost a 20-degree dropoff from yesterday's highs. if you wanted to hit big sur this weekend, beautiful conditions along the central coast. your camping forecast shows you 70s in big sur and 50s overnight. we stay steady overthe weekend. hope you have a great day. willie, back to you. >> maria, thanks so much. we'll be joining you and john mayer in just a little bit. in the meantime we have details on the horrific parasailing accident in florida. we told you about that earlier this week. thomas is back with that. >> for the first time we are hearing from the fathers of the two indiana teens who suffered critical injuries in that accident. >> we need everybody to keep praying for us. >> a plea from the parents of alexis fairchild and sydney good. the 17-year-olds were parasailing in panama city monday when the tow rope snapped, helpless, they drifted

into a condominium, hit some power lines and slammed into the cars below. much of the terrifying ordeal was caught on cell phone video. >> we said what's going on? he said, dad, the rope broke and then that's when -- i mean, it set in. it was a nightmare. >> alexis and sydney were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >> when we first got to the hospital i was in a state of shock. >> both girls needed brain surgery. sydney's father says she has a fractured neck and even though alexis also just had back surgery this week, she's already moving with the help of a walker. >> she's walking past sydney's room and was able to walk in, say hi, hold her hand. sydney was able to raise her hand. it was a great moment. >> i can't even express on behalf of our family and the fairchilds the outpour of caring and prayers.

>> the coast guard is investigating what happened including what role the stormy weather may have played. the parasailing company aquatic adventures has released a statement expressing sympathies for the girls, adding. while we adhere to best practices to minimize the risks associated with water sport activities, sudden weather conditions can and do occur. >> alexis has been upgraded from serious to stable condition and sydney is still listed as critical and sydney's dad says she should have her surgery on the neck area in the next week or so, but certainly the prayers are appreciated by this family, but what an ordeal for these girls. >> 17 years old. beautiful young women, we hope for the best there. >> yeah. >> thomas, thanks so much. up next, have you seen them in your town? the major destruction being caused by wild pigs and numbers on the rise. also ahead in "trending" what would barbie look like with a real woman's measure mentasur.

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now they're moving north. in 1987 there were about 2 million wild pigs in about 20 states. mostly in texas, florida and parts of the south. now an estimated 6 to 8 million wild pigs are roaming in 47 states. >> this increase we have seen in wild pigs sun questionably dramatic. we don't have another species here in the u.s. that has increased at this same rate. >> experts say the population explosion is partly due to hunters transporting them across state lines. some of the animals escaped from hunting preserves and they reproduce 2 litters a year so the problem is only getting worse. >> the reason people should care is because eventually it could result in increased cost at the marketplace. the u.s. department of agriculture estimates this species is responsible for $1.5 billion in agriculture damage and destruction each year. >> this is truly becoming a

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it is 7:56. good morning, i'mon kelly. investigators down in southern california trying to figure out exactly what went wrong at a fireworks show that injured 28 people. you're looking at home video of the massive explosion caused when the launcher that sends fireworks up to the skies tipped over. this happened in simi valley, about 40 miles northwest of l.a. this morning we're getting a look at that field where the explosion happened. police are still on scene searching and some of the spectators actually returned to the scene to pick up things they left behind after they ran for cover last night. investigators are currently looking into the cause of this blast, just a scary and wild scene out there. back here in the bay ÷area, christina loren, things are cooling down and you say refreshing. >> refreshing is right, jon, good morning to you. a lot of people are happy about this news. part of the reason for the cooldown is the cool ocean air

that's going to move all the way inland. onshore flow is back and we're getting some pretty strong winds so take it ease over the open-water bridges but overall look at these numbers. you can't ask for better conditions than 77 degrees for the 5th day in july in san jose. 80 in livermore and 80 in gilroy. about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. and you'll notice it's drier out there. not as humid. it's been downright muggy the past few days. we still have a chance for a mountain thunderstorm later but very slight, maybe 10% to 15% opportunity. let's check the drive with mike -- my bad, anthony. >> i was actually going to start talking. i was ready to keep going. it's friday, you can call me anything, whatever you like. all right, you know we are talking about some mass transit issues. we've been telling you that b.a.r.t. is on strike until 3:00 this afternoon, but caltrans actually stopped in both directions because of a person that was struck at atherton, so if you are using mass transit, keep that in mind. caltrans experiencing major delays right now. >> i think we've both been

called worse than mike before. thanks a lot. we'll be back in a half hour and do it again.

♪ and right now on a friday morning, july 5, 2013, hope everybody had a great fourth of july weekend. outside on our plaza, the party just getting started, because in our next half hour, seven-time grammy winner john mayer will be here playing live music, and i think there might be a few people anxious to hear from him. i thought so. he joins us on our summer concert stage. i'm willie geist along with kate snow. >> a huge crowd. considering it's a holiday weekend. thanks for coming out, everybody. also ahead, eva longoria, has she finally found love on her tv show?

>> we're hearing. plus, a stomach ache, grumpy. turns out, eat a certain kind of food. we'll get into that. >> are you saying i'm grumpy? >> i wasn't looking at you. and shoes and prada? a place to go to find the very best deals if you can't afford the hefty price. we have bargains. we'll show where you to click. cool. before we get to that and the music of john mayer, back inside with thomas roberts way look at headlines. good morning, everybody. we lead with a major ow nounsment from the vatican. pope john paul ii, passed away in 2005 elevated to sainthood. pope francis approved the second miracle attributed to the polish-born pontiff clearing the way for his canonization. the vatican says pope john xxiii would be made a saint. the ceremony is expected by the end of the year. a fireworks accident caught on tape injured at least 28 people last night in simi valley, california. most of those injuries were

minor, but four victims did suffer moderate to severe injuries including burns and cuts. witnesses say just seconds into the celebration some of the fireworks appeared to launch horizontally towards the crowd instead of soaring into the sky. the annual fireworks display in prescott, ars, began with a tribute to 19 firefighters who died last weekend battling a wildfire. each man's name was read aloud accompanied by a single star burst. we turn to the turmoil in egypt. the country's army announcing a state of emergency in parts of that country. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. there is still a great deal of tension in this country following the army's move to take power, a move the muslim brotherhood is still describes as coup. that state of emergency declared today by egyptian army, in both suez and in the sinai, and the egyptian security forces have already increased their presence

in the sinai around tourist destinations. it is a popular beach destination for many, particularly, european travelers. however, here in cairo and in many other cities, there is concern that there could be violence escalating today. the muslim brotherhood is planning a series of demonstrations nationwide against the coup of the democratically elected president mohamed morsi calls this the day of rejection. >> richard engel from cairo. thank you so much. back here at home the prosecution begins calling its final wpss today at the george zimmerman second-degree murder trial. jury members spent the fourth of july holiday sequestered. among those testifying the parents of trayvon martin. zimmerman pleaded not guilty saying he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense. former arizona representative gabby giffords spoke out for stricter gun

lawing during a holiday appearance in cincinnati, ohio. she was bdly injured during a mass shooting in 2011. she urged background checks for all gun buyers. and police found inside a stolen truck found with weapons, body armor and what appears to be bombs. police have no idea-o what the man's intentions might have been. the man was arrested near the university of washington. if you're thinking about traveling to china, you might want to avoid this place. take a peek. a massive mess of jean algae has taken over the waters off the resort area of a province. it didn't stop them from venturing into the waters. crews take away tons of the green stuff ef day but it keeps piling up, piling up. it's four after the hour. now back to kate and willie on the plaza. >> do you like that? >> swimming in that? >> undeterred. a bunch of people were swimming. amazing.

>> maria larosa is in for al with another check of the weather forecast. >> good morning. we have independence of another kind. your daughter's turning 21 today? >> she is. >> you want to say happy birthday? >> happy birthday, sarah. i love you. >> thank you, mom. glad you're here with us, and our pick city, by the way, you're from washington, missouri. head over to quincy, illinois, where we want to say good morning to wg. mech wgem. up to 90 by the end of the weekend. i-95 corridor, it's not the storms. it's all about the heat and humidity. heat advisories from philadelphia into boston. showers and thunderstorms into the rockies. some packing gusty winds and maybe hail, but getting a nice break from the western heat and the pacific northwest, seattle, 8:05 now. we are also going to get some of that heat relief right here in the bay area. good morning to you. yesterday, walnut creek hit 104 degrees. today, 82 degrees about a

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the stories hot online this morning and trending on the website of the new york daily news, dumped by dean. after weeks of getting canned by her business partners this time it's paula deen doing the cutting. she servered ties with her long time agent. he helped make her a food network star and media mogul. in a statement she thanked him for his years of tireless effort and dedication. a dozen companies cut tie with the chef after she admitted she used a racial slur in the past. trending on nbc news.com, the president's ride, the department of homeland security looking for a new presidential limo since this one which is known as the beast or cadillac i is a 2009 model. the nearly 8 ton vehicle, has james bond style gadgets

including a night vision system in the trunk. there's a blood bank matching the president's type in case. there's loops that allow secret service agents to hold on while running along side the car. no word on which car maker will land the contract to build a new presidential limo. >> 2009. i have a leased car too. you update every few years. >> when it's the presidential limo. >> and you have a blood bank. >> i'm sure you do. >> this is trending on the new york post, jerks beware. the hamptons are known as the playground of the rich but some people are having too much fun so one resident has taken to facebook to shame some of the people he feels are ruining it's reputation. the photos posted on the page that we cannot repeat on morning tv. >> it's not jerks. >> dare me to say it. >> don't do it. >> it's something other than jerks. >> it includes a car parked too close to the surf. a man running errands in his

speedo but he has on a t-shirt. it would be worse if he dinlt have on a t-shirt. the page's creator said he received some backlash from people that feel it's in poor taste. he's a year round resident so that's why he feels he has ownership of why he can call people out. >> it's a beautiful place. >> it's a beautiful place but there are people on the east end of long island that behave like they're in manhattan. let's just maybe put on pants before we go to the store. >> the t-shirt is already there. >> yeah. >> this is my favorite one this morning. the normal barbie. >> yeah. >> okay. using the cdc's measurements of the average 19-year-old woman an artist created these 3-d imagines. there on the right is what barbie would look like if she better resembled an average woman. the barbie we're used to seeing on the left with is so-called normal barbie on the right. the artist told today.com that

his work is meant to show that average is beautiful. that's why i love this. >> because average, that looks beautiful. so average is kind of -- >> look, demilovato loves this also. it brings up the body imagine thing. i want to show my daughter that's normal. >> there's few human beings on the face of the earth that looks like the actual barbie. >> there's no one on the face of the earth. >> outside of the victoria's secret angels, there's nobody. trending in people magazine, the surprising person eva longoria can thank for helping her find a match, it's eva longoria. she is dating a contestant from ready for love. rumors swirled she was seeing a 34-year-old entrepreneur and fishe has the press to thank for

helping the couple to see something they didn't see. there were rumors which at the time weren't true and they looked at each other and said let's give this a shot and it's working out. she just got back from visiting his whole family. they have a lot in common. >> they do charitable work. >> yeah so they paired up and it's interesting to see that she had a reality show trying to find love for somebody else and nailed it for herself. >> there we go. that's what is trending today. >> coming up in our 8:00 block this morning, the secrets to bling on a budget. we'll show you how. plus edible cures for some of your most common ailments. but first, two words no parent likes to hear from their kids during the long summer break, i'm bored. camp is one popular way to keep those troops entertained. >> mara, come to sign ups if you

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kids can add up that scores. >> cool. >> she can play solo but also with friends. >> working on your math. >> exactly. >> i'm giving you 1,000 on that one. that's a nice shot. >> this is from melissa and doug, a party that parents love. it's called smarty pants. they're cards filled with brain teasers and hilarious jokes. you go from preschool to second grade. they're easy to take on the road. >> road trip. >> she is doing a great subscription service that comes once a month to your house with all the arts and crafts you need to complete projects. july is wonders with water. water color fish and there's always additional information that keep that bridge of knowledge going all summer long. july is fun with flight. you have rockets and flights and

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good morning to you, 8:26, i'm laura garcia-cannon a fire has killed two people and severely injured a third. we know the victim was a family, mother, father and son living in converted garage behind a home on 21st street near roosevelt. firefighters were able to pull all three from the building but the mother and father died at the scene. the son is in the hospital in critical condition. no cause for the fire has been confirmed but the fire captain on the scene tells us there was an extension cord running from the main house to the one out back. let's take a look at the morning commute right now with anthony slaughter. >> the pay bridge approach is still wide open now you not looking at any major slow downs

really anywhere we are talking about. one thing that i have noticed all morning long, traffic is heavy moving out of san francisco into the north bay, wouldn't be surprised if folks just have the day off and maybe headed to wine country. let's also show you the golden gate bridge and you can see traffic is moving smoothly there, but again, the northbound side is what i'm concerned about as traffic gets into the north bay. no accidents to report, very good here on this holiday after the -- friday after the fourth. >> still feels like a holiday, right? it kind of does. thanks, anthony. another local news update for you in half an hour. hope to see you then. crystal geyser is always

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8:30 now on this friday morning, july 5th, 2013. look at that crowd. wow. >> huge. >> through the shandong. shandong. shandong province. . and ready to see john mayer. he is live on the toyota summer concert stage. big crowd here this morning. i'm kate snow with willie geist and thomas roberts this morning. >> we're always excited when john mayer is here but

especially today. he hasn't been on national television for three years. he had surgery. he had throat problems. he's battled through those. we're thrilled to have him back in a moment. in the meantime, we want you to power our buzz meter by tweet the hashtag john mayer today and watch it light up. >> also ahead, a different kind of performance. an eating performance. we'll be meeting the guy and girl that won the hot dog eating championship. joey chestnut, sonya thomas, they ate 105 and three quarters. >> they're back this morning. >> they can't stop. >> joey jones chestnut is smiling. maybe we can get sonya to smile. >> there we go. >> they were at nathan's hot dog eating contest and we'll be meeting with them. >> we'll have a couple of hot dogs. >> we have turkey dogs coming out of the back for kate. >> that's what i need. >> also we'll put natalie

morales to the test. she is trying a new sport. she's one of the athletes on the show we have around here. wake boarding is what she is going to try. >> but first a check of the weather. maria is in for al today. >> good morning. i want to start off by saying a big thank you and recognizing all of our active military personnel in the crowd this morning. i also want to point out that today and toyota are committed to helping our veterans when they return from service to help find work through the hiring our heros project and the veterans can find more information at today.com. thank you for your service very much. let's take a look at the holiday weekend. all eyes on the wet weather from the gulf coast to the ohio valley through saturday. flash flooding still a concern. heat along the east coast. keep in mind, rip currents a big danger. meanwhile, the mid section off to the west continues, dry, warm, lots of folks into the 90s.

8:32 now, happy friday. i hope odd great fourth of july. heat relief on the way. natural coolant making its way all the way to the sunol grade this morning a beautiful day shaping up because of a return of the low clouds and onshore flow. 80 degrees on the way to livermore. 74, fremont, 63 on the way to san francisco. really comfortable temperatures. we will persist all weekend long, we are done with the triple digits act least for the next five to six days, only warming up to about 90 degrees when we peak on tuesday. you can check out our local forecast any time a day at weather.com. willie and kate, back to you. >> thanks. it wouldn't be the 4th of july weekend without a couple of hot dogs, or maybe a few dozen. >> enough to win. >> we are talking of course about the winners of the nathan's famous 4th of july international hot dog eating contest. joey "jaws" chestnut downed 69

in ten minutes. that's a new record and sonya "the black widow" thomas ate 36 and three quarters to take the women's title. great to see you. how are you feeling today. >> i'm not 100%. >> does it gross you out to see hot dogs at this hour. >> yeah, i didn't expect to see it again so soon. >> you're being confronted by your past right now. >> my body is recovering. >> 69 is a new record for you. >> yeah. >> do you have that number in your head while you're going? do you know how close you are. >> my body, i've done it so many times in practice i know where i'm at by what i'm feeling. it was a tough contest and hi to push it at the end. >> weather was a big concern yesterday. it was hot out there. i was reading that you like to utilize the water next to the hot dogs to soak the buns but it was warm for you. >> we want to use the water but we don't want to take up our capacity. it's a crazy balance we don't want to fill up on water. >> and the water was hot

yesterday. i made a big mistake. i made a big mistake and super hot, like 150 to 160 degrees hot. so that's why -- >> and sonya, yours was a close call. you've been dominant in the sport but you had to come from behind and barely won yesterday. >> yeah. it came to my mind about it and i was thinking i cannot lose this game and i push so hard myself to win. >> well, i like our accuracy because we have all of the dogs here, even this one with the small bite taken out. >> do we dare ask you to take these down. >> i'll eat one with you. >> i'm not racing you. i'll eat one casually. we'll give you guys a break. congratulations. we'll see you back here next guys i expect. >> i hope. >> thank you guys. >> natalie is giving a little wake boarding a shot.

>> and seven-time grammy winner john mayer live in our plaza in

back at 8:38 with the crowd getting ready for john mayer. many of you enjoying time at the lake or the beach this weekend. that includes natalie morales. >> she decided to get her feet wet and try out the phenomenon of wake boarding. >> it's a sport of speed, flips, tricks and quite a few wipe outs. back in the 1980s, some surfers decided to take a different kind of wide. >> i put straps on a surfboard and pulled it behind a boat and turned into something totally different. >> they called it skurfing at first. while the name didn't catch on the thrill of propelling off a

boat's wake and flying up in the air did. >> i'm a flipper. that's what i love to do. >> last year 4 million people went for a ride hoping to grab some air, try some tricks and not end up, as they say, doing a face plant in the water. he went pro at 11 years old and now at 24 is one of the top ranked wake boarders in the world. >> what do you love about wakeboarding. >> there's a lot to love about it. for me, it's endless possibilities you can do. there's so much room for it to grow still. >> this is your office. not bad. >> it's a pretty descent office. >> i wouldn't mind it. how much water will i be drinking today? >> well, hopefully not much. i think you'll be fine. you'll get up on your first 3 to 5 tries. >> i hope you're right. let's give it a go. >> why do you always have me do these things?

why. >> with my heart pounding, i was ready for action. >> all right. you ready? >> for me, getting up was the easy part. it was staying up that i needed to work on. >> nice job natalie. >> reporter: i quickly learned that walking on water is all about the balancing act. >> nice job. are you ready to go to the next level now. >> yeah. >> reporter: you signed that liability release right? >> no. >> me neither. >> another day on the job. >> reporter: just as i was starting to get the hang of it. >> i'll come out there with you for a bit. >> don't get in my way. >> reporter: my patient teacher decided it was time for a more hands on lesson. what a way to kick off this holiday weekend. a new kind of fireworks right

over my head. >> that's a wrap. high five. >> all right. >> mr. show off. >> she's a natural. >> she got up on her first try. >> i like how she down plays it and then she ends up doing trick with the guy. >> if i know natalie morales she stayed to the end of the day until she beat that guy. >> if you want to see more of the wakeboarding, the flips, the tricks and the big stuff, the red bull signature series wake open is tomorrow live on nbc. up next, live on the plaza. it's time, a live concert from john mayer but first this is "today" on nbc.

the toyota concert series on today brought to you by toyota. >> all right. enough waiting.

this is the moment the giant crowd has been waiting for since early this morning. let's please welcome back to our toyota summer concert stage, mr. john mayer. [ music playing ] >> one, two, one, two, three, four. ♪ me and all my friends, we're all misunderstood ♪ ♪ they say we stand for nothing and there's no way we ever could ♪ ♪ now see everything that's going wrong with the world and those who lead it we just feel like we don't have the means to rise above and beat it ♪ ♪ so we keep on waiting. waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ we keep on waiting, waiting on

the world to change ♪ ♪ it's hard to beat the system when we're standing at a distance. so we keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ if we had the power to bring our neighbors home from war ♪ ♪ they would have never missed a christmas no more ribbons on their door ♪ ♪ when you trust your television, what you get is what you got ♪ ♪ cause when they own the information, oh, they can spin it all they want ♪ ♪ that's why we're waiting. waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ we keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ it's not that we don't care, we just know that the fight ain't fair ♪ ♪ so we keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change ♪

[ music playing ] [ music playing ] ♪ and we're still waiting ♪ waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ we keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ one day our generation is going to rule the population ♪

♪ so we keep on waiting ♪ waiting on the world to change. we keep on waiting ♪ ♪ waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ we keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ waiting on the world to change ♪ ♪ waiting on the world to change ♪ [ applause ] >> he is officially back. ladies and gentlemen, john mayer. we'll talk to him and have much more music in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

well, they say that time changes things. john mayer has taken a little time off the last few years. making things even better. your voice is better. you're back on tour. >> yes. been about three years been away. this is your first national tv singing performance in some time. he is out with his seventh album out now on august 20thment it's called paradise valley. let's talk about the three years. >> yeah. >> you had serious voice problems. >> yes. >> surgeries, botox. >> in the throat? >> yeah, i went to the doctor and he said he could put botox

in my vocal cords and i said put me under and let's do that. he said i don't put you under we put it right into your neck. >> wow. >> as soon as they tell you that's what it was going to do and it's what it took to get back here and have all of these lovely people come out. i would have done it again. >> was there a chance, though, that you would never sing again. >> there was never that chance. thankfully i always knew there was going to come a day when i would sing again. >> but you feel like the voice is different. >> it's different now because the botox is clearing out. it's like a gift that keeps unwrapping itself every month. oh i can sing this song. it looks like there's songs i won't play but i can't. >> are things different for you now? it's not just your voice. you moved to montana and made changes in your life. you had t gotten a bit of a reputation a few years ago. are things different for you now? >> yeah, it's nice. it's how it's supposed to go. it's supposed to level out, you

know? and it has. leveled out at the right time and so i'm the right age and soul and all of that stuff so i'm very happy. >> excellent. well, the song we're about to hear you play is called paper dolls. >> yeah. >> there's been speculation in the press it might be about someone. true or false. >> true or false, song writers write songs because of people and about people. anything someone else wrote is about that. we'll let you play that song right now. ladies and gentlemen, right now, john mayer.

>> paper doll, come try it on. step out of that black chiffon ♪ ♪ here's a dress of gold and blue ♪ ♪ sure was fun being good to you ♪ ♪ this one we made just for fall ♪ ♪ and winter runs a bit too small ♪ ♪ this mint green is new for spring ♪ ♪ my love didn't cost a thing

♪ you're like 22 girls in one ♪ and none them know what they're running from ♪ ♪ was it just too far to fall? for a little paper doll ♪ ♪ fold a scarf, moroccan red ♪ and tie your hair behind your head ♪ ♪ strap into some heels that hurt ♪ ♪ you should have kept my undershirt ♪ ♪ you're like 22 girls in one

♪ and none of them know what they're running from ♪ ♪ was it just too far to fall? for a little paper doll ♪ [ music playing ]

♪ cut the cord and pull some strings ♪ ♪ and make yourself some angel wings ♪ ♪ and if those angel wings don't fly ♪ ♪ someone's going to paint you another sky ♪ ♪ you're like 22 girls in one ♪ and none of them know what they're running from ♪ ♪ was it just too far to fall? was it just too far to fall ♪

[ applause ] >> thank you. >> john mayer. good friday morning to you, 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. two overnight brushfires caused a scare in the oakland hills. the fires broke out in joaquin park at 11:30 last night on opposite sides of that park. 65 firefighters from the oakland and town fire departments were called in to fight the fires, they were contained about 3:00 this morning. check the forecast with

metemeet meteorologist christina loren. >> feeling great out there good morning to you, laura. good morning to you at home. drop to 88 degrees from the triple digits. bay side, 77 degrees at the coast, a cool day shaping up, 67 degrees for you. getting into the all-important weekend, happy friday, by the way, upper 80s, saturday and sunday, leveling off next week. look at 'em.

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[ music playing ] john mayer still rocking the

plaza. welcome today on a friday morning. the 5th of july, 2013. a huge holiday weekend crowd. enjoying a big concert from john mayer. he'll be back with one more song for us later this hour. i'm willie geist along with mel b back for a second day. >> i'm back. >> the first day went well enough we had you back. we couldn't because of the holiday weekend. >> stop it, willie. >> the great, great, mel b. but we are dripping in music super stars. john mayer outside. >> how great is that. >> mel b inside. >> what do you like? >> i like hip hop a lot. >> you do? >> yeah. >> doesn't look like it. >> i grew up across the river in new jersey. >> i was in new jersey yesterday. >> what did you think about it. >> i loved it. the fireworks were incredible. i was at my friend's house. gorgeous guy, gorgeous wife,

gorgeous family. great food. i loved it. >> did you watch the fireworks on the hudson river. >> yes i did. >> wasn't it incredible? what did you do. >> it was sad. my family was three hours away. i would have come if i had been invited to the throw down as i usually am every year. no but i'm going to race out after this very show and see my family. >> that's nice. >> a solitary 4th of july. >> did you watch the fireworks. >> i did. i thought usher did a great job. you couldn't see it live but at he put on great music. >> he curated it. >> i have to ask you what you think about the royal baby situation. prince william, kate. >> the british people are obsessed with the royals. >> are they? >> yeah, why not. >> with this baby in particular. >> yes, for sure. >> what's your feeling on the pomp and circumstance. the royal wedding, the 60th, the

jubilee for the queen. >> i love it. i'm british so i'm all about my royals and they just, you know -- what can you not like about them? let's put it that way. >> they do seem to be handling all of this well, don't they? >> yes, very classy and elegant. >> this is one of her dresses. i had to get it. >> anyone whose baby arrives the same day as will and kate's gets a coin from the royal mint. >> don't you think that's dangerous? you're going to have people getting c sections or inducing themselves. >> hit me with the pitocin doc. >> let's get this going. >> nuts. >> when are you too old to rock a bikini. you can rock a bikini and we'll

see it in a second but there's a woman that was told her string bikini was inappropriate. >> she doesn't look inappropriate at all. >> she went to the water park on tuesday with her family but the staff asked her to cover up or leave. here's what she told our affiliate. >> she looks great. >> when there's, you know, 16 and 18 year old girls wearing just the same amount and no one is criticizing them or making them feel ashamed or uncomfortable in their bodies. it's summertime. it's a swimming pool. i'm wearing a swimming suit. >> yes, she also posted a picture of herself in a bikini. >> look she has an ample size bussom. >> she does. >> that's not inappropriate. >> that's not what i was expecting to see. i thought she would not look good. she looks fine. >> do you rock the boxers or the speedos. >> the boxers. >> not the speedos. >> you don't want that.

>> they're hot. >> you are european aren't you. >> yeah, that's what it is. >> we tried to get come menlts from the city which runs the pool but didn't hear back from them. they said there was no decision against them. it was pool management that decided it was inappropriate. >> that's terrible. >> if you feel good in it wear a bikini. you're not bothering me. >> some people shouldn't. they should stick to a one piece. >> that's true but it's not my place. >> as long as you feel confident it is what it is. >> let it all hang out. this gets us to the reason we really did this segment. those aren't like workout abs, those are body building abs. >> yea, i did go a little bit too far that time. i had my own show in vegas so i was doing like a dance workout for three hours per night so i got ripped. i'm not like that anymore. it's a bit more softer now. my baby is one and a half. >> i think you're doing okay. are those air brushed on.

>> are you looking? >> well, you gesture there and i thought it was part of the analysis of the segment. they're under there somewhere. >> yeah, they are. six pack somewhere. >> it's more like a keg at this point. >> how long have you been married. >> ten years as of a month ago. may 24th. >> how do you keep that fresh and alive. i'm seven years. >> seven years? you have to have time away from your children. i mean that in the best way. go on trips, go on dates once aweek. >> you do that? i do that with my husband too. >> then not everything is about chasing the baby. you can look at each other in the eye and catch up. >> that's what you're going to do tonight. >> i'm going to drive right out there. >> good. isn't he a nice guy. >> this is strange, single but the wedding dress is bought. >> 10% of single women have already chosen their wedding dress. >> i find that a little bit

borderline psycho. why? if you haven't met the love of your life yet, why do you already have your wedding dress? >> 37% of those women haven't just picked it out, they have bought the dress. >> no, you don't want to meet one of those women. >> if you go on a date and you get to her house and there's a wedding dress in the closet, get out. >> that's not a good sign. >> 37% admitted their advanced wedding planning scared off a partner. >> i can understand if the wedding dress is on sale. bargain is bargain. you don't want to say that to the person you're dating. not too soon anyway. >> not on the first date. do you want to see my wedding dress. did you plan ahead of time on the wedding? >> well, i was in vegas first just me and my husband, nobody else and then we had a massive wedding in egypt with all of our family and friends. >> i think we have pictures of that. it was a massive beautiful

wedding. >> look at you. >> i look like a meraneg. be honest. >> how did you choose that one. >> it was made for me. it made me look like a princess. that's what every girl wants to look like. >> you look fantastic. >> i don't really. you can be honest. >> no, you look great. you never look bad. >> liar, liar. >> what was the vegas look. >> jeans and a cap. very low key. >> did you go to the wedding chapel and do the whole thing. >> the white house that everybody goes to, yeah. >> did you really? >> yeah. i felt like a bit of a rebel. mom wasn't there. his mom wasn't there. >> then you brought everybody to egypt. >> exactly. egypt of all places. >> this is the next one. i practice this. a lot of people do. how to say good-bye at a party. it's called ghosting. they're advising readers to start ghosting. it's leaving an event without saying good-bye.

>> i do that. >> i call it an irish good-bye where you just sort of drift out the side door and it's over. don't you think when you're at a party you look at the room full of people, all of who you like very much and it will take a full hour to get out of here. >> i like to make an entrance when i say hi to everybody. i don't want to make an entrance to leave. it's a bit of a debbie downer. the party's not good enough now. i'm off. >> but i think you thank the host quickly and sneak out. >> my husband does that. >> you're already in the car and gone. >> look at this lovely lady. >> i just ghosted in. >> looking at this lovely lady. >> this lovely lady is maria who is in for al and has a look at the weather. >> good morning. it's more of the same in a lot of places as we head into the weekend and the weather maker is the same set up. high pressure in the west. >> i don't believe you. >> it's terrible. >> i just don't believe you. >> but that is a rain train

right up from the gulf coast into the northeast and it's keeping the northeast dry from new york to boston but the heat is on. it will feel more like 100 degrees today through tomorrow. as much as 3 to 4 more inches on of rainfall on the gulf coast. dangerous rip currents there too. watching for storms in the rockies. it's relatively quite weather wise. still looking attempts slightly above average but actually loser to that in loving that mel b the "today" show. good morning to you. you made it to friday t i'll tell you what you want, what you really, really want, that's probably cooldown. look at this san francisco socked in with fog. we head throughout the day today, temperatures falling by 20 degrees, so, a cool day in store for you who live in the city 62 there, 74, fremont, 76 degrees in san jose. if you are one of the people who have the weekend off, beautiful conditions will persist, mid to upper 80s, hope you have a

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one of our viewers writes in, we constantly seem to argue over the same thing. he says he's tired all the time. i want quality family time. you say compromise don't argue. >> compromise, don't argue. >> why not argue though. >> it's okay to ask for your needs to be met. but what does arguing do? it puts you in a not good place. if you give to someone they will give to you. it's inevitable. >> you have to fight fair. that's not just arguing. it's saying what are the needs, what are my concerns and let's talk about that. if he is tired all the time and she wants to go out, they're not having good communication. >> it sounds like he doesn't even want to be with her. >> the question is not how do i get him to go out with me more. have you told him how unattractive it is that he sits on his rear all weekend long. have you told him i'm struggling, i just don't find it

very attractive. >> get off the rear. >> yeah. >> absolutely. >> you have to spend time together, right? for the relationship to even work and blossom i think. >> you have to spend quality time together. but she has to express her concerns. if she doesn't, that's not going to work for the relationship either. >> what does your wife do. >> she's very direct. she's like, your embarrassing yourself right now. get off the coach. >> yeah, take the sweats off. >> exactly. next question comes from a viewer that writes i'm single, never married, no kids. i'm a 40-year-old lady, is it possible to be in the wrong city for love. this is an interesting question. it's so hard for women to meet men. >> which city are you living in? >> it's up to you to put yourself in target rich environments, to get out of your comfort zone and you might be in a city where there's more people that are couples than singles

but you have to say do i have what it takes to put myself in an environment to get what i want. >> don't you think there's cities more difficult than others. >> i think maybe the wrong state of mind but not the wrong city. type in a zip code on match.com and you're there. >> come on. >> no it's true. we help people manage their profiles, you want a date in l.a. and new york, do it. >> what's your husband like. because you're very direct aren't you? >> next to him i'm not direct at all. i feel like i'm the passive one. >> really? >> my daughter's the direct one for the house. >> wow. >> i think i am direct in relationships. >> in the city or no. >> no, unless you're living in a 300 person down in nova scotia. >> what's wrong with there. >> nothing but if there's only

300 people and you have met them all and dated them all. >> tonya writes should i be upset at my husband for not wanting to go anywhere on the weekend. he works all week 8 to 12 hours. he is tired and working hard and dubt want to go out. >> if somebody is say k i'm tired all the time. i'm going to say have you been to a doctor. are you actually experiencing that or are you just using that as an excuse to somehow get away from me. >> yes. >> you think so? >> not every weekend do you have to go out but you have to make an effort. >> make an agreement that you go out once a month and then that's your weekend. and also talk about it. i always say talk, talk, talk. if you're not communicating in a healthy way you'll have assumptions and ultimately that's going to be problematic for the relationship. >> bring the party home sometimes. >> yeah. >> play board games. >> she's the passive one in her relationship. >> always good to see you all

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even so, the unemployment rate at 7.6% unchanged from the month before because more people did start to look for work. a big recall by chrysler. they're recalling almost half a million cars and suvs because of a potential problem with the head restraints. the recall includes recent avengers as well as jeep liberty and dodge nitro suvs. they're also recalling 300,000 minivans for possibly malfunctioning air bags. >> good news for the hundreds of thousands of people that ride bay area rapid transit every day. rail service resuming today after a strike that began monday. no settlement yet. talks have been extended but both sides agree to extend the old contract by 30 days. >> in parts of mexico thursday, you couldn't get there from here. a volcano forced six u.s.

airlines to cancel flights into and out of mexico city as a precaution. people have been told they may have to evacuate. >> four children in a creek discover what professors say is a massive mastadon tooth. it's is nuch good shape the rest of it may be there too. if it had a sweet tooth it would look something like this. what is billed as the world's biggest key lime pie put together thursday in key west, where else, the recipe, the juice of 5,760 key limes, 200 pounds of graham crackers and 55 gallons of condensed milk. it's more than 8 feet across and has more cal rays than we want to think about. >> do you like key lime pie. >> i love it. >> no, i like victoria sponge. >> that's good. but it's a good palate cleanser.

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it is so good. good friday morning to you, 9:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a developing story in richmond this morning where a fire has killed two people and severely injured a third. we now know the victims were a family, a mother, father and son living in a converted garage behind a home on 21st street near roosevelt. firefighters were able to pull all three from the building but the mother and father died at the scene. the son, we don't know his age, but necessary the hospital in critical condition. no cause of the fire has been confirmed but the fire captain on the scene tells us there was an extension cord running from the main house to the one out back. b.a.r.t. trains will be back online this afternoon act least temporarily. striking union workers made a deal with b.a.r.t. late last night to extend their contract for another 30 days.

it's a temporary fix. the two sides have yet to agree on a permanent contract. union representatives say they are prepared to strike again if there's no deal by august 4th. trains have been stopped since monday morning when that strike started. ev even though the agreement was announced last night, no b.a.r.t. service until 3:00 this afternoon because b.a.r.t. needs enough time to notify worker, inspect the trains and make sure the tracks are clear before the trains can once again begin to roll. going to have a look at weather and traffic right after this break.

welcome back, the time is 9:28. temperatures much cooler, a lot more comfortable for outdoor plans, livermore, 81 down from 103 yesterday. 74, fremont, 93, san jose, 62 degrees, kind of a cool day shaping up at the immediate coast. 68 in santa cruz. san francisco just 62 degrees for you. get nothing the weekend, temperatures are going to remain at seasonal averages. on monday, a little bit warmer than average, up to 90 degrees,

then level off by tuesday. took average wednesday and thursday. done with the triple digits, at least for the next seven days. anthony over to you. >> looks good. the bay bridge approaches all morning long light, not a whole lot of traffic throw floeing through the location. one thing i have been noticing all morning long, folks headed out of san francisco highway 1, also 101 to the north bay, so really, the only place we are looking at major congestion. no major accidents on this friday. >> everyone is treating today like a holiday aren't they, anthony? enjoy it if you do have t we will have another local news update in half an hour. enjoy your weekend, great cooler temperatures christina is talking about. hurt you.t you dont knon what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every fi years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead.

talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -bum ♪ welcome back to today on this friday morning, july 5th, 2013. i'm willie geist along with america's got talent judge, the spice girl, mel b. helping us out again today. >> why not. >> it's like a sauna in here. >> it is hot. >> you and i go head to head on a pop quiz about you. >> i'm competitive. i should know it. >> if you lose it will be embarrassing to you. >> shoot. >> if you don't win it's a problem i think. >> i will win, though. >> cool drinks for the hot summer days, some for the family, some for the grown ups, plus one more song from john mayer making his big come back. that's right out here on the

plaza after he had throat surgery about three years ago. >> he had botox in his throat. >> yeah. >> you're supposed to get it in your forehead. not your throat. >> first we know what the weather is like up here, 103 degrees and muggy. >> that's amazing. that's what the heat index may feel like today from philadelphia into new york and boston. not a whole lot changing. we have relatively dry along the i-95 corridor. heavy rain showers from the gulf coast on up into the great lakes. still sizzling out west. dry there too but concerned about strong thunderstorms saturday and sunday in through portions of the rockies and northern plains pushing into the midwest too but flash flooding will continue to be in the same welcomed sight in the sinole area. look at all these low clouds still hanging out. the natural ac comes back today.

temperatures drop by 20 degrees as a result. 81 is the forecasted high in livermore, after seven consecutive days of triple digit heat there, 74 on the way to fremont, 62 in san francisco. and staying comfortable, even as we get into this weekend. a lot of people are going to be camping, heading out and about the good news is we are done with that extreme heat, at least for the next five to six days. that's a look at your forecast. willie and mel back to you. >> i'm not feeling comfortable about how small my flag is. >> it's a small flag. >> it is. >> she has been cohosting with me for the next couple of days. >> you have been doing all the work. >> it's time to put her to the test. we put together a mel b. themed pop quiz this morning which is unfair to me. it's scary spice versus scary geist. >> did you just say that. bill, good morning. >> good morning. it's july 4th weekend. we'll lay down a couple of

ground rules. we have flags for you. when you think you know an answer wave it as seriously as you can. >> it doesn't make a noise. >> don't do it like that. it's too feminine. >> if you miss your opponent gets a chance to steal. let's get our scoreboard ready. >> okay. >> you guys ready? >> yes. >> here we go, we are starting with an audio clue. >> she is telling us to do something. are you telling us to move in. >> behind the board. >> it's live tv people. >> this is who is telling us these instructions. come here. >> what is it you want us to do. >> get behind your desk. >> behind the desk. >> look a lovely braid and everything. >> mel focus. >> nothing in my career has prepared me for this moment. >> i'm ready. >> okay. we're starting with an audio clue. we may be ending with an audio clue as well. break up hit that burned up the

charts in 1997. how long was it at number one in the u.s. billboard chart rs. >> willie geist. >> it was number 1 for 13 weeks. >> that's wrong. it's 12 weeks. >> you're both incorrect. 4 weeks. >> only 4? that's not true. >> trust me, i know the u.s. billboard charts. that is the only thing i know. second question we're playing smell that spice, don't be alarmed. three mystery spices wrapped up here. identify the spice just by it's scent. one point for each correct answer. >> those are the spices. if you think you know. >> that is vile whatever that is. that's not a spice. >> technically it's a spice. >> what is it. >> it's a cigar. is that possible? >> next spice -- >> that wasn't the answer. >> that was not the answer. why don't you whip through them. >> cloves. >> rosemary. >> and the next one.

>> the big reveal here. >> christmas time. >> we have paprika is number one and number three was cloves. >> i got one right. >> technically mel should get a third of a point. moving on, other famous mels, which mel made the following quote famous. i have a head for business and a body for sin, is there anything wrong with that. >> mel, first wave, is that -- no, i don't know. >> mel gibson. >> no. >> melanie griffith in the 1988 rom-com working girl. >> okay. bonus and for bonus points who can name three other famous mels. >> mel gibson. >> this isn't a group effort.

>> there's rules people. >> mel gibson, mel brooks and melanie griffith. >> can we use that again. >> i don't see how we couldn't. i'm going to allow it. >> i'm not good at all. >> i hear a bell. >> what's the bell for? >> that means we got it right. >> okay. i hadn't heard that sound before. it was unfamiliar to me. know your america's got talent judge. we have heidi klum's howard stearns and howie mandells in front of you there. which judge's first job was a door to door rug salesman. >> i think it's howie. >> correct answer. >> i had him too. >> but she was first wearing a much nicer dress. which judge famously dressed up as a dead body. >> willie got that one. heidi klum known for her lavish halloween parties every year. and mel b., you better smoke him

on this one. you need to match the -- you each have a board behind you and spice girl heads in front of you. so go. >> he already cheated. >> willie. willie just crushed it. >> i beat you at your own game. >> willie gets the right answer. >> how is that? >> congratulations willie geist. you are the winner of the mel b. pop quiz challenge. we have a special grand prize for you. >> this is fantastic. >> and i thought i would get you some old spice. >> so inappropriate. >> it's a good day at work when you walk out with a scary spice doll. >> i can't believe you beat mel b. you beat a spice girl at the spice girl game. >> you're at the pinnacle of your career. it's all downhill from here. >> thanks. >> drink ideas to sweeten up your summer party this weekend

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don't punish yourself, thit's my fault.over. foods. of course it's your fault and i'm not punishing myself. i'm having dannon oikos zero per cent fat yogurt; twice the protein of regular low fat yogurt. that's what makes it so thick, rich. oh,.. this is kate... already? my sister... and that was my mother. dannon oikos greek nonfat yogurt, too delicious to be so nutritious. and try new rich creamy dannon oikos dips. so dippin' good. ♪ dannon. it is a good, long holiday weekend to invite friends and family over. that's where the drinks come in. >> the party doesn't stop here. >> right, maria is here with a cold one for all ages and yes we placed mel in front of the one drink that has booze in it.

>> let's get wasted. >> you have a tai chi going on. >> they're perfect because you have to enjoy the party and not have to make drinks and they look great too. we have one easy. we did a cold press. that's the perfect thing to use. people only use it for coffee but you can use it for tea too and then soy milk. you can pour these right into here. >> that doesn't look good though. >> that looks like baby milk. >> it's a little sweet. so it's a good -- it's a trick. it's a trick pitcher. >> there we go. >> there you go. you can taste that one. that's your favorite right there. it's a spin on a traditional iced tea. >> it's quite good. it's really good. do you want to try one. >> you have to taste. soy is a great alternative if you want to be lactose free too. >> it's not bad. >> it's not bad.

>> no alcohol yet. >> and sparkling sweet tea. it's a southern staple but it can be too sweet for some of us. cut it with water or club soda. >> take red sweet tea and mix it with that. >> we're cutting it in half. >> how many calories is this. >> well, half the calories. you're taking away half. so it's more refreshing. >> great and what about leaf-wise. >> do you like that one. >> i like sweet tea. >> is that too sweet for you. >> yeah, now alcohol just for you. >> i'm not an alcoholic by the way. >> this is our fresh basil and when you use fresh herbs it's great. so we're going to crumble it to get the flavor to come out. >> what's in there already? >> a honey syrup. simple syrup but we made it with honey. and bitters is the salt and pepper of drink makers. >> sure.

>> i'm going to muddle this and that's fresh lemon juice. >> all of it? >> always used fresh squeezed lemon juice. this is the pineapple honey vodka. >> oh. now we're talking. >> it smells so -- >> i tell you. >> you do one, i'll do one. >> okay. >> here's our pineapple honey vodka and then you see we poured it into our glasses. this is beautiful basil. >> that looks lovely. >> this is topped off with a little club soda. >> and you too. >> you're the only one drinking vodka so early in the morning. >> it's a refreshing cocktail. isn't that a great summer cocktail. >> that's very sweet though. >> too sweet for you. >> a bit too sweet. >> i'm not sweet, i'm scary. >> there it is. thanks so much. good to see you. >> thanks for having me.

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all morning. here he is with queen of california. >> he's great. [ music playing ] ♪ good-bye cold, good-bye rain, good-bye sorrow, good-bye shame ♪ ♪ i'm headed out west with my he headphones on boarding a flight with a song in the back of my soul that no one knows ♪ ♪ i just found out her ghost left town ♪ ♪ the queen of california is stepping down, down, down ♪ ♪ hello beauty

♪ hello strange ♪ hello wonder ♪ what's your name? look ring for the sun that neal young hung after the gold rush in 1971 ♪ ♪ so much fun ♪ i just found out her ghost left town. the queen of california is stepping down, down, down. [ music playing ]

♪ if you see her, say hello ♪ just don't tell me, i told you so ♪ ♪ joni wrote blue in a house by the sea. i got to believe there's another color waiting on me ♪ ♪ to set me free ♪ i just found out her ghost left town, the queen of california is stepping down, down, down, get down ♪ [ music playing ]

thank you. >> john mayer. one more song for us. thank you john. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. ♪

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because crystal geyser is made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. good morning to you. it is 9:56. i'm marla tellez. investigators in southern california, they are trying to figure out what went wrong in a fireworks show that injured 28 people. right here, you are looking at home video of the massive explosion. you heard it there, caused when

the launch they're sends those fireworks into the sky actually tipped over. this happened in simi valley about 40 miles northwest of los angeles. this morning, we are getting a look at the field with that explosion actually happened. you can see -- we can tell you debris is scattered all over this soccer field. some of the spectators returned to pick up the things they left behind as they ran for cover last night. crews, as you can see there, are once again on the scene today. the heat wave is over. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> hey, thank you. happy friday to you, marla. what a beautiful day shaping up, temperatures much cooler, 20 degrees cooler on average than where we ended up on the fourth of july. 80, livermore, 75, fremont, 63 your forecasted high in san francisco. those giants are back at it taking on the dodgers, rivals tonight. 57 degrees aout there comfortable, you can catch that game here as we head throughout

the weekend, temperatures in the 80s. check on your drive, good morning, anthony. good morning. traffic across the san mateo bridge backed up because there is construction on the roadway, 880, get into both directions, north and southbound, looking at something on the roadway, debris, keeping things slower over the san mateo, get over into foster city, 101 northbound, headed that way into burlingame, peninsula avenue, there is an accident and in san francisco, heavy traffic headed into the north bay from 1 and also 101 going into the north bay. so, thinking folks maybe have the day off, marla. >> i think so the holiday, long holiday weekend. we will be back at 10:26 with our next local news update. hope to see you then. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance,

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talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -bum ♪ from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> there we go. >> here we go. we made it to try day friday. i'm proud of you, hoda. july 5th. we hope you enjoyed some fireworks last night. i enjoyed it very much because it was just me and the little man. >> of course. which one, frank? >> yes, and the babies. >> bambino. >> yes. something weird is happening on this program on this friday. we do not have a glass of wine. it's weird. so and there's a reason. there's a gentleman over there named peter. peter is actually carving out

some special wine glasses for us. they are called ice wine glasses. here's from a place called minus 5. a brand new ice bar opening in new york city this week. they have ice chairs and ice bar, and ice glasses. and look at it. it's just crazy. >> you know what else they'll probably have? a lot of hot models because they love places like that that are chic. >> he's going to carve us a special wine glass. >> it's the right size. i'll tell you that. >> in the meantime, jerry can you help us? >> thank you. >> hoda starts to twitch if she has to wait too long. >> thanks very much. >> since it is try day friday, people have been talking about this. we have a reveal. what we are holding is something that's not been seen before on national television. >> wendy's has their pretzel bacon cheeseburger. it's out today. >> we've been waiting for it. >> careful. it's got cheddar cheese, red onion, cheddar cheese sauce, smokey honey mustard, and

applewood smoked bacon enclosed in a traditional pretzel bun. >> that's the key. it's got the pretzel bun. we're going to show it to you. >> oh, look at that. >> it's like a pretzel surrounding the burger. get in there. >> i have to take that red onion off because i hatred onion. >> i hate cheese. >> don't you hate picky eaters. >> wait. one, two, three. >> oh, my god. >> awesome. if only we had an ice glass to go with it. >> oh, my god. thank you so much. >> oh, my gosh. we love it. >> want a bite? >> yes. >> of course you do. >> thank you so much. >> thank you very much. >> put your gloves on. >> we have to put gloves on. so while we're pouring.

>> what do you think of the cheeseburger? >> good. >> i loved it. >> i have cheese under my nails. >> oh, look, mine holds more. you got a little short squatty one. >> that's all right. give me the carafe. >> so as we're going on road trips if you aren't already on one. >> 90% of families -- >> oh, my gosh, that's heavy. how do you do it? >> watch. your tongue might get stuck. >> that's happened. >> my mouth is not this big. hoda's is. but i think this is going to go all over my dress. i just think. let's see. >> try it. >> oh, that's good. nice. nice. >> thank you, bobby. who is sweeter than bobby. >> you need to do like a little slurp thing. >> it's sliding off. >> wait, i know the problem. wait. now i can do it. >> wow. your mouth is big.

>> that is good. >> you'll need that. >> hoda, why is mine -- >> put it on this so it doesn't slide. if you have ever been on a road trip, you are either heading out on one or going on one. >> aren't most people where they want to be. >> it's try day friday. some are just hitting the weekend. there are some pet peeves that people -- >> what? >> that people have when they -- when they hit the road. >> what? >> they are, one, who is the navigator. and the navigator bossy. are you a navigator in the car? >> now that people have a gps, do they even use those navigators? >> i'm sorry. >> i have the cheeseburger and then this thing. >> it's distracting. even though the gps is like turn right, turn right, turn right and there are like four rights in a row. >> in the meantime, they -- they

change the road since they did the gps and you are in a different state than you are supposed to be. i don't listen to those people. >> the other one is, don't be afraid of silence in the car. some people just like silence. only time there's silence in our car is when i'm mad at frank. >> and then you are stewing and not speaking. do you look out the window? >> when i'm stewing, oh, yeah. the window gets steamed up i'm steaming so much. no, i get mad if he doesn't know where he's going and i do. and -- but he think he's knows best so he doesn't ask and just keeps on going. >> i told you we should have turned right or turned left. i remember when we were kids in the back seat of the car. and i remember distinctly going on trips to virginia beach and my -- whoever got in the middle got the crummy seat because you had to sit on the hump. my dad was always -- i had the big hair. he's like, move down. i was like, i can't. this is how it is. when you had to go like this so

he could see through the back and we used to hate when anyone leaned on us. the leaning. >> you weren't allowed to touch. >> stop leaning. stop breathesing on me and stop leaning on me. we had lines. don't cross the lines. we were always that way. it was -- >> i got sick of counting cows. you know, kids have no idea how good they've got it now. >> with dvds and stuff. >> count red cars. i mean, please. now that kids are on all their -- they have movie theaters in the car. >> i don't want to hear one more kid complain ever again. i don't have anything to do. i'm bored. >> you're right. >> but you know what they don't have is imagination. remember when you used to build forts outside. >> i loved to build forts. >> didn't you love that or made tents. >> i had a tree house with my friends peg and pam denny and it was called the cucaracha club. and we'd sing the cucaracha club. it's corny but we have a lot of

fun. ♪ the cucaracha club ♪ we're always out dancing in the sun ♪ it's corny but we have a lot of fun. now harmony. and its name is the cucaracha club ♪ i want to get paid for that. >> yeah, exactly. so, no, we did stuff like that. just a memory, look at that 20 years later. >> i did love -- things have changed a lot. it's not as fun. i'm sorry. >> you know what is? my friday funny. this was sent in my mary patricia kennedy. thank you very much. paul and anthony are construction workers. they are working on a building site. paul says to anthony, i really need the day off. i'm exhausted. i have a day off. i'm going to pretend like i've gone crazy so he climbs up into the rafters, hangs upside down and starts to shout, i'm a light

bulb. i'm a light bulb. the foreman comes over running to him and shouts, paul, you've lost it. go home, buddy and get some rest. so with this very self-satisfied smile paul packs up and heads home. seconds go by and the foreman notices that anthony is packing up as well. the foreman yells, anthony, where do you think you're going. anthony looks back at him and says, i can't work in the dark. see the light bulb left so he can't work in the dark. thank you three intelligent people who got that. >> we've got it. >> it's time for "bobbie's buzz." >> happy anniversary, bobbie. one month. >> one month. >> one month. i have some fun perks that i want to point out. so this is something that this time of year if you have hair like mine you want to get it off your shoulders. you can add some polish to your pony tail. this is from nordstrom. it's a great enamel cuff. >> all kinds of designer cuffs.

>> a great way to dress up your pony. nordstrom's. >> this was a cool find recently. this just looks like hand lotion you'd stick in your bag. uva/uvb protection, but look at the tacap. has a lipgloss and a mirror. >> that is genius. >> they also have them without color. and then last, but not least, did you know today in honor of national workaholics day, i wanted to throw in something fun you cannot only put this rearview mirror on your gurt do your lipstick but also to see if anybody is coming up behind you. because at the office -- >> in your cubicle when people -- >> yes, people are always sneaking up on you. >> and you better not be on there because that's christine's computer. >> i wondered what she was doing. >> it's the new one. >> anyway, happy holidays, everyone. >> let's go over to miss sara

with our johnson's baby of the week. >> we've got our johnson's baby of the week when we celebrate new moms and their additions to their families. our first johnson's baby is seth ryan mondragon born june 7th to jose and barbara in arkansas. his parents are enjoying every minute with their new son. next up is the landon joseph montoya born on may 24th in chicago, illinois. he weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. his parents heather and sam say they'd tell expectant parents that patience is key when you get your newborn home from the hospital. >> no kidding. >> nod brooke louise breitengross. born june 13th. her mom says that baby brooke has so much hair they could even see it on the ultrasound before she was born. >> that could be a problem later in life. and our last johnson's baby of the week is owen max azad born may 21st in new york. his parents say they never

really knew what love was until they met their son. so a big congratulations to all of our babies. if you want a chance for your baby to appear on our johnson's baby of the week go to klgandhoda.com. >> thank you to all the college kids tweeting us. ashton tweets i'm a senior at ole miss and i loved watching klg and hoda since my freshman year to get my day off to a great start. >> i was just on their campus the other day. savannah tweeted, i can't go a day without watching kathie lee and hoda. happy summer from florida state university. >> doesn't it sound like we're bragging? >> yeah, i love it. >> amy tweeted, i go to the university of oklahoma and watch every day. louis lacari, la, la, la, la, la. >> peter, how is it going? >> it's going. it's very cool over here. >> you're rocking it. >> it's hot over here so great. >> sara made a beautiful snowman in july.

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with new olay fresh effects. ♪ catch them if you can at olayfresheffects.com actor grant show is well known for his role as bad boy jake hanson from the '90s hit "melrose place." he's taking on a new role. >> grant stars on lifetime's devious maids as soap opera -- as soap star spence westbhoer turns to his maid rosie when his marriage hits rough waters. take a look. >> shouldn't do that. >> no. >> the other day when you -- >> you didn't feel my -- >> no.

you have nothing to be embarrassed. >> i did not mean for that to happen. it's just you are so kind and warm and -- it's been so long since perry and i. my body responded. >> wow, we picked a clip, baby. we know how to pick the clip. >> you read that and i'm like, no. >> you are blushing a little bit. >> i read that. i'm like, serious? i mean, that is every man's worst fear, isn't it? well, not the worst. but -- >> when things are going right you shouldn't -- >> could be the opposite. that could be worse. >> you could be doing e.d. commercials. >> this is kind of a fun role for you. you are married to this woman who is sort of an ice queen. >> who plays her? >> mariana. >> she is not interested in being a mom. she hands her kid off. she's icy. >> and you start to lean in and have a little fun with your maid. >> well -- >> he just hugged her. >> i think that's what she said. when you hugged me --

>> maids take care of the home. >> yeah. >> oh. uh-huh. >> beyond grateful. for what? >> so is your character a nasty character or do you play a guy who is -- >> i'm a good guy. >> a little bit. he's a little bit of a buffoon. >> a little bit of a beautiful boy? >> i hope he is. >> but he plays this guy, a soap opera star. the character he plays on the soap is very dashing and debonair and masculine and smart. he's a doctor and everything. so he does -- occasionally i watch, spence watches lance to get tips on how to be -- >> it's so juicy. >> i'm sorry, it's so juicy, isn't it? what kind of feedback have you been getting on it? >> we're doing great. the show opened two weeks ago, three weeks ago. ratings keep going up every week. so the word of mouth on it is

good? >> yeah, twitter feeds. >> the stereotypical thing about the latinas are the maid. >> it's not. >> it's all tongue and cheek and it's a lot -- it's the same producer if people don't know, who did "desperate housewives." >> there's always that cherry take on things. >> if it's dramatic, there's a little twinkle. it's funny, there's a lot of heart. >> is eva longoria in it? just a producer? is she ever going to be in it? >> i hope so. >> when you look back at those "melrose" clips, dwhoot you think? >> i look back and go, good lord. that young and, wow, it just amazes me that i ever looked like that. >> really? >> well, time has been good to you. i am sitting -- i am sitting darn close and you look -- >> we did a show together. i was on your show. >> right. >> i'm not going to say, but it was a while ago and you look fantastic. >> you are very sweet. i see nothing between the years. >> are you married? what's going on? >> i am married.

i'll be married a year in august. august 18th. >> congratulations. >> where did you meet this beautiful lady? >> on "big love." she was margine's boss. we went like this. she fired margine and i hired margine. so basically, i took her job. >> what was it about? >> and gave her a new one. >> what was it about her that you fell for? >> you know, we didn't -- it was about eight months later we were up in vancouver working on separate jobs together. we had a mutual friend. we started hanging out. neither one of us were really available. and we became really good friends. she's got a great sense of humor. she has just a huge verve about her and -- >> a lot of vs. >> yes, giant energy and she's open. she's just so loveable. >> wow. well, we're happy for you. looks like your life is going great. >> a happy person. we're happy for you. thank you. >> and congratulations on the show. you can catch "devious maids" sunday nights on lifetime.

sara is riling up our fans to ask any question they have the courage to ask. >> i bet they can't wait for the answers. >> she's making them do that thing? >> look at that little girl.

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it is time for 3, 2, 1 live with sara haines who is playing with the crowd at the nbc experience store. >> we love the dance scene in the commercial. >> did you see the little girl? >> she was our favorite. you put together some intriguing questions. >> first up, beyonka from ohio. >> i'm asking you if you could interview anybody, who would you interview and what would you ask them? >> who would you interview and what would you ask them? >> gee, i don't know. that's a serious question. >> i like -- i would stick with someone like kate middleton only because we don't hear her a lot. and i would love to hear her do an interview, to hear how she thinks and what she's about and what she thinks about all the

attention in her life. because she stepped out of one world and into another completely. >> i think i'd interview streisand and ask her what she would have done differently. and is she disappointed in anything in her life. i don't know why, but that would be a fascinating thing to hear. >> next up, carrie from illinois. is she aing or you? >> i will. i would like to know if you could have any meal that you wanted to have, but you didn't have to worry about ingesting any calories, what would you have in that meal? >> you know what i'm thinking about all week? earlier in the week we had the barbecue. the meat falling off. >> we are cave women. >> that and mashed potatoes. a big pile soaked in butter. >> no shallots. i'm going off to italy in a few weeks and to me just all that pau

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starting just about an hour from now. but our reporter at the event says winds i on the bay have just gotten too strong in the last couple of hours for the boats to race safely. now, there are other fest thafts will go on as scheduled though. right now, a parade of boats is starting out on the bay. more than 40 vessels will be led across the baby the san francisco fire department's fire boat. it starts at pier 14 and then travels along the coastline, finishing at the golden gate yacht club. and then at 3:00 today, there will be live music by local bands at the america's cup pavilion. two overnight brushfires caused a scare in the oakland hills. both fires broke out in joaquin miller park about 11:30 last night on opposite sides of the park. 60 firefighters from both the oakland and cal fire departments were called to fight the flames. both fires were contained about 3:00 this morning. after the break, we will take a look at your weekend forecast. ♪

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[ male announcer ] universal studios summer of survival. ♪ welcome badge at 10:29, taking a live look at pictures -- temperatures, 57, livermore, 67, san jose, sunnyvale is warm, 67 degrees, heard you talk about the winds, winds gusting in the east bay up to 20 to 30 miles per hour that's why they canceled those races. temperatures today going to be very comfortable, especially considering we were in the 90s and triple digits in the east bay, 81, livermore, 62 today in san francisco. i will have a complete look at your forecast. >> you think we are used to the mild temperatures. thanks so much. we are hours away from the first b.a.r.t. trains start rolling on those tracks once

again as the strike comes to an end for now. coming up in 30 minutes, we will have the latest on the tentative agreement reached between b.a.r.t. and the unions. we will see you then. ♪ we are back on this try-day friday with more of "today." advice to get ahead this summer at work. if you are willing to put your nose to the grindstone it can also be a great opportunity for promotion. >> it could be. here to tell you how to make that happen are glamour magazine editor in chief cindy levy and the father of "gutsy" how women leaders make change. silvia la fair. hi, ladies. so summer is a good time to get promoted? really? >> everybody else has checked out. coming in late and leaving early. the average is that office productivity drops by about 20%. so if you just apply yourself and actually think of it as a time when you are going to have opportunity, there's an incredible amount you can get done. >> you can really get noticed.

>> you can. if you think about it, setting yourself up for where you want to be in september, that's key. >> is it about promoting yourself and is that what you should be doing? i know a lot of women feel uncomfortable tooting their own horn. >> but that's the motto. promote yourself to get promoted. >> nice. >> yeah, good. it's between being, you know, kind of bossy and me, me, me kind of gal and holding back. somewhere in the middle. here's my best advice is go into your boss and say to them, i really want to move ahead in this organization. and i need to know what is on the docket for september. it's summer now, right? so you are thinking ahead. what is there for september that i can start to get a handle on? and that's the way to start showing that you are there. >> instead of, can i have friday off because i want to go to the beach. >> which is what everybody else is saying. >> how quick does it come, a job

change or job title change. >> three months is a good amount of time. three months is enough time that you can actually take what your boss has stoed you and put it into action. and you can show some resolve. it's not like saying i want to see something in a month. >> sometimes it's what you look like, how you dress, how you walk in. >> you don't want to be -- i literally once had someone come in for a interview in a tube top. you don't want to be that person. >> what did you say to her? >> not you're hired. >> something other than that. >> what did you -- >> there's another way to think about flip flop. you don't want to wear flip flops in your brain either. don't put yourself to sleep and you don't want to flip flop attitude. because i've been in meetings in the summer where you look around and people are there zoning out. their bodies are there but their minds aren't, right? and you have to pull them back. >> that happens to me on a daily

basis around here. >> so no flip flops. >> once summer comes, hoda is at the beach. >> is somebody talking right now? >> a good thing to go up to your boss and make it more casual like, can we get a coffee, can we talk, something less formal than going in for an official -- >> i think so. and it's a great time network with other people. a lot of people have more free time in their schedule. maybe the kids are off to camp and can meet you for a coffee in the morning. it's a really good time to tell yourself every week i'm going to do some kind of networking. something. >> iced coffee or chai works but here's another piece of it. find someone that you don't really like, actually somebody you can't stand, and ask them to have coffee with you. >> no, indeed, silvia. >> i love you, silvia. >> i'm trying to get hoda to come to coffee with me for the longest time. what can be accomplished by that? >> oh, you'll get another point of view. and when you, do here's the secret. you have to be quiet.

you don't defend, explain or justify. you just listen. >> exactly. >> and someone said, even in the dating segment this makes sense for everything. it's better to be interested than interesting. like try to get into what they need as opposed to blabbing about all the great things you're doing. >> and ask some questions. this is not just about proving that you are ready for a promotion but finding out what other people want. >> that's very informative. come on, baby, let's do the twist. come on, baby. >> chubby checker is in the house. >> all right. so also soak up the sun in style. beach fashions for your kids coming up after this. john, it's over. don't punish yourself, it's my fault. of course it's your fault and i'm not punishing myself. i'm having dannon oikos zero per cent fat yogurt; twice the protein of regular low fat yogurt. that's what makes it so thick, rich. oh,.. this is kate... already?

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water wings so he floats. and they come out so it becomes a regular bathing suit. he really loves this suit. >> isn't he cute? >> thanks, guys. they are all little rockers. >> you look adorable. >> let's see your backpack. this is a peace love world backpack and they have their tattoos and they are all ready for the beach. thanks, guys. >> let's move on to miss bela. >> we love what bella is wearing. she's already to go to the beach in her one way.com. look at that. >> let's show us your moves. >> her little bubbles. and these actually -- this jewelry is from junior beads. it's water proof so for your little girl who likes to get dressed up to go to the beach. and this is the magic bear. you want to try one more time. and it comes out and -- >> great. >> you are looking great, bella. thank you. >> i love your hair, honey. >> do they have to wear sunscreen with all of that? >> some of them coming out have

uv-plus protection but dermatologists say to, of course, always wear sunblock. >> let's bring out the next group. >> this is siena and david. and they are in that snapper. don't they look great? all this has -- >> all this has the uv plus 50 protection in it but again, always wear swimsuits. >> what are we showing here? the tattoos? >> yeah. these are the tats. they are water resistant. it's not like they're wearing off. these are from dewey's candy. and then the oversized lollipop was my way of bribing them to come out and to pose in the way we wanted them to work. >> it worked. you'd be an excellent mother. >> here's a lot of sugar. please do what i'd like. >> thank you, guys. >> and joy, june and clint. >> this is joy, june n clint. we always love joy and june. >> oh, hi. >> hello, you guys.

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we're dining on fried chicken. you will love it. in honor of national fried chicken day, which is tomorrow. who knew. >> here with the perfect recipe for buttermilk fried chicken is tonya holland, the chef and owner of brown sugar kitchen and sea side barbecue in oakland, california. >> we love seeing you again. >> i love being here. so this is a dish that has its own day. fried chicken. and this is one of our most popular dishes on our menu. >> and we're not counting calories today. >> no, we don't have to. >> tomorrow. >> so this is our spice blend we start with. we use a dried rub of tarragon, thyme, oregano, salt, onion salt, paprika and cayenne pepper. this really is -- >> what does the parsley do? >> it's a fresh herb. i like having parsley fresh because it's pretty easy to cut

and prepare. really coat that. like you don't want to see any white skin or anything. and then i pour some buttermilk over it. >> of course you do. who doesn't? >> buttermilk fried chicken. and the -- you want to marinade it overnight. and it kind of tenderizes it and really lets the flavor just come out. that baby is ready to fry up. >> so you coat it. this sits overnight. and you see how all the spices kind of meld together and then you dip it in flour. >> come on. put it in that oil. i can't wait. >> now we used a free range chicken, organic flour. i feel like all those things really add up and make a difference. we use a rice spray oil which is a little harder to get for a consumer, but a really clean oil. not a peanut oil. and let it come to like a crispy texture. so probably about five minutes. and then i remove it and put it

on the baking sheet with a rack. >> with waffles. of course. that's what we're known for. >> no salad. >> and our apple cider. >> kathie, you want to try a piece? putting it on here lets the oil drip off and it's crispy and not really oily. >> the sparkling wine is my favorite. >> you are the sweetest, tonya. >> happy fried chicken tomorrow. see the person in front of the camera? she is delicious and she's been with us for how many years? how many years? >> it's been 5 1/2 years. >> that was like when i came. she's leaving us to go off with that horrible jada, that horrible chef stealer. we miss you. we'll miss you, dear. >> thank you. >> chubby checker is going to perform his new single. yes, he's still making singles.

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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> he's been in the music industry for more than five decades and he's the only artist to chart five albums at the top 12 at once. unbelievable. >> at 71 years old, the legendary king of the twist, chubby checker, has not slowed down a beat or a bit. he's here with his brand new single called "changes." we're excited for you. >> i want to just say that

sirius xm and kid kelly made it possible for doing this. and all the guys at redd who make it possible. don't forget to get "changes" on itunes. now i'm ready. >> you're going to sing "changes"? >> i'm going to sing "changes." kathie, you still look wonderful and hoda, you're still hot. >> oh, baby. >> thank you. >> chubby checker! ♪ ♪ i've been running wild through my life i never knew which way the wind was blowing ♪ ♪ somehow, some way darkness led me to your life ♪ ♪ cause night after night i was making a scene broken and empty i'd shadowed my dreams ♪

♪ there will be some changes they're long overdue ♪ ♪ there will be some changes of what i'd need to do ♪ ♪ there'll be some changes some changes in my life ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah in my life ♪ ♪ every turn i've made has led me down this road ♪ ♪ my heart is weary i feel the heavy load ♪ ♪ somehow, some way darkness led me to your life ♪ ♪ i've run out of lies, lord

i'm begging you please i can't stand the pain i'm down on my knees ♪ ♪ there'll be some changes they're long overdue ♪ ♪ there'll be some changes of what i'd need to do ♪ ♪ there'll be some changes some changes in my life ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah ♪ forget about the past i know i'm free at last ♪ ♪ just missing the young and old when i feel you deep in my heart ♪ ♪ and down in my soul yeah, yeah ♪

♪ i've been running wild through my life i'm done paying the price ♪ ♪ there'll be some changes they're long overdue there'll be some changes of what i need to do ♪ ♪ there'll be some changes some changes in my life ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah in my life ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah ♪

good morning to you on this friday. thanks for being with us. i'm marla tellez. >> i'm jon kelly. good morning, everybody. yes, we have good news to pass along here, wab.a.r.t. tras will be back online in just hours from now. >> union leaders came to a temporary agreement that put workers back on the job and get trains rolling by 3:00 this afternoon but stale lot of work that needs to be done. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station where things are starting to come back to life. you see signs of life out there, christie, huh? >> reporter: good morning to you, marla and jon. we are just four hours awayq8:m b.a.r.t. trains rolling again,