today. quite the scene. >> the crowd loves him and he loves the crowd as well, despite security concerns, reaching out to so many people. that's what's happening on "today in the bay." back at 7:25 with a live local news update. good morning. breaking overnight. dramatic video emerges of that deadly passenger train derailment in spain as the death toll spy rocks. at least 78 killed. event amid new calls to drop out of new york mayor's race. this morning, details of when his wife learned of these allegations. minutes?

july 25th, 2013. it's thursday. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. breaking news over seas, that horrific moment twwhen the tras that video posted on youtube things but they are going to to figure out what caused this let's get right to nbc at the behind me, a shocking scene. what you can see is the crane

lifting these train cars, these but perhaps more shocking, matt, about to see because a fixed camera on the line behind me train's derailment as reports say, that two people on board were from houston. 247 people were onboard. twisted at 9:00 p.m. local time. carriages piled up. smoke pouring from the wreckage. deadly fire as people try to escape. windows, carried away by first as through the night, paramedics battled to help the injured. make it covered with blankets. relatives left in tears by the

capital pra madrid coming off the rails of santiago de compotala in northern spain. it was the eve of the local festival. all celebrations were canceled. hospitals, many of the dead have yet to be identified. some reports say the train was traveling at twice the speed its cars derailing on a bend. worst ever train disasters. >> and, matt, the driver is believe may have been on board, one is said to be injured. we don't know how seriously. another thankfully is said to be if that's true, it will be an incredible escape from this terrifying crash. meanwhile, here at home there's growing pressure on

the new york mayor's office. kelly o'donnell is here with the latest on this. good morning to you. >> good to see, you matt. part of a scandal response playbook is to say you want to talk about the issues and reach out directly to voters. anthony weiner is trying that amid calls for him to step aside and open mockery. he wrote an open letter to voters saying, "i will not quit you." anthony weiner was met with a mix of boos and jeers at a public housing hearing wednesday night. controversy has made him the target of jokes. he even made fun of himself when a moderator asked all the democratic candidates for new york city mayor to name their favorite social media. >> facebook or twitter? >> all i can say is, delgado, don't ask me. >> reporter: but no laughs earlier outside his apartment

where weiner offered up a nothing to see here strategy. >> at the end of the day, citizens are more interested in the challenge they face in their lives than anything that i have done embarrassing in my past. >> reporter: but past is relative. voters now know that weiner continued his explicit sexting with women online, long after he sought public forgiveness and resigned from congress in 2011. he does not dispute reports that he used the online name carlos danger. now weiner's democratic opponents are getting more attention. >> it's necessary for him to step aside for the good of everyone in this city. >> this is a serious job, and it needs a serious person. >> reporter: weiner's best character witness. >> i love him. i have forgiven him. >> reporter: wife huma abedin is featured in another glossy profile, where she had already told "harper's bazaar" magazine that her husband is "a better man" after seeking forgiveness, and she admits the strain, even more descriptive now. "putting yourself out there

comes with a cost." there has been some criticism of hum, a for the favorable way she portrayed her husband. last summer in a widely publicized "people qult "magazine piece. sources close do her tell me that huma did not know that wiener was still sexting other women then and believed her marriage when he found out last fall. she had been blind sided again. now months later she forgives her husband and is trying to move on. >> kelly, thank you very much. new fallout on capitol hill tied to the edward snowden case. wednesday night the house voted down an amendment that would have defunded the program that collects data on americans' phone records. nbc's political reporter chuck todd is here to break it down. >> good morning, tamra. it was defeated but barely defeateded. the vote was incredibly close. it would have passed the

amendment. instead you had an unusual coalition of trying to support the nsa surveillance program. you had both john boehner and nancy pelosi and michele bachmann all on the same sides of being on the side of nsa. on the other side you had a coalition of just barely a majority of the democrats in the house, just over 100, and 94 conservatives, libertarian types upset about this privacy. they are channeling. the poll shows a growing majority of fear that the government is going too far in in many ways you see the house last night reflecting where the country is. barely a majority has been found to keep this program alive. this isn't ending any time soon. more fallout over the fake pilot names that were broadcast after the deadly plane crash in san francisco. the san francisco chronicle is

reported that three veteran producers at ktvu-tv have been fired over the incident. the station erroneously broadcast four fake pilot names during its coverage of the asiana airline crash, and the ntsb fired a summer intern who confirmed those names to the tv station. one nfl rookie is already being hailed a hero this summer and he hasn't even made the team yet. titans rookie linebacker jonathan willard was on his way to training camp when the car in front of him started smoking and then it burst right into flames. willard and another man pulled the driver from her car along with her small children just minutes before it exploded. >> i just figured that i had -- >> what he said was, that he was very nervous but he didn't feel it until after he was driving to camp. >> thank you so much. meantime, president obama is making headlines. kennedy will be the next u.s.

ambassador to japan. andrea mitchell has that from washington. good morping to you. >> good morning. carolyn kennedy has no particular experience in japan but she has something the japanese consider far more important than an ambassador and that is a celebrated family name and a direct line to her very good friend in the oval office. caroline kennedy was almost born to be an ambassador, perfer, pe picture daughter in a telegenic first family. she captured our hearts all the way through her intense personal heartbreak. like her mother, very private, caroline remains a kennedy devoted to public service, as she told brian williams in 2011. >> there are so many things we all have to contribute, and there are so many things that need solving and doing. >> reporter: in 2008, she helped barack obama win the nomination over hillary clinton with a critically timed endorsement, comparing obama to her father. >> there is one candidate who offers that same sense of hope and inspiration. >> reporter: a new high profile led to a brief flirtation with

running for the senate to replace clinton. elective office was not a natural fit for this kennedy, but diplomacy could be. her grandfather, joe kennedy sr., was ambassador to great britain before world war ii, her aunt jean was bill clinton's ambassador to ireland. japan has always loved u.s. ambassadors with famous political names, and caroline's father and uncle with credited with helping japan become an economic power after the war. one potential challenge, japan has no tradition of women leaders, but experts say caroline will have an impact. >> she's a very respected figure, and her name is a respected one, so she's going to be taken very, very seriously. >> reporter: and keeping her family's legacy alive. >> i'm sure she's so mindful exactly of what disappointment means not only for the country, not only for the obama administration, but also for the kennedy legacy. >> certainly has a high profile and celebrity. does she have any particular expertise with japan? if not, what's she going to do

to prepare? maybe japanese lessons? >> reporter: no, savannah, she doesn't have experience in japan and to my knowledge she doesn't know japanese. 35% of them are career diplomats -- but are not diplomats. they learn all sorts of things, not necessarily the language but cultural practices in dos and don'ts. caroline kennedy has been chosen because she's a political star. she knows the president so well. savann savannah? >> no question about that. andrea mitchell in washington, thank you so much. now here's matt. health officials are investigating the outbreak of a dangerous intestinal illness that popped up in at least nine states so far. nbc's chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman has the details on that. good morning to you. >> this comes from a little parasite called cyclosporin that can get in the food stream. when it does get into the food system it can spread from person

to person when they eat contaminated foods. so far the number of cases is relatively small, but it has popped up in several regions around the country and doctors are on alert. the parasite can be nasty, causing food-like symptoms that can last for up to a month. doctors say this outbreak is spreading. >> we're having to do multiple different diagnostic tests to be able to isolate this particular parasite, and there seems to be only one ant bitic that's effective. >> reporter: doctors haven't identified the source of the current outbreak or even whether these cases are connected, but cyclospora is most commonly spread by contaminated fruits and vegetables. shopping for produce, this connecticut mother now wonders if cyclosproa made her daughter sick. >> my daughter was at the pediatrician yesterday with stomach cramps and nausea. >> reporter: so far, according to centers for disease control, at least 275 cases have been diagnosed in nine states, from new jersey to texas. ten people have been

hospitalized. most of the cases occurring between mid-june and early july. symptoms include diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea, and fatigue. in texas, paul littlejohn believes some grapes may have made him sick. >> those are them. >> reporter: when his symptoms persisted, he asked his doctor about it. >> and he said, yeah, there is an intestinal bug going around, so you probably have that. >> reporter: but, in fact, these symptoms can be caused by a number of illnesses. to know for certain if you have the cyclospora parasite, you need to see the doctor and get a specific test. >> this is an endemic illness. that is, it's just occurring right now. people need to be concerned, but there's no need for panic widespread. >> i'm a little surprised it's getting so much attention with only 275 cases, 10 hospitalizations. are officials concerned this could spread rapidly? >> in some cases, the numbers are going down. in some cases, there's an uptick. i think because we're coming into fresh fruits and vegetable time and people are still

importing a lot of produce, from other countries, that's a concern. >> i just want to make sure i understand. you get it from fruits and vegetables that have been tainted. once a person gets it, can that person transmit it to another person? >> most likely, if you don't wash your hands, yes. but it's most likely ingesting contaminated fruits and vegetables. once you wash your hands and rid yourself of it, it's not a problem. one antibiotic works, but it is an old school antibiotic, and it works well. not a high death rate in this case. but people who are sick are really sick. >> if you thoroughly wash the fruits and vegetables, can you take care of this? >> yes. you're not going to get this from your local farmers market. a lot of times these come from other countries. read those product labels well. even when you get the prewashed greens, don't believe it. wash them again. >> nancy, thanks very much. good to see you. >> matt, thank you. now to the royal baby who now has a very regal name, his royal highness, prince george alexander louis of cambridge. this morning he's with his

parents in his mother's hometown of buckleberry. nbc's michelle kosinski, good morning to you. >> hi, savannah. you know what, it only took a week to name prince phillip, a month to name prince charles, but two days to name baby prince george. that was the odds-on favorite here in england with history, of course, behind each of his names. ♪ 400-year-old bells rang out with the little prince, formerly known as baby cambridge, now his royal highness george alexander louis. >> we know that the subject that you're ringing for, or actually we're his subjects. he's actually going to be within earshot, hopefully asleep, and i hope we won't wake him up. >> george comes from a long lines of british kings george. likely in several decades, he could be king george vii.

george vi was a queen's father, well-known now from "the king's speech." his father was the imposing george v. george iii lost the american colonies and lost his mental capacity as he aged. alexander might come from alexandra, one of the queen's names. louis is one of william's. the world erupted with reaction, some saying william and kate must love "seinfeld." >> i declare this the summer of george. >> as in george costanza, jason alexander, and julia louis-dreyfus, we assume, a coincidence. now the little one sleeps blissfully unaware the future king in a commoner's home, tucked away in a postcard of an english village. >> the royal couple and new baby will be in very safe hands. it's nice for them to rest out

here rather than the hurly-burly of the city of london. >> reporter: george comes from greek. it means farmer, and here he is in this small farming community where william and kate have carved out another bubble for themselves of privacy. savannah? >> michelle, thank you very much. >> walked out of the apartment this morning, it was like walking into late september, early october. it's beautiful here. >> it was. it's a little on the cool side. not as cool as in brazil. take a look at this. where the pope has been, snow. in the mountains there, they're actually seeing snow, enough to coat the roads and cause some major, major problems. another thing that may be a problem for us, tropical storm dorian. right now 700 miles west of the cape verde islands moving north west at 17. in the pacific we have flossie, may cause problems for hawaii. closer to home, a risk of strong storms making their way from texas on up into upper michigan and wisconsin.

damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, large hail. you can already see those storms firing up all the way down into texas. we're going to get to your local forecast in just 30 seconds. lol forecast in 30 seconds. 7:18 now. good thursday morning to you. so close to the weekend. a live look here, beautiful shot from our foster city camera. it's gorgeous out there. a little blue sky with a mix of sun and clouds. a lot of low clouds typz morning. that will keep our temperatures

from soaring. 89 degrees in concord. 79 in fremont and 83 in san jose. staying steady temperaturewise all the way through the upcoming weekend and we'll start to drop off into the 80s monday into tuesday. a slight cooldown headed our way. want to put up a photo getting a lot of attention. this is of former president george h.w. bush sitting in a wheelchair with a young toddler on his lap, both as you can see completely bald. the story is a very sweet story. that little boy is patrick, young son of a member of the former president's security detail who is being treated for leukemia. >> he has leukemia. his prognosis is actually good. in solidarity members of the detail shaved their heads, the former president saw that, decided he would do it as well. he has a very personal connection. >> the bushes lost a daughter when she was about 4 years old, a long time ago back in 1953, pauline died, diagnosed with

leukemia as well. there is some family understanding there in that nice moment of solidarity as well. coming up, from one of the first drones to osama bin laden's gun a. rare look inside one of this country's museums that you never be able to visit. former nfl star aaron hernandez makes a court appearance as his former coachv opens up for the first time about the arrest on murder charges. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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made with the same ingredients you find in your kitchen. they're simply scrumptious. and oh-so-uncommonly good. the time is 7:26. a high-speed car chase ends in a ejujuj this morning. oakland police tried to stop the car at about 2:00 this morning after hearing gunshots. the suspect's car eventually slid off the road and hit that fire hydrant in san leandro and the h2o started gushing everywhere. the driver and passenger were taken to the hospital. at this point no word on any injuries. early this morning crews repairing a broken gas and waterline that led to a frightening text alert in contra costa county. the county issued an alert in alamo yesterday, but it went out to some people outside the affected area and with very little detail. the county thinks a glitch tied to a computer upgrade is now to

blame for that. palo although police have a new piece of equipment raising concerns over privacy. it allows officers to automatically read license plates scanning for stolen vehicles and cars with warrants connected to them. police say it is a very powerful tool to help fight crime, but civil rights advocates are expressing concerns about how the data is ultimately used. meteorologist christina loren says you want to break out those sunner in shades, blue blockers ray bans, whatever when the fog gets out of the way. >> this is the only place stuck in the fog all day long. i want to start with the golden gate bridge. mike will give you an update on your drive in just a moment. give yourself extra time to cross the bridge. 56 in oakland, 55 in san francisco and at 60 to start the day in san jose. your hour by hour changes work like this. 79 at lunchtime in fremont up to about 83 in san jose today. 89 degrees is the high in

gilroy. here is your seven-day outlook. we're so close to that all-important weekend and temperatures will stay put. let's check the drive as promised. obviously foggy at the golden gate bridge. low clouds here at the eastshore freeway. not a problem through berkeley. a burst of traffic heading towards the bay bridge toll plaza. here sunol looks fine, but there in the area on the maps, a disabled truck and trailer south of there that may cause a distraction and slowing. light through the tri-valley. there's 880 through oakland and toward union city. slowing towards the san mateo bridge as well. nothing dramatic. back to the "today" show.

(♪). that is the biggest hit of the summer undoubtedly. you can't listen to it without dancing, according to savannah. we're happy to announce that robin will be here performing for us live next tuesday morning during a special concert out on the plaza. no, al, he's not bringing the girls with him. first, we have a great concert lined up tomorrow, the hit band train performing in our 8:30 half hour here in the new york area. come on down. that should be a fun one. 7:30 on a thursday morning.

i'm matt lauer here with savannah guthrie, al roker, and tamron hall. also coming up this morning, as some have observed, from time to time i am not always the most graceful of people. in fact, this is something that has been well-documented. there it is right here on the show. after some in-depth research, i've discovered that there is a science to clumsiness, or i like to say, accident-prone nature. i'm not alone. can it be cured? i'll tell you what we found out. scientific research. >> okay. you're not terrible. you have your bumps and bruises. you come in most mondays -- >> bruised. >> -- with bruises, you're like a peach. >> i came in yesterday, tamron said, why is your leg bleeding? >> i said, you're bleeding, what happened? >> i don't know. i don't know. >> the first conversation we had, you said, i fell across the street. what happened? >> fell across the street walk to go work. >> there's a medical reason for it. no more teasing. >> okay. >> good to know. >> we'll see what happens. also, a rare tour of a

museum that contains a fascinating collection of secret cia gadgets and other artifacts, get this, including the gun that was found next to osama bin laden. so why aren't you allowed inside? >> public's not allowed inside, but we'll get a look at it. it's fascinating. and then the duke and duchess aren't the only ones celebrating a new arrival. maternity wards here in the northeast are bursting. recently, one hospital actually had to add another nursery. sandy inspired? we'll get into that. let's begin this half hour, though, with some new details on the arrest of nfl star aaron hernandez. he was back in court on wednesday as his former coach spoke to the media for the first time since hernandez' arrest. nbc's ron mott is outside gillette stadium. that's where the patriots play. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. aaron hernandez was in court yesterday for a probable cause hearing in the death of a friend last month. tomorrow the patriots open training camp for fans here, and they are trying to put aaron

hernandez behind them. unshaven and appearing thinner than a month ago when denied bail on a murder charge, former $40 million nfl star aaron hernandez stood quietly throughout his court appearance on wednesday, at one point mouthing i love you to where his girlfriend is sitting, as family members of the man he's accused of gunning down cried. >> given the facts of the case as we know them, we're confident that aaron is going to be exonerated. >> it's really a sad day on so many levels. >> reporter: while hernandez stood in court, his ex-coach spoke for the first time since his arrest last month, largely about how the team evaluates players it hires, a system and culture that had been lauded across the nfl called the patriot way. >> we try to look at every single situation on a case-by-case basis and try to do what's best for the football team and what's best for the franchise. most of those decisions have worked out, but some don't.

>> reporter: hernandez, who has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of a friend named odin lloyd was said to have been upset with lloyd for, "chilling" with people that hernandez had problems with during a trip the pair made to a boston bar. the alleged beef, law enforcement sources tell nbc news, may have involved information lloyd had about a double homicide last summer. police are investigating whether hernandez was involved in those killings. hernandez played in ten games after that unsolved double murder last season, scoring five touchdowns. >> that patriot way was considered the gold standard in terms of the players they brought in. now it's forever changed. that brand is forever damaged. >> reporter: this week very quarterback tom brady told a "sports illustrated" website, quote, he's moved on. earlier this month the patriots allowed fans with the hernandez jersey for other players. >> it's time for the patriots to move on. that's what our job is. our goal is the same. to be a winning football team, to be a pillar in the community.

>> reporter: aaron hernandez is due back in court on august 22nd. meantime, prosecutors continue to put evidence before a grand jury, trying to win a murder indictment. aaron hernandez is in jail this morning, held without bail, matt. >> ron mot at jill yet stadium in massachusetts this morning. thank you very much. >> and now we'll get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by centrum, the most recommended, perferred, and studied multivitamin brand. a nontropical low getting itself together up the east coast. it's going to push up the coast today bringing showers to new york, interior sections of the northeast, and new england. through tomorrow some of this rain could be really heavy as it moves on through into tomorrow afternoon, but then it clears out. we're also looking at the risk of strong storms back through the rockies on into the northern plains. plenty of sunshine, and the heat continues in the pacific northwest. 86 degrees in portland, oregon, today.

cooler in portland -- warmer than portland than it is in los angeles. a high of 78 there. more showers and thunderstorms through the southeast on into florida. that's what's going on around the country. here's what' well, it's not going to feel like florida any longer. good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. 7:36. done with the humidity as of today. the fog is going to stick to the coastline for most of the day. that's going to keep your temperatures nice and cool. already starting to see blue skies, the sun breaking through the clouds in sunol. temperatures work out like this, 8 the in santa teresa, 89 for gilroy. getting into the end of the week and the all-important weekend, temperatures stay steady and we continue that dry california heat. you go to the weather channel or guys? >> al, thank you very much. when we come back, a rare

back now at 7:41 with a museum that's full of history and some really rare items. it's a fascinating place that the public will never be allowed in. lucky for us, nbc's richard engel somehow finagled a rare tour. richard, good morning to you. >> it was a very interesting visit. this is the museum inside cia headquarters. it is a collection of their artifacts, their gadgetry, the tools of the trade, decades worth of items that cia officers used for covert action and espionage. >> reporter: it's the stuff of movies. >> think it got shredded before they got in. >> reporter: but to actually walk the halls of the central intelligence agency is to see the relics of real life drama, part of a safe retrieved from the world trade center after 9/11, the mock-up of osama bin laden's compound.

>> the original model was used to brief the policymakers, to brief the president. >> to brief the president? >> absolutely. and the assault team used it to plan their raid. >> reporter: it's all on display in the greatest museum you'll never see. >> this is the rifle that was recovered from the third floor of the obama compound by the assault team. >> reporter: that's osama bin laden's personal ak-47 showed to us for the first time. how did it end up from there in pakistan to here at the cia headquarters? >> director panetta asked that it come into the museum collection. so we're very fortunate to have it. >> reporter: you've seen the movie "zero dark thirty?" >> yes, i have. >> reporter: is that about right? one of the navy s.e.a.l.s picked it up and brought it out? >> well, i can't confirm or deny exactly where the weapon was. i just know that i have it in my museum, and i'm happy to have it. >> reporter: from the beginning, the cia has invented all kinds of gadgetry, like the microdot camera.

>> take about 11 shots with a disk, reducing a full page of text to an image that's less than 1 millimeter by 1 millimeter. >> reporter: a pipe that silently receives a radio broadcast, and then there's the insect-o-copter. >> it's an unmanned aerial vehicle. >> reporter: it's a drone? >> it's a drone. it's a 40-year-old drone. >> reporter: you have a fascinating collection. it is american history. why isn't it open to the public? >> because the museum is here at headquarters. that's the main reason. we have officers undercover. >> reporter: and for the officers and employees who walk these halls, every object, the compasses and buttons, the coins with a secret compartment, and the camera-carrying pigeon tells a story. what i want to know is what don't you have on display? is there a warehouse or a basement here where you keep the overflow, the things that don't get put in the boxes? >> we have a collection that is over 16,000 pieces right now

cataloged. imagine that last shot of "raiders of the lost ark" with the ark going into the warehouse, the government warehouse. sort of like that. >> now, each one of these items could be its own story. you saw that little microdot camera. >> yes. >> this is the way it works. you take that little camera, and you mount it above a document, a photograph, whatever you want, blueprints, whatever it is you want to photograph. it takes the image. it reduces it to the size of a typed period. so it looks like a tiny little black dot. then the cia officer would use a razor blade, scrape off a typed period from a letter that he was mailing, glue that tiny black dot that actually is a document reduced in size, mail it, nobody would ever see it. and then on the other end, you would use a magnifying glass, and it would blow it up, and you could read it. it was a way of communicating in secret before all the encrypted type of technology. >> i honestly thought that stuff

was only in the movies. >> no, it's not. the pipe, the way it worked is there's a little transmitter in the bowl of the pipe. so someone would bite down on the pipe as if they were chewing a pipe, and then the transmission would run down the stem of the pipe through the jawbone, and play in the small bones in your ear so you could actually hear the transmission silently while it looks like you just have the pipe in your mouth. >> richard, it's a fascinating story. thank you for giving us a look at this incredibly rich -- >> i have something from the museum. this is a t-shirt from the museum staff. it says cia museum on the front. on the back, their logo. the best museum you've never seen. >> classic. i would have also taken the dragonfly camera, just saying. richard, thank you so much. fascinating story. coming up next, you do the math. the baby boom on the jersey shore nine months after hurricane sandy, we'll have that story. this day calls you.

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fighting an uphill battle to get back to normal, but you look around the room and see these tiny little faces with these tiny little smiles, and you realize the best of things can even come out of the worst of times. call it a happy accident. >> we were stuck at home with not much to do. >> reporter: not much to do, but you know. >> people were home bound because of the storm, and we're seeing the effects of -- the positive effects of the storm is a surge in babies. >> reporter: turns out they weren't alone. atlanta care regional medical center in south jersey, a 25% increase in births in july compared to last month. baby oliver is one of them. >> he's a result of no power and no entertainment. >> reporter: same thing at monmouth medical center. in 2011 and 2012, there were 371 july births. for 2013, a projected 500, a baby boom so big, they added another nursery and more

postpartum rooms. all of a sudden, the husbands look better, and the wives look prettier, and they appreciate each other more. >> i know what you're trying to get me to say, sandy goggles or something like that. >> reporter: sandy goggles, that's a good one. i didn't even think of that. but did sandy really cause a baby boom? well, yes and no. research shows when a hurricane hits, the fertility rate goes up, at least for those without power, but those in imminent danger, not surprisingly, were not likely to get between the sheets. the lukes were lucky. they only lost power for a few hours, but nine months later, gained a little bundle of joy. >> she's a keeper. >> reporter: a keeper indeed. gabrielle's mom said she fittingly had a stormy pregnancy, but she's been asleep all morning. so she may wind up giving mom a break. >> maybe katie has the magic touch. >> a lot of big crowded schools

coming up in four or five years. >> exactly right. meanwhile, we talked about this earlier. some frightening video to show you. nick o'leary, a football player, also the son of golfer jack nicklaus, in a horrifying motorcycle accident. believe it or not, he walked away from this and was treated for minor injuries. the driver was cited. it happened back in may. >> it's amazing, as you mentioned, he had minor injuries. he slit 75 to 100 feet down the road in tallahassee, debris smashing the window of the bus, which is taking this video. >> and looks like a kid was walking alongside. >> we're happy he's okay. coming up, the "today" viewer who gets the name, the date, and just about the exact time of the royal birth. and what makes some people so clumsy? is there a cure? well, i went in search for answers. and a behind the scenes look at the beatles' rise to fame.

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good thursday morning everybody. the time is 7:56. i'm jon kelley. police in union city looking for more suspected victims. authorities say gonzalez exposed himself to a 14-year-old girl outside of niles liquor on alvaradovsx and niles road near decoto road. police arrested gonzalez at his home about a mile away after he confessed. he also admits to exposing himself to at least eight other people in that area. we're also learning new details about a 66-year-old woman killed while driving near her home in oakland. some people think julie salman was caught in the crossfire when she was killed on fern street a few blocks west of mills college. this happened yesterday

afternoon. police at this point have not made any arrests or suspected -- or actually have a suspect description. right now let's check the thursday forecast. christina loren is here to tell us. >> good morning, jon.nb these clouds are a welcome sight. taking a live look. this is from foster city toward the highways of the san mateo bridge. you want to stick around for your drive. we'll get to mike in just a moment. for today, temperatures in the 70s around the bay, 67 at the coast and 92 inland, staying steady temperaturewise, we cut off the humidity today. here's mike. a live camera shows 101 south toward university. can't see the crash itself but i see the effects of it. the backup is probably be hund one of the trees here. slow from past marsh to willow and university. the northbound routes continue to build for 85 and 280. 101 and 87 showing an easier drive. a new crash over on the shoulder

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♪ happy 60th birthday! >> we love you! >> i have been watching you for years. >> watch out, savannah, i want your job. >> 8:00 now on a thursday morning. the 25th of july, 2013. who wants my job? oh, ann from st. louis. okay. good morning. introduce everybody. >> good morning, everybody. i'm from st. louis. >> great. matt too. >> this is al roker. and matt lauer.

>> congratulations. >> we'll keep her, is that all right? we love you, but we'll keep you. >> a couple of years. >> good morning, everyone. we have a great concept coming up on friday. we want to remind everybody, train will be here. they'll be here tomorrow. >> they always put on a good show. coming up in this half hour, we'll try to answer the question, are some people simply born clumsier than other people? >> i have heard that. accident prone is a more polite way to describe it. >> yeah. >> i don't know. i think people know that i have a certain klutziness. we wondered if there were people born that way. more likely -- that's just embarrassing. >> exactly. >> but anyway, we will find out if it's really true. there are some very talented athletes who have been injured and they go through the testing, they get better.

>> so now you're linking yourself to great athletes? >> exactly. >> and how people are reacting to the duchess of cambridge's decision not to hide her post pregnancy body. >> all right. tamron has a look at the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. dramatic new video has surfaced this morning of the deadly train disaster in spain. at least 78 people were killed and more than 178 others injured. nbc's keir simmons has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. behind me, parts of the cars left strewn and by the side of the tracks. what you are about to see, a word of warning, is perhaps more shocking. a fixed camera captured the moment that the train derailed as we learn of reports that possibly two passengers on board were from houston.

at high speed, the train turns into a bend and derails. its cars thrown from the track. 247 people were on board. one passenger said it suddenly twisted at 9:00 p.m. local time. carriages piled up. smoke pouring from the wreckage. deadly fire, as people tried to escape. casualties were lifted through windows as through the night paramedics battled to help the injured. the bodies of those who didn't make it covered with blankets. relatives left in tears by the crash site. from the capital of madrid, coming off the trails just outside of santiago de compostela in northern spain. it was the eve of a local festival. all celebrations were cancelled. instead, people gathered to donate blood. according to witnesses at local hospitals, many of the dead were yet to be identified.

some reports say the train was traveling at twice the speed limit. its cars derailing on a bend. so far, officials believe it was an accident. one of europe's worst ever train disasters. and tamron, of the two americans said to be on board, one is thought to be injured. we don't know how seriously, but the other thankfully is said to be okay. incredible escape from this terrifying crash. >> thank you so much. anthony weiner had to endure scattered jeers as he returned to the campaign trail wednesday in a bid to become mayor of new york city. weiner spoke at a candidate's forum one day after admitting that he engaged in online sexting even after such behavior had forced him to resign from congress. a long island lobster man owes his life to this courageous rescue wednesday by the crew of a u.s. coast guard helicopter. take a look. he is pulled from the water about 40 miles off montauk, long

island, after being in the water for 12 hours. the lobster man is being treated for hypothermia and exposure. a swarm of bees caused a nearly three-hour delay wednesday for a u.s. airways express flight from a charlotte to indianapolis. passengers had to sit tight while a beekeeper removed the insects from the tug. one annoyed passenger joked they should go buy a can of raid. a would-be burglar stuck around a bit too long. police in harrison, arkansas, say they found 38-year-old michael kay stuck in the chimney of a pawnshop wednesday morning. he spent the night there. he didn't want to. after a botched burglary tuesday night. look at this. he'll never forget that picture. it is 8:05. back to matt, savannah and al. they should make that his mug shot. >> exactly right. that's a keeper. thank you very much. >> let's head over to al, he has a check of the nice, cool weather. >> oh, wow!

what a big church group. what church is this? >> baptist church. from south carolina. >> well, nice to see y'all. look at them. wow. nobody is left home at church. let's see what we have, the pick city of the day, favorite of ours, sioux city, iowa. afternoon showers and storms. 83 degrees. and as you can see, we've got temperatures a little on the cool side along the plains. into the great lakes. here in northeast. but the heat continues through the southwest. temperatures well over 100 in the interior sections of the pacific northwest. you have a risk of strong storms in the plains. beautiful day today along the great lakes on into the midwest. we do look for some showers in the northeast as that low pressure system makes its way up the coast. a cutie here. who's this? >> this is campbell. eight months. >> very nice.

who is this? >> marley. >> great baby names. 8:06. good morning to you, you be it's thursday, it's going to be a nice day. this fog is the reason why. going to keep our temperatures from soaring, but going to have to deal with it in the city, at least until 11:00. this is san jose, hazy, in the good to moderate air quality range, all across the bay area, highs work out like this 92 on the way to livermore, 89 in concord and 67 degrees for san francisco. the end of the week, friday, tomorrow, 93 inland and then level off in time for the weekend. 3 f2 m1 then can clumsiness be cured?

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surprised what schools you won't find at the very top. columbia university at number five. yale at number four. princeton places third. no surprises there. but at the top of the list, pomona college in second and stanford at number one. "forbes" said it's the first time that two california schools are at the head of the class, and it's also the first time that ivy league institutions aren't in the top two spots. by the way, you'll notice harvard is not in the top five. where do you think it came in? >> i don't know, six. >> eight. >> wow, interesting. >> if you want to send your child to one of those top five schools, the average cost of tuition, $54,103. >> numbers so big, you need notes to remember it. >> my school is only $16,000. >> trending on "the new york times," getting the boot. how often do you think something like this happens? ♪

♪ we'll always love you >> remember her? she was removed from an american airlines plane from l.a. to new york last may because she would not stop singing "i will always love you." she got the boot for being disruptive interfering with the flight crew. we like to report these incidents, especially when they come with video, but it doesn't happen as often as you think. according to the faa, the number of unruly passengers forced to leave planes was actually at an all time low last year, just 129. what will actually get you kicked off? a lot of consumer advocates say it isn't clear. it should be clear. a flight industry manager said it's communicating displeasure through voice tone or rude gesture, provoking argument or making demands. or singing whitney houston. >> you kind of know when you've crossed over the line that you're doing something that could get you taken off the plane. >> it's the flight attendants that have to make that decision. they're like the first

responders. >> and there's flight attendants who don't want to serve alcohol on planes, like sporting events, because people become unruly. >> they already come with a baseline when they get on the plane. >> dealing with flight anxiety. >> exactly. when's the last time you went to your local city council meeting? maybe you'd be more tempted to go if meetings were as dramatic as this. ♪ ♪ >> we're fortunate enough to be able to -- we, the committee did, gave the museum an additional $50,000 for the spring rec grant. >> the city council in white horse, canada, they've been watching a lot of thriller trailers up there. it's amazing what a little

cine cinesi cinem cine cinematography can do. >> city council. check it out on our website on today.com. >> trending on facebook, saluting the duchess. women all over the world are praising kate middleton for proudly showing off her post baby bump instead of hiding it and slowing down. on today's facebook page, one commentator wrote was best part is kate actually looked like she had just given birth. and stephen colbert joked kate has now raised the bar again for women because this is what you have to look like a few hours after giving birth. >> she looked beautiful. >> stunning. >> one diehard "today" show viewer said the royal birth for that person was a moment she'll never forget. natalie howard beat out more than 13,000 people who entered our today.com royal baby guess contest. natalie correctly guessed, get this, little george's name, the birth date, and was only three minutes off on his actual delivery time. natalie, good morning to you. >> bravo.

>> good morning, sir. how are you? >> i'm great. congratulations. now, is this the first time you've ever entered a "today" show type of contest? >> you know, it actually is. i became aware of it by looking at the "today" show website, and i said, you know what, let me just enter. never thought i would win. >> natalie, we are truly amazed by you. you are lucky and good, but let me just ask you a question. how many times did you enter? how many guesses did you make? be honest. >> you know, i don't know the exact number. it was quite a few. i tried to cover several bases and several possibilities. i tried to increase my odds. >> well, it worked. >> she had the whole week covered. >> i read somebody said it may have been more than 100 times. good for you. >> exactly right. well, congratulations. well done. >> thank you. i appreciate that. thank you so much. >> and that is what's trending today. meanwhile, straight ahead in

our 8:00 block, 50 years of the fab four. the story behind the beatles' rise to stardom. first, are you constantly bumping into coffee tables and walls and maybe tripping over your own feet? researchers are now studying why certain people are clumsy, and since i might know a little something about this topic, i decided to find out if clumsiness could be cured. from hollywood to washington. >> the president caught a heel and fell. >> clumsiness has often equaled comedy. not immune from clumsiness, morning show anchors, and meredith vieira is not alone. >> that hurt. >> oh, my gosh. let's move on. so now i have this big bruise on my hand because i fell when i was in my closet, and i hit my hand on the shelf. and then down on my leg, can you

see, i'm still recovering from that big fall on the tough mudder competition, which almost killed me. and i have two huge bruises, but i'm not going to show them to you because they're on my back side. so is there science behind clumsiness? a recent study found that accident prone people do actually exist. nearly one-third of us are more likely to have an accident than others. dr. bud swannick and his team of engineers at university of delaware are investigating what's happening in the brains of accident prone people. so what did they find? >> they can't create a plan for what's going to happen next, and it could be within one-tenth or two-tenths of a second, and you're exposed to whatever is around you that could hurt you. >> that fraction of a second can wreak havoc on anyone, even world class athletes. >> i tell myself, being a little clumsy, dropping things. >> kevin doll is a professional hockey player. he's recovering from a

concussion. one of the side effects, clumsiness. >> my eyes aren't catching up what i want to do or something. >> after two months of physical therapy with jim buzz kirk, a specialist in the field, he is covered. they believe that same therapy could cure common clumsiness. so i asked him to help me out. he measureded my equilibrium and spatial awareness. >> i'm going to tip your head forward and move your head side to side like this. now look to the right and look to the left. >> he watches my eyes as they react to movement. >> very good. >> what happened? >> i saw a little something in your eyes there that's not supposed to be there. >> next up, electrodes measure my inner ear and balance. >> when you hear that sound, i want you to lift your head right up off the pillow. >> hear sound, lift head. got it. >> get your ab workout for the day. >> exactly. it will be good for my core.

more tests. this one, i think i nailed. down, up, right, something. down. up. left. down. >> very well done. >> and now my head explodes. but he saves the most challenge for last. a moving platform. >> i feel crazy. >> you're doing great. back into the glasses. left center, right center. up center, down center. >> the result, five tests in all, and somehow i managed to fail every one. just so i can tell my mother, what is wrong with me again? >> this is a equilibrium and balance system processing problem, where when you're trying to do more than one thing at a time, things aren't being processed 100% correctly, and it manifests itself with a physical

anoma anomaly, causing you to just be clumsy. certainly now i have enough of a measure that i could design a rehabilitative program for you. >> so i could be cured? >> with you, we don't worry so much. if your profession involved climbing up ladders and doing things up on scaffolds, i'd be a lot more concerned and a lot more worried. >> but science has determined that i am an accident prone person? >> that is correct. >> there you have it. >> one more last shot of that chin accident on there. jim buzzkirk actually described my problem, it took two single spaced pages to say what's wrong with me. >> but there's a cure. >> how long would it take you? >> he said, if i wanted to do these exercises that he could design, it would be eight to ten weeks, two days a week of physical therapy. >> i'll take the bruises. >> i speak for the group when i say it's less important for us whether it can be cured. we want to know if it's contagious. >> thank you for your concern. it's really so touching. anyway, our thanks to them. it was pretty interesting.

>> didn't you hurt yourself actually during the test? >> oh, no, not during the test. the day of the test, mudder competition, i hurt myself in the doctor's office. >> i heard you banged your hand while you were on the kind of device. >> now, that is classic. i just forget because it happens all day long. >> it's true. you'll come in and say, what's that bruise? i don't remember. >> i have no idea. what i think is that i'm thinking really deep and important thoughts, and therefore i'm really not watching where i'm going. >> keep thinking that. >> exactly. >> way to explain it, savannah. meantime, the beatles are celebrating a golden anniversary this year. it's been 50 years since the release of their first iconic album, "please please me" and needless to say their sound changed the world. ♪

♪ come together right now over me ♪ >> groundbreaking and timeless, 50 years after john, paul, george, and ringo released their debut album, 50 years after the start of beatlemania, the music remains instantly recognizable. >> thank you for the records. they're still holding up. it was hard work, but it was great. >> from their humble beginnings in liverpool, england, to the mass hysteria of the british invasion, the beatles forever changed the course of pop music. "all my lovin ♪ >> the beatles had big hits going on, "love me do," "all my lovin," they were being accepted throughout england. they were the rage of great britain. europe had been conquered. the big question was would they go over in america? >> in 1964, larry kane was a 16-year-old broadcast journalist who got the assignment of a

lifetime, travel with the beatles, documenting their first ever north american tour. >> as you get older, a lot of people think that better is for older. life gets better when you're older. you watch. >> it was a trip made reluctantly at first. >> i told my bosses, why should i cover it? they'll be hear in september and gone in november. and here we are 50 years later. that's, i think, pretty amazing. >> in his new book, "when they were boys," kane gives an exclusive behind the scenes look at the band's meteoric rise to fame and the key players behind that unprecedented success, like manager brian epstein. >> the boys always look forward to their american tour. >> when we got to america, it was like too big because all the music we loved came out of america. >> critics credit the longevity of the beatles with their unmatched musicianship and, of course, the songwriting genius that was lennon and mccartney.

50 years and counting their music now inspiring a whole new generation. so it's safe to say you can't get enough of the beatles. when i met paul mccartney, i have a confession. i said to him, i might be the only person who loved you with wings more. >> how did he take that? >> he laughed, and then i sang for him, and he walked away from me. >> so the wings comment was okay, but the singing was on. >> he loved wings as well. it's a different part of his life. >> keeping with the theme of clutzy we were on a second ago. remember earlier this year ringo starr tried to teach me to play the drums and gave up after 30 seconds and said, you should play the piano. no talent on the drums. exactly right. meanwhile, straight ahead, your life reimagined with our very good friend jane paul. and we'll check in with nascar great dale earnhardt jr. he's making a pitstop on our plaza.

zbrood thursday morning to you, 8:26 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. byob, bring your own bag. los gatos is the latest town considering banning plastic bags. a community meeting set for tonight to talk about the new proposal that would ban single-use plastic bags being handed now the most stores. retailers would be forced to charge 10 cents to paper bags and jump to 25 crepts in 2015. the meeting at 7:00 tonight in the los gatos town council chamber. bring your patience when i comes to the commute. >> word of a crash clearing now north 280 at 101 or 101 at 280, somewhere at that connector, crash moving to the shoulder, involve a number of cars. it will be a distraction.

east bay you north 880 past oakland coliseum shows the slowdown at the high rise and the map shows the same thing for the area, 980, there was a stall, that class has cleared as well, 580, not a big deal off 13. 8680, concord,c pleasant hill, slow drive for the commute. disabled vehicle and now a crash 24th and lafayette on the shoulder. south 280, dakota, earlier crash on the shoulder. >> another local news update in just half an hour. hope you enjoy your thursday morning.

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8:30 now on a thursday morning, the 25th day of july, 2013. literally, one of the coolest mornings we've had around here in a long time, maybe all summer long. temperatures only in the 70s today, but it's going to heat up temperature-wise and emotionally tomorrow when the group train comes to our plaza for a great concert in our 8:30 half hour. >> what's going on? you're hoisting up your kid.

getting squeezed a little too hard? >> yes. >> love's not supposed to hurt. >> it does. >> it does. sometimes it it does. wise man. >> out on the plaza, matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al roker, and tamron hall. >> just ahead, we all know that fresh corn is one of the best summer treats. we've got some creative ways to enjoy it. and we need your help to find these adorable animals, shelter animals, some homes to call their own. we like to call it from bow to wow. >> it feels impossible, but it's not. how to get a good night's sleep when you have kids. mission impossible will get an answer. >> grandparents. >> sleepover. first, can we say hi to a legend of nascar, dale earnhardt jr. nice to see you. it's a pleasure. >> can we call you junior? >> dale. >> you've got a big weekend coming up. you've got the brick yard 400. and not to bring up bad things, but you've never kissed the brick, so to speak.

>> that's correct. >> why not? is >> it's a tough race to win. it's one of our major events. i think we've got a good shot. i've got one of the best crew chiefs and strategists in the business, and i dream about kissing them bricks all the time. let's see if we can make it happen. >> you ever practice kissing bricks? >> i don't practice, but if fans want to see the show, they can tune in 1:00 sunday and find out if we win or not. >> and after a seven-year absence, in 2015 nascar is back on nbc. >> as an owner and driver in the sport, that's a big deal for me. i think the fans can expect big things. i know nbc and nascar worked together in the past, but i'm excited about this. >> i'm always curious about superstitions with sports figures and stars like yourself. any superstitions going in? >> i just have the basic superstitions myself, walking under ladders, nothing else, though. nascar, i think green is bad luck, and eating peanuts around a race car is bad luck for some

reason. there's some old wives tales like that. >> checkers are good luck. you like those checkered flags. dale earnhardt jr., nice to see you. thanks very much. >> al roker's got a check of the weather. let's show you what we've got for today. tomorrow, i should say. sunshine up and down the east coast. leftover showers in new england. rain in the upper mississippi river valley down in the central gulf. look for sunny skies out west. rain through the ohio river valley. showers and thunderstorms through the southwest. sunday, sunday, we've got rain along the eastern seaboard, rain in the rockies and southwest. beautiful weather from southern california all the way into the pacific northwest. mild conditions around the thank you, al. we certainly fall into that beautiful weather category. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren a live look at san jose, hazy to report, moderate air quality, very few save the air dates this summer. 92 on the way to livermore, 82, santa theresa, 83 in san jose,

could be hotter. temperatures stay put, we head through the next few days, you will likely notice decreased humidity, head throughout this afternoon. hope you have a great day. >> we're going to have to get you training wheels. >> i know. it's really sad. coming up next, jane pauley will be here, and she's got a great story. sisters taking the family farm in a whole new direction. first this is "today" on nbc.

we're back now at 8:36 with life reimagined today. "today" contributor jane pauley has been working with aarp, which has produced and sponsored a series of reports for us, and

we're happy about that. >> good morning, matt. a new generation is reinventing and redefining the family farm, sustainable, artisanal, farmstead. case in point, meet the giacominni sisters from california who never imagined how they'd re-imagine their lives, much less that they'd be doing it together. on 700 windswept acres north of san francisco, four sisters grew up on a dairy farm. then went their own way. diana, banking. jill, silicon valley. karen, family. lynn, marketing. >> you're going to love it. >> the girls really weren't that interested in cows. they never were. >> bob has been a dairyman his whole life. while his wife prepared their daughters for a world beyond the farm. was there any interest in livestock at all? >> no.

>> no. >> reporter: one day dad called everyone home. >> it was what are we going to do with the family farm? my dad has had this for 64 years. >> reporter: the milk business was getting harder, and bob was getting older, but he had a new idea. >> it was an opportunity for me to see what else was out there. the opportunity to be creative, to run our own business, to really lend our talents to something that we really love. >> reporter: my theory is that you shrewdly, cagily lured your kittens back home with cheese. >> i would never admit that. >> reporter: is there some truth to it? >> i would never admit that. >> reporter: who knew how to make cheese? >> none of us. >> nobody. >> none of us. >> reporter: reinventing the farm would mean reimagining their own lives. >> there's financial risk. there's emotional risk. i had to put that other life of mine on hold, and at some point

make the decision i'm never going back. >> reporter: they learned all they could. >> i think it needs to be aged longer. and invested in new equipment. >> it was a gamble, but if you don't take gambles once in a while, it's kind of a dull life. >> we got paid in cheese for the first few years. >> reporter: i thought that was a family joke. >> it's a startup. >> reporter: there was one hold >> best thing that ever happened to me. >> reporter: now she's the cfo. their range of experience, a perfect blend. >> i manage all of the marketing and communications. >> i deal with retailers and customers and distributors. >> i do a lot of the cooking and the entertaining in here. >> reporter: the dairy hired a master cheese maker to make four kinds of cheese and has added a culinary center that attracts hundreds of agri-tourists. who are those people that want to go see a dairy farm? >> it's all about the farm to table experience. they want to know where their food comes from. >> this is what we built the

company on, original blue. it's very full flavored, but you can spread it on a baguette like butter. >> reporter: you know how to do this. and this month in new york, point reyes cheese won two sophie awards, often described as the oscars for food. >> this is my four daughters that did all this, and you know what, this is to their mother, who passed away last year. thank you, thank you. >> reporter: jean giaccominni had encouraged her daughters to pursue their own dreams, and they found them here on the farm. >> i got the girls back. i'm the luckiest guy on earth. >> and there are great expectations for a fourth generation to carry on the family business. reality check -- the sisters couldn't have done it without the emotional and financial support of husbands and

brothers-in-law, affectionately known as the outlaws. join me at 9:15 eastern when i'll be taking your questions on twitter. you can find me @janepauleytoday or by using #artisancheese. the they wanted you to sample some of their big winners. this is the toma. this was sort of best new artist in that sophie award. >> it's delicious. >> oh, i know it is. i know. but this was the big winner. this won the oscar, the sophie for best new product. that's bay blue blue cheese. >> as i bite this, i'll be unable to do the tease. so i'll take you back to your days hosting the "today" show. i'll bite this, you take that, jane. >> and when we come back, we'll introduce you to some furry friends in need of loving homes. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> like falling off a bike. way to go.

>> announcer: today brought to you by purina, your pet, our passion. and we are back with from bow to wow, where we take great dogs and find them loving homes. today's animal advocate with more great pups. >> all amazing animals. a pet's house is wonderful when you're talking about sporting events, but in the summer, it's a never-ending nightmare, especially when countless of amazing animals are just discarded. first up, we have a boy that wants the bench all to himself. this is pooh bear, and he definitely rules the roost. he's a pug/beagle mix. >> he's a puggle, and he's 3 years old. >> he's a happy boy.

you can sit by yourself. he's still a couch potato, but he does love his space. don't be camera shy now. this is your opportunity. this is gene, border collie mix and a puppy. >> only 9 months old. >> and a love bug. >> yeah, he is. >> just the sweetest little baby. hello there. i got kisses. now, princess is a very special little girl today, special in more ways than one because she's a little timid, and she takes time to get to know you. >> she's a 1 1/2-year-old bassett hound/beagle mix. >> a beauty and a little shy, but so sweet once she warms up. oh, i hate that we always have to say that the cages are chockful of the most adorable cats and kittens like this little angel named zee. >> zee is 5 months old and very playful, very sweet, very friendly. >> give a kiss to the camera. needless to say, max has a ton

of energy. >> a squirmer, huh? max is a 2 1/2-year-old poodle/maltese mix. >> would you like to take a little nap? no, you wouldn't. the dog days of summer definitely make it difficult for our furry angel like this. this is pueblo. just about a year old? >> 10-month-old llaso apso mix. >> and loves to hang out in your arms and great with kids. >> yes, he would be. >> as always, we're joined by richard gentle from animal care and control of new york. good morning to you. let's bring these little guys up. pooh bear being walked by dean cain, come on up. a super dog. he's a pug and a beagle mix? >> pug and a beagle mix, a lot of energy. hasn't stopped since we got here. would be good in a home where people are home a lot, work at home or retired. as you can see, he's got lots of

energy. >> thank you so much. our next pup is gene being walked by dale earnhardt jr. >> a border collie, so very smart, very energetic, short legs, but really likes to go. some nice long walks would make an excellent family dog. >> still a puppy. >> still a puppy. >> thank you so much. >> the only lady of the bunch, this is princess. little boy hayden from st. louis is walking her this morning. tell us about this dog. >> she's a little shy and timid, but she warms up quickly. would be good in a home where someone can be easy with her, that's gentle, and just take the time to get her used to a new home. >> probably the only animal in a home would be great. >> she's a loyal, loving companion, no doubt. she's super sweet. >> seems like a little bassett hound in her. >> little bassett hound.

had her nose to the ground here and kissing the human friends. she was just bonding. she'd be good in a good family home. >> hayden, good job. thank you. kailey o'donnell is carrying our little meow to wow kitty cat. >> still a kitten. very playful yet, and her true personality hasn't come out yet. as she grows and gets older. just one representative of the hundreds of cats we have available for adoption. really need a good home. >> cat and kittens. this is our busy time of year. we really need to get people into the shelters to adopt. >> kelly and the kitten. other than that, are you in love? >> totally. there's lipstick all over the cat. >> she's yours now. >> it's her shade. kelly o, thank you so much. finally, jane pauley has little mac max, who i think has had an extreme makeover. >> very extreme makeover. >> reinvented. >> another high energy dog. two good long walks a day would be perfect for max, and he

settles right down, occupies himself with a toy, will lay on your lap. >> don't let him down, jane. you will never get him back. >> oh, the cameras. pueblo got a big makeover. >> a huge makeover. he feels a lot better now. he's lost a lot of his hair. he looks good. >> look at him. isn't he handsome? >> another very curious dog, likes to lay in your lap, will sit on your feet. again, a perfect family dog as well. >> really cute. pueblo probably lost about 20 pounds in hair, and he's very grateful in the summer to lose that hair. >> should very bring all these animals out one more time? remind us, what is the record of adoption from these segments? >> 100% success rate in the five years we've been doing it, every single one. >> if people want to find out how to adopt these animals. >> go to our website at animal care and control, and we'll have all the information. be quick because these animals reque go quickly. >> celebrity dog walkers, thank you so much. we'll be back with making corn

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we're back at 8:51 with how to cook everything on "today." here for corn. here to share his knowledge is mark ditt mapp, author of "eat

vegan before 6:00." >> anything better than fresh local sweet corn? >> not this time of year. >> it really is. >> how do you pick the best ear of corn etiquette-wise? you're in a supermarket. you're in a country stand. is it okay to open the husk? >> as long as no one yells at you, it is. what you're looking for is straight kernels, not a lot of missing kernels. that one looks pretty perfect, i think. >> and you want shiny and plump. >> this should be bright green and as fresh looking as you can find. >> first up, you're going to make a corn and tomato and basil sal salad. >> this is the holy trinity. this time of year, corn, tomato, basil is perfect. you shuck the corn, try to make a stable platform for it. you can actually stand it up in a bowl because the kernels are going to go flying a bit. that's basically as simple as that. >> just be careful. you don't want too much of the cob on there because it's not as good to eat. >> you want a little -- i

actually like a little of the cob because the cob, we'll get to this later, is chewy. i don't want to go like that. >> no, no, right. >> and then -- >> gather that up. >> into the bowl. >> do you wash it, do anything with it? >> no. raw corn is nothing, so great. and then would you tear these and put them in here, please. >> sure. >> and some beautiful cherry tomatoes. >> what do you do for a dressing on that? >> oil and lemon juice. >> the colors alone are great. >> this just shouts summer to me, so beautiful. >> little salt, pepper, lemon juice. you're in business. >> perfect. let's move on to a warm corn salad now. this one, you've got black beans in it. >> i love this because you take the kernels. you get some oil good and hot. and then you just let them sit until they really start to pop and darken like this.

and some get crunchy. they get brown. they get sweeter. they get chewy. this is a beautiful thing. >> you're going to add some beans and some onions to that. why do you like that combination of ingredients? >> you get the sweetness and the more crunch from the onions. black beans, of course. it's kind of a corn salsa, but made as a salad. and the colors, again, very vibrant. >> and, again, meant to be served warm. and then you top it with an egg. >> i like to top this with an egg. just a fried egg, that little extra luxury here. break the egg over there. >> great to throw a little diced chorizo in there. >> chorizo, bacon, ham, sausage, can't go wrong. >> let's go back here. i want to talk about this soup. this is corn and coconut? >> this is a thai, basically a thai curry soup. so corn, milk or coconut milk, in this instance, and as i was saying before, the cobs have a lot of flavor, and you can make

a terrific chowder using the cobs, just steeping the cobs in boiling water, milk, coconut milk, until their flavor comes out. >> and talk about the herbs and spices. >> thai basil, a little minced chili, and lemon grass. and the chowder itself has potatoes and corn, as almost any corn chowder would. >> and finally, corn cakes. what's in those besides corn? >> corn and crab. so they're corn crab cakes. of all the things here, you know the crew is going for this first, right? >> speak of the devil. here we go. >> who's the devil? >> i didn't mean that. it was a figure of speech. you guys corn fans? >> yes. >> try the corn cakes. they come highly recommended. >> corn crab. >> mark, as always, thank you very much. good to see you. >> where's jane pauley? i'm going to eat this. can you let us out? >> just ahead, parents who need to get more sleep. first, your local news.

good thursday morning to you, 8:56 now, i'm laura garcia-cannon a santa clara woman says the state talking about buying her 40-year-old canary island palm tree so it can be moved to the bay bridge. the bay area toll authority wants to plant 65 to 70 canary palm its near the toll plaza. if elisa gomez's tree passes the health test, she will get $1500 for it a beautiful day to head

outside, check in with meteorologist christina loren. >> going to be nice. 92 on the way to livermore. not too hot, even in inland cities, going to get a really nice day around the bay, 79, fremont, 67 on the way to san francisco, nice and level as we head through the weekend and we lose this humid. so it is going to feel a lot more comfortable. i hope you have a great day.

♪ yes. welcome to "today" on july 25th, 2013, and it is a new day. >> and a new desk. >> the third hour of the "today i "show. we have a new desk. >> and it is great. >> and we got it just for you. >> it is not scary. >> it is not scary at all. >> and somebody ha had to make it. >> it is a handsome. >> baby. >> i would take it in my apartment, because it is a handsome table. >> we will talk to christine. >> no, i think that your wife would have something to say. hey, you know what, i want to come to put a table in the living room that says "today"

and eats up half of the apartment. >> yes, and it is a fine table. >> and lovely and well crafted. >> it is. it is. >> and you know, i had a good friend of mine, dear friend of mine named adrianna who is a great novelist who watches the show and loves the show, but also asks us, i love the watch your hour, but it looks like you are waiting for the bus. because we are sitting there up on the bench all of the time. >> well, some days, that is how it feels. >> well, this feels very proper. >> in is the right way to do it. >> yes, nice. >> this is great. i'm willie geist. he is al roker. >> yes, a lot of windex. >> big job. and mel b is back with us, and "america's got talent" judge and fresh off of another live show last night. and what did you do, and how was the vibe at radio city? >> well, last night was nerve-racking for everybody up on stage and for all of the judges, because you don't know who the public have voted on or off, until that very, very moment, that nick announces it.

the first two times, three people were booted off and then another three were booted off. that is shock iing. >> wow. >> yeah. it left me kind of thinking, well, what does america like. >> yes. >> and the four people who went through, they made the right decision. they did. >> at the end of the day, america chose wise ly. >> i think so. i think so. >> is this the biggest stretch of live tv that you have done, our hour and the live stuff at night? >> well, it is a lot. well, it is actually jerry springer and hosting miss world and that is a live three-hour stint. >> well, in is days in a row. >> well, it does not seem like it. >> you are with howard at the hotel bar at night. >> well, you have to relax. and he goes the bed very early. >> not like we get up early. >> you get up at 3:15 you told me.

>> yes. >> and that is insap. i am just going to bed at that time. >> yes, you are. >> and we have a clip of some of the people on the show, and some young children who had an opinion about mel b. let's watch. >> mel b, mel talks funny. >> she's not. >> it's a no. >> no. >> no. >> no. >> i geuess i do sound funny, bt then again, i think that sometimes americans can sound a little bit funny. especially with the southern accent and i don't quite understand it sometimes. >> it is beautiful. >> the y'all. >> and how did our accents evolve from basically britain? how did that happen? >> i don't know. you know what the funny thing is that my kids have strong american accents, and they do believe i sound a bit funny, so maybe i do sound a bit funny. >> well, you have a combination of a good husky voice, and i mean that as a compliment with an accent that is not necessarily the one that you will hear in london town. >> no, it is not london accent.

>> and i like the jack palance likened to. >> well, tell me more. i lived four hours out of london in the kun triside. that went to my head a little bit. so i have a northern leads accent which is growly to top it off. why are we talking about my bloody accent? >> because your kids sound like they are from brooklyn. >> awesome, dude. >> they do not get your accent? >> right. even my 14-year-old does not van english accent. >> because later in life, that is going to be handy. that british accent makes you sound smarter right off of the bat. it gives you another 15 points on the iq. >> really? >> absolutely. >> we are simple folk. >> well, then maybe i do like the accent then. >> let's talk about another brit, because the royal baby has been named. the new prince is george al

alexander louie, and the baby third line to the throne is known as his royal highness prince george. and all of us get credit for the name, but i can't remember who guessed the nail on monday? >> boom! willie geist. >> roll it. >> what do you think? >> i think it is a boy. and i hope that his name is george because my son is named george. >> king george. >> i like that a lot. >> let e's talk about -- >> well, that is -- wait, you got george. >> i got george. >> i got alexander right. >> and i got lou. >> and so between the three of us. look at how cute he is. >> he likes to identify the name and age on his shirt at all times. >> and that is the chasing fireflies t-shirt and i got it for nicky. >> yes, every year. >> there you go. a royal crown on it. >> that is straight to his head. >> that is hilarious, and trust me, he does not need it. >> we all need credit for that then. >> yes, there was a king george around the time of the revolution that we won't bring up. >> well, actually, if it weren't

for him, we wouldn't be here, and we were ticked and set it up for this. >> and we are hoping no repeat of that. >> no, that would be bad. >> and why would you bring that up? >> i don't know. i had to throw it out. king george iii. >> and you know that guy, willie geist, he suggested that your kid is going if go nuts. >> well, i just said that he had mental problems and let's not see a repeat of that. >> move on from there. >> and did i mention how great this table looks. >> just the craftsmanship, right? >> it takes, jerry, how many guys does it take to lift this? where's jerry? >> six. >> six! wow. >> oh, man. >> that is solid. >> and tell me what you think about the numbers. a new happiness study out that says that people are happiest at two ages. >> yes. >> have you seen them already? >> okay. i forgot, 23 and 69. those are the moments in life when people are the happiest. it is the study by the center of

economic performance of the london school of economics there, and people in the early 20s overestimate the future life satisfaction by average of 10% and i have no idea what that means, but anyway. >> this is london and england and not america. >> so it has to be right. >> yes. >> i am thinking at 23 i had my first baby and he is 14, so that is the happiest point of my life. >> other kids won't like to hear that. >> well, they are used to it. i have a favorite. i am kidding. >> and you wonder why they have ignored you. >> they are american. they are actually now right here, because they are coming to work. >> will they come on? >> yes. well, one does not talk because she is only 1 1/2. but the 6-year-old does. >> we will take the 1 1/2-year-old. >> and when were you happy? >> that is hard question. because 23, you are completely

oblivious and you are not thinking of the mountain of life that you have the climb and the possibilities in front of you. actually, this is going to sound like a lame answer, but right now, kids are young and a lot of life in front of you, and this is a good time. >> and what were you doing at 23? >> i was working for no money in atlanta, georgia, and perfectly hap happy. living with friends in an apartment, and we didn't know we had no money, because everything was cheap and life was good. >> well, at 23, i started working weekends at wnbc. >> were you 23? >> yes. it is like peak, and you know, the kids, and you know, having the kids. i mean, you sit there, and it is like, that you think that life can't get any better than this, because of course, you don't know any better life. but when you look at the little faces, and you are like, oh, man. >> and then six months later, you realize no life and no sleep. when that kicks in. >> yes, and then the next kids, you already know the deal. >> you know what you are getting into. >> and you are up to it. >> and the 69 number that other

people cited is a different one. you are happy with the life and satisfied with what you have done and the kids are gone. >> how far away are you both from 69? as if you are going to answer that. >> well, first you have to do the math. i'm 31 years away. >> that not bad. >> i'm almost there. i'm ten years away. >> wow. ten years of happiness, al. >> yes. exactly. i can see it on the horizon. >> right around the bend. >> we want to show you a great photograph and maybe you have seen it, former president h.w. bush has shaved his head. he is 89 years old and he did it for the little boy sitting in his lap. >> patrick. >> 2-year-old son wof one of hi secret servicemen. and all of the secret servicemen got together and went bald to show support. they have launched a website called patrickspal.org to help pay for patrick's medical bills.

>> that is incredible. that is a lovely thing to do. >> and he always has been a great american. >> i have met him a number of times and he and barbara are just -- and in fact, we have jenna bush hagar on the phone who is ready to go interview her granddad. jenna. >> hi, guys. how are you? >> we are great. this obviously does not surprise you, because you know who your granddad is, don't you? >> yes. this does not surprise me. he is really the cutest man in the entire world. he lost a daughter to leukemia, and so, you know, even at his age, and head great hair. the man still has brown hair. >> yes. >> 89 years old with brown hair. but, you know, this part he shows the people that he meets and the people he works with are lucky, and as his granddaughter, i feel especially lucky. i get to go up there now, and of course, i'm on maternity leave, but you know, i can't help, willie and al, when there is

something with my grandfather, i just have to go. i have to go. >> please give him all of our best. >> i will. and i will rub his bald head for good luck. >> okay. >> that is going to be you, too, and mel b, i will rub it for you, too. >> thank you. >> and give our best to your granddad and grand mom, too. >> yes. thank you, guys. >> we should mention that patrick's prognosis is actually very good. >> how about a look at the weather, al. >> all right. starting off, we do have a tropical storm out there to talk about and two of them, one in the pacific, and tropical storm flossie, and right now it is 40 miles per hour moving north, northwest may causing problem for hawaii and tropical storm dorian is moving west of the cape verde islands and we will keep an eye on that. strong storms up into the central plains and hail and damaging winds and isolated tornadoes and storms are forming and firing up and pushing into the warm air mass coming in here. and rainfall amounts from 5 to 6

inches of rain in northern texas on into oklahoma. th 9:12 on a thursday morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren, taking a live look. here is san jose, a little haze. >> happy to y#dureport, good t moderate air quality, across the bay area, head throughout this afternoon, highs going to be comfortable around the innerbay, a little bit hot today, inland, 92 on the way for you 79, fremont, 67 in san francisco, getting into the end of the week, temperatures stay steady and we lose that humidity so it's going to feel more comfortable out there. >> and that's your latest weather. >> mel b. just said, you are not -- >> i don't think you realize at home how nuts al is. i'm just saying, nuts. >> nuts, nuts. >> it's like she's channelling ringo. give her a pair of drumsticks, watch what she does. >> that is it with my accent.

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that's why they call you a shareholder. if you buy stock in mcdonald's, you're kind of an owner in mcdonald's. you want people to buy a lot of big macs. that's good for you. >> how do you know what stock to buy? >> that's indicdifficult. if you want to buy a stock, you have to know which stock to buy. you may like a good company, but it may not be such a good stock. you have to do your homework. >> what is a bond, melissa? >> think of it as a loan. basically, a company or a government needs money to build a road or buy some equipment. so basically, you are lending the company or this country or this city some money, and they're paying you interest. that's called a yield. there are different kinds of bonds. not all bonds are l kequal. some are risky, some are less risky. treasury, u.s. bonds, that's what you get when you turn 13 or whatever. that's what i got when i won the science fair. little known facts about me. >> what did you make for the science fair? >> it was an experiment on algae

to develop more protein levels in the algae. >> she's very intelligent. >> back to the bonds. we're going off on a tangent. the lower the yield, basically, you're seeing this as a less risky investment. they don't have to pay you as much money in order for you to loan the money. the riskier the country or the company, the higher the yield. there has to be a tradeoff. >> deborah, i'm watching tv or reading the newspaper and i hear about a company i like, and i think it's something i want to invest in. where do i go? what's my move? >> there's three ways you can buy a stock or bond. you can get a registered investment adviser, and they're going to charge you a flat free to take care of your account. you can go into a full service brokerage like merrill lynch or goldman sachs. they're going to really help you out, but it's going to cost a lot. their commissions are high. and you can go to an electronic trader like an e-trade or ameritrade. the commissions are much, much lower, but you have to do all the homework yourself.

>> the general rule of thumb, the less you want to pay, the less help you get. >> so you should have a portfolio. you should have a mix, right? >> that's correct. you want to make sure you don't have all your eggs in one basket. you want to spread out your investments. >> i think we've got a couple that you can show side by side, melissa, and kind of look at the difference of asset allocation in two different portfolios. >> basically, what you want to keep in mind is, when you're younger, you want to go riskier. you're more leveraged towards stocks. you have time on your side. you have time to weather the volatility and ups and downs of a portfolio. age 30, we showed a portfolio of all stocks. the average return is about 10%. between 2006 and 2010, they did a study of average annual return. some years, massive returns, 163%, some years you lost a lot of money. >> over 55, you want a little more stability. >> so you add in the cash. >> melissa lee, deborah, thank you very much. up next, hope kate's

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good thursday morning to you, i'm meteorologist christina loren. golden gate bridge, sun is now up, a few midlevel clouds left over, hazy here, sunshine for the second half of the day today, temperatures will be warm, 92 in livermore, 79, fremont, 67 on way to the san francisco, could be hotter as you well know. that marine influence will make an impact today. head through the weekend, temperatures stay nice and level. we have a bit of a cool down getting into the beginning and middle of next week. let's check that drive it is heating up, mike. >> temperature-wise, perhaps. fremont, yeah also have a little bit of a slow down here, south 880, kind of the tail end of the

commute as it kicks in, tesla, a crash on the shoulder, knowing from chp, i couldn't see anything from the live shot, it looks like people hitting the brakes around mission boulevard. look outside, see how things are for the eastshore freeway, a steady flow after a crash on the upper eastshore. berkeley a pleasant drive all morning and down to the bay bridge toll plaza where there's no backup that's extremely pleasant, lows starting to move away, not a problem as far as traveling out here to the city. >> thank you very much, mike. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update is coming up in just a half an hour. have a great thursday morning.

welcome, welcome, everybody to late night with jimmy fallon. i'm injury host da da. now i understand why people are on facebook. i get it now. i get it. that's why these pictures exist. i'm showing strangers pictures. want to see my baby? look at my baby. get this crazy man off the street. yes, william and kate, we'll definitely set up a play date. stop bothering me. >> that's jimmy fallon last night. just had a baby. congratulations to him. >> who knew? >> a little girl. we didn't even know. >> kept that very quiet. >> really good job of that. we were just talking -- >> no problem with the talking. >> let's go a couple steps back in time what he's talking about, sharing photographs of your children. some people say it's adorable, one or two, but when you put

every picture of your kid on facebook, it becomes a little much. >> nobody's kid is that interesting, not even mine. >> that's the truth. >> my parents, when they were alive or friends or family, i'll e-mail them some pictures, but to force others to look at them. >> i think you have to have a good combination of family pictures and news and a bit of food. you kind of have an array, not just one style, just your kids, and that's a bit boring. >> you're okay. you put your kids out front and center. >> my kids are used to paparazzi. they were on my reality show. they're already out there anyway. at least i can control it a little bit. >> the whole -- when we were growing up, hu to bring people into your home to bore them. here are the kids. now you can bore total strangers around the world. >> you can project boredom. >> yes. >> that's hilarious. >> al, what's going on with the weather? >> do you want to see this? i don't know. tomorrow looking at sunshine up and down the coast. exception is showers in new

england and in florida. western third of the country, sunny and hot. saturday, rain in the mississippi river valley. west coast again sunny and hot. sunday, sunday, we're looking at more rain along the eastern seaboard. exception of maybe a hit or miss shower or two in florida. look for more rain in the central rockies, and the heat continues alo 9:32, good thursday morning to you, i'm meteorologist christina loren, taking a live look here, this is the sinole grade, you can see blue skies overhead, looking really nice here we still have plenty of fog hugging the coastline and will be the case for the first part of the day you 92 degrees, getting a little bit warm in places like fairfield and concord, 89 degrees, 67 for san francisco and 83 degrees right here in beautiful san jose. we really get the best of the best. now, saturday into sunday, temperatures stay level, dry heat returns.

now to throwing your next backyard bash in style. you can splurge on all the hottest trends or get the same high priced looks for a fraction of the price. sabrina soto, host of hgtv's the high/low project. going to put our penny pinching skills to the test. good morning. >> ready to play the high/low game? >> yes. >> you have 45 seconds. you have to put the price tag on what you think the high item is. >> don't copy me, al. >> don't cheat, and don't copy. >> what i highest is? >> you have 45 seconds starting now. >> on just this? >> all the items you can see throughout. i know, mel, you're pretty competitive. >> i am. >> hopefully, you're going to win this. feel free to touch, feel, pick anything up. >> i have to do that. don't copy me, al. finished. oh, no, haven't finished. >> and the cushions too.

>> cushions? >> oh. >> excuse me. >> what were you pointing at, al? >> five seconds left. are you guys done? >> we are done. >> we're finished. >> we'll start from the top. al, you won. this, if you felt it, is a little heavier. this one is thinner and has more detail. >> i thought this would be more. it's fancy with the detail. >> this one is $299. this one is $199. onto the mason jars, actually, mel. >> see? >> you were wrong. >> what? >> the smaller one is actually more expensive. one is gal vanized metal. that's $70. the low is $20. the tiered stands, you guys both put them on the low. this is the high. ribbing detail and lazy susan bottom. >> lazy susan bottom. >> you both got the placemats

right. even though they look almost identical, one is thicker. we have $56 and $24. >> i thought we were going with the plates. >> they're the same plates, al. >> the glasses, actually, mel you were wrong. you were right. >> i'm not good at this. >> you're good. if you pick it up, one's a little bit thicker. you're both good. >> this has to be right. >> the lantern, this is the high. this is $325, and this is $119. so the cushions, mel, you were right. that is the high at $65. the low is $25. >> why do you sound so surprised, al, that i got something right? >> you've been at zero. >> aren't we almost at a tie? >> the ice chest, actually, al, you got it wrong. >> is all right. you're finishing strong. >> here we go, neck and neck. >> this one is $70. that is $450 because it's made of mahogany. >> oh, my gosh.

>> what a big price difference. last, the planters, let's see. mel, you got it right. >> see i think i won then overall. >> you can see the ribbing detail. i think you both did a great job. >> fantastic. don't be so disappointed. you're very competitive. >> i am. >> sabrina soto, thank you so much. you can referee any time. up next, on your third cup of coffee because your kids kept you up all night? we've got the secret to putting them to sleep so you can too. it starts with something little, like taking a first step. and then another. and another. and if you do it. and your friends do it. and their friends do it... soon we'll be walking our way to awareness, support and an end to alzheimer's disease. and that? that would be big. grab your friends and family and start a team today. register at alz.org

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the duke and duchess of cambridge probably will not be getting a whole lot of sleep now that prince george is here. if you're one of millions of parents who can relate, we've got strategies for you. lifestyle expert and mom of an 8 mi month old. dr. carol ash. >> you have a 1 1/2-year-old. >> four girls, they range from 14 to 1 1/2. i haven't slept for 14 years. >> pretty much. >> and i've got a 4-year-old, just turned 4. so we're kind of coming out of it now. no nap is the key, let him collapse at the end of the day. let's get right into some of these. going to start with the stack. going to bring out marilyn and

archer, who's 5 1/2 months. >> the sack. >> as everyone knows, one of the tricks to getting your baby to sleep is a stroller. the motion is great. this is actually a fun sleep sack from a fn company called finn and emma. they insert in a cocoon. it's 100% cotton and breathable. they can use it year round. nice and cozy. don't have to worry about blankets. stroll them around, and it's going to be amazing. >> the swaddling that makes them feel like the clothing. >> when they're newborn, they want to be contained. anything that's womb-like is going to work. >> this is cool. >> isn't that cute? >> let's move on now to wearing the baby. this is the one we see a lot. samantha and millie. >> babies on the go. these slings, these really help your baby fall asleep. it keeps the baby close to your body. so the heartbeat really helps them fall asleep. >> baby hiccup. >> some people are kind of

nervous to use slings because they can be crazy to use. this one is really amazing. it won an award. you can put it together in four steps. really easy to use. >> and when the baby vomits, it goes right on you. >> quick and easy cleanup. >> there you go. >> there are apps now, technology that can help your baby fall asleep. >> white noise and sounds, things like that. there is actually an app debuteded today on itunes. it's designed by neuroscientists and music therapists. it's called sleep genius baby. it has a slow tempo. let's see. so it sounds just like a lullaby, but it's actually designed, because of the slow tempo, so it slows the baby's heart rate and has low frequency, so it helps them stay asleep. a lot of times babies will wake themselves up. this will help them stay asleep, which is really important. >> the tranquil turtle. projects a pattern up on the ceiling and the wall. >> this actually won an award from the toy industry

association. this is great. this is a bit of a splurge. this is baby leopold. the luna leap. i don't know if you guys have seen it. this is like the seat that bounces and vibrates. this one doesn't. it works like a leaf. >> does it work them? >> it rocks them. >> i had one of those. >> oh, look. look at this baby. forget that, look at the baby. >> when it stops moving, it's actually going to go again. it really works with the baby. no cords, no buzz. i like it because aesthetically he's very pretty. >> how old is leopold? >> 7 weeks. >> congratulations. >> doesn't it make you want to have another one? >> not in the least. leopold is a beautiful boy. carol, let's talk about what parents can do generally in terms of creating a rhythm for kids to get to bed at night. >> what we need to understand is babies need structure and consistency. it's a learning process. >> i'm all about regime. >> and you've got to start when they're infants. when you start, you start with

great gadgets. just simply warocking your babyo sleep or singing a song is good enough. the trick is doing that and getting the baby calm and getting them in the crib when they're drowsy. they need to learn how to self-soothe. that's the trick. >> my 1 1/2-year-old has a blanket she taps on her nose, such an adorable thing. >> and the routine is very, very important. at this time of their age, we tend to get up at night frequently with them and turn on the lights. what you don't want to do. >> keep them in the dark. >> and do you have a rule on letting them cry it out? a lot of parents say, do i leave them in there and let them scream? first of all, how long? >> if you start right from the beginning, they'll learn to fall asleep on their own when they wake up. they're not going to cry. >> just asking for a friend. >> when they're really in need, they're going to cry out. you're going to hear it. you want to turn down the monitors because, when the volume is up too high, you hear every little sound. they make noise. you want to avoid that. as they get into the toddler

stage, you want to continue the pattern of learning. keep the environment calm. >> do you leave them to cry, yes or no? >> you don't leave them to cry, come in and stroke them. >> bad, bad. >> if the crying is a legitimate crying you're concerned about, not the kooing and little noises. don't go in and disturb them. don't overstimulate them. >> dr. ash, thank you very much. robin, thank you as well. coming up next, wwe stars the bella twins step into our ring right after these messages. ♪

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we've got a mel b. situation with her husband right now. >> i did say that out loud, didn't i? >> what happened? >> my husband just texted me, and he locked himself out of our hotel room naked. >> where did he keep the phone? >> no, he actually texted me when he got back in. so the security had to come and let him in, and he had to stand there like that, which it probably didn't cover anything because my husband's, you know. how embarrassing. how embarrassing. anyway, that's my story. i can't believe you made me tell that. >> how did he get in touch with anyone? >> i don't want to say anymore. embarrassed for him. >> the bella twins are two of wwe's biggest stars. >> they've been body slamming the competition for years. >> now we get an all access pass

in and out of the range with the new reality series total divas. as professional wrestlers, what's your job? >> not only to look good, but to kick girls' butts in the ring. >> that's right. >> how did you get into professional wrestling? as a little girl, did you watch wrestling? were you fans? how do you wind up in the ring? >> were you fighters basically? >> we are twins. >> we were born lovers and fighters. >> we've been fighting since the womb, and one thing is we've always been a tag team, but i think we always wrestled each other growing up. with wwe divas, we were like -- >> can i say you are every guy's fantasy right now. >> double trouble. >> yes. so you guys are identical twins. how are you different? >> there's a few things. >> quite a few. >> i have my own set of twin magic, what i like to call it. i guess i'm curvier. >> you're meaner. >> i am not. my personality is just a little more spicier. when you get to know us, we're

honestly night and day. you can totally tell us apart. >> when you get into the ring with each other, whether publ publicly or privately, who wins? >> me. >> is that right, bree? you can tell them the truth. >> nicky always wins. >> look at that. >> she always wins. >> i don't want to mess with you two ladies. >> tell us about the show. why did you choose to have your life put on television? >> basically, "total divas" is about our life inside and outside of the ring. it was very nerve-racking to do this. >> you don't really believe this, do you? >> there's an injury there. you're beautiful women. i'm not convinced. >> you don't think they can do it. >> have you going to slam him on the floor? >> you'll have to watch "total divas." >> you got an issue? >> what are you going to do? you're a woman. what are you going to do? >> this is what i'm going to do? >> is that a hammer lock? >> that is the hammer lock. >> oh, willie. >> that's right.

>> thank you so much. "total divas" premiering this sunday on our cable sister network "e." coming up next, we're playing hollywood game night, like we didn't just. first this is "today" on nbc.

we love thursday night's new game show "hollywood game night." jane lynch hosts the party in hollywood where every night people play games with celebrities. tonight they play one called take a hint. >> invisible. >> lasso. >> linda? >> wonder woman. >> there you go. >> harry. >> potter. >> school. >> hogwarts. >> now you see how the game works. we're going to play a round ourselves. this is the lovely madison. team mel b., 18 months old.

we've asked our interns to help us out. w lauren playing on team al. casey on team mel b. >> ready, lauren? >> i'm ready. >> "s." cape. >> superman. >> all right. nuts. >> nuts. >> nicole. >> no, kate. kate. actor. >> kate? >> you're not good at this, al. >> pass. >> tom cruise. >> pepperoni. >> pizza. >> it comes from -- >> italy. >> i'm going to go see -- >> nuts and kate. i don't think we'll stick with that. >> i think we ran out of time. >> we don't get to play the other side? >> i'm sorry. we win. >> what are we talking about? >> i

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niles lickers on alvarado niles road near dakota road tuesday afternoon. police arrested gonzalez at his home about a mile away. he admitted to me over the phone this morning that he made a mistake by making inappropriate comments to the girl, but says he never flashed her. we are learning new details about a 66-year-old woman who was shot and killed while driving near her home in oakland. some in the neighborhood think judy solomon was caught in the crossfire when she was killed on fern street just a few blocks west of mills college yesterday afternoon. police have not made any arrests or released a suspect description. it is thursday. let's get a long at that forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> thanks, marla. yeah, done with the humidity, for the time being. may come back next week, 892, not a bad day in livermore. the place to be for comfortable conditions around the innerbay and at the coast. 68 degrees, great beach weather today, pacifica, half moon bay, 71 and down in santa cruz, the most sunshine, 74 degrees shall wind picking up as we head

throughout the second half of the day. as we head throughout your weekend, right around the corner, now saturday and sunday, temperatures stay steady. let's check that drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. great traffic weather as well, right here, 280 at 880, 17, a nice interchange coming at us north 280. on the map going from right to left. the middle of your screen, the green zone, top of your screen, off little slowing north 101, earlier crash caused a little slowing around 87. bottom of your screen, slowing north 85 coming out of san jose area and newspaper los gatos and saratoga. the crash on the southbound side at sarahing to gas little distraction there north 85 and north 101 top the slowing through sunnyvale and mountain view and page mill know, crash. >> thanks, we will be back with our next local news update at 10:26. 6 ♪

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all right, it is thirsty thursday, july 25th, 2013ment look who's back. the real man of steel, the only superman in most of our eyes, dean cain is back. hey! >> hey. >> i missed you when you were gone. >> i missed you. that's why i'm back so soon. i'm happy to be here. >> dean's busy. you always wonder what guys like dean are doing. he's got that show called "hit the floor." >> just renewed for a second season.

finale is this coming monday. that's a big deal. >> apparently someone dies. someone dies. >> yeah. >> hit the floor. >> yes. i can't tell you who -- >> of course you can't. >> it's one of the girls. >> is it an unexpected person? everyone's 20 something. so how anyone dieing? >> foul play. >> oh. >> foul play. >> okay -- >> the only way that's going to happen. >> were you excited when this got picked up? >> extremely excited because it's a job i love. i can take my son to school, make it to work, and be back to have a regular life. >> i love a lot of things about you, but the way you talk about your son -- this is one of those things -- you know how you like a guy and hear how he talks about his kids and you love him. this kid is the center of your universe, isn't me? >> he is and has been for a long time. i've changed my life, my career around being a father. i adore him. >> he's 13? >> he's 13. not a kid anymore. >> he's a teenager. is he dating, what's he doing? >> nooo. are you dating -- >> when did you have your first

date? how old -- >> i was younger than my son. >> uh-huh. >> yeah. i was a little on the young side. you know, people say that kids today are so advanced, learning so much. i don't know that i agree with that all the way around. my son and his friends seem -- they seem pretty innocent. >> really? okay. have you given him the talk? >> i gave him the talk a long time ago. >> you did? >> and i continue to amend the talk. different things to learn about. he's just -- he's the best. >> what but think -- speak of kids, what did you think of william and kate naming their son george? >> well, it's my middle name. i'm glad they consulted me. they were interested in that. i think it's an english name, obviously. it's great tradition. >> yeah. >> i like it. i think it's fantastic. it's traditional. it's george alexander -- >> alexander louis. >> louis. >> not -- louis, yes. if you saw "the king's speech," it's a great, great movie.

george, i think, vi was queen elizabeth's dad. the stutterer character. but i loved that movie so much. and for some reason right when they said that name, i said, oh, my god, i'm glad -- >> that's his great, great grandfather -- >> great, great grandfather. indeed. okay. but you're busy. we pointed out you're busy with the one show you got renewed. you're doing something weird. i'm sorry, a weird show. a bizarre show that you have coming out. >> it's called "the $10 million big foot basis "-- "the $10 million big foot bounty." everybody talks about it -- >> big foot, come on. >> loch ness monster. we're finding out -- we really want to figure this out. scientific -- there's major scientists. there's a lab and it is so much to it -- these people will tell you stories and they are so convinced, they're positive -- >> come on, are there crazies? come on.

come on. >> there are some characters. they're fun to watch. i will say this, on average every year, we discover 10,000 to 15,000 new species. so it's not out of the realm of possibility. >> how does someone prove that they saw or -- or saw big foot? >> it's a $10 million prize underwritten by lloyds of london. it's for real. >> for real. >> they have to have definitive dna and visual proof. you have to have a picture, photo, or dna -- >> how do you get dna with big foot? >> a hair follicle. you can test that. you can do it with a biopsy dart. a gun that you pop in. you shoot, takes a piece of meat or a little bit of flesh. >> meat -- >> flesh. flesh. and you could bonk him on the head i suppose. >> god. all right. this will be something. where can people see this? >> on spike. it doesn't start until january. since i saw you last, i've been in the pacific northwest in the middle of nothing -- >> do you like that? >> i love it. >> you're an outdoorsy guy. >> yeah. it's very cool.

it was -- it was -- we're still doing it, but it's been very trying. we'll drive five hours sometimes and hike three hours to get to a location. >> oh, my god. >> there's nothing. >> all right. do you believe -- are you a big foot believer? >> i started off as a big-time skeptic. and i'm less of a skeptic now. >> okay. >> i will say. you know, like i said, i have been gone this whole time. >> yes. >> last time i saw you, a little over a month ago -- i watch the show all the time. my mom -- hi, mom, wherever you -- >> she watches? >> she watches all the time. we were watch being a month ago. you said something about something you would like to do or have happen. >> yeah. >> and we have the tape. can we roll the tape? >> what is it? let's take a look. >> what male star would you like to share a bottle of wine with? >> hugh jackman. >> dean cain. >> oh. we actually didn't have any of those in our gamble. >> okay.

>> look at kathie's face. >> we're going to do it. bring it in. absolutely -- ♪ >> dim the lights. bring it down. >> please, allow me. >> is this a date? >> it is now. ♪ >> a morning date. >> this is -- >> nothing like it. cheers. ♪ >> you are ridiculous. >> they put me up to it. ♪ get it on ♪ ahh >> nice, isn't it? >> yes. this is very intimate. >> i'm sorry -- i guess we're still on tv, aren't we? forget it. i'll just wait. that actually is really good. >> it's delicious. our first date. that was sweet -- >> that was a nice date. it happens. >> thank you. we want real quick, back to the baby. the little baby. a lot of people were making -- they were talking about how the

baby is very connected to the "seinfeld" series because of the names. >> george. >> george. >> alexander -- jason alexander, okay. >> and louis, julia louis. there's fun with it. >> there's speculation over what these names would be. i for one is not surprised. as a royal watcher i know that will and kate are huge fans of "seinfeld." and clearly named the baby for george costanza, who's played by jason alexander, and julia louis dreyfus because -- [ applause ] >> because just like "seinfeld," the english royal family is really about nothing. [ laughter ] >> love that. >> very clever. >> so good. >> very clever. so there's been a lot in the paper about anthony weiner lately. >> yes.

>> and -- >> "carlos danger." >> "carlos danger" is his port -- his porn name. >> his porn name. what do you think? >> i think it sounds like a porn name. the audacity, i can't put it into words. i'm shocked. i love new york city -- not to be too political, but come on. really -- >> what is going on -- >> that's a problem. amanda bynes got help. maybe he needs help. that's all i'm saying. it's ridiculous. >> choosing a name -- i don't know how he came up with carlos danger -- >> no idea. >> they're calling his wife sinora danger. i guess not there a porn name app. you can type your name in and the porn name app will tell you what your name will be. we did it. mine would be -- oh. what?

jenny quickie? >> whoa. >> jenny -- did someone make that up? >> no. >> that's really what it came -- >> that's generated -- >> i'll be honest, i didn't expect that. >> i didn't either. >> dean cain porn name according to this would be captain minx. >> that's right. >> sometimes the other way is to put your first pet's name together with the street you grew up on. what would yours be? >> that wouldn't work well. i'd be lovey grayfox. >> lovey? >> of that the first dog that i had. >> lovey grayfox? yours is good. >> or candy grayfox. >> grayfox street where you grew up? mine would be blake -- i never had a dog before -- and i grew up on dogwood avenue. >> blake dogwood. >> let's swap. makes hear sense. we've got a sense. this -- this plaything every

thursday. this one is a summer song. it is such fun. it's got -- let's play it. ♪ we've got to find ♪ to define who we are >> yes. i knew this. >> here it comes -- here it comes. here's the chorus. we only have to know the chorus. here we go. ready? >> it's written there. ♪ she's up all night to get some i'm up all night to get some ♪ ♪ she's up all night to get fun i'm up all night to get lucky ♪ >> come on. ♪ she's up all night to get some i'm up all night to get some ♪ ♪ we're up all night to get lucky we're up all night to get lucky ♪ >> i love that. a great, great, great song. fun for the summertime. >> i was up all night last night, and i didn't get lucky. >> what happened? couldn't sleep. >> i couldn't sleep. coming from the west coast, you come out here, the hours

different. i've been looking for big foot, doing night runs. all night. it drives me nuts. >> i'm glad ye-- glad you're he with us. >> okay. glad you're here. is it okay or not okay to sign for autographs? tough one. >> i think every performer owes a debt of gratitude to their fans. you'd have no career without them, not honest. gratitude should be your attitu attitude. >> always sign an autograph. if they have the courage to ask, you should have the courtesy to sign it. >> what if you're late, though, for something? >> what? didn't make sense. you always sign -- >> i always sign. there is one exception which is there are professional autograph people who come out and sell autographs. so there are people who go, can you sign this, can you sign this -- >> you know they'll sell it on ebay. >> that's the only caveat. coming up, remember when you were curious about your former flame? are those days over? have you been checking out your ex on social media? should you be? plus, it's thursday. and even i know that means

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. . . . . . before social media to find out in f an ex-love -- if an ex-love had moved out, you would get an update or like ca rcarri from "sex in the city," you would run into him on the street corner with his new baby. painful. with tumbler and instagram and sites, the stalking has begun. >> is it good to know your ex has moved on, has three beautiful children, a dog, and lives in some exotic place? maureen o'connor has written about just that in this week's "new york" magazine, and psychologist jeff -- jeff epstein is here to weigh on the new norm. a thin jeff. working out. >> you are very fit. >> i want to be like a superman,

but don't get me started. okay. >> let's talk about it. this is one of those things. it's tempting. you spent a chunk of your life with someone and you don't know what's happened with them. it's easy to do it anonymously. easy to kind of stalk. a lot of people do do it. >> and there's an element that the social media's built around making it easy to run into somebody -- you type in an e-mail and it goes to a different name, an automated birthday reminder. this technology makes it so you could perpetually bump into each other. we talk about how the digital age lets us connect. we can't disconnect in some ways. >> we want to be this out of sight, out of mind when we break up with someone. they keep dragging you in back in. they're everywhere on the internet. >> do you do that? do you go on line and peek? >> i occasionally have peeked. not very often. i'm pretty much a clean break guy. >> you are? >> i cut it. that's -- >> if they allow the clean break. >> is there something wrong with, though, justice being

curious? there's a difference between a curiosity and a weird stalking/jealousy thing. >> i think in some ways it's -- it's not all bad. i think in a lot of ways it's how we understand our personal histories. >> right. >> you always tell the story of your ex-boyfriend -- oh, remember when his that life. what would it be like if i stayed with him. you see it playing out. you can sort of see what it would have been like if i followed him to california. >> right. >> in ways it can be sad, but it can be comforting in ways and help you define who you ended up becoming. >> is it helpful? >> i think it is helpful sometimes to look back. you want to rewrite the history, but with a lot more healing as time goes on. so when you're able to look at what that person is doing, in some ways it does help you move on because you see the finality of it. where it becomes a bad thing is where now it's people, places, and things, and you go back to that time and crave that and you become jealous of the person's good fortune. >> yes. all over again. terrible. >> wish them well. >> what if you see that they're engaged or something, and -- i

mean, that's -- >> yay! >> whoo! >> should you write in and go, "congrats," or should you keep your hands off? what's the right thing to do? >> you know, i think it depends. one thing i've notice sudden that my entire life that i have had a love life, i had a cell phone. and i had facebook, you know. i'm of that generation. >> right. >> what i find is that my friends and i as i was interviewing people, working and writing about this, a lot of us actually have sort of amicable relationships with exes or people that maybe would have forgotten. you know, we only went on two dates, normally you forget them. you sort of stay in touch. if you already have an existing, hey, i see you got a new job, congrats, i think it's fine to do the "congrats on your engagement." >> would you like that if a girlfriend did that -- in connection with other ex -- >> in a word, no. >> a lot of time less is more. when you send the congratulations -- and send responsibility. listen, i'm sorry things didn't work out, but i'm glad that you've moved on.

i'm trying to move on. i think it makes it much better for both people. >> i -- listen, if you're with somebody that's a no touchy-touchy, be with them. check in, but you have to let them know. listen, i'm going to check in. i'm doing this. otherwise you become carlos danger. can bring it full circle. >> all right, guys. thank you very much. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. are you having trouble training your dog? wait until you see our next video. >> it's webstastic. video. [ female announcer ] is your conditioner doing the job? ♪ ♪ dry hair needs a daily dose of effective moisture. new dove daily moisture has pro moisture complex that goes deep down to hair's cellular level. it moisturizes to give you up to 5 x smoother hair in one wash. dove's most effective conditioner yet. new dove daily moisture.

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next half hour. your full forecast today 11:00. take one more look at your drive with mike. >> good morning a nice drive on the peninsula, aside from an earlier crash, happened a long time ago, people have forgot, it, 101, the speed limit at the bayshore. look at the maps, show you coming through san mateo, slowing left over from the morning commute. again into the big deal no at big surprise. on the east wake, the wynton avenue off-ramp close from north 88, have to stall that. the scene smooth, low off castro valley in to downtown oakland. comes into the upper 50s, not a big deal. we will send it back to you. >> thanks so much. still ahead at 11:00, palo alto police have a new piece of equipment raising some privacy concerns it allows officers to automatically read license plates, scanning for stolen vehicles and cars with warrants connected to them. police say it's a powerful tool to fight crime but civil rights advocates are expressing concerns about how the data is

ultimately used. we will have much more on this story coming up in 30 minutes 11:00. jon kelley and i hope to see you then. we're back on this thirsty thursday with our very grenadine kaine, sitting in for kathie lee as she's off. it's time for our "ambush makeover" as we surprise two lucky women from the plaza with a makeover look. >> stylist to the stars -- >> get ready it's a song -- ♪ louis lacari-la, la, la, la, la ♪ >> and "today" contributor and contributor to "style watch" -- >> and author -- >> jill martin. >> how were the pickings on the plaza today? >> it was great. i saw, we death did, two women i should say who had no idea how pretty they were. they didn't have a clue. we just have to show them how.

>> we can't wait. our first up is kristinvil vil e villarosa, 31 from houston, texas. she's never colored her hair before. she rarely wears make-up, and begged us to give her a brand new look. take a listen. >> brand new look. >> i know you came down here just for this, and there's a special reason. >> yes. i've been growing my hair out for locks of love. i thought it would be cool to get it cut as a makeover on the "today" show. >> so nice, you give a gift and get a gift. and i know you're flipping out for your aunt -- >> yes, she never gets ready or anything. she's gorgeous naturally. i'm excited to see how this comes out. >> i know your husband, fernando, is excited, nervous -- >> hopefully excited. >> he will be, trust me. >> i hope so. >> oh. fernando. all right. fernando is here. husband, kids, aid an, and here

is kristin before. let's see the new you ♪ >> whoa! >> wow! >> wow! >> are you ready? wait. wait -- you ready? take off your blindfolds. >> oh -- >> whoa! >> wow. >> kristin, are you ready? step right here. see the mirror? step right in front. you can put your glasses on. i'm sorry -- oh, hey! well -- >> i don't look like myself. >> you look hot. look -- do me a favor, look at camera 12. tell us about the hair. >> okay. the hair today, vanessa gave her a great haircut. look how much we cut. i don't know if you can see on camera. it's about 12 inches or so. >> you look hot. >> she's donating her hair, by the way. then i softened her hair, lightened her hair. the combination brought out the glamorous girl that was within. >> fernando, what do we think? >> i think she looks fantastic. we came over -- she watches all

the time. she was hoping to get chosen for the makeover. thank you all. >> she looks great. that's the perfect outfit. >> can you believe the body? we put her in a dress that she doesn't have. nothing like it. by maggie lyndon. and i want you to see the back -- >> i'm sorry. the back. [ laughter ] >> a big round of applause for kristen. you can join your family. >> wow. wow. >> who's up next? >> the next one is denise williams from orangeburg, south carolina. and her daily beauty routine consists of showering and wearing zero make-up. just like me. >> uh-huh. >> after calling her mother, she was finally convinced to try a brand new look. let's take a look and listen to her story. >> i loved your reaction when we picked up. i'm surprised you stopped jumping around. >> i can't help it. i can't believe this. it's going to be great, though. >> i love that you called your mother for permission. you were on the phone with her for so long. >> she said, "please do it."

she called my brother. he said, "tell her to do it. what's wrong with her?" >> mom, we are going to make her look fab. what do you think? >> it's going to be great. >> good attitude. >> okay. she is here with her church group -- >> look at this lively bunch. >> a lively bunch. they look terrified. [ laughter ] >> went protection. >> ty look terrified. all right. let's take one last look at denise before. and then let's bring out the new denise. ♪ >> boom! >> whoa. >> take them off. take off your blindfolds. >> sorry -- >> she looks so nice. >> whoa. >> she's got to see herself. spin around and look in the mirror. come on, girl. i'm sorry, somebody came to play. >> oh -- [ laughter ] >> uh! >> wow!

>> you look beautiful. >> that's not me. >> that's you. >> that is definitely you. >> spin around so we can see you, too. >> she looks hot. [ laughter ] >> wow! >> oh, my gosh -- >> show the hair -- >> score. what we did there is -- once your hair is black, it shouldn't be black again, but the darker colors look great on you. you look fantastic. >> thank you very much. >> this is a great short haircut. she twisted it before. we took the twist away and gave her a great pixie. >> she looks 15 years youngerment hyoung eer. honestly. >> that shows the color, cut, make-up -- >> what about the church group. what do you think? >> she looks beautiful. >> beautiful. >> hey! >> you have this look like -- >> what about that dress? that's a great dress. >> i know. i love that she called her mom to ask permission. she was on 20 minutes before we were allowed to make her over.

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some new toys for yourself, look no further. we have unique and cool gadgets for fun in the summertime. >> steve greenberg is here to show us his favorites. >> looking cool. with your ray bans on. looking cool. >> let's move on -- you're playing some golf, on the fairway. hot day. so you reach for a wood or an iron? >> well, it depends. i would go for the driver. >> well, this is a drink dispensing driver. this here, we are dispensing wine from it. >> genius! >> that's great. >> a good golf tip. or what? >> how does it come? >> this is what it looks like. put it in your golf bag. you can discreetly drink iced tea or something else. >> is it affordable? >> $89. this is called the ice cold towel. from the grommet.com.

when they're not wet, they're hard like a rock. you put them in the water and it absorbs ten times more water than cotton. i use this. it stays cold for hours. >> what are you supposed to do this with? >> like when you grow to the gym, when running, put it on your neck. i'll pull it on mine. >> like last week in new york, it was a bajillion degrees -- >> it's nice. just wet it, it stays like that for a long time. >> that's awesome. >> got to be hydrated though. >> exactly. these are the hydroband arm bands and water bottles. you wear this on your shoulder like that. so you can take a drink. it has a built-in secret wallet. >> that's clever. >> put in your credit card or cash or key -- >> what if i went by like this? >> then you'd lose your wallet, your key. >> is it comfortable to run in? >> it's comfortable. for kids, similar idea. this is for their wrist.

called a swiggy. the little kids can wear it on their wrist. also because you're putting water in there, it keeps them cooler. it's a smart way to go. >> cute. >> this is more sophisticated. the misty mate. this is from the folks at wayfare.com. put some water in it, it spritzes out. it keeps you cool. >> wait a second. it's already pumped? >> oh, no. spritz. >> i feel cool and refreshed. >> very cool. i like it. >> weather sensitive hair. okay. >> i have seen that hair. >> i know you have. >> keeping -- you may not want to try this on, but this is called angel helmet. it has a built-in light to it. blue light. you can put it on if you'd like. >> great, terrific. >> this way, people can see you. it's pricier than most helmets, about $89, but again, it makes sense for, you know, safety.

>> i like that. >> in summer, you want to go biking at night to get a nice, cool breeze. cool off. >> would you wear that? >> yes. i'd stick it on my child too. >> these are the no glow hurricane buddies, made in new jersey. you fill them the with sand and it's a counterweight so your umbrella doesn't blow over. >> that's clever. >> why do we have a cute little dog down here? >> cody is on this self-cooling pad. this pad, you don't have to put it in the refrigerator or anything. the dog can sit on it for hours and it stays cool. and it resets itself when the dog leaves. cody is wearing comfy tails. this is a harness that goes on -- right by the dog's core.

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"today's kitchen" is brought to you by kraft cheese. make something amazing ♪ . it is today's "what's cookin," if you are looking for something versatile, summer recipes to whip up in no time, we've got them. >> chef kim kushner is here with her recipes from "the modern menu." simple, kosher, just like you, right? >> we're making fish, huh? >> we are making sea bass today. this is a press we for a mediterranean sea bass. do you cook? >> i do.

a lot -- >> you look good in the kitchen. >> he does. >> hoda, you do? >> i do. i make tilapia, one dish. >> this is easy -- >> doesn't get easier than this. super simple. we're using beautiful sea bass. and a couple of ingredients. we have some capers, some sun-dried tomatoes with their oil -- >> always delicious. >> we'll put them into a mini food processor. yes. scallions, some capers. and garlic. >> that's it? >> use the hands. that's the way it is. >> it makes a paste? >> we'll grind it up. >> grind it up like this. we have it perfect. what it's going to become is this beautiful paste here. >> wow. >> yes. all you have to do is you take the beautiful sea bass, use a spoon. slap it right on. that's it. less is more. you don't really want to cover up the flavors. it's just -- you know -- >> how long do you cook the sea bass for? sometimes you cook it and it's

dry. >> 400-degree oven, 12 minutes. that's all you need. especially this time of year, i don't need to tell you, it's been hot especially here. you don't want to be standing in the kitchen over the stovetop. >> should you cover it in the oven? >> cover with foil. 12 minutes. it will be nice and perfect. >> come down and show us how to make beans or something -- >> i will grab a towel. >> sorry. >> the next thing we're making -- this is what the finished product looks like. beautiful. >> delicious. >> yes, may i -- >> yes. >> i want to try. >> tell us about the beans. >> what we are making sheer -- i love like a spicy peanut sauce. what you would eat with a cold sesame noodle dish -- >> that's really good. >> you like it? >> uh-huh. >> mm. >> you like? >> great. great. >> if hoda likes it, it's good. we're good. these are instead of serving spicy peanut sauce on noodles, we're going to be serving it over string beans. all you do is mix together

peanut butter -- >> all right. >> some garlic. >> uh-huh. >> sorry -- ground ginger and garlic. we have rice vinegar. >> okay. >> we have soy sauce, yes. and just a drop of toasted sesame oil. it's one of those ingredients that you do not want to use too much of because it can be very, very overpowering. >> pour it over? >> yeah. we'll whisk it. >> whisking? >> we'll run. as you whisk that, we'll try the chocolate pie. >> i'll whisk. >> we have another segment that's fun. a little game that we'll be playing. we'll find out about summer bugs. how to zap them out of your life. first, this is "today" on nbc.

as hot and steamy summer comes, we have our share of buzzing bugs. >> we've tried smooching, smacking them, but they still find a way to annoy us. >> julie edelman says be buzzed

no more. she's home editor and will put it to a test. >> let's go. do you know -- >> yes -- >> what is the best way to swat a fly and which of these two things would you use to do that? newspaper or -- >> paper -- >> or -- >> paper! >> wrong! [ buzzer ] >> it's actually -- this is a grease splatter top. it's perforated. these little guys have 360-degree vision. if you hit them with this, they also feel air flow. this allows the air flow -- >> oh. >> smart. >> what's next, julie? >> okay. we love plants on our patios, decorating and all. which of these plants or herbs deters, okay, bugs? is it -- is it basil, catnip, cactus, marigolds, or geraniums -- >> basil! i'm going basil! what are you going with? >> cactus. >> what's the answer? >> you are correct. >> yes! >> cactus juice will. but the others -- it's the scent

of these that doesn't. which of these will repel bees and mosquitoes? is it garlic powder, aerosol, hairspray, milk, or vic's voporub -- >> every one does except milk this. has cedar oil in there. garlic actually has sulfur. you could use garlic powder, too, if you have a bee sting or a mosquito. >> is that right? >> good. >> and this, you can do your hair and do that, too. which of these liqueurs -- i love that sound -- [ buzzing ] >> attracts them? red wine, banana liqueur, or tequila -- >> what's the question? which doesn't -- >> which does not attract -- >> tequila does not. >> agreed. >> wrong! [ buzzer ]

>> banana liqueur. the others do. >> confused. >> what you need to do, by the way, is pour -- we'll never have that much left over, of course. >> yeah. >> you want to leave a little in there because they're attracted. they'll drink. >> okay. >> you are here. >> okay. >> you are there. >> what are we doing? >> we are going to take the original fly shooter gun. this is -- you are going to take aim and hit as many of these cups down as you can. and the person who does wins. by the way -- >> yeah? >> you can get -- you take one each because they're preloaded. and you can get these on amazon. on your mark, get set, bite -- go! there you go! all right. five, four, three, two, one -- [ buzzer ] >> dean is the winner. >> of course dean's the winner. >> he is superman, of course. >> dean is going to come back and join -- you get bug repellant. lord. dean is going to join us tomorrow, and we're going to -- >> bug juice. >> the guys from train will be with us, guys. we will see you tomorrow.

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good morning, everybody. always happy to see you. thanks for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> good morning, i'm marla tell tellez. a police car on the pen nen sill la is brewing a popular debate in our country right now, privacy versus security. while lawmakers are figuring out whether the government can tap your phones, palo alto police have a new piece of equipment raising similar privacy concerns. nbc bay area's bob redell is live in palo alto with a look at the patrol car that can automatically read your license plate. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla not only read your license plate but store the information on where and when your car was spotted. hence, the privacy concerns. on