are on hand just trying to get it under control. that's what's happening today in the bachlt back at 7:25 with a live local nuts update. >> see you tomorrow. on the g good morning. on the ground, inspectors heading to the area where syria is accused of gassing its own people. but the white house now says there is very little doubt about that. is the u.s. about to make a military move? we're live in washington and on the syrian border. bait and switch, donald trump hit with a $40 million lawsuit accused of using his for profit university to defraud students. this morning trump defends himself live. and wild night, justin timberlake reunites with 'nsync at the mtv video music awards. [ music playing ] but it is the performance by

miley cyrus catching everyone off guard today. monday, august 26th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a monday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm carl quintanilla. mike bettes has the morning off. did you stay up to watch the vmas? >> no. i never felt so old in my life. >> miley, wow. >> wow. we'll have a lot more of that including the reaction from inside the hall. a lot of people couldn't believe that shall we say, dramatic performance. >> also ahead, a dramatic 911 call from a 12-year-old boy who was home alone and kept his cool when two burglars broke in.

>> but we'll begin with the crisis in syria and how the white house will respond to the government's apoeur pair apoeurant use of chemical weapons. we have two reports this morning. we'll start with richard engle. she in turkey near the syrian border. richard, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. we just came out of syria. that is syria right behind us. that is the turkish to syria gateway. and when we were inside talking to syrians they were desperate asking for the united states to intervene militarily. they said yes, this is not the united states war. they don't want american troops here. they don't want this to become another iraq but they said if there is not a military response from the world super power after what everyone in this country and inside syria absolutely believes was a chemical attack, that if there's no response it will only encourage bashar al-assad to use chemical weapons again.

we saw families who are terrified of chemical weapons. we met a family that just escaped their village and came closer to this area because they're afraid of more chemical weapons attacks. we saw a hospital where they're trying to defend themselves and prepare for receiving patients that may have been exposed to toxic elements and nerve agents and their capabilities are extremely limited. they set up a caravan, a nose to wash people off, to get them off of them and one gas mask. they are not prepared for what they fear would be the next phase of this war and they say that bashar al-assad started with guns and then used helicopters, and now in their opinion is using chemical gas, and also somebody does something it will only escalate further this morning, savannah. >> all right. richard engle, thank you very much. let's bring in andrea mitchell, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondence. good morning.

syria's government allowed un inspector seems teams to get to the site of the suspected chemical attacks. but u.s. officials say this is too little, too late. >> reporter: the u.s. and it's allies are now considering military options. most likely cruise missiles from navy destroyers or the mediterranean or jets targeting syrian command and control or airfields from which chemical attacks could be launched. >> we do know there are four warships off the coast of syria. missiles are an option to try to take out these chemical stock piles. and i think that's an option the president should be looking at. >> reporter: owe officials say the evidence the regime used chemical weapons is now hard to ignore. after these horrifying imagines

backed up by international organizations like froms without borders. hundreds of men, women, and children, delivered by rockets not even possessed by rebel forces. no longer in doubt about the chemical attacks the president and secretary of state spent the weekend calling key arab and european allies. >> we're clear in the british government that the regime carried out this large scale chemical attack last wednesday that lead to the death, the agonizing death of so many hundreds of people including tragically so many children. >> with russia's vladimir putin blocking u.n. action against syria, they're looking for a man date from nato allies and the arab world. a big test for president obama. >> it's the credibility of the united states. if we're not willing to punish regimes that violate international law. if we're not willing to act on our own red lines then no other country, friend or foe, will take us seriously. >> the pentagon has it's target list ready for limited air strikes.

nothing is imminent but this is moving very, very quickly. back to you, savannah. andrea mitchell, thank you very much. republican senator bob corker of tennessee is the ranking member on the foreign relations committee. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah, good to be with you. >> good to be with you as well. my first question is is u.s. credibility really on the line here? if your mind, is military action now required, no longer an option? >> well, savannah, i do think that the administration feels like that there's no question chemicals were used. i think they're rallying support around our nato allies. hopefully they'll come to congress with an authorization as soon as we get back. i think action is going to occur. i think we realized recently that the u.n. inspectors are not looking to see who is to blame with these gases, they're only

to looking to see if it occurred. >> i believe we are talking about military action. you have suggested what you call the surgical and proportional strike. i would like to have you elaborate on that. are you imagining something simply to send a message or deter or involvement that would radically alter the military situation on the ground? >> i do think we should continue the policy put in place now and that is to support the opposition on the ground. i think we should continue that. i don't think our strike ought to be something that tries to alter that dynamic. i think it should be surgical. it should be proportional. it should be in response to what has happened with the chemicals. but the fact is, i don't want us to get involved in such a way that we change that dynamic on the ground. >> isn't that the tricky part of it, though? even the chairman of the joint chiefs said in the past that deeper involvement is hard to avoid. it's hard to dip your toe into this conflict without getting mired more deeply into it in a

way that's hard to get out of. >> yeah, i think savannah you're hitting on that fine point, and that is certainly a red line for us has been the use of chemicals against people. that has occurred. we need to obviously respond to that but i don't want us to change our overall policy and i think getting that right -- and there's a way of doing that. i know the administration is working on that. i talked to the situation room last night. i think we can get that right without us getting mired in a conflict that obviously is not something we want to do. senator bob corker. also good to get your perspective, sir. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> carl. >> savannah, thanks. that raging wildfire near yosemite is growing more dangerous threatening the national park and nearby homes. tom costello is in california,

good morning. >> reporter: carl, good morning to you. this town is serving as a staging area, a base camp for thousands of firefighters assigned to this incident. firefighters inside yosemite who are watching the seqoias very closely but also firefighters here are holding the line. deep into that the night and early morning the battle to contain this massive wildfire is 24/7. >> i think we're going to be able to hold this thing. >> reporter: 200 square miles and growing, the stakes could not be higher should the fire jump the line on the west, this town sits directly in its path. but the wright family isn't leaving confident in the air attack. >> all we have to do is get in our cars and leave. >> everything is packed up ready to go? >> everything is ready to go. >> reporter: bob baits is the l.a. city fire captain watching their house. >> they have to stay here and shelter in place and we have to try to protect them as much as we can. it's a bigger challenge. >> reporter: it's where firefighters are making a stand to protect this town of 1700 and

others. from across california, fire crews and apparatus crews are staging here. some of the residents are awe struck. >> we have a serious situation going on here. they're going to be our heros. >> reporter: just outside of town it's physical exertion. they are removing bone-dry brush and cutting fire breaks. for the kids in these northern california communities the fire means more time-out of school but when your dad is on the fire line it's hard to enjoy the time off. >> it's hard to sleep. i worry about him 24/7 because he's a firefighter and i don't want him to get hurt because he's been hurt before fighting fires and it's scary he is out there. >> they have evacuated -- >> reporter: meanwhile, inside yosemite national park, not as many tourist with the smoke on the horizon, but the valley floor remains safe. while the trees are also safe, park rangers are clearing nearby brush and watering them down,

just in case. fire commanders say the yosmite granite rock cliffs, they have protected the park for centuries from fires, and they should do it again but they are worried about the floating embers that could travel for a mile and a half and those embers can also touch off other fires. tom, costello, thanks. >> meantime, breaking news for another controversy for the national security agency. >> if you you can believe new fallout this morning tied to the edward snowden scandal. according to a german magazine, the nsa secretly monitored the u.n.'s new york headquaters by haanizations video conferencing system. nbc's chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, is in wash with those details. >> good morning, tamron, that's right. edward snowden strikes again in documents leaked as you just noted. here's what we learned. the nsa was able to tap into a united nations video

conferencing system. they were able to spy on the european unions delegation both to the united nations and other places and according to these documents, the nsa has a special collection unit. while that is about spying on and using some 80 u.s. embough seas and consulates as hubs to spy on various u.s. allies. now the timing of these leaks couldn't be more precarious for the united states. first of all in germany they're in an election year. so this is turning into a sticky election year situation for merkel and her relationship with president obama. but now he is in the middle of getting western allies in europe to side with him to do something with syria so the timing of this couldn't be worse for the obama administration. >> chuck, the saga continues. thank you very much. growing concern in iraq this morning after another wave of deadly violence. at least 46 people were killed on sunday as insurgents carried out a series of attacks. more than 3,000 people have been killed in iraq over the past few

months. it is the worst rash of deadly violence there since 2008. japan takes the crown in the little league world series. japan turned a double play for the final out getting the 6-4 win over the team from chula vista, california. this is the 14th time japan played in the little league title game and their 9th championship. and pit row can be a dangerous place. a few crew members found that out the hard way, you might say, at the indy car race. with about 65 laps to go, the leader, scott dixon and will power pull into the pit. dixon drives off and clips a member of the crew setting off a chain reaction. thankfully everyone okay. scott dixon was penalized and ended upcoming in second to

power. that is cra. and now it is 7:13. i say cray because i watched the vmas. >> cray cray. >> over 40 we say cray cray. under 40 says cray. >> thank you for that. that was a lesson in vocabulary. >> we have a lot of weather going on, especially in a place you wouldn't expect it, and that is in the southwest. plenty of flooding going on in las vegas and valanciunas. we have water up to the wheel wells here. homes and businesses here. more rain could be effecting these places today all from tropical storm eva. that is having influence in the southwest. flooding is an issue we're following in multiple states, that does include around palm springs and las vegas as well. heads up. it will be a tough day for you in a lot of places. that's what's going on around the country. a look at your local weather coming up in 30 seconds. a look at your local weather coming up in 30 seconds. ( telephone rings )

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and that is a look at your weather. here's savannah. >> thank you so much. the mtv video music awards were last night and got to have people talking this morning. mara was up late watching the highlights good morning to you. >> good morning. >> it was cray. for the first time ever the vmas and moon man statue headed to brooklyn. everyone was excited about an 'nsync reunion andady gaga's return but it was a performance by miley cyrus that really got everyone's attention. >> where have you gone hannah montana? last night it was miley mtv style. the 20-year-old twerking her way on stage and out of her clothing to her single we can't stop. it was a performance that included a tv version of blurred lis. it left some in the audience like will smith's family shocked. but before the big show on the

red carpet, it was all about what the stars were wearing. >> coture. >> can i pet it? it's so soft. >> what are the vmas without taylor swift drama. first appearae telling harry styles of one direction to shut up and then less subtle when picking up a moon man for i knew you were trouble. >> i also want to thank the person that inspired this song who knows exactly who he is because now i got one of these. >> but the night was all about the star performances. we got up close and personal with lady gaga. kanye west turned out the lights. and katy perry gave a knockout performance in the shadow of the brooklyn bridge. but in the end, one man was the champ. >> who are you looking forward to tonight? >> justi timberlake. >> justin timberlake is awesome.

>> reporter: justin timberlake delivered one of the night's most anticipated performances and reunions getting back in step with 'nsync. timberlake won video of the year which he dedicated to his grandparents. >> my grandfather passed away in december so i know -- i hope my grandmother is watching right now. this is for you granny. >> now, there were also serious moments in the show. gay rights took center stage throughout the night. macklemore and ryan lewis winning best video with a social message and jason collins presented talking about his decision to come out but it's miley cyrus who has everyone talking this morning. >> talking or in stunned silence. >> yes, like the will smith family. >> we are not in montana anymore. >> i have gotten some tweets about this. someone tweeted me that that performance immediately sent her

11-year-old through puberty. >> someone tweeted out why is miley cyrus dancing with a prisoner in a 1940s uniform. because he had the pinstriped suit on. i'm speechless. i don't know what to say. i'm one of those people that i saw the clip and i just -- i don't know. >> i know. >> how about j.t.? the guy can do no wrong. >> he is awesome. >> next trick is going to be turning water into wine. >> really, carl? >> yeah. >> he's the man of the moment. >> it's j.t., not j.c. >> he won the michael jackson van guard award, which is fitting. >> what about 'nsync? they were good? >> yeah, coming up -- >> i don't do it. >> donald trump accused of running a pho university that cost students thousands of dollars. he'll speak out live on the $40 million lawsuit he is now facing. is it legal?

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up to the victim, shooting and running away. moments late ert another man on another psych bicycle rides up and fired more shots on that victim. a total of four people including two young children recovering from gunshot wounds in oakland this morning. a 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg. a mother and her 8 1257bd-year-old children, all of them innocent bystanders were caht right in the middle of the gunfire. the good news, all are expected to be okay. right now let's get a check on the monday forecast. it looks like a cool start, but a nice day ahead, christina. >> it's going to be nice, jon. good morning to you and good morning to you at home. i wanted to show how far inland those low clouds are spanning this morning. this is sunol. as we head throughout the day, we'll see the natural ac make way to beautiful sunshine. 63 in livermore, mostly cloudy for now. we start the clock on the futurecast. clouds clearing by noon and temperatures down right comfortable. fremont 74, 76 in san jose and

86, not even too hot in the extreme east bay. we'll warm up for your tuesday and drop you right back off wednesday into thursday, into the upper 80s. let's check on the drive with mike inouye. >> we have folks that are camera shy, not these folks. around the bend, the big rig cleared about five minutes ago. that's where we had a lot of activity and more distraction as folks came around the berkeley curve. this is eastshore freeway west 880 as folks approach the bay bridge toll plaza, all activity cleared. look at the big jam out of basically hercules towards the bridge. we'll get you back to the "today" show.

7:30 now on a monday morning. it's august 26th, 2013. we have a great crowd with us this morning as we begin our second weekf shows out here on the plaza. studio 1-a is getting an extreme make over right now. in a few weeks we'll move back into the studio. >> good. it's cold. >> we're whimpy. tamron has a space heater under the desk. >> i'm savannah guthrie along side carl quintanilla in for matt and tamron in for natalie. >> we'll talk to donald trump about a $40 million lawsuit that alleges his university defrauded students. >> and a app that lets you

monitor someone's phone calls, texts and photographs. and one woman says it makes her never want to date again. and good news for the giant panda cub just born at the national zoo. we'll go there live. >> can't go wrong. >> let's begin with the new trouble for donald trump. new york's attorney general suing trump calling one of his enterprises a fraud. today jeff rossen has details. >> good morning. a lot of people talking about this. as we all know donald trump puts his name on everything from buildings to planes. so he created trump university. there's no campus or actual school. it's mostly real estate seminars to help people get rich just like him. but this morning, new york authorities say trump university is a scam. a misleading bait and switch. >> reporter: thi trump university recruiting video and it starts with the dond himself. >> at trump university we teach success. that's what it's all about,

success. it's going to happen to you. >> reporter: and authorities say thousands of people enrolled hoping to learn how to hit it big ineal estate. a three day seminar is 1495,he trump elite package, $10,000 and the personal mentorship, up to $35,000. authorities say trump university made over $40 million. >> we're going to teach you business. we're going to teach you life. we're goi to teach you salesmanship and what you need to know. >> reporter: but according to this new lawsuit filed by the new york attorney general, trump iversity engaged in numerous deceptive practices. even encouraging students to go into debt to pay for the elite programs. according to the complaint, the students were part of an elaborate bait and switch scheme where they kept getting up sold and up sold and up sold and paid more and more money in the hopes

of getting the donald trump real estate investment secrets they never got. >> reporter: trump promises students the best in business education from top experts. >> these are all people that are hand picked by me. >> reporter: but the lawsuit claims trump didn't hand pick any of themnd many weren't real estate experts at l. sunday trump fought back on twitter and gotersonal suggesting the ag is suing him as pay back for not giving enough campaign money tweeting light weight new york state attorney general eric snyderman is trying to extort me with a civil lawsuit. how can an attorney general ask for campaign contributions during his evaluation of a case. a total sleezebag. he had no comment on the tweets but insists trump university is a fraud. donald trump says the university has a 98% approval rating among students but the attorney general wants trump to pay back

at least $40 million, all of the moneyhat the students paid for that university. jeff rossen, thank you for that. donald trump is on the phone with us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> the attney general takes a look at the literature you used to sell the seminars and you say things like learn from my hand pick experts. did you hand pick these instructors and ve anything to do with writing the courses? >> solutely. i was totally involved. i was involved to a hh degree. it's not my main business but applications resumes, i met with people. i had a lot to do with it and what they discussed. as you know, i was one of the good people in terms of picking the housing market. i told people what to do and if they would have listened to me they would have made a lot of money. had school had a 98% approval. harvard doesn't have one. >> yeah but those are universities mr. trump. you used that word until they

told you that the state charter doesn't let you use that term. >> we filed an application, the application was accepted and signed by a person in the state but when they ultimately came back and said you're not allowed to use the word university. we changed the name and took the word out. very simple. let me just tell you something, we're dealing with an attorney general who everyone in new york knows is a total lightweight. he is very unpopular. he lets him -- disappear, $1.4 billion disappear and doesn't do a thing. he goes after donald trump for a school that has a 98% appval rating. >> you mentioned that. >> you know ivanka trump, very honest person -- we don't have a case, don't worry, this case is going away. >> let's talk about the univsity, though, do you believe the students that enrolled thought they were going to college and not just a

three-day seminar. >> no, the students that enrolled knew exactly what they were doing and what they were getting and after the seminars and after they finished t courses, they were gen an application to sign or a report card on us, what do you think of the job that they did? what did you think of the instructors. we had a 98% approval. now,ou turn on television late at night, you'll see hundreds of people going around, and none of these people get sued. if they listened to me, they would have made a lot of money. >> you said this is about ext s extorti extortion. he wants campaign funds. do you have any e-mails or voice mails or letters? >> absolutely. he asked for money during the investigation, people in my fm including one of my lawyers for campaign contributions. who ever heard of this?

he is asking for campaign contributions while he is looking into trump. what kind of attorney general is this? one other thing that is very interesting i just found out yesterday. on thursday evening in syracuse he met with president obama. he then signed the lawsuit and filed the lawsuit on saturday at 1:00. now i have been doing this a long time. when was the last time you saw a government agency bring a lawsuit on a saturday? >> saturday? that's a tough one. assume you're going to want to fight this in court donald. >> we could ha settled this case easily. he thought i would settle it because he said i wouldn't take the bad publicity. i get plenty of bad publicity, i'm used to it and frankly i didn't want to settle the lawsuit. they wanted to settle the lawsuit. i didn't want to settle the lawsuit on principle. >> he's clearly got your attention donald. >> well, the school is a great school and it's really a shame. thank you very much. >> donald trump. let's get a check of the weather as it starts torain on us.

>> thank you carl, a few sprinkles right now. hello to the crowd from colorado. grandma is 87. who is she and where does she live? >> felicia and long island. >> happy birthday to you. 87 years young. it is the heat across the midwest. big dome of high pressure building in here. what does that mean? scorching temperatures to the tune of triple digits in the twin cities. may rival one of your hottest august days you've ever seen in the twin cities. des moines will top out at 99. excessive heat advisories and warnings in a lot of these places. the entire state of iowa is under an excessive heat advisories. there's a lot going on in the midwest with the heat but there's storms in the southwest and deep south and orlando and down through 7:38 on a back-to-work and back-to-school for many kids

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studio as the rain is falling a bit on rockefeller plaza. meantime there's a new app and it's raising eyebrows and privacy concerns this morning. nbc's kerry sanders has details on this story. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. much of the nation's attention has been on the nsand how the national security agency has the ability to read your e-mails and listen to your phone calls. now there's an app that rivals those capabilities and approximate may make spies jealous. our story begins in brazil. >> reporter: brazil is a country known for it's beauty and passion. but mix those with love, jealousy and technology and you have a volatile mix called. >> boyfriend tracker. >> reporter: you can hide this app on your beloved phone and listen to every call, read every text and look at every photograph they take.

>> i just got this phone here. you can do this in the united states just like they're doing it in brazil. >> yeah, brazil had an app for it but there's ways to get it on to your phone here in america as well. >> reporter: computer security expert put a similar app on my phone. when i sent a text, let's meet for dinner, i hope nobody sees this message, it was recorded on a website. when i posed for pictures on south beach, same thing. >> hey, savannah, it's kerry. >> when i called savannah in new york. >> just driving back to the city, i had a nice little trip over the weekend. >> reporter: the conversation she thought was private, not so much. and the gps mapped my every move. >> be less concerned about the nsa and more concerned about your girlfriend. >> or boyfriend. >> he just knew who i was with and it was allunknown to me. >> reporter: this woman who fears for her safety said her ex-boyfriend put one of those

apps on her phone when they were dating. after they broke up he was able to follow her every move. >> it makes you never want to date again. >> can i get that program off the phone? >> so the quick answer is no. >>hile it's illegal to use these sort of apps in the united states and brazil, that's not stopping people from using them. in brazil, in the last two months, 120,000 people have downloaded boyfriend tracker. savannah, big sur prize, huh. >> real shocker? next time you call me, i'm screaming. i don't want to talk to you ymore. >> i want to know who breanna was. >> very thought provoking piece. coming up next, we'll go live to the national zoo with good news tied to the birth of the rare giant panda cub. that's right after this.

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♪ ♪ ♪ back now at 7:50 with new details on the giant panda cub that was just born at the smithsonian's national zoo in washington. it was followed by the surprise birth of a second stillborn cub. kristen welker is at the national zoo. good morning. >> good morning to you. well, despite the mixed news, they are focussing on the new

life they have here at the national zoo. i'm standing in front of one of two pandas that could be the father to that new cub. and while the baby is too young for them to know the sex, they know they have something special here. >> reporter: it was the news and the sound that everyone was hoping for. the national zoo's female giant panda gave birth to a cub late friday afternoon, witnessed by many on the zoo's hd panda cam. >> today is a great day for the national zoo. >> reporter: she immediately picked up her cub and started grooming it and zoo keepers did their own exam but first had to pry it away from mom. >> i was able to feel the head of my cub and slip my hand on top and pull it right out. the cub was active and squealing and seemed healthy. >> reporter: but the news wasn't all good. she delivered a second cub saturday night that didn't make it. >> the stillborn cub wasever

alive. >> reporter: but the zoo is focussing on their success story. female giant pandas only go into heat once a year. >> we have a 48 hour window and if you miss that window it's an entire year before she can breed again. >> reporter: so the breeding process is difficult and in this case, artificial insemination may have been key with donations from two male pandas. one at the national zoo with her and another from the san diego zoo. >> with the hormones, we know exactly when she is going to ovulate. when she is going to lay an egg. >> reporter: but ultrasounds are inconclusive. they didn't know if she was pregnant until the baby arrived. at 4.8 ounces this cub is the new bundle of joy. >> and there's similar excitement building in scotland where they believe one of their giant pandas is expecting. a big deal because giant pandas are an endangered species, carl. >> you know how pandas are cute,

newborn pandas, not so cute. >> but we await their cuteness at any time. >> panda behind the shot there i actually thought was fake. >> it's real. >> it looked lik she has this fake scene behind her but he is moving his mouth. must be real. >> it is real. >> you said he might be the father. just ask him. >> barely knew her. >> when we come back on trending, a stunning new claim, did bobby riggs throw his battle of the sexes match against biie jean king? wow, i've been claritin clear for 10 days!

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it is 7:56. good morning, i'm jon kelley. a former child psychiatrist from san mateo who pleaded no contest to molesting boys in the 1990s is set to be sentenced this morning. william ayers charged with nine counts of lewd acts for allegedly touching five boys inappropriately during counseling sessions. he pleaded no contest in may. also in court today a united airlines employee and his wife accused of stealing luggage from passengers following the crash of asiana flight 214. investigators say shawn crew duck and ray chez thomas skoel luggage after the deadly crash in july. prosecutors san jose thomas took clothing from the bags to nordstroms and got $5,000 for those items. right now let's say good morning to the always lovely christina

loren for a look at your monday forecast. >> good morning to you, jon. good morning at home. taking a live look at san jose. that flight leaving on time. we have delays at sfo due to thick low ceilings. we should see those lifted by 10:30, 11:00. 64 in livermore, 64 in san jose. hour by hour detail works like this. about 76 degrees at noon in antioch today. 71 in concord, 77 in the heat of the day in oakland. talking about a comfortable day. the kids are heading back to school at oakland unified. you want to keep that in mind. 65 in san francisco. as we head through rest of the week, a little warmer. already noticing more volume, mike. >> talking oakland school kids and more faculty to berkeley.om a lot more traffic down the eastshore freeway. look at the map. it is jammed. red zone in the 20s, all the way from highway 4 out of hercules through richmond and around the curve, merging with the folks from the bridge and down toward the bay bridge toll plaza where the earlier crash has cleared.

still the distraction ripples back. 880 north through oakland, but jamming toward union city. into fremont and the northbound routes into san jose, especially 85.

good luck on your first day of school momma. i l good luck on your first day of school, love you. 8:00 now on this monday morning. and the end of summer is fast approaching. >> did we just go from august to october? >> yes, but the rain has stopped. coming up on trending we're

going to very machine last night's vma, we'll talk about the top entertainers of the year, and then lady gaga's performance. also a quick note, this week marks the 50th anniversary of martin luther king's iconic "i have a dream" speech. and nbc news wants you to share your dream on twitter. use the #dreamday. if you want to read the dreams of everyone from the dali la ma to snoop dog. >> i think i know what that might be. breaking news out of syria this morning when u.n. weapons inspectors came under fire.

one of the vehicles hit by snipers as they were trying to get to the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack. the u.s. and it's allies are weighing a military response after seeing videos of hundreds of dead near damascus. u.s. warships are off the coast. dozens of people were killed in attacks in iraq on sunday. concern about the moupting violence in that country rose. more than 3,000 people have been killed in iraq over the past few months. militant groups stepped up their insurgency. it is trading fears to the conflict that broung irght iraq the edge of a civil war. >> sentencing begins today for major nadal hassan. he was convicted in the 2009 shooting rampage in fort hood texas. he says it was carried out to protect those abroad. now the jury will decide whether hassan should be executed or spend the rest of his life in

prison. from texas this morning, the chilling call to 911 from a boy home alone when burglars broke in. terrified and alone last tuesday, deion murdoch called police. >> they just broke the window ma'am. >> they just broke the window. what room are you in. >> my mother's room right now, please hurry. >> i am, stay on the phone with me. >> the dispatcher told him to lock himself in the closet. >> i'm going to have to whisper now because i think they're coming in. >> do you have weapons inside the closet. >> no, ma'am. please hurry. >> they are. they are. they're turning on your street. >> as police drew closer so are the intruders. they're in here. >> they're inside the room now. they're inside the bedroom where he is at. then dead silence for nearly a minute. are you there deion? just stay there. the officers, i think they're going to catch the guy. >> it sounds like there are multiple people. >> okay.

be quite. the intruders took off when police arrived but were later caught and arrested. >> so is the police officer outside the house. >> yeah. but stay inside the closet because they're trying to find the bad guys, okay? you're good doing. you're good real good. doing perfect. your mom's going to be so proud of you. >> this is actually the only thing i could think of. >> well, you thought well. you thought well. you're a very, very smart young man. you did a good thing. >> he absolutely did. well, deion's mother who was at the port author housing authority at the time of the break in says she is proud of her son. caught on camera, marlin fishing doesn't get easier than this. check it out, 350 pound blue marlin was hooked but hadn't been reeled in when the fisherman got a surprise.

take a look, the big fish found it's own way on to the boat. they usually release the catch back into the ocean. they did not in this case because the marlin died of a self-sustained injury. the crew did donate the fish to grateful local fishermen. how about that. look at that? >> it's 8:05. true but shocking savannah and carl. >> i was going to say they didn't do the catch and release because the marlin seemed to want to be on board. >> okay with this option. >> that is astonishing. tamron, thank you. we want a check of the weather now. it's changing by the second. let's go to mike bettis who is in for al. >> we're dry again on the plaza. who knew that some of our folks had a foot fetish. you love savannah's choose. >> i do. and tamron's, they're cute. >> what's the key to good shoes? >> good style. >> we're doing the weather in style today. we're talking about heat in the midwest and nice conditions in the southeast. we say hello to you, our pick city, winston salem, mostly sunny. hello to everyone watching us this morning. you haven't had much this

summer. excessive heat in the midwest. watching for showers this morning. we already felt the sprinkles here on the plaza but 99 today in omaha. 92 in memphis, looking for 87 in the capitol. that's a look at the weather across the country. now a look at the weather clos 8:06. no flight delays out of any major airport except for san francisco. 61 degrees there. mostly cloudy conditions. for your back to business monday we're looking pretty good up in the air for now. temperatures are going to be warm today, not too bad. 86 degrees in livermore, 76 for fremont. 68 degrees in places like fremont for today. getting to the next couple of days, temperatures are going to get a little bit warmer for tuesday. level off wednesday and thursday and then a nice, comfortable weekend ahead. >> that is your weather. weather.'s carl and savannah. here's carl and savannah. >> mike, thank you so much. when we come back -- we have to show it again. miley. how people are reacting to this

provocative performance at the vmas last night. >> sad news from another big name in music. coming off the parkinson's battle that left her unable to sing. >> and one woman's quest to improve her confidence and marriage by having sex every day with her husband for one year. we'll hear about that story. but first, these messages. when you're ready to take skincare to the next level you're ready for roc® new roc® multi correxion has an exclusive 5 in 1 formula it's clinically proven to hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness lift sagging diminish the look of dark spots and smooth the appearance of wrinkles together these 5 elements create ageless looking skin roc® multi correxion 5 in 1 it's high performance skincare™ only from roc®

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ask your doctor and visit airoptix.c for safety information and a free one-month trial. ♪ introducing kellogg's® to go. the power of protein and fiber all bottled up in a delicious breakfast shake. get up and go. we're back at 8:11 with what's trending today and trending on twitter, the internet is on fire after miley cyrus's performance last night at the video music awards. the 20-year-old took to the stage performing her summer hit we can't stop. well, then, robin thicke joins her. the two sang blurred lines, which as we all know is rather suggestive but she decided to add a little somhing extra to

it. it dropped a lot of jaws in the audience and living rooms across the country. people were staring. will smith's family was like -- >> oh dear. >> so we get a lot of reaction. here's brooklyn decker. she said i'm so uncomfortable. nick cannon said remind me to never let my kids into showbiz. thanks. jenniwoww said miley killed it at the vmas. new girl crush. >> remember when we were shocked when she danced with the ice cream tuck and the pole and that would be it? she one upped it. >> i see a new segment, talking to your kids about miley cyrus. >> yeah, puberty and all things considered. >> it was amazing. >> trending on msn, a scandal surrounding the battle of the

sexes tennis match. billie jean king defeated bobby riggs in front of a crowd. many people saw it as a benchmark for women's equality in the sports world. on a new report this weekend alleges that riggs actually threw the match to haveambling debt to the mob wiped out. they overheard four mob members talking about the fix in 1972. riggs passed away in '95. billie jean king has not commented. >> is it the same people popping up saying they know the things. >> i believe she won fair and square. >> let's go with that. >> speaking of epic tennis rivalries, well, matt and i went and played tennis with serena williams and andy murray.

matt did well of course and there's andy and i discussing strategy. >> okay. >> i was like i can't serve, nor can i hit at the net. >> what about the part where you yelled at the umpire? >> i did. >> at least you had a great outfit on. half the battle is how you look. you look adorable. >> thank you. you don't know fear until you have serena williams serve to you. my heart was in my throat. i'll show you guys that tomorrow. >> okay. also trending on new york times website, a new book on the way from one of history's most notable authors. a new upcoming book and documentary from j.d. salinger. some works are said to be new and some are extensions of past writings and they could come out as early as 2015. he passed away in 2010. meanwhile his son and widow are

keeping mum onhe the article. there's pictures never been seen before and details about his relationship. incredible. one of his wives, they were

from linda ronstadt. she suffering if parkinson disease. erica hill has more. it was the news no one expected in the new interview from the singer but the diagnosis had people talking and wondering if they'll ever hear ronstadt sing again. music legend linda ronstadt never shied awayrom the stage.

yet the grammy award winning songstress has performed in public in nearly four years. this weekend, we learned why. the 67-year-old has parkinson's disease. >> she was diagnosed about 8 months ago but she believes she has had it for seven or eight years. she thought she couldn't sing because of this disease she contracted from a tick and then she did see a neurologist and he said you have parkinson's disease and she was so shocked. >> reporter: shocked and silent. ronstadt says the disease robbed her of her ability to sing. telling aarp no one can sing with parkinson's disease no matter how hard you try. a bitter pill for a woman who earned 11 grammys, multiple top 40 hits and that number one that never seems to get ol and yet, she tells aarp she is not done living.

>> what struck me was there was no -- to use one of her song titles, poor, poor pitiful me. she wasot going to sit down and let the disease overwhelm her. >> much like actor michael j. fox who has been living with parkinson's for more than 20 years. >> it's the gift that keeps on taking. but it woke me up to what was possible in life and what ever i lost because i had parkinson's i have gained so much. >> reporter: his foundation aims to improve the lives of those living with with par kin sons and ultimately to find a cure. fox and mohammed ali who was diagnosed in 1984, are among the most visible american with the disorder. and now linda ronstadt, a familiar voice tackling a new tune. she remains very upbeat about it. as for why she is talking about it now, she does have a memory coming o this fall but does not discuss her diagnosis in the

group. theaarp reporter that interviewed ronstadt said she brought it up on her own and was looking for an opportunity to talk about it. >> dr. nancy snyderman is nbc's chief medical director. sayi that parkinson's robs you of your voice, how can that happen? >> vocal chords are muscles. it causes stiffness and slowing down of the muscles. no reason to think your voice wouldn't be effected too. people that speak for a living can get by with it but when you have to rely on the fine muscles of a vocal chord a singer can't do what she needs to do. >> like holding a note. >> yeah. >> some of these symptoms started years ago in conjunction withther diseases. is that common. >> linda had a tick bite and developed weird, mild symptoms so you think well maybe i have a mild case of lime disease. then she had shoulder surgery

and when her hands started trembling she thought perhaps it was due to her shoulder but the stiffness and changes in muscles can be gradual. it can be one side of the body and not both. and there's where the fingers literally go like this. and unless a doctor who hasn't seen these other isolated incidents looks at you and said you're pill rolling, you have a tremort rest or your hands move, only then can they say none of that other stuff matters, you have parkinsons. >> this i famously difcult to diagnose. for those on the look out for signs, what do you look for? >> you look for just those things. change in speech. change in how you can walk. you're feeling like your feet are stuck to the ground. a stiffness. a change in gate. i mean, any of these sort of automatic movements that you take for granted. those things. but the tremor is a hallmark and

the treatment is medicine first. there's a chemical in the brain called dopamine and those levels drop. the idea is to get them back up to noal. medicine works well. it's not a curable disea but you can make the disease slow down it's progress and there's things le deep brain stimulation and surgery further down the line. but medicine is the first trick. >> and linda ronstadt. >> we love linda and want her t get -- she will get all the good treatment she needs. >> thank you so much. >> you bet. >> let's toss it over to savannah. >> carl, thank you so much. now to something that could be seen as a dream come true for some. for others, maybe not so much. what happens when a woman sets out to have sex with her husband every day for an entire year? well, britney gibbons did that and wrote about her experience on her blog britney herself. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. >> first question, why? what were you trying to accomplish or figure out by having sex with your husband 365

days in a row. >> i know it's a really provocative thing but a lot of body imagine things are in the news. we have amazing women in fashion and public but that doesn't self-esteem issues weren't ending in the bedroom. >> you have been married a long time and have three kids and felt like i still don't feel comfortable with myself, with my husband and you felt like that was hurting the relationship? >> i did. he would tell me amazing things and my head would hear it but my brain wouldn't process it. i realize that a lot of it was up to me. i had to get in that place in order to enjoy it. i wked on that. that's what i worked on for an entire year. >> instead of avoiding sex you dove into it. let's t practical for a few minutes here. was it 365 days in a row. >> it was. varying travel or like i had my

gallbladder out. but overall, yes. >> you have three kisd. >> first of all, there's the matter of exhaustion but how did you find time? >> you know, that was a huge problem to begin th. we have three small kids. i'm exhausted now just talking about it but i'm not going to lie. if it was in the closet or bathroom, it counted. >> i heard you had a creative way to keep the kids out of the room. >> santa claus meetings. >> that's what you told them. >> we did. if it's important they'll keep out. we told them we were meeting with santa and they didn't want to interrupt it. >> that's a brilliant thing. >> your husband, andy, obviously agreed to let you write about this and make it so public. we asked him about the effect he felt it had on the relationship. let's take a look. >> now that i think the level of comfort has come together it's a little bit easier to find time and to want to find time. that's probably the biggest thing. not just finding the time. but wanting to find the time.

>> so it really works. it sounds like it really transformed the relationship. >> it really did. it took awhile to get in a space where we understand i had a self-esteem issue with myself. he was hurt that he thought he was not living up to his end of the bargain. and it worked out publicly. >> there must have been times when it felt like a chore. >> it did. the act wasn't a chore. it's now i get to go be uncomfortable in my skib. the burden of the emotional part. >> i'm dying to know what your friends thought. >> my friends thought it was crazy but his friends wanted to get their wives on board with it. >> your friends are thinking thank you for giving my husband these ideas. is it something you recommend for others? you feel like it was good for the relationship? >> the underlying message is good. a lot of our self-esteem is our own responsibility.

we can only get so much from our partners and friends. a large part is schanging how w see ourselves. >> you're not going for another 365 days? >> i'm exhausted. >> thank you so much. still ahead, how to decipher the codes on price tags. >> and the recipes that are nutritious too after your local news.

>> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." good monday morning to k-my 8:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. police say they have one more place to search as they look for missing toddler daphne webb. they tried to find the 22-month-old. webb was last seen on july 10th. family members believe she is still alive. this weekend's search didn't turn up anything, but officers say they have another area they intend to search. there is a $20,000 reward in that case. check the morning commute now with mike. how is it looking out there? >> over here towards palo alto, southbound 101 jammed up towards university. reports of crashes in both of those areas. i didn't see the one at university but it might be

directly under the camera. slowly approaching this towards embark ka darrow. on the east bay we'll look north towards east 880 all the way to the coliseum to the bay bridge toll plaza which is jammed as well. west 80 has been sluggish. from san pablo all the way down to the berkeley curve. >> thank you very much, mike. i'll have another local news update in about an hour. hope to see you then. have a great morning.

8:30 now on a mony morning, the 26th of august, 2013. a bit of a cloudy day to start here in rockefeller plaza but we have a great crowd spending the waning days of summer with us. i'm savannah guthrie with carl quintanilla and tamron hall. >> we all like bargain. how do you know whe the sale is the best deal? we'll tell you how to read the secret price codes on the tags. >> you make it sound exciting. >> isn't that amazing?

>> that's good stuff. then healthy back to school cooking with the white house chef. doesn't get better than that. >> no. then we'll take a turn from snakes to monkeys and more. we will come face to face with remarkable animals. they have been rescued and we'll have that stor >> remarkable d hungry. >> we have a big announcement and it concerns that guy right there. keith urban drinking his coffee because he will be here for a live concert on the plaza, tuesdaseptember 10th. and that is not all folks. he's going to fly one lucky fan and a guest to see him perform in baltimore, nashville, and then here for new york. go to keith on today.com and you can center a chance to win. >> can employees enter? >> i'm going to go kick it with keith urban. >> fine. >> no, you conditiannot win. >> meantime, the today book club launched with samantha shannon's

the bone season. we have a question, what is the significance of the red poppy field. >> we'll ask a new question next week. this is all leading up to natalie's google hang out with the author next month. so grab the book, start reading and follow along. it's the first book in our book club and very exciting. >> very cool. >> now let us get a check of the weather for mike bettis in for al this morning. >> good morning. big shout out to our suffolks from the midwest this morning. joining us from missouri and michigan. >> what's the weather like this time of year. >> unpredictable. it's 90 degrees today. >> 91 yesterday. >> it is hot in the midwest. one of our big stories. also very hot in the west. one of the problems we had there has been wildfires. major wildfires burning out of control from california all the way up to washington and montana. one of the biggest fires is the rim fire here. threatening the yosemite village. temperatures will be warm. across the west, we'll watch for scattered showers that could

lead to flooding for places like palm springs and las vegas. more storms across south florida inwding tms around 90 degree that's a look at your weather. now, here'sillard scott with today's birthday shout outs. >> a little ice cream, a little cake. a little good time charlie. let the good times roll. whatever they say. happy birthday to sylvia dockery

from phoenix, arizona where it's warm they tell me. happy birthday. she likes a glass of red wine. 100 years old. we love her. wish her the best. we have roland piette from wrentham, massachusetts. oh, yes. getting bigger and bigger and bigger. 100 years old today. wish roland a very happy birthday. felice atencio. from los angeles, california. 100 years old today, every night she says a little margarita. don't mind if i do. good for you. good for you. walter, walter, lead me to the

altar dassdorf from webster, texas. 100 years old today. loves working with wood. we like him very much. and virginia jefferson, lynchburg, virginia, that's a nice town. 101 years old today. makes makes makes biscuits in the world. hermann weinberg from cleveland, ohio. 101 years old today. worked his way through college playing the saxophone. that's all for now but we'll be back. there's more to come. >> all right willie, thank you so much. >> when we come back, are you really getting the best deal? but first, this is "today" on nbc.

when you're shopping for a deal, how can you tell if that price is really a great bargain? here to help us decode the secret language of price tags, apparently there is one, is our retail analyst. what are we talking about? what's the hidden language of prpre tags? >> retailers have two missions, one to make a product and two get product out the door so new product can come in. when you go shopping you see these price tags around 99 cents and that is so the customer thinks she is getting a better deal but it's regular price and not a discount at all. >> a lot involves how the price tag ends. >> exactly. let's say you're going shopping at sears or costco or office depot for example. the price tag ends in a 99 cents. >> we're so used to it. >> everything is 4.99.

>> you think you're getting a discount. that's the regular price and these stores are known to just have that ending as the regular price. >> okay. sohen not all stores folw that rule, though, right? >> no, there are stores that have their own rule. for example, staples uses a letter system. they have a letter system, it's a, i, or p or office depot end in a 0, 5, or 9. it's confusing. >> why the difference? why would one retailer choose the letter and the other go with the 99 cents. >> it's depending on their system and sometimes it has to do with inventory as well. >> the bottom line here is if i'm a shopper and looking for the best deal, what do i look for? >> well, depending on the store again, there's people that can go out there, what you want to look for are price tags that end in a 7 or 4. those 7s or 4s means those prices are discounted and in some instances they might even

be discounted to 88 cents. that's another indication that's not the regular price but discount rate. >> that's not always the standard for low prices either. >> no, you have staples using a c or f in order to determine that discounted price for them in tt store; how about those that go and see a sn for something that is marked down. that's one sign. later they'll see sign that something is called final mark down. is it really final? >> it isery final. the final mark down is the final price and the caveat is that you won't be able to return that item. what you're getting a final price is what you get. a mark down, the price just comes down a little bit but the store has overinventory and wants new inventory. that's why they mark down the price. >> some retailers, they change their own strategy from time to time, right? >> absolutely. >> jcpenney they discounted and didn't and now they are again. >> that's a good example. the bottom line is, if you want

to find that price, that discounted price, the take away here is to look for prices that either end in a 9 or 9. if they do you're getting the regular price. anything that doesn't end in those numbers you're getting a discounted price. >> we'll be back to school big time in a few weeks here. are retailers going to be looking to get stuff off the shelves? and will the discounts get better. >> absolutely. looking at data the average mint.com user spends $146 a month on education and supplies. so yes, you're going to see a lot of these retailers wanting to get the merchandise out of the door in order to get new merchandise in. and they'll be discounting. i tell people to wait a couple more -- they were discounting early in the summer. wait a few more days or weeks as your kid is going back to school. >> it will be the holidays before we know it. >> i can't blooielieve it. comes up quick.

>> up next, we'll get your kids eating healthy as they come back to school with help from the white house's ch

we are back this morning on today's kitchen, healthy back to school menus. first lady michelle obama launched her let's move initiative to teach families how to make better news choices. well, sam is the program's executive director. good morning. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> do you feel like the proam is having the intended effect? do you think people are thinking differently about food, now? >> absolutely. we're seeing the country unite around our kid's health and seeing obesity rates starting to come down and now we have to get them in school and getting healthy. >> there's a new initiative this year and the focus is getting kids to move and do exercise. >> we're looking at it

wholisticallily. last year the new school lunch standards were in place. they're cooking much healthier food and that will happen this year and next year much healthier food at vending machines and then the first lady's initiative to get kids active throughout the school day. parents can get involved. they can sign up and help their schools. >> you are going to cook. these are healthy nutritious breakfast on the go. this is a baked eggs thing. >> yeah, a little planning can go a long way. here we're going to do some potatoes with sausage, greens, and cheese. but if you had chicken the night before and gre beans, you can cut it up the night before. >> you can prep this the night before. >> all could be done the night before. alyou do is throw some of this. this could be ground beef. it could be bacon. it can be whatever you want. >> all right. >> we'll put greens in there.

green beans, it could be broccoli. >> this is chard. >> i know it anywhere, sam. >> is it butter or oil? >> olive oil or a little butter can work. get it rm so right now you're basically done. we're going to poor our eggs in. >> how many eggs is that? >> six eggs. three or four kids. just a little salt and put cheese on top. let this go on the stove and cover it or pop it in the oven at 300 for six or seven minutes. >> you can bake it? >> yeah. >> you're trying to tell me this is healthy. it looks delicious. >> turkey sausage, greens, low fat cheese. seven minutes or so. >> beautiful. can we taste it. >> yeah. >> take this one. >> i'll eat, you talk. you did the state dinner last

year. >> yes, the first lady hosts kids from all over the country. one winner from each state gets to come to the white house for cooking a healthy recipe. they get the full service, butlers, entertainment, white house china. like 8-year-olds making the most delicious food. it was amazing. >> this i give an a plus too. now a smoothie. these are fresh berries and that's important. using stuff in season. >> you can buy fruit when it's in season when it's cheaper and freeze it. then all you do is pop some in a blender like this. add a little low fat milk and a ttle honey. just a touch if you need it. but you don't necessarily. >> don't go crazy. >> just a little bit. add a little sweetness a then you blend it. >> what about these bananas? >> oh, yeah. >> they're sitting there. are those frozen or does it matter? >> you can use fresh bananas.

but the point is you can freeze it. it's good to go. >> i didn't know you could do that. yeah. you just blend it up. >> the magic of television. >> and you have whole wheat toast and smoothie. as good as it gets. >> put a little butter on that toast? >> absolutely. >> and a couple of snacks. tell us how you make those. >> tasty, right? >> really good. >> afternoon snacks. here we have simple popcorn with dried fruit. you can use any fruit you want. cherries and nuts. toss with olive oil and salt. if your kids like spicy, a little and it's good.

>> just a little. >> and put a little humus on there. >> so you get the moisture but not all the fat. >> exactly right. and whole wheat tortillas. a couple of bites and you're good. >> thank you for making me breakfast. great to see you, sam, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> coming up next, saving the wild, from monkeys to snakes we'll meet rescued animals and tell you about them. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back with some remarkable animals that have overcome pretty difficult circumstances. >> brian is a zoology and sounder of staple safari zoo. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you brought along friends taking notes already. >> can you read that, savannah? >> yes. it says to ask you what' the mission here? >> well, our mission is to reconnect america's youth with our natural world. we do it with a lot of rescued animals. >> the animals have all been rescued. >> every one of them. >> they would have been put down. >> zoos around the country have done a remarkable job taking in different kinds of animals but when an animal isn't available or capable of being part of that program, wilson, for example was somebody's pet, doesn't know how to socialize well with other an

pals. >> we know he is an excellent writer. what kind of monkey is he? >> you like that cool hair cut. >> looks good. >> he helps us teach kids about conservation. you have done a good job wilson. >> what does the childrening sound mean? happy sound. >> loves to talk about it. >> he put the cap back on. >> when you saul him can you say wilson? >> exactly right. how did you get him? >> well, this lilile guy was -- he came out of another zoo. didn't get along well with the other monkeys. just because he is mostly very spoiled and since then, he appeared in some film and tv and now he hangs out with you guys. >> people believe they can own these and then organizations like yours end up in the recipe program. >> it's a slippery slope. i try to teach conservation and get them exced about the natural world and here a monkey is wearing a polo.

but my objective is to get them excited about this. wilson can be the ambassador for others. >> who else do we have today. >> wilson, y work on getting us a drink there and i'll bring out another monkey for us. dr. jane goodall who spent time with chimps infrica could find out they could problem solve and reason and use tools. >> this is joey. he was in bad shape. >> he was a victim of hurricane ivan. a branch came down and damaged his piespinal cord and he was paralyzed. so david and i took this monkey, put a skateboard on his rump so he could get around from room to room. david, if you just give a little exercise. we had to figure out a way to take a monkey never in human hands before from biting us so we found out these old world

primates that have big cheek pockets -- >> marshmallows work. >> no room for fingers. >> those minimarshmallows wouldn't work. >> we also have a cockatoo named angel. >> see you joey, thanks. >> here's angel. >> keep your eye on the spar row. >> we're showing our age. >> a little bald spot near the back of the head. that produces dust and it serves as a natural bug repellant. super social animals. spent most of her life in a cage and never got to stretch her wings. if one of you guys were brave enough i would fly her from me over to you. >> where are you going savannah. >> d it. >> you know how jumpy i am. >> don't be jumpy. >> what do i do? stand here. >> this is preparing you for the next animals.

hold your arm out. >> she was asking maybe you hold both as out. larger landing pad. she wants to know if you'll flap your arms and come to us. here she comes. from me right over to you. are you ready for this. >> no. >> show us how it's done. stretch those wings. >> yes. >> a perfect landing. >> good job. okay, that was -- >> watch where you step. >> oh. >> now the kangaroo is going to do the same thing. >> holyour arms out. >> now it's my turn. >> this is a baby joey. he's called a western red kangaroo he is tarting to develop the red coloration and the red comes off like a natural bug repellant. but he was growing with his tail

curved. >> finally, a python named nanas. >> yes. >> this depends o what the request is. >> now, people think these are cold, wet and slimy but they feel like a really nice purse. >> that's awful. >> you all touch it. come in here guys. good morning to you, it's 8:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. army staff sergeant ty carter of antioch will receive the medal of honor this morning. in 2009 three hundred insurgents attacked their command. he fought back. check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren.

>> good morning to you, laura. live picture to show you the low clouds spanning all the way inland this morning. that natural ac is on. temperatures as a result are going to end up a touch cooler than average. we're going to warm you back up to 90 tomorrow. the warmest day of the week. we'll level off wednesday through friday with a much cooler weekend headed our way. hope you have a fantastic monday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] it's time healthy gets a dose of happy. new yoplait greek. bye-bye, stir. so long, sour. hello, happy. it's time to lick the lid again.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's takeith al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to today on this monday morning. it's august 26th, 2013. a little overcast. cooling off here in new york city. i'm willie geist along with brooke shields. she is my special guest cohost this week. al will be back tomorrow. it's cool to have you here. >> cool to be here. >> we're bonded immediately. >> instantly. >> we have the rainbow loom. >> my daughters made them. >> your daughters are 10 and 7. >> yes, this is the 7-year-old because the 10 made for me and then she took it. >> she took it back.

>> yeah. they do them constant. there's double ones. i said what is it. she said it's a rainbow loom, mom. >> me too. my daughter now, you can barely distinguish where the rainbow loom ends and her skin begins. i told her she looked like mr. t. she is like who is mr. t? >> they're all doing it. >> we spent most of our vacation on the rainbow loom. >> it's actually sweet, too. we used to wear the rope bracelets in the summer. but it's sweet to watch them just play and actually play with thingsot electronic. >> they're outside with the fine motor skills. it's good. we're happy to have you here on any day but especially day. it's a strange vma day that you can relate to on so many levels. >> disturbing. >> so you were miley's mother. >> was hannah montana's mother. i don't approv >> i was going to say. >> where did i go wrong.

>> you think to yourself last night, wow. >> what have i done. >> there you are with hannah. that a long time ago. >> a long time ago. >> it feels like it. >> i'm her dead mother, maybe that's the problem. maybe that's it. >> they wrote you out a little too quickly. >> they did. before the hair cut. they totally wrote me out. i just want to know who is advising her and why it's necessary. the whole finger thing and the hand and robin probably at that point was going i don't think this is a good idea. he also doesn't have to do it. he's got this hit song. 's nominated. >> if you didn't see it last night. these are the vma awards. we're not going to show you the worst parts because a lot of kids haven't gone back to school yet. >> my 7 -- our 7 -- we have a love child. >> yes, we do. >> my 7-year-old, my

10-year-old, they can't watch that. >> no. >> i feel -- here's the thing, it's a bit desperate. are you trying to be gatheriga, she has a genius behind all of it. it's not just display. it's different. >> i think there's also -- i said this earlier, there's a big disney overcorrection which is to say that whether you're christina, britney spears, or miley cyrus, you have been this kid actor and with brooke shields on the show and you he to show them i'm grown up. this is my new brand. >> we went to her concert with my daughters who were upset and met her when i was playing her mother and then we went to her miley cyrus concert. it was a very different vibe. >> i'm sure. >> she didn't have as much time to say hello to my kids and i saw my daughter's face. and she was like she is busy. she tired and my daughter said mom i think shes very tired and very, very busy. but you could see her trying to

hard to go against that. >> she can try. >> she can sing. she can sing beautifully. i felt like if she let that lead rather than her bottom lead. >> and it was leading. >> if you notice us looking down, we're looki at a photograph that we're not going to show you this morning. >> and the tongue out. it's a little desperate. >> trying so hard. >> trying so, so hard. >> and robin thicke has to be out there. he is 30 mething. >> he's got kids. >> he's got a young kid. >> is that the move right there. >> and it's not necessary. i think that that's the -- that's the piece of the information. >> if you want to watch the worst parts go online. we wanted to shield you and your children this morng. >> she went for it. you have to give her credit. we're all talking about her and every station is talking about her -- not that there are any other stations at all. >> no. >> i didn't -- my bad. >> that's not cool at all. unless you think we're just old, there's a picture going around

online, of will smith and his family, but we believe this is the moment they were watching the move we're describing but not showing u. >> i think it's funny that i had a problem with i whip my hair back and forth. >> right. >> that's too much. >> but they're shocked. >> they're stunned. >> it's stunning. >> so here's the question, is it worse than 1984, madonna in the wedding dress at the vma's working over the floor a little bit? the kiss, madonna britney and britnewith the snake? >> when i was doing calvin klien ads and i was young there was controversy about that. >> it's funny you should mention that. >> oh, queue the clip. >> we have that ready. >> queue the brooke shields clip. >> how old were you. >> 15. >> did you have your parents have any reservations about you doing that? >> no, because it was not considered that risque and i was

very naive. i wasn't reading into the dialogue the way other people read into it. >> righ >> i didn't know that. i would say things like, well, nothing comes between me and my career or my mom or my dog. obviously not thinking that the spelling was different. >> nothing between the jeans. >> or the other word that they -- >> yeah. >> your life and career is so interesting. it ties into this miley cyrus thing because if you look at the films you did as a young girl and you were a girl, you took neat for nudity in those movies. you were hanging out at studio 54 when you were a teenager. >> i don't know how i didn't become -- >> well, that's it. how did you come out the other end? >> i think because i stayed in school. because i was -- i was kept pretty naive. i was in a bubble. i went to regular children schools. so i was never allowed to take off school and -- they wanted me

to take a correspondence course and i didn't do that. we had a strong family. we didn't have social media. it wasn't as rampant. the access to our youth was not as bad as it is today. >> because you were on -- you re total fast track in your career and all of a sudden you said i'm going to stop and go to princeton. i don't think most young kids on that path make that decision. some do, but most don't. >> i didn't have control of my money. i wasn't given lumps of money. we would buy a house or a car and that was it and i lived with my mother in new york city. it was a very different environment living on the west coast to the east coast as far as entertainment is concerned. you're not consumed by it here. i had -- very few of my friends were from the entertainment business. and when i would go to studio 54, i was there when they opened the doors and i was home in two hours. >> come on. you weren't down in the basement. >> no, the bag never got tossed

around. i never saw the bag. there w supposed to be this candy being. i nev bag. i never saw it. i was a pet. they took care of me. i never went to where the room was until i was stalling in cabaret and tt was my dressing room. >> is that right? >> that exact room was my dressing room. >> was there any left over stuff there? >> i looked everywhere. it has to be here. >> left anything behind? >> chiselling out a wall he signed. >> when the moon and the spoon came out, you weren't there. >> no, no moon, no spoon. >> youngest age you went to pseudoo studio 54. >> had to be right after pretty baby. so it was 12. >> 12 at studio 54. but it was the thing. i'm so gangsta. >> you are and if i eve say that again, please fire me. >> stop doing that. >> let's stop that. >> we have 10 other topics.

we'll talk more. we'll check with mike bettis in for al with a look at the weather. >> we are monkeying around out here. we are happy to say good morning to you as coast guards visiting us. thank you for being here and thank you for your service. appreciate everything you do. let's look at the weather and show you what's happening for us today including extreme heat in the upper midwest. excessive heat warnings in the twin cities and oppressive heat through des moines and portions of central illinois. heat index could be as high as 110. somef the hottest weather this year. thormgs may cool you off but it will add to the humidity in the atmosphere. heads up on this storm. hail and wind are the threats. watching for

and that's a look at your weather. wilson, say back to you brooke and willie. >> back to you brooke and willie. >> the world's worst vantriliquist. mike, you've got your hands full. we'll chk in with you later. >> i have a question for you. are you doing okay? nerves, first day, everything okay. >> i'm a little bit, youknow, in tt place. >> you feel good right now but we did read recently that when you g stressed out, you go to the container store to make you relax. >> i love the container store. >> to make you relaxed and at

home we brought you containers. >> thank you. >> there you go. >> she is cuddling up to it. >> it's going to be okay. >> what is it about the container? >> it's the order. they're so ordered and there's a compartment for everything. i used to want to be alight attendant because of all the little things. >> a little crazy. that's good. >> a little crazy. a little bit child of an alcoholic, as long as my room was neat it was all fine. lo it. >> this is like a childhood thing. >> this is deep and the colors and you get to coordinate and if it's all neat, i'm fine. i'm not a tin wreck. maybe the lohans and miley, maybe they should go to the container store. >> miley, go to the container store. it's all going to be fine. >> contain yourself. >> we'll contie this fascinating conversation. up next, you'll find out if one of your coworkers about to get laid off, do you give them a heads upfirst? the dos and don'ts of comfortable situations and

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so let's talk about your bum on facebook. where to next? welcome back. brooke shields, my co-host this week. we're having a good time. if you share a bank account or credit card with your spouse, do you check with them about a big purchase before you make or just show up at home with a giant new tv? some people do. >> oh, wow. >> some people do. >> i would -- i would definitely run it by -- >> you would run it by? >> i would definitely run it by my husband. good to know. here's the dos and don'ts of sticky situations, psychologist, jen heartstein. you're going to throw some of these situations at us. >> the first question is about career. so you find out ahead of time that a coworker, who's also a friend, is about to be let go. do you or don't you tell them? >> i do, if it's a good friend. >> i think if it's a good friend. it also depends, part of me thinks it's none of my business.

it involves myself in something on a bigger level, but if it's a really good friend, i feel like you're giving them the heads up, just in preparation. >> it's a hard call, right? if it's a really great friend, you might want to call them. and you've got to be careful, is it going to impact your relationship with your boss. if they get the heads up and go in defensive to the boss and say, well, i heard that -- is it going to impact your relationship -- >> and it's your friend, and they say, did you know about this? and the answer is, yes, i did know about this. >> if it's a really good friend, you might be able to say, it's not my place to tell, i'm sorry, i couldn't. >> i take friendship over -- >> and if you're not looking to find out and the information happens -- >> you have to do what's comfortable for you. >> good. >> talking about money. we've brought up the tv before. you and your spouse have a joint checking account. do you or don't you check with them before making a significant purchase. >> define significant for me. >> we'll go there, but initial reaction, you know, your first gut --

>> yes, absolutely. >> so most people, money is the biggest source of conflict in a relationship. so you want to be able to come up with some guidelines. so maybe anything over $200, you check in with or you come up with a number balance between you and your spouse that might work. so you don't have to check in, you know, i want to buy this poster for a hundred bucks or printer for the house. >> and there's a difference between checking before and making sure you tell after. what if you don't check, but tell the person after. >> there's a sticky line and some people go along the lines of, it's better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission. but we want to be mindful about that. >> roll into the driveway with a new camaro, not cool, right? >> probably not the best move. in trouble? >> i need to tell my wife. >> so, your spouse is a slob. do you or don't you clean up after them? >> okay, here's the thing -- >> you do -- >> turn it like that.

>> are you stuck in the middle? >> you know -- you know what you're getting into when you marry them. i think the first thing you do is you ask them, you know what, this is really driving me crazy. could you -- could you clean up a little bit. don't leave your pants in the shape of a body in the floor. however, if it really bugs you that much, you knew what you were getting into. i don't think it's a deal breaker. clean up after him and shut up about him. >> so money's the number one conflict, chores and household responsibilities the number two con fliflict in a marriage. if i clean up after you every time, we train our spouse to rely on you to clean up after them. so you overfunction in a relationship. >> quick public service announcement. putting a plate in the sink is not washing a plate. >> that's true! especially if the dishwasher is right next to it. >> that's putting the problem in another place. >> let's put it in the dishwasher. >> we're all in agreement on that one. okay. so friendship is our next topic. you have plans for a night out

with your friends and realize a mutual friend isn't invited. do you or don't you check with the group before inviting them? >> i do. >> yeah. so it's interesting, when we leave someone out, one of my friends said, we're perpetually in sixth grade, we feel badly if we get left out, but sometimes i might want to go out with willie and not brooke. >> what?! >> i'm so sorry. i'll never be invited back. but it's important to have relationships and friendships. but when we're bringing someone in, we don't know if there's bad blood or conflict. >> there might be a reason they're not invited. >> all these things really just involve communication. >> exactly. we all have to be talking to one another. >> dr. jennifer hartstein, thanks so much. always great to see you. up next, all the headlines you need before you head out the door and the hot topics that had you running to your computer this weekend. but first, these messages. this is jim, ncer ] a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat,

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your thanksgiving travel if you plan to pfly for you turkey dinner. the early bird will get the cheapest they say if you plan to travel on the peak days, the wednesday before thanksgiving or the sunday after, you better book before labor day. and for the second weekend in a row, lee daniels "the butler" did it again with $17 million in ticket sales, according to early estimates. "we are the millers" second, "city of bones" came in third. finally, can't play, can't sing in no problem, you can still be a rock star at the air guitar world championship. american eric "mean" maline shredded his way, a custom guitar, which is a great incentive to get back in front of your bedroom mirror and start practicing your moves for next year. i'm already starting now. back to willie and brooke. >> good piece of trivia, i've been a judge at the air guitar

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welcome back now. the time now 9:28. taking a live look. still mostly cloudy over the golden gate bridge. we'll see a nice sunny day. temperatures are very representative of that sunshine coming in. 86 in livermore. still partly cloudy out the east bay. you should be clearing up over the course of the next hour and a half. you'll clear up at noon today in san francisco. 65 degrees there. 80 in los gados. you can't beat that for the final week of august. we'll continue to warm up. let's check on your drive.

>> still very slow here in oakland north 880 past the coliseum. we'll take you to the maps and talk about the areas that are still very slow. north 880, southbound side slow. down the shoreñegz side, very s. starting to move better through berkeley. this, we had the fourth of five lanes reopen. we still have one closed. this continues on west 580 drags below 50 miles per hour. that's the worst of it, laura. back to you. we'll have another local news update for you in an hour. hope to see you then. enjoy that monday. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪

♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ 90-calorie fiber one lemon bar. welcome back to today on this monday morning, 26th of august, 2013. i'm willie geist with brooke shields here wit us all week. we already learned so much about her. >> so much more to learn. >> natal and al are off today. the interview we talked about earlier with the containers is going to come back to haunt you again. we learned more things about you. >> this is making me nervous. >> let's start with the easy thing which is you can open a beer bottle with your forearm. you jt put it like this. >> that's a strong forearm. >> well, you have to get it right there. >> wow. >> there we go. then it's done. >> wow. >> yeah. >> just kidding.

>> did you learn that at studio 54? >> that is one thing i learned at studio 54. >> when you were 12. >> here you go liza. >> it's bad. >> that was really impressive. >> so, i don't know -- >> y can do the thing which i thought was difficult -- >> it's a shame i didn't have dates in college. i think we should have a contest. you should try it. >> she is tying a not with a cherry stem. >> oh, shoot. i just did it. >> let me see this. >> that is a kn. that's a full knot. can we get a close up of that.

>> and i was a virgin until i was 22. >> you were a virgin. >> that's why. that's why. no prom date. >> you were busy. >> i was cultivating my talents. >> and organizing your containers. >> you want some purell of something? >> no i'm so impressed. >> i will never soocease to amag you. >> we're only 30 minutes into a week with brooke shield >> shock and awe. hey folks, welcome the fine folks joining us from boston today. how are you this morning? >> good. >> a little shy. older sister going to speak for him. how are you this morning. >> good. >> he's quite. he wants to nap, doesn't he? >> yeah. >> he wants breakfast. he wants food. let's get you otolaryngolout th morning.

potential for rain in the southwest and gulf coast. very hot in the middle of the country. triple digits in the twin cities and storms later on today that could cool you down. tomorrow the risk moves into the ohio valley and more rain that may help the wildfires across the west. 9:33. good monday morning to you. taking a live look at a clearing sky over the san mateo bridge. looking pretty good here. starting to see some blue. we're going to have to wait for it in the city by the bay until noon, maybe even 1:00 p.m. you'll hit 65 degrees in san francisco. forecasting 77 degrees in san jose which means you don't need to run that ac today. you might want to turn it on tomorrow with temperatures climbing 3 to 5 degrees. warmest day of the week starting to level off through wednesday. >> and that is your weather now here's brook and willie. now, here's brooke and willie. >> the vmas, batman and amanda

knox have you on google this weekend. >> here to break it down is daniel. good morning. >> good morning. >> i guess obviously one of the big searches last night and this morning still, the vmas. >> yeah. over the weekend the search interest was building up. it's almost a two or three screen kind of event. you have your laptop and smartphone and you're watching it on tv as well. we saw search interest around different performances, let's be honest, one of them got a lot of interest. >> miley. >> yeah. >> but certainly lady gaga. she came out there with her opening act singing applause and of course costume changes. >> that's still miley. there we are with lady gaga. >> and to close the show katy perry performed roar which is her new song from her new album as well. lots of search interest around plenty of performances and the

nsync reunion. >> and lady gaga and katy perry have albums coming out. >> it's a measure of how crazy miley cyrus was when nobody is talking about lady gaga wearing two shells and a loin cloth and something else. >> it's almost as if we have seen it. >> that's the problem too. they keep having to get crazier and crazier. >> expect the unexpected. >> next one, batman, ben afleck. there was news about batman and people are not responding so kindly. >> t reviews were mixed about ben afleck playing batman in the new movie scheduled to come out in july of 2015. not a lot of folks were too thrilled. so people were searching not only ben afleck but previous batman characters and actors. so for example we saw a lot of search interest around va val kilmer and he was online in defense of ben afleck. give him a chance. we haven't seen him in this role

yet although he did play a similar role in daredevil so that was being searched as well. >> not many people were searching clooney, right? >> yeah. >> michael keaton because of the lips. >> it's tough to play batman and not a lot of people are too happy about it. >> you have to be a good actor. you don't have -- you don't have a lot to show and work with. >> there's a passionate fandom behind batman. >> i don't get the backlash. >> i don't either. >> next one is -- what is our next one here. >> it's the "i have a dream" speech. >> wednesday is the anniversary. >> exactly. the anniversary itself, august 28th is the anniversary of martin luther king's "i have a drm" speech. we saw the beginning of the events at theational mall. tens of thousands of people. speeches from al sharpton. eric holder, the attorney

general was there. >> and obama is going to be there on wednesday, right? >> on wednesday. he is scheduled to speak and it will be people talking about this moment in time and a lot of search interest around the speech itself, maybe wanting to see what did he say and how i that resinating today. >> whatever your politics, 50 years later an african american president standing there. >> yeah, powerful. >> and amanda knox. >> yeah, there's a new tri been ordered in florence italy. she was, the appellate court acquitted her in 2011 of this murder of her roommate. she is back in the u.s. and student at the university of washington. she had a book come out called waiting to be heard but this new trial starts september 30th and her lawyers said she is not going to go back for the trial. not surprising but she generates a lot of search interest a lot of the time even though this took place in 2007.

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in day's classroom, back to school check ups from hearing tests to flu shots, the right tests at the right age can actually help your children perform better in class. >> that's right. she is deputy editor of parents magazine and a pediatrician and chief medical officer. they teamed up to launch every child a chance wac sesz to healthcare can impact children's readiness to learn. >> good morning. >> we'll go by age group and start with elementary school and a hearing test is so important. >> babies get tested for hearing in the hospital but they can delop hearing problems atny time. obviously if a child can't hear what the teacher is saying, it's not going to be easy to keep nup class. >> even more so after a summer in water. >> sure. >> they get more ear infections. >> absolutely. >> and allergies. >> allergies can be a health barrier to learning for kids too. if they're not feeling well or awake at night coughing with

with allergies or asthma it can effect their ability to concentrate and focus and do well while at school. >> are there certain allergies parents can be looking for in age groups with kids. >> there's the respiratory or seasonal allergies with pollen or pet or dust mites but also food allergies and peanut allergies. go see your doctor about it. there's a lot of testing we can do and different therapies to make sure that your child is feeling well so they can focused. >> i was surprised to read that 25% of school aged kids suffer from vision problems. that's a huge nuer. >> only a third of kids get their eyes checked before school starts. and kids don't necessarily realize that they can't see normally because that's all they know. you need to sort of be aware of your child squinting when it's not bright or they're holding a book close to their face or they have headaches. especially if the teacher says they don't seem to be paying

attention in class. kids with vision problems are misdiagnosed with learning problems. so it's important. >> at children's health fund we take care of chids all across the country and we're identifying kids that have gone years without realizing they have a vision problem and need classes and what diane said is the most important point. most kids don't know. so don't wait until they're squinting or you notice symptoms. >> okay. we'll watch this way. middle school here, diet is a big one at this age. >> this is the time when kids are buying their own lunch and making their own dinner so they're probably not choosing the most nutritious foods. and weight problems can start at this age and certainly health issue are related to obesity but learn as good effected when kids are not having their brain fuelled by good nutrition. >> and protein. >> protein. >> and i thi that's the most important point. that healthy weight is important but you can be obese or at a healthy weight but still

malnourished. it's important that they're get a good variety of vitamins and minerals and if you're unsure bring it up at the next health visit. >> this is a lot of controversy. what vaccines. >> they keep ahild healthy and community healthy but there's several that middle schoolers need. one that's really important for health at school time tetnas and pertussis. it causes a severe cough. >> talk about it. if you can have an open and engaged relationship your child, that's the first step. but if you're concerned at all, bring it up at your providers visit. >> i think pediatricians also can be a good person to talk to for this kids if they don't want to talk to their parents.

>> absolutely. >> encourage that relationship. >> what's behind you, high school. >> this is where i leave. >> this is where it gets serious. >> sex ed, drugs and alcohol. >> no denying the fact that kids in high school and college are involved with alcohol and drugs and sex and the key is to give them the information and the resources they need to be safe and share your values about these topics with them, even from younger ages but let them know that you are there for them if they ever need to talk to you or have a question or need help. >> and again providing somebody else for them to talk to. >> and developing that relationship through the time with the child, we can help be that safety net to maybe be able to talk about some of those things with children that maybe they're not comfortable bringing up with you. >> and we're not comfortable. >> you have a few years. you're okay. thank you so much. good information. just ahead, a healthy make over for your favorite comfort foods. but first, these messages. one day, i want to win the science fair. and? and then go to college and study science.

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day. >> we're making it. very few ingredients. sweet potatoes, brown rice flour and very very simple ingredients. >> what i'm going to get you to do first is we have seeds here th are brown. mix it up. what it does is it acts as a binding agent. so let that sit for about a minute and we can scoop in sweet potatoes. so here's a spoon here. scoop that one in and i'll start mashing. sweet potatoes are high in a type of vitamin a so high in antioxidants. great for your skin and body. we'll add in brown rice flour. so it's going to bind everything together. >> binding. >> and we have our omega 3s and fiber and then we have brown rice flour. what we're going to do is -- you can just smoosh it. >> how would this be with a regular potato.

>> we're getting more fiber. sweet potato is higher in vitamin a. >> there we go. >> so what you have is a dough. wipe your hands there. you're going to roll it out with flour and you take a board scraper and you put little pieces. >> about an inch? >> about an inch wide. and stir it in boiling water and cook it for a few minutes. while that's training, we have coconut oil. it's more stable at a high heat temperature. >> would you do olive oil? >> olive oil or any oil you want. i like the flavor of the coconut oil. sage leaves to that as well. >> sage. >> and we'll add hazelnuts. >> so that's not just on top. >> we can add it on p.

i'm going to add some to the pan. anyway you want to do it. >> do you have to put the garlic. >> put it right in there. >> you want to cook it down. >> okay. in the interest of time. >> it's longer than the three minutes. >> i can eat it fast. you can take your hazel nut and put it on top. >> it looks beautiful. and finish it off with a mojito. and double chocolate. >> thank you so much. recipes at today.com. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc.

. we have learned so much this morning about brooke shields. mostly that she can tie a cherry stem in a knot with her tongue.

"today in the bay." good morning to you. it is 9:56. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a former child psychiatrist from san ma at this owe who pleaded no contest to molesting boys back in the 1990s is set to be sentenced.

he's charged with nine counts of lewd acts on a child for allegedly touching five boys inappropriately during counseling sessions. he pleaded no contest in may. also in court today, a united airlines employee and his wife accused of stealing luggage from passengers following the crash of asiana flight back in july. prosecutors say thomas took clothing from the bag to a nordstrom store and got 5,000 from those items. we'll check the forecast from meteorologist christina loren. >> thanks. a i lot of that cloud cover is clearing. they're expecting mostly sunny conditions for the greater bay area. highs in the 80s in livermore, 65 in san francisco and 80 degrees in redwood city. staying nice and comfortable every single day this week. tomorrow will be the warmest. wednesday into thursday comfortable conditions, unseasonably cool as we get into

this upcoming weekend. speaking of cool, let's check that drive. all right, with me, mike. here, the drive is cool north of 680. the entire south bay not so bad. mckey over on the shoulder, that's before you get into the slowing on 880 to 287. there's a crash on 2 37 caused those two highways to be a problem. mountainville and sunnyville is a problem. slow westbound 580. one lane closed. big distraction. we need a big recovery from the altima. big personality, tell us all about it. thanks, mike. i'll have a local news update in about a half an hour. we'll see you then. farmers presents: fifteen seconds of smart.

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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. are you ready for a whole bunch of little nose pickers? because they're here. they are adorable. >> we have a really uplifting, terrific show. and it involves, it's all about inspirational kids. talented kid. kids who are preachers and singers and they are doing things that oar. >> they are changing the world. >> we're going to try to help you inspire your own child. sometimes we have good intentions for our kids and end up pushing them too hard and they don't end up doing what they are meant to be doing. >> we have some really, really

good advice for you if you think your child is sort of going that direction as a performer. we're going to have a couple casting agents on in a little bit to say what you are doing right and what you are doing wrong and it should be the child actually that determines -- >> i remember hearing about tiger wood's dad. when he was a little boy, he held the golf club at age 3. he held one ball and it went right into the hole. and he wanted to hit another one. he said tomorrow we hit another one. he said i want to hit two more. he said tomorrow we hit two. so eefr so instead of -- >> something to look forward to. >> he leaned in and -- >> instead of getting burned out on it even then. >> i did everything wrong apparently. >> all right. so jimmy fallon was talking about us yet again. >> gosh. >> anyway -- >> anything to do with that stuff. >> it's a pros and cons segment.

>> let's see what he said. >> tonight we'll be taking a look at the pros and cons of shark week. pro sharks can smell a drop of blood from over a mile away. con, kathie lee and hoda can do the same thing with merlot. that is a gift. it's an amazing gift. >> so i just sent over baby gifts to jimmy. >> i bet she's adorable. >> congrats to him. >> we had pictures taken yesterday. >> yes, we did. you're right. >> our least favorite thing to do in the world and pretty much everybody knew it at the time. >> we have an entire "today" show staff as you know and cast. and it's a lot of people. so that's us. but there were actually all seven of us. >> there we are. >> we were outside on the plaza snapping pictures for promos. and -- >> i leaned on al roker. >> yes. >> that was a fake smile.

that's real. >> that was real. >> so i don't know why we showed you that. probably bored you as much as it did us. you know who is not bored right now because he's in a little trouble. he's darn american ugly tourist. >> this 55-year-old american tourist who shall remain nameless. >> probably because we don't know his name. >> he was at a museum in florence. right before him was the statue of the virgin mary. a 600-year-old statue of the virgin mary. >> that's an old virgin mary. >> he decided it would be a good idea to high-five the virgin mary. while doing it, the pinkie snapped off. the pinkie snapped off of the virgin mary hand. people are livid. >> they are outraged. >> and they are taking umerage all over italy. >> the finger wasn't marble. it had snapped off before. it was a plaster replacement. the museum's director said the

fundamental rules for visiting a museum have been forgotten. it is do not touch the works. okay. so anyway, it's happened before. i guess at the met museum here in 2010. a lady tripped. >> she was walking and she fell into a picasso. >> hey it happens. >> six-inch gash. >> now that was an accident. she wasn't planning on it. he did something you shouldn't do. so i don't think -- >> she just fell down and gashed it. can you imagine? >> we'd tlof know, talk us to on facebook and let us know if there's anything you've ever done that you just went, oh, my god! >> i'd love to know. >> have you? >> of course not. >> you know what is more fun than anything else? wonton of fat. 15 tons of, a ball of congealed -- don't you love that word? congealed fat has been removed from a london sewer. >> so this is what it looks like. you know when you pour grease or

something down the sink because you are too lazy to put it in a can. in london, all of this congealed together. everyone is dumping of grease. and it turned into a big blob the size of a double decker bus. they dubbed it the fat burg. it's blobby and oozy and it reminded us of the blob. remember? >> that's the first horror movie i ever saw. >> 1958. look. >> every one of you watching this screen, look out. because soon, very soon, the most horrifying monster menace ever conceived will be oozing into this theater. >> i want to see it. >> the blob. >> where is it? >> it was coming under the door. it crawls. >> run, run! >> yeah it comes under the doors. >> oh, yeah. oh, it creeps.

>> it eats you alive. >> stampede. >> before long the nation and then the world -- >> that's when movies were movies. >> you remember when "jaws" was really scary. it seems kind of dumb now. >> mechanical. >> but when you saw it then, i remember how terrifying it was. now everything looks so much more real. >> christine, my dear, dear friend, is to this day terrified of birds because of the movie -- hitchcock movie "the birds." >> you could see that happening. >> yes. >> that's scary. yeah. >> it is scary. all right. do you want to live until you are 120 years old? >> the pew research center asked more than 2,000 -- >> they need to change their name. >> sorry. >> we decided since there's so many things to apologize.

we have a button. every time you push it, it's a different version of -- >> i'm sorry. >> i'm so sorry. >> sorry. >> i apologize. >> i'm so sorry. >> sorry. >> my bad. >> sorry. >> this was my favorite, i think. >> i'd like to take a brief moment to offer my apologies. >> so we're going to keep this button here. >> this will be here for all time. and we want two more. we want one that has applause because we often need that. we want one that -- >> laughter. and we want one that has flatulence. >> we'll just keep -- >> i will be the happiest woman -- happiest talk show person ever. >> excellent. >> okay. so we asked you, do you want to live to 120. 69% of the people said they did not want to live to 120 years old. >> yeah. >> well, first of all, nobody knows anybody really that old. and so it just -- and nobody wants to, let's be honest. but i don't want to live to 70 if i'm not healthy. it's all about your health.

if you're still kicking it. as long as the lord has me here. if i'm sick and burdened and i can't enjoy the beautiful things in life that -- then i would rather go a better place. >> i wouldn't want to outlive -- >> where there's no blob. >> i don't think i'd want to outlive everybody from my era who understood my movies my music, the things i loved -- careful. you want to discuss things with people. >> you know, we -- we have to quit today. we have to quit talking early because we have got a room full of little kids who have got a lot to say. we're excited to meet them. >> this one has a youtube video nearly 7 million hits. she's only 7 years old. is she the next big thing? a live performance from maddie lee. >> she's not the only young star here today from a pint-sized preacher to a budding chef. inspiring kids who are making a difference. and we are drinking star trek wine in honor of the

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as a quadruple amputee himself he knows firsthand the challenges many of those victims are facing. >> 19-year-old jordan summer is the president of miss amazing pageant. she created to help women with disabilities realize their potential. >> and hannah chung is a diabetes awareness -- >> wong? what is it? >> chuong. >> don't confuse us. where is my "sorry" button. michael, let's start with you. you have your t-shirt on that says miky's run. when you were younger, 8 years old, you had an illness and lost some of your limbs. tell us about what happened. >> when i was about 8 years old, like you said, i have an immune disease called cgd. meaning like soil or dirt gets in my blood stream, oxygen will stop flowing through my body. i had dirt under my finger nail and started scratching it and the dirt got into it and

basically the blood stopped flowing to my hands and feet and they turned black. after seven weeks in the hospital, i was released. and then a month later they had to amputate my hands and feet because they were no longer working. >> i've never heard of that. it's very rare, isn't it? >> my brother has it, too. but, like, they already knew about it for him because it happened to me first so they were able to stop it. >> you do all kinds of things. >> besides charming women. >> yes, we know you're good at that, honey. >> you have prosthetic legs and you have this great run that helps benefit other amputees, right? >> yeah. >> we're really happy for all the things you're doing. let's move on to miss jordan. miss amazing. >> you did a beauty pageant yourself as a child. >> i've been doing beauty pageants since the age of 7. it wasn't something that i did like every two weeks. i wasn't obsessive about it. once a year. >> you were no honey boo boo. >> pageantry has taken an odd turn, but, yeah, it's just

something i did once a year just to meet friends, public speaking skills, interview skills. yeah, it's just been a really beneficial thing. i wanted to provide that opportunity for girls with disabilities. >> it must be so uplifting for them. tell us what that feels like to watch one of those pageants. >> when i first started the miss amazing pageant, i was 13 so i didn't realize the kind of impact it would make. now what keeps me going, keeps me inspired is just the girls who just completely transform or have that nice moment to realize their abilities instead of disabilities. >> feel valued for who they are. >> that's what everyone needs. >> look how cute hannah is sitting in her little chair. it's your turn. what do you do that's amazing? you have had diabetes since you were a little girl. >> since i was 3. >> yeah. >> what are you doing to raise awareness? >> well, we're doing walks. diabetes walks over the brooklyn bridge. and my cousins held a lemonade

stand. >> great. >> to raise money. i'm not sure how much money there is. >> we hear so much bad news about kids today. some of the ones that are just doing all kinds of bad things. what advice would you give a kid today who wants to make a difference with their lives. >> if you try your hardest, you can do it. it only takes one person to make like a huge difference. just find the right people. find the right people to help you, and you can make a bigger impact than you ever expected. >> what do you think? >> mainly, value your youth. it's the time when you don't have the responsibilities. >> which i had. >> you can just experiment and find where you feel inspired, where you feel comfortable, where you are really, truly happy without all the strings attached. >> hannah, all of you kids are doing great, great, great work. we're so proud of you. >> really proud and so delighted you are with us. >> thanks for coming to see us. >> thank you. >> we only had to say sorry once. >> excellent.

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to nurture those talents or help our kids find them. >> how do you raise inspired kids? here with some advice are psychologist michelle borba, and bruce feeler, the author of "the secrets of happy families." >> it's feiler. >> once named father of the year, by the way. >> congratulations. >> my kids don't respect it, but it did happen. >> michelle, i mean, every parent, obviously, wants their kid to flourish. sometimes you see something that seems like your kid is good at. what should you do to sort of encourage him or her to -- >> the most important thing is we're going to tune into our kids and let them lead us. you are really looking to see, where is that child's passion lie? the new research is really showing us the right conditions and the right parenting, we can really help stretch our kids to all of them shine a little brighter. that's what it's really all about. not having them win the pulitzer or the championship. >> they become celebrities. so that they become the finest little people they can be. >> and what you are doing is you'll look a little closer to

figure out where his natural interests are. listen. these particular children, i'm sure while they were watching a tv show said i'm really upset about what happened in oklahoma. tune in to that. and then you can always ask a teacher at a parent conference, what are his strengths? what are his talents and then assess. a passion becomes an obsession with a child who is really talented. >> you can't stop them from doing it. we're going to have a little girl on in a little bit who can't stop singing and a little boy who can't stop preaching. >> you have to be careful about pushing them. kid are funny. when you push them, they don't want to do the things they are meant to do. >> you can't decide when your child is -- i'm going to raise a talented child. your expectations have to be right. and some fabulous new research has been tracking these kids to discover, first, we have to be a champion. we've got to be a cheerleader. and support our own children. but second of all, the first teachers are absolutely critical for a child who is really talented. they have to be one who is child oriented and also fun.

>> unfortunately sometimes that's not the case. >> you want a child who is well rounded as well. that means not only talented but a kid who is empathetic and can feel what is going on. >> there are a lot of things parents can do. >> you mentioned my book "the sdr secrets of happy families." the single most surprising thing i learned is if you want to have inspiring children, tell inspiring stories about your own family. kids who know more about their family history have a higher belief that they can control the world. >> just makes sense. >> and a greater sense -- >> what if you don't have a great family story? >> even better. you don't just want to tell the positive stories but maybe the not so good. by being open, this has changed how i parent because i think my instincts were to only tell positive stories to kind of protect. now when you talk about pain, they become -- they get out of themselves and they relate to it. as you all know, i spent a year fighting cancer in my leg.

i was on crutches. and what that did, i was worried it would traumatize my children. instead, they went running to the kid with the amputated leg on the playground or look at the rabbit in the kid's book that had crutches and they would reach out. so telling your own stories of your own struggles will actually help your children to become more empathetic. >> that's so smart. meredith viera once said, her husband has m.s., how has that affected your family? she said i raised more caring children. >> it stretches their empathy. and that's what you have here, three children who have such heart. heart is what opens it up. >> otherwise we're sort of basically selfish. we come out of the womb, me, mine, down, no. and we have to teach them, i'm sorry. >> my bad. >> we've got to go. we could talk about it forever. we have some great kids. thank you. great to see you. her parents helped nurture her dreams of making it big. she's well on her way.

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237 we'll have big backups, jon. back to you. >> thank you, michael. another local update coming up for you in 1/2 hour. we hope to see you at 11:00. ♪ we're back with more of "today" and a special show for anyone hoping to raise responsible and inspired children. we're about to meet one young lady who is both of these. maddie lee has been belting out songs since she first learned to talk. >> now at the ripe old age of 13, she's a bona fide internet sensation with tens of thousands of dedicated fans who can't get enough of her music. check it out. ♪ i want to fight i think i could understand ♪ >> her youtube videos have been viewed nearly 7 million times. she covers popular songs from taylor swift, justin timberlake.

she's here with her mother. congratulations. >> you've been singing ever since you can remember, right? >> yeah. >> i was reading where your brother would cry and you'd have maddie sing and what would happen? >> he would stop. immediately. i'd say maddie, sing something. >> do you or your husband have musical ability? >> total fluke. >> you sang at one of the ball games in cleveland. you sang "god bless america." what does that feel like to sing in front of a crowd like that because a lot of the stuff you've been doing is on youtube. >> it was really amazing and the crowd was really great. it was just a lot of fun. >> so who has inspired you, honey? taylor swift, you like her. who is the best singer in the whole world do you think? >> well, taylor swift, of course. and lea michele. >> so you like "glee" and all that.

do you see a career in broadway or singing popular songs? what do you think? >> well, i hope one of those happens. something with singing. >> well, you will, i think. >> you'll sing a little bit of a taylor swift song for us. >> we are never getting back together. >> take it away, madi. ♪ ♪ i remember when we broke up the first time saying this is it i've had enough because we haven't seen each other in a month ♪ ♪ when you said you needed what then you come around again and say i miss you and i swear i'm going to change ♪ ♪ it lasted for a day. i say i hate you, we break up, you call me i love you ♪ ♪ ooh this time

i'm telling you i'm telling you ♪ ♪ we are never, ever, ever getting back together ♪ ♪ we are never, ever getting back together ♪ ♪ you go talk your friends talk your friends talk to me ♪ ♪ we are never, ever, ever getting back together ♪ >> madi lee. >> nice job. >> that's so good. >> you were born for it. thank you so much. >> all righty. does your child have a voice like madi or do they want to be the next big tv star. what you need to know to help them land that first gig right after this. >> congratulations. that was so great. [ male announcer ] even ragu users a.

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take a look at the crowd. >> look at our fans. we have two. >> that song. ♪ i want to hodie on your kotb >> caught on with one other person. you think you have the next justin bieber or selena gomez on your hands and think my child can do that? >> who doesn't think their kid can do it. if you think your kid has what it takes to be in show business. heather finn is a talent agent. and bob klein is an independent casting director who has actually found me a job once. great to see you guys. when you have a casting call of a lot of kids, is there something you are looking for right away, sparkle? what is it that you are searching for first? >> i'm always looking for personality because really that's what sets everyone apart from each other is someone who has a good personality and can show that to other people. it's not just a personality that when they're at home they like are really fun and -- >> it's got to be a natural one,

doesn't it? >> i always beg for the right amount of confidence, though, mixed with a little dash of humility. >> that's not easy in a child who has been told all their life how fabulous they are also. >> the personality is what stands out the most. when you get a group of kids together, which one are you paying attention to? >> a lot of parents would wonder if they should go to a cold call and bring their kid or get an agent. what's the best approach do you guys thing? >> the first step is to always try to find an agent. there are lots of different ways to find agents. you can send your child's picture in a mail. there are things like call sheets and backstages that have a list of agents and managers. just send in pictures of your child. just regular snapshots of your child and that's what's really going to start, you know, getting them noticed and then they can start going out for auditions. >> if you find out what's casting throughout through call sheet or pauj or play bill, then you know -- you can read the descriptions of what we're looking for. if your child seems right,

submit them. >> we hear about the backstage mothers and fathers. have you all experienced that in your careers? >> i casted the "annie" tour for many, many years. i was always the one in the room measuring the child. we needed to know how tall they were. i was really sent out there to watch the parents and see if there were any red flags about personalities or kids who didn't want to be there, that their parents wanted them to be there to fulfill their dream. >> the parent may be the problem, not the kid. >> sometimes we really are looking for kids who really want to do this. and whose parents are going to be helping them and not hindering them. >> what if you have a child who wants to do it but the mom is an out-of-control stage mom. do you not hire those people? >> you know, we try not to, you know -- we try and talk to the parents first and try to temp ter with, okay, try and get someone to relax first if we can. if someone is going to be kind of a nightmare, they may not be someone we can work with.

>> if a kid gets a commercial or what are parents going to get from this whole thing at the end? >> a national commercial can start a nice savings account but it's not going to change their lives forever unless it keeps happening and keeps happening and become child stars. >> a series will change things. >> yes. >> it depends on what kind of job they are doing. something like a print job will not necessarily pay much. but it's, you know, sometimes it's just for the, what i call, especially to be able to say, look we're in "people" magazine or toys "r" us. >> it should all be baby steps along the way. let each little successful thing build on the next step. thank you both. >> thank you so much. >> you changed my life. coming up, his sermons have mesmerized thousands of people across the country. >> the little preacher with the big message. 8-year-old samuel green. can i hear a hallelujah? right after this. skincare were ? from l'oreal the first ever facial oil. age perfect glow renewal. renews my skin's youthful glow.

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preacher in jackson, mississippi, who has everybody fired up at just 5 years old, samuel green realized he had a special gift. >> three years later he's a veteran of the pulpit inspiring everyone who wants to listen wherever he goes. take a look. >> he had nothing. he lost his land. he lost his animals. he lost his sons and daughters. but do you know what job did? job fell to his knees and began worshiping god saying the lord has gave and the lord has taken away. blessed be the name of the lord. >> preaching it there, samuel. samuel is here with his mother and his mentor. welcome to everybody. >> hello. >> hi. >> you are just a bright light, aren't you sitting over there. >> yes. >> and even without those teeth. it's unbelievable. >> when you are up there preaching, are you just memoryizing things? tell us what you are doing when you are up there. >> it's something i do every day

stuff and i really don't forget it. i really don't get nervous because i know god has my back. >> god has your back. >> so are all your sermons about bible stories? >> well, yes. >> do you have a favorite one, like david and goliath? >> i have a favorite one, and it's named job. >> the one we heard here. >> because job had double for his trouble. >> were you surprised when you saw what was coming thoifout of little one's mouth? >> i was very surprised. i was very surprised. my husband and i were amazed to see samuel get up and preach without any notes. >> you took him to church, obviously, but when did you realize he had the gift? how young was he? >> i realized he had the gift when he was invited to speak at a church in birmingham, alabama, and he stepped up and he preached without any notes. it was so amazing. >> you are the only one i know

that likes job that much. job is a tough book to get through. good for you. how did you get involved? >> actually, through his -- through preschool he was brought to me at age 13 months, which was a little early. i start teaching academically at 2. i met him at 13 months. i knew he was gifted academically. >> how did you know that? >> because most teachers know that you do this repetitious work and we were doing the repetitious work and just out of spite, i said, samuel, you do it. it's your turn now. and he did all of it just like the 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds. he knew everything we had been doing just by observing. >> what do your friends think of what you do? >> they really don't -- they really don't mind. they are like, oh, samuel is a preacher. let's play soccer ball. >> so you are well rounded, right? you are an average kid, when you aren't preaching.

>> do you want to grow up and be a preacher? >> yes, i want to grow up and be a preacher and a -- i want to grow up and be a preacher and a doctor that takes care of children. >> so like a pediatrician? >> a pediatrician preacher. i like it. samuel -- >> i am totally captivated by you samuel. i adore you. is that all right? samuel, thank you. congrats, mom. congrats to you, too. >> beautiful, beautiful young man. this is fun. her cook got her all the way to the white house. >> now amber kelly is sharing those healthy recipes. we'll get a taste. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> we should have had samuel preaching.

back now with what's cooking celebrating inspirational kids. we are in the kitchen with 10-year-old amber kelly who wants us all to eat healthy.

>> as if she wasn't busy enough hosting her own cooking show online and appearing on her local news station, she won her state's healthy lunchtime challenge and got invited to the white house and sat with the first lady, right? >> let's look at this picture for a second. >> was that fun? >> it was amazing. >> was she impressed with what you were trying to do? >> i think so. >> what are you going to cook for us today? >> today we're going to make nummy no noodle lasagna. but this is the recipe i entered in a contest md and it has three steps. we call these like our fake noodled. we're going to make the noodles. you're going to have a mandolin and go like this. >> what is that, zucchini? >> it's zucchini. >> so that becomes your noodle. the mandolin is like a knife in disguise. >> look how clever you are. >> so you can do some of that.

you have to be careful with your fingers. >> i'll be very careful. >> let's move on to the sauce. >> so we have some yellow onions in here. thank goodness they are already cut because they make me cry, so i don't have to cry. >> you are so cute. >> now we just add in our two cloves of garlic. >> aunt kathy doesn't know what you is doing. >> how come yours look so pretty and mine look like hoda made them. >> hey. >> then you just add in your turkey sausage. >> turkey sausage. >> dump it? >> dump it. >> that makes it a little healthier. >> yeah. then just break it up and you don't want any pink. >> okay. >> but then you add in your chunks. >> is that tomato sauce? >> fresh. >> you can use fresh every time you can, right? >> then tomato paste. >> this kid is getting on my

nerves. >> and then you are going to add in some dry basil. >> do we salt and pepper to taste? >> you want me to dump that in? trying not to add too much salt, right? >> no, that's not right, kathie. >> we're going to move over, we have our finished sauce. i want it to get thick. so this is pretty thick. now we're going to assemble it. just need a ladle of your thick sauce. >> so sweet this one. >> she's puptting up with us. >> make a layer. >> spread it out. >> do you want to spread it? >> we get it. we get -- we want to eat. >> thank you for all this. >> you put on mozzarella and parmesan all the way until you run out. >> now we're going to tell you something because we have a surprise for you and all the other kids. let's bring in all the other kids. come on. everybody come in. we have a surprise for everybody. are you guys ready? you guys were so inspiring to us

that we want to give you something back. so we are going to send each of you, and i think three members of your family to universal orlando. you are going to experience all of it. remember, the theme parks. you'll stay at the loews hotel. >> it's fantastic! >> we're flying you out there so you get to bring you and i think two or three others. >> leet just say ten. >> oh, no. >> where's amber. >> three other people. >> oh, my. this is awesome! >> where's madi. >> where's samuel. >> where's michael? >> you've been in trouble since you got here. >> michael. >> we have to taste it. >> i'm tasting it. >> samuel, you want a bite? >> no. >> samuel is not hungry. >> that's awesome. have an awesome day, everybody. >> nice job. >> all right.

>> see you tomorrow. >> bye, everybody. >> i love this.

nbc bay area news starts now. >> good morning, everyone. thanks as always for joining us. i'm jon kelley. marla tellez has the day off. happening right now, crews are starting to finally gain some ground on the wild fire burning out in yosemite. it is 15% contained. that is up monumentally. that is up 7%. so far we can tell you nearly 150,000 acres have burned. that's roughly for perspective here about the entire size of the city of chicago and crews are working very hard to protect 4500 structures including some homes out there. among the buildings already destroyed, the berkeley tuolumme .